v/a DARK WAS THE NIGHT 3xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
CAMERA OBSCURA My Maudlin Career LP+MP3
*** NOW ON VINYL!
CAT POWER The Covers Record LP
*** BACK IN PRINT!
DIRTY PROJECTORS Bitte Orca LP+MP3 / CD
*** "A big rock album by design. Its idiosyncratic and sincere take on popular music is reminiscent of David Byrne. In many ways, group leader David Longstreth could be seen as this generation's answer to Byrne, a distinctive torchbearer of labyrinthine song arrangements that go down easy."
FUCKED UP Year Of The Rat 12"
*** Third in a series.
GUIDED BY VOICES Alien Lanes LP+MP3
*** BACK IN PRINT!
TIM HECKER Harmony In Ultraviolet 2xLP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
MOS DEF The Ecstatic 2xLP / CD
*** Whoa! Mos switches labels (Downtown) and nabs MADLIB, J DILLA, and the brilliant GEORGIA ANNE MULDROW to produce for what's being called his best album since Black On Both Sides.
OH NO Move Pt. 2 12"
*** Produced by J DILLA.
SONIC YOUTH The Eternal 2xLP+MP3 / CD
*** 16th album. "Sonic Youth signs to Matador and delivers a supercharged rocker, recalling aspects of the Evol-Sister-Daydream Nation holy trinity, but with cleaner, louder production and more straightforward momentum. Double LP hyper-deluxe HQ 180 RTI vinyl analog in heavy duty Stoughton gatefold sleeve, printed inner sleeves, and MP3 coupon."
SUPER FURRY ANIMALS Dark Days / Light Years 2xLP
*** 9th album. "This release is full of songs based on grooves rather than ensemble composition. The band's impish sense of humour remains and several members share lead vocal duties."