Rogue Records

17/09/2024

Two great new releases are coming soon on Rogue Records.

Following the release of their sophomore album, Fantasy Now! (Little Cloud Records / Stolen Body Records), Detroit's psych-pop power trio Shadow Show return with a double a-side 45 via Rogue Records. "Baba Yaga" dances after dark under the influence of 70s eastern European grooves, showcasing the group’s flexibility and willingness to transcend genres. "Spy Balloon" harnesses the whimsical psychedelia of the 1960s ala Syd Barrett, and emphasizes the group's utilization of the studio as an instrument with inclusions of synthesizers, tape delays, and other various overdubs to their harmonious wall of sound.

The Wrong Society formed 2012 in Hamburg, Germany. They play a blend of moody Garage Punk and Psych, often focusing on the bitter side of love, influenced by the sounds of mid-sixties U.S. Teen Beat bands. After five singles and a LP issued on different labels, this release features the straight 66 style punker "Misery Has Got Me Down" b/w "Find Me Gone", a lysergic swirling organ ballad about vanishing.

Scheduled release date of both records is October 10th. They are now available for pre-order at https://roguerecords.bandcamp.com/

25/05/2024

Both Crystal Teardrop and Child Of Panoptes releases are now available. You can order from https://roguerecords.bandcamp.com/

15/05/2024

Two great new releases are coming soon on Rogue Records.

Inspired by the sights, sounds and creative experimentation of the mid to late 1960s, The Crystal Teardrop, with their distinctive blend of garage rock and psychedelia, came together in early 2023.
Based in Stoke on Trent, England, the band have quickly gained a reputation for their high energy live performances and this release is their 2nd single.
‘Running Out Of Time’ is a powerful garage fuzzer featuring layered harmonies, classic Farfisa and razor sharp guitar while ‘Apres Jeudi’ is a heavy dancer inspired by the band’s love for yé yé, Jacques Dutronc and The MC5.

Child Of Panoptes is a collaboration between several French musicians gathering around Alexandre Besson, drummer in Le Chiffre Organ-Ization. Their music is influenced by late 60's UK freakbeat, US garage, and psychedelia.
After a first single in 2021 and a LP on Soundflat Records in 2023, Rogue Records is very proud to release their newest EP. It features two Alexandre’s works, “Un Petit Morceau De Buvard” and “Love”, plus two covers of The Fox and Andy Forray.
Enter the pop and psychedelic universe of Child Of Panoptes!

Scheduled release date of both records is May 25th. They are now available for pre-order at https://roguerecords.bandcamp.com/

14/05/2024

Back from Zaragoza where I could attend The Capellas and The Gruesomes gig, and meet for the first time beautiful people I have been in touch with for many years: Mike Whittaker and Elsa Cades of The Capellas and The Jack Cades, Mole Lambert of State Records, Camilo Binguero Sticks of Calico Wally, and Pedro Vizcaino of You Are the Cosmos. Thanks to you all for your warm welcome, I won’t forget that day!

24/04/2024

Shadow Show and yours truly on Place du Ravelin in Toulouse, just after the band's gig. These girls are great musicians and their vocal harmonies on stage are perfect. I'm still under the charm. Expect a single on Rogue Records next Fall.

04/04/2024

Two great new releases are coming soon on Rogue Records.

The On And Ons were formed in 2015 by Glen Morris (Screaming Tribesmen), his brother Brian Morris, and Clyde Bramley (Minuteman, Hoodoo Gurus) in Sydney, Australia. Their key influence is 60s/70s rock harmonies. These garage/power-popsters have a back catalogue of 5 well-received releases through Citadel Records, and one single on Get-Hip.
Rogue Records is very proud to release their new single. ‘Looking Out Of A Mirror’ is arguably the more “Sydney”-sounding of the two sides with its up-tempo beat and raucous guitars, while the flip side ‘Hey, What’s Going On?’ Is a mid-tempo, garage thrash with touch of jangle in the outro.

The Night Times come from Los Angeles and already have 3 singles and one LP under their belts. They return with their much-anticipated newest release since 2019: a hit single on Rogue Records!
"I’m Leavin' You" starts with a fuzz-filled guitar, Farfisa, and a drum roll to lead you into a song filled with harmonies and killer organ solos.
"Tell Me" is a toe-tapper for sure! Tremolo rhythm Farfisa and a mellow lead guitar; this song is guaranteed to have you start the needle from the top again!

