Redeye Label of the Month Q&A
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This Issue: Jason Lekberg at Pit Records
When and where did the label begin?
Pit Records is the latest iteration of GWAR’s label arm. They have been entrepreneurial from the start and though they signed to Metal Blade for a portion in the 90s and early 2000s they have always kept ownership of a large part of their IP. In essence the label started in 1984 with the band, though it did not take its current shape until early 2000 when my company was hired.
How has the label changed since it started?
Comparing the current version to the earliest, I would say that Pit now operates at a more comprehensive level with an eye to the success of the whole catalog – digitally and physically. We also invest significant effort in a robust merchandise line. Most importantly, the current iteration is laser focused on assuring that the relationship with the fans is healthy and responsive.
How would you describe your overall ambitions and goals as a label from when you first started compared to now? When I started working with the label I expected to have a much larger focus on reissuing their large catalog. In reality, GWAR and their offshoots are so active that we are only able to squeeze in a reissue here and there. I think the biggest focus shift though has been truly learning about the core fans. Though there are many, very passionate Bohabs (GWAR’s superfans) we have shifted a good amount of energy into bringing older fans “back to the fold” in recent years.
What was the biggest challenge for you and the label during the Pandemic, and is it still a challenge?
I started with Pit Records in March of 2020, and we launched this new iteration of the label with a massive reissue of their most popular album. In all honesty, the demand for that product and the average fans expendable income at the time created an expectation of scale that has shown to be a bit exaggerated. Our biggest challenge has been “leveling off” from the partially pandemic-driven success of 2020 and 2021.
How would you describe the average fan of the label? Bohabs are lifers. GWAR and the band’s various side projects are a part of their character. We have multiple fans who have built “GWARseums” of their own. The fans buy, sell and collect GWAR merch and ephemera from the past 40 years. The fans know that Pit is owned and operated by the band, and are excited to have their voices heard when we are planning upcoming releases. We are lucky to have such devoted Bohabs.
Where do you go to search for new music? Who or what has been a new find (on the label or otherwise) you’d like to rave about?
I’m personally really enjoying the genre anarchy that the younger crop of heavy musicians are bringing to the table. I generally find this on social media by reading comments and watching what others
are interacting with. I’ve been in on Sleep Token since 2019 but am still raving about him. I’m loving the growth of Erra, Currents, Alpha Wolf and Bleed From Within on each of their new albums. I think Deathbyromy and her cohorts are the ones to watch at the moment.
What’s the wildest marketing promotion you’ve ever worked on for any release?
Having Ozzy sit in Madame Tussauds wax museum and pretend to be a statue to scare people is pretty high up there. Another favorite was having a motorcade of Harleys bring Judas Priest through Times Sq. Ah, back when budgets were silly-size.
If you had the budget, what would be your dream “outsidethe-box” or “crossover” marketing campaign?
If Metallica hadn’t beaten us to it, having GWAR play Antarctica (which is where they “live” by the way). Actually, let’s go full Metalocalypse – the Moon.
What is your stance on color vinyl? What’s the most unique color LP or overall packaging you’ve ever seen or released? I love it. There’s a small plant called Cascade that is making some beautiful, hand-made runs and those are probably my favorite at the moment. Not good for high-qty stuff or for the profit margin, but they look great!
What in your opinion has been the biggest change in the music industry from when you first started compared to now?
Streaming. I just wish we had gotten ahead of it better and had planned a more equitable monetization of it.
How do you view the issue of being environmentally sustainable within the music industry?
I think it is always important to reduce waste wherever possible. That said, human history has shown clearly that our species would rather innovate (spend) their way around issues rather than adjust their preference. As with everything, I think finding a balance of not being wasteful while also providing a product at a price that doesn’t make us bankrupt is the key.
How important are issues like mental health and social justice to you and the label?
Very. GWAR are outspoken about their beliefs – albeit often via wit and comedy. They have always addressed inequality directly. One of my favorite things to wax lyrical about after a few barley pops is the ignored effect that success and “celebrity” has on a person’s mental state. I would love to see that become something we address, along with overall mental health – and all health – in this country.
Want to shout out a personal favorite record store or retail establishment? Now’s your chance:
Big shout out to Karma Records (RIP to the southside location) in Indianapolis where I spent many a Saturday and most of my allowance growing up. Out here, big love to Looney Tunes on Long Island and my boy Jay at Static Era in CT.
They say our sun will explode in about 5 billion years or sohow would you like the label to be remembered?
Can’t wait. I would love for it to be remembered as faithfully representing the goals of GWAR and entertaining as many Bohabs as possible.
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MIKE & Tony Seltzer – Pinball
Release Date: 1stAugust 2025
2LPVinyl
Cat No: 10022LP
UPC: 5056818803062
Boxlot: 10
Description: 2LPblack vinyl in gatefold sleeve
MIKE & Tony Seltzer unveil the double vinyl edition of Pinball, featuring the first album on disc one, and the recent sequel on disc two. While the original Pinball was beloved by fans and saw a strong critical reception, there was a certain novelty to hearing MIKE rap in such a straightforward manner. The novelty is gone on Pinball II, as MIKE hones his writing and delivers some of the best and most energetic raps of his career. Not to be outdone,Tony's production sounds bigger and bolder than before.
Two projects in, they have true chemistry and create a project that is perhaps the most accessible of MIKE's career while keeping the essence that has got him to this point. Guest features and collaborators across both projects include Earl Sweatshirt, Clams Casino, Jay Critch, Akachi (frequent Chief Keef producer), Lunchbox, Sideshow, Niontay, and many more.
LPDISC 1
Pinball
A1. Two Door
A2. Lethal Weapon
A3. 100 Gecs
A4. On God (feat. Earl Sweatshirt &Tony Shhnow)
A5. Skurrr
B1. Underground Kingz
B2. Yin-Yang
B3. R&B
B4. Reminiscing (feat. Jay Critch)
B5. Pinball
B6. 2k24Tour (feat. Niontay)
LPDISC 2
Pinball II
C1. Sin City
C2. Dolemite (feat. Lunchbox)
C3. #71
C4. WYC4
C5. Golden Dragon
C6. Money & Power
C7. Belt
C8. Sucka-Free
C9. Prezzy
D1. Angsty
D2. DONTFORCE IT
D3. Hell Date (feat. Sideshow)
D4. Splat!
D5. Shaq & Kobe (feat. Niontay)
D6. Amiri
D7. Jumanji (feat. Earl Sweatshirt)
D8. Chest Painz
SOFIAKOURTESIS
VOLVER
Release Date:August 1st, 2025
Sofia Kourtesis has today announced that she will release her new EP Volver on 1August via Ninja Tune.Along with the announcement she has shared lead single ‘Unidos’which is made in collaboration with Daphni (aka Dan Snaith aka Caribou), the first ever Daphni collaboration track.
The Volver EP is Sofia’s first new music since Madres, her debut album released in October 2023. Having already broken through with a string of singles and EPs Madres took that success and ran with it, marking a huge moment for Sofia that has continued to build ever since. The album was described in their interview features as “one of the year’s best dance albums” by The Guardian and "the kind of music that thaws any and all frigidity and reminds you of your aliveness" by Pitchfork and ranked highly in ‘End of Year’ lists from NME, Pitchfork, The Guardian, ResidentAdvisor and more.
Speaking of the Volver EPSofia says: “In the Volver EP I am paying tribute to all the LGBT+ community and all the amazing trans women that I was lucky to meet through the course of the last few years. Their bravery andexistenceinaworldfullofhateanddanger,theyfindaway to bring the lights to the most vulnerable communities, specifically those that are behind the walls of terrible corruption intheLatinoAmericaSecurityandHealthSystem.”
Socials
Instagram: @sofiakourtesis (60k followers)
TikTok: @sofiakourtesis
Facebook: @sofia.kourtesis
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CAT NO: ZEN12703
UPC: 5054429204612
Box Lot: 20
- 3mm spined sleeve, full colour.
- White paper inner sleeve.
- Full colour center labels.
- Product sticker with barcode.
SIDEA
1. Corazón
2. Unidos (with Daphni)
3. Canela Pura
Genre: Electronic
B
1. Ballumbrosio (feat. Miguel Ballumbrosio)
2. Nitzan andAminaa
3. Sisters
Key Markets: LosAngeles, NewYork City, Chicago, Denver, Seattle
Recommended if you like… Daphni, DJ Seinfeld, Logic1000,Axel Boman, DJ Koze,TSHA
Previous Release:
Release Title: Madres
Date of Release: October 27, 2025
Label: NinjaTune Formats: LP, CD
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Soul Jazz Records Presents JACKIE MITTOO Reggae Magic
Jackie Mittoo’s ‘Reggae Magic’ is a new collection from the great Jackie Mittoo. The album features a mixture of classic tunes and rarities from the period 1967-74, when Mittoo was at the height of his musical powers.
