2014 NEW RELEASES WEEK #18 APRIL 29, 2014

APRIL 29, 2014 (WEEK # 18)

1.    DAMON ALBARN-“EVERYDAY ROBOTS” (SPECIAL EDITION WITH 2 BONUS TRACKS) (4/29) 

2.    NAT BALDWIN-“IN THE HOLLOWS” (4/29) (FROM DIRTY PROJECTORS)

3.    BIKINI KILL-“THE FIRST TWO RECORDS” (REISSUED) (4.29) 

4.    BLANCMANGE-“HAPPY FAMILIES TOO…THE STORY SO FAR” (4/29)

5.    BOSSMEN-“PERSONALLY YOURS: COMPLETE ANTHOLOGY OF BOSSMEN” (4/29) (DICK WAGNER and his guitar: THE FROST, URSA MAJOR, LOU REED's Rock 'n' Roll Animal. ALICE COOPER's Welcome to My Nightmare. KISS, AEROSMITH, PETER GABRIEL. Wagner's contribution to rock 'n' roll is immense. And it all started a little bit north of Detroit with THE BOSSMEN. In just three years (1964-67), The Bossmen amassed an impressive run of no less than eight regional number one singles. When you listen to these eighteen original compositions you can sense the long hours and the countless amount of blood, sweat and tears that went into creating them. Whether it's a stinging guitar solo (the sonic blast of an intro on 'Sunshine' comes to mind), a regal four part vocal harmony or a soaring arrangement, each tune bears the distinct early characteristics of the 'Wagner' sound that would later bring him success on a global scale and write him into the annals of rock 'n' roll history."I look back on the days of the Bossmen with a sort of reverence. These were my first days of recording my own original songs, entering the concert scene and learning the basic trials of making it in the music business. I get chills even today just thinking back on the two or three block line that formed every time we played our home town venue, Daniel's Den. The Bossmen were the heroes and purveyors of the primal Rock energy for that angelic group of screaming youth. MAN... those were the days!" --Your Boss man, Dick Wagner"Dick Wagner's discography is a Who's Who of 70's rock music." --Classic Rock Revisited* Liner notes by Dick Wagner + reflections on the Bossmen by Bo White and Ryan Sparks* Massive color booklet with rare photos*)

6.    BROKEN TWIN-“MAY” (4/29) 

7.    NELS CLINE SINGERS-“MACROSCOPE” (4/29) 

8.    EX-CULT-“MIDNIGHT PASSENGER” (4/29) 

9.    BRODY DALLE-“DIPLOID LOVE” (4/29) 

10. ELEPHANT-“SKY SWIMMING” (4/29) 

11. FACTORY FLOOR-“HOW YOU SAY” (REMIX EP) (4/29)

12. FENNESZ-“BECS” (4/29) (Fennesz, who hasn’t released a proper full-length since 2008′s Black Sea, has announced his next album, Bécs, will be released on April 28 via Editions Mego. That cool, abstract image you see above is the album’s artwork. Bécs is the Hungarian word for Vienna, in case you were wondering, and the album features contributions from a handful of collaborators. Drummer Tony Buck guests on the 10-minute track “Liminality,” while bassist Werner Dafeldecker and drummer Martin Brandlmayer contribute “a range of atmospheric abstract effects” to “Static Kings,” and Cédric Stevens plays modular synthesizer on “Sav,” which he also co-wrote.)

13. FLOOR-“OBLATION” (4/29) (TORCHE’S STEVE BROOKS)

14. HOWLIN RAIN-“LIVE RAIN” (4/27)

15. RAY LAMONTAGNE-“SUPERNOVA” (4/29)

16. LIFE WITHOUT BUILDINGS-“ANY OTHER CITY” (REISSUED 2001/2014) (4/29)

17. MARIA MINERVA-“HISTRIONIC” (4/29)

18. OLD 97’S-“MOST MESSED UP” (4/29)

19. PATTERN IS MOVEMENT-“PATTERN IS MOVEMENT” (4/29)

20. PINK MOUNTAINTOPS-“GET BACK” (4/29)

21. PIXIES-“INDY CINDY” (4/29) 

22. RAMONA LISA-“ARCADIA” (4/29) (THIS IS CATHERINE POLACHEK FROM CHAIRLIFT)

23. RODRIGO Y GABRIELA-“9 DEAD ALIVE” (4/29)

24. CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD-“PHOSPHORESCENT HARVEST” (4/29)

25. SURVIVAL KNIFE-“LOOSE POWER” (4/29) (JUSTIN TROSPER FROM UNWOUND)

26. SWANS-“BURNING WORLD” (REISSUED) (4/29) 

27. THEE OH SEES-“THE DROP” (4/29) 

28. 3108-“3108” (4/29) 

