The next issue of my In The April Sun zine is v. v. nearly done. I think it's gonna run to 56 pages this time, and 51 pages are finished, bar a gargantuan proof-read. As a teaser, here is one page of the six-page review of @glasgoespop.bsky.social

Since international postage is such a beast we're making some Cords tees here in the US, just in time for the holidays! Orange ink on soft olive green B+C shirts, hand-screened right here in Oakland, CA. Pre-orders on our Bandcamp start today! slumberlandrecs.bandcamp.com/merch/the-co...

You've asked and we've delivered: The Cords' brilliant debut album is now available on cassette! Professionally duplicated and sounding awesome, with a unique cover pic, fold-out artwork and a sharp yellow tape shell. Now shipping! thecordsband.bandcamp.com/album/the-co... @skepwax.bsky.social

also, massive and eternal props to The Remote Viewer, one of the great forgotten bands of our time - if you've any interest in Hood, Talk Talk, Pole, Bark Psychosis or even the contemporary Escho+related scene - we strongly recommend spending some time boomkat.com/products/you...

Limited edition cassette version of The Cords’ debut album now available from us - and from @slumberlandrecords.com in the US (Bandcamp only).

JUST IN! 'On This Day' by Tony Molina Grungy lo-fi indie rock and power pop FFO GBV, early Weezer, Sharp Pins. @slumberlandrecords.com www.normanrecords.com/records/2118...

Chime School at The Mabuhay on Friday. Banging, energetic set. Check Andy bowing the Rick. Why not?

Reminiscing about what a great day Tuesday was.

Jeanines — On and On @jeanines-band.bsky.social @slumberlandrecords.com @skepwax.bsky.social ftherules.net/2025/11/08/j...

On the office hi-fi, excellent for mail order packing! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

We've got fresh represses of The Pains of Being Pure At Heart's classic debut LP and "Perfect Right Now" singles comp in hand now! The band will have them at their UK shows, your fave local shop can (hopefully!) re-order, or get 'em from us! slumberlandrecords.com/painsofbeing/

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart's UK tour starts in just a few days! Then Jakarta! West coast shows in February! Tickets on sale now! More !!! bnds.us/gl7in0

"E “The Cords” è uno di quei dischi che ascolteresti in loop senza stancarti mai." Grazie! @skepwax.bsky.social

Psyched to get a Bandcamp notification for a new Sapphire Mansions. The release date is in last year, so maybe just the tape is new? Either way, I'm into it. sapphiremansions.bandcamp.com/album/august...

On the office hi-fi today -- the new 4xEP Makaya McCraven album. Smashing. intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/techno...

100% loving the new Bats album. So glad they're still putting 'em out! thebats.bandcamp.com/album/corner...

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social talks to @joemuggs.bsky.social about how The KLF, two pop pranksters built a cult out of rave culture, burning 1 million quid and Doctor Who mashups. All aboard the Last Train To Trancentral. Listen now 👉 linktr.ee/talk90stome #theklf #klf #kfoundation

I'll be spinning some records on Friday at this gig happening downstairs at the just-reopened Mabuhay Gardens (!!). Chime School + Bullseye + Slosh, 8pm, no presales. Should be interesting!

All day, many of you have been asking for a Cheney obituary from me. Get ready:

Nice to see The Telephone Numbers Theme in this month's Rosy Overdrive playlist! "a triumphant indie-power-pop track that’s every bit good enough to be the group’s theme song."

Just a couple of days left to listen to the @allodarlin.bsky.social session for Riley & Coe on BBC Sounds. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Hell yeah, direct pre-orders for Tony Molina's "On This Day" start shipping this week! Peerless folk/jangle straight from the west bay, iykyk. Special edition available w/2 song flexi featuring Nico + Kaleidoscope covers, all the links right here: slumberlandrecs.lsnto.me/on-this-day

Today's #SundaySong is "On and On" by the Jeanines. I've had them on here before, but I just adore their 90 second pop songs, and this one is from their newest album. To me, this one captures that bittersweet mix of hope and dread I feel because life just keeps happening. @slumberlandrecords.com

Happy birthday to the brilliant Lindy Morrison. Here's a glorious Go-Betweens performance filmed for Australian TV in 1987. It boasts their best line-up and a short but sweet set including Bye Bye Pride, Right Here, Cut It Out, Spring Rain, Cattle and Cane… youtu.be/4ALbPfCFfkQ

A lot of great tunes in this thread - not least of which this fave from The Caretaker Race.

