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HANNAH GEORGAS – ” Same Mistakes “

Posted: May 14, 2020 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Hannah Georgas is back with a new track “Same Mistakes”, produced by The National’s Aaron Dessner. This is the second single from Georgas in 2020, and the second to be produced by Dessner, after March’s “That Emotion”.

Georgas says of the new offering, “Over the years I’ve been recognising patterns and habits I’ve created in order to protect myself in situations that are difficult. I’m becoming more aware of how much my upbringing has had an affect on me. This song was inspired by learning how to accept the past and recognise when things come up and trying to learn to from them.” It’s sweet, solemn and soulful confession from the stars, “Same Mistakes” is modern melancholia and the beaming brand-new single from Toronto’s Hannah Georgas. The track was produced by The National’s Aaron Dessner, who also plays on it. Out care of Brassland, you can find streaming and download links for this right here, and it’s available from her Bandcamp page, too.

She adds of working with Dessner on the song, “Aaron and I tried a couple of versions of it before we found this one. I originally wrote it on guitar and I ended up finding a different arrangement for it on the piano. Towards the end of my time with Aaron, we re-recorded this – tracking piano and vocals first. He came up with a repetitive bass line and drum loop. He started playing these beautiful guitar slide parts that felt like whale calls. We were recording it in the evening and I remember listening and looking out the window and seeing a beautiful bright moon and clear dark sky. It was a really memorable and magical moment.”

Her forthcoming LP, is yet to be announced, will be her first since 2016’s For Evelyn. Hannah Georgas’ “Same Mistakes” single is out now.

JOY DIVISION – ” Closer ” 40th Anniversary Edition

Posted: May 14, 2020 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, LEICESTER CITY VENUES, MUSIC
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Joy Division – Closer

40th Anniversary Edition 180gm Crystal Clear Vinyl LP, Deluxe 12″ Singles

Joy Division recorded only two albums before singer Ian Curtis tragically took his own life in 1980, 40 years ago next week. But what the Manchester quartet lacked in longevity, they more than made up for in quality. The two albums were pioneering and helped shape the sound and mood of the alternative music that followed in the band’s wake.

Joy Division will be reissuing a 40th Anniversary Edition of their sophomore album “Closer”, pressed on 180gm Crystal Clear Vinyl LP, alongside Deluxe 12″ Singles of Atmosphere, Transmission and Love Will Tear Us Apart. Joy Division are reissuing their sophomore alongside some essential 12″ singles. thought you ought to know.

There were no singles from Closer The same day will also see the reissue of three non-album singles, “Transmission”, “Atmosphere” and “Love Will Tear Us Apart” on 180g 12-inch vinyl with remastered audio. These singles have never been repressed or reissued since Factory Records closed. Closer was of course the band’s last album. It was issued two months after Ian Curtis’ suicide (he died on 18th May 1980).  The Closer album isn’t remastered and uses the same mastering as on the 2015 vinyl reissues (which is from 2007).

Check out the new Closer packaging and watch a teaser video – and be sure to pick up the next issue of Uncut Magazine, out next week, which features the surviving members of Joy Division looking back at the making of “Love Will Tear Us Apart”.

Joy Division: Closer: 40th Anniversary Vinyl Bundle

NICK CAVE – ” Cosmic Dancer “

Posted: May 13, 2020 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan and T. Rex

A new Marc Bolan tribute album will be released by BMG Records on September 4th, featuring T.Rex (and Tyrannosaurus Rex) songs covered by the likes of Nick Cave, Lucinda Williams, U2 with Elton John, Devendra Banhart, Father John Misty, Beth Orton, Marc Almond, Joan Jett, Todd Rundgren, Peaches and many more. Marc Bolan and T. Rex are remembered with AngelHeaded Hipster a new compilation album which features interpretations of his songs.

AngelHeaded Hipster also acts as a tribute to American music producer Hal Willner who died earlier this month from COVID19. He worked on this project and before his death he discussed his thoughts on Bolan and this album:

I became immersed in this artist by listening to everything, talking to Bolan experts & fans, researching his reviews and interviews. And I found that Bolan was hardly ever talked about as a “composer”. It was all about what a great rocker he was, how innovative he was, how David Bowie took his essence and Bolan was in his shadow… But I put him in the same pantheon as other composers that I’ve explored before. So, the concept for the album became to show Bolan as a composer with our typical cast of artists from different worlds that one rarely sees in the same place.”

