2020's Final Physical Duo Due Out Soon!

 

That's right dear readers, there are two physical releases left on the SLN calendar for 2020!  We're hyping them as a duo since they'll be sharing a physical release date.  First, we want to welcome Sunshine Satellite to the SLN stable of stars!  Sunshine Satellite is made up of singer, guitarist and songwriter Sarah Heller (formerly of Stoli & The Beers).  She can do it all (including bass on recordings) but chooses to leave the drumming up to her impressively skilled brother-in-law Tom Chagolla (currently of Native Daughters and Chap).  The results are compact, sleek, tuneful and pummeling.  Their S/T EP will be released on Cassette and Digital on 12/11/20.  Pre-order the cassette from our WEB STORE and listen to the single 'Fire Pretty' on our BANDCAMP SAMPLER. Next up is a fun entry from the "Punk Rock Jingle Machine", Charlie Continental, called "Be Much Better". A 7" Flexi Disc will be released on 12/11/20 and pre-orders for those are also in our  WEB STORE. The Digital version is already available right now! Find it on our BANDCAMP page and all the other digital-streaming places you like to rock and/or roll to. This time out, Charlie delivered a ska song with some extra vocal help from his buddies Daryl Wilson (The Bollweevils), Ella Sugar (his SPELLS bandmate) and The Calgary Family Singers (Jennifer is a longtime collaborator).  During the troubles of this past year, 'Be Much Better' is basically how Charlie channeled some frustrations about world events into a short little song. He’s always loved the unity message and energy of ska. 100% of every purchase/donation (both flexi and digital) will be donated to Black Lives Matter 5280, Black Lives Matter Chicago and Black Trans Femmes In The Arts.  Words cannot express his and his friends’ gratitude to all who listen, follow, share and help with their efforts. So, if that's it for physical releases, does that mean we might have a digital surprise hiding out at HQ?  Follow along (especially 12/4/20, wink-wink) to find out!  

 

Love,

The Staff 

 

 

Seasonal Bonus Time For SLN Shoppers!

AWESOME SURPRISE GIFT TIME!  

We don't really do big sales or holiday specials, but since we're a small independent business and we encourage others to support small independent businesses, we still wanna do something cool for our loyal fans and friends.  

Through the rest of 2020, any order from our Web Store will come with a 

FREE SURPRISE GIFT!  

Whatever you order, we'll toss something similar in we think you'd like from the catalog.  If you buy an LP, expect a gift LP.  If you buy a 7", expect a gift 7" and so on. Oh, you better believe this gift deal is stackable! Buy 2 things, get 2 gifts etc.  We're good at pickin' stuff (insert nose joke here), but feel free to send suggestions of what you might like gifted to you with your regular purchase. No promises we can oblige, but maybe you'll get lucky.  We have some various t-shirts and hats that we just found, so if you want your gift to be apparel, send your shirt size with your suggestions.  The apparel selections feature SLN, SPELLS, Bad Year and Sophisticated Boom Boom. It's our little way of saying "thanks", plus we gotta make room for all the dooooope 2021 stuff coming your way!

Browse our WEB STORE now!

Love,

The Staff

SLN-183 Pops With Power!

The new single from Jiffy Marx, "She's My Witch / Warning Sign", is out now!  It's a fantastic entry into the expansive library of great Canadian powerpop. Two cool tunes delivered in the format that suits them best- a double A-side single. The 7" spins at 45 RPM and comes on randomly mixed color vinyl with a download code.  You can snag a copy from our WEB STORE and if digital is what you like, it's on our BANDCAMP.  You can also find "She's My Witch / Warning Sign" on all the standard digital/streaming sites, plus the 7" is distributed by Recess Ops.  There might be some copies of the Green Noise exclusive limited picture sleeve edition of the 7", so head over there if you snoozed on that awesome version.  Colorado folks can shop at our favorite record stores and obtain a copy, like usual.    Thanks for following us north of the border on this scorching hot platter!  Pressing Info: 50 limited picture sleeve edition 7"s on randomly mixed color vinyl, download code included. 250 standard edition 7"s on randomly mixed color vinyl, download code included. 

 

Love,
The Staff

No Need To Worry, SLN-190 Is Here!

