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Carla Bozulich
"Deeper Than The Well"

From the album Boy
Out 04 March 2014 on Constellation

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Carla Bozulich • "Deeper Than The Well"

Carla Bozulich
"Lazy Crossbones"

From Boy
Out 04 March 2014 on Constellation
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Carla Bozulich • "Lazy Crossbones"

Catch The How at SF Popfest 2014!
More info: http://www.popfestsf.com/p/line-up.html

Ripping a page from the Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy songbook, The How might not be The Who but you'd be forgiven for getting them mixed up. The mod-rocking brainchild of Matt (Henry's Dress, The Coachwhips, Sic Alps) and Stewie Anderson (Boyracer, 555 Records), The How pays cheeky tribute to the Spirit of '66: slashing guitars, pop-art graphics, sharp threads and even sharper tunes. Upbeat A-side "Happy Matt" will have you frugging in no time, throwing more shapes on the dancefloor than the Ace Face himself. On the flip, "I Was A Boy" Matt sings oh-so-sweetly while Stew pummels his drum kit into submission; midway through the song bursts into a complete feedback frenzy, going all red with purple flashes.


The How - I Was A Boy

On their spellbinding sophomore album, "Whispers in the Speech Machine," the young Ohio siblings from The Laughing Chimes fully embrace their Southern Gothic influences, cannily balancing the light of their infectious pop with the shadow of their rust belt environs. While attending an afterschool music program at their local opera house, Evan and his brother Quinn began recording The Laughing Chimes' debut album "In This Town," released in 2020. A string of well-received digital singles and a cassette EP for Slumberland followed, dazzling savvy pop fans with their Paisley Underground-inflected jangle that owes as much to the Flying Nun sound as it does to 80s Athens, GA.

The eight assured songs of "Whispers in the Speech Machine" prove The Laughing Chimes deserve the attention and accolades, while their approaches to songwriting and sonic aesthetics continue to evolve. "Southeast Ohio is the foothills of Appalachia, so it has this indescribable mood and atmosphere to it," guitarist/vocalist Evan Seurkamp told The Big Takeover. "Sometimes there's a haunting weight of decay you want to escape, but at the same time there is some sort of strange romanticism surrounding ghost towns. We've tried to channel those moods to add more regional flavor into our sound."

Whispers In The Speech Machine

The Laughing Chimes - High Beams

Begin Here

Attention,
Give me attention
I want this in my mind
Attention,
Give me attention
I want this in my mind
Slowly,
Talk to me slowly
I want you in my mind
Slowly,
Talk to me slowly
I want you in my mind

Coming so close like I've never been before
Holding me tight and I feel like I'll implode
Do I want you? Or am I just a selfish bitch
I don't need anyone, not even myself

You're a fucked-up dictator
You do things against my nature
Philosophical atrocity
Sexual monstrosity
You're educated and delicate
And I am such a dread
Yet you still fucked me on my bed
Cause you so badly needed that

My eyes were empty
Motionless
But you'd still say I'm the worst

Disrespectful, give no affection
And always misbehaving
Call my mother once again
And ask her 'bout the weather then

You're a fucking hypocrite
Praising all the knowledge

Philosophers, lectures and books you've read
And you're still thinking with your dick

released April 4, 2025
Authors:
• Agnieszka Trawczyńska
• Aleksander Kaczmarek
• Simon Velázquez
Producer:
• Aleksander Kaczmarek 
Mixing Engineer:
• Aleksander Kaczmarek
Mastering Engineer:
• Krzysztof Kessler

attention

I remember the day
I almost drowned
Washed out on the shore
Just seeing
The light and noise in my mouth
Blurry eyes
I feel like I died, that part of mine was oceans apart
Blurry eyes
I feel like I died, that part of mine was oceans apart
Was oceans apart
Was oceans apart

One step, two steps closer
I'm not giving in
Head to toe in water
I'll just let it in
Fright is just my soldier to defend from pain
One step, two steps closer
Can I let you in, let you in
One step, two steps closer
I'm not giving in
Head to toe in water, I'll just let it in
Fright is just my soldier to defend from pain
One step, two steps closer
Can I let you in
Can I let you in
Can I let you in, let you in

Watch out for deep waters
Cause, baby, you may drown
Free-falling
Don't be hesitant
Keep up with the petals
Falling down your hands
Deep waters, deep waters
Did I let you in?

