The Heartless Bastards‘ killer new album Arrow comes out on Valentine’s Day (awesome, huh?), and the band teamed up with Record Store Day to put together a fun way for you to preview the album and save some bank in the process.
Available now at The Record Exchange is a Heartless Bastard Valentine Card. It’s only $1, and inside you’ll find a link to download a track off the album, as well as a coupon for $1 off Arrow when it hits the street on Feb. 14.
• NEW RELEASES:
Cage the Elephant Thank You Happy Birthday
Cake Showroom of Compassion
British Sea Power Valhalla Dancehall
Tapes ‘n Tapes Outside
The Head and the Heart The Head and the Heart (new Sub Pop signing!)
N.E.R.D. The Best Of
OFF! First Four EPs
Shadow Shadow Shade Shadow Shadow Shade
New Years Evil EP
Christine Owman Throwing Knives
• R.I.P. CAPTAIN BEEFHEART (1941-2010)
Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet) mixed a musical brew of jazz, blues, classical and rock to form a truly unique sound. Record store clerks the world over revel in turning on new recruits and browsing customers to his racious sound and vivid album artwork. His impact on musicians and music fans is unmeasurable.
STREAM/BUY HIS ALBUMS HERE
• THINKINDIE EXCLUSIVE: CHRISTINE OWMAN
This young lady has already started to build up a reputation of explosive live shows: headbanging to obscure movie projections from the ’20s and ’30s, playing the saw, the cello, the ukulele and singing through effect pedals.
Born in Sweden, Christine Owman lived a couple of years in the States as a child. She has worked and toured with a number of talented, well-known artists in different constellations throughout the years; members of the Cardigans (Magnus Svenningsson, Lasse Johansson and Bengt Lagerberg), Bebe Risenfors (Tom Waits and Elvis Costello’s bands), Erik Nilsson (Irya’s Playground, Ane Brun’s and Nina Kinert’s bands), Conny Nimmersjo (Bob Hund), Ebbot Lundberg (The Soundtrack of Our Lives), Ola Frick (Moonbabies), Cecilia Nordlund (Cilihili, Fever Ray), Irya Gmeyner and Andi Almqvist.
Owman has been touring all over Europe these past months – from Russia to the UK to Iceland. She recently toured Canada for the first time, where she played at Calgary Opera Centre (during Sled Island) and sold out all her merch on her first show in Canada!
BUY 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:
Various Artists 1320 Records Volume II (full album!)
The Twilight Singers On the Corner
Bright Eyes Shell Games
David Lowery The Palace Guards
Braids Lemonade
Asobi Seksu Trails
Say Hi Devils
OFF! Upside Down
Noah and the Whale Wild Thing
Cave Singers Swim Club
Deerhoof vs Kasai Allstars Travel Broadens
Destroyer Chinatown
Beach House I Do Not Care for the Winter Sun
You go now: recordexchange.thinkindie.com
• THINKINDIE STAFF FAVORITES OF 2010:
(All titles are full album streaming for a limited time)
Arcade Fire The Suburbs
The Tallest Man On Earth The Wild Hunt
Shadow Shadow Shade Shadow Shadow Shade
Twin Shadow Forget
Gil Scott-Heron I’m Not Here
The Black Angels Phosphene Dream
Black Prairie Feast Of The Hunter’s Moon
Seu Jorge and Almaz Seu Jorge and Almaz
Roky Erickson True Love Cast Out All Evil
Blitzen Trapper Destroyer Of The Void
High On Fire Snakes Of The Divine
Alain Johannes Spark
Melvins The Bride Screamed Murder
Mike Patton Mondo Cane
OFF! First Four EPs
Squarepusher Shobaleader One: d’Demonstrator
The Sword Warp Riders
• R.I.P. CAPTAIN BEEFHEART (1941-2010)
Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet) mixed a musical brew of jazz, blues, classical and rock to form a truly unique sound. Record Store clerks the world over revel in turning on new recruits and browsing customers to his racious sound and vivid album artwork. His impact on musicians and music fans is unmeasurable.
