ARCTIC MONKEYS Suck It And See 2xLP
*** NOW ON VINYL! These guys are the worst.
BLACK ANGELS Phosphene Dream 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW Dandelion Gum PIC.LP
*** REISSUED! Now on a wacky "picture disc."
BON IVER Calgary EP
*** "The first single from Bon Iver is a worship song to everything 'For Emma, Forever Ago' mourned." Two exclusive tracks!
DEERHOOF Milkman LP+MP3
*** REISSUED! On yellow vinyl. Includes MP3 download.
SUBLIME Sublime 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - Samiyam, Wallahi Le Zein!!, Gillian Welch, Trojan Dub
v/a TROJAN DUB RARITIES 3xCD
*** "Every recording new to CD. 51 Tracks from natty dub, roots and effortless dub mixes." Trojan stockpile! Cheap as can be too.
v/a WALLAHI LE ZEIN!!: Wezin, Jakwar and Guitar Boogie from the Islamic Republic of Mauritania 2xCD
*** "Rare compilation of Mauritania's Beydance and Haratine music, one of the few global sounds with no industry surrounding it."
AFRICA HITECH 93 Million CD
*** "Mark Pritchard & Steve Spacek bonded over Detroit techno, soul & fierce Jamaican digital dancehall. Their first full length project carves a new faultline into the rapidly expanding terrain of ''bass music'' or whatever."
FORD & LOPATIN Channel Pressure CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! "The new album from TIGERCITY and ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER is a highly focused study in the effects of consumer electronics that touches on sensual bangers and hyper-spherical anthems prime for the dance floor."
SAMIYAM Sam Baker's Album CD
*** "40 minutes of pure listening pleasure, a series of woozy, off-centre hip hop instrumentals drawing heavily on electronic funk but never in hock to it, intensely detailed and carrying considerable emotional weight."
GILLIAN WELCH The Harrow & The Harvest CD
*** Already the best seller this week! First album in eight (8!!) years.
*** "Every recording new to CD. 51 Tracks from natty dub, roots and effortless dub mixes." Trojan stockpile! Cheap as can be too.
v/a WALLAHI LE ZEIN!!: Wezin, Jakwar and Guitar Boogie from the Islamic Republic of Mauritania 2xCD
*** "Rare compilation of Mauritania's Beydance and Haratine music, one of the few global sounds with no industry surrounding it."
AFRICA HITECH 93 Million CD
*** "Mark Pritchard & Steve Spacek bonded over Detroit techno, soul & fierce Jamaican digital dancehall. Their first full length project carves a new faultline into the rapidly expanding terrain of ''bass music'' or whatever."
FORD & LOPATIN Channel Pressure CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! "The new album from TIGERCITY and ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER is a highly focused study in the effects of consumer electronics that touches on sensual bangers and hyper-spherical anthems prime for the dance floor."
SAMIYAM Sam Baker's Album CD
*** "40 minutes of pure listening pleasure, a series of woozy, off-centre hip hop instrumentals drawing heavily on electronic funk but never in hock to it, intensely detailed and carrying considerable emotional weight."
GILLIAN WELCH The Harrow & The Harvest CD
*** Already the best seller this week! First album in eight (8!!) years.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
NEW ARRIVALS: Cassette - Bad Indians!
BAD INDIANS Not Having Any Fun CS
*** RECOMMENDED From Archaic Formats: "Classicist rock spuh in the tradition of many fine ‘80s nuevo-garage freakers (Gun Club, Chris D., Mudhoney, Dead Moon), not to mention THEIR forefathers (Standells, Seeds, the second Godz LP, etc.)." More info: http://badindians.bandcamp.com/album/not-having-any-fun
*** RECOMMENDED From Archaic Formats: "Classicist rock spuh in the tradition of many fine ‘80s nuevo-garage freakers (Gun Club, Chris D., Mudhoney, Dead Moon), not to mention THEIR forefathers (Standells, Seeds, the second Godz LP, etc.)." More info: http://badindians.bandcamp.com/album/not-having-any-fun
NEW ARRIVALS: Vinyl - King Crimson, QOTSA, Metallica & Daft Punk
DAFT PUNK Discovery 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
KING CRIMSON In The Court Of The Crimson King LP
*** NEW VINYL ISSUE! And it's expensive but it is probably the best way to hear this album yet.
METALLICA Ride The Lightning LP
*** BACK IN STOCK! Ohmigod, this album is SO INSANE!
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Queens Of The Stone Age 2xLP
*** NOW ON VINYL! "Fully remastered from the original tapes and expanded by three tracks."
*** BACK IN STOCK!
KING CRIMSON In The Court Of The Crimson King LP
*** NEW VINYL ISSUE! And it's expensive but it is probably the best way to hear this album yet.
METALLICA Ride The Lightning LP
*** BACK IN STOCK! Ohmigod, this album is SO INSANE!
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Queens Of The Stone Age 2xLP
*** NOW ON VINYL! "Fully remastered from the original tapes and expanded by three tracks."
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - Ford & Lopatin, Raphael Saadiq, Jill Scott, Harmonia & Eno!
FORD & LOPATIN Channel Pressure CD
*** NOW ON CD! "The new album from TIGERCITY and ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER is a highly focused study in the effects of consumer electronics that touches on sensual bangers and hyper-spherical anthems prime for the dance floor."
GOMEZ Whatevers On Your Mind 2xCD
*** "Deep in the woods of Virginia, Gomez have conspired to make the most compelling, direct album of their 15 year career." Includes BONUS DISC.
HARMONIA & ENO Tracks & Traces CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! "CLUSTER, one half of NEU!, and BRIAN ENO present a milestone in the history of Ambient/Electronic music from 1976 -- a classic of electronic krautrock!!"
RAPHAEL SAADIQ Stone Rollin' CD
*** "10 new tracks with nods to Chuck Berry, Stevie Wonder, Little Walter & Sly Stone while merging his own contemporary twist born out of inspiration derived from indie acts that hold regular rotation in Saadiq's ipod."
