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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

Shearwater Announce New Album + MP3

After re-issuing the beefed up version of Shearwater's critically acclaimed debut Palo Santo last year, Matador is set to release the follow-up, Rook, on June 3rd. Via Matablog:

We’re happy to report the resulting LP/CD ‘Rook’, not only lives up to the ridiculously high standards set by its predecessor, but should well stand as an early album of the year candidate. Produced by Shearwater’s Jonathan Meiburg and recorded by Matthew Barnhart at Denton’s Echo Lab this past November and December, ‘Rook’ is an extraordinarily original work…

MP3: Shearwater - "Rooks"

Posted on 02/28/2008 | Comments(0) | Permalink

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