Juliana Hatfield seeks refuge in nostalgia on new song “Wonder Why”
Today our good friends at Consequence of Sound premiered the nostalgic "Wonder Why" from Juliana's upcoming album, Pussycat. We LOVE this song! Stream it below.
Juliana Hatfield Song Premiere
Today our good friends at PopMatters premiered the first new track off Juliana's much-anticipated new album, Pussycat. The track is called Impossible Song and you can stream it below. Enjoy!
Juliana Hatfield Announces Upcoming East Coast Tour Dates
Juliana will be doing a 5-show East Coast tour in April in support of her new record, Pussycat, to be released on April 28th.
“I wasn’t planning on making a record,” says Juliana Hatfield, of her new Pussycat album. In fact, she thought her songwriting career was on hiatus, and that she had nothing left to say in song form; that she had finally said it all after two decades as a recording artist. But then the presidential election happened. “All of these songs just started pouring out of me. And I felt an urgency to record them, to get them down, and get them out there.”
Pussycat comes on the heels of last year’s Hatfield collaboration with Paul Westerberg, the I Don’t Cares’ Wild Stab album, and before that, 2015’s Juliana Hatfield Three (“My Sister”, “Spin The Bottle”) reunion/reformation album, Whatever, My Love.
The tour will include stops in Hatfield’s hometown of Cambridge, MA, Philly, Vienna, Virginia and at NYC’s Mercury Lounge. Tickets go on sale Friday, February 24th at 12 noon EST.
Juliana will also be part of the Boston Stands with the ACLU show at the Paradise in Boston, MA on March 18th.
Special Caulfield Sisters Reissue on Cassette
We're thrilled to announce we've done a very special reissue of The Caulfield Sisters debut EP "Say It With Fire" on a one-time, limited edition run of 150 cassettes. We took great care in preparing this one. Our good friend and designer Lonny Unitus reworked the original CD artwork and added some rare live photos by photographer Jasper Coolidge. We choose a beautiful purple tint cassette shell, and spared no expense duplicating at National Audio Company on the very best Chrome Plus tapes with Dolby B NR. You may stream the album and purchase cassettes here.
New ALR Tee Design
Our good friends at J Mack Studios not only screenprint all our tees, but they have an awesome design team too. We worked with our buddy Ken to create this new tee design inspired by the Shasta Tin Can Trailer. We absolutely LOVE the retro vibe. Screenprinted by hand on super comfortable, high-quality American Apparel 100% Cotton t-shirts. Pre-orders begin today!
Special Smiths Tribute Pressing on Bronze-Colored Vinyl!
We’re excited to announce we’ve partnered with our good friends at Turntable Kitchen to offer you all a very special Ltd Ed 7" pressing consisting of 4 standout tracks from our Smiths tribute. If that wasn't cool enough, the pressing is on Bronze-colored vinyl.
On Side A, Kitten tackles the iconic single “Panic.” The original was released by The Smiths in 1986 as a 7” single through Rough Trade Records and lambasts the pop music of the time (which, Morrissey lamented, “says nothing to me about my life”). It’s followed up by Built To Spill front man Doug Martsch offering a jangly and sparkling acoustic take on the opening track, “Reel Around The Fountain,” from The Smiths’ 1984 self-titled debut album.
Side B opens up with an exquisite, stripped down version of “What She Says” by La Sera mastermind Katy Goodman. With lush harmonies and a dusty vibe, it’s beautifully atmospheric and floating. Finally, Girl in a Coma offer up a version of “Rubber Ring” that’s both foot-stompingly rugged and raggedly exotic. It’s simply dripping with snarl and ominous mystery.
Turntable Kitchen pressed 525 copies on Bronze-colored vinyl, of which we have 100 copies to offer on our store. These are going to go quickly so order today to guarantee your copy.
THE JULIANA HATFIELD THREE GETS NEW VINYL PRESSING
Due to popular demand, we've done a very special reissue of "Whatever, My Love" on black vinyl. The first pressing sold-out in pre-orders. This new one is another small run of 500 copies. All LP's include a vinyl-exclusive bonus track and a digital download card + promotional decal inside the jacket. Buy direct or from Amazon.
EXCLUSIVE HOLIDAY SALE!
Give the gift of music this holiday season with CD's, LP's, and Cassettes from our ever-growing catalog. Use code BEMERRY and enjoy 20% OFF all orders placed between now and Dec 20th. Happy Holidays!!!
BIG TAKEOVER REVIEWS SAY YES! A TRIBUTE TO ELLIOTT SMITH
This third tribute to the forlorn, tragic Smith, whose odd 2004 death was ruled a suicide—fourth including a one-man piano instrumental LP—is the finest. Say Yes is less emotionally tear-jerking than 2005’s collection of valiant little-knowns on 2005’s A Tribute to Elliott Smith or 2006’s better, more localized/poignant To Elliott From Portland, but perhaps that’s helpful—with 12 years distance now, just the songwriting’s moving qualities govern this soulful, graceful, measured look at a unique talent that—for once—was recognized in his prime. The marquee names deliver, especially Tanya Donelly, Swervedriver’s Adam Franklin, Lou Barlow, his Dinosaur Jr. bandmate J Mascis, and Massachusetts contemporary Juliana Hatfield. But the darkly lovely coolness of Julien Baker, ex-Dresden Doll singer Amanda Palmer, and acoustic-pretty William Fitzsimmons and Wild Sun are the clear winners. Overall, Smith’s gifts are herein preserved and rediscovered anew. – Jack Rabid, The Big Takeover
Say Yes! A Tribute to Elliott Smith is available on CD, LP, Cassette.
ELLIOTT SMITH TRIBUTE REVIEW ON ABC NEWS
Many thanks to Allan Raible for the outstanding album review on ABC News. Check it out!