OK... We've announced FOUR new LPs in the last few days/weeks, all are available for pre-order right now, and they're all the best record you've ever heard.
Perennial - Art History - 12 Songs. 22 Minutes. Mod/Punk/Post-Hardcore/Sound Collage. This record does all of the things. The future of rock and roll? If we're lucky. Clear/black/green splatter vinyl only available from us.
+/- {Plus/Minus} - Further Afield - Their first new LP in a decade features some of the most propulsive and expansive music the band has ever made. Why does this record sound so beautiful? Is this what happens if we conquer technology and make it work for us? There are too many good songs on this record.
Wild Yaks - Monumental Deeds - We've released a lot of Yaks records. This is the one where it all clicks - a mix of of their unhinged live shows, triumphant howl-at-the-moon choruses, mesmerizing danceable grooves and wistful peans to lost love. 10 songs of hope and self-awareness.
Animal, Surrender! - S/T - Peter Kerlin (Sunwatchers and Chris Forsyth & Solar Motel Band) and drummer Rob Smith (Grey/Smith, Rhyton, Pigeons, D. Charles Spear) take you on a journey that's as beautiful as it is beguiling. Instrumental hypnotics with an emphasis on TONE. A record to get lost in.
We've also got copies of the just released Trummors - 5 - a cosmic country masterpiece of desert vibes and timeless songwriting. Only a few copies left of this one on coke bottle clear vinyl too!
And if you missed recent releases by SAVAK, Worriers, PAWS, Miranda & The Beat and more
Perennial on the west coast, Pigeon Pit on tour with Laura Jane Grace and lots more shows already listed over HERE!
New Trummors! The aptly titled "5" is now up for pre-order and will be in your hands this April. First track from our favorite Taos based country/psych troubadours is up now with more to come (and wait till you hear the George Strait cover that this one closes with!!!) Stay tuned for some west coast shows as well!
There's a new SAVAK LP coming this March! Flavors of Paradise is yet another brilliant entry in their ever-expanding catalog and we're thrilled to be a part of it. Lots of tour dates coming up including a wild amount of dates in France!
Speaking of tour dates... there are SO MANY shows coming up. Worriers are about to go on tour for the foreseeable future including a full US tour with Alkaline Trio starting in Feb. We've also got a bunch of shows coming for Pigeon Pit, Miranda And The Beat, The Martha's Vineyard Ferries (with Mclusky!), Mary Simich and more.
Next announcement is going to feature a brand new signing we are SO excited about along with new records by a few EJRC favorites. See you soon.
Scotland's PAWS are back with their 5th LP, a return to their roots that mixes the unfurled fury of their early records with the expansive and experimental sounds they've toyed with in more recent years. It's a monster of a record, and the whole thing is out this week!. ALSO, UK in November with Worriers!
And speaking of Worriers - There's a full US tour underway RIGHT NOW! - don't miss out:
Worriers' Trust Your Gut LP is also available right now! The 2nd Worriers LP of 2023 is a massive rock record that adds Franz Nicolay (The Hold Steady) and Atom Willard (RFTC, Alkaline Trio, 100 other bands) into the impossibly good mix. Still a SMALL handful of Black/Red/Grey twist vinyl available! And if you have yet to get your hands on Trust Your Gut's more subtle older sibling Warm Blanket (released this April) we've still got some copies of that on hand as well!
Pigeon Pit are about to be on the road too, traveling up and down the west coast (starting Oct 19th in PDX) before hitting Australia in November! We've also pressed up new cassette copies of both Treehouse and Feather River Canyon Blues for anyone that missed out the first time around.
Pigeon Pit - Treehouse LP (Reissue) & Pigeon Pit - Feather River Canyon Blues LP (3rd Pressing on Baby Blue Swirl) + New Cassette Pressings of Both! (Buy / Listen)
So much more on the way - come out to a show or buy a record or just say hey. We're happy you're out there.
