June 24th New Releases
June 23, 2008
Sigur Ros - Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust
11-track album, which translates as 'With a Buzz in Our Ears We Play Endlessly' in English, saw the group record outside their native Iceland for the first time, utilizing the famous Abbey Road studios in London, Sear Sound studios in New York and also a visit to Cuba. When interviewed in a newspaper in their homeland, the album's sound was described as 'considerably different' with 'more understandable' lyrics, including songs in English and Icelandic as well as their mythical 'Hopelandic' tongue.
Vast Aire - Dueces Wild
The titan MC is back! With guest appearances by Gecchi Suede and produced by Melodius Monk!
Atmosphere - Sad Clown, Bad Summer 12 (CD and LP)
Hot off the heels of their critically acclaimed 6th official studio album "When Life Gives you Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold, Slug and Ant bring you Volume 12 of their Sad Clown series.
Less Than Jake - GNV FLA (CD and LP)
Musically, a return to form that could be called the "traditional" Less Than Jake sound, complete with their trademark bounchy ska grooves and horns galore, with lyrical themes dealing with the realities of life growing up in their hometown of Gainesville, Florida. With their 9th album (coincidentally their first post Warner Brothers release) for their own label Sleep It Off, GNV FLA is a hopeful and positive record. LP comes with a bonus 7".
RZA as Bobby Digital - Digi Snax
Easily one of the most acclaimed and forward thinking hip hop artists and producers of all time, The RZA continues to consistently redefine himself as a groundbreaking artist on many levels. Digi Snacks consists of all new panoramic productions by the RZA along with guest production from David Banner and other side artist appearances from various Wu-Tang members.
Immortal Technique - The 3rd World
Originally born in a military hospital in South America but raised in Harlem NYC, he is known as a true lyricist, a conceptual artist and a Revolutionary. Now he has collaborated with world famous DJ Green Lantern to mix street hip hop with the vivid landscape of global struggle.
Sound and Fury - S/T
Recently described by a UK record exec as "Bon Scott era AC/DC fronted by a punkier Mike D from the Beastie Boys," Toronto's Sound and Fury is poised to jump out of the gate with abandon in support of their self titled debut
Made Out of Babies - The Ruiner
Made Out Of Babies' third album "The Ruiner" is their most inspired and complex album to date. While the album retains the group's trademark ferocious hybrid of PJ Harvey, Jesus Lizard, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Big Black, it also finds the band's musical exploration showcasing something unsettling and unique. Features members of Battle Of Mice and Red Sparowes.
Liferuiner - Taking Back the Nightlife
Straight edge legends Liferuiner, long known for their intensely brutal and energetic live performances, have teamed with producer Jamie King (Through The Eyes Of The Dead, Between The Buried And Me) to capture the bands frenetic soul crushing "wall of sound" assault, delivering an instant hardcore classic.
Cancer Bats - Hail Destroyer
Integrating more punk, stoner rock, metal and hardcore into the mix and taking a much more introspective approach than its predecessor, "Hail Destroyer" sees the Cancer Bats taking their musicianship to a whole new level. They seamlessly mix the melody of Rise Against with the dirt of Coliseum and the rock 'n' roll fury and swagger of Every Time I Die.
Agoraphobic Nosebleed - Frozen Corpse Stuffed With Dope
First full length ever! "Shocking..black-hearted...astonishing savagery...there are no bands working the territory that ANB are." -Alternative Press
Hercules and Love Affair - S/T (CD and LP)
Finally available in the US! 10 song set of vintage styles and much imagination behind it! Pure pop dancefloor!
The Anniversary - Devil on Our Side: B-Sides and Rarities
Despite breaking up in 2004, The Anniversary's legacy will live on, thanks in part to release of "Devil On Our Side," a collection of B-sides, rarities and compilation tracks. Their signature sound of moog and synth pop, boy/girl vocals helped define a generation of indie rock kids along with their contemporaries The Get Up Kids and Reggie And The Full Effect.
Be Your Own Pet - Get Damaged EP
The long awaited album deleted tracks are now available in EP format titled "Get Damaged". Titles included are "Becky", "Black Hole" and "Blow Yr Mind".
Inhale/Exhale - I Swear
Ohio band's latest is refreshing in equal measure for it love of heavy diverse music as it is for the depth to which it mines classic rock hooks.
The Saturday Knights - Mingle
Seattle, Washington, famously loves all things organic, and hip-hop doesn't come more unrefined and refreshing than its homegrown Saturday Knights. The three-member outfit dreams up some of the most enthralling, somewhat unsettling, and flat-out rock-&-roll sexy concoctions around. With DJ Suspense funneling in everything from rockabilly punk to old school hip-hop through a haze of delicious distortion, the two MCs, Tilson and Barfly, toss out mischievous rhymes with an ease reminiscent of Souls of Mischief or Beastie Boys at their best. "45" kicks off the record in spectacular fashion with playful lyrics smoothed over a grooved-out Stax soul beat, and the record just wanders into its own delirious world from there, with the Dap Kings and Kim Thayil dropping by, among others.
Tapping deep into their creative skills and unprecedented personal charm, Mingle is a flawlessly fluid integration of vintage rock, lady-loving soul, and trailer park punk. DJ Suspence uses the catchiest rhythms you've heard, weaving them through crisp bursts of surf guitar and classic rock. Rhyme-swappers Tilson and Barflys superb storytelling address twisted every-day-yet-subterranean subject matter, laid out in sweet barbershop harmonies. Assisting on the thirteen song debut are the likes of The Dap-Kings, Kim Thayil, a dash of the Muscle Shoals Horns, and Jack Endino playing drums. Like Iceberg Slim chopped with MC5, Mingle boasts big beats and lighthearted laments without irony or pretension. This is definitely one trio you want to rub shoulders with... dig in.
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