it's been a truly fantastic year. EIS continues to grow and it's thanks to our incredible audience. in truly crazy fashion, i think we released 17 albums/eps/singles this year. hope you've enjoyed all of them as much as we've enjoyed releasing them.

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Disco Doom's "Numerals" coming February 7th (EU) February 11th (US)
Defer Records / Exploding In Sound Records. Pre-order at www.discodoom.bandcamp.com (North America) and www.discodoom.net (International).

Disco Doom - Rice & Bones

Grass Is Green - Big Dog Tee Shirt Birthday Weekend

Palehound will release the Kitchen 7" on February 25th via Exploding In Sound Records. Recorded by Julian Fader and Carlos Hernandez at Gravesend Recordings (at The Silent Barn).  Mastered by Josh Bonati. Artwork by Andrew Marathas.

Kitchen 7" marks the first recordings of Palehound as a full band...
Ellen Kempner (vox/guitar)
Ben Scherer (guitar)
Thom Lombardi (bass)
Max Kupperberg (drums)

Palehound are going on tour this Spring including a stop at SXSW. Get in touch with the band at ellen.kempner@gmail.com with any show requests.

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Palehound - Holiest

"Special Snowflakes" is the A-Side to Pile's upcoming 7" single. Recorded at The Sex Dungeon with Dan and James. Mastered by Richard Marr. Available March 11th via Exploding In Sound Records. Pre-order at www.pile.bandcamp.com 

Pile - Special Snowflakes

"Clyfford" is the first single to be taken from PONY BONES II, the sophomore EP from PONY BONES (feat. members of Speedy Ortiz, Graph, Kendra, etc). The EP will be released on cassette via Exploding In Sound Records on April 29th, 2014. EIS could not be more excited for this one.

PRE-ORDER the tape at www.bonypones.bandcamp.com

Download last year's debut for FREE at www.ponybones.blogspot.com

PONY BONES are:
Kate Hanlon (drums)
Matt Robidoux (guitar/vocals/tape/keys)

recorded in 2013 at:
Kate's House (Somerville, MA)
King St. Manor (Northampton, MA)

produced by Pony Bones and Robert Macdonald
mastered by Carl Saff

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Pony Bones - Clyfford

Geronimo! - Spitting In The Ocean

"40s" is the first single from Mattress Financial's upcoming split cassette with Fond Han.

Mattress Financial is Sam Rosenberg (of Two Inch Astronaut).

"Private Split" will be released on May 20th 2014 via Exploding In Sound Records.

Mattress Financial - 40s

Fond Han - Mad Mike

Lost Boy ? - Goodbye Galaxy

"Staring At My Hands" is the first single from Bad History Month's upcoming split EP with Bloomington's Dust From 1000 Yrs, "Famous Cigarettes". The EP contains over 40 minutes of new music from both bands and will be released on a limited edition cassette and digital download via Exploding In Sound Records on June 10th.

Both bands will be touring together this summer throughout the entire country. Check out the dates at www.fathistorymonth.bandcamp.com and be sure to reach out if you'd like to help with one of the shows.

Bad History Month - Staring At My Hands

PRE-ORDER AT WWW.BAKED.BANDCAMP.COM/COM

album credits...

produced by Adam Reich & Baked
engineered by Sam Owens at GSI
additional engineering by Baked & Adam Reich at The Bakery
mixed by Adam Reich at Shea Stadium Annex & Dr. Wu's
mastered by Mike Tucci at Engine Room Audio

Baked - Mick Jagger

"Hoodwink'd" is the long awaited sophomore LP from NY lo-fi rockers, LVL UP. The 15-song full length will release this fall on Double Double Whammy and Exploding in Sound.

Preorder here: http://store.dbldblwhmmy.com/categories/all

Order

LVL UP :: Soft Power

***US LINKS***
7" Pre-order (100 snot green & 400 black) - smarturl.it/BigUps7.EIS
iTunes (single) - smarturl.it/BigUps7.USiTunes

***EUROPE LINKS***
7" pre-order (white vinyl) - smarturl.it/BigUps7.ToughLove
iTunes (single) - smarturl.it/BigUps7.iTunes
iTunes (18 Hrs deluxe album pre-order) - smarturl.it/BigUpsDeluxe.iTunes

Following the release of their debut album in January, Big Ups return with a new two-track 7”. In July 2014, Big Ups took an extended nap and somehow woke up in THUMP Studios in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. They decided to try to record a few new songs, and - despite the band's grogginess- they actually finished the recordings. These new songs will be released on 7" vinyl - as a split with Washer via Exploding in Sound Records and the band's own ECB&B imprint in the US on November 18th and as Rash b/w Not Today via Tough Love Records in Europe on October 27th.

***TOUR DATES***
December 3 - Boston, MA - O'brien's #
December 4 - Bayonne, NJ - Lot 13 #
December 5 - Philadelphia, PA - Girard Hall #
December 6 - Baltimore, MD - The Crown #
December 7 - Washington, DC - The Dougout #
December 21 - New York, NY - Webster Hall, Marlin Room $

% w/ Ex Hex, Speedy Ortiz
# w/ Washer
$ w/ So So Glos, Kitty, more @ BKVegan+The Front Bottoms 'Champagne Jam'

Ticket links & more info on tour dates: www.ecbandb.com/


Rash

TWO INCH ASTRONAUT's sophomore full length "Foulbrood" coming Oct/Nov 2014 on Exploding In Sound Records.

Sam Rosenberg - vocals/guitar/bass
Matt Gatwood - drums

produced and mixed by Michael Seigel
mastered by Carl Saff

Two Inch Astronaut - No Feelings

Pre-Order Info...

US/CAN: https://explodinginsoundrecords.bandcamp.com/album/a-distant-fist-unclenching
UK/EU: http://awesomedistro.com/blood-and-biscuits-vinyl/Krill_A_Distant_Fist_Unclenching_Vinyl_LP_Steak_Club.html

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Ovlov's "Ohmu Shell" is the second track from an upcoming 4-way split with Krill, LVL UP, and Radiator Hospital set for release on Double Double Whammy / Exploding In Sound Records on October 14, 2014.

PRE-ORDER - http://store.dbldblwhmmy.com/products/533372-krill-lvl-up-ovlov-radiator-hospital-split-7-preorder

Ovlov - Ohmu Shell

Washer's new single "Rot" from the upcoming split 7" with Big Ups on ECB&B and EIS. Pre-order at https://explodinginsoundrecords.bandcamp.com/album/big-ups-washer-split-7

Check out Washer's music at www.okwasher.bandcamp.com

Washer - Rot

"Zimmerman" is the first single from Kal Marks' upcoming EP "Just A Lonely Fart," due out December 2nd via Exploding In Sound and Midnight Werewolf Records.

Kal Marks - Zimmerman

"Red Roulette" is the third single from Dirty Dishes' upcoming full length debut, "Guilty". The album is set for release on Exploding In Sound Records on January 27th on LP/digital and cassettes from Seagreen Records.

Pre-Orders are available at https://dirtydishes.bandcamp.com/album/guilty

Dirty Dishes - Red Roulette

"Silent Stone" is the second single from Leapling's upcoming full length debut, Vacant Page, due out February 10th via Inflated Records and EIS. First 150 copies of the record come on a spectacular limited edition "splatter" vinyl.

PRE-ORDER: http://inflatedrecords.bigcartel.com/product/leapling-vacant-page