A new year is upon us and with it comes newness in all facets of life! It is with honor and pride that we announce the addition of a new artist to our ever-blossoming roster. Welcome, Ghost Light!
Ghost Light’s new EP, Awful Feelings, is a beguilingly catchy and beautiful account of letting go of the past. This EP was written and recorded by Barrett Lindgren who has created the perfect atmosphere for his songs, recording them largely in his closet in West Philadelphia in the dead of winter. The cassette, which comes with a free digital download, will be officially released on Valentine’s Day 2012 but is now available for pre-order and can be purchased from the band at their upcoming shows:
01.18.12 Brooklyn, NY - Big Snow w/ No One & the Somebodies, Schwervon!
01.19.12 Poughkeepsie, NY - Vassar College w/ O’ Death
01.20.12 New Brunswick, NJ - The Alamo
Some photos of Snow Caps at the Green Line Cafe in West Philadelphia on December 15, 2011. Their most recent lineup includes Darian Scatton on harp and Yianni Kourmadas on bass and we’ve heard rumors that a clarinet will be added for their next Philadelphia performance at Emoda Gallery on January 18, 2012.
We recently remastered and reissued Snow Caps’ first album, Baby Bird, on vinyl, now available for sale on our website!
Earlier this week we released Kate Ferencz’s fifth album, Dumb Hearts Dumb Flowers, on cassette. This delightful, noisy, percussive work is the closest thing to a dance album that Kate has ever made and is sure to brighten your winter months with songs about love, costume parties, Hitler’s watercolors, and Santa’s elves! The cassette, complete with Kate’s beautiful liner notes and a digital download code, is for sale on our website for only $6 (including shipping).
This Saturday, November 12th, Emoda Gallery in South Philly is hosting an epic benefit show with performances by Kate Ferencz, Charmaine’s Names, and many more! Also: the unveiling of a new mural by Ben Furgal and limited edition mixtapes free with admission! Come have a blast and support this awesome new space!
Little Teeth will be playing their first show in ten months this Friday, November 4th with Faun Fables at The New Parish in Oakland. New member, new limited edition shirts, same amazing band! Not to be missed!
We are very proud to announce our release of the new Hermit Thrushes album, Mystery Ocean, which is now available for pre-order and will be officially released on CD and vinyl on September 20, 2011.
Hermit Thrushes are supporting the album with a six-week tour of North America that begins today. Tour dates are posted on sgmgrecords.com, don’t miss the chance to catch them in your city!
Reading Rainbow recently premiered a new music video that was made by Taryn Jones at Castle Gay, the beloved Philadelphia home of Single Girl Married Girl Records. The video shows the band performing their new single “Dead End” in bright, dense, distorted layers recorded on VHS and Pixelvision cameras from the 1980s. The song was released this month on a 7” split by Hozac Records.
With lots of quiet anticipation coming to end, we’re overjoyed to say that the Caring Practice / Your Children Is Beautiful split cassette is finally here. Exactly a year after Pitchfork previewed the track “Duck Meditation,” German blog No Fear of Pop previewed “Lightning Bug,” and ten weeks after that, the tapes are done! Time flies when you’re listening to great music. Attractively adorned with artwork from YCIB visual guru Joshua Mackie, these tapes are officially for sale on sgmgrecords.com and will not last long!
We’re so psyched that HUME is kicking off their summer tour with us in Philadelphia!
Come see them play at Bookspace (1113 Frankford Avenue) on July 29th with Hermit Thrushes & Scott Churchman. In the meantime, watch this beautiful video of them performing on a boat floating down the Ganges!
Come out to support our sister label, Edible Onion, at their first annual label showcase on July 23! Hermit Thrushes, Snow Caps, Power Animal & more!
Saturday, July 23rd at 6:30pm
Danger Danger Gallery
5013 Baltimore Ave
Philadelphia, PA
“In fact there’s also Melanesian legends about the origin of music with the flute. The story is that once the wind was blowing through a branch of a tree and it scared all the women. And the men said, ‘At last we have a way to scare the women.’ And they cut off the branch and began blowing in it. And that’s the Melanesian origin for music.” - Stan Brakhage
We are so excited to announce Kate Ferencz’s upcoming solo sculpture show at Magic Pictures in Philadelphia! The exhibition, titled Three Spirits, will showcase three gigantic, fantastical creatures inspired by the spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. Fans of Kate’s music will find her art to be similarly playful yet frightening, otherworldly yet deeply empathetic, and a real treat to behold! An opening celebration will be held at the gallery this Thursday, June 23rd, from 6-9pm.
Magic Pictures is located at 618 Hoffman Street in South Philadelphia. If you can’t make the opening, the exhibition will run from June 23 - July 10, 2011, please email info@magic-pictures.org to arrange a time to visit.
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