Victory Records has pressed Bayside, “Acoustic‘ on limited edition colored vinyl. You can pick up a copy of this on white limited vinyl now at Shop Radio Cast. Other Bayside records available on vinyl include:

Bayside – Acoustic LP
Bayside – The Walking Wounded LP
Bayside – Sirens and Condolences LP
Bayside – Bayside LP

Motion City Soundtrack will be releasing a split 7″ with Minnesota bluegrass band, “Trampled by Turtles”, which is due out November 21, 2011.  This 7″ is limited and on blue vinyl. Although official artwork has not yet been released you can pre order here.

Big D and The Kids Table – For The Damned, The Dumb and The Delirious 2XLP – With every listen of Big D and the Kids Table’s latest – For the Damned, the Dumb and the Delirious – it’s hard not to keep thinking of the title of the Against Me! song “Even at Our Worst, We’re Still Better Than Most.” Because even if this isn’t Big D’s worst – that honor sticks with Salem Girls – it’s easy to be underwhelmed by the latest effort, while still really liking near every cut on it.

For the Damned is a good set of songs; it’s just not a great album. And after the two very distinct, very fantastic efforts that were Strictly Rude and Fluent Stroll, the overall punk feel of Damned just feels like it doesn’t have quite the same identity as its predecessors.

That said, the album starts with the kick to the face in “Walls,” with a guitar and horn intro designed solely to tell fans to stop standing around after Fluent in Stroll and start moshing again. Then there’s a great baseline that reminds of old Goldfinger, a stylized chorus and then a move-your-ass chorus again, with will encourag sing-alongs at shows, no doubt.

In the middle, it’s got a few that will be up to the taste of fans. “My Buddy’s Back” tells the tale of a friend returning from war, but the vibe of the track is oddly silly, with David McWane’s writing and pronunciation of things like “wicked long war” seemingly going out of their way to give the track an unnecessary Boston identity. Much of the success of Big D’s unique sound is owed to McWane’s particularly interesting handling of the vocals, but on Damned it seems like he’s trying too hard at times.

That said, the eleventh track, “Good Looking,” is one of my favorite Big D tracks in a long time. It starts with an offbeat vocal intro, but explodes into a stylized tirade about life being difficult for those not rich or good looking. It’s filled with great interludes of jazzy saxophone solos and saloon-esque piano. The band also does a great job slowing it down with “Home,” and ripping it with great punk tracks like “Brain’s-a-Bomb.”

Ultimately, the only complaint to have is that certain tracks lack the same impact, and it doesn’t have the same cohesive feel of previous albums. But those buying it on vinyl are treated to a nice double LP, with a download code. It is pressed well and sounds just fine. The album photo art is a fantastic fit for a punk album, and is laid out well outside and inside the fold. If any of the limited-to-300 pressing is still available, ShopRadioCast is also offering an exclusive cool Red Sox red-and-blue half-and-half translucent pressing that looks really cool. So there are plenty of reasons to pick up this solid collection of songs on vinyl.

Review by: Bill Jones

Sound/Press Quality: 4/5
The Album: 4/5
Artwork & Packaging: 4/5

The Creepshow have released a video for the track “Sleep Tight” off their new Hellcat / Union Label Group Release “They All Fall Down”. You can watch the video here.

All three of Creepshow’s full length albums have seen vinyl treatment this year. Their first album, “Sell Your Soul” is available on a red/black LP limited to only 100 copies. Their second album, “Run For Your Life” was pressed on a purple 12″ limited to only 250 copies. “They All Fall Down” was just released on a picture disc.

On May 10th Anchorless Records are going to be releasing new records from How Dare You and the very handsome Jeff Rowe! They have posted the artwork and track listings for each release at the labels webstore. Pre sale for both releases will begin in April so check back to Anchorless Records webstore and SRC frequently!

Paper + Plastick have launched a “Vinylography”, a collection of vinyl photography! It is pretty damn awesome. Check it out HERE.

Against Me! are hosting a free show in Gainesville tonight at The Atlantic. Also performing are Ninja Gun, Averkiou and The Future Now. If you want to attend you have to RSVP Here.

Dallas Green has announced details for his 3rd City and Colour studio album. The album titled Little Hell is scheduled for release this coming June.

“Little Hell” was recorded earlier this month at Catherine North Studios in Hamilton with producer/engineer/mixer Alex Newport. Newport is known for his cutting-edge work with At The Drive-In, Mars Volta, and Death Cab For Cutie to name a few. The album track listing and official release date will be confirmed in the coming week, although the artwork has been released!