As 2008 draws to a close, many of us are compiling our best of lists. One label that seems to be popping up frequently is Western Vinyl. Based out of Austin, TX the label has an ear for stunning, stark, experimental beauty. Western Vinyl has launched some truly amazing bands over the years, including Dirty Projectors. 2008 may have been the strongest yet for the label, as they travelled from the elegant post-chamber rock of Balmorhea, the psychedelic bliss of Tetuzi Akiyama, the hauting soulful musical interplays of Callers, and closed off the year with J. Tillman’s much revered effort, Vacilando Territory Blues.

We hope to see the label expand its already diverse catalog in 2009, and if the first release is any indication, the months ahead will only see the label win over more fans. Here We Go Magic, S/T, is the newest recording from Brooklyn’s Luke Temple. Sounding like Paul Simon playing with his favorite analog gear, in a long lost attic, Here We Go Magic presents plenty of warm weirdness coupled with one of the most acclaimed voices in indie today.

Balmorhea
“San Solomon” (mp3)
from “Rivers Arms”
(Western Vinyl)

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J. Tillman
“Steel on Steel” (mp3)
from “Vacilando Territory Blues”
(Western Vinyl)

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The Dirty Projectors
“Winter Is Here” (mp3)
from “The Glad Fact”
(Western Vinyl)

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Callers
“More Than Right” (mp3)
from “Fortune”
(Western Vinyl)

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Burd Early
“Driftwood” (mp3)
from “Magnet Mountain”
(Western Vinyl)

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