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1990s, The
Cookies
PS, US Much-hyped debut album from Scottish act featuring former Yummy Fur folk. ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "There are a few reference points for the 1990s debut album that you need to forget right away. It doesn't matter that Bernard Butler produced, or that two of the band's members were in a band with the drummer from Franz Ferdinand. It does matter that the band in question was Yummy Fur because if you were a fan of their off-kilter and jagged brand of post-punky pop, you'll like Cookies. Of course that covers a couple hundred people at best, so let's say if you're a fan of off-kilter, spunky and often laugh-out-loud hilarious post-punk influenced pop that ropes in the best elements of Art Brut, the Libertines, Comet Gain and the B-52's, then there's a good chance you'll fall for the 1990s in a big way..."
RoughTrade
CD
$14.00

Adams, Ryan
Demolition
PS, US Repressed!!!
LostHighway
LP
$11.50

Adrian Orange and Her Band
Interdependance Dance
PS, US The debut release on K RECORDS from ADRIAN ORANGE AND HER BAND, these are three songs about balance, interconnectedness, determinism, love, and family/community, unity. For dancing. Adrian was born and raised in Portland, Oregon where she still lives. Full length album available through K in Autumn.
Krecords-112
45
$3.75

Anal Cunt
Defenders of the Hate
PS, US Boston grind/hardcore legends return! Originally released as a 7'', this 2007 re-mastered version incl. 10 BONUS TRACKS from other out of print vinyl only releases.
MenacetoSobriety-017
CD
$12.00

Appleseed Cast
End of the Ring Wars
PS, US Limited pressing of 1000 on gold vinyl. Subtlety is not a word in (AC's) musical vocabulary. Whether expressed through aggressive, post- hardcore riffs, woeful guitar interludes or frontman CHRISTOPHER CRISCI's strained, yet powerful vocals, the band's message remains crystal clear. The Kansas quartet distinguishes itself by using dynamic song structures, hurricane-force rhythms & ultra-vivid lyrics to paint bold portraits of Crisci's pain. (M Tye Comer, CMJ)
GoodCoreRecords
DLP
$17.00

Arbors, The
Symphonies For Susan
PS, UK The Arbors are the last great 'lost' vocal harmony act of the 1960s. Formed by two sets of brothers at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 1965 (and you thought the MC5 were the first cool Ann Arbor act!), the quartet were signed to Columbia's Date imprint and scored their first hit with "A Symphony For Susan" in 1966. Indeed, it's the symphonic nature of many of their recordings that singled The Arbors out as being that little bit different from their 'cooler' peers. Then in 1969 the group semi-re-invented themselves with their third LP which spawned further hits in their mind-blowing, Djbaiting versions of The Box Tops' "The Letter" and Blood, Sweat & Tears' "I Can't Quit Her". The album also featured stunning readings of Beatles, Dylan, Doors and Simon & Garfunkel tunes and should now be regarded as a bona fide soft pop classic. Shifting once again, in the early '70s the band moved away from pop and into the lucrative world of advertising jingles where they forged a 30-odd year career cutting ads for the likes of McDonalds, Texaco, Green Giant and United Airlines. Rev-Ola is proud to present Symphonies For Susan, the first definitive retrospective of this largely overlooked and hugely talented band, featuring tracks from all three of their albums, many of which appear on CD for the first time.
Rev-Ola-213
CD
$15.00

Association, The
Waterbeds In Trinidad
PS, UK Hey, everybody loves The Association! "Along Comes Mary", "Windy", "Never My Love", "Cherish". Their lush harmonic pop provided an alternative soundtrack to the late '60s and their string of nine Warner Brothers albums between 1966 and 1971 represent a body of work unsurpassed by their peers. It might be surprising to discover, therefore, that as late as 1972 they were still making top quality music, albeit for a new label, Columbia. Their version of "Darling Be Home Soon" may have failed to crack the US charts after a run of 12 hit singles but it's probably the best Lovin' Spoonful cover of them all (and that's saying something!). The accompanying album, Waterbeds In Trinidad, was the last long-player cut by the original group and has an undeniable elegiac quality to it. They tackle John Stewart's "Little Road And A Stone To Roll" and Goffin & King's "Snow Queen" alongside the usual array of original compositions, mostly composed by returning prodigal son and founder member Jules Alexander. An overlooked jewel in the Association's crown, it's about time this album was recognized by a wider audience overlooked gem from these archetypal Californian soft pop legends!
Rev-Ola-214
CD
$15.00

Avarus
Rasvaaja
PS, US Brand new Avarus! LP only, all exclusive tracks, limited to 300 copies world-wide, DMM to 160 gram vinyl. Amazingly psychedelic sleeves designed by Bema Bergman & hand-screened in 7 colors by Mike Taylor.
SecretEye-035
LP
$20.00

Barbez
Mexico City Impressions b/w Somebody Get Rid Of The King
PS, US This 7" is limited to 400 copies and was designed, signed and numbered by Barbez's Dan Kaufman. 100 are on red vinyl and 100 are on white vinyl. These two intense numbers were inspired by both a pleasant trip through a small historic neighborhood in Mexico city and the detestable Iraq war. Cover art was inspired by the abuse of prisoners in Guantanamo Bay. Look for the next Barbez record sometime soon on Tzadik. These two songs were recorded and mixed by the great Martin Bisi (Sonic Youth, John Zorn, Swans) at B.C. studios near the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, NY in 2006. They were mastered by Fred Kevorkian (White Stripes) at Avatar Studios. The first song, Mexico City Impressions, was conceived on a trip to Mexico City while strolling through a lovely neighborhood called Coyoacan where Frieda Kahlo, Leon Trotsky and Diego Rivera once lived some 60 years ago. There's a kind of Parisian feeling to the neighborhood and to a little park there with a carousel and people selling little bags of Mexican sweets. It's an extremely vibrant place, full of Meso-American sounds and colors floating about. This short pulsating song is my impression of that vibrancy, color and heartbeat of Mexico City, and an homage to the enchanting sound of the marimbas you hear everywhere in that city. The second song, Somebody Get Rid of the King, is an angry lament that comes out of a great fury at the Iraq War and especially at the cruelty of the United States towards the detainees it holds in Guantanamo and in the tortures it perpetrated at the Abu Ghraib prison. The subject was close to my heart as I spent several years working as a researcher with famed journalist Seymour Hersh on his book, Chain of Command, which detailed these outrageous war crimes. The song begins in a slow and mournful vein only to transform into a punk-rock blowout full of rage.
Important-153
45
$6.75

Bat for Lashes
Fur & Gold
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
ManimalVinylRecords-002
LP
$19.00

Bat For Lashes
Fur & Gold
PS, US U.S. release with bonus track "I'm On Fire" and yes, that's a Springsteen cover! Thom Yorke's a big fan. STYLUS MAGAZINE: "Khan's music is usually quite bare and doesn't stray too far from regular song structures but is still rarely straightforward, full of unusual sounds and ambiguous meaning. There are some hints of Kate Bush and particularly Björk here, "Bat's Mouth" is most obviously like the latter, working itself up to an extended, ecstatic whoop of joy set to music. Khan's vocals share much of Björk's naïve otherworldliness throughout as well, if not quite the elastic emotional range. But looking past the inevitable female singer-songwriter comparisons, there are closer kindred spirits. Fur And Gold's galloping, commanding opener "Horse And I" is a less harsh cousin to Patrick Wolf's "The Libertine." "
Caroline
CD
$12.50

Belaire
Exploding/Impacting
PS, US Synth-prog-pop band from Austin is an undescribable creative assemblage that has been serendipitously patched together
from members of ARKAY FOZLUR, FLASHLIGHT FICTION, VOXTROT, & FANCY FEAST. Together, the band mixes genres at will floating from Brazil funk to Italian movie scores to Carnival music to New Wave to Italo Disco & back again to form a cohesive & incredibly addictive sound all their own. Belaire is poised for imminent cult status & looking to expand their loyal following while having the most fun out of any band out there!
IndierectRecords-006
CD
$12.00

Bexar Bexar
Tropism
PS, US "Many of the songs have this feeling that's hard to describe but so satisfying to hear: like a sadness that's been buried and you're soldiering quietly on, and not making a show of it. The spare, lovely melodies swell and recede, all with perfect precision and tremendous understated feeling. How this music can be so emotional without ever getting sentimental or corny is completely beyond me" - IRA GLASS, "This American Life"
WesternVinyl/Own Records-02
CD
$11.50

Bird, Andrew
My Name is a Blackbird
PS, US Music from & inspired by a dance piece by Molly Shanahan. Track 1,2, 3 & 10 written, performed & produced by Andrew Bird. Tracks 4 & 5 by Mark Booth using various objects including a latte foamer, Kitchen Aid Classic mixer bowl, ebow & rice paper. Tracks 6, 7, 8 & 9 by David Pavkovic using an IBM T42 laptop. All tracks are instrumental w/ the exception of track 10.
MadShak-001
CD
$12.00

Bishop Allen
The Broken String
PS, US 2006 was a big year for BISHOP ALLEN - The band recorded and self-released an EP every month of the year. Fifty-eight songs later, they completed one of the most ambitious recording projects in recent memory. Their 2003 debut, "Charm School," was a hooky indie-pop gem, but Bishop Allen's EP material proves far more sophisticated and addictive. With the EPs, Bishop Allen's pop smarts sound timeless, escaping the indie-pop idiom and revealing a language informed by the Kinks, Dylan, and the Zombies. While it was in motion, the EP-a-month project was the toast of the blogosphere, but it wasn't just an online phenomenon; it garnered the band attention everywhere from the Wall Street Journal to NPR's Song of the Day. This adulation all happened without the benefit of a record label or publicist. Bishop Allen was truly DIY, recording and releasing their own records and booking their own tours. In early 2007, the band struck a partnership with DEAD OCEANS and the first fruit of this relationship is Bishop Allen's sophomore album, "The Broken String." If Bishop Allen made a huge musical jump from the 2003 debut to the 2006 EPs, the band made a quantum leap on "The Broken String." If Ed Sullivan were alive today, Bishop Allen's story-songs would be ripe for prime time. "The Broken String" is not just a great record by Bishop Allen standards. It is poised to be the pop soundtrack to the summer of 2007.
DeadOceans-003
LP
$10.25

