“northern star, where freedom is my compass, where everywhere is north”
From the singer-songwriter vaults, where demos become destiny: Matt DeMello's Jennifer's Appendix, Vol. 1 unearths garage rock pivots, anti-folk looseness, and GarageBand confessions from the shadow of 2014 — Paul Simon to Wolf Like Me, lovingly restored. Solid Blood's Western Sun brings math-y, dreamy, emotive post-rock indie from the Rue Defense universe, while Alexei Shishkin's Good Times captures a surrealist four-day studio escape built on loose bass lines and zero blueprints. Jack Hayter's Sucky Tart offers world-beaten balladry that Pitchfork called "weariest" and BBC 6 Music likened to "Tom Waits running amok in a second-hand music shop."
“Members of Florist, Sister., Told Slant, and CIAO MALZ collab on the final single from Avery Friedman's April 18th debut album”
“Professional, polished, and personal. A sonic journey through the most challenging year of my life”
“Avery Friedman celebrates her queerness with the Indie Shoegaze 'Photo Booth' single”
“Recorded between 2009-2011 on a Tascam DP-008, these six tracks have been re-mastered and are now available exclusively via Sorry Monks’ Bandcamp page.”