Horse Feathers - Cynic's New Year - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

FOREVER PLAGUED RECORDS presents here SATOR MALUS of The Netherlands, with their debut album Dark Matters. SATOR MALUS play atmospheric black metal with conviction and ideas deriving behind darkness, space, and worlds beyond the eyes of humanity. SATOR MALUS include (ex-)members of such bands as The Spirit Cabinet, Walpurgisnacht, Grimm, Cirith Gorgor, and Hooded Priest, so they are not by any stretch new to black metal. Also, they've brought upon IX of Urfaust as special guest vocalist to one of the tracks for fans who can relate. FOREVER PLAGUED is presenting the CD worldwide on June 30th, and the LP later in the year.

Portland indie folk band, Horse Feathers, return with their fourth album on Kill Rock Stars, SO IT IS WITH US.

Horse Feathers feels like a secret you don't really want to share. Over twelve years and five albums, a passionate fan base has experienced this band as a precious commodity that they want to keep close to their hearts. On Appreciation, out May 4 on Kill Rock Stars, the signifiers of the band are there Justin Ringle's warm tenor and taut lyrics that speak of work, love, and other struggles. But on this album less of the song dynamics are achieved with strings and more with an exciting new rhythm section steeped in Northern Soul, creating a sound that leaps into the spotlight. Diehard fans are going to have to make room in the club house for a lot more people with this album, the Horse Feathers secret is officially out.