Amanda Blank – DJ

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Amanda Blank has been a guilty pleasure of mine for a hot minute now. Her debut album, I Love You hit stores the other week; I picked it up last night to make sure I know some songs before I go to her in store performance at Amoeba Records in Los Angeles later tonight (7pm 6pm). The album is decent overall, but this track, I liked a lot.

“DJ” is has this sick throwback beat that hardly belongs in the club, though I smell a handful of great remixes in the near future. This song features a side of Amanda Blank that doesn’t come out often. Even her mushier songs, like “A Love Song” lose whatever charm they managed to grab onto after a couple of listens — but “DJ” sounds like a keeper. Listen to it here
[audio=http://pmatunes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/08-amanda_blank-dj.mp3,Amanda Blank - DJ]

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Ant Lewry August 10, 2009 at 2:04 pm

She grabs you by your hair and forces you to suck her dick. This album is short and sweet. Ms. Blank will be relevant for years to come.

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Luis Tovar August 10, 2009 at 2:10 pm

i doubt it :P

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Izkid August 10, 2009 at 5:03 pm

“She grabs you by your hair and forces you to suck her dick.”

Uhhh, interesting way to describe an artist.
So according to you, she’s a sadistic transsexual who has musical longevity? (i’m just kidding)

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Luis Tovar August 10, 2009 at 8:25 pm

LMAO!

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Bo Djogo August 10, 2009 at 2:51 pm

dope album. she features santigold and lykke li on some tracks, two of my favorite female artists right now. She’s gritty- badass you know? Sounds like kid sister a little bit.

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Mike August 10, 2009 at 7:50 pm

I was hoping for something new, but this track (well, a demo, at least) has been floating around for well over a year.

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Camilla August 12, 2009 at 10:43 am

DJ has been floating around in various forms for a couple of years now. I’m pretty sure I heard it back in 2007. this version is slightly updated, but basically the same. RCRD LBL is also offering ‘make it take it’ as a free download: http://rcrdlbl.com/2009/07/09/exclusive_new_download_amanda_blank_make_it_take_it

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Michael August 12, 2009 at 4:37 pm

I want to fill in her Blank

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ScoobaDooba August 15, 2009 at 7:37 am

this song was originally on her myspace in a different version & it was titled “for the unloved”…

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