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Ryan Hemsworth
Numbskull

 
 
 

Having worked with the likes of Alex G, Tinashe, Mitski, and countless others over a 15-year span, Ryan Hemsworth has developed an uncanny ear for talent while simultaneously honing his craft as a shapeshifting producer comfortable in any genre setting. Although known for his prolific output and seemingly endless high-profile collaborations, Numbskull is Hemsworth’s first solo album since 2018’s Elsewhere, and his first for Topshelf Records. more info→

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On music discovery:

When writing about a song or album, the convention is to use the present tense. A piece of music, although representative of and influenced by the era in which it was created, is ultimately always experienced in ~the present~. We built this website while pondering ways that we could, at every turn, focus on discovery by bringing music we released years ago relevantly back into the present, challenging how we collectively talk and think about “new” music. Discovering new music is exciting, but so is discovering music that’s simply

new to you.

It’s our hope that you'll enjoy digitally crate digging through this online home of ours, finding and connecting with the 250+ albums we’ve released with 140+ artists from all around the world over the last 16 years. Directly below are a few of our favorites to get you started.

However you’ve found yourself here presently, thanks so much for stopping by! We couldn’t do this without your support and enthusiasm.

-All of us at Topshelf

 
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t   toe - For Long Tomorrow

For Long Tomorrow

toe Knifeplay - Animal Drowning

Animal Drowning

Knifeplay o Weatherday - Come in

Come in

Weatherday p   Gulfer - S/T

S/T

Gulfer A Great Big Pile of Leaves - Pono

Pono

A Great Big Pile of Leaves s Record Setter - I Owe You Nothing

I Owe You Nothing

Record Setter h e Sweet Pill - Where the Heart Is

Where the Heart Is

Sweet Pill l   Ratboys - Happy Birthday, Ratboy

Happy Birthday, Ratboy

Ratboys Elephant Gym - Dreams

Dreams

Elephant Gym f   Mid-Air Thief - Crumbling

Crumbling

Mid-Air Thief

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Anthology release from your favorite emo band's favourite emo band. FFO American Football, TTNG, Colour, Stapleton. more info →

Peel Dream Magazine


Taurus

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Although unbound by genre, Peel Dream Magazine still inhabit the sonic milieu of warm woodland tones and droning repetition. In the entrancing standout “Believer,” they evoke Rose Main Reading Room’s atmosphere through vocalist Olivia Babuka Black’s mantric melodies and Philip Glass-like woodwinds and mallets, bringing Taurus into focus as a welcoming companion piece to its predecessor. more info →
 

Subsonic Eye


Singapore Dreaming

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Their fifth album, Singapore Dreaming, centers their hometown through a more focused lens. Where previous album All Around You comprised a space to sit with the complex feelings inspired by the intense world we inhabit, Singapore Dreaming is that intense world itself — Subsonic Eye’s interpretation of their high energy urban context refracted through straight-to-the-point, poppy, ergonomic songs tinged with tension that could explode at a moment’s notice. Despite the newly honed vision, Singapore Dreaming still has all of Subsonic Eye’s signature elements: spellbinding walls of tone, hooky riffs, zippy rhythms, and punches in the perfect place — all led by singer Nur Wahidah’s dreamlike voice, whose vaporous and velvety character always makes the layers whole. more info →
 

toe


NOW I SEE THE LIGHT

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NOW I SEE THE LIGHT (2024), toe’s fourth full-length album, is a bridge between the experimental restraint of their later work and the explosive abandon of their earlier output. From the opening tracks, toe balance serpentine passages against meditative repetition. On “LONELINESS WILL SHINE,” “サニーボーイ・ラプソディ,” and “NOW I SEE THE LIGHT,” guitarist Yamazaki Hirokazu reprises his role as part-time vocalist, breaking the band yet further from the instrumental work that formerly defined them. As a whole, NOW I SEE THE LIGHT closes the loop between early and late toe, giving them a clean slate for their new outlook. more info →
 

topshelf playlists


Just like our catalog, our playlists cover a lot of sonic ground. Check them out on
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Ryan Hemsworth creates a jagged little world on new album 'Numbskull'

Ryan Hemsworth

Having worked with the likes of Alex G, Tinashe, Mitski, and countless others over a 15-year span, Ryan Hemsworth has developed an uncanny ear for talent while simultaneously honing his craft as a shapeshifting producer comfortable in any genre setting. Although known for his prolific output and seemingly endless high-profile collaborations, Numbskull is Hemsworth's first solo album since 2018's Elsewhere, and his first for Topshelf Records. read more →

 

Peel Dream Magazine's 'Taurus' Now on Vinyl

Peel Dream Magazine

Peel Dream Magazine's 'Taurus' now on vinyl with four previously unheard tracks. read more →

 

'Embark, Embrace' Re-pressed for Topshelf's 20th Anniversary

Enemies

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The Jazz June's 'The Medicine' Back on Vinyl

The Jazz June

We’ve revisited our entire catalog to put a spotlight back on some important titles we’ve released over the years, bundling long unavailable releases into a 10-LP collection. read more →

 

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