Lost Sound Tapes says: "Dylan McKeever writes magical pop songs with 60's swagger that are full of soul. His 'The Penguin League' topped many 2006 year end album lists. 'Constellations' has expanded upon the ideas of the first album while adding more male/female harmonies, tender ukulele ballads, and head first exuberance. Dylan is also a member of the band James Rabbit, whom Lost Sound Tapes has previously released on cassette, and receives some assistance from them on the album 'Constellations'.

The album cover features beautiful full color artwork by Maria Schoettler.
First edition of 100 clear blue tapes with color labels.
CD version available from the band via Bandcamp or HDIFTBL? Records in the U.K."

Lost Sound Tapes says: "11 tracks of wild, catchy, pop punk like only Pangea can do and they can do no wrong. The last song on the album even utilizes auto-tuned vocals, what?! They've transformed over the last couple years from playing soulful folk pop songs to blistering, charlie brown punk songs. This description sucks, this tape DOES NOT SUCK.

Okay, so anyways, Pangea are from the greater Los Angeles area and are part of the Griznar music collective which includes great bands like Harvest Moon Society and God Equals Genocide. Inspired by bay area pop punk bands, these songs will make you want to dance like an electrocuted squirrel.

First edition of 100 lemon yellow tapes with silver foil labels."

Lost Sound Tapes says: "This tape is a split between Andrew Mello of Massachusetts and weakness of Ohio. Together they are some of the best 'one man bands' I've had the pleasure of listening to. On one side you have a full album by Andrew Mello entitled 'What I Say Isn't What I Mean' and on the flip side there's the entire debut album by weakness (including two bonus tracks).

Andrew Mello has often been compared to the Unicorns. He plays all the instruments and does all the recording/production. I often describe weakness as sounding like Weezer but with a lot more distortion.

1st edition of 100 copies, lavender colored cassette tapes, and artwork for both bands applied directly to the tape cases."

Lost Sound Tapes says: "Second of a three-part ukulele compilation series! FINALLY! Ukulele & So Can I was volume one and it was released back in 2006 as Lost Sound Tapes #2. Not only are all the songs on the new Ukulele, Mekulele, Wekulele from all different bands than the first comp, there are 4 more of them (27 tracks in all). Jacob Borshard, Hermit Thrushes, Yoyoyo Acapulco, MJ Hibbet, I Hate You Just Kidding, Factors Of Four, and Blanket Truth to name a few.

This first release by LST that was not dubbed in a bedroom, but was in fact duplicated by National Audio Company in Missouri. First run of 200 hawaiian blue foil tapes, with white imprinting, and a handwritten insert. The cover is a linoleum cut, block print by Jon Manning."

Lost Sound Tapes: "Math The Band is a force to be reckoned with! Poppy, fun, dance tunes with lots and lots of analog synthesizer. Not to mention more BPM than any rational person would actually need. This duo puts on one of the most fun live shows this side of the Milky Way galaxy. This album takes a slightly more aggressive turn from their previous Atom And His Package-esque recordings and they are all the better for it. Think Andrew WK but cuter and just as much fun.

First run of 200 baby blue cassette tapes with handstamped and printed kraft paper covers."

Lost Sound Tapes says: "Here we have the third full length album entitled 'White Flag' from Athens, GA native, Madeline Adams, known by most as simply 'Madeline'. Her songs are hauntingly beautiful with personal lyrics and a stunning voice. 'White Flag' is the culmination of three years of hard work from Madeline while she enlisted many of her fellow Athens-based musicians including members of the Elephant 6 Collective. The CD version of the album is available from Orange Twin Records.

Second edition of 100 copies with clear yellow tapes, printed labels, and photocopied covers."

Lost Sound Tapes says: "Faux Jerome (pronounced FOX Jerome) is Tomm Johnson aka Tricera aka Track Mastra's new project with Tai Faux. We have for you an eclectic hip hop beat tape for your aural pleasure. This is the inaugural tape from Faux Jerome packaged in part of a part of a red/black flannel shirt. Lumber jack be damned. Is red/black flannel still popular? Let's find out together!

First pressing limited to 100 copies, light blue, solid color tapes, hand stamped labels, full color inserts, in stenciled pouches that are stapled together. WHOA."

Lost Sound Tapes says: "Not a single album, but a double album! Part one: Salad is a new set of tight, upbeat, fun songs. Part two: Soup is an epic side of experimental pop interspersed with stories about melon. Just the right amount of distortion and an extra helping of female backing vocals this time.

Third edition of 100 copies. Soup-and-Salad-colored labels, on solid white cassettes with full color covers designed by Zach Burba. Soup labels now even soupier!

Download from cllct.com for free"

Lost Sound Tapes says: "Brand new album from Seattle's finest folky pop band! It's a perfect mix of songs that will make you shake your behind and songs that make you want to curl up in your bed. Guest appearances by just about everyone who's anyone in the northwest music scene, including duets with Kimya Dawson and Karl Blau.

3rd pressing of 100 copies. Full color covers designed by Sparky Taylor, solid orange tapes, and printed labels."

Listen to the whole thing for FREE @ last.fm by clicking here

Brainwashed says: "I'm left completely confused listening to this album, trying to keep up with Dustin Krcatovich's wily, random sense of humor and creative, scattershot imagination. Musically, Krcatovich is ubiquitous. One moment his music is the product of exposure to home recordings and pop music and at another it is the product of listening to "Revolution 9" too many times."

Life's Blood says: "Listening to Afternoon Brother is sort of like watching two people fervently argue. You are totally lost between the two streams of vocalization, and the structure of their sentences is lost in the increasing tension: you can make out a word here, a word there, logical building blocks from each superficially opposing side meshing together. And then, like many of our most energetic arguments, it all becomes immediately clear: there was no tangible argument. Despite their dogmatic differences, both people were on the same page all along. Except with guitars."

Folktale says: "This record will simply blow yr mind. On this record we combined the manic, smog infested folk rambles of Whitman with the spaced-out, naturally grown carols of the mystic princess Alas, Alak, Alaska! Northern and southern California meet on this record in the most beautiful way possible. On this record Whitman turns over a new leaf, producing a clattering whispered folk ballad as well as a skuzzed out pop song. Alas, Alak, Alaska! produces some of her most beautiful work yet, with two songs that drift into one another with a catchy flow as magnificent as a warm, California summer night. Comes on black vinyl with pink labels, with letterpressed covers, and a large fold-out, hand numbered insert. Limited to 300 copies."

