ELF POWER 10" IS HERE!
The Elf Power "Venus and Mercury" 10" is here and available for purchase. As previously mentioned, it features two unreleased tracks from the recording sessions for their latest Rykodisc release "In A Cave"; Venus and Mercury and Mutiny. This one is pressed on translucent brown vinyl in a hand-numbered edition of 575. The packaging features photographs from the talented Ofer Wolberger. Head on over to the Releases section and make this brown beauty your own.

This is our second release carried by Insound. They should have copies available very soon so keep checking back.

"Venus and Mercury" is now available at Soundfix Records in Brooklyn, NY

Elf Power will also have copies with them on their upcoming tour dates:

08-12-08 :: Athens, GA - 40 Watt (w/Gnarls Barkley)
08-16-08 :: Athens, GA - Athens Popfest @ 40 Watt
08-28-08 :: Atlanta, GA - The Earl
08-29-08 :: Charlotte, NC - Tremont Music Hall
08-30-08 :: Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle


ONEIDA - HEADS AIN'T READY 7"
The Oneida 7" is out and copies are moving fast! The records themselves look pretty bad-ass if we do say so ourselves. We're big fans of Oneida so it's exciting for us to finally have this one out.

This is the first release that online indie store Insound is carrying!

"Heads Ain't Ready" is now available at these fine "brick and mortar" shops:
Soundfix Records in Brooklyn, NY
Listen Records in Edmonton, Alberta
(There are more on the way...check back for updates)

Oneida will have copies with them on their upcoming tour this August, so please feel free to pick it up straight from them if you'll be catching them live. I know I will!

08-12-08 :: Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's (w/Dirty Faces)
08-13-08 :: Pittsburgh, PA - 31st Street Pub (w/ Dirty Faces)
08-14-08 :: Cleveland, OH - The Beachland Tavern (w/ Dirty Faces)
08-16-08 :: Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle (w/ Dirty Faces)
08-17-08 :: Bloomington, IN - The Bluebird (w/ Dirty Faces)
08-19-08 :: Memphis, TN - The Hi Tone (w/ Dirty Faces)
08-20-08 :: Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn (w/ Dirty Faces)
08-21-08 :: Winston-Salem, NC - The Wherehouse (w/ Dirty Faces)
08-22-08 :: Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 (w/ Dirty Faces)
08-23-08 :: Washington, DC - Black Cat (w/ Dirty Faces)


DEMANDER 7"
After some "manufacturing concerns" our Demander 7" is in the home stretch! This single will feature demo versions of Books and Coulee; two new tracks from their as-yet-to-be-recorded sophomore release. This little single even gets a mention in a recent Demander news story on CMJ.com. Read about it here. Impress your co-workers with your savvy taste in vinyl! Check back for updates.


FROM SUMI TO JAPAN
We are really excited to finally divulge our next release. We are doing a special pressing of the new Brian Bonz record: "From Sumi To Japan". This will be limited to 300 copies and will only be available here and at Brian's shows. Besides being our first full length record, the packaging is going to be very cool and very different for us. We can't talk details just yet but think "Chock-Full-O-Nuts". Oh yeah, and this is going to feature an extra track exclusive to this pressing. If you're saying to yourself, "Brian Bonz? Who the fuck is that?", then you've obviously been asleep or preoccupied with rising gas prices.

"Brooklyn songwriter Brian Bonz and his band [the Dot Hongs] perform wistful, intensely precious indie pop." - Time Out New York

"Brian Bonz accompanied by The Dot Hongs represent the best of Brooklyn's experimental rock scene." - Sheryl Witlen of KEXP.org

"Bonz fused the bravado of synth-bands like the Anniversary with some funk grooves, and the aesthetics of Broken Social Scene." - Loose Record


If you would ever like to contact us :: chris@thesearenotrecords.com :: kevin@thesearenotrecords.com