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• ALEX BLEEKER AND THE FREAKS - COUNTRY AGENDA | LP (LYN009lp) | Sinderlyn PHYS UPC:858458005197 • FOUR TET - PINK | LP (TEXT018lp) | Text Records/Temporary Residence Ltd. PHYS UPC: • KLAUS JOHANN GROBE - BABY LASS UNS SEIN B/W ICH BIEN NICHT DER GRUND | 7" (TIM088lp) | Trouble In Mind PHYS UPC:630125982167 • INVENTIONS - BLANKET WAVES | LP (TRR266lp) | Temporary Residence Ltd. PHYS UPC:656605326610 • KING CYST - KING OF NEW YORK | LP (UPLP026lp) | Underwater Peoples PHYS UPC:616892318842 • LADDIO BOLOCKO - LIVE & UNRELEASED 1997 - 2000 | 2xCD/DVD (NOQ048cd) | No Quarter PHYS UPC:616892342045 • LADDIO BOLOCKO - LIVE & UNRELEASED 1997 - 2000 | 3xLP+DVD (NOQ048lp) | No Quarter PHYS UPC:616892341949 • LIL BUB - SCIENCE & MAGIC: A SOUNDTRACK TO THE UNIVERSE | CD (JNR184cd) | Joyful Noise Recordings PHYS UPC:714270689116 • LIL BUB - SCIENCE & MAGIC: A SOUNDTRACK TO THE UNIVERSE | LP (JNR184lp) | Joyful Noise Recordings PHYS UPC:714270689123 • LIL BUB - SCIENCE & MAGIC: A SOUNDTRACK TO THE UNIVERSE (COLOR VINYL) | LP (JNR184lp-C1) | Joyful Noise Recordings PHYS UPC:714270689291 • MIKE ADAMS AT HIS HONEST WEIGHT - PREPARATION AGE | LP (SF54lp) | Sounds Familyre PHYS UPC:798154874065 • MINUS THE BEAR - MENOS EL OSO (CLEAR W/GREEN HIGH MELT VINYL) | LP (SSQ047lp-C1) | Suicide Squeeze Records • MINUS THE BEAR - MENOS EL OSO (CLEAR VINYL) | LP (SSQ047lp-C2) | Suicide Squeeze Records • MINUS THE BEAR - MENOS EL OSO (BABY POOP VINYL) | LP (SSQ047lp-C3) | Suicide Squeeze Records • MY DISCO - SEVERE | LP (TRR244lp) | Temporary Residence Ltd. PHYS UPC:656605324418 • OKKERVIL RIVER - BLACK SHEEP BOY (10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) | 3xCD (JAG280cd) | Jagjaguwar PHYS UPC:656605228020 • OKKERVIL RIVER - BLACK SHEEP BOY (10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) | 3xLP (JAG280lp) | Jagjaguwar PHYS UPC:656605228013 • THE SHADES - SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN B/W PRANCER'S GOT SOME RED SPOTS | 7" (ES053lp) | Numero Group PHYS UPC:825764705370 • SHEER AGONY - MASTERPIECE | LP (CS015lp) | Couple Skate Records PHYS UPC:857628005166 • PETER STRINGER-HYE - SUNDAY GIRLS EP | 7" (TIM103lp) | Trouble In Mind PHYS UPC:630125984468 • TRAAMS - MODERN DANCING | LP (FAT0136lp) | FatCat Records PHYS UPC: • TRAAMS - MODERN DANCING (TRANSLUCENT ORANGE VINYL) | LP (FAT0136lp-C1) | FatCat Records PHYS UPC:600116513656 • VARIOUS ARTISTS - MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK ENTERTAINMENT | LP (NUM1249lp) | Numero Group PHYS UPC:825764604918 • YACHT - SHANGRI-LA (WHITE VINYL) | 2xLP (DFA2264lp-C1) | DFA Records PHYS UPC:829732226416
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OKKERVIL RIVER BLACK SHEEP BOY (10TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION) VOLUME I: Black Sheep Boy For Real In A Radio Song Black Get Big A King And A Queen A Stone The Latest Toughs Song Of Our So-Called Friend So Come Back, I Am Waiting A Glow
In celebration of the ten-year anniversary of this iconic album, Jagjaguwar is proud to present the Black Sheep Boy 10th Anniversary Edition, a three-LP set combining the classic Black Sheep Boy album and its counterpart the Black Sheep Boy Appendix with an all new unreleased album entitled There Swims a Swan: full-band recordings made six months prior to the release of Black Sheep Boy which illuminate the album’s roots in the traditional American songbook. Featuring beautiful, emotional readings of songs popularized by such artists as Washington Phillips, Lead Belly, the Louvin Brothers, and Roscoe Holcomb, There Swims a Swan takes the listener on a trip through the songs that inspired Sheff while composing Black Sheep Boy and reads like a run-through of that album’s themes. Black Sheep Boy is celebrated for its album artwork as well as its music, and the Anniversary Edition collects that artwork in a meticulously reworked package, combining every previous element of William Schaff ’s imagery with a large new piece by Schaff depicting an updated Black Sheep Boy. The release also includes lengthy liner notes by Will Sheff walking the listener through the circumstances surrounding the album.