Lost Sound Tapes says: "Most excellent tape from Amina Althea, who used to be in that band Lava Lava with Spoonboy! The tape spans 32 minutes with stories, acapella tracks, beautiful folk pop songs, and lighthearted sound experimentation. Hearkens back to the first Mirah LP on Yo Yo Recordings. Lo-Fi is the Right-Fi. There's a surprising amount of flute/recorder in these intimate sounding 'bedroom recordings'."

Friends and Relatives says: "amina althea (lava lava, the slow lotion) and christian brady (mass movement of the moth) each offer four songs per side of compelling and 'drag you along' pop songs using steel drums, ukeleles, machines, guitars, violins, percussive sounds, tapes, etc. with the help of some friends. here's "these songs are about layers. a linguistic geography of isolation. like in the baltimore aquarium when you can see the bellies of the sharks above and around you, but you're not really scared." co-released with steal and break records, rumphius recordings and christian brady."

Indie Pages says: "As the title hints, this is a collection of home-recordings from the last few years from this Australian fellow. Some of his older songs on the first side remind me of the Marbles, except for his oldest one, "Cold Locked Cupboards", which is more in the quiet, acoustic Elliott Smith vein. His three songs from this year, however, are a lot closer to Grandaddy in their slower moments (especially the hushed vocals), with "Surely Enough" being a dead ringer (complete with cascading synth noises)."

Burger Records says: "Chill catchy pop sounds from France! 250 pressed and hand-numbered!

1. Breezing! 2. Odd Machine 3. Humument 4. Kid Bites 5. Purple Glow 6. It's Very Knife 7. Cool Fur"

Lawrence.com says: "Kelly Waldrop and Marisa Bergquist met each other in the second grade, and have been best friends ever since. Having added new "Besties" on drums and guitar as adults, this Brooklyn foursome has been creating short, saccharine pop tunes that one listener describes as "a polka-dot dress coming to life and playing the keyboards." The band is touring to support its second 7" of twee, girl-fronted organ & guitar rock."

BONUS: Bone-colored vinyl!

Blocks says: "Now, if you're wondering, 'Why a cassette?', this music might not be for you. Perhaps, though, you know someone who remembers listening to their Walkman on the bus ride or walk to school, and would love an opportunity to put the iPod down for one second and re-live those innocent days with the warm, fuzzy hiss of actual recorded sound as opposed to the sequence of binary numbers that comprises our current listening experience. And is it not possible that you know someone who enjoys homemade artifacts? Is it really that out of the question? blocks and Mugrack do not think so.

And, therefore, from them to you, recorded in parts of Pennsylvania and Scotland, the best Christmas music they could make ... in one week."

Darla says: "8 tracks. Boyracer, unstoppable as ever, and champions of the indie-underworld spew forth a new EP packed with fizzy pop. This 7" single, (their 17th 7" release if you were counting), is a DOUBLE GROOVED single, (the song you get is depends on where the needle drops). The EP contains 4 fast noisy songs and 4 acoustic 4-track home recordings, including Boyracer’s take on The Softies “Its Love”. Limited to 500 copies worldwide."

555 Recs says: "It had to happen at some point, a split with our much respected lofi transatlantic cousins. 3 tracks each, all exclusive, and very cheeky label artwork that may just get us into trouble at some point. Racer songs are brisk and bright, Beatniks lead song "Exs and Zeros" is sincerly one of their best in a back catalogue of impressive calibre. 250 copies."

Darla says: "Both Beatnik Filmstars and Boyracer have a prolific and respected back catalogue, as this soon-to-be-much-sought-after EP testifies. Cheeky label art and hand screened sleeve. All tracks exclusive. Limited 250 copies USA. BEATNIK FLIMSTARS exes and zeros / wheres yr horse gone / pig sick / BOYRACER a rockabilly ruse / goals / sentiment."

Brittle Records says: "Boyracer. Mytty Archer. !!!!!!!!!! Split 7in. Boyracer's 19th offering on small vinyl. Mytty Archer's 1st offering ever. Co-release from Brittle and 555 Records and available there as well as here. The Boyracer songs are awesome and.... yeah, the search for something new to say about Boyracer. He's a cowboy. A Cowpunk. Mytty Archer is Jen Turrell's band and it's awesome old styled pop. Fast, fun, and seriously sing-a-long-able. 4 songs in less than 5 minutes. Two new ones from the Racer. Silk screened covers, hand numbered. Only 300 made."

555 Recs says: "3 of my favourite ever Boyracer tracks, and 2 breathtaking Que Possum tracks. With a frigging glow-in-the-dark record sleeve too. C'mon people! For those who have yet to experience QP they are sort of like an upbeat lo-fi Unrest. Theres an mp3 at myspace.com/555recordingsofflagstaffaz CHECK!"

Folktale says: "Good things come to those who wait. This here is a long awaited follow up to Brother Mitya’s 2005 CDR “Melting Wax Daisies…”. It’s a collection of nine songs that were literally saved from the wreckage of a house fire that destroyed his home in Arcata, Ca. in February of 2008. The songs themselves are delicate and sound like they could break at any given moment. On this release he has a bit more direct and less raspy vocal delivery, a lot of times making the songs more catchy but at the same time not abandoning his incredibly unique vocal stylings either. Classical guitar with whispered lyrics, occasional accompaniment, and various sound collages, all soaked in a layer of warm, lo-fi hiss. Black cassettes with printed labels and color covers designed by Kristina Collantes with an insert that was saved from the flames."

Bridgetown Records says: "Sparkling and nostalgic poppy punk gems from the 4-track and mind of a married 34 year old banker-turned-florist with nothing left to lose. The finest document that the beloved Long Beach house venue The Hickey Underworld left behind. Includes MP3 Download."

Daily Dares says: "They remind me of older favorites of mine like Yo La Tengo and Sebadoh with a little My Bloody Valentine thrown in for good measure."

Leftist Nautical Antiques says: "From Jeff Walls' insert description, 'These songs are about rust and deep water. These songs are about cold and dying, and about laying with your back on the sand in the summer and staring at stars. They are about a rundown little section of the United States and about how everything has a story and is TELLING a story and you just have to listen. The events in these songs all occur in one evening in a place that is mostly imaginary but is a lot like my hometown in southwestern Michigan. As the day rolls into night each little fragment of a story is swept up like dry leaves into the darkening sky. Everything isn’t going to be okay. We know that, and it’s alright.' Couldn’t be better said. Metropolitan rust belt vignettes drenched in sublimity. Like nothing I have ever heard. Edition of 100 dark, night blue tapes with j-card designed by Jeff Walls (Campfires) complete with descriptive insert and download for digitalized enjoyment. The tapes have all 8 songs on both sides, so just flip to enjoy again."

Stankhouse says: "Stankhouse Records' 5th release-the 7"s for the now defunct Athens pop-punkers Carrie Nations are out now! One side features previously unreleased material, the other, a remastered edition of songs released on a split with This Bike is a Pipe Bomb. Real stoked."

