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Announcing... Joan Of Arc "Oh Brother" LP
December 8, 2010

After more than a decade of existence, 10 proper full-length albums, and on the heels of their instantly sold-out Cassette Box Set, Chicago's Joan Of Arc has compiled their latest opus: Oh Brother. February 8th will see the release of this collectible limited edition 2xLP.

Featuring collaborations with 14 musicians, including Zach Hill of Hella & Rob Lowe of Lichens, Oh Brother is the combination of four distinct albums embarked upon but never completed by Joan Of Arc curator Tim Kinsella.

Each album is broken up and spliced together into a tessellating unity of long, noisy, meditative and abrasive instrumental movements which fill the totality of each side of this double LP. Each side --A, B, C, and D-- contains just one track, with song lengths varying from 20 minutes to 20 minutes and 36 seconds. This is Joan Of Arc at their most esoteric and expansive.

Oh Brother is...

  • a vinyl & digital-only release
  • limited to just 500 hand-numbered 2xLPs
  • packaged in a gatefold jacket
  • available in WHITE and BLACK vinyl (numbers 1 to 150 are on white vinyl)
  • includes high-quality MP3 and FLAC download

    PRE-ORDER:
    Pre-order the WHITE 2xLP for $22: Add to Cart
    Pre-order the BLACK 2xLP for $18: Add to Cart

    DOWNLOAD:
    Download a 9 minute sample of the song "Oh Brother #2" here!
    (sorry, we can't give you the whole song since the damned thing is 20 minutes long)

    All Joyful Noise CDs only $3 until the end of the year!
    November 11, 2010

    You heard right. We have a bat-shit crazy sale going on from now until 2011...

    EVERY SINGLE CD IS ONLY $3

    That includes titles from Marmoset, Jookabox, Prizzy Prizzy Please, Child Bite, Abner Trio, CJ Boyd, etc etc. In addition, all CD purchases come with an instant MP3 Download of the album.

    We Love You.
    <3 JNR

    Deerhoof Global Album Leak!
    November 2, 2010

    Deerhoof announced today that they will be leaking their new album around the world, one song at a time, one week at a time, until it comes out on January 25th. The new song "Super Duper Rescue Heads!" was released today via The Guardian.

    STREAM THE NEW SONG HERE!

    Stay tuned to Deerhoof's website HERE as Deerhoof vs. Evil is unveiled on January 25, 2011.

    In conjunction with the album release, Deerhoof has announced the dates for their US tour. And although it doesn't span the entire globe, it certainly reaches a great deal of the US, kicking off in San Francisco in January and wrapping up in New York in March 2011. The band will be accompanied by Nervous Cop and Ben Butler And Mousepad for all shows.

    TOUR DATES!
    1/28 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
    1/29 Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex
    2/1 Austin, TX @ The Mohawk
    2/2 Los Angeles, CA @ The Palladium
    2/3 Memphis, TN @ The Hi Tone Cafe
    2/4 Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge
    2/5 Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club
    2/6 Raleigh, NC @ King's Lounge
    2/7 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
    2/8 Brooklyn, NY @ Ridgewood Masonic Temple
    2/10 Cambridge, MA @ The Middle East
    2/11 Bala Cynwyd, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
    2/12 Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar
    2/14 Pontiac, MI @ The Crofoot Ballroom
    2/15 Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
    2/16 Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon
    2/17 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club
    2/18 Des Moines, IA @ Blue Moose
    2/19 Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
    2/21 Boulder, CO @ The Marquis
    2/25 Seattle, WA @ Neumos
    2/26 Portland, OR @ Berbatti's
    3/14 New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge

    PRE-ORDER!
    Pre-Order Deerhoof vs. Evil on cassette for $8 here: Add to Cart
    To order the album on LP or CD head on over to Polyvinyl

    HERMIT THRUSHES TOUR / RELEASE "WOODEN BLANKETS" EP
    October 20, 2010

    Philadelphia's joyfully noisy Hermit Thrushes are hitting the road this week for a 20+ date US tour (dates below). The band has also just completed their Wooded Blankets EP which is released today on Cassette and digital. The 4-song EP, recorded in an abandoned church in South Philadelphia, and featuring Matt Hampson (from Power Animal and Caring Practice), is available for $4 on cassette. If MP3s are all your after, you can NAME YOUR OWN PRICE. Be generous.

