New from Rainbow Quartz: June, Volebeats, Sails, High Dials, Parties, Flower Machine

You may have noticed last month we were pretty excited to hear of forthcoming releases from the fabulous Rainbow Quartz label. And we still are. We promised we'd post free and legals as soon as we got them. Well, we just got them. And even though it's 5:14 A.M., this is more important than that vastly overrated thing called "shuteye." So here we go.

We'll begin with three LPs that are already available for purchase.

The June - Good News mp3 - from Green Fields and Rain - band's Rainbow Quartz page - Amazon mp3 - eMusic

The June - Feel The Sunshine mp3 - same as above

The Volebeats - Me and You mp3 - from The Volebeats - band's Rainbow Quartz page - Amazon mp3 - eMusic

The Volebeats - This is Where I Belong mp3 - same as above

The Sails - I'm Only Bleeding mp3 - from A Headful of Stars - Get another mp3 from the LP at the band's Rainbow Quartz page. - Amazon mp3 - eMusic

These three LPs are due to be released on Tuesday, 2 November.

The High Dials - Uruguay mp3 - from Anthems for Doomed Youth - Get more at Rainbow Quartz. - Amazon mp3 - eMusic

The Parties - Let's Call It Love mp3 - from Coast Garde - more at Rainbow Quartz - Amazon mp3 - eMusic - Click here to hear Mr. Suave's highly entertaining interview of The Parties and here to go to his excellent Mod, Mod blog.

The Flower Machine - L.A. in the Rain mp3 - from Lavender Lane - more at Rainbow Quartz - Amazon mp3

Rainbow Quartz's Forthcoming Gems

The June - Barber Shop mp3 - from 2009's Magic Circles - fantastic LP; I bought most of the songs on it at eMusic - See also Amazon mp3.

The Sails - See Myself mp3 - from 2006's The Sails - You must, must, do you hear me, tack over to eMusic or Amazon mp3 and purchase "Peter Shilton" NOW. (Well, anyway, we like it.)

The Parties - Cryin' Shame mp3 - from 2009's Cryin' Shame EP - Amazon mp3 - eMusic

The High Dials - The Holy Ground mp3 - from 2007's The Holy Ground - Amazon mp3 - eMusic

In that Gurus post earlier in the week we "forgot" to tell you something rather important and exciting. (For after all, one can only absorb so much excitement without discombobulating or making a mess.) We learned of The Gurus' forthcoming effort via a friendly post from the amiable Ms. Kathryn Muselik over at the ever-toothy Shark Party Media. What we "forgot" to tell you is that The Gurus LP is but one of seven (7) LPs to be released by the incomparable chimepsychpowerpoppin' label Rainbow Quartz over the next two months. Yes, be still your heart. What we tried to do in that little sampler above is get you warmed up with some of the artists' earlier efforts. We don't have free & downloadables from their forthcoming LPs but will surely post them should they come into our clickable possession. (Click the LP and EP titles up there to go to their Rainbow Quartz page, where you will find more f&dl's.)

So here's the schedule Shark Media gave us, with clickable pre-purchase links. Amazon seems to be jumping the gun, and sometimes the Shark, so we're just relaying release info as we have it. All should go swimmingly, whatever.

October 5
The Gurus - Closing Circles

November 2
The June - Green Fields and Rain - Amazon mp3 says October 5.

November 16
The Sails - A Headful of Stars - Amazon mp3 says October 19.
The Flower Machine - Lavender Lane - Amazon mp3 says November 2.
The Parties - Coast Garde - Amazon says November 2.

November 30
The High Dials - Anthems for Doomed Youth - Amazon says November 2.
The Volebeats - The Volebeats - Amazon says October 19.

Here is one RQ released last month.

The Capstan Shafts - Heart Your Eat Out mp3 - from Revelation Skirts, released August 24, 2010

And just for gins and griggles (hard g's, please), here are a few of our favorite Rainbow Quartz songs. It was impossible to narrow it down, so go to RQ's Artists Page and plan to spend hours dl'ing.