Bishop Allen
The Broken String
PS, US 2006 was a big year for BISHOP ALLEN - The band recorded and self-released an EP every month of the year. Fifty-eight songs later, they completed one of the most ambitious recording projects in recent memory. Their 2003 debut, "Charm School," was a hooky indie-pop gem, but Bishop Allen's EP material proves far more sophisticated and addictive. With the EPs, Bishop Allen's pop smarts sound timeless, escaping the indie-pop idiom and revealing a language informed by the Kinks, Dylan, and the Zombies. While it was in motion, the EP-a-month project was the toast of the blogosphere, but it wasn't just an online phenomenon; it garnered the band attention everywhere from the Wall Street Journal to NPR's Song of the Day. This adulation all happened without the benefit of a record label or publicist. Bishop Allen was truly DIY, recording and releasing their own records and booking their own tours. In early 2007, the band struck a partnership with DEAD OCEANS and the first fruit of this relationship is Bishop Allen's sophomore album, "The Broken String." If Bishop Allen made a huge musical jump from the 2003 debut to the 2006 EPs, the band made a quantum leap on "The Broken String." If Ed Sullivan were alive today, Bishop Allen's story-songs would be ripe for prime time. "The Broken String" is not just a great record by Bishop Allen standards. It is poised to be the pop soundtrack to the summer of 2007.
DeadOceans-003
CD
$11.50

Blumm, F.S.
Meets Luca Fadda
PS, GERMANY For this record FS Blumm has written some of his most light-hearted tunes, accompanied by NY trumpeter Luca Fadda. Wonderful guitar and double bass lines are accompanied with processed toy instruments and found objects. The new dimension of this album is the collaboration with Luca Fadda who places digitally processed trumpets on top of Blumm's material. These improvised elements add a new live feeling to F.S. Blumm's music and creates a less melancholic mood than previous records released on labels like Morr, Staubgold and Plop. There are two 15 minute pieces on this album: one is `Ricke and Dina`, the other is `Giorgi and Lucy´. `Giorgi and Lucy´ was inspired by the last piece of a live set at the `epistrophy´ in New York on December 1st 2006 where Luca Fadda and F.S.Blumm met on stage. ‚Ricke and Dina' is based on a performance done in front of a childrens-audience during the presentation of a Peruvian fair trade collection of children`s wear at the belleville-store in Berlin on the afternoon of Oct. 1st 2005. This 3 hour live set has been carefully recorded by Lupo.
Ahornfelder-011
CD
$16.25

BOnfa, Luiz & Laurindo Almeida
Guitar Music Of Brazil
PS, UK These giants of Brazilian guitar music born just five years apart both enjoyed career trajectories that took them from humble origins to global renown, from folk music to jazz, and from classical to bossa nova. For all their similarities, Luiz Bonfà and Laurindo Almeida expressed their genius in very distinct ways. Here, Almeida¹s interpretations here of Villa-Lobos are exquisite and these Bonfa recordings of 1955-56 vintage landmark the birth of Bossa Nova.
EL-115
CD
$15.00

Brel, Jacques
I Am The Shadow of The Songs
PS, UK Emerging a decade before Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen, Jacques Brel was a poet, singer and composer of extraordinary passion and shattering emotional power. His elegant, uncompromising songs influenced Jake Thackray, David Bowie and the brilliant young Scott Walker who for a time dedicated himself to expressing him in English. Brel was an earthquake for French culture, and its shockwaves are still rippling across the world 50 years later.
El-113
CD
$15.00

Bust
#46
PS, US Fashion & Music Issue: ROSARIO DAWSON on cover, plus features on Bjork, Amy Winehouse's makeup secrets, Hip Hop's founding mothers & more.
ZINE
$4.75

Case, Peter
Let Us Now Praise Sleepy John
PS, US After helping to define power pop with The Nerves and The Plimsouls, Peter Case has released several solo albums. Peter Case is back with Let Us Now Praise Sleepy John, his most raw, direct work in nearly a decade. This album of politically-fueled and personally-visionary songs about now finds America's golden troubadour in his finest form, laying down intricate and driving finger-style guitar with his uniquely delivered dusty road-poetry. Sleepy John is yet another volume in the career of one of the most storied singer/songwriters of his generation.
YepRoc
CD
$17.00

Castanets
Cathedral
PS, US NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL! "Cathedral," the first nationally released album by San Diego's CASTANETS, introduced a unique voice of avant-country. From somber love ballads to haunted tales of frustrated redemption, "Cathedral" illuminates architecture where faith and doubt clash in an often ambiguous search for the divine.
AsthmaticKitty-011
LP
$10.25

Chapin Sisters/Winter Flowers
Split
PS, US Limited edition picture disc LP! The Chapin Sisters have been playing & singing together since childhood & are the spawn of singer Tom Chapin (brother of Harry "Cats In The Cradle" Chapin). They scored an indie radio hit w/ a cover of the Britney Spears hit "Toxic" in 2005 & countless number of live performances. Winter Flowers are a west coast based progressive folk-rock outfit that has been performing since 2001. They have been compared to everything from The Fairport Convention to Pentangle & Fleetwood Mac to The Incredible String Band.
ManimalVinylRecords-003
LP
$15.50

Circus Devils
Sgt. Disco
PS, US BOB POLLARD & the Tobias brothers formed Circus Devils, incorporating a musical alchemy of hard rock & soft rock, ugliness & beauty & ambience, eerie moods, stories, humor &rock opera theatrics, resulting in a strangely coherent cinematic music experience, likened to an indie rock version of Fantomas.
Ipecac-090
CD
$16.25

Coach Fingers
No Flies On Frank
PS, US NOW ON LIMITED DMM 180 GRAM VINYL! COACH FINGERS is serious about having fun and with the debut long player "No Flies on Frank," no one is spared from the plentiful good vibes Frank has to offer. Packed with more hooks than a ship crowded with one armed pirates, "No Flies on Frank" is a meaty affair of giddy but bearded late 60s / early 70s outlaw boogie rock & roll prominently featuring three members of the new york free noise whatsit collective THE NO NECK BLUES BAND - Coach JASON MEAGHER, DAVE NUSS & DAVE SHUFORD - along with Meagher's brother Sean on Keys and - future guitar god worshippers take note - the Coach's secret weapon, master shredder GEORGE DEVOE. So come on, friends, it's time to join the Fingers friends & family in the Beaujolais Revolution; take a sip from a glass full of RONNIE LANE'S boozy rock, the charming laissez-faire balladry of KEVIN AYERS (circa "Joy of a Toy" & "Whatevershebringswesing") & a whole lot of crazy fun.
LocustMusic-083
LP
$16.25

Cobra Skulls
Sitting Army
PS, US This Reno band plays a brand of leftist punk that blends crust, folk, rockabilly, skate-punk & who knows what else. They deliver a record so dynamic that everyone's ears will perk up.
RedScare
CD
$13.50

Cole, Lloyd & The Commotions
Live At The BBC, Volume 1
PS, UK
UMVD
CD
$20.50

Cope, Julian
You Gotta Problem With Me
PS, UK Julian Cope's new album YOU GOTTA PROBLEM WITH ME (no question mark) is another protest album in the tradition of his previous releases PEGGY SUICIDE, JEHOVAHKILL, AUTOGEDDON, CITIZEN CAIN'D and DARK ORGASM. Unlike most records by Cope's head-in-the-sand punk rock contemporaries (almost all of whom he believes to be shirking their primary rock'n'roll responsibility as cultural mouthpieces), YOU GOTTA PROBLEM WITH ME deals primarily with such currently controversial, nay taboo issues, as religion (our own and other peoples'), and the West's latest wave of xenophobia and self-doubts brought on by a combination of the war in Iraq, the so-called 9/11 bombings and the EEC's latest huge wave of migrants from former Communist countries. YOU GOTTA PROBLEM WITH ME also addresses all of Cope's other long-term gripes: corporate greed and the destruction of Mother Earth, misogyny and homophobia, and our apparent inability to address such essential matters due to cultural ignorance and the glaring faults in our education system. Yes, Lenny Bruce and Bill Hicks are dead, but Cope's still pissed off enough to fly the flag for all three! However, while the songs of YOU GOTTA PROBLEM WITH ME are even more lyrically hard-hitting than those on DARK ORGASM, musically this new record ploughs a far more traditional Copean furrow, returning the listener to insidiously melodic post-punk songs in the JEHOVAHKILL style, many sparsely orchestrated with Mellotron, wah-wah guitars, orchestral percussion and even lush harmonies. Released on double-CD and 12" vinyl gatefold sleeve LP, the 13 songs are split into two sections, and are accompanied by a 16-page booklet of insights, hard-hitting information, and a very epic poem: all designed to shake us from our post-everything stasis.
HeadHeritage-040
LP
$30.25

Crow, Rob
Living Well
PS, US NOW AVAILABLE IN LIMITED EDITION VINYL FORMAT WITH FIVE NON-ALBUM BONUS TRACKS!!! Somewhere between the breakneck touring to support PINBACK'S breakthrough TOUCH AND GO debut, "Summer in Abaddon", and the release of THE LADIES' debut album (his collaboration with ZACH HILL of HELLA/TEAM SLEEP), the impossibly prolific Rob Crow had an epiphany: SLOW DOWN. Not coincidentally, this revelation occurred shortly after the birth of his first child (named Robertdale Crow III, of course). Crow's time at home was suddenly more important than ever. His family is all over "Living Well", his third solo album: in the album title, the artwork (layered with dozens of family photos), and the intensely personal lyrics which document Crow's courtship with his wife, their marriage, and the subsequent birth of their first child. Not only is "Living Well" Crow's finest solo album by a country mile, it also transcends many of Pinback's most canonic moments. It has the hooks and heart that he is famous for, with a refined focus not seen in Crow's other projects.
TemporaryResidenceLtd.-114
LP
$9.00

