July 19, 2011

Young Wrists

Fucked Up In The Head (EP)



01. Marry Me
02. Carolina
03.I Want To Die Young Cos You're Always Wrong




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July 18, 2011

Jack Ladder And The Dreamlanders

Hurtsville


01. Beautiful Sound
02. Cold Feet
03. Hurtsville
04. Position Vacant
05. Short Memory
06. Blinded By Love
07. Dumb Love
08. Giving Up The Giving Up




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July 17, 2011

Brilliant Colors

Again And Again


01. Hey Dan
02. How Much Younger
03. Value Lines
04. Round Your Way
05. Back to the Tricks
06. Cult Face
07. Painting Truths
08. Hitting Traffic
09. Telephone Stories
10. L.A.’s

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July 15, 2011

Uphill Racer

How It Feels To Find There's More

01. Naissance
02. From Miles
03. The Automatic Function
04. Bright Curious Endless
05. Lightspeed
06. Overfrail
07. Heaven Knows I Did My Best
08. Bones
09. Your New Brother
10. Wave & Sea
11. Haunonei
12. Applause 
13. Gone With Eastern Winds 
14. Kite
15. Requiem For My Friend
16. Renaissance 

Guests: Judith Heusch, Betty Mugler, Aydo Abay, Karoline Schaum, Chris Neuburger, Shara Worden, Amanda Rogers, Iiris Viljanen, Hannah Fury, Bernd Bauerochse, Anastasia Gushchina, Rebecka Maria Wållgren, Kristof Deneijs, Patrick Haid, Rosalie Eberle and Johannes Molz on upright bass.


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Throwing Muses

Anthology


Disc One:

1. Garoux Des Larmes
2. Finished
3. A Feeling
4. Marriage Tree
5. Fish
6. Hate My Way
7. No Way In Hell
8. Colder
9. Tar Kissers
10. Mr. Bones
11. Limbo
12. Summer St.
13. Furious
14. Bright Yellow Gun
15. Pretty or Not
16. Flying
17. You Cage
18. Two Step
19. Vicky's Box
20. Mania
21. Cry Baby Cry

Disc Two:

1. Hillbilly
2. Same Sun
3. Amazing Grace
4. Cottonmouth
5. Cry Baby Cry
6. Manic Depression
7. Snailhead
8. City of the Dead
9. Jak
10. Ride Into The Storm
11. Handsome Woman
12. Like A Dog
13. Crayon Sun
14. Red Eyes
15. Tar Moochers
16. Serene Swing
17. Limbobo
18. If
19. Heel Toe
20. Take (live)
21. Finished (live)
22. Back Road (Matter of Degrees)

In the 25th anniversary of Throwing Muses debut album release, 4AD are issuing the first ever compilation of the bands work, simply entitled Anthology, on September 5th 2011.

Founded by step sisters Kristin Hersh and Tanya Donelly and featuring the unconventional drumming of David Narcizo, Throwing Muses have consistently created challenging music. Compiled by the band, the first American act to sign to 4AD, the twenty-one track selection eschews most of the singles in favour of personal favourites, and enjoys a non-chronological sequence which makes for interesting juxtapositions and encourages a reassessment of the music. The initial limited release comes in a hardback book with a bonus twenty-two track CD of B-sides and rarities.


'Hillbilly' is a previously unreleased track and 'If' and 'Heel Toe' were only released in the USA. Additionally 'Back Road (Matter Of Degrees)' is an early version used in the movie and featuring Tanya while 'Amazing Grace', 'Manic Depression', 'Ride Into The Sun', 'Crayon Sun', one version of 'Cry Baby Cry', 'Jak' and 'If' are all covers. This is also probably the only release which features two different songs with the same name ('Cry Baby Cry').

In light of the release of Anthology, Kristin Hersh had this to say:

”It’s beautiful and substantial, thanks to awesome David Narcizo / Lakuna Design - a chunky, 28 page hardcover booklet and two CDs - one CD consisting of a hand-selected retrospective track-list by Kristin, David and Bernard, and on the other the collected B-sides, including the original Lonely is an Eyesore version of 'Fish', the long-lost 'Hillbilly' and the original version of 'Back Road (Matter of Degrees)'. And yes, the release will be supported by Throwing Muses live dates.”


July 14, 2011

Pallers

The Sea Of Memories



01. Another Heaven
02. Humdrum
03. Come Rain, Come Sunshine
04. Tropical Fishbowl
05. Years Go, Days Pass
06. The Kiss
07. Sound Of Silence
08. Wired
09. Wicked
10. Nights

Formed in 2008 Pallers produced their debut EP "Humdrum in Spain with a view over over the Mediterranean. During one week of constant sunshine they created the dark electronica under the motto "Dance music for the lazy, the blazers and for the slightly depressed."

The 12" vinyl EP "Humdrum" was released in the winter 2008/2009 and the title track become an immediate blog success topping charts like Hypem and Elbo.ws. It was followed by the equally successful single "The Kiss" in 2010 and the winter hymn "Arctic hymn" around Christmas the same year.


Late spring 2011 Pallers put the finishing touch to their monumental debut album "The Sea of Memories". Ten tracks where every influence finds it's place in an ever shimmering mosaic. The wealth of details, the ever growing melodies and epic soundscapes transforms the listening experience into a space voyage of emotional discoveries.
The album was produced and recorded during three years time in apartments, basements, villas and cabins in Pallers, La mar, Stockholm, Miami and Cape Town
Both members come from the same small town in the south of Sweden, Åhus, and have known each other half their lives; they've explored Stockholm's night life together, travelled Europe and experienced everything from the glamour of Southern Spain to the dirty floors of German clubs… etc. But they've never made music together before Pallers.
Half of the duo has a love for ambient, trip hop and electronica while the other is deeply involved in the world of pop. Pallers integrate the seemingly tricky components with such ease it almost seems effortless – turning it into something new - something of their very own.

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Teen Daze

Tour (EP)



1. Driving Home From The Beach (The Feeling Of)
2. Gone For The Summer (Part Two)
3. Our Parents
4. June 2010
5. Space Cowboy
6. Cultus Lake
7. Starscream Dream
8. For Paulina
9. Hard Times/Good Times 



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