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A Flock of Seagulls
S-T [re-issue]
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "The Liverpool quintet A Flock of Seagulls first gained attention in the dance clubs with "Telecommunication," included on this debut release. The band benefited from heavy play on MTV and quickly became known for their outrageous fashion and lead singer Mike Score's waterfall-like haircut. However, their self-titled debut is an enjoyable romp that was set apart from other synth-heavy acts of the time by Paul Reynolds' unique guitar style. The kinetic "I Ran (So Far Away)" became a video staple and a Top Ten radio hit. "A Space Age Love Song," with its synthesizer washes and echo-laden guitar, also managed to score at radio. The rest of the album consists of hyperactive melodies, synthesizer noodlings, and electronic drumming. The lyrics are forgettable. In fact, they rarely expand on the song titles, but its all great fun and a wonderful collection of new wave ear candy."
Jive
CD
$12.25

Acorn
Pink Ghosts
PS, US Anchored by vivid songwriting & eclectic instrumentation, they produce an original brand of experimental, popular folk music that effortlessly marries modern & traditional forms. The project began as the solo electro-acoustic work in late 2002. This is mostly-instrumental tribute to the Ottawa region, & was originally released in July 2004 & firmly planted them as a strong new presence in the Canadian independent music landscape. Feat. 5 BONUS tracks.
Kelp
CD
$13.50

Alkaline Trio
Goddamnit [reissue]
PS, US VINYL VERSION.
AsianMan
LP
$14.25

Anderson, Jason
The Hopeful and the Unafraid
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

Balaam & The Angel
Live Free Or Die
PS, UK Staffordshire's Balaam & The Angel were at the forefront of the 80s Goth movement, playing alongside some of the biggest bands of the day, and releasing a succession of acclaimed records through both their own Chapter 22 independent label and later, the major, Virgin Records. This, their second album released in the summer of 1988, has been beautifully remastered and repackaged with the direct assistance of the band. Includes the singles 'I Love The Things You Do To Me", 'I'll Show You Something Special', and bonus tracks especially selected by the band. In addition to the Goth movement, Balaam & The Angel were also hugely popular with rock critics. Sleeve-notes have been written in collaboration with Des Morris of the band, who provides insights on the album and the times. Balaam & The Angel are now reforming and expecting to play a series of high-profile gigs at the turn of 2008. I'll Show You Something Special / I Love The Things You Do To Me / Big City Fun Time Girl / On The Run / It Goes On / Live Free Or Die / Long Time Loving You / Would I Die For You / I Won't Be Afraid / Running Out Of Time / You Took My Soul / I Feel Love / Let It Happen / You're In The Way Of My Dreams / As Tears Go By / Bonus Tracks - Live Free Or Die (Texas Red Beard Mix) / Eagle
Anagram-034
CD
$15.50

Balaam & The Angel
The Greatest Story Ever Told
PS, UK Staffordshire's Balaam & The Angel were at the forefront of the 80s Goth movement, playing alongside some of the biggest bands of the day, and releasing a succession of acclaimed records through both their own Chapter 22 independent label and the major, Virgin Records. This, their debut album, has been beautifully re-mastered and includes several of the band's most memorable singles; 'She Knows', 'Slow Down', 'Light Of The World' - as well as the spectacular 12-inch version of the latter song. In addition, the release includes bonus tracks selected from the accompanying single releases. Sleeve-notes have been written in collaboration with Des Morris of the band, who provides insight into the album and the times. Balaam & The Angel are now reforming and expecting to play a series of high-profile gigs at the turn of 2008. New Kind Of Love / Don't Look Down / She Knows / Burn Me Down / Light Of The World / Slow Down / The Wave / Warm Again / Never End / Nothing There At All / Walk Away / Day & Night / Bonus Tracks - Dreams Wide Awake / Travel On / In The Morning / Light Of The World (12-Inch Version).
Anagram-033
CD
$15.50

Barry, Todd
From Heaven
PS, US Fresh from his knockout bongo performance on Flight Of The Conchords, Todd releases his third full-length comedy album, this time touching on hard-hitting issues, from The Container Store to famous bass players, in his inimitable high-energy style. He's appeared on Letterman, Conan O'Brien, Carson Daly, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Comedy Central's Friar's Roast of Chevy Chase, "Space Ghost Coast To Coast", and in his own two "Comedy Central Presents" specials. He also has numerous acting credits, has done cartoon voice work, and has done shows with The New Pornographers, Yo La Tengo, The Shins, Aimee Mann, They Might Be Giants, and Luna. Check out his previous releases, "Falling Off The Bone" and "Medium Energy", and look for him on tour.
ComedyCentral
CD
$12.50

