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Music Shit / US/International distros?

« on: July 20, 2021, 04:40:52 PM »

Any recommendations for US/International distros? I've been going through Revolver since the beginning of this label in 2009, a couple of others folded, and my international distros mostly stopped ordering as shipping went up a few years ago.

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Passengers debut LP Under the Cruel Light, D.WREX debut cass. EP, benefit comp

« on: July 20, 2021, 04:38:07 PM »

The Passengers -- Under the Cruel Light debut LP on limited deep purple vinyl

https://volarrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-passengers-under-the-cruel-light

Ten apocalyptic post-punk tracks that wrapped up recording as the world was shutting down, now finally available on limited deep purple vinyl.


D.WREX - self-titled debut cassette EP

https://volarrecords.bandcamp.com/album/d-wrex-s-t-ep

Beauty and pain, fear and survival, an understanding of identity and search for catharsis—such are the juxtapositions and themes explored in the four intensely personal, shapeshifting and serpentine songs that make up the debut EP by San Diego lush avant-doom artist D.WREX (they/them), released by Volar Records. The music of D.WREX is as equally indebted to the work of Bjork and Erykah Badu, Mykki Blanco and Moses Sumney, as it is The Body and Sumac- the beautiful and the brutal sharing equal space, building on top of WREX’s history as a musician and songwriter.


Presence not Absence: A Benefit Compilation for Trans BIPOC Housing Assistance

https://volarrecords.bandcamp.com/album/presence-not-absence-a-benefit-compilation-for-trans-bipoc-housing-assistance

Of the tracks involved, some have been previously released, some not, some recorded specifically for this compilation. The artists range from garage punk/power pop (Volar acts Susan and Cat Scan as well as Vaguess and Cody Blanchard of Shannon of the Clams, here covering Bob Dylan) to modern Black queer R&B (Eddington Again, Ingonoir) to dark post-punk (like new Volar acts the Passengers, D. Wrex as well as Public Interest), experimental queer BIPOC tunes (The Uhuruverse, Tolliver), experimental electronic acts (Volar acts Uno Lady, Soft Riot and Ale Mania as well as Dove Armitage, which is Quincy from Cat Scan, and No No Baby, which includes Will Ivy of Flat Worms and his wife Owen Schmidt), shoegaze-tinged Blue Zero, and San Pedro punks COED and Slaughterhouse (covering X’s Los Angeles). Cover image of Jordiana Diana used with their permission.

All proceeds of the compilation will be donated between SDBLACKQUEERHOUSING, House of Resilience, and APAIT's Casa de Zulma. This list may grow.

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Cat Scan - In Nature debut LP and Susan - As I Was LP

« on: August 10, 2019, 02:31:30 PM »

Preorders for two LPs out next month by a couple of excellent LA bands.

Cat Scan - In Nature debut LP


Debut album by LA art-punkers. For fans of the Minutemen, Suburban Lawns, etc. Preorder limited buttercream vinyl, edition of 500.
https://volarrecords.bandcamp.com/album/cat-scan-in-nature-debut-lp


Susan - As I Was LP


Sophomore LP by the LA all-women sweet-and-sour power-pop punker trio following an LP and two 7" EPs on Volar.
https://volarrecords.bandcamp.com/album/susan-as-i-was-lp

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Therapy s/t LP (d-beat hc) Keepers s/t LP (noise-punk) The Molds cass (art-punk)

« on: October 20, 2018, 04:35:52 PM »

New releases on Volar shipping in two weeks.

Therapy - s/t debut LP
SD d-beat hardcore four-piece. Members of Age of Collapse, Mighty Atom, etc. 300 copies black vinyl.
https://volarrecords.bandcamp.com/album/therapy-s-t-lp
 

Keepers - s/t debut LP
SD noise-punk three-piece. 300 copies silver vinyl.
https://volarrecords.bandcamp.com/album/keepers-s-t-lp


The Molds - Saltine cassette album
Seattle-via-NYC one-man art-punk project
https://volarrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-molds-saltine-lp


2017/18 releases:

The Molds - Black Mold debut cassette album
https://volarrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-molds-black-mold-debut-album


Susan - TV Girls 7"
Three-song EP on limited red vinyl, 300 copies. Latest release from LA sweet-and-sour power-pop ladies following their Never Enough LP and
Just Call It debut 7" EP.


