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Alaska In Winter
Dance Party in the Balkans
PS, US Art student Brandon Bethancourt takes much of his influence from all his early years of growing up in the (American) South West, immersed in the musical low-rider culture of Sante Fe, New Mexico, as well as a slight Arabian influence on the part of his parents & their Byzantine church music. He has recently toured the US & Canada w/ Beirut.
MilanRecords
CD
$14.50

Ambarchi, Oren
In the Pendulum's Embrace
PS, US NOW ON VINYL!!! He continues his otherworldly investigations w/ a kind of dark twin to his landmark "Grapes From The Estate". Despite the use of glass harmonica, strings, bells, piano, percussion & guitars, it's startling that the world created is still unmistakably his own & that there is such a cohesion of vision throughout the 3 lengthy pieces.
SouthernLord
LP
$16.75

Am-Boy
Clayton's Hideout
PS, US Last copies. Forrest Wolf returns with his sophomore effort, a 10 track nugget of kaleidoscopic melodies. Perpetuating his trademark "Walt Disney World on acid" brand of nostalgic electronics, this particular journey is a limited vinyl-only affair. The synths have sheen, the reverb is whale-like at times, and the rhythms are programmed simply and effortlessly to lock down the pace. Am-Boy maps out a gauzy route through his own daydream nation, inviting you to get lost for 35 minutes and ease away from reality. Very spliff friendly. Not a departure, but an upgrade from his debut, Floridian, this Long Player proves the songs to be better and frankly, more psychedelic. The moods vacillate between the up tempo chime of opener "Clayton's Hideout" to the slack-keyed wooziness of "I am boy." "Ready to Go Home" and "Glass Wails" represent two of the best tracks Am-boy has given us with their clipclop rhythms, warm bass lines and hallucinatory toppings. The 3 tracks closing out side two are an ambient postcard from the depths of wonderment, awaiting the perfect science fiction images to accompany the walk home. Warm, rich and a bit twisted, Clayton's Hideout is a charming addition to the growing Wobblyhead catalog.
WobblyHead-014
LP
$9.75

Apollo Sunshine
S/T (Re-Issue/Bonus Tracks)
PS, US A tightly controlled chaos of pedal steel, guitar, bass, double necked guitar/bass combo, 2 hand-taped-together keyboards/samplers, percussion, drums & whatever happens to be lying around. They leave audiences smiling, screaming, breathlesss & unable to hold still. Kinks meet Rockabilly guitar sounds, they are true musicians & an American rock n roll band.
OneLittleIndian
CD
$14.75

Apples In Stereo
Electronic Projects for Musicians (ON SALE)
PS, US Fresh off the release of the critically acclaimed New Magnetic Wonder and one of the most productive years of their career (including recording a remix for Yoko Ono and tours of Europe and Taiwan), The Apples in stereo are releasing the long-awaited compilation Electronic Projects for Musicians through Simian Records/Yep Roc Records/ Elephant 6. Named after an electronics how-to manual, the album can be seen as the band s follow-up to their 1996 compilation Science Faire. The collection spans 10+ years and includes music from b-sides and rarities recorded between 1995 and 2007. It also features three previously unreleased tracks: "Stephen Stephen", written for and originally performed on Stephen Colbert's The Colbert Report; ''The Apples in stereo Theme Song',' recorded for the band's website; and the highly anticipated ''Dreams',' a previously unfinished track from 1997's Tone Soul Evolution.
YepRoc
CD
$13.75

Apples In Stereo
Electronic Projects for Musicians (ON SALE)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!
YepRoc
LP
$14.50

B-52s
Funplex [limited LP+CD]
PS, US VINYL VERSION comes with a CD too. Very limited.
Astralwerks
LP/CD
$20.50

B-52s
Funplex
PS, US New album, appropriately titled. Longtime B-52s fan Angie has wagered that someone will buy a copy of this from us...will it be you?
Astralwerks
CD
$18.75

Baby Shakes
Tell Me Now b/w Come On Babe, Baby It's You
PS, US
Rob'sHouse
10
$12.00

Bearsuit
OH:IO
PS, US Fresh out of hiding, six piece Bearsuit have a whole heap of brand-spanking-new shonky pop songs replete with glitter, knives,smiles, shouts and catchy choruses to make you feel happy sad and slightly scared at the same time. Subjects include terrible bloodthirsty gangs of tiny children, getting jiggy with dinosaurs, fist-fighting your younger self, signing up for intergalactic warfare, finding love, the colonization of the solar system, the search for tangible proof of a 'soul', and a dirty old crow: you know: the usual shit. Already championed by the likes of Steve Lamacq, Huw Stevens, Phill Jupitus, XFM, the NME, Artrocker and Plan B. With a live show including flute, guitars, keyboards, samples, cornet, singing, bells, accordion, theremin, drums, oh and a keytar plus a variety of outlandish stage gear - blood soaked prom dresses,marching bands, 'nurses of death' outfits, spacemen and silver bear-botwear to name but a few - Bearsuit are certainly a band to catch live! here's some nice review quotes what people have said. '...fun, fresh and exciting listen...shout their wonder from the rooftops' --NME.
HappyHappyBirthdayToMe-098
CD
$11.50

Beatundercontrol
Cosmic Repackage
PS, UK Since bursting into the world in the late 70s as a punk-driven bass evangelist, Sweden's Ulf "Rockis" Ivarrson has since been on a relentless voyage of musical discovery while paying his dues to pay the rent. Through early 80s bands like The Quiet, playing the blues with the Eivon Boogie Band, backing up Swedish guitar hero Clas Yngstrom in his group Sky High or a host of sessions, Ulf nurtured a growing desire to uncork an inner vision which sounded nothing like any of these lucratively-popular positions. After a stint with world music-techno marauders Hedningama, where he pioneered a new instrument called the bass mandora, Ulf took the plunge in the late '90s and started Beatundercontrol. Conventional song structures went out the window as he explored his fixations with the mighty dub, noise and experimental music that knew no boundaries, emerging with widely acclaimed first album The Introduction in 2003. 'Instead of writing banal three-minute songs with mindless expressions and meaning, I rather try to challenge myself through textures, noises and basslines,' he explains. This philosophy is explored with often stunning results on Ulf's second Beatundercontrol album, Cosmic Repackage, a colossal aural menagerie of space-jazz brass themes and solo flights, subterranean pulses and darkhued banks of strings which dart between European avant textures to late 60s hypno-drone alchemists the Third Ear Band. It's a heady brew, ranging from the nocturnal back alley jazz of "Neighbourterror Blues" to the intense freeform scattershots and coruscating atmospherics of "Departure". If dub's shadow looms over the album, notably on tracks like the bottomless fizz-bombs of Interruption, it steps out and flashes its glorious sonic stiffie on the alien skank of "Subversion Dub", albeit lashed with dissonance and howling winds.From punk rock to the outer limits, Ulf Ivarrson has cause to celebrate quite a remarkable musical journey and does so with one of the year's most intoxicatingly uncompromising aural statements.
MaliciousDamage-632
CD
$17.75

Beck
Stereopathic Soulmanure
PS, US REPRESS!
Flipside
DLP
$15.00

Black Fortress of Opium
S-T
PS, US Inspired by the lore surrounding a little town in Turkey , Afyonkarahisar, which translates into "Black Fortress of Opium." Their self-titled debut album was recorded in Brooklyn, NY by Martin Bisi (IGGY POP, SONIC YOUTH, DRESDEN DOLLS) over the course of seven months in 2007. The 10 original tracks are often reminiscent of Middle or Near Eastern sounds channeled through American folk instrumentation (mandolin, banjo) as well as e-bowed electric guitars, with female vocals that alternate between powerful and soulful to soft and mournful.
Afyonkarahisar
CD
$10.00

Black Keys, The
Attack & Release
PS, US New album! ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Evidently, their 2004 mini-masterpiece Rubber Factory represented the crest of their brutal blues wave, as ever since singer/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney have receded from the gnarled precision of their writing and the big, brutal blues thump, they started to float into the atmosphere with their 2006 EP-length tribute to Junior Kimbrough, Chulahoma. Ever since then, the Black Keys have emphasized waves of sound over either ballast or song, something that should be evident from the choice of Danger Mouse as the producer of Attack & Release, a seemingly unlikely pair that found common ground in the form of Ike Turner. Danger Mouse worked with the rock & roll renegade when he produced the Gorillaz's Demon Days and the plan was to have the Black Keys cut an album with Ike but Turner's death turned the project into a full-fledged Keys album. That's the official story, anyway..."
Nonesuch
CD
$15.25

Black Keys, The
Attack & Release
PS, US VINYL VERSION!
Nonesuch
DLP
$19.75

Black Twig Pickers
Hobo Handshake
PS, US This finds a slightly reshuffled lineup & a renewed emphasis on kicking out raw, percussive takes on both traditional Appalachian & original material. The Twigs work the fine line between the Friday night oldtime dance party & the wellspring of grim & evocative tragedy that runs through the tradition, delivering these laments, travelogues, & wild whoops w/ sawing, rocking joy.
VHF
CD
$14.25

Blackshaw, James
Lost Prayers
PS, US After the success of his 2007 album "The Cloud of Unknowing," comes reissues of previous titles previously available only as tiny CDR pressings. NEW YORK TIMES: "Mr. Blackshaw plays 12-string acoustic guitar, picking endlessly circling, intertwining arpeggios: stately, tolling ones on the lower strings and faster ones, verging on tremolo, up above. Yet what usually emerges from the welter of notes is not bustle but tranquillity."
TompkinsSquare
CD
$14.75

Blackshaw, James
Celeste/Sunshrine
PS, US After the success of his 2007 album "The Cloud of Unknowing," comes reissues of previous titles previously available only as tiny CDR pressings. "Mr. Blackshaw plays 12-string acoustic guitar, picking endlessly circling, intertwining arpeggios: stately, tolling ones on the lower strings and faster ones, verging on tremolo, up above. Yet what usually emerges from the welter of notes is not bustle but tranquillity." -The New York Times
TompkinsSquare
CD
$14.75

Borko
Celebrating Life
PS, GERMANY VINYL VERSION!!!
Morr-080
LP
$15.00

Borko
Celebrating Life
PS, GERMANY Celebrating Life is the first full-length release from Icelandic artist Björn Kristiansson and reflects a life in music full of experiences. The oldest of these eight tracks are up to six years old, and Morr label-head Thomas Morr has been their eager and attentive listener. How does a punch in the belly sound? Kristiansson has written a song about it called "Spoonstabber," where you'll hear an elegiac Tetris, encapsulated by delaying beats, tumbling samples, guitars, trumpets and a melody that goes on for an eternity. Borko - who also works as a musician for film and theater as well as a music teacher at a primary school in Reykjavik - expresses melancholy and nostalgia through rhythm-machines. His songs can reach dramatic heights with climbing melodies, as well as play up the stoicism of repetition and modulation. His work at the laptop and mixing desk live on stage have helped fuel his inspiration as well as childhood prog rock LPs, Jim O'Rourke's ear and electronica's warmth.
Morr-080
CD
$15.00

Braxton, Anthony
Quartet (GTM) 2006
PS, US Four-disc box set contains four Ghost Trance compositions recorded with Braxton playing reeds, Carl Testa on bass, Aaron Siegal on percussion & Max Heath on piano. The box also contains a definitive essay by Braxton on his Ghost Trance compositions.
Important-184
CD-BOX
$26.50

Bread, Love & Dreams
The Strange Tale of Captain Shannon and the Hunchback from Gigha [re-issue]
PS, UK Recorded simultaneously with their classic Amaryllis album and released in 1970 on the Decca label, this psychedelic folk landmark showcases the talents of Edinburgh's David McNiven and Angie Rew, with one spellbinding track from former bandmate Carolyn Davis. Sympathetically produced by Ray Horricks (Davy Graham, Human Beast), it's a superb collection that ranges from the hard-rocking "Masquerade" to the gorgeous "Butterfly Land," beautiful "Purple Hazy Melancholy" and epic title track. Featuring support from Danny Thompson and Terry Cox of Pentangle, it's simply essential for all fans of British acid folk.
Sunbeam-5047
CD
$16.25

Bryars, Gavin
Hommages
PS, UK Remastered. Originally released in November 1981 on Les Disques du Crepuscule, Hommages was recorded in Leicester in February 1981 and produced by noted Belgian new music composer Wim Mertens. The album was conceived as a series of diverse homage's to other composers, which include Bill Evans (My First Homage), Ferruccio Busoni and Gustav Holst (The English Mail-Coach and The Vespertine Park) and Percy Grainger (Hi-Tremolo). Featured musicians included Andrew Bilham, Ronald Reah, Andrew Renshaw, Nigel Shipway, Dave Smith, John White and Marie Wilson, as well as Gavin Bryars himself on piano and vibraphone. The album is the only one that documents the important period between Bryars' early experimental music and later works from Medea onwards, as well as his enthusiasm for small composer/performer ensembles. The new 63 minute digital remaster of Hommages now includes two bonus tracks composed and recorded by Bryars during the same period: Danse Dieppoise, and the lengthy piano piece Out of Zaleski's Gazebo. The booklet features extensive notes by Gavin Bryars on the origin and performance of all six pieces, and preserves the original album cover artwork by Marc Borgers.
LTM-2503
CD
$17.00

Camphor
Drawn to Dust
PS, US A delicately crafted & gracefully orchestrated chamber pop opus highlighted by frontman (& notable film score composer) Max Avery Lichtenstein's captivating voice & evocative lyrics. It offers up a dark but catchy listening experience reminiscent in flashes of artists like Beck, Nick Cave, Sufjan Stevens, Sparklehorse, Brian Wilson, Calexico, Wilco & late-era Talk Talk.
FriendlyFireRecordings
CD
$12.50

Caned & Able
Smoke
PS, UK Since impressing far and wide with their Beats for Bars project Patrick Bird and Martyn Savigar have now expanded their range of collaborators to weird, wonderful and sometimes audacious effect. In the immediate vicinity, there's former Specimen and Siouxsie & the Banshees guitarist Jon Klein, drummer Chris Bell [also Specimen but a bevy of 80s giants too] and, showing up in the course of this hallucino-genic journey, Billie Holliday, Catatonia, Marc Bolan and even the young John Peel, whose unmistakable and always welcome tones talk about woodland creatures on 'Deaf Aid' amidst another calming space-shuffle before singer Anna Jacyszyn wafts in. The concept is mash-up taken to diverse extremes creating slow motion symphonies which plant some familiar voices in fields of dreams where the mood is deep, dubbed and drenched in ghosts as Billie Holliday looms in "Trav'lin' Light" to spine-melting effect, "Soul Clapp" creates a new hiphop hybrid, "White Space" is an orchestral treatment of goth-glamsters Specimen and there are tracks like "Deuteronomy" where the players stretch out after the guests have left. This is an opiated aural delight from start to finish, by which time you might be stroking the ceiling like a long-lost friend, satisfied that now the world's a better place and wondering why they don't make them like this any more.
MaliciousDamage-631
CD
$17.75

Chevron
Tuff Shite
PS, GERMANY Chevron's intricate beats and party anthems get down and dirty with "Tuff Shite". Partly inspired by Chevron's hometown, and partly the result of his extensive live experience all throughout Europe, the six complex, crisp and tongue-in-cheek tracks presented here are also a lot more than just "tuff". Upbeat and clear, the A side displays (again, as if necessary) Chevron's talent for complex rhythms and catchy melodies. Flip the record, and the B side delivers the dancefloor-packing tracks, where jungle, hardcore and breakcore collide in a tasty and incisive way. Welcome to Blackpool, don't let the comets hit you on the way to the club.
AdNoiseam-93
12
$10.00

Citified
Meeting After
PS, US The Meeting After the Meeting is the sophomore release from Greensboro, North Carolina-based quartet Citified. Channeling the urgency of 80s Brit/shoegaze but with an updated sense of production values and texture, touching on influences such as Red House Painters, R.E.M., Echo and the Bunnymen and The Cure. Fans of the National's "Boxer" will appreciate the extreme warmth and textures the album exudes, engineered by Jerry Kee (SUPERCHUNK, KINGSBURY MANX)
EskimoKiss
CD
$7.75

Crow Tongue
Ghost Eye Seeker
PS, US Crow Tongue's first full length finds them summoning distant howls from the fog of night. Fingerpicked strings & Eastern instruments recall CT's musical heritage (the acid-folk of Stone Breath), but here they are layered with primitive homemade instruments, circuit-bent electronics & mantric drones. "Ghost Eye Gaze" opens the album with a 5-part drone-raga, improvised to back a shamanic chant, pushing from free-folk to free-noise & back again. "Seeker" follows in 2 parts with bass dulcimer & tablas leading into an electric swarmandal excursion. The album closes with "Candle, Corpse, and Bell" where Crow Tongue shows their dub influence with guimbri & tabla-machine slowly spinning through the echochamber.
Hand/Eye-034
CD
$11.75

Demon's Claws
Fucked on K b/w Always Be My Friend
PS, US One of the most dynamic combos to take the filthy route directly to your brain, & each live perRfoermcoarndcse solidifies their earnest ambition to stomp their furious rock'n roll death trip into submission. Their stumbling, rambling ways have lead folks down the darker side of americana-tinged blues-punk on more than one occasion & this one just might be the best. 1000 pressed, black vinyl.
RobsHouse
45
$5.25

Earle, Justin Townes
Good Life
PS, US As the son of legendary singer/songwriter Steve Earle, high expectations are the name of the game. He's shown that he's is up to the task on The Good Life, blending elements of blues, classic country and rock n' roll seemlessly in warm musical settings that could easily be mistaken for classics.
Bloodshot
CD
$13.50

Electric Pop Group
Sunrise EP
PS, US Brilliant Matinée debut from popular Swedish band The Electric Pop Group. The quartet astonished everyone late in 2006 with a self-released debut album that came out of nowhere to make numerous year-end lists and earn countless favorable reviews including comparisons to legendary bands on Creation Records (Razorcuts, Primal Scream, The Pastels, Jesus and Mary Chain) and Sarah Records (The Sea Urchins, Another Sunny Day, Brighter, and The Field Mice). As one of many indie record labels that took notice, Matinée made contact with them just as they started work on new recordings last summer and this EP is the first fruit of those sessions. Especially notable given the band's name, this EP also marks the addition of acoustic guitars to their repertoire. The EP kicks off with 'I Could See The Lights', an incredible tune and one of the first new songs the band recorded following the success of its debut album. Guitars jangle, drums pound, keyboards chime...the song simply shimmers and will serve as a perfect summertime anthem even in the face of less agreeable weather. It demanded to be released as a single so here it is! In addition to the lead track, the EP features three glorious additional songs: 'This Is The Town' is another chiming A-side, an infectious song that features prominent keyboards as the perfect counterpoint to three glistening guitar parts. 'Summer's Day' is a showcase for the newly added acoustic guitar, a fragile song that is similar to and every bit as poignant as the classic track 'For Always' by Razorcuts. Finally, 'Come And See Me' employs keyboards to great effect, creating a mesmerizing and soaring hit that is an especially lovely way to end the EP for sure. On this release, the band takes its sound-described by one esteemed music writer as "both studiously retrospective and thoroughly contemporary"-and expands it with added instrumentation and superb songwriting. The result is a modern indiepop classic and another sparkling addition to the Matinée discography.
Matinee-067
CD5
$6.50

Eleh & Sun Circle
S-T
PS, US Essential limited edition 180-gram vinyl release pressed in an edition of 500 copies. Eleh's pure analog drones are a perfect complement to Sun Circle's ecstatic high-volume compositions. Eleh's track is a slight departure from the sub-sonic bass-heavy drones of their first two records. This time around there is more emphasis on a glistening shimmer. Sun Circle's Important debut is psychoacoustic minimalism meets psychedelic maximalism: ecstatic high-volume drones, long-form trance musics & peace noise performed with bowed strings, voices, organs, percussion & world instruments.
Important
LP
$15.00

Elf Power
In A Cave (ON SALE)
PS, US New album! Elf Power's ninth album, In A Cave, blasts them past familiar territories and lands them on exciting new terrain. One of their most psychedelic records, it offers thirteen otherworldly tracks of chugging Krautrock rhythms, sing-song pop, and harmonically dense balladry. With In A Cave these seasoned indie rockers find the perfect synthesis of their organic live performances, instinctual ensemble playing and open-hearted experimentation.
Ryko
CD
$15.00

Elf Power
In A Cave (ON SALE)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!
Ryko
LP
$16.25

Fahey, John
Mill Pond
PS, US Originally released on vinyl only. Limited edition CD reissue includes the first-ever collection of Fahey's paintings in the accompanying booklet. His music has been called folk, blues, bluegrass, noise, and even (gasp!) new age. On this EP, Fahey uses heavy reverb, electric slide & feedback to create an eerie mood. The Mill Pond is all over the place stylistically, so it should confuse those who try to pigeonhole Fahey into any one category. It further proves that there is only one category into which he fits: truly innovative guitar genius.
Important-183
CD
$12.50

Fleischmann & Tarwater
Morr Music Japan Tour EP [2005]
PS, GERMANY 2005 tour-only release, distributed in the U.S. for the first time, with Fleischmann providing two alternative versions of tracks and Tarwater providing three exclusive tracks. Anyone who has heard Fleischmann's The Humbucking Coil will already know "From To" and "Broken Monitors," but hearing them in these new-and-improved versions is a pleasure and a privilege -- the tracks are fleshed out with effects and distortion which makes them feel more fun and freer than their predecessors. Tarwater also don't disappoint, with their first offering "Cassedy" sounding like a 1950s slow dance as realized by the BBC Radiophonic workshop -- the EP's highlight and an incredible view of exactly what Morr Music is all about -- alternative and unusual pop music, pure and simple.
MorrMusicTour-004
CD5
$10.75

Flower Travelin' Band
Satori [re-issue]
PS, UK The Flower Travellin' Band's first musical outing, Challenge, was released in 1970 and was essentially a series of covers of Cream, Hendrix, Big Brother and Jefferson Airplane material. However, Satori appeared a year later and forever changed the way the group would be perceived, both in Japan and in the musical world at large. Possessing the vision to select Akira "Joe" Yamanaka as their vocalist, the Flower Travellin' boys elevated themselves above other Japanese bands of the time, whose efforts were largely confined to imitating British and American bands of the era. Satori, which was released in 1971, is a conceptual hard rock/psych album driven by Hideki Ishima's furious guitar licks which erupt and explode over the harmonic heart beat of the drums and bass and Yamanaka's banshee-like vocal style which was turning him into an occidental Iggy Pop or Robert Plant while the band itself was rapidly becoming Japan's answer to Led Zeppelin. Satori is a huge album in every way. From power chords to Eastern-tinged North African six-string freak-outs and crashing tom-toms, the band flexes its collective muscle from start to finish. In short, this is a real rock classic of the type they simply don't make any more.
Phoenix
CD
$15.00

Gerrard, Denny
Sinister Morning
PS, UK Denver Gerrard had his brief moment in the spotlight of stardom in British rock as one half of the Warm Sounds, the duo that he formed with Barry Husband in 1967. They hit number 27 on the U.K. charts with "Birds and Bees," a trippy psychedelic pop number released by Decca Records' Deram Records imprint... On his classic solo album from 1970 the four members of the cult underground rock band High Tide back him. A welcome reissue for a classic album that contains some of the most innovative music of the era!
EsotericRecordings-2045
CD
$20.25

