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Leonard Cohen - OLD IDEAS

LEONARD COHEN the legend returns with OLD IDEAS, and while they last, and get a litho featuring art and text from the man himself... quantities limited.

New & Upcoming Releases 1/31/12

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HOSPITALITY "Hospitality" (Merge - MRG 431) CD   (UPC: 673855043128)
HOSPITALITY "Hospitality" (Merge - MRG 431) LP   (UPC: 673855043111)
HUBBLE "Hubble Drums" (Northern Spy - NSCD 015) CD   (UPC: 670541194089)
HUBBLE "Hubble Drums" (Northern Spy - NSLP 015) LP   (UPC: 670541194072)
THEE OH SEES/TOTAL CONTROL "2011 Tour Split LP" (Castle Face - CF 010) LP

DAMON & NAOMI WITH GHOST "s/t" (Drag City - DC 206) LP+7"   (UPC: 781484020615 - LPDAMONs/t)
                           (STREET DATE - 1/31/2012) ***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! Back from the abyss, DAMON & NAOMI with GHOST fills an empty space in the continuously flowering discography of Damon & Naomi. It was back in 1995 that DAMON KRUKOWSKI and NAOMI YANG first met Ghost. They felt an immediate kinship and soon plans were afoot to collaborate in some way-but it wasn't until the year 2000 that they encountered MASAKI BATOH and MICHIO KURIHARA in the studio. The sonic trip they embarked upon was a revelation for all concerned. Alongside Kurihara's singular guitar style, Batoh increased the peace in the mix, placing colorful and organic sounds within the dreamy conceptions of Damon & Naomi, mixing an ever-greater sense of deep space into the already massive songs. A shared sympathy for folk music informed the session as well. This in no way prefigured the back-to-folk movement of the coming decade, as the natural qualities of Damon & Naomi with Ghost exist out of time, today as then. It makes this record sound just as new today as it did old a decade or so back. This is part of the magic of Damon & Naomi with Ghost. In the years since then, Kurihara has become a part of Damon & Naomi, touring and playing with them on all their recordings. No Export to Europe.

v/a "THE TOTAL GROOVY" (Drag City - DC 507) 4xCD   (UPC: 781484050728 - cdtotalgroo)
                           (STREET DATE - 1/31/2012) ***Drag City presents reissues of the avant-garde DIY label Groovy founded by PETE SHELLEY (BUZZCOCKS) and FRANCIS COOKSON. This 4xCD set features four albums-FREE AGENTS' # 3.33, PETE SHELLEY's Sky Yen, SALLY SMMIT AND HER MUSICIANS' Hangahar, and the self-titled album by STRANGE MEN IN SHEDS WITH SPANNERS. The LPs were reissued in December 2011, and now for the first time ever, are collected together for CD release with all original packaging included in miniature (plus an exclusive Shelley interview!)-so what are you waiting for? It's been over thirty years' now-you can finally get Groovy on digital! No Export to Europe.

OM "Live At Jerusalem" (Southern Lord - SUNN 86.5) LP   (LPOMLive)
                           ***AVAILABLE AGAIN - LAST COPIES - NEW LOWER PRICE!!! In December of 2007 the mighty duo that is OM made a pilgrimage to Israel to play for its people. Their pinnacle performance unfolded at 4 Aristobolus Street in Jerusalem the site of Uganda Records. The band played for over 4 hours on this evening! The tracks: "Flight of the Eagle" and "Bhimas' Theme" were captured and the transmission of these recordings were flown back to the United States where the vinyl lacquers were made by BOB WESTON. Southern Lord in cooperation with OM present you the listener with this 180-gram black vinyl transcendental offering, Limited to 3,000 machine numbered copies.

PEAKING LIGHTS "936 Remixed" (100% Silk - SILK 014) 12"   (lppeaki93re)
                           ***Ponies from the SILK stable turn 936 dub-a-dub lullaby groovers into full-on synth-sex, acid-bubble, twinkle-starshine dance ditties on this remix redux. Beat it with the chic vocal pitch n' bounce and metallic/mechanic swing of Ital's take on "Marshmellow Yellow." Bring it on baroque with XANDER HARRIS' Sly and Dario giallo-reggae revision of "Birds of Paradise." INNERGAZE hi-five the minimal wave of "All The Sun That Shines," transforming the original into a syncopated psych-out dark-disco-dose FX fest. And CUTICLE's got the bleary bleep-bloop best of sweet serenade "Tiger Eyes" with Casio keyed-up flourishes, hi-hat space jams, and damp ramp-up breakdowns. Even beater than the real thing; let the Domino fall for 936-gone-nightlife.

CRUISE FAMILY "We're In Heaven" (Not Not Fun - NNF 247) 12" (LPCRUISWere)
                           ***The vinyl debut by this Viennese rave abstractionist boils down pulsing LED beats and deep synth strobe FX into a cavernous laser-streaked fog. Packaged in blinding Alex Grey-style acid-body artwork by MR. CRUISE FAMILY himself.

CUTICLE "Mother Rhythm Earth Memory" (Not Not Fun - NNF 251) 12"   (LPCUTICMoth)
                           ***The NNF debut (after an EP on 100% SILK) by this Iowa City electronic maximalist. M.R.E.M. is the first purely solo CUTICLE release, after working with a series of part-time collaborators, and it's freed him to let loose his wildest and weirdest impulses.

BOSCO DELREY "Everybody Wah" (Mad Decent - MAD 128) LP   (UPC: 891063002724 - LPDELREEver)
                           ***BOSCO DELREY, the stylish purveyor of electronic-tinged rockabilly, is prepared to release his debut full length album Everybody Wah on Mad Decent. Hailing from New Jersey by way of Memphis, Bosco's sound references the sounds of Sun Studios-era recordings, updating the lo-fi guitar twang with the use of an MPC drum machine and vintage synthesizer emulators to create a wall of distorted dance/grunge, with other apparent influences ranging from southern rap to church hymns and dancehall. He spent the past summer in Memphis, TN recording the 13 tracks with DOUG EASLEY. With the first whistle of "Baby's Got A Blue Flame" Everybody Wah transports you into Bosco's classic future rock world where any musical influence is fair game. "Get Outta Dodge" starts off as an acoustic ballad eventually building into swirls of psychedelic fuzz. Bosco let's his rockabilly influences shine on "Don Haps" with its twangy guitar driven beat building up to lush organ and vocal harmonies. "Lovely Sleepy Dead" is a punk rock anthem taking influences from The Ramones and The Clash. "Expelled Spelled Expelled," "Down We Go" and "Insta Love" show Bosco's craftsmanship for a the ballad, taking cues from classic rock and 50's doowop. "Afterlife" grooves with a mellow dancehall beat followed by "Cool Out's" hyper speed drum and bass proving there's no musical territory Bosco's afraid to touch. "20 Flight Dub" ends the record sending it off on dreamy synth pads and a light reggaeton beat over Bosco's bedroom soul vocals. Every track on the record brings together new ideas and influences, making Everybody Wah an entirely refreshing entry into the current music scene.

MISTREATERS "s/t" (Dusty Medical - DMR 31) DBL.LP   (LPMISTRs/t)
                           ***Forming in 1998 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, THE MISTREATERS played their first show that New Year's Eve. Over the next few years they built a reputation as one of the Midwest's most celebrated underground rock and roll bands due to an explosive live show and relentless touring. The band released a 7" in 1999 on Buffalo, NY's Big Neck Records, and their debut full length for the same label the following year. They released several more singles on labels like Flying Bomb (Michigan), Goodbye Boozy (Italy) and Yakisakana (France). Cross country treks and appearances at the Rust Belt Revolt, Horizontal Action Blackout and South By Southwest solidified the band's following and in 2003 the legendary Estrus Records released their sophomore album. That year also saw the band make their maiden voyage to Europe. Over the next few years, more singles and another trip to Europe followed, and the band released a live LP on guitarist KEVIN MISTREATER's label Dusty Medical Records. On December 30, 2011 the band played their final live show, at Milwaukee's Cactus Club. A few months prior, they got together to record the last 4 songs from their repertoire-songs written when the band was still playing regularly but had not gotten down on tape. These songs form the nucleus of their swan song The Mistreaters-a compilation of hard-to-find 7" and compilation tracks, as well as a couple other previously unreleased songs. At 26 songs in all, this collection spans the band's entire career, going back all the way to their first demo tape. Packaged in deluxe gatefold sleeves in an edition of 325 copies.

MISTREATERS "Live At The Circle" (Dusty Medical - DMR 04) LP   (LPMISTRLive)
                           ***AVAILABLE AGAIN!!! THE MISTREATERS ripping it up live at the Circle Bar in Milwaukee, New Years Eve, 2005. Includes the powerhouse cuts "Richard Dawson's Creek" and "Personal Space Invader," along with a gang of others. Limited pressing of 500 copies.

CATHOLIC BOYS "Psychic Voodoo Mind Control" (Dusty Medical - DMR 32) LP   (LPCATHOPsyc)
                           ***REISSUED!!! Dusty Medical & HS!BF Records are proud to co-present the 2011 remastered reissue of the classic Psychic Voodoo Mind Control-the one and only full-length LP from NE Wisconsin misfits the CATHOLIC BOYS. The foursome spawned from the Ripoff-worshipping TEENAGE REJECTS, of whom JON, PAUL and ERIC were all members. NICK had played in the garage blues trash outfit the STRONG COME ONS-together they created some of the weirdest & spazziest punk rock anyone had ever heard, and set out all over the rust belt in the early '00s, touring with England's The Real Losers and Green Bay pals the Mystery Girls, playing festivals like the Horizontal Action Blackout. They recorded with people like Justin Perkins and Alicja Trout and released 7" after 7" on labels like No Fuckin' Chance Records outta the Netherlands, Michigan's Bancroft Records, and the storied Wisconsin label Kryptonite Records, but just one LP-issued on Australia's Dropkick label in an edition of 500 copies, along with a domestic CD version on Green Bay's Trickknee label. The vinyl edition quickly disappeared and has been unavailable since. Now in 2012 the record returns with a new master derived from Justin Perkins's original tapes, and new artwork made from the original source material used in the first pressing.

Amnesty International - Chimes of Freedom- Songs of Bob Dylan

Check out the back story behind the creation of Chimes of Freedom for Amnesty International's 50th Anniversary.

Preview and Purchase - Chimes of Freedom - Songs of Bob Dylan

2012 four CD collection containing music from Patty Smith, Rise Against, Pete Townshend, Diana Krall, My Morning Jacket, Sting, Lenny Kravitz, Jackson Browne, Sugarland, Joan Baez, Flogging Molly, Joe Perry, Bad Religion and many others. Two iconic forces that have impacted the past 50 years -- the life-saving human rights activism of Nobel Peace Prize-winning Amnesty International and the incomparable artistry of Bob Dylan -- are being saluted by musicians who contributed new or previously unreleased recordings to Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International.

Wilco & Popeye - "Dawned On Me"

"Dawned On Me" from Wilco's Grammy-nominated new record "The Whole Love." This collaboration with King Features presents the first hand-drawn Popeye cartoon in more than 30 years. Directed by Darren Romanelli.

Wilco - Whole Love

New & Upcoming Releases 1/17/12

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New & Upcoming Release list 1/17/12

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Brand New - Street Date 1/17/2012

NEVEREVER "Shake a Baby" (Slumberland - SLR 151) CD   (UPC: 749846015129)
NEVEREVER "Shake a Baby" (Slumberland - SLR 151) 12" (UPC: 749846015112)
AIDAN BAKER "Spectrum of Distraction" (Robotic Empire - ROBO 098) DBL.CD   (UPC: 616892012344)
FRANKIE ROSE "Know Me" (Slumberland - SLR 149) 7"   (UPC: 749846014979)
MIKAL CRONIN "Tide" (Goner - 81 GONE) 7"

JACASZEK "Glimmer" (Ghostly International - GI 147) CD   (UPC: 804297814728)
JACASZEK "Glimmer" (Ghostly International - GI 147) LP   (UPC: 804297814711)

KAREN DALTON "1966" (Delmore Recordings - DE 23) CD   (UPC: 609722629997 - CDDALTO1966)
KAREN DALTON "1966" (Delmore Recordings - DE 23) LP   (UPC: 609722629980 - LPDALTO1966)
                           (STREET DATE - 1/24/2012)
                           ***KAREN DALTON was a remote, elusive creature. A hybrid of tough and tender with an unearthly voice that seemed to embody a time long past. As is often the case with such fragile beings, she instinctively understood that the only way to survive the harshness of the world around her, was to keep herself hidden. So it comes as no great surprise that she rarely sang in public or ventured into the unnatural setting of a recording studio. Only twice, for 1969's It's So Hard To Tell Who's Going To Love You The Best and then again for 1971's In My Own Time, was she coaxed from her habitat into the studio. Other times she made music in casual settings, sitting around a kitchen table or wood burning stove with her friends, singing and playing until daybreak. In 1966, Carl Baron brought his reel to reel over to her remote cabin in Summerville, Colorado and recorded one of those exquisite musical evenings. Karen and RICHARD TUCKER were rehearsing for a gig when Carl hit the "Record" button. The result is a 45-year-old tape, carefully exhumed, documenting Karen at her most raw and unfiltered. On it are Fred Neil and Tim Hardin songs we've never heard Karen give voice to before, as well as traditional songs she uncannily makes her own, including a devastating version of 'Katie Cruel', that is so powerful, it is as if the ghost of Katie Cruel seeped into her blood. This recording is a window to her Summerville cabin opened, allowing us to eavesdrop on Karen Dalton at her most pure and unaffected. CD Booklet containing beautiful, unseen photos (including Karen with Fred Neil and Tim Hardin), and a 3,500 word essay by BEN EDMONDS (MOJO, & currently working on a biography of Tim Hardin). LP housed in tip-on jacket, with 4 page heavy insert, exclusive color portrait, and download card.

                           *KAREN DALTON "Cotton Eyed Joe/Live In Boulder 1962" (Delmore - 716682) 2xCD+DVD (0666017166827)
                           *KAREN DALTON "It's So Hard To Tell..." (Light In The Attic - LITA 045) LP   (UPC: 826853004510)

MICHAEL CHAPMAN "Rainmaker" (Light In The Attic - LITA 079) CD   (UPC: 826853007924 - CDCHAPMRain)
MICHAEL CHAPMAN "Rainmaker" (Light In The Attic - LITA 079) LP   (UPC: 826853007917 - LPCHAPMRain)
                           (STREET DATE - 1/24/2012)
                           ***On the heels of last year's superb reissue by Light In The Attic of MICHAEL CHAPMAN's 1970 classic album Fully Qualified Survivor, comes his 1969 debut Rainmaker (originally released on the seminal Harvest label). Like the 'FQS' album, Rainmaker is a psychedelic-guitar-folk delight. The album kicks off with one of Chapman's best known songs "It Didn't Work Out"-which features a stellar cast of legendary English musicians of the era; Guitarist "CLEM" CLEMPSON was in the prog-band BAKERLOO (soon after playing with Chapman he'd join jazz-rockers COLOSSEUM and then HUMBLE PIE) Drummer AYNSLEY DUNBAR (his resume includes JOHN MAYALL, ERIC BURDON, DAVID BOWIE, FRANK ZAPPA and LOU REED), bassist ALEX DMOCHOWSKI (long time Dunbar comrade) were both in Dunbar's RETALIATION. Organ player NORMAN HAINES was in LOCOMOTIVE. A true stylist in his own right, Chapman holds a middle line between John Martyn and Bert Jansch with the provocative electric rock of Martyn juxtaposed against the traditional folk so wonderfully espoused by Jansch. Another highlight is Chapman's lyrical/vocal style, which would appeal to fans of Roy Harper. CD features three previously unreleased tracks, PLUS three rarities. LP pressed on 180-gram vinyl and housed in deluxe tip-on sleeves. Both formats feature new liner notes by BYON COLEY and rare photos, etc.

JUNIOR KIMBROUGH "You Better Run - The Essential Junior Kimbrough" (Fat Possum - 80340) DBL.LP (UPC: 045778034017 - LPKIMBRYou)
                           ***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! A career-spanning collection of tracks from one of the most influential and original blues musicians in the past fifty years, JUNIOR KIMBROUGH. Hailed by such folks as U2's Bono and Iggy Pop as a primal force in American music, Junior never reached the mass audience that he deserved while alive, but his music endures and continues to be discovered by music fans from all walks of life.

STEVEN R. SMITH "Old Skete" (Worstward Recordings - WST 001) LP (LPSMITHOld)
                           ***Eleven stark performances on hand-made electric guitar by the man also known as ULAAN KHOL, HALA STRANA and ULAAN MARKHOR, and for work with THUJA, MIRZA and Amsterdam-based clarinetist GARETH DAVIS. Absence of overdubs, loops, samples and delay pedals leaves Old Skete open and unadorned, a spare work akin to Smith's Kohl (Jewelled Antler 2002). Edition of 500.

BARDO POND/CARLTON MELTON            "Split" (Agitated - AGIT 009) LP                         (LPBARDOCarl)
                           ***BACK IN STOCK!!! An epic two track 40-minuter from two of the Modern Psychedelic Underground's greats, the legendary BARDO POND spoon out the molasses with the track "Fallen" on side A, that has an expansive droned psych thrum, helmed by some driving rhythms, the power, the loud.. and then as you are almost pummelled into nothingness, ISOBEL's flute comes through and then furthur on until she begins to sing... there's wash upon wash of righteous guitar sound, a sonic attack indeed. On the flip, Agitated's flagbearers CARLTON MELTON bring the magiick karpet ride much higher with "Slow Growth," still as dense but almost much freer than their previous recordings, like a MV/EE Saucer Attack. Synths lead in, the name is apt, but it builds and transforms into a drone meets new-age psychedelic haze, be careful where you sit maan! The karpet lands fine... phew. LP only release, limited to 800 copies. UK import.

PATTEN "GLAQJO XAACSSO" (No Pain In Pop - NPIP 027) CD   (UPC: 5060174953170 - CDPATTEGLAQ)
                           ***Heady, raw and visceral, PATTEN's debut release-pronounced "glack-geut zack-so"-is a maverick work of genius straight out of the London leftfield. Working out from a space somewhere between early house, Factory Records and post punk, Warp's mid-90s catalogue, shoegaze, Musique Concrete, and 2000s Funktion One bass pressure, a myriad of forms unite into a rare, emotionally rich and euphoric whole with the precision worthy of a true auteur. This hallucinatory record is a truly unique and all-enveloping experience. The highlights are many and shift with each listen. Opener 'Ice' wraps a brooding vocal sample around a delicious guitar hook, '& Our Wild Paths Intersect' sounds like a tech-noir version of a Kevin Shields dreamscape, 'Plurals' hangs a tropical mist over a Burial style concrete dub and 'Blush Mosaic' sees a hypnotic bassline emerge amongst swirling incantations. A few touchstones: the dancefloor experimentation & emotional resonance of Arthur Russell; the splintering emotive noise of My Bloody Valentine; Autechre's ghost in the machine warm abstraction; Broadcast's elegant futurity; the yearning tower block symphony of Goldie's 'Inner City Life'; anything Martin Hannett; the paranoid, dense soundspace of Tricky's 'Maxinquaye'; J Dilla's clipped loops and saturated samples; Drexciya's aquatic liquified sonics; London's fragmented post-millenial dance music continuum, Steve Reich's 'Music For 18 Musicians', too many to mention, the list should go on... all of these, but none of these. Like it's title, Patten's album appears as if from some parallel world; prismatic and mirage-like, soaked in the searing heat of urgency. UK import.

EXPENSIVE LOOKS "Dark Matters" (Group Tightener - GT 13) CD   (UPC: 881626946626 - CDEXPENDark)
EXPENSIVE LOOKS "Dark Matters" (Group Tightener - GT 13) LP   (LPEXPENDark)
                           ***ALEC FIELD grew up in New York on a steady diet of Chicago house, disco, old Motown stuff and a smattering of his parents' psych records, as well as "trashy '90s dance." Dark Matters is his debut LP as EXPENSIVE LOOKS. It flows continuously across nine tracks, touching on elements of all the music he grew up on: hypnotic house, textured minimalism, and the gorgeous moment of musical epiphany that happens when a beat drops out and all that's left is the aural equivalent of taking a deep breath and staring at the stars. It's a dance record with the sort of scrappy, open heart that can only come from someone like Feld. Expensive Looks is all encompassing, it draws from all genres without border, pulling everything into one warped but pointed mass. LP limited to 500 copies on red vinyl.

SERVILE SECT "Realms Of The Queen" (King of the Monsters - KOTM 34) LP   (LPSERVIReal)
                           ***"Realms of the Queen is an astonishing furtherance of (SERVILE SECT's) strange and lonesome rage pealing from the bowels of a god-forsaken earth to the endless scree of the cosmos. An essential document for anyone investigating the forbidden zones of elusive black thought." Realms was originally released early 2011 on Ecstatic Peace as CD only and KOTM is proud to release a limited vinyl version of this important document of 'sci-fi centric black metal'. Servile Sect had a busy year with the release of Realms followed by their album Trvth (Handmade Birds) which sold out in the blink of an eye as well as several tape outputs on Land Of Decay and Handmade Birds. Limited to 214 copies on clear vinyl with glow in the dark splatter artwork designed by Viraloptic (Kevin from Sutekh Hexen).

WRECK & REFERENCE "Black Cassette" (Flenser - FR 13) LP   (UPC: 879198007814 - LPWRECKBlac)
                           ***WRECK & REFERENCE are an experimental project that conjures up a thoroughly unique mode of electronic doom-tinged no wave. The Californian duo eschew guitars entirely, but you wouldn't know it from their artfully constructive, intricate compositions; it's difficult to believe that those crashing riffs aren't borne of magnetic strings and long-forgotten blues licks. Formed by DRUMMER (IGNAT FREGE) and multi-instrumentalist (FELIX DANBOLD), the band's live performances are a mixture of live drums and samples triggered by an MPC style controller, creating a sound that is as unique as it is rooted in the traditional heavy of guitar-driven doom: Warning meets Killing Joke, Electric Wizard filtered through an alien command center. The band drew attention of many blogs with their self-released tape-only Black Cassette, which was later issued on CD by Music Ruins Lives. Black Cassette is as refreshing as it is confusing-a post-post-post trip laced with Cormac McCarthy, experimental noise, haunting wails, sci-fi menace and an angry, bizarre undertone that rises up and defies explanation. At times ethereal and spacey, at times bombastic and cathartic, and always intriguing, Wreck and Reference challenge orthodoxy and decimate genre conventions; doom has never sounded so apocalyptic. The sky is black, the soil is burning, and the machines have one.

ROYAL HEADACHE "s/t" (R.I.P. Society - RIP 021) LP   (LPROYALs/t)
                           ***AVAILABLE AGAIN!!! "These dudes have been one of the best things about Sydney's resurgent DIY punk scene for a while, on the strength of a self-produced 7" and some pretty amazing live shows, and their album, produced by MIKEY YOUNG of Eddy Current Suppression Ring and Straight Arrows' OWEN PENGLIS, delivers on their early promise pretty comprehensively. There's a '60s pop hue to punk jams like 'Down The Lane,' but they don't come across as revivalists-you can put that down to a combination of a thick romantic streak and a totally prosaic lyrical style which is so terrifically unpretentious that it makes you wonder why so few other songwriters have been able to write like this."-Rose Quartz. Australian import.

WOOLLEN KITS "s/t" (R.I.P. Society - RIP 024) LP   (LPWOOLLs/t)
                           ***Debut album for the Melbourne-based garage trio, which features joint vocals by guitarist THOMAS HARDISTY and drummer TOM RIDGEWELL. Follows a clutch of 7" releases including 'Teenage Love' (2009) and this year's 'Maths', which we described as "their best song yet". Produced by LACHLAN WOODEN at Magnetic West in Brunswick West, making it the only garage rock LP in Melbourne not recorded by Mikey Young or Jack Farley. From the presser: "This isn't an episode of Happy Days, Woollen Kit's debut LP is believable in its honesty with an earnest sentiment similar to Television Personalities and The Modern Lovers." Australian import.

NAZI DUST "Wretched Hour" (Vinyl Rites - RITES 29) LP   (LPNAZI Wret                        )
                           ***Certain cities make for incubators of specific kinds of music and Tampa, like Detroit, makes for ugly music. NAZI DUST is a hardcore punk band pulling from the nastier moments of '80s Boston hardcore, mostly Siege and SSD. Their recording is raw, their drums are pounding, their guitar and bass are buzzsaws of treble and distortion and the vocals are spit with an unreal amount of venom. Violent music from young men in a violent city.

New & Upcoming Releases 1/10/12

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Brand New - Street Date 1/03/2012

NEVEREVER "Shake a Baby" (Slumberland - SLR 151) CD   (UPC: 749846015129 - CDNEVERShak)
NEVEREVER "Shake a Baby" (Slumberland - SLR 151) 12" (UPC: 749846015112 - LPNEVERShak)
                           ***Who can decipher the true origins of NEVEREVER? Some say it started on the roadside in Malibu when a truck driver named ERIC FISHER and his childhood buddy SHAUN PUKLAVETZ picked up Joe Meek's great niece and nephew, JIHAE and WALLACE MEEK. Others believe that it began a year earlier when Neverever's lost classic Angelic Swells was released on legendary pop mogul Mike Schulman's Slumberland Records. Whichever one chooses to believe, it was after consulting their book of Sacred Symbols of the Ancients that the Meeks realized Fisher and Puklavetz's rhythmical bond was most likely destined to be the missing piece of their puzzle. A mutual appreciation for Dave Hill's (of Slade fame) haircut soon sealed the deal one night after practice in Puklavetz's hot tub.
The four began hallucinating endlessly about songs that could fill the void between Sandy Salisbury's "Do Unto Others" and Comet Gain's Casino Classics. These visions slowly crept across Los Angeles stages like a purple smoke bomb engulfing the artists. Shortly thereafter, crowds caught on and gaggles of girls and boys began flocking to their shows in fear that the flames which burned would someday descend back into smoke. Shake-a-Baby is that technicolor smoke turned to solid vinyl. From the couples-dance swoon of "Baby Oil and Iodine" to the latin-tinged glam-pop of "Mexicoco," the newly revitalized Neverever cooks up a heady mix of classic power pop styles. Vinyl includes digital download coupon.

                           *NEVEREVER "Angelic Swells" (Slumberland - SLR 117) CD   (UPC: 749846011725)
                           *NEVEREVER "Angelic Swells" (Slumberland - SLR 117) LP   (UPC: 749846011718)

AIDAN BAKER "Spectrum of Distraction" (Robotic Empire - ROBO 098) DBL.CD   (UPC: 616892012344 - CDBAKERSpec)
                           ***Specifically designed to be played on shuffle and yield a completely unique experience each time, AIDAN BAKER's audacious monsterpiece The Spectrum of Distraction takes a nod from Zappa's technique of "xenochrony" and runs it though the digital age via the shuffle aspect of CD and MP3 players. 96 (!) tracks spanning two discs make for an incredibly varied landscape on each listen; with pieces ranging from just a few seconds to over seven minutes, there is no shortage of diversity. Hallucinatory dreamscapes weave into frantic noise into dubby passages into chilled-out jazz into psychedelic grooves into an oppressive industrial crunch into a hip hop bop into almighty sludge dirges and almost everything else the kitchen sink offers. Start to finish, through and through, nowhere else is it possible to experience anything quite like Baker's truly enthralling The Spectrum of Distraction.
Well-known as a core part of prolific heavyweights NADJA, Baker is backed here by an impressive array of notable drummers who've cut their teeth in the likes of SWANS, THE JESUS LIZARD, SLOWDIVE, KILLING JOKE, GODFLESH, JESU and many more. He began the project in 2009 by soliciting drum tracks and loops, ending up with roughly six hours of material from 18 different percussionists, then recorded guitar and bass to go along with them throughout the winter of 2010. The mass of content was scaled down to the 96 slices (spanning two hours) that appear on this pair of discs. The Spectrum of Distraction is housed in a beautifully illustrated 2xCD gatefold pack; the complete six-hour set of individual sessions is included as a free digital download. No export to Europe or the UK.

FRANKIE ROSE "Know Me" (Slumberland - SLR 149) 7"   (UPC: 749846014979 - 07ROSE Know)
                           ***We were all knocked out by the FRANKIE ROSE AND THE OUTS album in 2010; the effortlessness of its gorgeous girl-pop mantras, the intimate immensity of its Spector-esque walls of reverb, the beauty of a song sung sweetly over the most graceful two-chord vamps. But are we ready for the new Frankie Rose? Interstellar is a revelation, an album that floats free of its maker's history-time spent with VIVIAN GIRLS, DUM DUM GIRLS and CRYSTAL STILTS-and offers the listener something strangely other, as alien as it is familiar, as compelling as it is enchanting. "Know Me" is the album's first single, a gorgeous piece of widescreen pop, dreamy and driving at the same time. The clean, big hooks bring to mind the best of mid-'80s pop-Smiths, New Order-without sacrificing any of Rose's unique melodic style. It's a single in the best sense: a three-minute gem that perfectly captures the essence of the new album. LE CHEV's remix on the flip side is pure 2012-a slow-motion house burner with a tropical vibe and atmosphere to spare. Turn it up and drift away.

                           *FRANKIE ROSE "Thee Only One" (Slumberland - SLR 110) 7"   (UPC: 749846011077)
                           *FRANKIE ROSE AND THE OUTS "s/t" (Slumberland - SLR 124) CD   (UPC: 749846012425)
                           *FRANKIE ROSE AND THE OUTS "s/t" (Slumberland - SLR 124) LP   (UPC: 749846012418)

MIKAL CRONIN "Tide" (Goner - 81 GONE) 7"   (07CRONITide)
                           ***The San Francisco scene keeps producing serious psychedelic clack 'n' burble and MIKAL CRONIN is the latest. Everyone loved the fuzzed-out "Fading Yellow" pop-psych he delivered on his debut album, and "Tide" shows him just getting better at it. Good luck getting the knee-buckling guitar hook and woozy falsetto chorus of the title track out of your head. The flip might even be better-"You Gotta Have Someone" is a sweet, swirly collision of Ride and The Byrds. Limited to 500 copies.

GUIDED BY VOICES "Let's Go Eat the Factory" (GBV Inc - GBVI 16) CD   (UPC: 655035081625 - CDGUIDELets)
GUIDED BY VOICES "Let's Go Eat the Factory" (GBV Inc - GBVI 16) LP   (UPC: 655035081618 - LPGUIDELets)

New & Upcoming Releases 1/03/12

Brand New - Street Date 1/03/2012

GUIDED BY VOICES "Let's Go Eat the Factory" (GBV Inc - GBVI 16) CD   (UPC: 655035081625 - CDGUIDELets)
GUIDED BY VOICES "Let's Go Eat the Factory" (GBV Inc - GBVI 16) LP   (UPC: 655035081618 - LPGUIDELets)
                           ***After a fifteen-year hiatus, the "classic lineup" of GUIDED BY VOICES (ROBERT POLLARD, TOBIN SPROUT, MITCH MITCHELL, GREG DEMOS and KEVIN FENNELL) finishes off its year-long reunion tour by releasing an album of 21 new songs, deliberately choosing to return to what bandleader Pollard calls the "semi-collegial" approach of iconic GBV albums like Bee Thousand and Alien Lanes. Let's Go Eat the Factory is much more than a mere return, however: sprawling, variegated, heavy, melodic, and yet still recognizably and coherently Guided By Voices in both its literal and mythic senses. Eschewing the recording studio, Let's Go Eat the Factory was instead manufactured in the living rooms, basements and garages of various longtime band members. Some tracks were recorded more-or-less live at Mitchell's garage, where the band would often practice back in the early- and mid-90s. These sessions comprised Mitchell, Robert and JIMMY POLLARD. Some tracks were improvised over acoustic jam sessions at Demos's house. Many were recorded at Sprout's place in Wherever, Michigan, and later lovingly fucked with in order to achieve the proper level of weirdness. Band members occasionally switched instruments, and Pollard gladly accepted input from other band members. Sprout wrote or co-wrote and sings on six of the 21 songs. The aesthetic is very much GBV, but in some unexpected ways (more prevalent use of keyboards and samples, for one thing) the 21st century can't help but poke its nose into the resulting music. Devoted fans of Bee Thousand will not be disappointed in, for instance, the demonically tuneful "Chocolate Boy," or the relentless chug of "We Won't Apologize for the Human Race," which Sprout describes as "Peter Gabriel singing 'I Am the Walrus.'" Other standouts include "Doughnut for a Snowman," which Pollard calls "the goofiest, twinkliest song I've ever written," or "Spiderfighter," a Sprout number that was in fact the first song title conceived for the new album, and which features a piano coda that Pollard likens to "a Pete Townshend demo for Lifehouse." January 2 performance on Late Show With David Letterman . Vinyl includes digital download card. No exports outside North America.

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MARIA MINERVA "Sacred & Profane Love" (100% Silk - SILK 013) 12"
                           ***BACK IN STOCK!!! Received a 7.1 rating from Pitchfork.

SHANNON AND THE CLAMS "I Wanna Go Home" (1-2-3-4 Go! - GO 37) LP   (UPC: 616822087916 - LPSHANNI Wa)
SHANNON AND THE CLAMS "Sleep Talk" (1-2-3-4 Go! - GO 48) LP   (UPC: 616822099018 - LPSHANNSlee)
                           ***BOTH TITLES BACK IN PRINT ON VINYL!!!

v/a "MUSIC FROM SAHARAN CELLPHONES" (Sahel Sounds - SS 003) LP
                           ***BACK IN STOCK!!!

A WINGED VICTORY FOR THE SULLEN "s/t" (Kranky - KRANK157) LP   (LPA WINs/t)
A WINGED VICTORY FOR THE SULLEN "s/t" (Kranky - KRANK157) CD   (UPC: 796441815722 - CDA WINs/t)
                           ***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! Received a 7.3 rating from Pitchfork. A WINGED VICTORY FOR THE SULLEN is the first installment of the new collaboration between STARS OF THE LID member ADAM WILTZIE and composer DUSTIN O'HALLORAN. The duo agreed to leave their normal home studio comfort zone and develop the recordings with the help of large acoustic spaces, and to hunt down a selection of 9ft grand pianos that had the ability to deliver extreme sonic low end. Other traditional instrumentation was used including string quartet, French horn, and bassoon, but always juxtaposed is the sound of drifting guitar washed melodies. The recordings began in one late night session in the famed Grunewald Church in west Berlin on a 1950s imperial Boesendorfer piano and strings were added in the historic East Berlin DDR radio studios along the River Spree. One last final session in a private studio deep in the norther cusp of Italy on a handmade Fazioli piano, and the final mixes took place in a 17th century villa near Ferrara, Italy, with the assistance of FRANCESCO DONADELLO. All songs were processed completely analogue straight to magnetic tape. Their secret to harvesting new melodic structures from the thin air of existence was for the duo to push themselves to live dangerously, realizing that clear thinking at the wrong moment could stifle the compositions. The final result is seven landscapes of harmonic replicating ingemination. No Export to Europe or the UK.

BRUCE HAACK & MS. NELSON "Way Out Record For Children" (Mississippi - MRP 009) LP   (LPHAACKWay)
                           ***Recorded in 1968-a true psychedelic masterpiece for the kids. MS. NELSON (a child educator) and BRUCE HAACK (an early electronic music pioneer) designed this record to open the minds & hearts of children to deeper levels of insight & culture. Not condesending in the least and with a childlike sense of wonder, Bruce and Ms. Nelson lay into some heavy songs about everything from Robots to Indian Mysticism to Motorcycle riding fantasies. It's all in here. The music is all generated by Bruces' homemade electronic instruments which churn out proto hip hop beats and straight up avante garde moments left and right. The kids in Ms. Nelsons community chime in with their voices here & there and the record ends with a haunting existential twist that'll leave you screamin' for more. A great record for children and adults of all ages. Old school tip on cover.

BRUCE HAACK & MS. NELSON "Electronic Music Record For Children" (Mississippi - MRP 010) LP                           (LPHAACKElec)
                           ***Recorded in 1969-early electronic music pioneer BRUCE HAACK and child educator MS. NELSON go bravely and deeply into psychedelic music compositions designed to open the minds & hearts of the young. Truly far out electronic music that evokes a space age alternate universe. Bruce & Ms. Nelson are joined by pianist PRAXIETELLIS PANDIT and their relaxed sounding friend CHRIS to bring you songs about everything from ancient folk tales to outerspace to what the world sounds like when you listen with your inner self. Real great stuff, not for the faint of heart. Avante garde music by and for the people. Old school tip on cover.

PIERCED ARROWS "Straight to the Heart" (Tombstone Music - T 82) LP   (LPPIERCStra)
                           ***The first LP by PIERCED ARROWS. After the disbanding of DEAD MOON, FRED & TOODY COLE wasted no time and formed this band with local well loved punk for life KELLY HALLIBURTON. A mix of heavy rock, psychedelic classic rock & blues. A friend of mine described them as "the thinking mans AC/DC". Maybe so. This LP contains 12 already classic sounding songs-the lilting but tough "Caroline," the manic & intense "Frankenstein," the straight up beautiful "Up On a Cloud" and many more absolute killers. Music too tough to die-for real. Our favorite rock band strikes again!

MICHAEL HURLEY "Fatboy Spring" (Mississippi/Secret Seven - MR 094/SEC 7 009) LP   (LPHURLEFatb)
                           ***BACK IN STOCK!!! A full LP of never before released MICHAEL HURLEY recordings from 1972-'73! Great early versions of classic Hurley songs such as "Automatic Slim & the Fatboys," "Drivin' Wheel," "Ghost Woman Blues," "Watchin' the Show" and "The Portland Water" that come off for the most part better than later releases of these songs. Hurley is backed up by THE FATBOYS-not the rotund hip hop crew from the film Disorderlies, but rather a bunch of not so fat nice guys in Vermont who played mostly for the local dairy farmers (later they were known as SHERIFF MOCUS & THE DERANGED COWBOYS). A laid back countryish album sure to please the hardcore Hurley fan and casual listener too. Deep and breezy. Cover painting by Michael. A co-release between Mississippi and Secret Seven.

MORPHINE "Cure For Pain" (Modern Classics Recordings - MCR 901) LP   (UPC: 826853090117 - LPMORPHCure) (STREET DATE - 1/10/2012)
                           ***The second release on Light In The Attic's Modern Classics Recordings imprint. "Low-rock" and "Fuck-rock" are two descriptors enigmatic MORPHINE front man MARK SANDMAN used to describe his band's beat-inspired blues-jazz-rock holy racket. Along with Sandman's baritone vocal delivery and oddball two-string bass styling, co-founder DANA COLLEY played a saxophone as his lead instrument of choice instead of the expected guitar, creating a quirky and burning sensibility. Hailed by the alternative college-rock community in the mid-1990s after motion picture soundtrack placements in Spanking The Monkey and the MTV animated series Beavis and Butt-head, such commercial endorsements did little to distract from Cure For Pain's deep soul. 180-gram vinyl packaged in an expanded gatefold sleeve with 4-page insert.

SEVEN THAT SPELLS "Death And Resurrection of Krautrock: AUM" (Beta-Lactam Ring - MT 234) CD                         (UPC: 753907160727 - CDSEVENDeat)
                           ***SEVEN THAT SPELLS spells CROATIVITY. Zagreb's heavy sons drill Krautrock a new arsehole with lofty, wailing, epic thunder hymns to the new cosmos. "Rock Is Krieg" says it all, especially coming from a place blackened by real war in recent times. The beauty of STS's take on prog is that it is actually progressive, in the sense that their extended, rumbling anthems express both aggression and spirituality. They translate the old Teutonic ways into a stoner/doomy metallic patois that should put the likes of Sunn 0))) and Boris on notice. "Death & Rebirth" shifts from exploding roar into swirling overdrive with the precision of a European race engine. When the music growls, it is frightening. And when the music purrs, it sounds like an astral sphinx sleeping with one third-eye open. This is the true spirit of Kraut carried forward into the new rage.

POISON IDEA "Darby Crash Rides Again: The Early Years" (TKO - ROUND 174) LP   (LPPOISODarb)
                           ***TKO Records kicks off the much anticipated POISON IDEA Kings Of Punk reissue series with Darby Crash Rides Again: The Early Years. This LP collects twenty-nine tracks from the band's earliest days. Included are the 100% previously unreleased Boner's Kitchen demo from 1981, the complete Darby Crash Rides Again demo from 1982, the complete uncut live-on-the-air set from the 1983 KBOO radio benefit, and lastly, outtakes from the Record Collectors Are Pretentious Assholes recording session. Much of this material is appearing on vinyl for the first time. All the recordings have been meticulously restored by Enormous Door Mastering for this release. This LP comes in a gatefold jacket and printed inner sleeve that is jam packed with old flyers, liner notes and tons of previously unpublished photos from the band's beginnings. All copies include a download coupon. Really, this LP is a complete no-brainer for Poison Idea fans or any fan of the early days of American Hardcore Punk. Packaged in gatefold sleeves.

JAPANTHER "Beets, Limes and Rice" (Recess - REC 154) LP   (LPJAPANBeet)
                           ***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! JAPANTHER has always been a band apart, running the gamut from performance art to punk rock and back again. Pushing parties to the limit, Japanther returns in 2011 with Beets, Limes and Rice, a celebration of ten years in the underground and an ultra-contemporary meditation on catharsis and being in love in a time of darkness. Following on the heels of Rock 'n' Roll Ice Cream (2010), Beets, Limes and Rice was again recorded in the hills of Los Angeles with producer MICHAEL BLUM, who has worked with Michael Jackson, Madonna, Pink Floyd and Suicidal Tendencies. From Venice Beach to Rockaway Beach, this new album delivers a new urban punk rock dance sound that bursts with California sunshine and amped-up collaborations with NINJASONIK, ERICK LYLE, TOTAL WARR and JOHN MCINTYR. Beets, Limes and Rice was written in the midst of "It Never Seems to End," an 84-hour performance piece in Vienna, Austria for TBA 21; in Paris, Venice, during cross-country travel from Juarez to Brooklyn to Bellingham, and lots of airports in between.

DAVID J "Not Long For This World" (Saint Rose - SSR 012) CD   (CDDAVIDNot)
DAVID J "Not Long For This World" (Saint Rose - SRR 012) DBL.LP   (LPDAVIDNot)
                           ***Former BAUHAUS and LOVE AND ROCKETS bassist/vocalist DAVID J releases his latest album Not Long For This World. Autumn is the season where darkness becomes beautiful, and beautiful darkness is just one of this legend's many trademarks. Limited edition vinyl features a bonus song "Lorca's Death," and is packaged in ornate gatefold jackets with a silkscreened poster.

New & Upcoming Releases 12/27/11

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New & Upcoming Release list 12/13/11

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Brand New - Street Date 12/27/2011

CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD "s/t" (Spiritual Pajamas - SPIRITUAL 001) 10"   (lprobinchri)
RALEIGH MONCRIEF "Watered Lawn" (Anticon - ABR 0117) LP   (UPC: 656605789910 - LPMONCRWate)

ATLAS MOTH "An Ache for the Distance" (Profound Lore - PFL 084) CD   (UPC: 616892174868)
BATS "Daddy's Highway" (Flying Nun - FNLP 079) LP   (UPC: 655035907918)
JAIN, ESSIE "Until the Light of Morning" (Light of Morning - LOM 01) CD   (UPC: 843190003129)
SERENGETI "Family and Friends" (Anticon - ABR 0111) LP   (UPC: 656605782911)
SONIC YOUTH "Murray Street" (Goofin - GOOFIN 04) LP   (UPC: 787996800417)

CRASS "Stations of the Crass" (Crassical Collection - CC 02) CD   (UPC: 718752578226 - cdCRASSStat)
                           ***BACK IN STOCK!!!

DESTRUCTION UNIT "Sonoran" (Volar - VOLAR 13) LP
                           ***BACK IN STOCK!!!

DIGITAL LEATHER "Infinite Sun" (Volar - VOLAR 17) 12"
                           ***BACK IN STOCK!!!

ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER "Replica" (Software - SFT 010) LP   (UPC: 184923201017)
                           ***BACK IN STOCK!!! Received an 8.8 Best New Music rating from Pitchfork.

New & Upcoming Releases 12/20/11

Brand New - Street Date 12/13/2011

CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD "s/t" (Spiritual Pajamas - SPIRITUAL 001) 10"   (lprobinchri)
                           ***You can go home again but you have to do some hard traveling first. THE CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD proves it on their debut recording, two live tracks steeped in influence and respectful of the past, yet with a finger pointed straight toward the wide open future. This is the first release from The Chris Robinson Brotherhood, CHRIS ROBINSON's (BLACK CROWES) new band that traveled all of 2011 crafting its unmistakable cosmic soul, boogie and heady medicine on the open roads of America. It all started with a West Coast tour last spring and finishes the year with a four-night run at San Francisco's historic Great American Music Hall in December. "Vibration & Light Suite" brings to mind the '70s of the South, layered and handcrafted with chunky keyboards, syrupy guitar solos and inspired vocal harmonies. "Last Place That Love Lives" is as sad as a weeping willow, drenched in soul and anchored by the ache in Robinson's voice, weathered and husky and his alone. The Chris Robinson Brotherhood train has left the station and its loving travelers are jumping on board at all stops across the old weird and new freaky America. Drop the needle on this new Spiritual Pajamas limited-edition 10-inch single and hear the sound of one of the best new live bands in the land spreading its gloriously glad tidings. Debut release from BLACK CROWES lead singer's new band, limited to 1,000 copies.

RALEIGH MONCRIEF "Watered Lawn" (Anticon - ABR 0117) LP   (UPC: 656605789910 - LPMONCRWate)
RALEIGH MONCRIEF "Watered Lawn" (Anticon - ABR 0117) CD   (UPC: 656605789927 - CDMONCRWate)
                           ***NOW AVAILABLE ON LP!!! With his full-length debut, Sacramento producer / singer RALEIGH MONCRIEF steps into the limelight. Operating behind the scenes for years-as a frequent collaborator with Zach Hill, an engineer and co-producer to Dirty Projectors on their critically acclaimed Bitte Orca LP, and also as an axe-slinger in Marnie Stern's touring unit-Moncrief here establishes his own sound: homespun electronic soul infused with folksy intimacy and searching psychedelia. Watered Lawn offers a beautifully precarious balance of light and dark, pitting flurries of West African guitar against synth-derived buzz and bluster and wedding warm West Coast beat experimentalism to Moncrief's brokenhearted falsetto. Whether Moncrief stays in that peaceful space remains to be seen, but one is hard-pressed to find a richer and more rewarding place than Watered Lawn to sit and sink in until the next one arrives. Vinyl pressing limited to 1,000 copies and includes digital download coupon. No exports to the UK/Europe or Japan.

