Here comes the rain again / Falling on my head like a memory / Falling on my head like a new emotion... if that new emotion is sick and tired of rain, then yea, color us Seattle-istic in our dislike for the wet stuff. That makes no sense, but you feel me. Yea. Sorry, it gets kinda cold and lonely on these stormy nights at Landlocked HQ. So cold and lonely that we had to put a new shirt on our mannequin - that's right, brand new t-shirts for the summer - crisp lemon shirts with navy print, the ultimate yin to the previous yang. Lookin good! What else is new... NEW ARRIVALS for the Week of 6/10/2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------ (Exact arrival dependent on shipping delays and mishaps, sorry) Karen Dalton - Green Rocky Road (Delmore) ................................................................... Never before released 1963 home recordings. Discovered on the same reel-to-reel tapes that housed the Cotton Eyed Joe release. These are ultra-rare recordings, since Karen only released 2 LPs. Historic recordings since these 1963 home recordings prove her influence on her famous friends and peers (Bob Dylan, Fred Neil, Tim Buckley, Tim Hardin). As close as one will ever get to hearing the record Karen Dalton would have made in 1963. Includes 8-page booklet with beautiful, newly-unearthed photos of Karen. Flying Lotus - Los Angeles (Warp) ................................................................... Flying Lotus' name is on the lips of many as the leader of a new generation of artists emerging from California. A man of many sides - from the huge sounding collabs and remixes giving indication of the slickest productions you are likely to hear on radio to his high voltage live shows which are somewhere between the best ever house party DJ and the most crowd-smashing live electronic act you've seen, to this new album proper - a deep, soulful, intricate album where glints of detail are unearthed to make this opus richer on every listen. The Fratellis - Here We Stand (Interscope) ................................................................... The much anticipated follow-up to The Fratellis debut "Costello Music". Like it's predecessor, "Here We Stand" has a great melodic sense and funny heartfelt lyrics, rounded out with excellent production and ear-grabbing vocals. Dan Friel - Ghost Town (Important) ................................................................... Ghost Town is the first full-length solo release from Parts & Labor singer/electrician Dan Friel. Characterized by its anthemic melodies, complex electronic arrangements and huge distorted beats, Ghost Town is an indie record the noise kids will love and a noise record that'll inspire the indie kids to pick up some busted electronic gear and strive for immortality. Think Wolf Eyes playing In The Aeroplane Over The Sea and you might be on the right track. Emmylou Harris - All I Intended To Be (Nonesuch) ................................................................... On her second Nonesuch disc, Emmylou Harris assembles an extraordinary cast of veteran musicians and fellow singers, including Dolly Parton, singers Pam Rose and Maryann Kennedy, dobro player (and longtime Seldom Scene member) Mike Auldredge, keyboardists Glenn D. Hardin (of Harris's Hot Band and Elvis Presley's legendary TCB combo) and Bill Payne (of Little Feat). Harris has created a riveting emotional and spiritual journey that is everything a listener and fan could hope for. Joan as Police Woman - To Survive (Cheap Lullaby) ................................................................... New album from Joan Wasser, formerly of Antony & The Johnsons. Her debut, Real Life brought her out of the shadows and established her as that rare thing, a truly unique and original voice. Songwriter, singer and multi-instrumentalist, Joan has bewitched fans across Europe and the US over the last two years and is set to garner a wealth of new devotees with To Survive, an album of unashamedly heartfelt songs. In Joan's words, I am always trying