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MADCITY APPROVED!

March 16, 2017

Sometimes a great album slips under the radar.  Here are a few records we don’t want you to miss:

Sneaks “Gymnastics” – $11.99 CD / $16.99 LP
A dancey 14 minute post-punk album full of minimalist vibes that begs for repeated listens. The only instruments you will find here are a drum machine, a bass guitar, and a very light touch of synth alongside Eva Moolchan’s calm and cool vocal delivery.  Click here for more info.  ~Bobby

Magnolia Electric Co. “Trials & Errors” – $14.99 LP
This live album from dearly departed Jason Molina’s “Magnolia Electric Co.” lineup recalls the same fuzzed-out energy of prime-era Neil Young and Crazy Horse. The original vinyl pressing was limited, but Secretly Canadian got it back in print as part of their Molina reissue campaign which kicked off a couple of years ago, so catch yourself up if this slipped past you in favor of his frenzied studio output from those years. Click here for more info. ~ Chris

John Cale “Fragments Of A Rainy Season” (reissue) – 2xCD $14.99 / 2xLP 28.99
A live, solo (Cale is on piano and, occasionally, guitar) recording that highlights his best and…

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Recommended New Releases for 2.10.17

February 10, 2017

THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDED NEW RELEASES!

David Bowie  “Diamond Dogs”, “Station To Station” and More Reissues
  $10.99 CD / $21.99 LP  ~ MORE INFO

Tinariwen  “Elwan”
  $12.99 CD / $20.99 LP  ~ MORE INFO

Gene Vincent  “The Complete Singles – A’s & B’s”
  $16.99 CD  ~ MORE INFO

Old Crow Medicine Show  “Best Of Old Crow Medicine Show”
  $10.99 CD / $23.99 LP  ~ MORE INFO

Black Joe Lewis  “Backlash”
  $11.99 CD / $18.99 LP  ~ MORE INFO

Lupe Fiasco  “Drogas Light”
  $11.99 CD / $25.99 LP  ~ MORE INFO

The Sadies  “Northern Passages”
  $13.99 CD / $22.99 LP  ~ MORE INFO

Big Star  “Complete Third – Vol. 2”
  $30.99 2xLP  ~ MORE INFO

Jesca Hoop  “Memories Are Now”
  $11.99 CD / $17.99 LP  ~ …

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MadCity Music’s Favorites of 2016

December 7, 2016

DAVE ZERO
(in no particular order)
Bob Mould – Patch The Sky ~ MORE INFO
The Monkees – Good Times ~ MORE INFO
Wheeler Walker Jr. – Redneck Shit ~ MORE INFO
Tacocat – Lost Time ~ MORE INFO
Descendents – Hypercaffium Spazzinate ~ MORE INFO
David Bowie – Blackstar ~ MORE INFO
The Thermals – We Disappear ~ MORE INFO
Drive-By Truckers – American Band ~ MORE INFO
The Frightnrs – Nothing More To Say ~ MORE INFO
A Tribe Called Quest – We Got It From Here… Thank You 4 Your Service ~ MORE INFO

Honorable mentions:
Bun E. Carlos – Greetings From Bunezuela! ~ MORE INFO
Cheap Trick – Bang, Zoom, Crazy… Hello ~ MORE INFO
Dinosaur Jr. – Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not ~ MORE INFO
William Bell – This Is Where I Live ~ MORE INFO


VINCENT PRESLEY
David Bowie – Blackstar ~ MORE INFO
I like my Bowie dark and weird.

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds…

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Suggestions and favorites from the crew (and pals) of MadCity Music Exchange for 2015!

December 16, 2015

:::::::::::: Dave Zero ::::::::::::
In no particular order…
JD MCPherson, Let The Good Times Roll (Rounder) – excellent 50s/early 60s influenced rock’n’roll, not retro

Chasity Belt, Time To Go Home (Hardly Art) – bare bones shoegaze that rocks

Peter Case, Hwy 62 (Omnivore) – an excellent storyteller and songwriter who can comment on political/social problems with hushed, soulful acoustic songs that paint a picture of people’s lives

La Luz, Weirdo Shrine (Hardly Art) – psychedelic surf drone!

The Sonics, This Is The Sonics (Re:Vox USA) – still vicious after all these years

Death, N.E.W (Tryangle Records) – Don’t call it a comeback

Kendrick Lammar, To Pimp A Butterfly (Interscope Records) – when one of the biggest albums in hip hop is this weird and experimental we all win

Jim O’Rourke, Simple Songs (Drag City) – all of his albums are gems waiting to be found

Best Coast, California Nights (Harvest) – guitar heavy power pop, from California, glamours and hip

Tommy Keene, Laughing In the Dark (Second Motion) – guitar heavy power pop, from Maryland, veteran new waver

Sweet Talk, Double Perfect (12XU) – guitar heavy power pop, from Austin, dudes

Reissues/Archival Releases:
Slim Dunlap, Old New Me/Times Like…

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MadCity Music’s 2014 Staff Picks

December 8, 2014

DAVE ZERO – Vinyl Baron

Real Estate – “Atlas” – Galaxie 500 meets The Feelies and it’s wonderful.

Bob Mould – “Beauty & Ruin” – Age means nothing, still a lot of rock to Du!

The Roots – “And Then You Shoot Your Cousin…” – A surprisingly, dark, dense and weird album from a band that refuses to take it easy.

Reigning Sound – “Shattered” – Always soulful kings of garage get mod, a little mellow, and add strings

Death – “III” – A charming collection of demos & outtakes that shows what this band could have been

J Mascis – “Tied To A Star” – As stunning quiet as he is loud

King Tuff – “Black Moon Spell” – Marc Bolan is smiling up on his cloud because of this album

Brimstone Howl – “Magic Hour” – Tom Verlaine/Television inspired, reverb soaked garage stompers

Ex Hex – “Rips” – All lady band that delivers a great blast of cool, 70s inspired glam
rock & power pop

Honorable Mentions:
Ian McLagan – “United States”
Paul Collins – “Feel The Noise”
Black Keys – “Turn…

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