HOPE FOR THE TAPE DECK

Limited edition cassettes with a DIY mentality. We're only in it for the music. Comin' at you from Philadelphia, PA and Roanoke, VA

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Big news! We’re incredibly happy to announce that DUDE-061 will be the new album Apophenia by Faster Circuits! This is the 2nd album from Derek Almstead and co., and fans will not be disappointed.  From Orange Twin: Apophenia finds Faster Circuits' brain-man Derek Almstead working through the murk and mumble of this sad past half-decade with the clarity you’d expect from this accomplished and variegated instrumentalist/producer. The eight tracks over its 36 minutes wield a generous pop sense whose methodology and melodic genetics find split parentage in Psychedelic New Zealand and, of course, the new traditions of halcyon Athens, Georgia Elephant 6 heyday Almstead helped forge as a member of Olivia Tremor Control, Elf Power, Circulatory System (fill in your desired grocery list), and, veritably, as the late-era staff producer and mastering engineer for that whole crew. You can pre-order a cassette from us by clicking HERE You can listen to a preview and pre-order a digital download from the fine folks at Orange Twin Records by clicking HERE

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DUDES! We have an absolutely huge release announcement for you!  VINCE MOLE AND HIS CALCIUM ORCHESTRA FRIENDS, PSYCHICS, VISIONARIES...LEND ME YOUR HAIR! Recorded in 1993 and originally released as a limited cassette in the Elephant 6 catalog, this collection of songs from Vince Mole and His Calcium Orchestra (also known as Chris Parfitt, who was also an original member of The Apples In Stereo) is a gem that has been lost for too long. We're happy to help bring it back to life in its original format! We've got a limited run of 100 hand-numbered cassettes, and as usual the first 22 will come with a painted/screenprinted slipcover. Fans of the elephant 6 collective, or fans of lo-fi psych pop in general will want to get this one in their earholes as quickly as possible. These should be shipping out by mid-August. Get to clickin'! 

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN AND PURCHASE #yaytapes

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Pre-orders are now live for the new ELF POWER album TWITCHING IN TIME! As always, these will be limited to 100 and the first 22 will come with custom painted/screenprinted slipcovers.   Head over to the bandcampy and pick up a copy while they last! The elephant 6 veterans will also be on tour with Tobin Sprout this month (and have a few solo shows booked as well).

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New ELF POWER album Twitching In Time coming out this May!

The mighty Orange Twin Records will have LPs and CDs available, and we’ll be cooking up some cassettes! More details to come! #yaytapes

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We’ve been away on a brief hiatus, but we can assure you we’ll be back soon with some things you won’t wanna miss. Get yer earholes ready! #yaytapes

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Who else is ready for some football?

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Get yrself some HFTTD swag over at redubble, y’all. Click thru to see the current selection of goodies!

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Dudes! More cool news today! On June 24th, we’ll be releasing a very limited run of demo tapes by The Concerns (new project from Daniel Cundiff of Eternal Summers, The Sad Cobras, etc) at their show in Roanoke, VA. 

These will be ultra-limited (run will be between 20-30 tapes), and 100% DIY.  

If we have any extra copies left after the show we’ll get ‘em up on the website for you guys to order, and we’ll have some songs streaming soon!

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Major announcement!

Greetings, Dudes! Bust out yer wallets - we've got 2 more new tapes lined up for June/July!

We're welcoming back Brooklyn native Ben Seretan back to the HFTTD family. Well, he never actually left but you know what we're sayin'. His latest, Bowl of Plums, picks up right where the self-titled debut left off with healthy amounts of expressive guitar, grand choruses and Ben's unmistakable croon. We can't recommend this one enough. Fans should also note that the album will be self-released on vinyl through Ben's Bandcamp. Don't fret, we won't be butt hurt if you grab the wax - we're buying personal copies as well! Stream the album in its entirety here, pre-order the tape (ships 6/27-ish) and celebrate the release with Ben and his bandmates 6/24 at Shea Stadium in Brooklyn.

Sweden-via-USofA's Mike Downey has been smashing out tune after tune under his Shy Mirrors moniker since releasing the super-limited lathe cut 12" on Thinking About the Needle 'way back' in 2010. We've also had the pleasure of being associated with the project via our sister label, Big School Records. We begged Mike to participate in HFTTD and he responded with 14 tape-ready nuggets overflowing with all the right sounds - Guided By Voices meets Superchunk filtered through every great melodic pop-punk record of the past 30 years. And look at that classic artwork - hot damn! Around here we like to call these attributes 'winning'! Get ears on the full album stream here and pre-order the tape, post-haste.

