Upcoming Releases: February/ March 2008

2008 kicked off with several strong January releases, ushering in albums from veteran and newcomer groups alike. Additionally, the year promises to strengthen as early spring continues. As usual, this crop of releases is marked by the inclusion of a variety of styles and experience: highlights will undoubtedly include sophomore albums from Daturah, Bitcrush, and Our Brother the Native as well as debuts from a variety of acts (Glowworm, Strangers Die Everyday, etc).

The Big Sleep- Sleep Forever (FrenchKiss Records)
The Big Sleep in Search of Hades- Ownland (Self-Released)
Bigmouth Strikes Again- Ascender/Descender (Self-Released)
Bitcrush- Epilogue in Waves (n5MD)
Camping- Politics of Love (PuPilo Records)
Daturah -Reverie (Graveface Records)
Elika- Trying Got Us Nowhere (Fiercely Independant)
Experimental Aircraft- Third Transmission (Graveface Records)
Glowworm- The Coachlight Woods (Self-Released)
Hadoken- The Ancient Machine (Arghh! Records)
Hinterland- Pan Pan Medico (Submerged Records)
Io- Monolith (Arghh! Records)
Kyte- Kyte (Kids Records)
Our Brother the Native- Make Amends, for We Are Merely Vessels (FatCat Records)
Our Sleepless Forest- Our Sleepless Forest (Resonant Label)
Pacific UV- Longplay 2 (WARM Records)
Pale Man Made- Oh, My Treasured Things (Self-Released)
Ports of Call- Like Thieves (Self-Released)
Resplandor- Pleamar
Startle the Heavens- Find Yourself Here (Self-Released)
Strangers Die Everyday- Aperture for Departure (This Generation Tapes)
SubtractiveLAD- Apparatus (n5MD)
Suffocate for Fuck Sake- Blazing Fires and Helicopters... (Escucha! Records)
Televise- Secret Valentine (Distant Noise Records)
The Very Hush Hush- Evil Milk (Sao Bento Music)
::Tin Tin::- Dry Light (Sao Bento Music)
TSMZ Memorial Orchestra- 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons (Constellation Records)
Wembly Shadwell- Pieta (Self-Released)