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There's a subtle sexuality that penetrates Minden's saccharine indie pop. Erotic themes of bondage and role playing juxtapose with frontman Casey Burge's lighter subjects, such as searching for authenticity while selecting the right soda pop — it's all enough to leave one wiping his brow and licking her lips. 

On the Portland quintet's new album 'Sweet, Simple Things', they hone an evocative collection of smooth and danceable tunes, indulging in confectionary hooks laid over funky grooves. The nine song LP is delicious in its oddity, befitting feel good moments from West Coast summers to Parisian night clubs. 

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Minden - Sweet, Simple Things

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Golden Suits' 'Kubla Khan' is the sound of a meticulous, bookish songwriter loosening up and letting the joy in.  

Fred Nicolaus — co-founder of the band Department of Eagles and main force behind Golden Suits — has mostly been known for contemplative, folk-inflected music.  Heavy on nostalgia and literary allusion, his first solo album was centered around a breakup and an obsession with a book of short stories by John Cheever.  Some of that vibe remains (the title track is a knotty reference to a classic poem) but this album is a trip into more open-hearted territory: it's not about finessing a chord voicing anymore, it's about taking a risk on a big chorus.  There's romance and dancing; '80s Bruce Springsteen is involved.   

Written in a freewheeling year following the dissolution of a long-term relationship, the material addresses the woozy highs and lows of a second adolescence spent in the bars, parks and apartments of New York.  The songs were recorded with that spirit in mind — the ballads are maxed-out and dreamy, the ragers are angry, and the upbeat songs are unabashedly joyous. Musically, Nicolaus was influenced by a few classic touchstones (Born in the USA, Tom Petty, Paul McCartney's Ram), but mainly the songs were made with a kitchen sink-ish "if it feels good, let's do it" mentality, whether that's Van Halen-style guitar tapping, piano slides, or a German prose poem read by Nicolaus' father in the bridge of a song.  

Produced by Fraser McCulloch, 'Kubla Khan' was recorded in an enormous, drafty church in Brooklyn, with Nicolaus playing most instruments himself (David Christian, who plays with Hospitality, Airwaves and Sam Cohen, filled in on drums). It took about a year to finish — you can hear heat pipes hissing in the background if the song was recorded in the winter, or children playing in a park across the street for the summer tunes. The sessions loosely followed the progression of Golden Suits' style: starting with the loping, moody "Useless," they ended with sparkling pop indulgence "Gold Feeling," written and recorded in the final week of recording, and acting as a is a marker of the ground Nicolaus has covered: from sepia-tinted folk mannerism to a bigger, colorful sound.  

Golden Suits' 'Kubla Khan' will be out everywhere October 7 on Hit City U.S.A.

Golden Suits - Kubla Khan

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Many Voices Speak - Away for All Time

For an LP likely to be placed in the R&B aisle, Shy Girls' debut album 'Salt' is noticeably impressionistic. At times it bears the painterly, frank essence of a 'Blue/Court and Spark' Joni Mitchell. At others, it strides toward the progressive and cinematic. There is a striking viscerality in the crashing percussion and detuned piano of “I Am Only A Man” and in the hypnotic woodwind outro of “What If I Can.” The mournful guitar dressing “Watercolor Dreams” seems to nod to Ennio Morricone -- like a future-Western ballad. And even in the stark songs that bookend the album, Vidmar delivers swelling sentiment fit for the screen.

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Shy Girls - Salt

In experience and attitude, Maxim Ludwig is a man of extremes. He has lived life with violent immoderation, recklessly drunk too much or praised the virtues of his own sobriety, eaten to excess or not at all, slept days away or skipped nights of sleeping, worked obsessively for glory or laid about with unbridled laziness.

On Ludwig's debut album 'Libra-Scorpio Cusp,' we find our hero at ease by night, brimming with eccentric charisma that's half beatnik, half Rat Pack, showing an uncanny knack for rock and roll with desperate vocals and funky grooves.

Maxim Ludwig's 'Libra-Scorpio Cusp' will be available everywhere June 2.

Maxim Ludwig - Libra-Scorpio Cusp

Order Shy Girls' Timeshare EP on vinyl at the Hit City U.S.A. <a href="http://store.hitcityusa.com/product/shy-girls-timeshare">web store</a>.

Shy Girls - Still Not Falling (Lil Texas Remix)

Order Shy Girls Timeshare EP on vinyl at the <a href="http://store.hitcityusa.com/product/shy-girls-timeshare">Hit City U.S.A. web store</a>.

Shy Girls - Still Not Falling (Allan Kingdom Remix)

Quantum Keys is the work of John Gudenzi, a Maryland native relocated to California. His songs are instantly catchy, shimmering pop that'll lead us into from spring to summer with clever hooks and beach-ready harmonies.

"Grow" & "Keep Good Habits" mark the launch of Hit City's new For Immediate Release (FIR) digital single series — the first of many to come.

