Hilary Harris
One of the must-haves from this week’s list of new releases (courtesy of our friend Largehearted Boy) is the latest from Elvis Perkins, who just performed songs from the new album, Elvis Perkins in Dearland, live in-studio yesterday at KEXP>. Also on the list, you’ll find a lot of bands heading down to SXSW next week: Bishop Allen, BLK JKS, Balmorhea, Casiotone For The Painfully Alone, Cursive, among others. Seattle bands and Northwest labels represent this week:Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band with a strong debut, a great new EP from Sleepy Eyes Of Death, plus the anticipated new releases from Handsome Furs (Sub Pop) and Mirah (K Records). One time Seattle resident Chris Cornell is putting out his Timbaland produced solo effort Scream. Also worth checking out are the latest from Extra Golden, Arboretum, Tim Heckner, Julie Doiron, Chin Chin, Madeline, Buddy and Julie Miller, Razorlight ,Madeleine Peyroux and the first release in nearly ten years from Los Fabulosos Cadillacs. Also, Merge is making available three out-of-print albums from KEXP regular Richard Buckner. There’s plenty to choose from, so get out there and support your local record shops!
from Song of the Pearl on Thrill Jockey
Balmorhea - Harm & Boon (MP3)
from All is Wild, All is Silent on Western Vinyl
Bishop Allen - Dimmer (MP3)
form Grrr... on Dead Oceans
BLK JKS - Lakeside (MP3)
from Mystery EP on Secretly Canadian
Richard Buckner - Gauzy Dress (MP3)
from Bloomed (reissue) on Merge
Richard Buckner - Emily Sparks (MP3)
from The Hill (reissue) on Merge
Richard Buckner - Born in to Giving (MP3)
from Impasse (reissue) on Merge
Casiotone For The Painfully Alone - Old Panda Days (MP3)
from Advance Base Battery Life on Tomlab
Chin Chin - GG and the Boys (MP3)
from The Flashing, The Fancing on Definitive Jux
Chris Cornell - Scream
from Scream on Interscope
Cursive - From the Hips (MP3)
from Mama, I’m Swollen on Saddle Creek
Dead Heart Bloom - Flash in a Bottle (MP3)
from In Chains EP on KEI Records
Julie Doiron - Consolation Prize (MP3)
from I Can Wonder What You Did With Your Day on Jagjaguwar
Elvis Perkins in Dearland - Shampoo (MP3)
from Elvis Perkins in Dearland on XL
Extra Golden - Anyango (MP3)
from Thank You Very Quickly on Thrill Jockey
Handsome Furs - I’m Confused (MP3)
from Face Control on Sub Pop
Tim Hecker - Sea of Pulses (MP3)
from An Imaginary Country on Kranky
Knot Feeder - You Are My First Choice (To Throw Out The Window) (MP3)
from Light Flares on File Thirteen
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs - Padre Nuestro (MP3)
from La Luz Del Ritmo on Nacional Records
Madeline - Sorry (MP3)
from White Flag on Orange Twin
Romi Mayes - Achin’ in Your Bones (MP3)
from Achin’ In Yer Bones on Continental Records
Buddy and Julie Miller - album intro
from Written In Chalk on New West
Mirah - Gone Are the Days (MP3)
from (a)spera on K Records
Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band - Anchors Dropped (MP3)
from Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band on Dead Oceans
Madeleine Peyroux - album intro
from Bare Bones on Rounder Records
Pronto - When I’m on the Rocks (MP3)
from All Is Golden on Contraphonic
Razorlight - Wire To Wire
from Slipway Fires on Mercury Records
Anni Rossi - Wheelpusher (MP3)
from Rockwell on 4AD
Sleepy Eyes Of Death - Pierce The Air (MP3)
from Dark Signals EP on mass mvmnt
tUnE-yArDs - Sunlight (MP3)
from BiRd-BrAiNs on Marriage Records
The Weight - Closer than a Friend (MP3)
from Are Men on Teepee Records
5 Comments
What’s the word on Buckner’s re-issue of The Hill? I see you’ve got an mp3 of Emily Sparks - are the tracks broken out individually now?
I’m not sure about on the CD reissue, but if you go to the Merge Digital Store, you’ll see that the album is tracked out.
Ahhhh, the digital age...aka, the instant gratification era. We’ll see what happens!
can’t believe KEXP mentioned the new Cornell album. biggest disappointment / embarrassment ever to many of us. on a happier note ... KEXP rocks, keep up the good work.
Definitely not going to be everyone’s cup of tea!