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Gift Horse
Folklore: Although main man Jimmy Hughes
has relocated to Philadelphia, he still main
tains an Athens lineup of his band, and we
still like to claim him as our own. Folklore has
completed recording its third release, a "story
album which will follow the lives of select
remaining species of animals on a post-human
planet Earth." Mixing and mastering will hap
pen this month with a release to (hopefully)
follow soon.
Gift Horse: The official release date for the
as-of-yet untitled fufl-length from this won
derfully dark and brooding rock band should
be sometime in November. Gift Horse recorded
with Hank Sullivant (Kuroma) in the producer's
chair and Nate Nelson lending a hand to engi
neer the record. There are already some tracks
to preview on MySpace, and a video for the
song "Missionaries" is in the works as well.
Hope for Agoldensummer: Word is this folk
staple is almost done recording its new
release—all that's missing is mixing and some
"special field recordings." Look for a new
album in November.
The Interns: So close! If only we had waited
a week, maybe this record would have made
it up in the "Best So Far" list above! The self-
titled album featuring dark, atmospheric melo
dies and subtle rock riffs is officially out Aug.
20, but you can stream it all now at thein-
terns.bandcamp.com. Highly recommended.
Killick: The next record from local experi
mental musician Killick will be called
Exsanguinette and should be out "very soon."
It features Killick on guitar, Liz Allbee on
electronics, Brann Dailor on drums and
Larry Ochs on sax. Check out the video for
"Uninhitorrent" on YouTube now.
The Premonitions: Melodic rockers led by the
lush vocals of Maureen McGinnis hope to wrap
up their debut by year's end.
Pride Parade: After causing a stir with
Descendants last year, fans of aggressive rock
are eagerly awaiting Dose, due out Sept. 30.
Pylon: Beloved, legendary post-punk band
Pylon is expected to release a reissue of its
second album, Chomp (originally released
in 1982), this fall. The artwork is still being
proofed, but the plan is to release Chomp on
CD, fully mastered for digital on DFA records.
It'll be called Chomp More and will have a few
extra tracks, mostly alternative mixes of the
original songs, some of which are radically
different. The band says it's hoping for an
October release.
Romanenko: Full-length expected in
September. See Threats and Promises on p. 21
for info on how to help the band raise funds
to get this album out!
Ruby Isle: Partially local (yay, Dan Geller!)
electro pop rockers are releasing Night Shot
(Remixes) in September with remixbs from
Will Eastman, Winston Parker, La Chansons,
Immuzikation, Invasion of the Pussy Snatchers
and more. How much dander can the album
get?
Spring Tigers: After being delayed time and
time again, Spring Tigers are fairly confident
their debut EP will finally hit the streets on
Oct. 20 via the Bright Antenna label—right in
time for the CMJ Festival in New York. Melodic
rock anthems await us!
Supercluster: "Appalachian wave" band featur
ing members of Pylon, Sound Houses, Casper &
the Cookies and Bob Hay & the Jolly Beggars
and various other E6 projects. A full-length,
titled Waves, is scheduled for release this fall
on the new label Studio Mouse Productions
with distribution via Secretly Canadian for
Cloud Recordings. Don't miss this one!
Tommy Valentine and the Foundation: Hip-
hop artist and promoter Tommy Valentine, one
of the hardest working musicians in town,
promises a full-length debut in September
after heading to Starratt Studios with his new
band and drummer/composer Steven Boos
(Outkast's Idlewild, Andre 3000's Class of
3000, Lil' Wayne) operating as musical direc
tor. Valentine says the record will feature a
fusion of love ballads, pop and hip-hop.
Twin Tigers: Following the stunning EP Curious
Faces Violet Future, Twin Tigers have teamed
up with New York label Old Flame and plan on
releasing a debut full-length around January
of 2010.1 got to hear a few early mixes
recorded at The Bakery, and I am pretty sure
more than one pair of pants will be rocked off.
Allison Weiss: After a monumentally successful
Internet campaign on kickstarter.com, Weiss
got together enough donations from fans and
friends to put together her new album, due
out either in October or November. Weiss says
she just finished tracking with Nate Nelson at
his home studio (Cortright Recordings), with
a little time spent at Chase Park Transduction
as well. She's still figuring out where it's going
to be mixed, but she is putting aside the rest
of the month and September to design the art
work and work on promotion.
Michelle Gilzenrat
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