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NEWS: We expect the new Tractor Kings album, Homesick, to finally arrive at Parasol HQ this month and look for early 2009 releases (that we'll probably give you a head start on later this year) from Unbunny (an amazing singles/rarities collection), Mazes (The 1900s’ Ed Anderson solo), Richard Lloyd (fingers crossed) and The Green Pajamas.

VENUES: Chicago psych-pop troupe The 1900s have been invited to Vancouver by none other than The New Pornographers for the two-day Stanley Park Singing Exhibition featuring The NP, Neko Case, Black Mountain, Andrew Bird, Destroyer, Deerhoof, Stevie Jackson and more. The 1900s play Sunday, September 1st, the fest continues through Monday (Labour Day). Beforehand they’ll play at The Lucky Bar’s Rifflandia Fest in Victoria BC on Saturday, August 31st and afterwards they’ll head south to Portland OR for a show at Berbeti’s on Tuesday, September 3rd. More dates there and back likely, maybe? Meanwhile, ex-Television guitarist Richard Lloyd, wraps up his Summer Tour 2008 with his band The Sufimonkey Trio, playing the Pour House Music Hall in Raleigh NC Monday 8/11, Gravity Lounge in Charlottesville VA Tuesday 8/12, Poe’s Pub in Richmond VA 8/13 and The Velvet Lounge in our nation’s capitol Thursday 8/14.

New Releases

13th Floor Elevators
Easter Everywhere
PS, UK 2003 reissue. This enhanced re-issue includes 10 highly desirable bonus tracks in the form of live versions of 8 songs from the group's debut album, recorded in Texas & San Francisco, an instrumental version of "Levitation," as well as a previously unreleased studio gem, "I Don't Ever Want To Come Down."
Charly
CD
$15.75

13th Floor Elevators
Going Up: The Very Best Of The 13th Floor Elevators
PS, UK 2004 release, single CD best-of collection. "The 20 greatest mind-blowing highlights recorded for the International Artists label between 1966 and 1969 by the pioneering psychedelic rock group. Featuring the groundbreaking single, 'You're Gonna Miss Me,' other classics such as 'Fire Engine,' 'Slip Inside This House' and 'May The Circle Remain Unbroken,' plus the recently discovered nugget 'I Don't Ever Want To Come Down' and a manic version of Van Morrison's garage classic, 'Gloria.' Fronted by the truly eccentric and iconic Roky Erickson, The 13th Floor Elevators produced some of the most inventive and memorable music of the era. Their often-menacing drug-fuelled songs with a potent combination of R&B, folk-rock and Kinks/Stones punk and stoned lyrics based on a nihilistic hippy philosophy have brought them cult status ever since."
Charly
CD
$13.00

A Smile and a Ribbon
Boy I Wish I Never Met
PS, US Super Limited!! Hand assembled, high quality gatefold 7" sleeve with a 9-song CD & 4-song 7" and an OBI strip that wraps the entire package. The Boy I Wish I Never Met is a pure P!O!P! album that draws influences from 1950's girl groups, 90's twee, and a whole lot of quirky personality. 13 bittersweet songs on CD and Vinyl. A limited edition pressing of 300 copies.
Shelflife
CD/45
$17.75

Abe Vigoda
Skeleton
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
PostPresentMedium
LP
$12.00

Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno
Hotter Than Inferno / Live in Sapporo 2008
PS, POLAND Recorded live at Counter Action, Sapporo, Japan, 29 June 2008 2 tracks: 1. Master Of The Cosmic Inferno ~ Heart Of Earth 2. Pink Lady Lemonade ~including Doobie Wonder Land. Time 72:26 AMT are: Tabata Mitsuru (bass, voice, malatab), Higashi Hiroshi ( synthesizer, guitar, dancin'king), Shimura Koji (drums, latino cool), Pikachu (drums, voice, cosmic shaman), Kawabata Makoto (guitar, speed guru).
Vivo-038
CD
$15.50

Action Biker
Hesperian Puisto
PS, SWEDEN It really is time for Action Biker's first solo album! It has now been six years since she emerged as an artist doing fun and popular live shows and releasing CD-R's in the indie pop scene of Gothenburg, Sweden, which included people like Jens Lekman and The Honeydrips. Since then, Sarah Nyberg Pergament has been involved in other projects, such as Flow Flux Clan, Kissing Mirrors and The Dreamers, whose record "Day For Night" has received great acclaim from different places around the world. Over the years, Sarah has also performed lots of Action Biker shows (some, as an opening act for Le Tigre and The Embassy), contributed to recordings with Lars Blek (The Field), Differnet and The Honeydrips, and all this time, new recordings with Action Biker have popped up on compilations and singles. In brief, when "Hesperian Puisto" finally is released, it means the début of someone with a lot of experienceŠ The record is named after the Hesperian park in Helsinki, Finland, where Sarah lived for a while. She describes her music as baroque on synthesizers. It is pop music built on complex naivety - altogether very accessible music with distinct vocals and a crispy, sweet, analogue sound. Two great-looking videos are also included on the CD. References and Influences: Young Marble Giants, Broadcast, Dislocation Dance, Moondog, Virna Lindt, BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Antena, Francoise Hardy, Saint Etienne, Brian Eno, Ghost Box, Stereolab, Fred Astaire, Maurice Ravel, ESG, Komeda, Cluster, Flying Lizards, Syd Barrett, The Passions, St Christopher, John Barry, Can, Human League, Colleen, Marine Girls, Eric Dolphy, Telex, George Delerue, The Wake, Kraftwerk, Lori & The Chameleons, Differnet.
FriendlyNoise-69
CD
$13.50

Airborne Toxic Event
S-T
PS, US These fixtures of the Silver Lake music scene, garnering comparisons to everyone from Modest Mouse & The Arcade Fire to the Clash & U2. The group's debut album was co-produced by Pete Min (Longwave, Ivy).
ShoutFactory
CD
$12.75

All That The Name Implies
S-T
PS, US This mellow collection of communal U.S. hippie folk was recorded in 1968 and went undiscovered for decades. Featuring male and female vocals, strummed 6 and 12-string acoustic guitars, congas, flute and tambourine, it's a lost gem that's bound to appeal to fans of stoned rural psychedelia. The songs range from touching ballads to whimsical ditties and a highly unusual medley in tribute to folk giant Fred Neil. It makes its CD debut here, and comes complete with all four sides of their equally-rare and obscure 45s.
Fallout
CD
$16.25

Alla
Es Tiempo
PS, US Pronounced ay-ya, this Chicago-based Mexican-American three-piece are laying the blueprint for a new brand of Latin psychedelic pop. As vocal melodies chime, discreet electronic effects swirl around the mix & strings arc across the skyline at the subtlest of angles. The group has forged a distinctive sound encompassing some of their favorite styles from the last four decades: German Krautrock experiments, Motown flourishes, Brazilian Tropicalia, cosmic jazz & symphonic 60's pop of Brian Wilson & Phil Spector- all while paying homage to their Mexican musical heritage.
Crammed
CD
$16.25

Ambarchi, Oren
A Final Kiss on Poisoned Cheeks
PS, US There is a vivid breadth to the guitar deconstructions of Australian OREN AMBARCHI. Sometimes his work takes a delicate lilt; it can also dive into dark and deep pools of sound when he joins cowl-core ensembles Sunn O))) (with Stephen O'Malley) and Burial Chamber Trio (with Greg Anderson). Whether with those bands, solo, or in collaboration with luminaries ranging from Mike Patton and John Zorn to Christian Fennesz, he consistently reroutes his instrument into zones of arch, alien abstraction. "A Final Kiss on Poisoned Cheeks" offers a dizzying gaze straight into a chasm of extreme frequencies - paint-peelingly high and bowel-churningly low - all set atop a sub-strata of menace, angst, and contemplative beauty.
TableOfTheElements-95
LP
$14.25

Apache
Boomtown Gems
PS, US Described as Kiss meets The Ramones meets The New York Dolls, the albums sways & moves to the groove of that '70s glam/punk thing. Feat members of THE CUTS, PARCHMAN FARM, GHENGHIS TRON & others, this is simply a band of 4 dudes. The guitar player is some sorta reincarnation of Jimi Hendrix meeting Kurt Cobain in a dark club in NYC & the frontman, leading the charge...he is simply known as Apache.
Birdman
CD
$16.00

Apollo Sunshine
Shall Noise Upon
PS, US Double vinyl version! A celebration of darkness & light, love & death, friends & lovers. Feat. members of Drug Rug, Tulsa, Viva Viva.
HeadlessHeroes
DLP
$20.75

Arabian Blade
S-T (Cassette)
PS, US The stay-blazed team up of conneticut's chris donofrio and donovan fazzino get up in them guts with some comatose low blows spread out over twenty minutes. tones get deep in the earth, take a nap in the crust, and are discovered years later when they forget to wake up. bring a blanket and maybe a few coffin nails.(905)
905
CASS
$5.00

Asva
What You Don't Know Is Frontier
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Southern
LP
$17.00

Asva
What You Don't Know Is Frontier
PS, US Created by Stuart Dahlquist, formerly of BURNING WITCH, SUNN0))), & GOATSNAKE, this is a lyricless album of epic doom metal. Beautiful artwork and packaging
Southern
CD
$14.25

Atavist/Nadja
Split
PS, US 2nd collaboration between UK's most infamous doom/sludge metal band, ATAVIST, & the most prolific & respected
act in experimental/drone/doom/ambient music today, NADJA. This installment presents a sound picture w/ significantly more substance & depth.
ProfoundLore
CD
$14.25

Athletic Automaton/Made In Mexico
Split
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Armageddon
LP
$10.25

Athletic Automaton/Made In Mexico
Split
PS, US This split is the audio debut of ATHLETIC AUTOMATON and MADE IN MEXICO. This pressing sports a fashionable cover designed by none other than MATT BRINKAMAN. The songs? ATHLETIC AUTOMATON delivers "Death On An Escalator" (with guest vocals by J RYAN of SIX FINGER SATELLITE) and "Sweatpants No Underwear," while MADE IN MEXICO contribute the debut recordings of "Infrared Eye," "Wounded Knees" & "International Zombie." Athletic Automaton features STEPHEN MATTOS (ex-ARAB ON RADAR) and provide two tracks of droning, distortion-sopped lapsteel guitar set to a repetitive battery of seasick lurching rhythms. Made in Mexico features JEFF SCHNEIDER (ex-Arab On Radar). Made in Mexico provides the listener with scratchy riffs accompanied by REBECCA MITCHELL's dispatch-from-the-edge shrieks. Meanwhile the percussion and bass remain loose and limber enough to tackle the arrangements dynamics with no wave jazz-like focus.
Armageddon
CD
$10.25

Atlas Sound
Atlas Shrugged
PS, US Entirely off the cuff, Bradford Cox made up the song on the spot, played all the instruments & improvisPelda tveocals. The session was engineered by Calvin Johnson, who in his guise as Selector Dub Narcotic added his own flourishes, vocal & melodica, mixed the arresting B side "version." LIMITED to 1000
DubNarcoticDisco
45
$4.00

Atlas Sound
Atlas Shrugged
PS, US In March 2008, while ATLAS SOUND toured the U.S.A., chief Atlas Provocateur BRADFORD COX stopped off in Olympia, Wash. to lay down some tracks at the Dub Narcotic studio for this stellar Disco Plate release. Entirely off the cuff, Bradford made up the song on the spot, played all the instruments and improvised vocals. The session was engineered by CALVIN JOHNSON, who in his guise as Selector Dub Narcotic added his own flourishes, vocal and melodica, mixed the arresting B side "version". Another instant classic in our Dub Narcotic Disco Plate series of 7" 45 RPM records.
Krecords-113
45
$3.75

Aughra
Proof of Dark Matter | Light the Lights
PS, US Instrumental in nature, the album succinctly captures the duality Eyestone's solo work has steadily become known for:
equal parts of both eerie, creeping horror-movie-inspired isolationist chillers & soaring, feel-good, dynamic melody. The end result is an engrossing foray into a world of instant nostalgia, haunting introspection, & intangible inspiration from shadowy sources.
MagicBullet
CD
$11.75

Aughra
Proof of Dark Matter | Light the Lights
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
MagicBullet
LP
$14.50

Avery, Eric
Help Wanted
PS, US Solo album from Jane's Addiction bassist, who's done some really awesome solo/collaboration stuff previously.
Dangerbird
CD
$15.00

Baker, Aidan
Green & Cold
PS, US Green & Cold is the strength of strings proved by AIDAN BAKER (NADJA). Yes, when gazed upon, these patent leather shoes really do reflect up. However, G&C accomplishes much more than throwing loveless lights back up to heaven. Baker's six strings ring out like Echoes in a Shallow Bay in the year 4 A.D., but vox and drone are couched in subtly weird production. Baker's voice is calmly pleasing, and like Vini Reilly or Henry Frayne (Lanterna), his vocals often seem more like another frequency/rhythm than specific words. Edition of 300 numbered copies.
BetaLactamRing
CD
$20.00

Band, The
A Musical History [CD/DVD Box Set]
PS, US C'mon!
Capitol
CD-BOX
$75.00

Barzelay, Eef
Lose Big
PS, US New solo album from founder and creative force of the much-loved alt-country combo Clem Snide and noted film score composer.
429Records
CD
$14.25

Bellafea
Cavalcade
PS, US BELLAFEA call Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The rich, independent music history and their subsequent Southern upbringing play obvious roles in structuring their individuality. Bellafea teems with the punk spirit of local townies Superchunk, while the trialing dissonance of Polvo shine through in their string parts. There is an earnest aggression in their music, perhaps channeled from their struggles with the vastly conservative Southeastern United States-the patriarchal, Bible-belt countryside where they grew up. There is resistance, and there is also a secular nod to their heritage and its inevitable and inspiring impact on their songwriting.
Southern
CD
$14.00

Belong
Same Places (Slow Version)
PS, US With "Same Places (Slow Version)," BELONG evinces a slow-motion transformation - plate tectonics, wired for sound. Aural mountains melt into seas; yet icy barrens yield to breathing jungles of detail. The single, sprawling track may evoke decay, dissolution and destruction, but underfoot are tendrils of inexplicable joy. Belong sings a lullaby of obliteration, and the paradox it embodies would make both Kevin Shields and Tony Conrad proud: crushing melancholia and shuddering euphoria, inexorably intertwined.
TableOfTheElements-96
LP
$14.25

Bitcrush
Shimmer and Fade
PS, US Originally released in 2005, 'Shimmer and Fade' was a limited time download EP from n5MD's sub-label En:peg Digital. Within its forty-eight minutes, bass and guitar arose from the background to a place of prominence and carried the EP's melodic content. This change in form represented an important period in the natural evolution of the Bitcrush sound, a time that found Mike Cadoo transitioning from his post-industrial and IDM beginnings found on Enarc to the more ambient/post-shoegaze direction of 'In Distance.' After years of requests to bring Shimmer and Fade back, n5MD has chosen to re-release it as a re-mastered CD which contains four extra tracks not found on the original EP. Limited to 1000, this release will serve as a time capsule of what was yet to come.
n5MD-160
CD
$12.00

Bongripper
Hate Ashbury (Cassette)
PS, US Chicago's BONGRIPPER offers their newest cut 'HATE ASHBURY'; right here in tape form. 60 minutes of instrumental, experimental doom metal. Heavy like a downpour of cinderblocks. With experimental parts that keep it interesting. Rip your bong or don't; but play this tape loud for the full experience! Hand numbered to 100 copies. (Scab On My Brain)
ScabOnMyBrain
CASS
$4.50

Boredoms
Super Ae
PS, US
Birdman
CD
$15.00

Bossk
2
PS, US Following their 2006 debut release ".1," the group toured extensively w/an impressive list of bands, including Cult of Luna, The Ocean, Yndi Halda, & Baroness. Largely instrumental, this kicks in w/an almost stoner rock like groove, seamlessly moving into their characteristic rich ambient post-metal before climaxing w/
an upbeat vocal led closure.
EyeofSound
CD
$14.50

Brain Police
S-T
PS, US Icelandic citizens w/the souls of American rock gods. Fueled by a desire to play dirty, kick-ass rock 'n' roll, they rose like a comet from relative obscurity to become one of Iceland's biggest rock acts. Hailed by fellow Icelandic musician Jnnsi Birgisson (Sigur Ros) as "one of Iceland's greatest bandsone of my favorites"
SmallStone
CD
$13.25

Brain Police
Electric Fungus
PS, US First time available outside of Iceland. Driven by magnificent force & great personal charisma. Some seriously heavy tunes.
SmallStone
CD
$13.25

Brainbombs
Obey
PS, US AVAILABLE AGAIN!!! The deadly Obey album from notorious Swedish fuck-ups the BRAINBOMBS. Eight festering tracks of open-sore rock damage, played simple, ugly and for maximum effect. A total car wreck, with guts spread all over the highway. Bee-yootiful.
Armageddon
CD
$13.50

