NEW RELEASE TUESDAY AT RECORD EXCHANGE: $10 TO MAKE YOU HOLLER

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July 13, 2010 - The Record Exchange Blog - by The Record Exchange - 3 Comments

Good morning, happy New Release Tuesday and all that. It’s a pretty big day for new releases, and the cool thing is, there’s a lot of great stuff to get your grubby hands on for under 10 bucks.

In fact, two of the biggest releases of the week, Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse‘s Dark Night of the Soul and M.I.A.‘s Maya, are only $9.99 each. Dark Night of the Soul is a Right Price title and comes with a free full-sized movie poster, while the highly-anticipated Maya comes with a free pink vinyl 7-inch featuring two versions of “XXXO,” the album cut plus a Blaqstarr remix (both freebies are while supplies last).

Other under $10 new releases of note (look for the “Under $10” display in the store):

Tracy Bonham Masts of Manhatta ($9.99)
Crowded House Intriguer ($9.99)
Currensy Pilot Talk ($9.99)
Heart EP (only $4.99!)
Morcheeba Blood Like Lemonade ($9.99)
Lisa McClowry Time Signatures ($9.99)
Matt Morris When Everything Breaks Open ($9.99)
Ready Set I’m Alive, I’m Dreaming ($9.99)

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RECORD EXCHANGE THINKINDIE DIGITAL STORE: NEW RELEASES & FREELOADS, $6.66 EARLY MAN, INDIGO GIRLS LIVE

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July 7, 2010 - The Record Exchange Blog - by The Record Exchange - No Comments

• NEW RELEASES:

Of Montreal The Past is a Grotesque Animal
Soilwork The Panic Broadcast
The Hives Tarred and Feathered
Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs Beg Steal or Borrow
Of Montreal Coquet Coquette
Crocodiles Sleep Forever
Old 97’s Mimeograph
Sarah McLachlan Loving You is Easy Remixes
Treat Her Right (Morphine) Tied to the Tracks
Treat Her Right (Morphine) Treat Her Right
Richard Walters The Animal
Kylie Minogue Aphrodite
Baths Cerulean
Ed Kowalczyk Alive
MORE 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

• EARLY MAN’S DEATH POTION FOR THE WICKED LOW SALE PRICE OF $6.66

Early Man stirred up some buzz with their debut EP on Moniter Records and then even more attention with their debut album on Matador Records. Matador had not signed a metal band before, so people took notice. They have since moved to The End Records, the same label as the new Danzig release, for Death Potion, currently on sale for the evil price of $6.66 — no one else on the planet is selling it that cheap, and you can’t get the physical CD until July 20!

Early Man’s sound draws from Metallica, Celtic Frost and Black Sabbath. The best part of their story is that the two main members come from Pentecostalist parents that shielded them from rock music. That all changed when they turned 19 and discovered rock and metal. Their family disowned them and their friends were scared of them after their conversion to heavy music. Death Potion is produced by Seattle super-producer Jack Endino (Nirvana, High On Fire, Three Inches of Blood). Rapid-fire riffs and raw emotion make this album unique in the work of heavy metal. Fire away.
BUY THE ALBUM HERE
DOWNLOAD A FREE TRACK HERE

• LABEL SPOTLIGHT: PARK THE VAN

Started in 2004 and formed on the idea of liking a band, Park the Van represents everything good about the music business. By loving what they release, and having a clear vision and style, it made it easy for music fans and record store clerks to talk up this new label.

Park the Van has a new series of releases from bands they think need your attention. The series is called Delicacies, and we have a few choice titles on sale, including early Dr. Dog albums. We have also added some of their classic label catalog to fill out the page. Dig in; it’s delicious.
CLICK 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:

STS9 Equinox (live acoustic)
Adam Franklin (Swervedriver) Yesterday Has Gone Forever
Tauk Eye to Eye
Of Montreal Coquet-Coquette
Lou Barlow Losercore
Cowboy Junkies Stranger Here
Many more HERE

• OTHER GOODIES:

Marco Benevento Between The Needles & Nightfall full album stream
STREAM THE ALBUM HERE
DOWNLOAD A FREE TRACK HERE
BUY THE ALBUM HERE

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
STREAM THE ALBUM HERE
BUY THE ALBUM HERE

Trampled By Turtles Palamino full album stream
STREAM THE ALBUM HERE
BUY THE ALBUM HERE

Want the latest news on releases from the RX ThinkIndie store? Sign up for an RSS feed HERE.

You go now: recordexchange.thinkindie.com

Tags: Digital exclusives Free mp3s metal new releases right price

KYLIE MINOGUE’S ‘APHRODITE’ & OTHER NEW CD RECOMMENDATIONS AT THE RX

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July 6, 2010 - Recommended , The Record Exchange Blog - by The Record Exchange - No Comments

“Aphrodite, Kylie Minogue‘s 11th album in a career spanning more than two decades, is meant to bring her back to her dance-floor roots; there isn’t a single ballad on the record. The tracks, produced by Stuart Price (who also helmed Madonna’s Confessions on a Dancefloor), lack the edgy beats and inventive breaks to advance the dance scene, but they’ll fill floors around the world with a confident and sexy sound. Expertly mixed disco beats are laced with catchy choruses, particularly in “All the Lovers” and “Aphrodite.” The songs burst with joyous emotional swells that are perfect for lifting up the sweaty, dancing masses, but Minogue’s coquettish, whispery vocals sound as if she’s singing intimately to the listener.

