Suicide Squeeze Turns Ten
Posted on June 29, 2006 at 6:36 am | No Comments
Starting tonight in Seattle, lucky locals and long-distance travelers get to be part of record label Suicide Squeeze’s 10th Anniversary celebration. A dozen bands over three days at Neumo’s, and I sure wish it wasn’t on the other side of the country. Hard to believe it’s been a decade since I ordered Elliott Smith’s “Division Day” 7-inch from ’em, and I’ve added more than a few SS releases to my collection since.
While I can’t make the shows, I can celebrate in my own way by listening to yet another great Suicide Squeeze release, the new “Slaying Since 1996” double-disc 10th Anniversarycompilation. New songs, old songs, rare songs, unreleased songs, previously-vinyl-only songs from a tons of SS-associated artists. It’s a varied little treasure trove that’s out on July 25th, or available at the anniversary shows. The tracklisting…
disc 1:
1. 764-Hero “Now You’re Swimming“
2. Modest Mouse “A Life of Arctic Sounds“
3. The Scenic Vermont “Elementary” #
4. Elliott Smith “Division Day“
5. Modest Mouse / 764-Hero “Whenever You See Fit” (DJ Dynomite D REMIX)
6. Pennsy’s Electric Workhorses Songs “Cycle Suitor” * #
7. Pedro the Lion “June 18, 1976“
8. The Black Heart Procession “After the Ladder” #
9. Aspera “Bird’s Fly” #
10. Constantines “Dirty Business” #
11. The Magic Magicians “Cascade Express“
12. The Black Keys “Yearnin’” (live)”
13. Iron and Wine / Six Parts Seven “Sleeping Diagonally”
14. The Melvins “With Teeth” (live) #
15. Les Savy Fav “We’ll Make a Lover of You” #
16. Hint Hint “Natural Collegiate“
17. We Ragazzi “Making You Queens Tonight“
18. The Unicorns “2014“
19. S “5 Dollars“
20. Goon Moon “Rock Weird (Weird Rock)“disc 2:
1. Minus the Bear “The Game Needed Me” (Dalek REMIX) *
2. The Aislers Set “What Fades First” (demo) *
3. Headphones “Gas and Matches” (acoustic) *
4. Crystal Skulls “Baby Boy” (demo) *
5. Six Parts Seven “Afternoon Bed” *
6. Metal Hearts “Jean Baptiste” *
7. Of Montreal “Voltaic Crusher/Undrum to Muted Da” +
8. Chin Up Chin Up “Trophy’s for Hire” *
9. Earlimart “Caruthers Boy” *
10. Red Stars Theory “Evergreen and Ivorbean” *
11. Black Mountain “Voices” +
12. Russian Circles “Upper Ninety” *
13. These Arms Are Snakes “Old Paradise” *
14. Hella “Meth Leper” ** – Previously Unreleased
+ – First time on CD
# – Out of Print
The compilation is limited to a mere 6,000 copies, and pre-orders have already started over at the Suicide Squeeze site. For more info, songs, and videos from current Suicide Squeeze artists (include Minus the Bear, the Aislers Set, and personal faves Metal Hearts), hit up their MySpace page. And if you make it to any of the three shows this weekend, feel my envy.
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