6. One False Move ("Great Day’” demo instrumental)
In 2002, the first demo sequence of Madvillainy leaked online. The tracks contained early vocal cuts from MF DOOM, recorded and quickly mixed in Los Angeles at Madlib's Bomb Shelter studio. The demos may have been unfinished, but fans understood that this was a hip-hop album unlike any other.
DOOM rerecorded vocals – alluding to the leak on “Rhinestone Cowboy” – and Madlib added new beats and changed up the sequence. Leaks could kill an album’s momentum in the early 2000s, but the demos only whetted fans' appetites; when Madvillainy came out in 2004 it was "one of the most anticipated releases in underground rap history," according to Pitchfork. Madvillainy is now regarded as one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time.
Key Selling Points
• Available on vinyl for the first time, the Madvillainy Demos are early versions of what is widely considered to be one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time.
• Vinyl jacket and insert include newly released archival photos by Eric Coleman (who photographed the original Madvillainy cover)
• Mastered by Dave Cooley, who mastered Madvillainy.
• Madvillainy has been certified Gold in the US (500k units) and the UK (130k units), and is included on Rolling Stone’s iconic Greatest Albums of All Time list.
• “Madlib and Doom are individually at their most refined here, and together, they’ve created one of the most exciting blockbuster alliances in the underground to date.” – Pitchfork, 9.4/10 Best New Music
• Madvillainy is included in best albums of all time lists in Pitchfork, Clash, Complex, The Guardian, Spotify, Rolling Stone, NME, HipHopDX and many more.
• Social media marketing to include newly remastered music videos & paid advertising across all platforms.
STH2065-8
Madvillain – Madvillainy (Audiophile Edition)
Artist Madvillain
Title Madvillainy (Audiophile Edition)
Cat # STH2065-8
Label Stones Throw Records
Genre HipHop/Rap
UPC 659457206581
Formats LP
Release 31 January 2025
Pre-order 6 December 2024
Tracklist
Side A
1. The Illest Villains
2. Accordion
3. Meat Grinder
4. Bistro
5. Raid ft. MED Side B
1. America's Most Blunted ft. Quasimoto
2. Sickfit
3. Rainbows
4. Curls
5. Do Not Fire!
6. Money Folder Side C
1. Shadows of Tomorrow ft. Quasimoto
2. Operation Lifesaver aka Mint Test
3. Figaro
4. Hardcore Hustle ft. Wildchild
5. Strange Ways Side D
1. Fancy Clown ft. Viktor Vaughn
2. Eye ft. Stacy Epps
3. Supervillain Theme
4. All Caps
5. Great Day
6. Rhinestone Cowboy
Description
• The only studio album by Madvillain (MF DOOM & Madlib) – widely regarded as one of the best hip-hop albums of all time.
• “Inexhaustibly brilliant, with layer-upon-layer of carefully considered yet immediate hiphop, forward-thinking but always close to its roots.” - Pitchfork
• This new version includes upgraded packaging combined with audiophile sound quality for the ultimate listening experience
Key Selling Points
• Madvillainy as you've never heard it before… a new audiophile pressing with upgraded packaging. Features include:
o 180g 45rpm audiophile vinyl
o Cut by Scott Stratton at Bernie Grundman Mastering
o Vinyl pressed at Optimal
o Rice paper sleeves
o Gatefold jacket with lyrics
• Widely considered one of the greatest hiphop albums of all time, Madvillainy has been certified Gold in the US (500k+ units) and the UK (130k+ units).
• Madvillainy is included in Rolling Stone’s iconic Greatest Albums of All Time list.
• “Madlib and Doom are individually at their most refined here, and together, they’ve created one of the most exciting blockbuster alliances in the underground to date.” – Pitchfork, 9.4/10 Best New Music
• A best album of all time in Pitchfork, Clash, Complex, The Guardian, Spotify, Rolling Stone, NME, HipHopDX and many more.
• Lyrics much demanded by fans have previously only been available with the CD.
• Social media marketing to include newly remastered music videos & paid advertising across all platforms.
BIG THIEF
The trails that Brooklyn’s Big Thief -- Adrianne Lenker (guitar, vocals), Buck Meek (guitar), Max Oleartchik (bass), and James Krivchenia (drums) -- take us down on 2017’s Capacity, the band’s highly critically acclaimed sophomore album, are overgrown with the wilderness of pumping souls.
After 2016’s stunning Masterpiece, Capacity was recorded in a snowy winter nest in upstate New York at Outlier Studio with producer Andrew Sarlo. The album jumps right into lives marked up and nipped in surprisingly swift fashion. They are peopled and unpeopled, spooked and soothed, regenerating back into a state where they can once again be vulnerable. Lenker’s songs introduce us to a gallery of multifaceted women and deal with the complicated matters of identity — at once dangerous and curious, though never unbelievable. Lenker shows us the gentle side of being ripped open. Tricked into love, done in and then witnessing the second act of pulling oneself back together to prepare for it to all happen again, but this time to a sturdier soul, one who is going to take the punches better than ever before and deal some jabs and roundhouses of their own.
The album is thick with raw, un-doctored beauty: most of the songs on Capacity were played for the rest time in the studio and were recorded the same day. “There is a darker darkness and a lighter light on this album,” Lenker explains. “The songs search for a deeper level of selfacceptance, to embrace the world within and without. I think Masterpiece began that process, as a reaction from inside the pain, whereas I feel Capacity examines the pain from the outside.”
Pretty Things Shark Smile Capacity Watering Coma
Tracklist
Great White Shark Mythological Beauty Objects Haley Mary Black Diamonds
Selling Points
• Available on eco-black vinyl and eco-color vinyl
• Features “Mythological Beauty” and “Shark Smile”
“Big Thief’s sophomore album beautifully excavates family history and trauma into a delicate, intricately built folk rock record, showcasing the gorgeous style of singer Adrianne Lenker.” -Pitchfork, Best New Music
Available from: January 31st, 2025
MARIBOU STATE HALLUCINATING LOVE
Release
Date: January 31st, 2025
Modern electronica masters Maribou State return with their third album, and first in six years, released on Ninja Tune on vinyl and CD formats.
London-based electronic duo Maribou State have finally announced their return with their first record since 2019’s Kingdoms In Colour release which catapulted them to oneofthebestlovedactswithinthegenre.
Across their previous two albums; Maribou State have amassedoverabillionstreams,pickedupcoveragefrom The Guardian, i-D, Q Magazine, GQ, Mixmag, DJ Mag and many more, plus been added at SiriusXMU. The bands’ KEXP session in 2019 continues to perform exceptionally well. Previous collaborators include KhruangbinandRossFromFriends.
Maribou will be returning to North America for their biggest ever run of shows here in 2025, having previously sold out venues around the world including The Novo (LA), Brixton Academy (London) and Sydney OperaHouse.
CAT NO: ZEN296
UPC: 5054429174281
Box Lot: 20
CAT NO: ZEN296N
UPC: 5054429189926
Box Lot: 20
CAT NO: ZENCD296
UPC: 5054429174298
Box Lot: 35
CAT NO: ZENCD296AA
UPC: 5054429174298
Box Lot: 35
￫ 140g black vinyl in a gatefold wallet with printed inners.
￫ Download code included.
￫ 140g unique blend recycled vinyl in a gatefold wallet with printed inners.
Recommended if you like… Caribou,Bonobo, MountKimbie,Jamiexx,FourTet,SAULT,Hot Chip,Tourist,SBTRKT
naretail@ninjatune.net ninjatune.net
Forever was a record that was written and recorded one track at a time with my husband Coley. After scrapping about 20 songs or so I had written the last few years, I wanted to get to the heart of things. I had a great talk with a friend on the phone and she mentioned she just wasn’t sure where I’d been. I realized I wasn’t really certain of that either. It’d been a foggy few years after 2020, and the pieces seemed to just be starting to be picked up. I had fallen in love, gotten married, had a dog, a house…things I had always dreamed of. But it took me quite some time to accept them as my life. For a bit, I felt like an outsider watching myself stumble though everything, and was constantly critiquing myself, to the point where I could hardly leave the house for a bit. But then I realized my life was passing me by, and the love I was living in required presence to accept. I started to do the little things you have to do to just show up for people: listen, grow, change, write….get outside of my own problems. Time is flying, and I want to be here for it all rather than lost in my thoughts all the time. My love is forever. When I was a kid I used to say to my mom and dad “I love you forever and always” then neurotically changed it to “I love you forever and always and it’s true and I mean it”… because I wanted to make sure they knew how much I wasn’t messing around! I still feel that way when I say “I love you” to anyone and hope it comes across on this record. Love y’all forever! - Lilly
STREET DATE: JANUARY
TRACK LISTING
VINYL
Sel. #: NW5867LP
CONFIG: Black Vinyl, 1xLP, Jacket, Sleeve, Marketing Sticker
“Hiatt proves herself to be Nashville’s indie-rocker-to-watch.” - Rolling Stone
“...It’s as if Hiatt has emerged from a dark, uncertain period as a stronger, bolder artist, winding up with an album that encompasses a full spectrum of feeling as it rocks with abandon.” - Pitchfork
• Includes an Entire Disc of Bonus Material Highlighted by Acoustic Versions of “Crazy Bitch” and “Sorry”
• Also Their Supercharged Version of Elvis Costello’s “Pump It Up”
• Pressed in Metallic Marble Vinyl
• Limited to 1500 Copies
• Released with the Band’s Full Input and Approval
UPC: 848064018858
FORMAT: 2-LP Regular Weight Metallic Marble Vinyl
PACKAGING: Widespine Album Jacket LIMITED EDITION: 1500 Copies
LOT: 12
Real Gone Music continues to barnstorm through the Buckcherry album catalog with a special expanded edition of the band’s third album, 15. Singer Josh Todd and guitarist Keith Nelson emerged from a four-year hiatus in 2005 with a new line-up and a killer set of songs that included three big hits in “Crazy Bitch,” “Next 2 You, and “Sorry.” In fact, 15 (named after the number of days it took to record it) stayed in the Billboard charts for a full 98 weeks, and was the first Buckcherry album to hit the Top 40…so, for its 20th anniversary, the band have brought us—and you—something truly special. Not only does this release mark the vinyl debut of 15, but they’ve added an entire disc of bonus material highlighted by acoustic versions of “Crazy Bitch” and “Sorry” and their supercharged version of Elvis Costello’s “Pump It Up.” All pressed in a 2-LP set of metallic marble vinyl…easily one of the best hard rock albums of the ‘oughts, finally on LP, and limited to 1500 copies!
