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Porchmass
PS, US The trio of Grant Capes, Tim Goodwillie, & Justin McInteer have churned out an entire catalog of blissed-out improvisations that range from the organic & melodic to overblown chaos. They only use a small arsenal of acoustic & battery-powered instruments, singing bowls, & pots & pans as makeshift percussion, but it is a magic junkyard orchestra. Somewhere near the islands of Jewelled Antler or The Vanishing Voice. Between the solemn notes of the accordian, washes of droning keyboards, & turbulent acoustic guitars rises a heartbroken voice that acts as a torch. The wordless vocals flicker like volcanic ash falling from a sunkissed sky.
Digitalis
CD
$10.00

A Flock of Seagulls
Story of a Young Heart [expanded re-issue]
PS, US Remastered re-issue with 7 bonus tracks.
CherryPop
CD
$18.25

A.H. Kraken
S-T (LP/CD)
PS, US Out of Metz, France comes this ugly & brutal noise-punk. Their name is an amalgam of a facist dictator & a sea monster, & their sound is a wild, intense blur of bludgeoning rhythms, industrial clatter, scrapingguitars, & caterwauling vocals. Citing influences as disparate PiL, Motorhead, US Maple, Suicide, Flipper, The Shaggs, & Chrome.
InTheRed
LP
$14.25

Aethenor
Betimes Black Cloudmasses
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
VHF
LP
$16.00

All Natural
Elements (Fire)
PS, US RECENT. "Fire" is pt 1 of a 4-part series in which each album will represent a different natural element & hip-hop vibe. True to its name, this represents hiphop's aggressive boom-bap sound made popular during the mid-90s. MC cap D sets the tone on the initial track w/ an aggressive battle rap in which he shows that he is still on top of his game. On past albums they have displayed a variety of sounds & flavors, however this is "in your face"hip-hop throughout.
AllNatural
CD
$11.50

Arcuragi, Adam
Soldiers for Feet
PS, US The five songs that make up the Soldiers for Feet 12" were recorded during a break from working on Arcuragi's yet untitled second proper album. Originally conceived as a home-recorded documentation of his new material, the sessions flourished into a portrait of the artist in his most intimate situation- at home, with
friends in tow.
HighTwo
LP
$11.00

Battles
Mirrored
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Warp-156
DLP
$19.00

Big Star
Best of Big Star (Remastered)
PS, US
BigBeatUk
CD
$13.25

Bisi, Martin
Sirens of the Apocalypse
PS, US Martin Bisi, performer/songwriter and prominent indie fringe record producer has been at the forefront of studio recording since the 80's, with a long discography that includes classic records from SONIC YOUTH, SWANS, JOHN ZORN, HERBIE HANCOCK (Rockit), BOREDOMS, and AFRICA BAMBAATA to name a few. In his own band he plays guitar, sings and expands 4 piece rock into a mutant, experimental-pop concoction. Bisi's persona can be raw and confrontational, as well as funny and self effacing. The songs are mostly entertaining vignettes of love and obsession in NYC.
BlackFreighter
CD
$10.50

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

Black Taj
Beyonder
PS, US This second long-player continues to explore the psychedelic and classic rock templates with which they worked on their s/t debut, an incendiary mix of self-aware stoner jams ('Spacewash') and progressive rock time shifts ('Cold Comfort') that recall each of the musicians' previous projects. For most of the 1990s, Dave Brylawski and Steve Popson played in (the recently-reunited) Polvo. In the late 1990s, Grant Tenille joined Brylawski in the primarily folk-inflected Idyll Swords. While many bands in the current hard rock revival mindlessly ape their idols, Black Taj deliver an intelligent updating of these conventions, and prove again that the twin guitar attack of Thin Lizzy and the muscular riffing of early ZZ Top still has legs. If you have been wondering what one-half of Polvo has been up to over the last decade, look no further. For fans of Awesome Color, Witch, and Dead Meadow.
Amish
CD
$13.25

Bloody Panda
Pheromone
PS, US Driven by the mournful, melodic vocals of Japanese frontwoman Yoshiko Ohara, their transcendent sound finds its roots in the dirge-like power of Swans, the amplifier-worshipping textures of Earth, & the ethereal tension of Skepticism.
LevelPlane
CD
$13.25

Botticellis, The
Old Home Movies
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "You'd never know from listening that it took the Botticellis' four years to craft their debut album Old Home Movies. It sounds like the work of one sun-soaked late summer afternoon spent playing tunes with friends and family. The album is suffused with warmth and peacefulnees that flows from the gentle strum of the guitars, the rich organ that seeps into songs like the golden glow of a sunset, the lush vocal harmonies, and the classic pop song structures laid down by the group's architect Alexi Glickman. He also possesses the kind of sweet, high voice that would have held him in good stead in the Wilson household. Indeed like much West Coast pop since about 1962 on, the Botticellis have drawn influence from the Beach Boys. In this case it's the late-'60s version of the band when the boys sported beards and preferred to surf their inner consciousness rather than the waves. You can also hear Phil Spector in the reverb-y production, power pop in some of the more uptempo tracks (like the back to back crunch of "Up Against the Glass" and "The Reviewer," which are enough to put every band on Rainbow Quartz to shame), '70s AM radio pop in the slow, sensitive ballads (the gloriously sugar-y "Who Are You Now" would have slotted in perfectly between Bread and Seals & Crofts), and the peppy jangle of modern Canadian indie pop. These influences are very well blended into an overall sound that is purely the band's own, though, and it's easy to enjoy the album on its own instead of constantly, distractingly, playing spot the lift. Maybe it's the craft that went into making the album, the sheer amount of time they must have taken picking the best songs and performances that makes Old Home Movies so fully realized. Maybe it's just a happy accident. No matter, the important thing is that the album is as fine a slice of warm, sweet indie pop as you're liable to find in 2008 or anytime. "
AntennaFarm
CD
$14.75

Brothers of the Occult Sisterhood
Goodbye
PS, US These cosmic travelers are soaked to the bone in dust, like relics from the past. They speak only in tongues & send out shortwave psychedelic radio transmissions into the bleeding edges of drugged-out folk sludge. Endless walls of instrumentation create artificial bounderies that are destroyed w/farreaching, hypnotic drones.
Digitalis
CD
$8.50

Bust
#51
PS, US Special 15th Anniversary Issue!! AMY SEDARIS takes the cake on the cover. Celebrate 15 years of Bust with Sedaris, Diablo Cody, a look back at 15 years of the good, the bad, and the girly. Features on needlework, lady magicians, fierce female MCs, and much more!
ZINE
$4.75

Byrne, Ciaran
Nine Lives Causeway
PS, IRELAND 'Nine Lives Causeway' is the much-awaited follow up to last years 'Galtrim' CD. More lush Ambient tracks from one of Ireland's finest exponents of electronic music. Over the past year Ciaran has been gathering rave reviews from the likes of Grand Nubian, Mixmaster Morris and Irish synth pioneer, Roger Doyle. This promises to be another superb release on the prolific Psychonavigation label.
Psychonavigation-024
CD
$15.50

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

Carter, Tom
Glyph
PS, US Since the early '90s, Tom Carter has played as one-half of the essential CHARLAMBIDES. W/one piece for steel string acoustic guitar, another for lap steel, & the final (& shortest) on nylon string acoustic, there is diversity amongst the cogent thread that holds it all together. Carter's improvisations speak volumes w/o saying a word.
Digitalis
CD
$8.50

Chartier, Richard
Further Materials
PS, US Limited to 500. LINE is proud to release this collection of recordings from numerous international compilations from 2002-2005. This collection is a wide range of sound works from the ultra-minimal whispers of "composition09.01" to the subtle harmonics and musicality of "how things change" to the loud violent distortion of "tempt" (a piece only performed a handful of times for noisy spaces, for example this was one was in attempt to drown out Akufen's set filtering from an adjoining area). Many of these original compilations are out of print or hard to find editions and "untitled" making its debut on CD from its original vinyl appearance. "specification.eleven" and "specification.fourteen" are both part of the continuing collaborative works with Taylor Deupree.
Line-035
CD
$12.25

Cheap Time
S-T
PS, US
IntheRed
LP
$10.50

Cheveu/Crash Normal
Split
PS, US From Paris, France. They dare to fuse garage punk, funky loops, & digital cut & paste & actually pull it off. Humm, dance, break things, jump up & down to the compu-punk groove these Frenchies lay down. As good as the 3.5 7'' you might have heard by them.
Rococo
45
$6.50

Christian Family Underground, The
For The Depth Of Your Union
PS, US Summer of '06 Family Underground (DK) recorded with Dave Nuss of NNCK at Black Dirt Studios in the woods of upstate NY. The yield was as characteristically unhinged as one might expect: sweeping electronic sounds backed with wood and bone percussion spirit-conjure. However also harvested was some new and especially tasty crop: sung and spoken song, electric guitar/conga 'rock,' and an odd, ghostly sheen coating the entire proceeding. Nuss comments on the session: 'I remember when we were recording, momentarily leaving the studio and going out into the night and feeling it thicken like a partition separating us from this intense state of clear consciousness we had in the recording, which was like... humankind's natural state. And then thinking about Jesper from FU, an adopted Vietnamese living in DK, and how much he resembles Michael Jackson, and realizing that across continents, no man can be divided from himself. We had to make this music to provide for us some fantasy of fulfillment that would carry us through the weekend like rejuvenated suns born again climbing to heaven, after being washed in the deepest, bluest sea...' Jacket by designer Susan Cianciolo and screened inserts by Stellar, NL." Last copies.
Woodsist
LP
$13.00

Circle X
Prehistory
PS, US Recorded in '81 & released in '83 by Index Records, making them, strangely enough, labelmates w/ Wall of Voodoo. They were formed in '78 from the remnants of NO FUN & THE I-HOLES, Louisville, Kentucky's 1st 2 punk bands. It's fair to describe them as a genre unto themselves. They came from punk rock & art school & sounded like none of their potential allies. Critic Jordan Mamone hit the nail on the head when he wrote: "Every rare utterance from these unsentimental adventurers possesses a passion & a manifesto-writing fervor usually reserved for turn-of-the-century culture movements."
BlueChopsticks
CD
$13.25

Cluster
Berlin 2007
PS, US Berlin 2007 was a monumental performance for Cluster as it marked the first time that they had peformed live in Berlin since their 12 hour concert in the Galerie Hammer in the Europacenter in 1969. The performance was a massive success as a sold out crowd cheered loudly for Cluster to return to the stage. Fortunately, the concert was preserved for posterity & is proudly presented here. Both Dieter Moebius & H.J. Roedelius play synthesizers & objects.
Important-181
CD
$13.00

Corsican Paintbrush
Aquarian Hymns
PS, US Brad & Eden Rose combine lush instrumentation w/clattering percussion & ramshackle beats, to create a new world of sound out of old world technology. Swerving feverishly between what could easily be chopped up Native American rhythms, sampled Celtic melodies, & space-age funk played on trash heaps, "Aquarian Hymns" is 9 tracks of gorgeously recorded acoustic grace; marked w/periodic bursts of lysergic freak-outs.
Digitalis
CD
$8.50

Cosmologic
Eyes in the Back of My Eyes in the Back of My Head
PS, US Fourth album-but the first with wide distribution-by this amazingly assured & swinging "free-bop" collective quartet, who have been developing their unique take on modern jazz for a decade. The group initially incorporated interpretations of music by Ornette, Dolphy, Coltrane & others into their performances, but quickly moved towards playing only original compositions. Central to the group's sound is a commitment to developing challenging & original compositions. The result is a band that pushes the envelope while remaining accessible for over a decade. For fans of: Braxton's '70s quartets, John Carter-Bobby Bradford group, Ornette, Steve Lacy-Roswell Rudd Quartet, Vandermark 5. "More than impressive,"-The Wire
Cuneiform
CD
$13.75

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

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

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

Cure, The
Pornography
PS, US
VinylLovers
DLP
$33.00

Darsombra
Eternal Jewel
PS, US This is the solo, experimental outing of Baltimore's Brian Daniloski (Meatjack, Trephine & SUCKPiG). 5 tracks are equal parts doom, psychedelic experimentation & 20th Century composition. From powerful & doom drenched sections to minimal & shimmering to aggressive rhythms that sound like a pounding string section. This is some of their strongest material yet.
PublicGuilt
CD
$12.25

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

Dead Man
Euphoria
PS, US Dead Man mine the birth of stoner rock, from the Grateful Dead to Iron Butterfly, trippy and heavy in qual doses, and now they've signed to Meteor City... Euphoria is much darker and heavier than their debut self-titled album while maintaining a thoroughly vintage vibe. There are bluesy up-tempo rockers alongside melodic folk-pop masterpieces and an unexpected turn into dark and psyched-out heavy rock. While their debut Self Titled album made a huge impact on the stoner/prog rock fanatics, Euphoria will establish Dead Man with cult-status like their contemporaries Witchcraft and Black Mountain have achieved.
MeteorCity
CD
$11.00

Death Cab for Cutie
Narrow Stairs (ON SALE)
PS, US New album.
Atlantic
CD
$13.75

Demian
S-T
PS, UK This lost hard-psych classic is in fact the second album by Texan psych legends Bubble Puppy, who'd changed their name for legal reasons. Recorded late at night at the celebrated Record Plant in Los Angeles, it's a stupendous blend of tough rock riffs, pop hooks, glorious melodies and biting psychedelic guitar, but was sorely under-promoted on its original release in 1971, causing the band to splinter the following year.
Fallout
CD
$16.25

Deupree, Taylor
Northern (Re-issue)
PS, US Expanded reissue CD package w/ 24 page booklet. Due to continued demand for this title and the fact that the initial pressing of 1,500 copies sold out in less than 6 months, 12k is re-issuing "Northern" in an expanded package with re-mixed and re-mastered audio. The audio: Not content to merely order a re-pressing of the same masters on hand at the Cd manufacturer, Taylor Deupree set out to create what he calls the "director's cut" of one of the most important Cds in his catalog. The idea was to open the now-2-year-old computer files to re-mix and re-master the tracks. Of course over the course of years computers change, formats change, and Deupree found himself faced with missing plug-ins, errored sound files and other oddities that made working with the files difficult. What first seemed like roadblocks turned into a mission to work with what was there and re-do what was not. The result is a "Northern" that will, on the surface, seem quite similar to the original, however listeners will hear new sounds, extended endings, shortened endings and most of all, an overall mix that presents these works with a new clarity and spaciousness. Mastering in the analog domain has given the work a new found sense of delicacy and detail. the package: A heavyweight cardboard wallet with debossed typography on the front cover. Inside are two pockets, one for the CD and one for a 24-page booklet of photography, credits, and lots of white space. All printing, as with the original, is in black and white.
12K-2009
CD
$15.50

Dinosaur Jr.
Hand It Over [re-issue]
PS, US 1997 album now re-issued.
RhinoEncore
CD
$13.75

Dosh
Wolves & Wishes
PS, US This arrives after its architect spent nearly a year on the road- touring solo & as a member of Andrew Bird's band-& yet, he sounds reborn. His latest restocks the lineup w/ a fresh cast of collaborators, then stretches out as he masterminds the material w/ all the explorative wonderment of a debut ablum. Never has our man sounded so free. And to think, there's not a single drum machine in the mix.
Anticon
CD
$15.25

Druids of Stonehenge, The
S-T
PS, US "The unearthly, savage, Rolling Stones/Pretty Things-inspired treatment of R&B classics as interpreted by The Druids of Stonehenge on Sundazed 10" vinyl is a phenomenon that quite simply has to be heard to be believed. When frontman David Budge cuts loose on such familiar '60s staples as 'Who Do You Love,' 'I Put A Spell On You,' 'Pretty Thing' and 'Bald Headed Woman,' it's almost as though he's being strangled by Bo Diddley's 'cobra snake necktie' with eyes popping, cartoon-like, out of his skull. The New York-based Druids cut one album after they'd moved to Los Angeles, but these six early sides, tracked at famed Nola's Penthouse studios in Manhattan, are truly the stuff of garage R&B legend!"
Sundazed
10
$11.25

Duffy
Rockferry
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Those tempted to dismiss Duffy as only the latest pair of false eyelashes to straggle through the British neo-soul parade owe it to themselves to listen to Rockferry. More authentic than Joss Stone if not as honest as Amy Winehouse (both of these are good things), Duffy may be the best choice of all... [Bernard] Butler's production makes her solid voice and intriguing songwriting into an excellent album; although he stays in the background, the occasional guitar flourishes or sweetened strings make Rockferry a better debut than Joss Stone's or Amy Winehouse's."
Island/Mercury
CD
$12.25

Earles & Jensen
Earles & Jensen Present: Just Farr A Laugh Vols. 1 & 2
PS, US Rather than mocking or offending, Earles and Jensen use phone calls to build recurring characters and concerns of warmth, depth, and complexity. The recipients are often laughing or intellectually engaged - and Earles and Jensen themselves get so wrapped up in their characters that you sense they've forgotten they're acting. The subjects range from 80s TV shows to tattoo doctoring to the highlights of indie rock. Two CDs for the price of one, with 58 phone calls, 48-page booklet, and original drawings by Devendra Banhart, Adam Green, Jennifer Herrema, Gavin McInnes, Archer Prewitt, Matt Sweeney, and other luminaries.
Matador
CD
$13.25

El Guincho
Alegranza
PS, AUSTRALIA
Mistletone
CD
$24.00

Emperor X
Blythe Archive Vol 1
PS, US Burnt Toast Vinyl 1-sided LP series. 3 songs on side A & etching on side B. Chad Matheny has been making music under the Emperor X banner for almost a decade. He is currently touring periodically in support of the album-series The Blythe Archives and feverishly taping gleeful, echo-drenched neofolk compositions on his Tascam 388 in a Bed-Stuy walkup that has an illicit gambling ring in the basement. When not caterwauling into a recently-soldered microphone, he trades Javascript and PHP code for money.
BurntToast
LP
$7.75

Family Underground
Black Hole
PS, US 2007 release. "Family Underground drenched the East Coast of the USA in molten syrup last year and they toted along a tour CD-R entitled Black Hole released by the fine folk of Secret Eye. Mega bummed I didn't get to feel their magic live but I ordered that tour disc post-haste. Man, when I got it, I was slain. I thought it was their finest work to date so I had to invoke it on vinyl. I tapped into the band's communication network and together we figured this would make a killer double LP, definitely one for the record books. So The Underground sent me a half hour of unreleased musics to fill the vinyl sides to fruition. Holy Hannah, was I unprepared for A! How well the new jams mind-melded with the other tracks. And B -- the superb variation of the entire work with paramount peaks and deep arcane valleys. Get it and trip!" Limited to 500 copies on black vinyl with full color gatefold jackets.
WeirdForest
LP
$20.50

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

Fern Knight
S-T
PS, US Drawing from diverse influences such as '70s Krautrock, UK folk & baroque & renaissance music, their eponymous recording juxtaposes the calm surface of harp, cello, & violin against the perfectly timed distorted squalls of a Flying V & a dark undercurrent of lyrical & vocal mystery.
VHF
CD
$14.25

Four Tet
Ringer EP
PS, US
Domino
12
$13.00

Foxhole
We The Wintering Tree
PS, US For the better part of a decade, Kentucky's Foxhole has sought to create music that speaks from-and to, and of-the soul. And nowhere is that pursuit so potent as on their debut full-length album We the Wintering Tree.The interplay of guitars, bass, and trumpet atop a barrage of deft percussion has brought comparisons to instrumental bands such as Explosions in the Sky, Mogwai, and Do Make Say Think.
BurntToast
CD
$13.25

