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Public Image Ltd (PiL) release their 10th studio album "What The World Needs Now...". The 11-track album follows the huge critical success of 2012's "This is PiL", the band's first album in 17 years. Album opener and lead single "Double Trouble" sees the band launching into a statement of intent. Commenting on the new album, John Lydon says, "Buy now while stocks last." Widely regarded as one of the most innovative and influential bands of all time, PiL's music and vision earned them 5 UK Top 20 singles and 5 UK Top 20 albums. With a shifting line-up and unique sound, John Lydon guided the band from their debut album "First Issue" in 1978 through to 1992's "That What Is Not". After a 17 year hiatus, Lydon reactivated PiL in 2009 by taking them back on the road worldwide. Last year the band returned to Steve Winwood's Wincraft studio in the Cotswolds' to record the new album. Released on 4th September, "What The World Needs Now..." precedes the start of their 23-date UK/Europe tour. "What The World Needs Now..." is self-funded by PiL and will be released on PiL's own label PiL Official. Public Image Ltd are: John Lydon - After fronting the Sex Pistols, John Lydon formed Public Image Ltd in 1978. Outside of PiL John has released several solo records and collaborations. He also brings quality TV to the masses and has recently released the autobiography "Anger is an Energy: My Life Uncensored". Lu Edmonds - Multi instrumentalist and former guitarist in The Damned, Lu joined PiL in 1986 recording and playing on the album "Happy?" and co-writing the album "9"', adding yet another dimension to the PiL sound. Bruce Smith - Drummer in The Pop Group and formerly of The Slits Bruce became percussionist for PiL in 1986 playing and recording on the albums "Happy?" and "9". Seen as a drumming virtuoso, Bruce brought his unique style into the fold. Scott Firth - A bass player/multi instrumentalist that has collaborated and played with a variety of top musicians and bands including Steve Winwood, John Martyn and Elvis Costello. Record Label: Pil Official Style: Independent

Lou Barlow has announced a new solo album, Brace the Wave. His first solo release in six years, it comes as a follow-up to 2009's Goodnight Unknown and marks the third release under his own name. You can hear snippets of various album tracks -- along with commentary from Barlow himself -- in a new album trailer streaming below. The album is currently available for pre-order via iTunes , with a special Dom Mart only version featuring an original Lou Barlow Polaroid "selfie" inserted into the artwork. Barlow's extensive and celebrated discography includes releases from Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh, Folk Implosion, and his first solo endeavour, Sentridoh. Most comfortable writing uncomfortable songs, Brace the Wave finds the songwriter exploring yet another transitional period in his life. Tracks like “Redeemed”," "Wave," and "Moving" employ his early methods of tuning his ukulele down low and writing during the recording process, while album tracks "Lazy" and "C&E" are traditional-style folk songs that he performed live in the studio. The album was recorded in about six days with Justin Pizzoferrato (who also worked on Dinosaur Jr.'s Beyond, Farm, and I Bet on Sky) in Easthampton, MA, which Barlow now calls home after seventeen years in LA. Record Label: Domino Records Style: Alternative

Presented in a gorgeous clear vinyl 12", housed in a heavy matt finish sleeve with printed inner sleeve. The Canadian post-punk / new wave legends Kinetic Ideals have had a cult following since their last output in 1983. 30 years after, Dead Wax Records is proud to announce the launching of the 'This Face' EP featuring previously unreleased archival recordings from 1984/85. And well worth the wait, this is their best record for sure. Record Label: Dead Wax Records/Distrlx Style: New Wave

Compiled for the first time on a physical format and featuring a fantastic bonus exclusive to our release, the previously unheard demo version of 'Never too late' that acted as a basis for the later studio recording. ...und der Regen fällt' is presented in a short vinyl run of 200 copies, pressed at 45rpm for best quality and housed in a heavy matt finish sleeve with insert. On December 2nd 2012, the one-man project of F. Karnstein known as Farblos published a digital ep containing five home recorded demos through his Bandcamp site. These recordings are the reflection of F. Karnstein's love for the 80's and early 90's new wave / goth scenes. Heavy use of synthesizers and bass guitar are his trade mark. Romantic, melodic, atmospheric tunes to dance and think to. Self-produced, recorded, mixed by this talented, multidisciplinary artist and remastered specifically for vinyl by Nicolás Zúñiga. Record Label: Dead Wax Records/Distrlx Style: New Wave