Beans
Thorns
PS, US Hip Hop rebel, wordsmith extraordinaire, sonic architect, fashion renegade & published poet. Written during a tumultuous 2 yr period, this is more straightforward & emotional in content yet more textured & dense in production. Guest producers incl. DABRYE, TYLER BANY & 3
collaborations w/ HOLY FUCK.
Adored&Exploited
CD
$15.25

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

Bissonnette, Christopher
In Between Words
PS, US This is a collection of works that continue his explorations into orchestral & spatial acoustics. Using orchestral sound sources as well as recording his own sounds to manipulate & process, he has crafted a symphony of 6 movements, w/ melodies as ghostly apparitions that fade in & out of view. Recorded as spontaneous mixes, these compositions maintain a sense of organic fluidity while creating passages of escalating tension.
Kranky
CD
$13.00

Black Hollies
Casting Shadows
PS, US Vinyl version of Black Hollies "Casting Shadows" limited to 500 copies.
ErnestJennings-036
LP
$14.00

Black Moth Super Rainbow
Dandelion Gum
PS, US VINYL VERSION. Bonus track.
Graveface
DLP
$20.75

Blake/e/e/e
Border Radio
PS, US Orphan dub, house folk celestial drones, sixties psychedelic space ballads, post-punk creepy anthems, world ethnic spirituals, alt country filled w/ drones & bones, astral instrumentals & howlings to the shooting stars. This is the Beach Boys going to church where the church becomes a mutant disco. Very tasteful & weirdly experimental.
FreeFolkRecords
CD
$13.25

Boredoms
Super Roots 9
PS, US The sun shines again.
ThrillJockey
CD
$14.50

Breeders, The
Mountain Battles
PS, US VINYL VERSION.
4AD
LP
$17.25

Breeders, The
Mountain Battles
PS, US New album from Deal sisterhood.
4AD
CD
$15.00

Bulbs/Wobbly
Div/orce Series # 7
PS, CANADA The seventh installment of our DIV/ORCE series, a split 7" series devoted to transcending the trivial boundaries of genre, pairs up two Bay Area acts. Wobbly, a San Franciscan with a vigorous back catalog, including releases on Tigerbeat6, and collaborations with MATMOS. His track, Tiny Tongue, features guest vocals by Kevy B (AKA Kevin Blechdom) and, as a first in the series, guest instrumentation by his 7" partners, BULBS. It's a wiggly road, teeming with wet noodle guitar waver, elastic drums, and the type of vocal manipulation that evokes DAT POLITICS references; a beautifully dizzy track. Bulbs, a two piece of live-processed guitar and drums (although you'd never guess it), assemble a marvelously composed mélange of harmonious static. The track lazily transitions from various degrees of dynamics, eventually locking into a rhythm led by ghost drums. Best listened to at loud volume. Another delightfully clumsy addition to the DIV/ORCE SERIES.
Ache-035
45
$7.50

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

Canned Heat
Canned Heat Live: Woodstock 10th Anniversary
PS, US
AirlineRecords
CD
$12.25

Carll, Hayes
Trouble In Mind
PS, US His second album "Little Rock" was the first self-released title to reach #1 on the Americana music chart Now Haye Carll returns with his debut "Trouble in Mind" on Lost Highway.
LostHighway
CD
$10.00

Cave, Nick & The Bad Seeds
Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!
PS, US New album!
Anti
CD/BOOK
$17.75

Charalambides
Rose/Thorn
PS, US "Long-, long-, long-, loooooong-awaited and singular entry in the Charalambides and Klang Industries discographies; one of those 'does it really exist?' items that's finally seeing daylight, or moonlight. A stark, unsettling and beautiful slice of duo Charlambides invocation/incantation, taken from the period between Jason Bill and Heather Leigh Murray's tenures with the band and featuring extraordinary chord organ and vocal work from Christina and some signature lap steel mastery from Tom. Fans of the band's most recent, more song-based work will find this relevatory, long-time listeners will say 'ahhhh' and settle in for the flight. Heavy vinyl, limited pressing, cover handiwork by Tom, the first release in years from Klang and a sign perhaps of a truly epic revival." "Long-awaited Klang debut of Charalambides. This record has been brewing since 2000, and is now finally available under the auspices of Eclipse/Klang. Two side-long improvisations in much the same vein as IN CR EA SE, a bit more topographical perhaps, but still horizontally serene and horizonless. Chord organ, lap steel, vocals." --Wholly Other
Klang
LP
$18.75