Mittoo’s solo career began after the end of The Skatalites in 1965. He began pushing new musical boundaries, creating a uniquely identifiable organ-led funky reggae sound that owed as much to Booker T and The MGs, Jimmy Smith, Stax and Motown as to the post-ska and emergent rocksteady island rhythms of Kingston, Jamaica.
His solo work at the legendary Studio One spanned seven albums and hundreds of singles. Aside from producer and founder Clement ‘Sir Coxsone’ Dodd, it’s hard to think of anyone more central to the sound and success of Studio One than Mittoo; keyboard player extraordinaire, songwriter, arranger, musician, truly the Keyboard King at Studio One.
Jackie Mittoo had been the youngest founding member of The Skatalites (at age 16), probably the most important group in Jamaican music. After they split, he became leader of the three pivotal groups at Studio One – The Soul Brothers, The Soul Vendors and Sound Dimension. He also became musical director for Studio One, helping create countless hits for singers Ken Boothe, Bob Andy, The Wailers, John Holt, Delroy Wilson and more – unforgettable tunes like Alton Ellis’ ‘I’m Still in Love with You’, Marcia Griffiths’ ‘Feel Like Jumping’, The Heptones’ ‘Baby Why’ and others.
Between 1965 and 1968, many of the tunes created at Studio One can be attributed to Mittoo – timeless instrumental tracks, recorded either under his own name or those of The Soul Brothers, Soul Vendors and Sound Dimension, that have become the basis for literally 1000s and 1000s of Jamaican songs over many decades, giving the music an unsurpassed longevity.
The endurance of his music was as a direct result of significant developments in Jamaican music in the 1970s, namely the creation of three important new styles: Dub, Deejay and Dancehall. In the early 1970s Mittoo’s instrumental tracks were used as the musical source for a series of classic Studio One dub albums. At the same time Deejays at Studio One, including Dillinger, Prince Jazzbo and Dennis Alcapone, began toasting over these same popular rhythms to create their own new songs.
In the mid-70s, a new generation of Studio One singers and deejays, including Sugar Minott, Freddie McGregor, Johnny Osbourne, Michigan & Smiley and others, began once again creating new melodies over these original instrumentals, signalling the birth of a new Jamaican style that became known as ‘dancehall’. As dancehall swept across the island, rival producers copied these now classic rhythms.
These original Jackie Mittoo-driven tunes spread like a virus throughout Jamaican music; be they the instrumental cuts to tunes such as Alton Ellis’ ‘Mad Mad’ , ‘I’m Just A Guy’, Larry Marshall’s ‘Mean Girl’, Slim Smith’s ‘Rougher Yet’, and instrumentals such as Mittoo’s classic ‘Hot Milk’ or ‘One Step Beyond’, The Sound Dimension’s ‘Real Rock’, ‘Heavy Rock’, ‘Full Up’, ‘Drum Song’, ‘Rockfort Rock’ … and the list goes on. These tracks became a constant soundtrack to the island, emitting from the ever-present sound of speaker boxes strung up around dancehalls.
This recycling travelled even farther afield; The Sound Dimension’s instrumental ‘Real Rock’, updated by Willie Williams on his classic ‘Armageddon Time’ was in turn covered by The Clash. Lily Allen sampled Mittoo’s debut solo single ‘Free Soul’ for number one hit ‘Smile’; Dawn Penn’s ‘You Don’t Love Me (No, No, No)’, accompanied by The Soul Vendors, was revived by Penn and producers Steely & Cleevie in 1994, since covered by Rihanna, Ghostface Killah, Stephen Marley, Damian Marley and Beyonce.
And so it goes; an endless time-leaping, continent-hopping diasporic musical map of the world with all roads essentially leading back to one man – Jackie Mittoo.
1. Melody Maker
2. Full Range
3. Ghetto Organ
4. Toronto Express
5. Black Out
6. Fireball Rock
7. Tropic Island
8. Sure Soul
9. Taste Of Soul
10. Soul Stew
11. Reggae Magic
12. West Of The Sun
13. Hanging Tree
14. Peenie Wallie
15. Walk Don’t Run
16. Ba Ba Boom
17. Dark Of The Moon
18. Full Charge
Street date: 1st August 2025
Artist: Jackie Mittoo
Title: Reggae Magic
Label: Soul Jazz Records
Format 1: 2xLP
UPC: 5026328005737
Cat. No. SJRLP573
Format 2: CD
UPC: 5026328105734
Cat. No. SJRCD573
Nick Stamey, 877-733-3931 x277
nick@redeyeworldwide.com
No shipments outside of USA & Canada
MATES OF STATE
BRING IT BACK
VINYL EDITION
The only vinyl pressing of Mates of State’s classic album Bring It Back has been out of print for over a decade. Barsuk Records is excited to announce this new color vinyl edition, just in time for the band’s 2025 tour. Includes “Think Long,” “Fraud In The 80’s,” and “Like U Crazy.” LP:
RE-ARRANGE US
Pressed on lovely baby blue vinyl, the LP is packed with fan favorites like “My Only Offer,” “Now” and “Get Better.” ALSO AVAILABLE
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catalog #: LP-BARK-050
upc: 655173985014
packaging: gatefold jacket box lot: 20
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UPC 655173105023
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UPC 655173111925
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UPC 655173111918
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UPC 655173107423
Re-Arranged: Remixes Volume 1
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You’re Going To Make It
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UPC 655173115510
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packaging: standard jacket box lot: 40
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ANIMAL COLLECTIVE
LOVE ON THE BIG SCREEN/BUDDIES ON THE BLACKBOARD
TRACKLISTING
1. Love On the Big Screen
2. Buddies On the Blackboard
CATALOG NUMBER: RUG1507
RELEASE DATE: August 1, 2025
FILE UNDER: Alternative “A”
7" w/ DOWNLOAD
(Indie/D2C Exclusive)
Boxlot: 20 UPC: 887829150778
Vinyl is non-returnable
OVERVIEW
"Love On the Big Screen"/ "Buddies On the Blackboard" is the new single from Animal Collective
SELLING POINTS
• The band’s catalog has scanned more than 500k+ copies.
• Animal Collective social media stats: Facebook 519k+ likes; Twitter - 146k+ followers; Instagram - 94k+ followers
• 7" includes a download card.
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CORB LUND FIVE DOLLAR BILL
Five Dollar Bill was originally released in 2003, and is now going to be widely available on vinyl for the first time. This record includes songs that are staples in Corb Lund’s live set, such as “(Gonna) Shine Up My Boots” and “Time to Switch to Whiskey.” In addition to these lively jams, Five Dollar Bill features everything from romantic imagery of Corb’s homeland, “Short Native Grasses (Prairies of Alberta),” to songs that give the listener a glimpse into the life of working class folks, such as “Roughest Neck Around” which is an ode to oil riggers and the grit that is required with that lifestyle. “‘Five Dollar Bill’ was a big milestone for me for lots of reasons. It was my first record after my metal band, The Smalls, broke up and it’s when I got really serious about western music. I really dove into my family’s cowboy ancestry and my very rural upbringing in this batch of songs. It was also our first record of many produced by Harry Stinson who is now a very close friend, and our first brush with Nashville, Tennessee, as we recorded half the record down there. It was our last record with Ryan Vikedal on the drums before he flew off into fame and fortune with Nickelback. It was also our last record as a trio. It was my first gold album,” says Lund, “And we are still playing lots of these songs at our shows. It really defined my path forward as a western songwriter and helped lay the foundation for my whole career. I wrote a bunch of it holed up in a dingy room in the Brooks Hotel in Alberta.”
This limited edition release is part of the Corb Lund - Dark Horses Club. New West Records will be releasing unreleased records and material from Corb Lund throughout 2025 and 2026.
Street Date: August 1, 2025
Track Listing
Side A
1. Five Dollar Bill
2. Expectation and the Blues
3. Short Native Grasses (Prairies of Alberta)
4. No Roads Here
5. Apocalyptic Modified Blues
6. Heavy and Leaving
Side B
1. Intro/Jack of Diamonds
2. Time to Switch to Whiskey
3. Roughest Neck Around
4. Daughter Don’t You Marry No Guitar Picker
5. (Gonna) Shine Up My Boots
6. Buckin’ Horse Rider
7. She Won’t Come to Me
Vinyl
Sel. #: NW5898LP
Config: 1xLP, Jacket, Full Color Sleeve, Black
Vinyl
UPC: 607396589814
Box Lot: 20 Count
Genre: Country, Americana
*** First time widely available on vinyl ***Color variant available via D2C
TRAVIS ROBERTS rebel rose
If anyone knows how to roll with the punches, it’s Travis Roberts. At 24, the Texas songwriter has already battled addiction, buried friends, and been so broke he couldn’t put a roof over his head. Hell, he even joined an underground fight club just to pay for studio time.
“Whoever won the fights took home the lion’s share of the money,” he explains, “but even if you lost, you made something. I lost a lot, but I got what I needed out of it.”
It should be no surprise, then, that Roberts comes out swinging on his blistering debut, Rebel Rose. Recorded with Roberts’ longtime live band, The Willing Few, the album fuses earnest country storytelling with rowdy rock and roll energy as it blurs the lines between roots, punk, folk, and power pop. The writing is raw and visceral here, built on gritty portraits of workingclass underdogs just trying to get by, and the performances are nothing short of explosive, propelled by a relentless rhythm section, searing guitars, and infectious melodic hooks. The result is an exhilarating album that defies easy categorization, an alternately bruising and triumphant reflection on growing up, getting clean, and giving it your all from an artist who’s taken more than his fair share of hits.
Every fighter knows, it doesn’t matter how many times you get knocked down. All that matters is how many times you get back up.
street date:
Aug. 1, 2025
Track Listing
1. Bellmarie
2. Ink Ain’t Dry
3. Kudzu
4. Rebel Rose
5. Arapahoe
6. Minefields
7. Hereford Blues
8. I’ve Got Reasons
9. All My Friends
10. Fake Magnolias
Vinyl
LP Sel. #: NW5887LP
Config: 1LP, Red Vinyl, Limited Edition First Pressing
UPC: 607396588718
Box Lot: 20 Count
Genre: Rock, Country, Alt-Country
CD
CD Sel. #: NW6588CD
Config: CD, Digipak, Marketing Sticker
UPC: 607396658824
Box Lot: 30
Genre: Rock, Country, Alt-Country
For Revolution a music
Guinea's Recording SYLIPHONE Label
a1.SAKHODOU
Orchestre du Jardin de Guinée 1967
a2.LA GUINÉE MOUSSOLOU
Release Date August 1st 2025
This first volume of a two-volume series presents a selection of the best of early Syliphone recordings. The songs demonstrate not only the essence of Guinea’s authenticité policy and of its subsequent Cultural Revolution, but of a confluence of musical styles from Cuba, jazz, highlife and the diverse influences of Guinea’s cultural groups.
Orchestre de la Paillote 1967
a3.GUANTANAMERA-SEYNI
Bembeya Jazz National 1969
a4.SABOR DE GUAJIRA
Bembeya Jazz National 1968
b1.SAKHODOUGOU
Balla et ses Balladins 1970
b2.SAMBA
Balla et ses Balladins 1972
b3.KANKAN—YARABI
Orchestre de la Paillote 1967
b4.SOLO QUINTETTE
Myriam’s Quintette 1972
c1.KA NOUTEA
Pivi & les Balladins 1972
c2.N’BANLASSOURO
Horoya Band National 1969
c3.SABOUYA
Orchestre de la Garde Républicaine 1967
c4.SAMAKORO
Keletigui et ses Tambourinis 1972
d1.MIRI MAGNIN
Keletigui et ses Tambourinis 1972
d2.KOUMA 22 Novembre Band 1973
d3.N’FA
Les Frères Diabaté 1973
Kerosene 454
Came
By To Kill Me
(Second Pressing on Sea Blue Galaxy Vinyl)
Catalog #: SBR17 Street Date: August 1, 2025
Originally released in 1996 as a Slowdime / Dischord Records split label release, Kerosene 454’s sophomore album Came By To Kill Me, is now back in print after 28 years.
Hailing from t he Maryland/Washington DC area, Kerosene 454 existed from 1992-1998. They released t hree albums, five seven inch records, and appeared on several compilations. One of t he hardest working bands at t he time, t hey played extensively across t he U.S., Europe, and Japan wit h bands like Bluetip, Boys Life, Hoover, The VSS, Karate, The Dismemberment Plan, Unwound and more.
Came By to Kill Me were t he first recordings written exclusively wit h drummer Darren Zentek (formerly of t he band, Glendale) and came at a time when t he band felt like t hey were moving at 100 miles per hour. The album was recorded over 6 days in t he summer of 1996 wit h J. Robbins (Jawbox, Magpie Cage Studio) and Don Zientara at Inner Ear Studios wit h help from Juan Carrera (Warmers, Slowdime Records).
In September, t he band announced a partnership wit h Solid Brass records to begin work on reissuing t heir catalog. Came By To Kill Me has been completely remastered from t he original tapes by Dan Coutant at Sunroom Audio in Cornwall, NY. The first pressing sold out quickly. This Limited Edition 2nd pressing is available on Sea Blue Galaxy colored vinyl.
Regulator Watts
The Mercury LP (Second Pressing on Coke Bottle Clear Vinyl)
Solid Brass Records
Catalog #: SBR18
Street Date: August 1, 2025
After t he Dischord Records band Hoover broke up in 1994, guitarist and singer Alex Dunham teamed up wit h Cret Wilson (bass, vocals) and Areif Sless-K itain (drums) to widen his sonic vision. Toget her t hey quickly developed a powerful sound rooted in punk rock and post hardcore while indulging more experimental impulses.
Dunham s unconventional tunings defined t he power trio s unique sonic footprint. They weaved toget her dubby production, odd time signatures, and ambient textures into a dark, intoxicating blend. Regulator Watts' dynamic range and rhyt hmic dexterity is well represented on t his multi faceted look back at t heir brief career.
During t heir short run, t hey released several records on Slowdime Records wit h support from Dischord Records, including t heir debut 12 The Mercury EP and full lengt h LP, The Aesthetics of No-Drag.
The Mercury LP by Regulator Watts builds on t he Washington, D.C. punk band s debut EP, adding assorted odds and ends recorded between 1996 and 1997.
In 2024 t he band announced a partnership wit h Solid Brass Records to begin reissuing t heir catalog. On 4/11/25 The Mercury LP was released digitally for t he first time ever and t he first ever domestic vinyl pressing quickly sold out. This 2nd pressing is limited to 300 units on Coke Bottle Clear colored vinyl.
THE EMKAYS
Since the release of their last single The Emkays have been busy generating some well-earned buzz on the West Coast scene, sharing the stage with an eclectic array of heavy-weights like Lee Fields, Thee Sacred Souls, The Altons, The Charities and The Mystery Lights...to name a few. The A-side of their forthcoming single, "Let Love Walk Out Again" is a shimmering, dreamy ballad fortified with orchestral bells and a graceful arrangement that evokes the sleek sophistication of groups like The Zombies. On the flip you'll find "Through the Pines" - an instrumental whose delicate swing, tasteful vibraphone and ethereal Oohs and Ahs make for a hauntingly beautiful experience.
Amherst, MA
Mal Devisa Palimpsesa
Info:
Credits: Written by Deja Carr
Mastered by Justin Pizzoferrato
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Mal Devisa is the songwriting, liberation, and poetry project of multifarious artist Deja Carr Starting in 2014 and breaking through with 2016’s Kiid, Mal Devisa’s work spans a selfmade spectrum of sound from gravitic, soulful rock to soliloquy to unabashed hip hop Although known for her unmistakable, smoldering voice and loopbased, bass-forward compositions, Carr’s talents also extend to reaches of spoken word and production, paralleled by aspirations to start both a youth foundation and Afrobeat orchestra Such boundless inspiration is a central facet of Mal Devisa’s work, whose sonically and narratively unrestrained passages teem with empathy and liberatory visions for a better world
For Fans of:
Mitski, Xenia Rubinos, Karima Walker, Noname, Tune-Yards, Yves Jarvis, and other Topshelf artists: Alfred , Flung, Really Big Pinecone, Really From, Thanya Iyer, Zenizen
Selling Points:
• US college radio campaign through Pirate Promotions
• Press campaign handled by Tyler Andere
• Previously covered in Pitchfork, FADER, Stereogum, and more Beggars Group Publishing artist
Previous direct support for Mitski
Cassette includes transparent yellow shell, norelco case, obi strip, standard j-card, w/ download codes
Deja Carr’s depth, musical range, and innate understanding of how to make her music spotlight itself help make her one of the most compelling new singer/songwriters in recent memory -FADER August 1,
Deja Carr’s voice is a force of gravity, an instrument of rare range and seemingly limitless capacity for empathy When she howls, her vocals clip into the red, and her rapping jolts you straight awake -Pitchfork
Simply one of the most incredible voices to ever sing a song -GoldFlakePaint
TV Smith –Channel 5
EARS198LP 5060446074350 LP
EARS198CD 5060446074367 CD
OUT AUGUST 1, 2025
• TV Smith’s first solo album re issued from the master tapes for the very first time
• CD includes an entire extra album ‘Surprise Surprise’ of rarities and unreleased material
• Artwork has been professionally restored and packaged in Deluxe gatefold card sleeve with Inner sleeves for the discs and a colour 20 page booklet with Lyrics
NEW RELEASES
Street Date: 8.08.25 | Order Date: 7.18.25
Deluxe Turquoise Vinyl + 7”
LP: XL-1535-LPX
File Under: Alternative
Vinyl non-returnable
FONTAINES DC ROMANCE LP+7”
STREET DATE: August 8th, 2025
TRACK LISTING
Romance
Starburster
Here’s The Thing
Desire
In The Modern World
Bug
Motorcycle Boy
Sundowner
Horseness Is The Whatness
Death Kink
Favourite
BONUS 7”
It’s Amazing To Be Young Before You I Just Forget
Fontaines D.C. release a limited edition expanded version of their GRAMMY-nominated and BRIT-winning “ROMANCE” on turquoise vinyl, including a bonus black 7” single featuring the new songs ‘It’s Amazing To Be Young’ and ‘Before You I Just Forget’.
