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Orville Peck’s debut album Pony earned the infamously masked singer a reputation as a lead voice in queer country music. To celebrate Pride, Peck teamed up with Spotify to share a cover as part of their Spotify Singles series. The singer chose to give a rendition of ’80s group Bronski Beat’s anthem “Smalltown Boy.”

Peck holds on to the integrity of Bronski Beat’s 1984 track with lush synths but adds his own style by infusing country twang. The song itself is an ode to growing up gay in a small town and feeling like you don’t belong. “Mother will never understand why you had to leave / But the answers you seek will never be found at home / The love that you need will never be found at home,” Peck sings.

In other Orville Peck news, the singer was supposed to release the EP Show Pony several weeks ago but has since shelved the project to instead focus on supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. “We’re undergoing a huge overdue worldwide transformation thanks to the Black Lives Matter movement and that is mainly what I want to put my focus on at the moment,” he wrote on Instagram. “The momentum is currently so strong, and it needs to keep going in order to dismantle the injustices of oppression, so if your voice hasn’t been heard yet just use it, or walk out and hear the protesters, and if you’re scared, tell them Orville sent you!”

Listen to Orville Peck cover Bronski Beat’s “Smalltown Boy” above.

Haim shared their spectacular third album, Women In Music Pt. III, last week. To celebrate its release, the sisters return with a playful video to accompany their single “Don’t Wanna.”

The track was the sixth song Haim shared as a preview to their record and the “Don’t Wanna” video reflects the simplicity of their songwriting. Directed by Jake Schreier, Haim enjoy some friendly competition. The visual opens with the three walking in step but the sisters eventually find their competitive side and break out into a full-on sprint.

Sharing the video to social media, the group wrote that they chose to film on location outside of LA’s The Forum. They were originally scheduled to play a headlining show at the iconic venue before the pandemic canceled their plans.

Alana spoke about how the band “really loved” the song in a recent interview with Apple Music: “I think this is classic Haim. It was one of the earlier songs which we wrote around the same time as ‘Now I’m In It.’ We always really, really loved this song, and it always kind of stuck its head out like, ‘Hey, remember me?’ It just sounded so good being simple. We can tinker around with a song for years, and with this one, every time we added something or changed it, it lost the feeling. And every time we played it, it just kind of felt good. It felt like a warm sweater.”

Watch Haim’s “Don’t Wanna” video above.

Women In Music Pt. III is out now via Columbia. Get it here.

J.K. Rowling’s Twitter account has become more toxic than the cesspool at Hogwarts.

Earlier this month, the Harry Potter author made an offensive joke about trans people, later adding, “I know and love trans people, but erasing the concept of sex removes the ability of many to meaningfully discuss their lives. It isn’t hate to speak the truth.” (Never listen to anyone who ends a tweet with “…to speak the truth.”) Rowling also published a lengthy essay that trans activists called “devastating.” Yet despite all the criticism, she continues to tweet, including sharing a graphic about unisex “unsafe spaces” (she previously expressed concern that “when you throw open the doors of bathrooms and changing rooms to any man who believes or feels he’s a woman… then you open the door to any and all men who wish to come inside”) and a quote from feminist activist Andrea Dworkin. The quote caught the attention of Stephen King, maybe the only other author the average person could recognize walking down the street, who retweeted it.

“I’ve always revered @StephenKing, but today my love reached – maybe not Annie Wilkes levels – but new heights,” Rowling wrote following the RT. “It’s so much easier for men to ignore women’s concerns, or to belittle them, but I won’t ever forget the men who stood up when they didn’t need to. Thank you, Stephen.” That tweet has since been deleted, as hours after King’s retweet, he was asked by a follower to “address the TERF tweet. By telling us constant readers if you believe trans women are women.” His reply:

Rowling not only deleted her praise of King, she also unfollowed him.

Go back to writing about wizard poop, J.K. Rowling. We beg you.

Snoop Dogg is being called out by fans online after posting a video previewing Kanye West’s upcoming collaboration with Dr. Dre. In the video, which Snoop took while lounging around the studio during a recording session for the forthcoming project, Snoop hypes up the collaboration, saying, “Kanye West got some hot music. Shhhhh. Kanye West got some hot shit. Only I can get exclusive footage.”

