Posted on March 6th, 2025
Exploding In Sound Records is thrilled to announce the release of Buds Demos, a collection of home recorded demos from Ovlov's Steve Hartlett. Due out on March 14th, the demos have been newly mastered by Michael John Thomas III, capturing much of the band's third album in its earliest and more raw form. Today the band are sharing "The Weekend (Demo)," an unreleased song that was held back from the final release.
Ovlov are set to head out next week on a much anticipated West Coast tour that will find the band playing many cities for their first time. Joined by Washer for most dates, the run is almost entirely sold out, with tickets only remaining for Denver and the Treefort Music Fest in Boise. Complete dates can be found below.
03/15 - Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge w/ Babe Report, Krill 2, & Bursting
03/17 - Denver, CO @ Marquis w/ Broken Record
03/20 - Los Angeles, CA @ Zebulon w/ Guck *
03/21 - Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction w/ Phony *
03/22 - Los Angeles, CA @ Zebulon *
03/23 - San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel *
03/25 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios *
03/26 - Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Fest *
03/28 - Vancouver, BC @ The Pearl w/ Ritchot Textiles *
03/29 - Seattle, WA @ Clock Out Lounge *
05/17 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Block Party
* w/ Washer
The Buds Demos tape is available with a light blue edition online at Bandcamp and the EIS webstore and a tour exclusive blue tint edition (only available at shows).
Posted on December 6th, 2024
With the 15th anniversary of Grass Is Green's debut coming up in 2025, it's about damn time this album made its way to vinyl. One of our favorite records in the history of the world, this one is a landmark for EIS, a catalyst if you will for us to do what we do. An album so inherently important to Dan that he's been smiling like an idiot any time this vinyl pressing comes up. If you know this record, then we know you're going to pick up a copy of the vinyl. If you're not familiar, holy mole, you're in for a treat! Disorienting, energetic, discordant, melodically intricate yet captivatingly raw, this one is a true gem.
The vinyl is a very limited pressing, available now on Bandcamp and the EIS store.
Posted on November 12th, 2024
Exploding In Sound Records is thrilled to announce that Two Inch Astronaut are releasing a new two song single, "Check Please / Humorist," out now. While the band broke up back in 2018, they still had a few songs they had written but never recorded. With the tenth anniversary of their much beloved second album, Foulbrood, looming, the once Maryland based trio of Sam Goblin, Matt Gatwood, and Andy Chervenak decided to get back together and record, once again with the legendary J. Robbins (who recorded the band's last two albums, Can You Please Not Help and Personal Life) at the helm.
The result is a triumphant reminder of Two Inch Astronaut's winding brilliance and intricate hook heavy post-hardcore. The songs are punchy and vibrant, with tangled intensity and enormous melodic brilliance.
A much beloved band of the east coast underground, Two Inch Astronaut are an inspiration to many, a scrappy band that earned high praise from their four full length albums. In the years since, the members have remained busy playing in Mister Goblin, Des Demonas, Smile Machine, and Deady, among others.
Speaking about the singles, Sam Goblin shared:
"We wrote these two songs in 2018 right before we made the decision to take a break from the band. As the ten year anniversary of Foulbrood loomed, we thought it'd be cool to do something slightly less backward looking than a reissue or reunion, so we reworked these two more recent tunes and finally got around to recording them. We all live in different places now and more than anything it was just great to have an excuse to be together again (and to hang with J Robbins).
Both of the songs are about the solipsism of pursuing anything creative, but the experience of recording them was a nice reminder of how many great times and irreplaceable friendships came from doing this silly thing, so can't be all bad."
Posted on October 28th, 2024
Tennessee hardcore powerhouse, Thirdface, are releasing their sophomore album, Ministerial Cafeteria, this Friday November 1st via Exploding In Sound Records. Today they're sharing one more early single, the powerfully primal "Sour."
Thirdface blend mind-bending technicality with sheer ferocity into a one-of-a-kind take on hardcore that's as visceral as it is impressive. On Ministerial Cafeteria they dial their sound even further into the red, drawing on elements of punk, grindcore, and noise rock into one of the most inventive aggressive albums of the year.
Earlier singles "Midian" and "Meander" (which garnered attention from the likes of Pitchfork, Stereogum, BrooklynVegan, Treble, and more) captured the blisteringly fast side of Thirdface's sound, but "Sour" swings the pendulum towards a sinister stomp. The song stretches out to the three minute mark, highlighting the band's ability to draw on disquieting atmospherics and textures without losing an ounce of bite.
Posted on October 19th, 2024
Can you believe it's been thirteen years of Exploding In Sound Records? Neither can we. Join us in a celebration of the label. From now until Friday (October 25th), if you order a record from either our Bandcamp page or our webstore, we'll send you another record (of our choice) for FREE!!* We're sending some truly incredible records, we guarantee it. That's two records for the price of one. Same deal for tapes and CDs. It's a great way to celebrate the catalog and discover something (potentially) new to you. Classic, hidden gems, truly wonderful music.
We also made an enormous playlist over at Spotify with one track from nearly every release we've been involved with. Feeling inspired? Listen to the entire thing. It's a fun listen. I'm still working my way through it, but enjoying it very much.
Thank you to everyone that has helped support EIS over the years. Thank you especially to those who continue to support EIS and everyone that approaches the label with an open mind and an enthusiasm for what we're doing. MOST IMPORTANTLY, thank you to every band and artist that has ever worked together with EIS. A label is only as good as the bands on it and we're so lucky to work with so many of our all time favorite bands.
* in the US only, due to outrageous shipping costs.
