News Lushlife w/ Shabazz Palaces // Balam Acab // KEXP Session Shabazz Palaces recently remixed Lushlife's "Hale-Bopp Was The Bedouins (feat. Heems)".  You can check out this incredible remix, featuring a new verse by the Palaceer here.  You can check out Lushlife's collaboration with Styles P on Prefix here, and Balam Acab's remix on Pitchfork here.  Lushlife's live performance on Seattle's KEXP can be heard here and photos from the session are available here. JBM's Stray Ashes // NPR Premieres "Winter Ghosts" On May 22, 2012 we'll release Stray Ashes, the latest from Brooklyn-based recording artist Jesse Marchant, a.k.a. JBM. Stray Ashes is the follow-up to JBM's 2010 debut, Not Even In July.  According to Filter Magazine JBM has "...lush and haunting vocals that are reminiscent of his musical peers - Jim James or Justin Vernon" while Daytrotter called his debut “one of the most impressive and significant albums of the entire year."  In anticipation of the release of Stray Ashes, Paste Magazine is offering a free download of the lead single "Only Now" here. and NPR is featuring "Winter Ghosts" here.  JBM also announced a string of spring tour dates opening dates for Damien Jurado. The full list of shows is available here. Callers Collaborate with Delicate Steve For Limited Edition 7" Further Out / Perfect Pairs is a collaboration between Callers and Luaka Bop recording artist Delicate Steve.  The A-side "Further Out" premiered on NPR recently.  You can read what NPR has to say about it and stream "Further Out" here. Willy Berliner's video for "Weights" by Nat Baldwin A horse holds an estate sale to offload the belongings of his best friend, Nat Baldwin, who he believes to be deceased. As he looks wistfully upon Nat's possessions, he is plunged into memories of their life together. Shot on digital video and Super 8, "Weights" sets Nat's music to a poignant tale of interspecies friendship. Video for Carter Tanton's "Fake Pretend (w/ Marissa Nadler)" New Goldmund Album • All Will Prosper Recorded over a period of 5 years, All Will Prosper consists of Keith Kenniff's inventive and affecting arrangements of 14 Civil War-era songs and one contemporary song.  You can listen to the track "Shenandoah" here or check out the video Alex R. Johnson above. Other News Balmorhea • Live at Sint-Elisabethkerk In September we're releasing Balmorhea's Live at Sint-Elisabethkerk, which features live versions of tracks from their past three full-lengths and one new track which you can check out here. Luke Temple • Don't Act Like You Don't Care Before the success of his group Here We Go Magic, Luke Temple worked full-time as a plasterer. At nights after work, he spent his hours crafting what would become Here We Go Magic's self-titled debut. During the days he wrote a completely different set of songs in his head. The resulting record Don't Act Like You Don't Care shines with clarity and daylight, in contrast to Here We Go Magic's hazy aquatic debut.  You can check out the track "Ophelia" here. Soema Montenegro – Passionaria We're happy to announce we'll be releasing the US debut by Argentinean artist Soema Montenegro.  According to Pop Matters "Argentina's Soema Montenegro possesses the chops to be one of the latter day vocal greats and her expansive sound seems bound for the stages of Carnegie Hall and the world's fine concert venues."  You can read more here and listen to "Cuando Paso" here. Sharon Van Etten Sings "Like a Diamond" Originally recorded by Glass Ghost for their 2009 debut Idol Omen, this version features Sharon on vocals, Eliot Krimsky on Wurlitzer, and Mike Johnson on drums.  You can listen to it here. “Eliot Krimsky is one of my favorite writers. His left hand is hip hop, his right hand is jazz, and his lyrics are beat. This is one of the first songs I ever heard of his and I was absolutely tickled he wanted me to sing it. I hope I did it justice.” – Sharon Van Etten

Keep In Touch   Elsewhere Recent Releases Lushlife Plateau Vision Still I Hear The Word Progress LP + MP3 // CD Callers & Delicate Steve Further Out / Perfect Pairs Further Out 7" vinyl + MP3 Goldmund All Will Prosper Shenandoah LP + MP3 // CD Carter Tanton Freeclouds Murderous Joy LP + MP3 // CD Luke Temple Don't Act Like You Don't Care More Than Muscle LP + MP3 // CD Balmorhea Live at Sint-Elisabethkerk Untitled CD // MP3  Live Events BOTANY Mar 10 Austin, TX • 7pm • Club 1808 (1808 E. 12th St.) Mar 10 Austin, TX • 1am • Cheer Up Charlies Mar 16 Austin, TX • 11:20pm WV Showcase • Lamberts   CALLERS Apr 28 Belfast, ME • Free Range Music Festival   CARTER TANTON Jan 14 Madison, WI • FRZN Festival at High Noon Saloon w/ S. Carey, Peter Wolf Crier, Caveman Jan 15 Chicago, IL • Tomorrow Never Knows at Lincoln Hall w/ Two Gallants Feb 26 New York, NY • Bowery Ballroom w/ Sharon Van Etten Mar 16 Austin, TX • The Vortex Theater (2307 Manor Rd.) 5pm Mar 16 Austin, TX •10:25pm  Lambert's w/ Lushlife, Botany   JBM May 16 Chicago, IL • Schubas Tavern w/ Damien Jurado May 17 Pittsburgh, PA • Andy Warhol Museum w/ Damien Jurado May 18 Somerville, MA • Radio w/ Damien Jurado May 19 New York, NY • Mercury Lounge w/ Damien Jurado May 20 Philadelphia, PA • Johnny Brenda's w/ Damien Jurado May 21 Washington, DC • Black Cat w/ Damien Jurado May 22 Raleigh, NC • Kings Barcade w/ Damien Jurado May 23 Atlanta, GA • The Earl w/ Damien Jurado May 25 Nashville, TN • The Basement w/ Damien Jurado May 26 Bloomington, IN • The Russian w/ Damien Jurado   GLASS GHOST Feb 26 New York, NY • Bowery Ballroom w/ Sharon Van Etten May 16 Brooklyn, NY • Zebulon w/ Aerial East   LUSHLIFE Mar 17 Austin, TX • Hotel Vegas - Brooklyn Vegan Day Party Apr 11 Montreal, CA • Il Motore w/ Shabazz Palaces Apr 12 Northampton, MA • Iron Horse w/ Shabazz Palaces Apr 17 Philadelphia, PA • Johnny Brenda’s Apr 18 New York, NY • Glasslands Gallery Apr 20 Burlington, VT • BCA Center May 02 Nashville, TN • Mercy Lounge w/ Cities Aviv May 03 Knoxville, TN • Relix Variety Theatre w/ Cities Aviv May 04 Asheville, NC • The Grey Eagle w/ Cities Aviv May 05 Atlanta, GA • Masquerade w/ Cities Aviv May 08 Chapel Hill, NC • Local 506 w/ Deniro Farrar May 09 Raleigh/Durham, NC • Casbah w/ w/ Deniro Farrar May 10 Lexington, KY • Cosmic Charlie’s w/ Deniro Farrar May 12 Pittsburgh, PA • Shadow Lounge   NAT BALDWIN Mar 24 Brooklyn, NY • Union Pool Mar 25 Philadelphia, PA • First Unitarian Chapel Mar 27 Cincinnati, OH • The Ice Cream Factory Mar 28 Bloomington, IN • The Bishop w/ Qur'an Qur'an Mar 29 North Manchester, IN • The Firehouse Mar 30 Chicago, IL • The Hideout Mar 31 Gambler, OH • The Horn Gallery Apr 1 Youngstown, PA • Cedar's Lounge Apr 2 Baltimore, MD • Metro Gallery   SLOW SIX / CHRISTOPHER TIGNOR Feb 8 Boston, MA • Royal w/ This Will Destroy You, A Far Cry Feb 9 New York, NY • Ecstatic Music Festival at Merkin Concert Hall w/ This Will Destroy You, A Far Cry   WIRES UNDER TENSION July 1 Brooklyn, NY •  Littlefield w/ Lymbyc Systym more WV events