Both tapes will see runs of 100 with the first 22 copies featuring a screen-printed slipcover - bound to be indie emo oop rare on Discogs someday! Don't forget to rock the 4for$20 deal. It's a no-brainer with over 40 tapes to choose from! Our label sampler has been updated so grab a free download and make an informed decision on the other 2 tapes you'd like!

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Dudes! We hear that it's National Cassette Day...while we can't vouch for the validity of said day, we can vouch for the quality of our roster, which you should sample in honor of National Cassette Day...right!?

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Listen up, dudes! Now available for pre-order: DUDE-054 Missionaries Half A Creature

Missionaries are set to release their first full-length album since 2007! Half A Creature is a collection of ten songs tied together by a singular theme: relationships. Whether they were romantic, familial, positive, scarring, brief or long-lasting the album attempts to retrace those experiences and bring them to light again. This record was recorded in mid-2014 over the period of a year and finally finished in late 2015. Missionaries for this record were Seanmichael Poff, Marshall Hicks, Megan Glassman, Adam Painter and Jonathan Woods.

These cassette will be limited to 100 copies, and as always, the first 22 will feature unique hand-painted & screenprinted slipcovers. Each order comes with a digital download. These should be shipping out mid-June! LISTEN ORDER

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DUDES! New release time! We’ve got a real special one comin’ at you today...

DUDE-053 John Kiran Fernandes “II”

The second solo album by Circulatory System, The New Sound of Numbers, Lavender Holyfield, Dream Boat, Old Smokey, Jacob Morris, and The Olivia Tremor Control member John Kiran Fernandes. Featuring appearances by cellist Alec Livaditis, percussionist Courtney Parker, John's two sons Ravi and Kiran on organ, and multi-instrumentalist Charlie Key. Ethnic music and free jazz influenced mostly instrumental music. Deep moods, absorbing textures, and shimmering melodies featuring John on bass clarinet, clarinet, violin, kalimba, and little instruments. You don’t want to miss this one!! Cassettes are limited to 100 copies, and the first 22 orders will come with painted & screenprinted slipcovers! (The silpcovers feature an image that was drawn by John’s son Jeremy!). All orders come with digital download.

ORDER HERE

LISTEN HERE

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Fall ‘15 Batch

Friends of HFTTD, we’ve returned after a brief hiatus to announce 3 more tapes for the fall docket. Don’t forget, we’re still rockin’ the 4 for $20 deal so don’t be shy and stock up on all the sounds you’ve come to know and love!

After a bit of a delay we’re finally prepped to announce our involvement with the latest Blessed Feathers album. There Will Be No Sad Tomorrow will see a limited cassette release (100 copies) with the first 22 orders receiving a unique hand-painted slipcover by Rob Wilson. Fans of the band likely already know that the vinyl release of the album was Vinyl Me, Please’s featured LP for the month of October. We’ve been fans since 2011’s From the Mouths of the Middle Class, which saw a very limited tape release on the wonderful Cakes & Tapes label so we were pretty pumped to see the band get a healthy amount of recognition for their efforts. Read the NPR feature piece on the band, stream the album (arguably their finest work) and pick up the tape. Now shipping!

HFFTD has finally tapped the ever and always fertile Dayton, OH scene for a split release with longtime label friends Smug Brothers and Brat Curse. The Smugs occupy side A with the perfect blend of quick hitting GBV-esque hooks and Replacement jangle-pop. Brat Curse pumps out one infectious garage anthem after another on the B side, invoking two of our favorite masters of the trade, Ty Segall and Jay Reatard. Members of the Smug Brothers are also involved with their own tape label, Gas Daddy Go!, so we’re forever in debt to the band for sharing some of the riches with us! 100 baby blue tapes with the usual first 22 copies arriving with the screened/painted slipcover. Stream Echo Complex here and get in on the pre-order! (Ships late November!)

French Exit is an enigmatic musical project from Athens, Georgia, led by AJ Griffin (of Laminated Cat, The Olivia Tremor Control, and Circulatory System) and featuring Derek Almstead (of Faster Circuits, The Glands, OTC, etc). Fantastical phase-shifted psychedelia, rippling with intricate keyboard and vocal layers. Their debut album Jerk Store will appeal to fans of The OTC, The Gerbils, and other bands in the Elephant 6 Collective... as well as to mystics, maniacs, lovers, and people from other star systems. Stream the album in full and acquire the tape! (ships late November!)

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OUT NOW!! DUDE-049 PEACE BEAST TOUGH CLOUD

Peace Beast has been one of Richmond, VA’s best kept secrets for too long. Put these jangly, melodic, mildly psychadelic masterpieces in your earholes ASAP! Get yer clickers clickin’!! These bad boys are shipping now! 

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