    Order the cassette for $4 here: Add to Cart
    Download 320kbps MP3s for whatever price you choose here: Add to Cart

    FREE DOWNLOAD:
    Download the new song "You're Gone, You're Gone" for free HERE

    TOUR DATES:
    Oct 20, 2010 - Cleveland, OH @ Happy Dog
    Oct 21, 2010 - Mount Pleasant, MI @ Justice Records
    Oct 22, 2010 - Grand Rapids, MI @ The DAAC
    Oct 23, 2010 - Kalamazoo, MI @ No Fun House
    Oct 24, 2010 - Chicago, IL @ Chic-a-go-go Halloween Party (daytime)
    Oct 24, 2010 - Chicago, IL @ Ball Hall (nighttime)
    Oct 25, 2010 - McHenry, IL @ House Show
    Oct 26, 2010 - Chicago, IL @ House Show
    Oct 27, 2010 - Rock Island, IL @ Daytrotter session
    Oct 29, 2010 - Indianapolis, IN @ House Show w/ Marmoset
    Oct 30, 2010 - Murfreesboro, TN @ Grand Palace w/ Little Teeth
    Oct 31, 2010 - Nashville, TN @ The Green Womb w/ Little Teeth
    Nov 1, 2010 - Chattanooga, TN @ Discoteca w/ Little Teeth
    Nov 3, 2010 - Charlotte, NC @ Snug Harbor w/ Invisible Hand & Lux Perpetua
    Nov 4, 2010 - Boone, NC @ Boone Saloon w/ Invisible Hand & Lux Perpetua
    Nov 5, 2010 - Charlottesville, VA @ Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar
    Nov 6, 2010 - Washington, DC @ Paper Sun w/ Hume & The Tony Castles
    Nov 7, 2010 - Baltimore, MD @ TBA
    Nov 8, 2010 - Honey Brook, PA @ House show
    Nov 12, 2010 - Allston, MA @ The Problem House

    Announcing... Deerhoof vs. Evil on cassette!
    October 11, 2010

    Today we at Joyful Noise are honored to announce that January 25th will see the release of Deerhoof's new album, titled Deerhoof vs. Evil, on cassette. As reported this past week by Pitchfork, the band recently signed with our good friends at Polyvinyl, who will be releasing the album on LP and CD. And we are oh so happy to be involved on the cassette side of things. We at JNR have been huge Deerhoof fans for about a decade now. Few bands are as organically groundbreaking, interesting, and important. For the last 16 years Deerhoof has consistently blown our minds, and "Deerhoof vs. Evil" accelerates the trend.

    The cassette edition of "Deerhoof vs. Evil" is...

  • Limited to 500, hand-numbered copies
  • Comes with digital download (320 kbps MP3s & FLAC)
  • Pressed on a green tint cassette with high-quality chrome tape.

    PRE-ORDER!
    Pre-Order Deerhoof vs. Evil on cassette for $8 here: Add to Cart
    To order the album on LP or CD head on over to Polyvinyl

    DOWNLOADS!
    Download the new song "The Merry Barracks" HERE

    Less than 30% of "False Priest" cassettes remain! Stream album on NPR!
    September 8, 2010

    Joyful Noise's limited edition cassette release of False Priest (the new album from of Montreal) is nearly sold out! Order now for $10 to ensure you get your copy. Here is the skinny on the release:

  • Limited to 500, hand-numbered copies
  • Comes with digital download (320 kbps MP3s & FLAC)
  • Pressed on a red cassette with high-quality chrome tape
  • Comes with a 12-panel booklet of artwork

    The cassette hits stores September 14th, alongside Polyvinyl's releases of the LP, CD, and other "non-traditional" formats.

    ORDER!
    Order "False Priest" on cassette w/ digital for $10 here: Add to Cart
    (Orders will ship week of September 13)

    LISTEN!
    "False Priest is currently streaming in it's entirety on NPR. Listen HERE

    VIEW!
    Here are some images of the Cassette:
    of Montreal Cassette

    of Montreal Cassette 2

    Abner Trio "The Giant Crushes You" Released Today!
    August 24, 2010

    Nearly 3 years in the making, Abner Trio's second full length is finally here! Available in LP, Cassette, and Digital (no CDs this time folks), The Giant Crushes You is hands-down the most accomplished documentation of their mathy, artsy, honest, and all-around original blend of indie-rock. Abner Trio have created an album that triangulates exactness, rawness and beauty - building upon their patented sound which has drawn a select demographic of dorky music listeners into obsessive fandom.

