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King Krule - The Ooz on Vinyl

October 11th, 2017 at 2:17 pm by Malcolm

The Ooz is almost here! King Krule will drop his long awaited second LP this Friday the 13th, accompanied by a sold-out US/EU tour beginning later this month. Check out photos of the record below, a beautifully made gatefold 2xLP, and pre-order your copy here.

King Krule Fall 2017
Sat October 21 Black Cat Washington DC – SOLD OUT
Sun October 22 Union Transfer Philadelphia PA
Tue October 24 Warsaw Brooklyn NY – SOLD OUT
Wed October 25 Warsaw Brooklyn NY – SOLD OUT
Thu October 26 Paradise Boston MA – SOLD OUT
Sat October 28 Corona Theatre Montreal QC
Sun October 29 Danforth Music Hall Toronto ON – SOLD OUT
Mon October 30 Metro Chicago IL – SOLD OUT
Tue October 31 Fine Line Music Café Minneapolis MN
Fri November 3 The Showbox Seattle WA
Sat November 4 Wonder Ballroom Portland OR – SOLD OUT
Sun November 5 Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC
Tue November 7 The Fillmore San Francisco CA – SOLD OUT
Wed November 8 Teragram Ballroom Los Angeles CA – SOLD OUT
Thu November 9 El Rey Theatre Los Angeles CA – SOLD OUT
Mon November 20 Marble Factory Bristol UK – SOLD OUT
Tue November 21 Koko London UK – SOLD OUT
Wed November 22 Koko London UK – SOLD OUT
Thu November 23 Stylus Leeds UK – SOLD OUT
Sun November 26 Casino De Paris Paris France
Tue November 28 Magazzini Generali Milan Italy
Wed November 29 L’epicerie Moderne Lyon France
Thu November 30 Rote Fabrik Zurich Switzerland
Fri December 1 Bürgerhaus Stollwerck Cologne Germany
Sun December 3 Uebel & Gefährlich Hamburg Germany
Mon December 4 Astra Berlin Germany
Wed December 6 Vega Copenhagen Denmark – SOLD OUT
Fri December 8 Vasateatern Stockholm Sweden
Sun December 10 Melkweg Amsterdam Holland – SOLD OUT
Mon December 11 De Roma Antwerp Belgium
Wed December 13 Academy Dublin Ireland – SOLD OUT
Thu December 14 Academy 2 Manchester UK – SOLD OUT
Fri December 15 SWG3 Glasgow UK – SOLD OUT

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Vinyl Blowout Sale

November 1st, 2016 at 4:15 pm by Adam B

We've uncovered some excess inventory here at the expansive Matador Warehouse™ and that can only mean one thing, sale time. We've got 6 recent classics up for grabs at pretty much half off their normal retail price, but don't wait too long because once these are gone, they are gone for good.

Thurston Moore - Demolished Thoughts LP $8.99

Chelsea Light Moving - Chelsea Light Moving LP + 7" $8.99

Fucked Up - Glass Boys LP - $7.49 Dbl LP $8.99

EMA - The Future's Void LP - $8.99

Lower - Seek Warmer Climes LP - $4.49

Tanlines - Mixed Emotions LP $7.49

Listen to Iceage's forthcoming covers 7" & see them on tour

October 3rd, 2013 at 10:01 am

As we type, Iceage are closing out 2013 with worldwide tour dates in support of the year's essential You're Nothing LP. To round out the year Iceage returned to the studio earlier this month to record a covers 7" to be released on November 19 in partnership with Denmark's Escho Records.

Entitled 'To The Comrades', the 7" contains an incendiary cover of South Africa's Bahumutsi Drama Group's anthem of the same name & a smoldering take on Sinead O'Connor's "Jackie". You can listen to both tracks below & pre-order the vinyl at the Matador Store.

Also, come November 19th. We'll be releasing a digital-only deluxe version of You’re Nothing featuring the album, these covers and 1 b-side. Keep an eye on the Matablog for more info on that soon.

Thu. Oct. 3 - Budapest, HU @ Durer Kert
Fri. Oct. 4 - Vienna, AT @ Waves Vienna
Sat. Oct. 5 - Prague, CZ @ Pilot Club
Sun. Oct. 6 - Berlin, DE @ West Germany

Tue. Oct. 8 - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst Atrium w/ the Videos
Wed. Oct. 9 - San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop w/ the Videos
Thu. Oct. 10 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo w/ The Men (Culture Collide Festival)
Sun. Oct. 13 - Mexico City, MX @ Corona Capital Music Festival
Tue. Oct. 15 - Brooklyn, NY @ The Acheron w/ Believer, Law
Wed. Oct. 16 - Brooklyn, NY @ The Acheron w/ Survival

