Whether you dig the indie-pop, folk, Americana, post-rock prog or any combinations therein, we would love to point you to our 2010 releases. It’s been a solid year, with a number of different genres represented. Needless to say, we’re really pleased to be working with some of the coolest bands in the world!

The Houston Brothers
The Archer
January 26

Two brothers with a shared love for home-spun indie rock songs and multi-instrumentation – topped with production from legendary Mitch Easter. More than another EP, this six-track album packed more Americana-laced pop than most full-lengths. RIYL: Sparklehorse, the Avett Brothers, Monroe Mustang

www.myspace.com/thehoustons

• “Wasted Youth” MP3 featured on UTNE Reader Music Sampler
• “What sounds like a quartet is bashing out Indian summer indie pop with mercurial crescendos and transcendent middle eights, you better take a look-see because it could just be the Houston Brothers – both of ‘em.” – Blurt Magazine
• “Imagine if the prodigious talent of Colin Meloy and The Decemberists decided to drop their grandiose attempts at crafting prog-folk and chose instead to re-interpret the smooth, but emotional ’70s pop of artists like Billy Joel, Simon and Garfunkel, and Hall and Oates.” – Dryvetyme Online

Motion Turns It On
Kaleidoscopic Equinox
February 16

Jazzy post-rockers, Motion Turns It On released their debut studio full-length, drawing tons of critical praise for their deft maneuvering of sonic landscapes. RIYL: Maserati, Explosions in the Sky, Mono

www.myspace.com/motionturnsiton

• “Like a fireworks display – explosive, unpredictable, electrifying and over far too soon.” – Houston Press
• “Motion Turns It On’s schizophrenic, frenetic energy leaves you teetering precariously on the wall of sanity.“- Redefine
• “It’s jazz-rock, it’s dance, it’s post-rock…it’s simply a joyous juggernaut that you’ll never want to run out of steam.” – [sic] Magazine

Jon Lindsay
Escape From Plaza-Midwood
August 17

Jon Lindsay’s debut full-length came out of Charlotte, NC with a bullet this summer shattering all expectations for the son-of-a-preacher-man with a croon like silk. Equal parts indie rock, ’70s pop and singer-songwriter. RIYL: Rufus Wainwright, Elliott Smith, Sufjan

www.myspace.com/jonlindsaymusic

• MP3 premieres at Magnet, Fuse and AOL Spinner
• “What Sufjan Stevens did for Chicago, Jon Lindsay just might pull off for Charlotte.” – Charlotte Magazine
• “Hints of John Lennon, the Beach Boys against a modern musical backdrop. Lyrically, he writes beyond his years.” – Charlotte Observer
• “Jon Lindsay arranges like a wizened master.” – Grayson Currin / Indy Weekly