And so spring continues... birds, blossoms... neverending coverage of the Indiana Primary election next week... allergy hell. You know, the usual. We would say this is a great week for new music, but jeez it seems like we say that all the time eh? But it is! Enjoy: NEW ARRIVALS for the Week of 4/29/2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------ (Exact arrival dependent on shipping delays and mishaps, sorry) Awesome Color - Electric Aborigines (Ecstatic Peace) ................................................................... Awesome Color is a power trio updated for the 2060's, noise provocateurs and impressionists, ace players with punk rock flair, inspired citizens of a small modernist nation of musical, visual, and literary outrage on the outskirts of Brooklyn, or a rainbow amalgam of all of the above at once. Boris - Smile (Southern Lord) ................................................................... The mighty Boris release the follow-up to the much lauded Pink, defying fan's expectations and expanding their musical palette further than ever before. Their first non-collaborative release in 2 years, Smile is a natural progression of the work the band has done in partnership with bands such as Sunn o))) and guitarist Michio Kurihara. That's not to say that just because the release doesn't share ownership with another artist that the band doesn't bring along some friends for the ride. Both Kurihara and Sunn o)))'s Stephen O'Mally turn in contributions to Smile, but in the end this is pure Boris. Chin Chin - s/t (Definitive Jux) ................................................................... see staff picks... The Constantines - Kensington Heights (Arts & Crafts) ................................................................... Kensington Heights is twelve tracks of gritty, sweaty low-down rock 'n roll just like you'd expect from the veteran band. "They are the children of Fugazi, stepbrothers to Make-Up and Trail of Dead, the grand-kids of Springsteen and Strummer. They call what they do soul music, not because of what it sounds like, but where it hits you." - EYE Dizzee Rascal - Maths + English (Definitive Jux) ................................................................... US version includes 3 bonus tracks. Written entirely by Dizzee, the album features contributions from the Arctic Monkeys and UGK as well as production credits from long-time collaborator Cage and also Shy FX. Other highlights include 'Pussy Ole' that's built around the Lyn Collins track 'Think About It', the single 'Sirens', and the amazing 'Wanna Be' which sees Dizzee joining forces with Lily Allen as they throwdown their lyrical assault over a cheeky sample from Bugsy Malone, with Future Trax taking care of the production duties. Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fight (Fat Cat) ................................................................... An unconventional Scottish three-piece with a defined personality, and a gift for being able to nail a near perfect pop song, Frightened Rabbit convey candid tales of ordinary folk with a wry, acerbic wit via an eloquent, emotive, modern garage-pop aesthetic. Jamie Lidell - Jim (Warp) ................................................................... Jim will switch you on in the morning, move you on the dance-floor and take you down in the small hours. This is a bold, promiscuously diverse album, mixing up gospel grooves, sweetly sung and fiercely passionate soul, delicately moving ballads, thumping early R & B, synthed-up disco, and even a touch of hillbilly funk. I haven't tried to hide the influences, says Jamie Lidell "This is the music I love." But, listen closely and you can hear Jamie moving in new directions, creating a sound and style that is entirely his own. Madonna - Hard Candy (WB) ................................................................... Madonna’s eleventh, and final, studio album for Warner Bros., Hard Candy is a brilliant up-tempo collection that adds a hip-hop beat to the cultural icon’s club sensibilities, thanks to collaborations with Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Pharrell Williams, and Nate "Danja" Hills. Mudcrutch - s/t (WB) ................................................................... Last year, Tom Petty reunited Mudcrutch, consisting of himself, Heartbreakers Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench, original bandmember Tom Leadon, and Randall Marsh, who joined when Mudcrutch first went to Los Angeles in search of a record deal in the early 70s. Now, more than 30 years later, Mudcrutch finally has its debut album. With new Petty songs and a handful of covers, the self-titled disc is both classic rock and a rock classic. Portishead - Third (Mercury) ................................................................... Really, what more do I need to say? One of the most hugely anticipated releases of the past decade, which was their last recorded output. Bonus 7" get em while they last! Limited edition box set version also available featuring 2LP, 12", USB album + 5 films and a print from Nick Uff. Run don't walk! Robyn - s/t (Interscope) ................................................................... She is Robyn. The most killingest pop star on the planet. A pint-sized atom bomb dosed to the hilt on electric and dispensing wisdom in three-minute modernist pop bulletins on the post-adolescent condition. Robyn is also a