Exploding In Sound Records

27/07/2024

Tomorrow’s Ovlov show is being rescheduled due to the very special guests coming down with some very unfortunate covid. It will be rescheduled, so stay tuned!

24/07/2024

With 's incredible debut album “Through The Window” coming up on its first anniversary next month, we’re thrilled to announce the album is now available on colored vinyl for the very first time!!

An astounding album from start to finish, we’re incredibly excited to bring this release to vinyl as we await more new music!

Pre-order today. https://prewnmusic.bandcamp.com/album/through-the-window

28/06/2024

Sour Widows' beautiful new album "Revival Of A Friend" is out today!! Pick up a record. Stream it everywhere.

https://sourwidows.bandcamp.com/album/revival-of-a-friend

"Sour Widows cite Big Thief’s 2019 double feature U.F.O.F. and Two Hands and Nirvana’s Nevermind as major influences on their long-anticipated debut album Revival of a Friend, and if you can picture the exact middle ground between those two things, it might actually sound something like this album. Sour Widows tap into the spacious, pastoral indie folk of the former, and even their most delicate moments often build to clamorous climaxes that echo the latter. (This is also to say that Revival of a Friend is also sort of like if Big Thief made an entire album like “Not.”) Multiple songs hover around the six-minute mark, and the epic closer “Staring Into Heaven/Shining” is over eight minutes; this is an album that likes to take you on a journey time and time again and the payoff is always worth it. As the title suggests, death is a core theme on this album, and co-leaders Maia Sinaiko and Susanna Thomson explore loss and grief in ways that hit as hard as those grungy climaxes." - BrooklynVegan

10 track album

27/06/2024

NEW YORK!! We're putting on a very special evening with Ovlov and SPECIAL GUESTS on July 28th at Baby's All Right!! We hope to see you there. Tickets on sale now. https://wl.seetickets.us/event/ovlov/609906?afflky=BabysAllRightBrooklyn

03/06/2024

we're happy to once again have copies of Thank's incredible "Thoughtless Cruelty" available on vinyl for North America (from Crackedankles). the last batch went fast, so we highly recommend picking up a copy. forward thinking noise rock at it's best.

9 track album

31/05/2024

today is the day!! BABE REPORT's new album "DID YOU GET BETTER" is out everywhere!! bandcamp, DSPs, good record stores, everywhere!! we're unbelievably thrilled to release the record with the band, an album chock full of hits from start to finish.

we love nothing more than an album that's full of rippers, the sound of a band having a great time making music together. it's the type of record where your favorite song could change with each listen, and we hope you'll spend some time with it.

pick up a record today on bandcamp. give it a stream. however you like to do.

if you're in Chicago, catch the band live:

06/06 - Chicago, IL @ The Fallen Log w/ &
07/01 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle w/ Brief Candles & Plum

https://li.sten.to/babereport

23/05/2024

BABE REPORT SHARE NEW SINGLE "ALLERGY 2000" FROM THEIR UPCOMING ALBUM "DID YOU GET BETTER," OUT MAY 31ST.

“Allergy 2000” is the third single from Babe Report's upcoming full length debut "Did You Get Better," out May 31st via Exploding in Sound Records. Starring:...

22/04/2024

Mandy's (aka Miranda Winters of Melkbelly) new single "Now That I'm A Woman" is out everywhere today!!

A beautiful cover of a Jimmy Webb song from "The Last Unicorn," it's the last single before "Lawn Girl" is released this Friday!!

Video directed by Bart Winters. Pre-order the album! It's too damn good.

https://li.sten.to/mandy

Speaking about the single, Miranda shared:

"Now That I'm a Woman is a cover of a song from one of the greatest movies ever made -- The Last Unicorn. When Molly Grue meets the unicorn she says, "Where were you twenty years ago, ten years ago? How dare you, how dare you come to me now, when I am this?" For me, this is a song about coming to terms with life and commiserating (with Lady Amalthea, you know, the unicorn transformed and trapped in the body of a mortal woman). I recorded this song when I was especially sick because I like the sound of a heavy vocal fold.”

18/04/2024

As Water From Your Eyes deservedly continue to take over the globe with their incredible music, we're thrilled to announce that "Somebody Else's Song" is BACK IN PRINT with a new vinyl pressing!!