The very name alone is enough to send legions of teenagers the world over into paroxysms of joy!!!! COZY are four young men who have captured the hearts of fans across the globe with their movie star looks, boyish charm, dapper denim outfits, and a stage show that is truly out of this world!!!! Just ask any of their innumerable female devotees and they will tell you COZY are the hottest band in the land in every possible sense of the word!!!! Every teenager who knows anything about anything knows all of their names and vest sizes by heart, but for those who have been living under a rock for the past two years here is your chance to get acquainted with the fastest rising stars in showbiz today!!! First there is the superlatively talented BONKERS WADDINGTON on vocals!!!! BONKERS is 6'1" and 180 pounds of pure charisma and sex appeal!!! His fanclub alone counts more members than the entire population of the countries of Belarus, Togo, and Albania COMBINED!!!! Second but no less sexy is COZY'S ace guitarist BAZ BOSWORTHY!!!! In addition to being a fearsome fretboard wizard BAZ is the most stylish member of COZY!!!! Tastemakers have been known to keep an avid eye one what BAZ is wearing only to have it eventually show up on runways in London, Paris, and Milan!!!! Next we come to the man who many fans consider the dreamiest member of COZY: GORDIE LEATHERBY!!! GORDIE is a true rocker who puts his heart and soul into playing the bass!!! His top priority is making sure every fan who buys a ticket to a COZY concert gets their money's worth!!!! Last but by no means least COZY's not so secret weapon FABIAN BLOCKBUSTER rounds out the group!!!! While gossip may be circulating that he can get a bit wild in his personal life, we can assure you there is no truth to these malicious rumors!!! The only thing wild about FABIAN is the frenzied reaction his powerhouse drumming provokes in audiences when COZY performs live!!!! Now these four young superstars have joined forces with SCREAMING APPLE RECORDS to release their debut album "Button By Button" These ten raucous anthems bring the roof down whenever COZY performs live and it is a sure bet that the album will soon set the charts ablaze like wildfire!!!! Already SCREAMING APPLE RECORDS and COZY'S management Razzle Dazzle Ltd have received cease and desist orders from the American Dental Association begging them not to unleash this cavity causing concoction upon the record buying public, but have no fear!!! COZY believes in always giving the people what they want!!!! And what hordes of frantic fans across the world are clamoring for is MORE COZY!!!! With more records and live appearances in the works, the ink still drying on innumerable merchandising deals, and a pilot being shot for the upcoming "COZY VARIETY HOUR" as we speak, the phenomenon known from sea to shining sea as COZY MANIA is only getting started!!!! Rest assured the boys are hard at work every day and plan to bring smiles to their fan's faces for many years to come!!!! Remember, anything is possible with a dream in your heart and COZY on your turntable!!!! Recommended If You Like: The Exploding Hearts, Hello, The Raspberries, Slade, Giuda, The Sweet, Angel, Bay City Rollers, Games, Mickey, Tuff Bananas Record Label: Screaming Apple Style: Garage Rock

Fresh off celebrating their 30th anniversary as one of the most beloved and adventurous bands in rock history, Yo La Tengo announce that they will release Stuff Like That There on August 28th via Matador Records and will embark on a world tour starting September 23rd in Troy, NY (tour dates below). The trio of Ira Kaplan, Georgia Hubley and James McNew now return as a quartet, reuniting with former member Dave Schramm on electric guitar as they revisit the original concept of their beloved Fakebook (a mix of cover songs, “covers” of Yo La Tengo songs, and brand new originals) on its 25th anniversary. This unprecedented live set-up -- Ira on acoustic guitar, Georgia up-front on a small kit, and James on upright bass -- marks the first occasion of this particular Yo La Tengo incarnation touring together (and since it took them 31 years to get around to doing so, could very well also be the last). Tracklisting: A1: My Heart's Not in It (Darlene McCrea) A2: Rickety A3: I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Hank Williams) A4: All Your Secrets (remake of track from Popular Songs) A5: The Ballad of Red Buckets (remake of track from Electr-o-pura) A6: Friday I'm in Love (The Cure) A7: Before We Stopped to Think (Great Plains) B1: Butchie's Tune (The Lovin' Spoonful) B2: Automatic Doom (Special Pillow) B3: Awhileaway B4: I Can Feel the Ice Melting (The Parliaments) B5: Naples (Antietam) B6: Deeper Into Movies (remake of track from I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One) B7: Somebody's in Love (The Cosmic Rays with Le Sun Ra and Arkestra) Record Label: Matador/Beggars Group Style: Alternative Rock