KEEP SHELLY IN ATHENS "Campus Martius" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 314) 12"   (UPC: 5055300329523 - LPKEEP Camp)

ITAL TEK "Gonga" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 311) 12" (UPC: 5055300329530 - LPITAL Gong)
ATLAS MOTH "An Ache for the Distance" (Profound Lore - PFL 084) CD   (UPC: 616892174868)
CAT POWER "Myra Lee" (Smells Like Records - SLR 019) CD   (UPC: 787996001920)
DISMA "Towards the Megalith" (Profound Lore - PFL 080) CD   (UPC: 616892153368)
SONIC YOUTH "Daydream Nation" (Goofin - GOO 013) 4xLP   (UPC: 787996801315)
SONIC YOUTH "Goo Box" (Goofin - GOO 07) 4xLP   (UPC: 787996800714)
WINTERFYLLETH "Ghost of Heritage" (Profound Lore - PFL 039) CD   (UPC: 880270245222)

New & Upcoming Releases 12/13/11

Brand New - Street Date 12/13/2011

KEEP SHELLY IN ATHENS "Campus Martius" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 314) 12"   (UPC: 5055300329523 - LPKEEP Camp)
                           ***Hailing from Greece's capital, KEEP SHELLY IN ATHENS has been the toast of the blog world for a while now, and their first EP for Planet Mu fits nicely on the roster. With several releases under their belt, the duo first came to Planet Mu's attention with their remix of "Cub," an awesome re-imagining of a track from Solar Bears' debut album. It's a monumental slice of cold but blissful synth pop, with stadium-sized reverbs and punched-in repetitive vocals over rumbling guitars and punchy drums. "The Chains" has all the off-key atmosphere of an Italian horror film soundtrack, with vocalist SARAH P INTONING a melody that could've come from Violator-era Depeche Mode. The song breaks down toward the end into an intense finale. Title track "Campus Martius" is underpinned by a giant, humming bassline. Electronic drums scratch away like insects flying at windows as a gentle piano line ripples over the top, painting an airily pleasurable feeling while vocal samples drop a melody at altered pitches-a scene of tentative bliss. Finally, "Struggle With Yourself" pits raw singing over a weird, acidic bassline that would be at home on a Coil record along with loose guitar strums, before the track breaks into light spoken word and angelic vocals. Pressed on blue vinyl. No exports outside of North America or Japan.

ITAL TEK "Gonga" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 311) 12" (UPC: 5055300329530 - LPITAL Gong)
                           ***Inspired by Planet Mu's recent spate of footwork and mutant footwork releases, ITAL TEK makes a massive shift on the Gonga EP, leaving the current '90s-inspired retro house fad far behind. The title track is a powerful opener, rolling out weird, syncopated tabla-style drums over tough, dancehall-style rolling kicks and rising clavs, building up a huge, vertiginous rush of ascending synth lines that leaves the listener breathless. "Pixel Haze" summons a swelling sea of 8-bit synth and lush melodies over which footwork kicks and basslines roll. The colder, darker "Cobalt" features pumping kick drum reminiscent of technoid drum 'n' bass, employing dubstep's elegant spaces, a swelling metallic sound and 808 drums for a dark and oppressive feeling. u-ZI!Q's take on "Gonga" is more minimal than the original, throwing in odd syncopations, diva vocals and jungle-inspired drums, layering rhythms in syncopated patterns over the pitched-up tabla sound of the original. No exports outside of North America or Japan.

                           *ITAL TEK "Cyclical" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 203) 2xLP   (UPC: 600116820310)
                           *ITAL TEK "Midnight Colour" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 272) CD   (UPC: 600116827227)
                           *ITAL TEK "Midnight Colour" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 272) 2xLP   (UPC: 600116827210)
                           *ITAL TEK "Moment in Blue" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 271) 12"   (UPC: 600116827111)

MELT BANANA "2011 Tour Shirt - XL" (Azap - TSMELT XL) T-SHIRT (TSMELT XL)
MELT BANANA "2011 Tour Shirt - LG" (Azap - TSMELT LG) T-SHIRT (TSMELT LG)
MELT BANANA "2011 Tour Shirt - MED" (Azap - TSMELT MED) T-SHIRT (TSMELT MED)
MELT BANANA "2011 Tour Shirt - SM" (Azap - TSMELT SM) T-SHIRT (TSMELT SM)
                           ***Sweet black Tees. Printed on both front and back. Limited quantity available.

TY SEGALL "Singles 2007-2010" (Goner                         - 71 GONE) DBL.LP   (UPC: 600385217811)

EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING "So Many Things" (Goner - 69 GONE) DBL.LP   (UPC: 600385217712)

3DS "Hellzapoppin" (Flying Nun - FNLP 225) LP   (UPC: 655035922515)

WOLD "Freermasonry" (Profound Lore - PFL 088) CD   (UPC: 616892006343)

MANATEE "Single Payer Class War" (Slumberland - SLR 161) 7" FLEXI   (UPC: 749846016171)

EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING "So Many Things" (Goner - 69 GONE) CD   (UPC: 600385217729)
EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING "So Many Things" (Goner - 69 GONE) DBL.LP   (UPC: 600385217712)
                           ***CHECK STOCK!!! Received a 7.4 rating from Pitchfork.

New & Upcoming Releases 11/29/11

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New & Upcoming Release list 11/22/11

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Brand New - Street Date 11/22/2011

v/a "BANGS & WORKS VOL. 2: THE BEST OF CHICAGO FOOTWORK" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 310) TRPL.LP (UPC: 5055300329479 - LPV/ABang2)
v/a "BANGS & WORKS VOL. 2: THE BEST OF CHICAGO FOOTWORK" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 310) CD (UPC: 5055300329486 - CDV/ABang2)
***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! Last year Planet Mu released Bangs & Works Vol. 1. The carefully curated compilation showcases Chicago footwork, one of the most forward-looking, innovative new styles of electronic music on the planet. Since its release, interest in the scene has grown to the point where Planet Mu was able to fly DJ RASHAD, DJ SPINN and a number of footwork dancers to the UK and Europe for a tour. What's more, footwork is beginning to spread outside of Chicago, influencing productions by not only Planet Mu artists such as Machinedrum and Kuedo, but many others as well. Bangs & Works Vol. 2 brings the focus back onto Chicago's own producers, showing where the real innovation still lies. While its predecessor sticks mainly to the more hallucinatory and left-field elements, this one has a wider remit, ranging from mad techno-style tracks to those that sound like musique concrete gone footwork. Others display the obvious influence of flipping samples, hip hop style to the rhythms of footwork, while more show the influence of P-funk and Detroit's hi-tech soul. Received a 7.8 rating from Pitchfork. No exports outside North America or Japan.

                           *v/a "BANGS & WORKS VOL. 1" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 290) CD   (UPC: 600116829023)
                           *v/a "BANGS & WORKS VOL. 1" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 290) 3xLP (UPC: 600116829016)

THE BLACK KEYS IN REVERSE

The Black Keys are releasing a special vinyl version of “Lonely Boy” on Black Friday, available only at indie record stores. Only fitting that they handed us this very special look at the making of the piece.

New & Upcoming Releases 11/22/11

Brand New - Street Date 11/22/2011

VOIVOD "To the Death 84" (Alternative Tentacles - VIRUS 432) DBL.LP (UPC: 721616043211 - LPVOIVOTo t)

VOIVOD "To the Death 84" (Alternative Tentacles - VIRUS 432) CD (UPC: 721616043228 - CDVOIVOTo t)

***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! VOIVOD formed in 1983, with a weird hybrid of thrash metal and punk-a sound that made them stand out as a unique band from the beginning. Still together after almost 30 years, having made more than a dozen albums and toured the world, the Canadian group reaches back to the beginning of their career for their first Alternative Tentacles release. To the Death 84 is 70 minutes of loud, blistering metal / punk. Recorded live in the band's jam space in January 1984 with an old tape recorder and a couple of microphones, it nonetheless sounds great and hits as hard today as it did back then. This demo tape was sent to all the fanzines the band knew of at the time, and has circulated among collectors for years. The lineup for these recordings was SNAKE (DENIS BELANGER) on lead vocals, PIGGY (DENIS D'AMOUR) on guitar, BLACKY (JEAN-YVES THERIAULT) on bass and AWAY (MICHEL LANGEVIN) on drums. The track listing includes songs from War and Pain, their debut album, and six others, including a Mercyful Fate cover and two Venom covers. This recording did its job: soon the underground world was aware of this strange vampire warlord from the cold-Voivod. Vinyl includes digital download coupon; first pressing limited to 1,000 on colored wax.

HARD-ONS WITH NEIL HAMBURGER "American Exports" (Alternative Tentacles - VIRUS 434) 7" (UPC: 721616043471 07 - HARD Amer)

***Back in 2008, legendary Australian punk group THE HARD-ONS teamed up with "America's Funnyman" NEIL HAMBURGER on reluctant vocals to create an improbable punk rock artifact. Recorded in Sydney, and originally released in a small pressing on the German label Red Lounge Records, it immediately went out of print and has been highly sought after ever since. Alternative Tentacles is proud to reissue this classic, which includes covers of "Committed to Suicide" by Sick Things (pre-Fungus Brains / Dirty Three) and "Six Pack" by Black Flag, as well as two originals. Initial pressing on colored vinyl, limited to 500 copies. Includes digital download coupon.

v/a "BANGS & WORKS VOL. 2: THE BEST OF CHICAGO FOOTWORK" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 310) CD (UPC: 5055300329486 - CDV/ABang2)

***Last year Planet Mu released Bangs & Works Vol. 1. The carefully curated compilation showcases Chicago footwork, one of the most forward-looking, innovative new styles of electronic music on the planet. Since its release, interest in the scene has grown to the point where Planet Mu was able to fly DJ RASHAD, DJ SPINN and a number of footwork dancers to the UK and Europe for a tour. What's more, footwork is beginning to spread outside of Chicago, influencing productions by not only Planet Mu artists such as Machinedrum and Kuedo, but many others as well. Bangs & Works Vol. 2 brings the focus back onto Chicago's own producers, showing where the real innovation still lies. While its predecessor sticks mainly to the more hallucinatory and left-field elements, this one has a wider remit, ranging from mad techno-style tracks to those that sound like musique concrete gone footwork. Others display the obvious influence of flipping samples, hip hop style to the rhythms of footwork, while more show the influence of P-funk and Detroit's hi-tech soul. RECEIVED A 7.8 RATING FROM PITCHFORK. Triple LP version to follow. No exports outside North America or Japan.

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Brand New - Street Date 11/22/2011

TY SEGALL "Singles 2007-2010" (Goner - 71 GONE) CD   (UPC: 600385217828 - CDSEGALSing)
                           ***Jet-packing around the indie / garage cosmos for the last four years, TY SEGALL has done too many singles and EPs and split records and shared records and albums and cassettes to count. He's found himself increasingly in the spotlight, and this year's Goodbye Bread for Drag City was met with a big wet kiss from the indie media world. But Segall don't care about that. He ain't in it for the corporate buck. He's made it because he's toured constantly, puts on a great show and genuinely loves what he does. Goner is proud to present a double-album of tracks culled from Segall's massive out-of-print catalog-plus some stuff that never made it out in the first place. Double LP version to follow.

                           *TY SEGALL "Goodbye Bread" (Drag City - DC 479) CD   (UPC: 781484047926)
                           *TY SEGALL "Goodbye Bread" (Drag City - DC 479) LP   (UPC: 781484047919)
                           *TY SEGALL "Horn the Unicorn" (Captcha Records (HBSP-2X) - HBSP-2X 013) LP
                           *TY SEGALL "Lemons" (Goner - 46 GONE) CD   (UPC: 880270282920)
                           *TY SEGALL "Melted" (Goner - 58 GONE) CD   (UPC: 655035006826)
                           *TY SEGALL "Melted" (Goner - 58 GONE) LP   (UPC: 655035006819)
                           *TY SEGALL "s/t" (Castle Face - CF 002) LP
                           *TY SEGALL "Spiders" (Drag City - DC 505) 7"

EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING "So Many Things" (Goner - 69 GONE) CD   (UPC: 600385217729 - CDEDDY So M)
                           ***They've drawn comparisons to Wire, Can, The Fall, Fugazi and The Stooges. They have a singer who wears black gloves to overcome stage fright. They won the $30,000 Australian Music Prize for their 2008 album Primary Colours-then recorded the next one themselves in a few hours in their practice space and spent the dough on a photo shoot for the album cover. They do not care about you and your expectations. You could call them "fiercely independent" but they don't seem fierce at all. Quietly, and definitely on their own terms, EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING has become a force in underground music. Now, after three albums, it's time for a compilation of singles tracks, demos and other stuff they had lying round. Turns out there was lots to choose from-and even after trimming, they ended up with a double album. Goner Records is happy to provide So Many Things. Double LP version to follow. No exports to Australia.

                           *EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING "Primary Colours" (Goner - 41 GONE) CD   (UPC: 880270236527)
                           *EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING "Rush to Relax" (Goner - 57 GONE) CD   (UPC: 655035006727)
                           *EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING "s/t" (Goner - 47 GONE) CD   (UPC: 880270293124)
                           *EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING "s/t" (Goner - 47 GONE) LP   (UPC: 880270298716)
                           *EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING                       "Rush to Relax" (Goner - 57 GONE) LP   (UPC: 655035000718)
                           *EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING                       "Walking In Unison" (Captcha - HBSP-2X 024) 12"

VOIVOD "To the Death 84" (Alternative Tentacles - VIRUS 432) CD   (UPC: 721616043228 - CDVOIVOTo t)
                           ***VOIVOD formed in 1983, with a weird hybrid of thrash metal and punk-a sound that made them stand out as a unique band from the beginning. Still together after almost 30 years, having made more than a dozen albums and toured the world, the Canadian group reaches back to the beginning of their career for their first Alternative Tentacles release. To the Death 84 is 70 minutes of loud, blistering metal / punk. Recorded live in the band's jam space in January 1984 with an old tape recorder and a couple of microphones, it nonetheless sounds great and hits as hard today as it did back then. This demo tape was sent to all the fanzines the band knew of at the time, and has circulated among collectors for years. The lineup for these recordings was SNAKE (DENIS BELANGER) on lead vocals, PIGGY (DENIS D'AMOUR) on guitar, BLACKY (JEAN-YVES THERIAULT) on bass and AWAY (MICHEL LANGEVIN) on drums. The track listing includes songs from War and Pain, their debut album, and six others, including a Mercyful Fate cover and two Venom covers. This recording did its job: soon the underground world was aware of this strange vampire warlord from the cold-Voivod. LP version to follow shortly.

BATS "Free All the Monsters" (Flying Nun - FNCD 513) CD   (UPC: 5052498723027 - CDBATSFree)
BATS "Free All the Monsters" (Flying Nun - FNLP 513) LP   (UPC: 655035951317 - LPBATSFree)
                           ***The story of THE BATS begins in 1982 in Christchurch, New Zealand, when guitarist, vocalist and chief songwriter ROBERT SCOTT (THE CLEAN) teamed up with bassist PAUL KEAN (TOY LOVE), guitarist KAYE WOODWARD and drummer MALCOLM GRANT (THE BUILDERS). Over the next 30 years, the beloved indie-pop four-piece produced a wealth of classic releases-three EPs, seven albums and a pair of retrospective collections-garnering gushing reviews from every corner of the music press and amassing fans and friends around the world.
The latest chapter of The Bats' story was recorded at Seacliff, a former asylum in the grand Victorian style just outside Dunedin, and masterfully produced by DALE COTTON (HDU, The Clean, Dimmer). It is filled with a manic and sophisticated pop charm; the band is in top form and delivers some of their strongest songs to date, from the melodic, catchy title track to the psychedelic thrum of "Space Junk" to the lo-fi folk of "Simpletons." Overflowing with cleverly crafted tunes, powerful and haunting guitars, delicate vocals and soaring instrumental passages, Free All the Monsters is sure to please longtime fans and win some new ones along the way. No exports to Australia/NZ.

BATS "Daddy's Highway" (Flying Nun - FNLP 079) LP   (UPC: 655035907918 - LPBATSDadd)
                           ***REISSUED ON VINYL!!! One of the outstanding New Zealand albums of the 1980s, THE BATS' 1987 debut album possesses a quietly powerful sound that immediately tugs the listener in. From the lo-fi pop hook of "North by North" through the gentle drone of "Tragedy," their quirky energy glows with shimmering harmonies, whispered vocals, reeling basslines and a sweet sense of despair. As catchy as it is thought-provoking, Daddy's Highway is full of the haunting beauty and bittersweet melodies for which the four-piece have become so loved. Vinyl reissue series begins to honor Flying Nun's 30th anniversary (1981-2011). No exports to Australia/NZ.

                           *BATS "Compiletely" (Flying Nun - FNCD 143) CD   (UPC: 5052498277223)
                           *BATS "Couchmaster" (Flying Nun - FNCD 301) CD   (UPC: 9399603146224)
                           *BATS "Daddy's Highway" (Flying Nun - FNCD 023) CD   (UPC: 5052498277124)
                           *BATS "Don't You Rise" (Slumberland - SLR 90) 7"   (UPC: 749846109019)
                           *BATS "Thousands of Tiny Luminous Spheres" (Flying Nun - FNCD 413) CD   (UPC: 619688041320)

SEA LIONS "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the Sea Lions But Were Afraid to Ask" (Slumberland - SLR 156) CD   (UPC: 749846015624 - CDSEA Lever)
SEA LIONS "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the Sea Lions But Were Afraid to Ask" (Slumberland - SLR 156) LP   (UPC: 749846015617 - LPSEA Lever)
                           ***SEA LIONS formed in 2007 with just ADRIAN PILLADO singing and playing guitar backed by his best friend on drums. Something new was starting to happen in Oxnard's DIY punk scene: a group of young kids had been listening to a lot of K, Postcard, Sarah, Creation and (naturally) Slumberland records. The early days of Sea Lions were a learning curve, the duo crashing and bashing their way through songs, often stumbling upon beauty in the process. Still, something was missing. They were always just teetering on the edge of something great, but then came that greatness came one night at cooler-than-cool LA indie club Part Time Punks. They had recently added a second guitarist and a bass player... and they killed. Pillado had really grown as a songwriter; the songs were still shambolic, but they were also assertive and direct. They thrilled the full-time punks in the crowd with a cover of Black Flag's "Nervous Breakdown," and wowed the Northern Soul junkies with a downright saucy take on the Freda Payne classic "Band of Gold." It was the exact point at which one could say, "Ladies and gentlemen, Sea Lions!" Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sea Lions, But Were Afraid to Ask is without question the next giant step forward for the band. The production is shimmering and assured. Something as simple as the backing "oohs" on "Grown Up" become transcendent, and the toy piano at the beginning of the song could be cloying, but instead feels tasteful and necessary. While the group does a wonderful job dabbling in minor keys and retro sounds, standout track "As Times Change" reveals a confident band that knows how to mine their record collections (particularly their 13th Floor Elevators and Love LPs) and turn all of those sounds into something entirely their own. The much-noted Calvin Johnson-like flavor of Pillado's voice is a great contrast to what has become a quite virtuosic band. Vinyl includes digital download coupon. No CD exports to Japan.

BIG TROUBLES "She Smiles for Pictures" (Slumberland - SLR 160) 7"   (UPC: 749846016072 - 07BIG Tshe)
                           ***BIG TROUBLES' songwriters ALEX CRAIG and IAN DRENNAN are omnivorous musical consumers, as enamored of classic Brit Pop gems as they are of '90s slacker indie rock and '80s Paisley Underground pop. Their latest album Romantic Comedy was made with the help of the legendary MITCH EASTER, whose resume includes stone-cold classics from the likes of REM, Pavement and his own Let's Active. A masterpiece of modern pop, Romantic Comedy perfectly balances grit and polish, gorgeous guitar sounds and angelic vocals, underpinned by a set of superb songs. "She Smiles for Pictures," the album's second single, follows the excellent "Sad Girls." Featuring lead vocals from Drennan, the A-side is a gorgeous piece of power pop fueled by ringing guitars, an earworm of a guitar lead and the propulsive rhythm section of LUKA USMIANI and SAM FRANKLIN. Drennan's vocal melody is a total winner, the upbeat cadences belying rather dark lyrics. 2:53 of pop perfection. "Polyommatus Blue" on the flip is another gem: a mid-tempo tune that recalls the lost mid-period Creation pop of groups like 18 Wheeler and pre-Screamadelica Primal Scream, it's a fine slice of classic guitar jangle and exclusive to this single.

                           *BIG TROUBLES "Romantic Comedy" (Slumberland - SLR 148) CD   (UPC: 749846014825)
                           *BIG TROUBLES "Romantic Comedy" (Slumberland - SLR 148) LP   (UPC: 749846014818)
                           *BIG TROUBLES "Sad Girls" (Slumberland - SLR 147) 7"   (UPC: 749846014771)

ANTEDILUVIAN "Through the Cervix of Hawwah" (Profound Lore - PFL 087) CD   (UPC: 616892006244 - CDANTEDThro)
                           ***Canada's ANTEDILUVIAN are a cavernous death metal duo plying a psychotic and twisted take on the genre. Not part of some old-school revival, the group is breaking new ground with a raw, avant-garde and progressive style. On the heels of a handful of demos, EPs and split releases that built a buzz in the underground, Antediluvian unleashes their long-awaited full-length debut Through the Cervix of Hawwah. Comprised of their most powerful material yet, the album showcases intelligent lyrics and sophisticated themes that deal heavily in the occult-the death metal equivalent of Mayhem's De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas mixed with Beherit's Oath of Black Blood. Antediluvian will find their rightful place among the elite of the underground death metal scene through the chaos they manifest, alongside the likes of Portal, Mitochondrion, Vasaeleth, Impetuous Ritual and Disma. No exports to Canada or the UK/Europe.

GNAW THEIR TONGUES "Per Flagellum Sanguemque, Tenebras Veneramus" (Crucial Blast - CBR 93) CD (UPC: 655035018324 - CDGNAW Per)
                           ***Per Flagellum Sanguemque, Tenebras Veneramus-roughly translated, "with blood and whip, we worship the dark"-collects the latest atrocities from GNAW THEIR TONGUES, an eight-song exploration of the copper-scented frenzy of the serial killer, the obsessive acts of death worship enacted by those who live on the edge of abyss, the rites and rituals of black cults. As always, the sound is immensely heavy-a seething maelstrom of thunderous tympani, screeching classical strings, horns, piano and some of the most vomitous vocals imaginable. However, Per Flagellum Sanguemque is marked by the most frenetic percussive attack heard from Gnaw Their Tongues yet, with volleys of chaotic drumming, fractured blasts and maniacally complex patterns that border on free-jazz.                     * Fourth Crucial Blast album from acclaimed Dutch black industrial doom band.

                           *GNAW THEIR TONGUES "All the Dread Magnificence" (Crucial Blast - CBR 78) CD                (UPC: 655035007823)
                           *GNAW THEIR TONGUES "An Epiphanic Vomiting of Blood" (Crucial Blast - CBR 690 CD (790168611322)
                           *GNAW THEIR TONGUES "L'Arrivee de la Terne Mort" (Crucial Blast - CBR 85) CD   (UPC: 655035008523)

WOLD "Badb" (Crucial Blast - CBR 91) CD   (UPC: 655035018126 - CDWOLDBadb)
                           ***Originally released on cassette in 2004 in a limited edition of 100 copies, Badb is one of the earliest releases from the Saskatchewan-based black metal / noise duo WOLD. The nine tracks around the mythology of the war goddess-the specter of doom that lurks at the edge of the battlefield. Beginning at the heart of a roiling black blizzard, Badb proceeds through a charred nightmare soundscape of icy, corroded black metal riffs, fractured blasting, melancholic melodies blurred and smeared into malevolent new shapes, and scathing witch-screams ripping through the blackness, all drowned in Merzbow-ian levels of feedback and distortion abuse. Available on CD for the first time ever, this early example of Wold's psychotropic black metal / noise terror comes with all-new artwork from PIPPI ZORNOZA.

                           *WOLD "Stratification" (Profound Lore - PFL 035) CD   (UPC: 880270233526)
                           *WOLD "Working Together for Our Privacy" (Profound Lore - PFL 055) CD   (UPC: 880270314720)

v/a "WITH A BOW: A BENEFIT FOR DISASTER RELIEF IN JAPAN" (Kitten Charmer - KC 005) CD (UPC: 655035009728 - CDV/Awith)
                           ***On the 11th of March 2011, an unprecedented 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan, triggering tsunami waves of up to 40.5 meters traveling up to 10 km inland. The full extent of the impact on the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant and its surroundings is still unknown. What was immediately shown to the world was the dignity and grace with which the Japanese people approached the horrors of these natural and man-made disasters. There was no looting, no violence, only compassion and helping hands. It is in this spirit that Kitten Charmer humbly offers With a Bow: A Benefit for Disaster Relief in Japan. This album features new and rare recordings by BARBARA MANNING, JON LANGFORD (MEKONS), THE WILD SWANS (ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN / SPIRITUALIZED), MATT PIUCCI (RAIN PARADE), FACTORY STAR (THE FALL), STEVE KILBEY (THE CHURCH) & RICKY MAYMI (BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE), 50FOOTWAVE, PAULA FRAZER & TARNATION, THROWING MUSES, THE MOORE BROTHERS, KRISTIN HERSH, STEVEN ROBACK (RAIN PARADE) and many more. 20 tracks total! All artist and label proceeds will be donated to the Red Cross for their disaster relief efforts.

DOA/POTBELLY "The Vagabond Sessions Split" (Sudden Death - SDR 0091) LP   (UPC: 652978009115 - LPDOA VAGA)
                           ***One night in a heavily treed area in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest came a gathering of sound and fury! That was the night that Canada's legendary DOA pulled out all the stops with their comrades POTBELLY-Oak Harbor, Washington's fast-rising punk band. Hundreds of rabid fans crammed into a converted storage locker they call Vagabond. The kids were wild in this strange setting and it seemed protected by a force field, so their pagan rituals went undetected by the Oak Harbor police in this conservative Air Force town. Potbelly wailed away and the session was recorded on a 16-track recording desk. Then DOA appeared out of the fog and chopped everyone in their path with classic songs like "I Hate You," "To Hell 'n' Back," "Fuck You" and "Fucked Up Ronnie." It was an evening not to be forgotten and this limited-edition 12-inch slab of vinyl makes sure it won't be. The session will not be released on CD and there are only 1,000 available and it will not be repressed. If you love rock, get it now! Fully exportable.

New & Upcoming Releases 11/8/11

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SUBROSA "No Help For The Mighty Ones" (Profound Lore - PFL 072.5) DBL.LP   (LPSUBRONo H)
                           ***LIMITED SUPPPLY NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!!!! Female-lead Salt Lake City band SUBROSA began in the summer of 2005, playing doom rock with supernatural down-tuned guitar and low-end bass, the dark air of two eerie violins, thunderous raw percussion and black magick vocals. Imagine a diabolical and haunting mix of PJ Harvey, Kyuss, L7 and Coven filtered through the ghostly vibes of American gothic tragedy. No Help for the Mighty Ones is Subrosa's third album. Easily their heaviest, darkest, and most oppressive sounding work to date, it easily eclipses both their self-released 2006 debut The Worm Has Turned and 2008's Strega (released by respected Swedish doom metal label I Hate Records). With the American doom metal / rock scene currently gaining recognition, Subrosa is poised to slither their way among the best of them-Jex Thoth, YOB, Witch Mountain, Amber Asylum, Worm Ouroboros and The Gates of Slumber. Edition of 100 copies packaged in gatefold sleeves with lyric inserts.

                           *SUBROSA "No Help for the Mighty Ones" (Profound Lore - PFL 072) CD   (UPC: 616892123163)

SKULLFLOWER "Carved Into Roses / Infinityland / Singles" (VHF - VHF 128) TRPL.CD   (UPC: 783881012828 - CDSKULLCAR3)
                           ***Recorded together and originally conceived as a double-CD back in the dark ages of 1995, Carved Into Roses and Infinityland find the transitioning from the heavy riffs of SKULLFLOWER's early days to a more free-form sound that continues to drive MATTHEW BOWER's many guises (TOTAL, SUNROOF!, HOTOTOGISU, MIRAG, etc.) to this day. The revamped lineup of Bower, STUART DENNISON, RUSSELL SMITH (of UK scuzz legend TERMINAL CHEESECAKE) and PHILLIP BEST whacks away at both styles simultaneously, with lumbering hooks meeting rainbows of coruscating feedback. Both records start with lengthy, two-chord modal jams, anchored by the guest organ of SIMON WICKHAM-SMITH. The Singles disc collects both sides (over 50 minutes) of the four 7-inch records that were released around the same time and made largely by the same lineup. Not exactly a "singles band," Skullflower nevertheless has more than a dozen releases on the format. The alternate take on "White Fang" is even more jagged and crackling than the one on Infinityland. "Choady Foster" and "Spent Force" are huge pools of sound. Among these more straightforward tunes are oddities like the live version of "Metallurgical King," and the two sides of the Village Sorting single, a studio recording featuring TIM HODGKINSON (HENRY COW, THE WORK) blowing the roof of the place on alto.

                           *SKULLFLOWER "Orange Canyon Mind" (Crucial Blast - CBR 45) CD   (UPC: 790168521324)
                           *SKULLFLOWER "Strange Keys to Untune Gods" (Neurot Recordings - NR 067) 2xCD (UPC: 658457106723)
                           *SKULLFLOWER "This is Skullflower" (VHF - VHF 23) CD   (UPC: 783881002324)
                           *SKULLFLOWER "Tribulation" (Crucial Blast - CBR 55) CD   (UPC: 790168543128)

LEVIATHAN "True Traitor, True Whore" (Profound Lore - PFL 086) CD   (UPC: 616892005148 - CDLEVIATrue)
                           ***LEVIATHAN is one of the most creative and prolific entities in the black metal genre. Emerging from the Bay Area a little over a decade ago with a slew of demo releases, Leviathan initially gained widespread recognition for the Tenth Sub Level of Suicide debut. Several albums, EPs, splits and offshoot projects later, Leviathan returns with their latest full-length. Engineered and produced by SANFORD PARKER (Nachtmystium, Twilight, Buried at Sea, Minsk) at Engine Studios, the bizarre, surreal opus is the most progged-out Leviathan album to date. No exports to Canada or the UK/Europe.

ALAM KHAN "Shades Of Sarode" (AMMP - AMMP 201112) CD   (UPC: 723181111227 - CDKHAN Shad)
                           ***Son of the legendary Sarode Maestro ALI AKBAR KHAN, ALAM KHAN has been touching the hearts of audiences worldwide for the past 15 years. Since his initial training into the Maihar Seni Gharana at the age of seven, Alam was blessed to learn and live in the traditional stye of Guru and student. Ali Akbar Khan's careful crafting and guidance shows in each note as well as in Alam's imaginative way of expressing the ancient ragas passed down from the courts of Emperor Akbar by Mian Tansen in the 16th century. His is joined on this CD by SALAR NADER, one of the youngest and most sought-after talents of his generation. A virtuoso tabla player with many recordings under his belt including the theatrical score for the stage premiere of Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner. "Making Shades of Sarode was my attempt at playing shorter, improvised pieces of Indian classical music on Sarode. A raga's duration can usually last up to an hour or longer when played in it's entirety. There are many sections to a performance which can be greatly elaborated upon, but for this album I chose to present the listener with an array of ragas and different moods to experience in a shorter amount of time."-Alam

MATT PIUCCI "Maybe Next Xmas" (Kitten Charmer - KC 006) CDEP   (UPC: 655035009926 - CDPIUCCMayb)
                           ***This future Holiday classic marks the return of singer/songwriter, lead guitarist, and co-founder of the legendary RAIN PARADE. With so many up and coming artists drawing inspiration from the infamous "Paisley Underground" movement, here's new music from the folks who created that template. Recorded with members of the band BOARCLUB and fellow Rain Parade co-founder STEVEN ROBACK, this song captures both the joy and sadness that accompany the Winter Solstice holiday season each and every year, and will leave you humming. Strictly Limited Edition of 500 copies. No Export Restrictions.

THEE OH SEES "Carrion Crawler / The Dream" (In The Red - ITR 222) CD   (UPC: 759718522228)
THEE OH SEES "Carrion Crawler / The Dream" (In The Red - ITR 222) LP   (UPC: 759718522211)

WOUNDED LION "IVXLCDM" (In The Red - ITR 220) CD   (UPC: 759718522020)
WOUNDED LION "IVXLCDM" (In The Red - ITR 220) LP   (UPC: 759718522013)

RALEIGH MONCRIEF "Watered Lawn" (Anticon - ABR 0117) CD   (UPC: 656605789927)

MOURNFUL CONGREGATION "Book of Kings" (20 Buck Spin - SPIN 045) CD   (UPC: 721616804522)

AELTER "Dusk-Dawn / Follow You Beloved" (Crucial Blast - CBR 98) DBL.CD   (UPC: 655035009827)

CHAP "We Are the Best" (Lo Recordings - LCD 88) CD   (UPC: 730003418822)

AVA LUNA "Services / 3rd Avenue Island" (Infinite Best - BEST 007) LP

SCHLAMMPEITZIGER "Vorausschauende Bebauung" (Sonig - SONIG 086) CD   (UPC: 655035138626)

BALEINE 3000 "Tour Manager" (Sonig - SONIG 084) CD   (UPC: 655035138428)

v/a "SONIG BOXSET" (Sonig - SONIG 083) DBL.CD+DVD   (UPC: 655035138329)

ELEPHANT "Assembly EP" (Memphis Industries - MI 0200) CD   (UPC: 5060146093095 - CDELEPHAsse)
                           ***The debut EP from ELEPHANT, a four-track wonder that expands and develops the quiet beauty evidenced on the group's previous 7-inch releases, Ants and Allured.

                           *ELEPHANT "Allured / Actors" (Memphis Industries - MI 0193 S) 7"
                           *ELEPHANT "Ants" (Memphis Industries - MI 172 S) 7" (UPC: 5060146092111)

THE BLACK KEYS ARE LONELY

The Black Keys have unlocked the first new music from their upcoming album, and the exciting part for us is that this time next month a pretty 12” vinyl version of that song, “Lonely Boy” will be at record stores as part of Black Friday. Then just a few weeks after that, the new album, EL CAMINO, will be out too.

New & Upcoming Releases 11/1/11

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Brand New - Street Date 11/8/2011

THEE OH SEES "Carrion Crawler / The Dream" (In The Red - ITR 222) CD   (UPC: 759718522228 - CDOH SECarr)
THEE OH SEES "Carrion Crawler / The Dream" (In The Red - ITR 222) LP   (UPC: 759718522211 - LPOH SECarr)
                           ***What's the first thing you think of when someone mentions THEE OH SEES? Probably their riot-sparking live show, right? Visions of a guitar-chewing, melody-maiming JOHN DWYER careening across your cranium, rounded out by a wild-eyed wrecking crew that drives every last hook home like it's a nail in the coffin of what you thought it meant to make 21st-century rock 'n' roll? Yeah, that sounds about right. But it misses a more important point-how impossible Thee Oh Sees have been to pin down since Dwyer launched the project in the late '90s as a solo break from such sorely missed underground bands as PINK AND BROWN and COACHWHIPS. That restlessness extends to everything from the towering, thirteen-minute title track of 2010's Warm Slime LP to the mercurial moods of 2008's The Master's Bedroom Is Worth Spending a Night In. Now, Thee Oh Sees chase the home-brewed symphonies of Castlemania with the scrappy, high-wire hooks of Carrion Crawler / The Dream. Originally envisioned as two EPs, it was cut live to tape in less than a week at CHRIS WOODHOUSE's Sacramento studio in June, reflecting the battering-ram bent of the band's live show better than any bootleg ever could. LP includes a download.

                           *THEE OH SEES "Castlemania" (In The Red - ITR 208) CD   (UPC: 759718520828)
                           *THEE OH SEES "Castlemania" (In The Red - ITR 208) DBL.LP   (UPC: 759718520811)
                           *THEE OH SEES "Help" (In The Red - ITR 171) CD   (UPC: 759718517125)
                           *THEE OH SEES "Help" (In The Red - ITR 171) LP   (UPC: 759718517118)
                           *THEE OH SEES "Singles Collection 1 & 2" (Castle Face - CF 007) DBL.LP
                           *THEE OH SEES "Sucks Blood" (Castle Face - CF 01) CD
                           *THEE OH SEES "Sucks Blood" (Castle Face - CF 01) LP
                           *THEE OH SEES "Warm Slime" (In The Red - ITR 186) CD   (UPC: 759718518627)
                           *THEE OH SEES "Warm Slime" (In The Red - ITR 186) LP   (UPC: 759718518610)

WOUNDED LION "IVXLCDM" (In The Red - ITR 220) CD   (UPC: 759718522020 - CDWOUNDIVXL)
WOUNDED LION "IVXLCDM" (In The Red - ITR 220) LP   (UPC: 759718522013 - LPWOUNDIVXL)
                           ***Something is skulking through the toxic runoff of the entertainment capital of the world. With several 45s and last year's debut LP, WOUNDED LION established themselves as Los Angeles' catchiest art-punk band. Fans love their exciting and weirdly direct live shows as well as their strange and original music videos, and the group is proof that genuine and cool music is alive in today's LA underground-no longer must one rely on rad memories of the Urinals, Suburban Lawns or Wall of Voodoo. The group's sophomore album IVXLCDM is a total ripper. The Lion has grown smarter and meaner with the addition of LARS FINBERG (chief INTELLIGENCE officer, original pounder for the A-FRAMES, and current drummer #2 for THEE OH SEES) nailing it behind the drum kit and adding rich, fucked-futurist guitar action. Recorded by the singular CHRIS WOODHOUSE (Mayyors, Karate Party, etc.), the LP sounds dense and purposeful, with clattering, duel-Telecaster strum, tube-amp hum and feel-it-in-your-chest kick drum.
IVXLCDM is without a doubt one of the best records of 2011-not just from Los Angeles or the underground, but from the entire spectrum of activity of living things in the universe. Vinyl includes digital download coupon.

                           *WOUNDED LION "Friendly?" (In The Red - ITR 177) 7"
                           *WOUNDED LION "s/t" (In The Red - ITR 178) CD   (UPC: 759718517828)
                           *WOUNDED LION "s/t" (In The Red - ITR 178) LP   (UPC: 759718517811)

RALEIGH MONCRIEF "Watered Lawn" (Anticon - ABR 0117) CD   (UPC: 656605789927 - CDMONCRWate)
                           ***With his full-length debut, Sacramento producer / singer RALEIGH MONCRIEF steps into the limelight. Operating behind the scenes for years-as a frequent collaborator with Zach Hill, an engineer and co-producer to Dirty Projectors on their critically acclaimed Bitte Orca LP, and also as an axe-slinger in Marnie Stern's touring unit-Moncrief here establishes his own sound: homespun electronic soul infused with folksy intimacy and searching psychedelia. Watered Lawn offers a beautifully precarious balance of light and dark, pitting flurries of West African guitar against synth-derived buzz and bluster and wedding warm West Coast beat experimentalism to Moncrief's brokenhearted falsetto. Whether Moncrief stays in that peaceful space remains to be seen, but one is hard-pressed to find a richer and more rewarding place than Watered Lawn to sit and sink in until the next one arrives. Vinyl version to follow. No exports to the UK/Europe or Japan.

MOURNFUL CONGREGATION "Book of Kings" (20 Buck Spin - SPIN 045) CD   (UPC: 721616804522 - CDMOURNBook)
                           ***Following a prologue in the form of The Unspoken Hymns, a compilation of out-of-print tracks released by 20 Buck Spin in September, MOURNFUL CONGREGATION presents The Book of Kings. This landmark release in the extreme doom subgenre is a journey, just shy of 80 minutes long, through both imperial nobility and crestfallen, tarnished hope. "The Catechism of Depression" opens the book with a slowly developing, grief-stricken dirge that twists and writhes beautifully for almost 20 minutes. It flows into "The Waterless Streams," a song that betrays the band's prog influences with a stunning, stadium-worthy opening guitar lead before the impossibly heavy main riff bears down over a more spoken vocal chant. "The Bitter Veils of Solemnity" stays quietly dark and cleanly melodic for its entire twelve-minute duration. The album's fourth and final track: the album-length "The Book of Kings," is a monument in extreme/funeral doom's history. A song so painstakingly involved has rarely been attempted, and never with such glorious results. No exports outside North America.

*MOURNFUL CONGREGATION "Unspoken Hymns" (20 Buck Spin - SPIN 044) CD   (UPC: 721616804423)

AELTER "Dusk-Dawn / Follow You Beloved" (Crucial Blast - CBR 98) DBL.CD   (UPC: 655035009827 - CDAELTEDusk)
                           ***One of several side-projects to emerge from the WOLVSERPENT camp, AELTER is the solo effort from guitarist BLAKE GREEN. Both bands explore a similar dark, majestic realm with massive, down-tuned guitar roar and bleak, minor-key melodies, but where Wolvserpent blends Green's chugging, Melvins-esque heaviness and haunting slow-core arpeggios with violins, pounding drums and a propensity for extended hypno-dirges, Aelter almost completely dispenses with drums, filling the spaces with layered keyboards and gorgeous harmonized voices reminiscent of Beggars Banquet or 4AD releases. With Aelter's first two albums, Dawn-Dusk and Follow You Beloved, released only on vinyl in limited quantities (the former already out of print), Crucial Blast has gathered both together for release as a double-disc set.

CHAP "We Are the Best" (Lo Recordings - LCD 88) CD   (UPC: 730003418822 - CDCHAPWe A)
                           ***An enigma within an enigma, a band like no other, a musical riddle, a legend in their own lunchbox, THE CHAP keeps on keeping on, proving the rest of the world wrong, creating a universe that's all their own. This timely reminder collects the finest moments of their decade-long career. We Are the Best covers all periods of their gestation. From the motorik, melodious "Auto Where To" and the perceptive, poignant "We Work in Bars" to the thunderous "(I Am) Oozing Emotion," this high-class esoteric pop music is 100% The Chap. Sure, there are echoes of other influences, but ultimately all is trampled underfoot, engulfed, swallowed whole, distilled and reborn. If Vic Reeves was a pop star, he would dream of making this music; if Elvis Presley was still alive, this might be the music of his nightmares; if Salvador Dali was a biscuit, then The Chap would be the cheese. If you don't know them by now, then it's about time you find out.                           Fifteen tracks of undiluted Chapness, including the previously unreleased "Campaign Trail." No exports outside North America.

                           *CHAP "(Hats Off To You) Dror Frangi" (Lo Recordings - LO 003) CD   (UPC: 666017066820)
                           *CHAP "Builders Brew" (Lo Recordings - LCD 71) CD   (UPC: 730003417122)
                           *CHAP "Ethnic Caution" (Lo Recordings - LO 1206) 12"   (UPC: 730003470509)
                           *CHAP "Even Your Friend" (Lo Recordings - LO 708) 7" (UPC: 730003470806)
                           *CHAP "Fun & Interesting" (Lo Recordings - LO 706) 7"   (UPC: 0730003470608)
                           *CHAP "Ham" (Lo Recordings - LCD 44) CD   (UPC: 6660170844428)
                           *CHAP "Proper Rock" (Lo Recordings - LO 0707) 7"   (UPC: 730003470707)
                           *CHAP "Well Done Europe" (Lo Recordings - LCD 81) CD   (UPC: 730003418129)
                           *CHAP "Well Done Europe" (Lo Recordings - LLP 81) LP   (UPC: 730003418112)

AVA LUNA "Services / 3rd Avenue Island" (Infinite Best - BEST 007) LP   (LPAVA Lserv)
                           ***"CARLOS HERNANDEZ is the son of a '70s New York soul DJ. After a detour playing in punk and noise projects, he returned to his soul roots and formed AVA LUNA, a band of three girls and three guys, to explore a sound that combines all those ideas. Infinite Best is pleased to present Services / 3rd Avenue Island. A combination of their first two self-released works, it was recorded in a church basement on Coney Island, a sanctuary apart from, yet influenced by, the surrounding circus just above. These dozen songs make the listener swoon and strut, in that order. Hernandez weaves Spector-esque girl-group harmonies into funk, noise and pop influences for an aural headrush that travels directly from one's head to one's feet. Effortless composers, unforgettable live performers, Ava Luna is the vanguard of modern pop, bending it to their own uncompromising will." Limited edition of 300 individually silk-screened LPs.

SCHLAMMPEITZIGER "Vorausschauende Bebauung" (Sonig - SONIG 086) CD   (UPC: 655035138626 - CDSCHLAVora)
                           ***SCHLAMMPEITZIGER is known for playful melodies and exuberant, clattering rhythms. This aesthetic, with all its quirks and strangeness, is second nature to JO ZIMMERMANN. And Vorausschauende Bebauung is no exception-his unique style is unmistakable throughout the album. But at the same time, Schlammpeitziger has never been stuck in a rut. It is the resolution of this apparent contradiction that is presented on his new album.
The recently acquired depth and seriousness found on his last record, Schwingstelle fuer Rauschabzug, descends further into darkness on Vorausschauende Bebauung. His typical swarm of melodies is permeated with ghostly drifting strings and sub-bass, creating a new secretive and enchanted melange. The beats are sharp and gripping; the cold, synthetic disco sound is a long way from the private intimacy of previous works. Vorausschauende Bebauung doesn't just exude autonomy and composure, it invites listeners to lose themselves in its depths. It's about enjoying the feeling of being swept along with the flow and utterly content with the world in which one finds oneself. The audience encounters dark thoughts as well as smirking mischief in Schlammpeitziger's music. And sooner or later they stop asking themselves how anything can be so verbose and massive and at the same time so personal. No exports outside North America.

