Can't Stop The Presses!

Wow, it's been a banner year for Snappy Little Numbers Quality Audio Recordings!  Thanks to all of our friends and fans for the support.  We'd also like to thank our media pals for the lavish attention they bestowed upon our artists.  There's even been a little bit more that we wanna share with y'all...

The Knew had a Daytrotter Session!  Check that out HERE.  They also got a nice write-up recently over at I Buy Way Too Many Records.

Speaking of I Buy Way Too Many Records, Hooper got an excellent review HERE and made their year-end best list HERE.  As if that's not awesome enough, Westword has Hooper as one of their 2013 Music Moovers and Shakers!

SPELLS made a year-end best list over at the fabulous Literati Records with a track off their debut 7".  Check it HERE.  They also got a couple interviews in with Reverb and Westword ahead of their cassingle release show.  To top it all off, Westword also listed SPELLS as one of their Music Moovers and Shakers for 2013!

To keep the year-end best motif going, check out the Empty Palace spot over at Go Start Your Own Band.

We look forward to sharing the heaps of praise that Glass Hits and SPELLS are sure to get in the new year with their new releases hitting media mailboxes right about now.  Up next on the release schedule is the Shining Wires cassingle and a new Friends Of Cesar Romero 45!

Love,

The Staff

SLN-111 And SLN-113 Have Touched Down!

The new Glass Hits LP "Better Never Than Late" and the new SPELLS Cassingle "Double Cassingle" are officially out right this second!  Go to our STORE and order yourself a pair.  Digi-fans can hit up our bandcamp to grab both releases for a low price.

 

For Glass Hits, "Better Never Than Late" is a continued culmination of shared vision and punk-rock pedigree. Adding a new taste to an old process, they manage to further explore the ideas and sounds of the 90's underground scene on which they cut their teeth.  The first 100 LP's are on ultra-cool split clear/black vinyl and come in a silk screened/hand stamped outer sleeve that houses the regular jacket too.  Cause Medic Ink did a badass job on them!  

As for SPELLS, “Double Cassingle” contains four sure-fire hits that are sure to distract you from the worst 10 minutes of your day and probably turn them into the best 10 minutes of your day.  The cassette tapes are available in a trio of colors.  Life's about choices after all! 

 

Aside from our store, the audio recordings will be hitting Denver shops shortly with distros right behind.  All the finest digi-markets will have the tunes as well.  We're pumped to have our second LP and first Cassette out in the universe. Be sure to see both bands live in concert!  Glass Hits Pressing Info: 100 12" LP's on split clear/black vinyl with silk screened/hand stamped outer sleeves (original jackets inside), 200 12" LP's on black vinyl.  Download code included.  SPELLS Pressing Info: 50 red tapes, 50 green tapes, 100 purple tapes.  Download code included.

Love,
The Staff

New Releases From Glass Hits And SPELLS To Close Out The Year!

It's been a big year for SLN, but we're not quite done.  December 20th will see the release of the new Glass Hits LP titled "Better Never Than Late", as well as a Cassingle by SPELLS simply called "Double Cassingle".  That's right, cassette tapes!  They're still analog so no worries there.  We've updated our sampler with new tracks from both of these pending releases so cruise to the left and rock 'em loud.  More info is coming, but the cover art is posted here and the release show is all set for December 20th at lovely 3 Kings in Denver.  Get pumped folks!

Love,

The Staff 

A Trifecta Of Reviews In Razorcake!

Zine luminaries Razorcake have been busy spinning our hit recent hit 7"ers from this past summer.  They gots good taste!  Read the reviews for Empty Palace HERE, The Knew HERE and SPELLS HERE.  Thanks to Bryan Static for his attention to excellence.

Love,

The Staff

"Segundo Y Tercer Años" Out Now!

Record Store Day Black Friday 2013 has landed and that means you can now rush out to pick up your copy of the "Segundo Y Tercer Años" Bagged Set!  Check the previous post for all the pertinent details.  We can now tell you the quantities of each cover!  8 Purple, 6 Blue, 4 Orange and 2 Green for the Retail Editions.  They've been distributed randomly between Wax Trax Records and Mutiny Information Cafe in Denver, plus we held a couple here that you can order through our STORE.  Go on out and support some small local businesses.  And us!  Many thanks...

Love,

The Staff

New Bagged Set For Record Store Day Black Friday 2013!

