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A Guide to 2010 Merge Digital releases

It’s easy to miss out on some of the digital-only releases we throw your way—the Internet is a pretty crowded place these days! Here’s a quick summary of what you may have missed:

The limited-edition Destroyer 12-inch “Archer on the Beach” is out-of-print in the Merge store, but you can now buy the songs via digital download!

Don’t miss out on Swim RemixesCaribou’s answer to what happens when you put one of the year’s hottest dance records in the hands of some of the world’s best DJs! With reworks of some of Swim’s hottest cuts by Junior Boys, Fuck Buttons, Nite Jewel, DJ Koze, Walls, Gold Panda, Gavin Russom, and more, Swim Remixes contains over an hour-and-a-half of new, fresh takes on Caribou’s latest opus.

Let’s Wrestle bring us a tasty piece of next year’s sophomore record with the “Getting Rest”/“When I Was In Hospital” digital single. Be warned: these young Londoners are not to be missed.

Shout Out LoudsFall Hard EP expands upon Work’s catchy first single with non-album cuts “Fall Hard Pt. 2” and “Can’t Explain.”

Lou Barlow + the missingmen’s = Sentridoh III is Lou’s first recorded output with new backing band the missingmen. Described by the band as “an almost live representation of the Lou Barlow + the missingmen live show,” this mini-album breathes new, rocking life into Sebadoh and Sentridoh classics, Lou’s solo material, and even a haunting cover of the timeless Skip James song “I’m So Glad.”

Tracey Thorn followed up this year’s gorgeous Love and Its Opposite with a pair of digital EPs, Why Does the Wind? and Opposites, that offer up wildly creative remixes of some of the album’s most-loved songs. Why Does the Wind? pairs the album track of the same name with remixes by Morgan Geist, Michel Clies, and André Lodemann, along with a radio edit and dub version. As for the Opposites EP, Tracey herself probably says it best: “If the remixes for the last single ‘Why Does the Wind?’ were aimed at the dancefloor, these are perhaps aimed more at the head.” Visionquest (“Swimming”), Walls (“Kentish Town”), and Blue Daisy (“Late in the Afternoon”) provide penetrating new takes presented alongside the originals.

Let’s also revisit Lambchop’s magnetic Live at XX Merge performance; Portastatic’s Make It Sound In Tune EP; digital reissues of Richard Buckner’s landmark albums Impasse, The Hill, and Bloomed; and The Ladybug Transistor’s fantastic Here Comes the Rain covers EP.

Our Holiday Coupon applies to digital releases, too, so download away!



Shout Out Louds share “Discoveries # 10″

Shout Out Louds have a series of videos on their Vimeo page called “Discoveries.” Work is available on CD and digital download now in the Merge store.

Shout Out Louds cover Band of Horses

Check out Shout Out Louds in the Merge Store.

Shout Out Louds on NPR’s World Cafe

photo by Carl von Arbin

Shout Out Louds performed live from WXPN in Philadelphia during their North American tour in May and chatted with World Cafe host David Dye for a session that is available online now at NPR.org.

Shout Out Louds’ new album, Work, is available on CD, LP and digital download in the Merge store. They also just posted new photos from their North American tour on their website, and don’t miss their great new video for “Show Me Something New.”

New Shout Out Louds’ video for “Show Me Something New”

directed by Ted Malmros

Also, visit Shout Out Louds’ myspace for a great US tour wrap up from Bebban!

Shout Out Louds’ Work is available at your local record store, in the Merge store, and your favorite digital outlet.

Rock Baby Swedish edition!

Evert says hello! Shout Out Louds’ bassist Ted Malmros sent us a photo of his new baby boy in a very charming onesie. Congratulations, Ted & Sarah!

Shout Out Louds on Morning Becomes Eclectic

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Shout Out Louds visited KCRW yesterday for a live performance on Morning Becomes Eclectic. Watch them perform “Fall Hard” above, and listen to the full session at KCRW.com. The band are wrapping up their most successful tour yet in California this weekend, and you can order Work on CD, LP and digital download in the Merge store.

Shout Out Louds on Tour:
5/20 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
5/21 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
5/22 San Diego, CA House of Blues
5/24 Pomona, CA Glass House

Shout Out Louds on Morning Becomes Eclectic, stream KEXP session

Shout Out Louds are on the west coast portion of their North American tour and in addition to their live shows, they performed in front of a live audience for KEXP in Seattle and stopped by Music Millenium in Portland for a free in-store performance.

Shout Out Louds will play live on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic tomorrow, May 19, at 11:15am Pacific, 2:15pm Eastern. Listen online at KCRW.com.

Listen to the archive at KEXP.org of a performance in front of a live audience at Seattle’s Triple Door club.

Shout Out Louds on tour:
18 May   San Francisco, Great American Music Hall
20 May   Los Angeles, El Rey
21 May   Los Angeles, El Rey (Sold Out!)
22 May   San Diego, House of Blues
24 May   Pomona, Glasshouse

Free Merge sampler at Amazon.com!

