Italians Do It Better is releasing a couple of obscure, long out-of-print records today, including GLASS CANDY's 2006 I Always Say Yes LP on lavender marble vinyl with "5 unreleased outtakes & alternate mixes From the original tapes", and CHROMATICS' little-heard NITE LP, recorded in 2004-2005 before Ruth Radelet joined the band...
Italians Do It Better just quietly dropped a limited new "autumn 12" bundle" on their site, featuring releases from Invisible Conga People, Andrew Douglas Rothbard, and Twisted Wires, pressed on "transparent blue mist, emerald, & fog" 180g vinyl...
Johnny Jewel just dropped his sprawling, excellent (and frankly somewhat overlooked) solo LP Windswept on vinyl earlier today, and the "cherry" red first vinyl pressing sold out in a matter of hours, so he's just released a second limited edition of 1000 records on "milk" white vinyl here...
CHROMATICS' dreamy cover of "Blue Moon" has appeared on a couple of different releases now, but today a new & improved, Twin Peaks-ified version of the track was released on Johnny Jewel's new record Windswept (which you can and should purchase here for just $1)...
The mysterious Johnny Jewel-produced group shares the slow-burning and romantic title track (a cover of this classic) from their debut 12" EP Lonesome Town, out next week on 180 gram vinyl via Italians Do It Better. Watch the "Lonesome Town" video by CHROMATICS + check the 12" art below:
Beautifully seductive and dramatic new track from new Italians Do It Better act HEAVEN. Produced by Johnny Jewel and described as "Teardrop rock...Suicide meets Julee Cruise", with some heavy LDR and Chromatics vibes in there too. "It's Not Enough" is the first track from the group's debut EP, out next month via Italians Do It Better. Video starring Hana Vagnerova, directed by
We mentioned this one yesterday, but now you can stream Nite Jewel's new 5-song Obsession 12" EP, featuring "alternate mixes and b-sides from the (Real High) recording sessions", in its entirety. Artwork by Johnny Jewel. Obsession is out now on limited (500 copies) "pink champagne" vinyl via Italians Do It Better...
Italians Do It Better have announced a trio of highly anticipated new releases coming this week, including FARAH's The Only Ones 12" on "transparent copper mist" vinyl, which Johnny Jewel says is a teaser for her long-awaited Into Eternity LP, as well as a new Nite Jewel 12" EP featuring a couple of highlights from her beautiful new record Real High + 3 non-album tracks, and a
Glass Candy shares a new short film for an alternate version of their 2011 ode to John Carpenter, "Halloween" (which already had a pretty spooky video of its own). Directed by Rene & Radka, and featuring young Isla Ferrier in a sinister starring role: