Emma Goldman and Nuvolascura premiere!

April 25, 2025 by David Norman

CanaDave has been saying for a very, very long time that no one is prepared for the Emma Goldman 12”LP ‘all you are is we’, and you can finally weigh in on Monday when we release the beast. 12 tracks of violent-yet-sassy screamo/emo-violence that has beautiful moments and a helluva lotta precise, mathy, and intense ones. There are even some breakcore/rave interludes that are straight up incredible songs. Check out their full most recent performance at Red Gate below via YYJcore. We did 150 of each variant for a total of 300 12”s which is a ZBR-exclusive release. The band has 100 of these copies and has their record release show early May.

Click here for the full write-up and song premiere!

Nuvolascura revealed their first new song (pretty much) since their 2020 LP, and I can’t say enough incredible things about ‘how this all ends’ because it breaks down the barriers they previously set for themselves. They don’t push the envelope as a band, they torch it and find a completely new mode of delivery. You can listen to “and in the end, you threw it all away” below and get more info from Idioteq.com by clicking on this text or the pic above.

This year’s ZBR Fest will be very special but you won’t find out until after why it is so. And no it’s not the special stage setup with the Daves in tubes. Check out all of last year’s videos below with the documentary recap. If there’s a year you wanna see it in Chicago…this is THE year.

Sinema 12”s for ‘After the Flatline’ came and went in less than 12 hours but the band will have some copies at ZBR Fest! Check out the sick live set from the WKDU studio above as it’s made me even more stoked to see them perform at the fest.

Click here for the full podcast and links!

CanaDave did a podcast with Avery Friedman after the release of ‘New Thing’ which has had resounding compliments thrown at it for the last week, so many so that I can’t post them all lol. Regardless, 12”s are at the plant and should arrive in July. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the podcast and/or jam/buy below!

Click here for the full quarterly review!

Sutras got a shoutout from The Obelisk in their spring gathering of sweet releases. Check it out alongside heaps of other sick albums by clicking on the pic above or this text. Snag a tape below before we run out!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: LASTKISSTODIEOFVISCEROTH = LKTDOV is back with a new EP and it’s amazing!

2025 - 04 - 14 /// Blue Youth tomorrow, Sutras on Wednesday!

April 14, 2025 by David Norman

Nuvolascura has a new album coming out in July. We will be co-releasing alongside the always awesome Icorrupt Records in Europe. It’s their heaviest material to date and oh my god it’s incredible.

Blue Youth’s sophomore 12”LP ‘Defeatist’ releases this Tuesday April 15th! We made 300 copies of this one (their debut LP was /200 and it’s sold out) and put’em on green wax, with The Ghost Is Clear Records co-releasing with us cuz they love the band as much as we do. Their new album definitely gets heavier than their previous material but retains the band’s sassy, rockin’ foundation. You can scope their final premiere in the most recent Operation X-Ray episode linked below (you’ll also find Lord Wrought and Mahria in there) for “Patient Patient”. Full release is Tuesday at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST!!!

Bloom Dream tapes are down to the literal last copies of the 2nd run, Bandcamp has a white and gold injection, while this store has a random and gold injection. Then we mad out…again.

Demersal has a new EP releasing in the fall but they’ve dropped a music video now cuz why the hell not? This song shows the band’s maturity and expansion into new genres as it isn’t just screamo, it’s also got some gorgeous clean singing as well as the heaviest gutteral growls to date, showcasing their ability to traverse new terrain and doing it well. We still have 7” copies left of their previous LP but I think we’re totally sold out of their 2024 12”.

The final Sutras song premiere went up on Foxy Digitalis a few days back and I just took promo pics for the tape variants. There’s 20 swirl, 10 yellow, 5 brown, and 3 test dips. Wicked post-hardcore with shoegaze and indie elements. Click on the pic below or this text to go to the premiere!

Click here for the full song premiere article!

