90's alt punk rock. Cheap Girls (Lansing, MI) and Failures' Union (Buffalo, NY). For fans of loud noisy bands like Dinosaur Jr, Sebadoh, and nostalgic groups like Gin Blossoms and Buffalo Tom!

Limited to 250 copies. These will be packaged in a candy box! 12 limited and out of print singles collected in one box including volumes 25 through 36:

Delay
The Closet Fairies
The Steinways
The Apers
Cheeky
Unwelcome Guests
Chinese Telephones
Tin Armor
Alex Kerns
The Jetty Boys
Scream Hello
The Manges

This is a 7" featuring Sheena Ozzella from Lemuria and Eric Ellman from The Failures' Union. Pre-dating both bands! An acoustic pop duo.

This is a very low quantity re-issue!

The allstar cast with members of The Ergs!, Bent Outta Shape, Ringers, and The Modern Machines. This is one powerhouse of a rock record!

The Copyrights from Illinois have submitted two tracks for the Single Series including Rolling Stones and Warren Zevon covers!

Cheap Girls are a great 90's alternative and punk influenced trio from Lansing, MI. For fans of Dinosaur Jr and Buffalo Tom!

Kepi Ghoulie, of The Groovie Ghoulies, offers two pop punk solo songs. Cute, scary, and beautiful.

The Measure (SA) from New Jersey bring you two new tunes of guy/gal energetic pop punk.

If you're into catchy punk with a hint of alt-country with influences like The Replacements and Uncle Tupelo...then you should definitely own this EP!

Pop punk legends from Italy! Another 7" from a band that has been delivering high quality punk for many years.

Intricate and melodic, and very powerful group from New Brunswick, NJ.

The Jetty Boys are a pop punk trio from Sheboygan, WI.

Alex Kerns (me, the guy who runs Art of the Underground) from Lemuria. The drummer and one of two vocalists from the group released a single 7" record for the series.

Indie punk from Columbus, OH that brings to mind Ted Leo and the Pharmacists or Australian pop group The Lucksmiths. The B-side on this record is a shock for anybody who is familiar with Tin Armor's material, but it just may be my favorite song they've released to date!

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

Buffalo, NY punk group with influences apparent like The Replacements and Uncle Tupelo with a lead guitarist who sounds like J. Mascis of Dinosaur Jr.

Brooklyn and Long Island female fronted angsty pop punk powerhouse a la The Descendents.

These two exclusive tracks from The Apers lean on the more powerpop side of this great pop punk band from The Netherlands.

Energetic punk from England! Jangled guitar toness, great vocal harmonies, and fantastic lyrics creating a 10 song debut album that everybody should hear! About to start a US tour, so check out their tour dates!

Energetic punk from England! Jangled guitar toness, great vocal harmonies, and fantastic lyrics creating a 10 song debut album that everybody should hear! About to start a US tour, so check out their tour dates!

Pop punk from Astoria, NY.

Brutal fast-core with devastating lyrics for fans of Crossed Out and Infest. Features members of Slave State, No Time Left and They Live.

The Closet Fairies are from Boston, MA. They are a fast paced garage punk band with members of Witches With Dicks. They one other 7" previous to this record that they self-released on Spent Records.

Limited to 250 copies. These will be now packaged in a candy box! 12 limited and out of print singles collected in one box including volumes 13 through 24:

Young Offenders
Potboiler
The Unlovables
Modern Machines
Giant Haystacks
North Lincoln
Andrew Jackson Jihad
The Potential Johns
The Leftovers
Gordon Gano's Army
Exit Strategy
Ghost Mice

Malcolm Bauld (ex-Frenetics) from Montreal brings you excellent punk anthems in the vein of The Weakerthans and Billy Bragg. Toss a few ballads with honest emotion in the mix and you have one kick ass debut album!

Malcolm Bauld (ex-Frenetics) from Montreal brings you excellent punk anthems in the vein of The Weakerthans and Billy Bragg. Toss a few ballads with honest emotion in the mix and you have one kick ass debut album!

