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PYLON BOX (2020)

Pylon Box Press Announcement HERE

Praise for Pylon:

NEW YORK TIMES “BEST OF 2020 BOXED SETS, REISSUES, DELUXE EDITIONS”
ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE’S “THE BEST BOX SETS OF 2020”
NPR MUSIC “THE BEST REISSUES & BOX SETS OF 2020”
UNCUT MAGAZINE’S “BEST REISSUES OF 2020”
BROOKLYN VEGAN “#1 BEST REISSUES, BOX SETS, & COMPILATIONS OF 2020”
PASTE MAGAZINE’S “THE 10 BEST VINYL REISSUES OF 2020”
AQUARIUM DRUNKARDS “2020 YEAR IN REVIEW”
ALLMUSIC’S “FAVORITE ARCHIVAL RELEASES OF 2020”
ULTIMATE CLASSIC ROCK #3 “TOP 15 ARCHIVAL ROCK RELEASES OF 2020”
POPMATTERS “20 BEST REISSUES OF 2020”
GARDEN & GUN MAGAZINE’S “THE BEST SOUTHERN ALBUMS OF 2020”

”Like the Velvet Underground before them, Pylon could be your favorite band’s favorite band.”
- NPR Music

"Pylon Box is a perfect history of the greatest arty party band of all time. 4.5 out of 5 Stars" - Rolling Stone

"They didn't play by any rules, including punk rules." - NPR Music

"It uncovered a group who were at once pioneering, good-humoured and brilliant performers, and crucially, one that sound just as exciting today." - Uncut Magazine's Best Reissues of 2020

“Essential.” - NPR Music The Best Reissues & Box Sets of 2020

"Razz Tape is absolutely revelatory... it is an absolutely essential historical document, not only of the Athens music scene, but of punk." - NPR Music

"The B-52's and R.E.M. were instrumental in putting Athens, Georgia, on the musical map — but it was another band that might have been everyone's favorite there." - Here and Now 

"... indie-rock’s own Velvet Underground… From the very first moment they started playing, this was a band that was eons ahead of its time. Pylon Box is exactly the deep dive their incredible legacy deserves. 4.5 out of 5 Stars" - Rolling Stone

”Laced through the instrumental patterns, riding or defying them, were vocals by Vanessa Briscoe Hay: declaiming, rasping, chanting, confiding and yelling while she sang about daily life as a pragmatic revelation — and, onstage, moved like no one else…Pylon was very much of its time, akin to Talking Heads, Gang of Four, Bush Tetras and Pylon’s Athens predecessors and supporters, the B-52’s. But Briscoe Hay’s arresting voice and the music’s ruthless structural economy have made Pylon more than durable." - The New York Times

"... the influential Athens band, who in the early '80s pioneered a stripped-down post-punk sound that was raw, minimalist, brainy, and danceable... Their lasting influence comes from a simple idea: Anyone can make music—and maybe, in passing, start a scene, or even become a legend. 8.5" - Pitchfork

"This is an essential history for anyone who cares about American popular music in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The great thing is though, that 40 years later, Pylon's music still sounds as cool as hell." - PopMatters "20 Best Album Reissues of 2020"

"Pylon Box is a glorious celebration of the group's original 1978-1983 run… nearly flawless summation of a great and unique band, and it's absolutely worth every penny of its purchase price. 5 out of 5 Stars" - AllMusic

"The best reissue of 2020, for this writer at least, has to be this multi-disc set that spotlights the first four years of Athens post-punk quartet Pylon, a stretch that ran from 1979 to 1983." - Paste Magazine

"Though it's music has been reissued throughout the years, it's never been in as comprehensive and beautiful a package as the new Pylon Box..." - The Talkhouse

"In light of the approximately one gazillion already published reviews of Pylon Box, your correspondent is taking a slightly different approach in discussing the monumental New West Records project. I hereby submit my name for inclusion on the list of scribes who think Pylon Box represents an essential link in the cultural continuum encompassing all that is cool, hip, righteous, and weirdly beautiful about making rock music in America. Period." - Creative Loafing

"There has never been anyone like Pylon, and there never will be... This set, like the band themselves, is a work of art. One that you can dance your ass off to. An essential capture of a moment in popular culture that has reverberated ever since." - Ink 19

"There’s never been anything else quite like the sound of Pylon. As art students, the musicians in Pylon knew the value of space. They created minimalist masterpieces that sounded like visual art translated into sound, all sharp angles and sensuous curves." - The Atlanta Journal Constitution

"Their 1980 debut album Gyrate stands as a US post-punk landmark...a catalogue overdue for reassessment." - The Wire

"If the case for Pylon's significance needs to be made, Pylon Box can serve as a splendid Exhibit A in support of that argument." - Goldmine Magazine

"... Gyrate and Chomp, two of the best, most lasting punk records of the century... The work by New West of anthologizing a completist view of Pylon’s first run is an integral addition to our collective memory of post-punk as a genre and philosophy, equally.” Post-Trash

Press Highlights:
New York Times: Best of 2020 Boxed Sets, Reissues, Deluxe Editions Here
NPR Music: Best
NPR Music: The Long Tail Of Pylon, According To Pylon Here
NPR Here & Now: Episode Segment Here
Rolling Stone: 4 1/2 out of 5 Star Review Here
Rolling Stone: “The Best Box Sets of 2020” Here
Rolling Stone: Gyrate #44 on “80 Greatest Albums of 1980” Here
Rolling Stone: College Rock Playlist Here
Pitchfork: 8.5 Review Here
Uncut Magazine: 4 1/2 out of 5 Star Review Here
Uncut Magazine: The Best Box Sets of 2020 Here
Brooklyn Vegan: #1 The Best Reissues, Box Sets, and Compilations of 2020 Here
Sound Opinions: Episode Here
WNYC All Of It With Alison Stewart: Episode Segment Here
SPIN: Feature & “Modern Day Fashion Woman (Version 2)” Premiere Here
American Songwriter: Feature Here
The Talkhouse: Corin Tucker of Sleater-Kinney & Vanessa Briscoe Hay Discussion Here
Paste Magazine: Feature Here
Paste Magazine: New & Notable Vinyl Here
Paste Magazine: The 10 Best Vinyl Reissues of 2020 Here
PopMatters: “20 Best Reissues of 2020” Here
Garden & Gun: The Best Southern Albums of 2020 Here
Brooklyn Vegan: “Cool (Razz Tape Version)” Premiere Here
NPR Music: New Music Friday Episode Here
EXTRA TV: Interview Here
4Columns: Sasha Frere-Jones Essay Here
The Bitter Southerner: Feature Here
Flagpole: Cover Feature Here
Esthetic Lens: Feature Here
Aquarium Drunkard: 2020 Year in Review Here
Ultimate Classic Rock: #3 “Top 15 Archival Rock Releases of 2020” Here
UPROXX: The Best Vinyl Releases of November 2020 Here
Turned Out a Punk with Damian Abraham: Vanessa Briscoe Hay Episode Here
Turned Out a Punk with Damian Abraham: Michael Lachowski Episode Here
AllMusic: 5/5 Star Review Here
AllMusic: Favorite Archival Releases of 2020 Here
Creative Loafing: Review Here
Ink 19: Review Here
Post-Trash: Review Here

GYRATE (1980)

CHOMP (1983)

EXTRA (2020)

RAZZ TAPE (2020)