Worriers' Trust Your Gut is now available for preorder! Coming 9/15, our second Worriers LP of 2023 is a massive rock record that adds Franz Nicolay and Atom Willard into the impossibly good mix. Twist vinyl only available from us!
Pigeon Pit's Treehouse LP is currently available for the first time ever along with a new repress of Feather River Canyon Blues (blue vinyl with white swirl for this version) - we still have a handful of CDs of that one as well.
Scoville Unit's latest LP See What Can Be is shipping now too, super limited vinyl edition only available here!
Miranda And The Beat just returned from over a month in Europe and copies of their debut LP are moving FAST! More US and EU dates coming soon - stay tuned.
King Khan's second magical punk jazz surf Bollywood odyssey The Nature of Things is out now on outerspace splatter black and white and clear vinyl and streaming everywhere. Take the ride.
We're down to maybe one more box of Beauty Pill's Blue Period 2xLP collection - no plans to repress this anytime soon so if you haven't grabbed one yet the clock is ticking. Maybe the nicest LP package we've ever done?
summertime rolls.
Lots of new stuff to grab!
Pigeon Pit's Treehouse LP! First ever vinyl pressing of this indie/folk/punk benchmark available for preorder now and likely shipping before the 5/19 release date... we also repressed last year's Feather River Canyon Blues (blue vinyl with white swirl for this version) and finally have CDs of that one as well.
Brand new Scoville Unit LP See What Can Be coming 6/2, new single and video out now, drenched in magical harmonies and indie pop goodness. limited to 200 copies on random color vinyl
Worriers new LP Warm Blanket is out everywhere today! pretty obsessed with this record - a new direction for the band that builds and builds on what they've already done and puts a perfect lo-fi pop sheen across it all. Red vinyl LPs still available!
Debut LP from Miranda And The Beat coming 5/26 - Motown meets the Misfits? This record is a monster of deep soul punk attitude. Clear blue vinyl in the store now.
King Khan's second magical punk jazz surf Bollywood odyssey The Nature of Things is out now on outerspace splatter black and white and clear vinyl and streaming everywhere. Take the ride.
We're down to maybe one more box of Beauty Pill's Blue Period 2xLP collection - no plans to repress this anytime soon so if you haven't grabbed one yet the clock is ticking. Maybe the nicest LP package we've ever done?
thanks everyone. enjoy some music. happy opening day.
SO many records on the way!
First off we are THRILLED to welcome Worriers to the EJRC family! Their 4th LP, Warm Blanket, is an incredibly special record and a unique step forward for this band - subtle, powerful, smart and filled with hooks that will crush you. Preorders are up now (super limited pinwheel splatter going quick!) and the whole thing lands on April 7.
Beauty Pill's spellbinding collection of music from 2002-2004 is available right now and WILL sell out. Blue Period collects all the band's Dischord releases along with a full side of outtakes and jaw dropping design courtesy of band member Ryan Nelson. Maybe the nicest looking record we've ever put out. Also includes some of the best songs you've ever heard.
King Khan is back with his second album of avant/outsider/free/spiritual jazz. The sequel to his acclaimed The Infinite Ones, The Nature of Things goes deeper into the unknown and features the Shrines' Torben Wesche on tenor and baritone saxophone and Calexico's John Convertino on drums. Beautiful black/bone splatter vinyl available for preorder now.
Pigeon Pit's beloved Feather River Canyon Blues is back in stock with a second pressing available now. North and Midwest dates are being announced for the coming months and some more fun newsis just around the corner.
Reissues of The Van Pelt's two classic LPs are available now! The band is currently playing shows in the US and will be hitting Europe this spring. If you don't own these records yet this is your chance to fix that terrible mistake.
Poster Paints will play their first ever US shows this March! Wild Yaks and +\- {Plus/Minus} are both in the studio! You're doing great and we love you.