Bauld will be embarking on a full month of tour dates in Canada throughout March and April of 2008 w/ Horses. Check out his music here: www.myspace.com/malcolmbauld

LP Pre-Orders coming very soon!

Robert Sarazin Blake's brand new album! Featuring Jordan Rain on drums, and incredible cast of musicians backing him creating an intense album. Possibly Robert's best album yet!

Two of the best folk punk duos out there!

Annie Saunders from This is My Fist and The Unwelcome Guests decided to do a split 7" with each other after their week excursion together last year. 2 new songs on both sides. Along with a Phil Ochs cover by Annie.

Delay is a pop punk trio from Columbus, OH. They are insanely powerful, and will be liked by fans of early Green Day, The Dickies, and Sweet Baby.

Acoustic duo from Indiana and Florida. Ok, it's Hannah and Chris from Operation: Cliff Clavin and The Devil Is Electric. Bringing you sugary, catchy pop punk tunes!

You might remember this Buffalo, NY band from their debut full length on AOTU. Here are 2 brand new songs, recorded by J. Robbins of Jawbox! For fans of Mission of Burma and Rites of Spring.

GGA are a trio from the UK. Energetic, folky (in a Violent Femmes style) punk rock!

Portland, Maine brings you one of the today's most infectious pop punk trio!

Intense garage punk from Texas. Featuring members of The Marked Men.

Acoustic duo from Arizona! Upbeat tunes with depressing lyrics.

EFA from Buffalo, NY has released their sophomore EP on Art of the Underground. Early Husker Du influenced guitar work with Black Flag-esque energy!

The Only Children feature 3/5ths of The Anniversary with the addition of Heidi Lynn Gluck from Some Girls. Imagine The Anniversary with a hint of country! This record is great, and limited!

This record features a bonus track, "Dear Rosie". Which is exclusive and not on the CD version.

Now that that is said, this band doesn't even really need to live off of their ex-members. Josh Berwanger's songwriting with each album he releases!

Also, don't forget to pick up the Art of the Underground Single Series boxset for Year One. It features a 7" single by The Only Children with 2 exclusive tracks. Limited to 250. Not being repressed!

North Lincoln from Grand Rapids, Michigan bring you energetic gritty punk a la Leatherface and Hot Water Music. These guys have released a bunch of records that can be found on No Idea and just returned from a long European tour. This trio is explosive live, go see them!

Giant Haystacks have touched my heart with their Minutemen / Gang of Four influenced punk. You may remember these dudes from their split I released a few months back with This Is My Fist!

Lemuria and The Ergs! release a split EP with 4 new songs total! Both bands are hitting the road for a full US tour May/ June 07.

1st Pressing: 1500 black
2nd Pressing: 500 orange
3rd Pressing: 500 purple

Limited to 250. Pre-Order this now!

The Bayonettes
The Ergs
Off With Their Heads
Lemuria
Ringers
Monikers

Milwaukee's favorite tour maniacs bringing a couple of hits with a touch of Bruce Springsteen mixed with The Replacements!

Robert Blake returns after 3 years to release a brand new album! He is now going by his full name, Robert Sarazin Blake. This album features a full band backing him with drums, dobro, pedal steel, upright bass and harmonica and more! Robert will be touring extensively throughout 2007, this is not a release you want to snooze on! Also included in the liner notes of the cd are stories written by Robert along with his good friend and Rightous Babe recording artist, Anais Mitchell.

Pop punk from NYC with powerful harmonies with two girl vocalists who can belt it out, with fun lyrics as well! Features Mike from The Ergs! on the drums. Check out their full lengths currently available on Whoa Oh Records.

Potboiler present their debut record as the 14th installment of the Single Series! These guys are probably touring as you read this, and they won't disappoint fans of Toys That Kill and Dillinger Four! This band also features an ex-members of Frame and Armedalite Rifles!

