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Just some of the recent placements we are proud to have been a part of. 

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Thanks to everyone who made this happen.  Fire Songs artist Pere Ubu were the first band ever to soundtrack not just one episode, but two, of the wonderfully grotesque American Horror Story.  Heres "Mordrakes Theme"

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Death And Vanilla continue their quiet takeover with the first song from their upcoming May album "To Where The Wild Things Are". Published by Fire Songs

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Half Japanese: Music to Strip By/Charmed Life/The Band That Would Be King

"Best New Reissue" for Half Japanese over at Pitchfork.   Fire Songs publishes Jad Fair and his share of the Half Japanese catalogue. 

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Père Ubu yesterday night in Paris at La Maroquinerie !

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Pere Ubu soundtrack the Halloween special of American Horror Story: Freak Show TONIGHT !

Buy it here:   http://geni.us/LiA 

News Story from: http://uk.eonline.com/news/590907/learn-the-harrowing-tale-of-edward-mordrake-on-american-horror-story-freak-show 

American Horror Story: Freak Show is getting even scarier. Yes, that's possible! Just thank Edward Mordrake. Move over, Twisty!

Freak Show's two-part Halloween episode features Hunger Games veteran Wes Bentley as the legendary Edward Mordrake, a man with two faces, the one on the back of his head is demonic, naturally. We'll let Ethel (Kathy Bates), the bearded lady, explain the legend of Edward Mordrake in the exclusive clip above. She does it way better than we could. It must be that accent.

Both episodes—"Edward Mordrake Part 1" and "Edward Mordrake Part 2"—feature the music of Pere Ubu. The band has provided the character with his own theme in the form of "Road to Utah." Their song "Carnival" is also the theme music for Twisty the Clown, so you've probably heard it again in your nightmares.  Both songs are on the album Carnival of Souls, in stores now. Buy it here:   http://geni.us/LiA 

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Las Kellies @ Oslo

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Look what arrived at our warehouse this morning! Full Ugly's 'Spent The Afternoon' LP courtesy of BEDROOM SUCK. Swing by our website and order your self a copy, we've only got a limited quantity.  Buy: http://bit.ly/1pIZ7vs Stream: http://bit.ly/1sWNen0

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Our good friends Puschen are putting on some excellent showcases in Berlin including Fire bands Blank Realm, The Chills and Neutral Milk Hotel

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Scott & Charlene’s Wedding - Indie Label Market Exclusives! @IndieLabelMkt

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Scott & Charlene’s Wedding

New album ‘Any Port in a Storm’ due out on Fire Records 22 July

UK Summer Tour Announced

 Listen to “Fakin’ NYC” here! (Premiered over on Spin)

https://soundcloud.com/firerecords/sacw-fakin-nyc

The impeccably named Scott & Charlene’s Wedding are back with not so much a brand new album, as a generation’s glimpse of love, home-sickness, basketball, alienation, rock and roll and all things that matter to an expatriate Aussie stranded in New York, to be released on Fire Records in July. Any Port In A Storm is fated to become your essential backdrop to the summer of 2013. The brainchild of the amiable and unashamedly charismatic Craig Dermody, Scott & Charlene’s Wedding offer a sonically charged take on the Lemonheads’ ramshackle melodicism and Pavement’s lo-fi drawl.

Craig Dermody and pals will be hitting the road in the UK and Europe with a ridiculous amount of shows in England including a slot at Glastonbury, the Yes Way Festival and East End Live, a headline show at the Victoria in Dalston (promoted by Upset the Rhythm) and a whole host of classic instores at likely and unlikely venues, including Flashback in London, a yoghurt shop, a pie shop and Urban Outfitters in York. You should definitely take the opportunity to catch them while you can! Dates below. Scott & Charene’s Wedding

LIVE DATES:

29 June: Glastonbury, UK 30 June: The Garage, London, UK (supporting Mission of Burma) 1 July: The Haunt, Brighton, UK (supporting Mission of Burma) 2 July: Green Door Store, Brighton, London, UK 4 July: Undertone Bar, Cardiff, UK 5 July: Registry, Southsea, UK 6 July: The Victoria, Dalston, London, UK  (Album Launch) 13 July: East End Live Festival, London 7 August: Shipping Forecast, Liverpool, UK 8 August: Tye Die Tapes, Sheffield, UK (with Fawn Spots) 9 August: Heart Attack & Vine, Newcastle, UK (with Fawn Spots) 10 August: Rook & Gaskill, York, UK (with Fawn Spots) 12 August: Adelphi, Hull, UK (with Fawn Spots) 13 August: Wharf Chambers, Leeds, UK 14 August: Arts Center, Colchester, UK 15 August: Hungry Dog, Derby, UK (with Fawn Spots)      16 August: Yes Way Festival, London, UK           Scott & Charlenes Wedding will also be doing a series of free promotional performances at the following places:

27 June: Sound Knowledge, Marlborough, UK 2 July: Lick Yogurt, Brighton, UK 13 July: Independent Label Market, London UK 10 August: Sound It Out Records, Stockton on Tees, UK 11 August: Urban Outfitters, York, UK 16 August: Flashback Records, London, UK

