2013

Haiku Salut are Gemma, Louise and Sophie from the Derbyshire Dales. "Los Elefantes" appears on the trio's debut album, "Tricolore", which came out in March 2013. 

You can pick up a copy here:
www.howdoesitfeel.co.uk/hdiflabel.html

More about Haiku Salut here - http://haikusalut.com/



Haiku Salut, "Los Elefantes"

Out February 25/26, 2013 on Slumberland Records (US + Canada) and Night School (Europe)

Glasgow's Golden Grrrls are Eilidh Rodgers, Ruari MacLean and Rachel Aggs. What began as bedroom guitar experimentation soon bloomed into a fully-formed pop language inspired by the 80s New Zealand and Australian indie pop scenes, DIY punk and Glasgow's own rich pop history (think The Vaselines, The Pastels). Drummer Eilidh Rodgers' inventive, loose-cannon drumming and lead vocals have framed MacLean's baritone from the beginning, with newest member Rachel Aggs (also of Trash Kit) bringing an effortless melodic sensibility on guitar and backing vocals. Golden Grrrls’ first releases exemplified the lo-fi aesthetic they came from. Now long sold out, the two previous 7”s on Night School married the roughed-up recording dynamic with a boisterous, inventive melodic sense that has blossomed further on this, their self-titled debut LP.

For "Golden Grrrls" the band has written eleven perfect songs about life's realities dressed in three-part harmonies, heart-tugging changes and a playing style derived from punk and classic crash-pop enthusiasm. Like contemporaries Twerps and Sea Lions, they've joined a storied lineage of pop essentialists such as The Clean, The Bats and The Feelies -- bands who eschew complexity for concision and never sacrifice melody to mere primitivism. Each chord, beat and vocal line is perfectly placed, essential and simply has to exist as it is in its moment in time.

With all three members singing throughout, the harmonies and guitar lines interweaving, there’s a warmth in every song that adds to the poignant punch of the album as a whole. Opener ‘New Pop’ is a blast of breakneck spiked power pop while "Think Of The Ways" is a sweetly melancholic song that plays MacLean and Rodgers’ vocals against each other. "Take Your Time" and "Date It" are a punked-up indie pop gems, while album closer "We’ve Got…" is the catchiest 'anthem’ you’ll hear from a band that would be repulsed at the idea of writing anthems.

Golden Grrrls - We've Got...

Widowspeak // Dyed in the Wool

CHROMATICS / CHERRY

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Single from the Sally Shapiro album "Somewhere Else" out now on Paper Bag Records.

The single includes Miami Nights 1984 remix and instrumental version, available from:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/starman-feat.-electric-youth/id591371630
http://shop.paperbagrecords.com/products/starman-single

Co-written and co-performed with Electric Youth.

Written by Mario Pak/Johan Agebjörn/Austin Garrick
Produced by Johan Agebjörn, co-produced by Mario Pak
Additional vocals by Bronwyn Griffin of Electric Youth

"Swedish synth-pop princess Sally Shapiro has shared another gorgeous track with us. The second single from her upcoming album Somewhere Else is called "Starman" which features Canadian pop duo Electric Youth.  Together they’ve created a wonderful bubbling indie pop track featuring Sally Shapiro’s trademark disco likings and whimsical vocals."
Prefix Magazine

"Mixing ultra-girly harmonies reminicent of a Molly Ringwald movie with a dose of trippy new-age synth, Shapiro’s music is our go-to when needing to blow off steam and dance around our bedroom. Download our premiere of the radio edit for her latest single “Starman” feat. Electric Youth above and just try to stay seated…"
NYLON

"The song is an electronic triggered jaunt down the disco. Purposefully detached vocals somehow enforce an overwhelming warmth into the song, and you’re left with the comforting feeling that you’ll never dance alone again. How does she do it? How?!"
Scandipop

"Starman is a particularly deep and dreamy slick of these guys ScandiPop. Sally is at her hushed-Saint-Etienne best, and being backed by the vintage tones of Electric Youth’s Bronwyn, cast a beautiful vocal net. A totally compelling voice in electronic music, Sally has found the perfect music partner in Johan, who knows exactly how to deliver sweeping, passionate synth music, with a subtle 60s twist, that suits her just right. Cannot wait for the album."
Electronic Rumours

"Evidently both duos’ styles were synth made for each other and this is quite the reason why the track can elevate itself to such a level of accomplished sophistication."
EQ Music Blog

"Starman may or may not be a Swedish nod to John Carpenter's movie of the same name, but in any case, it's lovely, fun, and possibly the best song on the album."
BUST Magazine

Starman (feat. Electric Youth) (Radio Edit)

Lead single from When Nalda Became Punk's highly anticipated debut album "A Farewell To Youth" coming February 5th, 2013 on Shelflife. 