Chen, Shinki
S-T
PS, US "Wild pre-Speed Glue & Shinki album from 1971 of extra heavy fuzz guitar and truly wasted vocals, one of the absolute cornerstones of Japanese psychedelia. In fact, to many people, this is the ultimate psych album from Japan; it starts with a very strange sounding, avant-garde phased tape machine track, before letting fly with the drug damaged histrionics -- onwards they come, one after the next, blunt Neanderthal songs about drugs and girls. Tracks such as 'Requiem of Confusion,' 'Gloomy Reflections' and the 'Corpse' tell you where its at for Shinki Chen."
WorldPsychedelia
CD
$16.25

Clinic
Do It!
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!
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Domino RecordingCo
LP
$16.50

Cloud Cult
Feel Good Ghosts: Tea-Partying Through Tornadoes
PS, US New album.
RebelGroup
CD
$15.00

CoCoComa
S-T
PS, US Chicago's CoCoComa make the leap in fine form with a fantastic blast of raw ass guitar and thick organ mayhem and a primative backbeat that'll put a beer in your hand (sorry, doesn't actually come with beer) and smile on your face. You should all know by now that if it's on Goner that you should be paying attention. Great stuff, seriously I'm still in twice a day rotation with this record. A real winner.
Goner
CD
$10.50

Dead Bodies
Mr. Spookhouse's Pink House
PS, US Imagine, per se, David Bowie, Hot Rats (maybe or maybe not the Zappa brand), legs, underbits & acid (again, your choice) in a blender. That's The Dead Bodies. "..equal parts David Lynch & the Shins." - SPIN Who knows how best to describe them? In any case, this album is a rock opera about a pink vampire and a town. Crazy. Crazy worth it
QuiteScientific
CD
$9.25

Dead Child
Attack
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Quarterstick
LP
$14.00

Dead Child
Attack
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
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
TemporaryResidenceLtd.-134
DLP
$14.25

Drift, The
Memory Drawings
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

Egg
Self-Titled
PS, UK This now legendary debut album by Egg featured the talents of Dave Stewart on Keyboards, Mont Campbell on Bass and Clive Brooks on Drums. Egg were associated with the so-called "Canterbury" style of rock music pioneered by artists such as Caravan and Soft Machine. The trio produced music of startling originality and energy, drawing on influences ranging from rock to jazz to psychedelia to classical. This fusion resulted in one of the most enduring releases to appear on Decca's short lived Nova imprint and is now critically regarded as one of the more unique albums of the early 1970's. Re-mastered from the original tapes, the Esoteric Recordings reissue includes three bonus tracks, including both sides of the bands only single and "Movement 3" from the albums notorious opus "Symphony No. 2", now restored in its rightful place in this extended composition.
EsotericRecordings-2035
CD
$20.25

Envy
Transfovista
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

Explorers Club, The
Do You Love Me? / Carry Me
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

Fairport Convention
S-T
PS, US Reissue of the 1st Fairport album, originally released by Polydor in 1968. "The best British folk-rock band of the late '60s, Fairport Convention did more than any other act to develop a truly British variation on the folk-rock prototype by drawing upon traditional material and styles indigenous to the British Isles. While the revved-up renditions of traditional British folk tunes drew the most critical attention, the group members were also (at least at the outset) talented songwriters as well as interpreters. Released in 1968, FC's debut album owes more to The Byrds than to Pentangle, with soaring harmonies and psychedelic guitars. Recorded pre-Sandy Denny, Judy Dyble sang like a siren and then left to form Trader Horne."
Timeless
LP
$23.00

Foals
Antidotes
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Subpop
LP
$12.50

Foals
Antidotes
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
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

