A laceration gaped in her chest, through which fragments of ribs could be seen

Haunted

The Curtain Society - Inertia. Released in 1994 on Bedazzled Records. By covering the Chameleons' "Swamp Thing" at a New York show prior to the release of Inertia, Southbridge, MA's the Curtain Society made obvious what this debut LP suggests: here's a band with fine taste in early/mid '80s effects-laden, big-hearted rock, with emotional flourishes, pumping bass, majestic guitar, and brave drumming. Perhaps guitarist Roger Lavallee's vocals are more plaintive than such antecedents -- his gentle, boyish cooing is more in line with the Sarah label bands, For Against, and the Pale Saints -- but this kind of ambitious, non-pretentious, power-packed scope and billowing sound is damn welcome in '90s America; i.e., Inertia takes pride in going against the gratuitous grunge grain. www.curtainsociety.com

Plaster

20 years after its release, Saint Marie Records reissues Blind Mr. Jones’ Tatooine, fully remastered on CD and for the very first time on vinyl. Its artwork beautifully reinterpreted on heavy gatefold retro finish and 180gm ‘color in color’ clear and transparent red or classic black vinyl. 

Blind Mr. Jones formed in the early '90s in Marlow, England, presumably taking their name from the first two songs on Talking Heads' Naked. They quickly became regarded as a young band to keep an eye on. Guitarist James Franklin, guitarist/vocalist Richard Moore, flautist Jon Tegner, bassist/vocalist Will Teversham, and drummer Jon White comprised the band, starting out privately in their teens by mirroring bands like The Wedding Present. They eventually developed their sound to fit in line with shoegaze bands like Ride and Slowdive, and with a demo they won the attention of the Cherry Red label, which eventually signed them. 

1992s Stereo Musicale was preceded by the Eyes Wide and Crazy Jazz singles; the former featured guitar parts written by Slowdive's Neil Halstead, and the latter featured harmonica from Radiohead's Johnny Greenwood. Two years later, their full-length debut was followed up with Tatooine, which found the band as much britpop as shoegaze. The band dissolved shortly after.
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This is new SEASURFER-song for our new album to come out in 2016. Just a demomix....jump on, you dreampunx! 

SEASURFER Too Late For Goodbyes (Demo - Mix 2015)

STAR is Ted Beck, Scott Cortez and Shannon Roberts.

You’ve got trouble so you’re looking for me
But I don’t want to
And I don’t need to
Pull out the big guns
Just for you my son
Every time I read that letter
Written in blood
That I addressed to everyone
I’m sorry I hurt that man
But that’s my problem
You’ve got your own now
And you’re on your own now
To solve it
You’re a cock swan

You say that’s not fair cause we’ve got history
Well, I don’t remember 
It being a pleasure
Don’t you recall
Laughing with them all
Each and every time they knocked me down
You know what this sounds like?
It sounds like the last laugh
You’re a cock swan

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!


STAR - Cock Swan

Happy holidays! 

This song was written by George Michael and originally released by Wham!

This version was performed and recorded by Chad Peck at the Potential House. Mastered by Michael Jackson at Poutine Village. Thanks to Jamie for the synth.

Chad Peck - Last Christmas

Meechya (feat. Charity Jovan & Peter Karam)

A.R. Kane song from circa '86. One of the most underrated bands of that decade. Pioneers of Dreampop. https://soundcloud.com/a-r-kane
Use computer speakers and we'll tell your Mum.
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Haunting (A.R. Kane cover)

Taken from the AA side 12", out 14th Feb 2020. Pre-order here - https://smarturl.it/WhiteFlowers 

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On the third floor of an abandoned textile mill to the north of Preston, a wave of strange musical beauty is blossoming. Brought up on the sounds of 80s Manchester though too young to have experienced it first hand, White Flowers, made up of Katie Drew and Joey Cobb, make gloriously gothic dreampop that’s as ambiguous as it is beautiful and exciting.

On 15th January 2020, the duo release Night Drive the first track from their debut double A-sided single Tough Love Records which also features the track Portra.

Co-produced by Doves’ guitarist, Jez Williams, Night Drive’s guitars carry a Kevin Shields-esque drone, as they swirl above its fragmented arrangement. Apocalyptic in nature, it twists and turns - thematically covering anxiety, fragility and frustration, while reminding that, even in the lowest of moments, one should not lose hope. 

‘Creating and crafting the songs has always been a therapeutic outlet for us,’ Cobb stated. ‘It’s been a long process, but it’s been one which has helped us deal with the frustration, worries and difficulties that come with every day life. It’s definitely a very cathartic record. It serves as a kind of journal of growing up and maturing in the 21st Century.’

Having begun life as scraps of ideas on a laptop, the songs were carefully crafted by the pair, before Williams got on board. 

‘At times, it’s easy to lose sight of the bigger picture when you’re so involved in the song,’ Drew noted. ‘Jez was great at drawing out the most important aspects. A lot of the songs are first takes - recorded at home in a very lo-fi way, but Jez gave us confidence. He made us realise that the rawness and the accidents are where the magic is. As fans of Doves, we’ve always admired the soundscapes and sampling techniques that they use, so it was a privilege to work with him.
Prior to the release, White Flowers will be heading out on tour with Toy to celebrate Independent Venue Week. The dates are as follows:

25.01.20 – Independent – SUNDERLAND
26.01.20 – The Live Rooms – CHESTER
27.01.20 – The Boileroom – GUILDFORD
28.01.20 – The Cookie – LEICESTER
29.01.20 – The Smokehouse – IPSWICH
20.01.20 – Esquires – BEDFORD
31.01.20 – The Joiners – SOUTHAMPTON
01.02.20 – Ramsgate Music Hall – RAMSGATE

The double A-side single, Night Drive / Portra will be released on 12” vinyl on February 14th and is limited to 100 copies. It comes in a hand stamped sleeve and includes a ‘zine produced by the band. The band’s debut album will be released later in 2020.

White Flowers - Night Drive

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"Sugar" is a track from the first-full length album by Yeah Baby, 'Neptune Hotel' to be released August 7th. Pre-order the album via our Bandcamp. All proceeds up until release will be donated to the Libray at the A.J. Williams-Myers African Roots Center.

A lyric video for "Sugar" by the Valdez is available over at our YouTube. 

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Formed in 2016 by Sean Kwon and Hanna White and later joined by Casey Mullen and Skyler Skjelset (Fleet Foxes, Beach House, The Walkmen), Yeah Baby is a rock band from New York City.

Recorded at Figure 8 Studios in Brooklyn, New York, Neptune Hotel is the band's first collection of songs written from 2016 to 2019. The album was mixed by Skyler and mastered by Simon Scott (Slowdive), with album artwork by Azuma Makoto (floral work) and Shunsuke Shiinoki (photography).

The title Neptune Hotel was taken from a rather mysterious hotel of the same name across the street from the apartment that Hanna and Sean resided in while writing the material for the record, where the haunting glow of the light-box on the facade of the hotel illuminated their rooms at night. Inspired by the building while never having stepped inside, Hanna and Sean imagined a world in which the songs of the album are lived out. The result is an eerily beautiful stay in that dreamy space, an exploration for the duration of the record to find beauty and hope amidst a chaos of anxiety, frustration, and desperation.

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Sugar

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