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	FORTHCOMING
	LORNA Writing Down Things To Say [WM24] Third album by the Nottingham, England orchestral pop songsmiths.
	THE LUCY SHOW Remembrances [WM23] Collection of nearly 20 rare tracks and demos including the London quartet's first 7" single ("Leonardo da Vinci"), five demos from Undone (the band's out-of-print debut), two never released songs from the Mania era, and 3 tracks from Mark Bandola and Rob Vandeven's 1992 reformation with guitarist Peter Barraclough. All but two songs on Remembrances are exclusive to this release and all are previously unavailable on CD!
	REMNANT THREE A Gentle Collapsing [WM09] Reissue of their impossibly rare, 1981 Factory-esque 7" together with six tracks from their unreleased follow-up album.
	RELEASED
	FOR AGAINST Shade Side Sunny Side [WM25] Shipping now! Words On Music presents For Against's seventh full-length record and first studio album since 2002. As the Lincoln, Nebraska trio approaches their 25th anniversary on the independent music scene, For Against has reemerged with an exclamation point: Shade Side Sunny Side is a landmark record, boasting For Against's darkest (and loudest) material to date. The post-punk roots of For Against's early years are firmly in place, but presented throughout nine new songs with a more expansive and atmospheric sonic palette. The album marks the return of original guitarist Harry Dingman, in his first recordings with the band since the 1988 seminal dream pop record, December.
	FOR AGAINST In The Marshes [WM22] New! In The Marshes has never before been released on CD, and it is reissued in a six-panel digipak designed by Bruce Licher. In The Marshes was recorded in 1986 and reflects For Against's darkest and most experimental material, bringing to mind the ethereal sounds of 4AD (This Mortal Coil) and Factory Records (New Order). This CD reissue includes two exclusive bonus tracks: a studio version of "Amnesia" and the original version of the fan favorite "Amen Yves" (both with Greg Hill on live drums).
	MAGIC BULLETS a CHILD but in life yet a DOCTOR in love [WM21] a CHILD but in life yet a DOCTOR in love is the debut album by the San Francisco sextet Magic Bullets. The 10-song record makes friends with the rich traditions of post-punk (Gang of Four), new wave (early Talking Heads) and C86 (The Wedding Present). Singer Philip Benson boasts a poised, dynamic croon, yet does not overshadow the band's intricate musicianship - a crafty layering of Felt-esque melodies onto Bizarro-era chords. Already gaining a huge buzz in the Bay area, Magic Bullets' debut record is one of the breakthrough albums of 2007.
	THE MEETING PLACES Numbered Days [WM20] The second album of luminous, infectious noise-pop by Los Angeles' The Meeting Places. With Numbered Days the quartet has written ten new songs that craftily combine melodic indie-pop with the tremulous soundscapes first explored on their 2003 debut Find Yourself Along The Way. Numbered Days was recorded at The Ship by Jim Fairchild (Grandaddy, Earlimart).
	FIEL GARVIE Caught Laughing [WM19] Caught Laughing is the third album by the Norwich, England quintet. The album continues Fiel Garvie's reformulation of pop music through nine spellbinding new songs that suggest the work of Low, Stereolab, Sigur Ros, and Mercury Rev. Rather than abandoning the pop form altogether, Fiel Garvie cunningly sidesteps its conventions with a distinctive flair and ambience that does not cloud the quintet's fluency in melodies and hooks. Caught Laughing was mixed by Geoff Allen (Camera Obscura, Teenage Fanclub, Belle & Sebastian, Mogwai).
	THE LUCY SHOW Mania [WM18] Re-release of the London quartet's long out-of-print second album from 1986 that Q magazine heralded as a "harmonious pop attack." Mania injects gorgeous, poignant melodies onto a post-punk soundscape, ricocheting with shimmering guitars from the production of the legendary John Leckie (New Order, Stone Roses, Radiohead, Trashcan Sinatras, Felt). Words On Music's re-release of Mania remasters all 10 album tracks, plus seven additional bonus tracks (five of which have never been commercially released). The re-release also includes the video to The Lucy Show college radio hit "A Million Things." Liner notes by The Big Takeover editor Jack Rabid.
	FOR AGAINST December [WM16] Re-release of the long out-of-print and widely popular second For Against album from 1988. December is a fan favorite and the album is now considered by critics to be a forerunner of the dream pop scene popularized in England just a year or two later (Pale Saints, Kitchens of Distinction, Ride). The December reissue has been remastered and is issued in a new six-panel digipak design by Bruce Licher. The CD also includes two RARE videos for "Autocrat" and "Echelons" from their Echelons album. These videos were shot in 1987 but have never previously been released to the public. "One of the finest dream pop records made." - All Music Guide
	LORNA Static Patterns and Souvenirs [WM17] Second album of remarkably orchestrated songwriting by the Nottingham, England quartet. Lorna uses Scottish pop, postrock, Americana, and dream pop as signposts, but invigorates each of these genres by injecting a complex, yet seamless array of instrumentation, both traditional (pedal steel, classical guitar, flute, vibraphone, viola, banjo, French horn, flugelhorn, harmonica, mandola) and experimental (theremin, found noises, electronics). This orchestration serves as an innovative anchor to the compelling melodies sung, often in tandum, by Mark Rolfe, Sharon Cohen, and James Allen. A stunning collection of eleven new songs.
