Road Records mailing list June 24th 2009

Welcome to this weeks Road Records newsletter.

Its another busy week around here this week so lets push on with the news.

Highlights this week
- Wilco have taken our album of the week prize this week with their rather cleverly named album “The Album” and its on special offer for only €14.99 for one week only. All purchases in store will also receive a rather lovely full colour A2 sized poster.
- Irish band Adebisi Shank have just released a limited edition 10” version of their debut album.
- We have two classic Camera Obscura albums “Lets Get Out Of This Country” and “Under Achievers Please Try Harder” back in stock and now packaged with bonus cd singles. Both are reduced to only €15.99 while stock lasts.
- The Dinosaur Jr album is now in stock on limited double vinyl with a bonus 7” single and mp3 download.
- The Low Anthem album has finally made it over this side of the world and is now released on the Bella Union label, its on special offer this week for €13.99
- The recent Phoenix album is now in stock on vinyl.
- Talulah Does The Hula [featuring former members of The Chalets and Neosupervital] have just released their debut ep and we have a very limited amount of signed copies in stock right now.

That’s it from me for this week, have a good weekend and we hope to see you around for our two instores this week.


*************************************************************
Live In Road Records– Here’s a list of all our upcoming live instores.
All shows are free and all are welcome.
*************************************************************
Two live instores for you this week.

- Saturday 27th June at 4pm
We are thrilled to announce the arrival of Talulah Does The Hula to Road Records with a very special live instore to launch their debut ep “Bad Boyfriend / Those Girls”. The band will play at 4pm and we will have copies of their ep signed by the band on sale.

- Tuesday 30th June at 6.45pm
As part of the Hard Working Class Heroes lauch we will have Dublin band The Ambience Affair playing a set here in the shop. Along with this we will also have free chips for all attending. More info on this show and others happening on the night can be found on our site at this link - http://www.roadrecs.com/scene/news.php

*************************************************************
The Weekly Specials – Every week we will have a selected number of album on special offer, stricly first come first serve as numbers will be limited.
*************************************************************
Dinosaur jr-Farm [limited edition double vinyl with bonus 7 inch]-The original three piece lineup featuring j mascis, lou barlow and murph. Features tne new single over it. Its hard to know what to write about a new dinosaur jr album that you probably dont already know. The most reassuring thing is that its sounds exactly as you would want it to sound. The album features back to back classics delivered in their own distinctly laid back way. Full of ear piercing guitar solos, blistering grunge rock and slacker rock sounds. These guys have had many imitators over the years but when you hear the real thing you realise just how awesome they can be. Its pretty much as perfect as dinosaur jr can get. This very limited version of the album comes pressed on double 180 gram vinyl and will come with a bonus 7 inch single featuring live versions of i dont wanna go there and tarpit. Also comes with a full copy of the album on cd inside the sleeve. On top of all that it also comes in a lovely heavy card gatefold sleeve. June 2009-2lp-Pil-€18.99

Talulah does the hula-Bad boyfriend and those girls [signed copies]-Finally the debut single from this new dublin based outfit. Its a double a sided single featuring bad boyfriend and those girls. The band features former members of the chalets and neosupervital. The single comes rather beautifully packaged in a screen printed card sleeve. Printed on recycled card and all copies are individually hand numbered. Limited to only 200 copies in total. The ep features two superb slices of guitar driven indie pop with a hint of that classic sixties motown girlgroup sound and a wee bit of early blondie. June 2009 - all our copies are signed by all five members of the band
please note only one copy per customer, if you order more than one we will only ship out one copy, its only fair that everybody gets a copy.-Cds-Own label-€2.99

*************************************************************
Album Of The Week
Our favourite album this week
http://www.roadrecs.com/stock/shopping.php3?action=10&start=1&category=2.%20ALBUM%20OF%20THE%20WEEK
*************************************************************
Wilco-Wilco [the album]-Wilco return with their seventh studio album. Produced by the band themselves and jim scott. Recorded in roundhead studios in auckland and then finished in their own loft studios in chicago. Jim o rourke has now departed so the band on this one is jeff tweedy, john striratt, glen kotche, mikael jorgensen, nels cline and pat sansone. Its very much an album that sees wilco head back to their older rootsy almost melodic pop sound again with the majority of the tracks clocking in at the four minute mark. They seem to have ditched the more experimental sounds in favour of just good old style solid guitar driven roots sounds. There are a couple of rather beautiful laid back ballads thrown in complete with some awesome slide guitar action but on the whole this is wilco back in melodic rock teritory with an album of perfectly hummable roots rock anthems. June 2009-Cd-Nonesuch-€14.99

*************************************************************
Album Of The Month
Every month we are going to pick an album that we think everyone should have in their collection, then go to our suppliers and get a big discount for you all, hope you like our choice –
http://www.roadrecs.com/stock/shopping.php3?action=10&start=1&category=3.%20ALBUM%20OF%20THE%20MONTH
*************************************************************
Grizzly bear-Veckatimest [limited edition with 10 inch booklet and mp3 download]-Grizzly bear return with a truly stunning new album on the warp label. These guys have been hinting at greatness for quite a while now but this new album reaches a whole new level altogether. The album really benefits for a truly lush production and the addition of big orchestral sounds. They are still a band that vocally remind me of the summer pop sounds of the beach boys but there the comparisons end. Featuring lots of quirky and infectiously catchy laid back pop songs with lots of electric piano and sixties like guitar sounds. Its one of those albums with some many layers that each listen delivers a totally different experience. If a bit of sixties tinged indie pop and four part vocal harmonies are your thing then this could be an early contender for album of the year. Features a bonus mp3 download of the entire album. This version comes pressed on double vinyl and features a limited edition 10 sized photo booklet. Comes with a full mp3 download of the album too. May 2009-Lp-Warp-€14.99

Grizzly bear-Veckatimest [special offer, normally retails at €15.99]-Grizzly bear return with a truly stunning new album on the warp label. These guys have been hinting at greatness for quite a while now but this new album reaches a whole new level altogether. The album really benefits for a truly lush production and the addition of big orchestral sounds. They are still a band that vocally remind me of the summer pop sounds of the beach boys but there the comparisons end. Featuring lots of quirky and infectiously catchy laid back pop songs with lots of electric piano and sixties like guitar sounds. Its one of those albums with some many layers that each listen delivers a totally different experience. If a bit of sixties tinged indie pop and four part vocal harmonies are your thing then this could be an early contender for album of the year. Comes in a digipack sleeve. May 2009-Cd-Warp-€12.99


*************************************************************
New In This Week
New in stock items on sale at - http://www.roadrecs.com/stock/shopping.php3?start=1&action=1
*************************************************************
Adebisi shank-Self titled [limited edition 10 inch vinyl pressing]-The debut album from this irish based instrumental three piece now on the new irish label the richter collective. The album features some superbly explosive post rock meets metal edged math rock sounds coming on like early iron maiden jamming with shellac and don caballero. Featuring the most intricate rhythm section laying down disjointed and motorik beats for layers of fuzzed up guitar solo action. Fans of the likes of early battles, shellac, oxxes, don caballero, trans am and the likes will simply adore this collection. Its all played at breakneck speed by three very very talented young men. The album was recorded in baltimore by the legendary j robbins from jawbox and burning airlines. The album was originally released on cd only in 2008 so this is the first time this album has been available on vinyl. Limited edition 10 inch pressing. June 2009-10"-The richter collective-€10.99

Animal collective-Summertime clothes-Limited edition ep from animal collective. Features album version, dam funk remix, ld remix and zombys analog lego mix. These singles are a one off order only, once this batch is sold we will definitely not be able to get any more copies. You have been warned. July 2009-12"-Domino-€7.50

