News and Album Releases
1st pressing: 500 LP's pressed on black vinyl and 100 tapes pressed
STAY TUNED for heavy news about this year's upcoming releases from: FUTURE VIRGINS, sleeping bag, BUGG, gravel, HOUND, no men, and the SHACK UPS................................................
3 Knoxville at the Pilot Light (106 E Jackson Ave)
4 Raleigh, NC at the Slim's Downtown (227 S Wilmington St)
5 Richmond, VA at Gallery 5 (200 W Marshall St)
6 Sweetwater, NJ (house show)
7 Baltimore, MD at the Windup Space (12 W North Ave)
8 Philadelphia, PA (house show)
9 Brooklyn, NY at Don Pedro (90 Manhattan Ave)
10 New Paulz, NY at Lagusta's Luscious Commissary (11 Church St)
http://www.avclub.com/article/stream-middle-childrens-debut-earth-angel-ahead-it-250893
http://ghettoblastermagazine.com/2017/34156/
http://www.stereogum.com/1921933/middle-children-fish/premiere/
http://www.myoldkentuckyblog.com/?p=56354
Very excited to announce Let's Pretend Records is now exclusively distributed by Recess Ops. Recess Ops is a new company that has brought together like-minded labels aimed to get their records out there, stocked in record stores worldwide. To get in touch and check out their new website...click here!: www.recessops.com
CLICK HERE! To order Spencer Moody and the Anzalones 'An Old Man Called Me Bud Cort' LP / TAPE! Ships February 10th.
Anthony Anzalone and Spencer Moody, (Murder City Devils, Dead Low Tide, and Smoke & Smoke) started working on these songs years ago. At first recorded on their own at a practice space and later finishing up in a nice studio provided by friend, Bryan Ray Turcotte.
What is expressed on this record is totally uncompromised. It's really truly the two of them, Spencer and Anthony. They will continue to make records together until they have torn the head completely loose of the body. Please enjoy.
In 2016, Spencer Moody released Gothic Songs for Shelley, and has a split 7” with Rad Payoff coming out in Spring 2017. Both coming out on Let’s Pretend Records.
CLICK HERE! To order Future Virgins 'Dirty Smiles 7" Anthology' LP! Ships February 17th!
Loyal fans of Chattanooga’s FUTURE VIRGINS finally have the band’s early recorded material in one place! The Dirty Smiles 7” Anthology LP contains the first three 7”s released between 2006 and 2009 on Plan-It-X-South, and 2 tracks from 2010’s Do Ya Hear We compilation. More than just the convenience of 6 less side changes required to hear all these tracks, the LP is also sonically superior, having been remastered for maximum punch and clarity. What stands out the most here is how fully-formed the band actually was from the beginning. A decade into their career that continues to pick up speed (2 full-length LP’s came after these early recordings in quick succession, with a third forthcoming), you’re reminded of how intact the songwriting and playing has always been.
Present day Future Virgins shows us something we rarely get to see in the fickle punk world – a long-running band with no member changes that stays perfectly on target. Quite a concept, right? Dirty Smiles isn’t showing us the blueprint for that (look even further into Chattanooga punk history for that); it’s revealing just why the band has endured and why their music will live on.
Everything is on track with the debut release by Middle Children titled 'Earth Angel'. It is my pleasure to announce that you can now pre-order this great album on LP and TAPE. CLICK HERE! All orders will ship no sooner than March 3rd.
Also the kind folks at Impose premiered the first single "True" and have so many positive things to say about the single! Check it out Middle Children, "True" | New Music | Impose Magazine
Middle Children's debut LP "Earth Angel" coming out March 3. Newest project from Purple 7 and Hot New Mexicans' songwriter Patrick Jennings. Ten reclusive pop songs birthed from deep down in his basement. Then, sculpted by his band which include old friends Ginger Alford and Matt Tobey of Good Luck. Ya don't wanna miss this one!
180 GRAM VINYL AND A LIMITED RUN OF CASSETTES
Howardian "Do You Know I Wiggle" is a collaboration between Ian Vanek and Schuyler Maehl. The best way to describe Ian Vanek's drumming is caveman power with a surf surgeons precision. Schuyler Maehl's left handed guitar tinkling spices this power perfectly and suitor's the wound with grace and cleanliness.This release is limited to 30 12" lathe cuts. www.howardian.net
Feb 2nd Cincinnati, OH Northside Yacht Club with Dead Vision
Feb 4th Chicago, IL TBA
Feb 5th Milwaukee, WI @ High Dive 701 E Center St.
Feb 6th Madison. WI @ Willy Magnet 1019 Williamson St.
Feb 7th Detroit, MI @ UFO Factory 2110 Trumbull
Feb 8th Columbus, OH @ Ace Of Cups 2619 N High St. with Vacation
Feb 9th Pittsburgh, PA @ TBA with Muppet Babies 2
Feb 10th Montclair, NJ @ The Meatlocker 8 PARK ST. with Math The Band
Feb 11th Philly, PA @ The Sound Hole w/ Teenage Halloween & Math The Band
Feb 12th Manhattan, NY @ Berlin 25 Ave. A w/ Teenage Halloween & Math The Band
Feb 13th Boston, MA @ ZuZu 474 Massachusetts Ave. with The Monsieur
Six new songs of rock and roll, hardcore, horror punk by Carbondale's Bad Taste. These songs were recorded and mastered in Bloomington, IN at Russian Recording. Get this tape while it last cause only 100 were pressed.
The 6-year wait is over, friends! Our favorite Chicago punk rock goof balls, Sass Dragons, new LP and TAPE ‘True Adventure’ is out on Let’s Pretend Records NOW! The Sass Dragons 4th LP is also a split release with our brother label, No Breaks Records from Atlanta, GA. ‘True Adventure’ strays away from party punk and instead focuses on the humor of getting old. As always, we are looking forward to what they are going to bring next.
For extra insight, be sure to check out this awesome interview:
Growing Up For Grown Ups: Stream the new Sass Dragons track
Also, be sure to check out what Vice Noisy has to say about the new album and stream it in its entirety:
Hear a New Album from Chicago Party Punks, Sass Dragons | NOISEY
Let’s Pretend Records is stoked to announce Sleeping Bag’s ‘Demons From the Deep’ new TAPE! From Bloomington, Indiana’s garages, Sleeping Bag is fuzzed out and low-fi, with simple songs, great hooks, and killer melodies. Limited 100 translucent green tapes! Be sure to check out their tour dates below!
Aug 06 The Comet Cincinnati, OH
Aug 07 Spacebar Columbus, OH
Aug 09 Mr. Roboto Project Pittsburgh, PA
Aug 12 Silent Barn Brooklyn, NY
Aug 13 Gold Sounds Brooklyn, NY
Aug 16 Now That’s Class Cleveland, OH
Aug 18 FooBar Nashville, TN
Although we are all super bummed about this band’s break up, LPR is still very stoked to do a third pressing of this record. This third pressing has a few new features to make it an awesome addition to your vinyl collection. This double LP is pressed on randomly mixed colored vinyl with an etching on the D-side, no screen print. The jackets have been upgraded to a thicker cardstock with a wide spine to fit both records better. Don’t snooze on this final release from Columbus, OH’s speed-goth punk, Nervosas.