Thu. Oct. 31 – Paris, FR @ Pitchfork Music Festival
Fri. Nov. 1 - Toulouse, FR @ Dynamo
Sat. Nov. 2 - Oviedo, ESP @ Whippoorwill
Sun. Nov. 3 - Madrid, ESP @ Charada
Mon. Nov. 4 - Barcelona ESP @ Apolo 2
Tue. Nov. 5 - Milan, IT @ Rocket
Wed. Nov. 6 - Bologna, IT @ Locomotiv
Fri. Nov. 8 - Den Haag, NL @ Rewire Festival
Sat. Nov. 9 - London, UK @ Old Blue Last

Fri. Nov. 22 - Moscow, RUS @ Manifest
Sat. Nov. 23 - St Petersburg, RUS @ Chetvert

Record Store Day LP: Stephen Malkmus performs Can's Ege Bamyasi

February 20th, 2013 at 9:00 am by Patrick

It was the 40th anniversary of the release of Can's Ege Bamyasi LP (an album known to me in my youth as Ege Bamyasi Okraschoten, because I didn't know anything), and WEEK-END Fest was happening in Cologne. The dates were November 30 through December 2, 2012, and the festival featured artists such as Ian Svenonious, Justus Köhnke, Alexis Taylor (of Hot Chip), Scritti Politti, Deerhoof and Stephen Malkmus.

WEEK-END Fest co-curator Jan Lankisch (of Tomlab Records decided to ask Stephen, currently residing in Germany, whether he wanted to play the entirety of Ege Bamyasi with a band of German musicians Jan had rounded up. And Steve loved the idea. So after a few rehearsals, Steve was joined by Sebastian Blume (synths), Felix Hedderich (bass), Jan Philipp Janzen (drums) and Phillip Tielsch (guitar) for a truly magical & wondrous performance of one of the greatest albums of all time. It took place on December 2 at the Alte Kranhalle in Cologne, and was committed to tape by the band. The sound quality is fantastic; the performance jumps out of the grooves and bubbles its way through your stereo.

We are releasing the LP as a 3500-copy limited edition on green vinyl for Record Store Day, April 20, 2013. (Domino will be releasing it on red vinyl in Europe.) The hand-printed silkscreened sleeve was designed by David Shrigley, who also designed the poster for the event, inspired by the original artwork for Ege Bamyasi. It is being printed in Germany by Slowboy.

We're truly honored to be part of this special collaboration between tons of talented artists.

"This was the first Can LP I bought brand-new (Torquay, July 1972), and it is still my favourite."

-- Julian Cope, Krautrocksampler

"Ege Bamyasi was one of those marginal cut-out LPs (along with the 1st Stooges, Rhinoceros, Ambergris a.o.) that you'd find in the bargain bins of department stores in the early 70s. For kids with no money and an allure to weirdness these cheapos were significant listens. Ege Bamyasi with its okra can cover and live circus rock shot on the back was completely singular. And it sounded cool as shit. I still check it as one of the top 10 greatest rock LPs of all time, and it remains a perpetual inspiration."

-- Thurston Moore

stephenmalkmus.com

An Orgy of Self-Congratulation, Grandstanding & Overconsumption : Matador Artists & Staff Select Their 2012 Favorites

December 12th, 2012 at 8:00 am by Gerard

(above : angry mob reacts to the news that at least two or 3 people didn't even mention the Total Control 7")

Around this time every year, your ~~overpaid~~ overworked editor attempts to coax a list of favorite recordings, books, television programs, life events, etc. out of the label's artist roster and our rock biz colleagues. In the past, the exercise has been an arduous process, fraught with nagging, teeth-gnashing and no shortage of reluctant participants. In more recent times, however, the serial oversharing epidemic that's run rampant throughout all online activity has infected our bands and staff alike. The rhetorical question, "who fucking asked you?" cannot be applied in this instance, because they were all asked. For some historical perspective, here's last year's pile. Questions or comments about our lousy tastes and/or blatant omissions are welcome (but not necessarily appreciated). And away we go!

Damian Abraham, Fucked Up

My fav records that I acquired off my want list this year:

Da Slyme - "st" (with 1/1 FUCKED UP "Couple Tracks cover" haha) DBLP
- I got this thru Hits and Misses (RIP) in Toronto but it came from the drummer I believe. It didn't have a cover but the covers were just spraypainted covers of random records, so my friend Woody made me a copy of his cover and I recreated the stencil on a Fucked Up lp. A seminal Canadian record that I have wanted since I read about it in the Smash the State lp insert.