Both releases are now available for pre-order at https://roguerecords.bandcamp.com/

06/03/2024

Both Loons and Liquorice Experiment singles are now available. You can order from https://roguerecords.bandcamp.com/

28/02/2024

Juan, of Bickerton Records, wrote an interview of yours truly. So if you want to know a little more about the man behind Rogue Records, take a few minutes to read these lines.

Record label dedicated to the 7" format. We love beat, garage, powerpop, punk, and psychedelia.

27/02/2024

Two great new releases are coming soon on Rogue Records.

The Loons of Southern California have been playing their uniquely original brand of psychedelic garage and psychotic beat music for more than 25 years. During that time, they’ve made four albums and a slew of 45s, and performed their music on countless stages in the USA and Europe.
“High and Lonesome (Like Jimmy Reed Said)” is a mind-melting psychedelic blues rave-up that journeys into the life and inner world of the Mississippi/Chicago blues hero.
On the flipside, “Daffodils or Despair” is an upbeat Kinks-inspired sw***er with a humorous tip of the hat to Philip Larkin.

Rogue Records is proud to release the new single of the Liquorice Experiment, a band of seaside Spaniards who formed in London in 2017. Since then they did two singles and one LP, keeping their balance inbetween psychedelia and garage-beat.
The A-side "Pretty Baby" is a three-chord tune that recovers the rawest blues spirit from the British R&B bands. On the flip "Rattlesnake" evokes the Bo Diddley riff drenched with a reverberish slide guitar that wakes up the most primary instincts!

Both releases are now available for pre-order at https://roguerecords.bandcamp.com/

27/01/2024

Both Mike Bell Cartel and Mourning After singles are now available. You can order from https://roguerecords.bandcamp.com/

16/01/2024

Garage punk stalwarts The Mourning After return for their second outing on Rogue Records, following the “She Left Me Today 7” from 2022.
Side A has the freakbeat inspired “Lately”. Windmilling 12 string Rickenbacker guitars and heavy Hammond organ drive the track along to the Mellotron peppered chorus and crescendo fade out.
The flip side “Quit Bazaar” hurtles a long at breakneck speed with fuzz guitar and Farfisa organ blazing. The pin point rhythm section featuring Scott Cardwell on bass and Stace Austin on drums just manage to hold things together as the double barrelled assault to the senses threatens to leave the rails at any moment.
Scheduled release date is January 25th. Available for pre-order at https://roguerecords.bandcamp.com/

16/01/2024

The Mike Bell Cartel come from Helsinki, Finland and play a combination of different moods of 60’s garage, from jangling pop melodies to garage punk madness.
Rogue Records is very proud to release their second single, following their first 7” from 2021 on Beluga Records. Their debut album “The Cartel & I” was released in 2022 and received critical acclaim.
Ain't No High (That's High Enough) is straight-up garage punk, while Like No Other is leaning more to classic Byrds-style pop jangle.
Scheduled release date is January 25th. Available for pre-order at https://roguerecords.bandcamp.com/

31/12/2023

2023 was a very good year for Rogue Records, since we released eight singles and EPs. We want to thank all the bands, labels, distros, shops, radios, magazines, blogs and customers that were on our side for all this time. Without you all this could not happen!
The show will go on next year, with eight scheduled releases in the first half of 2024, and more coming later.
Très bonne année 2024 à tous!!!

15/11/2023

The new Allyrgic Reaction single is now available. You can order from https://roguerecords.bandcamp.com/

06/11/2023

Storming out of San Diego comes Thee Allyrgic Reaction with their debut 45 on Rogue Records. The group features some long time garage veterans coming from bands such as the Loons, the Woggles, and Graham Day & The Gaolers. They have combined the familiar fuzz, Farfisa and jangle in a way that is distinctly their own. Drop the needle in the groove and blast out these blastables! Your neighbors will appreciate it.
Scheduled release date is November 15th. Available for pre-order at https://roguerecords.bandcamp.com/

08/10/2023

Both Smoggers and Maharajas releases are now available. You can order them from https://roguerecords.bandcamp.com/

