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BG019 | Is This The End Of…?
Posted in Band Update, Music with tags BG019, BGR, The Men From...BEYOND!!, USA, Video on March 23, 2012 by bleedinggoldBG018 | BOY PARTY – Who Cares?
Posted in Band Update, Music with tags BandCamp, BG018, BGR, BOY PARTY, Free Digital Download, North Carolina, USA on March 5, 2012 by bleedinggoldBoy Party was formed in the cold of the 2011 North Carolina winter by Zach Romeo and Nathan Romano. The duo began playing shows in Greensboro, Winston-Salem and Asheville, and encountered a strange group of people in the woods of Georgia. They released their first EP “On Yr Lips” through their bandcamp page that spring. Boy Party toured the midwest in the summer of 2011 before parting ways, Nathan staying in North Carolina, going to film school, and Zach going to film school in New York. The project now serves as an outlet for songs written by Nathan Romano and sometimes produced by Justin Morris.
BG017 | A Life Of Tragic Parties
Posted in Band Update, Music with tags BG017, BGR, Manchester, S's on February 14, 2012 by bleedinggold
Finding inspiration in the good-time sounds of the 60s and 70s – S’s are a Manchester-based duo in their early twenties, who loosely define themselves as ‘experimental pop-stars’. Like Elton John’s bastard sons – they send trans-atlantic signals to their brothers and sisters in the states, along with trans-channel signals directly to their freres and soeurs in Europe, and beyond.
Fans of The Strokes, David Bowie, Best Coast and The Beatles should prepare themselves for a 2012 release that will soothe and arouse them into an indie-induced coma.
‘A Life of Tragic Parties’ showcases the lo-fi talent of two lo-fi young men.
Songs For Walter
Posted in Band Update, Music with tags BG016, BGR, Manchester, Red Deer Club, Songs For Walter, Uk, Video on February 2, 2012 by bleedinggold
Songs For Walter – Meet Me At The Empire E.P.
7″ released early APRIL 2012 on Bleeding Gold Records (USA)
[Limited Edition hand-made CDs from Red Deer Club (UK)]
“…songs that you feel have always been with you and remind you of all your favourite memories…life changing” Jacob Graham ‘The Drums’
When it comes to family, many of us keep things close to our chests. But rather than keeping his kin hidden in an old dusty photo album, Songs For Walter’s Laurie Hulme is more likely to befound making a song about them. In particular his late grandfather Walter. Onelisten to the Songs For Walter EP and what you’ll hear is a stunning memoir of one extraordinary fellow and his strangely wonderful world.
You could call this EP the perfect tribute. Walter was a living, breathing story himself. From his much-loved caravan holidays in Scotland and Wales brilliantly depicted by Ukulele song ‘Tin Can’, to the bittersweet romance of lead-track ‘Meet Me At The Empire’ – a tale of Laurie’s grandparents’ first date to the Empire theatre – each song is like a yellowing polaroid taking you further into another chapter of Walter’s life.
But make no mistake; this is not simply a nostalgia trip. Equally inspired by Lou Reed and John Cale’s “SongsFor Drella”, the EP is a personal musical anecdote exuding the kind of rawness to only come from a self-produced release. “I really love lo-fi stuff, there’s something so much more honest about it,” explains Laurie, “What you lose in quality you gain in character.”
And that’s what really sets Songs For Walter apart. This EP has bags of character. Each song stands up on its own but together creates a legacy reflecting a Bill Callahan/Smog-like balance of sincerity and absurdity, The Spinto Band in reflective mode, or perhaps new kid on the blogs, fellow one-man bedroom outfit Youth Lagoon.
BG014 | Port Sunlight
Posted in Band Update, Music with tags BandCamp, BG014, BGR, Liverpool, Tear Talk, Uk on January 16, 2012 by bleedinggoldTear Talk – Port Sunlight (Digital EP)
This one is dear to our hearts. We’ve been playing this ep at BGR headquarters for the past few months and never tire of it. The 6 songs on Port Sunlight will evoke a nostalgia for the Sarah Records crowd; and also for fans of Bleeding Gold-OGs THE NOTES and Golden Glow.
Grab the first track Sleepwalking as a free download.
Or get the full 6-song EP for just $4 on bandcamp here.