JILL SCOTT Light Of The Sun CD
*** "Executive produced by Jill Scott and J.R Hutson (Pharell, Faith Evans), The Light Of The Sun features appearances by rappers Paul Wall, Doug E. Fresh, and Eve and traverses the rocky terrain of love, longing and loss."
JOHN ZORN Interzone CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! "ZORN'S LONG AWAITED TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM BURROUGHS! Seedy bars, Moroccan streets, mind control offices, carnival side shows & science fiction fantasies the music develops from moment to moment with the inevitability and power of Zorn's finest work."
*** NOW ON CD! "The new album from TIGERCITY and ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER is a highly focused study in the effects of consumer electronics that touches on sensual bangers and hyper-spherical anthems prime for the dance floor."
GOMEZ Whatevers On Your Mind 2xCD
*** "Deep in the woods of Virginia, Gomez have conspired to make the most compelling, direct album of their 15 year career." Includes BONUS DISC.
HARMONIA & ENO Tracks & Traces CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! "CLUSTER, one half of NEU!, and BRIAN ENO present a milestone in the history of Ambient/Electronic music from 1976 -- a classic of electronic krautrock!!"
RAPHAEL SAADIQ Stone Rollin' CD
*** "10 new tracks with nods to Chuck Berry, Stevie Wonder, Little Walter & Sly Stone while merging his own contemporary twist born out of inspiration derived from indie acts that hold regular rotation in Saadiq's ipod."
JILL SCOTT Light Of The Sun CD
*** "Executive produced by Jill Scott and J.R Hutson (Pharell, Faith Evans), The Light Of The Sun features appearances by rappers Paul Wall, Doug E. Fresh, and Eve and traverses the rocky terrain of love, longing and loss."
JOHN ZORN Interzone CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! "ZORN'S LONG AWAITED TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM BURROUGHS! Seedy bars, Moroccan streets, mind control offices, carnival side shows & science fiction fantasies the music develops from moment to moment with the inevitability and power of Zorn's finest work."
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
EVENTS - Bon Iver listening party at Wazoo TONIGHT + Jury Duty
BON IVER LISTENING PARTY - Tuesday, June 21 @ Wazoo!
*** TONIGHT! From 6-8PM, BON IVER's new album will be on repeat. We have bonus discs, the Calgary 12" a couple weeks early, posters & giveaways for every buyer & more. Swing on by!
Wazoo Records / 336 1/2 S State, A2 / 6PM / FREE
JURY DUTY - Friday, June 24 @ Elks Lodge
*** Disc jocks FOREST J. (HOTT LAVA), GEOFF P. (Mystery Party), and ROBERT W. (Ann Arbor Soul Club) do the pony & watusi with you, baby. Soul, R&B, boogie, disco, bounce, int'l & more.
Elks Lodge / 220 Sunset, A2 / 10:30PM / $5 / FBOOK: http://on.fb.me/lnbUFh
*** TONIGHT! From 6-8PM, BON IVER's new album will be on repeat. We have bonus discs, the Calgary 12" a couple weeks early, posters & giveaways for every buyer & more. Swing on by!
Wazoo Records / 336 1/2 S State, A2 / 6PM / FREE
JURY DUTY - Friday, June 24 @ Elks Lodge
*** Disc jocks FOREST J. (HOTT LAVA), GEOFF P. (Mystery Party), and ROBERT W. (Ann Arbor Soul Club) do the pony & watusi with you, baby. Soul, R&B, boogie, disco, bounce, int'l & more.
Elks Lodge / 220 Sunset, A2 / 10:30PM / $5 / FBOOK: http://on.fb.me/lnbUFh
NEW ARRIVALS: Vinyl - Trust, Psychedelic Horseshit, Animal Collective, The Coathangers & more
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE Feels LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
BON IVER Bon Iver LP+MP3 / CD
*** "Former haunts, new spirit. The reprises are there: solitude, quietude, hope & desperation compressed but always a rhythm arises, a pulse vivified by gratitude and grace notes. The winter, the legend, has faded to just that, and this is the new momentary present. The icicles have dropped, rising up again as grass."
CHALK CIRCLE Reflection LP+MP3
*** "Chalk Circle were the first all-female band to record & perform in DC during the punk/hardcore scene of the early 80s. The 12 songs on this release are from compilations, live shows, and unreleased recordings. Includes a book by guitarist/vocalist Sharon Cheslow that tells the Chalk Circle story in its entirety."
CITY CENTER Redeemer LP / CD
*** "City Center draws equally on the amped up teenage anger of the Void side of the Faith/Void split, confused angst at the Gap sales rack circa '93 (Dinosaur Jr. style guitar solos over mumbling harmonies) or the frustration of the kid trying to talk about Fluxus at the open-armed parking lot scene of a Dead show in 1971."
THE COATHANGERS Larceny & Old Lace LP+MP3 / CD
*** "The Coathangers reckless energy from their half-serious roots is every bit as vibrant and rambunctious as anything. The Coathangers' latest offering is easily their best record to date. Join the party."
DESTROYER Ideas For Songs LP+MP3
*** "Remastered edition of a sixteen-track private press Destroyer 1997 cassette. Packaged with a fresh transfer of Welsh-born painter SYLVIA SLEIGH’s (1916-2010) original nude Bejar portrait artwork. Includes a free download."
ARRINGTON DE DIONYSO Suara Naga LP / CD
*** "You know how in the 1950s the press and parents and such talked about how rock'n'roll had some evil, sexual, tribal force that was going to possess the youth? Arrington de Dionyso's Malaikat dan Singa is really that. Trance-punk dancehall!"
LAUREL HALO Hour Logic LP
*** "Hour Logic is an ode to time leaping, designed to aid in moments of brain traffic and physical transit."
HELADO NEGRO Canta Lechuza LP+MP3
*** "Dance music turned inside out, percussion plipping & plapping, basslines like a tube of blue neon, micro-drones, growls from a wash of sun-filtered haze--morphing & bending around globular droplets of blood-red electro."
HUMAN EYE They Came From The Sky LP+MP3 / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Ohhhhhhhh shit -- inter-planetary life and travel, alien/ human relationships & horror films filtered through an unhinged psychedelic punk juggernaut. The perfect garage freak-out from Vulgar and crew!"
