NEW LP FROM SPIRAL WAVE NOMADS - "MAGNETIC SKY"

We are beyond psyched to once again be teaming up with Feeding Tube Records to release Magnetic Sky, the 3rd album from Spiral Wave Nomads. Longtime underground music head guru Byron Coley had this to say about it:

"Like its predecessors, 2019's Spiral Wave Nomads (TLR027/FTR 455) and First Encounters (TLR028/FTR577), Magnetic Sky is a deliriously enthralling set of expanding improvisations. Employing the strings of Albany's Eric Hardiman (Sky Furrows/Burnt Hills/Rambutan/Century Plants) and the drums of New Haven's Michael Kiefer (More Klementines/Rivener/Drifting North), along with electronic tone generation from the both of them, the music here flows like a torrent of highly charged particles… The duo creates massive sonic width and depth by piling up instrumental passages in layers. This allows the music to peel itself like a psychedelic onion spinning crazily in a forgotten pocket of deep space...a crazy and magical record for sure."

Some early reviews are in with Raven Sings the Blues singing its praise for the lead single "Pharoah's Lament," while Weirdo Shrine noted that, "it is mentally liberating to be able to trip on music like this." So get liberated!

Head on over to our store to check it out, along with other physical or digital releases from Spiral Wave Nomads, More Klementines, Ttotals, Debby Schwartz, Rivener, Myty Konkeror, Mercy Choir, Dwight Smith, and more!

NEW LP FROM MORE KLEMENTINES - "WHO REMEMBERS LIGHT"

We are thrilled to announce a new vinyl release from More Klementines. On the heels of this spring’s digital-only release of sk8 @ yr own rsk, Who Remembers Light was scored mostly on the fly with no planned approach, no talk of what it should sound like, and minimal overdubs. Three sound-brothers making music in the most organic, joyful way possible. Though this time around, in addition to the unscripted hybridized folk/psych/kraut sonic explorations that turned heads around the globe almost four years ago on their self-titled debut, we get a glimpse of this trio’s love for song craft in the plaintive gratitude of the three and a half minute “Key of Caesar.” It’s all deployed in a fashion that pushes and pulls as if at one with the tide and buoyed by the blues.

Like More Klementines self-titled debut, Who Remembers Light will be co-released by the third-eye gurus at Feeding Tube Records, this time in a limited run of 340, available August 26. Listen to the first two tracks and pre-order it here. Deep gratitude for these rad words from Byron Coley:

“Four years after their magnificent, eponymous debut, this Connecticut trio returns to vinyl with another brain-blurring set of tunes.

Picking up where that last LP left off, drummer Michael Kiefer, guitarist/vocalist Jon Schlesinger and guitarist/bassist/mandolinist/electronics/mark tree-rep, Steubs, dig ever deeper into the pulse of the Earth. The first track here, “Hot Peace,” sounds like stuttering, shimmering emanations from the core of the planet. Remember that episode of the Superman TV show, where mole men come up out of the world's deepest oil well? The instrumental parts of this album remind me of those little dudes. Because everything they touched started glowing. And even though one gets the feeling there's more than a soupçon of anger in the way More Klementines attack their instruments, who amongst us doesn't believe a little glowing psychedelic aggression is called for in this dismal day and age?

The two instrumentals on the flip have more pastoral flows. Guitar tones whirl off into the aether the way piss flies from a carousel, but the way the drops hit your skin makes them feel like beads of the purest dew, quivering in extreme close-up as you squint in the sunlight to make them out. But just when you think the drugs have totally taken over, a searing sequence of riffs emerge that make you sit up straight, so the drums can slap your head back and forth. Indeed, much of this album seesaws between the poles of abstraction and focus. Just like tripping!

There's also one vocal track, “Key of Caesar,” which has lyrics I can't figure out, but makes me think of Bob Pollard doing a blues tune based on “Take the Skinheads Bowling.” Which is just the kind of thing he might do if he'd deign to swap his frosty mug for a sugar cube. Which ain't happening this week. But Who Remembers Light is happening right now and will continue to do so every time you slap it on  the box. Which should be often.”

