Slumberland Records
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Slumberland Records is an American independent record label formed in 1989 in Washington, D.C.
area and currently based in Oakland, CA. The label has released recordings from artists including Velocity Girl
, Honeybunch
, Lilys
, Stereolab
, St. Christopher
, Boyracer
, Beatnik Filmstars
, 14 Iced Bears
, and The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
.
, Slumberland was created as a collective effort consisting of members of D.C. area bands Velocity Girl
and Big Jesus Trash Can as a mecca for indie pop
bands, seldom heard outside of the K Records
label.
The debut Slumberland Records release was "What Kind of Heaven Do You Want?", a shared 7" featuring early line-ups of Velocity Girl, Black Tambourine
, and Powderburns. The record was sold in December 1989, limited to 1000 copies with some sort of hand coloring.
By 1992, Slumberland Records was exclusively managed by Michael Schulman and operations were moved from Silver Spring, Maryland to Berkeley, California.
In 1993, Slumberland Records started a in-company record promotion label called "I Wish I Was a Slumberland Record", using colored vinyl instead of black vinyl for up-and-coming bands. The debut release for the WISH label was Sleepyhead's "Sick of Heaven" 7".
In 2001, Slumberland Records went on a temporary hiatus after The Saturday People self-titled full-length but returned in 2003 to release the vinyl version of The Aislers Set
third full-length How I Learned to Write Backwards.
The label once again returned to active status in 2006, releasing albums by The Lodger, Sarandon, Crystal Stilts, Cause Co-Motion!, as well as numerous 7" singles.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
area and currently based in Oakland, CA. The label has released recordings from artists including Velocity Girl
Velocity Girl
Velocity Girl was an American indie rock band formed in 1989 in College Park, Maryland, although it was generally known as a Washington, DC-area band...
, Honeybunch
Honeybunch
Honeybunch is an indie pop band from Providence, Rhode island formed in 1987 by future Velvet Crush member Jeffrey Borchardt, releasing a string of records before splitting up in 1995...
, Lilys
Lilys
Lilys are an American indie rock band formed in Washington, D.C in 1988. The only constant member is Kurt Heasley, with the line-up changing regularly...
, Stereolab
Stereolab
Stereolab are an alternative music band formed in 1990 in London, England. The band originally comprised songwriting team Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier , both of whom remained at the helm across many lineup changes...
, St. Christopher
St. Christopher (band)
St. Christopher are a British indie pop band formed in York in 1984, who released several records on Sarah Records in the late 1980s, and have continued to release records since.-History:...
, Boyracer
Boyracer
-History:Boyracer was founded by vocalist/guitarist Stewart Anderson in 1990 and released their first single in 1991. Richard Adams left the group in 1993, after which the group released its first EP, Naked. They then arranged to release further recordings via Sarah Records including two more EPs...
, Beatnik Filmstars
Beatnik Filmstars
Beatnik Filmstars were a British Lo-fi pop group formed in Bristol in 1990. After splitting up in 1998, going on to side projects Kyoko and Bluebear, they re-formed in 2004, releasing several more albums before splitting again in 2008.-History:...
, 14 Iced Bears
14 Iced Bears
14 Iced Bears were a British indie pop band associated with the C86 music scene. Formed in Brighton in 1985, by Rob Sekula and Nick Emery the band featured a shifting line-up of musicians across their seven-year existence, centred around songwriter and vocalist Rob Sekula and guitarist Kevin Canham...
, and The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are an indie pop band from New York City. Their first album was a self-released EP which came out in 2007 through the Painbow label. Their debut self-titled full length album was released on February 3, 2009 via Slumberland Records. The band name comes from an...
.
History
Inspired by independent punk labels such as K RecordsK Records
K Records is an independent record label in Olympia, Washington, co-founded, owned, and operated by Calvin Johnson, formerly of the bands Cool Rays, Beat Happening, The Go Team, The Halo Benders and presently in the bands Dub Narcotic Sound System and The Hive Dwellers...
, Slumberland was created as a collective effort consisting of members of D.C. area bands Velocity Girl
Velocity Girl
Velocity Girl was an American indie rock band formed in 1989 in College Park, Maryland, although it was generally known as a Washington, DC-area band...
and Big Jesus Trash Can as a mecca for indie pop
Indie pop
Indie pop is a genre of alternative rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s, with its roots in the Scottish post-punk bands on the Postcard Records label in the early '80s, such as Orange Juice, Josef K and Aztec Camera, and the dominant UK independent band of the mid...
bands, seldom heard outside of the K Records
K Records
K Records is an independent record label in Olympia, Washington, co-founded, owned, and operated by Calvin Johnson, formerly of the bands Cool Rays, Beat Happening, The Go Team, The Halo Benders and presently in the bands Dub Narcotic Sound System and The Hive Dwellers...
label.
The debut Slumberland Records release was "What Kind of Heaven Do You Want?", a shared 7" featuring early line-ups of Velocity Girl, Black Tambourine
Black Tambourine
Black Tambourine was an influential twee pop band and one of the earliest Slumberland groups of the early 1990s. Formed in Silver Spring, Maryland, the band comprised singer Pam Berry, Brian Nelson, Archie Moore and Mike Schulman...
, and Powderburns. The record was sold in December 1989, limited to 1000 copies with some sort of hand coloring.
By 1992, Slumberland Records was exclusively managed by Michael Schulman and operations were moved from Silver Spring, Maryland to Berkeley, California.
In 1993, Slumberland Records started a in-company record promotion label called "I Wish I Was a Slumberland Record", using colored vinyl instead of black vinyl for up-and-coming bands. The debut release for the WISH label was Sleepyhead's "Sick of Heaven" 7".
In 2001, Slumberland Records went on a temporary hiatus after The Saturday People self-titled full-length but returned in 2003 to release the vinyl version of The Aislers Set
The Aislers Set
The Aislers Set is an indie pop band that formed in San Francisco in 1997 after the breakup of chief songwriter Amy Linton’s former band Henry's Dress...
third full-length How I Learned to Write Backwards.