Fred
Live at the Bitter End
PS, GERMANY Who or what on God's earth is Fred? In Swedish, Fred means 'peace', a good idea for any decade. In music, Fred is an upstart band of pseudo-bumpkins (aka hippies) from the hills of central PA (really just kids from mid-Atlantic suburbia lost in the purple haze) who took Greenwich Village by storm in 1974. Recorded over the summer of 1974 while Fred was headlining at NYC's world famous nightspot The Bitter End, these are raw, in your face live performances that will lift you up and blow you away. It is high octane, aggressive electric instrumental music with a pulse pounding beat, wailing gutsy guitar, and wild violin pyrotechnics. Live at the Bitter End features all new original music, ranging from tender to tortured, demented to delirious, always energetic, edgy, enigmatic, and full of surprises. With strong melodic themes over innovative rhythms, six pieces of the puzzle are carefully arranged into a seemingly endless variety of combinations, and then each is set loose over elegant structures for solo flights in the twilight zone of improvisation. Influenced by Mahavishnu, Zappa, Jethro Tull, Yes, Spirit, King Crimson, Bartok, and Stravinsky, as well as inspired by musicians like Jean-Luc Ponty, Jerry Garcia, Bill Bruford, Herbie Hancock, John Bonham, Jerry Goodman, Robin Trower, Joe Zawinul, Chris Squire, and Stephane Grappelli, Fred had by 1974 assimilated and fused a staggering array of disparate elements into their sound.
WorldInSound
CD
$18.25

Hall Of Fame
First Came Love, Then Came The Tree (LP/CDR)
PS, US Deluxe, limited LP edition of this classic Hall Of Fame (Samara Lubelski, Dan Brown and Theo Angel) LP. It also comes with a 40 + minute CDr "Live at The Mercury Paw 8/24/98". Don't sleep on this one, it will be gone real soon.
Amish
LP
$18.00

Hinterland
Pan Pan Medico
PS, CANADA FILE UNDER: moody, new wave-flavoured dreampop. FOR FANS OF: Cocteau Twins, the Cure, Ladytron, Sigur Ros, Mew. Pan Pan Medico, the third album by Vancouver's Hinterland, is a study in contrasts. From the new wave-flavoured synth-rock propulsion of "Detwiller Pavilion" and "Somatoform" to the haunting ambiance of "Future Ghost" and the jangly dreampop of "You Speak < I'm Silent", the album is anything but predictable. What holds the whole thing together is the confidence with which the band swings from distortion-saturated rock to ethereal layers of electronic sound. Working again with Caleb Stull (who also produced 2006s The Picture Plane), Hinterland explores both darkness and light on Pan Pan Medico. The album takes its title from a nautical distress call, and the lyrics of singer Michaela Galloway more often than not express a strong desire to escape - from obsessive thoughts, from earthly bonds, and from deep-seated resentments. The band bolsters these themes with a signature sound that critics have described as "epic" (Vancouver Courier), "intelligent, thoughtful indie rock" (Columbia Journal), and "nearly flawless" (See Magazine).
Submerged-003
CD
$13.50

Hornet Leg
Blood Trilogy
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
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

Jay Reatard
See/Saw b/w Screaming Hand
PS, US The first 7" in Jay Reatard’s singles series for Matador, “See Saw” b/w “Screaming Hand”. Get your order in soon.
Matador
45
$3.75

Jay Reatard
Blood Visions
PS, US YES!!!
IntheRed
LP
$10.50

Karmic Society
Journey
PS, GERMANY The quartet was founded in 2005, in Heidelberg (Germany) and plays with a great level of proficiency and on authentic equipment to get their analog 70's sound. Mostly instrumental jams, the Karmic Society reflects the traditional Krautrock jam-spirit of Kraan, Message, Epitaph, combined with US west coast influences, but also progressive fusion rock elements like Mahavishnu's McLaughlin, Chick Corea or Keith Emerson. Besides a unique rhythm section, you can look forward to beautiful melodies and varying compositions fitting perfectly to a festival sunny afternoon. A massive, swirling Hammond organ by Winnie Rimbach-Sator (also plays keys with Treacle People) is in communication with excessive Stratocaster guitar solos melting into unexpected orgies of sounds. This album contains 4 originals and 4 improvised covers tunes which are 'Dark Star' (Grateful Dead), 'Witches Moon' (Quicksilver Messenger Service), a heavy 'Spacepatrol Orion' version (authorized by Peter Thomas -- sci-fi sound from the mid-60s) and 'Yoo Doo Right' (Can) as a 17 min. version with stunning moog space parts and tribal voodoo percussions. The production sounds natural and grew from a free concept to a strong compact album of 65 mins intense music. (btw: 3/4 of the band support the US group Dragonwyck at live shows). The CD contains nice artwork and an 8 p. booklet. Highly recommended to sophisticated rock/fusion/jam listeners who like intense organ vs. guitar battles and to those who like to enjoy well produced experimental sounds to test their audiophile stereo equipment.
WorldInSound
CD
$18.25