to dig deeper into the emotional experience. I want to access the most honest place I can, distill it and present it in a way that makes sense musically. KaiserCartel - March Forth (Bluhammock) ................................................................... Ex-Bloomingtonian Courtney Kaiser (2nd Story, The Prom, United States Three, Mellencamp) + her man, Benjamin Cartel. On March Forth, Courtney's voice is reminiscent of the great songstresses of decades past. Her sensual and appealing vocals tickle your ears playfully while Benjamin's vocals are warm and welcoming, urging you to become more engaged. Their swirling harmonies mark the special bond between them as both collaborators and as a couple. Let them serenade you. Mojo Magazine - July 2008 ................................................................... Thirty years after the Sex Pistols first stormed the barricades, the ultimate punk band are once again firing on all cylinders. In a world exclusive, Mojo dispatched 4 different writers to discuss the past, present and future with John Lydon, Steve Jones, Glen Matlock and Paul Cook. Also, the first man of American melody, Neil Diamond, takes us on a journey through his incredible 40-year career. Plus - Rick Rubin on Diamond in the studio! As well, Foals, Kid Creole, Beefheart & Zappa and a FREE CD of 15 classic tracks from the year that punk broke with The Adverts, X-Ray Spex, Wire, Johnny Thunders and The Heartbreakers, Eater and many, many more! Mono In VCF - s/t (Stylo) ................................................................... The collision of 2 influences: Phil Spector's "Wall of Sound" production technique meets Bob Moog and his synthesizer's VCF: Voltage-Controlled Filter. "Mono In VCF explores a musical landscape in which Massive Attack meets Dusty Springfield's Dusty in Memphis, with touches of John Barry and The Walker Brothers. The moody, cinematic "Masha" draws from trip-hop and old soul in equal measure, with lazy grooves and a sing-along chorus tipping their hat to the days of AM radio." - NPR. "Like the bitter, orphaned siblings of Belle & Sebastian." - Junkmedia UK. RIYL Axelrod, Morricone, Gainsbourg. My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges (ATO) ................................................................... The Jacket honed the material for Evil Urges during an extended stint in Colorado. Once the material was ready, MMJ hunkered down in NYC to record with Joe Chiccarelli. Like John Leckie, who produced "Z", Chiccarelli proved a valuable sounding board. Keyboardist Bo Koster describes the Colorado songwriting process as "a good caring, loving place. We'd cook meals together, watch movies together, play music together and go on hikes together." This vibe has soaked into every bit of Evil Urges. A striking album that serves as a slight departure that will also bring in new fans as well as please the old. N.E.R.D. - Seeing Sounds (Interscope) ................................................................... You already know the story of the Neptunes, Grammy Award winning producers and songwriters Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, but the N.E.R.D. trio consists of Pharrell, Chad, and longtime friend and creative wunderkind, Shae Haley. The album is a blistering mash-up of booming hip-hop beats and rollercoastering rock riffs, rumbling crunk rhythms and scintillating soul music. Whereas their first album was an imaginative, exploration of identities, and their second sought out the range of genres and sounds that have influenced the group, "Seeing Sounds" grinds everything together, evoking a sound that is un-tethered by preconceptions and convention. Robert Pollard - Robert Pollard Is Off to Business (GBV) ................................................................... With ten songs in 35 minutes, this is an extraordinary Rock tour-de-force. Robert Pollard Is Off To Business sports Todd Tobias's cleanest and meanest production yet, giant songs and riffs that pack a wallop, and arguably Pollard's finest