VOLUME II: Missing Children No Key, No Plan A Garden Black Sheep Boy #4 The Next Four Months Another Radio Song A Forest Last Love Song For Now
For Okkervil River fans (the most high-profile of whom was recently revealed to be President Barack Obama, who included “Down Down the Deep River” on his 2015 summer playlist), the Anniversary Edition is a loving, comprehensive, richly expanded presentation of a record many consider to be one of the band’s best. For those new to the band, this might be the best place to start, the first step on a long road, the opening to a forest you can get lost in.
VOLUME III: Goodnight Irene I’m In Love With Susan Smith See See Rider Knoxville Girl Satan Is Real Good Liquor Gonna Carry Me Down Willow Tree Moonshiner Oh, The Wind And Rain What are They Doing in Heaven Today Trouble in Mind
- 3XLP set combining the classic Black Sheep Boy album and its counterpart the Black Sheep Boy Appendix with an all new, previously unreleased album entitled There Swims a Swan
SELLING POINTS
- The Anniversary Edition collects all album artwork in a meticulously reworked package, combining every element of artist William Schaff ’s imagery with a large new piece by Schaff depicting an updated Black Sheep Boy
CATALOG #: JAG280 RELEASE DATE: DECEMBER 4, 2015 FORMAT: 3XCD/3XLP/DIGITAL GENRE: ALTERNATIVE/INDIE ROCK CD BOX LOT: 25 LP BOX LOT: 10 KEY MARKETS: AUSTIN, NEW YORK CITY, SEATTLE, BOSTON, WASHINGTON D.C., LOS ANGELES, SAN DIEGO, PORTLAND, ATLANTA, CLEVELAND TERRITORY RESTRICTIONS: NONE VINYL NOT RETURNABLE
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lil bub Science & Magic: A Soundtrack to the Universe release date : Dec. 4, 2015 catalog # : JNR184
LP UPC: 714270689123
available formats : LP / CD / digital genre : Electronic box lot quantity : 10LP / 25 CD
CAT-EYE COLOR VINYL
LP-C1 UPC: 714270689291
packaging : Jacket / digipak vinyl non-returnable track listing :
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Hello Earth New Gravity Assimilation A Friend GOOD JOB Another Voyage Science and Magic Space Sister Earth Sister Rebirth
CD UPC: 714270689116
overview :
3:42:59 3:20:34 1:26:42 3:14:29 2:21:09 2:19:09 3:01:10 2:46:40 3:34:35 3:53:52
lp includes 18x24’’ art poster proceeds benefit lil bub’s big fund for the ASPCA
HOMETOWN: THE INTERNET (and Bloomington, IN) NOTES OF INTEREST:
- Founded Lil BUB’s BIG FUND for the ASPCA, which to-date has raised over $150,000 to help special needs pets nationwide - Lil BUB’s Big SHOW has included guest appearances/cameos from Steve Albini, Kelley Deal, Murder By Death, Michelle Obama, Whoopi Goldberg & more - Lil BUB’s Special Special, featuring Andrew WK & Amy Sedaris, aired on Animal Planet - Lil Bub & Friendz, an award-winning documentary from VICE, debuted at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival - Contributed a track to 2015’s “50 Bands & A Cat For Indiana Equality”, alongside the Thurston Moore Band, Thee Oh Sees, of Montreal, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Deerhoof & more - Produced a solo single for the Breeders’ Kelley Deal, “Shirtcrush,” (a credit listed on the actual release) - Starred in a music video for a Kimya Dawson and Aesop Rock collaboration - Accompanied Jesus Lizard’s David Yow on book-tour dates - Co-released a piano-rock single with Andrew W.K., “Star Party Animal” - Guested on a group cover of “The Super Bowl Shuffle” with artists like My Morning Jacket’s Jim James and Les Savy Fav’s Tim Harrington - Featured on Run The Jewels’ cat-centric remix album “Meow The Jewels” - Featured in a SPIN cover story and covered by Buzzfeed, Pitchfork, VICE, TIME, Vanity Fair, Gizmodo, the Washington Post, Mashable, USA Today, Fast Company & many more
