Sub pop singles club 3.0!

Sub pop is reopening their singles club...I don't know whether to take this as another sign of the impending 7" apocalypse or just be glad knowing the single will never die. Is it reaching it's tipping point? The Jay singles might have been the first test. I guess I'm waiting for a Kayne West 7" or Lil Wayne single....which I guess I don't have a problem with in principle? It's just that they will be everywhere, and the misguided 7"'s will ruin all of them, or just seem stupid, with assholes and their collections....oh wait, that's me.
The 7" speculation, the wild swing in resale prices.....it might be the time to get out. The impending 7" bubble could be ready to burst.
Whatever is about to happen I know I want the Tyvek and Mika Miko singles, plus there is some speculation about Jay Reatard possibly being involved. I don't know after the Matador debacle if we can handle another one....and that will really saturate the market, I don't know if we can handle it....if our wallets can handle it. Eventually I'm going to have to make a choice...and not buy some 7 inches all together. I can't imagine.
I remember a time when I would just buy whatever band I had kind of heard of at other music in their tiny 7" section. Now the 45 cup overfloweth.
I'm pretty psyched because it will remind me of the time I got the Iron & wine 7" through the old club and played it a million times and kind of couldn't believe how good it was.
I just love clubs where you can just forget about it and wait for the awesomeness to be delivered right to your door.
$75 seems like a lot but it's only $6 each and I'm sure they'll pack these up nice. I have faith. Plus you can rest assured this isn't some weird random label that could go under in 4 months completely screwing you.

....I'm still pissed about the Better Looking records club, I paid $23 for 2 7"'s and an album leaf CD I didn't ask for....bullshit.


Fact 1!
This run of The Sub Pop Singles Club will run for 1 year only, before returning to its secret island vacation spot for eternity (or until we here at Sub Pop feel masochistic enough to take on coordinating this debacle again.)

Fact 2!
This year’s Sub Pop Singles Club will include records (of the 7” variety) with music from such artists as Om, Unnatural Helpers, Tyvek, Black Mountain, Black Lips, Arthur & Yu, Mika Miko, Blues Control, Notwist, plus some stuff we’re not yet at liberty to divulge. And they won’t come out in that particular order, necessarily.

Fact 3!
We will mail you 1 record per month, every month for an entire year beginning on August 15th with a fantastic pair of songs from Om.

Fact 4!
For shipments to North America, you will pay us $75 in exchange for receiving this monthly boon from us. If you live elsewhere, in places outside of North America, we will require $90 from you.

No Age on subpop! Preorder!

I keep hearing how these guys aren't as great live, I'm going to have to see for myself, but I've read some not so great reviews...could be nothing. I like all the 12"'s and 7"'s I've heard, and the full length...so here's another one from available for preorder from subpop.
I guess I can see why this might be different live, there's a lot of production in the tracks with effects and punching in weird pieces and sounds, but they have a great rocking garage sound when they are just banging away.
I am going to go see for myself at Bowery soon, I missed a couple of their more local venue shows, like a jerk, and this will finally force me to check them out.
I think they deliver for me in places Deerhunter doesn't, it's less atmospheric, less jam, waiting for the payoff. No age seems to go right for it from the beginning, it's fuzzy and fast, times new viking with hidden vocals. It's not so reliant on the electronics. I really want to hear what they do with these covers as well.

No Age! Alright! On April 8th, we’re putting out a new 7” single from the aforementioned No Age with the a-side “Eraser”, from their forthcoming Nouns (out May 6th, stay tuned) and three b-sides, covers originally by The Nerves, The Urinals, and Nate Denver’s Neck.Pre-order right here.

Another Friday, another attempt at a podcast, Episode 10, Folk implosion - brand new skin / caterpillar girl, Mayyors - s/t, Codes in the clouds - distant street lights. (18:32)