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video premier: "Getting Over" by Sweet Jesus

Official music video for "Getting Over' by Sweet Jesus - from their 2015 album Shortwave Oracle

On "S​hortwave Oracle",​ recorded by B​en ​J​enkins ​at the K​ill​ R​oom ​Studios, the band attacks rock n roll, folk punk, psychedelic blues on songs that deal with death, social media panic, and lost love. Now rejuvenated after a long creative journey, Sweet Jesus is excited to share their debut album and spread their music beyond their Pacific Northwest roots.

"They combine the best of folk and rock into a beautiful fusion of hypnotic songs which will lure anyone into their music... M​usic that has passion reverberating throughout.”​­​ - ~Seattle Sound Live

 

 

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Crazy Eyes perform at Nada Mucho 41 for 2015 Festival at Substation, Seattle on October 14

Crazy Eyes was honored by local music publication Nada Mucho in March of this year and included on their list of 41 bands to watch in 2015.  

http://www.nadamucho.com/41-seattle-bands-were-watching-in-2015/

On October 14 Nada Mucho is hosting a festival to showcase these bands and to celebrate the enormous amount of talent in the fine city of Seattle.  Crazy Eyes will be performing at Substation along with Hounds of The Wild Hunt, Stiff Spirit and Spencer Carlson.  

click here for full event details:  https://www.facebook.com/events/945659805518629/

Crazy Eyes relased their debut album "Ring Ring Jingalong and Dark Heart Singalong back in April, followed by a US tour - check out the video for WWIII - Songs in Hiii-Fiii here:

 

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Sweet Jesus album release show at Lo-Fi Performance Gallery on September 25

Sweet Jesus are releasing their debut full length album "Shortwave Oracle" via Knick Knack Records with a celebration at Lo-Fi Performance Gallery on Friday September 25.  click here for full details:  https://www.facebook.com/events/892258530848670/

  On "S​hortwave Oracle",​ recorded by B​en ​J​enkins ​at the K​ill​ R​oom ​Studios, the band attacks rock n roll, folk punk, psychedelic blues on songs that deal with death, social media panic, and lost love. Now rejuvenated after a long creative journey, Sweet Jesus is excited to share their debut album and spread their music beyond their Pacific Northwest roots.

"They combine the best of folk and rock into a beautiful fusion of hypnotic songs which will lure anyone into their music... M​usic that has passion reverberating throughout.”​­​ - Seattle Sound Live

 

Shortwave Oracle track list:
1. Aftermath
2. Getting Over
3. Youngblood
4. Hung Up
5. Bluebird
6. Screens
7. Ghost Lady
8. Bleeding Moon
9. Psychic Bohemia

 

 

 

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Low Hums EP release show at the Sunset Tavern on September 24

Low Hums are celebrating the release of their 2015 EP "Adventuring In The Near and Far" at The Sunset Tavern in Seattle on Thursday September 24 (w/Great Spiders and Fountains).  click here for details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1048210261858648/

4 new songs engineered and mixed by Trevor Spencer at the Unknown in Anacortes WA directly to TAPE by Trevor Spencer ( Fleet Foxes / Father John Misty ). Featuring guest appearances by Skerik on saxaphone and Erik Eagle on percussion.

Track Listing:
Gongs And Bongs
Tell It To Me
Breakdown
Sanoj Sniksah

 

The EP will be released via Knick Knack Records on cassette (with download) and digital.  These are some cool looking tapes and they sound so good!  (artwork by Hillary Harris)

 

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Teleferik album release party on September 18 in Paris, France

On September 18 Teleferik is celebrating the release of their new album "Lune Electric" via Knick Knack Records with a celebration and performance at Petit Bain in Paris France.  Click here for full details: https://www.facebook.com/events/519029671577409/

The ten tracks on the new album blend rock and blues with an abundance of soul and were recorded and mixed by Peter Deimel at The Black Box Studio in Angers, France.  Singer and bassist Eliz Mourad brings the heat to this 10 track album with songs sung in English, French and Arabic while guitarist Arno Vincendo is the storytelling architect of the songs.  

