Launching this month is the Rok Lok Records Singles Club cassette series. Listen to the first batch on Bandcamp!
OUTSIDE THE MUSEUM (for fans of Jens Lekman, Mt Eerie)
http://roklokrecords.bandcamp.com/album/singles-club-1
THE ONLY GHOST IN TOWN (for fans of Further, Summer Hits, Lenola)
http://roklokrecords.bandcamp.com/album/singles-club-2
MONOGAMY (for fans of Refrigerator, Paste, Sentridoh)
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, Destructasaurus Rex and more. Stay tuned for the release date of the first batch!
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 and rich vocal melodies that exude youthful longing- The Only Ghost in Town creates mix tape worthy tunes to perfection. If you dig stuff like The Summer Hits, Further, Veronica Lake, Lenola, etc then you’ll love what The Only Ghost in Town has to offer.The three song cdep is $4.50 PPD in the US, $7.50 ppd in Canada/$8.50 ppd everywhere else. “Hidden East Coast EP” will be released later on as a limited edition lathe cut 7 inch limited to 30 pieces.
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 the best damn compilation that I possibly could. So without further delay I would like to formally announce the track listing for the “I Know Why They Call It Pop” tape comp. If you are on this list and I haven’t been in touch with you please drop me a line so I can get your address to send you some tapes. The artwork is being finalized right now and it will be going to press in a next week, for real. The final tape will be in a yellow clam shell with a full color j-card and a fold out insert. And did I mention that all of these tracks are exclusive to this comp? So…drum roll please…
side a
1. Tiny Sheep “Eyes or Something Like It”
2. Sloane Peterson “Bridges”
3. Babe Florida “Pe de Amoras”
4. Blanket Truth “Hide Yourself”
5. The Only Ghost in Town “See You Around the Galaxy”
6. Hi Guy “Hey Lady”
7. Screen House Music “January 14 2009”
8. Tyler Kuliberda “Pop Song #2”
9. Sure Toss “Another Girl of My Dreams”
10. Destructasaurus Rex “youknowhatimsayin?youknowhatimean?”
side b
11. Beta Male John Wayne “Pieces In”
12. Swell As Hell “Painting Naked By the River”
13. Shaolin Finger Jab “Shaolin Dream”
14. Golden Gurls “Shelved”
15. Animauled “Plaster Cast of Semenya “
16. Howard the Duck “Pug Life”
17. Big R “Just Wait Enemy Coming”
18. Stars Are Insane “I Said It”
19. Little Swimmers “Stand Like the Child of a Ghost”
And if you are going “who?” then good. This project is intended to document the music people play and record in their bedrooms, basements, garages, etc just cause with out a care of a scene, record label, or whatever. Some of these projects never have recorded more than one song and perhaps maybe never intended to share their music with anyone outside of a small group of friends. While some of these projects are a little more established or prolific in that they make a 50 cd-rs or tapes of their latest album or whatever. The main point is that I feel these projects, while all different in their own way a capture a spirit that personally I feel is lost in the majority of independent music. From hipsters touting lo fi as an fashion accessory to bands with their comical yet biblical in nature bios/press kits. All of it seems so removed from what I love about indie rock. I grew up worshiping the output of labels like Shrimper, Sonic Enemy, K Records, Catsup Plate, X-Mas and Flannel Banjo. This is my tribute to those labels and the wonderful artists they have released records for over the years. It is also serves as a tribute to the wonderful Pop Narcotic compilation “Why Do You Think They Call It Pop?” which has been one of my favorite compilations for nearly 15 years now. That compilation as well as many other great comps releases in the 90s were special and served as means to define and document as opposed to just being some crass marketing tool that ends up never being listened to. I feel strongly that “I Know Why They Call It Pop” follows in the footsteps of all those great comps I spent my youth listening to and will be something that you will want to listen to.
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
08.21.2010 - Greensboro, NC @ TBA - w/ Go Sell Drugs
08.22.2010 - Charlotte, NC @ The Milestone - w/ Go Sell Drugs
08.23.2010 - Atlanta, GA @ Wonderoot - w/ Go Sell Drugs
08.24.2010 - Gainesville, FL @ 1982 - w/ Go Sell Drugs
08.25.2010 - Tampa, FL @ Transitions - w/ Go Sell Drugs
08.25.2010 - Tallahassee, FL @ Coolifornia - w/ Go Sell Drugs
08.27.2010 - New Orleans, LA @ Hey Cafe - w/ Go Sell Drugs
08.28.2010 - Pensacola, FL @ TBA - w/ Go Sell Drugs
8.29.2010 - Greenville, SC @ The Hangar - w/ Go Sell Drugs
For you Long Islanders-August 21st there is a rad show taking place at Mr Beery’s Bethpage. Dude Japan, Wax Phantom, By Surprise (member of The Only Ghost in Town), For Serious This Time, and Dirty Blonde. Nuff said!
The track listing for the “I Know Why They Call It Pop” tape is 100% complete and the artwork will be revealed shortly. This will be going to press before August is over.
also new in the distro:
-Greg Weeks/[[[VVRSSNN]]] “Quiet Weather Singles Series” 7 inch
-Maladie/Drowning With Our Anchors “split” 10 inch
-Weed Hounds “Beach Bummed” 7 inch
Order online at http://www.roklokrecords.com
Check Rok Lok out on Last FM at http://www.last.fm/label/Rok+Lok+Records
Rok Lok Records Song of the Day: The Only Ghost in Town “Shangri La” from The Summer Was Over Before It Began cassette out now on Rok Lok Records. Order online for $5 PPD in the US at http://www.roklokrecords.com
