Past Releases

Puppy and the Hand Jobs "I Don’t Care About Anything"

What can be more FUN than a Puppy and a Hand Job? Wake up every morning to anthems like “I Don’t Care About Anything” to soothe your aching “Baloney Pony” before going out on a “Killing Spree”… YEAH! Jaime Paul Lamb, the man behind most of the great music on our still-favorite We’re Loud 2xLP has returned to cram SIX doozies onto one slab for your listening displeasure.

Suzzallo "The Quiet Year"

Suzzallo (pronounced Sue-Zuh-Low) is a new Seattle-based rock band fronted by Rocky Votolato. After the devastating loss of his child in a tragic car accident, Votolato created an entire new world inside of music that transmutes extreme grief into something healing and beautiful. The result is Suzzallo’s debut album, The Quiet Year, an explosive eulogy of fuzzed-out, ‘90s inspired alt-rock songs that are as anthemic as they are cathartic.

Sonically, Suzzallo is somewhat of a return to form for Votolato. He’s primarily known for his solo career, with nine albums that showcase his knack for intimate, acoustic-based indie folk, but Votolato started out playing in louder bands, like Waxwing, who gained an underground cult following in the mid-2000s Pacific Northwest punk and hardcore scene. Suzzallo’s music taps into that same spirit: blistering guitars, soaring choruses, and poignantly impactful lyrics–all with a volume and fervent intensity that far surpasses even the fiercest of Votolato’s previous work. But Suzzallo’s powerhouse sound is more than an artistic choice, it’s a necessity.

Scrounge "Almost Like You Could"

Julien Baker & Torres, Matador "Send A Prayer My Way"

Julien Baker & TORRES’ Send A Prayer My Way was written and sung in the best of the outlaw tradition— defiant, subversive, working class, and determined to wrestle not only with addiction, regret and bad decisions, but also with oppressive systems of power. Mercifully, this is only the beginning of the stories TORRES and Baker are determined to tell. Because these are also songs about radical empathy and second chances, and third chances, and while there’s plenty of struggle and regret in here, there’s also humor and defiance. Send A Prayer My Way has been in the works for years. Imagine two young musicians playing their first show together at Lincoln Hall, a much-loved venue here in Chicago. It’s January 15, 2016, and bone chillingly cold outside, especially for a couple of southerners. When the show is over and they’re shooting the shit, one singer says to the other, “We should make a country album.” This is the origin story, the stuff of legend in the world of country music, and the beginning of a collaboration between two artists already admired for their spare, elegant lyrics as well as the courage to share their struggles with those who love their music. It’s also the beginning of creating a work that, like the most enduring country albums, sustains and inspires, reminding both singer and listener that not one of us is ever totally alone in this world, that music is a steady companion.