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Experimental imprint 5RC relaunches + MV Carbon & Charlemagne Palestine announce album

Experimental imprint 5RC relaunches + MV Carbon & Charlemagne Palestine announce album

Kill Rock Stars' experimental and avant-garde label offshoot 5RC launched in 1997 and ran for 10 years.  Gertrude Stein famously said that if the 20th century hadn't happened, it would have been...
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Shutups "100Punk" single + video out now!

Shutups "100Punk" single + video out now!

Bay Area indie-punk band Shutups are proud to share the music video for “100Punk”, the third single from their forthcoming album, I can’t eat nearly as much as I want...
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Seán Barna joins Kill Rock Stars + shares passionate pop anthem

Seán Barna joins Kill Rock Stars + shares passionate pop anthem

Seán Barna, the most recent addition to Kill Rock Stars, is a defining voice in the art of queer storytelling. From his first release, Cutter Street, an EP of notable...
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Roanoke share mystic pop/rock single "If You're Gonna Leave"

Roanoke share mystic pop/rock single "If You're Gonna Leave"

“If You’re Gonna Leave” is Nashville-based Roanoke's latest single, releasing across all digital platforms today, September 29th. Recorded in the midst of a breakup between the two lead singers, the new...
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The Cribs: demo tapes shared 20+ years later

The Cribs: demo tapes shared 20+ years later

The Cribs are twins Gary and Ryan and their younger brother Ross Jarman, UK cult band and long-time friends with Kill Rock Stars. Over dinner party banter with Portland-based Gary, tales...
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Bitch covers "Boys of Summer" + US tour

Bitch covers "Boys of Summer" + US tour

Out today: Bitch shares a cover of the ultimate classic track by Don Henley - "Boys of Summer". The track is released in tandem with her fall tour kicking off Thursday...
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Big Joanie: "Confident Man" single + video out now

Big Joanie: "Confident Man" single + video out now

Big Joanie's sophomore album, Back Home, is out November 4th via Kill Rock Stars and Daydream Library Series. The third single, "Confident Man", is out now, accompanied by a vibrant animated...
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Caleb Nichols: Double Mantasy EP out now

Caleb Nichols: Double Mantasy EP out now

Caleb Nichols shares Double Mantasy - an EP celebrating Nichols' two favorite Beatles, with covers of "Waterfalls" featuring Rogue Wave and "Watching The Wheels".  Available everywhere ---> https://pocp.co/double-mantasy Catch the premiere...
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Habibi reissues catalog + shares All Of My Love bundle

Habibi reissues catalog + shares All Of My Love bundle

Habibi have been described by The New Yorker as having “the Colgate white glisten of sixties girl group pop combined with an uncensored edge”. The band has released two acclaimed LPs -...
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Mightmare: "Enemy" single + video out now

Mightmare: "Enemy" single + video out now

The third single taken from Mightmare's upcoming album Cruel Liars - "Enemy" is out now, across all platforms and accompanied by a music video. Cruel Liars lands October 14th.  Listen ---> https://pocp.co/enemy...
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ANNOUNCING: KILL ROCK STARS NASHVILLE: imprint label + Mya Byrne shares KRSN inaugural single

ANNOUNCING: KILL ROCK STARS NASHVILLE: imprint label + Mya Byrne shares KRSN inaugural single

ANNOUNCING: KILL ROCK STARS NASHVILLE, our new label imprint. KRSN will involve more roots/Americana/country sounds and will explore (and expose!) the verdant underground Nashville music scene. It’s a step into new genres...
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Ron Gallo signs to KRS + releases single

Ron Gallo signs to KRS + releases single

We are incredibly excited to announce Ron Gallo is joining Kill Rock Stars. The signing announcement comes with the release of his latest single, "ENTITLED MAN". It's accompanied by a live...
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Shaylee "Clearwater": single + live video

Shaylee "Clearwater": single + live video

Shaylee shares new single and live video for "Clearwater", following the release of Kill Rock Stars debut LP, Short-Sighted Security. Available on all platforms ---> https://pocp.co/clearwater Catch the live video ---> https://youtu.be/ntzpcWJC0aA On...
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Shutups release single + video "Televised Hit & Run"

Shutups release single + video "Televised Hit & Run"

Progressing through the various movements of this track is not dissimilar to a symphonic experience. Furious, anthemic, cathartic, with a guitar interlude that feels like getting smacked over the head...
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zannie: How Do I Get That Star ALBUM OUT

zannie: How Do I Get That Star ALBUM OUT

"...a unique melding of familiar country-western sounds with out-there philosophical ideas and equally distant extraterrestrial sonic influence."-Flood Magazine"...its woozy, bouncy and wryly-mischievous..."-The Autum Roses   zannie's debut album is out everywhere...
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Dungeons & Dragons comp: SPELLJAMS

Dungeons & Dragons comp: SPELLJAMS

SPELLJAMSMusic and Dungeons & Dragons Collide in a Unique Album of Original Tracks Available across all platforms  here For nearly five decades, Dungeons & Dragons has inspired generations of creative...
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Mightmare: single + video out now

Mightmare: single + video out now

Mightmare's new single and video for "Easy" is out now and KRS couldn't be more excited to share it with you! "Easy" is a dreamy pop romp playing matchmaker to the feelings...
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zannie: single + video

zannie: single + video

Today, we share the title track “get that star” off of of zannie’s debut album How Do I Get That Star, out August 19th. Stream: https://pocp.co/get-that-star Watch: https://youtu.be/hovd-qBi6uY "get that star"...
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