Bleeding Gold is dropping Thunderegg‘s full-length vinyl debut, Cosmos, recorded by Alan Weatherhead (Sparklehorse, Magnolia Electric Co.) in Oakland and featuring the Bay Area lineup (Alex Jimenez, bass; Reese Douglas, guitar; André Custodio, drums). Packaged in a deluxe gatefold and exploding with guitars, Cosmos is the Egg’s deepest plunge yet into space, blending the usual clever lyrics, sweet melodies, and ragged rocking with a layered roar that begs to be blasted.
BG118 | L. VALERIE – Arranged Marriage: “The material collected here in this short release was half written on the fly, half slowly gathered in my subconscious over several weeks at the end of 2017. Last year was quite the adventure in personal growth for me. The cover I created for this release was collaged out of a sewing manual from the 1960s that the generations before me might have put to its intended purpose.. but I named this record in honor of my independence from old ideas, so here’s to a better use.” –L. Valerie
‘Arranged Marriage‘ is a brief but poignant take on the stumble into adulthood.
BG120 | ROMAN LAKES – The Cold: New digital single from Stockport, UK singer-songwriter Ben Hyman, aka Roman Lakes.
What began as a modest lo-fi bedroom project, now after almost a decade in Sick Balloons has blossomed into a full fledged affair, spearheaded by a rotating cast of musician friends, siphoning moments from their full-time bands. Members of Trouble in the Wind, Duchess, and local stalwarts The Tractormen have all been folded into Scott’s nostalgia funded indie meanderings. After various shifts and turns, the band settled in with another amalgamation, coinciding just slightly before the release of the band’s fourth album, ‘telescopes (on) parade,’ the last to feature founding member Glynnis Johns’ contributions on bass.
Post-‘telescopes’, the band acquired another north county multi-instrumentalist and comrade, Jesse Lee (from the Paragraphs), to round out the indefinite open door that is the balloons. Pulling inspiration from indie cult rockers such as Pavement, Guided By Voices and Dinosaur Jr, this fuzz-craving quartet pocket punk-informed pop gems in under three minutes or less, with equal nods to british & american shoegaze rock.
RELEASE SHOW: 1/26/18 @ Stag & Lion Pub (850 Tamarack Ave, Carlsbad, CA 92008)
Let The Machine Get It is a construct of musical ideas collected over and inspired by the varying terrains and unpredictable gear shifts of the last five plus years. A lyrical knack for exploring darker truths beyond the light and humor in mankind’s darkest moments, Ariel Levine turns his external satirical candor inward. It’s a conceptual story arc that encompasses the desire for something greater, the fear of losing ones connection to the world by an increasing dependence on technology, and the looming truth that is “wherever you go, there you are”. LTMGI is set to be the most personally revealing collection of songs in his career to date.
ALSO AVAIL AT: M-Theory Records and Vinyl Junkies Record Shack (SAN DIEGO)
Guiding Light is Chuck Davis (vocals, drums, bass, keys) & Jason Sebastian Russo (vocals, guitar, bass, sound design)
Additional Players: Paul Dillon, Jeff Klein, Peter Holmström, Jon Merz, Phil Williams, Brad Truax, Sarah Jane McKinley, Jason ‘Plucky’ Anchondo, Matt Ross-Spang, Jason Bradley Green & Benjamin Kaplan
Engineers: Collin Hegna, Bill Racine, Damon Whittemore & Guiding Light
Mixed by Jason Finkel
5.1 Mix by Guiding Light
Mastered by Justin Shturtz
BUY THE LP HERE. (Black or LTD Pink vinyl)
The latest EP from our UK pals OH WELL GOODBYE:
The Affinity EPs; a more experimental and ambient collection compared to its predecessor ‘Acquiescence‘ showcasing Oh Well, Goodbye’s use of drums loops and keyboards for the first time, yet still touching upon the bands pop sensibilities and downbeat ‘post-punk’ sound.
All music and words for ‘Affinity: Part I’ written by Philip Rourke and Oh Well, Goodbye.
