On March 13 South African artist Spoek Mathambo is releasing his Sub Pop Debut Father Creeper. You can check the first offering entitled “Let Them Talk” by clicking on the track name. Spoek has announced a slew of US dates, kicking of in March around the release of his Sub Pop debut & SXSW. See below for a full list of shows. Because we learned the importance of sharing at an early age, see above for a look into the…
Stockholm’s Niki & The Dove, a/k/a Malin Dahlstroem and Gustaf Karloef, have announced a handful of US dates in early March surrounding SXSW. To support this batch of shows, we thought we would share with you a new video for the track “The Fox” which was directed by the folks at WINTR You can watch above. Like what you see & hear? Click here to download the MP3.
Niki & The Dove Tour Dates:
Mar 8 U Street Music Hall…
awE naturalE, the debut full-length from Seattle’s THEESatisfaction comes out March 27th. You can download, listen to, own, and otherwise enjoy the track “QueenS” from that album through the clever media delivery device (“widget”) above.
THEESatisfaction will soon tour the U.S., Europe and the UK, with more stateside dates to be announced in the near-ish future. See below for a full list of confirmed shows.
On May 1st we are releasing the debut effort from Father John Misty. You can watch the new video for the track “Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings” starring Aubrey Plaza of NBC’s Parks and Recreation, Sundance Film Festival Hit “Safety Not Guaranteed” and the upcoming “A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III” by clicking here. The video was directed by Noel Paul.
Like what you hear & see? You can chat with frontman Josh Tillman talk about his music,…
2011 was a stellar year for Shabazz Palaces, the sonic movement of Palaceer Lazaro (Ishmael Butler). The debut release, Black Up, was one of the most critically celebrated records of 2011, landing on the best of lists at SPIN, LA Times, The New Yorker, Pitchfork and more. Shabazz Palaces has no plans to slow down in 2012, announcing the group’s first official stateside touring, kicking off on April 3 in Minneapolis, with European dates preceding their North American tour.
On February 28th, Memoryhouse are releasing their debut record, The Slideshow Effect, and will be kicking off a 15-date North American tour, with a handful of European shows to follow. Because sharing is our middle name, you can listen to the new track “Walk With Me” by inserting your email in the widget above. Pre-order The Slideshow Effect by February 28th via subpop.com, and you’ll receive a limited edition photo scrapbook put together by the band! Click here to find…
On March 13, South African artist Spoek Mathambo will release his Sophomore effort & Sub Pop debut, Father Creeper. You can check out his first offering by inserting your email address into the widget above. Stay tuned for more goodies from Spoek Mathambo in the coming weeks, including videos, tour dates and more sonic jams.
Beginning April 10th, Sub Pop recording artists Low will serve as main support for the first 12 dates of Death Cab for Cutie’s upcoming North American spring tour. These dates will bring the bands to intimate venues and historic theaters across much of the United States, as Death Cab for Cutie performs with San Francisco’s innovative Magik*Magik Orchestra. Low was specially selected by Death Cab for Cutie as main support for these dates.
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We, the people who make Sub Pop Records run (it’s a filthy, filthy job), are feeling very fortunate to be able to say that on February 14th, we are releasing Shearwater’s Sub Pop debut, Animal Joy, on CD and LP. As we often like to do, we shower those who pre-order records through the Sub Pop webstore with modestly lavish gifts, and in the case of Animal Joy, things will be no different. If you pre-order the record, you’ll receive…
On March 27, THEESatisfaction will release their Sub Pop debut, awE naturalE and we could not be more pumped. THEESatisfaction are Stasia Irons and Catherine Harris-White. Stas was born and raised in Tacoma, Cat in Seattle and Hawaii. The pair live/laugh/love/dance and create in Seattle, WA. They write, produce and perform their own material, funk-psychedelic feminista sci-fi epics with the warmth and depth of Black Jazz and Sunday morning soul, frosted with icy raps that evoke equal parts Elaine Brown,…
This past February we were shocked and saddened to learn of the tragic death of Rick Kulwicki. Kulwicki was best known as the guitarist for The Fluid, Sub Pop’s first non-Seattle signing, and had been a mainstay on the Colorado music scene for more than 25 years. While his passing left a big hole in the music world, it left an even bigger hole in his family.