Quantum Keys - Grow

Your summer playlist starter is here courtesy of <a href="https://soundcloud.com/danieltmusic">Daniel T.</a>'s daytime disco remix of James Supercave's Old Robot.

James Supercave - Old Robot (Daniel T. Remix)

Seattle-based wunderkind @Swish has remixed James Supercave's "The Right Thing" beautifully, transforming the art-rock original with a sparkling R&B-inspired groove. The kind of sound that'll make you move. Dig in, enjoy, and swing by our shop for James Supercave's magnificent The Afternoon, a very worthy purchase:

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James Supercave - The Right Thing (Swish Remix)

"Fuss", a psych-pop gem with a hip-hop backbone, is the first single from Sadie, the debut EP from Oakland-based Astronauts, etc..

The 12" vinyl release is limited to 500 copies. Free download included with every order. Order at our website:

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Mixed by Andrew Maury.
Mastered by Heba Kadry.

Astronauts, etc. - Fuss

"Gravity" is the second single from Astronauts, etc.'s Sadie EP. The track is a downtempo ballad with a steady groove led by singer-songwriter Anthony Ferraro's soulful croon and heartstring piano chords, as he confesses over the chorus in honest repetition, "I've got a lot to learn, I guess."

The 12" vinyl release is limited to 500 copies. Free download included with every order. Order at our website:

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Mixed by Andrew Maury.
Mastered by Heba Kadry.

Astronauts, etc. - Gravity

"Up For Grabs" is the third single from Astronauts, etc.'s Sadie EP. 

"I know that I'm a pain the ass, but I heard that your heart is up for grabs," singer-songwriter Anthony Ferraro sings with enticing soul, his falsetto floating over the slow burning composition. Like with the rest of Astronauts, etc. we've heard, Ferraro brings us close with a tender intimacy fueled by a heart-beat rhythm.

The 12" vinyl release is limited to 500 copies. Free download included with every order. Order at our website:

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Mixed by Andrew Maury.
Mastered by Heba Kadry.

Astronauts, etc. - Up For Grabs

A dream collaboration between two of our artists sees @AstronautsEtc giving @JamesSupercave's "The Afternoon" an etherial makeover with divine results.

You can grab James Supercave's The Afternoon on beautiful 12" vinyl from our store:

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James Supercave - The Afternoon (Astronauts, etc. Remix)

There is a fragile balance to Astronauts, etc. — an attempt to reconcile contradiction. Harmonious conflict rolls through mastermind Anthony Ferraro's uniquely soulful compositions with a struggling duality innate in each note. A classically trained pianist with French composer Hector Berlioz tattooed on his arm, Ferraro approaches his songwriting with both a disregard for his 15 years of focused lessons and a respect for the skill those studies have afforded him. 

The 12" vinyl release is limited to 500 copies. Free download included with every order. Order at our website:

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Mixed by Andrew Maury.
Mastered by Heba Kadry.

Astronauts, etc. - Sadie

Astronauts, etc. - Care To Lose

Astronauts, etc. - Who's In My Way To Your Heart

Astronauts, etc.'s gorgeous "Gravity" gets an upbeat electronic treatment courtesy of Amsterdam's very own wunderkind @Saux.

Astronauts, etc.'s Sadie EP 12" vinyl release is limited to 500 copies. Free download included with every order. Order at our website:

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Astronauts, etc. - Gravity (Saux Remix)

Swim Team's first singles, "Clairvoyant" and "I'll Always Come Back," were born from inspiration found in a partly broken synthesizer. It hadn't been the San Diego-based Caleb Chial's intent to start a new project, but his first experience making music with anything but a guitar or piano motivated him to pursue a new creative energy — conjuring the shoreline's more tumultuous moods to build haunting textures around the sort of California shine that's adamantly ingrained in even the most gloomiest of days.

Clairvoyant/I'll Always Come Back is the second release in our For Immediate Release (FIR) digital single series. Head to our website to download the two songs for free:

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Swim Team - Clairvoyant

Swim Team - I'll Always Come Back

2015 is here and we couldn't be more pumped. Lots of great things to come not least of which is the debut LP from Oakland's own @astronautsetc. Get excited (and work through last night's celebrations) with this woozy remix of "Sadie" from @gentmason.

Astronauts, etc. - Sadie (Gent Mason Remix)

Evan Voytas's new singles "Disappear Into the Stars" and "Lite Conversation" mark a welcome return for the out-there pop maestro, intergalactic in their scope but intimate in delivery. Voytas has refined his style in the three years since 2012's Feel Me EP, spending time working as a session musician and songwriter for other acts, including Chris Brown's "Time For Love" off the Grammy nominated album X. Reverting to a spare, minimal pop format, Voytas writes instantly familiar tunes but frames them with a sonic landscape that simultaneously references ’70s pop and ’90s rap.

Disappear Into the Stars/Lite Conversation is the fourth release in our For Immediate Release (FIR) digital single series.

