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NEW RELEASES MARCH 23RD

Order the LP/free download: https://hardleft.bandcamp.com/album/we-are-hard-left

"We Are Hard Left" is the debut album from Hard Left. Brought together by the music, held together by the outrage -- Hard Left are a hard-mod/punk band borne out of a desire to explore leftist political ideas and marry them to rabble-rousing music worthy of the worldwide struggle against capital. Far from a dry exercise in doctrinaire thought, Hard Left's songs are great punk first and foremost, and ripping good fun.

The band members have been involved with punk and DIY music for nearly a century combined, including time in bands like Boyracer, Jüke, Whorl, Lunchbox and Black Tambourine, and operating the respected labels 555, Emotional Response and Slumberland Records. Initial Hard Left recording sessions in Spring 2014 led to the release of two limited edition lathe-cut singles, the Situationist-inspired "What's That Sound?" and the tough-as-nails "Safety." The band set to writing and in August 2014 gathered in the desert of Flagstaff, AZ to record. The results were two more singles ("Skinheads Home For Christmas" and a split 7" with Bad Daddies, both released in December 2014), and now this album.

"We Are Hard Left" is a concise and explosive punk record, packed with anthems of resistance and calls to action. These are crucial times that we live in, and Hard Left seek to inspire and invigorate. The opener "New Year" sets out the band's stall in fine fashion, urging listeners to "give up false needs" and embrace new beginnings. They follow with the blasting "Hard Left Rules OK," a call to arms if ever there was one. The album is tightly edited, each song on the heels of the previous one, exemplifying the group's eagerness to broadcast their message and energize their fans.

To that end, rousing chants and noisy interludes are interspersed throughout, cheeky but pointed references to their mod forebears and street-level terrace "politics." The message is always positive, the underlying mood is of hopefulness. "Hand In Hand" is an exhilarating call for solidarity and collective action, while "Future Perfect" imagines a world where the people were the true beneficiaries of the surplus created by progress, the perfect future we were all promised during the golden age of capitalism. Previous singles "Safety" and "Stay True" appear in re-recorded form, hard as nails and fitting in perfectly.

From the super-tough "Kicking If Off" to the Occupy-inspired "Red Flag" and the supremely uplifting (and also Situationist-inspired) closer "Imagination," this is a record that hits hard, crammed with guitars that soar and rage, group chants and raw-throated vocals. It's anthemic in the best way -- inspiring but never heavy-handed, a worthy successor to records by bands like The Clash, Stiff Little Fingers, Sex Pistols and The Dils.  Call it "utopian Oi" if you will, or "hard mod" or just plain punk, but don't miss out on this passionate, thrilling record.


Hard Left are:
Mike: exhortations
Donna: bass, vocals
Tim: guitar, vocals
Stewart: drums, vocals


We Are Hard Left

Yacht (Prod:  V2J )

Brand New Debut Single from E. Smitty & Flow Patrol

E. Smitty & Flow Patrol - Backstreet Diamonds

Have You Ever

Soy un Gnomo Piperrak

Remix of Retrogramme's "Saved", on the forthcoming album "Feed".  Remix by BITES (Xavier Swafford, also of 3TEETH).

Saved (BITES Remix)

"Empty Nesters" is the first single off Toro Y Moi's forthcoming album "What For?" out April 7th. iTunes pre-order:  http://smarturl.it/whatfor_itunes

Lyrics:
Understand the purpose of making
Everything around you better
There are no zeros after this one
There is no one to destroy your sweater

I’ll try to hum it to you if I can’t sing
My Baby wants me back before I even leave
Smothered and covered by my high school dreams
Call Mom and Daddy cause the nest is empty
And so are you

Did you meet with your advisor?
Do you still draw in the margins?
Bubble letters reading “WHAT FOR?”
And “I wish I had a stand in...”

Let’s try to make another hit for the teens
I miss your bangs, can you cut them for me
Smothered and covered by my high school dreams
Call Mom and Daddy cause the nest is empty
And so are you





Toro Y Moi - Empty Nesters

Taken from Girlpool's debut album, Before The World Was Big. Out 1st June on Wichita Recordings.

