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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Southpaw Sale! New releases and distro titles from Pookie,Wet Blankets,Dancer!

« on: June 04, 2016, 10:20:56 AM »

We're having a week long sale at Southpaw celebrating our 7 years as a label! Killer package deals and discounts plus 10% off when you spend over $10 by entering the code SOUTHPAW7

New Southpaw releases from:
Pookie and The Poodlez
Wet Blankets
Genuine Parts

New Distro titles from:
Gino and The Goons
Dancer
Genuine Parts
Giorgio Murderer
Slugga
Sick Thoughs
and more!

Plus new T-shirts and tote bags designed by C.M. Ruiz!!!

All sales as usual going to fund future projects that include:
BT's (members of Slick, Apache)
Matthew Melton
The Younger Lovers
and more stuff we can't tell you about yet, but we think you'll dig it 
Thanks for looking!

www.southpawdistro.bigca rtel.com

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / New on Southpaw: Warm Soda, Pookie, Pleasers and more!

« on: October 14, 2015, 07:51:08 AM »

We've got a bunch of new 7" and cassette releases, check em out below:

Pookie and The Poodlez - Young Adult Cassette
Following in the footsteps of Nobunny and The Younger Lovers, Oakland's newest prince of garage pop has arrived. His first album "The Last Thing I Did As Teenager" (released on Nobunny's Rubber Vomit imprint) was highly praised by fans and critics alike, landing itself on one of Pitchfork's 2014 best of list. Now returning with his 2nd album " Young Adult", Pookie hones his craft even further creating an instant pop classic. Recorded in Oakland, CA by Jason Testasecca (Nobunny, Elvis Christ).

http://southpawdistro.bigcartel.com/product/pookie-the-poodlez-young-adult-cassette


Courtney and The Crushers - Mountainous Cassette
If you live in the Bay Area you won't need an introduction to Courtney Castleman. She's been making music, putting on shows, and been a huge contributor to the Bay Area music scene for years. A few months ago I stopped by JT Recording Studios to finalize some details on the new Pookie and the Poodlez LP with engineer Jason Testasecca. While at the studio Pookie informed me that Courney's band Courntey and the Crushers happened to be in the studio that same day recording new material. Always interested in the band, I was curious to hear the songs once they were complete. As it turns out, Courtney and I must have had a telepathic connection, because shortly after, the songs appeared in my inbox. These songs are reminisce of 90's pop and 60's garage, making it a perfect fit for a Southpaw. If you're a fan of heavyhitters Shannon & the Clams, Peach Kelli Pop and Colleen Green, this is surely a band for you!

http://southpawdistro.bigcartel.com/product/courtney-the-crushers-cassette

Cumstain - Hoagie Party Cassingle
Two new scuzzy pop hits from Oakland's CUMSTAIN! This little two song teaser will hold you over until the bands upcoming third LP. Limited to 100 on gold cassettes!

http://southpawdistro.bigcartel.com/product/cumstain-i-m-not-mean-cassingle

The Younger Lovers - Pogo Punk cassingle
Three songs including one re-recorded classic (in a faster punk'd up version). A brand new song only on this release and a cover of The Amps. Limited to 100 on red cassettes.

http://southpawdistro.bigcartel.com/product/the-younger-lovers-sugar-in-my-pocket-cassingle

Warm Soda - Renegade Mode 7"
The latest Warm Soda LP has been our soundtrack to the summer. Recently, after checking in with Matthew Melton to see if had any new material in the works, we discovered he'd been sitting on a song that was released on a limited cassette during Warm Soda's 2014 tour. In addition, he had just finished up a new song titled, No Place To Fall. The two make an excellent paring and so a new Warm Soda 7″ is born!