29. WILLIAM TYLER-“LOST COLONY” (4/29) (Lost Colony follows William Tyler's critically acclaimed album Impossible Truth. This limited-edition 12-inch features songs "Whole New Dude", a full band re-working of "We Can't Go Home Again" from Impossible Truth, and "Karussell", a cover of a Michael Rother (Neu!) song.)

30. CHAD VANGAALEN-“SHRINK DUST” (4/29)

31. BEN WATT-“HENDRA” (BONUS TRACKS EDITION) (4/29) 

32. WOVENHAND-“REFRACTORY OBDURATE” (4/29)

33. WYE OAK-“SHRIEK” (4/29) 

34. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“FAREWELL TRANSMISSION: THE MUSIC OF JASON MOLINA” (2-CD TRIBUTE) (4/29) 

2014 NEW RELEASES WEEK #17 APRIL 22, 2014

APRIL 22, 2014 (WEEK # 17)

1.    THE AMAZING SNAKEHEADS-“FLATLINING” (SINGLE) (4/22)

2.    BASS CLEF-“BUGBRANDED” [EP] (4/22)

3.    BLACK PRAIRIE-“FORTUNE” (4/22)

4.    CHRIS BROKAW-“NOW, FORAGER” (ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) (4/22)

5.    CHAIN & THE GANG-“MINIMUM ROCK N ROLL” (IMPORT) (4/22) 

6.    MARSHALL CRENSHAW-“RED WINE” [EP] (4/22)

7.    THE DEAD WOODS-“SEVENTY CEDAR” (4/22) 

8.    DEATH-“III” (4/22)

9.    EELS-“THE CAUTIONARY TALES OF MARK OLIVER EVERETT” (DELUXE EDITION 2-CD) (4/22) 

10. FEAR OF MEN-“LOOM” (4/22)

11. GREEN DAY-“DEMOLICIOUS” (18-SONG DEMO COLLECTION) (4/19) 

12. HORSE THIEF-“FEAR IN BLISS” (4/15) 

13. INDIANA-“SOLO DANCING” [EP] (4/16) 

14. MARGOT & THE NUCLEAR SO AND SO’S-“SLING SHOT TO HEAVEN” (4/22)

15. MATTHEW AND THE ATLAS-“OTHER RIVERS” (4/22) 

16. NILS PETTER MOLVAER-“SWITCH” (4/15) 

17. PAOLO NUTINI-“CAUSTIC LOVE” (4/22) 

18. THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART-“DAYS OF ABANDON” (4/22) 

19. PATRICK PARK-“LOVE LIKE SWORDS” (4/22)

20. RUMPISTOL-“AWAY” (4/22) 

21. SACCO-“SACCO” (4/22)

22. SCUBA-“PHENIX 1” [EP] (4/22) 

23. SWANS-“BURNING WORLD” (REISSUED/REMASTERED) (4/22)

24. TAME IMPALA-“LIVE VERSIONS” (4/19) 

25. TEEN-“THE WAY & COLOR” (4/22) 

26. THERAPY?-“TROUBLEGUM” (DELUXE EDITION 3-CD REISSUE) (1994/2014) 

27. THE WHIGS-“MODERN CREATION” (4/22) 

28. XTC-“SKYLARKING: CORRECTED POLARITY EDITION” (4/22) (Digitally remastered, expanded and corrected edition of the British band's 1986 album. Some 28 years after its initial recording and release, Skylarking finally appears on CD as it was originally intended to sound. Andy Partridge - never entirely happy with the overall sound of the finished album - took it to award-winning mastering engineer John Dent, who noticed something that had never previously been spotted. Somewhere, possibly in the transfer from the multi-channel tape to the stereo master, a polarity had been reversed. This is not the same thing as a reversed left/right channel which puts a stereo picture out of phase and makes the sound unlistenable, but a much more difficult to pin down event that can be triggered by something as simple as a badly wired plug in the overall system which, nonetheless, removes some of the punch and presence from a finished recording. The album's cover and tracklisting have reverted to the band's original vision, making this the ultimate edition of one of the band's most popular albums.)