“I’m familiar with most of the big time house cats, and BUB is right at the apex of the celebrity cat pyramid, dangling her little tongue over the whole thing. They don’t make better cats than BUB.” - Steve Albini “...the most pure being that exists.” – Kimya Dawson “...the queen of the Internet...” - Mashable “Is there anything this wonder cat can’t do???” - Buzzfeed “Lil BUB is a champion of misfits.” - SPIN
Lil BUB has had her paws in the music world for quite some time now. She's tight with Steve Albini, produced a single for Kelley Deal, worked closely with David Yow, collaborated with Andrew W.K., spearheaded 50 Bands and a Cat (she's the cat), been held by Jonathan Richman, has a song written for her by Kimya Dawson, was rapped about by Aesop Rock, enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner with Murder by Death, appeared in The Foo Fighters' HBO Documentary, "Sonic Highways", was the July, 2014 cover story for SPIN Magazine, and famously appears on Run the Jewels' highly anticipated "Meow the Jewels" record made up entirely of cat sounds. And now she's finally ready to blow minds with the very first full length concept album written by a magical space cat, and it's darn good. Yes, you have questions, and Andrew W.K. can help answer them: What you hold in your hands is the first ever collection of songs officially made by Lil BUB. That's right. This is music made by a magical space cat. How is that possible? Allow me to explain... First of all, it should be understood that this album is a genuine musical experience. Also, it should be understood that this is not a novelty item or a cheap and disillusioning gimmick. This is a bonafide and musically gratifying concept album, which entirely emerged from the soul and spirit of Lil BUB herself. How do I know this? Because BUB told me so. My name is Andrew W.K. and I have had the privilege of working with BUB and making music with BUB and even holding BUB in my arms. Not only is she the softest creature I have ever encountered, she is also the most musically and compassionately gifted. The songs on this album are her vision. They are by her, about her, and are her. Listening to these songs is the sonic equivalent to holding Lil BUB in your own arms. It may seem impossible that a cat could compose an entire album of carefully crafted instrumental music, but BUB is not simply "a cat". She came from the deep unknown, on an intergalactic mission to help the people and animals of earth with her magic, talents, and otherworldly wisdom. I can attest to her power - the time I spent with her absolutely made me a better person. The songs on this album are the soundtrack to BUB's universal adventure, and a soundtrack to the universe itself. You'll feel transported by the music's stimulating spirit, and taken to places beyond your imagination's limits, all the while experiencing the sonic aura of BUB's loving and compassionate presence. BUB is more than just a "muse"; she wrote this music and used the musicians on this album (BUB's dude, Mike, and his close friend Matt, who is also the official bubbysitter), as her creative vessels to get the music from inside of her spirit and into your mind. If it weren't for BUB, this music would not exist. Your friend, Andrew W.K.
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Four Tet PINK
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ARTIST: Four Tet TITLE: Pink CATALOG: TEXT018 RELEASE DATE: December 4, 2015 FORMAT: 2xLP UPC: 656605391816 BOX LOT: 25 VINYL IS NON-RETURNABLE TRACK LISTING 1. Locked (8:30) 2. Lion (9:01) 3. Jupiters (5:48) 4. Ocoras (5:24) 5. 128 Harps (4:52) 6. Pyramid (8:27) 7. Peace For Earth (11:23) 8. Pinnacles (8:21) SALES POINTS Highly-acclaimed 2012 collection finally available on vinyl
BIO Four Tet’s brilliant 2012 collection finally available on vinyl. Half-speed mastered for audiophile-quality reproduction. Double LP packaged in a stunning heavyweight spot-color jacket.
