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31Knots
Worried Well
PS, US Further explorations of "post-apocalyptic Vaudevillian punk" and demented pop, but with a twist. Plainly stated, 31Knots hasn't moved in a new direction so much as they've ripened to full maturity, evolved into the creature they're meant to be. Previous efforts are just as tightly wrapped, just as fierce and incendiary. But something is different. Something here is new. It deserves to be called out as thought provoking and well written music in a time when substance is quickly giving way to music of commerce and palatability. There is no band like 31Knots and Worried Well finds them at the full height of their powers.
Polyvinyl
CD
$12.50

31Knots
Worried Well
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Polyvinyl
LP
$12.50

A Faulty Chromosome
As An Ex-Anorexic's Six Sicks Exit
PS, US A slopbucket of shoegaze tremolo, hand-claps, 8-bit blips, water-damaged mister rogers records, mashed casio chords & drum machined beats.How could you not pick this up.
Self Release
CD
$9.25

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

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

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

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

Amacher, Maryanne
Teo! A Sonic Sculpture
PS, US A student of Stockhausen & close collaborator of John Cage & David Behrman, Amacher has been creating acoustic art, electronic soundscapes & site-specific
installation work since 1967.
Tzadik
CD
$15.25

Apache
Boomtown Gems
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Birdman
LP
$16.00

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Autumn Project
A Burning Light
PS, US Experimental, instrumental, epic soundscapes w/enough emotion, melody, beauty, darkness & brutality to please fans of Pelican, though these dudes veer much more on the ambient side of things. Hypnotic & HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Deepsend
CD
$12.25

Awesome Color
Electric Aborigines
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
AmericanDust
LP
$16.00

Backyard Tire Fire
Bar Room Semantics
PS, US This is the Bloomington, IL trio's 2006 release. Focused around the blue-collar songwriting of Ed Anderson, the young Illinois-based trio explores the harder side of life w/ a simple man's brilliance that never takes itself too seriously." - Aaron Kayce HARP MAG
OIE
CD
$9.00

Backyard Tire Fire
Vagabonds & Hooligans
PS, US "Vagabonds and Hooligans, is a career maker-a confident, shining example of songcraft at its finest akin to Randy Newman's 12 Songs, Drive-By Trucker's Decoration Day, & Tom Petty & the Heartbreaker's Damn The Torpedoes. Played again and again,this record only grows in depth and charm." - Dennis Cook JamBase
OIE
CD
$9.00

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

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

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

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

Bipolaroid
'E(i)ther Or'
PS, US Amid the local masses of hornblowers, washboard scratchers and swamp-pop stars, Ben Glover stands out like, well, the one guy making pastoral, British Invasion psych/rock in a southern jazz-and-zydeco province. His band Bipolaroid made a grand entrance with 2003's Transparent Make-believe, likely the most authentic Syd Barrett shrine ever to emerge from the muddy banks of the Mississippi. Reborn as a five-piece band, the group finally follows up its singular gem with an album whose mark remains the same but whose aim has shifted slightly. E(i)ther Or is an altogether messier, more chaotic affair " intentionally so, Glover might add. The songwriter sings in a blurry slur, with a sleepy, faux-English accent that frames vintage-sounding instruments and paisley melodies in a perfectly hazy Pink Floyd daydream.
Bipolaroid-
LP
$12.25

Blink
Epidemic of Ideas
PS, US 12 original compositions pushing the boudaries of jazz, funk, future music & electronica. A musical collective steeped in jazz, rock, & free improvisation.
ThirstyEar
CD
$13.25

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

Booker T. & the MG's
Green Onions
PS, US Propelled by Booker T. Jones' smoky organ and the funky guitar bursts of Steve Cropper, "Green Onions"-the first chart-topper by Booker T. & The MG's-slithered across the 1962 airwaves, followed immediately by an album every bit as savory. Hot on the heels of that first MG's smash, here's a second helping, "Mo' Onions," as well as the exquisite pop delights of "Stranger On The Shore" and the unsurpassed after-hours smolder of "Behave Yourself." The original Green Onions LP by the peerless Booker T. & The MG's: exact reproduction available now from SUNDAZED on High-Definition Vinyl, mastered from the absolute vintage analog tapes, and so lip-smacking delicious it'll make you cry.
Sundazed
LP
$17.00

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

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

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

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

Briggs, Anne
S-T
PS, US Thankfully this, her first & strongest record, reissued for the first time w/ the original cover. On CD
Water
CD
$14.25

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

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

Byrds
Columbia Singles '65-'67
PS, US When "Mr. Tambourine Man" first rumbled out of car radio speakers in 1965, it was a pivotal moment in pop history. With its jangling 12-string and epic sweep, it was the dawn of a new day: the birth of folk-rock. And the Byrds were just getting started. The next two years saw one hit after another, from the Biblical prophesies of "Turn, Turn, Turn" to the raga-rock of "Eight Miles High," from the exotic orchestration of "So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star" to the Byrds bringing it all back home with "My Back Pages." Here they are again, 30 landmark recordings in their perfectly constructed, radio-friendly mono mixes: the forgotten rarities, withdrawn singles and, of course, all the original A and B-sides. No one has ever had a stronger run of singles than did the Byrds in their prime. No one.
Sundazed LP5130
DLP
$24.00

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

Byrds
The Notorious Byrd Brothers
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Sundazed
LP
$17.00

Caesars
Strawberry Weed
PS, US New album from Swedish Garage-Pop Kingpins.
Astralwerks
CD
$12.50

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

Cakebuilder
Feeding The Worms
PS, GERMANY File Under: dubstep, breakcore. From its symphonic opening to its sweeping heavy basses, Cakebuilder's second record for Ad Noiseam shows that things are still deep in Winnipeg. Bridging angry, dark dubstep and a highly melodic drive, Cakebuilder opens a new gate for the genre, where "dub" is replaced by something a lot colder and orchestral. Cinematic dubstep of the blackest shade.
AdNoiseam-095
12
$11.25

Carter, Susan
Wonderful Dreams And Adventures
PS, UK Along with the likes of Jackie DeShannon, Cass Elliot and Joni Mitchell, Susan Carter was an integral part of the late 1960s Laurel Canyon scene, a veritable "Lady Of The Canyon". Carter captured the attention of Epic Records, who teamed her with producer Les Carter and arranger Dick Halligan (of Blood, Sweat & Tears fame). Recorded in New York, her 1970 debut Wonderful Deeds and Adventures - A Collection of Stirring Scene and Moving Accidents was certainly that and more... something of an era timepiece. It was also interesting in that, with backing from Randy Brecker and most of BS&T, material such as Donovan's 'Young Girl Blues', James Taylor's 'Brighten Your Day with My Night' and 'Medley for Billie Holiday' found Carter working in the blues and jazz genres years before Joni Mitchell and other contemporaries made such a move. Carter certainly had a powerful and versatile voice, capable of handling a wide variety of genres and her crystalline voice occasionally recalled Laura Nyro.
Rev-Ola-260
CD
$15.50

Clark, Gene
Gene Clark with the Gosdin Brothers
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Sundazed
LP
$17.00

Cocteau, Jean & Les Six
Once Upon A Time
PS, UK Paris 1919. Playwright, novelist, poet, surrealist, filmmaker and self-publicist Jean Cocteau was the literary spokesman for Les Six. With his endorsement, and the inspiration of Erik Satie and fired by the principles of Dada and surrealism, the group, comprising Francis Poulenc, Arthur Honegger, Darius Milhaud, Georges Auric, Germaine Tailleferre and Louis Durey, expressed their irreverence towards the twin specters of lifeless tradition and bloodless modernism. They embraced the previously forbidden worlds of popular song, 'primitive' music and jazz and in so doing, helped purge the classical music establishment of its deeply ingrained snobbery and pave the way for generations of iconoclasts - in classical, jazz and rock music - still to come. Our edition comprises famous examples of the work of this group of composers who so scandalized twenties Paris Pacific 231, Les Biches, Le Boeuf sur le Toit and La Creation du Monde along with themes from Georges Auric's scores for Cocteau's the very influential surrealistic film fantasies; Orphée (Orpheus), La belle et la bête (Beauty and the Beast) and L'aigle à deux têtes (The Eagle has Two Heads).
El-152
CD
$15.50

