In The News: Wilco, Nada Surf, Silversun Pickups, The National, The Veils And Free MP3s

In a news item about the upcoming Merge Records anniversary show, we made a offhand, joking remark about singer/songwriter Richard Buckner. In the spirit of reconciliation, we’ll kick off this update by letting offended fans know that Merge will reissue three of Buckner’s out-of-print records, 1995’s Bloomed (download mp3 of “Gauzy Dress In The Sun”), 2000’s The Hill (download mp3 of “Emily Sparks”) and 2002’s Impasse (download mp3 of “Born In To Giving Up”), on March 10 … Did you know that April 18 is Record Store Day? While you’re out shopping for our present, Wilco is releasing its Ashes Of American Flags concert DVD (Nonesuch) that day to indie stores. Sharp readers know that’s a Saturday; April 28, a Tuesday, is when evil corporate retailers officially get the thing in their shops … Brit-rockers Art Brut’s third LP, Art Brut Vs. Satan (Downtown), is out May 12. Among the intriguing factoids about the record: Black Francis produced it, and it contains songs called “The Replacements” and “Alcoholics Unanimous” … Great NYC trio Nada Surf (pictured) continues its love affair with vinyl by reissuing 1998’s The Proximity Effect (download mp3 of “Hyperspace”), 2003’s Let Go (download mp3 of “Blonde On Blonde”) and 2005’s The Weight Is A Gift (download mp3 of “Do It Again”) on wax April 14 via the Barsuk label. Previously out of print on vinyl individually, the LPs were part of the band’s career-spanning, five-album vinyl boxed set last November… Legendary Australian psych-poppers the Church return with the cleverly named Untitled #23 (Second Motion/Orthodox) in late May … In a weak segue, the also-legendary Meat Puppets drop Sewn Together (Megaforce) on May 12. The Kirkwood brothers (Curt on guitar, Cris on bass) are joined by drummer Ted Marcus … L.A.’s Silversun Pickups hope to avoid the sophomore slump with their second LP, Swoon, out April 14 (Dangerbird). If you’re a gamer, look for the exclusive Silversun Pickups Track Pack for Guitar Hero World Tour in April, with three downloadable tracks (two from Swoon) … Glaswegian combo Camera Obscura’s My Maudlin Career (4AD) is out April 21. The record’s single, “French Navy,” will be released a week prior, but download an mp3 of the album’s title track now … MAGNET faves the Veils, um, unveil Sun Gangs on April 7 (Rough Trade). The LP was produced by Graham Sutton (Jarvis Cocker, British Sea Power) … The National announced an eight-date tour, starting May 21 in Toronto and ending May 29 in Philadelphia. The NYC band is promising new songs in the setlist.

The Veils’ “Three Sisters” from Sun Gangs:
https://magnetmagazine.com/audio/ThreeSisters.mp3