 

The new album from ZEPHR, "Don't Worry About It", is out now!  It's an energetic, entertaining foray into melody vs power and love vs loss.  ZEPHR have become masters of the 03:30 complete emotional journey. The LP spins at 33.3 RPM and comes on randomly mixed color vinyl with a download code.  You can grab a copy from our WEB STORE and if digital is your preference, it's on our BANDCAMP.  We'd also like to note that today is the final day to order a ZEPHR LP & Merch Super Saver Bundle.  All merchandise items will still remain available separately.  You can also find "Don't Worry About It" on all the usual digital/streaming sites, plus the LP is distributed by Recess Ops.  There might be a couple copies of the Green Noise exclusive limited art print edition of the LP, so click away if you missed out.  Colorado folks can shop at our favorite record stores and obtain a copy of course.  Since we can't have regular release shows, ZEPHR filmed a live set at Snappy Little Studios a little while back that premiered last night on their YouTube page.  Head over to hear and see the gang in peak, safer form!  We have a few more releases coming this year and then just wait for all we have lined up for 2021.  Thanks for riding along!  Pressing Info: 30 limited edition 12" LP's on randomly mixed color vinyl with a bonus silkscreened & hand numbered art print, download code included. 270 standard edition 12" LP's on randomly mixed color vinyl, download code included. 

 

Love,
The Staff

Welcome Gentlemen Rogues! New 7" Single Coming 12/4/20!

 

We are pleased to announce another fresh addition to the SLN talent roster- Gentlemen Rogues!  The Austin, TX-based foursome celebrate aggressive guitar pop with punk-inflected energy, polished, precise songwriting, and hooks as sharp and sleek as the Rickenbackers they bang them out on. They are a band for Now People that consistently cranks out catchy, amplified treble kickers that mix powder keg intensity, classic melodies, and brash theatrics into a 200-proof distillation of brazen rock ‘n’ roll. The release date for their new 7" single, "Do The Resurrection! b/w Bloody Rudderless (In Ursa Major)" is 12/4/20. Pre-orders for the 7" are up in our WEB STORE (there are limited art print editions and standard editions, all on milky clear & black half-n-half vinyl), plus you can hear 'Do The Resurrection!' via our SNAPPY LITTLE SAMPLER on bandcamp.  You should also check out the official premier for 'Do The Resurrection!' over at American Songwriter if you missed it earlier.  Gentlemen Rogues craft the wormiest of earworms and if you don't know, now you know!

 

Love, 

The Staff

 

 

Surprise! V/A "Charlie Continental’s Community Tune Garden, Version 1.1" Is Out Now!

 

V/A "Charlie Continental's Community Tune Garden, Version 1.1" (SLN-191.1/HDBC-008) is out now! It's the second compilation featuring original songs recorded for a song-sharing project initiated by Chuck Coffey (aka Charlie Continental) based off of an idea by Rob Burleson (aka #3). Round 2 of the results have come in and the EP is comprised of excellent submissions from Joaquin Liebert (The Redemptions, The Risk, The Reckless Nights), Mortality (aka Jonathon- The Misfires, Signal To Trust) plus an alternate version of the aforementioned Charlie Continental's (SPELLS, Bad Year, Eyes & Ears) tune from the first comp.  The songs are neatly packaged as the second and final installment in our 2020 Hand Dubbed Buddies Club: ultra limited cassettes, hand dubbed, hand numbered and personalized. This year we changed things up by only producing HDBC cassettes for a short period, with a production duration ending one month after the initial release date. Consumers can choose either Gold or Gray tapes, no subscription required and either color will be numbered and personalized in green. HDBC cassettes are only available through us or the artists directly! More info on the Community Tune Garden project can be found on Charlie Continental's BLOG. Order a Gold or Gray CCCTGV1.1 cassette (download link included) through our WEB STORE now before it goes out of print on 12/6/20 at 11:59pm MST! The digital version is up on our BANDCAMP and there is no expiration on that. The comp will hit all of the other digital platforms on 12/1/20.   Proceeds from cassette/digital sales and bandcamp donations are benefiting the ACLU.  Thank you for any and all support!  Pressing Info: SLN-191.1/HDBC-008- Hand Dubbed Buddies Club ultra limited cassettes (gold or gray), hand numbered and personalized. Only available for a limited time (production ends 12/6/20) directly from SLN or the artists. Download link included.

 

Love, 

The Staff

 

 

Welcome Jiffy Marx! New 7" Single Due Out On 11/20/20!