Crow, Rob
I Hate You, Rob Crow
PS, US Following the success of his recently released solo alum - and his first-ever US solo tour - PINBACK frontman ROB CROW keeps the ride moving with the first single from "Living Well", affectionately titled "I Hate You, Rob Crow." In addition to the album cut, the disc also includes two non-album tracks - the moody synth-driven instrumental "Sea Sawn," and the Heavy Vegetable-esque "Slick" - as well as the now-infamous video for "I Hate You, Rob Crow," featuring, among other highlights, Crow singing through a mic attached to a man's intestines.
TemporaryResidenceLtd.-115
CD5
$3.50

Deadly Snakes
I Can't Sleep At Night + 3 (Double 7-inch)
PS, US This beautiful double-gatefold 7-inch release serves as a reminder that the DEADLY SNAKES' Ode To Joy was one of the best rock'n'roll releases of 2003. This single features "I Can't Sleep At Night" from Ode To Joy (a favorite on Little Steven's Underground Garage radio show) as well as three previously unreleased tracks-"Nasty Boots" (a very Rolling-Stones-inspired original), "Big Bird" (originally done by Eddie Floyd), and "Shot Down" (an early Neil Diamond track).
InTheRed-111
45
$8.00

Death from Above 1979
Heads Up
PS, US THIS IS THEIR 1st EP. 1 bassist & 1 drummer not unlike power trios like Lightning Bolt or even the White Stripes! 6 songs that will pummel you w/a rock'n'roll intensity while making you lick the dance floor at a Stooges show.
Universal
CD
$10.00

Debris
Static Disposal
PS, US CD reissue of the only album from this legendary group who came outta Chickasha, Oklahoma in the mid 70's. Namechecked iny NURSE WITH WOUND's infamous list of influential albums included w/ their 1st album! A dada punk psych masterpiece from 1975 inspired by the likes of Captain Beefheart, The Stooges, Roxy Music etc. these guys closest contemporaries were Hearthan era Pere Ubu, Indiana era MX-80 & Canadian sonic miscreants Simply Saucer. This CD features the 11 original album tracks PLUS 10 previously unreleased & raw rehearsal recordings that consist of 2 originals, 5 alternates to album tracks & 3 covers.. The Stooges's "Real Time", John Cale's "Gun" & a song originally recorded by Debris's precursor group, Victoria Vein & The
Thunderpunks. Comes w/ 28 page booklet
Anopheles-004
CD
$14.00

Delay, Vladislav
Multila
PS, US This brought together his vinyl releases for Berlin's Chain Reaction label, focusing on the dense, murky gritswirls & ghost voice traces that underlie this subtle artist's other works. The original album was mastered by Moritz von Oswald/Basic Channel & the same exact audio is kept for the re-release.
Huume-009
CD
$16.25

Department Of Eagles
Cold Nose
PS, US
AmericanDust
CD
$15.25

Dilettantes, The
101 Tambourines
PS, US Vinyl limited to 500. Features Joel Gion from Brian Jonestown Massacre and the movie Dig!. Perfect for the arrival of the anniversary of the Summer of Love, The Dilettantes play it straight up; no-frills, song after song like the psychedelic garage rock animals they are. HappyParts recordings will be providing full court indie press, radio and retail support. The record is loaded with retail in-store play action. All straight, no cut. This record is a true long player. Dig in. Band will be completing a west coast tour in September. They tour Europe in January. Japan and Australia in March.
StrangerTouch-272
LP
$12.25

Donelly, Tanya/Luff
Heart Of Gold/Tell Me Why
PS, US HEART OF GOLD is an exclusive 7" gold vinyl split featuring 2 advance tracks from the "Cinnamon Girl - Women Artists Cover Neil Young" benefit CD. Side A features the title track "Heart of Gold" as covered by the amazing TANYA DONELLY (Belly, Breeders, Throwing Muses). Side B features Brooklyn 's favorite daughters LUFF covering "Tell Me Why." 33-1/2 rpm, small hole, beautiful translucent gold vinyl, original sleeve art, and limited to only 500 hand-numbered copies worldwide. All proceeds from this record to charity.
AmericanLaundromat-0008
45
$6.25

Drift, The
(rmxs)
PS, US Following the 2005 release of their debut album, "Noumena," THE DRIFT set out to tour relentlessly in support of the album. Two years later, the band is still on tour, and to keep up we're rolling out a limited edition 12" compiling two side-long remixes from FOUR TET and SYBARITE. Side A is a nine-minute jazz exploration, launching The Drift's spacious, atmospheric compositions into deserted, zero-gravity territory. Four Tet's remix is a stone cold classic, rich in the virtues of patience and the payoff. Side B, conversely, is a dense, rhythmic reworking of "Noumena's" most immediately accessible track, "Invisible Cities." Sybarite gets to the point quick, and fleshes out the deliriously funky details over the course of its emphatic 11-minute runtime. This 12" is strictly limited to 1,000 copies. Each copy is housed in a beautiful full-color chipboard jacket, and has been individually assembled by the tireless hands of the TEMPORARY RESIDENCE staff.
TemporaryResidenceLtd.-094
12
$9.00

Eastern Conference
Champions-Ameritown
PS, US Eastern Conference Champions follow their debut EP on Retone with a debut album recorded with Brit-pop superproducer Owen Morris (VERVE, OASIS). Snagged Urb's "Next 100" in March & Spin's "Band of the Day." They are touring machines.
Suretone
CD
$9.25

Eat
It's Not The Eat, It's The Humidity
PS, US Another live one from the swirling depths of the most obscure, desirable, & just plain deranged. Sound is top-floor melodic punk 'n' roll, sort of a up Real Kids w/ rock-bottom Angry Samoans-style lyrics. Disc 1's a whopping 30+ studio tracks, many never before released. But That's not all folks. CD version comes with a BONUS LIVE DISC w/ 2 dozen songs & many a crude rude remark from band to audience.
Alternative-377
DCD
$16.00

Eat
It's Not The Eat, It's The Humidity
PS. US DOUBLE VINYL VERSION!!!
Alternative-377
DLP
$16.00

Echo & The Bunnymen
Dancing Horses
PS, US Filmed & recorded at The Shepherds Bush Empire (UK) in 05', it includes an incredible 20-song set as well as exclusive interviews w/ Ian McCulloch & Will Sergeant. This DVD is outstanding proof of E & the B's song writing ability, musicianship, & stage presence.
Secret
DVD
$18.25

Eleh
Floating Frequencies/Intuitive Synthesis Volume 2
PS, US Eleh's Floating Frequencies/Intuitive Synthesis Volume 2 requires dedicated and careful listening. High volume and/or headphone use is highly recommended for maximum experience - especially on the B-side, which is focused on ultra low end bass pulses being slowly modulated by bass frequencies well below the level of human hearing. Side A is a detailed account of the emerging frequencies resulting from the carefully crafted meeting of 7 sine waves. It is also highly recommended that stereo listeners be seated at least 7 feet away from their speakers, centered, with ears at speaker height. 500 made. 200-gram vinyl. Deluxe letter pressed jackets. Dedicated to Charlemagne Palestine. Eleh was formed to specifically to pay tribute to early experimental minimalist pioneers especially La Monte Young, Terry Riley, Eliane Radigue, Pauline Oliveros and Charlemagne Palestine. This record is pressed in a deluxe edition of 500 on audiophile quality 200-gram vinyl.
Important-158
LP
$13.50

Epsilons
Kill 'em Deader
PS, US Rawer, live-r sound than their previous release, that better recreates the feel of their raucous and increasingly notorious live shows.
RetardDisco-015
CD
$11.25

Excepter
Streams 01
PS, US Double CD retrospective of the first 4 years of their live experience, selected, sequenced & edited by band acolyte Robert Girardin from the first 36 issues of the STREAMS mp3 series released free on the Internet & illustrated w/ photos taken from the same.
Fusetron-046
DCD
$13.25

Fakesch, Michael
Dos
PS, US His first post-FUNKSTORUNG release. It's 21st Century funk: stone cold, down & dirty butt-shaking dance music from the soul. Layered w/ his trademark bleeps & squelches, but these are but flourishes garishing the main event.
K7
CD
$16.00

Felten, Mike
Landfill
PS, US RECENT REISSUE. Mike played in Chicago rock bands through the late 1960s & in the early 1970s he was a singer-songwriter who shared stages w/ guys like Prine & Steve Goodman. He gravitated to the country end of the spectrum in the late 70s & in the 1990s he returned to playing w/ rock & blues bands. These songs span 3 decades, '1966 Summer School Blues is the oldest of the collection, from a time when your '2 inches of hair" could get you kicked out of school. 'Save Her Old Man is a Woody Guthrie type anthem of being downsized in the 1980s rust belt. "Margie Got A Boyfriend is a 50s style unrequited love rock ballad & it is juxtaposed against 'Life Goes To Hell about not falling in love for the last time. Each song is a story that needs to be told.
Landfill-2302
CD
$13.50

