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Recent Signings

Labels recently announcing additions to their roster include: Kanine, VICE, Nettwerk, Anticon, Lujo, Rise and Polyvinyl. Continue reading for the details.

Signings: Slumberland signs Sweden’s Liechtenstein

Slumberland signs Sweden's Liechtenstein, details on debut album and first ever U.S. shows

VIDEO: "Security by Design" -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwnFMB8PF4s

Signings: Sargent House signs Fang Island

Brooklyn-based band gets set to release its debut on the Sargent House label.

Signings: Saddle Creek announces two additions

Saddle Creek recently announced two new signings: The Rural Alberta Advantage & UUVVWWZ

Park The Van signs Generationals

 
From the press release: New Orleans label Park the Van is happy to announce their newest signing and first of their newly reclaimed hometown- local favorites Generationals.  Their debut album, Con Law, is out July 21st.

Signings: Yep Roc signs Peggy Sue

From the press release: Hear what the buzz is about. After several performances at this year's SXSW, UK group Peggy Sue played some highly-blogged-about shows in NYC and has since quickly gained steam in the States. They're in the studio now recording their first full length album, but to tide you over until then you can sign up for a Yep Roc "Stash" account and download an entire Peggy Sue EP for FREE!

Signings: Modular signs Canyons

 
From the press release: It’s with an overwhelming sense of excitement and delight that we would like to propose a toast and introduce you to the freshest and funkiest dogs in the Modular pound, the producers of the swampiest fantasy house music from Australia’s wild west, Canyons.

Signings: I Scream Records signs The Last Resort, Hoods

Brussels-based I Scream Records has signed The Last Resort and Hoods

http://www.myspace.com/thelastresortuk
http://www.myspace.com/sactohoods
www.iscreamrecords.com/

Signings: The Lemonheads sign to The End Records

The Lemonheads get set to release an interesting project of Gibby Haynes produced cover tunes. The End Records is an independent label based in Brooklyn.

From the press release: It makes sense that the new album from The Lemonheads sounds like a mix tape slipped to you by a music-obsessed friend anxious to turn you on to something new. In fact, the idea for the band's new covers record was inspired by Gibby Haynes, ringmaster of the Butthole Surfers, who for years has made mixes for his longtime friend Evan Dando. "Making a good mix is an art, and Gibby has it down," says Dando. "I thought it would be fun to share these songs with other people like he shared them with me. So I picked the 'greatest hits' from his mixes and covered them, along with a few other songs I always wanted to play." 

VARSHONS was produced by Haynes and features Dando along with Vess Ruhtenburg (bass) and Devon Ashley (drums). The collection is filled with strange bedfellows - from G.G. Allin to Texas troubadour Townes Van Zandt and garage rockers The Green Fuz.  The Lemonheads make each track their own, with help from actress Liv Tyler, singing back up on Leonard Cohen's "Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye," and Kate Moss, who sings over the dance groove of Arling & Cameron's Dirty Robot," which also features lead guitar by John Perry on loan from The Only Ones.

VARSHONS unearths a pair of psychedelic treasures with "Yesterlove" - a song recorded in 1969 by the group Sam Gopal featuring future Motorhead bassist Lemmy Kilmister - and "Dandelion Seeds" from July, record collector's Registered Landmark Band. For "Layin' Up With Linda," the band filters Allin's cold-blooded tale through the swaggering country-honk of The Stones' "Dead Flowers."

Filled with obscure nuggets, the tracks on VARSHONS cut a wide swath, jumping from early British psychedelic to Dutch electronica and like all good mix tapes, you never know what is coming next.

VARSHONS Track Listing
* Original artist in parenthesis
1. "I Just Can't Take It Anymore" (Gram Parsons)
2. "Fragile" (Wire)
3. "Layin' Up With Linda" (G.G. Allin)
4. "Waiting Around To Die" (Townes Van Zandt)
5. "Green Fuz" (Randy Alvey & Green Fuz)
6. "Yesterlove" (Sam Gopal)
7. "Dirty Robot" v/ Kate Moss (Arling & Cameron)
8. "Dandelion Seeds" (July)
9. "Mexico" (Fuckemos)
10. "Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye" f/ Liv Tyler (Leonard Cohen)
11. "Beautiful" (Linda Perry)
 
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RELATED LINKS

Band & Label Sites:
www.myspace.com/thelemonheads
www.thelemonheads.net
www.evandando.co.uk
www.theendrecords.com

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Signings: Chairlift

Chairlift joins Columbia's roster and embarks on huge tour of the US

From the press release: 2008 proved to be a whirlwind of a year for Brooklyn's dream-pop trio Chairlift, culminating with the band’s recent signing to Columbia Records. Chairlift plans to re-release Does You Inspire You through their new label home on April 21st.  The album has been remastered and features two new tracks. The first, "Dixie Gypsy" was produced by Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear, and is more psychedelic than the band's previous ventures. The second, "Le Flying Saucer Hat", is both French and English, lounge and disco, dance and pop, and serves as a great example of the group's versatility.

