We just got the two newest Mexican Summer pieces in and, like always, the label has not disappointed. If you are not familiar with Mexican Summer, now is a great time to get acquainted with the label as these two releases are not only some of their most limited but some of their best. You may have even picked up one of their releases and not realized it as everyone seemed to love their releases from Headdress, Marissa Nadler, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti and Kurt Vile.
First up is the new Wooden Shjips 12″ titled Contact. Wooden Shjips have been cranking out 5+ minute neo-psychelic tunes since 2006 spread over various 7″, 10″, and 12″ and they haven’t decided to stray from the path on the two tracks featured here.
The title track “Contact” is actually a Serge Gainsbourg cover that was performed by Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot initially. You wouldn’t know it to hear Wooden Shjips take on it though as it turns into a bass-driven psych jam that goes the distance at over 8 minutes long. The b-side is a second version of their song “I Hear the Vibrations” that originally appeared as the b-side to their Vampire Blues 7″ released in 2008.
This 12″ is hand numbered and limited to 550 copies and then they are gone. They also come in different colored DJ sleeves and are quite the attractive package.
Secondly is the debut 12″ from Little Girls. Hailing from Canada, Little Girls blast out short and distorted lo-fi post-punk / new wave tunes not unlike Blank Dogs, Waavves, or Psychedelic Horseshit. This 12″ is 5 tracks that both tease and please as after it’s done you’ll just want a whole lot more. Fortunately for us it looks as though they have a 2nd 12″ coming out soon along with a 7″ single.
These 12″s are only available here right now as they have sold out everywhere else. If you are looking for any of Mexican Summer’s back catalog, we do have a very small amount of some of their releases still left in the store. We have incredibly limited amounts on the titles that follow:
- Dungen – Sätt Att Se (Limited to 1,000, includes 5 different versions of the track “Sätt Att Se” from their latest album 4)
- Nachtmystium – Worldfall (Limited to 500, includes 5 tracks two of which are covers of Death in June and Goatsnake!!!)
- Tallest Man on Earth – Shallow Grave (Limited to 1,000 copies, this full length album is possibly the store favorite(but Kurt Vile runs a cloooooose second) on Mexican Summer. 10 tracks of what it would sound like if Bob Dylan grew up in Leksand, Sweden as opposed to Hibbing, Minnesota. Great genuine folk. Also includes an extra 4 tracks on a 7″ included with the LP for 14 tracks total!)
- Black Moth Super Rainbow – Don’t You Want To Be In a Cult (Limited to 500 copies this picture disc 12″ features two songs you are not going to find anywhere else. For fans of Cluster doing pop songs!)
- Golden Triangle – Golden Triangle (Limited to 500 copies, this garagey post-punk band will get you off your seat and shaking your ass with tunes unlike the Cramps jamming with Birthday Party)
- Valet – False Face Society (Limited to 500 copies, Valet contributes three songs not found elsewhere to this 12″ that is a a mind melter for sure. Layers of droning guitar and vocals that defy all preconceptions on what this music is supposed to sound like is topped of with a cover of Boris w/ Michio Kurihara from their album Rainbow)
