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SECOND MOTION NEWS


 June 28th 2010
Tommy Keene Retrospective Pre-Order!
 
 
TOMMY KEENE TO RELEASE CAREER RETROSPECTIVE ON JULY 13th & TOUR DATES!
PRE-ORDER NOW AND GET:
Tommy Keene You Hear Me: Retrospective 1983-2009 2xCDshipped by streetdate July 13th.  
- Immediate download of all 41 Tracks (see tracklisting below)as well as a pdf of the original booklet proof with liner notes and info on the songs.
- an EXCLUSIVE 10-song digital only 'bonus disc' of early demos and unreleased songs not on the 2xCD retrospective including: a 1982 demo of "Nothing is Grey"; "Fall Down Too" an unreleased track from the 1984 T-Bone Burnett/Don Dixon album and "Love Is Dangerous/Brad's Boogie" live from Campbell University 1996. Full tracklisting below, this digital only 10-song collection is available only with this pre-order.
(click on album cover to pre-order)
In 1984, the pop-rock world changed forever, as a six-song platter of pop perfection titled Places That Are Gone (Dolphin) put Tommy Keene onto the CMJ charts and atop the Village Voice EP of the Year poll. Blatantly romantic, unapologetically melodic, bittersweet but absolutely invigorating, it was the sort of record that you could put on before you went out on a Saturday night, or sit around and mope to if you didn’t feel like facing the world. It still stands as a powerful statement, not only establishing Tommy as a unique singer-songwriter, but also as a guitarist with a sound as distinctive as Pete Townshend or Johnny Marr.
From 1983-2009 Keene has released 9 albums, 4 EPs and 3 Compilations/Live releases including 2009’s critically acclaimed “In The Late Bright” (Second Motion) which continued to establish Keene as one of the critically acclaimed (and commercially ignored) power-pop singer-songwriters of our time.
For the very first time in his amazing 27 year career, a retrospective of Keene’s finest work can be found in one place. “Tommy Keene You Hear Me” is a stunning and near perfect collection of tracks that is a must-have for the hard-core fans as well as first-time buyers to introduce them to Keene’s craft.
This 41-song collection of perfectly crafted tunes contains the classics: “Places That Are Gone,” “My Mother Looked Like Marilyn Monroe,” “Love Is A Dangerous Thing,” “Compromise,” “Warren In The ‘60s”, all with glorious melodies, indelible hooks and note-perfect guitar solos ideal for radio. The collection also includes some rare or unreleased tracks such as a T-Bone Burnett/Don Dixon produced “Gold Town”, the unreleased “Don’t Sleep In The Daytime”, a guest appearance co-written by Jules Shear on “When Our Vows Break”, a live version of “Long Time Missing”, acoustic version of “Black & White New York” and cover versions of Lou Reed’s “Kill Your Songs” and the 20/20 cover of “Leaving Your World Behind.”
Tommy himself admits his stuff isn’t groundbreaking. “It’s just fun,” he once said. “It’s good music and good songs.” Uh, yeah.. that’s an understatement
AND Tommy will be touring in September with a full band playing shows that will feature for the very first time the album Songs From The Film preformed in it's entirety along with other selections from the new retrospective!
 
Sept 8-Milwaukee WI-Shank Hal
Sept 9- Chicago IL-Schuba's
Sept 16-Pittsburgh-Club Cafe
Sept 17-Washington DC-930 Club
Sept 18. Bordentown NJ-The Record Collector
Sept 22-Los Angeles CA-Spaceland
Sept 24- San Francisco CA-The Hemlock Tavern
 
TRACKLISTING:
 
CD1
Back To Zero Now
Mr. Roland
Baby Face
Back Again
Safe In The Light
Gold Town
Places That Are Gone
Paper Words and Lies
Kill Your Sons
Call On Me
My Mother Looked Like Marllyn Monroe
Underworld
Astronomy
Run Now
Nothing Can Change You
This Could Be Fiction
Based on Happy Times
When Our Vows Break
Highwire Days
Don’t Sleep In The Daytime
A Way Out
 
CD2:
Love Is a Dangerous Thing
Driving Into The Sun
Down, Down, Down
No One In This City
Turning On Blue
Your Heart Beats Alone
SIlent Town
Good Thing Going
Compromise
Long Time Missing (Live)
The World Outside
Never Really Been Gone
Big Blue Sky
Black & White New York (Acoustic)
Warren In The 60's
Lives Become Lies
A Secret Life of Stories
Save This Harmony
Tomorrow’s Gone Tonight
Leaving Your World Behind  
 
(go to main Artist page and click on second album image to sample all 2xCD album tracks)
 
Bonus 10-Track Digital Only Album (exclusive to pre-orders ONLY)
 
Places That Are Gone (alt mix by Bill Wittman from Songs From The Film
Nothing Is Grey (demo 1982)
Stuck On A Ship (Demo 1983 from Dolphin Places That Are Gone EP)
Fall Down Too (Unreleased track from T-Bone/Don Dixon album recorded July 1984
All Your Love Will Stay (Home Demo 1999)
Eyes of Youth (Home Demo 1999)
Never Really Been Gone (Live in Chicago 1998)
Call One Me (Live at Campbell University NC - 1996)
Compromise (Live at Campbell University NC - 1996)
Love Is A Dangerous Thing / Brad's Boogie (Live at Campbell University NC - 1996)
 
 
 
 
 
Noctorum 2nd Album "Offer The Light" now available!
 