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

Cross, Milton
Light in the West
PS, US Originally self-released in a limited CDR format, now remastered & reworked & reborn in this new skin. Cross (TARENTEL, DIAL SQUARE, PARTY OF DOOM) does his best work when he's playing his violin or harmonium -he's classically trained & his skill is immediately apparent. Both instruments permeate the album, adding a thick layer of glowing warmth to the songs which they haunt. From the heartbreaking opener, "It's Been Almost a Year" to the quiet, wavering whispers of "Future Ghost," Cross has created an album full of endless layers & organic details. Limited to 500 copies
Digitalis
CD
$11.00

Crystal Stilts
S-T
PS, US The Crystal Stilts hail from the same small-but-noisy Brooklyn pop gang as the Vivian Girls (of which the two bands share a drummer) and the perfectly shambolic Cause Co-Motion, If The Pin Group met The Jesus & Mary Chain and had a bastard baby that loved 1966, that might give you some idea of where the Crystal Stilts sound like. Four tracks on wax.
FeatheryTongue
12
$10.00

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

Dandy Warhols, The
Earth to the Dandy Warhols
PS, US VINYL VERSION.
Beat/EMD
DLP
$20.50

Dandy Warhols, The
Earth to the Dandy Warhols
PS, US Now acting as masters of their own destiny, The Dandy Warhols are back and ushering in a rockin return to form with Earth to the Dandy Warhols, the band s debut on their newly minted label, Beat The World Records. The album is quintessential Dandys, pulling together the diverse sounds and influences that have always characterized their music, and full of the same dry vigor that s made them world famous. From the Some Girls-era Rolling Stones-meets-Talking Heads Welcome to the Third World, to the campy Mis Amigos, to the psychedelic rock of Beast of Saints, Earth to the Dandy Warhols is pleasure ride that allows you to fully enjoy the trip while still keeping you on your toes. The band reached out to their friends, too, inviting Dire Strait's Mark Knopfler and the Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell to join in on the rollicking Love Song. Earth to the Dandy Warhols serves as a stunning platform into a new era of the Dandy Warhols career and places the band firmly in the ranks of rock s elite class.
Beat/EMD
CD
$15.25

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

Death Vessel
Nothing is Precious Enough
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Subpop
LP
$12.50

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

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

Dignan
The Guest
PS, US 6 Songs inspired by fans of Broken Social Scene and Arcade Fire, and grandchildren of lounge musicians. Dignan sends us an array of melodies that brood over love, loss, angst, and crime.
BeardedBeauty-001
CD5
$5.50

Disciplines, The
Smoking Kills (ON SALE / DELAYED: SALEABLE AUGUST 26)
PS, NORWAY PRE-ORDER @ $15.00, regular price $17.00. New band featuring KEN STRINGFELLOW. The Disciplines--a razor sharp, fuel efficient jet machine blending a full-on, rock blast worthy of AC/DC with anthemic melodies as sweet and singable as ABBA; a place where indie-level humility and charm meets a stadium-sized musical reach. Formed by American indie icon Ken Stringfellow (the Posies, R.E.M., Big Star, Lagwagon etc.) and the three instrument-wielding members of Norwegian chart successes Briskeby, the Disciplines have just released their first album, SMOKiNG KiLLS (Voices Music & Ent., Norway/Denmark). The album has already drawn rave reviews in the Norwegian national media; the singles "Best Mistake" and "Oslo" are bona fide chart hits; the band has been the subject of its own TV special and is on most of the major festivals in Norway this summer. The band was asked by Snow Patrol to support their London show last year; R.E.M. included the track "Yours for the Taking" on their Q magazine mix CD and has tagged the band to support their Scandinavian stadium shows in September. Coming up: a feature on Ken in Elle Scandinavia; festival and club dates in Netherlands, Spain and France; and a partnership with Chess Mobile that will put the band on screens large and small this summer (Chess will release a limited edition Disciplines phone that will come pre-loaded with the album and other features specific to the band). The band has played in Helsinki & Berlin and is looking at hitting both North and South America in the next year.
VME
CD
$15.00

Don Cabellero
Punkgasm
PS, US VINYL VERSION.
Relapse
DLP
$23.00

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

Donovan
Sunshine Superman
PS, US When Donovan went electric in 1966 he jumped headfirst into the deep end-and the splash was felt all around the world. Here's an exact repro of the U.S. version of Donovan's hypnotic Sunshine Superman LP, in ultra-punchy mono, on premium vinyl. Showcasing the international smash single of the same name, Sunshine Superman-with its exotic tapestries, sitar-laced psychedelia and unrelenting folk-rock vibe-has only grown more irresistible over the years.
Sundazed
LP
$17.00

Dreamtiger
Glisten
PS, US Dreamtiger's debut EP is a work that strives for cinematic grandeur. It has been called "a soundtrack to dream to", which might begin to address the reverb drenched guitars chiming away, soft vocals echoing forever, the fluid drum beats, & sturdy melodic bass. It shows a band that will only get bigger, louder, closer to reaching the stratosphere.
SelfReleased
CD
$8.25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Freedom's Children
Retrospective [3 CD boxset] VERY LIMITED!
PS, GERMANY Deluxe 3CD box set edition of these albums, previously issued on vinyl by Shadoks. These 3 CDs will also be available separately, but this version puts these together in a heavy cardboard box, like the Blops CD on Shadoks. This box set edition is limited to 300 copies. Shadoks Music presents all three records by Freedom's Children, now collected together, after two years of struggle and hard work with tons of help from collectors in South Africa, England, Austria and the U.S.A. Since all mastertapes were lost in a big fire, they had to be mastered from the original vinyl, using two or three mint copies of each album to make the best possible sounding product. All three albums are the most wanted albums ever from South Africa. Some call them "The Pink Floyd of South Africa," and if the political situation in S.A. at that time would have been easier, they would have had the same status in the international music market as Pink Floyd. Beautifully composed songs, amazing instrumentation, well-crafted guitar work and great singers. The extra-heavy prog sound beats most albums in the same direction coming from the UK or U.S.A. Three absolute masterpieces. LIMITED TO 300 COPIES!!!
ShadoksMusic
CD-BOX
$54.25

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

Glory Fckn Sun
Spectra
PS, US This New Zealand group concoct a slow-burning behemoth of metallic shivers and distortion churn, dark enough to invoke the dread name Haino. Spectra is an unsettling mind-meld: desolate soundscapes bleed into heavy drones, which are complemented perfectly by restless percussion. Group improvisation is the natural language of these three. LIMITED edition of 300 red 160 gm. vinyl records, housed in silk-screened, heavy-gauge recycled stock jackets.
TippedBowler
LP
$16.75

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

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

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

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

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

Heaviness
S-T
PS, US This Swedish band's own brand of mayhem pop has been very well received in the neo-shoegaze camp. Electric violin, driving drums, flowing guitar, & bittersweet vocals forge a path through a forest of anxiety, longing & oppression. The songs strike you down w/their brute force only to lift you up w/the beauty of their melodies. Special Japanese issue featuring a bonus track/new artwork.
Quince-061
CD
$13.75

Hey Mercedes
Unorchestrated
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!! After spanning 4 1/2 years of touring, 2 full-lengths, and 3 wonderful EPs (this being their third), this marks the final release from Milwaukees' Hey Mercedes. EP feaures 2 hard-to-finds that were previously released as a Japanese bonus track and a compilation track respectfully, 2 unreleased songs from the Loses Control demo sessions, and a live version of 'unorchestrated' which originally appears on Loses Control. A great closer to an extremely busy and prolific career.
GrandTheftAutumn
12
$11.00

High Mountain Tempel
The Glass Bead Game
PS, US The wind-bent branches of Torrey Pines, the falling cinders of canyon fires, the witch covens and guru love nests, the Buddha calm of the High Sierras, and the skin-cracking power of a Santa Ana wind. Inspired by Terry Riley, Lustmord, Philip K. Dick, and H.P. Lovecraft.
LotusHouse-12
CD
$11.50