                           *SCHLAMMPEITZIGER "Collected Simplesongs" (Sonig - SONIG 001) CD
                           *SCHLAMMPEITZIGER "Everything without All Inclusive" (Sonig - SONIG 032) CD   (UPC: 4260035453226)
                           *SCHLAMMPEITZIGER "Everything without All Inclusive" (Sonig - SONIG 032) LP   (UPC: 4260035453219)
                           *SCHLAMMPEITZIGER "Everything without All(Remixed)" (Sonig - SONIG 033) 12"   (UPC: 655035133317)
                           *SCHLAMMPEITZIGER "Schwingstelle Fur Rauschabzug" (Sonig - SONIG 068) CD   (UPC: 655035136820)

BALEINE 3000 "Tour Manager" (Sonig - SONIG 084) CD   (UPC: 655035138428 - CDBALEITour)
                           ***BALEINE 3000 is DJ AFROJAWS from QUBO GAS (Lille, France), MC ILLREME (Tokyo, Japan) and producer LAURENT BAUDOUX (Brussels, Belgium). The group is lead by Baudoux, also a member of SCRATCH PET LAND (with his younger brother DJ Elephant Power) and the notorious FAN CLUB ORCHESTRA, as well as the producer for SUN OK PAPI K.O. The music of Baleine 3000 has a southern wind; one can feel the influences of Baile Funk, African new beat or Miami old-school bass music. The BPMs range from 129 and 140 and the digital gets hot, filled up with MC Illreme's indescribable Japanese toasting. Tour Manager compiles former vinyl-only releases, new songs and, as a bonus, features MC Illreme's tracks from Sun OK Papi K.O.'s Orchestre Philharmonok. Originally released in a limited edition for the group's 2010 Japan tour, it is now available in North America for the first time. No exports outside North America.

v/a "SONIG BOXSET" (Sonig - SONIG 083) DBL.CD+DVD   (UPC: 655035138329 - cdsonigbox)
                           ***For the last 14 years, the Sonig label, located on a quiet neighborhood street in the back office of the a-Musik record store in Cologne, Germany, has stood for uncompromising artistic freedom, absurd humor, hallowed seriousness and irrepressible individuality. The Sonig aesthetic has become an institution, a synonym for nonconformist stoicism in the pop business. Founded by pop-experimentalist FRANK DOMMERT and ANDI TOMA and JAN ST. WERNER of MOUSE ON MARS, the label soon became the home to a number of internationally revered artists, featured on the two-disc compilation lovingly and painstakingly curated by label head Dommert. Sandwiched nicely in between the two slices of Sonig music is a DVD that contains 31 video artifacts unearthed and collected over the course of the label's history. It is a veritable treasure trove of esoteric high-tech clips, elaborate animations and abstract experimental films. Morbid holiday footage from the '60s, art clips by Mouse on Mars, classics by SCHLAMMPEITZIGER, and trashy no-budget crime stories by CANDIE HANK all stand side-by-side like a vaudeville freak show. Includes a 36-page booklet with essays by NOEL AKCHOTE and DAVID GRUBBS. No exports outside North America.

LOUTALLICA: LOU REED AND METALLICA'S LULU

This week sees the release of the highly anticipated, much talked about, seeming oddball collaboration between Lou Reed and Metallica, Lulu. The album began as a cycle of songs Lou Reed had written based on the plays and had intended for the stage. After Reed played with Metallica at 2009’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame concert, however, he decided to use the songs as the basis for a record with the metal titans. PREVIEW & PURCHASE

New & Upcoming Releases 10/25/11

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Brand New - Street Date 11/1/2011

ALARIC "s/t" (20 Buck Spin - SPIN 042) LP   (UPC: 721616804218 - LPALARIs/t)
ALARIC "s/t" (20 Buck Spin - SPIN 042) CD   (UPC: 721616804225 - CDALARIs/t)
                           ***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! Comprised of Bay Area punk vets from bands like DEAD AND GONE, ENEMIES, CROSS STITCHED EYES and NOOTHGRUSH, Oakland's ALARIC came together to play dark, '80s-inspired post-punk that sounds instantly familiar and completely unique. And though dark music has seen a resurgence among the indie scene lately, the group stands apart from such trite fashion and lo-fi tinkering, more inspired by and indebted to the sounds of Killing Joke, Rudimentary Peni, Christian Death and the like. The eight tracks on their much-anticipated debut LP are all standouts, with "Eyes", "Your God" and "Animal" easy to imagine as being well-received by the more interesting rock radio stations in 1982 or in 2011. The songs display an intense, foreboding aura, with a heavy production that is never "metal." RUSS KENT's guitar style recalls the adventurous playing on Kaleidoscope-era Siouxsie records, with the formidable, multi-faceted rhythm section providing a perfect foundation on which to experiment. SHANE BAKER's snarled singing hangs over it all and gives the album an unforgettable cohesion.

COLLEEN GREEN "Cujo" (Art Fag - AF 017) 12"   (UPC: 655035018713 - LPGREENCujo)
                           ***A Boston native turned California Girl, COLLEEN GREEN subscribes to the Ramones' grungy lessons and adds to them the laissez-faire cool of modern California stoner pop. With songs about the little things-dancing with your friends or wanting boys to like you-Green explores the ways one tries to get rid of heartache. She's a sad songwriter, without a doubt, and the upbeat, clapping drumbeats and simple chord progressions only facilitate her cathartic tales of loneliness. On past releases, Green has covered everyone from Blink-182 to NoBunny to get her feelings across. Green's live show is a lesson in being the coolest girl in school-she stands stark still, alone on stage (save for sometimes a drummer), her face half-obscured by bangs and sunglasses, and sings her songs without many flourishes. Green describes herself as "wicked lazy and poor," but exudes that I-couldn't-possibly-give-less-of-a-fuck vibe more than anything else. To celebrate the release of the limited-edition Cujo EP, she will embark on a tour supporting Dum Dum Girls and Crocodiles in October. Vinyl includes digital download coupon.

THEE CORMANS "Down Mitt Der Fuzz" (In The Red - ITR 217) 7"   (07CORMADown)
                           ***Two tracks of fuzz-trash-surf from the geniuses responsible for the coolest Halloween album since the 1960s. Edition of 500.
                           *THEE CORMANS "Halloween Record w/ Sound Effects" (In The Red - ITR 1313) LP   (UPC: 759718631319

JAMES ARTHUR MANHUNT "It's Working" (In The Red - ITR 221) 7"   (07arthuits)
                           ***JAMES ARTHUR (former member of the NECESSARY EVILS and GOLDEN BOYS, to name but two) has been rattling ear drums with his newest combo, JA's MANHUNT) for several years now. On this latest single the band is channeling some serious Hawkwind vibes with one song stretched over both sides of the single. Dense, wild and excellent. Edition of 500.

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New Exclusives - Street Date 10/25/2011...

KUEDO "Severant" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 309) LP   (UPC: 5055300329455 - LPKUEDOSeve)
KUEDO "Severant" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 309) CD   (UPC: 5055300329462 - CDKUEDOSeve)
                           ***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! Preoccupied with notions of futurism and escapism, the debut full-length from JAMIE TEASDALE'S KUEDO is an album of dreamlike electronica quite different from what he made as one-half of dubstep innovators VEX'D. For Severant, Teasdale eschews many of the endless technical options available to the modern producer, rendering his tracks at a quicker pace to reveal a lighter, more truthful music. The album explores the space between real life and the detached world of the imagination-that feeling of coming out of a daydream, drifting back into the day-to-day grind. Musically, Severant is in a sweet spot between the innately futurist synth soundtracks of Tangerine Dream and Vangelis and the emotionally ambivalent, materialist fantasies of groups like The Clipse. Its rhythmic inspirations come from what Teasdale calls "the two ultramodern musics" of the day: the footwork movement from Chicago and the drum-machine grinds of so-called "coke rap." The album's title refers to stark changes in Teasdale's life that occurred during its recording, and the tracks are strangely reminiscent to scenes of a film. On repeated plays, different elements rise to the surface, further developing the story in the listener's ears and mind. No exports outside North America or Japan.
                           *KUEDO "Dream Sequence" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 262) 12"   (UPC: 600116826213)
                           *KUEDO "Videowave" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 308) 12"   (UPC: 5055300321381)

MARK SULTAN "Whatever I Want, Whenever I Want" (In The Red - ITR 218) CD   (UPC: 759718521825)
MARK SULTAN "Whatever I Want" (In The Red - ITR 218) LP   (UPC: 759718521818)
MARK SULTAN "Whenever I Want" (In The Red - ITR 219) LP   (UPC: 759718521917)
SPITS "s/t (5th Album)" (In The Red - ITR 214) CD   (UPC: 759718521429)
SPITS "s/t (5th Album)" (In The Red - ITR 214) LP   (UPC: 759718521412)
MOUTHBREATHERS "Anxiety" (In The Red - ITR 215) 7"
COP WARMTH "s/t" (In The Red - ITR 216) 7"              (07COP Ws/t)
TELEVISION PERSONALITIES "Painted Word" (1972 - IF 16) LP   (UPC: 852545003165)
TELEVISION PERSONALITIES "They Could Have Been Bigger Than the Beatles" (1972 - IF 15) LP (UPC: 852545003158)
CIRCUS DEVILS "Capsized!" (Happy Jack Rock Records- HJRR 27) CD   (UPC: 655035082721)
CIRCUS DEVILS "Capsized!" (Happy Jack Rock Records - HJRR 27) LP   (UPC: 655035082714)
SPECTRALS "Bad Penny" (Slumberland - SLR 155) CD   (UPC: 749846015525)
SPECTRALS "Bad Penny" (Slumberland - SLR 155) LP   (UPC: 749846015518)
TERRY MALTS "Something About You" (Slumberland - SLR 159) 7"   (UPC: 749846015976)
KUEDO "Severant" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 309) CD   (UPC: 5055300329462)
ABOVE GROUND "Gone Aiwa" (Siltbreeze - SB 150) LP   (UPC: 655030115011)
RENDERERS "A Rocket into Nothing" (Ba Da Bing! - BING 076)                 CD   (UPC: 600197007624)
PSYCHIC DANCEHALL "Dreamers" (Art Fag - AF 016) LP   (UPC: 655035016610)
HIGH WOLF "Atlas Nation" (Holy Mountain - HOLY1983) LP   (UPC: 655035698311)
WOLVHAMMER "Obsidian Plains" (Profound Lore - PFL 085) CD   (UPC: 616892174967)
FEEDERZ "Ever Feel Like Killing Your Boss?" (Broken Rekids - SKIP 96) LP
FEEDERZ "Vandalism: Beautiful as a Rock in a Cop's Face" (Broken Rekids - SKIP 101) LP   (UPC: 760291010118)
BARRERACUDAS "Nocturnal Missions" (Douchemaster - DMR 046) CD   (UPC: 616822102121)
BARRERACUDAS "Nocturnal Missions" (Douchemaster - DMR 046) LP   (UPC: 655035014616)
DARK CAPTAIN "Dead Legs & Alibis" (Loaf - LOAF 47) CD   (UPC: 730003464720)
v/a "GHETTOTEKNITIANZ" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 315) 12"   (UPC: 5055300329516)

New & Upcoming Releases 10/18/11

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MARK SULTAN "Whatever I Want, Whenever I Want" (In The Red - ITR 218) CD (UPC: 759718521825 - CDSULTAWhat)
MARK SULTAN "Whatever I Want" (In The Red - ITR 218) LP (UPC: 759718521818 - LPSULTAWhat)
MARK SULTAN "Whenever I Want" (In The Red - ITR 219) LP (UPC: 759718521917 - LPSULTAWhen)
                           ***MARK SULTAN, better known as BBQ of one-man band and THE KING KHAN & BBQ SHOW fame, has been pounding out his own stew of R&B, rockabilly, garage, doo-wop, psychedelia, punk and whatnot since he was a mere child fronting Montreal's SPACESHITS. Releasing a slew of albums and touring relentlessly, Sultan has established quite a reputation as a songsmith and vocalist of the highest caliber. Recently he went into the studio and ended up more than two albums' worth of material. After trying to whittle it down to one LP, In The Red decided to simply release it all (well, most of it, anyway). Whatever I Want, Whenever I Want is two separate vinyl LPs and one abridged CD. This material represents Sultan's most adventurous and varied songwriting to date. He ditched his normal stripped-down / lo-fi approach in favor of a more full-bodied sound and replaced his one-man recording technique with a complete band, all to stunning results. Whatever I Want, Whenever I Want features a number of his musician friends; DAN KROHA (THE GORIES), ERIN WOOD (SPITS), COLE ALEXANDER and JARED SWILLEY (BLACK LIPS) and BRADFORD COX, to name a few. It has something for everybody: soul stompers, doo-wop weepers, a dash of hardcore and even an Ultravox cover! Abridged CD features 13 tracks taken from both LPs.

                           *MARK SULTAN "Sultanic Verses" (In The Red - ITR 142) CD (UPC: 759718514223)
                           *MARK SULTAN "Sultanic Verses" (In The Red - ITR 142) LP (UPC: 759718514216)
                           *MARK SULTAN "I Am The End / Catastrophe" (In The Red - ITR 1840 7"
                           *MARK SULTAN "Livin My Life" (Sultan - SLTN 703) 7"

SPITS "s/t (5th Album)" (In The Red - ITR 214) CD (UPC: 759718521429 - CDSPITS5th)
SPITS "s/t (5th Album)" (In The Red - ITR 214) LP (UPC: 759718521412 - LPSPITS5th)
                           ***Everyone's favorite space-age mutant skate punks THE SPITS are back with their long-awaited fifth self-titled album and these twelve new action-packed songs of apocalyptic, fuzzed-out, over-driven madness do not disappoint. Going strong now for over fifteen years, smashing the windows and tearing down the walls every time they roll through town, these truly vicious visionaries have cooked punk down to its most powerful base form, crawling like Neanderthals through the muck and creating a flaming trail of hits that'll take quite a fit of dementia to ever forget. A perfect distillation of punk's original open-ended weirdness and modern music's serrated salvation, The Spits have proven themselves to be no one to fuck with, over and over again. One of the only modern bands to have several of their songs covered by their contemporaries, The Spits have already done so much but still have so much more ahead, as they continue to influence anyone with a penchant for irresistible punk music, played like there's nothing to lose.

                           *SPITS "s/t (Fourth Album)" (In The Red - ITR 189) LP (UPC: 759718518917)

MOUTHBREATHERS "Anxiety" (In The Red - ITR 215) 7" (07MOUTHAnxi)
                           ***The debut single from this incredible four piece punk rock band from Lawrence, KS. Two totally bad-ass blasts of aggro pummel. Recorded by RONALD MILLER of Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds. Edition of 500.

COP WARMTH "s/t" (In The Red - ITR 216) 7"              (07COP Ws/t)
                           ***The debut release from Houston, Texas' newest noise mongers. Five tracks of ugly noise rock that will melt your face. Edition of 500.

TELEVISION PERSONALITIES "Painted Word" (1972 - IF 16) LP (UPC: 852545003165 - LPTELEVPain)
                           ***REISSUED ON VINYL!!! Originally released by Illuminated Records, the TELEVISION PERSONALITIES' 1984 album The Painted Word is a near-perfect collection of jangly, riffing guitars, organ chords, freaky tambourines and Velvet Underground-like drumming. Every song on this dark, hauntingly beautiful masterpiece is a gem in the rough. It's easy to hear similarities to Swell Maps, The Only Ones and The Modern Lovers in the group's unique style that draws from both DIY punk and post-punk psychedelia. Is DAN TREACY one of England's last great songwriters? With even more Britishness than Ray Davies, this wounded romantic's lyrics are both detached and resonant. The Painted Word is a stark, heartfelt album made by a vulnerable and damaged genius backed by an amateurish band offering loads of brilliantly adapted pop-art weirdness. Includes the "should have been" hit singles "Stop and Smell the Roses" and "Someone to Share My Life With." No exports to the UK/Europe.

TELEVISION PERSONALITIES "They Could Have Been Bigger Than the Beatles" (1972 - IF 15) LP (UPC: 852545003158 - LPTELEVThey)
                           *** REISSUED ON VINYL!!! Comprised of early singles, demos, outtakes and unreleased tracks recorded between 1979 and 1982, They Could Have Been Bigger Than the Beatles was TELEVISION PERSONALITIES' third full-length. The unannotated retrospective is a surprisingly cohesive collection of singular and classic tunes, from the haunting single "Three Wishes" ("If I had three wishes I'd wish for three more") and the brilliant "David Hockney's Diaries" (a different and much better version from the one on Mummy Your Not Watching Me) to the perennial punk classic "14th Floor" and the enthusiastically sloppy versions of The Creation's "Painter Man" and "Making Time," to the gentle freakbeat of "The Boy in the Paisley Shirt" and "Psychedelic Holiday." It's a perfect autumn soundtrack, and autumn is the whole year. No exports to the UK/Europe.

CIRCUS DEVILS "Capsized!" (Happy Jack Rock Records- HJRR 27) CD (UPC: 655035082721 - CDCIRCUCaps)
CIRCUS DEVILS "Capsized!" (Happy Jack Rock Records - HJRR 27) LP (UPC: 655035082714 - LPCIRCUCaps)
                           ***CIRCUS DEVILS hit the high seas with Capsized!. Once again, the Ohio trio lead by ROBERT POLLARD defies and transcends musical genres with a strangely coherent blend of soft rock, aggressive stompers and creepy soundscapes-plus the radio-friendly pop single "Cyclopean Runways." Capsized! is cinema for the ears, taking the listener on a dark adventure with strange cargo, sirens, shipboard ghosts and bad soup. Circus Devils have been lurking under the radar since 2001. Capsized! is their ninth album.

                           *CIRCUS DEVILS "Ataxia" (Happy Jack Rock Records - HJRR 19) CD (UPC: 879198002246)
                           *CIRCUS DEVILS "Ataxia" (Happy Jack Rock Records - HJRR 19) LP (UPC: 879198002253)
                           *CIRCUS DEVILS "Five" (Recordhead - LUNA 81/FCS34) CD (UPC: 802685008124)
                           *CIRCUS DEVILS "Five" (Recordhead - LUNA 81/FCS34) LP
                           *CIRCUS DEVILS "Gringo" (Happy Jack Rock Records - HJRR 22) CD (UPC: 655035082226)
                           *CIRCUS DEVILS "Gringo" (Happy Jack Rock Records - HJRR 22) LP (UPC: 655035082219)
                           *CIRCUS DEVILS "Harold Pig Memorial" (Recordhead - LUNA 62) CD (UPC: 802685006229)
                           *CIRCUS DEVILS "Harold Pig Memorial" (Recordhead - LUNA 62) LP
                           *CIRCUS DEVILS "Mother Skinny" (Happy Jack Rock Records - HJRR 25) CD (UPC: 655035082523)
                           *CIRCUS DEVILS "Mother Skinny" (Happy Jack Rock Records - HJRR 25) LP (UPC: 655035082516)
                           *CIRCUS DEVILS "Pinball Mars" (Recordhead - LUNA 72/FCS 29) CD (UPC: 802685007226)

SPECTRALS "Bad Penny" (Slumberland - SLR 155) CD (UPC: 749846015525 - CDSPECTBad)
SPECTRALS "Bad Penny" (Slumberland - SLR 155) LP (UPC: 749846015518 - LPSPECTBad)
                           ***SPECTRALS is 21-year-old LOUIS JONES. Mixing ingredients of pop, soul, doo-wop and garage rock ballads, it sounds vintage but current, while the Yorkshire lilt in Jones's voice (a result of his hometown, Heckmondwike) places him firmly in the UK, rather than Detroit. Spectrals has always been a small operation. Now in its third year of existence, Jones started by recording in a friend's knocked-together studio and posting the tracks on MySpace. Despite being intended for his closest friends, his songs soon attracted the attention of discerning labels all over the world: from Brooklyn's Captured Tracks to Brighton's Sex Is Disgusting to Underground Peoples, where he eventually released last year's Extended Play. Bad Penny is Spectrals' full-length debut album recorded with RICHARD FORMBY (producer on Wild Beasts' Smother). Jones's knack for penning a great tune is more obvious than ever. In the eleven original songs, not heard on any previous tapes, singles or EPs, he documents his relationship with his longtime girlfriend, from the great to the not-so-good. LP includes digital download coupon. No exports outside North America.

                           *SPECTRALS "7th Date" (Slumberland - SLR 122) 7"                  (UPC: 749846012272)

TERRY MALTS "Something About You" (Slumberland - SLR 159) 7" (UPC: 749846015976 - 07TERRYSome)
                           ***San Francisco's TERRY MALTS follow up their smash I'm Neurotic single with another blazing three-song EP. Their ecstatic live shows and immaculate power pop songwriting have transformed this irreverent punk trio into one of the most talked about SF bands in ages. Mashing up the best bits from stellar forebears like The Undertones, Buzzcocks and Descendents, Terry Malts haven't forgotten that one of the key elements of punk has always been fun. All three songs on Something About You are full of fuzzy / crunchy riffs, galloping drums and sing-along vocal hooks. The title tune speeds by at a brisk clip, full of "ooh ooh" backing vocals and classic SoCal punk vibes. "No Sir, I'm Not a Christian" might be the catchiest statement of atheism one will ever hear. "Fun Night" is a current live favorite, always sure to get the kids in the crowd jumping around; fast and furious, its feedback-laden guitars are the exclamation at the end of the excellent single. Another future classic from Terry Malts! All copies on colored vinyl.

                           *TERRY MALTS "I'm Neurotic" (Slumberland - SLR 142) 7" (UPC: 749846014276)

KUEDO "Severant" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 309) CD (UPC: 5055300329462 - CDKUEDOSeve)
                           ***Preoccupied with notions of futurism and escapism, the debut full-length from JAMIE TEASDALE'S KUEDO is an album of dreamlike electronica quite different from what he made as one-half of dubstep innovators VEX'D. For Severant, Teasdale eschews many of the endless technical options available to the modern producer, rendering his tracks at a quicker pace to reveal a lighter, more truthful music. The album explores the space between real life and the detached world of the imagination-that feeling of coming out of a daydream, drifting back into the day-to-day grind. Musically, Severant is in a sweet spot between the innately futurist synth soundtracks of Tangerine Dream and Vangelis and the emotionally ambivalent, materialist fantasies of groups like The Clipse. Its rhythmic inspirations come from what Teasdale calls "the two ultramodern musics" of the day: the footwork movement from Chicago and the drum-machine grinds of so-called "coke rap." The album's title refers to stark changes in Teasdale's life that occurred during its recording, and the tracks are strangely reminiscent to scenes of a film. On repeated plays, different elements rise to the surface, further developing the story in the listener's ears and mind. No exports outside North America or Japan.

                           *KUEDO "Dream Sequence" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 262) 12" (UPC: 600116826213)
                           *KUEDO "Videowave" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 308) 12" (UPC: 5055300321381)

ABOVE GROUND "Gone Aiwa" (Siltbreeze - SB 150) LP (UPC: 655030115011 - LPABOVEGone)
                           ***ABOVE GROUND was a fleeting yet no less important piece in the awesome DIY Christchurch scene of the early '80s. Together only for a short period in 1983, the band was comprised of BILL DIREEN (VACUUM / BILDERS), CAROL DIREEN, MARYROSE CROOK (MAX BLOCK / RENDERERS) and STUART PAGE (AXEMEN). They combined a ubiquitous and detached Velvet Underground vibe and a smattering of early Modern Lovers keyboard angst with some kind of Sky Saxon / Seeds psychedelic mojo. Above Ground was a formidable outfit in their brief existence and deserve more than a mere footnote in the history of one of the most vibrant scenes to exist in the past 30 years. Gone Aiwa originally saw life as a limited-edition cassette made to order and sold to various shops and at the occasional gig. So unless you were there (and chances are, you weren't), it's a good bet this material wilal be fresh to your ears-though two tracks did see the light of day on the Direen / Bilders retrospective CD, Max Quitz, released by Flying Nun in the mid '90s. Gone Aiwa the album is finally realized, and what a wonderful thing it is to behold. Just goes to show it's never too late. Includes digital download coupon. No export restrictions.

RENDERERS "A Rocket into Nothing" (Ba Da Bing! - BING 076)                 CD (UPC: 600197007624 - CDRENDEA Ro)
                           ***Over the past two decades, THE RENDERERS have crafted half a dozen albums of intimate psychedelia infused with Americana and noise. A Rocket Into Nothing is another extraordinary display of BRIAN and MARYROSE CROOK's talent as songwriters and sound sculptors. The Renderers are still as essential a piece of the diverse New Zealand indie rock puzzle as they were on their first Flying Nun album. Crafted during the series of earthquakes that hit the country in 2011, A Rocket Into Nothing seethes with the anxiety born of life-threatening experiences. On opener "Down River," slippery minor key melodies lie on beds of shaky feedback. Even the upbeat "This Shining Life" features wild, overblown guitars and subtle synth squeals. At any point, close listening reveals unexpected textures and tectonic shifts hidden just below the surface. More successfully than on any previous release, the band balances detail-oriented and spontaneous songwriting and recording techniques. Uncertainty plays a key role. Twenty years into most careers, bands lose the edge of their earlier work, but The Renderers' music is as exciting as ever.

PSYCHIC DANCEHALL "Dreamers" (Art Fag - AF 016) LP (UPC: 655035016610 - LPPSYCHDrea)
                           ***With every relationship comes the creation of a brand new world. When PSYCHIC DANCEHALL's DORIAN WARTIME and SYLVIA INNOCENT took an apartment in a run-down section of San Diego during the rainiest period in the city's history and set about creating their world together, they'd no idea that fate and the weather would conspire to make that world worth sharing. Their apartment was adjacent to a drag bar where Innocent and Wartime would go every night. Trapped in their little house all day, venturing down to the bar, as well as to the Red Wing, the lesbian bar down the street, was really their only escape. The two felt safe and welcomed by the communities there and related vignettes of their nocturnal adventures back to one another when they went home. These experiences began to transform themselves into songs. Both being musicians, tinkering away with samples and keyboards was the most natural way for the couple to share their moments together and make them into something whole. "A Love that Kills," a slightly sinister toe-tapper with a Serge Gainsbourg twinge and a reverb-heavy, breathy chorus, is a play between dark and light. "White City" was born from a fortunate mistake-the couple's next-door neighbor Lexus was locked out of her apartment one night, and came over while waiting to get her keys. Lexus was famous for her karaoke skill, and together the three wrote the song's hook. Dreamers is timelessly emotional, akin to the experimentation of Arthur Russell or Scott Walker, and like those artists, Psychic Dancehall could have come from any era. It's music that translates feeling into sound, takes away the particulars of experience so one can make sense of the many parts of life. Includes digital download coupon.

                           *PSYCHIC DANCEHALL "A Love That Kills" (Art Fag - AF 012) 7"


HIGH WOLF "Atlas Nation" (Holy Mountain - HOLY1983) LP (UPC: 655035698311 - LPHIGH Atla)
                           ***France's HIGH WOLF possesses a natural-born ability to produce tones most conducive to inducing transcendental states. Prolific without wearing out his welcome, the guitarist and effects box manipulator sets loose fervid streams of fever-dream drones. High Wolf's tracks sound as if they've been sluicing since the beginning of time, siphoned for teasingly brief absorption before they shimmer off to the vanishing point. This elite droneur is one of the few musicians who could title a 7-inch A Guide to Healing without it coming off as an ironic gesture or a laughable boast. Atlas Nation-recorded in 2010 after a long trip to India and Nepal-deepens High Wolf's penetration into the mystic. It evokes an uneasy peace with a new breed of tribal psychedelia shorn of all hokey signifiers. "Fuji Descent" starts the album with what could be a languid, paradisiacal soundtrack to a scrapped Alejandro Jodorowsky film. "The Dawn of Man" is a stark, stoned processional burrowing into malarial climes where guitars squawk in ominous tongues while congas cave in chests and clear brush with a vengeance. "Raagini" magnifies and psychedelicizes Rapoon's mantric, ritualistic hand-drum patter and tropical-forest drones while hinting at Don Cherry's jazz-raga peregrinations. High Wolf claims that "Haiti" was "recorded in a couple of hours [on] the day of the big earthquake in Haiti, so it's the darkest / saddest High Wolf track ever." It's a fittingly miasmic, climactic threnody. Think of Atlas Nation as a surreal aural travelogue that takes a giant step beyond Jon Hassell's "Fourth World" music-a humid milieu teeming with alien tonalities and oracular currents. It's as welcome as a new, improved entheogen on the streets. Includes digital download coupon.

WOLVHAMMER "Obsidian Plains" (Profound Lore - PFL 085) CD (UPC: 616892174967 - CDWOLVHObsi)
                           ***Formed by ex-ACROSS TUNDRAS member HEATH RAVE in 2008, WOLVHAMMER in their short existence have earned a reputation as one of America's most notorious black metal-influenced bands. The US is currently known for spawning such high-caliber acts as Cobalt, Leviathan, Ludicra, Goatwhore and Nachtmystium, and Wolvhammer is poised to stand among them with the release of their new album The Obsidian Plains. The group garnered massive critical and popular acclaim for their 2010 Black Marketeers of WWIII debut, showcasing a vicious and unrelenting mix of black metal (a la Darkthrone, Celtic Frost / Hellhammer), sludge, crust and punk. Easily surpassing that release, however, the SANFORD PARKER-produced The Obsidian Plains features an almost entirely new and more stable lineup. Wolvhammer now counts JEFF WILSON among its ranks, and the ex-NACHTMYSTIUM guitarist pushes their sound into previously unheard dimensions. No exports to Canada or the UK.

FEEDERZ "Ever Feel Like Killing Your Boss?" (Broken Rekids - SKIP 96) LP (LPFEEDEEver)
                           ***REISSUED ON VINYL!!! A reissue of the legendary and hard-to-catch punk rock classic from '83 reissued by the band for their own aims and purposes. All seventeen songs remastered to sound better than the original and closer to the way the band had imagined them, including their infamous "Jesus." Packaged with a fold out poster with lyrics, notes, and a comic, and black sandpaper cover art a la the original version.

FEEDERZ "Vandalism: Beautiful as a Rock in a Cop's Face" (Broken Rekids - SKIP 101) LP (UPC: 760291010118 - LPFEEDEVand) ***REISSUED ON VINYL!!! The long awaited third album from notorious punk rock saboteurs the FEEDERZ. Another classic window-smash of biting, rage-driven, radical punk that revels in the pleasures of rioting, looting, system-hacking, and general insubordination. Fifteen tracks in all.

                           *FEEDERZ "Teachers in Space" (Broken Rekids - SKIP 97) CD (UPC: 760291009723        )

BARRERACUDAS "Nocturnal Missions" (Douchemaster - DMR 046) CD (UPC: 616822102121 - CDBARRENoct)
BARRERACUDAS "Nocturnal Missions" (Douchemaster - DMR 046) LP (UPC: 655035014616 - LPBARRENoct)
                           ***Somewhere between The Heartbreakers (Petty) and The Heartbreakers (Thunders), Atlanta five-piece THE BARRERACUDAS find a shallow well of inspiration just deep enough to produce one of the biggest foot-tappers of the year. Nocturnal Missions blends elements of dirty '70s glam and the radio-friendliness of Dwight Twilley and Phil Seymour. The Barreracudas' sound shouldn't come as a great surprise as most of these guys have been playing with GENTLEMAN JESSE AND HIS MEN for the past couple of years. There's no Pulitzer-worthy poetry in the lyrics, but the hooks in these songs are more infectious than encephalitis. It's even got a sweet cover of Cheap Trick's "Come On, Come On." Look for The Barreracudas on tour with Davila 666 in October! Vinyl includes digital download coupon.

DARK CAPTAIN "Dead Legs & Alibis" (Loaf - LOAF 47) CD (UPC: 730003464720 - CDDARK Dead)
                           ***East London quintet DARK CAPTAIN (formerly known as DARK CAPTAIN LIGHT CAPTAIN) released their debut full-length Miracle Kicker in 2008 to critical praise across the board. Voted 33rd best album of the year by The Guardian, the album also spawned a surprise hit stateside with "Jealous Enemies" and catapulted Dark Captain all 'round Europe and the UK. Late last year, the band disembarked the relentless carousel of budget flights, punctual soundchecks and questionable service station snack food to record their follow-up. Dead Legs & Alibis is the shimmering, restless result of these endeavors. Existing devotees of the band's brushing, down-tuned acoustic guitars, close vocal harmonies, electronic pulses and estuary-accented recriminations will find the claustrophobic, early-hours confessionals that characterized Miracle Kicker are still present. This time, however, they're pleasingly offset by the type of soaring, motorik full-band grooves that mark Dead Legs & Alibis as a more varied and organic proposition than its predecessor. For fans of Kings of Convenience, Neil Young, Grizzly Bear. No exports.

                           *DARK CAPTAIN LIGHT CAPTAIN "Circles" (Loaf - LOAF 17) CD (UPC: 5060158994762)
                           *DARK CAPTAIN LIGHT CAPTAIN "Jealous / Mid-Session" (Loaf - LOAF 13) 7"
                           *DARK CAPTAIN LIGHT CAPTAIN "Jealous /Mid-Session" (Loaf - LOAF 13) CD (UPC: 5060158990962)
                           *DARK CAPTAIN LIGHT CAPTAIN "Miracle Kicker" (Loaf - LOAF 18) CD (UPC: 5060158996438)

v/a "GHETTOTEKNITIANZ" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 315) 12" (UPC: 5055300329516 - LPGHETTOTEK)
                           ***THE GHETTOTEKNITIANZ are a formidable clique of footwork DJs who count RASHAD and SPINN among their members, as well as veterans such as TRAXMAN, GANT-MAN and younger producers like DJ MANNY and DJ EARL. This incredible EP runs the gamut of styles, demonstrating footwork's connections to house music's past while pushing things forward in a way that hasn't been done on a footwork release before. DJ Rashad and Gant-Man start by taking things right back on their amazing track "Heaven Sent," inspired by P-funk's synth flares and funky worm energy. DJ Earl's classic bittersweet house strings and synth trumpet fanfare feature prominently on "Enlightenment." Check the reversed acid line and hectic feel on DJ Spinn's "Don't Shoot," which rides over a tough soca beat, or Rashad and Manny's superb redefinition of their house, using Chuck Robert's legendary speech from "My House." Traxman echoes the juke period on the sparse "We Are Da Best" with its boastful, repeated rhyme over snapping, syncopated drums and swirling fretless bass. DJ Manny finishes the EP with the straight-ahead weed anthem of "All I Do Is (Smoke Trees)" with tight drums wrapped around repeated vocals and half-speed jazz fusion. No exports outside North America or Japan.

RYAN ADAMS CALLS THE SHOTS

ASHES & FIRE, the new record from Ryan Adams is out this week, and finds him in fine form, according to the stores and fans we’ve talked to and the critics we’ve read. Granted, this clip is acoustic, but judge for yourself, and if you decide to pick up the new record, you should know that for a lucky few there’s a special lyric book that comes with this, but only while supplies last. Oh, and vinyl junkies? Your Ashes & Fire moment comes 11/1. PREVIEW & PURCHASE

New & Upcoming Releases 9/27/11

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BUTTHOLE SURFERS "Brown Reason to Live" (Alternative Tentacles - VIRUS 032) LP   (UPC: 721616003215 - LPBUTTHBrow) ***REPRESSED ON BLUE VINYL IN AN EDITION OF 500 COPIES!!! This is where it all began for these acid casualty reality trippers. Brown Reason To Live is their very first release; it came out in 1983. Here it is on vintage thick wax. 12" vinyl, 7-song EP-their first classic slab o' wax, and still as crazed and lysergic as ever!

BUTTHOLE SURFERS "Live PCPPEP" (Alternative Tentacles - VIRUS 039) LP   (UPC: 721616003918 - LpbutthLive)
                           ***REPRESSED ON BLUE VINYL IN AN EDITION OF 500 COPIES!!! BUTTHOLE SURFERS' second release; it came out in 1984. Here it is on vintage thick wax; still as crazed and lysergic as ever! The EP was recorded live in a bar in their hometown of San Antonio and released as a follow-up to their Brown Reason to Live 12". These acid-casualty reality trippers paid tribute to and killed American hardcore once and for all while single-handedly ushering in a new Post-Everything era. Many feel their two early EPs were the best records the band ever recorded.

WATERY LOVE "Die With Dignity / Leave Me Alone" (Siltbreeze - SB-151) 7"   (07WATERDie)
                           ***Another two shots of bilious commentary courtesy of Philadelphia's best band at the moment. The A-side is penned by RICHARD CHARLES; a litany of condescending, sneering lyrics behind the roar of what sounds like the gear shaft of a Kensington garbage truck being stripped out and blazing a path of fire down Girard Ave. You know, the kind of good timey tunage you can only light up somewhere between Mecht Mensh & Iron Cross. The flip is an interpretation of a song written by Louis Allan Reed. But WATERY LOVE's cover eschews all manner of hip, uptown vibrato found on the original, preferring to accessorize their stud w/the leather & switchblade swagger needed in a sketchy, downtown milieu. You know, the kind of controlled lunacy you can only sniff out somewhere between John Cale & Chain Gang. Thick black vinyl pressing housed in a sweet high gloss sleeve. One time edition of 330.

BIG TROUBLES "Romantic Comedy" (Slumberland - SLR 148) CD (UPC: 749846014825 - CDBIG Troma)

VERONICA FALLS "s/t" (Slumberland - SLR 153) LP   (UPC: 749846015310 - lpveronfall)

ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN "Porcupine" (1972 - IF 04) LP   (UPC: 852545003042 - LPECHO Porc)

ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN "Ocean Rain" (1972 - IF 05) LP   (UPC: 852545003059 - LPECHO Ocea)

ROLL THE DICE "In Dust" (Leaf - BAY 79) CD   (UPC: 843190007929 - CDROLL In D)
ROLL THE DICE "In Dust" (Leaf - BAY 79) DBL.LP+CD   (UPC: 843190007912 - LPROLL In D)

KITCHEN'S FLOOR "Look Forward to Nothing" (Siltbreeze - SB 143) LP   (UPC: 655030114311 - LPKITCHLook)

SWIFTUMZ "Don't Trip" (Holy Mountain - HOLY1985) LP   (UPC: 655035698519 - LPSWIFTDont)

FAR OUT FANGTOOTH "Pure & Disinterested" (Siltbreeze - SB 149) LP   (UPC: 655030114915 - LPFAR Opure)

TROPICS "Parodia Flare" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 305) CD   (UPC: 5055300329448 - CDTROPIParo)
TROPICS "Parodia Flare" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 305) LP   (UPC: 5055300321442 - LPTROPIParo)

JOLTS "8%" (Sudden Death - SDR 0090) CD   (UPC: 652975009023 - CDJOLTS8)
JOLTS "8%" (Sudden Death - SDR 0090) LP   (UPC: 652975009016 - LPJOLTS8)

WHY PINK FLOYD?

Pink Floyd Music and EMI are to release an absolute torrent of CDs, DVDs, SACD's and Blu-ray discs starting from 27th September 2011 in a three phased distribution.

The releases will come in three editions: Discovery, Experience and Immersion as well as a new best of called A Foot In The Door.

There will also be some new vinyl, iPhone Apps and various digital releases with details on those coming shortly. A new Pink Floyd website is also on the way.

Pre Order today! and View More for more details...

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BIG TROUBLES "Romantic Comedy" (Slumberland - SLR 148) CD (UPC: 749846014825 - CDBIG Troma)
***Led by gifted singer / songwriters ALEX CRAIG and IAN DRENNAN, BIG TROUBLES are that rare beast: a band with two distinctive musical voices that smoothly mesh to create one integrated personality. Their first album Worry (2010) and its attendant singles were excellent fuzz-pop records in their own right, but to make their new LP, the band brought in the legendary MITCH EASTER, whose resume includes stone-cold classics from the likes of REM, Pavement and his own Let's Active. With Easter's expert engineering help, Romantic Comedy is a masterpiece of modern pop; a perfect balance of grit and polish, gorgeous guitar sounds and angelic vocals, underpinned by a set of superb songs. The album kicks off with "She Smiles for Pictures," a brilliant slice of jangle-pop marked by an ear-tugging guitar lead and gorgeous choirboy vocals. "Misery" is a perfect two-and-a-half minutes of teen angst, fired by a huge bassline and echoed, chorused riffs that are as much '90s Brit Pop as they are '00s indie rock. First single "Sad Girls" is a lovely slice of updated power-pop based on a catchy stop-start verse that gives way to an indelible, spiraling chorus; this tune is as big and bright as they come. "You'll Be Laughing" gears down for a nuanced meditation on suburban ennui, showing that this band has more up its collective sleeve than just kicking out pop anthems. And so the record continues, through sure-fire entries into the noise-pop canon like the Boo Radleys-esque "Minor Keys," the lovely rush of "Softer Than Science" and the glam-tinged feedback-fest that is "Time Bomb." Big Troubles have that very rare combination of taste, skill and talent, and aided by Mr. Easter's recording acumen, they've created a virtually perfect modern pop album-one that tips its hat to choice bits of pop past and present, while at the same time delivering something totally fresh. No CD exports to Japan, Australia and New Zealand. LP to be released 10/11/2011.

*BIG TROUBLES "Sad Girls" (Slumberland - SLR 147) 7" (UPC: 749846014771 - 07BIG Tsad)

VERONICA FALLS "s/t" (Slumberland - SLR 153) LP (UPC: 749846015310 - lpveronfall)
VERONICA FALLS "s/t" (Slumberland - SLR 153) CD (UPC: 749846015327 - cdveronfall)
***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! The very best pop music mixes sweetness and light with dissonance and darkness, injects a perfectly addictive harmony with something sadder, stranger. Think of the gloomy melodrama of "Tell Laura I Love Her," which kickstarted the "teenage tragedy song" craze in the '60s, the bleak farewell of "Seasons in the Sun" in the '70s, even The Smiths' "Girlfriend in a Coma" in the '80s-all meltingly beautiful melodies with something considerably darker lurking at their hearts; the black cloud on a summer's day, the bruise on a perfect face. It's into this long and storied lineage that London four-piece VERONICA FALLS quite happily fit. After a stalled attempt recording their debut album at a studio in Yorkshire, Veronica Falls scrapped the sessions entirely to re-record the songs in three days in London. The result nails the band's quietly dissident colors firmly and vividly to the mast. Past releases on Captured Tracks, No Pain in Pop, Trouble Records. Vinyl includes a free digital download coupon. No exports outside North America

*VERONICA FALLS "Bad Feeling" (Slumberland - SLR 152) 7" (UPC: 749846015273)

ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN "Porcupine" (1972 - IF 04) LP (UPC: 852545003042 - LPECHO Porc)
***Porcupine is ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN's most profound and personal album from their early period. Weathering band turmoil, rejections from their record company and spans of songwriting drought, the group emerged with a passionate and compelling set of songs described by vocalist IAN MCCULLOCH as "coming to terms with the opposites in me." Following their fourth Peel session in early 1982, the band chose IAN BROUDIE, leader of The Lightning Seeds and co-producer of Echo's 1980 album Crocodiles, to produce Porcupine. While the album includes both "The Back of Love" and "The Cutter" (two of their most upbeat and successful singles), most of the material was fairly introverted and autobiographical. Unfortunately suffering negative reviews upon release (including a misguided hate-piece in the NME), Porcupine has since become a gold standard for both the band and British underground rock from the '80s. It's also simultaneously their most retro album and their most forward-looking. The production is full of guitar effects that must have set the mind of Kevin Shields onto the path to My Bloody Valentine's own masterpiece, Loveless. In addition to the "The Cutter" and "The Back of Love", Porcupine includes songs such as "My White Devil," "Heads Will Roll," and "Porcupine" that transcend and enlighten to this day. It's an essential album from one of the most influential bands of the post-punk movement. First vinyl reissue ever, received 9.2 rating from Pitchfork. No Exports.

ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN "Ocean Rain" (1972 - IF 05) LP (UPC: 852545003059 - LPECHO Ocea)
***"This is another new one off the greatest album ever made. It's called 'My Kingdom.'" Rock and roll arrogance has never hemmed so close to the truth as this IAN MCCULLOCH introduction to "My Kingdom" during the 1983 A Crystal Day concert special. Not only were ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN aware of the instant classic status of their latest LP, but the grand, majestic and fluid nature of Ocean Rain made it clear that the band had indeed set out to make "the greatest album ever made." Ironically, despite all of their work and focus, this masterpiece sounds like it was simply handed down from the gods. Following the more rock-oriented material on their first albums, the songs on Ocean Rain were a departure. The aim was to make something "conceptual with lush orchestration, but with a twist." With their success using strings on tracks like "The Back of Love" and "Never Stop" providing confidence, the band employed a 35-piece orchestra for Ocean Rain. Guitarist WILL SERGEANT would later describe the finished recording as "windswept; dark and stormy." The Scott Walker / Love inspired string arrangements, unusual instrumentation, inventive recording techniques and McCulloch's abstract and bewildering mysticism all added to the unique and timeless quality of the album. A statement of purpose by one of the elite bands from the '80s underground, Ocean Rain includes several of the Echo & the Bunnymen's most adored recordings and some of the best songs from the era. "The Killing Moon," "Silver," "Seven Seas," "Crystal Days" and the aforementioned "My Kingdom" continue to mesmerize a new generation of post-punk romantics, and the band's influence can be heard in the grandiose spectacle of groups such as Arcade Fire and British Sea Power. First vinyl reissue ever. Received an 8.6 rating from Pitchfork. No exports to the UK/Europe.

ROLL THE DICE "In Dust" (Leaf - BAY 79) CD (UPC: 843190007929 - CDROLL In D)
ROLL THE DICE "In Dust" (Leaf - BAY 79) DBL.LP+CD (UPC: 843190007912 - LPROLL In D)
***MALCOLM PARDON and PEDER MANNERFELT of Stockholm duo ROLL THE DICE forsake the tired "two blokes, two laptops" setup that's become an entrenched feature of modern electronic music. Instead, taking advantage of the chaotic nature of analog synthesizers, they summon up ghosts from the machine, crafting instrumentals that unfold with an organic, spontaneous logic. Last year's self-titled debut proved an underground hit, its haunted pianos and pulsing electronics attracting fans like Kieran Hebden, Caribou and Fuck Buttons and landing in 2010 top tens by tastemakers Boomkat and Phonica. Their full-length follow-up for Leaf takes their sound in stark new directions. Compared with the warm, woody feel of their debut, In Dust is darkened and contemplative. It still recalls the kosmische explorations of Cluster and Tangerine Dream, and Kraftwerk's heady blend of pop and propulsion, but it feels lived in and worn down, like an old 12-inch that's been spun many times, its groove scratched and erratic. Recorded in Sweden over the first few months of 2011, mixed in a remote studio in Norway and finally mastered in Berlin by STEFAN BETKE (master of electronic dub unit Pole), In Dust is far more open and resonant than their earlier work, at times almost orchestral in tone, veering between stately grandeur and feral release almost without warning. But as with their debut, the real beauty of Roll the Dice's music is in minor, seemingly incidental details. Mannerfelt's experience as a member of FEVER RAY and Pardon's background in TV and film composition have contributed to a sound that's packed with subtle flourishes. Limited-edition double-vinyl version includes a CD of the full album. No exports outside North America.

*ROLL THE DICE "Live in Gothenburg" (Leaf - DOCK 57) 12" (UPC: 843190055760)

KITCHEN'S FLOOR "Look Forward to Nothing" (Siltbreeze - SB 143) LP (UPC: 655030114311 - LPKITCHLook)
***Loneliness Is a Dirty Mattress, the debut LP by Australian trio KITCHEN'S FLOOR, made many ponderous pinetop's top ten list in 2010 and with good reason. The band aptly channels an adroit cacophony that recalls the former glory of past Aussie noise / punk gnashers such as Rejex and Feedtime with such elan that one might suspect Toohey's Sheaf courses through their veins. On Look Forward to Nothing, new drummer JOE ALEXANDER (also found in the excellent combo, PER PURPOSE) gives Kitchen's Floor a much more thunderous drive, with the the results sounding not unlike a cage match between (the Australian) X and The Gordons. True, the pummeling is without quarter and there's blood everywhere. But take stock, friend-it's all yours! Which just goes to show that the best thing about beating your head against the wall is that it's to Kitchen's Floor. Look for the band Stateside late August through September, touring coast to coast and also dealing pain at Gonerfest 2011. Aloha. Includes download.