Leyers, Dirk
Alma
PS, GERMANY Dirk Leyers presents his first record for Klang Elektronik. "Azul" is an impulsive track, with an anxious, meandering bass line and bright synthesizer sounds, while the beat unerringly gallops directly towards dancer's heaven. On the B-side, Dirk calms down a little bit and begrudges us with a conveniently laid-back, almost ambient piece of music called "Azur" before he relieves us with the spheric, whispering "Alma."
KlangElektronik
12
$9.50

Lipp, Eliot
The Outside
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

Man Man
Rabbit Habits
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

Meloy, Colin
Sings Live!
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]
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Krecords-190
3XLP
$21.00

Microphones
Glow Pt. 2 [reissue]
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

Modest Mouse
Sad Sappy Sucker
PS, US Back in stock.
Krecords-131
LP
$10.25

Moren, Peter
Last Tycoon
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Quarterstick
LP
$13.75

Moren, Peter
Last Tycoon (ON SALE)
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

Move, The
The Move [UK Bonus Tracks]
PS, US
Salvo/Fly
DCD
$24.50

My Bloody Valentine
Loveless (Limited edition 180 gram colored vinyl)
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
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

Neva Dinova
You May Already Be Dreaming
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
SaddleCreek
LP
$13.25

New Bloods
Secret Life
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
KillRockStars
LP
$13.00

New Bloods
Secret Life
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

No Age
Eraser
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
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
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

Oh Shit They're Going To Kill Us
S-T
PS, US Crazed metal core (Think Annihilation Time). A really good time.
DearSkull
LP
$8.00

Old Haunts
Poisonous Times
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

Pagans
Blue Album
PS, US Recorded on the last proper tour and featuring an incendiary lineup, these 9 tracks of blistering punk rock as it came to be known in Cleveland, Ohio have never been previously released and should keep the purists as well as the newcomers pleased.
SmogVeil
CD
$11.75

Panzer Talk
S-T
PS, US Two years, eight band members, twenty-five songs, one-hundred and two mixing sessions, two unusable sets of stampers, one lost money order, one-hundred and two angry phone calls, and one armed robbery charge has gotten The Panzer Talk to this point. Compared to a R.E.M. / Smiths twang with Teenage Fanclub-eque pop bliss.
OnSwitch
12
$7.75

Park Avenue Music
By Hearts + Horses
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

Portico
Progeny Blues
PS, CANADA Progeny Blues was recorded in the fall of 2006 at Vancouver's Mushroom Studios and co-produced with Shawn Penner and Aaron Nordean (Hot Hot Heat) and mastered by Alan Douches (Sufjan Stevens, Mastadon, Ben Folds Five) of WestWestSide Music NYC. "Portico are simply one of the best Canadian bands working today. Even if lead singer Lyn Heinemann wasn't a husky sweet powerhouse vocalist, the rest of the band have mastered the art of mixing delicate musical phrasing with mid-tempo urgency. Whether they function as a standard four-piece or flesh out the material with epic gang vocals, or a surprisingly effective horn section, there isn't one note out of place on Progeny Blues." FFWD "This release is a rock solid recording of a band that just has it. The songs are big and modest at the same time, and the vocals and lyrics are engaging and mysterious. This album has everything I love about top shelf independent music." Zunior's Top Picks 2007 "This is a confident-sounding sophomore release that is quite the thing of beauty when it connects. Although there is energy, it crackles just under the surface, only making overt appearances on some occasions. The band are going for atmosphere and they succeed quite nicely, as this album has a great consistent feel that makes it one of those listens that actually gets better if experienced as an album. Something great is indeed brewing." -!Exclaim "In a week with a plethora of record releases, Vancouver-based pop band Portico will have a tough time getting noticed. And that will be a shame, since the group's second full-length is definitely worth a trip to the record store. Standouts include All You Daughters and the relatively upbeat Stand Down, but all the songs, despite being mostly dark and serious, definitely deserve your attention." NOW Toronto (NNNN Critic's Pick) "This Vancouver band's sophomore album boasts some of the most understated, husky and unique female vocals I've heard-add to that some captivating melodies and just enough lyrical feistiness to lend some edge (take the previously featured scorcher, "Sincerely," for instance), and you've got the recipe for an enticing and highly recommendable album." Wolves, Hawks, and Kites' Top Unsung Albums of 2007 From winters of horribly cold snow and small-town grumpy relatives to boarded up downtowns and decaying infrastructure, Portico's sound and lyrics are a living soundtrack. The combination of Greg Murray (drums), Mimi Mahovlich (bass), Trent Hopton (guitar and keys) and Lyn Heinemann (guitar and vocals) creates "a blend of spectral melodies, tricky time signatures, and expertly intertwined guitar lines which is entirely it's own"(The Georgia Straight).
Copperspine-780
CD
$13.50

