Hintermass - The Open Songbook

There are two new Ghost Box Study Series coming out soon.This preview from the Hintermass 7" sounds like the most poppy thing ever coming from the Ghost Box label.

Also check out Radio Belbury Programme 3, the monthly radio show from the label, some very good stuff there, Moon Wiring Club!

Programme 3 : "Spring Rites" by Radio Belbury on Mixcloud

Stanford Prison Experiment - Disbelief

Stanford Prison Experiment's debut LP is from 1993. I taped the video for 'Disbelief' then, but I never found the actual record till yesterday.

Charles De Goal - Exposition

Charles De Goal was a French punk / coldwave band that released their records without any information on band members which greatly intrigued fans. The anonymity lasted five years until they had their first gig in 1985.

Captured Tracks is reissuing a lot of great stuff this year and they also have their hands on Charles De Goal. They will release the first two LP's Algorythmes from 1980 and Ici L'Ombre from 1982 later this year on vinyl, CD and DL.

Listen to 'Exposition' from Algorythmes here:

Therapies Son - Still I Call

Transparent release Therapies Son's EP Over the Sea tomorrow on 10". You can get the download from bandcamp or the vinyl from Pure Groove. Listen to 'Still I Call' below and to some other tracks here.

PJ Harvey - The Nightingale

'The Nightingale' is the b-side from PJ Harvey's new single 'The Glorious Land', out April 18th.

Also below an interview on The Culture Show with a live performance of 'The Last Living Rose'.

'The Nightingale':

Sebadoh - Careful

Sub Pop are reissuing Sebadoh's masterpiece Bakesale this summer. I love that record, it's full of good songs. I always like Lou Barlow's songs more than the ones penned by Jason Loewenstein, with the exception of 'Careful' (stream is below). For me this song is the heart of the record, straightforward and intense. I can listen to it on repeat for a long time.

Also below the video's for Bakesale singles 'Skull' and 'Rebound'.

Vivian Girls - The Other Girls

'The Other Girls' is the opening track of Vivian Girls' third LP Share The Joy, which is out April 12th via Polyvinyl. The single 'I Heard You Say' is quite good and it also has 'Lake House', which was released as a 7" in 2009.

Blue On Blue - Come Down Girl

Blue On Blue will release their first double A-side single in early June on Oh Genesis Records, the new label from Tim Burgess of The Charlatans. 'Come Down Girl' is one track from it. It's a gorgeous popsong that got stuck in my head immediately. It has the atmospheric feel of their last track 'Summer Daze', with more prominent drums and structure. The stream is here. Below two new demo's of tracks the band are currently working on.

PJ Harvey - The Glorious Land (Video)

The Victorian English Gentlemens Club - A Conversation

This is the first single from the VEGC's new album Bag of Meat. The single is out in April, the album in May.