***Like a (colorful simile), SPENKING is SPENCER KINGMAN making his vinyl debut after more than a decade of (way of saying house shows/DIY venues) and playing with DIRTY PROJECTORS, FLASPAR, VIKING MOSES, LOW SKIES, DEAR TICK, CASTANETS and JANA HUNTER. Kingman sings lively, unencumbered melodies in a lovely high-register over inventive guitar work. His arrangements are direct and sparse. This inviting, intimate sound is contrasted with dense rhyming lyrics charged with an obscure sense of catastrophe, disorientation, and dread. Recommended for fans of the Harry Smith Folk Anthology, Patti Smith, Gil-Scott Heron, The Mamas and the Papas, Rufus Wainwright, Leonard Cohen, and Diane Cluck. Another high quality vinyl release from Ethereal Sequence Records (Konrad, Paula). (STREET DATE - 4/22/2014) “There is no one like Spencer Kingman. This is music that stops you in your tracks, demands your focused attention, requires you to be fully absorbed. It’s not often that a ‘singer-songwriter’ can achieve such results. This is my favorite kind of music, Spencer is my favorite songwriter, and these are his best songs.”—Nat Baldwin (Dirty Projectors
LP $19.95
04/22/2014
***PAULA is DAVID CARRIERE, member of TOPS, whose debut Tender Opposites came out last year from Arbutus Records. Originally (and still) a name-your-price download, Paula’s Relaxed Fit is air-conditioned pop music that is unmistakably contemporary. This limited vinyl edition features two fresh new exclusive tracks, “Black Acura” and “Totally Nice.” Ethereal Sequence is proud to present Relaxed Fit—the first new album the label has released in 30 years. Stay tuned for more exciting musical finds. “David taught me to love pop music. I make pop music because of David.”—Grimes (STREET DATE - 7/16/2013)
LP $19.75
07/16/2013