RIYL: FOUR TET, CARIBOU, ATOMS FOR PEACE, THE XX
PRESS “Ironically, this patchwork of 12-inch singles is Kieran Hebden's most delectable album-as-album.” – The Boston Phoenix
“Pink is a triumph and the new high-water mark for one of this generation’s finest producers.” – XLR8R “Four Tet is capable of going deeper and expanding higher than almost anyone else out there.” – Pitchfork
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Music From the Motion Picture Soundtrack: Entertainment Catalog Number: NUM 1249 Artist: V/A Title: Entertainment Release Date: 12/04/2015 UPC: 825764604918 Available format: LP Genre: Soundtrack Box Lot: 45 Territory Restrictions: None Vinyl is not returnable Track Listing
Experience the soundtrack to Neil Hamburger’s existential dread. Entertainment is the unnervig film account of a traveling comedian lost on the brink. A broken, aging comic tours the California desert, cast away in a sea of third-rate venues, novelty tourist attractions, and self-serving attempts to reach his estranged daughter. By day, he drags across the barren landscape, inadvertently alienating every acquaintance. At night, he seeks solace in the animation of his onstage persona. Fueled by the promise of a lucrative Hollywood engagement, he confronts a series of increasingly surreal and volatile encounters. This sonic companion to Entertainment comes straight from the record collection top-secret Neil Hamburger alter ego Gregg Turkington, an avid gatherer of privately pressed curios and the self-proclaimed #1 fan of Frank Sinatra Jr. Joining the Son of the Chairman of the Board on this limited edition LP is a cast of downtrodden personalities, including a emphatically Los Angeleno nun, an Italian-language folkie whose guitar laments the Vietnam war, and a Columbus, Ohio, civil rights activist and record man. Included are interstitial dialogue snippets, one of which lets co-star John C. Reilly supply a bizarre rendition of “Away In A Manger.”
1. Everybody’s Alright 2. Pompeo Stillo & the Companions - He Was A Guitar Player And Now Plays Machinegun In Vietnam 3. Bill Moss - Number One 4. A Professional Loser 5. The Extentions - This Love Of Mine 6. It’s Been A Long, Long Day 7. Leah DevoraH - Animals In The Zoo 8. Cousin John Sings Christmas 9. Sweet Dreams 10. Frank Sinatra Jr. - Black Night 11. Yellow Rims 12. Insight Out - It Makes You Feel So Bad 13. Nun-Plus - Los Angeles 14. Should I Be Concerned? 15. Bob Desper - It’s Too Late 16. Entertainment Choir - Ave Maria (Daughter Of My Dreams)
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LADDIO BOLOCKO
Live and Unreleased: 1997-2000 Catalog #: NOQ048 Release Date: December 4th, 2015 2xCD/DVD - Boxlot: 15 3xLP/DVD - Boxlot 10 / Non-Returnable
Tracklisting: 43 Minutea Of (excerpt) Columbia St. Dub Utility Cassette Recordinga H.A.T.F.M.H.? pt. A Catskills #3 H.A.T.F.M.H.? pt. B Afrostructure pt I Intro / Soundcheck Afrostructure pt II Gary Coleman Catskills #5 As If By Remote Cacophony (Catskills #2) Beatrice The Coyote Realm of Ideas cs. Improvisation Wind Up / Demise Encore Improvisation Improvisation
“Laddio Bolocko were f***ing awesome” – Pitchfork “Seeing them live was akin to walking in on the Aurora Borealis captured within the walls of a dive bar – beautiful, captivating and wonderfully overwhelming” – CMJ Music Monthly “The sound of what post-rock should've become.” – San Francisco Weekly Laddio Bolocko existed in a different New York. Formed in 1996, shortly after relocating from St. Louis to the DUMBO section of Brooklyn, the members immersed themselves in their music – living together in a dingy, windowless basement – constantly rehearsing and recording. Those recordings – which combined the aggression of punk, the rhythm and texture of kraut rock, and the ambience of early 80’s experimental noise (This Heat, Throbbing Gristle) – sound as fresh and relevant today. The bands two official albums were collected on the 2002 release The Life and Times of Laddio Bolocko, but everything on this collection is previously unheard. Culled from a suitcase full of tapes and edited by guitarist Drew St. Ivany, it showcases the intense, productive lifespan of this short-lived band. Additionally, a DVD is included which features over two hours of live performances. Selling Points: - Comes with liner notes by Kid Millions - 3 LP set is limited to 1000 copies and housed in a heavy deluxe box. - Member of Laddio Bolocko went on to form The Psychic Paramount and The Mars Volta LP 616892341949
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YACHT Shangri-La (White Vinyl) Catalog Number: Formats: Release Date: LP UPC: LP Box Lot: Territory Restrictions: Genre: Label Contact RIYL:
