Tue Feb 12 2008
Wolfmangler
- Dwelling in a Dead Raven for the Glory of...
- 2xLP | CD
- Aurora Borealis
- ABX012LP
6 tracks, 51 minutes. Polish master of forest doom drone. Now available on limited vinyl for the first time with a gatefold delux 2LP. Includes posters and extra tracks.
L'Ocelle Mare
- L'Ocelle Mare
- CD
- Sickroom Records
- SRR048
10 tracks 34 minutes. Solo project from Thomas Bonvalet, guitarist for Cheval de Frise. Energy, technique, and sincerity flow through an album of new tones and acoustics.
Bobby Conn
- On The Farm/ Don't Worry 7" Single
- 7"
- Bec Rec
- BEC-001
2 tracks 7 minutes. Here comes "Eco Disco," a passionate, yet groovy call to move into rural communes and lead a more down to earth existance. C'MON! Get down on the farm!
Michael Cashmore
- The Snow Abides
- LP | CD
- Durtro Jnana
- DJ002LP
5 tracks 21 minutes. Mixing orchestrated music composed by Mr. Cashmore, lyrics and texts specially written by David Tibet and sung by Antony Hegarty of Antony & The Johnsons.
The YMD
- Excuse Me This is The Yah Mos Def
- CD
- My Pal God
- MPG062
10 tracks 26 minutes. These MCs are manic, breathless, and hysterical in both senses of the word, while throwing out samples as diverse as Minor Threat and Shipping News.
Tue Feb 19 2008
Mon Feb 25 2008
CAVE
- Hunt Like Devil/ Jamz
- LP
- Permanent Records
- PERM002
8 songs 34 minutes. Heavy psychedelia that hits you upside the head like a lead pipe. Featuring 2 members of the mighty Warhammer 48k. Limited to 500 copies and includes the CD!
Glorytellers
- Glorytellers
- LP | CD
- Southern Records
- 28144-1
10 tracks 34 minutes. Featuring Geoff Farina of Karate these songs have a similar stream-of-consciousness style while drawing influence from singer-songwriter contemporaries.
A Whisper In The Noise
- Dry Land
- LP | CD
- Exile On Mainstream Records
- EOM30V
11 tracks 54 minutes. Orchestral Garage rock from this Minnesota band. Humble & personal, it's a full fledged attack on your senses that'll leave you astonished.
Experimental Aircraft
- Third Transmission
- CD
- Graveface
- GRAVE23
15 tracks 85 minutes. Lush layers of distorted guitar and earnest vocals resonate and flow throughout an album that brings to mind shoegaze greats such as Jesus and Mary Chain.
Power Pill First
- Kongmanivong
- CD
- Graveface
- GRAVE021CD
15 songs 42 minutes. Hide your Atari! This new Solo release from Black Moth's resident bass machine features danceable bent circuitry noise that may make robots weep openly.
Tue Feb 26 2008
Bardo Pond
- Batholith
- LP
- 3-Lobed Recordings
- TLR043LP
6 tracks 40 minutes. Previously unreleased tracks ranging from favorite live recordings to tracks recorded in Peel sessions. Edition of 1049 copies and comes with the CD.
Sat Mar 1 2008
Tue Mar 4 2008
Autistic Daughters
- Uneasy
- CD
- Kranky Records (AP)
- KRANK115
7 tracks 36 minutes. Spare, haunting folk that sprawls through vacant ambient space, spinning eerie tales that amply live up to the album's namesake.
Mon Mar 10 2008
Tue Mar 11 2008
Panther
- 14kt Gold
- LP
- Marriage Records
- MAR041LP
13 tracks 33 minutes. This danceable synth-pop duo from Portland, OR drop busted disco beats and spastic riffs with fire and brimstone fury. CD on Killrockstars.
VALET
- Naked Acid
- LP
- Marriage Records
- MAR048LP
8 tracks 52 mins. The debut release from Honey Owens. An inspiring psychedelic-blues-jam recorded over a 5 month period. Expansive, exploratory yet deceptively simple.
Billy Bao
- Dialectics of Shit
- LP
- Parts Unknown
- PUR32LP
10 tracks 30 minutes. Brutal, nihilistic punk with a strong political message. First full-length release issued under anti-copyright. Edition of 500.
What Made Milwaukee Famous
- What Doesnt Kill Us
- CD
- Barsuk Records
- BARK71CD
12 tracks 35 minutes. Much-anticipated new release from the Austin, TX band with the Milwaukee, WI name. Bold pop rock in the truest sense of the formbrash and heartfelt.
Them Roaring Twenties
- Future Sandwich
- CD
- Sickroom Records
- SRR049
9 tracks 24 minutes. Jangly, frenetic, hopped-up rock delivered through unconventional song structures and streamof-consciousness lyrics. It's also a board game! Ed. of 1400
Thu Mar 20 2008
Tue Mar 25 2008
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Orchestra
- 13 Blues For Thirteen Moons
- 2xLP | CD
- Constellation
- CST051-1
16 tracks 59 minutes. Their first new album in 3 years! Crackling guitar crescendos, dive-bombing swirls of strings and wailing words of worry, hope and fury abound.
Kid Dakota
- A Winners Shadow
- LP | CD
- Graveface
- GRAVE038LP
10 tracks 43 minutes. Dusty, heartfelt, roots-tinged rock that conjures desolate landscapes and tugs at the heartstrings while creating a powerful turbine of sound.
Mae Shi
- HLLLYH
- LP
- Yosada Records
- YOS018
14 tracks 46 minutes. Frantic no-wave electro pop bliss! This LA band brings on the swirling synthesizers and heavy party jams leaving crowds smiling, sweaty and ready for more
Violet Vector And The Lo
- Violet Vector The Lovely Lovelies
- CD
- Holiday For Quince
- HFQ004
5 songs 19 minutes. Fresh but nostalgic, this band plays fun, 50's girl group pop with an original flair that evokes the jukebox bubblegum snap of the past without feeling dusty
Mae Shi
- HLLLYH
- CD
- Team Shi
- TMSH001
14 tracks 46 minutes. Frantic no-wave electro pop bliss! This LA band brings on the swirling synthesizers and heavy party jams leaving crowds smiling, sweaty and ready for more
Tue Apr 1 2008
Charlie Feathers
- We're Getting Closer to Being Apart
- 7"
- Norton Recordings
- NR45-142
Tue Apr 8 2008
Tue Apr 15 2008
No Means No
- 0 plus 2
- 2xLP | CD
- Wrong
- WRONG35LP
11 tracks, 47 minutes. 0+2=1 that strange equation that never seems to add up. The last hurrah for guitarist Andy Kerr, now finally available on vinyl.
Bad Dudes
- Eat Drugs
- CD
- Retard Disco
- RET-016
11 tracks 31 minutes. Crazy, spazzed out 'party prog' from deep within the same notorious LA scene that's given us No Age and the Mae Shi. Seriously and insanely fun!
No Means No
- Small Parts Isolated and Destroyed
- 2xLP | CD
- Wrong
- WRONG34LP
13 Tracks, 70 mins. Re-issue of the ambitious 1987 album. This was the bands first exclusive with Alternative Tenticles, now finally available on vinyl.