Elusive Parallelograms - Orange mp3

Solaram - Precious Time mp3

Myracle Brah - I'd Rather Be mp3

Outrageous Cherry - Girl You've Got Magic Inside You mp3

The Contrast - Perfect Disguise mp3

Elephant Stone: Smooth Sailing Anticipated

Rishi Dhir (vox, bass, sitar, geetar [sic]), formerly of The High Dials, and his fellow pachydermoliths* are set to release their debut LP, The Seven Seas, on 5 May. The picture gives a clue as to what to expect. The title cut, streamers at Elephant Stone's MySpace site, and other tracks we've heard suggest this could well be one of our favorite albums of the year. Thanks to Jesse at Killbeat Records for shipping it our way.

Elephant Stone - The Seven Seas mp3 - from The Seven Seas

And in case you missed our previous postings, here are a few by Rishi's sometime band.

The High Dials

The Holy Ground mp3
Desiderata mp3

Our Time is Coming Soon mp3

Fields In Glass mp3

Killer of Dragons mp3

*Bobby Fraser (keys) - Robbie MacArthur (geetar, bass) - Stephen Venkatarangam (geetar, backing vox, sitar, flute) - Richard White (geetar, backing vox) - Chris Wise (drums)

SXSW 2009 - Post Five: Botticellis, Black Hollies, High Dials, B. Scary, Gramercy Arms, Marching Band, Magic Wands, K. Andrews

We've taken a few days off from this now, so let's head back south by southwest. (I personally would have to climb totally inward, being pretty much exactly sxsw.) Anyway, the following are songs we've posted before but are still very much enjoying. Maybe you missed them the first time around or would like to hear them again? (Middle finger over index.) We've still got plenty of newbies to post, coming soon. Click artist names to go to band's SWSW site, song titles to download songs. Previous SXSW posts here.

The Botticellis - Up Against the Glass mp3

The Black Hollies - Paisley Pattern Ground mp3

The High Dials - Killer of Dragons mp3

Bryan Scary and The Shredding Tears - Imitation of the Sky mp3

Gramercy Arms – Automatic mp3

Marching Band - Make No Plans mp3

Magic Wands - Black Magic mp3

Kyle Andrews – Sushi mp3

13 by 3: High Dials, Rosebuds, Broadfield Marchers

Kentuckians at parade rest

I've recently come into happy possession of new-to-newish songs by several groups previously included in posts here at Powerpopulist. Here are the newbies, accompanied by their elders.

The High Dials - Killer of Dragons mp3 - from Moon Country, which dropped yesterday; Previously posted or recently found (thanks to the superb label, Rainbow Quartz!):
The Holy Ground mp3

Desiderata mp3

Our Time is Coming Soon mp3

Fields In Glass mp3

The Rosebuds - Life Like mp3 - from Life Like, due out 7 Oct.

Previously posted:

Get Up Get Out mp3

My Downtown Friends m3u

Leaves Do Fall m3u

Broadfield Marchers - Watchful Hill People mp3 - from The Inevitable Continuing, out 2 Sept.

Previously posted or recently found - Thanks again to Rainbow Quartz!:

Raul mp3

Leopards with Empty Claws mp3

Grease of Freedom mp3 - I'm pretty sure this was mislabeled (as "Kingdom for Lions") at the 2007 SXSW site. No matter, the song's slick, whatever its name.

As always, click green band names for more info.

Rainbow Quartz--Visit The Third

The digging’s been good the past two visits to Rainbow Quartz, so let’s lend an ear to these recent finds. Again, click on the band name for details and other songs.

The High Dials
Desiderata mp3
Our Time is Coming Soon mp3
Fields In Glass mp3
The Sails
See Myself mp3
The Slow Down mp3
The Telepathic Butterflies
A Final Word mp3
Narcissus mp3
Bohemie mp3
RockFour
Nationwide mp3
Honey mp3