NEW MUSIC THIS WEEK

*IN-STORES TUESDAY FEB 14, 2012

ELIAS
Fossils
www.eliasband.com
Dist: Warner Music Canada

Follow up to the top 20 hit album Lasting Distraction, Fossils is the highly anticipated sophomore album from critically acclaimed Vancouver indie rock band Elias. On Fossils, as with their previous outings, the band is not embarrassed to wear its influences on its sleeve. From the twisted, indie rock, Metric -like riffs on ‘Catapults’ and “Knockdown Dance” to the Radioheadesque guitar climbs on ‘Tunnel Lights’, to the bombastic drums, reminiscent of Florence and the Machine on “Hands and Knees”, the band draws from a wide swath of indie rock royalty. Fossils was produced by Jeff Dawson at Hipposonic Studios in Vancouver, and mixed by John O’Mahoney (Metric, Coldplay).

CHAD BROWNLEE
Love Me Or Leave Me
chadbrownlee.com
Dist: EMI Music Canada

In an era where music fans are fickle and competition is fierce, Chad Brownlee continues to grow his fan base, attracting new followers during his travels. The overall strategic plan for Chad is a move from his debut album right into his sophomore effort “Love Me Or Leave Me” without a break to keep the traction rolling. The launch of Chad’s sophomore effort will be methodical in execution to garner as much interest in Chad and his music as possible. Efforts intend to provide his fan base continual new music with great lyrics and high production values, all while attracting new fans and truly creating a Canadian Country Music Star.

ISLANDS
A Sleep & A Forgetting
islandsareforever.com
Dist: F.A.B.

Islands’ new album A Sleep & A Forgetting continues the band’s penchant for crafting adventuresome and infectious state of the art pop music. But this time band-leader Nick Thorburn has infused the songs with a personal introspection that gives the record a new and powerful emotional resonance. “This album is far more personal than any I’ve made before,” Thorburn explains. “I left New York after the end of a relationship and came to Los Angeles. There was a piano where I was staying and that’s where I wrote these songs. This record deals with loss, with memory and forgetting and with dreaming. I started writing it on Valentine’s Day and it’s coming out on Valentine’s Day.” The new album was produced by Thorburn and fellow Islands member Evan Gordon in less than two weeks, the 11 songs recorded live with hardly a single overdub. It’s a stripped down process and beautifully understated sound which only reinforces the confessional content of the lyrics.

USELESS ID
Symptoms
www.uselessid.net
Dist: F.A.B.

What’s more punk rock than being a punk in the Middle East? Nothing. Which is why Israeli miscreants USELESS ID are not only the longstanding ambassadors of Middle East punk rock, but they’re also way punker than you. Armed with 18 years of experience and a tour history that includes such out of the way spots as China, Belarus and even Siberia, these boys from Haifa City have finally found a home with long time friends Fat Wreck Chords for the release of ‘Symptoms’. When it came time to record Symptoms, Useless ID trekked back to the States from Haifa to record at The Blasting Room (Rise Against, NOFX, Alkaline Trio) with the renowned Bill Stevenson (Descendents, Black Flag). The result is a monumental combustion of in your face, razor sharp production, and undeniably skilled punk rock songwriting.

AMOS LEE
As the Crow Flies
amoslee.com
Dist: EMI Music Canada

EP includes six songs from the Mission Bell recording sessions, (featuring members of Calexico) Amos Lee will release a six-song collection of previously unheard songs entitled As The Crow Flies in early 2012. The songs were recorded during the sessions for Lee’s critically acclaimed album Mission Bell, which was produced by Calexico frontman and multi-instrumentalist Joey Burns. The tracks on As The Crow Flies are also produced by Burns and feature musical backing by Burns and Calexico drummer John Convertino.

PUNCH BROTHERS
Who’s Feeling Young Now?
www.punchbrothers.com
Dist: Warner Music Canada

Punch Brothers’ line-up includes some of the most impressive and widely respected musicians performing today: Chris Eldridge (guitar), Paul Kowert (bass), Noam Pikelny (banjo), Chris Thile (mandolin and lead vocals), and Gabe Witcher (fiddle). The Boston Globe says of the band, “This top shelf acoustic quintet is a virtuosic revelation,” while the Chicago Tribune says, “Their breathtaking virtuosity isn’t about soloing but complex ensemble unity, with a cumulative power that leaves the listener pleasantly rung out.”

BEN HOWARD
Every Kingdom
benhowardmusic.co.uk
Dist: Universal Music Canada

Every Kingdom is a record that young West Country singer-songwriter Ben Howard has been brewing within himself for at least a couple of years. And yet its careful attention to detail, with tight, homespun harmonies and folk-informed arrangements, could only have been fully realised after relentless road-testing of these songs on stages across the UK and Europe. There has been something very natural in taking that early appeal to a wider audience, and that natural vibe resonates throughout his music too, all recorded within a crumbling, creaking barn in rural Devonshire, and nestled between the moors and the sea. Every Kingdom is an album that captures the rawness and intimacy of Ben’s live performance. The deftness of touch, the spellbinding nature of those six strings carefully finger-plucked, rapped knuckles on the body of the guitar, and Ben’s otherworldly vocal cries are spun and woven sublimely.

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BARON VON LUXXURY THE LAST SEDUCTION
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BLEEDING THROUGH THE GREAT FIRE
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BONGA HORA KOTA
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CARR, ERIC UNFINISHED BUSINESS
CASH JOHNNY LIVE FROM AUSTIN, TX (2012
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CELESTIAL SEASON FOREVER SCARLET PASSION
CHAILLY, RICCARDO PUCCINI: LA BOHEME
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CHARLATANS UK, THE SOME FRIENDLY AND GREATEST HITS AT ROUNDHOUSE
COREA CHICK CHICK COREA & NICOLAS ECON
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CRANBERRIES, THE LIVE IN PARIS 2010
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIS LIVE ON STAGE/THE LOST TAP
DARKANE EXPANDED SENSES (REMASTERE
DARKANE INSANITY (REMASTERED)
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DEVASTATED, THE DEVIL’S MESSENGER
EISBRECHER DIE HÖLLE MUSS WARTEN
ELIAS FOSSILS
FALCO, TAV & THE PANTHER BURNS LORE AND TESTAMENT, VOL.1: BEHIND THE MAGNOLIA CURTAIN/BLOW YOUR TOP
FALCO, TAV & THE PANTHER BURNS LORE AND TESTAMENT, VOL.1: BEHIND THE MAGNOLIA CURTAIN/BLOW YOUR TOP
FILM MY PURE JOY (DVD VIDEO)
FILM YAKUZA HUNTERS: FINAL DEATH RIDE BATTLE (DVD VIDEO)
FILM TEMPTATION (DVD VIDEO)
FILM YAKUZA WEAPON (DVD VIDEO)
FILM YAKUZA WEAPON (COMBO) 2 DISCS
FLAMING LIPS, THE YOSHIMI BATTLES THE PINK ROBOTS (LP)
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FLAMING LIPS, THE HIT TO DEATH IN THE FUTURE HEAD (LP)
FLAMING LIPS, THE TRANSMISSIONS FROM THE SATELLITE HEART (LP)
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GOATWHORE BLOOD FOR THE MASTER
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IMMOLITH STORMDRAGON
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LORBER FUSION, JEFF GALAXY
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