Important Records closes down 2010 in high fashion, releasing awesome new vinyl from Barn Owl (swoon) & The Infinite Strings Ensemble, Chord (featuring Trevor from Pelican) and two new LPs from the enigmatic Eleh, including a split with Ellen Fullman. Barn Owl needs no further explanation on these pages, everything they release is a must-have. [...]
I know it has been out for a few months, but the wonderful gentlemen from Hawthorne Street Records sent over the new reissue of Pelican’s “March Into The Sea” EP, and it is looking and sounding amazing. If you’re unfamiliar with this one, it has an epic, sprawling 20 minute song on the a-side and [...]
The debut album from Pelican on the Southern Lord label finally available on a deluxe and analog format. Somewhat of a return to form after their last release on Hydra Head left some fans scratching their poorly trimmed beards. Hey, I liked it. Say what you will about this band, but their ability to blow [...]
Just got sent this really rad article by it’s author, thanks so much for that! Noisecreep’s feature on “Vinyl In The Digital Age” features brief interviews with members of bands like Isis, Pelican, Coalesce, Boris, etc about vinyl’s importance. Check it out at Noisecreep.com.
The newest Chel’s list has arrived and with it the usual tidings of highly collectible HydraHead vinyl available directly from the label itself. The star of this week’s show (in my opinion, anyways) is the Champions of Sound 2008 2×7″ set featuring one unreleased track apiece from Pelican, Zozobra, Kayo Dot and Stove Bredsky. Available [...]
The second of two new pieces of wax the Lord is making available for the congregation tonight, Ephemeral is the Southern Lord debut for ex-HydraHead breadwinners Pelican. Aside from a smattering of CDs distributed on their recent tour, this is a vinyl only release. I don’t know if switching labels had anything to do with [...]
Vinyl Collective has posted some awesome (albeit early) preorders for some new Pelican releases. First up is their debut record for Southern Lord, titled “Ephemeral” ($12). This EP has three brand new songs and will be on colored vinyl. Next up is the Young Widows / Pelican split 7″, ($6.49) the third in the Widows’ [...]
Hydra Head is releasing an ULTRA limited version of The Melvins’ (A) Senile Animal 4xLP on black vinyl, only 100 copies exist. To try to score one, you’ll need to send an email to melvins@hydrahead.com by the end of Sunday, December 14th at 9pm PST with your name and mailing address. On Monday, they will [...]
