December 2011
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I'm no good with maps, no sense of direction. I...
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“Best band in Philly. Everyone in this band is too talented for their own good....”
– #11. From Greg Barnett of The Menzingers over at Punknews. (via restorations)
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Watchelevatorbeatt:
I’ve been jamming everything Tiny Engines lately and I have been sleeping on Signals Midwest’s LP so hard lately. Holy shit, I’m literally getting stoked how good this is right now. Can anyone say Small Brown Bike? In a good way? If you’re like me and slept on this record too, stop. Listen now and fast.
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Dikembe Tour With You Blew It!
DIKEMBE - Winter Tour Begins Tomorrow
• Touring the East Coast w/ You Blew It (Topshelf Records) • Broad Shoulders - Debut LP out early 2012 from Tiny Engines • AltPress.com Song Stream - “Librarians Kill For That Kind of Quiet”
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“#5. Restorations – Restorations (Tiny Engines)
Resto-fucking-rations! Is it...”
– Here’s another good one. #5 on CYSTS. (via restorations)
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Ben Hendricks (Annabel) Top Ten List
Des Ark - Don’t Rock the Boat, Sink the Fucker Waited a long time for this one and it did not disappoint. It feels like a culmination of all her strengths. The soft, tender ballads and the power rockers all came together perfectly for this one.
Wye Oak - Civilian Took a minute to click with me, but when it did I probably listened to this more than any other record this year. I...
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Steven Gray (Dikembe/Wavelets) Top Ten List
Weatherbox- Follow the Rattle of the Afghan Guitar
Mansions- Dig Up the Dead
Dads- Brush Your Teeth Again ;)
Drake- Take Care
You’ll Live- Things Would Change If You Heard This
Empire Empire- On Time Spent Waiting
Algernon Cadwallader- Parrot Flies
Senders- Lucidity/Lividity
Little League- 2011 Tour Demo
Penpal- Postscript
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Loren Shumaker (Signals Midwest) Top Ten List
Reverse The Curse - Hither & Yon
Joyce Manor - S/T
Laura Stevenson & The Cans - Sit Resist
Bridge & Tunnel - Rebuilding Year
Fucked Up - David Comes To Life
Restorations - S/T
Dikembe - Chicago Bowls
Title Fight - Shed
Worship This! - Demo
Red City Radio - The Dangers of Standing Still
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Jon Loudon (Restorations) Top Ten List
Bill Callahan - Apocalypse
Young Widows - In and Out of Youth and Lightness
Horseback - The Gorgon Tongue: Impale Golden Horn + Forbidden Planet
The Men - Leave Home
Six Organs of Admittance - Asleep on the Floodplain
A Winged Victory For The Sullen - S/T
War On Drugs - Future Weather
David Bazan - Strange Negotiations
True Widow - As High As the Highest Heavens and from the Center to the...
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Luke Moses (Wavelets) Top Ten List
Ampere – Like Shadows
The Appleseed Cast – Middle States
Beau Navire – Hours
Björk – Biophilia
Bon Iver – Bon Iver
Caravels – S/T 7”
Fucked Up – David Comes to Life
Pianos Become the Teeth – The Lack Long After
Prawn – You Can Just Leave It All
Weatherbox – Follow the Rattle of the Afghan Guitar
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Maxwell Stern (Signals Midwest) Top Ten List
Restorations - S/T
Saintseneca - Last
Bomb the Music Industry! - Vacation
The French Exit - French 3xit EP
Joyce Manor - S/T
Reverse the Curse - Hither & Yon
Big Kids - Phone Home
Tin Armor - Life of Abundance
Spraynard - Funtitled
Worship This! - Demo
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Andy Hendricks (Annabel) Top Ten List
10. Good Luck - Without Hesitation 9. Football, etc. - The Draft 8. Drake - Take Care 7. Cloud Nothings - Cloud Nothings 6. By Surprise - Mountain Smashers 5. Julianna Barwick - The Magic Place 4. Fucked Up - David Comes to Life 3. Bon Iver - Bon Iver 2. Des Ark - Don’t Rock The Boat, Sink The Fucker 1. M83 - Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
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Watchsignalsmidwest:
wanna see what our vinyl & packaging looks like? watch this. you can also see some awesome vinyl from label buds Wavelets and CSTVT.
Signals Midwest jackets came in this morning so I shot this short video to show off all the new stuff that’s come in lately. I’ll be packing stuff up over the weekend so orders that include SMW should start shipping Tuesday.
Oh,...
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ivyisawake:
I Feel Fine - Everyone Everywhere
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restorations:
We are playing a show with Cheap Girls, The Sidekicks, and Everyone Everywhere on March 9th at The Fire in Philly. More info here.
Great show. Been thinking about getting up to Philly for a visit, this might be the weekend for that.
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“Sometimes when a new band’s former band makes a big impression on you it’s hard...”
– Made another year end list. This one’s from HEX. (via restorations)
It’s gonna be annoying how many year end lists Restorations will make. ANNOYING!
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“Personally, no record from 2011 came close to Restorations debut full length. A...”
– Zac Hobbs over at The 1st Five (via restorations)
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Is This Thing On? Top Ten List →
Wavelets clocks in at #7 on a great list on Is This Thing On? that includes Pianos, Basement, Touche Amore, I Am The Avalanche, Polar Bear Club, Transit, Algernon, etc.
7 – Wavelets – Athaletics
I keep returning to this album time and time again. It’s deliciously warm charm has dug it’s claws deep into me. The songs are intricately complex and uplifting in equal measure. Embracing the indie...
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“When I was a kid, I couldn’t ride my bike across town without getting hit by...”
– This Shores band is pretty cool, too. (via restorations)
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That awkward moment when State Faults are forever...
Oh, don’t you worry about that, the new LP slays.
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“you’ve been singing in your sleep, why won’t you sing for me? you’ve been...”
– wavelets “luke moses loves stale food” (via alexandrahsinger)
last-stache asked: Is a certain record still expected in tomorrow?
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