Giles, Giles & Fripp
The Cheerful Insanity Of...
PS, UK This great album is where it all began for the King Crimson stalwarts. An excellent late 60's album which touches on psychedelic pop, (often compared to early Syd Barrett era Pink Floyd) with jazz influences and a whimsical brand of surreal humour. Fripps's guitar is on top form on Suite No. 1 and shows the shape of things to come when in 1969 when he and Mike Giles teamed up with Greg Lake and Ian McDonald to form King Crimson. This remastered reissue comes with bonus tracks and enhanced artwork and should appeal to all lovers of eccentric late 60 s Psychedelia and fans of King Crimson.
EsotericRecordings-2049
CD
$20.25

Head of Femur
Great Plains
PS, US Head of Femur releases its third full-length, stripping down to a more accessible five-piece. However, the group still manages to stay true to its ambitious trademark sound, lacing together art-rock sensibilities reflective of the Talking Heads.
Greyday
CD
$11.50

Herman Dune
I Wish That I Could See You Soon EP
PS, US Herman Dune returns w/ a brand-new percussion lineup, the vintage sound of an actual Bourbon 'horns & brass' section, & the vocal support of girl-group the Woo-Woos. Dark'n'droll, regret'n'whisky sodden pop that sounds like Jonathan Richman backed by the Crystals. RIYL Sufjan Stevens, Will Oldham, Belle & Sebastian.
Everloving
CD5
$6.25

Hipshakes
Live at Rob's House
PS, US "Summertime Wonderland b/w Sympathize With Me, Don't Leave Me Now" First the Black Lips, then CarbonaRs eacnodr Bdseat Beat Beat....now, The Hipshakes live at Rob's House. 500 pressed, black vinyl.
RobsHouse
45
$5.25

Hitchcock, Robyn
Shadow Cat
PS, UK Robyn Hitchcock has taken time out from working with The Venus 3 (which features various members of REM) and John Paul Jones (who has been busy with his former band Led Zeppelin lately...) to compile an exclusive album, Shadow Cat, for London's premier oddball label Sartorial Records. This collection of previously unreleased material from the Hitchcock vaults dates from 1993-99, providing the missing link between The Egyptians on A&M and the Warner Bros years. Shadow Cat itself features Moris Tepper, mainstay of Captain Beefheart's Magic Band, on lead acoustic guitar, and all tracks are Hitchcock originals, but for the Hendrix cover "The Wind Cries Mary" (on which Sartorial boss Terry Edwards plays Hammond organ). Aside from Edwards making a further appearance on "Never Have To See You Again", Robyn performs all instruments & vocals. From the concise opening cut, For Debbie Reynolds, to the concluding title track, the quality of the songwriting & performance shines through - "out-take" albums are all too often cobbled together from unreleased (unrealizable!) material. Not so here. These 14 tracks were whittled down from around 30 contenders, carefully edited & remastered to create a cohesive album - even to the point of sequencing the songs as two sides, despite it not being manufactured on vinyl. Essential for those who have followed Robyn from his early days in The Soft Boys (with Kimberley Rew, Morris Windsor and Andy Metcalfe) to his work with film director Jonathan Demme and beyond, this release also serves as a fine introduction to the work of one of Englands most treasured songwriters. Enjoy! Track listing SIDE 1: 1 For Debbie Reynolds, 2 Never Have To See You Again, 3 Love Affair, 4 The Wind Cries Mary, 5 High On Yourself, 6 Because You're Over, 7 The Cat Walks Her Kind Of Line. SIDE 2: 8 Statue With A Walkman, 9 The Green Boy, 10 Real Dot, 11 Nothing But Time, 12 Beautiful Shock, 13 Baby-Doll, 14 Shadow Cat.
Satorial-030
CD
$17.75

Indian
Slights and Abuse/The Sycophant
PS, US 2nd full length from the group recently hailed as "a five-alarm hellstorm...deeply, irresistibly evil"-Chicago Reader. This
compiles two brand new limited edition vinyl LPs on one CD. Imagine His Hero Is Gone's epic crust, Shellac's obsessive-compulsive rhythmic battery, & Sunn O)))'s glacial drone, all delivered w/ arabid punk rock approach. Victorious highs & bottomless lows--from anthemic, white-knuckle call-to-arms to ampworshipping pits of icy doom.
SeventhRule
CD
$15.50

Indricothere
S-T (LP/CD)
PS, US This animal was the World's largest pre-historic herbivorous mammal. This man is Colin Marston, the World's foremost purveyor of gargantuan shredding. As he surpasses his previous works in BEHOLD THE ARCTOPUS & DYSRHYTHMIA w/ an instrumental tech-death metal creation that quakes the very ground it treads upon. Incl. CD!
GileadMedia
LP
$15.75

Jesus And Mary Chain, The
Honey's Dead [re-issue, remaster]
PS, US
Rhino
CD
$12.25

Jesus And Mary Chain, The
Automatic [re-issue, remaster]
PS, US
Rhino
CD
$12.25

Jesus And Mary Chain, The
Darklands [re-issue, remaster]
PS, US
Rhino
CD
$12.25

Jesus And Mary Chain, The
Psychocandy [re-issue, remaster]
PS, US
Rhino
CD
$12.25

Jesus And Mary Chain, The
Stoned & Dethroned [re-issue, remaster]
PS, US
Rhino
CD
$12.25

Keef Hartley Band
Overdog
PS, UK This reissue of Overdog features the bonus single edits of Roundabout, one of their best loved and most powerful works. Along with a reissue of The Time is Near, this release sees the beginning of a reissue campaign by Esoteric Recordings of the classic Keef Hartley Band albums.
EsotericRecordings-2048
CD
$20.25

Keef Hartley Band
The Time Is Near...
PS, UK Considered by many to be one of the finest exponents of powerful Jazz Rock, Keef's earliest engagement was as replacement for Ringo Starr in Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He was also Mick Fleetwood s replacement in John Mayalls Blues-Breakers and featured on many recordings by the band. In 1968 he formed his own group recruiting the highly regarded Miller Anderson on guitar and vocals. Although they performed at Woodstock the band was not filmed. Latterly Hartley became involved with group Vinegar Joe and with singer / songwriter Michael Chapman.
EsotericRecordings-2047
CD
$20.25

Khan
Space Shanty
PS, UK Best known as the album that first brought the guitar playing talents of guitarist Steve Hillage to public prominence, Khans sole album is a splendid example of a fusion of Canterbury flavoured rock combined with jazz and space-rock influences. Originally released in 1972 by Deram records, it can now clearly be seen as the blue print for Hillage s later solo success. Hillage has acknowledged that Space Shanty was the dry run for his classic Fish Rising album.
EsotericRecordings-2046
CD
$20.25

Kid Dakota
A Winners Shadow
PS, US Layer on layer of guitar and percussion driven melodies. For fans of Okervil River, Rio Kiley, Spoon, Nada Surf.
Graveface
CD
$10.25

Lemonheads
It's a Shame About Ray [Collector's Edition]
PS, US Expansive re-issue.
Rhino/WEA
CD/DVD
$25.00

Les Troubadours Du Roi Baudouin
Missa Luba
PS, UK Hailed by Stanley Kubrick as Absolutely, one of the great films, Lindsay Anderson s stylish, surrealistic, uncompromising and confrontational film IF... encapsulated the revolutionary atmosphere of the sixties; and four decades on has lost none of it's power to astonish and provoke. Malcolm McDowell (of whom IF... made a star), suggested the bewitching, other-worldly music of Sanctus from the Missa Luba, a version of the Latin Mass based on traditional Congolese songs, which establishes the film s very particular atmosphere. IF... captured the public's imagination beyond anyone's expectation and the memorable Sanctus subsequently became a chart hit (I couldn¹t believe it recalled McDowell). Les Troubadours du Roi Baudouin, a choir with percussion section consisting of about 45 boys from 9 to 14 years old, and 15 teachers were formed by Father Haazen. The Missa Luba is pure Congolese. It is completely void of any modern, western musical influences. None of it is written. Certain rhythms, harmonies and embellishments are spontaneous improvisations. This edition, comprising the mass and native songs of the Congo, is the first complete restoration of the original album first released in 1963.
El-136
CD
$15.50

Les Troubadours Du Roi Baudouin
Missa Luba
PS, UK Hailed by Stanley Kubrick as Absolutely, one of the great films, Lindsay Anderson s stylish, surrealistic, uncompromising and confrontational film IF... encapsulated the revolutionary atmosphere of the sixties; and four decades on has lost none of it's power to astonish and provoke. Malcolm McDowell (of whom IF... made a star), suggested the bewitching, other-worldly music of Sanctus from the Missa Luba, a version of the Latin Mass based on traditional Congolese songs, which establishes the film s very particular atmosphere. IF... captured the public's imagination beyond anyone's expectation and the memorable Sanctus subsequently became a chart hit (I couldn¹t believe it recalled McDowell). Les Troubadours du Roi Baudouin, a choir, with percussion section, consisting of about 45 boys from 9 to 14 years old, and 15 teachers were formed by Father Haazen. The Missa Luba is pure Congolese. It is completely void of any modern, western musical influences. None of it is written. Certain rhythms, harmonies and embellishments are spontaneous improvisations. This edition, comprising the mass and native songs of the Congo, is the first complete restoration of the original album first released in 1963.
El-136
CD
$15.50

Lionheart Brothers, The
Dizzy Kiss
PS, SWEDEN New album from Norwegian dream rockers, finally at a decent price. More later...
NONS
CD
$15.00

Los Campesinos!
Hold On Now, Youngster
PS, CANADA Cardiff-based 7-piece. Recorded in Canada & produced by David Newfeld (Broken Social Scene) the album is a frenetic mix of Indie Pop inspired by the likes of Architecture In Helsinki, Pavement & Bis. It's been a hugely eventful year for the band: a right-of-passage, roller coaster, massively exciting kind of year, that's seen them make an impressive dent globally, experience an avalanche of 'firsts', & subsequently proved their mettle as a Pop collective of huge potential. PITCHFORK rating 8.4!
Arts&Crafts
CD
$15.25

Los Campesinos!
Hold On Now, Youngster
PS, CANADA VINYL VERSION! LP & 10".
Arts&Crafts
DLP
$21.75

Mae Shi
HLLLYH
PS, US Really crazy prog rock from the LA band that doesn't stop touring.
Graveface
CD
$12.50

Maquiladora
St. Cecilia's Drowning: Ritual Of Hearts & White Sands Revisited
PS, SPAIN Maquiladora's create songs from a sense of place. Eric Nielsen, Bruce McKenzie and Phil Beaumont (with occasional guests of Black Heart Procession, Modest Mouse and The God Machine) approach music from all sides, a sound which conjures up moods of the deserts and oceans providing a landscape that is both familiar and remotely distant. Acuarela is pleased to release a new take on Maquiladora's early works on St. Cecilia's Drowning - White Sands And Ritual Of Hearts Revisited. A re-mastered collection of songs recorded between 1995 and 2002, including nine previously unreleased songs, which present a graceful invitation into the musical journey of this reclusive band. ERASING CLOUDS WHITE SANDS: 1. Prostitute Song // 2. Julian // 3.Happy Day // 4. Little Miss R. C. // 5. Ankle // 6. So Far Away // 7. Itchy Song // 8. Termez 1936 // 9. Mr. Grey // 10. Bueno Mis Amigos // 11. Cousin // Bonus Tracks: 12. Light of the Rain // 13. Itchy Song (Live at VPRO) // 14. 12 Steps // 15. A/part // 16. After All RITUAL OF HEARTS: 1. The Secret // 2. Ritual of Hearts // 3. Heaven // 4. Sweet Afton // 5. I'm In Love // 6. A Vow // 7. Sound Of Rain // 8. Dream Of Snakes // 9. Chinese Girl // 10. Avow // 11. She's More Beautiful To Me Than Water And Pure // 12. Static Hum // Bonus Tracks: 13. So Young // 14. Buddy // 15. Boatman's Mantra // 16. Mexico D.F.
Acuarela-1083
DCD
$16.00

Mellow Candle
Swaddling Songs
PS, UK Featuring girl singers Clodagh Simonds and Alison Williams, Mellow Candle never achieved commercial success they deserved spawning a legendary psychedelic folk-rock album akin to Fairport Convention or Fotheringay. Touring to support Thin Lizzy (Simonds played on Lizzy s album Shades of a Blue Orphanage ) and Horslips, the band had a short lived existence. Clodagh Simonds later went on to play again with Mike Oldfield and Jade Warrior and this release serves as evidence of the talents of both Simonds and the band who deserved far more commercial success than they attained. Now rightly regarded as a classic of the genre, Esoteric Recordings are proud to add Swaddling Songs to their catalogue. Featuring girl singers Clodagh Simonds and Alison Williams, Mellow Candle never achieved commercial success they deserved spawning a legendary psychedelic folk-rock album akin to Fairport Convention or Fotheringay. Touring to support Thin Lizzy (Simonds played on Lizzy s album Shades of a Blue Orphanage) and Horslips, the band had a short-lived existence. Now rightly regarded as a classic of the genre, Esoteric Recordings are proud to add Swaddling Songs to their catalogue.
EsotericRecordings-2044
CD
$20.25

Meloy, Colin
Sings Live! (DELAYED)
PS, US Double LP in a gatefold sleeve!Features a bonus track that's not on the CD. Release documents The Decemberists leader's 2006 solo trek across the US.
JealousButcher
DLP
$21.00

Moby
Last Night
PS, US The album was recorded in his home studio in Manhattan, NY & feat. a number of guest vocalists, incl. MC Grandmaster Caz, one of the writers of "Rapper's Delight," Sylvia from the band Kudu, British MC Aynzli & the Nigerian 419 Squad. Moby says: "It's a lot more dance-oriented & electronic than my last few albums, probably as a result of all of the DJ'ing I've been doing lately."
Mute
CD
$15.25

Mojo
#174 (May 2008) [Magazine + CD]
PS, UK FREE CD! THE DAWNING OF A NEW ERA. Mining the roots of The Specials oeuvre with 15 punk & ska gems. Cuts from Bob Marley & The Wailers, The Ruts, Toots and The Maytals and Desmond Dekker are all included!

THE SPECIALS: The original gangsters delve back into their turbulent past and recall how seven lads from Coventry managed to seize the moment and change the musical map of Britain forever.

STEVE EARLE: He was given his first shot of heroin at 13 and witnessed Jimi Hendrix in full flight. In this month's MOJO Interview we join the Texan rebel rouser on a journey to the brink and back.

THE BLACK KEYS: As the planet's most formidable blues duo gear up to release their fifth album, we head back to the snowny streets of Akron, Ohio to find out how Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney went about making their most experimental record to date.

BOB DYLAN UNSEEN: Celebrated rock photographer Barry Feinstein spent 1966 on the road with the world's most troubled superstar. In an exclusive feature, MOJO enters the archives and discovers some of the most intimate images of Dylan in the eye of the hurricane.

PORTISHEAD: On the eve of the release of their new album, Third, the Bristolian three-piece break their silence and reveal exactly what they've been up to for the last decade.

JETHRO TULL: They're kooky, they're spooky, they're altogether ooky. The venerable Ian Anderson takes us back into the wonderful world of the psychedelic agrarian progsters!

NEIL YOUNG: MOJO's Martyn Palmer meets the politically-charged legend in Berlin to discuss the anti-Bush polemic behind his new Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young movie.

REVIEWED! Alex Turner's new side-project unveiled / The La's go deluxe / Portishead are back / Johnny Dowd's masterpiece / Free's Fire & Water reissued / Chuck Berry / David Axelrod / Montreux Jazz / The Gun Club / Neil Young startles and much, much more.

PLUS! Dennis Wilson's lost opus uncovered / The Hold Steady hit the MOJO stage at The Great Escape / The Ruby Suns and Lizz Wright rise / My Morning Jacket in the studio / Music From Mathematics explained / Billy Bragg's Self Portrait / Patti Smith reveals all / On the road with Black Mountain.

AND FINALLY! The MOJO Honours List 2008 looms!
ZINE
$10.00

Montys Loco
Farewell Mr. Happy
PS, SWEDEN With their last album, Man Overboard, still in regular rotation we welcome with open arms these Swedish electro-pop mavens' new recordings. Farewell Mr. Happy is yet another beautiful and bizarre collection of uncompromising looped and sampled dark-dreamery, comparable to The Knife and Bjork, with a sinister Phil Spector vibe. Their sonic habitat remains a sleepy, hyper-sensual sonic otherworld, but the edges here aren't softened at all, in fact the opposite is true. The new songs are dangerously serrated and sprinkled with oldchool industrial flourishes, but of course it's Anja Bigrell and Marie Eklund's woozy and winsome vocal aerobatics that stir the spirits and tug purposefully at the heartstrings. Highly recommended.
NONS
CD
$15.00

Moore, Thurston
Sensitive/Lethal
PS, US
NoFun
CD
$15.25

Morrison, Van
Keep It Simple
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "This is lived-in, soulful music, the kind that can only be made after years of playing the classics, and if that doesn't quite make for a compelling album, it does make for a comforting one. It's as easy to slip into this album as it is a warm bath, as Van's cantankerous rumblings only surface (quite slyly) on the closing "Behind the Ritual," where he scats "blah blah blah" on the corner, suggesting that whatever he's singing doesn't really matter -- and, in a way, he may be right, as the lyrics, the songs even, don't matter as much as the overall sound on Keep It Simple, which is as pure a groove album as he's ever made. There are no surprises, but when you do something this well, there doesn't need to be."
LostHighway
CD
$15.00

Morrissey
Greatest Hits
PS, US A best of based on the UK charts, plus 2 new songs.
Decca
CD
$16.25

Murder By Death
Red of Tooth and Claw
PS, US Also on blue vinyl gatefold!!!
MurderByDeath
LP
$20.25

Nadja
Skin Turns To Glass
PS, US Dirge-like metal riffs & heavy, minimal percussion w/ ethereal melodicism & something of a shoegazer asthetic, creating a swirling amorphous wall of sound that strives to be both obliterating & uplifting. 3 tracks w/ a running time of 80 minutes.
TheEnd
CD
$14.50

Nadja
Long Dark Twenties
PS, US An unusual turn for Nadja, which culminated via a chance meeting of Aidan Baker and Jon AD of Anthem in NYC, This recording (on a single sided 7") demonstrates Nadja's ability to fuse their sound to the construct of the Pop cover, with the cover in question being "Long Dark Twenties", which was written by Paul Bellini of The Kids In The Hall, and was first widely heard in their film Brain Candy! In doing so, Nadja displays traits rarely exhibited in their music, like full vocals, drumming, even the good old classic pop chorus, all in such a remarkable way this it shows all that the possibilities for reinvention with this group are far from exhausted. "Long Dark Twenties" is presented as a one sided 7" with hand letter pressed covers (both inside and out) and will be available in a multitude of vinyl colors.
Anthem
45
$5.50

Nalle
Sirens Wave
PS, US Centered around Hanna Tuulikki's rich & expansive vocals, w/ a heady, kaleidoscopic mix of vintage whirling oscillators, Moog synth & buzzing harmonium, alongside the intrepid string explorations of Chris Hladowski & Aby Vulliamy. These 6 pieces form a dense, cohesive suite that meshes everything from Japanese Gagaku, European plainsong, & Near Eastern modal drones
Locust
CD
$13.00

Nalle
Sirens Wave
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Locust
LP
$18.25

Nelson, Willie
One Hell of a Ride [retrospective boxset]
PS, US Four CDs spanning the gent's entire career, so far, from the mid-1950s to 2007. ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "this is the first box to ever attempt a thorough overview of his career, beginning with his earliest singles for Sarg and D, running through the countrypolitan Nashville productions of his Liberty Records and his wonderfully rambling RCA recordings of the '60s, then settling into the star-making sides for Columbia in the '70s and '80s, yet the set doesn't end there, as it runs through his albums for Island and Mercury in the '90s and 2000s. For sheer scope, this beats all, but what makes One Hell of a Ride so useful is that it covers all the ground accurately, picking a blend of hits, concert staples, and relative obscurities to present a career overview that may be illuminating even for serious fans, as this tells a full, complete story with its 100 tracks."
SonyLegacy
CD-BOX
$51.50

Northern Portrait
The Fallen Aristocracy EP
PS, US Magnificent debut release from new Danish trio Northern Portrait who are ready to take the world by storm with one of the strongest singles released by Matinée to date! The release has all the makings of a modern pop classic and, according to somebody in the know, will "shake the indiepop world to its very foundations." The band lists indie legends The Smiths, Echo and the Bunnymen, and The Housemartins among its influences and they certainly should appeal to fans of these and other classic pop groups plus contemporary favorites like Math and Physics Club too. Lead track 'Crazy' is the one that got the band noticed when it appeared on a newly christened Myspace page late last summer. Written and recorded in a four-hour time frame that marked the beginning of Northern Portrait, the song was completed intuitively with absolutely nothing prepared until guitars plugged in. A mix of acoustic and electric Rickenbackers, the guitars jangle in all the right places recalling Smiths classics like 'This Charming Man', and the vocals fit the music perfectly. It's a hit! 'A Quiet Night In Copenhagen' is the first of three additional tracks on the EP and sets the bar pretty high with more jangling guitars, nice tempo changes and other instrumentation. Short and to the point, the song is a fairly universal tale of a kind of voluntary outsiderism. 'Waiting For A Chance' is a bit slower and recalls the brightness of The Trash Can Sinatras or The Sundays if they had a male singer. The song features more of the characteristic Northern Portrait guitar sounds plus some nice keyboards. Final track 'The Fallen Aristocracy' is an ode to all romantics-bittersweet, but definitely more sweet than bitter. Using glockenspiel in addition to guitars, the song bounces along nicely and just might make the case of saving the strongest track for last. This debut demonstrates amazing promise for a new band and leads one to wonder if the b-sides are this good just what does Northern Portrait have in store for its debut album?
Matinee-048
CD5
$6.50

Parade, The
Sunshine Girl: The Complete Recordings
PS, UK The Parade were Murray MacLeod (also a member of The Roger Nichols Trio/Small Circle of Friends), Jerry Riopelle (Phil Spector protégé and former Philles staff producer), and Smokey Roberds (songwriter and actor). Originally signed to A&M Records, The Parade not only created a definitively West Coast pop sound but also unknowingly helped establish the sunshine pop genre via their 1967 Billboard Top 20 hit, Sunshine Girl. This first-ever complete collection of the trio s recorded output features the talents of no less than a pre-Loggins Jimmy Messina, Earl Palmer, Hal Blaine, David Gates, and other L.A./Wrecking Crew luminaries. The gorgeous 16 page full-colour booklet also includes rare, previously unpublished photos and comprehensive liner notes that feature the participation of all original band members. Now Sounds, the brand-new imprint from Cherry Red has been established by STEVE STANLEY - producer of over 50 Rev-Ola titles. Recordings produced by Jerry Riopelle. TRACKS: 1. SUNSHINE GIRL 2. SHE SLEEPS ALONE 3. THE RADIO SONG 4. LOVERS 5. KINDA WASTED WITHOUT YOU 6. FROG PRINCE 7. WELCOME, YOU RE IN LOVE 8. HALLELUJAH ROCKET 9. SHE S GOT THE MAGIC 10. A.C./D.C. 11. LULLABY 12. THIS OLD MELODY 13. LAUGHIN LADY 14. I CAN SEE LOVE BONUS TRACKS 15. MONTAGE MIRROR (ROGER NICHOLS TRIO) 16. HOW CAN I THANK YOU (DEMO) 17. LOVE IS THERE (DEMO) 18. LOVE IS THE PEOPLE S CHOICE (SMOKEY ROBERDS) 19. FROG PRINCE (ALTERNATE MIX) 20. SHE SLEEPS ALONE (DEMO) 21. KINDA WASTED WITHOUT YOU (MONO) 22. SUNSHINE GIRL (MONO 45) 23. ONE MORE TIME (CONNIE AUSTIN).
NowSounds-1
CD
$15.50

