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New Release Roundup for May 6

Featured new releases for the week of May 6, 2008:

	No Age - Nouns After a number of rave reviews, No Age find themselves the talk of the internet with their first proper full-length. MP3: Eraser Full Album Stream Buy from Amazon.com
	*Animal Collective - Water Curses* EP** This four-track EP is made up of surplus Strawberry Jam recordings. If only all bands had such meaty leftovers. Stream: Water Curses Buy from Amazon.com
	Matmos - Supreme Balloon Electronic instrumental duo manages to record an album sans microphones and goes synth crazy on their krautrock influenced latest. MP3: Rainbow Flag Full Album Stream Buy from Amazon.com

Posted on 05/06/2008 | Comments(0) | Permalink

TAGS: Animal Collective Matmos No Age

MP3: Free Matador Intended Play Label Sampler

Head over to Matablog to download Matador's sweet Spring '08 label sampler, Intended Play. The 12-track promo—usually horded by record store clerks, DJ's, and critics—features several unreleased tracks from great upcoming Matador releases.

Matador Spring 2008 Intended Play Label Sampler Tracklist:

Jay Reatard Always Wanting More (from 7″ #3, due out June 17)
Times New Viking DROP-OUT (from Rip It Off, released January 22)
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks Cold Son (from Real Emotional Trash, released March 4)
Shearwater Leviathan, Bound (from Rook, due out June 3)
Cat Power Metal Heart (from Jukebox, released January 22)
Matmos Polychords (from Supreme Balloon, due out May 6)
Mission Of Burma That’s How I Escaped My Certain Fate (from Vs.: The Definitive Edition, released today, March 18)
Jaguar Love Bats Over The Pacific Ocean (from Take Me To The Sea, due out this summer)
The Cave Singers Helen (from Invitation Songs, released last September)
Dead Meadow I’m Gone (from Old Growth, released February 5)
The New Pornographers All The Things That Go To Make Heaven And Earth (live) (from Live From Soho (iTunes Exclusive), released March 11)
Earles & Jensen Bleachy Is Back In Town, Look Out (from Just Farr A Laugh Vols. 1 & 2: The Greatest Prank Phone Calls Ever!, due out April 22)

MP3: Matador Spring 2008 Intended Play

Posted on 03/19/2008 | Comments(0) | Permalink

TAGS: Cat Power Cave Singers Dead Meadow Earles & Jensen Jaguar Love Jay Reatard Matmos Mission Of Burma New Pornographers Shearwater Stephen Malkmus Times New Viking

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Swans

Melding electronics and traditional instruments with influences that range from Spacemen 3 to Royal Trux and beyond, Houston's Indian Jewelry will release their proper sophomore full-length, Free Gold!, on the We Are Free label on May 20th. [DOWNLOAD]

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In the first few seconds of Awesome Color's second album it's apparent that the Michigan-bred Brooklyn trio's take-no-prisoners approach to pure Motor City rock and roll is more than plain homage. They're proud of their roots... - Ruben_James [READ REVIEW]

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