School of Seven Bells
Silent Grips b/w Used To
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
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
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
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Polyvinyl
LP
$12.50

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
Pershing
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

Spires That In The Sunset Rise
Curse The Traced Bird
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!! LIMITED TO 300!
SecretEye
LP
$17.00

Spoon
Don t You Evah
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

Standing Nudes
Ghost Story
PS, US Anchored by Molly Shea's slightly raspy, Mariska Veres croon and glistening double-guitar work, the music on "Ghost Story" is a mixture of early-'90s indie jangle (a la Sonic Youth or Helium) and the '70s strut of Shocking Blue and Thin Lizzy. There's something very casual and effortlessly catchy about the songs, yet they sound powerful, highly detailed and strangely askew. The Cake Shop calls them one of New York's Best Live Bands, and Aquarius and Byron Coley have hailed them as proprietors of the solid yet quirky indie rock we love so much.
TruePanther
CD
$11.25

Standing Nudes
When I Arrive b/w Fight Song
PS, US
TruePanther
45
$5.25

Swift, Richard
Richard Swift as Onasis
PS, US VINYL VERSION.
SecretlyCanadian-173
LP
$11.50

Swift, Richard
Richard Swift as Onasis
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

Takeovers
Little Green Onion Man
PS, US LIMITED TO 450
Off
45
$6.25

Tapes N Tapes
Walk It Off
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
XL
LP
$16.50

Tapes N Tapes
Walk It Off
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

Teachers Pet
S-T
PS, US 15-song, all unreleased, power pop classic from Akron, Ohio circa 1979. ENHANCED with bonus 2-camera vintage video. While Northeastern Ohio gets its share of punk rock accolades, the area is often overlooked for its power pop prowess. Lucky Pierre, Wild Giraffes, and Teachers Pet make up the original fearsome threesome, each incorporating what the area is known for: a healthy cynicism, a smart ass attitude, and the chops to keep the punters interested. Whether it was an ode to a few stomped souls in Cincinnati, or some teenage treats down at the hot dog stand, this is the band that stuck to the ideals.
SmogVeil
CD
$11.75

Team Rockit
Rockit Science
PS, US This is their most focused pure rock collection to date, deviating from the band's previous all-over-the map sensibilities that drew equally from rock, punk, & indie sensibilities. The hard charging, frenetic, filtered vocals get in the face of folks who act like they want to work with you but who ultimately are only out to serve their own interests. Feat. MATT FRISCIA from Champaign, Illinois legends THE POSTER
CHILDREN.
FiretoneRecords
CD
$10.25

Tears Run Rings
Always, Sometimes, Seldom, Never
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

Terror Visions
World Of Shit
PS, US Terror Visions is yet another Jay Reatard project, this one is a lot more synth damaged ala the Lost Sounds.
FDH
CD
$8.50

Thee Oh Sees
The Master's Bedroom Is Worth Spending A Night In
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

Three Legged Race
Living Order/Mourning Order
PS, US Robert Beatty, who may be better known as a member of Hair Police, Eyes & Arms of Smoke and a contributor to Burning Star Core, has been creating some of his most interesting material under the name Three Legged Race. Living Order/Mourning Order is a reissue of a pair of releases from 2006, 'Living Order' primarily focusing on micro-tonal shifts and movement and 'Mourning Order' setting aside most (but not all) of the tones for composition. A lesson in the beauty of modern electronics. Edition of 335 with 3-color screen print and artwork by Robert Beatty
ToneFilth
LP
$17.00

Toral, Rafael
Space Solo 1
PS, US 2nd release in Toral's ongoing Space Program now on vinyl! Equipped w/ handmade instruments, this project is a performance-based discipline, which he calls "post-free jazz electronic music." A raw exploration of unaccompanied instruments traveling through unfamiliar territories where sounds exist in their singularity. 44 minutes of otherworldly splashing, ripping, beeping, & hissing. An indefinite number of sounds carefully coaxed from unique instruments, drawing a blury line between ancestral & futuristic. Pressed on 200g transparent red virgin vinyl & limited to 500 copies.
TAIGA
LP
$12.50