    The album was recorded and mixed by Mike Bridavsky at Russian Recording, mastered and cut to vinyl by John Golden (Melvins, Sonic Youth, etc), and pressed on LP by RTI (perhaps the best vinyl manufacturer in the world).

    ORDER!
    Order the LP for $12 (MP3 & FLAC included): Add to Cart

    Order the Cassette for $8 (MP3 & FLAC included): Add to Cart

    Download the MP3s for $7 (320kbps): Add to Cart

    DOWNLOADS!
    Download "You're Gorgeous, Believe It!" HERE and the new single "Let Go Of The Dream" HERE

    Joyful Noise to release of Montreal's "False Priest" on cassette w/ digital
    August 18, 2010

    Needless to say, we at JNR are huge of Montreal fans. Few modern bands have provided such a consistent stream of artistically ground-breaking yet remarkably accessible records. That is why today we are honored to announce that Joyful Noise will be releasing the new album from of Montreal, titled False Priest, on cassette w/ digital download.

    From the 1996 Elephant 6 debut "Cherry Peel", to the breakthrough "Sunlandic Twins" to the instant classic "Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?"- of Montreal is one of the most important bands making music today. For their 10th album, "False Priest", Kevin Barnes teamed up with Grammy-nominated producer Jon Brion (Kanye West, Fiona Apple), turned up the bass, brought back the organic instruments, and created a self-professed masterpiece.

    September 14th will see the release of "False Priest" on cassette alongside Polyvinyl's releases of the LP, CD, and other "non-traditional" formats.

    The cassette edition of "False Priest" is limited to 500 hand-numbered copies. The artwork features a 12-panel booklet containing paintings and re-interpretations of paintings by David Barnes, Nina Barnes, and Kevin Barnes. The tape is pressed on a badass red cassette, matching the artwork. High-quality MP3s and FLAC audio are included.

    PRE-ORDER!
    Order "False Priest" on cassette w/ digital for $10 here:
    Add to Cart
    (Orders will ship on September 13)

    Check out the artwork for the cassette booklet HERE

    CRITICS EXPRESS LOVE / CONFUSION OVER HI RED CENTER'S ASSEMBLE
    March 11, 2009

    Lately many critics have expressed their love and/or confusion over Hi Red Center's new album Assemble...

    Pitchfork says the band is "at their hyper-experimental best"; Time Out New York says the band "features enough brainy harmonies and jagged rhythms to please the egghead set, but it also plays just fine as a left-field pop record"; Amplifier Magazine says it is "mind-blowing", Prefix simply states "It's not supposed to be this way", and Have You Heard has turned to abusing dextramethorphan in a misguided attempt to grasp the album.

    What is clear is that this album requires some concentration. But Pitchfork and others agree, the sacrifice is worth the payoff.

    Also, for a limited time Pitchfork is streaming the entire album. Go listen to the whole album and read the review: pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12764-assemble

    NEWS ARCHIVE

  • Various Artists
    Joyful Noise 2012 Flexi Disc Series

    Flexi: $4/mo  
    (new exclusive songs from 12 of our favorite bands, pressed on clear flexi discs, limited to 500 copies each)

    of Montreal
    Paralytic Stalks

    Cassette + MP3: $10  
    (limited to 500, hand-numbered copies on green tint cassettes. Instant MP3 download included.)

    Victor Villarreal
    Invisible Cinema

    MP3: $8  

    Jad Fair + Hifiklub + kptmichigan
    Bird House

    Vinyl + MP3: $12  
    (limited to 255 hand-numbered copies on single-sided translucent yellow vinyl screen-printed with red ink)

    MP3: $5  

    Dinosaur Jr.
    Cassette Trilogy

    OUT OF PRINT

    of Montreal
    Cassette Box Set

    Cassette + MP3: $99  
    (10 cassettes w/ MP3, screen-printed wooden box, limited to 500 hand-numbered copies. Purchase includes $4 off coupon code for "Paralytic Stalks")

    SWAPS
    SWAPS

    Vinyl + MP3: $10  
    (mint green vinyl, limited to 438 hand-numbered 10" records)

    MP3: $6  

    Sleeping Bag
    Sleeping Bag

    CD + MP3: $10  

    Vinyl + MP3: $14  
    (blue vinyl)

    Vinyl + MP3: $12  
    (black vinyl)

    MP3: $8  

    Sleeping Bag + MP3: $20  
    yes, an actual sleeping bag - screen-printed and packaged with a download code

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