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

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

Hitchcock, Robyn
Fegmania! [expanded re-issue]
PS, US A return to band format, showcasing The Egyptians through thick sonic tapestries wrapped around his signature skittered melodies & private lyrics. The album also features period bonus tracks that do not appear on the original album.
YepRoc
CD
$12.00

Hitchcock, Robyn
Gotta Let This Hen Out [expanded re-issue]
PS, US Captures a blazing live set by the Egyptians from London's Marquee club in early 1985. The band blasts through new & old classics, effortlessly blending the show into what amounts to a live best-of collection, & reminding fans that his legend is built as much on loud guitars as it is on eerie metaphors & jagged melodies. The album also includes bonus live tracks from a 1989 performance at The Ritz, New York City.
YepRoc
CD
$12.00

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

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

Hubbard, Neilson
I Love Your Muscles
PS, US New 2008 album from former Parasol artist and medal winner in sweetest man on Earth competition! Accomplished artist, Neilson Hubbard (This Living Hand, Strays Don't Sleep) releases his fourth solo album, I Love Your Muscles. Neilson has produced records for notable artists, Garrison Starr, Glen Phillips and Matthew Ryan. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: "This Mississippian's material is drenched in disillusionment. But like top-tier confessional singer-songwriters Matthew Sweet and Elliot Smith, he puts his woes to good use, churning out baleful ballads and hymns that earn your empathy. Blessed with a earthy falsetto, plush melodies, and salvation-seeking stories, Hubbard's got the goods to compete with the reigning mope-rock royalty."
MediaCreature-89969
CD
$9.50

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

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

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

Human Highway
Moody Motorcycle
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
SuicideSqueeze
LP
$14.00

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

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

Jaguar Love
Take Me To The Sea
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Matador
LP
$14.00

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

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

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

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

June, Sarah
This Is My Letter To The World
PS, US Singer-songwriter seems too common a term to apply to SARAH JUNE, however accurate it may be. Singer-songwriter she is, but the songs she writes and sings are both more beautiful and more haunting than the average fare. There is an uncommon ghostly air to her album. Like the smell of flowers in a empty and abandoned house where sunlight comes shining through dusty window panes. Perfectly sparse and lonesome, these songs come from the edges of dreamland.
Hand/Eye
CD
$12.50

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

Laghonia
Glue
PS, Germany "The core of Laghonia is a combination of Peruvian and US members, Saul Cornejo Vocals, Guitar, Manuel Cornejo on Drums, and David Levene on Lead Guitar and Vocals. All eight album tunes were released on 45´s under the group name New Juggler Sound. When the band changed name into Laghonia in 1970 the Glue album came out as a kind of New Juggler Sound 45 rpm compilation. The music is catchy psychedelic Rock´n´Roll stuff, with lyrics in English, intense fuzz, wah-wah Guitars, Hammond B-2 organ and a massive, variative percussion sounds. The songwriting is Beatles/Yardbirds-influenced and the music goes into Santana, Cream, Hendrix and other different directions. 4 bonus tracks and a bio round off this masterpiece of the complete New Juggler Sound recordings perfectly. Comes in a high quality digipak cover (same material as the Mystic Siva CD) with an extra 8 page booklet and amazing original artwork by M. Cornejo. Both Laghonia albums, Glue and EtCetera belong to most legendary and best South American psychedelic collector albums, besides La Revolucion de Emiliano Zapata, Modulo 1000, Toncho Pilatos, Traffic Sound."
WIS 1022CD
CD
$18.25

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

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

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

Los Angeles Electric 8
S-T
PS, US Eight electric guitarists with classical training who adapt a range of art music to an electric guitar octet. This album channels music for organ, classical guitars, strings, and Indonesian gamelans through electric guitars and classic vacuum tube amplifiers. The result is an extraordinary blend of art music and post-rock, achieved by eight classically trained guitarists who reclaim the electric guitar and transform a variety of art music genres. Mendelssohn meets Mogwai!
LAE8
CD
$12.00

Love
De Capo
PS, US Their second album, from November 1966, featuring the explosive "7 And 7 Is,"a Top 40 hit in 1966 and an all-time garage-punk classic. Exact repro from the analog masters!
Sundazed
LP
$17.00

Lykke Li
Youth Novels
PS, US New album from hyped Swedish siren! ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Advance hype fueled by the Little Bit EP had Lykke Li pegged as the next in a growing string of cool-kid-approved perfect-pop fixes to leak out from Sweden's endless supply, but Youth Novels doesn't entirely play out as expected, with neither Robyn's electronic dance-pop precision nor the affable strumming of Jens Lekman or Peter Björn and John (whose Björn Yttling handles production duties here and co-wrote every track). Although it does bear some traces of these approaches, as well as El Perro Del Mar's earnest melancholia, it's decidedly odder and harder to pin down, proffering an idiosyncratic, stripped-down vision of pop that foregrounds repetition and simplicity over familiarity or even melody (though rest assured, there is ample catchiness to be had here)."
Atlantic
CD
$13.75

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

Marling, Laura
Alas I Cannot Swim
PS, US At just 17-yrs-old, this former small town girl doesn't merely sing about what's to be expected from someone her age - love, lust & romance. The futility of religion, self-loathing & human psychology are also common themes. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: "An ethereal platinum blonde who's both thoughtful & mournful, she's an old, haunted soul in a teenager's body."
Astralwerks
CD
$12.50

Martin, Jeff
Spoons: Remixes, Collaboration & Interpretations
PS, US From the sleeve notes of the album: "After the Spoons record was released, I decided to send the album to friends & musicians I admire and I asked them to work on their own interpretation/remix As the results started coming back to me, I was impressed by what I heard and decided to release them as a combined piece of work. This was a personal experiment, never originally intended for release, but it turned out to be an interesting record in its own right". Since the release of Spoons, Martin has toured with full band & played with numerous acts including The National, Lambchop, David Grubbs, Archer Prewitt, The High Llamas & The American Analog Set. FEATURES: JOHN MCENTIRE (TORTOISE), DAVID PAJO (SLINT), HIGH LLAMAS, MICE PARADE, DECAL, JOHN PARISH & more.
CasinoGravity
CD
$12.75

McKinley, Wilson
Spirit of Elijah
PS, UK "Their really good one, West Coasty Christian rock reminiscent of the best tracks on the Rainbow Promise LP and solid all through. Well-written songs combine perfectly with the jammy SF ballroom sound popular among the Jesus Music bands, recalling the mellow aspects of Moby Grape in particular. The epic, spine-chilling title track is especially good. A loose, understated live in the basement recording adds to the appeal. This album is undoubtedly one of the classics from the era." --Acid Archives. "As with all Erebus Records titles, this was remastered at the legendary Abbey Road Studios. It is presented here for the first time on CD." Originally released in 1971.
EREBUS 008CD
CD
$18.25

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

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

MGMT
Metanoia
PS, US The never-before-released 14 minute b-side available on LIMITED EDITION 10" etched vinyl. The hallucinatory power-twee of the Incredible String Band, the roaring subway minimalist electronica of Suicide, the silky pop-soul of Hall & Oates (!), the pulsing narcotic trance of Spacemen 3, the avant-garde industrial romanticism of Royal Trux...
Columbia
10"
$14.50

Milk 'N Cookies
S-T
PS, US Milk 'n Cookies was formed by Ian North (who played guitar and wrote). Vocals were performed by Justin Straus, who obviously had a great influence on the vocal style of Michael Quercio of the mid-80s LA Paisley Underground band The Three O'Clock. The 'big name' (and oldest member) was bass player Sal Maida. Before joining M'n'C, Sal was bassist for Roxy Music. He toured with them in 1973 and played on the Viva! Roxy Music album. After leaving Milk 'n Cookies in 1976 he joined Sparks, playing on the Big Beat record. (Gullbuy)
RadioHeartbeat
DLP
$21.75