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE
STREET DATE: JANUARY 31, 2025
Barsuk Records is pleased to release Death Cab for Cutie’s beloved sophomore LP We Have The Facts and We’re Voting Yes on attractively-priced standard weight vinyl.
Title Track
The Employment Pages For What Reason Lowell, MA 405
Little Fury Bugs Company Calls
Copmany Calls Epilogue No Joy In Mudville Scientist Studies TRACKLISTING
This lovely black vinyl pressing includes the original vibrant 6-color spot-printed die-cut jacket and lyrics insert. Features classics “405” and “Company Calls,” and still makes many fans’ favorite-album lists, 25 years later! ALSO AVAILABLE ON VINYL
Benjamin Gibbard Former Lives LP (bark130) UPC 655173113011
Benjamin Gibbard & Andrew Kenny Home EP LP (bark211) *CANARY YELLOW VINYL* UPC 655173221112
DISE ONE THE SKY IS CRYING • BOBBY’S ROCK • HELD MY BABY LAST NIGHT DUST MY BROOM • BABY PLEASE SET A DATE • ROLLIN’ AND TUMBLIN’ • I’M WORRIED DONE SOMEBODY WRONG • FINE LITTLE MAMA • I CAN’T STOP LOVIN’ YOU • EARLY ONE MORNING I NEED YOU • STRANGE ANGEL • SHE DONE MOVED • SOMETHING INSIDE ME STRANGER BLUES • ANNA LEE • BLEEDING HEART DISC TWO STANDING AT THE CROSSROADS • ONE WAY OUT • GOT TO MOVE • SO UNKIND MY KIND OF WOMAN • LOOK ON YONDER WALL • SHAKE YOUR MONEYMAKER MEAN MISTREATIN’ MAMA • SUNNYLAND • GO BACK HOME AGAIN • YOU KNOW YOU’RE WRONG IT HURTS ME TOO TALK TO ME BABY • PICKIN’ THE BLUES • TWELVE YEAR OLD BOY CAN’T STOP LOVING MY BABY • I BELIEVE • MAKE MY DREAMS COME TRUE
Elmore James is known as the “King of the Slide Guitar.” He was inspired by the local performances of Robert Johnson, whose “Dust My Broom” became James’ signature song and laid the foundation for his recording career. First cut by James in August 1951, “Dust My Broom” contains the strongest example of his stylistic signature: a swooping, full-octave opening figure on slide guitar. He has been credited with practically inventing blues rock by energizing primal riffs with a raw, driving intensity. James left behind a raft of classic blues songs that influenced a legion of Chicago slide players, and his songs have been cut by the likes of the Allman Brothers Band, Canned Heat, Fleetwood Mac and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. “You can hear his signature riff at least once a night from every slide guitarist working,” music historian Tony Glover has written.
RELEASE DATE: 1/24/25
1/31/25
ARTIST: ELMORE JAMES
TITLE: HITS & RARITIES
CATALOG: CD: CD-SBR-7065 / LP: LP-SBR-7954
CONFIGURATION: 2-CD WALLET / SINGLE LP
UPC: CD: 708535706526 / LP: 708535795421
BOX LOT: CD: 40 UNITS / LP: 25 UNITS
GENRE: BLUES
505
Artist: The Lemonheads
Title: Car Button Cloth - (Deluxe Expanded ‘Clothbound’ Edition)
Release date: 31.01.25 Label: Fire Records
The Lemonheads - Car Button Cloth (Deluxe
Expanded ‘Clothbound’ Edition)
Track list
SIDE A SIDE C
A1 It's All True
A2 If I Could Talk I'd Tell You
A3 Break Me
A4 Hospital
A5 The Outdoor Type
A6 Losing Your Mind
C1 If I Could Talk I’d Tell You (Single Version)
C2 The Outdoor Type (Remix)
C3 Pin Yr Heart
C4 Balancing Act
C5 Galveston
C6 Arise SIDE B SIDE D
B1 Something's Missing
B2 Knoxville Girl
B3 6ix
B4 C'Mon Daddy
B5 One More Time
B6 Tenderfoot
B7 Secular Rockulidge
D1 Keep On Loving You
D2 It’s All True (No Drums)
D3 Losing Your Mind (Live Acoustic Version)
D4 How Will I Know (Acoustic)
D5 I Don’t Want To Go Home
D6 Fade To Black
D7 Live Forever
Deluxe 2xLP clothbound sleeve edition of ‘Car Button Cloth’, featuring Lemonheads classics ‘If I Could Talk I’d Tell You’ and ‘The Outdoor Type’. This reissue includes the original record alongside a whole extra LP of rarities and unreleased cuts, continuing Fire Records’ in-depth series of reissues from the legendary band.
‘Car Button Cloth' is an extraordinary affair of musical and emotional extremes, a soundscape spanning “the most beautiful piano-led mourning in the history of the broken heart” that switches into perky jangle-pop for fleeting moments and contains the ultimate selfdeprecating classic ‘The Outdoor Type’, penned by Smudge cohort Tom Morgan, as well as a cover of the bluegrass standard ‘Knoxville Girl’ and ‘If I Could Talk I’d Tell You’ co-written with The Vaselines’ Eugene Kelly. All bases are covered.
“One of the most distinctive voices of the ‘90s” The New York Times
To further unravel where Evan’s head was at during the period of its creation, this deluxe double album comes with a record of exquisite and typically eclectic scene setting covers that occupied B-sides and alternative format versions, plus other super rare offcuts, live takes and remixes. A diet of Volcano Suns, Glen Campbell, The Jacobites, The Sir Douglas Quintet and Whitney Houston influenced Evan’s thinking and added further colour to an album that remains something of a Dorian Gray-style masterpiece. The first side of extras is rounded off with the never before released ‘Arise’, originally set for the remake of Great Expectations and later realised as Rancho Santa Fe on solo album ‘Baby I’m Bored’
Eddie Chacon – Lay Low STH2498 | STH2498-4 | STH2498-5
Artist Eddie Chacon
Title Lay Low
Label Stones Throw Records
Cat #
UPC
STH2498 (Standard)
STH2498-4 (Indies)
STH2498-5 (Rough Trade)
659457249816 (Standard)
659457249847 (Indies)
659457249854 (Rough Trade)
Genre R&B / Soul
Format LP
Release date January 31st 2025
Pre-order date October 10th 2024
Tracklist
Side A
1.Good Sun
2. Let You Go
3. Empire ft. John Carroll Kirby
4. Lay Low
Side B
1. Birds ft. Nick Hakim
2. Let The Devil In
3. End Of The World
4. If I Ever Let You Go
• Eddie Chacon’s 2023 album, Sundown, established him as a “low-key R&B legend”, 30 years after his rocket-to-the-stars success as half of the duo Charles and Eddie.
• Now, Chacon is back with Lay Low, an album of hazy, seductive songs produced by Nick Hakim.
• Eddie Chacon’s soulful music has been praised by The Guardian, Uncut, MOJO, Record Collector, Aquarium Drunkard and many more.
Key Selling Points
• Eddie Chacon’s latest album, Sundown, was in AOTY lists in The Guardian, Uncut, MOJO, The Economist, Record Collector, Aquarium Drunkard and more.
• Produced by Nick Hakim, whose latest album COMETA (ATO) was praised by Rolling Stone, Clash, AllMusic and more.
• Music video for lead single ‘Empire’ ft. John Carroll Kirby, and visualizers / lyric videos for all other singles.
• Eddie Chacon tours the UK in November 2024 (9 dates) and Europe in March 2025.
• Vinyl design and packaging by Eddie Mandell (Ethel Cain, SZA, Dijon) with indies exclusive (Blue Smoke) and Rough Trade exclusive (Bronze Marble).
• PR & radio campaigns in US, UK, Germany, France, Benelux, Asia to build on momentum generated by Sundown.
• Sundown campaign highlights: Later… with Jools Holland, The Guardian, Pitchfork, The Times, The FADER, Uncut, MOJO, Clash, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 1Xtra, BBC 6 Music, Jazz FM, KCRW, KEXP, PBS, and many more.
• For fans of: Nick Hakim, John Carroll Kirby, Duval Timothy, dreamcastmoe, Beverly Glenn-Copeland
WORTHINGTON: HE WAS NOT A MICROMANAGER
(REMIXED/REMASTERED 2020)
- Recorded at Jackpot! Studios Portland, OR by Larry Crane 1998 - Remixed at Jackpot! Studios Portland, OR by Larry Crane 2020 - Remastered at Telegraph Mastering Portland, OR by Adam Gonsalves 2020
Rather than a chance encounter or through ads in the local paper Worthington was formed by a group of long standing childhood friends who’s relationship predated the band and endures decades later. Formed in Walla Walla, WA in the early 1990s Worthington was the musical outlet of a group of friends who shared an obsession with the brilliance of The Byrds jangling riffs mixed with the post punk and hyper melodic new wave that they grew up on. Worthington immediately won accolades for their ability to sew soaring melodic soundscapes with crashing dissonant features that marry candy pop and experimental noise rock. The culmination of their work was the masterful “He Was Not a Micromanager” on Portland’s Special Music Label. “Micromanager” garnered rave reviews in the local Portland, OR press and international publications, including a 9/10 rating by NME.