SWIFTUMZ "Don't Trip" (Holy Mountain - HOLY1985) LP (UPC: 655035698519 - LPSWIFTDont)
***The problem with imaginary combinations is that many of them actually already exist. Don't Trip sounds like a collaboration between Nick Nicely and Eric Hysteric, over which Tony Wilson and Alan McGee would get into a bidding war. CHRIS MCVICKER-aka SWIFTUMZ, famous for penning the fastest selling HUNX & HIS PUNX single-sambas through '80s Factory singles, afternoon hits of MDMA on the beach, Ibizia before techno, Glaswegian nonchalance, Stolen Kisses and tripping at the Hacienda (the San Francisco one; Manchester's closed down years ago). Seriously, it's all present-but like any other great interpreter of Britain's finest musical traditions, McVicker is just a guy from near Mac Dre's hometown in Northern California who might laugh if one told him that "More Than Sleep" should be in a Sofia Coppola movie, because he was probably aiming higher than that. Like the best Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk commercial ever, Don't Trip is your summer jam. Vinyl includes digital download coupon.

FAR OUT FANGTOOTH "Pure & Disinterested" (Siltbreeze - SB 149) LP (UPC: 655030114915 - LPFAR Opure)
***Existing in the musty shadows of the Philly scene, FAR-OUT FANGTOOTH have built a most unique foundation of sound, mixing early Cramps swamp / garage blackout, nascent Bauhaus post-punk / quasi-goth bleakness as well as an uncanny nod to the witchy, ethereal leather glam of first-generation Blue Oeyster Cult. Their debut LP, Pure & Disinterested, follows a limited-edition 7-inch for local label Ian! Records. In recent months, Far-Out Fangtooth has seen live action on bills with the likes of Times New Viking, Circle Pit, Blank Dogs and R. Stevie Moore. The band intends to launch a full-scale US tour to coincide with the release of Pure & Disinterested, so keep your eyes (and ears) peeled. Limited to 500 copies; features free download card.

TROPICS "Parodia Flare" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 305) CD (UPC: 5055300329448 - CDTROPIParo)
TROPICS "Parodia Flare" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 305) LP (UPC: 5055300321442 - LPTROPIParo)
***TROPICS is CHRIS WARD, British producer and multi-instrumentalist in his early 20s. Since Planet Mu released his first single, Soft Vision, the synth-pop of his early tracks has evolved into a more substantial and personal style. Debut full-length Parodia Flare features Ward as a multi-instrumental auteur, weaving together vintage sounds, Rhodes keyboard, banks of old synths, software and guitars, live drums and electric bass. Tropics is a suitable name for his music, as each song is like a warm analog jungle of sounds, drawn into focus by Ward's naive singing voice and knack for lush melodies. "Navajo" sets the scene with ephemeral clouds of reverbed chords, quickly followed by recent single "Mouves," with its gently sung verses disappearing into floating synths and low-slung New Order-esque bass and soft drums. The album's title track majestically stretches shimmering keyboard tones and a light guitar over a tight rhythm, gently teasing out the serene atmosphere. "Wear Out" is the morning after, sounding like an exhausted take on late-period Beatles with a loping beat and punch-drunk horns; "Figures," meanwhile, delicately projects Ward's whispered vocals onto a chord borrowed from late-'80s Detroit techno. Final track "On the Move" edges toward prime Chicago post-rock but with the MIZELL brothers on production, closing the album with a tidy musical mixture. No exports outside North America or Japan.

*TROPICS "Mouves" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 304) 12" (UPC: 5055300321398 - LPTROPIMouv)
*TROPICS "Soft Vision" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 287) 12" (UPC: 600116828712)

JOLTS "8%" (Sudden Death - SDR 0090) CD (UPC: 652975009023 - CDJOLTS8)
JOLTS "8%" (Sudden Death - SDR 0090) LP (UPC: 652975009016 - LPJOLTS8)
***THE JOLTS are well known as the best rock 'n 'roll band in Western Canada. Since forming, they've charted college radios across the country with every release and played every nook and cranny on their numerous cross-Canada tours. Their six-year history has seen them open up for just about every touring heavyweight that made their way through Vancouver, earning rave reviews from concert goers and critics alike for their high-energy stage presence and quality musicianship. 2010 highlights included headlining a massive punk rock party in Vancouver celebrating former Black Flag frontman Ron Reyes's 50th birthday, a headlining slot alongside UK punk legends Deviated Instinct at Vancouver's Distort Fest and an Olympic protest show with Vancouver punk legends D.O.A. right in the heart of the infamous Downtown Eastside. 8% is a co-release between Joey Keithley's Sudden Death Records and the band's own Haute Voltage label. The album is a testament to The Jolts' versatility. The Ramones' hooks and progressions are still there, but the music has evolved beyond punk rock conventions, flirting with influences ranging from Rose Tattoo and MC5 to Hanoi Rocks and The Damned. Despite these comparisons, The Jolts remain a sound all their own. With every town's bar in their sites, The Jolts bring their supercharged rock 'n' roll on tour from August to October 2011. Features members of THE REMORES, THE CHEATS AND SOUND CITY HOOLIGANS. No exports to Canada or the UK.

New & Upcoming Releases 9/13/11

Brand New - Street Date 9/20//2011

ALIAS "Fever Dream" (Anticon - ABR 0115) CD (UPC: 656605783321 - CDALIASFeve)
ALIAS "Fever Dream" (Anticon - ABR 0115) DBL.LP (UPC: 656605783314 - LPALIASFeve)
***Anticon founder and instrumental rap innovator ALIAS is reborn with Fever Dream, his sixth full-length for the label. Alias's acclaimed 2008 LP Resurgam was a culmination of the sound he'd been chasing the previous five years-a bewitchingly blue combination of icy atmosphere, haunted melodies and hard drums. He cleansed his palate with 2010's Fallen House, Sunken City, the modern boom-bap masterpiece he produced for emcee B. Dolan, and when it came time to return to the Alias oeuvre, he was ready for a reboot. Fever Dream is Alias's most inspired and dynamic record in years. Spurred by the psychedelic sound and off-kilter groove of electronic experimentalists like Flying Lotus, Modeselektor and Bibio, he ditches quantized beats, embraces warmth and sets the whole thing wobbling to a warped dance pulse. Incorporating generous amounts of chopped, pitch-bent R&B vocals, plus sprinklings of live instrumentation and loads of left turns, Fever Dream is a stylistic whirlwind of hallucinatory house, homespun big beat, swinging downtempo and melodic break music. Includes guest spots from DAX PIERSON (SUBTLE), DJ MAYONNAISE, MIKE HAGGETT, LADY LAMB THE BEEKEEPER, and YONI WOLF (WHY?). Vinyl press limited to 1,000 copies and includes digital download coupon. Received a 7.2 rating from Pitchfork No exports to the UK/Europe or Japan.

*ALIAS "Collected Remixes" (Anticon - ABR 0071) CD (UPC: 655035507125)
*ALIAS "Collected Remixes" (Anticon - ABR 0071) DBL.LP (UPC: 655035507118)
*ALIAS "Eyes Closed EP" (Anticon - ABR 0033) 12" (UPC: 655035503318)
*ALIAS "Eyes Closed EP" (Anticon - ABR 0033) CD (UPC: 655035503325)
*ALIAS "Muted" (Anticon - ABR 0036) CD (UPC: 655035503622)
*ALIAS "Muted" (Anticon - ABR 0036) DBL.LP (UPC: 655035503615)
*ALIAS "Other Side of the Looking Glass" (Anticon - ABR 0022) CD (UPC: 655035502229)
*ALIAS "Other Side of the Looking Glass" (Anticon - ABR 0022) DBL.LP (UPC: 655035502212)
*ALIAS "Resurgam" (Anticon - ABR 0087) CD (UPC: 656605859521)
*ALIAS "Resurgam" (Anticon - ABR 0087) LP (UPC: 656605859514)
*ALIAS "Unseen Sights" (Anticon - ABR 0037) 12" (UPC: 655035503714)

VERONICA FALLS "s/t" (Slumberland - SLR 153) CD (UPC: 749846015327 - cdveronfall)
***The very best pop music mixes sweetness and light with dissonance and darkness, injects a perfectly addictive harmony with something sadder, stranger. Think of the gloomy melodrama of "Tell Laura I Love Her," which kickstarted the "teenage tragedy song" craze in the '60s, the bleak farewell of "Seasons in the Sun" in the '70s, even The Smiths' "Girlfriend in a Coma" in the '80s-all meltingly beautiful melodies with something considerably darker lurking at their hearts; the black cloud on a summer's day, the bruise on a perfect face. It's into this long and storied lineage that London four-piece VERONICA FALLS quite happily fit. After a stalled attempt recording their debut album at a studio in Yorkshire, Veronica Falls scrapped the sessions entirely to re-record the songs in three days in London. The result nails the band's quietly dissident colors firmly and vividly to the mast. Past releases on Captured Tracks, No Pain in Pop, Trouble Records. LP version to be released 9/27/2011. No exports outside North America.

*VERONICA FALLS "Bad Feeling" (Slumberland - SLR 152) 7" (UPC: 749846015273)

WEEKEND "Red" (Slumberland - SLR 157) CD (UPC: 749846015723 - CDWEEKERed)
***After spending the bulk of the past year on the road in support of last November's Sports LP on Slumberland Records, WEEKEND has been hard at work on its followup. Prior to their European tour in July, the band spent three weeks in the studio with producer MONTE VALLIER crafting their new EP. Prepare for yet another gorgeous, violent sonic assault, because Red packs a serious punch. Opener "Sweet Sixteen" delivers mesmerizing grind, stately bass and drums underpinned by soaring vocals, and echoed shards of guitar feedback and plucked notes. This leads directly into the noise-pop gem "Hazel"-3:50 of cascading bass chords, guitar clangor and a melody and chorus most pop bands would kill for. "Your Own Nothing" is clattering post-punk, spiked with layers of guitar noise and a dubbed-out atmosphere. "The One You Want" is a rather more straightforward tune in the manner of "Hazel" and further proof that Weekend crafts melodies just as well as they innovate with guitar textures and dazzle with sonic overload. The EP concludes with "Golfers," which downshifts into an extended minimal intro before building to a gorgeous crescendo of rumbling drums, chiming / fizzing guitars and as always that unerring sense of melody Weekend maintains in even the most noise-laden tunes. Red packs more ideas into five songs than most bands do on a full-length record, and points the way toward Weekend's next long-player, due in 2012. Be sure to catch them on tour throughout September with Talk Normal. LP version to be released 10/11/2011

*WEEKEND "End Times" (Slumberland - SLR 141) 7" (UPC: 749846014177)
*WEEKEND "Sports" (Slumberland - SLR 125) CD (UPC: 749846012524)
*WEEKEND "Sports" (Slumberland - SLR 125) DBL.12" (UPC: 749846012517)

NEUROSIS "Sovereign Remastered" (Neurot Recordings - NR 077) CD (UPC: 658457107720 - CDNEUROSORE)
***"For the last 26 years, NEUROSIS has tapped into the elusive wellspring where resonance and dissonance collude, circling emotional poles where nothing is withheld, where the psyche screams for answers to Earth's ancient mysteries. Originally unveiled in 2000, the four-song, 32-minute Sovereign EP was the first Neurosis release issued through the band's own Neurot Recordings, with the vinyl appearing via Hydra Head. In chronological terms, Sovereign served as a millennial segue between two of the band's most revered full-lengths, 1999's Times of Grace and 2001's A Sun That Never Sets. Opener "Prayer" sets the omnipotent tone for all that follows. A master-class in deep dynamics, the song ascends from its quiet beginnings into a rolling, hypnotic power-dirge couched in a bone-rattling rhythm. "An Offering" brings arsenic visions of Eden-or at least of the ruinous snake and the tree of knowledge around which it infamously coiled. The instrumental "Flood" is a veritable drum cannonade. And, clocking in at over 13 minutes in length, "Sovereign" offers perhaps the widest variety of textures, tones and instrumental undulations. Under headphones, it is a psychotropic experience of the highest order." -J. Bennett (Decibel). Updated artwork by AARON TURNER, with redesigned booklet and O-card. No exports to the UK/Europe.

*NEUROSIS "Enemy of the Sun" (Neurot Recordings - NR 004) CD (UPC: 658457100424)
*NEUROSIS "Given To The Rising" (Neurot Recordings - NR 050) CD (UPC: 658457105023)
*NEUROSIS "Live at Roadburn 2007" (Neurot Recordings - NR 073) CD (UPC: 658457107324)
*NEUROSIS "Live in Lyon" (Neurot Recordings - NR 019) CD (UPC: 658457101926)
*NEUROSIS "Live in Stockholm" (Neurot Recordings - NR 027) CD (UPC: 658457102725)
*NEUROSIS "Pain of Mind" (Neurot Recordings - NR 001) DBL.CD (UPC: 658457100127)
*NEUROSIS "Souls At Zero" (Neurot Recordings - NR 003) CD (UPC: 658457100325)
*NEUROSIS + JARBOE "s/t" (Neurot Recordings - NR 028) CD (UPC: 658457102824)

YOB "Atma" (20 Buck Spin - SPIN 043) DBL.LP (UPC: 721616804317 - LPYOBAtma)
YOB "Atma" (Profound Lore - PFL 083) CD (UPC: 616892167662 - CDYOBAtma)
***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! There's no doubt that Oregon's YOB is one of the most recognizable names in the underground metal game of thrones. Their 2009 comeback LP The Great Cessation brought them to heights of recognition that they'd always deserved but had never achieved. The world was finally ready for Yob. In 2011, Yob is now firmly back, hungry to tour and have delivered a striking five-song statement in the form of Atma. Features guest appearances from SCOTT KELLY (NEUROSIS). Packaged in gatefold sleeves with art by STEVIE FLOYD. Received an 8.3 rating from Pitchfork.

*YOB "Great Cessation" (Profound Lore - PFL 047) CD (UPC: 8802700286126)

MOURNFUL CONGREGATION "Unspoken Hymns" (20 Buck Spin - SPIN 044) CD (UPC: 721616804423 - CDMOURNUnsp)
***Australia's MOURNFUL CONGREGATION have existed in some form or another since the mid 1990s. They are well known in the international underground metal scene as forerunners of the funeral doom sub-genre, where they sit with Skepticism, Asunder and scant few others as longtime torchbearers of a unique sound. Alongside members' involvement in numerous other projects, including STARGAZER and CAULDRON BLACK RAM, 2011 marks a period of increased activity for the band. With Mournful Congregation's fourth studio album, The Book of Kings, set for a November release on 20 Buck Spin, the label presents The Unspoken Hymns, a compilation of Mournful Congregation tracks previously released on limited-run, vinyl-only splits with like-minded, respected funeral doomers Worship, Stabat Mater and Stone Wings. The disc also includes a newer, remixed version of the song "Left Unspoken" which originally appeared in an earlier form on the Four Burials split that also featured Loss, among others. Their cover of "Elemental" by the influential Thergothon is also included. No exports outside North America.

ATLAS MOTH "An Ache for the Distance" (Profound Lore - PFL 084) CD (UPC: 616892174868 - CDATLASAn A)
***Emerging from the sludge / doom / psychedelic / post-metal underground, Chicago's THE ATLAS MOTH has earned a reputation as one of the most prominent young heavy music bands in America today. They have toured widely in their brief existence, playing with Helmet, Eyehategod, Saint Vitus, Coalesce, Harvey Milk, Kylesa, Nachtmystium and more, and it was through their perseverance on the live circuit that The Atlas Moth first rose to prominence. Their A Glorified Piece of Blue Sky debut on Candlelight Records also grabbed quite a bit of acclaim (most notably from Stereogum and Decibel magazine), with the band compared to the likes of Isis, Neurosis and Black Sabbath. Yet The Atlas Moth has always carved their own unique niche with a pummeling three-guitar metal assault. An Ache for the Distance delivers nine solid, hard-hitting songs that are more straightforward, structured and catchier than the spacey, drawn-out material on previous releases. With stronger and more focused songwriting, The Atlas Moth is poised to raise their profile to even higher levels. No exports to Canada or the UK.

New & Upcoming Releases 9/6/11

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Brand New - Street Date 9/6//2011

MAGIC TRICK (TIM COHEN) "Glad Birth of Love" (Empty Cellar - EMP 013) LP (UPC: 655035062310)
***CHECK STOCK!!! Received a 7.0 rating from Pitchfork.

STEPHIN MERRITT "Obscurities" (Merge - MRG 430) CD (UPC: 673855043029 - CDMERRIObsc)
STEPHIN MERRITT "Obscurities" (Merge - MRG 430) LP (UPC: 673855043012 - LPMERRIObsc)
***CHECK STOCK!!! Received a 7.5 rating from Pitchfork.

PURLING HISS "Lounge Lizards" (Mexican Summer - MEX 094) LP (UPC: 184923100945)
***CHECK STOCK!!! Received a 7.5 rating from Pitchfork.

SUN ARAW "Ancient Romans" (Sun Ark - SA 012) CD (UPC: 781484501220)
SUN ARAW "Ancient Romans" (Sun Ark - SA 012) DBL.LP (UPC: 781484501213)
***CHECK STOCK!!! Received a 7.9 rating from Pitchfork.

MARIA MINERVA "Noble Savage" (100% Silk - SILK 004) 12"
***BACK IN STOCK!!!

METERMAIDS "Rooftop Shake" (Strange Famous - SFR 031) CD (UPC: 655035143125 - CDMETERRoof)
***METERMAIDS, a Brookyln-based duo consisting of emcees SENTENCE and SWELL, often refer to themselves as "the Bad New Bears of hip hop." However, after teaming up with X-ECUTIONERS DJ ROB SWIFT, receiving production from 9TH WONDER, and pulling in vocal contributions from SAGE FRANCIS and BUCK 65, their new album, Rooftop Shake is set to turn that self-depreciation on its head. Rob Swift accentuates each track with what he does best-handling the cuts and adding the stylistic cherry to the top. The lack of chest-thumping bravado on this record is a breath of fresh air in a music scene that's been drowning in fantasy rap for over a decade. However, don't confuse the Metermaids' too-honest-to-fake-it approach with one of ambivalence. At it's core, Rooftop Shake is an upbeat homage to a more grimy NYC aesthetic sans the overt braggadocio.

A WINGED VICTORY FOR THE SULLEN "s/t" (Kranky - KRANK 157) CD (UPC: 796441815722 - CDA WINs/t)
(STREET DATE - 9/13/2011)
***A WINGED VICTORY FOR THE SULLEN is the first installment of the new collaboration between STARS OF THE LID member ADAM WILTZIE and composer DUSTIN O'HALLORAN. The duo agreed to leave their normal home studio comfort zone and develop the recordings with the help of large acoustic spaces, and to hunt down a selection of 9ft grand pianos that had the ability to deliver extreme sonic low end. Other traditional instrumentation was used including string quartet, French horn, and bassoon, but always juxtaposed is the sound of drifting guitar washed melodies. The recordings began in one late night session in the famed Grunewald Church in west Berlin on a 1950s imperial Boesendorfer piano and strings were added in the historic East Berlin DDR radio studios along the River Spree. One last final session in a private studio deep in the norther cusp of Italy on a handmade Fazioli piano, and the final mixes took place in a 17th century villa near Ferrara, Italy, with the assistance of FRANCESCO DONADELLO. All songs were processed completely analogue straight to magnetic tape. Their secret to harvesting new melodic structures from the thin air of existence was for the duo to push themselves to live dangerously, realizing that clear thinking at the wrong moment could stifle the compositions. The final result is seven landscapes of harmonic replicating ingemination. In "Requiem for the Static King Part 1" (created in memory of the untimely passing of Mark Linkous) they have taken the age old idea of a string quartet and then shot it out a cannon to reveal exquisite new levels of mellow bliss. Of the 13 minute track "Symphony Pathetique," Wiltzie says "after almost 20 years of struggling to create interesting ambient drone music, I feel like I have finally figured out what I am doing." Notable guest musicians include Icelandic cellist HILDUR GUDNADOTTIR and violinist PETER BRODERICK. A Winged Victory for the Sullen is not a side project. This is the future of the late night record you have always dreamed of. No Export to Europe of the UK.

SILK FLOWERS "Days of Arrest" (Captured Tracks - CT 117) 12"      (UPC: 847108005663 - LPSILK Days)
***Like any band worth paying attention to, New York trio SILK FLOWERS has been constantly shifting since they started. Beginning with a raw, punk-informed foundation to their damaged synth-pop leanings, each subsequent release saw the band shedding skin, bounding from reverb-heavy four-track hiss to disjointed murky instrumental sprawl, and most recently upping production to almost club-worthy standards. Days of Arrest strays from the glossy veneer of their last full length and finds a much colder, hyper-focused territory than all previous work. The raw jaggedness that has been consistent throughout the band's history is refined into brittle columns, the sound of repetition and confinement. Instead of the rawness one could associate with the needle dropping on a scuffed punk 7", instead we're hearing the dull ache of raw nerves.

SHIN JOONG HYUN "Beautiful Rivers And Mountains: The Psychedelic Rock Sound Of South Korea's Shin Joong Hyun 1958-1974" (Light In The Attic - LITA 065) DBL.LP (UPC: 826853006514 - LPHYUN Beau)
***Inspired by jazz, soul, and traditional Korean music, SHIN JOONG HYUN started his career in the mid-1950s, performing for US troops stationed locally after the Korean War armistice of 1953. While his English language skills were limited, the young player had no trouble communicating through his trusty electric guitar, but Shin was no mere 6-string slinger for hire, he was able to communicate something far beyond your average professional musician. Production work and extensive songwriting followed, not to mention a steady stream of electrifying performances. Gaining momentum by the moment, Shin developed popular success across South Korea molding proteges like singing duo the Pearl Sisters and folk-psych songbird Kim Jung Mi into top pop stars. From there it was hit after hit. The late 1960s rock explosion and an influx of imported music from The Beatles, Jimmy Smith, and The Jefferson Airplane all informed and inspired Mr. Shin to elevate his own craft. Even experimental trips via a crew of local hippies also took the music man to new heights despite Korean law forbidding such rebellion. Drug use was illegal and punishable as a serious offence. Park Chung-hee, then President of South Korea began to closely monitor Shin's "subversive" activities. After refusing to write a song in praise of the political leader, the musician was labeled unpatriotic and his career was instantly snuffed-out through a series of surveillance, torture, and institutional confinement. Double gatefold LP cut at Golden Mastering and pressed at world famous RTI. Includes notes, interview, and photos.

DAN MELCHIOR UND DAS MENACE "Catbirds and Cardinals" (Northern Spy - NSCD 011) CD (UPC: 670541194133 - CDMELCHCatb)
DAN MELCHIOR UND DAS MENACE "Catbirds and Cardinals" (Northern Spy - NSLP 011) LP (LPMELCHCatb)
(STREET DATE - 9/13/2011)
***Catbirds and Cardinals is the latest psychedelic album lobbed in to New World shores from DAN MELCHIOR UND DAS MENACE. Coming down slow with a clear vision, it's a sure hit. Since the late '90s, Shepperton, England native Dan Melchior has consistently delivered an avant-pop that is off-kilter and literate, with a sense of menace and a stronger sense of play. He's a new Jesus of Cool, riding just about the underground like the antipodean Chris Knox. The sound of Catbirds and Cardinals is clean, lo-fi, deeply-engaging, and guaranteed to pull in new legions of fans. It's a clever garage pop set that will lick your plate clean. On Catbirds and Cardinals, Melchior successfully meld a hodge podge of disparate elements into a cohesive whole, bringing to mind veteran UK and US underground bands like The Swell Maps, Andrew Klimek, Chrome and Alternative Television more than they do old blues men or the tweedy garage rock conservatives of Dan's past. Catbirds and Cardinals is probably the most overtly 'poppy' Das Menace release, with songs like 'Poison Pete's Holiday' and 'English Shame' lodging in the cranium like carpet warehouse jingles. The recordings retain the overdriven quality Melchior is known for but push the envelope sonically into some unexpected places, with the dream like synths of 'Crow Radio number 1' showing a marked departure from the overall guitar grime.

HAUNTED HOUSE "Blue Ghost Blues" (Northern Spy - NSCD 012) CD (UPC: 670541194119 - CDHAUNTBlue)
HAUNTED HOUSE "Blue Ghost Blues" (Northern Spy - NSLP 012) LP (LPHAUNTBlue)
(STREET DATE - 9/13/2011)
***The blues has grown up a lot in the last ten years, since guitarist ANDREW BURNES left New York for Georgia, bringing a de facto end to the powerful abstract blues of HAUNTED HOUSE. In the time since, a new generation-sometimes referred to as Freak Folk or New Weird America and spearheaded by Tom Carter, Jack Rose and Ben Chasny-has followed in the footsteps of LOREN CONNORS, John Fahey and a handful of others who have long maintained that the blues is something more than 12 bars and a backbeat. After the demise of Haunted House, Connors continued preaching the gospel, often with his wife-the enigmatic singer SUZANNE LANGILLE-to anyone who would listen, playing a slow, distorted, reverb-drenched blues as slowly the world began to come around. Then, in the summer of 2010, the stars aligned just so: Burnes was in town for a few days, percussionist NEEL MURGAI was available, and the Brooklyn's Issue Project Room was booking matinee concerts in their courtyard. The band had only existed for a brief two years and had been absent for a decade, but they picked up right where they left off with only a brief soundcheck as rehearsal. Another matter of months, and they were in the studio, recording at long last the follow-up to their 1999 Erstwhile release Up in Flames.

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DIRTY BEACHES "Badlands" (Zoo Music - ZM 010) LP (UPC: 655035007014 - LPDIRTYBadl)
DIRTY BEACHES "Badlands" (Zoo Music - ZM 010) CD (UPC: 655035007021 - CDDIRTYBadl)
***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! Badlands is the debut vinyl album from DIRTY BEACHES, a one-man project out of Montreal via Hawaii, China, Taiwan and a bunch of other disparate locales. Part cassette-culture Elvis, part Alan Vega alienator, this guy's doing for rockabilly what Ariel Pink did for funk-pop nostalgia. "Badlands is about a man who is possessed by the road. My mother used to say to me, 'You walk at night often enough, sooner or later you'll run into a ghost.' I think it's very true, as the devil comes in all forms. Just here to fuck your shit up. Side A is all bangers, with songs about leaving, being chased on the road and driving a burning car into oblivion. Side B is ballads and dirges laced with murder and lament."-Alex Zhang Hungtai. Received an 8.2 rating from Pitchfork.

BEIRUT "The Rip Tide - Deluxe Edition" (Pompeii Records - POMP 003SE) CD+ (UPC: 655035012322)
BEIRUT "The Rip Tide" (Pompeii Records - POMP 003) LP (UPC: 655035012315)
YACHT "Shangri-La" (DFA - DFA2264) CD (UPC: 829732226423 )
YACHT "Shangri-La" (DFA - DFA2264) DBL.LP (UPC: 829732226416)
DIRTY BEACHES "Badlands" (Zoo Music - ZM 010) CD (UPC: 655035007021)
BLACK LIPS "Los Valientes Del Mundo Nuevo" (In The Red - ITR 211) LP (UPC: 759718521115)
BLACK LIPS "Good Bad Not Evil" (In The Red - ITR 209) LP (UPC: 759718520910)
BLACK LIPS "200 Million Thousand" (In The Red - ITR 210) LP (UPC: 759718521016)
DEVON WILLIAMS "Euphoria" (Slumberland - SLR 133) CD (UPC: 749846013323)
DEVON WILLIAMS "Euphoria" (Slumberland - SLR 133) LP (UPC: 749846013316)
BIG TROUBLES "Sad Girls" (Slumberland - SLR 147) 7" (UPC: 749846014771)
FUTURE SHUTTLE "Water's Edge" (Holy Mountain - HOLY1984) 12" (UPC: 655035698410)
LIMES "Tarantula" (Goner - 65 GONE) LP (UPC: 600385215015)
DJ DIAMOND "Flight Muzik" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 302) CD (UPC: 5055300321435)
DJ DIAMOND "Flight Muzik" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 302) DBL.LP (UPC: 5055300321428)

RAZIKA "Program 91" (Smalltown Supersound - STS 210) LP (UPC: 600116081018 - LPRAZIKProg)
***CHECK STOCK!!! Received a 7.3 rating from Pitchfork.

WIDOWSPEAK "Widowspeak" (Captured Tracks - CT 118) CD
WIDOWSPEAK "Widowspeak" (Captured Tracks - CT 118) LP
***CHECK STOCK!!! Received a 7.5 rating from Pitchfork.

DAN ANDRIANO IN THE EMERG. ROOM "Hurricane Season" (Asian Man - AM 221) CD (612851022126)
***BACK IN STOCK!!!

KORT "Invariable Heartache" (Sebastian Speaks - SSP 011) LP (LPKORTInva)
***BACK IN STOCK!!! Received a 7.6 rating from Pitchfork.

LA VAMPIRES FEATURING MATRIX METALS "So Unreal" (Not Not Fun - NNF 211) LP
***BACK IN STOCK!!!

TY SEGALL "Horn the Unicorn" (Captcha Records (HBSP-2X) - HBSP-2X 013) LP
***BACK IN PRINT AT A NEW LOWER PRICE!!!

HTRK "Work (work, work)" (Ghostly International - GI 144) CD (UPC: 804297814421 - CDHTRKWork)
HTRK "Work (work, work)" (Ghostly International - GI 144) LP (UPC: 804297814414 - LPHTRKWork)
(STREET DATE - 9/06/2011)
***HTRK's Ghostly International debut Work (work, work) is a flat-lined study of desire and submission, sentimentality and dysphoria. The London by way of Berlin and Melbourne art-rock duo (pronounced "Hate Rock") finished the album s production while grieving the sudden loss of founding member and bassist SEAN STEWART to suicide in March 10. And while that tragedy has certainly found its way into the music's bottomless sonic void, Work (work, work), written from 2006-10 in Berlin and London, is about much more than abject darkness. Much, much more. HTRK craft a stark soundscape: achingly slow 808 beats, eerie synth arpeggios, vaporous guitar noise, and JONNINE STANDISH's androgynous, detached vocals, dripping with reverb. And yet it's the careful way the pair combine those elements-organizing and juxtaposing them with a minimalist's attention to detail-that makes their music so emotionally devastating. The creeping "Eat Yr Heart" embodies HTRK s touch with sonic unease, showcasing a highpitched horror-movie synth obligato that flits like a swarm of bats around Standish's declarations of longing. Late-album highlight "Love Triangle" takes a more sensuous tone, describing a perfect three-person encounter over textured guitar swirls and a languorous drum-machine march. For all of Work (work, work)'s more abrasive elements, its sense of bleakness and mourning, one finds a surprisingly romantic core. A sense of doomed melancholy, a heavy heart, lives below the layers of a murky and heavy space. LP limited to 500 copies. No Exports Outside North America

FUNGI GIRLS "Some Easy Magic" (HoZac - HZR 090) CD (UPC: 844553049143 - CDFUNGISome)
FUNGI GIRLS "Some Easy Magic" (HoZac - HZR 090) LP (LPFUNGISome)
***As the hypnotically serene breeze of summer finally locks into place across the land, the sophomore LP from the three hyper-talented Cleburne, TX teenagers known as FUNGI GIRLS, sprouts up from the earth like an other-worldly fern-like vessel emerging from the desert, ready to seduce the innocent and beguile the non-believers with its powerfully delicate and cavernous sound. Wise beyond their years, both in song construction, and in their depth of influences, Fungi Girls have been carving out a reverberating and resilient groove that sucks you into their hazy world of lacing crystalline guitar line over thunderous bass rhythms, all wrapped in their inimitable vocal style, which clearly drives this band into their own realm of psychedelic pop mastery. Needless to say, these small-town kids are doing something incredible with the wealth of music lying effortlessly at their fingertips, and forging their own unique sound and certain tension has become second nature on this new LP, which embraces a simple formula that works perfectly to distill the nuances of yesterday's overlooked visionaries into the perpetual sound of today. First vinyl pressing of 650 copies.

ROCKET FROM THE TOMBS "Barfly" (Smog Veil - SV 104) LP (UPC: 798304143683 - LPROCKEBarf)
(STREET DATE - 9/06/2011)
***Strictly limited to one pressing only, the LP version of the new ROCKET FROM THE TOMBS LP will be a sought after collectable as well as an amazing document of brand new recordings from this longest running proto-punk band. Spawning both the DEAD BOYS and PERE UBU, Rocket From The Tombs if the finest of all the mythical Cleveland first wave bands. "Sonic Reducer," "Final Solution," "Ain't It Fun," and "30 Seconds Over Tokyo" are all original compositions within the band's repertoire. No other independent rock and roll band can claim such a legacy. Featuring the same lineup as Rocket Redux, the LP contains eleven new studio songs, produced by DAVID THOMAS at Suma. The band remains: David Thomas, CHEETAH CHROME, RICHARD LLOYD, CRAIG BELL and STEVE MEHLMAN. The two songs released as a 45rpm earlier this year by Smog Veil, "I Sell Soul" and "Romeo & Juliet," have been remixed and partially re-recorded.

BAD SPORTS "Kings of the Weekend" (Dirtnap - ZZZ 106) LP (UPC: 021970010615 - LPBAD Sking)
***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! BAD SPORTS were formed in 2007 in Denton, Texas by ORVILLE NEELEY, DANIEL FRIED and GREGORY RUTHERFORD, who came from a variety of different bands in the North Texas area. Their debut self titled full length was released in late 2009 on Douchemaster Records following a string of singles, and showed the band's songwriting mature into a more refined pop territory without losing their edge. The group's energetic live shows (inclduing a show-stopping performance at Dirtnap Records' 2011 SXSW Showcase) have won over audiences across the US, as well as helped gain them notoriety as one of the best live acts in the nation. Prolific to a fault, Bad Sports members currently also play in the HIGH TENSION WIRES, OBN IIIs, the live incarnation of MIND SPIDERS, WICCANS, VIDEO and many more. Kings Of The Weekend, the band's debut for Dirtnap Records, picks up right where the last one left off, showing a penchant for highly developed pop songwriting skills mixed with the speedy garage punk/pop sound of their first LP. A great recording by MARK RYAN of The Mind Spiders / Marked Men fame really compliments the band's sound, making this one of our absolute faves of 2011, as well as the 4th LP in a row Dirtnap has released by Texas bands.

CUMSTAIN "Hurry Up And Kill Yourself" (Burger - BRGR 047) LP (LPCUMSTHurr)
***Sick, twisted and super catchy rock n roll from the grossest, most offensive person we've ever met, CUMSTAIN! A split release with Under The Gun Records. Limited edition of 500 copies.

MUGSTAR "Lime" (Agitated - AGIT 008) LP (LPMUGSTLime)
***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! Long overdue vinyl reissue of the last album from MUGSTAR. Mugstar are an instrumental rock band from Liverpool, England influenced by krautrock, 'saucerful...' era Pink Floyd, Neu!, Sonic Youth and Oneida. They have released a number of 7" records including a recent split with Mudhoney and were one of the last bands to have recorded a 'Peel Session' for John Peel. Mugstar maintain a power and heaviness and extending their musical manoeuvres and textures into new territories, the mantra-like effect driven with restraint, atmospheric shifts and verges on enlightenment and dark uneasiness. Mugstar are a total sonic assault on the senses, live shows are filled with black and white images flashed over the stages they play. Mugstar are to release a soundtrack album to the film 'Ad Marginem' and have a number of other releases confirmed through the label mid-late 2011. Cut and pressed in Germany onto high quality Audiophile 150-gram vinyl in an edition of 1,000 copies.

LENNY KRAVITZ� SHOW AND TELL

Lenny Kravitz has always been known as a student of the musical past, his music and image harking back to the 60s and 70s, and his new record, BLACK AND WHITE AMERICA, is coming out on the most-used medium of the day: vinyl. Here’s Lenny himself, getting a good look at his new baby (you can get a good look at it starting Friday, August 27 when it streets, only at participating indie record stores. (CD on sale August 29)

PAT GROSSI IS AN ACTIVE CHILD

We’re finding it hard to classify Active Child’s music, and so is everyone else really, they’re all just looking forward to the release of the new album YOU ARE ALL I SEE (on 9/23). Pat Grossi’s musical project has toured with a bunch of different-sounding bands (James Blake, White Lies, School of Seven Bells, White Rabbits) and people have had nice things to say, such as when KEXP said ““His heaven-sent falsetto rising above a warm tenor that he developed through his formative years in the Philadelphia Boys Choir will send chills down your spine if not inspire tears of elation.” (See what we mean by hard to classify?) Check things out for yourself, with this little album trailer.

New & Upcoming Releases 8/23/11

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Brand New - Street Date 8/30/2011

BEIRUT "The Rip Tide - Deluxe Edition" (Pompeii Records - POMP 003SE) CD+ (UPC: 655035012322 - CDBEIRURip)
BEIRUT "The Rip Tide" (Pompeii Records - POMP 003) LP (UPC: 655035012315 - LPBEIRURip)
***ZACH CONDON's music often parallels the exotic mysteries of world travel. Since BEIRUT's last album, 2007's The Flying Club Cup, sang a love-letter to France (with a 2009 stop-off in Mexico for the March of the Zapotec EP), many asked where his songs would voyage next, but few predicted the inward journey Condon takes on The Rip Tide, an album with the most introspective and memorable songs of his young career. Recorded in Upstate New York, Brooklyn and, of course, Condon's hometowns of Albuquerque and Santa Fe, The Rip Tide marks a distinct leaping-off point for Beirut. Beginning life as small melodies conceived on piano or ukulele, the songs were built upon by the entire band in the studio before Condon's paring down and retrofitting. The results sound like they were recorded in a single session, with exciting rhythms matching the upbeat horns and contrasting the mournful strings. No direct geographical affiliation was exhumed; rather, the style that emerges belongs uniquely and distinctly to Beirut-one that has been hinted at all along. Lyrically, Condon's deep honesty outstrips the simplified nomadic troubadour image of his past. The tracks speak of love, friendship, isolation and community, touching on universal human themes that are less fabricated stories than impressions of life at a quarter-century of age. This dramatic shift expands Beirut's palate without weighing down the music. "Santa Fe," a jumpy ode to the town of his youth, is the best pop song he has written yet. Of particular note is "Goshen," a torch song that wraps itself in Condon's delicate piano phrases at a level of intimacy never heard before on a Beirut song. The performances of the band-PERRIN CLOUTIER on accordion, PAUL COLLINS on bass, BEN LANZ on trombone, NICK PETREE on drums and KELLY PRATT on horns-are spot-on. With contributions by such esteemed colleagues as violinist HEATHER TROST (A HAWK AND A HACKSAW) and SHARON VAN ETTEN, The Rip Tide reveals greater levels the more the listener explores. And one need not even travel very far.

* Lead single "East Harlem" single made Pitchfork's "Best New Music" and to date received over 300k streams on Soundcloud
* First pressings of LP and CD in a special foil-stamped, clothbound edition.
* LIMITED CLEAR VINYL EDITION FOR STORES ONLY!!!
* Vinyl includes download code on a limited-edition postcard (w/ original artwork by Beirut's Perrin Cloutier)
* Select tour dates throughout the summer and national tour in the fall
* No exports outside North America

*BEIRUT "East Harlem" (Pompeii Records - POMP 004) 7" (UPC: 655035002477)
*BEIRUT "Gulag Orkestar" (Ba Da Bing! - BING 048) LP (UPC: 600197004814)
*BEIRUT "Gulag Orkestar" (Ba Da Bing! - BING 048) CD (UPC: 600197004821)
*BEIRUT "Lon Gisland" (Pompeii Records - POMP 002) LP (UPC: 600197005217)
*BEIRUT "March of the Zapotec" (Pompeii Records - POMP 001) DBL.CD (UPC: 600197220122)
*BEIRUT "March of the Zapotec" (Pompeii Records/Obey Your Brain - BRAIN 05) DBL12"
*BEIRUT "The Flying Club Cup" (Ba Da Bing - BING 055) CD (UPC: 600197005521)
*BEIRUT "The Flying Club Cup" (Ba Da Bing - BING 055) LP (UPC: 600197005514)

YACHT "Shangri-La" (DFA - DFA2264) CD (UPC: 829732226423 - CDYACHTShan)
YACHT "Shangri-La" (DFA - DFA2264) DBL.LP (UPC: 829732226416 - LPYACHTShan)
***Shangri-La, YACHT's second album for DFA Records and the follow-up to their critically acclaimed full-length, See Mystery Lights, is the duo's most thematically ambitious work to date, showcasing an exponential evolution in songwriting and sharp, surreal hooks. When the darkly anthemic track, "Dystopia (The Earth Is on Fire)," was released digitally in April, YACHT offered a window onto the new album. Members JONA BECHTOLT and CLAIRE L. EVANS described the track as an "apocalyptic fight song, a cautionary tale, a science-fiction story for our particular eco-sociopolitical landscape." These themes are echoed throughout the conceptually unified Shangri-La. In contrast to the meditative, mantra-esque quality of their debut, Shangri-La is a narrative work. The album explores mankind's eternal pursuit of Utopia with a soundtrack comprised of compelling pop melodies, fiercely druggy grooves and an endlessly diverse canon of influences. The message here is that the future is a blank slate upon which anything can be imposed. Shangri-La is literally YACHT's idea of Utopia: a place made of songs. Shangri-La was performed, mixed, and recorded by Bechtolt and Evans themselves. The Utopian illustration featured in the album's deluxe encyclopedic cover design was painted by iconic science fiction illustrator JIM BURNS, three-time Hugo Award-winner. No export outside North America.

*YACHT "Psychic City" (DFA - DFA2237) PICTURE DISC 7" (UPC: 829732223774)
*YACHT "See Mystery Lights" (DFA - DFA2218) CD (UPC: 829732221824)
*YACHT "See Mystery Lights" (DFA - DFA2218) LP (UPC: 829732221817)
*YACHT "Summer Song" (DFA - DFA2207) 12" (UPC: 829732220711)

DIRTY BEACHES "Badlands" (Zoo Music - ZM 010) CD (UPC: 655035007021 - CDDIRTYBadl)
***NOW AVAILABLE ON CD!!! Badlands is the debut vinyl album from DIRTY BEACHES, a one-man project out of Montreal via Hawaii, China, Taiwan and a bunch of other disparate locales. Part cassette-culture Elvis, part Alan Vega alienator, this guy's doing for rockabilly what Ariel Pink did for funk-pop nostalgia. "Badlands is about a man who is possessed by the road. My mother used to say to me, 'You walk at night often enough, sooner or later you'll run into a ghost.' I think it's very true, as the devil comes in all forms. Just here to fuck your shit up. Side A is all bangers, with songs about leaving, being chased on the road and driving a burning car into oblivion. Side B is ballads and dirges laced with murder and lament."-Alex Zhang Hungtai. Received an 8.2 rating from Pitchfork. LP version to be re-released 9/20/2011.

BLACK LIPS "Los Valientes Del Mundo Nuevo" (In The Red - ITR 211) LP (UPC: 759718521115 - LPBLACKLos)
***REISSUED!!! The band's live album recorded in Tijuana, Mexico, origianlly released by Vice Records, Los Valientes Del Mundo Nuevo finds BLACK LIPS running through shambolic, high-energy versions of their back catalog to a room full of noisy, inebriated fans. Twelve powerhouse tracks of blues-infused garage rock action! "Los Valientes del Mundo Nuevo that rare live album that's not just different enough from the studio records to justify its release, but possibly all that beginners and dilettantes need from the band. The Black Lips nearly destroy their songs here, but out of an earnest, palpable love for the material." -Pitchfork

BLACK LIPS "Good Bad Not Evil" (In The Red - ITR 209) LP (UPC: 759718520910 - LPBLACKGood)
***REISSUED!!! The band's 2007 breakout hit album! Good Bad Not Evil epitomizes all that's special about Atlanta's favorite flower-punk sons-their unconfined energy, undeniable songcraft and unrivaled showmanship are all on full display. The material ranges from dirty psychedelic blues songs about Holy World War 3, outright pop hits like "Katrina" (written the night the band found out that the Hurricane of the same name had devastated New Orleans) and "Bad Kids" (based around certain band members' experiences with juvenile detention centers). There's also the bruised, tender album closer "Transcendental Light."

BLACK LIPS "200 Million Thousand" (In The Red - ITR 210) LP (UPC: 759718521016 - LPBLACK200)
***REISSUED!!! Originally released in 2009 and never available on vinyl in the US, 200 Million Thousand is BLACK LIPS' most sonically dense and psychedelic album. "Indeed, the cleaner sound and summery pop of Good Bad Not Evil has been ditched here for a psychedelic haze. They are stretching out as band here, pulling back their own tics in favor of things like style and tone. 200 Million Thousand is less consistent than any of their previous albums, with more winding paths than real peaks." -Pitchfork

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Brand New - Street Date 8/9/2011

YOB "Atma" (Profound Lore - PFL 083) CD (UPC: 616892167662 - CDYOBAtma)
***When Eugene, Oregon's YOB announced their comeback, the timing couldn't have been more fitting-doom metal was on the rise and the trio's status within the scene had already reached legendary levels. The release of 2009's The Great Cessation, hailed across the board as the finest doom metal album of the year, even lead the New York Times to declare them one of the best bands in America. Atma is YOB's most varied and progressive release to date. Building upon the epic, crushing heaviness of past works, the record explores new lyrical, thematic and spiritual ground. It's YOB founder and doom metal mastermind MIKE SCHEIDT's most personal album as well. If The Great Cessation was a punishing crawl through the darkness to ultimately resurrect the group, Atma is a step forward to more dynamic and uplifting territories-a triumphant victory and milestone for the band. Hitting the road in North America and Europe for their most ambitious tour plans yet, YOB will certainly be one of the most talked-about bands in heavy music this year. No exports to Canada or the UK.

*YOB "Great Cessation" (Profound Lore - PFL 047) CD (UPC: 8802700286126)

ZOUNDS "Singles & EPs 1980-1984" (Broken Rekids - SKIP 100) 5x7" BOX (UPC: 760291010071 - 07ZOUNDSing)
***English anarchist post-punk band ZOUNDS had an altogether darker and more polished sound than that of their peers. Formed in 1977, the group cut a demo and sent it to Crass, who signed them to their own label and released their 1980 debut 7-inch, Can't Cheat Karma. Rough Trade picked up Zounds for their next single, 1981's Demystification, and issued their sole LP, The Curse of Zounds!, in 1982. Two non-LP singles, the Mikey Dread-produced Dancing and More Trouble Coming Every Day, appeared later in the year. Zounds garnered critical acclaim, but their releases slipped under the radar of most listeners outside the anarchist punk community. Exhaustion and dissatisfaction set in, and after a final EP, 1983's La Vache Qui Rit, the group called it quits. The deluxe reissue of Zounds' original 7-inch releases comes as a box set with a download card and buttons. All five records include exact replica sleeves.

