"Fecund with musical ideas...like weeds around a compost heap."
-- Ink 19

"A slacker version of the Monkees"
--Outer Sound

CONGRATULATIONS FRUIT: What the Listeners Heard (CD)

This compilation of rarities and remixes from 1996 to 1998 features unreleased four track recordings, compilation appearances and remastered versions of their best studio recordings. Includes both songs in the ill-fated "Troll" saga.

TRACKLIST:

1. Jesus 2
2. Some Kid's Spectacles
3. Tim Tim and Floyd
4. Lipstick and Friends
5. Uberon Flypaper
6. Cotton Soccerball
7. Wallpaper Sweatsuit
8. The Pugilist
9. What the Listeners Heard
10. TJ Touchstone
11. Nether Eye
12. Scotty
13. Barry Swallowed his Microphone
14. 199?
15. The Guitar Underground
16. Three Eyeballs of Truth
17. Venomchyld
18. Troll Graduation
19. March of the Trolls

Dabbling heavily in delightful electronic weirdness, indie-rock fuzz,
and acoustic ambience, Tectonic Membrane/Thin Strip is a hodgepodge
masterpiece.
-- Delusions of Adequacy

4.5 stars out of 5
-- All Music Guide

EMPEROR X: Tectonic Membrane (CD)

Sophomore album from Chad Matheny's Emperor X project.

TRACKLIST:

1. Exterminata Beat
2. Laminate Factory
3. Filene's Basement
4. Bashling
5. Unworthiness Drones
6. A Hole in the Earth's Spin Tone
7. Florencia Tropicana
8. Constantly Constantly Radio's On
9. Intracellular
10. Garbage Shaft Floor by Floor
11. I want a Baby / Pre-Exterminata

"Kyle is one of those songwriters who writes and sings from the heart...making The Glamour Is Contagious an impressively sincere and memorable album"
-- Babysue Music Reviews

"Zurich" is one of the most perfect pop songs I've heard in quite sometime. This is some good stuff.
-- Impact Press

VALET: The Glamour is Contagious (CD)

Debut full-length from these jangle-pop tunesmiths.

TRACKLIST:

1. Cop Stories
2. Lovelife
3. Air-hostess
4. Personal Life
5. Mental List
6. Ode to an Auteur
7. Zurich
8. Flash Cards
9. Staying Up All Night
10. Subject Range

THE CADETS: Finding the Straight and Level (CD)

Exhuberant, life-affirming EP from Jacksonville's criminally ignored Cadets.

1. Wye Town and New Design
2. Bustle Down a Train
3. Autometropolis
4. Year of the Mongoose
5. Corpus Christi

"Still So Sweet is a brief, attention-grabbing look at a band poised for something great"
-- Splendid

THE SQUISH: Still So Sweet (CD)

More Rentals/Weezer inspired geek pop bliss from Kris Ruston's Squish project.

TRACKLIST:

1. The Intro
2. Stay Awhile
3. You Once Said
4. Rain Chaser
5. Liv Tyler
6. And the Afternoon
7. Angel 21
8. The Ending

"The world needs more songs like "A Girl Like You" and "That's What They Do," gorgeous harmonies and bouncy melodies galore."
-- Shredding Paper

"This is just one of those things you get, put on, and instantly know you love!"
-- Indiepages.com

HOLIDAY WITH MAGGIE: Librarian Types (CD)

1. A Girl Like You
2. C'mon C'mon
3. Antisocial
4. That's What They Do
5. Flapjack Girl
6. New Barn Close

MATES OF STATE: "Beehive State" (7" single)

1. Beehive State
2. Uber Legitimate