2014 NEW RELEASES WEEK #16 APRIL 15, 2014

APRIL 15 (WEEK # 16)

1.    THE AFGHAN WHIGS-“DO TO THE BEAST” (4/15) 

2.    BOBBY BARE JR-“UNDEFEATED” (4/15)

3.    THE BEVIS FROND-“HIGH IN A FLAT” (COMPILATION OF TRACKS: HIGHLIGHTS 1987-1991) (4/15) 

4.    BOOTSTRAPS-“BOOTSTRAPS” (4/15) 

5.    THE BOTH (AIMEE MANN AND TED LEO)-“THE BOTH” (4/15) 

6.    THE CHOIR-“SHADOW WEAVER” (4/15) 

7.    CLOUD CULT-“UNPLUG” (LIVE) (4/15) 

8.    THE CROOKES-“SOAPBOX” (4/15)

9.    RODNEY CROWELL-“TARPAPER SKY” (4/15) 

10. GORD DOWNIE, THE SADIES & THE CONQUERING SUN-“S/T” (4/15) (While Gord Downie has managed to attract an arena-level audience in his native Canada (and a few markets in the United States) for his work with the Tragically Hip, it's always been obvious that he's wanted to do more adventurous work outside the confines of the band, and if he was going to pick another Canadian act to collaborate with, he could scarcely have done better than the Sadies. the Sadies have a body of work that testifies to their eclectic spirit and deep instrumental skills, and they put these gifts to good work on Gord Downie, The Sadies, And the Conquering Sun, a set of ten tunes he recorded with the group. The group's echoey atmospherics are used to their best advantage on songs like "Los Angeles Times," "Saved," and the title cut, but the Sadies also rock harder here than they have in recent years, letting loose with some six-string firepower on "Crater," "It Didn't Start to Break My Heart Until This Afternoon," and "Demand Destruction," with Travis and Dallas Good making their guitars roar and howl, while bassist Sean Dean and drummer Mike Belitsky keep the backbeat lean, hot, and satisfying. With the Sadies providing top-shelf backing, Downie is free to go into rant mode on his lyrics, and while he reveals he can sound insightful and literate when he's of a mind (particularly on "Devil Enough" and "Saved"), he clearly relishes the chance to go on a beatnik lyrical bender on some of these tunes, and "Budget Shoes," "I'm Free, Disarray Me" and "One Good Fast Job" prove he's pretty good with such stuff, sounding a bit further out than on the average Tragically Hip session but maintaining an emotional clarity even when the lyrics tend not to scan quite so well in the literal sense. While both Downie and the Sadies both have plenty on their plates, And the Conquering Sun suggests they work well together and should take another stab at this some day. Review by Mark Deming)

11. ITAL TEK-“MEGA CITY INDUSTRY” (4/7) 

12. JAPANTHER-“INSTANT MONEY MAGIC” (4/15)

13. MICA LEVI-“UNDER THE SKIN” (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK) (4/15)  Based on the novel by Michael Faber, Jonathan Glazer's new film follows the journey of a voluptuous woman (Scarlett Johansson) of unknown origin combing the highway in search of isolated or forsaken men. They are seduced, stripped of their humanity, and never heard from again. The music, which plays a critical role in the film and has been mentioned numerous times in reviews, is by British-born Mica Levi, known by her stage name Micachu. She is classically trained and is best known for her band Micachu & The Shapes and for experimental music in a variety of genres.

14. THE LIBRARY IS ON FIRE-“HALCYON & SURROUNDING AREAS” (4/15)

15. JESSICA LEA MAYFIELD-“MAKE MY HEAD SING…” (4/15)

16. RON MORELLI-“PERISCOPE BLUES” (4/15) 

17. OPERA MORT-“DEDALES” (4/15) 

18. ORCAS-“YEARLING” (4/15) (For Yearling, Orcas members Benoît Pioulard and Rafael Anton Irisarri (The Sight Below) teamed up with Martyn Heyne (of Efterklang) on guitar and piano, and Michael Lerner (Telekinesis) on drums, to build upon the subdued ambience of their self-titled debut, adding a huge dose of analog warmth to their hazy pop leanings.)

19. THE SECRET SISTERS-“PUT YOUR NEEDLE DOWN” (4/15) 

20. DYLAN SHEARER-“GARAGEARRAY” (4/15) (2014 release, the third album from the San Francisco-based singer/songwriter. On Garagearray, the lauded Bay Area artist is joined by Thee Oh Sees Petey Dammit on bass and Comets On Fire's Noel von Harmonson on drums with production from Eric Bauer. These elements of support provides a lush canvas, where Dylan leads us to the valleys and meadows of memories and profound reflection. Superlatives and flowery language falls short to convey the standard foundations from Dylan Shearer's approaches to the storied schools and methods of songwriting.)

21. SLINT-“SPIDERLAND” (DELUXE EDITION BOX SET REISSUED) (4/15)

22. WOODS-“WITH LIGHT & WITH LOVE” (4/15) 

2014 NEW RELEASES WEEK #15 APRIL 8, 2014

APRIL 8 (WEEK # 15)

1.    THE BLACK DOG-“LIBER COLLECTED” (4/8) 

2.    COLOURMUSIC-“MAY YOU MARRY RICH” (4/8)

3.    COVES-“SOFT FRIDAY” (4/8) 

4.    DENNEY & THE JETS-“MEXICAN COKE” (4/8)

5.    EMA-“THE FUTURE’S VOID” (4/8) 

6.    THE FAINT-“DOOM ABUSE” (4/8)

7.    JOHN FRUSCIANTE-“ENCLOSURE” (4/8)

8.    GERMANY GERMANY-“RECONNECT” (4/8) 

9.    THE HONEY TREES-“BRIGHT FIRE” (4/8) 

10. I WAS A KING-“ISLE OF YOURS” (4/8) 

11. KING OF PRUSSIA-“ZONIAN GIRLS AND THE ECHOES THAT SURROUND US ALL” (2-CD) (4/8) 

12. KRONOS QUARTET-“A THOUSAND THOUGHTS” (4/8)

13. LEGOWELT-“CRYSTAL CULT 2080” (4/8) 

14. THE MARY ONETTES-“PORTICO” (4/8) 

15. THE MIGHTY LEMON DROPS-“UPTIGHT: EARLY RECORDINGS 1985-86” (IMPORT) (4/8)

16. MEG MYERS-“MAKE A SHADOW” [EP] (4/8) 

17. OFF!-“WASTED YEARS” (4/8) 

18. PROTOMARTYR-“UNDER COLOR OF OFFICIAL RIGHT” (4/8) 

19. RIVAL SONS-“GREAT WESTERN VALKYRIE” (4/8)

20. SAINTSENECA-“DARK ARC” (4/8) 

21. SCHOOL OF LANGUAGE-“OLD FEARS” (4/8)

22. SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO & ROMAN FLUGEL-“HACHINOKO” [EP] (4/8) 

23. SLEEPYHEAD-“WILD SOMETIMES” (4/8)

24. SOHN-“TREMORS” (4/8) 

25. SQUAREPUSHER & Z-MACHINES-“MUSIC FOR ROBOTS” (4/8)

26. SWEET APPLE-“THE GOLDEN AGE OF GLITTER” (4/8) 

27. AVE TARE’S SLASHER FLICKS-“ENTER THE SLASHER HOUSE” (4/8) 

28. TODD TERJE-“IT’S ALBUM TIME” (4/8) 

29. WARPAINT-“DISCO/VERY” [EP] (4/8) 

30. WEAVES-“WEAVES” [EP] (4/8) 

31. YOUNG & SICK-“YOUNG & SICK” (4/8)

2014 NEW RELEASES WEEK #14, APRIL 1, 2014

APRIL 1, 2014 (WEEK # 14)

1.    ARC IRIS-“ARC IRIS” (4/1) (New project from Joice Adams of the Low Anthem is delicate and intricately-arranged; there’s a clear debt to folk and country, but to classify this merely in those terms is to sell it short. Songs like “Singing So Sweetly” boast a kaleidoscope of sound, from Adams’ multi-layered voice to psyched-out horns and strings. Faint nods toward jazz and chamber music make this one an intriguing puzzle all around.)

