Rok Lok Records: Archive

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Rok Lok Cassette Single Series

In addition to already announced releases from Brick Mower, Giant Peach, The Only Ghost in Town and Make It Plain I would like to formally announce that soon Rok Lok will be launching a cassette single series featuring The Only Ghost in Town, Kevin Greenspon, Vehicle Blues, Katrina Stonehart, Jen Paul/No Lakes, Outside the Musuem, Blanket Truth, Stars Are Insane, Hanna Elson, Monogamy,...

Jan 19th

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Here is a new Stars Are Insane tune called...

Jan 12th

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"In Wonderful Correspondence" comp out now! →

‎”In Wonderful Correspondence” is a compilation that features the Stars Are Insane track “A Little Something”. Download it now for free!

Jan 7th

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Dec 29th

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New Stars Are Insane track →

This is a brand new STARS ARE INSANE song called “A Little Something” that will be appearing exclusively on a upcoming compilation on Correspondence Tapes.

Dec 27th

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Dec 18th

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Giant Peach LIVE on the radio! →

GIANT PEACH has a 7 inch coming out soon on Rok Lok and Life On an Island. Check them out live on the radio!

Dec 11th

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Kevin Greenspon On Tour Now

Kevin Greenspon who will be a part of the forthcoming split 7 inch with Vehicle Blues as well as another yet to be announced release on Rok Lok is currently on tour. If you are on the west coast be sure to check out the dates: 11/15/2011 KUSF 90.3 FM - 3-5 PM (Pacific Standard Time) “KUSF IN EXILE with the I.M.F” on-air interview with Former Selves and I stream online...

Nov 15th

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BRICK MOWER TOUR DATES!

Pre-orders for BRICK MOWER’s “Why Are We Doing This?” 7 inch will be starting in a few short weeks but in the meantime I wanted to get the word out about the band’s upcoming tour. Please take note that they need help in a few spots, if you can help out please drop them a line. Sat. November 26th- Providence, RI- New Catalonia Sun. November 27th- Bethpage, NY- Mr. Beerys ...

Nov 11th

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This is a brand new Stars Are Insane track that...

Oct 24th

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Oct 18th

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The Only Ghost in Town "Hidden East Coast EP" CD... →

Out now is the follow up to last year’s awesome full length cassette “The Summer Was Over Before It Began” and a few exclusive compilation appearances including the “I Know Why They Call It Pop” tape on Rok Lok, The Only Ghost in Town is back! The “Hidden East Coast EP” is chock full of quintessential bedroom shoegaze/indie pop filled with clanging guitars...

Sep 21st

Aug 3rd

HI SHADOW RECORDS: OUT NOW: HS012: GHOST SHORES -... →

hishadowrecords: This debut cassette by San Diego’s Ghost Shores snapshots a young band with attentive visions. Ghost Shores, recorded in Murrieta, CA, by now member Tyler Haran, is an EP not content with delivering standard pop retrospects, instead David De La Torre (Guitar) and Ian Collins (Bass)…

Jul 30th

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Kevin Greenspon/Ancient Crux Robbed

My buddy Kevin Greenspon who runs the amazing Bridgetown Records is currently on tour with Ancient Crux and they had a huge stroke of bad luck as they were robber. Please pass this info along and please take a visit to the Bridgetown Records web page to order releases. You will be the benefactor of hearing some great music and you will also be helping out two touring artists who are in a tight...

Jul 26th

Rok Lok featured on "A Spectacular Crap Radio" →

The online radio show/podcast A Spectacular Crap did a feature on Rok Lok and there are tunes from Dude Japan, The Only Ghost in Town, Fellow Project, On the Might of Princes, Damezumari, Loma Prieta, Stars Are Insane and more featured. Check it out!

Jul 10th

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Sandy City "Surfin' WA" one sided 12 inch out now

Jul 6th

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Dude Japan's Last Show

Hey everyone! Dude Japan will be playing our last show Sunday July 17th at Mr Beery’s in Bethpage, NY. It is the kick off show for Deep Pockets’ tour. Also playing are Polygon, Crow Bait and our buds from Massachusetts, Snow What. On July 16th we start recording our final ep which will be released via cassette on Bridgetown Records and on cd from Rok Lok Records. Thanks for listening...

Jun 29th

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Sandy City "Surfin' WA" 12 inch Pre-orders

SANDY CITY “SURFIN’ WA” ONE SIDED 12 INCH PRE-ORDERS I have been waiting for this day to arrive for a long, long, long time but finally today I shall start taking pre-orders for SANDY CITY’s incredible “Surfin’ WA” one sided 12 inch are. The test presses were approved several weeks ago and the records were just finished this past week by the fine folks at...

May 8th

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"new" Dude Japan and Stars Are Insane releases

DUDE JAPAN’s new album The Things That Matter which was released on cd by Rok Lok this past February just came out on the cassette format on Keep It Together Records. It is a pressing of 100 with 50 on transparent yellow and 50 clear with blue liner. Pick up your copy here: http://keepittogetherrecords.com/releases.php#kit-014 DUDE JAPAN will be recording a new ep in July. And STARS ARE...

