Loftus mages...tomorrow

May 12, 2022 by David Norman

This is your final Loftus reminder! And hot damn this one should stick in your head after seeing these pics of the ‘Hugs and Drugs’ Wax Mage variant /25!!! What is it? For those who know their mages it’s a labelburst/party monster/chroma! Good lord they look absolutely spectacular. We also did a small run of black /102 to finalize this amazing run of a record more than due for a vinyl release. Links for the 12”s are located on the bandcamp page which is now active, but the official vinyl release is Friday May 13th at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST.

Hayworth is also tomorrow. Holy shit I’m excited. 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: DEAR DIARY- THIS IS FROM MY TEENAGE ANGST TO MY ADULT SELF = This unreal Chilean band released a new EP back in February and I totally missed it. Rectified! Incredible lo-fi emo-violence.

2022 - 05 - 11 /// Loftus 2nd variant

May 11, 2022 by David Norman

Loftus again! Variant the second! Aka the non-mage handmade! There are 208 Bright Yellow w/Opaque Blue Splatter and they pop. Love the yellow and blue match with the art. Did I say these are handmade? Handmade! Links for the 12”s are located on the bandcamp page which is now active, but the official vinyl release is Friday May 13th at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST. We’ve heard the online compression of the digital bandcamp files is kind of ass, but we assure you these are the cd wav files. The download should sound better than the streaming but let us know if that’s not the case and we’ll find a workaround.

I forgot to post this sweet .gif from god review for their debut ZBR release. All variants long sold out. I heard they have new material coming…

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: ALTAIR = Spanish post-hardcore/screamo band have now put two new songs up on bandcamp. The previous 12” was spectacular so I’m stoked on this next release.

2022 - 05 - 10 /// Loftus digitals released, 1st variant

May 10, 2022 by David Norman

Loftus? Sheeeeeeet, I’m ridiculously pumped for this. Almost 20 years in the making, ‘Hugs and Drugs’ now exists on vinyl 12” and they look very, very sick. Here’s the first of four variants and the most abundant, Clear w/Orange Pigment Swirl /211 <3 <3 <3 These will be at the top of the variant selection and look awesome. To be honest I thought pigment swirl was considered a handmade so I thought they would have said no to a this variant on the order…but nope! Links for the 12”s are located on the bandcamp page which is now active!

Trophy Hunt had a song premiere on This Noise Is Ours yesterday for “Pink Noise” from their ‘The Branches On Either Side’ full length that we’re co-releasing with Middle Man Records on May 19th. Jam that beast of a song by clicking on this text.

Be on the lookout for a new Anna Sage music video that should surface in the next 24 hours!!! Gatefold jackets are still holding up the 12”s in case you ordered one and are wondering why it hasn’t shipped to you yet.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: THISISMENOTTHINKINGOFYOU = Inactive for a couple of years, England’s THISISMENOTTHINKINGOFYOU released a plethora of very unique emo-violence. Great stuff.

2022 - 05 - 08 /// Rayau (Crowning/Naedr split 12") announced

May 09, 2022 by David Norman

12”s in hand. Releasing on Zegema Beach and Left Hand Label.

Three of the four primary Hayworth ‘License To Bill’ cassette variants. Info:
Neon Gold Avenger swirl (/104, 62 of these have swirled cases)
Halfsies Slasher swirl (/30)
Pssshhht Rose Gold swirl (/20)

Azzacov’s ‘fragmente’ was released yesterday on Tomb Tree and it’s freakin’ awesome. German emo-violence trio from Nuremberg.

There will be a Trophy Hunt premiere today on This Noise Is Ours so watch out for that!

Starting tomorrow we’ll start posting Loftus pics for ‘Hugs and Drugs’. That is all.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: KILPREZ = Sick Euro solo project mixing a ton of genres, and here’s a music video. Very mathy, lotsa solos.

2022 - 05 - 07 /// It's Hayworth!

May 07, 2022 by David Norman

If you love Hayworth and didn’t get all those ‘License To Bill’ hints then shame on you. If you still don’t know what I’m talking about, Hayworth’s first demo was kinda lost to the sands of time. No masters. Only 25 cdrs made. Not on bandcamp or streaming services. So after badgering the band for a few years they finally agreed to releasing these fantastic early songs on cassette. We had Joni from Curry Lands clean up and remaster the mp3s and Kyle from Heathen Hand do the updated art and then made 250 cassettes across some of our nicest tapes ever. More news coming early next week including variants.

The tapes release simultaneously with Loftus on Friday May 13th, 2022 at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST.

Piet Onthel released yesterday and it was already picked up by Stereogum so check the review by clicking on this text or jam those five fiery jam below.

Azzacov releases tomorrow via Tomb Tree, Middle Man, and Coxinha Records early in the morning, so be prepared to have a violent and emotional Sunday morning.

If you missed the Orphaned ‘Hate Has Consequences’ take a listen because the tapes arrived yesterday and I’m already done all the dipping so they’ll start shipping out next week. We also got 5 overs so I will made an overs variant /5 that will go up next week when they are ready to ship. Devastating shit, good god.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: GLARUS = Ex-Big Machine, this post-rock/hardcore/metal is pretty fuckin’ big, too. And dark. And awesome. FFO: Isis, Across Tundras, Punchline Hunting Season, Fall Of Efrafa, etc.