2.    BAND OF SKULLS-“HIMALAYAN” (4/1) 

3.    JEFF BLACK-“FOLKLORE” (4/1)

4.    BLACK PISTOL FIRE-“HUSH OR HOWL” (4/1) 

5.    S. CAREY-“RANGE OF LIGHT” (4/1) 

6.    CLIENT-“AUTHORITY” (4/1) 

7.    CLOUD NOTHINGS-“HERE & NOWHERE ELSE” (4/1) 

8.    CV313-“DIMENSIONAL SPACE” (2-CD) (4/1)

9.    MAC DEMARCO-“SALAD DAYS” (4/1) 

10. INVENTIONS-“INVENTIONS” (4/1) (We are thrilled to announce the newest addition to the Temporary Residence roster: the duo of Matthew Cooper and Mark T. Smith, formally known as Inventions. What began as an earnest collaboration between longtime friends and tourmates has blossomed into a full-fledged creative partnerhip for the ages. Cooper (Eluvium) and Smith (Explosions In The Sky) are a match made in heaven, and we are honored to be a part of this new endeavor. Look for their eponymous debut album in stores April 1.)

11. JONNY TWO BAGS-“SALVATION TOWN” (4/1) (FROM SOCIAL D, US BOMBS, YOUTH BRIGADE & CADILLAC TRAMPS) 

12. KAISER CHIEFS-“EDUCATION, EDUCASTION, EDUCATION & WAR” (4/1) 

13. WILL KIMBROUGH-“SIDESHOW LOVE” (4/1)

14. JON LANGFORD & SKULL ORCHARD-“HERE BE MONSTERS” (4/1) 

15. LAVENDER COUNTRY-“LAVENDER COUNTRY” (3/25) 

16. MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA-“COPE” (4/1) 

17. TONY MOLINA-“DISSED AND DISMISSED” (3/25) 

18. PETER MULVEY-“SILVER LADDER” (4/1) 

19. NICKEL CREEK-“A DOTTED LINE” (4/1) 

20. OCTO OCTA-“CAUSE I LOVE YOU” [EP] (4/1) 

21. CHARLIE PARR WITH ALAN SPARHAWK (OF LOW)-“HOLLANDALE” (4/1) 

22. JON PORRAS-“LIGHT DIVIDE” (4/1) 

23. PURE X-“ANGEL” (4/1) 

24. SMALL BLACK-“REAL PEOPLE” [EP] (4/1) 

25. STARWALKER-“LOSERS CAN WIN” [EP] (3/17) (Starwalker is a brand-new collaboration between two electro-pop icons: Jean-Benoit Dunckel (Air) and Icelandic composer Bardi Johannsson (Bang Gang, Lady & Bird). The title, Starwalker -- suitably spatial and curious -- is an umbrella term for the duo's new works together. Included in this blossoming canon is the debut EP including singles "Bad Weather" and "Losers Can Win," a celestial song featuring the vocals of Keren Ann. The Starwalker project is in part inspired by both the unpredictable nature of Iceland and the clean, classic design of France, and the result pulls you in with its intensity. That is not to say the duo lack a lightness of touch or a sense of humor, however. Bubbles, Warhol, pop colors, burlesque, sexy women -- moving and dancing, Starwalker sing the song in slow-motion. Features a remix of "Bad Weather" by Bloodgroup.) 

26. SUDDEN DEATH OF STARS-“ALL UNREVEALED PARTS OF THE UNKNOWN” (3/11) 

27. TIMBER TIMBRE-“HOT DREAMS” (4/1)

28. UH HUH HER-“FUTURE SOULS” 

29. VOICES FROM THE LAKE-“VELO DI MAYA” (4/1) 

30. WE ARE CATCHERS-“WE ARE CATCHERS” (4/1)

31. WHITE HINTERLAND-“BABY” (4/1) 

32. WILD ONES-“KEEP IT SAFE” (4/1) 

33. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“LOOKING INTO YOU: A TRIBUTE TO JACKSON BROWNE” (2-CD) (4/1)