Since you are interested in The Golden Archipelago, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
The Besnard Lakes
The Besnard Lakes are the Roaring Night [ Jagjaguwar / CD - released 6/Apr/2010 ] 'The Besnard Lakes are the Roaring Night' is a dark bliss-out that folds the eerie guitar epics of the Montreal band's breakthrough into a wall of atmospherics, with a toughened exterior, making for a haunting & brilliant listen. |
Efterklang
Magic Chairs [ 4AD / CD - released 22/Feb/2010 ] 'Magic Chairs' is a lush & gorgeous album, drawing the listener in with the breadth & depth of its musicality. |
Erland & The Carnival
Erland & The Carnival [ POD / CD - released 19/Apr/2010 ] Formed by Erland Cooper; Simon Tong; and David Nock, Erland & The Carnival are a London based folk rock band, and this self-titled debut album was recorded at Damon Albarn's Studio 13. |
High Places
High Places [ Mistletone Records / CD - released 13/Oct/2008 ] This New York duo's signature sound is bass-heavy with crisp beats, lilting vocal melodies & syncopated rhythmic lines; performed on folk percussion instruments, including the manipulation of household objects. |
Okkervil River
The Stand Ins [ Spunk! Records / CD - released 27/Oct/2008 ] 'The Stand Ins' is the sequel to 2007's critically acclaimed 'The Stage Names'. "Warm and concise, perfection in its minimal gestures. It's a beautiful record, and basically antichic."-NY Times. |
Roky Erickson With Okkervil River
True Love Cast Out All Evil [ Spunk! / CD - released 26/Apr/2010 ] Produced by Will Sheff , 'True Love Cast Out All Evil' is comprised largely of unreleased songs that Erickson wrote throughout his decades-long career, a harrowing life that has included shock treatment, imprisonment, mental illness, and irreversible... |
Sigur Ros
Meo Suo I Eyeum Vio Spilum Endalaust (With a Buzz in Our Ears We Play Endlessly) [ EMI Music / CD - released 23/Jun/2008 ] Inspired by the feeling of the acoustic performances filmed during Heima, Sigur Rós decided to adopt a looser approach in the writing and creation of their brilliant fifth album. |
Wave Machines
Wave if You're Really There [ Shock Records / CD - released 22/Feb/2010 ] A mercurial Merseyside four piece, Wave Machines create instinctive art-pop; rhythms built of melodic ticks & bleeps, polka dots of sound drawn together beneath singer, Tim Bruzon's falsetto vocal. |
Bauhaus
In the Flat Field - Omnibus Edition [ Beggars Banquet / 2 CD Box Set - released 12/Oct/2009 ] This remastered 2CD boxed set includes 'In the Flat Field', restored to it's original sequence, plus a bonus disc of the non-album singles; previously unreleased outtakes; and alternative versions. |
Gavin Harrison & 05Ric
Circles [ Kscope / 2 CD/DVD-Audio - released 6/Sep/2010 ] Previously only available on the band's website and at gigs, this double disc kscope edition of 'Circles' includes the original album plus a 5.1 surround mix too. |
Dali's Car
The Waking Hour (RSD 2022 Purple Vinyl LP) [ Beggars Arkive / LP - released 11/Jun/1984 ] An outstanding, post "New Romantic" recording - and the only work that Dali's Car ever released! |