THIS JUST IN: Spoon Pre-Order w/ Vinyl Gratification

This just in: Beginning 7/15 we will be taking pre-orders for the new Spoon album "They Want My Soul" (release date 8/5) and in return you will receive instant gratification in the form of an exclusive 10'' vinyl with 3 unreleased tracks from their upcoming album! These records are exclusive to independent record stores as a part of Record Store Day and we are super stoked to be a part of the campaign! So make sure to pre-order your copy in the store on 7/15.

Check out this song from their upcoming album "Rent I Pay"

NEW RELEASES: Noo Jewel Eye Reel Leases

The Rentals - Lost in Alphaville (Ltd. Ed. Coke Bottle Vinyl) (PRE-ORDER)

Glass Animals - Zaba

Wolves In The Throne Room - Celestite

Echo And The Bunnymen - Meteorites

Syd Barrett - Opel (180g Reissue)
Johnny Cash - With His Hot And Blue Guitar
Matt Kivel - Days of Being Wild
Magic Man - Before The Waves
Yellow Ostrich - Cosmos

OV PRESENTS: Cloud Nothings + Metz TONIGHT & TOMORROW @ The Roxy!

Yes you read that right, OV is teaming up with FYF + Goldenvoice to present Cloud Nothings & METZ for two nights at The Roxy!

Released earlier this year, Cloud Nothings newest LP, Here And Nowhere Else could almost be called a "mature" record for the band based on its intense focus and production. Reigning in Attack on Memory's wilderness of noise for a wilderness of feeling, Here And Nowhere Else forces the listener to lean into lead singer Dylan Baldi's stories of angst and turmoil, providing new moments of engagement where once the band relied on walls of sound. However, the band still gets searingly loud and in-your-face across Here And Nowhere Else, but does so only in those moments of absolute necessity and catharsis. For the band's refinement and evolution of their sound, Here And Nowhere Else has grabbed stellar reviews across the board and looks poised to appear on many year-end lists. We've been digging it ourselves in the shop and can't wait to get wild with you tonight when the band hits the Roxy Theatre with METZ!

To get ready for the madness, take a listen to Here And Nowhere Else single "I'm Not Part Of Me" below! See you soon!

OV WEEKLY: OV Is A Tasty Sugary Treat

You know when you're trying to take a sip of some lovely cola without looking at the cup and you totally miss the straw and it goes up your nose or something? That's how we feel without you. Please come get these straws out of our noses. Today's Weekly should show you how.

Monday, July 7th
A New Residency @ The Echo! It's Corners!

Now that all that nasty June Gloom has passed, it's high time July kicked into full gear! To help get the summer going, The Echo has recruited L.A locals Corners to get your beach towel out and get them beach-punk feet moving! Lolipoppers and garage maniacs through and through, Corners bring, raw licks, lo-fi production and general troublemaking with each hi-hat smash and wall of reverb. It's perfect for some sweaty July nights and we hope to catch you in the fray every Monday night! Tonight's openers also include OV alums Froth alongside Dirt Dress and Drinking Flowers, so it's pretty much a perfect bill. Check some Corner's goodness below and we'll see you soon!




Tuesday, July 8th
OV Presents TWO NIGHTS of Cloud Nothings + METZ @ The Roxy!

Yes you read that right, OV is teaming up with FYF + Goldenvoice to present Cloud Nothings & METZ tonight & tomorrow at The Roxy!

Released earlier this year, Cloud Nothings newest LP, Here And Nowhere Else could almost be called a "mature" record for the band based on its intense focus and production. For the band's refinement and evolution of their sound, Here And Nowhere Else has grabbed stellar reviews across the board and looks poised to appear on many year-end lists. We've been digging it ourselves in the shop and can't wait to get wild with you tonight when the band hits the Roxy Theatre with METZ!

To get ready for the madness, take a listen to Here And Nowhere Else single "I'm Not Part Of Me" below! See you soon!




Wednesday, July 9th
New Releases Are Brews That Don't Explode In The Freezer! OV Presents Cloud Nothings @ The Roxy (again)!

Somehow all the comedy today is drink related. OV obviously needs a glass of cold water. Anyways, we've got some kickass music coming through this week at OV and we don't want you to miss out! Alongside the announcement of our Rentals pre-order(!) we've got new music from Yellow Ostrich, Wolves In The Throne Room and Syd Barrett that we wanna get into your hands! The full list comes out Tuesday, so keep an eye on the blog to make sure you satiate your new release thirst.


