We only have a few copies of the Car Commercials LP left (both the regular and the limited edition), though most of the fine establishments that are stocking it should still have it available (see our ‘Ordering information’ page).

Cenotaph will be relocating once again in August so there will be no new release activity until at least then. Apologies for the slow release schedule but real life takes over sometimes!!

Thanks!

JWF

Tuesday, May 13th, Columbus, Ohio, Legion of Doom, 1579 Indianola Ave. w/ TBA.

Wednesday, May 14th, Pittsburgh, PA, 3206 Kennett Square w/ The Belly of the Whale, Tusk Lord

Thursday, May 15th, Philadelphia, PA, 2037 Frankford Avenue (Fishtown) (enter around back on Sepviva Street.) w/ Eichen Oaks, Geoff Bucknam and Rosali Middleman, Eric Carbonara and Brooke Sietinsons.

The show is at Gooski’s in Pittsburgh on Friday, 9 May, and begins at 10 PM.  Also playing is Harangue, Onodrim and Tusk Lord.

Sorry for the short notice but I wish I could be there… I am there in spirit.

May 24 – Philadelphia @ Lowest Fidelity (w/King Darves and Serpents of Wisdom)
May 26 – New York City @ Cake Shop (w/King Darves and Pumice)
May 30 – Portland, ME @ Strange Maine (w/King Darves and Pumice)

Also, there are still some limited copies of the LP available to order.

Also we currently have a limited number of the special edition with handmade covers available for pre-order. These are only available here and will be sent on a first-come, first-serve basis, so get on the waiting list now.

Over the new few weeks the record should also be available from the following sources:

USA: Eclipse, Forced Exposure, Fusetron, S-S Records, Soft Abuse, Time-Lag, Tomentosa
Canada: Scratch
Europe: Conspiracy, Ikuisuus, Release the Bats, Soundohm, X-Mist
United Kingdom: Alt.Vinyl, Boa Melody Bar, Cargo, Monorail Music

The record has been reviewed at the always esteemed Slitblog and we are very excited to have this now available!

In the meantime check out our page for the release which contains a sound sample. The limited edition version will be available around this time or shortly thereafter; check back here for announcements on how to order them.

But, anyway, we are proud to announce the release of Cenotaph #014, Judy’s Dust by Car Commercials.

This record will be released mid-April in a limited edition of 300 vinyl copies. A select handful will be done up as deluxe ‘art’ editions, as a throwback to the very first record we released back in 2000.
More information will be posted here as we get them assembled and ready for sale, such as links to places to buy it, sound samples, etc. As well as some site housekeeping and redesign.

Here’s a review of Car Commercials’ Jar 7″:

-Car Commercials Jar (Leaf Leaf): After three brilliant tapes in which even the band’s tuning-up and tinkering about sounds brilliant and this fantastically off-the-wall single, I want to hear what the band throws in the b-side trash can. This time around, the band hikes to deserts of disturbed whispers and piano interpretations of the feelings generated by The Shadow Ring’s Lindus. The band also finds time to crank out a primitive power pop hot rod with D.I.Y. art rock colorings.”Rest Stop” even references the monologue on the b-side of Alternative TV’s Vibing up the Senile Man. Mondo mind-bendin’ with LAFMS-style communication breakdowns and an isolationist’s lack of self doubt.
- apples and heroin

In the meantime please check out Car Commercial’s parent label, Leaf Leaf Records.

Thanks for not forgetting about us! We hope that releasing LPs will be a more regular occurrence, at least more than once-every-three-years. Keep checking here for more updates.
-John / Cenotaph

Ben Reynolds and John W. Fail/Oakwhistle are touring around Europe this November.

Dates:

1 nov – utrecht, netherlands @ moira
2 nov – antwerp, belgium @ Freaks End Future
3 nov – den haag, netherlands @ Helbaard@HHS
4 nov – bremen, germany – Knieschussclub @ Zakk
5 nov – copenhagen, denmark @ Stine Tranekjaer’s Vaerksted
6 nov – gothenberg, sweden venue TBC
7 nov – oslo, norway @ Bla
8 nov – malmo, sweden @ Pa Besok
10 nov – klaipeda, lithuania @ Klaipedos kulturu komunikaciju centrasvenue
14 nov – warsaw, poland @ pruderia
15 nov – ljubljana, slovienia @ Menza pri koritu
16 nov – castelfranco veneto, italy @ Oficina di Buenaventura
17 nov – ravenna, italy @ Spartaco w/Valerio Cosi
18 nov – belluno, italy venue TBC
22 nov – barcelona, spain venue TBC
26 nov – castellano, spain w/espers venue TBC
28 nov – porto, portugal venue TBC
29 nov – porto, portugal @ Passos Manuel
30 nov – pau, france @ Studio Enfin le Jour
1 dec – bordeaux, france venue TBC
2 dec – paris @ Les Instants-Chavires