Le Ren made the album with producer Chris Cohen and it features contributions from Buck Meek, Tenci and more. It‘s out in October on Secretly Canadian.
William Tyler, who played in the mid-'90s lineup of Silver Jews, hosted a tribute to the late David Berman in Nashville over Thanksgiving weekend, and he'll be part of another one at Portland Bunk Bar on January 4, which would've been Berman's 53rd birthday...
Tonight's NYC-area shows include Slayer, Vio-lence, William Basinski, Devon Welsh, The World Is A Beautiful Place, Talib Kweli, Toro y Moi, Ariana Grande, and more.
Even if you have no interest in buying vinyl, there are lots of fun things to do and see in NYC for Record Store Day, including live bands, swag, free beer and more.
This week in the Indie Basement: some long-overdue Teenage Fanclub vinyl reissues, the return of Australian post-punk/proto-grunge band The Scientists, a new EP from Melbourne's Fall-esque The Shifters, a great new EP from UK band Ulrika Spacek (who will tour North America this fall), plus Montreal's very fun Anemone, and a great new Amber Arcades single.