Flat Worms - Red Hot Sand 7" EP limited yellow repress, 300 copies
Debut release from LA smart-punk three-piece. Members of Thee Oh Sees, Kevin Morby, the Babies, Dream Boys.
https://volarrecords.bandcamp.com/album/flat-worms-red-hot-sand-debut-7-ep


Teenage Burritos - Something to Cry About debut LP
300 copies on limited white vinyl, co-release w/ Burger Records
Debut LP from SD trash-punk power-pop four-piece Teenage Burritos. Members of Christmas Island, Plateaus, Heavy Hawaii
https://volarrecords.bandcamp.com/album/teenage-burritos-something-to-cry-about-co-release-w-burger-records



Last copies:
Destruction Unit - Sonoran
2011 LP, first full-band album. Limited gold repress of 100 copies, 5 copies left.
https://volarrecords.bandcamp.com/album/destruction-unit-sonoran-limited-gold-lp

Under the Covers Vol. 2: A Tribute to Paul Collins, Peter Case and Jack Lee (of the Nerves, Plimsouls, the Beat, etc.)
https://volarrecords.bandcamp.com/album/under-the-covers-vol-2-a-tribute-to-paul-collins-peter-case-and-jack-lee-of-the-nerves-lim-blue-vinyl-2011
Tribute album ft. Davila 666, White Fence, Tijuana Panthers, Grass Widow, Personal and the Pizzas, and more, plus a lost track circa-'78 by Jack Lee.
Limited blue vinyl, edition of 100 copies, 10 copies left.

Digital Leather - Infinite Sun 12"/the Hussy 4-song 7"/ Cave Curse 7" (Hussy side-project)/TIT (Digital Leather+Hussy collab 12")
https://volarrecords.bandcamp.com/album/digital-leather-12-tit-12-the-hussy-7-cave-curse-7-4-pack

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Music Shit / Re: HARDCORE 2018

« on: October 20, 2018, 03:41:43 PM »

Just released the debut LP by d-beat hardcore band Therapy. Members of Age of Collapse, Might Atom, etc. One-sided etched 12".

https://volarrecords.bandcamp.com/album/therapy-s-t-lp

 

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Ice Balloons, Tracy Bryant, Part Time/Drinking Flowers, Silver Shadows, etc.

« on: June 28, 2017, 05:45:25 PM »

http://www.volarrecords.bandcamp.com

Ice Balloons - Fiesta debut LP out 08/11. Noise-rock/post-punk ft. members of TV on the Radio, Samiam, fuckemos, Surfbort, Midnight Masses, Wild Yaks.
First single "Calypso Heartworm" and preorder up now. $15.

Tracy Bryant - "Parachute"/"Protect Your Head" 7" on limited coke bottle green vinyl. $5

Part Time/Drinking Flowers split 7". LA weirdo synthers. $5

Silver Shadows - Cold Plastic LP. The debut (and last) album by Oakland-based dreampop/post-punkers. Only $5.

Matt Lamkin - Where I'm Matt LP. Former frontman for the Soft Pack's debut solo album. $10.

$2 7"s by Eat Skull, the Hussy, Lazy, etc.
$5 LPs & 12"s by Soft Riot, Window Twins, Christmas Island, etc.

Last limited white copies of Oh Boland's debut LP Spilt Milk, Susan's debut LP Never Enough, Shannon and the Clams' "Gremlins Crawl" 7", Teach Me "Collector" 7".

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / 20% OFF SALE: lim. color Destruction Unit, Digital Leather, the Hussy, Nerves

« on: October 19, 2016, 03:17:48 PM »

20% sale on all Volar Records titles through midnight Friday at www.volarrecords.bandcamp.com.