Black Task - Blacktask/Spikes To The Wall (Radio Raheem)
Feedtime - Today Is Friday (SSR), box set (Sub/Pop),
The Pin Group - 'Retrospective' (Siltbreeze)
Soggy - Slog (Memoire Neuve)

live : Monoshock, (Hemlock Tavern, SF, July), Destruction Unit (Beerland and The Grand, Austin, March, Red 7, Austin, July and November), Pygmy Shrews finale (285 Kent, Brooklyn, February) Bits Of Shit (Beerland, Austin, September, Hi-Tone Lounge, Memphis, September), Gary Wrong Group (Hi-Tone Lounge, Memphis, September), SsserpentssS (Austin, too many times), Shellac (Lincoln Theatre, Chicago, August) Mark Kozelek (Scottish Rite Theatre, Austin, September), Swans (LaZone Rosa, Austin), Feedtime (Beerland, Austin, April, Midnight (Beerland, Austin, June), Puffy Areolas (Beerland, Austin, March), ), Sonny Vincent & The Bad Reactions (Beerland, Austin, May), Death Of Samantha (Trailer Space, Austin, March), Wussy (Mohawk, Austin, June)

Yo La Tengo's 'Fade' LP/CD/Digital Album Coming January 15, North American Tour Starts January 23

November 14th, 2012 at 10:15 am by Gerard

(photo by Carlie Armstrong)

On Tuesday, January 15 (Monday, January 14 in Europe), we'll be releasing 'Fade', the new studio album from Yo La Tengo. Recorded with John McEntire at Soma Studios Electronic Studios in Chicago, 'Fade' is reminiscent of landmarks like 1997‘s 'I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One' and 2000’s 'And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out', but there's no shortage of moments that stand far apart from anything the trio have done previously. The 10 song collection, arguably the most focused and cohesive output from Ira, Georgia and James to date, is a tapestry of fine melody and elegant noise, rhythmic shadowplay and shy-eyed orchestral beauty, songcraft and experimentation.

'Fade''s lyrical themes of aging, tragedy and emotional bonds are woven into a fully-realized whole ; the results are direct, personal and more than a little uplifting. If it's frustrating for us to hint at an album this evocative and heartbreaking without giving you something to check out in advance, check this space tomorrow at around 10am eastern time.

We're taking preorders on the deluxe or standard LP versions of 'Fade', or the CD version. ( The deluxe LP comes in a numbered edition printed on rainbow foil with a bonus 7" featuring two exclusive covers: "I Saw The Light" (Todd Rundgren) b/w "Move To California" (Times New Viking) ; MP3 download accompanying the deluxe edition includes an additional 11-minute bonus track, untitled as of this writing).

TRACK LISTING:
Side 1
1. Ohm
2. Is That Enough
3. Well You Better
4. Paddle Forward
5. Stupid Things

Side 2
1. I'll Be Around
2. Cornelia and Jane
3 Two Trains
4. The Point Of It
5. Before We Run

Yo La Tengo intense 2013 touring schedule in support of 'Fade' starts January 23. Their previously announced European dates are after the jump.

1/23 Carrboro NC, Cat's Cradle
1/24 Charlottesville VA, The Jefferson
1/25 Atlanta GA, Buckhead* (tickets)
1/26 Nashville TN, Mercy Lounge
1/27 Birmingham AL, WorkPlay
1/29 Louisville KY, Brown* (tickets)
1/31 St Louis MO, Pageant * (tickets)
2/1 Chicago IL, Vic Theatre
2/2 Milwaukee WI, Turner Hall
2/4 Minneapolis MN, First Avenue
2/5 Madison WI, Barrymore
2/7 Cleveland OH, Beachland Ballroom
2/8 Ann Arbor MI, Michigan Theater
2/9 Toronto ONT, Phoenix
2/11 Montreal QUE, Corona
2/12 Burlington VT, Higher Ground
2/13 Boston MA, Paradise
2/15 Washington DC, 930
2/16 NYC, NY, Town Hall

*with Calexico

Yo La Tengo - official site

Yo La Tengo's European tour starts March 1 ;

March 2013
1 - Portugal, Lisbon - Aula Magna - Tickets
2 - Portugal, Porto - Casa Da Musica - Tickets
4 - Spain, Santiago - Sala Capitol - Tickets
5 - Spain, Madrid - Sala La Riviera - Tickets
6 - Spain, Barcelona - L'Auditori - Tickets
8 - Switzerland, Lausanne - Les Docks - Tickets
10 - Italy, Milan - Limelight - Tickets
11 - Germany, Frankfurt - Mousontourm - Tickets
12 - Germany - Dusseldorf - Zakk - Tickets
13 - Germany, Berlin - Volksbuhne
15 - Germany, Schorndorf - Manufaktur - Tickets
16 - Belgium, Brussels - AB - Tickets
17 - Netherlands, Amsterdam - Paradiso - Tickets
18 - France, Paris - Le Bataclan - Tickets
20 - UK, London - Barbican - Tickets
21 - UK, Manchester - The Ritz - Tickets
22 - UK, Glasgow - O2 ABC - Tickets
23 - Ireland, Dublin - Vicar Street - Tickets

Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights: The Tenth Anniversary Edition

September 28th, 2012 at 11:15 am by Patrick

Photo: Exum

Ten years ago, Interpol’s debut album seized the imagination of a generation. The spare, lean textures, darkly oblique lyrics and suave stage presence were entirely different from the bands who preceded them on the charts and the radio.