21/09/2023

The Smoggers are a garage rock band from Seville, Spain, and they are back with their eleventh single on Rogue Records.
It features two songs shaped in the garage musical universe of the band, with gloomy fuzz riffs, dark Vox organ melodies, and sad lyrics.
"Please, Never Change" has a straightforward 60's garage punk melody with stomp drums, fuzz line and a psychotic Vox Jaguar organ. "You'll Really Go" is a classic tempo revival song with a hook fuzz riff, a dramatic organ melody and a harmonic guitar solo. Both songs are driven by Fernando's rocking rough vocals.
Scheduled release date is October 9th. Available for pre-order at https://roguerecords.bandcamp.com/

21/09/2023

Upcoming Maharajas release on Rogue Records:

21/09/2023

The Maharajas is a Swedish rock band that was formed in Stockholm in 1996. Characteristic of the group's music is the mixture of 1960s garage rock, moody New England style, pub rock and 70s power pop, as well as the fact that the songs usually clock in at under three minutes.
During their +25 years of existence they managed to release eight full length albums, numerous singles and also a couple of compilation albums. Now, for the first time, they release their latest vinyl 7" on Rogue Records.
'Talkin' To The Man' is a mid-tempo song with a catchy chorus showing influences from Ian Dury and generic pub rock, while '(Let's) Play House' is an up-tempo pub rock / rhytm'n blues number.
Scheduled release date is October 9th. Available for pre-order at https://roguerecords.bandcamp.com/

15/06/2023

The Poppermost released a great video for their new EP. Magnifique!!!
https://youtu.be/_n-4IzVr_1M

15/06/2023

Both Poppermost and Baron Four releases are now available. You can order at https://roguerecords.bandcamp.com/

03/06/2023

Two great new releases are coming soon on Rogue Records.

Following the "one-man show" of 2021 debut LP Hits To Spare, Scottish Beat sensation The Poppermost re-emerge in full band form with a quartet of numbers recorded exclusively for Rogue Records.
The Poppermost present a swinging slab of Joe Kane (Dr. Cosmo's Tape Lab, The Owsley Sunshine) penned and produced nuggets recorded live in one single day in Glasgow's Fabbest garden shed. The group dynamically delivers with the foolproof sounds of Rickenbacker, Hofner, Gretsch, and Ludwig instruments.
From the piano/harp R n B-eat of lead track "Carry On Swinging" (via a pair of Merseypop boppers) to the dark harmony-jangle of wild card "A Talent for Loving", this is a new phase Poppermost release.

Garage beat exponents The Baron Four from the UK are back with their 6th single, and first for Rogue Records. Formed in 2012, the band have honed their unique approach to making music over the past 11 years, aiming for an approximate midway point between The Beatles in Hamburg and Back From The Grave. Topside "She" is built around a killer 12-string riff and layered harmonies, while "What Can I Do" has an insistent R&B shuffle beat, rustling acoustic guitar and urgent percussion.

Both releases are now available for pre-order at https://roguerecords.bandcamp.com/

22/05/2023

Great review of the Low Spirits single in the Fear & Loathing online fanzine. Thank you Andy!
http://www.fearandloathingfanzine.com/record-reviews-january---june-2023.html

11/05/2023

A kind review of the Thanes EP by Carry Munter. I don't understand one single word of Dutch but I am sure it is great. Thank you Carry!
http://carrysnewundergroundmusic.blogspot.com/2023/04/review-thanes-les-thanes-rogue-records.html

06/05/2023

The new Thanes EP is now available and can be ordered from https://roguerecords.bandcamp.com/

25/04/2023

The Thanes originate from Edinburgh, Scotland and have been playing as a group now for some 36 years. In that time they have made 23 singles and released eight albums.
The Thanes world is fuelled by 60s beat and R&B, garage, punk and psychedelic pop-rock plus a wide range of other sounds including progressive and hard rock, folk and jazz.
For their new EP on Rogue Records they decided on including two new original recordings, ‘For What Reward?’ and ‘Heed The Warning’ which they have been honing in their rehearsal room and on various live dates they’ve been playing since coming out of covid-induced lockdowns. They also recorded a cover of ‘You’ll Never Do It Baby’, a song best known by the Pretty Things, as well as a version of the great ‘It’s Dark’ by the Australian sixties group the Twilights.
Scheduled release date is May 15th. Available for pre-order at https://roguerecords.bandcamp.com/

07/04/2023

Great review of the Low Spirits single in the april issue of the Shindig! mag. Merci Lenny Helsing!