Big star-3rd-Now reissued by the 4 men with beards label. Comes on ultra heavy 180 gram vinyl and features all the original artwork including the original printed inner sleeve. Originally released way back in 1975. Features stroke it noel, for you, kizza me, you cant have me, nightime, blue moon, take care, jesus christ, femme fatale, o dana, big black car, holocaust, kangaroo and thank you friends.-Lp-4 men with beards-€19.99

Black moth super rainbow-Eating us-Brand new album on memphis industries produced by dave fridmann of flaming lips and mercury fame. Previous releases have delved into the tripped out world of psyche rock and space rock but this one goes straight for the kind of melodic synth pop sounds of bands like air. Its full of dreamy synths, heavily treated vocals and floaty synth pop sounds. Its a beautiful blend of sweet female vocals and fuzzy space rock. Kind of reminds me of air, early goldfrapp and broadcast all jamming together. June 2009-Cd-Memphis industries-€12.99

Camera obscura-Lets get out of this country [double cd reissue]-Album number 3 from one of glasgows finest indie pop bands. What makes these guys stand out is their total love of sixties pop sounds particularly the sounds of motown and the phil spector era. Not only did tracyanne campbell write all the songs on this album but she possesses one of the sexiest voices on the planet. Bittersweet love songs that will put a smile on your face. You get everything from the country tinged dory previn to the blistering sixties pop opener lloyd im ready to be heartbroken. Dont be scared by all the pop references as these guys write some of the most clever songs you will hear all year. Just one listen and we guarantee you will be in love with them. 10 track album on the elefant label. Originally released in 2006. The album now comes packaged with a bonus cd single featuring the tracks lloyd im ready to be heartbroken, phil and don, roman holiday and also a video track for i love my jean. June 2009-2cd-Elefant-€15.99

Camera obscura-Under achievers please try harder [double cd reissue]-Glaswegian indie pop outfit mixing up belle and sebastian with their own distinct sounds of early motown, phip spector and pure happy indie pop. Still after all these years its one of the finest pop records of all time. Originally released back in 2003. The album has now been reissued and comes packaged with thier cd single for lets get out of this country. The ep features the tracks lets get out of this country, lemon juice and paper cuts and also return to send her.-2cd-Elefant-€15.99

Cash, johnny-Greatest-Originally released in 1959 by the sun label. A slightly misleading title as this is not a greatest hits but rather a collection of hard to find b sides and unreleased recordings that cash left behind after leaving the sun label. Its a fine addition to his previous two sun albums and features a few rare gems including two hank williams tracks you win again and hey good lookin, a cover of the charlie feathers gem i forgot to remember to forget and the all time classic get rhythm. Now reissued on 180 gram vinyl by the get back label.-Lp-Get back-€16.99

Chocolate watch band-No way out-The original debut album from one of the finest psychedelic garage rock bands of all time in our humble opinion. Originally released back in 1967 the album has now been reissued by the sundazed label in all its original glory. Features two of their earliest singles are you gonna be there and no way out along with new album tracks lets talk about girls, midnight hour, come on, dark side of the mushroom, hot dusty road, gone and passes by, expo 2000 and gossamer wings. June 2009-Lp-Sundazed-€18.99

Dinosaur jr-Farm [limited edition double vinyl with bonus 7 inch]-The original three piece lineup featuring j mascis, lou barlow and murph. Features tne new single over it. Its hard to know what to write about a new dinosaur jr album that you probably dont already know. The most reassuring thing is that its sounds exactly as you would want it to sound. The album features back to back classics delivered in their own distinctly laid back way. Full of ear piercing guitar solos, blistering grunge rock and slacker rock sounds. These guys have had many imitators over the years but when you hear the real thing you realise just how awesome they can be. Its pretty much as perfect as dinosaur jr can get. This very limited version of the album comes pressed on double 180 gram vinyl and will come with a bonus 7 inch single featuring live versions of i dont wanna go there and tarpit. Also comes with a full copy of the album on cd inside the sleeve. On top of all that it also comes in a lovely heavy card gatefold sleeve. June 2009-2lp-Pil-€18.99

Dylan, bob-Bob dylan-Bob dylans very first album from way back in 1962. Released on the columbia label. Features youre no good, talkin new york, in my time of dyin, man of constant sorrow, fixin to die, pretty peggy o, highway 51, gospel plow, baby let me follow you down, house of the risin sun, freight train blues, song to woody and see that my grave is kept clean. Now reissued on the sundazed label on high quality 180 gram vinyl. 2009-Lp-Sundazed-€18.99

Gaslight anthem-The 59 sound-Reissue of this live favourite from the gaslight anthem on the side one dummy label now. The single also comes backed with a live version of state of love and trust from the webster hall in nyc. June 2009-7"-Side one dummy-€3.99

Low anthem-Oh my god charlie darwin-The second full length album from the low anthem and their first for their new label bella union. The album features a rather beautiful collection of laid back rootsy folk sounds and the odd bit of full on barroom rootsy rock n roll. Its a hauntingly intimate collection of mostly acoustic based sounds with some lovely slide guitar and fiddle action. The album has a lovely rustic feel about it with some gentle country vibes comparable to the likes of whiskeytown and the alt country scene that followed them. Its also got hints of the likes of red house painters, my morning jacket and even elliott smith. Its one of those rare quiet gems thats both perfectly sombre and strangely uplifting at the same time. Comes in a lovely card gatefold sleeve. June 2009-Cd-Bella union-€13.99

Morrison, van-Astral weeks-Reissue of this truly classic van morrison album. Originally released way back in 1968, hard to believe really. The album is now remastered and pressed on lovely heavyweight 180 gram vinyl and comes in a heavy card sleeve. Features astral weeks, beside you, sweet thing, cyprus avenue, young lovers do, madame george, ballerina and slim slow rider. Possibly still one of van morrisons finest albums of all time. June 2009-Lp-Rhino-€17.99

Morrison, van-His band and the street choir-Limited edition 180 gram vinyl reissue. The album has now been fully remastered and comes in a perfect replica sleeve complete with heavy card and gatefold. The album was originally released way back in 1970 on the warners label. Features domino, crazy face, give me a kiss, ive been working, call me up in dreamland, ill be your lover too, blue money, virgo clowns, gypsy queen, sweet janie, if i ever needed someone and street choir. June 2009-Lp-Rhino-€17.99

Penate, jack-Everything is new-Jack penate returns with his second album on the xl label. Recorded over the space of a year with producer paul epworth in his home studios in london. This is very much a different beast compared to his first collection with this album incorporating lots more electronc beats and even a nod towards pure pop sounds. The album features hints of everything from sunshine reggae pop to balearic rhythms to pure breezy electro pop. June 2009-Lp-Xl-€19.99

Phoenix-Wolfgang amadeus phoenix-The return of this ultra cool and highly sophisticated french pop outfit with their new album on the v2 label. Its another fine collection of seventies tinged guitar pop sounds. Its damn near impossible not to get sucked in by these guys with their hook laden guitar pop coming across at times like some space rock take on the likes of elo mixed with the slightly glam pop sounds of some roxy music tunes. Its totally hip shaking and very clever at the same time without ever getting too cheesy. June 2009-Cd-V2-€15.99

Phoenix-Wolfgang amadeus phoenix [with bonus mp3 download]-The return of this ultra cool and highly sophisticated french pop outfit with their new album on the v2 label. Its another fine collection of seventies tinged guitar pop sounds. Its damn near impossible not to get sucked in by these guys with their hook laden guitar pop coming across at times like some space rock take on the likes of elo mixed with the slightly glam pop sounds of some roxy music tunes. Its totally hip shaking and very clever at the same time without ever getting too cheesy. The album also comes with a free mp3 download of all the tracks. June 2009-Lp-V2-€23.99