Now on November 19, we are commemorating Turn On The Bright Lights with a Tenth Anniversary Edition, fully remastered in a beautiful deluxe hardbound book with unreleased photos (48 pages in the CD, 28 large pages in the vinyl) and a second disc of bonus tracks, many unreleased, plus demos and B-sides and a DVD.

The album will be available as a double CD+DVD, double LP+DVD, and digital album with digital booklet. Preorders will come with a replica of the band's first piece of merchandise, a button with the original Interpol logo.

THE ORIGINAL ALBUM, REMASTERED:

1. Untitled
2. Obstacle 1
3. NYC
4. PDA
5. Say Hello To The Angels
6. Hands Away
7. Obstacle 2
8. Stella Was A Diver And She Was Always Down
9. Roland
10. The New
11. Leif Erikson

THE BONUS MATERIAL:

1. Interlude (iTunes single) §
2. Specialist (Interpol EP)
3. PDA (First Demo, 1998)
4. Roland (First Demo, 1998)
5. Get The Girls (Song 5) (First Demo, 1998)
6. Precipitate (2nd Demo, 1999) §
7. Song Seven (Original Version) (2nd Demo, 1999) §
8. A Time To Be So Small (Orig Version) (2nd Demo,1999)
9. Untitled (Third Demo, 2001) * =
10. Stella (Third Demo, 2001) * =
11. NYC (Third Demo, 2001) =
12. Leif Erikson (Third Demo, 2001) * =
13. Gavilan (Cubed) (Third Demo, 2001) †
14. Obstacle 2 (Peel Session, 2001) =
15. Hands Away (Peel Session, 2001) =
16. The New (Peel Session, 2001) * =
17. NYC (Peel Session, 2001) * =

§ unreleased on vinyl
* unreleased recording
† unreleased song
= in the vinyl package, this track is only included on the bonus coupon

THE DVD:

- The 3 music videos: PDA, NYC, Obstacle 1
- Mercury Lounge, NYC concert footage, May 2000 (Sam's first show with the band, multi-camera shoot)
- The Troubadour, Los Angeles concert footage, September 2002 (professional multi-camera shoot)

The band writes:

In 2002, we released our first album, Turn On the Bright Lights. We had waited close to five years for the opportunity to record an album. Needless to say this was a memorable moment for us. We never had any expectations for how the album would be received. We just wanted to present our music as an album to anyone who would be open to hearing it. It was incredible to finally tour and see people react to these songs. We never could have imagined that the album would have reached so many people throughout the world.

We spent a good deal of time this past year digging through our archives and asking others to dig through theirs in the hopes of uncovering some forgotten material. The result of our hunting and gathering has yielded this Tenth Anniversary Edition of Turn On the Bright Lights. We wanted to do something special for the fans who have always supported us. We wanted to do something special for the best fans in the world. We hope you enjoy it.

Sincerely yours,
Daniel Kessler

Preorder the album and get limited bonus Interpol pin
interpolnyc.com

Random single from the collection

July 8th, 2012 at 7:17 pm by Patrick

Today's random single from the collection is "Moko Dialo" by the Rail Band. This is on the RCAM label (Rail Culture Malienne), catalog number 014573. The 7"es were pressed in France, but the sleeves were printed in Mali. Both sides are explosive mandingo funk, but especially the B-side, "Tamadiara" - a real classic. There is a second single with a similar cover with two great (but not quite as great) songs, RCAM 024573.

The back of the picture sleeve informs you that you can catch the Rail Band performing at the Buffet Hôtel de la Gare in Bamako, the capital of Mali, at 7:30 PM every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Now, sadly, Mali is in civil war.

See a Rail Band discography here. And for more detail, read the excellent article on the band in Wax Poetics issue 39 (cover featured either Fela or Tony Allen).

Ceremony 'Zoo' is out TODAY! Get the album & see them live on your screen and in-the-flesh

March 6th, 2012 at 1:13 pm

Red: pre-order (sold out) / Green: indie stores / Blue: tour / Black: everywhere

The moment has arrived, Ceremony's fourth longplayer and first for Matador, 'Zoo' is in stores today! It's available to order from the Matador store (along with an exclusive t-shirt). You'll also find it in the racks of your favorite local indie, retailer or online store on the popular compact disc, vinyl & even digital formats.

If you live in San Francisco, head over to Ameoba Music TODAY where Ceremony are playing a special release show at 6pm, for free. For our readers in New York and its environs, Ceremony have just added a late show on April 23 (after they open for Refused) at The Mercury Lounge, the show is 16+ and tickets are on sale tomorrow.

For everyone else, check below the jump for Ceremony's activities in Austin during SXSW, in the UK and across the United States over the next couple months.

If all this isn't enough, we're very excited to unveil four live videos filmed at Ceremony's show at Le Poisson Rouge in New York City in Febraury. Check out "Hysteria", "World Blue", "Citizen" & "Open Head" now!

