
Which is kind of crazy. A number of years ago, just before my 18th birthday, I put on a show at my Dad's "farm" that featured some of the earlier Slumberland-related acts like Lilys, Swirlies, and Small Factory. When the label was based in D.C. It lasted two of the hottest days in July. Hundreds of people showed and my father regretted his decision to let me try my hand at show promotion when someone almost burnt down a few trees with fireworks. I'd wanted to book Velocity Girl, but for some reason it hadn't worked out. They were probably [...]
Ég minntist um daginn á Slumberland Records, en sú ágæta útgáfa gefur brátt út smáskífu og breiðskífu The Pains of Being Pure at Heart. Eitthvað hlýtur þá að vera varið í útgáfuna, og ekki sakar að slagorð þeirra er "Keeping it foolish since 1989". Ykkur til hægðarauka fylgir hér texti af vefsíður þeirra, og svo glás af MP3: Slumberland began operations in 1989 as a collective effort consisting of members of DC area bands Velocity Girl, Big Jesus Trash Can/Whorl, Black Tambourine and Powderburns. We were inspired by such musical happenings as C-86, early [...]

Song 7 of 19 in the ...One Last Kiss retread , otherwise known as After the Last Kiss... Honeybunch's Arm In Arm was culled from their second single No More I Told You So's that was released by Slumberland. The band who called Providence, Rhode Island home, would end up releasing singles on Bus Stop, K, Summershine and Four Letter Words but never actually put out a full length album, which is something they have in common with [...]
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I've had a soft spot for twee for years, even when I didn't really know what it was. Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura - both have been long-time favourites, especially B&S. But a whole genre of sensitive, introspective, and beautiful guitar-pop? Yes, indeed! So I liked (no, loved) Belle & Sebastian, what next? Following the somewhat eccentric path of musical exploration (allmusic, acclaimed music, pitchfork, and a bazillion other sites), I was eventually lead to find the Twee As Fuck: The Joy of Kittenhood compilation. Having listened to the tracks ad nauseum, I started taking [...]