Torche
Meanderthal
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

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

Winston Tong
In A Manner of Speaking (Best Of)
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 front man 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

Wolf Eyes/Sickness
There Is a Part of Me That You Will Never Know
PS, US This is not haphazard but a symbiotic
collaboration bridging distant roads. This full length LP is a dark casket of scorched earth sounds, the remains of the cracks at the after shock of discovery. Reminding us of the peaks in either artists' catalog, this processes the deepest sounds of these 4 masters in a haze of lone atmosphere & true noise. This is not a terror shock, this is the end.
HospitalProductions
LP
$21.00

WYE OAK
If Children
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
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

Forthcoming Releases

16 Horsepower
Live: March 2001 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 6TH)
PS, US This intoxicating material becomes even more potent on stage, making it a must-have release. Their instrumentation transforms the usually lighthearted banjo & squeezebox into the loneliest choir that accompanies the smoldering voice of David Eugene Edwards. This will surely be welcomed w/ open arms, not w/ snipes about bludgeoning dead equines.
AlternativeTentacles
CD
$17.00

18th Dye
Amorine Queen (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 6TH)
PS, DENMARK New album, their first in 13 years, from awesome Danish/German outfit who had several amazing albums released by Matador in the 90s. Half the album's up on their myspace page, check it out. With their groundbreaking, catchy and consistently explosive rock 18TH DYE earned great recognition in the international music press during the 90s. They toured all over the US and Europe and left a name, which has inspired a vast number of bands. With Amorine Queen 18TH DYE continue their intensive work during the 90s. 18TH DYE doesn't just thrill the fans from ten years ago, but also carry away a new audience - a fact that's hard to miss at their recent concerts.
CrunchyFrog
CD
$16.25

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

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

A Flock of Seagulls
Story of a Young Heart [expanded re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 13TH)
PS, US Remastered re-issue with 7 bonus tracks.
CherryPop
CD
$18.25

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

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

Almond, Marc & Michael Cashmore
Gabriel and the Lunatic Lover (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 6TH)
PS, UK 1st in a series of collaborative releases. The duo sets to music two poems by Count Stanislaus Eric Stenbock, the extraordinary 19th-century gay writer whose bizarre life of decadence, drug-addiction, alcoholism, & poetry; coupled w/ Satanic, vampiric, & Catholic obsessions; led to his early death at the age of 36 in 1895. Beautiful full-color digipak that contains previously unpublished paintings of Almond by Russian artist Vania Soutavliov, a rare photograph of the enigmatic Count, & the complete texts to both poems.
Durtro/Jnana
CD5
$9.25

Amebix
No Sanctuary: The Spiderleg Recordings [re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 6TH)
PS, US These songs are collected officially for the first time. It gathers the soughtafter cult releases No Sanctuary, Who's The Enemy, & Winter. Some of these tunes are undisputed classics in the punk world. Carefully remastered by Jello Biafra & George Horn. Tons of original artwork was resurrected into a beautifully designed package by long-time Alternative Tentacles collaborator and UK native John Yates.
AlternativeTentacles
CD
$15.25

Amebix
No Sanctuary: The Spiderleg Recordings [re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 6TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION, BONUS 7".
AlternativeTentacles
LP/45
$14.25

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

Animal Collective
Water Curses EP (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 6TH)
PS, US
Domino
CD5
$7.25

Animal Collective
Water Curses EP (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 6TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION.
Domino
12"
$9.50

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

Arca
On Ne Distinguait Plus Les Tetes (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 29TH)
PS, FRANCE Arca is a French project initiated by Joan Cambon and Sylvain Chauveau at the beginning of the year 2000. Arca is inspired by music, cinema, literature, photographs, every day life sounds. Arca uses "warm" electronic sounds, mixed with organic instruments, rainy guitars and Sylvain's voice (since the third album) to draw melancholic landscapes not so far from David Sylvian masterpieces. Most of the songs are recorded and mixed at home by Joan Cambon. Sylvain Chauveau made five solo albums: instrumental music based on sweet harmonies of piano and strings. The latest one is "Down to the bone", a record of Depeche Mode covers. He was also part of the former projects Micro:mega and Watermelon Club.
Icid'Ailluurs-038
CD
$17.00