Four guys from Liverpool who met in school to form a band….sounds familiar right? Yes Tear Talk is primarily a Liverpool based band. Yes they all know each other from school. But that may be where the similarities end. With the majority of the guys scattered throughout the UK for university it makes it a bit more challenging to come together to make the music happen. But when they do, magic happens. Tear Talk’s passion for music stemmed at an early age when exchanging records, and discovering new music was the bond that brought them together. Their earliest influences being Black Tambourine, The Everly Brothers, The Field Mice and Sweetest Ache. However, it wasn’t until they heard Beat Happening, one of their most significant influences, that they thought to themselves “they can do it, why can’t we.”
After that it was easy. Well, not necessarily. The guys had moved on to universities and although they kept in contact by exchanging albums online it was when they came home for Summer break that they decided to form a band. Geography notwithstanding, to say you’re in a band is a lot easier than actually being in one, especially when it requires the ability to play instruments. Most of the guys had only just picked up their instruments for the first time that summer and had little to no experience being in a band. To quote Tear Talk; “We feel like there’s this real sense of endearment in the naivety of what we’re trying to do, this kind of fragility that is lost in most modern pop music, which we feel like we give off due to our lack of ability. In short, ability has become the death of modern pop, and gladly it’s something we’re lacking in.” So that being said, Tear Talk, despite their inability to play shows every week-end or not having completely mastered their instruments, is one of the most “awkward, introverted and melancholic” bands (their words) out there today. Here at Bleeding Gold Records….well we just think they’re perfection. Enjoy!
BG015 | JE TE PRENDS
Posted in Band Update, Music with tags ALEXROSSI, Aline, Amazon, BandCamp, BG015, BGR, iTunes, Remix on January 4, 2012 by bleedinggoldALEXROSSI ft Inès Olympe Mercadal – JE TE PRENDS
Our first release of the year is the amazing digital single JE TE PRENDS from our friend ALEXROSSI.
This sexy dancefloor-filler comes backed with a bumpin’ Remix by Arnaud Pilard of Aline (ex-Young Michelin.)
JE TE PRENDS is available on 7″ single from BandCamp and includes a download of 2 new remixes not on the vinyl.
BG013 | FORMER BABIES
Posted in Band Update, Music with tags BandCamp, BG013, BGR, Former Babies, Free Download, Lo-Fi on December 29, 2011 by bleedinggold
Free download. Happy New Year!
Former Babies, Moll Ball (AKA Mollie “boom tap” Reep) and Shawna England aren’t musicians. They aren’t trained on their instruments, they’ve listened to way too much punk rock, drank too many beers and have meltdowns on the weekly. These character flaws are what inspires their music. If it weren’t for pesky brothers and shithead boyfriends the world would have a lot less music in it. They write cliché songs that describe what life is like whether you’re a 14 year old girl or a 65 year old man.
Shawna whams the guitar and belts out screeching melodies, while Mollie hits the drums with sticks at a level just below barely audible. Regardless of all the adversity and strife that they have had to overcome, Moll Ball and Shawna continue to rock on. They will probably do so until the day that they die. Oh yeah, they’re supposed to say something in this “bio” about how they are from the Bay Area.
BG012 | MY LIFE IS A FUCKING DEMO
Posted in Music with tags ALEXROSSI, BG012, BGR, France, New Wave, Paris on December 12, 2011 by bleedinggold
With Italian DNA and an upbringing in the southwest of France, Alex Rossi began working as a rock club Dj in the late 80s, eventually gaining his own radio show influenced by British Pop (TV Personalities, The Smiths, Field Mice) and FrenchPop (Taxi Girl, Elli and Jacno, Les fils de joie.) In 1998 Alex signed with Mercury France for a handful of singles (“Le Coeur du monde”, “Annabelle et Henri”), also writing many songs for other French singers such as Dick Rivers. In 2004 he friended journalist and writer Arnaud Viviant with whom he founded the “Situ-punk” band BALLU. Monsieur Rossi was spotted by Gonzaï magazine sometime in 2007 and was quickly offered the chance to perform a monthly residency alongside Alister ou Dondolo (Members of Young Michelin.) Since 2009 he has worked with composer Dominique Pascaud under the collective name ALEXROSSI, releasing the 5-track EP MY LIFE IS A FUCKING DEMO which includes a duet with ex-FrenchPop star Graziella De Michele.