Plants & Animals
Parc Avenue
PS, US A sprawling opus that owes as much to the spirit of Nina Simone & Ali Farka Toure as it does to the Arcade Fire. Recorded entirely to analogue tape, from classic 70s guitar tones to folky ballads & sea shanties-turned-post-rock, this is a monumental release in the sense of rock & roll roots re-invented.
SecretCityRecords
CD
$14.50

Powell, Baden & Vinicius De Moraes
Os Afro-Sambas / A Vontade
PS, UK Vinicius de Moraes was the principal lyricist of Bossa Nova, (Girl from Ipanema, Chega de Saudade and Insensatez are amongst the famous international hit songs he wrote with Tom Jobim), and Os Afro-Sambas is his response to the commercialization of the movement by the mid-sixties. Co-written with the brilliant Brazilian guitarist Baden Powell and eventually released in 1966, these eight songs combine Powell's melodic gifts with Bahian folk traditions and Gregorian chant. With the joyous vocalizations of Quarteto Em Cy, the atmosphere is at once haunting and spontaneous. The music hasn't even begun to date. Recorded at a time when musicians around the world were looking to break down barriers - between classical and pop, East and West - but the Afro-sambas appear to recognize no such barriers in the first place. Os Afro-Sambas is an absolute stunner. One of the most exquisite pieces of Brazilian music ever recorded, it is combined on this edition with the intimate, irresistible, A Vontade, Baden's most successful solo LP of the period and one of his finest achievements.
El-137
CD
$15.50

Powell, Baden & vinicius De Moraes
Os Afro-Sambas / A Vontade
PS, UK Vinicius de Moraes was the principal lyricist of Bossa Nova, (Girl from Ipanema, Chega de Saudade and Insensatez are amongst the famous international hit songs he wrote with Tom Jobim), and Os Afro-Sambas is his response to the commercialization of the movement by the mid-sixties. Co-written with the brilliant Brazilian guitarist Baden Powell and eventually released in 1966, these eight songs combine Powell's melodic gifts with Bahian folk traditions and Gregorian chant. With the joyous vocalizations of Quarteto Em Cy, the atmosphere is at once haunting and spontaneous. The music hasn't even begun to date. Recorded at a time when musicians around the world were looking to break down barriers - between classical and pop, East and West - but the Afro-sambas appear to recognize no such barriers in the first place. Os Afro-Sambas is an absolute stunner. One of the most exquisite pieces of Brazilian music ever recorded, it is combined on this edition with the intimate, irresistible, A Vontade, Baden's most successful solo LP of the period and one of his finest achievements.
El-137
CD
$15.50

Quarter After, The
Changes Near
PS, US New album from psych-pop kingpins. Lead by the two Campanella siblings- songwriter/singer Dominic & guitarist/producer Robert. Dom's prominent twelve-string Rickenbacker & rich melodies set the tone for songs that range from dense guitar-driven psychedelic attacks to further explorations into down home country in the grand tradition of West Coast rock. They are joined by a collection of LA musicians including friend & mentor Ric Menck (Velvet Crush, the Tyde), Matthew Sweet, Miranda Lee Richards, Mara Keagle, Eric Heywood (Son Volt), Christoff W. Certik (Winter Flowers), Kirk Hellie (Meow Meow), Probyn Gregory (Wondermints, Brian Wilson Band), & Matthew Sigley (Lovetones, Daytime Frequency). POPMATTERS: "It is a fine line between derivation and influence. The work of Quarter After exhibited on this perfectly transcendent piece of retro pop easily places them closer to the latter. As his swollen list of credits attests, Rob's skills as a producer are unsurpassed. The bright, harmonized, richly dynamic sheen on this record is not a parody of groundbreaking '60s sound, but a shining example of it still vibrating in the 21st century."
CommitteeToKeepMusicEvil
CD
$12.00

Ringfinger
Decimal
PS, US Tracy Wilson (ex-DAHLIA SEED)'s laborious project is a tricked out masterpiece feat. collaborations with members of CAVE IN, ISIS, SUNN O)))/JESSAMINE/FONTANELLE, FILM SCHOOL/DENALI, ENGINE DOWN/DALEK & more!! The end result is a soul-churning, post-industrial, dark-indie-pop along the lines of Bjork, a female-fronted Postal Service, or an electrocuted-Discount. Feat. production work by the legendary J Robbins & Oktopus of Dalek, a Sunn O))) song you can actually sing along to, & "Viking Funeral," a Norse tribute for the modern woman.
MagicBullet
LP
$15.75

Room
Pre-Flight
PS, UK Recorded at the Decca studios in the summer of 1970, Room's Pre Flight was an ambitious blend of rock, blues, jazz and classical influences. The album was critically well received but unfortunately like many strong releases of this genre at the time on the classic Deram label, did not achieve the hoped for breakthrough to greater commercial success. Room's only recorded work, the album has been re-mastered from the original analogue tapes and is now presented in this definitive edition from Esoteric Recordings.
EsotericRecordings-2043
CD
$20.25

Scary, Bryan
Flight of the Knife
PS, US A conceptual work centered around the sky & outer space, the album marks the first appearance of Scary's touring band on a record. Featuring a harder rocking sound & heavy emphasis on ensemble dynamics, the album captures the band's acclaimed live sound while expanding upon the studio wizardry & lush eccentricities of Scary's self-recorded debut, "The Shredding Tears"
Black&Greene
CD
$11.00

Second Band, The
The Definite Form (ON SALE)
PS, US Incredible new album. With a sound that has matured from adorable to drop-dead gorgeous in the space of time between releases The Second Band's new album, The Definite Form, is more epic, more anthemic and more assured than ever, an orchestral-pop gem that will be in my Top 10 for 2008. The Orebo, Sweden combo's soulful brass-driven euphoria is still evident, but this time out, older and wiser, it's tempered with a feeling of heartbreak and melancholy that is sweetly Swedish. Fans of The Beautiful South (arrangements), Headlights (sweetness), Bright Eyes (earnestness), Okkervil River (rustic charm) and Shout Out Louds (a manic melancholia) will find plenty to swoon to here.
OrangeGrammofon-005
CD
$13.00

Silver Mt Zion Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band, Thee
13 Blues For Thirteen Moons
PS, CANADA VINYL VERSION.
Constellation-051
LP
$21.00

Silver Mt Zion Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band, Thee
13 Blues For Thirteen Moons
PS, CANADA The band's first release in 3 years finds them louder and looser with crackling guitar crescendos, dive-bombing swirls of strings, rasps wails and group vocal passages that are posititively spine-tingling. On 13 Blues For Thirteen Moons, riffs are the backbone more than ever. Anchored by new drummer Eric Craven (ex-Hangedup), the band works its slow build and burn with newfound patience, sinuousness and ferocity. Whether methodically framing walls of sound over the four-on-the floor punk dirge of '1,000,000 Died To Make This Sound' or exploding in sheets of free noise and melody on 'Black Waters Blowed,' the band has never rocked harder and has never sounded more determined, desperate and driven.
Constellation-051
CD
$15.25

Singer
Unhistories
PS, US A rock band peopled by ROBERT A. A. LOWE, TODD RITTMANN, ADAM VIDA & BEN VIDA. Their music has 2 guitars, bass & some drums + 4 lovesome voices that may or may not have given the band their name. The sound is psychedelic, but not in the paisley way. More mind expanding/modern...get it straight, it isn't referencing any past trend in music. Their original idea involves their (very) original compositions tangling w/ voices stumbling, clucking, heaving, whipping,
shrieking & sighing in a graceful jumble. This is a crux.
DragCity
CD
$13.00

Singer
Unhistories
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DragCity
LP
$15.50

Slab City
Friday Nite Boy b/w Caguama Rama
PS, US These guys are the Screamers meets the Spits in a crappy Mexicali titty bar. Trashed oRuetc &o rlodusd & the keys stay right where they should. Follow up to their Slovenly debut 7". 500 pressed, white vinyl.
RobsHouse
45
$5.25

Soltero
You're No Dream
PS, US Tim Howard's vision, for fans of Devandra Banheart, Nick Drake, the Left Bank, Fred Neil.
LaSocieteExpedionnaire
CD
$11.25

Spires That In The Sunset Rise
Curse The Traced Bird
PS, US "Imagine if the Sun City Girls were played by real girls." - Jack Rose. 4th full-length of bewitching juju from the preeminent ladies of psychedelic mysticism. Recorded in Philadelphia w/ members of ESPERS. Hand-silk-screened by Neil Burke (Vermiform, Mens Recovery Project)... SUPER LIMITED & hand-numbered. Fuck freak folk - this is true primordial power
SecretEye
CD
$13.50

Spring Hill Jack
Songs & Themes
PS, US The groups 8th & possibly most accessible album for Thirsty Ear, this is jazz-ambient music of the highest level. The musicianship is stunning & crosses many boundaries, from future music, to electronic, to jazz, to chamber music, all the while presenting beauty & sensitivity in a manner that has rarely been explored.
ThirstyEar
CD
$10.75

Stars In Coma
You're Still Frozen in Time
PS, SWEDEN André Brorsson is Stars In Coma, hailing from Skåne in South West Sweden, he's been putting out albums and EP's on small labels for the last few years. The new CD album "You're Still Frozen in Time" was recorded during the rainy summer of 2007 and it's a compilation of songs, some old, some new, that represents the perfect introduction to the man and his pop music. Stars In Coma sounds a bit like the sonic swirl of Felt, the off-kilter melody of The Pastels, the pure pop of fellow Swedes Celestial and also like... well, nothing else really. A one off! There are so many fine bands emerging from Sweden at the moment, but Stars In Coma are out there, occupying their own musical niche, creating their own sound. The first thing that hits you are the melodies, there's fragility and beauty to these songs. Stars In Coma present a C86 aspect to the finely crafted pop tunes, but that's not the limit of their musical style. Check the near glam rock swagger of "Radio", complete with the echo of hand claps, and the synth driven rhythms of "Transformation" as evidence of the musical versatility on show. Lyrically, there's a lot to be engage your ears too. From the pent up pop-rant at the apathetic masses on "People Put Up With a Lot Of Shit" to a lament on his own tortured indiepop genius on "Radio", André's words compliment the music perfectly. Listen too, to the explosively catchy melody of "Invisibility Trick" and the lovelorn melancholy of "I Wish Someone Would Dance With Me", and wipe away a tear or two. The story so far then, but more importantly, a sign of things to come! Fall in love with these pop gems before everyone else does. Gigs in England, Denmark and Italy as well as his homeland are signs of people catching on and of a brilliant future for Stars In Coma." --David Kendrick, Popklubb Fanzine.
MusicIsMyGirlfriend-008
CD
$13.50

Stevens, Meic
Gwymon [re-issue]
PS, UK When his classic Outlander LP failed to break through in 1970, Welsh singer-songwriter Meic Stevens' major label days were over. Gwymon ("Seaweed"), his legendary second LP, was recorded on his own terms in London in the summer of 1972, and highlights his pop sensibilities, with folk and blues influences also to the fore. It was only released in Wales in a tiny pressing, and has barely been heard since. Shortly after its recording, Meic moved to France, where he spent much of the rest of the decade in exile. The album makes its long-awaited CD debut here, complete with two bonus tracks, a detailed booklet featuring rare photos and an introduction from the man himself, making it an essential purchase for all fans of psychedelic singer-songwriting.
Sunbeam-5046
CD
$16.25

Sugimoto, Taku
Mienai Tenshi
PS, US Limited to 500 copies. His first solo release originally released in 1988 in a small edition of 100 copies. Its a far cry from his current style. Back then he was very much influenced by MC5 & the Velvet Underground. This is a firey live in-the-red solo electric guitar improv blowout! Fans of Masayuki Takayanagi & High Rise take heed.
WeirdForest
LP
$18.25

Sun Kil Moon
April
PS, US 11 songs at almost 74 minutes. In the spirit of "Ghosts" & "Tiny Cities", Mark was joined by the same players as before, including drummer Anthony Koutsos (Red House Painters), bassist Geoff Stanfield (Black Lab), violist Michi Aceret, & percussionist David Revelli. This also finds Mark in the company of guest vocalists Bonnie Prince Billy, Ben Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie), & Eric Pollard (Retribution Gospel Choir). 7x7 SAN FRANCISCO: "From the sweet finger plucking of "Harper Road," a song that pays homage to his girlfriend's mom's battle with cancer, to "Tonight in Bilbao," a mesmerizing mediation on homesickness that cradles you with lulling drums, April is overflowing with acoustic introspection. "I had to get some perspective on some heavy things," Kozelek says. That perspective finds expression in ballads recalling Gordon Lightfoot and melodic jams reminiscent of Jeff Buckley."
CaldoVerde
CD
$14.50

Sunset
Bright Blue Dream
PS, US "Bright Blue Dream" is the first widely available LP from Bill Baird's new project, {{{Sunset}}}, following the break up of Sound Team. The record is a follow-up to his previous CDR and cassette albums, "{{{Sunset}}}," "Silence!," and "Pink Clouds", which were released independently through 2006 and 2007. All of the distinctive song styles from {{{Sunset}}}'s previous releases are represented here, yet are more finely tuned and expansive, brought together by a vividly colorful and meditative feel. Bill's craftsmanship and darkly humorous songwriting take an impressive leap forward with "Bright Blue Dream."
Autobus-007
CD
$9.75

Sword, The
Gods of the Earth
PS, US New album! The highly anticipated sophomore album has arrived! More ambitious, more accomplished, & simply bigger w/huge, mountain-top friendly hooks, thunderous drumming & oceanic bass lines that cut through the air like a scythe, while the ominous vocals weave fantastical tales rife w/ myth & mythology.
Kemado
CD
$13.75

Sword, The
Gods of the Earth
PS, US VINYL VERSION!
Kemado
LP
$16.00

Tape Op
#64
PS, US New issue of the #1 recording magazine! This Issue features legendary producer/engineer BONES HOWE, Damian Wagner(engineer, producer, sound designer), proffesional tips, gear/ music reviews, & much more. Gearheads unite.
ZINE
$4.00

This Is Ivy League
This Is Ivy League
PS, US Formerly IVY LEAGUE, now This Is Ivy League. The debut full-length for New York pop duo finds themselves recording one of the best "wall of sound" pop records within their Brooklyn apartments. With influences ranging from Simon & Garfunkel to The Beach Boys, this is one of the most promising pop records of 2008.
27Records-0007
CD
$10.25
Triclops!
Out of Africa
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
AlternativeTentacles
LP
$16.00

Triclops!
Out of Africa
PS, US Reminiscent of the golden hits from the 1990s Touch and Go or Amphetamine Reptile catalogs, tweaked out on the exhilarating paranoia typical of America in the early aughts. Distorted vocals, oscillating bass lines, & jittery guitars form a nervous, seasick swath over the plodding drums. Meandering yet tension-filled psychedelic epics.
AlternativeTentacles
CD
$16.00

Uncut
#132 (May 2008) [Magazine + CD]
PS, UK Editor's Letter: What I most wanted to talk to Robert Plant about when I met him last August was Raising Sand, the album of what he called "dark, sexy Americana" he'd recorded in Nashville with bluegrass singer Alison Krauss and producer T Bone Burnett. That album was unlike anything Plant had done previously and seemed to me the best thing he'd put his name to in the long years since the demise of Led Zeppelin.

Of course, by the time we meet again in Birmingham five days later to talk in more detail about the album, there's something else looming. Plant, not wanting to be misleading or evasive, eventually confirms in confidence that, yes, Led Zeppelin would be reforming, for one show, at London's O2 Arena.

The eventual official announcement provokes an incredible reaction, an absolute frenzy for tickets. The gig itself - delayed once, by an injury to Jimmy Page - turns out to be by general consent a triumph. Surely, it was argued, the taste they'd had of being Zeppelin again would prove irresistible to everyone involved, including Plant, whatever his commitments to a tour with Krauss and T Bone.

Ever since, the speculation about what they might do next has continued, as they say, unabated. Will they tour? Make a new album? What had it been like for them, back together at the O2, and what would it take for them to do it again? In this month's exclusive Uncut cover story, you can find out what Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones have to say about the reunion, each other, what it was like to be Led Zeppelin again and where they go from here. It starts on page 36.
ZINE
$10.00

Under Byen
Siamesisk EP
PS, US Live recordings, a collaboration between Danish art-rockers Under Byen and the renowned chamber orchestra Danish Radio Sinfonietta (a 42-piece classical orchestra). It swells with an icy sensuality, evoking the majestic Nordic glacial terrain and the gothic tales of Hans Christian Andersen. A carefully crafted audio expansion of Under Byen's distinctive theatricality. Pretty as a music box and grandiose as a full-scale symphony, Siamesisk successfully and intriguingly echoes the ancient ebb and flow of the sea against the Danish coast. The art-rock band Under Byen (Danish for 'under the city') broke the music world open with 2006's North American release of its album Samme Stof Som Stof. 5 tracks.
PaperBag
CD
$9.50

Under the Radar
#21
PS, US Flight of the Conchords on cover, "Laughs Will Keep Them Together". Goldfrapp, Duke Spirit, Neon Neon, Sons and Daughters, Death Cab for Cutie, Ladytron
and more!
ZINE
$3.75

Unwed Sailor
Little Wars
PS, US New album!
BurntToast
CD
$15.25

Up-Tight
Live at the Lucrezia
PS, US Black-clad & w/ an ominous aura created by their distorted guitar epics, burnt-out ballads & raucous mantric jam, they are seriously not to be messed with. Heading up the 2nd generation of Japanese psychedelic rock acts (following on from Fushitusha, Kosokuya & Shizuka) they're one of the best live groups in Japan. A spontaneously loose, acid-fried & drugged garage jam of hypnotic guitar squall, & impassioned & fathomless vocals that are capable of kicking you right in the gut.
LastVisibleDog
DVD
$15.00

Various
A Mind Expansion Compilation 2
PS, UK Second compilation from Mind Expansion, compiled by FUXA frontman Randall Nieman. Features songs from some of the most ground breaking & influential groups over the past 20+ years on 2 CDs: SPECTRUM, FUXA with DEAN WAREHAM, MERCURY REV, FAUST, JESSAMINE, RICK WHITE ALBUM, IMAJINARY FRIENDS, LSD AND THE SEARCH FOR GOD, POPULOUS, MUS, SUKI EWERS, ALL IN THE GOLDEN AFTERNOON, MARTIN REV, RICHARD FORMBY, SONIC BOOM & DELIA DERBYSHIRE, MARKUS, VENTURE LIFT, ECSTASY OF ST. THERESA, PAINT AND COPTER, SPRING REVERBS, ECTOGRAM, SPARE SNARE, SHIVA AFFECT, BARDO POND, THE TELESCOPES, ECHOES OF THE WHALES, THE PROJECTS (Broadcast remix), SPOONFED HYBRID (IAN MASTERS), LOOPDROP, TELSTAR, ASTEROID #4, MARKUS & UNKNOWN CELEBRITIES.
MindExpansion-2015/2016
DCD
$16.25

Various
The Room of Loud Sound: Heavy Psych from the USA 1968-72
PS UK Subtitled: White Lace & Strange Vol. 2. The Psychic Circle label presents a follow-up to the White Lace & Strange: Heavy Psych and Power Fuzz from the U.S.A. 68-72 compilation, further delving into the less-frequented areas of late '60s and early '70s heavy psych rock from the USA, where we find a mean bunch of longhairs getting down to some heavy riffing. Post-Hendrix, sub-Cream, quasi-Zeppelin, some of it primitive, some of it sophisticated, all of it rockin' with amps turned up to eleven plus. Enter The Room Of Loud Sound and live to tell the tale. Twenty never-before comped burners specially compiled by legendary psych musician and Psychic Circle label-head, Nick Saloman (The Bevis Frond). Artists include: Hot Soup, Bump, Fuse (pre-Cheap Trick), Carlo, Five By Five, Plant & See, Morning Sun, Today's Special, Fantasy, Mister Beeler, Peace & Quiet, Six Pak, Salem Witchcraft, The Vagrants, Hammer, Blowtorch, Locomotive, Eagle, The Mystic Number National Bank and Silk.
PsychicCircle-7020
CD
$16.25

Various
Garage Beat '66, Vol. 5: Readin' Your Will!
PS, US
Sundazed
CD
$14.25

Various
Garage Beat '66, Vol. 4: I'm In Need!
PS, US
Sundazed
CD
$14.25

Voice of the Seven Woods
S-T [expanded]
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Following a lengthy string of 7" singles and EPs that have been finding an ever-increasing audience as the psychedelic folk revival gains steam, Voice of the Seven Woods finally made their full-length debut with this self-titled album, which singer, guitarist, and sole permanent member Ricky Tomlinson claims is the culmination of the project. It's a true shame if this album is indeed the last Voice of the Seven Woods release, because this is among the finest releases so far in the whole style. Far too many of Tomlinson's compatriots think it's enough to cop some ideas from an old Incredible String Band album and leave it at that, but the list of influences here cannot be so easily summarized. Like Davy Graham or Pentangle, Tomlinson is well-versed in jazz, blues, country, and certain world music styles; for example, one of the album's many high points, the ripping "Second Transition," features a wild and woolly solo on the electric saz, a modern updating of a traditional Middle Eastern instrument that was last used this effectively on a rock record on the Cedars' 1967 freakbeat classic "For Your Information." Most crucially, Voice of the Seven Woods simply rocks much harder than, say, Devendra Banhart, with a heavy psych-pop vibe in the manner of the Bevis Frond: the genuinely trippy "Underwater Journey" could be placed intact on a Rubble-like compilation of unknown psychedelic-era jams with no one the wiser, and the epic "Return from Byzantium" has the hypnotic pulse of vintage Can. At just over six-and-a-half minutes, that last song is twice the length of all but two others (the opening solo acoustic reverie "Sand and Flames" and the Nick Drake-style ballad "Silver Morning Branches"), and that sense of concision is vitally important to this album's effect as well. Psychedelic doesn't have to mean endless, after all."
Bmusic
CD
$15.25

Voyager One
Afterhours in the Afterlife
PS, US This Seattle band has been creating sonic groove-oriented psychedelia for over eight years. Over this time, the band has released several albums, with each chargting on KEXP's Northwest top ten list. The band's fourth album, Afterhours in the Afterlife, includes two tracks co-written by the German experimental electro-pop artist 'Guitar.' Afterhours brings a stylistic shift for Voyager One, with lush electronic melodies and fuzz-driven guitars colliding to create a bigger sound than ever before.
Loveless-027
CD
$11.50

