Birth (Defects) S/T
A two song 7" by Baltimore and Washington, D.C.-based noise rock outfit, Birth (Defects). Released via Reptilian Records, this single is limited to 300 copies. You can preview the song "Ascetic" here.
Des Ark Everything Dies
The third full-length from Pittsboro, NC-based singer/songwriter, Aimee Argote, better known as Des Ark. Released in 2015 by Graveface Records.
Early next year, Dischord and Hellfire records will release Lexicon Mist, a new 3-song 7" by Red Hare. This is the band's first release since its debut full-length, Nites of Midnite, and it arrives as the group is completing work on its second album. The record contains two original songs and a cover of Lungfish's "Sphere of Influence."
Red Hare is Shawn Brown (Swiz, Fury, and the original-and-current singer of Dag Nasty), Jason Farrell (Swiz, Bluetip), Dave Eight (Swiz, Bluetip), and Joe Gorelick (Garden Variety, Retisonic).
Daniel Higgs VIV
An album of expansive songs and banjo improvisations by Lungfish singer, Daniel Higgs. Recorded last year in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and released as a joint effort between the labels Desmonta and Unwork in 2015. Limited to 300 copies on black vinyl.
Ian Svenonius Censorship Now!!
The second collection of essays by musician/thinker/revolutionary, Ian Svenonius (Make-Up, Chain & the Gang). In this volume, the author examines a number of of-the-moment topics, including self-veneration through rock-doc, the gentrification of punk, and the film Heathers. Censorship Now!! is available in a signed hardbound special edition and also as a paperback.
Youth Brigade’s Complete First Demo is now available for pre-order. Records will ship on or near the official November 23 release date. Any additional items ordered will be held and shipped in the same box.
You can preview the song “Bouncer” here.
Marriage Pool Blunt
The second full-length from Austin, Texas-based quintet, Marriage, which includes former Black Eyes drummer, Mike Kanin. As with the band’s earlier work, the music is heavy on percussion and distortion – a shifting balance of drums and lo-fi psychedelic gristle, of order and madness. Recommended.
Cigarette Chapel Songs
Four songs and five interludes by Washington, DC's Cigarette. Romantic and reverb-laden pop music recorded more-or-less live at St. Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal Church by Kevin Erickson.
On November 23, Dischord will release Youth Brigade’s Complete First Demo. A quartet featuring singer Nathan Strejcek, drummer Danny Ingram, bassist Bert Queiroz, and guitarist Tom Clinton, Youth Brigade played its first show in March of 1981. The band lasted a little over a year and released only 11 songs between the Possible EP and Flex Your Head compilation.
This 7” single – which has been pressed on yellow vinyl – collects the eight tracks that Youth Brigade recorded with Don Zientara and Skip Groff in the summer of 1981 during its first recording session, many of which have never been officially released.
Soccer Team’s Real Lessons in Cynicism is now available for pre-order. As a bonus, we have 50 copies of the band’s 3 Songs 7" to give away with pre-orders. If you would like one, please leave a note in the comments section on your order.
Records will ship on or near the official 10/27 release date. Any additional items ordered will be held and shipped in the same box.
The songs “Friends Who Know” and “Too Many Lens Flares ” are currently streaming online.
This fall, Dischord will release Real Lessons in Cynicism, the second full-length album by Washington, DC’s Soccer Team.
Originally a duo featuring Ryan Nelson (Most Secret Method, Beauty Pill) and Melissa Quinley, the band has since expanded to include drummer Dennis Kane and multi-instrumentalist, Jason Hutto (The Aquarium). The record includes 14 songs that were recorded live in a basement to a Tascam 388 tape machine and then mixed using a computer.
Listen to “Friends Who Know” here.
Fountainsun Music Today
Music Today is the debut record by Fountainsun, a duo featuring Daniel Higgs (Lungfish) and Fumie Ishii. Recorded last year in Big Sur, California, the record collects 11 songs – some drawing on simple folk melodies, others guided by Higgs’ epic poetry. Music Today is surreal and heady, but surprisingly intimate. This version of the record has been pressed on translucent green vinyl.
Originally released in 1989, this record compiles live tracks recorded during the week-long Pre-Moon Syndrome concert series, which took place at DC Space in September of that same year. The LP includes contributions from Lungfish, Velocity Girl, Go Team, Whorl, Unrest, among others. A portion of the proceeds from each sale will benefit We Are Family DC.