7" comes in glue pocket jacket

http://southpawdistro.bigcartel.com/product/warm-soda-renegade-mode-7-pre-order

Pleasers - Reject Teen 7"
After spending over half a decade in the Bay Area, Matthew Melton has now settled into Austin, TX. Melton was a Bay Area pioneer we knew we would surely miss having close, but shortly after settling into his new adopted home town, he team up with good friend, Ben Tipton and naturally, Pleasers were born. As soon as we caught wind that these two creatives were teaming up we were excited! Melton and Tipton also teamed up with drummer Julian Young and the trio recorded two instant hits, Reject Teen and Judy.

Fans of Melton's earlier work with Bare Wires (especially Artificial Clouds and Idle Dreams) should be eager to hear these tunes. We personally love when Melton shows his punk roots and Pleasers are bringing it 110%. Be sure to check out this band live when you're in the Austin area!

7" comes in glue pocket jacket.

http://southpawdistro.bigcartel.com/product/pleasers-reject-teen-7-featuring-matthew-melton-of-warm-soda-pre-order

Matthew Melton - Too Many Hearts Lack Lovers 7"
Less than a week after Melton delivered this new Warm Soda 7″, two additional songs appeared in our inbox. Melton informed us that he was also working on a new solo album and had just finished up two tracks. Melton asked if we would be interested in releasing these as a new solo 7″, to which of course we agreed. The A side, Too Many Hearts Lack Lovers, is a unique turn for Melton and we hope to see more of this kind of output. These new singles are a perfect representation that he's one the best current songwriters out there.

7" comes in glue pocket jacket

http://southpawdistro.bigcartel.com/product/matthew-melton-too-many-hearts-lack-lovers-7-pre-order

Coming in 2015/16 on Southpaw:
Pleasers - Leading On Me 7"
Wet Blankets LP
Pookie and The Poodlez - Young Adult LP
The Intelligence - Vintage Future cassette
Slick - S/T cassette

and a shit ton more...

http://southpaw-records.com/

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Represses and new releases from The Hussy, Bare Wires, and Warm Soda

« on: August 30, 2014, 11:25:28 AM »

New records in stock from Southpaw! Two of our most epic releases are back in print from Bare Wires and Warm Soda. Also The Hussy's Pagan Hiss and Weed Seizure are on cassette for the first time ever!!! We're really excited to have all of these back in print! Check out songs and info below:

www.southpawdistro.bigca rtel.com

New releases coming this December:
Matthew Melton - Outside Of Paradise LP (New solo LP from the Warm Soda/Bare Wires frontman!!!)
The Hussy - Cement Tomb Mind Control (Reissue of the KILLER debut LP from the Madison, WI duo!!!)

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / THE HUSSY/DIGITAL LEATHER SPLIT 12", Debut 7" from ADVLTS

« on: April 12, 2014, 07:31:55 AM »

We have some new releases coming out around the end of the month/early May. Also for the first time ever Southpaw shirts! Check em out!



The Hussy/Digital Leather split 12"
When we first heard the talk of these two bands doing a split our interests were instantly piqued but we had no idea the turnout would be this good. Digital Leather's side give us six tracks of what Shawn called "love songs". These tracks are down right catchy but depressing at the same time, absolutely killer!
The Hussy gave us seven blistering punk tracks including a cover of Digital Leather's "Studs In Love"! Shawn also plays on four of The Hussy songs and this is some of our favorite material to date.
Includes digital download.

Stream a track from each side here:
https://soundcloud.com/southpaw1/the-hussy-wwdld
https://soundcloud.com/southpaw1/digital-leather-lately

ADVLTS debut 7"
This is the first in a new series we are doing featuring only local Baltimore bands.

