Got a feeling that '08 is gonna be a good year
I've already written in this space about my almost Beatlemania-esque giddiness surrounding the upcoming Spring '08 release of Dirty Moons, Prisonshake's first album in a long time. Now comes news that their new single, The Nice Price, will be out in a month or so.
In classic Prisonshake fashion, the single's being released in two formats: (1) black vinyl with a regular paper sleeve, for the unbelievably low price of $1.50!; and (2) limited edition of 200 blue vinyl with a fancy sleeve and a cd-r that includes all the songs on the 7" plus two bonus tracks. You can preorder at scatrecords.com. Have I preordered already? You bet.
I don't think I've written about the equally exciting and upcoming 7" and LP by Times New Viking. Matador has been slowly dishing out the info and hype of the new TNV record, Rip It Off.
A week or so ago, they posted an MP3 featuring the album tracks that adorn their pre-LP single, which is supposed to hit sometime next month. "(my head)" is TNV taking their game to a new anthemic level, with guitar riffs and drums wrapping the tandem vocals in a sorta beautifully fractured layer of sound. "R.I.P. Allegory" may or may not be a sequel to Present the Paisley Reich's "Allegory Gets Me Hot", but either way it's equally boss.
Today, Population Doug pointed me in the direction of Matador's one-sheet for Rip It Off. In itself, the one-sheet's a masterpiece hearkening back to 12 or so years ago, when Matador's printed promotion was really top-notch, entertaining stuff. Don't think for a second that Rip It Off can't live up to its billing as being on par with Slanted And Enchanted and Alien Lanes in terms of debut Matador LP's.