ZOUNDS "Curse of Zounds!" (Broken Rekids - SKIP 115) LP (UPC: 760291011511 - LPZOUNDCURE)
ZOUNDS "Curse of Zounds!/Singles" (Broken Rekids - SKIP 56) CD (UPC: 760291005626)
***REISSUED ON VINYL!!! A reissue of the 1982 The Curse of Zounds! LP. Recorded and mixed in just five days, the album is a classic unlike anything else at the time. Incredibly dense and claustrophobic, it captures the paranoia of post-hippie counterculture and its effect on the human psyche with startling poignancy amid the superficiality of most other punk from that era. This deluxe reissue of The Curse of Zounds! features a tip-on-style jacket, printed inner sleeve and download card. It marks the first time the LP has been available in its original format since 1982.

HARD SKIN "Hard Nuts and Hard Cunts" (Broken Rekids - SKIP 116) LP (UPC: 760291011610 - LPHARD HARE)
HARD SKIN "Hard Nuts and Hard Cunts" (Broken Rekids - SKIP 67) CD (UPC: 760291006722)
***REISSUED ON VINYL!!! HARD SKIN's Hard Nuts and Hard Cunts is the brilliant and groundbreaking debut album from one of the fiercest Oi! bands to emerge from the streets of London. First released on Helen of Oi! in 1996, it was an instant street-punk mega-hit embraced by skins, punks and herberts alike. Thanks to renowned NYHC imprint Broken Rekids, this classic platter is once again available on vinyl. Comprised of JOHNNY TAKEAWAY (vocals, guitar), FAT BOB (bass, vocals) and NOSHER (drums, vocals), Hard Skin have toured every corner of the globe, performing their unique brand of brickwall Oi! for rabid fans the world over and releasing critically acclaimed, chart-topping masterpieces such as Same Meat Different Gravy and Live and Loud! & Skinhead. Packaged in deluxe tip-on jackets with digital download coupon. Includes bonus material not on the original release.

DADFAG "Probably" (Broken Rekids - SKIP 117) CD (UPC: 760291011726 - CDDADFAProb)
DADFAG "Probably" (Broken Rekids - SKIP 117) LP (UPC: 760291011719 - LPDADFAProb)
***DADFAG's soaring and orchestral creations are the work of two guitarists (EVA HANNAN, DANIELLE BENSON) and one insane drummer (ALAN MIKNIS). Since forming in 2008, the band has released a pair of albums, touring the States last year in support of their Broken Rekids LP, Scenic Abuse. Probably, their third full-length album, is yet another Lego in Dadfag's growth as an amorphous yet sweetly desirable San Francisco staple. Recorded by ALEX YUSIMOV at the Pool in Portland, Oregon, this eleven-song collection sounds like early Sonic Youth with punishing hardcore punk drums. Look for the three-piece touring the East Coast later this year. "Dadfag is more than a little reminiscent of Sonic Youth. Discordant, deliberately weird, intended to discomfit. Scenic Abuse feels kind of like a time capsule from another era. With vocals that at times are downright disturbing and occasionally creepy lyrics, it's not exactly easy listening, but it is interesting. The occasional melodic similarity to 1960s girl band tunes is an unexpected element." -The East Bay Express . Vinyl includes digital download coupon.

*DADFAG "Scenic Abuse" (Broken Rekids - SKIP 114) CD (UPC: 760291011429)
*DADFAG "Scenic Abuse" (Broken Rekids - SKIP 114) LP

LIMES "Tarantula Plus Blue Blood" (Goner - 66 GONE) CD (UPC: 600385215022 - CDLIMESTara)
***In a town full of musical hermits and legends, it may seem trite to call anyone the town's best kept secret. But truck-driving rocker SHAWN CRIPPS and his revolving cast of characters collectively known as LIMES have been making lovable late-night rackets at midtown dives for nearly a decade with very little to show for it. A couple of singles (one from France, one from Italy) and two homemade CDRs were all that existed until Goner released Rhinestone River last year. Well, that's not entirely true-as is typical with many Memphis iconoclasts like Alex Chilton, Jim Dickinson and Tav Falco's Panther Burns, Limes clicked with overseas listeners before Americans caught on, and Cripps's first album Tarantula did receive a limited CD release in 2005 on a small New Zealand label Somehow that made more sense than it should have, as Limes' brand of quirky pop and rock wouldn't be out of place on a Flying Nun comp from the mid-'80s. Cripps has had a crazy life. For a while, he lived on a boat in the Mississippi River; there were rumors he went a little kooky at some point and wouldn't listen to anything but Exile on Main Street for months. He was a frequent collaborator with Harlan T. Bobo-the two are both reclusive songsters with more than their fair share of talent and bad luck. Catching Limes live, you never knew who will be there or how it'll turn out. Could be the best show of the year-or the worst. Sometimes the worse they play, the better the show is. The CD version tacks on the second Limes CDR, 2006's Blue Blood, a somewhat more laid-back and sly slide through Cripps's sideways take on life. Long live Limes! LP version of Tarantula to be released 8/20/2011.

*LIMES "Rhinestone River" (Goner - 59 GONE) CD (UPC: 600385202824)
*LIMES "Rhinestone River" (Goner - 59 GONE) LP (UPC: 600385202817)

JOHN WESLEY COLEMAN III/TIMMY'S ORGANISM "Split" (Goner - 70 GONE) 7" (07COLEMTIMM)
***There's a million ways to go crazy, which is one reason it's so depressing to hear so many bands that sound alike. Two fellows with no problem getting outside themselves are JOHN WESLEY COLEMAN and TIMMY VULGAR. Coleman's been bashing out demented pop songs buried in fuzz and blather for about a decade; here he provides a track that sounds like The Buzzcocks pretending to be a drunk Bruce Springsteen trying to play a Nick Lowe song that he hasn't written yet. Guaranteed to be stuck in your hair for a week. Vulgar began his career as a punk in Michigan but his bands HUMAN EYE and TIMMY'S ORGANISM quickly moved from angry personal attacks to more epic attacks on the entire universe. "Mind Over Matter" continues his quest to musically shoot out the sun. Jimi Hendrix, Timothy Leary and a whole bunch of musical lizards like this.

*JOHN WESLEY COLEMAN III "Bad Lady Goes to Jail" (Goner -62 GONE) CD (UPC: 600385204729)
*JOHN WESLEY COLEMAN III "Bad Lady Goes to Jail" (Goner - 62 GONE) LP (UPC: 600385204712)
*TIMMY'S ORGANISM "I'm On A Hunt" (Douchemaster - DMR 037) 7"
*CLONE DEFECTS "Shapes of Venus" (In The Red - ITR 98) CD (UPC: 759718509823)
*HUMAN EYE "Human Eye" (In The Red - ITR 124) CD (UPC: 759718512427)
*HUMAN EYE "Human Eye" (In The Red - ITR 124) LP

ANTHRAX: TIME TO START WORSHIP-ING

Anthrax is getting the band back together. Joey Belladonna is back in the fold after more than twenty years, and the new album WORSHIP MUSIC is out next month. Indie record stores have a way for you to get started on the new Anthrax right now, though, with a special glow-in-the-dark Anthrax rosary on sale starting this week. The special Anthrax artifact includes access to a download of a brand new track, and a coupon for Worship Music when it does hit stores.

TEXAS YOUNG GUN �BRINGING BLUES TO NASTY NEW PLACES�

Rolling Stone said it, and we couldn’t agree more. This Texas hotshot Gary Clark, Jr. is gonna be all over the place, and he’s making this hot summer even hotter with the release of a special EP, BRIGHT LIGHTS, which you can pick up now. Hear the man for yourself below and read a little bit more about what Rolling Stone had to say HERE

ROYCE DA 5�9� TAKES THE BAD SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK

Eminem may have been on 60 Minutes this weekend, but the week belongs to Royce da 5’9” (the Bad to Em’s Evil in their hip-hop duo) and the release of his latest solo joint SUCCESS IS CERTAIN. (Click to Preview).

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Brand New - Street Date 8/2/2011

BLUES CONTROL "Puff" (Woodsist - WOODSIST 003) LP   (LPBLUESPuff)
                       ***BACK IN PRINT!!! BLUES CONTROL is LEA CHO and RUSS WATERHOUSE, a piano, guitar, and tapes duo from New York. Puff is their first full-length record, after two cassette-only releases. "Puff is the work of two modern gris gris chefs, and the most righteously authentic stoner gumbo this side of Twin Infinitives or Jungle Rot. Glittery framed sunglasses and doper's remorse. The finest racket of 2007 so far."-James Jackson Toth

SERENGETI "Family and Friends" (Anticon - ABR 0111) CD   (UPC: 656605782928 - CDSERENFami)
SERENGETI "Family and Friends" (Anticon - ABR 0111) LP   (UPC: 656605782911 - LPSERENFami)

BOSTON SPACESHIPS "Let It Beard" (GBV Inc - GVBI 15) CD   (UPC: 655035081526 - CDBOSTOLet)
BOSTON SPACESHIPS "Let It Beard" (GBV Inc - GVBI 15) DBL.LP (UPC: 655035081519 - LPBOSTOLet)

BRILLIANT COLORS "Again and Again" (Slumberland - SLR 146) LP (UPC: 749846014610 - LPBRILLAgai)

GAVIN RUSSOM "Night Sky" (DFA - DFA2289) 12"   (UPC: 829732228915 - LPRUSSONigh)

PAGENINETYNINE (PG.99) "Singles" (Robotic Empire - ROBO 099) LP   (UPC: 655035709918 - LPPAGENSing)

PAGENINETYNINE (PG.99) "Document # 8" (Robotic Empire - ROBO 049) LP   (655035704913 - lppage doc8)

THOU "Archer and the Owle" (Robotic Empire - ROBO 080) 12" (UPC: 616892167365 - LPTHOUArch)

CAINA "Hands That Pluck" (Profound Lore - PFL 082) DBL.CD (UPC: 616892165569 - CDCAINAHand)

BRAINOIL "Death of This Dry Season" (20 Buck Spin - SPIN 041) LP   (UPC: 721616804119 - LPBRAINDeat)

WILD SWANS "Coldest Winter for a Hundred Years" (Kitten Charmer - KC 002) CD   (UPC: 655035006222)
MACHINEDRUM "Room(s)" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 307) CD   (UPC: 5055300321374 - CDMACHIRoom)

New & Upcoming Releases 7/26/11

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SERENGETI "Family and Friends" (Anticon - ABR 0111) CD (UPC: 656605782928 - CDSERENFami)
SERENGETI "Family and Friends" (Anticon - ABR 0111) LP (UPC: 656605782911 - LPSERENFami)
***SERENGETI's first solo album for Anticon finds him upbeat, on point and full of swagger. The multifaceted Chicago emcee streamlines his approach for Family & Friends, taking a breather from the knotty, introspective raps of his recent past and making one of the most enjoyable, clear-headed records of his career. It's a fresh look that features a couple of debuts as well. WHY? frontman YONI WOLF is responsible for roughly half of the beats herein, while the rest come from by ADVANCE BASE, aka OWEN ASHWORTH, officially marking the rebirth of the bedroom pop producer formerly known as CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE. Over their just-right mix of spare musicality and lo-fi propulsion, Serengeti splits the difference between humor and moodiness, maintaining loads of style throughout. Themes of overcoming and escape appear throughout Serengeti's oeuvre, but Family & Friends embodies them best. The album offers an alternate take on the hefty concerns that come with the day-to-day, but most importantly-and all too often unlike its titular subjects-it's damn well easy to love. LP includes digital download coupon. No exports to the UK/Europe or Japan

*SERENGETI & POLYPHONIC "Terradactyl" (Anticon - ABR 0094) CD (UPC: 656605957623)
*SERENGETI & POLYPHONIC "Terradactyl" (Anticon - ABR 0094) LP (UPC: 656605957616)

BOSTON SPACESHIPS "Let It Beard" (GBV Inc - GVBI 15) CD (UPC: 655035081526 - CDBOSTOLet)
BOSTON SPACESHIPS "Let It Beard" (GBV Inc - GVBI 15) DBL.LP (UPC: 655035081519 - LPBOSTOLet)
***ROBERT POLLARD has called the epic double-LP Let It Beard "a subconscious concept album about the sorry state of rock and roll." A 75-minute thrill ride through the many forms Pollard has mastered in his three-plus decades of writing and recording, it's "the White Album meets Quadrophenia meets Jesus Christ Superstar," in his words. "Meets Same Place the Fly Got Smashed," adds guitarist CHRIS SLUSARENKO. Let It Beard features strings, horns, keyboards, a female soul singer and guest turns from such luminaries as COLIN NEWMAN (WIRE), J MASCIS (DINOSAUR JR.), STEVE WYNN (DREAM SYNDICATE), MICK COLLINS (DIRTBOMBS), DAVE RICK (PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH) and MITCH MITCHELL (GUIDED BY VOICES). LP includes a download. No exports to Japan.

*BOSTON SPACESHIPS "Brown Submarine" (GBV Inc - GBVI 03) CD (UPC: 879198002109)
*BOSTON SPACESHIPS "Brown Submarine" (GBV Inc - GBVI 03) LP (UPC: 879198002093)
*BOSTON SPACESHIPS "Camera Found The Ray Gun" (Jackpot - JPR 7108) CD (UPC: 656605791029)
*BOSTON SPACESHIPS "Our Cubehouse Still Rocks" (GBV Inc - GBVI 12) CD (UPC: 655035081229)
*BOSTON SPACESHIPS "Our Cubehouse Still Rocks" (GBV Inc - GBVI 12) LP (UPC: 655035081212)
*BOSTON SPACESHIPS "Planets Are Blasted" (GBV Inc - GBVI 05) CD (UPC: 655035080529)
*BOSTON SPACESHIPS "Planets Are Blasted" (GBV Inc - GBVI 05) LP (UPC: 655035080512)
*BOSTON SPACESHIPS "Zero to 99" (GBV Inc - GBVI 07) CD (UPC: 655035080727)
*BOSTON SPACESHIPS "Zero to 99" (GBV Inc - GBVI 07) LP (UPC: 655035080710)

BRILLIANT COLORS "Again and Again" (Slumberland - SLR 146) LP (UPC: 749846014610 - LPBRILLAgai)
BRILLIANT COLORS "Again and Again" (Slumberland - SLR 146) CD (UPC: 749846014627 - CDBRILLAgai)
***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! Inspired by post-punk fervor and the spiky pop of C86 and early Flying Nun / Creation label output, San Francisco's BRILLIANT COLORS stake out a unique spot in the indie music landscape. Their 2009 album, Introducing, is one of the finest debuts in recent memory, and they followed it with 7-inches on Slumberland and Make a Mess, and a European tour with La La Vasquez that led to the release of another great single on Germs of Youth. Most recently, they teamed up with Belfast's brilliant Girls Names to release a split 7-inch in Fall 2010. All of these singles were recorded with Oakland garage phenom TY SEGALL, who spiked the ladies' punk-pop swirl with his own special grit. Again and Again, recorded at The Pool in Portland, Oregon, is a great step forward for the band. The songwriting is still as infectious as ever, but the tunes are now more carefully arranged, pushing the band far beyond their punk roots to something as elemental as pop gets. Songs like opener "Hey Dan," the sprightly "Value Lines" and "Hitting Traffic" combine guitarist / singer JESS SCOTT's catchy-as-hell riffs with DIANE ANASTASIO's steady, rolling beats and MICHELLE HILL's dense basslines. Their well fashioned songs are deceptively simple-straightforwardly rocking but also richly layered, revealing new twists on each listen. Vinyl includes digital download coupon.

*BRILLIANT COLORS "Again and Again" (Slumberland - SLR 146) CD (UPC: 749846014627)
*BRILLIANT COLORS "Introducing" (Slumberland - SLR 108) CD (UPC: 749846010827)
*BRILLIANT COLORS "Introducing" (Slumberland - SLR 108) LP (UPC: 749846010810)
*BRILLIANT COLORS "Never Mine" (Slumberland - SLR 115) 7" (UPC: 749846011572)

ZACK ROGUE WORKS OVERTIME WITH RELEASE THE SUNBIRD

Not content with just one band, Zack Rogue (of Rogue Wave) has a second project called RELEASE THE SUNBIRD and their COME BACK TO US record is out this week. We have a special 7” single as a little gift for you when you buy the record, but just like summer, they won’t last long, especially once we tell you that there are two unreleased tracks on it (“On Your Own” and “You Can’t Fool My Baby”). Quantities Limited, while supplies last. CHECK IT OUT HERE.

WILCO LOVES THEIR LABEL

And it’s a good thing too, since they own it. Their new 7” single is the first thing released on the new label, dBpm records, and it’s in stores now. “I Might”, the A side, is from the upcoming full length THE WHOLE LOVE, and the B side, “I Love My Label” is a cover of a Nick Lowe tune (who just happens to be heading out on tour with them. Synchronicity!)

And hey, Wilco loves their label, but we know you love your record store. Tell us why, in our I LOVE MY RECORD STORE contest, and you could win a trip for two to see Wilco in Central Park on 9/22!

TAKING THE PULSE OF 311

If we told you that P-Nut and SA are back, you’d know we weren’t talking about a candy bar, right? We’re talking about the rock/reggae band 311, roaring out of the Omaha Nebraska heartland, and bringing the party for the last two decades (plus!). The new album UNIVERSAL PULSE is out this week, and participating indie record stores will have a trippy piece of lenticular (3D-ish) artwork for you, when you buy the new record (CD or VINYL) as well as details on how to get a special remix download, that’s not on the record. While supplies last, and in this 311 summer—they’ve already hit the road, with that aforementioned party--we expect that won’t be long.

New & Upcoming Releases 7/19/11

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Brand New - Street Date 7/19/2011

HOLY GHOST! "s/t" (DFA - DFA2267) DBL.LP (LPHOLY GHOS)
PLANNINGTOROCK "W" (DFA - DFA2273) DBL.LP (UPC: 829732227314 - LPPLANNW)
BRILLIANT COLORS "Again and Again" (Slumberland - SLR 146) CD (UPC: 749846014627 - CDBRILLAgai)
DISMA "Towards the Megalith" (Profound Lore - PFL 080) CD (UPC: 616892153368 - CDDISMATowa)
AVICHI "Devil's Fractal" (Profound Lore - PFL 081) CD (UPC: 616892158561 - CDAVICHDevi)
TOMORROWS TULIPS "Eternally Teenage" (Galaxia - GLX 40) CD (UPC: 702932004025 - CDTOMOREter)
TOMORROWS TULIPS "Eternally Teenage" (Galaxia - GLX 40) LP (UPC: 702932004018 - LPTOMOREter)
DUTCH UNCLES "Cadenza" (Memphis Industries - MI 0185) CD (UPC: 655035018522 - CDDUTCHCade)
DUTCH UNCLES "Cadenza" (Memphis Industries - MI 0185) LP (UPC: 5060146092456 - LPDUTCHCade)
ELEPHANT "Allured / Actors" (Memphis Industries - MI 0193 S) 7" (07ELEPHAllu)
KUEDO "Videowave" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 308) 12" (UPC: 5055300321381 - LPKUEDOVide)

ELEANOR FRIEDBERGER "Last Summer" (Merge - MRG 421) CD (UPC: 673855042121 - CDFRIEDLast)
ELEANOR FRIEDBERGER "Last Summer" (Merge - MRG 421) LP (UPC: 673855042114 - LPFRIEDLast)
***CHECK STOCK!!! Received a 7.9 rating from Pitchfork.

SIGHT BELOW "Glider" (Ghostly International - GI 124) DBL.LP (UPC: 804297812410 - LPSIGHTGlid)
(STREET DATE - 7/26/2011)
***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! There's a beating heart buried in the wintry landscape of Glider, a warm 4/4 pulse that enervates the album's echoing, looped drones and pulls the listener swiftly through the snow. By pinning barely-there electronic beats to his wisps of guitar melody, the Seattle-based producer turns ambient music into a hybrid strain of breathtakingly intimate, small-scale dance music. There's a separation of elements in THE SIGHT BELOW's songs that's almost meteorological in nature: Tendrils of treated guitar trail lazy patterns in the sky like the Aurora Borealis, flicker in the distance like heat lightning, or expand and contract like time-lapse cloud formations; running along beneath, nearly obscured by the airborne phenomena, is an ever-present beat, which ranges from mud-puddle throb in "Without Motion" to tiny, insistent high-hats. The tracks evolve at a deliberated pace, but as the tones overlap and the rhythms build, time oozes to a halt and hangs in blissfully frost-bitten suspended animation. With Glider, the Sight Below has created a work of vertiginous sonic depth and exquisite melancholy: techno music for a dark winter's night. Packaged in 4-panel gatefold sleeves with download featuring additional tracks. Limited edition pressing (only 200 available for North America). No Export

DEAD MOON "In The Graveyard" (Mississippi - MR 089) LP (LPDEAD In T)
***Reissued for the first time-DEAD MOON's first record! Originally released in 1988. Dead Moon were a band that existed outside of the constraints that time and style usually impose on artists. An authentic mix of psychedelic rock, punk, blues, country, and every other American music worth a damn. This LP features all time classics such as "Graveyard" ( A 13th Floor Elevators type vibrating psychedelic song), "Don't Burn The Fires" and "I Hate The Blues." Lo-fi as hell. Remastered from the original tapes. We are very proud to make this LP available on vinyl once more.

DEAD MOON "Unknown Passage" (Mississippi - MR 090) LP (LPDEAD Unkn)
***DEAD MOON's second LP. Great pop ballads sit side by side with heavy rock songs. A hit laden record featuring classics such as "Dead Moon Night," "A Miss Of You," "54/40 or Fight," "Time Has Come Today," "Demona" and "On My Own." Originally released in 1989, easily one of the top 4 rock records of all time. Remastered from the original tapes.

DEAD MOON "Defiance" (Mississippi - MR 091) LP (LPDEAD Defi)
***DEAD MOON's third LP from 1990. Another classic with hits such as "Not The Only One," "Crystal Is Falling," "Dagger Moon," "Walking On My Grave," "Johnny's Got A Gun" and "Unknown Passage." A perfect record, not for the faint of heart. Remastered from the original tapes.

New & Upcoming Releases 7/12/11

Brand New - Street Date 7/19/2011

HOLY GHOST! "s/t" (DFA - DFA2267) DBL.LP (LPHOLY GHOS)
HOLY GHOST! "s/t" (DFA - DFA2267) CD (UPC: 829732226720 - CDHOLY GHOS)
***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! Over the last few years HOLY GHOST! has grown from a promising duo with merely a single, nearly perfect song to their name ("Hold On"), into esteemed producers, internationally recognized DJs and sought-after remix artists-and, with the expansion of the band into a live touring act, widely respected musicians. Holy Ghost!'s ten-track eponymous debut album brims with pop melodies, striking rhythms, vintage analogs and altogether timeless music. Features guest appearances by LUKE JENNER (THE RAPTURE), JUAN MACLEAN, CHRIS GLOVER (PENGUIN) AND MICHAEL MCDONALD (THE DOOBIE BROTHERS). Vinyl limited to 500 copies with silk-screened covers. No Exports Outside of North America or Japan. Received a 7.1 rating from Pitchfork.

*HOLY GHOST! "(Mock & Toof Remixes) Hold On" (DFA - DFA2202) 12" (UPC: 827932220210)

PLANNINGTOROCK "W" (DFA - DFA2273) DBL.LP (UPC: 829732227314 - LPPLANNW)
PLANNINGTOROCK "W" (DFA - DFA 2273) CD (UPC: 829732227321 - CDPLANNW)
***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! One doesn't hear a record like W very often, that's for sure, just as one seldom encounters an artist like PLANNINGTOROCK's JANINE ROSTRON. In the grip of W's melodrama and uncommon beauty, suddenly all those cliches make sense: this album stops listeners in their tracks, blows their minds and makes them feel alive. W is melancholy and euphoric, epic in scale yet deeply personal, strikingly alien but weirdly familiar, and always daring and original. From the pulse and jabbing pizzicatos on opening track "Doorway," she unveils the album's unsettling yet heady allure. Planningtorock stretches sounds and curdles her voice, a queasy rococo rush with an intoxicating quality. There's plenty of saxophone and strings a go-go, but not the cloying kind that lures one into an "emotional" state. Features contributions from CHRISTOFFER BERG, HJOeRLEIFUR JONSSON and PAT MAHONEY. No exports to the UK/Europe, Australia/NZ.

*PLANNINGTOROCK "Doorway" (DFA - DFA2285) 9" (UPC: 602527678948)

BRILLIANT COLORS "Again and Again" (Slumberland - SLR 146) CD (UPC: 749846014627 - CDBRILLAgai)
***Inspired by post-punk fervor and the spiky pop of C86 and early Flying Nun/Creation label output, San Francisco's BRILLIANT COLORS stake out a unique spot in the indie music landscape. Their 2009 album, Introducing, is one of the finest debuts in recent memory, and they followed it with 7-inches on Slumberland, Make a Mess, and Germs of Youth, as well as a split 7-inch Girls Names. All of these singles were recorded with Oakland garage phenom TY SEGALL, who spiked the ladies' punk-pop swirl with his own special grit. Again and Again, recorded at The Pool in Portland, Oregon, is a great step forward for the band. The songwriting is still as infectious as ever, but the tunes are now more carefully arranged, pushing the band far beyond their punk roots to something as elemental as pop gets. Songs like opener "Hey Dan," the sprightly "Value Lines" and "Hitting Traffic" combine guitarist / singer JESS SCOTT's catchy-as-hell riffs with DIANE ANASTASIO's steady, rolling beats and MICHELLE HILL's dense basslines. Their well fashioned songs are deceptively simple-straightforwardly rocking but also richly layered, revealing new twists on each listen. Vinyl to be released 8/02/2011.

*BRILLIANT COLORS "Introducing" (Slumberland - SLR 108) CD (UPC: 749846010827)
*BRILLIANT COLORS "Introducing" (Slumberland - SLR 108) LP (UPC: 749846010810)
*BRILLIANT COLORS "Never Mine" (Slumberland - SLR 115) 7" (UPC: 749846011572)

Rave On Buddy Holly

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WHATEVER�S ON YOUR MIND, GOMEZ?

Gomez (the band) have a new album out, and there is a special 6 song bonus EP filled with album outtakes, free while they last when you pick up the new record, WHATEVER’S ON YOUR MIND.

New & Upcoming Releases 6/28/11

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Brand New - Street Date 6/28/2011

MISSING MONUMENTS "Painted White" (Douchemaster - DMR 045) LP (UPC: 655035034515 - LPMISSIPain)
***ROYAL PENDLETONS, PERSUADERS, BAD TIMES, EXPLODING HEARTS, KING LOUIE ONE MAN BAND, KAJUN SS, LOOSE DIAMONDS, BLACK ROSE BAND and likely a dozen more. KING LOUIE BANKSTON's impressive resume has the tendency to make regular folk feel unproductive. Now, he adds MISSING MONUMENTS to the list. Painted White, the group's debut full-length, is a testament to King Louie's ability to master just about any style outside of rap. The album is clean, jangly, full of hooks and Bankston's signature coarse melodies. Covering all the necessary bases, it's got rock 'n' roll jams, ballads, a noodley track showcasing guitarist JULIAN FRIED's guitar skills, and fan favorite "(It's Like) XTC," a song that sounds so much like The Raspberries one might wonder if it's an obscure cover. While many are familiar with the King Louie on stage and the King Louie that parties your town to smithereens after his set, Painted White shows King Louie as the hardest working and most talented songwriter around. Look for the group on tour with the legendary Paul Collins this summer. Includes a download.

MATTSON 2 "Feeling Hands" (Galaxia - GLX 39) LP (UPC: 702932003912 - LPMATTSFeel)
MATTSON 2 "Feeling Hands" (Galaxia - GLX 39) CD (UPC: 702932003929 - CDMATTSFeel)
***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! After the release of their debut album and two years of touring, writing and collaborating, THE MATTSON 2 (JONATHAN, drums, and JARED, guitar / bass) present Feeling Hands, a record steeped in breezy jazz brilliance and the swagger of surf and sun. On "Mexican Synth," the listener is sprinkled with a shimmering guitar riff; elsewhere hides deft string orchestration ("Spaceman 2") and a crooning Coltrane sax ("Ode to Lou"). The rhythmic elements are a vast collection of inspirations both past and present, triggering everything from post-punk daydreams to Gabor Szabo to vintage 8mm surf parties. Over the course of the album, the duo champions the riffs of Dick Dale while triggering the confidence of Morrissey and the swoon of Chet Baker. Proving that no duo is an island, the Mattsons enlisted the talents of Galaxia labelmates RAY BARBEE and TOMMY GUERRERO to lay down a few riffs on tracks "Chi Nine" and "Give Inski's" Feeling Hands defies genre, a dynamic journey bringing together elements of jazz, new wave, punk and '60s surf. LP includes digital download coupon. No exports to Japan

New & Upcoming Releases 6/14/11

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Brand New - Street Date 6/14/2011

NUGENT, CIAN "Doubles" VHF (VHF 125) LP (UPC: 783881012514 - LPNUGENDoub)
NUGENT, CIAN "Doubles" VHF (VHF 125 CD) CD (UPC: 783881012521 - CDNUGENDoub)
***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!! Doubles, the first widely available release by Irish guitarist Cian Nugent, showcases a major talent in the audacious setting of two side-long epics. Clearly inspired by the Takoma classics and the recent generation of greats (Jack Rose, Glenn Jones, etc.), Nugent delivers a pair of perfectly formed takes on the classic steel-string sound, one (mostly) unaccompanied, the other an expertly arranged full-band throw-down. "Peaks and Troughs" is a slow-building solo piece in the style of Fahey's "Fare Forward Voyagers," with each part perfectly connected to the previous. Nugent has ample technique, but the virtuosity here is all in service of the mood and the build-up. His guitar has a darker, more intimate sound than many current players, without the brittle ring common to fingerstyle. The emergence of a deep drone after fifteen minutes shakes up the track, like a swarm of bees spilling out of the speakers. In contrast, "Sixes and Sevens" is a percolating jam in the style of Jim O'Rourke's classic Bad Timing LP, with Nugent's steel-string riding an inventive wave of drums, organ, viola, woodwinds and brass in an ambitious, filmic masterpiece. The main tune of the song is instantly memorable, building momentum before a subdued interlude that resets things for an elegant, orchestrated finish. Vinyl includes digital download code

VENETIAN SNARES "Cubist Reggae" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 299) 12" (UPC: 5055300321275 - LPVENETCubi)
***On this EP, Venetian Snares breaks the mold with four tracks he calls "Cubist Reggae." As a descriptor, it's apt, as these are basic loops and ideas taken from reggae but bent into strange, angular sounds. "Ever Apparent All Being Shoulder" cuts and chops an upbeat rhythm into dramatic shapes, from which tentacled effects and melodies evolve, while a sinister voice whispers dark intentions. "Where You Stopped the Heaviest" brings downcast, shimmering orchestral chords over cavernous dub spaces fractured by violent effects or sad melodies. "The Identification Circles Levitate" folds down a reggae melody into ever-decreasing sharp shards. A foggy melody builds over the top, before a burst of rave energy closes it down. "You Discovered the Secret and Juiced It for All Its Majesty" consumes the reggae and just leaves the cubes behind. What's left of the loops are turned into rhythms with neurotic, dissonant drum patterns dissolving into space before firing off at angles, as a seasick melody keeps the track centered

ANTI G "Presents Kentje'sz Beatsz" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 301 CD) CD (UPC: 5055300321343 - CDANTI Pres)
***Delft, Holland's ANTI-G, a.k.a. Kentje'sz Beatsz, is an 18-year-old producer of the current bubbling house generation, but his music often stabs at other realms. Like many of his peers, he takes in the popular styles of the black and Latin communities of Holland (bubbling, reggaeton, house and Dutch and American hip-hop) and loads those influences into Fruity Loops on his PC. The atmosphere is cold and industrial, not unlike that of UK grime producers, but with polyrhythms that swing like funky house. Anti-G Presents Kentje'sz Beatsz is a collection of material made between 2009 and 2010, showing all of the faces of his work. "Bubbling Cause Trouble" and "Crack The Glass!" tap into the current club scene of Holland, while tracks such as "Reggeaton Man!" are his own mutant Dem Bow riddims. It's a trip through Dutch social networking sites such as Hyves, and an example of the experimentation brewing with the current digital youth of the Surinamese and Antillean communities of The Netherlands. These drums may come from the Caribbean, but the synths belong on a space station.

EXTRA LIFE "Ripped Flesh" (Loaf - LOAF 44) 12" (LPEXTRARipp)
***Since 2007, Brooklyn art rock audience-dividers EXTRA LIFE have challenged and uplifted the underground music scene with a dark, epic, unclassifiable blend of goth, pop, prog, metal, classical and ancient folk aesthetics. The group was founded by singer Charlie Looker after his departure from influential New York noise-chamber group Zs and his brief stint with Dirty Projectors. On Ripped Heart, Extra Life maintains their dramatic intensity and experimentalism, while also exploring their more accessible side. Amid the gothic harmonies, lurching rhythms and noise, there are infectious melodies, hypnotic repetition, and lush synth textures, making the compositions closer to pop songs than anything they've done yet. Though one still feels the influence of classic crushing New York bands like Swans and Unsane and composers Phillip Glass and Glenn Branca, the EP touches more than ever on the synthetic pop beauty of later Cocteau Twins and Depeche Mode. Ripped Heart's vast sound was captured by modern metal luminary and longtime Extra Life producer Colin Marston (Krallice, Gorguts). In contrast to indie music's current trend of sonic murkiness and vagary, the EP's shimmering orchestration cuts through with a decidedly hi-fi aesthetic. The limited-edition 12-inch is the premier release by Looker's own Last Things Records. Ripped Heart includes a free download of four remixes including up-and-coming techno shaman Laurel Halo, as well as kindred spirits Xiu Xiu, Liturgy and Former Ghosts (featuring Sam Mickens).

Paul McCartney I & II

McCartney Special Edition

The Paul McCartney Archive Collection presents the next two titles in the series – McCartney and McCartney II. Released in multiple configurations – 2CD Special Edition, Deluxe Book Edition, & 2LP Vinyl Edition – these projects have been personally supervised by Paul and newly remastered at Abbey Road Studios. Heralded as one of the most beloved solo debuts of all time, McCartney yielded the timeless tracks “Every Night” and “Junk” along with the immortal classic “Maybe I’m Amazed.” McCartney II was his return to solo work after nine years of massive touring and recording with Wings and features enduring classics such as “Coming Up,” “Waterfalls,” & “Temporary Secretary.”

New & Upcoming Releases 6/7/11

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Brand New - Street Date 6/14/2011

BEIRUT "East Harlem" (Pompeii Records - POMP 004) 7" (07BEIRUEast)
***"East Harlem" and "Goshen" are the first new BEIRUT songs since 2009's March of the Zapotec EP, and they reveal an expanded approach from a band that has always been nomadic. "East Harlem" is the immediate and grabbing pop song, with an upbeat uke, piano and trumpet melody tailor-made for 7-inch satisfaction. "Goshen" balances out the mirth with heartfelt piano and intimate vocals which may be band leader ZACH CONDON's greatest singing performance ever. Together, the songs portend of good things to come. 1,000 copies on blue vinyl, 1,000 copies on white vinyl. No exports to the UK/Europe.

*BEIRUT "Gulag Orkestar" (Ba Da Bing! - BING 048) CD (UPC: 600197004821)
*BEIRUT "Lon Gisland" (Pompeii Records - POMP 002) LP (UPC: 600197005217)
*BEIRUT "March of the Zapotec" (Pompeii Records - POMP 001) DBL.CD (UPC: 600197220122)
*BEIRUT "The Flying Club Cup" (Ba Da Bing - BING 055) CD (UPC: 600197005521)
*BEIRUT "The Flying Club Cup" (Ba Da Bing - BING 055) LP (UPC: 600197005514)

NURSE WITH WOUND "Who Can I Turn To Stereo" (United Jnana - UJ 2006) DBL.CD (UPC: 061297273300 - CDNURSEWho)
***United Jnana presents the newly remastered reissue of NURSE WITH WOUND's 1996 classic Who Can I Turn To Stereo. The original album has been expanded to feature the complete Stereo Wastelands CD, a very limited and now out-of-print collection of musical debris from the Who Can I Turn To Stereo sessions. Also included is the single edit of "Yagga Blues" and the previously unreleased track "Eternity." The double-digipack features newly design artwork by STEVEN STAPLETON.

*NURSE WITH WOUND "Alice the Goon" (United Jnana - UJ 2002) CD (UPC: 061297127801)
*NURSE WITH WOUND "An Awkward Pause Sp. Ed." (United Jnana - 1921) DBL.CD (UPC: 621617490529)
*NURSE WITH WOUND "Echo Poeme No. 2" (United Jnana - U/J 2005) CD (UPC: 621617549425)
*NURSE WITH WOUND "Huffin' Rag Blues" (United Jnana - UJ 444) CD (UPC: 655035220420)
*NURSE WITH WOUND "Second Pirate Session" (United Jnana - UJ 2000) CD (UPC: 061297197415)

SON LUX "We Are Rising" (Anticon - ABR 0114) CD (UPC: 656605783222 - CDSON LWe A)
***For his second album as SON LUX, New York's RYAN LOTT did a very un-Son Lux thing. He recorded We Are Rising in a month-the shortest month of the year, actually-while NPR tracked his every move. Quite different from the making of his lauded 2008 debut, At War With Walls and Mazes, which he slowly built in complete privacy over nearly three years, but he didn't plan it that way. He simply awoke one late January morning to find a message from All Songs Considered titled, "You busy?" The annual RPM Challenge, an international open call to create an album in 28 days, had been issued and Lott had been tapped. How could he say no? Lott was, in fact, quite busy, both with his day job at SoHo editorial house Butter Music + Sound, where We Are Rising was recorded, and with the painstaking assembly of what would've been the sophomore Son Lux album. But Lott shelved them and instead ran headlong into this exquisitely arranged album of classical notions, modern electronics, unusual pop and transcendent emotion. He made the deadline, and got by with a little help from his friends: folks like the yMUSIC SEXTET (ANTONY, SUFJAN, THE NATIONAL), DM STITH, JACE EVERETT AND SHARA WORDEN (MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND). LP to be released 6/28/2011. No exports to the UK/Europe or Japan.

*SON LUX "At War With Walls and Mazes" (Anticon - ABR 0082) CD (UPC: 655035508221)
*SON LUX "At War With Walls and Mazes" (Anticon - ABR 0082) LP (UPC: 655035508214)

13 & GOD "Own Your Ghost" (Anticon - ABR 0104) LP (UPC: 656605791517 - LP13 GOOwn)
***Six years after the beautifully brittle eponymous debut, the cross-continental musical brotherhood of 13 & GOD returns with Own Your Ghost. This second album marks a vital shift, from collaborative project to bona fide band, as Oakland art-rap stalwarts THEMSELVES and German pop experimentalists THE NOTWIST truly become one. Own Your Ghost is a warm set of life-affirming songs on the subject of death, drawing equal parts from raw spontaneity, lush melody and boundless imagination. No song embodies this better than "Armored Scarves." This swirl of acoustic strums, piano plinks, drum hits and electronic bits lifts MARKUS ACHER's icy coo and, in turn, ADAM "DOSE ONE" DRUCKER's own rarely heard singing voice, building to a full-band chant that echoes the theme: Protect your neck against the scythe of time. The record was made over three sessions, the first in Oakland-with a feed running from the mixing board to DAX PIERSON's bedroom-and the other two in Weilheim at The Notwist's studio. Despite being a seven-bodied beast, 13 & God remains single-headed, committed to building a body of work that will outlast us all. LP includes a download. CD version to follow shortly. No export to the UK/Europe or Japan.

*13 & GOD "Men of Station" (Anticon - ABR 0049) 12" (UPC: 655035504919)
*13 & GOD "s/t" (Anticon - ABR 0050) CD (UPC: 655035505022)
*13 & GOD "s/t" (Anticon - ABR 0050) DBL.LP (UPC: 655035505015)

New & Upcoming Releases 5/31/11

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REATARDS "Teenage Hate / Fuck Elvis Here's the Reatards" (Goner - 64 GONE) DBL.LP (UPC: 600385212410 - lpreatatefu)
REATARDS "Teenage Hate / Fuck Elvis Here's the Reatards" (Goner - 64 GONE) CD   (UPC: 600385212427 -
                       cdreatatefu) ***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL - RECEIVED AN 8.6 BEST NEW REISSUE RATING FROM PTICHFORK!!! Goner Records presents the deluxe reissue of JAY REATARD's first full-length LP, with a bonus album of early tracks recorded on four-track and only released on cassettes. Some songs feature GREG CARTWRIGHT (REIGNING SOUND, OBLIVIANS) on drums! Teenage Hate / Fuck Elvis Here's the Reatards offers a glimpse into the punk energy and rapidly developing raw talent of a teenage Reatard. The double-album features covers of Fear, The Dead Boys, Lil' Bunnies, Buddy Holly, Johnny Vomit & The Dry Heaves... and The Beatles! Vinyl version to be released 6/07/2011.
                       *JAY REATARD "Singles 06-07" (In The Red - ITR 151) CD+DVD   (UPC: 759718515121)

ROBERT POLLARD "Lord of the Birdcage" (GBV Inc - GBVI 14) LP (UPC: 655035081410 - LPPOLLALord)
ROBERT POLLARD "Lord of the Birdcage" (GBV Inc - GBVI 14) CD (UPC: 655035081427 - CDPOLLALord)
                       ***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! 2011 is turning out to be quite a year for ROBERT POLLARD. The hugely successful GUIDED BY VOICES reunion tour is doing victory laps at Pitchfork and Sasquatch festivals, a tribute album came out for Record Store Day, and, believe it or not, new White House Spokesman Jay Carney declared in a press conference that he's obsessed with Guided By Voices. January, February and March saw three remarkable albums by Pollard projects (as well as a live Guided By Voices triple-LP) and watch out, here comes another one, with a new twist. On Lord of the Birdcage, Pollard reverses his songwriting process, transforming a dozen previously written poems into songs. He's never written in this fashion before, and his whimsical, surrealist lyrics take center stage. Lord of the Birdcage is a subtle record comprised of mostly steady, relaxed tempos-power pop, glam chugs, gorgeous ballads and a notable number of 3/4 waltz-time meters, including the haunting acoustic "In a Circle," the frenetic rocker "You Sold Me Quickly" and the lush, string-driven "Silence Before Violence."LP includes a download.

AXEMEN "Three Virgins" (Siltbreeze - SB 122/123) DBL.LP (UPC: 655030112218         - LPAXEMEThre)
                       ***Originally released on the inestimable Flying Nun label, Three Virgins came and went in the blink of an eye in the mid-'80s. After dormancy a mere quarter century in duration, this beguiling masterwork sees the light of day once again courtesy of Siltbreeze. Setting up shop in Christchurch's State Trinity Centre over Easter holidays 1985, AXEMEN went to work recording every sound and second they could capture during the legendary lost weekend. Fueled by enhanced adrenalin (Tiger Blood) and superhuman zeal (Adonis DNA), they chewed up dozens of reels of tape, assaulting all those who entered the erstwhile ecclesiastical chamber with a barrage of splendiferous blabber 'n' croak. The resultant 88 minutes sound like a mutant hybrid of Trout Mask Replica, Exile on Main Street and Tago Mago. Add to the pot one of the most eye-popping post-psychedelic full-color gatefold jackets ever designed in the brief history of time and you've got a dazzling, exultant combination that could only be described as winning! Vinyl-only edition of 600 (as was the original run) includes a free digital download coupon.
                       *AXEMEN "Big Cheap Motel" (Siltbreeze - SB 115) LP

New & Upcoming Releases 5/24/11

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Brand New - Street Date 5/31/2011

JELLO BIAFRA AND THE GUANTANAMO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE "Enhanced Methods of Questioning" (Alternative Tentacles - VIRUS 430) CD (UPC: 721616043020 - CDBIAFREnha)
JELLO BIAFRA AND THE GUANTANAMO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE "Enhanced Methods of Questioning" (Alternative Tentacles - VIRUS 430) 12" (UPC: 721616043013 - LPBIAFREnha)
***JELLO BIAFRA AND THE GUANTANAMO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE are at it again! Hot on the heels of their debut full-length The Audacity of Hype, the group-featuring RALPH SPIGHT (VICTIMS FAMILY, FREAK ACCIDENT, HELLWORMS), JON WEISS (SHARKBAIT, HORSEY), BILLY GOULD (FAITH NO MORE) AND KIMO BALL (FREAK ACCIDENT, CARNEYBALL JOHNSON, MOL TRIFFID, GRIDDLE)-roars back with five unreleased rippers. The band's twin guitar attack retains some of the space-punk overtones and spy-music-on-meth chaos of Dead Kennedys, while adding a healthy dose of Detroit-style proto-punk, flavored with Weiss's industrial excursions into metal percussion. This is Biafra's first full-time band since Dead Kennedys broke up in 1986, and the depth and breadth of his musical chops and lyrical triumphs are on full display on these ferocious tracks. CD and LP-included download include "Metamorphosis Exploration on Deviation Street," a transmogrified 18-minute cover of the Deviants' classic.

*JELLO BIAFRA & GUANTANAMO SCHOOL "Audacity of Hype" (VIRUS 411) CD (UPC: 721616041125)
*JELLO BIAFRA & GUANTANAMO SCHOOL "Audacity of Hype" (VIRUS 411) LP (UPC: 721616041118)

REATARDS "Teenage Hate / Fuck Elvis Here's the Reatards" (Goner - 64 GONE) CD (UPC: 600385212427 - cdrea Tatefu)
***Goner Records presents the deluxe reissue of JAY REATARD's first full-length LP, with a bonus album of early tracks recorded on four-track and only released on cassettes. Some songs feature GREG CARTWRIGHT (REIGNING SOUND, OBLIVIANS) on drums! Teenage Hate / Fuck Elvis Here's the Reatards offers a glimpse into the punk energy and rapidly developing raw talent of a teenage Reatard. The double-album features covers of Fear, The Dead Boys, Lil' Bunnies, Buddy Holly, Johnny Vomit & The Dry Heaves... and The Beatles! Vinyl version to be released 6/07/2011.