STREAM/BUY HIS ALBUMS HERE
• THINKINDIE EXCLUSIVE: CHRISTINE OWMAN
This young lady has already started to build up a reputation of explosive live shows: headbanging to obscure movie projections from the ’20s and ’30s, playing the saw, the cello, the ukulele and singing through effect pedals.
Born in Sweden, Christine Owman lived a couple of years in the States as a child. She has worked and toured with a number of talented, well-known artists in different constellations throughout the years; members of the Cardigans (Magnus Svenningsson, Lasse Johansson and Bengt Lagerberg), Bebe Risenfors (Tom Waits and Elvis Costello’s bands), Erik Nilsson (Irya’s Playground, Ane Brun’s and Nina Kinert’s bands), Conny Nimmersjo (Bob Hund), Ebbot Lundberg (The Soundtrack of Our Lives), Ola Frick (Moonbabies), Cecilia Nordlund (Cilihili, Fever Ray), Irya Gmeyner and Andi Almqvist.
Owman has been touring all over Europe these past months – from Russia to the UK to Iceland. She recently toured Canada for the first time, where she played at Calgary Opera Centre (during Sled Island) and sold out all her merch on her first show in Canada!
BUY 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:
Bright Eyes Shell Games
David Lowery The Palace Guards
Braids Lemonade
Asobi Seksu Trails
Say Hi Devils
OFF! Upside Down
Noah and the Whale Wild Thing
Cave Singers Swim Club
Deerhoof vs Kasai Allstars Travel Broadens
Destroyer Chinatown
Beach House I Do Not Care for the Winter Sun
You go now: recordexchange.thinkindie.com
• TOP 10 EXCLUSIVES OF THE YEAR:
My Morning Jacket Celebración De La Ciudad Natal (Live Release featuring instore performance at Ear-X-tacy)
Cheyenne Mize & Bonnie “Prince” Billy Among the Gold (Will Oldham’s violin player’s first release with the man)
fun Presents Selected Selections (Live At Fingerprints)
Gaslight Anthem Live At Park Ave
Lisa Hannigan Live At Fingerprints
Paper Bird Live At Twist and Shout
Mountain Goats The Life of the World To Come (+complete bonus Demo album)
John Nolan Live At Looney Tunes CDs
Manchester Orchestra Mean Everything to Nothing & Live At Park Ave (7 tracks live bonus)
Matisyahu Light (+ 4 live tracks recorded at Twist and Shout, Denver, Co)
• NEW YEARS EVIL THINKINDIE EXCLUSIVE EP!
UK bands seem to be getting back in the rock mode. New Years Evil are young lads into Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr. and My Bloody Valentine. At least that is my best guess after hearing them.
The drummer is my kind of stick magician. He is keeping the pace rolling forward while throwing in as much fill as possible. Guitarist, as noted, must give some credit to Thurston and Lee as he grinds the strings together. Bass player hugs the kick to make it all punchy.
This Think Indie Exclusive release comes to us via our friends at River Jones Music, who usually stick with local Arizona talent. But, after hearing these guys, they agreed to help bring them over the pond. EP is available as a full album stream, so try it before you buy it. — ThinkIndie Tony
PREVIEW/BUY EP ($3.99) HERE
• RECOMMENDED: OFF! FIRST FOUR EPs
We are more than super excited to be the first download store to offer the first full group of songsfrom the band OFF! Inspired by bands like Black Flag and California punk bands of yore, they are pushing an honest and straightforward dose of punk rock.
The band formed by Keith Morris (Circle Jerks/Black Flag) also features Burning Brides guitarist Dimitri Coats on guitar, Redd Kross bassist Steven Shane Mcdonald and Hot Snakes/Earthless/Rocket From The Crypt drummer Mario Rubalcaba. All of these players bring real skills and the proper attitude to this project. The songs are short bursts of pure energy with no interference or overthinking getting in the way. Find out more info on the physical box set by checking out the blog.
