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Apollo Ghosts
Apollo Ghosts
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Jun
24
It wasn’t enough that Drag City rescued the scant recorded output of 1970’s Detroit’s African-American proto-punks Death; it wasn’t enough that the tunes turned out to be flat-out awesome; it wasn’t enough that For The Whole World To See has proven to be so popular that Drag City has had to repress the vinyl at least 4 times since the album’s release in Feburary. Nope, it wasn’t enough… so just to push the amazing story of Death’s return just one level higher, the band has booked shows for September. Only 2 dates so far, one on 9/25 at the Magic Stick in Detroit, and one on 9/26 at the Empty Bottle in Chicago– but this is a pretty rare opportunity. If you get the chance to go, go.
MP3: Death - “Politicians In My Eyes”
MP3: Death - “Keep On Knocking”
(h/t to Renton, thx)
Jun
23
I know I mentioned it that France’s excellent Talitres label had taken up Forest Fire’s Survival for a European release, but I somehow neglected to mention that the equally excellent Broken Sound had also picked up Survival– for a UK release! It’s due out on July 20th, but there’s a great “extra” coming out on the 6th: a hand-stamped, numbered 7″ featuring “Fortune Teller” b/w “I Make Windows.” It’s limited to just 250 copies; order here now!.
Jun
18
My enthusiasm for Explode Into Colors knows no bounds, so it is with great pleasure that I say, “hey look! 2 new Explode Into Colors MP3s!”
MP3: Explode Into Colors - “Paper” (Hot Sax Version)
MP3: Explode Into Colors - “Wooden Ghost” (Live)
Jun
17
Today I’m listening to some old stuff that’s new again alongside some new stuff that sounds a bit like old stuff. Mexican Summer’s release of a Bobb Trimble 7-inch reminded me of the Secretly Canadian Trimble releases that came out awhile back. I was shocked to look back and discover that I never posted a damn word about these when they came out, because I really did enjoy them. And going back and listening again now, I can say that I still do.
MP3: Bobb Trimble - “Premonitions - The Fantasy”
MP3: Bobb Trimble - “One Mile From Heaven” (Short Version)
But I’m also listening to some brand new music that sounds very old. Simon Joyner has been kicking around the indie music world since the early ’90s– you may know him as a member of the Jagjaguwar stable; they released 4 of his records between 2004-06. His newest record (his tweflth), titled Out Into The Snow, is due out on 9/15 from Team Love. Here’s a track:
And here’s one of my old favorites from 2006’s Beautiful Losers collection:
MP3: Simon Joyner - “One for the Catholic Girls”
This is what I’m listening to today.
Jun
8
Explode Into Colors - “How Adee Got Her Groove Back”
Jun
6
Jeff Hanson: a wonderful singer-songwriter who released 3 excellent albums for Kill Rock Stars, including last year’s Madam Owl, and my personal favorite, 2005’s self-titled Jeff Hanson.
Jeff was found dead in his home in St. Paul, Minnesota yesterday. He was 31 years old, and he will be missed.
Jun
5
Here’s the new Catbirdseat Mix for you; as always, grab ‘em below or go thru the mix link in the sidebar.
May
28
I’m thrilled to announce that Vancouver’s Apollo Ghosts are a welcome new addition to the Catbird Records family. If you’ve been following things at all around here, I’m sure you recall my endless glowing praise for their debut LP, Hastings Sunrise (full Listen@MBV stream here). So, when they approached me with news that they had a new EP and wanted it on Catbird, what choice did I have but to jump at the chance?!?
The new Apollo Ghosts EP is called Forgotten Triangle, and it’s 5 brand-new (and totally awesome (obvs)) songs, recorded at the Catbird-revered JC/DC Studios. Comes in a Catbird Mini-7 sleeve, with artwork by yours truly. 25 randomly selected orders will get a special limited-edition version, with photo print insert. It’s $5 on CD, or a mere $3 for a 320kbps MP3 download.
MP3: Apollo Ghosts - “Palm of My Hand”
But that’s NOT ALL.
Being that they sold out of their initial pressing of Hastings Sunrise (300 LPs), I’m happy to tell you that the record has been repressed. And this time, in a beautiful 180-gram teal and white marbled vinyl. But there’s a caveat: this is a VERY limited pressing– just 100 copies (and we’ve only got 50 (our friends up north at Geographing have the other 50)). At the rate these things have gone in the last 18 hours, I don’t expect these LPs to last very long at all. So if you’re thinking about getting one, do it NOW. The LPs also feature a poster insert and a free download card, and will set you back just $15 (that’s practically a buck a song, considering Hastings‘ 14 tracks).
PLUS ALSO: being that Hastings Sunrise wasn’t even originally available on CD, we’ve taken care of that too. You can grab it on CD (in Catbird Mini-7 sleeve) for $7, or do the download thing for $5.
MP3: Apollo Ghosts - “Dobermans” / “Land of the Morning Calm”
May
21
I’m sure more details about it will be posted on the Merge site shortly…
It’s going to be “Bay of Pigs” b/w “Ravers” and I’m assuming this comes in *advance* of the new full-length that was previously mentioned for ‘09 (unless of course this 12″ is the sole “new release” he’s been working on). Whatever the case, I’ve already heard from my sources that the new material is amazing.
©2009 Ryan Catbird
