I like what I hear so far. Yes, Lee is known for being a purveyor of noise rock, if you will, but behind pretty much all the music he has done there has always been harmony and singer/songwriter aesthetics. To me, this just shows his diversity.

that "just some other girl" line does sound a little crap.

It's like when Jeff Tweedy decided to write a song based on the "You say we're just friends" cliche. That was disappointing.

It's reviewed in this month's Wire - can't remember what they said though, I just quickly glanced at the review in the newsagents.

"Waiting on a dream" in this playlist:
http://www.mixcloud.com/SignaalRuis/...ruis-20120210/

anyone know if u order the lp, you'll get a digital download?

yes, it will come with a download card for mp3s.

Hell yeah, just pre-ordered the LP :)

Where? How much is the total incl. shipping to Europe? Tak!

should be around 30$ for LP+ "cheap" shipping
http://store.matadorrecords.com/betw...imes-the-tides

They don't have it in Amazon.co.uk for pre-order yet but if you pre-order from Matador they should post it to you early so it arrives on the day of release. That's the idea anyway...

@halfeatencake:
The "tak" was meant for Pelle, who's from Sweden. I'm in Dutchland, which very likely incurs the same S&H from the US.

@everyone else:
Thanks for the other merchants, will probably get it from the UK or Germany at some point after messing around with exchange rate calculations. Thanks/Danke/Grazie/etcetera!

Shit, I still need to pre-order as well. I think I can wait until it's available at the Sonic Youth Kung Fu store to purchase my copy along with the new Disappears record.

Fine drumming by Steve on that Quietus track. The intro reminds me of REM.

From ginza, a swedish online record-shop, 159 SEK (15,9 euro), pretty damn fine price!

I guess you can get it anywhere.. I saw u could pre-order it from Rough Trade.

don't know if i can afford it but here are the bonus tracks on the japanese
release

11. Stranded (Demo) (ボーナストラック)
12. Off The Wall (Demo) (ボーナストラック)
13. Angles (Demo) (ボーナストラック)

dig it

wouldn't they make a perfect 7in?

yes....yes it would

I always thought that lee kinda looked like the guitarist for REM...

I don't think anyone posted a link to the long version of the "Off The Wall" video:

http://vimeo.com/37092999

available for pre-order: http://www.normanrecords.com/vinyl/1...#axzz1naSVk7zH

I wonder why the video director decided to enter images of 'explosions' during the explosions lyric?

It seems that Lee would be above that type of literal videomaking that I would call 'youtubian'.

Great stuff. Really looking forward to this, only a few weeks away. I hope the live recording will also be released shortly after.

Thanks Jenn!

Too tired to browse, do we know the name of the photographer who shot the cover pic?
actually I'd like to know who shot this, I assume it's the same person, but who knows..:

Kelly Jeffrey shot the cover pic. I don't know about the other one, though. Here's some info about the cover's origin (previously posted a while ago by Moshe):
http://burnedshoes.tumblr.com/post/1...0/kellyjeffrey

Thanks! I ended up browsing that very site this afternoon, but for some reason I stopped "going back" through the posts before getting to that particular one...ops.

Hmmm looks like the itunes version has bonus tracks that differ


11 - Stranded (Demo) [Bonus Track]
12 - Shouts (Demo) {Bonus Track]
13 - Waiting On A Dream (Demo) {Bonus Track]

Comes with bonus track(s) (subject to change)
maybe they will change to the same ones on itunes

ended up selling some blu-rays and ordered the Japanese version

dig it deeper

Where did you order the Japanese edish from?

cdjapan

thanks moshe, that was awesome

I apologize, but "Off the Wall" is really quite dull. It's reminiscent of Dinosaur Jr's late '90s albums. I appreciate the spacey, MBV-esque intro, and Lee's voice is always charming, but that's not an outstanding tune. I will still buy the album.

Well! this is an incredible interview and i am not even through it yet!
here are some parts that i really like, although the whole thing gives me a very positive feeling, Nels' and Lee's thoughts are very energizing and inspiring.


: ) <3 glad the album is coming in just a few weeks!

I love this album. It feels like a summer album. New life.

i really don't know what i think of this album...i got an advance cd about 2 weeks ago and have listened to it at least twice a day since....yeah first track had a "paint it black" vibe...track 5 still bugs me out...whats up with the talkbox minus the talkbox...really dig track 6 but the upbeat part sounds alot like the "all along the watchtower" cover from I'm not there.

the more i listen...the more i like it though

i agree with "Bakesalee".....summer album......

i love Lee...always have

total Hippy Dream

i dig graves....seriously...i like em alot

Y'all with the advances are killing me right now...I want this album today.

Many thanks for the tip; looks a lot friendlier than amazon.co.jp for someone who can't read jackdiddlysquat of Japanese and I can dig the shipping options. On the premierguitar.com interview, Lee says that "the songs were written on acoustics, and some had intricate picking patterns that were integral to the song, so I did a lot more purely rhythm work than I might have in Sonic Youth" - I'm hoping the bonus demos will reflect that!