Pick-up a copy of the green vinyl with purple and black splatter on Bandcamp or at the EIS webstore.

It's a true honor for EIS to have played a small part in the legendary WFYE history, and we're forever grateful. "Somebody Else's Song" stands as a turning point, a forward thinking album of wall-to-wall hits.

ORDER: https://li.sten.to/waterfromyoureyes

Catch the band on tour:

4/20 Mexico City, MX @ Zócalo with Interpol
5/1 Pittsburgh, PA @ The Bottlerocket
5/3 Iowa City, IA @ Gabe’s +
5/4 Lincoln, NB @ Lincoln Calling Festival
5/6 Memphis, TN @ Growlers +
5/7 Fayetteville, AR @ George’s Majestic +
5/8 Oklahoma City, OK @ Resonant Head +
5/10 Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive +
5/11 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Block Party
5/13 Albuquerque, NM @ Sister
5/16 Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall ^
5/17 Austin, TX @ Scoot Inn ^
5/18 Ft Worth, TX @ Tannahill’s Tavern ^
5/20 Kansas City, MO @ The Truman ^
5/21 St Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall ^
5/22 Louisville, KY @ Whirling Tiger ^
5/23 Nashville, TN @ Basement East ^
5/24 Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel ^
5/25 Saxapahaw, NC @ Haw River Ballroom ^
5/26 Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse ^
5/30 Düdingen, CH @ Bad Bonn Kilbi Festival
6/1 Barcelona, ES @ Primavera
6/2 Barcelona, ES @ Primavera
6/4 Zaragoza, ES @ Las Armas
6/5 Santiago, ES @ Capitol
6/6 Porto, PT @ Primavera Porto
6/9 Hilvarenbeek, NL @ Best Kept Secret
6/29 North Adams, MA @ Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival
7/5 Roskilde, DK @ Roskilde Festival
7/20 Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork
8/1-8/4 Happy Valley, OR @ Pickathon
8/29-9/1 Dorset, UK @ End of the Road

+ Friko
^ w/ Real Estate

16/04/2024

ICYMI: MANDY (aka Miranda Winters of Melkbelly) shared an incredible new single, "Forsythia" last week! Pre-order "Lawn Girl" ahead of it's April 26th release!!

9 track album

15/04/2024

We’re so damn thrilled to announce that Chicago’s BABE REPORT have joined EIS!! Take one listen to their new single “Turtle of Reaper” and you’ll be thrilled too!! Check out the premiere over at FLOOD Magazine!

The band’s full length debut “Did You Get Better” is out on May 31st. Pre-orders for the “ice blue” vinyl and digital are available on Bandcamp and the EIS store!

Comprised of members of Geronimo!, FCKR JR, Yeesh, Robot Civil War, and more, Babe Report have made an incredible new album and we can’t wait for you to hear it!!

Stream “Turtle of Reaper” today. Out everywhere!

The Chicago punks announce their debut album Did You Get Better will arrive May 31 via Exploding in Sound.

10/04/2024

we're so incredibly thrilled to share Sour Widows' new album "Revival Of A Friend," out June 28th and available for pre-order now!!

check out the incredible music video for lead single "Cherish"!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SF4lNohNZM

Pick up a record (in a variety of bundles):

- clear/black marble LP
- vinyl bundle with the "Crossing Over" LP
- LP + limited edition rose petal sachet w/ guitar picks and sticker
- LP + T-Shirt

https://sourwidows.bandcamp.com/album/revival-of-a-friend

Catch the band on tour this Summer:

6/20 - San Diego, CA @ Voodoo Room *
6/21 - Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room *
7/10 - Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern
7/11 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
7/13 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
7/26 - Los Angeles. CA @ Zebulon

* with Teethe

photo credit: Jaxon Whittington

29/03/2024

genuinely overjoyed to say that Melkbelly, one of our favorite bands in the world (no hyperbole), have a new two-song single out today via Exploding In Sound Records. how did we get so lucky? how did you get so lucky? it's a wonderful day for everyone. NEW MELKBELLY! Check out the single, download it from the band, and pre-order the exclusive new truck stop shirt design (which comes with a download of the single). put the songs on all your favorite playlists. go nuts.

MELKBELLY ARE THE GREATEST. James, Miranda, Liam, and Bart are all heroes.