	VARIOUS ARTISTS A Houseguest's Wish: Translations of Wire's 'Outdoor Miner' [WM10] Various artists interpret the heralded Wire pop gem 'Outdoor Miner' on the 25th anniversary of the original 7" single release. Nineteen artists from five countries participate in this stunning and diverse collection ranging from folk to punk. A Houseguest's Wish features versions from Adam Franklin (Swervedriver), Typewriter (Lucy Show frontman Mark Bandola), Kick On The Floods (For Stars singer Carlos Forster), and long-time fan favorites by Lush (4AD Records), and Flying Saucer Attack (Domino Records).
	COASTAL Halfway to You [WM15] The most sophisticated and stunning collection of Coastal songs to date. The album features nine new songs that retain the fragile beauty of the band's debut album, but evoke a more textured ambiance, owing in part to the wider array of instrumentation employed—such as cello, viola, acoustic guitar, and found samples.
	FOR AGAINST Echelons [WM14] Available for the first time on CD! Echelons is the debut album by Nebraska's For Against, first released in 1987 on Independent Project Records. The album blends early Factory Records atmospherics with the aggressive jangle of early R.E.M., juxtaposed against the earnest and isolated voice of Jeffrey Runnings. These elements conjoin to set the definitive image of the depth, vastness, and loneliness of America's sparse heartland. Remastered with design by Bruce Licher.
	FIEL GARVIE Leave Me Out of This [WM13] The second album [and North American debut] by Norwich England's fiercely independent recording artist Fiel Garvie features its latest innovations in the delivery of improbable pop music. Graduates of Melody Maker's Single Of The Week, the quintet fashions a deluge of art-pop confections through eleven new compositions. Slower, sparser material recalls Björk, Sigur Ros, Cranes, and could find a cozy home on the first This Mortal Coil album. The album's upbeat songs suggest Lush, The Delgados, and Cocteau Twins. The album was mixed by producer Phil Vinall [Pulp, The Auteurs, Elastica].
	THE MEETING PLACES Find Yourself Along the Way [WM12] Los Angeles, California's The Meeting Places presents ten songs brimming with wondrous guitar washes and melodies to hum and holler. The quartet's debut album renovates the spellbinding landscapes first explored by Slowdive, early Ride, and My Bloody Valentine. The album was recorded by the acclaimed Aaron Espinoza [Elliot Smith, The Breeders, Folk Implosion].
	FOR AGAINST Coalesced [WM11] Nebraska's For Against returns with their first album in five years, and one of their most compelling and melodic releases to date. Coalesced delivers Jeffrey Running's trademark soaring vocals enmeshed in a delicate latticework of guitars and punctuated rhythms, to craft an arresting blend of lucid, gorgeous atmospheres. Produced by Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes, Azure Ray, Cursive).
	SHOULD A Folding Sieve [WM08] Should's A Folding Sieve EP (ND, 1995) was a shining landmark of the 1990's American shoegazer scene and was lauded with critical acclaim. This reissue adds both songs from the 1997 Own Two Feet / Soothed 7", a cover of the 18th Dye song Merger, and four unreleased songs from 1995-1996.
	COASTAL Coastal [WM07] Coastal's debut ablum. Eight wonderfully melancholic songs enfused with an understated beauty that is equally vibrant and fragile.
	MOTION PICTURE A Paper Gift [WM06] Motion Picture's third album is a tapestry of genteel, vulnerable pop and formal classical sonatas which critics have hailed as reviving the work of both Donovan and Debussy. The band's melodic stamp is further enriched by intricate orchestrations of cello, violin, French horn, and cor anglais.
	MOTION PICTURE For a Distant Movie Star [WM03] Motion Picture's second album offers a polished union of the band's trademark conversational lyrics and cello-driven melodies. One of Dagger Magazine's Top 30 albums of 1999.
	SHOULD Feed Like Fishes [WM02] Should's first full length release sketches an elemental, rather than ornamental, beauty. The music forgoes the visible conventions of pop music for the vague, opaque colorings suggested by Yo La Tengo and Slowdive. Melodic, noisy and sedate minimal pop with touches of post-rock and slowcore. Includes a cover of The Wedding Present's Spangle.
	MOTION PICTURE Every Last Romance [WM01] Ten song debut release. Originally recorded as a demo in the band's home recording studio.