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HONEYSLIDE

New Double A Side 10” Drippin/Deep Architecture

to be released on Critical Heights on 10 June

Listen to “Drippin” here: https://soundcloud.com/criticalheights/drippin 

PLAYING at Critical Heights 2nd Birthday Party along with

VIRGINIA WING and FAWN SPOTS (with DJ set by KEEL HER)

Friday 19th April - Power Lunches Doors 7pm FREE Entry http://www.wegottickets.com/event/212593

New Critical Heights signings Honeyslide are set to release the follow up to their sold-out debut cassette the Honeyslide EP with a double A side 10” featuring two lead tracks “Drippin’” and “Deep Architecture”, plus two further tracks “Sugar Routine” (which you can listen to here: https://soundcloud.com/criticalheights/honeyslide-sugar-routine) and “Untitled #240”. Swathed in reverb, bathed in noise and drowned in dreamy vocals, Honeyslide blend the experimental with the melodic to provide thrillingly provocative sounds.

The 10” captures a specific moment in time in the history of Honeyslide, with a cross section of work from the end of 2012, less than a year after the recording and release of their debut EP. The new record features a track from their debut, the first song they ever wrote, “Drippin’”, which has been lovingly remastered. The rest of the tracks represent the progress of an adolescent band as they grapple with discovering their true sound, whilst having a hell of a time along the way.

Even the artwork comments on the continuously evolving nature of the band, featuring the original Honeyslide EP artwork defaced with splattered paint, virtually obscuring the image. The band are saying goodbye to the old version of Honeyslide as they hurtle onwards creatively, constantly evolving, continually changing and poised to become something utterly spectacular.

Based in London, Honeyslide comprises the core trio of Josh (guitar), Mo (guitar/vocals) and Meytal (bass/vocals). Their live shows are intense and brutally loud, having shared the stage with bands such as Swedish punks Holograms, Dignan Porch and Yuck’s bassists side project Parakeet. The band will be playing a lot more in 2013, keep your ears peeled.

  “Honeyslide make sluggish lullaby grunge, the shoulder‐shrugging melodic entreaties carried on waves of anesthetized guitar crunch” – Don’t Die Wondering

“The entrancing five minute track is dribbling with romantic sludge.” ‐ Sexbeat

LINKS:

Listen to “Sugar Routine” here:

 https://soundcloud.com/criticalheights/honeyslide-sugar-routine 

Release page link:

www.criticalheights.com/index.php?page=release&releaseid=01046 

www.honeyslide.co.uk  

www.soundcloud.com/honeyslideband

http://criticalheights.com/

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CRITICAL HEIGHTS celebrate their 2nd birthday!

with a party at Power Lunches featuring recent signings

Honeyslide and Virginia Wing + Special Guests and DJs

  Power Lunches

Friday 19 April

Doors 7pm

FREE Entry

http://www.wegottickets.com/event/212593

http://www.criticalheights.com/ 

In just two short years Critical Heights have built up an enviably diverse roster of the most innovative and creative artists from all over the world including Keel Her, Scott & Charlene’s Wedding, DIVA, Dead Rat Orchestra, Savaging Spires, Greg Boring and Scraps. With an exciting vision for future as well as a new regular show on NTS Radio, Critical Heights are throwing a party to celebrate their first two years and to welcome two fantastic new London-based bands to the roster, the atmospheric Honeyslide and the enchanting Virginia Wing, plus other special guests!

  HONEYSLIDE

 Based in London, the band features the core trio of Josh (guitar), Mo (guitar/vocals) and Meytal (bass/vocals) who combine warm distorted guitars, complex hooks and captivating melodies swathed in reverb to create piercing sonic landscapes. Draped in luscious boy/girl vocals, their sound wavers between an ethereal echo and a discordant slacker-inspired drone.

With a sound remeniscent of Galaxy 500, The Jesus and Mary Chain and This Mortal Coil, Honeyslide are a young band brimming with potential, taking the influence from guitar‐heavy bands of the past to create a fresh new sound for the future. Their debut 10” single is due out on Critical Heights in May. 

Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/criticalheights/honeyslide-sugar-routine

  VIRGINIA WING

With a knack of making their songs sound like essential forgotten classics, London quartet Virginia Wing create thrillingly crafted pop tunes that exist within that time honoured dialogue between the popular and the avant-garde. Their sound veers from the minimalist post punk of Young Marble Giants, to the twisted 60s psych bliss of Arthur Lee and Love and the Radiophonic Workshop inspired cinematic krautpop of Broadcast. Their debut single “Red Sails” is due to be released via Critical Heights on 6 May.

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Blank Realm’s ‘Go Easy’ given 4/5 by The Guardian! “…balancing the arty with the party beautifully to make for a set of danceable, hook-filled songs that bubble and bloom with an almost biological rampancy, shooting out tendrils of strange, snaking melody in every direction like vines enveloping a ruin.”

Read the full review here

  Available on CD and Pink 180 gram vinyl on Monday (UK + Europe).

Pre order your copy here

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4 stars for Scott & Charlene’s Wedding ‘Two Weeks’ EP in @theskinnymag !

‘…the melodies are sharper and the impact more pronounced, with Dermody’s charmingly unruffled mien conveying ever-increasing promise.’

Read the review here