"Hysteria" (via AbsolutePunk)

"World Blue" (via BrooklynVegan)

"Citizen" (via Consequence of Sound)

"Open Head"

Tuesday, March 6 – Amoeba San Francisco release date in-store (6PM/Free/All Ages)

Thursday, March 8 – Los Angeles, CA – Center For The Arts, Eagle Rock (Nails and Chelsea Wolfe (All Ages) Tickets)

Friday, March 9 – Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction (with Joyce Manor, Cold War, Skin Like Iron, Rank/Xerox (All Ages) SOLD OUT

Saturday, March 10 – Berkeley, CA – 924 Gilman Street (with Cold World, The Nubs, Old Firm Casuals, No Sir (All Ages) Tickets)

Friday, March 16 – Austin, TX – Scoot Inn (BrooklynVegan/Power of the Riff with High On Fire, Off, Trash Talk and more)

Saturday, March 17 – Austin, TX – Red 7 (Flowerbooking SXSW Showcase)

Saturday, March 17 - Austin, TX - Mess With Texas

Monday, March 19 – Kingston, UK – Fighting Cocks

Tuesday, March 20 – London, UK – XOYO

Wednesday, March 21 – Bristol, UK – Fleece

Thursday, March 22 – Nottingham, UK – Rock City Basement

Friday, March 23 – Manchester, UK – Moho

Saturday, March 24 – Leeds, UK – ~~The Well~~ Santiagos (venue changed)

Friday, April 6 – Portland, OR – Branx (All Ages, with Milk Music) – On Sale February 10 – Tickets

Saturday, April 7 – Seattle, WA – The Vera Project (All Ages, with Milk Music) – On Sale February 10 – Tickets

Friday, April 13 – Chicago, IL – Subterranean (All Ages, with Raw Nerve) – On Sale February 11 – Tickets

Saturday, April 14 - Milwaukee, WI - Borg Ward

Friday, April 20 – Cambridge, MA – The Democracy Center (All Ages)

Saturday, April 21 – Philadelphia, PA – The Barbary (All Ages)

Sunday, April 22 – Washington, DC – RAS Hall (All Ages) – On Sale February 6 – Tickets

Monday, April 23 – New York, NY – Terminal 5 (with Refused)
Monday, April 23 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge (Late show, 16+)

Sunday, June 3 – Austin, TX (Chaos In Tejas) — The Mohawk (w/ Moss Icon, Iceage, Give, Thou)

Intended Play 2012 - For The Vinyl-Phobic Amongst, The Price Just Dropped From $2 To Free

February 24th, 2012 at 3:38 pm by Gerard

(I really don't see the resemblance)

Back in early January WE SHOCKED THE MUSIC WORLD with news of a $1.98 Matador/True Panther Sounds sampler LP including (mostly) new songs from The Young, Ceremony, Lee Ranaldo Tanlines, Perfume Genius, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Fucked Up, Girls, Cold Cave, Esben and The Witch and Kurt Vile. It's come to our attention that a) there's a few stragglers out there who've yet to order this limited edition LP, and b) some of you either trashed your record players or simply prefer music in digital form.

So here's the deal --- ~~you can still order the vinyl version from The Matador Store~~ or hound your local retailer who might've filed it in THE $2 BIN. Failing that, here's a free download of the entire compilation. You're welcome!

V/A - Intended Play (zip)

Out today: the Intended Play comp and the first single in Singles Going Home Alone: Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks split with LA Guns

January 17th, 2012 at 11:41 am by Patrick

It's Tuesday, January 17 which means our first two releases of the New Year are out today.

First up is Intended Play, the new ultra-budget vinyl-only sampler from Matador and True Panther. The 11-song LP is $1.98 list price - you can actually order it direct for only $1.80 by clicking on the title above. It contains new tracks from THE YOUNG, CEREMONY TANLINES, LEE RANALDO, PERFUME GENIUS and STEPHEN MALKMUS - all of the above from upcoming releases except the SM track which won't appear elsewhere, and recent hits (some of them rare) from KURT VILE, GIRLS, FUCKED UP, ESBEN & THE WITCH and COLD CAVE.

Next is the first single in our new 2012 singles club, SINGLES GOING HOME ALONE. It's an unexpected conjunction between STEPHEN MALKMUS & THE JICKS and the legendary LA GUNS, covering each other. Hear Malkmus jam on "Wheels Of Fire," and Tracii Guns pull out the stops on "Gorgeous Georgie." Sleeve art at the top of the post.

It's not too late to sign up for the singles club, which gets you six exclusive limited-edition 7"es, one every other month this year, plus a special bonus record, an exclusive tote bag and a yearlong 10% discount on all items at the Matador Store, for only $45 including shipping within the US:

SIGN UP HERE

The next two confirmed singles are from Austin's OBN III's on March 20, and Brooklyn's The Men on May 8, with subsequent the singles on July 10, September 11 and November 6.

