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2014 #16: November/December
best of 2014:
Lace Curtains
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Female Fantasy
A Signed Piece Of Paper
FEMALE
FANTASY
“Michael Coomer has moved on from one big city to the next with his sophomore release as Lace Curtains.While The
Garden of Joy and the Well of Loneliness explored New York City, the former Harlem vocalist’s upcoming A Signed
Piece of Paper takes on life in Los Angeles... harnesses deadpan poignancy coupled with a deceivingly lighthearted
pop sensibility.”Wondering Sound / “A Signed Piece of Paper (October 2014, Female Fantasy) hasn’t eased up on the
referentiality. Says Coomer, “The title of the album comes from an old saying—‘Don’t come to Hollywood without a
signed piece of paper’—from when talent scouts would go to beauty contests in places like Des Moines and tell a girl
she should come to Hollywood to be a movie star. Back then, the actors were contract players for studios so the actor
would come out and if they couldn’t get signed by the studio, their options were usually pretty limited and often rough.
This song is about Biggie Smalls. Wilshire and Fairfax was the corner where he was shot.” The tracks on A Signed, each an exciting departure from the last, are full
sonically, too, including guest vocalists and a wider range of instruments than Lace Curtains’s last LP. It is however, somewhat cohesive, feeling more like an unironical
1970s variety show than today’s modern equivalent (the much less sensitized, electronically-aggregated playlist).“ V Magazine
Release Date: Nov. 18, 2014 CD: 34457-6742-2
File Under: Rock-Pop
LP: FFCL02
CD: $12.24
LP: $15.50
Lord Raja
CD UPC: 634457674226
LP UPC: 634457674219
Ghostly International
A Constant Moth
Welcome to the world of Lord RAJA, a strange, sometimes perilous alternate dimension with beauty and
decay in equal measure. It’s a world built on the beat-centric music which flows through New York native
Chester Raj Anand’s stream of consciousness; here, half remembered hip-hop classics are spliced into ‘90s
IDM, ambient, footwork, and experimental sound design. Our latest dispatch from Lord RAJA’s uncanny
realm is the impulsive and unpredictable A Constant Moth LP, 12 hyper-detailed scenes ripped from the
surreal mayhem at play in the mind of this talented young producer.
Release Date: Dec. 2, 2014
File Under: Electronic
CD: 04297-8226-2
LP: GI226
CD: $10.00
LP: $11.88
Molly Drake
CD UPC: 804297822624
LP UPC: 804297822617
Captured Tracks
Molly Drake
Squirrel Thing Recordings, the label behind the mysterious lost recordings of Connie Converse, is proud to
announce the release of Molly Drake - a self-titled collection of never-before-heard songs recorded in the
1950’s at the Drake family home, and lovingly restored by Nick Drake’s engineer John Wood. Molly Drake
is a comprehensive first look at a singular and sophisticated artist, whose influence on her son’s celebrated
musical style is undeniable. The CD features a custom letter pressed jacket, family photos, and a biography
by her daughter, Gabrielle Drake. Much like her son, Molly Drake’s music is at once beautiful, charming, dark
and pensive. The easy elegance of her lyrics belies their deeper themes of regret, memory, dread, and the
sublime, crystallized as only a poet can. Her performances are intimately staged in the family sitting room,
and perfectly complemented by her own piano accompaniment.
File Under: Folk/Rock-Pop
CD: 23339-1753-2
LP: ST005
CD: $11.00
LP: $16.50
Ariel Kalma
CD UPC: 623339175326
LP UPC: 623339175319
RVNG
An Evolutionary Music (Original Recordings 1972 – 1979)
An Evolutionary Music (Original Recordings: 1972 - 1979) compiles unreleased recordings from the archives of
multiversal artist Ariel Kalma. Concerned as much with musicality as spiritual facility, Kalma’s work vibrates aside
fellow travelers along the great rainbow in curved air of the 1970s avant-garde. Ariel Kalma’s boundary-blurring
electronic music is heard here in radiant detail across a selection of work spanning his early free-jazz and spoken
word trips to his infinite modular synthesizer and analogue drum machine meditations. Kalma’s story is one of
world travel, musical discovery and ego-abandonment. Yet for an artist who often discarded public recognition in
favor of the ascetic truths in music making, An Evolutionary Music offers the imprint of an outright auteur. Release Date: Dec. 2, 2014 CD: 98295-5123-2
File Under: Electronic / Avant Garde LP: RERVNG05
CD: $10.00
LP: $19.38
CD UPC: 798295512321
LP UPC: 798295512314
Michael Wollny Trio
ACT
Weltentraum Live
Wollny‘s new trio recording Weltentraum is a stunning example of contemporary interpretation in the hands
of a unique, fluidly virtuoso artist. Wollny, with both elegance and wit, explores the connection between
songs that are worlds apart in terms of both centuries and cultures on Weltentraum. But in the pianist’s
hands, the combination of interpretations of ‘God is a DJ’ by the riot girl power pop star Pink and the piece
‘Lasse!’ by Guiliaume de Machaut (the French Medieval composer and poet) gets to feel entirely natural.
