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Jan 17, 2011, 11:51 am
Chicago’s Cains & Abels (remember: “My Life Is Easy”) have just received vinyl copies of their States Rights debut Call Me Up– AND they’ve got a brand new (and totally FREE) EP, The Price Is Right, up on Bandcamp to boot. Go grab both the vinyl and the new EP, kiddo!
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Jan 17, 2011, 11:36 am
Every year, our friends at the Bend, OR Bulletin put together a 2-”disc” wrap-up compilation of the previous year’s music– one disc filled with local Pacific NW artists, and one with a wide national set. This year’s collection will get you tunes from Superchunk, Wavves, Sharon Van Etten a... Comment - Like
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Dec 17, 2010, 1:10 pm
After nearly 20 years, I can finally get one of My Favorite Albums Of All Time on vinyl without having to pay some absurdly high eBay price. For this week, Teenage Fanclub’s Bandwagonesque was reissued on 140g wax. Merry Christmas indeed! Comment - Like
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Nov 23, 2010, 9:57 am
Catbird fave and recent Flying Nun signee Unknown Mortal Orchestra has a brand new 7″ EP due out in mid-December, from England’s new The Sounds Of Sweet Nothing label. Limited to 300 copies, and priced at about $6 and change, this is a no-brainer purchase. Get it. Comment - Like
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Nov 9, 2010, 9:19 am
MP3: Air Waves – “Knockout”
The Catbird family’s own Air Waves (aka Ms. Nicole Schneit) has a new record titled Dungeon Dots out on Underwater Peoples* come 11/30, from whence this new track comes. Hey UP guys, get a pre-order link up for it already! Comment - Like
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Oct 21, 2010, 2:09 pm
I’m kicking myself that I didn’t get this posted earlier, but my friend Devin is screening his new documentary feature, Firewall of Sound, at CMJ *tomorrow* (that’s Friday, 10/22). It’s at the Norwood Club, 241 W. 14th St., at 2pm, and you should definitely RSVP if you’re going to attend.... Comment - Like
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Sep 29, 2010, 12:44 pm
Enjoy the latest from the mysterious Unknown Mortal Orchestra– his new “Screwed” mixtape:
MP3: Unknown Mortal Orchestra – “Screwed Tape #1″
UMO has several things in the pipeline right now I believe, though none have been officially announced thus far. At any rate, I imagine we can lo... Comment - Like
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Sep 9, 2010, 1:15 pm
Fulton Lights has a brand-new 3-song digital EP out, called (surprise) 3 Songs. It’s a direct descendent of sorts to last year’s Healing Waters, and continues to blaze along the path begun there. Grab the EP for $3 from iTunes, and/or click over to MBV, where we’ve got a streaming player. Comment - Like
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Sep 3, 2010, 10:27 am
To celebrate their just-kicked-off tour, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin teamed up with tourmate Telekinesis to record a cover of Chicago band Green’s “Gotta Get A Record Out:”
MP3: SSLYBY & Telekinesis – “Gotta Get A Record Out” (Green)
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Aug 26, 2010, 9:29 am
MP3: Vic Godard – “Blackpool”
Back in 2001/2002, the brilliant Vic Godard collaborated with acclaimed author Irvine Welsh on an ill-fated musical production, titled “Blackpool.” Plagued with problems, the show unfortunately came and went very quickly (only 6 performances), but the songs ... Comment - Like
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Aug 23, 2010, 3:43 pm
Destroyer – “Archer on the Beach” b/w “Grief Point” 12″ is due out 11/2 from Merge.
“Archer on the Beach” is a meditation on the need to grapple with the 20th century in one’s own special way and with style, this time through singing quietly, through repetition, and through leavin... Comment - Like
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Aug 23, 2010, 8:46 am
Loscil – “The Making of Grief Point” (ft. Dan Bejar)
From Endless Falls, out now on Kranky. Comment - Like
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Aug 13, 2010, 12:28 pm
SSLYBY’s new record Let It Sway is now streaming in its entirety over at MBV– go check it out!
