February 2012
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Silverstein “Brookfield”
When Hopeless recording artists SILVERSTEIN announced the release of SHORT SONGS, the 22-track follow-up to their critically-acclaimed album RESCUE, they were still in the process of choosing which original songs they would include and which classic punk songs they would cover. With each song clocking in at 90 seconds or less, the appropriately-titled ...
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@Ganglians “Jungle”
Sacramento’s Ganglians return after a relatively quiet two years since their dual album dropping in 2009. The aptly titled Still Living hits the streets August 23rd stateside via Lefse, and August 29th throughout Europe via Souterrain Transmissions. Ringing in at just under an hour, the double LP stays true to their psychedelic roots established on their...
January 2012
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Human Switchboard “(Say No To) Saturday’s Girl”
As part of the first generation of indie-rockers Human Switchboard were transplants from Ohio that found their way into the NYC club scene of the early 1980s. Inspired by the writing of the Velvet Underground Bob Pfeifer, Myrna Marcarian and Ron Metz along with an endless slew of bass players worked up a great batch of edgy...
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Mastodon “Sickleg”
Mastodon is an American heavy metal band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 1999.
Call of the Mastodon is a compilation of early songs from the heavy metal band Mastodon. It was released on February 7, 2006, by Relapse Records.
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@SageFrancis “The Best of Times”
Li(f)e is the fourth solo studio album by American hip hop artist Sage Francis. It is his fourth studio album and his first with ANTI- records. He has filmed and released music videos for “The Best Of Times” and “Love The Lie”
Ever since we picked this as the “Deep Cut” for the newsletter this week I’ve...
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Young Liars “Colours”
Passionate. Gifted. Exciting. Young Liars, a Canadian band from Vancouver deftly experiments with synth-pop, electronic and indie rock. Revered as an integral part of the ever-changing local soundscape, the multi-instrumentalist band is on the rise with catchy indie pop hooks that grab you. Young Liars includes vocalist/guitarist Jordan Raine, bassist...
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Classics of Love “Dissolve”
Classics Of Love are an American punk rock band formed by former Operation Ivy singer Jesse Michaels. The band’s music goes back to while Michaels was doing solo acoustic shows and was approached by Mike Park of Asian Man Records about recording the songs in a studio.
Aggressive 80s style hardcore. Are you excited?
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Brother Ali “Writer’s Block”
As Brother Ali and Jake One put the finishing touches on his upcoming new album Mourning In America and Dreaming In Color, the two start the year off right with a new track titled “Writer’s Block”…enjoy!
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Anti-Flag “Neo-Liberal Anthem”
The 13 tracks that comprise the bands 8th studio album are arguably their most aggressive to date. With influences ranging from hardcore to modern folk punk, The General Strike is reckless yet tight, experimental yet familiar, and as impassioned and enraged as the bands feels.
The General Strike was recorded and produced by Anti-Flag at their...
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Big Sir “Ready On The Line”
Big Sir is the longtime collaboration between singer/composer Lisa Papineau and bassist/composer Juan Alderete (The Mars Volta).
Their third official full length album Before Gardens After Gardens is the culmination of Big Sir’s enduring musical partnership. At times danceable, others darkly haunting, the album is as visually evocative and it...
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AM & Shawn Lee “Dark Into Light”
The musical collaboration of AM & Shawn Lee has resulted in a unique brand of electro-soul that achieves seamless pop perfection, while mining a startlingly broad array of stylistic influences. The resulting blend of heartfelt, warmly melodic songcraft and vivid, inventive soundscapes underlines the artists’ abiding love for all manner...
December 2011
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Elliott Smith “Twilight”
From a Basement on the Hill is the sixth and final studio album by the late singer-songwriter Elliott Smith. Released posthumously on October 19, 2004, the album was incomplete at the time of Smith’s death. Smith’s family hired his former producer Rob Schnapf and ex-girlfriend Joanna Bolme to sort through and put the finishing touches on the...
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@JoshuaHyslop “Nowhere Left To Go”
Vancouver singer-songwriter Josh Hyslop’s debut EP ‘Cold Wind’ features melodic tracks including ‘Nowhere Left To Go,’ ‘If I Was a Better Man,’ and the title track ‘Cold Wind.’
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@FedericoAubele ”No One”
Berlin 13 marks Federico Aubele’s return to a smoky realm of acoustic guitar licks, heavy rhythms and sinister dub atmospherics. Featuring guest appearances by Jesse Harris, Karina Zeviani, Natalia Clavier, and Mauro Refosco (of Forro in The Dark and Thom Yorke’s live band).
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The Reverend Peytons’ Big Damn Band “Plasma for Christmas”
A holiday classic from The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band.
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Ancient Astronauts “Worldwide”
The Ancient Astronauts return from the far reaches of the musical cosmos with their stellar new sophomore album. Released in early 2011, the Astronauts take their vintage-meets-future block party aesthetic and blast off to new frontiers. They are not alone in their journey however, as they bring along a solid crew of MCs, vocalists, and ...
