Ben Sollee / Learning To Bend LP Repress In Stock
Learning To Bend, the critically acclaimed debut album from Ben Sollee, has been repressed on vinyl and is back in stock in our webstore for $10 (shipping not included). NOTE: All orders will ship after Jan. 10.
Whistle Peak / Album Release Show March 3
The record release party for Whistle Peak’s forthcoming album, Half Asleep Upon Echo Falls happens March 3 at Zanzabar. Pre-order the CD and limited edition teal 12″ vinyl beginning midnight Jan. 14 from our webstore.
Other Side of Life: Silver Tongues ‘confounding, fascinating’
Read Joel Hunt’s review here.
Silver Tongues perform Jan. 28 at Headliners Music Hall.
The Fervor, Silver Tongues make LMC Best Of
Louisville Music Culture ranks The Fervor and Silver Tongues in its best of.
Ume / NYE Tickets On Sale Now
Tickets for Ume’s New Year’s Eve show at Emo’s East with The Black Angels and Wooden Shjips are $25 and can be purchased now through Ticketfly here.
Ume’s Sunshower EP on limited edition gold 10″ vinyl is available now in our store and via Carrot Top Distribution.
Silver Tongues / Headliners Tickets On Sale
Tickets for Silver Tongues’ Jan. 28 appearance at Headliners Music Hall are on sale now, and can be purchased here. The band will open for Cheyenne Marie Mize, who is celebrating the release of her new record We Don’t Need on Yep Roc. Mize appeared on Among The Gold, her duet record with Bonnie “Prince” Billy, and we’re excited to see her moving on to bigger and better things.
Silver Tongues’ debut album Black Kite is out now at our online store on CD and limited edition 250-copy run of clear 12” wax that includes a download for a free copy of the album. Black Kite is available digitally from Bandcamp.
Phantom Family Halo / Glasslands Tickets On Sale
Tickets are on sale now for Phantom Family Halo’s upcoming Jan. 16 show at Glasslands Gallery, presented by Pop Gun. Tickets are $10 for the 21+ show, and can be purchased here.
Phantom Family Halo’s double LP, Monoliths & These Flowers Never Die, is in stores now on vinyl via Carrot Top Distribution and through Karate Body’s online store and on iTunes. Download the song “Alive & Well” free at our Soundcloud.
Seluah / “The Other Side of the Gun” / Digital Single Out Jan. 10
First Album in 10 Years, Red Parole, Out April 10, 2012
Formed in Louisville, Ky., in early 2000, Seluah immediately surfaced as a provocative departure from the city’s well-regarded independent music scene. Drawing from trip-hop, post rock, dub and classic rock influences, Seluah creates innovative music that is beautiful and accessible; ambient yet substantial. The bands’ sound has been favorably described as melding elements of Massive Attack, Portishead, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, The Ventures and Radiohead.
Seluah consists of four respected touring musicians: Guitarists Andrew Killmeier (Boom Bip) and Matt Johnson (Boom Bip, People Noise), bassist Andrew Peace and Edward Grimes (Rachel’s) on vocals and drums.
The band’s self-titled EP earned enthusiastic press: “One of the best records to ever come out of Louisville” (LEO Weekly), “A psych dub masterpiece” (Ear X-tacy) and “In a just world, this album would go down in History … recognizable only by those who hear it, having no equal or nothing with which to compare” (D.W. Box).
Upon the release of the EP, the band made the cover of Louisville Music News and Jeffrey Lee Puckett of The Courier-Journal gave the record a glowing review, with his only criticism being the short running time. The EP has remained on the short list of CD Baby Editors’ Picks on both of its listed genres (trance and dub) for almost a decade. The track “Bled” was one of the top 20 songs of all time in Garageband’s electronic chart.
Seluah’s music was featured in Stu Pollard’s 2004 film “Keep Your Distance.” After the release, it was promoted for national distribution by Touch and Go Records. Seluah has toured with Rachel’s and Shipping News and shared stages with Yo La Tengo, Maserati, Mono, Macha, VHS or Beta, The Frames and Matt Pond PA.
After a six-year hiatus, Seluah regrouped with a bolder, guitar-driven sound. In March 2011, they entered The Funeral Home Studio in Louisville, Ky., with engineer Kevin Ratterman (My Morning Jacket) to make Red Parole, a nine-song opus that finds the band heavier and more resilient than ever. This summer, audiences were treated to a sneak preview of the new material when Seluah opened for TV On The Radio.
Red Parole arrives on CD, digital and LP from Karate Body Records on April 10, 2012. The first single, “The Other Side of the Gun,” will be available worldwide from digital retailers on Jan. 10, 2012. Stream it now on our Soundcloud page.
