Velvet Blue Music :: Music + Arts + Trash

Pony Express
Odd Balls
A collection of 18 tracks taken from out of print EPs, vinyl-only trackss, rare tracks, alternative mixes, etc.
"How could a band made up of Jason Martin and Jeff Cloud...Richard Swift, and Josh Dooley of Map be anything other than brilliant?" - Hypervice
(CD) $10.99US ::

Richard Swift
Nothing to do with Foxy Boxing
Four new tracks on beautiful powder blue vinyl. Swift has recently signed to Secretly Canadian, so get these 7-inch's before he becomes world famous!
"Earnestness may be Swift's stock and trade...this qualifies as an emotional investment of the highest order." - Spin
(CD) $4.50US ::

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Denison Marrs - World Renown for Romance

Velvet Blue Music - New Music Sampler
(CD)$2.99US
Songs from all the latest VBM releases at a VERY low price.

Denison Marrs - World Renown for Romance
(CD)$10.99US
This is a re-press of the classic album. Most fans claim this to be the pinnacle of their career -- the highest level of melody, passion and vibe. It is truly an awe inspiring record.

LN - Drawn By Swans
(CD)$6.99US
LN returns with another five-song EP of soul-searching downers done the way only they can. The band's seventh VBM release finds them better than ever. For fans of Low, Idaho, Red House Painters, Nick Drake and Tindersticks.

LaMonica - How Shall They Hear
(CD) $6.99US
The debut release from John LaMonica (My Spacecoaster, The Polyphonic Spree) features songs so sparse and frail they can only be described as haunting. This is a co-release with our friends from Spune Productions.

Fine China - Don't Frown
(7-inch)$4.99US
The boys from Phoenix, Arizona are back! The A-side of this pink vinyl is an amazing pop song that could easily have been all over 1987 radio. The Ocean Blue meets the Psychedelic Furs with a twist of The Smiths.

Richard Swift - P.S. It All Falls Down
(7-inch)$4.99US
Three beautifully brilliant new tracks from everyone's favorite gentleman...pressed on white vinyl.

Fine China - The Jaws of Life
(CD) $10.99US
Newest full length from these Arizona pop wonders.

Starflyer 59 - Talking Voice vs. Singing Voice
(CD) $10.99US
The newest full length from SF 59. Stripped down and to the point.

Joy Electric - Workmanship
(7-inch) $4.50US
Four new exclusive JE tracks. Limited edition of 500. Get it while you can!

Denison Marrs
(CD) $9.99US
The Florida band's latest work may be their swan song. Produced by Ken Andrews (Failure). "...a melodic, sweeping and passionate alternative effort a la Sunny Day Real Estate, Lovedrug, Sleeping at Last and the mellow side of The Juliana Theory." - Christianity Today
Click here to listen to songs from this album.

Richard Swift - The Collection
(2XCD) $13.99US
LUJO RECORDS
Essential, epic double CD featuring both Swift's release The Novelist and the previously unreleased Walking Without Effort.

Viva Voce - The Heat Can Melt Your Brain
(CD) $11.99US
PSUEDOPOD RECORDS
"The Robinsons are nothing if not ambitious, and their songs have blossomed into involved, thoughtfully arranged opuses that easily fold bells, celeste, saw, kazoo and surprisingly complex backing harmonies into their varied sections." - Pitchfork

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Starflyer 59 - Talking Voice vs. Singing Voice

Viva Voce - The Head Can Melt Your Brain

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