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THE VINYL WORD: ELECTRONIC ANTHOLOGY PROJECT'S 'THE ELECTRONIC ANTHOLOGY PROJECT OF DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE'

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August 6, 2013 - The Record Exchange Blog - by - No Comments

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The Electronic Anthology Project was formed by Built to Spill bassist Brett Nelson in 2009. Having always loved 80’s New Wave music Nelson wondered what a guitar driven band like Built To Spill would sound like as an 80’s synth-pop band. So Nelson entered his home studio and emerged with seven Built To Spill tracks recorded using only synthesizers and a drum machine. Fellow BTS bandmate Doug Martsch re-sang all new vocals and helped Nelson mix the final product. The Electronic Anthology Project debuted July 2010 as a self released C.D.    

  In late 2012, Nelson recorded five demos of his favorite Death Cab for Cutie songs as 80’s synth-pop and sent them to lead singer, Ben Gibbard, who agreed to re-sing two of the songs for The Electronic Anthology Project of Death Cab for Cutie.   Nelson and Gibbard re-imagine 2005’s Soul Meets Body (Plans) and 1998’s Champagne From A Paper Cup (Something About Airplanes) to be released July 2, 2013 as various runs (500 each) of colored 7″ vinyl and a digital bundle for download.-Electronic Anthology Project

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NEW RELEASE OF THE WEEK: THE CIVIL WARS' SELF-TITLED ALBUM

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THE CIVIL WARSBUY/PREVIEW THE CD HERE
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The cover art to The Civil Wars’ self-titled sophomore album depicts a vast, billowing plume of black smoke, suggestive, perhaps, of a smoldering relationship that eventually ignited and left some unpleasant fallout. Right now, despite this release, the vehicle of singer-songwriters John Paul White and Joy Williams, The Civil Wars, is no more. The record was put together late in 2012, seemingly just as the duo called time midway through a European tour, citing “internal discord and irreconcilable differences of ambition” as reasons for the “hiatus.”

That said, the music doesn’t show signs of suffering from this creative fission, the record as compelling as its Grammy-winning predecessor, 2011′s Barton Hollow. Of course, there’s nothing to say that great art can’t come from internal strife – just look at Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours, for one.

White’s delivery meshes perfectly with Williams’ remarkably pure vocal tone to create an intimacy that verges on the claustrophobic. From the country swing of “From The Valley” to the fulsome blues rock of “Oh Henry”, the album is instrumentally heavier than its predecessor, and this makes the stripped-down songs stand out to greater effect. So, the bittersweet blowout of “Same Old Same Old” and shaded intensity of the Smashing Pumpkins cover, “Disarm”, claim their space.

There might not be a “Poison & Wine” here, but taken as a whole, The Civil Wars is a more consistent collection than Barton Hollow. Chances are these songs will endure, but hopefully the hiatus won’t.- Consequence Of Sound

 

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RECORD EXCHANGE TOP 2O SELLERS (WEEK ENDING AUGUST 4, 2013)

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August 5, 2013 - The Record Exchange Blog - by - No Comments

boise 1501. In Our Town-Songs For Boise, Various Artists
2. Bomb Shelter Sessions, Vintage Trouble
3. The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell Vol. 1, Five Finger Death Punch
4. All People, Michael Franti
5. Pura Vida Conspiracy, Gogol Bordello
6. Random Access Memories, Daft Punk
7. My Favorite Picture of You, Guy Clark
8. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
9. Something Else, Tech N9ne
10. Bakersfield, Vince Gill & Paul Franklin
11. Where Does This Door Go, Mayer Hawthorne
12. War of Will, Battlecross
13. Broadway, Myron & E
14. Wrote A Song For Everyone, John Fogerty
15. Take On The World, Fly2Void
16. Babel, Mumford & Sons
17. Night Visions, Imagine Dragons
18. If You Leave, Daughter
19. Pick Me Up, Truth & Salvage Co.
20. Twelve Reasons To Die, Ghostface Killah

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD $2 PREVIEW EP; INCLUDES $2 COUPON FOR NEW ALBUM!

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July 31, 2013 - The Record Exchange Blog - by - No Comments

avengedAvenged Sevenfold‘s new album won’t be available until Aug. 27, but right now you can score an indie exclusive CD for only $1.99 at The Record Exchange!

The CD, which includes two songs (one exclusive to this release), comes with a $2 coupon that you can bring back and cash in on the new album courtesy of our friends at Record Store Day!

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NEW RELEASE TUESDAY: TECH N9NE LISTENING PARTY WITH PIE HOLE 7/30!

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tech n9neThe Record Exchange’s New Release Tuesday series continues on July 30 with Tech N9ne‘s Something Else! The album — available on CD, deluxe CD and vinyl — will be featured during our weekly listening party at 6 p.m.! Enjoy free pizza from our New Release Tuesday partners Pie Hole and enter to win our New Release Tuesday raffle prize!

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 Radio Boise Tuesdays series at radio boise tuesdaysNeurolux 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

Tech N9ne – Something Else (deluxe edition also available)

Five Finger Death Punch – Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell Vol. 1 (deluxe edition also available)

Michael Franti and Spearhead – All People (deluxe edition also available)

Buddy Guy – Rhythm and Blues

Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines (deluxe edition also available)

Haitus Kaiyote – Tawk Tomahawk

Vince Gill and Paul Franklin – Bakersfield

Ron Block – Walking Song

Fruition – Just One of Those Nights

Backstreet Boys – In a World Like This

Chimaira – Crown of Phantoms

Moreland and Arbuckle – 7 Cities

Roomful of Blues – 45 Live

Chris Shiflett and the Dead Peasants – All Hat and No Cattle

Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk – Dirty Word

Various Artists – The Rough Guide to Psychedelic Bollywood

Jimmie Rodgers – The Rough Guide to Jimmie Rodgers

Jay Sean – Neon

Oak Ridge Boys – 40th Anniversary

George Thorogood and the Destroyers – George Thorogood and the Destroyers Deluxe Edition

George Thorogood and the Destroyers – Move It On Over Deluxe Edition

Earl Klugh – Hand Picked

Emblem 3 – Nothing to Lose (deluxe edition also available)

Boogie Down Productions – Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip-Hop Expanded Edition

Honey Island Swamp Band – Cane Sugar

Afro Celt Sound System – Pod

VINYL

Five Finger Death Punch – Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell Vol. 1

Pickwick – Can’t Talk Medicine

Mayer Hawthorne – Where Does This Door Go

Buddy Guy – Rhythm and Blues

Tech N9ne – Something Else

Hot Chip – Dark and Stormy

Quicksilver Messenger Service – Live at the Fillmore June 7, 1968

Black Sabbath – Never Say Die

Black Sabbath – Technical Ecstasy

Black Sabbath – We Sold Our Soul for Rock N Roll

13th Floor Elevators – Easter Everywhere

Porcupine Tree – Sky Moves Sideways

Various Artists – Verve Remixed: The First Ladies

Joan of Arc – Testimonium Songs

CSS – Planta

Mike Watt and Qui – Split 7″

The Shirelles – Baby It’s You

Darkthrone – Sempiternal Past

DVD/BLU-RAY

The Devil’s Backbone (Criterion Collection) DVD and Blu-ray

Scorpions – Moment of Glory Blu-ray

The Bee Gees – One Night Only Blu-ray

Star Trek the Next Generation: Redemption Blu-ray

The Angry Beavers: The Complete Series DVD

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