PREVIEW/BUY ALBUM HERE
DOWNLOAD FREE TRACK HERE
• THINKINDIE EXCLUSIVE: CHRISTINE OWMAN
This young lady has already started to build up a reputation of explosive live shows: headbanging to obscure movie projections from the ’20s and ’30s, playing the saw, the cello, the ukulele and singing through effect pedals.
Born in Sweden, Christine Owman lived a couple of years in the States as a child. She has worked and toured with a number of talented, well-known artists in different constallations throughout the years; members of the Cardigans (Magnus Svenningsson, Lasse Johansson and Bengt Lagerberg), Bebe Risenfors (Tom Waits and Elvis Costello’s bands), Erik Nilsson (Irya’s Playground, Ane Brun’s and Nina Kinert’s bands), Conny Nimmersjo (Bob Hund), Ebbot Lundberg (The Soundtrack of Our Lives), Ola Frick (Moonbabies), Cecilia Nordlund (Cilihili, Fever Ray), Irya Gmeyner and Andi Almqvist.
Owman has been touring all over Europe these past months – from Russia to the UK to Iceland. She recently toured Canada for the first time, where she played at Calgary Opera Centre (during Sled Island) and sold out all her merch on her first show in Canada!
BUY ALBUM HERE
• ARTIST TO WATCH: SHADOW SHADOW SHADE (ONLY $5.99!)
L.A. buzz band Shadow Shadow Shaderelease their debut album Shadow Shadow Shade on Public Records. It jumps out the gate with “Is This A Tempest In The Shape Of A Bell,” which sounds like Brian Eno fronting early Pink Floyd.
I guess it’s no wonder that this seven-piece band see themselves as a big art project more than a rock group. The members include a producer, an opera singer (you can’t miss her) and various other art type folks. The vocal arrangements are quite startling in their complexity and tonal quality.
I guess the thing that really gets me about this group, is the depth of the music and the vision put into the entire project. From the cover art to individual notes, you can tell they give a shit. They conjure bands like the Mama’s And Papas, Queen, Roxy Music and the already mentioned Pink Floyd. The new album’s on sale for $5.99, which makes it easy to afford. I promise the music is not cheap and it will keep you wondering where these guys have been hiding all these years. – radiofreedavis@thinkindie
BUY ALBUM HERE
DOWNLOAD FREE TRACK 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:
Beach House I Do Not Care for the Winter Sun
OFF! Upside Down
Noah and the Whale Wild Thing
Cave Singers Swim Club
Deerhoof vs Kasai Allstars Travel Broadens
Destroyer Chinatown
You go now: recordexchange.thinkindie.com
• NEW RELEASES:
Raphael Saadiq Radio
Raekwon Butter Knives
Dixie Dregs Dregs of the Earth
Henry Rollins Spoken Word Guy 2
Gregory Isaacs The Cool Ruler
Megadeth Hidden Treasures
New Years Evil EP only $3.99 (ThinkIndie exclusive!)
Christine Owman Throwing Knives $9.99 (ThinkIndie exclusive!)
Shadow Shadow Shade Shadow Shadow Shade
MORE HERE
• DIGITAL CHRISTMAS MUSIC FOR ALL EARS TO HEAR!
The ThinkIndie elves have dug through lots of digital boxes to find some Christmas gems for you to enjoy, everything from kitschy cocktail music to traditional favorites to indie rock. Plus, you can listen to full previews of several albums!
MORE HERE
• NEW YEARS EVIL THINKINDIE EXCLUSIVE EP!
UK bands seem to be getting back in the rock mode. New Years Evil are young lads into Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr. and My Bloody Valentine. At least that is my best guess after hearing them.
