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RICHARD YOUNGS' "Autumn Response" is here!

It's Fall.

We know this because the leaves in Indiana are turning many shades of awesome, and because there's a new Richard Youngs album in the hopper, readymade to soundtrack your late mulled cider nights.

The album is called "Autumn Response", and it is a spartan folk-"pop" record filled with tinder-box intimacies. It is a singer-songwriter album, as Youngs' fingers slip over the steel strings with little feet and whispery toes, his gently prophetic songs evoke Roger Waters and the folk phase play is sure to appeal to fans of Animal Collective's Sung Tongs.

Cozy up to Richard here: http://www.scdistribution.com/cat/jag_catalognew.php

Or just dip your toe in the water: http://www.scjag.com/mp3/jag/lowbayofsky.mp3

Richard Youngs Links:

Richard Youngs on Jagjaguwar's website: http://jagjaguwar.com/artist.php?name=youngsrichard

Richard Youngs on Virb: http://www.virb.com/richardyoungs
Jagjaguwar and BON IVER shack up!

We are seriously thrilled to announce the addition of Bon Iver to the Jagjaguwar family. In early 2008 Jagjaguwar will properly release the debut full-length "For Emma, Forever Ago" that has been making major waves in critics circles based on the strength of an early artist-pressed advance cd and a couple awe-inspiring sets at CMJ a few weeks back.

The New York Times called it "irresistible" and Pitchfork stamped its early review of the album with a Recommended tag. For those of you hiding away in a cabin of your own, it's time that you hear the story, and more importantly, the music.

Free MP3 of "Skinny Love" from "For Emma, Forever ago": http://www.scjag.com/mp3/jag/skinnylove.mp3 Stream the entire album at: http://virb.com/boniver

"The album is a ruminative collection of songs full of natural imagery and acoustic strums -- the sound of a man left alone with his memories and a guitar... Rarely does folk -- indie or otherwise -- give so much over to ambience..." -- RECOMMENDED by Pitchfork (10.04.07)

You can catch Bon Iver live this fall as he joins Elvis Perkins on a short jaunt through the Northeast United States and Canada:

11/10/07 - Madison, WI -Madison Pop Festival - Great Hall*

11/29/07- Montreal, QC- Cabaret Music Hall

11/30/07- Burlington, VT- Higher Ground

12/02/07 - Boston, MA - Paradise

12/03/07 - Northampton, MA - Iron Horse

12/04/07 - Vienna, VA - Jammin' Java

12/06/07 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's

12/07/07 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom

*w/o Elvis Perkins

Bon Iver links:

Bon Iver on Jagjaguwar's website: http://jagjaguwar.com/artist.php?name=boniver

Bon Iver on Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/boniver

Bon Iver on Virb: http://www.virb.com/boniver

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BLACK MOUNTAIN wrap up North American tour, depart for Europe

The mighty BLACK MOUNTAIN have just finished flexing some serious rock muscle all over the U.S. and Canada. Anyone who saw them was only too happy to have their eardrums invaded and their bones rattled. If you were not able to experience them firsthand, these reviews will attest to their ferocity:

http://matthewstheyounger.blogspot.com/2007/10/black-mountaincave-singers-at-johnny.html

http://irockcleveland.blogspot.com/2007/10/walkmen-black-mountain-and-dreadful.html

The release of "In The Future" is still a few months away, so for now, you have to subsist on the following information, or see them live to preview the new jams:

http://www.jagjaguwar.com/onesheet.php?cat=JAG090

Black Mountain links:

Black Mountain on Jagjaguwar's website: http://jagjaguwar.com/artist.php?name=blackmountain

Black Mountain on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/blackmountain

Black Mountain's webpage: http://www.blackmountainarmy.com

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THE BESNARD LAKES tour with PETER BJORN AND JOHN

In support of their critically acclaimed avant-pop masterpiece "The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse", THE BESNARD LAKES will be spending late 2007 on tour with Sweden's PETER BJORN AND JOHN. It has been a magical year for The Besnard Lakes. They have toured both North America and Europe twice over, playing the most intimate rooms as well as on large festival stages where they've opened up for the likes of Smashing Pumpkins.

They have been nominated for prestigious prizes, such as for the POLARIS PRIZE, recognizing the best Canadian album of the year, and the ECHO SONGWRITING PRIZE for their song "Devastation". And their album has been an underground success story, being deemed by Pitchfork as one of the excellent overlooked records this year and having garnered great praise from prominent print media outlets such as Mojo (4 star review; see below.) Likely to make it on many year-end "best of 2007" lists, the Besnard Lakes make one last splash with a few weeks on the road with PETER BJORN AND JOHN.

Also recently available from the Besnard Lakes is the "Casino Nanaimo" 12-inch and a re-introduction of their debut album "Volume I":

Tour dates:

11/23/2007 Houston, TX - Warehouse
11/24/2007 Dallas, TX - Palladium
11/25/2007 Oklahoma City, OK - Cain's
11/26/2007 Kansas City, MO - Madrid
11/27/2007 Indianapolis, IN - Vogue
11/29/2007 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
11/30/2007 Louisville, KY - Headliners
12/1/2007 Detroit, MI - Majestic
12/2/2007 Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's
12/3/2007 Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Smalls
12/5/2007 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom*

*w/o Peter Bjorn and John

Besnard Lakes Links:

Besnard Lakes on Jagjaguwar's website: http://jagjaguwar.com/artist.php?name=besnardlakes

Besnard Lakes on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/thebesnardlakes

Besnard Lakes' webpage: http://www.thebesnardlakes.com/

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SUNSET RUBDOWN complete successful North American tour

SUNSET RUBDOWN have just wrapped the first of their tours in support of their brand-new record "Random Spirit Lover". Anyone who wondered how they were going to replicate their complex arrangements in a live setting is wondering no more. The band was able to deftly perform their intricately crafted compositions, and infuse them with an extra energy that can only translate in a live setting.

Here are some recaps from those who were there:

http://larecord.com/blog/?p=795

http://www.merryswankster.com/archives/2007/10/sunset_rubdown_4.html

For a pictorial reference, check out these amazing photos, taken by Joshua Bean at the show in Cambridge, MA:

http://www.beanconcerts.com/ (Click on "main menu", then "shows". It's the 2nd-to-last one listed)

There is also a wealth of YouTube footage available for perusal. Here are some of our favorites:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=R9wDOO8rXHA - "The Mending of the Gown", live in San Francisco

http://youtube.com/watch?v=IVRWRXkh6wA - "Up On Your Leopard, Upon the End of Your Feral Days", live in Los Angeles

The band is tentatively planning to embark upon either a North American or European tour next spring, so you might have another chance to experience their live show.

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OUT NOW:

RICHARD YOUNGS - Autumn Response cd/lp (JAG121)

SUNSET RUBDOWN - Random Spirit Lover cd/2xlp (JAG113)

THE BESNARD LAKES - Casino Nanaimo 12" (JAG116)

OKKERVIL RIVER - The Stage Names cd/lp (JAG110)

SPOKANE - Little Hours lp (JAG087)

STILL FRESH:

LIGHTNING DUST - s/t cd/lp (JAG112)

MINUS STORY - My Ion Truss cd/lp (JAG105)

PARTS & LABOR - Mapmaker cd/lp (JAG103)

LADYHAWK - Fight For Anarchy 12" (JAG107)

ALEX DELIVERY - Star Destroyer cd/lp (JAG099)

COMING SOON:

BLACK MOUNTAIN - In The Future cd/2xlp (JAG090) - January release

Thanks for reading!

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