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First up, open up www.myspace.com/somethinginconstruction. Good. We have been busy. We have big announcements weekly from now til Xmas if we can get our shit together and tie these new things up, lock them down, and otherwise metaphorically secure them. ....

2010. The year we make contracts. Stop it now, you really are too kind.  ....

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LOTS of lovely MEMORY TAPES coverage, the “Graphics” edit has been all over Pitchfork and Stereogum. Grab it here. http://tiny.cc/V9KMD The album is getting great press.  Here’s a big fat 8/10 one in NME this week. http://bit.ly/OoxiT Go seek out Dayve’s just published remix of Yeasayer’s excellent Ambling Alp http://tiny.cc/DCBJV So go buy Seek Magic in the “shops”. Or the free music stops. At iTunes perhaps……....

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/run-out/id332188793?i=332188880&uo=6....

OK. Promise? Fine. MEMORY TAPES is among fine company on this promotional mixtape thing too. http://www.clashmusic.com/republic-of-music-download....

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What else?  THE GAY BLADES are still tearing it up the US on tour. I bet they are missing their beds though.  Those boys sure do love to sleep. AIR FRANCE are still making their record.  ....

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THE REST  are being very busy little beavers. Check out this very clever wee video for The Lady Vanishes made out of Hitchcock’s film, The Lady Vanishes here:  http://ilike.com/t/KQUO....

And part two of their easter egg laden graphic and quite mental graphic novel is here http://www.auteurrecordings.com/therest/criedwolf/chap5.html....

You can buy Everyone All At Once, their stunning album at Rough Trade Shops in the UK at the ridiculously low price of £1.99 IF YOU ARE QUICK http://tiny.cc/V9KMD or via iTunes worldwide.....

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THE SILENT LEAGUE are about to break cover in the US. Soon.  Expect show announcments next week and more details on the album very very soon.  You can buy the deluxo 2CD versiobn in Rough Trade Shops http://tiny.cc/V9KMD  in the UK and via iTunes wordwide.....

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More?  OK.  We have signed some new things.  Quite a few actually.  Who?....

ACRYLICS, MINIATURE TIGERS, FITNESS CLUB FIASCO & THE LOST LEVELS.  That is who.   Wait, is that FOUR bands…?  Why, yes it is. Goddam. You can hear a track from each at the myspace.  Maybe you already are.  Depends how fast you can read.....

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Oh-TEN.  It’s going to be a busy year.....

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PS.  We just watched Synecdoche New York.  Film of the year?  Easy peasy.  Film Of The Decade?  Could be,could very well be.....

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We remember.  Not a good month usually.  Lots of rain.  On the upside, it is mandatory to watch V For Vendetta at least twice.  And there will be fireworks, oh yes.  And hot wine.  N....

AIR FRANCE’s remix of St Etienne has pulled 1000s of hits at www.TheLineOfBestFit.com .  Those fine TLOBF chaps are hosting a lot of SIC related hoo ha in the run up to Xmas.  Air France might be coming to the UK next month.  So look out for details.   ....

THE SILENT LEAGUE’s awesomely beautiful new album But You Were Always The Care Taker is available now, via iTunes and exclusively in Rough Trade as  a 2CD fat digipack luxury thing with a 2^nd CD of remixes (inc Neon Indian, Helado Negro), covers (ELO and Alicia Keys) and rarities. Get it here.  http://tiny.cc/wDn2N....

Both The Silent League and The Rest are due some play from Mark Radcliffe this week.  PLEASE DROP HIM AN EMAIL:  radcliffe.maconie@bbc.co.uk and tell him how much you love them.  And him.  And us.....

THE REST got a spin from Huw Stephens too last week. Lovely man.  We are going down to his free night at The Social next Tuesday.  Check out this video: The Rest - The Lady Vanishes - http://iLike.com/t/KQUO.  Using old footage of Hitchcock’s The Lady Vanishes to great effect:  clever.....

THE GAY BLADES are rolling out across the USA with Electric Six and are nudging 250 shows this year.  Will they go mad?  We will have to see, won’t we.....

MEMORY TAPES’ Seek Magic gets a full release next week and should be available everywhere.  Lots of press and stuff coming and we are going to debut a new version of Graphics next week to set it off.   Look for it online next week.  Did you grab his Halloween track Walk Me Home?  It’s a tribute to John Carpenter’s horror soundtracks and it is particularly amazing.....

What else?....

Oh yes, ILL FIT returns at The Social Nov 17^th.  Desolation Wilderness, The Rayographs, Victoria and Jacob all live and ILL FIT DJs working the machines.  Join in here:  http://tiny.cc/IuCVQ....

And the SIC WORLD SERIES has lined up four really quite stunningly good singles to kick off 2010.  Details soon.  But seriously:  STUNNING.....

October.  Really?
And Tesco was filled with Xmas stuff last week.  Jesus! 
An excellent summer though, wasn't it?   We miss THE GAY BLADES and the sunshine. 
Autumn is actually our favourite season though, so its all good.  Blue skies, big jumpers ace gigs and NEW RECORDS.  So much aceness around, we are working on a SIC compilation of it.

Speaking of which, Pitchfork gave MEMORY TAPES' Seek Magic a Best New Music accolade yesterday.  http://pitchfork.com/reviews/..albums/13451-seek-magic/
You can purchase the album with a bonus CD2 here:  http://tiny.cc/gZ8AA
It is getting a wider release in November 9th.

