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The Black Angels “Phosphene Dream” LP Preorder

Mitchell Nature — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:03:52 +0000

The newest record from droned-out, zoned-out psychedelic masterminds The Black Angels is up for preorder. If you’ve heard them before, you know what you’re getting here, 100% heavy deeds. The LP comes on 180 gram vinyl for only $19.99. You can also score a deluxe package with the record, cd, a poster, and a hoodie for $59.99. Visit TheBlackAngels.com.

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Two New 7″s from Gold Robot Records

Mitchell Nature — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:03:39 +0000

Just got two new singles in the mail from Gold Robot Records, I love with this little label is doing. The first is a split from Colossal Yes and The Good Fear, two bands from two different sides of the country. The music is pretty different too, the Colossal Yes side is a recorded-with-one-mic piece of melancholy blues, while The Good Fear bring a really heartfelt, driving rock song on the b-side (the clip below). It’s a 7″ on grey vinyl, has an edition of 500, is beautifully designed, and costs only $5. Visit Gold-Robot.com.

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The second new single is from Roman Ruins, the solo project of Beach House drummer Graham Hill. What I found here was totally not what I was expecting, two slices of blissed-out synth pop, quite different from the other GRR releases I have run into. Beautiful songs, plus the vinyl sounds great. It comes on orange vinyl, has an edition of 500, and is $5. Again, Gold-Robot.com.

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Black Mountain “Wilderness Heart” LP

Mitchell Nature — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:03:55 +0000

I’ve been really, really excited about the new Black Mountain album, their first two records are in constant rotation on my turntable. ”Wilderness Heart” is a little bit more straightforward rock than their last one, but I still think it’s great. For some reason, “In The Future” always sounded pretty dark and occult to me, this one sounds much less like that for me, even ditching a bit of the heavy psychedelia. That said, it’s completely solid and will likely sneak into my top albums at the end of the year. You can preorder the LP for only $12.50 at Jagjaguwar.

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No Age “Everything In Between” LP Preorder

Mitchell Nature — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:01:13 +0000

The third full-length No Age record is now up for preorder. ”Everything In Between”, their second for Sub Pop, is quite simply their best record yet. The band sounds more mature with every new release, constantly expanding their influences, yet not making them too obvious. The LP comes with a 48 page book for $23 at SubPop.com.

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Andrew Cedermark “Moon Deluxe” LP

Mitchell Nature — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:00:41 +0000

It’s not hard to believe that Underwater Peoples have another underground pop-rock masterpiece on their hands, their output to date has pretty much been 100% so far. Andrew Cedermark used to play in Titus Andronicus, but has since gone solo to play a more introspective (though comparably explosive at times) brand of rock and roll. The LP can be purchased for a mere $14 at UnderwaterPeoples.com.

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Grails “Redlight” & “The Burden Of Hope” Repressed

Nude Mutant — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:04:35 +0000

Sorry guys, we don’t always exactly breaks the news over here at OMGV. Usually not that big of a deal but when it’s a band we’ve championed as hard as Grails… for shame! These two long out-of-print albums from one of the best bands in existence today are now available to order on the vinyl format once again. Recorded before their violin player vanished mysteriously into the ether… or so the story goes. Drop some coins in the hat at pamlicosoundmailorder.com.

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Kowloon Walled City / Fight Amp / Ladder Devils “Lose/Lose/Lose” Split 12″

Mitchell Nature — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:01:11 +0000

If you’re into noise rock, this three-way split from Brutal Panda records is going to be like a dream come true for you. They’ve collected three of the best in the game, Kowloon Walled City, Fight Amp, and Ladder Devils, each band contributing two brand new songs. Total Dinosaur Jr. / Young Widows vibes here, it sounds fucking awesome. It was pressed in an edition of 300, comes on clear vinyl, is packaged in a silkscreened poly bag, and is only $11.99. Catch two of the tracks below. Visit BrutalPandaRecords.com.

