release date - the School

the fourth element of this year's 7777777 singles club is out TODAY!

yes, SCHOOL'S OUT FOR SUMMER

 THE SCHOOL are a pop band from Cardiff. Their debut album 'Loveless Unbeliever' was released in 2010 on legendary label Elefant Records, produced by Ian Catt (Saint Etienne, The Field Mice).

The album appeared in over 70 'Best of 2010' lists, 6Music's Album of the Day, Rough Trade's Album of the Week and Radio Nowhere's Album of the Year. Adam Walton declared it his "favourite Welsh pop album of all time". Molly Ringwald is also a fan. 

In 2011 the band were nominated for 'Best International Artist' at the Spanish Independent Music Awards, and they performed a live TV concert for 'Los Conciertos De Radio 3' (TVE).

Second album 'Reading Too Much Into Things Like Everything' was released in May 2012, produced by David Wrench (Euros Childs, Everything Everything, Bat For Lashes). Dave Rowntree from Blur said he bought it. 

Everett True asked “could this be the best pop song of 2012?” of single ‘Never Thought I’d See The Day’ and declared ‘Reading Too Much..’ his 2nd favourite album of the year, only behind Dexys. 

The band will release their 3rd album on Elefant Records in 2014

" some of the Phil Spector lushness of Lucky Soul, the Belle & Sebastian-style modesty of Camera Obscura, and the airy, girl-group vocals of both" - Pitchfork

The picture disc is illustrated by Andy Hart

release date - the Leaf Library

YEAH!... today's the day the new Leaf library single is OUT!... if you're a fan of Gideon Coe (and you should be) you will have heard the hit pretty much nightly on his BBC 6 music show, and you can hear it again (and buy it) here:

The Greater Good is a song about tiny moments of connection in a busy city, a bright and busy drone-pop love song for people you’ve never met glimpsed on underground platforms and opposite escalators. Built around a humming Farfisa, stacked guitars and late-for-work drums it hurries along to its happy, one chord finish - an ideal song for the Friday evening commute or for not dancing to whilst thinking about what could have been. The b-side, Goodbye Four Walls, is a quiet/noisy song for unplanned and unrehearsed expeditions on sunny city streets, preferably flying solo having just bought a good book. Both songs are optimistic odes to city living and will enhance your enjoyment of whichever urban conurbation you happen to be in.

The Leaf Library make droney, two-chord, pop that’s stuck halfway between the garage and the bedroom, all topped with lyrical love songs to buildings, stationery and the weather. Originally from Reading (ish) but now settled in London they have released one album so far, 2011’s ‘Different Activities, Similar Diversions’ on Proper Songs and a 10” single – ‘Losing Places’ (backed with a fantastic Isan remix). They love Hood, Broadcast, Yo La Tengo, To Rococo Rot, Mice Parade, Talk Talk, Stereolab, Brian Eno and The American Analog Set among many many other things.

The picture disc is illustrated by Tanya Meditzky

77 days is too long - Trick Mammoth

yup... just 77 days until the second single of wiaiwya-7777777 2014 is released!...

and you can pre order these two new (and exclusive) tracks from New Zealand's finest - Trick Mammoth - here... remember there are just 77 copies available individually (the rest go to subscribers)!

artwork for the Freschard single

as you know, we have a different artist illustrating each picture disc in this year's series of sevens... the first is Tom Humberstone, and here's what he's done:

wiaiwya-7777777 2014 - the illustrators: Daniel Novakovic

Daniel Novakovic is an artist based in Sweden who started out by writing and drawing comic zines about his crap relationships and then found himself getting work writing and drawing about his crap relationships. He's very amazed that he gets away with it.

He also runs the So Tough! So Cute! club night. Nowadays mostly in Sweden, but this December in London, UK. He's the kinda DJ that plays Crass right after the Supremes and Beat Happening so you should definitely go.

SO TOUGH! SO CUTE! - Indiepop, Soul, Pop Punk & Girl-Groups
Friday, 20 December 2013
10:00pm-4:00am
The Waiting Room (downstairs of the Three Crowns)
175 Stoke Newington High Street, N16 0LH, London, UK
Door: £4
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wiaiwya-7777777 2014 - the illustrators: Andy Hart

Andy Hart writes A Fog Of Ideas blog/fanzine. Is one half of the Come Again DJ duo and one third of the Nottingham POP Alldayer organising committee.  Andy has provided artwork (sleeve art, fliers, posters, t-shirt designs) for HHBTM, Odd Box, A Layer of Chips, The Spook School, amongst others.  Most recently he produced the artwork/lettering for the Joanna Gruesome 'Weird Sister' LP (Slumberland/Fortuna POP!) and art for the two Fireworks singles (Shelflife).  