 

We are thrilled to announce that Vancouver, BC, Canada's Jiffy Marx has joined the SLN roster!   For those in the know, Jiffy is also a member of Autogramm, a band that is no stranger to SLN.   Jiffy Marx was born in the winter of 1976 alongside the Ramones’ first album and the Damned’s “New Rose”. Mr. Marx has toured all over North America and Europe with a kitchen sink of bands such as Black Rice, Blood Meridian, Hard Drugs, Jiffy Marker and most recently Canadian new wave revivalists Autogramm (told ya so!). On hiatus from touring and while chipping away at Autogramm’s sophomore album, Marx took a weekend to visit his pals from Seattle’s Bread & Butter. Over the course of 36 hours they managed to drink a shit load of beer, eat a ton of peanut butter pretzels and track Jiffy’s first solo 45rpm single. “She’s My Witch / Warning Sign”, a double A-sider, sounds like classic 70s; more punk than Big Star and more pop than Buzzcocks. The release date for the 7" and digital is 11/20/20. Pre-orders for the 7" are up in our WEB STORE (there are limited picture sleeve editions and standard gold company sleeve editions, all on randomly mixed color vinyl), plus you can hear 'She's My Witch' via our SNAPPY LITTLE SAMPLER on bandcamp.  You should also check out the video premier for 'She's My Witch' over at New Noise Magazine.  Jiffy Marx is set for worldwide recognition, so be among the first to say you were supporters from the jump! 

 

Love, 

The Staff

 

 

Don't Worry About It! ZEPHR Has A New Album Coming Out In November!

ZEPHR began on a whim between three buddies, much like many other bands. But then that thing happened where it all clicked and they quickly became more than the sum of their parts. Each member contributes passion and ability in unison, and the result is nothing short of joy. You can hear it in their songs, and you can see it in their smiles when they play. On their debut full length, “Don’t Worry About It,” ZEPHR presents the listener with lean, melodic, punk rock tunes essenced with the earworms of powerpop, and the scrappiness of early 90’s indie rock. The record is both anthemic and intimate. It is gruff and also tender. Ultimately, it is something special. And we can all use a little more “special” in our lives right now.  "Don't Worry About It" is set to hit the streets on 11/13/20 and you can pre-order the vinyl LP in our WEB STORE right now (check out the limited art print edition!).  There are also cool new ZEPHR t-shirts, whiskey tumblers and koozies, plus an LP & Merchandise Super Saver Mega Bundle.  ZEPHR just released a new single from the album, 'Casey', today.  It's on our BANDCAMP as a digital single and also on our sampler, plus it's on ZEPHR's own bandcamp too.  'Casey' is also on all the other digital/streaming spots of the modern age. 
All revenue generated by the single will be split evenly between Black Lives Matter 5280 and Denver Homeless Out Loud.  Thanks for listening and supporting us, ZEPHR, all our other amazing bands and the organizations/causes we all try to help.  We're all better together!  XOXO!

Love,

The Staff

 

SLN-176 & SLN-185 Flex Some Serious Muscles!

Our first two flexi discs are out now!  Charlie Continental & Heaty Beat "We're Getting Fixed (The Grawlix Save The World) Original & Remix" and The Animal Steel "Smooth Jazz Chords" are the first of what we assume will be several flexi discs in the catalog.  Charlie Continental & Heaty Beat "We're Getting Fixed (The Grawlix Save The World) Original & Remix" comes on a translucent green square 7" flexi disc with a double-sided cover insert and download code. 20% of every purchase/donation (both flexi and digital) of any and all versions of 'We're Getting Fixed (The Grawlix Save The World)' will be donated to Black Lives Matter.  The Animal Steel "Smooth Jazz Chords" comes on a translucent blue square 7" flexi disc with a double-sided cover insert and download code.  20% of every 'Smooth Jazz Chords' purchase (both flexi and digital) will be donated to Save Our Stages.  Both flexi discs are available in our WEB STORE.  We're also offering a combo deal where you can save a little money grabbing both flexis at the same time HERE.  The combo deal won't be around forever, so act fast!  These releases are also available digitally on our bandcamp, as well as all your other preferred digi-streamy spots.  Naturally, both flexi discs are distributed by the always-trusty Recess Ops and are also available at choice Denver/Boulder/Colorado Springs record shops.  Thanks for coming with us on this exciting new format journey!  Pressing Info: Charlie Continental & Heaty Beat "We're Getting Fixed (The Grawlix Save The World) Original & Remix" SLN-176. 100 transparent green square 7" flexi discs with double-sided cover insert, download code included. Released 10/2/20. The Animal Steel "Smooth Jazz Chords" SLN-185. 100 transparent blue square 7" flexi discs with double-sided cover insert and download code included. Released 10/2/20.