That's right music brethren, the Snappy Little Numbers Quality Audio Recordings "Segundo Y Tercer Años" Bagged Set is being assembled and will roll as a Record Store Day Black Friday 2013 Special that will only be available at Wax Trax and Mutiny Information Cafe in Denver on November 29.  We'll keep a few available directly through our mailorder (for the out-of-towners) while supplies last.  The sets are comprised of our next 4 7"ers since the previous set- Friends Of Cesar Romero "Red Headed Strangler b/w Tammys Of Tomorrow", Empty Palace S/T E.P., The Knew "What's Hip (Long Walk) b/w World War Ay Ay Ay (Alright)" and SPELLS "Take Time/Slice Away".  The standard Retail Editions come in full color high quality off-white sleeves on randomly mixed color vinyl with download codes.  They are a Limited Edition of 20, all hand-numbered.  There are also a small handful of Key Stakeholder Editions that will be handed out to our staff, business partners and a few lucky fans.  The collector catch this year is that there will be four different color variations for the covers- green, orange, blue and purple.  We don't even know how many of each yet!  It is being left to fate (aka the printer) as we type.  True rarities for the collector that could one day pay for a midlife crisis.  Record Store Day is a fun way to support small, independent, local businesses.  We think everyday is a great day for that too.  Many thanks to all of our friends, fans and talented artists that made our second and third years so bitchin'!

Love,

The Staff

Hooper LP Officially Out Now!

"How To Become A Ghost", the debut LP from Hooper, is out now.  Like, right now!  Go to our STORE and order yourself a copy.  Heck, get one for a friend too!  The lovely 12" LP's are pressed on 150g Black Vinyl and come with a Download Code.  Digi-fans can hit up our bandcamp to grab the album for a great price.  This LP picks up where Hooper's classic 7" left off: early 90's 'College Rock' guitars with late 90's 'Pop Punk' melodies and a dash of different tempos to keep listeners on their toes.  How can you beat that?  Aside from our store, the records will be hitting Denver shops shortly with distros soon to follow.  All your fave digi-markets will have the album as well.  Don't forget that the band will of course have them at shows too.  Go see 'em live in concert!  We're excited to have our first LP out in the world and we congratulate Hooper on their stunning achievement!  Pressing Info: 300 12" LP's on 150g black vinyl
Love,
The Staff

Hooper "How To Become A Ghost" LP Is Almost Here!

As promised, we will be issuing our first of two new LP's next month!  Hooper is dropping "How To Become A Ghost" on Friday November 1st at The Hi Dive in Denver.  Supporting the show will be fellow SLN alum Friends Of Cesar Romero and a couple other cool acts.  Peep the hot album art to the right, and listen to a fresh track off the record below!  Up next... the new LP from Glass Hits and a couple Cassingles from SPELLS and Shining Wires.

Love,

The Staff

More Great Coverage For The Knew and SPELLS!

More rad stuff coming in from various media outlets about The Knew and SPELLS.  The Knew's latest 7" got a glowing review in Maximum Rock N Roll last month.  It's print-only folks, so go out to your nearest record store or zine shop and pick it up.  In the same issue of MRR, SPELL's debut 7" got a great review too.  Their single even wound up on a reviewer's Top Ten list!  SPELLS' 7" also got a fantastic write up over at the 7 Inches Blog, run by our bud Jason.  Check that HERE.  OK, that's it for now.  Stay tuned for more details about the Hooper and Glass Hits LP's coming up!

Love,

The Staff

New Digi-Single From SPELLS!

Hey music fans, SPELLS has a new single, "Forget About Virginia", for download in the Snappy Little Archives HERE.  You can also grab it at the SPELLS bandcamp page HERE. You can pay what you like and 100% of the money from the download will be donated to the Lydia Ann Fund, a charity near and dear to the gang. Please donate if you can for a worthy cause and thanks kindly.
Love,
The Staff

First LP's Coming This Fall!

Well folks, we will be diving into the 12" Long Player pool with two new albums this Fall!  Hooper will be issuing their first full-length offering, "How To Become A Ghost" while Glass Hits will be releasing their sophomore full-length, "Better Never Than Late".  We are super pumped to be working with Hooper again and equally pumped to finally be working with Glass Hits.  Check out a brand new track off each album on our Snappy Little Sampler, embedded on the left of the site!  More info to come, including artwork and release dates.  Thanks y'all!

Love,

The Staff

Man, This Is Our Summer!

More great stuff rolling in from the worldwide media.  We can't thank folks enough for digging what we've been up to.  The bands are just getting warmed up!  Stay tuned for more jams and in the meantime, check out more nice things set to typeface... SPELLS at Styrofoam Drone (Zac rules), SPELLS at Jonah Ray (of The Nerdist fame), The Knew and SPELLS at our new friends Sonic Masala (Australia!)

Love,

The Staff

New 25 Rifles Unearthed!

