New
Releases
13th Floor Elevators
The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
PS, US For the first time in 40 years, here it is in dangerously powerful
MONO, exactly as it was intended: the stupefying debut album by Texas'
heroic psychedelic point-men, the 13th Floor Elevators, on Sundazed's
uncannily accurate high-definition vinyl! The unearthly banshee howl
of Roky Erickson, the blistering guitar of Stacy Sutherland and the
demented electric jug of Tommy Hall haven't sounded this scary since
their glory days in the third eye of the lysergic hurricane!
Sundazed
LP
$19.00
Allien,
Ellen
Sool
PS, US Created in the deepest & darkest of Berlin's winters, 2007-2008,
this is intended to be a valve, a loophole, a respite from the crazy
summers into the introspection & hibernation of winter. The sounds
of everyday life & snatches of whispers reveal themselves w/ field-recorded
closeness, the beats are as soft & as near as a heartbeat, ambient
synth sounds are as long & spacious as an arm stretching across
a couch. RECOMMENDED!!
Bpitch
CD
$15.50
Arthur, Joseph
Vagabond Skies EP
PS, US The third in a series of four EPs Joseph Arthur will be releasing
in 2008 on his own label, Lonely Astronaut Records, leading up to
a full-length album in August. Raw, atmospheric pop.
LonelyAstronaut
CD5
$7.25
Askew, Ed
Rainy Day Songs
PS, US The first release of new material since Ed Askew/Ask the Unicorn
(ESP-Disk, 1968). The scarcity of commercially available albums belies
an artist in perpetual bloom- painter & songwriter poet. Lyrically,
he bears a striking resemblance to Paul Goodman, the mid-20th century
NYC poet, novelist, gestalt psychologist, & anarchist social theorist.
If that's what makes his music such a hard sell for current labels
& commercial audiences, it's also the source of its timelessness.
Whether you choose to listen to it now or wait for the next round
of "reissues" 40 yrs from now, this is music that will endure.
SpinningGold
CD
$10.00
Babyof, Noa
From A Window To A Wall
PS, US Just as one individual looks to another for identity &
support, so one song looks to the last for meaning; a place in the
grand structure. This does what many before have done. She is a folk
musician in the singer-songwriter tradition. She pays homage here,
stretches boundaries there, & most often plays w/in the structures
formed by the greats that preceded her. Very few have what it takes
to make it on a stage where what separates the weak from the strong
is neither record sales nor charisma, but the greatness of the songs.
LanguageofStone
CD
$13.25
Band In Box
This Fiction
PS, UK Debut album from Swedish act featuring members of Buren.
StereoTestKit
CD
$12.25
Beach Boys, The
U.S. Singles Collection Box [deluxe limited edition]
PS, US 16 CDs! Super Deluxe Edition features recreations of the first
16 singles of the Beach Boys Catalog (1962-65), including accurate
reproductions of the original sleeves and labels. Packaged in a board-wrapped,
telescoping box featuring a retro chrome appliance sticker, and a
variety of textures including gloss & rubber coatings, inlaid
wood veneer and a foil stamp. 48 -page casebound photo book with 8
vellum pages is wrapped in mock sand. Accordion-folding credits folder.
C-shaped card with titles, legal lines and barcode wraps over top,
back and bottom of box under shrinkwrap.
Capitol
CD-BOX
$131.00
Believer
June 2008
PS, US Interviews with Gus Van Sant, Kristen Schaal, Tom McCarthy.
Articles by Zadie Smith, Brian T. Edwards, the winner of the 2007
Believer Book Award and more.
ZINE
$8.00
Bitch
#40
PS, US Feminist response to pop culture. The Genesis Issue: re-visioning
reproduction, diversifying the momoir, unmanning the bible. Plus,
Prince! That and much more.
ZINE
$5.50
Black Halos
We Are Not Alone
PS, US Fourth album from Thunders/Stooges worshippers. Produsced by
The Man, Jack Endino.
Acetate
CD
$12.75
Blood Music
Don Quite
PS, SWEDEN Second album from former First Floor Power dude Karl-Jonas
Winqvist, the follow-up to 'Sing A Song Fighter!', his charming fizz-pop
debut. 'Don Quite', named for a childhood misspelling, is a more melancholy
affair, written after his grandfather's passing last year. Still,
it's lilting, languid pop led by voice and piano, for fans of the
croony, orchestral-pop sounds of Jens Lekman and Sufjan Stevens. Karl-Jonas
sings in a voice imbued with child-like wonder and wild-eyed naiveté,
backed by sweet harmonies, cavorting baroquely with saucy synths,
strings and ebullient rhythms, the electric sound of joy, indeed.
'Don Quite' features guest appearances by James Huggins (Of Montreal),
Lars Skoglund (Laakso), Sara Wilson (First Floor Power), Andreas Söderström
(ASS), Leo Svensson (The Tiny) and Simone Rubi (Rubies).
MakeItHappen
CD
$15.00
Bridges
Limits of the Sky
PS, US Debut album from Oxford, Alabama quintet made up of 4 siblings
and their cousin, all ranging in age from 18 to 24. "Heartfelt,
harmony-laden pop-folk-rock with
youthful energy & surprisingly mature material."
VerveForecast
CD
$12.25
Brother Kite, The/Plumerai
Split
PS, US Track Listing: Plumerai "Vacant Eyes". The Brother
Kite "We Can Never Be Friends". LIMITED to 500 copies. Clear
vinyl in see-thru package. An idea hatched during the recording of
Plumerai's "Without Number" CD out on Silber Records. The
thought was to strip away the pedals and even electricity and release
a record that would simultaneously draw upon the band's ability to
evoke emotions and utilize one of the band's noted strengths; the
intimacy and power of Elizabeth Ezell's voice. After consideration
they sought out The Brother Kite to record a track for the flipside.
A Clairecords staple and another top-notch New England band known
for their shoegaze influences, they seemed like a perfect match for
the concept of stripping down their sound and writing an acoustic
track.. Plumerai's "Vacant Eyes" relies more heavily on
orchestration and layering of instruments such as acoustic guitar,
reed organ, violin (arranged and performed by Clara Kebabian) and
bells to accompany Ezell. While The Brother Kite's "We Can Never
Be Friends" is a more basic track with acoustic guitars and a
catchy vocal melody carrying the song. This stunning and beautiful
record comes on coke bottle-clear vinyl and is limited to 500 copies.
Clairecords-077
45
$5.25
Burning Star Core
Challenger
PS, US LP version, same as the CD on Hospital Productions. "While
the Burning Star Core project has included much wider ensembles, Challenger
is a direct solo composition of C. Spencer Yeh. This recording is
perhaps Yeh's most revealing, unguarded work. Challenger is a composed
work, not an improvisation, with each piece revolving around a central
melodic theme, featuring field recordings, which serve as an audio
diary. The sounds range from pure tonal mood to huge electronic crescendos.
But what's most remarkable is the use of space, where parts come in
then drop out to build up the emotion. When the piano sound crashes
in 'Mysteries of the Organ,' it reflects a frustration with paradise,
a rejection of perfection, a jolt of inexplicable throes of life.
In contrast is the quiet, haunting 'Hopelessly Devoted,' which sounds
like a love letter written to outer space. These make for an album
that is both dynamic yet consistent as a full statement."
Plastic
LP
$17.00
Byrds
Live At Royal Albert Hall 1971
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Sundazed
DLP
$34.00
Byrds
Live At Royal Albert Hall 1971
PS, US From their earliest days as 12-string-wielding folk-rockers,
to the thrilling psychedelic excursions of their raga-rock period
to their 1968 birthing of country-rock, The Byrds were always accorded
a hero's welcome in England. What better place to record founding
Byrds member/guitarist/singer Roger McGuinn's new version of the band-featuring
fretboard ace Clarence White, bassist Skip Battin and drummer Gene
Parsons, than London's Royal Albert Hall! Rescued from a tape that
had sat forgotten in McGuinn's climatized garage for decades, this
stellar 1971 set, featuring live versions of the current band's studio
faves ('Lover of the Bayou,' 'Chestnut Mare') as well as adventurous
reworkings of Byrds classics ('Mr. Tambourine Man,' 'My Back Pages,'
'Eight Miles High,' 'So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star') might
be the most accurate and stirring live performance yet of the legendary
Los Angeles combo. By 1971, the guitar interplay of McGuinn and White
had become a jaw-dropping highlight of their live performances, as
had their stripped-down, acoustic mini-set and peerless four-part
vocal harmonies. As McGuinn, in typically understated fashion, says
of this new Sundazed release: 'It was a great night, so I'm happy
there's a record of it!
Sundazed
CD
$17.75
Cannabis Corpse
Tube of the Resinated
PS, US This collects evil shredding & devilish melodies of ghoulish
hunger, balanced out w/ steamrolling death metal grooves & set
to an old-school battery of blasts & kick-work. Spidery bass lines
& growling vocals relate ironic weed-laced tales of gore &
murder (w/ a bit of heavy-handed humor), creating a reality that incl
the existence of bloodthirsty bud monsters & mysterious death-dealing
weed-cults. Reeking w/ pungent infectiousness.
RoboticEmpire
LP
$16.00
Charlatans UK, The
You Cross My Path [deluxe edition]
PS, US Expanded version of the new album. The Charlatans' tenth studio
album, You Cross My Path, is nothing less than a masterpiece - only
the latest triumph, in a career which has been positively stuffed
with them. It was one of the most talked-about records in recent years,
before anyone had even heard a note of it. It was first released in
early March in MP3 format, via alternative radio station Xfm's website.