After a move from Boulder to Brooklyn, in 2007, Caroline Polacheck, Aaron Pfenning and Patrick Wimberly started developing their hypnotic, synth-pop sound.  Their first release was an acclaimed 7-inch and digital DL single for "Evident Utensil." The B-side of this limited 7" includes a psyched-out remix by MGMT. Listen here: http://musicslut.blogspot.com/2008/10/world-of-b-sides-rarities-814.html

The band spent the summer of '08 touring the US with Ariel Pink, and in the early fall, Chairlift’s popularity exploded when the band’s catchy pop single “Bruises” got chosen for the colorful new iPod Nano-Chromatic commercial. In October, Chairlift played a well-received series of CMJ shows before heading to Canada to join Yeasayer on a brief US tour. By November, they were in Europe for their first overseas tour. They rounded out the year on the west coast playing a few dates with Vampire Weekend.

Check out the bands new video for "Evident Utensil": http://pitchfork.tv/videos/chairlift-evident-utensil

To hear one of the new tracks from the album, "Le Flying Saucer Hat," go to Daytrotter: http://daytrotter.com/article/1566/chairlift

SXSW DATES:
Thurs. 3/19 Other Music Showcase @ Red 7 - 12AM
Thurs. 3/19 Gigotron/Videothing Showcase @ Club 1808
Fri. 3/20  Urban Outfitters Party - 5PM
Fri. 3/20 Under the Radar Party @ Flamingo Cantina - 3:15PM
Sat. 3/21 Filter Magazine Party@ Cedar Street Cafe  1PM
Sat. 3/21 This Side Up Sounds Party @ Red Eyed Fly

Additional Dates with YACHT, Sebastian Tellier and Peter, Bjorn & John:
Chairlift Only
03/07/09  NEW YORK, NY- SANTO’S PARTY HOUSE
With Yacht
03/13/09  CLEVELAND, OH -GROG SHOP
03/14/09  CHICAGO, IL -SCHUBAS TAVERN
03/16/09  ST. LOUIS, MO-THE GARGOYLE
03/17/09  LAWRENCE, KS -JACKPOT
03/18/09  NORMAN, OK -OPOLIS PRODUCTION
With Yacht
03/22/09  DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX -HOUSE OF BLUES-DALLAS
03/23/09  HOUSTON, TX -WAREHOUSE LIVE
03/24/09  BATON ROUGE, LA -SPANISH MOON
03/25/09  NEW ORLEANS, LA - HOUSE OF BLUES
03/26/09  TALLAHASSEE, FL- FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY, CLUB DOWNUNDER
03/27/09  ATHENS, GA -40 WATT CLUB
Chairlift Only
03/28/09  NASHVILLE, TN- EXIT/ IN
With Sebastien Tellier
04/13/09  SEATTLE, WA -CHOP SUEY
04/14/09  VANCOUVER, BC- RICHARD’S ON RICHARD’S
04/15/09  PORTLAND, OR -DOUG FIR LOUNGE
04/17/09  SAN FRANCISCO, CA -THE INDEPENDENT
Chairlift Only
04/19/09  DENVER, CO- BLUEBIRD THEATRE
Supporting Peter Bjorn and John
04/21/09  MINNEAPOLIS, MN -FINE LINE MUSIC CAFE
04/22/09  MILWAUKEE, WI -PABST THEATRE
04/23/09  CHICAGO, IL -METRO
04/24/09  NEWPORT, KY -SOUTHGATE HOUSE
04/25/09  TORONTO, ON- PHOENIX THEATRE
04/26/09  OTTAWA, ON- CAPITAL MUSIC HALL
04/27/09  MONTREAL, QC- LE NATIONAL
04/28/09  BOSTON, MA -PARADISE ROCK CLUB
04/29/09  NEW YORK, NY -WEBSTER HALL
04/30/09  WILLIAMSBURG, NY -MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG
05/01/09  PHILADELPHIA, PA -WORLD CAFE
05/02/09  WASHINGTON, DC -9:30 CLUB
BONNAROO Festival
06/11/09  MANCHESTER, TN- BONNAROO

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RELATED LINKS
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/chairlift

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