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Hey y'all. Found a stash of previously out of print YCR titles and I just threw them up in the webstore. These are limited to one per customer: The Forecast - S/T LP (gray) Weatherbox/Person L - split 7-inch (all four colors) Weatherbox - Follow The Rattle Of The Afghan Guitar (purple) The Felix Culpa - Thought Control 12-inch (TOUR PRESS /50) http://youthconspiracy.bigcartel.com/

PRE-ORDER WILL LAUNCH AT 3 P.M. EST ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH HERE: http://youthconspiracy.bigcartel.com/product/helen-earth-band-we-fucking-quit We also have a limited-edition Helen Earth Band T-shirt available plus vinyl and CDs from Counterfit (pre-HEB). Add those to your order here! Having played in bands ranging from Counterfit to Finch to Weatherbox, the members of Helen Earth Band have a vast and storied history. The group is one of those rare musical entities that appeal to both the musician and the music listener. The San Diego-based band combines powerful melodies with a striking depth creating music that is accessible, yet tastefully complex. Helen Earth Band chases symmetry and pushes their music to the pinnacle while using space and restraint to broaden the dynamics within each song. The band abounds with complex rhythms, textured guitar, intertwining harmonies, and atmospheric undertones. Yet the songs are never betrayed; only enhanced by the band’s ambitious and keen musical ear. Practicing a true independent spirit, the band has blazed their own trail strictly on their terms. Helen Earth Band is indeed rare and refreshing in the most memorable way. PRESSING INFO 100 copies on black vinyl, hand-numbered 100 copies on white vinyl, hand-numbered 100 copies on black/white split vinyl, hand-numbered TRACKLISTING SIDE A 1. Anchor 2. Call Out 3. Castaway 4. The Temperature Rising 5. Coping Mechanisms 6. Remind Me Why SIDE B 7. Pieces 8. Titan 9. Mazes 10. Sleep Creature 11. Curtain Call All copies come with a download code. This is YCR-014.

Surprise! We just released the Felix Culpa's incredible 2005 EP Thought Control on vinyl for the very first time as a 45rpm 12-inch mastered for vinyl by Trevor Sadler, with brand new artwork and everything. These are four of the Culpa's finest songs that are still heard in their setlists today. You can order that here. This is shipping immediately.

Thanks to everyone who has purchased something from the YCR webstore for our Black Friday sale. We are humbled and very appreciative of the response. We also wanted to let you know that there's still time to get yourself a great deal, as the sale runs through 11:59pm EST on Monday, December 1. Here's how this works: Spend $10 or more and save 15% w/code 10SAVE5 Spend $20 or more and save 20% w/code 20SAVE10 Spend $30 or more and save 25% w/code 30SAVE15 Spend $40 or more and save 30% w/code 40SAVE20 Spend $50 or more and save 35% w/code 50SAVE25 UPDATE: We found a handful of Weatherbox's American Art 2xLP on white vinyl; grab one here. We also put up the remaining red/blue splits of Meridian's The Cathedral LP; those are here. Both of these variants have been unavailable for quite some time and there are less than 10 copies of each in the store, so jump on it! Also: Surprise! We just released the Felix Culpa's incredible 2005 EP Thought Control on vinyl for the very first time as a 45rpm 12-inch mastered for vinyl by Trevor Sadler, with brand new artwork and everything. These are four of the Culpa's finest songs that are still heard in their setlists today. You can order that here. If you read this far down, thank you for your support. We hope your Thanksgiving is as rad as our record collection is. —XOXOYCR

Happy Labor Day weekend! We at YCRHQ are looking forward to kicking back with a few Steveweisers and taking in a marathon of Bar Rescue, as all good Americans should. And to reward you for our laziness, take 20% off everything in the YCR webstore from now until Monday, September 1 @ 11:59 p.m. PT with the code BUTTFUNNEL. That includes new releases from Meridian, Foreign Tongues and more, plus our wildly popular CM Flag shirt as well as our distro selection jam-packed with titles from Alkaline Trio, Balance And Composure, the Swellers and many more! Thanks for supporting YCR, and have a great holiday weekend, everyone! Follow YCR on social media to get updates as they happen: https://www.facebook.com/youthconspiracyrecords https://twitter.com/youthconrecs

