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We see this space as an opportunity to give a platform for our roster—but moreso, the individual people that comprise our roster—to speak on anything that's important to them, or to simply share anecdotes about their music. Our hope is that this will expand into a curated, open-ended hub for not just news and updates, but also recommendations, behind-the-scenes, "premieres" & exclusives, random musings, calls to action, and as a means for us to riff on what we think is important. Our logo is a speech bubble, after all.

Every post we've ever made going back to 2006 has been meticulously tagged and archived here for you. Use the 'by artist' dropdown or the filters to show posts that're more specific to what you're looking for, or just scroll down to peruse things chronologically. Thanks for reading!
 
 
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Tiger Tsunami // 'Summer Days / Sanremo' Double EP Available on Cassette and Digitally

The first iteration of our 2017 cassette series comes in the form of London, UK's Tiger Tsunami, who channels Anderson .Paak, Flume and Gold Panda on his new Sanremo EP and our re-release of his Summer Days EP. read more →

 

Announcing Six New Titles in Our Cassette Series

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Last year we launched our first ever subscription—the idea was simple: a new cassette every month, for the whole calendar year. It was a lot of fun to curate and put together, but also pretty stressful to have to deliver something new every 30 days. Going into 2017, we decided... read more →

 

Ratboys // New Album "GN" Announced, Song Premiere on The Fader, Tour Dates with PWR BTTM & Pet Symmetry

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There’s an airy, almost leisurely charm about Ratboys’ music that they’re somehow able to conjure time and time again. GN continues this trend beautifully and we can’t wait to share it with you. read more →

 

mouse on the keys // European Tour Dates

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In just a few weeks, ​mouse on the keys will be traveling to Europe for a co-headlining tour with Mutiny on the Bounty. read more →

 

Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) // "A Keepsake" Music Video

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Today, Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) posthumously released their very first music video! read more →

 

tricot // "DeDeDe" Track Stream and Album Pre-Order

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We finally get to share tricot's new single "DeDeDe" with you today... read more →

 

No Vacation // West Coast Tour Dates

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In a couple months, No Vacation will be doing a run of tour dates with The Bilinda Butchers... read more →

 

Slingshot Dakota // 7" and Tour Announcement

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​Today, Slingshot Dakota premiered a new track entitled "Grudge"... read more →

 

mouse on the keys // 'Out of Body' Available Today!

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Hailing from Tokyo, Japan, mouse on the keys is a band that truly transcends genres... read more →

 

Heat // 'Overnight' Out Now!

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We are absolutely thrilled to finally get to share Heat's debut LP, Overnight, with the world... read more →

 

H A U N T E R & Eskimeaux // 2016 Cassette Subscription Series

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Happy to announce the conclusion of our 2016 cassette subscription series with H A U N T E R’s STARTER / HAUNTER and Eskimeaux’s Year of the Rabbit! read more →

 

Del Paxton // "Koolwink" Song Premiere

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Stereogum just premiered "Koolwink" by Del Paxton... read more →

 

Heat // "Lush" Music Video + Tour Dates

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Heat have a new video for their song "Lush" as well as a slew of US and Canadian tour dates around their performances at this year's SXSW read more →

 

Enemies // 'Valuables' Out Now

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Today we released the final album from Enemies... read more →

 

CLIQUE // Wishful Thinking Music Video

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Today The Key WXPN premiered CLIQUE's video for "Wishful Thinking"... read more →

 

Oyama // Tour Dates with Foxing

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​In March-April of 2017, Oyama will be accompanying Foxing for 6 European tour dates... read more →

 

Melt // Riffer Cassette

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Riffer by MELT will be the 11th installment of our Cassette Series... read more →

 

Heat // Album Announcement + Tour Dates

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We are so excited to be working with Heat to release their debut LP, Overnight... read more →

 

DANGERS // New Music Video + East Coast and European Tour Dates

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After recently releasing their newest full-length, The Bend in the Break, DANGERS just put out a video for "Kiss With Spit"... read more →

 

Topshelf Records // 2016 Label Sampler

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In the past, we've compiled *mega* samplers of 60-90+ songs from varying artists and genres and geographies, this year we've taken a slightly different approach. read more →

 

Field Mouse // Tour Dates with The Good Life and Jake Bellows

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This November, Field Mouse is hitting the road with The Good Life and Jake Bellows for a run of US tour dates... read more →

 

mouse on the keys // EP Announcement

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On January 25th, we will be releasing mouse on the keys' new EP "Out of Body"... read more →

 

LITE // New Album Announcement

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Hopefully the split with mouse on the keys has held you over on new material from LITE... read more →

 

Ratboys & Dowsing // Tour Kickoff + Split Out Today!

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​Today is a big day for Ratboys and Dowsing... read more →

 

Sorority Noise, Ratboys // East Coast East Coast Fall Tour with Free Throw

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​Currently on tour with Bayside and The Menzingers across North America and with a UK headline run and European tour with Turnover shortly thereafter, Sorority Noise deserve a break but instead they'll be playing more shows — this time on the east coast with Ratboys and JANK in tow. read more →

 

Ratboys // AOID CDs

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Since y'all can't seem to get enough of Ratboys's album, AOID, we decided to make CDs... read more →

 

Happy Diving // "Electric Soul Unity" Out Today!!

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As of today, Electric Soul Unity by Happy Diving is *officially* out... read more →

 

LITE + Mouse on the Keys // Split and North American Tour

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We are so excited to announce a Split between LITE and Mouse on the Keys... read more →

 

Slingshot Dakota // Fall US Tour with Kississippi

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​Bethlehem duo Slingshot Dakota have just announced a month long US headline tour that will run through October. For support they are bringing out Philadelphia's Kississippi. They'll also be meeting up with... read more →

 

Topshelf Records // Looking for Fall Interns

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We’re looking for fall interns! If you’re interested and in the San Diego area this fall with reliable transportation to our downtown East Village location... read more →