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NEWS | WINTER 2010

PARLOUR STEPS FEATURED ON ITUNES!

Happy New Year everyone!

Vancouver quintet Parlour Steps' new CD The Hidden Names has been out for a few weeks now and has been doing very well at radio. It debuted at #8 on the Canadian Chart Attack charts back in November and is spinning on stations all over North America. This week, a single from that record, "As The World turned Out," is the Free Song Of The Week on iTunes in Canada. You can click here to see it (even if you live elsewhere) but can only download it for free in Canada. Of course, if you like it, you could still download it for a mere $.99...

Look for the band on tour in Boston, Portland, ME, Northampton, MA and New York City in January. Check out their Myspace page for details.

SCARY BEARD

A friend and musician from Northampton, MA told me in passing last year, "I've got an idea for a record. My buddy and I are gonna hole up in my apartment for a week, drink as much beer as we can, and then write, produce and record a whole record. It's gonna be awesome!!"

"Um," I responded. "OK..."

Well, a couple months later he unveiled it. And it was awesome. So awesome that within weeks local musicians were lined up to add what they could to it. And, thus, Scary Beard was born.

A self-described combination of "Krautrock, electronic music, Guided By Voices and LCD Soundsystem," the record's range is impressive, especially gven it's 20 minute running time! Scary Beard is only available digitally at this time, but plans are already in the works for a deluxe digipak release in early 2010 with extensive hand-drawn artwork.

Scary Beard on iTunes

Scary Beardon eMusic

Return of the Prodigal Band: Parlour Steps

One of our favorite releases last year was a CD called Ambiguoso by a band out of Vancouver called Parlour Steps. Parlour Steps have been a mini-sensation in Vancouver for several years now, but Ambiguoso was their first CD to penetrate south of the 49th parallel. It received RAVE reviews for it's combination of soulful, playful indie-rock and heady lyrics, and landed on many 2008 "Best Of" lists. The CD was so good, in fact, that Parlour Steps almost left the NMR fold, enticed by some larger entities in the industry.
Well, all's well that ends well, as they say, and The Steps have decided to stick with Nine Mile for another go 'round. This time they've created the equally enchanting The Hidden Names," which comes out officially on October 20th. You can find a free download of the first single "Little Pieces" at numerous blogs on the inter-web, and, if you sign up now as an NMR Facebook Fan, you can pre-order the CD at a substantial discount!! Go here to sign up on Facebook and send us your email address to: mail@ninemilerecords.com. we'll send you a link to pre-order The Hidden Names and keep you posted on the band's upcoming U.S. and Canadian tour dates.

ALSO: check out Parlour Steps debut of "Little Pieces" (called "Our Debris" at the time) on KOPB in Portland last year.

New releases and a special offer!

Our featured release this summer is the new full-length CD from the Boulder Acoustic Society. As their name implies, this your quartet specializes in all things acoustic: fiddles, ukuleles, accordions, upright basses. What you might not glean from their name, however, is that these guys tackle the traditions with the gusto of a group of rabble-rousing punks. It's grit meets grace, Colorado-style. Punchline officially came out on August 18, and you can order it on sale from our store. BONUS: The CD comes in an incredible fold-out stereoscopic package. Check out the Denver Westword article on it here.

We've also repackaged the latest EP from Brooklyn chanteuse Rebecca Pronsky titled "Best Game In Town." Rebecca was only selling the CDs at her shows, which we thought was a bit selfish. Now you can pick up this delicious collection of urban twang here without leaving your desk!

Finally, the guy who helped get Nine Mile off the ground - Josh Lederman - has finally released a recording of his rag tag ensemble The Cambridge Somerville All-Stars. Seven Years a-Roaming is a rag tag affair with dozens of the Boston area's premiere roots players sitting in on Lederman's wry, sentimental songs. Once you hear this CD, you'll understand why Lederman has been dubbed "The Bard Of Boston." Buy it

SALE: in August, order 2 or more CDs from our store and receive a third "non-featured" CD FREE!! Click here to go to our store. Once your order has been placed, email us at: mail@ninemilerecords.comwith your FREE selection and we'll include it in the package!

New stephaniesid Warm People featured on World Cafe & in Billboard!

stephaniesid's new full-length CD Warm People has been racking up accolades since it came out a couple weeks ago. This week the band is World Cafe's NEXT Band of the Week. Click on the link to hear what David Dye has to say about them! Warm People was also reviewed this week by Billboard Senior Editor Wayne Robins. Check it out here.
Pick it up direct from NMR here on CD or 180 gram clear red vinyl and hear for yourself!

Nine Mile Records seeks interns!

We have a bunch of fantastic new releases slated for 2009-10. You can help us promote these great records and gain first-hand music industry experience. Plus free CDs and attendance at shows. If you are interested, please email us at info@ninemilerecords.com with your name, contact info and brief note on your background and why you want an NMR internship. Note to all applicants: we are now located in Austin, TX, and you should be too.

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