Friel, Dan
Ghost Town
PS, US First full-length solo release from PARTS & LABOR singer/electrician Dan Friel. Characterized by its anthemic melodies, complex electronic arrangements & huge distorted beats, Ghost Town is an indie record the noise kids will love & a noise record that'll inspire the indie kids to pick up some busted electronic gear & strive for immortality. Ghost Town is where everyone can meet in the middle & freak out about how insanely good this record is. Think Wolf Eyes playing In The Aeroplane Over The Sea & you might be on the right track.
Important-187
CD
$12.25

Friel, Dan
Ghost Town
PS, US The first pressing of this LP is limited to 500 copies.
Important-187
LP
$14.75

Froberg, Tobias
Turn Heads
PS, US Swedish singer-songwriter sensation Tobias Froberg has recently spent his time hanging out with friends. Not only did he log production duties the forthcoming offering from Peter Moren (Peter of Peter Bjorn And John) but he spent some time working on his own, third release Turn Heads. His new album features a gaggle of his mates including Peter, Norwegian chanteuse Ane Brun, the heavenly Brit singer songwriter Kathryn Williams, the troubadour Tietur, Existensminumum and Torbjörn Zetterberg (Folke). He even made it a family affair, working with his father, jazz musician Ante Fröberg. Although Froberg invites his buddies along to create music his albums have his personal fingerprints all over them. His first two releases, For Elisabeth Wherever She Is (2004) and Somewhere In the City (2006) are both self produced. Both records are much loved all over the globe, while Elisabeth was nominated for a Swedish Indie Grammy.
Sidecho
CD
$13.75

Goto80
Made On Internet
PS, GERMANY Considering the global distribution of computer technology for already over 30 years, the Demoscene and the related Chiptunes music have never really had a high profile. Maybe that's because of their non-commercial background, or because making obsolete digital technology the center of cultural production is mostly an insider's passion. Call it 'Geek-Art for Geeks.' In today's electronic music, the sounds of Gameboy, C64, and other discarded game hardware have gained cult status, propelled by an enthusiastic community. A key character in this permanent dedication to chiptunes is Anders Carlsson from Sweden. He has been an active member of the demoscene for almost 15 years and known under the name of GOTO80 for almost a decade. Always driven by the everlasting challenge to compose music for the best C64 demo. His knowledge of the sonic core of the C64, the legendary SID-Chip, is awesome. Just as exceptional are his musical intuition and his stylistic variety, combined with his technical skills. Made On Internet brings together 11 of his recent works showing the full scope of his production work.
Pingipung
CD
$17.00

Grails
Take Refuge in Clean Living
PS, US VINYL VERSION.
Important-190
LP
$17.00

Grails
Take Refuge in Clean Living
PS, US New album, five long songs. 'Take Refuge in Clean Living' sees Grails pulling back their already-wide lens on multiple sonic horizons. Opening with a nod to Syd Barret's Pink Floyd (Piper at the Gates of Dawn) the record begins with morse code and drops into one of the heaviest slow-burn grooves in the Grails canon. Sounding something like Hawkwind and Ravi Shankar scoring Bladerunner, it's lysergic and earthy for Grails in a new way. The rest of the record moves from blissful Eno-inspired ambience, to epic Morricone rock hymns, to an unexpected take on a Ventures tune that returns the listener back to the very beginnings of instrumental rock music. 'Take Refuge' seems to suggest that Grails can't run out of ideas.
Important-190
CD
$13.00

Gregor Samsa
Rest
PS, US In their third full-length album, Gregor Samsa takes a new approach to composition, both in process & instrumentation. The result is Rest; nine pieces composed over e-mail during the course of nine months by key members. In Rest, GS expand on their affinity for minimal, classical instrumentation mixed with mangled & manipulated sound through integration of new instruments such as the celesta, clarinet, classical voice & vibraphone. Along with these new sounds, guitar has been almost entirely replaced by piano, whose parts were recorded on a rare Bösendorfer once owned by Philip Glass. These pieces demonstrate a shift in focus to harmony, restraint & the use of muted tones, while less interest is taken in the large dynamic shifts that once carried the weight of many of their compositions.
TheKoraRecords
CD
$11.25

Grizzly Bear
Yellow House
PS, US Repress.
Warp
LP
$14.00

Gurus
Now
PS, US A power blast of crunchy guitar harmonics & terrific melodies that evoke an aggressive Yo La Tengo/Pixies/Wire mixture or the neo-punk/grunge of Nirvana - but one also gets a sense of peak-era R.E.M. as well - & there are still Beatles references all over the album.
RainbowQuartz
CD
$13.50

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

Hayman, Watkins, Trout & Lee
Self-Titled
PS, UK For Fans Of: Hefner, The Wave Pictures, Alan Lomax, Leadbelly, Townes Van Zandt. 14 dynamite tracks of East London bluegrass featuring Darren Hayman of Hefner and Dave Tattersall of The Wave Pictures, including covers of songs by Townes Van Zandt and The Mountain Goats along with seven band originals. Hayman, Watkins, Trout and Lee are a country, bluegrass band from East London. They don't sing in American accents and their songs feature tube trains, Bethnal Green, sick days, flat lemonade and unmade beds. HWT&L perform weary singalongs; fragile and flawed ballads that wipe a tear and force you to smile. Darren Hayman (ex-Hefner) formed the band with Dave Watkins, in 2005, as an antidote to their 'career' bands. The idea was that this would be a band with as little ego as possible, with everybody taking vocals, submitting material, leaving and arriving as they wished. The group is as much about playing around Darren's kitchen table as it is playing on any stage. In fact the original idea was even to avoid the notion of doing records. However when Dave Tattersall (The Wave Pictures) joined in 2007 with a whole repertoire of blues and country songs, as well as his own fantastic ballads, it became obvious that they had something worth preserving. In the spirit of Big Pink, the Basement Tapes and the first McCartney album, it was decided to record the album in two days at Darren's house, with a bunch of battered microphones, a fresh pot of tea, and some fruitcake. The resultant record features seven band originals (four written by Darren and two by Dave Tattersall) alongside covers of songs by Townes Van Zandt and The Mountain Goats and smattering of traditional numbers. Hayman, Watkins, Trout and Lee let you peer though the cracks of their kitchen, and hit nearly all the right notes in the process. Let them give you a warm handshake. Press : reviews in Q, Mojo, Plan b, Rocksound, Uncut, Articles on The Lipster, Drowned In Sound and SoundsXP to date.
FortunaPop-79
CD
$17.00

Health
Health // Disco
PS, US They reimagined, recut, & remixed the debut album resulting in HEALTH//DISCO. Featuring remixes from Acid Girls, CFCF, Pink Skull, Narctrax & more, these tracks take HEALTH's ethereal chanting, screeching noise & gauzy atmosphere & forcefully apply them to the dance floor. The CD also contains an enhanced data portion with even more remixes from The Mae Shi, Captain Ahab & others.
LovePumpUnited
CD
$8.75

Hellbound Glory
Scumbag Country
PS, US The group is shakin' things up in honky-tonks & dive bars across the west coast, bringing the gospel of scumbad country to jaded punk & rock fans as they roll through town after town. Raw country twang that feels like rubbing elbows w/the likes of Merle, Waylon, David Allen Coe & Hank III.
Gearhead
CD
$11.50

Hollmer, Lars
Viandra
PS, US Active in music for over 40 years, Lars & friends founded the legendary 60's Swedish "Rock In Opposition" band Samla Mammas Manna. Concurrently he started a solo career, emphasizing his very personal compositions & his masterful accordion playing. His solo albums have a great warmth, intimacy, & even innocence to them. Although he makes music that can be abrasive & even purposefully a bit demented, with rough textures, quirky instrumentation, & unusual rhythms & time signatures, Hollmer's compositions are mostly tuneful & easy going, sometimes catchy, & often disarmingly lovely. His 9th solo album but first released in the USA. "Kaleidoscopic."-arborweb.com
Cuneiform
CD
$13.75

House Of Fire
Self-Titled
PS, US Formerly HIGHSPIRE. House of Fire cites their main influences as the psychedelic sound of the 60's. Lacing dense, jangly rhythms and intricate melodies into impassioned soulful sketches, that evoke spirits of the past and signs of the future. House Of Fire's debut release promises to be the soundtrack to your hazy neon scattered afternoon. For fans of the paisley underground and canyon rock movements of the west coast - or bands like Brian Jonestown Massacre, Ride, early works from the Byrds and Velvet Underground just to name a few.
UniversalWarning-022
CD
$10.50

Hush Arbors
S-T
PS, US 43 minutes of blissed out forest folk that also finds itself knee-deep in organic drones. Keith Wood's high-pitched voice is the focal point which the music swirls around, & these songs emanate from the cosmos like a cathartic release from the sky. But don't be fooled, despite these cosmic aspirations this is music straight from the earth, covered in bark & soaked in soil.
Digitalis
CD
$8.50

Hush Arbors
Under Bent Tree Limb
PS, US An expanded reissue of the debut album from KEITH WOOD and his HUSH ARBORS. This double-CD set is the perfect embodiment of Wood's delicate take on shy melancholia that has one foot in the forest and one on a log fire, burning with passion. His experience as the go-to guy of not only Ben Chasny (Six Organs of Admittance) but Massachusetts God-botherers Sunburned Hand of the Man for live appearances has clearly set him in good stead for his own recordings, and this collection only serves to magnify his deft talent and unique voice. Disc one features the whole of Under Bent Limb Trees, newly remastered and sounding better than ever. The real prize is in the second disc, which features out-of-print, rare, and unreleased tracks culled from Wood's own collection and various limited and obscure releases.
Digitalis-036
DCD
$18.25

Husker Du
The Living End [re-issue]
PS, US Live from their final tour! 24 songs. Available again.
RhinoEncore
CD
$13.75

Idle Tigers
The Spirit Salon
PS, US The debut album by Idle Tigers: Idle Tigers is Ross Hawkins. Momus writes, "Hawkins seems to be a young man suffused with delicate, carefully-structured lust, a neo-Victorian from Bradford, England who's relocated -- possibly for the purpose of study -- to Toronto, Canada. The world of his songs, though, has stayed rooted in England, or rather, the imaginary, filtered England that rises up in the spirit of an exile, replacing the reality with something more mythical. Here Lewis Carroll meets Brian Eno, and music hall meets the avant-garde. Listening to [the song] "The Shadow Falls Across The Fridge, Frank" I was reminded of my first listens to Toog or The Divine Comedy (if they'd listened to a lot more Pierre Schaeffer) or, much further back, The Passage. These songs seemed to come from the odd place where the breezy meets the zany, and it's there we can have adventures in wonderland. "Unlace Me Behind The Hedge" is a touching, absurd account of a sexual encounter which somehow reminds me of Artery's mysterious song "Into the Garden" (a Peel favorite in the 80s, it concerns sibling sex). "I reckon that sex is just special effects," the fey-voiced Hawkins sings against piano arpeggios, "a rite, a performance by the fireworks department". His song "Jonah" could almost be something off my own first album, Circus Maximus." High praise indeed! Get it while it's hot.
LeGrandMagistery-044
CD
$12.25

Instruments
Dark Smaland
PS, US Centered around the varied & estimable talents of longtime JAPANCAKES member and ELEPHANT 6 collaborator HEATHER MCINTOSH. As dense & layered as this album gets, it is at its core an elegantly melancholic folk-pop record, carried by McIntosh's brooding cello. Indigenously Athenian-seeming in its broad scope of instrumentation, the record features contributions The Clientele's Alasdair Maclean and a host of E6 stalwarts, including Jeff Magnum (NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL), Will Cullen Hart, John Fernandes & Peter Erchick (OLIVIA TREMOR CONTROL).
OrangeTwin
CD
$12.25

Jain, Essie
Inbetween
PS, US This stunning new album attains a new high point for the songwriter, exploring the nuances of intimacy as she never has before. The songs are direct and captivating in their honesty, and serve to reflect the artful beauty that can result from periods of clarity.
BaDaBing!
CD
$14.25

Jaina, Nick
7 Stations
PS, US The 7 Stations is like a handy map of the unconscious mind. The album features some of the most talented musicians in Portland, all playing for the love of song, including members of Point Juncture WA, Sounds Like Fun, Heroes & Villains, Horse Feathers, The Maybe Happening & The Kitchen Syncopators.
Hush
CD
$13.25

Jandek
Glasgow Friday
PS, US 53nd Jandek release. Pictured on front: a ruined castle on the sea. Recorded live: The Arches, Glasgow, Scotland, October 14, 2005. As w/ the other Jandek CDs recorded live in Glasgow, this feat. backing provided by Glaswegians Richard Youngs & Scatter percussionist Alex Neilson on drums.
Corwood
CD
$8.50

Keijo & the Free Players
After at Once
PS, US Over the past few years Finnish-native Keijo Virtanen has assembled a group of artists that have become known as the Free Players. Their collaborative efforts are like a clinic in improvisation. The Free Players often include members of Finnish free-jazz pawnpins VAPAA, as well as KHETA HOTEM, & KUNDALINI SNAKES. Tribal percussion & chromatic whimsy often puncuate Keijo's sarod-laden excursions through the mist. There's a heavy Indian influence on these recordings, stemming from Keijo's many trips its sub-continental shores.
Digitalis
CD
$8.50

Lau Nau
Nukkuu
PS, US The long awaited sophomore album by celebrated Finnish femme folk fave. Psychedelic, abstract & emotionally captivating - an album of changes. Conceived in tight attics & vacant dens on off hours when her young son Nuutti was fast asleep, this is an intimately crafted 9 song collection that unfolds like dreamlike musical ribbons for the senses & delivers the listener to a place of unhurried contentedness.
Locust
CD
$13.00

Lau Nau
Nukkuu
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Locust
LP
$18.25

Left Banke, The
Walk Away Renée/Pretty Ballerina
PS, SPAIN Labeled a 'Baroque rock' band, the Left Banke's output is recommended to all fans of '60s pop, garage or beat, and has created legions of fans since its release. Full of beautiful vocal harmonies, incredible songwriting and very, very catchy melodies, this first Left Banke album was, allegedly, the most expensive record produced at that time. Created in New York by Michael Brown, son of a respected musician, the Left Banke based their sound in their vocals and some cleverly used orchestration and studio techniques, resulting in their unique sound. Now reissued with remastered sound, respecting the original artwork, and limited to only 500 copies, here's your chance to get one of the key albums from the '60s!
Shasam
LP
$28.50

Lowe, Frank
Black Beings
PS, US Historic 1973 ESP session was tenor saxophonist FRANK LOWE's debut as leader & is one of his most electrifying earlier efforts. Features all original Lowe material, with JOSEPH JARMAN on alto & soprano sax, LEROY JENKINS on violin & WILLIAM PARKER. Lowe participated in the NY free jazz revolution, first gaining notoriety in the mid-60s playing w/Sun Ra, & later Alice Coltrane, Rashied Ali, Don Cherry & Billy Bang. Digitally remastered. New digipak.
ESPDisk
CD
$12.75

Machinefabriek & Soccer Committee & Van Veldhoven
Zeeg
PS, US Combining the talents of Rutger Zuydervelt, Mariska Baars, & Wouter Van Veldhoven, this album is stunning in its scope & breadth. Through Van Veldhoven's use of tape recorders & metallophone to Baars' lovely voice that is endlessly manipulated & looped by Zuydervelt, everything clicks. Add in Zuydervelt & Baars guitar work & you have an exquisite combination. "Zeeg" is simple. It is minimal. It is pure beauty. If you cannot disappear here, then you aren't truly living.
Digitalis
CD
$11.00

Magic Bubble
S-T
PS, UK This lost pop-psych classic was made by Canadian brother and sister Frank and Rita Rondell in 1969, along with a taut backing band. Already staples of Toronto's underground, the siblings here showcase a cross-section of material ranging from hard blues to folk-rock, acid pop and an epic rendition of "Summertime." Boasting fine guitar and organ work throughout, it's presented here complete with both sides of their ultra-rare non-LP 45, making it an essential purchase for all fans of light psychedelia.
Fallout
CD
$16.25

Manpack Variant
Sticky Wickets
PS, US Bone-crunching noises fly in an analog heaven, short on altitude but high on fire? Insanity? Asylums? Entranced by latent characteristics of militaryindustrial sound hardware, the group has laid audiences from Vienna to Vancouver (to waste) w/there own special blend of ambient ambient ambient!
Digitalis
CD
$10.00

Mantronix
Mantronix (Deluxe Edition)
PS, US In the mid to late 80s, this defined the new sound of electro-funk. DJ Kurtis Mantronik & rapper MC Tee used a polyrhythmic style similar to West African log drumming, but instead of acoustic drums, the rhythm would be carried by the combination of electronic drums, synthesizer, vocoder &/or synthesized voice over a bass line completely played on the synth. No samples of James Brown here. This was truly electronic music: sparse, funky & immensely danceable. This is packaged in a deluxe digipack & incl. extensive liner notes.
SleepingBag
CD
$15.75

MC5
Anthology
PS, US
Cleopatra
DCD
$22.00

Modey Lemon
Season of Sweets
PS, US This is a fuzzed-out, driving masterpiece w/ catchy hooks beaten to death by guitar/synth mayhem. At the heart of this album is the energy & mysticism of singer Phil Boyd. As primitive as they are futuristic, they recreate the present, molecule by molecule, every second of every breath.
Birdman
CD
$15.25

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

Nadadora
La Química Que Nos Une
PS, SPAIN A mini CD featuring a new song ("Septiembre no está tan lejos") the video of their song "El bosque" (by 77Pandas), and four extraordinary remixes of songs from their second album, "Hablaremos del Miedo, made by some of the most relevant artists of the Spanish indie scene. These very personal reworking of their songs include remixes by Jaime Cristóbal (Souvenir), who has remixed "Después de todo", Dorian ("El bosque"), Javier Standard ("A=B=C") and Homeboy dj ("La Forma"). But it's not just a remixes CD - "Septiembre no está tan lejos" is a new song which shows the way of things to come, as the new songs that Gonzalo Abalo is writing for the band will probably feature more electronic arrangements in the future, which will enrich the sound of the band both on record and live. Connoisseurs of the band won't be surprised to find echoes of The Field Mice, New Order, Trembling Blue Stars or The Radio Dept. in these new songs. "Evelyn Ashford", featured on the compilation "Juegos Olímpicos" already showed this new sound, and "Septiembre no está tan lejos", featured on this mini-CD goes a bit further on, while retaining the main features of the Nadadora sound at the same time, especially the double vocals by Sara and Gonzalo, their brilliant choruses and melancholic moods. All in all, here's a record with a renewed point of view of Nadadora's songs, and aimed at the dance floor, topped by an amazing video for the song "El Bosque" directed by Spanish ace company 77Pandas. Luis Escalante, again, is responsible for the "La química que nos une" artwork, and Arturo Vaquero, another usual suspect of Nadadora's career, has been in charge of the mastering in his Abrigueiro Studios in Friol, Lugo (Spain).
Jabalina-031
CD5
$11.00