Widowspeak has grown up in a lot of ways. The band's third album, All Yours, is one that could only come from Molly Hamilton and Robert Earl Thomas: a honed and elegant interweaving of dream-pop and slowcore rock and roll, easygoing melodies and dusty, snaking guitars. It's also their finest release to date: ten beautiful songs that are refreshingly straightforward yet built from the same well-chosen and deftlyused tools the band has always worked with. All Yours is ambitious without feeling labored-over, anchored in the strengths of Widowspeak's consistent influences. There are those familiar Morriconecome-Verlaine guitar passages, moody and country-tinged instrumentation, watery tremolo, velvety stacked vocals. You can hear Molly's affection for The Cranberries and The Sundays in the wavering melodies of "Dead Love" or "Girls", and Rob's adoration of George Harrison and Robbie Robertson in his brilliantly economical guitar playing. The result is an aesthetically diverse and profoundly nostalgic sound; indebted to past eras without feeling dated. Record Label: Captured Tracks Style: Independent

Record Label: Diskodogs Records Style: Independent

Public Image Ltd (PiL) release their 10th studio album "What The World Needs Now...". The 11-track album follows the huge critical success of 2012's "This is PiL", the band's first album in 17 years. Album opener and lead single "Double Trouble" sees the band launching into a statement of intent. Commenting on the new album, John Lydon says, "Buy now while stocks last." Widely regarded as one of the most innovative and influential bands of all time, PiL's music and vision earned them 5 UK Top 20 singles and 5 UK Top 20 albums. With a shifting line-up and unique sound, John Lydon guided the band from their debut album "First Issue" in 1978 through to 1992's "That What Is Not". After a 17 year hiatus, Lydon reactivated PiL in 2009 by taking them back on the road worldwide. Last year the band returned to Steve Winwood's Wincraft studio in the Cotswolds' to record the new album. Released on 4th September, "What The World Needs Now..." precedes the start of their 23-date UK/Europe tour. "What The World Needs Now..." is self-funded by PiL and will be released on PiL's own label PiL Official. Public Image Ltd are: John Lydon - After fronting the Sex Pistols, John Lydon formed Public Image Ltd in 1978. Outside of PiL John has released several solo records and collaborations. He also brings quality TV to the masses and has recently released the autobiography "Anger is an Energy: My Life Uncensored". Lu Edmonds - Multi instrumentalist and former guitarist in The Damned, Lu joined PiL in 1986 recording and playing on the album "Happy?" and co-writing the album "9"', adding yet another dimension to the PiL sound. Bruce Smith - Drummer in The Pop Group and formerly of The Slits Bruce became percussionist for PiL in 1986 playing and recording on the albums "Happy?" and "9". Seen as a drumming virtuoso, Bruce brought his unique style into the fold. Scott Firth - A bass player/multi instrumentalist that has collaborated and played with a variety of top musicians and bands including Steve Winwood, John Martyn and Elvis Costello. Record Label: Pil Official Style: Independent

Record Label: Hellcat Style: Alternative Rock

Record Label: Bleeding Music Style: Punk Rock

Following on from their 2012 LP The Return Of Love, Woolfy vs Projections (a.k.a Simon James and Dan Hastie) return with their third album, Stations, a full length LP that completes the trilogy started in 2008 by The Astral Projections Of Starlight. The concept of the albums by the California-based band are all loosely based on the adventures of the lost astronaut Captain Starlight, who is the hero in a Zazu track, a notorious Balearic rock classic which also set the bench mark for the sound of Woolfy vs Projections: a deep Balearic twilight vibe combined with a classic west coast sound, dubbed disco, beard rock and a heavy funk bounce. Record Label: Permanent Vacation Style: Alternative

