The Foghorn Stringband - Weiser Sunrise - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Pre through post-Millennium Curt & Sandy! These newly discovered unheard compositions of solar euphony are highlighted by Boettcher's angelic vocals and Salisbury's catchy, confectionary melodies. A showcase of premium West Coast sunshine pop! During the summer of 1966, Sandy Salisbury arrived on the Sunset Strip in his VW Bug. Knowing little of the mainland from his childhood home of Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i, he became friends with his next door neighbor, who invited him to a party. At that very same time, Curt Boettcher was an up and coming producer, who the Association chose to produce their first album. Introduced by a mutual friend, and Sandy's neighbor, Boettcher and Salisbury went on to form the Ballroom, and later on, the Millennium. Salisbury and Boettcher saved all of their publishing demos - demos that were to become future material for the Millennium and/or Ballroom. Untouched for over 50 years, step back in time to 1967 with this rare collection of southern California sunshine pop!

Dead Leaves - Cities on the Sea [COMPACT DISCS] Australia - Import date 08/02/2011

THEN CAME THE MORNING, the second album by the Southern-born, Brooklyn-based indie-folk trio, The Lone Bellow, opens with a crest of churchly piano, a patter of drums, and a fanfare of voices harmonizing like a sunrise. It's a powerful introduction, enormous and overwhelming, as Zach Williams, Brian Elmquist, and Kanene Pipkin testify mightily to life's great struggles and joys, heralding the morning that dispels the dark night 'Then came the morning! It was bright, like the light that you kept from your smile!' Working with producer Aaron Dressner of the National, The Lone Bellow has created a sound that mixes folk sincerity, gospel fervor, even heavy metal thunder, but the heart of the band is harmony three voices united in a lone bellow.