DFA2264 2X LP December 4, 2015 829732226416 Vinyl is non-returnable. 10 No Restrictions Electronic, Alternative Rock, Indie hold.on@dfarecords.com Hot Chip, Cut Copy, Neon Indian, Toro Y Moi, Tanlines, Phantogram
Description:
Back in print for the first time since 2011! White Vinyl 2XLP with 4 illustrated slipcovers and a gatefold jacket. The CD is packaged in similar (but smaller) deluxe packaging. Features hit singles Dystopia (The Earth Is On Fire), I Walked Alone, and Shangri-La. Comes with an instant digital download. Shangri-La, YACHT’s second album for DFA Records and the follow-up to their critically acclaimed full-length, See Mystery Lights, is the duo’s most thematically ambitious work to date, showcasing an exponential evolution in songwriting and sharp, surreal hooks. When the darkly anthemic track, “Dystopia (The Earth Is on Fire),” was released digitally in April, YACHT offered a window onto the new album. Members Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans described the track as an “apocalyptic fight song, a cautionary tale, a science-fiction story for our particular eco-sociopolitical landscape.” These themes are echoed throughout the conceptually unified Shangri-La. In contrast to the meditative, mantra-esque quality of their debut, Shangri-La is a narrative work. The album explores mankind’s eternal pursuit of Utopia with a soundtrack comprised of compelling pop melodies, fiercely druggy grooves and an endlessly diverse canon of influences. The message here is that the future is a blank slate upon which anything can be imposed. ShangriLa is literally YACHT’s idea of Utopia: a place made of songs. Never a band to stay in one place sonically, visually or philosophically, YACHT transformed themselves, taking advantage of a proper studio for the very first time and using more live instrumentation than ever before. Recording in the West Texas desert without an engineer, the duo employed a kaleidoscope of genres—ranging from disco to psychedelia, from krautrock to punk—all culminating in pure pop. Shangri-La was performed, mixed, and recorded by Bechtolt and Evans themselves. The Utopian illustration featured in the album’s encyclopedic cover design was painted by iconic science fiction illustrator Jim Burns, three-time Hugo Award-winner.
Tracklist:
01. Utopia 02. Dystopia (The Earth Is On Fire) 03. I Walked Alone 04. Love In The Dark 05. One Step
06. Holy Roller 07. Beam Me Up 08. Paradise Engineering 09. Tripped And Fell In Love 10. Shangri-La
Points of Interest:
1. Limited edition of 1000 copies available on white vinyl. 2. Includes four interchangable dust jackets, featuring album lyrics and artwork unique to this release. 3.Includes a digital download.
Press Quotes for YACHT: “It’s not the exquisite crispness of YACHT’s bass lines that makes Shangri-La so appealing (though that certainly doesn’t hurt). Rather, it’s the band’s knack for giving weighty ideas the lighthearted gift of groove.” - LA Times “Ironic jape or not, Shangri-La captures the DFA label aesthetic perfectly, blending electro post-punk, disco and art-pop with conceptual elan, and icing the cake with dance-friendly production.” - Uncut
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Mike Adams At His Honest Weight – Preparation Age one-sided LP
__________________________________________________ Side A 1. Lehrpez (3:13) 2. Too Mas (3:21) 3. Live Alone (4:39) 4. Weather On (4:20) 5. Unforgettable People (3:16)
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Mike Adams At His Honest Weight rounds out 2015 with Preparation Age, a new 5-song one-sided LP. The Bloomington, IN based band has two full-lengths to their credit and operate in an experimental pop framework that touches on Wheat’s Hope and Adams, Grandaddy’s The Sophtware Slump, and Soft Bulletin-era Flaming Lips with Beach Boys harmony sensibilities. Their previous album, Best of the Boiler Room Classics, was released in 2014 on Flannelgraph Records and Joyful Noise of which Pitchfork said “Part crooner and part pop star, Adams projects an outsize persona from the stage, which he then punctures with his between-song banter. Somehow he manages to come across as both ironic and deeply sincere, goofing on the conventions of pop music even as he embraces them as a means of communicating some deep pain.” These five songs were recorded during the same sessions as a forthcoming 2016 full-length and serve as companion songs and a taste of what is to come. They build on the solidly crafted pop songs of Boiler Room Classics through sonic experimentation and take the Mike Adams At His Honest Weight sound into a hazier new territory.