New Age
All Around
PS, GERMANY One of the most eye-opening LP archival issues of 2007 is now also available on CD, with bonus tracks. Also including members Mark Levinson and Bruce Langhorne. "This is what can be called one of the major sensations in the raga influenced psychedelic/acid folk field. Also some of the earliest recordings in this genre and hitherto unreleased. After the release of the Light of Day album in 1966 the now legendary Pat Kilroy and Susan Graubard went on with playing and creating music together. What you hear on this album is what they recorded for Warner Brothers in the summer of 1967, a true groundbreaking adventure of the highest order. They expanded in the direction they started in 1966 and the result is far beyond and superior to everything I heard from that time period before in this musical style except for Tim Buckley. No wonder that it didn't come out at that time because those recordings were for sure far too adventurous for Warner Brothers and also for almost other leading music companies at the time. Incredible -- and I mean INCREDIBLE raga influenced psychedelic/acid folk with some of the best songwriting I know of with monstrous lyrics and deep lead vocals. Also a wide range of instruments were played like incredible raga-esque acoustic guitar, electric bass, Spanish cowbells, bell tree, silver flute, bamboo flutes, viola, tamboura, conga drums, tables, acoustic and electric bass and tambourine. Pat Kilroy sadly died of Hodgkin's disease in December of 1967 at a very young age. If this record had a proper release at the time, it would be a major classic and a milestone today in the psychedelic history book. This CD release contains six superb never before released bonus tracks recorded at Warner Brothers Studios and KPFA-FM radio station during 1967. Be ready for an incredible musical trip along with an amazing, long and very intense story behind."
RedLounge
CD
$20.50

Nudity
Nightfeeders
PS, US Vinyl only. 1st LP from Olympia, WA psych rock band. Each 21 minute side of this far-out affair throbs and pulses a neo-Krautrock cum transparent eyeball experience in both sound and direction. Side B features Concentrick, aka Tim Green of FUCKING CHAMPS and CITAY. "Imagine Neu playing Pere Ubu's 'Heart of Darkness'" - Julian Cope, Head Heritage.
Discourage
LP
$11.00

Office
A Night At The Ritz
US, PS Office quickly establishes itself as a member of the dance rock family on A Night at the Ritz, the group's label debut after self-releasing Q&A in 2005. Office combines the solid beats of Franz Ferdinand with the Bravery's haunting vocal delivery, but more closely resembles the Kaiser Chiefs both musically and lyrically by juxtaposing light, catchy melodies with lyrics that subtly lament modern life and society. The icing on the cake comes from the background harmonies provided by Erica Corniel, Alissa Hacker, and Jessica Gonyea; the end result resembles a dance party as hosted by Arcade Fire. While obviously indebted to these contemporaries, however, the Midwestern roots of Office give A Night at the Ritz a warm, easy, unpretentious feel that could make it more inviting -- and possibly appealing -- to casual club-goers and indie rock fans alike. Overall, the band's sound is sweet, if not terribly deep -- even breakup ballad "+/- Fairytale" is upbeat enough musically that it's easy to miss the meaning of the lyrics. Their heavy reliance on prominent backbeats and danceable grooves becomes noticeably repetitive by the middle of the album, a problem that is remedied by three songs that are mysteriously relegated to the album's end. "Paralyzed Prince" and "Dominoes" both feature tight vocal harmonies and vaudeville-tinged piano that call to mind Mika, Duke Special, and even shades of Queen. Add the breezy and refreshing closer "Suburban Perfume" to the equation and it seems that Office has more to say, but may be hesitant to give too much of the game away too early -- or maybe they're simply hinting at their potential scope. ~ Katherine Fulton, All Music Guide
New Line NLIN39095.2
CD
$13.41

Pajo/Audrey
Split
PS, UK Swedish slowburn pop act Audrey paired-up with David Pajo (Slint, Dead Child, Zwan, M, Papa M, Aerial M, King Kong, The Palace Brothers, Stereolab, Royal Trux, The For Carnation, Matmos, Tortoise and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy). Two exclusive tracks from each artist on this 2007 release.
StereoTestKit
CD5
$9.50

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

Pump Kinn & Don/Brian Miller & Kevin Shields
Virgin Passwords
PS, US So Cal noise Nor Cal. Recorded at the end of nearly 9 months of touring, Virgin Passwords reflects a long evolution in sound and concept for Brian Miller & Kevin Shields. A combination of mechanical grindings and digital sweeps, mortal shovings and sudden transportations into secret chambers hold the secrets of the Virgins themselves. The Virgins that control the universe. The mafia of the cosmos. Beyond the cliched metaphor of purity and straight to literally not having sex at all. Because a Brian Miller & Kevin Shields performance proves that a noise show can be (hyper)active, crowd-engaging and knock everything to the floor without invoking angst and self-loathing. In other words, without hate-fucking everyone. Virgins. Pump Kinn & Don: 'Hijokaidan by DJ Screw.' One side apiece from each of these duos of destruction." Limited to 300 copies with beautiful DJ-style jackets designed by Aaron Winters at Abide Visuals.
WeirdForest
LP
$13.75

Rainman
S-T
PS, UK Originally released only in Holland, this is the first CD reissue of the superb 1970 solo LP from Frank Nuyens aka Rainman -- the lead guitarist of legendary Dutch blues/psych-rockers, Q65. A moody blend of folk, pop and psychedelia, with some blazing guitar leads, the album also features his Q65 bandmate Jay Baar, as well as Dick Beekman (Cuby & The Blizzards), Francois Content (Swinging Soul Machine) and other leading Dutch musicians on flute, vibes, congas and other instruments. It's presented here complete with an ultra-rare bonus track taken from his sole, non-LP 45, making it an essential purchase for all fans of acid-tinged singer-songwriting.
Fallout
CD
$16.25

Rauelsson
Tiempo De & Pacifico
PS, US Tiempo De & Pacifico is a collection of fourteen delicate folk-pop songs presented in a double CD package conceptually designed to present music in two acts: Act I (the need to love) and Act II (the need to be loved). Simple, yet full in texture, the sound involves pianos, brushes, acoustic & nylon guitars, and other instrumentation backing softly sung words. You can hear the beautiful voices of folk singers Laura Gibson, Ritchie Young (Loch Lomond) & Bay Area pop maestro Bart Davenport, plus the mandolin & cello of members of Weinland & Horse Feathers, respectively.
Hush
CD
$13.75

Revolutionary Snake Ensemble
Forked Tongue
PS, US Second album from REVOLUTIONARY SNAKE ENSEMBLE, an experimental brass band group formed in 1990, whose influences range from free jazz to New Orleans second line to contemporary funk. They capture the fun of a street parade band while also expanding its stylistic range. Their debut received considerable public, radio, & press acclaim. This is the only CD ever released to include songs written by both Billy Idol & Ornette Coleman! Notable appearances have included the Kennedy Center, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Berklee Performance Center, the Amtrak Crescent train to NO, and they can be heard on "Parade of Numbers," an animated counting piece regularly aired on Sesame Street. "They've pretty much modernized the traditional concept, & they've spun it into a singular sound that's very unique & very vibrant."-NPR's Morning Edition. For fans of: Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Bobby Previte, Soul Rebels, John Scofield.
Cuneiform
CD
$14.25

Robedoor/Pocahaunted
Hunted Gathering
PS, US Drones painted w/black holes collapse under their own weight while the archangelic voices of Pocahaunted birth a brand new world of spirit decay. Each band offers up their own malfeasance while collaborating on the epic final eponymous track. Robedoor's subsonic doom is washed down w/a smooth chaser of Pocahaunted's reverberating soul sounds. Mastered by Pete Swanson (YELLOW SWANS), this is an essential feast for fans of doom-infused drones.
Digitalis
DCD
$18.25

Royal Bangs
We Breed Champions
PS, US Laser-fueled, turbo-pop destroyer of bad stuff; a musical group sent down from burger heaven. Previously called "like Radiohead vs. fifteen bottles of Southern Comfort," "nerd fantasia," and "awful" by members of the press. They sound awesome, like a wall of beats from a computer blasting dueling guitar wizards into hot dog hell & sheets of red-hot synth slam dunk singing together as a dangerous old/new pop octopus.
AudioEagle
CD
$12.75

Shindig
Shindig! Vol. 2, Issue 4 May-June 2008
PS, UK "The Dukes Of Stratosphear -- Join us on a bike ride to the moon with XTC's alter egos. The San Francisco Scene: 1966 Featuring: Syndicate Of Sound, Big Brother & The Holding Company, Great Society, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane. Freakrock -- Beards, boots and fuzz: the music that time forgot; Blue Ash -- US '70s power pop; The Story -- New father/son duo in acid folk tradition; Bay Area Garage; Patrick The Lama's Esoteric Trips: The 10 sacred monoliths of UK '70s folk-rock." 82 pages, full-color.
ZINE
$8.25

Shy Child
Noise Won't Stop
PS, US This bristles w/ frantic energy & blistering tones. And producer/artist extraordinaire SPANK ROCK, lends a his rapping/vocals to the slickest album
track "Kick Drum."
KillRockStars
CD
$13.00

Skydog
Just Want To Make You Happy
PS, US 2001 release. "First re-release ever taken from the master tapes of this insanely rare LP from Georgia made in 1974 in an edition of 100. Wild & psychotic hippie progressive rock mixed with incredible heavy fuzz psychedelic jammers. Monstrous orgies between the guitar and Hammond organ and you can also find heavy eastern tunes woven in the long guitars jams."
RedLounge
CD
$23.00

Smith, Steven R.
Owl
PS, US From his monumental works as HALA STRANA to being a prominent contributor to many JEWELLED ANTLER projects, Smith's sound is distinct. On here, you'll find the sparse, angular walls of his trademark guitar playing w/embellishments from an array of acoustic instrumentation. But there's a new twist here: vocals. Yep, vocals. Smith unleashes his voice on "Owl" & does so in an impressive fashion.
Digitalis
CD
$11.00

Smith, Wadada Leo
Tabligh
PS, US Third album by WLS's (trumpet, Chicago's legendary AACM, Creative Construction Company w/Anthony Braxton & Leroy Jenkins) all-star GOLDEN QUARTET, which also features: Vijay Iyer-piano, Fender Rhodes & synthesizer, John Lindberg-bass, RONALD SHANNON JACKSON (DECODING SOCIETY, AYLER, ORNETTE)-drums. The style shifts between a sound akin to the sound of Miles Davis' early electric albums, such as "In a Silent Way" & "Bitches Brew" & a more straight-forward "modern jazz" sound. In 1971 Smith formed his own label, Kabell, for whom he recorded a number of albums considered classics of their kind. He has been a major force in contemporary jazz for over 40 years & performs frequently throughout the world. "A supergroup in the truest sense of the word. Recommended."-Peter Marsh, BBC
Cuneiform
CD
$14.25

Spanish Prisoners
Songs to Forget
PS, US Also available in CD. The debut record fronted by Leonid Maymind, influenced by the areas that he has lived in from USSR controlled Latvia, to New Orleans and to Brooklyn. Using an expansive arsenal of instruments ranging from banjo, accordion, dobro, electronics, etc., the music conjures up the quiet anger of Neil Young's "On the Beach" to Bob Dylan's oft-discussed "Basement Tapes." Recorded along with an extensive cast of collaborators such as Jack McKeever (RUFUS WAINWRIGHT), Jim Diamond (WHITE STRIPES), and Todd Tobias of GUIDED BY VOICES.
ExitStencil
LP
$10.00

Spirit
S-T
PS, US "The mega-rare mono version of the visionary debut album by pivotal Los Angeles combo Spirit was only available for a brief moment in early 1968. Featuring eye-opening mixes, our release is an exact repro of the LP that introduced the world to Spirit classics such as 'Fresh-Garbage' and 'Mechanical World.' This unique version zeroes in on Randy California's tastefully-thundering guitar and the jazz-infused drumming of Ed Cassidy -- and is sourced from the vintage analog mono masters, completely untouched for over 35 years."
Sundazed
LP
$19.00

Submarines
Honeysuckle Weeks
PS, US PREFIX MAG: "We might all live in a yellow submarine, but the duo that is the Submarines lives in Los Angeles. The band's music contains a lot of the happy, sunshine-fueled pop sound that L.A. churns out so much of. Honeysuckle Weeks is the follow-up to the group's 2006 debut Declare a New State! While Declare was conceived of largely while the romantic couple of Blake Hazard and John Dragonetti (formerly of Jack Drag) were broken up, Honeysuckle features the two collaborating in full. The band recorded the album in its own garage studio. L.A. indie-orchestral collective the Section Quartet adds strings to many tracks."
Nettwerk
CD
$17.75

Sun Kill Moon
April
PS, US Limited amount available from Parasol. Black Vinyl!
VinylFilms-2008
LP
$18.00

Sun Paulo
Electric Wisdom Sound System Bitter Sweet
PS, UK Mating rock guitar with electronic dance dance rhythms, Japan's The Sun Paulo can only be described as a musical roller-coaster, careering through impossibly-convoluted twists, turns and dazzling displays of kinetic virtuosity shot with rampant, crazed energy. Although musical reference points aren't hard to spot, the freewheeling, quite natural way they're gobbled up and spewed back out at often blinding speed makes for a listening experience quite unlike anything else on the planet. Leading the charge is guitarist and founder member Taiji Sato. He started the project in 2000 with DJ Really? who left in 2002 to be replaced by renowned session players Toshiyuki Mori on keyboards and drummer Takashi Numazawa. They've since played a host of major festivals, released their debut album After the Eclipse, soundtracked the movie Kalalu and started Tokyo's regular Wisdom parties in 2004 collaborating with noted DJs including Ken Ishii, Tsyoshi and Hiroshi Kawanabe. Electric Wisdom Sound System can switch gear several times during the course of one track, like "But We Want More", which eventually settles into a mighty slavering funk beast, or, even more extreme, the three part "Electric Western", which manages to straddle jazz, beatific piano-string ambience, belting techno and what sounds like the Mahavishnu Orchestra dry-humping System 7 at the Paradise Garage. Shards of 70s groups like Focus, the Allman Brothers, Santana and the Mothers flash past in what sometimes resembles an aural meteor storm, often colliding with 21st century electronica, all climaxing with an outrageous version of Burt Bacharach's "Close To You" which will carry you off to a higher plane altogether. This album is launch-pad, take-off and best part of one of the strangest trips anyone has had the skill or plain nerve to attempt in recent years. Tracklist 1...i against a speeeeed! 2...~but we want more 3...~another one 4...romanov's boogie 5...electric western part 1: fibre optics 6...part 2: everybody get down 7...part 3: da da da montuno 8...who i am 9...electric lady apple 10...close to you part 1: entrance 11...part 2: exit 12...turn on, tune in, 13...~i really really drop out.
MaliciousDamage-633
CD
$17.75

Tetine
Let Your X's Be Y's
PS, BRAZIL A wild debut album of baile-bass/punk-funk/new wave from this Brazil/London-based group(incl. limited edition bonus track CSS remix on CD). While they may appear to be the most recent addition to the growing Brazilian post-punk/baile funk scene that includes the groups CSS & Bonde do Role, the group have actually been in existence the longest, & have an infamy in the Sao Paulo scene that they helped create.
SoulJazz
CD
$22.50

Tuma, Scott
Not for Nobody
PS, US Scott Tuma is a bit of a legend. From his days w/the seminal SOULED AMERICA to performing w/BOXHEAD ENSEMBLE, GOOD STUFF HOUSE (featuring members of ZELIENOPLE), there are few musicians w/such a quality discography. "Not For Nobody" hits you hard, straight in the throat. These mostly-acoustic compositions, recorded w/guitar, banjo, harmonium, & percussion among other instruments, are steeped in an elegance that few artists can master. It is dripping w/beauty & melancholy & hope for something better. This is an album for the ages.
Digitalis
CD
$11.00

Twinsistermoon
Levels & Crossings
PS, US Solo project of Mehdi Amaziane (NATURAL SNOW BUILDINGS). At times it is reminiscent of '60s folk music. His voice sounds more like Vashti Bunyan than Nick Drake. Where "Levels & Crossings" really shines is in the passages where Amaziane unleashes walls of organic, shimmering drones. The intermingling of straightforward songs & immense sheets of sound is perfect. Strictly limited to 500 copies.
Digitalis
CD
$11.00

Univers Zero
S/T (aka 1313)
PS, US The power & originality of this debut creation turned heads in 1977 & all these years later, it is rightly considered the beginning of the 'chamber-rock' movement as well as a classic of the genre. Remixed from original tapes & remastered & has never sounded better. Cover restored to original art & incl. 16pp bklt with many unseen photos, plus complete band history up to the recording of this, their first album. Incl. 28 min, unreleased, live bonus track. "This is the album that built the reputation of the group...it still sounds as crisply smart & outta-time as ever."-Byron Coley.
Cuneiform
CD
$14.25

Various
Favourite Places
PS, UK Favourite Places brings together field and compositional recordings depicting places of importance and significance within the lives of contemporary artists. Features Leafcutter John, Taylor Deupree, RF, Biosphere, Dot Tape Dot, Claudia, John Kannenberg, Aaron Ximm, Build & Nomad Palace). There are places in this world we return to time after time because they hold something precious that nurtures us. Favourite Places is about sharing a bit of what has been found with others. Each artist was invited to participate in the project by making a field recording capturing the essence of the place. This was followed by an audio composition designed to portray their subjective perspective of the place. The bringing together of both the field and compositional recordings became a way of documenting the existence and importance of specific places within the world. In essence Favourite Places is a dynamic audio diary. The aim has been to enable a creative interaction between external and internal realities. It is hoped that the pieces will inspire the audience to become increasingly active listeners whilst experiencing their own favourite places. The world is always changing for better and for worse. Favourite Places is a snap shot amongst this movement aiming to capture something beautiful. Each individual CD features a unique location dot matrix representing the 10 tracks on the album. These hand made designs bring a unique design aesthetic to the product package. The CD also contains a fold-out poster print with written and visual information relating to each favourite place. Design & art direction turned on its head by the talented www.stereographic.co.uk.
Audiobulb-016
CD
$15.50

Various
Psychedelic Minds Vol. 1 (Heavy Underground 1967-71)
PS, GERMANY The international bands on this selection represent impressively the boiling point of the short living worldwide psychedelic rock movement between 1967-71 -- the years when garage punk evolved into heavy psychedelic rock with its wider soundscapes and complex improvisations. Volume 1 contains a dozen 45-rpm songs by lost psychedelic messengers (eight US bands and from Germany, Peru, France each one). The groups included are: Blackrock, Sound Machine, Yesterday's Obsession, Mastermind, Sangre Mexicana, Bhagavad Gita, Protein Bros, Purple Canteen, Los Nuevos Shains, Blow Mind and the A & B-side of legendary Dirty Filthy Mud. About half of the songs are previously unreissued and appear in stunning sound quality and 12p. poster-booklet. Certainly a piece of wax for Dr. Leary's students: 'Turn on, Tune in, Listen again!' To be continued...
WorldInSound
CD
$18.25

Vetiver
Thing of the Past
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Gnomonsong
LP
$14.25

Vetiver
Thing of the Past (ON SALE)
PS, US Two years after the highly acclaimed To Find Me Gone, Andy Cabic and Vetiver return with a new album of old songs, all hidden treasures, entitled Thing of the Past. Think of it as Cabic's fully realized mix tape to the world--a collection of some of his favorite songs from some of his favorite records--but presented, sequenced, and in this case performed by Cabic himself, with a little help from his friends far and wide. Features covers of songs by Bobby Charles, Garland Jeffries, Hawkwind, and more. PREFIX MAG: "Indie-folk mainstay Vetiver takes a swing at covering a bunch of oldies but goodies on the appropriately titled Thing of the Past. Andy Cabic and company run through tunes by Townes van Zandt, Loudon Wainwright III, and Norman Greenbaum (no, not "Spirit in the Sky"--dude did have other songs). Michael Hurley sings on Vetiver's version of his "Blue Driver," and certain Chapin Sisters as well as the legendary Vashti Bunyan guest on the album too."
Gnomonsong
CD
$13.00

We Are Scientists
Brain Trust Mastery (DELUXE)
PS, US Incl. BONUS CD feat. live tracks from Union Chapel in London Nov. 23rd.
Astralwerks
DCD
$19.50

