News from 2020

NEWS : MON, JAN 13, 2020 at 6:57 AM

Watch Perfect Son’s New Video for “Almost Mine”

Performs at Eurosonic Festival on January 17th, 2020 in Groningen, Netherlands.

Perfect Son’s (aka Tobiasz Biliński) Sub Pop debut Cast was released last year to critical acclaim from such places as Brooklyn Vegan, EXCLAIM!, Pop Matters and Big Take Over. The 10-track album features the lead single “It’s For Life,” along with the highlights “Promises,” “Lust” and the latest video offering, “Almost Mine.” 
 
Directed by Evan and Kristina Fellers, “Almost Mine” was shot on land and underwater in Costa Rica, Iceland, Canada, and the United States. The video perfectly encapsulates how energy transitions through the self-realizing universe.


 
Perfect Son has confirmed an appearance on January 17th, 2020 at Eurosonic Festival in Groningen, the Netherlands. Biliński is also one of 16 nominees for the “Music Moves Europe Award” which Eurosonic co-organizes (winners will be announced on January 17th).  Sub Pop co-founder Jonathan Poneman will also appear as the festival’s keynote speaker. The band will then perform the following night, January 18th in Hamburg, Germany at Mucke bei die Fische. Perfect Son has also confirmed a 5 date run throughout the UK with Canadian band The Dears. These shows will begin on April 16th in Bristol and find the band opening shows in London, Glasgow, Bristol, Leeds and Manchester.
 
Tour Dates:

Jan. 17 - Groningen, NL - Eurosonic Festival
Jan. 18 - Hamburg, DE - Mucke bei die Fische
Mar. 07 - Warsaw, PL - Wolskie Centrum Kultury
Apr. 16 - Bristol, UK - Exchange #
Apr. 17 - Manchester, UK - Deaf Institute #
Apr. 18 - Glasgow, UK - Drygate Theatre #
Apr. 19 - Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club #
Apr. 21 - London, UK - The Garage #

# w/ The Dears


Cast is available from Sub Pop Mega Mart right over here.
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What The People are saying about Perfect Son:

“As Perfect Son, Biliński makes hard, streamlined pop music, building waves of pulsating keyboards up around his impressive, expressive voice.” [“It’s For Life”] - Stereogum 
 
“Typically, in this genre, artists will get dark and deep, but PS create a non-threatening, subdued landscape where Biliński’s vocals tend to float rather than cause confrontation.” [Cast] - The Big Takeover
 
” An electronic pulse, hip programmed percussion, and grungy guitar lines guide Biliński’s angelically crestfallen harmonies regarding losing and finding his humanity.  It’s intense yet serene, with subtle but purposeful modulations in the arrangement that keep it cryptic and enthralling (8/10).” [Cast] - Pop Matters 
 
Cast nails both style and substance; an exciting debut.” - Exclaim!
 
“A heavily-layered, beat-driven dose of appealing art-pop.” [“Lust”] - Brooklyn Vegan 


Posted by Rachel White

NEWS : FRI, MAR 20, 2020 at 12:00 PM

Sub Pop Artists and Tours Affected by COVID-19 (and how you can help)

Greetings, Friends, Fans and Curious On-Lookers of Sub Pop! As we all do our best to keep safe and healthy in these strange and trying times, there are things we can do to stay connected and supportive. We have received numerous requests for information on how to help Sub Pop and Hardly Art artists whose tours have been directly affected by COVID-19 and worldwide social distancing mandates. And so! Right here we will do our level best to keep a current list of those artists, complete with links to ways you can support them while they are unable to tour…

And, as a reminder, there is one very immediate way of offering your support through the Fri., March 20 Bandcamp COVID-19 Fundrasier.

We also made a playlist of the many Sub Pop and Hardly Art artists who’ve had to cancel or postpone their 2020 tour dates. Please to enjoy them here while they’re unable to come to you -> smarturl.it/spbandsathome.

[Updated 3/27/20]

Moaning
Listen/Buy: Uneasy Laughter (out Mar 20, 2020!)
Support: Bandcamp

Shabazz Palaces
Listen/Buy: preorder The Don of Diamond Dreams (out April 17, 2020!)
Support:  shabazzpalaces.com + Bandcamp

Man Man
Listen/Buy:  preorder Dream Hunting in the Valley of the In-Between (out May 1, 2020!)
Support:  manmanband.com + Bandcamp

Corridor
Listen/Buy:  Junior
Support:  Bandcamp

Orville Peck
Listen/Buy:  Pony
Support:  orvillepeck.com + Bandcamp

Shannon Lay 
Listen/Buy: August
Support:  Bandcamp

Frankie Cosmos
Listen/Buy:  Close It Quietly
Support:  frankiecosmosband.comBandcamp

Mudhoney
Listen/Buy:  Digital Garbage | Morning in America
Support: mudhoney.org + Bandcamp

Omni
Listen/Buy:  Networker
Support:  Bandcamp

Versing
Listen/Buy:  10000
Support: New t-shirt on Bandcamp!

