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Air
Pocket Symphony
PS, US
Astralwerks
CD
$17.25

Albert Hammond, Jr.
Yours to Keep [Us] (Enhanced)
PS, US This is the solo debut from The Strokes' guitarist. Featured artists include Julian Casablancas, Sean Lennon, Ben Kweller, and many others. The core trio is Albert on guitars and vocals, joined by Matt Romano on drums and Josh Lattanzi on bass.
NewLineRecords
CD
$13.50

Andrews, Ken
Secrets of the Lost Satellite (Digipack Packaging)
PS, US
DinosaurFight
CD
$14.00

Atkins, Chet
Eclectic Guitar
PS, UK Chet Atkins played a major role in creating what came to be known as 'The Nashville sound'. Through his smooth and eclectic jazzy guitar playing and ambitious production ideas he brought a hitherto unknown sophistication to country music that would see it break through into the mainstream during the sixties and seventies. As a guitarist (compared by many with Django Reinhardt and Andres Segovia) he sold 35 million records and directly influenced talents as diverse as George Harrison and Paul McCartney, Duane Eddy, Eddie Cochran, Eric Clapton, The Ventures, Mark Knopfler and even Ted Nugent. He played guitar on Elvis Presley's breakthrough single 'Heartbreak Hotel' (which he also arranged), on Hank Williams' 'Jambalaya' and on the Everly Brothers hits 'Wake Up, Little Susie' and 'Bye Bye Love.' He produced sessions for Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Jim Reeves and for the Everly Brothers. As head of A & R at RCA he discovered Waylon Jennings, and Charley Pride. He was dubbed 'The King of Music Row' a reference to the Nashville strip where the record labels were based. 'Eclectic guitar' showcases Chet Atkins' incredible virtuosity and versatility and his extraordinary taste. Here jazz standards such as 'Honeysuckle Rose' and Tenderly sit comfortably alongside his first big pop hit 'Mr Sandman,' classical repertoire such as 'Minute Waltz' and beautifully played country and rock tunes 'Alice Blue Gown' and 'St Louis Blues'. The overall effect is quite wonderful. Sunrise Serenade / Honeysuckle Rose / Caravan / Mister Sandman / Intermezzo / Tenderly / Minute Waltz / Minuet-From French Harpsicord Suite, Prelude From Six Short Preludes / Little Rock Getaway / Ochi Chomya (Dark Eyes) / La Golodrina (The Swallow) / Indian Love Call / Alice Blue Gown / St Louis Blues / Gavotte In D / Malaguena / Waltz In A-Flat / Adelita / Petite Waltz / Liza
El-103
CD
$14.25

Auto Interiors
Let's Agree to Deceive Our Best Friends
PS, US Once described as "if Spaceman 3, My Bloody Valentine and Stereolab joined forces to have Brian Wilson produce their record in 1967" by the Northeast Performer, Boston's Auto Interiors combines the garage sounds of yesteryear with a modern approach. Formed originally in 1999, the quintet featured members Eric Waxwood (vocals, guitar), Larry Mansdorf (guitar), Tom Girard (bass), Dan Dooley (organ, keyboards), and Pat O'Shea (drums), with O'Shea eventually being replaced by Dan Crow. In addition to playing out locally (and performing live on such Boston radio stations as WBCN and WMBR), Auto Interiors have made believers out of New York City rockers, playing at the 2001 CMJ Music Marathon. In October of 2001, Auto Interiors issued a debut album, No Frill Halo Light, produced by the band themselves. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide
RYKO-10890.2
CD
$14.25

Autumn Shade
Ezra Moon
PS, US The nom de plume of Jes Lenee', a stunning young songstress brimming with unbridled talent. A classically trained piano prodigy, ultimately seduced by the craft of songwriting, AS is a marriage of her piano prowess & folk-inspired guitar strumming, imbued in a heady ambiance & enveloped in some of the most heavenly, intimate vocals to have come down the pike in some time. Unique sepia-toned microcosm, one that intertwines folk, chamber music, psychedelia, avant-rock & indie singer/songwriter. Colored by additional instrumentation of violin, hammer dulcimer & percussion, and a healthy penchant for sonic experimentation.
StrangeAttractors-049
CD
$12.50

Bears
Self-Titled
PS, US Bears has been described by You Ain't No Picasso as a record that "recalls the tenderness of twee, the poeticism of Morrissey and the pop stylings of many of the bands on Matinée"-but that's only part of the story. And while the group shares an affinity for acts like Belle & Sebastian and Camera Obscura, their music is pure unbridled pop, in the best possible way. Catchy, carefree and, most importantly, free of any indie pretension.
Bears-001
CD
$10.00

Bicycle Rider
All Traffic/When We Were Young
PS, US Chicago punk band circa '98-2000. Bridges the Gap between '70s mod-punk, '80s alternative & '90s emo where the Jam meets Braid, by way of Husker Du. Produced by MATT ALLISON (Alkaline Trio, Lawrence Arms, Rise Against).
Baum-52101
CD
$9.00

Bitch
#35
PS, US It's the SUPER ISSUE!! Major mommy lit! Scintillating superheroines! Titanic third waves! plus Judy Chicago! All w/ the usual Bitch list, movies, music & book reviews.
ZINE
$5.50

Bjork, Brant
Tres Dias
PS, US Brand new 8 track acoustic album! Recorded in LA just before Xmas.
Duna-014
LP
$11.25

Black Hollies/Dansettes
SPLIT
PS, US The Black Hollies return on side A with a brilliant cover of the Joe South by way of Deep Purple classic "Hush," featuring backing vocals & Hammond accompaniment from THE DANSETTES. On the flip, The Dansettes step to the front w/their sultry, soulful vocals tearing the roof off of the brand new Motown-infused "40 Days." A classic pairing of bands joined together in perfect harmony.
ErnestJenning-029
45
$5.00

Boris/Sunn0)))
Altar (3XLP)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
SouthernLord-062
3XLP
$29.00

Cadence Weapon
Breaking Kayfabe
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Upperclass-010
LP
$16.50

Cadence Weapon
Breaking Kayfabe
PS, US Every now & again, a hip-hop artist emerges & threatens to take the music from its growing commercial context back to its essence. Enter this 20-year-old rapper/producer, hailing from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, son of a Brooklyn DJ, nephew of a funk musician, & child of fresh music. Rollie Pemberton returns w/ a more focused sound w/ clever songwriting & impressive rhymes paired w/ the electrotones of UK grime & West Coast hip-hop.
Upperclass-010
CD
$15.00