The label once again returned to active status in 2006, releasing albums by The Lodger, Sarandon, Crystal Stilts, Cause Co-Motion!, as well as numerous 7" singles.
DRYL Catalog Discography (1989 - 1992)
| Release Number | Artist | Title | Format | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRYL 1 | V/A | What Kind of Heaven Do You Want | 7" | Dec 1989 |
| DRYL 2 | Powderburns | Powderburns | 12" | Apr 1990 |
| DRYL 3 | Whorl Whorl A whorl is a type of spiral or circular pattern.Other meanings of whorl include:* Whorl , used to describe the attachment of sepals, petals, leaves, or branches at a single point... |
Mind Revolution | 7" | Mar 1990 |
| DRYL 4 | Velocity Girl Velocity Girl Velocity Girl was an American indie rock band formed in 1989 in College Park, Maryland, although it was generally known as a Washington, DC-area band... |
I Don't Care If You Go | 7" | Aug 1990 |
| DRYL 5 | Honeybunch Honeybunch Honeybunch is an indie pop band from Providence, Rhode island formed in 1987 by future Velvet Crush member Jeffrey Borchardt, releasing a string of records before splitting up in 1995... |
No More I Told You So's | 7" | Mar 1991 |
| DRYL 6 | Jane Pow | Warm Room | 7" | Feb 1991 |
| DRYL 7 | Lilys Lilys Lilys are an American indie rock band formed in Washington, D.C in 1988. The only constant member is Kurt Heasley, with the line-up changing regularly... |
February Fourteenth | 7" | Mar 1991 |
| DRYL 8 | ||||
| DRYL 9 | Black Tambourine Black Tambourine Black Tambourine was an influential twee pop band and one of the earliest Slumberland groups of the early 1990s. Formed in Silver Spring, Maryland, the band comprised singer Pam Berry, Brian Nelson, Archie Moore and Mike Schulman... |
By Tomorrow | 7" | Nov 1991 |
| DRYL 10 | Velocity Girl Velocity Girl Velocity Girl was an American indie rock band formed in 1989 in College Park, Maryland, although it was generally known as a Washington, DC-area band... |
My Forgotten Favorite | 7" | Jan 1992 |
| DRYL 11 | Whorl Whorl A whorl is a type of spiral or circular pattern.Other meanings of whorl include:* Whorl , used to describe the attachment of sepals, petals, leaves, or branches at a single point... |
Maybe It's Better | 7" | Feb 1992 |
| DRYL 12 | Lorelei Lorelei The Lorelei is a rock on the eastern bank of the Rhine near St. Goarshausen, Germany, which soars some 120 metres above the waterline. It marks the narrowest part of the river between Switzerland and the North Sea. A very strong current and rocks below the waterline have caused many boat... |
The Bitter Air | 7" | Feb 1992 |
| DRYL 13 | Small Factory Small Factory Small Factory was an American indie rock band formed in 1991 and based in Providence, R.I.. The group was well regarded as an exemplar of 1990s indie rock although they never achieved great success or influence. The band broke up in 1995, and Dave Auchenbach formed Flora Street, while the other two... |
What To Want | 7" | Apr 1992 |
| DRYL 14 | Honeybunch Honeybunch Honeybunch is an indie pop band from Providence, Rhode island formed in 1987 by future Velvet Crush member Jeffrey Borchardt, releasing a string of records before splitting up in 1995... |
Mind Your Own Business | 7" | Jun 1992 |
| DRYL 15 | Swirlies Swirlies Swirlies is an shoegaze band from Boston that formed in 1990. They have often been compared to My Bloody Valentine.-Formation and early career:... |
Didn't Understand | 7" | Feb 1992 |
SLR Catalog Discography (1992 - Current)
| Release Number | Artist | Title | Format | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLR 08 | V/A | Just A Taste | CD | Mar 1996 |
| SLR 16 | Linda Smith Linda Smith Linda Smith is the name of:* Linda Smith , The Thriller * Linda Smith , English radio comedy performer, stand-up comic and writer* Linda Smith , American Congresswoman from 1995-1999... |
Til Another Time | 7" | Nov 1993 |
| SLR 17 | The Ropers The Ropers The Ropers is an American sitcom that ran from March 13, 1979 to May 22, 1980 on ABC. The series is a spinoff of Three's Company and based on the British sitcom George and Mildred... |
Sunbathe EP | 7" | May 1993 |
| SLR 18 | Sleepyhead | Punk Rock City USA | 7" | May 1993 |
| SLR 19 | St. Christopher St. Christopher (band) St. Christopher are a British indie pop band formed in York in 1984, who released several records on Sarah Records in the late 1980s, and have continued to release records since.-History:... |
Radio France Sessions EP | 7" | Nov 1993 |
| SLR 20 | Lilys Lilys Lilys are an American indie rock band formed in Washington, D.C in 1988. The only constant member is Kurt Heasley, with the line-up changing regularly... |
In The Presence of Nothing | LP | Sep 1992 |
| SLR 21 | Sleepyhead | Punk Rock U.S.A. | LP | Apr 1993 |
| SLR 22 | Stereolab Stereolab Stereolab are an alternative music band formed in 1990 in London, England. The band originally comprised songwriting team Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier , both of whom remained at the helm across many lineup changes... |
Switched On | LP | Oct 1992 |
| SLR 23 | Velocity Girl Velocity Girl Velocity Girl was an American indie rock band formed in 1989 in College Park, Maryland, although it was generally known as a Washington, DC-area band... |
6 Song EP | CD | Feb 1993 |
| SLR 24 | Stereolab Stereolab Stereolab are an alternative music band formed in 1990 in London, England. The band originally comprised songwriting team Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier , both of whom remained at the helm across many lineup changes... |
