Releases – September 2025

The definitive tribute to power pop legends Raspberries, Play On: A Raspberries Tribute features 37 artists across two discs celebrating the band who perfected melodic rock. From Rick Springfield’s electrifying take on “Go All The Way” to Lou Gramm’s powerhouse “Tonight,” Vicki Peterson and Debbi Peterson (The Bangles) spirited “I Wanna Be With You” to John Waite’s anthemic delivery of “I Don’t Know What I Want,” The Lemon Twigs’ brilliant “Let’s Pretend” to Marshall Crenshaw’s rootsy “Should I Wait,” this collection showcases why John Lennon praised ...

Unearthed after four decades, The Shirts – Live feat. Annie Golden presents the previously unreleased 1981 live session that captures the legendary NYC band at their fiery best. Recorded at Manhattan’s Hi-Five Studios and mixed from the original 16-track tapes by Prof. Stoned, this 14-track set has never been heard—until now. Every song is previously unreleased, including early 80s concert staples like “Laura’s In The Lion’s Den,” “Don’t Say Forever,” and “I Wanna Be A Rocker.” Featuring Annie Golden—who would go on to Broadway stages, Cheers, ...

Several years in the making, Lion can now finally deliver on our promise of another Groove Club volume dedicated to the deep and moving (and grooving) compositions of Sinn Sisamouth, sung by the Emperor of Khmer music himself, alone or duetting with the other legendary singer of those halcyon days in Cambodian music: Ros Sereysothea, the “Queen with the Golden Voice.”Groove Club Vol. 5 also includes a 16-page booklet featuring an exclusive interview with Mrs. Khav Thong Nhot, widow of ...

TITHE is a Portland, Oregon-based act that draws influence from many dimensions of dark, extreme music and themes to manifest their distinctive hypnotic, grinding death metal. Comprised of Matt Eiseman (Vocals/Guitar), Alex Huddleston (Vocals/Bass), and Kevin Swartz (Drums), the trio converges to create an arrangement even larger than the sum of its parts.“Communion in Anguish” expands upon 2023’s “Inverse Rapture” by amping up the aggression and doubling down on the unrelenting atmosphere of the previous record. The new addition of Alex Huddleston’s lower register growls combines ...

TITHE is a Portland, Oregon-based act that draws influence from many dimensions of dark, extreme music and themes to manifest their distinctive hypnotic, grinding death metal. Comprised of Matt Eiseman (Vocals/Guitar), Alex Huddleston (Vocals/Bass), and Kevin Swartz (Drums), the trio converges to create an arrangement even larger than the sum of its parts.“Communion in Anguish” expands upon 2023’s “Inverse Rapture” by amping up the aggression and doubling down on the unrelenting atmosphere of the previous record. The new addition of Alex Huddleston’s lower register growls ...

The Elusive was a Washington, D.C. post-hardcore band that formed in the summer of 1997 from members of Corm, Jenhitt, and the Tilden Shirtwaist Fire. The quintet played only a handful of shows with peers – Arm, Braid, the Challenger Commission, Compound Red, Franklin, Frodus, the Get UpKids, Joan of Arc, Kerosene 454, Proudentall and others — before breaking up in April 1998. Months earlier, the Elusive recorded Sometimes Sounds Collapse, documenting all six songs written during the band’s brief tenure.Released on CD by Shute ...

Drill For Absentee presents: Strand Of A Lake, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 The first NEW music in 25 years from the late 90’s emo/math-rock pioneers. Michael Nace and Kevin Kelly teamed up with Okinawa drummer Ken Kuniyoshi and embarked on a fully remote recording odyssey. One song grew to 4 and then 8. Strand of a Lake combines two EP’s (vol. 1 and vol. 2) and makes them into one LP (one EP on each side). Fans of the band from the late ...

Marking 12 years since their first release at the launch of Gare Du Nord Records, a run of ten albums (plus related EPs and more), and a cast of over thirty friends, bandmates and collaborators who have appeared on the records, this 23-track compilation is a concentrated summary of what Papernut Cambridge – the loose musical collective formed and fronted by Ian Button – has been all about.The tracks include versions and rarities that weren’t on the original vinyl albums, as well as sprucedup ...

Willie Gibson (the alias of electronic composer George Barker) came across the phrase Patience AndShuffle The Cards in the diaries of SirWalter Scott, and later learned that it originates in DonQuixote. It is a sort of resigned ‘well, let’s see what happens ’where the outcome is uncertain andpossibly not totally under your control.But unlike his previous releases, Saint-Ex and The Halls Of Piranesi, this collection is not directlybased on a work of literature, but springs from Barker’s further exploration of ...

The dream of kicking the corporate job in the head and making the indie pop album that was always inyou is not uncommon. To actually do it, and as gorgeously as Annie O’Rourke has in The Last of the Lovely Day’s debut album No Public House Talk, is singular.The band is composed of O’Rourke plus The Others’ Jimmy Lager (‘bad boy’ turned good) on guitarand keyboards, Caramel Jack’s Michael Eyers on bass, and Fugu drummer Paul Portinari. Brighton based, they fashion a ...

Always swimming against the current, in the “Retrovisor Universe” nothing happens without a justified reason—though it’s often hard to find a reasonable justification for keeping a band active whose sound is so far removed from trends and fashions… and made up of eleven musicians, no less. The number one rule in this (virtually non-existent) business is to make your investment worthwhile—both in moneyand in hundreds of hours of rehearsal—by playing live as much as possible, growing your fanbase, and ideally getting them ...

Canadian garage legends THE GRUESOMES release “The Dimension Of Fear”, their first new album in 25 years! New GRUESOMES-albums may be rare, but they’re worth the wait! Soundflat Records is proud to present “The Dimension Of Fear”, the brand-new album from legendary Canadian garage band THE GRUESOMES. This exciting release is the group’s first full-length album since 2000’s Cave-In andcomes in the year of their 40th anniversary. Formed in Montreal in 1985, the GRUESOMES quickly rose to prominence in Canada’s underground music scene despite ...

THE LET’S GO’s is a three-piece all-girl band formed by singer and guitarist Coco in Tokyo. Rooted in ’70s and ’80s punk and rock ’n’ roll, their catchy sound and unique character have captivated music fans worldwide. After several lineup changes, Manami joined on bass in 2022, followed by Amechi Sparkle on drums in 2025.With Coco’s wild rock ’n’ roll guitar, Manami’s melodious yet punk-driven bass lines, and Amechi’s expressive beats, their music combines heartfelt lyrics about love and the dream of rock ’n’ ...

Slade formed in Wolverhampton in 1966 and rose to prominence during the glam rock era of the early 1970s, achieving 17 consecutive top 20 hits and six number one singles on the UK Singles Chart. They were one of the most successful British groups of the 1970s based on sales of singles, and were the first act to have three singles enter the charts at number one. They also had a fearsome live reputation. Two performances made for television in 1971 feature on this ...

Introducing The Citadel to international audiences means re-introducing retro 60s aestheticism with afresh touch of modern energy. The young quintet formed in the South German city of Erlangen in 2022and built up their material through jams and experimentations. They have developed an almost two-hour live set of their own songs which evoke psychedelic rock, folk and an overall vintage flair transported by their warm charisma on stage. Touring all around the Nuremberg metropolitan region, The Citadel have now achieved several festival gigs all ...