7/30/26.
Micah announced that Mazarin "We're Already There" was being reissued on vinyl in 2020. In his write up, Micah declared that this album is one of his favorites from the aughts. I completely and wholeheartedly agree. And I'm bummed that I didn't buy the LP reissue - it has long sold out.
LP reissue label Dust and Memory (an offshoot of Meritorio Records run by Álvaro Lissón) is reissuing this gem (again) in all its glory. I was reading some reviews as I was listening. I had never thought of The Flaming Lips until reading these reviews now, but a lot of reviews do reference the Lips. Second, I didn't realize the key guest appearances on the album - Kurt Heasley (The Lilys) and Walter Martin (The Walkmen) - both play on this. I do hear both those bands on this release.
Mazarin was fronted by Quentin Stoltzfus and was based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. If you want more, there are earlier releases, and of course there is Light + Heat.
