Feliz año Double Negative diehards. I realize it’s a bit late but at least we didn’t say Happy Holidays. Perhaps you thought we had fallen asleep around here but I assure you that Double Negative land has been quietly abuzz with activity.

First of all, we’re happy to report that The Death of a Party is finally releasing their long-awaited debut full-length album. Entitled The Rise and Fall of Scarlet City, we’re planning for a May 22nd release date. We know it’s taken awhile but it will be worth the wait. Keep checking back here for more information and eventually we’ll toss up a few mp3 files for you to sample. Also, watch for Death of a Party tour dates coming to a town near you. The band is currently planning two tours – a short West Coast jaunt in May and a longer national outing in June. Hit the band up on myspace or something if you can hook them up with some good spots to play. In the meantime, Death of a Party has been invited to take part in the 2007 Noise Pop Festival. They’ll be opening up for Autolux (one of our favorite bands). Check the shows page for details.

In other exciting news, The Fucking Ocean album is out and being met with overwhelming approval. Since its November release, it’s been selling like hotcakes and getting airplay from disgruntled college radio DJs across the nation. If you haven’t got yourself a copy, you can order it directly from this website or by walking down to your local record shop. If they don’t have it in stock, ask them nicely to order it from the fine folks at Revolver.

Current shows for The Death of a Party and The Fucking Ocean have been posted on our shows page. The Fucking Ocean also plans on touring this spring, so keep checking back for more details.

Basically, just keep checking back all the time. It’s an insane party here and you don’t want to miss a moment, do you? And buy some stuff while you’re here.