Following on from their great EP on Woodsist and a summer of packed shows and increasing anticipation, we are very proud to bring you "Alight of Night," an album that more than delivers on the promise of their early singles. So what's it like, you ask? There is a definite flavor of Velvet Underground to be had, but Crystal Stilts' spectral avant-garage also takes in such far-flung references as: the spooked 60s Texas psych of 13th Floor Elevators and Red Crayola, the gothic blues/punk howl of Gun Club, the dark, experimental DIYism of early Flying Nun/Xpressway groups Pin Group and Plagal Grind, and a post-punk minimalism that brings to mind early Rough Trade and Factory releases. There is definitely a strong pop element as well, with the buzzsaw bubblegum of early Mary Chain b-sides and Meat Whiplash coming to mind.

These are all just rough points of reference, though -- "Alight of Night" is far more than just the sum of the bands influences. From the twang 'n' echo of "Crystal Stilts" to the primal pop stomp of "Prismatic Room" and the lovely jangle of "Shattered Shine," the band always adds something extra and unique to the mix, whether it's a fleeting dash of harmonica, a hypnotic organ line or just an amazing guitar sound. There is a unity of purpose at work here, a special mood conjured by the sounds, production and sequence of songs that lifts this album into the realm of the classics, and reveals new twists and turns on each listen.

Like all great albums, every piece just sits in exactly the right place, each song builds on the last and by the end you couldn't imagine changing anything about it at all. Eerily familiar but totally now, "Alight of Night" is a brilliantly haunting slice of rock primitivism.

Crystal Stilts - Departure

B-side to 'Wire Frame Mattress'. Out 7th July 2014 on ltd edition 7" vinyl via Heavenly Recordings in the UK/Europe and Partisan in North America. Artwork by Samuel Gull. 

UK Pre-Order - http://heavenlyemporium.greedbag.com/buy/wire-frame-mattress-1/
North America Pre-Order - http://shop.partisanrecords.com/products/wire-frame-mattress-7


The Holy Tightrope

New single from the debut album 'Annabel Dream Reader' out on Heavenly Recordings on August 25th 2014 in the UK/Europe. Out on Partisan Records in the USA on the 26th August 2014. 

UK Pre-Order here: http://bit.ly/1hIYNDv
UK iTunes Pre-Order: http://bit.ly/1oLsXe8

USA Pre-Order here: http://bit.ly/1iNdLwh
USA iTunes Pre-Order: http://bit.ly/1jWlOqT

Recorded at Toe Rag Studios and co-produced by Kristian Bell and Bill Ryder-Jones, the album will be available on CD, vinyl and digitally.

Annabel Dream Reader

Burn Out The Bruise

order: fatpossum.com/products/candy-mountain-7/

(10/14 US & 10/13 UK) - Fat Possum - Katie Monks and Liz Ball started Dilly Dally in 2010 while living in a cockroach-infested apartment near Toronto’s Kensington Market. The two shared a love for dreamy guitars, weed, and karaoke. Turning to good friends Corey Marshall (drums) and Michael Guiliani (bass), the four piece spent the next 3 years playing any bar or basement with a P.A., building a solid fan-base in Toronto and sharing the stage with notable bands such as Born Ruffians and Tokyo Police Club.

By 2014 the band had recorded their first full length record with producers Leon Taheny (Owen Pallett, Austra, Dusted) and Josh Korody (Fucked Up, Beliefs, Greys) at Candle Studios in Toronto, capturing a collection of songs that had been written over the course of three years. Now Dilly Dally is delving deeper into a heavier grunge/ pop aesthetic. In four words: Dilly Dally is pumped.


Dilly Dally - Candy Mountain

Side A on the new tour single for Makthaverskan. Out digitally now!

Out on 7" March 3rd in Scandinavia, April 18th in the US. 

Makthaverskan - Witness

First single off Vaadat Charigim's sophomore album - "Sinking as a Stone". 

Recorded by Vaadat Charigim at Derech Yafo 44, Tel Aviv
Mixed by Kyle "Slick" Johnson
Masterd by Bonati Mastering, NYC
Released by BURGER RECORDS/ANOVA MUSIC

Follow Vaadat Charigim
https://www.facebook.com/vaadatcharigim

BURGER RECORDS - @burgerrecords
ANOVA MUSIC - @anovamusic

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Ein Li Makom

7" available now on Corner Shop Pop: https://cornershoppop.bandcamp.com/releases

Artwork by Jordan Gray: www.jordangray.co.uk

Recorded by Eric Tormey at Barnroom Studios.

Gang - Animalia

Destroyer, Leave me alone (New Order cover)

“Sleepwalker” appears on Sleepwalker EP, Out Now

iTunes- https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sleepwalker/id426752671
CD/LP- http://www.sacredbonesrecords.com/products/sbr034-nerve-city-sleepwalker

Website:  http://nervecityrecordings.blogspot.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Nerve-City-194580987250463/

TOUR DATES: https://m.facebook.com/events/706176472738547/

Nerve City - Sleepwalker

(Druun)
Past Lives
Human
Air Conditioning
How Long Have You Known?
Wait
Earthboy
(Druun Pt. II)
Follow
Sometime
Oshin (Subsume)
Doused
Home

Doused

Taken from the forthcoming album 'Gravez', out 27th May (UK) / 28th May (USA) on Full Time Hobby.

http://www.hoodedfang.com

Pre-order now.

Hooded Fang - Graves

Contact: cablecoderecords@gmail.com jack@odditymusic.co.uk

Booking: shaun@xraytouring.com

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