NEW RELEASE TUESDAY 3/4: DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS, REAL ESTATE, DYLAN, PHARRELL, TRUST AND MORE!

Here’s a quick look at the bright and shiny new releases this week at The Record Exchange:

CD

Drive-By Truckers – English Oceans

Real Estate – Atlas

Bob Dylan – 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration

Pharrell Williams – G  I  R  L

Nothing – Guilty of Everything

Trust – Joyland

The Men – Tomorrow’s Hits

Carnifex – Die Without Hope

Nick Waterhouse – Holly

Holly Golightly and the Broke-Offs – All Her Fault

Rufus Wainwright – Live from the Artist’s Den

Rufus Wainwright – Vibrate: The Best of Rufus Wainwright (deluxe edition also available)

The Revivalists – City of Sound

Arthur Beatrice – Working Out

Comeback Kid – Die Knowing

Chris Wallace – Push Rewind

Unsemble – Unsemble

Rick Ross – Mastermind (deluxe edition also available)

Silver Snakes – Year of the Snake

Vijay Iyer – Mutations

UME – Monuments

We Are Scientists – TV en Francais

Bryce Dessner and Jonny Greenwood – St. Carolyn By the Sea/Suite From ‘There Will Be Blood’

Bruce Cockburn – Slice O’ Life: Live Solo

Eagulls – Eagulls

Loreena McKennitt – Journey So Far: The Best Of

Lea Michele – Louder

Ghost Beach – Blonde

Grouch and Eligh – The Tortoise and the Crow

Various Artists – Grand Budapest Hotel

Junkie XL – 300: Rise of an Empire

Danny Elfman – Mr. Peabody and Sherman

Deana Carter – Southern Way of Life

Mission Persons – Missing in Action

Various Artists – Psych Tribute to the Doors

Flotsam and Jetsam – No Place for Disgrace

Little Feat – Rad Gumbo: The Complete Warner Bros. Years 1971-1990

Dr. John – Gris Gris

Professor Longhair – Last Mardi Gras

Keith Jarrett – Arbour Zena

Keith Jarrett/Dennis Russell Davies – Ritual

Gary Burton – Seven Songs for Quartet and Chamber Orchestra

John Gorka – Bright Side of Town

Billy Hart – One is the Other

Chuck Mead – Free State Serenade

Eli Young Band – 10,000 Towns

Charlie Simpson – Young Pilgrim

Bear’s Den – Within/Without

Morning Glory – War Psalms

David Nail – I’m a Fire

Fuel – Puppet Strings

VINYL

Drive-By Truckers – English Oceans (indie store bootleg version with numbered blue vinyl also available)

Real Estate – Atlas

Johnny Cash – American Recordings

Johnny Cash – American II: Unchained

Johnny Cash – American III: Solitary Man

Johnny Cash – American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash – American V: A Hundred Highways

Johnny Cash – American VI: Ain’t No Grave

Trust – Joyland

The Men – Tomorrow’s Hits

Bombay Bicycle Club – So Long See You Tomorrow

Cold War Kids – Robbers and Cowards

Nashville Pussy – Up the Dosage

Patsy Cline – Walkin’ After Midnight

Loreena McKennitt – Journey So Far: The Best Of

Morning Glory – War Psalms

Relapse – Catharsis

At the Gates – Terminal Spirit Disease

Dad Punchers – These Times Weren’t Made For You

DVD/BLU-RAY

Bob Dylan – 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration DVD and Blu-ray

Moby – Almost Home: Live in the Fonda, LA DVD

12 Years a Slave Blu-ray

RECORD EXCHANGE TOP 20 SELLERS (WEEK ENDING MARCH 2, 2014)

