April 24th New Releases

•16 – Deep Cuts From Dark Clouds CD/LP (Relapse)

New from the doom/sludge metal band.

•Acephalix – Deathless Master CD (Southern Lord)

Brutal, crust-influenced death metal from San Francisco. Influence comes from all over the map
of extreme music: from Celtic Frost to Cro-Mags to Discharge to Bolt Thrower.

•Brendan Benson – What Kind of World? CD/LP (Readymade)

Fifth solo album from the singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist best known as a member of
The Raconteurs (with Jack White).

•James Blackshaw – Love Is the Plan, the Plan Is Death CD/LP (Important)

These six pieces are based alternately around nylon-string classical guitar and grand piano, with
spare and subtle vibraphone and B3 organ parts overdubbed by Blackshaw.

•Brad – United We Stand CD/LP (Razor & Tie)

Anchored by the vocals of singer/pianist Shawn Smith (Pigeonhed/Satchel), Brad’s soulful rock
sound is deeply rooted in Seattle’s rock scene going back 19 years. Originating as a side-project,
Brad also features core members Stone Gossard (Pearl Jam) on guitar, drummer Regan Hagar
(Satchel and Malfunkshun), and new bass player, Keith Lowe (Fiona Apple and David Sylvian).

•Cancer Bats – Dead Set on Living CD (Metal Blade)

Fourth full-length from the Canadian rockers.

•Dandy Warhols – This Machine CD/LP (The End)

Eighth album from the alt-rock band, who’s lead singer/songwriter Courtney Taylor-Taylor has
painstakingly cemented his reputation as one hell of a tunesmith.

•Death Grips – The Money Store CD (Epic)

Hailing from Sacramento, CA, Death Grips was formed in late 2010 and consists of vocalist
Stefan Burnett and production team Zach Hill and Andy Morin. The band dropped the highly
acclaimed mix tape Exmilitary featuring the standout track “Guillotine”, Time Out NY ‘s #1 single
of 2011. Vinyl version due May 22.

•Diamond Rugs – Diamond Rugs CD/LP (Partisan)

Diamond Rugs is a collaboration between John McCauley (Deer Tick), Robbie Crowell (Deer
Tick), Ian Saint Pé (The Black Lips), Steve Berlin (Los Lobos), Hardy Morris (Dead Confederate)
and Bryan Dufresne (Six Finger Satellite).

•Electric Guest – Mondo CD/LP (Downtown)

Danger Mouse-produced album from L.A.-based electro/soul/pop duo.

•Eve 6 – Speak in Code CD (Fearless)

New album from the veteran alt-rock band.

•Felix – Oh Holy Molar CD/LP (Kranky)

“In Felix’s world, everyday mundanities give rise to furtive explorations of human interaction and
ineptitude in a manner as oppressive as it is oddly and honestly addictive.” — Drowned In Sound

•Warren Haynes Band – Live at the Moody Theatre CD+DVD (Stax)

Captures the band’s performance in Austin, TX late last year, shot in HD and recorded in 5.1
audio.

•Sarah Jaffe – The Body Wins CD/LP (Kirtland)

New album from the Texas-based singer/songwriter. “It’s striking to hear Jaffe push herself over
the metaphorical edge, fully embracing the sinister, electronic sounds she has professed love
for ever since Nature’s early days. By stripping away the sunny melodies that made Nature so
irresistible, Jaffe pulls you closer, deeper into her turbulent emotional waters.” — dfw.com

•Carole King – The Legendary Demos CD (Hear Music)

This collection traces King’s journey from her days as an Aldon Music staff song writer in the ‘60s
crafting hits for other artists, to the dawn of her own triumphant solo career in the ‘70s and her
legendary Tapestry album release.

•Megan Reilly – The Well CD/LP (Carrot Top)

Reilly’s countrified Memphis roots and subsequent NYC escape still underpin her music, which
resounds with her “delightful combination of vulnerability and Southern grace.” — Dallas Observer

•Ty Segall & White Fence – Hair CD/LP (Drag City)

“After Bay Area garage revivalist Ty Segall got more introspective and a lot less fuzzy on last
year’s excellent Goodbye Bread, Hair, his eight-song LP with White Fence (aka Tim Presley)
finds him back at the distorted, jam-based garage sound he’s become synonymous with. Tim
Presley, also of the bands Darker My Love and Strange Boys, brings his bratty lo-fi persona
White Fence to the table, resulting in a solid, psychedelic rock ‘n roll album.” — The Guardian

•Smog – Forgotten Foundation LP (Drag City)

Smog’s (Bill Callahan) second album is available again on vinyl for the first time in 15 years.
Many new Smog fans have never heard his early, home-recorded releases, which present an
entirely different kind of Smog.

•Torche – Harmonicraft CD/LP (Volcom)

Sludgy pop anthems.

•Toro Y Moi – June 2009 CD/7″ Box Set (Carpark)

Originally part of a tour-only CD-R collecting early, self-released EPs and singles.

•Walter Trout – Blues For the Modern Days CD/LP (Mascot)

The guitar legend returns to his core blues roots, creating his first blues album in 23 years as a
bandleader.

•Waco Brothers & Paul Burch – Great Chicago Fire CD/LP (Bloodshot)

A Chicago band known for its muddy work boots, anarchic stage shows and fondness for
committing musical “pure butchery” may seem an odd match for the stylish craft and classicism of
a Nashville songwriting treasure, but that’s just what came to be.

•Jack White – Blunderbuss CD/LP (Third Man)

Produced by Jack White and recorded at his own Third Man Studio in Nashville, Blunderbuss
has been described by White as “an album I couldn’t have released until now. I’ve put off
making records under my own name for a long time but these songs feel like they could only
be presented under my name. These songs were written from scratch, had nothing to do with
anyone or anything else but my own expression, my own colors on my own canvas.”

•Wolfbrigade – Damned CD/LP (Southern Lord)

Pioneers of the Swedish d-beat/crust movement.

•Vatican Shadow – Kneel Before Religious Icons LP (Type)

Vatican Shadow is Dominick Fernow (Prurient). Behind a wall of tape hiss, drum machine
rhythms beat out memories of early Ministry and AFX while sickly FM synthesizer pads crawl and
heave into the abyss.

•Various Artists – Eastbound and Down OST CD (Fat Possum)

Soundtrack to HBO’s cult comedy features exclusive dialogue from Kenny Powers (Danny
McBride), highlights from the show, as well as songs from The Black Keys, Too $hort, The
Stooges, ESG, George Jones, R.L. Burnside, Kenny Rogers, Bob Seger and Lee Hazlewood.