However, it wasn’t all that long ago that Snoop was cussing out Kanye in interviews for questionable statements he made about slavery and his incessant support of Donald Trump. Kanye’s “red cap era” made him a target of many in the hip-hop community who believed that his actions were reckless and contradicted Kanye’s previously expressed political views. That Kanye would so fervently support a politician who made openly racist statements repeatedly signaled support for the worst elements of his professed party irked many of hip-hop’s most outspoken artists, including Snoop, who said in a 2018 interview, “If you like that n****, you’re motherf*cking racist. Kanye too, don’t forget about him. Throw him in the bag ’cause he right with them motherf*ckers.”

Now, though, it seems that Snoop is once again on Team Kanye, since Kanye is working with Snoop’s longtime partner and benefactor, Dr. Dre. Fans were quick to call out the perceived hypocrisy of this position, as in their eyes, Snoop went from being a Kanye “hater” to one of his cheerleaders because Kanye’s work with Dre benefitted Snoop.

It’s certainly got a funky smell to it. Kanye may have stopped sporting and trying to defend his “Make America Great Again” cap with thin excuses about changing the stitching, but he hasn’t backed off his support of Trump in any way. Earlier this year, just before Trump’s waffling on the growing COVID-19 pandemic left the United States vulnerable to the virus’ spread, Kanye even admitted he’d still vote for Donald in the upcoming national elections, if he voted at all, while demonstrating he still didn’t get why the public decried his Trump support. While it seems that many of those calling out Snoop Dogg are Kanye fans holding a grudge, Snoop’s new stance still seems to run counter to his previous outspoken feelings toward Kanye. Perhaps he’ll make some sort of statement clearing the air soon.

See more responses to Snoop’s Kanye support below.

As protests around the country against police brutality and systemic racism erupt once again, there has been a tone change surrounding Colin Kaepernick within the NFL. As stars from around the league have begun voicing their intentions to follow in Kaepernick’s footsteps and kneel in protest during the anthem this season, it seems the messaging — that, it should be noted, was always made clear by Kaepernick — is finally being recognized and understood by the rest of the league that allowed it to be hijacked and misconstrued as being anti-flag or anti-military.

That sea change seemed to take place when Drew Brees found himself in hot water with teammates, stars from around the league, and from the likes of LeBron James for trotting out the tired “disrespect the flag” line. Brees publicly backtracked and even went so far as to explain to Donald Trump how he had gotten it wrong after the president tried to insert himself once again into the situation. Stars from around the league then put pressure on Roger Goodell and the NFL to publicly condemn racism and voice their support for Black Lives Matter, which Goodell did and has since said he’d support a team signing Kaepernick.

Whether that happens or not remains to be seen, but it seems that — unfortunately years too late — enough support internally for Kaepernick has pushed the league to change its tune, at least publicly, regarding the former star QB. While we wait to see if Kaepernick does indeed get his long deserved shot at resuming his career, we are set to learn a lot more about Kaepernick’s life and upbringing that led him to become the face of a movement and have such passion for activism.

On Monday, Netflix announced a limited, six-episode scripted series, “Colin in Black & White,” is on its way, narrated and executive produced by Kaepernick and written by Ava Duvernay and Michael Starrbury. The series will look at the experiences Kaepernick had in high school as a young Black man who had been adopted by a white family and lived in a predominantly white community.

“Too often we see race and Black stories portrayed through a white lens,” said Kaepernick, via the Los Angeles Times. “We seek to give new perspective to the differing realities that Black people face. We explore the racial conflicts I faced as an adopted Black man in a white community, during my high school years. It’s an honor to bring these stories to life in collaboration with Ava for the world to see.”

“With his act of protest, Colin Kaepernick ignited a national conversation about race and justice with far-reaching consequences for football, culture and for him, personally,” said DuVernay. “Colin’s story has much to say about identity, sports and the enduring spirit of protest and resilience. I couldn’t be happier than to tell this story with the team at Netflix.”

There is no release date currently offered for the series, but it promises to provide a unique and, as Kaepernick mentioned, rarely offered look at race, racism, and the Black experience.

There’s a subreddit for just about everything, but if you’re a legit Uncle Ben’s fan who is also a serious Redditor (that’s a lonely island), you might be disappointed to find that the subreddit r/UncleBens isn’t so much a gathering of hardcore pre-cooked rice fans, as it is an online sub-community of DIY psilocybin cultivators who are using Uncle Ben’s and other supermarket staples to grow magic mushrooms.

