I’ve been hiding away at a Lancashire match for the last four days and inevitably a lot of things have come in while i’ve been out getting frozen……so here’s a round up of stuff in no particular order……
Tara Jane O’Neil plays the Castle, Oldham Street, Manchester on June 9th – this is from her album “Where Shine New Lights” which is very good……
The Reads have a new album out – they were in my top 30 singles of 2013 with Galaxy Egg – the album is called “Lost At Sea” and comes out in June – the lead track is called “Spitting Feathers
The legendary BL’AST play Star and Garter, Manchester on 25th June and the similarly legendary POISON IDEA play the same venue on 12th August
Death To The Strange are releasing a final cut from their EP – the very moreish “Openshaw Blues”
Recommended albums which are out now or due soon…….
NOMEANSNO – DANCE OF THE HEADLESS BOURGEOISIE (WRONG RECORDS) – re-issue
OUGHT – MORE THAN ANY OTHER DAY (CONSTELLATION)
THEE SILVER MT ZION MEMORIAL ORCHESTRA – HANG ON TO EACH OTHER EP (CONSTELLATION)
RUDIMENTARY PENI – DEATH CHURCH (OUTER HIMALAYAN/SOUTHERN) – re-issue (I don’t think the mix is as good as the original but it’s still an essential album)
USA OUT OF VIETNAM – CRASHING DISEASES AND INCURABLE AIRPLANES (AURORA BOREALIS)
HISS TRACTS – SHORTWAVE NIGHTS (CONSTELLATION) – out 12th May
TORCH RUNNER – COMMITTED TO THE GROUND CD RELEASE (SOUTHERN LORD) – out 12th May
FRIEDEMANN – UHR VS ZEIT (EXILE ON MAINSTREAM) – out 19th May
STEPHEN O’MALLEY, OREN AMBARCHI & RANDALL DUNN – SHADE THEMES FROM KAIROS (DRAG CITY) – out 19th May
NIGHTFELL – THE LIVING EVER MOURN (SOUTHERN LORD) – out 26th May
BUZZ OSBORNE – THIS MACHINE KILLS ARTISTS (IPECAC) – out 2nd June
AMENRA – LIVE II (MY PROUD MOUNTAIN) – out 30th June
WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM – CELESTITE (ARTEMISIA RECORDS) – out 7th July
and finally BORLAND are back with a preview track from their forthcoming album Omar
Aural Delights 