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THE VINYL WORD: DOOM NEWCOMERS PALLBEARER DELIVER A 'TRIUMPH'

August 28, 2012 - The Record Exchange Blog - by - No Comments

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Doom is a broad category, one of those descriptors that needs an extra word like “stoner,” “funeral,” “sludge,” “death,” or “drone” to help narrow things down a little. It can bring to mind the slower, low-tuned psychedelic metal of post-Sabbath American groups like Saint Vitus, Trouble, and Pentagram along with Sweden’s Candlemass, UK act Cathedral, and descendants who are crustier (YOB, Asunder), more flatlining (Sunn O)))), seemingly suicidal (Loss), and exceedingly smoked-up (Sleep). Then come the backward-glancing modern traditionalists like weathered North Carolina crew Hour of 13, Rhode Island upstarts Pilgrim, and now, even more gloriously, Pallbearer.

The Little Rock, Ark., quartet sounds much older than its years on its fantastic debut LP, Sorrow and Extinction. The band released a three-song demo in 2010, but reach greater heights here, due to both sharper songwriting and better production. Really, even though they end their Sorrow thank-you list with a blushing “and, of course, Black Sabbath,” they go much deeper than that. You could throw in Saint Vitus and early Candlemass (1986’s Epicus Doomicus Metallicus, especially), but it almost makes more sense to reference post-Sleep duo Om for the way each song insistently, specifically reaches for a focused transcendence. That said, there’s more variation and catharsis here, despite the occasional Mick Barr/all-nighter riffing. It seems like a simple formula, and maybe it is, but the execution’s flawless. It also shifts subtly and continually: They mix in psychedelia, 1970s prog melodies, clean vocal harmonies, and ambient keyboards without sacrificing a certain smoked-up genre purity. — Pitchfork

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NEW RELEASE OF THE WEEK: DAN DEACON'S STELLAR 'AMERICA' IS A 'LEAP IN MATURITY AND AMBITION'

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NEW RELEASE TUESDAY LISTENING PARTY!

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Dan Deacon’s breakout 2007 record referenced comic superheroes and The Lord Of The Rings, made an entire song of Woody Woodpecker’s laugh, and contained such schoolyard boasts as “My dad is so cool … he would pick you up if I asked him to.” The 2009 follow-up Bromst was less whimsical, but the bold America is a jarring leap in maturity and ambition. The album’s broad title isn’t silly or facetious; tackling his theme in earnest, Deacon has created a record that mirrors its subject—vast, varied, and marked equally by beauty and turmoil. It’s not only a statement that Deacon is to be respected as a serious artist, but also one of the more thoughtful and complex albums so far this year.

Expanding on recent experiences in classical composition and film scores, Deacon’s stylistic focus is the fusion of electronic effects and acoustic instrumentation within the repetitious song structures that have defined his work. Warped synths and hammering drums swirl in patterned loops, frequently joined by woodwinds, brass, piano, and strings, both amplifying and tempering the aural chaos. On the record’s second half—a sprawling four-song, 21-minute suite titled “USA”—a chamber ensemble adds emotional drama to the noise, striking a fragile balance between energy and elegance. There’s a point to the contrast, as America encompasses both what Deacon does and does not like about his country. Much of the album gushes in celebration of our scenic grandeur: His songs are car windows through which towering mountains, endless plains, and spacious desert race past. — The A.V. Club

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NEW RELEASE TUESDAY 8/28: LISTENING PARTY WITH DAN DEACON, FREE PIZZA & FLAGS FOR INSTAGRAM PHOTO CONTEST

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The Record Exchange’s New Release Tuesday series continues on Aug. 28 with Dan Deacon‘s new album America! The album will be featured during our weekly listening party at 6 p.m. Enjoy free Pie Hole pizza while you listen to America and enter to win our New Release Tuesday raffle prize!

To celebrate the new release, Dan Deacon is holding an Instagram flag photo contest, with the winning photo to be featured on a Deacon single (late-2012 release). The first five people to purchase America during the day will receive a 2-foot by 3-foot fabric flag (featuring the America artwork), then the first five people to purchase the album at the listening party will get one, too! Full details on the contest are available HERE.

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

Dan Deacon – America

Minus the Bear – Infinity Overhead

Alanis Morissette – Havoc and Bright Lights

Easy Star All-Stars – Thrillah

Wild Nothing – Nocturne

Frank Zappa – Various Reissues

Robert Cray – Nothin’ But Love

Divine Fits – Thing Called Divine Fits

Grateful Dead – Dick’s Picks Vol. 28: 2/26/73 Lincoln, Nebraska and 2/28/73 Salt Lake City, Utah

The Flatlanders – Odessa Tapes

Townes Van Zandt – No Deeper Blue

Wood Brothers – Live Vol. 2: Nail and Tooth

Teengirl Fantasy – Tracer

Poor Moon – Poor Moon

Various Artists – Lawless Soundtrack

Matthew Dear – Beams

Katatonia – Dead End Kings

The Orb – Orbserver in the Star House

Teen – In Limbo

Dwight Yoakam – Under the Covers

Juliana Hatfield – Juliana Hatfield

The Swans – Seer (deluxe edition also available)