Minogue’s rise to international fame wasn’t achieved by courting controversy or shocking audiences with outrageous personas. Instead, she tapped into the most consistently potent aspect of pop music: euphoria. Minogue succeeds in sparking the random raptures and unexplained moments of uplift that can be brought on by the right dance beat. Aphrodite’s final track, “Can’t Beat the Feeling,” sums up the record’s appeal: “There doesn’t have to be a reason / There doesn’t have to be a why / Any moment could be magical / It could be this night.” — Amy Schriefer, NPR

BUY THE CD HERE

OTHER NEW CD RECOMMENDATIONS:

Baths Cerulean
How to Destroy Angels How to Destroy Angels
What Laura Says Bloom Cheek
Walter Trout Common Ground
Ed Kowalczyk Alive
Cat Empire Cinema
A Plea for Purging Marriage of Heaven & Hell

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RECORD EXCHANGE THINKINDIE DIGITAL STORE: NEW RELEASES, FREELOADS AND THE NEW EARLY MAN LP FOR $6.66!

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June 30, 2010 - Contests , The Record Exchange Blog - by The Record Exchange - No Comments

• NEW RELEASES:

Of Montreal The Past is a Grotesque Animal
Indigo Girls Staring Down the Brilliant Dream
Underworld Scribble
Wolf Parade Expo 86
STS9 Axe the Cables
Adam Franklin and Bolts of Melody I Could Sleep for a Thousand Years
Jimmy Webb Just Across the River
Peter Case Wig!
The Undertones The Best Of
Brooke Waggoner I Am Mine Remix
MORE 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

• EARLY MAN’S DEATH POTION FOR THE WICKED LOW SALE PRICE OF $6.66

Early Man stirred up some buzz with their debut EP on Moniter Records and then even more attention with their debut album on Matador Records. Matador had not signed a metal band before, so people took notice. They have since moved to The End Records, the same label as the new Danzig release, for Death Potion, currently on sale for the evil price of $6.66 — no one else on the planet is selling it that cheap, and you can’t get the physical CD until July 20!

Early Man’s sound draws from Metallica, Celtic Frost and Black Sabbath. The best part of their story is that the two main members come from Pentecostalist parents that shielded them from rock music. That all changed when they turned 19 and discovered rock and metal. Their family disowned them and their friends were scared of them after their conversion to heavy music. Death Potion is produced by Seattle super-producer Jack Endino (Nirvana, High On Fire, Three Inches of Blood). Rapid-fire riffs and raw emotion make this album unique in the work of heavy metal. Fire away.
BUY THE ALBUM HERE
DOWNLOAD A FREE TRACK HERE

• LABEL SPOTLIGHT: PARK THE VAN

Started in 2004 and formed on the idea of liking a band, Park the Van represents everything good about the music business. By loving what they release, and having a clear vision and style, it made it easy for music fans and record store clerks to talk up this new label.

Park the Van has a new series of releases from bands they think need your attention. The series is called Delicacies, and we have a few choice titles on sale, including early Dr. Dog albums. We have also added some of their classic label catalog to fill out the page. Dig in; it’s delicious.
CLICK 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

• YO LA TENGO EXCLUSIVE!

ThinkIndie currently is offering an exclusive Yo La Tengo bundle featuring Popular Songs, plus the four-song Here to Fall remixes EP!
BUY THE ALBUM HERE

• RX BANDITS LIVE AT PARK AVE. EXCLUSIVE!

Download an exclusive EP of RX Bandits performing live at Orlando indie store Park Ave. CDs in July 2009, on sale for only $3.99!
BUY THE ALBUM HERE

• MARCO BENEVENTO CONTEST!

We’ve teamed up with the folks at The Royal Potato Family to bring you a little contest, full album stream and free track from Marco Benevento. Marco’s newest album Between The Needles & Nightfall was released on May 11, and you can check out the full stream below.

Now comes the contest part: Royal Potato Family is giving away five copies of the album on VINYL and there are two ways to be entered. First, anyone who buys the download gets entered into the contest. Second, anyone who takes the free track gets entered to the contest as well. So no purchase is required to win one of the five copies on vinyl. You have until July 7 to enter, so get to enjoying this great album!

STREAM ALBUM, READ ABOUT THE CONTEST HERE
DOWNLOAD THE FREE TRACK HERE
BUY THE FULL 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:
Of Montreal Coquet-Coquette
Blonde Redhead Here Sometimes
Lou Barlow Losercore
Kristen Hersh Poor Wayfaring Stranger
Cowboy Junkies Stranger Here
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
STREAM THE ALBUM HERE

Trampled By Turtles Palamino full album stream
STREAM THE ALBUM HERE

Want the latest news on releases from the RX ThinkIndie store? Sign up for an RSS feed HERE.

You go now: recordexchange.thinkindie.com

Tags: Digital exclusives Free mp3s metal right price

NEW RELEASE OF THE WEEK: SARAH MCLACHLAN’S ‘LAWS OF ILLUSION’

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June 15, 2010 - The Record Exchange Blog - by The Record Exchange - No Comments

Grammy Award winning singer and songwriter Sarah McLachlan’s Laws of Illusion is released today as part of the Right Price program for $9.99! This is Sarah’s first studio album of new material in seven years, since the double-platinum Afterglow in 2003, and it’s twelve songs rank with the most compelling work ever created by this gifted artist.

BUY THE CD HERE
BUY THE VINYL HERE