You Will Eventually Be Forgotten, the long-gestating new album from emo standard-bearers Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate), is now streaming. This follows months of teases, including two singles (“If It’s Bad News, It Can Wait” and “A Keepsake“) and lyrics to each of the songs. First debuted by Interview Magazine, the album is also […]
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Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) Stream Autobiographical New Album
August 14th, 2014 
Tyler Hanan 
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ALBUM STREAM: Prawn – ‘Kingfisher’
August 6th, 2014 Mark Garza New Jersey’s Prawn have been pretty busy. They just hopped off a tour with The Hotelier, Foxing and Little Big League and just last week, Topshelf Records announced their first ever label tour featuring Prawn, A Great Big Pile of Leaves, Field Mouse and Diamond Youth. To top it all off, they have a new […]
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July 30th, 2014 Adrian Garza Prawn’s latest single, “First as Tragedy, Second as Farce” has found its way online thanks to a playlist created by their label, Topshelf Records. The Boston-based label released the playlist in promotion for the first ever Topshelf Records tour which kicks off in Philadelphia this September and will run through the east coast. Other acts […]
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A Great Big Pile Of Leaves Add Dates To Headlining Tour
July 29th, 2014 Kriston McConnell A Great Big Pile Of Leaves recently announced that they would be headlining an upcoming Topshelf Records tour starting this September. When they made their initial announcement, there were only a handful of dates, but now the band has confirmed even more dates for the tour. You can find the updated tour poster by taking […]
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Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) Share “A Keepsake,” Put Up Album Pre-Order
July 22nd, 2014 Tyler Hanan Forces of emo unite on “A Keepsake,” the second single off the upcoming Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) album You Will Eventually Be Forgotten. Bob Nanna of Braid – which released a wonderful new album earlier this summer – features on the track with a guest verse. It’s always odd to hear another voice on an Empire! Empire! […]
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July 22nd, 2014 Kriston McConnell A Great Big Pile Of Leaves have announced they will be headlining the first ever Topshelf Records Tour. They will be supported by labelmates Field Mouse, Diamond Youth and Prawn. A handful of dates have been announced so far, but the band has promised there will be more soon. You can view the tour poster […]
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Braid Go “Bang” In New Video
July 20th, 2014 Tyler Hanan Braid emerged earlier this summer with their first album in 16 years. The Topshelf Records-released No Coast proved to be a winner, garnering positive reviews the internet over and giving newcomers to midwestern emo another fine release with which to educate themselves. The video for their single “Bang” embraces its summer release, as a young girl in […]
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Every Weezer Fan Needs To Spend Time With ‘You Blue It!’ This Week
July 15th, 2014 James Shotwell It’s truly rare that a covers album rises above the level of novelty to become something worth longtime admiration. Of the dozens, if not hundreds of covers releases and compilations created every year, only a handful are ever deemed worthy of coverage by the vast majority of press, and of those few even less are […]
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REVIEW: Field Mouse – ‘Hold Still Life’
July 14th, 2014 Drew Caruso Artist: Field Mouse Album: Hold Still Life Genre: Alternative, Shoegaze Label: Topshelf Records Hold Still Life is an adventure fit for any occasion. While keeping a steady collective of pop, melody, and charm, Field Mouse’s sophomore LP is able to play with tones in ways that keep songs fresh, all while consistently holding a formula […]
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Stream Two Songs From You Blew It!’s Weezer Tribute EP
July 13th, 2014 Kriston McConnell We are now only a couple of days away from the release of You Blew It!‘s Weezer covers EP, cleverly titled You Blue It. So far the band has released a couple of singles off the EP, and over the last few days they dropped two more tracks. The first, “In The Garage,” can be […]
Posted in Streams Tags: half cloth, Only In Dreams, streams, Topshelf Records, weezer, You Blew It!, you blue it 1 Comment » LISTEN: Prawn – “Glass, Irony”
July 9th, 2014 Drew Caruso “Let’s keep swimming.” Prawn have released another new track from their upcoming album, Kingfisher. The track, “Glass, Irony,” is an upbeat adventure of melody, pop, and crisp sound. Easily one of the band’s most energetic outings to date, “Glass, Irony” is a welcomed addition to any summer playlist, making the wait for Kingfisher all the […]
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Stream New Field Mouse LP ‘Hold Still Life’
July 7th, 2014 Drew Caruso Bring on the fuzz. Field Mouse’s fantastic new album Hold Still Life is currently streaming over at Hype Machine. Applauding the loved sonic aspects of the ’90s, coupled with plenty of fuzz, reverb, and keen ears for melody, Hold Still Life is a wonderful experiment in sound. From the ’80s inspired pop ballad of “Two […]
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