Releases by Destruction Unit, Digital Leather, the Hussy, TIT (collab between Shawn/Digital Leather and Bobby Hussy), our tribute to the Nerves, Lazy, Lenz (Andy Human), Fine Steps, Shannon and the Clams, new releases by Flat Worms (members of Thee Oh Sees/Kevin Morby/Dream Boys), Susan, Teach Me, Oh Boland, and lots more. We finally made shirts and just released our 50th title.

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / NEW ON VOLAR: OH BOLAND (Irish power-pop), Teach Me, Flat Worms, Susan

« on: October 06, 2016, 02:11:31 AM »

Well, shit. Seven years and fifty records. Here's the newest four.

www.volarrecords.bandcamp.com

Finally made shirts
https://volarrecords.bandcamp.com/merch/volar-records-shirts

Teach Me - "Collector" b/w "Pup Pup" debut 7"
300 limited red vinyl
SD angular-punkers. Main dudes from the Sess, Beaters, Ale Mania, etc.
https://volarrecords.bandcamp.com/album/teach-me-collector-debut-7-limited-red-vinyl

Oh Boland - Spilt Milk debut LP
Debut LP by Tuam, Ireland slop-power-pop trio Oh Boland, who just toured the US East Coast, ending up at Gonerfest. Fans of So Cow (their last EP was recorded by friend Brian Kelly). 300 on limited clear vinyl.
https://volarrecords.bandcamp.com/album/oh-boland-spilt-milk-lp-limited-clear-vinyl
 
Flat Worms - Red Hot Sand debut 7" EP
Debut 7" by LA post-punk trio. 300 on limited red vinyl
Will Ivy (guitar/vox, Dream Boys, etc.), Tim Hellman (bass, currently Thee Oh Sees, formerly Ty Segall, Sic Alps), Justin Sullivan (drums, Kevin Morby, the Babies)
https://volarrecords.bandcamp.com/album/flat-worms-red-hot-sand-debut-7-ep

Susan - Never Enough debut LP
Debut album by LA all-female power-pop trio. Last limited copies on limited blue vinyl, 400 black vinyl.
https://volarrecords.bandcamp.com/album/susan-never-enough-lp

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Re: Flat Worms debut 7" & Susan debut LP

« on: August 18, 2016, 09:06:42 PM »

All records are in. Flat Worms 7"s were delayed a few months when Bill Smith sold itself off.

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Flat Worms debut 7" (Thee Oh Sees/Ty Segall/Babies/Kevin Morby) & Susan debut LP

« on: May 14, 2016, 08:01:26 PM »

It's been a bit, but a couple of new releases.

VOLAR47 - Flat Worms - "Red Hot Sand" debut 7"
100 each lim. gray and red via mailorder only, black in stores soon
$6 at https://volarrecords.bandcamp.com/album/flat-worms-red-hot-sand-debut-7-ep



The debut release by Flat Worms, led by Will Ivy (Dream Boys, Wet Illustrated, etc.) on guitar/vocals, backed by Tim Hellman (currently Thee Oh Sees, formerly Ty Segall, Sic Alps) on bass and Justin Sullivan (Kevin Morby, the Babies) on drums. Recorded by Drew Fischer at Golden Beat Recording Studio and Wayne Faler in his home.


VOLAR48 - Susan - Never Enough debut LP
100 blue via mailorder, black in stores soon
$15 at https://volarrecords.bandcamp.com/album/susan-never-enough-lp



The debut album by Los Angeles trio Susan, ?Never Enough? follows up their ?Just Call It? EP released in Sept. 2014 (also on Volar Records). Produced and recorded by Scott Cornish and Drew Fischer, ?Never Enough? covers themes of personal independence and emotional confusion. Layered vocal harmonies, reverb-washed pop hooks, and a touch of apathy convey hesitation and personal conviction while making the point that even though they don't know where they are going, they are sure they will figure it out. Even if they have to rip it up and start all over again.

