ELECTRIC JELLYFISH TOURING THE US IN SUPPORT OF A NEW CASSETTE

We're really proud and excited to announce the release of a new cassette from Australia's Electric Jellyfish. Recorded in a two-day session in Melbourne’s inner north suburbs in between shows on their 2011 Australian tour, "Trouble Coming Down" features the band's most compelling work to date. Raw, elemental, and filled with post-punk fury, these tunes channel Leadbelly, the Jesus Lizard, and Joy Division all at once through their singular grunged-out blues inversion. It won't see its official release until March 1, 2012 as a limited edition cassette (100) and download on Twin Lakes Records, but in the meantime, you can listen here.

Electric Jellyfish will be spending all of March and early April touring the US in support of these new tunes, including SXSW appearances and shows with Aussie legends feedtime, The Wedding Present, Spectre Folk, Tall Firs, Hank IV, Golden Boys, MYTY KONKEROR, and Carlton Melton. We are in the process of finalizing the last few dates, but a more detailed tour schedule is coming soon.

MICHAEL BEACH'S "MOUNTAINS + VALLEYS" NOW AVAILABLE

We are proud to announce today's official release of Michael Beach's "Mountains + Valleys" on limited edition cassette (100) and download. Early reviews are rolling in...

Mountains + Valleys (through Spectacular Commodity and Twin Lakes) is a ballsy and accomplished collection of rustic rust, and it sounds amazing." -- Sonic Masala

Bandcamp Hunter described it as "the sort of music that reminds me that’s it’s still very possible to make vital rock and roll," comparing it to Eddy Current Suppression Ring's best work. 

The Needle Drop gave it high praise as well, drawn in by "its strong, emotional edge" and "poetic lyrics."

Order/listen here. 

Beach's current US tour comes to a close on November 17, bringing him home to San Francisco to perform at the Hemlock Tavern with The Spyrals and Hypatia Lake. If you weren't able to catch him this time around, check out the vids below to see a performer as compelling as any on the road today.

More vids...

"The Exhilarating Rise" at Cafe 9, New Haven, CT 11/1/11 

(w/MYTY KONKEROR's Michael Kiefer on drums)

"A Horse" at The Big Haus, Atl, GA 10/26/11

courtesy of RustZine

MICHAEL BEACH RELEASES NEW 7-INCH ON TWIN LAKES

We are pleased to announce the release of Michael Beach’s “A Horse/The Exhilarating Rise"-- our first on 7-inch vinyl.  Beach’s first single since relocating to San Francisco from Australia, "A Horse" is a clear display of the versatility he has become known for after multiple releases with Melbourne’s Electric Jellyfish (Ecstatic Yod/Twin Lakes). In the first sessions for his sophomore album, Beach brought together friend and co-producer Raymond Raposa (Castanets) and engineer Seth Lorinczi (Corin Tucker Band, Golden Bears) at Seth’s Little Golden Book Studio in Portland, Oregon. The tape hiss and sparseness of "A Horse" recall early Elliott Smith recordings mixed with upbeat Townes Van Zandt melodies, while the B-side offers a euphoric Glenn Branca-esque guitar drone with hints of White Light/White Heat-era Velvet Underground madness. Though they span a wide array of influences, both songs are held together by Beach’s single-handed approach to recording and an exploration of alienation, unity, sadness, and joy. There’s a depth to these songs that have kept them in heavy rotation here at Twin Lakes ever since Beach sent us the masters. The vinyl version of this two-song treasure officially drops on February 8th but can be pre-ordered here now. Digital downloads are immediately available on a name-your-price basis over at Beach's Bandcamp site.