Release Date: Immediate
File Under: Piano Jazz
CD: 14427-9579-2
CD: $13.75
Nell Robinson
CD UPC: 614427957924
Compass
The Rose of No-Man’s Land
Nell Robinson is a singer/songwriter who has been described variously as “a modern-day Patsy Cline”
and one of the “freshest voices in roots music.” Her crystalline vocals have been compared to Emmylou
Harris, Dolly Parton and Hazel Dickens and when she applies her vocal charm to songs she writes that tell
the stories of her family’s deep history with the musical results are nothing less than utterly captivating. On
her new album, The Rose of No-Man’s Land, Nell reaches into her family’s deep military history to create
musical vignettes of her ancestors’ experiences. Produced by Grammy award winning producer Joe Henry,
the new songs weave together stories from the Revolutionary War to the present, inspired by 250 years of
letters, stories and poetry from Nell’s rural Alabama family. This album features special guests Kris Kristofferson, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, John Doe, Maxine Hong Kingston and Kathy Baker.
File Under: Folk
CD: 66397-4638-2
CD: $11.00
Nils Landgren
CD UPC: 766397463827
ACT
Redhorn Collection
Wollny‘s new trio recording Weltentraum is a stunning example of contemporary interpretation in the hands
of a unique, fluidly virtuoso artist. Wollny, with both elegance and wit, explores the connection between
songs that are worlds apart in terms of both centuries and cultures on Weltentraum. But in the pianist’s
hands, the combination of interpretations of ‘God is a DJ’ by the riot girl power pop star Pink and the piece
‘Lasse!’ by Guiliaume de Machaut (the French Medieval composer and poet) gets to feel entirely natural.
File Under: Jazz
CD: 14427-6013-2
CD: $13.75
Gregg Karukas
CD UPC: 614427601322
There
Soul Secrets
THERE
RECORDS
A prolific, genre-crossing veteran of Smooth Jazz, Brazilian, and R&B/Pop, Gregg won a Grammy in 2013 for
producing, composing, playing all keyboards, arranging and engineering the “Echoes of Love” CD, winner
of Best New Age album. Gregg is back with a new 14 song collection featuring his signature piano touch,
pristine production, and melodies that are both soulful and sophisticated. Organic, funky, and melodic is
how the original Rippington’s keyboardist describes his latest, long awaited 12th solo project.
File Under: Jazz-Pop
CD: 69804-4448-2
CD: $10.75
CD UPC: 769804444822
Connie Kaldor
Coyote
Love Sask
COYOTE
RECORDS
Love Sask is full of different things and songs of celestial galaxies and small moments, all the things that
make life interesting. It features some great string arrangements by Aleksi Campagne, wonderful production by Paul Campagne and a killer mix by Davy Gallant at Dogger Pond. It is truly a family affair and all the
good things that entails. I marvel at it all. So hopefully you have one piece of pumpkin pie left in the fridge
and can curl up and listen. I will see you down the road somewhere. I love to meet people. That’s where the
best stories come from.
Other Connie Kaldor releases available now:
73839-1015-2
68661-7080-9
73839-1030-2
73839-1020-2
20675-1631-2
KALDOR, CONNIE: Out of the Blue
KALDOR, CONNIE: Postcards From The Road
KALDOR, CONNIE: Sky With Nothing to Get in the Way
KALDOR, CONNIE: Small Café
KALDOR, CONNIE: Vinyl Songbook
File Under: Folk
CD: 89211-0233-5
CD: $11.50
Neneh Cherry
CD UPC: 889211023356
Smalltown Supersound
Blank Project - Deluxe Edition
Neneh Cherry’s acclaimed album ‘Blank Project’, now with a bonus disk featuring remixes from Ricardo
Villalobos, Loco Dice, Cooly G, Joe Goddard, DJ Spinn and more.
CDx2: 53760-0119-5
C.x2D: $12.70
Mr. Mitch
CDx2 UPC: 5053760011958
Planet Mu
Paralell Memories
Mr. Mitch is one of a small group of producers who in the last few years have been re-imagining the
decade-old genre of Grime. Miles Mitchell, a 26 year-old South East Londoner, started his own Gobstopper
label back in 2010 after having his debut release on Butterz. For Mr. Mitch, Grime has “…always been an
experimental and progressive genre, taking elements of what came before it and pushing those boundaries to create something new”. His debut album is called ‘Parallel Memories’ and Miles has an intriguing
story that explains that title. When listening to his tracks, he sees the same vivid scenes in his head each
time he replays the music, often repeated snapshots of his life in various impossible scenarios or distorted
situations. This made him think “What if the images I’m seeing are memories from an alternative version
of me in a parallel dimension?” A question which reflects his vision of Grime too, as his instrumentals are
informed by a quite personal and emotive alter-life, where Grime’s famous minimalism gives way to a gentle
subtlety and is imbued with a very different feeling to the brash aggression associated with the genre. This
is an album that deserves to find an audience who are willing to go on a journey into new areas with Grime.
CD: 55300-3828-2
LP: ZIQ355
CD: $12.24
LP: $21.36
CD UPC: 5055300382825
LP UPC: 5055300382818
The Aquadolls
Burger
Stoked On You
Sun-kissed teen dream beach pop debut on Burger Records!!!
Release Date: Dec. 2, 2014 CD: 34457-6338-2
LP Release Date: Jan. 15, 2015 LP: BRGR390
CS: BRGR390CS
CD: $12.24
LP: $15.50
CS: $6.29
Other Titles Ditributed Through Outside Music!
CD UPC: 634457633827
LP UPC: 634457633810
CS UPC: 634457633841
Girlpool
Witchita Recordings
Girlpool EP
Girlpool is a Los Angeles based two piece made up of Cleo Tucker (Guitar) and Harmony Tividad (Bass).
Having met at local DIY venue the Smell, the two quickly grew very close. Their sound is raw, comprised
only of a guitar, bass and vocal harmonies. The band uses this stripped-down instrumentation to accentuate
their vulnerable yet powerful lyrics to create honest pieces, tackling concepts ranging from awareness and
respect to the simple of feeling of being alone at a show.