Prince-Purple rain [limited 180 gram vinyl reissue]-Hard to believe this album is now 25 years old. Originally released in 1985 on the warners label. The album has now been reissued on heavyweight 180 gram vinyl and comes in the original sleeve. I think most will agree this was the album that really turned him into a worldwide superstar and features one classic single after another. Features lets go crazy. Take me with u, the beautiful ones, computer blue, darling nikki, when doves cry, i would die 4 u, baby im a star and the epic title track purple rain. Also features the original printed inner sleeve with lyrics. June 2009-Lp-Rhino-€17.99

Ramones-Road to ruin-Reissue of their classic album from 1978. Originally released on the sire label and now comes pressed on 180 gram vinyl with all the original artwork. Features i just want to have something to do, i wanted everything, dont come close, i dont want you, needles and pins, im against it, i wanna be sedated, go mental, questioningly, shes the one, bad brain and its a long way back. 2009-Lp-Sire-€14.99

Sir richard bishop-The freak of araby-Brand new solo album from the sun city girls member. The freak of araby was inspired by the music of lebanon after bishop recorded a cover of an elias rahbani track. Bishop is also half lebanese by birth so it was no wonder he would eventually delve into the hypnotic sounds of the middle east. Bishop is joined on the epic closing track by a host of moroccan chanters. If you are into your meditative and hypnotic guitar sounds this could be one of your albums of the year so far. Sounding at times like a more eastern european take on the guitar picking of the likes john fahey with hints of everything from flemenco to avant garde surf music. For lovers of solo guitar music this is pure manna from heaven. June 2009-Lp-Drag city-€15.99

Spinnerette-Spinnerette-Brand new project from ex distillers singer brody dalle. Dalle is joined by a host of guest musicians on this new collection including fellow distillers member tony bevilacqua, alain johannes from queens of the stoneage and jack irons from the red hot chilli peppers. The album features a collection of guitar heavy grunge rock sounds coming across like a meeting of queens of the stoneage and hole. She also brings to mind the early punk driven grunge rock sounds of bands like the runaways. June 2009-Cd-Hassle records-€12.99

Spinnerette-Spinnerette [limited edition pink vinyl with free mp3 download]-Brand new project from ex distillers singer brody dalle. Pressed on ultra limited pink vinyl. Comes with a bonus free mp3 download of all tracks on the album. Dalle is joined by a host of guest musicians on this new collection including fellow distillers member tony bevilacqua, alain johannes from queens of the stoneage and jack irons from the red hot chilli peppers. The album features a collection of guitar heavy grunge rock sounds coming across like a meeting of queens of the stoneage and hole. She also brings to mind the early punk driven grunge rock sounds of bands like the runaways. June 2009-Lp-Hassle records-€16.99
Sun ra-The nubians of plutonia-Released in 1959 on el saturn records. Now reissued in all the original crazy psychedelic artwork. Features plutonian nights, the golden lady, star time, nubia, africa, watusa and aiethopia. Features pat patrick, charles davis, robert barry, nate pryor, john gilmore, marshall allen, james spaulding, lucious randolph, jim herndon and phil cohran. Features sun ra on piano and piano electronic. One of his earliest albums to use electronics and afro centric percussive elements. Pressed on heavyweight 180 gram vinyl.-Lp-El saturn records-€15.99

Surf creature-Volume three-A collection of sixteen classic instrumental garage surf songs. Features tracks by the starfires, the majestics, craig calhill and the offbeats, varitones, aki aelong, mysterions, newport nomads, trademarks, the hustlers, mickey aversa, atilla and the huns, five more, the fugitives, the fender iv and the bonnavills. Compiled by the romulan label, the same people that brought us the wonderful frolic diner compilations.-Lp-Romulan-€13.99

Talking heads-77 [180 gram vinyl reissue]-This classic from talking heads was originally released in 1977, hence the title i suppose. The album was released on the sire label and now comes reissued by rhino records on 180 gram heavyweight vinyl. Comes with all the original sleeve artwork. Features uh oh love comes to town, new feeling, tentative decisions, happy day, who is it, no compasion, the book i read, dont worry about the government, first week last week carefree, psycho killer and pulled up. Features tina weymouth, jerry harrison, david byrne and chris frantz. Also comes with the original foldout inner sleeve with lyrics. June 2009-Lp-Rhino-€17.99

Talulah does the hula-Bad boyfriend and those girls [signed copies]-Finally the debut single from this new dublin based outfit. Its a double a sided single featuring bad boyfriend and those girls. The band features former members of the chalets and neosupervital. The single comes rather beautifully packaged in a screen printed card sleeve. Printed on recycled card and all copies are individually hand numbered. Limited to only 200 copies in total. The ep features two superb slices of guitar driven indie pop with a hint of that classic sixties motown girlgroup sound and a wee bit of early blondie. June 2009 - all our copies are signed by all five members of the band
please note only one copy per customer, if you order more than one we will only ship out one copy, its only fair that everybody gets a copy.-Cds-Own label-€2.99

Wilco-Wilco [the album]-Wilco return with their seventh studio album. Produced by the band themselves and jim scott. Recorded in roundhead studios in auckland and then finished in their own loft studios in chicago. Jim o rourke has now departed so the band on this one is jeff tweedy, john striratt, glen kotche, mikael jorgensen, nels cline and pat sansone. Its very much an album that sees wilco head back to their older rootsy almost melodic pop sound again with the majority of the tracks clocking in at the four minute mark. They seem to have ditched the more experimental sounds in favour of just good old style solid guitar driven roots sounds. There are a couple of rather beautiful laid back ballads thrown in complete with some awesome slide guitar action but on the whole this is wilco back in melodic rock teritory with an album of perfectly hummable roots rock anthems. June 2009-Cd-Nonesuch-€14.99

Wildbirds and peacedrums-The snake [limited edition gold vinyl pressing]-The return of this swedish duo with their second album for the leaf label. Its another fine collection of weird folk and avant rock sounds. The album is pretty much entirely based around a drum kit and the human voice. The album features lots of songs based around pure percussive sounds and a voice used more like an instrument with lots of tribal like chanting. At times it kind of reminds me of a more rustic organic sounding bjork or kate bush in a slightly more avant rock mood. Its all quite hypnotic and trance like with a couple of tracks featuring a haunting choir like vocal effect. Limited edition gold vinyl pressing. June 2009-Lp-The leaf label-€18.99

Wilson, larry jon-Larry jon wilson-The first new studio album from folk singer larry jon wilson in nearly 30 years. Back in the day wilson was an associate of the likes of townes van zandt and guy clark. Wilson insisted on the album being all acoustic and as rustic as possible before agreeing to get involved in the recording which is a good thing when you hear how well it turned out. The album kind of reminds me of the sombre feel from the last few johnny cash albums. The album pretty much just features wilson and his beautifullly mellow guitar picking style. Its an album that you could easily have been made 30 years ago, its that kind of timeless country folk vibe. Wonderfully simple stuff packed with powerful emotion. June 2009-Lp-Drag city-€15.99

Zz top-Fandango [limited 180 gram vinyl reissue]-Originally released in 1975 on the warners label, this was their follow up to the tres hombres album. The album is basically two albums together. The first side features an unedited live show from the warehouse in new orleans without the assistance of studio gimmicks, as it states on the back of the sleeve. The second side features zz top back in the studios and features gems like tush, heard it on the x along with nasty dogs and funky kings, blue jean blues, balinese and mexican blackbird. Also comes with the original foldout inner sleeve poster. June 2009-Lp-Warners-€17.99