Heads up! The final 25 Rifles recording, the "Another Sword" EP, has been released in the Snappy Little Archives.  Check out the track below and go jam it in full HERE. This was recorded in 2012 towards the end of the band's second run of activity.  Enjoy!

Love,

The Staff

More Well Deserved Attention!

Keep it comin' journalist types!  We are totally psyched that the positive coverage of our acts keep rolling in.  Our buddy Michael Tau recently moved his Teenage Rage column to Decoder Magazine and wrote up a great piece on the records we've released over the last year.  Read it HERE.  The Knew also received a bitchin' spot in the Styrofoam Drone recently, hot on the heels of Empty Palace.  That one is HERE.  Lots of folks out there have great taste!

Love,

The Staff

Start The Summer Presses!

We here at Snappy Little Numbers are pumped at the press and features our bands have been a part of lately!  Empty Palace was in R.A.D Vinyl Blog's latest 7 Inch Roundup HERE, plus the EP crew got a great review at Styrofoam Drone HERE.  Westword just published a story on SPELLS that includes an interview with Charlie "Continental" Stimsell.  Check that HERE.  Summer 2013 is blowin' up for SLN so far, stay tuned for more!  Thanks to Ross, Zac, Tom and all our friends and fans out there.

Love,

 The Staff

SLN-109 Rules!

SPELLS rules, gang.  Get used to it.  We have, and that's why we're pumped that their Double A-Side 7" Single "Take Time/Slice Away" is now available!  You can order one from us right this second, or drop by the release show this Saturday 6/29 at Lost Lake in Denver.  As a radical side note, Eyes & Ears will be playing the show too!  For the uninitiated, SPELLS is a four-piece rock juggernaut from Denver, CO.  They are vacation rock to be exact.  They produce short blasts of intense melody and driving rhythms that are custom made to entertain the band members themselves and serve as an excuse to go play shows in cities that have beaches nearby.  If your city’s best offers include said beach and a good breakfast joint, count them in.  If the best your city can do is a punk house that smells like cat shit and a Subway restaurant inside a gas station, they will pass.  This hot debut spins at 45 RPM and comes with a download code in our classic gold company sleeve.  They'll be showing up in shops and distros in the near future too.  Pressing Info: 300 on randomly mixed color vinyl

SLN-107 Is Here And Ready To Get Stuck In Your Head!

Officially out now is is the new 7" by The Knew, "What's Hip (Long Walk) b/w World War Ay Ay Ay (Alright)".  The A-Side embraces power-pop sheen with a New Orleans jazz-inflected backbone.  Jacob Hansen's pop-dosed vocals are bolstered by guest horns from Nick Krier and jumpy keys by Patrick Lee.  The B-side is The Knew's boldest release to date. Guitarist Tyler Breuer and bassist Tim Rynders rip forward toward the outer edges of punk. In the fashion of the Minutemen and the Buzzcocks, the jolting track clocks in at just over one minute. Blistering and fresh, it's one for the repeat listen file and another stamp on the Knew's vital record.  It is of course on 7" vinyl and hits your functional turntable at 45 RPM.  Also comes with a download code, all in our highly collectable gold company sleeve.  You can order one (or two or three...) from us right now!  They'll be popping up in shops and distros shortly.  Pressing Info: 300 on randomly mixed color vinyl

Love,

The Staff

Preorder the new The Knew 7" now!

That's right, we're getting in the preorder business!  Up for early grabs in our Store is the new 7" by The Knew, "What's Hip (Long Walk) b/w World War Ay Ay Ay (Alright)".  You'll get your download code early and the record will ship near the 6/15/13 release date.  Speaking of, be sure to go to The Knew's record release party at Unit E in Denver on 6/15/13!
Love,
The Staff

Check Out Our Features On Literati Records!

We were lucky enough to be the featured label on Literati Records this week!  Literati Records covers local music via podcast.  We were exclusively featured on Local Mix Monday, plus Chuck did an interview with our new friend Mark about the label that posted the next day.  To close out the week Mark aired a piece on SPELLS and an interview with Charlie "Continental" Stimsell.  Pretty good week!  Big thanks to Mark The Shark!  To go back and listen to any of the above, follow these links: SLN's Local Mix Monday, SLN Interview/Feature, SPELLS Interview/Feature.

Love,

The Staff

SLN-106 Has Landed On Earth!

