2008 is flying by and there's a ton of new releases heading your way. Lex have signed 2 new artists who you'll be hearing about soon. Meanwhile...
'ExitingARM' ALBUM & WEBSITE
As you may know the new Subtle studio album ExitingARM is out worldwide in just a couple of weeks. It's the final part of a trilogy of records that started out with A New White (2004), working towards For Hero : For Fool (2006), with missing links filled in by Wishingbone and Yell&Ice.
The band are also on tour this month in the US to bring this new work into the third dimension... Check their MySpace page for full tour dates.
Frontman Dose One has been creating a multi-layered website dedicated to the world and words behind ExitingARM. It's a constantly evolving landscape with new and bizarre scenes being added every week until the album's release. You really must check this out...
WWW.EXITINGARM.COM
Check out these online reviews from Drowned in Sound and Pitchfork: "Their new album highlights what's always been catchiest about Subtle's music: it's full of short, fast bangers that you can enjoy out of the corner of your ear. But scratch the surface, and you find something far gnarlier - the most intricate realization yet of the vision of frontman Doseone".
SHAPE OF BROAD MINDS
'OPR8R' FEAT. KHUJO GOODIE
Shape of Broad Minds are back with their latest single for which Jneiro Jarel has joined forces with Khujo Goodie (godfather of the Dirty South and Cee-Lo's Goodie Mob band mate) to give a taster of their full album out later this year on Lex.
Bonus tracks on both CD and 12" formats including Jneiro's snappy Colliepark Remix, plus additional remixes by Dr Who Dat?
Available to pre-order direct from the Lex Records online shop now and at many of your favorite online retailers. Release date is early next month worldwide.
CHECK COCAINEBLUNTS.COM TO HEAR THE FIRST TRACK 'GEORGIAVANIA' FROM THE FORTHCOMING KHUJO / JNEIRO ALBUM 'WILLIE ISZ' ON LEX.
The debut album by collaborators Gruff Rhys of Super Furry Animals and Boom Bip, is out now in shops and online worldwide. You can preview the album courtesy of IMEEM on the player below. Check their MySpace for forthcoming festival dates in Europe including Glastonbury and Sonar - US gig line-up coming soon.
NEON NEON SINGLE 'I LUST U'
7" PICTURE DISCS
The first ltd edition 12" picture discs from Neon Neon are now sold out but the single 'I Lust U' is still available as a 7" picture disc including a very retro remix on the B-Side by a band called Heartbreak who have just signed to Lex Records! More about that soon... Click HERE to order your copy or find it at iTunes / Bleep.
DAN LE SAC vs SCROOBIUS PIP
NEW SINGLE OUT NOW
Having released their debut single Thou Shalt Always Kill and follow up The Beat That My Heart Skipped on Lex Records last year, Dan Le Sac & Scroobius Pip have a new single and their debut album out on Sunday Best. They're also playing live dates up and down the country so check their MySpace for more info and click here for more info.
The absolutely insane cover image is by artist Jock Mooney who will be releasing a new book-shaped project on Lex in 2008.
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May 15th - 2008
Lex Artists
JNEIRO /MF DOOM FEATURED IN HOT UNDERGROUND HIP HOP POSTER
Illustrator Ques has created a poster of the stars of underground hip hop, featuring the likes of Madlib, John Robinson, RZA, Flying Lotus, J Dilla and Lex artists MF DOOM and Jneiro Jarel. Previously only available in Japan, You can now buy this direct from Turntable Lab.
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Digital
Almost all Lex music is available to download online as MP3s either through iTunes or Indie-centric digital music dealers such as Bleep
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MYSPACE/FACEBOOK
 If you're not already part of our ten thousand strong army of MySpace friends, we'd like you to join us. Get more regular news updates, previews, exclusive downloads and videos.
myspace.com/lexrecords
Lex Facebook group
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SUBTLE USA TOUR
MAY 2008
Subtle are on tour this month in the US. Here's the quick-look version but peep their MySpace for more info and full listings.
May 7 - San Francisco
May 9 - Portland
May 10 - Seattle
May 12 - Salt Lake City
May 13 - Denver
May 15 - Minneapolis
May 16 - Madison
May 17 - Chicago
May 19 - Toronto
May 20 - Montreal
May 21 - Cambridge
May 22 - JPhiladelphia
May 23 - New York
May 24 - Washington DC
May 26 - Atlanta
May 27 - Baton Rouge
May 28 - Austin
May 30 - Los Angeles
CHECK THEIR CURRENT VIDEO TOUR DIARY ON YOUTUBE. UPDATED EVERY MONDAY.
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The Lex Records online shop is open for business, fully stocked with all the latest Lex releases and accepting Credit Cards and Paypal. Check it out HERE:
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NOKIA MOBILE BLOG
ROYAL ARTIST CLUB
Lex Records have linked up with Nokia's music blogging site to serve up mini-features on places of interest and stupidity around the globe. Click below to see some recent NYC and London bulletins.
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