Bruni, Carla
Comme Si de Rien N'Etait
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "The title of Carla Bruni's 2008 album, Comme Si de Rien N'Etait (As If Nothing Had Happened), is a good joke. After all, since her last album Bruni fell into a whirlwind romance with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and ended up marrying him and becoming the "First Lady" of France. That's a pretty big "something," and indeed it isn't often that the romance of a singer and a president is chronicled on record as it is here -- though you need to be fluent in French to catch the details, since only her cover of '50s pop classic "You Belong to Me" (which is a witty nod to a semi-scandalous trip the couple took to Egypt and other exotic locales before they were wed) is in English. You don't need to know exactly what's going on lyrically, because the intimate-sounding arrangements on the ballads and the light and breezy sound of the more uptempo tunes clue you in that there is romance in the air. Along with the nice arrangements, the best thing about the album is Bruni's intimate and sultry singing. She can purr like a Gainsbourg girl, strut sassily, or croon quite tenderly -- sometimes all within the same song. Most of the time she sounds like you always hoped a '60s French bombshell would sound but never quite did (think Bardot or Birkin). Not surprisingly, Bruni appears totally in control throughout the album, which could be down to her having written almost all of the songs herself, or could be down to her new position in the world. Whatever the reason, it makes for quite an improvement over her previous album, No Promises, and fulfills the promise of her charming debut, Quelqu'un M'a Dit. It is probably the best album released by a "First Lady," but beyond that, it's a pleasant, sometimes compelling album by a singer/songwriter with some stories to tell and a lovely way of telling them."
Downtown
CD
$17.00

Byrds
The Notorious Byrd Brothers
PS, US Re-issue with 6 bonus tracks. ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "The recording sessions for the Byrds' fifth album, The Notorious Byrd Brothers, were conducted in the midst of internal turmoil that found them reduced to a duo by the time the record was completed. That wasn't evident from listening to the results, which showed the group continuing to expand the parameters of their eclecticism while retaining their hallmark guitar jangle and harmonies. With assistance from producer Gary Usher, they took more chances in the studio, enhancing the spacy quality of tracks like "Natural Harmony" and Goffin & King's "Wasn't Born to Follow" with electronic phasing. Washes of Moog synthesizer formed the eerie backdrop for "Space Odyssey," and the songs were craftily and unobtrusively linked with segues and fades. But the Byrds did not bury the essential strengths of their tunes in effects: "Goin' Back" (also written by Goffin & King) was a magnificent and melodic cover with the expected tasteful 12-string guitar runs that should have been a big hit. "Tribal Gathering" has some of the band's most effervescent harmonies; "Draft Morning" is a subtle and effective reflection of the horrors of the Vietnam War; and "Old John Robertson" looks forward to the country-rock that would soon dominate their repertoire. [The CD reissue adds six bonus tracks, including different versions of "Goin' Back" and "Draft Morning," a few instrumentals, and David Crosby's controversial "Triad"; unlisted on the sleeve is a rehearsal outtake which captures comically vitriolic arguments among the band.]" (Richie Unterberger)
Sony-65151
CD
$9.50

Caldera Lakes
S-T (Cassette)
PS, US New born duo of eva aguila (kevin shields / gang wizard) and brittany gould (married in berdichev) lay down some of the most beautiful / hideous / beautiful again experimental music around. the two create juxtopositions of gently sung vocals with scrapyard convulsions layered overtop of each other with results that are next level hypnotic. covers printed on vellum paper. (905)
905
CASS
$5.00

Chrome
Chrome Box [deluxe 3CD boxset]
PS, US Retrospective, 55 tracks from Mr. Helios Creed and cohorts.
Cleopatra
CD-BOX
$23.00

Clear Light
S-T
PS, US
CollectorsChoice
CD
$14.50

Clinic
Funf
PS, US Ten years of Clinic flipsides are joyously addled but have consistently given a reason to listen beyond the A-sides, covering acid punk to damaged hoedowns and any stops in between.
Domino
CD
$12.00

Clinic
Funf
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Domino
LP
$14.00

Coffins
Buried Death
PS, US On their 3rd, they are firmly established as the underground's leading purveyors of Neanderthal-paced doomed death metal. Named as one of the 25 most anticipated LPs by Decibel Magazine, this comes packaged in sturdy Stoughton printed mini-gatefold.
SouthernLord
CD
$14.00

Correcto
S-T
PS, US Correcto is a Glaswegian super art-group collaboration that includes a member of Franz Ferdinand. They pen bittersweet songs about chocolate and girls that's equal parts Vaselines, The Kinks, and Pete Shelley after Howard Devoto split town. Inspired by the mundane, the fantastical, mawkish behavior, and hangovers, the result is an exemplary album of direct and unhampered songs.
Domino
CD
$13.00

Correcto
S-T
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Domino
LP
$14.00

Cristal
Re-Ups
PS, US JIMMY, ANTHONY, GREG DARDEN, and BOBBY DONNE (LABRADFORD, AIX EM KLEMM) play out infrequently , are unprolific in their release schedule and spend their time refining and recording their abstract electronic music. Their seclusion and deliberation produce remarkable results. Re-Ups is their second full length release. CRISTAL use computers to mutate and stretch sound spectra into long forms balanced against tenuous, implied melodies. The barely perceptible abuts the overwhelming. Placid soundfields are lacerated with incisions of digital fragments and static on the opening track. Sonic reductions boil and release evaporated melodies on the track "Xicifu," and then are decimated by the scouring noise of "Left of Swept." All across Re-Ups, disorienting and comforting elements sit side by side. When so many noise and experimental artists seem to be hemorrhaging releases, Cristal's compositional rigor is refreshing. One time pressing of 500 copies on 180-gram vinyl in gatefold jackets. Comes with digital download code.
FlingcoSoundSystem
LP
$22.00

Crystal Antlers
EP
PS, US Ballsout psych-rock-garage-soul from Long Beach long-hairs: rips, shreds, thrashes... Fans of Wooden Shjips' mind-numbing dayglo-ness and A Place To Bury Strangers' visceral intensity will find this majorly mandatory. PITCHFORK: "Merging psych, garage, lo-fi, prog, and countless other influences, the group easily maintains consistency despite a complete inability to be pinned to any specific movement or trend... It's tempting to be patient and call this disc a stopgap on the way to a triumphant debut full-length. But EP is plenty substantial as is; at 25 minutes, it's only a few shy of Nouns or, more to the point, any number of psych-rock classics from decades past."
Self-Released
CD5
$5.50

Cubenx
The Cold Swells
PS, MEXICO Deep tecnho with dub and IDM melodic flourishes with beautifully processed sounds. México's Cubenx is the new face of Techno who recently signed into Paris' Infiné recordings. Buy if you like intelligent techno a la Kompakt.
StaticDiscos-027
CD
$12.25

Curse of Company
Leo Magnets Joins A Gang
PS, US Singer/songwriter, designer and actor David Wiley Rennick, best known for producing two internationally celebrated albums as part of Dappled Cities, has turned his hand to a blend of myth, music and storytelling with his least democratic work to date, The Curse of Company. THE MUSIC draws on Rennick's multi-platform artistic practices to convey story on a massive scale, mixing the psychedelic influence of The Velvet Underground with Neil Young's scalding alt-rock and folk, and drawing on classic, coming-of-age storytelling that recalls a dizzying mix of The Odyssey, Blade Runner, 2001 and Apocalypse Now.
Dangerbird
CD
$15.00

Darker My Love
2
PS, US You turn it on. Turn it up. And the feedback-filled guitars of "Northern Soul" instantly wash over you like an old friend. The pounding rhythms get down into your bones, making it impossible to sit still. And those melodies...they stick with you for days. "Baby, you've got me talking words..." There's a new sheen at play here, courtesy of studio guru, Dave Cooley (Silversun Pickups, J Dilla), allowing the sunburnt harmonies to part through the sonic squall like an indie rock Moses. A sophomore record in every sense of the word.
Dangerbird
CD
$15.00

Days
Downhill
PS, US Super Limited!! Hand assembled, high quality gatefold 7" sleeve with a 5-song CD & 2-song 7" and an OBI strip that wraps the entire package. One of the most anticipated debuts of 2008, Downhill shows a band untroubled by anything common or earthbound; standing the test of time and standing for themselves.
Shelflife
CD/45
$17.75

DeVotchKa
A Mad and Faithful Telling
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Anti
LP
$15.50

Dianogah
QHNNNL
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Southern
LP
$15.00

Dianogah
QHNNNL
PS, US New album from CHGO trio, features guest appearance from pal Andrew Bird. Jason, Kip & Jay have played together since January of 1995. Their core instrumentation is a trio of two bass guitars and one drummer. ANDREW BIRD plays violin on several songs, Jay steps up to the mic, and Stephanie Morris (SCOTLAND YARD GOSPEL CHOIR) also sings. A Midwestern musical goldmine.
Southern
CD
$15.00

Disciplines, The
Smoking Kills (ON SALE)
PS, NORWAY PRE-ORDER @ $15.00, regular price $17.00. New band featuring KEN STRINGFELLOW. The Disciplines--a razor sharp, fuel efficient jet machine blending a full-on, rock blast worthy of AC/DC with anthemic melodies as sweet and singable as ABBA; a place where indie-level humility and charm meets a stadium-sized musical reach. Formed by American indie icon Ken Stringfellow (the Posies, R.E.M., Big Star, Lagwagon etc.) and the three instrument-wielding members of Norwegian chart successes Briskeby, the Disciplines have just released their first album, SMOKiNG KiLLS (Voices Music & Ent., Norway/Denmark). The album has already drawn rave reviews in the Norwegian national media; the singles "Best Mistake" and "Oslo" are bona fide chart hits; the band has been the subject of its own TV special and is on most of the major festivals in Norway this summer. The band was asked by Snow Patrol to support their London show last year; R.E.M. included the track "Yours for the Taking" on their Q magazine mix CD and has tagged the band to support their Scandinavian stadium shows in September. Coming up: a feature on Ken in Elle Scandinavia; festival and club dates in Netherlands, Spain and France; and a partnership with Chess Mobile that will put the band on screens large and small this summer (Chess will release a limited edition Disciplines phone that will come pre-loaded with the album and other features specific to the band). The band has played in Helsinki & Berlin and is looking at hitting both North and South America in the next year.
VME
CD
$15.00

Droughter & Gnarly Sheen
Split (Cassette)
PS, US Two heads of the same beast, breathing fire and shitting smoke. droughter devours minds with a vocal shredding, feedback fucked wall of power that is hope enveloping and overloaded with eruptive hysteria. gnarly sheen changes things up with a dilated dronescape utilizing layers of lethargic currents. two reasons to put the entire ward on suicide watch.
905
CASS
$5.00

Dry Rib
Whose Last Trickle
PS, US DIY with a guitar-genius/nonsense poet only begins to explain DRY RIB and the projects that followed, but they were one of a tiny handful of DIY/post-punk-era groups who'd probably have sounded the same whether punk had happened or not. And things only got cooler, odder, and more idiosyncratic as ROB VASEY's audio insurgency progressed. Ed Ball of O Level (and later the Times and Teenage Film Stars) saw Dry Rib first in late 1978 and promptly signed them to his new Clockwork label. He writes, "Dry Rib were a late '70s three piece group of some indefinable power-not Powerful in the obvious sense, as in everyone slugging out the same riff... More the power of musical and lyrical imagination... Rob Vasey's guitar style of blurred chord stylings coupled with continuous tremolo arm pre-empted My Bloody Valentine (or anyone else) by the best part of a decade." Twenty songs packaged with photos, lyrics and extended notes.
Messthetics
CD
$10.25

Eden Express
Que Amors Que
PS, US ON VINYL! Feat. CLOUDLAND CANYON DUDE. The witchy beauty recalls Pan y Regalis, Charlie & Esdor, & early tropicalia albums. Pour yourself & a friend some cocktails, sit by the pool, & try to become lucid as your bare, tanned forearms grow beyond 17 ft long.
HolyMountain
LP
$16.00

Elsinore
The General EP
PS, US New three-song EP from local acoustic folk/rock/alt-country heroes, featuring Parasol artist Ryan Groff. Their sound has evolved from the rootsy twang of their earlier stuff, to a more ornate, epic and rockin' vibe. Just back from a 4-week US tour!
WordsAsWeapons
CD5
$3.50

Epic 45
England Fallen Over
PS, JAPAN Repress with new material. epic45 is releasing "England Fallen Over" which was out of print for three years! This record contains three remixed songs, one new song, and one video. "England Fallen Over" was released in 2005 by Make Mine Music which was managed by epic45 themselves, and it was a sellout within a few months. After their masterpiece "Against The Pull of Autumn", all the fan awaited new record which decided their style in music, and it was "England Fallen Over".It was known as the most pop and melodious album because of its marvelous vocal with piano and cello. epic45 has received the remarkable remixed songs remixed by Remote Viewer by Craig Tattersal and Andrew Johnson from Hood, Random Number by Mat Robson also from Hood, and electronica artist, who will release his album by Club AC30, Oppressed by The Line from London. Also, video clip of "England Fallen Over" is included. TRACKS: 01. England Fallen Over 02. Walk Led to Happiness 03. Swerving to Avoid Falling Leaves 04. The Year Ahead 05. Onwards as the World Sinks 06. Past Climates 07. Swerving to Avoid Falling Leaves (oppressed by the line mix) 08. Walk Led to Happiness (remote viewer mix) 09. England Fallen Over (random number 'winter steppers mix') England Fallen Over (quick time video)
ThomasonSounds-2026
CD5
$13.00

Faint, The
Fasciinatiion
PS, US VINYL VERSION.
Blank.wav
DLP
$17.25

Faint, The
Fasciinatiion
PS, US Their 1st album in 4 years through their own, newly-formed label. In certain ways, the album is the most mechanical & precise of the band's work: the vocals sound less human than ever before; the bass lines are more mangled, keyboards spiral & squeal out of control; electronic pings & stabs invade the melodies; the lyrical anxiety & disdain of previous albums pervades almost every song.
Blank.wav
CD
$12.00

Final Solution
Brotherman b/w Theme From Brotherman
PS, US Strictly LTD TO 800 worldwide! Don't sleep. A primer from the 'Brotherman' soundtrack - the great, lost, soul/crime '70s film classic that never made it to screen. Incl. an extended version of the title track & an instrumental version w/ horns & strings, both unavailable on the full-length. Continuing a tradition that began w/ 'Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song' & culminated w/ 'Shaft' & 'Superfly,' this music was dragged around for 30 yrs by songwriter CARL WOLFOLK, the tapes of his life's work have finally been mixed & available for the 1st time. Great, funky melodies!"
Numero
12
$7.50

Final Solution
Brotherman OST
PS, US He was a pusher that became a preacher. A gangster pimp serving soup from the trunk of his Coup Deville. A mutant cross between Robin Hood and Friar Tuck. Everyman, our man on the street, Brotherman. Continuing a tradition that began with Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, and culminated with Shaft and Superfly, Brotherman was a blaxploitation film set to hit screens in 1975. Prior to the script being finished, the producers commissioned an original soundtrack to be performed by THE FINAL SOLUTION, a fledgling vocal group from Chicago's west side. The ten-song album draws deeply from Curtis Mayfield's well, certainly, but the proof in the pudding is CARL WOLFOLK's unique guitar style-a combination of flamenco and funk-that stabs around the four part harmonies. In classic Numero fashion, before even one foot of film was shot, the plug was pulled and the movie was canceled. Dragged around for 30 years by songwriter and arranger Wolfolk, the tapes of his life's work have finally been mixed, and the soundtrack album has been augmented to include two orchestrated instrumentals intended for the film. Having no stills from the film to work with, the Numero Group tasked Minneapolis' Burlesque of North America to paint a cover that could withstand the scrutiny of any blaxploitation poster geek. The deluxe single disc set is housed in our standard slipcase, with a plush booklet detailing the known history of the film and the group that created the music.
NumeroGroup
CD
$14.25

Fun Years
Baby, It's Cold Inside
PS, US Forged at the peak of their musical abilities & a significant broadening of raw musical sentiment, the duo has taken their sound & expanded it into a much wider dynamic range-from massive swells of guitar distortion to microscopic pulses. They harness compositional energy, focus it & release it in powerful blows, while exercising their innate sense for timing & restraint.
BargeRecordings
CD
$11.00

Guerrero, Tommy
Return of the Bastard
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Galaxia
LP
$12.00

Guerrero, Tommy
Return of the Bastard
PS, US A brand new album from professional skater, artist, musician, producer and businessman TOMMY GUERRERO (JET BLACK CRAYON). Tommy's music, like his graphic design, is beguilingly simple. He sounds like a guy fucking around on his front stoop-and maybe that's exactly accurate-but the results touch you down to your toes. His melodies dance lightly around your head while the rhythms build under your feet. His is soul music, made by a street kid raised on Santana and Bill Withers, with more than a little nod to The Clash and Public Enemy in there, too. Features guest appearances from CURUMIN (Quannum Records), FREDO ORTIZ (percussionist for the BEASTIE BOYS), and CHUCK TREECE (BLKTOP PROJECT, MCRAD, BAD BRAINS). Previous releases on Mo'Wax, Galaxia, Function 8, Rush [Japan] and Quannum. Previous collaborations with Lyrics Born, Jack Johnson, and Prefuse 73, and the remixes for Money Mark/Nigo, Poets of Rhythm and Sean Lee.
Galaxia
CD
$12.00

