Bears Mood 12

4 Indian Summer

Taken from the album "Ripe 4 Luv." Out March 10th on Slumberland Records.
Pre-order iTunes: http://smarturl.it/ripe4luv
Pre-order LP/CD: http://www.slumberlandrecords.com/catalog/show/282


From: Harry Winklebottom
To: Social Media/Marketing/Sales
Re: who is Young Guv and why is he ripe for love?

Who's @youngguv? He's still underground, but everyone will know him soon. Right now, he only has 1500 followers, so we need to get this kid a checkmark as soon as possible. Here's the rundown:

He's a white boy in a backwards snapback with fake Emoji neck tattoos. He's a ripped bald kid fronting one of the most important and successful hardcore bands in Toronto history. He's a ghostwriter eating pasta as he pens al dente tunes for the likes of Sum 41, Kelly Clarkson, Taylor Swift, a few Canadian Idols, Snow, a slew of hardcore bands, Maroon 5 and one or two OVO affiliates. He's a tortured artist turning down Katy Perry's edits to his tunes because she didn't like his babies as they were. He's a child actor playing Ryan Gosling's sexy little brother. Do I need to go on?

@youngguv is Ben Cook, and he's putting out an album, "Ripe 4 Luv," on one of the greatest labels ever, Slumberland Records. Having been around for a minute, Guv has decided to put together a set of pop tunes that shows off his range as a performer, singer, songwriter, style icon and retweet-worthy pop star. I've heard the album, and its ready to head to marketing. We don't need a billboard for this one, all we need to do is release a single and get it trending worldwide. We're going to break Nielsen SoundScan. We're going straight to #1 on iTunes!

Guv got it right the first time with his band No Warning, one of the only Canadian hardcore acts to achieve recognition from major labels in the U.S. He parlayed this experience into a successful career as the creeper peaking through the curtain as better-looking people sing his songs to an appreciative audience. In addition to writing for pop royalty and no-name punk acts, Young Guv has spent the last 7 years playing guitar in fellow Toronto legends Fucked Up, selling 10's of 1000's of singles recorded in various bedrooms, and helping put the East End back on the GTA's music map with his Bad Actors imprint. Guv has been around for a while, and now he's helping new, young talent get around and release classic records. How could you not like this guy? He's got the bone structure to go viral at any moment.

"Ripe 4 Luv" is a beautiful album for beautiful people. Plus, it really shows off his range. There's only one way to describe this record: Guv sings like Prince into expensive audio-nerd mics over power pop backing tracks that evoke Big Star after they got some nookie but before they became depressed about their failure to appeal to the right audience. If that's not good enough for you, then it sounds like Cheap Trick produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Or how about Drake's producer 40 manning the boards for a Hall & Oates session? Any of those will help sell this record to the blogs, just pick one and run with it. 

That's it, that's what you get when you stream "Ripe 4 Luv" on Spotify. I'm telling you, this album is just perfect for Billboard's Trending 140 chart. We're going to be rich!


Young Guv - Crushing Sensation

The first single from Lieutenant, the exciting new project of Nate Mendel of Foo Fighters/Sunny Day Real Estate.

DOWNLOAD the Dine Alone Winter Sampler 2014 here: http://dinealonerecords.com/sampler

2015 marks Dine Alone Records’ 10-year anniversary, so keep an eye out for more exciting announcements from
the label in the New Year. 

Lieutenant - Belle Epoque

February 17th, 2015 - 80s Ladies Records. Pre-order today through iTunes or Amazon.

Through The Skylight

Too Much Time Together

Side A on the new tour single for Makthaverskan. Out digitally now!

Out on 7" March 3rd in Scandinavia, April 18th in the US. 

Makthaverskan - Witness

Escape from Evil
Release date: March 31st (North America), March 30th (World)
Escape From Evil iTunes pre-order: http://po.st/EFEiTunes
Escape From Evil Ribbon Music CD/Ltd LP pre-order: http://po.st/EFERBN

Escape From Evil

To Die in L.A.

Having released a dreamy album inspired by 60s sci-fi soundtracks, Swedish trio @death-and-vanilla were invited to live score cult horror Vampyr at a Scandi film festival and their slow, steady, swirling accent continued. 