Brand new LPs available right now from Vitreous Humor and Poster Paints!
Vitreous Humor's self titled EP is presented for the first time as a remastered (by Bob Weston) 12" with an unreleased track and a full live set from the legendary Fireside Bowl. We've reissued it as a beautiful gatefold LP with a few bonus inserts - a glorious completion of our VH archival adventure.
Poster Paints' debut is a dreamy masterpiece from members of Frightened Rabbit and Teen Canteen. Glaswegian space pop at it's finest that's already garnering heavy acclaim. Act fast and grab a copy from the first pressing on hot pink vinyl.
We're also taking preorders for the next pressing of Pigeon Pit's remarkable Feather River Canyon Blues LP. First pressing of this one went quick - and the love pouring in from their incredible Tiny Desk Concert continues to blow us away while bringing more fans to the table daily. Should have new copies in your hands before the end of the year!
Still some copies left of Nonconnah's defining thesis - the 2xCassette/Book "Don't Go Down To Lonesome Holler". A true sonic statement - a monolith even - 3 hours of music, noise, found sound and song. Hand numbered and life altering.
We're going to announce a bunch more records before the end of this year somehow.
Welcome Poster Paints to EJRC! Been working on this one for the last year and we are overjoyed to (finally!) release their debut EP "Blood Orange"! --- Poster Paints are Glasgow's Simon Liddell (Frightened Rabbit, Olympic Swimmers) and Carla J. Easton creating a dreamy/magical/shimmering world of hooks and heart. --- Full-length LP coming (sooner than) later this year.
Still Fresh:
Linqua Franqa - Elected Athens-Clarke County Commissioner / Rapper / Parent / NPR Darling / Phd and so much more - This record holds a super special meaning for us and it's been resonating with folks everywhere. Get a taste with some of the incredible videos they've dropped so far and then dig into the whole LP which also features appearances by Jeff Rosenstock, Of Montreal, Kishi Bashi, Dope KNife and Angela Davis. We've still got copies on clear vinyl left but probably not for long!
Savak - Someone recently asked me how these guys do it - 5 records in 7 years, each one better than the last, constant shows, an ever-shifting line-up that's endlessly reliable. I have no idea but its a joy to be part of. Their latest LP features contributions from members of these bands that I also like: New Radiant Storm King, Tortoise, The Four Carnation, Garden Variety, Radio 4, and Monsterland. Also - as of this writing we have exactly 14 copies left of the beautiful looking clear / black splatter vinyl. You've been warned.
Mary Simich - Described by one of our most trusted critics as "Patsy Cline on a carousel" - Discovered in a random Berlin bar by our insatiable guru King Khan - Dropping a record that exists completely free of time and space. Mary Simich's debut LP introduces a voice of depth and beauty wrestling with the heart and mind over gently strummed guitars and carnival keys. It's a magical ride.
The Most Distant Object - New Order meets Chicago Post Rock and everyone wins. EVERY SONG ON THIS RECORD HAS A VIDEO! TMDO features members of C-Clamp and Dianogah (and features the entirety of Dianogah in its live line-up!) as well as otherworldly vocal contributions from Nora O'Connor (fun fact - this is our second release to feature Nora, who previously lent her killer vocal to Chris Mills' legendary 2005 Wall To Wall Sessions!) Did I mention this release is limited to 100 cassettes and there aren't a ton left?
Blunt Bangs - The best power pop record of the last year. Full stop. Members of Black Kids and former members of Woods. Hits. Lots of hits. And in the past 6 months these Athens, GA folks have toured relentlessly turning into a live force to be reckoned with. Listen up and go see them. Guaranteed Delight.
Running Low - Nearly out of colored vinyl for the new Savak, Not a ton of copies left of Vitreous Humor - Posthumous, The Rentals - Resilience, most of the Trummors catalog and Bomb The Music Industry - Vacation LPs.