Beck-Morning-Phase1. Morning Phase, Beck
2. St. Vincent, St. Vincent
3. The Devil Loves You, a.k.a. Belle
4. Croz, David Crosby
5. An Idaho Dozen, The Country Club
6. Benji, Sun Kil Moon
7. After the Disco, Broken Bells
8. Four Foot Shack, Les Claypool’s Duo de Twang
9. Like Clockwork, Queens of the Stone Age
10. Reflektor, Arcade Fire
11. Cult, Bayside
12. Bloom, Beach House
13. Oh, Inverted World, The Shins
14. The Blank Project, Neneh Cherry
15. Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light on Everything, Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra
16. The Satanist, Behemoth
17. Love Death Immortality, Glitch Mob
18. Hard Working Americans, Hard Working Americans
19. Wildewoman, Lucius
20. Garden City Skyline, Famous Motel Cowboys

RECORD EXCHANGE TOP 20 SELLERS (WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 23, 2014)

Escape-the-Fate3.jpg?94a1711. Ungrateful, Escape the Fate
2. An Idaho Dozen, The Country Club
3. The Devil Loves You, a.k.a. Belle
4. After the Disco, Broken Bells
5. Voices, Phantogram
6. Croz, David Crosby
7. Benji, Sun Kil Moon
8. Revelation, Los Lonely Boys
9. Issues, Issues
10. Rave Tapes, Mogwai
11. Small Town Heroes, Hurray for the Riff Raff
12. Acoustic at the Ryman, Band of Horses
13. The Crystal Method, The Crystal Method
14. Wildewoman, Lucius
15. Keep on Truckin’, Hot Tuna
16. Burn Your Fire For No Witness, Angel Olsen
17. Blak & Blu, Gary Clark, Jr.
18. All the Little Lights, Passenger
19. AM, Arctic Monkeys
20. Sigh No More, Mumford & Sons

NEW RELEASE TUESDAY 2/25: BECK, ST. VINCENT, THE FRAY, MORRISSEY, MORE!

Here’s a quick look at the bright and shiny new releases this week at The Record Exchange:

CD

Beck – Morning Phase

St. Vincent – St. Vincent

The Fray – Helios

Neneh Cherry – The Blank Project

Morrissey – Your Arsenal Deluxe Edition

Bob Mould – Workbook 25

Superchunk – Indoor Living Deluxe Edition

Johnny Winter – True to the Blues: The Johnny Winter Story

Skaters – Manhattan

Twin Forks – Twin Forks

Wild Beasts – Present Tense

Kongos – Lunatic

Schoolboy Q – Oxymoron (deluxe edition also available)

Celtic Woman – Emerald: Musical Gems (deluxe edition also available)

Various Artists – Jazz and the Philharmonic

Mike Gordon – Overstep

Vertical Scratchers – Daughter of Everything

Joe Lewis Walker – Hornet’s Nest

Heart  – Fanatic Live from Caesars Colosseum

X Ambassadors – Reason EP

Yellow Ostrich – Cosmos

Brad Mehldau and Mark Guliana – Mehliana: Taming the Dragon

Gloaming – Gloaming

Dierks Bentley – Riser

Various Artists – The Beatles: A Jazz Tribute

Alexandre Desplat – Philomena

Various Artists – Soul Jazz Records Presents Studio One Rocksteady

Souljazz Orchestra – Inner Fire

New Madrid – Sunswimmer

Priscilla Ahn – This is Where We Are

Milagres – Violent Light

Brandt Brauer Frick – DJ-Kicks

Go West – Live

VINYL

Beck – Morning Phase

St. Vincent – St. Vincent

Grateful Dead – Birth of the Dead Vol. 2

Morrissey – Your Arsenal

Bob Mould – Workbook 25

Peter Gabriel – Scratch My Back and I’ll Scratch Yours

The Fray – Helios

Skaters – Manhattan

DVD/BLU-RAY

Heart  – Fanatic Live from Caesars Colosseum DVD and Blu-ray

Rock Candy Funk Party – Rock Candy Funk Party Takes New York DVD and Blu-ray

Celtic Woman – Emerald: Musical Gems DVD and Blu-ray

Chthonic – Ian-Blu DVD

A.K.A. BELLE/THE COUNTRY CLUB PRE-RELEASE IN-STORE THURSDAY, FEB. 20; BUY A CD AT THE IN-STORE, GET A TICKET TO THEIR VAC RELEASE SHOW!

