POMEGRANATES debut record, Everything Is Alive hit the streets on Tuesday, May 13th!!
Album is available at your local record store and on iTunes!!

“Cincinnati-based quartet, Pomegranates, work a fine blend of pop rock, or as the boys call it, ‘art pop.’ Drawing on influences like The Beach Boys and The Kinks, the bands debut full length, Everything Is Alive, is a 10-track recording that’s as timeless as it is fresh. From start to finish, the album is, simply put, a delight.”
-Lujo Records

“The comparisons to early Modest Mouse are pretty spot-on so long as thats not the last word. Pomegranates sonic template is much wider, their pop, poppier.”
-KEXP Blog

Stream the entire album from the fancy ECARD !!

Listen to MP3s!
Thunder Meadow
Whom/Who

Visit Poms on MySpace!!

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11 Mar 2008 Lujo Records doesn’t stop. Here is info on some notable new releases as well as current releases you should check out. (Also, note these artists’ tour schedules & catch them live!)

POMEGRANATES Everything Is Alive - Available Now!

Pomegranates’ Everything Is Alive is available now exclusively from Lujorecords.com! Go get it, go get it! It’s really amazing!! Here is some info:
After self-releasing critically acclaimed EP Two Eyes, the boys put together a record..and a highly anticipated record at that. Everything Is Alive is the band’s debut full length and is pure pop ecstasy from start to finish. Drawing from influences like The Beach Boys and The Kinks, Everything Is Alive is as timeless as it is Modern. Melodic guitar lines, gusto vocals, unorthodox song structures.. and comparisons to early Modest Mouse. This is what KEXP’s blog had to say about the boys: “The comparisons to early Modest Mouse are pretty spot-on so long as that’s not the last word. Pomegranates’ sonic template is much wider, their pop, poppier.”

And be sure to check out their brand new video for “Whom/Who”:

AND the sample track for “Thunder Meadow” here!

NEW ALBUMS – In Stores! Head on down to your fave mom and pop record shop to pick up your very own copies of the new records from THE OUT_CIRCUIT, DEATH HOUSE CHAPLAIN, and LOOK MEXICO! Audio teasers are available for your listening pleasure in the media section of Lujorecords.com. For more on these new records, see below!

LOOK MEXICO - New release and new video!

As the title suggests, The Crucial Collection is a compilation of just about everything that the band has released…save for their recent debut full-length This Is Animal Music (also available from Lujo). Fourteen songs to round out your LOOK MEXICO catalog, including the remixed and remastered The Crucial EP, the remastered So Byzantine EP, two tracks from the Japanese release of Animal Music, cover songs and exclusive b-sides you won’t find anywhere else. Pick up your copy here and watch out for for a split 7-inch (on Suburban Home Records) with bosom buddies Fake Problems and a vinyl version of This is Animal Music (on Good Friends Records) both of which will be available from our webstore soon! Click here to hear the song “Guys I Need A Helicopter” from The Crucial Collection!

OH! And be positively sure to check out their new animated video for “You Come Into My House While I Sleep” off their full length This Is Animal Music illustrated by our very own Joshua Mikel of Look Mexico! It will blow your mind, promise!

THE OUT_CIRCUIT Pierce the Empire With a Sound

The Out_Circuit makes music in reference to a state of mind. On their debut record, Burn Your Scripts, Boys, that state of mind was mellow, moody and atmospheric. For the band’s sophomore effort, Pierce the Empire With A Sound, Nathan Burke holds to the bracing-yet-beautiful instrumental melodies that Burn Your Scripts was noted for, but builds on those, positioning them opposite a heavier sound actualized by occasionally screamy vocals and a driving rhythm section. Collaborations with Dustin Kensrue (Thrice), Sean Ingram (Coalesce), Rachel Burke (Beauty Pill), as well as members of Roadside Monument, The Epochs, Haram, and more are only appropriate here. Pierce the Empire With A Sound was mixed by Teppei from Thrice and offers you that rare space where darkness and beauty collide.

Click here to hear “Across the Light” from the album.

DEATH HOUSE CHAPLAIN Of Asthma

Like a good slap in the face comes the sophomore effort and Lujo debut record from Los Angeles trio, DEATH HOUSE CHAPLAIN. Front man Matt Holl pounds out the guitar licks and unrefined vocals in a way that’ll make you wonder what that crap on the radio is you’ve been listening to. Available exclusively for pre-order before it’s March release date, Of Asthma, is an absolute must for fans of US Maple, The Cure and -dare I say- The White Stripes? Oh yes I do! I dare!

Click here to hear the song “Until No Carp” from the album.

TOUR DATES

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Got this from my friends over at Lujo today. Good stuff coming out next month!!

POMEGRANATES and DEATH HOUSE CHAPLAIN - Pre-Order New Records Today!

Like a good slap in the face comes the sophomore effort and Lujo debut record from Los Angeles trio, Death House Chaplain. Front man Matt Holl pounds out the guitar licks and unrefined vocals in a way that’ll make you wonder what that crap on the radio is you’ve been listening to. Available exclusively for pre-order before it’s March release date, Of Asthma, is an absolute must for fans of US Maple, The Cure and -dare I say- The White Stripes? Oh yes I do! I dare! Available NOW exclusively through Lujo Records and worldwide March 11!

What? You haven’t heard that Pomegranates are good for you? After self-releasing critically acclaimed EP Two Eyes, the boys put together a record.. and a highly anticipated record at that. Everything Is Alive is the band’s debut full length and is pure pop ecstasy from start to finish. Drawing from influences like The Beach Boys and The Kinks, Everything Is Alive is as timeless as it is Modern. Melodic guitar lines, gusto vocals, unorthodox song structures.. and comparisons to early Modest Mouse… what more could a kid want? A nationwide tour? You got it! Available NOW exclusively through Lujo Records and worldwide in May!

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The Indie Review
By Sean Duregger
February 7, 2008

Artist: Mouse Fire
Album: Wooden Teeth
Rating:

2007 was a great year for music. It was an even greater year for Lujo Records, who placed themselves on the map with some great bands: Look Mexico, The Dark Romantics, Pomegranates, The Out_Circuit (most of these bands I still need to play/review!). One of the strongest releases on Lujo Records came right after Look Mexico. Mouse Fire’s debut, Wooden Teeth, came onto the scene turning heads of music fans left and right. Their addictive hooks and creative riffs are enough to make any coinsure of fine music wet his/her pants. Their style is in the same vein as Cursive or Minus the Bear, but a bit more catchy. These songs will stick in your brain.

Wooden Teeth is definitely the result of a band that is passionate about what they do. Every song seems to be meticulously crafted and are not the result of a band throwing ideas together. Each song stands on it’s own as original and not a carbon copy of other songs on the album.

Lujo Records is building an extremely strong roster, but Mouse Fire stand out in front as one of the most innovative bands on this respected label.

Stand Out Tracks:

“This is How I Throw My Slider”
“To Celebrate a Suicide”
“Chicago Ain’t The Answer”

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