NEW RELEASE OF THE WEEK: BAND OF HORSES' 'MIRAGE ROCK' IS A FEEL-GOOD ALBUM WITH A CLASSIC ROCK SOUND

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“A ramshackle crew has something to prove,” sings shaggy-haired, big-hearted rock master Ben Bridwell at the outset of his band’s fourth studio album. He ain’t kidding. After the sculpted, reverb-drenched expanses of the band’s previous album, 2010’s Infinite Arms, Band of Horses aimed to get back to basics—and get their hands dirty. So they nabbed producer Glyn Johns (Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, The Who) out of retirement, tracked live as a band straight to analog tape and stumbled haphazardly upon what might be their greatest collection of songs to date.

Since they’re working with one of rock’s most revered producers, it’s no surprise that Mirage Rock often sounds like a badass “Best of Classic Rock” compilation: The effervescent vocal harmonies on acoustic ballad “Slow Cruel Hands of Time” recall the blue-sky ’70s-rock masters like America and Crosby, Stills & Nash; “Electric Music,” with its soulful chord changes and searing guitar solo, sounds like a lost Rolling Stones gem; the new-wave, palm-muted surge of “A Little Biblical,” calls to mind a backwoods take on The Cars.

Bridwell has never sounded more assured as a songwriter, exploring bold new ideas and penning some of his most poignant lyrics. I’m not even sure what else to say about “Shut-In Tourist” other than it’s one of the prettiest songs I’ve heard in years. It’s the kind of atmospheric ballad you’re sure Bridwell could crank out in droves on a sleep Sunday afternoon, but that doesn’t make it any less masterful. When Bridwell chirps “Morning calls us early birds / My babes and beagle still restin’ their heads,” it’s a quintessential Band of Horses moment: harnessing huge epiphanies from life’s simplest pleasures. — Paste Magazine

RYAN BINGHAM GOLDEN TICKET: AUTOGRAPHED POSTER INSERTED IN ONE VINYL COPY OF TOMORROWLAND!

Ryan Bingham‘s new album Tomorrowland hits the shelves on Tuesday, and one lucky customer will walk away with the golden ticket.

The ticket in this case is an extremely limited autographed mini-poster (only 90 in existence) randomly inserted into one vinyl copy of Tomorrowland.

There’s no way to tell which LP has it; but if you end up with the copy that includes the autographed poster, we’d love to know about it so we can take a picture of you and make you famous to the furthest extent that The Record Exchange website can offer one fame.

Good luck!

NEW RELEASE TUESDAY 9/18: LISTENING PARTY WITH BAND OF HORSES, FREE PIE HOLE PIZZA, RAFFLE PRIZES (INCLUDING A NUMBERED VINYL TEST PRESSING!)

The Record Exchange’s New Release Tuesday series continues on Sept. 18 with Band of Horses‘ new album Mirage Rock! The album will be featured during our weekly listening party at 6 p.m. Enjoy free Pie Hole pizza while you listen to Mirage Rock and enter to win one of our New Release Tuesday raffle prizes: A limited edition, numbered vinyl test pressing of Mirage Rock and an autographed Mirage Rock LP jacket!

We also have a limited quantity of Band of Horses bumper stickers to give away free with purchase of the album (available on CD and vinyl)!

Are you a proud owner of a Radio Boise KRBX Card? Bring it in every Tuesday from 6 to 9 p.m. and receive 20% off gift shop items and used CDs, vinyl, DVD/Blu-ray and cassettes (excluding collectibles – individual items $100 and over).

Speaking of our beloved community radio station, their new Radio Boise Tuesdays series at Neurolux is quickly becoming a new favorite on the music scene. The weekly series features local and touring bands as well as a Radio Boise DJ after each show. Radio Boise receives 20% of drink sales from every Radio Boise Tuesday show. You receive the benefit of DRINK SPECIALS at each one. The music kicks off at 7 p.m. — right after you’ve filled your belly with pizza and heard some new music at the RX!

Check out the Radio Boise Tuesdays performance schedule HERE.

