more from
Topshelf Records
We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Rose Main Reading Room

by Peel Dream Magazine

supported by
Robbie437
Robbie437 thumbnail
Robbie437 Incredibly catchy song. Video to accompany this not exactly sure how this ties in. Favorite track: Wish You Well.
IlsaJ
IlsaJ thumbnail
IlsaJ Bright and sparkly, primary colors. A sunny kitchen, painted in warm tones, an autumn walk with the sun on your back. It calls forth childhood memories, or perhaps wishful thinking of imagined childhood. Cozy, not 'small'. Favorite track: I Wasn't Made For War.
Mike Delejewski
Mike Delejewski thumbnail
Mike Delejewski Lots to love for fans of Stereolab and Broadcast. Well crafted and beautiful sounding. Listening with a pair of headphones is highly recommended. Olivia's voice is a superb fit.
the_brade_train
the_brade_train thumbnail
the_brade_train a perfect dreamy vibe record - warm and inviting, lots of little details all the way through to reward repeat listens. one of this year's best <3 Favorite track: Counting Sheep.
more...
/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card
    Download available in 24-bit/96kHz.

      $12 USD  or more

     

  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Open Edition Vinyl.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Rose Main Reading Room via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Download available in 24-bit/96kHz.
    ships out within 5 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      $26 USD or more 

     

  • Cassette + Digital Album

    White cassette with an obi strip!

    Includes unlimited streaming of Rose Main Reading Room via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Download available in 24-bit/96kHz.
    ships out within 5 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      $14 USD or more 

     

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    In a digipak with an obi.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Rose Main Reading Room via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Download available in 24-bit/96kHz.
    ships out within 5 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      $14 USD or more 

     

  • "Brownstone" Vinyl
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    1st press vinyl! Limited to 150 copies.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Rose Main Reading Room via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Download available in 24-bit/96kHz.

    Sold Out

  • "Jade" Vinyl
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    1st press gatefold vinyl! Limited to 150 copies.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Rose Main Reading Room via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Download available in 24-bit/96kHz.

    Sold Out

1.
Dawn 02:55
Greet the news in the morning Comb your hair, comb your hair wash your face Find your keys, find your keys grab your coat Lift the window sill, the stars have all gone Meet your grace, grab the rope and hold on Comb your hair, comb your hair wash your face Find your keys, find your keys grab your coat Lift the window sill, the stars have all gone
2.
Roosevelt Rotunda, Hall of Eastern Woodlands Central Park and Eighty First, Hall of Eastern Woodlands Lights get low the deeper we, Hall of gems and minerals Nineteen eighty three, Hall of gems and minerals Mark David Chapman shot his gun, Milstein Hall of Ocean Life He killed John Lennon, native son, Milstein Hall of Ocean Life Rocco barber cuts my hair, Upper West Side Chinese food Faded pictures on the wall, Upper West Side Chinese food Marshes lakes and ponds seashore, Paul and Irma Milstein Hall Marshes, birds of prey and more, Paul and Irma Milstein Hall Mark David Chapman shot his gun, Milstein Hall of Ocean Life He killed John Lennon, native sun, Milstein Hall of Ocean Life Walk through Rose Main Reading Room, Hall of Human Origins Pose with General Washington, Hall of Human Origins Seven hours I’ve been here, Audubon Society Autumn day will disappear, Audubon Society
3.
Oblast 03:37
Oblast, Oblast Pace so fast, ignore the past Discover Fire from the blast You could live for me, I could live for you We could live for we Today, Today Face to face, we run in place we We cut our nose to spite our face You could live for me, I could live for you We could live for we Oblast, Oblast From the womb, we build the tomb Discover fire from the boom
4.
I wish you were well Up and down the ladder, doesn’t really matter Just a bit of patter, you to me Get yourself piece, a brand new kill to feast I wish you were well Netherworld destroyer, leave it at the foyer I was sent to bore you, obviously Get yourself piece, a brand new kill to feast Top of the ladder, top of the day Top of the ladder, pry me away
5.
6.
Oh, running in place I move my legs but the background, it stays just the same Oh, off of my face Can’t keep my feet on the ground when I’m floating in space Oh, what a disgrace I press the buttons to see if they work just in case
7.
I was in wait for the train to the city and I was innately vain, what a pity and All of the the boys on my block were the kind that want War and glory, glory! I want you Shaking the sand from the box I was sleeping in I was innately mad for believing in All of my idols were always the ones who want War and glory, glory! I have you
8.
Arranger: Joseph Stevens Mastering Engineer: Alan Douches Engineer: Joseph Stevens Lyricist: N/A Mixer: Joseph Stevens Producer: Joseph Stevens Composers: Joseph Stevens Performers: Joseph Stevens: Drum Machine, Organ, Mallets, Synthesizer, Kalimba
9.
Once in the nighttime I woke and I let out a scream Oh, machine One in a lifetime I laughed and I cried, what a dream Oh, machine Mirrors inside, oh to live and to die! What’s it mean? Oh, machine Waking and sleeping, we come and we go, what a scene Oh, machine I spit and chew, and never stop From Neverland to Camelot, is it strange? It’s getting hot, I’m in effigy If I roll and stop, will it rescue me from the pain? Once I was kind, I was fooled, what a lie, now I’m mean Oh, machine Once I had something they stole out from under my seat Oh, machine Mirrors inside, oh to live and to die, what’s it mean? Oh, machine Waking and sleeping, we come and we go, what a scene Oh, machine
10.
Recital 03:39
Take the plastic off the trays of food Ladles napkins plates and plastic spoons There’s more chairs that we can always use We will have a big full room Lindsey is the first one who will play I sit right behind her every May She likes Grieg, Scarlotti and Green Day But we go to different schools Oh it’s a hot one, what would these hands do If they forgot? I rise when the teacher calls my name As they clap I smile back in shame I can smell the shampoo in her hair I can smell the month of May Oh sticky fingers, would you like me to play you a song? Oh these two fingers play a song on you From the beginning Touch the keys and make the piano sing Touch the keys it’s such a funny thing She likes Grieg, Scarlotti and Green Day Sit behind her every May
11.
12.
I can’t go back, four leaf clover I would change a million things about myself, but how? You know how lucky you are? I kiss the ground, four leaf clover Roll the die, I kiss your eye, tell me something true You know how lucky you are?
13.
Lie in the Gutter, stare at the stars Garlic and Butter, Venus and Mars This moment is fleeting, your body is leaving Just kiss me right here as I am The world is defeating, but I’m busy reading The patterns, the constellation Mind in the gutter, dreams down the drain Clean up the clutter, before it rains You’re taking a beating, you’re desperately needing A moment of cosmic relief All we discover, look out there with me Lie in the Gutter, stare at the stars Millions of light years, all of them ours A fountain of wisdom, a kink in the system Essential to all our belief Lie in the gutter, and stare up there with me
14.
Ocean Life 03:55
Distant Conversations, cold winds are blowing Roads and petrol stations, mountains are snowing Out there, far away from here At the base of the ocean floor Look down as far as we can see But we know that there’s always more
15.
Stop counting sheep, don't worry Go back to sleep, don't worry Those days back then, don't worry That was pretend, don't worry