Irish indie rock sensation Fontaines D.C. return with new album ROMANCE, their debut on XL Recordings. Recorded shortly after their tour supporting Arctic Monkeys, it seizes on the momentum of 2022’s Skinty Fia, which firmly established them as one of today’s most exciting rock bands. ROMANCE represents a bold sonic and stylistic evolution for the band and lead single “Starburster” shows the band at their most electrifying to date, as Chatten’s swaggering stream of consciousness collides with explosive production.
• Sold out US tour just wrapped SELLING POINTS
• It’s Amazing To Be Young #1 @ AAA radio, Top 20 at Alternative radio
• Back in print on black vinyl
• Suicide Machines on tour all summer with Less Than Jake and Fishbone on Less Than Jake’s “Summer Circus” Tour.
•Original bio from 2003 below:
VINYL 708857181957
Silver foil-stamped special edition LP jacket Box Lot: 30
The Suicide Machines’ classic 6th studio album! The Detroit four piece cranks it up a few notches with “War Profiteering is Killing Us All.” These are some of the heaviest, loudest and politically charged songs the band has ever done. Produced by Mr. Bill Stevenson (Black Flag, ALL, Descendents), the 2025 remaster is by Nicholas Townsend. Brace yourself!!!
SELLING POINTS
• Hatebreed Were Pivotal in Establishing the Connecticut Hardcore Punk Scene
• Recorded Acclaimed Albums for the Victory and Universal Labels
• Then Made This One-Off for the Roadrunner Label in 2006
• Vocalist Jamey Jasta Described Supremacy as an “All-Out Onslaught of Completely Adrenaline-Charged, in-Your-Face Brutality,” Which Was Pretty Spot-On
• Marked the Debut of Guitarist Frank “3 Gun” Novinec
• But Supremacy Isn’t Just Piledriving Riffs
• Jasta’s Personal Statement (Reproduced on the Insert) Is Remarkable for Its Honesty and Its Quasi-Nietzschean Philosophy
• The Lyrics to Songs like “Mind over All” and “Supremacy of Self” Follow Suit
• Never Before Released on Vinyl in the U.S.
• Remastered for Vinyl by Mike Milchner at Sonic Vision
• Pressed in Ruby Red Vinyl
hatebreed: SUPREMACY hatebreed:
(Remastered Ruby Red Vinyl Edition)
STREET DATE: AUGUST 8, 2025
Hatebreed vocalist Jamey Jasta described Supremacy as an “all-out onslaught of completely adrenaline-charged, in-your-face brutality,” and who are we to argue (in fact, we’d be afraid to)?! Hatebreed came up through the Connecticut hardcore scene (they actually kind of invented it), and recorded acclaimed albums for the Victory and Universal labels before moving to Roadrunner for this 2006 record, which featured the debut of guitarist Frank “3 Gun” Novinec. Supremacy’s sonic assault took it to #31 on the charts, but there’s more to it than just piledriving riffs; Jasta’s personal statement (reproduced on the insert) is remarkable for its honesty and its quasi-Nietzschean philosophy, and the lyrics (e.g. “Mind over All;” “Supremacy of Self”) follow suit. Remastered for its U.S. vinyl debut by Mike Milchner at Sonic Vision, pressed in ruby red wax!
Supremacy of Self
SELLING POINTS
• Hailing from New Orleans, Better Than Ezra Is One of the Most Beloved Bands to Emerge from the ‘90s
• And Deluxe Is the Album That Broke Them Nationally
• Originally Self-Released in 1993 Then Re-Released by Elektra in 1995
• Went Multi-Platinum
• Features the #1 Modern Rock Single “Good”
• Plus the Alternative Hits “In the Blood” and “Rosealia”
• But Deluxe Has Never Had a Widespread Release on Vinyl
• 2-LP Set
• Gatefold Jacket
• Emerald Vinyl Pressing
• Reissued with the Full Support of the Band iBarcoder Trial
UPC: 848064019800
FORMAT : 2-LP Regular Weight Transparent Emerald Green Vinyl PACKAGING: Gatefold Album Jacket
BOX LOT: 25
SELLING POINTS
• Hailing from Jacksonville, Florida, Cold Hit Their Stride with the Release of 2000’s 13 Ways to Bleed on Stage
• As the Title Suggests, Both Sound and Subject Matter Went in a Darker Direction Than That Found on Their Self-Titled Debut Two Years Prior
• The Move Paid Off with a Gold Record
• Also the Hit Singles “Just Got Wicked,” “End of the World,” “No One,” and “Bleed”
• Sierra Swan and Aaron Taylor of Staind Join Frontman Scooter Ward on Vocals
• 25th Anniversary Release
• U.S. Vinyl Debut
• Includes Original Album Art including Full-Color Insert and First Appearance of Cold’s Spider Logo
• Remastered for Vinyl by Mike Milchner at Sonic Vision
• Blue Smoke Pressing
• Early-Aughts Awesomeness
iBarcoder Trial
BETTER THAN EZRA: DELUXE
(2-LP Emerald Vinyl Edition)
STREET DATE: AUGUST 8, 2025
Hard to believe that this multiplatinum record—boasting the #1 Modern Rock single “Good”—has never been widely available on vinyl. Originally self-released by Better Than Ezra in 1993 and re-released by Elektra in 1995, Deluxe provides a ticket back to that beloved jangle-pop, college radio sound. Also features the alternative hit singles “In the Blood” and “Rosealia.” 2-LP emerald vinyl pressing inside a gatefold jacket, reissued with the full support of the band!
COLD: 13 Ways to Bleed on
Stage
( Remastered 25th Anniversary Blue Smoke Vinyl Edition )
STREET DATE: AUGUST 8, 2025
Waiting 25 years for your breakthrough album to come out on vinyl in the States? That’s Cold. All kidding aside, it really is a puzzle why it’s taken this long; as the album title suggests, 13 Ways to Bleed on Stage shifted to darker subject matter and sound than the self-titled debut of this Jacksonville, Florida band, and the move paid off with a Gold record and four hit singles including “Just Got Wicked,” “End of the World,” “No One,” and “Bleed.” Scooter Ward and crew are joined by Sierra Swan and Aaron Taylor of Staind for extra vocal firepower…bloody good fun! For its 25th anniversary, we’re pressing 13 Ways to Bleed on Stage in blue smoke vinyl, with a full-color insert inside the ingenious “scrapbook” album art featuring the first appearance of Cold’s signature Spider logo. Remastered for vinyl by Mike Milchner at Sonic Vision…early-Aughts awesomeness!
ODYSSEY: Odyssey
POINTS
• Motown’s LA-Based Mowest Label Only Lasted Two Years But Managed in That Time to Release Some of the Most Adventurous Music the Company Ever Put Out
• Probably the Most Beloved and Intrepid Mowest Album Was the 1992 Self-Titled Release from Odyssey
• Odyssey Enlisted the Aid of Elite West Coast Sessionmen Like Wrecking Crew Mainstay Don Peake, One-Time Chicago Member Donnie Dacus, and Arranger/Orchestrator Extraordinaire Gene Page
• Then Threw Them Together with a Bunch of California Hippie Rockers
• The Happy Result Was a Record That Has Appeared on More Deejay Turntables Than Tou Can Count
• One-of-a-Kind, Way-Ahead-of-Its-Time Blend of Funky Motown Bottom with a Spacy Sensibility and Sound
• Fits in Right Next to Khruangbin on Your Psychedelic Chill Playlist or Next to the 5th Dimension on Your Sunshine Pop Playlist
• The Single “Our Lives Are Shaped by What We Love” Is Probably the Pick to Click, but the Whole Album Is a Total Vibe
• Hugely Popular in Japan, Odyssey Is Being Reissued for the First Time in the U.S.
