* The Dodos Carrier CD / Ltd. Edition LP / Tape / T-Shirt

  • Glacier Blue vinyl limited to 700 copies.
  • Bundles available with CD/LP + new t-shirt design or past albums.
  • Pre-order here.  

* Pillar Point Diamond Mine Ltd. Edition 7"+Instant MP3

  • Debut release is limited to 500 copies on white vinyl.    
  • INSTANT full-album MP3 download at checkout. 
  • Pre-order here. 

* Japandroids Post-Nothing and No Singles Cassettes      

  • Available on tape for the first time! Both are limited to 500 copies.   
  • Order here.  

* Polyvinyl Hi-Five Mix #3 (of 5)     

The Dodos Carrier CD/Ltd. Edition LP/Tape
The Dodos - Carrier

There's just a little over a month to go before The Dodos' new full-length Carrier hits stores, which means there's even less time before everyone who pre-ordered the vinyl will be holding a copy of the limited edition Glacier Blue vinyl in their hands.

Two of the album's tracks -- "Confidence" and "Substance" -- have already been released to give listeners a taste of the San Francisco duo's uplifting and unique blend of electric guitar and percussion.

Stream both at the link below, where you can also pre-order the record in any of the following formats:  
  • CD
  • Mailorder exclusive Glacier Blue vinyl (limited to 700 copies)
  • White tape (limited to 100 copies)
  • T-Shirt+MP3
  • Bundles available with new t-shirt design or past Dodos albums  

Pre-orders ship August 16. In stores August 27.

The Dodos Carrier CD / Ltd. Edition Glacier Blue LP / White Tape / T-Shirt+MP3 

Pillar Point Diamond Mine 7"+Instant MP3 
Pillar Point  
We recently announced that Seattle's Pillar Point had joined the Polyvinyl family and now we're excited to bring you the band's first official release!
 
Wrapped in vintage synthesizers, drum kits, and dark slinking bass lines, Pillar Point pulses with an organic heartbeat beneath a warm, analog fabric.
 
The band's debut 7" contains two tracks you might have heard bouncing around the interwebs: "Diamond Mine" and "Dreamin'".
 
Both songs are streaming at the link below and all pre-orders get you an INSTANT MP3 download at checkout.
 
Diamond Mine is limited to 500 copies on white vinyl.
 
Pre-orders ship August 23. In stores September 3.
 
Pillar Point Diamond Mine 7"+Instant MP3
Japandroids Post-Nothing & No Singles Tapes 
Japandroids - Post-Nothing  
Post-Nothing is Japandroids' critically acclaimed debut album.

Limited to 500 copies on black tape.

Japandroids Post-Nothing CD / LP / Tape / MP3

Japandroids - No Singles   
No Singles collects Japandroids' first two EPs (both are now out of print).

Limited to 500 copies on white tape.

Japandroids No Singles CD / LP / Tape / MP3 
Polyvinyl at Pitchfork Music Festival  
2013 Pitchfork Music Festival  
The temperature here is finally starting to creep into the mid-90s and the humidity has been cranked up as well, so that must mean it's time for Pitchfork Music Festival!
 
Just like always, we'll have a merch table set up inside the CHIRP Record Fair tent all weekend, so come say "hey" to Patrick, Sara, and Tim, and grab some new music or an old favorite while you're at it.
 
Plus, to help you beat the heat this year, we've got Polyvinyl sunglasses available in assorted colors AND our booth will be outfitted with a brand spanking new banner (which is probably more exciting for us than it is for you).
 
Hope to see you there!
Polyvinyl's Hi-Five Mixtape #3  
Hi-Five #3  
Here's the deal: there are 5 Mondays in July and we're just as bummed about that as Garfield. So to help all those work weeks get off to a little bit better start, we're bringing you the Polyvinyl Hi-Five series.

Each mix contains five songs and is completely FREE. But don't wait around -- #3 is only available for download for one week.

In honor of the aforementioned Pitchfork Music Festival happening this weekend, the theme for mix #3 is bands from our hometown of Champaign-Urbana. (Because we're surrounded by farm fields, where I presume pitchforks are used often -- at least, that's what American Gothic has led me to believe).

Check out the Polyvinyl Tumblr on Monday for mix #4!  
More News?!
--> "Harrison Ford," the first track on Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin's upcoming album Fly By Wire, is now streaming on SPIN. If I had to rank it on a scale of its namesake's movies, it's definitely more Raiders of the Lost Ark than Six Days Seven Nights.

--> Wimbledon recently wrapped up, but there's still one more match to be played. Watch the tennis action unfold between drummer Kelley Stoltz and bassist Ryan Browne in Sonny & The Sunsets' new video for "natural acts".
New & Upcoming Releases
of Montreal - lousy with sylvianbriarSSLYBY - Fly By Wire Joan of Arc - Testimonium Songs  
Polyvinyl Bands on Tour
Polyvinyl Bands on Tour
Braid are playing four UK shows in late July. View dates.

The Dodos have announced full U.S. & European tours for the fall. View dates.

Japandroids are touring Europe. View dates.

Owen and Their / They're / There just announced a few shows in Japan. View dates.

Wampire are touring with Smith Westerns in July-August. View dates.

Click here for a full list of Polyvinyl bands on tour.
Enjoy!
-Team PV