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THIS WEEK'S MAILOUT
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Happy Friday All,
Here we are with again with our weekly round up of all the best new music out over the next week.
We are getting folked up on Monday with Bristol's Spiro who are playing live instore to launch their brand new album 'Kaleidophonica'. Pop by around 6pm to grab a signed copy of the album and watch some top quality musicians.
Also out next week are two highly anticipated albums from Lamb Chop and Tindersticks. There are two tender gems from Peter Broderick and Perfume Genius, brand new albums from Sleigh Bells, Islands, and Band of Skulls as well as a stunning little debut album from the much hyped My Best Fiend.
If you fancy dancing next week, then check out this awesome Trevor Jackson compilation of Metal Dance (Industrial, Post Punk & EBM 80's rarities). We also have some exclusive limited edition mystery mix CD's by Trevor Jackson to give away free, so get in quick!
If you want a little more to shuffle to, there are a few great singles out on 12" vinyl from Mark Stewart & Primal Scream, Stratergy plus the Wooden Shjips getting a rework from Andrew Weatherall (one of the best remixes I have heard this year!).
Check out all of our Records of the Week over here for sample tracks and details.
INSTORES @ RISE
Kitten & Bear will be playing our Cheltenham store on Sunday as part of the Rise Sunday Sessions.
Spiro will be performign live at our Bristol store on Monday with the fabulous First Aid Kit coming to Bristol for a lunch time on Tuesday! All the details in the usual place over here.
Have a great weekend.
Steph
P.S. We have some great cut price DVD's in at the moment. There are some top class Music,Documentary and World Cinema DVD's in. Check them out below or over here. |
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Formats 
SLANG50013
CD £10.00
Expected 20th February 2012
SLANG50013LT
2 x CD £12.00
Expected 20th February 2012
SLANG50014
2 x CD £10.00
Expected 7th May 2012
SLANG50014LP
LP £15.00
Expected 7th May 2012
SLANG50013LP
LP £15.00
Expected 27th February 2012
Label
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Lambchop
Mr. M
Kurt Wagner has addressed loss, death and the indignity of ageing before, but never with quite such weary, stoic melancholy as he emanates here. Even when he lapses into cliche – "We were born to lose", "Who of us now knows where the time goes?" – his lugubrious voice makes you appreciate the feeling behind each commonplace expression. But, as exemplified by the (almost) title track, Mr Met, this quiet desperation is matched, phrase by phrase, with a belief in hope and happiness. It's most movingly articulated in Nice Without Mercy, one of the few songs to directly address the death in 2009 of Wagner's friend, Vic Chesnutt: "And the warm comes back," he sings, his voice just a shiver from accusatory, "even though you thought it would not." Wagner's conflicting emotions are reflected in his band's fluid, conversational playing: restless yet sedate, wistful yet furious, the sound is still on the surface but teeming beneath.
Tracklist
01 – If Not I’ll Just Die
02 – 2B2
03 – Gone Tomorrow
04 – Mr. Met
05 – Gar
06 – Nice Without Mercy
07 – Buttons
08 – The Good Life (Is Wasted)
09 – Kind Of
10 – Betty’s Overture
11 – Never My Love
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Formats
ORGANS02
CD £8.00
Expected 20th February 2012
ORGANS02LP
LP £13.00
Expected 20th February 2012
Label
Turnstile |
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Perfume Genius
Put Your Back N 2 It
For his second album as Perfume Genius, Seattle's Michael Hadreas adds a twist of confidence to the bare-bones, piano-and-reverb approach of his lovely debut, Learning. That's not to say he's ditching his delicate template, no matter what that Prince-meets-Ice Cube title suggests – the intriguing touches that make this album sing are more subtle, less showy, and reveal themselves on repeated listens. He adds creepy layers of deeper octaves to the hook of No Tear, indulges a distinctly poplike climax in Hood, and tells a remarkable tale of romance in the standout song Take Me Home: "I run my mouth like a fool/ I'll be so quiet for you … be like a shadow of a shadow of a shadow for you." For all the beauty in these woozy, damaged choral songs, the sense that he's still just about sticking to a formula frustrates any greater ambition. But the development from his first album is obvious and impressive; his third record should be a stunner.
Tracklist
01. Awol Marine
02. Normal Song
03. No Tear
04. 17
05. Take Me Home
06. Dirge
07. Dark Parts
08. All Waters
09. Hood
10. Put Your Back N2 It
11. Floating Spit
12. Sister Song
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Formats
WARPCD224
CD £8.00
Expected 20th February 2012
WARPLP224
LP £17.00
Expected 20th February 2012
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Warp |
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My Best Fiend
In Ghostlike Fading
The debut full-length from five-piece My Best Fiend is expansive in scope, and intimate in sound. From the outset, Higher Palms is a clear statement of intent, matching clear, resonant Rhodes piano riffs with reverberated rolling drums and spacious bass tones.
Singer Fred Coldwell’s vocals sit plaintively in the mix. Compared favourably with bands such as Spiritualised, and likened in sound to the dynamics of Explosions in the Sky, My Best Fiend are certain to make an impression with their dramatic songcraft.
Tracklist
01. Higher Palms
02. Jesus Christ
03. ODVIP
04. One Velvet Day
05. In Ghostlike Fading
06. Cracking Eggs
07. Cool Doves
08. I'm Not Going Anywhere
09. On The Shores of The Infinite
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Recommended DVD
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A small rotating selection of some of the more interesting DVD's we have in stock.
A perfect mix of high brow world cinema, 80's b-movie's and anything else that fits inbetween.
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Records of the Year '11
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We debated long and hard until the early hours and here is what we came up with. Our selection of the 50 best albums released in 2011. Please note there are separate lists for Compilations, Reissues & Specialities (Jazz, Classical, Folk, World etc).
Each album has a streamable track on the product page and most are available at special prices and a few come with extra discs.
Let us know your thoughts on your albums of 2011 on twitter @risebristol.
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