2014 should see Andy's first attempt at comics and, perhaps, a website...

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wiaiwya-7777777 2014 - the illustrators: Frances Castle

each picture disc from wiaiwya-7777777 2013 will be illustrated by an amazing artist, this week we'll be introducing you to each of them:

Frances Castle is an illustrator who runs Clay Pipe Music, a small label that releases exquisitely packaged CDs and vinyl.

Clay Pipe specialises in atmospheric music that has a strong theme or sense of ‘place’. Previous releases include Darren Hayman’s Lido, Plinth’s Music for Smalls Light House and new release; Jetsam and Gareth E Rees’ ‘A Dream Life of Hackney Marshes’. 

websites www.claypipemusic.co.uk    www.francescastle.com

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wiaiwya-7777777 2014 - the illustrators: Tanya Meditzky

Tanya creates comics, illustrated books and art stuff. She produced her own comic 'milkkitten' for some years and currently enjoys collaborating with other illustrators. She recently organised an exhibition of work by 14 artists along the length of Lambs Conduit Street in London as part of the Alternative Press Fair. 

Some examples of her work are here: www.milkkitten.com

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wiaiwya-7777777 2014 - the illustrators: Sarah Lippett

Sarah Lippett is the bass player from Fever Dream as well as an illustrator extraordinaire... buzzin' that she's managed to squeeze in an illustration for 2014's singles club... BUZZIN'

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wiaiwya-7777777 2014 - the illustrators: Tom Humberstone

each picture disc from wiaiwya-7777777 2013 will be illustrated by an amazing artist, this week we'll be introducing you to each of them:

Tom Humberstone is an award-winning comic artist and illustrator based in London.

He is the regular comic artist for the New Statesman, producing his 'In The Frame' comic for the magazine on a weekly basis. In addition to also publishing his own comics, he edits and publishes the critically acclaimed UK comics anthology 'Solipsistic Pop'.

for more information; www.tomhumberstone.com
blog: www.ventedspleen.com/blog
Solipsistic pop: www.solipsisticpop.com

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wiaiwya-7777777 2014 - the illustrators: Jeff Mellin

each picture disc from wiaiwya-7777777 2013 will be illustrated by an amazing artist, this week we'll be introducing you to each of them:

JEFF MELLIN is a multidisciplinary artist, singer/songwriter and award-winning art/creative director. He’s illustrated and designed for magazines, arts non-profits, literary presses, food manufactures and high-tech companies. 

While immersed in the 90s Boston music scene he got a reputation as a go-to guy for album packaging and poster design. Since then he's worked with countless bands and record labels looking for his vintage-inspired aesthetic and musically informed sensibility.

He reviews student portfolios for the Art Institute of Philadelphia, has been invited to speak to college and high school students about artist branding, judged the Connecticut Art Director's Club Awards, and has appeared as a guest panelist at the Chrysler Museum of Art with Sub-Pop/Nirvana photographer Charles Peterson to speak about album cover photography.

He’s also collaborated on multi-media performance installations in NYC, Boston and Philadelphia, and his video collaborations with photographer John Soares (as Soamel Pictures) have been selected for the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival, the New York City Indie Film Festival, and the Arlington International Film Festival. His most recent semi-abstract films and photographs ("abstralographs") discover and disconnect geometry from reality, flattening 3-dimensions and inverting perception of negative space while balancing organic, inorganic, and atmospheric forms and textures.

As a songwriter and musician, he’s been releasing recordings since the 90s, including recent singles for London’s WIAIWYA Records featuring memebers of SHRAG, Jenny Dee and Doug Yule of the Velvet Underground, and a concept album with Delicatessen’s Neil Carlill. Oakland-based poetry press Kolourmeim Press has published a collection of his lyrics.

With his brother, the NYC-based composer Joel Mellin, he’s helped to promote the creativity of others with both Stereorrific Recordings, a small underground pop label, and Waxfruit Arts Media, Inc., a not-for-profit organization he co-founded to support and create projects connecting indie music with other media arts and the community at large.

Now based in Philadelphia, he continues to work and collaborate with creative people from all over.

For more about Jeff visit http://www.jeffmellin.com

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wiaiwya-7777777 inserts - Sourpatch

we're very lucky to have the Sourpatch inserts designed by Pam Berry...

wiaiwya-7777777 inserts - Darren Hayman

here's your first glimpse of the insert artwork for the Darren Hayman single:

wiaiwya-7777777 Darren Hayman insert (front)

wiaiwya-7777777 Darren Hayman insert (back)