Exclusive: New Sufjan, Meloy on Kill Rock Stars Comp

In addition to Meloy's offering, the all-star extravaganza features hot new cuts from Wooden Wand, Death Vessel, Great Lake Swimmers, Jeff Hanson, Nedelle, and Lovers, as well as an Illinoisey treat from the man the P-fork news office affectionately calls Suf-jeezy.

With The Sound the Hare Heard, KRS continues their illustrious compilation tradition, highlighting big-name songsmiths, label luminaries, and Pac Northwest upstarts. What's more, according to KRS prez Slim Moon, the label hopes to put together a tour chock full of Hare Heard talent. Until those fateful dates arrive, feast yr eyes on this fashionable, double-LP-styled tracklist:

Side A:

01 Devin Davis: "When The Angels Lift Our Eyelids in the Morning"
02 Laura Veirs: "Cast a Hook in Me"
03 Sufjan Stevens: "Adlai Stevenson"
04 Thao Nguyen: "Feet Asleep"
05 Wooden Wand: "Bones for Doctor Swah"
06 Death Vessel: "Dancers All"

Side B:

07 Essie Jain: "Why"
08 Jeff Hanson: "Daylight"
09 Imaad Wasif: "Other Voices"
10 Great Lake Swimmers: "Where in the World Are You"
11 Owen McCarthy (of The Everyothers): "Stargazers Are Blind"

Side C:

12 Simone White: "The American War"
13 Nedelle: "Poor Little City Boy"
14 Southerly: "Dumbing Down"
15 Colin Meloy: "Lazy Little Ada"
16 Corrina Repp: "The Sound You Warn"

Side D:

17 The Moore Brothers: "Waves of Wonder"
18 Aliccia BB (of Slumber Party): "Best Friend Forever"
19 Danielle Howle: "Kill My Love For You"
20 Lauren Hoffman: "Another Song About the Darkness"
21 Lovers: "Honea"

2006 is set to be a huge year for Kill Rock Stars, with 48 releases scheduled for release in these 12 months. KRS and its artsy lil' sister label 5RC have gone on a serious signing spree of late, bringing a whopping ten new artists into the fold. According to Slim Moon, KRS just picked up Mary Timony, Wooden Wand and the Sky High Band (jeez, another Wooden Wand project?), Erase Errata, They Shoot Horses Don't They, Imaad Wasif (of alaska! and the Folk Implosion), and Mikamiko, while 5RC totally scored with Inca Ore, Knife Skills, Mick Barr (Orthrelm) and Zach Hill (Hella), and OCS. Put yr Google skillz to work and hear all these rad bands before your friends! Yes!

In addition, new discs from KRS vets Seconds, Anna Oxygen, Two Ton Boa, John Congleton of the pAper chAse, and Aliccia BB of Slumber Party, are all in the works. Whew.

And finally, KRS has at last revealed its designs on that big indie bacchanalia in the sky, South by Southwest. The Olympia-based label will dominate Thursday, March 16 with two star-studded soirees. How festive!

Here in the day:

03-16 Austin, TX - The Flamingo Cantina - Laura Veirs, Wooden Wand, Imaad Wasif, Comet Gain, Knife Skills, Spider and the Webs, Panther

Here in the night:

03-16 Austin, TX - Emo's Annex - The Gossip, Xiu Xiu, Erase Errata, Two Ton Boa, The Old Haunts, They Shoot Horses Don't They

Kill Rock Stars: http://www.killrockstars.com/
5RC: http://www.5rc.com