John Cage Bubblegum | 7" | Jan 1993 |
| SLR 25 | Jane Pow | Love It, Be It / State | CD | Jun 1993 |
| SLR 26 | Small Factory Small Factory Small Factory was an American indie rock band formed in 1991 and based in Providence, R.I.. The group was well regarded as an exemplar of 1990s indie rock although they never achieved great success or influence. The band broke up in 1995, and Dave Auchenbach formed Flora Street, while the other two... |
Lose Your Way | 7" | May 1994 |
| SLR 27 | Bright Colored Lights | Open Your Eyes | 7" | Oct 2000 |
| SLR 28 | Boyracer Boyracer -History:Boyracer was founded by vocalist/guitarist Stewart Anderson in 1990 and released their first single in 1991. Richard Adams left the group in 1993, after which the group released its first EP, Naked. They then arranged to release further recordings via Sarah Records including two more EPs... |
More Songs About Frustration and Self Hate | LP | Jul 1994 |
| SLR 29 | The Earthmen The Earthmen The Earthmen were an Australian indie pop-rock band formed in Melbourne, Victoria. They released two albums, Teen Sensations and Love Walked In during their career... |
Cool Chick #59 | 7" | May 1993 |
| SLR 30 | The Parasites The Parasites The Parasites is a novel by Daphne du Maurier, first published in 1949.-Plot:In this novel, Miss du Maurier tells the story of the Delaney family... |
Something To Hold Onto | 7" | Sep 1993 |
| SLR 31 | V/A | Why Popstars Can't Dance | CD/2xLP | Oct 1994 |
| SLR 32 | Lorelei Lorelei The Lorelei is a rock on the eastern bank of the Rhine near St. Goarshausen, Germany, which soars some 120 metres above the waterline. It marks the narrowest part of the river between Switzerland and the North Sea. A very strong current and rocks below the waterline have caused many boat... |
Asleep EP | 7"/CD | Oct 1993 |
| SLR 33 | Tiger Trap Tiger Trap Tiger Trap was an all-female twee-pop foursome composed of high school friends Angela Loy and Rose Melberg, with Heather Dunn and Jen Braun. The group recorded for K Records. The name "Tiger Trap" comes from the very first Calvin and Hobbes cartoon. Formed in Sacramento, California in 1992, they... / Henry's Dress Henry's Dress Henry's Dress were a band from Albuquerque, New Mexico consisting of Amy Linton and Matt Hartman, who both acted as singer, guitarist and drummer at various times, and Hayyim Sanchez as bassist, formed in 1993... |
Astronautical Music Festival | 7" | Feb 1994 |
| SLR 34 | Henry's Dress Henry's Dress Henry's Dress were a band from Albuquerque, New Mexico consisting of Amy Linton and Matt Hartman, who both acted as singer, guitarist and drummer at various times, and Hayyim Sanchez as bassist, formed in 1993... |
Henry's Dress EP | 10"/CD | Jan 1995 |
| SLR 35 | Boyracer Boyracer -History:Boyracer was founded by vocalist/guitarist Stewart Anderson in 1990 and released their first single in 1991. Richard Adams left the group in 1993, after which the group released its first EP, Naked. They then arranged to release further recordings via Sarah Records including two more EPs... |
AUL 36X EP | 7" | Jan 1994 |
| SLR 36 | Go Sailor Go Sailor Go Sailor was a short-lived Berkeley based twee pop band. Its members included Rose Melberg of Tiger Trap and the Softies , Paul Curran of Crimpshrine and Amy Linton of Henry's Dress... |
Long Distance | 7" | Jul 1995 |
| SLR 37 | Black Tambourine Black Tambourine Black Tambourine was an influential twee pop band and one of the earliest Slumberland groups of the early 1990s. Formed in Silver Spring, Maryland, the band comprised singer Pam Berry, Brian Nelson, Archie Moore and Mike Schulman... |
Complete Recordings | 10"/CD | Apr 1999 |
| SLR 38 | The Ropers The Ropers The Ropers is an American sitcom that ran from March 13, 1979 to May 22, 1980 on ABC. The series is a spinoff of Three's Company and based on the British sitcom George and Mildred... |
I Don't Mind EP | 7"/CD | May 1994 |
| SLR 39 | Belreve | Belreve EP | 7"/CD | Jan 1995 |
| SLR 40 | Rocketship Rocketship Rocketship may refer to:*A spacecraft*Rocketship - an indie band from Sacramento, California*"Rocketship " - a song by the American rock band Mötley Crüe... |
A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness | LP/CD | Jan 1996 |
| SLR 41 | The Softies The Softies The Softies were a musical duo consisting of Rose Melberg and Jen Sbragia, whose genre was love songs using only their two voices and electric guitars.... |
Loveseat | 7" | Jul 1994 |
| SLR 42 | KG | Embryo | 7" | 1999 |
| SLR 43 | Beatnik Filmstars Beatnik Filmstars Beatnik Filmstars were a British Lo-fi pop group formed in Bristol in 1990. After splitting up in 1998, going on to side projects Kyoko and Bluebear, they re-formed in 2004, releasing several more albums before splitting again in 2008.-History:... |
Pink Noize | 7" | May 1995 |
| SLR 44 | Lorelei Lorelei The Lorelei is a rock on the eastern bank of the Rhine near St. Goarshausen, Germany, which soars some 120 metres above the waterline. It marks the narrowest part of the river between Switzerland and the North Sea. A very strong current and rocks below the waterline have caused many boat... |
Everyone Must Touch The Stove | LP/CD | Sep 1995 |
| SLR 45 | Glo-Worm | Wishing Well | 7" | May 1995 |
| SLR 46 | Hood Hood -Apparel:* Hood , type of head covering** Article of Academic dress** Animal hood, something used in costume play or part of an animal transformation fantasy** Bondage hood, sex toy-Anatomy:* Hood , flap of skin behind the head of a cobra... |
Cabled Linear Traction | LP/CD | Jun 1995 |