In a revolutionary move, The Charlatans were charging their fans not
a penny to own and enjoy their latest music. You Cross My Path includes
some of the most euphoric music the Charlatans have ever made - some
of the most disturbed, too. Like on a classic Cure or New Order record,
Blunt's basslines lead from the front, for a driving, danceable sound,
which is both nostalgic and fiercely contemporary.
CookingVinyl
DCD
$16.75
Children Of The Sixth
Root Race: Songs From The Source
PS, US This is a lost & found '73 recording of The Source family.
These 12 songs were recorded live in the Hollywood Hills as a rehearsal
for a concert date that Spirit of '76: aka YaHoWaH 13, The Savage
Sons of YaHoWa, Yodship, & FireWaterAir, now known as Children
of the Sixth Root Race, had at the Whisky. It's a miraculous missing
piece of a positive musical movement. In summing up, Djin told us,
"I know Father is behind this redeeming of the Spirit of '76
album & up to his old tricks again...YAHOWHA."
DragCity
CD
$13.25
Clark-Hutchinson
A=MH2: Expanded
PS, UK DOUBLE VINYL VERSION!!!
Sunbeam
DLP
$27.00
Clark-Hutchinson
A=MH2: Expanded
PS, UK As virtuoso musicians and members of Sam Gopal's Dream, Clark-Hutchinson
(Andy Clark and Mick Hutchinson) were well-known to regulars at legendary
London clubs such as UFO and Middle Earth when they decided to branch
out as a duo. Recorded in two intense overnight sessions in May 1969,
A=MH2 is a scorching blend of jazz, raga, blues and psychedelia that
has long been established as one of the key recordings to have emerged
from the UK psychedelic underground. It's presented here as a 2CD
set, together with their March 1969 recording debut, an unreleased
collection of acid blues that features some equally stunning musicianship.
The package comes complete with detailed notes and previously-unpublished
photos, making it the most comprehensive edition of this groundbreaking
music ever assembled.
Sunbeam
DCD
$22.25
Cloudland Canyon/Lichens
Exterminating Angel
PS, US This single 30-min. track (split into 2 parts on the LP version)
uses voice, guitar, samplers, & ARP synthesizer. Here are the
sounds accompanying a spacecraft that's a combination Death Star &
Taco Bell from the 70s filled w/ Mayan temples & pyramids populated
by large, snappily dressed
reptilian beings.
HolyMountain
LP
$16.00
Cooley & Munson
In Debt
PS, SPAIN LP version. "Bill Cooley and Alan Munson were two friends
in Santa Barbara, California, living their early 20s writing folk-rock
songs for their pleasure. That was 1972, and they decided to put these
songs into the studio, self-produce the album and press a tiny quantity
of 500 pieces hoping it could help getting a contract with a major
company. This never happened, as you would have guessed, and sure
this fact helped making their sole album, In Debt, a major collectable
item in the folk-rock and psychedelic rock listeners and collectors.
Today, original copies of this record fetch quite interesting sums
when changing hands in record fairs or internet auctions. Being a
private pressing, you can easily imagine it's not a big production,
but no care. This album has the right feel and you won't need anything
else to make it one of your faves. All tracks are original compositions,
and the style is very personal. It's folk-rock, but many tracks are
quite psychedelic too, in their own way. But don't look close for
influences, they will not come to mind that easily. Bill and Alan
had their own psychedelic folk-rock style, and the raw, sometimes
amateurish feel that these recordings have give the album the final
distinctive touch. Never reissued before in any format, now here we
come with a splendid reissue, with the collaboration of the guys."
Guerssen
LP
$25.00
Crazy Horse
The Complete Reprise Recordings 1971-'73
PS, UK
Rhino
DCD
$42.00
D+
On Purpose
PS, US D+ is almost more of an art project than band. After Beat Happening
strummed its last chords, BRET LUNSFORD returned to his hometown of
Anacortes & asked two of the towns' most gifted musicians (PHIL
ELVERUM & KARL BLAU) to join him in his new project. On Purpose
compiles ten years of experiments, alternate takes, demos & live
tracks from one of the Pacific Northwest's most important groups.
Knw-Yr-Own
CD
$14.75
Dinosaur Jr.
Hand It Over [re-issue]
PS, US 1997 album now re-issued.
RhinoEncore
CD
$13.75
DJ Scotch Egg
Drumized
PS, US Powerful cosmic energy using the simplest tools available:
4 Nintendo Gameboys & mixer. Not a noisy release by any means,
instead a fully activated set of lean muscular gabber pop music that
stares boldly into the sun with the jihad of a suicide vest full of
gummi bears. Drumized takes cues from older trad jazz, Earache era
gabber & some of your better ringtones.
Load
CD
$12.50
DJ Scotch Egg
Drumized
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Load
LP
$14.00
Eksi Ekso
I Am Your Bastard Wings
PS, US At the edge of an impossibly calm reservoir, face down among
broken glass & apocalyptic debris, you have no identification...
no recollection of how you ended up here. This duality is the thematic
arc here. Forged w/ a sense of triumph & hope when everything
else has been eradicated, this pendulates over the fine balance between
creation & annihilation: at one second breathy, calm, & sparse;
followed immediately by snaking melodies, unrelenting density &
climactic cacophony. The latest brainchild from the creative forces
behind THE BURNING PARIS & ON FIRE
MagicBullet
CD
$14.50
Estranged
Static Thoughts
PS, US Members come from the HC/Crust scene,where they have a long
history of playing in some of the genre's most influential bands.
Kinda surprising, then, that on Static Thoughts they throw us a curve
ball & wind up going off in an entirely new direction, exploring
ominous, dark (musically & lyrically) post punk ala Wipers meets
Mission Of Burma meets Warsaw-era Joy Division.
Dirtnap
CD
$12.00
Evans, Mikal
A Jailhouse A Kingdom
PS, US It could be said that Evans has matured; evolved from a "Moody
folk" novice into an "indie rock" artist. Evans' style
is best summed up by an observation from one audience member - 'This
reminds me of a really good PJ Harvey song.' To her credit Evans has
sincerity by the bucket. Like her raspy voice, her melodies seem to
prize honesty over prettiness.
GypsyEyes
CD
$6.00
Giffoni, Carlos
Zamuro
PS, US Limited edition of 300 copies in a heavy stock screen-printed
jacket. Numbered. A Zamuro is a dark South American vulture of great
size. Zamuro is also a solo composition piece for portable synth and
analog filter. Side A on this LP is a live realization of this piece
recorded at the Compound in San Francisco in 2006 (Mastered by Lasse
Marhaug). Carlos composed and performed this piece live on several
tours in the US/Europe/Japan all trough out 2006 and 2007, if you
saw him live in those two years this is the piece he performed. This
was the most complete version of it that made it to tape. Side B is
a studio piece recorded live on a much larger modular synth, based
around the same theme, but with structural and tonal variations not
in the original composition. .This is pure psychedelic electronic
music.
Important-201
LP
$19.50
Government Issue
HarDCore
PS, US Over 2 years in the making! This feat. 3 gigs from 1982, 1985
1988 + a John Stabb interview & liner notes from Stabb & Tom
Lyle. Painstakingly comiled by Tom Lyle himself. These shoes haven't
been seen in years! Great quality too!
Dr.Strange
DVD
$12.00
H.P. Lovecraft
H.P. Lovecraft II
PS, UK Having relocated to Marin County in Northern California in
the spring of 1968, H.P. Lovecraft's second, and it must be said,
superior album, appeared later that same year. Clearly most of the
band members (with the exception of Jerry MacGeorge who returned to
the band's native city of Chicago to be replaced by former Hezekiah
alumnus, Jeff Boyan, who was not only a fine bass player, but who
also contributed a distinctive vocal style along with George Edwards
and Dave Michaels) thrived in their new location, and the Lovecraft
became frequent attractions in nearby San Francisco, playing alongside
some of the top Bay Area psych bands of the time. Moving south to
L.A. later that year, the band recorded their second eponymous album
that contained some fine moments of pure artistry. The sleepiness
of tracks like "Spin, Spin, Spin," "Mobius Trip"
and "Electrallentando" was reminiscent of It's A Beautiful
Day's first album, and their fine version of "High Flying Bird"
and "At The Mountains Of Madness" captured the band's outstanding
vocal style, very much the hallmark of their first album, to perfection.
H.P. Lovecraft II was reputedly the first major label album (both
records were originally released on the Philips label) where all those
involved in the recording were actually high on acid! The band effectively
dissolved after this superb effort, and although various former band
members tried to regroup on several occasions, it is by H.P. Lovecraft
II and its predecessor, H.P. Lovecraft, that the band will be remembered.
Housed in a numbered, limited edition of 1000 copies in a unique card
wallet.
Phoenix
CD
$16.25
Harrisons
No Fighting In The War Room
PS, UK Debut album from hotly-tipped Sheffield four-piece Harrisons.
Fans of earthy lyrics, northern accents, hard guitars and good old
fashioned rock 'n' roll read on, but don't be too quick to pigeonhole
-- Harrisons may hail from the same fertile scene that spawned the
ubiquitous Arctic Monkeys, but this debut album is in a class of its
own. Recorded in five weeks at Lincolnshire's Chapel Studios with
producer Hugh Jones, whose prior credits include Echo And The Bunnymen,
The Teardrop Explodes and The Stranglers, the album is a tour de force
of British guitar music, recalling the slice-of-life lyrics of The
Jam, the intensity of The Clash and the attitude of The Verve. The
outcome is an album of contrasts, ringing with northern charm, blue-collar
social commentary and a wealth of musical styles. Former single "Monday's
Arms" is vitriolic disco, "Take It To The Mattress"
has a dangerously infectious riff and "Blue Note" is a terrace
anthem in the making. Elsewhere, "Man Of The Hour" is a
taut exercise in post-punk, "Listen" is the album's lighters-aloft
moment and "Come For Me" brings things to a dramatic, fist-clenching
close. With this debut, Harrisons have delivered an album that's worthy
of the weight of expectation heaped on them by fans and the press.
