THULSA DOOM - 'A KEEN EYE FOR THE OBVIOUS'

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• GTDLP6038 - LP

  7090015571292

• GTDCD6038 - CD

  7090015571285

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Formed in 1999, the Norwegian band Thulsa Doom could have at first been seen as the nordic country’s answer to Kyuss. Their debut album The Seats Are Soft But The Helmet Is Way Too Tight was heavy on the desert vibes, winning the band a spot on the map in the stoner rock community. The band kept churning out riffs and by 2003, Thulsa Doom’s second album …And Then Take You To A Place Where Jars Are Kept was nominated for two Norwegian Grammys, and is now widly recognized as one of the country’s finest rock releases ever. As Bjarte Lund Rolland of Kvelertak says: “This masterpiece does the same job [Songs for the Deaf did] of lifting stoner rock out of the blues-doom-jam-hell the genre became at a certain point.Where does that bring us to now, 12 years down the road? A Keen Eye... is in many ways a natural successor to their 2003 classic, a sweet spot where stoner rock finds its natural place in a classic rock album. Starting off with immense swagger, the album single “Lady Nina” is an unmistakable homage to Thin Lizzy, both in sound and songwriting craftsmanship. Moving ahead, the album is anything but straightforward. From the dark, brooding tone of “Wrap The Bad Up” to the bluesy, balladic qualities of “In Italics and Bold”, A Keen Eye... is a wonderfully diverse album spanning the whole rock spectrum.

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GUIDED BY VOICES - 'OGRE'S TRUMPET'

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• GBVI82 - 2xLPs

  655035088211

• GBVI82CD - CD

  655035088228

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** 100 of each fmt for UK** Limited edition (1000 copies of each format) double album from a magical night in Asbury Park, New Jersey in August 2017. The incendiary new GBV line-up of Robert Pollard, Doug Gillard, Kevin March, Mark Shue and Bobby Bare Jr. play songs from the 2017 albums How Do You Spell Heaven and August By Cake, along with a healthy dose of GBV classics and a The Monkees cover to boot. Excellent sound recording and the band’s performance smokes all the GBV bootlegs.

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1. Pearly Gates Smoke Machine
2. Paper Cutz
3. Love Is Stronger Than Witchcraft
4. 5? On The Inside 5. King 007
6. Motor Away 7. Cheap Buttons
8. Cut Out Witch 9. I Am A Tree
10. Sudden Fiction
11. Your Name Is Wild
12. The Ticket Who Rallied
13. Steppenwolf Mausoleum
14. I Am A Scientist
15. Gold Star For Robot Boy
16. Tenth Century
17. Lord Of Overstock 18. It?s Food
19. Birthday Democrats
20. Tractor Rape Chain
21. Game Of Pricks 22. Saturday?s Child
23. Gold Heart Mountaintop
Queen Directory
24. Glad Girls
25. How Do You Spell Heaven

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GUIDED BY VOICES - 'SEE MY FIELD'

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• GBVI79 - 7"

  655035087979

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“See My Field” is the second single from GBV’s masterful Space Gun (coming March 23) The new GBV line-up (Robert Pollard / Doug Gillard / Kevin March / Mark Shue / Bobby Bare Jr.) is blazing hot, and recently wowed audiences at Growlers Fest and Coachella. The band boasts that the album is so good, they are putting out just one new album in 2018! Two non-LP power pop b-sides, sung & written by drummer Kevin March (“Leave Tomorrow”) and bassist Mark Shue ("Disconnected Eyes”) available on vinyl only. Tracklist

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GLORIA - 'OIDOPHON ECHORAMA'

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• AMP123V - MLP

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Gloria sounds like Californian sun soaked psychedelia mixed with sturdy French technique. Three female vocalists singing in harmonies front this six piece from Lyon. Some have drawn comparisons with The Shangri Las, The Castaways or Pretty Things at times. But we are not looking at Venn diagrams, this group sounds contemporary with the ability to create great modern songs. Gloria started out as a studio project, they released their first LP ‘In Excelsis Stereo’ in late 2016 to critical acclaim in their home country. They then started touring, gaining a reputation of brilliance, perfect for festival appearances. This mini-LP gathers six songs created on the road, lots of love, laughter, friendship, reverb, singing. More friendship with the American country folk singer Arianna Monteverdi who features on the opening track ‘Heavy’. ‘The Rain is Out’ is the first single. For this follow-up, Ample Play have teamed up with Howlin Banana Records in Paris.

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