Long overdue track selections for February... The Besnard Lakes : "The Divine Wind" (via Jagjaguwar /YouTube) Strange Lot : "Have It Your Way" (via Tell All Your Friends PR/Soundcloud) anjou : "glamr" (via Rarely Unable/ kranky /Soundcloud) Pissed Jeans : "The Bar is Low" (via Sub Pop /YouTube) Mons VI : "Away" (Mons VI/Bandcamp) Away/Tangerine (Eternity Redux) by Mons Vi Jessica Moss : "Glaciers I (Part I)" (via Rarely Unable/ Constellation Records /Soundcloud) Sam Rae : "It's Alright, It's Okay" (via Terrorbird Media/Soundcloud) You'll Never Get to Heaven : "Images" (via Force Field PR/ Yellow K Records /Soundcloud) Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

Death Waltz Recording Company/Mondo : Angelo Badalamenti Twin Peaks Originally released: 1989 Reissued: 8.10.16 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me Originally released: 1992 Reissued: 1.25.17 Death Waltz Recording Company Am I a bad fan since I haven't opened either of these yet?  Angelo Badalamenti 's excellent soundtracks for David Lynch 's Twin Peaks series and its accompanying film provided a necessary and magnetic dimension to this tale of murder and this town's cast of weirdos affected by the event.  Truth to be told my hesitation to break these open is for purely geek reasons, most significant of which is that I need to acquire some plastic sleeves so I can safely file them onto my shelves.  Those die cut covers, while well-conceived and beautifully crafted, can be easily damaged. The other reason is that the soundtrack vinyl is no longer for sale . I managed to buy this copy from a seller at Discogs, which was a thankfully quick and painless experi...

Richard Pinhas Reverse Bureau B Released: 1.27.17 No Ripcord review Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

David Bowie ChangesOneBowie Rhino/Parlophone Released: 5.20.16 Originally released: 5.76 Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

Sludge metal beasts and sons of Baton Rouge, Thou , have, with the aid of Thrill Jockey Records, pulled together a compilation release to help benefit the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank following the floods that devastated the area in 2016 .  Featured are, of course, Thou along with The Body & Full of Hell , SUMAC , Yob 's Mike Scheidt and Old Man Gloom to name a few.  You can find a compilation trailer, some sample tracks, and information on the compilation below, all courtesy of Thrill Jockey Records.  Many Waters : Baton Rouge Flood Relief 2017 by Various Artists Thrill Jockey & Thou present: Many Waters: Baton Rouge Flood Relief 2017 - Out now Featuring exclusive singles and live tracks from: The Body & Full of Hell, Thou, SUMAC, Aseethe, Old Man Gloom, Mike Scheidt of Yob and many more All proceeds to benefit the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank Watch trailer by Chariot of Black Moth here: https://youtu.be/frnmB4WynrY Many Waters: Ba...

Rebecca Foon : "I Only Wish This For You" (via Rarely Unable/ Constellation Records /Soundcloud) King Champion Sounds : "Fool Throttle" (via mutante inc./ KCS Press /Bandcamp) Hauschka : "Familiar Things Disappear" (Terrorbird/ Temporary Residence Ltd. /YouTube) Oozepus : "CYN" (via Earsplit PR/ Malignant Records /Soundcloud) Joy : "Cut to the Nerve" ( Blood & Ink Records / Decibel Magazine /YouTube) No Joy : "Califone" (via Forcefield PR/ Grey Market / NPR /YouTube) Sunless : "Urraca" (via Earsplit PR/ Bandcamp ) Urraca by Sunless Parlor Walls : "Play Opposites" (via Northern Spy Records/Bandcamp) Opposites by Parlor Walls Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

Uniform Wake in Fright Sacred Bones Records Released: 1.20.17 No Ripcord review Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead