Indie Label Spotlights

"Go Home" is from the Summer Cannibals album 'Full Of It', available May 27th, 2016.

Pre-order at www.killrockstars.com/fullofit

Kill Rock Stars is excited to announce the latest addition to their roster: Portland’s own Summer Cannibals. The brilliant rock band is set to release their third full ­length album Full of It on May 2016.
Led by guitarist/vocalist Jessica Boudreaux, the Cannibals initially cut their teeth on the local circuit, sharing the stage and receiving encouragement from peers such as The Thermals. Along the way, they released a pair of fantastic full­lengths ­­ 2013’s No Makeup and 2015’s Show Us Your Mind — on their own label, New Moss Records. Show Us Your Mind was recorded by legendary NW engineer Larry Crane and was recently named one of the best of 2015 by Sound Opinions co­-host Jim DeRogatis. The band has since spent an unhealthy amount of time on the road, earning accolades and adding plenty of fresh converts to their highly­ charged, no frills attack.
It seems only logical that when the band decided to sign to a label, they chose a label like Kill Rock Stars, which has a long history of putting out fearless, female­ fronted bands like Bikini Kill and Sleater­Kinney. “Summer Cannibals take us back to our roots,” says KRS President Portia Sabin. “Jessica is a great songwriter and the band is super exciting live, it’s a perfect fit.”
The new album Full Of It is the band’s defining statement to date. Recorded at the amazing analog recording studio The Dock with producer Chris Woodhouse (Thee Oh Sees, Wild Flag), the LP is one of those massive leaps forward that every band hopes to achieve at least once in their career. Aided by a new powerhouse rhythm section of drummer Devon Shirley and bassist Jenny Logan and guitarist Marc Swart, the 11 songs spark with that perfect mix of snotty attitude, unbounded energy, and window rattling volume.
For their part, the four musicians keep their collective foot on the gas pedal, roaring through tunes like the jagged, screaming title track and the shouting, fist pumping drive of “Just A Little Bit.” But they’re savvy and talented enough to ease up when it counts. Just listen for those sweet melodies carrying “Say My Name” along or the pair of simmering tunes that close out the album: “Fall In” and “Simple Life.” The whole thing is done and dusted in about 35 minutes. Just enough time to catch your breath and drop the needle on side A again

Summer Cannibals - Go Home

"Best Kept Secret" by case/lang/veirs from the self-titled album, available June 17.  'case/lang/veirs' is a one a of a kind album from Neko Case, k.d. lang, and Laura Veirs.
Pre-order at http://www.caselangveirs.com

case/lang/veirs - Best Kept Secret

"Young People's debut album wallows in backwoods ambience, a fetishization of rural life with a kernel of the blues somewhere at its heart. But the music they cut from this atmosphere is intriguing, and inventively realized." - Pitchfork

"The greatest moments in mysteries are the seconds just before all the disparate plot strands are pulled taut. There exists in those seconds the vague taste of meaning, but it's still clouded. There is the nervous butterfly buildup to the revelation, and it's the implication that often trumps the solution itself. Young People exist in those seconds before epiphany." - Philadelphia Weekly

"Singer Katie Eastburn's hauntingly beautiful and country-tinged vocals lent an exciting uniqueness to offbeat, eccentric folk-rock tunes. It was one of the most exciting debut albums of 2002, as well as one of the best all around recordings." - Dusted

Young People's short, minimal, brutally beautiful songs draw their inspiration from ancient hymnals and confessionals and blues numbers, taken with a strong dose of Broadway. The L.A. trio played stark and aloof and downright frightening music: by equal measure inspiring, comforting, chilling.

Originally released in 2002 on KRS subsidiary 5 Rue Christine, Young People's self-titled album is now available on audio cassette.

Young People - Collection

Red Cabin - Willow Tree

Episode #96: In 1985, Mark Robinson sent a letter to Ian MacKaye asking about how to press vinyl records. The year earlier, he founded Teen-Beat Records in Arlington, Virginia. Initially, only one copy of each release existed. Now, the label has over 200 releases under its belt and has shaped the D.C. independent music scene alongside MacKaye’s punk label Dischord. Both Mark and Ian join us on this episode to talk Teen-Beat, D.C., and more.


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Indie Label Spotlight: Teen-Beat with Mark Robinson and Ian MacKaye (Dischord)

From the Kill Rock Stars album 'Mating Surfaces,' available at http://lithics.bandcamp.com

Mating Surfaces is the second full length from Portland, Oregon's Lithics. Twelve tightly wound fragments of brittle abstract twin guitar, impellent rhythm, and absurd, imagistic lyricism. 

"A stern danceable sound that summons cut up snapshots of Su Tissue and Mark E Smith, an imagined landscape where Captain Beefheart hits that 99 Records “Too Many Creeps” beat."
-Layla Gibbon (Maximum Rocknroll, Skinned Teen).