File Under: Folk
CDEP: 55036-2642-7
CDEP: $6.29
Metermaids
CDEP UPC: 5055036264273
Witchita Recordings
We Brought Knives
We Brought Knives is the newest album from Brooklyn group Metermaids, featuring dense, melodic production set atop rhythms that hit with the punch of the rowdiest hip hop around, subtly layered with enough
detail to reward even the most discerning listener. Emcees Sentence and Swell, renowned for the incredible
chemistry present in their traditional back-and-forth delivery, attain a new level of remarkable synergy in
their rhymes. The album features legendary indie rap icon Sage Francis, as well as Strange Famous Records cohorts Prolyphic and Buddy Peace.
CD: 34457-6695-2
NEW ON VINYL & CASSETTE
CD: $10.71
CD UPC: 634457669529
Please note that vinyl & cassettes are non-returnable.
All releases are in stock now unless noted otherwise.
Death Cab For Cutie
Skrocki
Transatlanticism
Originally released by Seattle’s Skrocki Records, this run of Death Cab for Cutie’s classic album Transatlanticism on cassette was released in 2004, long before the current cassette craze. Somehow everyone forgot
them until this fall when Robbie Skrocki found a few boxes of the 1,000 copy run in his house and got in
touch with Barsuk Records. Now, Barsuk is happy to make the remaining copies available via Redeye,
complete with fold out art and printed lyrics.
LP: SKR004CS
LP: $6.29
Cameron Esposito
LP UPC: 880351000443
Kill Rock Stars
Same Sex Symbol
Now available on LP (white/pink marble color) - Cameron Esposito’s debut album hit #3 on Billboard’s Comedy
Charts! Cameron Esposito has been seen on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS), Chelsea Lately (E!)
and TakePart Live (Pivot) and heard on National Public Radio programs Bullseye and UnFictional. She has written for VICE, The Advocate and has a regular column on the AV Club. Cameron will be featured in upcoming episodes of Maron (IFC) and Adventure Time (Cartoon Network). Her late night television debut on Craig Ferguson
was called “the most memorable first time on a late night show for any comedian in recent history.” (Splitsider)
A regular guest on top comedy podcasts like Comedy Bang Bang and How Did This Get Made, Cameron is also
the creator/host of Wham Bam Pow, an action/scifi movie podcast on the Maximum Fun network and Put Your
Hands Together, a weekly standup podcast and live show taped at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los
Angeles. She is currently developing television projects with FOX Television and Earwolf Productions.
File Under: Comedy
LP: KRS592
LP: $16.71
LP UPC: 759656059213
Track Listing
Side A
So Happy
By the Way Got it Made Not Meant To Be Crutch All or Nothing
Heaven (Little By Little)
Side B
Bad Girlfriend
Hate my Life
Little Smirk
End of The Summer
Wait For Me
Sacrifice
Artist: Theory of a Deadman
Title: Scars & Souvenirs
LP: LOR0668
UPC: 825396066825
Release Date: December 2nd, 2014
Format: 12” glow in the dark vinyl
Price: $23.75
Key Tracks: Bad Girlfriend, So Happy, All or Nothing, By The Way, Not Meant To Be, Hate My Life
Vinyl: Special Glow-in-the-Dark cover & coloured vinyl. Lyrics Included. http://piratespress.com/rotw/
Album Overview:
- Scars & Souvenirs is Theory of a Deadman’s 3rd LP, which was released October 22, 2008. It is
certified PLATINUM in Canada. Album debuted at #2 on the Canadian Album Chart. It is certified RIAA
GOLD in the USA. Album includes platinum and Gold selling singles. Theory of a Deadman had a
simple but daunting goal for its third album: to make the greatest record possible. The balanced 13track effort is the polished and passionate testament to seven years of hard work, heavy touring and
diligent attention to its craft.
Artist Overview:
- Theory of a Deadman is a 3 times platinum selling Canadian Rock group.
- Album produced by long-time collaborator Howard Benson (Halestorm, My Chemical Romance)
- For more than a decade, Theory Of A Deadman has been among the most distinctive and popular
bands in hard rock, combining frank, earnest lyricism and extraordinary melodies with massive power
and electrifying dynamics. With singer/songwriter Tyler Connolly at the helm, the Vancouver-based
band has earned a fervent fan following as well as a long line of multi-format hits.