THE REST arrive in the UK next week.  There are shows.  Only in London this time, alas. 
We urge you to download The Rest's W.O.W. EP  to sample their anthemic and beautiful music.        http://tiny.cc/T999e
Oct 12.   Old Blue Last ILL FIT w/Sebastien Schuller + Cate le Bon FREEEE ENTRY 
Oct 13    Lexington w/Kill it Kid + Sparrow and the Workshop
Oct 14    229 w/The Morning Side + Battle For Prague

We are about to announce details of the new SILENT LEAGUE album.  Next week, with luck.  And AIR FRANCE and THE GAY BLADES are both demoing for album #2.

And seeing as we are getting down with downloads.  Help yourself to an ILL FIT EP.  http://tiny.cc/RX3ev  The Rest, Cate le Bon and the amazing Sebastien Schuller.

Well, it is Christmas.

SIC
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It feels pretty damn busy here at SIC Towers. 

The MEMORY TAPES album is flying out through the Rough Trade Shops.  It is getting a wider releas in November.   We have some tricks up our sleeves for this record so watch out.  THE GAY BLADES are demoing album #2.  It is going to be bigger, badder and way more intense.  You heard it.  

THE SILENT LEAGUE are about to announce some very cool collaborations and we'll have advance deluxe 2CD copies of the awe-inspiring 3rd LP. But You've Always Been The Caretaker in our mitts soon.  Very soon.  

THE REST are weighing their Canadian luggage and getting ready to hit London next month. Their album, Everyone All At Once is available for pre-order http://tiny.cc/f7H8h and the first 50 copies are 99p. the next 50 are £1.99.  So move quickly.  Be at their debut UK show 12.10.09, an ILL FIT night at OBL with the incredible Sebastien Schuller.  AIR FRANCE will be releasing a REALLY very split 12" with St ETIENNE very soon.  

And we'd just like to say that there are a whole slew of ace albums out there at the mo.  We are listneig to albums again, not odd tracks here and there.  Shouts very much out to THE CRIBS, GIRLS, ATLAS SOUND, FUCK BUTTONS, SMD, THE REST, FOL CHEN, HEALTH, KURT VILE, MUSIC GO MUSIC, SEBASTIEN SCHULLER, THE SILENT LEAGUE, MEMORY TAPES, JJ, MINIATURE TIGERS.

Listen Up
SiC x

So we have had THE GAY BLADES here it seems for ages.  They have been all over Europe and killed it at V Festival.  They are out in the UK with Jack's Mannequin as we speak, playing to full houses and selling loads of lovely albums.

AIR FRANCE have got a few songs demo'd alrewady for their debut album.  

MEMORY TAPES is still keeping the blogosphere lit up with prise and sold out the initial delivery of 200 albms to Rough Trade in 4 hours last week.  RT have the record exclusively at the moment and it is flying out.  There is a limited CD2 there as well.   

THE SILENT LEAGUE have their 3rd album prepped and ready to go and we should have it onsale upfront in just a few weeks.  SAME with the stunning debut from THE REST.     

Stay tuned for some big announcements in the next few weeks.  We have some all-new ace ideas about hwo to keep you people happy and are nearly ready to unvel them. 

Meanwhile ILL FIT returns in October at its new home The Social, 3rd tuesday of every month.  

Oh yes and can we say, Just how amazing were Radiohead at Reading?  I hope some of you were there or at least.  I was gobsmacked.  Literally stunning.

Ta for now
SiC x

SIC has been very busy this last week. OK fortnight.  We missed the update last week.

THE SILENT LEAGUE have been warming you up for their new 3rd album by spreading their rather ace remixes of brand new track Here's A Star.  Neon Indian, Helado Negro and Stars Like Fleas have done the honours and they have been alll over Pitchfork, Stereogum and GvsB.  That shit is all over the internet now which is very exciting. 

MEMORY TAPES has ahad an interview on Pitchfork, one of NME's tracks, and is SOTW on Guardian Guide this weekend.  Zane Lowe has been playing out hte Horrors remix and there is huge inteterest now in hos imminent and stunning album. 

AIR FRANCE  have just released thier remix of Taken By Trees and it is stunning.

THE GAY BLADES are hre in on the 19th for their UK dates and are about to announce something very exciting indeed.  Also we will be announcing details of our new club night, ILL FIT and how the Canadian government is going to be helping us out so.....There will probably be another update in a few days so keep your eyes peeled.

SIC
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Make your mind up, weather pixies. So, Latitude festival was kind of fun, Grace Jones and Thom Yorke were highlights and that rave we went to in the forest was kind of fun too. As raves in forests go.

THE SILENT LEAGUE have posted two remixes up on www.myspace.com/silentleague. Have a listen. They are bold and mental and brilliant. MEMORY TAPES has been spreading further thru the internets with a lot of love from www.Rcrdlbl.com this week. Bicycle drops on August 10th as a limited 12inch. Pre-order it from Rough Trade http://tiny.cc/o8jWL and, in fact, you can pre-rder the album there too.

AIR FRANCE are on holiday. Why aren't we? Good question. THE GAY BLADES Euro mini-tour is all booked now and kicks off Aug 19th in Amsterdam.

THE REST have has an idea so cunning for their album that it makes my eyes curl. Watch this space. Oh yeah, we posted a bunch of new stuff up at myspace.com/..somethinginconstruction.

And in non-SIC bands news, we are wholeheartedly endorsing YACHT, JJ and MINIATURE TIGERS this week. Go check 'em out.