Worthington’s record is about to mark it’s 22nd anniversary and may in fact be more timely now than ever. Songwriter Jake Stebner’s hooks are as sharp as ever and singer Kurt Foster's baritone lends a uniqueness that immediately separates this band from the pack.
Mark Cohen, Special Music
"Worthington has crafted quite a serious piece of work here. There are no criticisms to be leveled, no advice or admonishments to be dispensed. This is simply a great album..." Two Louies 1998
"A big-hearted slab of prime Americana, Worthington are equal parts early REM, mid period Uncle Tupelo (when both bands were still bourbon-stained shitkickers) and a deliciously wiry melodicism all their own. There's a stoical pride, a quietly brusque tenderness to Kurt Foster's vocals and 'Smaller Monsters' is a chilled classic, perfect dusk music recalling The Band’s second LP, while closing track ' In Pink And Blue Lobby Schemes For You' is breathtakingly desolate..." NME 1998
"It was 1998. My studio, Jackpot! Recording, had been open for almost a year. A band had booked a handful of days to make an album, and we started January 10, knocking down all the basics (and probably most of the overdubs!) over the weekend. I don’t know when we mixed the album, but I remember being on a high as I had finished recording Quasi’s soon-to-be breakthrough “Featuring Birds” album the previous month; a record that forced me to go into some sonic directions I might not have previously considered. When I originally mixed ...Micromanager, I went for it. It’s rough, and raw, and some sounds were distorted in ways that I cannot recall how I even achieved the results! Along the way, I became pretty friendly with these goofy guys, and some 20+ years later they asked me to remix the album as someone (probably Omar, right?) lost the master DAT tape. If you have the original album on CD, yes, this is different. I tried to mix it like some group had just sent me a new album to mix in this current time. When I’d reference against the old CD mixes, I’d sometimes be shocked at how different they sounded. It was time for a new presentation! On one song, sadly entitled “Bedwetters...,” somehow the original vocal had even been erased (How? No idea.), requiring Kurt to return and sing it again (in one take). It was all a crazy trip down memory lane for me, as I recall a headstrong young self gaining speed and confidence. Little could I have imagined 20 years later I’d be revisiting anything I’d recorded. But it sure was fun!" - Larry Crane, www.jackpotrecording.com
WCD201
Artist: Don Hünerberg & Peter Gillespie
Title: Phase Murmur
Box lot quantity: 30 LP / 60 CD
File Under: Avant Garde, Jazz
LP-MH-8286 UPC: 090771828613
CD-MH-286 UPC: 090771828620
• FIRST PRESSING LIMITED TO 300!
• FIRST EVER CD AND LP REISSUE OF THIS ULTRA RARE SELF-RELEASED ALBUM!
• INCLUDES NEW LINER NOTES BY ERICK BRADSHAW (HOST OF SPIN AGE BLASTERS WITH CREAMO COYL ON WFMU)
• LP CUT BY KEVIN GRAY AT COHEARENT AUDIO AND PRESSED IN THE USA AT CITIZEN VINYL!
• CD CONTAINS A WHOPPING NINE UNHEARD BONUS TRACKS!
Self-released avant garde jazz – reissued for the first time! Recalling Kraftwerk precursor, the Organisation, or contemporaries like Faust, Hünerberg employs flute, organ, bass and balloon to his DIY compositions.
Over top of Gillespie's nimble, pointillist drumming (he also plays piano and harpsichord), Hünerberg employs flute, organ, bass and balloon (that’s not a saxophone on “Cucumber”). The disorienting opener “Cro Magnon/Two” recalls Kraftwerk precursor the Organisation, or contemporaries like Faust. There’s a strange, disconsolate atmosphere to the proceedings, almost as if the air had been sucked out of a recording session booked for some avant-garde jazz heavies.
Instead of Impulse, Phase Murmur should have been bound for ESP-Disk. Alas, the duo were experimenting out in the relative vacuum of southwestern Ohio. Far from any bustling metropolis or curious record labels, Phase Murmur was truly a DIY affair. Not only did the duo press the LP up themselves (down the road at Cincinnati's Rite Record Productions), but the evocative and mysterious photo on the cover is by Gillespie while the layout, with accompanying poem on the back, was assembled by Hünerberg.
It was on Phase Murmur where Hünerberg first found his voice, and the rest is the sound of history, unspooling on a reel-to-reel tape machine.
LP First Pressing Limited to 300!
- Erick Bradshaw (Host of Spin Age Blasters with Creamo Coyl on WFMU)
TELE NOVELLA
POET’S TOOTH
STREET DATE: JANUARY 31, 2025
• 3RD PRESSING ON BLOODY RED VINYL, LIMITED TO 500 COPIES
It all began with a bath. As Tele Novella’s Natalie Ribbons ran the water and listened to a guided meditation, she never anticipated arriving on the other side with an idea for an album, Poet’s Tooth. “I ended up sitting in that bath and going on quite a visualization journey,” says Ribbons, who resides in Lockhart, Texas, and performs in Tele Novella with Jason Chronis. “The images and feelings that came over me that night made me feel like I had a power that I had been ignoring and taking for granted for years. It was sad and happy at the same time,” Ribbons continues.
As Tele Novella, Chronis (who performs in the beloved and rekindled indie pop band Voxtrot) and Ribbons (who previously performed in the long-running “Victorian punk” project Agent Ribbons) have spent their past two albums creating "Medieval outsider country" on 2016’s House Of Souls and 2021’s Merlynn Belle. Poet’s Tooth – the band’s second album for Kill Rock Stars – steers the duo’s whimsical western-tinted quality into fascinating new directions: cinematic-pop balladry on the autoharp-tinged opener “Young & Free,” gently clip-clopping Americana-folk on “Hard-Hearted Way,” and bass-driven funk on the wry “Eggs In One Basket.” With help from producer Danny Reisch, Tele Novella have crafted their most genre-rich, poetic, and sincere album yet.
The Laughing Chimes
“Whispers in the Speech Machine”
Territory: World
Label: Slumberland Records
Catalog Number: SLR 286
Street Date: January 31, 2025
File Under: Alternative - L
TL; DR: One of the freshest young pop bands spikes their paisley jangle with gothic moods and the result is 100% captivating.
RIYL: early REM, The Bats, The Chills, The Ocean Blue, The Rain Parade
Box Lot: 20
On their spellbinding sophomore album, Whispers in the Speech Machine, the young Ohio siblings from The Laughing Chimes fully embrace their Southern Gothic influences, cannily balancing the light of their infectious pop with the shadow of their rust belt environs. While attending an afterschool music program at their local opera house, Evan and his brother Quinn began recording The Laughing Chimes' debut album "In This Town," released in 2020. A string of well-received digital singles and a cassette EP for Slumberland followed, dazzling savvy pop fans with their Paisley Underground-inflected jangle that owes as much to the Flying Nun sound as it does to 80s Athens, GA.
The eight assured songs of "Whispers in the Speech Machine" prove The Laughing Chimes deserve the attention and accolades, while their approaches to songwriting and sonic aesthetics continue to evolve. "Southeast Ohio is the foothills of Appalachia, so it has this indescribable mood and atmosphere to it," guitarist/vocalist Evan Seurkamp told The Big Takeover. "Sometimes there's a haunting weight of decay you want to escape, but at the same time there is some sort of strange romanticism surrounding ghost towns. We've tried to channel those moods to add more regional flavor into our sound."
Contact: Stephen Svacina
BIG AL AND THE HEAVYWEIGHTS BLUES POWER
Big Al and the Heavyweights, who hail from South Louisiana, have absolutely absorbed the multi rhythms and rich cultural diversity of the region on their newest Vizztone release, BLUES POWER
With the tragic loss of longtime keyboard player and vocalist, Wayne Lohr, the band has returned to its original lineup of harmonica, bass, drums and guitar. On their eighth recording of original music, the band is soaring with energy infused from new members, Dangerous Dale Robertson on harp and Dennis the Menace Cedeno on bass, along with longtime guitarist vocalist Marcel Anton and Big Al Lauro on drums. From greasy funk to grinding blues mixed with some dance hall bayou soul and infectious zydeco, this album is Music.
VI. Silent Gray Presck (but no one knows why that’s its name)
VII. Lesser Evening Hiding Ploute
VIII. Laughing Grumblostt
IX. Bartlett’s Secret Owl
X. Talbot’s Silver Moonbird
XI. Autumn Bog Fowl
XII. Miniature Cave Sparrow
XIII. Queen Waterfleck
XIV. The Royal Graffler
Sarah Belle Reid and Vinny Golia Accidental Ornithology
Accidental Ornithology is a collection of 14 improvisations from multi-instrumentalists Sarah Belle Reid (trumpet, electronics) and Vinny Golia (woodwinds), inspired by the fascinating quirks & cries of imaginary birds. Inspired by these wondrous creatures, multi-instrumentalists Vinny Golia & Sarah Belle Reid created fourteen improvised musical moments that each honor a different feathered friend. This electroacoustic album is a collection of bizarre and spontaneous conversations between quarter-tone contrabass flute, piccolo, clarinet, trumpet, quarter-tone flugelhorn, modular synthesizer, and interactive electronics in MaxMSP—an ever-changing sound world that is at once alarming, delicate, woozy, incessant, and playful.
RIYL: Roscoe Mitchell, Axel Dörner, Nate Wooley, Richard Scott, Morton Subotnick
Sarah Belle Reid: B-flat trumpet, quarter tone flugelhorn, MaxMSP, modular synthesizer
Vinny Golia: piccolo, quarter tone contrabass flute, alto clarinet, A clarinet E-flat clarinet, bass clarinet, gongs
LABEL: Infrequent Seams Records RELEASE DATE: 12/13/2024
A supergroup of sorts - Fat White Family’s Lias Saoudi, Trashmouth Records’ Luke and Liam May, and Quinn Whalley of Paranoid London and Warmduscher - Decius have travelled the earth liberating people from banality since the release of Decius Vol. I. They’ve revealed to all those they’ve encountered just what was missing in their lives: pump without borders, pump without reasonabsolute pump.
Decius live sets at Berghain’s 19th birthday celebrations, Block 9’s NYC Downlow at Glastonbury and Opium Club in Vilnius have set pulses racing, and they count the likes of Dixon, 2manydjs, Honey Dijon, Mochakk, Or:La, Iggy Pop and Depeche Mode as fans.
Now they offer up Decius Vol. II (Splendour & Obedience). It throbs with an almost impossible sense of potential, and expands on the lexicon of molten desire. The sound has moved into new territories, with tastes of house, disco and techno, all with an underlying base note of acid on tracks such as the slippery night cruise intensity of ‘Birth of A Smirk’, where Colonel Abrams gets his nipples tortured. ‘Queen of 14th St’ is all watersports and Cybotron force from Detroit via Deptford. First single ‘Walking In The Heat’ struts like a sunburnt and horny Kraftwerk, while ‘Ghent’ is purest uncut ’88 acid. Vol. II is the art of seduction in damp rooms painted black. Keep hydrated from whatever source is available. Be your own pleasure centre. Vol. II is veritable selection box of booty bumps and illegal highs made at night for the night and beyond. This is music that takes pride in its walk of shame.
street date: Friday January 31 2025 file under: Dance/Electronic territory: World ex. Europe
2022’s Decius Vol. I plus a string of Decius Trax EPs
• Vinyl editions are housed in a gatefold sleeve with artwork by Peter Harris
• Appease the gods with the limited INDIES ONLY Neptune Turquoise double vinyl, plus black vinyl and CD
• First single, ‘Walking In The Heat’, is accompanied by an incredible, moist video directed by Niall Trask – at the carwash… yeah
• The Quietus declared Decius Vol. I “The best album of the year” before placing it at number 5 in their AOTY list with ‘Look Like A Man’ hitting #2 in their tracks of the year
• Further AOTY nods included DJ’s Top 40, Juno Daily #2, MusicOMH #3 and Bleep’s Top 100
• DJ support from Marcel Dettmann, Erol Alkan, Bicep, Trevor Jackson, Midland, DJ Heidi, Octa Octa, Eats Everything, Eclair FiFi, Ewan McVicar, Tiga, Kasper Bjorke, Tia Cousins, Shay Malt, Optimo, ND_Baumecker, Luke Solomon, Maceo Plex, Horse Meat Disco, Richard Fearless, Joe Goddard, Sean Johnston (A Love From Outer Space) and many more
• Tracks have appeared on Matthew Dear’s DJ-Kicks compilation, BBC Radio 1 Essential Mixes by The Chemical Brothers and Paranoid London, and Hercules & Love Affair’s BBC 6 Music Guest Mix
• Expect lots more live/festival action in 2025
• Bring a towel
“A loose amalgam of England’s most troublesome, wayward and wanton musicians. Decius gets the groove going in a different way, they kind of come at you out of the dark” Iggy Pop
“There is sleaze running through Decius’ veins, though the kind of debauchery here is kept mainly on the dance-floor” Brooklyn Vegan
• The second full-length album from Decius – it follows
The Hornbook
magically transmutes the entire history of 20th-century rock ‘n’ roll — ’50s golden oldies, ’60s garage spunk, ’70s glam flamboyance, ’80s indie transgression, ’90s lo-fi weirdness — into an alien transmission from the future. Now, if you stayed awake during high-school history class, you might remember that a hornbook is an earlyeducation tool for children dating back to the 15thcentury — a wooden paddle inscribed with the alphabet, numbers, and the odd Bible verse. (Think of it as the beta version of your iPhone’s notes app.)
“When I was writing these songs, it felt like I was making a children's book — every song was a little story,” Englehorn says of the title concept. “But it also felt like a little bit of a cipher for our whole world.”
The album was largely written in Maui but recorded in Montreal with producer Grammy-award winner, Mark Lawson, whose C.V. includes one of Englehorn’s personal touchstones: Who Will Cut Our Hair When We’re Gone?, the gloriously ramshackle 2003 debut album from Montreal cult heroes The Unicorns “The Unicorns are a huge influence,” Englehorn enthuses, and certainly you can hear a similar childlike sensibility on The Hornbook , from the Dr. Seussian wordplay in his songs, to the ever-present mischievous glee in his singing voice, to the sandbox experimental approach he shares with his musical (and matrimonial) partner, drummer Estée Preda.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/SELLING POINTS
• Previous media support in the US includes Under the Radar, The Needle Drop, FLOOD Magazine (Session), WXPN The Key, Atwood Magazine, Broadway World, Consequence, American Pancake and more.
•Previously toured the US with Godcaster, played at SXSW (USA), The Great Escape (UK), Reeperbahn (DE), MaMA and Rockomotives (FR).
•Media targets in the USA for this album include: NPR, Under The Radar, Consequence, The Needle Drop, Pitchfork, Talkhouse, PAPER, The Fader, Brooklyn Vegan, Stereogum, Thrasher, Jenkem Magazine and Free Skate Magazine.
Artist: Gus Englehorn
Album: The Hornbook
Release Date: Jan. 31, 2025
Genre: Alternative
Label: Secret City Records
Distro: Redeye Distribution
Tracklisting:
1. One Eyed Jack Pt. I and II (The Interrogation/ The Other Side)
2. Thyme
3. The Itch
4. Roderick Of The Vale
5. Metal Detector
6. The Whirlwind’s Speaking
7. Sweet Marie
8. A Song With Arms And Legs
9. One Eyed Jack Pt. III (Epilogue)
UPCOMING TOUR DATES
inner
“This is hitting in a weird way”
— Anthony Fantano, The Needle Drop (about Dungeon Master)
• Confirmed to play SXSW 2025 with a full US tour to be announced for Spring 2025 to support “The Hornbook”.
TEAMS
• US Publicity handled by Secret City Records
• US Radio Tracking handled by Pirate!
THEKINGOFTHE SPOOKWORKERS
BY RICHARD EDWARDS
Texas Girl At The Funeral Of Her Father
After vowing to stop making albums following Ghost/Electricity Vampire Draw (2022), Richard Edwards returns with The King of the Spook Workers, a covers album he describes as his personal journal through the American Songbook. Recorded in just four days, the album reimagines songs from Chappell Roan, Joe Tex, Gillian Welch, Britney Spears, and others, united by Edwards’s delicate vocals and Dave Palmer’s haunting piano. With a strain of late-night loneliness and an unforced sincerity, Edwards traces a surprising musical lineage, reminding us that beautiful melodies can be found anywhere.
CONTRABANDIST
BY RICHARD EDWARDS
Tracklist
Sweeter Than Sin (Sketch)
Ketamine (Velvet Ocean Version)
Inchyra Blue (Piano Demo)
Ain’t No Law (Anna’s Version) 4. 5.Meathead Pink Lightning (Piano Demo) 6. Management of Savagery (Devil Is A Dog Sessions) 7. Take Me Along (Anna’s Version) 8. Hate you Honey (Sketch) 9. Benzedrine (Piano Demo) 10. 11.Freezerburn
In November 2023, a year after Ghost Electricity/Vampire Draw!, Richard Edwards declared that “all recordings of note” would now belong to the Contrabandist series, a trilogy of rare tracks from his solo vault spanning 2015–2023. The first release, Contrabandist Vol. 1, is as rare as the recordings it includes, blending incomplete demos, live bootlegs, and studio tracks like “Ain’t No Law” (featuring Anna Waronker) and “Meathead,” a porch-recorded demo with cars in the background. Its bathroom mirror selfie cover perfectly reflects the album’s intimate glimpse into Edwards’s creative brilliance — raw, unpolished, and unconstrained, yet unwavering in its songwriting quality.
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Some things take a long time. And some things are meant to last. But how you know that, or learn how to find out, that’s a more intangible thing. That’s A Shaw Deal intangible. A communal meeting place for two old friends and their different musics.
A Shaw Deal is the first album by Geologist and D.S. . They go back a long ways back before Highlife, before Shaw joined White Magic back to the early childhood of Animal Collective. Basically, Doug Shaw touched down in NYC around 2003, and he and Brian Weitz have been friends ever since.
“D.S.” first released his own music under the moniker Highlife on 2010’s “Best Bless” EP. Listeners were lifted by the sound a vital new transmission imbued by the popular African guitar music, British folk-pop, desert blues and the ritual spirit energy that Doug had been evoking in White Magic with Mira Billotte. If you really know Doug, this incredible alchemy was just one of the amazing ways he could come through on the guitar and you probably also know that all his crazy shit is just massed up somewhere, ready to fill up a great album of his own.
A couple years back, Doug was posting bits of his playing on Instagram, and Brian found them to be a much-needed escape from reality he’d just let them loop for stretches of time, get lost in there, and emerge with recharged energies. He was so inspired by these mini-encapsulations of Doug’s spirit that eventually he ran them through his modular system, editing and tweaking and looping as he went, creating new shapes and juxtapositions, instinctively rewiring the sounds to extend the feeling of peace they’d given him. Once it was all together, it would make a cool birthday present to regift to Doug! And once the gift was given, it was sounding like an album too From start to finish, A Shaw Deal taps into D.S.’s guitar playing and the vibe of his expression, drawing out meditative waves in new forms while exploring the worlds within them. Geologist and D.S. collaborate in a manner that’s brought comfort and release to them both. A Shaw Deal leaves no doubt, as it radiates further into the world and beyond it will bring a new range of views and feels to everyone who listens in.
