Août 2013

Taken from the 3-track 'At Arkaroo Rock' 7" EP: http://matineerecordings.com/item.php?item_id=237

The Steinbecks - At Arkaroo Rock (Radio Edit)

Taken from the 2-track 'Long Drag' 7": http://matineerecordings.com/item.php?item_id=238

Math and Physics Club - Long Drag

Myth of Myself (A Ruse to Exploit Our Weaknesses)

Glow & Behold

Rebirth

Get whole song here!

Erlend Øye - La Prima Estate

Artist: Explosions In The Sky & David Wingo
Title: Join Me On My Avalanche
Album: Prince Avalanche: An Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Release Date: August 6, 2013
Order CD & LP: http://shop.temporaryresidence.com/trr222
Order iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/prince-avalanche-original/id664635151

Buy on iTunes

Explosions In The Sky & David Wingo - Join Me On My Avalanche

He Doesn't Even Like You

From the upcoming record 'Tides End' out August 6th on Captured Tracks, worldwide.

Pre-order the album here: goo.gl/BYHth

MINKS // Margot

From "Purgatory / Paradise" — out this fall as an art book and album.

sleepwalking 1

Taken from Dråpe's fantastic debut album "Canicular Days". Buy here: https://riotfactory.bandcamp.com/album/canicular-days

DRÅPE - Blue Skies

Regal Degal - Unseen

Eighteen years after they called it quits as a working band, 2013 finds the original members of Medicine reunited and proudly offering a newly recorded LP on Captured Tracks. “To The Happy Few” is the sound of a highly inspired group reclaiming its creative legacy, thoroughly immersed in the practice of mixing harsh noise with obsessive melodic detail and heavily groovy rocking. Returning is the core trio of lead singer/ chanteuse Beth Thompson, guitarist / vocalist Brad Laner, and drummer Jim Goodall, the same team which created the still vital, influential and controversial LPs “Shot Forth Self Living” (1992) , “The Buried Life” (1993) and “Her Highness” (1995) as well as a stand-out appearance in the 1994 film “The Crow”.


As it happens, it’s really all the fault of Captured Tracks. In 2012 C/T pulled off the seemingly impossible and secured the rights to reissue the aforementioned two original Medicine LPs in loving and expanded fashion. This was a rather emotional moment for the original band members. So much so that upon meeting up at Brad’s home studio in May 2012 for the first time since 1995 in order to divide up the vinyl goodies and ultra-limited box sets, the trio laid down the basic track for what became the final song on the new LP. Emboldened by the natural ease with which they slipped back into Medicine mode, the trio spent the remainder of the year leisurely recording the new LP and enjoying each other’s company far removed from the stress and turmoil of their original early 90′s run. The resulting LP is not your parent’s Shoegaze record. The sonic palette and the hands, feet and mouths that utilize it may be the same, but the end result more subtly reflects the amassed life experiences and refined aesthetics of three mature artists only just now approaching the peak of their powers.

Out August 6th

Medicine // Burn It

disappears 'power'

From Tape Waves debut 7" record OUT NOW on Box Bedroom Rebels.

Buy the record here: http://boxbedroomrebels.bigcartel.com/product/tape-waves-ltd-edition-4-track-7

Buy cassette (out September 7th!) here: http://beautifulstrange.bandcamp.com/album/tape-waves-ep

Buy digitally here: http://tapewaves.bandcamp.com/

http://tapewaves.tumblr.com/
https://www.facebook.com/tapewaves

Thanks for listening!

Kim & Jarod

Tape Waves - Somewhere

From Volcano Choir's 'REPAVE' - out officially on Sept. 3, 2013 via Jagjaguwar 

Amazon: http://smarturl.it/volcanochoir
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/volcanochoir_itunes
Indies: http://smarturl.it/volcanochoir_indies
SCD: http://smarturl.it/volcanochoir_scd


Repave

Byegone

Volcano Choir - "Byegone" (Official Audio)

Produced by Chris Somers
Mastered by Ruairi O Flaherty @Whisper and Shout


Elastic Sleep is a Cork-based dream-pop band. Channelling visceral hooks from the darker recesses of the heart, the band expresses the melancholia inherent in the human condition through fragile melodies, primal rhythms and ethereal feedback.

www.elasticsleep.bandcamp.com
www.facebook.com/elasticsleepband
www.twitter.com/elasticsleep

Elastic Sleep- ANYWHERE

From the Ladders EP. Available on iTunes July 2nd. 