Haigh, Robert
Written On Water
PS, US In the early 80s, Haigh released a handful of recordings under his own name, as well as the monikers SEMA, FOTE, & TRUTH CLUB. Within these songs, listeners will hear nods to the distinct melodicism of his early Valentine Out of Season-era solo piano work, while also referencing like-minded composers such as Eric Satie, Steve Reich, & Harold Budd. Gone are the drum machines of his 90s work, yet this new music is as much about rhythm as it is about melody. LIMITED, numbered edition of 500, packaged in a letterpressed chipboard case
Crouton
CD
$15.50

Harvey Milk
Courtesy & Goodwill Toward Men (2006)
PS, US At times fragile, minimal, & achingly beautiful; other times it suffocates w/tar-black, crushingly heavy dirges that bend time. The tension that permeates the arrangements is exhausting. This is unprecedented, uneasy listening that walks the finest of lines between difficulty & beauty. Comes w/bonus disc w/entire live set.
Relapse
DCD
$15.00

Heaviness
S-T
PS, US This Swedish band's own brand of mayhem pop has been very well received in the neo-shoegaze camp. Electric violin, driving drums, flowing guitar, & bittersweet vocals forge a path through a forest of anxiety, longing & oppression. The songs strike you down w/their brute force only to lift you up w/the beauty of their melodies. Special Japanese issue featuring a bonus track/new artwork.
Quince
CD
$13.75

Helm
Chrysalis (Cassette)
PS, US Three solo offerings from half of the birds of delay unit, luke younger. everything comes together in a sort of calming yet virulent way, like rivers of red and black filled with dead birds falling from the sky. chrysalis is sort of like a anodynic end to all things. one quick bite of the apocolypse that makes everything feel good. black on black covers.
905
CASS
$5.00

Hill, Zach
Astrological Straits
PS, US VINYL VERSION. Licensed on vinyl from IPECAC, comes packaged in a high quality, heavy-stock jacket w/ insert. Limited to 1000 for first pressing.
Anticon
DLP
$21.50

Hill, Zach
Astrological Straits
PS, US 1st solo release from founding member of HELLA & frequent collaborator w/ Mike Patton, Mick Barr, etc. Considered one of the most innovative drummers in modern music, he spent the last year creating this album. 2CD feat. an all-star cast incl. LES CLAYPOOL, CHINO MORENO, NO AGE, MARNIE STERN, & members of !!!, LCD SOUNDSYSEM, HELLA, & more.
Ipecac
DCD
$16.25

Hum Of The Druid
Raising the New Wing/Braided Industry
PS, US ERIC STONEFELT returns with another meticulously crafted album of crunching, crumbling, crackling modern industrial music. The sounds of metal and machinery and vocal vomit. HOTD constructs audio works of intricacy with such careful attention paid to timbre and texture, each repeat listen revealing a heretofore unnoticed detail or ten. For fans of Daniel Menche, Small Cruel Party, The New Blockaders, Einleitungzeit, Linija Mass. Black vinyl pressing with pro-printed covers on cardstock, pasted-on matte white LP jackets with cardstock inserts and 11x17" glossy posters.
SNSE
LP
$16.75

Human Eye
Fragments of the Universe Nurse
PS, US Watching HUMAN EYE onstage is like being attacked by space aliens. They are like something dreamed up by Philip K. Dick during an acid flashback, a science fiction sound world with rock and roll roots assaulting all of the senses. Their second full-length release, Fragments of the Universe Nurse, continues their musical mission with more mind-derailing time changes, laser-beam synthesizer blasts, hallucinatory overdriven echoplex, and a generally brutal assemblage of disparate elements from a sonic palette that ranges from mid-'70s punk rock to psychedelia, prog, free jazz, and Sci-Fi movie sound effects. Writhing giant robot snakes, huge illuminated plastic eyeballs, flying T.V. sets, and exploding flourescent paint-filled balloons only heighten the atmosphere of transformed reality and universal anxiety suggested by Human Eye's music. The musical structures whirl and explode in an entangled storm of opposites fusing together and colliding with strange precision. On first listen, you might think you're hearing traces of Beefheart, Germs, Chrome, Soupy Sales, the Residents, Hendrix, Gentle Giant, and the Boredoms. By the second or third listen, you'll (hopefully) be too disoriented to think, analyze, etc. Singer/guitarist TIMMY V. was previously in the CLONE DEFECTS."-Matthew Smith (Outrageous Cherry)
HookOrCrook
LP
$12.00

Ida
My Fair, My Dark
PS, US This seven song, 30 minute mini-album was recorded in a barn in Woodstock, while Ida was making their latest album, Lovers Prayers. The My Fair, My Dark EP features guest appearances by Levon Helm, Michael Hurley and Tara Jane ONeil. Includes covers of songs by John Martyn, Dolly Parton and Annie Briggs.
Polyvinyl
CD5
$8.75

Ida
My Fair, My Dark
PS, US The 12" includes a bonus track, is on 180 gram vinyl, and includes a free digital download
card.
Polyvinyl
12
$9.75

Inara George & Van Dyke Parks
An Invitation
PS, US A lush, elegant, fully orchestrated song cycle, a catalog of experiences equally inspired by the sophistication of Frank Sinatra & the storied, cinematic wonder of Richard Sherman's oeuvre. Throughout the record, Van Dyke's cerebral (psychedelic, even) arrangements twist the music into multiple directions at once, a swirling canvas suspended over the sonic mantelpiece of Inara's songs.
Everloving
CD
$17.00

Jandreus, Peter
The Encyclopedia of Swedish Punk 1977-1987
PS, US Beautifully produced hardcover edition, 320 pages, full color. Kinda unbelievable in that same way that all "unbelievable" things are, I mean how does this book exist?! "Do you get nostalgic shivers down your spine when someone mentions the word punk? Are you a real geek when it comes to record collecting? Have you ever wondered what was out there -- deep in the underground of the Swedish punk scene? Then this book is for you! Find out everything you want to know about leading acts such as Ebba Grön, KSMB, Attentat, Anti Cimex, Mob 47, Asta Kask and Strebers. But also about every other band that ever released a record during the first ten years of punk music! In this book you will find all the facts: line-ups, home towns, biographies and complete, fully illustrated discographies with all sleeves depicted in full color. The discographies detail variations in vinyl pressings and covers, colored vinyl existence -- and just about everything else of interest for any serious collector of Swedish punk records. Finally, you get to see the full output from legendary bands such as Vicious Visions, Shas, Absurd, Kriminella Gitarrer, 57 KEZ, Kessler Jugend, Bad Boo Band and other similar acts. Over the years, early Swedish punk has obtained a cult reputation among music fans all over the world and some records will fetch ridiculously high prices at auctions. Those records were often pressed in a very small series by private labels. This book includes Premium Publishing's established price guide indication ratings, showing the current status among collectors for each and every entry! It has taken the author some ten years to collect the massive amount of information contained in this book. Premium Publishing is now very proud to present the definitive reference guide to all the recording acts during the first ten innovative years of the Swedish punk era!"
PremiumPublishing
BOOK
$52.00

Jason & The Scorchers
The EMI Years
PS, US New digitally remastered two-CD set from this American Cow Punk vanguard who mixed their Country roots with a rockin' edge. Led by Jason Ringenberg, this Alt-Roots band signed to EMI in the mid'80s and released two critically successful albums and received plenty of airplay on college radio. This double disc set features their two albums for EMI (1985's Lost and Found and Still Standing, released the following year) plus live material and B-sides. Also includes the Fervor EP, geez.
Acadia
DCD
$27.25

Jesu/Battle of Mice
Split
PS, US VINYL VERSION. Limited vinyl LP version available in 4 different colors, 500 each, in deluxe packaging w/ metallic silver ink & spot matte finish..
RoboticEmpire
LP
$19.00

Jesu/Battle of Mice
Split
PS, US Several years in the making, each band offers 2 exclusive, lengthy tracks on this limited-edition release. JESU, comprised of the cult-followed JUSTIN K. BROADRICK (Godflesh, Napalm Death, Techno Animal), showcases heavy music on the darker end of the spectrum. BATTLE OF MICE (members of Red Sparrowes, Storm of Light) contribute the most sinister songs they've ever recorded. Heavier than their debut album, yet more dynamic overall, & possibly their last recordings ever. Both formats come in deluxe packaging w/ metallic silver ink & spot matte finish. Limited one-time pressings of 2000 copies each format.
RoboticEmpire
CD
$15.25

Jucifer
L'autrichienne
PS, US French monarchs in powdered wigs & Alternative Tentacles aren't exactly a matcThe linktea cpleeasnut butter & chocolate, but the label is tickled pink to present a double- LP version of this road-warrior duo's latest opus, a 21 song concept album exploring the French Revolution & Marie Antoinette's relationship w/ Louis XVI. (And of course, how can one not draw a parallel between the demise of the French monarchy & the plummeting approval ratings of our
own idiot prince?)
AlternativeTentacles
LP
$19.25

June, Sarah
This Is My Letter To The World
PS, US Singer-songwriter seems too common a term to apply to SARAH JUNE, however accurate it may be. Singer-songwriter she is, but the songs she writes and sings are both more beautiful and more haunting than the average fare. There is an uncommon ghostly air to her album. Like the smell of flowers in a empty and abandoned house where sunlight comes shining through dusty window panes. Perfectly sparse and lonesome, these songs come from the edges of dreamland.
Hand/Eye
CD
$14.50

Kid Montana
Temperamental + Singles
PS, UK LTM is pleased to announce a double CD set from Kid Montana, the Belgian electronic pop duo who recorded a string of acclaimed releases for chic label Les Disques du Crépuscule between 1984 and 1987. Temperamental + Singles gathers together the Temperamental album from 1986 with six track mini-album The Las Vegas Gold Rush and singles such as Revisiting Yalta, Spooky, Love May Be Blind and Still Colour Waiting. Featured producers include Marc Moulin and dan Lacksman (of Telex) and Gilbert Lederman (Berntholer). Digitally remastered, the 31 track, 2 hour 2xCD compilation also includes all tracks from the rare debut ep Today from 1982, and three tracks from a final unreleased demo recorded in 1987. The CD also includes MPEG versions of the video clips for Still Color Waiting and Spooky, directed by Serge Bergli. Artist biography: Kid Montana was initially the nom de guerre of Jean-Marc Lederman, formerly keyboard player with Digital Dance and Fad Gadget. After an experimental debut EP on Sandwich Records in 1982, Lederman spent time in London playing with The The and Gene Loves Jezebel, before recruiting American-born singer Dudley Kludt for the second Kid Montana single, Revisiting Yalta, in 1984. The following year the duo signed with Les Disques du Crépuscule, releasing a run of sophisticated electro-pop records, although mainstream success eluded them. The duo split in 1987, Lederman afterwards recording several hard electronic albums with The Weathermen, and with Julianne Regan as Jules et Jim.
LTM-2516
CD
$17.00

Kuryakin
Still Here
PS,US Super Limited!! Hand assembled, high quality gatefold 7" sleeve with a 5-song CD & 2-song 7" and an OBI strip that wraps the entire package. There's something to be said for pure and simple pop songs. Kuryakin pull influences from all the right places making "Still Here" a melodic masterpiece.
Shelflife
CD/45
$17.75

Latinsizer
110
PS, MEXICO Electronic disco pop digitalized with analog machines. Latinsizer is Pepe Mogt, one of the main engines of the Nortec Collective (Fussible). 110 is Latinsizer's second album and debut for Static Discos, a banging collection of electro songs and neu-disco anthems.
StaticDiscos-028
CD
$12.25

LCD Soundsystem
Big Ideas
PS, US After a brief rest following the Grammy-nominated, poll-topping album Sound of Silver, LCDS returns w/ a song written for the soundtrack to the film 21. BABYTALK, who has created quite a buzz w/ 2 top-notch releases & is currently the toast of the underground dance music scene, remixes the track into something seemingly slower & sinister.
DFA
12
$8.00

Lights Out Asia
Eyes Like Brontide
PS, US Once a band has developed a sound that is undeniably theirs it can be difficult to push beyond those confines and expand the sound into new territory. Lights Out Asia set out to do just that and have succeeded in writing a record that was as much a sign of the times as it was an expansion of their aural bubble that has been their watermark. They have been called ethereal, post-shoegaze and sleep-rock, but on their third full length "Eyes Like Brontide" the band slides into a darker more ominous and less lucid dream than on previous efforts. The release is a stylistic shift from the sweet lullabies of their debut "Garmonia" (Sun Sea Sky) and the electronic drum driven post-shoegaze of 2007's "Tanks and Recognizers" (n5MD). The song dynamics on the album deserve special attention. For the first time in Lights Out Asia's history they have gone for broke with some of the most epic drum machine driven post-rock this side of the Pacific along with solemn disconnected passages of dream nourished sonic. The occasional floating vocal and dusty winding guitar they are known for are still present, but "Eyes Like Brontide" brings a whole new dimension to the Lights Out Asia ethos. Most importantly, the band has expanded upon its sound without throwing away the original blueprint or alienating its fan base. "Eyes Like Brontide" is recommended for fans of Hammock, Bitcrush, Robin Guthrie and Manual.
N5MD-161
CD
$12.00

Lord Dog Bird, The
The Lord Dog Bird
PS, US THE LORD DOG BIRD is the solo recording project of Colin McCann, guitarist for JAGJAGUWAR artists, WILDERNESS. While the band was on extended hiatus, McCann kept at it, documenting his feelings about life and music at home on his four track. The result is a gritty, tactile document of a time spent in self-exploration and flux.
Jagjaguwar-118
CD
$11.50

Lord Dog Bird, The
The Lord Dog Bird
PS, US THE LORD DOG BIRD is the solo recording project of Colin McCann, guitarist for JAGJAGUWAR artists, WILDERNESS. While the band was on extended hiatus, McCann kept at it, documenting his feelings about life and music at home on his four track. The result is a gritty, tactile document of a time spent in self-exploration and flux.
Jagjaguwar-118
LP
$11.50

Love
Love Story
PS, US
StartProductions
DVD
$30.00

Makoto, Kawabata
We Don't Know Where We Came From
PS, US LIMITED to 500 copies. Features ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE leader on both electric & acoustic guitars. First 100 jackets are printed in a shimmering silver ink. Remaining 400 are printed white on black.
Important
LP
$20.00

Manhattan Love Suicides
Burnt Out Landscapes
PS, US "This Leeds foursome's fuzzed-out dream-pop recalls not only JAMC, but also the willowy female vocals of C86 alumni the Shop Assistants. However, rather than revive the sexualized gore of the 80s movie underground-- or the black-leather tropes of recent retro noise-poppers like the Raveonettes-- the Manhattan Love Suicides' elf-titled debut throbs with the giddy vulnerability of the scene that the NME's C86 compilation helped spawn." Pitchfork. The Manhattan Love Suicides have a mission. They want to write, record and release songs on their own accord. The DIY ethic is in their blood. The idea of getting their name out there by writing, recording, and releasing as many songs as you can as a way of promotion is old fashioned at best. This collection of songs is taken from the 4 singles they released over last year with additional unreleased songs as well as some live recordings. The Manhattan Love Suicides wear their influences on their sleeves and never has Phil Spector's Wall of Sound met so cohesively with Jesus and Mary Chain's. The hypnotic noise and feedback are highlighted with a pounding beat and heart breaking female vocals. Just when you are thinking the shoegaze drone will go on the hooks come in and you hear the girl group sounds to keep you from zoning out. For influences think Jesus and Mary Chain, Galaxie 500, The Velvet Underground, The Rosehips, The Golden Dawn, Meat Whiplash... that kind of stuff. Basically these are the bands that every hipster /record store clerk covets in their own collection. The Manhattan Love Suicides feature former members of the much buzzed about Leeds's band Pop Threat. A much talked and written about band that sparked Sonic Youth and Velvet Underground comparisons that released several singles, eps, and tracks that ended up on compilations. Who's songs played by John Peel landed them releases on Fierce Panda and Mook Records.
MagicMarker-048
CD
$12.25

Mars Black
Stay Black
PS, US Brooklyn's Mars releases his follow-up to 2005's "Folks Music". "The album is what it says - it's black stayin' black, from start to finish. Fifteen tracks, no skits, just me talkin' about how s**t is and how I wish s**t was. I laugh, I cry, I struggle, and I overcome. Friends, family, business, love, and life. What more is there?"
TeamLove
CD
$12.50

McArdle, Shannon
Summer of the Whore
PS, US Soul-baring debut solo album from former Mendoza Line singer and songwriter.
BarNone
CD
$15.00

Memes
I Will Catch You (Cassette)
PS, US 905's first journey into non-noise band land, "i will catch you" is nine tracks of avant-pop music from leigh valley's memes. a reverb rich, aerial flooding of experimental jams that draw influences from sonic youth, animal collective, the turtles, and amps for christ. a blend of breezes and hurricanes spread out over thirty minutes. post 911 psychedelic. (905)
905
CASS
$5.00

