Bacharach.

Yeah, heard mixed things about their Elliott Smith presses, have held ofdf on pulling the trigger on those. I've been so gutted by Sparklehorse's Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot & Dreamt For Light Years, both awful sounding, very noisy (wouldn't even mind that much on a Sparklehorse record, but it's unbearbly loud on the quieter tracks). Vivadixie was sealed and seemed scuffed straight off the bat too.

If anyone's seen them live recently, any idea what merch they're carrying?

Will be seeing them at Gizzfest, Brisbane in a couple of weeks, looking forward to it.