I like some of the bands on Matador but it doesn't make like or dislike the company. I couldn't care less where SY signs as long as they get good distribution, artistic freedom and a fat check.

Good. Hopefully they do more experimental.

I think it's a good choice. Thay have a good distribution, i assume they won't interfare with the artistic freedom and i don't know about the check.
All i know is that the new Cat Power was easy to find in stores in my country and Rather Ripped was not!

Fuck yes, Matador is already my favourite non-electronica label, and now my favourite band are signed! Awesome stuff.

Warp is my favourite label of all time though.

listening NYCG&F on geffen, I can't think in sonic youth under a negative label influence about freedom :-)

it's nice trade off though..i'd rather have the matador logo on the back of a sy cd instead of a gigantic fbi anti-piracy logo...that's just me though

I couldn't agree more, Moshe.

"The last two or three albums, I focused on making concise, avant-garde pop/rock songs that had some accessibility factor," Moore said. "But Universal wasn't really able to work them beyond critics. So I told our manager, 'Maybe we should make a longer-form record of more experimental music,' and he's like, 'No, no! Now you can put that record out of songs, songs, songs, because Matador can really deal with them.'"

how bout half songs half experimental tracks? Like Thurston's TOTA buth then with the experimental tracks worked out more. Mabey it's time for a true follow-up of ATL.

K Recs has long been my favorite... but the last couple years, meh. Nowadays most of the stuff they put out that I'm really into is 7"s.

Any new material will surely be good, it's nice to know in advance when it's planned to be available like this.

matador has awful bands too, you know?

if something gets on my tits is label worship.

yep.

Most of the matador roster sucks.

Doesn't really make a difference what label SY signs to.. I'm just sayin'.

so matador has cat power, bardo pond, cornelius, guitar wolf, guided by voices, mission of burma, pavement, pussy galore, etc etc

plus al the bands they distribute (annd yes a liot of these are back catalogue but still good)

what's not to like?

Murray Street ("Rain on Tin", specifically; "Radical Adults" sounds more like Fun House :)) is closer to Television's extended, winding rave-ups. But Rather Ripped has a LOT of that concise and sheen (in the best sense of the word) power that's very prominent in both Marquee Moon and Adventure (and even in the third album).

I saw Dylan last March - 66 and playing a tremendous show based mainly on an excellent recent record. No reason to think that a band that's been even more consistent than Bob (over 27 years instead of 47, granted) and is at a particularly high and prolific quality point will release just one more album. Crazy!

you people are crazy

mission of burma
yo la tengo
pavement
SM
cat power
dead meadow
times new viking

lou reeds doing something now, and chavez and the frogs released shit on it too.

I know I know, but Dylan's music is different. You cant argue that his music is easier to age with than theirs is.
They all seem active and fine though, I'm just kind of unsure why they only signed for one album.

Well... Harder to the average "elder listener", definitely. To the players, not really - it's not like they have to swing from chandeliers to record or perform it.

I'm with you here - I would like to know what's up with that also. Intrepid reporters will perhaps tell us...

I just thought of something awesome. Matador tends to put out 7" singles.