Late 2015 and early 2016 will find Mike Adams At His Honest Weight and live band members Aaron Denton, David J. Woodruff, Zac Canale, Kurt Friedrich, and Ben Lumsdaine hitting the road in support of this one-sided LP and the emerging full-length yet to come. The band will find their way to the West Coast for the first time for 14 dates in October with Sound of Ceres.
The drums tracks were recorded at Sleepwalk Recording in Bloomington, IN on 1/2" tape at 1.5x speed and manually slowed down. The tape adds depth and warmth and the speed adjustments give the drums a strange, dreamy quality, especially to the cymbal sustains. That baseline support colors Preparation Age and the future full-length.
"...even as he spins slack, major-key melodies, you sense it's the most powerful coping device he's got...Mike Adams at His Honest Weight creates a song of extremely deceptive heft." - Ian Cohen, Pitchfork.com
“Lehrpez” is stripped down and opens the EP with a revamped take on ‘50s doo-wop finger snaps and plunking bass melody filtered through a Beach Boys harmonic sensibility. "Too Mas" incorporates some social media crowd-sourced backing vocals. Adams made a request through Facebook and Twitter looking for volunteers to contribute backing vocals. Adams then took the submitted tracks, including one from his own parents, and merge them all, unaltered, as the somewhat eerie call-andresponse refrain. “Live Alone” builds from some shimmering synth lines and breathy harmonies to a schmaltzy ‘70s variety show horn section and guitar solos. “Weather On” is a bit of a down tempo personal reflection of the past and friends who have drifted away supported by piano melodies and string and synth swells. "Unforgettable People" is a reference to a Charles Kuralt special of the same name featuring a rich tapestry of portraits of regular, everyday people who are all doing strange and extraordinary things. But, in true Mike Adams fashion, the lyrics raise an eyebrow to some Kuralt skeletons in the closet by way of a secret second family revealed two years after Kuralt’s premature death in 1997. Throughout Preparation Age, Mike Adams manages to tell stories of forgotten friends and everyday people, turning fear and anxiety from the departed past into something pleasing and beautiful. Preparation Age is presented in a limited pressing of 500 copies with the Bside featuring a pinball machine influenced design by Bloomington artist and musician Chad Serhal. The jacket was designed by Bloomington collage/print artist Janelle Beasley. While not being released digitally, the one-sided LP does include a digital download for listening convenience.
SF54LP:
In the more perfect universe next door, 2016 is the year for Mike and the boys' magnum opus crowning achievement that will earn them a welldeserved gold record. For 2015, in the here and now, it's Mike Adams At His Honest Weight's Preparation Age. PRESS "...[Mike Adams] manages to come across as both ironic and deeply sincere, goofing on the conventions of pop music even as he embraces them as a means of communicating some deep pain." -Stephen M. Deusner, Pitchfork.com
"Modern underground pop with just enough of what made yesteryear’s sounds memorable to stick the landing." - Zac Camagna, Styrofoam Drone "Mike Adams is a nice guy." - Justin Spicer, Tiny Mix Tapes "For someone with so much 'persona', his records and show stand out because of his relaxed, amiable and affable manner that never sacrifices the heart for the laughter." - Tom Allen, Geecologist
Catalog Number: SF54 Format: one-sided LP Release Date: December 4, 2015 UPC: 798154874065 Territory Restrictions: None Genre: Indie Rock/Rock Vinyl is not returnable LP box lot: 40 (two cartons of 20/box) POINTS OF INTEREST -Limited to 500 copies -One-sided LP with B-side Etching -Includes Digital Download -October 2015 West Coast Tour -2016 Tour in support of one-sided LP -New full-length arriving in 2016 CONTACT Sounds Familyre / P.O. Box 225 / Clarksboro, NJ 08020 scott@soundsfamilyre.com / www.soundsfamilyre.com
TROUBLE IN MIND
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Peter Stringer-Hye “ Sunday Girls” EP TRACKLIST
1. “ Su n d ay G irls ” 2. “ W h e n My E yes A re C losed ” 3. “ G i r l With No Na m e” 4 . “ T h r o w Awa y T he Day ” RELEASE BIO RELEASE INFO
Peter Stringer-Hye hails from Nashville, TN - a town that is
Catalogue Number: TIM103
no stranger to music. Having cut his teeth in local garage &
Format: 7-inch
psychedelic bands such as D. Watusi & (Trouble In Mind alums)
Release Date: December 4th, 2015
The Paperhead, Stringer-Hye takes a side step, revealing a strong caché of solo material with his debut solo release, the
UPC-7INCH: 630125984468
“ Sunday Girls” EP.