Weakends
Death Ride b/w Small Towns
PS, US Debut release from Bordeaux & gauranteed to please. Too many lo-fi fuzzed out influenceRs etoc onradmse but these guys live it & this is just their first step on the way to claiming the title of france's best garage band. Recorded by french weird punks Cheveu. 500 pressed, black viny.
RobsHouse
45
$5.25

Wild Swans, The
Space Flower [re-issue]
PS, US The Wild Swans' follows XTC (masquerading as the Dukes of Stratosphear) and the Damned into the more pop-oriented side of the '60s: the sort of area that could produce a three-minute single and a ten-minute hallucinogenic mind-blower. Pink Floyd got to be quite masterful at this aspect of things with Syd Barrett; the Moody Blues, too, used to be able to do this to a degree. Typically, the Wild Swans, with a somewhat softer sound than they've had previously, have followed in this rather English area, twenty-some years down the line. What you get for your money is a rather catchy collection of hook-driven numbers...not to mention the royally absorbing "Sea of Tranquility," a track that ticks along on a rolling bassline, dispenses with vocals along the way, and proceeds to play sonic games that suck you in and make you wish it could have gone on lots longer than ten minutes. One of the factors in the Swans' favor is certainly an endearing simplicity. Where their songs have often been complex sonic tapestries, Space Flower shucks off the complexities in favor of a very '60s production... It's great fun, very catchy, and probably great for parties."
WoundedBird
CD
$16.75

Year Of No Light
Nord
PS, US Feat. in Decibel's Top 40 Albums of 2007. Have shared the stage/toured w/ Unsane, Isis, Red Sparowes, Jesu. Brand new artwork excl. to this release only. They started after too many Belgian beers under the sun in the late summer of 2001. This massive recording is now available as a 2xLP.
CavityRecords
DLP
$17.50

Yellow Swans & Mouthus
Conan Island
PS, US An inevitable match made in Hades. Four titans workin' it out in the primordial mulch & all the gods are cowering in their presence. The dual intertwining guitarattack impacts & fragments into the dense concrete percussion forest surrounded by a shroud of pulsing caterwauling skree. A harum-scarum locomotive ride of thick, bombastic & heavy proportions.
WeirdForest
LP
$16.75

Forthcoming Releases

22 Pistepirkko
(Well You Know) Stuff Is Like We Yeah! [limited DCD w/book] (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 22ND)
PS, FINLAND Limited edition DCD version of their new 2008 full-length packaged in a book-style digipak. Bonus CDEP features "Suburban Ladyland", "Close" (exclusive), the yummy Macchiato Bubble Mix of "Coffee Girl" and, most compellingly, the English-language version of a 390 page book about 22P in PDF form!
BareBonesBusinessOy!
DCD
$18.00

22 Pistepirkko
(Well You Know) Stuff Is Like We Yeah! [regular version] (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 22ND)
PS, FINLAND New 2008 album from Finnish psych-pop phenoms! The fab three, back with guitar-based spaced-out bohemian blues-rock and proto-garage-psychedelia, produced by Kramer (Galaxie 500, Daniel Johnston, Ween, Bongwater). Recorded in just 10 days at the band's own Altai studios 22-Pistepirkko step forward with their idea of impressive simplicity, lively trio-playing and good melodies. After periods of heavy experiments in electronic production work, their current concept of keeping things simple was already their approach for the Drops+Kicks (2005) album sessions. Now, with the new album one can hear it in full bloom. P-K Keränen's vocals and guitar playing have gathered depth that one doesn't hear too often. Additionally, drummer Espe Haverinen simplified his playing to a great effect and sings more touching songs then on any other album. Asko Keränen's sonic bass, weird organs and effects add a room with a view, so specific 22pp and just right for producer Kramer to play with those bits and pieces in a most gentle and subtle way. Chris Bailey of The Saints heard it and wrote: "From the first bars of the opening track you know you are in for a treat, this record is MAGIC. Each song has its own personality and reference point which should defy inclusion on the same album yet all combine to create an astonishing journey through all that is glorious about pop music. ...a stupendous piece of work!"
BareBonesBusinessOy!
CD
$15.00

Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso UFO
Recurring Dream & Apocalypse Of Darkness (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 15TH)
PS, US Recurring Dream And Apocalypse Of Darkness is the by far the heaviest Acid Mothers Temple record yet. So heavy, in fact, that Kawabata Makoto jokingly said "the album is really heavy, maybe a bit like Sunn o))). hahahaha". The limited edition double LP version of Recurring Dream is packaged in a deluxe gatefold tip-on heavy-duty jacket and it contains two bonus tracks rounding out the double LP set. Both the CD & LP feature remarkable artwork by Seldon Hunt. LP is limited to 1000.
Important-188
CD
$12.25

Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso UFO
Recurring Dream & Apocalypse Of Darkness (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 15TH)
PS, US Recurring Dream And Apocalypse Of Darkness is the by far the heaviest Acid Mothers Temple record yet. So heavy, in fact, that Kawabata Makoto jokingly said "the album is really heavy, maybe a bit like Sunn o))). hahahaha". The limited edition double LP version of Recurring Dream is packaged in a deluxe gatefold tip-on heavy-duty jacket and it contains two bonus tracks rounding out the double LP set. Both the CD & LP feature remarkable artwork by Seldon Hunt. LP is limited to 1000.
Important-188
DLP
$23.00

American Princes
Other People (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 15TH)
PS, US The group, now a five piece w/the addition of keyboardist/guitarist Will Boyd, recorded at New York City studio The Fireplace w/ Chuck Brody, who's worked on records by the Wu-Tang Clan & Peter Bjorn & John. "A few friends have said it's our '80s record, but it's probably more Tears for Fears or Tom Petty than New Order - we wanted to include a bunch of weird, post-modern hooks, which made working w/a predominately hip-hop producer all the more enticing"
YepRoc
CD
$11.75

Anderson, Jason
The Hopeful and the Unafraid (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US This album takes a stab at capturing some of the energy JASON ANDERSON loves putting into every show he plays, whether there are five or fifty people present. For the most part it succeeds, but to say that these are the "definitive" or "final" or "best" versions of these songs would be unrealistic, it would be straight-up false, actually. Jason says he's come to grips with the fact that it can never be just the way he wants in the studio; that the passionate, in-the-moment rush of doing these tunes in a basement full of singing, sweating friends is where his affection really lies. This is a bittersweet notion, but maybe explains why someone would spend half a decade on the road, trying to connect with people anywhere and everywhere, wanting to make them happy, to make them feel alive.
Krecords-189
LP
$11.50

Apes, The
Ghost Games (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 15TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
GypsyEyes
LP
$14.50

Apes, The
Ghost Games (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 15TH)
PS, US POPMATTERS: "Forgoing lead guitar for shambling, sinister organ licks, DC post-punk outfit the Apes strike a strange middle-ground between minimalism and maximalism. Lacking guitar accompaniment, Jeff Schmid's drums and and Erick Jackson's bass tend operate in spare cages of plunging rhythms and blurting stabs, and when the keys afford them some space, the whole feels crisply open. However, just as often as organist Amanda Bynes allows herself to be constrained by the others' rhythms, she surges past and breaks free, letting her organ swell to fill every gap with psychedelic squeal."
GypsyEyes
CD
$13.75

Arc Lab
The Goodbye Radio (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 22ND)
PS, US Medard Fischer returns with his rather cryptically-titled third album, "The Goodbye Radio". Representing a large step forward for Fischer's Arc Lab project, the album is structured as a musical reinterpretation of the sonnet form in which field recordings, organic instrumentation, radio noise, candid male vocals and snippets of old public domain recordings meet with the FM synthesis, female vocals and signature beatwork that made previous Arc Lab efforts so special. Thematic reference points include the Russian space program, relativity, female serial killers, and being separated from a soulmate. This diverse collection of influences gives the album a more personal feel than previous efforts as there are now human stories attached to Fischer's Arc Lab scheme. Genre specific sign-posts or "this-meets-that" descriptors are really of little use in describing "The Goodbye Radio" as Fischer has now taken Arc Lab to places where the synthetic only aid him in the preservation of great music and ideas. But, as the title may allude to, this may be Fischer's final offering. Let's hope not. An artist capable of such alchemy would be a significant loss for all of us. Let's hope the Arc Lab radio stays on and at its full volume.
n5MD-157
CD
$12.00

Arthur, Joseph
Crazy Rain EP (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 15TH)
PS, US The first 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

Autumns, The
Fake Noise from a Box of Toys (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 15TH)
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Previous albums like In the Russet Gold of This Vain Hour were full of shimmering, slowly unfolding dream pop soundscapes directly influenced by the likes of My Bloody Valentine and the Cocteau Twins, whose Simon Raymonde signed the Los Angeles band to his Bella Union label some time back. There are intermittent flashes of that sound on Fake Noise from a Box of Toys (notably on "The Midnight Knock" and "The Beautiful Boot"), but this is a far more immediate album overall. Points of comparison this time aren't the wall-of-effects-pedals wash that Robin Guthrie or Kevin Shields specialized in, but the self-consciously epic likes of Simple Minds, U2, Radiohead, or even Coldplay: singer Matthew Kelly tends to favor the highest end of his range à la Chris Martin or Thom Yorke. Anthemic singalong choruses, catchy guitar riffs, and layered harmonies -- things the Autumns never had much truck with on their earlier albums -- are the focus of songs like "Boys," "Glass Jaw," and "Clem," any of which could conceivably be mainstream alt-rock radio hits. That may sound like the Autumns have abandoned themselves to the wider pop marketplace, but what's most impressive about Fake Noise from a Box of Toys is that the group maintains enough of their own musical personality on songs like the swirling closer "Oh My Heart" and the dramatic high point "Killer in Drag" that the more accessible songs sound like evolution, not sellout."
BellaUnion
CD
$15.25

Black Hollies
Casting Shadows (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US Vinyl version of Black Hollies "Casting Shadows" limited to 500 copies.
ErnestJennings-036
LP
$14.00

Boris
Smile (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 29TH)
PS, US One of the most representative themes of this album hails from a distortion-drenched, psychedelic rhythmic barnburner. A distinctly characteristic transformation noted w/ this is the vocal styling, which is more melodic & captivating than ever before. His seamless delivery, knack for harmonies & consonance drive it into innovative horizons w/in the already-extensive Boris catalog.
SouthernLord
CD
$14.00

Breeders, The
Mountain Battles (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION.
4AD
LP
$17.25

Breeders, The
Mountain Battles (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US New album from Deal sisterhood.
4AD
CD
$15.00

Brian Jonestown Massacre
My Bloody Underground (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 15TH)
PS, US Thirteenth full-length album & first for BJM's leader Anton Newcombe's own record label. The listener is taken on a trip that contains stirring visions of sunny Californian communes all the way to New York City bars on the Lower East Side. The entire album provides provocative glimpses into Anton Newcombe's head, both the darkness & the light. Mark Gardener (RIDE) makes an appearance.
ARecords
CD
$14.00

Bronze
Calypso Shakedown (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 15TH)
PS, US Not the Bus Stop Label's pop-obsessed artist, but a Chicago 18-piece boasting avant-rock pedigress harnessing their collective powers for this breezy soul-funk de force. Although Calypso Shakedown is in some respects a throwback to a lost era - an era characterized by saccharine enforcement of smooth passion - one is impressed more deeply on each listen by an irresistibly genuine quality, unmistakably contemporary. Think Elliott Smith meets Lionel Richie, it's a little bit like peanut butter and bananas. Now pour on some honey. There is uncommon depth within these songs. Say whatever else you will about it, but unfettered by convention and without affectation, there is no denying Calypso Shakedown has loads of soul. Trombones flirt with flutes atop the warm sonic glow of a Fender Rhodes, guitars mingle with vibraphone and violin and cello soar over elaborate vocals. Throughout, an uncommonly adept rhythm section (think rhythm and blues) forms the backbone that speaks volumes and could move mountains.
Unsound
CD
$12.25

Carrie
1981 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 13TH)
PS, MEXICO Carrie returns with her second album, 1981. This time around, Carrie's sound is expanded beyond the folkie twee indie-tronica of her first release, Honey Blue Star. Balancing lush and lo-fi sound aesthetics, Carrie's folksy mannerisms go in between The Postal Service and The Radio Dept. universes, landing in an unique and minimal melodic pop. New member Pelvis joins Carrie and contributes sounds and backing vocals to the album. 1981 was produced by Rubén Tamayo (Fax). TRACKLISTING: 1. Take One 2. Feeding Little Dogs 3. Stumble 4. The Wrong Way 5. Road Season 6. Japanese Coffee 7. 1981 8. Instrumental 9. Srita. Cometa 10. Pollock
StaticDiscos-026
CD
$12.25

Cassius Clay
I Am The Greatest! (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 2ND)
PS, UK Yep, it's no empty boast...as the Sportsman of the last, this, or any other century does his thang in a hilarious and amazing collection of standup, poetry and rapping, just prior to entering the history books by becoming THE GREATEST EVER heavyweight champ of all time! Well on his way to becoming the idol of boxing fans and kids worldwide, and a role model to millions, the brash young Ali is as hilarious, insightful, and wise as ever; a moment of history captured forever! As a bonus, this CD includes the stunning take on Ben E. King's Stand By Me, an idea conceived by the great Sam Cooke, where Ali shows he could have been a contender in the charts too! In the specially prepared stereo remix done exclusively for the RevOla release, it sounds stunning ** A stone RevOla classic available for the first time in a decade! ** Beautifully remastered in true RevOla style and with lovely packaging as usual... ** With notes by Paul Gorman, author of the acclaimed bible of pop style, "THE LOOK" ** A must for Boxing fans, comedy fans, rap fans, poetry fans...and everyone who grew up when Muhammed Ali was KING!
Rev-ola241
CD
$15.50

Cave, Nick & The Bad Seeds
Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US New album!
Anti
CD/BOOK
$17.75

Chandeliers
The Thrush (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 15TH)
PS, UK Chandeliers are a Chicago_based quartet that represents a phenomenon of unclassifiable modern music. Comprised of multi-instrumentalists from Chicago's blossoming young avant-rock scene, they have created a unique, and live, electronic sound. Adopting the collective spirit of krautrock bands like Can and Faust, the Chandeliers function as a unified whole, with no dominant members. This approach gives the band a more intuitive and unpredictable approach to composing. the sessions for The Thrush were overseen by Bablicon's Diminisher and Blue Hawaii at the Shape Shoppe and at Mahjongg's west-side studio in Chicago. Its nine songs feature guests musicians from Bablicon, Icy Demons, and Mahjongg and includes 3 videos by filmmaker TJ Hellmuth. Believing that colour can exist in harmony with timbre, the Chandeliers pride themselves on their synaesthetic live performances: a non-stop high-energy show, augmented with dual projections of Brakhage-esqe visual rhythm. Chandeliers bring the energy of a super-live party to their cerebral synth interplay. An obvious reference is Kraftwerk, but with influences ranging from Burmese and Arabic melody, to the sonically dirty rhythmic propulsion of Konono no.1, and the crunked-out psychedelic hip-hop of J-Dilla, Chandeliers always keep the listener on their toes. An album with the flow of a mix-tape, the Thrush is at home bangin' in your trunk or hypnotizing on your headphones.
PickledEgg-71
CD
$17.00

Child Readers
Music Heard Far Off (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 22ND)
PS, US The Child Readers tread the implied ground that lies somewhere between music heard far off & music finally pulled together. They present the seemingly disparate dualities of metaphysical improvisation & meticulous composition in their otherworldly collaboration, an adventurous take on songwriting unheard since the heyday of Cherry Red & 4AD (imagine Eyeless in Gaza or Durutti Column nicking from the Richard Youngs songbook). Presenting music bathed in the beauty of everyday things, The Child Readers offer sonic prayers to country, wastes of sea, songs, drawings, particular times of day & different furs.
SoftAbuse-021
CD
$12.25

Clinic
Do It! (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US Their fifth studio album is a summer album, a warped Technicolor celebration - pop music and severe cut-ups going from melody to acid psychosis to acoustic, usually in the same song. "Do It!" is a skewed pop amalgam of Motown, Exuma, deep lounge, and The Balloon Farm, amongst many. Songs about living for the day, love, escaping witchhunts, and more. Mixed by Jacquire King (Tom Waits, Kings Of Leon, Archie Bronson Outfit).
Domino RecordingCo
CD
$12.50

Clinic
Do It! (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Domino RecordingCo
LP
$16.50

Cloud Cult
Feel Good Ghosts: Tea-Partying Through Tornadoes (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US New album.
RebelGroup
CD
$15.00

Constantines + Feist
Islands in the Stream (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 15TH)
PS, US Made famous in '83 as a duet by Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton, this was originally written by the Bee Gees. Recorded together in Toronto one chilly day in early Feb. following a game of ice hockey & a round of hot chocolates. Their decelerated & intimate version was produced by Jeff McMurrich.
Arts&Crafts
45
$6.50

Creteens
4-Track Blues (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE TBA)
PS, US 4 song EP from some French kid(s?) making with the Memphis-sound garage-punk racket. The title cut and "Contaminated" are definitely 'Teenage Hate'-esque. B-Side has an Oblivians cover & a slower-style Fatals-ish long-titled bloozer. Recording is pretty rough. Scums stats: 600 copies on baby- blue swirled vinyl.
Contaminated-009
45
$6.00

Cud
Leggy Mambo (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 13TH)
PS, UK Following the release of their debut When In Rome, Kill Me and 1990 s Elvis Belt compilation (CDMRED355), Leeds indie heroes CUD set to work on their next album for Imaginary Records. Recorded during the Summer of 1990, Leggy Mambo proved to be a step in all the right directions, cementing the sound developed over their previous releases and capitalizing on the band s pop sensibilities to provide their most immediately accessible collection of songs to date. Produced by XTCs Dave Gregory and released in October 1990, the album spawned the well-received singles Robinson Crusoe and Magic (both of which might have achieved greater success had they been released on a larger label) and generated a huge amount of industry interest, eventually leading to their signing with A & M the following year. This Cherry Red Gold top Copy version of the album features the newly remastered original disc, as well as a collection of demos and alternate versions, all of which have been hand picked by the band themselves. This release (along with two more Cherry Red CUD Reissues) comes hot on the tails of 2006 s Rich and Strange The Anthology compilation and 2007's well received reissues of two more of the band's albums, all of which reminded the world just how great this band were and generated a well deserved resurgence in interest. A UK tour is scheduled for March to promote this and it's accompanying releases. TRACKS: 1. NOW! 2. HEART 3. HEY, BOOTS 4. LOVE IN A HOLLOW TREE 5. LOVE MANDARIN 6. NOT EXACTLY D.L.E.R.C. 7. ROBINSON CRUSOE 8. EAU WATER 9. CARL'S 115TH COACH TRIP NIGHTMARE 10. MAGIC 11. SYRUP AND SOUR GRAPES 12. BRAIN ON A SLOW TRAIN BONUS TRACKS 13. ROBINSON CRUSOE (PATCHBAY SESSIONS DEMO) 14. NOW! (PATCHBAY SESSIONS DEMO) 15. EAU WATER (PATCHBAY SESSIONS DEMO) 16. L.O.P.H.E. (ROBINSON CRUSOE B-SIDE) 17. LOVE MANDARIN (ALTERNATIVE VERSION) 18. MAGIC (DEMO MIX) 19. ROBINSON CRUSOE (DUNGEON DEMO).
CherryRed-356
CD
$15.50

Cud
Showbiz (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 13TH)
PS, UK Having departed the independent world and signed with A&M in 1991, CUD proceeded to pursue the commercial success their previous releases had hinted at with 1992's Asquarius. Following this, their first hit album, proved to be the band s longest break between releases (largely the result of some inter-label disharmony), but they eventually emerged in 1994 with Showbiz. Recorded primarily in Scotland (at a studio owned by Fish of Marillion fame, no less), this record saw their sound mature and showcased a broader range of songwriting styles than previous efforts. It was well received on its release in April 1994, garnering favorable reviews, and spawned two UK hit singles in Neurotica and One Giant Love. Sadly, though, the album proved to be the band's last officially released effort as the pressures of life on a major and all that it entails took their toll on the band. This remastered version also includes a number of B-Sides from the album's single releases, as well as some unreleased out-takes and demo versions, including material intended for their next album, which hasn't seen the light of day before now. This release (along with two more Cherry Red CUD Reissues) comes hot on the tails of 2006's Rich and Strange The Anthology compilation and 2007's well received re-issues of two more of the band's albums, all of which reminded the world just how great this band were. A UK tour is also scheduled for March to promote this and it's accompanying releases. TRACKS: 1. SOMEBODY SNATCHED MY ACTION 2. ESP 3. WAVING AND DROWNING 4. STICKS AND STONES 5. MYSTERY DEEPENS 6. SLIP AWAY 7. ONE GIANT LOVE 8. I REEK OF CHIC 9. NOT NECCESSARILY EVIL 10. YOU LEAD ME 11. TOURNIQUET 12. NEUROTICA BONUS TRACKS 13. W.G.S. (NEUROTICA B-SIDE) 14. MY NEED TO HURRY (SHOWBIZ OUTTAKE) 15. SKI BUM (STICKS AND STONES B-SIDE) 16. DOWN THE PLUG (SHOWBIZ OUTTAKE) 17. HERE COME THE OLD FLAMES (POSTSHOWBIZ SESSIONS) 18. LIVING IN YOUR LOVE (POST-SHOWBIZ SESSIONS) 19. LET YOU DOWN (POST-SHOWBIZ SESSIONS) 20. TAKE THE TIME AND READ MY MIND (POST-SHOWBIZ SESSIONS) 21. WANTING ISN'T GETTING (POSTSHOWBIZ SESSIONS)
CherryRed-357
CD
$15.50

Cud
Elvis Belt (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 13TH)
PS, UK Formed in Leeds in 1986, CUD went on to forge one of the more interesting and indefinable sounds of the late 80s / early 90s indie scene. Fusing a catchy pop sensibility with danceable grooves and intelligent and often humorous lyrics, they soon became firm independent favorites and began releasing records on Leeds based Reception Records in 1987, very quickly catching the ear of John Peel and becoming a regular fixture of his broadcasts. Three quality singles into their career, the band secured a deal with Imaginary Records, where they continued a fine run of singles and eventually released their debut album. Capitalizing on the band's underground success, in June 1990 Imaginary followed this with this fantastic compilation of their early releases, topping several independent charts in the process and further establishing an already strong reputation. Some eighteen years later, Elvis Belt is updated and reissued here by Cherry Red, together with a wealth of rarities and unreleased tracks from those formative years and beyond. This release features the original album in its entirety, carefully remastered and now sitting comfortably alongside Elvis Handbag, an additional disc conceived by the band as a sister album to the original release and containing a number of further B-Sides, Peel Session recordings and cover versions (including the band's legendary take on Bohemian Rhapsody, previously only available on the ultra-rare Alvin Lives in Leeds compilation). This release (along with two more Cherry Red CUD Reissues) comes hot on the tails of 2006's Rich and Strange The Anthology compilation and 2007s well received re-issues of two more of the band's albums, all of which reminded the world just how great this band were and generated a well deserved resurgence in interest. A UK tour is scheduled for March to promote this and its accompanying releases. TRACKS: ELVIS BELT 1. SLACK TIME 2. MAKE NO BONES 3. TREAT ME BAD 4. PUNISHMENT REWARD 5. RELATIONSHIPS 6. UNDER MY HAT 7. LOLA 8. URBAN SPACEMAN 9. ART 10. YOU'RE THE BOSS 11. ONLY (A PRAWN IN WHITBY) 12. HEY! WIRE 13. I'VE HAD IT WITH BLONDES ELVIS HANDBAG 14. MIND THE GAP (PEEL SESSION) 15. EVERYBODY WORKS SO HARD (PEEL SESSION) 16. BB COULDN T C (PEEL SESSION) 17. BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY 18. MANCHESTER 19. PURPLE LOVE BALLOON (ORIGINAL VERSION) 20. POSSESSION (ORIGINAL VERSION) 21. REMEMBER WHAT IT IS THAT YOU LOVE 22. MARJORIE 23. DOWN DOWN 24. MAGIC (1994 UNRELEASED SINGLE VERSION) 25. SLIPAWAY (UNRELEASED SINGLE MIX) 26. BEFORE TOMORROW 27. JUDAS KISS.
CherryRed-355
DCD
$15.50