Follow TRAAMS online
twitter: @TRA_AMS
Facebook: facebook.com/TRAAMSBAND
Tumblr: traams.tumblr.com/

TRAAMS - Low

Taken from their debut album "Weird Sister."
Out now on Slumberland Records (US) & Fortuna Pop! (UK)

LP/CD: http://smarturl.it/jgws-album
Digital: http://smarturl.it/jgws-itunes

Thrilling Cardiff-based noisepop five-piece Joanna Gruesome will be releasing their terrific debut album via Fortuna POP! (Europe) and Slumberland (USA) in September. Brimming with irresistible pop melodies and spiked with dissonant fuzzy jangle, their songs are shot through with loud discordant feedback and super-fast, hardcore punk drumbeats. This album sees their first foray away from recording in a living room to a proper studio under the guidance of producer MJ of the much lauded Hookworms.

Kicking it against sexism and homophobia, nothing is off-limits, drawing inspiration from DIY scenes such as Riot Grrrl/noisepop/C86 /K Records as well as post hardcore like Drive Like Jehu/Converge and the art rock of The Velvet Underground and My Bloody Valentine, Joanna Gruesome offer a staggeringly diverse album, unexpectedly quiet and surprisingly loud.

Joanna Gruesome comprise Alanna on vocals, Owen on guitar, Max on bass, George on guitar and Dave on drums. They all met in an anger management counseling group. During the course they were told that writing, making music, dancing or painting could relieve tension and help reduce feelings of anger. One initiative involved a project where they were assigned a group to compose and perform a song in front of other members. Initially they found each other infuriating but gradually acknowledged their musical chemistry and decided to continue with the band outside the therapy group.

Most of the album was written during a month long stay in a seedy west Brighton hotel (now closed down) called The Hell House. The residents were pretty strange, kept attempting occult rituals/using Ouija boards etc and many of the songs were written to distract from the weirdness. Heart-wrenching and exhilarating in equal measure, these are not cheerful songs.

Awash with nods to mental illness and the dark recesses of the mind, the record is littered with references to the devil or zombies and allusions to comic books. “Secret Surprise”, in which mental illness takes a physical form and is fought using razor blades. Or "Anti-Parent Cowboy Killers," which is about stealing a scooter and driving it into the ocean when you should be in school LEARNING. Or "Sugarcrush," about spending a summer burning knitwear.

They have built-up a phenomenal live reputation, blending obnoxiously loud guitars and the occasional band uniform, with a high energy performance dispersed with quieter reflection, boy/girl vocals and teenage angst.

“Abrasion, anger, attitude. One guitarist is in the audience, but this isn’t too much of a stretch. There are slower parts where the musicians take a second to breath. There are noisier bits where the musicians take a second to reflect. There are thumpy bits where the musicians take a second to dance and enjoy themselves. Everyone’s smiling. Everyone’s hugging themselves. What a glorious mess of a noise to be a part of. What a glorious sense of community.” Everett True, Collapse Board
 
"A brilliant band from Cardiff who love their fuzzy melodies and songs dripped in scuzzy reverb." Huw Stephens, Radio One.

Joanna Gruesome - Secret Surprise

Premiered on Brooklyn Vegan

Music video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DztJUCCKo2w
+ unofficial video for Does It Show vimeo.com/73195315 - Unit 1

Dandelion Wine is the first single off of the band in Heaven's full length album: Caught in a Summer Swell. You can pre-order the album: http://decadesrecord.com/product/caught-in-a-summer-swell/

Lyrics:
The sights and sounds that fell all around your feet
(red white and blue, know everything true)
All turn to gold, line the sidewalks of your street
(people come and go, where to no one knows)
The summer sun will set, won’t stay too long
(don’t hide your eyes, greet the world outside)
So waste your breath and fill your lungs with songs
(songs you used to know, the ones your daddy showed you)

Kiss your wrist and ask no one the time
Stay up late getting drunk off that Dandelion Wine

Now your shoes all worn, your shirt all tucked in safe
(tucked down inside, still got nothing right)
Your hands all cracked, can’t help but show their age
(worn to the bone, spent polishing stones)
You showed up small but you grew too tall to walk
(bent and afraid, everything has changed)
Now you curse the kids that hang around your block	
(all they do is talk, the ones that time forgot)	

Check your wrist and ask someone the time
Can’t remember getting drunk off that Dandelion Wine

Dandelion Wine

Released October 29, 2013. 

Order here: https://www.omnianmusicgroup.com/products/the-swamps

Août 2013

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