• Original Album Art Including Lyric Insert
• Pressed in Blue-Green “Ocean Spray” Vinyl
• Remastered for Vinyl by Mike Milchner at Sonic Vision
• Pressed at Gotta Groove Records for Superior Sound iBarcoder Trial
Blue-Green “Ocean Spray”
SELLING POINTS
• Memphis Soul Man Lou Bond Only Made One Album, but What an Album It Was
• 1974’s Lou Bond Is Reminiscent of the Eugene McDaniels (and Real Gone) Releases Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse and Outlaw in Its Outspoken, Idiosyncratic Social Commentary
• But Bond Brings a Sensitivity to His Material That Is Just Devastating
• His Falsetto Soaring over His Strummed Acoustic Guitar Brings to Mind Bill Withers (Whose “Let Me into Your Life” He Covers) at His Most Affecting
• And the Orchestrated Arrangements Summon What’s Going On Feels
• With Those Kinds of Comparisons, You Know Lou Bond Is Special
• But You Really Have to Hear It to Capture the Depth of the Artist and His Songwriting
• Since It Was Released on Stax’s We Produce Label, It Has Become an Underground Classic, Sampled by Both Outkast and Mary K. Blige
• Now, Real Gone Music is Proud to Present an ALL-ANALOG Reissue of This Memphis Soul Cornerstone
• Lacquers Cut from Original Tapes at Well Made Music
• Pressed at Gotta Groove Records
• Available in Black or Clear Yellow Vinyl
STREET DATE: AUGUST 8, 2025
Motown’s L.A.-based Mowest label lasted less than two years, but managed in that short time to release some of the most adventurous music the company ever put out. And probably the most intrepid—and nowadays, adored—Mowest release of them all was the 1992 self-titled release from Odyssey. This one-off brought elite West Coast sessionmen like Wrecking Crew mainstay Don Peake, one-time Chicago member Donnie Dacus, and arranger/orchestrator extraordinaire Gene Page together with a bunch of West Coast hippie rockers (as Peake says, “We were invited to lunch, introduced to some nice people and told we were going to form a band”). The happy result was a record that has appeared on more deejay turntables than you can count, a one-of-a-kind blend of funky Motown bottom with a spacy sensibility and sound that fits right in next to, say, the latest Khruangbin album on your psychedelic chill playlist even as it activates your 5th Dimension sunshine pop endorphins. The single “Our Lives Are Shaped by What We Love” is probably the pick to click, but the whole album is a total vibe. We’re reissuing Odyssey for the first time ever in the U.S. (the Japanese have long been all over this album) in blue-green “ocean spray” vinyl, complete with original album art including the lyric insert. Remastered for the format by Mike Milchner at Sonic Vision, and pressed at Gotta Groove Records for superior sound. A must!
Lou Bond only made one album but what an album it was. Politically charged, deeply introspective, and wonderfully lyrical, 1974’s Lou Bond is reminiscent of the Eugene McDaniels releases Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse and Outlaw (both out previously on Real Gone) in its outspoken, idiosyncratic social commentary. But there is a sensitivity here that’s devastating; Bond’s falsetto soaring over his strummed acoustic guitar brings to mind Bill Withers (whose “Let Me into Your Life” he covers) at his most affecting, while the orchestrated arrangements summon What’s Going On vibes. With comparisons like those, you know this record is special, but Lou Bond is a one-of-a-kind album that really defies comparison (despite our best efforts). For this ALLANALOG reissue, we had our friends at Well Made Music cut lacquers directly from the original tapes, and pressed the record at Gotta Groove Records. Available either in black vinyl or clear yellow. Both Outkast and Mary K. Blige sampled Lou Bond…that’s because it’s one of the lynchpin albums of Memphis soul.
California Woman
Black Top Island (of the West)
Broken Road
Steadier Footing
A Movie Script Ending We Laugh Indoors Information Travels Faster Why You’d Want To Live Here Blacking Out The Friction I Was A Kaleidoscope
Styrofoam Plates
Coney Island Debate Exposes Doubt
Asphalt Meadows 180g LP (bark206)
UPC 655173120613
Asphalt Meadows (Acoustic) LP (bark210)
UPC 65517321016
Codes and Keys 2xLP (bark116)
UPC 655173111615
Plans 2xLP (bark47)
UPC 655173304716
Something About Airplanes 180g LP (bark5)
UPC 655173100516
Transatlanticism (bark32)
2xLP UPC 65517303214
**CD** UPC 655173103227
Thank You For Today 180g LP (bark180)
UPC 655173118016
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE
Barsuk Records is pleased to re-release the special double-CD edition of Death Cab for Cutie’s third album, The Photo Album.
This new pressing includes a bonus disc containing the three-song Stability EP and an expanded booklet insert with photos and lyrics—both were initially limited to the first pressing of the CD in 2001.
The Photo Album LP (bark21) UPC 655173912119
The Blue EP 180g LP (bark188) UPC 655173118818
The Forbidden Love EP CD-EP (bark15) **available CD only** UPC 655173101520
The Open Door EP LP (bark96) UPC 655173309612
We Have The Facts And We’re Voting Yes LP (bark11) UPC 655173391112
You Can Play These Songs With Chords CD (bark28) **available CD only** UPC 655173102824
Benjamin Gibbard Former Lives LP (bark130) UPC 655173113011 **CD** UPC 655173113028
Benjamin Gibbard & Andrew Kenny Home EP LP (bark211) **CANARY YELLOW VINYL** UPC 655173221112
JOHN CALE MIXOLOGY: VOLUME 1
CD TRACKLISTING
1. Clap Clap
2. I Know You're Happy (feat Tei Shi) (Chill Mix)
3. Long Way Out of Pain (feat Tony Allen)
4. 1000 Years
5. Invention of Language
6. The Adventures of SupaCane
7. Standing Next To You
CATALOG NUMBER: DS193
RELEASE DATE: August 8, 2025
FILE UNDER: Alternative “C”
CD
Boxlot: 30 UPC: 887832019321
OVERVIEW
John Cale does not stop. Last year saw the release of POPtical Illusion, the Paris 1919 Deluxe Edition and The Academy in Peril reissue, and this year kicked off with a month-long European and UK tour, including an 83rd birthday celebration in Denmark.
MiXology (volume 1) acts as a companion release to the aforementioned POPtical Illusion and 2023’s MERCY featuring previously unreleased songs and alternate versions taken from the albums’ sessions. Tracks 1-4 are from MERCY and in line with the album’s collaborative spirit featuring guest appearances from Tony Allen and Tei Shi; tracks 5-7 are from POPtical Illusion
PRAISE FOR MERCY AND
POPTICAL ILLUSION
"MERCY is a testament to his restless creative spirit." STEREOGUM ( MERCY - ALBUM OF THE WEEK)
"On POPtical Illusion, this consummate team player is on his own, and those who know Cale from the ’60s and ’70s may be surprised to hear how modern he sounds. Programmed beats skitter and loop as synths bounce and swirl." VANITY FAIR ( POPTICAL ILLUSION )
"A deeply atmospheric collection... among his strongest and most consistent." THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ( MERCY )
"The Sound of an Eightysomething Legend On a Hot Streak" ROLLING STONE ( POPTICAL ILLUSION )
DOUBLE SIX RECORDS
20 Jay Street, Suite 626 Brooklyn, NY 1 1201
718.797.4229 / dominorecordco.com
Contact: Cyrus Lubin cyrus@dominorecordco.com
REDEYE
505 Eno Street, Hillsborough, NC 27278
Contact: Jill Wheeler jillw@redeyeworldwide.com
SELLING POINTS
• 2023’s MERCY & 2024’s POPtical Illusion placed in year end best of lists from Rolling Stone, Aquarium Drunkard, Paste, Uncut, & more.
• UK, European and North American touring to occur in 2025.
THE JACK MOVES Love Machine
The Jack Moves released their self-titled debut album in 2015 through Wax Poetics. The album was praised for its seamless combination of retro soul influences with modern production aesthetics. In 2018, The Jack Moves released their sophomore album Free Money. with radio station KCRW naming it one of the best albums of the year. The Jack Moves released their third album, Cruiserweight, in 2022. Described as their most cinematic and cohesive project to date, the album delved deeper into their Newark roots while incorporating influences from the golden age of soul and funk and found strong support from BBCs Radio6.
Love Machine, The Jack Moves fourth album, blurs the line between what was and what’s next. Making funky soul marmalade and sweet electric jelly. They continue to explore the themes of classic R&B eras but this time through the lens of Grammy winning producer Adan Jodorowsky. Travelling to his Mexico City Studio to record these tracks.
Zee and Teddy are here to break the conspiracy and dominate the indie-soul scene.
RIYL: The Marias
Thee
Sacred Souls
Durand
Jones
Yellow
EyedressDays
Tuxedo
Sault
Beck
T. HARDY MORRIS
ARTIFICIAL TEARS
The line between art and entertainment has always been fuzzy. Certainly, there’s plenty of overlap between the two, but lately it feels like there’s a growing divide, an ever-widening chasm separating our fundamental need for creative expression and our insatiable appetite for disposable content. That’s where T. Hardy Morris comes in.
“I’ve spent a lot of time parsing the difference between the two,” he explains, “not just for myself, but for society at large. What does it mean to be an artist? How do we measure creative success? Where are the boundaries between audience and performer when everyone’s broadcasting their lives 24/7?”
