December 31, 2012
December 2, 2012
Low
Plays Nice Places (EP)
01. Words (Featuring Benjamin Gibbard)
02. Waiting
03. Sunflowers
04. Witches
05. Pissing
02. Waiting
03. Sunflowers
04. Witches
05. Pissing
06. Murderer
We are excited to release our next record The Invisible Way on March 19, 2013 (March 18 in the UK) on Sub Pop Records. The record was produced by Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, engineered by Tom Schick and recorded in Wilco’s studio The Loft in Chicago, IL, this fall.
“While driving through Chicago on tour, we finally stopped to visit Wilco at their studio, The Loft. They had invited us to come check it out several times over the years, but this would finally be the day…What really converted us was hearing the new Mavis Staples tracks they were working on – big, simple, raw and intimate. Plans were made then and there.” – Alan
We also have a new six-song live set called Plays Nice Places for you to download that includes a new song called “Waiting” and a version of “Words” featuring Death Cab for Cutie’s Benjamin Gibbard on bass and vocals. The songs were recorded at various historic theaters on our April 2012 tour with DCFC. Download Plays Nice Places in the widget off to your right and feel free to share it with a friend who would enjoy. The track listing is below:
Words (featuring Benjamin Gibbard*)
Waiting
Sunflower
Witches
Pissing
Murderer
*Benjamin Gibbard appears courtesy of Atlantic Records
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November 26, 2012
Asobi Seksu And Boris
Asobi Seksu And Boris (EP)
01. Farewell
02. Neu Years
03. Perfectly Crystal
04. Flare
05. Meh No Mae
06. Spoon
02. Neu Years
03. Perfectly Crystal
04. Flare
05. Meh No Mae
06. Spoon
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November 13, 2012
City Calm Down
Movements (EP)
01. Burn Slow
02. Stay
03. Pleasure And Consequence
04. Sense Of Self
05. Movements
02. Stay
03. Pleasure And Consequence
04. Sense Of Self
05. Movements
06. Dare
October 24, 2012
Cemeteries
The Wilderness
01. Young Blood
02. The Wilderness
03. What Did You See
04. Summer Smoke
05. In The Trees
06. Roosting Towns
07. Leland
08. Brighter Colors
09. A Real Gust Of Wind
02. The Wilderness
03. What Did You See
04. Summer Smoke
05. In The Trees
06. Roosting Towns
07. Leland
08. Brighter Colors
09. A Real Gust Of Wind
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October 21, 2012
Gypsy & The Cat
The Late Blue
01. Only In December
02. Bloom
03. Broken Kites
04. The Late Blue
05. It’s a Fine Line
06. Sorry
07. Valleys of Kashmir
08. Soul Kiss
09. Zombie World
02. Bloom
03. Broken Kites
04. The Late Blue
05. It’s a Fine Line
06. Sorry
07. Valleys of Kashmir
08. Soul Kiss
09. Zombie World
10. When Micky Came In
October 10, 2012
Bat For Lashes
The Haunted Man
01. Lilies
02. All Your Gold
03. Horses Of tTe Sun
04. Oh Yeah
05. Laura
06. Winter Fields
07. The Haunted Man
08. Marilyn
09. A Wall
10. Rest Your Head
11. Deep Sea Diver
02. All Your Gold
03. Horses Of tTe Sun
04. Oh Yeah
05. Laura
06. Winter Fields
07. The Haunted Man
08. Marilyn
09. A Wall
10. Rest Your Head
11. Deep Sea Diver
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Letting Up Despite Great Faults
Untogether
01 Visions
02 Scratch
03 Take My Jacket, Pauline
04 Postcard
05 Bulletproof Girl
06 Details Of My World
07 Breaking
08 The Best Part
09 Numbered Days
10 On Your Mark
02 Scratch
03 Take My Jacket, Pauline
04 Postcard
05 Bulletproof Girl
06 Details Of My World
07 Breaking
08 The Best Part
09 Numbered Days
10 On Your Mark
"Untogether marks a very specific time in my life where things began falling apart," explains Lee. "Writing it was my first step to recover from bad wounds I was never comfortable discussing with anybody. One of my last steps was moving from my home in Los Angeles to start fresh in Austin, TX where our bassist Kent was already living."
The new album sees the band continuing to refine and expand their sound, picking up where last year's Paper Crush EP left off. The EP's lead single 'Teenage Tide' was featured on the television show 90210, with Rolling Stone calling it "a blissful, shimmery track" and USA Today raving, "it captures the essence of teen dreams." In 2009 the band released its self-titled full-length, which was met with unanimous critical acclaim.
