Friday, February 13, 2009

Music News & Notes

Nada Surf Re-Issue Three LP's For Vinyl Release

The group are re-releasing three of their albums The Proximity Effect, Let Go and The Weight Is A Gift on vinyl this April 14th as all three have been out of print and for sometime (available on CD but no longer on vinyl).

The bands latest album Lucky was released last year to critical acclaim . If you're a long time Nada Surf fan then this will no doubt tickle your fancy as well so make sure you pick them up when they get their release this April.

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Sonic Youth LP

Sonic Youth’s 16th album, The Eternal, will be released on vinyl, compact disc, and digital album by Matador Records on June 9 and was produced by John Agnello and the band.

Recorded through November and December of last year at the band’s Echo Canyon West studio in Hoboken, NJ, The Eternal features many firsts for a Sonic Youth album, including a number of shared vocals between Kim, Thurston, and Lee, and the studio debut of former Pavement/Dustdevils bassist Mark Ibold, a member of Sonic Youth’s touring band for the past few years.

Matador will shortly announce a Buy Early Get Now opportunity for the album with some very interesting bonus material.

Track listing:
1. Sacred Trickster
2. Anti-Orgasm
3. Leaky Lifeboat(for Gregory Corso)
4. Antenna
5. What We Know
6. Calming The Snake
7. Poison Arrow
8. Malibu Gas Station
9. Thunderclap For Bobby Pyn
10. No Way
11. Walkin Blue

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Yeah Yeah Yeah LP


The Yeah Yeah Yeahs' third studio album "It’s Blitz!" is set for an April 10 release in Australia, but for the fanatics among us, the cover art and tracklist have been revealed today.

The new LP features 10-tracks and was recorded in numerous rural locations across the US countryside. From El Paso's 1,700 acre Sonic Ranch studio to a dairy farm in Massachusetts. The trio worked with two producers on It’s Blitz!: long-term producer TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek (who did the production of the last two LP’s) and Nick Launay (Arcade Fire, Talking Heads, INXS) who record their Is Is EP.

Producers aside, the band didn't do everything the same in the recording process. For one thing the band has taken a much more experimental approach, with guitarist Nick Zinner playing a swag of vintage synths on the new release. The band took inspiration from Italian producer Giorgio Moroder's work with R&B songstress Donna Summer as well as Joy Division.

The album also features a few special guests including Bird and the Bee maestro producer Greg Kurtsin, TV on the Radio's Tunde Adebimpe and Kyp Malone, and saxophonist Stuart Bogie (Antibalas) among others

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Paper + Plastick Records

Vinnie Fiorello has announced the launch of his new endeavor, Paper + Plastick Records, based out of Gainesville, FL. Fiorello is a founding member of legendary ska/punk band Less Than Jake, and founder/former owner of the successful label Fueled By Ramen (Fall Out Boy, Panic! At The Disco).

The independent label will take a new and alternative approach to music retail by selling the highest digital quality music files available, along with deluxe digital packaging. The label will also only release physical music on exclusive, multi-colored and oddly shaped vinyl, making all Paper + Plastick releases a must have for recording buffs, vinyl collectors and music fans alike.

“I think that brick and mortar stores are a dying breed,” comments Fiorello. “Chain stores are folding and the stores that remain want you to buy a TV instead of showcasing new music. I choose not to worry about the CD. That’s also dying, so why try to keep it alive now? I would much rather support independent record stores by putting out independent music in the format that I love, the format that kept and keeps the underground vibrant – vinyl.”

Fiorello also plans to release music digitally via the Paper + Plastick website, www.paperandplastick.com, weeks before the music will be available on digital retail outlets such as iTunes, Amazon.com and Emusic.com. Music downloaded from retail outlets loose their integrity and bitrate, but music from PaperandPlastick.com will be high quality digital recordings. Two versions of each album will be available for purchase through the website with varying prices.

SOURCE: http://www.drivenfaroff.com

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Leonard Cohen To Release First Album Since 2004

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Leonard Cohen is scheduled to release "Live in London," his first new album in five years, on March 31. The set was recorded from his July 17, 2008, performance at London's 02 Arena during his world tour last year.

The 26-track "Live in London," which will be available both as a double-disc CD and DVD, includes Cohen classics like "If It Be Your Will," "I'm Your Man" and "Hallelujah." It is the Canadian singer/songwriter's first release since 2004's "Dear Heather" and his first live album in eight years.

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U2 On Letterman

U2 has signed on to perform five consecutive nights for the Late Show With David Letterman from March 2 through 6. It's part of the massive publicity push for the album No Line on the Horizon, which will be released on the Tuesday of that week.

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AMORPHIS' New Cover Art Idea Borrowed From A STATIC LULLABY?

It has been brought to our attention that the cover artwork for "Skyforger", the forthcoming album from Finnish dark metallers AMORPHIS, bears more than a passing resemblance to that of "Faso Latido", the 2005 CD released by the Chino Hills, California post-hardcore band A STATIC LULLABY.

You can see both covers below.

"Faso Latido" is the second album by A STATIC LULLABY. Released in 2005 on Columbia Records, it was the group's last CD with all five original members. The LP was originally supposed to be called "Watch The Sunlight Burn", but has its title changed prior to its release.

"Skyforger" is scheduled for release on May 29 via Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to the "Eclipse" and "Silent Waters" LPs, both of which were certified gold in the band's native Finland, was recorded at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki.

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