*JAY REATARD "Singles 06-07" (In The Red - ITR 151) CD+DVD (UPC: 759718515121)

WOODS "Sun and Shade" (Woodsist - WOODSIST 053) CD (UPC: 655035015323 - CDWOODSSun)
WOODS "Sun and Shade" (Woodsist - WOODSIST 053) LP (UPC: 655035015316 - LPWOODSSun)
WOODS "Sun and Shade" (Woodsist - WOODSIST 053) CASSETTE (MCWOODSSun)
***WOODS delivers the follow-up to 2010's amazing At Echo Lake with another full-length gem. "Woods is a two-headed dog asleep on the porch and a butterfly on the windowsill... a Janus, a Gemini and a screen door. The sun won't fade and the earworms will not leave, but the jams go on too long for the girl in the back who wonders if her friends are at another bar. Still, the ballads always make her cry. Woods is up there relaying the Woods-feel: Folk-rock, fuzz, tambourines, tapes and raw lunch pulled straight from the yard. Pop songs and other things: Sun and Shade."-Glenn Donaldson. North American tour in July-August, European tour in September.

*WOODS "At Echo Lake" (Woodsist - WOODSIST 040) CD (UPC: 616822091524)
*WOODS "At Echo Lake" (Woodsist - WOODSIST 040) LP (UPC: 655035014012)
*WOODS "At Rear House" (Shrimper - SHR 150) CD (UPC: 759718115024)
*WOODS "How To Survive In + In The Woods" (Shrimper - SHR 152) CD (UPC: 759718115222)
*WOODS "How To Survive In + In The Woods" (Shrimper - SHR 152) LP (UPC: 759718115215)
*WOODS "Songs of Shame" (Woodsist - WOODSIST 025) LP (UPC: 655035002514)

ROBERT POLLARD "Lord of the Birdcage" (GBV Inc - GBVI 14) CD (UPC: 655035081427 - CDPOLLALord)
***2011 is turning out to be quite a year for ROBERT POLLARD. The hugely successful GUIDED BY VOICES reunion tour is doing victory laps at Pitchfork and Sasquatch festivals, a tribute album came out for Record Store Day (including Pollard covers by Flaming Lips, Lou Barlow, David Kilgour, James Husband, Blitzen Trapper, Thurston Moore), and, believe it or not, new White House Spokesman Jay Carney declared in a press conference that he's obsessed with Guided By Voices. January, February and March saw three remarkable albums by Pollard projects (as well as a live Guided By Voices triple-LP) and watch out, here comes another one, with a new twist. On Lord of the Birdcage, Pollard reverses his songwriting process, transforming a dozen previously written poems into songs. He's never written in this fashion before, and his whimsical, surrealist lyrics take center stage. Lord of the Birdcage is a subtle record comprised of mostly steady, relaxed tempos-power pop, glam chugs, gorgeous ballads and a notable number of 3/4 waltz-time meters, including the haunting acoustic "In a Circle," the frenetic rocker "You Sold Me Quickly" and the lush, string-driven "Silence Before Violence." It's a cohesive, flowing work, and Pollard's sublime songs reveal their treasures through repeat listenings. LP version to be released 6/07/2011.

New & Upcoming Releases 5/17/11

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Brand New - Street Date 5/17/2011

KID CONGO & THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS "Gorilla Rose" (In The Red - ITR 207) LP (UPC: 759718520712 - LPKID Cgori)
KID CONGO & THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS "Gorilla Rose" (In The Red - ITR 207) CD (UPC: 759718520729 -CDKID Cgori)
***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! GUN CLUB co-founder. Gunslinger for THE CRAMPS. Six-string stylist for NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS. The legendary KID CONGO POWERS named his new album Gorilla Rose after the artist / performer. As a teenage boy, Powers met Gorilla Rose in the emerging LA punk scene of the '70s through seminal weirdo band The Screamers. While editing his fan club newsletters at a haunted Hollywood house, a teenage Powers was also exposed to the sounds of Neu, Nico, Billie Holiday and Goblin's soundtrack to the film Susperia, and along with Gorilla Rose, these past influences found their way into the Kid's new full-length. To record the album, Kid Congo and THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS grabbed producer JASON WARD and hightailed it back to the magik gymnasium at The Harveyville Project, a high school in Kansas and also the scene of the crime of their much acclaimed 2009 release Dracula Boots. Brandishing thirteen all-original, glam-tastic compositions, Gorilla Rose blasts off with the '60s Chicano rock influences of explosive dance anthem "Bo Bo Boogaloo." Shake it, don't break it! That's just the start of a wild ride through funky but chic decadence, slip sliding rockabilly, teenage punkdom, mystic krautrock, baby-making sleaze, the best bad peyote trip you ever took and even a velvety call from the beyond. Vinyl includes digital download coupon.

*KID CONGO & THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS "Dracula Boots" (In The Red - ITR 166) CD (759718516623)
*KID CONGO & THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS "Dracula Boots" (In The Red - ITR 166) LP (759718516616)

WEEKEND "End Times" (Slumberland - SLR 141) 7" (UPC: 749846014177 - 07WEEKEEnd)
***Within a grainy film-still between a summer sunset and the end of times lies the post-punk squall of WEEKEND. The band filters the aggression, tempo and sneer of punk through a wall of reverb, haunting melody, feedback and primitive garage guitar. Formed in San Francisco in 2009, they have developed an entirely distinctive take on the history of noise rock. Combining noisy guitars, pounding rhythms and dark post-punk vibes in fresh ways isn't easy, but Weekend makes it look like it is. As one of the highlights of the band's debut Sports album, "End Times" is power-pop as interpreted by "Feed Me With Your Kiss"-era My Bloody Valentine, a sublime mix of melody and racket that perfectly encapsulates what Weekend are about. Driven by relentless drums and a pummeling bass line, it could the most straightforwardly pop track on the album, if one ignores the insane, shredding feedback guitar that bursts through on each chorus. And it sports a melody most pop bands would kill for. On the flip side, LA duo SPECULATOR remix album opener "Coma Summer" into a hypnotic Kraut-inflected daydream-trippy, motorik and totally compelling. Includes digital download coupon. No export restrictions.

*WEEKEND "Sports" (Slumberland - SLR 125) CD (UPC: 749846012524)
*WEEKEND "Sports" (Slumberland - SLR 125) DBL.12" (UPC: 749846012517)

BOXCUTTER "Dissolve" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 289) LP (UPC: 5055300321251 - LPBOXCUDiss)
BOXCUTTER "Dissolve" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 289) CD (UPC: 5055300321268 - CDBOXCUDiss)
***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! BARRY LYNN had already dropped a couple albums that looked at dubstep from fresh angles before everyone else started to do the same. This time around, things are different and he's taken off in a direction that leaves dubstep behind entirely. The title is a reference to a common video art effect, where one image gradually transitions to another. The Dissolve has an unpolished hue to it, created with keyboards, drum machine, echo, tape and sometimes even electric guitar. While showing an affinity to Theo Parrish's productions or even hypnagogic pop, it sits in a world of its own. The devil is in the details-it's rich in twists and turns. The Dissolve opens with the spacey funk and marimba of "Herbie Jam" before floating into the synth and bass of "Zabriskie Disco." Things start to take on more gravity with "All Too Heavy" (one of three tracks featuring singer BRIAN GREENE) which mixes a hazy, dubbed-out funk abstraction with effect-laden vocals. "Cold War" (with KEN & RYU) gets heavier still, with a slow dancehall kick drum and grimy metallic claps, over which mourns a sad 8-bit melody and slip-slide strings. The lo-fi title track delivers a sound that's frayed around the edges, bathed in tape wobble and hiss. "Topsoil" mixes a gliding synth melody with hazy synth stabs and dusty drums, before "Little Smoke," a collaboration with KAB DRIVER, wraps hard, offbeat drums in cascading synth arpeggios. By the time The Dissolve is complete, the listener feels as though they've been transported and dropped off somewhere else entirely. No exports outside North America or Japan

DOA "Hardcore '81" (Sudden Death - SDR 0049) CD (UPC: 652975004929 - cddoahard)
DOA "Hardcore '81" (Sudden Death - SDR 0049) LP (UPC: 652975004912 - Lpdoahard)
***NOW AVAILABLE ON CD!!! 30TH ANNIVERSARY REISSUE!!! This is it! The godfather of hardcore from DOA, Canada's legendary punk pioneers. This is the album that popularized and pushed the term HARDCORE into the common vernacular. For Hardcore 81's 30th Anniversary Sudden Death has restored DOA's blistering second album to its original state and reissued it on CD and vinyl. It comes with an extensive 12-page booklet that features lots of photos and old school flyers. See that great line up of JOEY SHITHEAD, CHUCK BISCUITS, RANDY RAMPAGE, and DAVE GREGG in action...indeed the Men of Action. Tracks like "D.O.A.," "Slumlord" and "Unknown" lash out at the listener, as well the incredible "Fucked Up Baby" and "Smash The State" just spear you right in the gut. This album has influenced three generations of fans and artists like: Rancid, Henry Rollins, Jello Biafra, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Green Day, NOFX and Sonic Youth. LP limited to 1,000 copies on blue vinyl. Includes a restored 22"x13" poster that came with the original pressing. No Export to Canada and the UK

New & Upcoming Releases 5/10/11

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Brand New - Street Date 5/17/2011

LCD SOUNDSYSTEM "London Sessions" (DFA - DFA2274) DBL.LP (UPC: 892732227417 - LPLCD Slond)
***LCD SOUNDSYSTEM's London Sessions album is a unique "Peel Sessions"-style nine-track encapsulation of one of today's most acclaimed acts with some of their rawest and most original recordings to date. Initial recording took place in one day at The Pool / Miloco Studios in South London on June 29th, 2010, in the week following this year's triumphant Gastonbury performance, and the tracks were subsequently mixed by JAMES MURPHY in New York at DFA's Plantain Studio and mastered by his longtime cohort Bob Weston in Chicago. The set, which spans the breadth of their career to date, captures the intuitive live evolution of LCD as a band. Nothing is replicated with computers-everything is recreated in real time, tougher, looser and less clinically. London Sessions features tracks from all LCD Soundsystem's studio albums to date, as well as the long-lost B-side classic "Yr City's a Sucker," and is a must for any fan of the band.

*LCD SOUNDSYSTEM "45:33 Remixes By Padded Cell/P. Language" (DFA - DFA2228) 12" (829732222814)
*LCD SOUNDSYSTEM "45:33 Remixes By Pilooski/Theo Parrish" (DFA - DFA2227) 12" (829732222715)
*LCD SOUNDSYSTEM "45:33 Remixes by Prins Thomas/Runaway" (DFA - DFA2225) 12" (829732222517)
*LCD SOUNDSYSTEM "45:33 Remixes By Riley Reinhold/Trus'Me" (DFA - DFA2226) 12" (829732222616)
*LCD SOUNDSYSTEM "45:33 Remixes" (DFA - DFA2233) CD (UPC: 829732223323)
*LCD SOUNDSYSTEM "45:33" (DFA - DFA2163) CD (UPC: 827932216329)
*LCD SOUNDSYSTEM "45:33" (DFA - DFA2163) DBL.LP (UPC: 827932216312)
*LCD SOUNDSYSTEM "Big Ideas" (DFA - DFA2199) 12" (UPC: 827932219917)
*LCD SOUNDSYSTEM "Confuse The Marketplace" (DFA - DFA2180) 12" (UPC: 829732218015)
*LCD SOUNDSYSTEM "s/t" (DFA - DFA2138) LP (UPC: 829732213812)
*LCD SOUNDSYSTEM "Tribulations" (DFA - DFA2151) 12"

DAMON & NAOMI "False Beats and True Hearts" (20|20|20 - 202020 12) CD (UPC: 600197101322 - CDDAMONFals)
DAMON & NAOMI "False Beats and True Hearts" (20|20|20 - 202020 12) LP (UPC: 600197101315 - LPDAMONFals)
***In 2011, DAMON & NAOMI celebrate their 25th year as performers together, and nothing displays that celebratory spirit more than False Beats and True Hearts, their first album of new recordings in four years. A record of lush possibility and depth, False Beats and True Hearts fuses the skill of music veterans with the fervor of artists continuing to create at the top of their craft. With the reissue of the first Damon & Naomi record (More Sad Hits), a retrospective of their mid-career highlights (The Sub Pop Years), and, perhaps most notably, rereleases of all three seminal GALAXIE 500 albums, there's been a lot of looking back. It's therefore appropriate that the first song off False Beats and True Hearts is "Walking Backwards," an ode to the joy of nostalgia and warmth of reflection. The song, and indeed, much of the album, is cross-stitched by MICHIO KURIHARA's elegant guitar playing-a thick and resonating psych sound that has been a part of Damon & Naomi's music since their collaboration with the Japanese band GHOST. The album is unexpectedly upbeat and strident; while lyrics portray true introspection, the melodies are ambitious and far-reaching. Naomi's new passion for piano playing circles the album like a starry night, capturing the vitality found in the finest Plastic Ono Band recordings. Like their best material, it's the sincerity and necessity of their expression that is the most striking. No CD exports outside North America or Australia/NZ; no restrictions on vinyl.

*DAMON & NAOMI "Earth Is Blue" (20|20|20 - 202020 01) CD (UPC: 600197100226)
*DAMON & NAOMI "Earth Is Blue" (20|20|20 - 202020 01) LP (UPC: 600197100318)
*DAMON & NAOMI "More Sad Hits" (20|20|20 - 202020 06) LP (UPC: 600197100714)
*DAMON & NAOMI "More Sad Hits" (20|20|20 - 202020 06) CD (UPC: 600197100721)
*DAMON & NAOMI "Sub Pop Years" (20|20|20 - 202020 10) CD (UPC: 600197101124)
*DAMON & NAOMI "Within These Walls" (20|20|20 - 202020 05) CD (UPC: 600197100622)

KID CONGO & THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS "Gorilla Rose" (In The Red - ITR 207) CD (UPC: 759718520729 -CDKID Cgori)
***GUN CLUB co-founder. Gunslinger for THE CRAMPS. Six-string stylist for NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS. The legendary KID CONGO POWERS named his new album Gorilla Rose after the artist / performer. As a teenage boy, Powers met Gorilla Rose in the emerging LA punk scene of the '70s through seminal weirdo band The Screamers. While editing his fan club newsletters at a haunted Hollywood house, a teenage Powers was also exposed to the sounds of Neu, Nico, Billie Holiday and Goblin's soundtrack to the film Susperia, and along with Gorilla Rose, these past influences found their way into the Kid's new full-length. Brandishing thirteen all-original, glam-tastic compositions, Gorilla Rose blasts off with the '60s Chicano rock influences of explosive dance anthem "Bo Bo Boogaloo." Shake it, don't break it! That's just the start of a wild ride through funky but chic decadence, slip sliding rockabilly, teenage punkdom, mystic krautrock, baby-making sleaze, the best bad peyote trip you ever took and even a velvety call from the beyond. LP to be released 5/31/2011.

*KID CONGO & THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS "Dracula Boots" (In The Red - ITR 166) CD (759718516623)
*KID CONGO & THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS "Dracula Boots" (In The Red - ITR 166) LP (759718516616)

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Brand New - Street Date 5/10/2011

THEE OH SEES "Castlemania" (In The Red - ITR 208) CD (UPC: 759718520828 - CDOH SECast)
THEE OH SEES "Castlemania" (In The Red - ITR 2080 DBL.LP (UPC: 759718520811 - LPOH SECast)
***San Francisco's incredibly prolific THEE OH SEES are back with another full-length album of original tracks plus a smattering of covers. While the group's previous releases on In The Red, Help and Warm Slime, showcase their amped-up, reverb-drenched garage-psych pummel, on Castlemania, JOHN DWYER and company take a more low-key approach. Dwyer himself describes Castlemania as "summer-y and poppy"; on many of the tracks, electric guitars are jettisoned for acoustic, and the normally echo-laden vocals are a bit clearer. Happy pop melodies, sweet and somber tunes, psychedelic moves galore, cover versions of The Creation and the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, and at least one garage stomper all rub elbows on Thee Oh Sees' "sunshine pop" album. Its release couldn't be more perfectly suited to the time of the year when the sunny skies return and the flowers start blooming. The vinyl for Castlemania is a three-sided double LP housed in a beautiful gatefold sleeve with a fourth side featuring an etching by WILLIAM KEIHN, who also did the fantastic cover art. Watch for Thee Oh Sees to return later this year with another full-length of pulverizing, heavy stomp. In the meantime, relax and enjoy Castlemania.

*THEE OH SEES "Help" (In The Red - ITR 171) CD (UPC: 759718517125)
*THEE OH SEES "Help" (In The Red - ITR 171) LP (UPC: 759718517118)
*THEE OH SEES "Master's Bedroom Is Worth Spending A Night In" (In The Red - ITR 187) LP (759718518719)
*THEE OH SEES "Singles Collection 1 & 2" (Castleface - CF 007) DBL.LP
*THEE OH SEES "Warm Slime" (In The Red - ITR 186) CD (UPC: 759718518627)
*THEE OH SEES "Warm Slime" (In The Red - ITR 186) LP (UPC: 759718518610)

CRYSTAL STILTS "Alight of Night" (Slumberland - SLR 84) LP (UPC: 749846108418 - LPCRYSTAlig)
CRYSTAL STILTS "Alight of Night" (Slumberland - SLR 84) CD (UPC: 749846108422 - CDCRYSTAlig)
***BACK IN PRINT ON FUSCHIA COLORED VINYL!!! CRYSTAL STILTS' debut album. A fresh interpretation of classic pop and experimental influences. Features members of VIVIAN GIRLS, THE NINJAS, and LADYBUG TRANSISTOR. Includes a download card.

CRYSTAL STILTS / COMET GAIN "Split" (Slumberland - WISH 16) 7" (UPC: 749846901675 - 07CRYSTSpli)
***Originally intended for a Record Store Day release, this brand new split 7-inch is now available!

GIRLS NAMES "Dead to Me" (Slumberland - SLR 138) LP (UPC: 749846013811 - LPGIRLSDead)
GIRLS NAMES "Dead to Me" (Slumberland - SLR 138) CD (UPC: 749846013828 - CDGIRLSDead)
***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! Forming in Belfast in January 2009, CATHAL CULLY and NEIL BROGAN booked their first gig as GIRLS NAMES before they'd even played together, expanding to a three-piece some months later with the addition of CLAIRE MISKIMMIN on bass. Although still in their infancy, Girls Names has refined their take on the early/mid-'80s shadow world of Black Tambourine, Felt and the Sound of Young Scotland on a series of releases. With their identity firmly established, debut album Dead to Me is the next step forward and solidly delivers on the promise shown on previous releases. The song writing is more defined and the production values have been sharpened, representing a definitive break from the nonsensical lo-fi tag that has lazily followed them around by association. The ten tracks that comprise Dead to Me are possessed with a warm, classic quality derived second-hand from the '60s influenced bands of the '80s. LP pressed on merlot colored vinyl and includes a digital download coupon. No exports to the UK/Europe

BLACK DEVIL DISCO CLUB "Circus" (Lo Recordings - LLP 86) DBL.LP (UPC: 730003418617 - LPBLACKCirc)
BLACK DEVIL DISCO CLUB "Circus" (Lo Recordings - LCD 86) CD (UPC: 730003418624 - CDBLACKCirc)
***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! Ladies and gentleman, line up for what has to be one of the strangest albums one is likely to encounter this year (or any other). Usually the exclusive property of BERNARD FEVRE, BLACK DEVIL DISCO CLUB has opened its doors, attracting an array of talented and eclectic singers to record this dazzling disco-pop opus full of deep, dark, delicious thrills. The artist once described as "Joy Division produced by Giorgio Moroder" pulses through ten tales from the underworld-ten performances in a Circus like no other, with Black Devil as the ringmaster. The album opens with the apocalyptic visions of JON SPENCER of the legendary JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION, before NANCY FORTUNE transports the listener to a piano bar in a distant galaxy. "X Paradise" is where AJA EMMA of Canadian electro-pop outfit COSMETICS chooses to hang, while FARIS BADWAN of THE HORRORS is trapped in a dream on "Distrust." CLAIRE EVANS of YACHT claims that she would prefer to "Stay Insane" and that if Jesus was to return to Earth we would surely kill him! Thought that was strange? Well here's NANCY SINATRA-yep, that Nancy Sinatra, daughter of Frank, singer of "These Boots Are Made for Walking." Then the gears shift and sequencers pulse like crazy as COCKNBULLKID prays for salvation. Deeper into the night, like a scene from Videodrome, NICOLAS KERR of PONI HOAX is lost in his screen. For the penultimate track, the Devil himself returns and croons seductively, abetted by new Lo Recordings signing MICHAEL LOVETT, and to crown an already unusual listening experience, the extraordinary, seminal AFRIKA BAMBAATAA delivers the final words, revealing who and what Black Devil r

New & Upcoming Releases 4/26/11

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Brand New - Street Date 4/26/2011

CRYSTAL STILTS "In Love with Oblivion" (Slumberland - SLR 132) LP (UPC: 749846013217 - LPCRYSTIn L)
CRYSTAL STILTS "In Love with Oblivion" (Slumberland - SLR 132) CD (UPC: 749846013224 - CDCRYSTIn L)
***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! Back in 2008, a lot of heads turned to clock CRYSTAL STILTS' Alight of Night, the Brooklyn-based band's first album after a string of here-today-gone-tomorrow singles and EPs. It wasn't exactly a surprise-Crystal Stilts felt like part of a new age dawning; part of underground collectives and random, crazy groups who'd rediscovered the joys of noise-pop and set about creating their own Creations-but there was something unique about Crystal Stilts, something hermetic yet gorgeous about the world they created. With their new album, In Love With Oblivion, they stretch things further still, honing their songcraft and indulging their more strung-out sides, full of elliptical verses and perfectly chiming guitars, cranky pop organs and the punkest of rhythms. It's a perfect blend of pop smarts and beguiling experiment. Vinyl packaged in a gatefold jacket and includes a free digital download. No exports to the UK/Europe.

*CRYSTAL STILTS "Love Is a Wave" (Slumberland - SLR 91) 7" (UPC: 749846109118)
*CRYSTAL STILTS "Shake the Shackles" (Slumberland - SLR 126) 7" (UPC: 749846012678)

CHRISSY MURDERBOT "Bussin Down" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 293) 12" (UPC: 5055300321282 - LPMURDEBuss)
***"Bussin Down" is the first single from Chicago's CHRISSY MURDERBOT, who comes with a style inspired by his hometown's Juke and Footwork scenes. Playfully adding in elements of R&B and dancehall, his lively mutations have a warm-hearted mass appeal that comfortably straddles genres. "Bussin Down" features Chicago Footwork supremo DJ SPINN over some high-speed jazz funk and cracking claps and claviers; "Braaain" is a unique amalgam of Footwork and the classic early digital Sleng Teng bassline. The latter blend works fantastically, as Murderbot slides the original's vocal in and out of the mix in a dub style. On the B-side, Bristol, England's ATKI2 takes a track from Murderbot's upcoming Women's Studies album, "The Vibe Is So Right" (featuring vocals from MC ZULU), and runs it through a lush treatment that mixes Detroit washes with tight, rolling house drums. On their remix, Chicago Footwork pioneers DJ RASHAD and DJ Spinn send the original's vocal into a whirl of complex delays and layered loops over cold drums and hard techno stabs. No exports outside North America or Japan.

CRAFT SPELLS "Idle Labor" (Captured Tracks - CT 101) CD (UPC: 847108002549 - CDCRAFTIdle)
CRAFT SPELLS "Idle Labor" (Captured Tracks - CT 101) LP (LPCRAFTIdle)
***BACK IN STOCK!!! Received a 7.7 rating from Pitchfork.

THEE OH SEES "Singles Collection 1 & 2" (Castleface - CF 007) DBL.LP (lpoh sesin1)
***A double-LP collection of every single and compilation track THEE OH SEES have released to date, along with one previously unreleased gem. Tracks run the gambit from very mellow stuff with strings to completely fried burners. Second pressing of 1,000 copies (first was 500 copies).

IMPLODES "Black Earth" (Kranky - KRANK156) LP (LPIMPLOBlac)
IMPLODES "Black Earth" (Kranky - KRANK156) CD (UPC: 796441815623 - CDIMPLOBlac)
***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! IMPLODES is a Chicago quartet that has coalesced around guitarists MATT JENCIK and KEN CAMDEN in the last few years, with the group settling on their current lineup in 2009. The group has been hunkered down in a secret location, hard at work honing their craft, and occasionally venturing out for for signs of intelligent life in the real world, as well as the increasingly frequent live show. The first pronouncement from the group was a 2009 self-titled cassette, followed by a solo album from guitarist Ken Camden on Kranky entitled Lethargy & Repercussions in early 2010. "Implodes is all kinds of big guitar damage: shoegaze fuzz blasts, sparkly drone, slicks of tuneful sludge, distortion so thick it obscures the keyboards, the vocals, and even the drums."-Chicago Reader

JOE LALLY "Why Should I Get Used To It" (Dischord - DIS 168.5) CD (UPC: 643859970027 - CDLALLYWhy)
JOE LALLY "Why Should I Get Used To It" (Dischord - DIS 168.5) LP (UPC: 643859970010 - LPLALLYWhy)
(STREET DATE - 5/03/2011)
***JOE LALLY played bass in FUGAZI from the band's inception in 1987 until their hiatus in 2003. When the members of Fugazi decided to take an indefi nite break from recording and performing Joe began working on solo material and has continued to write and perform new material in collaboration with a wide variety of musicians and friends. Joe has released two albums on Dischord Records, There to Here in 2006 and Nothing is Underrated in 2007, and has toured extensively in the USA, Europe, Brazil, Japan and beyond. Joe's albums and his tours have until recently featured a large cast of collaborators including his Fugazi mates, members of Capillary Action, Zu, Melvins, and others. On Joe's newest album, Why Should I Get Used to It, he has settled on a more permanent line-up featuring his current touring mates, guitarist ELISA ABELA and drummer EMANUELE TOMASI. The album was recorded in Rome, where Joe has lived for the last several years, and is being released on Dischord in conjunction with Joe's imprint, Tolotta Records. Joe and his band will continue to tour in 2011, with dates in Europe and Brazil already booked, and many more dates and territories to follow.

PYGMY LUSH "Old Friends" (Lovitt - LOV 66) CD (UPC: 643859866023 - CDPYGMYOld)
PYGMY LUSH "Old Friends" (Lovitt - LOV 66) LP (UPC: 643859866016 - LPPYGMYOld)
(STREET DATE - 5/03/2011)
***Acoustic strums, beautiful vocal harmonies, pianos, keyboards, and swelling ambient noise. This is just the next step in the journey of Northern Virginia's PYGMY LUSH, one that has been marked by redefinition and rebirth. The sound of this record is one that's come only with age and experience, after thousands of miles have been logged in cramped touring vans. They're following a path that many punks seem to follow as the years go on; The need for quiet, the need for space, for reflection and introspection, but the same amount of need for honesty, passion and expression. These feelings get put into something tangible in an old farmhouse near a far out Washington DC suburb, where Pygmy Lush live, write and practice, tucked away. A lot of the songs are about friendships and connection, unsurprisingly. Honorary member AIMEE ARGOTE of DES ARK contributes vocals to over half the tracks, and some piano as well. ERIC KANE of STRIKE ANYWHERE takes over on drums. Old Friends was recorded and mixed in just 4 days by KURT BALLOU in Salem, MA. The band will be touring most of 2011 in support of the record.

New & Upcoming Releases 4/19/11

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Brand New - Street Date 4/19/2011

HOLY GHOST! "s/t" (DFA - DFA2267) CD (UPC: 829732226720 - CDHOLY GHOS)
***Over the last few years HOLY GHOST! has grown from a promising duo with merely a single, nearly perfect song to their name ("Hold On"), into esteemed producers, internationally recognized DJs and sought-after remix artists-and, with the expansion of the band into a live touring act (including keyboardist ERIC TONNENSEN and guitarist CHRIS MAHER), widely respected musicians. Their rapid ascension has been achieved without releasing a full-length record. The long wait is over: Holy Ghost!'s ten-track eponymous debut album brims with pop melodies, striking rhythms, vintage analogs and altogether timeless music. Features guest appearances by LUKE JENNER (THE RAPTURE), JUAN MACLEAN, CHRIS GLOVER (PENGUIN) AND MICHAEL MCDONALD (THE DOOBIE BROTHERS and STEELY DAN!). Vinyl version to be released 5/17/2011. No Exports Outside of North America or Japan. Received a 7.1 rating from Pitchfork.

*HOLY GHOST! "(Mock & Toof Remixes) Hold On" (DFA - DFA2202) 12" (UPC: 827932220210)

KRALLICE "Diotima" (Profound Lore - PFL 076) CD (UPC: 616892133766 - CDKRALLDiot)
***It didn't take long for Brooklyn's KRALLICE to attract attention. Formed by avant-garde shredder MICK BARR and technical guitar wizard COLIN MARSTON as a means to explore a black metal terrain, the collaboration was intended to be a one-off side-project that would write and record a single album. However, with the success of their self-titled 2008 debut and the consolidation of their lineup for live shows, Krallice became a full-time functioning unit-not to mention a one-of-a-kind act in the extreme metal scene. The inspiration continued to flow and the group delivered their sophomore album little less than a year later to widespread critical acclaim. With Dimensional Bleedthrough, Krallice was on the verge of surpassing Barr's and Marston's other musical endeavors in the progressive / technical metal arena. Diotima marks a watershed moment for the band-their darkest, heaviest, most hypnotizing work to date. From the songwriting to the performances to the production, it outshines everything these musicians have created in the past. Diotima is a dense, challenging album that will solidify Krallice's standing as one of the most unique and accomplished American metal bands in existence. No exports to Canada or the UK.

GIRLS NAMES "Dead to Me" (Slumberland - SLR 138) CD (UPC: 749846013828 - CDGIRLSDead)
***Forming in Belfast in January 2009, CATHAL CULLY and NEIL BROGAN booked their first gig as GIRLS NAMES before they'd even played together, expanding to a three-piece some months later with the addition of CLAIRE MISKIMMIN on bass. Although still in their infancy, Girls Names has refined their take on the early/mid-'80s shadow world of Black Tambourine, Felt and the Sound of Young Scotland on a series of releases: a 12-inch on Captured Tracks, an eight-track mini-album on Tough Love and a split 7-inch with San Francisco's Brilliant Colors on Slumberland. With their identity firmly established, debut album Dead to Me is the next step forward and solidly delivers on the promise shown on previous releases. The song writing is more defined and the production values have been sharpened, representing a definitive break from the nonsensical lo-fi tag that has lazily followed them around by association. The band entering the studio in the last half of 2010 with the conscious desire to make an old-fashioned pop album, albeit one with a perverse haunted feel. The ten tracks that comprise Dead to Me are possessed with a warm, classic quality derived second-hand from the '60s influenced bands of the '80s. LP includes a digital download coupon. LP version to be released 5/17/2011. No exports to the UK/Europe

TV GHOST "Mass Dream" (In The Red - ITR 206) LP (UPC: 759718520613 - LPTV GHMass)
TV GHOST "Mass Dream" (In The Red - ITR 206) CD (UPC: 759718520620 - CDTV GHMass)
***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! Taking their name from the phenomenon of analog television frequency disturbances, Lafayette, Indiana's TV GHOST conjures an especially sludgy and punishing brand of art-punk. They began making a name for themselves in 2007, when their first 7-inch, Atomic Rain, was released by Die Stasi Records, also home to the noisy likes of Pink Reason and Zola Jesus. TV Ghost's sinister sound-which echoes the Scientists, Suicide and The Cramps' '70s output-and frantic live show won them an underground following; a 12-inch EP on Die Stasi, a single on Columbus Discount Records and their debut album, Cold Fish, followed in 2009 with several rounds of touring the US in support. The band's trek across Europe in 2010 left a trail of busted gear, annoyed booking agents and new fans behind them. TV Ghost's sophomore full-length was recorded by GREG ASHLEY (Gris Gris), and Mass Dream is by far their clearest and most coherent release to date. While sacrificing none of the band's scuzz-punk dementia, this album is far less dense and impenetrable than its predecessor; Ghost frontman TIM GICK's lyrics are clearer and his complex song structure a bit easier to get a handle on. That said, this is still blood-boiling, spastic and down right evil music by anyone's standards. Vinyl includes digital download coupon.

*TV GHOST "Cold Fish" (In The Red - ITR 174) CD (UPC: 759718517422)
*TV GHOST "Cold Fish" (In The Red - ITR 174) LP (UPC: 759718517415)

COLOURMUSIC "Yes!" (Memphis Industries - MI 148 S) 7" (UPC: 5060146091589 - 07colouyes)
***"So yeah, COLOURMUSIC. The world's first ever Yorkshire/Oklahoma based band, Colourmusic make us very happy. A jumping on bubblewrap kind of happy and it doesn't get much better than that people. And so, ahead of an album in 2011, we thought we should share 'Yes!,' an ever so wonderful slab of euphoria. Having met on a commune just outside Oklahoma City, RYAN HENDRIX and NICK TURNER (Yorkshire's representative) corralled NICK LEY and COLIN FLEISHACKER in to give flesh to Colourmusic's collective brainwrongs. Playing in and around Oklahoma from 2007, Colourmusic's shows soon became the stuff of local legend-there was the show where, having not shaved or cut their hair for six months, the band invited the audience up to cut off their hair, and then their clothes progressively through out the set. They've invited the audience to paint them in emulsion, like a live action Jackson Pollock, and they've faked the death of Nick Turner, replete with real coffin and interview with God. All of this with frontman Ryan Hendrix's coming on like a cult-leader-spooky, uplifting and ever so slightly odd. Allied with a video that comes on like the oddest tourist board advert for Oklahoma the singles' AC/DC meets the Lips euphoric heavyism's serve as a splendid introduction to the world of Colourmusic."

DUTCH UNCLES "Fragrant" (Memphis Industries - MI 0166 S) 7" (UPC: 5060146092029 - 07DUTCHFrag)
***Manchester five-piece DUTCH UNCLES have been at the forefront of the city's recent renaissance in forward thinking pop. "Fragrant" is a 3-minute slice of chrome-plated futuristic pop with an explosive chorus of "Hands Hands Hands You Hold Me Up" sung by uniquely tonsiled lead singer DUNCAN WALLIS. "Fragrant" is a big leap forward for Dutch Uncles and bodes well for their debut UK album release slated for Spring 2011.

ELEPHANT "Ants" (Memphis Industries - MI 172 S) 7" (UPC: 5060146092111 - 07ELEPHAnts)
***"Winsome debut from well-tipped London synthpop duo of AMELIA RIVAS (vocals/keyboards) and CHRISTIAN PINCHBECK (guitar/production). Hitting a mark somewhere between Au Revoir Simone and Beach House, Amelia's nonchalant vocals for 'Ants' bobs on a bed of woozy accordian and twirling guitar motifs, while exclusive B-side 'Wolf Cry' slips into coldwave mode with a really hauntng appeal. Songs like these were just made for the 7" format."-Boomkat.

New & Upcoming Releases 4/12/11

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Brand New - Street Date 4/12/2011

ANTONIONIAN "s/t" (Anticon - ABR 0112) LP (UPC: 656605783017 - lpantonanto)
ANTONIONIAN "s/t" (Anticon - ABR 0112) CD (UPC: 656605783024 - cdantonanto)
***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! With his debut solo album, JORDAN DALRYMPLE marches into the unknown following the dissolution of his groundbreaking band SUBTLE. Luckily, the unknown was that group's terra firma, and he's perfectly at home in the wilds he pioneers as ANTONIONIAN. Taking a cue from his project's namesake-modernist Italian filmmaker Michelangelo Antonioni-Dalrymple reveals a world of dreamlike detachment and depth, colored by spare dialog and impressionistic imagery and presented over a score that ranges from propulsive lo-bit hip-hop to three-dimensional avant-funk. Features guest appearances from HERVE SALTERS (GENERAL ELEKTRIKS) and CARRIE CLOUGH (CALL AND RESPONSE). Vinyl pressing strictly limited to 500 units in the US; includes digital download coupon. No exports to the UK/Europe or Japan

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CANDY CLAWS "Hidden Lands" (Twosyllable - TSR 010) CD (UPC: 656605797229 - CDCANDYHidd)
CANDY CLAWS "Hidden Lands" (Twosyllable - TSR 010) LP (UPC: 656605797212 - LPCANDYHidd)
***CHECK STOCK!!! New video premier on Pitchfork, plus a 7.9 rating.

HARALD GROSSKOPF + VARIOUS ARTISTS "Synthesist / Re-Synthesist" (Rvng Intl - RERVNG 01/01.5) LP+CD (UPC: 654367858011 - LPGROSSSynt)
***BACK IN STOCK!!! Received an 8.6 Best New Music rating from Pitchfork.

THE WAKE "Harmony" (Drastic Plastic - DPRLP 10) LP (UPC: 899458001109 - lpwakeharm)
***BACK IN STOCK!!!. Limited to 1,000 copies on 180-gram vinyl.

MATT SWEENEY & BONNIE PRINCE BILLY "Must Be Blind / Life In Muscle" (Drag City - DC 481) 10" (UPC: 781484048114- LPSWEENMust)
(STREET DATE - 4/19/2011)
***BONNY and SWEENEY are back-and the men of Superwolf have a new pair of songs on Drag City for the first time since that album of six years gone now. Of course, they get together intermittently. They strummed up a song for Wim Wender's film called The Palermo Shooting back in 2008, and last year, they delighted the viewers of Adult Swim (who hear using their eyes, too) with a cover of "Love In the Hot Afternoon." There's another track in the can, but that's another story and not this one... For now, you will be satisfied with this new full-color 10" single (that comes on black vinyl, don't misunderstand). "Must Be Blind" b/w "Life In Muscle" bring the boys' summer back home again. Matt's guitar's burbling rumble evokes the constant trickle of sweat and the madness of bodies crushed together on the street, while Bonny's parched vocals create thirst and the slow stretching of the limbs in the sunlight. Sweeney and Bonny are supported in their musical mini-epics by frequent drums companion PETE TOWNSEND and a pair of talents from the still-vibrant Nashville scene: engineer DAVID FERGUSON, who also played bass, and the renowed RONNIE MCCOURY on mandolin. All the sounds here lend their parts to the moist, heaving whole. No Export to Europe.

HIGH LLAMAS "Talahomi Way" (Drag City - DC 469) CD (UPC: 781484046929 - CDHIGH Tala)
HIGH LLAMAS "Talahomi Way" (Drag City - DC 469) LP (UPC: 781484046912 - LPHIGH Tala)
(STREET DATE - 4/19/2011)
***For the past eighteen years, THE HIGH LLAMAS have been following their own lights, making records, and essentially occupying their own genre in doing so. Their music is timeless; elements of retro and modern share the space, creating a unique time and place that is outside the lines of history as we experience it. Talahomi Way is the latest evolution in their body of work, a record that will please those who enjoy their musical adventures while also providing a draft of their eternal mystery to neophyte listeners. In the course of their post-millennial albums, The High Llamas sound has shifted subtly into a more organic setting-gone are the slick, electric-band settings of their great '90s albums Gideon Gaye, Hawaii and the rest. With 2003's Beet Maize and Corn, Can Cladders (2007), and now Talahomi Way, their arrangements have breathed with acoustic space, giving the music a more intimate, personal resonance. Still, SEAN O'HAGAN's lyric-writing is in the great traditions of the American and British 20th century songbook: story-songs, impressionistic feel-pieces, crafted without an aim towards personal exposition. Even so, their set and focus provide a view to the world as he sees it. No Export to Europe. No CD export to Japan.

New & Upcoming Releases 4/5/11

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Brand New - Street Date 4/12/2011

CRYSTAL STILTS "In Love with Oblivion" (Slumberland - SLR 132) CD (UPC: 749846013224 - CDCRYSTIn L)
***Back in 2008, a lot of heads turned to clock CRYSTAL STILTS' Alight of Night, the Brooklyn-based band's first album after a string of here-today-gone-tomorrow singles and EPs. It wasn't exactly a surprise-Crystal Stilts felt like part of a new age dawning; part of underground collectives and random, crazy groups who'd rediscovered the joys of noise-pop and set about creating their own Creations-but there was something unique about Crystal Stilts, something hermetic yet gorgeous about the world they created. With their new album, In Love With Oblivion, they stretch things further still, honing their songcraft and indulging their more strung-out sides, full of elliptical verses and perfectly chiming guitars, cranky pop organs and the punkest of rhythms. It's a perfect blend of pop smarts and beguiling experiment. Vinyl to be released 4/26/2011. No exports to the UK/Europe.

*CRYSTAL STILTS "Love Is a Wave" (Slumberland - SLR 91) 7" (UPC: 749846109118)
*CRYSTAL STILTS "Shake the Shackles" (Slumberland - SLR 126) 7" (UPC: 749846012678)

GO TEAM "Rolling Remixes (Apollo Throwdown / Voice Yr Choice)" (Memphis Industries - MI 0189T) 12" (UPC: 5060146092487 - LPGO TERemi)
(STREET DATE - 4/16/2011)
***RECORD STORE DAY RELEASE!!! Features two remixes of the track "Apollo Throwdown by STAR SLINGER and D/R/U/G/S, backed with two remixes of "Voice Yr Choice" by RUBY SUNS and TOBACCO.

CURRENT 93 "Honeysuckle Aeons" (Coptic Cat - NIFE 012) CD (UPC: 061297270064 - CDCURREHone)
***Honeysuckle AEons is the new album by hallucinatory gnostic supergroup CURRENT 93, following hot and hard on the heels of their recent trilogy (Black Ships Ate the Sky, Aleph at Hallucinatory Mountain and Baalstorm, Sing Omega). The CD comes in a black and white digi-pack and contains a 16-page booklet with all the lyrics plus photos of the C93 family. Current 93, who were as cool as flies and as real as rainbows, are now as perfect as planets: ELIOT BATES, BABY DEE, ANDREW LILES, LISA PIZZIGHELLA, ARMEN RA AND DAVID TIBET. Vinyl version forthcoming, No exports to the UK/Europe.

New & Upcoming Releases 3/29/11

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Brand New - Street Date 3/29/2011

ED ASKEW "Imperfiction" (Drag City - DC 457) LP (UPC: 781484045717 - LPASKEWImpe)
***CHECK STOCK!!! Received a 7.4 rating from Pitchfork.

BABY DEE "Regifted Light" (Drag City - DC 462) CD (UPC: 781484046226 - CDBABY Regi)
BABY DEE "Regifted Light" (Drag City - DC 462) LP (UPC: 781484046219 - LPBABY Regi)
***CHECK STOCK!!! Received an 8.0 rating from Pitchfork.

CHEVEU "1000" (Kill Shaman - KSR 48) LP (UPC: 879198006367 - LPCHEVE1000)
***CHECK STOCK!!! Received a 7.5 rating from Pitchfork.

GOLD PANDA "Lucky Shiner" (Ghostly International - GI 123) LP (UPC: 5055036212779 - LPGOLD Luck)
***BACK IN STOCK!!!

MATTHEW DEAR "Slowdance EP" (Ghostly International - GI 135) CD (UPC: 804297813523 - cddear slow)
(STREET DATE - 4/05/2011)
***Could the swansong single from MATTHEW DEAR's Black City be anything but "Slowdance," that tender piece of goth romanticism tucked between "Little People (Black City)" and "Soil To Seed"? It has such a distinct tone of finality to it-a central, lullaby-like synth, glowing like a streetlamp in fog; a gentle tempo that feels like It's slowly prodding you to the end of an evening. Another seemingly disparate crew has been assembled for "Slowdance"-rising laptop impressionist HOW TO DRESS WELL, whose seance sounds like eighties R&B as heard from the bottom of a sewer drain; garage-house godfather TODD EDWARDS, slicing and dicing the original into funked-up, string-laden submission; Brooklyn indie princes BEAR IN HEAVEN, who rain all manner of dimestore synths and sample tomfoolery over the original; and L.A. s too-infrequently-heard-from PHOTOCALL, whose electro-disco revamp of "You Put A Smell On Me" sounds like Alex Van Halen playing with Egyptian Lover. And then there s "Innh Dahh," a beautiful, into-the-light b-side that s found life in the live encore. This being the final Black City-related release, Ghostly s also rounded up a list of favorites from the other singles, including remixes from electronic luminaries NICOLAS JAAR, BREAKBOT, SASCHA DIVE, and MARK E, never before collected on CD. Cause when it's last call, you might as well have one more collective toast.

SHANNON AND THE CLAMS "Sleep Talk" (1-2-3-4 Go! - GO 48) CD (UPC: 616822099025 - CDSHANNSlee)
(STREET DATE - 4/05/2011)
***SHANNON AND THE CLAMS return with a brand new album that tops everything they've done before. Sleep Talk features twelve new songs that Kim Fowley and Lou Christie would have clawed each others eyes out to get a hold of in the early '60s. Shannon can belt out fierce and fun like Wanda Jackson and Etta James going head to head in a competition for the last bottle of hooch in a song like "King of the Sea" and then play that heartbroken bad girl tryin' to do good bit that hasn't been done this well since the Tammys or the Shangri-La's in a song like "Tired of Being Bad." CODY, the bands guitarist and other main song writer/singer comes on like a crooning, hiccuping, lo-fi garage version of the aformentioned Christie. Excercising the economy and aggression of Garage Rock in ways Lou would never have imagined but with a tenderness and vocal register you know he'd appreciate. IAN, the band's drummer, in addition to his skill at his own instrument provides additional back ups that would make Ennio Morricone and a tribe of head hunters equally as proud.

CUTE LEPERS "Adventure Time" (1-2-3-4 Go! - GO 49) CD (UPC: 616822098929 - CDCUTE Adve)
(STREET DATE - 4/05/2011)
***Adventure Time is the third CUTE LEPERS full length, and they continue to navigate the same territory pioneered by bands like The Buzzcocks, The Beat, The Jam, and The Boys pioneered a generation before but with the quirks and crooked teeth you'd expect from two guys who used to be in THE BRIEFS. In fact, in a huge nod from that generation, DUNCAN REID of THE BOYS wrote the song "77" and gave it to the Lepers for this album. In addition to the usual Cute Lepers formula there are also a number of new subtle tweeks including the best saxophone use in a punk song since The Saints' "Know Your Product" on opening track "Tribute To Charlie." The song itself is an ode to UK Subs frontman Charlie Harper by name and a number of other die-hards in spirit. Like the last two LP's this record is an undeniable ear worm.