According to Mel Magazine — where you can find a fascinating deep dive on the topic that’s well worth your time — the subreddit, which describes itself as “a beginner-friendly place to post and discuss Uncle Ben’s Tek, a simple beginner-friendly method for cultivating mushrooms” was created by a Reddit user who goes by the handle Shroomscout. According to Mel, after finding relief from depression and suicidal ideation through the microdosing of magic mushrooms, Shroomscout started the UncleBen’s subreddit and put his biochemistry degree to use by breaking down an easy and accessible way for people to cultivate their own psilocybin, using an easy to find product like Uncle Ben’s, rather than relying on dealers or complex cultivation techniques for their shrooms.

What makes Uncle Bens the perfect vessel for psilocybin, according to the r/UncleBens crew, is that mushroom cultivation “requires a sterile, nutrient-rich environment in which their spores can grow,” and since Uncle Ben’s rice is pre-cooked, sterilized and vacuum-sealed, it provides the necessary environment for cultivation. Mel notes that psilocybin mushroom spores are legal to buy in 47 states (sorry to California, Idaho, and Georgia) and generally take 11 to 20 days to colonize, and a month or two to produce mushrooms.

On the subreddit, you’ll find a community of kind-vibe cultivators who swap photos of their harvests and offer advice and guidance for anyone who wants to cultivate mushrooms themselves. Considering that magic mushrooms are showing encouraging success in therapeutic settings, proven to be the safest drug, and seeing increased legalization, this sounds like a much more fun DIY quarantine project than more sourdough.

“These are songs that I recorded to end a cycle of emotions that I no longer feel,” Justine Skye told Uproxx over the phone about her sophomore effort Bare With Me: The Album.

The cathartic release exists as a waning crescent that transforms into a new moon, where new beginnings lie ahead. At just 24, Skye has located her voice and is letting her emotions run free.

The Roc Nation signee’s latest release, which features four new songs including “No Options” and a stripped-down version of “Maybe,” is an end to an extremely bleak chapter. Now, the rising R&B star is jump-starting her new era. She’s been fulfilling a dream by working extensively with Grammy Award-winning producer Timbaland during the quarantine with a live sessions series titled “Space And Time.”

At this point, Justine’s future is both promising and reassuring. Truly, it’s been inspiring watching her plow through an abusive relationship with “Mo Bamba” rapper Sheck Wes and betrayal from people whom she saw as friends into a chasm of great music.

In a conversation with Uproxx, Justine opened up about letting go of the past, celebrating the future, and the significance of Bare With Me: The Album at this particular moment in her life.

How’s quarantine been for you, everybody’s been finding different creative ways to make music.

And stepping out of the box as well, too. This time that we’ve had, has really given us the opportunity to just experiment, which I think is the most beautiful part of this disaster. That we just have time to rethink all of the things that we were doing and really plan out how we’re going to come back stronger after all of this.

What made you feel like you needed to get the Bare With Me album out? I know you’ve been working on music with Timbaland, right?

I’ve been doing these “Space and Time” sessions with Timbaland, which has literally been a dream come true for me because I’ve always wanted to work with him. Literally, you can probably find so many different interviews with me talking about him when they asked me who I would love to work with. When he reached out to start collaborating with me on these Instagram videos, it was just such a huge moment for me. As time progressed, we just talked more and more and more. We’re setting these songs into, like these little Instagrams and bits that I’ve done, into a full project.

How did he ask you to work with him?

He DM-ed me first. My management, they’re pretty close to him as well, but he DM-ed me on his own. I did a cover video with one of my friends and he saw that. He was like, “Oh, I want to do one.” I was like, “What? You want to do an Instagram cover with me?” It’s so crazy. You’re Timbaland.

What song was it that you covered?

Ah, shi*t, I forgot. I wasn’t really familiar with the name of the band because my friend recommended the song. But it was called “Helplessly Hoping.” She plays a guitar, so she was just like, “I’m really into this song right now. Can you learn the words, and then we’ll do a little quarantine kind of video?” It was a folk song.

Switching gears, because you’ve been pretty vocal about the police killing of George Floyd and with 2020 being what it is and Covid-19, how have you been holding up?

In the first few days of the protesting and just everyone becoming aware of what’s been happening in the world, it was extremely intense. Obviously, many of us were super angry and filled with such rage. I just had to remember God, and spreading love. If we really want the message to get across, then we have to just take action, and not just sit here and be upset so that’s exactly what I started doing. Whether it’s gathering a group of friends and figuring out what we can do physically in order to help make a change in our communities, in the world. It starts with our communities, the people that we talk to, the offices that we walk into, the photoshoots that we partake in, and then moves to whatever. We have to not be afraid to speak up on racism that we experienced, that we witness, and even the white privilege as well, too.