Oh Well, Goodbye is:
Philip Rourke (Guitar & Vocals)
Adam Burns (Guitar)
Andy Fernihough (Drums)
Sam Banks (Bass)
‘Affinity: Part I’ Track 1, 2 & 3 were recorded and engineered by Bobby Mambo, Brock & Broll Studios, Chorley, UK, August 2017.
‘Affinity: Part I’ Track 4 was recorded and engineered by Andy Fernihough at Crash Studios, Liverpool, UK, September 2017.
Mixed by Andy Fernihough and Oh Well, Goodbye.
Mastered by Andy Fernihough at Crash Studios, Liverpool, UK.
All songs composed by Oh Well, Goodbye.
Artistic direction by James Dyke.
PREORDER THE CASSETTE AND/OR CD HERE! <USA
This is a Co-release with Hail Hail Records: UK/Euro
Bleeding Gold is back with some of our favorite quirky, lo-fi pop. Check out our new friend L. Valerie!!
A limited edition run of artist-made CD-rs have been created with handmade covers and artwork by L. Valerie. Buy Here.
Two new tracks that will be reworked for the upcoming Bleeding Gold Records 12″ LP from Japan’s BOYSAGE!
With the gloomy psychedelia of The Growlers, the spaced out vocals of Jesus & Mary Chain and the expansive instrumentation of Brian Jonestown Massacre, Dream Joints weave together a patchwork of influences to create a unique sound that stretches from vampiric to blissful. All the while sounding immediate and absolutely vital.
Edition of 100 12″ GATEFOLD LP [BLACK/GREEN]
Edition of 150 12″ GATEFOLD LP [BLUE SMOKE]
Release date: 26 MAY 2017
Buy HERE.
Low Points are a quintessentially Southern California band. Mixing the sing along choruses of bands like Weezer with the sugary, DGAF surf fuzz of early WAVVES, Low Points’ debut EP ’Feels’ is bursting with stony slacker punk hooks. Led by songwriter Kevin Vega (Space Heat) and consisting of Jakob McWhinney (Space Heat, Ex-The Soaks, Spooky Cigarette), Frank Mindingall (Ale Mania, Northern Tigers, Spooky Cigarette) and Jeremy Hoover, Low Points are a fresh and honest take on garage pop.
The band balance surf rock rhythms and hard-hitting guitar riffs with deeply personal lyrics dealing with alienation and depression to create a sound that is at once catchy and haunting. Their four song debut, ‘Feels’ bounds from influences like the gritty garage pop of Mike Krol, pseudo emo-revival of Cloud Nothings to the surf punk of Tijuana Panthers, all the while maintaining a unique and memorable voice.
‘Feels’ will be released on March 3rd, 2017 through Field Trips & Bleeding Gold Records.
Dream Joints’ long awaited debut 7” perfectly encapsulates the hauntingly catchy nature of tripped out garage rock aficionado Mike Turi’s (Wild Wild Wets, The Old In Out) solo project. The A side, ‘So Much Fun’ finds him awash in dirty, droney synths. Languid vocals are smeared, dream-like, across the tracks noise pop face. It’s a sound that somehow feels as uplifting as it is foreboding. B side, ‘Dust’, a dirgey, psychedelic tinged dive into a rock and roll wasteland, follows suit. Pairing a hypnotic progression with tinkling, pulsating keys, ‘Dust’ is as much the soundtrack for long drives through the dark empty of desert, as it is for sweaty, gritted teeth nights in packed underground clubs.
With the gloomy psychedelia of The Growlers, the spaced out vocals of Jesus & Mary Chain and the expansive instrumentation of Brian Jonestown Massacre, Dream Joints weave together a patchwork of influences to create a unique sound that stretches from vampiric to blissful. All the while sounding immediate and absolutely vital.
Dream Joints’ debut 7” So Much Fun / Dust will be released in February, 2017 through Bleeding Gold Records in preparation for the release of full length ‘Just Like Medicine’ in April.
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