
Golden Triangle/Fresh & Onlys – Split 7″
Out 4/13 on Hardly Art

The MBV/Team Clermont Official SXSW College Party is this Thursday– and pictured above is just a small sampling of some of the free vinyl that’s going to be handed out to the folks who manage to stumble in through the doors.
To refresh your memory: MBV has teamed up with our friends at Team Clermont to bring you the Official SXSW College Party. It’s at the Flamingo Cantina, 515 E. 6th St., from noon to 5 on Thursday, March 18th. Still can’t say who the “special guests” are, but I can tell you that if you’ve ever seen the climactic scene of Cheech & Chong’s “Up In Smoke”, it’ll probably go down similar to that.
12:00 Venice Is Sinking
12:50 Jeremy Jay
1:40 Collections of Colonies of Bees
2:30 Jookabox
3:20 Dengue Fever
4:10 Califone
5:00 Special Guests
Hope you can make it…

White Hinterland - “Bow & Arrow” The new White Hinterland album is a creative departure for Casey Dienel, whose music had previously been focused on jazzy piano chords and fairly obscure lyrics. The piano is almost entirely missing now, replaced by synthesizers and a variety of percussion, and her words have taken a refreshing turn toward direct, economical language. She’s opened up emotionally, and her high voice has more room to emote in arrangements without as much treble and far more negative space. “Bow & Arrow” is one of the most successful of the new songs, and one of her best arrangements to date. As the music shifts between clattering nervousness and a forthright yet placid groove, Dienel sings from the perspective of a woman trying to navigate a difficult patch with her partner. It’s a very mature and sensitive song, avoiding hysteria and owning up to her own complications without seeming weak.
Buy it from Amazon.

Drive-By Truckers – The Big To-Do
Eddy Current Suppression Ring – Rush To Relax
MP3: Eddy Current Suppression Ring – “Anxiety”
Friendly Fires/Holy Ghost – Hold On/On Board (Digital)
Happy Birthday – s/t
MP3: Happy Birthday – “Subliminal Message”
I Am Robot and Proud – Uphill City Remixes & Collaborations
Wetdog – Frauhaus!
MP3: Wetdog – “Tidy Up Your Bedroom”
Josiah Wolf – Jet Lag
MP3: Josiah Wolf – “Master Cleanse (California)”
Vinyl / Vinyl Reissues
Archie Bronson Outfit – Shark’s Tooth
MP3: Archie Bronson Outfit – “Shark’s Tooth”
Beirut – Lon Gisland
MP3: Beirut – “Elephant Gun”
Cold Cave/Prurient – Stars Explode
Field Music – Measure
MP3: Field Music – “Measure”
STREAM: Field Music’s Measure album via Listen@MBV
Fresh & Onlys – I’ll Tell You Everything
Glass Candy – Feeling Without Touching
Adam Green – Minor Love
MP3: Adam Green – “What Makes Him Act So Bad?”
King Khan & Pat Meteor – The Fiery Tears Of St. Laurent
Pantha Du Prince – Stick To My Side

Bill Callahan – Rough Travel For A Rare Thing
Out 3/23 on Drag City
Thao With The Get Down Stay Down – “Know Better Learn Faster” (Live for They Shoot Music)