DOWNSTATE
Ready to go back? Prison Prison’s still out there, breaking rocks in the haze and rumbling in the heat, just wait- ing for you to come around.
Prison Prison’s been active since 2015, but if you didn’t catch ’em live in NYC, then you didn’t know until late in the summer of ’23, when Upstate dropped. THEN you knew! Prison hit HARD, with jams so long and varied, they hadta have two titles each and the album was only four songs long, one per side. Yeah, Upstate was heavy, but always the fun kind, you know? And there’s so many other kinds of heavy yet to be...
Downstate, the second official Prison stint, shows ya some, stretching to insane new places while pumping out MORE of some of the toughest jams around. Leap-hogging from one vibe to the next, Prison cop a variety of grooves, from minimalist (like Guru Guru), sweat-shaking (StoogesStooges) and chaotic (No Trend) it feels like they’re coming from everywhere! They switched it up in almost every way they could this time. But that’s just Prison being Prison
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Street Date: January 31, 2025
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At its core, Prison Prison’s a multi-headed beast, and Downstate is built to showcase their swarming freakscene. Recording this one in Rockaway meant they could get Prison family and friends to drop in. Going Downstate with core Prisoners Sarim Al-Rawi, Matt Lilly and Paul Major are guitarists Marc Razo and Adam Reich, bassist Matt Leibowitz and Dave Smoota Smith on trombone (his first time ever in Prison!). Also present is the late, lamented Sam Jayne, a fellow lifer whose spirit will act as a guide for the rest of Prison’s time. All he brought to the session was a bottle of tequila. He just wanted to jam and on all borrowed shit too. He didn’t care.
With these many hands on deck, Prison plays all kinds of things, from insane distorted rock to dreamy psychedelia, plus some jazzy and gutsy blues shit too. They got some of the lighter side of Prison in there, of course in addition to screaming and slamming, you gotta laugh! It was all recorded in a day, with a couple overdubs, but it took a while to get the mixes right. There were a lot of moments that they didn’t know would lead to anything, but when listening back later, then they heard where they were going. All that had to get in there somehow. Plus, they had to get the drums and the reverb right!
Another level to the sound on Downstate is in the hard cuts and savvy fades in the edit (like Live-Evil!). Matt Lilly sequenced the mixes at home using two CDJs fed into a Numark DJ deck and dubbed down live to cassette, then they sent the tape to engineer Matt Walsh to duplicate timings and fades and all that. If you’re feeling overwhelmed by critical mass while you’re listening, this could be why! It’s for sure part of what makes these forty-three minutes of time give anyone who listens an entire night’s worth of dreams! Like trapdoors taking you from where you thought you were standing to someplace entirely different, wondering if what just happened was ten seconds or one million years long. And if you still don’t know man, it was both!
Next up? The Central Park Bandshell? Prison plays prison? Who knows? The sky’s the limit. But before all that, you gotta make it back from Downstate. They don’t make it easy...
FRECKLE FRECKLE
Street Date: January 31, 2025
That’s
When a Freckle pops up, that’s when you know that the sun has gotten through. Don’t let ’em tell you it’s skin damage — more like the sign of time well spent, as always, in the light. Freckle the band’s like that.
Freckle is, then, a Californian. Corey Madden, of Color Green, and Ty Segall. From the riff, there was a shared understanding about what they wanted. It made sense to shoot for writing things that weren’t personal — instead, taking ideas and vignettes, turning ’em into back stories and freaking out with the lyrics, making little movies.
Once they had a good batch of songs, it wasn’t long. They didn’t push too hard, they didn’t need to. As it came together, everything fell into place real natural-like.
Freckle is the hive mind of Corey Madden and Ty Segall. This LP reminds all of us that when the clouds are out you can still get sunburned.
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Squid’s new album Cowards is about evil. Nine stories whose protagonists reckon with cults, charisma and apathy. Real and imagined characters wading into the dark ocean between right and wrong. Cowards is Squid’s most courageous album: simultaneously growing in scope and returning to basics. The English art-rock quintet recorded Cowards at Church Studios in Crouch End with Mercury prize winning producers Marta Salogni and Grace Banks. On additional production is longtime shifu and collaborator Dan Carey, who recorded the band’s first two albums. The record was mixed in Seattle by John McEntire, before being compressed by the rich analogue chain of Heba Kadry’s mastering.
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The
Pains of Being Pure At Heart
“Perfect Right Now: A Slumberland Collection 2008-2010”
“The Pains
Label: Slumberland Records
Catalog Number: SLR 292
Street Date: February 7, 2025
The Pains exploded out of the late 00s Brooklyn indie scene with a bright, distinctive sound that paid tribute to everything from C86 to early Slumberland, Sarah and Creation label pop, but with a distinct American flavor drawn from groups like Smashing Pumpkins and The Exploding Hearts. Their 2009 self-titled debut is rightly considered a classic, and with Perfect Right Now we're thrilled to round out the story of The Pains' early years.
The ten tracks here compile the much-loved (and LONG out of print!) b-sides from the 7"s that accompanied that first album, the follow-up Higher Than The Stars EP, a couple of scarce tunes from split singles, and finally "Say No To Love," a spectacular tune that points the way forward to the band's next chapter. These are some proper lost classics, songs like "Kurt Cobain's Cardigan,” “Side Ponytail” and "The Pains of Being Pure at Heart" that still pack the dancefloors at indie discos from Göteborg to Glasgow and beyond. We couldn't be more excited to make them available again in this fine package that includes liner notes by the band’s Kip Berman and rarely-seen pictures from the group’s early days. Perfect right now indeed!
of Being Pure At Heart” Silver Nugget Vinyl Repress!
“Belong” MultiHue Blue Splatter Vinyl Repress!
SELLING POINTS
• Wildside Followed the Time-Honored Tradition of Glam Metal Success by Playing the Sunset Strip Clubs in the Late ‘80s and Early ‘90s
• They Went by the Name Young Gunns but Had to Switch to Wildside After Lionsgate Films Released the Young Guns Movie and Hit Them with a Cease & Desist
• They Were the Target of a Bidding War Between the Capitol and Polygram Labels
• Capitol Won, and Released Under the Influence in 1992
• The Record Is Now Regarded as a Glam Metal Classic
• But It Came Out Right When the Grunge Explosion Hit, and Therefore Died Commercially
• And Capitol Never Bothered to Put It Out on Vinyl in the U.S.
• The Opening Track “Hang On Lucy” Is a Total Banger, and the Rest of the Album Rocks
• Lead Singer Drew Hannah Is in the Grand Tradition of Vince Neil et al.
• For Fans of Fans of Dokken, RATT, Skid Row, and Mötley Crüe
• Recorded by Famed Led Zeppelin Producer Andy Johns
• The First Non-Van Halen Album Recorded at Eddie Van Halen’s 5150 Home Studio
• Pressed on Fire Orange Vinyl for Its American Vinyl Debut
• Deluxe Gatefold Jacket Packaging
• Remastered for Vinyl
• Long, Long Requested by Metal Fans
WILDSIDE: Under the Influence
(Fire Orange Vinyl Edition)
STREET DATE:
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Here’s another one of those great early-‘90s glam metal albums that got lost in the grunge explosion. And because it came out in 1992, Capitol never bothered releasing it on vinyl in the U.S. So this one’s been a long time comin’…and as soon as you hear the opening cut “Hang On Lucy,” you know you’re in for a ride. Fans of Dokken, RATT, Skid Row, and Mötley Crüe will flip over Under the Influence…and lead vocalist Drew Hannah is in the grand tradition of Vince Neil et al. Trivia note one: Wildside ruled the Sunset Strip (and were the subject of a bidding war between Capitol and Polygram) under the name Young Gunns but was forced to change their name when Lionsgate Films came out with their Young Guns movie. Trivia note two: this was the first non-Van Halen record recorded at Eddie Van Halen’s 5150 home studio, engineered by famed Led Zeppelin producer Andy Johns! We’ve had this lost classic remastered for vinyl to make sure it pops…fire orange pressing housed in a deluxe gatefold jacket!
SELLING POINTS
• All-Female Band The Donnas Famously Formed in 8th Grade to Play a School Talent Show
• They Adopted the Name The Donnas as a Backhanded Ramones Homage, with All Four Members Taking the First Name of Donna as Opposed to the Last Name of Ramone
• Early Donnas Recordings Consisted of Gleefully Unapologetic, Pop-Punk Paeans to Adolescent Alienation and Hedonism from a Decidedly Female Perspective
• But the 2004 Release Gold Medal, Their Sixth Album Overall and Second for the Atlantic Label, Took Them in a Different Direction
• Produced by Avril Lavigne Producer Butch Walker
• The Supercharged Album Single “Fall Behind Me” Was a Throwback to Their Earlier Sound
• But the Rest of the Record Veered Towards ‘70s Psychedelia, Even Employing Acoustic Guitars
• Album Graphics Followed Suit, Featuring Peter Max-Like Squiggles and a Faux Black Light Poster
• Gold Medal Is Cited by Lead Singer Brett Anderson a.k.a. Donna A. as Her Favorite, and Is Probably the Most Underrated Album in the Band’s Fantastic Catalog
• Real Gone Music’s Reissue Includes Reproductions of the Original Poster and Printed Inner Sleeve
• Gold Smoke Vinyl Pressing
• The Latest Essential Donnas Reissue from Real Gone Music
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FORMAT: Regular Weight Gold Smoke Vinyl
PACKAGING: Album Jacket with Printed Inner Sleeve and Poster
BOX LOT: 50
SELLING POINTS
The 1995 Film Tank Girl Is a Bona-Fide Cult Classic
• Set in a Dystopic, Resource-Starved Desert Setting, Featuring Great Action Sequences and Starring the Inimitable Lori Petty in a Lead Role, Tank Girl Is a Feminist (and Funnier) Precursor to Mad Max: Fury Road
• But the Soundtrack to Tank Girl Is Even More of a Cult Classic Than the Film
• Compiled by Courtney Love
• A Who’s Who of ‘90s Female Indie Rockers, Including Björk, Hole, L7, Belly, and Veruca Salt
• Features Tracks Exclusive to the Soundtrack, Like a Unique Version of Devo’s “Girl U Want,” “Mockingbird Girl” by The Magnificent Bastards (a Side Project of the Late Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots), and a Duet of “Let’s Do It, Let’s Fall in Love” Between Joan Jett and Paul Westerberg
• Also Includes Songs by Bush, Stomp, and Ice-T
• Gatefold Cover Features the Movie’s Distinctive, Comic Book Graphics and Production Stills
• Neon Coral Vinyl Pressing
The Donnas: gold medal
(Gold Smoke Vinyl Edition)
STREET DATE: FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Famously formed in 8th grade for a school talent show, The Donnas began as a self-styled co-ed answer to The Ramones, playing gleefully unapologetic, pop-punk paeans to adolescent alienation and hedonism from a decidedly female perspective. But by the time of 2004’s Gold Medal, their sixth album and second for the major label Atlantic, the group has clearly—dare we say it?--matured. With the notable exception of the single (and career highlight) “Fall Behind Me,” Gold Medal marks a move away from the Donnas’ harder/faster ethos towards a more polished (acoustic guitars…whaaat?) pop sound veering towards ‘70s psychedelia under the helm of Avril Lavigne producer Butch Walker. And you can tell it from the album’s graphics, which flash vintage, Peter Max-esque squiggles on the front cover and feature a faux black light poster inside (which we have reproduced for this reissue along with the original printed inner sleeve). The result was an album that lead vocalist Brett Anderson a.k.a Donna A. deems her favorite, and one that stands as probably the most underrated album in the band’s fabulous catalog (most of which we have recently released here at Real Gone Music). Our reissue comes in gold smoke vinyl…an overlooked early-oughties gem!
STREET DATE: FEBRUARY 7, 2025
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It’s a tough call which is the bigger cult classic, the Tank Girl movie or its accompanying soundtrack, but on balance, we’d have to go for the soundtrack. Yeah, the film had a cast composed of some of the most colorful characters (Iggy Pop, Ann Magnuson) and character actors (Malcolm McDowell, Ice-T, and of course the almighty Lori Petty!) in show biz. And, its dystopic, resource-starved desert setting, intense action sequences, and lead female character mark it as a feminist (albeit funnier) precursor to Mad Max: Fury Road. But check out the soundtrack’s bona-fides: assembled by Courtney Love herself, it features a Who’s Who of ‘90s female rock including Hole, Björk, L7, Veruca Salt, and Belly among others. Plus, it even has tracks that were exclusive to its release, like a unique version of Devo’s “Girl U Want,” “Mockingbird Girl” by The Magnificent Bastards (a side project of the late Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots), and a duet of “Let’s Do It, Let’s Fall in Love” between Joan Jett and The Replacements’ Paul Westerberg. In short, if there ever was a score that needs to be on wax, this would be it. We’ve done it right, too, with a gatefold jacket featuring the trademark comic book art and stills from the film, and neon coral vinyl pressing for its 30th anniversary!
Side One
1. Ripper Sole—Stomp
2. Army of Me—Björk
3. Girl U Want—Devo
4. Mockingbird Girl— The Magnificent Bastards
5. Shove—L7
6. Drown Soda—Hole
Side Two
1. Bomb—Bush
2. Roads—Portishead
3. Let’s Do It—Joan Jett & Paul Westerberg
4. Thief—Belly
5. Aurora—Veruca Salt 6. Big Gun—Ice T
SELLING POINTS
• Composer/Keyboardist/Arranger Harold Wheeler Carved Out Quite a Career Both on Broadway and Madison Avenue
• Arranged/Conducted for The Wiz Among Other Shows
• Composed Jingles for Such Clients as McDonald’s, Pan Am Airlines, Boone’s Farm Wines, Kool Aid, and Coca Cola
• But No One Could Have Predicted the Musical and Graphic Style of His Lone Album, 1975’s Black Cream
• From Its Oh-So-Provocative Album Cover Art to Its Soulful, Slinky Instrumentals, This Is an Album That Meets the Moment
• A Masterpiece of Bedroom Jazz-Funk
• Best Enjoyed in Intimate Company
• First-Ever Reissue in Any Format
• Orange with Black Swirl Vinyl
• Limited to 750 Copies
• 50th Anniversary Release
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FORMAT: Regular Weight Orange with Black Swirl Vinyl
PACKAGING: Album Jacket
LIMITED EDITION: 750 Copies
BOX LOT: 60
SELLING POINTS
• Don Julian Made His Mark as Bandleader of The Larks
• In 2022, Real Gone Music Released Don Julian and the Larks’ 1974 Album Super Slick to the Delight of Soul and Funk Collectors Worldwide
• Now, Real Gone Is Releasing Julian’s Score to the 1973 Blaxploitation Film SAVAGE!
• Propulsive Soul-Jazz Sound Will Remind You of the Film Scores by Such Artists as Curtis Mayfield and Isaac Hayes
• But Because the Film Was a Philippine B-Movie Financed and Distributed by Roger Corman’s New World Pictures, and the Score Released on the Obscure Money Records Label, SAVAGE! Remains a Cult Classic
• Features Fantastic Flute Work from Jimmy Vinson
• The 10-Minute-Plus Title Theme Is Funkin’ Philthy
• Blood Orange Vinyl
• Limited to 750 Copies
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THE HAROLD WHEELER CONSORT: Black Cream
(50th Anniversary Limited Orange with Black Swirl Vinyl Edition)
STREET DATE: FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Pop music history is littered with albums whose provocative covers promised something steamy and sensual inside but delivered a musical cold shower instead. This is not one of those albums. Fresh from arranging/conducting such Broadway shows as The Wiz and also forging a successful career penning jingles for such clients as McDonald’s, Pan Am Airlines, Boone’s Farm Wines, Kool Aid, and Coca Cola, composer/keyboardist Wheeler released this 1975 cult classic, a soulful, slinky masterpiece of bedroom jazz-funk. It’s Wheeler’s only album, but it may have been singly responsible for an increase in the mid-‘70s birth rate…light some candles and break out the lotion for this one. First reissue in any format, finally available on its 50th anniversary in orange with black swirl vinyl limited to 750 copies!
UPC:848064018605
FORMAT: Regular Weight Blood Orange Vinyl PACKAGING: Album
DON JULIAN: Savage! Super Soul Soundtrack
(Limited Blood Orange Vinyl Edition)
STREET DATE: FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Our 2022 reissue of Don Julian and the Larks’ 1974 LP Super Slick made fans of rare ‘70s soul and funk very happy, and this release is gonna do the same. Bandleader Don Julian followed the lead of Isaac Hayes, Curtis Mayfield et al. in scoring the 1973 blaxploitation film Savage!; the reasons Julian’s score didn’t hit like Superfly or Shaft are, one, the film didn’t do as well, as it was a Philippine-based B-movie funded and distributed by Roger Corman’s New World Pictures, and, two, the soundtrack came out on the lightly-distributed Money Records label. Dig the fantastic flute work from Jimmy Vinson…and the ten-plus minute title theme is just plain funkin’ filthy. Blood orange pressing limited to just 750 copies!
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Gnonnas Pedro & His Dadjes Band Roi De L‘Agbadja Moderne 1974-1983
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Agbadja, Cuban Son AALP100 LP:12
2xLP/Gatefold LP with 8-pages booklet
Analog Africa No. 40
Roi De L‘Agbadja Moderne 1974-1983
Street Date 02/07/2025
Double LP pressed on 140g virgin vinyl comes with a full color 8-pages booklet
CD comes with 28-pages booklet
Download for LP/CD from Bandcamp also includes unlimited streaming of *Roi De L‘Agbadja Moderne 1974-1983* via the free Bandcamp app along with high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more
Analog Africa has the huge honour to present a full and deserved project about Gnonnas Pedro. Hailing from Benin, were „Agbadja“ is an ancestral rhythm played during burial ceremonies, Gnonnas adapted, modernised and coined it “Agbadja Modern”, becoming known as its king.
The double-LP „Roi De L‘Agbadja Moderne 1974-1983“ comes as a Gatefold with a full color 8-pages booklet including photos. Featuring 16 of Gnonnas’ finest songs which resonated across the African continent, the unique blend of Agbadja, Cuban fon, jerk, highlife and other African rhythms sung in Fon, Mina, Yoruba, French, English, and even Spanish offer a truly unique musical journey.