singing ever captured on record. For Pollard, whose albums normally run 15-25 songs, this ten-song work is a departure from form. He's definitely turned up the Rock 10% and the Classic 11% on this album. Sloan - Parallel Play (Yep Roc) ................................................................... The latest from Canada's power pop royalty Sloan. A term taken from the science of developmental psychology, Parallel Play is a behavior seen in children in which they enjoy independent activities in the company of other children, something the 4 boys in Sloan know a lot about. As per their unique musical modus operandi, the members wrote songs independently and then joined forces in the studio to produce yet another album of timeless, guitar-driven pop. Supergrass - Diamond Hoo Ha (Astralwerks) ................................................................... Recorded in Berlin's legendary Hansa studios over a 3 week period with producer Nick Launay, Diamond Hoo Ha captures the energy and enthusiasm of a band firing on all cylinders, none more evident than on opening track Diamond Hoo Ha Man. To quote one review, "the beefy, stomporific riffs are back on board". 13 years into their career and with 5 albums already under their belts, Gaz, Danny, Mick and Rob are sounding fresher than ever. Martha Wainwright - I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too (Zoe) ................................................................... In the 3 years since her critically-acclaimed debut, Martha Wainwright has toured and recorded with acts ranging from Neko Case to Snow Patrol. She has performed Judy Garland at Carnegie Hall, and appeared on the big screen in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator. But her greatest achievement is, undoubtedly, the creation of her sophomore record. A musically and lyrically ambitious effort, from understated ballads to intense rock numbers. Wainwright offers new takes on a couple old classics as well: Pink Floyd's "See Emily Play" and the Eurythmics' "Love Is A Stranger." VA - Hear, O Israel: A Prayer Ceremony In Jazz (Trunk) ................................................................... Privately pressed in '68 in minute numbers and only for sale at Friday night prayer concerts, this has to be one of the rarest and most extraordinary jazz recordings to come out of NYC. A 17 year-old named Jonathan Klein had written a concert for Friday Night prayers. It was performed a few times and received well. A Jewish charitable organization chose to take it a little further. Musically, the album is a wholly unique mixture of spiritual NY jazz, Hebrew praises and modal phrases. The jazz moves, the voices soar, hallelujah! Music written by Jonathan Klein; Herbie Hancock (piano), Jerome Richardson (flute, tenor and alto sax), Thad Jones (trumpet and flugelhorn), Ron Carter (bass), Jonathan Klein (French horn and baritone) and Grady Tate (drums). The recording also features Antonia Lavanne (soprano), Phyllis Bryn-Julson (contralto) and Rabbi David Davis (reader). Also Released This Week (but not necc in stock, ask us!) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Joseph Arthur - Vagabond Skies (Lonely Astronaut) Jakob Dylan - Seeing Things (Columbia) Ron Franklin - s/t (Alive) Levon Helm - Dirt Farmer LP (Vanguard) Husker Du - Living End [live] (Rhino) Lexie Mountain Boys - Sacred Vacation (Carpark) The Holy Modal Rounders - [reissues] (ESP) The Homemade Jamz Blues Band - Pay Me No Mind (Northern Blues) Hot Chip - One Pure Thought 2x12" (EMI) KRS One - Maximum Strength (Koch) Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III (Cash Money) The Medic Droid - What's Your Medium (Modern Art) Alanis Morissette - Flavors of Entanglement (Maverick) The Orb - The Dream (Six Degrees) Peter Von Poehl - Going to Where the Tea Trees Are (Bella Union) Mark Stewart - Edit (Cripped Dick Hot Wax) Styrofoam - A Thousand Words (Nettwerk) Sebastian Tellier - Divine (Record Makers) Johnny Thunders - Acoustic Thunders (Great American) VA - Dubstep Allstars, Vol. 6 Mixed by Appleblim (Tempa) ................................................................... NEXT WEEK - Pre-Order/Reserve one of next week's releases and guarantee you'll have it when its released!!! - info@landlockedmusic.com ................................................................... Adem - Takes (6/17) Eef Barzelay - Lose Big (6/17) Black Diamond Heavies - A Touch of Someone Else's Class (6/17) Bowerbirds - Hymns for a Dark Horse (6/17) Children of the Sixth Root Race Songs from The Source Coldplay - Viva La Vida (6/17) Daft Punk - Electroma DVD (6/17) Dr Dog - Easy Beat LP (6/17) Head Like a Kite - There Is Loud Laughter Everywhere (6/17) The Impossible Shapes - ST (6/17) Judas Priest - Nostradamus (6/17) King Khan and the Shrines - The Supreme Genius of King Khan (6/17) The M's - Real Close Ones (6/17) Metallica - Master of Puppets [LP reissue] (6/17) My Brightest Diamond - A Thousand Shark's Teeth (6/17) Nomo - Ghost Rock (6/17) Notwist - The Devil, You + Me (6/17) The Offspring - [reissues] (6/17) Orange - In the Midst of Chaos (6/17) Ponytail - Ice Cream Spiritual (6/17) Jay Reatard - Singles 06-07 (6/17) Silver Jews - Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea (6/17) Tilly and the Wall - O (6/17) Valient Thorr - Immortalizer (6/17) The War on Drugs - Wagonwheel Blues (6/17) Dennis Wilson - Pacific Ocean Blue [2CD/LP reissue] (6/17) Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer (6/17) ................................................................... COMING SOON (dates often subject to change, sorry) ................................................................... JUNE Bjork - Innocence [single] (6/24) Ry Cooder - I, Flathead DVD (6/24) Alejandro Escovedo - Real Animal (6/24) Hercules & Love Affair - s/t (6/24) Herman Dune - 1-2-3 Apple Tree (6/24) Less than Jake - GNV FLA (6/24) Odd Nosdam - Pretty Swell Explode (6/24) Reckless Kelly - Bulletproof (6/24) The Saturday Knights - Mingle (6/24) Sigur Ros - Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust (6/24) Snowgoons - Black Snow (6/24) Violent Femmes - Crazy 12" (6/24) Watermelon Slim - No Paid Holidays (6/24) The Watson Twins - Fire Songs (6/24) Saul Williams - The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust (6/24) Wrnlrd - Oneiromantical War (6/24) VA - Big Blue Ball (6/24) VA - Numero 020 - Eccentric Soul: The Tragar & Note Labels (6/24) JULY Babylon Circus - Dances of Resistance (7/8) Bad Religion - New Maps of Hell [deluxe] (7/8) The Baseball Project - Vol 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails (7/8) Burial - DJ Kicks (7/8) The Capstan Shafts - Fixation Protocols (7/8) Gallon Drunk - Fire Music (7/8) Leila - Blood, Looms and Blooms (7/8) Liars - Freak Out EP (7/8) The Mansfields - Cramp Your Style (7/8) Melvins - Nude with Boots (7/8) The Mighty, Mighty Bosstones - Medium Rare (7/8) Willie Nelson/Wynton Marsalis - Two Men with the Blues (7/8) Parts & Labor - Escapers 2: Grind Pop (7/8) Ron Sexsmith - Exit Strategy of the Soul (7/8) Patti Smith & Kevin Shields - The Coral Sea (7/8) Son, Ambulance - Someone Else's Deja Vu (7/8) Joe Strummer - The Future is Unwritten DVD (7/8) The Telepathic Butterflies - Breakfast in Suburbia (7/8) The Hold Steady - Stay Positive (7/15) Brendan Canning - Something for All of Us (7/22) Faun Fables - A Table Forgotten EP (7/22) BEYOND Ida - My Fair, My Dark EP (8/5) Normanoak - Estra LP (8/5) Oneida - Preteen Weaponry (8/5) Racebannon - Acid or Blood (8/12) The Walkmen - You & Me (8/19) Matthew Sweet - Sunshine Lies (8/26) Calexico - Carried to Dust (9/9) Okkervil River - The Stand Ins (9/9) Deerhoof - Offend Maggie (10/7) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Top 5 sellers at Landlocked Music for the week of 6/2 - 6/9 1. Fleet Foxes, s/t (Subpop) 2. Shearwater, Rook (Matador) 3. Bonnie Prince Billy, Lie Down in the Light (Drag City) 4. The Cool Kids, Bake Sale (Chocolate Industries) 5. Weezer, s/t Red (Universal) Don't miss the boat! We have still fresh CDs, LPs and DVDs from The Accidental, Byrds, Cool