Berlin psych/post-punk band The Third Sound have announced their sixth studio album ‘Most Perfect Solitude’ and shared the lead single ‘Another Time, Another Place’. Out April 26th digitally and May 17th on vinyl/CD.
We’re also announcing vinyl reissues of the band’s ‘First Light’ and ‘All Tomorrow’s Shadows’ albums, Talking about ‘Most Perfect Solitude;’, guitarist/vocalist Hákon Adalsteinsson says: “After touring “First Light’ heavily and releasing our Fuzz Club Session LP last year – a career-spanning, retrospective document in a way – this album feels like starting with a clean slate. There is a certain warmth to some of the songs that has not been there before, but they still flicker between light and shadows, kind of like a slow motion audio version of Brion Gysin‘s Dreamachine.”
The band are also announcing EU/UK tour dates in support of the release of ‘Most Perfect Solitude’, including a performance at Fuzz Club Festival on May 3rd @ the Effenaar, Eindhoven
‘Another Time Another Place’ is lifted from The Third Sound’ upcoming album ‘Most Perfect Solitude’, out April 26th 2024 on Fuzz Club
“A Dream Is All We Know” is grandiose yet grounded; meticulous, yet wild and glowing. Made with analogue precision, the album was finished in the immediate months after the band completed “Everything Harmony” during a vibrant, prolific period split between three studios on separate coasts.
The Lemon Twigs‘ delightful jangle pop gem “My Golden Years”
The Robinson brothers return with a blistering new single from the Black Crowes. “Cross Your Fingers’ begins with Rich Robinson’s signature pastoral acoustic guitar and then explodes into a sinewy riff with singer Chris Robinson’s unmistakable vocals sitting right in the middle of the chugging rhythm. This is the second single from the upcoming album ‘Happiness Bastards’, their first collection of new music in fifteen years. Produced by Jay Joyce and mastered by Pete Lyman this is a full return to form for the band.
“Loaded (Fully Re-loaded Edition)” is a new vinyl box set that includes nearly all of the music from its expansive 2015 CD reissue but comes with nine LPs boasting stereo, mono and “full-length” mixes of the original album. Demos, studio outtakes and live recordings also feature in the box set and several tracks will be available on vinyl for the first time.
Loaded (Fully Re-loaded Edition) comes in a deluxe, foil-wrapped slipcase containing the vinyl, a poster of the album’s cover art, and an illustrated booklet with liner notes by Lenny Kaye that appeared in Loaded: Re-Loaded 45th Anniversary Edition.
In addition to the nine LPs, the set also comes with four 7″s that reproduce the official singles and B-sides released from Loaded.
The songs “Rock & Roll” and “Who Loves The Sun” both come in the generic record sleeves used at the time by Cotillion, the band’s label. The former is being reissued for the first time ever because the original release was cancelled in 1970, while the latter is being reissued for the first time since 1970. The other two singles come in picture sleeves originally released in Europe: “Head Held High” in France and “Sweet Jane” in Germany.
Loaded (Fully Re-loaded Edition) opens with three different versions of the original studio album: remastered stereo and mono mixes, plus a “full-length” version featuring extended takes of “Sweet Jane”, “Rock & Roll” and “New Age”.
Early versions of “Oh! Sweet Nuthin’” and “Lonesome Cowboy Bill” as well as alternate mixes for “Rock & Roll” and “Train ’Round The Bend” feature, as do songs that eventually appeared on frontman Lou Reed’s 1972 solo debut (early versions of “Ocean”, “I Love You” and “Ride Into The Sun”).
Those studio recordings are bolstered by a selection of live performances recorded before Loaded was released in November 1970, including a show at Second Fret in Philadelphia in May 1970.
A fan, Bob Kachnycz, who hitchhiked to the gig recorded it on reel-to-reel as The Velvet Underground played just as a trio that night: Lou Reed, Sterling Morrison. and Doug Yule. The three band members alternated between bass and drums to fill in for Moe Tucker, who was pregnant at the time. The show recording is available for the first time ever on vinyl and uncovers early performances of several songs destined for the album: “Cool It Down”, “Rock & Roll” and “New Age”
Meanwhile, the second performance was recorded in New York City at Max’s Kansas City nightclub on August 23, 1970, the day that Reed left The Velvet Underground.
Several songs from the show were released in 1972 as the live album, Live At Max’s Kansas City. In 2004, Rhino released a remastered version of the live album that was expanded to include both sets the band played that night.
