OCTOBER 21, 2014
(WEEK #43)
1.
BILL CALLAHAN-“I DRIVE A VALENCE” (BOOK)
(10/21) (DRAG CITY BOOK***Until we have a feature film in which BILL CALLAHAN's words are
spoken by the true and deep characters who exist within the songs, the best
format will be this lyric book--wait, no, the best format will always be the
albums featuring the songs, since they are sung by Bill Callahan, the author
and singer, in his own inimitable and completely individual fashion. I
Drive a Valence, however, which spans two decades of SMOG/BILL CALLAHAN songs,
is a fairly unforgettable look-see; in fact, it's a definitive-yet-concise trip
through the mirror, collecting the lyrics to 70 songs and pairing them with 116
dreamy ink-wash images by the man himself. The nuances and ambiguities within
plain-spoke expression are at the exquisite center of Callahan's gift, and the
plain fact of words on paper nails them down in a concrete fashion that signals
eternity somehow more concretely than sounds in the air can conjure. I Drive a
Valence does this for the listener--makes him/her a reader, while putting Bill
Callahan's songs on another shelf where they sit just as entirely as they do on
LP shelves around the world. 8"x5.5" 196-page paperback book.)
2.
CAVE-“RELEASE – SINGLES 2007-2013”
(10/21)
3.
COLD WAR KIDS-“HOLD MY HOME SAN PEDRO, CA
2014” (10/21)
4.
CONTACT-“FIRST CONTACT” (10/21) (Contact is the new duo of A.E. Paterra (aka Majeure) of famed sci-fi
synth-rock group Zombi, and acclaimed British film composer, Paul Lawler.
Exploring a similar orbit as Majeure and Zombi, multi-instrumentalist Lawler
infuses heavy doses of melody and drama to give First Contact a sound and feel
that blends late 70s Pink Floyd sprawl, the nostalgic wonder of early 80s
science documentaries, and John Carpenter’s 80s sci-fi action films. Equal
parts fascinating and euphoric, Contact is two masters of their respective
crafts finding common ground in zero gravity. ON TEMPORARY RESIDENCE LABEL.
5.
KELE-“TRICK” (10/14) (FROM BLOC PARTY)
6.
LAMB-“BACKSPACE
UNWIND” (10/21)
7.
MARK LANEGAN BAND-“PHANTOM
RADIO” (10/21)
8.
MINERAL-“1994-1998 THE COMPLETE
COLLECTION” (2-CD) (10/21)
9.
THURSTON MOORE-“THE BEST DAY” (10/21) (The Best
Day, Thurston Moore s first solo record since 2010 s Demolished Thoughts,
radiates with both his signature dynamism of dense thrashing electric guitars
as well as blissful 12-string acoustic ballads. Recorded with Thurston s
current band line-up of James Sedwards (guitars, UK), Deb Googe (of My Bloody
Valentine, bass, UK) and Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth, drums, USA), there are
also a some tracks that feature all instrumentation by Thurston.)
10. MUSEUM
OF LOVE-“MUSEUM OF LOVE” (10/14) (Museum of Love is the musical project of Pat
Mahoney (Founding member of LCD Soundsystem) and Dennis McNany (Jee Day).
Longtime friends in New York, McNany and Mahoney found a similar sensibility
and a shared vocabulary for interpreting surroundings, something that began
with their remix of Battles My Machines feat. Gary Numan and extended into
their creation of a full length record together.)
11. NUDE BEACH-“77” (10/21)
12. PANDA
BEAR-“MR NOAH” [EP] (10/24)
13. PHARMAKON-“BESTIAL
BURDEN” (10/14)
14. THE
POP GROUP-“CABINET OF CURIOSITIES” (10/21)
15. SHEARWATER-“MISSING
ISLANDS: DEMOS & OUTTAKES 2007-2012” (10/21)
16. THE 2 BEARS-“THE NIGHT IS YOUNG”
(10/21) (Two
years ago The 2 Bears dropped a debut album that re-invigorated a genre and
gathered music fans in the open embrace of house music. On October 13th the
return with the second instalment The Night Is Young, the eagerly awaited
follow up released on Southern Fried. Where debut smash Be Strong was rooted in
their love for London, The Night Is Young takes on a more global vision. With a
love for their home city still at its heart, the album pulls influences and
experiences from across the world of dance music, drawing deeply from their
trip to Africa last summer. As part of a project for Brixton based youth
magazine Live, the duo played shows in Cape Town and Johannesburg and spent
time recording in a studio run by BLKJKS's TsepangRamoba. The lead vocals for
Son Of The Sun were recorded there with a young singer called Sbusiso and
Kwaito legend Senyaka, who also added his vocal to lead single Angel (Touch
Me). Speeding through multiple genres, often condensed into single tracks, The
Night Is Young lifts The 2 Bear's famed, eclectic DJ sets to higher realms,
shifting the imperative to lose both body and mind distinctly up a gear. 'I
love tunes that disguise things,' says Joe. 'A really sweet melody with a
really dark sentiment. Money Man is meant to be like that, you can have those
glossy reggae records that still say something. We didn't want to just be in
that culture of not saying anything, where it's all a fantasy world and
everyone just goes and gets fucked up but no one says anything.' It's a stark
contrast and one that cleverly moves the full-on party hedonism of their debut
forward, without sacrificing any of its unadulterated disco charm. The record
undulates, it's like a taster menu; courses of hard house, soft reggae, punchy
ragga, piano tear-jerkers, funk and soul, all made crystalline with the
typically high level of production and the passion of Raf's voice. Honing their
craft with all the care and attention paid to a well-groomed patch of facial
hair, Raf and Joe have bounced from Brixton to Tel Aviv via Cape Town, sharing
the decks ever since their fateful incarnation, delivering a memorable blend of
house, techno, ragga and more to almost every continent. A bearded pilgrimage
if you will, and one that has coloured in the bold dancefloor-centric shapes of
their second album The Night Is Young.)
17. SCOTT
WALKER + SUNN O)))-“SOUSED” (10/21)
18. JAMES WILLIAMSON-“RE-LICKED”
(10/21)
19. WOLF
GANG-“ALVERON” (10/21)
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