I remember when people were upset when you kneeled during the national anthem at a basketball game. Now I feel like everybody’s been apologizing for it.

It’s just kind of ridiculous at this point, seeing all of these people issuing these apologies but I just hope that it’s genuine, and they’re not just doing it to… it’s a rough time. It’s hard to spot out who’s being genuine and who’s just trying to keep their business afloat.

What type of conversations have you been having with your friends about this?

Just making sure that they understand, not even necessarily making sure that they understand, but just… my friend group is very, I would say, diverse. I have a lot of white friends, I have a lot of Black friends and I have a lot of Asian friends and friends from all ends of the earth. I’m from Brooklyn, New York. I express the need for them — and I don’t need to do this because they understand this themselves — but just reminding them that they are very useful in this way. I feel like sometimes people can get scared and be like, “Well, I don’t know. Maybe I should…” This isn’t a time to be scared. It’s a time for us to understand that as the human race, we need to come together to fight against this injustice.

Tell me about these new songs you’ve added for the Bare With Me EP?

These are songs that I recorded to end a cycle of emotions that I no longer feel.

What are some of those emotions that you’re speaking of, that you no longer feel and felt you had to get rid of?

Well, I was in a relationship when I was working on that EP and it’s the rollercoaster of that relationship from when it was good to when it became bad.

So, this is like closing a chapter?

Yeah, pretty much. Bare With Me, the title is a double entendre, to the guy that I was talking to and to just the public to bare with me while I work on the actual project. It’s part of that cycle of emotions. It’s part of that process. I kind of just wanted to finish that so that I can move forward from it.

When would you say that you would know when your project is complete?

Well, once I have accumulated a decent amount of songs, and you just now come down to like, “All right, these are the best. This should go on the project.” It’s consistently recording and then you just narrow it down to these are the ones that I’m still in love with. Like, this is the storyline, this is what makes sense. When you are working on a project, you have an idea of this world and you’re creating it and building it and then you narrow it down. Every time you go into the studio, you’re creating something that’s going to be the last song that you were so crazily in love with.

You’ve been fairly popular since you were a teenager, right? Coming into the music industry with an online presence already, how has it been for you?

I guess it’s been a journey. I’ve been signed since I was 17, and I guess I’ve been really known since I was 16 through Tumblr. It’s just that throughout time, I wouldn’t consider myself a child star or anything like that — but in the age of social media, someone who has somewhat of a platform to now being in the music industry, it can get pretty intense. Even some of my peers, they’ve reached out and we just have conversations about just reminding ourselves that we’re whole and to just stay on track. In this age of social media, there’s always going to be someone who… Not everyone’s going to like you, and there’s always going to be someone who has something bad to say about you, but we have to acknowledge all the good.

How are you tying that into your music and making sure that, that reflects you as well?

I make sure that reflects me just in the way that I live and the messages that I spread from person to person. When I encounter my fans, when I’m on tour, or whatever it may be. I’m still figuring out how to translate that through my music because at this point in time as I grow as a writer. I’m a very emotional person and some of my songs can be very sad and dark.

Bare With Me: The Album is out now via Nynetineth. Get it here.

Summer is in full swing. The days are long and getting increasingly hot. Burnout levels are certainly high. Now’s the time for a cold, refreshing, light beer to quench your thirst and keep you in good spirits. That doesn’t mean bars though. Depending on where you are in the country, you’re more than likely drinking at home or a socially-distanced outdoor space. Time to see what your local craft breweries have available for curbside pick up and sip that beer on your porch while contemplating the universe.

Regardless of where you enjoy them, for us, summer beers need to be three things. First and foremost, they should be light. A heavy imperial stout that tastes like the perfect remedy to a cold winter’s day just isn’t what we reach for when we’ve got swimsuits on. Next, we’d argue that citrus and fruit-forward sips are key. If they’re not refreshing, what are we even doing here? Finally, low-alcohol or sessionable beers win out more often than not. With long afternoons that roll right into the evening, you should be able to drink more than one without falling down.

Hopefully, the eight beers we’re calling out this month will pique your interest and inspire you to explore exciting expressions made near you or at your closest bottle shop. The picks below are regional craft beer releases from breweries that we vouch for (we weren’t able to taste them all this month because of the continued pandemic, so we’re offering tasting notes from the brewers where necessary). Give them a try as Summer 2020 heads into the dog days.