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Mating Surfaces

Excuse Generator

Lithics - Excuse Generator

Episode #128: Light in the Attic founder Matt Sullivan joins us to talk about the inspiration behind the Seattle label, their emphasis on reissues as well as their distribution service and more. We also hear from Ishmael Butler, whose work with Digable Planets has been released with LITA.

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Indie Label Spotlight: Light in the Attic with Ishmael Butler (Digable Planets, Shabazz Palaces)

A unique feature of many independent labels is that they’re closely intertwined with one person’s taste and vision. Instead of emphasizing a genre, these ventures often reflect a specific scene or time. Like Jealous Butcher Records, these labels exemplify the true labor of love that can go into an album release. 

In 1991, Rob Jones started Jealous Butcher in Eugene, Oregon. Since then, he’s released countless records from some of the state’s most exciting artists -- many on the verge of their big break. On this episode, Jones describes the history of Jealous Butcher, the philosophy behind the label, and how his business has (and intentionally has not) adjusted to today’s music industry. We also hear from Tim Rutili (Califone, Red Red Meat), who released a new album with Craig Ross earlier this year through Jealous Butcher.

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Indie Label Spotlight: Jealous Butcher

In Part Two of Girl Germs, Erin, Molly, and Allison reflect on how they got into music, riot grrrl's roots, grunge, and what brought Bratmobile together as a band.

Featuring (in order of appearance):
Allison Wolfe (Bratmobile, Cold Cold Hearts, Sex Stains)
Erin Smith (Bratmobile, Cold Cold Hearts)
Molly Neuman (Bratmobile, The PeeChees, The Frumpies)

Transcript: bit.ly/girlgerms2

Produced by Will Watts and Anna McClain. Engineered by Brent Asbury at Beta Petrol.

Part Two

In Part Three of Girl Germs, hear how Bratmobile's "Girl Germs" single catalyzed the making of 'Pottymouth,' the story behind the album's 24-hour recording, and why it took almost a full year to release.

Featuring (in order of appearance):
Slim Moon (Kill Rock Stars)
Allison Wolfe (Bratmobile, Cold Cold Hearts, Sex Stains)
Erin Smith (Bratmobile, Cold Cold Hearts)
Tim Green (Nation of Ulysses)
Molly Neuman (Bratmobile, The PeeChees, The Frumpies)

Transcript: bit.ly/girlgerms3

Produced by Will Watts and Anna McClain. Engineered by Brent Asbury at Beta Petrol.

Part Three

Episode #161 : Denmark’s Crunchy Frog has been releasing albums for a quarter century this year, and they are celebrating their anniversary with a new compilation of music from the label’s roster, that’s being released in tandem with a variety of specialty beverages to commemorate the occasion. Listen in as label head, Jesper "Yebo" Reginal, talks about the origins of the label, and its successes with international crossover hits from bands like Junior Senior and The Raveonettes, while Johannes Gammelby tells us why his many bands are all signed with the label.


Guests:

Jesper "Yebo" Reginal (Crunchy Frog)
Johannes Gammelby (The Malpractice, I Am Bones, Beta Satan)


Music:

I Am Bones "Restorer"
Dtroit "What's A Man Got To Do"
The Malpractice "Get Daddy On The Phone"
Delta 5 “Mind Your Own Business”

Indie Label Spotlight: Crunchy Frog

Twenty years ago, Syd Butler started Frenchkiss Records, after his band Les Savy Fav couldn’t find a home at the prominent labels of the time. Fast forward up until today, Syd’s now part of Seth Meyer’s 8G Band, the label is still going strong, and Les Savy Fav is still playing shows. On this episode, Syd joins us to talk about the label’s triumphs and tribulations over the course of the last two decades, as does Craig Finn, who’s bands The Hold Steady and Lifter Puller have enjoyed success under the Frenchkiss umbrella.

Indie Label Spotlight - Frenchkiss Records

Episode #180 : Matt Black and Jonathan Fine first joined forces in the late 1980’s, after a chance encounter at a local record shop. Now, some thirty-odd years later, the two are still working together in multiple capacities, and show no signs of stopping. They’ve released multiple albums as the electronic duo Coldcut, and helped produce several others, in addition to founding the highly regarded UK electronic label Ninja Tune, which is now in its thirtieth year of existence. In the recent past, they’ve also turned their attention to making musical software, like the Ninja Jamm app, that allows both novice and pros alike to remix and create music on the go with their smart device. Join us this week as we speak with both Matt and Jon about their history as a band and their philosophy as label owners and app developers.

Indie Label Spotlight: Ninja Tune

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Indie Label Spotlight: Jealous Butcher

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