Topshelf Records has teamed up with other labels, such as Bridge Nine, Paper and Plastick, No Sleep, and more to offer a 78 song sampler. While there are too many to list here, artists include Sidekicks, Defeater, Iron Chic, Pentimento, Slingshot Dakota, The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die, Pity Sex and more.
It is the label's 8th annual sampler.
The Sidekicks are a band that I still pay attention to past my “punk only years”—you know, the years of my youth when only punk music and anything within that sub-genre mattered to me. I know, how naive. But it was also naive of me to brush off The Sidekicks as just another sub-par punk band. Throughout the years I … Read more
Cleveland, Ohio's The Sidekicks have always had it in them to make a record like this. It’s their most polished, mature, and best to date. There is not one bad track out of the eleven here. It’s musicality at its most honest.Taking the influences from past acts like The Replacements and Elvis Costello, The Sidekicks created 2009’s Weight of Air … Read more
Steve & Bryan (Breakin’ Even Fest) SPB: How are you approaching Fest #2 differently than #1? Breakin' Even: We definitely focused on making Breakin' Even Fest All Ages this year. Last year, all ages were admitted, but needed a chaperone. We also expanded our lineup beyond just East Coast bands, … Read more
Seth Decoteau (Topshelf Records) SPB: Do you accept demos? What is the most surprising demo you’ve received? Decoteau: Yes. I'd say the most surprising demo we've received was from Infinity Girl, which we ended up releasing. Read more
Ben (Nai Harvest) SPB: Who is the loudest band you’ve seen live? Ben: It’s a pretty relative to venue size question but probably FUZZ. We played with them at Gorilla in Manchester and my ears were buzzing for days after Read more
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