Other upcoming Matador and True Panther releases:

Feb 7 - Fucked Up - Year Of The Tiger
Feb 21 - Perfume Genius - Put Your Back N 2 It
Mar 6 - Ceremony - Zoo
Mar 20 - Tanlines - Mixed Emotions (True Panther)
Mar 20 - Lee Ranaldo - Between The Times and the Tides

matadorrecords.com
truepanther.com

Ceremony - New album Zoo out in March, listen to Hysteria

January 6th, 2012 at 6:00 am by Patrick

Rohnert Park, California's CEREMONY will be releasing their fourth album, entitled Zoo, on March 6, 2012. Working with producer John Goodmanson, the band have refined their jagged sound while continuing to pursue themes of exurban alienation and confinement. Their previous three albums on the Malfunction and Bridge 9 labels are widely seen as the most compelling, unusual and progressive hardcore of the last five years, and we are incredibly excited to be working with them.

L-R: Anthony Anzaldo (guitar), Ross Farrar (vocals), Jake Casarotti (drums), Andy Nelson (bass, guitar), Justin Davis (bass)

(photo by Ceremony)

Back in December, we announced the 7" of "Hysteria," the lead track on the album, backed with the non-LP Urinals cover "I'm A Bug." Now you can listen to an MP3 of "Hysteria" here:

Hysteria (192k mp3)

Also coming out on March 6 will be the second single from the album, "Adult" backed with the non-album original song "Start Over." You can preorder it separately, or as part of one of the complicated bundle deals below.

~~The first 300 copies of Zoo will be on red vinyl exclusively for webstore preorders, and the first 200 copies of "Adult" will be on clear.~~ These have already sold out. Orders going forward will get black vinyl.

Look for an announcement very soon: there's going to be a special NYC event happening in early February.

matadorrecords.com/ceremony
Ceremony website

Fucked Up - Year Of The Tiger - artwork, preorder bundle, more

January 5th, 2012 at 6:25 pm by Patrick

Since 2006, Fucked Up have released a 12" single on each Chinese New Year. Named after the beasts in the Chinese Zodiac, "Year Of The Tiger" is the latest in the series. The song is an progressive rock anthem featuring guest vocalists Jim Jarmusch, Annie-Claude Deschênes and Austra. It was produced by Shane Stoneback (Vampire Weekend, Sleigh Bells) during the sessions for last year’s critically acclaimed rock opera David Comes To Life. The 15-minute long track features the band’s well-known layers of guitar and roaring vocals, taken to a new level with the addition of piano, Jarmusch’s dark recitations and Deschênes’s gorgeous crescendos, in this menacing but uplifting story about the predation of predators.

The B-side “ONNO”?is a 22-minute long palindromic drone. It explores new realms for the band, opening up new landscapes of space and hypnotic repetition.

$1 from the sale of each record will go to Save Tigers Now.

You can preorder the 12" from the Matador Store.

NEW BUNDLE DEAL: Get the double vinyl LP of David Comes To Life PLUS Year Of The Tiger, normally $26, for only $23. Click here

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Intended Play 2012, the vinyl bargain of the year & some good music to boot

January 5th, 2012 at 9:00 am

Today we're psyched to tell you that OLE-981 is the Matador Records & True Panther Sounds' 2012 Intended Play Sampler hits shelves on January 14. This (insanely) budget-priced vinyl sampler showcases new tracks and now-classics from the Matador/True Panther syndicate circa 2011-2012, and much like the Cherry Red sampler from which this LP finds inspiration, is destined to rank at #1 on all music retail charts.

Oh, did we mention its costs $1.98!?!

The comp features unreleased tracks from: THE YOUNG (Austin, TX – Matador debut Spring 2012), CEREMONY (Rohnert Park, CA – Hysteria 7” coming February 2012), LEE RANALDO (from
Between the Times & The Tides, March 20), PERFUME GENIUS (sophomore album, Put Your
Back Into It, February ), STEPHEN MALKMUS & THE JICKS (unreleased track from Mirror Traffic
sessions) and True Panther bros, TANLINES.

The album also features 2011 favorites, GIRLS (from Father, Son, Holy Ghost on True Panther), KURT VILE (from So Outta Reach EP), ESBEN & THE WITCH (Hexagons EP, first time on vinyl), FUCKED UP (from the David Comes To Life companion 7") & COLD CAVE (exclusive re-mix/remaster of the Cherish The Light Years favorite).

Revisit your favorites from 2011, and get a preview of 2012 from your friends at Matador Records and True
Panther Sounds for under two dollars!