Morris dives into those questions headfirst on his riveting new album, Artificial Tears, and while the answers don’t come easily, the search yields plenty of reward. Recorded in Nashville with My Morning Jacket’s Carl Broemel at the helm, the collection is an electrifying work of existential exploration, a raw, rock and roll reflection on meaning and identity in a modern world that’s simultaneously more connected and isolated than ever before. Despite the weighty ruminations at its core, the result is a remarkably grounded, down to earth album that’s at once honest and abstract, a poignant, clear-eyed look in the mirror from a master craftsman committed to his work for nothing more— and nothing less—than its own intrinsic value.
STREET
DATE: August 8, 2025
TRACK LISTING
SIDE A
1. Write It In The Sky
2. I Guess
3. Juvenile Years
4. Breakneck Speed
5. Don’t Kill Your Time (To Shine)
6. Sweet Success
SIDE B
1. Low Hopes
2. Poets In The Mist
3. Knowing Me
4. Shadows Of Doubt
5. Fight Forever
6. Trouble Will
VINYL
Sel. #: NTR2024LP
CONFIG: 1x LP, Jacket, Black Vinyl, Marketing
Sticker
UPC: 607396204212
Box Lot: 20 Count
Genre: Alternative, Indie Rock
Variant(s): Webstore (100 units, autographed, color vinyl)
MARKETING POINTS
• Produced by Carl Broemel (My Morning Jacket, Futurebirds)
• Frontman for: Dead Confederate, Diamond Rugs
• Comprehensive social and digital advertising plan
• For Fans Of: Kurt Vile, Deer Tick, Black Lips, Nirvana
SCAN THIS QR CODE FOR ASSETS AND UPDATES
artist MATTIAS UNEBACK
title Harry Garth Jonespresents Music for Love
street date: August 8, 2025
media: LP
catalog # SUB-156-LP
UPC 634457215962
track listing:
A1. Far Away
A2. Keep it Up
A3. Our Elements
A4. Lights Around Us
B1 In Dreams
B2 I’ve Been Waiting
B3. Out of Reach
B4. New Start
Love splattered vinyl - limited edition of 500 copies worldwide
Join the band leader of the modern masters of exotica; ÌXTAHUELE, Mattias Uneback, on a new mindbending sonic adventure with love and dreams as the driving force!
Inspired by library-, exotica-, beatand psychedelic music as well as the breathtaking landscape of the Swedish mountain world.
These are the Now Sounds for your cocktail lounge and Tiki bar.
Subliminal Sounds, Stockholm, Sweden www.subliminalsounds.se
artist TRP title Warlord
street date: August 8, 2025
media: LP
catalog # SUB-155-LP
UPC 634457211179
track listing:
A1. Lady of the Night
A2. My Bike
A3. Warlord
A4. Paranoid
B1. Close to the Fire
B2. Hand in Hand
B3. Lovemachine
Blood splattered vinyl - limited edition of 600 copies worldwide
Wild and untamedteenage heavy metal from Sweden 1981-1985. Includes their ultra rare single plus previously unreleased studio recordings.
The album includes a booklet with interviews and photos documenting TRP’s wild stage shows and the local Swedish hard rock youth gangs of the 1980s
Artist: SANKT OTTEN
Album: HYMNEN UND HELDEN
Formats: UPC · Box Lot
LP (clear red) 634457184688 · 10
100 clear red vinyl (one time only vinyl pressing) reserved for Redeye
Tracklist:
01. I feel love (Donna Summer) 5:43
02. Doom Town (Wipers) 4:14
03. Alles ist gut (Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft) 3:38
04. Sehnen [Hätte ich von Dir eine Fotografie] (A Flock Of Seagulls) 5:43
05. Ich lieb Sie (Grauzone) 3:21
06. So weit, so gut (Harald Grosskopf) 5:31
07. Kriegsmaschinen, fahrt zur Hölle (Günter Schickert) 5:26
08. Helden (David Bowie) 4:58
Alongside with the release of the new album “Tote Winkel”, Sankt Otten will be delighting us with another limited vinyl bonus release. “Hymnen und Helden” (Hymns and heroes) is a collection of cover versions created over the last few years. As the album title suggests, it pays homage to self-proclaimed musical hymns and heroes from the seventies and eighties.
HYMNEN UND HELDEN – track by track:
A well-known Moog sequence leads us on the way into the cover album. Giorgio Moroders 1977 disco classic “I feel love” has been tackled here. Sankt Ottens instrumental interpretation starts out familiar, but ends in a slightly disturbing disharmony of mellotron and ebow guitar.
The instrumental version of the melancholy Wipers anthem from 1983 starts with a rather unusually fast 808 beat for Sankt Otten. The 80s electronic echoes suit the punk rock earworm “Doom Towen” surprisingly well.
Without Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft, more unusual electronic music would hardly have been conceivable in Germany in the early 1980s. “Alles ist gut” tribute to this band and singer Gabi Delgado-Lopez, who passed away in 2020 and with whom they shared the festival stage in 2015. Gabi‘s lyrics are rendered by textto-speech software with the voice of an unknown Claudia.
“Wishing (If I had a photograph of you)” was made famous in 1982 by A Flock of Seagulls. This record was regularly played on Stephan Ottens turntable back then. Reason enough to remember this with “Sehnen (Hätte Ich von dir eine Fotografie)”. The recordings for this album were made in 2007 and have been updated and completed in the last year. Carsten Sandkämper, who was also featured on Sankt Ottens debut album “Eine kleine Traurigkeit”, contributed the vocals and lyrics.
ARTIST SheppartonAirplane
TITLE Forecast
LABEL Wing Sing Records
RELEASE DATE August 8, 2025
FILE UNDER Alternative, Rock FORMAT LP
PACKAGING Single LP with printed jacket/sleeve
EXPORT Australia
VARIANT Black Vinyl
CATALOGUE LP-WSAR-014
BOX LOT 20
UPC 634457217201
VARIANT Transparent Red Vinyl
CATALOGUE LP-WSAR-014C
BOX LOT 20
UPC 634457217195
Released by Wing Sing Records
PO Box 3046, Yarrunga, VIC, 3677Australia wingsing.co
Contact Adam Gorton adam@wingsingrecords.com +61 415 227 848
SHEPPARTONAIRPLANE FORECAST
TRACKLISTING
A1 Hell No
A2 Saw You Coming
A3 Forecast
A4 Scribbles and Noises
A5Angry
B1 Stereo Youth
B2 Someone to Blame
B3 Septic Dream
B4 Thursday, Simply
B5 Heaven Will Take Us In
WING SING RECORDS AR014
Naarm/Melbourne-based punk rock powerhouse SheppartonAirplane are thrilled to announce the upcoming release of their fourth album, Forecast, set for release onAugust 8th via Wing Sing Records.
The highly anticipated follow-up to their critically acclaimed 2020 LP, Sharks, marks a compelling evolution for the band, leaning into a more song-oriented approach while still retaining the raw energy their live shows are celebrated for.
Despite these developments, the band retains the sharp, pithy punk rock and jagged melodies that have defined their sound since their early days.
Forecast promises to impress fans of outsider guitar-driven sounds and followers of the band members' other projects. Ultimately, the album reaffirms that raw, honest, loud rock'n'roll is alive and well in Naarm/Melbourne,Australia.
Distributed by Redeye Worldwide 505 Eno St., Hillsborough, NC, 27278 redeyeworldwide.com
Contact Antonio Foxlee antonio@redeyeworldwide.com +61 403 8080 696
LP TRACK LISTING
Side A
1. Chalk River
2. Good Luck In Your Road
3. 3.28.79 Part II
4. Bragg
Side B
5. Project Salt Vault
6. Lelechenky
7. Tokaimura
8. Peabody
9. Fukushima
10. 3.28.79 Part III
11. Chalk River Part II
MARKETING/PROMOTION
Key ad placement in Sound Collector, Big Takeover, Maggot Brain, and more.
SELLING POINTS
Soporus features two members of the instrumental band Saxon Shore.
Soporus/William Stichter was nominated for a 2023 Grammy in the Packaging category for the Soporus album Divers.
Pressed on smokey marbled vinyl in deluxe gatefold LP covers.
LP
CATALOG #: btv138
UPC: 798154874416
STREET DATE : 08 August 2025
FORMAT: Smokey marbled LP in a gatefold
jackets BOX LOT: 10 LPs
RIYL: Saxon Shore, Stars of the Lid, William Basinski
GENRE: ambient instrumental/indie rock/post rock
RELEASE: Worldwide
As children of the Cold War era, Soporus are heavily influenced by a lifelong fascination with the quiet power of nuclear energy - the seemingly miraculous ability to calmly harness intense reactions coupled with the lingering fear of potential disaster. Soporus continue with the nuclear power plant themes established on their debut ep, Atómové Elektrárne, with their full-length 24,110
Soporus is a Philadelphia-based ambient drone ensemble which features guitarist and keyboardist Matthew Stone and bassist William Stichter from well-known instrumental act Saxon Shore along with guitarist Stephen Hoffman. Additional guitar tracks were provided on the album by James Vella (Yndi Halda, a lily) and John Donohue. The live performance also features films and videos edited on the fly by additional member Michael Stichter.
