Barsuk is excited to present Yellow Ostrichâ''s The Mistress (Deluxe Edition), a 10th Anniversary reissue of the beloved debut, long out of print, and available now on yellow-with-black-splatter vinyl. Limited to 1,000 copies worldwide, each copy is prominently stickered touting its download code that includes the original 10-track album, plus 18 bonus tracks including the 2011 Barsuk bonus material, four previously unreleased b-sides, an early alternate version of the hit â''WHALEâ', plus 10 covers (recorded in 2010) of songs that inspired founder Alex Schaaf during the writing and recording of The Mistress: songs by Beach House, Jon Brion, Dirty Projectors, The National, Joanna Newsom, The Replacements, The Rural Alberta Advantage, The Tallest Man on Earth, Sharon Van Etten, and Yeasayer. I Think U Are Great WHALE Hate Me Soon Hold On Libraries Hahahaohhoho I’ll Run Campaign Mary Slow Paddle
Release date:
May 28, 2021
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