Radio:
“So Happy” went top 5 at Rock radio
“Bad Girlfriend” went top 3 at Rock radio
“All or Nothing” peaked at #6 on the Top 40 and Hot AC Charts
“Hate My Life” peaked at #7 at Active Rock
“Not Meant To Be” peaked at #10 at Active Rock
“By The Way” peaked at #12 at Active Rock
Upcoming Canadian Tour: SAVAGES TOUR 2014:
Nov. 11 - Vancouver, BC – The Commodore Ballroom
Nov. 13 - Victoria, BC - MacPherson Playhouse
Nov. 14 - Kelowna, BC - Kelowna Theatre
Nov. 15 - Red Deer, AB - Red Deer Memorial Centre
Nov. 17 - Edmonton, AB - Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Nov. 18 - Calgary, AB - Flames Central
Nov. 19 - Saskatoon, SK - O'Brians Event Centre
Nov. 20 - Winnipeg, MB - Burton Cummings Theatre
Nov. 22 - Sudbury, ON – Sudbury Events Centre
Nov. 24 - Hamilton, ON - Hamilton Place Theatre
Nov. 25 - Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall
Nov. 27 - London, ON - London Music Hall
Nov. 28 - Sarnia, ON – Rustic
Nov. 29 - Oshawa, ON - Oshawa Music Hall
Dec. 2 - Belleville, ON - Empire Theatre
www.theoryofadeadman.com
Track Listing
Side A
Hating Hollywood
No Way Out
No Surprise
Quiver
Santa Monica
Better Off
Say Goodbye
Side B
Hello Lonely (Walk Away From
This)
Me and My Girl
Since You've Benn Gone
Hell Just Ain't The Same
Save The Best For Last
In The Middle
LP: LOR0667
Title: Gasoline
UPC: 825396066726
nd
Release Date: December 2 , 2014
Format: 12” vinyl
Price: $18.35
Key Tracks: Santa Monica, No Surprise, Better Off, Since You’ve Been Gone, Hello Lonely
Vinyl:
Limited Edition 3-D Artwork. Includes 3-D glasses. Lyrics Included
Overview:
- Album produced by Howard Benson (Halestorm, My Chemical Romance)
Album Overview:
Platinum selling album Gasoline is Theory of a Deadman’s 2nd LP and best selling album. It was
released March 29th 2005. It includes the fan favourite ballad, “Santa Monica,” which surpassed GOLD
status in Canada, and for which the video reached #1 on the MuchMusic Countdown. The single is still
one of the band’s best selling tracks today on iTunes. Frontman, Tyler Connolly says about the album,
“Gasoline is what it takes to get things moving. And this is the album that’s going to take us from one
place to another.”
Touring: SAVAGES TOUR 2014:
Nov. 28 - Sarnia, ON - Rustic
Side A
1. Drown
2. Blow
3. Savages (feat. Alice Cooper)
4. Misery Of Mankind
5. Salt In The Wound
6. Angel
Side B
7. Heavy
8. Panic Room
9. The One
10. Livin' My Life Like A Country Song
(feat. Joe Don Rooney of Rascal Flatts)
11. World War Me
12. In Ruins
13. The Sun Has Set On Me
LP: LOR0665
Release Date:
December 2nd, 2014
Title: Savages
UPC: 825396066528
Format: 12” vinyl
Price: $18.35
Key Tracks: Drown, Savages (feat. Alice Cooper), Angel, Blow, Salt in the Wound
Overview:
- Album produced by long-time collaborator Howard Benson (Halestorm, My Chemical Romance)
- Frontman Tyler Connolly comments about the album, "It's such a different record for us, I'm known as
the guy who writes all of the 'breakup' songs. I did just the opposite. There's something very brutal
about our culture. I got nightmares from Terminator as a kid and, now, you can watch real murders on
YouTube. We're so desensitized. I went from writing about crazy women to how screwed up we are.
That's the theme. I became a weird recluse, and I even grew a beard. I dug in deeper than ever for
these songs. I just said, 'Fuck it' and went for it."
- Album released July 29th 2014 worldwide and reached #1 on iTunes Canada and #2 on iTunes USA.
Savages came in at #4 on the Canadian Album Sales chart, and #8 in the US.
Radio:
- First rock single “Drown” was released to radio and iTunes on April 22nd and reached #1 on USA
iTunes Rock Chart and #2 on CAN iTunes Rock Chart.
- Drown was the #1 Most Added song at Active Rock, and peaked at #2 on the Active Rock chart in
Canada, and #4 in the USA.
- Second single “Savages” recently released at Rock radio. Third single/ballad “Angel” to be released
January 2015.
Track Listing
Side A
Invisible Man
Nothing Could Come Between Us
Make Up Your Mind
Point To Prove
Leg To Stand On
Side B
What You Deserve
The Last Song
Say I'm Sorry
Any Other Way
Confession
Artist: Theory of a
Deadman
Title: Theory of a Deadman
LP: LOR0666
UPC: 825396066627
Release Date: December 2nd, 2014
Format: 12” vinyl
Price: $15.50
Key Tracks: Nothing Could Come Between Us, Make Up Your Mind, Point to Prove
Vinyl:
Limited Edition Picture Disc. Lyrics Included.
Band Overview:
- Theory of a Deadman is a 3 times platinum selling Canadian Rock group from Vancouver, BC.
- Album produced by Chad Kroeger and Joey Moi.
- Chad Kroeger of Nickelback co-wrote on the album.
Album Overview:
Theory of a Deadman’s 1st album, self-titled, released September 17, 2002. Album is certified
PLATINUM in Canada. Band won “New Group of the Year” at the 2003 Juno Awards for this record.
The video for single “Make Up Your Mind” reached #1 on the MuchMusic Countdown.
Radio:
“Make Up Your Mind” went top 10 at Hot AC, top 15 at Top 40.
Arthur Russell
Audika
World Of Echo
Arthur Russell’s most extraordinary work, “World Of Echo” is reissued in this remastered vinyl edition by
Audika Records. 18 tracks are featured including drumless versions of his Disco classics “Let’s Go Swimming”, “Tree House”, and “Wax The Van” along with four previously unreleased tracks. Originally released
in 1986, “World Of Echo” is a deeply intimate and meditative work of awe-inspiring grace and remains a
timeless work of sublime beauty. Arthur’s aim was to achieve what he calls “the most vivid rhythmic reality”,
with just cello, voice, and echoes. Arthur achieved all of this and more on one of the most incredible albums
you will ever hear.