collection of ultra-concise pop moments - that rarest of things, a classic pop album. It's a sad-eyed, super-strong battery of nuclear-powered pop that, along with her arresting voice, are her lethal weapons. The Roots - Rising Down (Def Jam) ................................................................... Roots co-founder ?uestlove states, "This is probably our most political album to date dealing with addiction, nihilism, hypocritical double standards in the prison system and overall life in Philadelphia. I'd say it's more mature and intense than all of our efforts but not a "downer" as most people expect us to do." Additional guests on the album include Common, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Saigon, Dice Raw, Wale, Chrisette Michele and more. Eli "Paperboy" Reed & the True Loves - Roll With You (Q Division) ................................................................... Love the new soul/funk sound of Sharon Jones, Nicole Willis, Daptone, etc? Roll With You is a vital, gospel-tinged mix of sweaty, up-tempo numbers and aching, lovelorn ballads that connect instantly thanks to the passion of this young performer and his equally young band. The True Loves may employ classic soul stylings but they make the music their own by performing it with the youthful abandon that only a group of 7 talented guys in their 20s can muster. Also Released This Week (but not necc in stock, ask us!) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Blue Sky Black Death - Late Night Cinema (Babygrande) Cloudland Canyon - Lie in Light (Kranky) David Karsten Daniels - Fear of Flying (FatCat) Robert Forster - The Evangelist (Yep Roc) Heloise & the Savoir Faire - Trash, Rats, and Microphones (Yep Roc) Langhorne Slim - s/t (Kemado) Santogold - s/t (Downtown) Tickley Feather - s/t (Paw Tracks) ................................................................... NEXT WEEK - Pre-Order/Reserve one of next week's releases and guarantee you'll have it when its released!!! - info@landlockedmusic.com ................................................................... Animal Collective - Water Curses EP (5/6) Black Moth Super Rainbow - Zodiac Girl 7" (5/6) Dosh - Wolves and Wishes (5/6) Dr Dog - Easy Beat 12" (5/6) Earles & Jensen Present: Just Farr A Laugh Vol 1 & 2 (5/6) The Last Shadow Puppets - Age of the Understatement (5/6) Lykke Li - Little Bit EP (5/6) The Long Blondes - Couples (5/6) Magnetic Fields - [Merge vinyl reissues] (5/6) Matmos - Supreme Balloon (5/6) No Age - Nouns (5/6) Nobody Presents Blank Blue - Western Water Music Vol. II (5/6) Pattern is Movement - All Together (5/6) Peter Walker - Echo of my Soul (5/6) VA - Numero 21: Soul Messages From Dimona (5/6) ................................................................... COMING SOON (dates often subject to change, sorry) ................................................................... The Black Angels - Directions to See a Ghost (5/13) Death Cab for Cutie - Narrow Stairs (5/13) Ecstatic Sunshine - Way (5/13) Gregor Samsa - Rest (5/13) Health - Disco (5/13) Subtle - ExitingARM (5/13) Castanets - Tendrills DVD (5/20) The Explorer's Club - Freedom Wind (5/20) French Kicks - Swimming (5/20) Indian Jewelry - Free Gold! (5/20) Islands - Arm's Way (5/20) Jeremy Jay - A Place Where We Could Go (5/20) Mates of State - Re-Arrange Us (5/20) The National - A Skin, A Night DVD+CD (5/20) Jay Reatard - Painted Shut 7" (5/20) Windsor for the Derby - How We Lost (5/20) Ellen Allien - Sool (5/27) Architecture In Helsinki - Like It or Not EP (5/27) The Futureheads - This Is Not the World (5/27) Hercules & Love Affair - Blind [single] (5/27) Odd Nosdam - Pretty Swell Explode (5/27) Fleet Foxes - S/T (6/3) Ladytron - Velocifero (6/3) Racebannon - Acid or Blood (6/3) Shearwater - Rook (6/3) Spiritualized - Songs in A&E (6/3) My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges (6/10) Bowerbirds - Hymns for a Dark Horse (6/17) The Impossible Shapes - ST (6/17) King Khan and the Shrines - The Supreme Genius of King Khan (6/17) The M's - Real Close Ones (6/17) My Brightest Diamond - A Thousand Shark's Teeth (6/17) Nomo - Ghost Rock (6/17) Notwist - The Devil, You + Me (6/17) Ponytail - Ice Cream Spiritual (6/17) Silver Jews - Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea (6/17) The War on Drugs - Wagonwheel Blues (6/17) Wolf Parade - Kissing the Beehive (6/17) Hercules & Love Affair - s/t (6/24) Watson Twins - Fire Songs (6/24) Weezer - s/t (red album) (6/24) Burial - DJ Kicks (7/8) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Top 5 sellers at Landlocked Music for the week of 4/22 - 4/29 1. Flight of the Conchords, s/t (Sub Pop) 2. Eli "Paperboy" Reed & the True Loves, Roll With You (Q Division) 3. Vampire Weekend, A-punk single (XL) 4. M83, Saturdays=Youth (Mute) 5. Tokyo Police Club, Elephant Shell (Saddle Creek) Don't miss the boat! We have still fresh CDs, LPs and DVDs from Barry Adamson, Atmosphere, Billy Bragg, Black Francis, Cinematic Orchestra, Elvis Costello, El Perro Del Mar, Elbow, Flight of the Conchords, Neil Hamburger, Vijay Iyer, Lyrics Born, Monotonix, Prayer Breakfast, The Replacements, Jonathan Richman, Sly & the Family Stone, Sonic Youth, J Spaceman & Sun City Girls, Thomas Function, Tokyo Police Club, Air, Autumns, Black Angels, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Jason Isbell, Kooks, M83, Tremendous Fucking, The Gossip, Boredoms, The