| SLR 47 | The Softies The Softies The Softies were a musical duo consisting of Rose Melberg and Jen Sbragia, whose genre was love songs using only their two voices and electric guitars.... |
The Softies | 10"/CD | Mar 1996 |
| SLR 48 | Boyracer Boyracer -History:Boyracer was founded by vocalist/guitarist Stewart Anderson in 1990 and released their first single in 1991. Richard Adams left the group in 1993, after which the group released its first EP, Naked. They then arranged to release further recordings via Sarah Records including two more EPs... |
We Are Made of the Same Wood | 10"/CD | Jan 1996 |
| SLR 49 | Boyracer Boyracer -History:Boyracer was founded by vocalist/guitarist Stewart Anderson in 1990 and released their first single in 1991. Richard Adams left the group in 1993, after which the group released its first EP, Naked. They then arranged to release further recordings via Sarah Records including two more EPs... |
One Side of Boyracer | 7" | Oct 1996 |
| SLR 50 | The Ropers The Ropers The Ropers is an American sitcom that ran from March 13, 1979 to May 22, 1980 on ABC. The series is a spinoff of Three's Company and based on the British sitcom George and Mildred... |
All The Time | LP/CD | Sep 1995 |
| SLR 51 | Nord Express Nord Express The "Nord Express" was a train service introduced in 1896 by Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits, a Belgian night train company... |
Nord Express | 12"/CD | Mar 1996 |
| SLR 52 | The Aislers Set The Aislers Set The Aislers Set is an indie pop band that formed in San Francisco in 1997 after the breakup of chief songwriter Amy Linton’s former band Henry's Dress... |
Been Hiding | 7" | Feb 1992 |
| SLR 53 | The Ropers The Ropers The Ropers is an American sitcom that ran from March 13, 1979 to May 22, 1980 on ABC. The series is a spinoff of Three's Company and based on the British sitcom George and Mildred... |
Revolver | 7" | Sep 1995 |
| SLR 54 | Henry's Dress Henry's Dress Henry's Dress were a band from Albuquerque, New Mexico consisting of Amy Linton and Matt Hartman, who both acted as singer, guitarist and drummer at various times, and Hayyim Sanchez as bassist, formed in 1993... |
Bust 'Em Green | LP/CD | Feb 1996 |
| SLR 55 | The Aislers Set The Aislers Set The Aislers Set is an indie pop band that formed in San Francisco in 1997 after the breakup of chief songwriter Amy Linton’s former band Henry's Dress... |
Terrible Things Happen | LP/CD | Sep 1998 |
| SLR 56 | Nord Express Nord Express The "Nord Express" was a train service introduced in 1896 by Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits, a Belgian night train company... |
Sharky | 7" | Jan 1997 |
| SLR 57 | Nord Express Nord Express The "Nord Express" was a train service introduced in 1896 by Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits, a Belgian night train company... |
Central | LP/CD | May 1997 |
| SLR 58 | Beatnik Filmstars Beatnik Filmstars Beatnik Filmstars were a British Lo-fi pop group formed in Bristol in 1990. After splitting up in 1998, going on to side projects Kyoko and Bluebear, they re-formed in 2004, releasing several more albums before splitting again in 2008.-History:... |
Beezer | CD | Feb 1996 |
| SLR 59 | Hood Hood -Apparel:* Hood , type of head covering** Article of Academic dress** Animal hood, something used in costume play or part of an animal transformation fantasy** Bondage hood, sex toy-Anatomy:* Hood , flap of skin behind the head of a cobra... |
Silent '88 | LP/CD | Sep 1996 |
| SLR 60 | The Saturday People | Slipping Through Your Fingertips | 7" | Feb 2000 |
| SLR 61 | ||||
| SLR 62 | The Aislers Set The Aislers Set The Aislers Set is an indie pop band that formed in San Francisco in 1997 after the breakup of chief songwriter Amy Linton’s former band Henry's Dress... |
The Last Match | LP/CD | May 2000 |
| SLR 63 | The Saturday People / The Clientele The Clientele The Clientele are a London-based British band with Alasdair MacLean on vocals and guitar, Mark Keen on drums, James Hornsey on bass and Mel Draisey on violin, keyboards, backing vocals and percussion.... |
split | 7" | Jul 2001 |
| SLR 64 | Amy Linton & Stewart Anderson | The Lights Are Out | 7" | May 2000 |
| SLR 65 | 14 Iced Bears 14 Iced Bears 14 Iced Bears were a British indie pop band associated with the C86 music scene. Formed in Brighton in 1985, by Rob Sekula and Nick Emery the band featured a shifting line-up of musicians across their seven-year existence, centred around songwriter and vocalist Rob Sekula and guitarist Kevin Canham... |
In the Beginning | CD | Aug 2001 |
| SLR 66 | The Aislers Set The Aislers Set The Aislers Set is an indie pop band that formed in San Francisco in 1997 after the breakup of chief songwriter Amy Linton’s former band Henry's Dress... |
The Red Door | 7" | May 2001 |
| SLR 67 | The Saturday People | The Saturday People | LP/CD | Nov 2001 |
| SLR 68 | The Aislers Set The Aislers Set The Aislers Set is an indie pop band that formed in San Francisco in 1997 after the breakup of chief songwriter Amy Linton’s former band Henry's Dress... |
How I Learned To Write Backwards | LP/CD | Feb 2003 |
| SLR 69 | The How | Happy Matt | 7" | Sep 2006 |
| SLR 70 | The Crabapples | Crabapples For Change | 7" | Sep 2006 |
| SLR 71 | The Lodger The Lodger The Lodger may refer to:* The Lodger, a 1913 horror novel by Marie Adelaide Belloc Lowndes** The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog, a 1927 British silent film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and based on the 1913 novel... |
