CINDY LEE - 'MODEL EXPRESS'

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• W25-09 - LP

  857661008209

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Model Express a collection of B-sides and lost hits, first appeared as a self-released edition of 100 gold cassettes. The arch, filmic drama of Cindy Lee's songwriting – realized with keyboards, guitars, aching voice and collaged, lo-fi production – traverses a wide range of emotional and sonic terrain. The red velvet psych-pop of "What Can I Do" gives way to the fluid "Diamond Ring" like radio bursts from space. Model Express finds Flegel at both their most experimental and immediately melodic, and this first-time vinyl release recognizes the collected tracks as a pillar in the Cindy Lee catalogue. 

Tracks

1. Kromax (Theme from Kromax
AKA Real State)
2. A Cold Fog Is Still Descending
(KCP Sound Collage)
3. Model Express
4. Who You Want I?ll Be
5. What Can I Do
6. What I Need (Alternate Version)
7. Dry Dive 8. Burning Candle
9. Left Hand Path
10. Are You Lonesome Tonight?
11. Don?t Let Me Down
12. Diamond Ring
13. Be My Shining Star (Instrumental)

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CINDY LEE - 'ACT OF TENDERNESS'

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• W25-04 - LP

  855985006802

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Cindy Lee is the diva alter-ego of singer / guitarist Patrick Flegel, the one-time captain of heralded Canadian experimental guitar pop act, Women. In Flegel’s working on / as Cindy Lee exclusively over recent years, their songwriting makes a move toward high atmospherics, often achieving a mysterious sweetness rooted equally in beauty and ache. As Cindy Lee’s third long-form statement, Act Of Tenderness makes use of antipodal themes to create a living sound: static with grace, distortion and sugar, all masterfully arranged with crooked nods toward pop classicism. The layered vocal on “Power And Possession” creates a palpable haunt, bringing historical girl-group lament to choir-esque heights. The feedback shriek and industrial grind of “Bonsai Garden” provides near-operatic damage, yet never stumbles into the irrevocably grave. These snowy pieces give the album a decidedly cinematic feel, albeit one bent more towards Eraserhead. Originally released in a scant private edition in 2015, Superior Viaduct’s imprint W.25TH is pleased to give Act Of Tenderness its deserving wide release.

Tracks

1. Act Of Tenderness
2. Power And Possession
3. What I Need
4. New Romance
5. The Last Train's Come And Gone
6. Operation
7. Quit Doing Me Wrong
8. Fallen Angel
9. Bonsai Garden
10. Miracle Of The Rose
11. Wandering And Solitude
12. A New Love Is Believing

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ZOMBINA & THE SKELETONES - 'IN SINISTEREO'

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• NXN040LP - LP (COLOURED)

  0632556093375

• NXN040CD - CD

  0632556093382

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***UPDATE: First 50 copies come with free Zombina 'Fluid Outburst container'  **LTD BLOOD RED VINYL W/ 8 PAGE LYRIC BOOKLET** **JEWEL CASE CD W/ LYRIC BOOKLET + 2 BONUS TRACKS** A decade after its original digital-only release, we bring you Zombina and the Skeletones’ four-part cult horror-pop saga; “In Sinistereo”. To mark its 10th anniversary, this long-requested fan favourite is now finally physically available on CD and blood red LP vinyl for the very first time. Known for their infectious mix of garage rock, doo-wop, punk, and B-movie theatrics, Zombina and the Skeletones have spent over 20 years as underground icons of the UK DIY scene. In Sinistereo captures the band at their wild, weird, and wonderful best — dripping with campy sci-fi, twisted romance, and hooks to die for. RIYL: Horror Punk, Garage Rock, Surf Pop, The B-52s, The Damned, Blondie, The Cramps, The Misfits.

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?Electrified party punk for ghouls with ADD.?
(Rue Morgue Magazine)

?Frat-party startin? Day-Glo rock n? roll that grins in the face of the all-encompassing trend for portentous, pretentious, ?important? music.?
(Shindig! Magazine)

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CINDY LEE - 'CAT O' NINE TAILS'

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• W25-16 - LP

  857661008414

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Originally released as an edition of 50 lathe-cut LPs housed in silk-screened jackets in 2020 (fast on the heels of What's Tonight To Eternity), Cat O' Nine Tails has long intrigued die-hard Cindy Lee fans with its combination of the classic songwriting that would dominate Diamond Jubilee a few years later and an actual suite of classical songs under the title itself. Opening with the gothic soap opera theme of "Our Lady Of Sorrows" into the manic exploration of "Cat O' Nine Tails," onto the dusty western walk through Patrick Flegel's lovely guitar work on "Faith Restored," the album seems to soundtrack the coolest movie the late '60s ever produced. All of this builds to the lush and sweeping ballad of bruised hearts that introduces that beautiful voice via "Love Remains." Side Two sees 2024 live show closer "Cat O' Nine Tails III" complete the suite to epic effect, before introducing the absolute showstopper that is "I Don't Want To Fall In Love Again." It is tender and fragile in that way that only Flegel can make both familiar and unique. Closing with the ethereal soul shuffle stomp of "Bondage Of The Mind," the album showcases nine songs from an essential time in the Cindy Lee evolution. W.25TH is proud to bring this collection to the larger audience it deserves.

