The friendliest neighborhood pop-punk band in Denver, Bad Year, has a brand new self-titled album coming out! Tuesday September 24 is the release date. This is Bad Year's first proper album. After a couple of EP's between 2017-2019, the band had a couple of hiatuses and a few lineup changes. They eventually hit their stride with the revamped lineup and their new self-titled album is proof that good things come to those who wait. This forthcoming long player is stacked front to back with ultra-catchy hooks and sing along anthems. You can pre-order Bad Year's “S/T” from our WEB STORE or our BANDCAMP as a 12" vinyl long player on translucent red with black splatter vinyl and/or a digital long player. Pre-orders will get two singles, 'Get Well' and 'Idle Hands', as immediate downloads. Our bandcamp sampler also features 'Idle Hands', so pop over their and check it out. This fantastic album is another co-release with our super Denver record label pals, Motorcycle Potluck Records. If you’ve been following Bad Year over the years, this is absolutely the album you've been waiting for!
It's release day for the debut album from City Speak, "Holding Water"! This killer long player is full of punk burners. City Speak wants to see a better world and they're pitching in.
You can grab a copy of "Holding Water” from our WEB STORE or our BANDCAMP on LP, compact disc and/or digital long player. The LP comes on ice ice baby-colored vinyl! This album is being distributed by our friends at Recess Ops, plus it will be available via Green Noise Records soon. We're pumped to be the US label for this record! Our co-release partners are Keep It A Secret Records (Germany), Shield Recordings (The Netherlands) and Cat's Claw Records (United Kingdom). City Speak tour in and around their native Germany often, so if they come to your town be sure to go sing along with your fist in the air!
Pressing Info: 300 12" LP's on ice ice baby vinyl / digital long player. 200 compact discs in printed wallets / digital long player. Released 8/22/24.
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We are delighted to welcome City Speak from Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany to the SLN family! Founded during lockdown in 2020, City Speak prefers to stick to light fare (patriarchy, obedience to authority, exploitation by multinational corporations), but still manage to pose the seriously important questions (pineapple on pizza- yes or no?). They put all of that into songs that sound like “’77 punk with a bit of TSOL”. The proof of these concepts is forthcoming with the band’s debut album, “Holding Water”. The record is set to be released on August 22nd and “Holding Water" is now available for pre-order in our WEB STORE and on our BANDCAMP on ice ice baby vinyl LP, compact disc and digital long player. You’ll get lead single, ‘Daydream League’, immediately with pre-order and you can also hear that tune on our bandcamp sampler.It’s also on all streaming platforms. City Speak’s “Holding Water” is being released in conjunction with Keep It A Secret Records (Germany), Shield Recordings (The Netherlands) and Cat's Claw Records (United Kingdom). We’re excited to have our first European album-act in our stable of stars and it’s even cooler that our friend Cornelius of Keep It A Secret Records is also in the band!
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Alrighty music fans! After much teasing and some early tour copies getting snatched up, the new split from The Drolls and Gentlemen Rogues is officially out now! It's an EP, cleverly titled "Split", and has one original tune and one cover tune from each band. That's 4 killer songs by 2 amazing bands! This split features everything we all love about both The Drolls and Gentlemen Rogues... Catchy, hook-laden power-pop-punk that's as skillfully executed as it is heartfelt. Both bands are the real deal and this record is further proof of that. The Drolls/Gentlemen Rogues "Split" can be obtained as a vinyl 7" (on opaque white vinyl or mellow yellow vinyl) and/or digital extended player from our WEB STORE and from our BANDCAMP. Grab it from us or the bands. Look for it at Seattle, Austin and Denver area record shops respectively. The 7" will be distributed by Recess Ops and carried by Green Noise Records too. The digital is on all the streamy streamer platforms as well. This is the earwormiest split you're going to hear for quite some time folks, so get on it!
Pressing Info: 100 7"s on opaque white vinyl / digital extended player, 200 7"s on mellow yellow vinyl / digital extended player. Released 6/28/24.
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Today is release day for the new Steven Lee Lawson EP, "Help Is On The Way"! Recorded by Steven Lee Lawson himself with his live rhythm section, The Archers, "Help Is On The Way" contains four songs that steer listeners through a melding of sounds and moods like folk, country, indie rock and Americana with a dash of punk attitude for good measure. The new EP can be obtained as a classic black vinyl 7" and/or digital extended player from our WEB STORE and from our BANDCAMP. The 7" is super dooper limited at 50 copies. Besides the usual SLN outlets, "Help Is On The Way" will be available at Denver area record shops and distributed by Recess Ops. All the streamable spots have it as well. Catch Steven Lee Lawson + The Archers live this summer for the total experience!
Pressing Info: 50 limited edition 7" EP's on classic black vinyl / digital extended player. Released 6/27/24.