Date: May 7th 2008

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Hi everybody,

We have so much great Clairecords stuff going on this week, that we thought it best to send out a separate update for it all. New albums from The Daysleepers and Pia Fraus, plus a long-awaited vinyl release for The Brother Kite's magnum opus 'Waiting For the Time To Be Right'! It's available in a special limited edition package too. We also have a handful of shirts from TBK's SXSW jaunt. And let's not forget about those recent releases from park avenue music and Secret Shine! One last bit of news: the Tears Run Rings CD is currently sold out and undergoing a second pressing, so hold tight and we should have more in stock soon-ish. Thanks for making that one so successful!

For those who need to know, here's what's up on the horizon: in June we have a limited edition split 7" with The Brother Kite and Plumerai plus we should have vinyl EPs on Claire's Echo from Electro Group and Dalek vs. Ifwhen; later in the year we plan to have albums from Raymond Scott Woolson, a limited reissue of the Brittle Stars material on CD, and a limited vinyl issue of Seefeel's classic 'Quique' on quadruple vinyl! Stay tuned...

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THE DAYSLEEPERS-Drowned In A Sea of Sound CD (Clairecords-$12.00)
A year in the making, The Daysleepers return with their full length Clairecords Debut! "Drowned in a Sea of Sound" takes nothing but the best elements of the band's highly acclaimed EP's and blends them with some entirely new experimental soundscapes. The Daysleepers trademark sound of mixing Dreampop, Post-Punk and New Wave styles is still very much present, and at times pushes even beyond those boundaries. Imagine the sounds of the Cure, Cocteau Twins, The Chameleons and Slowdive rolled into one. These 10 tracks touch on a wide variety of sounds and emotions ranging from spacey ethereal drones to blissful up-tempo dreampop beauty. For fans of the early out-of-print EP's, "Hide Your Eyes" and "The Soft Attack", "Drowned in a Sea of Sound" is a must have. It is proof that The Daysleepers have fully matured and discovered their true sound.

PIA FRAUS - After Summer CD (Clairecords-$12.00)
Clairecords is extremely proud to present Pia Fraus' new album "After Summer". After 5 long years, we welcome the Estonian pop geniuses back to the Clairecords label with open arms.
"After Summer" is produced by legendary Glaswegian Norman Blake (Teenage Fanclub, BMX Bandits, The Pastels etc). Pia Fraus and Norman Blake kept file transfer programs busy for months to exchange soundfiles; this relationship has created something magical. "After Summer" is the 4th proper album from the Pias, and quite possibly their best album to date. No wonder, if your idol takes producer's chair! The album also features some guest musicians: Estonian electronica stars Galaktlan and Pastacas guest on two of the album's tracks. Moreover, "After Summer" has the well-known and well-loved Pia Fraus sound, quality songwriting, a lot of studio tricks and layers of guitars, synths, and boy/girl vocals. This album will bring huge grins to the mouths of Pia Fraus fans, yet at the same time it is a perfect introduction to Pia Fraus for the uninitiated.
For fans of My Bloody Valentine, Stereolab, Chicago Underground Quartet, The Pastels, The Beatles, and – of course - Pia Fraus!

THE BROTHER KITE - Waiting For The Time To Be Right 180g LP+CD (Clairecords-$12.99)
LIMITED TO ONLY 200 COPIES WORLDWIDE!! Finally, the sophomore album from The Brother Kite is presented to the masses on vinyl!! The production on this vinyl has been an absolute nightmare, fraught with problem after problem and delay after delay - but the Wait is over, and we hope you find it was worth the wait! This limited edition release is presented on 180-gram audiophile-quality virgin black vinyl.
In addition to the vinyl, this package includes an exclusive bonus CDr (professionally-manufactured), entitled "Inside Waiting For The Time To Be Right". We thought someone who liked the album enough to purchase the vinyl might be interested in peeling away some of its layers, just for curiosity's sake. So on this CDr, you will find alternative mixes of every song on the album. They are not intended to hold up on their own (although they do!), but the intent was to reveal some interesting, intriguing and/or hidden elements that you may not have noticed before. Stripped down, these songs are a powerful, beautiful and emotional tour-de-force - even more than they were to begin with.
Providence, Rhode Island's The Brother Kite began crafting their shoegaze-inflected rock sound in 2001, when founding members Patrick Boutwell and Jon Downs began writing and recording original material as a duo. Bassist Andrea Mason and guitarist Mark Howard joined them in 2002, and the band released a split 7" record with friends Vaguely Starshaped on Boston's Losing Blueprint Records. The Brother Kite then released their first full length album on Clairecords, thebrotherkite (2004), a self-titled and self-recorded serving of layered guitars and buoyant melodies. Their ambitious debut earned them nationwide attention from critics and music fans alike. They soon enlisted Matt Rozzero as full-time drummer, and relentlessly toured the east coast, gaining new fans at every show and further refining their unique sound.
With the success of thebrotherkite, they were poised to take a bold step, but knew the restrictions of traditional studio recording wouldn't allow for the creative freedom they needed to realize their vision. So they did what any band would do: build their own studio! Waiting For The Time To Be Right is the long-awaited result of this endeavor, a brave new rock record, astonishing not only for its depth and maturity, but also for its willingness to stray from the shoegaze sound that most easily defined their previous works. Layered guitar textures remain, of course, an important ingredient. However, Boutwell's impassioned vocals are now pushed to the forefront, showcasing a Brian Wilson-esque gift for melody hinted at in earlier songs. Guitarist/engineer Downs demonstrates a knack for crafting mini-symphonies out of Boutwell's creations, while drummer Rozzero's skillful percussion adds subtle new dimensions at every turn. Include Mason's rock-solid bass and Howard's e
legant lead guitar, and the result is an album of dynamically orchestrated pop, equal parts Loveless and Smile, Quadrophenia and The Soft Bulletin. With Waiting For The Time To Be Right, The Brother Kite respectfully pay homage to some of rock's great achievements, while carving out an innovative spot for themselves in the world of today's independent music.

THE BROTHER KITE - Waiting For The Time To Be Right: DELUXE EDITION 180g LP+CD+T-SHIRT (Clairecords-$19.99)
***NOTE: Please specify your shirt size when ordering, and list one or two alternate sizes, please!***
The deluxe edition is exclusive to Tonevendor direct customers -- the album is pressed on lovely orange vinyl (still 180-grams), and comes with an EXCLUSIVE t-shirt, only available with this package! The package also includes the bonus CD This deluxe edition is LIMITED TO LESS THAN 100 COPIES, and then they are gone for good. Get yours while you still can, because they definitely will not last long!!

THE BROTHER KITE - Woodcut: 2008 SXSW T-SHIRT: size SMALL (Clairecords-$10.00)
THE BROTHER KITE - Woodcut: 2008 SXSW T-SHIRT: size MEDIUM (Clairecords-$10.00)
THE BROTHER KITE - Woodcut: 2008 SXSW T-SHIRT: size LARGE (Clairecords-$10.00)
THE BROTHER KITE - Woodcut: 2008 SXSW T-SHIRT: size XL (Clairecords-$10.00)
Lovely, special, limited t-shirt printed up especially for TBK's appearance at SXSW 2008. We have a handful of leftovers for sale here - but not many, so don't dilly, ya hear? This shirt features a "woodcut" design in black ink on the front, with "handwritten" text of the band name in white ink. The shirt color is olive green, and is the "standard" American Apparel tee, so you know it's super cozy and nice. And the photo shown on the website will explain all of that without words! Available in sizes S, M, L and XL.

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