Cure, The
Seventeen Seconds (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 22ND)
PS, US Released in 1980 as the follow up to their debut album & feat. a new line-up that incl. Simon Gallup & Mathieu Hartley, this gave the band their first hit & also began to solidify the brooding atmospheric sound that would soon make these grandfathers of goth international pop icons.
VinylLovers
DLP
$35.00

Daysleepers
Drowned in A Sea of Sound (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 13TH)
PS, US A year in the making, The Daysleepers return with their full length Clairecords Debut! "Drowned in a Sea of Sound" takes nothing but the best elements of the band's highly acclaimed EP's and blends them with some entirely new experimental soundscapes. The Daysleepers trademark sound of mixing Dreampop, Post-Punk and New Wave styles is still very much present, and at times pushes even beyond those boundaries. Imagine the sounds of the Cure, Cocteau Twins, The Chameleons and Slowdive rolled into one. These 10 tracks touch on a wide variety of sounds and emotions ranging from spacey ethereal drones to blissful up-tempo dreampop beauty. For fans of the early out-of-print EP's, "Hide Your Eyes" and "The Soft Attack", "Drowned in a Sea of Sound" is a must have. It is proof that The Daysleepers have fully matured and discovered their true sound.
Clairecords-073
CD
$12.25

Dead Child
Attack (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Quarterstick
LP
$14.00

Dead Child
Attack (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US Dead Child have birthed a truly supreme metal masterwork. "Attack" grew out of pure frustration - the band was sick of the vulnerable, pompous music of recent years, instead jonesing for the pure and simple chops-oriented music of their formative days. It's all serious. No cookie monster vox; full of thundering drums and anthemic riffs. It's epic and it's real. A venomous assault.
Quarterstick
CD
$13.25

Drift, The
Memory Drawings (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
TemporaryResidenceLtd.-134
DLP
$14.25

Drift, The
Memory Drawings (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US In the nearly three-year gap between their debut album, "Noumena", and this follow-up, THE DRIFT have toured extensively throughout North America and Japan. All that tripping did wonders for their songwriting process, inspiring efficiency with their structures while maintaining the intoxicating song lengths they are known for. Though the music on "Memory Drawings" is familiar, there is a depth to both the performance and production that feels new all over again. Recorded directly to analog tape with longtime producer Jay Pellicci at Tiny Telephones in San Francisco, the mix is used as another instrument to help shape each song, channeling the mythos of late 60s jazz and late 70s dub classics. As The Drift have narrowed their focus, they have expanded their influences. Nowhere is this more obvious than "Uncanny Valley," with its shades of Afro-beat and disco-soul; or the dramatic, deserted ballad "Lands End." With "Memory Drawings", they have truly found their groove - and the deeper they dig, the more curious we become.
TemporaryResidenceLtd.-134
CD
$11.50

El Perro Del Mar
From The Valley To The Stars (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 22ND)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
TheControlGroup
LP
$14.50

El Perro Del Mar
From The Valley To The Stars (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 22ND)
PS, US El Perro Del Mar is the alter ego of Sarah Assbring. Her second album is an opus, chock full of non-traditional folk songs that explore the world at large. She's joined at times on the record by members of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and the Gothenburg Symphonic Choir. Her 2006 debut garnered high profile raves from Rolling Stone to Pitchfork to NPR to The NY Times. "A minimal Phil Spector sound. Unique and magical" - The London Times.
TheControlGroup
CD
$13.00

Envy
Transfovista (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US "Transfovista" is the first long-form video documenting the long and winding history of ENVY'S sound and vision. Presented here are seventeen of the band's most notable live performances, spanning a dozen years and countless pieces of murdered equipment. Beautifully edited from a variety of sources culled from hundreds of live shows, "Transfovista" is a perfect documentation of where the band started, where they've been, and where they are now. From tiny basements to massive outdoor stages and back, this is how the first fifteen went for a band that is becoming more legendary with every passing moment.
TemporaryResidenceLtd.-133
DVD
$14.25

Exciters, Thee
Spending Cash, Talking Trash (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 15TH)
PS, UK When their "Dial 'E' for Excitement" (Dirty Water) was released, NME said: conforming to the rule that any band who spell "The" with two "e"s will always be beer-soaked garage rockers, the second single from Thee Exciters comprises four songs, each more beer-soaked and garage-rockin' than the last. Fittingly for a band whose singer has a reputation for on-stage nudity, the likes of "Ugly Face" and "Things Ain't Right" are the kind of songs that in the unlikely event that they woke up one morning as dogs would be muzzled, or at the very least made to wear one of those funny plastic cones around their heads to stop them chewing their own balls. An oblique recommendation, yes, but we're standing by it. Mojo magazine, meanwhile, declared that: ...this band's four tracker is shot through with a raging garage scuzz that is only properly realised on black plastic. Songs tell of being driven wild by young women, wanting to start a riot and, on "Ugly Face", a lousy attitude. When vocalist Paul Le-Brock howls "I hate your ugly face" you know the band mines the Nuggets motherlode. If this is your kind of thing, a deep sense of well-being awaits. This is a groovy, hip-shaking bastardization of the first Them album that's been copulating with the energy of The Shadows of Knights. "Things Ain't Right" is the Count Five reborn - psychotic reaction indeed! But they're not completely lost in the art of retrofication since they infuse a whole lotta punk attitude in their tunes. Yes! It's righteous, strip-me-naked- and-paint-me FUZZ RAWK! Forget the Arctic Monkeys or whoever is flavor of the month this month - dial "E" for Exciters if you want your rock'n'roll party to kick some booty, baby! This album includes both their soldout EPs and eight brand new tracks - plus a complete live set recorded at the Dirty Water Club as an added extra on the CD version - with fab cover art by renowned Danish artist Niels Ejnar Rust.
PickledEgg-1012
CD
$17.00

Experimental Aircraft
Third Transmission (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 25TH)
PS, US This Austin band has been described as lush, ethereal, soothing and beautiful, thanks to front woman/guitarist Rachel Staggs' gorgeous, breathy-yetapocalyptic vocals and heavily distorted instruments.
Graveface-023
CD
$11.50

Explorers Club, The
Do You Love Me? / Carry Me (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US In the age of the MP3, flavors of the "month" circulate far faster than Baskin Robbins can rotate their cooler. It is refreshing, then, to hear something timeless every now and again, and the EXPLORERS CLUB is just that. This is sunny psychedelic pop replete with lush arrangements and cushy four-part harmonies that harken back to a decade long ago, when kids turned on their FM radios to find the cool new thing. These boys are not indie-rockers thieving from the vaults of the classics - the Explorers Club writes pop songs that sound as authentic as if they had actually just been unearthed for a new Nuggets collection or Sundazed reissue. The band draws on the soul-satisfying vocal style made famous by the Beach Boys and the Association, and pairs it with arrangements patented by the likes of Phil Spector, the Left Banke and the Zombies. And like their musical heroes, the Explorers Club understands the meaning of a great single. With that in mind, we are pleased to share "Do You Love Me" - the first jewel from their forthcoming album, "Freedom Wind". "Do You Love Me" dabbles in Brian Wilson-esque majestic pop, while the exclusive B-side, "Carry Me" has flourishes of doo-wop and soul amidst its choral pop.
DeadOceans-006
45
$4.75

Fax
Yo Recuerdo (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 13TH)
PS, MEXICO Fax delivers his sixth release, Yo Recuerdo. Upgrading the sounds of his previous release, Primario, Fax continues the path into ambient and down tempo electronica. Whereas Primario was marked by a dark undercurrent of sound, Yo Recuerdo is a brighter affair. Yo Recuerdo is dreamier, closer to the sounds of Guthrie and Budd, but retaining the minimal electronic feel Fax is known for. And for those missing Fax dancier techno moments, there is a remix of one of the most memorable tracks on the album "Cuarto Para Tres". Album mastered by Fernando Corona (Murcof) with guest vocals by Florencia Ruiz and Uriel Villalobos (Perdutto). TRACKLISTING: 1. Intro 2. Cuarto Para Tres 3. Concreto 4. Cielo Rojo 5. Rota 6. Yo Recuerdo (I Remember) 7. Bosque 8. Tormenta de Arena 9. Millas 10. Cuarto Para Tres (Dance Mix)
StaticDiscos-025
CD
$12.25

Festival
Come, Arrow, Come (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 22ND)
PS, US Sisters. We love them. We dream about them. They hold some mystical fascination for us, and with good reason. This is tribal drone, backwoods spiritual, basement psychedelia, hilltop roots romp...whatever element they touch upon filters through the genetics of sisterly song & descends on eager ears like a misty rain. But hey, if you're at all in doubt, ask them to do their rendition of the song from The Jerk.
LanguageofStone
CD
$13.25

Foals
Antidotes (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Subpop
LP
$12.50

Foals
Antidotes (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US This is the debut from Oxford, England's five-piece dance-rock band. Completing the circuit between the minimalism of American composer Steve Reich, guitars that sound like insects, and tennis player Andy Roddick, theirs is a uniquely winning formula. Driving percussion high in the mix, guitars played above the 12th fret, no chords, and splashes of synth color all come together like the schematics for a piece of precision engineering.
Subpop
CD
$12.50

For Against
Shade Side Sunny Side (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US Signposts: Factory Records, Joy Division, Section 25, Interpol, My Bloody Valentine. WORDS ON MUSIC is proud to release "Shade Side Sunny Side," FOR AGAINST's seventh full-length record and first studio album since 2002. As the Lincoln, Nebraska trio approaches their 25th anniversary on the independent music scene, FOR AGAINST has reemerged with an exclamation point: "Shade Side Sunny Side" is a landmark record for the band, boasting FOR AGAINST's darkest (and loudest) material to date. The post-punk roots of FOR AGAINST's early years are firmly in place, but presented throughout 9 new songs with a more expansive and atmospheric sonic palette. "Shade Side Sunny Side" also marks the notable return of original FOR AGAINST guitarist Harry Dingman III, who formed the band with vocalist and bassist Jeffrey Runnings back in 1984. Dingman left FOR AGAINST after 1988's seminal dream pop record, "December." For the new album, the prolific Runnings-Dingman songwriting team picks up right where they left off 20 years ago, when they wrote the classic post-punk material that comprised "Echelons," "December," and "In The Marshes" all within a 2- year span. "Glamour," the album's opening track, is a fierce proposition that tours the early FACTORY RECORDS sound before segueing into a cold post-punk stomp coated by Runnings' icy vocals. Songs like "Underestimate" and the album closer "Irresistible" sparkle with a pop grandeur hinted at by 2002's "Coalesced" album, but infused with unmistakable guitarwork revealing the fingerprints of Dingman's return: searing feedback, atmospheric chord-play, and inspired hooks are coaxed together to form a musical backbone that is both furious and gorgeous. "Aftertaste" is a blistering song that melds the musical sensibilities of JOY DIVISION's early WARSAW years with production by MARC OSTERMEIER (SHOULD) hinting at WIRE's "154." "Shade Side Sunny Side" also includes a cover version of "Friendly Fires," written by Factory Records' SECTION 25, from their 1981 debut "Always Now." "Shade Side Sunny Side" also includes some of the most heartrending accounts by Runnings to date. The album reveals itself as a confessional and therapeutic musical diary, with several songs recounting the tragic life and loss of a close family member, from the acerbic "Glamour," to the haunting ballad "Why Are You So Angry?," and culminating in "Game Over," where Runnings is at his most defenseless, singing nakedly on piano through the first verse and chorus. FOR AGAINST's musicianship on "Shade Side Sunny Side" is in top form, reflecting a maturity befitting their quarter century of songwriting and performances and a freshness that has drawn together an interesting union of dream pop enthusiasts in the USA and a strong dark wave following in Europe.
WordsOnMusic-25
CD
$12.25

Frank Black
Sv N F Ng Rs (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 15TH)
PS, US
CookingVinyl
CD
$10.50

Frightened Rabbit
Midnight Organ Fight (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 15TH)
PS, US sharp wit combined with a gift for nailing the perfect guitar-pop hook. Follow up to their limited debut "Sings the Greys" the band recorded "Midnight" with Peter Katis (Spoon, Interpol) in order to achieve the grandeur suited to the fervent ambition of their new songs. The result is a huge step forward for the band sonically, while they retain the acerbic, quirky lyrics they're becoming known for.
FatCat
CD
$13.25

Gazelle
Sunblown (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 2008)
PS, US Debut album from local scene super-duo parlaying overcast electro-rock dreamscapes. Features Jeff Dimpsey (Hum, National Skyline, Honcho Overload, Poster Children, etc) and Adam Fein (Absinthe Blind). Features a guest appearance from Adam's sister Erin, vocalist for Headlights.
AHiddenAgendaRecord-090
CD
$9.00

Gel-Sol
IZ (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 15TH)
PS, IRELAND A joint release between Psychonavigation and Canadian label Upstairs Recordings. Seattle based producer Gel-Sol presents his new album entitled "IZ," and in his own words 'Is an all-ambient adventure I wrote for my niece Izabella, who was born early last year'. Gel-Sol aka Andrew Reichel, whose dichotomous sound spans from ambient soundscapes to complex, rhythmic electronica, creating a dynamic psychedelic universe with heavy emphasis on improvisation. His influences range from 70s prog and kraut rock to electronic and psychedelic. The album's music showcases Gelsol's trademark melodic edge combined with sweeping Synth pads reminiscent of 90's ambient albums from the likes of Pete Namlook & Global Communication.
Psychonavigation-023
CD
$14.00

Gossip, The
Live in Liverpool (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 15TH)
PS, US
RedInk/RedInt
CD/DVD
$13.75

Guns N' Roses
Chinese Democracy [deluxe edition] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL FOOLS DAY)
PS, US Thirteen years in the making, 13 million dollars in the studio, with Axl (the band's last remaining original member) plowing through 13 guitarists since Slash jumped ship... APRIL FOOL! Alas, America continues to mourn its chance at a free can of carbonated prune soda while looking to the future for an effervescing, laxative libation at no cost to the consumer.
FreeDr.Pepper
DCD
$0.00

Hamburger, Neil
Sings Country Winners (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 22ND)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DragCity
LP
$13.25

Hamburger, Neil
Sings Country Winners (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 22ND)
PS, US originals & 3 obscure covers pack in a maximum of storytelling & pathos in the tradition of the late great Porter Wagoner. Here he's backed up by a "too good for Neil Hamburger" band who ensure that the sound is vintage country rather than unwanted novelty. Feat. Prairie Prince (The Tubes); Atom Ellis (Dieselhed, Link Wray, The New Cars); Rachel Haden,(The Rentals, Weezer) & others.
DragCity
CD
$13.25

Hammock
Maybe They Will Sing For Us Tomorrow (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 13TH)
PS, US After four well-loved and critically lauded recordings, Hammock returns with a new full-length, special release, Maybe They Will Sing for Us Tomorrow, which features eleven new songs and original artwork by Riceboy Sleeps (Jonsi Birgisson of the Grammy-nominated Sigur Ros and Alex Somers of Parachutes). At the invitation of Birgisson and Somers, Hammock gave their first-ever live performance at the after party celebration of the Riceboy Sleeps overseas debut art exhibition, held in Hot Springs, AR in August 2007. Maybe They Will Sing for Us Tomorrow is the studio recording of the original music written and played by Hammock for the occasion. "Studio performance" is a more accurate phrase; as the guitars for these songs were recorded live, just as the band performed them, later rounded out by Matt Slocum's expansive, emotive cello. This is Hammock reduced to an essence-a core. There are no intrusions. No beats. No lyrics. There is nothing to break the spell, or jar the listener out of the moment. " Maybe They Will Sing for Us Tomorrow" has all of the vulnerability and spontaneity of a performance, yet all of the rich, cinematic beauty of a Hammock studio recording. Hammock's self-imposed minimalism is expertly merged with their hallmark melodic songwriting, resulting in the most focused, mesmeric and deeply personal album in their catalog to date. "...music in the spirit of Japanese art-simple by form, but it's full of complexity in its tone and its timbres." --Bob Boilen, NPR, All Songs Considered. "Hammock continue their ascent to godhead status among the drone-rock underground." -All Music Guide. Tracks: 1. Gold Star Mothers, 2. City in the Dust on My Window, 3. This Kind of Life Keeps Breaking Your Heart, 4. Mono No Aware, 5. Three Sisters, 6. Maybe They Will Sing for Us Tomorrow, 7. Elm, 8. Razorback Drug Town, 9. Eighty-Four Thousand Hymns, 10. We Will Say Goodbye to Everyone, 11. All of Your Children Are Addicts.
Darla-196
CD
$13.00

HECQ
Night Falls (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 22ND)
PS, GERMANY Those who are familiar with Ben Lukas Boysen's 5 year catalog of work will notice an important change while listening to this album. His former creations can be seen as explorations of different sound facets transforming Boysen's feelings into music. it took time for this artist to subordinate the innumerable technical possibilities to become implements of his inner self, and he already began to walk this new path with '0000'. Now, Boysen qualifies 'night falls' as a turning point in HECQ's personal and musical history, and also as a conclusion of what HECQ stood for until now. Artistic expressions of personal experiences are often difficult because these experiences often block the artist's creativity. In exceptional cases it is possible to do, one of these cases is 'night falls'. The predominant mood of the twelve tracks which were recorded as one continuous opus ranges from teariness and melancholy up to beauty and puissance, unleashed by discontent, the assurance to need a change, or even a stroke of fate. Never before has HECQ's music implied such melodic and compositional richness. Comparing the music on 'night falls' with romantic classical music seems imaginable; majestic strings interact with electronic soundscapes to bring sentiments into being. This is a manifestation of a person who is aware that changes happen, and that changes have to be made. As Boysen says: the sixth HECQ album will be much more different - this fifth one is the first of many new steps to follow.
Hymen-767
CD
$17.00

Hello Lovers
Gone With The Wind (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 22ND)
PS, US Hello Lovers has been producing a unique sound described as "southern gothic" baroque pop in a chamber group incarnation. The group itself has been referenced as a "String Chamber Group With Vocals". Lead by John King who writes & directs most of the arrangements & sings, the group features Masha Poloskova (Conservatory of Moscow) on violin, Molly Fischer (Conservatory of Kansas) on cello & Andy Hadaway (Spank Dance Co) on piano. Guest performers include members of ...Trail of Dead, Windsor for the Derby, Polyphonic Spree & others.
Sixgunlover-015
CD
$12.25

Hornet Leg
Blood Trilogy (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US HORNET LEG, the new Northwest fuzz harbingers in tune with the "heavy", identify the primal symbolisms of blood as fear, death and paradoxically, life. The "Blood Trilogy", condenses the full length concept album into three potent tracks of pure unsentimental, raw energy. Expertly engineered by CALVIN JOHNSON at the Dub Narcotic Studios, these recordings are an immediate grab to the throat but leave a haunting grip to the ears. Chapter 1: "Bleed The Blood", a groovy mid tempo churn, represents the immediate loss of spirit that occurs when love is lost and never regained. To bleed the spirit is to bleed the blood and thus the spirit is bled. Chapter 2: "Covered In Blood", has the pounding scream and scrape when one is exposed to the blunt force of brutality. Anger and fear become intertwined and fused into the "bad" parts of the subconscious and the ensuing detriment can make vibrations that sound very similar to the distorted electric guitar. Chapter 3: "Bloody Hands", is a requiem for the (un)dearly departed sung in the style of a ghostly lullaby. A melodic question is posed - Is consciousness tethered to the physicality of blood? The arterial guitar and voice of Chris Sutton (Dub Narcotic, C.O.C.O) is the jugular vein carrying the sound of this group's unique garage punk. The heart pumping rhythm is the bash and thrash of one Claudia Meza (Japanther, Thunder Thunder Thunder). Joel Brazzel (K Records darling), a full-fledged ghost member, contributes shaker and tambourine work in the session that produces just the right amount of evil.
Krecords-116
45
$3.75

Incredible Vickers Brothers, The
Gallimaufry (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US Hailing from the wooded coastal community of Felton, California, The Incredible Vickers Brothers have crafted a kind of music as familiar as the seasons and as unpredictable as the weather. Having honed their skills in apprenticeships with legendary California bands Cerebral Corps andThe Orange Peels, brothers Rob and Bob Vickers decided the time was right to strike out on their own. Setting up camp with producer ALLEN CLAPP at Sunnyvale, California's Mystery Lawn studio, they began concocting a unique stew of '60s-inspired Brit-rock, Americana and '80s pop with a dash of 1920s Vaudeville lunacy thrown in for good measure: a "Gallimaufry."* Modest to a fault, The Incredible Vickers Brothers want nothing less than to take their place among the great brother acts of history! Influenced by the zany surrealism of the brothers Marx plus the yin-yang/love-hate relationships of Phil & Don Everly and Ray & Dave Davies, the Vickers Bros. aim to mix a myriad of ingredients, musical and otherwise, into the forever boiling pot of rock music. * "Gallimaufry" hash, stew [15-th Century French] 1. a mixed-up jumble / 2. a ridiculous medley / 3. a promiscuous assemblage.
TheBusStopLabel-1034
CD
$11.00

Jam, The
This is the Modern World (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 22ND)
PS, US Released in '77. Despite generally bad reviews from critics at the time, this does have its shining moments ("Life From a Window" & "The Modern World" for example). But it is also an interesting as a piece of history for its lyrical content, it's a snapshot of a day in the life of the declining British Empire during the late 70s. Contains 8 bonus tracks from the BBC sessions.
VinylLovers
LP
$25.00

Joan Of Arc
Boo Human (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Polyvinyl
LP
$12.50

Joan Of Arc
Boo Human (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, US Done with the young and hungry rat-race of band-life, Joan of Arc now exists at the pace their real lives allow. By combining one week of studio time, a stack of songs and a sign-up sheet allowing participants to drop in whenever they could, each track on Boo Human is as wildly different and uniquely constructed as the groups who produced them. The combination of 14 musicians whose previous collaborations include Wilco, Iron & Wine, Bonnie Prince Billy, Beth Orton, and Prefuse 73 yields a truly diverse record
that is as intense as it is intimate.
Polyvinyl
CD
$12.50

