Contra Dance

By Rick Tyner of M-Theory Music

| Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010 | Updated 1:14 PM PDT

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Contra hit stores on Tuesday.

For a limited time only and exclusively at local independent record stores -- including M-Theory Music, Vampire Weekend's new Contra CD comes with a limited edition bonus CD that includes: (1) "Contramelt" A (2) "Contramelt" B and (3) "Cousinz" (Toy Selectah Mexmore Remix). The vinyl LP includes the bonus CD as well as an MP3 digital download of the album. This is the first big release of 2010. Expect many more.

Some hot recent releases:

Animal Collective: Fall Be Kind
Atlas Sound: Logos
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros: Up From Below
Neko Case: Middle Cyclone
Langhorne Slim: Be Set Free (good chance he'll be at M-Theory for an in-store performance Feb 8 before his Casbah show; stay tuned!)
Baroness: Blue Album
The XX: s/t
Spoon: Transference
Tegan and Sara: Sainthood
Grizzly Bear: Veckatimest

Get set for our first in-store performance of 2010! Langhorne Slim will be coming in on Feb. 8 before his Casbah show. Time still to be determined, but most likely at 6 p.m. Check out his new release, Be Set Free.