 

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New music video from Bart Cameron of The Foghorns

While the Foghorns are finishing up their next full length album, Bart Cameron is busy writing more songs and working on some acoustic demos. Here's a little preview called "Sean's Gone" a song written for the Hugo House Literary Series in 2015. Recorded at Charles Bork's studio. Video by Jason Neuerburg.

 

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Knick Knack Records sign The Snakebites and Aaron Semer

The Snakebites are putting the finishing touches on a new album recorded and mixed here in Seattle by the incredibly talented Tom Meyers, who has worked previously with several Knick Knack Records artists.  The musical duo of Skky Phoenix on guitar and vocals and Starr Harris on drums and percussion has re-formed after a lengthy hiatus and will be touring the US in the spring.  They are no strangers to the road and we are very excited to have such a hard working and talented group joining our label family.  

Aaron Semer (Coyote, Marmot vs Mammoth) is releaseing a solo concept album based on the collapse of civilization as we know it.  An album rooted in storytelling that declares "We've got to learn how to find love amidst collapse".

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New Releases from Knick Knack Records

GravelRoad is entering the studio at the end of August to being recording their new album with Jack Endino in Seattle. This will be their 6th studio album and is very much a return to their psychedelic hill country blues roots.
Following their studio work, they will return to Nashville for the Muddy Roots Festival where they will perform with legendary acts including The Del McCoury Band, Ricky Skaggs, Dr. Ralph Stanley, Peter Rowan, Possessed by Paul James and many more. Then it's off to Europe in October for a tour which will includes some dates in France with fellow label mates Teleferik.  Upon returning home to Seattle they will release the 7" vinyl record "Weavin' " b/w "Flesh & Bone" with a celebration at the Tractor Tavern with friends Hillstomp

Low Hums led by Jonas Haskins, (a decades-long veteran of Pacific Northwest bands like Earth and Sera Cahoone) are releasing their new EP "Adventuring In The Near and Far" on September 22.  The album release show will be at the Sunset Tavern in Seattle on September 24.  The recordings were done in a beautiful old church in Anacortes, Washington and features a guest appearance by Skerik on saxophone.  This EP is just a taste of the work they are doing on their upcoming full length LP, which promises to be their best work yet.

Teleferik are one of the newest additions to the Knick Knack Records roster and we are excited to be working with this wonderfully talented group of musicians from Paris France.  Teleferik blends rock and blues with an abundance of soul on their new album "Lune Electric".  Singer and bassist Eliz Mourad brings the heat to this 10 track album with songs sung in English, French and Arabic.  The album was recorded and mixed by Peter Deimel at The Black Box Studio in Angers, France.


Sweet Jesus are releasing their debut album "Shortwave Oracle" on September 22 and are celebrating with the album release show at Lo-Fi Performance Gallery on September 25.  "Shortwave Oracle" showcases the bands clever and catchy songwriting as well as their ability to deliver a new level of sophistication in their performances.  The album was engineered and mixed by Ben Jenkins at The Killroom Studios in Seattle and Mastered by Dalton Brand at Wave Burner Recording.
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Free Music - Knick Knack Records Summer 2015 Sampler

Free digital download of Knick Knack Records artists

Click here to download:  http://knickknackrecords.com/products/knick-knack-records-summer-2015-sampler

 

Tell It To Me (Low Hums) from the EP "Adventuring In The Near and Far"

Getting Over (Sweet Jesus) from the album "Shortwave Oracle"

Hero (Teleferik) from the album "Lune Electric"

Go To Sleep (Crazy Eyes) from the album "Ring Ring Jingalong and Dark Heart Singalong"

400 Dollars (The Foghorns) from the album "The Sun's Gotta Shine..."

Snake Feast (Ray Cashman) from the album "Desolation"

Bunnies (Half Light) from "The Lost Album"

Flesh & Bone (GravelRoad) from 7" single "Flesh & Bone" b/w "Weavin"

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