AngelHeaded Hipster (the term is from a line in Allen Ginsberg’s poem ‘Howl’) It’s available as a two-CD set and on double vinyl. A limited white vinyl edition is also available. A special AngelHeaded Hipster online store has also been set up. Watch Nick Cave play his version of “Cosmic Dancer” below:

The Official Video for Cosmic Dancer, interpreted by Nick Cave. From the forthcoming album ‘Angel Headed Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan and T.Rex’ out September 4th

RECORD STORE DAY 2020 Now Saturday August 29th, Saturday September 26th and Saturday October 24th.

Posted: May 13, 2020 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Record Store Day has been postponed again, with organisers conceding that the rescheduled date of June 20th is too soon for the event to go ahead safely.

Instead, they have announced that the titles on 2020’s Record Store Day list will be available from independent record shops on one of the three following “RSD drop dates”: Saturday August 29, Saturday September 26 and Saturday October 24. A new version of the list will be launched on June 1st, revealing which titles will be released on which dates.

A statement on the official Record Store Day site reads: “This current RSD 2020 plan to spread the spotlight and the support over three months, was made with as much available information as possible, and gives the largest number of stores a chance to participate globally in the strangest Record Store Day ever. RSD will be using the guidance of government and scientific experts to ensure these RSD Drop dates are as socially responsible and safe for all involved as possible. Don’t necessarily expect all the normal in-store celebrations and events as these changes have been made to allow customers to get the RSD product safely in a socially distanced world. Our RSD online rules will be adapted in due course in line with retail developments.”

The new release schedule still features all of the previously-announced releases, but also showcases added debut of projects that wouldn’t have been ready for April. The first run of releases on August 29th will see the issuing of a 45-rpm version of The Black Keys‘ 2019 Let’s Rock; a live David Bowie album featuring a 1974 concert; the re-release of the Hooker n’ Heat collaboration between Canned Heat and John Lee Hooker; Mac DeMarco‘s Here Comes The Cowboy Demos; a re-release of Dr. John‘s breakout 1970 album, Remedies; two collections of b-sides and remixes from Gorillaz, D-Sides and G-Sides; Brittany Howard‘s Live At Sound Emporium; a record of previously-unheard live Thelonious Monk recordings, Palais Des Beaux-Arts 1963; New Riders Of The Purple Sage‘s vintage Field Trip (Live) from August 27th, 1972 in Veneta OR; a box set of John Prine‘s first four albums for Atlantic; and many more.

October 24th will see the release of An Evening With The Allman Brothers Band Set One recorded in 1991; the first release of Neal Casal‘s debut album, Fade Away Diamond Time, on vinyl; a live Grateful Dead record from May 9th, 1977 in Buffalo, NY; a collection of rarities and outtakes from The Rolling Stones, Metamorphosis UK, originally released in 1975; a live recording of The Who‘s legendary 1967 concert at Monterey Pop Festival; Frank Zappa‘s You Can’t Do That Onstage Anymore (Sampler)live smorgasbord; and many more.

Finally, September 26th will round out with The Allman Brothers Band at Fillmore West on January 31st, 1971; the re-release of CHON‘s GROW; RSD brand ambassador Brandi Carlile‘s A Rooster Says; alternate takes of Fleetwood Mac‘s classic Rumours album; The Very Best of Jerry Garcia which captures Garcia through a variety of side projects over several decades; a pair of live singles celebrating the anniversary of Jimi Hendrix‘s final album with Band of Gypsies; a 25th anniversary edition of Ol’ Dirty Bastard‘s Return To The 36 Chamber: The Dirty Version; a remastered version of Primus‘ 1989 live album, Suck On This; a live album capturing The Ramones‘ concert on December 29th, 1977; and lots more.

THE RENTALS – ” Information (And The Island In The Sky) “

Posted: May 13, 2020 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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We’re just a few weeks away from the long-awaited, highly anticipated release of The Rentals’ new outer space-themed double album Q36 (which main member Matt Sharp made with Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Nick Zinner on guitar, The Killers’ Ronnie Vannucci on drums, and Flaming Lips collaborator Dave Fridmann as mixing engineer), and here’s the latest single from it. It’s one of the most adventurous-sounding songs shared from the album yet.