Lost Sound Tapes says: "Black vinyl, hand numbered out of 500 copies."

CD Baby says: "In 2005, after moving to Portland,OR, he set out to make his fullest, most elaborate album to date, The Dying Sea. In his first official release, he layers quavering vocals, subtle lyrics, soft beats and rumbling keyboards to create an atmosphere utterly unique yet approachable. Between the clean, simple riffs and lilting melody of "towne breathe" to the distorted guitar groans of "what you say", the album is an excellent display of Fiterre's recording fluency.

Cartoon Monster's "The Dying Sea" embodies the experimental spirit of today's independent music while embracing the wholesomeness of early folk music."

Yay! says: "These young popsters are back with another bag full of fun! Get ready for some more sparkly, shimmering guitars and coy harmonies."

Finest Kiss says: "Apparently Oxnard, California has a killer scene at the moment and Yay! records has signed every single band in the scene. Catwalk's second single for the label is a sad, energetic beauty that has elements of the Close Lobsters as well as Blueboy. How can you get any closer to heaven than that?"

Friends And Relatives says: "Charlie mcalister (the reigning king of lo-fi south Carolina-twinged pop garble) recorded 19 spoken word pieces during a tour of the west coast 2 years ago and then sent the recordings to eric ostrowski (seattle-based filmmaker & musician of noggin) who then laid accompanying violin and electronics pieces within the recordings. packaged within dvd cases, featuring amazing full color artwork! edition of 100 copies."

Lost Sound Tapes says: "This is a wonderful CD full of bizarre, twisted tales from the brain of Charlie Mcalister. Mind melting backing tracks by Eric Ostrowski. You might need to take a break in the middle."

Folktale says: "Charlie Mcalister offers up a fresh batch of manic folk songs dredged up from the marsh lands of South Carolina, while Rollin Hunt on the other hand entices you to enter his dream world, but as enchanting as that is, it will probably come much more like some kind of nightmare. This cassette is catchy and fun, at the same time that it's bizarre and terrifying. But this match couldn't be more perfect, and may just leave you staring at your stereo wondering what hit you. Did that asteroid scheduled to hit earth in 2012 arrive early and cause the magnetic fields to reverse all too soon? Are we ready for this? Comes on pink cassettes, in standard cases with full color J-cards and two inserts."

Burger Records says: "Super good pop punk from the early and rare days of the Clorox Girls! 17 long-gone and rare songs! 250 pressed and hand-numbered!

1. Baby 2. Get Away 3. Hitman 4. Trashy Daydream 5. This Dimension 6. Animal Eyes 7. Eva Braun 8. In My Mouth 9. Walks the Streets 10. Novacaine 11. Trash Daydream 2 12. Nicht Miene Stadt 13. Mi Ciudad Natal 14. Minha Cidade Natal 15. Genocide (Demo) 16. Bad Girls (Demo) 17. Marina's Vampire"

Scotch Tapes says: "This tape features a ton of their 7"s compiled into one great album. Plus a couple of unearthed gems just for this tape!"

Three Imaginary Girls says: "I imagine that the six members of this band probably have the time of their lives when they get together. Any band that has given themselves such a goofball moniker and plays such giddy sounding pop/punk should sound as freewheeling and anxious as Coconut Coolouts does."

Lost Sound Tapes says: "This is the follow up to the album 'Eu, eu mesmo e os vários beijos cafeinados'. I can't decide which one is better! Lots of great songs that remind me of Eric's Trip and Dinosaur Jr. Pop songs, rock songs, and GUITAR SOLOS. Imported direct from South America! Check out the other releases we have from Transfusao Noise Records and Pug Records, both from Brazil."

Brazilian import! Free download here:
http://transfusaonoiserecords.blogspot.com

Friends and Relatives says: "this 5 song 7" was originally released through the short-lived, now defunkt 'lookalive' label and has been reissued through friends and relatives in an edition of 300. beginning with an underwater keyboard party co-hosted by david byrne and ending in a scree-scrawl of lo-fi noise, this is asheville's unwanted teenage pregnancy (something for everyone to deal with). to find out about their other releases (as well as a free downloadable "0, 1, 0, 1, 0...." digital version of these songs), check out searchwielder.com."

Friends and Relatives says: "a collection of lo-fi pop songs performed with a home-made garbage kit and a broken, unplugged electric guitar at the turn of the century. recorded onto a stereo cassette deck in a small bedroom outside of lansing, mi. comes with a 16 page comic book by josh spearow and mixed "swirl" color vinyl. (co-released: 'it's okay to smile records')"

Rok Lok Records says: "Taken from the same sessions as the material found on the split 7 inch with Weed Hounds, DUDE JAPAN is back with six song ep called 'Simple Living'. DUDE JAPAN continues to create their own blend of super melodic, buzzing guitar indie rock pop bliss culling influences from such bands as Velocity Girl, Superchunk, Further, Tiger Trap, and Built to Spill amongst others. 'Simple Living' is chock full of toe tapping and head bopping goodness! This is a limited edition of 100. This ep includes a Tiger Trap cover!
'Simple Living' will be released on cassette later this year by Lost Sound Tapes."

Rok Lok Records says: "Long Island indie rock unite!! Dude Japan plays 90s styled lo fi indie rock/pop like Velocity Girl, Further, Superchunk and Tiger Trap. While on the flip side Weed Hounds play a style that is a mix between Swirlies, My Bloody Valentine and Dinosaur Jr. A limited pressing of 300 with full color covers and a insert. This is my second co-release with my buddy Andy Malcolm @ Strictly No Capital Letters."

Lost Sound Tapes says: "Small, squeaky, hushed folk songs on acoustic guitar mixed with spats of harsh noise. Keeps you on your toes! Equal parts Six Cents And Natalie and experimental WTF-ness. It's really quite good. Ed Rooney, no not the principle from Ferris Bueller's Day Off, has also released a few tapes on Unread Records. Listen for the tape warble."

Jezebel says: "Johnstown, PA is home of one of the most vibrant, dedicated artist collectives in the United States. Quite a bit like the Elephant Six group in structure, the My Idea of Fun collective is united not so much by sound as by common interests: to make art and music together.

Emmett and Mary is a musical more than it is an album. Locher and Bell, credited parenthetically as Emmett Karson and Linus Mansfield, respectively, are joined by a cast of a couple dozen additional singers, all given characters to play, no matter how small the role."