She loves me
He loves me not
She loves me
He loves me not
She loves me
He loves me not

Watch out for deep waters
Cause, baby, you may drown
Rush in with your lover
Just don't let her drown

She loves me
He loves me not
She loves me
He loves me not
She loves me
He loves me not
She loves me
He loves me not

deep waters

Antique Mall

Jodi

Flower Moon

Motorola

Tiny Cowboy

forever

Brooklyn composer Ashely Paul creates completely original constellations of experimental music, designed to shock, haunt and provoke.

Composing this weeks slumber mix session, blending a select edit of contemporary and classical music, masterful musician Ashely Paul provides the dreamy soundtrack to your end of week airplay.

1. Der Runde - Keith Fullerton Whitman
2. A Sound - Molly Drake
3. Rothko Chapel 2 - Morton Feldman
4. Absinthe - Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
5. Bongo Closet - Geoff Mullen
6. We - Nagisa Ni Te
7. 05.06.2012 - Reuben Son
8. String Trio: Movement 2 - Joseph Byrd
9. Control And - Holly Herndon
10. Toylan -. Capitol Symphony Orchestra
11. Endgrove B - Eli Keszler
12. Mihoko - Reiko Kudo 

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Slumber Sessions: Ashley Paul

Side B of The Invisible Hands 7 inch "Insect Dilemma/Disallowed b/w Lili Twil"
Out now on Abduction Records (ABDT051)

Personel:
Alvarius B: Electric Bass, Chorus Vocals
Cherif El-Masri: Electric Guitar
Aya Hemeda: Lead Vocals
Magued Nagati: Drums
Adham Zidan: Organ

Recorded live at Sonic Studios, Cairo, 2012. 
Engineer: Hussein Sami

Lili Twil

Slumberland began operations in 1989 as a collective effort consisting of members of DC area bands Velocity Girl, Big Jesus Trash Can/Whorl, Black Tambourine and Powderburns. We were inspired by such musical happenings as C86, early Creation, Postcard, K, Bus Stop, lower East Side noise, and also the renegade art aesthetics & methods of people like Cage, Burroughs and Duchamp. The explosion of punk had left behind a thriving network of 'zines, labels and distributors and we felt that there was room for our noise-loving, pop-obsessed aesthetic. While there were loads of US indie labels releasing a steady stream of 7"s, there wasn't much pop going on. Notable exceptions included Bus Stop, K and Picture Book, and we hoped to join that group and help chisel out some space for melodies amongst the noise.

Early releases from Velocity Girl, Whorl and Black Tambourine struck a note, and we found like-minded popsters getting in touch from all over the world. As we expanded the label roster and our own horizons, the goal was always to share great songs and interesting sounds from a range of styles. Our first burst of activity through the 1990s and early 2000s brought seminal records by legendary bands like Stereolab, Rocketship, The Ropers, Lorelei, The Aislers Set, Hood and Boyracer.

By the mid 2000s we were seeing a resurgence of interest in guitar pop and the start of the ongoing vinyl revival: the perfect environment for Slumberland! We launched into our latest phase of activity with as string of classic releases from The Pains of Being Pure At Heart, Crystal Stilts, Frankie Rose, Veronica Falls, Allo Darlin', Joanna Gruesome and so many more.

2025 is our thirty-sixth (!) year we are still at it, ploughing our own furrow and bringing you unique, genre-defining (and genre-defying!) releases from bands like The Laughing Chimes, Humdrum, The Cords, Autocamper, Jeanines, The Umbrellas, Neutrals, Artsick, Kids On A Crime Spree, Papercuts, Lightheaded, Tony Jay, Chime School, Lunchbox and many, many more. Indie fashions come and go but we're still thrilled by great songs and the new ways that pop can be rejuvenated to fit the times.

The How - I Was A Boy

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