PACIFIC NORTHWEST DROP: Alaskan Fireweed Blonde

Style: American Blonde Ale
ABV: 4.5%
Brewery Location: Juneau, AK

The Beer:

Alaskan’s Fireweed Blonde embraces the fields of wild fireweed that grows in the boreal forests of the far north. The beer infuses fireweed honey into the brew to add a unique depth that gives a very particular fingerprint of the Alaskan wilds, especially in the summer.

Tasting Notes (from the brewer):

“Brewed with a touch of Fireweed honey, this light-bodied ale is easy drinking and approachable, with a crisp and smooth character, low bitterness, and a light malty finish.”

SOUTHWEST DROP: Sierra Nevada Otra Vez

Style: Gose-Style Ale
ABV: 4.9%
Brewery Location: Chico, CA

The Beer:

Sierra Nevada brews a lot of great options for summer sipping. Their Otra Vez has become a mainstay for those looking to err closer to savory and herbaceous with a sweet edge. The beer is brewed with limes and agave syrup to add a distinctly Californian feel to the classic German beer.

Tasting Notes:

Lime dominates up top with a clear sense of fresh agave in the background. The beer’s palate carries on with the lime alongside a general burst of bright citrus. There’s a slight tang to the whole sip that kind of asks you if you’d like a shot of tequila with your beer.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN DROP: New Belgium and Cerveceris Primus Mural Agua Fresca Cerveza

Style: Fruit and Field Beer
ABV: 4%
Brewery Location: Fort Collins, CO

The Beer:

Mural from Colorado’s New Belgium and Mexico City’s Cerveceris Primus blends light beer with real fruit to create a sort of bridge between the world of beer and hard seltzers. The calories and sugar content are very low, yet the sip still feels like you’re drinking beer and not just bubbly water.

Tasting Notes:

Fruit is front-and-center on the sip. The Watermelon Lime variety is the boldest, with a bright sense of freshly squeezed lime next to cold watermelon juice. A hint of fresh hibiscus centers the agave syrup sweetness as the citrusy lime carries through to the end.

SOUTHERN DROP: Abita Brewing Purple Haze

Style: Fruited Lager
ABV: 4.2%
Brewery Location: Covington, LA

The Beer:

Purple Haze is a year-round offering from Abita. But we’d argue that now’s the perfect time to crack one open. The base of lager yeasts with Pilsner and wheat malts is spiked with fresh raspberries, adding a distinctly purple hue and true fruitiness to the light beer.

Tasting Notes:

Raspberries greet you with a hint of the malts. The beer leans into the tartness of the red berries with a light lager underpinning that’s very easy to drink. In the end, it’s the fruitiness — balanced with a nice measure of tartness — that’ll keep you reaching for another.

MIDWEST DROP: Bell’s Sparkleberry Ale

Style: Belgian-Style Tripel Ale
ABV: 9%
Brewery Location: Kalamazoo, MI

The Beer:

Bell’s started brewing up batches of Sparkleberry Ale back in 2013 to celebrate and support Pride Month. The beer is Belgian Tripel brewed with fresh raspberries. That Tripel base, though, means that this one packs a nine percent ABV wallop, so consider yourself warned on how drunk these cans will get you in short order.

Tasting Notes:

Freshly picked raspberries dominate the nose to the point that you’ll forget that you’re tasting a ridiculously strong Belgian Tripel. There’s a floral sense that supports the tart berries feel with those hefty ale malts sneaking in late to remind you that you’re drinking beer. A mild bitterness takes hold as the malts and raspberries finish strong and ultra-refreshing, making this the epitome of summer in a can.

NORTHEAST DROP: Tree House Double IPA SUMMER

Style: Double IPA
ABV: 8.1%
Brewery Location: Charlton, MA

The Beer:

It kind of can’t be summer without a Tree House Double IPA or two while sitting in the shade of a lumbering tree. This year’s “Summer” is brewed with oats with the malts and then hopped with a matrix of Amarillo, Citra, and Magnum hops, giving this sip a classic, funky IPA feel that leans into being bright and refreshing above all else.

Tasting Notes (from the brewer):

“We taste and smell fresh-squeezed orange juice, mango gummies, clementine sorbet, and citrus pith. Summer is a chewy IPA, leaving behind fruity hop oils on the tongue to entice the next sip. Drink it cold and drink it straight from the can for maximum hop enjoyment.”