*************************************************************
New Irish Titles This Week
This weeks new titles in our extensive independent Irish section –
http://www.roadrecs.com/stock/shopping.php3?start=1&action=3
*************************************************************
Adebisi shank-Self titled [limited edition 10 inch vinyl pressing]-The debut album from this irish based instrumental three piece now on the new irish label the richter collective. The album features some superbly explosive post rock meets metal edged math rock sounds coming on like early iron maiden jamming with shellac and don caballero. Featuring the most intricate rhythm section laying down disjointed and motorik beats for layers of fuzzed up guitar solo action. Fans of the likes of early battles, shellac, oxxes, don caballero, trans am and the likes will simply adore this collection. Its all played at breakneck speed by three very very talented young men. The album was recorded in baltimore by the legendary j robbins from jawbox and burning airlines. The album was originally released on cd only in 2008 so this is the first time this album has been available on vinyl. Limited edition 10 inch pressing. June 2009-10"-The richter collective-€10.99

Talulah does the hula-Bad boyfriend and those girls [signed copies]-Finally the debut single from this new dublin based outfit. Its a double a sided single featuring bad boyfriend and those girls. The band features former members of the chalets and neosupervital. The single comes rather beautifully packaged in a screen printed card sleeve. Printed on recycled card and all copies are individually hand numbered. Limited to only 200 copies in total. The ep features two superb slices of guitar driven indie pop with a hint of that classic sixties motown girlgroup sound and a wee bit of early blondie. June 2009 - all our copies are signed by all five members of the band
please note only one copy per customer, if you order more than one we will only ship out one copy, its only fair that everybody gets a copy.-Cds-Own label-€2.99


*************************************************************
This Weeks Pre-orders
Order these titles at special prices on the website before they are released, the more we order from our suppliers the better the price. From time to time we will also be offering free goodies with certain titles. More info at the following link on our site
- http://www.roadrecs.com/stock/shopping.php3?start=1&action=8
PLEASE NOTE - These offers are for mail order customers only and can only be ordered through the site for mail order. See instore for other offers
*************************************************************
Duckworth lewis method-The duckworth lewis method [featuring neil hannon from divine comedy and thomas walsh from pugwash]-A brand new collaborative project from two of our finest irish songwriters around at the moment. The tracks were all written by neil hannon from divine comedy and thomas walsh from pugwash. The album features a collection of tracks dedicated to the world of cricket. Hannon and walsh are joined on the recording by cathy cavey, phil jupitus, alesander armstrong and matt berry. So what could divine comedy and pugwash sound like jamming together. The answer to that is exactly as you would imagine. The album has tons of that beatles like sunshine pop that pugwash do so so well blended with the kind of dramatic chamber pop of mr neil hannon. An album of beatiful acoustic pop songs and laid back piano led ballads. - this album will ship out to you on the 3rd of july-Cd-1969 records-€14.50

Fight like apes-Fight like apes and the mystery of the golden medallion [deluxe edition with bonus disc]-Finally the debut album from this irish outfit arrives. The album was recorded in seattle with producer john goodmanson. Features brand new versions of something global, jake summers, lend me your face, battlestations, do you karate and snore bore whore from their first three limited edition singles along with brand new tracks tie me up with jackets, digifucker, megameanie, im beginning to think you prefer beverley hills 90210 to me, lumpy dough and recyclable ass. The album is a really superb collection of twelve scuzzy keyboard led indie rock gems. Imagine the energy of the yeah yeah yeahs with a beat up old synthesizer and a big injection of old school snotty post punk. The album is simply overflowing with pure energy and some of the most infectiously catchy sleazy pop you will hear all year. This new version now comes with a bonus 7 track cd featuring tracks previously only available on vinyl and download. The bonus disc features the jape remix of battlestations amongst others. - this album will ship out to you on the 17th of july-2cd-Model citizen-€12.99


*************************************************************
Coming Up Next Week
A brief look at what will be in stock next weekend, some are already here.
*************************************************************
A broken consort-Box of birch--Cd-Tompkins square-€16.99
Bear bones lay low-Valley de dith--Lp-Kraak-€17.99
Boduf songs-The strait gait [latitudes series]-Limited to only 1000 copies in a screen printed card sleeve.-Cd-Southern-€13.99
Boduf songs-The strait gait [latitudes series]-Limited edition vinyl pressing, only 1000 copies available worldwide.-Lp-Southern-€15.99
Dirty french psychedelics-Various artists--Lp-Born bad-€19.99
Emmy the great-First love--Cd-Close harbour-€19.99
Ex, the-Thirty years of the ex [double cd]-A superb compilation featuring the best of the ex culled from releases over the last thirty years.-2cd-Ex-€15.99
Ex, the-Thirty years of the ex [double vinyl]-A superb compilation featuring the best of the ex culled from releases over the last thirty years.-2lp-Ex-€18.99
Gentleman losers-Dustland-Finnish siblings samu and ville kuukka return with a long overdue follow up to their rather excellent self titled album on the city centre offices label in 2006.-Lp-City centre offices-€18.99
Hampson, robert-Vectors--Cd-Touch-€17.99
Hayes, tommy and ian leslie-Almost home--Cd-Own label-€12.99
Hood, patterson-Murdering oscar [and other love songs]-The second solo album from this drive by truckers members. Joining hood on this album are pretty much all members of drive by truckers along with centro matic members don chambers, will johnson and scott danbom.-Cd-Atco records-€14.99
Housse de racket-Forty love--Cd-Kuskus-€9.99
Joan of arc-Flowers--Cd-Polyvinyl record co-€18.99
Joan of arc-Flowers [180 gram vinyl with bonus mp3 download]-Limited edition 180 gram vinyl pressing. Also comes with a free mp3 download of all tracks on the album. Comes in a lovely heavy card gatefold sleeve too.-Lp-Polyvinyl record co-€18.99
Kelleher, patrick-You look cold--Cd-Osaka-€13.99
Kelly, michelle ann-Time--Cds-Own label-€2.99
Last tycoons, the-The dry law-Features the dray law, who needs ardio part ii and the dry law radio edit.-Cds-The first born is dead recordings-€2.99
Lisa o piu-When this was the future-A beautiful collection of haunting laid back psyche folk tinged sounds fromt his swedish based singer songwriter on the subliminal label. This is her debut album studio album.-Cd-Subliminal sounds-€15.99
Lisa o piu-When this was the future-A beautiful collection of haunting laid back psyche folk tinged sounds fromt his swedish based singer songwriter on the subliminal label. This is her debut album studio album. Limited to only 500 copies on vinyl.-Lp-Subliminal sounds-€23.50
Loop-A gilded eternity [double cd reissue]--2cd-Reactor-€19.99
Lord cut glass-Lord cut glass-The debut solo album from the former delgados frontman alun woodward. Limited to only 500 copies on vinyl-Lp-Chemikal underground-€15.99
Love rhino-Tumatakuru--Cd-Alphabet set-€9.99
Master musicians of bukkake-Totem one-Featuring members of earth, burning with and alan bishop from the sun city girls.-Cd-Conspiracy records-€17.99
Master musicians of bukkake-Totem one [180 gram vinyl with free mp3 download]-Featuring members of earth, burning with and alan bishop from the sun city girls. Comes pressed on limited 180 gram vinyl with printed inner sleeve. Also has a free mp3 download of all tracks on the album.-Lp-Conspiracy records-€17.99
Meat puppets-Sewn together--Cd-Meat puppets-€18.99
Mellow candle-Swaddling songs--Cd-Esoteric recordings-€17.99
Placebo-Battle for the sun--Cd-Dreambrother-€12.99
Qrella, masha-Speak low-Masha qrella releases an album of cover versions of track originally written by kurt weill and frederick loewe.-Cd-Morr music-€17.99
Qrella, masha-Speak low-Masha qrella releases an album of cover versions of track originally written by kurt weill and frederick loewe.-Lp-Morr music-€18.99
Red labels, the-The silence breaks--Cd-Fatfux records-€4.99
Spektor, regina-Far-One of the modern queens of quirky pop returns with a brand new album on the sire label. Spektor enlisted a total of four separate producers to work on different tracks. The ablum features the work of jeff lynne from elo, david kahne who also worked on her album begin to hope, mike elizondo and also dublin born wizard garret jacknife lee.-Cd-Sire-€18.99
Storsveit nix noltes-Royal family divorce--Cd-Fat cat-€12.99
Tape-Luminarium-Album number four from this swedish trio now on the thrill jockey label. This is the first time this album has been released on vinyl and is limited to only 500 copies. Comes with a free mp3 download coupon too.-Lp-Thrill jockey-€13.99
Trullie, lissy-Self taught learner [180 gram vinyl]--Lp-Wichita-€14.99
Walker, peter-Long lost tapes--Cd-Tompkins square-€18.99
White hills-Heads on fire-This album was originally released on rocket records back in 2007 and rapidly went out of print. The album has never before been available on vinyl. This new version on the thrill jockey label is limited to only 1000 copies. The album comes complete with a full mp3 download coupon too.-Lp-Thrill jockey-€14.99
Zaum-Volume one [various artists]--Cd-Psychonavigation-€14.99