Band members include: Adam Taylor (vocals), Ben Stanton (guitar),
Mark White (drums) and Ashley Birch (bass). The bonus DVD disc features
various videos and live tracks and more. The DVD is PAL format only,
region free.
Melodic
CD/DVD
$15.00
Heads, The
Dead In the Water
PS, UK These psychedelic noise purveyors, Krautrock obscurist obsessives,
& Stoogian riff worshippers offer a proper CD reissue of their
lauded album. Previously released on CDR in an edition of 100 copies
& subsequently pressed as a double-LP, it has now been remastered.
It's a collection of works-in-progress, monster jams, riffs to infinity,
white noise maelstroms, & garage fuzz/spuzz.
Rooster
CD
$15.75
Helm, Levon
Dirt Farmer
PS, US I'm so excited that this album will finally see the light of
day on vinyl.
Vanguard
LP
$22.00
Holy Modal Rounders
Live in 1965
PS, US A rousing live album from the Rounders featuring songs spanning
their careers on both the ESP and Prestige labels.
A must have for any Rounders fan! Digipak.
ESPDisk
CD
$12.75
Hosaka, Akane
Niko Niko Denki Muzic
PS, FRANCE With her lunging rhythms and deliciously retro melodies,
Akane Hosaka catapults us into a world of gleeful wallabies and drummer-boy
monkeys. Her discovery of music came through song, and only later
led to instrumental experimentation. References to her early influences,
the 60s and 70s precursors of electropop are deliberate: there for
all to see. Raymond Scott, Perrey & Kingsley or Yellow Magic Orchestra.
Nevertheless her true inspiration is from the visual world and lies
in graphic forms and architectural fantasy: Keiji Ito, Archigram or
Bruno Munari. For her, these images evoke music that she then sets
about transcribing. Naturally reserved, she's a perfectionist in her
work. Seeing her in the studio is like watching a blacksmith in the
smithy, as she bends her music into the required shapes. Her compositions
are like pastel-colored soap bubbles in extra-bright Super 8.
Sonore-27
CD
$17.75
Hot Chip
One Pure Thought EP
PS, US Features "One Pure Thought", "We're Looking
for a Lot of Love" (Christmas recording), "Ready for the
Floor" (Hot Chip V.I.P. mix), "One Pure Thought" (Dominik
Eulberg edit), "One Pure Thought" (video).
Astralwerks
CD5
$11.00
Isol/Zypce
Sima
PS, US Digipak with 16 page booklet featuring the artist's illustrations.
Isol and Zypce present Sima, their latest collaboration. Isol: singer,
composer, ex-vocalist of the electronic pop band Entre Ríos,
singer with the baroque group The Excuse and member of the synthpop
American band Alsace Lorraine. She's also an internationally renowned
illustrator of books and printed media. For the first time, she composes
the melodies in the songs and writes their lyrics on this new record.
Zypce: musician, composer. In 1994 he released his CD Nuevo Muerto
(New Dead) on which he and his ensemble play his own works of contemporary
classical music tainted with industrial reminiscences, although these
categories are in fact very dubious labels. He has also composed music
for the film, dance and theatre in Argentina and abroad and has performed
his experimental compositions with pianist Adriana de los Santos,
among others in concert. He builds his own musical instruments and
has an extremely elaborate
approach to the stage factor. On this CD he composes and arranges
the songs by being clearly faithful to his peculiar aesthetics though
approaching a pop song format, always with very experimental results.
Isol and Zypce are siblings, born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
About Sima: 11 tracks / Voice: Isol / Instrumental arrangements: Zypce
/ Lyrics: Isol / Music: Isol - Zypce (except "La primera vez"
and "Vos me llamás", by Dani Umpi - Adrián
Soiza) / Artistic production: Zypce (in "Vos me llamás":
Zypce-Cecinini) / Mastering: Nicolás Cecinini. Sima: f. abyss,
precipice, crag, depth, chasm.
Darla-195
CD
$13.00
Joan As Policewoman
To Survive
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "If To Survive is any indication, Joan
Wasser's life after Real Life is calmer, but no less thoughtful, than
it was before her beautifully stormy debut album. Real Life was a
major statement, filled with a lifetime's worth of catharsis. To Survive
doesn't try for that scope -- as the title suggests, these songs are
about day to day concerns that are no less vital: aloneness, togetherness,
love, hope, and righteous anger. However, Joan as Police Woman's "beauty
is the new punk rock" aesthetic is used just as powerfully here,
with the same kind of delicate bravery and strong vulnerability."
Sidecho
CD
$13.75
Kelly, Jeremy
S-T
PS, US This is a cohesive conglomeration of a dizzying array of styles,
recorded beautifully by Ged Gengras (ANTIQUE BROTHERS) w/help from
Grant Capes ((VxPxC)). Add in some blues-infused acoustic ragas that
throw a nod to Ben Chasny's Six Organs of Admittance & glazed
walls of analog noise, & you're somewhere in the ballpark of this
album.
Digitalis
CD
$10.00
King Darves
Sun Splits For The Blind Swimmer
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Destijl
LP
$14.25
Koi Pond
Volcano (Cassette)
PS, US Koi Pond is a three piece from NYC made up of some generally
awesome dudes. Erik Roper plays bass and is a legendary artist/illustrator
who does work for numerous bands, labels and publications such as
Arthur, Southern Lord etc. while also playing in other bands such
as Under Satans Sun and Mattalama. Pete Vogal plays synth while also
jamming in Bow Ribbons, and designs arwork for clothes, David Aron
plays drums, is the perpetrator for Little Cakes Gallery, used to
skateboard alot, makes rad visual artwork, and jams in USUN with Mark
Borthwick and Hisham Bharoocha. Despite these dudes epic resumes,
Koi Pond is epic all on its own. Volcano is all about cosmic grooves,
deep often minimal, endless repetitions that slowly evolve into more
psyched out blissed out trances. Roper and Arons tight rhythmic foundations
create the perfect backdrop for Vogal's synth improvisations. This
is a meditative listen that never gets old, it just keeps grooving
on and on forever. Like Neu covering Dark Magus in a Tibetan Monastery.
Artwork by Dave Aron, printing by SDReed. -Night People
NightPeople
CASS
$5.50
Leone, Dominique
S-T
PS, NORWAY Dominique Leone wears many hats, only a few faces &
has a hundred songs that you haven't heard. And yes, he's a him. He's
a songwriter, producer, singer, lover, fighter... scratch that, he's
one of a growing number of college-educated musical auteur with more
than a slight command of pop history & theory chops, and writing
songs for joyous, infatuated people. Perhaps some of them are a bit
over stimulated. Perhaps some of them just like good melodies &
strange chord progressions that still seem vaguely familiar. The music
is catchy but ambitious; crafted but not sterile; interesting but
not pretentious. It's just a lot of fucking fun.
Stromland-002
CD
$14.50
Lexie Mountain Boys
Sacred Vacation
PS, US Everything that is good & bad about the things you think,
about the sound of your own voice as imagined in the mind of another
person, each sound you made alone & some made not for speaking
but for blaming. This is a minor document of soul noise diva karaoke,
collaborative cave-chanteuses rippling w/ roquefort vibes, & the
slippery wet nightgown that is her songsmithy.
Carpark
CD
$15.00
Liles, Andrew & Jean Herve Peron
Fini!
PS, US Introducing the debut collaborative release from sometime NURSE
WITH WOUND/CURRENT 93member, Andrew Liles & Jean Herve Peron of
FAUST. Here is something that sounds like both a Krautrock album &
also like nothing else you can imagine. Its twists & turns keep
surprising & thrilling you several listens on from the first.
The words classic & masterpiece would not be out of place here.
Packaged in a gloss-laminated digipack, w/ beautiful artwork by Liles.
DirterProductions
DCD
$18.00
Magik Markers
Boss
PS, US Limited vinyl version of the most Magik Markers album (CD is
on Ecstatic Peace), on their very own label Arbitrary Signs. "Recorded
in the cavernous dark of Echo Canyon West with producer Lee Ranaldo
working the boards like a diviner, BOSS documents the Markers with
a previously-unheard fidelity and orchestration. Idiosyncratic song
structure and melodies interspersed with a destructive drum stomp
are reminiscent of the early electrified blues of Junior Kimbrough,
or the black hole rhythms of Kousokuya. In a 2005 interview in The
Wire, Elisa Ambrogio said, 'I want [The Magik Markers] to concentrate
on music and focus inward, to concentrate on our own language of sound.'
BOSS stands as the Markers' first stab at getting to the meat of this
ambition. With a mix of blues simplicity, an almost Sonny Sharrock
wailing and a janky Americana punk reminiscent of Pat Place and Roky
Erickson, Ambrogio avoids preciousness like a rash. On BOSS, a tent
rises right out of the empty plain and we are thrust into a full-blown
revival show with no audience and no lights; it is just Elisa preaching,
Pete blowing Gabriel's horn, and the mad wind of the prairie blowing
all around. They are each hand-screened individual works of art &
very very limited."
