Altered Zones

According to Interview magazine, NYC electronic duo Blondes has evolved into the kind of band that splits its time between "playing DIY shows in Brooklyn and DJing penthouse parties." I guess we've missed out on the penthouse parties part, but it's hard to imagine even the pearl-earringed bi-coastal jet set not wanting to get down the B-side on their new Lover/Hater 12", which dropped last month on RVNG Intl. Like "Lover," on the flip, "Hater" offers about a dozen rhythms to groove to at once; choosing which one to actually latch on to at any given moment is less about what Blondes are pushing to the forefront, and more about what we choose to hear. Soft-fi visuals courtesy video artist Phil Logan make the sensory hologram complete. --Emilie Friedlander, Altered Zones