Mena, Javiera
Esquemas Juveniles
PS, CHILE Originally released October 2006. "Esquemas Juveniles" is the debut album of the talented Chilean songwriter Javiera Mena, who shows through this record as a composer and multi instrumentalist of excellence. Refined musical arrangements, dance pop and the energy that project this work, turns her in one of the bigger bets of her generation.
Quemasucabeza-015
CD
$13.50

Methadrone
Final Skull (Cassette)
PS, US Methadrone was an early moniker of joe brietenbach, who now grows organic drones under the name of gallows. before he unplugged the laptop, a small amount of output made it's way into the public realm in the form a few splits (w/ yes collapse, dance wounds, and wether) a c20 ("the sun cocaine" on lovers tapes) and a collab 12" w/ wether (forthcoming in snakefork/blue sky writing). these are the remaining tracks that have been collecting virtual dust in some moldy folder. four sides, five shots. oscillating, slightly processed, chloroformed doses that blend mechanical rhythms and natural elements with each other. packaged in clamshell cases.
905
2XCASS
$9.50

Mini Snap
Bounce Around
PS, US
MagicMarker
CD
$15.75

Minisnap
Bounce Around
PS, US Minisnap's "Bounce Around" is the first release by members of The Bats without lead singer/songwriter Robert Scott. Kay Woodward takes the lead with her strong but delicate vocals and her own turn at song writing. The same rhythm section of The Bats is there so the comparisons are hard not to make. The folksy Velvet Underground sound keeps chugging along with Kaye's vocals leading the way. Minisnap features the songwriting skills of Kaye Woodward (vocals, guitar) along with fellow Bats, Paul Kean (bass, guitar) and Malcolm Grant (drums) plus Marcus Winstanley from The Undercurrents on guitar. It isn't often that a member of one of your favorite bands steps from supporting to lead role and completely bowls you over. Kaye does so with her angelic voice and heart filled songs.
MagicMarker-048
CD
$12.25

Mirrors
A Green Dream
PS, US NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! The debut album from from this League City, Texas band featuring guitarist GREG ASHLEY. A mesh of 13th Floor Elevators and Electric Prunes-styled garage-psych with a hint of other influences found on Ashley's Medicine Fuck Dream solo album and on his recent self-titled album with his new group GRIS GRIS.
HookOrCrook
DLP
$18.00

Mock Orange
Captain Love
PS, US New album.
Wednesday
CD
$13.25

Mojo
#178 (September 2008) [Magazine + CD]
PS, UK
ZINE
$10.25

Mudhoney
Live At El Sol
PS, US A "take-no-prisoners" performance of one of the best rock bands of the last 2 decades! Shot live in Madrid in 07' with 6 cameras & the band playin' the best and toughest hits of his career and a few of their most recent songs.
Munster
DVD
$25.00

Music Go Music
Reach Out
PS, US Like a bolt from Zeus, MUSIC GO MUSIC have struck again with their new 12" single, 'Reach Out.' This outing finds them exploring a darker side of pop music; the place where Deep Purple's brute force meets the Carpenter's tragic wistfulness, where Blondie's power-hooks cross melodic swords with Meat Loaf's drama-rock theatrics. They've expanded their palette considerably, yet the sound is unmistakably theirs, and the magic of it points the way to the light at the end of the tunnel. 'Reach Out' is the monologue of a would-be savior, offering to lift us from the pit of despair. It treks from Logan's Run ambience to proto-metal riffing to disco-gallop to TV detective funk and back again.
SecretlyCanadian-172
12
$9.00

Near The Parenthesis
L'Eixample
PS, US Near the Parenthesis follows up 2007's "Of Soft Construction" with "L'Eixample," Tim Arndt's most focused work to date. L'Eixample draws on inspiration gained during travels through Barcelona, Spain. Of particular interest was the innovative and sometimes peculiar modernist architecture of the L'Eixample district. In Catalunyan, L'Eixample literally means an extension, a strong symbolic parallel to the music found on Arndt's latest work which itself reflects an extension of the Near the Parenthesis' sound. While this collection begins where "Of Soft Construction" left off, it quickly migrates to an even calmer and more atmospheric experience. Through L'Eixample, Arndt has moved closer to an emotional apex and provides even greater melodic rewards.
n5MD-159
CD
$12.00

New York Dolls
A Hard Night's Day
PS, US Originally issued by Norton Records in 2000. "First time release of 21 live in the studio 1973 demo recordings from this influential NYC combo -- all from master tapes! Dig these primal studio demos of NY Dolls original classics like 'Looking For A Kiss' and 'Personality Crisis' and wild covers like Gary US Bonds' 'Seven Day Weekend' and Chuck Berry's 'Back In The USA,' all served up as only the Dolls ever could -- with enough raunchy romp and stomp to start a riot! These spring '73 sessions showcase the young band for the first time with drummer Jerry Nolan and feature the mauling antics of late, great guitar legend Johnny Thunders. Never issued until now and packaged with never seen photographs, boss notes, tons of class!"
Norton
CD
$13.00

No Age
Get Hurt
PS, US Randy Randall and Dean Spunt- 2 heavyweights from the LA punk/skate/art underworld. A crashing collision of sweetly shouted ditties, ecstatic crunch feedback and violent bouts of percussion. Pop sons fighting to break through a mist of white fuzz.
UpsettheRhythm
LP
$12.00

Normanoak
Estra
PS, US NORMANOAK has another piece of vinyl to share with the world, a true follow up to last year's "A Double Gift of Tongues". This new album is called "Estra", named after a powerful horned goddess whom Normanoak has been busy invoking recently in small performance spaces around the country. Everything was recorded in his bedroom in Bloomington, Indiana, on three different tape machines. The music on "Estra" shows more variety than any of his previous efforts. Chugging rock songs burn up into soft, dark dirges that feature a uniquely made-up language code. Screaming minute-long hardcore songs fade into freaky, fucked instrumentals. There is even a song which curses the current state government, and their excessive logging of Normanoak's home forests of Southern Indiana. Throughout these 14 pieces, Normanoak takes on many personalities, such as his alter-ego Poisonoak. Over time the listener can begin to notice the shifts in perspective that the singer makes. Normanoak is more than just another musician. His work is pure sorcery at its most successful.
St.Ives-026
LP
$11.50

Noyes Brothers, The
Sheep From Goats
PS, UK The Boutique Label presents the first ever CD reissue of Sheep From Goats by The Noyes Brothers, originally released in 1980 on the highly collectible Object Music label. The Noyes Brothers were Steve Solamar of cult band Spherical Objects and Steve Miro, who also recorded as a solo artist for Object. The album (a double set) as recorded between October 1979 and May 1980 at Graveyard Studios, and contain 100 minutes of experiments and improvisations, ranging from Eno-esque electronics to improvisation and side-long excursions such as A Good Question and It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time. Released in July 1980 in a limited edition of 1000 copies, it sounds like little else recorded before or since. Pioneering Manchester label Object Music ceased operations in 1981, after Steve Solamar resolve a lifelong contradiction by becoming a woman. As part of this process Solamar even destroyed his own master tapes, and since then the Object catalogue has languished in undeserved obscurity (with the exception of The Passage). However an Object anthology has now been released as part of the Auteur Labels series on LTM, as well as the complete Spherical Objects back catalogue on CD. The artist formerly known as Steve Solamar is alive and well, and lives a happy spiritual and musical life. Steve Miro resides in Glastonbury.
Boutique-6615
DCD
$18.50

Oberst, Conor
Conor Oberst
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Merge
LP
$15.50

Oberst, Conor
Conor Oberst
PS, US themselves and to friends as The Mystic Valley Band. Members include Nate Walcott, Jason Boesel, Macey Taylor, Nik Freitas, and Taylor Hollingsworth. The result is his first solo album in thirteen years, following "Water" (1993), "Here's To Special Treatment" (1994), and "Soundtrack To My Movie" (1995). In that time, he's recorded and performed in Commander Venus, Park Ave., Desaparecidos, and most notably Bright Eyes, his main musical vehicle for the past decade.
Merge
CD
$14.00

Oneida
Preteen Weaponry
PS, US "Preteen Weaponry" is part one of the "Thank Your Parents" triptych of ONEIDA releases. Oneida members past, present and future all contributed to this project. It reminds Oneida of what a live performance might sound like. It contains captured improvisational moments married with craft. You can consider it an introduction to their forthcoming triple album "Rated O", which is part two of the fore-mentioned triptych (to be released by Jagjaguwar in early 2009).
Jagjaguwar-125
CD
$11.50

Oneida
Preteen Weaponry
PS, US "Preteen Weaponry" is part one of the "Thank Your Parents" triptych of ONEIDA releases. Oneida members past, present and future all contributed to this project. It reminds Oneida of what a live performance might sound like. It contains captured improvisational moments married with craft. You can consider it an introduction to their forthcoming triple album "Rated O", which is part two of the fore-mentioned triptych (to be released by Jagjaguwar in early 2009).
Jagjaguwar-125
LP
$14.25

Original Silence
Second Original Silence
PS, US The return of THURSTON MOORE (SONIC YOUTH), TERRIE EX (THE EX), JIM O'ROURKE, MATS GUSTAFSSON (THING), PALL NILSSEN-LOVE (THING), & MASSIMO PUPILLO (ZU). Recorded at a September 28, 2006 performance at Rome, Italy's Brancaleone. Artwork by Kim Hiorthoy
SmalltownSuperjazz
CD
$14.50

Original Silence
Second Original Silence
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
SmalltownSuperjazz
LP
$18.00

O'Rourke, Jim
Long Night
PS, US Long Night, a two-and-a-half-hour electronic drone work produced by JIM O'ROURKE in 1990 around the time of his graduation from music school had been buried in the archives along with several other electronic music pieces Jim had created before he went about to explore other musical territories. Unearthed, remastered and now released for the first time-its ageless qualities shine as brightly as ever.
Streamline
DCD
$19.50

Oxford Collapse
Bits
PS, US They have a charming lack of guile, combined with a focus on the better of the 80s college rock cognoscenti and Trouser Press favorites. This record is the sound of fun turning into purpose, of a great band writing and playing their best songs, and knowing how great that feels. It's all heart and ingenuity, the joyous racket that connects C86 pop to the present.
Subpop
CD
$12.50

Parker, William
Double Sunrise Over Neptune
PS, US An orchestral work featuring immensely gifted individual & collective voices from around the world, meshing as one to manifest a pair of deep bassgroove driven mantras. Featuring both HAMID DRAKE & GERALD CLEAVER on drums (each tremendous masters of rhythm and sound), a full string section, full keyed-in young SHAYNA DULBERGER on bass, & renowned Indian Classical Vocal master SANGEETA BANDYOPADHYAY (flown in from India for this auspicious occasion) singing William Parker's lyrics on one piece, & then the mantra Surya Pranam and a Persian Tarana on the other. This is serious (other)
World teleportation music that achieves psychedelic proportions of sonic interplay.
AUMFidelity
CD
$12.75

Parson Red Heads, The
Field Mouse Carnival (Extended Play)
PS, US
Yukon
CD5
$6.25

Parson Red Heads, The
Spaceland Presents: The Parson Red Heads at the Echo
PS, US
Kufala
CD
$16.00

Passenger
Wicked Man's Rest
PS, UK
CookingVinyl
CD
$13.75

Performing Ferrets
No One Told Us
PS, US Twenty-eight songs from one of DIY's iconic bands, including most of their astonishingly scarce LP, which music-historian/journalist/DIY enthusiast JOHAN KUGELBERG described as "the most seminal LP to come out of DIY... Fantastic over-enthusiastic juvenilia of an almost supernatural beauty." Whether or not the name was ironic, THE PERFORMING FERRETS were very much a performing band-whose songs clearly grew out of the way they interacted. A curious rhythm, an engaging riff, an arresting lyrical snippet, and frequently a Melodica tumble and writhe, ferret-like, into song / groove / experiments that stood unique on the UK indie post-punk scene. There's a touch of The Fall and the TV Personalities, a little garage and Beat, and a dry wit that had more to do with the Ferrets' favorite authors and comedians than anyone from the class of '77, but the Ferrets' response to D.I.Y. was all their own. Include's a 12-page booklet, along with photos, artifacts, and almost 80 minutes of the Ferrets' finest on the CD.
Messthetics
CD
$10.25

Pilgrim Fathers
Short Circular Walks In The Hope Valley
PS, US Debut album from UK cosmic space rockers.
Undergroove
CD
$15.75

Pillars Of Heaven
Breeding Moths (Cassette)
PS, US Light bending, guitar gush from philadelphia peasant magician salvatore giorgi. side a, "the old ways", plays like newton's law of reciprocal actions laid onto magnetic tape. like levitating above overgrown fields until the skies fill with ash and everything is laid baron. side b, "gallows weed", is a (impressively recorded) live track from a house show in 2007. this should prove for once and all that even socially awkward, home-schooled hermits can emit feeling. (905)
905
CASS
$5.00

Prints
Just Thoughts
PS, US Quickly following their debut full-length, PRINTS return to stir the pot with a little more pop, their usual dose of psychedlia and an intoxicating amount of dance. Once again produced at home by multi-instrumentalists Zac Nelson and KENSETH THIBIDEAU, the songs here were originally conceived as b-sides for a proposed single for "Too Much Water" from the group's eponymous debut. By the time three new songs were completed, they stood too strong on their own to be pushed out as b-sides, so the decision was made to forfeit the single and instead offer the songs as a stand-alone EP. Meanwhile, DFA cofounder and Hercules and Love Affair producer Tim Goldsworthy fired up his new alter-ego Thee Loving Hand for an epic super-funk remix of a pair of Prints tracks, "Pretty Tick" and "Meditation" (featuring, among other things, the funk bass skills of !!!'s Tyler Pope). To top it off, acclaimed visual artist Toben Seymour directed an eye-popping video for "Too Much Water," which is included here on the Enhanced CD portion of the disc.
TemporaryResidenceLtd.-137
CD
$9.00

Prolyphic & Reanimator
Ugly Truth
PS, US Sage Francis initiated this marriage of beats & rhymes by connecting a multi-talented producer (Reanimator) in Chicago w/ a highly skilled lyricist (Prolyphic) from his hometown of Providence. Sage Francis, Alias, Macromantics & B. Dolan all appear as guest vocalists. Throughout the album, we are reminded that the emperor has no clothes, & our collective daydreams are all falling apart. What's left is a void that can only be filled by courageous artists.
StrangeFamous
CD
$10.00

Qua
Silver Red
PS, AUSTRALIA "Silver Red" has been an evolving piece of music from Qua aka Cornel Wilzcek. Over the course of two years Silver Red began to take shape, with the piano and guitar source material originally recorded in 2005 at a live performance in Melbourne. This source material was loaded into an ever-growing custom software patch controlled by a French invention, the Lemur - a multi-touch, programmable screen - that eventually became the backbone of the composition. While it evokes ideas from Steve Reich, Philip Glass and other rhythmic minimalist composers, it also owes much to colorful explorations of artists such as Moondog and Roberto Cacciapaglia. In 2007, Laurence Pike, of Sydney bands Pivot (Warp Records) and Triosk (Leaf Records), took to the drums performing with Qua live and in the studio. As well as playing on Qua's upcoming pop album, Laurence played a one take drum part that was then loaded into the custom Qua software patch and re-performed by Cornel, thus lending it the same treatment as the other source material. "One Second" is a reaction to "Silver Red". It felt necessary to somehow resolve the album and boil it down to a few simple sounds. It looks at Silver Red from the view point of artists such as Ennio Morricone, Kristoff Komeda and Scott Walker and somehow extrudes one second of time from Silver Red.
SomeoneGood-005
CD
$13.50

Record Collector
#353 (September 2008)
PS, UK
ZINE
$10.25

Rosebud
Discoballs: A Disco Tribute To Pink Floyd [re-issue]
PS, US Back in 1979, way before the flood of tribute albums swamped your local record store's bins, this curiosity featuring disco versions of Pink Floyd songs came out on Warner Bros. Now, usually when you put the words 'disco' and 'tribute' together in the same phrase, the result is not going to be pretty. What does, however, make this album reissue-worthy is that two of the folks behind this, Claude Engel and Jannick Top, were members of the legendary French prog group Magma, and they were no doubt instrumental in the adventurous choice of tunes on this record. Sure, 'Money' and 'Have a Cigar', which was a minor hit, are not such a stretch, but disco versions of 'Interstellar Overdrive', 'Arnold Layne' and 'One of These Days'?! Not even Syd Barrett in his wildest dreams could have imagined such a thing! It's easily the most danceable Pink Floyd album ever!
Collector'sChoice
CD
$13.75

Ruling Class
Tour De Force
PS, US Super Limited!! Hand assembled, high quality gatefold 7" sleeve with a 4-song CD & 2-song 7" and an OBI strip that wraps the entire package. Six modern psychedelic pop songs influenced by the heyday of '90s "Madchester." "Tour de Force" - a rebirth, and a new way forward, for a sound whose time has come again.
Shelflife
CD/45
$17.75