ArbitrarySigns
LP
$17.00
Mars
Complete Studio Recordings 77-79
PS, US 32 minutes of studio recordings released between 1977 and 1979
on vinyl by the first of the no wave bands. Supervised by the surviving
members, remastered from original sources w/o any added effects, &
packaged w/detailed notes and lyrics, the Mars LP is an effort to
recuperate the group's legacy and make up for the unavailability of
these tracks in their original sound. Note: "Mars LP" is
the title, but this is a CD only release. Includes their first single
on Rebel/Ze, the No New York tracks, the Mars EP on Lust/Unlust. This
CD should be considered as an alternative to the still valid Mars
"78+ CD" on Atavistc -but this one features all the original
recordings as intended.
G3G
CD
$19.00
Melodyguild
Aitu
PS, US Vocalist Suzanne Perry (LOVE SPIRALS DOWNWARDS) returns w/her
1st new collection of work in almost a decade w/this driving shoegazer/dream-pop
quartet. A must for lovers of Tearwave, Mira, Slowdive, My Bloody
Valentine, & Autumn's Grey Solace.
Projekt
CD5
$7.25
Mighty Lemon Drops
Happy Head/Out of Hand [re-issue]
PS, US The band's debut EP and first album on one CD. Essential!
WoundedBird
CD
$15.25
Mighty Lemon Drops
Sound [expanded re-issue]
PS, US The original album plus 9 bonus tracks.
WoundedBird
CD
$17.75
Mighty Lemon Drops
Ricochet [expanded re-issue]
PS, US The original album plus 9 bonus tracks.
WoundedBird
CD
$17.75
Mighty Lemon Drops
Laughter [expanded re-issue]
PS, US The original album plus 8 bonus tracks.
WoundedBird
CD
$17.75
Mighty Lemon Drops
World Without End [expanded re-issue]
PS, US The original album plus 8 bonus tracks.
WoundedBird
CD
$17.75
Miller, Evan
S-T (Cassette)
PS, US Miller is back at it with a new tape for Night-People. This
one cuts real deep, Miller at his most epic. The A side starts things
up with deep echo's swimming around cut up tape manipulations, leading
into chambers of drone with Miller's characteristic tonal vocals transitioning
into a kind of finger picked sentimental raga. The B side offers up
a real burner, perhaps Millers best straight acoustic number, a real
beautiful complex side that plays between minimalistic somber portions
and upbeat workouts. Artwork by SDReed. -Night People
NightPeople
CASS
$5.50
Morgen
S-T
PS, UK Singer/guitarist Steve Morgen and company (bassist Rennie Genossa,
drummer Bob Maiman and rhythm guitarist Barry Stock) originally hailed
from Long Island, New York. Signed by ABC's short-lived Probe subsidiary,
their 1969 debut Morgen teamed them with producer Murray Shiffrin
(Steve Morgen is given the co-production credit). After this superb
debut, the entire band quite simply disappeared. If you're into heavy
psych guitar, then this is for you. While Morgen had a competent,
if limited voice, he was a truly amazing guitarist with the likes
of Nick Saloman of The Bevis Frond becoming a staunch advocate of
Morgen's status as a "psychedelic guitar hero." Tracks such
as "Eternity In Between," "Welcome To the Void,"
"Of Dreams" and "Beggin' Your Pardon (Miss Joan)"
were simply drenched with fuzz and feedback guitar. Underpinned by
Maiman's powerhouse drumming (easily compared with Led Zeppelin's
John Bonham) and suitably trippy lyrics, you're looking at a pseudo-classic
slice of psychedelia that largely explains the huge asking price of
an original copy. This numbered, limited edition CD is housed in a
unique gatefold card wallet.
Phoenix
CD
$16.25
Munson, Alan
Good Morning World
PS, SPAIN LP version. Limited 500 copies vinyl pressing, comes with
an insert with liner notes and unseen photos. "Alan Munson, the
songwriter of Cooley-Munson duo, continued the folk-rock way. It took
him some time, but in 1975 he was ready for what is (for him, and
for me too), his best '70s work. Good Morning World includes nine
original, acoustic based songs with a mellow psych and folk rock sound
across this album. Meaningful and understandable lyrics, delivered
by 'close-up' lead vocals, and background harmony vocals. Instruments
played on the album include 6 string acoustic guitar, 12 string acoustic
guitar, electric bass and percussion. Song arrangements include multiple
guitar harmony lead solos and fills."
Guerssen
LP
$25.00
Mushroom
Early One Morning
PS, UK Original copies of this incredible album by Mushroom, the Dublin
duo consisting of Pat Collins (violin) and Joe O'Donnell (everything
else), fetch hundreds of pounds on the rare occasions that they actually
come up for sale. Musically, Early One Morning...., originally released
in 1973 on the Hawk label, is a real one-off, combining brilliant,
heavy progressive rock and psychedelic Irish folk with blazing guitar
leads battling with fiddle attacks. The results are awesome, fully
justifying the hefty price tag of an original. A monster of an album!
This numbered, limited edition CD is housed in a unique gatefold card
wallet.
Phoenix
CD
$16.25
My Education
Bad Vibrations
PS, US Showcases My Education's sonic flights as sharply honed, highly
melodic mini-epics. Layers of guitar swell & sway over propulsive
rhythms while viola spins yearning melodies ever skyward, sprinkled
with delicate color by vibraphone & keyboards. Book-ended by ambient
passages pillowing heavy-lidded acoustic strumming languid strings
& lap-steel, Bad Vibrations is certainly the finest summation
of My Education's highly textured & emotive music yet.
StrangeAttractors
CD
$12.50
My Morning Jacket
This Is Not the World
PS, US New album.
ATO/Red
CD
$13.75
My Morning Jacket
Evil Urges
PS, US ALSO AVAILABLE ON LP!! Comes w/ full length CD.
ATO
LP
$20.25
My Morning Jacket
Evil Urges (ON SALE)
PS, US The group's fifth full-length is matched by the most far-ranging,
surprising, & satisfying sounds of their career. From the freak-funk
electro-slam of "Highly Suspicious" to the contemplative
"Sec Walkin'," which could almost be a Nashville standard,
the band display the scope & fearlessness that demonstrates their
growth.
ATO
CD
$13.00
N.E.R.D.
Seeing Sounds
PS, US New album is a blistering mash-up of booming hip-hop beats
& rollercoastering rock riffs, rumbling crunk rhythms & scintillating
soul music.
StarTrak
CD
$15.00
Orb, The
The Dream
PS, US The Orb, the electronica outfit that virtually invented the
genre known as "ambient house" returns with a new album
marking a long-awaited reunion between eternal mainstay Dr Alex Paterson
& lifelong friend and original sonic conspirator YOUTH ("Little
Fluffy Clouds," KILLING JOKE). "The Dream" was created
without pressure from record companies or the studio. As with previous
albums, the basic Orb nucleus is joined by guest singers and players,
including SYSTEM7's STEVE HILLAGE (GONG), who goes back to the earliest
recordings, Battersea toaster-singer Eric Walker aka "The Corporal"
and vocalists Aki Omori [Japanese singer who appeared on 2001's "Cydonia"],
singer Andy Caine from the W.A.U.! days, and renowned soulstress Juliet
Roberts. THE INDEPENDENT: "The Dream references and is of a kind
with their heyday output, but sounds comparatively distinctive and
fresh...rich in texture and varied in mood."
SixDegrees
CD
$16.25
Oxford Collapse
Hann-Byrd Ep
PS, US Christened The Hann-Byrd EP in honor of actor/statesman Adam
Hann-Byrd, this extended-player sinks its hooks in early & never
lets go, classic Collapse style. However, it makes periodic stops
for campfire sing-a-longs, teary-eyed ruminations on loves lost &
gained, authentic grandstanding,& salty-aired tomfoolery over
the course of its 20 minute running time.
ComedyMinusOne
12
$8.50
Parsley Flakes
Dead Living
PS, US With its member's cultural roots anchored in the rustbelt traditions
of cold gray skies, unemployment, & a collective sense of loss,
this dance-able sound may come off as a stark contrast to their surroundings.
Peel back their songs, however, & they reveal heartfelt lyrics
reflective of their deadened cultural environment. Fun yet subversive,
this band is like going to a party w/ the pissed off kids next door.
HeWhoCorrupts
45
$5.75
Peaking Lights
Clearvoiant (Cassette)
PS, US Peaking Lights is Aaron and Indra (also of Numbers) from Rah
Dunes new duo project recently relocated to rural Wisconsin from the
Bay Area. Floating electronic pulses, controlled feedback, tape loops,
organ, snyth, guitar, and vocal harmonies layered into waves of four
track noise pop goodness. The perfect soundtrack to walking in mysterious
places, haunted neighborhoods, lost river banks, and bike rides at
night. This release really glows and grows. Silkscreened artwork by
SDREED. -Night People
NightPeople
CASS
$5.50
Pentemple
0))) Presents
PS, US In May of 2007 thee mighty SUNN 0))) embarked on a Pacific
Rim tour that incl. performances in Australia & Japan. Upon arrival
in Sydney, Australia, they invited one of their favorite black metal
artists: STRIBORG over from Tasmania to collaborate w/ them during
their show. The results of this collaboration was a completely improvisational,
vicious audio & visual assault on the sold out, standing room
only audience! The whole event was recorded live to 24-track/multi-track.
Afterwards Ambarchi edited, sequenced & overhauled the EQ to make
it as brutal as possible. Strictly limited to 3,000 machine
numbered copies. It will NOT last long.
SouthernLord
CD
$14.00
Plain Jane
S-T
PS, UK This enigmatic U.S. quartet made only one album, which originally
appeared in 1969 and has barely been heard since. Recently described
in the Miami Sun Post as "a vanished masterpiece of charming
rural innocence," it's a classy combination of laid-back acoustic
rock, power pop and gorgeous vocal harmonies, dappled with some tasty
fuzz guitar. With an ever-growing reputation amongst psych aficionados,
it finally makes its CD debut here.