2 track album

11/03/2024

we are incredibly thrilled to announce the upcoming release of MANDY's new album "Lawn Girl," out April 26th.

Mandy is the solo project of Miranda Winters (Melkbelly) turned full band with Wendy Zeldin, Linda Sherman, and Lizz Smith!

Check out the amazing music video for lead single "High School Boyfriend"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwE6hWAug0M

Credits:
Dancers: Ava Sheerin, Sara Winters
Lawn Girl: Miranda Winters
Directed by Liam Winters
Cinematography by Marty Schousboe
Special thanks to Shane Simmons, Maura Winters and Bart Winters

Pre-orders for the neon yellow + neon green + orange vinyl and a limited edition bundle with the "All-Purpose" 7" are available at the EIS Bandcamp and our webstore.

Album Layout Design by Hannah Sellers

“High School Boyfriend” is the first single from Mandy's upcoming album "Lawn Girl," out April 26th via Exploding in Sound Records. Credits:Dancers: Ava She...

06/03/2024

there's a new Washer single out today!! check out "You're Also A Jerk" and go see the band on tour.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T1gRf4JxZk&pp=ygUZd2FzaGVyIHlvdSdyZSBhbHNvIGEgamVyaw%3D%3D

Tour Dates (with Rick Rude - Ensemble):

03/09 - Brooklyn, NY @ Alphaville
03/10 - Washington, DC @ Pie Shop
03/11 - Durham, NC @ Pinhook
03/12 - Asheville, NC @ Different Wrld
03/13 - Nashville, TN @ Drkmttr
03/14 - Louisville, KY @ Mag Bar
03/15 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Roboto
03/16 - Philadelphia, PA @ Foto Club

“You're Also A Jerk” is Washer's new single, out now via Exploding in Sound Records. Catch the band on tour in March with Rick Rude.Music video by QuigleyWas...

22/11/2023

we're having a sale at our webstore. everything is 20% off from now until sunday at midnight (EST). www.explodinginsoundrecords.com/store

02/11/2023

Disco Doom have a brand new single out today called "Tuesday Comet" with the songs "Tuesday" and "Comet". It's another amazing pair of tracks from the incomparable Disco Doom! The band are heading out on another US tour this month!!

11/10 - Zurich, CH @ Rote Fabrik w/ Die Welttraumforscher
11/25 - Philadelphia, PA @ Khyber Pass
11/26 - Brooklyn, NY @ Baby's All Right w/ Editrix & Sweet Baby Jesus
11/27 - Saratoga Springs, NY @ Desperate Annie's
11/28 - Boston, MA @ Crystal Ballroom w/ Pile, Ovlov, & Rong
11/29 - Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom w/ Ovlov, Field Mouse, & Cosmoline
11/30 - Kingston, NY @ Tubby's
12/03 - Cleveland, OH @ Happy Dog
12/05 - Detroit, MI @ Lagerhouse
12/06 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme
12/09 - Davenport, IA @ Raccoon Motel
12/10 - Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village w/ Ovlov, Floatie, Mandy, & Cel Ray
12/11 - Columbus, OH @ Woodland Tavern
12/14 - Baltimore, MD @ The Crown

2 track album

23/10/2023

exploding in sound records turned twelve. thanks for your support.

24/09/2023

MAXSHH'S "BONUS FLOWERS" WAS RELEASED TWO YEARS AGO TODAY!

13 track album

21/09/2023

Pile are sharing new single "The Birds Attacked My Hot Air Balloon".

https://pile.ffm.to/thebirdsattackedmyhotairballoon

The video was a collaboration between Nicole Rifkin (art director), Nicole Amidon (animation and compositing), Ryan Dight (director of photography) and Rick Maguire.

The song was recorded during the session for “All Fiction.” Artwork for the track below painted by Gideon Bok during their recording session at Marcata Recording. Recorded and mixed by Kevin S. McMahon and mastered by Amar Lal at Macro Sound.

The band will release the "Hot Air Balloon EP" on January 5th.