Sanguine Piss
No Horse Shit (Cassette)
PS, US Saw these dudes for the first time as a cohesive unit at a recent wiese / wether gig in philadelphia. i've been seeing mat perform as newton for a minute, and known jared for what seems like a decade. in recent years i've been floored by some one-off collabs he has done with matt franco and skeleton warrior, so i was way interested in finding out what those two dudes plus cohort marc zajack (deep fried tapes) had in store. their setup was fairly minimum... some mixers, pedals, and a couple of guitars tuned to untuned. from second one though the most enormous sounds ruptured through the room. i mean, shit was gigantic. every once in a blue moon you could think to yourself "oh, i think that sound is coming from that", but usually it was just a vulgar mess. asked to do a tape while smoking weed out of an apple in the back of the store, even though i remember there being a pipe earlier. i guess that just fit. (905)
905
CASS
$5.00

Scharber, Quinn & The...
Being Nice Won't Save Milwaukee
PS, US "Being Nice Won't Save Milwaukee isn't an album about saving Milwaukee, which is exactly why it will..." Straight from the mouth of Quinn Scharber, a take on what it's like to be in a band in a city that can either say 'yay' or 'nay' in a heartbeat. A very fickle nest in which to drop your album into if you're the sort of band who are frail of heart. Fortunately, this isn't the case for the members of Milwaukee's proprietors of a particularly engaging blend of garage, blues and power pop: strong hearts, worn on sleeves. The band's ideals and sound has influences wrought by Teenage Fanclub, Big Star, The Replacements, Wilco and even The Jesus and Mary Chain. Having honed their songwriting skills in Milwaukee bands such as The Nice Outfit, The Static Model and Menlo, The Quinn Scharber's have brought these experiences to the practice space and used them to form a solid set of songs. Stories about latest flames, drinking and giving life a fighting chance are all storied along by Scharber's young Paul Westerberg vocals.
BusStop-1035
CD
$12.00

Shiflet, Mike
Opening Act (Cassette)
PS, US Two more doses of shiflet drone, blazing here in the live variety, recorded earlier this year in st louis and cleveland. for those not in attendance, you can acquire mike's sleeperhold synth styleings here and get a second chance to wipe your brain off of your shoulders. (905)
905
CASS
$5.00

Sky Juice
Hard To Kill
PS, US Vinyl debut from the legendary/mythical Sky Juice twins. The brothers Sky Juice Jones and Sky Juice Jackson are musical telepaths and simply have no fear, riding the groove as long as it takes to navigate the back alleys of Cleveland's most dangerous neighborhoods. Severely mangled guitar gunk astral-projected from deep inside the twisted lobes of Lambsbread's Zac Davis. Unavoidable private press vibe, with mumbled cliff's edge moan and groan vocals, drums courtesy of the Corwood session-player circa Electric End, and guitar rave-ups that share a tattered couch with The Index, Raven, Low End Lars, and Vulcan. Limited & numbered edition of 300. Paste-on covers. Photocopy collage inserts. Ohio bummer.
OldeEnglishSpellingBee
LP
$17.00

Smile & A Ribbon
Boy I Wish I Never Met (7"/CD)
PS, US Super Limited!! Hand assembled, high quality gatefold 7" sleeve with a CD & 7" and an OBI strip that wraps the entire package. The Boy I Wish I Never Met is a pure P!O!P! album that draws influences from 1950's girl groups, 90's twee, and a whole lot of quirky personality. 13 bittersweet songs on CD and Vinyl. A limited edition pressing of 300 copies.
Shelflife
CD
$15.00

Snake Flowers 2
Renegade Daydream
PS, US Following the Talk About It single TTT did earlier this year, SNAKE FLOWER 2 and MATTHEW MELTON (BARE WIRES, RIVER CITY TANLINES, MEMPHIS BREAK-UPS) deliver a full-length album cranked up for a ballsier, more blown-out sound with production courtesy of culprits JAY BRONZINI (The Cuts, Time Flys) on recording, and WEASEL WALTER (XBXRX, Flying Luttenbachers) for mastering. With all the bits'n'pieces of the psych / punk / garage rock'n'roll mixture that made their singles stay on the turntables everywhere. CD version comes with a fat booklet and complete lack of easy shortcuts.
TicTacTotally
CD
$10.25

Sparks
Introducing
PS, US Originally released in '77, this their 7th album & the only one of their 20 long-players not available on CD. Finally, you can hear the much-discussed but rarely heard transitional album from Ron & Russell Mael's near 40 yr career. Today this sounds less like made-for-heavy-rotation AOR & more like a comment on, or rather series of pastiches of daytime US radio-fodder.
LilBeethoven
CD
$15.00

Sparks
Exotic Creatures Of The Deep
PS, US The result of a yr spent in near-isolation, this could, perhaps, be seen as a natural evolution from their last 2 records, on which popopera, rock, & high drama combined to redefine their sound. However, the remarkably exceptional & notably catchy creations are the key that enables many more, as Sparks have said, to "come and meet them."
LilBeethoven
CD
$15.00

Starry Crowns
S-T
PS, US Dense art-pop referencing everything from Blonde Redhead to Crazy Horse to Califone & beyond. Moments play like a warped soundtrack where spacious kraut grooves battle with dusty twang. The trio recorded this LP with David Barbe in Athens, GA, where their songs were augmented by contributions from members of Macha, Japancakes & Drive-By-Truckers. Limited to 325
Concertina
LP
$14.50

Supersister
To The Highest Bidder
PS, UK First ever UK CD release for this classic album from the masters of Dutch prog rock -- remastered from the original tapes, with four bonus tracks. Recently featured in the soundtrack of the film Control about Joy Division, Supersister were one of the most original groups to emerge in Holland in the late 1960s. Inspired by the work of Soft Machine and Caravan, the group recorded a quartet of master works. In 1971 they signed to John Peel's Dandelion label and remained a favorite of his. Eccentric, accomplished and unique, Supersister's albums are a joy to any fan of original music. Esoteric Recordings are pleased to reissue their classic second album with additional bonus tracks comprising single cuts from 1971 and fully restored artwork. Open your ears to Supersister." Originally released in the Netherlands on Polydor in 1971. Including a lavish booklet with full restored artwork, new essay and many photographs.
Esoteric
CD
$19.00

Telepathique
Last Time on Earth
PS, US
ControlGroup
CD
$15.00

Thee Oh Sees
Thee Hounds Of Foggy Notion
PS, US "Thee Hounds Of Foggy Notion" is a brilliant live performance collaboration between THEE OH SEES and video director Brian Lee Hughes. The project resulted in a double-disc DVD/CD set featuring live performances filmed and recorded, not on stages, but at a variety of hauntingly scenic sites in and around San Francisco. The film is also studded with dozens of stories, jokes and whatnots filmed during their four-day filming adventure. The resulting recordings are included on the audio CD. The results are a rare and necessary masterpiece. Step into the lush dark charm of Thee Oh Sees.
Tomlab-119
DVD + CD
$15.75

Thornton, Clifford
Freedom & Unity
PS, US Repress of album recorded one day after JOHN COLTRANE's funeral. A Testament to Clifford Thornton's dedication to the preservation of free jazz and the legacy of 'Trane, and running in the same circles as ORNETTE COLEMAN and ALBET AYLER this recording is considered a classic by those who have been able to hear it. Also of note, this is JOE McPHEE's 1st ever recording appearance.
Atavistic
CD
$13.00

Time Capsule
Bummer After Bummer (Cassette)
PS, US Mysterious sounds from holes in the ground. the faceless, nomadic zoners known as time capsule drip enigmatic drops of lo-fi, opium laced floaters up and down "bummer after bummer". the exact lineup and instruments used are unknown, but something tells me that the electric bass, clearance rack synths, and possibly a didjeredoo or two don't go unused. some serious space out tunes in a limited run with individually hand painted covers. (905)
905
CASS
$5.00

Torturing Nurse & Wasteland Jazz Unit
Split (Cassette)
PS, US A merciless, bi-continental team up of two horribly unyielding units. representing china is torturing nurse in the three piece form of jiadie, youki, and junky. anyone familiar with tn's mangled gerogerigegege meets a meat grinder style knows what they are in for. a non-stop, pounding, fucked up back alley ballad complete with violent as hell screams and amplified vomit. it's gonna get everywhere, i promise. wasteland jazz unit hail from the good old usa (cincinnati, oh if you want to get technical) and somehow manage to pull off the same ferocious carnage while using a saxophone and clarinet? what!? yes! overly abused wind instruments intentionally doing what was never intended. a piercing and harsh masterpiece. (905)
905
CASS
$5.00

Tusco Terror & Wether
Split (Cassette)
PS, US On new years day i made a 400+ mile trek to cleveland, oh in which moods were low, weather was shitty, and i only had one pair of socks and some canvas shoes, which don't do shit to protect your feet in mounds of snow. in a couple of hours snot was pouring out of my face and I felt like dying right where i stood. by midnight or so tusco terror was ripping it and i thought "yeah, this is exactly what should be happening right now". dudes were spilling themselves over a mess of cables and semi-functional equipment. just pure blown out destruction. not sure how long it was before i asked them to do this split, but here it is. kind of like a documentation of falling down, getting up, and stumbling through the haze. disgruntled material from both parties. (905)
905
CASS
$5.00

U.S. Girls
Introducing
PS, US If the alluring moniker used by Megan Uremovich conjures images of volleyball teams or cheerleading squads, forget it. Not that there's any doubt that Uremovich couldn't rise & conquer either challenge.RIYL Sally Strobelight, Inca Ore, Diamanda Galas. Hand-screened cover, one time edition of 500
Siltbreeze
LP
$16.00

Uncut
#136 (September 2008) [Magazine + CD]
PS, UK
ZINE
$10.25

Vandervelde, David
Waiting For The Sunrise
PS, US Just as there are albums that artists were born to make, there are albums that labels were born to release. "Waiting For The Sunrise" is one of those albums for both DAVID VANDERVELDE and SECRETLY CANADIAN. Upon first laying the needle down, the listener is greeted by a warm wash of sounds that seems to breeze in from decades back. Vandervelde's singular voice emerges from the drums and keys with "When the morning comes, I will be fine, I will be fine, I will be fine" and you're pretty damn sure he will be. The tones may be familiar, but his voice as an artist is his own, new and wholly contemporary, and you feel lucky to be here to watch the emergence. Critics marveled at Vandervelde's songwriting on his debut "Moonstation House Band", the mini-album which had the aesthetic wherewithal to hold its own side-for-side with the classics as a late night jam record. Spin magazine remarked that "at a pipsqueakish 22 years old, David Vandervelde is already generating the kind of indie-net whispering that musicians twice his age pine for." And on songs such as "California Breezes", "Someone Like You" and "Lyin' In Bed", it's clear that the material on this first long-player from Vandervelde is of a higher order - lyrically more personal and stripped down. "Waiting For The Sunrise" is the beautiful result of having extended himself both musically and emotionally.
SecretlyCanadian-170
LP
$11.50

Vandervelde, David
Waiting For The Sunrise
PS, US Just as there are albums that artists were born to make, there are albums that labels were born to release. "Waiting For The Sunrise" is one of those albums for both DAVID VANDERVELDE and SECRETLY CANADIAN. Upon first laying the needle down, the listener is greeted by a warm wash of sounds that seems to breeze in from decades back. Vandervelde's singular voice emerges from the drums and keys with "When the morning comes, I will be fine, I will be fine, I will be fine" and you're pretty damn sure he will be. The tones may be familiar, but his voice as an artist is his own, new and wholly contemporary, and you feel lucky to be here to watch the emergence. Critics marveled at Vandervelde's songwriting on his debut "Moonstation House Band", the mini-album which had the aesthetic wherewithal to hold its own side-for-side with the classics as a late night jam record. Spin magazine remarked that "at a pipsqueakish 22 years old, David Vandervelde is already generating the kind of indie-net whispering that musicians twice his age pine for." And on songs such as "California Breezes", "Someone Like You" and "Lyin' In Bed", it's clear that the material on this first long-player from Vandervelde is of a higher order - lyrically more personal and stripped down. "Waiting For The Sunrise" is the beautiful result of having extended himself both musically and emotionally.
SecretlyCanadian-170
CD
$11.50

Various
Yee-Haw!: The Other Side of Country
PS, US
QDK
CD
$15.00

Various
Audible Geography
PS, AUSTRALIA In the first half of 2008, 11 sound artists were approach to respond to the shifting and expanding field of geography. Utilizing sound as a medium to articulate this field of research, the artists were invited to create a work that reflects on the following statement. "Geography is an ongoing force shaping our understandings of the environments around us and, in turn, experiences ongoing transformation and development. Considering not only the natural world, but also culture, economy and politics in diverse settings and across many scales, contemporary geography acts as a glue - integrating disparate research streams and continuing to provide insights into our relations with space and place." On Audible Geography, 11 of the world leading sound artists consider the scope of geography in the contemporary world. The results are as varied as they are intriguing. The final edition is offered as a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Institute Of Australian Geographers. TRACKS: 1. Dundee Law - Eric La Casa 2. San Salvador (2007) - Stephen Vitiello 3. Móine Mhór Wires - Lee Patterson 4. Any Place Whatever - Asher 5. 4 7 08 - Jeph Jerman 6. Small Sand Stream On Beach - Toshiya Tsunoda 7. General Electric - Philip Samartzis 8. A Holiday Landscape - Marc Behrens 9. A Arte de Escuridaõ - James Webb 10. Round Mountain - Andrea Polli 11. Untitled #200 - Francisco López Curated by Lawrence English.
Room40-416
CD
$15.25

Various
Yee-Haw!: The Other Side of Country
PS, US
QDK
LP
$17.00

Various
Psychedelic Days Volume 2 (6X7")
PS, UK Subtitled: A Collection of Ultra Rare 45s from the UK psych scene 1965-68. "From the original master tapes, 6 mega-rare 7" singles from the UK '60s psychedelic scene culled from the Universal/Decca archives. Each 45 features exact original labels, and pressed on very high quality DMM virgin vinyl. Strictly limited edition of 500 copies only. The first sets sold out instantly! Each 45 has been selected for rarity and killer music quality, many b-sides have never appeared before till now! Comes housed in deluxe hand-made full color box complete with booklet insert." Artists include: Marc Bolan, Timebox, Barry Mason, Keith Shields, Focal Point, & Andy Forray.
Acme
45
$50.00

Various
Circular Grooves Volume 2 (6X7")
PS, UK Subtitled: A Collection of Ultra Rare 45s from the UK Mod Scene 1965-67. "From the original master tapes, 6 mega-rare 7" singles from the 60s UK mod scene culled from the Universal/Decca archives. Each 45 features exact original labels, and pressed on very high quality DMM virgin vinyl. Strictly limited edition of 500 copies only. The first sets sold out instantly! Each 45 has been selected for rarity and killer music quality, many b-sides have never appeared before till now! Comes housed in deluxe hand-made full color box complete with booklet insert." Artists include: The Beatstalkers, The Hi Numbers, The Hipster Image, Rob & Dean Douglas, The Habits, & Loose Ends.
Acme
45
$50.00

Various
Wild N Ravin' Volume 2 (6X7")
PS, UK Subtitled: A Collection of Ultra Rare 45s from the UK R&B Freakbeat Scene 1964-66. "From the original master tapes, 6 megarare 7" singles from the '60s UK R&B/freakbeat scene culled from the Universal/Decca archives. Each 45 features exact original labels, and pressed on very high quality DMM virgin vinyl. Strictly limited edition of 500 copies only. The first sets sold out instantly! Each 45 has been selected for rarity and killer music quality, many B-sides have never appeared before till now! Comes housed in deluxe hand-made full color box complete with booklet insert." Artists include: The Birds, The Blue Stars, The Chasers, The Truth, David John & The Mood, & The Frays.
Acme
45
$50.00

Various
Half Dreaming
PS, US Shoegaze transcends its British influences & resurfaces in Asia w/this compilation, featuring 16 bands & 16 new, unreleased, or re-recorded tracks. Some of these artists are well known in the Asian scene & others about to debut.
Quince-62
CD
$13.75

Verbena
Souls for Sale [re-issue]
PS, US
FatPossum
CD
$12.25

Verse En Coma
Rialto (10"/CD)
PS, US Five dynamic tracks that collided w/ both artistic & industry red tape comprise this incredible debut. These delays hinder absolutely nothing though, as the power & sheer intensity behind these songs is borderline overwhelming. Unique, passionate, & soaring vocals compliment the screaming, effectsladen guitarwork & air-tight rhythm section. Feat. members of PG 99, MALADY, DARKEST HOUR, HARAM & more.
RoboticEmpire
10
$17.75

Warm Morning
Silver Rain
PS, US Super Limited!! Hand assembled, high quality gatefold 7" sleeve with a 5-song CD & 2-song 7" and an OBI strip that wraps the entire package. Drawing on influences that span the past four decades, Warm Morning's polished vocal arrangements have all the charm of Liverpool's Lotus Eaters. Only pressed 300 copies, you don't want to miss it!
Shelflife
CD/45
$17.75

