A Fall Release Preview, in which Mercury Production Designer Ezra Ace Caraeff gives love and makes unnecessarily snide comments about this autumn’s upcoming releases (all dates subject to change). -eds.
September
* (Smog): Rain on Lens (Drag City)–“Being handsome, successful, on a good label, and Chan Marshall’s
EX is a really tough burden. I’m glad Smog er, (Smog) has to deal with all that
stuff instead of me.”
* Superchunk: Here’s
to Shutting Up (Merge)–“I’m actually looking forward to the new Magnetic
Fields record, Here’s to Being REALLY Gay. Also, the new Archers of Loaf,
Here’s to Being Drunk and Ugly, should be pretty good as well.”
* VA: For Friends (Audio Dregs/Darla)–“Finally, one of the better Portland
indie labels offers up a salute to everyone’s favorite MUST-SEE TV show!
October
* ABPK (formerly Atombombpocketknife):
God Save the ABPK (Southern)–“I’m glad they changed their name to ABPK,
because I always got them confused with the OTHER Atombombpocketknife from Chicago.”
* Death Cab for Cutie:
The Photo Album (Barsuk)–“I can’t think of anything sarcastic to say.
I fucking love this band. Sorry.”
* Fugazi: The Argument (Dischord)–“Dude, play ‘Out of Step’! Come on man! Please?”
* Le Tigre: Feminist
Sweepstakes (Mr. Lady)–“Dude, play ‘Rebel Girl’! Come on man! Please?”
* New Order: Get
Ready (Warner Bros.)–“Get Ready for us to open for the Thompson
Twins at your local Indian Reservation Casino. Shows at 7 and 10 pm.”
* Breeders: Title
TBA (4AD)–“I’m going to pass on this one–I’m saving my money for that
new Amps’ reunion record!”
* Dismemberment
Plan: Change (DeSoto)–“I can’t think of anything sarcastic to say. I
fucking love this band. Sorry.”
November
* Jim O’Rourke: Insignificance (Drag City)–“Oh my god, never has a record’s title been so fucking right on!”
To Be Announced, 2001-2002
* Bad Religion: TBA (Epitaph)–“Distortion guitar + cheesy
punk drums + big words = t-shirt sales. Or, I didn’t know there was a band called
Bad Religion, I thought it was just a T-shirt company.”
* Cave In: TBA (MCA)–“How to go from straightedge to naming your bong in three easy steps.”
* Dianogah: TBA (Southern)–“Instrumental music from Chicago? No way!”
* Glass Candy and the
Shattered Theatre: TBA (K)–“My pants are so tight that it hurts me and
those around me.”
* Helium: TBA (Matador)–“Unicorns something something fucking something something James Iha.”
* Sean Lennon: TBA (Grand Royal)–“Further proof that the talent gene skips a generation.”
* London Suede: TBA (Nude/ Columbia)–“Sex, leather, boys that look like girls. I’m sure this one
will be way different than the other
ones.”
* Shane Macgowan: Twentieth
Century Paddy (2xCD; TBA)–“I lost my teeth in my beer, please buy my record.”
* Eric Mingus: TBA (Some)–“Further proof that the talent gene skips a generation.”
* Sigur Rós: TBA (PIASamerica)–“Guitar + Bow = Media Hype.”