Grown-Ups | LP/CD | Jun 2007 |
| SLR 72 | Sarandon Sarandon Sarandon may relate to:*Susan Sarandon, actress*Chris Sarandon, actor*Sarandon , English rock group... |
Joe's Record | 7" | Oct 2007 |
| SLR 73 | Longhalsmottagningen | s/t | 7" | Feb 2008 |
| SLR 74 | Roy Moller / The Hermit Crabs | Searching For The Now 1 split | 7" | Feb 2008 |
| SLR 75 | The Aislers Set The Aislers Set The Aislers Set is an indie pop band that formed in San Francisco in 1997 after the breakup of chief songwriter Amy Linton’s former band Henry's Dress... / The How |
split | 7" | Oct 2008 |
| SLR 76 | Bye! / The Happy Couple | Searching For The Now 2 split | 7" | Feb 2008 |
| SLR 77 | Sarandon Sarandon Sarandon may relate to:*Susan Sarandon, actress*Chris Sarandon, actor*Sarandon , English rock group... |
Kill Twee Pop! | 10"/CD | Apr 2008 |
| SLR 78 | Phil Wilson Phil Wilson Phil Wilson may refer to:Musicians*Phil Wilson , singer with The June Brides and solo artist*Phil Wilson , American jazz trombonist and educator*Phillip Wilson , American jazz drummerPoliticians... |
Industrial Strength | 2x7" | Aug 2008 |
| SLR 79 | Sexy Kids | Sisters Are Forever | 7" | Nov 2008 |
| SLR 80 | The Lodger The Lodger The Lodger may refer to:* The Lodger, a 1913 horror novel by Marie Adelaide Belloc Lowndes** The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog, a 1927 British silent film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and based on the 1913 novel... |
Life Is Sweet | LP/CD | May 2008 |
| SLR 81 | A Sunny Day In Glasgow A Sunny Day in Glasgow A Sunny Day in Glasgow are a band from Philadelphia, formed in 2006, undergoing many lineup changes since then, though always led by Ben Daniels.-Background:... / The Sunny Street |
Searching For The Now 3 split | 7" | Jun 2008 |
| SLR 82 | The Pains of Being Pure At Heart The Pains of Being Pure at Heart The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are an indie pop band from New York City. Their first album was a self-released EP which came out in 2007 through the Painbow label. Their debut self-titled full length album was released on February 3, 2009 via Slumberland Records. The band name comes from an... / Summer Cats |
Searching For The Now 4 split | 7" | Jun 2008 |
| SLR 83 | Cause Co-Motion! Cause Co-Motion! Cause Co-Motion! were an indie/punk/Post Punk band from Brooklyn, New York.- History :New York City quartet Cause Co-Motion! were formed in the mid-2000s by vocalist/guitarist Arno, lead guitarist Alex, drummer Jock and bass player Liam... |
I Lie Awake EP | 7" | Sep 2008 |
| SLR 84 | Crystal Stilts | Alight of Night | LP/CD | Oct 2008 |
| SLR 85 | The Pains of Being Pure At Heart The Pains of Being Pure at Heart The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are an indie pop band from New York City. Their first album was a self-released EP which came out in 2007 through the Painbow label. Their debut self-titled full length album was released on February 3, 2009 via Slumberland Records. The band name comes from an... |
Everything With You | 7" | Oct 2008 |
| SLR 86 | Bricolage | Turn U Over | 7" | Nov 2008 |
| SLR 87 | Cause Co-Motion! Cause Co-Motion! Cause Co-Motion! were an indie/punk/Post Punk band from Brooklyn, New York.- History :New York City quartet Cause Co-Motion! were formed in the mid-2000s by vocalist/guitarist Arno, lead guitarist Alex, drummer Jock and bass player Liam... |
It's Time! | CD | Oct 2008 |
| SLR 88 | Bricolage | Bricolage | LP/CD | May 2009 |
| SLR 89 | The Pains of Being Pure At Heart The Pains of Being Pure at Heart The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are an indie pop band from New York City. Their first album was a self-released EP which came out in 2007 through the Painbow label. Their debut self-titled full length album was released on February 3, 2009 via Slumberland Records. The band name comes from an... |
The Pains of Being Pure At Heart | LP/CD | Feb 2009 |
| SLR 90 | The Bats The Bats The Bats are an influential New Zealand rock band formed in 1982 in Christchurch by Paul Kean , Malcolm Grant , Robert Scott and Kaye Woodward... |
Don't You Rise | 7" | Oct 2009 |
| SLR 91 | Crystal Stilts | Love Is A Wave | 7" | Mar 2009 |
| SLR 92 | The Pains of Being Pure At Heart The Pains of Being Pure at Heart The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are an indie pop band from New York City. Their first album was a self-released EP which came out in 2007 through the Painbow label. Their debut self-titled full length album was released on February 3, 2009 via Slumberland Records. The band name comes from an... |
Young Adult Friction | 7" | Mar 2009 |
| SLR 93 | Cause Co-Motion! Cause Co-Motion! Cause Co-Motion! were an indie/punk/Post Punk band from Brooklyn, New York.- History :New York City quartet Cause Co-Motion! were formed in the mid-2000s by vocalist/guitarist Arno, lead guitarist Alex, drummer Jock and bass player Liam... |
Because Because Because | 12" | May 2009 |
| SLR 94 | Liechtenstein / The Faintest Ideas | Searching For The Now 5 split | 7" | Aug 2009 |
| SLR 95 | The School The School The School is a Norwegian indie rock and post-punk revival band from Trondheim, formed in 2004. In January 2006, the band released its self-produced Mädchen EP. It was only available in local shops. It contains four tracks and is now sold out... / George Washington Brown George Washington Brown George Washington Brown is a pseudonym used by two musicians:*Pete Gofton, English musician and producer*Van Dyke Parks , American composer, arranger, producer, musician, singer, and actor-See also:... |