--Byron Coley, 2022

NEW MORE KLEMENTINES: "sk8 @ yr own rsk"

We are beyond psyched to drop a new release from More Klementines this Bandcamp Friday. sk8 @ yr own rsk was recorded in the summer of 2020, marking the first time the band got together for a post-COVID jam. Always one to make the best of a bummer situation, Jon decided to deal with the lockdown blues by building a mini ramp in his backyard so that he and the neighborhood kids would have a place to skate. One afternoon, we decided to put the skating on hold to drag our gear up on the ramp, and with the help of Scott Amore of InnerSpaceSoundLabs, captured about an hour of Mo Klemz signature unscripted sonic explorations that we distilled into two side-long jammers. Through them, we hope you experience the joy we felt that day playing music together for the first time in what felt like ages.

With record plant turnaround times being what they are these days, we have no immediate plans for a physical release for this one. We just want to get it in your heads now. However, we are honing in on a summer release date for More Klementines’ next vinyl issue, Who Remembers Light. It's looking like July, but we'll keep you posted. In the meatime, grab a copy and drop in!

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NEW LP FROM SPIRAL WAVE NOMADS - “FIRST ENCOUNTERS”

We are thrilled to announce the release of the sophomore LP from Spiral Wave Nomads. Recorded live one afternoon in the pre-pandemic halcyon days of the summer of 2019, paradoxically First Encounters documents the first time Albany-based guitarist Eric Hardiman and New Haven-based drummer Michael Kiefer met and played music together in the same room.

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Despite the geographic distance between their respective bases of Albany, NY and New Haven, CT, Kiefer and Hardiman's collaboration started in 2018 after becoming label mates on the These Are Not Records imprint. They spent the better part of that year getting to know each other over digital pathways and recording their self-titled debut--a collection of asynchronous improvisations and extended psych jams--by file-sharing, collecting layers of convergent truths along the way. This time around, they wanted to see how their ideas would come together in an unscripted live setting. With no plan to speak of, no talk of what it should sound like, and no overdubs, it's a testament to the magic that happens when two seasoned improvisers trust each other and let it flow. But don’t take our word for it. Longtime underground music head guru Byron Coley had this to say about it:

"The four tracks on First Encounters are wonderfully explosive, difficult to predict and utterly mind-melting. Just the thing to soak in during what looks to be a hard-ass winter. Spiral Wave Nomads' music reminds us that spring will eventually blossom again."

We look forward to turning the page on 2020 as we celebrate the album’s release on January 1st and hold out hope for a better ‘21. Co-released with Feeding Tube Records, it comes in a limited edition of 250 on black vinyl in reverse board, heavy stock jackets. Pre-orders available here. View a video outtake from the recording session and a music video for preview track “Radiant Drifter” down below.

COVID-19 W.H.O. Fundraiser

Greetings from Twin Lakes! We hope you and your loved ones are all safe and healthy right now. We wanted to let you know that starting today for the next month, all proceeds from all orders (physical and digital) from our Bandcamp store will go to the World Health Organization's COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund.

We have some new releases on the horizon from Spiral Wave NomadsDrifting North, and More Klementines that we can't wait to share with you, but now is a good time to get yourself some new headspace by reaching back into our catalog for records, tapes, CDs and downloads by Spiral Wave Nomads, Debby Schwartz, Dwight Smith, Myty Konkeror, Ttotals, Mercy Choir, Michael Beach, and Rivener.

It's a drop in the bucket, but it's what we have to give, so help us help the W.H.O. at this important time. Stay safe/stay strong/stay human!

UPCOMING SHOWS...MORE KLEMENTINES, DRIFTING NORTH

A quick update about a couple of shows in the coming days that you won’t want to miss if you're in the Greater New Haven area.

This Saturday November 16th, More Klementines is back in action at our favorite New Haven DIY haunt as they join legends Kath Bloom and Jeffrey Alexander & the Heavy Lidders at Never Get 2 Be Cool in New Haven. Email us for the address …gotta keep that addy off the socials...it's DIY, maaaan.

 
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The Kath official site nails it...she "comes from a special place where country, blues and folk are made beautifully translucent and emotive. She has a special gift – her voice is delicate and tender, yet retains that raw emotion and hard worn truths that allows each sung word to be felt."

Dire Wolves' Jeffrey Alexander has a killer new record out with our friends over at Feeding Tube. An entirely solo affair of crackle and hiss, folky space dust and fake jazz, compiling vibes from his 30+ years of freak canon. In order to flesh out this material for some live sets, a crackpot team of well-seasoned cranks was assembled: Jeffrey (Dire Wolves) guitar/vocal, Jesse Sheppard (Elkhorn) bass, Drew Gardner (Elkhorn) lead guitar, Scott Verrastro (Bardo Pond) drums. They start a weekend NY/CT run tonight in Kingston, NY, and the results will likely weigh more than an ounce. 

More Klementines' debut LP is still out of print, but a new one is in the works and will be out in 2020. In the meantime, you can check out a live set from the show they did in Hamden, CT this summer with Garcia Peoples and Howlin Rain.

Then, next Wednesday, November 20th, Drifting North opens for California-based musician and songwriter Eamon Fogarty at Hamden's Best Video. This will be Drifting North's first show as the evolutionary off-shoot of No Line North. The group features Jon Schlesinger, Brian Slattery, Richard Brown and your humble correspondent here on drums. Drifting North sets their compass for the woozy boundary between folky Americana and the frontiers of psychedelic inner space. Come hear what we've been up to before we take these songs into the studio with Scott Amore at the production helm.

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Aquarium Drunkard featured Fogarty's cover of Chris Bell's "I Am the Cosmos" this past August. About Fogarty's most recent record, Blue Values, they wrote, "It’s a remarkable piece of art-pop, exhibiting the low slung ease of Tim Buckley’s jazz-rock, the shambolic grace of Beck, the progressive grandeur of Scott Walker, and the mystic yearning of Talk Talk."

Thanks for listening, and I hope to see you at one or both of these jammers! 

SUMMER JAMS

It’s the heart of the summer, and we've had some scorchers around here lately. Hope you're staying cool and getting the most out of summer...these longer days will be gone before you know it. Speaking of summer scorchers, I wanted to drop a quick line to tell you about a couple of shows you won’t wanna miss if you live or or happen to find yourself in the Northeast next weekend. More Klementines is back in action on a bill that rivals any I’ve seen all summer. Separately and together, Howlin Rain and Garcia Peoples have been burning up the US tour circuit over the past couple years in support of the insanely good records they’ve put out, and they’ve teamed up again for a six-date run up the East Coast. More Klementines is beyond psyched to join them at the Space Ballroom in Hamden, CT on Friday, August 9. Their debut LP is still out of print, but we’ll have the last available test pressing copy on hand at the show. Come hang and boogie with us!

 
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Then the next day Spiral Wave Nomads plays Belltower Records’ 2nd annual Summer Jam in North Adams, MA. This all-day event kicks off at noon and features a stacked lineup of some of the most compelling acts around. On the heels of their critically acclaimed debut LP, this will be the Nomads first ever show!

 
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Since its release in May, Spiral Wave Nomads has been in heavy rotation at stations like WFMU and KFJC, as well as some killer podcasts, and reviews have been stellar...
Aquarium Drunkard's Tyler Wilcox called it "extremely tasty instrumental psych" and everything on the debut LP "a treat, whether they’re soaring along on a Hallo Gallo-esque breeze or hypnotizing with some deep-fried sitar jams." While Raven Sings the Blues called it "a shimmering batch of psych-ragas that are burnt to the core." For more commentary go here. But really, you should just listen for yourself and grab a copy if you feel so inclined...here

 
 

SPIRAL WAVE NOMADS RELEASE DAY!

Today we are once again joining Feeding Tube Records to release the self-titled debut LP from Spiral Wave Nomads, a new project from Albany’s Eric Hardiman (Burnt Hills/Rambutan/Century Plants/Sky Furrows/Chalaque/Tape Drift Recs) and Twin Lakes co-founder Michael Kiefer (More Klementines/Rivener/No Line North). The two guide us through aural meditations, jouncing and drifting on undulating spiral waves of sound, carrying us through endless downer boogies and lifting us on hits of sunshine. A limited run of 275 on black vinyl in reverse board, full color, heavy stock jackets have already started shipping. Preorders have been rolling in, so you may want to grab yours now before they're gone. 

 
 

Early reviews have been stellar. Raven Sings the Blues called it "a shimmering batch of psych-ragas that are burnt to the core," while The 13th Track called Kiefer and Hardiman's collaboration "stunning." Underground music guru Byron Coley had this to say about it...