Garland, David
Noise in You
PS, US "Noise In You" is an album of gorgeous music about noisy emotions: our desires and distractions, anxieties and passions, love and loss, and the living hum of our bodies. It is DAVID GARLAND'S 8th album since entering New York City's downtown scene in the 1980s, and it's the first to receive the wide distribution and attention his music deserves. Garland is a multi-instrumentalist currently exploring the sumptuous jangle of a 12-string guitar; he sings with a voice that's deep, honest, and intimate. "Noise In You" is unclassifiable: pop music that's both experimental and accessible, and is rich with intricate layered harmonies and startling colors and textures. It features the beautiful, sometimes mystical voices of a younger generation of musicians -- SUFJAN STEVENS, MIRA ROMANTSCHUK (of MI AND L'AU), DIANE CLUCK, VIKING MOSES, and DAVID DEPORIS -- together with guitars, flute, piano, clarinet, sarode, oboe, and more. Noise In You unfolds into a wondrous, subtly interconnected song cycle that sweeps you up in its imaginativeness, drama, and sensual pleasure.
FamilyVineyard-49
CD
$11.50

Glorior Belli
Manifesting the Raging Beast
PS, US
SouthernLord
CD
$14.00

Grapefruit
Around The BBC
PS, UK Around the BBC collects all of the known radio session recordings that Grapefruit made for the BBC in 1968 and 1969. These BBC radio session recordings - in which several songs were generally cut in a single four-hour session with minimal overdubbing - provide a previously of unheard side of Grapefruit. Most of the 1968 studio recordings that were issued by RCA and Stateside Records can be found on Grapefruit's "Around Grapefruit" LP that was issued in early 1969. But due to some unsympathetic remixing and overdubbing by producer Terry Melcher during the compilation of the album, the versions found on "Around Grapefruit" were not representative of the group's true sound. Around the BBC lets you hear Grapefruit as nature intended, offering stripped down, high-energy versions of the singles Dear Delilah, Elevator, C'Mon Marianne, Round Going Round and more. But best of all, Around the BBC contains several tracks that were never officially recorded or commercially issued by Grapefruit. Highlights include the George Alexander compositions Somebody's Turning On the People, Breaking Up A Dream and Trying to Make It To Monday, all prime early 1968 Grapefruit, which could have easily found a home on the "Around Grapefruit" LP. RPM's Grapefruit Around the BBC provides an alternative look at a group that had so much more to offer than simply being known as 'the band formed and backed by the Beatles'.
RPM-817
CD
$16.25

Great Invisibles
You Left Me Haunted (CD/DVD)
PS, US A mix of Jack Rose-style fingerpicked guitar layered with found sounds & children's toy orchestrations. Influenced by the Surrealism movement, yet isn't bogged down by complete process-music abstraction or overly reserved academic stuffiness, it works at both a casual & Dada-esque level. Limited to 300 handmade unique artwork packages
BrokenSparrow-4050
CD/DVD
$12.50

Haines, Emily & The Soft Skeleton
What Is Free to a Good Home
PS, US New 6-song mini-album from Metric frontwoman, a companion piece to 'Knives Don't Have Your Back', influenced and dedicated to her late renaissance-man father and Robert Wyatt. Five previously-unreleased songs from the same sessions and a remix of "Mostly Waving".
LastGang
CD
$11.00

I Cantori Moderni Di Alessandroni
The Modern Singers
PS, UK Though Ennio Morricone revolutionized the art of movie soundtracks during the golden age of Italian cinema, for most people his trademark sound is the combination of haunting whistling, wordless choirs and plangent, Duane Eddy-style guitar that formed part of the aural landscape of Sergio Leone¹s so called spaghetti westerns. And it is impossible to imagine these works existing in all their atmospheric, multi-textured splendor without the extraordinary talents of Alessandro Alessandroni and his remarkable choir I Cantori Moderni. During the sixties, Cantori established a reputation for almost infinite versatility, regardless of the demands made by some of Italy's most prestigious film composers and this set showcases their fantastic ability.
BellaCasa-6
CD
$15.00

Jimmy Eat World
Static Prevails [expanded]
PS, US Reissue of this Capitol title includes rare &unreleased bonus material hand picked by the band.
Capitol/EMI
CD
$18.75

Jimmy Eat World
Clarity [expanded]
PS, US Expanded reissue of this Capitol title includes rare &unreleased bonus material hand picked by the band.
Capitol/EMI
CD
$18.75

Juliette & The Licks
Four on the Floor
PS, US J&TL are known for their relentless tour schedule, opening up for the likes of Turbonegro, Social Distortion & Courtney Love. Originally brought in to play drums on a few demos, FOO FIGHTERS frontman DAVE GROHL extended his stay for the album.
MilitiaGroup-059
CD
$13.25

Junior Senior
Hey Hey My My Yo Yo
PS, US New album from delirious Danes.
Ryko
CD
$17.75

King, David / Duke Of Uke
Gold
PS, US The Duke of Uke's third album guarenteed to lift even the most jaded individual into Elysian realms of delight upon wings of pop joy!
GrandRecord-002
CD
$7.00

Lamps
S-T
PS. US Throwing sparks like 2 gigantic rocks grinding against each other, they seem intent on doing things their way. Fronted by the unimpeachable Monty Buckles, the music alternately careens, crashes, throbs & urges. This is mongoloid frenzy music. Are they paranoid, frustrated, or merely disgusted w/ humanity? The truth is usually somewhere in the middle. A dash of Necessary Evils & a dollop of Karate Party.
IntheRed
CD
$13.25

Lee, Peggy
Moon Flowers
PS, UK The very first cool, blonde, sexy and happening female singer-songwriter, opening the door for everyone from Jackie De Shannon to Gwen Stefani, it's Miss Peggy Lee! Originally the featured vocalist in the Benny Goodman Big Band in the 1940s, the lovely Miss Lee launched a series of solo hits in 1942 beginning with her first # 1, 'Somebody Else Is Taking My Place', followed by 1943's 'Why Don't You Do Right?' which sold over a million copies and secured her fame! Many more hits followed for the next umpteen years, of which many were self-penned. Her many songwriting collaborators, in addition to husband/guitarist Dave Barbour, included such notable as Laurindo Almeida, Harold Arlen, Sonny Burke, Cy Coleman, Duke Ellington, Dick Hazard, Quincy Jones, Marian McPartland, Lalo Schifrin, Hubie Wheeler, and Victor Young, to name just a few! On this collection we focus on her hits, of the 1940s and 1950s. The sexy, bluesy and assured tones of the woman who brought you such heart-stopping moments as 'Fever' and 'Is That All There Is?'
Rev-Ola 212
CD
$15.00

Lolligags, The
Wired EP
PS, US New wave keyboard pop with a sweet dance beat will have these 4 songs stuck in your head for days. Already getting play via DJ's in Athens, Atlanta, and NYC.
HappyHappyBirthdayToMe-087
CD5
$6.50

M.I.A.
Boyz
PS, US Includes Album Version, Instrumental,
Acappella.
Interscope
12
$5.00

Mark, Carolyn
Nothing Is Free
PS, US A woodsy & introspective album. The recording brings an immediacy to the music that conjures up a Sunday evening spent playing instruments & singing songs on the back porch of the cabin. Her introspection finds many things, not the least of which is a (sometimes dark) sense of humour & a willingness to throw caution under the truck, have all the fun humanly possible.
Mint-107
CD
$15.00

Marmoset
Florist Fired
PS, US Five years is a long time. Five years is an excruciatingly long time for a band like MARMOSET. Somehow this band has managed to bottle into one album all of the idiosyncrasies and pathos that have made them the critically-acclaimed band we all love. Merging the Swell Maps-inspired tumultuous clamor of their debut EP "Hiddenforbidden", the addictive two-minute anthems on "Today It's You", and the epic joyful dirges from "Record in Red", "Florist Fired" has it all. Although principal songwriter JORMA WHITTAKER possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of Beatles-esque melodies, "Florist Fired" leaves listeners with the unmistakable feeling that Marmoset owes much more to a Richards-led Stones swagger- without the budget or access to premium pharmaceuticals. In contrast to the seemingly lecherous, self-loathing Whittaker gems, guitarist DAVE JABLONSKI offers up detached ethereal odes like a man with his head truly in the clouds. The idea of being a traditional, functioning band has never quite caught on with Marmoset. Their live shows and behind-the-scenes breakdowns are spiritually aligned with the likes of BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE; but unlike BJM, the music you hear from Marmoset is pure sound vérité. No need for a ballyhoo project like "Dig!"- although the tales Marmoset could tell would certainly make for riveting viewing. Until the public is ready for such a trip into the madness, tension and ecstasy that is Marmoset, "Florist Fired" will serve quite nicely as their chariot on the road towards canonization.
Secretly Canadian/Joyful Noise-090
LP
$12.25

Marmoset
Florist Fired
PS, US Five years is a long time. Five years is an excruciatingly long time for a band like MARMOSET. Somehow this band has managed to bottle into one album all of the idiosyncrasies and pathos that have made them the critically-acclaimed band we all love. Merging the Swell Maps-inspired tumultuous clamor of their debut EP "Hiddenforbidden", the addictive two-minute anthems on "Today It's You", and the epic joyful dirges from "Record in Red", "Florist Fired" has it all. Although principal songwriter JORMA WHITTAKER possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of Beatles-esque melodies, "Florist Fired" leaves listeners with the unmistakable feeling that Marmoset owes much more to a Richards-led Stones swagger- without the budget or access to premium pharmaceuticals. In contrast to the seemingly lecherous, self-loathing Whittaker gems, guitarist DAVE JABLONSKI offers up detached ethereal odes like a man with his head truly in the clouds. The idea of being a traditional, functioning band has never quite caught on with Marmoset. Their live shows and behind-the-scenes breakdowns are spiritually aligned with the likes of BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE; but unlike BJM, the music you hear from Marmoset is pure sound vérité. No need for a ballyhoo project like "Dig!"- although the tales Marmoset could tell would certainly make for riveting viewing. Until the public is ready for such a trip into the madness, tension and ecstasy that is Marmoset, "Florist Fired" will serve quite nicely as their chariot on the road towards canonization.
SecretlyCanadian-090
CD
$11.50

