Stars of the Lid vinyl reissues planned for August

Texas-based ambient drone duo Stars of the Lid are reissuing two of their epic albums, which have long been out of print, on vinyl this summer. On Aug. 14, Kranky will issue 2001’s The Tired Sounds Of… and 2007’s And Their Refinement of the Decline as triple-albums on vinyl. Take a look at the tracklists below, and listen to the lengthy closer from Refinement of the Decline, “December Hunting for Vegetarian Fuckface.”

The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid tracklist:

Requiem for Dying Mothers part 1
Requiem for Dying Mothers part 2
down 3
Austin Texas Mental Hospital part 1
Austin Texas Mental Hospital part 2
Austin Texas Mental Hospital part 3
Broken Harbors part 1
Broken Harbors part 2
Broken Harbors part 3

Mulholland
The Lonely People (Are Getting Lonelier)
Gasfarming
Piano Aquieu
Fac 21
Ballad of Distances part 1
Ballad of Distances part 2
A Love Song (for Cubs) part 1
A Love Song (for Cubs) part 2
A Love Song (for Cubs) part 3

And Their Refinement of the Decline tracklist:

Dungtitled (in A Major)
Articulate Silences Part 1
Articulate Silences Part 2
The Evil That Never Arrived
Apreludes (in C Sharp Major) – [MP3] Don’t Bother They’re Here
Dopamine Clouds Over Craven Cottage
Even If You’re Never Awake (Deuxième)
Even (Out) +
A Meaningful Moment Through a Meaning(less) Process
Another Ballad for Heavy Lids
The Daughters of Quiet Minds
Hiberner Toujours
That Finger on Your Temple Is the Barrel of My Raygun
Humectez La Mouture
Tippy’s Demise
The Mouthchew
December Hunting for Vegetarian Fuckface

Stars of the Lid’s The Ballasted Orchestra is featured on our list of 20 Essential Kranky Albums.