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A few months ago I released an album by Bask from Asheville, NC. It was definitely a different album for us, and but I'm really proud of how it came out and all of the hard work we put into it. As a label, we generally have stuck with a lot of indie/emo stuff in recent years, but we like diversity, you like diversity, blah blah blah. I'm not sure what the genre is, every time I try and explain Bask it doesn't do it justice. It's akin to Pallbearer and the whole melodic metal/rock thing that might owe a lot to Baroness. I've heard Bask called "Americana metal doom" but that sounds really dumb. If you like heavy bands, you'll dig this. They're going on tour with Pallbearer and Kayo Dot in August, so if you live in the area that the tour hits, then come say hello. Upcoming Shows: Sat. 8/19 - Missoula, MT @ Pub Station Sun 8/20 - Billings, MT @ Top Hat Lounge Tue 8/22 - Regina, SK @ Exchange Wed 8/23 - Winnipeg, MB @ Good Will Thu 8/24 - Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium Fri 8/25 - Iowa City, IA @ Blue Moose Sat 8/26 - Dekalb, IL @ The House Cafe Sun 8/27 - Milwaukee, WI @ Cafe Club Tue 8/29 - Detroit, MI @ El Club Wed 8/30 - Toronto, ON @ Lees Palace Thu 8/31 - Ottawa, ON @ Brass Monkey Fri 9/1 - Quebec City, QC @ Lanta Bar & Spectacles Sat 9/2 - Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz PDB Tue 9/5 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall Wed 9/6 - Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery Thu 9/7 - Raleigh, NC @ Hopscotch Festival Fri 9/8 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade Sat 9/9 - Knoxville, TN @ The Concourse vinyl: http://selfawarerecords.storenvy.com/collections/13827-all-products/products/18715495-bask-ramble-beyond-12-lp listen: https://selfawarerecords.bandcamp.com/album/ramble-beyond

The new wolves & wolves & wolves & wolves 7" EP "Scars" is up for Pre-Order now via Wiretap Records. Available in 3 color variants; Opaque Orange, Opaque Yellow, and Semi Transparent Burgandy. (Orange is available from the band on their tour/shows, Yellow and Burgandy at the Wiretap store.) The record is limited to a first pressing of 300 7" records (100 Yellow, 100 Orange, 100 Semi Transparent Burgandy) and is scheduled for a release date of 8/11/2015. You can pre-order HERE Tracklist: Side A 1. Scars 2. What I Bleed Side B 3. The Cross + The Switchblade 4. Serpents (Acoustic) For Fans of; Hot Water Music, Rival Schools, Planes Mistaken For Stars, The Get Ups Kids, Off With Their Heads. The band recently premiered the self titled track at at Punknews.org You can listen to the track HERE More info at www.wiretaprecords.com

Preorders for the Totally Slow//Black Market split 7" are now live in our webstore, so you should go check it out!!! Both bands are really awesome and are some of the best kept secret bands of the southeast. Totally Slow features ex members of Rights Reserved, Eagle Bravo, Manamid, Decoration Ghost and so many more. We released their debut LP in 2013 and it is really awesome, if you haven't checked it out, you really are missing out! The best years of California pop-punk and early Merge Records, rolled into one. Black Market is a little bit newer, but all members have definitely "done their time" in the "scene," for lack of a better way to describe them. Features ex members of Light the Fuse and Run (RVA- Level Plane Records, known for their split with Hot Cross) and Forcefedglass (MA- featuring Ben Koller of Converge). Black Market sounds nothing like those bands. Instead of spazzy post-hardcore or blistering fast punk, Black Market is more garage rock sensibility with 90s punks intensity. Basically loud post hardcore that knows when to get loud, but also knows when to get crazy. It'll make sense when you hear it. The band previously released a collection of their 2013 EPs, "One Year Old," via Death to False Hope Records. Totally Slow will be playing THE FEST on Saturday, November 1st at Durty Nelly's. The band will have advance copies of the split (tests) in a very very limited quantity. If you are interested in picking this variant up, then make a beeline to the venue and nab it up. The 7" EP is limited to 300 copies of randomly mixed color vinyl.The release features 4 new tracks (2 from each band) on the record w/ two additional digital only songs! The digital versions are covers of each others songs. This was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Kris Hilbert at Legitimate Business. Side A: 1. Totally Slow- Blank Paper Sides 2. Black Market- Hangover Hobby Kit Side B: 3. Black Market- No Brain 4. Totally Slow- The End of Air Digital only: 1. Black Market- Phone (Totally Slow) 2. Totally Slow- Basement Dweller (Black Market) Under The Gun Review premiered a Black Market track, "No Brain," from the split, so make sure you check that out as well. http://www.underthegunreview.net/2014/09/29/utg-premiere-black-market-no-brain/ PREORDER HERE!!! PREORDER HERE!!! PREORDER HERE!!! http://selfawarerecords.storenvy.com/products/8899032-preorder-totally-slow-black-market-split-7-w-digital-download-bonus-s

