Spotify Digging

I recently started a record label to reissue underheard music. Our first release is from a spectacular Tampa post-punk band, The Stick Figures. You can check out the music here: the-stick-figures.bandcamp.com

From #Tampa, The Stick Figures won a 1981 New York Rocker demo tape competition, being celebrated for their "small fortune in good ideas, entertaining [#postpunk] songs and imaginative playing" open.spotify.com/album/3g4DVPmd… @GCPunkNewWave @NewWaveAndPunk

Andddd we are live! “Twenty-Two,” @gaadgepgh’s lead single is streaming everywhere! Head to craftedsounds.net/yeah to hear the track, and pre-order a copy on CD or cassette! 🚴‍♂️🔮💯🏠📀📼

To celebrate the life of Mary Wilson, the only constant member of The Supremes over their prolific 18 year run, here's a chronologically-ordered playlist of 101 amazing songs by The Supremes. open.spotify.com/playlist/20lTR… #NowPlaying

Thanks to producer Patrick Adams, Harlem's P&P Records (& many sublabels also founded by Peter & Patricia Brown), specialized in disco that was more lo-fi, streetwise, and gritty than the genre's glitzy Studio 54 image. Check P&P out on this playlist. open.spotify.com/playlist/2ZNsq…

Happy #BlackHistoryMonth! In celebration and reflection, here's a playlist of traditional Black American shout songs, spirituals, and ring-game songs. From sorrowful to triumphant, this is some of the most important music ever open.spotify.com/playlist/4CXVu… #NowPlaying #playlist

NYC's KRS-One on boom bap: "The ‘boom’ is the kick drum and the ‘bap’ is the snare...the drums are highly emphasized, even exaggerated and distorted...there’s an aggressive marching, driving, dramatic rhythm to the production itself" open.spotify.com/playlist/1Wrn4… #NowPlaying

Here's a Spotify playlist of great, underheard 90s boom bap rap from NYC/NJ featuring music by @whoisnickwiz, @iamgruff, @DJEVILDEE, @djemskee, and many other amazing rappers and producers. open.spotify.com/playlist/1Wrn4… #NewMusicFriday,FromThe90s

Fantastic live version of "The Missing Boy" from Durutti Column's LC (Factory's FACT 44, 1981). Their 3rd song honoring their friend, Joy Division's Ian Curtis. Video from @CherryRedGroup (but pretty sure it is from a 7/24/81 festival in Helsinki, not '84) youtu.be/aQ5c4qhHHtI

May 78: T. Wilson & A. Erasmus showcase Manchester bands at 1st Factory Night Jan 79: Factory Records' 1st EP of club bands June 79: Factory's 1st LP, Unknown Pleasures May 80: I. Curtis commits suicide Aug 80: Factory Benelux formed All 81: Listen below open.spotify.com/playlist/0IWRo…

Through analyzing reviews, Stacker found 1981 as the worst year in music from 1965-2018. But 1981 was a really great year for #postpunk. A series of playlists will explore post-punk releases from 40 years ago. 1st up: Factory Records & Benelux. open.spotify.com/playlist/0IWRo… #NowPlaying

1979: Two high schoolers/editors of a punk fanzine sold their skateboards to buy a guitar and bass, forming a band that took the name of their fanzine: Isolation Ward. Check out them+30 more great underheard Belgian new wave/cold wave/post-punk bands below open.spotify.com/playlist/3riQS…

Check out this playlist of rare, underheard 1980-89 Belgian #newwave #coldwave & #postpunk. @darkentriesrecs, @ltmrecordings, & others have reissued plenty of amazing Belgian music open.spotify.com/playlist/3riQS… #NewMusicFriday,from the 80s

1983: Isolation Ward was set to open for Echo&TB. R Smith (a fan after seeing IW open a Siouxsie show) planned to attend/ask them to open Cure's next tour. But Echo's label bumped IW for a band that no-showed, so Smith never asked. IW broke up w/in months. open.spotify.com/playlist/3riQS…

Check out this playlist of underheard #funk, funky #soul, and proto-#disco. Despite ample funkiness, all artists somehow have <2k monthly listeners on Spotify. Big thanks to @AceRecordsLtd and @jazzmanrecords for reissuing so many great songs open.spotify.com/playlist/6XssV… #NowPlaying

1978 #ZigZag

Here's a playlist of really amazing and underheard 21st century #psychedelic, #shoegaze, and #postpunk songs from @pandavspanda, @trementinanoise, @themorelings, @RanchoRelaxoBnd, @savantsnyc, @TheCherryWave, and many more! open.spotify.com/playlist/3gp4w… #NowPlaying #playlist #spotify

Smokey & His Sister only ever had one song to chart: "Creators of Rain" (#121 in '67). The @ASCAP incorrectly gives songwriting credit to Ian & Sylvia, who covered it in '71. Even when they charted they were ever losin'. Listen below! open.spotify.com/playlist/4ddky… #NowPlaying #playlist

Check out this playlist of amazing, underheard #countrymusic #countryrock and #folk artists with <2k monthly listeners on Spotify. Chicago's @numerogroup and @dragcityrecords reissue some awesomely weird music. open.spotify.com/playlist/4ddky… #NowPlaying #playlist

Here's a playlist of underheard #soul music--all artists have <3k listeners/month on Spotify, but are amazing. Thanks to @numerogroup, @AceRecordsLtd, and others for reissuing so much great music. open.spotify.com/playlist/0VWc4… #NowPlaying #playlist