{"product_id":"the-mistress-vinyl","title":"The Mistress (Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBarsuk is excited to present a new pressing of Yellow Ostrich’s The Mistress, available now on standard black vinyl. Each copy is prominently stickered touting its download code containing the original 10-track album and 18 bonus tracks, including the 2011 Barsuk bonus material, four previously unreleased b-sides, an early alternate version of the hit “WHALE”, plus 10 covers (recorded in 2010) of songs that inspired founder Alex Schaaf during the writing and recording of The Mistress: songs by Beach House, Jon Brion, Dirty Projectors, The National, Joanna Newsom, The Replacements, The Rural Alberta Advantage, The Tallest Man on Earth, Sharon Van Etten, and Yeasayer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince songwriter and band-leader Alex Schaaf first uploaded The Mistress (at age 22) to Bandcamp as a free download at the beginning of the last decade, it has captivated listeners: the team at Barsuk (who reissued it within a few months of Schaaf’s initial self-release); fans who fell under the hypnotic spell of standout track “WHALE”; and a host of fellow musicians (notably including Moses Sumney, who included it on his short list of favorite albums of the 2010s, not to mention future Yellow Ostrich members Michael Tapper [Bishop Allen] and the great indie sideman and composer Jon Natchez [Beirut\/The War on Drugs\/David Byrne\/St. Vincent\/etc]).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 10th anniversary reissue of The Mistress at the start of the pandemic heralded something of a rebirth of the Yellow Ostrich moniker as the band went on to release a slew of new music over the past few years including their latest album Soft in 2021; Like a Bird: An Alex Schaaf Anthology (2010-2021), a compilation spanning the career (so far) of the quietly brilliant songwriter\/producer Schaaf; and Make It Make Sense EP, released earlier this spring\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA1. I Think U Are Great\r A2. WHALE\r A3. Hate Me Soon\r A4. Hold On\r A5. Libraries\r B1. Hahahaohhoho\r B2. I’ll Run\r B3. Campaign\r B4. Mary\r B5. Slow Paddle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat Detail: LP [w\/ download card]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Indie \u0026amp; Alternative\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Apocalypse Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42862054080574,"sku":"FBIYRE-UYMW-MJ","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2059\/7683\/files\/yellow-ostrich-the-mistress_PIySP.jpg?v=1780719643","url":"https:\/\/goldenapplecomics.com\/products\/the-mistress-vinyl","provider":"Golden Apple Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}