Searching For The Now 6 split | 7" | Aug 2009 |
| SLR 96 | Liechtenstein | Survival Strategies In A Modern World | 10"/CD | Jun 2009 |
| SLR 97 | Gregory Webster Gregory Webster Gregory Webster is a British musician. In 1985 he founded the Razorcuts with Tim Vass. He then played in The Carousel with Elizabeth Price from 1989 to 1994. Soon after he was the main protagonist in Saturn V. In 1997 he founded Sportique, his present band, with Mark Flunder and Rob Pursey... |
The Promised Land | 7" | Oct 2009 |
| SLR 98 | The Champagne Socialists | Blue Genes | 7" | Jul 2009 |
| SLR 99 | Dum Dum Girls Dum Dum Girls Dum Dum Girls are an American indie pop band from California that formed in 2008. Their name comes from both The Vaselines' album Dum Dum and the Iggy Pop song "Dum Dum Boys"... |
Bhang Bhang, I'm A Burnout | 7" | Nov 2010 |
| SLR 100 | ||||
| SLR 101 | Summer Cats | Songs For Tuesdays | LP/CD | Jul 2009 |
| SLR 102 | Brown Recluse | The Soft Skin | 12" | Sep 2009 |
| SLR 103 | The Pains of Being Pure At Heart The Pains of Being Pure at Heart The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are an indie pop band from New York City. Their first album was a self-released EP which came out in 2007 through the Painbow label. Their debut self-titled full length album was released on February 3, 2009 via Slumberland Records. The band name comes from an... |
Come Saturday | 7" | Sep 2009 |
| SLR 104 | Sic Alps Sic Alps Sic Alps is an American garage rock band from San Francisco, California. They've released music on Siltbreeze, Drag City, Woodsist, and several other independent labels.After signing with Siltbreeze, the group released U.S. EZ in 2008... |
L. Mansion | 7" | Aug 2009 |
| SLR 105 | The Pains of Being Pure At Heart The Pains of Being Pure at Heart The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are an indie pop band from New York City. Their first album was a self-released EP which came out in 2007 through the Painbow label. Their debut self-titled full length album was released on February 3, 2009 via Slumberland Records. The band name comes from an... |
Higher Than The Stars | 7"/12"/12" remix / CD | Sep 2009 |
| SLR 106 | Pants Yell! | Received Pronunciation | LP/CD | Nov 2009 |
| SLR 107 | Devon Williams | Sufferer | 7" | Sep 2009 |
| SLR 108 | Brilliant Colors | Introducing | LP/CD | Nov 2009 |
| SLR 109 | Sarandon Sarandon (band) Sarandon are an English indie rock group, formed in London in 2003, who have so far released two albums.-History:Initially formed by singer/guitarist Simon Williams , drummer James Higgott and bass player Joe Morris , the group played their debut show in central London after having rehearsed only... / The Membranes The Membranes The Membranes were a post-punk band formed in Blackpool, Lancashire in 1977, the initial line-up being John Robb , Mark Tilton , Martin Critchley and Martin Kelly . Critchley soon left, with Robb and Tilton taking on vocals, and Kelly moving to keyboards, with "Coofy Sid" taking over on drums... |
Spike Milligan's Tape Recorder split | 7" | Oct 2009 |
| SLR 110 | Frankie Rose Frankie Rose Frankie Rose is a vocalist, songwriter and musician living in Brooklyn, NY. She was formerly an original member of acclaimed garage rock acts Crystal Stilts, Dum Dum Girls, and the Vivian Girls.... |
Thee Only One | 7" | Oct 2009 |
| SLR 111 | Black Tambourine Black Tambourine Black Tambourine was an influential twee pop band and one of the earliest Slumberland groups of the early 1990s. Formed in Silver Spring, Maryland, the band comprised singer Pam Berry, Brian Nelson, Archie Moore and Mike Schulman... |
Black Tambourine | LP/CD | Mar 2010 |
| SLR 112 | Chin Chin Chin Chin Chin Chin is a fried snack popular in Nigeria and West Africa. It is a sweet, hard, donut-like baked or fried dough of wheat flour, eggs, and other customary baking items. Chin chin may also contain cowpeas. Many people also bake it with ground nutmeg for flavor. It is usually kneaded and cut into... |
Sound of the Westway | LP | Apr 2010 |
| SLR 113 | Manatee Manatee Manatees are large, fully aquatic, mostly herbivorous marine mammals sometimes known as sea cows... |
Indecsion | 7" | May 2010 |
| SLR 114 | Summer Cats | Your Timetable | 7" | Mar 2010 |
| SLR 115 | Brilliant Colors | Never Mine | 7" | Apr 2010 |
| SLR 116 | The Lodger The Lodger The Lodger may refer to:* The Lodger, a 1913 horror novel by Marie Adelaide Belloc Lowndes** The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog, a 1927 British silent film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and based on the 1913 novel... |
Flashbacks | LP/CD | Apr 2010 |
| SLR 117 | Neverever | Angelic Swells | LP/CD | May 2010 |
| SLR 118 | Tender Trap Tender Trap Tender Trap is an indie rock/twee pop band, based in London , formed in 2001 by three of the five members of Marine Research - Amelia Fletcher, Rob Pursey, and John Downfall.... |
Do You Want A Boyfriend? | 7" | Jun 2010 |
| SLR 119 | Tender Trap Tender Trap Tender Trap is an indie rock/twee pop band, based in London , formed in 2001 by three of the five members of Marine Research - Amelia Fletcher, Rob Pursey, and John Downfall.... |
Dansette Dansette | LP/CD | Jun 2010 |
| SLR 120 | The Pains of Being Pure At Heart The Pains of Being Pure at Heart The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are an indie pop band from New York City. Their first album was a self-released EP which came out in 2007 through the Painbow label. Their debut self-titled full length album was released on February 3, 2009 via Slumberland Records. The band name comes from an... |