Just 10 years ago, Down to the Bone was released by Les Disques du Soleil et de L'Acier - a Depeche Mode tribute album on which Sylvain Chauveau sang on record for the first time. 11 tracks that the musician reclaims in the sober style he is known for leaving just the bare bones of the originals. With the Nocturne ensemble, Chauveau redefines the contours of these hits we all know to provide an intimate and highly personal vision. This critically acclaimed album is an essential record for lovers of Chauveau's minimalist works (The Black Book of Capitalism, Nocturne Impalpable) as well as Depeche Mode's hardcore fans To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the album's release, Ici d'ailleurs will be reissuing it on CD and for the first time as a vinyl LP, with a new artwork. A decade and several albums later Down to the Bone still sounds as one of Chauveau's biggest success, not only a simple tribute which means taking distances from the original tracks. Pop inspiration is still there, but these pieces bring a mediative, even melancholic touch through an acoustic treatment which offers an unique contemplative experience. Let be sure that the care provided to these eleven elegant tracks was the best way for Chauveau to declare his love to Depeche Mode music. TRACKLISTING: 01. STRIPPED 02. THE THINGS YOU SAID 03. HOME 04. POLICY OF TRUTH 05. DEATH'S DOOR 06. (ENJOY) THE SILENCE 07. IN YOUR ROOM 08. BLASPHEMOUS RUMOURS 09. FREELOVE 10. NEVER LET ME DOWN AGAIN 11. ENJOY THE SILENCE Record Label: Ici D'Ailleurs Style: Independent

Record Label: Glitterhouse Style: Pop

re-issue of early 90ies album of the Red House Painters, who were fairly popular in the early '90s, but details on them were scarce. This was all before the Internet, so you basically had what a jewel box told you. It's hard to imagine at this point, but when I first heard them, I didn't know anything about Mark Kozelek, the frontman and mastermind behind the project. I'm not sure I knew his name, and I definitely didn't know what he looked like, or his personality outside of the songs. I also had no idea the band was a quartet, or that they lived in San Francisco (in Kozelek's case, via Ohio). At least for me, Red House Painters existed outside of a scene, too. They had a familiar record label with its own distinct aesthetic, but that was the only real touchstone. Not that any of this is bad. The songs on the first four albums—1992's Down Colorful Hill, 1993's pair of self-titled albums (the first nicknamed Rollercoaster, the second Bridge, after the photographs on their covers), and 1995's Ocean Beach (here packaged with the Shock Me EP from a year earlier)—felt personal and private enough that it was easy to get lost in your own head while listening. They featured heartbreaking, personal lyrics and were accompanied by stark, often naturalistic photographs on the covers. The package came with the crystalline, spacious production and Kozelek's clear, powerful voice, and these things merged in an almost mystical way. The material felt less composed or worked over; it was more like the songs were birthed fully formed. They could drift on for more than 10 minutes, but you kind of gave up on keeping track of this kind of thing. When old albums get reissued, which they increasingly do, the practice usually offers a chance to hear familiar songs again, sometimes with remastering, maybe a few bonuses. Some listeners are feeling nostalgic, seeking to recreate the original context in their minds, while many others are learning about the material for the first time, and aren't all that clear on the context beyond the updated liner notes. 4AD's decision to reissue Red House Painters' first four albums as a fairly spare limited-edition Record Store Day box set (on bronze vinyl) and as individual album reissues on black vinyl offers a unique angle: The band's cantankerous frontman (as we can now call him after that whole War on Drugs debacle) is much better known, and known quite differently, all these years later. Now you do know exactly who Mark Kozelek is, or at least you think you do. Record Label: 4AD/Beggars Group Style: Indie Rock