Charles Atlas/Textile Ranch
Split
PS, UK The Static Caravan house of recordings deigns fit to issue a split CD EP by Textile Ranch and New York ambient conceptualists, Charles Atlas. Textile Ranch offer up 4 new slices of digital automation under such preposterous titlements as 'Murderer/Gardener,' 'Bear Is Ours,' 'We Both Hurt Our Heads' and 'Huguenots.' Susanne Bauszat (Tropes/Early Autumn Break) and Chris Bauer (Early Autumn Break) both stick their oars into 'Murderer/Gardener.' Charles Atlas opts for the more geographical, 'Oakland' and 'Genova.' Charles Atlas is an instrumental duo (often expanding into a trio or quartet) who utilize effected guitar, piano, synthesizer, melodica, trumpet, drum loops, samples, and other instrumentation to paint expansive musical pastures on the crowded walls of the urban centres they and their audiences call home. They have recorded for quality street labels such as Ochre, Static Caravan and Audraglint. Textile Ranch is the work of one Glen Johnson. Glen is also the founder member of the band Piano Magic. A band that have released music with a lexicon of good labels and collaborated with rediscovered poets before they were rediscovered. Vashti Bunyan, Alan Sparhawk from Low, Ben Ayres from Cornershop, John Grant of The Czars and Angle David-Guillou of Klima (the latter, recently signed to the Peacefrog label). Textile Ranch is the work of one Glen Johnson. Since the bands first release on very friendly he has been carrying out extensive personal research into the shoes of one Joseph Merrick after being commissioned by Nike to write the music to accompany their latest advertisement for trainers designed by David Lynch.
StaticCaravan-061
CD
$14.50

Coltrane, John
Giant Steps (Deluxe Edition)
PS, US Personnel: John Coltrane (tenor saxophone); Tommy Flanagan, Wynton Kelly, Cedar Walton (piano); Paul Chambers (bass); Art Taylor, Lex Humphries, Jimmy Cobb (drums). Recorded at Atlantic Studios, New York, New York on April 1, May 4 and December 2, 1959. Includes liner notes by Nat Hentoff. John Coltrane's maiden voyage for Atlantic Records was the fulfillment of all the potential he'd demonstrated with Miles, Monk and on his own Prestige recordings. Recorded in May 1959 (one month after completing Davis' KIND OF BLUE), GIANT STEPS is Coltrane's first recital to feature nothing but his own original compositions, and is the culmination of his obsessive foray into harmony. By taking all of the notes in a chord--and trying to find every possible inversion and relevant substitution--the saxophonist was forced to develop a complex new form of melodic phrasing that enabled him to rhythmically crowd every permutation into a single phrase. The effect is not only technically impressive, but an emotional marvel as well. On equestrian events such as the up-tempo title tune and "Countdown," Coltrane blazes through the changes with a torrential effusion of ideas, each phrase connected to the next with unerring logic and a sublime sense of symmetry. Every note in the lower, middle and upper register of his horn is articulated with power, precision and a variety of expressive timbres. His manipulation of overtones and multiphonics imparts a hair-raising vocal immediacy to his cry, and each solo culminates in a stirring emotional catharsis. This is bebop to the tenth power. But the joy of Coltrane's art is not predicated on its intellectual dexterity. The charming stop-time cadences of "Syeeda's Song Flute" depict an upbeat, child-like disposition, inspiring a particularly celebratory Coltrane solo. The vamping figures of "Cousin Mary" and "Mr. P.C." lead to solos permeated with blues fervor. And of course, there's "Naima" (written for John's first wife), one of the saxophonist's tenderest, most enduring themes, with a melody that floats above Tommy Flanagan's serene chordal colors like a solitary cloud at dusk.
Rhino
CD
$17.25

Concretes, The
Kids EP (ON SALE)
PS, US Vocalist Victoria has left the band, but has that stopped The Concretes? No effing way! Lisa and Maria are handling the vocal duties and the pop-orchestra behind them remains melodic and inventive. Think frosty starry-eyed folktronica and if you need some updated namedropping Jim says Concretes 2.0 is a bit more like Maria's folksier band Heikki and even sorta El Perro Del Marry in spots. EP features "Kids" from the upcoming album 'Hey Trouble' plus exclusive b-sides: "Another Day To Waste", "Reasons", and "Military Madness".
LickingFingers-023
CD5
$5.00

Daimonji
I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
PS, POLAND New project of Tatsuya Yoshida, Hoppy Kamiyama, Nasuno Mitsuru. If you like music of Seikazoku, Musica Transonc, Ruins, Altered States & Pugs you will be amazed by this album!
Vivo-21
CD
$15.00

Dalek
Abandoned Language
PS, US After two long years, their masterpiece is finally unveiled, an album the band have described as their "Dark Side of the Moon" or "Pet Sounds" a la Dälek. Still as layered as their previous work but complex enough for fans of avant noise while being accessible enough for mainstream hip hop audiences. Packed w/avant hip hop guests incl. ROB SWIFT (X-MEN). Incl. 16pp booklet w/art by Paul Romano (MASTODON).
ErnestJenning-031
DLP
$18.25

Dengue
Fever Escape From Dragon House
PS, US Fronted by Cambodian pop star Chhom Nimol, who sings in Khmer, Los Angeles sextet Dengue Fever blends the rhythms of sixties Cambodian pop-heavily influenced by American surf, rock & early psychedelic garage bands-with their own eclectic mix of American & international styles. There are echoes of Bollywood soundtracks, Ethiopian soul, American R&B, Cambodian folk, Spaghetti Western weirdness & girl-group angst in the mix, but the resulting concoction is the bands own.
M80
CD
$16.75

Dengue Fever
Escape From Dragon House
PS, US Fronted by Cambodian pop star Chhom Nimol, who sings in Khmer, Los Angeles sextet Dengue Fever blends the rhythms of sixties Cambodian pop-heavily influenced by American surf, rock & early psychedelic garage bands-with their own eclectic mix of American & international styles. There are echoes of Bollywood soundtracks, Ethiopian soul, American R&B, Cambodian folk, Spaghetti Western weirdness & girl-group angst in the mix, but the resulting concoction is the bands own
M80-100
CD
$16.75

Destroyalldreamers
Glare/Halo EP
PS, US 180g BLACK VINYL 12". Destroyalldreamers captivated us to no end with their gorgeous debut album in 2004 (the year's best shoegaze record, handsdown!) We were ecstatic to have them record a special limited record just for us, and we are quite excited to present it to you. Housed in a gorgeous die-cut jacket in the Claire's Echo series by Aaron Winters, with a slip-in full color heavy card cover image, backed with a beautiful close-up shot of a guitar in b&w. Destroyalldreamers does destroy indeed, with their beautiful and intense sonic landscapes. The instrumental outfit from Montreal keeps you on the edge of your seat as they weave through tapestries of billowing, effected guitars to create massive layers of beauty and noise. Fans of Slowdive, Explosions in the Sky, Paik, etc. definitely fall in love with Destroyalldreamers the moment they hear them. The EP is kicked off with the incredible "Her Brother Played the Riot" - a monumental side-long track eclipsing 20 minutes that had to broken into 3-parts on the forthcoming album. Here it appears on vinyl exclusively. On the flip, we are treated to three shorter but equally powerful tracks: Dead on Arrival (100% exclusive to this release), A Summer Without You (another taster from the forthcoming album on WAMR), and A La Guerre Comme A La Mer (another 100% exclusive track that will not appear elsewhere).
ClairesEcho
12
$12.25