Tracks

1. Our Lady Of Sorrows
2. Cat O' Nine Tails
3. Faith Restored
4. Love Remains
5. Cat O' Nine Tails II
6. As I'm Stepping Through The Gates
7. Cat O' Nine Tails III
8. I Don't Want To Fall In Love Again
9. Bondage Of The Mind

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CINDY LEE - 'MALENKOST'

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• W25-03 - LP

  855985006819

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Cindy Lee is the brainchild of singer/guitarist Patrick Flegel. While some may know Flegel from his time spent in Canadian experimental indie band Women, Cindy Lee has spent the past four years crafting songs that push and pull in opposing directions – from tales of tragedy laced with haywire distortion to moments of breathtaking beauty. On Malenkost, Flegel combines everything that makes Cindy Lee so essential: heart-wrenching romantic pleas, rough shards of noise and twilit ballads. Featuring the lo-fi pop single “A Message From The Aching Sky,” Malenkost sounds like Deerhunter playing The Supremes or vice versa. Superior Viaduct’s imprint W.25TH presents the first of many Cindy Lee releases. Spectral and timeless, the music of Cindy Lee is hauntingly familiar yet of another plane, a magical collision of Brill Building hooks and uncompromising No Wave. “Cindy Lee is intensely dark and cathartic, an eerie fever dream of fleeting, utterly heartbreaking classic girl-group melodies … one of the best things we have heard all year.” —Gorilla Vs. Bear

Tracks

1. No Worth No Cost
2. Always Lovers
3. Hopeless In A Trance
4. Cash Money
5. I've Seen His Face Before
6. Gallows Smile
7. A Message From The Aching Sky
8. Coroner Of The State
9. Claim Of Vanity
10. Prayer Of Baphomet
11. Death Sentence
12. Hash Angel

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GUIDED BY VOICES - 'THICK RICH AND DELICIOUS'

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• GBVI124LP - LP

  657628454816

• GBVI124CD - CD

  657628454823

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Robert Pollard: “I’m a student of hooks. That perfect combination of a lyric and a chord pattern that gives you that chill up the back of your spine.” Thick Rich And Delicious overflows with hooks. It plays through front-to-back like a power pop classic, but don’t misconstrue pop for soft. The basic tracks were cut live and hot to tape and are presented with minimal overdubs. The band recorded in a Brooklyn studio at extreme volumes, conjuring the spontaneity and electric energy of their legendary live show. Complimenting Pollard’s lead vocals, harmonies are sung by Grammy-nominated Bobby Bare Jr and Pollard (aka “The Self-Righteous Bros”). The sound delivers on the album’s titular promise—thick, rich and delicious. Pollard combines a new batch of songs with a basket of unrecorded gems dating back to the band’s nascent years. The chorus of “Oxford Talawanda” contains a never-used hook that Pollard has been singing for nearly his entire life. With Thick Rich And Delicious, you can get that satisfaction.

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1. Babies And Gentlemen
2. (You Can?t Go Back To) Oxford
Talawanda
3. Phantasmagoric Upstarts
4. Lucy?s World
5. Our Man Syracuse
6. Mother John
7. Dance Of The Picnic Ants
8. Xeno Urban
9. A Tribute To Beatle Bob
10. Replay
11. Siren
12. The Lighthouse Resurrection
13. A. Glum Swoboda
14. Ozark Ivanho
15. Captain Kangaroo Won The War

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BILLIAM - 'ANIMATION CEL'

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• LEG032 - LP

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Running straight off the jet like propulsion of his debut LP Corner Tactics and a series of 7 inches and Australian tours, Billiam has collected another 16 track LP! My Metronome / Segaworld [NSW Circa 1997] A twin pairing of songs that deal equally with the struggles of autism spectrum disorder and discontinued theme parks, both songs are tales of working with your own brain when you seem to be unable to control it.

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ELVIS 2 - 'THANK YOU VERY MUCH'

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• LEG040GREEN - LP (COLOURED)

• LEG040GREY - LP (COLOURED)

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**ON GREEN VINYL & GREY VINYL** It's the King baby oh yeah! New and improved, the rock royalty is back from the grave. Elvis II is the newest offering of Lo-Fi rock and roll, hailing from Naarm / Melbourne, Australia. Thick and fast guitar, speedy leads and Vegas style riffs make up the new and improved solo record from The King of Rock And Roll!

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LEATHERMAN - 'TURN YOU ON'

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• LEG039G - LP (COLOURED)

• LEG039R - LP (COLOURED)

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**ON RED VINYL & GREEN VINYL** With ideas melted together in the bedroom studios of guitar obsessed nerds, songs forged in the rehearsal studios of Frankston, Yarraville and Brunswick, filed down in the best and loudest dive bars of Melbourne/Naarm, then refined, recorded and polished into their first full length record - rock’n’rollers Leatherman present to you their debut album “Turn You On” available now through Legless Records. The quintet features a lineup of rockers brought together via a love of melody-driven rock and roll - if you imagine the finest 70’s guitar-mony laden anthems, the stomp and gallop of 80’s metal gods and classic power pop hooks fused with modern kicks, perhaps you’ll get the idea. Jarrod Goon, Jake Laderman, Shauna Boyle and Ben Redlich each hold rock and roll resumes of note, while new-comer Annabel Brown punches in with a voice that gets you wondering “where have you been all my life?” Rollins quotes: “I do not know anything about this band” “It’s really really cool”.