Available to pre-order now on Wichita store - CD + LP includes a signed poster : http://smarturl.it/gpoolbefore 

girlpoolmusic.com
http://www.wichita-recordings.com/

Before The World Was Big

Girlpool - Ideal World

Taken from the album "Apocalypse, girl" out now on Sacred Bones. & Su Tissue (Norway). 

LP/CD: http://bit.ly/1JSGMA5
iTunes:  http://smarturl.it/SBR134iTunes

Website: http://jennyhval.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jennyhval
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jennyhval
Instagram: http://instagram.com/jennyhval
Tour Dates: http://bit.ly/1AHBsuQ

Jenny Hval - That Battle Is Over

From the album MCIII, out May 5, 2015 on Merge Records.

MCIII

Mikal Cronin "ii) Gold"

Taken from the 'Magnolia - Remix EP' which is released on Tuesday, 14th April 2015.

The four-track EP features remixes from Wye Oak, White Hinterland, Sun Glitters & Death Vessel.

Wilsen will support Matthew E. White on his US tour this spring. Full tour details as follows:

18th - 20th March / SXSW 2015
22nd March / Casbah - San Diego, CA
24th March / The Echo - Los Angeles, CA
25th March / Rickshaw Stop - San Francisco, CA 
27th March / Mississippi Studios - Portland, OR 
28th March / Sunset Tavern - Seattle, WA
1st April / 7th St, Entry - Minneapolis, MN 
2nd April / Schubas - Chicago, IL
3rd April / Beachland Tavern - Cleveland, OH 
4th April / World Cafe Live Upstairs - Philadelphia, PA
5th April / Great Scott - Allston, MA
6th April / Baby's All Right - Brooklyn, NY
7th April / Rock & Roll Hotel - Washington, DC

Wilsen - "Emperor" (Death Vessel remix)

'There's No One Crying Over Me Either' is taken from American Wrestlers self-titled album, in stores April 7th (US)/27th (EU) on Fat Possum Records

Pre-order the album and get the song 'Kelly' immediately on iTunes - smarturl.it/AmericanWrestlers

American Wrestlers - There's No One Crying Over Me Either

this song is part of the split #1 we share with our secret lovers The Parrots.

we recorded this track during our first trip to london with Arni Arnason (the vaccines) and Johan Englund. also mixed by them.

this split exists just because of us.

thanks sean from burger, joan great manager and steve from lucky for making it happen :-)

original song by the headcoats

☮

LIMITED 7'' EDITION:
♕ to be released in UK and Europe via Lucky Number for Record Store Day (limited to 750 copies on super transparent green vinyl, only available on April 18th, 2015!)
 ♕ to be released in the USA by Burger Records!

Very Best of Hinds So Far

Davey Crockett

Taken from “Saint Claude EP” out now through Because Music in partnership with Neon Gold Records.

Get Saint Claude EP here: smarturl.it/StClaudeEP
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"Screens On Lock 2" 
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Johnny Cinco ft Migos - Can't Get Enough (Prod. Zaytoven)

Order the LP/free download: https://hardleft.bandcamp.com/album/we-are-hard-left

"We Are Hard Left" is the debut album from Hard Left. Brought together by the music, held together by the outrage -- Hard Left are a hard-mod/punk band borne out of a desire to explore leftist political ideas and marry them to rabble-rousing music worthy of the worldwide struggle against capital. Far from a dry exercise in doctrinaire thought, Hard Left's songs are great punk first and foremost, and ripping good fun.

The band members have been involved with punk and DIY music for nearly a century combined, including time in bands like Boyracer, Jüke, Whorl, Lunchbox and Black Tambourine, and operating the respected labels 555, Emotional Response and Slumberland Records. Initial Hard Left recording sessions in Spring 2014 led to the release of two limited edition lathe-cut singles, the Situationist-inspired "What's That Sound?" and the tough-as-nails "Safety." The band set to writing and in August 2014 gathered in the desert of Flagstaff, AZ to record. The results were two more singles ("Skinheads Home For Christmas" and a split 7" with Bad Daddies, both released in December 2014), and now this album.