P.S. Cloud Nothings is also playing tonight at the Roxy. Wanna know how you can snag some free tickets from OV? Check the insta -- we hear they might be given away there.


Thursday, July 10th
Twilight Concert Series with Cults & James Supercave!

As part of Santa Monica's awesome FREE summer concert series, OV alum James Supercave will be joining Cults at the pier this Thursday night! Touring in support of his EP The Afternoon, James has slowly been climbing the L.A ladder and we're stoked to see him on the big stage in Santa Monica. So convince your friends SM isn't that far away and go see Cults and James Supercave tonight at the Santa Monica Pier!




Friday, July 11th
OV Presents The Times w/ Nick Waterhouse & Mukta Mohan TONIGHT @ Ace Hotel!

Even though Neil has like, totally abandoned us, we still think he's pretty cool. One of the cool things he does is curate a weekly vinyl DJ extravaganza Upstairs @ The Ace Hotel featuring Chris Ziegler, DJ Soft Touch, Frosty, Mukta Mohan, Nick Waterhouse, Steve Harrington, The Gaslamp Killer and himself! It's a awesome night of music and partying and if you're looking to get your rooftop bar on this Friday then look no further! Tonight's wax spinners are Nick Waterhouse and Mukta Mohan! See you there!

Saturday, July 12th
Greys In-Store @ 7PM!

Strap your shoelaces tight and get ready for a raucous night of grungey punk rock with Greys! Coming all the way from our favorite neighbors to the north (Canada) Greys is touring on the release of their new album If Anything off of Buzz and Carpark Records and it kicks some serious butt. Self described as "loud rock" these guys sound like a mix between The Ramones and Wavves, putting a new-age twist on the classic punk rock sound with distorted guitars, shouting vocals, and catchy riffs that are sure to get you jumping all over the place.




Sunday, July 13th
Yellow Ostrich In-Store @ 3PM!

From their practice space in the heart of Brooklyn, Yellow Ostrich frontman, Alex Schaff, studied astronomers and stargazed from his tiny window, in search for songwriting inspiration. The result was their newest album, Cosmos, a dreamscape of astral guitar rock and electronic ambience that makes you feel like your floating through space! Building off their alt-rock backgrounds, Yellow Ostrich fused their modern sound with the a classic 70's psychedelic rock, creating a dense soundscape that might just make you see some stars on a gloomy LA night!

Giveaways This Week!
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah @ Troubadour 8/7 - 1 ticket comes with the purchase of CYHSY's newest LP Only Run!

Keep an eye on our Twitter/Facebook for future giveaways!


Now that we've planned your week, please pay attention to you straw next time you're sipping a tasty drink, we wouldn't want you to suffer our fate.

IN-STORE: Amen Dunes TONIGHT @ 5PM!

Come by tonight at 5PM for Amen Dunes in the loft!

Damon McMahon, the New York-based brain behind Amen Dunes has been playing out material from his newest LP, Love, off of Sacred Bones Records. For those astrologically inclined, McMahon says Love is “very virgo.” I can dig it. Just when you think you can label the album a chill, folk record, MacMahon throws sparse piano ballads (“Sixteen”) and lo-fi, post-punk chuggers (“I Can’t Dig It”) at you. What really gets you is McMahon’s water-based vocal; shifting from shivering icicles of vibrato into thick, clear melodic streams. Also, shouts-out to contributions on the album by peeps from Iceage, Colin Stetson and even Godspeedyou!’s Sophie Trudeau!

A dude with a voice and songs as darn purty as his - we’re just dying to show him off here in the store. So come on by!

OV PRESENTS: The Times w/ DJ Soft Touch & Chris Ziegler TONIGHT @ Ace Hotel!

It's Friday dude, and you know what that means, The Times is back Upstairs @ Ace Hotel! On the slate this week is DJ Soft Touch & Chris Ziegler, lookin' to get your groove going all night and weekend long!