re-issue of early 90ies album of the Red House Painters, who were fairly popular in the early '90s, but details on them were scarce. This was all before the Internet, so you basically had what a jewel box told you. It's hard to imagine at this point, but when I first heard them, I didn't know anything about Mark Kozelek, the frontman and mastermind behind the project. I'm not sure I knew his name, and I definitely didn't know what he looked like, or his personality outside of the songs. I also had no idea the band was a quartet, or that they lived in San Francisco (in Kozelek's case, via Ohio). At least for me, Red House Painters existed outside of a scene, too. They had a familiar record label with its own distinct aesthetic, but that was the only real touchstone. Not that any of this is bad. The songs on the first four albums—1992's Down Colorful Hill, 1993's pair of self-titled albums (the first nicknamed Rollercoaster, the second Bridge, after the photographs on their covers), and 1995's Ocean Beach (here packaged with the Shock Me EP from a year earlier)—felt personal and private enough that it was easy to get lost in your own head while listening. They featured heartbreaking, personal lyrics and were accompanied by stark, often naturalistic photographs on the covers. The package came with the crystalline, spacious production and Kozelek's clear, powerful voice, and these things merged in an almost mystical way. The material felt less composed or worked over; it was more like the songs were birthed fully formed. They could drift on for more than 10 minutes, but you kind of gave up on keeping track of this kind of thing. When old albums get reissued, which they increasingly do, the practice usually offers a chance to hear familiar songs again, sometimes with remastering, maybe a few bonuses. Some listeners are feeling nostalgic, seeking to recreate the original context in their minds, while many others are learning about the material for the first time, and aren't all that clear on the context beyond the updated liner notes. 4AD's decision to reissue Red House Painters' first four albums as a fairly spare limited-edition Record Store Day box set (on bronze vinyl) and as individual album reissues on black vinyl offers a unique angle: The band's cantankerous frontman (as we can now call him after that whole War on Drugs debacle) is much better known, and known quite differently, all these years later. Now you do know exactly who Mark Kozelek is, or at least you think you do. Record Label: 4AD/Beggars Group Style: Indie Rock

re-issue of early 90ies album of the Red House Painters, who were fairly popular in the early '90s, but details on them were scarce. This was all before the Internet, so you basically had what a jewel box told you. It's hard to imagine at this point, but when I first heard them, I didn't know anything about Mark Kozelek, the frontman and mastermind behind the project. I'm not sure I knew his name, and I definitely didn't know what he looked like, or his personality outside of the songs. I also had no idea the band was a quartet, or that they lived in San Francisco (in Kozelek's case, via Ohio). At least for me, Red House Painters existed outside of a scene, too. They had a familiar record label with its own distinct aesthetic, but that was the only real touchstone. Not that any of this is bad. The songs on the first four albums—1992's Down Colorful Hill, 1993's pair of self-titled albums (the first nicknamed Rollercoaster, the second Bridge, after the photographs on their covers), and 1995's Ocean Beach (here packaged with the Shock Me EP from a year earlier)—felt personal and private enough that it was easy to get lost in your own head while listening. They featured heartbreaking, personal lyrics and were accompanied by stark, often naturalistic photographs on the covers. The package came with the crystalline, spacious production and Kozelek's clear, powerful voice, and these things merged in an almost mystical way. The material felt less composed or worked over; it was more like the songs were birthed fully formed. They could drift on for more than 10 minutes, but you kind of gave up on keeping track of this kind of thing. When old albums get reissued, which they increasingly do, the practice usually offers a chance to hear familiar songs again, sometimes with remastering, maybe a few bonuses. Some listeners are feeling nostalgic, seeking to recreate the original context in their minds, while many others are learning about the material for the first time, and aren't all that clear on the context beyond the updated liner notes. 4AD's decision to reissue Red House Painters' first four albums as a fairly spare limited-edition Record Store Day box set (on bronze vinyl) and as individual album reissues on black vinyl offers a unique angle: The band's cantankerous frontman (as we can now call him after that whole War on Drugs debacle) is much better known, and known quite differently, all these years later. Now you do know exactly who Mark Kozelek is, or at least you think you do. Record Label: 4AD/Beggars Group Style: Indie Rock