Weezer
S-T (The Red Album)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DGC
LP
$20.00

Wether & A Snake In The Garden
Split (Cassette)
PS, US Head to head harshness from two solo east coasters. this split is kind of like a replay of a show in hartford, ct many moons ago. snake killed the dining room, then wether immediatly brawled the living quarters. if i could remember anything from that night, i would share it here, but it's all pretty much a brain musher. one burner a piece, both 10 minutes of steady pedal pummeling. three different covers.
905
CASS
$5.00

Widow Babies
The Mike Watt EP
PS, US This 6-song, 13-minute concept album features a brilliantly conceived story that pits Minutemen bassist & erstwhile folk hero Mike Watt against a world domination-minded vampire who looks like Abraham Lincoln. The album features tightly focused songs that expand into Brazilian & West African rhythms while the raw energy hints at early influences of The Urinals, Die Monitr Batss, & yes, the Minutemen.
SoundsAreActive
CD5
$8.75

Wilson, Phil
Industrial Strength (2X7")
PS, US As main songwriter and singer of mid-'80s English pop legends the JUNE BRIDES, PHIL WILSON's influence looms large over nearly all UK guitar pop since. A bridge between early '80s groups like Josef K and the later Creation scene, Phil and the June Brides kept the flame burning for earnest, tuneful pop underpinned by fiercely strummed, jangly guitars. Though their career was a brief three years, their achievements are notable: all four of their singles and their sole LP topped the UK indie charts, they recorded several BBC sessions, including one for John Peel, and they toured with such heavyweights as The Smiths, Go-Betweens, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Mekons, Alternative TV, The Television Personalities and The Wedding Present. As a path to getting back into songwriting, Phil has decided to learn other people's songs, "pulling them apart, seeing how they worked and putting them back together in the wrong order." Industrial Strength is the first fruit of those experiments. Recording at home, totally solo, using acoustic guitars, mandolin and banjo, Phil has re-worked four songs from Throbbing Gristle, Kraftwerk, Faust and contemporary German band S/T. While guitar folk/pop and experimental rock might not seem like the most obvious combination, Phil has dug deep to expose the melodic roots of these songs. The layered acoustic instruments and skeletal programmed beats lay down a mesmerizing drone-folk groove, and the result is a wonderful, hypnotic record that reveals fresh nuances on each listen. It's a very auspicious new beginning for Mr. Wilson that points to more fascinating music yet to come.
Slumberland
45
$7.25

Wire Magazine
#294
PS, US
ZINE
$10.25

Wooden Shjips
Vol. 1
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
HolyMountain
LP
$14.00

Forthcoming Releases

31Knots
Worried Well (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Polyvinyl
LP
$12.50

31Knots
Worried Well (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US Plainly stated, 31Knots hasn't moved in a new direction so much as they've ripened tofull maturity, evolved into the creature they're meant to be. Previous efforts are just astightly wrapped, just as fierce and incendiary. But something is different. Something here is new. It deserves to be called out as thought provoking and well written music in a time when substance is quickly giving way to music of commerce and palatability. There is no band like 31Knots and Worried Well finds them at the full height of their powers.
Polyvinyl
CD
$12.50

AIDS Wolf
Cities of Glass (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US "Easily one of the best bands in the city right now. Discordance still rules their roost, but more prog is rearing its head--that both teases & startles" - Montreal Mirror
SkinGraft
CD
$14.25

AIDS Wolf
Cities of Glass (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
LovePumpUnited
DLP
$18.75

Arab On Radar
Sunshine for Shady People (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 16TH)
PS, US This is a document, alive & rootless, showing a band that has no semblance to daddy's "Rock 'n' Roll"
ThreeOneG
DVD
$15.75

Asteroid #4
These Flowers of Ours (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 16TH)
PS, US Rooted deep in psychedelic music, specifically that of the 1960's & early 1990's British bands, A4 has never shied away from wearing their influences firmly on their sleeves. Dabbling in everything from Anglo-induced guitar pop to the "Cosmic American" sounds of vintage L.A. country.
CommitteetoKeepMusicEvil
CD
$14.50

Bauhaus
Sky's Gone Out (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US 3rd full length, originally released is 1982, & their 1st for A&M in States (in the UK it was released on Beggars Banquet). Opening w/ a shredding run through the Brian Eno track "Third Uncle", feat. some of Daniel Ash's most thrilling guitar work & Peter Murphy's strongest lyrical content yet.
4MenwithBeards
LP
$16.75

Bauhaus
Burning From The Inside (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US 4th release, originally released in 1983, this managed to succeed despite massive setbacks & feat. some of the strongest performances of the band's career, w/ inspired work from Murphy when he was able to return to recording, & the 1st lead vocal performances from bandmates Daniel Ash & David J.
4MenwithBeards
LP
$16.75

Belle And Sebastian
Dear Catastrophe Waitress (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 23RD)
PS, US Repress! Double-LP in gatefold sleeve.
RoughTrade
DLP
$26.00

Bird Show
Untitled (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 2ND)
PS, US All Music Written & Performed by BEN VIDA w/ GREEG DAVIS, ROBERT AA LOWE, ADAM VIDA & MICHAEL ZERANG. Recorded in Chicago, IL & Burlington, VT 2007-2008. Ben Vida; Hammond XB-2, microKorg, Moog Voyager, Gibson SG, Berinbau, Shona Mbira, Slit Drum, Pan Pipes, Shakers, Vietnamese Jaw Harp, Tambourines, Ride Cymbal, Congas, Wood Flute, Ring Modulator, Elephant Bells, Violin, Qraqeb, Zither, Voice, Ten String Harp, Frame Drum, Finger Cymbals, Triangle.
Kranky
CD
$12.25

Black Nielson
Current Sunlight (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, AUSTRALIA Beautiful 2005 album from now defunct British troubadours. Mike now plays in LTI band Co-pilgrim. At just under 5 years since the inception of the band, Black Nielson has established an impressive reputation, both on record and as a live act. The modest level of success achieved by the band can be traced in a steady trajectory from noble beginnings on the south coast of England, formed by principle songwriter Michael Gale... And that trajectory shows no sign of abating.
LowTransitIndustries-022
CD
$13.50

Bound Stems
Family Afloat (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US This expresses a crucial personal transition & a collective one. While BOUND STEMS quit their day-jobs to tour relentlessly throughout 2006 in support of their previous album (one that garnered praise from the likes of Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Alternative Press, URB & Chicago Tribune), the band returned home ready for new challenges, & made the communal decision to return to the more stable life of work weeks & strong roots. It was a choice that also ultimately made the concept of home central to this 2008 album. The songs sound like preparation: the family has grown now, to include new ones being formed in Chicago. But there's no settling down in these songs: family life is raw & confusing, as uncomfortable & unexpected & rewarding as crucial.
Flameshovel
CD
$13.25

Bound Stems
Family Afloat (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US LTD ED 180gm LP vinyl. 500 total pressing (250 black/250 orange). Includes digital download code.
Flameshovel
LP
$13.25

Briggs, Anne
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US Thankfully this, her first & strongest record, reissued for the first time w/ the original cover. On CD
Water
CD
$14.25

Briggs, Anne
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US Originally released in 1971. She was a huge influence on the entire British folk-rock movement, especially other female singers such as Sandy Denny, Jacqui McShee, & Maddy Prior. This album is a strong collection of traditional folk songs & original material & one of the most important releases of the British folk revival.
4MenwithBeards
LP
$16.75

Briggs, Anne
Time Has Come (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US Originally released in 1971. This album feat. many self-penned numbers as well as a few contemporary covers w/ Briggs playing guitar & bouzouki. Briggs only released two albums & a handful of singles/EPs before retiring from the music business making this reissue an important document of the British folk revival.
4MenwithBeards
LP
$16.75

Brimstone Howl
We Came in Peace (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 16TH)
PS, US Described by NME as "Beatles-headed psych-nerds w/a taste for razor sharp snake-rock". Despite it's cryptic title this is another fun explosion of fuzz & American-gothic chit-chatter, w/"weird fictional adventure stories, & beginner blues guitar lessons from mongoloids," as they like to describe
it. Includes bonus track not on the vinyl.
Alive
CD
$13.50

Brimstone Howl
We Came in Peace (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 16TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Alive
LP
$13.50

Brothers & Sisters
Fortunately (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US MOJO MAGAZINE: "Austin-based 8-piece who sound like Big Star jamming w/Neil Young (New Life) & The Jayhawks (Without You), The Mamas & the Papas, Byrds, even Ray Davies in a swamp. Country rock ballads & pop perfection, w/imperfections in the home-made, one take sound to make it all the more engaging"
CallaLilyCompany
CD
$12.00

Caesars
Strawberry Weed (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US New album from Swedish Garage-Pop Kingpins.
Astralwerks
CD
$12.50

Caesars, The
Strawberry Weed (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US New album from Swedish rockers, produced by The Soundtrack of Our Lives member Ebbot Lundberg. An edgier, rawer sound that takes the rock & R&B rage of mid-60s The Who, The Kinks, and Rolling Stones as its starting point & then adds a propulsive, modern twist..
Astralwerks
CD
$12.50

Calexico
Carried to Dust (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Quarterstick
LP
$14.00

Calexico
Carried to Dust (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US There's always been intrigue & adventure at the heart of CALEXICO. Since the beginning (now 18 yrs together), they have constantly imbued their music w/ an unparalleled sense of drama, calling upon the myths & iconography of the American West & its Spanish speaking neighbor Mexico. Equal parts Sergio Leone, Larry McMurtry, Carlos Fuentes & Cormac McCarthy. Their most varied & strongest work to date. Guest appearances by SAM BEAM (IRON & WINE), DOUG MCCOMBS (TORTOISE), & PIETA BROWN. Tons of press slated from Uncut, Spin, Paste, Filter, tons more. Digipak CD.
Quarterstick
CD
$14.00

Callers
Fortune (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US The 11 songs here channel a temporal sense of place & hope over despair. W/the wounded perseverance of Karen Carpenter & the vulnerable, tough-as-nails courage of Heart's Ann Wilson, SARA LUCAS' voice is rich & unforgettable. RYAN SEATON's guitar work is equally engaging, as he masterfully delivers beautiful & unusual chords, gritty distortion, & even intricate flourishes that call to mind the ever-impressive Tinariwen.
WesternVinyl
CD
$13.25

Carr, Derek
The Digital Space Race (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 10TH)
PS, IRELAND Derek Carr is one of Ireland's unsung heroes of soulful techno. Derek has been making music for almost 2 decades now (if you include his early experiments as a 14 year old with a Casio sampler). Following many releases over the past 7 years on a wide variety of electronic labels now comes his anticipated debut album for Psychonavigation Records.. 'The Digital Space Race' compiles ten tracks of sublime electronic music that can be enjoyed equally in the stoned privacy of your home or on the dance floor. For fans of John Beltran,B12,The Black Dog, Carl Craig... this is an essential record.
Psychonavigation-025
CD
$15.50

Chopper
Born To Ride Or Die (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 26TH)
PS, US Debut from Atlanta 3-piece balances classic influences like Blue Oyster Cult, Motorhead, Hendrix, & Sabbath with modern hardcore like Unsane & Mastodon. With heavy riffs & lots of melody, this album will keep you listening with its raw power & explosive energy. Features ex-members of DEERHUNTER & BLAME GAME.
DarkWolf
CD
$12.00

Clientele, The
That Night, A Forest Grew (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, SPAIN This is the third, and last, of a trilogy of E.P.s the Clientele have recorded for Acuarela. They have always used the Acuarela E.P.s as a way to stretch out between albums, to create a through-the-looking-glass version of the band that shadows the better-known history of their albums. 'Ariadne' experimented with drones and minimalism; 'The Lost Weekend' stretched the foggy sound of their debut to epic proportions. In contrast "That Night, a Forest Grew' is the most commercial and -shockingly- danceable thing they've ever recorded. Part Bacharach, part Television, part Orange Juice, the E.P. shares the pristine clarity, light and shade of 'God Save the Clientele', but adds a new element of summer pop perfection. This is The Clientele as a hazily remembered 1970s cartoon series, all distanced off-key colors; imaginary summer hits, radio waves beamed in from a dream-discotheque.
Acuarela-067
CD5
$8.25

D+
What is Doubt For? (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US KARL BLAU, Phil Elverum (MT. EERIE/MICROPHONES) & Bret Lunsford (BEAT HAPPENING) return w/their 6th proper release that continues further down their path of minimalism.
Knw-Yr-Own
CD
$14.75

Dananananaykroyd
Sissy Hits (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 26TH)
PS, US One of the most exciting new British bands around right now. Bringing together the punk & hardcore spirit, their rawness is tempered by the perfect amount of indie pop. 6-song mini-album represents the strongest, most cohesive representation of the bands work yet & their post-hardcore anthems will kick you in the guts. "A snarling beast of Black Flag-inspired riffs and positive indie vibing" - Vice Magazine.
HolyRoar
CD
$12.00

Dandy Warhols
Earth to the Dandy Warhols (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US New album!
Beat/EMD
CD
$15.25

Davila 666
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 26TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
IntheRed
LP
$10.50

Davila 666
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 26TH)
PS, US Over the past 2 yrs, they have amassed a large local following & their shows have a reputation as must-see spectaculars. A set functions almost like a theatrical event, as the band presents a thematic environment in which viewers are called to interact w/ props & exotic dancers. Their sound is the combination of obvious rock 'n' roll classics like the Stones, Stooges, Velvets, & Dolls, along w/ less likely influences such as Mazzy Star, Li'l Wayne, & Plan B.
IntheRed
CD
$14.25

Death Vessel
Nothing is Precious Enough (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Subpop
LP
$12.50

Death Vessel
Nothing is Precious Enough (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US Death Vessel has toured with Iron And Wine, Low, Jose Gonzalez, and The Books, among others. Recorded with longtime producer/collaborator Pete Donnelly (The Figgs), this is Death Vessel's (Joel Thibodeau's) Sub Pop debut. The music is haunting and spiritual, mysterious and kind, ageless and contemporary, soulful and psychedelic. In short, it's where the requiem meets the rock 'n' roll.
Subpop
CD
$12.50

Don Cabellero
Punkgasm (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION.
Relapse
DLP
$23.00

Don Cabellero
Punkgasm (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US Explodes w/all of the bands legendary trademarks: wildly inventive poly-rhythms; layers of looping guitar acrobatics; rich melodies & textures; & expansive compositions that evolve & unfold from start to finish. The albums more relaxed feel sees the band pushing their sound in a host of surprising new directions.
Relapse
CD
$15.00

Dreadful Yawns
Take Shape (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 2ND)
PS, US Also available in LIMITED LP w/ hand screened covers & free digital download code.
ExitStencil
LP
$10.00

Dreadful Yawns
Take Shape (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 2ND)
PS, US After 3 albums of sublime, blessed-out country folk rock, "Take Shape" displays a grittier Yawns w/o abandoning the pop sensibilities that made them a "Band to Watch" according to Spin. Comparisons to the Velvet Underground, Pink Floyd & Sonic Youth mixed w/ environmental influences of living amongst a vibrant arts scene in a Midwestern rest belt town.
ExitStencil
CD
$10.00

Ergs
Hindsight is 20/20, My Friend (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 16TH)
PS, US Mammoth, monstrous 33 song singles comp from one of the most beloved bands in today's pop underground. Many tracks appear here properly mixed/mastered for the first time.
Dirtnap
CD
$12.00

Ergs
Hindsight is 20/20, My Friend (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 16TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Dirtnap
DLP
$17.25

Experimental Audio Research
Beyond The Pale (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 26TH)
PS, UK Originally recorded way back in 1992 - Beyond The Pale was E.A.R.'s first album, although it remained unreleased until 1996. Pete Kember, working with Eddie Prevost (AMM), Kevin Shields (My Bloody Valentine) and Kevin Martin (God) recorded six tracks at Far Heath Studios, Northampton and mixed the resulting audio at MBV Studios, London. This release for 2008 features artwork from the highly collectible artist Kozick, with design overseen by Pete Kember.
SpaceAge-031
CD
$17.75

Fiery Furnaces
Remember (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US This double CD live album features 51 tracks spanning the band's entire catalog and was recorded over the past three years of constant touring. CD comes in a deluxe 6-panel digipack with coupon to download an exclusive bonus track.
ThrillJockey
CD
$15.00

Fiery Furnaces
Remember (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US Vinyl is housed in a custom-made old style tip-on gatefold jacket with a pasted-in flap that holds the third LP. Also includes download coupon.
ThrillJockey
3XLP
$21.75

Giant Sand
Provisions (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 2ND)
PS, US The musical family tree of the group is long & illustrious, spawning bands like Calexico & The Friends of Dean Martinez. Howe Gelb has steadily amassed a prolific catalog of material that spans the wealth of southwestern roots & lo-fi. This is cinematic Americana at its most aching, an album of tremolo soaked guitars, moody piano & secrets whispered over desert winds. Features talented friends/collaborators such as Neko Case, M. Ward & Isobell
Campbell.
YepRoc
CD
$14.50