Say No To Love | 7" | Jun 2010 |
| SLR 121 | Procedure Club | Doomed Forever | LP/CD | Jun 2010 |
| SLR 122 | Spectrals | 7th Date | 7" | Jun 2010 |
| SLR 123 | Brown Recluse | Evening Tapestry | LP/CD | Mar 2011 |
| SLR 124 | Frankie Rose and The Outs Frankie Rose Frankie Rose is a vocalist, songwriter and musician living in Brooklyn, NY. She was formerly an original member of acclaimed garage rock acts Crystal Stilts, Dum Dum Girls, and the Vivian Girls.... |
Frankie Rose and The Outs | LP/CD | Sep 2010 |
| SLR 125 | Weekend Weekend (American band) Weekend is an American lo-fi or shoegaze trio from San Francisco, California. The band formed in 2009 and released two EPs, with the full-length debut album Sports coming on Slumberland Records in 2010. The album received an 8.2 rating from Pitchfork Media... |
Sports | LP/CD | Nov 2010 |
| SLR 126 | Crystal Stilts Crystal Stilts -History:Crystal Stilts was formed in 2003 by Brad Hargett and JB Townsend. After releasing one single and an EP, the pair expanded to five members before signing to Slumberland Records in the US and Angular Recording Corporation in Europe and releasing their debut, Alight of Night, in 2008... |
Shake The Shackles | 7" | Oct 2010 |
| SLR 127 | Phil Wilson Phil Wilson Phil Wilson may refer to:Musicians*Phil Wilson , singer with The June Brides and solo artist*Phil Wilson , American jazz trombonist and educator*Phillip Wilson , American jazz drummerPoliticians... |
I Own It | 7" | Oct 2010 |
| SLR 128 | Phil Wilson Phil Wilson Phil Wilson may refer to:Musicians*Phil Wilson , singer with The June Brides and solo artist*Phil Wilson , American jazz trombonist and educator*Phillip Wilson , American jazz drummerPoliticians... |
God Bless Jim Kennedy | LP/CD | Nov 2010 |
| SLR 129 | Brave Irene | Brave Irene | 12"/CD | Mar 2011 |
| SLR 130 | Girls Names / Brilliant Colors | I Lose" / "You Win split | 7" | Nov 2010 |
| SLR 131 | Sarandon Sarandon Sarandon may relate to:*Susan Sarandon, actress*Chris Sarandon, actor*Sarandon , English rock group... |
Sarandon's Age of Reason | LP/CD | Mar 2011 |
| SLR 132 | Crystal Stilts Crystal Stilts -History:Crystal Stilts was formed in 2003 by Brad Hargett and JB Townsend. After releasing one single and an EP, the pair expanded to five members before signing to Slumberland Records in the US and Angular Recording Corporation in Europe and releasing their debut, Alight of Night, in 2008... |
In Love With Oblivion | LP/CD | Apr 2011 |
| SLR 133 | Devon Williams | Euphoria | LP/CD | Aug 2011 |
| SLR 134 | The Pains of Being Pure At Heart The Pains of Being Pure at Heart The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are an indie pop band from New York City. Their first album was a self-released EP which came out in 2007 through the Painbow label. Their debut self-titled full length album was released on February 3, 2009 via Slumberland Records. The band name comes from an... |
Heart in Your Heartbreak | 7" | Dec 2010 |
| SLR 135 | The Pains of Being Pure At Heart The Pains of Being Pure at Heart The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are an indie pop band from New York City. Their first album was a self-released EP which came out in 2007 through the Painbow label. Their debut self-titled full length album was released on February 3, 2009 via Slumberland Records. The band name comes from an... |
Belong | LP/CD | Mar 2011 |
| SLR 136 | Devon Williams | Your Sympathy | 7" | Jun 2011 |
| SLR 137 | Art Museums | Dancing With A Hole In Your Heart | 7" | Jun 2011 |
| SLR 138 | Girls Names | Dead to Me | LP/CD | Apr 2011 |
| SLR 139 | Gold-Bears | Are You Falling in Love? | LP/CD | May 2011 |
| SLR 140 | The Pains of Being Pure At Heart The Pains of Being Pure at Heart The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are an indie pop band from New York City. Their first album was a self-released EP which came out in 2007 through the Painbow label. Their debut self-titled full length album was released on February 3, 2009 via Slumberland Records. The band name comes from an... |
Belong | 7" | Mar 2011 |
| SLR 141 | Weekend Weekend (American band) Weekend is an American lo-fi or shoegaze trio from San Francisco, California. The band formed in 2009 and released two EPs, with the full-length debut album Sports coming on Slumberland Records in 2010. The album received an 8.2 rating from Pitchfork Media... |
End Times | 7" | May 2011 |
| SLR 142 | Terry Malts | I'm Neurotic | LP/CD | Apr 2011 |
| SLR 143 | Kids On A Crime Spree | We Love You So Bad | 12"/CD | May 2011 |
| SLR 144 | Go Sailor Go Sailor Go Sailor was a short-lived Berkeley based twee pop band. Its members included Rose Melberg of Tiger Trap and the Softies , Paul Curran of Crimpshrine and Amy Linton of Henry's Dress... |
Go Sailor | LP | Jun 2011 |
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| SLR 146 | Brilliant Colors | Again and Again | LP/CD | Jul 2011 |
| SLR 147 | Big Troubles | Sad Girls | 7" | Aug 2011 |
| SLR 148 | Big Troubles | Romantic Comedy | LP/CD | Sep 2011 |
| SLR 149 | Frankie Rose Frankie Rose Frankie Rose is a vocalist, songwriter and musician living in Brooklyn, NY. She was formerly an original member of acclaimed garage rock acts Crystal Stilts, Dum Dum Girls, and the Vivian Girls.... |
Know Me | 7" | Jan 2012 |