Release Date: Nov. 25, 2014 LP: AU1002
File Under: Pop-Disco
LP: $32.90
Arthur Russell
LP UPC: 880301100216
Audika
Love Is Overtaking Me
Compiled from over eight hours of material, Love Is Overtaking Me reaches back further to Russell’s first
compositions from the early ‘70s, the most rare and, at the same time, arguably the most accessible part,
comprising 21 demos and home recordings of unreleased pop, folk, and country songs selected by Audika’s
Steve Knutson, Ernie Brooks, and Russell’s companion, Tom Lee. A number of the songs here feature prominently in the film Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell.
Release Date: Nov. 25, 2014 LP: AU1010
File Under: Pop-Folk
LP: $32.90
Arthur Russell
LP UPC: 880301101015
Audika
Calling Out Of Context
The compilation that started the renaissance. In 2002 Audika Records entered into an exclusive licensing
agreement with the estate of Arthur Russell to compile and issue previously unreleased and out of print
material from Arthur’s vast archive.
Release Date: Dec. 16, 2014 LP: AU1001
File Under: Pop-Disco
LP: $32.90
Hari Kondabolu
LP UPC: 880301100117
Kill Rock Stars
Waiting For 2042
Album now available on LP! Hari Kondabolu is a Brooklyn-based, Queens-raised comic who the NY Times
has called “one of the most exciting political comics in stand-up today.” In March 2014, he released his
standup album “Waiting for 2042” on Kill Rock Stars. He is currently NYU’s APA Institute’s “Artist in Residence” for the 2014-2015 academic year. Hari has done standup on the Late Show with David Letterman,
Conan, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Live at Gotham, and John Oliver’s New York Standup Show. His Comedy Central
Presents half-hour television debuted on the network in February 2011. He was also a writer and correspondent for the Chris Rock-produced Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell on FX. In 2014, he was interviewed
on Fresh Air with Terry Gross on NPR. A regular on the public radio circuit, he has also appeared on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Studio 360, Bullseye, Soundcheck and more. He has also appeared on
popular podcasts like WTF with Marc Maron, You Made it Weird with Pete Holmes, and Too Beautiful to Lie
with Luke Burbank.
File Under: Comedy
LP: KRS587
LP: $16.71
LP UPC: 759656058711
Los Straightjackets
Kill Rock Stars
Deke Dickerson Sings The Great Instrumental Hits
An ‘instrumental’ by definition is a song without words. But what record collector geeks like myself know is
that there are two scenarios for every classic in the Great Instrumental Songbook. Either that song started
out with words and a garage band turned it into a guitar instrumental, or, once an instrumental became a
hit, some aspiring knucklehead came along and wrote words to it. In case you’re confused, imagine Bill
Murray’s classic lounge singer character on ‘Saturday Night Live’ belting out drunken made up lyrics to the
‘Star Wars Theme.’ It can be done, it has been done, and these songs truly come alive once you hear them
sung...with words! In this case, America’s #1 Instrumental combo (Los Straitjackets) and I decided that 6
knuckleheads were better than one and that joining forces for an album’s worth of vocal instrumentals was
yet another mountain that needed be to climbed. It is the first album of its kind, and it is required to be in
your collection. Perfect for parties, wait until your guests have a few beers in them and throw this sucker on
and turn it up loud. Before you know it, you’ll be yelling the lyrics to “Pipeline” and “Popcorn” and making
out to the romantic vocal version of “Miserlou” and, most of all, wondering why it took so long for someone
in show business to come up with an idea this good.
Release Date: Dec.16, 2014 LP: YEP2407
LP: $19.62
Mr. Mitch
LP UPC: 634457240711
Planet Mu
Don’t Leave 12”
Mr. Mitch is one of a group of producers who have re-envisioned Grime in the last few years, infecting the
scene with a progressive and often surprising energy. And so this four tracker, which drops before his debut
album ‘Parallel Memories’, is a short but brilliant showcase of his delicate use of Grime’s speed and sound
and his ability to take it somewhere else. The record starts with Boxed anthem ‘Don’t Leave’ which chops
and screws a repeated acapella, with spaced drum hits and light drizzly chords. It sounds extra sad and
emotionally desolate, but within the Grime grid, it still feels tough. ‘Be Somebody’ elevates the mood, breathing in some much needed sunlight with a graceful twinkling melody and a hopeful but shy vocal refrain
which complement each other perfectly over snapping claps and snares, all pivoting on a heavy sub bass.
‘Padded’ builds incredibly slowly, a tender melody snaking out across a simple kick and some exhausted
sounding hand claps. The melody builds very gently and the track peaks midway with a contrasting noise
that seems to shatter the track apart. ‘Oh’ finishes the EP, mixing slower criss-crossing drums with gently
warping vocals that drift in and out of the mix while a soft marimba runs underneath. This is music that
deserves to find a likeminded audience, progressive and not afraid of emotional depth
Release Date: Dec.2, 2014
12”: ZIQ354
12”: $10.71
Grateful Dead
12” UPC: 5055300382801
Future Days
Two From The Vault
Following on the heels of Light In The Attic’s vinyl LP release of One From The Vault comes the next in the trilogy
of From The Vault releases by the Grateful Dead.These releases are distinguished from the more abundant Dick’s
Picks series in that Dick’s Picks are “direct from the soundboard” recordings, while the From The Vault series
were professionally recorded on multi-track tape and then mixed down (decades) later for release. Recorded live
at the Shrine Auditorium (Los Angeles) in 1968, this is the worldwide vinyl debut release of this legendary show
featuring the 6 piece line-up of Pigpen, Garcia, Weir, Lesh, Kruetzmann, & Hart, freshly remastered in 2014 by
Joe Gastwirt for maximum mind expansion. 9 dynamic songs on 8 sides of wax, this show has previously only
been available on CD; this is the first ever vinyl LP release! 5 songs weigh in around the 15-minute mark, while 3
others touch down close to 10 minutes–this is the Dead at their most improvisational while still retaining the Blues-Rock roots of the “Pigpen” years.
