2015 NEW RELEASE SCHEDULE
JANUARY 6, 2015
(WEEK #1)
1.
NICK MOTT-“HERE BEGINS THE GREAT
DESTROYER” (1/6) (FORMERLY FROM VOLCANO THE BEAR)
2.
TY
SEGALL-“MR. FACE” (SINGLE) (1/6) (***Famous
Class is proud to announce the brand new TY SEGALL: Mr. Face EP!!! Not only is
this gatefold double 7" EP packed with 4 killer jams--"Mr.
Face," "Circles," "Drug Mugger," "The
Picture"--it doubles as a playable pair of 3D glasses! Pressed on
translucent red + blue colored vinyl you just look through the records to
activate the supercharged 3D artwork.)
JANUARY 13, 2015
(WEEK #2)
1.
BLACK ASTEROID (FEATURING COLD CAVE)-“BLACK
MOON” (12” SINGLE) (1/15)
2.
CALIFORNIA X-“NIGHTS IN THE DARK” (1/13)
3.
CATFISH & THE BOTTLEMEN-“BALCONY”
(1/13)
4.
BRANDI CLARK-“12 STORIES” (1/13)
5.
JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE-“ABSENT FATHERS”
(1/15)
6.
GUSTER-“EVERMOTION” (1/13)
7.
LIAM HAYES (PLUSH)-“SLURRUP” (1/13)
8.
VICTOR KRUMMENACHER-“HARD TO SEE TROUBLE
COMING” (1/13)
9.
DAN
MANGAN + BLACKSMITH-“CLUB MEDS” (1/15)
10. MALCOLM
MIDDLETON AND DAVID SHRIGLEY-“MUSIC & WORDS” (1/13)
11. MR
OIZO-“THE CHURCH” (1/13)
12. PANDA BEAR-“PANDA BEAR MEETS
THE GRIM REAPER” (1/13) (JAPANESE EDITION 2-CD BONUS TRACKS)
13. VARIOUS
ARTISTS-“ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER TIME: CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF “INSIDE LLEWYN
DAVIS” [2-CD] (1/13)
JANUARY 20, 2015
(WEEK #3)
1.
AMEN DUNES-“COWBOY WORSHIP” [EP] (1/20)
2.
APHEX
TWIN-“COMPUTER CONTROLLED ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTS PT. 2” (1/23)
3.
THE ARCHANGEL-“BEDROOM SLANT” (1/20) (Bruno Pronsato, one of electronic music's most vital and innovative
producers, presents The Bedroom Slant, the first full-length release under his
new Archangel moniker. This new chapter follows "Since We Last Met"
(2010), his shimmering and haunting collaboration as ndf with Sergio Giorgini
of Benoit & Sergio, which Pitchfork and Resident Advisor hailed and DFA
chose to close its 2010 Compilation; and Lovers Do (SONG 006CD, 2011),
Pronsato's third album, which Resident Advisor rated at 4.5 out of 5 and
Pitchfork rated at 8.1, lauding the work as "a striking and massive
statement." Pronsato has also released on Perlon as Half Hawaii, his
collaboration with Sammy Dee; on Telegraph as Public Lover, his collaboration
with Ninca Leece; and on Hello? Repeat as Others, his collaboration with Daze
Maxim. Archangel is a significant new chapter in the evolution of Pronsato's signature
electronic sound. The human voice acts as one of its major elements, as
Pronsato steps up to the mic to take on vocal duties, and it incorporates
traditional instrumentation to a larger degree than his previous work, with his
brother David Ford's bass guitar lines forming the rhythmic foundation for many
of the new songs. Acknowledging his long-held love, fostered by radio, of pop,
rock, and post-punk in his music for the first time, Pronsato filters his
experimentalism through his formative romance with the airwaves. Pronsato is
known for creating remarkably fresh and strange music from his influences,
unrecognizable when compared to its inspiration. He wrote, produced, recorded,
and mixed The Bedroom Slant during early morning sessions in the Prenzlauer
Berg studio he shares with Benoit & Sergio. The album features
collaborations with downtown scene multi-instrumentalist Peter Gordon (Love of
Life Orchestra), Randy Jones aka Caro (co-founder of Orac Records), bassist
Yonatan Levi (The Jimmy Cobb Quartet), and Chicago-based composer and pianist
David A. Powers. Artwork by UK-based artist Marilyn Thompson. Mastered by Mike
Grinser at Manmade Mastering, Berlin.)