Hey! An update on this. This EP and band is so good, we decided to do a vinyl version of it. So we had Dave Eck at Lucky Lacquers do the vinyl mastering and cut it at 45 RPM for max volume and sound quality, and then we asked Eisner Award winning, NY Times bestselling comic artist Nate Powell (Sounds of Your Name, Swallow Me Whole, March) to take the artwork and add his vision to it. It has all turned out stunning. The vinyl sounds great and the new covers are beautiful done with a matte varnish. I'll be posting the new artwork this week. The tests sound great, we should be getting these soon. We will have a special FEST 12 edition of the LP with blank stamped center labels and OBI strip on the covers. They play Rocky's on FRIDAY 7:00pm - 7:30pm at FEST. The band also recorded a new song specifically for this vinyl release as a bonus track! You can still stream the EP minus the bonus song via their bandcamp: http://muscleandbone.bandcamp.com/ We will be premiering a music video from the EP in the next week or so to accompany the VINYL release of this record. Thanks!!! http://bittermelodyr.../products/17807 Muscle and Bone is an indie/emo revival band from Asheville, NC. This is a really amazing EP, if you are a fan of American Football, Snowing, or Casket Lottery then you will probably really dig this. This tape comes with link to download this record or you can just go ahead and download it from their bandcamp. This is shipping now. 25 on clear (tears) color shells - I have just a handful of these to sell. The band will have most of these. 75 on blue (sad) color shells 1. No Return 2. Lamp Posts 3. Bones & Muscles 4. To Fix the Past, You Must Destroy the Future 5. When I Loved You You can give it a listen here: http://muscleandbone.bandcamp.com/ Members: Adam Gross Chris French Ryan Hoots Rob Travis http://bittermelodyr.../products/17807

Charlotte, NC indie/punk band Late Bloomer has just put up their preorders for their new album. The band features ex-members of Meth Mtn, Obstruction, Planet Piss, Nations, Scout, Horse Thief, Pullman Strike, and The Fire The Flood. If you like Husker Du, Dinosaur Jr, and even stuff like Jawbreaker or anything good, then you will like this record. Self Aware Records (Old Flings, Mike Bell & the Movies) will be splitting the release with Lunchbox Records (Car vs. Driver, Yardwork, Sled). The record will be limited to 300 copies of split colored vinyl. The record sounds amazing and we are proud to be putting it out for the young band!!! You can preorder the new Late Bloomer record now!!! http://selfawarerecords.storenvy.com/products/715491-late-bloomer-self-titled-12-lp-lunchbox-self-aware If you need a reason, just listen to the last track on the record. http://latebloomer.bandcamp.com/track/homebodies the record is being released by Lunchbox//Self Aware Records limited to 300 copies on split colored vinyl (w/ download card and such) www.selfawarerecords.com www.selfawarerecords.com www.selfawarerecords.com