restocks update Thurs. July 24th!

July 21, 2025 by David Norman

Distro and restock update coming Thursday July 24th at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST with both stores getting a whack of Icorrupt, Shove and Dingleberry releases, Icorrupt (yes including the new Ostraca 12” EP!) as well as ZBR restocks/overstock from Mahria, Crowning/Swallows Nest, Clay Birds, and more! Holy fuck!!!

Sininen’s final song premiere went up last week for the closer “mitt hus”. The band features members of Via Fondo and the seven-track EP ‘I was recently upset’ releases on 120 tapes July 28th via Tomb Tree. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the full premiere with text, links, etc. or just jam it below.

What’s next on ZBR? Well shit, I’m glad you asked. We’ve got tapes on Tuesday July 22nd for ‘Ritma’ by Piri Reis prior to their New Friends Fest performance, followed by Shoganai cassettes for their debut self-titled EP on July 29th. July 30th we’ll be premiering the ZBR Fest 2025 video on Youtube so make sure you attend the first showing if you’re as keen as I am!

Nuvolascura cds are sold out and the “Linear half’n’half” is also out of stock. “Figment swirl” is all that remains. Rockambula gave it a stellar review which you can read by clicking on the pic above or this text. Snag those last few copies now!

Trei Campbell from Iwrotehaikusaboutcannibalisminyouryearbook, Beau Navire, Elle, Vowels, and Xochtil came on the OMSB podcast for his first solo interview, and I couldn’t be more honored. Pick up their remastered vinyl via Dog Knights and catch the band on tour and at New Friends Fest 2025! Click on the pic above or this text for the full post with links, info, etc. or just listen/download below.

Avery Friedman released a live studio session for the song “New Thing” and you should definitely check it out. We’ve been talking to the plant about the 12” run, and they are behind as they’re waiting on the lacquer. We’ll keep you posted but hopefully they’ll be in-hand early August. Fingers crossed!

Emma Core & Co. gave a ripping review of Emma Goldman’s ‘all you are is we’. If we aren’t 100% sold out you need to run to the US store and snag one immediately. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the review. Buy/stream below!

Dead Hour Noise are on tour! We’ve got just a handful of 12”s left and post-tour I reckon the band’ll be gettin’ low too!

Operation X-Ray played some bangers as per usual, including our very own Nuvolascura as well as Bok Suna, the latter of which Softseed Music has advance copy tapes for sale now via the bandcamp link below.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: xMISERYISABUTTERFLYx = The ultimate homies in Smush showed me this band. Very good screamo!

2025 - 05 - 26 /// Othiel + andthecanaryfell. released!

May 26, 2025 by David Norman

Othiel’s new album ‘World’s Fastest Car’ is officially out on cd! The physicals arrive at our US store on Wednesday and we’ll start shipping them out then. This new release includes re-recorded versions of their Palefade. split as well as five brand new jams of epic, devastating, and gorgeous screamo/post-hardcore. We only made 200 and shot some to the band for their upcoming tour with Knumears.

Ooo baby it’s double release day, as Tomb Tree just dropped the new andthecanaryfell. EP on cassette titled ‘As The Ice Melts’ and it’s a fucking nightmare collection of five songs that will test your brain’s resolve. Featuring members of Fallingwithscissors, this band creates a lush and crushing atmosphere not unlike Meth. and Detach The Islands. Clear /45, swirl /30, and test dips /6. Snag’em now!

Everything Remade had Victoria (vocals) of Emma Goldman on and it’s a great listen! Also we are down to just 10 copies of blob variant between ZBR Canada (ships worldwide though/linked here) and our bandcamp (embedded below). US store is sold out!

Dagerman got some love from Eklektik Rock. This Italian band’s debut release is fucking exceptional, and fans of Raein, Vibora, La Quiete, and Ojne will get a kick out of it. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the full review. Jam/buy below!

The Crowning x Oaktails split 12” came out on Friday via ZBR and Larry so snag a copy now before we sell out. We ALWAYS sell out of Crowning stuff pretty quickly and the band has a few shows with in mid-June where they will shed all of their copies.

Oh shit there’s a Lastima article we forgot to mention, probably because our label wasn’t mentioned so we didn’t see it. We did the 12” LPs though and they’re running low! Click on the pic above or this text to go to the article and jam/buy below!

Mango Wave Magazine reviewed Sutras, giving it 8/10 mangoes. Tapes still remain, snag a copy and get positive, baby! Click on this text or the pic above to see the full review.

Prism Reviews propped up Avery Friedman’s debut album that was released on CanaDave’s other label Softseed Music. This stellar album is available for pre-order on 12” in the Bandcamp embed below. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the review.

Click here for the full list of reviews!

Blue Youth were given a hefty nod by the legendary Heavy Blog Is Heavy for their new album ‘Defeatist’. Snag a 12” from ourselves or The Ghost Is Clear Records.

Operation X-Ray played Othiel, andthecanaryfell., and Lastima! The first two were premieres btw, so be sure to check that show weekly as we premiere a lotta shit there <3

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: VALATIA = Oh shit this album is amazing. Both jarring and beautiful, if you like Aspartame, Burial Etiquette, or Clay Birds but want it a tad heavier you need to scope this immediately.

2025 - 05 - 21 /// Mau out, Crowning + Oaktails 12"s next

May 21, 2025 by David Norman

Mau came out…and immediately sold out. The band has copies though so go see them live!!! Hope they come up to see us in BC one day <3

Also, Stereogum picked this up immediately upon our vinyl release and got some serious love. Click on the pic below or this text to go there.

Lastima’s debut 12”LP came out a few days back and it’s doing very, very well. I haven’t seen them live yet but holy shit do I hear good things. Snag a vinyl if you’d like, only 100 were made and we only have 10 left for sale!