4.
BELLE
AND SEBASTIAN-“GIRLS IN PEACETIME WANT TO DANCE” (1/20)
5.
RYAN
BINGHAM-“FEAR AND SATURDAY NIGHT” (1/20)
6.
BJORK-“VULNICURA”
(1/20)
7.
BOXED IN-“BOXED IN” (1/20)
8.
ALEX CALDER-“STRANGE DREAMS” (1/20)
9.
BC
CAMPLIGHT-“HOW TO DIE IN THE NORTH” (1/20)
10. THE DECEMBERISTS-“WHAT A
TERRIBLE WORLD, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL WORLD” (1/20)
11. DISAPPEARS-“IRREAL” (1/20)
12. ERASE ERRATA-“LOST WEEKEND”
(1/20) ("Recorded in the summer of 2012
in the sleepy midwest town of Iowa City, Erase Errata regrouped to record their
fourth full-length release "Lost Weekend". After a day of improvising
in the studio, the band selected seven pieces to flesh out for posterity. Sure
to please their heavily established psych rock fan base.")
13. JAD
FAIR & NORMAN BLAKE-“YES” (1/21)
14. GHOST CULTURE-“GHOST CULTURE”
(1/20)
15. KING
CRIMSON-“LIVE AT THE ORPHEUM THEATER LOS ANGELES 2014” (1/20)
16. MARILYN MANSON-“THE PALE
EMPEROR” (1/20)
17. JACK
NAME-“WEIRD MOONS” (1/20) (2015
release, the sophomore full-length from the Los Angeles-based solo artist and
White Fence collaborator. Jack Name's genius is the listener can never
anticipate his next direction. A change of trajectory is as likely a return to
the beginning as it is a sharp upwards spike that pulls one deeper into one's
seat and threatens unconsciousness. Nothing here is concrete or predictable.
Songs float, attract, repel, and rebound off each other like pitch black
matter. A wonderful follow-up to 2014's masterpiece LIGHT SHOW, WEIRD MOONS was
recorded in a room with mirrored walls, moth-eaten shades pulled low to block
the sun's brutal radiation and the howls of the urchins 60 stories below. Less
a sequel to the tales spun in the first, and more a rocket that has jettisoned
its initial thruster to be driven further away from this mortal orb and deeper
into this sticky story. Reminiscent of late-era Can, Bruce Haack, Hans Edler,
Solid Space, Dario Argento and VHS tapes. Listen to this album in an egg-shaped
speaker chair, if possible.)
18. NIGHT
TERRORS OF 1927-“EVERYTHING’S COMING UP ROSES” (1/20)
19. THE
NOTWIST-“MESSIER OBJECTS” (1/23) (When The
Notwist returned with their acclaimed seventh studio album Close to the Glass
in early 2014, many were enchanted by the epic instrumental track
"Lineri." It was the only instrumental track featured on that album,
but according to Markus Acher, the band's vocalist, instrumental works had an
important role in the album. Indeed, while the band's members pursued solo
projects between 2008's The Devil, You + Me and 2014's Close to the Glass, The
Notwist also composed instrumental works for several theater productions and
radio plays, some of which are compiled here as The Messier Objects. The
collection obviously brings to mind the ghosts of library music and '70s
soundtracks, but can also be heard as a summary of the band's ever-evolving
musical cosmos. The 17 featured pieces range from sample-based electronic
collages to the buoyant post-rock of "Das Spiel ist aus." Whether the
band is experimenting with modular synthesizers, analog percussion, or even
horn sections ("Object 11"), there remains a constant flow of gentle
grooves that makes this open-minded collection more than just a companion piece
to Close to the Glass.)