Featured on two LPs in the new collection, the recordings touch on all the band’s past albums with live versions of “I’m Waiting For The Man”, “White Light/White Heat”, “Pale Blue Eyes” and “Sweet Jane”.
Limited to 1,970 numbered copies, the set features nine 180-gram LPs plus four 7-inch singles and comes in a deluxe, foil-wrapped slipcase containing the vinyl, a poster of the album’s cover art, and an illustrated booklet with liner notes by Lenny Kaye.
Marking 40 years of The Jesus And Mary Chain, “Glasgow Eyes was recorded at Mogwai’s Castle of Doom studio in Glasgow, where Jim and William continued the creative process that resulted in their previous album, 2017’s “Damage and Joy”, becoming their highest charting album in over twenty years. What emerged is a record that finds one of the UK’s most influential groups embracing a productive second chapter, their maelstrom of melody, feedback and controlled chaos now informed more audibly by their love for Suicide and Kraftwerk and a fresh appreciation of the less disciplined attitudes found in jazz.
Jim Reid says, “But don’t expect ‘the Mary Chain goes jazz.’ People should expect a Jesus and Mary Chain record, and that’s certainly what “Glasgow Eyes” is. Our creative approach is remarkably the same as it was in 1984, just hit the studio and see what happens. We went in with a bunch of songs and let it take its course. There are no rules, you just do whatever it takes. And there’s a telepathy there – we are those weird not-quite twins that finish each other’s sentences.
”Glasgow Eyes” not only extends The Jesus and Mary Chain’s story, but feels simultaneously like a return to roots. From the incendiary “Psychocandy” debut and its classic ‘Just Like Honey’ onwards, the Reid brothers steadily became the misfits who made good without compromise.
Miki Berenyi Trio are Miki Berenyi on vocals/guitar (Lush), Kevin ‘Moose’ McKillop on guitar (Moose) and Oliver Cherer (Gilroy Mere, Aircooled). The three musicians first worked together during Piroshka’s 2021 tour – Miki and Kevin being founder members, Oliver coming in on bass to replace Mick Conroy (Modern English) who had moved to the US.
Originally Released as a bootleg, the album was made available in AIFF and MP3 format on spiritulized.com.
Recorded 1990-1991 Originally released as a bootleg 01 – Why Don’t You Smile Now (Alternate Mix) 02 – Step Into the Breeze Instrumental (Alternate Instrumental Mix) 03 – Angel Sigh Guitars (Alternate Mix) 04 – If I Were With Her Now (Alternate Mix) 05 – Any Way That You Want Me (Violin Outtake) 06 – Didgeridoo (Sway Demo) 07 – Take Your Time (Alternate Mix) 08 – 200 Bars (Alternate Mix) 09 – These Blues (Demo Version) 10 – Angel Sigh (Take Two) 11 – Sometimes (First Spiritualized Rehearsal)
Atlanta trio Omni will release their latest and greatest album, “Souvenir” for Sub PopRecords. Following their previously released singles, “Exacto” and “Plastic Pyramid (Feat. Izzy Glaudini of Automatic), comes the spellbinding visualizer for their latest track, “INTL Waters,” which was created by the band’s drummer, Chris Yonker.
The band shares about the song: “‘INTL Waters’ came together quickly with minimal intentions but soon grew lush with melodies and decadent piano flourishes.
Thinking about the sadness of villains as they float around between imaginary borders seemed interesting and amusing to minimize. We hope you enjoy this left turn as much as we do.” Omni has also announced headline shows supporting the album release “Souvenir”,
“Burial Ground,” the Portland group’s first new material since their 2018 “I’ll Be Your Girl” LP, features The Shins’ James Mercer on vocals.
The Decemberists are back with a new single “Burial Ground,” marking their first new music in the six years . In addition to featuring The Shins’ James Mercer on backing vocals, clever lyrics, melodic guitar lines, jangly percussion, and the comforting vibes of a Ren Faire campfire abound. The Decemberists are so back.
“‘Burial Ground’ is in that time-honoured pop song tradition, a paean to hanging out in graveyards,” said bandleader Colin Meloy. “The melody hook came to me in a dream and I hummed it into my phone on waking. Most dream-songs are bad; this was the exception.” and recorded with our old pal Tucker Martine once again behind the board.
The Decemberists will head out on a massive American tour this spring and summer,
The Fat Angel Sings 