Sloane Peterson- Knots b/w Telephone 7"

posted especially for you and yours, here's some stupid pop-punk (and i mean that in the best way possible). juvenile lyrics and nasal vocals make merry with driving, get-off-your-ass-and-dance guitar swanglin' hooks (swangles for all). take these two doses of empty, cheek-suckin' sugar smacks and call no one the next morning.


menacingly caressing the "DO NOT PRESS" button

C. McAlister- Creosote LP

while you've been out swabbing your cheeks with popsicle sticks, someone has been here minding the shop this whole time. so fuck off, and then look at what the cat dragged in, gutted, and left on your sunday morning linens. charlie mcalister chews it up and sticks it onto the underbelly of all third grade  desk-chairs. if you've liked sleeping in, this hear is a can't miss. it's a top-shelf one-sided slab of weirdo lo-fi folk pop that, incredibly, still happens to be readily available from unread records. let these sounds seep deep down into your wandering guts, and then pretend like you know what you're doing for once and grab it from the label. furiously. furiously grab this record now.

tracklist:

lockjaw and owls
total maroon
sand me down
fiberglass and lifejackets
trainwreck
reefer & bread
i am no longer an inlet
i feel like wax
not frozen
the sick girl
diagram of some time
nubian


baby, you're garbage.

Skipper- In Italy 10"

didn't dig this as much as i did their 7", but this here 10" still shovels enough feel-good boppers to fall down to. this release seemed to get little-to-no attention. bummer city for party tunes. anxiety (here it comes) should get you movin' if your shoes still work. bachelor records put out 500 copies in 2010 and have it discounted hard in their webstore. like eight bucks shipped hard, and they're sending their hipshakers from austria. get into it.

tracklist:

not a girl left standing
anxiety (here it comes)
can't see you anymore
satellite love
driving around alone
really loving tonight
the lonely one and only man band


drag it out to leave on your floor

Mates of State / Dear Nora 7"

no reason not to grab this like now. solid covers like sheets of steel over a low-lying bed frame. dear nora's take tosses the microwaved maple syrup this way and warms your breakfast in the toaster oven. mates of state do just fine in escorting margot off the bus. she's not an easy one to crack, you know.

tracklist:

dear nora- girl from the north country

mates of state- these days

your hand does not belong there.

Simon Joyner- Christine EP

terrible artwork meets great tunes. this is a collection of five songs recorded between 1994 and 1998. if you're not already well-acquainted with mr. joyner, i suggest you make it your business to remedy that. put out by secretly canadian in '98.

tracklist:

christine
john train's blues
courting mary
everything's at stake
yellow precious letter


standing in place of that inspiring sentence

Veronica Lake / Crayon 7"

respec. this was the first cher doll records release, put out in 1993. both bands deliver a heavy-hitting indie slopper that will step on the unclosed eyelids of every unborn insomniac. let it drip down slowly before you put it in the blender. best to go seek out other veronica lake stuff if you haven't stumbled across it already.

tracklist:

veronica lake- sleepyhouse
crayon- this dream is gone


something unsettling that way goes

V/A- Dull Lights In A Well-Lit Room

pretty much all of these went back to your local dollar bin. each has a song that's worth hearing, though not enough to justify keeping the record. me against the world's song is okay. the dick justice song is ruined by its chorus (and has no place being a six minute song). ruby falls is great for the first 45 seconds. are you of the understanding yet?

me against the world- i'm not a psycho really
ruby falls- angels two
dick justice- nine out of ten (nietzsche remix)
the seamonsters- for crying out loud
cheerleader- truckin'


tape up the things that are snapped in two