Guess what?! A new 5-song EP from State Drugs is headed this way! "Explosions On The Radio" is set for release on May 20, 2022. Their last LP, "Live. Laugh.
Love.", was a runaway smash and this new EP (on cassette and/or digital) picks right up where that album left off. "Explosions On The Radio" is full of the catchy, punk-inflected, 90's-inspired alt-rock that you've come to know and love from the State Drugs gang. Somehow they just keep getting better and better! You can pre-order the EP on your choice of light gray cassette tape (with download), transparent dark gray cassette tape (with download) or plain digital-only from our WEB STORE, as well as our BANDCAMP, right now. You'll get a download of the lead single and title track 'Explosions On The Radio' immediately and the full EP on release day. The single is also up on all the digi-streams today, as well as our bandcamp sampler. We're teaming up with Ashtray Monument again for this one and that's just icing on an already great cake. Alrighty folks, better hop on it!
Former Lives is getting closer to the vinyl release of the limited 12” EP entitled “Ceremony Of Leaving”! Their latest single, 'Goodbye Nothing', is the second to last track before the 5th and final single is unveiled to complete the full extended player next month. Once again, 'Goodbye Nothing', is a pay-what-you-want track and is a co-release with Former Lives Records. Get the song from our WEB STORE or from our BANDCAMP. The tune is also on all the usual digi-streaming sites. Remember, tune in next month, May 17th, for the final single and full EP from Former Lives!
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Well it's just a big despAIR jordan news day here at SLNHQ! Their brand new "Hell Year EP" digital extended player is also available as a standalone release today (4/15/22). It's pay-what-you-want and you can grab it from our WEB STORE and our BANDCAMP of course! The "Hell Year EP" will still be a bonus download with purchases of despAIR jordan's "Before Your Wings Gave Out" vinyl LP, so if you're a DJ mega-fan you have options! Watch for the new EP on all the streamables as well. Okie doke, go crank up the DJ tunes however you like!
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Y’all just got dunked on… again! The incredible first album from despAIR jordan, “Before Your Wings Gave Out”, is now out as a vinyl LP. People asked for it and now here we are! The album was originally released digitally last year and features 6 songs of well-crafted, angular post-punk. It definitely runs as a long player with each song being a mini saga full of energy and emotion. despAIR Jordan blend elements of late 70’s/early 80’s UK post-punk with the modern pop-sensibilities of more recent post-punk and post-hardcore acts. The LP comes on randomly mixed color vinyl, spins at 33.3 RPM and can be obtained via our WEB STORE or our BANDCAMP. But wait! A deluxe digital download that contains the album plus the brand new "Hell Year EP” as a vinyl-only bonus is included. For free. What a deal! As if that weren’t enough incentive, there are 40 limited edition copies of the LP that come with a bonus hand numbered Diamond Bee print. These editions are exclusive to despAIR jordan and SLN in a limited quantity for direct orders and as release show exclusives (4/15/22 in Denver). The remainder will be Green Noise Records retail exclusives until they sell out! The album is still on all the preferred digital/streaming sites while the vinyl is distributed by Recess Ops and carried by all the best independent record stores along Colorado's Front Range.
Pressing Info: 40 limited edition 12" LP’s on randomly mixed color vinyl with a bonus hand numbered Diamond Bee print / digital long player. 160 standard edition 12" LP’s on randomly mixed color vinyl / digital long player. Vinyl includes a deluxe download with the album plus the brand new "Hell Year EP” as a bonus.
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Hello once again buddies and faithful followers! We are very pleased to officially welcome another new addition to our incredible stable of stars- LARAIGNÉ! Greg Laraigné, who now goes by the moniker LARAIGNÉ, is a solo artist based in Toronto, ON, Canada. What comes to mind when trying to describe the music of LARAIGNÉ? Honestly, the first thing that comes to mind is Steve Earle’s “I Feel Alright”. Roots style music with a harder edge and punk rock ethics. That might lead me to also think later era Uncle Tupelo and the more rocking Son Volt. These are references from 20-30 years ago, but that’s not a bad thing. It means LARAIGNÉ has a timeless sound, which is a necessary asset when traveling the world as a true troubadour. I guess maybe Brian Fallon, Jon Snodgrass and Frank Turner would be more modern comparisons. Closer still might be his friend and now-SLN labelmate Seth Anderson, in that they encapsulate both the brightness and melancholy of living one’s values through song. Honest people making honest music. What else should music be, really? “The Brightside Of It All” is the title of LARAIGNÉ’s long-anticipated new album that we’ll be releasing in conjunction with our friends at Shield Recordings (The Netherlands). It will be available as a 12" vinyl long player (smokey clear!) and digital long player on May 11, 2022. You can pre-order the album from our WEB STORE or our BANDCAMP right now. The lead single and title track, ‘The Brightside Of It All’, just premiered over at Punk Rock Theory and is up on our bandcamp sampler for immediate listening. “The Brightside Of It All”, recorded by Matt Snell at Genesis Sound Inc. and produced by Eamon McGrath (the same producer as Seth Anderson’s “We Could Be.”), is a perfect collection of folk punk and americana songs and we’re eager to get them all inside the ears of the sharpest of listeners!