Tuesday, July 10, 2007

((((( NEW ARRIVALS: CDs & Vinyl ))))) Interpol, Nick Drake, Spoon, Smashing Pumpkins, etc.!

ARCADE FIRE Intervention 7"
*** Dang! A slammin' album cut on one side and then CALEXICO covers "Ocean Of Noise" for the b-side.

AGAINST ME! New Wave CD
*** The new album featuring some smash hits.

CARIBOU Melody Day CD
*** The debut single from Caribou's upcoming full-length, containing both a FOUR TET remix and a non-album track. Snappy. Majestic. Brilliantly kaleidoscopic.

NICK DRAKE Family Tree CD
*** Recorded in the 1960s at Nick's home in France, this disc presents 28 previously unreleased recordings that precede his three studio albums. These are period amateur home recordings that capture the sketches of a burgeoning songwriting genius as he learns his trade.

THE FOR CARNATION Promised Works CD
*** Several years ago, a version of Slint featuring members of Tortoise and lead by Slint bro Brian McMahan got together to record music. The results became two EPs by The For Carnation, originally issued by Matador. Out of print for years, Touch & Go reissues a compendium of the two EPs, originally a release by import label Runt.

GREAT LAKES MYTH SOCIETY Compass Rose Bouquet CD
*** Ann Arbor sons! Ex-Original Brothers And Sisters Of Love!

INTERPOL Our Love To Admire CD
INTERPOL Our Love To Admire Deluxe CD
*** After three years, the group returns with their most triumphant set yet! Can I get a "boo-yeah!?" The deluxe edition has a book and a big poster.

JUSTICE (Cross) CD
*** "Justice's monster beats, massive hooks, thunderous drums, and near-religious determination to demolish dance floors cast them in a light no contemporary can catch. Huge slabs of beats, brutal strings (!), and cathartic release is what these disco pop gents are all about."

OH NO! OH MY! Between The Devil And The Sea CD
*** An assortment of wholesome and quirky yet charming art-pop influenced by Belle & Sebastian and the Magnetic Fields.

LEE PERRY Ape-ology 2xCD
*** Damn! Scratch The Super Ape and Return Of The Super Ape plus the entire Roast Fish, Collie Weed & Cornbread album. AND 7 bonus tracks. Insanity.

SHELLAC The Rude Gesture: A Pictorial History 7"
SHELLAC Uranus 7"
SHELLAC Excellent Italian Greyhound LP+CD / CD
*** BACK IN STOCK!

SMASHING PUMPKINS Zeitgeist CD
*** After seven years...! Yep! And we have a deluxe edition with a paperback book.

SPOON Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga LP / CD + 7" WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!
*** Spoon's latest jamming, touching on the piano/guitar vamps contained on recent albums and uncharted territory with some atmospheric tunes and wall-of-sound horns! A free 7" is included while supplies last.

STEPHEN STILLS Just Roll Tape CD
*** Recorded after a Judy Collins session in 1968, Stills wanted to lay down some of his newer songs. The tape was "lost to the wind" for 40 years as CSN put their first album soon after this session. Some songs you may know, some not.

THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS The Else CD
*** Includes a bonus CD with a ton more songs.

M. WARD Duet For Guitars #2 CD
*** M. WARD's first record, originally released in 1999, later re-released by HOWE GELB. After three years out of print, Merge offers up this remastered version with three bonus tracks.