The debut LP by Spiral Wave Nomads introduces a new psych duo comprised of two musicians with active histories inside the New England sub underground. Guitarist Eric Hardiman is one of the many hardened string wranglers for Albany's legendary Burnt Hills, as well as the proprietor of the Tape Drift label and half of the prolific experimental unit, Century Plants. Drummer Michael Kiefer is best known as a member of Myty Konkeror and the exquisite trio that emerged from them -- More Klementines, whose eponymous album (FTR 428/TLR 026) has made brains tingle all around the globe.

The Spiral Wave Nomads set is a lovely sprawl of electric guitar improv (aided in spots by bass, sitar and double-tracked guitar) mixed with elegantly tumbling drum work, guaranteed to illuminate many tunnels of spiraling trip-time. Parts of the album may momentarily recall Rangda at their most lysergic, but the crossed-eyed way the two players have of busting up and hanging on to shards of melody and rhythm is all their own.

If you liked the More Klementines album, I dare say you'll like this as well. But it's in a slightly different bag as well. Vibrationally consonant without resorting to apery. A beautiful sonic spread. — Byron Coley 

MORE KLEMENTINES OUT OF PRINT…test pressings available

The More Klementines LP we released this fall with Feeding Tube Records is officially out-of-print. A heart-felt thanks to all who checked it out and grabbed a copy. We haven't discussed a 2nd pressing, but who knows, maybe someday... In the meantime, it can be had by download, and we have a handful of test pressings that'll be available at future shows. Jon and I will have some on us this Friday, when 2/3 of More Klementines plays Best Video in Hamden as Dos Klementines, with Henry Birdsey. Steubs will be sorely missed, but we'll be free-jamming and giving some No Line North tunes the MK treatment, and we can't wait see Henry create his microtonal drones, hymns, and noise-scapes on fiddle and lap steel. Best Vid is the best sounding room around, too, so come hang if you're in the area.

 
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MORE KLEMENTINES RELEASE DAY!

Having admired their killer output "on the fringes of obscurity" for many years, we are thrilled beyond words to have teamed up with Feeding Tube Records to bring you the debut LP by More Klementines. A limited run of 124 green splatter vinyl records, hand-assembled, inked, and numbered, is now available here. Earlier this week, The Vinyl District took a deep dive into it and had some really great things to say about it, like that it can sound "like Popol Vuh, Amon Düül, and Milford Graves traveling down a river in Fitzcarraldo’s boat." We agree!

Recorded in an afternoon with no planned approach, no talk of what it should sound like and no song structures, this release features Twin Lakes co-founders and members of Myty Konkeror & No Line North...three sound-brothers making music in the most organic, joyful way possible. A cosmic catharsis. Music scored on the fly — electric guitar below, banjos and mandolin above, filtered through strings of effects pedals while being propelled by the percussive pulse of wood, steel and skins. All deployed in a fashion that pushes and pulls as if at one with the tide and buoyed by the blues. With no preconception, what was captured was a sort of long overdue conversation, in a language not studied, but fluently spoken and uniquely their own — a soft tread into Appalachia that side-winds into Krautrock and drifts down terrestrial pathways through time and space. An ecstatic sound for all the East Coast heads and a salve offering to melt and evaporate the currents of turbulence. Ease on back and enjoy the ride...

NEW MERCY CHOIR EP: "MORE THAN EVER"

We are beyond psyched to announce a new EP from New Haven-based Mercy Choir, officially out tomorrow on CD and all your favorite streaming platforms. For years hyper-prolific Mercy Choir mastermind Paul Belbusti has been releasing a steady stream of sounds, quietly becoming New Haven's Bob Pollard, both in output and killer melodic hooks.

On More Than Ever, Belbusti has a full band backing him, this time with his current and longest running lineup: Tim Goselin (guitar), Chris Zollo (keys), Brian Slattery (bass), Bruce Crowder (drums), and Loralee Geil (vocals/percussion). And this time around, Belbusti enlisted sound engineer Scott Amore (Mark Mulcahy, Butterflies of Love, Famous Problems) to record the band in New Haven's historic Lyric Hall theater. A wise choice, as it sounds amazing! See the band perform these newer tunes as well as some MC classics tomorrow night at Best Video in Hamden, CT where things get underway at 7:30. Details here. Special guests Little Silver open. Head right over to our webstore, listen to the whole EP, and grip the CD or download. Here's our take on this fine collection of songs...