The new album sees the band continuing to refine and expand their sound, picking up where last year's Paper Crush EP left off. The EP's lead single 'Teenage Tide' was featured on the television show 90210, with Rolling Stone calling it "a blissful, shimmery track" and USA Today raving, "it captures the essence of teen dreams." In 2009 the band released its self-titled full-length, which was met with unanimous critical acclaim.
AWESOME
October 6, 2012
Beacon
For Now (EP)
01. It Won’t Be Long
02. Safety’s Off
03. Pulse
04. Feeling’s Gone
05. Into The Night
02. Safety’s Off
03. Pulse
04. Feeling’s Gone
05. Into The Night
For Now is the second EP by Brooklyn duo Beacon, five songs that continue the band's exploration of the dark spaces under the surface of human relationships. As with the band's debut EP No Body, For Now is a record that conceals a great deal of depth beneath a melodic veneer—again, there's a stark contrast between Thomas Mullarney's honeyed vocals and the words he's singing, although this time the mood is perhaps less sinister and more reflective. And again, themes of fractured love are prominent, particularly the distinction between love and lust, and what happens when the former falls away, leaving only the latter to fester: as Mullarney sings on third track "Pulse", "It's a long walk from lust to love… And if I get caught, it's not my fault."
Musically, this is perhaps the best realization yet of Beacon's synthesis of darker, creeping R&B sound, anchored by a strong bass and electronic music influence.. The sound design is immaculate, employing minimal, bass-heavy templates embellished with judicious melodic flourishes. "Feeling's Gone," for instance, starts with a distinctly rave-y synth line, but one that sounds somehow muted and diminished, like the faint memory of a night long past—a feeling that echoes the song's lyrics, which relate the temptation of trying to rekindle a love that's gone. Elsewhere, the gentle synth arpeggios of "Safety's Off" recall The Knife's "Silent Shout," while the hip hop beats of "Pulse" and "Into the Night" acknowledge the band's R&B influences. And underpinning it all is the bass—a constant presence that's brooding, dark and atmospheric throughout.
Not so much the party and the after party as the party and the aftermath, the abiding impression left by For Now is of that strange, empty time of night when the party's over and everyone's gone home… but you can't sleep, so you sit and stare into the dark and wait for the dawn to come.
Musically, this is perhaps the best realization yet of Beacon's synthesis of darker, creeping R&B sound, anchored by a strong bass and electronic music influence.. The sound design is immaculate, employing minimal, bass-heavy templates embellished with judicious melodic flourishes. "Feeling's Gone," for instance, starts with a distinctly rave-y synth line, but one that sounds somehow muted and diminished, like the faint memory of a night long past—a feeling that echoes the song's lyrics, which relate the temptation of trying to rekindle a love that's gone. Elsewhere, the gentle synth arpeggios of "Safety's Off" recall The Knife's "Silent Shout," while the hip hop beats of "Pulse" and "Into the Night" acknowledge the band's R&B influences. And underpinning it all is the bass—a constant presence that's brooding, dark and atmospheric throughout.
Not so much the party and the after party as the party and the aftermath, the abiding impression left by For Now is of that strange, empty time of night when the party's over and everyone's gone home… but you can't sleep, so you sit and stare into the dark and wait for the dawn to come.
EPIC
September 22, 2012
Beth Orton
Sugaring Season
01. Magpie
02. Dawn Chorus
03. Candles
04. Something more Beautiful
05. Call me the Breeze
06. Poison Tree
07. See through Blue
08. Last Leaves of Autumn
09. State of Grace
10. Mystery
02. Dawn Chorus
03. Candles
04. Something more Beautiful
05. Call me the Breeze
06. Poison Tree
07. See through Blue
08. Last Leaves of Autumn
09. State of Grace
10. Mystery
Beth Orton's first album in six years, Sugaring Season, was recorded in Portland, Oregon with producer Martine Tucker. Orton also called upon a host of old friends to contribute to the album, including keyboardist Rob Burger, bassist Sebastian Steinberg, and legendary jazz drummer Brian Blade, along with guitarists Marc Ribot and Ted Barnes and folksinger Sam Amidon.