More info: http://shelflife.com/catalogue/LIFE097.html

When Nalda Became Punk "When It'll Come"

From the album Heza. Purchase CD/LP here: http://www.polyvinylrecords.com/heza

Buy on iTunes

Generationals - Spinoza

Flowers - When You Lie

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Panda Riot - Black Pyramids

Toy Love // Swimming Pool

In anticipation for the first new Tullycraft album for five years, Fortuna POP! are releasing a single featuring the title track ‘Lost in Light Rotation’. One of the most influential bands to have emerged from America’s indiepop underground, Seattle’s Tullycraft revel in a DIY aesthetic having honed their particular brand of clever, self-reverential pop to perfection.

‘Lost in Light Rotation’ is an all-in-one banner anthem for the heartbroken, the disenfranchised, and the fleeting pop star. The song also makes a not-so-veiled reference to the 1996 single “This is Fake D.I.Y.” by the Scottish indiepop band Bis.

The b-side ‘Bad Connection’ is a cover written by the British synthpop duo Yazoo (also known as Yaz in the United States). The song originally appeared on the group’s 1982 debut album, Upstairs at Eric’s.

The album ‘Lost in Light Rotation’ was mixed by Phil Ek (The Shins, Band of Horses, Built to Spill, The Halo Benders, The Shout Out Louds, Fleet Foxes, The Walkmen). Sparkling with brainy fairy dust and glittering with proper pop songs, Ek irons out the quirks to create a wonderfully polished, yet still as punk as ever, sheen on the 11 delightfully upbeat, smart, indiepop anthems. With Sean Tollefson’s nasal vocal delivery counterbalanced by the sweetness of Jenny Mears’ responses, if you need a template for what the best indiepop sounds like, look no further.

Tullycraft - Lost in Light Rotation

Marnie Stern - Nothing is Easy

It seems odd that the four-piece Wax Idols reside in Oakland, California. Especially considering the fact that the band’s sophomore LP "Discipline & Desire," out March 26th on Slumberland Records, embodies a dark, full, twisted sound: something that feels more appropriate to the foggy, damp British climate than that of sunny California. But that's Wax Idols -- zigging where other might zag, and always going their own way.

Compared to Wax Idols' debut LP "No Future" (a raw, hook-heavy punk effort written and recorded primarily by Fortune in 2010/2011 and released on Chicago's Hozac Records), "Discipline & Desire" is more a group effort as the band -- Jen Mundy (rhythm guitar/vocals), Amy Rosenoff (bass) and Keven Tecon (drums) -- contributed to the recording and writing process. Fortune dedicated herself to this record for over a year and the band were right there with her, playing with pattern, melody and stretching themselves beyond the comfort of unassuming hooks and into a darker, new wave territory. Discipline & Desire was produced and engineered by Monte Vallier (of Half Church and Swell) and co-produced by Fortune. Mark Burgess (of the British outfit The Chameleons) worked alongside Wax Idols & Vallier as an extra pair of ears and even played bass on the album closer "Stay In." Together they've crafted an album that's sleek and focused without being slick, and dark and intense without being at all humorless.

"Discipline & Desire" builds on Fortune’s debut full length effort in almost every way, rounding out as a far more complete record. The melodies are stronger, the vocals echoed and haunting, and the playing is at an unflagging level of intensity. First single “Sound of a Void” is a storming, full-throated late night anthem, while “Dethrone” and "When It Happens" shimmer and throb, perfect examples of Wax Idols' unique take on pop. Slower numbers like "Scent Of Love" and "Elegua" mesmerize and entrance, and the feedback-laced "AD RE:IAN" is nothing short of a masterpiece, punctuated by bursts of special guest Kristin Dylan Edrich's noise viola. Album closer "Stay In" wraps the up the album perfectly -- a mid-tempo melodic gem with a killer bassline and an uncanny balance of melody and atmosphere.

This is an inventive, brilliant record which solidifies the fact that Fortune is one of the best songwriters hiding in the shadows of the other California, where the sun doesn't always shine. But, judging by this fantastic album, she and her Wax Idols won’t be hiding for long.