Lost Sound Tapes says: "Yes, it's actually packaged in a tiny milk carton! Only 30 copies made. If you like Super Famicom or Neutral Milk Hotel you'll probably like this too. Download/preview the cassette, click here"

Lost Sound Tapes says: "This is one of the most appropriate album titles I've heard in quite some time. The Endless Bummer goes electronic, adds some funky beats, yet still conveys the same fun, positive, and quasi-educational vibe. It contains some re-recorded tracks from their previous two releases as well as some brand new tracks. 7 songs in all. A brilliant EP."

Myspace says: "Over the years, Michelle has become increasingly outraged by women’s role in music, especially in the rock community. Hence, she set out to try and change the perception that they cannot deliver anything other than a transparent love song with one guitar and her voice. Though Michelle’s background is rooted in Central New Jersey’s punk rock community, everyone except me’s music is almost entirely acoustic and very anarcho-folk oriented. EEM plays shows and open mics, but plays most often on Philadelphia street corners. Everyone except me is willing to play anywhere at anytime for little or no pay (I will play your living room, basement, attic, backyard, that little room you've got underneath the stairs, under a bridge, behind a dumpster, in your car, on your favorite steet corner, or wherever), just for the love of music."

Myspace says: "Over the years, Michelle has become increasingly outraged by women’s role in music, especially in the rock community. Hence, she set out to try and change the perception that they cannot deliver anything other than a transparent love song with one guitar and her voice. Though Michelle’s background is rooted in Central New Jersey’s punk rock community, everyone except me’s music is almost entirely acoustic and very anarcho-folk oriented. EEM plays shows and open mics, but plays most often on Philadelphia street corners. Everyone except me is willing to play anywhere at anytime for little or no pay (I will play your living room, basement, attic, backyard, that little room you've got underneath the stairs, under a bridge, behind a dumpster, in your car, on your favorite steet corner, or wherever), just for the love of music."

Lost Sound Tapes says: "Great music to sleep to!"

Rigor Mortis Shuffle says:
"songs from the coasts:
- Boston's Matthew Czerwinski
- Alaska-era fire island, AK
results are heart-breaking in 46 minutes.
full-color photographic insert with green cassette."

The Bat And The Bird says: "for the agenda makes music for inquisitive spirits, those who have spent enough nights staring at the bottom of a bottle to know sometimes 'there just needs to be a human voice. it doesn't matter what you say.' the kind of person that might dedicate their free time to imagining up oddities like the 'vampire octopus' (or better yet, seeking them out) or laugh at the thought of an apocalyptic war against the animal kingdom..."

Stumparumper says: "'Winter Mange' is Fuck Montreal's debut vinyl release after countless previous releases on just about every other kind of media available (tape, cdr, vhs, who knows what else?), and it's a stunner. Over 14 minutes of music is crammed onto this small platter, taking full advantage of a format that is too often relegated to carrying 4 minutes of music...TOTAL. This is rare music - one reviewer compared FM to Blood on the Wall, the Swirlies, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Harvey Milk, Mudhoney, Sonic Youth, and the Unicorns, all in a single review. It is music that comes from a space that you or I can't know...it has always been here, and will still be around for download after everyone's gone. There is nothing in the way except the sound."

This Is My Happening says: "Garbo's Daughter and Burger Records have released a funtastic new EP titled Goes Pop!.

If the retro girl group tinged rock tunes weren't catchy enough to be worth the purchase price - they have wonderful pop culture sprinkles on top. Among the dialogue included at the beginning of songs is a teen girl moment of longing from the made for t.v. classic Sooner Or Later, and a Steve McDonald quote from Dave Markey's cult classic Desperate Teenage Lovedolls."

Ghosts says: "DRUM LAKES is a collage of GHOSTS recordings made between 2008 and 2009 in wardrobe-sized student bedrooms. Old memories and forgotten songs. Noise loops and imaginary open spaces."

Lost Sound Tapes says: "Far out folk music, but not so spaced as to lose its form. Reverb and delay can be your friend. Recommended for fans of early releases by The Microphones."

FRENCH IMPORT!

Fox Pop says: "Hey friends! Come on in, take a seat, make your self at home! Let me get you guys some hot coco, we've got some big news to share! There's a new e6 related tape out on foxpop! The High Water Marks where kind enough to let us release their Arivar Sullimer ep. A three song tape featuring a 16 min, noise, fuzz, track."

Cereal Records says: "This cassette was recorded in one full day. Half of the album in a small sized living room in Sammamish, Washington and the other half recorded on a reel-to-reel 24 track in an old fire department building (the Department of Safety) in Anacortes, Washington. Songs like 'Sebadoh' and 'Lake Union' bring heavy overtone and thought-out musical placement, while lo-fi songs like 'Candle Wax Fires' and 'Half My Head' give the album a genuine homemade feel."

Lost Sound Tapes says: "This release definitely has an Unread Records feel - stripped down, bedroomy, acoustic, folk pop. Authentic."

Lost Sound Tapes says: "2 song cassingle from Redmond, WA's Inchworms aka Gio of Cereal Records. The two best Inchworms tracks to date, NB is a summertime jam that makes you wanna bask in the pacific northwest sunshine and the B-side is a melodic, trebly, instrumental named after a NW good guy. Guitar and drums, simple lo-fi indie pop. Sounds like it's straight out of 1994 with vocals recorded in the bathroom. Each track gets one side of tape and plays twice. Why? I dunno, but it's just crazy enough to work."

Last.fm says: "Jake Lazovick plays all things sweet, sad, happy, and amazing. Hopefully you'll smile and better yet hopefully you'll make a new friend."

Lost Sound Tapes says: "A full length album about being a teenager and trying to figure out how to live your life. Borrows a line or two from Paul Baribeau."

Leftist Nautical Antiques says: "Heavy, shoegaze zoners on behalf of the dark horse of the Denver scene's Junior Low. Brain melting rants drowning your soul in hissing noise with the vocals barely making a clean escape through the asteroid belt. Edition of 100 black cassettes with j-cards designed by Bradley Wakefield."

Bring Back The Magic says: "Justin's side is 6 or so short songs played with acoustic guitars, toys, and sometimes just his voice. Some of my favorite lo-fi songs. Andrew's side is 2 acoustic songs that are more like you might expect acoustic songs to sound like. So good."

Friends and Relatives says: "gal & lad sing songs of adventure and cardboard boxes, 'you get it, you want it' from madison, wi + brooklyn, ny. while justin offers a live recording of "water breate" recorded in portland, me last september while on tour matty pop chart (who also plays violin and does the voice of "response-to-friend") "hand in the sand" styled nylon-stringed secrets."