Ditty Bops, The
Moon Over the Freeway
PS, US
Warner
CD
$14.00

Durutti Column, The
Sporadic Three
PS, UK The Durutti Column is Vini Reilly and Bruce Mitchell. In a career spanning the past four decades, and over 25 albums, they have written and performed as one of Manchester's most influential and prolific acts from their beginnings as Factory Records first signing to their fifth and latest album release on Kooky. 'Sporadic Three', released this spring, is the third in a series of special collections some 16 years since the original 'Sporadic Recordings'. As highlighted over his long and illustrious career, Vini Reilly is a prolific songwriter. Ideas and tracks just fly from Vini, and he's currently in the form of his life. Unfortunately, most of these tracks, or initial versions of songs, never make it to final release. The basic idea then behind The Sporadic Recordings series is to release material that never makes it onto studio albums. This collection follows the same premise and contains new and exclusive tracks, outtakes, versions, and home demos. Reilly's off cuts contain more ideas than most of us have over the course of a lifetime. A key interest for Durutti Column fans lies around the listener being able to hear a re-work, adaptation or different instrumentation used by Reilly as he regularly re-visits music from the past. The music of The Durutti Column has been commissioned for films such as 'Jerry Maguire' and 'Requiem Again', in addition to various works for television. Morrissey chose Vini Reilly to play and write on his first solo album 'Viva Hate'. The other two collections 'The Sporadic Recordings' and 'Return of the Sporadic Recordings' have sold out within a matter of weeks.
Kooky-025
CD
$17.00

East Ghost West Ghost
S/T
PS, US Eclectic, irksome instrumental jams from Rob Christiansen. It feels like Ennio Morricone playing in a sandbox while Here Come the Warm Jets plays softly on the Hi-Fi. Beautiful, hand-made packaging.
TriumphantElephantTriumverate-02
CD
$6.50

Einsturzende Neubauten
Palast Der Republik
PS, US This performance was filmed on November 4, 2004 at the Palast der Republik in Berlin, the former Parliament building and symbol of the no longer extant DDR (East Germany). The Neubauten found the steel skeleton of the ruins of the Palast a congenial location for their architectural-musical fantasies and field studies. Accompanied by a 100 member choir, recruited from the supporters of the www.neubauten.org Internet project, they played in and with the building in their inimitable, almost literally building-collapsing fashion. Contains previously unreleased songs, band commentary and more. Song Titles: Haus Der Luege, Armenia, Weilweilweil, Youme & Meyou, Perpetuum Mobile, Dead Friends (Around the Corner), Grundstueck, GS:1, GS:2, Unseasonable Weather, GS:3, Vox Populi, Was Ist Ist, Ein leichtes leises Saeuseln, Sabrina, Alles. Plus: Encore performances of Die Befindlichkeit des Landes and Redukt.
MVD-4564
DVD
$17.00

Elastik Band, The
S/T
PS, US Known almost exclusively for their extremely politically incorrect 1967 Nuggets cult favorite "Spazz" (track #2), the Elastik Band was actually a highly talented group that could play just about any popular style in vogue during the mid-to-late 60s, much like the Knickerbockers. Thus, at times they sound like the Byrds with vibraphone ("Mixed Emotions," #3), the Mamas & the Papas ("All I Need," #10), the Syndicate of Sound ("Lose Yourself," 19), and even what sounds like a parody of the Zombies ("Fire and Desire," #9). But the group excelled at the 12-string guitar and multipart harmonies of groups like the Byrds and Beau Brummels, as many tracks on the disc attest. They also had a few curiosities besides "Spazz": "Popcorn" (#7) being the closest, though "Mrs. Pig" (#17) would also qualify. The last track is from an Australian radio broadcast in 1968 in which the DJ begins playing the song "Spazz" but cuts it off before completion and calls it "offensive." This disc, released on lead singer David Cortopassi's private label, represents the band's complete output of their own compositions (they also recorded a Jimmy Webb tune at one point), some never before released. Hopefully the release, though belated, will show that the Elastik Band was far more than a novelty one-hit wonder.
Digital Cellars-EBCD-10
CD
$13.50

Exits, The
S/T
PS, UK The Exits formed in 1977 around the Battersea and Tooting areas of south London and signed to Lightning Records (then riding high with Anthea & Donna's huge number one hit "Uptown Top Ranking"), scoring a top ten hit in the punk/independent charts with their lone 1978 single, "The Fashion Plague" b/w "Cheam". They quickly became something of a live draw in south London and played several high profile shows including one at the London Dungeon supporting Screaming Lord Sutch! Their set was largely comprised of songs written by bassist/vocalist Colin Swan and guitarist/vocalist Geno Buckmaster which evoked the best of Elvis Costello, Pete Townshend and Graham Parker but they also threw covers of Tommy James & The Shondells' "I Think We're Alone Now" and Small Faces' "Tin Soldier" in for good measure. A second single, "Keep On Tryin'", was slated for release and an album's worth of high-quality demos laid down in early 1979. Gigs promoting the 'forthcoming album' showed great promise. Sadly, Lightning slowly backed away from the sounds of the new wave, preferring to concentrate on the lucrative soul/disco market and The Exits recordings were left in limbo...until now! Not surprisingly, the band soon folded with Swan and Buckmaster re-emerging a year later as '60s/mod pop heroes The Direct Hits. But that's another story... With the band's full co-operation we have unearthed those unreleased Exits album demos and are proud to present them on CD for the first time. - Featuring the band's story in their own words with previously unseen photos and memorabilia! - These are the roots of The Direct Hits, one of the 1980s' great cult pop secrets! - A must for fans of new wave, punk, power pop and the cool '60s sounds of The Who, Small Faces and The Kinks!
Rev-Ola-196
CD
$14.25

Fine Lines
Set You Straight
PS, US Sophmore full length following acclaimed 2004 release. Each track
catchier than the next, featuring punk speedballs, a slower guitar vamper & an amazing 60s style garage smackdown, there is not a dud in the bunch. Press & radio campaign surround the release. Follows a 2006 SXSW showcase, US & European tour ending w/ the Primitive Festival in Holland. US tour planned for this year kicked off by the International Pop Takeover festival in Chicago this April.
LicoriceTree-1010
CD
$11.75

Fisher, Morgan
Water Music
PS, UK First released by Cherry Red fifteen years ago to an enthusiastic response from press and public, who saw the album as a pioneer of the new direction in ambient music. The album, originally recorded in Japan, has now been remixed and extended for a year 2000 CD release. Experimental musician, neo-glam popstar, guru devotee, Morgan Fisher has straddled careers and idioms as diverse as they come in the rock world. From his first band 'Love Affair', through 'Mott The Hoople' to Japan where he now resides as a composer and solo artist (having recorded over 20 albums in the last 22 years), Morgan Fisher's career path could never be described as dull! Water In The City / Ice Melting / The Great Lakes / After The Rain / We Are All Water / Breathing Rain / We Are On The Brink / We Are All Water (remix)
CherryRed-178
CD
$14.25

Frazer, Paula
Now It's Time
PS, US This is a heartbreaking, beautiful testament to love & loss, w/ a touch of redemption at the end. Like classic Tarnation, Frazer blends alternative country roots w/ dark, psychedelic tones & warm instrumental accompaniments that perfectly frame her ethereal voice. This is a return to form for those who miss Tarnation, & an incredible starter for beginners.
Birdman-095
CD
$15.00

Frazer, Paula
Now It's Time
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Birdman-095
LP
$15.00

Gang Font & Interloper
S-T
PS, US Musical combustion is about to take place. Feat. GREG NORTON (HUSKER DU) & DAVE KING (BAD PLUS). Rife w/ intricate & ingenious instrumental interplay, this is a recording that is as bombastic as it is intricate, weaving thumping bass & murderous drums w/ schizophrenic guitars & otherworldly keboards creating a frantic vitality that is rarely heard elsewhere.
ThirstyEar
CD
$13.25

Giant Skyflower Band
Blood of the Sunworm During
PS, US During a sabbatical from regular duties in THE SKYGREEN LEOPARDS, Glenn Donaldson (never one to rest) dreamt of Giant Skyflower Band, an exotic, flowery and crumbling new recording project with nods to fruity new age, psych, prog, folk, and pop songwriting. Donaldson quickly invited multi-instrumentalist Shayde Sartin to "smoke marijuana & make up strange pop songs," and thus the band was born. With Gong's seminal "Magick Brother" as a starting point and a sitar close at hand, the duo created a dark, peregrine pop transmission from their shoddy analog recording studio in San Francisco. The duos debut offering examines in detail the idiom of Bummer Psych; the strain of damaged Anglo-pop music pioneered by Syd Barrett that arguably reached its apex with The Television Personalities "Painted Word" LP in the mid-80s, but found new life in Japan via the genius of Tori Kudo and like- minded acts such as Nagisa Ni Te and Tenniscoats. Indeed, "Blood of the Sunworm" consists of depressing pop songs and damaged instrumentals - teeth bared and falling apart as they are cobbled together - on a hazy, cryptic journey through a busted kaleidoscope, behind a dusty mirror & up through the rafters.
SoftAbuse-019
CD
$11.50

Giffoni, Carlos/Prurient
Heavy Rain Returns
PS, UK Noise/experimental - Two of North America's greatest now living noise artists get together in Bushwick, New York for one harsh collaboration. This is some brutal stuff, man! They succeed extremely well to create something unique, but also where you hear the influences they both bring into the vortex of hi- & lo-tech electronic noise. Noise music became the new black in 2006. And this album gives us hope for an even more explosive 2007. "Heavy Rain Returns" is a truly monumental album. Recorded in Bushwick, New York City - it's an intense trip into harsh noise and electronic sickness, with some deep black metal influences. Carlos Giffoni is maybe best known for his great "Welcome Home" record for Important and his curator skills are infamous through his No Fun Fest in Brooklyn which is the world's most extreme music festival. He has also collaborated with Thurston Moore, Lee Renaldo and Fe-Mail. Prurient is Dominick Fernow who is operating the Hospital Productions label and shop out of a basement in New York. His albums "Black Vase" and the latest "Pleasure Ground" for Load Records are both highly recommended and loved. Here we hear two of the US-noise scene's absolutely most important creators together - and man, it's pure energy hitting you hard. The noise is ON!
Ideal-030
CD
$17.00

Health
Where You From
PS, US Greensboro, NC local heroes led by Jonathan Moore (also of Tigerbearwolf) unleash their backwoods Americana slacker anthems and call to mind a woozy night around the hookah listening to Pavement, The Velvet Underground, and The Flying Burrito Brothers. Unforgettable songwriting, quietly unique passages of instrumentation, and unexpectedly big hooks. Addicitve.
ErnestJenning
CD
$12.25

Hume, Kevin
The Truth About Ants and Aphids
PS, US An 11-track, four-part song cycle; sounds like indie pop/folk with classical elements, songs centered around vocal, guitar, bass, keyboards, etc, but also prominently features strings, brass and woodwinds, performed by some of the finest musicians in New Mexico (no lie); lead single "Towns Where We Live" was featured several times on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic. Kevin Hume previously released 2 albums on cdr label Asaurus under the name Black Spartacus, The Seven Dreams of the Leviathan and Andromeda. Seven Dreams received modest but very positive critical reaction.
PremiumFantasy-001
CD
$9.75

Ignatz
II
PS, US Here BRAM DEVENS walks further down the Appalachians in the year
2050. Stunning rootsfolk, but played by a lost & unworldly creature. His sound builds further upon his debut album, w/ the difference that
on one of the 6 tracks he doesn't use any effects. He even sings & talks more & creates his own musical world around it. Joined by PAUL LABREQUE (SUNBURNED HAND OF THE MAN) & SILVERSTER ANFGANG (Belgium), but still proves that his solo work towers above his other collaborations.
Kraak-053
CD
$13.25

Innocence Mission
We Walked In Song
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Badman
LP
$15.00

Innocence Mission
We Walked In Song
PS, US With 11 new, memorable & genuinely moving songs, this is the kind of intimate recording where each note seems essential. From the socially conscious opening track, to the longful closing lines, Peris's hauntingly beautiful voice communicates w/ immediacy. The tracks are further lit by gentle lines of melodic piano, upright bass and baritone acoustic guitar.
Badman
CD
$15.00

International Noise Conspiracy
Live at Oslo Jazz Festival
PS, US
AlternativeTentacle
CD
$15.00

Jesu
Silver
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
HydraHead
LP
$24.25

Jones, Glenn
Against Which The Sea Continually Beats
PS, US Glenn Jones has led Bostons "avant -garage" instrumental rock band CUL DE SAC, whose musical adventures are documented on nine albums to date. Here he brings an indisputable triumph of acoustic guitar composition, a reverential & innovative melding of sound & form. Eleven tunes travel from Delta to Appalachia, from classical to a cinematic sort of folk sound in a language that is purely imbued in the artists' own dialect.
StrangeAttractors-046
CD
$12.50

