1. Bankrupt!, Phoenix
2.Live at Bull Moose, Mumford & Sons
3. Lawn Boy, Phish
4. Blind Melon/Sipping Time EP, Blind Melon
5. Love Has Come For You, Steve Martin & Edie Brickell
6. Boys & Girls, Alabama Shakes
7. Low Highway, Steve Earle & the Dukes
8. Live, Built to Spill
9. Reincarnated, Snoop Lion
10. The Terror, Flaming Lips
11. Ghost on Ghost, Iron & Wine
12. Rare Cuts & Oddities, The Grateful Dead
13. Side by Side: Skulls, Misfits & The Lemonheads
14. This River, JJ Grey & Mofro
15. Mosquito, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
16. 7 Minutes in Heaven, Pornography
17. Cold Fact, Rodriguez
18. Entertainment, Phoenix
19. Music is You: A Tribute to John Denver, Various Artists
20. Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor, Rob Zombie
NEW RELEASE OF THE WEEK: PHOENIX GOES 'BANKRUPT!'
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Bankrupt!, the follow up to 2009’s Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, will sound familiar to the band’s fans from the off, but also represents the first significant aesthetic shift in their oeuvre. Opening track and lead single “Entertainment” has the familiar rolling drums and Thomas Mars’ distinctively soaring vocals that caused the likes of “1901” and “Too Young” to endear themselves to every Sofia Coppola fan’s heart, but it also sets the tone for the album with a rolling surf of synths blurring out the minimalist guitars.
Over the course of the album it’s like the guitars have been washed out to sea never to return, dying like this analogy. Instead it’s all keyboards to the fore, their lightness lifting the album on to a wave of euphoria that gives Mars’ vocals a dreamlike quality; this is less the Williamsburg house party of previous albums, instead a festival in a trance. The “My Girls”-esque title track is a particular highlight, bubbling and frothing unhurried towards a crescendo that never comes, playful misdirection that sees the song slide away as unobtrusively as it arrived. OnBankrupt! Phoenix sounds like a band imposing self-restrictions of minimalism and then exploring every tiny niche found, from the soulful ’70s funk of “Drakkar Noir” to the heartbroken floatiness of “The Real Thing.”
Perhaps the most telling point is that this album bears closest resemblance to Bowie’s Let’s Dance; an artist inextricably linked with European music. Whether this is coincidence or not, Bankrupt! suggests that the rest of the world has a lot of catching up to do. -Under the Radar
THE VINYL WORD: ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER REISSUES
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2012’s Rifts compiled Oneohtrix Point Never’s (aka Daniel Lopatin) first three full albums alongside a crop of rare and out-of-print CDR and cassette material in a deluxe, five LP vinyl box set. Following the success of this sold-out one-time release, we are pleased to present all five LPs for sale individually. Each LP includes a digital download code.
Betrayed In The Octagon:
Originally released on CS, Deception Island, 2007. Subsequently released on LP in an edition of 300 copies by No Fun Productions, March 2009.
Zones Without People:
Original LP Released in two editions of 500 by Arbor, August 2009.
Russian Mind:
Original LP released in an edition of 500 by No Fun Productions, November 2009.
Drawn And Quartered:
Track 1 originally released on an OPN/Outer Space split CS (Arbor, 2009). Track 2 originally released on ‘Ruined Lives’ CS (Young Tapes, 2008). Track 3 and 4 originally released on ‘Transmat Memories’ CS (Taped Sounds 2008). Track 5 and 6 originally released on ‘A Pact Between Strangers’ CDR (Gneiss Things, 2008). Track 7 originally released on ‘Young Beidnahga’ CDR (Ruralfuane, 2009).
The Fall Into Time:
Tracks 1 and 6 originally released on ‘KGB Nights/Blue Drive’ CS (Catholic Tapes, 2009). Track 2 recorded at Issue Project Room, April 21, 2009, originally released on ‘Scenes With Curved Objects’ CS (Utmarken, 2009). Tracks 3 and 5 originally released on Caboladies / Oneohtrix Point Never split CS (NNA Tapes, 2009). Track 4 aired on rare frequency, WZBC 90.3 FM on July 23, 2009, originally released on ‘Scenes With Curved Objects’ CS (Utmarken, 2009). -Mexican Summer
STEVE MARTIN & EDIE BRICKELL 'LOVE HAS COME FOR YOU' & OTHER NEW CD RECOMMENDATIONS
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Did Steve Martin rock his signature arrow-through-the-head prop at these bluegrass-y sessions? Hard to tell; except for unfussy harmonies, he expresses himself only via his stately, joyous banjo-plunking. The star is Edie Brickell, the hippie-pop one-hit wonder (and Mrs. Paul Simon), whose sassy vocals feel down-home but all her own. The songs tap folk tradition without getting stuck in it; they’re full of struggling lovers, an ’84 Ford, a baby in a suitcase and some memorable melodies. With help from guitar legend Waddy Wachtel and others, these two make a dandy duo. Hey, Mumford & Sons: Need an opening act? –Rolling Stone
BONUS GO LISTEN BOISE RSD SILENT AUCTIONS: DAVE MATTHEWS BAND RECORD STORE DAY LP SET, THIRD MAN RECORDS PORTABLE TURNTABLE!
In addition to our MUNNY Silent Auction, The Record Exchange is raising money for Go Listen Boise with two bonus Record Store Day silent auctions:
DAVE MATTHEWS BAND LIVE TRAX VOL. 1 4 LP SET
One of the most coveted Record Store Day exclusives is the Dave Matthews Band Live Trax Vol. 1 4LP set. Demand for this item nationwide greatly exceeded the number of copies pressed. The Record Exchange ended up getting one copy, and we really want it to go to a DMB fan and not an online auctioneer.
So, instead of leaving it to fate and seeing the thing end up on eBay the next day, we’re holding a benefit silent auction for our single copy. Bidding will start on Friday, April 19 during our Record Store Day Exclusives Listening Party (6-8 p.m.). Bid sheet will be at the counter. First bid is the list price. Whatever we raise above and beyond the list price will go to Go Listen Boise. Bidding will end on Thursday, April 25 at our Munny Silent Auction Closing Party (5-7 p.m.).
THIRD MAN RECORDS PORTABLE TURNTABLE
Third Man Records, the label started by Jack White, recently issued a portable turntable in conjunction with Crosley. This entry-level turntable comes with USB out and custom Third Man branding, plus software for ripping and editing audio content.
Bidding will start on Friday, April 19 during our Record Store Day Exclusives Listening Party (6-8 p.m.). Bid sheet will be at the counter. Proceeds will go to Go Listen Boise. Bidding will end on Thursday, April 25 at our Munny Silent Auction Closing Party (5-7 p.m.).