Mini Snap
Bounce Around
PS, US
MagicMarker
CD
$15.75

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

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

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

Monkees, The
Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd. LP
PS, US Sundazed introduces vinyl LP's of the first five Monkees albums! The complete original records with bonus tracks that have never before appeared on vinyl.
Sundazed
LP
$17.00

Monkees, The
Headquarters
PS, US Sundazed introduces vinyl LP's of the first five Monkees albums! The complete original records with bonus tracks that have never before appeared on vinyl.
Sundazed
LP
$17.00

Monkees, The
More Of The Monkees
PS, US Sundazed introduces vinyl LP's of the first five Monkees albums! The complete original records with bonus tracks that have never before appeared on vinyl.
Sundazed
LP
$17.00

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

Mugison
Mugiboogie
PS, US Album by one-man band that went platinum in his native Iceland. Abstract psychedelic melodies intertwined w/ heart wrenching lyrics and howls like Tom Waits. THE FACE: "Think Bjork, Beck, Captain Beefheart and beyond..."
Ipecac
CD
$16.25

Music Tapes
Music Tapes for Clouds & Tornadoes
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Merge
LP
$15.50

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

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

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

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

O'Connor, Jennifer
Here With Me
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Matador
LP
$14.00

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

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

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

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

Outrageous Cherry
Wide Awake in the Spirit World: Best Of Outrageous Cherry
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Detroit psychedelic pop outfit Outrageous Cherry have been crafting their own version of the Nuggets box since they dropped their reverb-drenched self-titled debut on Bar/None in 1994. Driven by the immaculate pop craftsmanship of guitarist/singer Matthew Smith, the group's penchant for early-Bee Gees melodies, Velvet Underground freakouts, and Galaxie 500-induced dream sequences changed little throughout the years, which makes the career-spanning Wide Awake in the Spirit World: The Best of Outrageous Cherry -- released on Steven Van Zandt's Wicked Cool Records no less -- such a solid listen."
WickedCool
CD
$12.25

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

Party Fowl
7"
PS, US 4 kids from the beaches of Southern Califonia who come together to write punk party songs & skateboard. PlainM &ed siiummple, to the point of raw, they are here to shred & they don't give a fuck. Have toured w/ other cool acts like No Age, The Dils, Mika Miko, Abe Vigoda, etc. Released on No Age member's label POST PRESENT MEDIUM w/ silk screened cover art.
PostPresent
45
$4.75

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

Pets, The
Misdirection
PS, US The Pets are full of smart hooks and contagious songs. Featuring a pedigreed lineup of Zack from the FM Knives, Vince from Short Eyes, and Dan Wood (a close relative of the Spits' Erin & Sean Wood for those keeping track...) from Right On. These guys know exactly how to turn your stomach and create some really epizootic waves of deliriously dirty pop snarl. Not content to retread the paths of any of their previous bands, the Pets are all on the same page and their simple and voraciously catchy songs will knock you into submission over and over again on each side of this record.
StaticImpulse
LP
$11.00

Pink Reason
Winona
PS, US "During a show with hardcore punks Hatefuck, DeBroux and company traveled to Winona, Minnesota. After a five-hour drive to the town, wasted locals, angry punks and gnarled three-legged dogs greeted them by leading them into a commandeered park. Inside the park, DeBroux found "the ultimate punk rock experience" with townies huffing rubber glue and mohawk-brandishing kids starting fights with crusties. The show ended and the locals gave the band three dollars for their troubles. A few kids asked DeBroux and company to chip in the three dollars on a keg. Soon, the crowd dispersed and left the band with no money or place to stay. The band wound up sleeping on an island between Minnesota and Wisconsin and breaking up soon thereafter. He wrote the first Pink Reason song, "Winona," about this experience." - Steve Kobak from Blastitude #25
Woodsist
45
$5.25

Plastique de Reve
Lost in the City
PS, US Swiss producer DAZE aka PLASTIQIE DE REVE unleashes this 12'' on DFA that has the potential to be a future classic. This time he leaves behind the dark, EBM-influenced attitude & goes deeper on one side of the record, while showing his fun-loving, tongue-in-cheek approach on the flip.
DFA
12
$8.00

Pocahaunted
Island Diamonds
PS, US There's a working theory out there about Pocahaunted: either every record they've released is a concept album, or none of them are. There's good proof to support both camps. The truth, of course, might lie somewhere in between the two (if that's possible -- which it probably isn't), but Island Diamonds makes a stronger case for the former. The ladies' longstanding studio union with Eagle Rock guru Bobb Bruno has explored an array of terrains in the past, but their partnership on Diamonds... transformed Pocahaunted into a way weirder, doper, and dancier creature than ever before, inspired in equal parts by Manda's obsession with Max Romeo tropical soul and bad acid jazz and Bethany's abiding love of mainstream rap and the Cocteau Twins (that sounds like it'd be a nightmare, right?). Naturally, the results don't really resemble any of the influences they may have attempted to channel during these sessions, but so what? Low-lidded drum machine beats, sparse guitar chimes, and the occasional air-raid siren cycle beneath a night sky of cooing, crying, and caterwauling in the classic PHAUNT mode/model. This CD digipak edition is a repress of the sold out LP on Arbor, with all new collage-portrait artwork by the band, plus two bonus tracks added on (one an outtake from the Diamonds sessions, one the unedited mix of their Bored Fortress 7" single) and a freaky digital music video for 'Ashes Is White' created by part-time Pocahaunted bassist/best friend Luis Naranjo. Edition of 500.
NNF132CD
CD
$13.75

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

Pram
The Moving Frontier
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DominoRecordingCo
LP
$14.00

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

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

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

Racebannon
Acid or Blood
PS, US First album in over 4 years. For fans of High on Fire, Melt Banana, Locust.
Southern
CD
$14.25

Redding, Otis
Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
PS, US Nobody burrowed more deeply into a song than Otis Redding--hands down, the most emotive, soulful singer the '60s ever produced. Redding's impassioned, sweat-soaked delivery kept him straddling both pop and soul charts until his untimely death in 1967. Here is a High-Definition Vinyl exact reproduction of 1965's Otis Blue. Everything is taken from the absolute master tapes in the original mono. Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fabulous!
Sundazed
LP
$17.00

Redding, Otis
Dictionary Of Soul
PS, US Nobody burrowed more deeply into a song than Otis Redding--hands down, the most emotive, soulful singer the '60s ever produced. Redding's impassioned, sweat-soaked delivery kept him straddling both pop and soul charts until his untimely death in 1967. Here is a High-Definition Vinyl exact reproduction of Dictionary Of Soul from 1966.Everything is taken from the absolute master tapes in the original mono. Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fabulous!
Sundazed
LP
$17.00

Redding, Otis
Live In Europe
PS, US Nobody burrowed more deeply into a song than Otis Redding-the most emotive, soulful singer the '60s ever produced. With the Stax/Volt horn section wailing in his wake, Redding's grainy voice and impassioned, sweat-soaked delivery kept him straddling both pop and soul charts until his untimely death in 1967. Here is a High-Definition Vinyl exact reproduction of 1967's Live In Europe in knockout stereo. Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fabulous!
Sundazed
LP
$17.00

Redding, Otis
The Dock Of The Bay
PS, US Otis Redding's The Dock Of The Bay album--spotlighting the deliciously wistful '67 chart-topper of the same name--stamped his Hall Of Fame ticket forever. Cut from the original analog masters and now available on rock-solid High-Definition Vinyl, The Dock Of The Bay, cut just before his tragic plane crash in 1967, finds Otis Redding at the absolute peak of his art. And that's as good as it gets!
Sundazed
LP
$17.00

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

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

Royal We, The
S-T
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DominoRecordingCo
LP
$14.00

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

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

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

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

Secret Powers
Explorers Of The Polar Eclipse
PS, US Deep in the isolated mountains of Montana, Secret Powers pooled their band fund & rented a cabin to spend a winter channeling the spirit of Nilsson & ELO. When the snow melted they emerged with debut in hand, a disc replete with sunshine pop, three part vocal harmonies & good times. Feat. former members of ARLO, BEN VAUGHN COMBO, FIREBALLS OF FREEDOM and the OBLIO JOES. RIYL: Randy Newman, The Beach Boys, Paul Williams.
TwistedKite
CD
$10.50

