RED DONS - Death to idealism LP - 12"

The Red Dons are the continuation of the Observers. After members abruptly left the band in 2005, Douglas Burns, the Observers’ lead singer, artist, and primary songwriter teamed up with Hajji Husayn to continue on with the band. Next, Justin Maurer (Clorox Girls) on guitar and re-named this new line-up the Red Dons. Death to Idealism is the group’s first full-length album, and is perfect for fans of the Vicious, No Hope For the Kids, Gorilla Angreb, Clorox Girls, and of course the Observers. As to be expected, this record stays in tune with the melancholy, melodic, and sometimes unpredictable punk sounds of the Observers, and even features the excellent ‘Walk Alone’ track which appeared on a previous Observers 7” . Vinyl version comes out in September with full color gatefold cover.

Regina Spektor - Carbon Monoxide - 7"

Very limited 7" from England...limited to 500 copies of which very few are still in circulation.

Rival Consoles - The Decadent EP - 12"

'Two words: electro genius.' - BBC Radio

'The sound of a drum machine smacked by a serial killer invades these harrowing instrumentals making your every waking moment like walking down a darkened street to the sound of rustling bushes. An impressive selection!' - New Noise

'A head fuck of acid beats skipping their way through the dark alleys of your mind.'
- God Is In The TV Zine

Romance Novels - Peggy Sure - 7"

The second two-song single from The Romance Novels, and it's a pretty dead heat as to which is better...I'm leaning slightly toward the first one, but this here record is quite fine on its own. "Peggy Sue" has some falsetto vocals that garnered some extra points on my scorecard. The production is still thinner than Karen Carpenter, keeping in step with their vintage Radio X-like style. A band that certainly give off an enjoyable 'anyone-can-do-this' vibe and manage to hide some catchy tunes behind a child-like simplicity. My only beef is that this stuff is so light...it's like eating Chinese food. You're hungry again five minutes after listening to it. I guess you could just listen to it again. Or they could do an LP.