JOHANN JOHANNSSON The Miners' Hymn LP+MP3 / CD
*** "Chilling, stirring, and powerfully evocative music of genuine beauty, The Miners' Hymn is the haunting score to a film by Bill Morrison (Decasia), lamenting & almost droning in moments, sweeping & almost heartstoppingly dynamic in others."
KID CONGO & THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS Gorilla Rose LP+MP3 / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Thirteen jams hitting ’60s Chicano rock, 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. Flamboyant and inspired."
EFRIM MANUEL MENUCK Plays High Gospel 2xLP
*** "A powerful and personal album from co-founder of Godspeed You! Black Emperor & leader of Silver Mt Zion offering a confident, focused, humble and enveloping song cycle.
NOVELLER Glacial Glow LP / CD
*** "Her most assured, accomplished statement to date, trading distortion & feedback for memorable melodies & a wider sonic palette. Icy shards from the heavens! Pulsing throbs! Creeping anxiety! Fleeting melancholy!"
THEE OH SEES Castlemania 2xLP / CD
*** "Castlemania is more low-key than previous Oh Sees records -- 'summer-y & poppy' with electric guitars jettisoned for acoustic, the normally echo-laden vocals a bit clearer. Happy pop melodies, sweet and somber tunes, psychedelic moves galore & more."
ONEIDA Absolute II LP
*** "Absolute II is the final piece in Oneida's Thank Your Parents triptych. Absolute II stands on its own, in addition to serving as a chapter in an immense whole."
PSYCHEDELIC HORSESHIT Laced LP+MP3 / CD
*** "Boundary-pushing, thrilling, unique: Psychedelic Horseshit blaze with a coherent set of bustling, hookladen, melted outsider pop songs. Shitgaze!"
TY SEGALL Goodbye Bread LP / CD
*** "TY SEGALL has his finger on it. A finger on it, digging into your vinyl. It’s 2011. Ty is 23. So, do we get the comedown record? Yes and massive.”—Andrew Loog Oldham, San Mateo, CA 2.17.11.
THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH The Tallest Man On Earth LP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
TRUST Candy Walls / Trinity 7"
*** "Nostalgia, erotomania, and lust via dark synth arpeggios, live & programmed drum beats and haunting vocals. Consider minimal synth warping into a sort of slow-techno equal parts introspective cold-wave and extroverted danceable."
*** BACK IN STOCK!
BON IVER Bon Iver LP+MP3 / CD
*** "Former haunts, new spirit. The reprises are there: solitude, quietude, hope & desperation compressed but always a rhythm arises, a pulse vivified by gratitude and grace notes. The winter, the legend, has faded to just that, and this is the new momentary present. The icicles have dropped, rising up again as grass."
CHALK CIRCLE Reflection LP+MP3
*** "Chalk Circle were the first all-female band to record & perform in DC during the punk/hardcore scene of the early 80s. The 12 songs on this release are from compilations, live shows, and unreleased recordings. Includes a book by guitarist/vocalist Sharon Cheslow that tells the Chalk Circle story in its entirety."
CITY CENTER Redeemer LP / CD
*** "City Center draws equally on the amped up teenage anger of the Void side of the Faith/Void split, confused angst at the Gap sales rack circa '93 (Dinosaur Jr. style guitar solos over mumbling harmonies) or the frustration of the kid trying to talk about Fluxus at the open-armed parking lot scene of a Dead show in 1971."
THE COATHANGERS Larceny & Old Lace LP+MP3 / CD
*** "The Coathangers reckless energy from their half-serious roots is every bit as vibrant and rambunctious as anything. The Coathangers' latest offering is easily their best record to date. Join the party."
DESTROYER Ideas For Songs LP+MP3
*** "Remastered edition of a sixteen-track private press Destroyer 1997 cassette. Packaged with a fresh transfer of Welsh-born painter SYLVIA SLEIGH’s (1916-2010) original nude Bejar portrait artwork. Includes a free download."
ARRINGTON DE DIONYSO Suara Naga LP / CD
*** "You know how in the 1950s the press and parents and such talked about how rock'n'roll had some evil, sexual, tribal force that was going to possess the youth? Arrington de Dionyso's Malaikat dan Singa is really that. Trance-punk dancehall!"
LAUREL HALO Hour Logic LP
*** "Hour Logic is an ode to time leaping, designed to aid in moments of brain traffic and physical transit."
HELADO NEGRO Canta Lechuza LP+MP3
*** "Dance music turned inside out, percussion plipping & plapping, basslines like a tube of blue neon, micro-drones, growls from a wash of sun-filtered haze--morphing & bending around globular droplets of blood-red electro."
HUMAN EYE They Came From The Sky LP+MP3 / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Ohhhhhhhh shit -- inter-planetary life and travel, alien/ human relationships & horror films filtered through an unhinged psychedelic punk juggernaut. The perfect garage freak-out from Vulgar and crew!"
JOHANN JOHANNSSON The Miners' Hymn LP+MP3 / CD
*** "Chilling, stirring, and powerfully evocative music of genuine beauty, The Miners' Hymn is the haunting score to a film by Bill Morrison (Decasia), lamenting & almost droning in moments, sweeping & almost heartstoppingly dynamic in others."
KID CONGO & THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS Gorilla Rose LP+MP3 / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Thirteen jams hitting ’60s Chicano rock, 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. Flamboyant and inspired."
EFRIM MANUEL MENUCK Plays High Gospel 2xLP
*** "A powerful and personal album from co-founder of Godspeed You! Black Emperor & leader of Silver Mt Zion offering a confident, focused, humble and enveloping song cycle.
NOVELLER Glacial Glow LP / CD
*** "Her most assured, accomplished statement to date, trading distortion & feedback for memorable melodies & a wider sonic palette. Icy shards from the heavens! Pulsing throbs! Creeping anxiety! Fleeting melancholy!"
THEE OH SEES Castlemania 2xLP / CD
*** "Castlemania is more low-key than previous Oh Sees records -- 'summer-y & poppy' with electric guitars jettisoned for acoustic, the normally echo-laden vocals a bit clearer. Happy pop melodies, sweet and somber tunes, psychedelic moves galore & more."