(It’s not out until next Tuesday, but is up for pre-order with instant MP3 download right now). Comment - Like
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Aug 3, 2010, 2:48 pm
MP3: Kelley Stoltz – “I Don’t Get That”
From the forthcoming album To Dreamers, out 10/12 on Sub Pop. Comment - Like
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Jul 28, 2010, 8:35 am
MP3: The Capstan Shafts – “Quiet Wars”
From the brand-new, Matt Lemay-produced Revelation Skirts; due out 8/24 on Rainbow Quartz. Comment - Like
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Jul 1, 2010, 1:02 pm
MP3: Sharon Van Etten – “Love More”
Yes! Sharon Van Etten has a brand-new full-length in the can– it’s titled Epic, and it’s coming out 10/5 from Ba Da Bing. Comment - Like
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Jun 30, 2010, 4:39 pm
MP3: Spur – “Mr. Creep”
Drag City continue their successful run of unearthing and resurrecting overlooked and forgotten gems from musical purgatory. Their latest rescue, in conjunction with Galactic Zoo, is the super-rare late ’60s/early ’70s Spur of the Moments LP, b... Comment - Like
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Jun 24, 2010, 1:40 pm
MP3: Apollo Ghosts – “Coka-Cola Admen”
From their latest, the Polaris Prize-nominated Mount Benson. The band is kicking off a tour any day now– and hey NYC: they’ll be at Bruar Falls on 7/23, with the excellent Big Troubles, the excellent Lame Drivers, and the excelle... Comment - Like
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Jun 18, 2010, 12:43 pm
MP3: Unbunny – “Landslide”
From the new LP, Moon Food, which you can stream in its entirety on Bandcamp, or pick up on disc here from Parasol. ALSO, there are apparently a few copies remaining of Unbunny’s limited-edition Record Store Day 7″ (ft. “Cell PhoneR... Comment - Like
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Jun 10, 2010, 10:46 am
MP3: Distractions – “All Night”
Chicago’s Distractions are the latest signing to the so best Infinite Best label. Their new album, just released on cassette by Plus Tapes, is getting the re-mix/re-master treatment for vinyl, which you’ll be able to get your paws on l... Comment - Like
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Jun 9, 2010, 12:32 pm
MP3: Mathew Sawyer & the Ghosts – “Mynah Bird’s Call”
Catbird Records alumnus Mathew Sawyer (& the Ghosts) just recently signed to Fire Records (home to too many legendary artists to mention– okay, I’ll name a few: The Pastels, Television Personalities, Jad Fair,... Comment - Like
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Jun 2, 2010, 10:02 am
Twin Sister – “Color Your Life with the Chaos of Trouble, Pt. 1: Milk & Honey”
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Jun 2, 2010, 8:07 am
MP3: Unknown Mortal Orchestra – “Thought Ballune”
Portland’s mysterious Unknown Mortal Orchestra — the artist whose lone song I recently posted spawned more excitement / activity / buzz than I’m at liberty to speak of — has just turned loose a brand new one... Comment - Like
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May 21, 2010, 2:52 pm
MP3: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin – “Sink / Let It Sway”
SSLYBY’s new LP Let It Sway was just announced; this is the title track. Recorded by Chris Walla and Beau Sorenson at Smart Studios, the album is due out on 8/17, and ready for pre-order now. It’s avai... Comment - Like
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May 18, 2010, 8:15 am
I was recently interviewed for the Bygone Bureau, and author Kevin Nguyen asked me if I listened to everything that got sent to me.
My response was “ARE YOU CRAZY?”
Because after 8 years of doing this, the sheer volume of daily submissions make it virtually impossible to listen to e... Comment - Like
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May 17, 2010, 8:57 am
Forest Fire – “Fortune Teller”
Check out this new video for “Fortune Teller,” download an MP3 of it here at Catbird Records, pick up the album on LP/CD/MP3 from Infinite Best, and if you’re in Europe– go catch the band live: starting this week, they’l... Comment - Like
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May 13, 2010, 3:47 pm
MP3: WOOM – “Quetzalcoatl’s Ship”
Oakland’s WOOM are deconstructing-and-rebuilding pop music much like recent sonic mavericks like Micachu and Tune-Yards– and I like it. Their debut full-length, Muu’s Way, (from whence the track above comes) is out 6/28 fr... Comment - Like
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May 11, 2010, 11:37 am
Expect a new record from Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin in August. Comment - Like
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Apr 22, 2010, 11:55 am
Like an idiot, I made a note on my calendar about this past Sunday’s Unbunny show in Brooklyn, but totally forgot to set an alarm to remind me when the time came. Feh. Anyway, it’s worth mentioning, though, that you don’t have to miss Unbunny in your town — if you live in t... Comment - Like
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Apr 22, 2010, 11:03 am
As I mentioned last month, Dromedary Records is reissuing the classic album Flying Suit by ’90s indie superheroes The Mommyheads. As the May 18th release date draws closer, the label has released a few goodies, including another mp3:
MP3: The Mommyheads – “Worm”
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Apr 9, 2010, 10:13 am
Soft Landing is a trio comprising Beirut’s Paul Collins & Perrin Cloutier, along with Mike Lawless, who are self-described as “a bunch of Jorge Ben wannabees.” You can judge that veracity of that statement for yourself, because they provided me with these two demos:
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Apr 6, 2010, 11:16 am
Catbird Records CSP 010, the third of Jason Zumpano’s collaborative projects with a select visual artist, is now available. This time, JZ’s artistic compatriot is Sydney Vermont (Sydney Hermant), who the Destroyer fans around here will recognize aas Dan Bejar’s partner in Hello B... Comment - Like
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Mar 24, 2010, 3:26 pm
MP3: Apollo Ghosts – “Things You Go Through”
Another new one(!) from Mount Benson (out 3/31). Comment - Like
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Mar 22, 2010, 2:55 pm
Well that’s a surprise! Dromedary Records has decided to reissue the classic 1995 Mommyheads album Flying Suit. When it was first pressed, the album apparently sold out three pressings in a matter of months, and I’ve definitely seen a hefty price-tag on the copies on eBay, so this is w... Comment - Like
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Mar 22, 2010, 1:15 pm
Apollo Ghosts – “Little Yokohama”
Vancouver filmmaker Daniel Guillemette recently swung by the Apollo Ghosts rehearsal space and shot a few pieces– one (above) is a performance of that ol’ Hastings Sunrise standard, “Little Yokohama.”
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Mar 15, 2010, 3:23 pm
Toronto’s Ryan Kamstra has been making music as Tomboyfriend for, well, a while now (StG wrote about Tomboyfriend back in January of ‘07), and I think the band’s long-player Don’t Go To School has been in the pipeline for nearly as long. But the wait is nearly over. The rec... Comment - Like
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