DOWNLOAD: Abe Vigoda - Don't Lie
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Abe Vigoda's new record is incredible. Following on from last year's Skeleton longplayer, Reviver EP finds the LA quartet breaking new ground once again; a version of Stevie Nicks' (yes) "Wildheart" and a re-worked "Endless Sleeper" dragging their tropical punk into a gloom only briefly glimpsed in the darkest moments of Skeleton. "Don't Lie" tempers the light and the shade, rising then falling in a familiar chorus of guitars tuned to sound like steel pans, doting bass gargles and Reggie Guerrero's perfectly spoiled rhythm. There's no stalling Vigoda - a band that seem able to evolve ceaselessly, careening off toward the nearest horizon. Reviver gets its US release on February 17 through PPM and will arrive in the UK through Bella Union at some point in the next two months.
Sounds Like: At The Drive-In, The Smiths, Talking Heads
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EXCLUSIVE NEW DOWNLOAD: The Organ - Fire In The Ocean + Don't Be Angry
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Let me preface this by saying that I love all things Smiths/Morrissey, so I don't take the comparison lightly. When people say a band sounds like either one of them, I generally lose interest, since 99% of the time it's just not true: it's sort of like inviting me to your cousin's art opening because his stuff is "just like Picasso." That being said, I think that sadly defunct Vancouver band The Organ sounds a lot like The Smiths. Lead singer Katie Sketch's mournful warble is a direct descendant of the Mozzer's, and guitarist Debora Cohen seems to own the "make everything sound like bells" machine that made Johnny Marr's work the golden standard of new wave and post-punk. Each of these two exclusive tracks from their posthumous EP Thieves combines those qualities with lilting minor key harmonies, over the chirping clatter of the rhythm section. One listen to these songs and you'll wish they had recorded more.
Sounds Like: The Smiths, Joy Division, Echo & the Bunnymen
Exclusive Download: The Organ - Fire In The Ocean
FEATURED: You Say Party! We Say Die! at the Paper Bag RCRD LBL blog
Paper Bag Records and post-punk band You Say Party! We Say Die! are gearing up for the release of Remick’s Cube, a compilation of remixes and reworkings of YSP!WSD!’s tunes. It’s being released digital-only, so make sure to keep on checking the Paper Bag RCRD LBL blog until it e-drops 8/26, you never know what you may find... In the meantime peep PBR's post for loads of info, on both Remick’s Cube and the band’s upcoming LP.
YSP!WSD! at the Paper Bag RCRD LBL blog
Download: You Say Party! We Say Die! - Monster
Download: You Say Party! We Say Die! - Like I Give a Care (RAC mix)
Tour: Violens, MGMT, Grizzly Bear make this the best summer ever
Wow, thanks God. I mean, we know we're messing up with the whole global warming/war for oil thing, but it's nice to know You're at least giving us a Violens/MGMT/Grizzly Bear tour as a consolation prize. When we're nothing but floating heads in a cryogenetically frozen tanks of goo and the Earth is a barren wasteland of nuclear fallout, at least we'll still have the sweet memories of this summer's ridiculously amazing shows. So, You know, thanks.
VIOLENS SUMMER TOUR 2008:
Wed Jul 23 Paradise Rock Club (w/MGMT) Boston, MA
Thu Jul 24 Paradise Rock Club (w/MGMT) Boston, MA
Fri Jul 25 First Unitarian Church (w/MGMT) Philadelphia, PA
Mon Jul 28 9:30 Club (w/MGMT) Washington, DC
Tue Jul 29 The National (w/MGMT) Richmond, VA
Thu Jul 31 Schubas (Amplify New Music Series) Chicago, IL
Fri Aug 1 Hideout Chicago, IL
Sat Aug 2 930 Listening Room (w/Grizzly Bear) Louisville, KY
Mon Aug 11 Sixth & I Historic Synagogue (w/Grizzly Bear)
Washington, DC
Thu Aug 14 Museum of Fine Arts (w/Grizzly Bear) Boston, MA
VIDEO THRWBCK: The Slits - Typical Girls (1979)
Every time we hear some dumb interviewer ask some amazing all-girl band like, the Coathangers or something a question like, "So, what's it like to be an all-girl band?" A) it makes us pukey and B) we get really pissed off when the band actually answer the question instead of doing what the Slits would do, which is obviously just be awesome, not care and do whatever (which is what the Coathangers pretty much do, but we were just using them as an example). Seriously, try it sometimes.
DOWNLOAD: Softboiled Eggies - She Fell Through the Trees (Live at the Echo)
Oh, serendipity. We’re still coasting on an indie pop high from seeing the Vaselines in all their glory last night, when who should post a track by post-C86 band Softboiled Eggies but the Spaceland RCRD LBL blog. Softboiled Eggies can be often found at the Echo, at the venue's Saturday night indie party Part Time Punks (named after the Television Personalities single, natch), and much like the Vaselines, they’re a girl/boy duo with a whole bunch of tongue-in-cheek ire and wit. “She Fell Through the Trees” makes us really want to check this band out live, nothing is better than homegrown local bands that can really bust out the post-punk melodies.
Sounds like: Television Personalities, The Wake, Lydia Lunch, Chairlift
Download: Softboiled Eggies - She Fell Through the Trees (Live at the Echo)
VIDEO: Cruel Black Dove - Love Song
Last week we introduced you to Cruel Black Dove, a bluesy darkwave band from Brooklyn who blend Kills-like sass and '80s goth sensibilities into tracks like their current single "Love Song". The band have released a video for "Love Song", which is the perfect visual representation of what the band is going for: dark and awesome. Check out the bassist! Badass.
The band are playing legendary underground club Crashin' In on Thursday at Galapagos in Brooklyn, so be sure to check them out!
FEATURED: Uncut at the Paper Bag RCRD LBL blog
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Paper Bag have gone on and continued the legacy of the RCRD LBL Homepage and posted a VIDEO THRWBCK of their own, for Uncut’s 2004 single “Understanding the New Violence”, which features the moody foursome looking especially gloomy in the back of a warehouse. It’s awesome, and you can check it out by following the link to the Paper Bag RCRD LBL blog. Enjoy.
DOWNLOAD: Die! Die! Die! - Blue Skies (Live)
We recently saw New Zealand threesome Die! Die! Die! open for Wire at the South Street Seaport and though we’ve had their records and various MP3s for a while, we’d never witnessed them live, and it was quite a surprise. The band’s darkwave aesthetic totally translates on stage, and their Joy Division riffs and breakneck drums rolls party like it’s 1986. The Spaceland RCRD LBL blog has an awesome live version of Die! Die! Die!’s song “Blue Skies” from when they last stopped off in LA. It’s a searing morsel of sinister post-punk, so get into it!
Sounds like: Joy Division, the Sex Pistols, The Faint
VIDEO: Shy Child - Astronaut
We don’t know about you guys, but the new wave ruckus of Shy Child never gets old for us. Their record Noise Won’t Stop has been on heavy rotation here at RCRD LBL HQ and they just made a hot video for their new single “Astronaut” (coincidentally, we released an MP3 of Astronaut a few months back). Take a gander at the video, and download Astronaut below.
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