Giant Sand
Provisions (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 2ND)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
YepRoc
DLP
$18.25

Girl Talk
Feed The Animals (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 23TH)
PS, US Pittsburgh artist Gregg Gillis (a.k.a. Girl Talk) has scrupulously created music from samples for over eight years. His fourth album on the Illegal Art label, Feed the Animals, continues his sonic evolution towards his party-infested live show and steps even closer towards a creation that is centered on pop musicality rather than attention-deficit sample splicing. Girl Talk has been known to underground audiences for several years, but it wasn't until 2006 that Gillis crossed over and caught the attention of a larger audience. With Rolling Stone, SPIN, Blender, Pitchfork, and even Beck including Night Ripper in their "best albums of 2006" lists, Girl Talk has gone on to be booked by major festivals (Coachella, Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Virgin, All Points West, Pitchfork, DEMF, etc.), and solicited for remixes (Beck, Thrill Jockey, Tokyo Police Club, Grizzly Bear, Simian Mobile Disco, Peter Bjorn & John, TeddyBears, and Of Montreal). And with roughly 200 live shows over the last couple of years, Gillis has consistently played larger venues to capacity crowds (every date on his 2007 North American tour with Dan Deacon sold out). PRESS QUOTES: "One endlessly entertaining mega mash-up" - Rolling Stone "Gillis' craft is stunning and his tastes are exquisitely diverse" - Blender "A masterpiece that employs an estimated 300 samples" - SPIN "Massively recommended ... the voracious music fan's dream" --- Pitchfork "Media assassins Illegal Art come forth with yet another brilliant Girl Talk record." - XLR8R "Sounds like your favorite mash-up DJ after about 11 espressos" - Entertainment Weekly "Mashes together booty-shaking rap, iconic indie rock, and, uh, ABBA" - MTV.com.
IllegalArt-117
CD
$14.25

Girls
Yes, No, Yes, No, Yes, No (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 16TH)
PS, US 10 more tracks of twitchy, keyboard driven poppy post punk!
Dirtnap
CD
$12.00

Girls
Yes, No, Yes, No, Yes, No (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 16TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Dirtnap
LP
$11.00

Hanson, Jeff
Madam Owl (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US This album does not mark a radical departure from his previous two records, as the essential elements are still here. The bare acoustic prettiness of his debut "Son" and the handcrafted pop cleverness of "Jeff Hanson" have been developed further. And, like its predecessors, this release contains a set of pop-music symphonies, each one of which feels like it could be the record's single.
KillRockStars
CD
$13.25

Hatfield, Juliana
How to Walk Away (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US W/her 10th solo album, she again proves herself to be an uncompromising artist w/impeccable pop instincts, a disdain for artifice, a completely original voice, & a contrarian streak. Features guests Richard Butler (PSYCHEDELIC FURS) & Matthew Caws (NADA SURF) on vocals, Jody Porter (FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE) on guitar & TRACY BONHAM on violin.
YeOldeRecords
CD
$14.50

Hitchcock, Robyn
Luminous Groove [5 x CD boxset] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US The 2nd in a series of retrospective box sets from Yep Roc, this 5-disc set shines a light on his rock & roll renaissance w/the Egyptians. Includes seminal albums "Fegmania!," "Element of Light," & "Gotta Let This Hen Out!" All 3 albums contain new bonus tracks exclusive to this release. In addition, the set also includes 2 exclusive bonus discs entitled "Bad Case of History" which features previously unreleased studio recordings, including the final 1994 sessions, & a CD of unheard live material.
YepRoc
CD-BOX
$44.75

Hitchcock, Robyn
Element Of Light [expanded re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US Here, The Egyptians glide between regal pop & driving psychedelia, resulting in one of the most deliberate & nuanced college rock records of the decade. Includes bonus tracks that do not appear on the original version of the album.
YepRoc
CD
$12.00

Hitchcock, Robyn
Fegmania! [expanded re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US A return to band format, showcasing The Egyptians through thick sonic tapestries wrapped around his signature skittered melodies & private lyrics. The album also features period bonus tracks that do not appear on the original album.
YepRoc
CD

Human Highway
Moody Motorcycle (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US This duo presents a sound reminiscent of 50s/60s soul and doo-wop (i.e., The Everly Brothers). Human Highway came about while Jim Guthrie and Nick Thorburn (Islands, ex-Unicorns) were on tour with Islands. Vinyl comes with a coupon for a free digital download.
SuicideSqueeze
CD
$12.50

Human Highway
Moody Motorcycle (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
SuicideSqueeze
LP
$14.00

Ices, Lia
Necima (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US Debut album from singer/pianist featured in the LIVING BRIDGE compilation. A release from her classical training matched w/ her long love of prose, literature and letter writing. Featuring instrumentation such as gems horn, Columbian hand drum, and White-album era electric guitar. Appearances by David Miller (FIERY FURNACES), Andy Macleod (WHITE MAGIC) and Robbie Lee (LOVE AS LAUGHTER).
RareBookRoom
CD
$12.75

Isis
Not in Rivers But in Drops (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US Another single culled from the 2006 release "In the Absence of Truth." This single will feature a live version, recorded in Sept. of '06 at in Washington DC, a music video and a remix version of the song.
Ipecac
CD5
$6.00

Jaguar Love
Take Me To The Sea (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Matador
LP
$14.00

Jaguar Love
Take Me To The Sea (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US Formed from members of the Blood Brothers and Pretty Girls Make Graves, Portland, OR's Jaguar Love add heavy-duty glam moves and crunchy, addictive hooks to the mix on this debut. "The beauty of Jaguar Love is how they manage to compose songs so intentionally vicious, strange, and manic, and yet totally hook-driven" - Seattle Times.
Matador
CD
$10.00

Jem
Down to Earth (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 2ND)
PS, US The album reflects the singer/songwriters far-ranging influences including Brazilian percussion on the title track, a hip shacking track complete w/funky banjos on "Crazy", the tempestuous Latin-flavored track "I Want You To...", a dance-pop tune "Aciid!" in which she sings in Japanese, & a moving collaboration w/South African singer-songwriter & poet-activist VUSI MAHLASELA on the track "You Will Make it"
ATO
CD
$12.50

Jesu
Why Are We Not Perfect? (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US On this five track EP, Justin Broadrick has set aside the heavy foundation of pounding guitars prevalent in past recordings and brought to the fore elements of texture and melody. "...Broadrick has layered so many blurps, wooshes, and digital gnarls throughout each song, they take on a life of their own" - Decibel. "Dripping heavy, cascading walls of sound" - Spin.
HydraHead
CD
$10.00

Judys, The
Moo [re-issue] (DELAYED, PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE 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 APRIL 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

Lindstrom
Where You Go I Go Too (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US Well known for his epic & ultra melodic disco, it might come as a surprise that this album only contains three long tracks,
with the opening track being almost 29 minutes long! But when you listen to this album, you hear that it is still very much Lindstrom... just more Lindstrom-- bigger, longer, more epic & more melodic. Lindstrom says, "I realized that working within 30 minutes instead of five minutes frames forced me to think very differently to what I was used to... when working on longer tracks, there's so much more time to develop different themes & to let them evolve"
SmalltownSupersound
CD
$14.50

Machine Fabriek & Stephen Vitiello
Box Music (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 10TH)
PS, US Rutger and Stephen sort of accidentally met through e-mail. A simple note regarding an ordering question for a CD led to an enthusiastic e-mail conversation and climaxed in a musical collaboration. This all happened in a very short period, both musicians being very inspired by the concept of "exchange," as a means to cross space and time -- Rutger living in the Netherlands and Stephen in Virginia. Most of the time, when (electronic) musicians work together it's a matter of swapping digital files. In this case they decided to do something different and sent each other a box full of (mostly non-musical, or musically non-functional) objects and recordings, with the "assignment" to make music with those objects and all as source materials. As the titles tell, we're talking about an egg cutter, thumb piano, a broken kraakle box, rice, chocolate sprinkles, old cassette tapes, a broken 7" record, etcetera, etcetera. Both musicians made two of their own solo tracks with the box they received, and the last track was done together by Rutger adding sounds and processing to a piece started by Stephen. For Rutger/ Machinefabriek this is part of his most delicate work. For Stephen, it was a new and extremely enjoyable form of long-distance collaboration. Machinefabriek: Rutger Zuydervelt, better known as Machinefabriek, lives in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Started as Machinefabriek in 2004, he released 40+ small run home-made cdr's as well as work for Type Records, Lampse, Digitalis, Staalplaat (Mort Aux Vaches) and now 12K. A double remix cd was released in 2007, with interpetations by Alva Noto, Pita, Mitchell Akiyama, Xela, Gert-Jan Prins and many more. Collaborations (live or recording) include Steinbrüchel, Jasper TX, Wouter van Veldhoven, Simon Nabatov, Frans de Waard, Aaron Martin and Peter Broderick. Stephen Vitiello: Stephen Vitiello is a sound and media artist based in Richmond, VA. CD releases include Bright and Dusty Things (New Albion), Listening to Donald Judd (Sub Rosa) and Untitled/Exchange, a collaborative CD with Michael J. Schumacher (A Question of Re-Entry). Solo exhibitions of Vitiello's sound installations, photographs and drawings have been presented at The Project, NY, Museum 52, London, the Texas Gallery, Houston, TX and Diapason, NYC. Group exhibitions include the 2002 Whitney Biennial and the 2006 Biennial of Sydney. Over the last 18 years, Stephen has collaborated with numerous musicians and artists including Scanner, Pauline Oliveros, Andrew Deutsch, Julie Mehretu and Tony Oursler.
12K-1048
CD
$12.25

Maquiladora
St. Cecilia's Drowning: Ritual Of Hearts & White Sands Revisited (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9th)
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
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Mercury Rev
Yerself Is Steam/Lego My Ego [expanded re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, UK We can't be the only Rev-heads who need a fresh copy of this stunning early 90s masterpiece, can we? 2007 Special Edition three disc (two CDs and a NTSC/Region 0 DVD) pressing of the classic 1991 debut album from the Alternative weirdoes. The second CD, Lego My Ego (a much sought-after collection of rarities and radio sessions), has been unavailable for 12 years while the DVD, which features rare video clips, has never been released before! Bonus disc, Lego My Ego, tracklist: 1. If You Want Me to Stay / 2. Shh/Peaceful/Very Sleepy Rivers / 3. Frittering / 4. Coney Island Cyclone / 5. Car Wash Hair / 6. Syringe Mouth / 7. Blood on the Moon / 8. Chasing a Bee (Inside a Car)
Mint
DCD/DVD
$21.00

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

Moondoggies
Don t Be A Stranger (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US Seattle's Moondoggies play timeless American music. Warm three-part harmonies, gothic Rhodes organ, and wanderlust guitar mark a sound rooted in boogie blues and cosmic country. Whipsmart songwriting leads to hook-heavy tunes that bristle with originality. Shades of gospel, blues, rock, and country commingle, and wall-of-sound harmonies radiate joy and passion. The influences of The Band, The Byrds, and especially early Grateful Dead are evident, though The Moondoggies' lyrical economy and compositional sensibility render these tracks fresh and unique.
HardlyArt
CD
$10.75

Music Tapes
Music Tapes for Clouds & Tornadoes (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Merge
LP
$15.50

Music Tapes
Music Tapes for Clouds & Tornadoes (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US This album spotlights Julian Koster's songcraft and distinctive vocals, his almost religious devotion to the singing saw, and numerous contributions from other musicians in the Elephant 6 orbit. As on previous efforts, recording was done using an array of antique hardware, giving the record a timeless, texturally rich sonic palette.
Merge
CD
$13.25

New Estate
Is It Real? (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, AUSTRALIA 2005 album from Melbourne indie elite featuring members of Sleepy Township & Jaguar is Jaguar.
LowTransitIndustries-056
CD
$13.50

New Estate
Out of the Ground (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, AUSTRALIA New album from Melbourne indie elite featuring members of Sleepy Township & Jaguar is Jaguar. 'Out of the Ground' is organic, gritty, raw, loud, sometimes mean, sometimes raucous and occasionally placatory. It's the culmination of a five-year search by four adventurers for the perfect synthesis of their different whiles and ways.
LowTransitIndustries-051
CD
$13.50

New Year
New Year (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US Feat. ex-members of BEDHEAD. This is the culmination of 4 yrs of song-writing & a year of recording. Lyrically, these 10 songs address the interlocked themes of lost time, frustrated desire, and the need for others. For a band that made innovative use of 3 guitars, almost half the songs here are built around piano - it is the careful sequence of the songs that brings the story the lyrics tell together. Jewel box CD w/ obi sleeve.
Quarterstick
CD
$14.25

New Year
New Year (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Quarterstick
LP
$15.00

O'Connor, Jennifer
Here With Me (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US Recorded with John Agnello (Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth), "Here With Me" is a breezier, more upbeat work than 2006's "Over The Mountain", but is packed with no less of an emotional wallop. Jennifer's songs have never before sounded this crafted or hit the listener with such immediacy. LP contains MP3 coupon. Look for tour dates supporting Wilco, Jamie Lidell, and Son, Ambulance. Headlining tour in the fall. "A rush of everything you ever liked about indie songwriters: substantial songwriting, crystalline vocals, sumptuously simple pop...you have to love an artist who reminds you of everyone but defies comparison" - Time Out NY.
Matador
CD
$10.00

O'Connor, Jennifer
Here With Me (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Matador
LP
$14.00

Owl Service, The And Alison O'Donnell
The Fabric of Folk EP (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 2ND)
PS, UK If you thought social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook were just devices which sucked you into an unstoppable vortex of wasted time, then think again. A chance discussion between Steven Collins and Alison O'Donnell, formerly of legendary Irish prog-folk troupe Mellow Candle, took place on such a website and out of that conversation came the first fruits of this collaboration. The Fabric of Folk is a 5-track EP featuring Collins' in his guise as main man of the Owl Service, one generation of folk-rock crashing head-long into an earlier, glorious era represented here by the considerable vocal talents of Alison O'Donnell. Capturing the many different faces of folk-rock, the five songs here - two are original compositions by the pair, one of which was written with the Straw Bear Band's Dominic Cooper - are perfectly formed, heartfelt and touching but with more than a hint of darkness. This follows on from the Owl Service's previous release for Static Caravan, the Cine 3" CD (VAN 140), and arrives alongside their debut album A Garland of Song, which is being released on Southern Records. Meanwhile, Alison's former band Mellow Candle have returned to prominence on the back of the newly repackaged Swaddling Songs - their solitary album release - which has been remastered and reissued by Esoteric/Cherry Red. Inspired by a mutual recognition and respect, the pairing of Collins' band with O'Donnell is a dreamy combination. Imbued with a sense of revivalism, The Fabric of Folk is far from backward-looking and instead concocts something incredibly new which, while referencing the production techniques and masterful storytelling of Brit-folk's heyday, is bubbling with new ideas and an inherent knack for crafting sublime arrangements.
StaticCaravan-142
CD
$16.00

Palms
It's Midnight in Honolulu (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US Debut album from group featured in the LIVING BRIDGE compilation. A worldly boy/girl duo that live in New York and
Berlin, respectively, met first in London to colaborate. The music echoes of German artists like Faust and Klaus Schulze, as well as traces of the Velvet Underground and My Bloody Valentine.
RareBookRoom
CD
$12.75

Paramount Styles
Failure American Style (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 7TH)
PS, US This is the 1st solo outing from Scott McCloud (GIRLS AGAINST BOYS). Feat. Richard Fortus (PSYCHEDELIC FURS/GUNS N' ROSES), Alexis Fleisig (Girls Against Boys), & Angela McClusky. The sound of dark forces gathering in a radiant club, at times intimate & at others soaring, slow burns bend & swerve into panoramic lush walls of sound.
Konkurrent
CD
$13.25

Pram
The Moving Frontier (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DominoRecordingCo
LP
$14.00

Pram
The Moving Frontier (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US Pram are a quintet from Birmingham's Moseley district and have been subverting what we know as pop music for thirteen years, always managing to stay fresh and ahead of their contemporaries. On this record, they've created a mysterious and wonderful landscape that's sky-wide open. These songs not only soundtrack, but gently prompt and orchestrate a reflective daydream moment.
DominoRecordingCo
CD
$13.00

Prisonshake
Dirty Moons (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 26TH)
PS, US These recordings, all but one done entirely in the analog domain between 1995 to 2007, encompass both realism & psychedelia, sometimes via tape manipulation & found sound. Performances range from the completely live (even vocals) to near Bob Ezrin-levels of production, but all have an everybodyin-the-room recording at their core.
Scat
DCD
$14.25

Prisonshake
Dirty Moons (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 26TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Scat
DLP
$19.25

Ra Ra Riot
Rhumb Line (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US Their self-titled EP (sold mostly at venues) & the dark-edged joyfulness of their live shows (which feature a kickass co-ed bass-guitardrums-vocal-cello-violin lineup) has garnered acclaim from high-profile media. This is their full-length debut, which features 9 originals & the best Kate Bush cover you've ever heard ("Suspended in Gaffa")
Barsuk
CD
$11.00