Tracklisting
01. Dadge Von O Von Non „83“ 03:57
02. Azo Nkplon Doun Nde 04:47
03. Mo Ngbadun Re 05:32
04. Fini Les Pavés 03:55
05. Feso Jaiye 05:11
06. Adigbedoto 04:35
07. Tu Es Tout Seul 02:46
08. Yiri Yiri Boum 05:05
09. Agbadja Moderne N°2 05:39 10. Manzanillo 07:14 11. L‘Indomptable Gnonnas 02:53 12. Bailando Mi Solo 02:31 13. Gbeto Enon Mon 05:26 14. El Cochechivo 05:33
15. Ati Mawuin Dagamasi 05:28 16. Avivogbe 05:27
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Described by Rolling Stone magazine as “a glam rock triumph,” the multi-faceted rocker Gyasi (Jah-See) delivers his second studio album, “Here Comes The Good Part,” a glittery and fun universe filled with infectious hooks and searing guitar riffs, alongside songs of self-transformation. Teaming up with co-producer Bobby Holland, Gyasi expands his sound, exploring a wider palette of musical ideas. Mostly recorded with his touring band, it also features guest appearances by drummer Daru Jones. “Here Comes The Good Part” is a bold exploration of theatrical rock n’ roll, through the lens of a small-town West Virginia kid seeking self-discovery.
STREET DATE : 2/7/25
JOHN ZORN THE BAGATELLES VOL. 1—MARY HALVORSON
QUARTET
TZA CD 5211
Archival Series
Mary Halvorson, Miles Okazaki, Drew Gress, Tomas Fujiwara.
May 2015, John Zorn composed 300 new tunes that were eventually collected into a book of music he called The Bagatelles. After five years of performances around the world in venues large and small, the choicest ensembles have gone into the studio and the results are some of the most exciting and varied music Zorn has ever presented. This first volume features the remarkable Mary Halvorson Quartet. Dynamic, fiery and endlessly imaginative, this is a fascinating first peek into the world of Zorn’s Bagatelles
Composer: Zorn, John Primary Artist: John Zorn Featured Artist: Mary Halvorson Quartet Focus Track: Bagatelle #57 Graphic Design: Heung-Heung Chin Performers: Mary Halvorson, guitar; Miles Okazaki, guitar; Drew Gress, bass; Tomas Fujiwara, drums
John Zorn — The Bagatelles File Under: Avant Garde/Jazz
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Street Date: January 24, 2025
February 7, 2025
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Box Lot: 30 CD
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Artist: Television Personalities
Title: Tune In, Turn On, Drop Out: Radio Sessions 19801993
Release date: 2025-02-07
Label: Fire Records
Television Personalities – Tune
In, Turn On, Drop Out: Radio Sessions 1980-1993
A1 Look Back In Anger (John Peel Session 20.08.80)
A2 Picture Of Dorian Gray (John Peel Session 20.08.80)
A3 Le Grande Illusion (John Peel Session 20.08.80)
A4 Silly Girl (John Peel Session 20.08.80)
B1 Paradise Is For The Blessed (Andy Kershaw BBC Session 27.02.86)
B2 My Conscience Tells Me No (Andy Kershaw BBC Session 27.02.86)
B3 Salvador Dali’s Garden Party (Andy Kershaw BBC Session 27.02.86)
B4 I Still Believe In Magic (Andy Kershaw BBC Session 27.02.86)
C2 How does It Feel To Be Loved (WMBR Session 02.04.92)
C3 I Get Frightened Too (WMBR Session 02.04.92)
C4 Time Goes Slowly When You're Drowning (WMBR Session 02.04.92)
C5 Gypsy Woman (WMBR Session 02.04.92)
D1 She's A Virgin And A Whore (WMBR Session 02.04.92)
D2 Why Can't I Touch It (WMBR Session 02.04.92)
D3 All My Dreams Are Dead (WMBR Session 02.04.92)
D4 Wandering Minds (WMBR Session 02.04.92)
D5 Three Wishes (WMBR Session 02.04.92)
This new collection brings together classic radio sessions from Television Personalities, the masters of DIY post-punk and indie pop. Featuring two 80s BBC sessions that aired on John Peel and Andy Kershaw, along with a super rare 1992 WMBR set, this double LP features covers of Buzzcocks, The Raincoats and Daniel Johnston with previously unreleased songs and a bonus download WFMU session from 1993.
“Catchy hooks and schoolboy wit are in abundant supply.” Pitchfork
The Television Personalities’ splendid DIY skills and loveable ramshackle persona led them on many a subversive trip both on record and playing live. But it was the radio that first introduced them to the world in a whirlwind of repeated spins. John Peel let outsiders everywhere tune in to their altered world. And, at the height of punk they parodied the new revolution, their single ‘Part Time Punks’ becoming a Peel staple, and the clamour to hear more eventually resulting in a session in 1980.
Through the 80s, Daniel Treacy had matured into a gifted storyteller turned pop culture narrator who placed the modern world in his own hazy shade of focus. His songs were loveable, immediately identifiable and pin prick sharp; they were tidily observational, and often magically acute. This was a gifted raconteur, an inspiration and an essential alternative to the hiss and flutter of “normal” radio, a medium that by the late 80s had just about abandoned them.
‘Tune In, Turn On, Drop Out’ captures this pilgrim’s progress to pop nirvana, a psychedelic wonderland shaded by dark and brooding memories, all played out through a crackling transistor radio secreted under the pillow so that these sketches of society remain perfectly personal, a direct line into Dan’s psyche.
T. Rex –
2LP
2CD
EARS175LP 2025-02-07
EARS175CD 2025-02-07
5060446073896
5060446073902
• All recordings are alternate versions. All songs by Marc Bolan
• T. Rex ARE: Marc Bolan Guitar & Vocals, Steve Currie Bass, Mickey Finn Congas, Bill Legend Drums
• A compilation of carefully chosen tracks which are all alternate versions to the original 1970s released versions as well as some unheard material, to show a cohesive ‘Group’ vibe that was the classic line -up T.Rex.
• Notes by the drummer of the classic T. Rex Line up Bill Legend
• Limited Pressing on Coloured Vinyl
• Presented in full colour gatefold sleeve with printed inner bags
Melanie –
Autumn Lady
Neighbourhood Records
LP Red Vinyl NERE004LP 5060446074312 2025-02-07
2CD NERE004CD 5060446074305 2025-02-07
• ‘Autumn Lady’ was the name of a project started in 1973 but was waylaid and forgotten about and was later replaced by the 1974 album ‘As I See it Now’. This album represents the songs that were intended to become that album - some became singles (‘Bitter Bad’ and the Goffin & King classic ‘Will you love me Tomorrow?’)…but most remained unheard •
Limited pressing LP of 700, pressed on deep red vinyl • CD version gives the customer a wider range of material considered for this album in 1973 across 2 discs, crammed with rare tracks. Including the controversial 27-minute version of ‘Hearing The News’
Packaged in deluxe card gatefold sleeve with colour booklet and liner notes by Melanie’s manager and UK music journalist Dave Thompson
Vinyl Tracklist A 1. Hearing The News 2. Seeds 3. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right 4. The Other side of this Life 5. Will you love me tomorrow? B 1. Bitter Bad 2. Ooh Child 3. Record Machine 4. Autumn Lady 5. Shy As a Violet (alt version) 6. It’s me again
CD Tracklist Disc One 1. Hearing The News 2. Seeds 3. Don't Think Twice It's All Right 4. The Other side of this Life 5. Will you love me Tomorrow? 6. Bitter Bad (1973 single) 7. Ooh Child 8. Record Machine 9. Autumn Lady 10. Shy As a Violet 11. It's me again 12. Any Day Now (home demo) 13. As Long as I get there (home demo) 14. So I don’t feel alone (Home demo) Disc Two 1. Hearing the News (here’s the farmer) 27 min version 2. Record Machine alt version. 3. Mary was an only child 4. Shy As a Violet alt version 5. Stars Up There 6. Yankee Man 7. Eyes Of Man 8. As I See It Now 9. Yes Sir, That's My Baby 10. Sweet Misery 11. Monongahela River 12. You're Not A Bad Ghost, Just An Old Song
Helen Ganya Share Your Care
Street Date:
02/07/2025
Track Listing:
01. Weera
02. Share Your Care
03. Mekong
04. Interlude 1 - Sam Law
05. Fortune
06. Horizon
07. Morlam Plearn (Luk Khrueng Surprise)
08. Interlude 2 - Look That Way!
09. Barn Nork
10. Hell Money
11. Chaiyo!
12. Interlude 3 - Conversations at the Catfish Lake
In the summer of 2021, Brighton-based, Scottish-Thai songwriter Helen Ganya’s grandmother passed away. The grief hit the artist hard, not only because it marked the loss of her last remaining grandparent, but also because it felt like her links to being half-Thai were disintegrating. Ganya grew up in Singapore, but spent her summers in the northeast of Thailand where her mum’s side of the family is from, visiting her grandmother. Where would all those memories go now that the person at the centre of them was gone? What was her relationship to this place without that glue? And so, in an attempt to process it all, Ganya began to write. “I got my diary and wrote every single memory of my time as a child in Thailand, spending time with her, my grandad, my aunts and cousins and everything,” she explains, “I had these snapshots of memories that I just wrote down because I just suddenly panicked: it was like, who am I, then?”
It was for this reason that, while Helen Ganya was waiting for her acclaimed 2022 album, polish the machine, to come out, she was already working on what would become her arresting new record, Share Your Care. Ganya has been releasing music since 2015 (formerly under the moniker Dog in the Snow). In the records she’s put out over the years, she’s shown a proclivity towards dark and artful rock and off-kilter sounds, garnering praise from the likes of the Sunday Times, Uncut, Clash, Loud & Quiet and more. But Share Your Care marks a new era, building on Ganya’s past sonic worlds and interspersing them with traditional Thai instrumentation, resulting in a plush, luminous, psych-tinged affair that is full of feeling.