Young Offenders are from the Bay Area of California and create a time-warp back to the early days of UK powerpop and punk a la Tear Jerkers and Protex. Also mixed in you hear hints of Gang of Four and The Jam! This record is limited to 250 copies, and will not last long! Check out their other releases available on Parts Unknown Records.

Split released with 625 Thrash. Two california punk bands! TIMF features members of Ambition Mission and are a female fronted powerhouse! Giant Haystacks will not dissapoint any fans of The Minutemen or Gang of Four with their stoccato guitar riffs and distinctive rhythm section.

1. Fallen Angels
2. Absolute

1. Lame Jokes and Sneers
2. Walking Ghost

This is the 10th edition to the single series featuring Lemuria. Female fronted indie-punk from Buffalo, NY. Check out their split with The Ergs! and Kind of Like Spitting which are both still available, because this 7" is long out of print.

Whoa! Off With Their Heads gives us an excellent single that took the single series concept to heart! The A Side is catchy, boisterous, and anthemic all at once. They recruited Paddy from Dillinger Four to play bass on this one, and for some reason I've got the notion that this was a blast to record. B Side is of faster fare: a Muffs cover!!! Get it while it's hot!!

1. Please Don't Call the Cops on Me
2. Big Mouth

After two 7” inches, an EP, and Split LP, Kitty Little finally deliver their first album proper and it’s fantastic! Eleven songs of spazzed out guitar licks, frantic last breath vocals, and even some suprises along the way. Expect some uplifting mid-tempo numbers to pop up among the barn burners on this one.

Split release with Peter Walkee Records

Limited edition box set of the first six in the series! Only 250 copies! If you missed out the series this is your LAST chance to pick them up! Contains all six exclusive 7" records by:

The Only Children
Kitty Little
Robert Blake
Skate Corpse
Mischief Brew
The Failures' Union

Remember, as of right now, all of these singles are SOLD OUT and the box set is the only way to get these. A must have!

Remember kids “pop-punk” isn’t a dirty word when it’s done well. New Jersey’s The Ergs! have proven just that. It’s easy to compare these self proclaimed dork rockers to the likes of The Descendents, but it should also be noted that they are on a mission to be able to play any song from the SST catalog.

1. Jazz is Like the New Coke
2. Out There

Mind numbing tunes from two bands from each coast! LEMURIA are a trio from Buffalo, NY that bring 7 new songs of female / male fronted punk with blazing guitar tones and loud as fuck drums. With vocal melodies a la DISCOUNT and riffs in the vein of JAWBREAKER and SUPERCHUNK. Ultra catchy tunes that'll be branded into your brain. KIND OF LIKE SPITTING from Portland offer 5 new songs as a full band, as opposed to a couple of recent releases that have been more folky. Fans of BILLY BRAGG and the THERMALS should definitely check out their side of the split. One song is actually a song is a THERMALS outtake that Ben Barnett (of KOLS) recovered from his days of being in the band. (Description taken from Interpunk)

LEMURIA are a trio from Buffalo, NY that bring 7 new songs of female / male fronted punk with blazing guitar tones and loud as fuck drums. With vocal melodies a la DISCOUNT and riffs in the vein of JAWBREAKER and SUPERCHUNK. KIND OF LIKE SPITTING from Portland offer 5 new songs as a full band, as opposed to a couple of recent releases that have been more folky. Fans of BILLY BRAGG and the THERMALS should definitely check out their side of the split. One song is actually a song is a THERMALS outtake that Ben Barnett (of KOLS) recovered from his days of being in the band.

1st Pressing: 200 (clear)
2nd Pressing: 1000 (black)

The long awaited official eighth album from Kind of Like Spitting builds on ecclectic past efforts with a scattershot of searing rock, up-in-arms folk, bone-dry ballads and wistful traditionals. You'll hear influences ranging from Phil Ochs and Billy Bragg stretching to Propagandhi! Ben Barnett, singer and songwriter, has also played in The Thermals awhile back, and you can hear this in a few of the tracks as well.