*************************************************************
Ordering Service – We can now offer you our new special ordering facility. We try to keep the catalogue down to items we have in stock in the store so we can supply your mail order as quickly as possible, but due to that there will always be titles not on the site that we can get in stock. If there is something you are looking for that you don't see on the catalogue, chances are we can order it in for you. If you would like us to order something in for you simply fill in the form on the website. We will get back to you and let you know how long it will take (normally only takes a week or so) and if that suits we can then place the order for you. Please understand that we cannot get rarities, deleted items or rare singles no longer in print. You can access the order form at - http://www.roadrecs.com/order.php.
This service is completely free of charge, you only pay the price of the record, nothing else.
Happy Shopping !
*************************************************************

*************************************************************
Second Hand LP’s
You can now find a comprehensive list of our available second hand vinyl on the website. We will be listing all new items in stock on a daily basis on the site and you can also purchase second hand vinyl directly from the site. If there is something listed on the site and you want to call in personally to the shop to purchase then simply email us the details and we will put it aside for you. Mail order customers can simply use the online service for second hand records and we will post them out to you. The link is as follows - http://www.roadrecs.com/stock/shopping.php3?action=10&start=1&category=USED%20VINYL
We can also send you out the full list as a word file, simply drop me an email and I will mail it back to you.
*************************************************************

*************************************************************
Back In Stock
Back in stock titles on sale at - http://www.roadrecs.com/stock/shopping.php3?start=1&action=2
*************************************************************
A camp-Colonia-A camp return with their first album in almost eight years. Features ex cardigans vocalist nina persson along with niclas frisk from atomic swing and sweet chariots. The album features a lovely lush collection of laid back americana tinged sounds with hints of old country and roots vibes included. Features lots of lovely lush string sounds and some really beautiful slide guitar action behind perssons totally gorgeous vocals. April 2009-Cd-Reveal records-€12.99

Adams, ryan-Everybody knows ep-The ep opens up with everybody knows taken from the recent album easy tiger. The eight track ep also features two brand new tracks follow the lights and my love for you is real. Along with these the ep features blue hotel which was originally written for the willie nelson songbird album, a cover of the alice in chains track down in a hole, this is it cardinals version and live studio versions of if i am a stranger and dear john. Features a total of eight tracks. November 2007-12"-Lost highway-€7.99

Alphastates-Human nature-The return of this irish based outfit with their second album on the magi records label. The album features another fine selection of ten sultry electronic pop sounds blended with fuzzed up guitar based indie rock. Its like a great big blend of goldfrapp, the breeders, garbage and st etienne. Its a really joyous bubbly affair which sees lots of bouncy electronic beats meet live electric guitars and catherine dowlings laid back sultry vocal delivery. April 2009-Cd-Magi records-€15.99

Ambience affair, the-Fragile things-Brand new ep from this irish based outfit. Very very limited edition release. Comes in a hand numbered card sleeve and limited to only 100 copies worldwide. The sleeve comes bound in string with a screen printed front. Features vacant hearts, fragile things, the great enchanted and i recoil. Features a lovely collection of mellow melodic indie rock sounds interspersed with the kind of quirky alt rock sounds of the likes of arcade fire. Infectiously catchy moments seamlessly blend into some truly beautiful meandering kind of psyche indie to create a lovely hypnotic feel. This is the second edition of this ep and this new version now comes with an extra track mockery which didnt appear on the first limited version. March 2009-Cd-Own label-€6.99

And so i watch you from afar-And so i watch you from afar-The debut album from this northern irish based post rock outfit on the smalltown america label. The album features some truly thunderous and rocking post rock sounds coming across like the meeting of don caballero, japanese outfits mono or lite and fellow irishmen the redneck manifesto. Its full of intricate guitar based post rock workouts with plenty of fuzzed up explosive moments. Its mostly an album that concentrates the heavier side of post rock with a total emphasis on the word rock. A total sonic blast of weird time sequences and clever intricate guitar work layered over pounding drum passages. Wonderfully exciting stuff. May 2009-Cd-Smalltown america-€14.99

Animal collective-Strawberry jam-The one thing i most love about animal collective albums is the total challenge they offer up to people like me trying to describe it to you, yes its quite bonkers but in a totally hypnotic and catchy way, take a bit of the beach boys smile and add in some syd barret solo material along with lots of analog synth sounds and most likely hundreds of other sound effects, the album opens up with the truly superb peacebone single which is one of the finest pieces of psychedelic electronic pop you will hear all year round, the band seem to have this very special knack of holding all their sounds together with their beach boys likes vocal harmonies whilst all sorts of madness is looping around in the background, sixties wah wah like guitar sounds do battle with squelchy synths and moments of the out there rock of the flaming lips, this is probably their most accessible album to date so far and fans of the likes of arcade fire etc should really give this one a little spin as you will be very very pleasantly surprised, an early contender for weird album of the year so far, september 2007-Cd-Domino-€9.99

Bat for lashes-Two suns-Natasha khan returns with her second album and this one sees a couple of cameo appearences from yeasayer and the legendary scott walker. The album was produced by former faultline member david kosten. Its another haunting and melodic collection of off beat pop songs with lots of kooky electronic sound effects and rhythms. Its very much an album that falls somewhere between the dramatic singer songwriter sounds of kate bush and the more kooky pop of bjork. Its full of haunting ethereal sounds with a lovely breezy kind of laid back pop feel. June 2009-Lp-Echo-€24.99

Bell x1-Music in mouth-The new album from this irish rock outfit, 11 track album, new version of the album now featuring the single edit and the full length version of the single eve, august 2004-Cd-Island-€10.99

Boogaloo pow wow-Dancefloor rendezvous in young nuyorica-This is one hell of a sleazy and damn fine collection of sixties sounds from the underground new york dancefloors featuring some rather excellent strip club jazzy boogaloo sounds, its really raw and is so full of energy that is near impossible not to feel yourself moving to it in some way, by the time the seventies arrived this stuff had slowed down and turned into what we call lounge music but to hear it like this in its pure raw format will make you think again about lounge music, sleazy vocals, howling trumpets and brass, jazzy guitar licks and huge big band explosions, if you are having a party soon then this is totally essential music to have on the stereo, features people like machito, ray barretto, willie rosario, kako, joe loco, tito rodriguez, chuito velez and many more, seventeen tracks in total from the always reliable honest jons label, october 2006-Cd-Honest jons-€18.99

Brand neu-Various artists-An album dedicated to the sounds of the legendary krautrock outfit neu and their influence on modern underground music. Features a rare track from neu guitarist michael rother and also one of the last recordings to feature original drummer klaus dinger with la dusseldorf. The album also features tracks from ciccone youth, primal scream, pets with pets, oasis, foals, cornelius, holy fuck, kasabian, lcd soundsystem, school of seven bells, fujiya and miyagi and last but not least hook and the twin. June 2009-Cd-Feraltone-€13.99