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Music Shit / Keepers - "Blase" + Cave Curse - "Stoned and Dethroned" debut 7"s/videos

« on: October 18, 2015, 02:40:53 PM »

San Diego noise-punk trio Keepers just released their debut 7" for "Blase" on Volar as well as a video for the track. 100 translucent purple available as part of the Strange Mutations Vol. 3 7" set also ft. the Hussy, Hussy synth side-project Cave Curse, and Detroit's Growwing Pains. 100 turquoise available on its own via mailorder at www.volarrecords.bandcamp.com, 300 black via mailorder and in stores.

Keepers - "Blase" video by Dustyn Logan Peterman and Derrick Acosta
https://youtu.be/-TyCRkO7S-Y

Cave Curse's debut 7", "Stoned and Dethroned," also part of that , sees Bobby Hussy go all digital for a new project inspired by his time working with Digital Leather's Shawn Foree on their split 12" as well as their collaborative 12" TIT on Volar/FDH. Check out videos for Cave Curse and TIT below.

Cave Curse - "Stoned and Dethroned" video (shot and edited by Bobby Hussy)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNRj0uWsddA

TIT - "Leaves Fire" video (edited by Craig Oliver, footage taken from Mario Bava's 'Black Sunday' aka 'The Mask of Death')
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIKKmDxG0IU

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / FREE label comp + new 7"s by the Hussy, Cave Curse, Growwing Pains, Keepers

« on: September 11, 2015, 06:54:07 PM »

Hi all, for next week or so in celebration of our six years in existence, we're offering this free digital compilation with 44 tracks from pretty much every release (a couple of 7"s and LPs bled into each other). Donations totally welcome.

http://volarrecords.bandcamp.com/album/if-the-devil-is-six-a-volar-records-sexennial-compilation

Also, we just release the Strange Mutations Vol. 3 7" set ft. The Hussy, Cave Curse (the Hussy side project), Growwing Pains, and Keepers.
$20 at https://volarrecords.bandcamp.com/album/strange-mutations-7-set-vol-3-ft-the-hussy-cave-curse-growwing-pains-keepers

www.volarrecords.bandcamp.com

www.soundcloud.com/volar-records

www.volarrecords.com

www.volarrecords.bigcartel.com


VOLAR43 - The Hussy - Volar EP

Two songs each by Bobby Hussy and Heather Hussy, "Be My Girl"/"Eventually" b/w "Appleseeds"/"Drum Roll Song", respectively. 100 blue copies available exclusively as part of the Strange Mutations set, 100 red available otherwise via mailorder, black copies online and in stores.


VOLAR44 - Cave Curse "Stoned and Dethroned" b/w "Out of Time" debut 7". Synthpunk side-project from Bobby Hussy. 100 red copies exclusive to the Strange Mutations Vol. 3 7" set, 100 gray copies available via mailorder, 300 black available via mailorder and in stores.


VOLAR45 - Growwing Pains - "I Always Know" 7" EP. Four tracks of anxiety pop from Detroit rippers heading out on tour soon with Protomartyr. 100 yellow exclusive to the Strange Mutations Vol. 3 7" set, 100 green available via mailorder, 300 black via mailorder and in stores.


VOLAR46 - Keepers - "Blase" debut 7" EP. Three blistering noise-punk tracks from new San Diego trio. 100 translucent purple copies exclusive to the Strange Mutations Vol. 3 7" set, 100 opaque turquoise available via mailorder, 300 black online and in stores.

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Re: record labels place your 2015 releases...HERE!

« on: February 12, 2015, 08:13:25 PM »

The Hussy 7"
Cave Curse 7" (Bobby Hussy solo synth side-project)
TIT 12" (Bobby Hussy and Shawn/Digital Leather's second collaboration after the first 12" we just co-released w/ FDH)
Growwing Pains 7"
Shannon and the Clams 7"
Teenage Burritos LP
Susan LP
Curriculum Vitae LP(?) (Vashti & Cameron of K-Holes, Golden Triangle)
talking about some other shit down the pipeline as well...