Barnett's songs can rotate between somber, solemn solo pieces, explosive, full-band rock or pop, and songs with his talented friends bringing in other instruments to highlight or create a mood. Between all styles handled by Kind of Like Spitting, though, lies the solid punk ethic and influence and an ability for immense lyrical depth and directness held by truly few.

Do you remember when power pop ruled the LA punk scene in the late 70’s? Well, Toronto, Ontario’s The Bayonettes sure do, and they are well on their way to reminding us that punk music can still be fun and catchy as hell.

1. Dead End Kids
2. American Song

Frame and Lemuria team up on this split 7" and deliver four songs of pop/rock perfection. Frame's side of the 7" conjures up late nineties rock ala Jawbox and Braid. Lemuria does what they do best, twice over.

1st Pressing: 200 (black w/ tour covers) + 800 (black)

After the breakup of The Anniversary, front man Josh Berwanger had a lot to live up to with his new project. Delving deeper into roots music he started The Only Children with his wife, Heidi-Lynne Gluck (ex Some Girls-Juliana Hatfield’s band, not the hardcore one). Since then the Lawrence, Ks based band have met every expectation placed on them and more. Fans of Neil Young, The Band, and Fleetwood Mac should be sure to check them out.

1. Mr. Paige
2. Love is Not Having to Say You're Beautiful

Kitty Little are a three Piece from Albany, NY. Although the band has members from great hardcore bands (Devoid of Faith, John Brown’s Army, Give Up and Lieutenant), they deliver sugar fueled power pop that are sweet enough to give you a tooth ache. A must for fans of Superchunk.

1. Green Thumbs
2. Makin' It

So if The Exit Strategy were from Washington, DC and not from our home base of Buffalo, NY we think they would be on the lips of every indie/punk rocker. It's not that they necessarily sound like what's coming from the recent crop of DC kids, but it's more like they're delivering the same intensity and desire to rock progressively. And more specifically, in the same way Q and Not U, Dismemberment Plan, and the Black Eyes were when they were around.

Singer/songwriter Robert Blake gives us his third release on Art of the Underground. This Bellingham, WA native gives us some of the most heartfelt folk songs that have been released in years.

1. Storms of November
2. Rising Again

Rachel Jacob's music is funny, smart, honest, and complex. She has been hauling her acoustic guitar all around the east coast and we are honered to do a cd/7" for her.

Rachel Jacob's music is funny, smart, honest, and complex. She has been hauling her acoustic guitar all around the east coast and we are honered to do a cd/7" for her.

Did someone turn the clocks back to 1990? A great 7" from a band that looks like your next door neighbors with a house full of roommates. A four-songer here with good gal / guy vocals from this trio, who dish out some punky pop with and indie feel. No CD filler here. Brings back the memories of the first Superchunk (Chunk) and Discount singles to name a few. A great new single from a great new band -- that is a must for you 90s indie types. (RL)

-October 2005 Issue #269 Maximum Rock'n'Roll

Did someone turn the clocks back to 1990? A great 7" from a band that looks like your next door neighbors with a house full of roommates. A four-songer here with good gal / guy vocals from this trio, who dish out some punky pop with and indie feel. No CD filler here. Brings back the memories of the first Superchunk (Chunk) and Discount singles to name a few. A great new single from a great new band -- that is a must for you 90s indie types. (RL)

-October 2005 Issue #269 Maximum Rock'n'Roll

Buffalo, NY’s own skate/surf punks. Two songs delivered with an intensity that leaves the listener with a desire to grab their board and hit the streets. For fans of JFA, Agent Orange, and The Faction.

1. Rochester Blues
2. Skate Hospital

Philadelphia based folk-punk artist Erik Peterson gives us two new songs to dance/drink the night away to. Sometimes political, sometimes heartfelt these songs are sure to please anyone who is a fan of the genre.

