King Slender, of Philadelphia, PA, has a new record out later this week. The band's debut LP will release on Friday Feb. 3 via a five label collective: Tor Johnson Records (exclusive red), Killer Tofu Records (exclusive green), Chumpfire (exclusive clear), Strictly No Capital Letters (UK), and New Granada Records (cassette). The album is titled Gold Days, and follows a string of EPs from the group.
In advance, the band shared a single for "True Sin," below.
(Heavy Mantle – vocals/guitar) What type of guitar do you play and how did you choose it? Billy Thompson: I have a ridiculous amount of guitars and play them all. Out of the 24 I own, I usually play my Rickenbacker 360 and 330 or an old Gibson SG. Sometimes … Read more
Paul (Tor Johnson Records) SPB: What’s the most challenging technology change in running a label right now, in 2021-22? Paul: When I started the label 20 years ago the internet was nothing like it is now. Keeping up with streaming services, social media (I'm still horrible at twitter), websites (I … Read more
Tyler Daniel Bean SPB: After music, what arts interest you? Bean: I’m inspired by the thought Annie Dillard put into creating a sentence, the quiet way Agnes Martin’s minimalism intentionally rejects the ease of machines, how Mark Rothko’s experimentations with the drying times of paint additives helped change the ways … Read more
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