The debut EP from none more indie Dublin foursome Soundstrand

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The Umbrellas debut album was one of the surprise hits of an otherwise grim 2021. Channeling sold gold influences like The Pastels, Comet Gain, Orange Juice and The Aislers Set, The Umbrellas represent the fertile San Francisco Bay Area scene at its most pop-tastic. Following on from 3 sell-out pressings of their debut album and tours with everyone from labelmates Papercuts to Fucked Up, the band is now back with an absolute blinder of a sophomore album, a future greatest hits compilation bursting with brilliant pop moments.

"Fairweather Friend" is bigger in almost every way than their self-titled debut, featuring sterling songwriting and arranging, bigger and more nuanced production, and terrifically assured vocals all around. The Umbrellas leap forward with "Fairweather Friend" is reminiscent of similar growth that we saw with second albums from Veronica Falls, Allo Darlin’ and The Pains of Being Pure At Heart; while the concept remains consistent, the execution is bigger, bolder and ultimately even more satisfying. It's always thrilling to see a young band swing for the fences and succeed, and we're looking forward to hearing where The Umbrellas go next and watching "Fairweather Friend" enter the indiepop canon.

Fairweather Friend

The Umbrellas - Three Cheers!

PSYCHO KILLER (feat. Victoria De Angelis)

nothing bad will ever happen to me

Haircut

Into The Blue Night

Limbs

BETTER ALONE

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Beige Banquet - Animals
Out 27/10/2023

Produced by Beige Banquet
Tracked by Matt Green at Head Cold Studios in Summer 2023
Mixed by David Forcier
Mastered by David Forcier
Artwork by Joe Munsey 

Press requests, interviews, video collaborations etc all welcome.
Contact: beigebanquetband@gmail.com

Beige Banquet are a London-based five-piece playing a bleak yet high-powered style of dark punk. Underpinned by a propulsive and motorik rhythm section, they combine robotic and percussive vocal deliveries with industrial textures and abrasive guitars to create frantic and driving sound. The band are set to release their sophomore album 'Ornamental Hermit', and first as a full band, on the 13th March 2024.

Produced by Beige Banquet with the help of engineer Matt Green (Sniffany & The Nits, Artefact, Joanna Gruesome) at Head Cold Studios and mixed and mastered by David Forcier (Civic) ‘Animals’ captures the band in a professional studio environment, moving away from the lofi bedroom recordings of previous releases, the studio provided a perfect environment for the band to develop compositionally and explore a more textural approach.

Combining layers of noise and bursts of saturated percussion, with a driving rhythm section, ‘Animals’ is a taste of the richer and more dynamic sound of their future releases, and captures the raw power of the Beige Banquet live show for the first time.

Beige Banquet - Animals

Figuring It Out is the debut EP from Naarm/Melbourne-based jangle pop duo Local Derby.

Bad Side

Man Made Boys

Warning Song

The debut EP from nonemore indie Dublin foursome Soundstrand

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The Man Who Made The Universe

Rollercoaster

Lyrics:
Had to pick my jaw off the floor
When you walked into the Black Cat upstairs door

Ain't seen you in 15 years
But of course you'd find me here
After I've consumed too many beers
Gotta talk to you in italics
Acting like a smart Alec
I've always been a nervous wreck around you

This is not how I pictured this
On the back of my eyelids
Every night since 2006

Had to pick my heart off the floor
When you walked away, brought me back to Baltimore

Ain't seen you in 15 years
But of course you'd find me here
After I've consumed too many beers
Gotta talk to you in italics
Acting like a smart Alec
I've always been a nervous wreck around you

This is not how I pictured this
On the back of my eyelids
Every night

This is not how I pictured this
Thought I'd be skinnier and swimming in success by now
This is not how I pictured this turning out

Credits:
Written by Mike Toohey
Produced by Mike Toohey and Kyle Downes
Mastered by Scott Craggs
Cat illustration by Kristian Toohey

Black Cat

Solid Gold Start Again, Feel The Same

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WATCH THE VIDEO -->https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edGiaHQLvY8

Operator

Water Underground

Halfway To Anywhere

Don't Take Advice

A boutique independent record label from Galway. Purveyors of fine vinyl. In Athens EP, Nerves EP, Slyrydes EP - all available to preorder now via our website

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