Apr 24th

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Fellow Project Tour Starts Today!

Fellow Project / GSD aka Raptorman Tour 2011!! ** for those of you who dont know GDS has changed their name to “Raptorman”** April 15th - Lowell, MA @ The Ant Cellar w/ Fuge, Short Fuse burning, and Tragwag April 16th - Boston, MA @ OBriens w/ The new warden and Yale, MA April 17th - Keene, NH @ The Starving Artist - w/ Young Mountain April 18th - Plattsburgh, NY @ OTA Art Gallery w/...

Apr 15th

Download Rok Lok Winter/Spring 2011 Sampler

Rok Lok Records Winter/Spring 2011 track listing 1. Brick Mower “Cheap Gasoline” from Why Are We Doing This 7 inch 2. The Only Ghost in Town “I Know” from Hidden East Coast EP 7 inch lathe/cd 3. Dude Japan “Raft Captain” from The Things That Matter cd 4. Deep Pockets “Indoor Scarves” from Demo cassette 5. Stars Are Insane “Brace...

Apr 4th

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Apr 4th

Listen to SANDY CITY "Surfin' WA" on Bandcamp →

Mar 23rd

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Kevin Greenspon Tour Dates

Later this year Rok Lok will be releasing a lathe cut 7 inch for Kevin Greenspon. He is going out on tour so be sure to check him out. Greenspon is renowned for his extensive work in creating sublime experimental guitar record after another. He is also known for his alter ego of creating layered, textural bedroom pop as so so displayed on his split with Cloud Nothings. He has released...

Mar 17th

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Distro Arrivals

In the last few days I got a bunch of new stuff in for the distro including a bunch of stuff from Bridgetown Records. Check it out at the distro section at www.roklokrecords.com -Brick Mower “Under the Sink” 12 inch -Banned Books “Man Maker” cd -Cloud Nothings “Turning On 30” cd-r -Jen Paul/No Lakes “1965 Ghost + Cherry Sap” cd-r -Kevin Greenspon...

Mar 9th

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Dude Japan write up & a FREE download →

Feb 24th

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Three New Releases Out Now- Dude Japan, Deep...

DUDE JAPAN “THE THINGS THAT MATTER” CD OUT NOW! The much anticipated full length album by DUDE JAPAN “The Things That Matter” CD is finally here! Eleven tracks of solid indie rock that should appeal to fans of Superchunk,Velocity Girl, Built to Spill, Further, etc. The wonderful KEEP IT TOGETHER RECORDS will be releasing “The Things That Matter” on cassette in...

Feb 21st

Stream DUDE JAPAN "The Things That Matter" →

Feb 18th

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Awesome review of DEEP POCKETS "demo" →

Feb 7th

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Stream New Deep Pockets and Stars Are Insane...

Stream two brand new releases coming out on Rok Lok within the next few weeks. DEEP POCKETS Demo cassette http://roklokrecords.bandcamp.com/album/demo (indie rock in the vein of Pavement, Silkwork, Sebadoh, etc) STARS ARE INSANE A Plan…A Perfect Disaster cd-r http://roklokrecords.bandcamp.com/album/a-plan-a-perfect-disaster (6th album. lo fi folk/shoegaze hybrid. For fans of Dump,...

Feb 2nd

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Yes Sensei "In Excelsis" CD OUT NOW

Just in time for the band’s final show this Saturday, YES SENSEI’s fourth and final album “In Excelsis” is here! The CD costs $6 PPD in the United States, $9 PPD in Canada and $10 everywhere else. The album’s opening track “Crystal Billy” has been added to the Rok Lok Radio Player. You can also listen to a full stream on Bandcamp here: ...

Jan 20th

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Yes Sensei "In Excelsis" Streaming NOW @ Bandcamp

The brand spanking new fourth and final album In Excelsis from Long Island post punk band Yes Sensei, is streaming now over at: http://roklokrecords.bandcamp.com/album/in-excelsis Check it out! Mailorder for the cd will start later this week at http://www.roklokrecords.com And a reminder…Yes Sensei’s last show will be Saturday January 22nd at Mr Beery’s in Bethpage.

Jan 17th

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Dude Japan "Teenage Summer EP' 7 inch lathe OUT...

DUDE JAPAN “TEENAGE SUMMER EP” 7 INCH LATHE OUT NOW This was certainly worth the wait and hats off to John and Keenan at Single Piece Slate for turning these fine lathe cut records out amidst all the stuff they have going. Best of luck in Athens you two! Originally issued as limited cd-r in March of 2009, DUDE JAPAN’s demo the “Teenage Summer EP” is available once...

Jan 8th

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Listen to two new Dude Japan tracks!!

This February we’ll releasing our first full length album called “The Things That Matter…” which will be issued as a CD on Rok Lok Records and also the cassette format on Rok Lok Records and Keep It Together Records. We are really proud of this album and are excited to share with everyone a small preview of the forthcoming album with two new tunes, “Raft...

