Album Releases
The Everywheres // The Everywheres LP
The self-titled debut from songwriter Samuel Hill’s project, The Everywheres, summons scrappy yet masterful psych-pop. Glowing garlands take shape from a cocktail of Davies odes, Brian Jonestown candidness and nomadic adventures. Swirling guitar wanes smooth to build a delicate, jewel-toned backbone from which peyote induced tambourines and blissed-out harmonies stem. Hill started making music as The Everywheres in the summer of 2012. The notorious drifter found himself back in his native Halifax, Nova Scotia, more specifically in the basement of his childhood home. It was there (along with time spent along the ocean shores in LaHave) that Hill was inspired to recount his journeys thru the power of song. He shacked up with his Tascam 4-track and every instrument he could get his hands on, laying down what would become The Everywheres’ debut. The Everywheres will be out June 25, 2013.
LISTEN: “Someone Disappeared”
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Saskatchewan // Occasion LP
Saskatchewan began as the project of Orlando, Florida based multi-instrumentalist Chandler Strang, whose inspiration was culled from the passion and intensity of muses like Tears for Fears and Phil Collins. Strang began collaborating with several other Orlando based musicians to further develop the dreamy aesthetic of his initial solo material. After the release of several EPs, the now full-fledged band, who has toured with Gauntlet Hair, Mister Heavenly, Hundred Waters, and Levek, amongst others, has released their debut album. Occasion.
LISTEN: “Possession”
Cocktails // Cocktails 7″ EP
Cocktails, San Francisco’s best kept after hours secret, are finally stepping into the sunlight with their self-titled EP. Recorded over three days in the summer of 2012 at Fuzz City with Matthew Melton and Rob Good (of Bay Area bands Warm Soda and Bare Wires,) Cocktails is the first official offering from the self described “slop pop” quartet. Their energetic power-pop punch hits somewhere between late 70s punk and fuzzed out 90s alt (think Teenage Fanclub or GBV anthems combined with the disarming honesty and pent-up aggression of This Year’s Model era Elvis Costello). They crank out big melodies, loud guitars, and loads of sticky sweet boy/girl vocal harmonies that will surely kick some pep into your step. Cocktails’ 4-song 7” EP is available digitally and on virgin black and “blonde” (limited to 150) colored vinyl.
LISTEN: “Hey Winnie”
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Leapling // Losing Face 10″ EP
Losing Face is the debut 5-song EP from Brooklyn, NY quartet, Leapling. The packaging, including a gorgeous full color insert, was created & designed by Providence, RI artist Jenny Brown.
Leapling began as home recordings, written by singer/guitarist Dan Arnes over the course of several months. From there, Dan and drummer, Yoni David, edited the tracks down to what would ultimately become Losing Face and also assembled a live band, which includes bassist R.J. Gordon (who also mastered the EP) and Joey Postiglione on lead guitar.
The project is fairly new to the scene but the players are not — they are the hearts and minds behind the Bushwick DIY venue/art space Big Snow Buffalo Lodge and the artist collective known as American Buffalo Recordings. You’d be hard pressed to find a group of people more committed to the local music community than these four dudes.
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Pure Bathing Culture // Pure Bathing Culture 12″ EP
Daniel Hindman and Sarah Versprille began writing songs together in 2009 while living in Brooklyn, NY. In 2011, the duo packed up their lives, moved to Portland, OR and realized that it was time to put a name to the new project — Pure Bathing Culture was born. Through various serendipitous connections, multi-instrumentalist and producer Richard Swift heard their early demos and immediately invited them to record with him at his National Freedom studio in Cottage Grove, OR. Pure Bathing Culture’s S/T EP is an elegant collection of four beautifully crafted songs, constructed with smooth melodies embodying the nostalgia of soft soulful 80s pop but with a freshness all of their own.
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WATCH: “Ivory Coast” (directed by Sean Pecknold)
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Oregon Bike Trails // High School Lover 7″
High School Lover is the new 7″ from Santa Monica, CA’s Oregon Bike Trails (now known as Cayucas). Zach Yudin originally created OBT as a solo project but has since expanded to a full band. The bass-y strut on “High School Lover” gets your head bobbing and at the same time, recalls a certain nostalgic nod to pop songs of the 1960s. The B-Side “Cayucas” is a previously unreleased track that is sure to bring to mind summer weekend trips with friends, riding to the beach in a fire red Thunderbird convertible with the top down. The 7″ is pressed on white vinyl and comes with an instant digital download.
LISTEN: “High School Lover”
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Mutual Benefit and Holy Spirits // Mutual Spirits split 12″
Mutual Spirits is split 12″ with Holy Spirits (New York, NY) and Mutual Benefit (Boston, MA). Mutual Benefit’s quirky and youthful arrangements are a welcomed companion to the textured delicacy of Holy Spirits. Mutual Spirits is pressed on gorgeous cream swirl vinyl with album art designed by Nathaniel Whitcomb of Think or Smile, limited to 250. Each 12″ purchase comes with an instant digital download.
LISTEN: Holy Spirits – “To The Shore”
LISTEN: Mutual Benefit – “No Names” (featuring Lizard Kisses, Steffaloo)
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Levek // Look on the Bright Side 7″
David Levesque aka Levek has been crafting some incredible a capella meets Afrobeat meets Disney vibes for a while now and we became instant fans at first listen. This 7″ includes two new tracks — “Look on the Bright Side” and “Slow” and is pressed on red vinyl (limited to 500). Every order comes with an instant digital download bundle including both songs on the 7″ + 3 bonus tracks.
LISTEN: “Look on the Bright Side”
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tooth ache. // Skin 7″
Skin is the first 7″ from Burlington, VT’s tooth ache. (aka Alexandria Hall). tooth ache. perfects her masterfully crafted downer pop on the 2-song 7″, available now. Skin is pressed on clear vinyl and each order comes with an instant digital download.
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Family Trees // Dream Talkin 7″
Dream Talkin is the debut 7″ from Brooklyn’s Family Trees, available now from Father/Daughter Records. The trio cranks out delicious, pocket-sized beach pop jams that leave you thirsty for more. The vinyl is pressed on clear wax (limited to 500) and every order comes with an instant digital download.
LISTEN: “Dream Talkin”
WATCH: “No One Will Ever Know”
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