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Handstand Records shop is closed for paternity leave
Any orders received in the meantime will ship in April – thanks for being patient!
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Watch PLUNGER, THE GREAT UNRAVELING, and THE UNHEARD ONES live at Dub Housing in Maryland, 1996
On Sunday February 25th, 1996, four bands (Plunger, The Great Unraveling, Harriet The Spy, and The Unheard Ones) played a show in a basement in Dundalk, Maryland, a suburb of Baltimore city. The show was set up for a touring band (Harriet The Spy, from Ohio) and was one of a handful that took place…
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HND-79 Test Pressings are back from the plant
Colin Seven and I will soon be sharing amazing news regarding one of (if not THE) most important, yet somehow largely unsung, undiscovered, unheard bands of the mid ’90s. I’m bursting in air with excitement! Yes, those are hints.
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Closing out 2023 with a bang – MINOR THREAT “Out Of Step” vinyl in stock
I dropped by Dischord last week to grab some of the “new” Minor Threat 7″s for the distro, and ending up having a chat with a very nice gentleman. Didn’t catch his name but I think he might have been in a band.
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Watch SKYMENDER “Doppler” Music Video
Check out the second single from Washington D.C.’s Skymender, whose debut album “If and Only” is streaming everywhere and available on limited edition vinyl from Steadfast Records, and CD digipak from yours truly at Handstand.
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SKYMENDER “If And Only” CD/LP out now!
Fresh out of Washington, D.C., Skymender emerges with an immersive sound and a siren’s force. Self-described as shoegaze-adjacent, Skymender invite you into a gauzy dreamworld on their debut album “If and Only” out now! Limited edition orange vinyl released by Steadfast Records, and CD digipak version on Handstand. “This debut LP comes 30-35 years after…
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SKYMENDER “If And Only” out 10/20
Fresh out of Washington, D.C., Skymender emerges with an immersive sound and a siren’s force. Self-described as shoegaze-adjacent, Skymender invite you into a gauzy dreamworld on their debut album “If and Only” out 10/20. Limited edition orange vinyl released by Steadfast Records, and CD digipak version on Handstand.
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Watch WAR HONEY Live at Bushwick Public House
If you missed War Honey’s performance last month at the Bushwick Public House in Brooklyn, you can watch the whole doggoned set now, including a brand new song. And while you’re at it, why don’t you grab a copy of War Honey’s Shard To Shatter vinyl EP and/or the new Sweeter Than The Average Fudge…
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WAR HONEY “Sweeter Than The Average Fudge” CD out now!
I could not be more thrilled to announce the latest Handstand release: War Honey “Sweeter Than The Average Fudge”. This burgeoning young Brooklyn band is truly phenomenal, an almost transcendent musical experience unlike any band you’ve ever heard. Ethereal distorted lead guitars, belting operatic vocals, prominent ambient and noise elements, and dramatic dynamics. This album compiles both…