While many artists have come and gone, why have Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings only continued to grow steadily in popularity around the world? The reason is simple: There is no other band around today that plays with the rhythm, feeling, or explosive power of the Dap-Kings, and there is no other singer that can…
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings are already well known as one of the most exciting acts in the nation for both their explosive live shows and their prolic output of gritty studio recordings. Their breakout release, 100 Days, 100 Nights , has sold over 150,000 copies worldwide. The follow-up I Learned the Hard Way ,…
Throughout their career, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings remained in high demand both publicly and privately to recreate and often re-imagine songs by other artists. More often than not, these covers were recorded by request commissioned for placement in movies, television programs, tribute albums, or for samples. This album compiles some of their most popular…
Following up her excellent 2002 debut, Sharon Jones stays true to the formula she laid down on her early releases and Dap Dippin by presenting another session of full-force funk that pays homage to the genre s glory years without coming off as contrived. The deep funk revival continues with Jones belting out commanding vocal…
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings final studio album, Soul of a Woman is a lush, orchestral masterpiece. A true testament to the life and career of Daptone s fearless leader and one of the world s greatest performers. In the year prior to her death from pancreatic cancer in 2016, Sharon Jones toured and performed…
The funkier side of Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings. The indisputable reigning champions of Soul give 12 blazing hot tracks– made famous in their infamous Soul revue– their long overdue album debut. Majority previously unreleased including exclusive 45-only tracks such as Genuine Pts. 1 & 2 , He Said I Can , When I Come…
The funkier side of Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings. The indisputable reigning champions of Soul give 12 blazing hot tracks– made famous in their infamous Soul revue– their long overdue album debut. Majority previously unreleased including exclusive 45-only tracks such as Genuine Pts. 1 & 2 , He Said I Can , When I Come…
epic represents a crossroads for me as an artist. Going from intern to artist at Ba Da Bing, from solo folk singer to playing with a band for the first time and beginning to play shows on tour where people showed up. I am in awe of the artists who wanted to participate in celebrating…
Dear Reader, About a year or two ago, Naomi Yang (of Galaxie 500) reached out to me after she rediscovered a video that we had made together in 2011, during the making of Tramp, just before the album s release. It was for the song Serpents. The timing was uncanny, approaching the anniversary of Tramp. Thinking…
Deluxe Edition Colored Vinyl 2LP (with D-Side Etching) includes Two Unreleased Tracks and Two Previously Stand-Alone Singles Plus Fold-Out Poster and O-Card Color Of Vinyl Subject To Change Without Notice Call To Confirm Colored Copies Are Still Available Sharon Van Etten has always been the kind of artist who helps people make sense of the…
Sharon Van Etten has always been the kind of artist who helps people make sense of the world around them, and her sixth album, We ve Been Going About This All Wrong, concerns itself with how we feel, mourn, and reclaim our agency when we think the world – or at least, our world – might be…
Where to now? This was the question burning on my mind as I wrote and recorded what ended up becoming my label debut. Where could I go after hitting rock bottom at age 24 in March-June 2020, addicted and cowering in the face of interpersonal collapse?There were deeply felt romantic highs with the two girlfriends…
***BACK IN STOCK!!! Received an 8.3 Best New Reissue rating from Pitchfork.Sheer Mag’s Compilation LP features the Philadelphia rock band’s three seven-inches, released between 2014 and 2016. All twelve songs were recorded onto the same vintage 8-track tape machine, carted to various locations around Philadelphia. The first two were produced in a makeshift studio wedged…
Shellac s third release 1000 Hurts was recorded throughout 1998 and 1999 at Steve Albini s Electrical Audio studios in Chicago and mastered by Steve Rooke and John Loder at Abbey Road in London. The LP was mastered entirely in the analog domain, using the complete DMM (direct metal mastering) process and pressed by EMI in London on…
2014 s Dude Incredible served as Shellac s – Steve Albini (guitar), Bob Weston (bass) and Todd Trainer (drums) – fifth LP. Recording took place sporadically over the previous few years at Albini s Electrical Audio studios in Chicago, Illinois. The 9-track record was then mastered by Steve Rooke at Abbey Road. Audio quality is paramount, as…