Territor y Restrictions: None
Kicking off with the title track, “ Sunday Girls” bops along
Genre: Pop, Psych, Folk, Indie
familiar territor y for Stringer-Hye, conjuring up whispers of UK
RIYL: Steve Gunn, Gram Parsons, Paperhead, Big Star, Son Volt
popsike as well as late-Sixties folk & Americana, punctuated by a stinging guitar solo.“ When My Eyes Are Closed ” ends the first
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side; a wistful folk-rocker, whose jangling guitars hearken across
Box Lot: 25
decades of music from the late Sixties, thru the present day.
POINTS OF INTEREST
Side B kicks off with “ Girl With No Name”,loping off the grooves with a sensitive grace, before Stringer-Hye launches into a solo
**Debut solo single from member of Paperhead & Promised Land Sound!
worthy of the hottest of Nashville session players. The EP closes
*Limited to 500 copies
with “Throw Away The Day ”, a fitting ender & a jaunty countr y rocker with hope & yearning for the future & the possibilities LABEL CONTACT
it holds. Expect big things from Stringer-Hye in 2016.
TROUBLE IN MIND RECORDS
The “ Sunday Girls” EP is pressed in an edition of 500 copies,
P.O. BOX 30079
comes housed in a full-color picture sleeve & includes a
Chicago, IL 60630-3404
download code.
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Numero Group The Shades: Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Catalog Number: ES053 Artist: The Shades Title: Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Release Date: 12/04/15 UPC: 825764705370 Available formats: 7” Genre: Holiday, Rock Box Lot: 20 Territory Restrictions: None Vinyl is not returnable Track Listing 1. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 2. Prancer’s Got Some Red Spots Girl group greatness for your holiday soiree! Figuring it would take a Christmas miracle to break them out of rural Indiana, the Shades--Cindi, Jannie, and Suzi-traveled to Chicago’s RCA Studios in 1966 to cut the yuletide classic, “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town.” Backed with the original “Prancer’s Got Some Red Spots” and released on Indiana’s tiny Fujimo label, the 2015 reissue comes housed in a festive pic sleeve featuring the teen trio at their most merry.
7”
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Klaus Johann Grobe “Baby Lass Uns Sein” b/w “Ich Bien Nicht der Grund ” TRACKLIST
1. “ Baby Lass U ns Sein” 2. “ Ich Bien Nicht der Grund ” RELEASE BIO
Klaus Johann Grobe continue to confound listeners who dare to
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pidgeonhole them as a “psych” band with their newest single for
Catalogue Number: TIM088
Chicago-based Trouble In Mind Records, “Baby lass uns Sein” b/w
Format: 7-inch
“Ich Bien nicht der Grund”.
Release Date: December 4th, 2015
The group, originally formed as the duo of Sevi Landolt (organ/voc)
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and Daniel Bachman (drums/voc) have now expanded to a trio with
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live bassist Stephan Brunner expanding their low-end. Their dizzying
Genre: Krautrock, Electronic, Psych, Indie, Dance
mix of krautrock, psychedelia, dance, electronic music, experimental
RIYL: Moon Duo, Blank Realm, Stereolab, NEU!, ESG, Kraftwerk, Grauzone
music & even whispers of Tropicalia have beguiled those keeping
Vinyl is not returnable
score since 2012. “Baby Lass uns Sein” is a mainstay of the group’s live repertoire, a
Box Lot: 25
tender ballad that - depending on the band’s vibe opens or closes their
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set with it’s mellow metronomic pulse, lilting organ chords & tinkling Moog sparkles. The flip side “Ich Bien nicht der grund” is classic a KJG
*Second single from this Swiss trio!
dance-floor-filler; it’s stark beat & thumping bass grounding
*Limited to 500 copies
stratosphear-arching organ drones and chorded keyboard musings. Landolt guides his Moog Prohphet thru an array of effects, oscillating
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it toward new, and decidedly weirder places.
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The 7-inch single of “Baby Lass Uns Sein” is pressed on black vinyl,
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comes housed in the Trouble In Mind company sleeve & includes a
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www.troubleinmindrecs.com
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