New & Upcoming Releases 3/22/11

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Brand New - Street Date 3/29/2011

ANTONIONIAN "s/t" (Anticon - ABR 0112) CD (UPC: 656605783024 - cdantonanto)
***With his debut solo album, JORDAN DALRYMPLE marches into the unknown following the dissolution of his groundbreaking band SUBTLE. Luckily, the unknown was that group's terra firma, and he's perfectly at home in the wilds he pioneers as ANTONIONIAN. Taking a cue from his project's namesake-modernist Italian filmmaker Michelangelo Antonioni-Dalrymple reveals a world of dreamlike detachment and depth, colored by spare dialog and impressionistic imagery and presented over a score that ranges from propulsive lo-bit hip-hop to three-dimensional avant-funk. Features guest appearances from HERVE SALTERS (GENERAL ELEKTRIKS) and CARRIE CLOUGH (CALL AND RESPONSE). Vinyl to be released 4/12/2011. No exports to the UK/Europe or Japan

UV RACE "Homo" (In The Red - ITR 205) CD (UPC: 759718520521 - CDUV RAHomo)
UV RACE "Homo" (In The Red - ITR 205) LP (UPC: 759718520514 - LPUV RAHomo)
***2007 saw the first recording from Melbourne, Australia's The UV RACE-a self-released tape featuring four songs of primitive thud, minimal assemblage and high-energy expression. Over the next three years the band has continued to show dedication to these themes with a string of cassettes and singles and their 2009 self-titled debut full-length, and their sophomore album Homo delivers on the promise of these early releases. Working again with EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING guitarist MIKEY YOUNG at the recording and mixing stages, The UV Race developed the songs over several sessions. Their willingness to explore is clear, from the psychotic bedroom confessional of "Girl in My Head" with its confident teen-heat swagger, to the seven-minute closer "Homo," where nods to the Ramones enclose a psychedelic freak-out reminiscent of the closing minutes of The Stooges' Funhouse. In between, the band explores influences ranging from their Australian proto-punk and garage fascinations to American country, Krautrock and UK post-punk, citing the Velvet Underground and the Saints as influences. Includes members of TOTAL CONTROL and STRAIGHTJACKET NATION. Vinyl includes digital download coupon. No vinyl exports to Australia.

FLOOR "Below and Beyond" (Robotic Empire - ROBO 084) 8xCD (UPC: 798546253324 - CDFLOORBelo)
***REPRESSED & AVAILABLE AGAIN!! South Florida's FLOOR were around for roughly ten years and recorded well over a dozen times during their on-and-off existence. Nearly 100 tracks are the result of a decade of persistence amid overall underappreciation, and only in the wake of their demise did underground finally take note. Their huge body of work yielded only a few officially released records, and most of what the band recorded just collected dust in the vaults. Finally, everything ever laid down to tape by this ahead-of-their-time outfit has been compiled into one definitive release. Over the course of their existence, Floor evolved from Godflesh- and early-Melvins-inspired sludge worship to an unrivaled sugary doom / pop amalgamation which would eventually pave the way for TORCHE, HOUSE OF LIGHTNING, and others. Below and Beyond features eight CDs and a massive 32-page booklet of writings, photos, lyrics, artwork, and much more, all housed in an LP-sized custom gatefold jacket.

SPECTRE FOLK "Blackest Medicine Vol. 2" (Woodsist - WOODSIST 050) 12" (UPC: 655035045016 - LPSPECTBla2)
***"PETE NOLAN was SPECTRE FOLK before drumming and strumming in MAGIK MARKERS was his main gig, and will be Spectre Folk long after he shuffles off this mortal coil. The main benefit of ghost-folk is: you can play it way after you're dead, and while you're alive the Spectre can haunt any decent willing body with a gift for the unreal. This time around, fellow Michigander STEVE SHELLEY (SONIC YOUTH) runs drums, PETER MEEHAN (THE GREY LADY) glues guitar and AARON MULLAN (TALL FIRS) slithers bass, creating an alchemy the Spectre hasn't floated since the days of basement wig-wearing in the short-lived Norman Bates era. The band entered Echo Canyon West with the intention of recording a 7-inch of the up-tempo version of "The Blackest Medicine," the title cut from the 2007 home-fi Woodsist debut. After several sessions, they emerged with a four-song studio collage monster that won't fit in your locker and smells like smoked banana peels and undies blowing down an alleyway. A vibraphone, piano, and a plate reverb unit the size of a Brooklyn apartment were all employed by the Spectre like Uri Gellar used spoons-inappropriately, desperate and bent. They physically turned the two-inch reel of tape over so Meehan could put subliminal backwards masking under his Erkin-Koray-worthy guitar solo on "Fourth Dimension Refs," and Nolan put the Temple Screamer to good use on tracks one and two, using samples of Shirley Temple Black's "Good Ship Lollipop" as vocoder harmonies on choruses. Oh yeah, it's full of burning psych-pop jammers, too!"-Elisa Ambrogio (Magik Markers) * Latest release from Pete Nolan (Magik Markers, Shackamaxon, GHQ, Virgin Eye Blood, Wooden Wand, etc.).

MARS CLASSROOM "New Theory of Everything" (Happy Jack Rock - HJRR 26) CD (UPC: 655035082622 - CDMARS New)
MARS CLASSROOM "New Theory of Everything" (Happy Jack Rock - HJRR 26) LP (UPC: 655035082615 - LPMARS New)
***ROBERT POLLARD is no stranger to Mars. As a precocious earthling, he wrote one of his first songs about the red planet, and even though Bob's a peaceful man, the God of War's favorite celestial body keeps orbiting through his deep-space consciousness. Is the constellation Ursa Major even in the same quadrant of the sky as Mars? Ask an amateur astronomer like GARY WALEIK, stellar singer / guitarist of Boston's inimitable purveyors of experimental pop, BIG DIPPER. How these two astral music-makers wound up together in a classroom on the fabled planet of little green men and came up with The New Theory of Everything is anyone's guess. Oxygen tanks? Solaris-era spacesuits? Floating in a tin can far above the earth? However their minds melded, one wonders what they left on the blackboard as they worked out their hypothesis. Given the scope and beauty of the resulting music, it's surely a formula for perfect song-craft. The eleven tracks Pollard and Waleik beamed down to our humble blue planet for MARS CLASSROOM's debut LP range from the irrepressibly hooky, guitar-driven "New Theory" to the trippy moodiness of "Paint the Rocks" and the Brit-chime riffing and dirty-sweet harmonies of "It Had to Come From Somewhere."

SARANDON "Age of Reason" (Slumberland - SLR 131) CD (UPC: 749846013125 - CDSARANAge)
SARANDON "Age of Reason" (Slumberland - SLR 131) LP (UPC: 749846013118 - LPSARANAge)
*** SARANDON returns to the fray with nothing other than a concept album. Flying the flag for prog rock? Maybe. Still annoyed by twee pop? Definitely. Sarandon's Age of Reason tells the story of Big Trev, a man frustrated with his lot and determined to change his life. The album is narrated by THE SHEND (of THE CRAVATS and THE VERY THINGS) who plays the voice of the story's hero. Produced once again by the inimitable ANTHONY CHAPMAN (Collapsed Lung, Bis, Klaxxons, Ten Benson), the album is a more mature take on the angular agit-pop of their previous outings. The cheese-wire treble of the guitars remains, the bass thuds and booms and the drums clatter at light speed, but the songs contained in Sarandon's Age of Reason are more carefully crafted and arranged.
There are songs to make you shout and songs to make you sing. There are even songs to make you dance. Sarandon is back with a vengeance-back to rescue you all from the mundanity of modern la-la-love-you indie pop. Other guests include ROBERT LLOYD (NIGHTINGALES) and RHODRI MARSDEN (SCRITTI POLITTI). Vinyl includes digital download coupon. No exports to the UK/Europe.

New & Upcoming Releases 3/15/11

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Brand New - Street Date 3/15/2011

OVERNIGHT LOWS "Slit Wrist Rock n Roll / I'm Gonna Be Everything" (Goner - 68 GONE) 7" (07OVERNSlit)
***Jackson, Mississippi, is not known as a hotbed of punk rock, but Los Angeles is the film capitol of the world, and when has a good movie come out of there? Never! OVERNIGHT LOWS once again work to promote Jackson's punk rock rep in two ways: This single rips brains. On the B-side they cover the legendary Ed Nasty and the Dopeds (comped on Killed By Death #7)-original Jackson punk rock royalty! Yes, the same Ed Nasty who stole the show at Gonerfest 6 performing with these same Overnight Lows! These two tracks that will remind everyone with ears that bad attitudes and loud guitars are all you need to be rock 'n' roll stars. The single is Overnight Lows' first release since their stellar long-player City of Rotten Eyes, also on Goner. Let it rip!

*OVERNIGHT LOWS "City of Rotten Eyes" (Goner - 54 GONE) CD (UPC: 880270315123)
*OVERNIGHT LOWS "City of Rotten Eyes" (Goner - 54 GONE) LP (UPC: 880270315215)

BABIES "s/t" (Shrimper - SHR 160) LP (UPC: 759718116014 - LPBABIEs/t)

DAVILA 666 "Tan Bajo" (In The Red - ITR 204) LP (UPC: 759718520415 - LPDAVILTan)

BRAVE IRENE "s/t" (Slumberland - SLR 129) CD (UPC: 749846012920 - CDBRAVEs/t)
BRAVE IRENE "s/t" (Slumberland - SLR 129) 12" (UPC: 749846012913 - LPBRAVEs/t)

BROWN RECLUSE "Evening Tapestry" (Slumberland - SLR 123) CD (UPC: 749846012326 - CDBROWNEven)
BROWN RECLUSE "Evening Tapestry" (Slumberland - SLR 123) LP (UPC: 749846012319 - LPBROWNEven)

ROBERT SCOTT "Ends Run Together" (Flying Nun - FNLP 507) LP (UPC: 5052498263912 - LPSCOTTEnds)

KEN MODE "Venerable" (Profound Lore - PFL 074) CD (UPC: 616892123361 - CDKEN Mvene)

CEX "Tiny Creature" (Tigerbeat6 - MEOW 166) CD (UPC: 884501465809 - CDCEXTiny)

DJ SPINN "Man I Do It" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 292) 12" (UPC: 5055300321237 - LPDJ SPMan)

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BONNIE PRINCE BILLY & THE CAIRO GANG "Island Brothers" (Drag City - DC 468) 10" (UPC: 781484046813)
***CHECK STOCK!!! Received an 8.0 rating from Pitchfork.

SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE "Asleep On The Floodplain" (Drag City - DC 453) CD (UPC: 781484045328)
SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE "Asleep On The Floodplain" (Drag City - DC 453) LP (UPC: 781484045311)
***CHECK STOCK!!! Received a 7.8 rating from Pitchfork.

v/a "CARTAGENA!" (Soundway - SNDW 026) CD (UPC: 846833000233)
v/a "CARTAGENA!" (Soundway - SNDW 026) DBL.LP (UPC: 846833000240)
***CHECK STOCK!!! Received a 7.6 rating from Pitchfork.

v/a "SMM - CONTEXT" (Ghostly International - GI 133) CD (UPC: 804297813325)
v/a "SMM - CONTEXT" (Ghostly International - GI 133) DBL.LP (UPC: 804297813318)
***CHECK STOCK!!! Received a 7.6 rating from Pitchfork.

New & Upcoming Releases 3/8/11

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Brand New - Street Date 3/15/2011

BABIES "s/t" (Shrimper - SHR 160) LP (UPC: 759718116014 - LPBABIEs/t)
BABIES "s/t" (Shrimper - SHR 160) CD (UPC: 759718116021 - CDBABIEs/t)
***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! In 2008, KEVIN MORBY moved into CASSIE RAMONE's small apartment in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, for a few months. Morby, who plays bass in WOODS, and Ramone, who sings and plays guitar in VIVIAN GIRLS, wanted to start a band. They both missed the sweaty loft shows they used to play before their bands moved on to larger venues and longer tours. JUSTIN SULLIVAN, who had played with Ramone in BOSSY, began practicing with them on drums, and THE BABIES debuted as a three-piece in March 2009 at Dead Herring, their friends' loft in Brooklyn. They played a few times before asking NATHAN STARK, formerly of BENT OUTTA SHAPE, to join on bass, and the full lineup's first shows were that summer. The Babies wrote music and played shows in fits and spurts, whenever they all happened to be in town for a week. They recorded their self-titled debut album with JARVIS TAVENIERE at Rear House Studios, which doubles as Morby's home; his vocals were done in his own bedroom. (Taveniere, Morby's bandmate in Woods, has also recorded Real Estate, Vivian Girls and Woods.) The debut follows 7-inch singles on Make a Mess and Wild World. The Babies' songs are roughed-up jewels cut from the same cloth as Hazlewood and Sinatra, The Velvet Underground and Nico, Pisces and Linda Bruner, and other dream marriages. Limited to 200 copies on cassette. Vinyl includes digital download coupon.

DAVILA 666 "Tan Bajo" (In The Red - ITR 204) LP (UPC: 759718520415 - LPDAVILTan)
DAVILA 666 "Tan Bajo" (In The Red - ITR 204) CD (UPC: 759718520422 - CDDAVILTan)
***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! Puerto Rico's DAVILA 666 plays fierce Spanish-language garage-pop with gang vocals, tambourines, pop hooks, guitar licks and even a touch of psych here and there. Elements of early Stones, Jesus and the Mary Chain, Dead Boys and '60s girl groups are all evident in Davila's sound. As soon as they began recording tracks for their much anticipated follow-up, Tan Bajo, which means "so low," the band realized the sounds they were making were darker and more psychedelic than their previous output. Though it retains the pop and rock 'n' roll one would expect, Tan Bajo is Davila 666's most cohesive release to date. Vinyl includes digital download.

*DAVILA 666 "s/t" (In The Red - ITR 158) CD (UPC: 759718515824)

BRAVE IRENE "s/t" (Slumberland - SLR 129) CD (UPC: 749846012920 - CDBRAVEs/t)
BRAVE IRENE "s/t" (Slumberland - SLR 129) 12" (UPC: 749846012913 - LPBRAVEs/t)
***ROSE MELBERG's (TIGER TRAP, SOFTIES, GO SAILOR, MAZE) latest project is the Vancouver-based BRAVE IRENE. Formed in December 2009 around the core of Melberg and CAITLIN GILROY, Brave Irene is comprised of five best mates whose friendship and camaraderie shines through the warmth of these lovely recordings. Gilroy's and JESSICA WILKIN's keyboards play a prominent role in Brave Irene's songs, adding a slightly psychedelic vibe that slots in well with early Flying Nun releases and even some of the Los Angeles Paisley Underground scene. Opener "No Fun" is a fuzzy gem that recalls New Zealand legends Look Blue Go Purple in its organ-driven folk / pop groove. The rhythms are really key here, with LAURA HATFIELD's muscular drumming giving the songs a real oomph and momentum that perfectly complements their catchy-as-heck tunes. "Tangled Line" is an uptempo rocker that sports a unforgettable melody and droning organ lines. "Longest Day" continues where "No Fun" leaves off, the harmony vocals pushing the song forward. The EP wraps up with "Good Ideas" and "Campfire," two more uptempo tunes full of great melodies, jangling guitars and those bubbling organs. Vinyl includes a digital downlad coupon.

*SOFTIES "s/t" (Slumberland - SLR 47) CD (UPC: 749846204721 - cdSOFTIs/t)

BROWN RECLUSE "Evening Tapestry" (Slumberland - SLR 123) CD (UPC: 749846012326 - CDBROWNEven)
BROWN RECLUSE "Evening Tapestry" (Slumberland - SLR 123) LP (UPC: 749846012319 - LPBROWNEven)
***The long-awaited debut album from BROWN RECLUSE. From the summertime daydream of opener "Hobble to Your Tomb" to the '50s-tinged pop of "Statue Garden" to the folky strum-fest "Monday Moon," Evening Tapestry shows a band at the peak of their powers, effortlessly combining elements old and new into a rich and very distinctive whole. TIMOTHY MESKERS is really on fire here, his melodic vocals soaring in perfect complement to the deceptively complex tunes and gorgeous arrangements. Keyboards are subtly deployed throughout, playing counterpoint to the skilled jangling / comping of Meskers and fellow guitarist HERBIE SHELLENBERGER. While these eleven songs are bursting with ideas, they are also models of concision. Such is the focus and craft Brown Recluse brings to this remarkable set of tunes that only one is longer than three and a half minutes. Future pop classics like "Impressions of a City Morning," "Summer Showers" and "At Last" are consummate examples of the songwriting art; full of great playing, poetic lyrics and melodic invention, they neatly sum up one of the strongest pop albums in years. Vinyl includes a digital downlad coupon.

*BROWN RECLUSE "Soft Skin" (Slumberland - SLR 102) 12" (UPC: 749846010216)

ROBERT SCOTT "Ends Run Together" (Flying Nun - FNLP 507) LP (UPC: 5052498263912 - LPSCOTTEnds)
ROBERT SCOTT "Ends Run Together" (Flying Nun - FNCD 507) CD (UPC: 5052498263929 - CDSCOTTEnds)
***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! The third solo album from ROBERT SCOTT (THE CLEAN, THE BATS) is as likely to appeal to any fan of great alternative pop as much as to those already familiar with his past projects. Joining Scott's guitar and voice (which has never sounded better) are the talents of fellow Clean-er DAVID KILGOUR and, miraculously, LESLEY PARIS (LOOK BLUE GO PURPLE) has been coaxed back onto a drum-kit for some of the songs. Jam-packed full of pop hooks, Ends Run Together features everything from squalling guitar rock ("On the Lake," "Too Early") through dreamy pastoral folk ("Days Run Together") to the driving krautrock-ish pop of first single "Daylight." LP includes a download. No exports outside North America.

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WINDMILLS BY THE OCEAN "II" (Robotic Empire - ROBO 083) LP (UPC: 655035708317 - LPWINDMII)
***WINDMILLS BY THE OCEAN RETURNS from obscurity to deliver an unexpected and stunning second album years in the making. Awash in waves of droney guitars, lush melodies and vocals, II is a truly hypnotic follow-up to their self-titled debut. The band reaches far beyond the limits of post-rock with five varied tracks that are at times haunting, captivating, oppressive and triumphant. A release of this caliber could only come from a seasoned array of musicians, who in this case have honed their craft in past bands such as ISIS, RED SPAROWES, 27, and BLACKTAIL.

*WINDMILLS BY THE OCEAN "s/t" (Robotic Empire - ROBO 066) CD (UPC: 790168541025)
*WINDMILLS BY THE OCEAN "s/t" (Robotic Empire - ROBO 066) LP (UPC: 790168582516)

DAN MELCHIOR "Assemblage Blues" (Siltbreeze - SB 141) LP (UPC: 655030114113 - LPMELCHAsse)
***"As DAN MELCHIOR continues to kick the Medway gutbucket to the curb, he is also willfully absorbing all manner've underground cankerous crud along the way. For those endeared to wallet chains and crisp, cuffed jeans, this has been tantamount to heresy. But for thems what's embraced the sounds of "the new Dan," said aberrations are as welcome to caustic ears as a cold beer is to a set've parched lips. And while last year's Visionary Pangs LP (released with DAS MENACE on the S-S label) was a grower and a half, Assemblage Blues snuffs it as if it were no more'n a sneeze in the w
ind. "This here LP seemingly vibes from such leftfield Blighty heavies as Instant Automatons and L. Voag as well as the dark side of Alex Chilton (think Dusted in Memphis) and the 3:00 A.M. shudder of Prominent Disturbance. Within the canon of the Siltbreeze label, Melchior's magnificent malarkey on Assemblage Blues has secured him a spot somewhere between The Shadow Ring and Jim Shepard. The pone don't sizzle much hotter than there. And the sneezin' is nil. Edition of 500, includes download card.

*DAN MELCHIOR'S BROKE REVUE "Bitterness, Rage & Scorn" (In the Red - ITR 90) CD (759718509021)
*DAN MELCHIOR'S BROKE REVUE "Heavy Dirt" (In the Red - ITR 83) CD (UPC: 759718508321)
*DAN MELCHIOR UND DAS MENACE "Visionary Pangs" (S-S Records - SS 049) LP

NADJA "Bodycage" (Broken Spine - BSPR 01) CD (CDNADJABody)
***This CD edition of NADJA's 2005 Bodycage album marks the first in a quartet of reissued Nadja albums that have gone out of print or have otherwise limited availability. Bodycage, the band's second proper album after their debut Truth Becomes Death, was initially released on Belgium's Nothingness Records in two small editions (111 copies and 66 copies), both of which rapidly sold out. The album was then picked up by Profound Lore Records for a CD reissue, followed by a deluxe vinyl edition on Equation Records. Both the CD and LP versions are now out of print. Bodycage is a concept album, its lyrical themes revolving around a rare congenital disorder called Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva, a disease in which the body produces an extra skeleton that immobilizes the joints of the body. Features unique letter-pressed packaging, custom-designed by the band themselves. No exports outside North America.

*NADJA "Bliss Torn From Emptiness" (Profound Lore - PFL 031) CD (UPC: 880270218028)
*NADJA "Bungled and the Botched" (Blocks - BRC 056) LP
*NADJA "Desire in Uneasiness" (Crucial Blast - CBR 65) CD (UPC: 790168608827)
*A STORM OF LIGHT/NADJA "Primitive North" (Robotic Empire - ROBO 086) DBL.LP+CD (879198002505)
*ATAVIST/NADJA "II: Points at Infinity" ( Profound Lore - PFL 037) CD (UPC: 880270237425)
*NADJA/OVO "Life and Death of a Wasp" (Vendetta - VENDETTA 41/ADAGIO 48) LP
*NADJA/TROUM "Dominium Visurgis" (Transgredient - TR 07) CD (UPC: 600197666227)

RED SPAROWES "At The Soundless Dawn" (Robotic Empire - ROBO 043) DBL.LP (UPC: 655035704319 - LPRED SAt T)
***BACK IN PRINT!! RED SPAROWES' At The Soundless Dawn is a massive album with an unconventional approach to creating aural landscapes... and with alumni from both NEUROSIS and ISIS on board, it's not exactly a huge surprise. Dropping generous hints to shoegazing's glorious past, the band subtly employs reverberating guitars to explore darker passages that flow more like orchestral movements than modern rock songs. Nothing short of a phenomenal debut, the album comes housed in a stunning gatefold jacket and is pressed on colored vinyl!

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GO TEAM "Rolling Blackouts" (Memphis Industries - MI 0178) LP (UPC: 655035047812 - LPGO TERoll)
GO TEAM "Rolling Blackouts" (Memphis Industries - MI 0178) CD (UPC: 655035047829 - CDGO TERoll)
***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! It's been nearly three and a half years since their last album, but this February THE GO! TEAM returns with a new full-length, Rolling Blackouts. Frantic, seesaw brass stabs and delay-pedal vapor trails. Eagles riding the thermals. A call and response between a flute and a girl gang. Time lapse through the seasons in Yosemite Park. A ray-gun synth and a steel drum. Rolling Blackouts is epic and bratty, subtle and sweet. From the two-minute opening slammer of "T.O.R.N.A.D.O." to the album's title track featuring BETHANY COSENTINO (BEST COAST), it's all restless and relentless energy. Cosentino also lends vocals to "Buy Nothing Day," a hyper girls-in-the-garage jangle, while rising Tampa rapper DOMINIQUE YOUNG UNIQUE dominates the psych hip-hop call and response of "Voice Yr Choice" and goes tag-team on the string-led space race of "Apollo Throwdown." DEERHOOF's SATOMI MATSUZAKI leads the way on "Secretary Song," evoking an asymmetrical Tokyo office with elevators opening on the beat, typing in time and phones ringing in rhythm. With "Ready to Go Steady," the Team delivers their first straight-ahead love song, a nimble pocket-rocket symphony. For this new record, a widescreen-meets-C-90-cassette lo-fi epic, The Go! Team have upped their own ante, delivering a record that is by turns their most refined, most kick-ass, most melodic and most effortlessly effusive yet. Received a 7.4 rating from Pitchfork. LP includes poster and digital download coupon. Touring in April 2010 and beyond. No exports outside North America.

*GO TEAM "Buy Nothing Day" (Memphis Industries - MI 0179S) 7" (UPC: 655035017976)

DAVILA 666 "Tan Bajo" (In The Red - ITR 204) CD (UPC: 759718520422 - CDDAVILTan)
***Hailing from San Juan, Puerto Rico, DAVILA 666 plays fierce Spanish-language garage-pop with gang vocals, tambourines, pop hooks, guitar licks and even a touch of psych here and there. Elements of early Stones, Jesus and the Mary Chain, Dead Boys and '60s girl groups are all evident in Davila's sound. Since their 2008 self-titled debut album, they've released a slew of singles and EPs on labels like HoZac, Rob's House and Douchemaster. The album even received a coveted cassette release on Burger, a garage rock signal that "they've arrived" if ever there was one. Davila 666 toured the US on a mammoth three-month trek that would've made Black Flag weary, as well as completed a massive slog across Europe. As soon as they began recording tracks for their much anticipated follow-up, Tan Bajo, which means "so low," the band realized the sounds they were making were darker and more psychedelic than their previous output. Though it retains the pop and rock 'n' roll one would expect, Tan Bajo is Davila 666's most cohesive release to date. With a team that includes In The Red, Creature Booking, Force Field PR and Vice management backing them, these Puerto Ricans are poised to turn the indie rock world on its ear. Vinyl version to be released 3/15/2011.

*DAVILA 666 "s/t" (In The Red - ITR 158) CD (UPC: 759718515824)

BEANS "End It All" (Anticon - ABR 0108) LP (UPC: 656605798011 - LPBEANSEnd)
BEANS "End It All" (Anticon - ABR 0108) CD (UPC: 656605798028 - CDBEANSEnd)
***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! When it came time to craft his fourth album, Brooklyn-based rap rebel BEANS needed to get out of his head. His old group, the legendary left-fielders ANTI-POP CONSORTIUM, had reunited and he'd been devoting his energy to their long-awaited fifth LP, Fluorescent Black. His last solo record, Thorns, was bittersweet-one of his greatest works to date, but an exercise in raw, exhausting emotion. For a minute, he even considered calling it quits. Thankfully, Beans went a different route. He titled his new record End It All-a make-it-or-break-it promise-and looked outside his window for inspiration. What he saw is now the meat of his Anticon Records debut: lush, darkly tinted soundscapes from some of the most inspired names in contemporary production-FOUR TET, CLARK, TOBACCO, SON LUX, INTERPOL'S SAM FOG-united by the inimitable flow and reborn swagger of Beans. End It All is the first Beans album to feature all guest production, and it finds the emcee pushing his distinct staccato rhyme style to new heights across a varied but fluid buildup of beats. Received a 7.3 rating from Pitchfork. LP is limited to 1,000 copies and includes a download. No exports to the UK/Europe.

BATHS "Nothing / Nightly, Daily" (Anticon - ABR 0113) 7" (UPC: 656605783116 - 07BATHSNoth)
***The still-bubbling groundswell of enthusiasm for BATHS' debut album Cerulean has done nothing to slow the LA-based producer's roll. On a pair of new gems released by Anticon digitally and on vinyl, WILL WIESENFELD displays that fantastic knack for compact, inventive pop tunes steeped equally in the artist's classical background and in future-leaning electronics. "The Nothing" opens with Wiesenfeld's downshifted choral vocals and quickly gives way to a gluey mix of aquatic thump and grainy synth. Over this, his voice coasts unaffected as he cheerily sings through gritted teeth. A glitchy surge washes us clean for the triumphant finish. On the other side, "Nightly, Daily" finds fingers on frets, bows on strings, and boy / girl vocals dancing beneath a lo-fi bedroom swell. Friend and photographer HANNA SHAPIRO guests, lending not only her voice, but the very lyrics that she coos. The lush results, fittingly recorded in her Laurel Canyon home, showcase Wiesenfeld's gift as a conductor of small, beat-driven symphonies. Vinyl pressing strictly limited to 1,000 units with 500 on white vinyl. No exports to the UK/Europe.

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BEANS "End It All" (Anticon - ABR 0108) CD (UPC: 656605798028 - CDBEANSEnd)
***When it came time to craft his fourth album, Brooklyn-based rap rebel BEANS needed to get out of his head. His old group, the legendary left-fielders ANTI-POP CONSORTIUM, had reunited and he'd been devoting his energy to their long-awaited fifth LP, Fluorescent Black. His last solo record, Thorns, was bittersweet-one of his greatest works to date, but an exercise in raw, exhausting emotion. For a minute, he even considered calling it quits. Thankfully, Beans went a different route. He titled his new record End It All-a make-it-or-break-it promise-and looked outside his window for inspiration. What he saw is now the meat of his Anticon Records debut: lush, darkly tinted soundscapes from some of the most inspired names in contemporary production-FOUR TET, CLARK, TOBACCO, SON LUX, INTERPOL'S SAM FOG-united by the inimitable flow and reborn swagger of Beans. End It All is the first Beans album to feature all guest production, and it finds the emcee pushing his distinct staccato rhyme style to new heights across a varied but fluid buildup of beats. No exports to the UK/Europe. (LP version to be released 3/01/2011).

New - Street Date 2/15/2011...

SONIC YOUTH "Simon Werner a Disparu" (Sonic Youth Records - SYR 9) CD (UPC: 787996900926)
SONIC YOUTH "Simon Werner a Disparu" (Sonic Youth Records - SYR 9) LP (UPC: 787996900919)
A HAWK AND A HACKSAW "Cervantine" (L.M. Dupli-cation - LM-003) CD (UPC: 655035011325)
A HAWK AND A HACKSAW "Cervantine" (L.M. Dupli-cation - LM-V003) LP (UPC: 655035011318)
DUCKTAILS "Ducktails III: Arcade Dynamics" (Woodsist - WOODSIST 048) LP (UPC: 655035044811)
BABIES "s/t" (Shrimper - SHR 160) CD (UPC: 759718116021)
BABIES "s/t" (Shrimper - SHR 160 MC) CASSETTE
REFRIGERATOR "Dangerous" (Shrimper - SHR 159) CD (UPC: 759718115925)
NEUROSIS "Souls At Zero" (Neurot Recordings - NR 003) CD (UPC: 658457100325)
HOWLIN RAIN "Good Life" (Birdman - BMR 124) 12" (UPC: 607287012414)
DISTRACTIONS "Dark Green Sea" (Infinite Best - BEST 004) LP (UPC: 656605782522)
BEN BUTLER & MOUSEPAD "Formed for Fantasy" (Loaf - LOAF 43) CD (UPC: 730003464324)
SIBYLLE BAIER "Colour Green" (American Dust - DAD 111) LP (UPC: 646315929119)
FIRESIGN THEATRE "Duke of Madness Motors" (Seeland - SEELAND 534) BOOK+DVD (UPC: 753762053493)

THOSE DARLINS - 'Be Your Bro'

Those Darlins bring you this revealing video for "Be Your Bro" the debut song off their upcoming album "Screws Get Loose" due in stores worldwide the week of March 29th.

Directed by Veta&Theo for Ovvio Arte

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SONIC YOUTH "Simon Werner a Disparu" (Sonic Youth Records - SYR 9) CD (UPC: 787996900926 - CDSONICSimo)
SONIC YOUTH "Simon Werner a Disparu" (Sonic Youth Records - SYR 9) LP (UPC: 787996900919 -LPSONICSimo)
***In Spring 2010, SONIC YOUTH gathered at their Echo Canyon West studio in Hoboken, New Jersey, to watch the rushes of a new film, Simon Werner a Disparu, by French director FABRICE GOBERT. They spent the following few weeks recording music which was then shaped as needed to fit the various scenes. For this release, rather than present the small clips of music as used in the film, the band went back in the autumn to the original tapes and re-organized the various pieces for this original soundtrack release, sometimes montaging multiple tracks together, other times extending cues into new sonic realms. The film premiered at Cannes in May 2010 and opened nationwide in France. Vinyl includes digital download coupon with bonus track. No Exports to France, Belgium or Switzerland. Current Sonic Youth catalog listing at the end of this section

A HAWK AND A HACKSAW "Cervantine" (L.M. Dupli-cation - LM-003) CD (UPC: 655035011325 - CDA HAWCerv)
A HAWK AND A HACKSAW "Cervantine" (L.M. Dupli-cation - LM-V003) LP (UPC: 655035011318 - LPA HAWCerv)
***Following a series of albums exploring Eastern European folk music influence that have thrilled indie and world audiences alike, Albuquerque, New Mexico's A HAWK AND A HACKSAW present Cervantine, their first release on their own new label, LM Dupli-cation, a record that gloriously connects their deep fascination with the folk and gypsy groups of former Yugoslavia, Greece and Romania with their actual home in the desert plains of the American Southwest. The group's natural blend of diverse global musical styles with their indie rock background lends them the kind of cross-audience appeal enjoyed by bands including Fools Gold, Beirut and Calexico, while their strong sense of musicality and cultural context draws more left-field listeners to them as well. Recorded live at their studio in Albuquerque between two US tours, Cervantine is the vibrant sound of an American band whose geographical and cultural travels bear on their already distinctive music. The 20th century brought the influence of Spanish and Mexican music to Eastern European gypsy folk, and Cervantine celebrates the reflected resonance of this influence in modern-day New Mexico. Alongside the core duo of JEREMY BARNES and HEATHER TROST, the album features key contributions from the immensely talented HLADOWSKI siblings-STEPHANIE (vocals) and her brother CHRIS (bouzouki)-from Bradford, England, via Poland. CD comes in recycled cardbord digipack. Vinyl includes free digital download card. North American tour in February and March, European tour in April and May, with more shows in the summer. First of three videos will be released to coincide with the February 15th release date.

*A HAWK AND A HACKSAW "Darkness At Noon" (Leaf - BAY 43) CD (UPC: 843190000173)
*A HAWK AND A HACKSAW "Delivrance" (Leaf - BAY 64) CD (UPC: 843190006427)
*A HAWK AND A HACKSAW "Delivrance" (Leaf - BAY 64) LP (UPC: 843190006410)
*A HAWK AND A HACKSAW "s/t" (Leaf - BAY 35) CD (UPC: 666017079226)
*A HAWK AND A HACKSAW "The Way The Wind Blows" (Leaf - BAY 51) CD (UPC: 843190001224)

DUCKTAILS "Ducktails III: Arcade Dynamics" (Woodsist - WOODSIST 048) LP (UPC: 655035044811 - LPDUCKTArca)
DUCKTAILS "Ducktails III: Arcade Dynamics" (Woodsist - WOODSIST 048) CD (UPC: 655035044828 - CDDUCKTArca)
***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! DUCKTAILS is the one-man psychedelic pop project of MATTHEW MONDANILE, guitarist for New Jersey's REAL ESTATE and, more importantly, a proud son of the mid-1980s. At 22 years old, he started releasing his own cassette albums. His first 7-inch came out on Breaking World Records and was followed by a string of LPs, cassettes, and CDs on independent labels like Not Not Fun, Olde English Spelling Bee, Release the Bats, Arbor and Goaty Tapes. Now surrounded by a crew of young songwriters, Mondanile spends his time either touring or recording in the basement of his parent's house. Categorized by David Keenan as part of the "hypnagogic pop" movement, Ducktails realizes a shared cultural memory and nostalgia through various genres. Ducktails III: Arcade Dynamics is Mondanile's third official full-length LP and first for Woodsist Records. Full US tour in the works. LP version includes a download with an exclusive bonus track-an alternate version of the track "Killin' the Vibe" featuring Panda Bear. Received a 7.4 rating from Pitchfork.

BABIES "s/t" (Shrimper - SHR 160) CD (UPC: 759718116021 - CDBABIEs/t)
BABIES "s/t" (Shrimper - SHR 160 MC) CASSETTE (MCBABIEs/t)
***In 2008, KEVIN MORBY moved into CASSIE RAMONE's small apartment in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, for a few months. Morby, who plays bass in WOODS, and Ramone, who sings and plays guitar in VIVIAN GIRLS, wanted to start a band. JUSTIN SULLIVAN, who had played with Ramone in BOSSY, began practicing with them on drums, and THE BABIES debuted as a three-piece in March 2009 at Dead Herring, their friends' loft in Brooklyn. They played a few times before asking NATHAN STARK, formerly of BENT OUTTA SHAPE, to join on bass, and the full lineup's first shows were that summer. The Babies wrote music and played shows in fits and spurts, whenever they all happened to be in town for a week. They recorded their self-titled debut album with JARVIS TAVENIERE at Rear House Studios, which doubles as Morby's home; his vocals were done in his own bedroom. (Taveniere, Morby's bandmate in Woods, has also recorded Real Estate, Vivian Girls and Woods.) The debut follows 7-inch singles on Make a Mess and Wild World. The Babies' songs are roughed-up jewels cut from the same cloth as Hazlewood and Sinatra, The Velvet Underground and Nico, Pisces and Linda Bruner, and other dream marriages. Limited to 200 copies on cassette. LP version to be released 3/29/2011.

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SONNY SMITH "100 Records Volume Two - I Miss The Jams" (Turn Up - TRNP 005) CD (UPC: 884501463560 - cdsmithvol2)
SONNY SMITH "100 Records Volume Two - I Miss The Jams" (Turn Up - TRNP 005 BX) 5x7" (UPC: 879198005957 - 07smithvol2)
***NOW AVAILABLE ON CD!!! Sometimes the community rallies around an individual and the results are undeniable. There is a long and winding back story to the SONNY SMITH's (SONNY & THE SUNSETS) 100 records project, but all that you really need to know is that Sonny Smith, one of the brightest lights in SF's neu-Garage scene, has recorded an album that is one for the ages. Sonny wrote 200 songs that make up 100 conceptual 7-inch singles for a multimedia art show that traveled around the US this past year. Although Smith penned all the music he attributed his masterful tongue-in-cheek brand of laid-back garagepop tunes to mystical musicians like ZIG SPECK, EARTH GIRL HELEN BROWN and THE LOUD FAST FOOLS derived from Smith's imaginative prose. Along with producer MARC DANTONA, Sonny assembled a "Wrecking Crew" of players the SF scene got together to record songs in basements and apartments around the city and a whole other team of visual artists contributed artwork for each record cover. Here you have 10 songs from the Sonny Smith's 100 Records. Recorded on vintage gear, with local heroes such as TIM COHEN (FRESH & ONLYS), KELLEY STOLTZ, TY SEGALL, and members of THE SANDWITCHES and CITAY all contributing, this new music sounds as though it could be from a bygone age, one at once more innocent and more dangerous. While the artwork and the concept are both wonderfully original and compelling, it's the tunes that stand out here. Earth Girl Helen Brown's "I Want To Do It" (featuring Heidi Alexander from The Sandwitches) is a sexual plea worthy of Ronnie Spector by way of the Velvet Underground. Cabezas Cordates' "Teenage Thugs" revs its Dick Dale motor like Steve McQueen in "Bullet" running over James Dean in "Rebel Without a Cause." Loud Fast Fools' "Time To Split" will have any square shakin' and shimmeyin' like a greaser at the high school dance. It's a rocknroll affair that's decidedly old school. Sonny's songs have a rawness that is hard to come by these days, and his beautiful, fun, and often heart wrenching melodies send the whole record into classic territory.

BABIES "s/t" (Shrimper - SHR 160 MC) CASSETTE (MCBABIEs/t)
***In 2008, KEVIN MORBY moved into CASSIE RAMONE's small apartment in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, for a few months. Morby, who plays bass in WOODS, and Ramone, who sings and plays guitar in VIVIAN GIRLS, wanted to start a band. They both missed the sweaty loft shows they used to play before their bands moved on to larger venues and longer tours. JUSTIN SULLIVAN, who had played with Ramone in BOSSY, began practicing with them on drums, and THE BABIES debuted as a three-piece in March 2009 at Dead Herring, their friends' loft in Brooklyn. They played a few times before asking NATHAN STARK, formerly of BENT OUTTA SHAPE, to join on bass, and the full lineup's first shows were that summer. The Babies wrote music and played shows in fits and spurts, whenever they all happened to be in town for a week. They recorded their self-titled debut album with JARVIS TAVENIERE at Rear House Studios, which doubles as Morby's home; his vocals were done in his own bedroom. (Taveniere, Morby's bandmate in Woods, has also recorded Real Estate, Vivian Girls and Woods.) The debut follows 7-inch singles on Make a Mess and Wild World. The Babies' songs are roughed-up jewels cut from the same cloth as Hazlewood and Sinatra, The Velvet Underground and Nico, Pisces and Linda Bruner, and other dream marriages. Limited to 200 copies on cassette. LP and CD versions to be released 2/15/2011.

GO TEAM "Rolling Blackouts" (Memphis Industries - MI 0178) CD (UPC: 655035047829 - CDGO TERoll)

GO TEAM "Buy Nothing Day" (Memphis Industries - MI 0179S) 7" (UPC: 655035017976 - 07GO TEBuy)

DIRTBOMBS "Party Store" (In The Red - ITR 200) CD (UPC: 759718520026 - CDDIRTBPart)
DIRTBOMBS "Party Store" (In The Red - ITR 200) TRPL.12" (UPC: 759718520019 - LPDIRTBPart)

ROBERT SCOTT "Ends Run Together" (Flying Nun - FNCD 507) CD (UPC: 5052498263929 - CDSCOTTEnds)

ROBERT POLLARD "Space City Kicks" (GBV Inc - GBVI 13) CD (UPC: 655035081328 - CDPOLLASpac)
ROBERT POLLARD "Space City Kicks" (GBV Inc - GBVI 13) LP (UPC: 655035081311 - LPPOLLASpac)

ISIS "Oceanic" (Robotic Empire - ROBO 096) DBL.LP (UPC: 655035709611 - LPISISOcea)

TOMMY GUERRERO "Lifeboats and Follies" (Galaxia - GLX 38) CD (UPC: 702932003820 - CDGUERRLife)

v/a "14 TRACKS FROM PLANET MU" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 295) CD (UPC: 5055300321206 0 CDV/A14 T)

KORPERSCHWACHE "Evil Walks" (Crucial Blast - CBR 88) CD (UPC: 655035008820 - CDKORPEEvil)

EVOLUTION CONTROL COMMITTEE "All Rights Reserved" (Seeland - SEELAND 533) LP (UPC: 753762053318 LPEVOLUAll)

IRON & WINE - Kiss Each Other Clean

Sam Beam is back! The new Iron & Wine record, KISS EACH OTHER CLEAN, is out this week. While supplies last, get a special Iron & Wine button pack for FREE, when you purchase it. Wear your love on your sleeve, or your jacket, or your bag....

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DUCKTAILS "Ducktails III: Arcade Dynamics" (Woodsist - WOODSIST 048) CD (UPC: 655035044828 - CDDUCKTArca)
WHITE FENCE "Is Growing Faith" (Woodsist - WOODSIST 049) CD (UPC: 616822097229 - CDWHITEIs G)
WHITE FENCE "Is Growing Faith" (Woodsist - WOODSIST 049) LP (UPC: 655035044910 - LPWHITEIs G)
LOWER DENS "Batman / Dear Betty Baby" (Gnomonsong - GONG 18) 7" (07LOWERBatm)
AETHENOR "En Form For Bla" (VHF - VHF 124) CD (UPC: 783881012422 - CDAETHEEn F)
AETHENOR "En Form For Bla" (VHF - VHF 124) DBL.LP (UPC: 738810124158 - LPAETHEEn F)
EVOLUTION CONTROL COMMITTEE "All Rights Reserved" (Seeland - SEELAND 533) DBL.CD (UPC: 753762053325 - CDEVOLUAll)
MITOCHONDRION "Parasignosis" (Profound Lore - PFL 070) CD (UPC: 616892122968 - CDMITOCPara)

DEATH "Spiritual Mental Physical" (Drag City - DC 447) CD (UPC: 781484044727 - CDDEATHSpir)
DEATH "Spiritual Mental Physical" (Drag City - DC 447) LP (UPC: 781484044710 - LPDEATHSpir)
***Spiritual-Mental-Physical is a collection of wild early DEATH demos, presenting the three young HACKNEY brothers consolidating their powers as they embark on a trip into pure rock and roll music. For many years following the emergence of punk rock, nothing changed. Punk bands either signed contracts and played the rock band game or they lived in a world parallel to the world of commercial rock and roll. Farther along came "the year that punk broke," a puzzling decade and a half after the whole thing had first been absorbed into the mainstream in the last of the 1970s. And so it was. The books were written; the pronouncements made. Then came news of Death. They'd self-released a single in 1976; the tracks made it onto an unheard punk compilation a couple decades later. In 2008, an obsessive young man tracked them down and found that the surviving two brothers had master tapes from all those years ago. These made up the truly senses-shattering album...For The Whole World To See. Suddenly, the book was open again and the history of punk rock needed to be rewritten to include Death. The sounds on ...For the Whole World To See are those of young men, scorching their influences in the process of becoming new. Spiritual-Mental-Physical gives us Death by transistor radio, with a tinnyyet- furious sound representing the 1970s environment of Death. Here, the musical landscape that inspired them is more clearly defined as they demo material that didn't make it to the studio, but shares the same ferocious bent as "Politicians In My Eyes," "Keep On Knocking," and the rest of ...For the Whole World To See. Spiritual-Mental-Physical is an inside look at Death's early days, one that fans of the group and fans of punk rock (and, indeed, rock of all kinds) are sure to enjoy for the rest of time. No Export To Europe.

SIC ALPS "Napa Asylum" (Drag City - DC 455) CD (UPC: 781484045526 - CDSIC Anapa)
SIC ALPS "Napa Asylum" (Drag City - DC 455) LP (UPC: 781484045519 - LPSIC Anapa)
(STREET DATE - 1/25/2011)
***"Napa Asylum is the SIC ALPS in 2010-two and one half years since the fabled release of US E.Z.! Napa Asylum accounts for the swift tilt of time with twenty-two crafted tracks bubbling in the reverb tank. The Alps are in the summer of their years, where they suddenly find a minute to reflect on the breaking down of the years previous. Napa Asylum is overfull with Sic pleasures, echoing half-emptily like they do as the hooks slide into your flesh, animating you marionette-style to tip-tat your way across the dance-floor. Themes from Napa Asylum include reincarnation, magic and schizophrenia. The process is the flavor-and three albums in, you can still get in on the ground floor, 'cause Sic Alps always record in the basement. Get down your steps while you can, the songs are as short as they are bitter-sweet. But the one that ends just makes way for the one coming next. No Export To Europe.

MONOTONIX "Not Yet" (Drag City - DC 454) CD (UPC: 781484045427 - CDMONOTNot)
MONOTONIX "Not Yet" (Drag City - DC 454) LP (UPC: 781484045410 - LPMONOTNot)
(STREET DATE - 1/25/2011)
***Over the past five years, MONOTONIX have built up a reputation around the world for their lovably stupid antics in concert, as they cheerfully rage through the audience, sharing every last drop of sweat with the crowd, inviting everyone in attendance to make it happen along with the band. One might think that the music would be secondary to such spectacle, but the secret of Monotonix is that the songs are what drive the show, tight, powerful and committed. On their previous EP, LP and 7" single releases, these songs were presented as the still burning residue of their live magic-but the music has a life of its own. Not Yet, the second Monotonix full-length album, focuses the band's energy like a beam, searing away everything extraneous, leaving only the essentials. Monotonix are kicking it with pure, slamming rawness from start to finish on Not Yet, with short and fast songs, direct to the point; YONATAN's riffs, doubled up and driving forward, HAGGAL rattling jaws with blow after blow on the kit as AMI sings and screams of you and me, of the thrill and dismay of too much, of action and release, his voice almost swallowed in the din but cutting through with the rigor of a scalpel and the fury of a fanatic. Recorded by STEVE ALBINI. No Export to Europe.

