I still love the songs you write mike..............

More smashing aggro pop in the spirit of Big Flame, Ron Johnson records, Bogshed, The Nightingales, etc.usically Sarandon have moved their sound forward – Produced once again by the inimitable Anthony Chapman (Collapsed Lung, Bis, Klaxxons, Ten Benson), the sound is a more mature take on the angular agit-pop of their previous outings. The cheese-wire treble of the guitars remains, the bass thuds and booms and the drums clatter at light speed, but the songs contained in "Sarandon’s Age Of Reason" are more carefully crafted and arranged.
There are songs to make you shout and songs to make you sing.
There are even songs to make you dance.

Sarandon are back with a vengeance.
Back to rescue you all from the mundanity of modern la-la-love-you indie pop.


Sarandon - Piglet

Taken from EP # 2 by Danish garage pop/punk duo Glow Kit. Released on Kanel Records

Glow Kit - Television Too

Volar Records 6x2x12 compilation has been on my highly anticipated list for quite some time. Three Canadian bands (Calgary’s Sharp Ends, Montreal’s O’Voids, Vancouver’s Defektors) and three San Diego California bands (Ale Mania, Spirit Photography and The Beaters), each more or less sonically related.  Starting things off are Vancouver’s Defektors, a band I have had a love/hate relationship with, in that I completely love their stuff on the Emergency Room comp and their singles, but found the LP to be lacking the spark that got me interested in the first place. Luckily, Defektors bring out some A-material here, unlike Montreal’s O’Voids, who phone in an instrumental that is entirely disappointing because I have obsessive relationships with everything else they’ve released. The Canadian side goes out on a high-note with Calgary’s Sharp Ends and an excellent recording of their set-staple “Whiteout.” All biases aside, “Whiteout” is the best thing on this comp. The San Diego side of the comp makes a compelling case for the quality of music coming out of that city. Ale Mania and The Beaters both work out apocalyptic post-punk dark jams that has me eager to hear more from both, yet Spirit Photography’s contribution, “Where is the Light.” stands out on the B-Side, totally in their own league. Excellent release here. (Paul Lawton)

B-2 Beaters--They Don't Really Care About Us (Michael Jackson)

DRUMS BETWEEN THE BELLS
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New album forthcoming on Warp Records.
CD, 12″ Double Vinyl, Hardback 2CD Edition, Download

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Drums Between The Bells

pour it out

Brian Eno and the words of Rick Holland - pour it out (taken from Drums Between The Bells)

"Sea of Hate" from the upcoming mini-LP 'Infinite Sun' by Digital Leather on Volar Records.  Co-written by Jay Reatard in a dream post-mortem.  Cover art by Brian Carver (Christmas Island, Spirit Photography, Vyper Skwad).

DIGITAL LEATHER--Sea of Hate

The long-awaited debut LP by Beaters, 'Fishage.' Past releases include the "Fishage" 7" on Volar (our first-ever release!)/Single Screen Records and a 7" on Zoo Music.

http://stereogum.com/90471/new_beaters_-_fishage/mp3s/

http://stereogum.com/110091/new_beaters_-_white_hate/mp3s/

See them on their CA tour with the Obits and Disappears:
AUGUST 22 SAN FRANCISCO, CA AT BOTTOM OF THE HILL W/DISAPPEARS & BEATERS 
AUGUST 23 VISALIA, CA AT THE CELLAR DOOR W/DISAPPEARS & BEATERS 
AUGUST 24 LOS ANGELES, CA AT THE SATELLITE W/DISAPPEARS & BEATERS 
AUGUST 25 SAN DIEGO, CA AT THE CASBAH W/DISAPPEARS & BEATERS 

The Safeties - Only Once

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