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Re: NEW - Susan 7", Tiger High LP/7", Lazy 7", TIT 12" (Dig. Leather/the Hussy)

« on: January 17, 2015, 11:51:09 PM »

Everything is in stock, colored vinyl is dwindling. Also just re-pressed the Destruction Unit - Sonoran LP on limited gold vinyl (I'll be down to 60 copies in a couple of days) and Shannon and the Clams - "Gremlins Crawl" 7" on limited green. FDH is out of the TIT on yellow, Bobby and Shawn don't have many of those, I've still got a handful.

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / NEW - Susan 7", Tiger High LP/7", Lazy 7", TIT 12" (Dig. Leather/the Hussy)

« on: September 03, 2014, 04:34:27 PM »

HOLY SHIT IT'S BEEN FIVE YEARS THIS WEEK

Still figuring this all out, thanks for all the support over the years.

All records available at www.volarrecords.bigcartel.com

More words and info here: www.volarrecords.blogspot.com

Shipping next week:


Susan - "Just Call It" 7" - $6 on limited gold and green vinyl

Debut 7" from LA's all-female power-pop group Susan, "Just Call It" b/w "Frenchie" & "Pancake". Members of Cowabunga Babes, etc.
Listen to all three tracks here: https://soundcloud.com/volar-records/sets/susan-just-call-it-7-1

Video for "Just Call It" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgCB26IuKaY

Tiger High - Inside the Acid Coven LP & "Christine" 7" - $15/$6 limited color vinyl





Memphis psych/garage act featuring drummer Greg Roberson, founding drummer of Reigning Sound along with stints with Jack Oblivian and Love, among others. This third album sees them pushing further sonically in psych-rock terrain, and "Christine" 7", the lead single from the album, features two exclusive non-LP cuts.

Listen to "Christine" here: https://soundcloud.com/volar-records/04-christine



Lazy - "Soft Sheets"/"Don't Die" 7" - $6 limited red and blue vinyl

Long-in-the-works release from Kansas City post-punkers Lazy, following the Obsession LP and "Party City" 7" on Moniker Records.

Listen to "Soft Sheets" here - https://soundcloud.com/volar-records/lazy-soft-sheets




TIT 12" (Digital Leather/the Hussy collaboration, co-release with FDH) - $11 limited yellow

The debut 12" from TIT, the collaboration between Shawn Foree of Digital Leather and Bobby Hussy of the Hussy. Four moody synth-pop jammers in the vain of DL's more recent output.

Still available:

Destruction Unit - Sonoran LP clear re-press $10
D. Unit 4-pack (almost out) - Sonoran/Void/Deep Trip/Ryan's solo LP Discover - $45
Ryan Rousseau solo LP Discover - $10
Digital Leather - Infinite Sun 12" clear re-press $9
Lenguas Largas - Ese Culito one-sided 12" clear re-press $7
Window Twins - Wish LP (Tim Cohen of Fresh and Onlys & Jon Bernson of Exray's) - $5
Eat Skull - "Where'd You Go" 7" - $3 limited red vinyl
Audacity - "Ears and Eyes" 7" EP clear re-press $5
Audacity/Big Eyes - "Bottle It Up"/"Half the Time" split 7" - limited gold and red $3
Cosmonauts - "Wear Your Hair Like a Weapon"/"Sweet Talk" limited red 7" $4
Christmas Island - Poisoner 12" - $5
Christmas Island - Blackout Summer LP (In the Red) - $7
Teenage Burritos - "Danya"/"Kamikaze" 7" limited gold and red - $5 (members of Christmas Island/Holograms)
Uzi Rash - I Was 30 in 2012 LP - $7
Cowabunga Babes - Going Nowhere LP - $7
Beaters - Fishage LP - $7/7" - $5
Ale Mania - "Lustful Fistful" 7" - $3
Lenz - "Frozen Touch"/"Airplane Firetruck" 7" - $5
Fine Steps - "All Day Long" 7" EP limited red - $4
Under the Covers Vol. 2: A Tribute to Paul Collins, Peter Case and Jack Lee (of the Nerves) limited red re-press $10
   ft. Davila 666, Personal and the Pizzas, Hunx and his Punx, the Mantles, and a lost Jack Lee new wave track
and some other stuff