Jonesy
Ricochet (1972-73)
PS, UK Jonesy are the last great secret of the early seventies progressive rock era. A wildly acclaimed British group whose influences vary from Frank Zappa, can, neu, Ian Carr's nucleus and King Crimson, Popol Vuh and the west coast pop art experimental band. The original vinyl editions of their three original albums (from which this compilation is drawn) on Pye's specialist dawn label are expensive collectables. The music has aged well and for once the inflated price tag is entirely justifiable. The group were brilliant musicians, pioneers who were not above creating under the influences of strange substances. The music is very psychedelic and hugely compelling. 1958 / Ricochet / No Alternative / Reprise / Preview / Questions And Answers / Children / Know Who Your Friends Are / Jonesy.
El-104
CD
$14.25

Last Town Chorus
Wire Waltz (Digipack Packaging)
PS, US
Hacktone
CD
$13.25

Loch Lomond
Lament for Children
PS, US Ritchie Youngs solo recording project. EP complies live performances from 2003-2006, ranging from Young by himself to a ten-person band. During this time, many different recording sessions took place in various studios & homes. "The hopeless tone in Ritchie Youngs voice tells of a terrible life of unfortunate circumstances. Even the old Scottish folk song from which Loch Lomond takes its name is the story of a broken heart & the springtime weather that does nothing to heal it. It works, though, because Youngs voice-with its gloomy, morose manner-needs the subhuman relief that noise readily provides. Ultimately it is a record wallowing in its own despair as much as it is a record that took great, inspired care to make-and its definitely a record to avoid after a breakup." -Rolling Stone
Hush-069
CD5
$10.50

Love
Forever Changes (Deluxe Edition)
PS, US
Rhino
CD
$17.25

Metz, Adam
2400 S. Klonopin Ave.
PS, US 1st solo album marries the mod-punk thunder of his former group, Bicycle Rider, to melodic influences of '60s chamber pop, alt-country & '70s AOR. Produced by Metz & recorded w/ members of Bright Eyes, Him & Baby Teeth, the album captures the bleakness & disillusionment of 2 years of disappointment; the stunning mix by L.A.'s Dan Horne & Scott Ford brightens the dark corners.
Baum-52102
CD
$9.00

Mitchell, Joni
Blue (Deluxe Edition)
PS, US Without a doubt, one of the most important and influential artists in all of contemporary music, Joni Mitchell is much more than a legendary icon of the singer-songwriter art form. Since her 1968 debut LP, the five-time Grammy winner has released a long string of stellar albums as emotionally powerful as they are stylistically diverse.
Rhino
CD
$17.25

Mojo
#161 (April 2007) [MAGAZINE+CD]
PS, UK THE STOOGES: BLOOD, DRUGS, PARANOIA, AND MORE DRUGS! Let the weirdness unfold....MOJO tracks the remarkable comeback of America's gnarliest rock 'n' roll band. PLUS...FREE CD! THE STOOGES JUKEBOX Compiled exclusively for MOJO by Iggy Pop, Iggy and pals present the mind-boggling music that rocked their sorry souls, from Howlin' Wolf to the MC5, through to Little Richard and Frank Zappa.
ZINE
$9.50

Mouthful of Bees
The End
PS, US Just like old fashioned rock n' roll from this Minneapolis native band. Doused w/ reverb & healthy distortioned guitars, the band is fronted w/ a solid background in riff-rock & innovative songwriting.
Afternoon-031
CD
$10.00

MSTRKRFT
Work on You
PS, US Ex-DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979er Jesse Keeler & sidekick AHP drop new single incl. "Album Version," "Radio Edit," "Para One Remix" and "Community Revolution in Progress."
LastGang
12
$5.75

Nadja
Touched
PS, US Second release by the up & coming ambient doom band. Ambient music pushed to its' breaking point. Parts of the album feature the use of clean undistorted vocals, which is rather unique in the genre and hints at the sound of such bands as Codeine, Swans, & Joe Preston's Thrones project.
Alien8-077
CD
$12.50

Oasis
Morning Glory: Classic Album Under Review
PS, US Oasis (What's The Story?) Morning Glory: A Classic Album Under Review is a documentary film which revisits and re-assesses this powerhouse of a record. With the use of archive footage, long forgotten videos and contributions from those around at the time, this program uncovers why the bands second album is arguably their most satisfying. Features include live and studio performances of tracks from Morning Glory, reviewed by a panel of esteemed experts, band interviews, rarely seen photographs and archive footage. Bonus feature; When Oasis Met Blur the full recording from the moment the Britpop heavyweights met at the same radio station in 1995.
SexyIntellectual-516
DVD
$17.00

Orchids
Good To Be a Stranger
PS, SPAIN The enigmatic five piece band formed in Glasgow have released some of the finest pop songs of their generation since humble beginnings in Penilee, a suburb of the city, where the three founder members grew up and started the band in 1986. Their first six singles and three albums were met with widespread critical acclaim, much of this from out-with the UK. They graduated from the gentle lo-fi craft of their first album, Lyceum, in 1989 ("A minor classic - don't let is pass you by" said NME) through to the ground breaking and progressive sounds of their third, aptly titled, Striving For The Lazy Perfection ("lithe, evocative and memorable music" - M M) in 1994 with "sixth member" Ian Carmichael of One Dove at the studio controls. In the intervening years they released Unholy Soul in 1991 ("Sarah Records answer to the Beach Boys Pet Sounds") and some truly original singles & EPs that, in keeping with a stance sometimes perceived as awkward and single minded, were always kept apart from album projects. The ethos was always more about value for money for their fans than genuine stubbornness, however. The singles included what many believe to be the high point of their career to date, Something For The Longing as well as final single Thaumaturgy in 1993. Reformed in 2004 after a break of Paddy McAloon proportions they are now ready to take another swipe at the tedious world of the music business with an album that takes them back to their musical roots. Recorded at Riverside Studios, home to other better known homegrown acts such as Travis, Teenage Fanclub and Trash Can Sinatras, their new record Good To Be A Stranger is a fabulous collection of new songs that will feed the hungry appetite of the fan base that has grown over the intervening years. Ahead of their time in the early 90's, it is only now that many have realised how fascinating and mature those earlier releases were. Good To Be A Stranger is released on Madrid based label Siesta on --- March 2007 and the band will be heading out to play live gigs for the first time in twelve years to promote the new release - nothing like keeping your fans waiting! Offers of gigs in the UK, Sweden, Spain, France, Germany, Greece, Singapore and the USA illustrate how the World Wide Web has allowed their global reputation to grow. Later in 2007, a cover of The Go Betweens' song Magic In Here will also appear on a Grant McLennan tribute album, Love Goes On, released on USA's Rare Victory Records. You can also currently hear one of the new songs Down To The Ocean on Siesta Records compilation Erre Que Erre. "The best Scottish pop band since Orange Juice" - Melody Maker "A blissful mix of the best Scottish bands of the last few years" - NME" "Eclectic. Every single song is a gem" - Exclaim "Luxuriant textures, immaculate pop fizz with enviable purpose" - MM "Songs of emotional wit and sparkling indie pop" - All Music Guide "Languid and alluring" - Tangents "The tension between wanting to wig out and grow more evanescent is evident" - Uncut "They brought together all the best parts of the 80's Scottish music scene, while adding something that's hard to pin down, yet made them so very special" - Exclaim!
Siesta-226
CD
$14.00