It's been a busy month for Youth Conspiracy, so let's get right into it: First up, we're running a Memorial Day Weekend sale! From now until midnight EDT on 5/27, everything in the YCR webstore is 20% off be entering MEMORIAL at checkout. Spread the word! In very exciting news, the first-ever YCR band, the Felix Culpa, have reunited! Their first show back will be July 26 at Wicker Park Fest in Chicago alongside Owls, Pet Symmetry and more. And in even more exciting news... ...the Felix Culpa will be pairing up with our boys in Foreign Tongues for a split 7-inch coming out later this year on No Sleep Records. We are thrilled to hear what both of these bands come up with! We are very humbled that Meridian's "Love & A Sense Of Belonging" was selected for TuneCore's Choose Independence Vol. 2 compilation. Download this 30-song comp completely free at Amazon MP3. You can now find our new releases from both Foreign Tongues and Meridian on iTunes, Spotify, Beats Music, Amazon MP3, eMusic, Rhapsody and pretty much any other place music is sold or streamed. Tell your friends, won't you? Weatherbox's phenomenal new album Flies In All Directions is out now on Triple Crown Records, and you're a straight-up dummy if you haven't bought a copy yet. The YCR distro has new titles from Sainthood Reps, Balance & Composure, Light Years, Foxfires, My Mouth Is The Speaker, Hot Rod Circuit and tons more! Lastly, our classic CM Flag shirt is back in stock! Show your love for the Best In The World, CM Punk, and buy one before we get sued by Greg Ginn. Okay, that's it for us this time! Follow YCR on social media to get updates as they happen: https://www.facebook.com/youthconspiracyrecords https://twitter.com/youthconrecs

We have some new distro titles coming in soon, so we need to make some space—so all current distro titles are 15% off all weekend long with code DISTRO. Pick up releases from Balance & Composure, Pianos Become The Teeth, Light Years, Hot Rod Circuit, Foxfires, Cut Teeth and more here: http://youthconspiracy.bigcartel.com/category/distro

PRE-ORDER NOW: http://youthconspiracy.bigcartel.com/product/foreign-tongues-sweet-empathy-leaving-me-ep STREAM "WISHING WELL": http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?p=131415951#post131415951 Photo credit: Mitchell Wojcik We are excited to announce that Youth Conspiracy Records and Veggie Co. Records have partnered up to release a new 7-inch from Foreign Tongues. Sweet Empathy Leaving Me features two new songs from the Massachusetts-based indie-rock band produced byDefeater's Jay Maas and mastered for vinyl by Moving Mountains' Gregory Dunn. The release will be available on April 8, 2014, on extremely limited-edition vinyl as well as digitally. The cover art is below; more details and a pre-order will come soon. Follow YCR and VCR on social media to get updates as they happen: https://www.facebook.com/youthconspiracyrecords https://www.facebook.com/veggiecorecords https://twitter.com/youthconrecs https://twitter.com/veggiecorecs

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But the only way to get it is to sign up for our mailing list: http://ymlp.com/xgbmbqumgmgb The next newsletter will go out this afternoon, and will include a 20% OFF code for one specific YCR release. Sign up now or be left out in the cold!

PRE-ORDER HERE: http://youthconspiracy.bigcartel.com STREAM A BRAND NEW GHOST THROWER SONG HERE: http://www.punknews.org/bands/ghostthrower STREAM A BRAND NEW FOREIGN TONGUES SONG HERE: http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?p=116625022 This split 7-inch featuring four brand new songs is the next chapter in the evolution of both of these bright, young bands from the Northeast. Ghost Thrower leave behind the angry punk of their previous EPs for a janglier style of indie rock both classic (the Smiths) and current (Tigers Jaw), whereas Foreign Tongues aren't afraid to use their distortion pedals for a '90s post-grunge explosion akin to Balance And Composure or Sainthood Reps. PRESSING INFO Coming soon... TRACKLISTING A1: Ghost Thrower - All Work A2: Ghost Thrower - Nothing Is Wrong B1: Foreign Tongues - Smother B2: Foreign Tongues - New Drugs This is YCR-009.