* First time ever on vinyl • Newly re-mastered by Joe Gastwirt • 4xLPs housed in a gatefold Stoughton “tip-on” M-Pack jacket • Lacquers cut by Kevin Gray
Release Date: Dec.9, 2014
File Under: Psych-Blues
4xLP: FDR608
4xLP: $70.00
4xLP UPC: 826853060813
Don Muro
Flannelgraph
Souffrances Et Extases Du Jeane Amour
When it comes to lost or unreleased albums, most have stories that are far more compelling than their actual
musical content. But the intriguing narrative here is just how wonderful these songs are! This collection, whose
title translates as “The Sufferings and Ecstasies of Young Love”, is full of euphoric uppers and depressing
downers that float across genres as Muro lets his young emotions flow through catchy garage rockers to
smooth AM gold ballads to arena-ready prog pop anthems to the the analog synthesizer compositions for
which he is best known. While comparisons could be made to anyone from The Zombies to Todd Rundgren to
Carole King to Pilot to Elton John to Boston, the voice and direction throughout is distinctively Don Muro, who
wrote, performed and recorded every note on the record. It is sincerely an honor to be able to share them with
the world for the very first time. The raw emotion of a young man dealing with the elation and confustion of love combined with the diligent brilliance of a
musical genius resulted in one of the most enjoyably moving albums of its time. And on November 25, 2014, it can finally be heard!
Release Date: Nov. 25, 2014 LP: FGR047
LP: $20.00
Douglas Pipes
LP UPC: 700814937973
Waxwork
Trick ‘R Treat (Original 2007 Score)
Waxwork Records is thrilled to release, for the first time ever, Douglas Pipes’ score to the 2007 Halloween
anthology film, TRICK ‘R TREAT. Directed by Michael Dougherty (X-Men 2, Superman Returns), TRICK ‘R
TREAT has become a modern cult classic and traditional October viewing alongside classic horror films
such as John Carpenter’s HALLOWEEN, and has earned a 24-hour rotational airing in 2013. Starring Anna
Paquin, Brian Cox, and Dylan Baker, TRICK ‘R TREAT has won over fans and critics alike with it’s maliciously
whimsical approach of breaking down Halloween traditions in one of the most impressive horror films to
date. This expanded double LP features over an hour of music that has been mastered for vinyl and supervised by the composer. For art duties, Waxwork brought on none other than the incredibly talented Francensco Francavilla (Afterlife With Archie, The Black Beetle). Francavilla has worked as an in-house artist for both
Marvel and DC Comics, and has created the full LP packaging artwork with approval from director Michael Dougherty, himself. * Deluxe heavyweight
tip-on gatefold jacket with satin coating
* Full artwork and design by Francesco Francavilla • Liner notes by director Michael Dougherty and composer Douglas Pipes • An inserted 11” x 22”
poster with artwork by Francesco Francavilla • Bonus Spooky Sound-FX Album • Available on 180 gram Orange Vinyl
Release Date: Nov. 25, 2014 LP: WW006
File Under: Horror Score
LP: $32.00
Ennio Morricone
LP UPC: 728028351729
Death Waltz
Lizard In A Woman’s Skin
It is a proud day for Death Waltz Recording Company as we prepare to release a score by one of the biggest
composers in film music history. Ennio Morricone (ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST, CINEMA PARADISO,
ORCA: KILLER WHALE) has produced masterpiece after masterpiece, but none so creatively unsettling as
his score to the 1971 Lucio Fulci giallo A LIZARD IN A WOMAN’S SKIN (aka UNA LUCERTOLA CON LA PELLE
DI DONNA). Like many of Fulci’s movies, LIZARD blurs the line between dreams and reality, with hedonistic
nightmares featuring narcotic-fuelled orgies leading to real murder that may or may not have been committed during one of the dreams.
* Double album set featuring 24 tracks clocking in at 90 minutes including a host of previously unheard cues
uncovered especially for this release • 180gm vinyl pressed on TRANSPARENT BLUE (Disc 1) & TRANSPARENT BLUE (Side 2) colored wax • Includes
4-page booklet plus a foldout poster • Cover art by Jay Shaw
File Under: Horror Score
LPx2: DW028
LPx2: $35.00
LPx2 UPC: 5053760008477
The Brian Jonestown
Massacre
A Records
A
RECORDS
+ - EP
Available on white vinyl. + - EP are 3 brand new & exclusive tracks recorded by Anton Newcombe in is his
studio in August 2014 after the band’s successful European tour . The digital download version contains a
extra track . This album brings the traditional Brian Jonestown Massacre sound mixed with eastern influences & bringing it up to date with the benefit of all the additional weirdness that’s been discovered in the
past 40 years. Two dozen band members later and numerous “ups and downs” (some have been famously
sensationalized in the media ), the one thing that has always remained consistent for this psychedelic collective, is front man Mr. Anton Alfred Newcombe.