Rick was a proud single father and his life revolved around his sons,…
Poor Moon is Christian Wargo (Fleet Foxes, Crystal Skulls) Casey Wescott (Fleet Foxes, Crystal Skulls) and brothers Ian and Peter Murray (The Christmas Cards). The band, named for frontman and primary songwriter Christian Wargo’s favorite Canned Heat song, began four years ago as a long-distance project with demos being created and sent back and forth while Wargo and Wescott were touring in support of the Fleet Foxes 2008 self-titled debut and Ian and Peter living in the Bay area. Their…
On March 13 we’re reissuing the first four long out-of-print albums from Australia’s feedtime in the form of both a 4 CD box set and a 4 LP box set. We’re calling it the Aberrant years. You can learn more about the band by clicking here. Listen to your new favorite feedtime songs according to Mark Arm in the player above.
2011 was an amazing year for The Head and the Heart and, though it is difficult to even imagine, 2012 is looking like it will be even more amazing-er. They just announced another headlining run of US tour dates starting March 3rd in Avon, CO (Full list of dates here) and will be featured on the legendary TV music program Austin City Limits (ACL), this Saturday, January 7th. In other AACL news (that’s “Amazing Austin City Limits news” not "Alcoholics…
First of all, Happy New Year! You guys are the best. Seriously. 2012 really feels like it’s going to be a good one, or at least an okay one. But, we’re really feeling optimistic. The optimism I was just saying about stems from the fact that the first couple of months of 2012 we’re putting out some pretty awesome records, and if it’s any indication of the rest of the year, we’re in for a great year (at least until…
As the subject of this post says, we’re on a holiday-style hiatus until January 3rd, 2012 celebrating whatever it is we’re celebrating (mainly, time off). When we return, we’ll be getting online orders out, answering emails, voice mails, and snail mails as fast as we can, and generally looking forward to another year of some really, really (really!) good records.
Happy holidays,
The loving staff of Sub Pop Records
After enjoying this excellent playlist, we invite you to look to our artist pages for more information (and incidentally, products available for purchase) for all these fine musicians.
Here is the final post in our top 10 of 2011 series, and, let’s be honest, it’s the one you came to see. Ever wonder what Robin Pecknold jams in between tweets? Curious about what caught Ernest Greene’s ear this year? Do you and Dulli watch the same shit on TV? Wonder how much sex will be in Alexei Perry Cox’s list? You will find out the answers to all this and more below, plus you’ll be able to listen…
A few months back, the very good rock band Obits welcomed Alexis Fleisig as their new drummer. (Previous drummer and all-around excellent human Scott Gursky, decided to hang it up a few months before that.) Alexis is in or has been in about 500 bands (Girls Against Boys, Paramount Styles, Bellini, Soulside…) so it’s understandable that he did not realize that as a part of his employment at Obits Music, Filmworks and Probate, Inc., he is now contractually required to…
On February 14, 2012 Shearwater will release their Sub Pop debut Animal Joy. You can now check out the debut offering off the band’s new album entitled “Breaking the Yearlings” by entering your email address into the widget above.
The band will embark on a 13-date North American tour opening for Sharon Van Etten beginning on February 2nd with European shows to follow. See below for a full list of dates, with more shows to be announced soon.
Fleet Foxes Helplessness Blues has been nominated for a Grammy! Folk Album of The Year to be exact! Everyone here at Sub Pop is proud as can be and we wish the dudes nothing but the best of luck come Feb 12th. Well done Foxes!
The end of the year is time for deep reflection, and an opportunity to give thanks and lend an ear to the people in your life. It may come as a surprise to you, but it takes more than the actual staff of Sub Pop Records to run the beast that is Sub Pop Records. We rely on tons of different people including European promo folks, editors, filmmakers, music supervisors, fellow labels, artists, and delivery people to keep the label…
In mid-October of this year, in the midst of their first-ever headlining tour, Seattle’s The Head & the Heart stopped at LA’s EastWest Studios to record an exclusive session for iTunes. The band spent a full day recording eight songs, including alternate versions of “Lost in My Mind” and “Cats and Dogs” from their breakthrough 2011 self-titled release. The sessions also features “Chasing a Ghost” and “When I Fall Asleep,” two brand new songs that have become live show staples…
On February 28, 2012 we at Sub Pop Records will be releasing The Slideshow Effect, the full-length debut from Toronto’s Memoryhouse. This new record builds on and broadens ambitions hinted at on their 2011 EP The Years, and it’s a stunner. We’ll have more information on The Slideshow Effect as well as forthcoming Memoryhouse tour dates in the coming weeks.