Rodriguez
Cold Fact (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US It's one of the lost classics of the '60s, a psychedelic masterpiece drenched in colour & inspired by life, love, poverty, rebellion, and, of course, "jumpers, coke, sweet mary jane". The album is Cold Fact & what's more intriguing is that its maker - a shadowy figure known as Rodriguez - was, for many years, lost too. A decade ago, he was rediscovered working on a Detroit building site, unaware that his defining album had become not only a cult classic, but for the people of South Africa, a beacon of revolution. Co-produced by Beastie Boys/Mos Def sample heavy guitarist Dennis Cofffey. Featuring legendary Motown players The Funk Bros. This album is mastered from the original tapes with new deluxe packaging, including a 36 page booklet with unseen photos, archival material & new notes including interviews with Rodriguez.
LightInTheAttic
CD
$16.00

Royal We, The
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US The Royal We were a Scottish/American fever dream who broke up before this record was released. A mini-LP of eight near perfect imperfections that hit all those great obscurest touchstones in the tweest of pop music...Orange Juice, The Raincoats, The Pastels, Field Mice.
DominoRecordingCo
CD
$11.00

Royal We, The
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DominoRecordingCo
LP
$14.00

Sailboats Are White
Turbo (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, AUSTRALIA As completely incidental as it may seem, the acronym for Sailboats Are White is in fact SAW. Coincidence? Perhaps, but it's also a pretty accurate musical description. You see, saws are used to cut through things like bone, metal and possibly wood, likewise though, Sailboats' music is just as fierce, cutting and destructive to the senses as say, a lumberjack's saw would be to a maple tree.
LowTransitIndustries-040
CD
$13.50

sBACH
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US sBACH is Spencer Seim, (Hella, The Advantage). This record is a frenetic mélange akin to the sights, sounds, and sugar rushes of an entire elementary school locked in a Chuck E. Cheese and having to subside on an all-you-can-eat buffet of Fun Dip and Pixie Stix. The animatronic, caffeinated band dishes out phosphorescent doom riffs while running amok with blips and bleeps. Kitschy, stoner rock with jazz rhythms and chicken scratch electronica.
SuicideSqueeze
CD
$12.00

Schaeffer, Janek
Extended Play [Triptych for the child survivors of war and conflict] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 10TH)
PS, US LIMITED EDITION 600. LINE is proud to release the latest audio work from British composer and installation artist Janek Schaefer based on his installation of the same title. Installation Reviews: "a piece to return to again and again... haunting and lulling" [The Wire, UK] "so inspirational, and in many ways very spiritual" [Gerry Turvey] "I was so deeply touched by your piece" [Mandeep Kaur Samra] Red is the colour of Life, of Death, and of Love. Scarlett, my first child, was born in 2005, and since then I have been very aware of how lucky we all are. have been constantly comparing this to the fact that my mother was born in Warsaw in 1942 - the epicenter of World War II. How opposite can two beginnings be? This inspired me to produce the Extended Play installation, which continuously and positively celebrates hope and new beginnings, for child survivors in all situations around the world. The original idea for the composition came from learning about the 'Jodoform' system of secret musical messages that were broadcast by the BBC Service, during music they played was given a particular meaning, which was interpreted by Polish Underground. Discovered from the original Jodoform logbook, that the lovely Polish folk song 'Tango Lyczakowskie', was broadcast on the day my mother was born. Song describes how children in 1918, had been forced to take up arms, in defense of their town. From this tune, chose a short rising musical phrase, and with my arranger Michael Jennings, developed a ten-minute score. Each of the three solo parts was then recorded separately, edited, and cut onto vinyl. In the gallery, 3 x Cello EP's, 3 x Piano EP's, and 3 x Violin EP's are played at either 33, 45, or 78rpm using nine retro record players. These play continuously, and each was modified to stop playing briefly in response to the audience moving around the exhibition. This has the effect of changing and extending the composition, so that it is never the same again.
Line-036
CD
$12.25

Schnauss, Ulrich
Stars (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US Schnauss returns after last year's acclaimed third album, "Goodbye", with this "Stars" EP, highlighting the standout track with a new edit, remixes, and a new version of "Look At The Sky". The MAPS remix takes "Stars" to a new level of hyperactive electronic dream pop, while the Mahogany remix is a dense and spacey turn on the track with layers of added textures.
DominoRecordingCo
CD5
$6.25

Souls On Board
Blood Face (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, AUSTRALIA Like some unholy breeding ground, SOULS ON BOARD are loyal to an ever-evolving matrimony - beauty and dirt, ugliness and invention, dumb and smart, mind-blowing power and grace. BLOOD FACE is the new EP, the Melbourne group's second release after their "hurtling and assured" self-titled EP debut of 2005. Released by wunderkinds Low Transit Industries, the EP saw the band draw comparisons to The Pixies & Sonic Youth. BLOOD FACE picks up the hazardous extremes of that first rugged EP and beats them into a new shape. A shape with pointed edges, electricity in the veins and a wall of psychedelic sound bubbling under a whip-smart guitar bleed section. While the tunes bulge with shining phrases & stirring twists, lyrically BLOOD FACE grapples with dark visions and uncomfortable realities - these ills given some respite by the pop playfulness of the 6 tracker.
LowTransitIndustries-049
CD
$13.50

Stereolab
Chemical Chords (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US Their eleventh album is a collection of purposefully short, dense, fast pop songs brimming with Motown-like drums, baroque-pop brass and string arrangements, and mellifluous vocal performances. It is, nonetheless, classic Stereolab; like all their best work, a perfect equipoise between an implausibly cool past and a shamelessly exotic future. "England's lounge-pop heroes" - Blender. "Stereolab's unmistakable cosmonaut pop...a trademarked stamp of the 90s. No one else managed to duplicate their retro-futurist harmony" - Fader.
4AD
CD
$13.25

Stereolab
Chemical Chords (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
4AD
LP
$19.25

Sweet, Matthew
Sunshine Lies (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 26TH)
PS, US SPECIAL PRE-ORDER PRICE! New album from Matthew Sweet joined by Susanna Hoffs, Ric Menck and Richard Lloyd. Pretty Parasolly, dontcha think? Without warning, this consummate artist just may have made the album of his life, not by consciously trying to recapture the brilliance of his three milestones, Girlfriend, Altered Beast and 100% Fun, but simply by following his big heart, while hot-wiring the process between inspiration and execution so that there's no longer any distance between them. With tongue only partly in cheek, Matthew describes the new record's sound as "power-pop-folk-rock-psychedelic-melodic-singer-songwriter-type stuff." That turns out to be an accurate general description, but the real intrigue is in the details. By turns achingly melodic and drivingly visceral, Sunshine Lies swirls with relatable emotion and bad-ass attitude, seamlessly incorporating the artist's expansive aesthetic from one end (poetry) to the other (noise). On Sunshine Lies, Sweet intermixes his distinctive brand of shimmering folk rock ("Byrdgirl," "Daisychain," "Around You Now") and signature goosebump ballads ("Feel Fear," "Pleasure Is Mine," "Back of My Mind"), with the album's primary impulse, what he refers to as "the crazy songs." These are heady, arrangement-based pieces where anything goes in terms of tone, texture and performance-the mindblowing "Time Machine," the balls-to-the-wall "Room to Rock," the brawny "Flying" and the Who-like "Let's Love."
ShoutFactory
CD
$11.50

Tallest Man On Earth, The
Shallow Grave (PRE-ORDER: DELAYED, SALEABLE TBA)
PS, SWEDEN Incredible new album, Pitchfork approved. If you thought the EP was great, just wait until this arrives. Folk album of the year? Price to be confirmed, it might be better, it won't be worse. PITCHFORK: "While it's understandable to be skeptical of another skinny dude with a mustache, a guitar, and a worn-out copy of The Anthology of American Folk Music, the more time you invest in Shallow Graves, the more you'll realize how unusually memorable it is. Ultimately, Shallow Graves transcends comparison-- which is saying an awful lot, given the popularity of its prototype-- and Matsson is a natural-born folksinger, earnest, clever, and comforting."
Gravitation
CD
$13.00

Technical Itch
You Need Therapy (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPT. 9TH)
PS, US Technical Itch is the legendary drum n bass artist behind the worldwide phenomenon "THERAPY SESSIONS" club night. From London to Moscow to Philadelphia to Mexico City, Therapy Sessions is unrivaled for the sounds of the heaviest drum n bass music. Technical Itch is the godfather of the movement, with albums on Moving Shadow, and collaborations with Dieselboy, Dylan, Gein, and more. This mix is a stunning representation of the Technical Itch live set - 28 tracks packed into 80 minutes, masterful set programming with peaks, valleys, and change ups into rock and metal, highlighting the flexibility and integration of drum n bass into the musical landscape. Brutal, passionate, and perfect, this is at the level of the best mix output of Dieselboy.
OhmResistance-9M
CD
$13.00

Tenth To The Moon
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 26TH)
PS, US TTTM have combined their extensive experience & mutual disregard for convention to whip up an electro-soaked, neoteric/archaic rock record that rebounds fresh from the oversaturated muck of global mediocrity. Listen as the unexpected lurks around every bend & a rollicking journey becomes a trial by fire, challenging the plucky listener right up until the world-shattering finale.
Stickfigure
CD
$10.50

Tex La Homa
Little Flashes Of Sunlight On A Cold Dark Sea (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, SPAIN Departing from the more electronic oriented sounds on previous albums by Tex la Homa, Little Flashes Of Sunlight On A Cold Dark Sea is a collection of eleven acoustic songs featuring Matt Shaw on every instrument, mainly guitar and piano. After releasing six exclusive tracks (which were a prelude to the sound of this last record) entitled Into Timeless Shadows a couple of years ago, Acuarela is proud to present the fourth album by Tex la Homa, an approach towards a more intimate and personal side of his music.
Acuarela-1087
CD
$13.50

Tractor Kings
Homesick (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST?)
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

Uglysuit
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US Oklahoma City's Uglysuit is remarkably fresh-faced and honest; they believe in letting loose, fostering a heartfelt atmosphere of hope and love. Their music is an extended love song to the notion that everything is possible, yet nothing is guaranteed. Look for them on tour supporting Iron And Wine this summer, and on a full US tour upon release.
Quarterstick
CD
$13.00

Uglysuit
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Quarterstick
LP
$14.00

VanGaalen, Chad
Soft Airplance (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US Recalling Neil Young at his most fragile and plaintive, and Thurston Moore at his most resolved and vital, Chad's emotive vocals anchor these songs while tackling the pervasive themes of death and dreams with an unexpected air of certainty and hope that is far from ominous - instead, it's luminous. Through a complex interplay of guitar, drum beats, loops, samples, found sounds, unorthodox percussion, xylophones, distortion, synthesizers, accordions, and more, Chad has made an album that sounds bigger than one man.
Subpop
CD
$13.00

Various
Splendid Isolation (Pre-Order)
PS, SWEDEN A collection of exclusive tracks from the Radio Dept., Testbild!, Most Valuable Players, Differnet, Action Biker, Viktor Sjöberg, VED, Peter Jackson, Peter Nilsson, Redmalm, Enheten för musik och melodi, Malkovic, Erik de Vahl, Band in a Box, Flow Flux Clan, Robotboy, and Jian. Between January and December 2007 Friendly Noise released 18 mp3 singles offered as free downloads from www.friendlynoise.se. From the start it was intended to be a one-year-long project. The idea was simple: contributions chosen by us from our extended family of old friends and new discoveries, usually two songs, together with an introduction by the artists themselves and a picture to illustrate and enhance, once or twice a month. This was meant as a complement to our CD releases, and a chance to easily distribute great songs, in cases where the album context isn't necessary. These two ways of distribution aren't contradictory, they're related, as we stated on our website. Soon we realized the series had become a success, both when it came to the quality of the output and the amount of interest generated. So "Splendid Isolation" - our third compilation after "Friendly People Making Noise" (2003) and "Are You Scared To Get Happy?" (2006) - is our way of documenting the series through a selection of the songs and thus giving them a more official kind of release. The record is also a celebration of five years of Friendly Noise as a label. The order of the songs on the record isn't chronological, it's instead our attempt to make the record sound as good as possible as a whole. TRACKLIST: 1. Bognor Regis (Peter Jackson) 2. (Jack) Lullaby (Viktor Sjöberg) 3. Rondo (Most Valuable Players) 4. Stratoscope (VED) 5. Get Nowhere (Peter Nilsson) 6. Hultviksvägen 7 (Peter Jackson) 7. The Bravest Person I Know (Redmalm) 8. Shut Out (Flow Flux Clan) 9. September (Robotboy) 10. Hashish in Nizza (Peter Jackson) 11. Sol genom lövverket (Enheten för musik och melodi) 12. En gång i Stockholm (Testbild!) 13. Dedicated to Therese Holm (Testbild!) 14. 1959y (Malkovic) 15. Almost Close (Peter Jackson) 16. Open Night (Most Valuable Players) 17. Bachelor Kisses (The Radio Dept.) 18. Vinden susar i advent (Action Biker) 19. Postojna (Peter Jackson) 20. Whatever We Want (Erik de Vahl) 21. Leaving Smears (Band in Box) 22. Just A Little Lovin' (Jian) 23. Curriculum Circular (Differnet)
FriendlyNoise-68
CD
$13.50

Verve, The
Forth (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION. DLP plus exclusive DVD plus CD.
OIE
DLP/DVD
$44.00

Verve, The
Forth (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US New studio album from original line-up. Fusing psychedelia w/majestic arrangements & wickedly smart lyrics, the album embraces a melodic sensibility & musical landscape at its peak.
OIE
CD
$15.50

Wainwright III, Loudon
Recovery (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 19TH)
PS, US W/his new album he reaches back into the past & profoundly reclaims many of his most classic songs. While preparing the album, he saw that the quality & breadth of the tunes were undiminished & decided to rework the songs to add color to the previously spare material.
YepRoc
CD
$14.50

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

Woodhands
Heart Attack (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
PaperBag
DLP
$22.00

Woodhands
Heart Attack (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US An electro-pop duo w/ a retlentlessly energetic live show & a total disdain for anything but balls to the wall, dirty,
sexy dance parties. The buzz has been built almost entirely on their live show, and have been dubbed "as close to a two-headed indie Timberlake as it gets.
PaperBag
CD
$13.75

Zomes
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 26TH)
PS, US Debut solo from former LUNGFISH/ PUPILS guitarist. This album is full of beautiful Seesselbergsized chunks of loop-like melodies that effervesce while Osborne brings them to life. There is a cinematic quality to the material here that recalls "library music," East German Indianerfilmen soundtracks, & even Blues Control at their most humid.
HolyMountain
CD
$15.00

Zomes
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 26TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
HolyMountain
LP
$15.00

Parasol Picks, Recent Restocks, & Noteworthy Reminders

A Mountain of One “Collected Works” CD $15.00

Antennas “Lies [single]” CD5 $0.25

Byrds “Live At Royal Albert Hall 1971” DLP $34.00

Byrds “Live At Royal Albert Hall 1971” CD $17.75

Clark-Hutchinson “A=MH2: Expanded” DCD $22.25

Crazy Horse “The Complete Reprise Recordings 1971-'73” DCD $42.00

Evans, Mikal “A Jailhouse A Kingdom” CD $6.00

Felipe, Dino “No Fun Demo” CD $12.25

Furious Seasons, The “Self-Titled” CD $9.00

Grateful Dead “American Beauty [Bonus Tracks] (Remastered)” CD $12.25

Grateful Dead “Workingman's Dead [Bonus Tracks] (Remastered)” CD $12.25

H.P. Lovecraft “H.P. Lovecraft II” CD $16.25

Harvey Milk “Life: The Best Game In Town” CD $12.50

Lair Of The Minotaur “War Metal Battle Master” LP $16.00

Minus The Bear “They Make Beer Commercials Like This” CD $9.75

Minus The Bear “They Make Beer Commercials Like This” LP $10.75

Morgen “S-T” CD $16.25

Mushroom “Early One Morning” CD $16.25

Plain Jane “S-T” CD $16.25

Pluxus “Solid State” CD $15.50

Pocahaunted/Robedoor “Hunted Gathering” DCD $19.75

RE: UP “Issue #15” ZINE $5.50

Spiral Ascension “Land, Sea & Sky” CD $12.25

Thing “Now & Forever [re-issue 3CD+DVD boxset] (PRE-OORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 10TH)” CD-BOX $42.00

Til Tuesday “Coming Up Close: A Retrospective” CD $12.25

Ting Tings “We Started Nothing” CD $13.25

Trizo 50 “S-T” CD $18.25

Various “We Are All Circling the Stars” DCD $18.25

Wainwright, Rufus “S-T” LP $20.75

West Coast Consortium “Mr. Umbrella Man” CD $21.75

Yellow Hand “S-T” CD $16.25

Youngbloods, The “Elephant Mountain” CD $13.25