PRE-ORDER HERE: http://youthconspiracy.bigcartel.com/product/meridian-aging-truths-lp STREAM ALBUM HERE: http://meridianohio.bandcamp.com/ We're incredibly honored to be releasing Meridian's debut album, Aging Truths, in an extremely limited pressing of only 300 copies on random colored vinyl. The earlier you pre-order, the rarer the color you will get. If you order multiple copies, you will receive the rarest colors available at the time of your order. Meridian is the brainchild of Max Stern, best known as the vocalist/guitarist for rising Cleveland punk band Signals Midwest. Many of the songs comprising Meridian's full-length debut, Aging Truths, date back as early as 2007, when Max began playing acoustic house shows around Cleveland. These songs aren't Signals Midwest rejects, though; they draw from an entirely different set of influences, such as the Avett Brothers, Sundowner, the Mountain Goats and Frank Turner. Making the project more special is the involvement of Max's younger brother Jake, who he taught how to play guitar at a young age and contributed to the arrangements of the songs on Aging Truths. One listen to these 10 songs and you'll understand why Max Stern is one of the brightest songwriters to grace the independent punk and folk scenes in quite some time. PRESSING INFO 300 copies on random colored vinyl TRACKLISTING SIDE A 1. When I See You 2. Love & A Sense Of Belonging 3. The Catalyst 4. I Will Learn 5. What We've Built SIDE B 6. Prosthetic Hand 7. Wait, Move 8. Commuters 9. When You See Me 10. Six Blocks This is YCR-008.

I just posted the brand new Foreign Tongues EP, Glue, on the YCR Bandcamp page. It's a pay-what-you-want download with 100% of the proceeds going toward the One Fund Boston. Please check it out and contribute if you're able to: http://youthconspiracy.bandcamp.com

I got married yesterday! To celebrate, my wife(!) and I assembled a 7-inch compilation of some of our favorite bands covering some of our favorite songs, and we gave it out as a wedding favor to all of our guests. Pressing info is 220 copies on random colored vinyl, the majority of which are in the hands of our wedding guests. (Although I do still have a few leftover...) Artwork is by Marky Hladish of MidwestLove Art & Design.

The YCR office will be closed from 10/4-10/14 as I'll be getting married and taking the new Mrs. Youth Conspiracy on a well-deserved honeymoon to someplace a shitload warmer than Ohio. Any orders placed between 10/4 and 10/14 will ship the week of 10/15, assuming we don't get kidnapped by a Mexican drug cartel. (No promises.) BUT! To make things fun, every order placed between right this very second and 10/14 will be entered to win a test pressing of ANY YCR release. Weatherbox, Sainthood Reps, Person L, The Forecast, Heks Orkest, the Felix Culpa—it's your choice! Every record you buy will get you an entry into the drawing (i.e. buy one record, get one entry; buy three records, get three entries; buy 100 records and I will kiss you on the lips). Winner will be drawn the week of 10/15 and will be emailed to ask what test press they want. Hop to it, everyone! http://youthconspiracy.bigcartel.com

Still on the hunt for that perfect Christmas gift for your friend or loved one? Turn no further than Youth Conspiracy Records' holiday mega-sale! Here's what we have going on: 1. TEST PRESSES FOR SALE! That's right, for the first time ever we are opening up our test press vaults to make them available to the public. These are EXTREMELY LIMITED and are priced accordingly. 2. RARE RECORDS BACK IN STOCK! We've added a few copies of some out-of-print records back into the store. These colors have been unavailable for nearly a year. Pick 'em up now or buy 'em on eBay later! 3. FREE 7-INCH WITH EVERY PURCHASE! Every order placed will get a FREE Heks Orkest 7-inch included. No coupon code needed! Order a Weatherbox 2xLP, get a free Heks Orkest 7-inch. Order a YCR slipmat, get a free Heks Orkest 7-inch. Order a Heks Orkest 7-inch, get a free Heks Orkest 7-inch. It's a win/win! Shop now: http://youthconspiracy.bigcartel.com Order by Dec. 10 to guarantee delivery in time for Christmas!

We're big fans of freedom over at Youth Conspiracy Records, and we think you should be, too. So what better way to celebrate our independence than knock back a few beers, grill up some delicious meat (or tofu, if you're weird) and spin some killer vinyl? That's why from now until midnight on July 5, we're offering 20% off EVERYTHING in the YCR store. All you have to do is enter the coupon code "STEVEWEISER" at the checkout to get your discount! http://youthconspiracy.bigcartel.com http://youthconspiracy.bigcartel.com http://youthconspiracy.bigcartel.com http://youthconspiracy.bigcartel.com http://youthconspiracy.bigcartel.com

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