We Are Scientists
Brain Thrust Mastery
PS, US New wave duo conquering colleage radio.
Astralwerks
CD
$12.50

We Are Scientists
Brain Trust Mastery
PS, US "Those who fail to learn from Hot Hot Heat are doomed to repeat them."- Pitchfork
Astralwerks
CD
$13.00

Ween
Friends EP
PS, US 4 brand new songs plus a remix of "Friends", none of which appeared on the new full length Ween album just released last fall. ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "What these five songs have in common is that they're lighter on their feet than the Quebec material, and it reconnects Ween to the devilish humor of their best '90s work, along with the excellent songwriting that's always been their backbone. If they can keep this up for a full album, they'll have a fine comeback on their hands, but the Friends EP should be enjoyed on its own for its bright blast of song, especially since none of the tunes will be available on La Cucuracha (with the exception of "Friends," but that will be in an alternate mix)."
MVD
CD5
$8.50

Williams, Devon
Carefree
PS, US This debut album, has a melodic complexity that belies its immediacy, & descends from a lineage of great music. Those yearning for a return to intelligent pop music-songs as gratifying on their 1,963th listen as they are memorable after their first-need look no further.
BaDaBing!
CD
$14.25

Wolfmangler
Cooking With Wolves
PS, US Some of the grimmest, most desolate doom metal on the planet. This barely qualifies as music- it's more like the sonic equivalent of the Black Death. An arsenal of acoustic and electric basses, bent & bowed into a cohesive, battered doom-orchestra. These shattered, shambolic acoustic death folk romps are a thing of pristine grandeur, boiled into a bubbling black mess.
Digitalis
CD
$11.00

Yellow Swans
Deterioration
PS, US 5 tracks over 57 minutes. CD in support of their last tour this summer.
ModernRadio-042
CD
$9.75

Forthcoming Releases

1900s, The
Everybody's Got A Collection (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 2008)
NO PS, US New 7" vinyl phonograph single from Chicago psych-pop troupe, featuring two non-album tracks. White wax, black jacket, real posh.
Parasol-039
45
$3.50

Action BIker
Hesperian Puisto (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, SWEDEN It really is time for Action Biker's first solo album! It has now been six years since she emerged as an artist doing fun and popular live shows and releasing CD-R's in the indie pop scene of Gothenburg, Sweden, which included people like Jens Lekman and The Honeydrips. Since then, Sarah Nyberg Pergament has been involved in other projects, such as Flow Flux Clan, Kissing Mirrors and The Dreamers, whose record "Day For Night" has received great acclaim from different places around the world. Over the years, Sarah has also performed lots of Action Biker shows (some, as an opening act for Le Tigre and The Embassy), contributed to recordings with Lars Blek (The Field), Differnet and The Honeydrips, and all this time, new recordings with Action Biker have popped up on compilations and singles. In brief, when "Hesperian Puisto" finally is released, it means the début of someone with a lot of experienceŠ The record is named after the Hesperian park in Helsinki, Finland, where Sarah lived for a while. She describes her music as baroque on synthesizers. It is pop music built on complex naivety - altogether very accessible music with distinct vocals and a crispy, sweet, analogue sound. Two great-looking videos are also included on the CD. References and Influences: Young Marble Giants, Broadcast, Dislocation Dance, Moondog, Virna Lindt, BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Antena, Francoise Hardy, Saint Etienne, Brian Eno, Ghost Box, Stereolab, Fred Astaire, Maurice Ravel, ESG, Komeda, Cluster, Flying Lizards, Syd Barrett, The Passions, St Christopher, John Barry, Can, Human League, Colleen, Marine Girls, Eric Dolphy, Telex, George Delerue, The Wake, Kraftwerk, Lori & The Chameleons, Differnet.
FriendlyNoise-69
CD
$13.50

Akiyama, Tetuzi
The Ancient Battle to Control Death (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, US TETUZI AKIYAMA'S contribution to the WESTERN VINYL portrait series is a departure in a career of departures. In addition to Akiyama's trademark improvised, blues-infused, guitar work, The Ancient Balance to Control Death also features intense multi-layered vocals. Much like his guitar work, the vocals flow with a sharp primal urgency. The end result is a collection of unique and tense Japanese blues that could only have come from one of Japan's most distinct and creative improvisers.
WesternVinyl-49
CD
$9.00

Architecture In Helsinki
Like it or Not EP (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 8TH)
PS, US The Australian sextet is back with their 3rd single from their critically lauded new album Places Like This. The band has been on a tear since the album's release in fall of 2007, selling over 25,000 copies in the US in under a year. On top of that, they made their debut on the Billboard charts in the first week of release, peaked at #3 on the CMJ Top 200, and sold out several clubs nationwide on their fall 2007 tour. With the Like It or Not EP, the band finally records "One Heavy February" and "Beef in Box," which are two long-time crowd favorites from their live shows, to accompany the single version of "Like It or Not". To top it off there is a "Like It or Not" remix by one of 2008 biggest buzz bands, El Guincho.
Polyvinyl-157
CD5
$7.25

Armour, Douglas
The Light Of The Golden Day, The Arms Of The Night (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, US And now for something different... Fulfilling the promise of his impeccable entry in our 7-inch series, "The Social Club", THE SOCIAL REGISTRY is proud to announce "The Light Of A Golden Day, The Arms Of The Night" -- the debut LP from Los Angeles located DOUGLAS ARMOUR. This album finds the artist expertly blending tons of our favorite poptones from days past to create a hyper-literate pastiche that's equal parts nostalgia and forward thinking. Echoing its title, the LP has a structure that plays off binary oppositions to create one of the most varied pop albums we've heard in a long time.
TheSocialRegistry-051
CD
$11.50

ASS (Andreas Soderstrom Solo)
My Get Up And Go Just Got Up And Went (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 27TH)
PS, UK Very limited! Peering out between the mass of strings, hanging like vines, there must have been a spark of childish curiosity. From the giddy playfulness of youth all the way to the folk hinterland, Andreas Soderstrom has been surrounded by instruments, exposed to the sounds of his father's bazouki factory - an extraordinary mélange of clattering noise and metallic melody. That natural inquisitiveness has obviously paid off, and it surely can't be a coincidence that a career in music beckoned. Trading under the pseudonym Ass - it stands for Andreas Soderstrom Solo - for more than a decade he has been the hitherto unknown man of Swedish pop, having played with the likes of electro-pop priestess Jenny Wilson, digital folk stalwarts Tape, offbeat folk-pop minstrel Blood Music, and Taken By Trees, the latest incarnation of former Concretes singer Victoria Bergsman. All that will change with the release of 'My Get Up and Go Just Got Up and Went', the second full-length album from Soderstrom under his Ass moniker. Soderstrom plays all of the instruments found on this quietly intoxicating 10-track record, the follow-up to his astonishingly assured, eponymous debut - both released on Headspin Recordings. It finds him hacking through the folk undergrowth, his fluid dynamic underpinning a stark melancholy that simmers throughout. It's a real treat, and a chance to hear the whispered charm of a subtly disarming performer. To paraphrase George Clinton - free your mind, and Ass will follow...Very Limited vinyl Edition of 500 copies in thick cardboard stock, lyric insert and on purple wax.
StaticCaravan-167
LP
$19.00

Ateleia/Benjamin Curtis
Baghdad Batterie (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, US On "Baghdad Batterie", ATELEIA and BENJAMIN CURTIS fuse splendidly, as perfectly synchronized audio alchemists, and when they dip their axes in a vat of liquid electronica, the transmutation is complete: thick, glistening beats throb and undulate, without a tell-tale twang in sight. "Baghdad Batterie" is a fabulous piece of laptop psychedelia, and certain to delight fans of Curtis and Elliott's previous collaboration, the exhilarating SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS EP, "Face to Face" on HIGH PLACES. The packaging of this vinyl-only release is similarly spectacular. It's a one-sided, 12-inch LP, PRESSED ON CLEAR VINYL; the REVERSE IS LASER ETCHED with an original illustration by acclaimed UK artist Savage Pencil, whose credits include album art for The Fall, Big Black, and Sonic Youth. It's a LIMITED-EDITION PRESSING,, so get it while you can - disks from the label's original Guitar Series in 1993/1994 are now some of Collectorville's must coveted treasures.
TableoftheElements-093
LP
$14.25

Band In Box
This Fiction (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 10TH)
PS, UK Debut album from Swedish act featuring members of Buren.
StereoTestKit
CD
$12.25

Be Gulls
By the Beach (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 3RD)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Rad
LP
$14.25

Be Gulls
By the Beach (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 3RD)
PS, US Sweeping and soaring music from the folks from LITTLE WINGS.
Rad
CD
$14.25

Big Takeover, The
#62 (R.E.M. Cover) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, US Interviews R.E.M. (cover) * Sex Pistols* Johnny Rotten * New Pornographers, Pt. 2 * Band of Horses/Grand Archives * Nada Surf * Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks (Pavement) * Ray Davies (Kinks) * The Pointed Sticks, Pt. 2 * 1977 L.A. punks The Flyboys * Paul Haig of Josef K * Rock Writer V. Vale (Search & Destroy, RE/Search) * Top 50 Reggae LPs, Pt. 1! * British Sea Power * My Morning Jacket * Built to Spill * Radar Bros. * Kelley Stoltz * Nardwuar the Human Serviette/Evaporators * The Trolleyvox * Helvetia * The Carter Administration * Awesome Color

Editorials: Rabid: Hey, I*m a Dad!*Musings * Ackerman: More Changes For Record Labels * Sommer: On Hawkwind!

Live Reviews: Agent Orange * Avengers * Big Star * Cat Power * Editors * Stevie Jackson * Maximo Park * Mission of Burma * Naked Raygun * New Model Army * Emma Pollock & American Music Club * Rogue Wave * Sleepover Disaster * Spiritualized * T.S.O.L. * Mary Weiss * Astrid Williamson * X * Neil Young * Zombies (original lineup reunion) * Plugz/Eyes/Controllers/Skulls/Gears/Crowd/Deadbeats/Dogs etc.

Hundreds of CD Reviews: Antietam * Black Watch * British Sea Power * Dead Boys * Death Cab For Cutie * D.O.A.* Nick Drake * Echo & the Bunnymen * For Against * Flying Burrito Bros. * Robert Forster * Idaho * Julie Ocean * Kevin Kane * Nyles Lannon * Claudius Linton/Joe Higgs * Long Blondes * Eric Matthews * Colin Meloy * Bob Mould * Willie Nelson * New Model Army * New York Dolls * 999 * Pagans * Posies tribute * Ramones * Raspberries * Red Button * Jimmy Reed * Replacements * Edward Rogers * Ruts/Henry Rollins * Secret Shine * Shack * Simon & Garfunkel * Sloan * Smiths * Chris Walla * Wedding Present and more!
BigTakeover-62
ZINE
$4.25

Black Angels, The
Directions to See a Ghost (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, US Vinyl version. Price to be confirmed.
LightInTheAttic
3LP
$27.25

Boy Omega
The Grey Rainbow (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, UK 7-song 2006 mini-album released by Stereo Test Kit.
StereoTestKit
CD
$11.00

Brother Kite, The/Plumerai
Split (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 10TH)
PS, US Track Listing: Plumerai "Vacant Eyes". The Brother Kite "We Can Never Be Friends". LIMITED to 500 copies. Clear vinyl in see-thru package. An idea hatched during the recording of Plumerai's "Without Number" CD out on Silber Records. The thought was to strip away the pedals and even electricity and release a record that would simultaneously draw upon the band's ability to evoke emotions and utilize one of the band's noted strengths; the intimacy and power of Elizabeth Ezell's voice. After consideration they sought out The Brother Kite to record a track for the flipside. A Clairecords staple and another top-notch New England band known for their shoegaze influences, they seemed like a perfect match for the concept of stripping down their sound and writing an acoustic track.. Plumerai's "Vacant Eyes" relies more heavily on orchestration and layering of instruments such as acoustic guitar, reed organ, violin (arranged and performed by Clara Kebabian) and bells to accompany Ezell. While The Brother Kite's "We Can Never Be Friends" is a more basic track with acoustic guitars and a catchy vocal melody carrying the song. This stunning and beautiful record comes on coke bottle-clear vinyl and is limited to 500 copies.
Clairecords-077
45
$5.25

Camper Van Beethoven
Popular Songs of Great Enduring Strength and Beauty (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, US
CookingVinyl
CD
$14.25

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

Castanets
Tendrils (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, US This video document, created by MIA FERM, serves as a snapshot of a particular moment in time surrounding RAPOSA and CASTANETS. It is a meditative reflection on the mesmerizing motion of water, the beauty of natural light, and the spontaneity of friends. Responding to the thickness of the songs on "In The Vines", here the songs are stripped bare and presented by new voices that further reveal the lyrical beauty of Raposa's songwriting. It is equal parts home movie (ala Jonas Mekas), Downtown 81, Pull My Daisy, and audio-visual collage.
AsthmaticKitty-35
DVD
$12.25

Clientele, The
That Night, A Forest Grew (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 27TH)
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

Cloudland Canyon/Lichens
Exterminating Angel (PRE-ORDER SALEABLE JUNE 10TH)
PS, US This single 30-min. track (split into 2 parts on the LP version) uses voice, guitar, samplers, & ARP synthesizer. Here are the sounds accompanying a spacecraft that's a combination Death Star & Taco Bell from the 70s filled w/ Mayan temples & pyramids populated by large, snappily dressed reptilian beings.
HolyMountain
LP
$16.00

Collections Of Colonies Of Bees
Six Guitars (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, US COLLECTIONS OF COLONIES OF BEES generated quite the (forgive us) buzz, following the January release of their CD "Birds", and deservedly so. Their sound is expansive, vast, and billowing; full of ringing guitars, soaring in the best traditions of the Chatham/Branca standoff; meanwhile, beneath the clouds sprawl dewy meadows of gently rolling electronica. "Six Guitars" is just what its title states, yet so much more. Wildly versatile drummer Jon Mueller follows the rules by hammering on an electric guitar with mallets, enhancing the Steve Reichian vibe (compare this with Mueller's face-melting solo onslaught Metals, also released in January). The band sparkles accordingly, lifting to a dazzling climax. It's epic minimalism in exquisite registration, and the perfect selection to introduce the TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS GUITAR SERIES (fans will be happy to hear that Mueller is on deck with a solo contribution to the series as well). Beyond the music, there's the similarly spectacular packaging. It's a one-sided, 12-inch LP, PRESSED ON CLEAR VINYL; the REVERSE IS LASER ETCHED with an original illustration by acclaimed UK artist Savage Pencil, whose credits include album art for The Fall, Big Black, and Sonic Youth. It's a LIMITED-EDITION PRESSING, so get it while you can - disks from the label's original Guitar Series in 1993/1994 are now some of Collectorville's must coveted treasures.
TableoftheElements-092
LP
$14.25

Craig, Leighton
11 Easy Pieces (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 27TH)
PS, AUSTRALIA Since 1995, Brisbane resident Leighton Craig has etched out a varied musical existence, from solo keyboard studies to an extensive body of collaborative work. His solo works, which span delicate ambient keyboard excursions through to site-specific live documents and most recently song-based explorations, have mapped out a focus of tone, duration and 'situations' for sound. On 11 Easy Pieces, his first widely available solo LP, Craig offers an intimate yet robust collection of works recorded on an array of cheap analogue keyboards, including his instrument of choice the Casio MT40. Recorded to cassette at the kitchen table between 2003-04, these recordings have been lovingly toasted by valve tubes during mastering to reveal not only a true sense of analog adventurousness inherent to Craig's mode of operation, but also his ability to unveil a rare tonal richness from his instruments. Leighton Craig casts out an audio net and collects together an essential haul of tonal gradients, phased rhythm and collapsed chordal interplays. 11 Easy Pieces (and two somewhat less 'easy' works), is a warm collection of distorted hymnals and blurred geometry - all of them visionary in their purity and timbral sensibilities. "This is more than Australian Music - this is Australia the musician." Sean Rabin, The Australian "an organic exorcism of the trees...the music of the earth...." Brad Rose, Foxy Digitalis. On Organ Notes "hazy minimal organ tones ... feel good mind-body static. Turn up loud and let it float." Eddie Flowers, Slippytown.
Room40-424
CD
$15.00

Dear Euphoria
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, UK Dear Euphoria is the musical alias of Elina Johansson. Born in Dalarna, Sweden, she wrote her first proper song on her father's piano at the age of eight. ions. Musical Comparisons to; Cat Power, Kate Bush and Regina Spektor are regularly and perhaps easily made. The music of Dear Euphoria is the dark and the light, deep depths and high heights. Sometimes raw, entirely honest, absolutely real. This is Dear Euphoria.