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THE BRAKES - 'BIG ROCK'

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• LEG035O - LP (COLOURED)

• LEG035R - LP (COLOURED)

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**ON ORANGE VINYL & TRANSLUCENT RED VINYL** “The Brakes play good Rock ‘n’ Roll”. With a no-frills approach, The Brakes’ steady, driving brand of rock’n’roll is tinged with country twang - and whilst their songs span both brooding balladry to heady pub rock, the Brakes maintain one foot firmly on the gas. With thoughtful storytelling, pounding rhythms, and soaring, overdriven guitars, the six piece’s uncompromising sound has developed a reputation as the perfect soundtrack for Friday knock-off. The Brakes are fronted by Sam Jeffrey (Ironbark Brothers), Lead guitarists Rhys Campbell (Future Suck) and Brad McDermott (Speed Week), Emma Petley (Blonde Revolver), Kyle Campbell (Future Suck) on Bass and Gus Campbell on drums. Following their debut 7”, “Brand New Daddy/Dice God” in 2023, The Brakes’ debut full length album “Big Rock” is available now via Legless Records.

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GRASS - 'S/T'

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• SPIRITUAL031 - LP

  096962271763

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Grass—the legendary “lost” psychedelic / experimental rock masterpiece featuring members of Espers, Vetiver and Brightblack Morning Light. A band of six individuals who met, played some shows, recorded an album, and then went dormant until, in Spring— or thereabouts—they revived their cherished document in hopes that it would not again go to seed. New England in the early 2000s was home to a plethora of kindred psychedelic, experimental, folk, and rock bands who played shows together, recorded each other’s records, and otherwise felt something like a large extended family. Grass was formed, for a brief moment in time, out of members of several of those bands, from across Vermont, New York and Philadelphia: Espers, Currituck Co., Feathers, Brightblack Morning Light, and The Valerie Project (a band solely devoted to live soundtracking the 1970 cult classic Czech film Valerie and Her Week of Wonders). During the late summer of 2006 the band sequestered themselves in a barn in rural Northern California and wrote or arranged the bulk of the material that would go on to be the album. Many songs emerged out of group improvisation, others were brought to the band either partially or fully formed, for collaborative arrangement. The album was recorded throughout 2006 at band member Greg Week’s Hexham Head studio in Philadelphia. The all analog studio solely used 2-inch tape at the time. Improvisations from the previous writing sessions were refined and recreated in the studio. Dueling acid leads were conjured by Weeks and Kevin Barker, and the band’s two drummers, Otto Hauser and Ben McConnell, held court. A range of vintage and invented instruments were also played; omnichord and space echo (expertly wielded by Brooke Sietinsons), Fender Rhodes, and a homemade electrified gamelan Meara O’Reilly designed and built, fondly dubbed “The Jamelan” by members of the band. And then the project languished for almost two decades. By 2023, Weeks and Barker had begun discussing the album again in earnest. It was decided to remix the tracks at Miner Street Studios with seasoned mix engineers Brian McTear and Amy Morrissey. Label Spiritual Pajamas got involved, and the emergence of this musical time capsule was set. 

Tracks

A1. Jamelon
A2. Summer In The Wasteland
A3. Sleep

B1. Taunta
B2. Redwing
B3. Killing Time
B4. 6/6/06

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Unreleased 2006 psychedelic /
experimental rock masterpiece by band
featuring members of Espers, Vetiver, and
Brightblack Morning Light

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lilo - 'BLOOD TIES'

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• DR1108LP - LP (COLOURED)

  5070002789178

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**ECO MIX COLOURED VINYL** 'Blood Ties' is the debut album by London duo lilo (Helen Dixon and Christie Gardner), released earlier this year to much acclaim. An intimate yet powerful exploration of friendship, heartbreak, and identity, the pair intertwine soft harmonies, stripped-back moments and bursts of raw intensity in a way that mirrors their long-standing bond (having met in secondary school, they’ve been inseparable since). The album also captures their deft ability to tell stories, turning personal experiences into something universal, delivering with a remarkable clarity and warmth. To coincide with their UK tour and having previously only been available on vinyl as a long sold-out, deluxe Dinked Edition, they are making ‘Blood Ties’ available again, this time pressing on ecomix vinyl.

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1. Crash The Car 2. Cycling 3. Blood Ties 4. Used To Be 5. It's Not The Same In Winter 6. Leo 7. Better Conversation 8. Nevada 9. Step 10. Closing Time

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"Beautifully arranged songs."
- Rolling Stone

"Superb. Fans of Big Thief and Lana Del Rey will find much to enjoy."
- Uncut 8/10

"Hugely impressive? There is so much to unpack here."
- Clash 8/10

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