The French writer and editor Olivier Martinelli had this to say, “Des paroles qui font mouche, un riff de guitare qui vous rentre dans la tête et n’en sort plus. Alex Rossi trouve une ouverture entre Daniel Darc et Patrick Coutin. Et si « Chair et canon » était la grande chanson qu’on attendait tous de lui..” [roughly – “Words that hit, a guitar riff that will fit in the head and not come out. Alex Rossi is somewhere between Daniel Darc and Patrick Coutin. And “Chair et canon” is the grand song everyone has expected from him.”]
MY LIFE IS A FUCKING DEMO will be re-released digitally by Bleeding Gold on Dec. 12th, including an additional track in a rearranged track order as we build up for the release of the ”Je te prends” 7″ single, a duet with French shoe-designer Inès Olympe Mercadal (Feb. ’12) and the full length album DANS LA PEAU DE JOHN KENNEDY TOOLE later this spring.
“Quoi qu’il arrive, nous resterons des chansons,” dixit Alex
BG011 | Njajaja 7″ by smilelove
Posted in Music with tags BG011, BGR, Japan, smilelove on November 27, 2011 by bleedinggold
smilelove come to us all the way from Tokyo. They sing in Japanese. I do not hear in Japanese. That does not stop me from singing along. It shouldn’t stop you either! These two tracks are short, to the point and catchy as fuck. They can be purchased digitally from BandCamp or on 7″ vinyl, black or pink 70g wax!
Also available at these stores:
Disk Union | Japan
File-Under Records | Japan
RECORD ROOM 8 NE Killingsworth | Portland, OR | USA
THE STONE RECORDS (Mailorder in Japan)
Violet And Claire 308 36-2 Udagawacho Shibuyaku Tokyo | Japan
Warszawa online store | Japan
MORE PICTURES POST-JUMP…
BG009 | The Knife 7″ by David Warren
Posted in Music with tags BG009, BGR, David Warren, Manchester, Uk on November 20, 2011 by bleedinggold
This one is different. I’d even go so far as to say it is special. Spoken word, organ drones, surreal storytelling. Something about the tracks on The Knife draw you in, make you want to hear them again, just to make sure you heard what you thought you heard. That is when the subtle melodies swagger into your subconcious, loitering for days. This one needs to be heard on your turntable, the mastering is especially warm on these 70 gram vinyl copies.
David Warren’s debut single The Knife is available on 2 choices of colored vinyl; Swamp Green [ed.100] or Hefeweizen [ed.150].
Also available at these scruffy stores:
GCD Emporium/Afflecks 52 Church St. | Manchester UK
Piccadilly Records 53 Oldham Street | Manchester | UK
RECORD ROOM 8 NE Killingsworth | Portland, OR | USA
THE STONE RECORDS (Mailorder in Japan)
Vinyl Revival 5 Hilton St. | Manchester UK
BG005 | Music For My Broken Ears by HEHFU
Posted in Music with tags 7", BG005, BGR, CD, HEHFU, Wales on November 15, 2011 by bleedinggold
After a few technical delays Bleeding Gold is excited to announce the release of BG005, otherwise known as Music For My Broken Ears by HEHFU. The fuzzy power-pop of Bradley Clarke, HEHFU’s Welsh mastermind, is presented here on CD and vinyl in a variety of configurations. The 3-track 7″ comes in a gatefold jacket featuring the band name in silver foil on the front cover and includes the full 10 track CD on the inner-left panel. The vinyl comes in Bottle-Blue-and-Silver Splatter and Bottle-Blue-Black-and-Silver Tri-Color, 100 of each. There is also a limited edition version on Classic Black vinyl wrapped in a Denim Jacket cover, edition of 50. The CD version can be purchased separately, and also includes a limited edition mini-Denim Jacket cover version.
MUSIC FOR MY BROKEN EARS can be downloaded from iTunes.
Also available at these stores:
RECORD ROOM 8 NE Killingsworth | Portland, OR | USA
THE STONE RECORDS (Mailorder in Japan)
MORE PHOTOS POST-JUMP…
BG010 | (ROMANCE)
Posted in Music with tags BG010, BGR, France, Marc Desse, Paris on November 7, 2011 by bleedinggold
Marc Desse has a brand-spankin’-new EP called (ROMANCE) available digitally on BandCamp. Some of these songs will appear on his debut full-length with Bleeding Gold in 2012, but these are ready to be heard now. We are offering the first track Mona et moi as a free download in exchange for your email.