Some say Judas Priest lost their metal-lovin’ minds when they decided to let synthesizers seep into their sound circa 1985’s Turbo. Empty Palace could not care less. The Los Angeles outfit takes classic metal songcraft, NWOBHM bombast, and the chiseled precision of Reagan (Thatcher?) Era stadium rock—then they ram it down your unsuspecting
throat. But frontman Patrick Houston and drummer Jason Walker (formerly of Denver legends Brainhammer and Angels Never Answer, among sundry other acts of sonic tomfoolery) don’t stop there. Lo and behold, the group’s debut EP blends the mythopoeic majesty of ’80s Blue Öyster Cult—yeah, the new-wave sounding stuff that’s way, way better than you remember—with melody, dynamism, and even hints of balladry. Like the iron fist of an android knight, it pummels with the single-minded purity of deathless life. Call it turbo-injected, if you wish. Produced by Toshi Kasai (ex-Big Business).  This Self-Titled EP comes on 7" vinyl, spins at 33 1/3 RPM and comes housed in a custom sleeve.  Download Code included.  Order through us right now!  Stores and distros will be getting them soon and the band will have a release show next month in LA, CA.  Pressing Info: 300 on randomly mixed color vinyl

Love,

The Staff

Please Welcome The Knew!

Yes indeed, The Knew is coming on board for a brand new 45RPM 7" Single.  We sure are glad to have 'em too!  The soon-to-be A-Side, "What's Hip (Long Walk)", is a bouncy tune that brings to mind mid-70's power-pop with some proto-punk/pub-rock influence.  Simply stated, it's catchy!  Stream it on our SoundCloud widget or visit bandcamp to download it with our freshly updated sampler!  The Single will be out in June, shortly after the Empty Palace EP lands and a little before the SPELLS Single drops.  It's gonna be a busy summer!

Love,

The Staff

Friends Of Cesar Romero Are Hittin' The Road!

That's right folks, J. Waylon and crew are taking Friends Of Cesar Romero out on the road once more.  Make sure you go see them when they hit your town!  Check below for dates and details.

Love,

The Staff

Tour dates

Record Store Day 2013!

Snappy Little Numbers Quality Audio Recordings presents "Half-Dozen Test Press Set, Vol. 1"- a Bagged Set (of test presses, duh!) of our first 6 releases including the about-to-be-released Empty Palace EP.   This is a Record Store Day 2013 Special that will only be available as a promotional giveaway at Wax Trax in Denver.  It's a Limited Edition of 3, all hand-numbered, with download codes.  Make sure you get out and support all your fave record stores on April 20 this year! 

Love,
The Staff

The First Hit From SPELLS Is Here!

SPELLS just wrapped their first recording session at The Furnace Room and we've acquired a demo to share with the world at large.  "Left Behind" is a poppy little number with a wink and a sneer.  Stream it on our SoundCloud widget or hit bandcamp to download it with the rest of our sampler!  Two of the tracks that SPELLS recorded will be released as a 45 single later this Spring.  Stay tuned for that pending radness!

Love,

The Staff

We Have A Brand New Store!

We are pleased to bring you a much better shopping environment with our brand new store!  Going through the fine folks at Store Envy has made our recordings easier and much more enjoyable to purchase than ever before.  Hop on over HERE to cruise the store.  Thanks!

Love,

The Staff

Another Choice Addition To The Team!

 It's 'Talent Grab 2013' over here at SLN HQ!  Hot on the heels of announcing the addition of SPELLS, we are pleased as punch to welcome Empty Palace from Los Angeles, CA.  That's right folks, perfectly sunny 24/7 LA.  Empty Palace features the core duo of Patrick Houston and Jason Walker (formerly of Denver legends Brainhammer and Angels Never Answer) and a recently solidified lineup of ultra-capable mates.  Think New Wave Of British Heavy Metal with a Deep Purple influence and future-punk sheen and that's where Empty Palace settles into the sound spectrum.  We'll be issuing their Toshi Kasai-produced debut EP this Spring.  Last post we mentioned garage wunderkinds SPELLS coming aboard, but didn't say too much about 'em.  They're a little reclusive, but we got a hold of a publicity photo so you can meet the boys: Lil' Stevie Shithead, Charlie 'Continental' Stimsell, Duke 'Box' Standard and Pete Bohner.  You can get a sample of tunes by SPELLS and Empty Palace via our updated SoundCloud widget or Bandcamp sampler.  Be sure to visit their websites through the links on our sidebar too.  Cheers!

Love,

The Staff

Hello 2013!

Ah, the new year is upon us so here's a little shop-talk to tide you over for now!  First off, we'd like to welcome a new addition to the talent roster... SPELLS.  We'll be issuing the debut single from this hot new Denver act as soon as freakin' possible!  Hooper is almost done recording a full length album and we hope to have that out as soon as freakin' possible too.  More to come as 2013 unfolds...

Love,

The Staff