1. Oh Sweet Misery
2. About the Class

This is the first installment of the Art of the Underground Singles series. From Buffalo, NY the Failures’ Union play mid-90’s influenced indie rock in the vein of Dinosaur Jr, Guided by Voices, REM, and the Gin Blossoms. The three piece is consisted of members of Lemuria and The Exit Strategy.

1. Friends in Jail
2. Lydia Ln.

Fast straight edge hardcore punk in the vein of Chain of Strength and Dead Kennedys, lyrically in depth with topics about the illuminati and other paranoia's. The artwork has caused a miniature uproar because of it's lack a more traditional straight edge hardcore record.

Split with Third Party Records.

First Pressing: 500 on black
Second Pressing: 500 on grey marble

"Michael Truckpile has created a solo work of staggering depth and impressive craftsmanship. It's also a hell of a lot of fun. Through 13 cuts, he asks the tough questions: Who am I? And how can I fix this screwed-up world? The musical responses are alternately angry, bittersweet, fearful, and hopeful. Such self-examination risks sounding self-absorbed. But Truckpile's observations are sound, and his compositions are unnervingly personal and effortlessly tuneful." -Jay Blotcher, Chronogram Magazine

To make music as sincere as this is rare feat these days. Some of the star tracks sound like they could even been "hits" given the right time and place. Like in the early nineties, perhaps? Tuneful as this album is, this is a recording that has depth, guts, melody and coherence. A pop/rock record with equal grit and intelligence. Just wait for the the hooks to sink in.

Super technical hardcore from Buffalo. It's blisteringly fast and heavy but still manages to be musical and memorable. Also be sure to check out their split CD with Evil Robot Us'.

Brutal, fast and sludgy hardcore from Buffalo, NY. This release is essential for those seeking a way to release some anger in their bedroom!

If you’re going to be a folksinger in this age of irony and flash-pan marketing, you’ve got to put your whole fierce heart into it. The culture of resistance is alive and kicking, and under all these layers of empty fame there are people who are living with their art on a daily basis. Blake’s voice will remind you of that, shooting through the dark late silence to call your own fierce heart awake.

If you’re going to be a folksinger in this age of irony and flash-pan marketing, you’ve got to put your whole fierce heart into it. The culture of resistance is alive and kicking, and under all these layers of empty fame there are people who are living with their art on a daily basis. Blake’s voice will remind you of that, shooting through the dark late silence to call your own fierce heart awake.

This is a crushing powerpop release that will have you singing and removing your heels from the floor, tearing up carpet and eating too much candy! from songs about kicking back and giving yourself a cavity, to cleverly written satirical songs about our society!

This is a crushing powerpop release that will have you singing and removing your heels from the floor, tearing up carpet and eating too much candy! from songs about kicking back and giving yourself a cavity, to cleverly written satirical songs about our society!

Two of California's finest deliver fast and pissed off early 80's influenced hardcore punk. This is a mean 7" EP!

Split released with 625 Records.

Great riffs, ultra fast, hardcore from Buffalo with dual female/male vocals.

Great riffs, ultra fast, hardcore from Buffalo with dual female/male vocals.

Anarcho hip-hop artist who has roots and tie's within hardcore. On this 7" EP we get intense, fiery rap with a message.

A very revolutionary release consisting of two progressive folk punk artists.

A very revolutionary release consisting of two progressive folk punk artists.

Art of the Underground's first release! This record is a split between The Young Ones and Armed With Intelligence. It features two young, raw punk bands at their finest.

The Young Ones side is all buzzsaw guitars and vocals belted from the gut. AWI follow suit with six songs that run the gamut of smart, political songwriting. See where Barb and Ryan from I Object got their start!

Split with Punks Before Profits.
In it's second pressing! This time on grey marble vinyl!

Re-issue of the album! Updated artwork, and with his new name Sarazin Blake, instead of Robert Sarazin Blake.