Memizis
Inbetween
PS, POLAND Nemezis is the living legend of Polish electronic music scene. Their new album "Inbetween" is the first new one in 6 years. New electronic ambience. Beautiful, subtle, deep and very emotional sound. The album was recorded between September 2006 and June 2007.
Spirea-400
CD
$15.00

Messages
Destination/Glades
PS, US It captures a moment and represents a place of sorts. If you walk down Canal Street on any given night, odds are you will hear the sound of MESSAGES coming from a fifth floor walkup. If you stopped, you would hear it go on for hours and it would be the sound of TRES WARREN (of PSYCHIC ILLS) and TAKETO SHIMADA mashing sine waves, bass loops, guitars, samplers and turntables into a storm in between bouts of playing techno and psychedelic improv records.
TheSocialRegistry-048
45
$5.50

Mika Miko
666
PS, US Another installment of post teen angst from LA's own fury girls. Six songs recorded on 6/06/06 that sound darker, radder, more crashy & trashy then their debut "CYSLABF". CD version includes MIKA MIKO's first 7"and three bonus tracks from the vaults of the energetic & fun brain of the Miko's.
PostPresentMedium-011
CD
$10.00

Mohawk Lodge
Wildfires
PS, US While their early material often relied on homespun charm, every track here seems an act of desperate catharsis. This time around the band's songwriting manages to nod as much to the Boss as Smog, while their playing manages to bridge the gap between Fleetwood Mac & the Constantine's. Simply put, this is earnest songcraft that beats w/ vitality. Overseen by producer Darryl Neudorf (New Pornographers, Neko Case). Also feat: Dan Boeckner (WOLF PARADE), Jesse Gander (GHOST HOUSE), J.P. Carter (GREAT AUNT IDA), Marc Morrissette (OCTOBERMAN), Tiffany Mohammed, Ben Labelle & Jason Starnes (Bells Clanging)
WhiteWhale-008
CD
$12.50

Monster Bobby
Gaps
PS, US The brains behind The PIPETTES & one of the earliest musical activists of the Brighton scene releases his solo debut. Full of endearing humor, dry wit & emotional directness, this ironically gapless album is both catchy & off beat. An unassuming folk-tronic masterpiece.
Hypnote-002
CD
$11.00

Mr. Blotto
Cabbages & Kings
PS, US BACK IN STOCK! Mr. Blotto is a jam band band from Chicago. They blend southern rock, folk, blues & country. They take the Jam band asthetic into areas unfamiliar to the standard Jam Scene. A well produced, well mixed, well executed kind of Americana that actually owes far less to the Grateful Dead than one would expect. The band sounds completely natural in their studio environs, having nailed the elusive blend of acoustic & electric instrumentation that most bands struggle w/when they try to set their work to tape. It is thick, but not overbearing. Bits of imagery turn up through the disc - Harleys, bunks, movie stars, & literary references - that inform the album w/a cohesive intelligence. For fans of GOV'T MULE, ALLMAN BROS, WARREN HAYNES.
MrBlotto
CD
$10.00

Nemezis
Inbetween
PS, POLAND Nemezis is the living legend of Polish electronic music scene. Their new album "Inbetween" is the first new one in 6 years. New electronic ambience. Beautiful, subtle, deep and very emotional sound. The album was recorded between September 2006 and June 2007.
Spirea-400
CD
$15.00

Orange Goblin
Healing Through Fire
PS, US
Sanctuary
CD
$16.75

Out With A Bang
Few Beers Left But Out Of Drugs
PS, US This record is soooo great. Alessandro (Anus), vocalist of the Grabbies moved his stank ass back to bumfuck Italy & has emerged w/ a band that completely blows away the Grabbies, who in the past pretty much blew away every other band out there in the free world. Fast, pissed off, drug addled, alcohol abusing, foul-mouthed, numbskull punk rock smut from a guy who's probably better off dead. Is this jerk the new GG Allin? Who knows and who cares, this record kills it! LIMITED
CriminalIQ
45
$4.75

Ox
American Lo Fi
PS, US Dope-soaked,derelict & wired, this feat.9 songs that give a nod to Velvet Underground meets Bruce Springsteen, trading New Jersey urban fairground for Pacific interstate moonscape. This fuses weary w/ vicious, punk w/ hillbilly, the farmer in the city w/ the electro-magnetic aura of tape hiss &amp crackle. Recorded in the manic confines of Vancouver's Profile Studios amid the plume of smoke, sweat & heavy Pacific laced air.
SavedByVinyl-012
LP
$13.25

Patience Please
Parallel Plots
PS, US
JigsawRecords
CD5
$6.00

Patience Please
Fleeting Frequencies
PS, US
HHBTM
CD
$9.00

Patience Please
Parallel Plots
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
JigsawRecords
12
$7.00

Pitre, Duane/Pilotram Ensemble
Organized Pitches Occurring in Time
PS, US Two 25 minute pieces of music,both spawned from the same conceptual composition/score by Duane Pitre,
titled Ensemble Drones. With their form reminiscent of works by La Monte Young's Theater of Eternal Music & their tonality touching on the floating works of Terry Riley, The Ensemble Chord in Eb with a Minor 7th & a Pump Organ Base &The Ensemble Chord in C with a Major 7th & a Guitar Base are aural tapestries based on a minimal tonal palette with their instrumentation consisting of guitars, alto saxophones, bass clarinet, violin, viola, cello, tone generator & pump organ.
Important-154
CD
$12.25

Port O'Brien
Wind & the Swell
PS, US The songs showcase the paradox between the band's ferocity & its tenderness. The male/female vocal counterpoint & the urgent rushes of instrumentation mid-song meet w/ the gentle strum of acoustic guitars & wistful imagery of the sea. These songs present music as a document of experience, shot through w/ pathos, imagination, enthusiasm & warmth.
AmericanDad-103
CD
$14.00

Primary 5
Go!
PS, US Ex-SOUP DRAGONS & TEENAGE FANCLUB drummer Paul Quinn & collaborator/guitarist Ryan Currie. 2004 saw the completion of their debut album "North Pole."Collecting numerous accolades along the way in both the UK & US press, this resulted in the band supporting rock legends Arthur Lee & Love on their last ever UK tour. Includes contributions from Teenage Fanclub members Norman Blake (vox/guitars) & Raymond McGinley (guitars).
RA-010
CD
$13.50

Rogerson, Diana
Lights Are On But No-One's Home
PS, US Member of the cult band Whore 156 in the 70s. Dubbed "the female Whitehouse," they later mutated into Fistfuck in the early 80s. This is a collection of new songs & instrumentals in her unique style, recorded w/ the help of Steven Stapleton & Colin Potter (of Nurse With Wound) & also Matt Waldron of irr. app. (ext.). Rogerson is also a guest vocalist on the new Faust album.
UnitedJnana
CD
$15.00

Rouse, Josh
Country Mouse City House
PS, US New album. ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Beginning with 2003's 1972, he's been cranking out sweet and sophisticated albums influenced by his love of soft rock and filled with lyrical gems, smooth performances and his wonderfully rich and intimate vocals, and Country Mouse City House is no different. Again recorded in his new home country of Spain, this time out Rouse handles the production himself and proves that he learned quite a bit from his former partner Brad Jones as the album is just as lushly layered and as filled with aural candy (like the funky clavinet on "Hollywood Bass Player" or the horns that bolster "God, Please Let Me Go Back") as on the last three albums. The songs on Country are a nice mix of the last three albums, too; some have the lazy, relaxed feel of Subtitulo ("Snowy Night," "Pilgrim"), some have the indie pop glow of Nashville ("God, Please Let Me Go Back," "Sweetie") some have the soft rock groove of 1972 "(Italian Dry Ice," "Hollywood Bass Player"). Whatever it is, the sound they all have in common is Rouse's first-rate songcraft, and there are few modern singer/songwriters who can approach him."
Nettwerk
CD
$12.50

Sebadoh
Freed Man (ON SALE)
PS, US 52 tracks from the bubbling birth of the Doh. Pitchfork quizzes Eric Gaffney, who says: ""The reissue contains songs and versions (one each, not multiple) from the orignal cassette release... from the LP version [i.e. the Homestead version], a few of my songs, re-recorded, off The Freed Weed CD, and unreleased tracks, along with the 2nd and 3rd 'singles' and part of the first split." Pitchfork goes on: "Whatever the math, the extras and different mixes/takes shift something once familiar into a gargantuan 79-minute lo-fi opera... This Freed Man is overstuffed and weird, studded with some duds, and entirely fitting. Part of the joy of early Sebadoh-- this collection through Bubble and Scrape, aka the Gaffney years-- is the clash of egos and brilliant songwriters. It's totally evident on this new version: 25 songs by Lou, 25 by Eric, and two covers, including a garage-punk take on the Beatles "Yellow Submarine". Pretty telling, right? To take it even further, the cassette was re-mastered at Abbey Road Studios."
Domino
CD
$14.00

Sorry Dogs
Rejection Years
PS, US Long time So. Cal. punk revival outfit made up of ex-members of BATTALION OF SAINTS & SKID MARKS create high energy punk by SNFU & Circle Jerks. Pressed on limited edition gold/black marble vinyl. "Ten songs here recorded over a period of 4 years showing these guys are really patient or broke or both, & there isn't a weak track on this album."-TONY CEDENA of the ADOLESCENTS.
UtU-001
LP
$10.00