WILD CARD DROP: Deschutes Neon Daydream Hazy Ale

Style: American Pale Ale
ABV: 4.8%
Brewery Location: Bend, OR

The Beer:

Back in the Pacific Northwest, Neon Daydream from Deschutes is a summer standard that’s back on shelves right now. The beer has a malt base of Pilsner, wheat, un-malted wheat, oats, and acidulated malts (those are malts that are fermented in lactic acid). The beer is then hopped with Cashmere, Simcoe, and Lemondrop hops to give a real sense of summer sunshine in the bottle.

Tasting Notes:

Bright citrus greets you with bursts of lemon and orange leading the way. The orange edges towards a bitter-yet-sweet marmalade as the lemon keeps it all very light and, well, sunny before a slight malt funk sneaks in. The sip ends quickly with a nice balance of malts, sweet orange, and tart lemon.

INT’L PICK OF THE MONTH: Andechser Weissbier Hell

Style: Hefeweizen
ABV: 5.5%
Brewery Location: Andechs, Germany

The Beer:

This tiny brewery from the edge of the lake just outside of Munich is a pilgrimage site for beer lovers who know what’s up. The monks at Klosterbrauerei Andechs brew up beer lover’s beer and that’s especially true of their Weissbier Hell, or pale wheat beer. The beer is simply made with wheat, water, yeast, and hops. It’s then bottled unfiltered, allowing the hazy yeast body to remain.

Tasting Notes:

This is classic German wheat beer with hints of banana next to cloves, bridged by a backbone of yeasty tanginess. Hints of honey and yellow melon play with the clove spiciness and banana while the velvet texture and lightness of the beer leaves you wanting more.

With Avery Bradley opting out of the NBA’s restart in Orlando, citing family health concerns, the Los Angeles Lakers needed to use the league’s week-long transaction window to find some more backcourt help.

Immediately, speculation began about J.R. Smith being the guy they’d turn to, given his connection to LeBron James and that he had worked out previously for the Lakers and impressed, even though L.A. chose to bring in Dion Waiters at that time instead. Smith has remained in L.A. to workout and stay in shape in hopes of finding a home for the restart and it now appears that home will be with the Lakers, as Marc Stein of the New York Times reports the two sides are expected to finalize a deal before Tuesday night’s deadline.

That report was confirmed by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, and it’s safe to assume we’ll get Smith and James reunited in July.

The question, of course, is how much the Lakers will use Smith — and Waiters — and the answer to both might simply be situational. Smith will be brought in to shoot three-pointers, and as long as he can be effective doing so he’ll likely find himself some minutes as the Lakers are a relatively pedestrian 17th in the NBA in three-point percentage at 35.5 percent. Bradley was their third-best three-point shooter among regular rotation players, and they’ll need Smith (and guys like Quinn Cook) to likely step in to fill that role some.

Austin, Texas indie-rockers Spoon have been at it for a while now. The veteran group launched their career in the ’90s with their debut album, 1996’s Telephono. They followed that album up the next year with a five-track EP, Soft Effects. Now, those two formative releases are getting the reissue treatment via Matador Records.

The album and EP will be re-released on vinyl and CD on July 24, which will be the first time these releases will be available individually on CD and vinyl since their original releases, over 20 years ago. As Spoon leader Britt Daniel notes, “Some of these albums haven’t been available on vinyl or CD in years, and in some places they never actually came out.” Additionally, a silkscreen cover version of Soft Effects will be available, albeit only in a limited run of 500 copies on red vinyl and a further 500 on blue vinyl.

These two rereleases kick off the Slay On Cue series of reissues. Other records set to be included will be A Series Of Sneaks (originally released in 1998), Girls Can Tell (2001), Kill The Moonlight (2002), and Transference (2010). Additionally, North American fans will be able to get a fan-curated compilation LP, All The Weird Kids Up Front (Mas Rolas Chidas), which is set for a Record Store Day release on August 29.

Today’s announcement also brought with it a video for the Kill The Moonlight track “Small Stakes,” which was developed from the original 88mm film. Daneil says of the clip, “It’s a little glimpse into life in the studio in 2002 during the recording of Kill The Moonlight, filmed by our friend Peter Simonite.”

The rereleases of Telephono and Soft Effects are out 7/24 via Matador Records. Pre-order them here.