ONEIDA Absolute II LP
*** "Absolute II is the final piece in Oneida's Thank Your Parents triptych. Absolute II stands on its own, in addition to serving as a chapter in an immense whole."
PSYCHEDELIC HORSESHIT Laced LP+MP3 / CD
*** "Boundary-pushing, thrilling, unique: Psychedelic Horseshit blaze with a coherent set of bustling, hookladen, melted outsider pop songs. Shitgaze!"
TY SEGALL Goodbye Bread LP / CD
*** "TY SEGALL has his finger on it. A finger on it, digging into your vinyl. It’s 2011. Ty is 23. So, do we get the comedown record? Yes and massive.”—Andrew Loog Oldham, San Mateo, CA 2.17.11.
THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH The Tallest Man On Earth LP
*** NOW ON VINYL!
TRUST Candy Walls / Trinity 7"
*** "Nostalgia, erotomania, and lust via dark synth arpeggios, live & programmed drum beats and haunting vocals. Consider minimal synth warping into a sort of slow-techno equal parts introspective cold-wave and extroverted danceable."
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - Bon Iver, Human Eye, City Center, Chalk Circle & more!
BON IVER Bon Iver LP+MP3 / CD
*** "Former haunts, new spirit. The reprises are there: solitude, quietude, hope & desperation compressed but always a rhythm arises, a pulse vivified by gratitude and grace notes. The winter, the legend, has faded to just that, and this is the new momentary present. The icicles have dropped, rising up again as grass."
CHALK CIRCLE Reflection LP+MP3
*** "Chalk Circle were the first all-female band to record & perform in DC during the punk/hardcore scene of the early 80s. The 12 songs on this release are from compilations, live shows, and unreleased recordings. Includes a book by guitarist/vocalist Sharon Cheslow that tells the Chalk Circle story in its entirety."
CITY CENTER Redeemer LP / CD
*** "City Center draws equally on the amped up teenage anger of the Void side of the Faith/Void split, confused angst at the Gap sales rack circa '93 (Dinosaur Jr. style guitar solos over mumbling harmonies) or the frustration of the kid trying to talk about Fluxus at the open-armed parking lot scene of a Dead show in 1971."
THE COATHANGERS Larceny & Old Lace LP+MP3 / CD
*** "The Coathangers reckless energy from their half-serious roots is every bit as vibrant and rambunctious as anything. The Coathangers' latest offering is easily their best record to date. Join the party."
ARRINGTON DE DIONYSO Suara Naga LP / CD
*** "You know how in the 1950s the press and parents and such talked about how rock'n'roll had some evil, sexual, tribal force that was going to possess the youth? Arrington de Dionyso's Malaikat dan Singa is really that. Trance-punk dancehall!"
HUMAN EYE They Came From The Sky LP+MP3 / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Ohhhhhhhh shit -- inter-planetary life and travel, alien/ human relationships & horror films filtered through an unhinged psychedelic punk juggernaut. The perfect garage freak-out from Vulgar and crew!"
JOHANN JOHANNSSON The Miners' Hymn LP+MP3 / CD
*** "Chilling, stirring, and powerfully evocative music of genuine beauty, The Miners' Hymn is the haunting score to a film by Bill Morrison (Decasia), lamenting & almost droning in moments, sweeping & almost heartstoppingly dynamic in others."
KID CONGO & THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS Gorilla Rose LP+MP3 / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Thirteen jams hitting ’60s Chicano rock, 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. Flamboyant and inspired."
NOVELLER Glacial Glow LP / CD
*** "Her most assured, accomplished statement to date, trading distortion & feedback for memorable melodies & a wider sonic palette. Icy shards from the heavens! Pulsing throbs! Creeping anxiety! Fleeting melancholy!"
THEE OH SEES Castlemania 2xLP / CD
*** "Castlemania is more low-key than previous Oh Sees records -- 'summer-y & poppy' with electric guitars jettisoned for acoustic, the normally echo-laden vocals a bit clearer. Happy pop melodies, sweet and somber tunes, psychedelic moves galore & more."
PSYCHEDELIC HORSESHIT Laced LP+MP3 / CD
*** "Boundary-pushing, thrilling, unique: Psychedelic Horseshit blaze with a coherent set of bustling, hookladen, melted outsider pop songs. Shitgaze!"
TY SEGALL Goodbye Bread LP / CD
*** "TY SEGALL has his finger on it. A finger on it, digging into your vinyl. It’s 2011. Ty is 23. So, do we get the comedown record? Yes and massive.”—Andrew Loog Oldham, San Mateo, CA 2.17.11.
TINDERSTICKS Claire Denis Film Scores 1996-2009 5xCD
*** RECOMMENDED Whoa! Truly incredible batch of beauty on Constellation Records. Get out your hankies! "Six subtle & beautiful scores by Tindersticks recorded for French filmmaker Claire Denis, four of which are previously unreleased."
*** "Former haunts, new spirit. The reprises are there: solitude, quietude, hope & desperation compressed but always a rhythm arises, a pulse vivified by gratitude and grace notes. The winter, the legend, has faded to just that, and this is the new momentary present. The icicles have dropped, rising up again as grass."
CHALK CIRCLE Reflection LP+MP3
*** "Chalk Circle were the first all-female band to record & perform in DC during the punk/hardcore scene of the early 80s. The 12 songs on this release are from compilations, live shows, and unreleased recordings. Includes a book by guitarist/vocalist Sharon Cheslow that tells the Chalk Circle story in its entirety."
CITY CENTER Redeemer LP / CD
*** "City Center draws equally on the amped up teenage anger of the Void side of the Faith/Void split, confused angst at the Gap sales rack circa '93 (Dinosaur Jr. style guitar solos over mumbling harmonies) or the frustration of the kid trying to talk about Fluxus at the open-armed parking lot scene of a Dead show in 1971."
THE COATHANGERS Larceny & Old Lace LP+MP3 / CD
*** "The Coathangers reckless energy from their half-serious roots is every bit as vibrant and rambunctious as anything. The Coathangers' latest offering is easily their best record to date. Join the party."
