We’re pleased to announce our newest signing, Charlotte, NC pop songster, singer and multi-instrumentalist Jon Lindsay (The Young Sons, Benji Hughes, Nicole Atkins). We will be releasing Lindsay’s official debut full-length, Escape From Plaza-Midwood on CD, vinyl and digital formats on August 17.

We’re also excited to announce Lindsay’s new touring band The Tomahawks from Chapel Hill, NC featuring members of Roman Candle, Max Indian and Bright Young Things. The Tomahawks will be accompanying Lindsay on the road throughout 2010 and the foreseeable future.

Free Download:
“My Blue Angels” MP3 from the upcoming Escape From Plaza-Midwood.

www.myspace.com/jonlindsaymusic

Press quotes for Jon Lindsay:

“One of the most exciting artists we’ve seen come out of the burgeoning southeastern lo-fi revival scene.” – Paste Magazine

“Lindsay treads somewhere between the Beatles’ sweeter pop side, the dramatic cabaret of Rufus Wainwright, and the full-band folk-rock of Ben Kweller, while dropping winking pop culture references.” – Charlotte Observer

“Topanga Canyon summer pop re-imagined by The Shins…”- Shuffle Magazine

“Wainwright-style (don’t really matter which one) balladry shot through with a really dry sense of humor and an admirable flair for the dramatic.” – Timothy C. Davis

“Coming off like a synthed-out version of the DBs, this is weird, wonderful stuff. A keep! And a treasure.” – Ken Stringfellow (REM, The Posies, Big Star, Minus 5, The Disciplines)

“Jon Lindsay’s angelic voice and catchy melodies cover a dark pop sensibility; his tunes work their way in to your brain like hookworms and are just as painful to get out.” – Django Haskins (The Old Ceremony, International Orange)

“Each listen to Escape From Plaza-Midwood yields more in return.  And you can quote me on that.” – Caitlin Cary (Whiskeytown, Small Ponds)

Last month, Motion Turns It On recorded a live session and interview for the show Live From SugarHill Studios. The episode was broadcast live and is now available to stream. MTIO’s set starts at 31:30 and they perform “Give Up The Ghosts” from their new album, Kaleidoscopic Equinox, at 44:30.

www.livefromsugarhill.tv

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Oh, technology, what strange and wonderful things you’re capable of. Thanks to Al Gore, the Internet has all sorts of interesting nuggets to offer and SoundCloud is one of those nuggets; it’s a place where you can listen to music, share music and comment on music… and so much more. In fact, we really don’t know what the hell it’s really capable of, but that’s part of its allure.

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Motion Turns It On – “Give Up The Ghosts”

We’re putting new songs like this one up regularly so head on over and be our SoundCloud fans.

soundcloud.com/chocolate-lab-records

I see a door marked “Private” – Is that the door you’re talking about? Thank you Charlie Day and Glenn Howerton.

So, we know that you can easily find our artists’ music at any number of torrent or download sites. We know that it’s free for you to do so. It’s easy, it’s tempting… it’s what people do. Why pay for something you can get for free?

Well, instead of preaching about how it hurts us and our artists, we’ve decided to lower prices on downloads. Individual tracks are now priced at $0.70 and full-lengths are going for $8 a pop. Maybe that’ll help you avoid the temptation to get it for free. Maybe not. Also, physical CD prices include shipping and come with a digital download for your immediate rocking needs.

This is not an April Fool’s joke.

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Motion Turns It On have been practically bathed in love from reviewers. Here are a few things that’s being said about them.

“The intricacies of jazz, the noodling of 70s-era progressive rock, and the walls-of-noise crescendos of modern instrumental indie rock.” – Houston Calling
“Motion Turns It On’s schizophrenic, frenetic energy leaves you teetering precariously on the wall of sanity.” – Redefine Magazine
“Nothing short of a controlled frenzy.” – Rock Midgets
“The band has taken several steps forward in the development of its sound, bringing to it a new edge of urgency and violence barely hinted at previously.” – The Silent Ballet
“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
“A furiously kinetic, punk-infused record replete with all sorts of jazz and math influences.” – Dryvetyme Onlyne
“More than a great post-rock record.” – 29-95
“An adventurous listen that aggressive prog rock fans will surely dig.” – Blogcritics
“Some of the finest tape echo-heavy ADHD garage prog I’ve heard since Hella.” – The Decibel Tolls
“Filled to the brim with mathy post-rock with sways of jazz and flecks of guttural punk rock fervor.” – Forest Gospel

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