Previously, Ganya had been hesitant to draw on her heritage in her music, somewhat wary of the orientalising gaze of the west. But after a dream about her late grandmother laid the foundations for what would become the track ‘Horizon’, Ganya realised she didn’t want to curtail herself either. She began to piece together a series of new songs at home, enjoying the catharsis of the process, using the MIDI as a temporary means of conveying the timbre of Thai instruments, before bringing those early incarnations to her frequent co-producer Rob Flynn. The pair went to Buddhapadipa Temple – the Thai Buddhist temple in Wimbledon –where they met instrumentalist Artit Phonron, who could play ranat ek, saw duang and khim, and later worked with Chinnathip Poollap, a musician in Thailand who could play the Thai oboe or “pi”; both would contribute to Share Your Care. She also called on Anglo-Thai artist John ‘Rittipo’ Moore to perform flutes and saxophone on the album.
The result is a triumphant, abundant record, teeming with heart and cinematic warmth. The title track is one of the first Ganya worked on, melding her own style with those Thai sounds. The celebratory song is based on her memory of following the elder women in her family – her mother, her aunts, her late grandmother –to go and visit her granddad's grave, bringing offerings (the video directed by Am Picha, features a similar storyline). “It felt like quite a magical journey to go down the trail to find him again,” she says, “It’s just trying to get that sense of honouring your ancestors and still feeling that they’re there. Sharing your grief, sharing your care, not forgetting them; bringing them food and water.” In general, following on from the themes of her last album, it’s another reminder of Ganya’s philosophy: “I think the way we live in modern society is very individualistic, and can be very lonely,” she muses, “For me, community and collective responsibility are the best way to be in a society.”
Elsewhere on the release, the floaty, glossiness of the khim flies through ‘Fortune’, a track for Ganya’s mum (“for all the diasporic mums out there”, she quips), thinking about the sacrifices so many Asian mums make and giving value, appreciation and recognition to them. On ‘Chaiyo!’, she remembers her granddad watching Thai boxing on the TV, shouting “chaiyo!” – literally “hooray” or “cheers” – and uses the memory to consider reincarnation and the family members she never knew. ‘Barn Nork’ – a phrase used to describe outsiders, something which her Thai family have sometimes called her – is the only Thai-sung track on the album, and is a tongue-in-cheek embracing of what Ganya laughingly describes as being “a noob”. For the closing track, ‘Myna’, British-Nigerian musician Tony Njoku joins her to perform the part of her late grandfather, with sparse but powerful lines like “How did you live the way you did?” – a reminder of conversations left too late, and the grief that shaped this record.
But out of endings can come new beginnings. Woven through with plaintive sadness and verdant rushes of euphoria, on the kaleidoscopic Share Your Care, Helen Ganya is singing of the losses of people and places, of our movement and our ancestry; but in doing so, encourages us to embrace life and hold one another through it all.
Label Contact: Ryan Hall
Distro Contact: Lori Miller lori@redeyeworldwide.com 877-733-3931 x216
Trumpeter, bandleader and composer Matthew Halsall announces landmark new album An Ever Changing View, an expansive, immaculately conceived project which presents Halsall’s signature blend of jazz, electronica, global and spiritual jazz influences.
Halsall who has been hailed as one of the leading figures of the UK jazz renaissance has never seen himself as part of any one sound or scene: he builds his own sonic universe instead. An Ever Changing View finds him at his most experimental yet, once again expanding his sound and production techniques to create his unique brand of deeply meditative music.
During the album's creation, he was staying in both a beautiful architect’s house with breath-taking sea views and a striking modernist house, where he composed what he saw “like a landscape painting”. In these new environments, Halsall wanted to capture “the feeling of openness and escapism” and to approach making music again from scratch. “I hit the reset button and wanted to have complete musical freedom,” he says. “It was a real exploration of sound.”
It was hearing jazz on the dancefloor as a teenager that first opened up new possibilities in Halsall’s mind and his music has long drawn on his love for the spiritual jazz of Alice Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders and contemporary electronica from the likes of Warp Records and Ninja Tune. An Ever Changing View melds those forms in a way that feels heady and, at times, even otherworldly. One of the album’s starting points was Halsall’s ever-expanding box of percussion, from congas and kalimba to various clusters of seeds, bells and chimes, which he sampled and looped to use as a foundation for the songs – a first for him and his band. Elevating, charming, totally modern jazz tracks jostle with deft warm magic realism; and laid back grooves with hand percussion, deep bass and the gorgeous glisten of the Fender Rhodes meet hip-hop beats. Halsall himself sparkles, illuminating his beautiful tapestries of sound with lithe, glistening elegiac trumpet
An Ever Changing View comes in a package as striking as the music, with handmade fonts designed by Ian Anderson of The Designers Republic and the specially commissioned tapestry by artist Sara Kelly is a stunning and harmonious complement to the record's sound.
For fans of Bonobo, Phil Cohran and the Artistic Heritage Ensemble, Mr. Scruff, Don Cherry, Alice Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, The Cinematic Orchestra, Carlos Niño & Friends
Label: Gondwana Records
Catalogue No: GONDLP062BIO
Barcode (EAN): 4062548100679
Contact: adam@k7.com
Track Listing:
A1. Tracing Nature A2. Water Street
B1. An Ever Changing View B2. Calder Shapes
C1 Mountains, Trees and Seas C2. Field of Vision C3. Jewels
D1. Sunlight Reflection D2. Natural Movement D3. Triangles in the Sky
By the late 90s the independent music scene in San Diego, CA had become synonymous with noisy, post-hardcore bands that were pushing the boundaries of what it meant to be punk. Camera Obscura were one of those bands. They cut their teeth on the angular and abrasive sounds of Antioch Arrow, Clickatat Ikatowi, and Heroin, and incorporated synths and electronics to create their own dark, jarring, experimental rock sound.
The band’s musical output was sparse. In addition to two 45s, the band released their only LP, To Change the Shape of an Envelope in 2000 on Troubleman Unlimited. The album runs the gamut sonically with dark, high energy songs like “Twenty-Five Diamonds” and “Sarasota”, the early industrial sound of “Something About a Nightmare”, and the shoegaze influenced “Cinematheque”.
In October of 2024, the band announced a partnership with Solid Brass records to begin work on reissuing t heir long out of print album. To Change the Shape of an Envelope has been completely remastered by Pete Lyman at Infrasonic Mastering wit h new artwork by Sonny Kay (The VSS, GSL Records).
To Change the Shape of an Envelope will be available digitally for t he first time ever as well as on limited edition transparent red or opaque white vinyl on 2/7/25 from Solid Brass Records.
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Limited Ruby Red Vinyl
UPC: 850045720889
Limited Opaque White Vinyl
UPC: 850045720896
For Fans Of:
The Faint, The VSS, Clickatat Ikatowi, Portraits of Past
Nick Stamey:
(877) 733-3931 x277
nick@redeyeworldwide.com
www.solidbrassrecords.com
GUS ENGLEHORN Death & Transfiguration
2025 Reissue
While his journey on this terrestrial plane has taken him from his native Alaska to Utah to Québec to Portland to his current home (for the next five minutes at least), in Hawaii, Gus Englehorn is ultimately a citizen of Planet Gus, an uncanny universe created through a big-bang collision between serene beauty and apocalyptic chaos, populated by folkloric heroes, creepy characters, and oversized insects alike. A critically acclaimed indie-rock singer-songwriter, he spent much of his life as a professional snowboarder, but always dreamed of writing songs. Accompanied by his wife Estée Preda, his key collaborator with whom he produces his albums and creates music videos, his approach is visceral, subconscious and much like his snowboarding career, risk taking and unapologetic.
When he finally emerged — first on 2020’s Death & Transfiguration — he had found a sound that was dark and delightful, fun and demented, packed with dynamics and the chug of a hysterical guitar. Dungeon Master, Gus Englehorn’s Secret City Records debut, is an outsider opus — a playful juxtaposition of isolation, alienation and mildish OCD. The album was praised by critics: “This is hitting in a weird way,” enthused renowned critic Anthony Fantano from The Needle Drop, while American magazine Under the Radar stated that the opus was “a fascinating dose of outsider indie rock, carried by Englehorn’s yelping vocals, gleefully offbeat songwriting, and darting melodies. [A] fantastically weird […] record.” Gus has performed at SXSW (USA), The Great Escape (UK), Reeperbahn (DE), Festival MaMA (France), M for Montreal, and more in recent years.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/SELLING POINTS
• Previous media support in the US includes Under the Radar, The Needle Drop, FLOOD Magazine (Session), WXPN The Key, Atwood Magazine, Broadway World, Consequence, American Pancake and more.
•Previously toured the US with Godcaster, played at SXSW (USA), The Great Escape (UK), Reeperbahn (DE), MaMA and Rockomotives (FR).
•Media targets in the USA for this album include: NPR, Under The Radar, Consequence, The Needle Drop, Pitchfork, Talkhouse, PAPER, The Fader, Brooklyn Vegan, Stereogum, Thrasher, Jenkem Magazine and Free Skate Magazine.
Artist: Gus Englehorn
Album: Death & Transfiguration
Reissue Street Date: February 7, 2025
Original Release Date: January 24, 2020
Genre: Alternative
Label: Secret City Records
Distro: Redeye Distribution
Cat. Number: SCR137LP
Packaging Details: Standard black vinyl in 12" jacket.
UPCOMING TOUR DATES
Tracklisting: 1. My Own Paradise
2. Stay Little
3. Patty Sees Her Soul 4. Okavanga
5. Dead Swan
6. Visions 7. Collaborne
8. Johnny Colt
9. Transform
• Confirmed to play SXSW 2025 with a full US tour to be announced for Spring 2025 to support the new album, “The Hornbook”.
TEAMS
• US Publicity handled by Secret City Records
• US Radio Tracking handled by Pirate!
“This is hitting in a weird way”
— Anthony Fantano, The Needle Drop (about Dungeon Master)
