Music from The Microphones – “The Glow Pt. 2” – Digital Servicing Only
Originally released on K in 2001, The Glow Pt. 2 is The Microphones‘ most celebrated album. It was named Tiny Mix Tapes #5 Album of the 2000s, Pitchfork’s #1 Album of 2001, and Pitchfork‘s #73 Album of the 2000s. While still keeping with their raw sound, The Microphones‘ third album seems almost larger than life, with Elverum‘s vocals […]
The Pastels – New Peak at CMJ – AllMusic Album Review – The Clash Interview
After more than a decade of silence, The Pastels finally return with Slow Summits. In an interview with Clash Magazine, Stephen McRobbie talks about how the temporary loss of band member Annabel Wright, opening a record store in Glasgow, and crafting the soundtrack for The Last Great Wilderness delayed the new record, while giving The Pastels the luxury […]
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John Vanderslice – Dagger Beach (Tiny Telephone) Sam Amidon – Bright Sunny South (Nonesuch) Anchoress – Set Sail (Defiled Under Music) Mia Dyson – The Moment (The Co-Op)
Music from The Microphones – “Song Islands” – Digital Servicing Only
Song Islands is a compilation of singles and rarities that was originally released on K on CD in 2002. The songs on the record were recorded between 1998-2002 and shows, that even in the beginning, Elverum‘s approach was firmly in place. Like all other The Microphones albums, the creaking chairs and fumbled notes are all […]
Cloud Control – Noisey Music Video Premiere
Yesterday, we went for adds on the new single from Cloud Control, “Dojo Rising”. The music video for it is an elaboration of the single’s album art. The song’s vocals are pantomimed by a young girl in her birthday dress as she tries to track down the clown that ruined her party. Noisey premiered the […]
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Sam Amidon – Bright Sunny South (Nonesuch) John Vanderslice – Dagger Beach (Tiny Telephone) The Pastels – Slow Summits (Domino) Anchoress – Set Sail (Defiled Under Music)
Music from the Microphones – Digital Servicing Only
In the year 2000 K released this oceanic record as The Microphones continued to spread out around the world. For their second album, It Was Hot, We Stayed In The Water, Phil Elverum & Co. take a different route, more an approach, making “a point to never letting on where it’s going next.” According to the 2000 Pitchfork album review […]
John Vanderslice – SF Chronicle Interview
San Francisco-based John Vanderslice has had quite the year. After returning from tour to find his partner of six years suddenly leaving, he found found himself in a state of trauma. Instead of grieving at home, surrounded by reminders of his past, Vanderslice took to the wide open Northern Californian wilderness, spending weeks enveloped by […]
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Mia Dyson – The Moment (The Co-Op) The Pastels – Slow Summits (Domino) Anchoress – Set Sail (Defiled Under Music) Sam Amidon – Bright Sunny South (Nonesuch) The Crackling – Mary Magdalene (File Under: Music) The Flaming Lips – The Terror (Warner Bros) Tarmac Adam – The History Effect (Onesize Records) Graham MacRae – Dundrearies (A man […]
Hey Radio…with Erik
Two weeks ago I found myself DJing four times in six days. Aside from my two radio shows, I DJed between sets at Pehrspace alongside Peaking Lights’ Aaron Coyes and the Jubilee Festival in downtown LA. The Pehrspace show culminated in Portland’s White Fang playing without pants and my friend got a picture with Riff […]
Music From The Microphones – “Don’t Wake Me Up” – Digital Servicing Only
Last year, we digitally serviced two new albums by Mount Eerie. Since 2003, Mount Eerie has released numerous singles, EPs, & LPs under said moniker. Prior, Phil Elverum of Mount Eerie worked under the name The Microphones. This is the first official album by The Microphones, originally released by K in 1999 to worldwide confusion. […]
Cloud Control Going for Adds
Cloud Control‘s newest song, “Dojo Rising” is your incredible add for the week. Their new album, Dream Cave, is said to be more personal and focused on the present than their last record, and “Dojo Rising” exemplifies that. Alister Wright‘s self-deprecating lyrics are set to a backdrop of dreamy back-up melodies provided by keyboardist Heidi Lenffer. Let the release […]
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The Pastels – Slow Summits (Domino) John Vanderslice – Dagger Beach (Tiny Telephone) Anchoress – Set Sail (Defiled Under Music) Mia Dyson – The Moment (The Co-Op)
New Music From Cloud Control – Digital Servicing Only
Cloud Control’s newest album, Dream Cave, is said to be more personal and focused on the present than their last record Bliss Release, allowing the listener to be completely immersed in the sound Alister Wright surrounds you with. On their new song, “Dojo Rising”, Pitchfork describes it as a “fine downer hymn” with a “circling cloud […]
The Microphones’ Reissues – Coming Next Week
The Microphones are in the process of reissuing their K Records releases! All five records will be pressed to vinyl (one for the very first time!), packaged in gatefold jackets with some containing new artwork & lyrics. Three of the albums: It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water, Don’t Wake Me Up, and Song Islands, […]
The Pastels – #1 Debut At CMJ – Dusted Magazine Album Review
The Pastels have earned #1 debut honors at CMJ with their album Slow Summits! With this being their first “proper album” in sixteen years, they won over listeners with their unique talent and unforgettable sound, allowing their album to soar to the top of the charts. According to the Dusted Magazine for Slow Summits, with the complementing voices […]
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John Vanderslice – Dagger Beach (Tiny Telephone) Anchoress – Set Sail (Defiled Under Music) Mia Dyson – The Moment (The Co-Op) Sam Amidon – Bright Sunny South (Nonesuch)
John Vanderslice Going for Adds
Dagger Beach, the new album from San Francisco songwriter John Vanderslice, delivers the precise and carefully thought out sonics his eight other records have offered while moving with a deft lightness and fearless sense of exploration. “While it’s true I did endure a terrible break-up at the beginning of writing this record, this is not […]
The Pastels – Going for Debuts – Pitchfork Feature
To some, The Pastels are as synonymous with indie music as R.E.M., Modest Mouse, or Belle & Sebastian. The group has unarguably played an integral role in shaping the sound and aesthetic of what has popularly become known as indie pop. By taking the DIY-punk aesthetic, dulling its brashness, lowering the gain, and turning up […]
Sam Amidon – New Peak at CMJ – Paste Magazine Album Review
Sam Amidon‘s Bright Sunny South reached a new peak at CMJ last week, gaining enough support to land at #66! His new record reconstructs the idea of folk, as Amidon strips it of its stereotypical tropes to create a record that is honest and raw. He moves away from the atmospheric experimentation of his last […]