20. CHRIS
POTTER / UNDERGROUND ORCHESTRA-“IMAGINARY CITIES” (1/20)
21. RED
AUNTS-“COME UP FOR A CLOSER LOOK” [2-CD COLLECTION] (1/20) ("The Red Aunts were an all-female punk band that formed in 1991
in Long Beach, California. Their brand of unfiltered music is toxic, taking a
sharp claw to every riot grrrl cliché it can shred. "Come Up for a Closer
Look" is their “Greatest Hits” compilation, a gatefold-sleeve double-album
complete with killer art and photos, plus liner notes by Red Aunts fan Sasha
Frere-Jones.")
22. SISKIYOU-“NERVOUS”
(1/20) (Siskiyou returns with Nervous,
a majestic album of carefully constructed art rock built around songwriter and
lead singer Colin Huebert's stacked acoustic guitars and intimate, whispery
vocals. Siskiyou's sound has been previously dubbed a sort of 'Northern
Gothic', conjuring cold winds and the life-saving warmth of temporary shelters
and tiny hearth fires. With Nervous, the band continues to push beyond the
crisp lo-fi intimacy of its early work, and has forged its most confident and
finely-crafted recording to date.)
23. SLEATER-KINNEY-“NO CITIES TO
LOVE” (1/20)
24. VIET CONG-“VIET CONG”
(1/20)
JANUARY 27, 2015
(WEEK #4)
1.
AMEN DUNES-“COWBOY WORSHIP” [EP] (1/27)
2.
AQUALUNG-“10 FUTURES” (1/27)
3.
THE BODY & THOU-“RELEASED FROM LOVE/ YOU,
WHOM I HAVE ALWAYS HATED” (1/27)
4.
GAZ COOMBES-“MATADOR” (1/27)
5.
THE
DODOS-“INDIVID” (1/27)
6.
HOLLOW WOOD-“WALLFLOWER” [EP] (1/27) + “SEASONS” [EP] (8/5/2014)
7.
HOWLIN RAIN-“MANSION SONGS” (1/27)
8.
THE LONE BELLOW-“THEN CAME THE MORNING”
(1/27)
9.
MILO GREENE-“CONTROL” (1/27)
10. NOVELLER-“FANTASTIC
PLANET” (1/27)
11. NATALIE
PRASS-“NATALIE PRASS” (1/27)
12. JESSICA
PRATT-“ON YOUR OWN LOVE AGAIN” (1/27) (JESSICA
PRATT's self-titled 2012 debut has been much-murmured about in the time between
yesterday and today. People respond to the austere, pristine clarity of the
performances, the gentle strength, marveling at how much comes from so little:
just a voice and a guitar or two! They remark on the timeless nature of the
songs and the voice, scrupulously informed by the folk-rock of ages past, but
sung without bags. Two years on, and Jessica's very new On Your Own Love Again
is here for us, playing her further adventures in different pastures. The album
was recorded entirely by Jessica in the fashion of "Night Faces" and
"Dreams," from her first album, and mixed in collaboration with WILL
CANZONERI. Touched lightly with additional instrumental and vocal parts, the
songs ripple beneath the surface with lyrical details that morph almost
subliminally from the personal into fantasy. When Jessica's playful nature
bubbles up, she sends her voice traveling into strange places to see what it
finds there. The music too is deceptively accomplished, providing subtle
hallucinatory nuances to the tunes. Perhaps most significantly, On Your Own
Love Again was recorded at home over the past two years. This process sands the
surface of her more active multi-tracking approach, allowing a sound as
delicate and singular as her former recordings. On Your Own Love Again Jessica
is fully alive in a space all her own; with isolation in the breeze, the sound
resonant in the natural light and a gauze of clouds in the sky, under which she
can relax, unwind and let herself be.)
13. PRIMA
DONNA-“NINE LIVES AND FORTY-FIVES” (1/27)
14. PUNCH
BROTHERS-“PHOSPHORESCENT BLUES” (1/27)
15. ALASDAIR
ROBERTS-“ALASDAIR ROBERTS” (1/27)
16. JAN
ST WERNER (MOUSE ON MARS)-“MISCONTINUUM ALBUM” (1/27)
17. JIM
WHITE VS THE PACKWAY HANDLE BAND-“TAKE IT LIKE A MAN” (1/27)
18. MAK
WOLVEN & THE INSIDERS-“THE LOWLAND YEARS” (1/27)