1 THE YOUNG - Don't Hustle For Love*
2 KURT VILE - Life's A Beach
3 GIRLS - My Ma
4 CEREMONY - Hysteria*
5 TANLINES - TBA
6 LEE RANALDO - Off The Wall*
7 FUCKED UP - Into The Light
8 ESBEN & THE WITCH - Hexagons II
9 PERFUME GENIUS - All Waters*
10 COLD CAVE - Confetti (edit)
11 STEPHEN MALKMUS & THE JICKS - Polvo*
* unreleased

Pre-order it HERE or find it in your favorite vinyl retailer on 1/17)

Coming this Halloween: TV Casualty's debut 7"

October 24th, 2011 at 2:12 pm

On October 31st*, Matador will release a charity 7" from Philadelphia's TV Casualty.

This is the first recorded document to be released by a collective made up of Brian Sokel (Franklin, AM/FM), Andy Nelson (Ceremony, Paint It Black), Atom Goren (Atom and His Package) & Chris Wilson (Ted Leo & the Pharmacists). Over the past few years the group has played out in and around Philly for different charitable events, assembling as The Ramones (with Rodney Anonymous), Black Flag (with Dan Yemin) and Minor Threat (with Mike McKee). Here, Ted Leo joins the band as Glen Danzig, in what else but their take on The Misfits (watch some past performances here)!

As part of Matador's famed ELO- catalogue series (confused? consult the discography), this blood-red 7" features covers of Children In Heat, Angelfuck, Teenagers From Mars, We Bite, Who Killed Marilyn, Some Kinda Hate. All proceeds collected on sales of this release will be donated on behalf of TV Casualty & Matador to The Attic Youth Center, Philadelphia's only LGBTQ Youth Center.

TV Casualty's next live date is on October 28 at The Florida Theater as part of The Fest in Gainesville, Florida. Money collected at this show will go to Occupy Philadelphia.

Pre-order the single at the Matador store now.

*The band will have copies for sale on their 10/28 show in Gainesville and you should be able to find the 7" in your local stores around then. You can also buy the tracks digitally starting 10/31.

What Happens If You Combine Paul Anka, Supertramp, Lil Jon and Chicago?

October 5th, 2011 at 1:29 pm

Ever wanted to see how Sister Moonshine might sound if it was mashed into Get Low? No, me neither. But somebody did.

Taking the idea of music sampling and running with it, Ishac Bertran, a self confessed 'DJ Wannabe', who just happened to have a lazer cutter on hand, decided to take the idea of vinyl sampling quite literally and set about creating his own analog cut and paste techniques to create samples. The process is possibly more impressive than the outcome, but for those vinyl collectors among us, now you know what you can do with those unwanted foot-long's cluttering up your collection.

His full article can be read HERE and the results can be seen and most definitely heard below.

New Belle and Sebastian Video & 12'' Release

June 17th, 2011 at 11:00 am by Claire T

Last week we posted the Belle and Sebastian video for "Come On Sister" and if that's not enough video goodness, Belle and Sebastian have another video out today for "I Didn't See It Coming" (Richard X mix) by Glasgow based artist, Lesley Barnes.

This summer, you'll be able to pick up the new Belle and Sebastian 12'' (July 26 release). This vinyl-only release includes reworked versions of Write About Love tracks - including a Cold Cave remix of "I Didn't See It Coming".

Come On Sister 12'' Track Listing:

Come On Sister (Tony Doogan mix)
I Didn't See It Coming (Richard X mix)
I Didn't See It Coming (Cold Cave mix)
Blue Eyes of a Millionaire (Album version)

Pre-order the Come On Sister 12'' on the Matador Store

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Thurston Moore - album now streaming

May 16th, 2011 at 12:48 pm

Starting today you can treat yourself to a preview of the Thurston Moore album Demolished Thoughts, via streams on the NPR and Guardian websites. The album proper comes out next week, via the usual digital and CD formats and also on limited edition clear double-vinyl (from Urban Outfitters stores) or blue vinyl (from your favourite local independent retailer or the Matador store).

Thurston plays live this Friday at Williamsburg Hall of Music and then will be playing in-store at Other Music (NY) on the eve of the album's release. After that he plays 3 shows in Europe before returning for more US dates and shows with Kurt Vile, all of which are listed below:

Thurston Moore dates :

Friday, May 20 – Music Hall Of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY

Monday, May 23rd - Other Music in-store, NYC

May 28th – Paris, France – Le Grande Halle (Villette Sonique Festival) *playing a non-Demolished Thoughts set

May 29th – Brussels, Belgium – AB Concerts *playing a Demolished Thoughts based set

May 30th – London, UK – Union Chapel *playing a Demolished Thoughts based set

Sat, June 25, Solid Sound Festival, North Adams, MA

Sunday, June 26, Solid Sound Festival, North Adams, MA
Friday, July 15, Pitchfork Festival, Chicago, IL
Saturday, July 16, High Noon, Madison, WI (tickets on sale April 29 at 10am)

Thurston Moore / Kurt Vile & The Violators / Hush Arbors dates

7/18 Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theatre (tickets, on sale April 29, noon))
7/21 Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre (tickets, on sale April 29)
7/23 Portland, OR – Alladin Theatre (tickets)
7/26 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall (tickets)
7/28 Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour (tickets)
7/29 Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour (tickets)
7/30 San Diego, CA – Casbah (tickets)

Matador Releases For Record Store Day, April 16

March 29th, 2011 at 12:09 pm by Patrick

To be perfectly frank, we thought about blowing off Record Store Day this year. It's not that we don't support record stores - far from it, it's what 37 of 38 employees prefer - but the huge glut of supposedly limited-edition releases, the scrum to get to the counter in the morning, and then the instant reappearance of many of the records on eBay at inflated sums are all an unintended and unwelcome side-effect of the event.

