Three weeks ago tomorrow, we released The Speed of Time, the fourth album from Arthur Alligood’s project, phoneswithchords. It’s a spectacular evolution of the project, featuring great performances by drummer Doug McCarthy and mixing (plus some musical additions) by Nick Webber. Since we are still waiting on the actual tapes to come in (due to…
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A Note Ahead of Liminal Hiss
There’s a funny thing about language*. This label was almost/coulda/shoulda been called Subliminal Inevitable (or Sub-Inev) Records. That’s a phrase/alias I’ve used on the internet for more than two decades, but instead I came up with Totally Real Records (the inspiration of my friend Travis Harrison and his label Serious Business is certainly at play…
Read MoreWeekend Lovers. Pacing. old man of the woods x yfjesse.
Sometimes a song is enough. Here are three recent tracks that our artists Pacing, Weekend Lovers, and old man of the woods (x yfjesse) have put out that you may not have heard!
everything was perfect until it was not (a note on somebody had to)
somebody had to by Tennessee-based artist phoneswithchords is a landmark release for many reasons. As The Alternative noted on Twitter, “phoneswithchords has been one of the most unique voices in the scene for a while, and this is his opus.” It also happens to be TRR040 (our cat number system is a bit flawed but…
Read MoreA Note On Collarbone
Fair warning: this is – as always – an unauthorized account of a record created by somebody other than myself, making many assumptions and interpretations and imparting extensive personal perspective on a piece of art. Collarbone by Tim Lannen Tim Lannen has been on the periphery of my NYC rock world for a long time…
Read MoreTRR Presents at Long Beach Brewing Co.
Thursday, March 9, 2023 Totally Real Records Presents @ Long Beach Brewing Co. in Oceanside, NY Girasoles + Brian Kish’s Lounge Pants + Comprador (PA) + Beat Radio + PHARMAKOS (DJ) $10 suggested donation, 21+ 7PM-11PM Live streaming in the metaverse provided by The Music District
Real Love
Real Love is a bold and auspicious title for an album (specifically, the 6th one from Bellmore, NY band Beat Radio, and their first with TRR). It’s about the feeling you get when you hear it. It’s what it will evoke in the listener. It’s what the songs and the stories within are about. Before…
Read MorePress for Battle Ave’s I Saw The Egg
The 6th record from Kingston, NY band Battle Ave has been out for over a week now, and the response has been amazing. Huge thanks to our partners Friend Club Records and Transmission Publicity for doing a great job getting this incredible record out into the world! Listen or purchase the album here. Here’s some…
Read MoreUnglued by The Planes, then by ilithios
As we wrapped up 2021, Brooklyn indie rock guitar superstars The Planes delivered a fun vintage-tinged video for their excellent single “Unglued” from their sold out tape, Eternity On Its Edge. The song is among the slower paced tracks on their album, and has a bit of foreboding dissonance before launching into full on shoegaze…
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