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The North Wind - Dismal Nitch (Release Day)

Comfortable Rut or Dismal Nitch?

03/04/2022 — The North Wind‘s debut full length ‘Dismal Nitch‘ is now available worldwide! If you’re a fan of instrumental post-rock like Explosions In The Sky or The Mercury Program, you should give this one a spin.
The North Wind "Santana Claus"

“Santana Claus” Is Coming To Town

02/18/2022 — The first official video from The North Wind album ‘Dismal Nitch‘ is upon us thanks to the handy work of one Mr. Dusty Deen. Check out the high octane visual for album opener “Santana Claus” now!

The North Wind Really Blows!

02/04/2022 — Portland post-rock trio The North Wind will release their debut full length ‘Dismal Nitch‘ via Lowatt on March 4. Check out the lead single, “Possum Adventure,” now at Bandcamp!

Rob Haworth Tells Us Where “The Nation” Went

11/26/2021 — Second Letter‘s Rob Haworth spoke with the folks from Where It Went about his previous band “State Of The Nation,” who’s second album was released by Revelation Records.

It’s Time To Flip The Power Switch, Again

10/29/2021 — Airplanes Are Better‘s debut and swan song, ‘Power,’ is now available digitally for the first time since its initial release on compact disc at the turn of the millennium.

Airplanes Are Better Take To The Skies Once Again

10/01/2021 — We’re re-releasing the ‘Power’ EP by beloved late 90’s / early 00’s El Paso power trio Airplanes Are Better. Look for it on all digital music services starting October 29, 2021!

Dan O Says Hello To Second Letter’s Rob Haworth

02/08/2021 — Dan O’Mahony of No For An Answer recently had Second Letter‘s Rob Haworth on his podcast “Dan O Says So” and no topic was off limits, including Haworth’s long standing MS diagnosis.
The Bellmont - Albuquerque Alibi Review

The Bellmont Has A Solid Alibi (Review)

10/17/2019 — The Bellmont (Slippin’ Jimmy’s favorite Albuquerque indie rock band) had their debut album, ‘Hide Your Tracks,’ reviewed highly favorably by the local weekly arts and culture mag The Alibi… and no one had to take a bad fall.

Sometimes You’ve Gotta ‘Hide Your Tracks’

10/11/2019 — After nearly a decade in the making, The Bellmont‘s dusty, sun soaked debut album, ‘Hide Your Tracks‘, is now available worldwide on all major digital music platforms! Click here for links.
The Bellmont

Chalk It Up To “New Mexico Time”

09/13/2019 — Billy Belmont’s late 90’s solo project, The Bellmont, morphed into a full band experience sometime in the mid 00’s. Now, the band’s self-produced debut album, ‘Hide Your Tracks‘, will be available worldwide on October 11th, 2019.

Still Not As Scary As The Album Art

08/02/2019 — DIE NO FIGHT’s self-titled debut is now available on all digital music services! This 3 song EP will leave you feeling like you’ve been trampled on by a pack of brontosaurus, but it hurts so good.

This Might Trigger Your Fight Or Flight Response

07/19/2019 — After years of woodshedding, bassist Greg Sosa and drummer Matt Schmitz are finally sharing their latest material as a duo under the banner of DIE NO FIGHT! Their debut EP arrives August 2, 2019.

Pete Moffett Got Caught In The Trap Set

06/20/2018 — Second Letter’s Pete Moffett shared his thoughts on drumming and a whole lot more on the most recent episode of the excellent drum-centric podcast, The Trap Set. Definitely worth a listen!

Can You Hear “Anything” In The (No) Echo Chamber?

04/17/2018 — No Echo is premiering a new track from Second Letter‘s “Cicatrix” on their site this week, and they’ve added some background on the band and how the lead track “Anything” came to be.

Second Letter ‘Cicatrix’ Pre-Sale (Bandcamp Link)

04/11/2018 — The pre-order for Second Letter‘s debut album, ‘Cicatrix,’ is live! Head over to their Bandcamp page for purchase links to the album in various formats, and check out the various merch bundles while you’re at it.

We’re Giving This Clown Two “Thumbs Down”

01/19/2018 — We’re “celebrating” the one year anniversary of Trump’s inauguration by re-releasing a barn burner from El Paso’s The Push appropriately entitled “Thumbs Down“. Turn it up, and scream along!

What Are “The Measures” For NSFW, Really?

12/21/2017 — The fourth single from Midway In Wake‘s ‘Heirs To The Storm,’ is now available in video form thanks to Ryan Schmitz. Check out this maybe not so safe for work video for “The Measures,” when it’s “safe” to.

S.L. Chamberlain And His Downer Songs For No Hopers

12/08/2017 — The first two no hope anthems(?) from S.L. Chamberlain are now available worldwide! If you like your folk a little more than broken, and aren’t afraid of West Texas Devil Music, you should give these tracks a listen.

Oxfist “The Ghost of Gus Grissom” (Video Release)

11/10/2017 — Head over to our YouTube channel to watch the new video from Oxfist for the track “The Ghost of Gus Grissom,” off of the recently released “Welcome To Bombay Beach” EP.