Flying Nun on Multitrack First installment of my blog about these special tapes in the FNR and Chris Knox collections at National Library of NZ. What is a multitrack? What is on these tapes? And how can you listen to and research them? Have a read. 👇👇 natlib.govt.nz/blog/posts/f...

We totally love the new Pains of Being Pure at Heart video for “Kurt Cobain’s Cardigan” // DIR: Art Boonparn, DP: Shannon McMahon. A lost Pains classic, taken from their crucial comp "Perfect Right Now." Repress coming soon! www.youtube.com/watch?v=frVI...

can we say this is Halloween music? beathappening.bandcamp.com/track/pajama...

The Cords are the guests for the new installment of H.I. Art on the Edge's Surprise Cast, talking about anything and everything, including their brilliant new album, touring and what's next for the band. A great listen! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s... @hiartontheedge.bsky.social

SF! Next week Nov 7 catch us at Mabuhay Gardens (og downstairs venue) with BULLSEYE (nyc) and SLOSH (sf first show). Plus DJ kid frostbite aka @slumberlandrecords.com . 8pm tix at door!

More on our upcoming show at @thegladcafe.bsky.social in November with the wonderful dream pop of Rachel Love. 😍 ⬇️ #glasgoespop #glasgoespoppresents #ggp #indie #indiegigs #glasgow

Last night Boyracer uploaded this live set to Bandcamp, recorded 31 years earlier at The Empty Bottle in Chicago. I was driving them around the US on this tour and it was a total blast. We were young and dumb and I think about it a lot. BFFs for sure. boyracer.bandcamp.com/album/live-a...

Now playing: this fine Sea Pinks album from a ways back now. seapinks.bandcamp.com/album/freak-...

The Telephone Numbers ripping through "Pulling Punchlines" at their album release show a few nights ago at the Make Out Room. Amazing show! Thx to @pilrigpaterson.bsky.social for the video! www.threads.com/@pilrigpater...

Def feeling the new Viola Klein remix thing meakusma.bandcamp.com/album/new-ch...

The Jam released The Modern World on this day in 1977 youtu.be/kGbwb6SrrZs

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – Higher than the Stars @thepainsofbeing.bsky.social @slumberlandrecords.com ftherules.net/2025/10/27/70/

Ace interview with Lightheaded up at Big Takeover. "Lightheaded has effectively consolidated the foundational achievements of their previous two releases, presenting a sound that is more exquisitely bittersweet and artistically fully-realized than ever before." bigtakeover.com/interviews/a...

Pretty excited about these Pizza Hotline minidiscs. They look and play great!

The Telephone Numbers ripping through "Pulling Punchlines" at their album release show a few nights ago at the Make Out Room. Amazing show! Thx to @pilrigpaterson.bsky.social for the video! www.threads.com/@pilrigpater...

@slumberlandrecords.com delivering the PRIMO pop goods *again*! What a hit rate they have 😄 youtu.be/USpBHot9qw4?...

Love this review of The Cords' album from Dusted! "The trick is there is no trick. The Cords is bright, springy and capacious, a self-assured, mature performance that starts fresh and stays that way. You’re thrilled to hear it again." www.tumblr.com/dustedmagazi... @skepwax.bsky.social

The Telephone Numbers at the Make Out Room. Soundcheck now, show starts soon!

Bay Area! The Telephone Numbers' record release party for "Scarecrow II" is TONIGHT at the Make Out Room, w/special guests Big Top, The Heart Wants & Latitude, plus DJs Eli G and Kid Frostbite. Early show, 6pm. Scarecrow II is out now! slumberlandrecs.lsnto.me/scarecrow-ii

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart's UK tour starts in just a few weeks, and hey they just announced a run of west coast for next February. Really! Tickets on sale now! bnds.us/gl7in0

🆕 West Coast USA tour dates with @livinghour.bsky.social now on sale! Tickets: bnds.us/gl7in0

New music vid for “Kurt Cobain’s Cardigan” // DIR: Art Boonparn, DP: Shannon McMahon youtu.be/frVIu5YakvQ?...

what's up, new Pains of Being Pure at Heart video! www.youtube.com/watch?v=frVI...

The Cords – When You Said Goodbye @slumberlandrecords.com @skepwax.bsky.social ftherules.net/2025/10/17/t...