aka belle country cluba.k.a. Belle and The Country Club will perform a special pre-release in-store at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, at The Record Exchange (1105 W. Idaho St., Downtown Boise). The bands are holding a double release party on Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Visual Arts Collective and we have tickets for sale at the store. As always, this Record Exchange in-store event is free and all ages!

a.k.a. Belle’s new album ‘The Devil Loves You’ and The Country Club’s new album ‘An Idaho Dozen’ will be available for purchase at the in-store — get a free ticket to the release party show at the VaC for each a.k.a. Belle and/or Country Club CD you purchase!

ABOUT A.K.A. BELLE

The seedlings of a.k.a Belle began in a land far, far away called Los Angeles, CA, where Sam and Catherine Crooks Merrick, Boise, ID natives, found themselves sharing a flat in pursuit of musical greatness. They didn’t know it then, but their paths would cross many times over subsequent decades and eventually their lives would converge in a very personal and musically magical way. In 2008, after Catherine returned home to Boise, ID from living and performing under the moniker of Belle of Les Bois in Manchester, England, she reunited with her former roomie (and soon to be husband) and a.k.a. Belle was born.

Catherine grew up in Boise, ID amongst some major musical talents. She played alongside Doug Martsch (Built to Spill) in Suiciety and in the B-sides with Curtis Stigers. Merrick’s overflowing with instrumental chops and is most often seen wailing on guitar or banjo, but it’s her voice that audiences find most captivating:

“… when you are blessed with a vocalist like Catherine Merrick, you’re light years ahead of the game. The singer and multi-instrumentalist for a.k.a. Belle has an alluring, lovely voice – the kind that stands out in any genre.” – Michael Deeds, The Idaho Statesman

Between LA and 2008, Sam was met with major musical success. He toured the US and Europe with The Leaving Trains (SST Records) and signed a multimillion dollar contract in blood with LA band The Nymphs (Geffen Records). He’s also played bad-ass guitar and lent vocals to a variety of of musical projects based in the US. a.k.a. Belle’s eclectic sound is elevated by the creative musical minds of Louis McFarland (percussion) and Chris Galli (stand up bass), who hear and interpret Merrick’s songs intuitively.

In 2012, a.k.a. Belle recorded and released their debut full-length record with Audio Lab Studios titled Disappearing Night. The album spent several weeks on the Top 20 best sellers at Boise’s independent record store, The Record Exchange, and came in at #6 for best selling records there in 2012. “Austin Calling”, from their debut CD, continues to get air play in Boise and its environs. “The Devil Loves You” is the Belle’s second full-length record set to release in February 2014. The new record is self proclaimed to be darker and more experimental than their debut album, exploring themes of time travel, serial killers, losers in love and evil trees.

a.k.a. Belle is a rock band that’s not afraid to play with different genres to get the desired effect in creating well-crafted, thoughtfully constructed songs. Collectively, these four musicians, playfully coined “The Magic Four,” have collaborated with and supported some big names in music including: John Doe & Exene Cervenka from LA band X; Iggy Pop; Elizabeth Cook; Holly Golightly, Lydia Loveless; Curtis Stigers; Bill Kirchen; Doug Martsch from Built to Spill, Pinto Bennett, William Coffey… and many more.

For a sneak peek of their new record, head on over to akabelle.bandcamp.com and listen to their single release “Mess You Up”.

ABOUT THE COUNTRY CLUB

The Country Club is a band from Boise, Idaho playing original and traditional music from the front lines of the nostalgia wars. While their sound is clearly drawn from the well of classic country, honky tonk, old time, and bluegrass, it rings and twangs with modernity and occasional urbanity. From dark and dirty to clean and pristine, the sound of the Country Club is as at home on the range, in a barn, as it is downtown, in the bar.