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February / 2005
LOTS GOING ON... /// Monday, 28 /// dispatch from Chris!
The WoWz got a wonderful review in the brand new Punk Planet. It goes a little something like this: "Either good music is timeless, or these guys have figured out how to create Beatles-esque and Dylan-ish music without sounding like a tired nostalgia trip. They don't strictly sound like these artists, but with songs built on strong harmony and a stripped down musical approach, those are the two most obvious comparisons." Don't be a tool, be MySpace friends with them: The WoWz @ MySpace.
In other news, there are RiYL Records popping up all over NYCity: Though they don't stock vinyl, The Wowz's Long Grain Rights is availble at Kim's Mediapolis up by Columbia and the first three RiYL Releases (that's Long Grain Rights, The Fugue 'FCR' 7-inch and The Morningsides 7-inch) are available at Kim's Video and Music downtown on 8th Street. The Pathways single should be available there soon, but if you can't wait or you live in Brooklyn, you can get yr copy at Sound Fix or Eat Records. The Fugue 7-inch and The Morningsides 7-inch should be available at Rocks In Your Head on Prince St. unless they've sold out (The Pathways might pop up there soon, too). And last but not least, 'Four Corner Races' will soon be available in all its national glory from Stickfinger Distribution in Atlanta, Georgia. Rad? Rad. So if you work at a store or a distro and wanna stock any of our releases, don't be shy, email us: info[at]riylrecords[dot]com. And if yr favorite store doesn't carry our shite, ask 'em to.
NOW GO BUY STUFF!!! (Cuz dudes, Kim's is having a 25% Off Sale 'til March 6th and that means you can get this shit for CHEAPPP!)
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Downloadable mailorder forms! /// Sunday, 20 /// dispatch from Chris!
Downloadable mailorder forms are now available in the CAPITALISM section for those of you who, as Joe Somar so eloquently put it, choose not to use PayPal "out of spite or an irrational hatred of convenience." Download 'em, print 'em, fill 'em out, send 'em in, get some records in yr mailbox: [PDF] or [JPEG].
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PAZZ & JOP? /// Sunday, 13 /// dispatch from Chris!
RiYL Records in the Pazz & Jop countdown!? Its true. Critics (yes, two of them!) love us. Boat of Confidence was ranked as (one of) the 856th best album(s) of 2004 by the Village Voice before being officially released!! (Thank you, Daniel King - whoever your are - for your, uh, "vote" of confidence). At this rate, the just-released "Productivity" 7-inch is gonna be #1 on the 2005 Pazz & Jop singles chart. Oh, and The WoWz's Long Grain Rights landed at number 1570, a full 206 places ahead of our friends Automato! (Big "ups" to Jesse Jarnow's wonderful taste!) Isn't this reason enough to BUY LONG GRAIN RIGHTS already?! But for serious... Automato's totally rad self-titled debut did make the Top 40 of Robert Christgau's prestigious Dean's List ahead of the freakin' Arcade Fire and Modest Mouse (not to mention Madvillain, The Streets, The Roots, and The Beastie Boys). That's reason enough to buy it (as if having RiYL's Chris Maher thanked in the liner notes wasn't enough). So treat yourself to some RiYL-related Valentine's Day gifts in honor of Pazz & Jop. Fuck flowers and chocolate. We're the one you love.
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All I think is "PRODUCTIVITY"!!! /// Friday, 4 /// dispatch from Chris!
Woah, cool! To celebrate the RELEASE of The Pathways' "Productivity" 7-inch, we've uploaded a new live video of "Helen's Housewarming" shot at yesterday's Lit show. We've also uploaded videos of The Fugue playing "Gun Wolf" and The Wowz playing "Drivin' To Hawaii" from RiYL Records Night at Galapagos this past summer. Download 'em, pass 'em around, play 'em for yr grandkids. Get IN.
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"PRODUCTIVITY" 7-inch AVAILABLE NOW! /// Wednesday, 2 /// dispatch from Chris!
At long last, The Pathways' Productivity 7-inch is available! It features three excellent tracks, all exclusive to this release (although a re-recorded version of the A-Side, "Productivity", will appear on the band's upcoming full-length, Boat of Confidence). The record was pressed on on super-cool "coke bottle clear" vinyl and is limited to a pressing of 500. It is available now in the CAPITALISM section and also at Sound Fix in Williamsburg. More retail stores should be carrying it soon.
To celebrate the release, The Pathways have started a MySpace page and are also working on a slight facelift to their site (see a preview here). They're also playing two pseudo-release parties this week at Lit and the Bowery Poetry Club. Check the SHOWS section for more info on those...
As Pop Culture Press said recently in an early review of BOC: "In the tradition of when Pavement was good, the Pathways have a way of creating cleverly weaving song structures that teeter nimbly on the verge of collapse; the ever so tight musicianship, keeping it all together. Have confidence; they know what they're doing." Everybody knows The Pathways are your new favorite band, so maybe you should start acting like it.
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