A Ghost Upon The Horizon
A year that just keeps getting better and better has, predictably, given us yet more good news from the music world.
The Black Angels follow up their superb debut album with an LP entitled Directions To See A Ghost. Available digitally from the 15th of April (not so long now) and in the good, old fashioned format of CD (and, one would presume, glorious vinyl) from the 12th of May. Judging by the new song on their Myspace, it seems to be a darker, denser record, although until the actual release date, we won’t know for sure. http://www.myspace.com/theblackangels
Meanwhile, an album which passed even me by (and for this I blame the American way of writing dates down the wrong way) is Dead Meadow‘s sixth album, Old Growth. Not much i can tell you about this right now, I’m afraid, although it should be well worth buying; certainly their fifth effort Feathers is well worth investing in, being as it is one of my favourite records of recent years. They have a tour in progress as well, though it seems that England isn’t on their list just as of yet. http://www.myspace.com/deadmeadow
Day For Airstrikes are heading into the studio to start work on their third album. 2006′s Widows was a bit mental, hopefully this new release will see a bit more of the same. http://www.myspace.com/dayforairstrikes
And FINALLY (as in, ‘yes, at last’, not ‘the last thing we talk about’), after months of setbacks of one sort or another Avrocar finally release Against The Dying Of The Light. You can order it now from http://www.makeminemailorder.com/
In fact, whilst you’re there, its also worth ordering the limited edition vinyl copy of Millimetrik‘s Northwest Passages New Era. Sent out by Pascal himself, its a nice little record to have in your collection. And alos, its pretty bloody good too. In fact, just about anything on Make Mine Music is worth some exploration. http://www.myspace.com/makeminemusic
The living legend that is Sonic Boom is currently touring the antipodes with Spectrum. Been doing a lot of touring recently, so with any luck, we may see an album release very very soon. http://www.myspace.com/spectrumofficialpage. Meanwhile, his collaborative album with Captain Memphis is out on the 22nd of April and available to pre-order now fromBirdman Record. Even with Shipping, its ridiculously cheap. http://www.birdmanrecords.com/spectrum/index.html
And finally (as in ‘the last thing we talk about’, not ‘yes, at last’) just a reminder that the Wheaton Aston Festival will be running from the 16th to the 18th of May. A lovely little festival, with some great bands (including Guest Room favourites Epic45), cheaper than a night out in a crappy disco, in a lovely part of the world; what more could you want? Well, for it not to clash with Roger Waters, all the way in London would be nice. Still, maybe next year. http://www.wheatonastonfestival.supanet.com/