Dead Meadow Howls From The Hills
The second full-length from Washington, DC-bred psych-rock trio, Dead Meadow. Originally released by Joe Lally's Tolotta Records in 2001 and long out of print, the band has now reissued the album on LP via their own Xemu Records imprint.
Loud Boyz Tough Love Hard Feelings
The 11-song debut from DC-based hard rock quintet, Loud Boyz. Out courtesy of Cricket Cemetery Records. You can preview the entire record online here.
On September 22nd, Bikini Kill Records will reissue Bikini Kill’s original demo tape, Revolution Girl Style Now on CD and LP. This reissue -- which was mixed by Guy Picciotto and mastered by John Golden -- includes the unreleased tracks, "Ocean Song", "Just Once", and "Playground."
The band has made a trailer for the record featuring footage from its first Olympia, WA show, which was shot by Brian Ruff and edited by Kathleen Hanna & Kathi Wilcox. Watch the video here.
This fall, Dischord and DeSoto Records will reissue Jawbox’ S/T album on LP/Mp3 and CD. Originally released in 1996 and long out of print, this was the band’s fourth and final album. The LP has been remastered by Dan Coutant at Sunroom Audio and will include revised cover art by Jason Farrell.
Soul Side has announced a week’s worth of dates in November, including shows in Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Last year, the band reunited for the first time in 25 years, performing shows in Brooklyn and Washington, DC in conjunction with the premiere of the documentary film, Salad Days.
Find the complete list of dates and venues here.
Last fall, Soul Side’s Trigger and Bass·103 were reissued on a single LP, which is available here.
We are pleased to announce that Lungfish’s third album, Pass and Stow, is now back in print on LP. First released in 1994, the record has been remastered and recut from the source files by Bob Weston at Chicago Mastering Service.
Titfield Thunderbolt S/t
A reissue of the one-and-only single from early '70s Richmond, VA-based out-music ensemble, Titfield Thunderbolt. Re-released by Steady Sounds, this pressing is accompanied by an additional disc of previously unreleased material, some of which was culled from the original recording session.
Clean Girls Despite You
The debut full-length from Brooklyn via Williamsburg, VA noise-rock trio, Clean Girls. Eight songs that draw from heavy metal and vintage noise rock, mixing feedback and distortion with pummeling rhythms.
Zomes’ Near Unison LP, Bikini Kill’s The First Two Records CD, and the new printing of Banned in DC are all now available for pre-order. Records and books will ship on or before the official June 23rd release date. Any additional items ordered will be held and mailed in the same package.
Red Death Permanent Exile
The debut full-length from Washington, DC-based quartet, Red Death. Thrash infused hardcore that refines and develops the sounds established on the band’s demo and contribution to the Red Line compilation. This record is available to stream or buy digitally here.
Wing Dam House Boat b/w All For
Two songs by Baltimore, Maryland-based three-piece, Wing Dam. Heavy guitar pop that takes sonic cues from the fuzzier end of '90s alt rock. Released by Brooklyn-based label, Slow Knife.
On June 23, Baltimore/Stockholm duo Zomes will release a new album, Near Unison, via their own label (also called Near Unison). The LP will be distributed exclusively through Dischord Direct.
From the band: “These visceral and gently imaginative songs come from a year long musical sketch-sharing practice that led the band towards simple compositions inspired by the melodies and intimate storytelling of Swedish and American folk music.”
You can watch a video for the song "Beckoning Breeze" here.
After nearly 10 years out of production, Banned In DC is finally coming back into print.
Assembled by Cynthia Connolly, Leslie Clague, and Sharon Cheslow and originally released in December of 1988, Banned in DC collects hundreds of photos, flyers, and stories documenting the DC punk scene of the mid-’80s.
The intention of the book — one of the first to be published on punk in the US — was to capture the feeling and energy of the movement using stories from the people who were involved. It features images of a number of bands from that time, including Minor Threat, Faith, Marginal Man, Scream, Red C, Bad Brains, Rites of Spring, Nuclear Crayons, Insurrection, Hate from Ignorance, G.I., Void, and Second Wind.
