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Tamar Aphek - Speed Trials - Elliott Smith cover

Tamar Aphek - Speed Trials - Elliott Smith cover

Tamar Aphek covers Elliott Smith's "Speed Trials" Listen wherever you listen to music. "Speed Trials" is the track that led Tamar to Elliott Smith's music and Kill Rock Stars -...
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MAITA covers Nirvana - "Dumb"

MAITA covers Nirvana - "Dumb"

Listen where you listen to music. This is the second cover released this year from Portland, Oregon based MAITA. Their cover of “Bag of Hammers” by Thao & the Get Down...
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Announcing: KRS pink exclusive vinyl series

Announcing: KRS pink exclusive vinyl series

KRS Pink! Pink has always been the label’s color, no matter who did or didn’t know it. In honor of the founding year of 1991, we will be releasing 91 hand-numbered pink...
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Xiu Xiu Dear God, I Hate Myself reissue / remaster

Xiu Xiu Dear God, I Hate Myself reissue / remaster

Dear God, I Hate Myself came out in 2010 and was the final Xiu Xiu album Kill Rock Stars released before the band joined Polyvinyl and Bella Union. This record's main...
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Xiu Xiu - Killing Distance - Long Hind Legs cover

Xiu Xiu - Killing Distance - Long Hind Legs cover

In continuation of our 30th anniversary covers series, KRS alum Xiu Xiu covers Long Hind Legs - "Killing Distance" Long Hind Legs were a duo consisting of Vern Rumsey (of...
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TEKE::TEKE - Shirushi - Debut Album Out Now

TEKE::TEKE - Shirushi - Debut Album Out Now

"Spitfire songs...frenzied mishmash of guitars, trombone, assorted Japanese instruments, and Kuroki’s singing — guttural, physical shrieks in her native tongue — bears a manic energy that bleeds into even the ballads"- The...
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Ryan Sollee - Fire/Sign - Gossip cover

Ryan Sollee - Fire/Sign - Gossip cover

Ryan Sollee of The Builders And The Butchers is a singer/songwriter from Anchorage, Alaska now residing in Portland, Oregon. The Builders And The Butchers are a folk-rock band and on...
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Shaylee - Look A Ghost - Unwound cover

Shaylee - Look A Ghost - Unwound cover

Out now: Shaylee covers Unwound - "Look A Ghost" Shaylee is the songwriting project and avatar of Elle Archer, a multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter based in Portland, Oregon. Music for Elle...
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MAITA - Bag of Hammers - Thao & the Get Down Stay Down cover

MAITA - Bag of Hammers - Thao & the Get Down Stay Down cover

MAITA covers Thao & the Get Down Stay Down's "Bag of Hammers" - the ninth track from Kill Rock Stars 30th anniversary covers series. Listen on any platform. “Bag of Hammers”...
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TEKE::TEKE - Barbara - Single + Video

TEKE::TEKE - Barbara - Single + Video

The latest single and video from TEKE::TEKE is out now - "Barbara" Animated by guitarist Serge Nakauchi-Pelletier and vocalist/visual artist Maya Kuroki.It's the tale of a spirit escaping the house and causing mischief...
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Califone - Family Swan - Mecca Normal cover

Califone - Family Swan - Mecca Normal cover

The eighth track from Kill Rock Stars 30th anniversary covers series - Califone covers Mecca Normal. Listen where you listen. “Family Swan” originally appeared on Mecca Normal’s 2002 album, The Family Swan (KRS385). ...
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Record Store Day Drop - Dos

Record Store Day Drop - Dos

Record Store Day Drops are happening twice this year - June 12th and July 17th. Presenting: Dos - Justamente Tres, first time ever on vinyl. Dos consists of Kira Roessler, formerly...
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Møtrik - Headshrinker - Quasi cover

Møtrik - Headshrinker - Quasi cover

“Headshrinker” is the seventh single of the series, following March 11th’s cover of Elliott Smith’s “Single File” by Johanna Samuels. Performed by Møtrik Mixed by Jonah Nolde Photo by Rob Jones Written by Quasi...
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Johanna Samuels - Single File - Elliott Smith cover

Johanna Samuels - Single File - Elliott Smith cover

The sixth single of our 30th Anniversary Covers Series is a cover of Elliott Smith’s “Single File” by Johanna Samuels. This track first appeared on Elliott Smith’s 1995 self-titled album, the first he released...
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TEKE::TEKE - Yoru Ni - Single + Video

TEKE::TEKE - Yoru Ni - Single + Video

A heavy punch adorned with flute and hypnotizing vocals, TEKE::TEKE release their latest single, "Yoru Ni", taken from their upcoming album, Shirushi. ‘’Yoru Ni (which translates from Japanese to ‘at night’)...
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30th Anniversary Covers Series Playlist

30th Anniversary Covers Series Playlist

Announcing Kill Rock Stars official playlist for the covers series! Artists cover tracks from our extensive catalogue all anniversary year long. Here rests the originals and their covers.Just beginning! Many to be released! ...
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The Hackles - Martian Saints - Mary Lou Lord Cover

The Hackles - Martian Saints - Mary Lou Lord Cover

“Martian Saints” is the fifth single of the series, following yesterday’s (February 24th, 2021) tribute to Stereo Total’s Françoise Cactus - Badlands shared “Lunatique”.The Hackles lineup for this recording consists of:Kati Claborn (vox,...
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Badlands covers Stereo Total - Tribute to Françoise Cactus

Badlands covers Stereo Total - Tribute to Françoise Cactus

Stereo Total are the Berlin-based, multilingual, colorful electropunk band of dreams.This release is a tribute to their vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, Françoise Cactus, who passed away from breast cancer on February 17th, 2021.Badlands,...
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