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More than any previous Mercy Choir recording, More Than Ever captures the depth, clarity, and joy of seeing the band perform live in an intimate setting. The songs are arresting and a testament -- not just to Belbusti's continuing evolution as a gifted songwriter, but to the strength of all of its contributors. One hears a cohesive unit playing with the confidence and trust in one another rarely heard from a band that's only been together a couple years. We hear Mercy Choir stretching out and highlighting stylistic aspects of material and taking it to unexpected heights -- percussive and vocal flourishes, incisive guitar leads, subdued, snaking rhythms and perfectly placed drum fills all jump off the palette and onto the canvas when and where they belong. Sometimes the band just lays out and rocks -- happy to perform gems and point (hard) at the parts they like with an open grin. These songs are closed-rolled-eyes good, and even after repeat listens, when the record's over, we're back to the beginning listening to what we thought was something else last time but is even more so...now more than ever.

RIVENER RECORD RELEASE SHOWS IN NEW HAVEN, NYC

Since Rivener's new self-titled LP is being co-release by Twin Lakes and Scarsdale, NY-based These Are Not Records, we're having record release shows in New Haven (9/8) and New York (9/20). We're incredibly psyched about how these shows came together, with both bills stacked with artists who've been lighting up music's outer fringes. 

 

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TWIN LAKES TEAMING UP WITH THESE ARE NOT RECORDS TO CO-RELEASE RIVENER'S VINYL DEBUT

We're thrilled beyond words to be teaming up with one of our favorite boutique record labels, These Are Not Records, to bring Rivener's self-titled vinyl debut into the world. All these songs are composed on-the-fly — shape-shifting explorations of no wave, noise, free jazz, and psych, with some elements rooted loosely in the rock tradition — but mostly, they're ineffable expressions of the human spirit.

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Arriving 9/1/17 in an edition of 250 copies on black vinyl w/download code. Experience the lysergic, burned-out vibe of “Noiren” below.

NO LINE NORTH RECORD RELEASE/IRIS BENEFIT

We are proud to announce a new release from New Haven, CT's No Line North. Dreams of Trees, Part 1 will be available on limited edition CD and digitally on April 28th, with Part 2 due out in early 2018. Dig the Neu-Americana of "Line Drive" below in the first video from this collection. Pre-orders available here.

To celebrate the release of the record locally, we're hosting a celebration this Saturday, March 25th at Lyric Hall in New Haven. It's going to be a blast, with local heroes The Sawtelles and The Proud Flesh on the bill, and proceeds going to a most worth cause -- IRIS (Integrated Refugee and Immigration Services). Though we're still a month out from the official worldwide release, we will have CDs on-hand, available early and exclusively to all who attend. Come hang with us! 

 

 

MYTY KONKEROR CONTRIBUTES UNRELEASED "KEY OF CAESAR" TO FRIENDS FOR EQUALITY FUNDRAISING COMP

Rather than get mired in post-election blues, our friends at UK-based Fox Food Records decided to take action by putting together a compilation of previously unreleased songs by artists and bands from around the globe in order to support some vital civil rights causes. The proceeds from this digital comp will be split evenly and donated to three organizations: Planned Parenthood, American Civil Liberties Union, and the Southern Poverty Law Center. When we learned about this project, we were excited to be part of it by donating a previously unreleased song by Myty Konkeror called "Key of Caesar." It's one of our favorite MK tunes ever recorded and the first featuring Jon on lead vox.

Friends for Equality is an epic compilation of over 40 brilliant songs for which I'm grateful for turning me on to the likes of Good Good BloodHand HabitsJohn Andrews & The YawnsHenohenoThe PridsSpartan Jet-PlexChris Harford& The Band of ChangesHenry DemosG Lucas CraneThe Blank TapesFair MothersThe Sunken Lanes and many, many more. Please follow the link below and dig in!

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RIVENER'S "SVENGALI GAZE" AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER

We are thrilled to announce a new release from Rivener, a three-songer, that sits somewhere between EP and LP, in terms of its length. As they did on last year's Fires in Repose, they continue to improvise shape-shifting explorations of no wave, noise, psych-folk and rock, though this batch of songs finds them in a more contemplative, meditative mood. 

Svengali Gaze will be available on limited edition handmade cassette, CD-R (50 each), and digital on October 28th, with both physical formats featuring a live bonus track from last year's Elm City Noise Fest. It can be can pre-ordered on CD/CS/DL here.

