Zachary Cale
Walking Papers
Long-delayed second album by Olympia-to-NYC singer-songwriter Zachary Cale, recorded in pro fashion at Bearsville Studios in 2005; the late date of release and the album’s title might give the story away. Playing solo and with full band accompaniment, this loner/Leonard Cohen acolyte plays an accomplished guitar and writes serious lyrics with poetic depth. He’s able to pull it off extraordinarily well, too, at times recalling the Mark Fry LP none of us had heard until recently. The graveness of some of this music might hold Cale back from greater acceptance, but it’s not necessarily the lightest of us that’s going to be remembered on down the line. Cold, chilly folk for dark times.
Brilliant Colors
Brilliant Colors
Combining the out-of-print Make A Mess 7-inch and the Captured Tracks out-of-print 7-inch with one new track. A great place to start if you missed either of those items. Hypnotic, un-twee indie pop. The real deal. Includes one fantastic new track, “I Start With Your Name”
Woods
Acoustic Family Creeps
Mysterious Woods bootleg. Four beautiful acoustic versions of “Rain On”, “Twisted Tongue”, “To Clean” and “The Number”. One sided, white label twelve inch with a pasted-on cover image. Very limited.
Beaters
Fishage
“Fishage” is the debut release by Beaters, three members of the former garage/punk/soul San Diego favorites the Sess, who disbanded after a 7-inch and album on Single Screen Records (who we’re coreleasing this 7-inch with) and a 7-inch on Slovenly Records. Their brand of “pre-apocalyptic” mutant punk and their tightly-controlled live chaos has earned them a fast reputation as one of the best bands in San Diego right now. Personally, I’m very proud to be a part of this. Here in the next few weeks I’ll be sending off the Ratas del Vaticano 4-song 7-inch and the Fresh & Onlys/Dan Melchior UDM split 7-inch off to the plant…
Pheromoans
A: Revamper & Penis Envy ’96; B: The Man Who Wolf Whistled
Debut EP by Britain’s best new band. DIY shamble avant garage at its finest in the tradition of The Keggs, Swell Maps, & Danny And The Dressmakers. B-side is a weirder spoken word number reminiscent of The Shadow Ring. Their first release.
Dan Melchior und Das Menace
Dim Are the Lights
Two more great ones from one of the best and most prolific songwriters around. A-side is a great dark stomper and B-side is a cover of John Cooper Clarke’s classic keeping up his streak of quality and quantity. Fans will not be disappointed with this one.
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Upcoming Releases
October 12th:
- SBR-039 Zola Jesus Valusia 12"-EP/CD
October 26th:
- SBR-040 Timmy’s Organism Rise of the Green Gorilla LP
- SBR-041 Pop. 1280 The Grid 12"-EP
November 9th:
- Gary War Police Water 12"-EP/CD
- Christmas Island / Meth Teeth 2x7"
- Gary War Police Water 12"-EP/CD
- Follakzoid 12"-EP
- The Holydrug Couple 12"-EP
- Naked on the Vague Twelve Dark Noons 12"-EP
- Circle Pit 12"-EP
- Frankie Rose & the Outs 12"-EP/CD
- Human Eye LP/CD
- Psychic Ills LP/CD
- Religious Knives LP/CD
- Led Er Est 12"-EP