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STREET DATE: JANUARY 15, 2016 JANUARY NEW RELEASE GUIDE NEW RELEASE GUIDE JANUARY 2016 ( 2) NEW RELEASE GUIDE JANUARY 2016 Welcome!! Welcome!! In the past five years, we here at burnside have embraced Children’s It’s a new year…and boy are we glad! Hopefully the world will be a bit Music. The Kindie scene has grown exponentially during this time and saner in 2016 and along the way, we can all manage to sell some we’ve been fortunate to have some of the genres better artists on our music. Certainly expecting some really good titles in the next couple of roster. In January, we have a Valentines’ themed collection called Heart months---Watch This Space!! Beats from the same folks that brought us the Smiles Ahead package. Artists include The Verve Pipe, Jim Cosgrove, Caspar Babypants, Let’s start January off with a new CD by Javier Escovedo (yes---brother Ratboy Jr. and others. We are also pleased to offer Mindful Moments of…, nephew of..., cousin of…). He of the Zeros and True Believers is for Kids by Kira Willey. This collection of short mindfulness exercises back with his second solo album in a career that spans four decades of and music is designed to allow children to harness their inner selves some pretty serious rock and roll. And you can expect vinyl in a month. and grow with compassion. Kira’s previous releases have each garnered coveted Parents’ Choice Awards. Miranda Lee Richards fourth release in a decade and a half has been described as Psychedelic Chamber Folk Rock. With an international life And then there is WRAY---back with Hypatia, their second after a couple that has spawned a series of encounters in the art, fashion, music and of years of carrying their message on the road throughout the country. film worlds, she has achieved a career that has garnered a healthy Hypatia takes its own path from swift energy to quiet contemplation respect from her peers. This new album is definitely one to check out! while exploring a space of subtle contrasts and originality. Both CD and LP are available now! Your friends at bdc… THE BURNSIDE DISTRIBUTION TEAM MAIN OFFICE SALES STAFF 6635 N. Baltimore Ave. Suite 285 Portland, OR, 97203 SKIP WERNER CLAY PASTERNACK P (503) 231-0876 General Manager Rep area: Midwest F (503) 231-0420 6635 N. Baltimore Ave. Suite 285 21258 Maplewood Ave. Portland, OR 97203 Rocky River, OH 44116-1244 P (503) 231-0876 P (440) 333-2208 F (503) 231-0420 F (440) 333-2280 BILL MCNALLY [email protected] [email protected] Vice President [email protected] FRANK BRANDON NICOLE PARKER Operations Manager/Label Relations amazon liaison [email protected] 6635 N. Baltimore Ave. Suite 285 Portland, OR 97203 JAMIE MCMULLEN P (503) 231-0876 Digital Distribution Coordinator F (503) 231-0420 [email protected] [email protected] CAMERON FRALEY Warehouse Staff [email protected] MARTHA HUCK Accounting Manager [email protected] ANTON LOEBBERT Intern [email protected] ( 3) NEW RELEASE GUIDE JANUARY 2016 ( 4) NEW RELEASE GUIDE JANUARY 2016 CHILDRENS Kira Willey, Mindful Moments for Kids CD Award-winning children’s music artist and yoga teacher Kira Willey is back with Mindful Moments for CAT: Kids, a unique collection of 30 one-minute mindfulness exercises that can be done seated, any time of day FR 004 —perfect for classroom or home use, and great in the car. Kira’s easy techniques can help children LABEL: Fireflies Records harness their energy, release anxiety, and develop self-awareness and compassion. Each track consists of UPC: 700261433493 Kira’s simple voiceover instructions set to her original songs. The recording also includes two bonus songs: PRICE: $13.99 an all-new recording of Kira’s popular “Dance for the Sun,” and a mantra-like lullaby, “Just Be.” Kira Willey’s three previous releases of yoga albums for kids have all won Parents' Choice Awards and earned national acclaim. Various Artists, Heart Beats CD Every day is Valentine’s Day when cuddling up with the family and singing along to this compilation of CAT: swoon-worthy tunes by award-winning family artists in styles ranging from indie folk and pop to surf rock MMP-HB-2016 and swingy jazz. This latest release from Mighty Mo Productions features 12 love songs that will warm the LABEL: Mighty Mo Productions heart and rock the house. It includes music by The Verve Pipe, Joanie Leeds, and They Might Be Giants’ UPC: 614511835329 Danny Weinkauf (featuring Laurie Berkner); a never-released cut from Caspar Babypants; and a brand PRICE: $13.99 new duet by Jim “Mr. Stinky Feet” Cosgrove and Jazzy Ash. FOLK Good Lovelies, Winter's Calling CD Harmonious folk-trio Good Lovelies release a new wintertime EP, Winter’s Calling. The EP features three CAT: original songs, “Ancient Forest,” “Winter’s Defeat” and “Under The Tree,” as well as Good Lovelies’ take on GL006 Gordon Lightfoot’s “Song For A Winter’s Night” and Sara Bareilles/Ingrid Michaelson’s “Winter Song.” It’s LABEL: Six Shooter Records a delicate collection perfectly suited to cold weather contemplation, an antidote to all the jingling and UPC: 836766000646 ringing of the season. PRICE: $10.99 ROCK/POP Tracy Bonham, Wax & Gold LP Vinyl Grammy nominee Tracy Bonham returns with her fifth full-length album. It’s been twenty years since CAT: “Mother Mother” leapt off her first album, leading her to the aforementioned nominations, a Gold record, AWH001 extensive touring and a myriad of fans including her peers (Aerosmith, Blue Man Group, Ron Sexsmith). LABEL: A Woody Hollow She has both embraced and eschewed major labels and now releases Wax & Gold on the A Woody Hollow UPC: 685450645119 label which allows her to showcase her maturing songwriting while retaining her signature quirkiness. PRICE: $20.99 Javier Escovedo, Kicked Out Of Eden CD Kicked Out of Eden is the second solo release by Javier Escovedo, founding member of The Zeros and CAT: The True Believers and a pioneer of the ‘70s West Coast punk movement. Arguably Javier is the greatest SEX 1510 contributor to rock’n’roll of the storied Escovedo family that includes older brothers Pete and Coke LABEL: Saustex Media Escovedo (Santana, Malo), niece Sheila E. (Prince) and of course brother Alejandro Escovedo (The Nuns, UPC: 614511833929 Rank & File, Buick McKane). The new album is pure pop inflected rock’n’roll that remains true to Javier’s PRICE: $11.99 love of ‘60s garage and ‘70s punk and glam. The album was recorded in 2015 and features great backing by Brad Rice (Keith Urban Band), Hector Muñoz and Cornbread (Billy Joe Shaver). Kicked Out of Eden is a must for folks who love great songs delivered with passion and punch. ( 5) NEW RELEASE GUIDE JANUARY 2016 ROCK/POP Falling Up, Falling Up CD After leaving their label in 2009, followed by a brief hiatus, Falling Up decided to re-enter the industry as CAT: an independent band. Using the momentum gained from several years at a label, along with countless 7 award-winning, chart-topping singles under their belts, the band came back in a powerful fashion. With LABEL: Chandellies/Neptunia their first post-label release, Your Sparkling Death Cometh featured shimmering guitars, driving synths, UPC: 859715971712 and powerful new melodies showing the world Falling Up was ready to start down a new path by pushing PRICE: $13.99 the norm for the rock genre and incorporating a new style of musical storytelling. Now they finish off their independent career with their critically acclaimed self-titled album, blending their heavier set rock with melodic, acoustic and folk nuances. They weave an ambiguous story around a science fiction concept that leaves their listeners hoping for the next chapter yet satisfied with their musical evolution over the years. FM Collective, FM Collective CD Mike Lucero helms the FM Collective, which is a true “collective” of artists who collaborated on this self- CAT: titled CD. The project included members of The Posies, R.E.M., Hey Marseilles, Macklemore, Super FMColl001 Deluxe, Portugal. The Man, Shaprece, and Heart. The album combines originals co- written by Lucero LABEL: FM Collective and his collaborators (including Ken Stringfellow and Philip Peterson). In addition it includes radically re- UPC: 700261411651 interpreted covers of indie classics such as “Age of Consent, and “Karma Police.”The lead singles from the PRICE: $13.99 album are “The One That Matters” and “Age of Consent” which have been featured on KEXP and KNDD. Marco Collins, the influential DJ from Seattle, has also been involved in the project. This version of the CD includes two remixes of the lead singles by IG88 and Penny Wide Pupils the innocence mission, Hello I Feel the Same Vinyl Don and Karen (McCullough) Peris formed the innocence mission with school friend and bassist Mike CAT: Bitts while the three were students at the Catholic high school in their hometown, Lancaster Pa, where KORDA 014 they still live. Since the late 90s, they’ve released a dozen albums while making a conscious decision to LABEL: Korda Records devote themselves to raising their two children. About this album title and first song (Hello I Feel the UPC: 888295330244 Same), Karen Peris explains: “I'm thankful that writing songs can be like joining in a conversation with PRICE: $20.99 people. I love listening to someone else talking, but for me, speaking is not easy.” “What I always come back to… is the small song that makes careful observations about everyday life. This is what makes the music by the innocence mission so moving and profound.” Sufjan Stevens Richards, Miranda Lee, Echoes Of The Dreamtime CD Miranda Lee Richards returns with her third album, Echoes Of The Dreamtime, a stunning mix of folk, CAT: indie, psychedelia and dream pop.