The ‘all you are is we’ 12”s have arrived at CanaDave’s house and by golly they look awesome. If you don’t like yellow or red you’re gonna get pissed, but for everyone else this color scheme fucking rocks. Includes lyrics insert and comes in a yellow inner jacket to really smack your senses. I also played with them last weekend and they destroyed. Their full set can be viewed above. Helluva time. Release show poster below

Crossed got some love from Heavy Blog Is Heavy, making it yet another blog to boast about how incredible this album is. We apologize about the wait on the 12”s, but they hath arrived! Pics incoming. Thanks for your patience! Click on the pic above or this text to go to the list, jam/buy below before we sell out.

Avery Friedman got some love via Klof Mag for her ‘New Thing’ 12”LP releasing April 18th on Softseed. I’m obsessed with this thing and even have an upcoming podcast with her that should release sometime before the album drops in full. Absolutely stellar stuff. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the review and jam/buy below!

Adobe Homes released two new songs from the upcoming 12”LP that we’ll be helping release this summer/fall. This thing has been years in the works and it kicks so much ass. You can catch’em at ZBR Fest in May!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: LIFE = Oh shit there are two new EPs and they both kick ass. Hell yes.

2024 - 11 - 08 /// Concealer today + Loftus Hoodies on Sale

November 08, 2024 by David Norman

Just a quickie here that:

1 - Loftus hoodies are on sale cuz I want them outta my house and STRAIGHT UP, both Daves get more compliments on wearing these hoodies than any other thing we’ve ever worn. So they’re 50% off till they’re gone. There’s only one Medium (orange), one Large (orange), and one Extra Large (purple) which are spread out of three totally different links which have been attached to the text of each size earlier in this sentence.

2 - There are some rarities that went up from additional stock/overages that include some serious heat and only one copy of each! Items are in the New Items/Specials section (linked here) and include Blind Girls, The Spirit Of Versailles, Respire, Massa Nera, Senza, Nuvolascura, Gxllium!, Febuary, Missouri Executive Order 44, and heaps more! Check the new items/specials section here. Some are embedded below.

BLIND GIRLS - The Weight of Everything (cassette/12

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BLIND GIRLS - The Weight of Everything (cassette/12"LP)

from CA$10.00

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SPIRIT OF VERSAILLES, THE - X Summer 1999 X (12

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SPIRIT OF VERSAILLES, THE - X Summer 1999 X (12")

CA$40.00

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FEBUARY - February (cd)

CA$18.00

GXLLIUM! - Breakup songs (cassette)

from CA$11.00

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Concealer has released!!! ‘Heartfelt Entries’ includes two brand new songs and the ‘dissonance [all that keeps me away]’ EP on one convenient cassette.

Click here for the full post with links’n’shit!

Mason from Senza came on the OMSB podcast with CanaDave which you can check out by clicking on this text or the pic above. You can also just stream it below. We talked about a buncha good stuff including their upcoming 7” split!!!

This Noise Is Ours praised the first Apostles Of Eris split that CanaDave took part in, alongside our friends from New Zealand in Raining. Just a handful of tapes remain, not gonna be made again! Click on the pic above or this text to go there. Jam/buy below!

Horns Up reviewed a buncha stuff from September and included our very own Bloom Dream in the mix. That thing is gonna be showing up all over year-end lists. Click the pic above or this text to go there, jam/buy below.

Amid The Old Wounds (ex-Duct Hearts) released a split with No Action on CanaDave’s Softseed label ummmmm I think late last year. Daniel was featured on the Emo Van so you should def check that out and then jam/buy the 7” split. Green copies are already sold out!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: LOST GENERATION, LAST REVOLUTION = Amazing emo grind from members of Minaret.

2024 - 10 - 15 /// Gxllium! released + Spirit Of Versailles 2x12"

October 17, 2024 by David Norman

Spirit Of Versailles 2x12” pre-order!!! These are almost ready to go so make sure you snag a copy before they’re all gone! Init doesn’t ship outside of North America so if you need this and live outside please order from us, if you are in North America you need to order from Init Records (linked here). These ship in December but should be in hand in November so I’ll ship earlier if possible.

SPIRIT OF VERSAILLES - Discography (2x12")

CA$50.00

For fans of: Saetia, Eyes Of Verotika, and Widowdusk.

This ships worldwide (North American orders should go through Init Records → linked here). The 2×12” discography collection by this timeless Sioux Falls screamo band. Released by Init Records. On grey w/black+white splatter vinyl with 11"x33" two-fold full color insert. Newly remastered by Mikey Allred at Dark Art Audio. 29 songs.