Catch them on tour:

09/21 - Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern w/ Cable Ties
09/22 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios w/ Cable Ties
09/26 - San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord w/ Cable Ties
09/28 - Sacramento, CA @ Harlow’s w/ Cable Ties
09/30 - Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom w/ Cable Ties
10/01 - San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar w/ Cable Ties
10/02 - Phoenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge w/ Cable Ties
10/06 - Denton, TX @ Andy’s Bar w/ Stuck
10/07 - Austin, TX @ Parish w/ Stuck & Porcelain
10/09 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall w/ Stuck
10/11 - New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa w/ Prewn & KC Wren
10/12 - Birmingham, AL @ Saturn w/ Prewn
10/13 - Atlanta, GA @ 529 w/ Prewn
10/14 - Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle w/ MJ Lenderman & Prewn
10/15 - Charlotte, NC @ The Milestone w/ Prewn
10/16 - Richmond, VA @ Richmond Music Hall w/ Cor de Lux
10/17 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat w/ Cor de Lux & Spring Silver
10/19 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s w/ Cor de Lux
10/21 - New York, NY @ Racket w/ Spring Silver
10/23 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair w/ Haasan Barcaly

LIsten how you'd like

14/09/2023

Bad History Month’s new single “Touch The Riff” is out everywhere today!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFVRItQwvuk

“God Is Luck,” the new album is out September 29th! Pre-orders for the vinyl (EIS) and cassette () are available, including some limited LP bundles!

https://explodinginsoundrecords.bandcamp.com/album/god-is-luck

Bad History Month are heading out on the “Acoustic Communalism” tour this Fall:

09/29 - Philadelphia, PA @ Grays Warehouse
09/30 - New York, NY @ Miguel's Baby
10/01 - Meriden, CT @ The Brown Jug
10/02 - Troy, NY @ No Fun
10/03 - Boston, MA @ Pasta Planet
10/04 - Portland, ME @ Band/Saw
10/07 - Richmond, VA @ Ipanema
10/08 - Asheville, NC
10/09 - Raleigh, NC @ Longleaf Hotel Patio
10/10 - Atlantic, GA @ Innerspace
10/11 - Nashville,TN @ Drkmttr
10/12 - Chicago, IL @ Color Club
10/14 - Kalamazoo, MI @ Factory Coffee
10/15 - Athens, OH @ Bat Lounge
10/16 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Remedy
10/17 - State College, PA

“Touch The Riff” is the second single from Bad History Month's upcoming album, "God Is Luck," out September 29, 2023 on Exploding in Sound Records. Pre-order...

15/08/2023

Thrilled to announce Bad History Month's new album "God Is Luck" will be out September 29th via EIS (2xLP) and Julia's War (cassette)!!

It's an unbelievable album, transfixing and experimental, with Sean Sprecher's songwriting as profound as always.

Stream the title track everywhere today and check out the music video (link in comments)!

Pre-orders for the LP are available on Bandcamp and the EIS webstore, with exclusive vinyl bundles on Bandcamp!!

14 track album

01/06/2023

❤️ NEW Shady Bug ALERT ❤️ Check out the premiere of "zero expectations" today over at The Alternative! Thanks Zac for the write up. The single is out everywhere today! "What's The Use?" out June 30th. We love this song so much and hope you do too!

It’s been a long four years for Shady Bug. Their upcoming What’s the Use? EP, due out at the end of the […]

04/05/2023

Thrilled to announce Shady Bug's new EP, "What's The Use?" will be released on June 30th via Exploding In Sound Records on cassette and digital.

Check out the music video for "lizard" today and stream it everywhere you stream music.

Director: Lana Dvorak
Cinematographer/ Editor: Dylan Schnitker
Editor: Delia Rainey
Cast: Ripple, Hannah Rainey, Chris Chartrand, Jack Mideke, Bobby Skaggs, Dylan Kiefer, Stencil

Pre-order a tape or a limited bundle today (or tomorrow on Bandcamp Friday)!

Catch Shady Bug on tour:

05/31 - St Louis, MO @ The Sinkhole w/ Joyer
07/17 - St Louis, MO @ The Sinkhole w/ Pardoner
07/18 - Nashville, TN @ Drkmttr
07/19 - Atlanta, GA @ 529
07/20 - Durham, NC @ Pinhook
07/22 - Baltimore, MD @ Joe Squared
07/23 - Easthampton, MA @ Marigold Theatre
07/24 - Providence, RI @ Lost Bag
07/25 - Boston, MA @ O'Brien's
07/26 - Brooklyn, NY @ Baby's All Right
07/27 - Philadelphia, PA
07/28 - Pittsburgh, PA @ The Government Center
07/30 - Kalamazoo, MI @ Punk Hazard
07/31 - Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village

“lizard” is the first single from Shady Bug's upcoming EP, "What's The Use?" out June 30th via Exploding in Sound Records.Director: Lana DvorakCinematographe...

