We’re proud to present you with the eighth release in the Family Records Singles Club – “Freud Links The Teeth And The Heart” by Tellison. Tellison recently loaned us their lead singer, Stephen Davidson, as an opener for Pearl and the Beard’s headlining show in London – now we’d like to return the favor.

This is the artwork designed by Jose and Edwin of ILoveMisery, based on a lovely photo by Spanish photographer Ana Cabaleiro.

See and hear it in the Family Records Store! Enjoy!

Now back on US soil after a wonderfully successful UK tour, Pearl and the Beard are ready to hit the ground running! At the end of this month, they embark upon Part II of the Raise Your Glasses Tour – Powered By Tortoise & Blonde Eyewear. Dates and ticket links below!

11.30 Radio, 8pm (Somerville, MA) [Buy tickets at the door]

12.01 Mayo Street Art Center, 8pm (Portland, ME) [Buy tickets at the door]

12.03 World Cafe Live at the Queen, 7pm (Wilmington, DE) [ TIX ]

12.04 Kung Fu Necktie, 8pm (Philadelphia, PA) [ TIX ]

The Family Records Holiday Extravaganza!:

12.15 Bowery Ballroom, 7pm (New York, NY) [ TIX ]

Today’s edition of the Family Records Mystery Post features The Case of Casey Shea and the Antique Weaponry (if you’re wondering, yes, I was tempted to make a Case/Casey pun, but consider this my act of self-restraint for the day). WHO thought it was a good idea to give Casey a gun? WHAT could he possibly have up his sleeve? WHEN will the truth be revealed? WHERE did we get access to these fine rifles? WHY has a musician found himself in need of one? HOW is this going to end?

The answers to all these questions and more will be revealed soon. Stay tuned!

-Emma

We’re proud to present you with the seventh release in the Family Records Singles Club – “New York City” by Julia & the Doogans. Julia & the Doogans are getting ready to conquer the US after successfully taking over their home base of Glasgow. Be sure to also check out the lovely video, animated by Julia herself.

This is the artwork designed by Jose and Edwin of ILoveMisery, based on a lovely photo by Spanish photographer Ana Cabaleiro.

See and hear it in the Family Records Store! Enjoy!

Want to avoid all the stress this holiday season? Best come on out to the Family Records Holiday Extravaganza! December 15th at the Bowery Ballroom, the Extravaganza will be a Family get together in the truest sense, with sets by Pearl and the Beard, Wakey!Wakey!, Rosi Golan, and Casey Shea. Also expect guest appearances by Lacrymosa, Matt Singer, and others. So dust off your ugliest Christmas sweater, and come have some fun with the Family (before you have to go see your real family). More exciting details to come! Get your tickets as this is sure to be a sell out event.

The lovely Lacrymosa will be featured in the Piano Driven Women benefit show at Joe’s Pub on November 2nd. Rachael Sage headlines the event, with excellent support from Rachelle Garniez, Greta Gertler, Alyson Greenfield, Dani Elliot, Allison’s Invention and, of course, Lacrymosa. The show will be benefiting Mill Street Loft’s Outreach Programs for Adolescent Women. It’s a great cause, so be sure to come out! Tickets are available right here, and you can check out some of the music that will be featured here.

Pearl and the Beard are bloody excited to announce their very first UK tour THIS NOVEMBER! The tour kicks off in London, where the band will be opening for longtime friends Jukebox the Ghost. Then it’s two headlining shows in London (at a gorgeous old church where the acoustics blew Lauren’s socks off when she saw Bon Iver there) and Manchester; and a return to London, where PatB is excited to be opening for the very talented Amy LaVere.

11.03 Barfly w/Jukebox the Ghost (London, UK) [TIX]

11.04 St Pancras Old Church (London, UK) [TIX]

11.05 The Castle (Manchester, UK) [TIX]

11.07 The Lexington w/Amy LaVere (London, UK) [TIX]

Help us spread the word so the Pearl and the Beard can have many a successful trip across the pond! Re-blog, re-tweet, re-facebook, re-tumbl, email, mass text, skywrite, telegram, announce over your school’s intercom system, post to your office bulletin board – you get the idea. Let’s get excited!

The One Track Mind Series is here! My curated singles series will be full of delectable indie pop and this remix of Lacrymosa’s “Good At Heart” by the brilliant Andrew Maury of RAC Remix Collective starts us off with Volume 1. – Lauren

“I love dance songs and I’ve always wanted to write one. I only play the piano, and I prefer writing classical piano music, so none of what I’ve written so far has crossed over to a danceable category. I don’t end up finishing happy little ditties because I usually concentrate on the darker songs that tend to move me more than lighter songs do. I found out I’d be working with Andrew Maury at the same time that I found out he’d picked one of my darkest songs for a dance remix. I was pleased to discover that the remix presented the song to me in a new and true light. I suddenly sounded genuinely curious to understand a deeply disturbing moment in history from another point of view, which was what I really tried to explore when writing this song.” – Caitlin Pasko (Lacrymosa)

The cover art was designed by Claudeland Louis and Kristine Thune. Volume 1 in the smaller circle means, yep, you guessed it, more to come! The ring design will be featured on every subsequent series release, with a different photo for each song. Got an idea for an unsigned artist/band for this series? Send ideas to lauren (at) thefamilyrecords.com.

For the longest time discovering new, great music was my favorite thing to do. Then I discovered that could be a part of my daily working life, and I started trying to get into A&R.

Then A&R died a mysterious sort of death.

I continued to pursue ways into the music industry, as music was still the only thing I got really excited about, and tried some djing and booking live shows. Elements of both of those things felt like A&R, finding great new talent and being able to share it with people but it still wasn’t quite enough. Starting my job with Family Records, I watched Wesley launch the Family Records Singles Club, focusing on beautiful acoustic/folk songs with really great original artwork attached. I secretly plotted to one day wear glasses and grow a beard and have my very own singles series.

Luckily, no glasses or beards were needed and it came up a few months after working there. My taste varies a huge amount but I have a special corner of my heart for danceable indie pop. It just makes people feel good and excited about their lives. I’ve always wanted to curate, discover, share and be proud of great music I find, and with the launch of “One Track Mind” I am able to finally do that.
I like to think that the songs in this series would be songs I would play if I was djing an indie night somewhere in NYC – except I won’t try to cross-fade anything.
I hope you love each song as much as the next and that you always come back to check out each new release.

The first release will be out next Tuesday on the Family Records Store. We’ll preview the audio and the artwork that morning.

Love,

Lauren @ Family Records

We’re proud to announce a brand new release by the newest edition to the Family Records.

“Lead Balloon”, a new full length record by Rosi Golan, is available for the first time exclusively in the Family Records Store. The physical record comes in deluxe packaging made to be lovely and lasting.

The widespread release (iTunes, et al) is set for September 27th, but you don’t have to wait for that! In honor of the release the record will be available for the next 24 hours at a discount for the first fans to respond to the release.

Rosi’s sophomore release is her first with the Family, but we’re also carrying her first record, “The Drifter & The Gypsy,” if you’re needing to get up to speed.

If you’ve never heard Rosi’s music, now is a great time to fix that. If you’re familiar with [read: in love with] her music already, you can wear your love on your chest. Her lovely heart t-shirt is a fitting tribute to your understandable devotion.

Check back soon for more info on how you can win Rosi Golan swag just by talking about her on the internet. Thanks to all of you for helping make this happen.

LOVE

-Colin at the Family