 
Second Motion turns 21!
We can finally buy our own alcohol!
 
(click on album to hear streams of the album)
 
Second Motion celebrates it's 21st Release with Noctorum's "Offer The Light" finally available here for the first time in a new digi-pak format! Buy the CD anytime between now and July 13th for only $9.99!
 
This collaboration between Marty Willson-Piper from atmospheric mood makers the church and producer/multi instrumentalist Dare Mason re-released through In Deep Recordings and Second Motion Records on June 1st 2010; the follow up to their acclaimed first album, 2003’sSpark’s Lane.
 
Starting in one world and finishing in another, visiting different worlds on the way, Offer The Light is an album is an experience in both eclecticism and masterful recording. With a roll call of multi talented musicians too many to mention here, Noctorum’s multi genre universe has no boundaries, only keys to turn and doors to open. Poignant lyrics over soft melodious guitars and acid devious characters stalk pounding beats; it’s like listening to a compilation album of different bands with different ideas only the members are the same. 
The deeper you dig into Noctorum’s world the more unpredictable it gets. Stay with it.
The band is currently finishing up their third album set to release in early 2011.
 
 
 
FINGER: Still In Boxes (1990-1994)
 
 
Introducing the best band you may have never heard:
 
     FINGER
 
FINGER was a guitar-driven rock band from Raleigh, NC active in the first half of the 90’s evoking the musical styles and inspiration of The Rolling Stones, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Johnny Thunders, and The Dream Syndicate.
 
Well-crafted and catchy, their songs were built on the melodic guitar interplay between Ricky Hicks and Brad Rice as the two also alternated lead vocals. The band also benefitted from backing and occasionally lead vocals from drummer John Howie who, with Jon Singletary on bass, provided a solid foundation for their no-nonsense, unpretentious rock and roll.
 
FINGER’s first 7” single “Everywhere” b/w “The Awful Truth” (which both appear here) was one of Merge Records earliest releases (MRG012) and was recently garnered one of their best by Ryan Adam’s in his forward to the novel “Our Noise: The Story of Merge Records” celebrating the label’s 20th Anniversary.
 
Throughout the early 90’s FINGER gained some additional exposure and recognition with regular shows along the East coast and Midwest including support spots for Nirvana, Dinosaur Jr, Soul Asylum, Uncle Tupelo, My Bloody Valentine, Buffalo Tom, Lemonheads, Bash & Pop, among others.
 
this 21-track collection features that early Merge single "Everywhere" and the b-side "The Awful Truth" as well as never before released tracks on CD such as "Wedding Boots", "Wages", "Queen Of The Blues" as well as classic cover songs from The Kink's "Good Girls Don't" and Soft Cell's "Tainted Love".  The hidden gem of this collection has to be the 7" b-side of "Hey Benny" which features the band rockin an air guitar instrumental over a series of prank phone calls to Benny.. this is a must hear.  
 
You can sample all of the tracks, including "Hey Benny" from the album by clicking on the album cover above.  Trust us you want to do it, its worth it!
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RECENTLY ADDED TO THE SECOND MOTION SITE

 
Thanks for staying patient as we are slowly rebuilding our website and webstore.  Back in the store and available now are the following items:

STEVE KILBEY remastered: Earthed, Unearthed, Remindlessness, The Slow Crack, Narcosis + EP andDabble are finally available individually.. as well as monsters n mirages (limited edition 8-CD box Set) includes two discs exclusive to the box (Freaky Conclusions & Artifacts)
 
the churchBack With Two Beasts (remastered cover), Operetta EP, Shriek Soundtrack (remastered), 
 
Bettie Serveert: Autographed photo and CD of Pharmacy of Love which includes digital-only EP Deny Allwith three exclusive tracks. We have very few of these left so grab them ASAP!
 
Adam Franklin & Bolts of Melody: new album I Could Sleep For A Thousand Years available as a discounted bundle, or also on CD, limited 180g LP Vinyl or digital download. 
 
we will be updating streams and digital downloads in the next week or so as well as the rest of the leftover merch from the church's 30th anniversary tour, including Starfish T-shirts, Peter Koppes (Retrospective), Tin Mine, Refo:Mation, Jammed, Steve Kilbey Live DVD, Isidore and more.. keep checking back.
COMING SOON
the church's Deadman's Hand EP along with 30th Anniversary Program for the North American Tour (Collector's Item) and 30th Anniversary T-Shirt.
 
sorry for the continued delays, we have been working on some issues regarding shipping on our new website and wanted to be 100% sure this was fixed before we unload the long awaited EP, Program and T-shirt deal to you, its only days away! we think we fixed the problem today.
 
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