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November 5, 2014

The Paperhead’s Trouble In Mind Out November 11th

Africa Avenue is the new album, named after the street the band hung-out on as children, and was written and recorded by the group themselves in early 2014 in bassist Stringer-Hye’s garage. Still taking inspiration from the psychedelic era, Africa Avenue finds the band expanding their musical palette, incorporating elements of avant-pop, “cosmic country”, acid folk, and krautrock into the mix, making this album their most focused & original set of tunes to date.

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November 5, 2014

José González Offers “Every Age” From Vestiges & Claws

José González reveals the first single and video from his forthcoming release Vestiges & Claws, out February 17th 2015 on Mute. The majestic video for “Every Age,” utilizes 360° film technology to create an endless, all-sensory experience. Directed by Simon Morris and Chris Higham, the video was produced by global collective Eyes In Space whose aim is to mesh artistic experiment with scientific innovation to open new worlds. On the making of this video, Eyes In Space says, “Seven billion people on Planet Earth, of which only 536 are lucky enough to have seen Space. Eyes In Space aspires to change this, taking every one on a personal journey to roam the cosmos.” Director Simon Morris explains “Basically its the realization that we are a fragile blue ball filled with life floating in the void and darkness space. We wanted to give everyone the opportunity to roam space freely using a unique video capturing technique.” And José sums up, “The lyrics [of “Every Age”] fit well in the sense of living on a globe together and how it can make us wonder and reflect on how we can make this the best trip ever!”

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November 5, 2014

John Carpenter Musical Rarities Coming February 3rd

John Carpenter, the Legendary Director and Composer behind Halloween, Escape From New York, They Live, Assault on Precinct 13 and many more announces his debut solo album Lost Themes out February 3rd on Sacred Bones Records. In anticipation of his debut release, Carpenter shares a new track “Vortex,” a custom-designed video for “Vortex” set to clips from different Carpenter films and the full album artwork and track list.

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November 5, 2014

Jame McMurtry’s Complicated Game To Drop February 24th

James McMurtry spins stories with a poet’s pen (“Long Island Shores”) and a painter’s precision (“She Loves Me”). Proof: The acclaimed songwriter’s new Complicated Game. McMurtry’s first collection in six years spotlights a craftsman in absolutely peak form as he turns from political toward personal (“These Things I’ve Come to Know,” “You Got to Me”). “The lyrical theme is mostly about relationships,” McMurtry says. “It’s also a little about the big old world verses the poor little farmer or fisherman. I never make a conscious decision about what to write about.”

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November 5, 2014

A Conversation with Ben Ottewell – HuffPost 11.5.14

Mike Ragogna: Ben, your new album Rattlebag follows your critically acclaimed debut solo album, Shapes And Shadows, both albums teaming you with your old pal Sam Genders. How did the collaboration work this time out and was it recorded? Ben Ottewell: The songs on Shapes And Shadows were a collection that spanned six years. Some […]

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