Shades Of Brown
S. O. B.
PS, US "A lost nugget from the Chicago soul scene, and one of the rarest '70s albums on Chess! The album's filled with great tracks in a range of soul styles -- sweet, funky, and Northern Soul -- all wrapped together with a tightness that rivals The Dells or Temptations at their best, and topped with harmony vocals that are simply mindblowing. Producer Bobby Miller really helps the group find their groove -- and arrangements by Richard Evans and Charles Stepney tie the whole thing together beautifully. All tracks are originals, and completely fresh -- the kind of lost soul tunes you'd normally find only by digging through a pile of rare 45s. Sampled famously by Tribe Called Quest and others -- and reissued here for the first time ever!"
Dusty Groove 3016CD
CD
$11.50

Sic Alps
U.S. EZ
PS, US
Siltbreeze-98
LP
$16.00

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

Sonics Rendezvous Band
Live, Masonic Auditorium Detroit, January 14th 1978
PS, US Spawned from the remnants of the MC5, STOOGES, RATIONALS & the UP. Songs include an amazing version of Fred Smith's "Sweet Nothin'," as well as "Electrophonic Tonic," "Asteroid B-612," "Gone With The Dogs," "Love And Learn," "Song L," & the classic "City Slang"
Alive
CD
$13.50

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

Spence, Alexander "Skip"
Oar
PS, US 180 gram vinyl reissue restores the original album mix. 12 trx of quintessential outsider loner folk just after his 1968 release from Bellvue.
Sundazed-5030
LP
$17.00

Starlight Desperation
Take It Personally
PS, US An epic 12 song rollercoaster through the repressed & murderous memories of gated beach community child actors, desert real estate vampire parents, entertainment biz drug czars, & the redeeming twin powers of Music & Love to heal a mess even as bad as this. This is a helicopter crash-friendly bash crammed w psyche-anthems, hoof-stompers & tear smirkers.
InfrasonicSound
CD
$14.25

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

Stereolab
Chemical Chords
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
4AD
LP
$19.25

Stooges, The
Gimme Some Skin
PS, IT Vinyl version!
Get 160LP
LP
$16.20

Stooges, The
Gimme Some Skin
PS, IT This compilation of rarities is not just any 'from the vaults' collection. What we give you here are a few true moments of greatness. Just when you thought you knew all there was to know about The Stooges, these 11 raw, pulsating tracks, not found on any of the original Stooges albums, are sure to satisfy both the hardcore fan and the novice. Compiled by Pat Thomas." It's always nice to hear "Open Up And Bleep" with the customary tape warble, but surely Get Back/Abraxas could afford a box of crayons to scribble down some basic info like dates, times, recording info, musician or songwriting credits? And, as has been pointed out elsewhere, where is "Cock In My Pocket"? Get Back, bringing the true spirit of "WTF" to shameless compilation work, for over a decade now...
Get 160CD
CD
$17.75

Stop Smiling
#36 [magazine+CD]
PS, US Expatriate Issue w/3 different covers: RAY DAVIES, DAFT PUNK & LEE MILLER. Interviews with David Sedaris, Gore Vidal, Clive James, Alex Cox, Jon Langford, & Scientist + Lee "Scratch" Perry. Profiles, essays, unpublished letters of William S. Burroughs, & much more. Includes LIGHT IN THE ATTIC Sampler CD.
ZINE/CD
$8.75

Suarasama
Fajar Di Atas Atwan
PS, US First released by Radio France Internationale (RFI) in 1998 & the title track appeared on a Smithsonian Folkways compilation in 2000. This release is the first U.S. issue of the entire album & its first-ever release on LP anywhere. This is a group of many members, mostly ethnomusicological musicians, based in Medan City in North Sumatra, Indonesia. They play contemporary music, exploring conceptually or instrumentally the sounds of African, Middle Eastern, Indian, Sufi Pakistani, Eastern European & Southeast Asian & particularly Sumatran traditions. The world grows closer & smaller, but no less wonderful & exciting; the sound of its people & the impulses w/in them still an exotic treasure.
DragCity
CD
$13.25

Suarasama
Fajar Di Atas Atwan
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DragCity
DLP
$18.25

Sun Araw
Boat Trip
PS, US Boat Trip might be some hidden soundtrack to Donkey Kong, warp-whistling straight into Ayahuasca Country. In about twenty minutes, Sun Araw manages to navigate a psychedelic jungle cruise through canopy din & spooked drone, then he noses the boat out of the water and lifts into uncharted dub-spheres. The back half of this entranced tour is like being (fortunately) trapped inside an old Upsetters jam played at half-speed with twice the shaman-chant and reverb-drenched percussion. Normally we wouldn't trust taking this kind of trip with just anybody, but with wheel and rudder alike in the hands of Magic Lantern co-captain Cameron Stallones, we can sip our yage-of-choice in peace and share the Sun Araw vision as one. Limited to 500 on black vinyl.
Woodsist
12
$13.75

Thao & the Get Down Stay Down
We Brave Bee Stings And All
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
KillRockStars
LP
$13.25

Tiffany Shade, The
S/T
PS, US Exact repro 180 gram virgin vinyl pressing. "In the fall of 1967, The Tiffany Shade consisted of Bob Leonard, Tom Schuster, Mike Barnes and new bassist Robb Murphy." "...A rather charming teen garage presentation of what is economy fare West Coast folkrock-psych sounds, plus a bunch of tracks that make no sense at all. LP opens strongly with several raw trips on the early Airplane style; cutting fuzz leads and excellent Nuggets vocals should appeal to anyone. Side 2 is less garagey & more goofy top 40, but listenable with class points reaped for a Love cover. All over a bit better than I expected, with some prime slices of '60s cheese-psych. Superb cover artwork, as always with the label. The album was also released in the UK by Fontana." --Acid Archives.
Mainstream
LP
$15.19

Tindersticks
Hungry Saw [import]
PS, UK 2008 album from the British outfit fronted by Stuart Staples. As always, Tindersticks take their signature sound and move it forward, never sounding stagnant or stale. Formed in 1991, this UK group exists in a dark, romantic netherworld where Scott Walker replaces Elvis as cultural pivot point. Their moody, string-laced arrangements frame frequently gloomy lyrical themes given voice by basso profundo Staples, a master of passionate understatement. MOJO MAGAZINE: "A satisfying mix of richness and sparsity, vibrancy and gloom. Flawless."
Beggars
CD
$13.75

Toadies
No Deliverance
PS, US Band that rose to fame in the 90's w/ their platinum debut album "Rubberneck." Now they're back w/ their 1st album in 7 years!
Kirtland
CD
$17.00

Tokens
Both Sides Now
PS, UK The title kind of gives the game away here, it being somewhat a game of two halves! A semi concept follows the title of the exquisite baroque cover of the Joni Mitchell tune...The Tokens are pictured on the cover in off-duty mode, casually dressed and with a cigar on the go. Side one consists of more baroque re-workings of modern folk rock standards, covering label mates Melanie and The Lemon Pipers creditably, as well as doing a stripped down beauty of a cover of 'Don't Worry Baby', which surely influenced The Beach Boys later live revamps of their early repertoire. Side two revisits The Tokens past in the manner of their later 'Oldies Are Now!' project, with their first two hits 'Tonight I Fell In Love' and 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight', and their soft-pop masterpiece 'I Hear Trumpets Blow' among others, being reinvented in the style of side one.
Rev-Ola-261
CD
$15.50

Twilight Sad
Here, It Never Snowed
PS, US A mini-album comprising several re-worked tracks from The Twilight Sad's debut album, Fourteen Albums & Fifteen
Winters, as well the heretofore-unheard title track & a cover of Daniel Johnston's classic "Some Things Last A Long Time." The stripped-back instrumentation on Here, It Never Snowed... allows the songs to speak for themselves, taking on a folk-tinged darkness - volume replaced by space and reverb, with chord organ, glockenspiel and minimalist percussion replacing the wall of guitars behind James Graham's Glaswegian burr.
FatCat
LP
$12.00