CRASS "Feeding Of The 5,000" (Crassical Collection - CC 01) CD (UPC: 718752578127 - cdCRASSFeed)
(STREET DATE - 1/25/2011)
***REISSUED!!! Part 1 of The Crassical Collection reissue series, the legendary CRASS album has been been restored from the original analogue studio tapes, repackaged with a 64-page booklet replete with lyrics, liner notes from band members STEVE IGNORANT and PENNY RIMBAUD, a CD-sized recreation of the original fold-out poster sleeve, and bolstered by rare & unreleased tracks, and stunning new artwork from GEE VAUCHER, who has lovingly created what could only be considered a real artifact. First released in 1978 on Small Wonder Records, and later re-released on the band's own Crass Records, The Feeding Of The 5,000 showed Crass as an anti-establishment and highly uncompromising act, and one that would influence countless other bands to follow. No Exports Outside North America.

CRASS "Stations of the Crass" (Crassical Collection - CC 02) CD (UPC: 718752578226 - cdCRASSStat)
(STREET DATE - 1/25/2011)
***REISSUED!!! Part 2 of The Crassical Collection reissue series, the legendary CRASS album has been been restored from the original analog studio tapes, repackaged with a 64-page booklet replete with lyrics, liner notes from band members STEVE IGNORANT and PENNY RIMBAUD, a CD-sized recreation of the original fold-out poster sleeve, and bolstered by rare & unreleased tracks, and stunning new artwork from GEE VAUCHER, who has lovingly created what could only be considered a real artifact. Includes a Peel Session from 1979! No Exports Outside of North America.

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PAN AMERICAN "For Waiting, For Chasing" (Kranky - KRANK152) LP (LPPAN Afor)
PAN AMERICAN "For Waiting, For Chasing" (Kranky - KRANK152) CD (UPC: 796441815227 - CDPAN Afor)
                  ***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! For Waiting, For Chasing was originally issued in a limited pressing by the Stefan Nemeth (Radian) curated Mosz label in 2006. This is the first time it is being made widely available in North America and elsewhere, and also the first time it is being issued on the vinyl LP format. As Mosz eloquently stated at the time of release, "...it is not about the process or the media, which have been used. It is about how elements and structures are put in a detailed relation to each other, ending up in a slow-moving, breathing organism. Filaments of percussive elements condense to polyrhythmic elements, layers of sound, instruments and field recordings merge to build up a mystic parallel, not so much fictional world." Perhaps the most skeletal and minimal of all of the works in the PAN AMERICAN canon, it may also be the most compelling.

PHIL COHRAN AND LEGACY "African Skies" (Captcha Records (HBSP-2X) - HBSP-2X 010) CD   (CDCOHRAAfri)
PHIL COHRAN AND LEGACY "African Skies" (Captcha Records (HBSP-2X) - HBSP-2X 010) LP
                  (UPC: 655035121017 - LPCOHRAAfri) ***NOW AVAILABLE ON CD!!! Captcha Records is proud to announce the arrival of African Skies, the most recently recorded album from the visionary BROTHER KELAN PHILIP COHRAN and his band LEGACY. This record was influenced and realized in 1993, shortly after the passing of Brother Phil's friend, mentor and band mate, HERMAN BLOUNT (better known as SUN RA). It was heard publicly for the first and only time at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, Illinois that same year. By channeling the energy of Sun Ra, Brother Phil brings us closer to enlightenment, closer to the cosmos with melodies that are as ancient as time itself. Sun Ra believed that music is the voice of the spirit, the energy we want to live within. In the aftermath of his death, Brother Phil drew upon his mentor's cosmic perspective to produce an elegiac album that is utopian in spirit: a vessel brim-full of primordial vibes and a memo from some higher astral plane. In the words of its maker, African Skies is a "nourishing and inspirational" document--a nuanced portrait of one of the most visionary musicians of our time in his prime. African Skies, available commercially for the first time ever, is the first record to be released since the stellar Malcolm X Memorial (Zulu/Mississippi) record in 1969. Packaged in slimline card sleeves. CD includes the bonus track "Blue Nile."

BEETS "Stay Home" (Captured Tracks - CT 080) CD   (CDBEETSStay) (STREET DATE - 1/11/2011)
                  ***THE BEETS' sophomore effort Stay Home is a collection of songs about, you guessed it, staying home. "The Beets, the Jackson Heights (via Uruguay) project of JUAN WAUTERS, seem to show-up on more Brooklyn DIY bills than any other band I can think of... fitting for a group that remind me an older, grittier, less guarded NYC. I've seen folks reference the Ramones (maybe because they're from Queens?)."--Stereogum.

MINKS "By The Hedge" (Captured Tracks - CT 086) CD   (CDMINKSBy T) (STREET DATE - 1/11/2011)
                  ***"With the release of By The Hedge, MINKS further the ability to make you feel eternal autumn. Frontman and songwriter SEAN KILFOYLE's ability to capture the raincoat grey Boston mornings of his youth, have the desire to make you feel like you are listening to a dream while awake and standing in the pouring rain. Put on your raincoat and enjoy the splendor."

MONOCHROME SET "White Noise - Early Recordings" (Captured Tracks - CT 073) 12"   (LPMONOCWhit)
                  ***BACK IN STOCK!!! THE MONOCHROME SET have a huge legacy in post-punk and indie rock history. White Noise represents the period before their first LP or 7-inch, before punk really took hold in the UK, in fact. These seven songs from '75-'77 have never appeared on vinyl before this release, and we're thrilled to get it out there.

BEACH HOUSE Free Track

As a “Thank You” to their fans, Beach House has posted a Free Track entitled "I Don't Care for the Winter Sun".

You can download the track here: I Don't Care for the Winter Sun

New & Upcoming Releases 12/14/10

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WOODEN SHJIPS "Oh Tannenbaum / Auld Lang Syne" (Sick Thirst - ST 005) 12" (LPWOODEOh T)
***Strap in for travels beyond the galaxy, to tranced-out festive bliss! WOODEN SHJIPS presents "Oh Tannenbaum / Auld Lang Syne" 12-inch on Sick Thirst as a seasonal round-off to a year that saw them release their second compilation, Vol. 2, of hard-to-find Wooden Shjips tracks. Available on limited edition 12-inch green or red vinyl (500 of each) with two tracks that originally appeared on a giveaway (sent to friends and family in 2008) cassette. Released to coincide with a clutch of UK dates in December. Each side of the 12-inch is 8 minutes plus of West Coast groove-laden egg-nog supping reindeer shaking stocking stuffing krautrock drenched seasonal fuzz...absolutely addictive. UK import.

*WOODEN SHJIPS "Dos" (Holy Mountain - HOLY144233377) CD (UPC: 655035637723)
*WOODEN SHJIPS "Dos" (Holy Mountain - HOLY144233377) LP
*WOODEN SHJIPS "s/t" (Holy Mountain - HOLY011235813) CD (UPC: 655035681320)
*WOODEN SHJIPS "Vol. 1" (Holy Mountain - HOLY21345589) CD (UPC: 655035658926)
*WOODEN SHJIPS "Vol. 1" (Holy Mountain - HOLY21345589) LP (UPC: 655035658919)
*WOODEN SHJIPS "Vol. 2" (Sick Thirst - ST 007) CD (UPC: 655035005720)
*WOODEN SHJIPS "Vol. 2" (Sick Thirst - ST 007) LP (UPC: 655035005713)

MOON DUO "Silver Bells / Winter" (Holy Mountain - 2010XG) 7" (07MOON Silv)
***New holiday themed single from MOON DUO. ERIK and SANAE add more lilt to the season than any combination of egg nog and booze ever will. On the B side the duo wrap a coat around the classic Goat Head Soup deep cut "Winter."

*MOON DUO "Escape" (Woodsist - WOODSIST 038) CD (UPC: 616822089521)
*MOON DUO "Escape" (Woodsist - WOODSIST 038) LP (UPC: 655035003818)

DISCODEINE "Synchronize (feat. Jarvis Cocker)" (DFA - DFA 2270) 12" (LPDISCOSync)
*** Brit pop legend JARVIS COCKER has joined creative forces with two of the most exciting and innovative French producera-PENTILE and PILOOSKI, both collectively known as DISCODEINE-and created the much buzzed about dance track of 2010. Discodeine, the brainchild born from these two critically acclaimed producers, are one of the most anticipated musical duo's to grace our consciousness in recent years. Having discovered a mutual love for sci-fi movies, avant-garde electro and South Western French cuisine, the duo soon discovered they had an undeniable chemistry in the studio and quickly started churning out killer remixes for the likes of Metronomy, Whomadewho, Bot'ox, Photonz, Yelle. Earlier this year, the duo decided to write and record their debut album, consisting of only original material, written from scratch and including an honorable handful of yet-to-be-announced guest vocalists to be featured on some of the tracks coming next year. Right off the bat, "Synchronize" is the first single from their highly anticipated forthcoming full-length, due early next year. Watch out for the exclusive new video for "Synchronize," starring Jarvis-soon to be unveiled next month.

SHIT ROBOT "Take Em Up" (DFA - DFA2271) 12" (UPC: 829732227130 - LPSHIT Take)
***From the Cradle to the Rave is a near perfect album, and "Take Em Up" is one reason why: The interplay between MARCUS "SHIT ROBOT" LAMBKIN's loping synthesizer disco funk and NANCY WHANG's unflappable vocals is, simply, great. Now, that track yields added dividends through its pairing with a collection of remixes from an eclectic group of estimable artists. Birmingham, England's MARK E contributes his Black Country Dub, a reworking that adds a robot-precise, thudding beat to minimal arrangements, and then overlays the whole structure with room-filling synths. MARCUS MARR takes things slowly, opening with brooding synths and solitary vocals that burst into blissful electronic pop at the chorus. The digital release adds two tracks: A JOHN TALABOT remix that feels like a laidback house party that really gets going when it relocates to a disco floor. And Germany's MICHAEL MAYER's epically inventive take on "Tuff Enuff"-another From the Cradle to the Rave standout-is an otherworldly listening experience that literally builds toward take off.

New & Upcoming Releases 11/30/10

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GRAYSON GILMOUR "No Constellation" (Flying Nun - FNLP 506) LP (UPC: 5051865971214 - LPGILMONo C)
GRAYSON GILMOUR "No Constellation" (Flying Nun - FN 506) CD (UPC: 5051865971221 - CDGILMONo C)
***BRAND NEW RELEASE - NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! One of Flying Nun Records' first new signings since founder Roger Shepherd's recent re-purchase, Wellington-based musician GRAYSON GILMOUR has teamed up with the pioneering New Zealand label for the release of his latest album, No Constellation. Written and performed (for the most part) by Gilmour over the course of 2009, the album was recorded in various locales-from bedrooms to studios to his mum's house. No Constellation is a culmination of ideas built up over the last two years, much of which Gilmour spent touring overseas with his other band SO SO MODERN. With a pile of praise in his home country and the New Zealand Herald declaring it "a clear contender for local record of the year," No Constellation is released in North America on compact disc and limited-edition vinyl, both accompanied by a hand-crafted lyric zine. Vinyl limited to 500 copies worldwide. No exports outside North America.

Exclusive Flying Nun

3DS "Strange News from the Angels" (Flying Nun - FNCD 351) CD (CD3DSStra)
***One look at the cover image, shows that things appear seriously amok in the 3Ds' world. A lecherous couple play a drunken card game next to a carnivorous plant, a decapitated body, a rabid dog and a dying angel. Things run amok on the musical front too. This, the group's third and last album (1996), shifts away from the sloppy fuzz-pop of its predecessors into a more pensive, emotive work. Nonetheless, the 3Ds' innate ability to weld noise and melody together is as strong as ever and the band's tongue-in-cheek quirkiness is never far behind. The feedback-drenched riffs of old snake into darker territory on songs such as "Dust," while "Riding The Whale" has a sweet expansiveness that suits its title all too well. An album that packs passion, fury and fun into songs that are at times a bit like drinking tequila in a churchyard, all of which makes Strange News verge on the kind of dangerous antics depicted on the cover

BATS "Compiletely" (Flying Nun - FNCD 143) CD (UPC: 5052498277223 - cdBATSComp)
***A collection of tracks taken from the BATS' beloved first two EPs and several singles.

BATS "Couchmaster" (Flying Nun - FNCD 301) CD (CDBATSCouc)
***If Couchmaster did one thing, it was cement THE BATS as one of New Zealand's great bands. Alongside that, this 1995 release, which has now been re-mastered by bassist PAUL KEAN, sees the band exploring and experimenting with the folkish-psychedlic pop they have become internationally renown for. Couchmaster, their sixth album, shows a band that is far from resting, with tracks such as the excellent "Afternoon in Bed"-a song so perfecty balanced, so perfectly The Bats. ROBERT SCOTT's wistful lyrics and guitar/vocal hooks are all accompanied by brilliantly crafted songwriting that is always trying something different. Whether that be the electronic howls on "Chain Home Low" or WOODWARD's lead vocals on "Shoeshine," Couchmaster is an album full of intelligent pop music that refuses to sit still.

CHILLS "Kaleidoscope World" (Flying Nun - FNCD 013) CD (CDCHILLKale)
***The Kaleidoscope World compilation captures the best of the magical early period recordings of THE CHILLS and simply oozes excitement and possibility. The zany brightness of the cover art against the black background only hints at the wonder contained within. Everything released from 1982's Dunedin Double through the 'Rolling Moon,' 'Pink Frost' and 'Doledrums' singles, The Lost EP right up to 1986's 'I Love My Leather Jacket/ Great Escape' is included.

VERLAINES "Bird Dog" (Flying Nun - FNCD 077) CD (CDVERLABird)
***Bird Dog is considered to be THE VERLAINES' finest work. It features both some of the bands' most uplifting and introspective work. Built around mournful ballads and explosive guitar strumming, the album is unforgettable and unmistakably the Verlaines. Yet, despite its complexity, Bird Dog sounds effortless and is a testament to the band's craftsmanship and GRAEME DOWNES' sophisticated song writing abilities.

Corinne Bailey Rae - Is This Love

British songstress Corinne Bailey Rae takes a brief break from songwriting for her new project The Love (OUT NOW), an EP mini-album of cover songs set for pre-Valentine's Day release January 25. The new Love EP, her first new recordings since her 2010 sophomore album The Sea, contains songs by Paul McCartney ("My Love"), Prince ("I Wanna Be Your Lover") and Belly ("Low Red Moon") along with Rae's take on "Que Sera Sera", the Doris Day classic that she's been featuring recently in her live sets. Leading the way is a version of the Bob Marley classic "Is This Love", a song the 31-year-old singer describes as "that late, dirty 6/8 (time) thing".

Corinne Bailey Rae The Love

The Love (OUT NOW)

"I just thought about that song “Is This Love” and how poignant it sounds," says Rae, "and how it feels when it’s stretched out at that tempo. When it’s the start of a relationship and it’s this questioning—”Is this love?” “Is this it?” Is this what it feels like?”—it’s just so tentative. And I love the descriptions in the song, and I think it’s amazing, the idea of two people against the world in poverty and the idea that love is everything that you need." For her take on Prince's "I Wanna Be Your Lover", she says "It's just really fun! I thought, I never get to do really fun, synthy, aggressive bright things." Watch Corinne's live version of "Is This Love" after the jump. Full Idolator interview here.

DRIVE BY TRUCKERS - GO GO BOOTS

The new Drive By Truckers record, GO GO BOOTS, isn’t out until 2011, but don’t you want to follow along with this most extraordinary American band as they lead up to it? Of course you do, watch this video to start. (And check out THE THANKSGIVING FILTER, a special 10” with brand new DBT music at participating indie stores this Black Friday).

New & Upcoming Releas List 11/23/10

Brand New Exclusives - Street Date 11/23/2010..

AGALLOCH "Marrow of the Spirit" (Profound Lore - PFL 069) CD (UPC: 880270332526 - CDAGALLMarr)
TOBACCO "LA UTI" (Anticon - ABR 0109) PICTURE DISC 12" (UPC: 656605798110 - LPTOBACLA U)
LUV CLOWNS "Love Clowns!" (Goner Jr - 01 GONEJR) CD (UPC: 600385205924 - CDLUV Clove)
GIRLS NAMES / BRILLIANT COLORS "I Lose / You Win" (Slumberland - SLR 130) 7" (07GIRLSI Lo)

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STEREOLAB "Not Music" (Drag City - DC 430) CD (UPC: 781484043027 - CDSTERENot)
STEREOLAB "Not Music" (Drag City - DC 430) DBL.LP (UPC: 781484043010 - LPSTERENot)
***CHECK STOCK!!! Received a 7.5 rating from Pitchfork.

GOLD PANDA "Lucky Shiner" (Ghostly International - GI 123) LP (UPC: 5055036212779 - LPGOLD Luck)
***BACK IN STOCK ON VINYL!!!

HOW TO DRESS WELL "Love Remains" (Lefse - LEFSE 013) CD (UPC: 646315221329 - CDHOW Tlove)
***CHECK STOCK!!! Received a 8.7 rating from Pitchfork.

MODEST MOUSE "Fruit That Ate Itself" (Glacial Pace Recordings - GP 005) CD (UPC: 656605480527 - cdmodesfrui)
***BACK IN STOCK!!! Received a 7.8 rating from Pitchfork.

MODEST MOUSE "Sad Sappy Sucker" (Glacial Pace Recordings - GP 004) CD (UPC: 656605480428 - CDMODESSad)
***BACK IN STOCK!!! Received a 7.2 rating from Pitchfork.

TRUCKASAURAS "Quarters" (Fourthcity - FCT 030) LP (UPC: 847108049520 - LPTRUCKQuar)
***CHECK STOCK!!! Received a 7.6 rating from Pitchfork.

SUN ARAW "On Patrol" (Sun Ark - SA 02) DBL.LP (lpsun aon 2)
***On Patrol is a double album in two parts, and the fourth full length album from SUN ARAW, following 2009's Heavy Deeds. An album for heavy-steamin' late nights in the city, inter-dimensional back alleys, ghost cabs, and midnight-sweat locker rooms, it creeps and tunes in on a much darker, sparser, and more classically minded channel than its predecessors: dark and deep steam-vent ruminations on Philip Cohran, lenticular objects, and fried Hot 92.3 R&B slow-jams. Eschewing liner notes, Sun Araw has subtitled each track to let the listener know exactly where they are in hopes of recruiting more explorers as would-be enforcers. UK import. Received an 8.1 rating from Pitchfork.

NOBUNNY "Raw Romance" (Burger - BRGR 012) CD (CDNOBUNRaw)
***Previously only available on cassette, this album is a collection of early recordings, live tracks, rare cuts and demos by everyone's favorite floppy-eared friend, NOBUNNY!

MEASURE (SA) "Notes" (No Idea - NIR 285) CD (UPC: 633757028524 - CDMEASUNote)
MEASURE (SA) "Notes" (No Idea - NIR 285) LP (UPC: 633757028517 - LPMEASUNote)
(STREET DATE - 11/30/2010)
***Heralds of the underground, THE MEASURE [SA] have laid it all on the line here in their second full-length Notes, wherein they continue their tradition of Left Coast-inspired pop-punk that leaves no room for metaphor or horseplay. They play at two speeds: fast and faster. Is the buzz in the guitars or the mix? Rising above the fray, LARUEN and FID's vocals weave around each other with a cutting cross-examination of self, society, and scene. In the context of a band's life, Notes would be filed under "dark sophomore release" and "greatest leap forward in confidence and songwriting." LP pressed on colored vinyl and includes a download.

v/a "WE WERE SO TURNED ON" (Manimal - MANI 025) DBL.CD (UPC: 5055300311382 - CDv/aWe W)
***BACK IN STOCK!!! A compilation for charity for the man who invented reinvention, DAVID BOWIE. The charity, War Child, helps children affected by war across the globe, despite what border they inhabit-a chairty Bowie himself makes no secret about supporting. By the Summer of 2009, this collection began to take shape with UK legends DURAN DURAN & ex-SLITS VIV ALBERTINE coming aboard, as well as contributions from WARPAINT, A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS, RAINBOW ARABIA, CHAIRLIFT, VIVIAN GIRLS, PAPERCRANES, CARLA BRUNI (the French First Lady!) and MEGAPUSS (DEVENDRA BANHART). No Exports.

LA VAMPIRES FEATURING MATRIX METALS "So Unreal" (Not Not Fun - NNF 211) LP (LPLA VASo U)
***Episode two in season one of the LA VAMPIRES Collab Chronicles finds her joining forces with elusive alien discotech-head MATRIX METALS of the nomadic OUTER LIMITS RECORDINGS cabal. Blurry ornate cassette-loop architectures groove and grind under jazzy Casio canopies while Ms. LA Vamps screws it all down and layers in additional square wave keyboard lines, echo chamber FX, drum machine detailing, low-end throbs, and sings lead on a gold spraypainted microphone. The entire LP's got that 'melting-on-the-dashboard' warped-world tonality of all the best Outer Limits tracks, and the fried radio-rhythm Matrix beats definitely coax out a cool hidden sunbleached LA V faux-pop vocal style not evident on any of her previous vinyl. Elaborately 4-tracked over the summer and microscopically mixed by M. GEDDES GENGRAS, So Unreal is exactly that, and a rad synergistic statement by both parties. Black vinyl LPs in jackets with glamour-style Nagelized portrait/collage artwork by recent LA transplant/BFF SPENCER LONGO, plus a full-color insert. Edition of 600.

New & Upcoming Releases 11/16/10

Brand New Exclusives - Street Date 11/23/2010...

AGALLOCH "Marrow of the Spirit" (Profound Lore - PFL 069) CD (UPC: 880270332526 - CDAGALLMarr)
***Pacific Northwest dark metal band AGALLOCH is an entity like no other in the metal scene. Building on a foundation of black metal and neo-folk with lyrics exploring heathen lore, they add influences from post-rock, noise, experimental and ambient music for something distinctly their own. Over the course of their fifteen-year existence, they have released three full-length albums, a handful of EPs, and amassed one of the most dedicated followings of diehard fans in the realm of underground extreme metal. The group is fast approaching legend status. Marrow of the Spirit, Agalloch's fourth album, is the band's defining statement and the first metal release of the new decade that can truly be considered a masterpiece. Darker, colder and more aggressive than anything they have done in the past, it is their most accomplished work to date. Quite simply, Marrow of the Spirit is Agalloch at the height of their powers. "At the top of the American black metal heap, though, remains Portland, Oregon's Agallloch, who have taken the sound in striking new directions, and on (Ashes Against the Grain), establish themselves as not only one of the elite bands in metal today, but also one of the genre's most accessible."-PopMatters (9/10 rating). No exports to Canada or the UK/Europe.

TOBACCO "LA UTI" (Anticon - ABR 0109) 12" (UPC: 656605798110 - LPTOBACLA U)
***Hot on the heels of his acclaimed second album, Maniac Meat (Pitchfork's "feel-weird hit of the summer," 4/5 from Spin), TOBACCO returns with L.A. U.T.I. A companion-piece to that late May release, this EP delivers three new tracks and four considerable reworkings, all featuring guest raps from a cross-country, cross-crew lineup of hip-hop misfits. L.A. U.T.I. wrangles ANTI-POP CONSORTIUM, ROB SONIC, DOSEONE, ZACKEY FORCE FUNK and more, resulting in the screwed-up, bog-dwelling rap tape Tobacco fans always knew he had in him. Strictly limited to 1000 copies and includes digital download coupon. No exports to the UK/Europe.

*TOBACCO "Fucked Up Friends" (Anticon - ABR 0089) CD (UPC: 656605859729)
*TOBACCO "Fucked Up Friends" (Anticon - ABR 0089) LP (UPC: 656605859712)
*TOBACCO "Maniac Meat" (Anticon - ABR 0103) CD (UPC: 656605791425)
*TOBACCO "Maniac Meat" (Anticon - ABR 0103) DBL.LP (UPC: 656605791418)

LUV CLOWNS "Love Clowns!" (Goner Jr - 01 GONEJR) CD (UPC: 600385205924 - CDLUV Clove)
***Memphis' LUV CLOWNS are destined to be your new favorite kids' music band, whether you've somehow retained a sense of childlike wonder or are surrounded by your own ankle-biters. The group boasts a roster that reads like a who's-who of Memphis musicians: HARLAN T. BOBO as "BOBO," "PROFESSOR" DOUG EASLEY (CAT POWER), ALEX "COW COW" GREENE (REIGNING SOUND) and "TIMOT" T. PRUDHOMME (FUCK). They all dress up like clowns when they play, although the oft-kilter lyrics, penchant for hooch and quasi-creepy delivery ensure that they're just as much kindred spirits of M. Emmet Walsh as they are of Emmett Kelly. This ramshackle collection of tunes for tots has many memorable melodies, psychedelic effects and enough goofy charm to fill a thousand red wagons. Even the silly skits between the songs are enjoyable. The Luv Clowns understand that being a kid is more than just being goofy and having fun-it's about being confused and disoriented sometimes, too.

GIRLS NAMES / BRILLIANT COLORS "I Lose / You Win" (Slumberland - SLR 130) 7" (07GIRLSI Lo)
***GIRLS NAMES formed in Belfast in January 2009 with their first gig booked before the duo had even played together. In their short existence, they've quickly streamlined their sound, forging a self-styled "disposable noise pop" reminiscent of the '80s shadow world of Black Tambourine and Felt. They've been prolific, too, honing their sound over the course of several releases, including an EP on Captured Tracks and a mini-album on Tough Love. "I Lose" represents the next step in their evolution. Marking the first time Girls Names has recorded as a three-piece, the track is driven by an insistent cyclical riff, punctuated by CATHAL CULLY's deceptively assured croon. San Francisco's BRILLIANT COLORS have staked-out a unique spot in the indie music landscape, inspired in equal parts by post-punk DIY fervor and the spiky pop of C86 and early Flying Nun / Creation label output. Their 2009 album Introducing combined guitar buzz with dreamy melodies and rushing rhythms, forming a startling blend of The Dils and Shop Assistants. Driven by an absurdly catchy vocal melody and the band's now trademark distorted guitars, "You Win" (recorded by TY SEGALL) is another anthem in Brilliant Colors' ever-growing catalog, offering a superb taster for their new album, due Spring 2011. No exports to the UK/Europe.

*BRILLIANT COLORS "Introducing" (Slumberland - SLR 108) CD (UPC: 749846010827)
*BRILLIANT COLORS "Introducing" (Slumberland - SLR 108) LP (UPC: 749846010810)
*BRILLIANT COLORS "Never Mine" (Slumberland - SLR 115) 7" (UPC: 749846011572)

New & Upcoming Releas List 11/9/10

Brand New Exclusives - Street Date 11/16/2010...

SONNY SMITH "100 Records Volume Two - I Miss The Jams" (Turn Up - TRNP 005 BX) 5x7" (UPC: 879198005957 - 07smithvol2) ***Sometimes the community rallies around an individual and the results are undeniable. There is a long and winding back story to the SONNY SMITH's (SONNY & THE SUNSETS) 100 records project, but all that you really need to know is that Sonny Smith, one of the brightest lights in SF's neu-Garage scene, has recorded an album that is one for the ages. Sonny wrote 200 songs that make up 100 conceptual 7-inch singles for a multimedia art show that traveled around the US this past year. Although Smith penned all the music he attributed his masterful tongue-in-cheek brand of laid-back garagepop tunes to mystical musicians like ZIG SPECK, EARTH GIRL HELEN BROWN and THE LOUD FAST FOOLS derived from Smith's imaginative prose. Along with producer MARC DANTONA, Sonny assembled a "Wrecking Crew" of players the SF scene got together to record songs in basements and apartments around the city and a whole other team of visual artists contributed artwork for each record cover. Here you have 10 songs from the Sonny Smith's 100 Records. Recorded on vintage gear, with local heroes such as TIM COHEN (FRESH & ONLYS), KELLEY STOLTZ, TY SEGALL, and members of THE SANDWITCHES and CITAY all contributing, this new music sounds as though it could be from a bygone age, one at once more innocent and more dangerous. While the artwork and the concept are both wonderfully original and compelling, it's the tunes that stand out here. Earth Girl Helen Brown's "I Want To Do It" (featuring Heidi Alexander from The Sandwitches) is a sexual plea worthy of Ronnie Spector by way of the Velvet Underground. Cabezas Cordates' "Teenage Thugs" revs its Dick Dale motor like Steve McQueen in "Bullet" running over James Dean in "Rebel Without a Cause." Loud Fast Fools' "Time To Split" will have any square shakin' and shimmeyin' like a greaser at the high school dance. It's a rocknroll affair that's decidedly old school. Sonny's songs have a rawness that is hard to come by these days, and his beautiful, fun, and often heart wrenching melodies send the whole record into classic territory. CD version to follow 11/23/2010.

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PARTING GIFTS "Strychnine Dandelions" (In The Red - ITR 201) CD (UPC: 759718520125 - CDPARTIStry)

PARTING GIFTS "Strychnine Dandelions" (In The Red - ITR 201) LP (UPC: 759718520118 - LPPARTIStry)

***What began as a one-off split 45 by songwriters GREG CARTWRIGHT (THE OBLIVIANS, COMPULSIVE GAMBLERS, REIGNING SOUND) and COCO HAMES (THE ETTES, COCO MOTION) quickly evolved into THE PARTING GIFTS. As if the talents of Cartwright and Hames aren't enough, the album features intense performances from DAN AUERBACH (THE BLACK KEYS, BLACROK), PATRICK KEELER (THE GREENHORNES, THE RACONTEURS), JEM COHEN and PONI SILVER (THE ETTES) and DAVE AMELS (REIGNING SOUND, DAPTONES). The result is an impressive fourteen original songs penned by Cartwright and Hames, as well as a haunting cover of the Rolling Stones' "(Walkin' Through the) Sleepy City." Vinyl includes digital download coupon.

TYVEK "Nothing Fits" (In The Red - ITR 193) CD (UPC: 759718519327 - CDTYVEKNoth)

TYVEK "Nothing Fits" (In The Red - ITR 193) LP (UPC: 759718519310 - LPTYVEKNoth)

***"As Detroit continues its seemingly irreversible slide into the tar pits of economic despair, new traditionalists TYVEK unashamedly take the reins and harness the ambition to keep their slurred, manically refreshing noise pop bouncing around the skulls of everyone still breathing in the real, uncategorizable fumes of the original new wave... Tyvek's In The Red debut, Nothing Fits, is a scalding collection of amped-up and thrust-out songs that cranks up the energy level far beyond their previous releases and decimates the detractors into the abyss. It's Tyvek at their fiery, screaming best, and if this doesn't curl your eyebrows and your toes simultaneously with excitement, then you might need to settle for something musically akin to hospital food or take another laxative, because this blast of new recordings might just flush out your system to the point of personal emergency."-Todd Killings, Victimoftime.com* Vinyl includes digital download coupon.

*TYVEK "s/t" (Siltbreeze - SB 103) CD (UPC: 655030110320)

*TYVEK "s/t" (Siltbreeze - SB 103) LP (UPC: 655030110313)

SAROOS "See Me Not" (Anticon - ABR 0107) CD (UPC: 656605797922 - CDSAROOSee)

***"Upon everything was a haze of restlessness and oppression; a touch of the unreal and the grotesque, as if some vital element of perspective or chiaroscuro were awry." So wrote H.P. Lovecraft about an otherworldly scene in his short story The Colour Out of Space, though he might as well have been describing the second album from German trio SAROOS. On the ODD NOSDAM-produced See Me Not, members FLORIAN ZIMMER (ISO68, JERSEY), CHRISTOPH BRANDNER (LALI PUNA, CONSOLE) and MAX PUNKTEZAHL (THE NOTWIST, CONTRIVA) achieve a rare synchronicity that lends their poly-genre instrumental compositions an uncanny air, like something beamed in from a different dimension. Equal parts Krautrock, musique concrete, post-rock and No Wave, the album is both timeless and rooted in history, noisy and bound to a groove, completely foreign and, yet, surprisingly familiar. Released by Anticon in the States, and on the Notwist's Alien Transistor elsewhere. LP to be released 12/14/2010. No exports to the UK/Europe.

WEEKEND "Sports" (Slumberland - SLR 125) CD (UPC: 749846012524 - CDWEEKESpor)

WEEKEND "Sports" (Slumberland - SLR 125) DBL.12" (UPC: 749846012517 - LPWEEKESpor)

***Within a grainy film-still between a summer sunset and the end of times lies the post-punk squall of WEEKEND. The band filters the aggression, tempo and sneer of punk through a wall of reverb, haunting melody, feedback and primitive garage guitar. Formed in San Francisco in late 2009, they've quickly developed a totally distinctive take on the history of noise rock. Combining noisy guitars, pounding rhythms and dark post-punk vibes in fresh ways isn't easy, but Weekend somehow does it effortlessly. Sports is one of the most assured debuts in recent memory, full of rumbling rhythms, layers of loud guitar and most of all great songs that pay special attention to texture and atmosphere while leavening even the most riotous moments with unexpected shards of melody. Spread across four sides of vinyl cut at 45 RPM (and of course CD), Sports is an authoritative statement of intent from a sharp new band, and surely one of the best albums of 2010. Previous release was a limited 10-inch single on Mexican Summer. Vinyl includes a download.

PHIL WILSON "God Bless Jim Kennedy" (Slumberland - SLR 128) CD (UPC: 749846012821 - CDWILSOGod)

PHIL WILSON "God Bless Jim Kennedy" (Slumberland - SLR 128) LP (UPC: 749846012814 - LPWILSOGod)

***As main songwriter and singer of mid-'80s English pop legends THE JUNE BRIDES, PHIL WILSON's influence looms large over UK guitar pop. A bridge between early-'80s groups like Josef K and the later Creation scene, The June Brides kept the flame burning for earnest, tuneful pop that combined fiercely-strummed, jangly guitars with smart, literate lyrics and punk-informed energy. 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. His newly assembled full band (including ARASH TORABI, ANDY FONDA and ex-June Brides JON HUNTER and FRANK SWEENEY) presents his first new songs since his mid-'90s solo singles. God Bless Jim Kennedy is a tour de force of smart, punk-infused power-pop, wherein he picks up right where he left off, writing clever tunes that are simultaneously rocking and tender, tough-minded and honest but not immune to a dash of sentimentality. Wilson's place in pop history as a bridge between post-punk DIY pop and late-'80s indie-pop has been well-documented, and it's nothing less than thrilling to have him back, and in top form at that. No LP exports to the UK/Europe, CD is exportable everywhere. Vinyl includes a download.

*PHIL WILSON "I Own It" (Slumberland - SLR 127) 7" (UPC: 749846012777)

*PHIL WILSON "Industrial Strength" (Slumberland - SLR 78) DBL.7" (UPC: 749846107817)

DUM DUM GIRLS "Bhang Bhang, I'm a Burnout" (Slumberland - SLR 99) 7" (UPC: 749846009975 - 07DUM Dbhan)

***Led by the mysterious DEE DEE, DUM DUM GIRLS churn out pop music that adheres to her self-proclaimed M.O.: "blissed-out buzz-saw." Dee Dee formed the project in late 2008 as a solo endeavor-the name a nod to both The Vaselines' album, Dum-Dum, and the Iggy Pop song "Dum Dum Boys"-and released a series of great singles on esteemed labels like HoZac and Captured Tracks, culminating in the fab debut album I Will Be on Sub Pop. "Bhang Bhang, I'm a Burnout" is one of the toughest songs on the album, a fuzz-laden slice of garage pop with a killer chorus that muses on the virtues of psychedelics. "Last Caress" on the flip is of course a cover of the classic horror-punk Misfits tune. It hearkens back to Dee Dee's more minimal roots, her fragile vocals and jangling guitar getting right to the pop at the core of the song. While most Misfits covers try to out-punk the originals, Dee Dee wisely plays to her strengths and delivers something haunting and completely true to her vision.

OCTOPUS PROJECT "Hexadecagon" (Peek-A-Boo - BOO 1220) DBL.LP (UPC: 655035022017 - LPOCTOPHexa)

OCTOPUS PROJECT "Hexadecagon" (Peek-A-Boo - BOO 1220) CD (UPC: 655035022024 - CDOCTOPHexa)

***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! In late 2009, THE OCTOPUS PROJECT took time to write new material and tinker with electronics. In order to achieve their vision for a deeper, more enveloping sonic experience, they needed more than the standard two-channel stereo audio and single projection, and decided to arrange eight speakers in a circle surrounding the audience, who in turn surrounded the band at the center. Overhead were eight synchronized video projections. The performance required an integrated eight-channel audio and eight-channel video system (built by the band themselves), hence the term "hexadecagon," the geometrical name for a sixteen-sided object-in this case, a sixteen-sided audiovisual panorama. The Octopus Project performed Hexadecagon twice for over-capacity crowds during SXSW 2010 to emphatically positive reception. Buzzing from the success, the band dove head-first into putting the songs to tape. After two months of recording in their home studio, they took everything to Dallas to finish and mix with JOHN CONGLETON (St. Vincent, Explosions In the Sky, Clinic, The Walkmen), who then blew it up into a high-definition, ultra-widescreen sonic universe. The music is written to work in layers-originally for an audio canvas of eight channels, but here rearranged and re-orchestrated for anyone with a pair of speakers (or headphones, ideally). Hexadecagon, more than any previous release by The Octopus Project, feels like an album in the truest sense. It's not so much eight distinct songs as one epic suite with mood swings. Vinyl spans three sides of a double-LP, with the fourth side featuring several exclusive tracks cut in concentric grooves; includes a unique insert that can be assembled into a zoetrope and includes a download. Touring North America in Fall 2010.

*OCTOPUS PROJECT "Golden Beds EP" (Peek-A-Boo - BOO 1005) CD (UPC: 655035030524)

*OCTOPUS PROJECT "Hello Avalanche" (Peek-A-Boo - BOO 1219) CD (UPC: 655035021928)

*OCTOPUS PROJECT "Identification Parade" (Peek-A-Boo - BOO 1211) CD (UPC: 655035021126)

*OCTOPUS PROJECT "Identification Parade" (Peek-A-Boo - BOO 1211) LP (UPC: 655035021119)

*OCTOPUS PROJECT "One Ten Hundred Thousand Million" (Peek-A-Boo - BOO 1214) LP (655035021416)

*BLACK OCTOPUS LIPSTICK PROJECT "Foam Party" (Peek-A-Boo - BOO1004) CD (UPC: 655035030425)

HANK IV "III" (Siltbreeze - SB 139) LP (UPC: 655030113918 - LPHANK III)

***"I don't care how many goddamn cute hobo bands there are out there right now. Not two runny shits. There's something HANK IV knows that few other current 'of interest' bands realize, and it's a painfully simple thing: guitars were meant to sound like this, not that (pick something). That's as plainly as it can be put. This is twin-guitar punk rock in a class of its own, driving more than dueling and hot-sauce-free. III is Hank Baby's third and finest album yet and they are, in short, a band whose every move is worthy of your utmost attention. For this record (their second for Siltbreeze), Thee Hanks opted to spend zero dollars and buried themselves deep inside their very own Shill Building studio for a good, long while. Sightings became scarce. Promises of 'work' being 'done' were made but who really knew what was going on? To be fair, The Shill has its fair share of distractions. Imagine Plato's Retreat, except like a basement in the Tenderloin. Anyway, the result of their self-imposed exile is this album bearing the aroma of fuck you coupled with a faint flutter of fuck me. It's eight songs in 25 minutes of loud, angry, intelligent, rock 'n' roll punk and it's from San Francisco. Beyond that, the rhythms actually have a rhythm-a loud, all-rock rhythm, in fact. It's shocking and practically akin to reinventing the wheel 'round these un-rocking parts. Great-and now the world'll probably explode. Do I gotta pick a cut to exalt? 'Down in the Dumps' springs forth. Hopefully the punks follow suit."-Mitch Cardwell . Includes free digital download coupon and insert.

*HANK IV "Refuge In Genre" (Siltbreeze - SB 117) LP (UPC: 655030111716)

*HANK IV "Third Person Shooter" (Hook Or Crook - HOOK 008) CD (UPC: 8791980004888)

FERN KNIGHT "Castings" (VHF - VHF 122) CD (UPC: 783881012224 - CDFERN Cast)

FERN KNIGHT "Castings" (VHF - VHF 122) LP (UPC: 783881012217 - LPFERN Cast)

***Castings is the third VHF release of lovely psych/folk by East Coast quartet FERN KNIGHT, written, arranged and performed with their trademark quality and verve. Somewhat less fastidious than 2008's exquisitely arranged Fern Knight CD, Castings has a warm, analog feel, with looser and louder performances. Led as always by MARGARET AYRE's voice, guitar and cello, the group stretches out on rockier fare like "The Poisoner," growling with fuzz, while leaving plenty of room for softer moments of beautiful clarity. There are "jammy" moments here, but everything is expertly sized and placed, with not a moment wasted on doodles. The centerpiece of Castings is Fern Knight's treatment of the epic King Crimson doom classic "Epitaph." Trading their own cello and violin for the original's signature mellotron, the group channels the vibe of the original while making it their own. Ayre's cool and understated vocal plays it straight where less assured players and performers would make a bombastic mess. As on the self-titled CD, JESSE SPARHAWK's harp and JAMES WOLF's violin provide the heart of the sound, allowing the band to mold classic genre forms into a unique, singular style. LP packaged in gatefold sleeves.

*FERN KNIGHT "Music for Witches and Alchemists" (VHF - VHF 101) CD (UPC: 783881010121)

*FERN KNIGHT "s/t" (VHF - VHF 110) CD (UPC: 783881011029)

WOOLFY "Looking Glass" (DFA - DFA2266) 12" (UPC: 829732226614 - LPWOOLFLook)

***Of all the things that make WOOLFY's "Looking Glass" a beautiful song, the most beguiling is how it deftly defies expectations. It comes on slowly, all sighing synths and percolating percussion, but unfolds into something unexpected: a solid electronic dance track that is simultaneously upbeat, catchy, mournful and evocative. Of the many standouts on Woolfy's 2009 If You Know What's Good For Ya!! album, "Looking Glass" is most arresting of all. In addition, there are two remixes of Woolfy's wonderful original here. The first up is from DJ, producer and Cynic label head "FOOLISH FELIX" DICKINSON; the second comes via Australian DJ duo CANYONS, aka LEO HOLIDAY and RYAN SEA-MIST.

JUSTINE AND THE VICTORIAN PUNKS "Beautiful Dreamer" (DFA - DFA 2263) 12" (UPC: 829732226317 - LPJUSTIBeau)

***The NYC-based artist COLETTE has worked in various media-film, photography, paint and performance-but her greatest conceptual piece is her own life. Over the past four decades she has lived out a narrative of her own creation, one in which she has assumed various personas, guises and identities. Her first rebirth happened in 1978, when she pronounced herself dead, held her funeral at the Mudd Club, and was resurrected as JUSTINE. Working with avant-garde pop pioneer PETER GORDON and his LOVE OF LIFE ORCHESTRA under the nom de plume JUSTINE AND THE VICTORIAN PUNKS, she recorded the "Beautiful Dreamer / Still You" 12-inch and dubbed the music "disco-punk." While the term seemed contradictory at the time, it serves in hindsight as proof of Colette's and Gordon's rightful place within the future-gazing avant-garde. "Beautiful Dreamer," the soundtrack for the installation series of the same name, opens with the soft lullaby of a music box, and transforms into a mid-tempo disco beat beneath Colette's doe-eyed utterances. Gordon's arrangement progressively heightens the track's intensity, culminating in his wailing saxophone juxtaposed against a lilting choral backing provided by vocalist SHELLEY HIRSCH. Flipside "Still You" is a romanticized cover version of Lucio Battisti's "Ancora Tu." Engineered by JAY BURNETT, who would go on to record Afrika Bambaataa & the Soul Sonic Force's seminal proto-hip-hop classic "Planet Rock," these two songs were, incredibly, recorded in a single night at Electric Lady Studios. Some 30-odd years after their original release, they sound as compelling and entrancing as ever. Colette and Gordon, then as now, continue to make art ahead of its time. Both tracks appear on the PETER GORDON Love of Life Orchestra CD (DFA 2229). Comes with bonus poster.

POLAR BEAR WITH JYAGER "Common Ground" (Leaf - BAY 78) CD (UPC: 843190007820 - CDPOLARComm)

POLAR BEAR WITH JYAGER "Common Ground" (Leaf - BAY 78) LP (UPC: 843190007813 - LPPOLARComm)

***On the face of it, a seemingly unbridgeable stylistic chasm separates innovative jazz maven SEBASTIAN ROCHFORD and Portugal-born, London-based rapper JYAGER MAKTWIST. But as anyone familiar with either artist's work will appreciate, categorizations have little meaning. In the six years he's been recording as leader of POLAR BEAR, ROCHFORD has demonstrated an innate feel for creative collaboration, and records like (Mercury Prize-nominated) Held on the Tips of Fingers pays scant attention to attempts to pigeonhole him. Polar Bear's fourth album, Peepers, released in March 2010 to almost universal acclaim, has only consolidated his reputation as one of British music's most diverse and in-demand percussionists. Anyone who heard the mixtape he compiled earlier this year wouldn't be surprised that he's a longtime fan of hip-hop and grime. Jyager moved to London in 1993, days before his seventh birthday, and immersed himself in the garage scene, pursuing hip-hop lyricism as garage gave way to grime. With the 2009 release of his Encrypted Scriptures debut on YNR, the label co-founded by Brit-rap heavyweight Jehst, Jyager established his formidable rep. Whether rapping in French and Portuguese or rhyming about fairytales over Al Green samples, he's every inch Rochford's equal as a genre-defying iconoclast. The pair arrived at common ground in this concise, 25-minute mini-album, where music almost entirely derived Peepers samples collides with Jyager's intuitive word-pictures. All but two of the Common Ground project's nine tracks are based on manipulations of a vinyl copy of the original album-the exceptions are the opening track, "Recording in Secret," built from an improvisation by Polar Bear member LEAFCUTTER JOHN, and "Dont Think I Wont," based on an unreleased version of Peepers opener "Happy for You." LP version features different cover art. No exports outside North America

*POLAR BEAR "Peepers" (Leaf - BAY 74) CD (UPC: 843190007424)

*POLAR BEAR "Peepers" (Leaf - BAY 74) LP (UPC: 843190007417)