Panther
Secret Lawns
PS, US Charlie is Panther, and Panther is some mutant form of Charlie Salas-Humara. Churning out shattered pop hits that few have the ears to comprehend, Portland, Oregon's Panther is a one-man disaster squad. The music is hard match of damaged soul, falsetto disco and broken synth fueled freakouts which is as addictive as it is challenging. Panther isn't easily ignored for his unpredictable and energetic solo performances tainted with throbbing bass, minimalistic hooks and jittery dance routines. Panther's influences run deep and take as much from Pop and R&B as Free Jazz and Punk. In the past year Panther has infiltrated MTV2 (up for Video of the Year), Spin Magazine, and modern dance academia. While touring with both Ratatat and Gossip, he has managed to polarize audiences thoroughly between the immediate super-fans and super confused gawkers. Panther's live performance is as much dance as it is music, and as much art as it is performance. Secret Lawns is the eagerly anticipated full-length follow up from last year's Yourself 12" and you'll discover that Panther knows no boundaries, not only in terms of genre but also social and societal. Panther recorded and played most of the instruments himself, excluding guest accompaniments from members of Yacht, White Rainbow, Plants, Point Line Plane, and E*Rock. The first 1000 copies of Secret Lawns come with a limited edition packaging and DVD which features several videos as well as the debut of Floor Dancing.
FrykBeat-031/2
LP
$12.25

Panther
Secret Lawns
PS, US Charlie is Panther, and Panther is some mutant form of Charlie Salas-Humara. Churning out shattered pop hits that few have the ears to comprehend, Portland, Oregon's Panther is a one-man disaster squad. The music is hard match of damaged soul, falsetto disco and broken synth fueled freakouts which is as addictive as it is challenging. Panther isn't easily ignored for his unpredictable and energetic solo performances tainted with throbbing bass, minimalistic hooks and jittery dance routines. Panther's influences run deep and take as much from Pop and R&B as Free Jazz and Punk. In the past year Panther has infiltrated MTV2 (up for Video of the Year), Spin Magazine, and modern dance academia. While touring with both Ratatat and Gossip, he has managed to polarize audiences thoroughly between the immediate super-fans and super confused gawkers. Panther's live performance is as much dance as it is music, and as much art as it is performance. Secret Lawns is the eagerly anticipated full-length follow up from last year's Yourself 12" and you'll discover that Panther knows no boundaries, not only in terms of genre but also social and societal. Panther recorded and played most of the instruments himself, excluding guest accompaniments from members of Yacht, White Rainbow, Plants, Point Line Plane, and E*Rock. The first 1000 copies of Secret Lawns come with a limited edition packaging and DVD which features several videos as well as the debut of Floor Dancing.
FrykBeat-031/2
CD/DVD
$12.25

Pharoah Overload
Live in Suomi Finland
PS, POLAND Recorded 12.05.2006 at Kipsari, Helsinki, Finland. Personnel: Hans Joachim Irmler, Julius Jääskeläinen, Pekka Jääskeläinen, Jussi Lehtisalo, Tomi Leppänen, Janne Westerlund. Remixed by Hans Joachim Irmler. Premastered at Fauststudio Scheer-Germany. 5 TRACKS. TOTAL 50:40. Genre: STONER ROCK. Packaging : 3 fold-out digipack sleeve.
Vivo-028
CD
$15.00

Qualia
Nevada's Greatest
PS, US A compelling mixture of lush synth's, sequenced beats, & sparse guitars, this debut pulls from a wide range of influences, from electro-industrial to krautrock & country. Built upon confiident storytelling & clever songwriting, the end result is a group of unique, singable & dancable songs about the trials of finding oneself in the western world.
WTII-045
CD
$13.25

Reuber
Sudpol
PS, US He creates unusual electronic pastiches that weave a massive selection of esoteric & unexpected samples into a stunning, vibrant patchwork that constantly pulls in different directions. His instinct for unusual juxtapositions goes well beyond the postmodern irony of incorporating aboriginal music into a psychedelic techno collage -- he has a true ear for combinations that work. Much like shifting curtains of the Aurora Australis, this is cosmic.
Staubgold-075
CD
$15.50

Revutsky, Roman
Incomplete
PS, MEXICO Roman Revutsky possesses a genuine sensibility of pop that stands either way over sad structured rock or complex electronic music sequences. Roman is a singer/songwriter who, directly from the four walls of his house in freezing Siberia, still has the warmth to keep his tender heart alive, pumping strange stories told by a soft and charming voice that will hardly be unnoticed. With a naïve attitude, Revutsky fills the gap nineties indietronica left between rock and electronic music: earnestness and reality. Though his music doesn't properly fit in that genre, Roman will probably enchant enthusiast followers of this kind of pop music with his awkwardly hypnotic lyrics. "The tracks he has recorded and made available are irresistibly charming (his voice, prominantely accented, is reserved but strangely moving, like a Siberian Stephin Merritt), and though its impossible to be sure of how his album will sound once completed, I have a hard time imagining it being anything less than stellar." MOCKING MUSIC (CA).
SoundSister-06
CD5
$7.50

Rising Storm, The
Calm Before/Alive Again at Andover
PS, US
ArfArf
CD
$15.25

Rwake
Voices of Omens
PS, US Emerging from deep in the backwoods of the American subconcious, they represent the dirty south w/ their intensely unique style of acid drenched metal. Hitting below the bible belt in a anarcotic dazed fury of epic proportions, the thick, tar black riffing & vicious male/female vocal attack plunge the listener head first into the abyss.
Relapse-6712
CD
$13.25

SJ Esau
Wrong Faced Cat Feed Feed
PS, US This Bristol-based bedroom production virtuoso's debut is a masterful balance of songcraft & sonic manipulation. Spanning 12 alternately expansive & explosive tracks this treads the common ground between Slint, Arab Strap, Fog, Sonic Youth & Mogwai, which is to say, it's an album that successfully integrates genre-less exploration, detailed composition, inspired collaboration, & a sense of humor.
Anticon-070
CD
$15.00

SJ Esau
Wrong Faced Cat Feed Feed
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Anticon-070
LP
$14.25