Shmat says: "This is a great, folksy release of 8 songs in the vein of East River Pipe and Galaxie 500. And like F.M. Cornog from ERP, Huelbig has a knack for using otherwise cheesy effects such as reverb/echo in such classy way. In his hands, the effects and layering of instruments become folk interpreters that help bring out the best in the tracks; the slight droning guitar chords start to sadly shimmer a bit more than normal and the atmosphere gets pensively rustic. The Shmat was highly pleased with the beautiful, windswept character of this release. Out on Monotone Recordings."

Lost Sound Tapes says: "This is the main dude from Coloracao Desbotada doing his own thing. Catchy songs! Essential! Brazillian import."

Pure Groove says: "Lo-fi wizard from Rio de Janeiro who makes noisy-melodic pop from his bedroom studio in Baixada Fluminense, heavily influenced by Guided by Voices, Apples in Stereo, Dinosaur jr, Pavement and Built to Spill. Impressive stuff and another beautifully packaged treat from Brazil."

Brazilian import! Free download here:
http://transfusaonoiserecords.blogspot.com

Lost Sound Tapes says: "The first EP from Le Almeida. Recorded on a malfunctioning computer, with just about all the instruments played by Le Almeida himself. This is his first solo EP, released in 2007. From translated webpages I have gathered that he has drawn inspiration from Ronnie Von, Grandaddy, Guided By Voices, Teenage Fanclub and Os Mutantes as well as the films High Allegiance, Meeting and Failures in meeting, Ken Park and Donnie Darko."

Brazilian import! Free download here:
http://transfusaonoiserecords.blogspot.com

Leftist Nautical Antiques says: "Having recently returned from a hiatus in London it is only appropriate that this cassette comes from the London group Legionnaires. A four song EP of crunchy (more like leaves underfoot rather than Grape Nuts), irresistibly catchy pop tunes. Chocked full of sensibilities and influences from all across the spectrum, this tape will be instantly familiar whilst simultaneously refreshing. It rollicks through the first three songs and then ends with a massive, top of the pops style number which brings to mind pre-Raconteurs Brendan Benson. You may get calf cramps from all the foot tapping. Housed in turquoise 80’s style j-cards complete with Dolby markings and a dude wearing a Devo tee designed by Josh from Legionnaires. Dubbed on obnoxious toxic green cassettes in an edition of 100."

Shmat says: "Certainly, Lettuce Prey would have gotten me to listen to their cassette EP simply on the name alone. And with a title like Jesus Christ Air Conditioner, I sort of envisioned this cassette tape to assault me with some wacked out synth or metal driven ska smorgasborg. I was pleasantly surprised that the songs are more of the acoustic folk persuasion. The principal (and only) band member, Mike Lenert, has been writing songs as Lettuce Prey for more than 15 years. Overall, the tracks would probably be enjoyed most by proponents of lo-fi guitar heroes like Lou Barlow. The guitar playing on the tape often reminds me of his Sentridoh period and Lenert's voice is not too far removed from his style of singing as well. This unusual wordplay makes the songs worth more than the casual listen. Very enjoyable material, and out on Monotone Recordings."

Shmat says: "With Lettuce Prey, you always get a combination of slow-core folk with some sporadic usage of faster tempos and a jammy sort of rustic instrumentalism that almost reminds me of something Celtic or Irish or even Indian. Its even a bit spooky sounding at times. "Sky Queen" is a good example of this mixture with its wiggly vocals and fast strumming acoustic guitar. There are also weird little quirky quips like the Velvet Underground -sounding "Bee Line For Yr Love". "Tel" is moody and nearly wordless in dropped D tuning. "No Star Loan Star" shines in a bit of a Barlowish way with a great chorus. 'A Bedroom Pastoral' is so relaxing that it makes me want to melt away around the sofa playing checkers with a friend until 3 am. All in all, another satisfying tape for my collection."

Indie Pages says: "Lil' Hospital go from a nice bedroom pop project to a good pop band to a veritable indiepop powerhouse, only to have them break up right at their prime. And we only get a measly 5-song EP on the way out! Lil' Hospital have improved in every way: Kevin's songs and playing are both better, and the band (now a trio, rounded out by Mat Specific Heats and Frank Besties) are tighter and punchier than ever."

Lost Sound Tapes says: "Low Fire is the solo project of Niklas Steffensen of Denmark. 32 tracks of pure outsider folk. A collection of songs written/improvised/recorded from 1999 thru 2004. A curious mix of intense acoustic guitar folk songs, noisy electric guitar freak out, tape collage, and touches of indie pop. Expect discordant songs immediately after the most beautiful or catchy songs. This album is reminiscent of Lou Barlo's Sentridoh recordings."

Lost Sound Tapes says: "This is not the Madeline who has previously released the albums 'White Flag', 'Kissing And Dancing', etc. This is Madeline Ava, who is also from the south. She plays 'simple chords on the ukulele and sing uncomplicated songs about boring things that mean the world to me.' Chris Clavin is Chris from Ghost Mice, Plan-It-X, and Captain Chaos. This time he plays ukulele and piano. Sings songs about following your dreams."

Madeline Ava says: "I have a new cassette tape release on Plan-It-X. It is a split with Chris Clavin of Ghost Mice fame! If you ever run into me or Chris, you can get it for 3 dollars! It is exciting and yellow and it has a french fry on it!"

Mango Nebula says: "Manners is the man Greg Beson, sometimes called Beesun Greggy, The Son of Bees, or Honey Photosynthesis.

The sounds center around meditative guitar and Greg's whispery-as-the-wind vocals. It's spiritually nostalgic like deja vu in reverse, the music already familiar with you.

'Breath of Your Heart' and 'Knives' are both tragically beautiful. The latter having the shivering line "I wear a coat of knives. Try and hold me." Although, It's good to know that if you're ever out a need a knife, you can always get one from Greg's coat."

Fraction Discs says: "'Love Is Something I Know Nothing About' is the highly anticipated fourth single from this fab indiepop quartet from Oxnard, California. Just as the case is with the YAY! label, Maria too just keeps getting better and better with every new release! On this lovely three track 7” single every song is an a-side and a reason to bounce around quite frenetically! If you’re into jangly pop with boy/girl vocals and if you’ve ever fancied bands like Orange Juice, The Pastels, Cause Co-Motion!, Sea Lions or Second-Hand Furniture you’ll soon have Maria spinning on that turntable of yours. Comes with a Maria poster. Highly recommended!"

Stumparumper says: "Master-redactors is Kevin Oliver, Ben Falk, and two guitars. That’s all they need. These two guys write some of the most outstanding songs I’ve ever heard; each side of the tape contains about 17 songs (some not much more than 7 seconds long) which manages to create two absolutely mesmerizing side-long tracks. One of my favorite cassettes EVER!!! Dubbed straight from the master on chrome tapes, edition of 40."