ARRINGTON DE DIONYSO Suara Naga LP / CD
*** "You know how in the 1950s the press and parents and such talked about how rock'n'roll had some evil, sexual, tribal force that was going to possess the youth? Arrington de Dionyso's Malaikat dan Singa is really that. Trance-punk dancehall!"
HUMAN EYE They Came From The Sky LP+MP3 / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Ohhhhhhhh shit -- inter-planetary life and travel, alien/ human relationships & horror films filtered through an unhinged psychedelic punk juggernaut. The perfect garage freak-out from Vulgar and crew!"
JOHANN JOHANNSSON The Miners' Hymn LP+MP3 / CD
*** "Chilling, stirring, and powerfully evocative music of genuine beauty, The Miners' Hymn is the haunting score to a film by Bill Morrison (Decasia), lamenting & almost droning in moments, sweeping & almost heartstoppingly dynamic in others."
KID CONGO & THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS Gorilla Rose LP+MP3 / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Thirteen jams hitting ’60s Chicano rock, 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. Flamboyant and inspired."
NOVELLER Glacial Glow LP / CD
*** "Her most assured, accomplished statement to date, trading distortion & feedback for memorable melodies & a wider sonic palette. Icy shards from the heavens! Pulsing throbs! Creeping anxiety! Fleeting melancholy!"
THEE OH SEES Castlemania 2xLP / CD
*** "Castlemania is more low-key than previous Oh Sees records -- 'summer-y & poppy' with electric guitars jettisoned for acoustic, the normally echo-laden vocals a bit clearer. Happy pop melodies, sweet and somber tunes, psychedelic moves galore & more."
PSYCHEDELIC HORSESHIT Laced LP+MP3 / CD
*** "Boundary-pushing, thrilling, unique: Psychedelic Horseshit blaze with a coherent set of bustling, hookladen, melted outsider pop songs. Shitgaze!"
TY SEGALL Goodbye Bread LP / CD
*** "TY SEGALL has his finger on it. A finger on it, digging into your vinyl. It’s 2011. Ty is 23. So, do we get the comedown record? Yes and massive.”—Andrew Loog Oldham, San Mateo, CA 2.17.11.
TINDERSTICKS Claire Denis Film Scores 1996-2009 5xCD
*** RECOMMENDED Whoa! Truly incredible batch of beauty on Constellation Records. Get out your hankies! "Six subtle & beautiful scores by Tindersticks recorded for French filmmaker Claire Denis, four of which are previously unreleased."
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
EVENTS - Tim Monger (IN STORE) + Jury Duty
TIM MONGER - Tuesday, June 21 @ Wazoo Records
*** Great Lakes Myth Society man plays some jams at the shop at 10AM! It's crazy, I know. Please swing on by!
Wazoo Records / 336 1/2 S. State, A2 / 10AM / FREE
JURY DUTY - Friday, June 24 @ Elks Lodge
*** Disc jocks FOREST J. (HOTT LAVA), GEOFF P. (Mystery Party), and ROBERT W. (Ann Arbor Soul Club) do the pony & watusi with you, baby. Soul, R&B, boogie, disco, bounce, int'l & more.
Elks Lodge / 220 Sunset, A2 / 10:30PM / $5 / FBOOK: http://on.fb.me/lnbUFh
*** Great Lakes Myth Society man plays some jams at the shop at 10AM! It's crazy, I know. Please swing on by!
Wazoo Records / 336 1/2 S. State, A2 / 10AM / FREE
JURY DUTY - Friday, June 24 @ Elks Lodge
*** Disc jocks FOREST J. (HOTT LAVA), GEOFF P. (Mystery Party), and ROBERT W. (Ann Arbor Soul Club) do the pony & watusi with you, baby. Soul, R&B, boogie, disco, bounce, int'l & more.
Elks Lodge / 220 Sunset, A2 / 10:30PM / $5 / FBOOK: http://on.fb.me/lnbUFh
NEW ARRIVALS: Vinyl - Segall, Oh Sees, Soft Moon, Madlib, Mount Eerie, Laurel Halo & more
BATTLES Gloss Drop 2xLP / CD
*** "It is true that Gloss Drop is a bewitching, entrancing album that defies both categorization and easy analysis. This is truly seismic shift from Mirrored, propelling them once more into uncharted territory.''
BEIRUT East Harlem 7"
*** New single!
BLACK PUS Primordial Pus LP
*** Brian Chippendale of LIGHTNING BOLT! "Insanely long saccharine loops are pushed, pulled, screwed and tattooed all over your face -- an enduring record of stone-etched brute pop is forged."
JAMES BLAKE James Blake 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK! Plus bonus tracks!
BLANK DOGS Collected By Itself 2xLP+MP3
BLANK DOGS Land & Fixed LP+MP3 / CD
*** "'Collected' compiles long out of print singles, EPs, cassette and compilation tracks from the BLANK DOGS archive. 'Land' is a 12-song album!"
LO BORGES Lo Borges LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
BOXCUTTER Dissolve LP
*** "Barry Lynn leaves Dubstep behind entirely to create an unpolished hue with keyboards, drum machine, echo, tape & even electric guitar while showing an affinity to Theo Parrish & even hypnagogic pop."
CRYSTAL STILTS In Love With Oblivion LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
MELVIN DAVIS Detroit Soul Ambassador LP / CD
*** NOW ON VINYL!
DEATH Spiritual Mental Physical LP
*** BACK IN STOCK! A collection of
DESTROYER Ideas For Songs LP+MP3
*** "Remastered edition of a sixteen-track private press Destroyer 1997 cassette. Packaged with a fresh transfer of Welsh-born painter SYLVIA SLEIGH’s (1916-2010) original nude Bejar portrait artwork. Includes a free download."
FUNKADELIC Maggot Brain LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
GANG GANG DANCE Kamakura LP
*** "Utilizing avant garde sensibilities and cut-and-paste assemblies, GGD dump some awesome Middle Eastern percussion & keyboard stabs colliding with Far Eastern instrumentation, and elements of Western pop & dance."
LAUREL HALO Hour Logic LP
*** "Hour Logic is an ode to time leaping, designed to aid in moments of brain traffic and physical transit."
INVISIBLE CONGA PEOPLE In A Hole / Can't Feel 12"
*** "More dream-steeped than anything before it, relying on vintage & home made gear, darkened tones mingling with floating percussion and vocals processed to nearly melancholic depths." On DFA.
NICHOLAS JAAR Space Is Only Noise LP / CD
*** NOW ON VINYL!
KID CONGO & THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS Gorilla Rose LP+MP3 / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Thirteen jams hitting ’60s Chicano rock, 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. Flamboyant and inspired."
LA VAMPIRES & ZOLA JESUS Self-titled LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
JULIAN LYNCH Terra LP / CD
*** "Dood played in bands alongside future members of REAL ESTATE, TITUS ANDRONICUS and FAMILY PORTRAIT. Dog is studying Ethnomusicology and Anthropology. People like his music!"
MADLIB Medicine Show 1 2xLP
*** NOW ON VINYL! "A full 17-track hip hop album with original tracks and 'the OJ Simpson remixes' featuring GUILTY SIMPSON. There are two brief guest appearances by MED and J DILLA."
MOON POOL & DEAD BAND Patsy / Patsy (Jack Ruby Mix) 7"
*** "Oh shit! What happens when a dude from the SIGHTS/SSM hooks up with one of the geniuses behind noise-mongers WOLF EYES? Old-school Detroit techno jams, plain and simple. Analog synthesizers and sequencers to the max."
MOUNT EERIE Black Wooden LP
*** "Six songs referencing black metal recorded in 2007 at Southern Studios at the beginning of Mount Eerie's black metal infatuation. Limited edition of 1,000 copies."
MILTON NASCIMENTO Clube Da Esquina 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
NODZZZ Innings LP / CD
*** "14 discretely memorable songs in the band’s growing idiom -- neurotic power-pop antics and jangly, shambolic post-punk." On WOODSIST.
NOVELLER Glacial Glow LP / CD
*** "Her most assured, accomplished statement to date, trading distortion & feedback for memorable melodies & a wider sonic palette. Icy shards from the heavens! Pulsing throbs! Creeping anxiety! Feeting melancholy!"
THEE OH SEES Castlemania 2xLP / CD
*** "Castlemania is more low-key than previous Oh Sees records -- 'summer-y & poppy' with electric guitars jettisoned for acoustic, the normally echo-laden vocals a bit clearer. Happy pop melodies, sweet and somber tunes, psychedelic moves galore & more."
ROBERT POLLARD Lord Of The Birdcage LP / CD
*** "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."
TY SEGALL Goodbye Bread LP / CD
*** "TY SEGALL has his finger on it. A finger on it, digging into your vinyl. It’s 2011. Ty is 23. So, do we get the comedown record? Yes and massive.”—Andrew Loog Oldham, San Mateo, CA 2.17.11.
THE SOFT MOON Soft Moon LP / CD
*** "THE SOFT MOON channels both his punk upbringing and Afro-Cuban heritage to sculpt decidedly dystopian soundscapes for a new generation of torn romantics."
MATT SWEENEY & BONNIE 'PRINCE' BILLY Must Be Blind 10"
*** "The men of Superwolf have a new pair of songs on Drag City evoking the constant trickle of sweat & the madness of bodies crushed together on the street."
WEEKEND End Times 7"+MP3
*** "Power-pop interpreted by My Bloody Valentine, a sublime mix of melody and racket driven by relentless drums and a pummeling bass line. It could be straightforward pop with the insane, shredding feedback guitar."
WOODS Sun & Shade LP / CD
*** "Folk-rock, fuzz, tambourines, tapes and raw lunch pulled straight from the yard. Pop songs and other things: Sun and Shade."
*** "It is true that Gloss Drop is a bewitching, entrancing album that defies both categorization and easy analysis. This is truly seismic shift from Mirrored, propelling them once more into uncharted territory.''
BEIRUT East Harlem 7"
*** New single!
BLACK PUS Primordial Pus LP
*** Brian Chippendale of LIGHTNING BOLT! "Insanely long saccharine loops are pushed, pulled, screwed and tattooed all over your face -- an enduring record of stone-etched brute pop is forged."
JAMES BLAKE James Blake 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK! Plus bonus tracks!
BLANK DOGS Collected By Itself 2xLP+MP3
BLANK DOGS Land & Fixed LP+MP3 / CD
*** "'Collected' compiles long out of print singles, EPs, cassette and compilation tracks from the BLANK DOGS archive. 'Land' is a 12-song album!"
LO BORGES Lo Borges LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
BOXCUTTER Dissolve LP
*** "Barry Lynn leaves Dubstep behind entirely to create an unpolished hue with keyboards, drum machine, echo, tape & even electric guitar while showing an affinity to Theo Parrish & even hypnagogic pop."
CRYSTAL STILTS In Love With Oblivion LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
MELVIN DAVIS Detroit Soul Ambassador LP / CD
*** NOW ON VINYL!
DEATH Spiritual Mental Physical LP
*** BACK IN STOCK! A collection of
DESTROYER Ideas For Songs LP+MP3
*** "Remastered edition of a sixteen-track private press Destroyer 1997 cassette. Packaged with a fresh transfer of Welsh-born painter SYLVIA SLEIGH’s (1916-2010) original nude Bejar portrait artwork. Includes a free download."
FUNKADELIC Maggot Brain LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
GANG GANG DANCE Kamakura LP
*** "Utilizing avant garde sensibilities and cut-and-paste assemblies, GGD dump some awesome Middle Eastern percussion & keyboard stabs colliding with Far Eastern instrumentation, and elements of Western pop & dance."
LAUREL HALO Hour Logic LP
*** "Hour Logic is an ode to time leaping, designed to aid in moments of brain traffic and physical transit."
INVISIBLE CONGA PEOPLE In A Hole / Can't Feel 12"
*** "More dream-steeped than anything before it, relying on vintage & home made gear, darkened tones mingling with floating percussion and vocals processed to nearly melancholic depths." On DFA.