Judys, The
Moo [re-issue] (DELAYED, PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 2008)
PS, US The original 'Moo' album finally re-issued on CD for the first time! CD sports seven bonus tracks, mainman David Bean's "Modomusic" EP. Released almost four years to the day after Washarama and following an eighteen month hiatus, The Judy's Moo album has a slightly more progressive sound: richer production values, fuller arrangements and thicker harmonies. As the band returned to the stage in 1985, this was the album that showed the band's maturity and development as songwriters and musicians. The twelve songs on Moo, laced with solid-state irony, well-placed cynicism and standard issue Judys' wit, show the band at the peak of their creativity and acted as a springboard for their live extravaganzas. The album was released with The Moo Tour - a month of live performances across the state which included giant cereal boxes, moving conveyer belts of milk cartons, and a dancing cow while the band donned milkman uniforms. Critically acclaimed and fan-revered, The Moo Album continues to be a milestone in Texas pop music.
WastedTalent
CD
$15.00

Judys, The
Land Of Plenty [re-issue] (DELAYED, PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 2008)
PS, US First ever official release for The Judys last album, recorded but never released! In 1990, The Judy's set out to record a new album with a new Judy's sound. Featuring the lineup that had been established over a number of years the band, including Barbara Donaho (keyboards/guitars), Lee Malone (bass), and Darwin Keys (drums), set out to explore new horizons musically and thematically. Land of Plenty injected multi-layered keyboards and guitars, stacked vocals, a gospel choir, and even a bit of banjo into the band's palatte and sought to realize Bean's vision of a new Americana musical landscape. Broad in its scope and daring in its expansion of the band's definition of itself, Land of Plenty was shelved when the group disbanded before the CD's release. While a handful of copies have been given out, this is first time this long sought-after project has been available to the general public.
WastedTalent
CD
$15.00

July
July (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 2ND)
PS, UK Having started out as a skiffle act from Ealing and called The Playboys they then became an R&B combo, The Tomcats. John (Speedy) Keen, (Thunderclap Newman) was in them for a while and then In 1966, The Tomcats went to Spain with a new line-up (one which become the future July one). As Los Tomcats, they got in the charts with four EPs, one of which was all in Spanish! They then returned to the UK in 1968, still basing themselves in Ealing and changed their name to July. As July, they recorded what later became one of the most sought-after British psychedelic sixties albums of all time. One that was originally released in the UK on Major Minor (MMLP/SMLP 29) in 1968 and also issued in USA/Canada on Epic (BN- 26416) and even released in Brazil (Musidisc Hi Fi 2.177). The album s main appeal is its haunting brand of psychedelia and Rev-Ola are delighted to announce that this special CD issue has four bonus tracks. The gorgeous package is also enhanced by a quantity of previously unpublished photographs and some highly-informative CD booklet notes by 60s pop-sike expert David Wells. Tony Duhig (guitarist) and John Field (keyboards, flute) went on to be in Jade Warrior and Tom Newman later released solo albums on Virgin and Decca. He also set up Branson's Manor Studios and engineered 'Tubular Bells' I and II! TRACKS: 1. MY CLOWN 2. DANDELION SEEDS 3. JOLLY MARY 4. HALLO TO ME 5. YOU MISSED IT ALL 6. THE WAY 7. TO BE FREE 8. MOVE ON SWEET FLOWER 9. CRYING IS FOR WRITERS 10. I SEE 11. A FRIENDLY MAN 12. A BIRD LIVED BONUS TRACKS 13. MY CLOWN (MAJOR MINOR 45: MM580 1968) 14. DANDELION SEEDS 15. HELLO WHO S THERE (MAJOR MINOR 45: MM568 1968) 16. THE WAY
Rev-Ola-243
CD
$15.50

Kettel
Myam James Part 1 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 22ND)
PS, NETHERLANDS Myam James is maximal electronic music. Kettel manages to squeeze uplifting, warm, cheerful and enjoyable music out of his kettle and pottery factory, which is sad, melancholic and sensitive at the same time. See here the paradoxical twist in much of his work. Beauty lies in the melancholy. Add to this Kettel's profound knowledge of composition and we guarantee you'll be chained to your speakers or earphones for the next months. Probably even longer, because Myam James part II, the sequel, will also be out by then. The album series is in the vain of his very successful earlier work here on Sending Orbs, where Kettel lays claim to the title of Duke of Melody and Count of Charisle, staying surprisingly, but refreshingly true to the roots of the Warp sound from the 90's. For the Kettel newbies who wonder how electronic music like this is possible, some background information comes in handy. Little Kettel was classically schooled on the piano to exploit his early-discovered musical talent. He loved to listen to classical music, especially Bach. Pianist Glenn Gould was his first idol. Because of his brother Kettel joined the electronic music fanbase in the mid-1990s. A few years before the millennium Reimer started producing electronic music himself and within no time he put out releases on pretty labels as Planet Mu and DuB. He also managed to explore different sub genres of electronic music and to produce remarkable crossovers. His ambient album Volleyed Iron (2004, U-Cover) became an instant ambient classic and the Whisper Me Wishes album (2007, Dub) was critically acclaimed for a fantastic crossover of jazz, classical music and electronic music. Remixes for artists as Depeche Mode and Dash Berlin and a Japanese Kettel tour in 2007 are some examples of his growing recognition and popularity. The Myam James series on Sending Orbs denotes the next and absolutely greatest highlight on his discography. Myam James part I is 9 tracks of Kettel ecstasy, a brilliant "My Dogan" (title track of the My Dogan 2006 album) remix by early influencers Phoenecia (Schematic/Warp), as icing on the cake, 7 minutes of remix synthesizer-madness by Secede (putting on his Vangelis-clothes once again), and as Eising on the icing an immensely surprising digipack artwork by Jeroen Advocaat inspired by Kettel's current mental condition.
SendingOrbs-009
CD
$17.50

Kooks,The
Konk (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 15TH)
PS, US
Astralwerks
CD
$12.50

Lidell, Jamie
Jim (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 29TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Warp
LP
$16.50

Lidell, Jamie
Jim (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 29TH)
PS, US Jim will switch you on in the morning, move you on the dance-floor & take you down in the small hours. It's a bold, promiscuously diverse album, mixing up gospel grooves, sweetly sung & fiercely passionate soul, delicately moving ballads, thumping early R & B, synthed-up disco, & even a touch of 'hillbilly funk'.
Warp
CD
$13.50

Lipp, Eliot
The Outside (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US ELIOT LIPP continues his impressive retooling of analog infused electro-funk with his latest full-length, "The Outside", his first for MUSH RECORDS. Techno and hip-hop in their earliest, formative stages have inspired Eliot throughout his career, and form the common thread running through the album. Slick analogue synth work and tight drum programming abound, as Eliot deconstructs his influences to create something that is both recognizable and completely futuristic. For listeners who remember a time when electronic music had a little dirt under its fingernails, "The Outside" will truly capture your imagination.
Mush-258
CD
$9.00

Long Blondes
Couples (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
RoughTrade
LP
$14.50

Long Blondes
Couples (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US
RoughTrade
CD
$14.00

Love
Forever Changes [Collector's Edition] (Collector's Edition, 2PC, Remastered) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 22ND)
PS, US
Rhino
DCD
$26.00

Lurker of Chalice
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 15TH)
PS, US This re-issue features new packaging (a digi-pac) & a bonus track that was previously only available on the limited vinyl version. This release comes hot on the heels of the forthcoming Lurker of Chalice second full-length: Perverse Calculus
SouthernLord-045
CD
$14.00

M83
Saturdays = Youth (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 15TH)
PS, US New album! For M83's chief star-gazer Anthony Gonzalez, his youth is something he looks back upon with affection, something that has become the defining theme of his enchanting new album, Saturdays=Youth. The idea of youth - wasted, gilded or otherwise - has featured prominently in M83's music. From early fumblings like At The Party on 2001's self-titled debut to the bliss-fuzz of Teen Angst from 2005's breakthrough album Before The Dawn Heals Us, the French producer's dramatic space-rock tends to evoke the innocence and wonder of this hormonally charged time. But Saturdays=Youth is his most explicit celebration yet of how it feels to be dazed, confused and 15 years old. "Saturday is definitely the coolest day of the week for a teenager and that's the reason Saturday is in the title," he says, as if it needed explaining. "Saturday always reminds everyone of their youth". The eighties styling extends to the artwork, featuring a host of characters including a red-haired Molly Ringwald lookalike on the sleeve. Gonzalez states his main influences as 80s English bands and classic John Hughes teen movies such as The Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candles. "On this record I wanted to have the feeling of a teenager mixed with this period of the Eighties," he says. "I also wanted 11 different-sounding songs on the record - none of the songs sound the same." That might be true, but they each sound distinctly, unmistakeably M83. Recorded with Ken Thomas (Sigur Ros, Sugar Cubes, Cocteau Twins, Suede) and Ewan Pearson (Tracey Thorn, The Rapture, Ladytron) Saturdays = Youth delivers the rich sonic textures for which M83 is well known -this time with a more focused approach to song structure and form. M83 is Anthony Gonzalez. He lives in Antibes, France.
Mute
CD
$14.00

Man Man
Rabbit Habits (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US Philadelphia's Man Man have found the perfect berth for their gypsy-swamp-rock-carny-soul-Viking-vaudeville-punk collective. This record matches the fierce energy of their non-stop live shows, which utilize a variety of more traditional instruments (accordion, Moog, xylophone) along with such noisemakers as soup pots, shoes, squeaky toys, and a fire extinguisher. With a following that sells out clubs coast to coast and with a kinetic stage presence, Man Man are a musical contagion waiting to happen. They've toured with Cat Power, Arcade Fire, and Modest Mouse.
Anti
CD
$14.00

Matthews, Eric
Imagination Stage (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 29TH)
PS, US Conscious craft drawn from a subconscious spark. Music conjured from "a deeper, more mysterious place," as he puts it. Dream pop in the truest sense of the phrase. "There's something new & different that's happening to me creatively," Matthews says. "There's the music I imagine" music that I want to make" & then there's the music I've been able to make. & those two aren't necessarily the same thing. Now, what I'm making is akin to dreaming music" something "other-ly"
Empyrean/Transit of Venus
CD
$12.75

Maybe It's Reno
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 22ND)
PS, US Joining Bridget Cross (UNREST/AIR MIAMI) in Maybe It's Reno are her Unrest bandmates MARK ROBINSON & PHIL KRAUTH; it's almost like an Unrest reunion album. These ten songs mix that old Unrest pop sound & update it for the 21st century.
Teenbeat-434
CD
$12.25

Meloy, Colin
Sings Live! (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US A 14-song set documenting THE DECEMBERISTS' lead singer/songwriter's 2006 solo tour. This presents him in a stripped-down, acoustic setting leading his audience on a spellbinding walk through his oeuvre thus far & providing a glimpse of some new material. Of the 13 originals, 2 are previously unreleased compositions, w/ snippets of songs from The Smiths, Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd & REM & performs a version of the traditional folk song "Barbara
Allen".
KillRockStars
CD
$12.50

Microphones
Glow Pt. 2 [reissue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US Re-mastered in 2007 w/bonus materials (20 tracks: "Other songs from around the time of "The Glow Pt. 2'" and Destroyed versions"): While "Lo-Fi" as a sub-genre has quietly dissipated into the great tape hiss of the ether, the MICROPHONES continue to boldly expand and expound upon the possibilities of analog recordingŠboth at home AND in a studio. "The Glow Pt. 2", the third full length album by the Microphones for K and fifth overall, is a sprawling 67-minute masterwork, a wonder of songwriting and alchemical engineering, certain to overtake last year's acclaimed "It Was Hot,We Stayed in the Water" (KLP116) and earn Microphones the undisputed title of experimental pop's Most Valuable Player.
Krecords-190
DCD
$12.50

Microphones
Glow Pt. 2 [reissue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US TRIPLE VINYL VERSION!!!
Krecords-190
3XLP
$21.00

Millimetrik
Northwest Passage's New Era (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 2ND)
PS, UK Pascal Asselin is a founder member of French Canadian dreampop outfit Below the Sea and half of Anglo-Canadian duo Glider. Pascal began recording under the name Millimetrik in 2003, uniting his love of atmospheric ambient (Biosphere, Murcof) with hip-hop rhythms and breaks. With his background as a drummer, Millimetrik's earlier albums "Variety is the Spice of Life" and "Deeper Transmissions" and "The Last Polar Bear on Earth" (all Statik Rek) featured intricately programmed beats with the music creating an otherworldly and often unsettling and chilly backdrop. Over the course of recent releases, such as "Cities EP" and "I Am You Are Me; Remixes and Unreleased" (both Make Mine Music), the atmospheres have slowly thawed and melody has come increasingly to the fore. On the new album "Northwest Passage's New Era", Pascal has ventured even further down this path and the music has a sense of emerging from darkness into the light. The intricately programmed beats are still present, but the emphasis is firmly on melody and structure, and the sound is rooted in hip-hop rather than ambient music. Featuring guest appearances by Ulrich Schnauss and Port-Royal amongst others, the album also sees the first vocals on a Millimetrik release courtesy of Sean Heenan of Auburn Lull and Marie Jorge, whose beautiful vocals grace the album's final track. With this new album, Millimetrik has exceeded the already very high standards of previous releases. "Northwest Passage's New Era" is a consistently enjoyable, engaging and varied listen that Make Mine Music is proud to release.
MakeMineMusic-039
CD
$17.75

Mills, Chris
Living in the Aftermath (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 22ND)
PS, US The latest collection from one of America's most wandering-est of wandering troubadours. After almost a decade of rave reviews & countless shows in stadiums & shoeboxes (the past 2 yrs alone have seen him touring alongside Ben Folds, Bishop Allen, Lucero & many more). Harvesting music & lyrics from headlines, horror movies, four-color ash-can adventures, and the black & white reflections of late night re-reruns, Mills returns with a raw & ready collection of true rock n' roll numbers, each one peppered with knowing asides & unencumbered poignancy.
ErnestJenning
CD
$11.00

Monochrome Set
The Independent Singles Collection (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 13TH)
PS, UK Suave; debonair; sophisticated. Haughty, perhaps, for those who favor the pejorative. Aristocratic in more than one sense, classy in at least as many. The Monochrome Set were effortlessly inventive, literate, poised and immaculate of tuneage, possessed of an internal dialogue as a band that allowed them to surf their own narrative. They were just unlike anything else, in layman s terms. Instead, their sound harked back to a golden era of British pop songwriters. But there was nothing retrogressive about their endeavors. Instead they wrote songs that recreated the drama and promise of a Pearl & Dean interval theme, veering from lullaby to mambo to harmonic pop, accompanied by lush melodies and irresistibly playful lyrics that embraced morbidity at one extreme, and pitch-perfect satire at another. Because they could. Brand new release of Monochrome Set's complete independent singles collection including b-sides and rare tracks Norman Cook aka Fatboy Slim, a long-term fan of the band, has recorded a cover of He's Frank with guest vocals by Iggy Pop and indeed this version has already been broadcast in Heroes. And the word is that this track may even be his next single. TRACKS: 1. HE S FRANK 2. ALPHAVILLE 3. EINE SYMPHONIE DES GRAUENS 4. LESTER LEAPS IN 5. THE MONOCHROME SET 6. MR BIZZARO 7. HE S FRANK (SLIGHT RETURN) 8. SILICON CARNE 9. FALLOUT 10. THE MATING GAME 11. J.D.H.A.N.E.Y. 12. CAST A LONG SHADOW 13. THE BRIDGE 14. JET SET JUNTA 15. LOVE GOES DOWN THE DRAIN 16. KILLING DAVE 17. HOUSE OF GOD (LIVE) 18. SWEET DEATH 19. FOREVER YOUNG 20. HURTING YOU 21. LITTLE NOISES 22. I LOVE LAMBETH 23. KISSY KISSY 24. ALL OVER 25. CLOSING TIME
CherryRed-350
CD
$15.50

Moonbabies, The
Take Me to the Ballroom EP (DELAYED PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 2008)
PS, SWEDEN The second single from their latest album 'Moonbabies at the Ballroom' released last Summer on our Hidden Agenda imprint. Features the exquisite title track plus two previously unreleased gems: "Flip-Top Boxer" and "Crispin Glover".
Startracks/Hidden Agenda
CD5
$2.00

Moren, Peter
Last Tycoon (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Quarterstick
LP
$13.75

Moren, Peter
Last Tycoon (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US Lead singer of Swedish indie megastars PETER BJORN & JOHN. Out of his prolific pen emerged an intimate collection of songs that see their writer pondering the difficulties & resolutions of everyday life & the ever-present confusion of approaching late adulthood -according to Peter, "the usual lyrical psychobabble, but w/ a direct & honest approach".
Quarterstick
CD
$12.75

Motorpsycho
Little Lucid Moments (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 15TH)
PS, NORWAY Motorpsycho was founded in 1989 in Trondheim, Norway's third biggest city, when mainstays Bent Sæther (bass, vocals) and Hans Magnus "Snah" Ryan (guitar, vocals) were joined by drummer Kjell Runar "Killer" Jenssen. The first album, Lobotomizer, was released in 1991 after which Killer quit and Håkon Gebhardt took over the drums for many years to come. Gebhardt left in 2005 before the recording of Black Hole/Blank Canvas where Bent and Snah did most of the drumming themselves. With Little Lucid Moments they have a new, permanent drummer. Kenneth Kapstad is also a member of Animal Apha and Monolitich and has played with Dadafon, Gåte, Cucumber and Soundtank. Helge Sten, aka Deathprod, is back as a co-producer of Lucid Little Moments, and Kim Hiorthøy also returns to design the album sleeve. With 1993's Demon Box, Motorpsycho were already laying down the blueprint for much of the stoner psychedelia that would spawn a number of bands many years later. Since then, and several albums later, they have developed their personal style to sometimes include delicate use of brass, strings and other instrumentation, even flirting with pop structures and shorter songs, but never abandoning the original spirit of Motorpsycho and the long classic epics like "Demon Box," "The Wheel," "The Golden Core," "Un Chien D'Espace," "Vortex Surfer" and "Radiator Freak." With four long, energetic and evolving tracks ranging from 11 to 21 minutes, Little Lucid Moments is in every way what many hardcore fans will consider to be classic Motorpsycho in full flight. The album was recorded by Helge Sten and mixed by Jørgen Træen (Jaga Jazzist, Sondre Lerche). Mastered by U.S. mastering guru, Bob Katz.
RuneGrammofon-2073
CD
$15.00

Motorpsycho
Little Lucid Moments (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 15TH)
PS, NORWAY The double vinyl edition comes as 180g vinyl and the spectacular gatefold sleeve is printed on 350g extra thick cardboard.
RuneGrammofon-3073
DLP
$24.50

Mt. Wilson Repeater
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 15TH)
PS, US After ten-plus years fronting Los Angeles' favorite sons, the RADAR BROS., Jim Putnam now brings his acclaimed talent for composition, melody and command of the studio to his new project Mt. Wilson Repeater. Recorded in his renowned backyard studio in Atwater Village, CA, Mt. Wilson Repeater is the sound of late nights at the piano, bourbon in hand, after a day spent watching his dog Hal eat freshly fallen grapefruit from the adjacent tree. Playing multiple instruments on the album and utilizing many of the techniques learned from his father, Bill Putnam, Jim delivers masterful recordings of his trademark aesthetic. This self-titled debut expresses that warm southern California sun worshipped by Putnam, the Radar Bros. and their fans yet the similarities between Mt. Wilson Repeater and the Radar Bros. suddenly come to an abrupt end. Vocals take a backseat to music on this album-if they get in the car at all-serving more as an integral part of the sound and instrumentation rather than as a point of focus. Jim creates lush, psychedelic arrangements swimming within an intimate bedroom ambience - a seamless welding of electronic and acoustic worlds. The experiment that is Mt. Wilson Repeater sits comfortably in the backyard along with tradition, sharing drinks until tradition passes out, allowing him to sneak back into the studio.
EasternFiction-003
CD
$12.25

My Bloody Valentine
Loveless (Limited edition 180 gram colored vinyl) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US My Bloody Valentine's classic Loveless as a special, exclusive numbered limited edition of 1000 copies pressed on 180 Gram red vinyl. This will be strictly limited to a one time pressing of 1000 copies and sure to become a collectors item as this is the first time ever on colored vinyl. Features the original artwork, released in a gatefold sleeve.
Plain
LP
$16.25

Neva Dinova
You May Already Be Dreaming (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
SaddleCreek
LP
$13.25

Neva Dinova
You May Already Be Dreaming (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US Their third full-length is a lush, largely electric affair, rich with the rural textures that pepper releases from the band's Omaha contemporaries. Neva Dinova have continually evolved their melancholic sound, making masterful use of counterbalanced melodies and poetic lyricism. This is their most fluid and realized effort to date.
SaddleCreek
CD
$13.25

New Bloods
Secret Life (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US It's American-sounding, raw & sonorous, resonating deep into the ground, past the roots of trees, sighing up to shoot holes in the clouds & drifting back behind mountains. Lean, engaging, minimalist punk songs topping out before the 3 min. mark. There's some Raincoats vibe, a little Intima, a touch of ESG & Unwound, but w/dub, soul, & afro-beat influences. The joyous spirit of Fela Kuti is right there switching beats alongside Buffy Sainte-Marie & the Pacific Northwest's best DIY originators. RECOMMENDED!
KillRockStars
CD
$13.00

New Bloods
Secret Life (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
KillRockStars
LP
$13.00

New York Dolls
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 22ND)
PS, US The year: 1973.Coming on stage looking like a bunch of doped up drag queens & sounding like a train wreck, they split rock & roll wide open & suddenly there was something new. The deranged son of rock & roll: punk rock. And kids all around the globe went, "oh yeah!," & picked up an electric guitar & a feather boa.
VinylLovers
LP
$25.00

No Age
Eraser (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US This LA guitar and drums duo have a reputation for exuberant displays of furious live energy. Their release of an early singles collection, "Weirdo Rippers", found itself perched atop many a year-end "best of" lists. This 7-inch is a compelling mélange of punk abandon and lilting shoegazey distortion, and should whet the appetite for their proper debut release. The three b-sides are covers of Nerves ("Hangin' On The Telephone"), Nate Denver, and Urinals songs.
Subpop
45
$3.50

No Kids
Come Into My House (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US NOW AVAILABLE ON LP! "Come Into My House" is the first release by Vancouver, Canada trio NO KIDS, which is comprised of three-quarters of the critically revered pop band P:ANO. "Come Into My House" achieves an unexpected cohesiveness despite the wide range of musical styles over its 12 tracks. Golden era Hollywood musicals, Jam & Lewis-inspired production techniques, the icy displacement of contemporary R'n'B, and the breadth of Arthur Russell's, disco, pop, and avant garde compositional work are referenced and married together by novelistic narrative strains, a lush instrumental palette, and a cinematic atmosphere.
Tomlab-108
LP
$12.25

Noir, Jim
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US "Noir's elaborately multitracked recordings make his gentle bitching irresistible. He writes killer songs." - Blender. From a Manchester, UK bedroom to your stereo via outer space, we're overjoyed to introduce the new album from Jim Noir. He's named it after himself, but don't be fooled into thinking he's run out of ideas - Jim's eponymous 2nd album is 1 of the most expansive pop records you'll hear this year. Jim's music has always been a melee of different styles & influences, & this album sees him delving more into his electronic side & going further w/melody & vocals than he's ever gone before.
Barsuk
CD
$10.00

Occasional Keepers, The
True North (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 29TH)
PS, UK LTM present True North, the second album from The Occasional Keepers, an ongoing studio collaboration between songwriters Bobby Wratten (Field Mice, Trembling Blue Stars) and Carolyn Allen and Caesar (The Wake). True North was recorded and produced by the Keepers with Ian Catt (St Etienne) in London in February 2008. Guest musician Beth Arzy (Aberdeen, Trembling Blue Stars) features on The Life Of The Fields. Retaining plenty of acoustic, reflective elements from the previous album, this release adds experimental, song-based pop touches to great effect. Track listing: If The Ravens Leave/The Cricket Laced Midnight/Town Of 85 Lights/Leave The Secret There Forever/The Life Of The Fields/Factory Records/I've Realized/Snow And Feathers/Elsinore/A Distant Piano On A Foggy Night. Praise for The Occasional Keepers: "This Sarah supergroup lives up to the expectations that come from such an important meeting of musical minds, and there's a real synergy here" (Exclaim!); "Often the smallest touches have the greatest impact, like dropping a bomb on a calm hillside" (All Music Guide); "An album of rainy day melancholia and innocent beauty" (Leonard's Lair); "Lovely bubble-bath pop and slo-mo waltz" (Teletext). Also available: The Beauty of the Empty Vessel (LTMCD 2439) (2005).
LTM-2511
CD
$17.00

Old Haunts
Poisonous Times (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US Keeping the torch lit on the vibe & sound coming from the scene that they are so deeply a part of, they add their own personal touch to the garagey punk they forcefully spit out. They layer wirey guitars over a pounding backbeat & the quirky vocals are delivered w/ urgency. Comparisons to Television & the Gun Club are not far from the mark although their spooky & razor sharp riffs are all their own.
KillRockStars
CD
$13.00

Os Mutantes
A Divina Comedia Ou Ando Meio Desligado (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 22ND)
PS, US Released in 1970.This album, further testimony to their limitless creativity, & considered by many to be their best, was recorded during the height of the Brazilian military regime's crack down on artists, & fellow members of the Tropicalia movement, Caetano Veloso & Gilberto Gil had already been sent into exile in the UK
VinylLovers
LP
$25.00

Park Avenue Music
By Hearts + Horses (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US Sacramento couple Wes Steed and Jeannette "Juju" Faith got a shiny new piano - really shiny. So up went the mics and out came the music. Flowing pieces of raw improvisation from Juju were recorded and then dressed, bit by bit, by Wes in layers of modular synth distortion; some for the fun of making soundtracks for short films by New Zealand artist and web designer Fuyuko Akiyoshi; some for the fun of mixing 10 minutes of piano music down to 3; or making 3 minute songs out of 4 measures of sometimes bluesy, sometimes ethereal use of the 88s. When one mic picked up off-the-cuff vocals for several tracks, another picked up the team's beloved cat Harrison's collar bell ringing in the background for what seems the sweetest topping to the already honeyed instrumental "Norway Kitty", the opening track on what has become park avenue music's loveliest accomplishment yet. Befriending cellist Gretchen Lehtonen in time to add her touch to that first track (even if recorded backwards) was a lucky move. The trio has played a handful of boutique performances, each one unique and special as they improvised in the dark while streams of Akiyoshi's imagery served as backdrop. They have also brought a crowded house of listeners to silence - even when equipment failed, piano and cello went on to duet without the noise of synthesizers, drum machines, and Unix-based applications. "by hearts + horses" may seem an odd title, but given that the band has morphed over the years and is indeed changing their name to "hearts + horses", this last effort as park avenue music seemed only fit to be thusly titled. (File under Park Avenue music and/or Hearts + Horses.) "While many artists are using a Moog, Roland, or Juno for bouncy pop, Park Avenue Music approaches the unique instruments as if they were gentle as flowers. It could be Jeannette Faith's concert pianist training or simply a love for exquisite sounds. Either way, To Take With You is an alluring ensemble of downtempo and quiet, sophisticated pop." -Kenyon Hopkin, All Music Guide "Mixing very nice programming of lush electronics with soft, breathy female vocals, it manages to sound somewhat like several different things...without really sounding too much like anyone." - Almost Cool "I'm starting to think that this sort of electronic pop is the new shoegaze for me-no matter how many times I hear these wispy, glitchy sounds, I never seem to get tired of them. And that's especially true when a band like Park Avenue Music does it this well." - Opus Zine
Clairecords-075
CD
$12.25

Pia Fraus
After Summer (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 13TH)
PS, US Clairecords is extremely proud to present Pia Fraus' new album "After Summer". After 5 long years, we welcome the Estonian pop geniuses back to the Clairecords label with open arms. "After Summer" is produced by legendary Glaswegian Norman Blake (Teenage Fanclub, BMX Bandits, The Pastels etc). Pia Fraus and Norman Blake kept file transfer programs busy for months to exchange soundfiles; this relationship has created something magical. "After Summer" is the 4th proper album from the Pias, and quite possibly their best album to date. No wonder, if your idol takes producer's chair! The album also features some guest musicians: Estonian electronica stars Galaktlan and Pastacas guest on two of the album's tracks. Moreover, "After Summer" has the well-known and well-loved Pia Fraus sound, quality songwriting, a lot of studio tricks and layers of guitars, synths, and boy/girl vocals. This album will bring huge grins to the mouths of Pia Fraus fans, yet at the same time it is a perfect introduction to Pia Fraus for the uninitiated. For fans of My Bloody Valentine, Stereolab, Chicago Underground Quartet, The Pastels, The Beatles, and - of course - Pia Fraus!
Clairecords-076
CD
$12.25

Ponies In The Surf
See You Happy (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 29TH)
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

Power Pill Fist
Kongmanivong (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 25TH)
PS, US The bassist from BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW's solo album, all of the music was produced on a circuit bent Atari 2600. Dark and intense. For fans of Melt Banana, Autechre, Pan Sonic.
Graveface-021
CD
$11.50

Quarter After
Too Much to Think About (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 29TH)
PS, US Limited to 1,000 copies on light blue vinyl.
CommitteetoKeepMusicEvil
45
$6.50

Replacements, The
Stink [remaster, expanded re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 22ND)
PS, US The EP "Stink" was released in 1982, tearing through eight songs in 15 minutes. The four bonus tracks on the new edition are all previously unreleased: the outtakes "Staples in Her Stomach", "Hey, Good Lookin'" and "(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock", plus a Westerberg home demo of "You're Getting Married".
Rhino/Ryko
CD
$12.25

Replacements, The
Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash [remaster, expanded re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 22ND)
PS, US The Replacements' debut, 1981's "Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out the Trash", introduced its lovably shambling rock style via tracks like "Shiftless When Idle", "Takin a Ride" and "Johnny's Gonna Die". 11 tracks of bonus material includes frontman Paul Westerberg's original four-song demo from 1980, several outtakes and the B-side "If Only You Were Lonely".
Rhino/Ryko
CD
$17.75

Replacements, The
Let It Be [remaster, expanded re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 22ND)
PS, US Rhino's final reissue in this batch, "Let It Be", is regarded by many as the Replacements' best album. The 1984 release boasts indelible tracks such as "Unsatisfied", "I Will Dare" and "Androgynous"; it is here bolstered by six bonus tracks including an alternate version of "Sixteen Blue", the home demo for "Answering Machine" and covers of the Grass Roots' "Temptation Eyes" and T. Rex's "20th Century Boy".
Rhino/Ryko
CD
$17.75

Replacements, The
Hootenanny [remaster, expanded re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 22ND)
PS, US The Replacements' sophomore album, "Hootenanny", arrived in April 1983, further cementing its status as one of the most exciting new rock bands in America on the strength of songs such as "Within Your Reach" and "Color Me Impressed". Rhino's new edition boasts seven bonus tracks, six previously unreleased, including a demo of "Bad Worker" and an alternate take of "Treatment Bound".
Rhino/Ryko
CD
$17.75

Retribution Gospel Choir
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 22ND)
PS, US LOW's visionary ALAN SPARHAWK cranks the amps for a radical stylistic departure. Crude, mangy guitars collide w/ trudging stoner-rock rhythms some catchy melodies - for modern-day spirituals that defy all preconceptions. Produced by Red House Painters/Sun Kil Moon's MARK KOZELEK. Individually numbered limited edition of 1,500 in a deluxe gatefold sleeve.
AuralExploits
LP
$17.00

Richman, Jonathan
Because Her Beauty Is Raw and Wild (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 22ND
PS, US New album!
Vapor
CD
$17.00

Roommate
We Were Enchanted (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 15TH)
PS, US Dramatically shifting & evolving over the course of the album, the sounds strike a deft balance between organic & electronic, dissonant & harmonious, all the while capturing the elusive, abstract emotions of the lyrics. While there are moments here & there that may spark a memory of 60s & 70s psychedelic rock or 80s synth-pop, a hint of Nilsson-esque bar-room piano, Faust-ian analog synths, or delicate strings a la Talk Talk, this is music with eyes gazing into the future.
PlugResearch
CD
$9.25

Rorschach Garden, The
Transfer (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 22ND)
PS, GERMANY Never before has a TRG album been as self-contained as 'transfer'. Compared to their previous albums one will notice a significant wave influence and a turning towards contemporary songwriting; here, the Bielefeld based trio present a mixture between state-of-the-art electro pop and instrumental tracks which are a perfect invitation to listen deeply and to 'lift-off' as well. The opener 'move myself' already points out the direction: catchy melodies, P. Münch's unmistakable vocals, driving beats and moods perfectly balanced between joy and melancholy - once again TRG present the perfect connection between vogue and sophistication - a trademark they are well-known for since 'state protection'. Contemporary, inspiring electronic songs, a guaranteed aural pleasure - which also explains the verve of the 'Japanese friends' from Korg who dedicated an extra website to TRG. Mission accomplished - transfer complete!
BazookaJoe-12
CD
$17.75

School of Seven Bells
Silent Grips b/w Used To (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US Comprised of ex-SECRET MACHINES guitarist Benjamin Curtis & ON! AIR! LIBRARY! sister set Alejandra & Claudia Deheza. They intricately infuse a pysch-rock aesthetic that freely weaves itself in an ethereal of lush harmonics, richly textured beats & ripping riffs. Feat. a brand new track & a unique cover of Wire's "Used To". Incl. download coupon
SuicideSqueeze
45
$4.25

Secret Shine
All Of The Stars (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US "All of the Stars" is Secret Shine's second studio album, and their first in 14 years. The band took an unscheduled nine year break before returning in 2004 with the release of their back catalogue (After Years) on Clairecords, followed by two emphatically-received EPs of new material in 2006, and live shows in Europe and America. "All of the Stars" encapsulate the passion of Secret Shine's live power pop in the heart-thumping 'Oblivion', 'Voice of the Sea' and 'The Sound of Light' but is both delicate and beautiful in 'All that's left' and 'Last Leaves'. Secret Shine has lost none of the sumptuous boy/girl harmonies and celestial melodies (never more evident than in the heavenly 'Stars in the Sky') that made their debut album Untouched such a classic that is still revered in shoegazing circles today. Secret Shine dedicated 2007 to write and record All of the Stars and demo'd twice the amount of songs they needed for the album so that only the finest would survive. The band have grown on this record - the sound is stronger and more confident, expertly produced and directed by Shine protagonist Jamie Gingell. The band drift effortlessly between the epic, orchestral arrangements of 'Café Crash' and the sparse, haunting piano-led 'Another Day'. All of the Stars would sit comfortably alongside shoegaze classics like Slowdive's Souvlaki, My Bloody Valentine's Loveless and The Pale Saints' The Comforts of Madness, but Secret Shine have created their own unique treasure and possibly the new wave of 'stargaze'.
Clairecords-074
CD
$12.25

Shout Out Louds
Impossible (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US The second single from "Our Ill Wills", the Merge debut full-length from Stockholm's Shout Out Louds. Contains a video for the title track, directed by the band's bassist, Ted Malmros (who won a Swedish Grammy for Best Video for Peter, Bjorn & John's video "Young Folks"), two remixes, a live recording of "Hard Rain", and a non-LP b-side. This is a fantastic reminder of the beauty and grandeur of this group's brand of Swedish pop.
Merge
CD5
$4.75

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
Pershing (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US Their follow-up to the critically acclaimed "Broom" (sold over 20,000 copies). SSLYBY have shared stages with Mute Math, Of Montreal, Sound Team, Catfish Haven, and Chin Up Chin Up, to name a few. Spin declared them the band that "could succeed The Shins" and enthusiastic press rolled in. Now, they're raising the bar even higher with "Pershing". Quirky chord changes amid massive hooks and addictive melodies. The band's songs have appeared in various films, commercials, and TV shows, including "The O.C.".
Polyvinyl
CD
$12.50

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
Pershing (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Polyvinyl
LP
$12.50

Sophia
Technology Won't Save Us (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 29TH)
PS, US From lushly orchestrated instrumentals to pure pop-rock-noise & a dark lyrical depth rarely found in today's music, this is Robin Proper-Sheppard's (THE GOD MACHINE) most ambitious record to date. The initial limited-edition version will be released as a double-CD DigiPak including a 6 song bonus acoustic CD.
Flowershop
DCD
$20.00

South
You Are Here (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 29TH)
PS, US A sonic exploration of melody refracted through an eclectic palate of disparate genres & atmospherics that blow by any & all artificial distinctions. A record that lilts through swirling psychedelic pop, electrifying dance beats & unhinged space rock.
BluhammockMusic
CD
$14.50

Spaceman, J./Sun City Girls
Mister Lonely (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 22ND)
PS, US "Music From a Film By Harmony Korine". The soundtrack is deceptively minimal, a guitar or piano line that blinks past repetition & blushes into something grander; a motif reappearing under new auspices; link pieces that become spotlight moments, densely worked-out, stars in their own right.
DragCity
CD
$13.25

Spaceman, J./Sun City Girls
Mister Lonely (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 22ND)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DragCity
LP
$16.50

Spectrum
Meets Captain Memphis (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 22ND)
PS, US A few years ago, Sonic Boom (SPACEMAN 3, Spectrum, EAR) traveled to Independence, Mississippi to work w/ legendary producer Jim Dickinson, a.k.a. Captain Memphis. The result is a true collaboration where the two artists share both a stage & their musical visions.
Badman
CD
$15.25

Spoon
Don t You Evah (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US The new single from Spoon's critically acclaimed 2007 release "Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga". With a new b-side, a video of "Don't You Evah" directed by Peter Simonite, and remixes of the song from Diplo, Matthew Dear, DJ Amaze, Ted Leo, and Doc Delay, this EP is a great follow-up for fans clamoring for more Spoon music.
Merge
CD5
$6.25

Stargazer Assistant
The Otherside of the Island (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 25TH)
PS, US The soundtrack to David J Smith's (GUAPO) sculptural works collected under the same name. A strange work comprising of layered vocals, percussion, electronics & prepared strings.
AuroraBorealis-018
CD
$14.25

Strategy
Music for Lamping (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 29TH)
PS, US Strategy's Paul Dickow has been a longtime cornerstone player in Portland, Oregon's electronic and experimental music community. He was once a drummer in the punk group Emergency, a keyboard player in jazz/post-rock's Fontanelle, played drums and electronics in Nudge, DJs eclectic disco and techno sets, and also remixes and produces dance floor bangers as well as ambient, abstract pop expressions under his solo moniker Strategy. He has built up a name releasing acclaimed albums for Kranky and 12"s for labels such as ORAC (Seattle) and Dreck (London) and also by founding the premier Cascadian freedom music record label known as Community Library. For years Paul and Audio Dregs have been comrades and collaborators and now we are proud to bring you his latest offering that collects Strategy's rain-soaked chill out recordings and slow motion filtered dubscapes. These are the tracks rescued from the mornings after the dance parties and longer compositions collected from his studio in moss covered corners of green Cascadian forest caverns. "Music for Lamping contains six years' worth of music that can roughly be called ambient - perhaps "meditative" is a better word. All of this music combines my interest in blurring/expanding/clouding processes--such as granular synthesis, vocoding, and bucket-brigade delay--with happenstance sound sources, such as field recordings or a favorite record sitting around the studio. The earliest music dates to a 2002 CD that was never released, entitled Strategy At Beacon Rock, which was intended as a 'gentle' or 'atmospheric' treatment of plundered audio. The material from 2004 onwards dates to a period of soundwalks in my neighborhood of Northwest Portland (a perfect strolling zone). Taken altogether, these pieces form a traceable thread through my work where I use my usual raw materials to reach a more liquid, spontaneous end result." -Paul Dickow
AudioDregsRecordings-068
CD
$12.25

Stringfellow, Ken
The Sellout Cover Sessions Vol. 1 EP (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, NORWAY The Sellout Cover Sessions is a brand new EP series by the Norwegian indie-label Sellout! Music with this concept: some of the labels favorite acts doing covers of some of their favorite songs. 5 songs to be exact. The first artist in this series is a long time Sellout! favorite, and his name is Ken Stringfellow. Ken Stringfellow has graced the world with his fabulous vocals and sense of melody for 20 years through the amazing Posies. He's also released some superb solo albums, acted as a hired gun for R.E.M. and been recruited to the legendary powerpop band Big Star. This EP was recorded at his Paris home and features 5 tracks originally performed by Bill Fay, Judee Sill, The Long Winters, the Honey Comb, and Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty. The booklet contains some nice notes from Mr. Stringfellow about the songs he has chosen for this EP.
SellOutMusic-007
CD5
$7.50

Strugglers, The
The Latest Rights (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 15TH)
PS, SPAIN The Latest Rights, the fourth full-length by the Strugglers, features violinist Daniel Hart (John Vanderslice, St. Vincent), multi-instrumentalist Alex Lazara (The Prayers and Tears of Arthur Digby Sellers), and a host of other accomplished North Carolina musicians. The Latest Rights glides through its nine deftly crafted tracks with a calm confidence. Bickford tosses off sly line-breaks, equates youth's freedoms with adulthood's burdens, and addresses love, sex, and death all with the same penetrating sanity (to borrow Martin Amis's phrase), as if in the same breath -- one long, slow reflection.
Acuarela-1081
CD
$13.50

Swift, Richard
Richard Swift as Onasis (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US The double-EP "Richard Swift as Onasis" is as creatively fortifying as it is unhinged and unpolished, a primal slab thrown into the fire for dancing and merriment during the chilly months while we await RICHARD SWIFT'S second full-length. Once upon a time, the idea of a record was to capture a performance, to grab the those undulating wavelengths from the air and stick them to this thing that went round and round, so later on that performance could be heard and felt and experienced again. Before the beloved studio trickery of our beloved Beatles or Beach Boys, cats gathered around a couple microphones, plugged into that thing that went round and round, and let at it. So it's no surprise Swift, a long-in-the-tooth impresario of all not-a-computer, would jangle and stomp out this tangent of jams that tape-echo a generation of pioneers who believed Rock and Roll and the Blues a celestial calling and not a lifestyle choice. Now most listeners won't think about how Swift did this on a cheap four-track; they won't immediately see his nods to Link Wray and Howlin' Wolf; it doesn't matter. The songs stand up. The songs get in your belly and wiggle your hips and stomp your foot and bob your head. They got vibe and atmosphere. They act like great harmony, making whatever they're accompanying richer and wider and thicker.
SecretlyCanadian-173
DCD
$11.50

Swift, Richard
Richard Swift as Onasis (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION.
SecretlyCanadian-173
LP
$11.50

Takeovers
Little Green Onion Man (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US LIMITED TO 450
Off
45
$6.25

Tape
Milieu Plus (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 15TH)
PS, Czech Republic Tape is a trio from Stockholm, building their music from a whole array of acoustic instruments, computer and field recordings. Their first CD "Opera" received excellent reviews in international press and was compared to artists such as Talk Talk, Gastr del Sol, Fennesz, John Fahey and Faust. "Milieu Plus" is peaceful, slightly melancholic, impressionistic without sounding tentative.
MinorityRecords-21
DLP
$28.50

Tapes N Tapes
Walk It Off (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
XL
LP
$16.50

Tapes N Tapes
Walk It Off (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US The Minneapolis-based band's first record since 2006's widely lauded "The Loon" which established them as ones to watch. Tapes 'N Tapes' signature sound is distinctly their own concoction: shaky vocals, bursts of lo-fi guitars, and haunting keyboard refrains. Jittery rock that's found the sweet spot where experimental song structure meets melodic accessibility. "The album...is unique in an era of slick 80s chic, mixing the opaque jams of Pavement with the bruised-teen freakiness of The Pixies, while adding cocktail jazz and Tex-Mex folk music like thrift store finds" - Spin.
XL
CD
$13.25

Tears Run Rings
Always, Sometimes, Seldom, Never (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US When members of Tears Run Rings didn't play well with a big-shot producer, they threw away the old material and set off to create an album on their own. There was only one dilemma: they were now living in three different cities. This Portland and Seattle by way of L.A. collaboration was accomplished in the style of the Postal Service; occasional weekends together produced the frameworks for songs that took shape as they swapped tracks using CDRs and the good 'ole internet. Three years and one self-released EP later, Tears Run Rings presents its debut full length, Always, Sometimes, Seldom, Never. Tears Run Rings features ex-members of The Autocollants, Laura Watling, and both of the masterminds behind Shelflife Records. These pop veterans have abandoned their twee roots and traded it for dense, wall-of-sound arrangements and aggressive distorted guitars -- but that's not to say they have forgotten their pop sensibilities. TRR distances themselves from 90's shoegazers with upfront vocals and catchy singlenote guitar riffs. Their creation is melodically rich, brimming with layers of boy-girl vocals inspired by the harmonies of 60s groups such as The Lennon Sisters and The Caravelles. One of the album strengths is its flow through a range of different tempos. It begins with a lulling, almost hypnotic "Happiness (part one)", explodes with the hard-driving kick of "How Will the Others Survive," then regresses into the atmospheric and melancholy "Beautiful Stranger." TRR demonstrates their affection for Moose's "Live a Little, Love a Lot" by splicing tracks together with ambient noise: church bells ring out of the end of "Mind the Wires" introducing the danceable "Run Run Run"; a cappella voices and the tap of an organ unite "The Weight of Love" and "World Upside Down." Still, the most powerful element of Always, Sometimes, Seldom, Never is the deep, heartfelt (and occasionally heartbreaking) conviction heard here. But maybe this comes natural for band members who spend most of their time wishing they could just be together.
Clairecords-073
CD
$12.25

Ternheim, Anna
Halfway to Fivepoints (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 22ND)
PS, US Domestic debut album from Swedish songstress.
Decca
CD
$15.00

Thank You
Terrible Two (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 22ND)
PS, US An athletic rhythm/action unit, made up of 3 free individuals, subsumed into a collective form that spits out dank, skittering tracks filled w/ light & dark. They've been building up a reputation via their live show, which has left audience members joyful, overwhelmed, & ready to spread the word. A seeming telepathy occurs onstage. It's safe to say that beat-diggers & electronic artists will have a rich resource in the recorded output of the band, each track having the potential to be chopped & screwed, looped & loped into new soundtracks & sample beds.
ThrillJockey
LP
$11.50

Thee Oh Sees
The Masters Bedroom Is Worth (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Tomlab
LP
$14.00