Spring has sprung and it is time for a new free Merge sampler! Featuring hit songs from the latest albums of Radar Brothers, Spoon, Let’s Wrestle, She & Him and more, visit amazon.com now to download all fourteen free songs with special cover art by Let’s Wrestle’s Wesley Patrick Gonzalez!

As always, you can find new albums from all of these artists and more in our handy Merge store.

Free Merge 2010 digital sampler track listing:
1. Radar Brothers – Horses Warriors (from The Illustrated Garden)
2. Let’s Wrestle – I Won’t Lie to You (from In the Court of the Wrestling Let’s)
3. Destroyer – The Very Modern Dance (from Streethawk: A Seduction)
4. Shout Out Louds – Fall Hard (from Work)
5. Spoon – Written in Reverse (from Transference)
6. Lou Barlow – Don’t Apologize (from Goodnight Unknown)
7. She & Him – Thieves (from Volume Two)
8. Superchunk – Learned to Surf (from Leaves in the Gutter)
9. Alec Bathgate – Glide (from Stroke: Songs for Chris Knox)
10. The Clientele – I Wonder Who We Are (from Bonfires on the Heath)
11. Caribou – Odessa (from Swim)
12. The Clean – In the Dreamlife U Need a Rubber Soul (from Mister Pop)
13. Wye Oak – I Hope You Die (from My Neighbor / My Creator)
14. Lambchop – Give It (from Live at XX Merge)

Listen to Shout Out Louds at the 9:30 Club!

photo from NPR

NPR Music streamed last night’s Shout Out Louds show from the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC. The archive is available now at NPR.org for stream and download!

Shout Out Louds are on tour in the US throughout May with Freelance Whales and you can get their new album, Work, on CD, LP and digital download in the Merge store.

Shout Out Louds on tour!
02 May   Washington, 9:30 Club
03 May   Philadelphia, First Unitarian Church
05 May   New York, Webster Hall
06 May   Boston, Paradise
07 May   Montreal, Cabaret Music Hall
08 May   Toronto, Mod Club
10 May   Chicago, Lincoln Hall
11 May   Minneapolis, Varsity Theater
14 May   Vancouver, Commodore Ballroom
15 May   Seattle, Neumos
16 May   Portland, Doug Fir
18 May   San Francisco, Great American Music Hall
20 May   Los Angeles, El Rey
21 May   Los Angeles, El Rey (Sold Out!)
22 May   San Diego, House of Blues
24 May   Pomona, Glasshouse

Shout Out Louds offer new “Walls” rework & kick off US tour in DC with NPR live stream!

With Shout Out Louds new album, Work, in stores and online now, the band begin their US tour this Sunday at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC. NPR’s All Songs Considered will stream the full concert live! All dates for the upcoming North American tour will be supported by New York City’s Freelance Whales.

Also, Shout Out Louds are excited to offer the Fontän Rework of their acclaimed single “Walls.” As a remix of a song that Esquire Magazine recently named “Perfect Pop Song of the Month” for March, the Rework by Fontän, an acclaimed Swedish duo, is an electronic and progressive take on the track that compliments and builds on the exuberance of the original.

Shout Out Louds on tour!
02 May   Washington, 9:30 Club
03 May   Philadelphia, First Unitarian Church
05 May   New York, Webster Hall
06 May   Boston, Paradise
07 May   Montreal, Cabaret Music Hall
08 May   Toronto, Mod Club
10 May   Chicago, Lincoln Hall
11 May   Minneapolis, Varsity Theater
14 May   Vancouver, Commodore Ballroom
15 May   Seattle, Neumos
16 May   Portland, Doug Fir
18 May   San Francisco, Great American Music Hall
20 May   Los Angeles, El Rey
21 May   Los Angeles, El Rey (Sold Out!)
22 May   San Diego, House of Blues
24 May   Pomona, Glasshouse

Shout Out Louds “work” as guest editors for Magnet Magazine

Shout Out Louds are guest editors of MagnetMagazine.com this week in preparation for the kick off of their US tour this Sunday at the 9:30 Club in DC. Read the Q&A here and check back every day this week for new entries from Bebban, Carl, Ted, Adam & Eric!

Watch the mini-documentary, “Shout Out Louds …  at Work,” and order Work on CD, LP and digital download in the Merge store.

All shows with Freelance Whales:
02 May   Washington, 9:30 Club
03 May   Philadelphia, First Unitarian Church
05 May   New York, Webster Hall
06 May   Boston, Paradise
07 May   Montreal, Cabaret Music Hall
08 May   Toronto, Mod Club
10 May   Chicago, Lincoln Hall
11 May   Minneapolis, Varsity Theater
14 May   Vancouver, Commodore Ballroom
15 May   Seattle, Neumos
16 May   Portland, Doug Fir
18 May   San Francisco, Great American Music Hall
20 May   Los Angeles, El Rey
21 May   Los Angeles, El Rey (Sold Out!)
22 May   San Diego, House of Blues
24 May   Pomona, The Glass House

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