NICHOLAS JAAR Space Is Only Noise LP / CD
*** NOW ON VINYL!
KID CONGO & THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS Gorilla Rose LP+MP3 / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Thirteen jams hitting ’60s Chicano rock, 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. Flamboyant and inspired."
LA VAMPIRES & ZOLA JESUS Self-titled LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
JULIAN LYNCH Terra LP / CD
*** "Dood played in bands alongside future members of REAL ESTATE, TITUS ANDRONICUS and FAMILY PORTRAIT. Dog is studying Ethnomusicology and Anthropology. People like his music!"
MADLIB Medicine Show 1 2xLP
*** NOW ON VINYL! "A full 17-track hip hop album with original tracks and 'the OJ Simpson remixes' featuring GUILTY SIMPSON. There are two brief guest appearances by MED and J DILLA."
MOON POOL & DEAD BAND Patsy / Patsy (Jack Ruby Mix) 7"
*** "Oh shit! What happens when a dude from the SIGHTS/SSM hooks up with one of the geniuses behind noise-mongers WOLF EYES? Old-school Detroit techno jams, plain and simple. Analog synthesizers and sequencers to the max."
MOUNT EERIE Black Wooden LP
*** "Six songs referencing black metal recorded in 2007 at Southern Studios at the beginning of Mount Eerie's black metal infatuation. Limited edition of 1,000 copies."
MILTON NASCIMENTO Clube Da Esquina 2xLP
*** BACK IN STOCK!
NODZZZ Innings LP / CD
*** "14 discretely memorable songs in the band’s growing idiom -- neurotic power-pop antics and jangly, shambolic post-punk." On WOODSIST.
NOVELLER Glacial Glow LP / CD
*** "Her most assured, accomplished statement to date, trading distortion & feedback for memorable melodies & a wider sonic palette. Icy shards from the heavens! Pulsing throbs! Creeping anxiety! Feeting melancholy!"
THEE OH SEES Castlemania 2xLP / CD
*** "Castlemania is more low-key than previous Oh Sees records -- 'summer-y & poppy' with electric guitars jettisoned for acoustic, the normally echo-laden vocals a bit clearer. Happy pop melodies, sweet and somber tunes, psychedelic moves galore & more."
ROBERT POLLARD Lord Of The Birdcage LP / CD
*** "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."
TY SEGALL Goodbye Bread LP / CD
*** "TY SEGALL has his finger on it. A finger on it, digging into your vinyl. It’s 2011. Ty is 23. So, do we get the comedown record? Yes and massive.”—Andrew Loog Oldham, San Mateo, CA 2.17.11.
THE SOFT MOON Soft Moon LP / CD
*** "THE SOFT MOON channels both his punk upbringing and Afro-Cuban heritage to sculpt decidedly dystopian soundscapes for a new generation of torn romantics."
MATT SWEENEY & BONNIE 'PRINCE' BILLY Must Be Blind 10"
*** "The men of Superwolf have a new pair of songs on Drag City evoking the constant trickle of sweat & the madness of bodies crushed together on the street."
WEEKEND End Times 7"+MP3
*** "Power-pop interpreted by My Bloody Valentine, a sublime mix of melody and racket driven by relentless drums and a pummeling bass line. It could be straightforward pop with the insane, shredding feedback guitar."
WOODS Sun & Shade LP / CD
*** "Folk-rock, fuzz, tambourines, tapes and raw lunch pulled straight from the yard. Pop songs and other things: Sun and Shade."
NEW ARRIVALS: CDs - Ty Segall, Woods, Thee Oh Sees, Noveller, Kid Congo, Battles & mo'
v/a RESPECT TO STUDIO ONE: 33 Dancehall, Reggae & Ska Classics 2xCD
*** BACK IN STOCK! Killer selection of old school reggae & ska joints. Longtime Wazoo fav.
v/a SOLLA SOLLA: Maestro Ilaiyaraaja & The Electronic Pop Sound of Kollywood 1977-1983 CD
*** "Culled from 900 film scores in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada, this is some the heaviest dancefloor friendly electronic Tamil pop to ever emerge from Southern India. Kollywood/Bollywood klassics!"
BATTLES Gloss Drop 2xLP / CD
*** "It is true that Gloss Drop is a bewitching, entrancing album that defies both categorization and easy analysis. This is truly seismic shift from Mirrored, propelling them once more into uncharted territory.''
KATE BUSH Director's Cut: Collector's Edition 3xCD
*** "Deluxe three CD edition includes Director's Cut plus remastered versions of The Sensual World and The Red Shoes, all housed in a case-bound book."
DICK DALE Guitar Legend: Very Best Of CD
*** Career-spanning collection of rippin' jackers. Every song is great except for the version of "Pipeline" with Stevie Ray Vaughan.
LEE DORSEY Soul Mine: The Greatest Hits & More 1960-1978 2xCD
*** "Over 50 tracks encompassing his 30 year career, featuring his biggest hits & many hard to find gems." Fancy package!
FOREST SWORDS Dagger Paths CD
*** "Textured, gauzy music, bleak-yet-beautiful & completely organic, sounding like a dancehall mix of Mogwai's more luscious soundscapes, Burial's sample-strewn claustrophobia, & Ennio Morricone's spaghetti western scores."
NINA HAGEN Nunsexmonkrock + Nina Hagen Band EP CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! "NunSexMonkRock is the first solo album by punk singer-songwriter Nina Hagen after the two albums she made with the Nina Hagen Band."
GREGORY ISAACS Love Is Overdue: The Classic CG's Recordings 2xCD
*** "39 track 2xCD set featuring the cream of Gregory's 70s recordings."
KID CONGO & THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS Gorilla Rose LP+MP3 / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Thirteen jams hitting ’60s Chicano rock, 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. Flamboyant and inspired."
JULIAN LYNCH Terra LP / CD
*** "Dood played in bands alongside future members of REAL ESTATE, TITUS ANDRONICUS and FAMILY PORTRAIT. Dog is studying Ethnomusicology and Anthropology. People like his music!"
