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No Ripcord (Quick Takes: March/April 2019): Oozing Wound & Metro Crowd

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Hit the link for reviews of Oozing Wound's excellent High Anxiety, out now via Thrill Jockey Records and Metro Crowd's Planning which is available from Maple Death Records. No Ripcord — QUICK TAKES (MARCH/APRIL 2019) Oozing Wound High Anxiety Thrill Jockey Records Released: 3.15.19 The "Nuclear Waste" green variant is still available from Thrill Jockey. My copy is en route:  https://thrilljockey.com/products/high-anxiety . ___________________________ Metro Crowd Planning Maple Death Records Released: 3.22.19 Metro Crowd 's Planning is available for purchase at Maple Death Records:  https://mapledeathrecords.bigcartel.com/product/metro-crowd-planning-mdr029 Sincerely , Letters From A Tapehead

New Selections — TR/ST, Charles Bradley, Earthen Sea, Pinkish Black, Blossom, Siskiyou, Boy Harsher, Spirits Having Fun

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I've been playing catch-up. TR/ST : "Gone" (via Tell All Your Friends PR / House Arrest  /  DAZED  / YouTube) Via Tell All Your Friends PR: TR/ST has shared the new video for “Gone”, the soaring electronic pop first single from his new LP The Destroyer - 1 out now on Grouch/House Arrest. Directed by LA filmmaker Jordan Hemmingway, the visual accompaniment to "Gone" is bursting with vivid colours and lens flare around TR/ST mainman Robert Alfons ' dramatic and dark to camera performance. Jordan Hemingway about the making of the video: "Shot in a cavern in the hills of Los Angeles, the music video for 'Gone' is a visual homage to an era of music videos I grew up to. The jarring angles and visuals mixed with vivid color are meant to match the haunting vocals that sit beautifully over an upbeat sound." Robert Alfons adds: "Filmed over the course of one weekend, I think Jordan did a fantastic job capturing the feeling of desp...