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

CD

Band of Horses – Mirage Rock (deluxe edition also available)

Ryan Bingham – Tomorrowland

Grizzly Bear – Shields

Aimee Mann – Charmer

The Killers – Battle Born (deluxe edition also available)

Dinosaur Jr. – I Bet On Sky

Paul Simon – Live in New York City

Ben Folds Five – The Sound of the Life of the Mind

Brother Ali – Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color

Menomena – Moms

Pink – The Truth About Love

The Whigs – Enjoy the Company

Dwight Yoakam – 3 Pears

Nelly Furtado – Spirit Indestructible (deluxe edition also available)

Black Prairie – A Tear in the Eye is a Wound in the Heart

Legacy of Disorder – Last Man Standing

Carly Rae Jepsen – Kiss

Brooklyn Brothers – Album

Alt-J – Awesome Wave

The English Beat – Various Reissues

The Grateful Dead – Spring 1990: So Glad You Made It

Michael Jackson – Bad 25th Anniversary Edition

Various Artists – The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Title Flight – Floral Green

Rickie Lee Jones – Devil You Know

Devin Townsend Project – Epicloud (deluxe edition also available)

Corin Tucker Band – Kill My Blues

Kid Koala – 12 Bit Blues

Ensiferum – Unsung Heroes

Fear and the Nervous System – Fear and the Nervous System

Gallows – Gallows

James Iha – Look to the Sky

Down – Down IV Pt. 1: The Purple EP

Big and Rich – Hillbilly Jedi

Brad Mehldau Trio – Where Do You Start

The Doors – The Soft Parade

Local H – Hallelujah! I’m a Bum

Various Artists – Lowe Country: Songs of Nick Lowe

Aaron Embry – Tiny Prayers

Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Meat and Bone

The Sea and Cake – Runner

Becoming the Archetype – I Am

Drivin’ N’ Cryin – Songs About Cars, Space and the Ramones

Soul Jazz Orchestra – Solidarity

Sean Paul – Tomahawk Technique

Easton Corbin – All Over the Road

VINYL

Band of Horses – Mirage Rock

Grizzly Bear – Shields

Ryan Bingham – Tomorrowland

Dinosaur Jr. – I Bet On Sky

Menomena – Moms

JJ Doom – Keys to the Kuffs

The Whigs – Enjoy the Company

Ben Folds Five – The Sound of the Life of the Mind

Michael Jackson – Bad 25th Anniversary (picture disc)

Pink – The Truth About Love

Two Fingers – Stunt Rhythms

DVD/BLU-RAY

Paul Simon – Live in New York City DVD and Blu-ray

Katy Perry the Movie: Part of Me DVD

Yes – Acoustic DVD

Children of Paradise DVD and Blu-ray

Death Note Box Set 2 DVD

Eddie Izzard – Live at Madison Square Garden DVD

Michael Jackson – Bad 25th Anniversary DVD

Steve Martin – Television Stuff DVD

Celtic Crossroads – Live from Canada DVD

Cabin in the Woods DVD

Hysteria DVD

Do-Deca-Pentathlon DVD

RECORD EXCHANGE TOP 20 SELLERS (WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 16, 2012)

1. Let’s Go Out Tonight, Curtis Stigers
2. Tempest, Bob Dylan
3. Coexist, The XX
4. Carpenter, The Avett Brothers
5. Away From The World, Dave Matthews Band
6. Sun, Cat Power
7. Love This Giant, David Byrne & St. Vincent
8. Self Entitled, NOFX
9. Negotiations, The Helio Sequence
10. Algiers, Calexico
11. Family Sign, Atmosphere
12. Centipede Hz, Animal Collective
13. Carry Me Back, Old Crow Medicine Show
14. You Inspire Me, Curtis Stigers
15.  Silver Age, Bob Mould
16. Boys and Girls, Alabama Shakes
17. Lost In Dreams, Curtis Stigers
18. Bear Creek, Brandi Carlile
19. Baby Plays Around, Curtis Sigers
20. Putrifiers II, Thee Oh Sees

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