BOSTON SPACESHIPS - 'BROWN SUBMARINE'

Formats

• GBV03 - LP

  879198002093

• GBV03CD - CD

  879198002109

Details

Though one will notice some subtle prog flourishes and acoustic strums, Brown Submarines is a pop punk album, made by and for kids who've worn out the grooves on their Cheap Trick, Alice Cooper, Wire, and dBs records. While Robert Pollard has stretched out post-GBV, experimenting on each of his diverse and unique solo records, Boston Spaceships rock hard, have fun, and drink Miller Lite. Without undue hyperbole, Pollard is penning fantastic pop songs in a style no longer fashionable-perhaps never fashionable. Makes no difference; on Brown Submarine, Pollard's charged up and sings his ass off. He was so enthusiastic about this album that he's decided to play his first proper club tour in two years. This from a guy who hates flying, goes bananas sitting in the van, and has turned down tours with Radiohead and The Strokes. Give Brown Submarine a spin or two-it'll make you feel like a kid again, too. Or go ahead, ignore Boston Spaceships and keep yourself busy finding the next Vampire Weekend, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, or Ned's Atomic Dustbin. But if you save this album on your shelf and pull it out a few years from now, it is guaranteed to make you very, very happy... Personnel: Chris Slusarenko (Takeovers, Guided By Voices, Svelt, Sprinkler) John Moen (Perhapst, Decemberists, Jicks, Elliott Smith, Dharma Bums) Robert Pollard (needs no introduction) Note: The Pollard back catalog is too extensive to list here; please ask your sales rep for details on titles available, rocks hard in the vein of Cheap Trick, Alice Cooper, Wire, and the dBs

Tracks

1. Winston?s Atomic Bird
2. Brown Submarine
3. You Satisfy Me
4. Ate It Twice
5. Two Girl Area
6. North 11 AM
7. Zero Fix
8. Psych Threat
9. Andy Playboy
10. Rat Trap
11. Soggy Beavers
12. Ready To Pop
13. Still In Rome
14. Go For The Exit

Press

Reviews in Sunday Times, Uncut, Mojo more tbc

Audio & Video

HERMAN DUNE - 'MASH METAL MUSHROOM'

Formats

• SHR142CD - CD

  N/A

Details

Long overdue repress for this HD release from 03: Herman D?ne was birthed by David-Ivar Herman D?ne and Andr? Herman D?ne more than ten years ago; the two Swedish-rooted fans of American music were playing all around Europe and the States before they'd even begun making records. Having written over four hundred songs, released three CDs and worked on a slew of side projects and self releases, they have become a reference in modern folk-rock. NME, Melody Maker, The Independent, Mojo, and others have praised their albums, and one went so far as to describe them as "Swedish Lo-Fi Serge Gainsbourgs." John Peel invited them for a studio session in September 2000, and to his home for a live BBC broadcast of his Christmas party the same year. He continues to champion the band on the other side of the ocean. The band's first stateside release came with Shrimper's They Go to the Woods, which Mojo reckoned was one of the finest releases of 2001. Between that release and this one they knocked out a record for the Prohibited Label, have collaborated with Julie Doiron & Cerberus Shoal, and eaten plenty of hash cookies, scones and crepes. The singular and touching voices of David-Ivar and Andr? are carried by the solid, minimal beats of their drummer, Neman. Ten songs grace Mash Concrete Metal Mushroom, which combine their spare sense of melody, elliptical style of poetics, and love of musical history.

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METAFORM - 'STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS'

Formats

• JUST001CD - CD

  796873030977

Details

The record is holding strong on the CMJ RPM charts at #10, and #15 for Hip Hop. From the ashes of RAZED HIGH, the multi-instrumentalist, vinyl villian and gadget scavenger-hermit, HAI-DING, broke the confines of the West Coast and morphed into a formidable musical force now secretly migrating between LA, San Francisco and Tokyo. Under the moniker METAFORM, his anonymity, coupled with a divine knack for gleaning the essence of countless genres has both positioned him as an act to be reckoned with, as well as enhanced the mystery of his identity. Metaform paints a portrait of the seedy underbelly of East and West by blending live instrumentation and structured samplings to hone his skills. This could be massive...beats, breaks, genre smashing...ask for a promo.

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