The debut Full Length from Baltimore’s Have Mercy – The Earth Pushed Back was recorded with J. Robbins and mastered at Sun Room Audio. You can pre-order it from Topshelf Records now!
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Record Highlight — Hanni El Khatib
Head In The Dirt, produced by Dan Auerbach, is the 2nd album by Hanni El Khatib, where he takes a lucky eleven songs and makes the entire history of rebel music something all his own. He’s got cut-to-the-bone rhythm ‘n’ blues and overcranked Stooges-style stompers. He’s got bottomless Black Sabbath riff-outs and dub-a-delic garageland rockers that call up the spirits of the Clash and the Equals both. By the end of Head in the Dirt, you’ll realize that El Khatib actually made something out of everything. Available now at record stores everywhere!
Record Highlight — The New Trust
The New Trust is Josh Staples: bass, vocals; Sara Sanger: guitar, vocals; and Julia Lancer: drums. Stay tuned to the band’s official website for updates on the new album – Keep Dreaming. The band shot this cool video for the single “Marigolds” – Sara spent four months taking a photo every 10 minutes of these plants. (She had help from a shutter release).
Record Highlight — Deceh/Total Life
Pressed in an edition of 500 copies and housed in screen printed, hand numbered jackets from Important Records. Kevin Doria’s work as Total Life precedes his work as half of Growing and continues evolve. Fader is no exception. Deceh’s contribution is an extended harmonic magnification of a shruti box, Hammond organ, upright double bass & modular synthesizer. Proper full lengths from both Total Life & Deceh will be issued via Important in 2013.
Record Highlight — Morning River Band
Morning River Band is Denny Barron: bass, vocals; Dennis Bonfiglio: pedal-steel guitar; Morgan Caulfield: vocals; Jeffrey Fields: acoustic guitar, harmonica, vocals; Philip Kunkle: drums, percussion; with Shaun Ellis: mandolin; Joe Kille: fiddle; Dino Lionetti: piano; Roger Martinez: 12-string electric guitar. You can grab their new single — To Suzie on May 17 at the Morning River Band (Record Release Show) at MilkBoy Philly.
Record Highlight — The Relatives
Call it Gospel Funk! Or, Psycehdelic-Gospel-R&B. In truth, the sound of The Relatives is so much more. Formed in 1970 by veteran Dallas Gospel singer Rev. Gean West and his brother Tommie, The Relatives’ sound bridges the gap between traditional Gospel, Soul and Psychedelia.
After a stunning, sold-out 2009 reunion performance at the Continental Club in Austin, The Relatives began performing regularly again, barnstorming major festivals and venues worldwide, taking their incredible stage show and four-part harmonies to Lincoln Center, ACL Fest, Bonnaroo and Splendour in the Grass. Summer 2011 found the group in southern France, where they appeared at the Cognac Blues Passions festival, collaborating with a 30-member French community choir for an impassioned performance of Relatives originals. 2011 also saw The Relatives combine forces with Garage/Soul powerhouse Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears to record “You Been Lyin,” which appears on the BJL album, Scandalous.
Picking up BJL’s drummer and guitarist/musical director as full-time members, The Relatives cut the new album entitled The Electric Word, their first recording in over 30 years, in the summer of 2012 with Jim Eno at Public Hi-Fi Studios in Austin, TX.. Still helmed by the West brothers, The Relatives’ current incarnation is the most powerful generation of this musical family to date.
Record Highlight — Dangerous Boys Club
Blinding white magic in light of the new age opera, the Dangerous Boy’s Club bring the heat. DBC has the lips of a killer, the unholy choir of the repentant, and the glamour cast from gold. Known for their history in such outfits as Heroin, Antioch Arrow and Get Hustle, their debut album Vril on Fast Weapons awoke followers out of their coma. Dais now brings everyone to the alter with their follow up LP, Pris. Sacramental electro synth-rock mixed with glam violence inducing one into a state of bliss and ecstasy. Not from this world…not of this time, but DBC knows exactly what we needed to hear. Making sure that everything will be alright, just give in to the club. Limited edition of 500, soaked in soul.
Record Highlight — Dreambook
Dreambook is self-described as “heavy distorted guitars with swirly lead lines & fuzzed out bass over deeply textured drum beats.” Their new album, Only Shadows is available for purchase early before the “official” RSD release date at four record stores — a.k.a. music (philly), Long In The Tooth (philly), Sound Cat Records (pittsburgh) and Reckless Records (chicago). Pressed on random color wax, grab it while you can!
Record Highlight — Ben Wilson & The Kimberlies
Ben Wilson and The Kimberlies is a band. Kind of.
That is to say Wilson and Doerner have known each other since they were three. Wilson used to want to make films. Doerner still makes short films and has his own business designing things for companies. Ben and Emily met and disregarded each other at age eight then reunited and started talking about things at thirteen. Emily is an auditor. Parker joined the scene when he was born. He is currently in high school and contributed a catchy chorus and may start to play with The Kimberlies once he can figure out the bass or something.
For several reasons, which he would rather not go into, Wilson has become less interested in film. He has always written songs. Some people like his songs. “Some people probably don’t, but no one has been brave enough to tell me to my face yet.” says Wilson. The new album, My Good Side, was made for the first group of people.
The melodies are pleasant, the instrumentation relatively simple… Everybody sings. Emily takes cello lessons. All of them can snap their fingers on beat. Some can play instruments. That’s why Ben Wilson and The Kimberlies is a band. Kind of.
Record Highlight — Dawes
The new double vinyl album – Stories Don’t End is available everywhere on April 9! Pre-order it now!