Cue weekly mantra: As we’ve pointed out over the past few weeks (rather broken record-like) one of the happy coincidences of being The Record Store Day Blog For 2011 is that we’re afforded the opportunity to underscore one of our main themes—namely that vinyl is a contemporary medium which is thriving and more vital than it has been in some time—DJ’s, purists, and collectors notwithstanding.
So, to that end, we’re spending the next eleven weeks straight putting records into the hands of TVD readers as we count down to April 16, 2011—Record Store Day. We’ll have a giveaway for you each and every Tuesday as well as sporadic surprises throughout the forthcoming weeks.
Is it week seven already for these? Where does the time go, hm? While you’re pondering that big picture, consider this week’s giveaway—Akron/Family’s “Akron/Family II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT” on which Pitchfork slapped a hearty 7.9 rating which, depending on how you feel about the ‘fork, tells its own tale.
“Akron/Family II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT is a curious collage . . . but its eclecticism ends up being one of its greatest assets. Organic and jubilant, it successfully weaves psych, world, rock, and folk traditions into something new and endlessly compelling” Pitchfork gushed.
Ready to call this one yours? Here’s how you do it:
The rules can’t be any easier to enter our Eleven Weeks of Record Store Day Vinyl Giveaways: simply leave us a comment in the comments section to the contest letting us know why you deserve to win that particular LP. Be creative, funny, incisive—whatever it takes to grab our attention.
Winners of our Tuesday giveaways will be notified upon the launch of the next giveaway and must have a mailing address within the US and Canada.