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

Bailiff, Jessica & Annelies Monsere
Untitled EP (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 15TH)
PS, BELGIUM Numbered limited edition of 310 in an LP like sleeve. Annelies Monseré (Belgium/Bluesanct records) and Jessica Bailiff (US/Kranky) met back in 2002, during Jessica's first European tour. They've been frequently doing shows together since 2005. They've often joined each other on stage, but recording together didn't happen until they did a duo-tour in October 2007. On this occasion, they've totally reworked two rare tracks of Jessica, and two yet unreleased songs by Annelies. Although it's just the two of them, this ep has a very built-up sound, which is reminiscent of Jessica's earliest output and Annelies' most recent live shows. Vocals, guitars and cello- and keyboard drones get a very prominent role on these recordings, which were made entirely in the analog domain. The ep is limited to 310, and comes in a mini-lp jacket. All copies are hand-numbered and have hand-written liner notes by Annelies.
Morc-48
CD5
$10.50

Belhom, Thomas
No Border (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 29th)
PS, FRANCE Today, whereas some dream of always more hermetic borders, Thomas Belhom asserts his musician and world citizen's freedom on a second album recorded between Munich, London, Nashville and Paris. "No border" is the travelogue of a musician who loves encounters and who cannot bear all that prevent them from happening. Thus his tightrope walker's melodies have been enriched with trips and the recordings of numerous musicians and friends' participation. Stuart Stapples (Tinkersticks) - accompanied by Thomas on stage, after he took part to the recording of his second album "Leaving songs" - sings on the magnificent "South over the seven hills". You can also hear Volker Zander (Calexico), who accompanied Amor Belhom Duo on the double bass at the occasion of their last tour and Kim Ohio (Mad River) - met at the time of Witches Valley, who sings along with Thomas Belhom on three titles. One of the two instrumental tracks of the album is even composed and interpreted by Viva Yazon, who is also painter and from now on Thomas Belhom's wife, accompanied by Paul Nihaus (Lambchop) and his so characteristic steel guitar.
Icid'Ailleurs-36
LP
$17.50

Belhom, Thomas
No Border (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 29th)
PS, FRANCE Today, whereas some dream of always more hermetic borders, Thomas Belhom asserts his musician and world citizen's freedom on a second album recorded between Munich, London, Nashville and Paris. "No border" is the travelogue of a musician who loves encounters and who cannot bear all that prevent them from happening. Thus his tightrope walker's melodies have been enriched with trips and the recordings of numerous musicians and friends' participation. Stuart Stapples (Tinkersticks) - accompanied by Thomas on stage, after he took part to the recording of his second album "Leaving songs" - sings on the magnificent "South over the seven hills". You can also hear Volker Zander (Calexico), who accompanied Amor Belhom Duo on the double bass at the occasion of their last tour and Kim Ohio (Mad River) - met at the time of Witches Valley, who sings along with Thomas Belhom on three titles. One of the two instrumental tracks of the album is even composed and interpreted by Viva Yazon, who is also painter and from now on Thomas Belhom's wife, accompanied by Paul Nihaus (Lambchop) and his so characteristic steel guitar.
Icid'Ailleurs-36
CD
$16.00

Black Angels, The
Directions to See a Ghost (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 13TH)
PS, US From deep in the heart of Texas, armed with the home-grown mantra "Turn On, Tune In, Drone Out," The Black Angels ring real and rugged like a crimson full moon-lit night. Their self proclaimed "Native American Drone 'N' Roll" genre has progressed from communal living and the members' eclectic upbringings. This is heavy-duty psychedelic rock with an incessant primitive beat that echoes the spirit of the 13th Floor Elevators and early Stones. "Directions To See A Ghost" is the second full-length album from Austin's darkest droners. With tidal rhythms and rasping epics, "Directions To See A Ghost" is a driving, psychedelic masterpiece that churns through 72 minutes and 11 tracks. This highly anticipated follow-up to the band's 2006 critically acclaimed debut will leave listeners buzzing.
LightInTheAttic
CD
$13.75

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

Brakes
Tale of Two Cities (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 6TH)
PS, US New album. Members of BRITISH SEA POWER, ELECTRIC SOFT PARADE & TENDERFOOT. Formed when drinking after a gig with The Lonesome Organist.
Hyena
CD
$12.25

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