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Psychic Twin - Strange Diary Release Date: Sep 9, 2016 Pre-order: https://www.polyvinylrecords.com/product/strange_diary 180-Gram Metallic Gold (Limited to 300) 180-Gram Clear Teal (In stores September 9) 1. Heart Divided (2:17) 2. Strangers (4:50) 3. Running in the Dark (3:48) 4. Stop In Time (4:46) 5. Unlock Yr Heart (3:55) 6. Hopeless (I won't take part of you) (4:20) 7. Lose Myself (3:44) 8. Chase You (5:35) 9. The Deepest Part (4:23) In dreams, we rarely know what we are running from or toward. We only know we must keep running, continue searching. Psychic Twin’s debut album, Strange Diary, lives in that state of surreal urgency. What’s in front of us or behind us can’t be described, but we are sure in our bones that what we are searching for exists just a few steps away. These songs are “dreamlike” in a more fundamental sense than that overused descriptor implies. They reflect the emotionally arduous and unpredictable journey that singer, songwriter, and composer Erin Fein took to creating them. The making of Strange Diary spans four years and two states. Fein began writing and composing solo material in Champaign-Urbana, Ill. amid the dissolution of her marriage. Following the divorce, she relocated to Brooklyn, N.Y. and continued to write and record-despite lineup changes and the lonely disorientation that comes from shedding an old life and starting over. Recorded with producer Jacob Portrait (STRFKR, Unknown Mortal Orchestra), the album contains songs written before, during, and after the divorce, from both New York and Illinois. The subject of each song is an unnamed “you,” who she alternately pleads with and flees from. “These songs are 100% a diary of my life over the last four years,” says Fein. Today, Psychic Twin’s evolution includes drummer Rosana Caban and Fein’s absorption of several sources of inspiration. While rooted in the avant pop of The Cocteau Twins, Siousxie, and Annie Lennox, contemporary production flourishes lend each song the clarity and buoyancy of contemporary pop. The music balances languid, dark melodies and atmosphere with propulsive rhythms and soaring vocal lines. It’s beautiful and catchy. It’s like the sound of someone reaching the end of that dream, finding what they’ve been searching for through all the haze.

Pre-order over at Polyvinyl Records: http://www.polyvinylrecords.com/store/index.php?id=2389 Pressed on red vinyl limited to 1,000. stream a new song here: https://soundcloud.com/polyvinyl-records/06-bad-blood-mastered new record out on Polyvinyl July 2nd.

I would like to sell the following two records. If you have questions or would like Pictures, i can do so Owen - The Seaside EP (RSD 13 /700 Blue Marble) - 14ppd Boys Night Out - Broken Bones And Bloody Kisses ( 1st press orange marble with brown /6) - 50ppd HRVRD - The Inevitable CD SEALED With Harvard Visual Accompaniment DVD also sealed. - make offer, not sure what its worth. The boys night out record was considered a friend press and was given to a member of the band Silverstein, which was passed on to me. There are 13 total orange friend presses, however 6 were mixed with a touch of brown, which is the one up for grabs.