CLAIRECORDS NEWSLETTER JULY 2008 Welcome to the 41st edition of the Clairecords newsletter, brought to you by a passel of doctored explosives. KABLOOEY! CLAIRECORDS AT CMJ!!! Now that we’ve finished making a mess of Texas, we at Clairecords will further our ultimate goal of complete and total global domination via our very first appearance at CMJ 2008 in October. Our lineup, as it stands now: The Brother Kite Autodrone Ifwhen Silver Screen Averkiou park avenue music by hearts + horses If you would like any of our fine artists to perform at your CMJ-related daytime shindig now’s the time to ask! All are box- and paper-trained so they won’t ruin your carpet. On to the rest of the happs, all of which are exciting and important in their own right: AVERKIOU Averkiou are scheduled to unleash their debut, Throwing Sparks, on Nov. 11. The band is mapping out an August tour centering around their appearance at Athens PopFest (whose lineup also includes Roky Erickson, Dead Confederate, Elf Power, Casper & the Cookies, the Music Tapes and more), and if you’re able to offer assistance of any kind with ‘TBA’ dates, your rock ‘n’ roll karma will thank you in ways you never dreamed possible. http://www.myspace.com/averkiou AUTODRONE One of the newest additions to our ever-changing roster, the New York-bred Autodrone will issue their Clairecords debut, Strike a Match, on Nov. 11. Get acquainted with the fab foursome and preview new material on their Myspace page! http://www.myspace.com/autodrone PIA FRAUS With their smashing new full-length, After Summer, burning up the indie airwaves and garnering loads of glowing press accolades, you’d everyone’s favorite Estonians would be content to rest on their laurels, right? Hardly! Pia Fraus’ split 7-inch with ubermixer Ulrich Schnauss is now available for perusal and purchase from Tonevendor.com, as is the long-awaited Ten Remixes of Yennissey, which features interpretations of this fantastic track by His Name is Alive, Teenage Fanclub, Future Pilot AKA, Seeland and more. http://www.piafraus.com http://www.myspace.com/piafraus RAYMOND SCOTT WOOLSON Raymond Scott Woolson has at long last wrapped up work on his Clairecords debut, Broken Things Mended, which we’ll deliver to your hi-fi set in February. Tracklisting: 1.Future Self Portraits 2.The Vision Maker 3.Let Not Thy Whirlwinds Lie 4.Runner, Run Home 5.When I Am Lifted Up 6.Awake O Sleeper In Your Waiting Fields 7.Every Unrequited 8.The Kite Flyers' Reunion 9.Moving Up Day 10.White Founts Falling In The Courts Of The Sun http://www.raymondscottwoolson.com http://www.myspace.com/raymondscottwoolson SILVER SCREEN If you live in or around the Los Angeles area and missed Cris Miller & Co.’s first live performance EVER at the Summershine Festival, you have every right to be mortally ashamed. However, if your provenance is outside that area, which as such gives you a valid excuse, you can view the sordid action here via the miracle of the Interwebs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giqcQ388w4s . There’s also lots of pictures on Silver Screen’s Myspace page, so check ‘em out—and befriend him if you haven’t already! Feel free to preview some fantastic new material while you’re at it, too. http://www.myspace.com/thegreateststorynevertold OUR PRESS. LET US SHOW YOU IT THE DAYSLEEPERS “The album is considerably slicker sounding than most of the other Claire releases and you know that means something considering that most of these groups spend lots of time with their effects and in the studio making sure everything is just perfect. Fortunately for The Daysleepers, its songs are good enough to stand on their own even without the studio wizardry.” – Joe Davenport, Delusions of Adequacy TEARS RUN RINGS “This is music that grabs you, not just music to drift away to. It’s an example of playing genre right: using its tropes while adding new life.” – Dave Heaton, PopMatters.com CLAIRECORDS LIVE AND IN YO’ FACE AIR FORMATION 08/14/08 London, UK- The Gramaphone w/ Secret Shine AUTODRONE 08/14/08 NYC, NY- Piano’s 09/02/08 NYC, NY- Mercury Lounge AVERKIOU 08/01/08 Gainesville,, FL- Common Grounds 08/14/08 Athens, GA- Little Kings (Athens PopFest) 08/16/08 Chapel Hill NC- TBA 08/17/08 Washington, DC- TBA 08/18/08 Philadelphia, PA- TBA 08/19/08 New York, NY- Lit Lounge 08/20/08 TBA 08/21/08 Richmond, VA – Mojo’s 08/22/08 TBA 08/23/08 Greensboro NC- Solaris w/ Glissade PIA FRAUS 09/14/08 Osaka, JP- Sunsui 09/15/08 Tokyo, JP- Nest 09/16/08 Tokyo, JP- Nest SECRET SHINE 08/14/08 London, UK- The Gramaphone w/ Air Formation ______________________________________________ CLAIRECORDS * Purveyors of Quality Noise http://www.clairecords.com http://www.myspace.com/clairecords