Salutations music lovers! We've added a brand new member to the SLN family tree- Sarah Shannon! If Sarah seems familiar, here's where you may know her from... She was the lead singer of legendary 90's Washington, DC indie rock band, Velocity Girl. Sarah then sang in the short-lived band Starry Eyes that also featured her Velocity Girl bandmate and future Foxhall Stacks (SLN alumni!) guitarist, Jim Spellman. A solo career followed in the 00's that included a relocation to Seattle, WA. After that, Sarah co-founded the popular kindie rock band, The Not-Its! that are still active. That brings us to right now. This is not the usual addition to the SLN lineup, as Sarah joins us with a record that has been 25 years in the making- the "Demo 98" EP. Sarah Shannon’s “Demo 98” EP contains previously unreleased recording sessions that occurred shortly after the breakup of Velocity Girl. Recorded at WGNS Studios in 1998, the recordings also feature Geoff Turner (Gray Matter, Three) and Adam Wade (Jawbox, Shudder To Think). The songs reflected on Velocity Girl while at the same time looked forward to a hopeful future. As is often the case, life has a way of intervening and the tapes got buried on a shelf for 20+ years. Geoff rediscovered them not too long ago and all three players were thrilled at how good they still sounded. They decided the songs should finally see the light of day and now here we are with a proper release, 25 years later. Pre-orders for "Demo 98" are up right now in our WEBSTORE as well as on our BANDCAMP. You can choose between a 12" EP on classic black vinyl (with download) or go for the digital-only extended player. The lead single, 'Wheel In A Wheel', will come as an immediate download with any pre-orders of the EP. 'Wheel In A Wheel' was just premiered over at ace music blog, A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed, along with an early review of "Demo 98". You can also head over to our bandcamp sampler to have a listen to the single. We’re releasing "Demo 98" with Minty Fresh Records, who previously worked with Sarah on one of her solo albums. We are thrilled to have Sarah Shannon, along with Adam Wade and Geoff Turner, join the SLN roster. We never would have thought in a million years, let alone 25, that we'd get to be a part of a record like "Demo 98"!