Fallout
CD
$16.25
Pluxus
Solid State
PS, US Originally self-released in 2006. Influenced by Devo, Jean
Jacques Perrey & Kraftwerk through Aphex Twin & Matmos, they
set out to tell a very different tale by trading in their traditional
instruments for vintage synths, computers & a sampler: thus, they
began to emit a blend of cuddly instrumental electro-pop. Banjos
strum over rollover breaks & beats.
Kompakt
CD
$15.50
Pocahaunted
Beast That You Are (Cassette)
PS, US This Los Angeles based duo needs no introduction, emails have
been flowing in about this tape before Night People even had them
assembled. Psychedelic sisters of an ancient Californian apocalypse,
Pocahuanted call out some hazy echoes over the valley on this tape
of blown out guitar jamming, pre-american vocal serenity, and saxophone
wash and skronk (provided by Andy Spore). Another killer outing from
this prolific left coast institution. Artwork by SDReed. -Night People
NightPeople
CASS
$5.50
Pocahaunted/Robedoor
Hunted Gathering
PS, US There's a savage battle raging in the hallowed streets of Los
Angeles, being fought by prehistoric megaliths spewing lava from their
mouths. These acid-tongued shamans are interested in one thing and
one thing only, and that's to raze this city to the ground. Okay,
perhaps it's not so apocalyptic, but hot off the heels of opening
for Sonic Youth, dirt worshippers Robedoor and their native sisters
Pocahaunted have unleashed an army for the ages with Hunted Gathering.
Drones painted with black holes collapse under their own weight while
the archangelic voices of Pocahaunted birth a brand new world of spirit
decay. Hunted Gathering is both a split release and a collaboration.
Each band offers up their own malfeasance while collaborating on the
epic final eponymous track. The union of these two groups is a natural
combination. Two members are married and run the Not Not Fun label
together and they share amps and a practice space, for example. But
there's also something about both that is visceral and raw. Robedoor's
subsonic doom is washed down with a smooth chaser of Pocahaunted's
reverberating soul sounds. Recorded by the inimitable Bobb Bruno at
the NNF/Bored Fortress studio space across many moons in 2007 and
mastered by Yellow Swans' Pete Swanson, Hunted Gathering is an essential
feast for fans of doom-infused drones and Stevie Nicks. These hunting
& gathering songs from the Eagle Rock air also feature appearances
by the aforementioned Bruno as well as Changeling mastermind, Roy
Tatum. Climb the totem pole and let these mutant beasts put you under
their psychosis spell. Hunted Gathering is full of antiquated sounds
soaked in electric mud. Robedoor and Pocahaunted are your brothers
and sisters in conjuring and the gatekeepers to a lost universe of
sonic enchantment.
Digitalis
DCD
$19.75
Poehl, Peter von
Going to Where the Tea Tress Are
PS, US Let's keep fans of loud sounds & high tuning at a distance,
because Peter von Poehl's first album isn't loud-mouthed. Not that
its high ambition in composing & arranging isn't unmistakable.
Folk ballads & pocket symphonies basking in boreal luminosity,
a slow pulse or a wistful heart.
BellaUnion
CD
$14.50
Pollard, Robert
Robert Pollard Is Off To Business
PS, US With ten songs in 35 min. it's an extraordinary rock tour-de-force.
It sports Todd Tobias's cleanest & meanest production yet, giant
songs & riffs that pack a wallop, & arguably Pollard's finest
singing ever captured on record. Since freeing himself of a band in
2004, his albums have each had very distinct & varied flavors,
& his creativity has flowered.
GBV
CD
$16.00
Pollard, Robert
Robert Pollard Is Off To Business
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
GBV
LP
$17.25
Ponies In The Surf
See You Happy
PS, US Ponies In The Surf is quietly one of a kind. Siblings and self
proclaimed indie music nerds Alex & Camile live in Cambridge,
MA though they're originally from Bogota, Columbia. The Ponies build
perfect soft pop songs with elements Samba, Beatles, the more sophisticated
folk set, the Pop Vocal traditionalists and they're very much akin
to The Violent Femmes and Johnathan Richman in terms of song craft,
a subtle humor and vulnerability. The Ponies' work is uniquely comforting
and highly addictive. It is served with a rare passion and grace.
It evokes nostalgia for the above mentioned while remaining firmly
planted in its own special, almost timeless place. "After playing
in rock bands for some time, Alexander McGregor decided at some point
that he simply wanted to make some music that could even appeal to
his grandmother. Joined by his sister Camille, the duo plays stripped-down
folkish type music that sounds like it could have been created at
any point in the past 40 years yet still feels fresh." --ALMOST
COOL. "These powerfully quiet traditionalists perform folk songs
with a pan-American touch. It's only a shame that music this delicate
and warm doesn't garner more notice." -POPMATTERS
Darla-192
CD
$12.25
Raccoo-oo-oon
Behold Secret Kingdom
PS, US Latest Raccoo-oo-oon studio efforts!
NightPeople
LP
$11.00
Radio Dept.
Freddie and the Trojan Horse (ON SALE)
PS, SWEDEN "It's time - once again and more clearly than before
- to show our standpoint. 'Freddie and the Trojan Horse' is about
the untruthfulness of the Swedish right-wing government and how the
leading party seized power by portraying itself as supportive of the
workers." -THE RADIO DEPT. In the beginning of 2007 people started
talking about new material from The Radio Dept. There was even a rumour
going on that they were working on two albums simultaneously and that
both would be released in May the same year. In other words; two albums
merely one year after the release of the previous album "Pet
Grief". Those who had followed the band for a few years and know
how they work probably suspected this would not happen. "Freddie
and the Trojan Horse" is a first taste of their upcoming album
"Clinging to a scheme" due to be released on September 10.
The new songs are influenced by minimalist post-punk, krautrock, and
repetitive "motorik" beat and ambient noise. Maybe "Freddie
and the Trojan Horse" doesn't represent the upcoming album very
well. But what do we know!? If the truth's to be told we haven't heard
that much more of there, almost mythical, new recordings than anyone
else. Still, we're have no worries whatsoever. We're only full of
expectation and belief in the songs. Whatever they sound like, we're
confident that they'll be of the same amazing quality as "Freddie..."
The Radio Dept. "Freddie and the Trojan horse" is right
now at #1 at Elbo. ws which compiles more than 2800 blogs. TRACK LIST:
1. Freddie and the Trojan horse 2. Closing scene 3. The room, Tarzana
4. Closing scene pt. 2.
Labrador-111
CD5
$9.75
Robinson, Miles Benjamin
S-T
PS, US Debut Album by the Brooklyn Songwriter. Featuring members of
GRIZZLY BEAR and TV ON THE RADIO. 8.1 ON PITCHFORK! With a certain
joie de vive, playfulness & charm, this 6 piece thematically evoke
the more decadent & bygone era of the Gatsby's, days spent on
the green, old cinemas, tragic mothers & restrained, but no less
awkward domestic disputes. Interweaving guitar lines & punchy
rhythms are their penchant for more topical excursions, at times reminiscent
of The Specials.
SayHey
CD
$13.00
Rodriguez-Lopez, Omar A. & Jeremy Michael Ward
S-T
PS, US This collaboration is a playful, abstract concoction of manipulated
sounds & processed, unrecognizable recordings of household objects,
everyday activities, passing dialog, & similar ephemera.Ward (who
passed away in 2003), sound manipulator for the Mars Volta as well
as a founding member of the dubdevoted De Facto project. Originally
issued as a limited edition (200),mini-disc-only release & distributed
among friends, the album has never enjoyed widespread availability
until now.
Infrasonic
CD
$14.25
Shit & Shine
Kuss mich, meine Liebe
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Load
DLP
$15.75
Shit & Shine
Kuss mich, meine Liebe
PS, US Eight sprawling sonic puddles of Gibby's spittoon soaked puddle
juice emerge from the hot flaps of England's Shit &
Shine. Combing a dense percussive chug & a megaphoned fart helmet
the band emerges with a sound closest to the neck ache of powerful
metallic headbang & the distorted totality of cheap speaker decay.
The band has been known to employ up to 16 separate drummers &
12 feet of vertical bass amplification, so they are no strangers to
erecting long standing brown waves of sound, an onslaught of bass
boomed rock totality
Load
CD
$12.50
SHV
S-T (Cassette)
PS, US Ali formerly of the excellent Boston act Dreamhouse is SHV
(Superior Human Vomit). I first got turned onto SHV via Ali playing
in the basement here at Night People HQ. After that night Ali gave
me a copy of her killer first SHV tape - Endless Love, on the Rare
Youth label. SHV is never the same thing twice, always performative,
always sitting on the edge of failure and greatness, always pushing
the boundary. I've seen SHV jump through a ceiling to start a set,
tie up a whole audience, stick a dude in an oven, and generally just
rock the fuck out always. This tape doesn't disappoint either, blown
out synth and drum machine burners, catchy post punk hypnosis, cultist
weirdo gestures , something new on every listen of this especially
hard to pin down puke punk project. Art by SHV, Printing by SDREED,
with fold out double sided covers. -Night People
NightPeople
CASS
$5.50
Sic Alps
United
PS, US This merch table gem is a one sided 7" limited to 1000
copies. 500 on blue, 200 on red, 200 yellow and 100 on green. Contained
on this thick piece of love is a rockola version of Throbbing Gristle's
track United. This will be gone fast and won't be repressed.
