Ivan Mairesse and his band

by Blood Drank Magazine

Ivan Mairesse and his band - I May Be Wrong
at the Underwater Peoples SXSW House Party, Friday, March 18, 2011
Featuring members of Rangers' live band.



Out Now on Triple You Tapes / Edition of 50 Cassette + 50 CDR
San Francisco's Ivan Mairesse has played with his ex-schoolmate Julian Lynch and some guys from Rangers, and a free-folk collective from Madison, Wisconsin, Davenport / The Second Family Band. "Lovers Lane" is his debut full-length album through Friendship Bracelet's Triple You Tapes label.

Friendship Bracelet Club Volume 5

Free Spirit - O'Dela
Jonah Maurer (Family Portrait) and Michael McGregor (Chocolate Bobka + The Curatorial Club), Free Spirit's first material on any sort of release.

Rangers - Bus to Chalco
outtake from Rangers' forthcoming double LP on Not Not Fun.

Tonstartssbandht - Hymn-Eola (Acapella)
An acapella version of 'Hymn-Eola' from Tonstartssbandht's Russia/Ukraine/Georgia Spring 2011 tour tape "Hymn".


These tracks above are taken from the new compilation "Friendship Bracelet Club Volume 5" which also features La Big Vic, Main Attraktionz, The Cyclist and the others. Stream / download, HERE or visit their site. This time some physical packaging options are available on their site, too.

Rangers Suburban Tours

Rangers – Glen Carin  (via)

Rangers is former Texas resident, now San Francisco-based Joe Knight's "elevator psyche" project.  'Glen Carin' is taken from the first full-length LP "Suburban Tours," out now on Olde English Spelling Bee, available at oesbee-shoppe.  RIYL: Julian Lynch, Ducktails ...

by OESB // FUTURE SOUND

Rangers 'Out Past Curfew' from the LP "Suburban Tours"