BBC: "Dear Euphoria's self-released debut album caused more shivers than winter in her native Stockholm when it was released last year ... showcasing the Swedish Kate Bush in all her quiet majesty."
StereoTestKit
CD
$12.25

Desolation Wilderness
Until Forever (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, US DESOLATION WILDERNESS is the primary musical project of Nicolaas Zwart. "Until Forever" was written, played, and recorded by Nic in Summer of 2007, at DUB NARCOTIC STUDIO in Olympia, Washington; during the late night sessions for his self- released full-length album "Hey Someone". Nic played almost all the instruments including the vibraphone, clarinet, glockenspiel, guitar, computer, and synthesizer. On "4/4 Love Song" he enlisted his friends Andrew Dorsett and Adam Oelsner to play Hammond Organ and Accordion, respectively. "Goodbye Summer Girl" is the end of a story. Saying a sudden goodbye to someone new to you who you were in love with, and seeing her disappear out of the rear view mirror of your car as you drive away; getting lost in the shimmering heat of a California summer day. "Gloria" and "4/4 Love Song" have no words, but they capture a mood you can get when watching fireworks over a lake during twilight on the Fourth of July: everything you see and do is imbued with the magic of fate and destiny.
Krecords-119
45
$3.75

Durutti Column
Sunlight to Blue... Blue to Blackness (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, UK "Sunlight to blue ... Blue to blackness" - This was one of the more upbeat title suggestions for the very bare, back to basics, reflective new album from The Durutti Column. Vini Reilly has recorded under the name The Durutti Column since 1978 and has a rich portfolio of work, releasing over 15 albums in this time, but Reilly has been through some dark times the past year. In a conscious response to his last two polished and studio based releases he has created some sparse, simply beautiful 'sketches' as he once called them, more reminiscent of his work from the early eighties. Many of the pieces are simply instrumentals played on his Juan Montero flamenco guitar, and he returns to 'Without Mercy' for the last track 'Grief' and reinvents 'Never Known' from LC. This release also sees the debut of a talented young pianist and singer, Poppy Morgan, who co-wrote the melancholy Ananda as a duet with what Reilly dryly calls 'intrusive guitar'. For the uninitiated, Vini was the first artist signed to Manchester's influential Factory Records, co-wrote and played on Morrissey's first solo album 'Viva Hate', and was heavily featured in the film about Manchester music culture, '24 Hour Party People'. Ever critical of Vini's voice, but ever a fierce champion of his talent, the late Tony Wilson would surely appreciate this return of The Durutti Column. Track listing: 1. Glimpse 2. Contact 3. Messages 4. So Many Crumbs And Monkeys! 5. Ged 6. Never Known Version 7. Anada 8. Head Glue 9. Demo For Gathering Dust 10. Wordless 11. Grief.
Kooky-027
CD
$17.75

Eat Skull
Sick to Death (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 27TH)
PS, US Leave it to the English to embellish a term like "shit-gaze." No surprise that the greatest shit-gazer of all time was none other than Samuel Coleridge, an avowed Brit who, plied full of laudanum, would sit for hrs & stare at his bowel movements, writing copious notes on their color, texture, etc. They are a quartet hailing from Portland, Oregon, co-masterminded by Rob Enbom (Hospitals and Hole Class) & another original Hospital, Rod Meyer (the greatest living genius of punk)(--erm--uh--wha?!).
Siltbreeze
LP
$16.00

Explorers Club, The
Freedom Wind (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, US Great indie rock bands have long made a habit of recasting the music of our parents' youth. Turn on Dr. Dog, Olivia Tremor Control, or the Black Angels for just a few examples of bands who make glorious new music in classic molds. Now take the idea a step further. Take the homage just far enough that you can imagine yourself experiencing, say, THE BEACH BOYS in their prime, but with fresh songs not tempered by a generation of Sweatin' to the Oldies. This is elation without irony. This is THE EXPLORERS CLUB'S debut album, "Freedom Wind." The Beach Boys are the obvious touchstone, but dig a bit deeper and you'll hear flourishes of Paul McCartney, the Byrds, Emitt Rhodes, ELO and doo-wop. Embracing a pop blueprint from a time when great songs were played on the radio and everybody loved them all, the Explorers Club has recorded the sweetest pop record you are likely to hear this year. The Explorers Club are doing for the summer beach song what Amy Winehouse has done for R&B or Sharon Jones for funk and soul, what Antibalas have done for Afro-beat. They're reclaiming the classics as their own, injecting them with life, and making music that that transcends any era. This is how pop music is supposed to sound. Prepare yourself. "Freedom Wind" is the soundtrack to the summer of 2008.
DeadOceans-007
CD
$11.50

Explorers Club, The
Freedom Wind (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, US Great indie rock bands have long made a habit of recasting the music of our parents' youth. Turn on Dr. Dog, Olivia Tremor Control, or the Black Angels for just a few examples of bands who make glorious new music in classic molds. Now take the idea a step further. Take the homage just far enough that you can imagine yourself experiencing, say, THE BEACH BOYS in their prime, but with fresh songs not tempered by a generation of Sweatin' to the Oldies. This is elation without irony. This is THE EXPLORERS CLUB'S debut album, "Freedom Wind." The Beach Boys are the obvious touchstone, but dig a bit deeper and you'll hear flourishes of Paul McCartney, the Byrds, Emitt Rhodes, ELO and doo-wop. Embracing a pop blueprint from a time when great songs were played on the radio and everybody loved them all, the Explorers Club has recorded the sweetest pop record you are likely to hear this year. The Explorers Club are doing for the summer beach song what Amy Winehouse has done for R&B or Sharon Jones for funk and soul, what Antibalas have done for Afro-beat. They're reclaiming the classics as their own, injecting them with life, and making music that that transcends any era. This is how pop music is supposed to sound. Prepare yourself. "Freedom Wind" is the soundtrack to the summer of 2008.
DeadOceans-007
LP
$11.50

Fairline Parkway
Memory of Open Spaces (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 27TH)
PS, US Limited Edition of 700 hand-numbered, die cut. Zachary Okun & Raj Gadhia met in a quiet summer of college
unemployment. Raj recognized Zach as the guy in the back of the dusty university anthropology lab who diligently slept through monkey documentaries, waking from deep sleep only to angrily protest discernable differences in the skull specimens forced upon the class every week. In this manner things came to a head and they were graduated, just as they decided to have a good run at actually thinking. Reeling in denial, the two began recording together in 2002. They were promptly kidnapped by an enthusiastic fan & ushered into a studio.
Kora
CD
$11.25

Fantasy Bar
Friday Afternoon Car (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 27TH)
PS, SPAIN Kieran, Diego, Jordi and Rubén used to be part of Migala, probably one of the best Spanish bands ever. It's something they won't try to hide. Now they are Fantasy Bar, whose debut album, Friday Afternoon Car, takes their music -and influences ranging from American Music Club to Nick Drake, Arab Strap to Neil Young...- into enchanting new territories. Friday Afternoon Car is an album of nostalgia and yearning for a brighter dawn; of harshness and tender feeling; of hopes and of fears. Its 14 stately, slow-paced rock songs are suffused with the beauty that lies just beneath the surface of existence. The careworn yet compassionate vocals of Scottish songwriter Kieran Stephen (ex-bassist with Los Planetas and Migala, bass guitar on El Hijo's album "Las otras vidas", live musician with QZIOS) speak of the emotions these four friends know so well: the persistence of memories; friendship and wasted love; the knowledge, throughout it all, that the good times can prevail. It's there from the first moments of "Spiders", which opens Friday Afternoon Car: the story of a bad dream called solitude, wrapped in gentle guitars and upbeat but delicate drums. The album was recorded at Rock Soul Studios in Madrid with the assistance of Carlos Torero, and features keyboards and guitar by Abel Hernández (El Hijo, former singer and guitarist of Migala) and electric guitar by Chris Bathgate (Sans Trauma, ex-Ganger, who also used to play bass with Arab Strap). It takes its name from an old British phrase that alludes to the belief that car-factory workers lose interest toward the end of the week: as the brief liberation of the weekend looms, everyday cares cease to matter. Friday Afternoon Car invites the listener to enter the universe of these songs: to discover a place to reflect and, above all, to feel. Fantasy Bar are: Kieran Stephen (vocals, guitars, bass), Diego Yturriga (keyboards, accordion and melodica), Jordi Sancho (bass, fender rhodes) and Rubén Moreno (drums).
Acuarela-1085
CD
$13.50

Feelies, The
Crazy Rhythms [re-issue] (DELAYED, PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH))
PS, US Originally released in 1980 and featuring a noisy angular sound that's somewhere between Krautrock, the Velvet Undergound, & New Wave. Massively infuential to bands as wide-ranging as R.E.M. & Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. A post-punk classic back in print for the first time in many years.
Water
CD
$14.00

Fisk, Steve & Ben Gibbard
Kurt Cobain About A Son (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, US Hand numbered double-LP of the hauntingly beautiful score to the powerful motion picture "Kurt Cobain About A Son". This score follows Barsuk's 2007 release of the acclaimed film soundtrack. Packaged in an embossed jacket with full-color sleeves, with a code for a free MP3 download of the album. Composed by noted Northwest musician and producer Fisk (produced Nirvana's "Blew" EP) and Death Cab For Cutie frontman Gibbard, the score has been remixed for stand-alone listening by Fisk, digitally re-mastered by Steve Turnidge, and mastered for vinyl by Bob Weston. Note: neither the soundtrack CD nor the score LP contains the music of Cobain or Nirvana.
Barsuk
LP
$23.00

Fleet Foxes
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 3RD)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Subpop
LP
$12.50

Fleet Foxes
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 3RD)
PS, US Seattle's Fleet Foxes traffic in baroque harmonic pop. They draw influences from the traditions of folk, pop, choral, gospel, sacred harp singing, West Coast music, traditional music from Ireland to Japan, film scores, and their NW peers. The subject matter ranges from the natural world and familial bonds to bygone loves and stone cold graves. "Supremely crafted and confident" - 8.7 - Pitchfork.
Subpop
CD
$12.50

Free Blood
Never Hear Surf Music Again (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 27TH)
PS, US This two-piece Brooklyn band has more street cred than you can shake a stick at, & for good reason. Consisting of Madeline Davy (Octopi NYC) on the microphone & John Pugh (formally of !!!) also on microphone. An unpredictable druggy number, a mangled hybrid of Beatles-esque melodies fused angrily w/ a Butthole Surfers song. "Quick & Painful" is a raucous affair that delivers a swift kick to the jewels.
Rong/DFA
12
$8.00

Free Kitten
Inherit (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, US This reacquaints us w/all caps worthy rockergirls KIM GORDON (SONIC YOUTH), JULIE CAFRITZ (PUSSY GALORE) & YOSHIMI (BOREDOMS). On the disc, they're collapsed into the present. And it is our present that is most effected by songs like "Erected Girl," which reminds one of bossa nova rhythms run through a Kosher meat grinder. And then there's "Free Kitten on the Mountain," which amounts to a travelogue of sorts--but through a Lord Buckley-like subconscious mind. IMPOSE MAGAZINE: "Holy sh!t, this is good. Are you surprised? Free Kitten is Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth) and Julie Cafritz (Pussy Galore) on guitar/vocals and Yoshimi-P (Boredoms) on percussion... After eleven years since their last full-length release, Free Kitten is more of a project then a band, but their upcoming Inherit holds true to a dirty 90s indie angst that seem lost to the current cultivated landscape of indie artists making pop music. In that sense these tracks manage to be both familiar and refreshing: Free Kitten aren't reinventing what they already did 15 years ago, but they're adding beautiful music to the heap of what's good about indie rock."
EcstaticPeace
CD
$10.00

French Kicks
Swimming (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, US Band-produced new album features some of the quartet's most melodic recordings to date. "An album that demands you attention by revealing new sounds, notes & harmonies with each listen. By capturing both the palpable and raw elements, the FKs have created a complex yet sophisticated pop album."
Vagrant
CD
$13.75

Futureheads
This Is Not the World (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 27TH)
PS, US New album.
Megaforce
CD
$13.75

Gable
Seven Guitars With A Cloud Of Milk (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 27TH)
PS, US Containing 18 tracks clocking in at just under 40 min. The songs cover such diverse topics as group suicide, the state of urban music, self-realization, cats, & drunk foxes, in the best tradition of DIY bands like The Vaselines, Violent Femmes, & Beat Happening.
Loaf
CD
$16.00

Giffoni, Carlos
Zamuro (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 10TH)
PS, US Limited edition of 300 copies in a heavy stock screen-printed jacket. Numbered. A Zamuro is a dark South American vulture of great size. Zamuro is also a solo composition piece for portable synth and analog filter. Side A on this LP is a live realization of this piece recorded at the Compound in San Francisco in 2006 (Mastered by Lasse Marhaug). Carlos composed and performed this piece live on several tours in the US/Europe/Japan all trough out 2006 and 2007, if you saw him live in those two years this is the piece he performed. This was the most complete version of it that made it to tape. Side B is a studio piece recorded live on a much larger modular synth, based around the same theme, but with structural and tonal variations not in the original composition. .This is pure psychedelic electronic music.
Important-201
LP
$19.50

Gil, Gilberto
The Sound Of Revolution 1968-69 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, UK The Sound of Revolution combines Gilberto Gils brilliant 1968 and 69 Tropicalia albums, Frevo Rasgado and Cerebro Electronico; joyous, extraordinarily inventive pop music made against a background of terrible political unrest in Brazil and in the shadow of both imprisonment and eventually exile both for Gil and his friend Caetano Veloso. The 1968 album is electrified by the meteoric Os Mutantes and both sets arranged by Rogerio Duprat who contributes a range of totally original textures and orchestration much as George Martin did with Strawberry Fields and Sgt Pepper. Suffice to say, this combination of precocious talent achieves a magical and historically important result. Tropicalia-Os Mutantes-Rogerio Duprat-LSD-Revolution Gilberto Gil narrated recent BBC4 documentary about Tropicalia.
El-142
CD
$15.50

Good Shoes
Think Before You Speak (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, US "South London's Good Shoes venture into this crowded market with a more streamlined pop take on new wave herky-jerky-- an earnest young Buzzcocks to their rivals' the Clash, the Jam, or XTC. 7.2"-Pitchfork. 14 tracks of Britpop perfection from gang who've remixed Maximo Park and others.
Bril
CD
$12.25

Half-Handed Cloud/Ariel Pink
Unusual Animals Vol. 3 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, US This is the third in a series of vinyl-only releases. The series, entitled UNUSUAL ANIMALS, pairs ASTHMATIC KITTY roster artists with friends and sometimes-unlikely bedfellows. Each record includes a beautiful rendering of one of Mother Nature's stranger inhabitants by illustrator Jared Chapman. This limited-edition series expands the Asthmatic Kitty family to include some unexpected folks.
AsthmaticKitty-405
45
$3.75

Harcourt, Ed
Beautiful Lie (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 3RD)
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Beautiful Lie is easily one of his most accessible and listenable efforts. Yes, the hallmarks of his tortured singer/songwriter status are still in place, as flagrant strings, grandiose arrangements, and rampant-but-quality peer-mimicry rule these 14 tracks. But even though his lyrics are sometimes overbearingly dark and too many vampire metaphors abound, the music and songwriting compare favorably to contemporary indie-centric, raspy-voiced artists like Beck, the Eels, Sparklehorse, and Tom Waits. Harcourt dabbles in many genres here, from acoustic folk to '70s style pop ballads to rootsy psychedelia to experimental lounge, all the while rooting the music's emotion in melodic piano... Beautiful Lie is an invigorating and frequently gorgeous affair, essential for old fans and a good place to start for newcomers."
Dovecote
CD
$15.00

Hefner
The Fidelity Wars (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 3RD)
PS, UK 1999 was a special year for Hefner. The original Fidelity Wars reached number one in the independent album charts, with its accompanying single, cult favourite Hymn for the Cigarettes securing them the number one place in the independent single charts. It was also the year that saw Hefner working hard for John Peel, recording three sessions for his show and having five entries in the Festive Fifty for '99. They reached numbers two and three in the chart, only beaten to the number one spot by the Cuban Boys! Fidelity Wars saw Hefner coming of age; the rawness of songwriter Darren Hayman's earlier music and lyrics developing into a more intelligent, observational style. Hymn for the Alcohol, tells the tale of two alcoholics falling out of love, accompanied by the sweet pedal steel of new member Jack Hayter. The Weight of the Stars has the narrator memorising the contents of a roll of camera film, which was lost on a one-night stand. Don't Flake Out On laments upon the lost friends of our early twenties, accompanied by the broken voice of ex-Raincoat Gina Birch and brass section. This re-release of Fidelity Wars contains the original album plus an extra 29 rare and unreleased tracks including deleted EPs, b-sides, and alternate versions.
Belka-05
DCD
$21.75

Hercules and Love Affair
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, US
Mute
CD
$15.25

Hevoset
s/t (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, GERMANY Hevoset is the duo of two of the most enigmatic individuals of the Finnish Underground, namely Jan Anderzen and Jani Hirvonen, both hailing from Tampere. Anderzen is ringleader of a mysterious multitudinous beast known as Kemialliset Ystävät (Fonal Records), a part-time member of Avarus and Islaja and records solo as Tomutonttu (Ultra Exzema, Beta-Lactam Ring Records) with a new album coming out on Dekorder this year (hopefully). Hirvonen is best-known under his Uton monicker with two LP's on Dekorder and a stream of releases on Last Visible Dog, Digitalis, Ruralfauna, Jewelled Antler, Pseudo Arcana and his own Ikuisuus label. While most one-off meetings between so-called experimental and improvising musicians often sound like bad excuses for a few beers and endless jams this is quite the opposite - a heavy weight championship finale of two likeminded whizkids cross-fertilizing each other with idea after idea, leading to some of the weirdest and quixotic recordings you will have heard of the two. Everything you loved about Kemialliset Ystävät, Uton and Tomutonttu is contained in Hevoset.....and more. Rural psychedelia, out-of-tune plucked and strummed strings, overloaded organs and effect pedals, Jani Hirvonen's sweet wordless vocals, ecstatic improvised drone collages, bells, backward loops, jungle percussion and tons of unidentifiable sounds and noises shaped into tight 4 - 6 minute tracks. Extracts from a Foxy Digitalis review by Brad Rose: "This is the music of people removed from civilization. It's like this is some kind of ancient artifact. It grinds on your skull, but feels so right. (Š) There are moments when the things that make Kemialliset Ystävät and Uton great on their own come together in forested harmony. In particular, on side A when Anderzén is droning away on a keyboard and Uton is massaging your spinal cord with masochistic feedback scrawl - it's hypnotic. These two artists are in a trance here, channeling the sounds in their head. It's so fucking good. (Š.)This is definitely a case where the sum is greater than the parts. Anderzén and Uton are in top form here and fans of either solo project will chew this up and consume it for months."
Dekorder-024
LP
$17.50

Holy Modal Rounders
Live in 1965 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 10TH)
PS, US A rousing live album from the Rounders featuring songs spanning their careers on both the ESP and Prestige labels. A must have for any Rounders fan! Digipak.
ESPDisk
CD
$12.75

Hosaka, Akane
Niko Niko Denki Muzic (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 10TH)
PS, FRANCE With her lunging rhythms and deliciously retro melodies, Akane Hosaka catapults us into a world of gleeful wallabies and drummer-boy monkeys. Her discovery of music came through song, and only later led to instrumental experimentation. References to her early influences, the 60s and 70s precursors of electropop are deliberate: there for all to see. Raymond Scott, Perrey & Kingsley or Yellow Magic Orchestra. Nevertheless her true inspiration is from the visual world and lies in graphic forms and architectural fantasy: Keiji Ito, Archigram or Bruno Munari. For her, these images evoke music that she then sets about transcribing. Naturally reserved, she's a perfectionist in her work. Seeing her in the studio is like watching a blacksmith in the smithy, as she bends her music into the required shapes. Her compositions are like pastel-colored soap bubbles in extra-bright Super 8.
Sonore-27
CD
$17.50

Indian Jewelry
Free Gold! (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, US In 2006, several members of the INDIAN JEWELRY songwriting and performance team found the bitch of fame licking them on the hand. Blinded by vanity, easy fame, self love, and the internet, they went into an early retirement. "Free Gold!" is Indian Jewelry's first full-length in almost two years. It is also their most scathing with dirty hooks, shape shifting grooves, and a lot of attitude. "Free Gold!" is what people will desire. Look for them on tour this spring and summer.
WeAreFree-004
CD
$11.50

Islands
Arm's Way (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, US New album from former Unicorns folk. Montreal's Islands flower from the same scene that gave us Arcade Fire and Wolf Parade. Their Anti debut finds them in full command of a palette of classic pop colorings, from the 70s rock heroics of "The Arm" to the slinky cinematic pop of "I Feel Evil Creeping In".
Anti
CD
$15.25

Isol/Zypce
Sima (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 10TH)
PS, US Digipak with 16 page booklet featuring the artist's illustrations. Isol and Zypce present Sima, their latest collaboration. Isol: singer, composer, ex-vocalist of the electronic pop band Entre Ríos, singer with the baroque group The Excuse and member of the synthpop American band Alsace Lorraine. She's also an internationally renowned illustrator of books and printed media. For the first time, she composes the melodies in the songs and writes their lyrics on this new record. Zypce: musician, composer. In 1994 he released his CD Nuevo Muerto (New Dead) on which he and his ensemble play his own works of contemporary classical music tainted with industrial reminiscences, although these categories are in fact very dubious labels. He has also composed music for the film, dance and theatre in Argentina and abroad and has performed his experimental compositions with pianist Adriana de los Santos, among others in concert. He builds his own musical instruments and has an extremely elaborate approach to the stage factor. On this CD he composes and arranges the songs by being clearly faithful to his peculiar aesthetics though approaching a pop song format, always with very experimental results. Isol and Zypce are siblings, born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina. About Sima: 11 tracks / Voice: Isol / Instrumental arrangements: Zypce / Lyrics: Isol / Music: Isol - Zypce (except "La primera vez" and "Vos me llamás", by Dani Umpi - Adrián Soiza) / Artistic production: Zypce (in "Vos me llamás": Zypce-Cecinini) / Mastering: Nicolás Cecinini. Sima: f. abyss, precipice, crag, depth, chasm.
Darla-195
CD
$13.00

