Topshelf Records

San Diego, CA via Boston, MA — we're a record label started in 2006 working with artists and people we love.

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Ratboys & T.V. NOT JANUARY's Japanese tour split 7-inch is in stock and shipping! etched within its surface is the auditory information required to listen to "The New Maria", a Ratboys track from their Window sessions with producer Chris Walla. It's exclusive to this 7" and available nowhere else. Pick up a copy in our shop!

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Elephant Gym's world tour is underway!! Most of the US shows with standards are selling out, but tickets are still available for some of the west coast dates.

illustration: Nick Dahlen

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"Too Slow" is taken from Gulfer's Third Wind out February 28, 2024 via Topshelf Records ❍ listen to "Too Slow" and order the record https://www.topshelfrecords.com/268

credits:

Directed by Vincent Ford and Jordano Aguzzi

Shot and edited by Jordano Aguzzi

Actor: Olivier Bergeron

lyrics:

i sleep away the day just trying to unwind 60 seconds sliding in the breeze i worry bout it sometimes i find that it shows holding drinks to let go i’m too slow to follow

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ATTN all toe heads: we've got their classic New Sentimentality EP re-pressed and available on "cardboard smear" vinyl now

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"baethoven" is a standalone single from Washington, DC's Ekko Astral, out now via Topshelf Records. Listen to "baethoven" on your preferred streaming service!

credits:

Directed and shot by July Brown and Bug Adams

Starring July, Kya, Liv, Bug, Ekko and the beautiful DC queer punk scene

Edited by July Brown

VFX by Kate the Cursed

Song by Ekko Astral

Produced by Jeremy Snyder

Mastered by Carl Saff

Recorded at Fidelitorium in Kernersville, N.C.

lyrics: the pain of being myself at the crypto castle poppin wheelies on a flat screen tv pseudoscientific monolithic the best braggadocio you’ve ever seen

the pain of being myself at the open office on a friday when nobody’s around yellin’ i’ll circle back to the cataracts icymi the earth’s coming down and i’m throwing a fit at the luncheon but i ain’t calling it quits here for nothing the pain of being myself the pain of being myself the pain of being myself the pain of being myself the pain of being myself the pain of being myself the pain of being myself the pain of being myself the pain of being myself the pain of being myself the pain of being myself

there’s nothing endless baby there’s no frank ocean you should let me be your classic love i’ll be your baethoven i’ll be your baethoven i’ll be your baethoven i’ll be your baethoven i’ll be your baethoven yeaaaaaah yeaaaaaah the pain of being myself the pain of being myself the pain of being myself the pain of being myself the pain of being myself the pain of being myself the pain of being myself

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we've just re-stocked the latest from toe, their 2018 Our Latest Number EP—pick up a copy on black and white half-and-half vinyl in our shop. comes with a screen printed B-side, obi strip, insert, and download codes.

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topshelf records turned 18 years old this week. thanks for all your continued support!! buy a record, go to a show, listen to something new today! <3

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we've re-stocked some bangers in the shop, including the last of the first pressing copies we have for both Ratboys' The Window and Parannoul’s After the Magic 2xLPs

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Gulfer's new album Third Wind is out everywhere today! Listen on your preferred listening service: https://www.topshelfrecords.com/268

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sorry we've been gone for a year

here's some film photos from sxsw 2023

love u <3 talk again soon

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annnnd we’re making it work 📦 we’re being so serious when we say we still have merch for sale. they’re linked in the bio and, as you can see, will be shipping directly from @kevinduquette’s house. (and this is just one record’s worth of boxes 😅) we’ve also got some CDs, tapes, vinyl, and test presses from our archive for sale if you’d like to support our efforts in securing a new space to warehouse our inventory and fulfill orders ~ available in the shop or through supporting our kickstarter <3 (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci-r9y5Jzez/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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expanding the @cool_original_account universe today with ‘another second, a whole lifetime’ it’s 3 new tracks: 🕰️ The Crying Hour ☎️ 1-800-1-SECOND 😈 Stuck (@alienboypdx cover) enjoy on all platforms + watch the video for “The Crying Hour” through the link in the bio! these three songs are the last in bonus bangers in honor of the latest cool original album ’outtakes from “bad summer”’. featuring the shiny new “The Crying Hour” // a lofi rework of “i just need a second” ~ “1-800-1-SECOND” // and a cover of Alien Boy’s (cool original besties) “Stuck” https://www.instagram.com/p/Cixe40CL5Ze/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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🍁🌪️ our latest feature: the wonderful @thanyaiyer shares a scene report on the Montreal music community. so many great folks & listening recs to check out - including @eveparkerfinley, @somespecialsolace, @commonholly, @coreygulkin, @emilie_kahn + a bunch more. oh, and Thanya’s new EP ‘rest’ is out now for you to also enjoy! (at Montreal, Quebec) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChsZLjrv0U3/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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INTRODUCING: Sweet Pill We’re ridiculously excited to announce the newest addition to the Topshelf family and roster, @sweetpilll! Their debut full length album ‘Where the Heart Is’ comes out May 25. You can hear the first single “Blood” everywhere right now! It’s accompanied by an equally as punchy music video for you to watch. 🩸🍬🩸🍬 Philadelphia’s Sweet Pill write eruptive emo songs that embrace the edges of pop and hardcore. The kind of band whose members are fully immersed in their local scene, the quintet’s sound takes wide-spectrum influence from its environment. The result is a mix of complex song structures and flourishes of technical acumen, wholly unconcerned with genre, yet evoking the specific styles of touchstones such as Paramore and Circa Survive. 🍬🩸🍬🩸 hit that link in our bio! (at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca5G87VpbId/?utm_medium=tumblr

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bringing you some recent moments out of topshelf pdx 👉🏻 featuring the wonderful @gregoryuhlmann (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CanerhAvbOw/?utm_medium=tumblr

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THE ART OF “NEXT OF KIN” 🧠⚡ ️

In our latest feature, @bellows4l breaks down the inspirations behind the “Next of Kin” album art, including an activated deposit of quartz & Frida Kahlo’s ex-votos.

give it a read here !

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“Next of Kin” is out March 23 // it’s available to pre-order on vinyl, CD, and cassette to get this art right in your hands

The first 3 singles are streaming now: “Rancher’s Pride”, “McNally Jackson”, & “Death of Dog” https://www.instagram.com/p/CZC9vZfv4Y4/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Did this illustration for a @topshelfrecords SXSW show