Bronnt industries kapital-Hard for justice-This is the third album to date from this bristol based electronic outfit and their first for the get physical label. The album is full of lush almost cinemtatic like dubby electronica sounds. There are lots of deep almost ambient like beats throughout blended with lots of live sounding bass, brass and retro synth sounds. The more funky like tunes kind of remind me a bit of the early sounds of air coupled with the slightly krautrock repitition of boards of canada. If you like dubby late night electronica then you have just found your new favourite album. April 2009-Cd-Get physical-€16.99

Bronnt industries kapital-Hard for justice-This is the third album to date from this bristol based electronic outfit and their first for the get physical label. The album is full of lush almost cinemtatic like dubby electronica sounds. There are lots of deep almost ambient like beats throughout blended with lots of live sounding bass, brass and retro synth sounds. The more funky like tunes kind of remind me a bit of the early sounds of air coupled with the slightly krautrock repitition of boards of canada. If you like dubby late night electronica then you have just found your new favourite album. April 2009-Lp--€20.99

Callahan, bill-Sometimes i wish we were an eagle [aka smog]-The return of one of our all time favourites around here. This is the second album to be released under his own name after several long years recording under the smog moniker. Its pretty much a back to basics classic collection of dark hearted sounds from callahan with elements of both laid back folk and country roots. This album also sees the introduction of lots of lush strings and horn sounds giving it a somewhat more full slightly orchesral feel. A real intimate gem that long time fans will simply adore. April 2009-Cd-Drag city-€13.99

Chequerboard-Penny black-The second album from this irish based electronic artist john lambert and the follow up to the brilliant gothica from 2002. The album features nine truly beautiful pieces of lush mellow electronica gently blended with the most intricate acoustic guitar picking. If you are a fan of the sounds of four tet or boards of canada then i really cannot recommend this highly enough. Its simply one of the most perfect collections of mellow late night electronica you will find at the moment. Layered over the subtle beats and ambient soundscapes are some truly beautiful intricate guitar picking bordering on spanish flamenco at times. Possibly one of the most perfect irish electronic albums of the year so far. February 2008-Cd-Lazybird-€15.99

Condo fucks-Fuckbook-Condo fucks are basically the alter ego of legendary indie rock three piece yo la tengo. The album sees them taking on a host of covers including tracks from the small faces, richard hell, beach boys, electric eels, troggs, slade and flaming groovies. The album was pretty much recorded entirely live in their hoboken studios in the old fashioned garage rock way complete with false starts and mistakes. The album is a superbly raw collection of sixties garage punk like sounds featuring lots of fuzzed up distorted rock action. May 2009-Cd-Matador-€13.99

Crowley, adrian-Season of the sparks-The return of irish songwriter adrian crowley and the follow up to the stunning long distance swimmer album. The album was produced by stephen shannon and features guest spots from kevin murphy on cello, jarja gaynor on viola, thomas haugh on drums, emma smith on violin, cillian macdonnell on drums and arrangements from london based duo geese. The album comes beautifully packaged in a three part card gatefold sleeve with lyric sheet booklet. Its a beautiful collection of laid back folky based sounds with some truly haunting pastoral string sounds and luscious church organs. Its perfect late night headphone music with touches of the modern folk sounds of james yorkston, the slow core of low and even the odd hint of leonard cohen. Its like honey for your ears. May 2009-Cd-Tin angel-€12.99

Dalton, karen-Green rocky road-A lovely collection of home recordings made by joe loop on four track reel to reel tape at daltons home in boulder. The album features a lovely stripped down collection of old traditional favourites comparable to the rustic sounds of elizabeth cotten. The album comes packaged in a lovely retro hardback card sleeve. The album features richard tucker on guitars and joe loop on drums and has been totally remastered at abbey road studios specially for this release. Features liner notes from dick weissman. May 2008-Cd-Megaphone-€21.99

Grizzly bear-Friend ep-Features a collection of grizzly bear collaborations, reworkings and all new tracks, features guest appearences from the css, beirut, band of horses, deerhunter and the dirty projectors, the mini album opens up with the choral versoin of alligator with something calling to mind a slightly more avant garde take on the dramatic almost choral sounds of the likes of sufjan stevens, imagine the animal collective jamming with sufjan stevens and the beach boys, the ep also features new track he hit me, little brother electric version, shift alternate version, plans terrible vs nowhorse sounds edit, granny diner, the css covering knife, the band of horses covering plans, atlas sounds covering knife and deep blue sea daniel rossen home recording, november 2007-Cd-Warp-€9.99

Grizzly bear-Two weeks-The first single to be lifted from their truly stunning new album veckatimest on the warp label. The ep features the original album version of two weeks along with fred falke radio mix and fred falke extended mix. Its probably one of the happiest summer hits of the year so far. With four part beach boys like vocal harmonies this is a perfect piano led piece of quirky pop as only grizzly bear know how. May 2009-12"-Warp-€5.99

Grizzly bear-Veckatimest [special offer, normally retails at €15.99]-Grizzly bear return with a truly stunning new album on the warp label. These guys have been hinting at greatness for quite a while now but this new album reaches a whole new level altogether. The album really benefits for a truly lush production and the addition of big orchestral sounds. They are still a band that vocally remind me of the summer pop sounds of the beach boys but there the comparisons end. Featuring lots of quirky and infectiously catchy laid back pop songs with lots of electric piano and sixties like guitar sounds. Its one of those albums with some many layers that each listen delivers a totally different experience. If a bit of sixties tinged indie pop and four part vocal harmonies are your thing then this could be an early contender for album of the year. Comes in a digipack sleeve. May 2009-Cd-Warp-€12.99

Horrors-Primary colours-The horrors return after a two year break since their debut album strange house with a new album and a distinctly different more polished sound. The album kicks off with a big thunderous piece of darkly gothic tinged new wave indie rock coming across like my bloody valentine jamming with interpol. There is still plenty of their early garage rock influences in here with heaps of energy filled fuzzed up post punk sounds but these guys have added so many new elements to their overall sound that its hard to believe its the same band. The album features lots of slowed down guitar effects, sleazy organs and echoing sound effects. There are certain tracks that kind of evoke the spirit of joy division with a slightly more raw garage rock feel. Its a real step forward and a damn fine album too. May 2009 - special offer, normally retails at €15.99-Cd-Xl-€13.99

Jape-Ritual-The third solo album from jape aka richie egan who also doubles up as bass player with the redneck manifesto. The album features ten slices of wonderfully laid back electronic pop sounds with one or two more laid back folky based acoustic tunes thrown in. Its got the perfect blend of electronic beats, synth effects and live guitars so as to fall somewhere between blissful summer electronic pop and funky indie rock. Lovers of funky electro pop will love this as will fans of top quality new wave and indie pop. June 2008-Cd-V2-€15.99

Katie kim-Twelve-The debut solo album from this irish based singer katie sullivan. She was also a former vocalist with indie rock outfit dae kim along with former ten speed racer member terry cullen. This is a beautifully intimate collection of songs centred around sullivans beautifully husky voice. The album has a similar kind of intimacy to the likes of mazzy star with hints of the early aggression of pj harvey or the more folky based late night feel of cat power. The album features some lovely background instrumentation with subtle touches of slide guitar, brushed drums and mellow electronic effects. Its that kind of eclectic collection that reminds of the glory days of labels like 4ad and their collaborative this mortal coil projects. It really is a wonderful collection of laid back late night sounds featuring a voice to die for. The vinyl version came out in november of last year and finally we have some cd copies now. March 2009-Cd-Own label-€14.99