LP: AUK031
LP: $13.25
Darq E. Freaker
LP UPC: 5055869506939
Numbers
Minger
Brought to attention in DJ sets from the likes of Rustie, Jackmaster, and receiving radio support on BBC
Radio 1 from Annie Mac, Zane Lowe, MistaJam plus more, ‘Minger’ follows mDarq’s previous productions
for some of grime and rap’s most memorable characters, notably Tempa T’s ‘Next Hype’ and Danny Brown’s
‘Blueberry’. Underpinned by crisp 808 drums, a serrated synth riff and doomladen horns, ‘Minger’ has an
incendiary energy, equally at home possessing an Atlanta strip club as it is blasting out of headphones on
that nightmarish late night bus journey. Keep an eye out for Darq from the fruits of recent studio time with
Mark Ronson and Hudson Mohawke, to his regular ‘Darq E Freaker presents…’ on Boiler Room and a
forthcoming remix for Kelis.
File Under: ELECTRONIC
12”: NMBRS035
12”: $12.70
Holiday Friends
12” UPC: 5060163490839
Arena Rock Recording Company
Major Magic
Although Astoria, Oregon is best known to multiple generations of pop-culture observers as the cinematic
setting of the ‘80s cult classic The Goonies, the rugged riverfront city now has another distinction: as the
home of the fab new pop-rock combo known as Holiday Friends. On its consistently uplifting debut album
Major Magic, the spirited quintet—singer-guitarist Scott Fagerland and singer-keyboardist Jesse Wityczak,
who share most of the band’s songwriting duties, plus Scott’s brother Jon Fagerland on guitar, keys and vocals, bassist Zack O’Connor and drummer Joey Ficken— deliver ten joyous new tunes that strike a decisive
blow for the enduring values of infectious melodic hooks and emotional engaging lyrics.
LP: ARE090
LP: $15.50
Unspecified Enemies
LP UPC: 639980009019
Numbers
Everything You Did Has Already Been Done 12”
Dedicated to the sonic brilliance of DJ’s Chip’s ‘Imported Booty Music EP’ (DM269). The metaphysical war
will be waged on the dancefloor.
12”: NMBRS042
12”: $12.70
12” UPC: 5060163490822
Audacity
Suicide Squeeze
Counting The Days
If you’ve lived anywhere near Fullerton, California over the last decade, or if you’ve paid any attention to
the recent flux of sun-baked, surf-soaked power pop proliferating along the Western coastline of the U.S.
in recent years, chances are high you’ve taken notice of Orange County’s rambunctious guitar pop mavens
Audacity. And if you’ve taken in Fullerton’s pride-and-joy both in a sweaty, dingy live environment and on
your turntable, you’re undoubtedly aware that there is a certain unbridled quality to the band that can’t quite
be replicated on record. While last year’s Butter Knife LP came pretty damn close, they’ve finally captured
the triumphant bedlam of their live show with their latest 7”. “Counting the Days” b/w “Mind Your Own
Business” is available worldwide on vinyl and digital formats courtesy of Suicide Squeeze Records. The vinyl
version is limited to 750 copies and includes a download coupon.
7”: SSQ135
7”: $4.00
The Coathangers/These
Arms Are Snakes
7” UPC: N/A
Suicide Squeeze
Sex Beat
Back in 2009, Suicide Squeeze Records labelmates These Arms Are Snakes and The Coathangers teamed
up for a series of tour dates on the East Coast. It was a perfect pairing: The Coathangers’ jagged catabolic
garage rock and These Arms Are Snakes bleary and blighted artcore made for an evening of celebratory
chaos. But These Arms Are Snakes’ seven-year run came to an abrupt end a few months later, leaving a
final unfinished recording - a cover of Lost Sounds’ “Energy Drink & The Long Walk Home” - gathering dust
in the vaults. Though These Arms Are Snakes remain broken up, the finishing touches on “Energy Drink”
were finally wrapped up in 2014, and it seemed only appropriate to pair the song with a track from their old
tourmates. The Coathangers are still hard at work touring on their highly lauded album from earlier this year,
Suck My Shirt, but they found the time to counterbalance the Snakes’ Lost Sounds cover with their take on
The Gun Club’s “Sex Beat”. Suicide Squeeze is proud to release the split single worldwide on a limited vinyl
run of 1,000 (clear w/ red and black splatter) 7”s.
7”: SSQ136
7”: $4.00
Beacon
7” UPC: N/A
Suicide Squeeze
L1 EP
For much of the Brooklyn duo’s career, Beacon has worked with a kind of effervescent, forward-looking
R&B that evokes out-of-body experiences, but with their new L1 EP, the music is anchored assuredly to
your flesh, bone, and physical senses. The brawny synth timbres which open lead track “Fault Lines” and
the stomping beats bolstering gauzy falsettos on confident songs like “Minor Structure” set the tone for a
new phase in Beacon’s evolution, one geared toward the movements and magnetism of human bodies.
As producer Jacob Gossett puts it, “Our records have often been described as moments after the night has
given way, a ‘comedown after the club.’ Hopefully, this record inspires people to go back out for one more.”
12”: GI225
12”: $10.67
12” UPC: 804297822518
Kid Millions & Jim Sauter
Family Vineyard
Fountain
Drummer Kid Millions and saxophonist Jim Sauter vaporize the annals of rock ‘n’ roll n’ jazz into pulsating
feedback/propulsion on Fountain - their second album. Across six pieces they explore massively hypnotic
tonal harmonics and torrential rhythms. This is hardcore abstraction from two New York sherpas yanking us
headlong into a third-eye odyssey, surpassing altitudes merely attempted by others. Kid is founding member of Oneida and the ace behind the percussion-focused Man Forever. Sauter is synonymous with the 35year juggernaut Borbetomagus - pioneers of sound/jazz vivisection and inexorable vision. As an omnipotent
duo, neither Kid or Sauter anchors the other, instead they smash the fulcrum and spin perpetually in free-fall.