The brainchild of our glorious leader, Neil Schield, ‘The Times’ brings together a diverse group of LA artists, musicians, writers, and DJs to share their favorite musical gems at the ‘creative mothership’ that is The Ace Hotel in Downtown LA. This weekly Friday event’s rotating cast includes Neil Schield himself, The Gaslamp Killer, LA Record founder Chris Ziegler, graphic artist/designer Steve Harrington, radio DJ and photographer Mukta Mohan, co-founder of dublab Mark ‘Frosty’ McNeill, rhythm & blues musician/producer Nick Waterhouse, and DJ/musician Clifton aka DJ Soft Touch. With a line up this diverse, the sounds are sure to run the gamut of nearly every genre and style created in the last one hundred years or so. These are THE TIMES!

The party gets started at 9PM dudes, so you better get all snappy looking quick!

NEW RELEASES GONNA REIGN ON YO BEDROOM

Cloud Nothings - Here And Nowhere Else (Hand Drawn Covers)
Each one is unique!

Alexis Taylor - Await Barbarians

Beverly - Careers

Pink Floyd - The Division Bell (20th Anniversary Reissue)

Led Zeppelin - I (Remastered + 1969 Paris Concert 3xLP)

Bonobo - Ten Tigers EP

Guides - Be The One I 7"
Hooray For Earth - Keys 7"
Matthewdavid - In My World
Franco Micalizzi - The Visitor OST
OOIOO - Gamel
Ryan Adams - Gimme Something Good 7"
Ryley Walker - All Kinds Of You
The Vacant Lots - Departure
V/A - Hits From The Streets Volume II 7" (w/King Bitch, Study Hall, Jawws, & Gnarwhal)

OV WEEKLY: That Week Before The 3-Day Weekend

We're taking a breather here at OV. June was exhausting man. But we are so ready for July, or at least we will be after our nap. Enjoy the Weekly while we hit the snooze!

Monday, June 30th
Joel Jerome & Babies On Acid Residency @ The Echo!

Recent converts to the fight against June Gloom, Joel Jerome & Babies On Acid are here to save your Monday nights with their June residency at The Echo! Self-described as "experimental thriftstore folk," Joel & company focus their collective cosmic forces on songwriting and melody with dynamic arrangements and trans-genre instrumentation that are like, way catchy. Hailing from the South Bay and flitting between a mishmash of genres and styles, these dudes pound out pop hooks and rhythms that'll rocket them up every mixtape you make from now until forever. We dig their stuff and thing you will too, so come get all comfy-psych with us tonight at The Echo! We can shimmy or shamble or just chill all night long!




Tuesday, July 1st
New Releases Are What A New Month Needs! Record Club @ El Prado!

It's now officially July, so we think you should fill up on your monthly allotment of LPs at your earliest convenience. Our recommendations this week include a limited edition release of Cloud Nothings Here And Nowhere Else and some awesome classic rock reissues courtesy of Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd. We're gonna keep the rest a secret for now, but come Tuesday morning they can all be yours!

Once you've filled your July LP allotment, come on down to El Prado tonight for Record Club! As always, the first Tuesday of every month is 7" night, so we're doubly excited to see what awesome music y'all have in store for us! To make things even sweeter, we've got a stupid amount of tickets to give away over the next couple weeks. We don't wanna give everything away, but you can expect giveaways for artists like Anamanguchi, Fucked Up, The Hold Steady and many, many more. It's gonna be a crazy couple weeks!




Thursday, July 3rd
Reigning Sound @ Bootleg Theatre!

Gone for 5 years after the release of their excellent 2009 LP Love & Curses, Reigning Sound have returned and will be rocking us hard tonight at the Bootleg! Alive again after the announcement of their new record Shattered, we're super stoked to hear their Brit-soul garage mashups once again and we'll be doing our best rock 'n' roll tough guy impressions near the back. Come slap us a high five and then let's go dance to some Reigning Sound!




Friday, July 4th
3-Day Weekend Or Bust!

In order to properly celebrate our independence, OV will be closed today. However, if your patriotism involves purchasing records as much as possible, perhaps our online shop could be of service. Either way, enjoy your BBQs and fireworks!




Saturday, July 5th
Peter Murphy @ El Rey!

We're always down for some Bahaus and Peter Murphy, so you know we're gonna be all over the El Rey tonight when the Godfather of Goth himself takes the stage! Touring in support of his newest album Lion (not an animal we'd normally associate with Peter..), we hope you can make it out to the El Rey tonight for some dark, dark fun with us. A perfect way to correct yesterday's over-exuberance.