Information (And The Island In The Sky) MUSIC: The Rentals
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Matt Sharp: Vocals, Bass, Acoustic Guitar & Synthesizers
Nick Zinner: Electric Guitars
Ronnie Vannucci: Drums
Gentle Assassins: Choir
Dave Fridmann: Mix Engineer

The BETHS – ” I’m Not Getting Excited “

Posted: May 13, 2020 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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The Beths strike precisely the right combination of exhilaration and longing that inhabits all the best indie rock records. The New Zealand band’s impressive 2018 debut album, “Future Me Hates Me”, which we called “a confessional, shimmering slab of Pacific pop” won them the title of Best New Band of last year. Every single song has multiple moments of sunny, hummable bliss, and that’s a credit to lead vocalist and songwriter Elizabeth Stokes who writes stunningly catchy hooks and possesses a self-deprecating sincerity that’s so easy to get behind. The Beths have practically become a mainstay in the American music scene after a couple years of touring, and considering their standout performance at this year’s South By Southwest, these New Zealanders are quickly making an impression.

The Beths are unveiling their new music, With the band readying their second album the infamous second album pressure, their studio setup, new songs, touring and more. Elizabeth Stokes had this to say: Since our little album came out in August last year we have played 209 shows over four continents. We are so grateful to be back and unpack, and to be able to celebrate with friends and family what has been a wild 18 months.

“People always ask ‘are you excited!?’ and it’s a fair question, because exciting things do happen to us sometimes,” says Elizabeth Stokes, frontwoman and songwriter for New Zealand’s Beths, of the band’s new single. “Support slots, overseas tours, music releases. Stuff we’ve dreamed about for years. So the correct answer is always ‘yes.’ But the truth is that deep down there’s a tiny Liz saying, ‘don’t get excited.’ She is certain that anything good that could happen will most likely not happen, because of a freak accident. Or because somebody finally realises that we aren’t worthy, shouts ‘phony!’ and takes everything away. I wrote ‘I’m Not Getting Excited’ last year, well before everything really did get taken away. From everyone. It feels like the song has a new context, but we don’t know what it is yet. And now we all share a blurry, uncertain future.”

The Beths’ sophomore album, Jump Rope Gazers, is out July 10th on Carpark Records.

COMMON HOLLY – ” When I Say To You Black Lightning “

Posted: May 12, 2020 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Folk musician Brigitte Naggar released her latest album as Common Holly last year with “When I Say To You Black Lightning”. Her experimental folk songs are meticulously crafted—occasionally sinister and other times, pretty and nurturing, but always moving. Her character-driven song writing makes her a uniquely arresting lyricist, and no matter the unexpected detours her songs take, she always finds a way to reel you in. Although Common Holly’s sophomore album, When I say to you Black Lightning, is engaging from its very opening notes, its thesis statement doesn’t arrive until four songs in: “I think we’ve been measured out for pain since birth,” Brigitte Naggar sings on the woodwind-flanked folk rumination “Measured.” The album, a thrilling experiment in shattering the boundaries between folk, rock and occasionally punk, examines the human capacity to receive, cope with and deliver trauma. A huge leap from Naggar’s 2017 debut, Playing House, Black Lightning is rife with minimally detailed yet fully rendered character sketches, and Naggar’s deftness at seamlessly weaving dissonant guitar lines into her riveting stories elevates her music well above much of the crowded folk-adjacent field.

“When I Say To You Black Lightning” out October 18th.

BLESSED – ” Disease “

Posted: May 12, 2020 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Vancouver five-piece Blessed unveiled their debut album “Salt” last year, and it’s a moody, shape-shifting album with a treasure trove of interesting sounds. Pulling from psych, krautrock, industrial, math rock and post-punk, Blessed are intense and evocative, and every time you think they’ve played their final sonic wild card, they present another. Formed in the early winter months of 2015 in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley, Blessed were born from a shared creative objective. From the start, its original four members found themselves naturally amalgamating elements of Post-Hardcore, Minimalism, New Wave, Krautrock, and Punk. To date, Blessed has released one single with Toronto’s Buzz Records (Weaves, Dilly Dally, Greys), and two critically lauded EPs. The Fader wrote of the EP II: “Dominated by the high-fructose riffing pioneered by Deerhoof, giving way to a darker, propulsive jam that’s just as chaotic, yet well-controlled.”