Jay Reatard
Singles 06-07 (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
US,PS VINYL VERSION. Double-LP housed in a beautiful gatefold sleeve
InTheRed-151
DLP
$15.50

Jay Reatard
Singles 06-07 (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, US This is a collection of all his out-of-print material, re-mastered by the Real Tard himself. It's finally possible to hear these gems in one straight shot, remasterd (hence sounding better than ever), without flipping over a pile of 7'' platters. Includes a DVD showcasing some choice live performances.
InTheRed-151
CD/DVD
$17.75

Jay, Jeremy
A Place Where We Could Go (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, US This is a debut album containing ten songs, but really it is a cinematic escapade into the mind of a singular individual, JEREMY JAY. "A Place Where We Could Go" is a statement of fiction and fact, exploring the shadowy depths of an attitude: the romance of life without the people and things that pull down the corners; create your own world. This universe may have a fairy tale look; it may be illuminated by streetlight. But it will definitely be a safe haven for the exploration of dreams. Think vast landscapes of reverberating storybook endings populated by the more charming characters from John Hughes' movies. Jeremy Jay: dancing, singing and playing guitar. "A Place Where We Could Go" is your hardcopy of the illusive, blonde, Jeremy Jay moon-roof vista. Buena.
Krecords-187
LP
$10.25

Jay, Jeremy
A Place Where We Could Go (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, US This is a debut album containing ten songs, but really it is a cinematic escapade into the mind of a singular individual, JEREMY JAY. "A Place Where We Could Go" is a statement of fiction and fact, exploring the shadowy depths of an attitude: the romance of life without the people and things that pull down the corners; create your own world. This universe may have a fairy tale look; it may be illuminated by streetlight. But it will definitely be a safe haven for the exploration of dreams. Think vast landscapes of reverberating storybook endings populated by the more charming characters from John Hughes' movies. Jeremy Jay: dancing, singing and playing guitar. "A Place Where We Could Go" is your hardcopy of the illusive, blonde, Jeremy Jay moon-roof vista. Buena.
Krecords-187
CD
$11.50

Jazkamer
Artbreaker (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 3RD)
PS, NORWAY Jazkamer is always dealing with different kinds of noise & noise-music. This album has 58 tracks and is 17 minutes long! This time the Jazkamers has gone as far with rock & punk as humanly possible. We guess this is their homage to Japan's noisecore & their love for early Boredoms, Melt Banana, Hanatarash & Zeni Geva. But we don't know. Just listen for yourself.
SmalltownSuperjazz-135
CD
$15.25

Jennings, Mason
In the Ever (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, US Sixth album for Minneapolis singer-songwriter & debut on Jack Johnson's Brushfire Records. Coming off his 2006 majorlabel bow, Boneclouds, for Modest Mouse leader Isaac Brock's Epic-distributed Glacial Pace label, Jennings retreated to a studio in the woods, where he set himself up with a laptop and two microphones. The title comes from his son talking about where he came from before he was born, "Ya know dad, when I was in the Ever?' It continues his spiritual journey, informed by his love of influences like Leadbelly, Mississippi John Hurt, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash's American recordings and Led Zeppelin, his favorite band of all time. "I just wanted to make sure it's not re-enacted music," he says. "I have no use for being a retro artist. I want to understand my past and come from something." "Every time I hear a Mason Jennings album it changes the way I see the world around me," says Jack.
Brushfire
CD
$13.75

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

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

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

July Skies
The Weather Clock (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, UK July Skies is the musical project of Antony Harding from Birmingham UK, assisted by members of the band Epic45 (Antony worked on their 2006 album May Your Heart Be The Map) who have both previously received airplay from the late John Peel and Rob Da Bank of BBC Radio 1 and also by Verity Sharp of BBC Radio 3. Both bands are part of the truly independent UK label collective Make Mine Music, who are heading towards their 50th release in autumn 2008. The Weather Clock is July Skies 4th album and the follow up to their critically acclaimed 2004 album The English Cold. Musically, think The Durutti Column, the sensitivity of 80's indie bands like The House of Love, the guitar work of Maurice Deebank (Felt) or Robin Guthrie (Cocteau Twins), Harold Budd, or even a modern reference to British Sea Power if they 'didn't like rock music'. The Weather Clock is inspired by a lost post-war Mid-20th century Britain and a fixation with the design and architecture of the period. The beauty in the newly built regimented housing estates and clipped front gardens... It is the sound of the empty school hall once the summer holidays had commenced....faded branch line summers where steam met diesel.....the sound of the first swallows across the fields on fresh dew drenched mornings in May.....the nothingness of weekday afternoons with the lightness of a breeze through the window and billowing curtains....hearing the distant sound of children playing in fields far from the estate... the sound of BBC broadcasts closing down and displaying the TV test card for the afternoon whilst the country continued to work, play or learn....this is all the sound of The Weather Clock. The album is released in CD digipack with 1950's period artwork by Andersen M Studio. The first 350 copies ordered from the Make Mine Music on-line shop come with a limited 7 track ep of exclusive and alternative tracks.
MakeMineMusic-027
CD
$17.75

King Darves
The Sum Splits For The Blind Swimmer (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, US The bedrock of King Darves' New Brunswick based concoction is folk based, but he's not wearing a headband or singing of pixies in the moss. This is somewhere between rolled cigs and the foggy vision of Big Pink from somewhere on Jersey Avenue, or maybe a one-manned Meat Puppets. This release will shock and please when the prettiest sound of his deep, rich voice comes out of the headphones, and it'll make you tap your toes and nod your head like a little girl.
DeStijl
CD
$12.50

Ladytron
Velocifero (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 3RD)
PS, US New album, their 4th full-length, fully transcends the boundaries of electro-pop w/a fresh wave of distorted soul.
Nettwerk
CD
$17.75

Leone, Dominique
s/t (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 3RD)
PS, NORWAY Dominique Leone wears many hats, only a few faces & has a hundred songs that you haven't heard. And yes, he's a him. He's a songwriter, producer, singer, lover, fighter... scratch that, he's one of a growing number of college-educated musical auteur with more than a slight command of pop history & theory chops, and writing songs for joyous, infatuated people. Perhaps some of them are a bit over stimulated. Perhaps some of them just like good melodies & strange chord progressions that still seem vaguely familiar. The music is catchy but ambitious; crafted but not sterile; interesting but not pretentious. It's just a lot of fucking fun.
Stromland-002
CD
$15.25

Leonhart, Michael
Hotel Music (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, US "Hotel Music" is a pastiche of Serge Gainsbourg hooks, bedroom drone, California Pop (by way of Van Dyke Parks), and Downtown experiments. It is a musical portrait by MICHAEL LEONHART, session player to the stars. It was written and recorded over the course of a five-month stint (if a worldwide tour that long can be accurately labeled a stint) playing horns with Steely Dan (yes, Steely Dan). He passed his downtime on the road abusing various camera & cell phone cameras, his portable sampler, laptop and whatever instruments that happened to be within reach. The result is a more experimental trip than his sadly under-heard pop masterpiece "The Ballad of Minton Quigley" (2007, self-released). Leonhart has recorded four solo records in as many years between Steely Dan and Lenny Kravitz touring, as well as sessioning with such diverse artists as Brian Eno, David Byrne, Slash, Steven Tyler and Wynton Marsalis.
St.Ives-24
LP
$11.50

Leukers, Antonia
Hasenlove Picture Disc (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, GERMANY Picture-Disc LP (limited 300). "Hasenlove" is the debut musical release of Hamburg visual artist Antonia Leukers. She's a founding member of "Institut Hasenbart", a 10-piece artist collective dedicated to a meta-scientific research of hares and related social, zoological and aesthetical phenomena in reference to the art world and pop culture. Leukers has previously created stitched, sewed and animated sculptures while casually growing cucumbers, working for a local in-vitro fertilization hospital and advising young people on erotic issues as a German Dr. Ruth for a popular Online magazine. Inspired by a journey to Island, hearing local travel guides spontaneously interweaving their narrations with sudden outbursts of folklore chanting and an encounter with Wolfgang Müller's (Die Tödliche Doris) strategy of transforming and combining his pseudo-scientific, documentary and social research into a musical and artistic performance she started to elaborate her fellow artist's lectures with musical renditions. As a passionate DIY home-recording artist she has soldered her own microphones, used cheap toy instruments, game boys and minidisk recordings of kitchen sounds to create her very own bricolage comic universe. By recycling corny AOR mainstream Rock/Pop songs into some oddly disturbing and wonderfully weird rabbit love songs with newly-made German lyrics and combining these with some truly strange original compositions (ranging from freeform collage to distorted techno to deranged singer/songwriter stuff), she has created a musical love story in 7 parts. Spiritually influenced by (though not really sounding alike) German "Neue Deutsche Welle" artists such as Der Plan and theatrical and surreal performance bands like The Residents her versions of popular love songs sound like a teenage/female Andrew Lloyd Webber on bad acid. This 1-sided vinyl-only picture-disc LP is a strictly limited edition of 300 copies. Both the gorgeous design and ornamental etching on the b-side have been done by fellow Hasenbart founding member Renate Nikolaus.
Dekorder-023
LP
$21.50

Lexie Mountain Boys
Sacred Vacation (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 10TH)
PS, US Everything that is good & bad about the things you think, about the sound of your own voice as imagined in the mind of another person, each sound you made alone & some made not for speaking but for blaming. This is a minor document of soul noise diva karaoke, collaborative cave-chanteuses rippling w/ roquefort vibes, & the slippery wet nightgown that is her songsmithy.
Carpark
CD
$15.00

Licht, Alan & Aki Onda
Everydays (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, US Debut collaboration of New York artists and long-time duo partners ALAN LICHT & AKI ONDA, whose combined history connects artists straddling the pop and experimental worlds, including Fennesz, Loren Connors, Takemura Nobukazu, Lee Ranaldo, and Toriko Nujiko. In the past decade their montage-inspired solo work---Licht's permutational guitar and tape pieces on Rabbi Sky and A New York Minute, Onda's field recording recontextualizations on Bon Voyage! and Ancient & Modern---has co-existed with their experimental sound/visual projects Text of Light (Licht) and Cinemage (Onda). "Everydays" is five grandly formed soundscapes that mix Onda's poetic/textural cassette sounds and the rhythmic/lyrical pull of Licht's guitar. Morphing from recognizable structures to dissonant hammered chunks and rapid cut-ups, the album perfectly weaves their signature applications of sound diaries, minimalism, grainy fidelity, looping and free blues into a dynamic and ambitious statement.
FamilyVineyard58
CD
$11.50

Lodger, The
Life is Sweet (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 27TH)
PS, US Still filled with gorgeous melodies & catchy tunes, but is also deeper & more thoughtful, full of emotional peaks & valleys. Rather than just chip in w/ an album of "more of the same," they've paid extra attention to the arrangements, w/ 12-string & acoustic guitars, lap steel, & violin adding crucial detail
& depth to the tunes
Slumberland
CD
$14.25

Lodger, The
Life is Sweet (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 27TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Slumberland
LP
$14.25

Low
You May Need A Murderer (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 3RD)
PS, US On several occasions in 2007, Dutch documentary maker David Kleijwegt filmed the legendary chamber-rock trio. This is a portrait of a band set against the scenery of modern day America, a country that according to Low is rapidly becoming a third world country. This high-standard documentary is more than an on-the-road movie or behind-the-scenes video. It shows Sparhawk as the ambivalent main character in an intriguing movie about religion, violence, questions of conscience &-whether concealed or not-madness, that can also be seen as a touching love story.
Soulmining
DVD
$15.75

Mae Shi
HLLLYH (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 3RD)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!! Really crazy prog rock from the LA band that doesn't stop touring.
Yosada
LP
$19.00

Mammatus
Self-Titled (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 27TH)
PS, US Named for the ominous clouds that are usually seen after the worst of a thunderstorm has passed, they are a lean sludge machine that shoots giant burritos (carne asada) from their instruments. They have no known enemies in the natural world and share symbiotic relationships with hamburgers, subgoths & dragons. Their album was mastered by a wizard so mighty he has no name. They assure you that his abilities far exceed those of any "terrestrial" engineer, for they send the tapes back in time to be woven w/ spells of the nameless one that were spoken of before rock could speak.
HolyMountain
LP
$16.00

Mann, Aimee
@#%&! Smilers(PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 3RD)
PS, US (Digipack Packaging) "I've always been drawn to dark, eccentric personalities," says Los Angeles singer songwriter Aimee Mann. On Smilers, her 7th solo CD, Mann presents thirteen exquisitely-crafted new songs about the inner life of people living far from the bright lights of success or fame.
SuperegoRecords
CD
$16.00

Mates Of State
Re-Arrange Us (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, US On this release, the duo move beyond their trademark wall of sound with additional instrumentation, including lush strings, guitar, and horns to back up their already honed melodic songwriting.
Barsuk
CD
$12.50

Mogwai
Young Team [expanded re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 27TH)
PS, UK The original album remastered and repackaged with an additional CD of bonus tracks including phenomenal live performances from T In The Park and Chemikal Underground's 5th Birthday Party; a BBC session version of "R U Still In 2 It?" featuring Aidan Moffat; a rare Spaceman 3 cover; a radio session track from WNYC and some other stuff.
ChemikalUnderground
DCD
$15.75

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

Mudhoney
Superfuzz Bigmuff: Deluxe Edition (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, US In 2008 both Sub Pop and Mudhoney are celebrating their 20th anniversary. This is the deluxe, re-mastered edition of "Superfuzz Bigmuff", containing the original EP in its correct running order, singles, demos, and two blistering live recordings from 1988, all re-mastered, or in some cases, mastered for the first time. "...for all the play and worldwide attention several Seattle-area bands got during the 1988-92 period, at the end of the day...there was Mudhoney - and then there was everybody else...These recordings were so life-affirming upon their release, connecting everything great about the sixties (biker movies, fuzz boxes, old guitars, three-minute songs) with the frothing, punk rock of the early 80s, that a whole new 'style' of music was born. They called it grunge, but to me it was amped-up, clear-the-room, ramalama rock...and it was about as joyous and as fun a noise as anyone'd heard in years" - Jay Hinman, liner notes.
Subpop
DCD
$15.00

Mudhoney
The Lucky Ones (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, US The band's eighth full-length album. Deliberately and aggressively raw, it sounds as lean and as full-on as any modern equivalent one cares to mention. Recorded in a scant three and a half days, written and recorded "from the rhythm up" instead of from the riff and lyrics down. The effect is to thrust out the bottom-end rumble of drummer Dan Peters and bassist Guy Maddison, and to bring about a cohesive whole not entirely ruled by the almighty riff.
Subpop
CD
$12.50

Mudhoney
The Lucky Ones (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Subpop
LP
$12.50

Music Go Music
Light Of Love (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, US MUSIC GO MUSIC have the simple syrup of pop extravagance running through their veins. These arena-sized songs are composed with such savage efficiency that you find yourself humming along before two bars have gone by. They are as assured and crafted as ABBA and ELO's best songs of '76, yet Music Go Music sounds fresh. They've exploded the formulas from the inside out, sounding like a hundred others and no one else. "Light of Love" is a true celebration of pop music's potential - laying a thin sheen of magic over the world around it, and making the tedious bits of the human experience a little less so. "Light of Love" plays like the first three tracks of a future Greatest Hits album. "Speak to me, darling in hushed tones. Tell me your heart's true desire" sings Gala Bell on the title track, equal parts Debbie Harry, Karen Carpenter, and Kate Bush. Maybe it's the wonderfully layered vocals, maybe the rich synth textures, maybe their impossibly uplifting nature, but there is something immediately familiar about these songs. At first listen, we're inexorably drawn into their sphere. For at least a moment, we are surrounded by the halo of their refracted energy - we can bask in the light of love.
SecretlyCanadian-169
12
$9.00

My Brightest Diamond
A Thousand Shark's Teeth (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!! SPECIAL PRE-ORDER PROMOTION: Pre-order this LP from Parasol and we'll send you a unique coupon code for a free download of a free digital EP featuring five alternate versions of album tracks plus one outtake.
AsthmaticKitty
LP
$12.00

My Brightest Diamond
A Thousand Shark's Teeth (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, US With this Brooklyn band's sophomore release, we're instantly reminded of Shara Worden's reputation as one of indie music's most vibrant, creative, and original voices. This record is charming, playful, daring, foreboding, graceful, eclectic, exciting, and visceral. The songs marry vast instrumentation - marimbas, harps, clarinets, French horns, rabid guitars, vibraphones, and more - to create an unequaled amalgamation of style and color. In a word, beautiful.

SPECIAL PRE-ORDER PROMOTION: Pre-order this CD from Parasol and we'll send you a unique coupon code for a free download of a free digital EP featuring five alternate versions of album tracks plus one outtake.
AsthmaticKitty
CD
$11.50

My Education
Bad Vibrations (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 10TH)
PS, US Showcases My Education's sonic flights as sharply honed, highly melodic mini-epics. Layers of guitar swell & sway over propulsive rhythms while viola spins yearning melodies ever skyward, sprinkled with delicate color by vibraphone & keyboards. Book-ended by ambient passages pillowing heavy-lidded acoustic strumming languid strings & lap-steel, Bad Vibrations is certainly the finest summation of My Education's highly textured & emotive music yet.
StrangeAttractors
CD
$12.50

My Morning Jacket
At Dawn (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 10TH)
PS, US Gatefold double vinyl re-press limited to 1000. 142 gm, red and gold color vinyl 2xLP in gatefold sleeve with matte finish. Their beloved second record (2001). "At Dawn has an Ineffable magic to it from start to finish, one that leads me to scour my brain for words that could describe something that sounds so special. Anytime a pop or rock song can give you chills, that's something. When a whole album can do it that's something else entirely." -POPMATTERS. TRACK LISTING: 1. At Dawn 2. Lowdown 3. The Way That He Sings 4. Death Is My Sleazy Pay 5. Hopefully 6. Bermuda Highway 7. Honest Man 8. X-mas Curtain 9. Just Because I Do 10. If It Smashes Down 11. I Needed It Most 12. Phone Went West 13. Strangulation 14. Bonus track.
Darla-111-1
DLP
$19.00

My Morning Jacket
The Tennessee Fire (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 10TH)
PS, US Gatefold double vinyl re-press limited to 1000. 142 gm, green and blue color vinyl 2xLP in gatefold sleeve with matte finish. Their fabulous debut album (1999). "Released to worldwide critical acclaim, The Tennessee Fire provides proof (200 proof) that heartfelt American music is alive and well and living in Kentucky. A must for anyone who loves the sound of Alt-country mixed with wide open spaces." -ALL MUSIC GUIDE. TRACK LISTING: 1. Heartbreakin Man 2. They Ran 3. The Bear 4. Nashville To Kentucky 5. Old September Blues 6. If All Else Fails 7. It's About Twilight Now 8. Evelyn Is Not Real 9. War Begun 10. Picture Of You 11. I Will Be There When You Die 12. The Dark 13. By My Car 14. Butch Cassidy 15. I Think I'm Going To Hell 16. Bonus track
Darla-089-1
DLP
$19.00

My Morning Jacket
This Is Not the World (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 10TH)
PS, US New album.
ATO/Red
CD
$13.75