Important-192
45
$5.50
Silver Jews
Lookout Mountain Lookout Sea
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DragCity
LP
$14.00
Silver Jews
Lookout Mountain Lookout Sea
PS, US This is a sound for all nations. Here the urgent burst of life
& how to live it is realized! Days of 80s-90s flavor are aflame
again in these tunes. Uncanny! Excellent! An essential product of
the times! Welcome to the best damn Silver Jews record ever. Through
2008, that is- because who knows what the future will bring?
DragCity
CD
$13.00
Silver Summit
S-T
PS, US The darkness & frenetic claustrophobia of NYC ebbs from
every sonic pore of this debut. Multiculturalism informs their sonic
character as much as the blackened brownstone facades, hidden public
gardens & slumbering subway commuters must. Where else then to
seek unmitigated conflations of metal, dream-pop, oriental, British
folk & other harmonious dissonances than in the band's own musings?
LanguageofStone
CD
$13.00
Sleeping Years, The
We're Becoming Islands One by One
PS, UK The Sleeping Years is the new project from Dale Grundle, formerly
of the Catchers. Now signed to innovative indie-label Rocket Girl,
the debut album "We're becoming Islands One by One", is
a gorgeous exploration of melody and melancholy. A gifted lyricist,
Dale's exquisitely crafted songs tell of people trying to stay connected
in a world seemingly designed to keep them apart. He is heavily influenced
by the language and culture of his home in Ireland, providing a distinct
character to this highly personal collection of songs. Born in Coleraine,
Northern Ireland to an Irish father and a Scottish mother, Dale started
his first band Catchers while at school. Their first single 'Cotton
Dress' came out on Setanta Records and became single of the week in
Melody Maker. Their debut album 'Mute' was recorded with Mike Hedges
in France. Catchers went on to tour with Pulp, Edwyn Collins, The
Divine Comedy, Dr. John and Oasis. Their second album 'Stooping to
Fit' was recorded by Nick Drake's arranger Robert Kirby. Dale started
his solo project The Sleeping Years with a trilogy of EPs in 2007,
'You and Me Against The World', 'Setting Fire to Sleepy Towns' and
'Clocks and Clones'. These were very well received and are very much
living proof that independent singles do sell-out. They also garnered
critical acclaim, featuring on BBC Radio 1's Introducing, the Guardian's
writer's play list and on the cover mount of Rolling Stone Magazine.
Songs have been heavily played on Gideon Coe's 6music show and on
French radio, having been championed by France's answer to John Peel,
Bernard Lenoir. 'We're becoming Islands One By One" is poised
to become an instant, yet timeless classic with a refreshingly dynamic
twist on acoustic song writing. Dale performs all vocals and guitars,
not to mention bass, Hammond organ, Rhodes piano and e-bow parts and
was joined by cellist Michelle So and Tom Page from Rothko on drums.
The Guardian: 'his voice breaks exquisitely between hope and despair
in songs that the acoustic guitar was invented for' Dazed and Confused:
'a one-man show that owes his lilting metaphysical lyricism to the
likes of Nick Drake, Elliot Smith and John Martyn. It's good to know
that there are people like him out there.
RocketGirl-51
CD
$15.50
Sloan
Parallel Play (ON SALE)
PS, US Parallel Play is a continuation of the musical concepts put
forth on their last album and a further exploration of the band's
four-songwriter dynamic. A term taken from the science of developmental
psychology, Parallel Play is a behavior seen in young children in
which they enjoy independent activities in the company of other children,
something the four boys in Sloan know a lot about. As per their unique
musical modus operandi, the members of Sloan wrote songs independently
and then joined forces in the studio to produce yet another album
of timeless, guitar-driven pop. For Sloan, Parallel Play proves once
again that four times the songwriters equals four times the rock.
ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "At 13 songs and 37 minutes, Parallel Play feels
designed as if was designed a counterpoint to its 2006 predecessor
Never Hear The End of It, an efficient machine next to the sprawling
canvas of that hour-long 30-song neo-masterpiece. That it is, but
Parallel Play isn't quite an abandonment of the White Album aesthetics
of Never Hear, where all four members of Sloan played off their individual
personalities to create a larger tapestry. Rather, Parallel Play condenses
all that winding exploration into a tight, colorful blast of sound
and song - and one that is seamlessly sequenced just like its big,
brawny cousin."
YepRoc
CD
$13.75
Storm of Light
And We Wept the Black Ocean Within
PS, US Feat. Josh Graham, former member of RED SPAROWES & BATTLE
OF MICE. The esteemed guitarist/vocalist is joined
on this recording by bassist/vocalist Domenic Seita (ex-TOMBS, ex-Asea)
& drummer Pete Angevine of Satanized. Since then, rhythmic pugilist
extraordinaire Vinny Signorelli (UNSANE, ex-SWANS) signed on as 2nd
drummer. This is brutally hard-hitting.
Neurot
CD
$16.00
Storm of Light
And We Wept the Black Ocean Within
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Neurot
DLP
$18.75
Styrofoam
A Thousand Words
PS, US Features a diverse yet cohesive array of guest vocalists, including
JIM ADKINS (JIMMY EAT WORLD), BLAKE HAZARD, & JOSH ROUSE...
Nettwerk
CD
$17.75
Supergrass
Diamond Hoo Ha
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Astralwerks
LP
$20.00
Supergrass
Diamond Hoo Ha
PS, US Recorded in Berlin's legendary Hansa studios over a 3 week
period w/ producer Nick Launay. This captures the energy & enthusiasm
of a band firing on all cylinders. To quote one review, "the
beefy, stomporific riffs are back on board". Feat. a handful
of rocking tracks debuted last summer when they were hand-picked as
main support for the Arctic Monkeys at their Old Trafford shows.
Astralwerks
CD
$13.00
Syclops
I've Got My Eye On You
PS, US Little is known about the secretive trio. Despite the mystery,
this is an engaging record that reveals the full shamanic magic of
the trio; a mixture of dark intensity & subtle, crafted musicianship.
Soaking in the band's brooding undercurrent, the listener will have
to imagine where they find their inspiration; heavy metal riffs over
acid house? Playing folkloric instruments w/ old school analog synthesizers
in a Finnish laboratory?
DFA
CD
$16.00
Syclops
I've Got My Eye On You
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DFA
DLP
$17.25
Thing
Now & Forever [re-issue 3CD+DVD boxset] (PRE-OORDER: SALEABLE
JUNE 10TH)
PS, US Includes their first two albums (The Thing, She Knows), a new
album (Gluttony) with a new improv session & a DVD with The Thing
live at the Oya Festival with Thurston Moore on guitar!! 3 CDs + 1
DVD! LIMITED TO 2000, One time pressing.
SmalltownSupersound
CD-BOX
$42.00
Third Estate
Years Before the Wine
PS, US This is an ambitious & intricate psychedelic concept album
from 1976 about the French Revolution which blends warm Southern summer
sounds w/ baroque song structures. Never fear, the serious subject
matter is no match for the strong songwriting & light, flowing
music. Stark, intimate production, w/ tasty fuzz guitar, backwards
tape-loop soundscapes & beautiful treated acoustic guitar, puts
one in mind of the Ithaca/Agincourt/Friends trilogy from England.
LionProducitons
DCD
$16.75
Throw Rag
2nd Place
PS, US 12 new tracks from the Sons of the Salton Sea, plus live favorites
"Bag of Glue" & "Hollywood".
Acetate
CD
$12.75
Throw Rag
Tee Tot [re-issue]
PS, US Long awaited reissue of debut album. Retained some of the country,
hillbilly twang of old, but had an underlying Cramps vibe as well.
Includes two bonus tracks.
Acetate
CD
$12.75
Tiersen, Yann
Tabarly (with CD)
PS, FRANCE LP + FREE CD. For the 10th anniversary of Eric Tabarly's
death, a famous skipper from Brittany (Northwest of France), the director
Pierre Marcel and Galatée Film release a biography of this
unsurpassed sailor on June, 11. Galatée Film did not hesitate
at all to suggest another exceptional Breton (from Brittany), i.e.
Yann Tiersen to compose the soundtrack of this outstanding film. As
usual, Yann Tiersen did not just make a music that illustrates the
film, but he made a full-fledged, independent, personal and powerful
music. Yann made an instrumental music that gives pride of place to
the piano and to the intimate melodies that will delight his biggest
fans. This record is a kind of bridge in the artist's evolution, from
his first loves to his new folk trend. Under this peaceful, mastered
and warm movie soundtrack, lays actually a new album. After Eric Zonca's
"la vie rêvée des anges", "Amélie
from Montmartre" and "Goodbye Lenin", Yann Tiersen
composed his fourth soundtrack and as the previous films, it is a
safe bet that it will be a success! The record has been initially
made for vinyl and the mastering has been made from this vinyl. The
sound is therefore warm and powerful.
Lcid'Ailleurs-048
LP
$20.25
Til Tuesday
Coming Up Close: A Retrospective
PS, US
Sony
CD
$12.25
Trash Dog
Wasted Gift (Cassette)
PS, US The name says it all, annihilated, fucked up, hardcore damage
from Witcher, Drip, and Garbage, Iowa City underground punk filth.
