Sun Club (formerly Pandemonia), hailing from Annapolis, came in this spring to make a record. Producing this record was beyond amazing. These guys make music like it’s nobody’s business. They create solid pop hooks on top of an insane rhythm section. Sun Club pulls from the likes of Vampire Weekend, Grizzly Bear, Animal Collective and The Arcade Fire. I seriously can’t stop listening to this record. It’s infectious. Infectious too for some UK publications that are already giving this record (before it’s even out) high marks. You can listen to my two favorite tracks below or listen to more here.

Spring Diamond

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Purple Peach

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MacGregor Burns- Vocals/Acoustic Guitar/Electric Guitar

Engineered by Aaron Wold
Mixed by Mat Leffler-Schulman

Technical info: Vocals: RE20, Acoustic: SM81, Guitar Amp, SM57

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The Dialogue is a band that has helped spearhead Baltimore’s indie-rock scene. The group has thrived as part of the city’s cultural renaissance, but their new album “Wet Dreams” is poised to enter the collective consciousness of music fans beyond their beloved hometown.

The band has spent the past 2 years performing in just about every state on the east coast, and supporting a huge range of national bands including: Matt and Kim, Surfer Blood, Rogue Wave, …And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, All American Rejects, Girl Talk, Twin Shadow, Shiny Toy Guns, Twin Sister, Rooney, Steel Train and more.

The Dialogue came by Mobtown to rework a lot of their favorite songs. The guys put on a great show and the recordings are proof. Enjoy the show!

Drew Shaffer- Vocals/Guitar
Brian Pollack- Guitar
Justin Goodman- Bass
Jordan Goodman- Drums

Engineered by Aaron Wold
Mixed by Mat Leffler-Schulman

Technical info: Kick: EV868, Snare: SM57, Overhead: SM81, Bass: U87, Brian’s guitar amp: Oktava ribbon, Drew’s guitar amp: SM57, Vocals: SM7

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Dave Jacober’s solo identity away from the Dan Deacon Ensemble, Holy Ghost Party and Dope Body is called Jacober. I mastered Jacober’s debut record due out on Friends Records. Aside from being a swell guy, an amazing drummer and a great arranger, he’s put out a collection of very interesting music.

“in a swirling bedlam of melting pastels and exotic sea life of the living room tank variety. The slow churn and complexity of Brown’s visualization seems to match Jacober’s colorful poptronica and even suits his understated delivery, though all good things come to an end and eventually the maelstrom melts over him in a consuming pink tide first, then allowing an upside down gathering of jellyfish to shift into gear.” – Decoder Magazine.

Here are two of my favorite tracks from Water Karaoke:

Set Adrift

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Steps

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I had the pleasure of working with Lands & Peoples last fall mixing their debut record, Pop Guilt that was recorded by Chris Freeland (Oxes, Wye Oak, Lower Dens) and mastered by Paul Gold at Salt Mastering. The band itself is pretty hard to pigeonhole, but if you can imagine putting Simon & Garfunkel and Ghana postal workers canceling stamps in a blender, you might approximate something close to what Lands & Peoples are doing. Needless to say, these guys are some of the nicest people in Baltimore. It’s an added bonus they make beautiful music for all of us to enjoy.

Here are two of my favorite cuts on the record (white vinyl with artwork from Chris Muccioli from Secret Mountains!) due out soon on Analog Edition Records. Pre-order your copy today!

Ghosts

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Sexting

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Infinite Honey came by Mobtown to try out completely new songs. It came out great! These guys have a wonderfully weird way of constructing simple pop songs. Complete with wurlitzer, stylophone and vintage drums.

Neil Cotterill: Vocals, guitar, wurlitzer
Christopher De Meo: Drums
Dave Chrismer: Bass
Jon Powell: Guitar, Stylophone

Engineered by Aaron Wold
Mixed by Mat Leffler-Schulman

Technical info: Vocals: Neumann U87, Kick: 421, Snare: Ribbon, Overhead: 414, Bass: DI, Acoustic guitar: SM81, Room: AT Boundary, John’s guitar: Blue Mouse, Neil’s guitar: SM57

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