Jan 5th

"I Know Why They Call It Pop" tape comp OUT NOW!

A few days behind the previously planned date but finally, the long awaited “I Know Why They Call It Pop” tape comp is out and available for order! This 20 track comp dedicated to “bedroom music”, if you will spans various genres including indie rock, indie pop, shoegaze, folk, post punk, ambient, etc. This cassette is limited to 100 pieces packaged in yellow clam shells...

Dec 8th

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Last Yes Sensei Show/Album + Distro Update

YES SENSEI LAST SHOW AND ALBUM ANNOUNCED After ten years, four full lengths, one 7 inch, and a few compilation appearances Long Island post punk band Yes Sensei is calling it a day. The band has just finished recording their fourth full length album and is pleased so announce that it will be released as a CD to coincide with their last show. The material on their last album proves to be their...

Nov 24th

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"I Know Why They Call It Pop" tape comp streaming...

Finally! The long awaited “I Know Why They Call It Pop” tape comp will be available for order hopefully by the end of the week, but in the mean time feel free to stream it in its entirety at Bandcamp. Check it out: http://roklokrecords.bandcamp.com/album/i-know-why-they-call-it-pop

Nov 22nd

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Quick update- New releases/LI Music Blog

Sorry for the lack of content lately, but right now there are three releases in production (meaning at the pressing plant!) awaiting various finishing touches to see release. In production right now are the following: DUDE JAPAN Teenage Summer (demo) 7 inch lathe (limited to 50 pieces!) SANDY CITY Surfin’ WA one sided 12 inch v/a I Know Why They Call It Pop tape comp All of these will be...

Oct 7th

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Listen to 2 New Stars Are Insane Songs!

Two new STARS ARE INSANE songs, “Brace Yourselves” and “The Closest I Got to Portugal” from the upcoming sixth album A Plan…A Perfect Disaster have been posted on the Myspace page. A Plan…A Perfect Disaster cd-r is due out at the end of October from Rok Lok Records. A download will also be available via Bandcamp. Check out the two new tunes at...

Sep 8th

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"I Know Why They Call It Pop" tape comp...

Later this week the “I Know Why They Call it Pop” tape compilation is going to press. Speaking of which… I want to sincerely thank everyone who submitted music to the “I Know Why They Call It Pop” tape compilation and for everyone’s kind anticipation. I didn’t foresee the delay in putting this together but when it came down to it I just wanted to make...

Aug 31st

In cleaning out the vaults about 25 pieces of...

Aug 27th

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Download Stars Are Insane albums for FREE

For a limited time you can download the following Stars Are Insane albums for FREE on Bandcamp: “Gracias” “Anonymously Yours” “Justin Age 8” “So. I Dreamed of Noise” (unreleased/live stuff) “9 Untitled Songs” Get all here: http://roklokrecords.bandcamp.com

Aug 23rd

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Fellow Project "Boots" 7 inch OUT NOW

The FELLOW PROJECT “Boots” 7 inch is out and ready to ship! All pre-orders have shipped. And any pending trades/wholesale orders will all be shipped out by Friday. This 7 inch was a long time in the making and easily from start to finish one of the best records I have ever put out. You would be an absolute damned fool if you didn’t pick this up. Yeah I said it… FELLOW...

Aug 17th

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Rok Lok Records Quick Update

Fellow Project “Boots” 7 inches are in final production should start shipping from the pressing plant late next week. Pre-orders will ship soon after that. Here are some updated Fellow Project tour dates: 08.18.2010 - Tom’s River, NJ @ The Shed - w/ Go Sell Drugs 08.19.2010 - Bethlehem, PA @ VFW Hall - w/ Go Sell Drugs 08.20.2010 - Virgina Beach, VA @ TBA - w/ Go Sell Drugs...

Aug 8th

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Fellow Project "Boots" 7 inch Pre-orders! Distro...

FELLOW PROJECT “BOOTS” 7 INCH PRE-ORDERS! The test presses have arrived and approved for this incredibly delayed record which may now officially hold the all time record in Rok Lok history. But now that all of that nonsense is behind everyone people can FINALLY get to hear this absolutely incredible record. This one has been a long time in the making. Joe & Tia of FELLOW...

Jul 22nd

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Rok Lok Records: Song of the Day The covers have...

Jul 16th

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Rok Lok Records Song of the Day: Since DAMEZUMARI...

Jul 3rd

Damezumari Announces US Tour Dates

Oklahoma’s DAMEZUMARI is embarking on a tour with friends And There Stand Empires. The dates are listed below and more detailed info is on the events page. And for those interested I still have copies left of DAMEZUMARI’s latest release, Hope Inscribed on Handbills 7 inch. They are $5 PPD in the USofA. Order online at http://www.roklokrecords.com Damezumari/And There Stand Empires...

Jun 24th

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Rok Lok Song of the Day: Here is the tune...

Jun 15th