Previous RECORD EXCHANGE TOP 25 SELLERS (WEEK ENDING SEPT. 12)
The first five people to send an email with the subject “JJ Grey tickets” HERE this morning win a pair of tickets to JJ Grey and Mofro’s Wednesday night show at the Knitting Factory! Please include your first and last name in the body of the email.
Also, in case you’ve been living under a rock for the past two months, JJ Grey will visit The Record Exchange at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday for a special acoustic set before his full-band show later that night. We’re excited. You should be, too.
Purchase Of Montreal‘s fantastically funky new False Priest album (out Tuesday, Sept. 14; CD only $9.99!) from The Record Exchange and you’ll be automatically entered to win an Of Montreal prize pack!
The prize pack, courtesy of our friends at Polyvinyl Records, includes:
• False Priest vinyl LP
• The Early Four Track Recordings vinyl LP
• Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? vinyl LP
• Skeletal Lamping CD
• False Priest posters and buttons
Whether you win or not, here’s a host of FREE goodies you can enjoy right now:
• False Priest full album stream
• False Priest promotional video
• “Coquet Coquette” (first single) download
• “Coquet Coquette” Yip Deceiver remix download
The Starlings will return to The Record Exchange for an in-store performance at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9. As always, this Record Exchange in-store event is free and all ages.
Since emerging on the Americana/folk scene in 2005, The Starlings have been releasing records and touring the nation in a short, yellow bus called Saunders. En route to a dusty venue in the southwest, a cozy listening-room in the Midwest, or a well-burnished club in Boston, they are spurred on by the guitar strum, the kick drum, and the music in the spinning wheels all around us.
“Bright Light” the album was well into production before “Bright Light” the song appeared and jumped to the top of the list. Mills wrote the song in an apartment in the Ballard borough of Seattle, quietly strumming so as not to disturb the tenants above, who were known to bang on the floor. “Bright Light” was written in spite of it, and in homage to the perseverance of musical friends. Once introduced to the band, it became the name of the album and the title track. It also became a highlight of the recording process, as they rounded up local musicians to record the final chorus of the song, as well as film a video, in their local haunt, Conor Byrne Pub.
Known for their three-part harmonies and melodic hooks, The Starlings’ country-folk sound is influenced by the variety of their backgrounds. Original members Joy Mills, Tom Parker and Aimee Tubbs were reared with the juicy mixture of old country, rock ‘n’ roll, musicals, the ’80s, and a long list of songwriters. The Starlings’ previous albums and tours have garnered extensive reviews, chart-listings, spots on year-end lists and favor both here and abroad. Their debut album, Songbook (2006), put them on KEXP’s “Top Ten Northwest Bands” for eight weeks. The Starlings have performed with Todd Snider, The Avett Brothers, Fred Eaglesmith, The Wood Brothers and Eilen Jewell. They are touring nationally in the fall of 2010 in support of “Bright Light,” including a show at Reef on Sept. 9 following their Record Exchange in-store.
“Call it lilt with an edge.” – Leicester Bangs (UK)
JJ Grey will perform live at The Record Exchange at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15. As always, this Record Exchange in-store concert is free and all ages. Purchase JJ Grey’s new album Georgia Warhorse at the in-store and get a free ticket to his show at the Knitting Factory later that night!
From raw funk to deep soul, blues and rock, JJ Grey & Mofro deliver devastating live and recorded performances. And now JJ Grey takes another giant step forward with his newest effort entitled Georgia Warhorse. With eleven new original songs, including one co-written with songwriting icons Chuck Prophet and Angelo Petraglia (Kings of Leon), one featuring Derek Trucks, and the single “The Sweetest Thing” featuring a duet with Grey’s long-time musical hero and reggae icon Toots Hibbert. Having just hit the streets at the end of August, Georgia Warhorse debuted at #74 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart and was #26 on the Billboard Rock Album Chart. JJ is set for a breakout year and Georgia Warhorse is the real deal!
JJ will be in Boise for a performance at The Knitting Factory on Sept. 15. The show starts at 8 p.m. and JJ Grey & Mofro take the stage at 9:15 p.m. But, JJ and his label Alligator Records wanted to make this visit special and have also lined up the FREE solo, acoustic in-store performance at The Record Exchange.
And, if you come to the in-store and are one of the first people to purchase a copy of Georgia Warhorse, you’ll receive one (1) FREE ticket for the JJ Grey & Mofro show at the Knitting Factory (while supplies last).
Stop on in for this special solo, acoustic performance by JJ Grey, buy a copy of the new release and then have him autopgraph your own personal copy of Georgia Warhorse. Then head on over to The Knitting Factory for the full on JJ Grey & Mofro show later.
WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING:
“Smoldering Otis Redding-inspired ballads…full-bore blues-rock, down-home roots and country-soul…uproariously funky and melodic homespun tales that are gritty and deeply personal…Grey’s resonant vocals are potent and authoritative, mature beyond his age.” –Harp
Luther Dickinson (of the Black Crowes & North Mississippi All-Stars): “JJ Grey is an inspiration and a source of strength for anyone fighting for the future while trying to preserve and celebrate the good of the past.”
• NEW RELEASES:
Bobby Bare Jr. A Storm, A Tree, My Mother’s Head ON SALE FOR $5.99!
Die Apoklyptischen Reiter Licht $6.66 NUMBER OF THE BEAST SPECIAL!
Neu! Digital Box ONLY $17.99 FOR THE BOX!
Interpol Interpol
The Thermals Personal Life
Helmet Seeing Eye Dog
Vampire Weekend Giving Up the Gun
Fever Ray Mercy Street
Atmosphere To All My Friends, Blood Makes the Blade Holy: The Atmosphere EPs (vocal)
Atmosphere To All My Friends, Blood Make the Blade Holy: The Atmosphere EPs (instrumental)
MORE HERE
• PAPER BIRD EXCLUSIVE ALBUM!
We are proud to be the exclusive provider of Paper Birds‘ fantastic new album When the River Took Flight. The music is a very unique blend of three part female harmonies (Living Sisters/The Roches) with a progressive bluegrass accompaniment (Punch Bros/Black Praire) and upbeat nature of Squirrel Nut Zippers.
BUY THE ALBUM/DOWNLOAD FREE TRACK HERE
STREAM THE ALBUM HERE
WATCH A VIDEO HERE
• NUMBER OF THE BEAST SALE: DIE APOKLYPTISCHEN REITER FOR $6.66
Look, metal rules, okay? Yeah, some of it is dumb, some of it is lame, but a lot of it kicks major ass. Even hipster turds keep a couple of metal bands in their back pocket for when some sad bastard band like Belle and Sebastian just ain’t feelin’ right.
ThinkIndie recently launched Number of the Beast, a new metal sale program, which gives you great deals on great new metal bands on a regular basis. This week, get Die Apoklyptischen Reiter‘s Licht — easily our favorite band name with this sale thus far — for the devilish price of $6.66!
BUY THE ALBUM HERE
• INDIGO GIRLS LIVE ALBUM WITH EXCLUSIVE BONUS TRACK!
Indigo Girls Amy Ray and Emily Saliers celebrate their long-standing passion for live performance with Staring Down the Brilliant Dream, which includes the ThinkIndie exclusive bonus track “Yield” — 32 songs in all!
The album features songs hand-selected by the Grammy-winning duo to capture the most memorable moments of their 2006-2009 shows. The release reflects the spontaneity of a typical Indigo concert and includes a mix of solo performances and other numbers backed by their full band, plus vocal collaborations with such guests artists as Brandi Carlile and Jill Hennessey.
BUY THE ALBUM HERE
• JOHN NOLAN EXCLUSIVE!
John Nolan is the guitarist/co-vocalist of Taking Back Sunday and the lead singer/guitarist of Straylight Run. On Thursday, June 17, 2010, John stopped by Looney Tunes in West Babylon, N.Y. Looney Tunes is one of the country’s leading indie CD stores. John played an amazing 47-minute acoustic set. The performance is available to you today on high quality 320 MP3.
BUY THE ALBUM HERE
• A FEAST OF FABULOUS FREELOADS!
One of the coolest things about the Record Exchange ThinkIndie Digital Store is the crazy amount of free downloads.
Seriously, each week new freebies are added to the Freeloads section, and these aren’t just streams — we’re talking fully downloadable and burnable 320KB DRM-free files.
Here’s a look at some new additions:
Paper Bird Wind and Blood
William Fitzsimmons You Still Hurt Me
Belle and Sebastian Write About Love
Junip Rope and Summit
Crocodiles Fire of Comparison EP (four free tracks!)
Blue Water White Death Song for the Greater Jihad
Eternal Summers Pogo
Aspects of Physics Slow-fi Condition 1
Sufjan Stevens I Walked
Jenny & Johnny Animal
Many more HERE
• OTHER GOODIES:
The Fall Your Future Our Clutter full album stream
STREAM THE ALBUM HERE
BUY THE ALBUM HERE
Radio Dept. Clinging to a Scheme full album stream
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BUY THE ALBUM HERE
Trampled By Turtles Palamino full album stream
STREAM THE ALBUM HERE
BUY THE ALBUM HERE
Marco Benevento Between the Needles and the Nightfall full album stream
STREAM THE ALBUM HERE
BUY THE ALBUM HERE
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