Leftist Nautical Antiques says: "Technically the full title of this c55 badboy is 'Still Misunderstood: The Early Demo Tapes of Matthew Melton (Bare Wires//Snake Flower 2)'. With that said, it is 55(ish) minutes of solid gold garage demos from the Bare Wires frontman Matthew Melton. All the radical you have come to love from Bare Wires & Snake Flower 2 but with a special demo tape charm. From rocking to raucous, this is a tape you don’t wanna miss. Limited to 100 black tapes with ghet silver stencil with xerox style j-cards."

Lost Sound Tapes says: "The tape you may have heard about but only in passing and you never actually saw a hard copy. This is Nana Nemo! It's a home spun collaboration between Theo from Nana Grizol and Ian from Welcome Home Nemo. Cute drawing of a drunk duck on the cover with professional looking white tapes with green imprinting. Worth buying for 'Playground Song' alone. Two ducks walk into a bar..."

Indie Pages says: "Wow, Mike sure has come a long way from the Mathlete records from a couple years ago. Heck, I'd even say this sounds better than the cd he just put out! This five song ep has a more natural sound, with acoustic based songs, augmented with clean electric guitar, organ (and I don't mean a Casio), and tambourines and other assorted percussion."

Lost Sound Tapes says: "This is one of the best bedroom folk pop EPs of all time! Buy this, it's a classic. Mike Downey also used to be in the band WOLFIE. 'The Light, The Heat' has a chorus about the movie 'Say Anything'. What are you waiting for??"

Obeast Tapes says: "Nicole Kidman is Jon Barba of Ports o Call fame. The dude has been a huge boon to the burgeoning West Covina underground music scene booking many shows at his home, and releasing music zines and mixtapes to a pretty broad audience. Nicole Kidman is his venture into the world of weirdo-folk, 90s emo rock, and partly demented but wholly compelling song writing. Those who know Jon will understand what I mean when i say this tape is Miley-Centric, those who don’t will surely figure it out with one listen. But dont stop at one listen, his songs are catchy and inspiring. He lifts you up by dragging himself down. Like jesus, we all owe him some serious playthroughs. Comes with full color art on a double-sided jcard with full lyric inserts and free album downloads. Ltd to 50."

Folktale says: "This cassette is probably one of the finest things we’ve released to date. Picture this, a young man standing behind his Casio keyboard, his face covered with an elephant mask constructed out of cardboard and duck tape. His hands are shaking as he starts to play a simply melody, you start to nod your head a little and then a beat drops accompanied by a shaky voice and you’re whole body becomes covered in goose bumps. His songs are nostalgic, sad, and brutally straight from the heart. It’s like being 16 again and sitting in your room listening to cassettes after you got sent away from the dinner tape. The songs cover the age old topics of life, love, and depression in a way that hits incredibly close to home. This is a collection of 9 brilliantly constructed pop songs that will stay stuck in your head for days. Come on blue foil cassette packaged in a three color, neon fur, silkscreened cassette box and a full color insert."

FMLY says: "Having worked for a couple years as a duo after the departure of co-singer Jillian, Inland Empire darlings No Paws (No Lions) are now reconstituted as a trio with the addition of their friend Miranda. To celebrate the new line-up, they've released No Ghosts on Bridgetown.

The band's previous recordings are so washed-out and treble-filled that it’s sometimes hard to listen to them. No Ghosts sounds great though, thanks to better vocal mixes and some much-needed low end. The record finally does justice to some No Paws classics, including the glorious nursery rhyme 'I've Always Been Content'."

Still Single says: "Has an old homemade Mountain Goats(e) feel to it. I like it, although next time you might want to clearly label sides 'A' and 'B,' because as of now I can't tell if my favorite song is 'Mutilated Teenage Bodies' or 'Rooms Filled with Toxic Chlorine Gas.' Hey kid, you write some catchy tunes (your voice is gawky and tuneless, like a one-balled Big Bird, but I think we can work with that)"

Lost Sound Tapes says:
"Nocturnal Feeding = Andrew Restrepo = A. Restrepo and the Older Siblings!"

Let's Pretend Records says: "Teenage sexscapes and psychodramas in the dusty haze of cheap highs. Las Vegas is a dark place especially when channeled from Bloomington, Indiana through the dirty mouth of the desperately self-medicated. This dude'd rather be in a tranced-out sludge metal band called 'Deformed Birth', but, admittedly, does not have the chops for it. This is acoustic in a way that makes everything seem unpromising and gives you the feeling that something real bad's about to happen. 100 copies, or so, or whatever."

Lost Sound Tapes says:
"Nocturnal Feeding = Andrew Restrepo = A. Restrepo and the Older Siblings!"

Rok Lok says: "The Only Ghost in Town plays super infectious lo fi indie pop/shoegaze that is in the vein of bands like Further, The Summer Hits, Drop Nineteens, Veronica Lake and Jesus & Mary Chain. Short bursts of fuzzed out pop tunes that begs multiple replays. Personally, it brings me back to my roots of getting interested in DIY music by consuming Shrimper Records tape releases. This pro duped tape is imprinted on white clam shells and packed in beautiful full color artwork. Limited to 100 pieces."

Lost Sound Tapes says: "A brand new tape from the prolific man named Paleo. He plays wiry folk songs with a child's half-size guitar. Beautifully designed and hand assembled, this cassette was released by Wizards Of The Ghost in an edition of 250. Previously, he has released two full length albums as well as a collection of 365 songs that were written one-per-day starting April 16, 2006 and ending April 15, 2007."

Stress Domain says: "Pangea return to vinyl! This time with a 4 Song 7", and boy have they cranked it up a few notches since the split with Harvest Moon Society in 2007. Pangea has progressed from a (typically acoustic) two-piece, to a full, five-piece electric wall of sound. Quite different then their previous releases, and I mean this in a nothing but positive way. The production value on this is amazingly loud, powerful, and bursting with energy."

Stress Domain says: "Straight from the heart of the Griznar Music Collective, Pangea and Harvest Moon Society each bring you two songs of pure unadulterated grizness. From soft and sweet love songs to man-eating cats, you will be dancing the moment your needle hits this piece of curiously unholy vinyl."

BONUS: Clear orange vinyl! Limited to 300 copies.

Leftist Nautical Antiques says: "The Pe-Rad (pronunciation key for Parade, therefore pronounced Parade) boys are recent alums of the uni I’m currently in attendance of and I saw them play in a basement last year right about the time I was brainstorming LNA and thought to myself, 'Tape.' So, this baby has been a long time coming but now that its here I'm ecstatic. These tunes are groooovy. The guitar noodles and twangs it's way through the steady, driving bass whilst the tom toms bang tribally thru the background. Ever so slightly reminiscent of Abe Vigoda, but pe-rad is really its own beast. Complete with raise yr fist vocals, pe-rad is best listened to LOUD. Limited to 100 lovingly made cassettes."

