the Allo Darlin masters are here:

wiaiwya049 masters

Shrag test pressings APPROVED...

pre-order the new Shrag single

just 14 days until the Shrag 7777777 single is released (on orange vinyl), and you can hear all three tracks here (as well as pre-order the 7")

the next batch

this is the bit i really like, getting the demos through for the next three wiaiwya-7777777 releases... over the last couple of days i've had 2 brand new new Shrag songs, and 2 exclusive Allo Darlin songs... all four of them fantastic, and being recorded for real in the next couple of weeks... Nick also says the Eux Autres recordings are coming along, and i've seen some photos, which is enough to whet the appetite

so, now is as good a time as any to remind you that the next three wiaiwya-7777777 bands have already released three of the best albums of 2012 - Allo Darlin's Europe, Eux Autres' Sun Is Sunk & Shrag's Canines, so, if you haven't already, subscribe above to be the first to hear all of their new recordeings:

the next two wiaiwya-7777777 singles are shipping this week

yup, new "fragile" tape and all:

wiaiwya-7777777 mailers

keep an eye on your letterbox

AND Standard Fare sleevenotes have arrived too

Tally Ho! sleevenotes have arrived

the Standard Fare singles have arrived...

and it's a lovely shade of indigo... i'll be numbering them all this weekend, then adding inserts and download codes next week... if all goes to plan the Tally Ho! singles will be here then too... nice...

and now the sleevenotes for wiaiwya045 have been sent too...

wiaiwya045 sleevenotes front

wiaiwya045 sleevenotes by Will Fitzpatrick

discounts for subscribers

oh, yes... wiaiwya-7777777 subscribers will be entitled to a 10% discount from the wiaiwya back catalogue  throughout April, so if you're um-ing and ah-ing now might be the time to subscribe... all 7 singles, by the Wave Pictures, the Werewandas, Tally Ho!, Standard Fare, Eux Autres, Shrag and Allo Darlin for just £28 (in the UK)...

Standard Fare test pressings have arrived...

... and it still sounds like three summer SMASHES on one seven inch slab to me... now, just need to decide on a shade of indigo...

wiaiwya046 Test Pressings - Standard Fare

77 days is too long

oh yes... in 77 days we have the BRAND NEW release from the amazing STANDARD FARE, and you lucky lucky people can hear one of the tracks - GIRLFRIEND - here first... tell your friends, we don't want anyone to miss out...

Standard Fare

hi... happy 7th March...

i'm sorry to say that Help Stamp Out Loneliness won't be able to do their scheduled single (due for the June 7th release), but am thrilled to let you know that Standard Fare have agreed to record an exclusive 3 track single for wiaiwya-7777777... subscriptions are still available, so sign up soon to be among the first to hear new tunes by all the bands...

seven sevens are forty nine

oh, yes, we're doing it again - seven djs playing seven records each, as part of a splendid club night - on 31st march Stolen Wine have been kind enough to have us along, and we have guests from Language of Flowers, SHRAG, Plastic Pancake, and Elliot (from EVERY gig EVER)...

details are on the facebook page, and the flyer below:



77 days is too long

yup... the first fruits (and third release of wiaiwya-7777777) of Rose Melberg and Larissa Loyva's TALLY HO! is out in 77 days on Monday Blue vinyl - and here you can listen to their version of the Pretender's classic "Kid"...

you can still subscribe to the wiaiwya-7777777 singles club (7 singles, 7 bands, 14 grooves, 21 tracks) by clicking the link on the top of the page

sounds xp review

those nice chaps at sounds xp have reviewed the WAVE PICTURES and the WEREWANDAS singles

soundsxp wiaiwya-7777777 singles review

"the Wave Pictures at their most winsome. ‘Salt’ is bitter like dark chocolate, with an intense flavour highlighted by intricate picking"