Weyes Blood
Listen/Buy: Titanic Rising
Support: Weyes Blood Store

Whitmer Thomas
Listen/Buy: Pre-order Songs from The Golden One
Support: Watch The Golden One on HBO

Girl Friday
Listen/Buy:  Fashion Conman
Support:  Bandcamp

Pissed Jeans
Listen/Buy:  Why Love Now
Support:  Pissed Jeans Store + Bandcamp

Downtown Boys
Listen/Buy:  Cost of Living
Support: Downtown Boys Bandcamp

Colleen Green
Listen/Buy: I Want to Grow Up
Support: colleengreen.bigcartel.com or the Dude Ranch album on Colleen’s Bandcamp page

Listen/Buy:  Cars in Space

METZ
Listen/Buy: Automat
Support: Bandcamp

IAN SWEET
Listen/Buy:  Crush Crusher
Support:  iansweetmusic.com + Bandcamp

Jo Passed
Listen/Buy:  Their Prime
Support:  jopassed.com + Bandcamp

Carissa’s Wierd
Support: Bandcamp

Clipping.
Listen/Buy:  There Existed an Addiction to Blood
Support:  clppng.com + Bandcamp

Cartel Madras
Listen/Buy:  Age of the Goonda
Support:  Bandcamp

Perfect Son
Listen/Buy:  Cast
Support:  Bandcamp

Also, please note that another perfectly acceptable (if not straight-up DELIGHTFUL) way to support any/all of the artists on Sub Pop and Hardly Art is by shopping at the Sub Pop Mega Mart, the Hardly Art Shop, and our struggling friends at the many, fine independent record stores across the country (many of whom are serving you via online orders and/or in-person delivery!) who need your patronage now too.


We’ve also found a number of resources offering some hope + relief + opportunity to lend a hand:

MusiCares:  COVID-19 Relief Fund

Sweet Relief: COVID-19 Fund

She Shreds:  Supporting Musicians and Live Professionals During COVID-19

Creative Capital:  List of Artist Resources During the COVID-19 Outbreak

Music COVID Relief: a resource for the U.S. music community re the CARES Act Coronavirus Stimulus bill of March 27, 2020.

and some Seattle-area-specific resources:

Seattle Artist Relief Fund Amid COVID-19

COVID-19 Webinar for Artists & Cultural Organizations (Seattle Office of Arts & Culture)

King County - COVID-19 Handbook for Creative Industries

4Culture Cultural Relief Fund for King County

Michael’s List of COVID-19 Resources for the Seattle/King County area



Posted by Rachel White

NEWS : THU, FEB 20, 2020 at 8:00 AM

Listen to new King Tuff track “I’m Free”

Here we have a brand new track from the one and only King Tuff! He also has a little something to say about it:

“I’m Free” is a song I wrote a few years back which first appeared on Ty Segall’s album Freedom’s Goblin. Ty had asked me to write a song for him to record and I had this little demo laying around which I gave to him. I never really thought about it much after that but recently I was asked if I would ever release my own version of the song… so here it is! My favorite time to write songs has always been in the middle of the night. The world slows down and the little nocturnal critters start hooting, howling, buzzing, bubbling… there’s just different ideas that float around that you can’t catch during the day. This is a small song about that. The crickets and raindrops you hear towards the end of the song were recorded one night in June in Vermont outside of a witches hut.”

Listen here, too:  Spotify | Apple Music



Posted by Rachel White

NEWS : FRI, JAN 24, 2020 at 7:00 AM

Wolf Parade’s Fifth Full-Length ‘Thin Mind’ Is Out Today

Thin Mind, Wolf Parade’s fifth album is out now worldwide through Sub Pop, with the exception of Canada through Royal Mountain Records. The album, which features the singles “Forest Green,” “Julia Take Your Man Home,” and “Against the Day,”  was produced by John Goodmanson at Risque Disque on Vancouver Island, BC, mixed by Goodmanson at Bogroll Studios in Seattle, and mastered by Noah Mintz at Lacquer Channel Mastering in Toronto. The album packaging features artwork from comic book artists Simon Roy and Hayleyglyphs throughout. 


LP orders through megamart.subpop.com and select independent retailers in the U.S. will receive the limited Loser edition on clear vinyl with red and green swirls (while supplies last). Meanwhile, LP orders in the UK and Europe through select independent retailers will receive the limited Loser edition on yellow vinyl (while supplies last). 



Posted by Jason Baxter

NEWS : TUE, JAN 7, 2020 at 10:00 AM

Orville Peck performs on Jimmy Kimmel Live! tomorrow night

Acclaimed singer, songwriter and musician Orville Peck makes his late-night television debut tomorrow night on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” The performance comes as part of Apple Music’s “Up Next” program, which recently selected Peck as their featured artist for January.

This honor continues a breakout year for Peck following the release of his debut album, Pony, out now on SubPop Records. In celebration of the album, Peck will continue his extensive U.S. tour this spring with newly confirmed stops including Seattle’s Showbox, San Francisco’s The Independent, Las Vegas’ Brooklyn Bowl, San Diego’s Humphrey’s and New Orleans’ Music Box Theatre. Peck will also perform at both Coachella and Stagecoach festivals this spring, one of the select few artists performing at both events. Tickets for the newly confirmed shows go on sale to the general public this Friday, January 31 at 10 a.m. local time via https://www.orvillepeck.com/tour.



Posted by Jason Baxter

NEWS : THU, JAN 30, 2020 at 4:00 AM

Orville Peck makes his late night TV debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Masked outlaw crooner Orville Peck made his live debut on national late night TV last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live! This performance was a part of his participation in Apple Music’s Up Next program, which highlights emerging talent in the music world. Watch Orville’s rendition of “Dead of Night” above and the web exclusive “Take You Back (The Iron Hoof Cattle Call)” below. 


Posted by Jason Baxter