That said, we couldn't help ourselves, and neither could three of our artists, so we proudly announce the following limited-edition items. They're all awesome, they're all limited, and if you don't succeed on getting your hands on them on Record Store Day, just remember that the prices on eBay will (most likely) come down over time.

SO, on Saturday, April 16, Matador will have the following RSD exclusives:

From Byrdesdale Garden City in the UK comes the compilation album DAVID'S TOWN. Featuring 11 unreleased tracks from local bands including Gacy and the Boys, Animal Man, Grain and Hateful Coil, in styles varying from DIY to post-punk to power pop, this limited edition from FU-Discs was recorded in Byrdesdale between 1976 and 1979 and not released until now. An essential document of a thriving scene.

Next comes the new 7" single from THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS, "Moves." Currently moving up the radio charts, and of course featured in Tom Scharpling's genius video for the track, it comes with the unreleased B-side "Drug Deal Of The Heart," recorded at the sessions for the album Together. (Note: the band is playing Coachella on RSD weekend, and then will tour out of there through April and May.)

Finally we have the new 12" from ESBEN AND THE WITCH, the great trio from Brighton, UK - many of you will have seen one of their great shows at SXSW this month. They just wrapped up their US tour and returned to their homeland. The single is the radio edit of "Chorea" and features a remix of their pounding classic "Eumenides" by Stuart Braithwaite of MOGWAI, along with an entirely unreleased 18-minute version of "Corridors" recorded for The Creators Project and only played at a special installation in London for Karl Sadler's Lit Forest. (Note: Esben return to the road in the UK starting this Friday.)

As usual, we will be taking down our webstore in observation of Record Store Day. Get out there, get in line, and spend some money, goddammit!!!

Kurt Vile "In My Time" 7" out Nov 9, mp3 NOW

October 20th, 2010 at 9:00 am

"In My Time" b/w "Early Dawnin'", "Sad Ghost"
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Digital: October 25
Limited 7": November 9

Kurt Vile "In My Time" [192kbps mp3]
PREORDER NOW

In music biz parlance, you'd call this new 7" a "teaser/single/pre-release for Kurt Vile's forthcoming long-player produced by John Agnello hitting streets in 2011." And although you're likely to hear one of these tracks on Kurt's next album, this 7", like every other of his releases, is an item that's worthy of its own recognition. We're excited to announce three brand new tracks by Kurt Vile which will be available for purchase at digital retailers on October 25, and on 7" vinyl on November 9.

You can also pick the 7" up on Kurt Vile and the Violator's nationwide tour, which is happening now!

Wed-Oct-20 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506
Thu-Oct-21 Atlanta, GA The Earl
Fri-Oct-22 Birmingham, AL The Nick
Sat-Oct-23 Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge
Mon-Oct-25 Toledo, OH Mickey Finn
Tue-Oct-26 Covington, OH Mad Hatters
Wed-Oct-27 Columbus, OH Skully’s
Thu-Oct-28 Ann Arbor, MI Blind Pig
Fri-Oct-29 Indianapolis, IN White Rabbit Cabaret
Sat-Oct-30 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle
Sun-Oct-31 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle
Mon-Nov-01 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock
Thu-Nov-04 Seattle, WA Neumos
Fri-Nov-05 Vancouver, BC Biltmore
Sat-Nov-06 Portland, OR Berbatis Pan
Tue-Nov-09 San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop
Thu-Nov-11 Los Angeles, CA Echoplex
Sat-Nov-13 San Diego, CA Casbah
Sun-Nov-14 Tempe, AZ Trunk Space
Wed-Nov-17 San Antonio, TX The Korova
Thu-Nov-18 Austin, TX Emo’s (w/ Purling Hiss, The Young, Air Traffic Controllers)
Fri-Nov-19 Dallas, TX Club Dada
Sat-Nov-20 Little Rock, AR Whitewater Tavern
Sun-Nov-21 Memphis, TN Hi Tone
Wed-Nov-24 Washington, DC Black Cat (backstage)
Fri-Nov-26 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brendas
Fri-Dec-03 Brooklyn, NY Knitting Factory (w/ Metal Mountains)

10/21-11/13, co-headlining with The Soft Pack
10/19-12/3, support from Purling Hiss