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AIR
Unlike the chumps in Hollywood, here the original was good - but the remake is better!! France's retro-obsessed composers, Air, reach into their Rolodex for this remix hook up featuring the likes of International DJ Gigolo's The Hacker, On-U Sound's Adrian Sherwood, Mr Oizo and others! Padding the disc, an exclusive new Air track and video are included - further proof that all records should be released with remix doppelgangers! CD 16.98 |
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YOUNG
AND SEXY
Stand Up For Your Mother CD
Oh, to watch the wee ones grow strong and sure! Who could have guessed that Young and Sexy would sublimate their larval stage as a rhythmless twee-folk trio to emerge as the big, bold butterfly in evidence on this, their debut long-player on Vancouver's Mint Records? Those who've caught their live shows of late to be sure, but for the uninitiated this album will come as a welcome surprise. Produced by the local hit-makers at JC/DC (New Pornographers, Destroyer), this collection of inspired music and evocative verse should find it's way into the heart of all who hear it. Whether celebrating the joys of good friends and "Good, good, good, good times" or lamenting the pain of seeing the one who broke your heart everywhere you go, these are our songs - young or old, sexy or no. The ascension is underway, my friends. Check them out now (perhaps at their in-store appearance on March 31st) and say that you were there before they were a household name.
CD 12.98
PIEBALD We Are the Only ... CD/LP
Remember Emo Phillips? That guy was really funny. Punk rock rules! Or emo, if that's what this is. Whatever. Regardless of where in lands in the stable of label, we can tell you this - this is good. Modern pop with edge (straight?) a la Get Up Kids, The Anniversary, Jets to Brazil!
CD $16.98 LP 14.98
VOLUMIZER
Gaga for Gigi CD
The term supergroup can be used far too often and spuriously. With Volumizer, however, it's a completely unavoidable title. How else could a band that has ex-members of Pointed Sticks (Bill Napier-Hemy), Dishrags (Jade Blade), and UJ3RK5 (Rodney Graham) be fairly described? Pedigree aside, of course, the music speaks nicely for itself: buzzing punk rock into jaunty new wave, with beautifully bored vocals by Shannon Oksanen, all buffed-up by the fine boys at JC/DC. On paper, this seems like a hit machine; on CD, it IS a hit machine. Check it out, man.
CD 12.98
LALI
PUNA
Scary World Theory CD
Perhaps it seems fitting that the Lali Puna website is 'under construction' - simply put their sudden surge in popularity has crowded their sonic hobbyists status! Yes, together with the Notwist (come and ask about it), Lali Puna have solidified the quiet 'melancholic electronic' sound of Germany's Morr Records, and thus triggered the motion detectors of London's elite - Andrew Weatherall, Radiohead, Unkle etc. Fragile sounds that blend diverse palates skewing sonic histories ... beauty in the process of arriving, certainly for Lali Puna all is always under construction.
CD 19.98 in stock march 10
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BUFFALO
DAUGHTER Buffalo Daughter is back with a new quirky hybrid record that's quite hard to describe. It's somehow so totally contemporary it seems like it's from the future. Overall not as driving as the work they've done, they're stretching out here, each song possessing a well developed and often widely contrasting style. Of course, old fans are used to Buffalo Daughter's creative whims and eclecticism, but this record perfects what previously seemed a bit more dilettante-like, less methodical. Ultimately, despite considerable experimentation, the larger picture is irreverent Ð a glossy and super-saturated hi-tech populism shining forth like a radiant utopia. CD 16.98 |
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THE
CLINIC
Walking With Thee CD
I remember as if it were yesterday my first exposure to these magical, mystical Liverpudlians. First song, "This is good." Second, "This is really good." Third, "This is SO good." And so on, you get the picture. Few albums of late have blown me away quite so much as Internal Wrangler (their debut, in stock) and the winning streak continues with Walking With Thee. The scope is narrowed, refined to give this collection of songs a cohesiveness that eluded their debut (though not to it's detriment). Think OK Computer-era Radiohead with a sense of humour and Augustus Pablo sitting in on melodica. A breath of fresh air amidst the smoke and mirrors of today's pop. Bonus: Enter to win 2 tickets to their March 24th appearance at Richard's on Richards! see store for details
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