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Preoccupations: a singular, bracing collection that proves what's punishing can also be soothing, everything can change without disrupting your compass.
You can designate records as seasonal, and you can feel Preoccupation's Viet Cong's bleakness and declare it wintry. But the only way you get a frost is when there's something warmer to freeze up.
"The band's defeatism takes on a new tenor: battle-worn, sincere, and not quite so antagonistic. That may mean that New Material lacks the punch of their feisty debut, but it also lends these songs a soothing quality." -Pitchfork
Igniting the punk-rock movement with their eponymous 1976 debut album, the Ramones revitalized rock and roll with attitude, energy and a loud, fast new sound. This re-issue of the band's third album is a limited edition clear vinyl.
Lael Neale's minimalist drone pop draws inspiration from the Transcendentalists, the alienation of modern life, and a rich array of musical influences-ranging from Dionne Warwick and John Lennon to primitive American gospel and Spacemen 3.
AUDIOBOOK, the new project from multi-instrumentalist Sam Gendel and visual artist/filmmaker Marcella Cytrynowicz, consists of 13 tracks in conversation with 26 corresponding illustrations.
"We self produced/recorded this album in a room with no heat in the middle of winter. We never expected you the person who is reading this, would ever hear it. I think that's really the magic of it"--Matt&Kim