Breeders, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Clinic, Cut Copy, Dead Child, Foals, The Heavy, Man Man, Colin Meloy, Microphones, Peter Moren, Nadja, Nine Inch Nails, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Spoon, Tapes 'n Tapes, Wye Oak, Richard Swift, Yelle, Neva Dinova, The Drift, Annuals, Apples in Stereo, Black Keys, Los Campesinos!, Moby, Van Morrison, R.E.M., Sun Kil Moon, The Sword, Unwed Sailor and much much more! STAFF PICKS! These are all available at Landlocked right now! Hurry! ------------------------------------------------------------------ Chin Chin - s/t (Definitive Jux, 2008) ................................................................... Chin Chin have been pushing it hard over the last few years, even making a handful of pitstops in Bloomington. Now the hard work has paid off with their "debut" on El-P's Def Jux label. These well-dressed gentlemen walk that delicate line where 70s disco-jazz-funk turns sharply left melding Zapp vocoder-love with muscular horns. Like Brass Construction doing New Edition covers arranged by Steely Dan for Dick James Enterprises? So they say. Their full expanded line-up is a multi-racial, mutli-octave party assault to the pants (and short skirts) with horns and congas galore. They constantly take the funk idiom and turn it on its ear, exploring all the surrounding regions, all the while keeping your body moving. Appetite is the meeting between Snoop's Sexual Eruption and Daptone's Brownstone Sound. RIYL Bootsy Collins, early Prince, Gnarls Barkley. - Heath The Flame - s/t (Brother 1970, Fallout 2007) ................................................................... The Flame are to the Beach Boys what Badfinger are to the Beatles. Formed in South Africa in the mid-60s, the Flame were spotted at a London gig in 1968 by Carl Wilson, who immediately signed them to Brother Records and relocated the band to California to cut an album. Released in 1970 to little commercial attention, the Flame soon broke up. But instead of abandoning the band they'd taken under their wings, the Beach Boys recruited guitarist Blondie Chaplin and drummer Ricky Fataar to join their band. They appear on Holland and the Carl & The Passions LPs. Chaplin even sang lead on the hit "Sail on Sailor". As the for the lone Flame LP, it's more than obscurity for Beach Boys nuts. It's a classic proto-power pop LP on its own mertis. Maybe just a notch under the first few Badfinger LPs, and comparable to Todd Rundgren, Big Star, and Blue Ash. - Jason Mystic Chords of Memory - s/t (Rough Trade, 2004) ................................................................... Beachwood Sparks' split in 2002 came as a very unpleasant surprise to me, and I really wish they were still around today. However, their split spawned some great solo projects, and singer Chris Gunst's Mystic Chords of Memory is a little different but every bit as beautiful as his former band at their best. This first album is more or less just Chris and his girlfriend, and it has an extremely relaxed, clear-headed and free sound throughout. The record basically sounds like Beachwood Sparks in extreme chill-out mode. There aren't any big drums or outer-space pedal steel, just pretty songs soaked in gently psychedelic home-recorded production. I feel like this record slipped through the cracks upon release. However, it's relative obscurity and ethereal beauty make it even more special to those who are fortunate enough to discover it. - Cyrus ------------------------------------------------------------------ Upcoming Bloomington shows that Landlocked Music is excited about: 4/29 - Dead Meadow @ Bluebird 4/30 - Paleface @ Bears 5/2 - Caribou / Fcuk Buttons @ Waldron 5/6 - Lymbyc Systym @ Art Hospital 5/7 - Megafaun @ Bear's 5/13 - Rev Horton Heat / Nashville Pussy @ Bluebird 5/16 - Yea Big + Kid Static @ Bears 5/18 - Dickey Betts @ Bluebird 5/19 - Joe Lally @ Art Hospital 5/28 - Castanets Film @ Cinemat 6/4 - Times New Viking / Singer @ Waldron 6/5 - The Unseen @ Rhino's 6/7 - Cryptacize @ Art Hospital 6/18 - United Bible Studies / Sharron Kraus / Ignatz @ Bears 6/20 - MV+EE @ Bears We have tickets and further information for many of these wonderful performances. Sorry, but we can only accept cash for ticket purchases. ------------------------------------------------------------------ More information about shows and more on the horizon is available for the technologically inclined at http://www.landlockedmusic.com/ or http://myspace.com/landlockedbton or http://indiana.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2385198570 We are looking to buy/trade all your old unwanted CDs & LPs! Bring 'em in and we'll make an offer. We are also ready, willing and able to special order anything for you. Email us or drop in and we will hook you up with whatcha need. Feel free to forward this to all your lovely friends that need to know whats going on, we'd love to have them join our little party here on the newsletter. Tell us what you think, what you desire. ------------------------------------------------------------------ BFF, Jason & Heath info@landlockedmusic.com Landlocked Music 314 S. Washington St. (next door to Boxcar Books) Bloomington, IN, 47401 http://www.landlockedmusic.com/ http://myspace.com/landlockedbton http://indiana.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2385198570 (812) 339 - 2574 Hours of Operation: Monday - Saturday : 11:30am - 7:30pm Sunday : Noon - 5pm