Thee Oh Sees
The Master's Bedroom Is Worth Spending A Night In (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US Somewhere beyond nostalgia, beyond the garage, somewhere beyond the fireside song and supposed goo-rock, you will find the latest incarnation of THEE OH SEES, now a quartet composed of John Dwyer (OCS, Coachwhips, Pink & Brown), Brigid Dawson, Petey Dammit!, and Mike Shoun. The prolific John Dwyer contends again for best album of his career with "The Master's Bedroom Is Worth Spending A Night In", out April 8, 2008 on TOMLAB/CASTLE-FACE. Following 2007's understated and unjustly ignored "Sucks Blood", "The Master's Bedroom" weaves Dwyer's signature AM radio howl with the catchiest of driving tunes, Dawson's gorgeous harmonies, heightened fidelity, thick spring-reverbed bombast, mighty drums (at times in pairs), and an undeniable pull.
Tomlab-117
CD
$12.25

Tokyo Police Club
Elephant Shell (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 22ND)
PS, US This is the sound of them delivering on every bit of promise in their rapid-fire barrage of material to date. The opening one-two barely evaporates before they pack innumerable hooks & glimmer into meager 2-min.-&-change frameworks, while first single encapsulates everything great about the manic live experience: soaring guitar signatures & keyboard figures, driving backbeats & irresistible singalongs abound.
SaddleCreek
CD
$12.50

Tokyo Police Club
Elephant Shell (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 22ND)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
SaddleCreek
LP
$13.00

Tong, Winston
In A Manner of Speaking (Best Of) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 29TH)
PS, UK LTM are pleased to present In A Manner Of Speaking (Best Of), a collection of outstanding tracks by Winston Tong, the songwriter and performance artist best known as frontman of the group Tuxedomoon. Recorded between 1982 and 1990, the twelve tracks gathered on In A Manner of Speaking include five tracks from Winston's acclaimed 1985 solo album Theoretically Chinese, produced by former Associate Alan Rankine and featuring a stellar cast of guest musicians including Jah Wobble, Steven Morris, Simon Topping and Dave Formula. Two are in the form of dance remixes previously only available on an Italian maxi single. This Best Of CD also features representative tracks from Winston's other two solo albums Like The Others and Miserere, as well as rare compilation tracks: covers of Duke Ellington's Prelude to a Kiss, witty festive ditty The Twelve Days of Christmas, and Syd Barrett's Late Night. Also included are two especially memorable Tong songs recorded with Tuxedomoon, Albert Camus tribute The Stranger and In A Manner of Speaking, the 1985 song later covered by Martin Gore of Depeche Mode and more recently by Nouvelle Vague. As a result of the Nouvelle Vague cover version, IAMOS has now become a standard, featuring in the soundtracks of several high profile movies and television shows, including A Mighty Heart, Sugar Rush, Fragile and Riviera. The booklet features a detailed biography of Winston Tong, as well as archive images. Winston Tong is alive and well and living in San Francisco, where he continues to perform in live and theatre events.
LTM-2520
CD
$17.00

Torche
Meanderthal (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US Torche boasts members of Hydra Head alumni band Cavity as well as Floor. Call this the latest and greatest bomb-string stoner pop/thunder rock/doom pop classic from Torche mastermind Steve Brooks and his fellow hook heroes. Call it the sweetest, catchiest, hugest riff colossus since "Sky Valley". "A pure sludge bulldozer" - Spin. "At long last, we know what life would be like in a parallel universe where The Melvins became a pop sensation instead of Nirvana" - Revolver. Look for them at SXSW and on a full European tour. They've shared stages with Isis, Jesu, Baroness, and Mogwai, among others.
HydraHead
CD
$13.25

Tractor Kings
Homesick (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 2008)
PS, US Long-awaited new album from reverb-drenched country rockers, led by local icon Jacob Fleischli, who evokes both Lou Reed and Bob Dylan in myriad ways. His new band backs him with a rootsy but grand atmopheric sound, thanks to an evangelical pedal steel, equal parts terrestrial and extra...terrestrial. Think "rural cathedral". Recorded by Matt Talbott (Hum, Centaur) at Great Western Record Recorders.
Spur-CD-006
CD
$9.00

Various
Oh! It's A Lovely War Volume 4 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 15TH)
PS, UK CD41 is pleased to announce the fourth volume of Oh! It's A Lovely War, the popular series devoted to archive recordings of songs, marches and descriptive records from the First World War. Almost all of the 50 tracks included on this beautifully packaged double CD set were recorded between 1914 and 1918, and have been carefully digitally restored and remastered from original 78 rpm sources. Volume 4 comprises two full length CDs, featuring 150 minutes of popular songs (There's A Tramp Tramp Tramp, A Perfect Day, K-K-K-Katy), patriotic appeals (The Bulldog's Bark, For Empire & For England, Save Your Kisses 'Till the Boys Come Home), comedy numbers (The Corporal's Ditty, I Want To Be a Hero Too, We Shall All Do the Goose Step) and military marches. Among the rarest recordings are Ten Little Zeppelins by Harry Bluff, Wait 'Til You Get 'Em Up in the Air Boys by Harry Fay, and No More Bully Beef & Biscuits and Plum & Apple, both bemoaning the monotony of rations at the Front. Spoken word selections include the somewhat brutal descriptive sketch Capture of a German Spy, and a rare 1917 recording of a British prisoner of war singing Tipperary, recorded in Germany. An appeal made by the Prince of Wales on behalf the British Legion in 1930 closes the album Oh! It's A Lovely War Vol 4 is a must-have collection for anyone with an interest in the Great War, as well as military and social historians, and vintage music buffs. Featured artists include Peter Dawson, Stanley Kirkby, Harry Champion, Courtland and Jefferies, Harry Lauder, Robert Carr and Zona Vevey. The booklet includes detailed historical and recording notes by CD41 editor James Hayward.
CD41-011
DCD
$18.50

Various
Moving Soundtracks (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 15TH)
PS, UK LTM is pleased to announce a CD reissue of the classic compilation album Moving Soundtracks, recorded for chic Belgian indie label Les Disques du Crepuscule. Originally commissioned in 1983, Moving Soundtracks gathered together cover versions of movie music by various Crepuscule artists and associates, including Paul Haig (The Persuaders), Antena, Blaine L. Reininger (Le Mepris), Virna Lindt (The Thomas Crown Affair), Wim Mertens, Steven Brown (Chinatown), Quando Quango, Virginia Astley and The Pale Fountains (a Bond theme). The overall project was produced by Tuxedomoon mainstay Blaine L. Reininger. Some interpretations are faithful, others not! The project was eventually released in 1991, by which time tracks by Alan Rankine, Peter Hook, La Muerte (Experiment in Terror) and others had been added. Curiosities include Seabirds, a charming but obscure Pink Floyd song from the 1969 movie More, and a splendidly offbeat Godfather cover from Tuxedomoon. Other artists added to this new CD edition include Thick Pigeon, Tot Taylor and a former Resident, the late Philip Lithman (aka Snakefinger), with an amazing interpretation of Fellini's 8 1/2. This new CD edition has been digitally remastered from the original master tapes, and features 75 minutes of material. Many of the tracks featured here remain unavailable elsewhere. The artwork features an original image by Crepuscule founder Michel Duval, in homage to an Ennio Morricone album cover from 1964.
LTM-2514
CD
$17.00

Various
A Factory Night (Once Again) 15.12.2007 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS, UK 28 tracks. NTSC Region 0. LTM is pleased to present a DVD souvenir of A Factory Night (Once Again), the memorable live event staged at Plan K in Brussels in 15 December 2007 featuring live performances by Section 25, Crispy Ambulance, The Names, Kevin Hewick and Peter Hook. Shot in High Definition with five cameras and a digital stereo soundtrack, the live section of the DVD features 2 hours of in-concert highlights (28 tracks) from all four bands, as well as the encore of the New Order classic Temptation by Section 25 and Peter Hook. Bonus features on the NTSC format Region 0 DVD include poster and photo galleries, as well as a rare 1981 television interview with Annik Honore exploring the early history of Plan K, Factory Benelux and Les Disques du Crepuscule. The 2007 event marked a return of these several original Factory Records artists to the legendary Plan K venue in Brussels after a gap of more than 25 years, during which the venue (a former sugar refinery) had ceased staging live gigs. The event was also a tribute to the late Anthony H. Wilson, the Factory founder who died a few months earlier.
LTM-2519
DVD
$21.75

Vincent, Gene
A Million Shades Of Blue (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 2ND)
PS, UK Yes indeed! It's Sweet Gene Vincent! Do we need say more? What else do you need to know? Oh, OK then! Back in the dear dead days when singers of 30-ish weren't just about to form their first indie band, GENE, the man who had wowed America, challenged Elvis, launched Rock n Roll in Britain and France and inspired a generation, was seen in his native land as a bit of a has-been...his audience was the French arty intelligentsia and UK Teds...but there were still those who believed in Gene...one was Kama Sutra, the New York label who brought us The Lovin' Spoonful and Gene fanatics The Flamin' Groovies (and obliquely The Shangri-Las too, but that's another story...) In 1969 and 1970 they put Gene in their newly acquired LA studio with the cream of young session men to produce an album. Taking a cue from The Band, Bob Dylan, The Sir Douglas Quintet, and possibly fellow not as old as you might think rocker Dale Hawkins (who had just had an amazing album out himself!) Gene rose to the occasion bigtime! Possibly one of the most unexpected and astonishing albums of roots rock and Americana is what we have here...with Gene as on good form as ever! ** Another rediscovered forgotten classic from RevOla! ** Beautifully remastered By the lovely Nick Robbins...in true RevOla style! ** Ditto goes for artwork by Pepperbox! ** A must for anyone who ever had a heart...Gene Vincent! Does it get any better?? TRACKS: 1. SUNSHINE 2. I NEED WOMAN'S LOVE 3. SLOW TIMES COMIN' 4. DANSE COLINDA 5. GEESE 6. 500 MILES 7. LISTEN TO THE MUSIC 8. IF ONLY YOU COULD SEE ME TODAY 9. A MILLION SHADES OF BLUE 10. TUSH HOG 11. HOW I LOVE THEM OLD SONGS 12. HIGH ON LIFE 13. NORTH CAROLINA LINE 14. YOU CAN MAKE IT IF YOU TRY 15. OUR SOULS 16. THERE IS SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND 17. THE DAY THE WORLD TURNED BLUE 18. BOPPIN' THE BLUES 19. LOOKING BACK 20. OH LONESOME ME 21. THE WOMAN IN BLACK
Rev-Ola-242
CD
$15.50

Wedding Present, The
El Rey (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, US El Rey - the first new album in over three years from The Wedding Present - was recorded in early 2008 in Chicago by Steve Albini. The band returned from an eight-year hiatus in early 2005 with the release of Take Fountain. This long-awaited album brought them back into the spotlight with all the style and sophistication associated with a legendary group, but fans were also pleased to see the band had lost none of the growling angst with which they had burst onto the scene with their 1985 debut, George Best. That intensity has been turned up even further for the new album, El Rey, The Wedding Present's first collaboration with the legendary Albini since the renowned Seamonsters in 1991. Written while David Gedge was living in Los Angeles, El Rey burns with West Coast sunlight; Hollywood seen through the eyes of a gritty Northerner. Speaking about El Rey in Mojo magazine recently, Gedge said: "I've been living in West Hollywood for the last year or so, and while I'm not going to claim that this is my 'L.A.' album, there are some references. I suppose the themes are lust, jealousy, betrayal, regret, and obsession, super-heros the usual. We chose to record with Steve this time because the new songs were sounding very guitary and quite dark. It's been good. As you'd imagine, really; Albini knows his stuff". The Wedding Present will be touring North America in Fall 2008 with the line-up of: David Gedge (guitar & vocals), Terry de Castro (bass), Graeme Ramsay (drums), and Chris McConville (guitar).
Manifesto-43904
CD
$12.25

Weepies
Hideaway Light (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 15TH)
PS, US A darker companion to their last album, w/ 14 new tunes ranging from the upbeat title track to jangly rock masterpieces to gorgeously arranged meditations.
Nettwerk
CD
$18.00

Whisper in the Noise
Dry Land (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 25TH)
PS, US Self described "orchestral garage rock'" band from Hanska, Minnesota give an extremely humble & personal touch to gorgeous, string-laden rock music. Pretty, melancholic, sad & charming. for fans of Low, Arcade Fire, Guided by Voices.
ExileOnMainstream-030
CD
$13.50

Wraiths
Oriflamme (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 25TH)
PS, US Remastered vinyl edition, previously available as a limited cdr. Recorded live under ritual conditions. Blackened death-ambient drone meets howling, metallic noise.
AuroraBorealis
LP
$17.00

WYE OAK
If Children (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US The duo of Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack present an exuberant and assured debut seamlessly combining elements of noise, folk, and shoegaze to create a style all their own.
Merge
CD
$12.50

Yard
Detrit (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 8TH)
PS, US After dropping some serious science on European labels, Yard turns stateside to Binary Dilemma with a 12" of transcendent organic techno. Detroit grinds and resonates with 909, breaks and aquatic washes of sound bringing to mind gritty Detroit streets. As the beats pound, cascading melodies flood the field and take this to Neo-Detroit next level shit. Squeekr is an aquatic sexy grind of groovy techno reminiscent of an urgent meeting between Pan Sonic & Mark Pritchard while a monster bass line drives hallucinogenic synths, as if they've been dubbing around the dancefloor by Lee Scratch himself. On the flip we're treated to a deep acid remix of Detrit by the legendary Dutch brothers of Funckarma aka CANE. Dropping the ones and zeros as they've never been spun before, sending 303 sequences ricocheting against the chopped beats of the original. Anders Ilar's remix finishes the 12" out with a lush rendition of Detrit that croons and swoons in all the right places. LUSH.
BinaryDilemma-002
12
$8.25

Yellow6
When The Leaves Fall Like Snow (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 15TH)
PS, UK "When The Leaves Fall Like Snow" is the latest release by the remarkably talented Leicestershire guitarist Jon Attwood (aka Yellow6), following ten years of extraordinary creativity, both in terms of quality and productivity (over 30 hours of music on labels such as Resonant, Ochre, Darla, and many more). This double album, bearing the unmistakable and highly personal Yellow6 melodic sound, was conceived and crafted in Stockholm in the autumn and winter of 2007. Reflecting its place of origin, it showcases Yellow6 at its most minimal, each of the two CDs providing the listener with a different way of experiencing the grey and white landscapes of Scandinavia. The first CD takes you on a sweeping journey through tranquil yet incredibly deep soundscapes created by Jon Attwood's effortlessly complex layering of sounds. Nocturnal incursions into the cold and dark realms of Swedish winter... With the sense of isolation and nostalgia one experiences when immersed in a vast alien environment. Jon Attwood's drifting and looping guitars so sonorous and versatile that it feels at times that you're listening to a full orchestra. The second CD, with shorter tracks and a less ambient feel, bears the same beautiful and melancholy qualities in a more intimate way. Imagine the same landscapes but with a fragile light glimmering in the distance or with the warmth of sunlight shimmering on the snow. You feel gently yet irresistibly drawn into the quiet intensity of Yellow6's sonic world, and Jon Attwood's sound invests silence so totally that it is difficult to listen to anything else after this album has finished playing. With "When The Leaves Fall Like Snow", Yellow6 takes you on a wondrous musical voyage without any pre-defined destination. Just press "play" and let yourself be taken over by the enchantment of the journey. (V. Martin).
MakeMineMusic-046
DCD
$20.25

Parasol Picks, Recent Restocks, & Noteworthy Reminders

17th Pygmy, The “Ballade of Tristram's Last Harping” CD $10.00
60 Watt Kid “S/T” CD $12.25
Abtan, Freida “Subtle Movements” CD $15.00
Acid Mothers Temple “Acid Motherly Love” CD $20.00
Akre, Carrie “Last the Evening” CD $11.50
Alasehir “Philosophy of Living Fire” LP $14.25
Andrea's Kit “Bad Taste Emergency” CD $9.25
Anomaly “Mesa” CD $10.75
Antennas “Sins” CD $12.00
Antennas “Always On My Mind EP” CD5 $2.00
Asmus Tietchens “Eta-Menge” CD $12.25
Austerity Program “Black Madonna” CD $13.75
Baby Dee “Robin's Tiny Throat” DCD $18.75
Barrett, Lloyd “Mise En Scene” CD $15.00
Barzin “Barzin” CD $17.00
Battles “Tonto + EP [CD+DVD]” CD5 $10.75
Birchville Cat Motel “Seventh Ruined Hex” CD $12.25
Black Belt “Two Minutes to Midnight” CD $14.00
Black Belt “Only One EP” CD5 $2.00
Black Belt “First Blood” CD $12.00
Black Swans, The “Change” CD $11.50
Bones, Mike “The Sky Behind The Sea” CD $11.50
Boscoe “S-T” CD $13.25
Boyracer “Flickering B+W” CD $11.50
Bread, Love & Dreams “Amaryllis [re-issue]” CD $16.25
Buddyrevelles “Don't Quit” CD $15.75
Buried At Sea “Ghosts” CD $15.00
Burning Witch “Crippled Lucifer, Ten Psalms For Our Lord Of Light” DCD $14.00
Burr, Doug “On Promenade” CD $7.00
By The End Of Tonight/Tera Melos “Complex Full of Phantoms” CD $9.00
Canola Tenderfoot “Winning Is For Losers” CD $17.75
Case, Neko “Fox Confessor Brings The Flood (Bonus Disc)” DCD $15.50
Case, Neko “Blacklisted [Bonus Track] (Digipack Packaging)” CD $14.00
Certain Breeds “S-T” CD $14.25
Citay “Little Kingdom” CD $11.50
Clipd Beaks “Hoarse Lords” CD $14.75
Connors, Loren “Night Through Singles & Collected Works 1976-2004” 3CD $23.25
Connors, Loren “As Roses Bow: Collected Airs 1992-2002” DCD $14.25
Cult With No Name “Paper Wraps Rock” CD $10.00
Dawson, Kimya “Remember That I Love You” LP $14.50
Dragons of Zynth “Coronation Thieves” CD $12.50
Dramady “Better Forever” CD $9.75
Drift, The “Ceiling Sky” CD $11.50
Dust Galaxy “S-T” CD $15.25
Electric Wizard “Witchcult Today” CD $16.00
Enon “Believo!” CD $11.00
Existensminimum “Last Night My Head Tried To Explode And I Wrote Everything Down” CD $12.00
Existensminimum “Running Down Everyone EP” CD5 $2.00
Fatal Flying Guilloteens “Quantum Fucking” CD $13.25
Frantic, The “Audio and Murder” CD $11.50
Froese, Jerome “Radio Pluto EP” CD5 $5.00
Goldmund “Two Point Discrimination” CD $9.00
Grizzly Bear “Friend EP” CD5 $9.00
Hasunuma, Shuta “OK Bamboo” CD $13.25
Headcount “To The Point” CD $17.00
Hecker, Tim “Norberg, Sweden” CD $15.00
Helen Love “It's My Club Single” CD5 $6.75
Helen Love “It's My Club And I'll Play What I Want To” CD $15.00
Higuchi, Hisato “Butterfly Horse Street” CD $13.25
His Name Is Alive “Sweet Earth Flower: A Tribute to Marion Brown” CD $16.00
Husky Rescue “Other World: Remixes & Rarities” CD $17.75
Husky Rescue “Ghost Is Not Real” CD $16.25
Iron And Wine “Shepherd’s Type (Medium)” TS $13.75
Johnston, Daniel “Yip! Jump Music” LP $14.00
Johnston, Daniel “Hi, How Are You” LP $14.00
Kiln “Dusker” CD $13.25
Kobol “Extempore” CD $12.25
Kubisch, Christina “Night Flights” CD $12.25
Kybernaughty “Obiekt” CD $17.50
Lally, Joe “Nothing Is Underrated” CD $10.50
Led Zepplin “Mothership [Best Of]” DCD $20.00
Lekman, Jens “When I Said I Wanted to Be Your Dog” LP $10.25
Lekman, Jens “You Are The Light EP” CD5 $3.00
Letters Letters “S-T” CD $14.25
Lonesomes “This is Cow-Fi” CD $15.00
M83 “Digital Shades Vol. 1” CD $20.50
Magnolia Electric Co. “Sojourner” 4XCD/DVD $36.00
Major Stars “Mirror/Messenger” CD $13.25
Mannequin Men “Fresh Rot” CD $11.75
Marching Dynamics “Nailsleeper” CD $15.25
Metzger, Paul “Deliverance” CD $13.00
Monster Magnet “4-Way Diablo” CD $17.75
Murder By Death “In Bocca Al Lupo (2X10")” 10 $30.00
Myrmidons, The “Clap + 2 EP” CD5 $5.99
Neon Neon “Raquel” CD5 $10.50
Norma “Norma 1 EP” CD5 $7.00
Novak (SWE) “Perpetual Motion” CD $12.00
Nurse With Wound “Homotopy” CD $15.00
Oh Astro “Champions of Wonder” CD $14.25
Origami Arktika “Trollebotn” CD $12.50
Os Mutantes “Live at the Barbican Theatre 2006 [Bonus Tracks]” DCD $18.75
Outrageous Cherry “S-T” CD $13.50
Parsons, Gram & The Flying Burrito Brothers “Gram Parsons Archive, Vol. 1” CD $17.00
Pascal (SWE) “Forbi Fabriken” CD $12.00
Pedro “You, Me & Everyone” CD $9.00
Pine Hill Haints “Ghost Dance” CD $11.50
Pine Hill Haunts “Ghost Dance” CD $13.25
Plumerai “Without Number” CD $12.50
Psychedelic Horseshit “Magic Flowers Droned” CD $13.25
Remains, The “The Remains [2007 Bonus Tracks]” CD $18.75
Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel “Thaw” CD $20.25
Seahorse “I'll Be New” CD $11.00
Shalini “The Surface and the Shine” CD $12.25
Shipwreck “Rabbit in the Kitchen With a New Dress On” CD $10.75
Shuta Hasunuma “OK Bamboo” CD $11.50
Soft Targets “We Hate You Soft Targets!” CD $13.25
Sole & The Skyrider “S-T” CD $15.50
Stevens, Sufjan “Michigan (+ 5)” DLP $11.75
Stevens, Sufjan “Illinois” DLP $13.25
Stonebreath “Songs of Moonlight & Rain (Expanded)” CD $12.25
Sun City Girls “Jacks Creek” CD $15.00
Sun City Girls “Dulce” CD $15.75
Trimble, Bobb “Harvest Of Dreams” CD $11.50
Trimble, Bobb “Iron Curtain Innocence” CD $11.50
Tupelo Honeys “Tupelo Honeys Salute You + 2” CD $13.00
Two Bands & A Legend “I See You Baby” CD $11.75
Various “Camobear Orange” DVD/CD $17.50
Various “Achtung! German Grooves: 20 Instrumental Dancefloor Killers from the 60s and 70s” CD $16.25
Whiskey Priest “Hungry” CD $11.00
White Shoes & Couples Company “S-T” CD $12.75
Yea Big & Kid Static “S-T” CD $13.00
Youngs, Richard “Autumn Response” CD $11.50
Zookeeper “Becoming All Things” CD $13.50