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Now that the Blow have started to get the recognition they deserve, they've upgraded from a Paper Television to the real thing.

In the pair's latest video, for the Paper Television track "Parentheses", Khaela Maricich and Jona Bechtolt take on some drunken nighttime karaoke while watching TV. Instead of singing, however, they perform a hilarious alcohol-induced hug-happy dance.

In other news, Bechtolt (aka YACHT) put together a collection of largely previously unreleased songs for Tomlab Records to air on its monthly program on French National Radio, which is aired to college students in France. Bechtolt titled his collection Music by Friends for the Radio in France and has made it available for download (look below for the biiig MP3). It features YACHT, the Blow, Girl Talk, Dirty Projectors, and more.

Finally, the Blow have a few shows scheduled in Australia starting Thursday. They will also play a gig at Portland's Wonder Ballroom early next month.

Music by Friends for the Radio in France tracklist:

01 Lucky Dragons - "Martha's Work" (previously unreleased)
02 The World Court - "Animal Oracle" (YACHT premix; previously unreleased)
03 Dear Nora - "Defeated and Lonely"
04 Kixly - "Heart Sparks" (previously unreleased)
05 The Blow - "Baby" (Jab Micha Och Elle remix; previously unreleased)
06 Adrian Orange - "No More Wild"
07 Tussle - "Second Guessing" (YACHT remix; previously unreleased)
08 High Places - "Head Spins" (previously unreleased)
09 White Rainbow - "nov6number1MIDDLE" (previously unreleased)
10 YACHT - "See a Penny" (premix; previously unreleased)
11 Pash - "Once Made" (previously unreleased)
12 Panther - "Tiger's Touch" (previously unreleased)
13 O.Lamm - "Open Malice" (with Zoe Wolf)
14 Dirty Projectors - "Imagine It"
15 Girl Talk - "Smash Your Head"
16 Momus - "Devil Mask, Buddha Mind"
17 The Konki Duet - "Inflammable"
18 Hawnay Troof - "Expectations and Delivery" (feat. BARR)
19 The Blow - "Hock It" (YACHT remix; previously unreleased)

Dates:

11-23 Melbourne, Australia - Rob Roy Hotel *
11-24 Adelaide, Australia - Rocket Bar *
11-25 Brisbane, Australia - Troubadour (Ladyfest) #
11-26 Sydney, Australia - Newtown Theatre *
12-08 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom ^

* with Guy Blackman, Pikelet
# with Dear Nora, Sarah Dougher, the Rational Academy
^ with Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins, Jonathan Rice