*Tour Dates*
3.2 - San Francisco, CA at Brick & Mortar, Noise Pop show /DIIV, Sisu, Lenz
3.6 - Oakland, CA at New Parish w/White Lung
3.7 - San Diego, CA at The Void
3.8 - Tempe, AZ at Sail Inn, Rampage Fest show w/White Lung
3.9 - El Paso, TX at Lowbrow Palace w/White Lung
3.13 - SXSW Slumberland Showcase (evening)
3.21 - SLC, Utah at Richard Street Art Collective w/Burnt Ones & Blasted Canyons
3.22 - Boise, ID at Treefort Music Fest w/Burnt Ones & Blasted Canyons
3.30 - San Francisco, CA @ Brick & Mortar, Record Release Party w/The Mallard & Chasms
3.31 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo, Record Release Party at Part Time Punks w/The Mallard
4.20 - Chicago, IL at The Empty Bottle w/TV Ghost & Radar Eyes
4.22 - Columbus, OH at Ace of Cups w/TV Ghost
4.24 - St. Louis, MO at The Heavy Anchor w/TV Ghost
4.26 - Atlanta, GA at The Earl w/TV Ghost
4.27 - Durham, NC at The Pinhook w/TV Ghost
4.30 - Baltimore, MD at Metro Gallery w/TV Ghost
5.4 - Brooklyn, NYC at Shea Stadium w/TV Ghost

US Press:
*Anton Hochheim*
FORCE FIELD PR
anton@forcefieldpr.com
323-344-1602

Wax Idols - AD RE:IAN

Shelflife is excited to announce a very special release by one of our long time favorite bands Pia Fraus. Silmi Island is a celebration of their ten year history featuring 13 of their very best tracks from 1998-2008 and presented on limited LP+CD format. All tracks were completely re-recorded or remastered and appearing on vinyl for the very first time. There is also two bonus tracks included on the enclosed CD -- one being a surprise My Bloody Valentine cover! 

The band formed in Tallinn, Estonia in 1998 by a group of art-school students Rein Fuks, Reijo Tagapere, Tõnis Kenkmaa, Kärt Ojavee, Kristel Loide and Joosep Volk. Eve Komp and Margus Voolpriit later joined replacing Kristel and Joosep. They all shared their common love for early 90s shoegaze and US noise / indie rock groups and instantly began writing songs and playing live. Since then they have released four albums and numerous singles (on Clairecords, Vinyl Junkie and Seksound), have been produced by Teenage Fanclub's Norman Blake and Ulrich Schnauss, and have remixed the likes of Hood, Teenage Fanclub, His Name Is Alive, Future Pilot Aka, Seeland and International Airport. 

Pia Fraus have become well-known for their perfect blend of dream pop -- mixing guitars, vocals and organ layers masterfully. They've been hitting their reverb pedals way before it was so trendy to do so and have paved the way to the modern dream pop genre. Silmi Island is a must have for any Pia Fraus fan's collection and also a perfect introduction to the band for those who have been missing out. 

Silmi Island is a co-release with Seksound in Estonia in a limited edition of 500 hand-numbered 180 gram LP (with included CD) copies worldwide. 

For fans of: Stereolab, My Bloody Valentine, Pale Saints, Unrest, Sonic Youth, and of course - Pia Fraus!

Pia Fraus "Feeling Is New"

This is the second single from the album 'Clash the Truth' out February 19, 2013 on Captured Tracks. 

Beach Fossils // Generational Synthetic

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You (Ha Ha Ha)

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You (Ha Ha Ha) [BURNS' Violet Cloud Version]

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Today, The Knife unveil Full Of Fire from their forthcoming album Shaking The Habitual, and premier a short film by Marit Östberg, watch it here: http://youtu.be/DoH6k6eIUS4

This April The Knife release their first studio album since Silent Shout seven years ago. The album, Shaking The Habitual, is now available to pre-order here: http://theknife.net

Rabid Store

Full Of Fire

From the album MCII, out May 7 (US) and May 13 (Europe) on Merge Records.
http://www.mergerecords.com/store/store_detail.php?catalog_id=929

MCII

Mikal Cronin "Shout It Out"

Good news from the void: The Vacuum Dreamers’ second album will soon be unleashed on a suspect world – we can almost hear the splodges of black vinyl hitting the matrix down there in Germany right now. 

“Iris The Serene & Judy The Obscure #2“ from the forthcoming album “Go Tell The Bees” by The Vacuum Dreamers! 

2013

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