 

Love, 

The Staff

Pink Hawks Surprise Drops New Benefit Track For The Elijah McClain Fundraiser!

Pink Hawks surprise released a new digital single today!  It's called 'Occupy' and it's a donation-based track with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Elijah McClain fundraiser campaign that his mother Sheneen McClain has organized.  You can donate and download from our bandcamp HERE or purchase from our Web Store HERE. 'Occupy' is a tuneful blast of social commentary set to a groove that Pink Hawks have mastered.  Friends and fans will appreciate hearing and listening to such a powerful track.  Thanks so much for supporting independent music as well as efforts to make a difference! 

Love,

The Staff

 

Heaty Beat Stays To Herself!

Greetings friends and fans!  Heaty Beat continues her busy year with the fresh release of her latest digital single, "Stay To Myself".  The tune is an instant toe-tapper and shows Heaty Beat stretching out with more vocal melodies and instrument arrangements, all while keeping things anchored with her signature rapping skills.  "Stay To Myself", is now available for download on our Web Store HERE as well as our bandcamp HERE. It's also up on all your favorite streaming/digital spots.  Heaty Beat once again flexed her film skills and made an official video for "Stay To Myself".  Check out her YouTube page to view it along with a bunch more awesome video content. Don't forget, Heaty Beat also has a forthcoming flexi disc single featuring her remix of Charlie Continental's "We're Getting Fixed (The Grawlix Save The World)".  More info on that HERE.  Thanks for your eyes and your ears folks!

Love,

The Staff

Two New Flexi Discs Are Coming Soon!

Hey gang!  We've done vinyl, lathe cuts and cassettes over the last nine years.  Now it's time to add flexi discs to the resume!  That's right, those cool semi-translucent flexible (literally) sheets that have the grooves to rock your favorite new song or two.  Our first two flexi discs will be released on 10/2/20: The Animal Steel "Smooth Jazz Chords" and Charlie Continental & Heaty Beat "We're Getting Fixed (The Grawlix Save The World) Original & Remix".  

 

'Smooth Jazz Chords' by The Animal Steel is an exclusive track from the same sessions that yielded their pending SLN full length debut, "A Surefire Way To Get Sober".  Oh, and please welcome The Animal Steel to the SLN family!  This flexi disc marks the first physical release by The Animal Steel (FKA Dangerous Friends) and comes on a translucent blue square 7" with a double-sided cover insert and download code.  Beginning today, 20% of every 'Smooth Jazz Chords' purchase (both flexi and digital) will be donated to Save Our Stages.  

 

Charlie Continental's 'We're Getting Fixed (The Grawlix Save The World) [Original]' is the theme song to the podcast The Grawlix Saves The World and was previously only available digitally.  Charlie Continental & Heaty Beat's 'We're Getting Fixed (The Grawlix Save The World) [Remix] is just that, a remix of the original song as performed and recorded by the sensational Heaty Beat.  As you might recall, Heaty Beat previously remixed Charlie Continental's 'Quit Wastin' My Time', the theme song to the truTV show Those Who Can't.  The translucent green square 7" flexi disc pairs both of these songs together and comes with a double-sided cover insert and download code.  This is the only format that these two songs come together on.  Charlie's Original & Edit were digitally released a few months back and Heaty Beat's Remix makes it's debut on the flexi disc and will be a separate digital single.  Also, beginning today, 20% of every purchase/donation (both flexi and digital) of any and all versions of 'We're Getting Fixed (The Grawlix Save The World)' will be donated to Black Lives Matter. 

 

You can pre-order the Charlie Continental & Heaty Beat flexi disc in our Web Store HERE and The Animal Steel flexi disc HERE.  We're also offering a combo deal where you can save a little money grabbing both flexis at the same time HERE.  We're excited to add flexi discs to our formats and have more planned in the future.  Thanks for following along!

 

Love,

The Staff