| SLR 150 | Frankie Rose Frankie Rose Frankie Rose is a vocalist, songwriter and musician living in Brooklyn, NY. She was formerly an original member of acclaimed garage rock acts Crystal Stilts, Dum Dum Girls, and the Vivian Girls.... |
Interstellar | LP/CD | Feb 2012 |
| SLR 151 | Neverever | Shake-a-Baby | 12"/CD | Jan 2012 |
| SLR 152 | Veronica Falls Veronica Falls Veronica Falls are an indie pop band which formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2009. The band consists of Roxanne Clifford and James Hoare both on vocals and guitar, Marion Herbain on bass guitar and Patrick Doyle on drums and back vocals. The members of the band were formerly in the bands The... |
Bad Feeling | 7" | Aug 2011 |
| SLR 153 | Veronica Falls Veronica Falls Veronica Falls are an indie pop band which formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2009. The band consists of Roxanne Clifford and James Hoare both on vocals and guitar, Marion Herbain on bass guitar and Patrick Doyle on drums and back vocals. The members of the band were formerly in the bands The... |
Veronica Falls | LP/CD | Sep 2011 |
| SLR 154 | Spectrals | Get a Grip | 7" | Oct 2011 |
| SLR 155 | Spectrals | Bad Penny | LP/CD | Oct 2011 |
| SLR 156 | Sea Lions | Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sea Lions But Were Afraid to Ask | LP/CD | Nov 2011 |
| SLR 157 | Weekend Weekend (American band) Weekend is an American lo-fi or shoegaze trio from San Francisco, California. The band formed in 2009 and released two EPs, with the full-length debut album Sports coming on Slumberland Records in 2010. The album received an 8.2 rating from Pitchfork Media... |
Red | 12"/CD | Sep 2011 |
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| SLR 159 | Terry Malts | Something About You | 7" | Oct 2011 |
| SLR 160 | Big Troubles | She Smiles For Pictures | 7" | Nov 2011 |
| SLR 161 | Manatee Manatee Manatees are large, fully aquatic, mostly herbivorous marine mammals sometimes known as sea cows... |
Single Payer Class War | Flexi 7" | Nov 2011 |
WISH Catalog Discography (1993 - Current)
| Release Number | Artist | Title | Format | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WISH 01 | Sleepyhead | Sick of Heaven | 7" | Jul 1993 |
| WISH 02 | Henry's Dress Henry's Dress Henry's Dress were a band from Albuquerque, New Mexico consisting of Amy Linton and Matt Hartman, who both acted as singer, guitarist and drummer at various times, and Hayyim Sanchez as bassist, formed in 1993... |
1620 | 7" | Nov 1993 |
| WISH 03 | Rose Melberg Rose Melberg Rose Melberg is a musician and songwriter from Sacramento, California who has sung and played guitar as a member of Tiger Trap, The Softies and Go Sailor as well as on her own material. She also played drums and made some songwriting contributions with the band Gaze... / Magpies |
Cupid / I Want A Love I Can See | 7" Flexi | Jul 1994 |
| WISH 04 | Jupiter Sun | s/t | one-sided 12" | Aug 1994 |
| WISH 05 | Boyracer Boyracer -History:Boyracer was founded by vocalist/guitarist Stewart Anderson in 1990 and released their first single in 1991. Richard Adams left the group in 1993, after which the group released its first EP, Naked. They then arranged to release further recordings via Sarah Records including two more EPs... / The Ropers The Ropers The Ropers is an American sitcom that ran from March 13, 1979 to May 22, 1980 on ABC. The series is a spinoff of Three's Company and based on the British sitcom George and Mildred... |
split | 7" | Jul 1994 |
| WISH 06 | Henry's Dress Henry's Dress Henry's Dress were a band from Albuquerque, New Mexico consisting of Amy Linton and Matt Hartman, who both acted as singer, guitarist and drummer at various times, and Hayyim Sanchez as bassist, formed in 1993... / Rocketship Rocketship Rocketship may refer to:*A spacecraft*Rocketship - an indie band from Sacramento, California*"Rocketship " - a song by the American rock band Mötley Crüe... |
split | 7" | May 1996 |
| WISH 07 | The Aislers Set The Aislers Set The Aislers Set is an indie pop band that formed in San Francisco in 1997 after the breakup of chief songwriter Amy Linton’s former band Henry's Dress... / #Poundsign# |
split | 7" | Apr 1999 |
| WISH 08 | The Aislers Set The Aislers Set The Aislers Set is an indie pop band that formed in San Francisco in 1997 after the breakup of chief songwriter Amy Linton’s former band Henry's Dress... |
The Snow Don't Fall | 7" | Dec 2000 |
| WISH 09 | 14 Iced Bears 14 Iced Bears 14 Iced Bears were a British indie pop band associated with the C86 music scene. Formed in Brighton in 1985, by Rob Sekula and Nick Emery the band featured a shifting line-up of musicians across their seven-year existence, centred around songwriter and vocalist Rob Sekula and guitarist Kevin Canham... |
Inside | 7" | May 2001 |
| WISH 10 | The Crabapples | You'll See Me | 3.5" Floppy Disk | Sep 2003 |
| WISH 11 | The Mantles | Bad Design | 7" | Oct 2009 |
| WISH 12 | V/A | The First Twenty Years | CD | Nov 2009 |
| WISH 13 / 55551 | The How / Boyracer Boyracer -History:Boyracer was founded by vocalist/guitarist Stewart Anderson in 1990 and released their first single in 1991. Richard Adams left the group in 1993, after which the group released its first EP, Naked. They then arranged to release further recordings via Sarah Records including two more EPs... |
split | 7" | Mar 2010 |
| WISH 14 / Take A Day #4 | Go Sailor Go Sailor Go Sailor was a short-lived Berkeley based twee pop band. Its members included Rose Melberg of Tiger Trap and the Softies , Paul Curran of Crimpshrine and Amy Linton of Henry's Dress... |
Long Distance (Alternate Mix) | 7" | Mar 2010 |