Advlts started as a joke. A cover band no one wanted ruining an otherwise enjoyable Friday night at the saloon. Three middle aged guys who used to be in bands together reunite in millennial Baltimore for the first time in a long while and in no bands whatsoever. A plan is hashed out over beers in the charismatic front man's soon-to-be-foreclosed-upon living room: learn all twenty-six minutes of the 1978 debut album by seminal Belgian punk rock band The Kids and play them at people, with yelling and sweating and spitting all over the microphones. Adults. Kids. Get it? No? It seemed reasonable at the time. They performed this Vegas lounge act twice. It didn't sound so great, so they found another middle aged guy to scratch at a Stratocaster and squeal at people. That sounded better, so they wrote a bunch of "original" songs and played those at people instead of the Kids songs. They still like the Kids, of course. And Johnny Moped. And Charley Patton. And the Weirdos. And Really Red. And the Mekons. And Roky Erickson. They like their own guitars just fine. Not yours. In fact, they prefer you stop playing your guitars altogether. The music of this particular Advlts band is, for better or worse, punk rock music. Fast songs faster. Short songs shorter. Small amps turned up and frying. An excess of black and yellow bile. Advlts practice with rats. Advlts record in a hallway. Advlts write hooks, then hide them. Advlts make racket. Advlts do these things willfully, perversely, for their own sake. They will do so as long as they like.

Stream a track here:
https://soundcloud.com/southpaw1/advlts-raw-nerves

ORDER HERE:
http://southpawdistro.bigcartel.com/

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Upcoming Shows/Tours/Events / SOUTHPAW 5 YEAR PARTY W/REIGNING SOUND, THE HUSSY, MANATEEES and MORE!

« on: February 19, 2014, 04:23:00 PM »

May 24th in Balitmore. 5 killer bands for $12!



REIGNING SOUND
https://www.facebook.com/reigningsound

THE HUSSY (Southpaw Records, Madison, WI)
https://www.facebook.com/thehussyknowsall

SAM COFFEY AND THE IRON LUNGS (Southpaw Records, Toronto, ON)
https://www.facebook.com/samcoffeyandtheironlungs

MANATEEES (Goner Records, Total Punk, Memphis, TN)
https://www.facebook.com/manateeees

ADVLTS (Southpaw Records, Baltimore, MD)
https://www.facebook.com/adultsbandbaltimore

DJ THE THING WITH TWO HEADS with Rob Macy of Save Your Soul!


TICKETS--
http://www.missiontix.com/events/product/24629/southpaw-records-5th-anniversary-party-with-the-reigning-sound

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / The Younger Lovers - Sugar In My Pocket LP

« on: December 10, 2013, 07:41:41 AM »

Brand new LP from The Younger Lovers is out today! You can order from the webstore here:
http://www.southpawdistro.bigcartel.com/

Revolver should have it sometime this week so stores will be able to order up then, if any stores want to go direct, you can email me here:
southpawdistro@yahoo.com

Check out a full album stream here:
http://www.spin.com/articles/younger-lovers-sugar-in-my-pocket-album-stream/

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Sick Thoughts - Cut A Rug and Deformation Cassettes

« on: July 31, 2013, 06:09:26 AM »

First two "demo" cassettes from Baltimore's Sick Thoughts. Written and recorded by a teenage kid in his bedroom doing his own take on 90's garage punk. Upcoming gig with Oblivians and a few others I can't announce yet. DIG IT! Each tape is limited to 100, new 7 inches coming out on Southpaw and Goodbye Boozy in the future.


Listen here:
DEFORMATION cassette:
http://sickthoughts.bandcamp.com/album/deformation

CUT A RUG cassette:
http://sickthoughts.bandcamp.com/album/cut-a-rug-2


Buy here:
http://www.southpawdistro.bigcartel.com/

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / NEW RELEASES FROM: CY BARKLEY, KETAMINES, OBNOX, and TEENANGER!

« on: July 23, 2013, 07:14:29 AM »

Four new releases up for pre order, check out MP3's and order info here:
http://www.southpawdistro.bigcartel.com/

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Demo Tape / Sick Thoughts - Demo

« on: June 15, 2013, 04:36:18 PM »

New band from Baltimore, Young Drew recording everything in his bedroom, I'm playing drums in the live band, dig it:
http://sickthoughts.bandcamp.com/

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / New LP from THE JONS plus total punk LPs, Big Eyes LP and more!

« on: May 29, 2013, 12:08:14 PM »

check it here:
www.southpawdistro.bigca rtel.com

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / The Hussy-Pagan Hiss LP!