Rivener also has a couple shows coming up this fall to support their latest effort...

11/16 BAR, New Haven w/Xylouris White & Marisa Anderson

12/3 Cafe Nine, New Haven w/LandingProcedure Club, & Solilians

TWIN LAKES & FRIENDS CELEBRATE WILLIE NELSON AT CAFE NINE, NEW HAVEN

Tomorrow night at Cafe Nine in New Haven, Twin Lakes Records and friends will celebrate the man, the myth and legend of song, Willie Nelson. On the bill are local treasures from the Greater New Haven area: Bop Tweedy, Frank Critelli, Dave Hogan, Rivener (Paul Belbusti/Michael Kiefer) & Lys Guillorn, Kelly Kancyr, No Line North, Olive Tiger (solo), The Sawtelles, and Xavier Serrano (Kindred Queer) will all be there, playing their interpretations of the classics, deep cuts and hidden gems from his extensive songbook

We all know the hits, but Willie's songbook goes DEEP. I didn't realize how deep and what an amazing talent he was until Jon from No Line North approached me with the idea of putting this show together. Once I started really listening, I got hooked. Willie just turned 83 last month. We've seen enough tough losses this year, so let's celebrate life and that of a living legend! This is a benefit concert with all proceeds going to the CT Food Bank. The New Haven Independent just published a story about it, and you can check the flyer for details...it's gonna be a hoot! 


MYTY KONKEROR RETURNS UNDER A NEW MONIKER AT THE WOBBLING ROOF REVUE

Myty Konkeror had been on its longest hiatus since it inception until last month when the three of us decided to get together over the holidays for our first jam in over two years. We went into the studio with no plan other than playing what felt good and true and rediscovering the feeling that made playing together so compelling in the first place. We thought things would be more interesting if we used instruments we never incorporated into MK's sound: electric mandolin, banjo, acoustic guitar, and an array of effects pedals. We're really excited about the results, which were three completely improvised jams that represent a new direction for us. So much so, we'll be releasing these songs under a new moniker--More Klementines. And we'll be performing these songs (or ones like 'em) for the first time in front of an audience on March 4th at the Wobbling Roof Revue in New Haven, CT at Never Ending Books. This variety concert series was expertly curated by Mercy Choir/Rivener's Paul Belbusti and Lys Guillorn and will be held every Friday night in March at 8:00, and it's sure to be a blast. Hope to see you there!   --Kiefer

Listen to More Klementines below.

RELEASE DAY! NEW FROM MERCY CHOIR: "SINGS IN THE TRADITIONAL ROCK AND ROLL STYLE"

Hey rock and rollers! We are thrilled to announce the newest addition to our catalog — a collaborative effort with Dead Language Records — from New Haven-based Mercy Choir. For years hyper-prolific Mercy Choir mastermind Paul Belbusti has been releasing a steady stream of albums, EPs, and singles, quietly becoming the 21st century's Bob Pollard, both for his output and his killer melodic hooks. Sings in the Traditional Rock And Roll Style is a continuation of Paul's oeuvre but with a decidedly stylistic focus. These songs show Belbusti presenting his vision wrapped in various genres, from hushed folk ballads to traditional, sometimes blown-out, rock and roll. 

The record is arresting. Sometimes Belbusti and Co. seem to be stretching out or highlighting stylistic aspects of material and taking it to new spots — like he's writing songs to show us places we know but at a different time of day — where we are unrecognized passers-by wishing we had entree. Sometimes they lay out and just rock — happy to perform gems and point (hard) at the parts they like with an open grin. We are old friends listening to music drunk at 2AM enjoying our arm goosebumps together. These songs are closed-rolled-eyes good and universe secret granting, and when the record's over, we're back to the beginning listening to what we thought was something else last time but is now even more so, and waiting to get back to the end song which is more familiar than this newly crazy sounding traditional rock style.

Its official release date is this Friday, October 23rd, the same day as the album's release party at New Haven’s Three Sheets, which will also feature performances by Pete Nolan (Magik Markers) and Lys Guillorn. The first single "Birdwatcher" got some nice ink in Lonesome Noise and IMPOSE, and you can stream some more advance tracks and preorder the album now at our web store.

For details on the record release, go here.