Starless & Bible Black
S/T
PS, US NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL! STARLESS & BIBLE BLACK make beautiful spirited & catchy songs in the grand tradition of classic British folk rockers PENTANGLE and JOHN & BEVERLY MARTYN straight on up through the halcyon days of early 4AD records. On their debut self titled outing, the diverse Manchester 3 piece brings to bear much of the lively attitude, passion and rain, rain, rain of the old textile city they've all come to call home for the last several years. The result is a great collection of 11 songs-at once earthen and elevated - that are given added mood & flavor by the charcoal vocals of French chanteuse HÉLÈNE GAUTIER. The other contributing members are the main rhythm men in the Manchester music scene - PAUL BLAKESLEY on bass and BRIAN EDWARDS on drums - they have perfected their craft playing with the likes of local heroes such as AIDAN SMITH, JOHN STAMMERS and JANE WEAVER.
LocustMusic-085
LP
$16.25

Stevens, Tom
Home
PS, US He has has recorded over a dozen albums, both solo & w/ The Long Ryders, Danny & Dusty, Chris Cacavas & Junk Yard Love, Magi, & Jack Waterson. His blistering guitar playing & depth of songwriting speak volumes, both on stage & in the studio. This is an assured & mature collection of performances of fine songs. It retains freshness over many hearings combining the thrill of recognition w/ a hardly-diminishing sense of surprise & wonder. Tom has allowed himself free rein, but seemingly as a consequence of his own enthusiasm & excitement about the music hes making. And the result is a real pleasure.
Avebury
CD
$11.00

Stewart, John
California Bloodlines
PS, UK Cult artist John Stewart first came too the attention of the public when his folk group The Cumberland Three issued their pair of acclaimed concept albums featuring songs of the American Civil War. Shortly afterward in 1961, he joined their mentors the Kingston trio leading them through changes in style and continued hit singles and albums in the volatile period 1961-67. As the Trio slowly ran down operations, as John wrote songs for outside acts such as "Daydream Believer" by The Monkees, which of course was, a worldwide smash hit in 1967! John then made the eccentric country-psych "Signals Through The Glass" with his wife Buffy Ford, though even John himself joked that foreign language albums outsold them! Immediately afterward, he would go to Nashville, where he would join Nik Venet, Vince Martin, Fred Neil, and the Nashville master musicians who made "Blonde On Blonde", "Nashville Skyline", Vince Martin's amazing first solo album and Bergen White's "For Women Only". This is where John cut his first real solo album, "California Bloodlines" and where his real cult begins, as music loving cliques from Rolling Stone to Zig Zag to Omaha Rainbow (a Brit magazine named after John's song) raved over the album!
Rev-Ola-215
CD
$15.00

Stratton, Will
What the Night Said
PS, US Gentle but intense. Will has the uncanny ability to compose intricate songs that speak to the listener in such an effortless & beautiful way that he makes songwriting seem easy. The tone of the album reflects the contradictions of peace & uneasiness during the dark hours. Features SUFJAN STEVENS on 2 tracks.
StunningModels-002
CD
$13.50

Susanka, Bert
Onward Christian Slater
PS, US Bert Susanka, founder of The Ziggens, has always wanted to put out a solo record-an album on which he could express himself freely, without songwriting restrictions & deadlines. This is clearly Susanka's most personal album to date,with songs of triumph, heartbreak & all emotions in between. Reference points from the Dead Milkmen & Beach Boys lead to tender introspective ballads & self-deprecating takes on suburban survival, alling add up to what will certainly be a widely talked-about album.
Cornerstone-056
CD
$14.25

Tape Op
#60
PS, US New issue of the #1 recording magazine! Features on Joe Boyd (Nick Drake, Fairport Convention, REM), Bob Power (NYC hip-hop engineer), Sonicraft, Jace Lasek/Dave Smith, Mike Castoro, gear reviews , CD reviews and more.
ZINE
$4.00

Tegan & Sara
The Con [CD+DVD special edition]
PS, US New album + DVD.
Sire/Rhino
CD/DVD
$23.00

Tegan & Sara
The Con
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Produced by Death Cab for Cutie's Chris Walla, the album is full of quirky, Aqueduct-like keyboards, punchy bass from Weezer's Matt Sharp and AFI's Hunter Burgan, and even some guitar help from Kaki King that stretch and shove their way into the spaces between Tegan and Sara's hook-driven melodies and clean harmonies, more complex than anything they've done before... An impressive step forward in their already commendable discography."
Sire/Rhino
CD
$14.25

Telegraph Avenue
S-T
PS, US Heavy distorted guitar mixed w/ Latin bass & percussion meld to create a kind of south-of-the-equator Latin groove meets West Coast psych w/ a slightly poppier feel. All lyrics are sung in English. The band unfortunately split after the release of just one more album, but the drummer & singer would soon join up w/ 2 Argentine friends to form another great band South American band of the seventies: Tarkus
GetBack
LP
$15.75

Tenpole Tudor
Eddie, Old Bob, Dick and Gary/Let the Four Winds Blow: The Stiff Anthology [remaster]
PS, US
ZTT
CD
$13.00

The The
45 RPM: The Singles of The The
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: A recent best of collection includes the awesome single "Perfect", which does not appear on the re-issued Soul Mining, plus loads of compelling remixes, versions, single-mixes; some of which rival the original versions, such was the genius of The The.
Sony
DCD
$20.00

The The
Soul Mining [reissue, remaster]
PS, US Recent reissue of The The's 1983 debut album. Not so surprising that Matt Johnson's most popular album was also his most accessible and least experimental, though at the time I'm not sure there were any other records that sounded like Soul Mining! The The's three other albums, Infected (1986), Mind Bomb (1989), and Dusk (1993) have all been newly re-issued in 2007.
Sony
CD
$12.25

This Beautiful Mess
Away With The Swine
PS, JAPAN This Beautiful Mess hails from Vlissingen, Netherlands, they have been making music in the Netherlands for several years, and pretty much all the band members are part of other great bands and most are multi-instrumentalists. They have put out such three albums as Falling On Deaf Ears(2001 Deep Elm), Temper The Wind To The Shorn Lamb(2003 Sally Forth) and Away With The Swine - 7 tracks EP(2006 Sally Forth) so far. This Japanese edition of Away With The Swine will contain new artwork, four new songs and is scheduled this year for aim to release all over the world. "Take My Life And Let It Be¡É, ¡ÈHow Great Thou Art", "The Lido" and "Joop Two" are the four new songs. Imagine the melodious of Coldplay, Explosions In The Sky, L'altra or an early Radiohead meeting singer-songwriters like Bright Eyes or Mojave 3. The sound of This Beautiful Mess is unmistakably cutting edge, yet vulnerable and unafraid of experiment.
ArtUnion-5528
CD
$16.25

Tiny Vipers
Hands Across the World
PS, US Twenty something years of studying sometimes surprising causes & effects is what led Jesy Fortino to become Tiny Vipers. Her songs are stories about choices. She likes to believe that things can be plotted. She likes to believe in planning & in decision making, but she also reveres the unknown, the unknowable.
Subpop
CD
$13.50

Trent, Jackie
The Magic of Jackie Trent
PS, UK Alongside Scott Walker and Dusty Springfield, Jackie Trent was one of the most distinctive pop voices of the sixties. With Tony Hatch, she co-wrote hits for Walker and Petula Clark and enjoyed major success of her own when 'Where Are You Now?' ousted the Beatles' 'Ticket To Ride' from the number one spot in the spring of 1965. Complimented by some memorable Hatch arrangements, the restored Magic of Jackie Trent and the superb material with which it has been augmented here are testament to her brilliant artistry.
El-114
CD
$15.00

U.N.K.L.E.
War Stories
PS, US Guest vocalists incl. Josh Homme (QOTSA), Ian Astbury (The CULT), 3D (MASSIVE ATTACK),The Duke Spirit, Autolux & Gavin Clark (Clay Hill). The packaging feat.paintings specially commissioned by Massive Attack's 3D.Comes with a 32-pg booklet.
SurrenderAll-005
CD
$14.50

Various
Visit To the Spaceship Factory: 20 Gems From The Early Years Of Prog
PS, US Wander the dimly lit corners of the Spaceship Factory, an establishment designed to produce vehicles that could take you from the geometric wallpaper of your room to the far side of your electric dreams. Hear the brash rock of TREETOPS, the polished guitar wizardry of Israeli progsters JERICHO, the fuzzed-up dirt of Jesse Hector's proto-punk outfit HELTER SKELTER. Other artists include: Mousetrap, Deadwood, Fuzzyduck, Incredible Hog, Mouse, Beggars Opera,Kingdom Come, Little Bighorn, Strange Fox, Onyx, Spontaneous Combustion, UFO, Sheephouse, Pussy, Axe, Sunchariot & Kansashook.
PsychicCircle-7007
CD
$15.00

Various
1981 Year in Seven Inches
PS, US Now back in print on vinyl! Comps 7 inchers from TEEN IDLES, STATE OF ALERT, GOV. ISSUE & YOUTH BRIGADE. Pressed on clear vinyl w/ updated artwork.
Dischord-014
LP
$10.50

Various
Sitar Beat Vol. 2
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
GuerrillaReissues-002
DLP
$14.75

Various
Who Needs Tomorrow? American 60s Garage Bands
PS, US There has to come a time when every half-decent slice of '60s garage band music has been compiled somewhere. From the Stones-ish Kansas garage-sters The Moanin' Glories to the New York pop trio, The Will-O-Bees to the West Coast sitar-fuzz of Merrell Fankhauser & HMS Bounty, this comp aims to reach those parts of the garage that other compilations of its kind just don't. Other artists incl. Randy Johnson, The Love Society, Simon T. Stokes, Kinetic Energy, The Liberty Bells, Peck's Bad Boys, The Silver Byke, The Great Train Robbery, & many others.
PsychicCircle-7008
CD
$15.00

