TCB

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Out in the World

Sound Team's long-time-coming Work EP is in stores now, and the local sextet's full-length Capitol Records debut, due in March, is also done except for mixing a few songs with My Bloody Valentine and Jesus & Mary Chain maestro Alan Moulder. The Team's Matt Oliver says that by the time the album comes out, "We'll have two more records already finished." After packing Emo's inside stage last Saturday, the hard-working indie rockers will be on tour the rest of the year, though Oliver promises they'll do "something" local when home for the holidays... Speaking of packed, the big bad Sword have signed to New York-based Kemado Records, who will release the local metal warlords' self-titled debut Valentine's Day. For real. The recent MTV.com profilees organized a celebratory gathering at an Eastside warehouse last weekend, which got so crowded the cops shut it down before the Sword ever saw the stage. TCB is all for safety, but it might not be a good idea to get on the bad side of a band whose songs include "Barael's Blade," "The Horned Goddess," and "March of the Lor."