New Release Highlights March 30th (April 2nd for the UK)
The G-Man Release Of The Week is :
Nutty, alt-country Rhode Islanders record about their hometown finally sees a European release. Already confirmed for EOTR it would be surprising if a trip across the water to Electric Picnic was not announced in the coming months.
Other ditties/releases of note this weekend including a few releases from last weekend when I was off galavanting, jazz-style…
Simone Felice – Simone Felice
Lightships (Gerard Love from Teenage Fanclub) – Electric Cables
Clark – Iradelphic
Willis Earl Beal – Acousmatic Sorcery
Mick Flannery – Red To Blue
Agitate The Gravel – Wait (Single)
Amadou & Mariam – Folila
Graham Coxon – A&E
Great Lake Swimmers – New Wild Everywhere
Keaton Henson – Dear
*If anyone is about Cork I recommend popping in to Jim and Albert in Plugd Records. The new store is up and running on Tobin Street as part of the new Triskel Arts Centre and you can even have a cup of tea and a bite to eat in their new café, Gulpd.
If you are located elsewhere I strongly recommend picking up at least one album when you can from your local independent store. Most independents now take orders by email and post out the stock if you are unable to get to the store so it may be worth checking out.
Current list of independent record stores in the Republic of Ireland (obviously still a work in progress):
Cork
Plugd Records – plugdrecords.blogspot.com
(Located on 1st floor of Triskel Arts Centre on Tobin Street – behind Soho off Grand Parade)
Dublin
Tower Records – www.towerrecords.ie
(6-8 Wicklow Street – just off Grafton Street)
Elastic Witch – elastic-witch.tumblr.com
(Located at the back of the Twisted Pepper on the ground floor – 54 Middle Abbey Street)
Galway
Wingnut Records – www.facebook.com/wingnutrecords
(Located in The Bell, Book and Candle at Small Crane)
Waterford
Wingnut Records – www.facebook.com/wingnutrecords
(Located in Hard Times, 2 Peter Street – just at the entrance to City Square)
Coming Soon :
Alabama Shakes – Boys & Girls (April 6th)
The Cornshed Sisters – Tall Tales (April 6th)
Twin Terrace – Plural (April 6th)
Hal – The Time, The Hour (April 13th)
Spiritualized – Sweet Heart Sweet Light (April 13th)
Gemma Ray – Island of Fire (April 13th)
Maps & Atlases – Beware and Be Grateful (April 13th)
Cancer Bats – Dead Set On Living (April 13th)
Jack White – Blunderbuss (April 20th)
Lissy Trullie – Lissy Trullie (April 20th)
Halves – Live at the Unitarian Church (April 21st Record Store Day!)
Rufus Wainwright – Out Of The Game (April 27th)
Lower Dens – Nootropics (April 27th)
Simian Mobile Disco – Unpatterns (May 11th)
Best Coast – The Only Way (May 11th)
Squarepusher – Ufabulum (May 11th)
Foreign Slippers – Farewell To The Ghosts (May 18th)
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – Here (May 25th)
*All dates subject to change
**If anything is missing please let me know, especially unsigned bands!