Songs 1-8: 8 Song CD
Song 9: Split 7" with Caligari
Song 10: unreleased
Songs 11-12: Split 7" with Saqqara
Song 13: Songs Of The Dead II compilation CD
Songs 14-15: Split 7" with Rise From Ruin
Songs 16-21: Confluence Of All The Senses CD
Songs 22-25: In Line For Halos 7"
Songs 26-29: Recorded live on WNYU, Summer 2001

Listen here:
https://initrecords.bandcamp.com/album/discography

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Gxllium! released ‘Breakup songs’ on Tuesday and all of our tapes sold out in less than an hour. I’ve included pics so you can see them, but they’re out until all copies arrive at their homes, then I have three extra copies that I’ll put when I know it’s safe to. We’ll also be making more, at the very least tapes, and perhaps doing more formats. Spotify isn’t up yet but I’ll post it when I can.

Just a reminder that we made those Nuvolascura cds and there’s only a handful left and will be sold out before Halloween. The US store has a single copy of the ST and bandcamp has two, the new LP is sold out. Linked above (in stock) and below (sold out).

AJ from Colacon and Holly Caught A Contact High, and Vamonos Tapes went on the OMSB podcast with CanaDave and had some very intriguing conversations. There are still a few copies of the Colacon 12”/100 remaining, snag’em before they gone!!! Click on the pic above or this text to go to the full post, or just listen below.

Everything Is Noise did their September roundup which includes Bloom Dream and Split Silk! Click on the pic above or this text to go to the full list. Jam them below, but I think Bloom Dream is pretty much out and Split Silk is getting there!

Operation X-Ray’s most recent episode featured a ton of sick stuff including Crowning, Venus Twins, and Nuvolascura! Venus Twins 12”s are still in stock but the merge is almost gone.

This Noise Is Ours gave the very underappreciated Dim Into Dross and their sole release. We have no tapes left. Check it out and click on this text or the pic above, and jam it below!

Stereogum picked up the Crowning/Oaktails split along with some other cool releases and thoughts on Blood Brothers at Best Friends Forever. Click on this text or the pic above to go there, and/or jam the split below.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: CLAYBORNE = This Montreal band sent us some of these 12”s for distro and I fucking love it. Epic post-everything. Snag one here!

2024 - 10 - 13 /// Nuvolascura cds on Monday!

October 13, 2024 by David Norman

We’ve made cds of the two Nuvolascura full lengths (100 of each) alongside the band, but we’ve only got 25 of each! These release on Monday in both stores and our bandcamp, then it’s prep time before we absolutely pummel you with amazingness in November with new Senza, new Concealer, and new Gxllium!

This store got another distro update, this time with a lot of rando stuff and updates on long sold out releases. Definitely check our bandcamp for final copies shed by CanaDave including Iwroteyourhaikusaboutcannibalisminyouryearbook, Rainmaking, Blind Girls, In Loving Memory, and Komuso/Setsuko. There’s also a bunch of ZBR pencils & single items from Wax Vessel that we got some extra copies of, including the ZBR->WV logo switch shirt! All of those items are in the new items/special are…linked to this sentence.

Gxllium! has a new EP dropping on Oct 15th! OMSB is premiering “Axel Peart” right now! Tapes from yours truly at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST on said date. Click this text or the pic above for the full post!

Crowning + Oaktails have their final show in Japan tonight. New release is out.. Split tapes a comin’…probably late November, maybe early December.

Bloom Dream got some hefty and well-deserved love from Heavy Blog Is Heavy in their October roundup. Click on the pic above or this text to go there. Jam/buy that shit below!

The 188th Out Past the Rings is for Infant Island’s ‘Sepulcher’ tape/12”. It’s very dense and goated. Somehow we have one copy of a few variants in stock, get’em before they gone…all linked below!!!

Lower Automation got some love from Score AV, check out the review linked to this text and jam/buy below! The blue swirls are now hella low.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: ENVY = I put this here in case you somehow missed that that longest running screamo band just released a banger of a new album.