From this marginal yet supportive scene, Blessed built connections with a broader community. Their unparalleled work ethic took them on a set of tours that was ambitious for any band, but mostly unheard of for one without a full-length release. Together, they played 225 shows across North America, including stops at Sled Island, SXSW, and supporting slots with acts ranging from Preoccupations, The Courtneys, Chastity, and The Austerity Program. Meanwhile, individual members found time to tour Europe, and start side projects touted by The Needle Drop.
Band Members:
Mitchell Trainor,
Drew Riekman,
Reuben Houweling,
Jake Holmes,
Matt Mckeen,

Blessed’s single “Disease” off their debut record “Salt” coming out on April 5th.

ADA LEA – ” What We Say In Private “

Posted: May 12, 2020 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Montreal, Quebec-based musician Alexandra Levy — who records and performs as Ada Lea— is also a painter and visual artist, and traces of her many creative abilities run throughout her debut album “what we say in private”, a beautifully colorful collection of profound pop songs to be released later this summer via Saddle Creek Records .

To her, music and visual art are different vessels for communicating similar ideas. Levy’s appreciation of female artists — including the writer Sylvia Plath, visual artists Frida Kahlo and Eva Hesse, and musicians Karen Dalton and Nina Simone — provides inspiration and guidance, informing her use of multiple artforms as tools for self-expression. Whether it’s creating music or art, “It’s a world that I can build around me and sit inside,”she says.Through all her work, Levy explores the concept of womanhood as it feels and looks to her, as well as love and how it transforms over time. She doesn’t shy away from exploring uncomfortable and painful emotions, either. With the brightness of love, strength, and hope contrasted with the darkness of loss, suffering, isolation, and abandonment, the Ada Lea album what we say in private is a varied and vivid record that constantly seems to shift in the light, bringing together all the intricate influences she’s collected over the years.

what we say in private began with a need to document the ending of an important romantic relationship. Following a tormented period of staying up all night (sometimes days at a time), frantically painting or writing songs as a means of coping, she journalled for 180 days in the hope of finding herself again. She conducted this period of analysis and introspection in private, like most of her creative pursuits, and the process eventually resulted in a rebirth: a rediscovery of self and a new sense of freedom and self-acceptance.

These chaotic feelings and the resulting catharsis are deeply felt in the final recording of what we say in private. Levy wanted the Ada Lea album to feel like a journal entry from those 180 days as she cycled through emotions. Throughout, she expresses feelings and thoughts that all humans experience behind closed doors and alone, but are conditioned to keep to themselves. This is reflected in the lyrics, the artwork, and the songs — together forming a public exhibition of deeply private matter. The album is a collection of raw, confessional, and at times messy emotions, presented to a society that can fear such realness, often favouring the uncomplicated, curated, and manicured.

Levy delivers something very special on what we say in private. Bold and daring, but also gentle and vulnerable, the album finds new ways of presenting its vision from one inspired idea to the next, a big leap into the wider world with passion and exuberance.

Released: July 19th, 2019

TANYA DONNELLY – ” And The Parkington Sisters “

Posted: May 12, 2020 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Tanya Donelly and the Parkington Sisters *Pre-Order*

Tanya Donelly covers some of her favorite songs by The Go Go’s, Leonard Cohen, Kirsty MacColl, Split Enz, Linda Ronstadt, The Pretenders, Wings, Echo & The Bunnymen, and Mary Margaret O’Hara on this outstanding new album.

“When Joe from American Laundromat asked if I’d be interested in doing a covers album, I was hesitant, mainly because most of the songs I truly love are already perfect in their original form. But then I had the idea to ask the brilliant Parkington Sisters to be the band for this project, to bring their gorgeous sound and spirit, and make it something cohesive and centered. Happily, they said Yes. So I chose a handful of songs that have been on heavy rotation in my head and heart from the first time I heard them, and the Sisters took over. They charted and plotted and arranged, and I joined Rose and Sarah and Ariel recording at Jon Evans’ Brick Hill Studio in Orleans MA, with guest players Matthias Bossi and Jon Evans (who also engineered). Lydia P put down some cello later, and I recorded additional vocals at Q Division Studios in Somerville MA, with James Bridges engineering. These are some of the most honest, moving, beautiful, unfiltered, true and cool songs that have ever been written, in my opinion. And those same adjectives apply to the Parkington Sisters as well.” -Tanya

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This is the first single (a Go-Go’s cover) from the album “Tanya Donelly and the Parkington Sisters” Written by Jane Wiedlin
released August 14th, 2020
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