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Jesse Malin and the St. Marks Social “Burning The Bowery”
After 3 critically acclaimed solo records, dozens of world tours and TV appearances, Jesse Malin found himself back in New York City questioning his next move. When Jesse met producer Ted Hutt one night at a local bar, their talk of making a record fast, loose, and raw, was the beginning of a quest to create a record that...
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Boris “Spoon”
Boris is a Japanese experimental rock band, known for often combining and switching between different music genres including drone metal, sludge metal, noise rock, psychedelic rock, ambient and pop. As of 2008, personnel are drummer-vocalist Atsuo, bassist-guitarist-vocalist Takeshi, and guitarist-vocalist Wata.
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The Deep Dark Woods “Westside Street”
The Deep Dark Woods wake the ghosts of Appalachia with their prairie gothic pyre-side tales. On their new record, The Place I Left Behind, the band finds continuity in themes of temporal and geographic alienation, neglected inward trails, and the scars of abandoned intimacies.
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Automatic Loveletter “Carry The Fire”
Automatic Loveletter is a rock band, with acoustic and emo influences, based in the United States of America. The band formed in Tampa, Florida, in 2007, led by vocalist and guitarist Juliet Simms, her older brother and lead guitarist Tommy Simms, drummer Ryan Metcalf, and bassist Clint Fowler.
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Dana Falconberry “Baby Blue Sky”
Dana Falconberry is a musical natural. Hailed by the Austin Chronicle as one of the city’s “most promising singer-songwriters” and “most arresting female vocalists,” her distinctive talents and singular creative vision find full and brilliant fruition on her debut full-length national album release, oh skies of...
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Nick 13 “Carry My Body Down”
Nick 13 is best known as the singer, songwriter, guitarist and founder of the band Tiger Army. His solo work recalls the vintage American sounds of honky-tonk and classic California country from the middle of the last century with a modern twist. He’s already performed at Stagecoach, Hootenanny and South By Southwest.
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Thievery Corporation “Culture of Fear”
Perfect headphones music.
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November 2011
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Audra Mae “The River”
Audra has A LOT going on right now. This song is from her last effort titled, The Happiest Lamb, but she’s back with a an almighty band properly titled The Almighty Sound. They’ve just released an EP TODAY. With a full length and 2 EPs out, there’s no excuse for you not to have some Audra in your musical arsenal.
Pick up Audra Mae & The...
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Marketa Irglova “Go Back”
At first listen, the name Marketa Irglova may not sound familiar but since 2006 she’s been the other (and just as important) half of The Swell Season along with Glen Hansard. Irglova is only 23 but her musicianship and songwriting skills have already merited her with an Academy Award. Irglova and Hansard’s performances have a dynamic that is...
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Label Profile: Sabot Productions
In preparing posts like “Song of the Day” and “Label Profile,” there’s always this sense of excitement on what I might come across that’s new to me. Just because I’m in charge letting people know about great songs and labels on The New Record doesn’t mean that I’m familiar with every participating band and label. Today we chose Sabot...
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The Morning Clouds “Ends”
This new ditty is available at The New Record. It gives me the feeling of what you’d be listening to while you’re witnessing something epic unfold in slow motion.
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The New Record: Newsletter #2
Our 2nd Newsletter went out today.
It includes: an editorial from Bill Armstrong and Alex, some “Just Added” tracks, what’s Coming Soon, a Deep Cut by The Mad Caddies, a featured playlist and then A CONTEST to win TONS OF VINYL!
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"Don't Get No Sweeter Than This" Giveaway
Boy, do we have a sweet giveaway to announce tomorrow. We’ll be promoting it via Facebook, Twitter and here on Tumblr.
If you like vinyl records…or better yet, if you like vinyl from artists from Kill Rock Stars Records, Anti Records, Dualtone Records, Vanguard Records, Brushfire Records and Barnone Records, then you might wanna stay tuned tomorrow. Trust us!
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The Slackers “Anastasia”
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Andrew Jackson Jihad “Hate, Rain On Me”
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Good Old War “That’s Some Dream”
“A band of brothers who sing together in glorious harmony wherever we may roam.” via Good Old War’s Twitter
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The Mighty Mighty Bosstones “Like a Shotgun”
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones are BACK! Oh man, even typing that felt good.
“The Magic of Youth” ninth album, The Magic Of Youth, due December 6 on the band’s own Big Rig Records. Produced by Ted Hutt (the Gaslight Anthem, Dropkick Murphys), The Magic of Youth is an eleven song album that has everything a BossTones fan...
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And So I Watch You From Afar “Beautifuluniversemasterchampion”
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…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead “Weight of the Sun”
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We Are The Ocean “What It Feels Like”
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Booker T. Jones “Representing Memphis”
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