« on: April 02, 2013, 10:08:25 AM »

Brand new LP from Madison's The Hussy! Orders will start shipping out next week, check out a track from the link below:



http://www.spin.com/articles/the-hussy-blame-pagan-hiss-southpaw-song-premiere

Buy it here:
www.southpawdistro.bigca rtel.com

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Used Records For Sale/Auctions/Wantlists / 100 blank black 60 min. cassette tapes

« on: October 17, 2012, 07:44:20 PM »

Hey nerds,
I have a box of brand new in the box blank black 60 minute cassette tapes. So if you're on the hunt to make a shitty demo or something here is your chance to do it really cheap. $15.00 shipped in the US, hit me up.

southpawrecs@yahoo.com

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Bare Wires - Idle Dreams LP

« on: September 24, 2012, 04:08:34 PM »

The final Bare Wires LP is up for Pre order now, info below:


Front man Matthew Melton of Bare Wires seemed to care about two things; writing hook heavy garage songs and taking these songs on the road every chance he could get. Whether he was touring the U.S. with Thee Oh Sees, opening for Mark Sultan in Europe, or playing a house show somewhere inbetween, the band just never stopped. Yet, after spending the last three years being the uncontested kings of the road, Bare Wires are dead. The Oakland staple crumbled during SXSW this year. After failed performances one member ended up hospitalized and another MIA. Melton packed up the van and headed home, knowing that Bare Wires had run its course.
 
From the ruins of this tour comes the last Bare Wires record. The album unintentionally takes us through the Bare Wires timeline. Melton's influences unfold from his early worship of Stooges/Gories to the later imprints of Glam/Power Pop-heavy records recalling T-Rex and Gary Glitter.
 Although it may not have been evident while churning out these final bittersweet songs that this would be the end of Bare Wires, Melton certainly made it count. From the ashes of Bare Wires comes Melton's final masterpiece, Idle Dreams.

Check out a song here:
http://soundcloud.com/southpaw1

Order here:
http://www.southpawdistro.bigcartel.com/

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Used Records For Sale/Auctions/Wantlists / Personal and The Pizzas t-shirt XL

« on: August 12, 2012, 02:35:51 PM »

For sale, never been worn, size XL - v-neck
5 bucks plus shipping

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Warm Soda (Bare Wires) 7" and Digital Leather EP

« on: July 05, 2012, 04:52:19 PM »

Digital Leather will be shipping this week!

Digital Leather - Yes, Please. Thank You Cassette
8 new songs! Limited to 200 copies

Defiant, dark, weird- Digital Leather, aka Shawn Foree, is an unflinching subterranean force, compulsively moving against the grain while making some of the most interesting music you've never heard. Electronic goth records for garage labels and hard-to-grasp concept records for larger indie labels keeps DL a free agent, which is a good thing because every record is always different. And there a lot of records.

Yes, Please. Thank You is the first DL record that focuses mainly on a full band sound. Foree has absorbed a lot in his tenure as an artist, and he wrings it out in this album- from punk to darkwave, surf, even afro-beat. The songs are succinct. The sound is big. The tone is bleak. You might want to smash your fist through a wall. You might want to dance like it's the end of the world.

Warm Soda - Reaction 7"

Following the fateful final tour of Bare Wires, front man Matthew Melton rose quicker than Lazarus, assembling a fresh power trio within days of returning to Oakland. Warm Soda retains an urgency honed in the garage, but as their debut single "Reaction," on Southpaw Records illustrates, the tension and restraint of cult power pop has seemed into the group's psyche. Beneath Melton's dulcet and wispy vocals telling of youth's forlorn romanticism, glitter-laden guitar swipes ascend with tasteful dynamic considerations and insistent percussion propels the hook-laden ditty into oblivion. Supporting the release of "Reaction," Warm Soda, comprised of Melton along with Sam Lefebvre and Frank Ene, begin a 33 date national tour on September 17th.
Check out both releases here:
http://southpawdistro.bigcartel.com/