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New Release: Robbers On High Street’s “Electric Eye”

Engine Room Recordings — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:11:33 +0000

*Cover art by Jeremy Phillips

We’re very excited to be able to announce the new single “Electric Eye” by Robbers On High Street! It is available starting today on limited edition 7″ vinyl, and then on June 22nd the single will be available on iTunes and everywhere digital music is sold. The A side is “Electric Eye” with equally catchy “Face In The Fog” found on the B side. To Listen and purchase the 7″ please go here. The vinyl also comes with a download card to get the mp3’s.

In support of the release the guys are embarking on a mini-tour of the Northeast stopping in Philly, DC, Boston and includes a hometown show at The Knitting Factory in Brooklyn this Saturday. All dates are with Engine Room’s The Bloodsugars plus Israel Darling joining the bill for the Brooklyn and Boston shows.

06/10 – The M Room – Philadelphia, PA

06/11 – Velvet Lounge – Washington, DC

06/12 – The Knitting Factory – Brooklyn, NY

06/13 – TT The Bears – Boston, MA

Hope to see you at a show!

New Release: Luke Wesley’s “Because We Never Talk About It”

Engine Room Recordings — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:48:30 +0000

Today Luke Wesley’s debut album “Because We Never Talk About It” is unleashed onto the unsuspecting masses. It’s a great piano driven rock/pop album recorded last year in Brooklyn, produced by Casey Shea and Peter Block with Mark Christensen (50 Cent, Langhorne Slim, Raekwon) handling the mastering. Please listen for yourself here.

And for those of you in NYC the release party is set for Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2 on July 6th. Show starts at 7:30pm with Misty Boyce on first, followed by Luke and then Casey Shea closing out the night. I mean how can you beat that! Plus it’s a free show so there’s no excuses at all, hope to see you there!

New Release: Jody Porter’s “Close To The Sun”

Engine Room Recordings — Tue, 11 May 2010 22:11:28 +0000

We’re proud to announce the release today of Jody Porter’s debut solo album “Close to the Sun”! The album was produced by Jody, Michael Tudor (Ryan Adams, Moby) and Gordon Raphael (The Strokes, Regina Spektor). Besides playing guitar in Fountains of Wayne, Jody has also collaborated with artists such as Albert Hammond Jr., Jesse Malin, Ivy and Juliana Hatfield. A very talented individual indeed. To purchase and listen to a stream of the album please go here. And to download for free the single “Aurora” right click or save as here.

*Album cover designed by Carolyn Wachnicki

New Release: The Bloodsugars’ “I Can’t Go On, I’ll Go On”

Engine Room Recordings — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:47:26 +0000

Jason, Matt, Kenneth, Brendan and all of us here at Engine Room are proud to announce that the new album is officially out today!! I Can’t Go On, I’ll Go On was recorded earlier this year in Brooklyn, at the helms was producer Bill Moriarty (Dr. Dog, Man Man) with Andy Baldwin handling the mix and mastered by Engine Room president and mastering engineer Mark Christensen (50 Cent, Langhorne Slim, Raekwon.) The finished product turned out far better than expected and we’re ecstatic to now share it with the world!

And for those of you in NYC come celebrate with us at The Studio @ Webster Hall this Saturday night! Doors are at 9pm and The Bloodsugars will headline with the talented Savoir Adore and Project Jenny, Project Jan also on the bill. Check the flyer below for more info and go buy the record !:)
-Chris

New Release: “The Sun & Earth”

Engine Room Recordings — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:55:48 +0000

On this fine Tuesday morning Middle Distance Runner’s new album “The Sun & Earth” is available for purchase on iTunes and digitally everywhere music is sold courtesy of The Orchard. And look for it in your local record stores too, thanks to our friends at Flea Marketing and Edge Distribution.

Go buy it now!:)

New Release: “Midsommar”

Engine Room Recordings — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:30:17 +0000

Today U.S. Royalty’s EP “Midsommar” is now available for purchase on iTunes and digitally everywhere music is sold. Go pick it up! Also the pre-sale for the 7″ vinyl of the EP starts today as well. The first 30 people to order will get a free t-shirt and signed poster from the band! Click on the poster below to be taken direct to the pre-order page:

New Release: “Dinosaur Bones and Mechanical Hands”

Engine Room Recordings — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:00:49 +0000

Available now on iTunes and digitally everywhere music is sold! Am.Fm.Pm. wrote a great review of “Dinosaur Bones and Mechanical Hands” which you can read here.

Israel Darling will be on tour in support of the album this month, starting with some New York dates! Be sure to check them out at Piano’s on August 11th at 9:30PM and at Spike HIll on August 12th at 11:00PM.

New Release: “The Gowanus Yacht Club”

Engine Room Recordings — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:50:57 +0000

Available now on iTunes and digitally everywhere music is sold. You can also purchase the record digitally and physically right from our very own store here.

We’ve talked a lot about this record but if you’re in the dark about it visit TheGowanusYachtClub.com for the whole story, and come see Porter Block with one of the Gowanus collaborators and Engine Room artist, Luke Wesley, at Pianos Friday July 10th, 7pm!

Guilt By Association Vol. 2 Is Here!

Engine Room Recordings — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:56:00 +0000

Folks, it’s time! Guilt By Association Vol. 2 is here. Pitchfork just announced its release and hits the nail on the head! For round two, the comp seems to have evolved from a collection of covers of guilty pleasures to an unabashed celebration of pop, probably since nobody should ever feel ashamed for liking something (unless that something is Ted Nugent in 2008). (Full article here.) Stream the whole record below and hit the iTunes button on the player to make it yours!

Love Is Dead pre-release available on eMusic!!!

Engine Room Recordings — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:28:00 +0000

Get ready…

We’re very excited to announce that Love Is Dead, the much-anticipated album by Lowry, is now available for download on eMusic!

A physical release date is not too far away, but in the meantime, enjoy Love Is Dead HERE.
Now you, like the rest of us, can listen to it until your eyes pop out. But who needs eyes when your ears are getting spoiled rotten?

It seems that our friends at Amie St agree, because they gave Love Is Dead a front page feature today!