February is just around the bend, so start getting ready for the next installment of the Louisville is for Lovers‘ annual music compilation (set for release on February 5th).  Check out the, very impressive, list of contributors to this year’s CD below.  To celebrate, there is a CD release party scheduled for Friday, February 15th at The Pour Haus.  Phantom Family Halo and One Small Step are scheduled to play, but expect more.  The cost of the show is only $5.  Bring a date in the Valentine’s Day spirit.

About the series (they say it best):

“louisville is for lovers is an annual compilation of louisville bands playing love songs and is released in febuary. the first one was released in 2001 and we are about to release our 8th (feb 5th). each volume is pressed in editions of 500 and hand packaged and individually numbered. over the years we have worked many types of artists including: my morning jacket, bonnie billy,black cross,elliott, starkiller, ronnie mack, papa m, jason loenstien, shipping news, lucky pineapple, the phantom family halo, the slow break, ultapulverize, love jones, joe manning, and many more…”

VOL. 8 TRACK LIST:

1. Axel, “Bulldozer”
   
2. Chemic, “Master’s House”
   
3. Surplus Elks, “If You Never Show”
4. Tamara Dearing, “Give it Away”
5. Love Cartel, “You Belong to Me”
6. The Mack, “A Lover for the Night”
7. Warlock, Head and Gristle, “That’s How It Goes (when all your friends are crows)”
8. One Small Step, “Thanksgiving (no ware)”
9. Whistle Peak, “Souvenir”
   
10. Saredren Wells, “Why Didn’t Someone Tell Me?”
    
11. Bonnie “Prince” Billy, “Get Your Hands Dirty”
12. Pure Dirt, “Life of a Rose”
13. Big Time Band, “Part Time Preacher”
14. Phantom Family Halo, “Young Lovers and People Who Die”
15. Gallery Singers, “Jets and Sunshine”
16. Boundless and Starstruck, “Letting Out is Letting In”

Pre-order it here for $10 bucks (Only 500 made, so get it early)