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• Beirut

  Lon Gisland

  Pompeii

  The sleeper hit of 2006, Beirut's Gulag Orkestar came out of nowhere to sell tens of thousands of copies in a matter of months and wound up on countless critics' year-end lists. As a stopgap before recording a new full-length in Fall 2007--and as a way to capture some current songs being performed at shows--the eight-member band checked into Sea Side Studios in Brooklyn to record Lon Gisland.

   

  Available March 23rd, 2010

   

• Vex’d

  Cloud Seed

  Planet Mu

  Vex'd are a legendary duo. Their 2005 album Degenerate was one of the first and most successful dubstep long-players, and remains to this day one of the most respected. By incorporating techstep, jungle, breaks and apocalyptic noir influences into the classic "bass and drums and 140 BPM" format, Degenerate was integral in establishing the template for today's dubstep sound, pushing it beyond its roots in two-step and UK garage.

   

  Available March 23rd, 2010

   

• Van Etten, Sharon

  Because I Was In Love

  Language Of Stone

  AVAILABLE AGAIN ON VINYL!!!  Certain musicians are magic. Their voices prick up the ears of those far afield, melt the hearts of those within earshot and magnetize the attention of those souls fortunate enough to have a clear sightline. SHARON VAN ETTEN is a singer and songwriter who trades in that caliber of mysticism.

   

  Available March 23rd, 2010

   

• Strange Boys

  Be Brave

  In The Red

  LP VERSION INCLUDES FREE DOWNLOAD COUPON!!! Like it or not, The Strange Boys are probably both younger and more accomplished than you. Since the band's humble beginnings as a duo in 2003, they've shared stages with the likes of Roky Erickson, Daniel Johnston, and Black Lips, leaving a smattering of singles, EPs, and CDRs in their wake.

   

  Available March 23rd, 2010

   

• Summer Cats

  Your Timetable

  Slumberland

  Melbourne, Australia's Summer Cats are keen students of pop in all its flavors. From the motorik strum of Modern Lovers to the folky lilt of early Creation / Sarah label bands to the feedback-drenched noisy pop of the '00s, Summer Cats have got you covered. Their 2009 Slumberland album Songs for Tuesdays dazzled with seemingly effortless song craft and sharp melodicism.

   

  Available March 30th, 2010

   

• Jawbreaker

  Unfun

  Blackball

  LP VERSION INCLUDES FREE DOWNLOAD COUPON!!!

   

  First 100 Midheaven Mailorder customers receive badge and sticker with purchase!

   

  Blackball Records presents the 20th anniversary edition of Jawbreaker's beloved 1990 debut album Unfun--twelve groundbreaking tracks (sixteen on the CD) that captured the very inception of emo's big band and launched a galaxy of young, earnest bands and the scenes that love them.

   

  Available March 30th, 2010

   

• Galaxie 500

  Today (+ Uncollected)

  20|20|20

  When Galaxie 500's Today was released in 1988, it set off a chain reaction of quiet explosions still being felt. Never before had a record so emphasized the calming elements of rock music, transforming what at first seems like a collection of bridges into fully realized songs. And one can draw a straight line from here to the many groups they influenced, like Low, Belle & Sebastian, and Bon Iver.

   

  Available March 30th, 2010

   

• Galaxie 500

  This Is Our Music (+ Copenhagen)

  20|20|20

  After producing two albums celebrated by a thirsty underground network of fans, Galaxie 500 released what turned out to be their unexpected swansong, This Is Our Music. The title is an intentionally declarative statement. After being labeled masters of the disengaged and forlorn, Damon Krukowsi, Dean Wareham, and Naomi Yang delivered a full-length comprised of their most stately material.

   

  Available March 30th, 2010

   

• Starkey

  Stars (feat. Anneka)

  Planet Mu

  Digital version features exclusive remixes by Few Nolder, Raffertie and Ital Tek!!! During the course of an appearance on Mary Anne Hobbs's show recently, Philadelphia producer and genre cross-pollinator Starkey built a track from scratch with the help of Anneka and Reso, leaving other Radio One DJs scrambling to play it.

   

  Available March 30th, 2010

   

• Black Tambourine

  S/t

  Slumberland

  They released only a handful of songs their two-year lifetime, but Black Tambourine has been hugely influential in the world of indie music. Conceived as an explicitly pop band pop bands were pretty rare in America, they wore their influences on their sleeves: The Jesus and Mary Chain, of course, but also folks like Phil Spector, Smokey Robinson, Love, The Ramones, Shop Assistants, Pastels, 14 Iced Bears, Orange Juice and the list goes on.

   

  Available March 30th, 2010

   

• Eddy Current Suppression Ring

  Rush To Relax (Digital Single)

  Goner

  Digital only single, contains the vinyl edit of the track “Rush To Relax”.

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  Available March 30th, 2010

   

• Eddy Current Suppression Ring

  Rush To Relax

  Goner

  LP VERSION INCLUDES FREE DOWNLOAD COUPON!!! When Eddy Current Suppression Ring formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 2003, bandmates Eddy Current, Rob Solid, Danny Current, and Brendan Suppression thought they would play a few shows and perhaps record a 7-inch or two. One of their first gigs, in fact, was an employee Christmas party at the record pressing plant where they worked.

   

  Available March 30th, 2010