24,110 is the half-life in years of the Plutonium-239 isotope. In nuclear fission reactions that take place in a nuclear power plant, plutonium isotopes are a waste product with Plutonium-239 being the largest component. Plutonium-239 is also the main radioactive material in nuclear weaponry. It is that contrast between usefulness and deadliness that frames Soporus' layered shimmering ambient guitar washes, droning bass, and lush keyboards that meander between quiet, soaring beauty and droning noise. Like the peacefulness of a sleek cooling tower in the distance, slowly billowing out beautiful soft clouds of white steam while the reactor below contains the ingredients that power our society but also have the potential to annihilate us all.
The opening track "Chalk River" refers to a site in Canada which manufactures a large percentage of the world's supply of medical isotopes. Though chartered to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, Chalk River also supplied substantial amounts of Plutonium-239 to the United States for weapons manufacture during the Cold War.
"Good Luck In Your Road" is the English translation of a sign outside of Pripyat, the site of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, and makes use of Geiger counter sample noise. "Lelechenky" is the name given to an art/dance collective formed by children who survived the Chernobyl disaster. They perform traditional Ukrainian dances and sing Ukrainian folk songs to raise money for children affected by Chernobyl.
"Tokaimura" is a small Japanese fuel preparation facility. Workers were not properly trained to make a batch of experimental fuel and brought too much enriched uranium together which caused an uncontrolled chain reaction. Over a hundred workers received large doses of radiation and 2 workers died from radiation exposure. "Peabody" is a reference to Robert Peabody who died after an accident at a nuclear power plant fuel facility in Rhode Island in 1964. He is the only person ever killed in an American nuclear accident and the circumstances were similar to the Tokaimura accident. His liquid uranium reached a critical mass and emitted lethal doses of radiation.
"Project Salt Vault" was an experiment to see if spent nuclear fuel rods could be successfully contained deep in a Kansas salt mine. Salt does naturally absorb radiation and the experiment was successful, though the site was abandoned due to concerns that the fuel rods could potentially interact with underground water and oil reservoirs.
"3.28.79 Part II" and "3.28.79 Part III" borrow audio interviews from a repository of almost 300 audio tapes of interviews conducted by Dr. Lonna Malmsheimer and her Dickinson College colleagues soon after the nearby Three Mile nuclear accident. These audio tapes and supporting materials have been made available on the internet to understand the facts of the incident and the varying degrees of public reaction. Matthew Stone grew up in nearby Lebanon, PA and his father recalled being sent home from his work in Harrisburg, PA during the TMI incident. This helped inspire Stone's interest in nuclear power plant accidents which heavily influence Soporus' material.
24,110 is dedicated to the spirit of the Lelechenky and to Wladimir Schewtschenko who filmed footage of the Chernobyl accident and died from radiation poisoning (his only protection was a surgical mask and his camera was buried with the rest of Chernobyl's radioactive debris). The mysterious majesty of 24,110 is a requiem of the aftermath of life and nuclear power.
PRESS
"[Burnt Toast Vinyl's] double-LP set of four new bands-including brilliant ambient duo Soporus--is one of the most memorable releases this year." -- Martin de Leon, XLR8R
"The artists' ambient and post-rock material is superb.. .A similar desolation and grandeur haunts the magisterial “3.29.79” and [Soporus'] other pieces are equally beautiful ambient settings." -- Textura
SOPORUS : WINDSCALE PILE NO. 1
TRACK LISTING
1. Windscale Pile No. 1 Pt. 1 (5:15)
2. A Clear View of Three Mile Island from on Top of Governor Dick Tower (3:28)
3. Ahmadi-Roshan (6:56)
4. An Elegy for Voyager (5:58)
5. Windscale Pile No. 1 Pt. 2 (22:40)
SELLING POINTS
Soporus features Matthew Stone and William Stichter of the post-rock instrumental band Saxon Shore
Soporus/William Stichter was nominated for a 2023 Grammy in the Packaging category for the Soporus album Divers.
Pressed on psychedelic green marbled vinyl in jackets with a spot UV gloss and a letterpress overwrap printed by William Stichter
Limited pressing of 300 LPs
LP
CATALOG #: btv139
UPC: 798154874706
STREET DATE : 08 August 2025
FORMAT: Psychedelic green marbled LP in a jacket with spot UV gloss and a letterpress overwrap
BOX LOT: 19 LPs
RIYL: Saxon Shore, Stars of the Lid, William Basinski
GENRE: ambient instrumental/indie rock/post rock
RELEASE: Worldwide
As their Soporus project ticks past 15 years and guitarist Matthew Stone and bassist William Stichter approach 40 while raising families, buying houses, and starting businesses, they’ve put together another album, onceagain supported by lifelong-friend Scott Hatch’s Philadelphia-based Burnt Toast Vinyl label. Soporus was founded as a side-project from their time together in the post-rock instrumental band Saxon Shore; slowly and quietly, they began to build their catalog of shoegaze-inspired, ambient drone music that has informed the core of who they are as musicians and as humans. Windscale Pile No.1 follows their debut ep, Atómové Elektrárne (2005), and their full-length, 24,110 (2008), on BTV, alongside a slew of digital releases and compilation appearances as well as a handful of soundtrack projects that all form a body of work that is both tightly crafted and widely varied; a chronicle of their explorations of sound and technique.
Thematically, Soporus is informed by ideas of memory, family, and humanity's attempts to harness nuclear power. Yes, nuclear power–and in particular, the tightrope walk of calmly harnessing potentially disastrous reactions at nuclear power plants–has continued to provide the duo with inspiration, springing from a childhood in the Cold War era and central Pennsylvania roots in the shadow of Three Mile Island. Windscale Pile No.1 is no different; the title refers to the 1957 fire at the reactor facility in northwest England – Great Britain’s worst nuclear accident, and the titular tracks show Soporus at their most elegantly composed ("Pt. I") and generative ("Pt.II"). "A Clear View of Three Mile From On Top of Governor Dick Tower," a spare and haunting solo guitar piece, describes the sightline from near Stone’s childhood home to the nuclear facility south of Harrisburg, PA, inspired by a New Year's walk with his daughter, gazing upon Three Mile Island from the mountainside at sunset. "Ahmadi-Roshan" is slow-moving, noisy and melodic and the track is named for the assassinated Iranian nuclear scientist whose death at age 32 left a family behind. "An Elegy for Voyager" is a subtly glacial drone evoking Stone’s personal sorrow as we near the end of the lifetime of the Voyager mission, knowing that the greatest achievements of humanity will be drifting through space, alone and silent, for an incomprehensibly long time. The descriptions and comparisons may seem extravagant, but the music hangs right with them, inviting the listener to pause and take a moment of immersion and contemplation.
Matthew Stone and William Stichter have been making music together since they were kids. Together, they stumbled through early teenage indie rock bands, learning instruments, making tapes, and playing basements while coming of age in the mid-nineties DIY underground music scene, and later made records and toured the world with instrumental act Saxon Shore, all the while continuing a variety of art-, space-, and just plain rock projects with each other and friends. Partway through this lifelong friendship and collaboration, they formed Soporus as a side project to explore and extend the subtle and spacious interludes they were developing as an aspect of Saxon Shore and other bands’ sounds.
Stone and Stichter count guitar and bass, respectively, as their main instruments, and each has developed unique playing techniques to utilize them in the service of atmospheric space and swelling waves of sounds. They began these explorations as tiny embellishments within the context of a variety of bands throughout their careers; from cello bow experiments in indie rock outfit Somerset (one of Burnt Toast Vinyl’s earliest bands) to the many-layered improvised guitars of dreamy art-rock ensemble Reels of White Softly Flow (also BTV). These skills flourished as they helped push instrumental band Saxon Shore’s sound into epically cinematic aural landscapes in a series of well-received albums as well as live shows throughout the US, Asia, and Europe. As their reverence for ambient music grew during the same period (they count The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid and William Basinski’s Disintegration Loops as formative influences), it was only natural to form Soporus – the name comes from Latin: “to lull to sleep”–in the early 2000s to specifically focus on this aspect of their musicianship. Currently, their talents remain in demand: Stichter plays bass in Philadelphia band Cape Wrath and Stone has a synth-pop project called Williams Shift with Saxon Shore drummer Stephen Roessner. However, they continue to return to Soporus as a constant touchstone and outlet expressing the music that is closest to their hearts.
Soporus has continued to rely on the DIY community spirit developed in their youth; nearly everything is recorded at home and mixed and mastered by Stone, while live performances typically feature vital contributions from projectionist Michael Stichter, guitarist Stephen Hoffman, and bassist Matthew Thomas. A designer and artist by trade, William Stichter is responsible for the visual aspects of the presentation, and even hand-printed Windscale Pile No.1’s packaging in his screen printing and letterpress studio. Taken together, Windscale Pile No.1 is a portrait of Stone and Stichter’s lives–intimate and personal, yet ambitious and elegant–lives lived immersed in making music and art, by themselves and constantly connected to their community.