Various
Country Goes Rock N' Roll Volume 3
PS, UK Third volume of our mighty and acclaimed rockin' series, which will no doubt be blasting out of a radio near you soon! Yep, this time we have gone for the most rockin' sides by the cream of country music, the veritable royalty! Some of them going so wild that they had to use pseudonyms! Songs covered again and again by the country rockers of the 1970s onward. The originals by the giants of country, honkytonk, and hillbilly boogie, this album is like a dream come true. TRACKLIST: Eddy Arnold & Jaye P Morgan - Do You Love Me?, Thumper Jones (George Jones) - Rock It, Webb Pierce - Teenage Boogie, Corky Jones (Buck Owens) - Rhythm And Booze, Marty Robbins - Pretty Mama, Ernest Tubb - Thirty Days (To Come Back Home), Don Gibson - I Ain't A-Studyin' You, Baby, Hank Thompson - Rockin' In The Congo, David Houston - Sugar Sweet, Billy Walker - I've Got Leavin' On My Mind, Ferlin Husky - Slow Down, Brother, Freddie Hart - Snatch It And Grab It, Jerry Reed - When I Found You, Bob Wills - So Let's Rock, George Hamilton Iv - If You Don't Know, Tennessee Ernie Ford - Rock, Roll, Boogie, Brenda Lee - Bigelow 6200, Claude King - Run Baby Run, Wanda Jackson - I Gotta Know, Patsy Cline - Stop, Look And Listen, Johnny Horton - I Don't Like I Did, Little Jimmy Dickens & The Country Boys - Country Boy Bounce (Instrumental), Johnny & Jack - Carry On, Pee Wee King - Catty Town, Bobby Helms - Tennessee Rock 'N' Roll, Rose Maddox - Hey Little Dreamboat, Glenn Barber - Feelin' No Pain/ The Louvin Brothers - Cash On The Barrel Head, Bill Carlisle & The Carlisles - I'm Rough Stuff (Mercury 71035), Johnny Bond - The Little Rock Roll, Moon Mullican - Honolulu Rock-A Roll-A, Jimmie Skinner - Just Ramblin' On, Hawkshaw Hawkins - It Would Be A Doggone Lie.
Rev-Ola-021
CD
$15.00

Various
Radio Interference From Unkown Orgasm
PS, US New comp. features exclusive tracks from MERZBOW, BLACK SUN PRODUCTIONS, MYKEL BOYD, WYRM & others. Over 70 min. of experimental sound.
Somnimage
CD
$13.25

Various
Sitar Beat Vol. 2
PS, US Vol. 2 they go straight to heart of India w/ some of the rarest & best tracks recorded between the years of 1970-84. 16 tracks of rare & funky Indian flavor, blending heavy beats w/ the sounds of the sitar & the inimitable vocal sounds of beloved Indian singers such as the ubiquitous Asha Bhosle & producers/songwriters like Kalyanji Ananji & R. D. Burman. This is soul from the Sub-continent at it's best!
GuerrillaReissues-002
CD
$13.25

Vietnam
EP #2
PS, US THE SOCIAL REGISTRY are pleased to present the second of three limited edition 12" EPs from VIETNAM. Each of the three features a track from the band's recently released self-titled full-length (out on KEMADO), along with tracks recorded at the band's Freedom School Compound, a store-front apartment/studio that the band shares with producer MATT BOYTON in Brooklyn, NY. These recordings capture the band cutting loose, writing and recording at their will, and form a perfect counterpoint to their professionally recorded full-length.
TheSocialRegistry-035
12
$10.25

Weedeater
God Luck and Good Speed
PS, US After two critically acclaimed full length releases under their belts recorded by Billy Anderson (Neurosis, Melvins, High On Fire, etc.) and released respectively on Berserker and Crucial Blast Records, the latest and highly anticipated album, "God Luck And Good Speed" is upon us! All but one of the songs on the album were recorded and produced by the legendary Steve Albini (Neurosis, High On Fire, Nirvana, etc.) at Electrical Audio studios in Chicago. The sound is gigantic and both the production and recording skillfully capture the intense experience of a Weedeater live show while achieving tones that will swallow you whole. The non Albini session track, "Alone", was recorded by Mike Dean (Corrosion of Conformity) and simply consists of an acoustic bass track, a banjo track, and vocally some of Dixie's best somber and sub-baritone rasping. The finished product is nothing short of amazing. Arik Roper provided the art and it is presented on gold foil embossed on a 5" mini-gatefold, thick cardboard jacket. It is an honor for us to present this massively heavy album to the Lord hordes!
SouthernLord
CD
$14.00

Willis, Nicole
Keep Reachin' Up
PS, US Light In The Attic Records follows up its' deluxe reissues of the first two Betty Davis classics with Keep Reachin' Up, a passionate but suave mod soul collaboration between the lovely and talented Nicole Willis & Finnish soul phenoms The Soul Investigators. From the cold far North dance underground, this scintillating vocalist and celebrated Finland funk collective have created a uniquely hot record of romantic grooves. The Brooklyn-born Willis has worked with Curtis Mayfield, the Brand New Heavies, and done crucial work for Mo' Wax. In the late 80's Willis parted ways with both the Brand New Heavies and the UK, returning home to the United States and joining the band that would later become Deee-Lite. After a few years of lending vocals to various groups, she became involved with the New York soul-hip-hop collective Repercussions. A classic soul debut, Keep Reachin' Up is an essential addition to any collection!! Nicole says: "The sound of this group reminds me of dancing to the new James Brown 7" in the record shops on Clarkson venue with my sister when we were 6 & 8 years old".
LightInTheAttic-028
CD
$12.50

Windy & Carl
Akimatsuri (ON SALE)
PS, US Specially recorded & released for the Brainwaves festival, the new disc is a celebration of the autumn season. Akimatsuri is a 33 minute long journey in 5 parts, each named for the mood they convey. Limited to 500 hand numbered copies, and comes in a specially designed & made sleeve. Michael Babcock of Interrobang Press made the card sleeves & each one features a beautiful photo by Christy Romanick.
BlueFlea-013
CD
$15.00

Work Cited
S-T
PS, US
EyeRocket
ZINE
$6.00

Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Is Is
PS, US Brand new studio recordings represent the heart of the band on five lean & urgent tracks that best capture the energy of their live show. Will be promoted online by 5 live videos shot for all the songs that were live staples only until now.
Interscope
CD5
$6.25

Yikes
Secrets to Superflipping
PS, US A gleeful assault of ripping distortion and hypnotic melodies.
UpsettheRhythm-006
CD
$11.25

Yikes
Secrets to Superflipping
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
UpsettheRhythm
10
$11.25

Forthcoming Releases

+/-
Self-Titled Debut CD + DVD (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 28TH)
PS, US Debut DVD from +/- (Plus/Minus) features 14 professionally produced videos compiled by Chris Deaner (+/- & KELLY CLARKSON drummer & video director). Incl. vids from an animated short to a horror film to live performance. Incl. videos by Chris Deaner, Patryk Rebisz, Rik Cordero, Doug Spice, Orrin Anderson, Paul Kloss, Myactivedriveway. NTSC Region=0.
TeenBeat-403
CD/DVD
$16.25

1900s, The
Cold & Kind (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 10TH)
PS, US New album of sultry psych-pop from Chicago seven-member sensations The 1900s. Recorded mostly live to tape, the record captures the energy of the band's remarkable live show while also benefiting from the addition of large string and horn sections. While clocking in at exactly 40:00 minutes (in honor of finishing the album on the 40th anniversary of Sgt. Peppers), Cold & Kind keeps one foot in the past, one in the future and another foot in your heart. If you dig: Tommy James, Fleetwood Mac, Velvet Underground, Cat Power, Supremes, Roy Harper, Arcade Fire, Dr. Dog, Midlake, Leon Redbone, Bill Clinton on sax or Russell Crowe's band.
Parasol-CD-106
CD
$9.00

Acid Mothers Temple
Stones, Women, Records (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 21ST)
PS, JAPAN Japan Import. Acid Mothers Temple SWR, the ultimate power trio of Yoshida Tatsuya from Ruins,& Tsuyama Atsushi & Kawabata Makoto from AMT, present their shocking 2nd album.
Magaibutsu-033
CD
$20.00

Altz
Max Motion (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 14TH)
PS, US Since 2000,after picking up & mastering the MPC2000, he has recorded on his own & composed & edited dance music in earnest. He has since become a highly respected recording artist, DJ, & remixer, making an international impact w/ in all genres of dance music from deep house to nu-disco.This new four-track 12'' incl. vocals from Yoshimi of The BOREDOMS & 2 separate remixes by The Idjut Boys.
DFA-112
12
$8.00

Anderson, Jason
Tonight (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 21ST)
PS, US
Eca
CD
$11.50

Anderson, Lindsay
If (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 21ST)
PS, US The solo debut from L'Altra co-founder Lindsay Anderson, is an intimate recording of carefully crafted, openly expressive songs. Anderson has refined her songwriting by freeing her already distinctive voice that has been featured with notable artists such as Will Oldham, Edith Frost, and Telefon Tel Aviv. Supported by a stellar cast of equally creative musicians, including members of Wilco, Califone, The Vandermark 5, Smog, and The Aluminum Group.
MintyFresh
CD
$11.50

Anderson, Ryan
The Garden Path (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 7TH)
PS, US Acoustic folk pop from a singer songwriter taking his songs to the people one living room at a time. Honest and pure.
HappyHappyBirthdayToMe-075
CD
$9.75

