Real Estate New Song on Smugglers Way FlexiZine

Smugglers Way is Domino and Ribbon’s first ever limited edition zine featuring FIVE individual, multi-colored flexi discs of EXCLUSIVE, UNRELEASED songs from Dirty Projectors, Real Estate, Cass McCombs, John Maus, and Villagers. Smugglers Way was sold exclusively at indie retail for Record Store Day, April 21st 2012. 

The zine comprises 24 pages of original art and prose from Domino and Ribbon artists. Highlights include a short story penned by James Yorkston; a long form poem by Laura Marling; short form pieces by Alex Bleeker (Real Estate), Ade Blackburn (Clinic), and Tom Fleming (Wild Beasts); illustrations from Alison Mosshart (The Kills), Andrea Estella (Twin Sister), Conor O’Brien (Villagers) and Jon Hopkins; photography from Jana Hunter (Lower Dens), and an original arranged score of music by Owen Pallett. Bjorn Copeland of Black Dice designed the cover and Rob Carmichael at SEEN is responsible for the art direction and layout. 

LISTEN :: Real State at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia. January 13, 2012


Sunday Brunch w/ Alex Bleeker & Ducktails 06/27/10
via Newtown Radio, "FROM THE VAULT: The Best of Newtown Radio"

LAST KIND WORDS

by kevin barker

First look teaser for LAST KIND WORDS. 
Premiering March 24 at the ATLANTA FILM FESTIVAL.
ブラッド･ドゥーリフが...。もう、ケヴィン・バーカー監督と呼ぼう。続報はココで。

"When Eli returns to the farm of his parents' youth,
he discovers that within its forests a different line is drawn
between the living and the dead ....."

Brad Dourif and Kevin Barker (via)

"Last Kind Words" is a new feature film written and directed by Kevin Barker, produced by Duane Andersen. Starring: Brad Dourif, Sarah Steele, Alexia Fast, Spencer Daniels, Marianne Hagan, Clay Wilcox.
The music in the film includes Geeshie Wiley's 'Last Kind Words', P.G. Six, Espers ('Dead Queen'), Sibylle Baier ('Girl'), Feathers ('Tiny Lights'), and Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe (aka Lichens) composed a number of new pieces especially for the film.

LAST KIND WORDS from kwkbarker on 8tracks.

Some of the songs used in the film Last Kind Words.

Megan Reilly - Sew The Threads Into Your Heart

Megan Reilly - Sew The Threads Into Your Heart


"Like her past few albums, Megan's enveloping music, a cross between emotive Irish fatalism and Southern Gothic macabre, comfortably camps in these darkest of corners."

The Memphis native, now New Jersey-based singer/songwriter Megan Reilly is set to release her first album in six years since her 2006's album "Let Your Ghost Go" (Carrot Top), "The Well" is due out on April 24th via Carrot Top Records. The band for "The Well" consists of James Mastro (The Bongos, Health and Happiness Show, Patti Smith, Ian Hunter) on guitar, Steve Goulding (Mekons, Waco Bros) on drums, and Tony Maimone (Pere Ubu) on bass, and the guests include John Wesley Harding (a duet on 'Old Man and the Bird' written by Harding himself) and Lenny Kaye who plays guitar on the first two tracks of the album. Also there's a cover of Iris Dement's song 'After You're Gone.' Take a listen 'Sew the Threads Into Your Heart' off her upcoming album. Digital single is available now on the iTunes.

Track listing:
1. To Seal My Love / 2. The Lady of Leitrim / 3. Little Angel / 4. Sew the Threads Into Your Heart / 5. The Old Man & the Bird / 6. Throw It Out /
7. Under the Waves / 8. After You're Gone / 9. The Rise + Fall of Sleep

by Megan Reilly

Megan Reilly & John Wesley Harding - 'Old Man and The Bird'

Welcome Back Sailors "(Love) That's All"

Welcome Back Sailors - (Love) That's All

Welcome Back Sailors - Stronger

Both tracks are taken from the newest 6-track digital/cassette EP "(Love) That's All" by the Italian duo Welcome Back Sailors (Danilo Incerti and Alessio Artoni) through Crash Symbols' bandcamp, HERE. The EP includes a song 'Stronger' (His Clancyness Cover) and a couple of remixes by Death in Plains and Keep Shelly in Athens. Thank you Danilo.



His Clancyness meets LIFE & LIMB, a new project of Andrea Mangia (aka Populous).

Weird Dreams' debut LP "Choreography"

Weird Dreams - Little Girl

Weird Dreams - 666.66

Both tracks are taken from the first full-length "Choreography" by East London’s psych-pop four-piece Weird Dreams, due out on April 2nd via Tough Love Records. Pre-orders will be available early March. 
Weird Dreams are: Doran (Guitar and Vocals), Craig (Drums), James (Guitar and Backing Vocals), Hugo (Bass and Backing Vocals). The band was formed by Doran and Craig when they met working in a vintage clothes shop. Influences: The Beach Boys and David Lynch, Syl Johnson, O.V. Wright, Barbara Mason, Shirley Walton....



taken from the B-side of their "Holding Nails" 7" single, released on October, 2011 via Tough Love Records.