"We Are Hard Left" is a concise and explosive punk record, packed with anthems of resistance and calls to action. These are crucial times that we live in, and Hard Left seek to inspire and invigorate. The opener "New Year" sets out the band's stall in fine fashion, urging listeners to "give up false needs" and embrace new beginnings. They follow with the blasting "Hard Left Rules OK," a call to arms if ever there was one. The album is tightly edited, each song on the heels of the previous one, exemplifying the group's eagerness to broadcast their message and energize their fans.

To that end, rousing chants and noisy interludes are interspersed throughout, cheeky but pointed references to their mod forebears and street-level terrace "politics." The message is always positive, the underlying mood is of hopefulness. "Hand In Hand" is an exhilarating call for solidarity and collective action, while "Future Perfect" imagines a world where the people were the true beneficiaries of the surplus created by progress, the perfect future we were all promised during the golden age of capitalism. Previous singles "Safety" and "Stay True" appear in re-recorded form, hard as nails and fitting in perfectly.

From the super-tough "Kicking If Off" to the Occupy-inspired "Red Flag" and the supremely uplifting (and also Situationist-inspired) closer "Imagination," this is a record that hits hard, crammed with guitars that soar and rage, group chants and raw-throated vocals. It's anthemic in the best way -- inspiring but never heavy-handed, a worthy successor to records by bands like The Clash, Stiff Little Fingers, Sex Pistols and The Dils.  Call it "utopian Oi" if you will, or "hard mod" or just plain punk, but don't miss out on this passionate, thrilling record.


Hard Left are:
Mike: exhortations
Donna: bass, vocals
Tim: guitar, vocals
Stewart: drums, vocals


Hard Left - Hand In Hand

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video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv8KbQ2tH3Y

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Theatre Of Delays - Two Souls

Hard Left - Red Flag

Hard Left - Hard Left Rules OK

Hard Left - Holiday

Hard Left - New Year

Hard Left - Future Perfect

Hard Left - Stay True

I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream (Shoegaze/Post-Punk, Berlin)
https://www.facebook.com/nomouthband

IHNMAIMS stole their band name from a dystop
ian short story by American SF author Harlan
Ellison. A nightmarish scenario in which a small
group of survivors of a nuclear war are tortured
by an omnipotent supercomputer, with no
chance of escape.
Based in Berlin, the band consists of Everett
Darling (bass, vocals), Theo Rahkun (drums),
Susanna Trotta (keys, percussion, vocals) and
Bastian Stein (guitar, vocals).
Musical influences include The Cure, My
Bloody Valentine, The Wipers and Joy
Division, as well as fellow Berlin shoegaze /
psychedelic rock bands like The History of Colour TV and Strange Forces.
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream have released a self-titled 6-track EP in March 2012. It
was self-produced by the band in their tiny 12m rehearsal space. Mixed by Jaike Stambach of
The History of Colour TV. Cover artwork by Tobias Sawitzki of the band Velochrome.
http://nomouth.bandcamp.com/album/s-t-ep
A song by IHNMAIMS was featured on the 2011 Skygazers & Dreamchasers shoegaze
compilation released online by shoegazr.de.
http://www.shoegazr.de/skygazers-dreamchasers/
IHNMAIMS have played support shows for The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and Jolly
Goods.
www.nomouth.net
http://nomouth.bandcamp.com  

http://www.patetico-recordings.com
https://www.facebook.com/groups/pateticorecordings/

I have no mouth and I must scream - Drowning

"BAY_AREA_SLAPPER" (Produced By Malfunction)

Malfunction Productions

"BAY_AREA_SLAPPER" (Produced By Malfunction)

Non servium - punks,skins

Non servium - cabezas rapadas

Rojos y Anarquistas Brigada Oi

Smooth slow beat Rap HipHop instrumental

Do It Again (Prod: Bagul) ft. D. Blaine

Hard Left is a political punk band inspired by liberatory leftist movements of the past and present. Our music is a soundtrack for direct action, an invitation to critical thought and a challenge to complacency. We privilege the "we" over the "I" and argue for the centrality of class struggle in our collective battle against neoliberalism, authoritarianism and imperialism. Hard Left believes in the power of art to enlighten as well as entertain, and we strive to do both.

Hard Left - Hand In Hand

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