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Record Highlight — Submarine Lights

The debut album by Submarine Lights, produced by McKenzie Smith (Midlake, St. Vincent), began as an experiment in long-distance relationships, with songs variously written and recorded in Texas, Washington, DC, and New York City. Bringing together members of the The Chemistry Set, Polyphonic Spree, Calhoun, and St. Vincent, New York natives Stephen and Meredith Duncan layer soaring harmonies, subtle beats, liquid guitars, silvery strings, and memorable melodies into a collection of intimate and sometimes creepy moments.

 

Record Highlight — 7 Door Sedan

7 Door Sedan is hook-driven rock and roll with a dash of glam and punk attitude. Harmony and tight guitar interplay bring out the best in songs that have been compared to T-Rex, Television and Big Star.

In the late 70′s, 7 Door Sedan front man Glenn Kowalski (previously known as Jake Whipp) was a primary member of White Boy, one of Washington DC’s earliest punk bands. White Boy’s first release, “I Could Puke” was called “America’s fastest selling new wave disc” by New Musical Express. White Boy continued with several successful releases including “I Hate,” re-issued on the compilation “30 Seconds Over DC” by Henry Rollins.

In 2008, Glenn released the album “Killer Good” as 7 Door Sedan. After his extended hiatus from the stage, he returned and recruited veteran DC area musicians to perform and further develop the band. The lineup: Glenn Kowalski on guitar and vocals, Ken Moss (Acrylix) on guitar and vocals, Josh Singer (Vampyre Bunnies) on bass, and Norman van der Sluys (Madhouse) on drums.

Glenn was nominated modern rock instrumentalist of the year by the Washington Area Music Association for 2008 and 2009. In 2009, he organized a successful Benefit concert for Haiti earthquake victims at Jackie’s Restaurant in Silver Spring, MD, where 7 Door Sedan and eight bands performed and donated proceeds to the International Medical Alliance.

The new album, Gotta Gotta Gotta, is available now!

 

Record Highlight — Hungry Skinny

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​​​Hungry Skinny is a rock and roll band from San Francisco, California. The band – comprised of Garrett Riley (vocals/guitar), Sean Russo (vocals/bass), Ty Thorpe (drums), and Remy Vale (guitar) – formed in San Francisco’s tenderloin district in 2011. They have recorded and released 3 EP’s with Light Rail Studios; “Ain’t Walkin’ You Home”, “Nobody Cares”, and “Birth & A Murder”.  Their new LP – Hot Dang is available now, and they will be touring the U.S. starting in November 2015 in support of the album.

 

Record Highlight — Carbon Leaf

Virginia natives Carbon Leaf weave their signature indie-rock blend of Celtic, Appalachian, folk, and country into a rousing new brand of music best described as ‘ether-electrified porch music’.

The five-man band’s steadfast arrangement of guitar, bass, drums, and mandolin is rounded out with more exotic instruments, like the bouzouki, fiddle, accordion and penny whistle, all tied together by lead singer Barry Privett’s bold, straightforward baritone.

Their album Love Loss Hope Repeat Reneaux is available just in time for their fall tour that just started.

Record Highlight — Conan Neutron and the Secret Friends

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Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends is a band formed by Conan Neutron of Replicator, Mount Vicious and Victory and Associates. It also features Tony Ash of Trophy Wives and Coliseum on bass and Dale Crover of The Melvins on drums.  This vinyl issue of The Enemy of Everyone is pressed on blue wax with deluxe packaging featuring art by David Yow.

 

Record Highlight — Scaterd-Few

The classic 1990 album Sin Disease from Southern California cutting-edge punk rockers Scaterd Few is now remastered and available on vinyl for the very first time in a high quality gatefold jacket (including digital download) from Burnt Toast Vinyl. This is a limited, one-time vinyl pressing of this classic. As a bonus, you can also buy the e-book As the Story Grows…A lyrical study and scriptural commentary on Sin Disease by Allan R. Aguirre (fka: Ramald Domkus) along with this record.

 

Record Highlight — The Black Lillies

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At the beginning of 2015, things had never looked better for The Black Lillies. Winning legions of fans through relentless touring and riding a wave of critical acclaim, the band had already successfully surpassed their PledgeMusic fundraising goals, selected a producer and booked studio time to record their new album when frontman Cruz Contreras was hit with unexpected news: two of the group’s five members would be amicably moving on. Contreras contemplated the group’s future and faced down a looming deadline to finish writing the new album for a yet-to-be-determined lineup.

“In the past, I might write a song once a month when I felt inspired, and at a much more leisurely pace,” explains Contreras, “but this time around, I realized I would have to write an entire record in two weeks before we hit the studio. I felt confident I could do it, but I also had no proof.”

The proof is now etched into vinyl with Hard To Please, the band’s fourth studio album — an alternately rip-roaring and deeply intimate record, showcasing both Contreras’ lyrical evolution as a writer and a more sonically sophisticated side of the band than we’ve heard before. Whether it was due to the pressure of the ticking clock, the injection of creative energy from recording with new faces, or simply the steadfast desire of a hardworking band to always outdo themselves, the album stands as the finest yet in The Black Lillies’ outstanding catalog.  Grab it on wax now!

 

Record Highlight — U.S. Elevator

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U.S. Elevator will transport you.  Not just up and down, but to enchanting musical places near and far.  Their music is filled with loving and wily winks at the visionary forces of the 1960s and 1970s — The Beatles, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Gram Parsons, and The Hollies – for starters – and is at the same time thoroughly original, contemporary, and richly melodic.

The Santa Barbara based bad is the brainchild of Johnny Irion, musical partner and husband of Sarah Lee Guthrie.  The new self-titled LP is available now, and watch for upcoming tour dates here.

 

Record Highlight — Joey Cape

Now available from Fat Wreck Chords, Stitch Puppy is comprised of 10 captivating tracks that display a further progression in Joey Cape’s sound. Poetic lyrics are set to acoustic instrumentation (guitar, piano, cello, mandolin, percussion) and driven by strong melodies.

 

Record Highlight — Big Something

Big Something is one of the most exciting new bands to emerge from the Southeast. A 6 piece powerhouse with a sound that is both unique and timeless, BIG Something fuses elements of rock, pop, funk, and improvisation to take listeners on a journey through a myriad of musical styles. Soaring guitars, synths, horns and alluring vocal hooks rise to the top of their infectious collection of songs and represent a sound for fans of Galactic, Moe., Robert Randolph, and even The B52s.

The group recently released its 3rd full-length studio album – Truth Serum – with the help of Grammy-nominated producer John Custer. Recorded almost entirely live in the studio, Truth Serum, is a great snapshot of the magic the band is capable of creating on stage. The album was named 2014 Album of the Year by The Homegrown Music Network, which makes Big Something the only band ever to win this award 3 times with 3 different releases (2010, 2013, and 2014).  Available now for the first time on vinyl!

 

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