about

Rose Main Reading Room, the fourth full length by Peel Dream Magazine, is a lush, inviting headphones record; the kind of album made to accompany city bus rides and rainy-day solo trips to accidental destinations. The band, whose name nods to the BBC Radio 1 legend John Peel — arbiter of all things underground, quality, and (it must be said) "cool" — has since its inception been a genre-hopping experiment, jumping from motorik krautrock to shoegaze and space age pop, and their newest work is a perfect starting point for the uninitiated, beckoning toward a newfound romance and nostalgia with their catchiest collection of songs to date.

Set to the backdrop of New York City and its towering landmarks — The American Museum of Natural History, Grand Central Station, and the like — songwriter Joseph Stevens weaves personal stories into the wider fabric of the natural world, touching on themes of instinct, animality, and evolution. On tracks such as “Central Park West” and “Migratory Patterns,” Stevens and his principal contributors, vocalist Olivia Babuka Black and multi-instrumentalist Ian Gibbs, evoke a woodland sound palette juxtaposed against drones and various electronics, like on side one closer “Gems and Minerals.”

Pre-release singles “Wish You Well” and “Lie In the Gutter” conjure the driving feel of the band’s earlier output, which often draws comparisons to Stereolab and Yo La Tengo, while songs like “Dawn” revel in arpeggiating woodwinds and mallets, recalling the wide-eyed contemporary classical of Steve Reich and Sufjan Stevens. Rose Main Reading Room also touches on Y2K indie pop nostalgia by incorporating breakbeats and acoustic guitar-driven ear candy, as heard on tracks like “Counting Sheep” and “Four Leaf Clover”.

Across its fifteen songs, Rose Main Reading Room ultimately proposes a world of marvels and compelling complexity: “Oblast” cheekily prods at mutually assured destruction; “Ocean Life” explores the infiniteness within ourselves; while “R.I.P. (Running in Place)” unpacks an all too familiar stagnation. It’s all part of, and crucial to, Rose Main Reading Room’s transportive power, ever reaching for the wonder and magic of the world we live in.

credits

released September 4, 2024

Producer: Joseph Stevens
Co-Production: Ian Gibbs
Mixer on all tracks except "Migratory Patterns": Joseph Stevens
Mixer on "Migratory Patterns": Omar Yakar
Mastering Engineer: Alan Douches
Cover artist: Liz Moser
Composer: Joseph Stevens
Performers: Joseph Stevens, Olivia Bubaka Black, Ian Gibbs, Lu Coy, Lina Tullgren

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Peel Dream Magazine Los Angeles, California

Press Inquiries: tyler@topshelfrecords.com

Management: daniel@forcefieldpr.com

US Booking: mahmood@concertedefforts.com

UK/EU Booking: graham@atc-live.com

Band: Peeldreammagazine@gmail.com
... more

shows

contact / help

Contact Peel Dream Magazine

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Peel Dream Magazine, you may also like:

  翻译: