The sophomore album by Tim Cohen’s band Magic Trick came out yesterday and we have a few copies available at the Endless Nest Store

“Ruler of the Night is acclaimed songwriter Tim Cohen’s second LP under the Magic Trick portmanteau. Together with vocalists Noelle Cahill and Alicia Vanden Heuvel (Aislers Set), and James Kim (Kelly Stoltz’s band), Cohen has crafted a lush, absorbing, and alternately uplifting and devastating pop tapestry. All LPs include a download code.”

Get your copy here:

A few weeks ago, I woke to the sound of a dude peddling his wares outside of my San Francisco apartment window. Turns out said dude was an international tape collector, Rick Foust, who had to get out of town quick and could not take his tapes (200-300 rare 70’s tapes from Thailand and India). We get to chatting and the plot thickens; he is the same collector who contributed several of the key tapes that Sublime Frequencies used to compile their recent Saigon Rock and Soul: Vietnamese Classic Tracks 1968-1974 release. After looking at the first layer of tapes in the first box, I knew that this was one of those once-in-a-lifers, so I ran to an ATM and bought the whole lot.

So, what does a dude with hundreds of Thai tapes and no time to listen to hundreds of Thai tapes do? He gets sane and donates them to his favorite international music collective, Dublab! Stay tuned for some awesome Dublab curated Thai tape compilations, courtesy of Rick Foust… wherever he may now be.

Hardly Art made the exciting announcement this week that Magic Trick (Tim Cohen and the gang) will be releasing their follow-up to last year’s epic The Glad Birth of Love (Empty Cellar). The new album is titled Ruler of the Night and is due on June 12th. Be one of the first to pre-order the new LP from Hardly Art, and receive a limited edition “ruler” of the night! Listen to the solemn new track “Torture” below:

Torture

Magic Trick’s next show is presented by (((folkYEAH!))) on April 25 at Great American Music Hall with Jonathan Wilson and Tortured Genies (feat. Members of The Dry Spells!).

The Sandwitches – The Pearl, 7″ (Hardly Art)
The Sandwitches – The Pearl
Pillars and Tongues – Sacred Architecture, CD (The Lotus Sound)
Pillars and Tongues – House of Ascen
Various Artists – San Francisco, LP (City Limits)
Joseph Childress – Last Days
Various Artists – Chicago, Cassette (Two Syllable)
Campfires – Amelia

Today (Saturday)… maybe even right now, Pillars and Tongues wil be playing at Reckless Records with This Is Cinema and Houtakker. They are there to celebrate the release of a new cassette compilation titled Chicago (Two Syllable Records) featuring some of our favorite Chicago musicians including the two above, Angel Olsen, and many more. If you don’t live in Chicago, then you can get the tape HERE. If you do live in Chicago, then you should head over to Reckless, catch their sets, and consider picking up a copy of Pillars and Tongues’ latest album The Pass and Crossings.

Tomorrow (Sunday)… Pillars and Tongues will be playing with High Places and Dusty Bibles at The Empty Bottle get Tickets HERE