Anemones
Come Down Like A Cloud (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 7TH)
PS, US Grounded and propelled by the boom and tick of a lazy yet indefatigable old-school drum machine, albeit augmented by occasional percussive crash, rattle and stick of a genuinely human kind, ANEMONES are all deep throb, jangled buzz, ambient drone, shiftless mumbling and, perhaps most importantly, rolling waves of reverberation so pronounced and significant as to be structurally necessary. Collected and combined, these elements make a warm, oceanic, somewhat totalizing music that operates inwardly, directed towards the uniquely fertile, semi-liquid quasi-agriculture of the mind. Activated this way, mind as such is here suspended, ala Descartes, as a kind epiphenomenal hazy feeling, a ghost between the ears. Both in and out of the body, this half-consciousness invokes a persistent, low-key dream-like psychedelic break in which the normal world itself becomes hypnotically elusive and mysterious, a pleasantly dislocating transformation enhanced by Anemones' minimalist, somewhat lock-groove languorousness and nonchalantly sardonic theatricality. But although often performatively 'druggy' in character, Anemones' music isn't therefore 'about drugs' in the sense of being 'about being made by means of drugs' or even 'about being made for or on behalf of drugs', as if simply copying such important stylistic and conceptual precursors as the Velvet Underground, Suicide, Spacemen 3 and the Jesus and Mary Chain. Rather, Anemones produce a kind of 'post drug' music, which here refers to a state of 'after-ness' and not prudish abstention or dumbbell reform. In fact this is a specific aesthetic strategy: after the drugs and drinks are long done and gone, sound itself remains the psychotropic trigger par excellence. Hence, altering perception, Anemones aim to turn listeners on ears first.
St.Ives-022
LP
$11.50

Angels Of Light
We Are Him (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 25TH)
PS, US
YoungGod-35
LP
$18.75

Animal Collective
Peacebone (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 21ST)
PS, US EP features "Peacebone" from the upcoming album 'Strawberry Jam' (due 9/11), non-album track "Safer", plus remixes by Black Dice and Pantha du Prince.
Domino
CD5
$5.75

Animal Collective
Strawberry Jam (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 11TH)
PS, US DOUBLE VINYL VERSION!!!
Domino
DLP
$17.50

Animal Collective
Strawberry Jam (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 11TH)
PS, US "Strawberry Jam" feels like space dust and radar falling on the desert and making it bloom. It's the sound of a band spinning wildly and intoxicated, at the cusp of their powers, as thick and rich and sweet and colorful as it sounds.
Domino
CD
$14.00

Armour, Douglas
Prince of Wands/Away (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 7TH)
PS, US Hailing from Los Angeles, California, DOUGLAS ARMOUR is our first proper signing to reside outside of New York City. He is a prolific songwriter and for this 7-inch Douglas provided us with two tracks, "Prince of Wands" and "Away." "Prince of Wands" first left an impression on us, and an indelible one at that, when associates of the label began DJing the track. It is a damn near perfect pop song that has had people jumping up to the dance floor upon first hearing.. Moving in a different direction with the kind of indie pop reverie that hasn't been heard for a long time.
TheSocialRegistry-042
45
$5.50

Art In Manila
Set The Woods On Fire (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 7TH)
PS, US After Azure Ray disbanded, member Orenda Fink put her energies into a solo record in 2005, called "Invisible Ones". Upon touring in support of that album with various revolving band members, she chose the cream of the crop and formed a new group called Art Belle, then changed it to Art In Manila (a nod to radio host Art Bell's exodus to the Phillipines). On this release, the band flirts playfully with genre wanderlust without ever abandoning cohesion. Moody slow-burners follow four-to-the-floor rockers that
butt up against serene ballads. A powerful debut.
SaddleCreek
CD
$12.25

At The Close Of Everyday
Leaves You Puzzled And The Original Pieces (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 14TH)
PS, JAPAN At The Close Of Every Day (ATCOED), existing of Minco Eggersman (Volkoren) and Axel Kabboord (This Beautiful Mess), the new album by our favorite Dutch folk boys. This time it's totally different. It's a remix album including many older songs like 'Zalig Zijn de Armen Van Geest', 'The Maria Tales' as well as later work like 'O Welk Een Vreugde' and 'Ik Weet'. These 15 songs in total haven been remixed and restructured. Seriously, almost everything has been cut to pieces and folded back into a new and beautiful masterpiece! From heavenly piano pieces by Sylvain Chauveau and ambient soundscapes by Donato Wharton to heavy beats by Solex and weird electronica by Hood, simply a must have for every ATCOED fan and electronic music fan. The remixes have been done by Hood, Styrofoam, Spinvis, Solex, Dialect, Diefenbach, Hillmadelow, Sylvain Chauveau, Stafraenn Hakon, Kettel, Donata Wharton and many others. This is a special Japanese double CD edition (including the original pieces).
ArtUnion-5516/5517
DCD
$17.75

Augie March
Moo,You Bloody Choir (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 8TH)
PS, US The band's 3rd album. It may be that you're still swimming in the prismatic wordplay & intriguing sonic details of their ecstatically acclaimed albums, but neither disposability nor immediate transparency are high among their strengths.So sue them.Or lend an ear.Recorded in Melbourne, San Francisco & the band's own Second World studio in Nagambie in country Victoria.
Zomba/RedInk
CD
$14.50

Axe Riverboy
Tutu To Tango (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 11TH)
PS, US Tahiti 80's frontman and principle songwriter, Xavier Boyer, one of the most distinctive and loved voices in indie rock, further propels French rock on its upward spiral with this long awaited solo record, recorded under the name Axe Riverboy, (an anagram of Xavier's name). A blend of superb songwriting, sing-a-long choruses, ringing guitars, and compressed pianos. A warm rediscovery of rock and pop with folk overtones, brilliantly drawn from the sounds upon which early Tahiti 80 thrived.
MintyFresh
CD
$11.50

Black Lips
Good Bad Not Evil (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 11TH)
PS, US This debut succinctly epitomizes all that's special about Atlanta's favorite flower punk sons: the uncontained energy, undeniable songcraft, and unrivaled showmanship are all on full display, as is a newfound sense of the world around them. Songs like "Katrina" and "Bad Kids" spare none of the Black Lips' trademark smirk and smear, but also demonstrate a purpose and perspective not always at the forefront of the band's music. "Good Bad Not Evil" traffics in the kind of ragged rock harmony missing
from record stores for so long.
Vice
CD
$12.50

Blakes
Streets (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 21ST)
PS, US Features three live-favorites from the band's upcoming full length as well as two brand-new cuts.The Blakes recall the stinging cathiness of the early Who, Kinks & other 60s spitfire rock bands. Teaser-debut is a limited edition, foil stamped digipak.
LightintheAttic
CD5
$5.00

Brunettes, The
Structure And Cosmetics (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 7TH)
PS, US The Sub Pop debut by these New Zealand natives features breezy, effervescent, Shangri-Las-reminiscent pop. The backing band ranges from five to ten strong and incorporates the marimba, trumpet, alto and tenor sax, and more. "Structure & Cosmetics" retains the sweetly charming, sunbeam-drenched sound The Brunettes are known for, but adds a hint of darkness and drama in other tracks. They've played with the likes of The Shins, Rilo Kiley, The Postal Service, and Clap Your Hands Say
Yeah.
Subpop
CD
$12.50

Butterflies of Love
Famous Problems (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 21ST)
PS, UK ALL MUSIC GUDE: "Any band that would name themselves The Butterflies of Love (a French euphemism for pubic crabs) probably has a higher level of cynicism than the average Joe, and the third album from the Connecticut-based group, Famous Problems, would tend to confirm this; this is dark, faintly garage-influenced indie rock...with an extra helping of fuzzed-out guitars and cheap organ up front...while no one is about to accuse these guys of being Party Gods, they sure know how to write a song and make a record, and Famous Problems connects solidly after a few spins. Leaders Jeff Greene and David Greene bring strong, emotionally expressive melodies to these tunes, and their vocals communicate a dozen shades of angst without edging into self-pity or narcissism, documenting busted lives in the less fashionable environs of the East Coast with journalistic accuracy and a poet's balance of sorrow and compassion. The Greene's band mates back them up with simple but forceful rock and roll that brings forth both the beauty and the sorrow of their psych-tinged folk rock with maximum emotional impact."
FortunaPop
CD
$16.25

C.C.C.C.
Early Works (4XCD) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 21ST)
PS, US 4xCD box set. Box set from Japanese psychedelic noise legends C.C.C.C. collecting unreleased live material, including very early recordings from some of their first shows in 1990 and their 1992 us tour, along some long unavailable studio classics like the Phantasmagoria tape. Extensive liner notes by original member Fumio Kosakai (now in Incapacitants, and many others) about the band beginnings and his take on the C.C.C.C. vision. An essential document in the unique C.C.C.C. sound which Kosakai describes best as "psychedelic, cosmic and erotic". produced by C.C.C.C. founder Hiroshi Hasegawa. Extensive audio restoration and mastering by James Plotkin. Comes in delux slipcase box and digipack packaging.
NoFunProductions-020
4XCD
$39.25

Caribou
Andorra (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 21ST)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Merge
LP
$14.50

Caribou
Andorra (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 21ST)
PS, US Dan Snaith,under the guise of Caribou (formerly Manitoba),marries the kaleidoscopic grandeur w/ which he's become associated,w/pop melodies & harmonies crammed so densely from beginning to end that they jump over each other in forcing their way out of the speakers.The is so vividly 3D that it is almost impossible to believe it was performed and recorded entirely by Snaith at his home in London.
Merge
CD
$11.50

Carta
The Glass Bottom Boat (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 21ST)
PS, UK The fruits of a lengthy process involving an ever-changing line-up featuring a revolving door of San Francisco musicians, this is the long-awaited debut from Carta, now with settled personnel surrounding core member Kyle Monday. Engineered by Beulah's Eli Crews and featuring Sacha Galvagna and Jared Matt Greenberg (Charles Atlas) and Alexander Kort (Subtle) amongst others, 'The Glass Bottom Boat' is a remarkably accomplished album, as one might expect considering the pedigree of those involved. Having found a home on eclectic UK label Resonant, Carta's audience should be broad and widespread, with their overall sound avoiding pigeonholes. The album is mostly instrumental, predominantly downtempo but with constant emphasis on melody. The title track features full vocals from Sarah Bell, and sounds like the best thing Espers have ever recorded. Packaged in lavish six-panel digipak. Early r