The drummer is my kind of stick magician. He is keeping the pace rolling forward while throwing in as much fill as possible. Guitarist, as noted, must give some credit to Thurston and Lee as he grinds the strings together. Bass player hugs the kick to make it all punchy.
This Think Indie Exclusive release comes to us via our friends at River Jones Music, who usually stick with local Arizona talent. But, after hearing these guys, they agreed to help bring them over the pond. EP is available as a full album stream, so try it before you buy it. — ThinkIndie Tony
PREVIEW/BUY EP ($3.99) HERE
• RECOMMENDED: OFF! FIRST FOUR EPs
We are more than super excited to be the first download store to offer the first full group of songs from the band OFF! Inspired by bands like Black Flag and California punk bands of yore, they are pushing an honest and straightforward dose of punk rock.
The band formed by Keith Morris (Circle Jerks/Black Flag) also features Burning Brides guitarist Dimitri Coats on guitar, Redd Kross bassist Steven Shane Mcdonald and Hot Snakes/Earthless/Rocket From The Crypt drummer Mario Rubalcaba. All of these players bring real skills and the proper attitude to this project. The songs are short bursts of pure energy with no interference or overthinking getting in the way. Find out more info on the physical box set by checking out the blog.
PREVIEW/BUY ALBUM HERE
DOWNLOAD FREE TRACK HERE
• THINKINDIE EXCLUSIVE: CHRISTINE OWMAN
This young lady has already started to build up a reputation of explosive live shows: headbanging to obscure movie projections from the ’20s and ’30s, playing the saw, the cello, the ukulele and singing through effect pedals.
Born in Sweden, Christine Owman lived a couple of years in the States as a child. She has worked and toured with a number of talented, well-known artists in different constallations throughout the years; members of the Cardigans (Magnus Svenningsson, Lasse Johansson and Bengt Lagerberg), Bebe Risenfors (Tom Waits and Elvis Costello’s bands), Erik Nilsson (Irya’s Playground, Ane Brun’s and Nina Kinert’s bands), Conny Nimmersjo (Bob Hund), Ebbot Lundberg (The Soundtrack of Our Lives), Ola Frick (Moonbabies), Cecilia Nordlund (Cilihili, Fever Ray), Irya Gmeyner and Andi Almqvist.
Owman has been touring all over Europe these past months – from Russia to the UK to Iceland. She recently toured Canada for the first time, where she played at Calgary Opera Centre (during Sled Island) and sold out all her merch on her first show in Canada!
BUY ALBUM HERE
• ARTIST TO WATCH: SHADOW SHADOW SHADE (ONLY $5.99!)
L.A. buzz band Shadow Shadow Shade release their debut album Shadow Shadow Shade on Public Records. It jumps out the gate with “Is This A Tempest In The Shape Of A Bell,” which sounds like Brian Eno fronting early Pink Floyd.
I guess it’s no wonder that this seven-piece band see themselves as a big art project more than a rock group. The members include a producer, an opera singer (you can’t miss her) and various other art type folks. The vocal arrangements are quite startling in their complexity and tonal quality.
I guess the thing that really gets me about this group, is the depth of the music and the vision put into the entire project. From the cover art to individual notes, you can tell they give a shit. They conjure bands like the Mama’s And Papas, Queen, Roxy Music and the already mentioned Pink Floyd. The new album’s on sale for $5.99, which makes it easy to afford. I promise the music is not cheap and it will keep you wondering where these guys have been hiding all these years. – radiofreedavis@thinkindie
BUY ALBUM HERE
DOWNLOAD FREE TRACK 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:
Beach House I Do Not Care for the Winter Sun
Mountain Goats Tyler Lambert’s Grave
Mayer Hawthorne Christmas Time is Here
David Lowery The Palace Guards
Asobi Seksu Trails
Noah and the Whale Wild Thing
Shadow Shadow Shade Is This a Tempest
OFF! (Keith Morris of Black Flag/Circle Jerks) Upside Down
Many more HERE
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You go now: recordexchange.thinkindie.com