Mixed by Sean O'Brien
Mastered by Heba Kadry

Evan Voytas - Disappear Into the Stars

<em>A Good Woman Is Hard To Find</em> is the debut EP from <A href="http://papatheband.com/">PAPA</a>. Released in conjunction with aesthetic-comrades <a href="http://psychedelicjudaism.com/">Psychedelic Judaism</a>.

The 12" vinyl release is limited to 500 copies. All vinyl orders include a free digital download.

To be released October 4th, 2011. Pre-order <a href="http://store.hitcityusa.com/product/papa-a-good-woman-is-hard-to-find-ep">NOW</a>.

PAPA - Ain't It So

PAPA - I Am The Lion King

A Good Woman Is Hard to Find

PAPA - Song For Mike Gigliotti

Get a free download of "Ireek" and unreleased B-side "Deepthroat Love" via Hit City U.S.A.'s digital single series, For Immediate Release:

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Ireek / Deepthroat Love

O - Ireek

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Deepthroat Love

O - Deepthroat Love

Kisses - A Groove (Sage Caswell Remix)

Written by Astronauts, etc
Produced, Arranged, Performed and Recorded by Harriet Brown at Home
Mixed by Alex Talan at Cool World West
Mastered by Kelly Hibbert at Almachrome
Photo by William Callan

Harriet Brown - I Know (Astronauts, etc. - Alternate Reality Island Vacation Version)

"Real Sugar" is the first track off our 'Sweet, Simple Things' album due out August 5th on Hit City U.S.A. Order the vinyl LP now:

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Sweet, Simple Things

Real Sugar

"Artist Statement" is the second track off our 'Sweet, Simple Things' album out August 5th on Hit City U.S.A. Order the vinyl LP now:

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Artist Statement

"Is It Wrong" is a song from our new record "Kubla Khan," out Oct. 7th via Hit City U.S.A. Order the vinyl now:

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Is It Wrong

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I Am Only A Man

"Love is Bad" is the third single off our 'Sweet, Simple Things' album out August 5th on Hit City U.S.A. Order the vinyl LP now:

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Love is Bad

"Gold Feeling" is the latest song from our new record "Kubla Khan," out Oct. 7th via Hit City U.S.A. Order the vinyl now:

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Kubla Khan

Gold Feeling

"Sheila" is the fourth track off our 'Sweet, Simple Things' album out August 5th, 2016 on Hit City U.S.A. Order the vinyl LP now:

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Sheila

A smooth and soulful cover of Golden Suit's feel-good banger "Gold Feeling" from our favorite chanteuse Niia.

Arrangement by Niia and Trevor Gureckis 
Piano - Trevor Gureckis 
Vocals- Niia 
Mixed - Trevor Gureckis

Niia - Gold Feeling (Golden Suits Cover)

Away for All Time - EP out October 28 on Hit City U.S.A. & Strangers Candy.

“It’s lush yet restrained, and an excellent representation of her new EP” – Stereogum

https://open.spotify.com/track/47K6zCfSnngdU3raO7vaeI
https://itunes.apple.com/artist/many-voices-speak/id1138451215

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Away For All Time

Video Child

"Don't Let Love Go By" is the latest song from our new record "Kubla Khan," out Oct. 7th via Hit City U.S.A. Order the vinyl now:

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Don't Let Love Go By

Away for All Time - EP out October 28 on Hit City U.S.A. & Strangers Candy.

https://open.spotify.com/album/7LPZuxY1SPxBwJ7THUdd0J
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/blue-moon-single/id1161834366

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Blue Moon

Title track from upcoming "Away for All Time" - EP out October 28 on Hit City U.S.A. & Strangers Candy.

Available on cassette w/ alternate artwork, limited to 50 copies:
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Title track from "Away for All Time" - EP out October 28 on Hit City U.S.A. & Strangers Candy.

Available on cassette w/ alternate artwork, limited to 50 copies:
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Staying

Trivial Motion

Why I Love

Say You Will

Listen to Shy Girls' debut album 'Salt' now:

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Say You Will (NOIA Remix)

Shy Girls - Say You Will (NOIA Remix)

Trivial Motion (PREP Remix)

Shy Girls - Trivial Motion (PREP Remix)

Libra-Scorpio Cusp

W8 4 U

Why I Love (Jon Castelli Remix)

Shy Girls - Why I Love (Jon Castelli Remix)

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Big White Wall

'Remembrance Of Things To Come' is Princeton's sophomore LP, released on February 21, 2012, on Hit City U.S.A./Easter Everywhere.

Princeton - Florida

Princeton - Grand Rapids (RAC Remix)

Princeton - Oklahoma (Dntel Remix)

A-side from Lord Huron's "Into the Sun" 7" on Hit City U.S.A. (HC-USA-04). 300 copies. Hand screened art. Released Fall 2010.

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Lord Huron - Into The Sun (7"  Edit)

B-Side from Lord Huron's "Into the Sun" 7" on Hit City U.S.A. (HC-USA-04). 300 copies. Hand hand silk-screened, numbered jackets.

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