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Fri, November 25, 2011, 11:04 AM
As a fan of SUBPOPARTISTNAME, we recognize you to be a person of discerning taste. After all, SUBPOPARTISTNAME clearly stands head and shoulders above all other GENRENAME artists performing today. Makes us feel sad for the rest, etc.
Because you have such excellent taste, we would like to let you know about our new and very exciting TWENTY’S PLENTY sale currently and totally happening right G-D now at WWW.SUBPOP.COM. During this sale, **we…
The end of every year means wading through the “Best Of” lists of numerous internet jack-offs, both trusted and despised. Each year Sub Pop (that’s us!) contributes to this somewhat disgusting custom, but this year we’re doing things slightly differently. 2011 means that we’re in the fucking future, so this year we have created Spotify and Rdio playlists for you so that you can actually listen to the shit we like while you read about it. Like, whoa, right? Without…
Our art director extraordinaire Jeff Kleinsmith is having a poster show this Friday at 112 Printworks, conveniently located at 12 N 36th St, deep in the heart of keepin’-it-weird Fremont. There will be a retrospective of his posters as well as two new, exclusive prints available for purchase, free beer for the adults, and DJs.
The shindig runs from 7-11, and the first 25 folks through the door will receive a free limited-edition print!
On February 14, 2012 Shearwater will release their Sub Pop debut Animal Joy and we could not be more excited! The band will embark on a 13 date North American tour opening for Sharon Van Etten beginning on February 2nd. See below for a full list of dates and more information on the bands upcoming release.
Shearwater Tour Dates with Sharon Van Etten:
2/10/2012 Philadelphia PA Johnny Brenda’s
2/11/2012 Washington DC Black Cat
2/12/2012 Carrboro NC Cat’s Cradle
2/14/2012 Columbus…
Heather Duby was recently in an accident that crushed her right and her left hand. It was thought both hands might have to be amputated when she was first seen at the emergency room, but thanks to the expertise of the hand specialist team at UMDNJ Hospital, both hands were able to be saved. They are, however, substantially compromised.
She has undergone 7 surgeries to replace skin, bone and tendon, and…
Dean and Randy released their second Sub Pop LP ‘Everything in Between’ in Sept 2010. After extensive worldwide touring they decided to kick back and relax for a while. And by relax I mean finding even more ways to keep themselves crazy busy. What have those dudes been up to? Well let me tell ya! In January of 2011 they teamed up with fashion designer and photographer Hedi Slimane for his Rock Diary series. Looking sharp boys! This shoot led…
As countless can attest, a live Twilight Singers show is truly an epic experience. For the first time ever, there will now be recorded proof. The Twilight Singers will release their first ever live album Live in New York on November 15th.
Recorded at Webster Hall in New York City this past May, the show was easily one of the highlights from the band’s world tour in support of their latest release Dynamite Steps. Live in New York features 21…
This month’s new episode of 120 Minutes airs tonight, Wed., Oct 26th, on MTV2. And what makes this interesting to us and also, we hope, to you is that this episode will feature both an interview with and a music video by the very great band Low!
We have suspicions that the music video will be the one for the song “Especially Me” from Low’s 2011 full-on full-length album release C’mon. What’s in that interview is really anyone’s guess.
Sweden’s Niki & The Dove released their digital-only EP The Drummer this week and in celebration of this celebratory event, we’re offering up their title track along with a special limited Blood Diamonds remix of “The Drummer” as well. Listen and grab a download of both tracks in exchange for your email address via the widget posted above here.
Niki & The Dove explain The Drummer
“??The Drummer?? tells a story about a wrestle at night, in a no mans…
Because it’s really pretty rare that we put out digital-only releases (though, in the near term, with the Oct. 18 release of The Drummer EP by Niki and the Dove, this will be substantially less unusual…), please note that…
On September 27th, we put out our first release from South Africa’s Spoek Mathambo. Produced by Spoek in collaboration with Copenhagen-based future-bass artist Chllngr, Put Some Red on It is a 6-song digital-only EP featuring two tracks ("Put Some Red on…
