January 2011
29 posts
Saddest Landscape + SXSW '11 (updated)
Only took us like 7 years, but we’re finally coming back to Texas. Plane tickets purchased for SXSW shows. We’re playing March 17th & 18th with our amigos in Sleep Bellum Sonno. We’ll be there the 19th as well and want to play as much as possible so if anyone reading is putting on side shows, hit us up. Hope to see some of you there!
The Magnetic Fields- 69 Love Songs Box Set
The Magnetic Fields are undoubtedly an acquired taste and a polarizing one at that- most people either love em or hate em. I fall under the love category, and think that Stephin Merritt is a genius. Super weird and quirky, yeah, but an insanely talented dude nonetheless. 69 Love Songs is a three-volume concept album made up of - you guessed it- 69 love songs. Merge Records put out a limited box...
wutbm-deactivated20110902 asked: Guys, PLEASE get some medium shirts!
I'm buying your LP, and I want to it at the same time as getting a shirt, so the sooner the better!
Thanks
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I'm buying your LP, and I want to it at the same time as getting a shirt, so the sooner the better!
Thanks
x
blanesaw asked: this is probably a long shot. but is there anyone anywhere who has/knows where i can purchase the pianos split, glow in the dark? i need it! its my white whale!
Of Sinking Ships- s/t & LITE- Phantasia
2 super under-appreciated instrumental post rock records that in my opinion are among the best in the genre:
LITE- Phantasia:
LITE is an instrumental rock band from Japan that has been around for a bit but never received much attention in the states until Mike Watt became a fan and brought them out on his US tour 2 years ago. I get why they caught the attention of a legend because this album is...
deardiaryiseemtobedead asked: Been waiting for a tour of the UK for about 45 years, hope you get on it soon!
oldgrey-deactivated20110321 asked: Is Laura Stevenson in any bands? If not, why not? Her voice is incredible.
staggerleelikesvinyl-deactivate asked: Who does the vocals at the end of imperfect but ours? Why did you guys choose to have that in the song? (Don't take me wrong, I like it, it adds to the tone and mood perfectly).
once a year or so...
so im doing todays post a little different, you all know aaron right? good dude, chances are if you talked to one of us online its most likely him, fuck this page was set up by him, anyway its his birthday today so besides the shout outs you should give him, i figured i would help you all solve the problem of “what can we get him for the big day” question.
well here it is.
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Vitriol Records: Dangers, Graf Orlock,...
I imagine most of you are already familiar with Vitriol Records and their roster. They put out records from bands that rip and the level of creativity and effort they put into their vinyl packaging is just top notch. We recently traded for a few LP’s from Dangers, Graf Orlock and the Comadre/Glasses split 7”, and I wanted to take a minute to highlight all of these releases on the blog....
Have you downloaded You Will Not Survive yet?
Our newest album is still up for free download right here: http://thesaddestlandscape.bandcamp.com/
Have you downloaded it yet? It’ll only be up for a few more days.
Free Download of You Will Not Survive
Panic Records press of YWNS comes out this week! To celebrate and thank everyone for their support this year, here’s a FREE DOWNLOAD of the whole album. It’ll be up all week. If you’re a fan of it, please respost, reblog, pass the link around. Thanks!
Circle Takes the Square- As the Roots Undo
Been looking for this one for a lonnggg time now. Like most of the records I’m seeking out these days, I had numerous opportunities on tour back in the day to snag them for a reasonable price. Unfortunately, I didn’t care about vinyl back then and am paying for it now (quite literally- records ain’t cheap!) Gotta thank our bassist Mike Van B for selling this to me. I harassed him...
you can't out run your past.
i fucking love hair metal, and i mean that with no trace of irony. i never stopped. no matter how many incredible diy emo shows i went to i still went to the arenas and saw the spectacle of the rock show. i even kept going in the lean years when the bands would have to play community colleges and that sketchy bar down by the shore you would never think about going to unless you liked meth. so in...
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Stay Ahead of the Weather: We Better Get Goin' if...
Really great EP that I’ve been listening to a lot this past week. Reminds me of a more “mathy” Further Seems Forever with some Piebald mixed in. I liked it from the get go but definitely gets stronger with each spin- the more I listen, the more I find another cool part that I didn’t fully pick up on the last time around.
Usually I’m not a huge fan of 7”s (the...
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Pygmy Lush - Mount Hope
Pygmy Lush’s sophomore effort Mount Hope is quickly becoming one of my favorite records. Anyone who lives in the north east will tell you that life gets kind of hectic sometimes and you just need to slow down and mellow out.
As much as I like all the spazzy, grindy chaos coupled with the acoustic folk from Bitter River and the more recent split with Turboslut (not to mention Chris Taylor...
panic in the streets of jp.
every once in awhile we will still update about our own releases, this time around we finally just got in the second press (or panic press as we affectionately call it) of you will not survive, the white is limited to 300 copies, black = 200, and clear = 500. you can order any/all of them from our store , or direct from panic. the music is the same as the first press, though it was pressed from...
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Saves the Day: Stay What You Are
Alright, I’m probably going to take some flak for this one but I care not because this is probably one of my top 10 favorite albums ever. Sure, a lot of it might be nostalgia (any 20 something who grew up in NJ and likes punk or hardcore is lying if they don’t have some type of emotional attachment to this, Can’t Slow Down or Through Being Cool). Anyways, yeah, really excited to...
New Interview
Adequacy.net did a new interview with Andy here.
prophetinpainclothes asked: Are you guys ever coming to the netherlands?
the higher the hair the closer to god.
no shit. once in awhile i pull out those “classic” records i forgot about. today it was the rye coalition / karp split LP that troubleman put out before they got all arty. this record destroys what you are now thinking about. all of those post rock emo bands you are jocking, rye did it years before on this record (and this was when they were at the top of their game, not the later...
takeapartmyhead-deactivated2011 asked: Rad blog, great band! Any other tumblrs dedicated to records that we should be following?
lsbhadlfjbnaslurgwiqebhasd-deac asked: What are your views on picture discs? Good or bad?
justanotheremokid asked: I logged into the video chat just as you were saying your goodbyes because of computer troubles. Quite sad I missed it. What happened, exactly?
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This Will Destroy You: Field Studies & MOTEOT
This Will Destroy You is a great instrumental rock band. Not dissimilar to Explosions in the Sky, but with more Mr. Beast-esque electronic textures to switch things up. I LOVE their s/t album, and have been meaning to pick both of these up for a while now. The first is Field Studies, a split they did with Lymbyc Systym, and the second is a 2 song picture disc entitled Moving on the Edge of Things....