SO HIGH ON EMBOSSING RIGHT NOW: Sara of the Hometapes Musical Record, Compact Disc and Tape Company swung by today with a stack of Megafaun LPs. Wow. Blown away. Can’t say much more. The album comes out on September 20th, and I’ve listened to it, say, a 555 times this summer. So good.

Get a load of the embossing on that cover! It turned out incredible on the reverse board paper and super crisp black plate logo. Best thing I’ve seen all week. Might not be the best shot of it up above. Too excited to get it right. Too high on embossing plateaus. We assure you, it’s just the right amount.

Bravo, Hometapes! Bravo, Megafaun!

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I HAD TO WAIT FOR LEIGH TO SAY IT FIRST: Women. You can’t live with ‘em, and you can’t live without ‘em. And you can’t talk about Scrabble victories over them. The basics, right? Women are from Venus, and men are from Uranus…

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ON THE PLAYER:

01. Megafaun - Megafaun
02. Polyphonic Spree - Together We’re Heavy
03. Sebadoh - Bakesale Super Edition
04. Misterheavenly - Out of Love
05. Mogwai - Earth Division EP
06. Fruit Bats - Tripper
07. Sweet Apple - Love & Desperation