“The cool thing about performing a bellyflop,” Rademacherfrontman/ songwriter Malcolm Sosa once told Web in Front, “is that you know it’ll be pretty painful, but if you hit the water just right, it can be pretty spectacular as well.”
Having said all that, Rademacher has come out of this tumultuous time in remarkably good shape, as is apparent on this new release. Their music has a more basic, stripped-down sound. Musically upbeat, and with the same quirkiness and wistful, nostalgic, somewhat melancholy feel in Malcolm’s lyrics that first caught and held my attention.
JAXART is proud to release two new records today from some of our favorite human beings – EVER!
First up is Mata Hari - the debut LP from Fresno based post-punk project Fay Wrays. Their frantic yet lush tunes are intense and automatically put me back in Salt Lake City circa 2001 when I was obsessively listening to Hot Snakes and Fugazi. Stand out tracks include “Weatherman,” and “The Word,” but if you ask me the entire record is a balls out good time.
Also out today is Bellyflop the new EP from Rademacher. The EP includes live favorites “Charles” and “Roll” and well as a cover of Panty Lions’ track “Herndon + 99.” You can see Rademacher live in Los Angeles at The American Legion hall on Sat. Nov. 7th with fellow JAXART alums The Parson Red Heads and Birds+Batteries.
Oh boy has it been a busy week here at Camp JAXART! We have a ton of new music to share with you and 2 new releases we are incredibly excited to share with the world. There are Free MP3s listed below. Take a listen and if you like what you hear please purchase an album! Support good music!
THE VALLEY ARENA “WE DIED” 7 INCH EP + DIGITAL LP AVAILABLE NOW!
Available this week on JAXART: The Valley Arena‘s “We Died” 7 Inch EP + Digital LP. The 7 inch includes an excluisve b side remix by Ikey Owens of The Mars Volta. Plus when you buy the 7 inch for just 6 bucks you also get the full length digital LP for free. You can’t even get the record on iTUNES for that cheap. Pick it up now it our JAXART store.
On Tuesday we re-released one of our favorite local records in recent memory – Divisadero‘s sonic masterpiece “Lefty.” We love it so much that we wanted to share it with the rest of the world. The album is now available at iTUNES , EMUSIC , and Amazon MP3.
Other JAXART News:The Parson Red Heads “Orangufang” 7 Inch is now back in stock at Origami Vinyl along with The Henry Clay People‘s “Working Part Time” 7 Inch Single. We are running low on both releases so pick it up while you still can. Once theyre gone – THEY’RE GONE. We here at JAXART are not fans of reprinting so be sure to pick one up or lose the opportunity to own these quintessential records forever. You can also pick up both releases in our JAXART online store.
ALSO AVAILABLE NOW ON JAXART!
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The Broken Remotes – Boxer’s Arm Digital Single [iTUNES] Rademacher – ERA EP [iTUNES] The Voyeurs – Well Known Drag LP [ITUNES] Mezzanine Owls - 7 Inch/EP [ORDER NOW] The Valley Arena “Kick At The Ceiling” 7 Inch [ORDER NOW]
