Teenage Bottlerocket - They Came From the Shadows - Swamp Green - VINYL LP

Part experimental indie and part '70s soft rock, Califone's first record in three years finds creative force Tim Rutili reaching new levels of harmony, fragility, and confidence. Whether detailing aging goths retaining their identity through year-long spooky decorations (InchHalloweenInch), an imagined conversation with an inbred monarch (InchHabsburg JawInch), or the conflicts between identity and technology (InchOx-EyeInch), Villagers' nine tracks spread out and luxuriates in the messy darkness of modern life. Like sitting in awe on the porch swing at the end of the world, Califone's latest marvels at the edge of the universe spreading into the darkness of infinity. With 25 years of Califone in his catalog (not to mention a variety of other projects, including alt rock heroes Red Red Meat), the Chicago-born, Los Angeles-based knows well how to find that moment of awe and bliss even as things are falling apart. Part poet, part abstract painter, and always surrounded by a variety of hyper-talented collaborators (here including longtime cohorts Ben Massarella, Michael Krassner, Rachel Blumberg, and Brian Deck, as well as the likes of Nora O'Connor and Finom's Macie Stewart), Rutili has always excelled at luring listeners through elusive lyrics, flashes of shadows and images coming together in disarming unity.

Previously only available from Shady Nasty's Bandcamp as an Australian import, this is the first time that the debut album from the genre confounding Sydney trio has been made widely available just in time ahead of the bands huge North American tour supporting Militarie Gun this fall. This is limited run mint green pressing is also their first since signing to Ninja Tune ahead of both parties joint plans for world domination in 2027 - you will regret sleeping on this one now and paying over the odds on Discogs in years to come once you discover why this is your favorite artists new favorite band

Kaytee Della Monica came into the Philadelphia music scene at the age of 16 when she and some friends started the band Airports. Kaytee went on to pursue her visual arts degree at Moore College of Art studying Fine Arts with an emphasis in Sculpture. Video and music always had a strong influence in her artistic endeavors and many of the themes from her visual artwork have continued in her musical endeavors. In 2016 Kaytee, joined forces with two of her former bandmates, Nick Holdorf (In the Pines) and Evan Bernard (The Superweaks), to turn the music that had formerly existed only in notebooks and recordings on her iPhone into their new project as the band. The result was 2017's Jump Ship, released on Lame-O Records. The coming of age album paired dreamlike sounds with dark lyrics to take you through scenes of friendship, betrayal, romance, death and addiction. Influences of their sound can be heard from Des Ark, Alanis Morissette, Rainer Maria and Pinback. GoldFlakePaint referred to the album as Incha transformative masterpiece. Inch No Thank You's sophomore follow up All It Takes To Ruin It All is a record built around attempting to move forward after traumatic experiences. Throughout the album, Della Monica works through the recent death of her father and the ways that rippled through her life, relationships and state of mind. It's a raw, cathartic album that looks at the darkest parts of life but focuses on the attempts to keep moving in spite.