Sunday, July 6th
Amen Dunes In-Store @ 5PM!

Damon McMahon, the New York-based brain behind Amen Dunes will be playing material from his newest LP, Love, off of Sacred Bones Records in our loft tonight at 5PM. For those astrologically inclined, McMahon says Love is “very virgo.” But just when you think you can label the album a chill, folk record, MacMahon throws sparse piano ballads (“Sixteen”) and lo-fi, post-punk chuggers (“I Can’t Dig It”) at you to mix things up. We love the record and we are so excited to see what curveballs Amen Dunes will be throwing up in our loft tonight! The show gets started at 5, so don't be late!

Giveaways This Week!
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah @ Troubadour 8/7 - 1 ticket comes with the purchase of CYHSY's newest LP Only Run!

Keep an eye on our Twitter/Facebook for future giveaways!


Now that we've planned your week, get those lawnchairs prepared for a much-deserved long weekend.

IN-STORE: Slow Club TONIGHT @ 5pm!

Help us give the warmest of welcomes to Slow Club who will be coming all the way from the U.K. for an in-store at 5pm!

The Sheffield natives and multi-instrumentalists, Rebecca Taylor and Charles Watson, have just released their third album, Complete Surrender, off of Wichita Recordings, and we could not be more stoked to have them coming in to share it us (and you!)
For fans of their earlier folk/experimental sounds, Slow Club have attempted a major sonic shift on Complete Surrender, delving into Motown/70's Stax sensibilities (we are so down). Watson asserts he had been listening to a lot of Michael Jackson and Marvin Gaye at the time of writing and recording.

The record was apparently written in a pool-house hideaway in Stroud, and despite the different direction Slow Club is taking, they claim it was a completely natural shift. Watson stated, “A lot of these songs are just us playing them live as opposed to on the last record where we didn’t really do it like that...It was fun at the time but we’ve had two more people in the band now so having more people play the songs on stage definitely changes your perception of how the band could be better. It felt like we were more of a gang doing it.”

So come on in, enjoy Slow Club and pre-order Complete Surrender in-store or online here!

TED TALKS PRESENTS: TED LISTENS EP. 2

 

VACATIONER, "Wild Life," Relief, Downtown Records

What you know as "Intern Ted" is actually a composite of a long lineage of internships- one being sound production at The Roxy. Oh yes, when I wasn't wringing out saliva from microphone pop-screens, I was helping with the shows and meeting bands – enter Vacationer.

Here's what I remember:

• They were remarkably calm while reprogramming ALL of their synth effects hours before the show due to a faulty SD card. 

• They stepped right off the stage and into the crowd immediately following their set - just to shoot the shit.

Their energy directly paralleled their sound. Inclusive, composed, chilled. Vacationer is post-chillwave synth-pop: sometimes with bass, sometimes with sampled material, always with clear, soaring vocals.

They just released their new LP, Relief, off of Downtown Records so I took a good listen to the single, "Wild Life."
While not sample driven, the track is just as lush and feather-light as their 2012 material. Along with showcasing the band's capacity for crafting hyper-catchy hooks, "Wild Life" particularly excels rhythmically with a dense, syncopated beat full of moving parts.
Front person, Kenny Vasoli's mantra while recording Relief is unsurprising, "relaxation." In true Vacationer fashion he recently stated, “Nothing is the end of the world until the end of the world. So you might as well enjoy this thing.” So goes the multilayered "ease" of Vacationer. The ease at which the band approaches life pairs nicely with the ease at which Vasoli effortlessly hits his crystal-tenor melodies.

IN-STORE: Yesway & Range of Light Wilderness TONIGHT @ 6PM!

Tonight at 6PM, Yesway will be performing up in our loft along with The Range of Light Wilderness!

Gauzy, hypnotic and intimate, Yesway's self-titled debut is the work of two Bay area experimental folk mainstays, Emily Ritz and Kacey Johansing. Backed by vibraphonist Andrew Maguire, Emily and Kacey layer their powerhouse vocals over slithering compositions, creating a mix of avant-garde and vocal virtuosity that calls to mind Dirty Projectors gone folk. Spurred by a recent move out of the city into sleepy NorCal beach towns, Yesway perfectly embodies the mystic swirl of coastal fog and powerful waves that surround their practice spaces. On tour supporting their newest LP Yesway, we are so excited to see these two ladies tear it up in our loft tonight!

BUT beforehand, check out a set by The Range of Light Wilderness! The Range of Light exist to make you feel like that old beach blanket in your trunk might really be a magic carpet. Featuring hushed and melodically magical folk-pop, their music invites you take that blanket and go for a sandy ride in the sky. Born from afternoons in Big Sur, The Range of Light Wilderness will be taking us on moonlight journey tonight at 6PM. Which sounds goddamn wonderful.

While the fun gets started at 6PM, feel free to get your groove going early with Yesway's first single "Howlin' Face" below! See you soon!

OV PRESENTS: Sharon Van Etten TONIGHT @ El Rey!

We are stoked to team up with Goldenvoice to present Sharon Van Etten tonight at the El Rey!

Bouncing between bases in Tennessee, Brooklyn and New Jersey, we’ve heard Van Etten’s voice collaborate with the Antlers, Megafaun, Pickwick and even get free with the Mike Reed Trio. All the while, she has managed to release four records of her own and is currently touring her fourth release, Are We There, off of Jagjagjuwar.We’ve come to know Van Etten as our emotional advocate - the sweet voice behind the bitter medicine that reminds us, “Sometimes things are messed up and that’s alright, so what’s next.” Interviews about Are We There abound with words like “cope” and “catharsis.” This makes sense, since Van Etten claims, “When I sit down and write…I’m going through shit and it’s my therapy for myself.” Therapy is another one of her buzzwords – the singer songwriter swears therapist will be her next job title after she gives up on singer songwriter.

Are We There is as beautiful as it is brooding, encompassing the strange tension of willing fragility that comes with love. The quixotic, the romantic and the brutal align with Van Etten’s sinuous, often tremulous vocal - all veiled beneath piano ballad and folk rock sensibilities. So come on out to the El Rey at 9:00. You’ll dig the show.

JUST ANNOUNCED: IN-STORE with Slow Club on SUNDAY!

This just in!

Slow Club is coming in, Sunday  at 5pm in light of their upcoming release of their third album, Complete Surrender, out July 15 via Wichita Recordings.

They're gonna be here! In-store! Performing and hanging out! 

More info to follow, but know that you can now pre-order Complete Surrender in store or right here: http://bit.ly/1pXoYxa

Check 'em out below!

OV PRESENTS: The Times w/ The Gaslamp Killer & Neil Schield @ Ace Hotel

It's Friday dude, and you know what that means, The Times is back Upstairs @ Ace Hotel! On the slate this week is Neil & Gaslamp, lookin' to get your groove going all night and weekend long!

The brainchild of our glorious leader, Neil Schield, ‘The Times’ brings together a diverse group of LA artists, musicians, writers, and DJs to share their favorite musical gems at the ‘creative mothership’ that is The Ace Hotel in Downtown LA. This weekly Friday event’s rotating cast includes Neil Schield himself, The Gaslamp Killer, LA Record founder Chris Ziegler, graphic artist/designer Steve Harrington, radio DJ and photographer Mukta Mohan, co-founder of dublab Mark ‘Frosty’ McNeill, rhythm & blues musician/producer Nick Waterhouse, and DJ/musician Clifton aka DJ Soft Touch. With a line up this diverse, the sounds are sure to run the gamut of nearly every genre and style created in the last one hundred years or so. These are THE TIMES!

The party gets started at 9PM dudes, so you better get all snappy looking quick!

IN-STORE: Agender TONIGHT @ 5:30PM!

Come check out Agender at 5:30PM TONIGHT in our loft!

Melbourne based synth-punk three-piece, Agender, just released their sophomore album, FIXATIONS off of Desire Records. The label describes Agender’s sound as schitzo synthy paranoid punk…I concur. Tunes like “Modern Lovers” edge on the sparse side pairing airy, treble-high synths with sneering vocals while “Mani Pedi” rubs its way into your ears with its raw guitar jangle and manic chorus. On this record, the band claims to be interested in “exploring the desperate/disparate nature of queerness, gender and sexuality and dysmorphic desire.” Frankly, I applaud them for putting such sensitive and relevant subject matter on the table!

So come hang out and dig this in-store performance tonight at 5:30PM and in the meantime, check out “Modern Lovers” below!