Fist Benders - S/T

year: 2015

genre: twinkly emo

tracklist:
1. In Dog Years
2. Understanding
3. Run Every Day
4. You'll Be Calm
5. Empathy
6. I Know

physical release:
format: cassette tape
label: Driftwood Records
pressing:
50// light pink with white imprinting
coming soon

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Fist Benders is a emo band from Lake Elsinore, CA and is almost single handedly responsible for re-sparking my interest in "twinkly" emo. This band brings an atmosphere that is so dreamy yet distressed with all the guitar harmonics and arpeggios you could ever want complimented by a range of soft and coarse vocals that will wrap you up and not let you go. You'll find tracks like "Understanding" and "Run Everyday" stuck in your head all day and you won't be upset about it. This is definitely one of my favorite releases of 2015 so far and i highly recommend you check it out.

Flowers Taped To Pens//Bread Club//Beds//Skull Kid split 7"

year: 2015

genre: emo/screamo

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pressing info:

100// bone w/ lavender 

100// light blue

100// light pink

100// grey

This split brings together 4 bands from the West Coast and East Coast together for one split. The bands bring everything from raw screamo to 90's emo to twinkly and more modern emo. It's being release through various DIY labels, Driftwood Records (WA), Cool Shoes (PGH), Mutt Tapes (WA) and international labels Little L Records (IRE), Dingleberry Records (GER) and Age Crisis Records (AUS). Pre-orders are currently up through Driftwood Records.

Shizune - "Le Voyageur Imprudent LP

first post of 2015, after taking another break i am back, because some new stuff coming out is too good not to share... here is one - Conner

year: 2015

genre: screamo

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Buy the 12": US release and UK release

PRESSING INFO 

Yellow / Black Mix /100 
Red /200 
Yellow /200

release through Dog Knights Productions  and  Driftwood Records

Shizune is a screamo band from Lonigo, Italy that has been crafting amazing releases since 2012. Their newest release "Le Voyageur Imprudent" is a 10 song masterpiece filled with driving and beautiful tracks that will grab you and not let go.

the strained screams over amazingly orchestrated instrumentals create an atmosphere that will keep you going from start to finish. With songs ranging from crashing rides like "Sputnik! nostalgia" and multi faceted tracks like "Difficile da capire, impossibile da spiegare" to a beautiful instrumental break "Orienteering in Aokigahara青木ヶ原" this is definitely one of the best records of 2015 so far.

  

Driftwood Records "Secret Satan" Sale

DIY label Driftwood Records is having one last sale for the year 2014, before they close their store till  January 1st.

-Use the code "hail santa" to get 17% off your order
- free shipping on orders over $50
- all mystery items are buy one get one free.

you can get tons of tapes, 7", 12", merch and more from bands like ANNAKARINA,Flowers Taped To Pens,  Of Us Giants, Roanoke, Human Kitten, Park Jefferson, Things Fall Apart and many more!

The sale last December 15th through the 22nd so act fast!

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Driftwood Records

Driftwood Records is a DIY label ran out a house in Eugene Oregon. Now the logistics of a Label in the DIY music scene is a topic for a lot of debate, but thats not what i am here to talk about. Driftwood has been a large contributor to the DIY music scene doing numerous cassette tape/vinyl/ cd releases for many bands that larger labels would never take a chance on, releases include bands like Human Kitten, Flowers Taped To Pens, Wet Petals, Kill the intellectuals, Things Fall Apart, Cabin Fire, Park Jefferson, secret stuff and many many more . Thou many rumors have spread about Driftwood and individual (who is a sweetie) who runs it, You cannot deny that Driftwood has indeed helped many bands and made physical releases a more obtainable idea without pouring tons of money into buying equipment. Whether its truly DIY or not, I believe Driftwood Records is a huge ally to the DIY music scene and should definitely be supported.

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