Manic deranged vocals over primitive punk trash. Includes special
bonus addition of the ultra limited and out of print Garbage Eater
cass. Killer Double sided fold out cover and mini zine artwork by
Ryan Garbes. -Night People
NightPeople
CASS
$5.50
Trizo 50
S-T
PS, GERMANY Trizo 50 (post-Phantasia) added one new member on keyboards,
Bob DePugh, the younger brother of drummer John DePugh. The band recorded
about 150 songs on a 4-track tape recorder during 1973-74. A cross-section
was released on a demo album (25 copies). The band introduction on
this demo album says: 'Excuse the technical shortcomings. What we
want you to notice are the songs, the sound, and the fact that we
are exactly what the market is looking for, what the upcoming rock
generation is looking for..' Listening to that album you will surely
agree. The musical spectrum goes from straight 2-minute psychedelic
beat/garage tunes with harmony vocals, pounding organ, excessive fuzz
reminding to The Seeds, Stooges Yardbirds, ... over to distorted 'Zapparesque'
hard rock cuts into raga-stoner acid folk! The Trizo 50 music continues
the outstanding, individual and very surprising songwriting of Phantasia.
This release contains 22 original cuts (4 bonus tracks to our LP version)
-- all songs have been carefully remastered and were taken from the
original mastertapes.
WorldInSound
CD
$18.25
U.S. Christmas
Eat the Low Dogs
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Neurot
LP
$14.25
U.S. Christmas
Eat the Low Dogs
PS, US The music cannot be ignored. It hurts people, physically &
mentally. It stirs intense feelings of pain, frustration, loss, fear,
& occasionally euphoria. Snare drums rattle, amps hum & pop,
dogs bark in the background. But that's the way it always sounds,
& the band doesn't see any point in changing a method that works.
Many a drunken bystander has been drawn to the theremin's magic antennae.
Neurot
CD
$16.00
Unicycle Loves You
S-T
PS, US VINYL VERSION.
HighWheel
LP
$13.50
Unicycle Loves You
S-T
PS, US Debut from powerful Chicago five piece is a mix of beautifully
crafted tunes crafted tunes that are simultane-ously dark and toe-tapping.
Backed by a percussive wall of often bouncy, always novel punk driven
beats that buoy 3-part harmonies, this album will get you on the first
listen & wrap itself around your brain. UR CHICAGO: "While
sampling their new record, or their explosive live show, you will
undoubtedly taste the delicious, crunchy alternative of the early
'90s, the smooth & silky '80s new wave, the decadent and dramatic
'70s glam &, of course, the classic & forever trend-setting
'60s catchy pop." (Bob Nanna)
HighWheel
CD
$12.00
Various
Auteur Labels: Factory Benelux
PS, UK A new volume in the ongoing compilation series Auteur Labels,
here profiling cult Brussels imprint Factory Benelux. Factory Benelux
was founded in April 1980 as a collaboration between Factory Records
and Les Disques du Crepuscule. Early releases were 'spare' recordings
by A Certain Ratio, Durutti Column and Section 25, after which Factory
Benelux released a mixture of all-new recordings by Factory artists
and licensed repertoire. Thus Benelux recorded key albums and singles
by New Order, Section 25, The Names, Minny Pops, Crispy Ambulance,
Stockholm Monsters, The Wake and others which never appeared on the
more famous parent label. The 72 minute, remastered CD covers the
years 1980-1985 and features a detailed label history by Frank Brinkhuis,
together with interviews and archive images. Tracklist: 1. THE DURUTTI
COLUMN lips that would kiss 2. SECTION 25 je veux ton amour 3. THE
NAMES calcutta 4. MINNY POPS time 5. CRISPY AMBULANCE the presence
6. CRAWLING CHAOS breaking down 7. STOCKHOLM MONSTERS miss moonlight
8. THE WAKE something outside 9. LIFE dites-moi 10. SWAMP CHILDREN
you've got me beat 11. QUANDO QUANGO love tempo 12. NYAM NYAM fate/hate
13. SIMON TOPPING prospect park.
LTM-2521
CD
$17.00
Various
Auteur Labels: New Hormones
PS, UK 17 tracks. LTM present a new volume in the ongoing compilation
series Auteur Labels, here profiling cult Manchester imprint New Hormones.
New Hormones was founded in 1977 by punk pioneers Buzzcocks and their
manager Richard Boon to release the epochal Spiral Scratch ep (ORG
1). The label went on to release approximately 25 records, the catalogue
combining post-punk, pop and avant-garde by Ludus, Diagram Brothers,
Biting Tongues, Dislocation Dance, Eric Random and others. These key
groups are featured here, together with five more recent recordings
by New Hormones artists. The 65 minute, remastered CD covers the years
1977-1982 and features a detailed label history by Justin Toland,
together with interviews and archive images. Tracklist: 1. BUZZCOCKS
boredom 2. THE TILLER BOYS big noise from the jungle 3. LUDUS my cherry
is in sherry 4. DIAGRAM BROTHERS bricks 5. DISLOCATION DANCE stand
me up 6. BITING TONGUES denture beach 7. ERIC RANDOM skin deep 8.
THE DECORATORS twilight view 9. LUDUS hugo blanco 10. DISLOCATION
DANCE you'll never, never know 11. DIAGRAM BROTHERS discordo 12. ERIC
RANDOM hardcore + 13. DISLOCATION DANCE what can the matter be? 14.
LUDUS acknowledgement 15. ERIC RANDOM free agents 16. BITING TONGUES
heart disease (live) 17. HOWARD DEVOTO the presentation of the self
in everyday life.
LTM-2492
CD
$17.00
Various
Auteur Labels: Les Disques Du Crepuscule
PS, UK 21 tracks. LTM present a new volume in the ongoing compilation
series Auteur Labels, here profiling cult Brussels imprint Les Disques
du Crepuscule. Crepuscule ('Twilight') was founded in 1980 by Michel
Duval and Annik Honoré with the release the epochal cassette
From Brussels With Love (TWI 007). The chic, cosmopolitan label went
on to assemble an extensive cross-genre catalogue, much of it dressed
by celebrated designer Benoit Hennebert. Associated labels included
Factory Benelux, Operation Twilight and Another Side. The 72-minute,
remastered CD covers the years 1980-1984 and features a detailed label
history by Frank Brinkhuis, together with interviews and archive images.
Tracklist: 1. MICHAEL NYMAN Mozart 2. MARINE life in reverse 3. THICK
PIGEON subway 4. JOSEF K sorry for laughing 5. REPETITION a still
reflex 6. BILL NELSON dada guitare 7. PAUL HAIG running away 8. TUXEDOMOON
ninotchka 9. IKE YARD night after night 10. DURUTTI COLUMN party 11.
THE NAMES life by the sea 12. STEVEN BROWN waltz 13. RICHARD JOBSON
autumn 14. THE FRENCH IMPRESSIONISTS pick up the rhythm 15. ISOLATION
WARD lamina christus 16. ANTENA camino del sol 17. THE PALE FOUNTAINS
(there's always) something on my mind 18. MIKADO par hazard 19. ANNA
DOMINO land of my dreams 20. BLAINE L. REININGER mystery and confusion
21. DEVINE & STATTON bizarre love triangle Also available in this
series: New Hormones (LTMCD 2492), Factory Benelux (LTMCD 2521).
LTM-2517
CD
$17.00
Various
Thank You Friends: The Ardent Records Story
PS, UK
BigBeatUk
CD
$25.00
Ween
Pure Guava
PS, US 180 gram reissue of the band's 1992 debut album for Elektra,
their 3rd studio album overall. It feat. what is perhaps Ween's best-known
song, "Push Th'Little Daisies", which charted as 21 on Billboard's
Modern Rock Tracks & was featured on Beavis and Butthead
Schnitzel
LP
$22.00
West Coast Consortium
Mr. Umbrella Man
PS, UK Subtitled: A Collection of Demos 1967-1969. "West Coast
Consortium's late 1960s 45s were sophisticated, lavishly-orchestrated,
close harmony pop affairs. At heart, though, they were a garage psychedelic
pop band -- as can be heard on Mr. Umbrella Man, which assembles the
pick of the four demo albums they made between 1967 and 1969. Now
heard for the first time, this astonishing cache of recordings reveal
that, left to their own devices, West Coast Consortium ditched the
brass and strings arrangements of their singles in favor of Mellotrons,
fuzz guitars, Vox Continental organs and wah-wah pedals, while hitherto
unreleased nuggets like 'Santa Monica Bay,' 'Aimie (Sing Your Song
For Me)' and the woozy 'Mr. Umbrella Man' show a parallel debt to
the lo-fi, DIY approach of the Beach Boys circa Smiley Smile and Friends."
WoodenHill
CD
$21.75
Wet Hair
S-T (1 Sided 12") (Silkscreened Picture Disc)
PS, US This is the first solo work of Shawn Reed as Wet Hair, recorded
during late fall of 07. On this LP we find Wet Hair discovering its
attitude, its approach, its dark underworld aesthetic, of cult zone
dub, blasted vocal purge, trance snyth uneasiness. More direct, focused,
and eclectic then the Irifi cass. this one burns blown out and electric,
amplified to the point of breaking and then subtle and brooding once
more. Play it loud. Ultra deluxe silkscreened artwork by SDREED. As
much of a visual artifact as a medium of sound. -Night People
NightPeople
12
$11.00
Wooden Shjips
Vol. 1
PS, US Their earliest material was released on vinyl, pressed in small
quantities that were either free or hard to come by & are now
hopelessly out of print. Who are we to keep you away from the rush
of "Shrinking Moon for You"? Vol. 1 collects all the tracks
from the Shrinking Moon for You free 10'' and the Dance, California
7'', but this also tacks on the SOL (Summer Of Love) 7", which
is available on CD for the first time evah! HARP MAGAZINE: "Like
fellow locals Comets on Fire or English space rockers Hawkwind or
Spaceman 3, Wooden Shjips' magic is created by a mix of pummeling
hypnotic grooves and otherworldly guitar that sounds like Hendrix
strung out in a methadone clinic."
