theory 8 is proud to announce the release of our very first 7 inch vinyl release, Gorilla Man by Caitlin Rose.

The 7 inch will be available for purchase on July 22nd.

Tracklisting:

Side A: Shotgun Wedding & Gorilla Man Pt. 1

Side B: Answer in One of These Bottles & Gorilla Man Pt. 2

There are a number of reasons why this 7 inch is special.

Let's discuss:

1. This 7 inch contains four songs by Caitlin. Most 7 inches only contain two.

2. If you purchase this 7 inch and don't have a record player, no worries. Each purchase comes with a FREE digital download coupon so you can put these killer tracks on your iPod or Sony Walkman or whatever.

Not owning a record player is no excuse not to buy!

3. This 7 inch is LIMITED EDITION. We only pressed a small amount and once they are gone, they are gone forever. Don't wait.

4. Shotgun Wedding on Side A is actually a PREVIEW of Caitlin's new LP featuring the same song from the Dead Flowers EP, only beefed up with full band instrumentation. It's killa.

5. Two tracks, Gorilla Man Pt.1 and Answers... are more full band versions of her all ready classic cuts from her EP. They have been reworked and sound amazing. The only way you'll hear these versions is on this 7 inch.

6. The final track, Gorilla Man Pt. 2 is an EXCLUSIVE Caitlin song specifically written for the 7 inch. You will not find it released on any of her other albums.

7. The cover design was executed by Alex Pearson at Family Tree Design. He made it look swell.

8. Thanks to Jeremy Ferguson at Battletapes for making it sound like it's supposed it. Swell.

Check out the review of Dead Flowers,Caitlin's last EP, in the July issue of American Songwriter Magazine...

"Much has been surmised about what attendance at Loretta Lynn's first teenaged performance might have entailed. Caitlin Rose's Dead Flowers seems answer the question, once and for all. Rose unflinchingly tackles the timeless topics of teenage pregnancy and primate love with an enthusiasm that is, if not completely infectious, to be admired. Singing in an alto at once pure yet deliciously tainted by MySpace and high school ("I make music because I hate homework," she famously opines), Rose manages to infuse such barn burners as "Shotgun Wedding" and "Gorilla Man" with the kind of brio that tends to get ProTooled out of most modern country albums and lovingly delivers a poignantly flat version of the eponymous Stones cover that is enormously effective in a patently 21st century way."

» posted June 26th, 2008 - ∞