The sophomore LP from sugergroup Swan Lake (comprised of Spencer Krug (Wolf Parade, Sunset Rubdown), Dan Bejar (New Pornographers, Destroyer) and Frog Eyes' Carey Mercer), hits retailers on March 24, and the trio is looking to make history. From the one-sheet:
It is the band's contention that this is the first known use of a "court painting" as a record cover used in popular music. As a result of this enthusiasm, the band had planned on calling the album Before the Law, a beloved Kafka parabl
Dinosaur Jr's Farm is currently charting at #1 over at KJHK, Pitchfork gave it an 8.5, and it's on Jagjaguwar, home to such current indie rock faves as as Okkervil River and Sunset Rubdown. I haven't heard it, but considering those three facts, it's probably a safe bet to pick up Farm today and not worry about whether you're wasting your hard-earning scrilla. They're playing on Jimmy Fallon on Thursday, or you can just avoid the whole painfulness of watching an entire episode and check it out on