Their new LP To Where The Wild Things Are,is a poppier affair; the warm analogue loops of their vintage instruments crying out for the sweet breathy vocals that Marleen delivers with a calm and enchanting ease. Named after the children’s book, the album celebrates imagination and the ability to delve into the less-explored areas of the mind. Exactly what we need to get us through today, we are pleased to present the premiere of album track, California Owls. Almost hypnotic, this is dream pop at its absolute best. Enjoy!

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Premiere: Death And Vanilla - California Owls

Taken from the new album 'Lease of Life', out 23rd March 2015 on Rock Action Records.

Lease of Life tracklisting//
1. Colossal Estates
2. Lease of Life
3. Slow Rotor
4. New Winged Fire
5. Early Nights
6. Dull Care
7. Genuflection
8. Putman Caraibe
9. Through the Knowledge of Those Who Observe Us

Errors are Steev Livingstone, Simon Ward and James Hamilton. They are joined on Lease of Life by guest vocalists Cecilia Stamp and Bek Oliva (Magic Eye).

2015 live dates//

MARCH
26 - NEWCASTLE, CLUNY
27 - BIRMINGHAM, THE RAINBOW
28 - SHEFFIELD, PICTURE HOUSE SOCIAL
29 - LEEDS, BRUDENELL SOCIAL CLUB
30 - NORWICH, ARTS CENTRE
31 - BRIGHTON, GREEN DOOR STORE

APRIL
01 - CARDIFF, CLWB IFOR BACH
02 - LONDON, OSLO
03 - BRISTOL, THE EXCHANGE
04 - MANCHESTER, DEAF INSTITUTE
10 - ABERDEEN, THE LEMON TREE
11 - GLASGOW, ART SCHOOL

Tickets on sale via http://www.weareerrors.com

http://weareerrors.com // http://twitter.com/weareerrors // http://facebook.com/errorsband



Lease Of Life

Slow Rotor

Buy Now

Errors - Slow Rotor

First single from Westkusts upcoming album LAST FOREVER. 

Westkust - Swirl

"Buffalo" is the second single off Toro Y Moi's forthcoming album "What For?" out April 7th. iTunes pre-order: smarturl.it/whatfor_itunes comes with instant grat download of "empty nesters" and "buffalo."

toroymoi.com
toroymoi.spinshop.com 

Toro Y Moi -  Buffalo

Braids "Deep In The Iris" out 04/28 on Arbutus Records, Flemish Eye.  Pre-order here – http://tinyurl.com/kuq95m6 (Worldwide) and here – http://tinyurl.com/c9c3vx6 (Canada)

Taste

Full Circle is available digitally now and taken from Fading Love the debut album from George FitzGerald, released 27th April 2015. 

Pre Order album from 
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LP / CD from Dom Mart: http://po.st/FadingLoveDM

Fading Love

Full Circle

iTunes

Taken from the album "Apocalypse, girl" out now on Sacred Bones. & Su Tissue (Norway). 

LP/CD: http://bit.ly/1JSGMA5
iTunes:  http://smarturl.it/SBR134iTunes

Website: http://jennyhval.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jennyhval
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jennyhval
Instagram: http://instagram.com/jennyhval
Tour Dates: http://bit.ly/1AHBsuQ

Jenny Hval - That Battle Is Over

From the album Beat the Champ, out April 7, 2015 in the US and April 13, 2015 worldwide on Merge Records.
http://www.mergerecords.com/beat-the-champ

Beat the Champ

Buy from Merge

The Mountain Goats "Heel Turn 2"

Koes Barat - Kelelewar

I Can't Explain

Azure Blue - Tragedy And Changes feat. César Vidal and The Land Below 

Soft hearted dreampop crooner Azure Blue is back with the first single from his third album Beneath The Hill I Smell The Sea. The lyrics contain some philosophical comments that the followers of Azure Blue have gotten used to. It starts off as the purest love song about yearning we've heard in a long time but it comes with a premonition. "Loud loutish lovers please be kind. When life is tragedy and changes. The lives you found and left behind. You'll want to keep them on your mind".

Tobias Isaksson has been hiding in his new studio the last six months and not even we, his friends and colleges, really know what the whole album's messenge will be. We've only gotten songs and cryptical messenges in the mail, and we can't even keep track of all the guest appearences he's got lined up. But we can guarantee that he found his spot there in the producer's chair. As you may have figured from his Nite Flights and Personal Trainers projects, a new demon producer has been born and the spring will come with his best AZB melodies to date.

The third album by Azure Blue is due to be released may 11.

Bears Mood 12

Cavendish Fixed Sterre