On Tour - Linqua Franqa West Coast in JUNE! (announcing more details this week)! Built To Spill, Savak and the first Martha's Vineyard Ferries shows since the LP came out!
Thank you as always. We hope you are doing well.
So very pleased to announce 3 new additions to the EJRC roster to start off the year:
Linqua Franqa - Rapper, Activist, Elected Official, Mother and all around inspiration has announced their jaw dropping sophomore LP and first for EJRC - BELLRINGER feat. Jeff Rosenstock, Of Montreal, Kishi Bashi, Angela Davis, Dope KNife, Wesdaruler and more. This record is beyond what we could have hoped for and is nothing short of a gift. We're so so happy to be getting to share it with you.
Mary Simich - A singular voice of timeless cosmic country crooning. "Patsy Cline on a carousel" - A voice brought to us by King Khan who discovered and produced the LP, this is music for everyone who has ever had a fragile dream or tender thought. Simple beauty with no frills end endless heart.
The Most Distant Object - Somewhere between New Order and the still pulsing heart of Chicago post-rock comes this new duo featuring members of Dianogah and C-Clamp. A new single and video every week for 11 weeks until the record lands in April. Visual and sonic brilliance and precision.
more music and tours coming soon from Nonconnah, Savak, Blunt Bangs and so many more along with a few other magical announcements we just can't wait to share.
The debut LP from Blunt Bangs (feat former members of Black Kids, Woods and more) is out right now and it's a slab of pure joy. Clear vinyl copies still available in the shop and the band is on the road all around the US.
Wild Yaks - Live at Rippers is the first live record we’ve ever put out and there’s no better band to hold the honor. LPs are beautifully hand screened and numbered by our pals at Open Ocean and the album itself is a near perfect representation of the sweaty and chaotic bliss the Wild Yaks have become known for. Revisit a celebrated summer.
Vitreous Humor’s Posthumous is available here on vinyl for the first time ever, 24 years after it initially came together. It’s been nothing short of an honor to work with this band and get this music out to old fans and a brand new audience. We’ve sold through a few pressings of this one already but its back in stock so get it while you can!
More new LPs still available from The Martha's Vineyard Ferries, Nonconnah, Built To Spill (and their alter ego Boise Cover Band) and King Khan as well as some massive new ones and old favorites on the way in 2022.
Hi, thanks for coming. Welcome / Nice to see you again. We've got nice things for you.
Boise Cover Band - the long lost project from Built To Spill's Doug Martsch is available now (1st pressing already sold out but the 2nd will be available in time for release date as well!)
Martha's Vineyard Ferries - The latest crusher from the incredible trio of Bob Weston (Shellac), Chris Brokaw (Codeine, Come) and Elisha Weisner (Kahoots) is up for orders now too - a real rock band record in 2021 - we needed this one.
Nonconnah - The otherworldly "Songs For And About Ghosts" is their second EJRC full-length and as darkly hypnotizing and immersive as any record we've ever put our hands on. Order that one now too!
Still lots of goodness available including last year's hits from King Khan, Trummors, Built To Spill, Flower, We Versus The Shark and Versus too, so get listening.
We'd do anything to hear these songs in person in 2021. Please do your part and we'll see you soon.
We’re still here. Glad to see you are too.
The latest LP from Trummors is out right now - a languid walk through western ghost towns that is easily their best LP yet - we’ve still got a few copies left of their previous three albums as well but they’re going fast!
The 2nd pressing of Built To Spill Plays The Songs of Daniel Johnston is in stock NOW - The response to this record has been incredible (and well deserved!) - if you haven’t gotten your hands on it yet now is the time!
New LPs from Flower, We Versus The Shark, Million Lands and Savak are all in the world right now as well, and we have a few more phenomenal titles to announce before the end of 2020 - might as well try to make the most of this year!
Sincere thanks for your support through the last year - it’s been endlessly strange and challenging and all of you listening has helped us more than you could imagine.
