epic represents a crossroads for me as an artist. Going from intern to artist at Ba Da Bing, from solo folk singer to playing with a band for the first time and beginning to play shows on tour where people showed up. I am in awe of the artists who wanted to participate in celebrating…
Dear Reader, About a year or two ago, Naomi Yang (of Galaxie 500) reached out to me after she rediscovered a video that we had made together in 2011, during the making of Tramp, just before the album s release. It was for the song Serpents. The timing was uncanny, approaching the anniversary of Tramp. Thinking…
Deluxe Edition Colored Vinyl 2LP (with D-Side Etching) includes Two Unreleased Tracks and Two Previously Stand-Alone Singles Plus Fold-Out Poster and O-Card Color Of Vinyl Subject To Change Without Notice Call To Confirm Colored Copies Are Still Available Sharon Van Etten has always been the kind of artist who helps people make sense of the…
Sharon Van Etten has always been the kind of artist who helps people make sense of the world around them, and her sixth album, We ve Been Going About This All Wrong, concerns itself with how we feel, mourn, and reclaim our agency when we think the world – or at least, our world – might be…
Where to now? This was the question burning on my mind as I wrote and recorded what ended up becoming my label debut. Where could I go after hitting rock bottom at age 24 in March-June 2020, addicted and cowering in the face of interpersonal collapse?There were deeply felt romantic highs with the two girlfriends…
Playing Favorites is Sheer Mag’s third full-length and first with Third Man Records, the band capitalize on a decade’s worth of devotion to their own collective spirit—a spirit refined in both the sweaty trenches of punk warehouses and the larger-than-life glamour of concert halls—emerging with a dense work of gripping emotions, massive hooks, and masterfully constructed power-pop anthems….
Playing Favorites is Sheer Mag’s third full-length and first with Third Man Records, the band capitalize on a decade’s worth of devotion to their own collective spirit—a spirit refined in both the sweaty trenches of punk warehouses and the larger-than-life glamour of concert halls—emerging with a dense work of gripping emotions, massive hooks, and masterfully constructed power-pop anthems….
***BACK IN STOCK!!! Received an 8.3 Best New Reissue rating from Pitchfork.Sheer Mag’s Compilation LP features the Philadelphia rock band’s three seven-inches, released between 2014 and 2016. All twelve songs were recorded onto the same vintage 8-track tape machine, carted to various locations around Philadelphia. The first two were produced in a makeshift studio wedged…
Shellac s third release 1000 Hurts was recorded throughout 1998 and 1999 at Steve Albini s Electrical Audio studios in Chicago and mastered by Steve Rooke and John Loder at Abbey Road in London. The LP was mastered entirely in the analog domain, using the complete DMM (direct metal mastering) process and pressed by EMI in London on…
Shellac s third release 1000 Hurts was recorded throughout 1998 and 1999 at Steve Albini s Electrical Audio studios in Chicago and mastered by Steve Rooke and John Loder at Abbey Road in London. The LP was mastered entirely in the analog domain, using the complete DMM (direct metal mastering) process and pressed by EMI in London on…
2014 s Dude Incredible served as Shellac s – Steve Albini (guitar), Bob Weston (bass) and Todd Trainer (drums) – fifth LP. Recording took place sporadically over the previous few years at Albini s Electrical Audio studios in Chicago, Illinois. The 9-track record was then mastered by Steve Rooke at Abbey Road. Audio quality is paramount,…
2014 s Dude Incredible served as Shellac s – Steve Albini (guitar), Bob Weston (bass) and Todd Trainer (drums) – fifth LP. Recording took place sporadically over the previous few years at Albini s Electrical Audio studios in Chicago, Illinois. The 9-track record was then mastered by Steve Rooke at Abbey Road. Audio quality is paramount, as…
Shellac consists of Steve Albini on guitar, Todd Trainer on drums, and Bob Weston on bass. This is their fourth and longest release and all the songs are about Italy or greyhounds. Both the CD and LP come packaged in a beautiful full-color gatefold sleeve. The LP also includes an OBI or slipcover that was…