Click the link for Quick Takes reviews of Antarctica by Flat Worms and Decomposing Force by GRID . Buy —  https://www.dragcity.com/artists/flat-worms Buy —  http://nnatapes.com/available-releases/grid No Ripcord — QUICK TAKES (APRIL / MAY 2020) Flat Worms Antarctica God? Records Released: 4/10/19 Antarctica by Flat Worms GRID Decomposing Force NNA Tapes Released: 4/24/19 Decomposing Force by GRID (Nelson, Dahl, Podgurski) Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

Some recent purchases from... Thrill Jockey Records : Uniform Wake In Fright Thrill Jockey Records Released: 1.20.17 Uniform 's Wake In Fright was issued as an "art edition" limited to 200, white vinyl housed in a screen-printed homage to Mad Max that's sealed with a wax stamp.  Needless to say, these are gone.  I won't say that the screen printed cover does much to enhance the actual album, but it's still pretty cool. I reviewed Wake In Fright at No Ripcord .  I recommend picking up a copy .  Castle Face Records : Damaged Bug Bunker Funk Castle Face Records Released: 3.10.17 As with any specialty Castle Face vinyl release, you jump on it as quickly as possible.  For the latest Damaged Bug release, the excellent Bunker Funk , I was able to pick up the Half-Candy/Half-Poison version.  It's a three-sided double-LP with an etched side that comes in a gatefold sleeve.  There were three other specialized editions of Bunker F...

Ty Segall Emotional Mugger Drag City Released: 1.22.16 No Ripcord review Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

Because what's a year in music without some insane number of releases from Ty Segall ? This time he's sharing a side with King Tuff for a split live 12" titled Live At Pickathon , which features performances from the 2013 Pickathon Music Festival.  This is apparently the second installment in an ongoing series, the first of which featured Diarrhea Planet and Those Darlins . You can sample two tracks from each artist on the Soundcloud link below. All info and links are courtesy of Force Field PR. Ty Segall & King Tuff announce split Live at Pickathon 12" on Easy Sound Listen to two songs from the 12" now over at Pitchfork   These blistering performances are being released for the first time as part of Live At Pickathon vinyl series Pickathon Music Festival and Easy Sound Recording Company are excited to announce the second record in its limited pressed, vinyl-only Live At Pickathon series. Featuring songs by the prolific Ty Segall and King ...

Because it wasn't enough that Ty Segall released what will likely be one of the best albums of 2014 , a new singles and rarities compilation dubbed $INGLE$ 2 will be released later this November via Drag City.  Normally I like to have appropriate tracks on hand to post alongside announcements like this, but such is not the case this time around.  There is, however, a lot of info on the release which was provided by Mutante, so give it a look if you're interested. TY SEGALL TO RELEASE $INGLE$ 2 NOVEMBER 17TH ON DRAG CITY You thought Manipulator was the money album of the year? Think...AGAIN! 2014 ain’t done yet, and $ingle$ 2 is here. And this time, it’s for the money. Two times! As all of the ears that have heard what Ty Segall’s been putting out for the past five-ish years already know in their tiny l’il ear-brains, our kid’s got any number of places that he’s coming from, and putting them all into his rock and roll music is what he’s all about! $ingle$ 2 sweeps ...

Hot Nerds : "The Brubeck Counting Institute" (via Us-Them Group/ Three.One.G. /Soundcloud) Le Butcherettes : "Demon Stuck In Your Eye" (via Rarely Unable/ Ipecac Recordings /YouTube) Giant Claw : "Dark Web 003" (via Julian T. Schoen/ NPR /YouTube) Katie Rush : "Dangerous Luv (feat. Samantha Urbani )" (via Dark Matter Media/ Gorilla Vs. Bear /Soundcloud) Oozing Wound : "Going Through the Motions Til I Die" (via Thrill Jockey Records/ Metal Hammer /YouTube) Annihilated : "Eradication Profits" (via Earsplit PR/ Metal Assault /Soundcloud) Ty Segall : "The Singer" (via Mutante/ The Guardian /YouTube) Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

Ty Segall Manipulator Drag City Released: 8.26.14 No Ripcord review Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

Following a pretty successful and productive year for Ty Segall , In The Red will be reissuing albums from The Traditional Fools and his collaboration with Mikal Cronin , Reverse Shark Attack .  Both will see release in late January 2013. All info comes courtesy of Force Field PR. The Traditional Fools - "Street Surfin'" from Claire Marie Vogel on Vimeo . Ty Segall & Mikal Cronin - I Wear Black from Claire Marie Vogel on Vimeo . In The Red set to reissue Ty Segall's The Traditional Fools and Ty Segall & Mikal Cronin's Reverse Shark Attack Jan. 22 VIDEO: The Traditional Fools - "Street Surfin'" (Dir. by Claire Marie Vogel ) - http://vimeo.com/8509188 VIDEO: Ty Segall & Mikal Cronin - "I Wear Black" (Dir. by Claire Marie Vogel ) - http://vimeo.com/9500901 Mikal Cronin & Ty Segall The Traditional Fools In The Red is proud to announce the re-release of the self-titled album by Ty Segall's Trad...

It was announced maybe last week that psych rock solo artist, Ty Segall , would be releasing a new album with his touring band as Ty Segall Band in June via In The Red.  Its name is Slaughterhouse .  A new single for the album was just made available online, "Wave Goodbye," which I've listened to two or three times today.  There's a ratty t-shirt feel to the song that I truly appreciate, not to mention the jamming outro.  I'll be on the lookout for this one when it comes out, especially since it looks like they'll be covering "Diddy Wah Diddy" by Captain Beefheart . All information below is courtesy of Force Field PR. Ty Segall Band shares first single, "Wave Goodbye," from new album Slaughterhouse out June 26 on In The Red MP3: "Wave Goodbye" - http://soundcloud.com/forcefieldpr/ty-segall-band-wave-goodbye   In The Red is over the moon and happy as a pig in shit to announce the debut release by the Ty Segall Band. Th...

"I Am Not A Game" is the first single from Hair , the new collaborative LP from Ty Segall and White Fence ( Tim Presley ).  It's pure Nugget -organ garage pop of the 60s variety and I'm interested to hear the rest of the album.  Even if you're sick of 60s revivalism, the song is super-catchy, melodically rich and wonderfully upbeat.  All info comes courtesy of Force Field PR. Ty Segall & White Fence share first single from new collab LP Hair out April 24 on Drag City   MP3: Ty Segall & White Fence - "I Am Not A Game" Whether you're walking, rolling and tumbling, flying, driving your car, or sitting still and meditating, wherever you go, Hair you are. You don't always see the wild mystery that comes with everyday life on this rock, but your connection to the Eternal is always present. You just can't see it. Today, you're in luck - up to your frontal eye-lobes in luck. Ty Segall & White Fence have thrown their X-...