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Nai Harvest Release New Single From Upcoming LP

Nai Harvest released one of my favorite EPs of 2013 with Hold Open My Head. Featuring plenty of fuzz, heart, and vintage vibes, the band wet the tongues of all listeners, giving them a sweet taste of what is to come. The band has released a new single, “Sick On My Heart,” which will be […]

Sorority Noise Join Topshelf Records, Announce Sophomore LP

Hartford indie/emo four-piece Sorority Noise have recently announced their signing to the Topshelf Records family. The band, fronted by Cameron Boucher (also of Old Gray), put out a very well-received debut LP, entitled Forgettable, earlier in 2014, along with various split EPs, enabling them to tour throughout the year with bands such as You Blew It!, […]

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Topshelf Records Announce 93-Track Sampler For MSPCA

Starting the new year off in good spirits, Topshelf Records has announced the release of their annual label sampler. This year, the compilation will contain a whopping ninety-three tracks from a fistful of great bands. The label has put a ‘Name Your Price tag on the sampler, as proceeds will go directly to the Massachusetts […]

I Guess You Could Say I Enjoyed Some Music in 2014

This year, I’m throwing convention to the wind. I tend to spend too much time deliberating, trying to narrow things down to a set amount of this or that. For 2014, much like any other year, I’m sharing a [very] large collection of what I enjoyed most in the world of music, except these lists […]

The Jazz June Release Music Video For “After The Earthquake”

If you’re anything like me, you’ve been loving the new record from The Jazz June for at least a few weeks, which is out now on Topshelf Records. This is band’s first new record after a long hiatus, and it lives up to the expectations. Today, the band has released a dark and dreamy new music […]

Prawn Announce 7″ EP And Release New Single, “Settled”

In line with Record Store Day on November 27 (Black Friday), New Jersey natives, Prawn, are scheduled to release a limited edition 7″ EP which includes songs that came to life as the band was recording Kingfisher, their 2014 studio album from last summer. Prior to the EP’s release, Topshelf Records will also be putting […]

REVIEW: The Jazz June – ‘After The Earthquake’

Artist: The Jazz June Title: After The Earthquake Label: Topshelf Records Genre: Emo, Rock It gets difficult to string together thoughts on a band’s work when you aren’t as familiar with their back story. The Jazz June is different, though. Their music is sort of like the older brother you have who went away to […]

Listen To The Jazz June’s First Album In Twelve Years, ‘After The Earthquake’

“Emo revival” has really taken on a new meaning lately. Along with several other late-nineties emo bands, The Jazz June reunited earlier this year and announced that they would be releasing a new record, their first in twelve long years. You can now listen to their latest effort, After The Earthquake. After some time off, the […]

The Broke College Kid’s Guide To The 2014 CMJ Music Marathon

Let’s say you’re in school and don’t have all that much to spare on an all-access CMJ badge this year. Let us also say that you’ve been dying to go out and see some killer breakthrough / up-and-coming acts between the 21st and the 25th of October. You, my friend, are in luck because Under […]

The Jazz June Just Dropped A Song From Their First Album In 12 Years

I wanted to make a post-ironic ’90s kids joke here, but I’ll save us both the time and just inform you that emo greats The Jazz June, whom haven’t put out a new record in 12 years, have just premiered the first single from their new record, entitled After the Earthquake. The album is slated […]

Nai Harvest Release New Music Video For “Buttercups”

Cutting-edge, emo indie rock duo from the UK, Nai Harvest, have recently released a new music video and it’s quite the acid trip. This new video is for their song “Buttercups” which is off of the band’s most recent Flower 12” split EP (via Dog Knights) with fellow UK natives, Playlounge. An appropriately “that’s so […]

A Great Big Pile of Leaves Share B-Side “Learning Curves”

The underrated indie rockers in A Great Big Pile of Leaves are about to be headlining a beast of a tour for September. Their label, Topshelf Records, has put the band together with label-mates Field Mouse, Prawn and Diamond Youth; one sick lineup. Well, yesterday, the label shared a B-side from AGBPOL’s excellent (newest) album, […]