re-issue of early 90ies album of the Red House Painters, who were fairly popular in the early '90s, but details on them were scarce. This was all before the Internet, so you basically had what a jewel box told you. It's hard to imagine at this point, but when I first heard them, I didn't know anything about Mark Kozelek, the frontman and mastermind behind the project. I'm not sure I knew his name, and I definitely didn't know what he looked like, or his personality outside of the songs. I also had no idea the band was a quartet, or that they lived in San Francisco (in Kozelek's case, via Ohio). At least for me, Red House Painters existed outside of a scene, too. They had a familiar record label with its own distinct aesthetic, but that was the only real touchstone. Not that any of this is bad. The songs on the first four albums—1992's Down Colorful Hill, 1993's pair of self-titled albums (the first nicknamed Rollercoaster, the second Bridge, after the photographs on their covers), and 1995's Ocean Beach (here packaged with the Shock Me EP from a year earlier)—felt personal and private enough that it was easy to get lost in your own head while listening. They featured heartbreaking, personal lyrics and were accompanied by stark, often naturalistic photographs on the covers. The package came with the crystalline, spacious production and Kozelek's clear, powerful voice, and these things merged in an almost mystical way. The material felt less composed or worked over; it was more like the songs were birthed fully formed. They could drift on for more than 10 minutes, but you kind of gave up on keeping track of this kind of thing. When old albums get reissued, which they increasingly do, the practice usually offers a chance to hear familiar songs again, sometimes with remastering, maybe a few bonuses. Some listeners are feeling nostalgic, seeking to recreate the original context in their minds, while many others are learning about the material for the first time, and aren't all that clear on the context beyond the updated liner notes. 4AD's decision to reissue Red House Painters' first four albums as a fairly spare limited-edition Record Store Day box set (on bronze vinyl) and as individual album reissues on black vinyl offers a unique angle: The band's cantankerous frontman (as we can now call him after that whole War on Drugs debacle) is much better known, and known quite differently, all these years later. Now you do know exactly who Mark Kozelek is, or at least you think you do. Record Label: 4AD/Beggars Group Style: Indie Rock

First vinyl reissue * 24 bit / 96 kHz remaster from the original tapes * New notes by Andria Lisle interviewing Spooner Oldham * Expanded gatefold edition housed in deluxe Stoughton "Tip-On" gatefold jacket Legendary ivory-tickler Spooner Oldham is synonymous with the Muscle Shoals sound. The southern soul pioneer famously backed the likes of Etta James, Jimmy Hughes, Wilson Pickett, Percy Sledge, Aretha Franklin, and many more, but his lone solo album, Pot Luck, finds Spooner in a rare role: front and center. Oldham moved west in the late 0s when the patronage of bands like The Stones and The Flying Burrito Brothers made southern soul the in-demand sound. He joined the house band at Hollywood's Producer's Workshop and was soon playing for The Lettermen and Liberace. While recording the latter, it was suggested that Oldham make his own album. "I don't really think I wanted it so much," Oldham says now. "I think it was shoved on me. We'd got all this stuff set up, and now what do we do?" Pot Luck is very much a record of two halves; Side A is an amalgamation of rarities penned with the likes of Dan Penn and Freddy Weller, while the B-side is a conceptual, seven-song medley covering some of the biggest hits Oldham played on, including "Cry Like A Baby," "Respect," and gospel standard "Will The Circle Be Unbroken." The sessions were largely unplanned. "We just went in," says collaborator Emory Gordy. "That's the best way Spooner works." In 1972, the album was released and quickly sank. Before long, the Producer's Workshop disbanded, too. Oldham carried on regardless, performing with The Everly Brothers, Bobby Womack, Gene Clark, Neil Young and-well, you name it. With this deluxe reissue of his solo LP, it's time for Oldham to get his own dues. "I don't think anybody, anywhere, at any time, has ever heard it," he says. "I'm just happy someone wants to hear it now. Record Label: Light In The Attic Style: Soul

In anticipation of Kevin Morby's Dead Oceans' debut in 2016 "Moonshiner" and "Bridge To Gaia" are two unreleased gems from Morby's reliably powerful, yet understated work Record Label: Dead Oceans Style: Independent