18/04/2023

NEW Washer SINGLE OUT TODAY! Check out "Blammo" and be sure to pre-order yourself a copy of "Improved Means To Deteriorated Ends," out next week!

“Blammo” is the third single from Washer's upcoming LP, "Improved Means To Deteriorated Ends," out April 28th via Exploding in Sound Records.PRE-ORDER THE VI...

17/04/2023

With Kal Marks' tour kicking off this week, they're sharing "F**k That Guy (2023)," a reimagined version of the fan favorite, recorded by the band's current line-up! Give it a listen wherever you listen to music and check out the band's updated tour dates:

04/22 - Kent, OH @ Zephyr Pub
04/23 - Detroit, MI @ Outer Limits *
04/24 - Toronto, ON @ The Garrison *
04/25 - Rochester, NY @ The Bug Jar *
04/26 - Kingston, NY @ Tubby’s *
04/27 - Cambridge, MA @ Cambridge Elk's Lodge *
04/28 - Ridgewood, NY @ TV Eye w/ Jobber *
04/29 - Philadelphia, PA @ Foto Club *
04/30 - Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery *
05/02 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Roboto Project *
05/03 - Columbus, OH @ Cafe Bourbon St. *
05/04 - Nashville, TN @ Drkmttr *
05/05 - Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village *
05/25 - Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk
05/26 - Kalamazoo, MI @ The Run Off
05/27 - Milwaukee, WI @ X-Ray Arcade w/ Cherubs, Rid of Me, & more
05/28 - Minneapolis, MN @ Palmers (Caterwaul Fest) w/ A Deer A Horse, Totimoshi, & more
05/29 - Kansas City, MO @ Farewell w/ Multicult
05/30 - Bloomington, IL @ Night Shop
05/31 - Louisville, KY @ Portal
06/01 - Asheville, NC @ Static Age ^
06/02 - Carrboro, NC @ Cats Cradle ^
06/03 - Richmond, VA @ Fuzzy Cactus ^

* w/ MEAT WAVE
^ w/ Tongues of Fire

30/03/2023

Over the moon to share Washer's new single "Not Like You" from their upcoming album "Improved Means To Deteriorated Ends, due out April 28th!

The video is out now and the track is available on all digital streaming places. Pick up a pre-order of the vinyl or a limited bundle (exclusively on Bandcamp)!

Check out the band's upcoming shows:

4/15 - Philadelphia, PA @ Tin Can Bar w/ Goshupon
5/04 - Brooklyn, NY @ Purgatory w/ Raisalka & Bummer Camp *
5/05 - Worcester, MA @ Distant Castle w/ Big Mess & Perennial *
5/06 - Highland Park, NJ @ Pino's w/ Civic Mimic & Teen Idle *
5/07 - Philadelphia, PA @ Planet Earth w/ Jack Tomascak's Future Interior *

* w/ Paper Bee

“Not Like You” is the second single from Washer's upcoming LP, "Improved Means To Deteriorated Ends," out April 28th via Exploding in Sound Records.PRE-ORDER...

07/03/2023

Pile’s European/UK tour starts this week!

01/02/2023

on BANDCAMP FRIDAY (this Friday), we're offering a special "buy one, get one free" sale. order a record, tape, or CD of your choosing and we'll throw in a record, tape, or CD of our choosing for you!

Limited to 2 free items for US orders. Limited to 1 free item for international orders (due to shipping costs from added weight)

31/01/2023

HUGE SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT! Ovlov, Disco Doom, and Youbet play 4/22 at Baby's All Right!! Tickets on sale now!! Celebrate Earth Day in style!

Baby's Presents: Ovlovwith Disco Doom, Youbet+ Doors @ 7PM~+ Show @ 8PM~~+ 21+~+_+~Venue Information:Baby's All Right146 BroadwayBrooklyn, NY 11211http://babysallright.com/~Bar & Restaurant open at 6p