Oblivions

As a huge fan of her grungier side and as a nameless, faceless bro on the internet, this is pretty much perfect CB for me. Really excited for the new record.

New Dr. Dog album Critical Equation comes out on 4/27.
Already up for sale on Amazon for $19.98. The band/label pre-order goes up on Friday.
 
First single is 'Listening In'.
Promo blurb:
I really dig the single and hope they dig in a little more deeper than they did for their last 3-4 albums. A moodier, more thoughtful Dr. Dog might be just what I needed.

Ready for the good Dr Dog. New single is pretty dope, reminds me a little of Spoon. 
 
Funny but I thought Abandoned Mansions was pretty moody and thoughtful. That album was a total grower. 
 
 

New Dr. Dog album Critical Equation comes out on 4/27.
Already up for sale on Amazon for $19.98. The band/label pre-order goes up on Friday.
 
First single is 'Listening In'.
Promo blurb:
I really dig the single and hope they dig in a little more deeper than they did for their last 3-4 albums. A moodier, more thoughtful Dr. Dog might be just what I needed.

I think you just emailed them while they were sending these out because I got my shipping notice Thursday too.

I like reading RSD lists because they make me wonder if I even like music.

I like reading RSD lists because they make me wonder if I even like music.

I like reading RSD lists because they make me wonder if I even like music.

I like reading RSD lists because they make me wonder if I even like music.

I like reading RSD lists because they make me wonder if I even like music.

I like reading RSD lists because they make me wonder if I even like music.

I like reading RSD lists because they make me wonder if I even like music.

I like reading RSD lists because they make me wonder if I even like music.

I like reading RSD lists because they make me wonder if I even like music.

I imagine opening a record store is less "this is easier than having a regular office job!" and more "this is hard work and failure that I would rather endure than an office job because I'm a very specific kind of person who can tolerate instability and being broke as long as it has to do with music/records!"

I imagine opening a record store is less "this is easier than having a regular office job!" and more "this is hard work and failure that I would rather endure than an office job because I'm a very specific kind of person who can tolerate instability and being broke as long as it has to do with music/records!"

N/M

Super stoked to be able to release the first two tricot LPs, T H E and A N D, for the first time outside of Japan. First pressing of 500 each. We went a little crazy with the bundles, but give the people what they want, right? 
 
 http://tpshlf.co/tsr_tricot
 

http://www.topshelfrecords.com/products/605916-topshelf-records-2018-subscription
 
So we've had this up for a little bit, but I thought I'd post it here and give it some more shine. Thank you to everyone who participated last year and made it so great that we decided to do this again.
 
We've already announced, and almost sold out of the first pressing of, the Elephant Gym reissues. We're announcing something else tomorrow that I know will really get people excited. Along with another announcement next week. We also have new music from Queen Of Jeans, Prawn, Ratboys, No Vacation and a few others coming out this year. We're really excited about what we have lined up and we're hoping y'all dig it as much as we do.
 
We're about 1/3 of the way to getting subscriber exclusive variants for each release, so tell your friends and let's make this happen. 
 
Another thing we're doing this year. If you're already a subscriber, we're offering a "friend referral" bonus. If anyone subscribes and gives your discount code when they order, you both receive $10 credit in our store. The more this happens the more we'll hook it up. 
 
Thanks!
 
 

You may have bought Saddle Creek some time but we'll know conclusively that this was a deceitful marketing trick once the hair fiber DNA results come in and we cross-reference them with the digital timestamps on the pressing plant order emails.

You may have bought Saddle Creek some time but we'll know conclusively that this was a deceitful marketing trick once the hair fiber DNA results come in and we cross-reference them with the digital timestamps on the pressing plant order emails.

You may have bought Saddle Creek some time but we'll know conclusively that this was a deceitful marketing trick once the hair fiber DNA results come in and we cross-reference them with the digital timestamps on the pressing plant order emails.

You may have bought Saddle Creek some time but we'll know conclusively that this was a deceitful marketing trick once the hair fiber DNA results come in and we cross-reference them with the digital timestamps on the pressing plant order emails.

My guess is they saw that 200-300 people bought the 500 copies and wanted more people/fans to get in on the color train. Good job to them for changing the color and noting it as a 'second press' instead of adding more copies or advertising a new third 'first pressing' variant.

Also a brown guy. 
I think liberalism and the left and whatever else you want to call that 'side' deserves a ton of pushback and scrutiny, even when it's uncomfortable or confrontational. But I disagree that said push back should be delivered in the form of playing devil's advocate for groups that promote hate or racist ideals or even attitudes that are less sinister/intentional but built on the framework of racist ideals. I'd love to see young, frustrated males on the internet tear Democrats apart for benefitting from corruption and economic inequality while pretending to care about everyone and bring about change in that area. It's a bummer when that passion and frustration is channeled into fighting peers who advocate for minority groups and communities and to perpetuating the idea that empathy is a weakness and flippancy and a lack of empathy is an intellectual strength. Making it safer to be outspokenly racist or rude and safer to perpetuate less overt racist/rude ideas without any challenge will definitely disrupt and frustrate your peers, such as fellow VCers, but it will also lead to a lower quality of life for disadvantaged groups and do absolutely no harm to the people at the top who are truly benefitting from our current system. That said, this is the internet and we are males, so fighting and dick-measuring is going to happen but I hope, at some point, we can find similarities and aim our toxic venom upward at the corrupt instead of at each other all the time.