THE METERS Here Comes The Meter Man 2xCD
*** Subtitled: The Complete Josie Recordings 1968-1970. "50 tracks from the masters of New Orleans Funk. Featuring 'Cissy Strut,' 'Hand Clapping Song' and more."
NODZZZ Innings LP / CD
*** "14 discretely memorable songs in the band’s growing idiom -- neurotic power-pop antics and jangly, shambolic post-punk." On WOODSIST.
NOVELLER Glacial Glow LP / CD
*** "Her most assured, accomplished statement to date, trading distortion & feedback for memorable melodies & a wider sonic palette. Icy shards from the heavens! Pulsing throbs! Creeping anxiety! Fleeting melancholy!"
THEE OH SEES Castlemania 2xLP / CD
*** "Castlemania is more low-key than previous Oh Sees records -- 'summer-y & poppy' with electric guitars jettisoned for acoustic, the normally echo-laden vocals a bit clearer. Happy pop melodies, sweet and somber tunes, psychedelic moves galore & more."
ROBERT POLLARD Lord Of The Birdcage LP / CD
*** "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."
TY SEGALL Goodbye Bread LP / CD
*** "TY SEGALL has his finger on it. A finger on it, digging into your vinyl. It’s 2011. Ty is 23. So, do we get the comedown record? Yes and massive.”—Andrew Loog Oldham, San Mateo, CA 2.17.11.
THE SOFT MOON Soft Moon LP / CD
*** "THE SOFT MOON channels both his punk upbringing and Afro-Cuban heritage to sculpt decidedly dystopian soundscapes for a new generation of torn romantics."
TOWNES VAN ZANDT Legend: The Very Best Of CD
*** An incredible songwriter & sad sack -- I love Townes! This guy is great.
WOODS Sun & Shade LP / CD
*** "Folk-rock, fuzz, tambourines, tapes and raw lunch pulled straight from the yard. Pop songs and other things: Sun and Shade."
*** BACK IN STOCK! Killer selection of old school reggae & ska joints. Longtime Wazoo fav.
v/a SOLLA SOLLA: Maestro Ilaiyaraaja & The Electronic Pop Sound of Kollywood 1977-1983 CD
*** "Culled from 900 film scores in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada, this is some the heaviest dancefloor friendly electronic Tamil pop to ever emerge from Southern India. Kollywood/Bollywood klassics!"
BATTLES Gloss Drop 2xLP / CD
*** "It is true that Gloss Drop is a bewitching, entrancing album that defies both categorization and easy analysis. This is truly seismic shift from Mirrored, propelling them once more into uncharted territory.''
KATE BUSH Director's Cut: Collector's Edition 3xCD
*** "Deluxe three CD edition includes Director's Cut plus remastered versions of The Sensual World and The Red Shoes, all housed in a case-bound book."
DICK DALE Guitar Legend: Very Best Of CD
*** Career-spanning collection of rippin' jackers. Every song is great except for the version of "Pipeline" with Stevie Ray Vaughan.
LEE DORSEY Soul Mine: The Greatest Hits & More 1960-1978 2xCD
*** "Over 50 tracks encompassing his 30 year career, featuring his biggest hits & many hard to find gems." Fancy package!
FOREST SWORDS Dagger Paths CD
*** "Textured, gauzy music, bleak-yet-beautiful & completely organic, sounding like a dancehall mix of Mogwai's more luscious soundscapes, Burial's sample-strewn claustrophobia, & Ennio Morricone's spaghetti western scores."
NINA HAGEN Nunsexmonkrock + Nina Hagen Band EP CD
*** BACK IN STOCK! "NunSexMonkRock is the first solo album by punk singer-songwriter Nina Hagen after the two albums she made with the Nina Hagen Band."
GREGORY ISAACS Love Is Overdue: The Classic CG's Recordings 2xCD
*** "39 track 2xCD set featuring the cream of Gregory's 70s recordings."
KID CONGO & THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS Gorilla Rose LP+MP3 / CD
*** RECOMMENDED "Thirteen jams hitting ’60s Chicano rock, 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. Flamboyant and inspired."
JULIAN LYNCH Terra LP / CD
*** "Dood played in bands alongside future members of REAL ESTATE, TITUS ANDRONICUS and FAMILY PORTRAIT. Dog is studying Ethnomusicology and Anthropology. People like his music!"
THE METERS Here Comes The Meter Man 2xCD
*** Subtitled: The Complete Josie Recordings 1968-1970. "50 tracks from the masters of New Orleans Funk. Featuring 'Cissy Strut,' 'Hand Clapping Song' and more."
NODZZZ Innings LP / CD
*** "14 discretely memorable songs in the band’s growing idiom -- neurotic power-pop antics and jangly, shambolic post-punk." On WOODSIST.
NOVELLER Glacial Glow LP / CD
*** "Her most assured, accomplished statement to date, trading distortion & feedback for memorable melodies & a wider sonic palette. Icy shards from the heavens! Pulsing throbs! Creeping anxiety! Fleeting melancholy!"
THEE OH SEES Castlemania 2xLP / CD
*** "Castlemania is more low-key than previous Oh Sees records -- 'summer-y & poppy' with electric guitars jettisoned for acoustic, the normally echo-laden vocals a bit clearer. Happy pop melodies, sweet and somber tunes, psychedelic moves galore & more."
ROBERT POLLARD Lord Of The Birdcage LP / CD
*** "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."
TY SEGALL Goodbye Bread LP / CD
*** "TY SEGALL has his finger on it. A finger on it, digging into your vinyl. It’s 2011. Ty is 23. So, do we get the comedown record? Yes and massive.”—Andrew Loog Oldham, San Mateo, CA 2.17.11.
THE SOFT MOON Soft Moon LP / CD
*** "THE SOFT MOON channels both his punk upbringing and Afro-Cuban heritage to sculpt decidedly dystopian soundscapes for a new generation of torn romantics."
TOWNES VAN ZANDT Legend: The Very Best Of CD
*** An incredible songwriter & sad sack -- I love Townes! This guy is great.
WOODS Sun & Shade LP / CD
*** "Folk-rock, fuzz, tambourines, tapes and raw lunch pulled straight from the yard. Pop songs and other things: Sun and Shade."
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