The pop world is buzzing with the announcement of The Lemon Twigs’ new album, Look For Your Mind!
, due out in mid-May on Captured Tracks...
Muck and the Mires have announced their new EP on Ghost Highway, The Ghost Of Roky Erickson
…
The prolific Dead Pioneers are already releasing their third album, entitled Wagon Burner
, due out in late June (Hassle Rcds)...
The Flaming Sideburns’ album Hallelujah Rock n’Rollah
is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a remastered LP reissue on Svart Rcds in early June...
Iguana Death Cult’s next album is due out in mid-April and is titled Guns Out
…
Johnny Walker’s (Soledad Brothers) band All Seeing Eyes are releasing their second album, Trone Des Fleurs
, on Masonic...
Glitterhouse is launching a programme of limited reissues from 16 Horsepower’s back catalogue on blood-red vinyl; Folklore
, Hoarse
, Olden
, Secret South
and Yours Truly
are scheduled, featuring previously unreleased tracks and announcing a few European dates for this spring...
A new single from the Wine Lips is announced for late April, featuring a new track, Semi-Detached Furnished Home
, on the A-side, whilst the B-side offers their cover of Roger Miller’s Lou’s Got The Flu
…
Great news: Damaged Goods have announced a double vinyl album compiling all of Cyanide Pills’ singles, including many non-LP tracks, titled Singled Out
...
The new Bleakness album is titled Blurred Visions
and is being released as a limited edition marbled red vinyl...
Ryan Hamilton is releasing his next album on Wicked Cool; it’s titled Haunted By American Dreams
and will hit the shelves in early July...
Grade 2’s new album is titled Talk About It
and is out on Hellcat in early April...
Music On Vinyl News: The Byrds 5D Dimension
, Supreme NTM Live
, Spin Doctors Pocket Full Of Kryptonite
, Joey Starr Ego Maniac
, The Cranes Future Songs
, Chicken Shack Ok Ken?
, the soundtrack to Stone Killer
by Roy Budd, and Buddy Guy Blues Singer
…
An anthology of the late-60s Austrian band Hide & Seek is announced on Concord, I Can Fly
...
A single by Asteroid B 612 is announced on FOLC, featuring Fallen Slow
and their cover of the Easybeats’ St Louis
on the B-side...
A welcome reissue of the Black Jazz Records
best-of is announced on Soul Jazz...
AZM announces a complete collection of tracks by Les Brigades recorded between ’82 and ’84, We Hate Work
…
The Born Bad news for the start of the year is the reissue of Abdou El Omari’s tapes, Lost Tape 80
, and the debut album from Nantes-based Ile De Garde, Rage Blossom
…
The 71st issue of Ugly Things is imminent, featuring Iggy Pop on the cover, with articles on Danny Fields, the Lou’s, the Flamin’ Groovies and Ed Kuepper...
Zeke’s next album is titled Thunder In The Ozarks
and is being released on Hound Gawd Rcds...
Finally, a label is tackling the New Bomb Turks’ back catalogue: Music On Vinyl has announced a reissue of their 2000 album Nightmare Scenario
on magenta vinyl...
The Black Keys’ next album is titled Peaches!
, and is due out on Warner in early May...
Munster is reissuing the first two EPs by the Bolivian band Climax, originally released in ’69 and ’70...
King Automatic is back with a 10-inch featuring six covers on Slovenly…
Chaputa has announced the release of an EP by Crater Snakes (Canada), Paddy Wagon
, as well as a single by The Statics, Gotta New Record
…
Guerssen continues to celebrate its anniversary in style, with reissues planned for albums by Jericho and Jericho Jones (ex-Churchills), as well as Los Negativos’ Piknik Caleidoscopico
, Beat In (Madrid 90s) and a new batch of remarkable singles, a split between The Attack and The Voice, a Ngozi Family / Crossbones split, a Mandrake Paddle Steamer / Fairfield Ski split, a single by In Black And White and two singles by Los Negativos...
Stardumb is releasing the debut album by power pop band Hormones (Melbourne), Hot For Hormones
, in Europe...
The next Outro release is expected to be a single by Sound Reasons, Open Up Those Eyes / I Believe
…
Bang! Rcds is pressing the third album by the Hydromatics, The Earth Is Shaking
– originally released on CD in 2003 – on vinyl, featuring Kent Steedman as a guest...
Brad Marino’s new album is out on Ghost Highway and is titled Agent Of Chaos
...
The Dutch band The Maureens have announced their fifth album, Don’t Give Up
, offering a chance to discover their perfect power pop, packed with harmonies (Meritorio)...
The next sensation in the Numero Group catalogue is set to be this brilliant compilation dedicated to Mickey & the Soul Generation, an excellent Texan soul/funk band from the 60s and 70s, Give Everybody Some
...
The Woggles have announced a compilation of singles and rarities for May, Stop And Take a Minute
(Wicked Cool)...
Virgin has bought the rights to Amyl and the Sniffers’ early EPs (already reissued by Homeless and Damaged Goods) and is reissuing them as the LP Giddy Up / Big Attraction
...
Stepmother (Melbourne) have announced their second album, Absurdus Manifustus
(Legless)...
Marc Valentine is back with a new album, Uncommon Side Effects
(Wicked Cool)...
The legendary Protex (Belfast) are back with a new album, Sticking With You
(Bachelor)...
Munster is reissuing Caleb’s massive freakbeat classic Baby Your Phrasing Is Bad
(1967) on 7-inch…
Dom Mariani is releasing a single to mark his European tour, featuring a track from his solo album and a previously unreleased B-side...
The 22nd volume of the Brown Acid
series is due out in early May (Riding Easy)...