Fast Crowd Records debut release. Cover art by Cristy Road. Comes with a nifty booklet with lyrics and some memories shared of Fast Castle, for which this 7" is dedicated. Pressed on nice charcoal vinyl.

All of these 7"s come stuffed with a professionally printed cdr w/ booklet + poster! All copies are on clear violet vinyl. The mid west is producing some great punk rock these days. Dear Landlord and Chinese Telephones are definitely among the best of the bands doing their thing in middle America. Illinois' Dear Landlord picks up where Rivethead left off a few years ago, which makes sense being that two ex members make up half of the band. The other half is made up of two current members of The Copyrights. With those two bands coming together you simply cannot go wrong. Doubled up gruff vocalists, urgent lyrics, stop-n-go driving rhythms and some slick guitar riffage make for some awesome tunes. Wisconsin's Chinese Telephones are winning over fans from all genres of punk rock. Their music is hard to nail down to a certain style or sound. A big part of what separates them from the rest of the pack is their heartfelt lyrics delivered with an almost desperate vocal need to be heard. The music itself is quite unique is its own right - almost non-stop guitar riffs throughout each song from start to finish really bring something fresh to every second of every song these guys put out. This record was co-released with the fine folks over at Recess Records - by far one of the best independent punk rock labels the world over.

Chinese Telephones debut album is the soundtrack to a sweaty house-party basement show in Any town, USA. It's got the get-up-and-go of a youth anthem fight song for the fist-pumpers, the pogo power for the pop punkers, the heartache in the slowdown for the heartsick, and the undeniable catchiness in the hooks that brings it all together for everyone to come together, sweat together and hug it out in the pit. As is usually the case with the best bands playing punk rock these days, the music played by Chinese Telephones is hard to nail down to any one style or genre. The guitar work these guys put out is killer! The rhythms are thick and chunky, and the leads and fills are super clean. Like the rhythm guitar, the bass lines are big, beefy and driving. The drum work is full of energy and enthusiasm that set the pulse high for the heart attack on its way. The lead vocals are filled with power and passion. When someone really makes the most of what he's got it comes through as more than just sound - it's felt as much as it's heard. Jeff Burke of the Marked Men contributes backing vocals on more than half of the songs on this album. The lyrics are the biggest mystery with this band, but if you listen long and hard and you'll make out the message your gut and your chest already figured out on first listen. Besides, nothing makes you wanna sing along more than when you don't know a single word! The Riverdales knew it, the Marked Men knew it, and now Chinese Telephones know it.

Dear Landlord is Zach and Half Pint from Rivethead and Chinese Telephones set the gold standard in aggressive D4-style poppy PUNK! The sleeve leaves a little to be desired, the tunes do not..

Milwaukee pop punk that sounds like a healthy mix of early Screeching Weasel and The Marked Men.

A collection of all Chinese Telephones vinyl-only releases from 2004-2008 in chronological order on one easy-to-use compact disc! All re-mastered by Justin Perkins.

A collection of all Chinese Telephones vinyl-only releases from 2004-2008 in chronological order on one easy-to-use compact disc! All re-mastered by Justin Perkins.