Names, The
Nightshift/Live At Plan K 15/12/2007 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, UK 24 tracks live DVD by cult Factory Records band The Names, including their December 2007 homecoming concert at legendary Brussels (Belgium) venue Plan K. Shot in High Definition with five cameras and a digital stereo soundtrack, the Plan K section of the DVD features 11 songs, including the classic singles Nightshift, Calcutta and The Astronaut, as well as new tracks including I Am the Rain and Zeroes (a tribute to their former producer Martin Hannett), and an encore cover of the Magazine song The Light Pours Out of Me. These tracks were taped at the memorable A Factory Night (Once Again) event at Plan K staged on 15 December 2007, which also featured performances by Section 25, Peter Hook, Crispy Ambulance and Kevin Hewick. The 120 minute DVD also features several vintage promo clips from 1980-82, including shorts for Nightshift, Light and The Astronaut. An intimate extra bonus feature is provided by Celebration, 9 songs recorded live at a 2005 birthday party for singer/writer Michel Sordinia, at which the band run through versions of a number of Names originals as well as songs by Joy Division and Neil Young. Also available: Swimming & Singles (LTMCD 2324), Spectators of Life (LTMCD 2320). Live Au Plan K (Brussels) 15 December 2007: 1. Light 2. I Am The Rain 3. Calcutta 4. Zeroes 5. The Astronaut 6. I Liked You Better When You Were Dead 7. Nightshift 8. I Wish I Could Speak Your Language 9. Discovery 10. Friendly Fire 11. The Light Pours Out Of Me When We Were Kids: 12. Nightshift #1 13. Light 14. The Astronaut 15. Nightshift #2 Celebration (2005): 16. My Funny Valentine 17. Nightshift 18. The Astronaut 19. Calcutta 20. The Call Of Trains 21. Swimming 22. New Dawn Fades 23. Luka 24. Cortez The Killer.
LTM-2522
DVD
$21.75

National
A Skin, A Night + The Virginia (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, US This is a documentary about The National by French filmmaker Vincent Moon, who followed the group during the creation of their acclaimed 2007 release, "Boxer" (scanned over 116K). It's an insightful and beautiful glimpse into the band's creative process. The DVD is packaged with a separate disc, "The Virginia EP", which contains twelve tracks of demos, a cover, live versions, a radio session, and b-sides. Look for them on tour with REM and Modest Mouse in May. Coachella confirmed.
BeggarsBanquet
DVD
$17.50

Nisennenmondai
Tori/Neji (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 3RD)
PS, US Nisennenmondai means "Year 2000 Problem'' and is an instrumental Japanese girl trio from Tokyo. Visits to Tokyo by
Lightning Bolt, Battles & No Age and others have unearthed these three girls with the mammoth sound. With song titles such as This Heat, Sonic Youth & Pop Group, one understand which musical territory the band comes from, and if you ad Black Flag, DNA, Neu! & Pere Ubu you are pretty close to Nisennenmondais sound. It's raw & repetitive (post) punk instrumentals, at the same time as they are wild groovy with a no wave/disco vibe to it. This is the first release outside of
Japan & it contains the bands two EPs "Neji" and Tori" released as one album with new cover design by Kim Hiorthoy
SmalltownSupersound
CD
$14.50

Notwist
The Devil, You + Me (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, US The Notwist make music that's at once impossibly personal and hugely inviting. This release is their most important and moving to date, in the band's nearly 20 year career. Markus Acher's singular voice surrounds you with all the comfort of familiarity, the euphoria of re-acquaintance. It takes a while before the words and the scale of the musical language sink in.
Domino
CD
$11.50

Notwist
The Devil, You + Me (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Domino
LP
$17.50

Notwist
The Devil, You + Me (Deluxe) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, US The Notwist make music that's at once impossibly personal and hugely inviting. This release is their most important and moving to date, in the band's nearly 20 year career. Markus Acher's singular voice surrounds you with all the comfort of familiarity, the euphoria of re-acquaintance. It takes a while before the words and the scale of the musical language sink in. The deluxe limited edition is a hard-bound book with full color 24-page insert.
Domino
CD/BOOK
$15.50

Of Sinking Ships
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, US NOW ON LP! LIMITED TO 500! Solo project of CHAD WALDRUP (HOPESFALL: THE SATELLITE YEARS). His desire to create thoughtful & diverse instrumental music, bred the thickly layered guitar work; filled w/invigorating rhythmic patterns & a captivating melodic texture. RIYL Tristeza, Tortoise, The Mercury Program.
GileadMedia
LP
$13.50

O'Rourke, Jim
Tamper (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, US This reissue is a set of 3 acoustic instrumental compositions recorded on analogue tape during the final days of the first digital wave, when everyone but a certain young schoolboy in short pants were looking towards CDs & DATs as the things of the future. Fools! As sweet & virginal as all this sounds, we the listener find ourselves straining to hear unvarnished acoustical sound throughout the album- there's some of that here, but there's definitely some pixie dust
in Jim's methods.
DragCity
CD
$13.00

Osorezan
Mimidokodesuka (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 20TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DragCity
LP
$14.75

Osorezan
Mimidokodesuka (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 20TH)
PS, US "Do you like Derek Bailey?" This was the question posed to JIM O'ROURKE on his first meeting w/ bass-playing fury DARIN GRAY. This is Jim on electric guitar & Darin on contrabass bonded w/ CHRIS CORSANO, who's blown the free world on its tony ass w/ his unbridled power, intensely collaborative nature & smooth stickwork behind the kit. Recorded live at the Pit Inn in Tokyo during a 2005 residency.
DragCity
CD
$13.00

Parachutes/Band In Box
Split (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, UK Limited edition (500) vinyl-only release features three songs each from Icelandic dream-poppers Parachutes (mixed by a Sigur Ros guy and featuring strings by Amiina) and Swedish indie-poppers Band In Box (featuring members of Burén).

Band in Box
1. Icaria I
2. Lost And Foundland
3. Icaria II
10" vinyl
StereoTestKit
10"
$9.50

Pelt
Dauphin Elegies (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, US This first new studio recording in three years picks up where 2005's Untitled CD leaves off-delivering massive slabs of heavy, all-acoustic drone action.
VHF
CD
$14.25

Pollard, Robert
Robert Pollard Is Off To Business (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 10TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
GBV
LP
$17.25

Pollard, Robert
Robert Pollard Is Off To Business (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 10TH)
PS, US With ten songs in 35 min. it's an extraordinary rock tour-de-force. It sports Todd Tobias's cleanest & meanest production yet, giant songs & riffs that pack a wallop, & arguably Pollard's finest singing ever captured on record. Since freeing himself of a band in 2004, his albums have each had very distinct & varied flavors, & his creativity has flowered.
GBV
CD
$16.00

Ponies In The Surf
See You Happy (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 10TH)
PS, US Ponies In The Surf is quietly one of a kind. Siblings and self proclaimed indie music nerds Alex & Camile live in Cambridge, MA though they're originally from Bogota, Columbia. The Ponies build perfect soft pop songs with elements Samba, Beatles, the more sophisticated folk set, the Pop Vocal traditionalists and they're very much akin to The Violent Femmes and Johnathan Richman in terms of song craft, a subtle humor and vulnerability. The Ponies' work is uniquely comforting and highly addictive. It is served with a rare passion and grace. It evokes nostalgia for the above mentioned while remaining firmly planted in its own special, almost timeless place. "After playing in rock bands for some time, Alexander McGregor decided at some point that he simply wanted to make some music that could even appeal to his grandmother. Joined by his sister Camille, the duo plays stripped-down folkish type music that sounds like it could have been created at any point in the past 40 years yet still feels fresh." --ALMOST COOL. "These powerfully quiet traditionalists perform folk songs with a pan-American touch. It's only a shame that music this delicate and warm doesn't garner more notice." -POPMATTERS
Darla-192
CD
$12.25

Regina, Elis
The Voice Of Brazil (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, UK Graced by the exquisite arrangements of Roberto Menescal, The Voice of Brazil combines Elis Regina's masterful 1968 LP, Elis, Como e Porque (Elis, How and Why) with recordings made a year later in London where Menescal teamed with Peter Knight (of Moody Blues fame). Although the flawless album she made in 1974 with Tom Jobim is regarded internationally as one of the great treasures of Bossa Nova, almost three decades after her death Elis remains one of the music world's best-kept secrets, a truly great singer who deserves to be recognized beyond her beloved Brazil. Stylistically, Elis Regina is part Dusty Springfield, part Blossom Dearie, considered to be part of the Tropicalia family.
El-143
CD
$15.50

Salas, Mikel
Bajo Las Estrellas (Beneath The Stars) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 27TH)
PS, SPAIN Acuarela releases the original soundtrack of "Bajo las estrellas" [Under the stars] Félix Viscarret's debut film (2008 Goya* for best Adapted Screenplay), starring Alberto San Juan (2008 Goya for best Actor) and nominated for best Soundtrack music by Mikel Salas with twilight western instrumentation. Surprising bonus track by Flamenco big star, Enrique Morente, who sings the standard classic "Stella by Starlight." *Goya is the equivalent of the Oscars for films in Spanish language. "Bajo las estrellas" starts, and we hear a ukulele, a xylophone; suddenly it bursts a fun rogue melody, with an ubiquitous banjo and a persistent rhythm, as if we were traveling in a ramshackle bus. We are entering the impossible city of Estella (in Navarra, Spain), more imaginary than real, a world fraught with losers who cling to any chance of leading a more 'normal' life. Mikel Salas' music is that of iron, scrap metal and abandoned caravans, rusting, with twilight western instrumentation and lo-fi sound, a succession of instrumental landscapes, almost borderline abstractions that travel along with Benito Lacunza (actor Alberto San Juan) in his journey towards happiness, to the possibility of a remote happiness. In previous conversations between the director and the musician, it was much-discussed Daniel Lanois, and, above all, his album "Shine". Félix Viscarret says that Mikel Salas likes to get into a project before even shooting. But the proper 'revelation' came when "Mikel faced the first editing of the film. That's when we started talking about road music for our peculiar road movie à la navarra, an industrial western, the redemption story of an embarrassment guy, Benito Lacunza, who's going to show us that behind his dirty appearance lies someone with a huge heart." This is Acuarela's first published soundtrack. But it's also almost like any other release this label has got us used to. Almost folk, dark but flooded by rare cracks of light, intimate, warm, sometimes funny and sometimes bleak. Mikel Salas has written and recorded (by himself) the sound of how is traveling on roads filled with dust, deep into the mists of the north, or bordering small towns. And to conclude the record, a surprise: the voice of Enrique Morente and his amazing, magical version of Victor Young's standard "Stella by Starlight, filling the sky with stars.
Acuarela-1080
CD
$13.50

Sic Alps
United (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 10TH)
PS, US This merch table gem is a one sided 7" limited to 1000 copies. 500 on blue, 200 on red, 200 yellow and 100 on green. Contained on this thick piece of love is a rockola version of Throbbing Gristle's track United. This will be gone fast and won't be repressed.
Important-192
45
$5.50

Sleeping Years, The
We're Becoming Islands One by One (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 10TH)
PS, UK The Sleeping Years is the new project from Dale Grundle, formerly of the Catchers. Now signed to innovative indie-label Rocket Girl, the debut album "We're becoming Islands One by One", is a gorgeous exploration of melody and melancholy. A gifted lyricist, Dale's exquisitely crafted songs tell of people trying to stay connected in a world seemingly designed to keep them apart. He is heavily influenced by the language and culture of his home in Ireland, providing a distinct character to this highly personal collection of songs. Born in Coleraine, Northern Ireland to an Irish father and a Scottish mother, Dale started his first band Catchers while at school. Their first single 'Cotton Dress' came out on Setanta Records and became single of the week in Melody Maker. Their debut album 'Mute' was recorded with Mike Hedges in France. Catchers went on to tour with Pulp, Edwyn Collins, The Divine Comedy, Dr. John and Oasis. Their second album 'Stooping to Fit' was recorded by Nick Drake's arranger Robert Kirby. Dale started his solo project The Sleeping Years with a trilogy of EPs in 2007, 'You and Me Against The World', 'Setting Fire to Sleepy Towns' and 'Clocks and Clones'. These were very well received and are very much living proof that independent singles do sell-out. They also garnered critical acclaim, featuring on BBC Radio 1's Introducing, the Guardian's writer's play list and on the cover mount of Rolling Stone Magazine. Songs have been heavily played on Gideon Coe's 6music show and on French radio, having been championed by France's answer to John Peel, Bernard Lenoir. 'We're becoming Islands One By One" is poised to become an instant, yet timeless classic with a refreshingly dynamic twist on acoustic song writing. Dale performs all vocals and guitars, not to mention bass, Hammond organ, Rhodes piano and e-bow parts and was joined by cellist Michelle So and Tom Page from Rothko on drums. The Guardian: 'his voice breaks exquisitely between hope and despair in songs that the acoustic guitar was invented for' Dazed and Confused: 'a one-man show that owes his lilting metaphysical lyricism to the likes of Nick Drake, Elliot Smith and John Martyn. It's good to know that there are people like him out there.
RocketGirl-51
CD
$15.50

Small Cities
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 27TH)
PS, US Three friends from the Twin Cities playing well-crafted songs with nostalgic storylines & infectious refrains. The modest 3 piece outfit earned their wings in other Minneapolis bands like Wes Burdine & The Librarians & by swimming in at least three of Minnesota's ten thousand lakes.
CommonCloud
CD5
$6.00

Spiritualized
Songs in A&E (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 27TH)
PS, US Sixth studio album is an 18 track opus partially inspired by Jason's hospitalization.
Spaceman
CD
$12.25

Steinski
What Does It All Mean? 1983-2006 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 27TH)
PS, US Steinski has produced a variety of tracks & this Illegal Art retrospective collects everything from his hip-hop narrative about
the Kennedy assassination to the 1998 remix of Afrika Bambaataa's "Jazz" with Double Dee. Besides the completist archive, the release will also includes the critically acclaimed "Nothing To Fear: A Rough Mix," an hour-long mashup that was produced for Solid Steel/BBC London, described by Salon as, "the closest thing to a masterpiece the genre has yet produced" and perhaps the most obvious precursor (along with The Lessons) to Girl Talk's Night Ripper.
IllegalArt
DCD
$16.75

Storm of Light
And We Wept the Black Ocean Within (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 10TH)
PS, US Feat. Josh Graham, former member of RED SPAROWES & BATTLE OF MICE. The esteemed guitarist/vocalist is joined
on this recording by bassist/vocalist Domenic Seita (ex-TOMBS, ex-Asea) & drummer Pete Angevine of Satanized. Since then, rhythmic pugilist extraordinaire Vinny Signorelli (UNSANE, ex-SWANS) signed on as 2nd drummer. This is brutally hard-hitting.
Neurot
CD
$16.00

Storm of Light
And We Wept the Black Ocean Within (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 10TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Neurot
DLP
$18.75

Supergrass
Diamond Hoo Ha (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 10TH)
PS, US Recorded in Berlin's legendary Hansa studios over a 3 week period w/ producer Nick Launay. This captures the energy & enthusiasm of a band firing on all cylinders. To quote one review, "the beefy, stomporific riffs are back on board". Feat. a handful of rocking tracks debuted last summer when they were hand-picked as main support for the Arctic Monkeys at their Old Trafford shows.
Astralwerks
CD
$13.00

Syclops
I've Got My Eye On You (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 10TH)
PS, US Little is known about the secretive trio. Despite the mystery, this is an engaging record that reveals the full shamanic magic of the trio; a mixture of dark intensity & subtle, crafted musicianship. Soaking in the band's brooding undercurrent, the listener will have to imagine where they find their inspiration; heavy metal riffs over acid house? Playing folkloric instruments w/ old school analog synthesizers in a Finnish laboratory?
DFA
CD
$16.00

Syclops
I've Got My Eye On You (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 10TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DFA
DLP
$17.25

Tallest Man On Earth, The
Shallow Grave {PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 2008)
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

Tamba Trio
The Miraculous Tamba Trio (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, UK Propelled by the extraordinary piano playing and arranging skills of Luíz Eça, Tamba Trio are characterized by their very original and highly attractive blending of left field Bossa grooves and almost sacred vocal harmonies. Our program concentrates on the years between 1962-66 and finds the group at an eclectic axis of classical music, Bossa and Jazz and finding a brilliantly original vocabulary. An important landmark in the evolution of modern Brazilian music and far ahead of its time. Tamba Trio was the greatest Bossa Nova group: an institution in Brazil and now becoming better known internationally.
El-144
CD
$15.50

Thee Oh Sees
The Masters Bedroom Is Worth (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Tomlab
LP
$12.25

Tiersen, Yann
Tabarly (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 10TH)
PS, FRANCE LP + FREE CD. For the 10th anniversary of Eric Tabarly's death, a famous skipper from Brittany (Northwest of France), the director Pierre Marcel and Galatée Film release a biography of this unsurpassed sailor on June, 11. Galatée Film did not hesitate at all to suggest another exceptional Breton (from Brittany), i.e. Yann Tiersen to compose the soundtrack of this outstanding film. As usual, Yann Tiersen did not just make a music that illustrates the film, but he made a full-fledged, independent, personal and powerful music. Yann made an instrumental music that gives pride of place to the piano and to the intimate melodies that will delight his biggest fans. This record is a kind of bridge in the artist's evolution, from his first loves to his new folk trend. Under this peaceful, mastered and warm movie soundtrack, lays actually a new album. After Eric Zonca's "la vie rêvée des anges", "Amélie from Montmartre" and "Goodbye Lenin", Yann Tiersen composed his fourth soundtrack and as the previous films, it is a safe bet that it will be a success! The record has been initially made for vinyl and the mastering has been made from this vinyl. The sound is therefore warm and powerful.
Lcid'Ailleurs-048
LP
$20.25

Torche
Meanderthal (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 27TH)
PS, US Copious hooks abound & psychedelic swarms of drone weave throughout riff-wizardry on vinyl.
RoboticEmpire
LP
$18.75

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

U.S. Christmas
Eat the Low Dogs (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 10TH)
PS, US The music cannot be ignored. It hurts people, physically & mentally. It stirs intense feelings of pain, frustration, loss, fear, & occasionally euphoria. Snare drums rattle, amps hum & pop, dogs bark in the background. But that's the way it always sounds, & the band doesn't see any point in changing a method that works. Many a drunken bystander has been drawn to the theremin's magic antennae.
Neurot
CD
$16.00

U.S. Christmas
Eat the Low Dogs (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 10TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Neurot
LP
$14.25

U2
Boy [expanded deluxe re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US U2's first three albums have been remastered and will be released by Universal on July 22nd. Following the remastered release of The Joshua Tree last year, Edge has overseen a similar remastering of Boy (1980), October (1981) and War (1983). All of which have been remastered from the original audio tapes. Deluxe double version including a disc of b-sides, live tracks and rarities. The packaging on all three titles has been restored and expanded, with new liner notes for each record, previously unseen photos and full lyrics, purportedly housed in a book like Joshua Tree.
Island
DCD
$29.75

U2
October [expanded deluxe re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US U2's first three albums have been remastered and will be released by Universal on July 22nd. Following the remastered release of The Joshua Tree last year, Edge has overseen a similar remastering of Boy (1980), October (1981) and War (1983). All of which have been remastered from the original audio tapes. Deluxe double version including a disc of b-sides, live tracks and rarities. The packaging on all three titles has been restored and expanded, with new liner notes for each record, previously unseen photos and full lyrics, purportedly housed in a book like Joshua Tree.
Island
DCD
$29.75

U2
War [expanded deluxe re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US U2's first three albums have been remastered and will be released by Universal on July 22nd. Following the remastered release of The Joshua Tree last year, Edge has overseen a similar remastering of Boy (1980), October (1981) and War (1983). All of which have been remastered from the original audio tapes. Deluxe double version including a disc of b-sides, live tracks and rarities. The packaging on all three titles has been restored and expanded, with new liner notes for each record, previously unseen photos and full lyrics, purportedly housed in a book like Joshua Tree.
Island
DCD
$29.75