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TeddyAbrams Preludes
Teddy Abrams, the Grammy Award winning conductor, composer, and multi-instrumentalist deemed by the New York Times as a “Maestro of the People,” and named Musical America’s 2022 Conductor of the Year, announces Preludes, an album of solo piano works composed and performed by Abrams and produced by Gabriel Kahane and Casey Foubert, via New Amsterdam Records
Preludes is a contemplative, personal, and playful set of simple solo piano pieces whose recorded sonic identities were developed in collaboration with Gabriel Kahane and Casey Foubert. Kahane and Foubert “identified the personality of each Prelude and found a sound world for every track to match the intrinsic characteristics of the individual works ” The 16 pieces that make up Preludes take inspiration from the canon of classical piano works such as Bach’s Inventions and Bartok’s Mikrokosmos, yet they are imbued with Abrams’ immaculate compositional language and a depth in production uncommon to “classical” works.
Coming on the tail end of Abram’s Grammy Award
Winning Piano Concerto (2023), Abrams explains: “After the crazy, frenetic, joyful energy of my Piano Concerto, I wanted to create a piano work that explored a completely different energy and soundscape. While the Piano Concerto is overtly populist, referencing American genres like jazz, funk, and Gospel music, the Preludes are meant to be introspective, intimate, and simple enough for pianists of many skill levels to play in both performance and home settings ”
NWAM193-LP/NWAM193-CD
Side1(A)
1 Microcosm
2.EchoCharlieHotelOscar
3 NearbyParallelUniverses
4.TheScream
5 Legendarium
6.Tact
7 Combined Species
8.Mahler'sPedal
9 Found Material
Side2(B) 1 Toccata
2 Ballad forYourself3 Gigue
4 Pyotr
5 ThePersistenceofPitchMemory
6 SpakeSchumann
7 Macrocosm
FFO: Caroline Shaw, John Adams, Gabriel Kahane, Sarah Kirkland Snider, Timo Andres
Abrams is the Music Director of the Louisville Orchestra
Previous album (as composer) received a Grammy Award
Abrams has conducted many orchestras around the world, including the Houston Symphony, Phoenix Symphony, Edmonton Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, Los Angeles
Philharmonic, Indianapolis Symphony, Florida Orchestra and more
RELEASE DATE: 8Th August 2025
ARTIST: Teddy Abrams
TITLE: Preludes
CAT. NO / BARCODE:
NWAM193-LP / 4062548112429
NWAM193-CD / 4062548112412
FORMAT: LP / CD
TERRITORY: WORLD
JuriSeo ObsoleteMusic
Announcing Obsolete Music by Juri Seo, an anachronistic mixture of old forms with modern harmonic and rhythmic devices. Seo utilizes her masterful command over traditional classical forms to build intricate, driving, and surprising compositions which are brilliantly executed by the energetic sextet, Latitude 49, who is known for blending the finesse of a classical ensemble with the drive and precision of a finely tuned rock band, via New Amsterdam Records.
Juri Seo is an Korean-American composer and pianist whose compositions merge many of the fascinating discoveries from the past century in particular the expanded timbral palette and unorthodox structure with functional tonality, counterpoint, and classical form.
The composer explains: “Ostinato is built on a basso continuo that outlines a tritone Relentless tempo modulations and allusions to jazz ultimately break the form Rondeau and Fantasia are likewise based on historical forms, with Rondeau drawing from a Medieval verse-refrain structure and Fantasia from a freer, formless style, often regarded as transcribed improvisation. Contrapuntal Forms is a set of three pieces that reengage with counterpoint, an art often considered out of fashion in contemporary music Fugue exists between 18th-century tonality and jazz harmony, creating a meta-stylistic discourse between the two Cantus Firmus sets the 11thcentury antiphon “O rubor sanguinis” by Hildegard von Bingen Canon sets voices in imitation, progressing through various intervals in the manner of the Goldberg Variations ”
RELEASE DATE: Aug 8th, 2025
ARTIST: Juri Seo
TITLE: Obsolete Music
CAT. NO / BARCODE:
NWAM192-LP / 4062548104738
NWAM192-CD / 4062548104721
FORMAT: LP / CD
TERRITORY: WORLD
NWAM192-LP/NWAM192-CD
1. Ostinato
2. Rondeau
3. Fantasia
4. Fugue
5. Cantus Firmus
6. Canon
FFO: John Hollenbeck Large Ensamble, Deerhof & Dal Niente, Anna Webber, Phillip Golub, annika socolofsky
Collaboration between Princeton composer Juri Seo and esteemed ensemble Latitude 49
An exciting reimagination of old music forms with rock & jazz elements
Performance at Sound Atlas New Music Festival in Calgary, AB in June
NEW AMSTERDAM RECORDS
Death Pill –Sologamy
New Heavy Sounds
LP NHSLP055C
CD NHSCD055
5055869551335
5055869551205
OUT AUGUST 8, 2025
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Ukrainian Riot Grrl Trio ‘Death Pill’ Return With ‘Sologamy’ Their Much Anticipated Second Album. Two years on from their sensational debut, Ukrainian ‘Riot Grrls’ Mariana, Anastasiia and Nataliia, aka Death Pill are back.
And back in full force, locked and loaded with a mighty set of tunes, … as they put it. ‘A bold exploration of personal empowerment’. ‘SOLOGAMY’ is fierce, heavy and melodic.
The album’s 10 tracks mark a bold evolution in the band's sound and Death Pill really deliver with ferocity and belief through multiple gear changes and genres as if it were easy. Hardcore, punk, grunge, thrash, riot grrrl, emo, are just some of the touchstones this album moves through, and all with the accomplished ferocity and memorable melody the band introduced on their debut. There are cellos, piano’s, sound effects and ornate arrangements that open out their sonic palette, there’s a bit of pop and even a bit of prog. But rest assured … It's all pure ‘Death Pill’. Thematically ‘Sologamy’ is, at its core, a celebration.
Cwfen –Sorrows
New Heavy Sounds
LP NHSLP054C (GATEFOLD SLEEVE, TRANSPARENT RED VINYL) 5055869549141
CD NHSCD054 5055869549158
OUT AUGUST 8, 2025
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A mix of metallic doomgaze, epic gothic soundscapes and post punk attitude. Loud and crushing, yet sharp enough to stick in your head for days.
There are two kinds of heavy bands: the ones that make a lot of noise and the ones that drag you somewhere you didn't know you needed to go. Cwfen (pronounced 'Coven') are the latter, and Sorrows is a record that doesn't just crush – it haunts long after the final note.
The allure of Cwfen’s sound lies in contrasts: the glacial ferocity of Amenra, with the velvet-and-razor vocals of King Woman, and the rotting grandeur of Type O Negative. It’s as hypnotic as it is harrowing, but somehow even better than the sum of those parts.
Since emerging from Glasgow's underground just 18 months ago, Cwfen's reputation is growing, selling out shows and pulling growing audiences into their doom-laden fever dream. Released in October, the band's debut single 'Reliks' was a hit with fans and critics, landing a spot on Kerrang!'s release of the week playlist. And rightly so. Their sound devours and delights in equal measure.
Holy Scum –
All We Have Is Never
Rocket Recordings
LAUNCH395 5056688830977
OUT AUGUST 8, 2025
PURPLE VINYL LP
"The Isle Of Lewis is the largest such of the Outer Hebrides archipelago, and a place where myth and folklore are abundant, The Callanish Stones, a cruciform circle reckoned by tradition to be the forms of petrified giants who would not convert to Christianity, once prompted notable chronicler of the ancient Julian Cope to pronounce himself “Lashed by wind and rain but surrounded by vibe”.
This was where Holy Scum decided to take a pilgrimage for the recording of their second album proper for Rocket Recordings, All We Have Is Never. Frustrated by the physical and logistical challenges keeping the band members from collaborating, they decided the best way forward was at the residential Black Bay Studios on Great Bernera, a two hour plus ferry ride from anywhere. “The isolation of Black Bay was our salvation, a muchneeded cleanse after a year of relentless misfortune” reckons the band’s Peter Taylor. Taylor describes the Holy Scum approach jokingly as ‘No riffs’ yet this belies an ability to carve abstraction and minimalism into monolithic and ominous shapes. Whilst the band are as handy as ever with excoriating and ear-splitting experimentation - as on the feverish guitar scree that underpins the taut ‘Thieves’ - they also excel in a grittily vital charge as analogous to the ballsy kinetics of Fugazi and The Ex (the primal ‘I Am The Land’) as the overcast catharsis of Killing Joke and Voivod (the infectious ‘Witches’). “The title is a nod to the fact that everything ends - good, bad, ugly, beautiful “ reflects vocalist Mike Mare (Dälek) of their most focused work to date.
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