HolyMountain
CD
$13.50
Yellow Hand
S-T
PS, UK Recorded in 1969, this superb rural rock collection has been
described as "an extra Buffalo Springfield album" because
it includes, for mysterious reasons, six rare songs by Neil Young
and Steven Stills. These were composed and demoed during Buffalo Springfield's
heyday, but not released by them. Elsewhere there are three tracks
penned by leader Jerry Tawney and a classy cover of Delaney &
Bonnie's "God Knows I Love You." With tasty guitar leads
and harmony vocals throughout, this lost gem is a treat for all fans
of West Coast rock.
Fallout
CD
$16.25
Youngbloods, The
Elephant Mountain
PS, US "Elephant Mountain, the magnetic third album by the Youngbloods,
is commonly looked upon as the pinnacle of the legendary Bay Area
combo's abundant eight-year career. From its spine-chilling opening
track -- the strains of a somber Appalachian fiddle permeating 'Darkness,
Darkness' -- the listener is inexorably sucked into psychedelic quicksand
by the haunting vocals of Jesse Colin Young, whose plaintive cry to
'hide the constant yearning for things that cannot be' proves mournfully
irresistible. In addition to Young's songwriting masterpiece, the
1969 album also spotlights a sharp, country-rocking vocal duet ('Smug')
by Young and recently-departed singer Jerry Corbitt, as well as the
jazzy interplay between electric keyboard whiz Banana and the locked-in
groove of drummer Joe Bauer during magical instrumental 'On Sir Francis
Drake.' More songwriting gems loom like sacred totems on this landmark
longplayer, including Young's signature ballads 'Sunlight,' 'Quicksand'
and 'Ride The Wind.' It's the Youngbloods at the top of their game,
indelibly writing their names in the ledger of consummate San Francisco
rock 'n' roll."
Sundazed
CD
$13.25
Forthcoming
Releases
1900s, The
Everybody's Got A Collection (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 2008)
NO PS, US New 7" vinyl phonograph single from Chicago psych-pop
troupe, featuring two non-album tracks. White wax, black jacket, real
posh.
Parasol-039
45
$3.50
Abe Vigoda
Skeleton (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 8TH)
PS, US This is a twisted joy ride through the four boys' private party.
Soothing parts that remind you of Captain Beefheart & My Bloody
Valentine, or some punk w/ a haunting reggaeton pulse that makes you
move. When the record is done after a little more than 30 mins., you
are left feeling that there is something they are trying to tell you,
on second listen it smacks you in the face.
PostPresentMedium
CD
$11.50
Action Biker
Hesperian Puisto (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, SWEDEN It really is time for Action Biker's first solo album!
It has now been six years since she emerged as an artist doing fun
and popular live shows and releasing CD-R's in the indie pop scene
of Gothenburg, Sweden, which included people like Jens Lekman and
The Honeydrips. Since then, Sarah Nyberg Pergament has been involved
in other projects, such as Flow Flux Clan, Kissing Mirrors and The
Dreamers, whose record "Day For Night" has received great
acclaim from different places around the world. Over the years, Sarah
has also performed lots of Action Biker shows (some, as an opening
act for Le Tigre and The Embassy), contributed to recordings with
Lars Blek (The Field), Differnet and The Honeydrips, and all this
time, new recordings with Action Biker have popped up on compilations
and singles. In brief, when "Hesperian Puisto" finally is
released, it means the début of someone with a lot of experienceŠ
The record is named after the Hesperian park in Helsinki, Finland,
where Sarah lived for a while. She describes her music as baroque
on synthesizers. It is pop music built on complex naivety - altogether
very accessible music with distinct vocals and a crispy, sweet, analogue
sound. Two great-looking videos are also included on the CD. References
and Influences: Young Marble Giants, Broadcast, Dislocation Dance,
Moondog, Virna Lindt, BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Antena, Francoise
Hardy, Saint Etienne, Brian Eno, Ghost Box, Stereolab, Fred Astaire,
Maurice Ravel, ESG, Komeda, Cluster, Flying Lizards, Syd Barrett,
The Passions, St Christopher, John Barry, Can, Human League, Colleen,
Marine Girls, Eric Dolphy, Telex, George Delerue, The Wake, Kraftwerk,
Lori & The Chameleons, Differnet.
FriendlyNoise-69
CD
$13.50
Anniversary
Devil On Our Side: B-Sides and Rarities (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE
24TH)
PS, US Posthumous from the 5-piece Lawrence, KS group. A two disc
set featuring tons of rarities, b-sides, compilation tracks and more.
Vagrant
DCD
$13.75
Architecture In Helsinki
Like it or Not EP (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 8TH)
PS, US The Australian sextet is back with their 3rd single from their
critically lauded new album Places Like This. The band has been on
a tear since the album's release in fall of 2007, selling over 25,000
copies in the US in under a year. On top of that, they made their
debut on the Billboard charts in the first week of release, peaked
at #3 on the CMJ Top 200, and sold out several clubs nationwide on
their fall 2007 tour. With the Like It or Not EP, the band finally
records "One Heavy February" and "Beef in Box,"
which are two long-time crowd favorites from their live shows, to
accompany the single version of "Like It or Not". To top
it off there is a "Like It or Not" remix by one of 2008
biggest buzz bands, El Guincho.
Polyvinyl-157
CD5
$7.25
Au
Verbs (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, US Sophomore record from acclaimed Portland experimental pop collective,
which, in its swirling depths and subtleties, promises to be one of
this year's most satisfying surprises. Verbs is padded out with contributions
from nearly thirty collaborators, a list which includes members of
YELLOW SWANS, PARENTHETICAL GIRLS, and EVOLUTIONARY JASS BAND, among
many others-inadvertently resulting in a strange & singular snapshot
of the city's. famously sprawling musical community. The resulting
record seamlessly segues through new & unlikely ecstatic extremes
with an arresting economy.
Aagoo
CD
$12.00
Be Your Own Pet
Get Damaged (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, UK While the follow-up, Get Awkward, is gearing up to rival the
attention bestowed on their self titled debut - even more attention
is now being paid to this EP of songs missing from the US version
of the album. Get Damaged contains three tracks banned from release
in the US by their major record.
label after being deemed offensive. Here they are all their punk rock
glory!
XL
CD5
$5.50
Black Sun Ensemble
Across the Sea of Id: The Way to Eden (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 8TH)
PS, US Quite possibly the final BSE release after an illustrious career
of nearly 25 years. It marks a return to the beloved semi-acoustic
style of their first few releases, and also - due to public demand!
- contains no vocals. It is a mixture of new readings of past tracks
& new compositions. The new material offers a singular, dreamy
vision of BSE's potentially final works. The two title tracks, Across
the Sea of Id and Eden Song, are reflective, yet hallucinatory explorations
into Jesus Acedo's unique compositional & melodic sensibility.
While Angel de la Guardia has a refined yet explosive rock swagger,
it is balanced by the meditation Perelandra & La Paz. The CD also
contains a video of the band performing the signature BSE piece "Dove
of the Desert"
CameraObscura
CD
$14.00
Blackshaw, James
Litany of Echoes (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, US Blackshaw's 6th studio album in 5 years, shows a more mature,
focused and accessable. Featuring Blackshaw adding some glistening
piano work for the first time and Fran Bury returning to play sweeping
string parts.
TompkinsSquare
CD
$15.00
Bowerbirds
Hymns For A Dark Horse (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, US Only once every ten years or so does one hear a new band this
good, this bursting with ideas, this audibly in love with musicŠ
It is beyond stunning. This band is the complete package." Ears
tend to perk up when a record review sings praises like these, especially
when the praises come from the Mountain Goats' John Darnielle, as
they did recently on his Last Plane to Jakarta website hailing the
BOWERBIRDS' debut album, "Hymns for a Dark Horse." DEAD
OCEANS is overjoyed to be sharing the sounds of Bowerbirds with listeners
worldwide. "Hymns for a Dark Horse" was originally released
in July of 2007 on BURLY TIME RECORDS, and now will be issued in an
expanded form featuring TWO BONUS TRACKS. Upon the initial release
of the album, Pitchfork graced it with an 8.4 and "recommended"
stamp of approval, saying: "[Bowerbirds] churn out deceptively
pleasing folksongs about plants and animals and the unforgivable things
we do to them... hypnotically pretty and a little bit weird, characteristics
of the very best kind of Americana music. Bowerbirds do for backyards
what the Hold Steady's done for parking lots-- translated place into
sound.
DeadOceans-017
LP
$11.50
Bowerbirds
Hymns For A Dark Horse (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, US Only once every ten years or so does one hear a new band this
good, this bursting with ideas, this audibly in love with musicŠ
It is beyond stunning. This band is the complete package." Ears
tend to perk up when a record review sings praises like these, especially
when the praises come from the Mountain Goats' John Darnielle, as
they did recently on his Last Plane to Jakarta website hailing the
BOWERBIRDS' debut album, "Hymns for a Dark Horse." DEAD
OCEANS is overjoyed to be sharing the sounds of Bowerbirds with listeners
worldwide. "Hymns for a Dark Horse" was originally released
in July of 2007 on BURLY TIME RECORDS, and now will be issued in an
expanded form featuring TWO BONUS TRACKS. Upon the initial release
of the album, Pitchfork graced it with an 8.4 and "recommended"
stamp of approval, saying: "[Bowerbirds] churn out deceptively
pleasing folksongs about plants and animals and the unforgivable things
we do to them... hypnotically pretty and a little bit weird, characteristics
of the very best kind of Americana music. Bowerbirds do for backyards
what the Hold Steady's done for parking lots-- translated place into
sound.
DeadOceans-017
CD
$11.50
Brown Bird
Bottom of the Sea (PRE-OR