Lackthereof incorporates finely-tuned electro beats to boost lethargic vocals into harmonic climaxes. Your Anchor is most certainly worth a listen or 50. - Black Book

A rumbling collection of basement jams. - Under the Radar

Lackthereof is the solo project of Danny Seim (who also plays drums in Menomena). Your anchor was performed entirely by Danny, and was recorded and mixed in his basement in Portland. Barsuk is stoked to be releasing this collection of (not so very lo-fi) lo-fi gems, on CD (and via various digital music services) on July 22nd, and on beautiful white vinyl on September 2nd. The CD is shipping now, but the LP won't be ready until early September — however, if you pre-order the LP between now and release date (Sep. 2), you'll be given a single-use code to download the entire album as high-quality MP3 files, so you don't have to wait to hear the delicious tunes.

Mates of State gather their many charms — soaring vocals, luminous melody, hopeful sentiment — in an infectious pop ode to the inevitability of change. - Alternative Press

Mates of State has been described by critics as unabashed joy, honesty at its best, a two piece with balls, and a band that you must see live. It's difficult to place Mates of State in a genre as their song structures are unique, and often complex, yet contain the pop elements of catchy melodies and loads of harmony. Though a duo, they fill up audio space with monster, bass-heavy organ, creative drumming, and constant dueling vocals. Mates of State make thick, layered music that rewards attention, analysis, and repeated listens. It is simultaneously instantly enchanting, drawing you in at once with hooked stacked upon incredible, undeniable hook. Vinyl LP version now available, comes with single-use code to download the entire album as high-quality MP3 files!

Barsuk is pleased to announce the release of the hauntingly beautiful Steve Fisk/Benjamin Gibbard original film score to the motion picture Kurt Cobain About A Son in a limited edition hand-numbered double vinyl pressing, complete with a single-use code to download the entire album as high-quality MP3 files. Fans of the film, film scores, and ambient music in general will all find something to love in its floating textures and dark atmospheres

Noir's beatific mood harks back to a kinder, pre-electronic age. Casiotone synths and subtle guitar fashion popsicle backdrops for whipped peaks of multi-tracked vocal harmony. - MOJO

From a Manchester bedroom to your stereo via outer space, we're overjoyed to introduce the new album from Jim Noir. He's named it after himself, but don't be fooled into thinking he's run out of ideas — Jim's eponymous second album is one of the most expansive pop records you'll hear this year. His music has always been a melee of different styles and influences, and this album sees him delving more into his electronic side and going further with melody and vocals than he’s ever gone before — there's even some lead falsetto.

What Made Milwaukee Famous may unashamedly wear their pop on their sleeves, but that new-wave sheen is stretched taut over a muscular frame of sweaty rock. Milwaukee’s energetic, forceful, and impassioned music feels immediately familiar. Michael Kingcaid’s laid-back vocals swoon and swagger in and out of the bands rolling melodies, and although sonically polished the music maintains just enough rough edges to keep things interesting.

Hooks up front, naked, awash in foamy waves, harmonies tight and coiled in tingly jangle. Lucky’s music kicks high. - Under The Radar

The new album from Nada Surf is filled with images of restlessness, longing and the elusiveness of love, yet the band counterbalances the lyrical bittersweetness with a musical buoyancy. Intimate songs become in-it-together anthems, thanks to the chiming guitars, propulsive rhythms, and the emotional candor in singer Matthew Caws' vocals. Turn up the volume, hit the repeat button, and your troubles, for a blissful three minutes or so, will disappear.

Past recordings of his own songs (occasionally made available online under the name "Martin Youth Auxiliary") have mostly been quickly-recorded lo-fi sketches unintended for widespread release, so field manual is the first time his own songs have been given the studio attention and thought-out approach to recording for which he's usually known.

A handy crash course in 1980s underground rock for new Nirvana fans who've never filled out a Touch & Go mail-order form. - Pitchfork

This captured the soul of what the band meant to a legion of maladjusted teenagers. - Yo Beat

In addition to a piece from the Steve Fisk/Ben Gibbard film score and a previously-unreleased Gibbard cover of Beat Happening's Indian Summer, the soundtrack includes music that influenced or touched Cobain (and most of us here at Barsuk, for that matter), from childhood favorites Arlo Guthrie and Creedence Clearwater Revival, to the influential punk bands Bad Brains and Butthole Surfers, to his Sub Pop contemporaries Mudhoney and Mark Lanegan to the big names like Iggy Pop, David Bowie and R.E.M.

We've decided to clear out the vaults: buy any poster from our shop at the regular price, and get 3 free promotional posters (randomly chosen from our poster archives). We have promo posters spanning all the way back to the early years, and we figure they'll look better on your walls than in a box in the warehouse.

Now you can drink your coffee, tea, or other beverage of choice in this classic white ceramic mug. Get yours today while supplies last!