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09/09/2015
Janice Headley
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  • Jack White's Third Man Records is teaming up with Seattle's own Light in the Attic Records for the children's compilation, This Record Belongs To __________. As the press release boasts, "You won’t find boy bands, princesses, or purple dinosaurs here." Instead the collection features tracks from Nina Simone, Jerry Garcia, Harry Nilsson, Van Dyke Parks, Donovan, the Pointer Sisters, Vashti Bunyan, Shel Silverstein, Carole King, Kermit the Frog, and more. Third Man are also releasing a companion children's turntable with built-in speakers and a USB port. Pre-sales are active now, and both items will be available on November 6th. [Pitchfork]
  • Influential synthpop band New Order share the RAC remix of their single "Restless," a track from the band's first new album in a decade, Music Complete. (The release will be their first without bassist Peter Hook, and also features the return of keyboardist Gillian Gilbert.) RAC (aka Portland-via-Portugal artist André Allen Anjos) has previously worked with artists like Radiohead, The Shins, Death Cab for Cutie, and more. Listen below, and find the original version on Music Complete, out September 25th via Mute. [Under the Radar]

  • Last month, electronic artist Julia Holter shared a track from her upcoming release Have You in My Wilderness, out September 25th through Domino. Today, she shares the video for the single "Sea Calls Me Home." The clip, directed by Claire Marie Vogel, features Holter alongside the California seaside. Watch: [Pitchfork]

  • Montreal duo Majical Cloudz are set to release their sixth album Are You Alone? next month, and today they share a video for The Smiths-inspired track "Silver Car Crash." Watch below. Frontman Devon Welsh explains in a press release, "We shot this video in Montreal with Neil Corcoran. We used his camera as well as my friend Kyle’s camera. It’s very home-made, shot quickly. I mainly believe in videos as an expression of the artist(s) themselves, and this is the video I wanted to make. It’s not flashy or spectacular, but I think it does the mood of the band justice, which is most important to me. In any case, I made it myself so that it feels good to put it out." Are You Alone? hits stores on October 16th via Matador. [Stereogum]

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