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Celebrate with us by checking out this traditional New Year’s song that The Points North just recorded at the Grinding Tapes House!

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Here is an excellent unreleased cover of the Magnetic Fields’ “Come Back from San Francisco” by Grinding Tapes artist The Points North:

And for those of you looking to compare, here is the original by Stephin Merritt & co. from 1999’s 69 Love Songs:

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Phosphorescent is an overlooked artist to begin with. Being on the very new and exciting Dead Oceans label did help that fact a little bit, and he got some decent press for 2007’s Pride. But this album, 2005’s Aw Come Aw Wry is certainly a disregarded nugget which brings this music lover much joy.

Cut from the same cloth as country tinged folk artists as Bonnie “Prince” Billy or Damien Jurado, Matthew Houck (the man behind the magic) also incorporates recurring themes and some orchestration (horns, piano, accordion, and slide guitar) into his music. The result is a soothing yet provocative blend of beauty and balladry.

Organic, authentic, haunting, heartfelt and fun, this album is really something to behold. Whilst maybe not as immaculately produced as Pride (which I also suggest checking out), Aw Come Aw Wry really has something going on that just keeps on bringing me back. It may or may not have something to do with the repeated utterance of the albums title on three of the album’s tracks.

If you already enjoy the stylings of the one they call Phosphorescent, and are looking for something else juicy to chew on, why not try Grinding Tapes’ very own The Points North, who’s new album I Saw Across the Sound came out earlier this month. Similarly tuneful, haunting and beautiful, these lovely folks from Boston’s Jamaica Plain are certainly going to be considered classic, but will not be lost if you simply take a minute to listen.

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Hi everyone! We are very excited about the Grinding Tapes showcase that is happening at The Middle East tonight! Here are the bands on the bill, all of which were hand-selected by Grinding Tapes:

Manners
The Points North
tiny mtns (Elijah Wyman)
Dreamtigers

Here are all the details:

Sunday, August 23, 2009, 8pm
The Middle East Upstairs
472 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA
$9, 18+

He truly hope to see you there!

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Thanks so much to everyone who made it out last night to our nearly-sold-out show at Club Passim!  Here are some videos for those of you who missed it.

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Jamaica Plain’s Whitehaus Family Record label is holding a pretty awesome show tonight.  Included on a bill of six bands are Mr. Sister, The Points North, and The Woodrow Wilsons.  Don’t miss it!

Here’s The Points North’s “Nut Island”, which is from their forthcoming album.

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The Points North have finished up recording their new album, Saw Across the Sound at Liberation Studios in Worcester, MA and are mixing it this weekend.  Check out these pictures from their sessions!

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The Points North have posted a new song called “Nut Island” on their MySpace page.  It’s a cut from their forthcoming album, Saw Across The Sound, which will be released on vinyl on Grinding Tapes this autumn.

“Nut Island” is a stripped-down slow-burner, characteristic of TPN’s unique approach to folk music.  However, the songs’s accessible melody and hushed charisma help distinguish it as one of TPN’s best songs to date.

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