2012
Break It Yourself Douban
7.2 (5 ratings) Andrew Bird genre: Folk
release date 2012-03-06 publisher: Mom & Pop Music
Boxset contains: 180gm 2xLP + CD DVD Art & lyric book Bird Stationary Set including custom designed stamps and paper Jay Ryan Limited Edition 20x20 poster Reproduction of Bird family heirloom photograph featured on the album cover
In A Dim Light Douban
Nedry genre: Electronic
release date 2012-03-12 publisher: Monotreme Records
Eagerly anticipated second album by hotly tipped genre-pushing trio. Nedry are a trio by way of London, Osaka and Bristol whose distillation of advanced rhythmic structures, low frequencies and raw human tones stand uniquely at a fascinating sonic crux of leftfield, club and indie juncture. British bass music clings to few modern regulations. As grey areas become inviting, zones of conflict are transformed into fertile new ground. Nedry are dictating a path that recognizes no genre, no structures, no rules. Ripping progressive dance culture out of the bedroom producers smoke stained confines and planting it resolutely on the live stage, Matt and Chris utilize MPC, laptops, guitars and synths to create a deep, thoughtful musical space. Nedry are dissolving the distance between this cutting edge and hungry audience. Splicing a band aesthetic with the heads down and thumbs up bass craft of the UK, they gift the faceless revolution of dark music an inviting visage within which we can all dwell. As comfortable on the dancefloor of London clubs like The Boiler Room or FWD>> nights as they are onstage at The Great Escape or Barcelona s Sonar electronic showcase Nedry are the hypnotic, tender and evolving exponent of the delightful mutation that we face each day in Britain s refreshingly wobbly musical culture. The album is available on CD format and also on a limited pressing of 180 gm vinyl (300 copies white and 200 copies black) which comes with a free copy pf the album CD and 12 x 24 poster. When a band is as good, as versatile and as daring as Nedry, you hope the wider world will stand up and take notice. Huw Stephens, BBC Radio1... ON TOUR UK / EU April 2012 & Summer Festivals.
Ghosts Douban
Monolake genre: Electronic
release date 2012-02-27 publisher: Imbalance Computer Music
Tiger Talk Douban
Yukon Blonde genre: Rock
release date 2012-03-23 publisher: Dine Alone Records
Over the past two years, Yukon Blonde has earned no shortage of acclaim for its hook-heavy brand of pop rock. From having their debut album Polaris Music Prize listed, to being talked about on the major US Network television show How I Met Your Mother, Yukon Blonde has been turning heads everywhere they go. But despite their love of vintage rock 'n' roll, the members aren't the kind of guys who cling to the past.
A Church That Fits Our Needs Douban
Lost In The Trees genre: Folk
release date 2012-03-20 publisher: Anti- Records
Lost in the Trees is a folk orchestra from Chapel Hill, NC, led by composer and songwriter Ari Picker. Initially a bedroom recording project, Lost in the Trees has grown from a solo effort to a full symphonic band, sometimes numbering over a dozen members. After releasing his self-titled album on Trekky Records, Ari attended the prestigious Berklee School of Music in Boston, MA, further immersing himself in the historic realm of classical composition.
Happy To You Douban
Miike Snow genre: Electronic
release date 2012-03-26 publisher: Columbia Records
Happy to You is the second studio album by Swedish indie pop band Miike Snow. It was released in the United States on 13 March 2012 by Downtown Records and Universal Republic Records, and in the United Kingdom on 19 March 2012 by Columbia Records.
Monnos Douban
Conan genre: Rock
release date 2012-04-13 publisher: Burning World Records
Country: UK
Genre: Stoner / Sludge / Doom Metal