We are thrilled to say that "Demo 98" by indie rock royalty, Sarah Shannon, is officially out in the world! You’ve likely heard the story of “Demo 98”, but here’s a refresher… Sarah Shannon was just about one year removed from 90's Washington, DC indie rock band, Velocity Girl, in 1998. She had a handful of tunes she wanted to work out to get started on a solo career. She went into WGNS Studios after enlisting the help of two of her friends- Geoff Turner (Gray Matter, Three) and Adam Wade (Jawbox, Shudder To Think). Geoff would serve as engineer, guitarist and bassist while Adam steered the boat from behind the drum kit. After the recording session wrapped, it wouldn’t be long before Sarah relocated to Seattle, WA. The tapes got buried on a shelf for 20+ years until Geoff rediscovered them. The trio was pleasantly surprised at how good the songs still sounded. Now, 25 years later, “Demo 98” has received a proper release. "Demo 98" is available as a 12" EP on classic black vinyl (with download) and as a digital-only extended player. All formats can be procured from our WEBSTORE and our BANDCAMP. We’ve released "Demo 98" in conjunction with Minty Fresh Records, who previously worked with Sarah on some of her solo albums. They’re handling primary distribution, but rest assured you’ll still see some copies in some of the usual places where other SLN titles can be found. We cannot understate how incredibly cool it is to be a small part of this record and it’s story! Don’t sleep on this one gang, it’s proving to already be quite the popular disc. Thanks to so many folks out there for pushing this one to the top of the would-be charts!
Pressing Info: 300 12" EP's on classic black vinyl / digital extended player. Co-release with Minty Fresh Records. Released 7/28/23.