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Lucy Show rarities collection 'Remembrances' shipping now!
December 3, 2011

Words On Music is now shipping orders for Remembrances, a collection of 17 rare tracks by the seminal London post-punk quartet The Lucy Show. The album stretches from their first 7" single in 1983 to their last recording session in 1992 and all 17 songs are being released on CD for the first time.

Among the songs found on Remembrances are both sides of their "Leonardo da Vinci" 7" (a John Peel favorite in '83), a previously unreleased version of their stateside hit "The Price of Love," five demo tracks from their debut album …undone, a John Leckie-produced outtake from their sophomore album Mania, and two songs from a 1992 session that reunited singers Rob Vandeven and Mark Bandola with original guitarist Pete Barraclough.

Issued in a six-panel digipak with detailed liner notes about each recording, Remembrances is shipping now in advance of its December 13th North American release.

Signposts: The Cure, Jesus and Mary Chain, Psychedelic Furs.

Captured Tracks reissues Should's A Folding Sieve today
November 29, 2011

Captured Tracks kicks off its Shoegaze Archive series with an expanded CD + vinyl reissue of Should's A Folding Sieve. The reissue (licensed from Words On Music) contains several previously unreleased tracks and is an essentially complete collection of songs recorded in Austin TX from 1992-1995. The 18-song CD edition is different than the 2002 Words On Music reissue, which is currently out of print. The vinyl version comes with digital download of all songs on the CD. This is the first time A Folding Sieve has been released on vinyl. Also released today is a special limited edition cassette entitled Resonate that is a reproduction of the pre-Folding Sieve cassette released on the Austin label Whirlingpool in 1993.

"Slumberland" to appear on the FOX comedy New Girl
October 2, 2011

"Slumberland" from Should's recent album Like a Fire Without Sound will appear on the Tuesday Oct. 4th episode of the new FOX comedy New Girl, which stars Zooey Deschanel (She & Him, (500) Days of Summer).

Scumbag Philosopher album released in North America today!
May 31, 2011

It Means Nothing So It Means Nothing - the brilliant debut album by the English post-punk quartet Scumbag Philosopher - is released today in North America.

The nine-song record's rhythmic frame of stabbing basslines and a sparse, but ferocious, two-drum kit anchors the kind of angular, buzzing guitars found on early Wire or Gang of Four records. Call and response vocals between Grant Madden's soliloquizing baritone and drummer Anne Reekie's alto siren skewer popular and consumerist culture with alternating sincerity and sardonicism befitting its punk origins.

The end result is an album brimming with fiery confidence and songs that compel your hips to move to what is anti-hip and your mind to contemplate all the reasons why along the way. Signposts: Wire, Gang of Four, The Fall.

Scumbag Philosopher is opening for The Fall for its June UK tour dates.

Click here for more information and to order, to download the album at iTunes, and to see the video for the new single, "God Is Dead So I Listen to Radiohead".

Video for Should "Turned Tables"
May 6th, 2011

Should - "Turned Tables"
Filmed, Edited and Directed by Dustin Lane.
Art Direction and Color Timing by Sherry Lee.
Starring: Isabella Bonaduce and Blues Williams.

Like A Fire Without Sound was released on April 26th.

New Should album shipping now!
April 2, 2011

It has been 13 years since Should's last album proper, the complex shoegaze/postrock haze of 1998's Feed Like Fishes. While much time has passed, the core elements of Should have not wavered: the ultra-sweet male/female vocal melodies, the penchant for the unexpected, and the ability to find beauty in the minimal. The band's immaculately crafted third album, Like a Fire Without Sound, infuses the pop sensibilities of Eno and Yo La Tengo while maintaining the personal eccentricities and atmospheric flourishes that have always set Should apart.

Like A Fire Without Sound is shipping now exclusively through Words On Music in advance of its April 26th release date.

Scumbag Philosopher single released today on iTunes
March 28, 2011

"Scumbag Philosopher," the first single by Scumbag Philosopher's debut album It Means Nothing So It Means Nothing, was released today and is available through iTunes. The track is an exclusive, single version of the song and was mixed by Phil Vinall (Pulp, Elastica, Placebo, The Auteurs). The video for the song can be viewed here. It Means Nothing So It Means Nothing is shipping now exclusively through Words On Music in advance of its mid-May USA and June UK/Europe release dates.

New For Against Black Soap EP Shipping Now!
February 5, 2011

The first in a series of releases of rare For Against material begins with the three-song Black Soap EP, with orders are shipping now exclusively through Words On Music in advance of its March 2011 release date.

The CD-EP includes two previous unreleased tracks from recording sessions in 1984 with the band's original lineup of Jeff Runnings (vocals, bass), Harry Dingman (guitar), and Greg Hill (drums). The EP closes with “Amen Yves (White Circles)” - a previously unreleased mix of the fan favorite and European darkwave club staple.

"Black Soap" is a torrid, sharp post-punk composition that highlights the bands early Joy Division/Warsaw influences. "Dark Good Friday" is equally frenetic, but showcases Runnings’ unmistakable soaring vocal melodies and Dingman’s atmospheric fretwork.

Signposts: Joy Division, Wire, Factory Records.

Lorna releases The Ghosts of Winter EP
December 18th, 2010

Lorna has released a Christmas EP to benefit the Daisy Garland Charity that is available directly from the band as a digital download here.

The digital download EP contains full artwork including scores from the recording and hand written lyrics alongside a collection of photography taken by Matt Harrison of the band. Recorded by Lorna members Mark Rolfe, Sharon Cohen-Rolfe, Andy Bullock and Matt Harrison, the EP is the first recording to feature Lorna's newest addition, classically trained cellist Paul Skinner.

The opening track "The First Person to Arrive" is bittersweet love song, evoking influences from the likes of The Velvet Underground and Low. Also included is a new recording of "Snowsong" - originally released on the band's seminal 2005 album, Static Patterns and Souvenirs. The new version is a completely different take, employing an echoed piano, flutes, cellos, and various samples. "Shalom Chaverim," sung in a Hebrew, is an original Hebrew carol that closes the release.

The release is only available until February 1, 2011. After placing your order you will receive an email with download instructions. The Daisy Garland is a charity close to Lorna's heart and one they have supported through music in the past. For a preview of the EP, see the promotional video here.

Lorna to perform at Matador Records tribute charity event
December 8th, 2010

Lorna will be performing for a charity event at The Boatclub in Nottingham at a family friendly tribute afternoon to Matador Records. Six bands/DJs will each include a cover from one of the great Matador records artists (Pavement, Guided by voices, Mogwai, Built to spill, Arab Strap, etc.). Expect some festive covers too! All profits will go to Macular Degeneration charities to raise money for music to be purchased in various eye clinics. £5 on the door, kids for a quid. No age restriction. First band on at 3.30 pm, curfew at 8 pm. Artists performing include: Lorna, Strings of Seville, Japanese Sleepers, Sugar and Lust, Emily Cash, The Saboteurs, and The Amber Herd.

Tench: a new sister label of Words On Music
August 16, 2010

Words On Music is excited to announce the launch of its sister label, Tench Records. Tench will focus on instrumental / ambient / electroacoustic / experimental music that has a significant melodic component. Please visit the website here:

www.tenchrec.com

The debut release for Tench is the full-length solo debut of M. Ostermeier — the driving force behind the shoegaze/postrock band Should. Chance Reconstruction features acoustic piano melodies floating atop abstract electronics and field recordings that decorate the periphery. The reflective, melancholic songs on Chance Reconstruction range from meandering tone poems to miniature Goldmund-esque piano pieces. Vital Weekly describes the disc as "a sort of digital Americana" and declares it "an excellent quiet, spacious, atmospheric disc of music." For fans of Brian Eno, Harold Budd, Labradford, Peter Broderick, and Rafael Anton Irisarri.

Here are two songs from Chance Reconstruction

For Against In The Marshes t-shirts for sale
May 29, 2010

Words On Music has discovered a few In The Marshes t-shirts remaining from For Against's last European tour. All shirts are long sleeve and all are size medium. The design, by guitarist Harry Dingman III, is lifted from the In The Marshes reissue album cover, and the t-shirt comes in two colors: black and navy blue. Please visit our order page for more details.

Scumbag Philosopher signed to Words On Music!
May 27, 2010

Words On Music announces the singing of the Norfolk, England post-punk quartet Scumbag Philosopher. The band's debut album, It Means Nothing So It Means Nothing, will be released this autumn, preceded by the single "God Is Dead So I Listen to Radiohead." Release dates will be announced in the coming weeks.

For Against to play New York for first time in 15 years!
May 23, 2010

Legendary post-punk trio For Against will play its first New York (and East Coast) show in 15 years this summer, at the Big Takeover 30th Anniversary Festival. The two-day festival will take place at The Bell House in Brooklyn, with For Against performing on Saturday, July 31st. Other artists performing on the 31st include Mark Burgess (The Chameleons), Jon Auer (The Posies), Astrid Williamson, and Springhouse. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster.