NEW RELEASES 2015 WEEK # 22 JUNE 2, 2015

JUNE 2, 2015 (WEEK # 22)

1.    ALGIERS-“ALGIERS” (6/2) 

2.    ARTHUR’S LANDING-“SECOND THOUGHTS” (6/2)

3.    BEACH SLANG-“BROKEN THRILLS” (6/2) 

4.    DAWES-“ALL YOUR FAVORITE BANDS” (6/2) 

5.    ETERNAL SUMMERS-“GOLD AND STONE” (6/2)

6.    DAUGHN GIBSON-“CARNATION” (6/2) (Daughn Gibson of Carlisle, PA is a singer, songwriter and musician possessed of a singular and strange vision. Carnation, his third album, is the latest exhilarating and dark embodiment of that vision. It’s an album that’s more elegant and sophisticated than anything he’s done to date, and which sees the elements of country music, more prominent on 2012’s All Hell on the White Denim label and 2013’s Me Moan on Sub Pop, undone to extraordinary effect by ambient textures and sounds. Shot through with a deep sensuality, Carnation is a high-wire balancing act, at times sexual, emotionally intense and comforting. The album features Daughn’s strongest songwriting yet, with lyrical subject matter that shares a kinship with writers Raymond Carver and Donald Ray Pollack. The music here combines with those lyrics to widescreen effect, and Carnation feels filmic in its execution: It evokes, and in many ways pays homage to, the works of Tim Burton, Pier Paulo Pasolini, and John Waters. Carnation’s most pervasive theme might best be described as the chaos of circumstance. The album’s 11 tracks tell related stories of near-death experiences, mental-health struggles, psychosexual turmoil, and everyday dread. Carnation was co-produced and recorded by Daughn Gibson and Randall Dunn (Earth, Sunn O))), Jesse Sykes, Tim Hecker). Dunn’s knack for textured mixes and sense of pagan weight collide with Gibson’s underlying pop sensibilities. The two also enlisted the talents of composer/violinist to Eyvind Kang on string arrangements, renowned studio drummer Matt Chamberlain, as well as Daughn’s long-standing musical conspirator, Jim Elkington. Additional contributions include: Steve Moore (Piano, Trombone, Keyboards and Synths); Milky Burgess, Paul Wegman, and Jer Rouse (Guitars); Skerik (Saxophone); and Jay Kardong (Pedal Steel). Carnation was recorded at Avast Studios in Seattle, Washington and mastered by Jason Ward at Chicago Mastering.)

7.    MERLE HAGGARD & WILLIE NELSON-“DJANGO AND JIMMIE” (6/2) 

8.    INDIGO GIRLS-“ONE LOST DAY” (6/2)

9.    JAGA JAZZIST-“STARFIRE” (6/2)

10. JAMIE XX-“IN COLOUR” (6/2)

11. KINSKI-“7” (6/2)

12. WILLIE NILE-“IF I WAS A RIVER” (6/2) 

13. HEATHER NOVA-“THE WAY IT FEELS” (6/2) 

14. KINSKI-“7 (OR 8)” (6/2)

15. OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW-“BRUSHY MOUNTAIN CONJUGAL TRAILER” (Brushy Mountain Conjugal Trailer is a special EP release that will be heavily sought after by the bands fans. It contains the second single, Brushy Mountain Conjugal Trailer , taken from Grammy winning Old Crow Medicine Show album, Remedy.
This special 4 Track EP includes two tracks which were previously unavailable to fans - Mother Church , written in honor of Nashville s historic Ryman Auditorium and former long time home to the Grand Ole Opry, a live version of The Warden , and I Done Wrong Blues which was previously only released on a very limited edition 7". ) (6/2)

16. PAINT-“PAINT” (6/2) 

17. CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD-“BETTY’S BLENDS VOLUME TWO” [LIVE] (6/2) (Chris Robinson Brotherhood has announced the release of Betty's Blend's: Best Of The West (Vol. Two) on June 2. Recorded and mixed by the legendary Grateful Dead archivist Betty Cantor-Jackson, the nine-track collection features performances captured on The CRB's 2014 summer tour throughout the western United States, including ''Rosalee'' from the Henry Miller Library in Big Sur, ''ShorePower'' from Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael, ''Burn Slow'' from Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom in Denver and a standout 15-minute plus version of ''Vibration & Light Suite'' from Theatre Deville in Vacaville, CA. In addition to CRB originals, the set includes a pair of covers: ''They Love Each Other'' by The Grateful Dead and ''Driving Wheel'' by Tom Rush, which are invariably highlights of The CRB's live shows.)

18. SLAVES-“ARE YOU SATISFIED?” (6/2) 

19. SOMEONE STILL LOVES YOU BORIS YELTSIN-“THE HIGH COUNTRY” (6/2) 

20. CHRIS STAMEY-“EUPHORIA” (6/2)

21. SUN KIL MOON-“UNIVERSAL THEMES” (6/2) 

22. ROCKY VOTOLATO / CHUCK RAGAN-“KINDRED SPIRIT” (Seattle singer-songwriter Rocky Votolato and Hot Water Music's Chuck Ragan. Features appearances from Dave Hause, Ben Nichols, Jon Snodgrass, and Chad Price) (6/2) 

23. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“REMEMERING MOUNTAINS: UNHEARD SONGS BY KAREN DALTON” (6/2) (FEATURING ARTISTS: LUCINDA WILLIAMS, MARISSA NADLER, DIANE CLUCK, SHARON VAN ETTEN, LAUREL HALO, JULIA HOLTER, PATTY GRIFFIN, ISOBEL CAMPBELL, TARA JANE O’NEIL, JOSEPHINE FOSTER & LARKIN GRIMM)