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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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New Braid video for "Bang"!

Yesterday, Braid premiered their the new video for "Bang" via USA Today. read more →

 

Special Explosion // tour dates with Whirr, KEXP session

This September, Special Explosion will be joining Whirr for a few northwest dates. The band also just recorded a live session at Seattle's KEXP which features a sneak at some new material. To see the dates and session, read more →

 

The Jazz June // New album this year

We hinted at this earlier, but today we're making it official: influential Philly indie/emo outfit The Jazz June will be recording a new full length LP at Gradwell House in New Jersey with Into It. Over It.'s Evan Weiss producing. The record will be released later this year through us. read more →

 

Wild Ones // Topshelf Records

Today we're thrilled to finally announce that we'll be working with Portland, OR's Wild Ones. We'll be releasing Keep It Safe on April 1 of this year (no foolsies). We'll have pre-order and packaging details coming soon but you can sign up to be notified as soon as we make them available. read more →

 

Donovan Wolfington // Topshelf Records

Today we're excited to announce that we'll be releasing a new EP from New Orleans, LA' Donovan Wolfington titled Scary Stories You Tell In the Dark, later this spring. The band will also be doing a short tour with Pope and Dowsing on the way back from SXSW. read more →

 

Nai Harvest // "Hold Open My Head" video premiere

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Cut Teeth // New LP in summer 2014

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Prawn // Recording new LP / Split with Joie de Vivre / Tour with You Blew It!

Prawn are set to begin recording a new full-length with Greg Dunn (Moving Mountains) beginning this weekend. The follow up to 2012’s well-received Ships, the new full length album will be recorded at AudioPilot Studios in Boonton, NJ and will be preceded by a split with Rockford, IL’s Joie De Vivre (which we'll be releasing on February 11 with Count Your Lucky Stars Records). read more →

 

Diamond Youth // US tour with I Am the Avalanche and Turnover

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Special Explosion // US tour dates with Teen Suicide

More pieces of the Special Explosion US tour this winter have been coming out! Very excited to announce that they'll be playing four shows with the reunited Teen Suicide! Cam from Old Gray's new band Sorority Noise will be joining the dates as well as Alex G and Us and Us Only on a few of the shows.

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Special Explosion // US tour dates with Foxing

Special Explosion will be hitting the road with St. Louis, MO's Foxing after their dates with Caravels next month. read more →

 

You Blew It! // UK & EU dates with Real Friends & Modern Baseball

You Blew It! have announced a string of UK and European dates with Real Friends and Modern Baseball in May. read more →

 

You Blew It! // Keep Doing What You're Doing

Orlando, Florida quintet You Blew It! are set to release their sophomore LP Keep Doing What You're Doing with us on January 14, 2014. They've also got a new song for you to hear and a slew of US tour dates with The Front Bottoms.

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The Saddest Landscape // East coast & midwest tour

For the first time in over a half decade, The Saddest Landscape will be hitting the road for nearly two weeks in support of their new split with My Fictions. Dates and info are available now! read more →

 

You Blew It!'s "The Past In Present" on vinyl

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Tancred // new video // tour with The Box Tiger, Field Mouse

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You Blew It! US tour with The Front Bottoms

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Frameworks // Topshelf Records

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The World is a Beautiful Tour Video

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Their / They're / There // Analog Weekend

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The Saddest Landscape & My Fictions // When You Are Close, I Am Gone

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Enemies Announce First US Dates

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Tancred // Pre-orders & song premiere

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Braid // Topshelf Records

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"Low Light Assembly" by The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die

This video took forever to come together. It's the culmination of a few ideas the band and us had bounced back and forth along with input from our friend Alex Henery (who directed and produced it). It felt like it took all summer to come together — but when it did the results were exactly what we wanted. read more →

 

Crash of Rhinos European Tour

Fresh off touring the UK with Braid and releasing their fantastic new full length album, Knots, Crash of Rhinos will be heading out on a short tour of Europe. Dates and info within. read more →

 

Enemies Southeast Asian tour

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Topshelf Records 2013 Official CMJ Showcase // #tsrCMJ

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