Son Volt
The Search
PS, US
RedInt/Red Ink
CD
$15.50

Stooges
Fun House (Deluxe Edition)
PS, US The Stooges: Iggy Pop (vocals); Ron Asheton (guitar); Dave Alexander (bass); Scott Asheton (drums). Additional personnel: Steven Mackay (tenor saxophone). Recorded at Elektra Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, California. FUN HOUSE sounds like an extended, guttural war-cry from deep within Iggy Stooge's (now Pop's) psyche. It lurches through a canvas of writhing rock'n'roll imagery--the Stooges' own "Heart Of Darkness"--going deeper and deeper into the numbed seen-it-all glaze of a culture fresh from a visit to Altamont and the scene of the Manson murders. While their debut, THE STOOGES, focused on rifforama and teen-angst, FUNHOUSE found their sound grown-up and meaner. Steve MacKay's wailing air-raid saxophone added a razor-edged shine to their previously thuggish exterior. Certainly harder in content and sound, FUN HOUSE's muddied production adds to its relentless in-your-face primalism. "Dirt," "L.A. Blues," and "1970" are proof alone that Iggy's id-like subject matter and persona--matched by the band's growling, tearing sound--would set the pace for rock's edgier aggression for generations to come.
Rhino
CD
$17.25

Stop Smiling
#29 (MAGAZINE/7")
PS, US INCLUDES LIMITED BOREDOMS 7" w/ 2 songs from the Super Roots series, "8" taken from Super Roots 6 & "Jungle Taitei" taken from Super Roots 8. PHOTOGRAPHY ISSUE w/multiple covers of artist WILLIAM EGGLESTON, LARUEN GREENFIELD ("Thin"), & photographer DAN WINTERS. Incl. photo essays by Eric Johnson, David Black & Jason Fulford. plus Zen Sekiza, Daniell Levitt, Brian Calvasina, interview w/ Guy Maddin, Will Self, tons more.
ZINE
$8.25

Sun Ra
Toward The Stars
PS, UK Sun Ra is simply one of the best-loved and most highly respected progressive jazz musicians in history. 'Toward the Stars' showcases' the incredible music Sun Ra was making at the outset of his career in the mid fifties. This music is decades ahead of its time. Numbers like 'Sun Song' and 'India' may owe something to Les Baxter and Martin Denny but their intonation is somehow much deeper. Sun Ra influenced Miles Davis and David Bowie and dozens upon dozens of others. In serious international jazz circles he is hardly less than a deity. The first and perhaps definitive 'independent artist'! Spaceship Lullaby / Can This Be Love? / Call For All Demons / Lullaby For Realville / Future / Sun Song / Urnack / Demon's Lullaby / Piano Interlude / India / Kingdom Of Not / Advice To Medics / El Is A Sound Of Joy / Dreams Come True
FiveFour-019
CD
$14.25

Sway
Winter Heart EP
PS, US BLACK VINYL 180g 12". Sway are somewhat of an enigma. This much we know: they hail from Southern Callifornia; they play incredible dreampop; they are super sweet and friendly as hell, but equally elusive; they have sold through two CDEPs in no-time flat, with virtually no distribution or label backing. In fact, at press time, we are not sure if the band is still in existence (!). They have gone through a name change, briefly known as Keepee for a period of about 10 minutes, before they decide to screw that and stay Sway as they should be. Shame that there are at least a dozen other bands with the same moniker, yet all inferior. Sway are the real deal. Sway somehow creates literal LANDSCAPES of sound, with a hugely expansive sonic range that somehow makes your ears feel as though they stretch to the ends of the desert, capturing every drop of beauty with impressive clarity. Their dreamy pop songs are sheer and utter bliss Layers of guitars heap on top, both chiming and ringing, as well as gliding and effected. Ethereal male vocals make a perfect match, as they are not too strong nor too weak, and beautiful as any we've heard. The Winter Heart EP is such a wicked tease - Sway's two previous EPs were short enough as it was, leaving fans clamoring for a full length. Now, after years of silence, Sway return with the shortest EP of their career - and yet it is in that brevity that part of their brilliance lies. If anyone is not left crying - *screaming* - for more more MORE after hearing this EP, the sheer pinnacle of Sway's career, then I challenge that soul to see if they are indeed alive! It leads off with "Winter Heart", a beautiful epic number nestled perfectly into the space of just a few minutes. Side A closes out with "Days Are Long", which then leads to side B, kicking off with "Days (Reprise)", and wrapped up with "Base Audit". It's a perfect soundtrack for walking down your snowpacked street, headphones on, but feeling warm all over. Likewise, it sounds just as perfect while kicked back on the deck of your boat with 95 degree sun beaming down on your smiling face. LIMITED to 100 pink vinyl copies (mailorder-direct only), and 200 black vinyl copies, all pressed on heavy audiophile-quality 180-gram virgin vinyl. Housed in a gorgeous die-cut jacket in the Claire's Echo series by Aaron Winters, with a slip-in full color heavy card cover image of pink flowers, backed with a lovely photo of the elusive band in b&w.
Claire'sEcho
12
$12.25

Television
Marquee Moon (Deluxe Edition)
PS, US Best record ever?
Rhino
CD
$17.25

Thomas, Rosie
These Friends of Mine
PS, US Produced by SUFJAN STEVENS w/ help by DENISON WITMER. After 3 successful releases on Subpop, she set out to write & record a record to satisfy hew own creative needs. This is a delightfully personal record full of subtle hooks & melodies.
Nettwork
CD
$15.50

Uncut
#119 (April 2007)
PS, UK Cover: The Who!
Editor's Letter:
You'd have to say that the creative genius of many of the artists Uncut regularly celebrates is matched only by their inclination towards the kind of self-destructive behaviour that often leads - with what is usually described as a "grim inevitability" - to their premature deaths.
And so Moon's off-stage antics became as legendary as his on-stage playing - the way he lived inseparable from the way he drummed, which was largely without caution, forever on the limit, and usually beyond.
ZINE
$9.50

Unsane
Visqueen
PS, US Near legendary East Village noise/scum rockers who, while less heralded, mopped the floor with their contemporaries in Helmet, Cop Shoot Cop & Pussy Galore. Now back with their trademark crunch displayed over a more diverse pallette. Produced by Adam Schneider (Cave In, Daughters). Woo!
Ipecac-085
CD
$15.25