Burger Records says: "Awesome, super catchy Rock n Roll from Detroit produced by Bobby Harlow of The Go! 250 pressed and hand numbered!

1. Livin Like Animals 2. Ocean Liner 3. Jenny Says 4. Sweater Sleeve 5. Crafty Maneuvers 6. Dolphin Patrol 7. Heartaches & Heart Attacks 8. Plan 'B' 9. Dudley Moore 10. Legomania 11. Benjamin Woodruff 12. Laugh Track"

Life's Blood says: "Gestating ideas of life; refracted into a fucked-up tapestry beautifully stitched together from scraps of dormant inklings and theories. An immaculate conception birthed from the agile hands and emotions of and the innate strangeness of all the people, everyday."

Fox Pop Recording Co. says: "The long awaited Robert Church & the Holy Community - Los Tres De Canarias is finnaalllllyyyy out! I'm super excited to be able to release such a charming, fuzzy, lo-fi Swedish pop tape, I hope you guys like it toooooo!"

Last.fm says: "Robert Church and The Holy Community are a Stockholm based band and plays an indie pop lo-fi sound with perfect pop melodies, great harmony and gentle vocals. If you like Belle and Sebastian, Sebadoh or Radio Dept. you will like them, i can even tell that they seems a bit of Rogue Wave specially on their earlier works."

Shmat says: "The first 8 songs on Campaign To Kill The Sparrows are like tiny mystical thought fragments encased in tape hiss and an abstract tapestry of spoken and sung phrases. I only had a walkman to play this stuff with. So through headphones, the variety of vocal pannings was almost disorienting. When Doyle slurs almost drunkenly on the pretty 'Rookie Valentine #2', it only serves to heighten the honesty and heartfelt nature of the material on this tape. The second side continues the more formulated song trend, proving to be nice and compact folk/pop ditties. For those who need concrete comparisons, i could throw out a couple names: Palace Brothers, maybe a little Half Japanese. I don't think Doyle will ever be accused of being boring."

Lost Sound Tapes says: "'Nice Hat' is the debut single for the Northwest's finest 4-piece (non-)surf punx, released by Prty Ngg Records. Crunchy rhythm guitar, piercing lead guitar, straight ahead bass, thumping drums, and 4-part harmonies. The hit song 'Graces' is on the A-side with two tracks on the B-side 'Area Zeroes' and 'We Want The Fun'."

Prty Ngg says: "lo-fi party for fans of surfing, eric's trip, and running wild. mastered by local heartthrob fred thomas this 7" is guaranteed to knock yr socks off and make you wanna boogie."

Rok Lok Records says: "Amazing West Coast lo fi indie surf punk. For fans of Eric's Trip, The Beach Boys, Husker Du, Cause Co-Motion, and early Tullycraft. The tape on Fox Pop Recording Co has been blowing my mind for months now and I can't get it to leave my tape deck."

Stumparumper says: "6 songs, nearly 13 minutes of music made especially for Scribbler's extensive Canadian tour in March. One side beautiful and moving folk, the other an electrified aural thrashing of your senses. Is it really the same band? This long-playing 7" does an excellent job of evoking the excitement of seeing the band live or at work with a 4-track - the rawness of the music, the snide comments of the audience, and the emotion put forth by the band. One is able to hear the many sides of Scribbler on only 2 sides of wax.

Edition of 300 (half of which went to the band) on black vinyl with hand-silkscreened and numbered jackets and hand-drawn labels."

Cereal Records says: "Master + Johnson are experimental punk at its most inventive and interesting. They write cryptic masterpieces in weird periods of time, ranging from 30 seconds to 7 minutes. Master + Johnson are totally addictive space punk from another nexus in our time continuum.

Songs written by 3 young lads growing into manhood; Song's about the pressers tof teenhood, the fun that goes along with it, girl trouble, yearning and everything in between. Perfect in a strange and endearing way. Seahouse are a perfect variety of lo-fi,hi-fi,no-fi,go-fi, young -fi punk rock music. Check them out and enjoy their youhful revolution of fun."

Pure Groove says: "Mighty new cassette single from the Lark! Their lovely brand of shimmery summer pop sounds mighty fine to us, and these mighty instore heroes just go from strength to strength. We just used mighty three times in one paragraph. Mighty bad English that is..."

Lost Sound Tapes says: "Very limited import cassette EP, containing the single 'Antibodies' from the album 'The Golden Spike'.

Indie Pages says: "Most of Kevin's music that I've heard in the past (and most of the Monotone catalog, for that matter) has been pretty low key and quiet acoustic stuff, and though this is still acoustic-based, the songs are quite upbeat and catchy. So it should come as no surprise that it's my favorite thing that I've heard from Kevin to date! Though this is a solo release, there are usually at least two guitars playing together (often doubling or even exchanging melodies), along with frequent keyboards and drums (or at least some form of percussion). Still pretty lo-fi, of course, but it does sound really good overall. Musically, I'd have to say the closest resemblance is to the early Moon Socket stuff, but with a little more consistency and without the extraneous sounds. Plus the songs are all pretty short, so we've got ten of 'em in twenty minutes! Though the band's name may suggest winter, this is more for the winter days when the sun is shining bright and you can go out and enjoy the foot of snow all around you."

Shmat says: "Presented here are two humble folk songs from New Jersey's The Stoves, comprised of Ryan Doyle and Kevin Huelbig, Jr. 'Come On Along' has a laid back feel that sounds sort of like the Kings of Convenience but while those Norwegian balladeers often sing their harmonies straight up using thirds, The Stoves employ a sort of threaded call and response to create a nicely bleak voicing, almost like stream of consciousness talking. But 'Speechless' has more of a shoegazey rather than folk feel to it and might feel right at home on a Field Mice album. Again, the two voices rotate to provide a nice counterpoint against both strumming and picking from the acoustic guitar. Good stuff."

Achilous says: "All I believe exists from Maryland's emo greats The Summer We Went West. Shaky vocals, heartfelt, yet sometimes comical lyrics and fun, twinkly guitar lines. Take the awkward wit of Kinsella-esque projects and combine it with a campfire sing along fully supplied with whiskey and you have The Summer We Went West...the perfect band to listen to while drinking alone. Members went on to form Monument (which you should also check out).

For Fans of: On the Might of Princes, Braid, Superstitions of the Sky, Make Believe, Monument". Also see Cap'n Jazz.

Yay! says: "Get ready to wear your heart on your sleeve with these jangly tunes from this fabulous LA quartet that will have you jumping with joy!"