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

Uglysuit
S-T
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Quarterstick
LP
$14.00

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

Uh Huh Her
Common Reaction
PS, US Brainchild of musician/actress Leisha Hailey (THE MURMURS) and singer/producer/multi-instrumentalist Camila Grey (MELLOWDRONE). Raw emotion through a blend of dreamy, atmospheric pop & electronic beats.
Nettwerk
CD
$17.75

Van Dyke Parks
Song Cycle
PS, US Van Dyke Parks' visionary 1968 debut, Song Cycle, rose phoenix-like from the ashes of his fabled Smile collaboration with Brian Wilson. Parks' breathtaking high-wire act fused the pop genius of Phil Spector, Stephen Sondheim's Broadway vertigo and the orchestral flare of American composer Charles Ives and made it wholly his own. Our definitive pressing of this landmark Warner Bros. album is sourced from the original analog master, and pressed on audiophile High-Definition Vinyl.
Sundazed
LP
$17.00

Various
Como Now: Voices of Panola County
PS, US Deep in the heart of Mississippi lies Como, a small rural town where children & grown folks alike have been living & breathing gospel music for as long as they can remember. In July of 2006, Daptone Records placed a small ad in a local paper inviting local singers to come down to Mount Mariah Church to record their songs. The result is "COMO NOW," a stirring collection of traditional & original gospel.
Daptone
CD
$13.75

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

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

Various
Rock The Net
PS, US Many of today's most talented artists are demonstrating their support of an open Internet, where all users can legally access the content of their choice w/o corporate interference, 15 of which are featured here for the "Rock The Net: Musicians for Net Neurtrality" compilation. Features WILCO, BRIGHT EYES, THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS, PORTASTATIC, AIMEE MANN, GUSTER, MATTHEW SHIPP, PALOMAR, THE WRENS, DJ SPOOKY & DAVID BAZAN.
ThirstyEar
CD
$14.00

Various
Splendid Isolation
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

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

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

Walker, Natalie
With You
PS, US A diverse and dynamic album rooted in classic pop and new wave. For her second release, Natalie has teamed up again w/ producer duo Stuhr (MYA, NICOLE ATKINS) Reccommended if you like Goldfrapp, Beth Gibbons.
Quango
CD
$16.25

Warmth
Leave Your Wet Brain In The Hot Sun
PS, US A thick blanket of unsettling doom. Distorted, haunted synth loops, hijacked guitar frequenices, & various injections of dirt-soaked piano fuzz. The drones are reminiscent of Andrew Chalk & Mirror- they're soothing & soft, but totally misleading. Once the eyelids start to get heavy, the drones become discordant, often abrasive, missives. For fans of Double Leopards & Hive Mind. It is only once you're destroyed that you'll be totally satisfied.
Digitalis
CD
$10.00

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

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

Forthcoming Releases

18th Dye
Amorine Queen (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, DENMARK THIS IS POSTPONED UNTIL SEPT/OCT 2008. New album, their first in 13 years, from awesome Danish/German outfit who had several amazing albums released by Matador in the 90s. Half the album's up on their myspace page, check it out. With their groundbreaking, catchy and consistently explosive rock 18TH DYE earned great recognition in the international music press during the 90s. They toured all over the US and Europe and left a name, which has inspired a vast number of bands. With Amorine Queen 18TH DYE continue their intensive work during the 90s. 18TH DYE doesn't just thrill the fans from ten years ago, but also carry away a new audience - a fact that's hard to miss at their recent concerts.
CrunchyFrog
CD
$16.25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Braid
Frame & Canvas (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US These guys toured so much they should be the poster boys for Rand McNally. Seminal album that defined a genre and cemeted Braid's legacy - Frame and Canvas has been out of print on LP for several years. LP is on premium 180 gram vinyl and includes a digital download code.
Polyvinyl-018
LP
$12.50

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

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

Calexico
Carried to Dust (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US There's always been intrigue & adventure at the heart of CALEXICO. Since the beginning (now 18 yrs together), they have constantly imbued their music w/ an unparalleled sense of drama, calling upon the myths & iconography of the American West & its Spanish speaking neighbor Mexico. Equal parts Sergio Leone, Larry McMurtry, Carlos Fuentes & Cormac McCarthy. Their most varied & strongest work to date. Guest appearances by SAM BEAM (IRON & WINE), DOUG MCCOMBS (TORTOISE), & PIETA BROWN. Tons of press slated from Uncut, Spin, Paste, Filter, tons more. Digipak CD.
Quarterstick
CD
$14.25

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

California Oranges
Imperial Hearts (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 7TH)
PS, US Our Sacramento, CA indie-pop all stars return with a gem of a pop/rock album full of hooky choruses, call and response guitars and a super tight power-pop rhythm section. A pow-pow-powerful good good feeling! Just as you'd expect from this seasoned music family. Bask in the summer sun with the fourth album from the golden state's California Oranges and a healthy dose of the sunshine power pop they're known for. Underlying the power is a healthy dose of pop: Delicately concocted, contemplative songs exploring life's ups and downs. The quintet has hit their stride on Imperial Hearts. The record features the same line up as their 2005 release Souvenirs: John Conley (Holiday Flyer), Verna Brock (Rocketship, Beanpole, Holiday Flyer, Sinking Ships), Ross Levine (Sinking Ships), Katie Haley (Holiday Flyer, Sinking Ships), and Matt Levine (Sinking Ships). The album was jointly produced by the California Oranges and Dana Gumbiner (Night Night, Deathray). Imperial Hearts was mixed by long time friend of the band, producer/engineer, Eric Stenman (Saves the Day, The Comas, The Cab). The California Oranges construct songs filled with, "soaring boy/girl harmonies, rapid-fire licks of squeaky clean and buzz saw dirty guitar work, consistently up-tempo beats, and melodies that would make tone deaf kitten haters want to sing along" --Popmatters. "Power pop has rarely sounded as sweet." --Treblezine. TRACK LIST: 1. Brand New Spine, 2. We've Got Time, 3. Travel Writer, 4. Anywhere USA, 5. I Still Hold On, 6. Silver Shoes, 7. Feel Better, 8. Waiting Is Slow, 9. I Told Grace, 10. Matter Of Consequence, 11. I Won't Let You Back In, 12. When I Sleep.
Darla-193
CD
$12.25

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

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

Carter, Tom
Shots At Infinity (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 26TH)
PS, US Comprised of recordings from various basements in the northeastern US from late 2007. Steering away from the more delicate string environments & modal folk improvisations of previous CDs, the disc features maximum loop delay drone overload stretched over long, densely harmonic tracks, retaining the melodic content & flow of earlier releases. His solo work covers a lot of territory, but latter-day sightings show him concentrating on looped guitar drones of immensely stacked beauty, w/heaps of psychedelic melodic content missing from the repertoires of many noise & drone bands.
Important-202
CD
$12.25

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

Chunklet
#20 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US The final installment in a trilogy of EP's recorded for Acuarela. This is the most commercial & (shockingly) danceable thing they've ever recorded. Part Bacharach, part Television, part Orange Juice, the E.P. shares the pristine clarity, light & shade of 'God Save the Clientele', but adds a new element of summer pop perfection. This is the group as a hazily remembered 1970s cartoon series, all distanced off-key colours; imaginary summer hits, radio waves
beamed in from a dream-discotheque.
ZINE
$10.00

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

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

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

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

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

De La Soul
De La Soul is Dead (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 26TH)
PS, US Their second album, originally released in 1991, was initially received poorly by the press & their fans due to its immediate rejection of the 'daisy-age' image created by their debut LP. Produced by Prince Paul... The album was one of the first to receive a "Five Mics" rating in the Hip hop magazine "The Source". The album was also selected as one of The Source Magazine's 100 Best Hip Hop Albums in 1998 (Long live De La Soul)
4MenwithBeards
LP
$16.75