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September 16, 2012
Seapony
Falling
01. Outside
02. Tell Me So
03. What You Wanted
04. Follow
05. Be Alone
06. No One Will
07. Never Be
08. Sunlight
09. Prove To Me
10. Fall Apart
11. See Me Cry
12. Nothing Left
02. Tell Me So
03. What You Wanted
04. Follow
05. Be Alone
06. No One Will
07. Never Be
08. Sunlight
09. Prove To Me
10. Fall Apart
11. See Me Cry
12. Nothing Left
Recorded at Olympia’s Dub Narcotic Studios, Falling is the second full-length LP from Seapony, and an album primed for autumnal enjoyment, handily conjuring the placid atmosphere of a Northwest summer’s twilight days. While remaining a record of disarming grace, Falling injects palpable rock energy into Seapony’s patented sun-kissed sound. First pressing of LPs available on limited white vinyl, while they last. All LPs include a download code. Released: September 11, 2012
Label
Cassie
Sing About Me
01. Whalers
02. Gothenburg
03. Deep Sea Documentaries
04. Alex
05. Golden
All music and lyrics by Cassie
Produced by Jussi Vuola and Cassie
Recorded and mixed by Jussi Vuola at V.R. Studio
Mastered by Jaakko Viitalähde at Virtalähde
Cello on "Gothenburg" and "Deep Sea Documentaries" by Johannes Juva
Flugelhorn on "Golden" by Matias Långbacka
Produced by Jussi Vuola and Cassie
Recorded and mixed by Jussi Vuola at V.R. Studio
Mastered by Jaakko Viitalähde at Virtalähde
Cello on "Gothenburg" and "Deep Sea Documentaries" by Johannes Juva
Flugelhorn on "Golden" by Matias Långbacka
released 06 September 2012
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September 8, 2012
Parlours
All Is Here
01. Love Me Good
02. Stay With You
03. Liars
04. Dreamers
05. Didn't Have a Clue
06. Gravity's Ply
07. Gypsies & Sinners
08. A Little Afraid
09. All Is Here
10. Can't Get You Off My Mind
11. July
12. Slowly from the Earth
02. Stay With You
03. Liars
04. Dreamers
05. Didn't Have a Clue
06. Gravity's Ply
07. Gypsies & Sinners
08. A Little Afraid
09. All Is Here
10. Can't Get You Off My Mind
11. July
12. Slowly from the Earth
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September 7, 2012
California Wives
Art History
01. Blood Red Youth
02. Tokyo
03. Marianne
04. The Fisher King
05. Los Angeles
06. Photolights
07. Purple
08. Better Home
09. Twenty Three
09. Twenty Three
10. The New Process
11. Light Year
11. Light Year
July 24, 2012
July 17, 2012
The XX
Coexist
1. Angels
2. Chained
3. Fiction
4. Try
5. Reunion
6. Sunset
7. Missing
8. Tides
9. Unfold
10. Swept Away
2. Chained
3. Fiction
4. Try
5. Reunion
6. Sunset
7. Missing
8. Tides
9. Unfold
10. Swept Away
11. Our Song
EPIC
July 15, 2012
Mull Historical Society
City Awakenings
01. Must You Make Eyes At Me Now
02. Can You Let Her Know
03. The Lights
04. Must You Get Low
05. Fold Out City
06. You Can Get Better
07. This Is Not My Heart
08. Honey Pie
09. For Bas, The Hague
10. Thameslink (London’s Burning)
11. Not Today
12. Who Would Have Known
02. Can You Let Her Know
03. The Lights
04. Must You Get Low
05. Fold Out City
06. You Can Get Better
07. This Is Not My Heart
08. Honey Pie
09. For Bas, The Hague
10. Thameslink (London’s Burning)
11. Not Today
12. Who Would Have Known
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Work Drugs
Absolute Bearing
01. Perfect Storm
02. License To Drive
03. Pluto
04. Boogie Lights
05. Absolute Bearing
06. Council Bluffs
07. Coral Gables
08. Lisbon Teeth
09. The Art Of Progress
10. Tourist Heart
11. Pluto (12 Mix)
02. License To Drive
03. Pluto
04. Boogie Lights
05. Absolute Bearing
06. Council Bluffs
07. Coral Gables
08. Lisbon Teeth
09. The Art Of Progress
10. Tourist Heart
11. Pluto (12 Mix)
July 9, 2012
Future Islands
Cotton Flower
On July 17, Famous Class will release the second installment in their Less Artists More Condos 7" series, the digital proceeds of which go towards benefiting the Ariel Panero Memorial Fund at VH1's Save the Music. The release features this new song from Future Islands, backed by another one from fellow Baltimore outfit Ed Schrader's Music Beat.
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