For Against C/D, S/D

no more new material, apparently

http://www.sicmagazine.net/articles/1281/interview-jeff-runnings-from-for-against

Great interview. Kind of a downer tone to the whole thing not just that announcement, though.

xpost: Thanks for that link, Ned. Would love to see proper reissues of that stuff. But I'll take what I can get in the meantime.

One listen to Shelf Life and I have to say yes to the person upthread that said it's a good starting point for where they would go with Coalesced.

However, I got to the last track ('Seascape') and let out a small squeal when I realized it's a cover of the Tracey Thorn song! And a good one, too!

i guess it shouldn't surprise me that drinking played a significant part in his music, there is a strong vibe of dependence running through a lot of his latterday lyrics

it would be a damn shame if runnings didn't do a solo record at some point. someone needs to lean on him a bit

box is up for preorder

http://capturedtracks.com/catalog/store/ct-167-168-169-for-against-box-set/

That price tag, oof!

looks like IPR have reissued 'shelflife' digitally, hopefully more to follow

hopes rewarded, masons c.l. & aperture now back in print digitally

Nice!

Meantime:

http://www.amazon.com/Shelf-Life-For-Against/dp/B000005LBI/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpi_9

Audio CD, 1997 -- New: $1,342.94 Used: $74.92

Hooray oh wait

There's two at that price!

One in Texas, one in Japan.

That's just about as hilarious and awesome as I could hope for.

This was very fun/satisfying to write:

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18980-for-against-box-set/

nice one

Great read Ned. I love that Captured Tracks is doing such great work reissuing all of this stuff, but I do wish they'd do an occassional CD release for these box sets too.

The CD versions were already out on Words on Music so this is more exactly for the vinyl crowd.

the song Coalesced. now that is how you write a fucking coda.

The CD versions were already out on Words on Music so this is more exactly for the vinyl crowd.

Gotcha! Thanks for clarifying. I guess I was assuming again based on the Cleaners From Venus sets. Or are those out on CD somewhere too?

new material forthcoming in the form of a runnings solo record

http://lazy-i.com/2015/01/jeff-runnings-for-against-signs-to-saint-marie-new-album-in-late-summer/

It's out now! And really good. All my moody gay summer anthems are on here. It's basically what you'd expect a Harry Dingman-less For Against album to sound like in 2016, but also something of a departure. If, like me, you love Bob Mould's Modulate...

Also Runnings has a way of writing lyrics where you can't tell if he's singing about relationship troubles or just honoring the other person's layers of unknowability. He's recently married I seem to recall.

Quick note that a PledgeMusic campaign to get the 90s albums back in print is at 99% with just a couple of days to go.

https://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/foragainst

Filled in a corner by ordering the repress of _Shelf Life_ on CD, the one album I've never physically owned. So hey, help 'em out if you can!

Quick addition that they made their goal so these will be coming along.

got those 90s reissues in the mail today -- sounding great :)