If you guys liked his track Petite Anne from last months split 7″ with The Pipers, (ROMANCE) will further implant Marc’s footprint on the International Pop scene – or perhaps just Us lot for now!
BG008 | Os Drongos Hi Batucada! 10″ EP
Posted in Band Update, Music with tags BG008, BGR, Os Drongos, Sonic Boom, The Stone Records on October 25, 2011 by bleedinggold
The Monty Python in the Heart of Darkness, Albert Dupontel joins the cast of Apocalypse Now, Lorenzo Lamas rides for Dennis Hopper, Robert Mitchum works for the Deliverance.
Yes, they’re a band. A band called OS DRONGOS.
Buy 10″ here. Also available at iTunes.
Our double dose of France (see Marc Desse) continues with an EP from Os Drongos called “Hi Batucada!” This 5 track EP is available on CD and 10″ vinyl, as well as digitally on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon and the rest of those digi-stores in the coming days (ok, weeks). Limited Edition of 250 vinyls/300 CDs. All physical formats come with a poster designed by artist Ziegler Moffat.
Os Drongos sing in both English and French. Their songs are perfect for driving the crazy streets of _____(insert your city name here but think Paris, cuz they drive crazy there!) – a strong pulsing beat underneath cult-like chanting, mixed with sounds of the night sky and whispered nightmares. You need this in your life!
“Hi Batucada!” comes on White vinyl, White vinyl with Yellow and Green Splatter, or “Clouded Milk” colored vinyl that comes with an Os Drongos badge. And on CD.
And Chief and Buddy on the way to find OS (the forgotten god) hunt a squirrel hiding in the woods : this naughty perverted nutzy bastard bard of the consumption called “Moonchoko”, who’s cooking for his Nutzilla, strange but attractive substance made with the family he captures in the forest.
Led by Momo the sympathic but laconic ferryman, taking their instrument as others take their weapons, the two friends begin the chase…
Also available at these nutzy stores:
RECORD ROOM 8 NE Killingsworth | Portland, OR | USA
Sonic Boom Records 2209 NW Market St. (Ballard) | Seattle, USA
THE STONE RECORDS (Mailorder in Japan)
Poster artwork, post-jump….
BG007 | The Pipers/Marc Desse Split 7″
Posted in Band Update, Music with tags BG007, BGR, Marc Desse, Sonic Boom, The Pipers, The Stone Records on October 20, 2011 by bleedinggold
Bleeding Gold Records is happy to announce our very first 7″ for the label – a split between The Pipers (Aaron of THE NOTES) and Paris-based singer-songwriter Marc Desse. Limited Edition of 300 vinyls.
The Pipers are better known as Aaron from THE NOTES, but he is quickly making a name for himself under his solo Pipers moniker. His songs evoke a feeling of nostalgia for a certain bygone time fond to a lot of us! We’re looking forward to hearing more from him soon.
Marc Desse gives us a big dose of Parisian Pop with his french-sung contribution to the 7″ – “Petite Anne“ is just a small taste of what’s to come on Bleeding Gold from Monsieur Desse in the coming months. Up next – an EP called (Romance) coming out digitally Nov 7th, with plans for a full length album in 2012. Big Pop Plans People!
The 7″ is available on Baby Blue vinyl, White vinyl with Baby Blue Splatter, or “Cloudy Sky” Blue – 30 of which comes with a limited edition hand silkscreened print from San Diego’s Kaizen Collective. Or digitally for just 2 bucks here.
Also available at these punk-ass stores:
Born Bad 17 rue Keller 75011 | Paris, France
Ground Zero 23 rue Sainte Marthe 75010 | Paris, France
RECORD ROOM 8 NE Killingsworth | Portland, OR | USA
Record Station 13 rue de Récollets 75010 | Paris, France
Sonic Boom Records 2209 NW Market St. (Ballard) | Seattle, USA
THE STONE RECORDS (Mailorder in Japan)
Violet And Claire 308 36-2 Udagawacho Shibuyaku Tokyo | Japan
Cult Of The Hopeless
Posted in Music with tags Alligator Indian, BGR, David Warren, Golden Glow, HEHFU, Marc Desse, Os Drongos, samhears, smilelove, Songs For Walter, The Men From...BEYOND!!, The Notes, The Pipers on September 21, 2011 by bleedinggold
This collection of songs is a work-in-progress to showcase the upcoming releases on Bleeding Gold Records. The tracklisting may change over time and is only available to stream for now. Hope you like it!
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