Friday May 23rd is the Crowning/Oaktails split 12”. Co-released with Larry Records! 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST.

Click here for the full article + premiere!

andthecanaryfell. have their first and only single premiering now over at This Noise Is Ours. Violent, nightmarish stuff that features multiple members of Fallingwithscissors and is for fans of: Meth, Detach The Islands, Abuse Regression, etc. Full release May 26th on Tomb Tree. Click on this text or the pic above to go to the premere.

Emma Goldman continues to wreak havoc on new listeners, this time sending Sputnik to saying “Skramz AOTY” in the headline. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the full review. Jam/buy below, as the blobs are now 80% sold out!

Avery Friedman got some love from God Is In The TV Zine. The 12”s should now be 66% of the way through their pressing cycle, and when those Stupid Fancy variants come in hoooooo baby, look out! Click on the pic above or this text to go to the review. Jam/buy below.

Alt77 reviewed both Sutras and Blue Youth so check that out by clicking on this text. Listen/buy the releases below!

Operation X-Ray played a hefty amount of bangers including our own Blue Youth, Shibuya (almost sold out!) and Process//Sleep (almost sold out).

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: LEDA = Wicked new EP from this band I’d never heard of.

2025 - 05 - 13 /// Clay Birds out, Mau next

May 13, 2025 by David Norman

Emma Goldman’s ‘all you are is we’ is tearing shit up, as well as already nearly selling out of the 1st of two variants, Anthony Fantano did a review video on The Needle Drop which is fucking huge to have someone that big pick up on an underground screamo record. Watch above, listen/buy below!

Clay Birds released last week and like 95% of copies are sold out. I think there are 5 copies left in the U.S. store but everything else is gonezo. Absolutely amazing release, wicked people, and sick as fuck live.

Máu 10”s for ‘Anthesis’ will release this Thursday! I snapped a few promo pics of this as the b-side is etched and the entire package just looks hella cool. And the music…my god the music! Incredible stuff from these Cali homies. We’ll have 50 copies of the 300, with the rest being with the band. 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST.

Nuvolascura’s ‘As We Suffer From Memory and Imagination’ was the most recent topic of Out Past the Rings #193. Not only that, but with a new album on the way in late July the band got an extra bump from Brooklyn Vegan with their lead single “and in the end, you threw it all away”. Click on the pic above or this text to go there. Watch the OPTR below.

Joyzine reviewed the Avery Friedman album which you can check out by clicking on the pic above or this text. Release show is this Thursday! Buy the 12”s below.

Sutras got some love from Destroy//Exist which you can check out by clicking on this text or the pic above. Listen/buy below!

Coup D’etat, Emma Goldman, Shibuya, and Llewelyn got a shout-out and play from the always reliable Operation X-Ray.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: TELOS = Listen and weep cuz it’s so good but the band is so dead :( We got tapes of the LP left, snag’em now (by clicking on this text) or forever hold your peace.

2025 - 05 - 09 /// Important news, Sleep//Process, and Clay Birds tomorrow!

May 09, 2025 by David Norman

ZBR Fest 2025 is over and it was absolutely incredible. If you missed it, I apologize, as it is the last Chicago ZBR Fest for the foreseeable future. 2026 will be going down in Vancouver as we’re bringing it back to Canada due to the US government being fascist fucks. The hope is to alternate between Chicago and Vancouver but we’ll see what happens.

We’re back at it and shipping the backlog of orders, please give us a bit of empathy as we attempt to be dads, work jobs, and also ship hundreds of orders.

The Process//Sleep ‘Wherever You Think You Belong, You Probably Don't’ cassettes just released on Tomb Tree a few minutes ago. The tapes are /53 but we only have about 25 for sale. 5 variants, all sick, pictured above, with digitals and links embedded below. A truly incredible debut for fans of Swan Of Tuonela, Closet Witch, and Drive Your Plow Over The Bones Of The Dead.

Clay Birds cassettes for ‘a separation from vanity’ release tomorrow at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST. These will be gone in a matter of minutes so if you’re keen get to the stores before the drop time. This band is bursting with absolute sweethearts that played a truly excellent set at ZBR Fest 2025, with this EP definitely being their best and most cohesive work to date. We are truly lucky to be involved with this release.

Shibuya released in full a week ago but as we were busy with ZBR Fest we didn’t have it out until yesterday. 12”s are nearly gone so if you like screamo with hella emotions and variety (especially of the Spanish/Italian sounding variety) you’ll likely love ‘Bravura y Firmamento’. Copies come on blue and pink.

Lástima had their final song premiere before the May 16th release of ‘a pain bloomed from my lungs’ which will see 100 black 12”s seeing the light of day. The epic screamo/black-metal/post-hardcore includes extra instrumentation and members/ex-members of Capacities, Sonagi, Witching, What Of Us, etc. Everything Is Noise did the premiere which you can access by clicking on the picture above or this text. For fans of Respire, Portrayal Of Guilt, and Tenue.

Coup D’etat released a new split with Lakeside Amusement Park. There are no physicals for this yet, but don’t worry we’ll be doing something later this summer/fall. Catch them tonight at the Emma Goldman release show!

Avery Friedman had a massive piece on Idioteq.com and you should definitely check it out by clicking on the picture above or this text. Jam/buy below, pre-orders should be halfway over so snag a Stupid Fancy while you still can!

Llewelyn has a new EP that is coupled with their first EP releasing on The Ghost Is Clear Records, but we also released the debut EP and have tape copies left, so I figured now is a good time to share the piece that Idioteq.com did on the band. Check it out by clicking on the pic above or this text. Jam/buy the debut self title below!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: EYES = This Denmark band has a new album and it’s a trip!