Katie kim-Twelve-The debut solo album from this irish based singer katie sullivan. She was also a former vocalist with indie rock outfit dae kim along with former ten speed racer member terry cullen. This is a beautifully intimate collection of songs centred around sullivans beautifully husky voice. The album has a similar kind of intimacy to the likes of mazzy star with hints of the early aggression of pj harvey or the more folky based late night feel of cat power. The album features some lovely background instrumentation with subtle touches of slide guitar, brushed drums and mellow electronic effects. Its that kind of eclectic collection that reminds of the glory days of labels like 4ad and their collaborative this mortal coil projects. It really is a wonderful collection of laid back late night sounds featuring a voice to die for. November 2008-Lp-Own label-€14.99

Kitt, david-The nightsaver-The return of one of our all time favourite irish artists. Mr kitt sounds like he has gone right back to his two early albums on this new collection featuring a classic stripped down sound complete with programmed beats, chunky keyboards and plenty of hazy hypnotic pop songs. Recorded mostly at home the album has the old familiar intimate kind of bedroom pop feel about it that made us fall in love with his music in the first place. Features ten of his finest songs full of infectious grooves. 2009-Cd-Gold spillin records-€15.99

Lagos shake-A tony allen mash up-Lagos shake is a wonderful new remix project featuring a host of modern artists reworking some more recent track by the legendary drummer tony allen. The album features remixes from hypnotic brass ensemble, carl craig, bonde do role, mark ernestus, wareika hill sounds, newham generals, son palenque de columbia, diplo, salah ragab and moritz von oswald. As you might imagine with such a wide range of remixes this is quite a varied bag indeed. Raning from pure african tinged reggae to pounding afro beat floor fillers. May 2008-Cd-Honest jons-€18.99

Mac con iomaire, colm-The hares corner-The debut solo album from the fiddle player with irish band the frames. Colm is joined by karl odlum on bass, johnny boyle on drums, paul dooley on harp, alice farrell with her beautiful voice, bill blackmore on trumpet and catherine fitzgerald on piano. The album features eleven beautifully arranged and mostly instrumental modern irish trad sounds. Imagine the likes of the dirty three based in a more traditional irish setting with lots of added banjo along the way. Its a beautifully atmospheric collection of songs with a bit of everything from old folk music to cinematic film sounds to a blend of modern classical and trad. September 2008-Cd-Plateau-€15.99

Magik markers-Balf quary-Magik markers return with a new album and the long awaited follow up to the rather superb album boss from 2007. Its pretty much as you were as elisa ambrogio and pete nolan blast off into sonic youth like noise from the word go. Imagine early sonic youth blended with lots of shouty no wave sounds. Having said that these guys are much more than just a sonic youth soundalike as they delve more into the murky world of avant garde noise and even some all out psyche rock. At times bordering on the pure sonic assault of the likes of lightning bolt whilst also taking in some much more blissed out stoner rock elements. May 2009-Cd-Drag city-€13.99

May, imelda-Love tattoo [special irish only double cd version]-The debut album from this irish born rockabilly singer on the ambassador records label. The album features ten self penned tracks along with covers of wild about my lovin and its your voodoo working. This is some classic old school fifties rockabilly peppered with lots of early jazzy influences. Sounding a bit like wanda jackson fronting bill haleys band with just the odd hint of fourties jazz and some lovely sleazy burlesque influences. Features some totally rocking sounds along with the odd bit of late night jazz. This new version is an exclusive irish only release. Comes with a limited edition eight track live album.-Cd-Blue thumb records-€19.99

Morrissey-Im throwing my arms around paris-Taken from his most recent album years of refusal. Also comes with a new track death of the disco dancer on the flip side. 2009-7"-Polydor-€3.50

Mountains-Choral-The first release from koen holtkamp and brendon anderegg aka mountains for the thrill jockey label. The band have previously released one album on the catsup plate label. The album features six long slices of shimmering drone based ambient sounds blending sparse avant garde folk sounds with some kind of hybrid krautrock rock minimalism. Its an album that fans of the brittle drone sounds of labels like kranky will fall in love with instantly. There is some really hauntingly beatiful john fahey like guitar passages interspersed with glitchy found sounds and watery sound effects. A superbly original take on modern avant garde drone folk. May 2009-Cd-Thrill jockey-€11.99

Ritter, josh-Golden age of radio [irish only release in limited hardback book sleeve]-A brand new version of josh ritters album originally released in 2000. This new irish only release comes on the irish based independent records label. Limited to 1000 copies. The album has now been fully remastered and now also features expanded artwork and lyrics. The album will now also come packaged with a very very limited special bonus disc recorded acoustically exclusively for this release. The album will also comes with special bonus video material and comes in a beautiful hardback booklet. The album comes with brand new exclusive liner notes by none other than cameron crowe. The bonus disc features acoustic versions of come and find me, me and jiggs, youve got the moon, lawrence ks, anne, roll on, leaving, other side, harrisburg, drive away, golden age of radio and song for the fireflies. Along with this you also get a country song original version, come and find me jackdrag remix, other side jackdrag remix and the videos for other side and come and find me. The album comes in a lavish hardback book style sleeve with a full colour booklet and lyrics inside. This hadback sleeve is exclusive to indpendent records and will not be available anywhere else in the world. May 2009-Cd-Independent records-€15.99

Roberts, alasdair-Spoils-Appendix out frontman returns with a superb new collection on the drag city label. Roberts has enlisted fellow appencix out members tom crossly and gareth eggie to assist on the album along with baroque guitarist gordon ferries, percussionist alex nielson, niko matti ahti from finnish outfit kiila and concerto calendonia members david mcguinness and alison mcgillivray. Its an album of beautifully intimate and rustic folk songs with lots of traditional instrumentation. Fans of the fence collective label or the likes of king creosote, bonnie prince and james yorkston will simply adore this one. May 2009-Cd-Drag city-€13.99

Sonic youth-Goo [180 gram vinyl reissue with bonus mp3 coupon]-Limited edition reissue on 180 gram vinyl and comes in all the original artwork. Features dirty boots, kool thing, tunic, mary christ, mote, my friend goo, disappearer, mildred pierce, cinderellas big score, scooter and jinx plus titanium expose. The album has been specially remastered for this vinyl only reissue and also comes with a bonus mp3 coupon for a free download of the entire album. 2008-Lp-Geffen-€21.99

Spook of the thirteenth lock-The spook of the thirteenth lock-The wonderful debut album from dublin based outfit on the transduction label. The band is fronted by former holy ghost father alan blighe. This is quite possibly one of the finest and most diverse collections of trad tinged irish folk you will hear in quite some time. Its not often you can use the words trad, post rock, pogues and prog rock in the same review but this here album has a bit of all that and much much more. From track to track you could be listening to the pogues and then suddenly planxty appear before hypnotic guitars take you off on a totally prog like post rock experience. I simply love albums that challenge both your ears and mind whilst listening but the other beauty of this one here is the fact that every single listen gives you something else completely different back. Dont let it be twenty years before people realise just how good this band are. May 2008-Cd-Transduction-€11.99

St vincent-Actor-St vincent is annie clark from tulsa and along with being a member of the polyphonic spree in the past she is also a member of sufjan stevens touring band, this is her second solo album under the st vincent moniker and her first for the 4ad label. Her band on this album features guest spots from mckenzie smith and paul alexander from midlake. The album is another super collection of kooky off kilter indie pop sounds with hints of bjork, kate bush, chamber pop, scuzzy indie rock, piano led ballads and string led cinematic sounds. The album features lots of orchestral backing tracks as clark then weaves her multitracked voice in and out with totally dramatic effect. Its one of those rare little gems that just impossible to pigeonhole into any particular genre so take my advice and have a listen. May 2009-Cd-4ad-€13.99

