CLAIRECORDS NEWSLETTER MAY '07 Welcome to the 30th edition of the Clairecords newsletter, brought to you by a comfy lawn chair and a tiki drink loaded up with fruit skewers and little paper umbrellas. And the number one. ELECTRO GROUP They’ve shared the stage with Sleater-Kinney, Mates of State and Man or Astro-man?, they’ve recorded with the likes of St. Avalanche and Citizens Here and Abroad, and now the Sacramento-bred Electro Group are preparing to release Good Technology, their first studio full-length in six years, on Sept. 4. Fans of All Natural Lemon and Lime Flavors, Chapterhouse and Lush will swoon over Electro Group’s distorted guitars, propulsive rhythms and evocative lyrics. The group comes to us from Omnibus Records, who issued their debut long-player, A New Pacifica, in 2001. Preceded by a slew of compilation appearances and split- and solo 7-inches, A New Pacifica was followed in 2004 by the Ummo EP. You can find many of these releases at tonevendor.com -- a perfect way to become better acquainted with this fantastic (and vastly-underrated) band before Good Technology arrives. http://electrogroupmusic.com MAHOGANY Pitchfork gave it a 7.6, and Clairecords is now bringing you Mahogany’s latest, Connectivity!, to you on glorious wax. We don’t have a concrete release date at this point, but expect it to be emanating from the comfort of your very own hi-fi in the next few months. Domino Records uber-DJ Ulrich Schnauss is remixing Mahogany for an upcoming 12-inch to be released by our vinyl-only sister label, Claire’s Echo, so be sure to save some of your tax-refund cash for this other exciting release. http://www.mahogany.nu THE BROTHER KITE The Pride of Providence figure very prominently on Adult Swim’s new download-only compilation, Warm and Scratchy, alongside Les Savy Fav, Broken Social Scene, TV on the Radio, The Raveonettes, Jesu, Liars and many other melody makers worth your listening attention. So go download it already! http://www.adultswim.com/williams/music/warmandscratchy/ . The Brother Kite are also making steady progress on a five-track project emerging under the tentative title of The Moonlit Race EP. June tourdates in and around the southeastern Yoo Ess are now confirmed, and Death Metal Oscar will do unspeakable things to you if they play your provenance and you miss it. And keep that hi-fi primed and ready for our forthcoming 180-gram limited-edition version of Waiting for the Time to be Right. We’ll have a release date for you soon, we promise. http://www.thebrotherkite.com RAYMOND SCOTT WOOLSON The newest addition to Clairecords’ fold, Raymond Scott Woolson crafts blissful instrumental passages evocative of July Skies and Stars of the Lid from his home base in western New York. While his first album for us is still a work in progress, his last one, the phenomenal Accidental Grace Notes, is available for download on iTunes, or for purchase at tonevendor.com. Don’t forget to visit him the next time you’re on Myspace, at www.myspace.com/raymondscottwoolson . http://www.raymondscottwoolson.com *** ALL YOUR PRESS IS BELONG TO US*** ELECTRO GROUP “The Sacramento trio combines the heady guitar drones and electronic sounds of Stereolab with the full-force guitar feedback onslaught of Sonic Youth: It recalls a laundry dryer spinning the Lab's Mars Audiac Quintet while SY's Goo plays over the intercom.” —Jill Stauffer, SF Weekly THE BROTHER KITE “The band's spacious, heady, cerebral pop music is thoroughly engaging and upbeat. Waiting for the Time to be Right is another excellent addition to the group's catalog. Featuring twelve wonderfully inviting tracks, the album's tunes are smart, thoughtful, and insightful.” -- Babysue *** CLAIRECORDS COMIN’ AT YOU LIVE!*** AIRIEL 05/31/07 Chicago, IL- The Darkroom w/ The Vandelles, A Place to Bury Strangers 06/24/07 Chicago, IL- The Continental (Switchyard Festival) 07/08/07 Omaha, NE- Saddle Creek Bar w/ Drakes Hotel 07/09/07 Denver, CO- Three Kings Tavern 07/11/07 Los Angeles, CA-Club Moscow 07/12/07 Tijuana, MX- Mofo Bar 07/13/07 San Francisco, CA- Rock-It Room 07/15/07 Portland, OR- Tonic Lounge THE BROTHER KITE 06/01/07 Newmarket, NH- Stone Church 06/15/07 Fairhaven, MA- Bridge Street Station 06/16/07 New York, NY- Fat Baby 06/17/07 Philadelphia PA- North Star Bar w/ The Silence Kit, Stellarscope 06/18/07 Washington, DC- The Red and the Black w/ Jonny Cohen, Tallest Highest 06/19/07 Norfolk, VA- Relative Theory 06/20/07 Wilmington, NC- Bella Festa 06/21/07 Gainesville FL- Common Grounds w/ Voxtrot, Holopaw 06/24/07 Brooklyn, NY- Europa