LP in edition of 800, includes download.
LP: FV93
LP: $11.88
El May
Album Art
Not
Available
LP UPC: 656605409313
Rose Quartz
The Other Person Is You
Project Description: With The Other Person is You songwriter El May - also known as Lara Meyerratken has created an album full of love, loss, desire, and strength. Get to know the layered and orchestral The
Other Person is You – with it’s striking images and auditory delights – and it will come as no surprise that
before building a career as a freelance musician and composer, Meyerratken was a painter and printmaker,
and still makes time for visual experiments. This is the second full-length album written, produced and
performed by El May. Her self-titled debut LP was released in 2010, and received radio support from KCRW
and KEXP, and was licensed for television (Pretty Little Liars, The Lying Game, Melrose Place) and film (Our
Idiot Brother). Prior to recording under the moniker El May, Meyerratken’s impressive capabilities as a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist were harnessed by a remarkable variety of artists such as Nada Surf, Luna,
Crooked Fingers, and Luscious Jackson.
LP: RQ001
LP: $19.62
Mykki Blanco
LP UPC: 5060397530196
UNO NYC
Mykki Blanco presents Gay Dog Food
UNO
NYC
Gay Dog Food is the fourth musical release from artist Mykki Blanco and the first in a campaign of releases
leading up Blanco’s debut album in 2015. Recorded in far eastern Russia, London, Berlin and New York City
with production credits from Gobby, Sasha DZA, Low Concept, Naked & Supreme Cuts, Gay Dog Food is
a record that perfectly encapsulates the past, present and future of Mykki Blanco in its genre splicing and
choice of production collaborators. Mykki Blanco’s roots in industrial noise music are ever present on Gay
Dog Food .”A Moment With Kathleen” featuring Riot Grrl pioneer Kathleen Hanna of Le Tigre and The Julie
Ruin, voice looped and sampled into a spoken word collage, could not be a better example of Blanco’s many
faces melding into one. Mykki has cited Hanna as a major formative influence musically, the pair join forces
for the first time on a track that is experimental and fun without pretension. An artist should keep pushing,
keep reinventing, keep striving for better music; “Gay Dog Food” is the new Mykki Blanco, it’s music, its
experimentation it’s sound art, “you can choose to call me a gay rapper, you can choose to not even call me
a rapper if you want to, it doesn’t matter, i’m a punk, a creative punk and i’m going to continue to create
and entertain without boundaries. Gay Dog Food is just the start of where I hope to go creatively and commercially, this moment now is really the beginning.”
Release Date: Dec. 16, 2014 CS: UNO033CS
File Under: Rap/Hip-Hop
CS: $7.89
CS UPC: 634457674745
Diarrhea Planet
Infinity Cat
I’m Rich Beyond Your Wildest Dreams
First time available on cassette. Produced by Kevin S. Mcmahon (Titus Andronicus, Real Estate).
Release Date: Dec. 16, 2014 CS: ICR078CS
CS: $6.29
Ed Schrader’s Music Beat
CS UPC: 634457675346
Infinity Cat
Party Jail
Already on its third vinyl pressing of the year, Party Jail is now available on cassette just in time for the
holidays!
CS: $6.29
Jeff The Brotherhood
CS UPC: 634457675247
Infinity Cat
The Boys R Back In Town
The best rock ‘n’ roll, the kind that gets under your skin and makes all you senses heighten.
CS: $6.29
Natural Child
CS UPC: 634457675148
Infinity Cat
1971
Natural Child may be known for their stoner rock, but don’t be fooled. They’ve been one of the hardest
working bands since they formed over that plate of pot brownies back in 2009.
CS: $6.29
CS UPC: 634457674943
Pujol
Infinity Cat
X File On Main St
Continuing in the tradition of Tennessee-based garage revivalists like Jack Oblivian and Jay Retard, PUJOL
serves up lo-fi, high-energy raw rock & roll at a prolific rate.
CS: $6.29
Russian Circles
CS UPC: 634457675049
Sargent House
Enter
Russian Circles was formed in Chicago in 2004 by guitarist Mike Sullivan and drummer Dave Turncrantz.
The trio’s 2006 debut, Enter, quickly established the band amongst heavy instruments peers. With the
addition of former Botch and These Arms Are Snakes bassist Brian Cook on their second album, Station,
Russian Circles solidified its lineup. To date the band has released 5 critically-praised albums and continues
to headline tours worldwide. In celebration of Russian Circles’ 10th anniversary, Sargent House is proud to
announce a re-issue of the band’s critically acclaimed debut full length, 2006’s Enter. Recorded over the
course of five quick days with Greg Norman (Guided By Voices, Pelican, Neurosis) at the renowned Electrical
Audio Studios in Chicago, Enter contains only six tracks, but they pack a lot into them – the album clocks in
at 44 minutes. Each song flows into the next as if the record were one single composition in six movements.
Release Date: Dec. 16, 2014 LP: SH009
LP: $17.56
Tahiti 80
LP UPC: 634457666214
Minty Fresh
Ballroom
For their sixth album, the band turns to the production od Richard Swift (Black Keys, The Shins, Foxygen) for
a darker and sexier sound, to compliment the Tahiti 80 brand of catchy dance vibes.
Release Date: Dec. 16, 2014 LP: MF201
LP: $21.36
LP UPC: 796627020117

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