Ueno
Sui-Gin (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 27TH)
PS, AUSTRALIA Ueno, along with his partner Saya, is one of the core members of Tenniscoats, who've released a number of fantastic discs of straight up melodic to the core sing-songing joy. 2007 saw the release of Tenniscoat's 'Totemo Aimasho' for ROOM40 and 'Tan Tan Therapy' for Häpna/Headz. In addition to his contributions to the Tenniscoats mothership, Ueno has released a string of solo releases, most of which explore his engaging approach to the guitar. 'Two Things Always Happen Simultaneously' released in 2003 on Majikick as a cdr and then re-issued two years later as a 'proper' Cd on Commune-Disc lays the foundations. Whilst it is more explicitly a guitar record than what goes down on Sui-Gin, the Fahey-esque finger-picking that would otherwise plant him firmly within the Takoma school (Ueno's cat is not called 'Fahey' without reason) is willfully offset by Ueno's technique of recording multiple overdubs without recourse to the original. There might be a little of that on 'Sui-Gin' (Japanese for mercury), too. Either way, there is an ongoing slippage between intention and accident in the complex mesh of notes, and Ueno sends himself further away from any superficial 12-string Tacoma purism by plugging his guitar into a moog ring-mod and completing erasing its original sound. What you hear on 'sui-gin' is 9 tracks of alien beauty that sit somewhere between Derek Bailey and Mouse on Mars' 'Instrumentals' lp. Takashi Ueno plays 12 string acoustic guitar & Moog ring modulator. "For an instrument that when presented solo often brings to mind a clutter of reference points, Ueno Takashi's playing is stubbornly his own and (((hasunosu))) suggests we are hearing but the first offerings of an increasingly vital proponent of contemporary Japanese guitar composition." Signal To Noise.
Room40-428
CD
$15.00

UTON
Straight Edge XXS (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, GERMANY Limited 500. "Straight Edge XXS" is the 2nd vinyl album by Finland's Uton released in a strictly limited edition of 500 copies on the Dekorder label. It comes in a gorgeous full-colour collage sleeve assembled by Hirvonen himself. While Uton's last Dekorder album "Alitaju Ylimina" (and most of his other recorded works respectively) are hazy lo-fi drone masterpieces for the most part, this is a completely different affair. Recorded straight to tape within one month, right after returning from a 6-month trip to India, these songs (if you could call them songs) are completely out-of-this-world; very short and crazed sketch-like pieces sounding like a Nonesuch Explorer LP of long lost field recordings from an as yet unexplored continent. Or is it World Music from an unknown planet recorded by those Sublime Frequencies guys from mysterious short wave transmissions? Well, it is all that and more. It is pure ecstatic expression channelized through Psychedelia, Free Jazz, Noise and rural ancient Folk Music from all over the world in a completely naked, predominantly acoustic setting. One of the purest forms of music you could imagine; while all the familiar Uton elements remain evident in a hazy backcloth. Uton is the one-man project of Jani Hirvonen originally hailing from Tampere. Hirvonen is one of the most active musicians of the Finnish underground scene that has recently presented us the likes of Kuupuu, Kemialliset Ystävät, Islaja, Paavoharju and Lau Nau and a seemingly never-ending stream of beautiful and highly original record releases. Uton has previously released dozens of CD's, CD-R's and Cassettes on a myriad of labels including Jewelled Antler, Pseudo Arcana, Last Visible Dog, Digitalis, Ruralfauna and his own Ikuisuus. He has collaborated with Amon Dude (Avarus), Anla Courtis (Reynols), Antony Milton (Black Boned Angel), Ben Reynolds, Peter Wright, Phil Todd (Ashtray Navigations) and Jan Anderzen (Tomutonttu, Kemialliset Ystävät) among others. The latter collaboration (under the Hevoset moniker) is released on LP by Dekorder simultaneously.
Dekorder-025
CD
$17.50

Various
A Factory Night (Once Again) 15.12.2007 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, UK 28 tracks. NTSC Region 0. LTM is pleased to present a DVD souvenir of A Factory Night (Once Again), the memorable live event staged at Plan K in Brussels in 15 December 2007 featuring live performances by Section 25, Crispy Ambulance, The Names, Kevin Hewick and Peter Hook. Shot in High Definition with five cameras and a digital stereo soundtrack, the live section of the DVD features 2 hours of in-concert highlights (28 tracks) from all four bands, as well as the encore of the New Order classic Temptation by Section 25 and Peter Hook. Bonus features on the NTSC format Region 0 DVD include poster and photo galleries, as well as a rare 1981 television interview with Annik Honore exploring the early history of Plan K, Factory Benelux and Les Disques du Crepuscule. The 2007 event marked a return of these several original Factory Records artists to the legendary Plan K venue in Brussels after a gap of more than 25 years, during which the venue (a former sugar refinery) had ceased staging live gigs. The event was also a tribute to the late Anthony H. Wilson, the Factory founder who died a few months earlier.
LTM-2519
DVD
$21.75

Various
Impala Eardrums: A Radium Sampler (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, US For fifteen years, TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS has been the preeminent source of avant audio, championing minimal, improvised, and outsider musics of various spots and stripes. Now, as its influence radiates outward, the label presents Radium, its "rock" imprint, showcased here with "Impala Eardrums, A Radium Sampler". While minimalist legend RHYS CHATHAM leads the way with a delightful unreleased piece from his mid-80s archives, most of the other contributors are younger folks, from a new generation of performers. It's a diverse bunch, ranging from the raw Americana of MEGAFAUN and JONATHAN KANE, to the humid, pulsating krautrock of ATELEIA and the spectral songcraft of PAUL DUNCAN. NEPTUNE serves up its version of home-forged proto-clangor, while COLLECTIONS OF COLONIES OF BEES and SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS pour forth in glistening, shimmering waves. Together, these eight tracks - all previously unreleased on CD - have one thing in common: a resolute will to march headlong into the untamed brambles and briar patches of 21st-century sound.
TableOfTheElements-812
LP
$14.25

Various
Slendid Isolation (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
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

Various
Gigantic: A Tribute To Kim Deal (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 3RD)
PS, US A tribute to one of the most influential and certainly one of the coolest rock chicks of all time. This tribute is a pure labor of love for the label and features indie-rockers from all over the globe covering Kim's impressive body of work. Songs Kim's written for The Breeders and The Amps are covered with utter reverence here. Liner notes by Tanya Donelly (Throwing Muses, Breeders). Mastered by Sean Glonek (Frank Black, OK Go, Kristin Hersh, Dresden Dolls, Mogwai). Produced by Joseph Spadaro (Dig For Fire - a tribute to Pixies, Cinnamon Girl - Women Artists Cover Neil Young For Charity). Original album art by David Yurchuk. Limited edition pressing. Tracklist: 01. The She / WITCH HATS 02. Bragging Party / THE GERMAN ART STUDENTS 03. Cannonball / THE WHEELERS 04. Tipp City / TARA KING TH 05. Do You Love Me Now / MELISSA GIBBS 06. Fortunately Gone / JULIE PEEL 07. Off You / FRANCINE 08. Doe / RIZZO 09. I Just Want To Get Along / DESCARTES A KANT 10. Invisible Man / THE NUEVOS 11. Safari / THE DOUGLAS FIR 12. When I Was A Painter / LE TETSUO 13. Divine Hammer / THE MODIFIERS.
AmericanLaundromat-013
CD
$12.25

Various
Impala Eardrums: A Radium Sampler (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, US For fifteen years, TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS has been the preeminent source of avant audio, championing minimal, improvised, and outsider musics of various spots and stripes. Now, as its influence radiates outward, the label presents Radium, its "rock" imprint, showcased here with "Impala Eardrums, A Radium Sampler". While minimalist legend RHYS CHATHAM leads the way with a delightful unreleased piece from his mid-80s archives, most of the other contributors are younger folks, from a new generation of performers. It's a diverse bunch, ranging from the raw Americana of MEGAFAUN and JONATHAN KANE, to the humid, pulsating krautrock of ATELEIA and the spectral songcraft of PAUL DUNCAN. NEPTUNE serves up its version of home-forged proto-clangor, while COLLECTIONS OF COLONIES OF BEES and SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS pour forth in glistening, shimmering waves. Together, these eight tracks - all previously unreleased on CD - have one thing in common: a resolute will to march headlong into the untamed brambles and briar patches of 21st-century sound.
TableOfTheElements-812
CD
$13.00

Vss
Nervous Circuits (CD/DVD) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, US mastered and the DVD is loaded with select footage from the band's history along with three additional full live sets. "While there's nothing all that unique anymore about an indie rock band mixing in a little electronics, there was something breathtakingly original about The VSS - essentially a hardcore punk band - incorporating these elements. The result was something organic and angry and intensely human, but it was laced with a sharp, robotic edge" - Epitonic.com.
HydraHead
CD
$13.25

We Are Soldiers We Have Guns
Get Up, Get Out (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 1ST)
PS, UK WASWHG is Gothenburg, Sweden resident Malin Dahlberg (also in Douglas Heart and Laurel Music), with help from an assortment of musical friends. Regarded as one of Sweden's finest indie-pop vocalists, this is a most potent display of Malin's vocal beauty and songwriting talents. More powerful, more melodic and more immediate than before - mix Cat Power with Jason Molina, Low with Architecture in Helsinki and add the dark pop integrity of fellow Swede Stina Nordenstam. Most surely; music to die for.
StereoTestKit
CD
$12.25

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

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

Windsor For The Derby
How We Lost (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, US Despite the connotation of its title, "How We Lost" is a celebratory album. It's a reflective record and, in its own way, celebrates the WINDSOR FOR THE DERBY continuum that's been created from their first release ("Calm Hades Float", 1996) to their last ("Giving Up the Ghost", 2005). Each of these recordings is a sequel to the next both in narrative and musically and as the band's first two records ("Calm Hades Float" and "Minnie Greutzfeldt") were re-released last year they found themselves in constant dialogue about their body of work and the paths they'd chosen. Also a part of that ongoing dialogue were the records that the band finds itself consistently re-visiting (Swell Maps, Section 25, Psychic TV and much of the Factory Records catalog) and what makes those recordings timeless and resonate in a personal way with the band. The songs on "How We Lost" are reflections of those records and those conversations. It's about the band and the ways the band has changed over the years, the things they hold onto and what's been left behind.
SecretlyCanadian-141
CD
$11.50

Windsor For The Derby
How We Lost (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 20TH)
PS, US Despite the connotation of its title, "How We Lost" is a celebratory album. It's a reflective record and, in its own way, celebrates the WINDSOR FOR THE DERBY continuum that's been created from their first release ("Calm Hades Float", 1996) to their last ("Giving Up the Ghost", 2005). Each of these recordings is a sequel to the next both in narrative and musically and as the band's first two records ("Calm Hades Float" and "Minnie Greutzfeldt") were re-released last year they found themselves in constant dialogue about their body of work and the paths they'd chosen. Also a part of that ongoing dialogue were the records that the band finds itself consistently re-visiting (Swell Maps, Section 25, Psychic TV and much of the Factory Records catalog) and what makes those recordings timeless and resonate in a personal way with the band. The songs on "How We Lost" are reflections of those records and those conversations. It's about the band and the ways the band has changed over the years, the things they hold onto and what's been left behind.
SecretlyCanadian-141
LP
$11.50

Winning
Could We Believe In Magic? (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 27TH)
PS, CANADA Vancouver trio, Winnings sophomore full length is as dour and uncomfortable as it is playful. Its a paradigm sprouted from the seed of improvisation, but nurtured from a dark and claustrophobic sentiment. Structurally, Could We Believe In Magic? has it's hands in a variety of extremes. It runs the gamut, from an apparent abandonment of traditional tempo and structure, to, at least comparatively, more conventional composition. Last year's, This Is An For Cigarettes, Winning's debut album, was a tangled and puzzling foray into rocks most experimental corners, abandoning rhythm, and structure almost completely; Only Magazine called it ...a clumsy acrobatic act beneath the Big Top of punk rock. And Magic is, no doubt, a logical continuation of such acrobatics; the most notable difference being much larger occurrences of coherency. Melody and structure are gestured at; sometimes completed, and sometimes spun quickly out of control. One may assume that these moments of melody (are we bold enough to call them 'choruses?'), would smooth out Winning's cumbersome disposition. But it is arguable that the exact opposite is true. Much like how one warm day will make the cold ones feel colder; these moments create a reference point for normalcy. The pop insinuations on Magic are equally as baffling as the free structured ones.
Ache-037
CD
$13.25

Wolf Parade
At Mount Zoomer (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Subpop
LP
$12.50

Wolf Parade
At Mount Zoomer (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, US Their second album for Sub Pop might just be this generation's "Marquee Moon" or an indie rock "Chinese Democracy" released thirty years early. Better though, to think of it as the sound of a band edging forward into a wispy darkness, one hand reaching out, the other firmly clutching the past.
Subpop
CD
$12.50

Wooden Shjips
Vol. 1 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 10TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
HolyMountain
LP
$16.00

Wooden Shjips
Vol. 1 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 10TH)
PS, US Their earliest material was released on vinyl, pressed in small quantities that were either free or hard to come by & are now hopelessly out of print. Who are we to keep you away from the rush of "Shrinking Moon for You"? Vol. 1 collects all the tracks from the free 10'', the Dance, California 7'', & the
SOL 7''
HolyMountain
CD
$16.00

WRNLRD
Oneiromantical War (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 27TH)
PS, US Working with guitar, bass, fiddle, banjo, synths & samples; Wrnlrd throws metal, industrial, noise, dark ambient & folk musics into a blackened & bubbling cauldron. Wrnlrd records spontaneous, wordless vocalizations & details the lyrics later, improvises massed guitar tones, buries samples deep into the mix & brings the disruptive & unpredictable elements of improvisation & chance into recording. ONE TIME PRESSING OF 500 on 180 gram vinyl in a gatefold jacket with metallic ink artwork. Comes with digital download code.
FlingcoSoundSystem-01
LP
$21.75

Parasol Picks, Recent Restocks, & Noteworthy Reminders

5ive “Hesperus” CD $12.50
Acorn “Glory Hope Mountain” CD $13.75
All Golden In The Afternoon “S-T” CD $8.25
American Music Club “The Golden Age” CD $14.00
Big Fresh “B.F.F. (Big Fresh Forever)” CD $12.00
Bjork “Declare Independence (12"/CD/DVD)” LP $36.00
Black Angels “Better Off Alone” CD5 $3.50
Black Angels “Better Off Alone” 45 $6.50
Black Mountain “In The Future” DLP $12.25
Blood Music “Sing A Song Fighter!” CD $17.00
Bonnie "Prince" Billy “Wilding in the West” CD $16.25
British Sea Power “Do You Like Rock Music?” CD $15.25
British Sea Power “Do You Like Rock Music?” LP $16.00
Bubblegum Lemonade “Ten Years Younger” CD5 $6.50
Butterfly Effect “IMAGO” CD $13.50
Carbonara, Eric “Exodus Bulldornadius” CD $13.75
Celletti, Alessandra “Way Out” CD $17.00
Crystal Skulls “Blocked Numbers” LP $13.50
DeVotchKa “Supermelodrama” CD $15.00
Egg “The Civil Service” CD $20.25
Final Fantasy “He Poos Clouds” LP $12.25
Free Form Funky Freqs “Urban Mythology: Vol. 1” CD $13.25
Harmony Rockets “Paralyzed Mind of the Archangel Void [re-issue]” CD $19.00
Harris, Noah “The Sea & Age EP” CD5 $7.00
Harter, Ali “Worry The Bone” CD $10.00
Head of Skulls “S-T” 12 $8.75
Helio Sequence “Keep Your Eyes Ahead” CD $12.00
Helio Sequence “Keep Your Eyes Ahead” LP $13.00
Holland, Michael “Simple Truths and Pleasures” CD $15.00
Holy Moses “S-T [re-issue]” CD $16.25
Human Bell “S-T” CD $14.00
Isis “Holy Tears” CD5 $6.25
Japancakes “Down The Elements” CD $9.00
Japancakes “The Sleepy Strange” CD $12.25
Jennifer Gentle & Makoto Kawabata “Wrong Cage” CD $16.75
Joy Unlimited “Overground [re-issue]” CD $15.75
La Rainbow Toy Orchestra “In Love With Toys EP” CD $9.00
Laakso “Mother, Am I Good Looking?” CD $14.25
Laakso “Västerbron & Vampires EP” CD5 $8.25
Le Mans “Rebel Action” CD $16.25
Lightspeed Champion “Falling Off The Lavender Bridge” CD $13.00
Lowe, Nick “Jesus of Cool [Bonus Tracks] (Digipack Packaging)” CD $15.50
McCarthy, Dawn & Bonny Billy “Wai Notes” CD $13.25
McGill, Cameron & What Army “Hold On Beauty” CD $10.00
Mojack “Under the Willow Tree” CD $14.00
Morricone, Ennio “L'Alibi OST” CD $16.25
Mould, Bob “District Line” LP $15.50
Mould, Bob “District Line” CD $15.50
Mt. St. Helens “Of Others” CD $8.50
Murder In The Cathedral “Afraid Of...” CD $21.00
Nascimbene, Mario “L'Eneide OST” CD $16.25
New Colony Six, The “Sides” CD $15.50
No Kids “Come Into My House” CD $12.25
Paint It Black “New Lexicon” CD $13.25
Park, Patrick “Everyone's in Everyone (Digipak Packaging)” CD $13.65
Penate, Jack “Matinee” CD $13.25
Pequeña Fiera! “Casiotone For Bears” CD $11.00
Racer, Kris “Has A Banner Year” CD5 $5.00
Radiohead “In Rainbows” LP $17.50
Ramsey Lewis Trio, The “In Person Volume Two: 1965-67” CD $15.50
Redwing “Self-Titled [re-issue]” CD $15.75
Saviours “Into Abaddon” CD $13.00
Scary Mansion “Every Joke Is Half the Truth” CD $10.00
Serpentina “Planeando En Tu Azotea” CD $15.75
Sian Alice Group “59.59” CD $11.50
Simon, John “John Simon's Album” CD $15.50
Sleep Out “I Was Your Shroud” CD $8.50
Smiths, The “Inside The Smiths” DVD $15.50
Stoltz, Kelly “Circular Sounds” CD $13.00
Stone Country “S-T” CD $15.50
Sunny Day Sets Fire “Strange: Remix” CD $5.00
Thao “We Brave Bee Stings and All” CD $13.00
This Will Destroy You “S-T” CD $13.50
Throw Me The Statue “Moonbeams” CD $11.50
Tiger Lou “The Loyal” CD $9.50
Tindersticks “Greatest Hits” CD $15.25
Vandermark 5 “Beat Reader” CD $14.00
Various “Pillows & Prayers: Cherry Red Records 1981-1984 [3CD/1DVD]” CD/DVD $38.00
Various “The Rev-Ola Rock Machine Turns You On” CD $8.25
Various “Plum [10 x 7" boxset]” 45-BOX $40.00
Various “Cinnamon Girl: Women Artists Cover Neil Young For Charity” CD $13.75
Various “Daisies OST” CD $20.50
Veloso, Caetano “Irene” LP $22.50
We're All Gonna Die “Kiss the Ground, Curse the Sky” CD $11.00
White, Jim “S-T” CD $11.75
Wire “Read & Burn 03” CD5 $9.50
Wolfgang Dauner Quintet “The Oimels” CD $21.00
Woods “How To Survive In The Woods” CD $13.25
Ya Ho Wa 13 “Penetration, An Aquarian” CD $16.75
Yellow Moon Band, The “Maybach EP” 45 $7.75