St vincent-Actor-St vincent is annie clark from tulsa and along with being a member of the polyphonic spree in the past she is also a member of sufjan stevens touring band, this is her second solo album under the st vincent moniker and her first for the 4ad label. Her band on this album features guest spots from mckenzie smith and paul alexander from midlake. The album is another super collection of kooky off kilter indie pop sounds with hints of bjork, kate bush, chamber pop, scuzzy indie rock, piano led ballads and string led cinematic sounds. The album features lots of orchestral backing tracks as clark then weaves her multitracked voice in and out with totally dramatic effect. Its one of those rare little gems that just impossible to pigeonhole into any particular genre so take my advice and have a listen. May 2009-Lp-4ad-€18.99

Super furry animals-Dark days light years-A real return to form in our opinion from one of our all time favourite bands around here. This one really brings us back to the pure psyche pop sounds of phantom power and its jam packed with some of the catchiest tunes that this welsh outfit have penned in many years. When these guys find a groove they really know how to lash out the funky psyche rock sounds with plenty of tracks bringing me back to the classic sounds of singles like golden retriever and rings around the world. Its obvious their time off in various solo and side projects has given them a whole new lease of life again. April 2009-Cd-Rough trade-€13.99

Tiny magnetic pets-Return of the tiny magnetic pets-Tiny magnetic pets are a new electronic synth pop outfit based around the songwriting skills of irish pair paula gilmer and sean quinn. This is their debut release for irish label psychonavigation, home to rsag amongst others. Sean quinn is one of the main songwriters in electric penguins whilst gilmer has released tracks on the ministry of sound label along with being former member of a band with mark sheehan from the script. The band recorded this album entirely live in the studio using tons of old analog equipment. The resulting album falls somewhere between the classic electronic sounds of kraftwerk and pulsating eighties electro pop. Its a beautifully melodic collection of laid back electronic pop sounds with a bit of everything from stereolab to goldfrapp in here. May 2009-Cd-Psychonavigation-€14.99

Tricca, emma-Minor white-Italian born and london based singer songwriter releases her debut album for the finders keepers offshoot label bird. The album features a really lovely collection of rustic old time folk sounds with a similar kind of haunting beauty to the likes of marissa nadler or vashti bunyan. The majority of the album features just tricca and gently picked acoustic guitar. There is a somewhat seventies like folk feel about the album which has a similar sparseness to artists like nick drake. A real treat for lovers of retro sounding folk music. Limited edition vinyl pressing comes in a beautiful old style heavy card sleeve with wraparound label. May 2009-Lp-Bird-€16.99

Twistin rumble-Volume four-The fourth part in this truly wonderful collection of sixties stripjoint sounds, features a collection of sleazy sounds from the mid to late sixties, you get a collection of mostly instrumental garage rock, garage soul, r n b, funk, surf rock, rockabilly, sleazy garage pop and brass led garage soul, its like one great big sixties basement party, artists include round robin, preston epps, the royal premiers, dreams band, los dinamitas del twist, the birds of paradise, skip cole, jc davis, sonny forrest, the debalaires, the ardels, the golden catalinas, the shardells, the primitives, larry williams and finally oscar and the majestics, july 2007-Lp-Twistin rumble-€13.99

Whitest boy alive-Dreams-The whited boy alive is the brand new project from kings of convenience frontman erlend oye, erlend has hinted at greatness on his solo material before with his summery brand of electronic sounds but this is by far his finest hour, he has taken his bouncy electronic pop sounds and added a heap of lazy seventies pop rock to the mix, phoenix do it with seventies rock but mr oye really knows his way around a classy seventies pop sound, his voice is so perfect for this type of sound, having made a solo record this good you kinda wonder will we ever see the kings of convenience again,-Lp-Asounds-€24.99

Whitest boy alive-Rules [aka erlend oye]-The second album from this electro pop outfit fronted by ex kings of convenience vocalist erlend oye. The album features an infectiously catchy blend of laid back electro pop sounds, seventies disco and some weird king of guitar led house hybrid. Its all beautifully lush and quite laid back featuring lots of live funky bass, jazzy like guitar sounds and oyes sumptuous vocals. Its one of those albums that you really have to hear yourself to truly appreciate but i can imagine fans of the likes of air, phoenix and classic eighties electro pop truly loving this one. A perfect sunday afternoon laid back party album. April 2009-Cd-Bubbles records-€17.99

Yeah yeah yeahs-Its blitz-Brand new album from the yeah yeah yeahs on the geffen label. Features the singles zero and heads will roll. 2009-Cd-Geffen-€17.99

*************************************************************
Don’t forget we now carry a huge range of early Folk, Roots, Blues and Country titles which will be mixed in with all the other stock
*************************************************************

*************************************************************
Store opening times
Monday 10am to 6pm, Tuesday 10am to 6pm, Wednesday 10am to 6pm, Thursday 10am to 7pm, Friday 10am to 6pm, Saturday 10am to 6pm
*************************************************************

*************************************************************
SECOND HAND VINYL – if you have a collection of old vinyl that you would like to trade in for cash or just swap them for new stock in the store, then please drop me an email (info@roadrecs.com) with a list of what you have and I will get back to you with a price for them. If you have a big collection we can even come and collect it from your house. Please note we only buy second hand vinyl albums, no cd’s anymore.
*************************************************************

*************************************************************
Our website will now be updated every day now. We are going to keep the mailout to once a week, but if you want to check on stock coming in midweek then please check out the webpage for any early arrivals. Thank You Please !
*************************************************************

*************************************************************
Ticket Sales (This is a list of tickets we have on sale in the store. Please note we don’t sell tickets online or over the phone, you simply call in to us and buy them the old fashioned way over the counter. Please please don’t ask us to hold tickets for you, we can’t do it and it causes us major headaches when you ask, no exceptions.)
*************************************************************
November 27th - Paul Barrere & Fred Tackett - Whelans - €25.00
October 4th - Nouvelle Vague - Tripod - €20.00
October 3rd - Peter, Bjorn & John - Tripod - €17.00
September 28th - T Model Ford - Whelans - €18.50
September 26th - Jim Jones Review - Whelans - €16.00
September 23rd - Joe Gideon & The Shark - Crawdaddy - €13.00
September 12th - Sunset Rubdown - Crawdaddy - €15.00
September 8th - The Blow Monkeys - Crawdaddy - €15.00
September 4/5/6th – Electric Picnic – Stradbally, Co. Laois - €242.00
August 21st - Hercules & Love Affair - POD - €15.00
August 15th - Yo! Majesty - Crawdaddy - €12.50
August 13th - Declan Sinnott & Small Town Talk - Whelans - €20.00
August 10th - Devotchka - Crawdaddy - €16.00
August 8th - Conway Savage - Crawdaddy - €13.00
July 31st - George Clinton - Tripod - €31.00
July 29th – The Flatlanders – Vicar St. - €38.00
July 26th – Mary Gauthier – Whelans - €23.00
July 24th - Monotonix - Crawdaddy - €12.00
July 21st - Alela Diane - Crawdaddy - €15.00
July 17th – Kylesa – Crawdaddy - €16.00
July 15th – Emmy The Great – Crawdaddy - €13.00
July 13th – Allen Toussaint – Whelans - €38.00
July 8th – !!! (Chk Chk Chk) – Whelans - €17.00
July 7th – Ruthie Foster & Band – Whelans - €20.00
July 6th – Lucy Wainwright Roach – Whelans - €16.00
June 26th - Jim White - Douglas Hyde Gallery - €15.00

To be removed from this list please send a mail to info@roadrecs.com with the word ‘unsubscribe’ in the subject box.
If you feel you have been wrongly added to this please mail us and let us know.
If you are receiving this list more than once please mail us and let us know and we will fix it.