Various
Revenge Of The Psychocats
PS, UK In 2003 Cherry Red Records issued the first ever DVD compilation to feature the Psychobilly genre - "Psycho Cats" (CRDVD32). Following the continuing success of this release (and many others from the Psychobilly genre) - Cherry Red are delighted to announce the release of the follow-up DVD to "Psycho Cats" - "Revenge Of The Psycho Cats". The Psychobilly scene sprang to life in the early 1980's, with bands combining the spirit and sound of Punk with classic rock n' roll and country influences to produce a new and unique genre. Psychobilly became immensely popular, with devoted fans attending shows and festivals up and down the country. Some of the scene's most popular bands and songs are featured, including The Meteors with Indie Chart hit "Please Don't Touch The Bang Bang Fruit", Demented Are Go, Long Tall Texans and Guana Batz., along with many cult classic treats from the Psychobilly scene's bizarre extremes. With both live footage and some very creative promo video material, "Psycho Cats" is a must see for any fan of the Psychobilly Genre. Covering nearly twenty years of rockin' mayhem, this DVD is proof positive of the enduring influence of raw mutant Psychobilly. The Meteors - Please Don't Touch, Demented Are Go - The Chase, Long Tall Texans - Mad About You, The Highliners - Henry The Wasp, Frenzy - Robot Riot, The Pharaohs - You're On Your Own, Batmobile - Mystery Street, The Klingonz - Klingzones, Guana Batz - Just Love Me, The Sharks - Jack The Ripper, Radium Cats - Pink Hearse, King Kurt - Zulu Beat, Taggy Tones - Crazy Kid, The Hellbillys - Drivin' Wheel, Turnpike Cruisers -Love You For Lunch, The Meteors - Rawhide, Demented Are Go - Zombie Stalk, Long Tall Texans - Who's Sorry Now?, Way Out West - Satellite Baby, Restless - Ice Cold, Lost Souls - Lysergic Acid Overdose, The Caravans - I Want You Back, Mad Sin - Body Snatchers, The Hangmen - Hang 'Em High, Frantic Flintstones - Alley Cat King, The Sharks - Bye Bye Girl, Surf Rats - Freddy's Fingers, Thee Waltons - Rubber Chicken, The Hellbillys - Motor Psychos, Turnpike Cruisers - Extra Flesh.
CherryRed-152
DVD
$21.00

Villalobos, Gina
Miles Away
PS, US Gina's nothing if not dead serious. Her music is deeply rooted in time, place, and history. She's the real thing: an artist, someone who can show you where you are. Hailed as the new "Queen of Country Rock" and seemingly out of nowhere. Gina has rapidly established a growing cult following in the UK and the US for her infectious, raw, simply irresistible, roots rock influenced songs. Knowing when to whisper and when to unleash, she finesses words into new meaning with the slightest inflection. And for her live performances, where her willingness to expose herself completely takes her audience's out of the moment, to a place up above the chaos, alone with their thoughts. Eventually nothing else exists...it is a truly transcendent experience. Though she's been knocking around the music business since the mid 90's, it wasn't until she released her critically acclaimed 'Rock N Roll Pony' in 2005 that Gina made that all important international breakthrough, with an endorsement from BBC radio 2 DJ Bob Harris - making the record a must have commodity. Avoiding the sophomore jinx, Gina's second offering succeeds. She unveiled her new album 'Miles Away' in the UK on May 8th 2006 to the same, if not more enthusiastic, critical plaudits, and support from BBC radio 2 her acclaimed predecessor, Rock N Roll Pony received. This along with a 6 week US national tour supporting World Party sets the stage for her upcoming US release of 'Miles Away', which is widely anticipated in the Americana/Alt Country circles in which she first gained attention.
FaceWest-KM-003
CD
$10.50

Weavers, The
Hard, Ain't It Hard (The Weavers Greatest Songs)
PS, UK The Weavers - Hard, Ain't It Hard - (The Weavers Greatest Songs) "The Weavers are out of the grassroots of America. I salute them for their great work in authentic renditions of ballads, folk songs, ditties, nice antiques of word and melody. When I hear America singing, The Weavers are there." Carl Sandburg. In the (allegedly) whitebread nice-nice late 1940s early 1950s, one of the biggest hit making musical groups in the US was made up of four erm...slightly odd-looking Communist sympathisers, one of whose biggest hits was composed by a Black convicted murderer...HA! you couldn't make it up, could you?..Hmmm...That's what the FBI thought..... The Weavers had perhaps the most extraordinary musical pedigree of any group in the history of folk or popular music. More than 50 years after their heyday, however, their origins, the level of their success, the forces that cut the group's future off in its prime, and the allure that keeps their music selling are all difficult to explain < as, indeed, none of this was all that easy to explain even at the time. How could a song as pleasant and tuneful and plain NICE as "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" be subversive? The quartet went from being embraced by the public, (selling over four million records), to being reviled and rejected over the political backgrounds of its members, and disbanding after only four years together. Yet, despite the controversy that surrounded them, and the fact that their work was interrupted at its peak, the Weavers managed to alter popular culture in about as profound a manner as any artist this side of Bob Dylan. The songs that they wrote or popularized, including "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine," "Wimoweh," "Goodnight Irene," "Wreck of the John B," "Follow the Drinking Gourd," and "On Top of Old Smoky," continued to get recorded (and occasionally to chart) 50 years after the group's own time. As a companion piece to the RevOla release of their legendary Carnegie Hall concert, here are the big hits....from the mirror-dimension period when The Weavers were a top hit group on a major label and smiled at mainstream America from every TV set....until Senator McCarthy and his ilk stepped in... Goodnight Irene / Wimoweh / When The Saints Go Marching In / On Top Of Old Smoky / Tzena, Tzena, Tzena / The Roving Kind / So Long / Hard, Ain't It Hard / Lonesome Traveler / Kisses Sweeter Than Wine / The Wreck Of The John B / Rock Island Line / Sylvie / Midnight Special.
Rev-Ola-202
CD
$14.25

Wintersleep
Wintersleep (Digipack Packaging)
PS, CANADA Intense, aggressive, and even abrasive all the while keeping it melody driven rock. A beautiful piece of work by a band rapidly growing in popularity, and have no plans to slow down anytime soon.
Labwork
CD
$14.00

Wolf Eyes
Black Wing Over The Sand
PS, SWEDEN The new Wolf Eyes album is one long, mindblowing piece that will seriously mess you up. Wolf Eyes is succeeding to surprise even the hardcore fans with their new stuff. Limited edition vinyl LP version of 900 copies.
KningDisk
LP
$15.75

Yellow6
Painted Sky
PS, UK A debut on Resonant from a man with a wealth of back catalogue on labels such as Enraptured, Darla, Bearos, Ochre, Awkward Silence and many, many more, spanning almost a decade. Yellow 6 is the solo project of Jon Attwood, a guitarist based in Leicestershire (the first UK-based artist to release an album on Resonant!) who has released six full length albums, five live albums and one remix album, on top of several mini-albums and EPs, singles and contributions to numerous compilations. Painted Sky was recorded between 2004 and 2006, and strips away many of the layers of previous outings, resulting in a collection of melodic, organic guitar and piano soundscapes backed with subtle percussion. More ambient than post rock, Painted Sky draws comparisons to Labradford, Cocteau Twins, Durutti Column, Slowdive, Windy & Carl and Erik Satie, as opposed to the quiet/loud exponents; this is quiet/quiet, with an overall air of wistful melancholy. The previous releases of Yellow 6 have established a solid following, both in terms of fanbase and press.
Resonant-022
CD
$13.00

Young, Neil
Live at Massey Hall 1971
PS, US
Reprise
CD
$17.25

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