The Saddest Landscape // Japan + Southeast Asia Tour Dates
The band is heading to Japan and Southeast Asia! read more →
Ekko Astral are here to uplift, a mission exemplified by the frenetic and bewitching pre-release singles “baethoven” and “devorah,” cornerstones of pink balloons in both style and theme. The former serves as a reminder to keep your larger than life personality in a world that wants to downsize you, where the latter proclaims urgent solidarity with missing and murdered people. Such crucial messages of upliftment are the foundation of pink balloons, and, by extension Ekko Astral, whose thrashing debut leaves no stone of solidarity unturned.
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two re-issues,
two singles,
and three EPs.
When writing about a song or album, the convention is to use the present tense. A piece of music, although representative of and influenced by the era in which it was created, is ultimately always experienced in ~the present~. We built this website while pondering ways that we could, at every turn, focus on discovery by bringing music we released years ago relevantly back into the present, challenging how we collectively talk and think about “new” music. Discovering new music is exciting, but so is discovering music that’s simply
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Del Paxton’s mix of nostalgic references aims to serve as their primary tool for exploring the contemporary, resulting in a post mortem of the American Empire. more info →
The solidified Ratboys lineup stretched and expanded their vision in the studio, adding unexpected elements and instruments like rototoms, talkboxes, and fiddles. The result is Ratboys’ most sonically diverse record, shifting wildly from track to track. After more than ten years and four studio albums, The Window finally captures Ratboys as they were always meant to be heard—expansive while still intimate, audacious while still tender—the sound of four friends operating as a single, cohesive unit. more info →
JYOCHO’s music exudes pure emotion. It’s chaotic, non-linear, poetic, and gorgeous. When the opportunity to work together arose, it was an easy choice. Their peerless musicianship and body of work share many threads with the history of our label, so we’re simply thrilled to partner with them and help share their music with a wider audience. more info →
The band is heading to Japan and Southeast Asia! read more →
The Saddest Landscape will tour throughout Australia in May in support of their new album Darkness Forgives. For dates and info, read more →
In addition to their west coast dates with State Faults and midwest dates with Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate), The Saddest Landscape have added additional east coast dates with Vattnet Viskar. For info, read more →
This fall, The Saddest Landscape will be touring the US with State Faults, Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) and Vattnet Viskar! For dates and info on the tour as well as their new full length album, read more →
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