Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Decoder Ring's, They Blind the Stars, and the Wild Team

The inimitable Decoder Ring's much lauded fourth album, They Blind the Stars, and the Wild Team is digitally released today via iTunes.

The album produced by Scott Coburn, who has recently worked with such artists as Animal Collective, Arcade Fire and Yeasayer is a multi-layered affair, heavy with soaring soundscapes and melodic crescendos.

Critics far and wide cannot say enough about the album. Seminal music magazine, Mojo recently described the album as, "Mazzy Star and Virginia Astley go on a stoner picnic only to find Yo La Tengo in the next Field!" while Rolling Stone gave the album a four star review.

They Blind the Stars, and the Wild Team, a double album, was more than two years in the making and Decoder Ring's first since 2006's critically acclaimed, Somersault (OTS).

For a limited time, the first single, Beat The Twilight, is available for you to offer as an MP3 download.

Tracklisting:

Disc 1

1. Beat The Twilight
2. They Blind The Stars And The Wild Team
3. Charlotte Rampling
4. And Grass Will Grow Over Your Cities
5. Happy Place
6. 100 Suns
7. Point No Point
8. Let A Thousand Flowers Bloom
9. Astronaut Farewell Blues

Disc 2

1. Same Old Paradise
2. The Horse And The Hand Grenade
3. All The Streams Have Little Glitches In Them
4. The Inland Sea

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Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Decoder Ring

Decoder Ring, long revered for their uniquely sublime soundscapes, will digitally release their new album They Blind the Stars, and the Wild Team on August 18th via iTunes.

They Blind the Stars, and the Wild Team, a double album, was more than two years in the making and Decoder Ring's first since 2006's critically acclaimed, Somersault (OTS). To aid them in refining some of the many sounds they had amassed in the lead up to the recording, Decoder Ring enlisted the production skills of Scott Colburn (Arcade Fire, Animal Collective, Yeasayer).

Decoder Ring wash away many conventional songwriting norms by stripping out vocals, verses, choruses and bridges. What is left is a seamlessly linked group of strikingly textured and emotive pieces that allow the listener to fully immerse themselves into the vast sonic playground they build.

Listen:

Decoder Ring - "Beat the Twilight" (mp3)

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