Kids, The Cure, Fleet Foxes, Futureheads, Grails, Harvey Milk, Jaguar Love, Ladytron, Low, The M's, Aimee Mann, The Mother Truckers, Opeth, Shearwater, Subtle, Thank You, The Ting Tings, The Virgins, Weezer, Ellen Allien, The Coke Dares, Health, Hercules & Love Affair, James Pants, Mason Jennings, Mudhoney, Phantom Cruisers, Spiritualized, Vetiver, Walter Meego, Herbaliser, Bonnie Prince Billy, Castanets, Collections of Colonies of Bees, Dresden Dolls, Explorers Club, Foxboro Hot Tubs, French Kicks, Indian Jewelry, Islands, Jeremy Jay, Scarlett Johansson, Mates of State, The National, Jay Reatard, Windsor for the Derby, The Black Angels, Death Cab for Cutie, Dillard & Clark, Dosh, Ecstatic Sunshine, Firewater, Gregor Samsa, Shawn Lee & The Ping Pong Orchestra, Margot & the Nuclear So & Sos, Old 97s and much much more! STAFF PICKS! These are all available at Landlocked right now! Hurry! ------------------------------------------------------------------ Boduf Songs - Lion Devours the Sun (Kranky, 2006) ................................................................... Southampton England's Mat Sweet is whispering dark phrases into my ear from both directions. He says "this is not folk music." I would agree, and it is certainly not "freak-folk" either. Its a man, his finger-picked acoustic guitar and subtle embellishments from a variety of non-traditional sounds. You can hear the British folk past in his bones, but years of darkness and acid have soaked his sound into a new realm. Recorded at home on one microphone onto a 4-track, it takes these constraints and explores the space fully, while still leaving plenty of room to breathe. Monastic in its simplicity and serenity, it captures your attention and does not let go. RIYL Bonnie Prince Billie's I See A Darkness, Iron & Wine's nightmares, getting lost in dark forests. - Heath Les Rallizes Denudes - Yodo-go-a-go-go (10th Ave. Freeze Out) ................................................................... Summarizing them in one paragraph is tough, but here goes: Now that Jandek has entered the public sphere, there's perhaps no "band" more mysterious that Les Rallizes Denudes. They emerged from the leftist underground scene of late 60s Japan, more from the avant-garde theater scene than any official music community. They're often compared to the Velvets in terms of their sound as well as their pervasive influence upon Japanese rock (this is the heavier/drone, European Son/Sister Ray-side of the Velvets). Skuzzed-out psychedelic, feedback-spraying live tracks have been compiled on countless "bootleg" recordings over the years; this one is an official comp, a "best of" of sorts. There's even some studio-quality near pop songs here. But it's the brain-piercing live cuts, with perhaps the ugliest guitar tone ever recorded, that must be heard to be believed. Oh yes, one more thing, their bass player was arrested for hijacking an airplane. - Jason ------------------------------------------------------------------ Upcoming Bloomington shows that Landlocked Music is excited about: 6/10 - The Physics of Meaning @ Bear's 6/11 - Oxford Collapse @ Bear's 6/13 - Cotton Jones Basket Ride (Page France) @ Bear's 6/18 - United Bible Studies / Sharron Kraus / Ignatz @ Bear's 6/20 - MV+EE @ Bear's 6/21 - Scout Niblett @ Waldron 6/27 - Eli "Paperboy" Reed and the True Loves @ Bear's 6/28 - The Wailers @ Bluebird 6/28 - Static Thought @ Rhino's 7/2 - Faceless Werewolves @ Bear's 7/16 - Kentucky Nightmare @ Bear's 7/18 - Titus Andronicus @ Bear's 7/18 - Time Again @ Rhino's 7/25, 26, 27 - Forecastle Festival - Louisville (Method Man, Dr Dog, Tortoise, Z-Trip, Film School, Extra Golden, Catfish Haven, + MUCH MORE) 8/3 - Harry & the Potters @ Rhino's 8/12 - Bon Iver @ Waldron 8/15 - Junior Brown @ Bluebird 8/17 - Oneida @ Bluebird We have tickets and additional information for many of these wonderful performances. Stop in and buy em beforehand! ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. 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