Deerhunter
Microcastle (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 28TH)
PS, US Highly anticipated follow-up to 2007's Cryptograms album which launched the band into the stratosphere of hype. Microcastle was recorded over the course of a week at Rare Book Studios in Brooklyn, New York with Nicolas Verhes in April of '08. The album was recorded as a four-piece consisting of Bradford Cox, Lockett Pundt, Joshua Fauver & Moses Archuleta. "Saved by Old Times" features a vocal collage by Cole Alexander of the Black Lips, and the album also features two songs with lead vocals by guitarist Lockett Pundt, "Agoraphobia," & "Neither of Us, Uncertainly".
Kranky
CD
$12.25

Deerhunter
Microcastle (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 28TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Kranky
LP
$11.50

Delta Sprit
Ode to Sunshine (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 26TH)
PS, US Former emo now Americana 5-piece from SoCal, their music is typically quick & loud using twangy folk instruments with soulful and tongue tying lyrics. Comparisons have been made to Walkmen, Spoon, Waterboys, and Violent Femmes.
Rounder
CD
$15.00

Desveaux, Angela
Mighty Ship (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
ThrillJockey
LP
$11.50

Desveaux, Angela
Mighty Ship (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US Follow up release to her 2006 debut. This album borrows its title from a traditional folk ballad about the Titanic, but it also refers to DESVEAUX's Grandmother, which whom she is very close & who sadly lost her 1st husband at sea. Ever since the release of her debut album & after much touring w/ Bruce Cockburn, Archer Prewitt, Califone & Howe Gelb - Desveaux is now a much more confident bandleader, which is apparent on this album. It is a bold step for her - the song writing is assured &, as always, her voice & range takes center stage - very much influenced & informed by artists like Chrissy Hynde, Wayne Coyne, Neil Young, Gillian Welch & Lucinda Williams.
ThrillJockey
CD
$14.00

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

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

Duchess Says
Anthologie des 3 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 26TH)
PS, US New Wave intensity meets punk rock fury: screaming guitars, moaning bass and relentless drumming fused with keyboards & explosively sexy vocals. Punked out electronic music that recalls the likes of more-or-less contemporaries like Six Finger Satellite, Lesbians On Ecstacy, Glass Candy and the Chromatics (and Peaches, believe it or not), while harkening back to Missing Persons and Flock of Seagulls for nostalgic purposes.
Alien8
CD
$12.75

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

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

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

Flying Burrito Brothers
Burrito Deluxe (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 26TH)
PS, US Originally released in 1970, this is still a very strong album, & the last FBB's album to feature the songwriting & vocals of the now legendary GRAM PARSONS.
4MenwithBeards
LP
$16.75

Funkadelic
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 26TH)
PS, US The 1970 debut from Detroit's nastiest, most shredding progenitors of funk-rock. Sampled by everyone from DJ Shadow to Ice Cube,De La Soul, & the Beastie Boys, FUNKADELIC still sounds fresh today & is the first solid example of GEORGE CLINTON's eccentric genius.
4MenwithBeards
LP
$16.75

Funkadelic
Maggot Brain (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 26TH)
PS, US Absolutely no one working in soul & funk at the time had the scope, vision, &, let's be honest, sheer lunacy to pull off the kind of record that GEORGE CLINTON & his collaborators have made here. Eccentric funk jams are bookended by 2 of the heaviest tracks ever committed to tape. RECOMMEDED
4MenwithBeards
LP
$16.75

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

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

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

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

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

Grubbs, David
Optimist Notes The Dusk (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 23RD)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DragCity
LP
$14.75

Grubbs, David
Optimist Notes The Dusk (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 23RD)
PS, US "A step into the void" is how Grubbs (GASTR DEL SOL) describes his first solo album since 2004. Here Grubb's presents five longish songs & one eleven-minute instrumental floor rumbler, and the album can't be said to fall in either a pop or experimental genre. Much like Gastr Del Sol's recordings, arrangements take their own sweet, otherworldly time to unfold, and you're likely to discover that the undertow is stronger than you reckoned & that you wind up a
disorienting distance from where you began.
DragCity
CD
$13.25

High Places
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 23RD)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
ThrillJockey
LP
$13.25

High Places
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 23RD)
PS, US The debut album following on the heels of their singles CD collection on Thrill Jockey Recs, which was highlighted as 'Best New Music' by PITCHFORK. HIGH PLACES is MARY PEARSON & ROB BARBER. The duo has an "exquisite corpse" style of songwriting where they exchange ideas back & forth, challenging one another's expectations, pushing songs to new places, or more aptly, new heights. They gravitate toward the organic over the electronic, and that natural aesthetic adds warmth & intimacy to the recordings. Huge press buzz from New York Times, Tokion, Fader, Plan B, Tiny Mix Tapes, Stereogum, Paste, Venus, etc. Both the CD & LP versions are presented in old-style tip-on gatefold jackets
ThrillJockey
CD
$14.00

Hindu Love Gods
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 26TH)
PS, US Hindu Love Gods sees their long out of print 1990 CD reissued by Rhino for their Encore Series. Featuring the late Warren Zevon and 3/4's of R.E.M. this disc is sure to excite any alternative music fan. Their spirited cover of Prince's Raspberry Beret garnered radio airplay, and a cover of Mannish Boy show just how versitle this group really is.
RhinoEncore
CD
$13.75

Horse Feathers
House With No Home (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
KillRockStars
LP
$13.25

Horse Feathers
House With No Home (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US 2nd album from HORSE FEATHERS and w/ this they have distilled their sound into a brilliant statement of minimalist Americana. Precisely arranged strings & acoustic guitar step cautiously in & around Justin's haunting vocal lines. An album infused w/ rare power & emotion. His previous, debut release received an enthusiastic respone, incl. a nomination for the Plug Awards 'Americana Album of the Year.' Fans of Iron & Wine, Fleet Foxes, Nick Drake, etc.
should take note.
KillRockStars
CD
$13.25

Howling Hex
Earth Junk (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 23RD)
PS, US All-new, all-different record. An electric country-pop hoedown for small ensemble (featuring circus organ), as minimal & repetitive as all rock & roll while creating a bit of curiosity and perplexity, Howling Hex are convinced that they owe the audience something of value for their money - Earth Junk! This album is a ramble in the dappled sunlight of the American southwest, twisted metallic folk-art in the ever-changing breeze, an offering to all nations.
DragCity
CD
$13.25

Howling Hex
Earth Junk (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 23RD)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DragCity
LP
$14.75

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

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

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

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

Judys, The
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

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

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

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

Mates Of State
My Solo Project (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US The LP version of My Solo Project has been out of print for many years and is a must have for any Mates of State fan with a turntable. Originally released in 2000, My Solo Project remains the definitive Mates of State album to own. LP is on premium 180 gram vinyl and includes a digital download code.
Polyvinyl
LP
$12.50

Mercury Rev
Snowflake Midnight (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 30TH)
PS, US Swirling atmospherics and mantra-like lyrics abound on Mercury Rev's newest work Snowflake Midnight. Recorded almost exclusively in the band's Catskills, N.Y. laboratory, Snowflake Midnight sees MR continue experiments with laser harps, ad-hoc computer programs and random note generators resulting in a record that moves with grace between avant garde and traditional pop sensibilities. Standout tracks "Butterfly's Wing" and "Senses on Fire" exhibit the emphasis on letting the music define itself, as free as possible from human interference. Zooming in at nearly any magnification, Snowflake Midnight appears to be a resplendent fractal folding in upon itself, into something continually new, unpredictable and spontaneous, and yet so subtly self-aware, that it never fails to resemble itself as a whole.
YepRoc
CD
$14.75

Michna
Magic Monday (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 23RD)
PS, US Adrian Michna found his way as a DJ under his EGG FOO YOUNG alias, earning him an URB "Next 100" nod in the process. Production gigs for Bonde do Role & Diplo followed, allowing Michna to put his deftness at both the drum machine & the trombone to good use, creating tracks out of dense blankets of sound & texture. Apart from the tightly woven musical amalgam of hip-hop, booty & electro, it's the detailed process that makes Michna's debut album move. Perhaps the most exciting aspect of the album is its rich element of musicality; in an era when hip-hop tracks have devolved into two-note keyboard loops, songs like "Skunk Walk" live up to their name with full-bodied funk & live horns. When Ghostly owner, Sam Valenti IV, asked Adrian which samples to clear, Adrian replied, "What samples?"
GhostlyInternational
CD
$10.50

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

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

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

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

Of Montreal
Skeletal Lamping (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 7TH)
PS, US Skeletal Lamping absolutely delivers. It's a complicated and dense thrill ride packed with slinky grooves that demand a physical response. It's unpredictable, completely unique, and epic. And while of Montreal's albums have always been epic, Skeletal Lamping is an unprecedented achievement that will be talked about for years.
Polyvinyl
CD
$14.00

Of Montreal
Skeletal Lamping (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 7TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Polyvinyl
LP
$21.75

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

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

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

Pontiak
Sun on Sun (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US 2nd album from PONTIAK, following up their debut 'Valley of the Cats' released on their Fireproof label. This also follows close on the heels of their great split LP w/ Arbouretum. The band is made up of 3 brothers from the Blue Ridge farm country of Virginia - their music is swaggering guitar rock that staddles the line between power trio & something far more expansive in sound & scope. "(Their) ominous, portentous music straddles a wide sonic rift valley, w/ references that stretch from the southern latitudes fo Spain's Viaje A800 to the northern majesty of Black Sabbath & Harvey Milk via the Doors"-Julian Cope. CD version comes in 4 panel digipack.
ThrillJockey
CD
$13.00

Pontiak
Sun on Sun (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
ThrillJockey
LP
$11.50

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

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

Rainer Maria
Look Now Look Again (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US This Polyvinyl classic has been out of print on LP for nearly a decade. Look Now Look Again set the high standard for which Rainer Maria will always be viewed. LP is on premium 180 gram vinyl and includes a digital download code.
Polyvinyl
LP
$12.50

Rocket from the Crypt
All Systems Go 3 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 26TH)
PS, US 3rd installment of the All Systems Go series. Feat. "20 Lost Masters" recorded on a Tascam 8 Track in their practice space between 97-00. Different from the previous 2 compilations in that most of these songs are unreleased and available for the first time ever!
Vagrant
CD
$14.00

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

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

Shaky Hands
Lunglight (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
KillRockStars
LP
$13.25

Shaky Hands
Lunglight (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US In their hometown of Portland, Oregon, the SHAKY HANDS are the one band that virtually everyone agrees on. Well respected & critically adored for their instantly recognizable, earthy-meets-explosive sound & for putting on really good shows. Their 2nd album here proves them to be evolving at remarkable speed, at times reminiscent of Talking Heads & the Doors. In a world of throwaway pop, this quintet has built itself from the ground up, naturally & beautifully.
KillRockStars
CD
$13.25

Silver Jews
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 23RD)
PS, US From behind closed doors since 1992, the Silver Jews released a series of popular music records that earned the group dedicated fans all over the world. But being a Silver Jews fan always meant accepting you'd never live to see the day your favorite band would take the stage. Then in 2006, after five albums & fifteen years, David Berman decided to change all that. The band toured across America & Europe, all the way to Israel, playing these, their first forty shows, to a widespread outpouring of joy. SILVER JEW is a simple document of one of those stops, whereupon the band played two shows in Tel Aviv, and spent a profound afternoon in Jerusalem. All Region.
DragCity
DVD
$14.75

Sweet, Matthew
Sunshine Lies (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 26TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION! DLP vinyl plus CD of the album.
ShoutFactory
DLP/CD
$20.50

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

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

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

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

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

Tractor Kings
Homesick (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 26TH)
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

Tussle
Cream Cuts (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 26TH)
PS, NORWAY Cream Cuts finds Tussle expanding upon it's own unique mix of drums, bass & electronics, at times echoing the elasticity & straight forward live approach of their debut, Kling Klang, but with more color & complexity, while also integrating the psychedelic pulsating pound heard on Telescope Mind. Moving above & beyond their first two releases, Tussle map out worlds upon worlds on Cream Cuts, riding songs from creation to destruction to rebirth. Thom Monahan's (Vetiver, Joanna Newsom, Silver Jews, Devendra Banhart) unconventional production techniques & talent for capturing intimate performances integrate with Tussle's krauty exploration of rhythm leading to the bands most epic, experimental yet holistic release to date.
SmalltownSupersound
CD
$14.50

Unthank, Rachel & The Winterset
Bairns (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 26TH)
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "This second album from Rachel Unthank & the Winterset, following the group's highly praised debut, is a record that demands several plays to understand. It starts off in uncompromising fashion, as the first verse of "Felton Lonnin" is in Northumbrian dialect so deep as to be virtually incomprehensible to an outsider (and Unthank's wavering vocal isn't exactly embracing). But the song opens up, and it sets the tone well for the rest of the disc. It's very much a folk record -- most of the songs are traditional -- but it takes chances... There are some contemporary folk songs, one from bandmember Belinda O'Hooley, but the most ambitious track has to be a cover of Robert Wyatt's "Sea Song." Always a very personal piece, it's one that doesn't lend itself easily to interpretation, especially by an acoustic group, but Becky Unthank does an excellent job on the vocal, while the arrangement, neatly subdued, is sympathetic and true to the feel of the original. It's rare to hear a folk group where piano stands as the central instrument (the fiddle often feels like it's there in a supporting role), but they make it work, and when the sisters harmonize in their singing, it can be quite sublime. Time will shake off the hype that's attended them over the last couple of years, but this is a band with real spark and invention."
RealWorld
CD
$16.25

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

Verve, The
Forth (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 26TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION. DLP plus exclusive DVD plus CD.
OIE
DLP/DVD
$44.00

Verve, The
Forth (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 26TH)
PS, US New studio album from original line-up. Fusing psychedelia w/majestic arrangements & wickedly smart lyrics, the album embraces a melodic sensibility & musical landscape at its peak.
OIE
CD
$15.50

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

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

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

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

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

Parasol Picks, Recent Restocks, & Noteworthy Reminders

Abbasi Brothers, The “Something Like Nostalgia” CD $14.75

Broderick, Peter “Float” CD $14.25

Brother Kite, The “Waiting For The Time To Be Right” LP $14.75

Butcher the Bar “Sleep At Your Own Speed” CD $15.00

Club 8 “Jesus, Walk With Me (ON SALE)” CD5 $10.00

Depth Affect “Hero Crisis” CD $19.00

Franklin, Ron “S-T” CD $13.00

Gepe “Gepinto” CD $13.50

Government Issue “HarDCore” DVD $12.00

Heaven And “Sweeter As The Years Roll By” CD $16.25

Hess, Steven/Miles Tilmann “Departures” LP $12.25

Jaguar Love “S-T (Limited Edition, Extended Play)” CD5 $4.00

Leukers, Antonia “Hasenlove” LP $21.75

Lithops “Mound Magnet: Part Two” CD $10.00

Ms “Real Close Ones” CD $12.00

Ms “Real Close Ones” LP $12.00

Nyoukis, Dylan & Jaap Blonk “Dubbeltwee” LP $13.50

Parsley Flakes “Dead Living” 45 $5.75

Ratti, Nicola “From the Desert Came Saltwater” CD $14.25

Ribot, Julien “Vega” CD $17.25

School, The “Let It Slip” CD $7.50

Scorch Trio, The “Brolt” CD $16.25

Shearwater “Rook” CD $12.00

Shearwater “Rook” LP $12.50

State Bird “Mostly Ghostly” CD $11.75

Supergrass “Diamond Hoo Ha” LP $20.00

Tape “Luminarium” CD $16.25

Times New Viking “Paisley Reich” LP $12.00

Various “Lo Dubs Presents Analog Clash, Mixed By 6Blocc” DCD $12.25

Vegetable Orchestra, The “Remixed” CD $16.25