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Dungen “Skit I Allt” LP

Nude Mutant — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:00:40 +0000

We couldn’t possibly be any more excited for a new album from Sweden’s Dungen. These guys have staked out a unique claim in the modern rock landscape by raining acid-sunshine guitar licks upon all the hip young men in tight jeans and busting out smooth jazz melodies for the ladies. The sensual sounds of the Swedish countryside – album title roughly translates to “Fuck All”. You can listen to a new song at mexicansummer.com, they will be releasing the domestic pressing of this album at some point. For now you can buy the Subliminal Sounds import from forcedexposure.com.

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Okkultokrati “No Light For Mass” LP

Nude Mutant — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:01:22 +0000

Raging metal from Oslo, now primed for distribution on American shores. Of course, this LP has been out for a little while at ormeyngel.bigcartel.com, not sure what took it so long to make it over here. Rough sailing I suppose. Those in need of a dose of evil can now fill their prescriptions at stickfiguredistro.com. The cassette version from Ormeyngel is just as good, and can be purchased from deathsquadmarch.blogspot.com (along with a lot of other great tapes). Either way, get some in your life.

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BXI (Boris with Ian Astbury) 12″

Nude Mutant — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:00:06 +0000

Boris returns with a new 12″ EP for Southern Lord containing three songs fronted by vocalist Ian Astbury of The Cult and (sigh) The Doors of the 21st Century. I hate to be a Debbie Downer, but what was wrong with Takeshi’s vocals? Oh well, at least Wata sings on one song (a cover of a Cult jam). Love Boris, but not sure how I feel about this one – hopefully I will be proved embarrassingly incorrect. Pay thy tithes at the altar of southernlord.net.

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Chibalo “S/T” LP Preorder

Mitchell Nature — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:58:40 +0000

Here in small-town Iowa, we once had a heavy band that actually made it out of the area and was heard by a lot of folks (relatively)…that band was Song Of Zarathustra. Makes sense then that Chibalo feels like a special record to me, as the band consists of members of Song of Zarathustra, Book of Dead Names, Killsadie, Red Light Go, etc etc. It’s a bit more rock and roll than previous incarnations, but the same explosive spirit is there. The wonderful Init Records is taking preorders on the vinyl edition which is limited to 300 and costs only $15. Visit my good friends at Init Records.

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Ween “Quebec” 2xLP

Nude Mutant — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:59:09 +0000

The brothers Ween continue to paint the town brown with a never ending torrent of vinyl reissues. Coming soon on the Chocodog label (as opposed to the Plain label) is the excellent Quebec from 2003. It’s hard for a band to live up to the expectations set by albums like Pure Guava and Chocolate & Cheese, but Quebec makes a damn fine effort, and comes off sounding like some of the band’s best work. A double LP set on 180 gram vinyl, auralexploits.com has you covered with a $24 pre-order.

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Christian Mistress “Agony & Opium” LP

Nude Mutant — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:48:22 +0000

Call it throwback metal if you must, but I’d call the musical output of Olympia, Washington’s Christian Mistress an invigorating shot in the arm for a genre that can tend to go stale and flat pretty quickly. There’s certainly more than nostalgia prompting Darkthrone’s Fenriz to name drop the band every chance he gets – these guys (and gal) are ripping out some pretty fresh and satisfyingly chunky metal. The debut LP, Agony & Opium, is now available from phantomcityrecords.com for $12. Insert obligatory remark about feathered hair and jean jacket vests.

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Cloudland Canyon “Mothlight, Part 2″ b/w “In The Cold” 7″

Mitchell Nature — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:00:17 +0000

Bathetic Records’ first foray into vinyl is a stunning pair of tunes from Cloudland Canyon. This is some krauty, poppy, shoegazing rock-and-roll trapped under a blown-out, shimmering blanket of drone. What I’m trying to say is, you’ll like it alot, perfect summer waves. First edition is limited to 350 copies, $7 shipped at BatheticRecords.com.

Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World Soundtrack LP (Red Vinyl)

Mitchell Nature — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 08:40:43 +0000

The soundtrack for Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World is being offered on red vinyl exclusively to independent record stores. Luckily for us small-towners, some have made it online. The record features music by The Black Lips, Metric, Frank Black, Broken Social Scene (one song under their own name and two under the fictional Crash And the Boys moniker), and Beck (again, two songs under his own name and four as Sex Bob-Omb), and many more. It’s priced at $19.99 and is available at your local record store or online at CriminalATL.com.

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