Indie

Artist Arab Strap
Title Ten Years Of Tears
Label Chemikal Underground
This collection of Demos, b-sides, remixes, new recordings, live tracks and (mighty) Peel sessions marks the unfortunate end of Arab Strap’s 10 year career.  Ok, so both Malcolm Middleton and Mr. Moffat are still making music outside of the Strap but we wont forget their legacy.  Never. 

Artist Arab Strap
Title The Week Never Starts Here (2CD)
Label Chemikal Underground
2CD set includes Original Album / Peel Session / Live at King Tut’s 1996

Artist Arab Strap
Title The Last Romance
Label Chemical Underground

Artist Arcade Fire
Title Funeral
Label Rough Trade

Artist Arcade Fire
Title Neon Bible
Label Mercury
The follow up to Funeral.  The addition of a full Hungarian orchestra and a military choir adds further to the multi-layered scope of their sound.

VINYL NOW OUT: Double gatefold LP.

Artist Arcade Fire
Title The Suburbs
Label
Selling lots - several different cover / sleeve designs - looks pretty - selling too quickly to have got a copy myself, the people seem to like it ....

Artist Archie Bronson Outfit
Title Coconut (+DVD)
Label Domino
’Coconut’ is the third album from Archie Bronson Outfit, a British three-piece who utilise distorted guitars and thudding drum patterns to create a mesmerising, loud blend of garage, blues and disco psychedelia. Arriving nearly four years after the highly acclaimed ’Derdang Derdang’, ’Coconut’ - produced by Tim Goldsworthy - is a record brimming with intensity and atmosphere, with lead singer Sam Windett’s often manic vocals sounding as bold as ever. Includes the single ’Shark’s Tooth’, while this special edition also comes complete with a bonus DVD featuring a video for each track.

Artist Archie Bronson Outfit
Title Coconut (LP+DVD)
Label Domino
180gm heavyweight virgin Vinyl. includes Bonus DVD featuring videos of every song on the album. Comes with MP3s.

Artist Archie Bronson Outfit
Title Der Dang Der Dang
Label Domino

Artist Arctic Monkeys
Title Favourite Worst Nightmare
Label Domino
Second LP. Out 23 April 2007.

Artist Arctic Monkeys
Title Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not
Label Domino

Artist Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti
Title House Arrest (Cargo Collective 2)
Label Paw Tracks

Artist Ariel Pinks Haunted Graffiti
Title Before Today
Label 4AD
After releasing numerous albums and EP’s on Animal Collective’s Paw Tracks label, the Los Angeles based Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti release their first studio album for legendary indie label 4AD. ’Before Today’ sees Ariel Pink deliver an uncompromising mix of eighties influenced pop and lo-fi recording techniques to create a truly individual sounding album.

Artist Olof Arnalds
Title Vid Og Vid
Label One Little Indian
UK release of the debut album from former member of Mum, produced by Kjartan Sveinsson (Sigur Ros).

Originally released in 2007 it won Best Alternative Album at the 2007 Iceland Music Awards, as well as Record Of The Year at Iceland’s largest daily newspaper, Morgunblaoio. Despite being released only in Iceland, word of mouth - including Bjork’s patronage - earned ’Vid Og Vid’ high profile plaudits in the US, ranking in Paste Magazine’s Top 100 Albums Of 2007.

Artist Ash
Title A-Z Vol 1 (CD+DVD)
Label Atomic Heart
’A-Z Vol.1’ is a collection of singles from Northern Irish rockers Ash. The concept comprises twenty six singles named alphabetically from A-Z and Vol.1 includes A-M. The songs were recorded at Ash’s Atomic Heart studios in New York and produced by Claudius Mittendorfer alongside the band. The group took full control of the project on their Atomic Heart label, not only writing their renowned alternative rock style songs, but also designing the artwork right down to the specific shade of each cover and involving fans with the production of their music videos.

Artist Athlete
Title Black Swan (2CD)
Label Fiction

Artist Atlas Sound
Title Logos
Label 4AD
Brand new solo album from Bradford ’Deerhunter’ Cox. ’Logos’ features contributions from Animal Collective’s Panda Bear and Stereolab’s Laetitia Sadier.

Artist Attack and Defend
Title Make
Label
Debut album from local types Attack and Defend, some of whom were responsible for the poster we had up outside our shop a while back. Some of whom were also responsible for playing here for the launch of the Twisted By Design compilation CD which the band are on. All of whom were responsible for this album, which they should be proud of.

Artist Melissa Auf der Maur
Title Out Of Our Minds
Label Roadrunner
Melissa Auf der Maur follows up her self-titled 2004 debut with ’Out Of Our Minds’, a concept album inspired mainly by Vikings and Nordic myths. Musically, Auf der Maur blends 90s alt-rock with elements of heavy metal to create a unique sound that adds weight to the atmosphere of this record. Including a duet with Glenn Danzig on ’Father’s Grave’ and the powerful single ’Out Of Our Minds’, this collection is full of invention and style; a bold step for the ex-Hole and Smashing Pumpkins bassist.

Artist The Automatic
Title Not Accepted Anywhere
Label B-Unique
Debut album from our favourite punk-pop-synth-rock-indie-disco-shouty-tuneful band. Take a look here for pictures from when they played in the shop.

Artist Avi Buffalo
Title Avi Buffalo
Label SUB POP
Avi Buffalo is the adopted name of Avigdor Zahner-Isenberg, an 18 year-old singer/songwriter and guitarist from Long Beach, CA. Avi Buffalo is also the name of the band he formed with friends and like-minded collaborators Sheridan Riley (drums), Arin Fazio (the old man at nearly 21 on bass) and Rebecca Coleman (keyboards and vocals). It (Avi Buffalo) is also the name of his/their debut full-length album, which is being released on Sub Pop Records. They’ve toured with Beach House, Final Fantasy, opened for Vampire Weekend and found fans at KCRW and Steve Lamacq at the BBC. That’s where they are now: about to follow their first ten songs into the outside world, about to celebrate a 21st birthday and about to settle into something that they could do for the rest of their lives.