"The Werewandas... is a joyous mess of surf guitar and sounds like Wanda Jackson singing the Batman theme"

bandcamp, downloads, and individual singles

yup, the debut Werewandas single is out today, Tuesday 7th Feb 2012, either digitally, or on glorious violet vinyl... an ideal present for your loved one, or indeed ANYONE... subscriptions are of course still available, just click on the BUY NOW link up at the top of the page... splendid...

the Werewandas are a five pieve combo of Fujiyama Mamas and Papas who gleefully massacre rock and roll standards as well as their own original western bop confections, withing they were Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps and ending up as a lo-fi, garage pop Everley Sisters. Predictably the Werewandas also love Wanda Jackson

seven sevens are forty nine

last Saturday saw the first SEVEN SEVENS ARE FORTY NINE evening, a series of nights over the year where 7 djs will play 7 records each... thanks very much to Paul and Scared To Dance for having us along... so, the first 7 djs were Nick (Franz Ferdinand), Robert (Rotifer), Ben (Did Not Chart), John (dj downfall), Virginie (the Werewandas), Sean (Fortuna POP! ) and me... here are the 49 songs that were played over the evening... from Love to Sabbath, via the Aislers Set and Bryan Adams... blimey, it's ALL OVER THE PLACE... MARVELLOUS:

Sean and Virginie:
Love - 7x7 Is
Mel Torme - Coming Home
Velvet Underground - Foggy Notion
Third Degree - Mercy
Smog - Cold Blooded Old Times
Etta James - Seven Day Fool
Sugababes - Push The Button
France Gall - Poupee De Cire
the Go-Betweens - Love Goes On
the Chantels - Well I Told You
Chain & the Gang - Unpronounceable Name
Wanda Jackson - Let's have A Party
Robert Wyatt - Stalin Wasn't Stallin'
Chuck Woods - Seven Days Too Long

John
Au Pairs - It's Obvious
the Cure - Grinding Halt
ESG - Dance
D.A.F - Liebe Auf Den Ersten Blick
Equals - Hold Me Closer
Charlie's Angels - It's Never Gonna Happen To Me
the Primitives - Secrets

John
Bryan Adams - When You're Gone
Velocette - Get Yourself Together
Kirsty MacColl - A New England
Maia Hirasawa - And I Found This Boy
Spearmint - Julie Christie
Tatu - All The Things She Said
Junior Senior - Move Your Feet

Ben:
The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup
The Elgins - Heaven Must Have Sent You
Pat Powdrill - Do It
The Aislers Set - Hey Lover
The Candees - The Heart Parade
The Jam - Town Called Malice
Dexys Midnight Runners - There, There My Dear

Robert and Nick:
Jacques Dutronc: Les gens sont fous, les temps sont flous
Desireless: Voyage Voyage
The Chap: Nevertheless the Chap
Beach Boys: Good Vibrations
Withered Hand: Heart Heart
Talking Heads: Cities
Django Django: Default
Paul McCartney: Coming Up
Big Audio Dynamite: Harrow Road
The Upsetters: Soulful I
Red Inspectors: I Am The Masterfly
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band: Midnight Moses
Big Star: In The Street
Black Sabbath: Paranoid

bandcamp, downloads, and individual singles

it's a tiny bit late i'm afraid, but as of NOW you can get the Wave Pictures' new single on it's own (although it's obviously FAR better (and cheaper) to subscribe to wiaiwya-7777777) either digitally or on gorgeous green vinyl...

seven sevens are forty nine

during 2012 there will be a whole lot of SEVEN SEVENS ARE FORTY NINE club nights cropping up... let me know if you'd like to organise your own, and we'll promote it from the blog

the idea is simple... seven people play seven records... they can be 7"es, but that's not essential...

the first will be on 28th January, at SCARED TO DANCE, in Kings Cross Social Club, where you can hear 7 HITS each from John Jervis (wiaiwya), Sean Price (Fortuna POP!), Virginie Selavy (The Werewandas), Robert Rotifer (Rotifer), Ben Clancy (The Hangover Lounge), DJ Downfall (Tender Trap) + a SPECIAL GUEST