Jim Gaffigan – Mr. Universe

The Dunwells – Blind Sighted Faith

Mana – Exiliados en la Bahia (Lo Mejor de Mana) (deluxe edition also available)

Gaza – No Absolutes in Human Suffering

The Chariot – One Wing

Morning Glory – Poets Were My Heroes

Headlights – Remixes

Slaughterhouse – Welcome to: Our House

Strike Anywhere – In Defiance of Empty Times

The Rippingtons – The Rippingtons

Maximo Park – National Health

Andrew W.K. – I Get Wet 10th Anniversary Special Edition

Kitten – Cut It Out EP

Casual – Respect Game or Expect Flames

Sean Rowe – The Salesman and the Shark

Maia Sharp – Change the Ending

Various Artists – Red Hook Summer Soundtrack

Etta James – The Complete Blues Rock ‘n’ Soul Private Music Albums Collection

Magic Slim and the Teardrops – Bad Boy

Oregon – Family Tree

Art Garfunkel – Singer

Dysrhythmia – Test of Submission

Caroline Herring – Camilla

Stratovarius – Various Reissues

Richard Hawley – Standing at the Sky’s Edge

Pele – A Scuttled Bender in a Watery Closet

Eagle Twin – The Feather Tipped the Serpent’s Scale

Mothlite – Dark Age

Neptune Towers – Transmissions

I Am War – Outlive You All

Keak Da Sneak – CheddarcheeseIsay

Tobymac – Eye on It

Triumph – Live at Sweden Rock Festival

VINYL

Dan Deacon – America

Minus the Bear – Infinity Overhead

Pallbearer – Sorrow and Extinction

Why? – Sod in the Seed

Swans – Seer

Matthew Dear – Beams

Divine Fits – Thing Called Divine Fits

Dave Matthews Band – Mercy/Gaucho

Teengirl Fantasy – Tracer

Maria Minerva – Will Happiness Find Me?

Orbital – Wonky

10 Years – Minus the Machine

Atreyu – Curse

Pierce the Veil – Collide with the Sky

Between the Buried and Me – Between the Buried and Me

Robert Cray – Nothin’ But Love

Karen Dalton – It’s So Hard to Tell Who’s Going to Love You the Best

Snapcase – End Transmission

Otep – Smash the Control Machine

Silverstein – Arrivals and Departures

DVD/BLU-RAY

Beach Boys – Doin’ It Again DVD/Blu-ray

Queen – Greatest Video Hits DVD

Quadrophenia DVD

Sons of Anarchy Season 4 DVD

Etta James – Live at Montreux 1978-93 DVD

The Black Dahlia DVD

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RECORD EXCHANGE TOP 20 SELLERS (WEEK ENDING AUGUST 26, 2012)

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1. Ghost To A Ghost, Hank Williams 3
2. Fragrant World, Yeasayer
3. Shrines, Purity Ring
4. Slipstream, Bonnie Raitt
5. Election Special, Ry Cooder
6. Little Broken Hearts, Norah Jones
7. Top of the World, Slightly Stoopid
8. Four, Bloc Party
9. Keys To The Kuffs, JJ Doom
10. The Idler Wheel, Fiona Apple
11. Carry Me Back, Old Crow Medicine Show
12. Mature Themes, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti
13. Drag It Up (Deluxe Reissue), Old 97’s
14. Hot Cakes, The Darkness
15. Autotheism, Faceless
16. The Lumineers, The Lumineers
17. Old Believers, Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons
18. Latah Nights, ReVoLtReVoLt
19. Bloom, Beach House
20. Anastasis, Dead Can Dance

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NEW RELEASE OF THE WEEK: YEASAYER CATCHY, EXPERIMENTAL ON THIRD LP

August 21, 2012 - The Record Exchange Blog - by - No Comments

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On their 2010 breakthrough, Odd Blood, Yeasayer streamlined many of their freakier sonic quirks in favor of colors and choruses more universally vibrant. Fragrant World is equally melodic, but its hooks are twisted and sculpted around some of the trio’s wackiest textures to date. Opener “Fingers Never Bleed” is a terrific example: Chris Keating croons an instantly infectious, Prince-esque vocal melody over beats built from human voices and synth lines that resemble de-tuned saxophones or moaning elephants. The masterful “Devil and the Deed” could have been assembled, brick by brick, from video-game samples and children’s toys. “Longevity” unfurls an R&B slow-jam groove with blaring synth-bass and dizzying hi-hats — K Ishibashi’s country-funk violin solo is simply icing on an otherwise badass cake. Yeasayer remain the new-millennium kings of studio manipulation, and it’s downright jaw-dropping that they’re able to experiment so wildly in the context of such catchiness. Fragrant World feels like a victory lap. — Boston Phoenix

 

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