Pinkwash Cancer Money b/w Skin
Two songs by heavy punk duo, Pinkwash. Though currently based in Philadelphia, the band has strong DC roots, as singer/guitarist Joey Doubek and drummer Ashley Arnwine both performed in local outfits Mass Movement of the Moth and Ingrid. Pinkwash is, in many ways, an extension of the latter, focusing on loud, cathartic and repetitive music. Released by Priests’ Sister Polygon Records. Preview these songs here
Putrisect Chaos Awaits
The debut EP from Baltimore-based quintet, Putrisect. Four songs that take inspiration from death metal and hardcore punk, but also make use of droney atmospheric sludge and feedback.
Jawbox - My Scrapbook of Fatal Accidents
Originally released on CD by DeSoto in 1998, My Scrapbook of Fatal Accidents gathers a number of hard to find odds and sods recorded throughout Jawbox’s eight-year existence. The collection has now been pressed to vinyl for the first time ever by Germany's Arctic Rodeo Recordings as a purple-swirl colored double LP. The track list includes the band's 1994 Peel Session as well as previously unreleased studio recordings, four songs drawn from a live set taped at HFStival in 1996, and a number of covers. There’s a few extras in there, too: a CD version of the album and two large booklets with never before seen photos and a complete list of Jawbox's performances.
Dead Meadow - Peel Sessions
Recorded in 2000 in Arlington, VA, Dead Meadow's six-song Peel Session is among the only session recordings that the much-loved radio presenter allowed to be taped outside of the UK (at the time, the band had no money to travel abroad). This record also includes demo takes of "Golden Cloud" and "White Worm" which recorded around the same time, though in a different session. It’s worth picking up for the fairly epic take of “Indian Bones” alone, though.
(Aaron Leitko)
Later this month, Radical Elite will release the self-titled debut LP by XYZ – a collaboration between Ian Svenonius (The Make-Up, Chain & the Gang) and Memphis Electronic (NON!, Dum Dum Boys). The record will be exclusively distributed by Dischord Direct and is available for pre-order now. You can preview the song “Bubblegum” here.
Also: on March 31st, Guy Picciotto will be performing at the Barbican in London as a part of We Have An Anchor, a collaboration between filmmaker Jem Cohen and members of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Dirty Three, White Magic, and Silver Mt. Zion. Find more information on that here.
Daniel Higgs - The Book of Antennae
This pocket-size volume collects a number of poems and written works by Lungfish vocalist, Daniel Higgs. Self-published in a limited edition during the early ’00s and long since out-of-print, the book has now been reissued by Chicago-based imprint Featherproof Books. From the publisher: “[The book] rewards repeated readings by revealing the Language of Nature, The Nature of Spirit, The Spirit of Science, The Science of Love, The Love of The Occult, and The Occult of Language.”
Young Trynas - Probably Music
Five songs by Baltimore, MD based punk/hardcorre outfit, Young Trynas. Originally released on cassette in an extremely limited edition, White Denim has reissued this record as a 7" single. Features Taylor Mulitz of Washington, DC's Priests on vocals and guitar. You can preview this release here.
(Aaron Leitko)
The Make Up - Sound Verite
The Make Up’s second full-length LP, recorded by Calvin Johnson at Dub Narcotic Studio during a brief stop-over in Olympia, WA in 1996. Sound Verite finds the band in a raw and spontaneous mindset, with all songs having been composed on the spot. Includes unstoppable classics, “Make Up Is Lies” and “Hot Coals.” “Turn on to the idea of Sound Verite and understand that the struggle of culture vs. Make-Up is the struggle vs. Destiny. The struggle to stop history itself,” writes K Records, refusing to understate the record’s significance.
The Gotobeds - Poor People Are Revolting
The debut full-length from Pittsburgh, PA quartet, The Gotobeds. Excellent post-punk tunes that take some general inspiration from Wire, The Fall, and Wipers as well as contemporary heavies like Tyvek and Total Control. Originally released on LP by 12XU, this cassette version has been made available via Accidental Guest Recordings. Recommended.
Thee Goochi Boiz - Oops/Fast Food For the Teenage Soul
This LP compiles the first two records from Boulder, Colorado garage rock outfit, Thee Goochi Boiz. Fine skuzzy and snotty lo-fi pop. Both releases were previously available only on cassette via Burger Records.
(Aaron Leitko)
