J Mascis - Tied To A StarJ Mascis Tied To A Star, the follow up to his acclaimed Sub Pop debut Several Shades Of Why. The album, led by the songs Every Morning and Wide Awake, was recorded and produced by Mascis and mixed by John Agnello at Bisquiteen in Amherst, MA. Tied To A Star also features guest appearances from musicians Ken Maiuri (Young@Heart Chorus), Pall Jenkins (Black Heart Procession), Mark Mulcahy (Miracle Legion) and Chan Marshall (Cat Power). LP includes

the performances on ‰Û÷The Soul Of Designer Records‰۪ could put the glow in every neon sign in the city on the Mississippi River where they were recorded

While some songs made it onto Newell‰۪s ‰ÛÏThe Greatest Living Englishman‰۝

While the album has its share of abstract lyrics

Lorelle Meets The Obsolete - Chambers vinyl LP on Sonic Cathedral

The evident care taken in the construction and presentation of the sound world makes the totality of the work so convincing

åÊLP includes MP3 download

‰۝ and ‰ÛÏHawaiianåÊSunrise

The title makes sense

‰ÛÏFrom the hearts and minds of people who believe that music must be more than background noise

Packaged with drawings by Matt Brinkman and cover photo by John Dwyer 

Eleanor Friedberger

Features Editors‰۪ Tom Smith on backing vocals (‰Û÷Watch Me Fall‰۪)