Finest Kiss says: "Horns, horns, horns! It’s easy to forget how much a great horn line in a song can just put it over the top. This ranks up there with Brideshead's Real Art as a killer pop song with a more killer horn hook."

Pug Records says: "Everything Must Go , Top Surprise’s debut, was produced by Le Almeida (Coloração Desbotada) and Paulo Casaes (Fujimo) during two drunken days at brothers Andre and Daniel’s apartment. Vocals were recorded in the bathroom, guitars in the living room and drums in dad’s bedroom, to the neighbors’ despair. The results sound as strong as any recent “shitgaze” record you’ve heard — but with a subtlety only someone who worked as a telephone operator could conceive. Hysterical guitars and joggly drums explode into the songwriting, with female backing vocals resembling bees inside the speaker. From the obvious admiration of American college rock to hints of post-punk, the EP ends with a folk-tinged incursion into Jeff Mangum/Elliott Smith territory."

Brazilian import! Free download here: http://transfusaonoiserecords.blogspot.com

Gilgongo Records says: "Highly addictive and obscured pop-punk from Tempe, AZ circa 2008. Featuring members of Foot Ox (Teague), Splinter Cake (Kelly) and the "French Quarter" live band (Preston), this is unpolished, upbeat and "real", in the vein of The Bananas and for fans of Lehigh Valley's late 90's scene.

AVAILABLE AS A FREE DOWNLOAD HERE:
http://www.gilgongorecords.com/sounds/TRADEWINDS.zip"

Missoula Independent says: "There's something a little bit Billy Joe Armstrong about Tyson Ballew's vocals—the way he sings about crushes made me recently unearth Green Day’s 1,039/ Smoothed Out Slappy Hours just to hear 'The One I Want.' That said, the local troubadour injects his own dramatic notions of love into his newest album, and darkens them with an end-of-the-world earnestness.

In fact, Ballew might be the perfect acoustic guitarist to hang out with during the apocalypse, mostly because his angst is cradled in starry-eyed acceptance for whatever excitement—good or bad—happens next. (Erika Fredrickson)"

Lost Sound Tapes says: "Uma nova orquidia started as an intentionally lo-fi side project of Le Almeida in 2004. A 4-piece band of two guitars, bass, and drums. The band plays pop songs but they can also sound fierce! This EP was recorded on cassette tapes at three different locations and it sounds awesome. 'O conjunto nova esperanza' is their final release and the best one yet."

Brazilian import! Free download here:
http://transfusaonoiserecords.blogspot.com

Workaholics on Holiday says: "The first american (well, the first non-danish) band to grace the w-o-h! catalog is the Up Set - usually a solo outfit for K.B. Blankson, but here, he's accompanied by a backing band. Compared to previous stellar lo-fi/twee releases from K.B., this pro-printed cd-r is a pleasantly surprising upgrade - to charming, amped up indie pop/rock. Let's make a connection with the dancefloor! (comes with a 1" button.)

Songs: 1. a melody for melanie / 2. i'll be seeing you / 3. my present absence / 4. hurry up and wait / 5. i'm not pulling your leg / 6. couldn't lose our youth"

NOTE: CDR limited to 100 copies.

Pug Records says: "Pollard-authorized brazilian tribute to Guided By Voices, featuring 31 bands. Includes Fujimo, Churrus, Lê Almeida, Kid Vinyl, Carpete Florido, Butter Toffees and many more. From hits such as Motor Away, Game Of Pricks and Echos Myron to fan favorites like Unleashed! The Large Hearted Boy, Quality Of Armor and Dusted."

Brazilian import! Free download here:
http://transfusaonoiserecords.blogspot.com

Stumparumper says: "I asked these bands to come up with a Christmas song, original or otherwise, and they all delivered on a level about 6 stories higher than I had ever hoped. Banned Books kicks things off with a punk song about what might or might not happen with the snowman sitting in your front yard. Granny Frost turns up the bass fuzz for a scathing (and non-sequitur) take on the holiday season. Hoop Dreams rocks from the perspective of Joseph, step-father of Jesus, and Fuck Montreal close it out with their rendition of 'Do You Hear What I Hear?'. Front cover art by the enigmatic MC Nugget, back cover by the H.A.N.S.!"

Last.fm says: "Shit happens when you listen to records and read comic books. Despite the whole 'and the Happy Campers' thing Velma plays all the instruments and as of now just shows up with a guitar, a pedal, and a bass amp to play shows."

Lost Sound Tapes says: "Stripped down, acoustic, bedroom folk."

Phoning It In says: "Rebecca writes the songs, plays the harp, and is also in Girl Band and maybe Sausage Dog. Josh (aka Hoshwa) plays the baritone ukulele, sometimes records as Cave Babies, and is the dancing genius behind the 5...4...3...2...fun!! radio show. Don't let Joanna Newsom or the Renaissance Festival lull you into thinking there's only one way to skin a harp, though. Watercolor Paintings make intimate and perfect Impressionistic pop songs, a far-cry from psych-folk pretensions, or any pretensions at all, really."

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Lost Sound Tapes says: "10 tracks of ukulele & harp sibling sweetness, their first proper full length album! It's exactly what you've been waiting for."

Indiepages says: "This debut cd of theirs is their best work to date. A few of the songs on here have been previously released in various forms, but these recordings capture the band at their best. Clocking in at just over 17 minutes, these ten brief songs are both super-sweet and heartbreaking, with a fragile instrumentation of harp and ukulele backing Rebecca's dulcet voice (as well as her brother Josh's occasional backing vocals)."

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Life's Blood says: "Expertly home-recorded krautgaze by the fiercely prolific Paul Rosales. Dangerously compressed and unrelenting rhythms sync with in-the-pocket washes of guitar; effortless pop melodies, brilliant tambourine clang, and effected vocal refrains sit atop. What comes from this fine-tuned apparatus is totally human and its deeply-seated momentum is remarkable."

Your Heart Breaks says: "Hey ! well it took a while but the Yr hrt breaks / Paul Baribeau split 7 inch has been repressed. Our friend Kimya Dawson sings on it, and Nate Powell of Soophie/Universe/harlan records did the artwork. Its freaking beautiful. Its 5$. Its got a download code that comes with extra songs for all you mp3'ers. Its on white vinyl for all you record peeps and it comes with POSTCARDS, which personally, i think are really cool. CHECK IT OUT HERE BEFORE IT SELLS OUT AGAIN."

Lost Sound Tapes says: "Well,you already know how great Your Heart Breaks is (see the 'Love is a Long Dark Road' tape on LST), so I don't need to tell you that. The Paul Baribeau track on here though... so... good! Real talk, Mountain Dew name drop."