Topshelf Records

Merchandise company Awesome Merch and its distribution service Awesome Distro both shut down abruptly in late August after going bankrupt, and it's left a big impact on beloved independent label Topshelf Records...

Jeremy's picks include TWIABP, A Great Big Pile of Leaves, Really From, and more...

Boston's Really From will release their self-titled third album this March, and lead single ”Try Lingual” is one hell of a first taste.

Pittsburgh screamo band Shin Guard put out two great releases last year, and they're now teasing a new album and gearing up for a tour with Standards, who are prepping their debut album for Topshelf.

The Sidekicks are touring with The Menzingers and Queen of Jeans, then with Oso Oso and Future Teens. The Sidekicks, Queen of Jeans, and Oso Oso also all have new songs...

Also, watch People Like You's new video for "Variations on an Aria" off their clean, mathy, horn-filled new album 'Verse.'

Following releases on Secret Voice and Vitriol Records, California hardcore band DANGERS (ft. Justin Smith of Graf Orlock and Ghostlimb) signed to Topshelf and last month they released The Bend in the Break, their first album in six years...

Oakland's Happy Diving make the kind of catchy, riffy sludge pop that should appeal to fans of Dinosaur Jr or Torche, or a newer band like California X. They've been around for a few years, with an album and an EP under their belts...

Jay Som began as the solo project of Bay Area musician Melina Duterte, but she recently turned it into a full five-piece band. Their first release since solidifying the lineup is the “I Think You’re Alright” b/w “Rush" single, which will be out on June 24 via Fat Possum...

Mock Orange are the latest "golden age" emo band to sign to Topshelf, and they'll release their first album for the label (sixth overall), Put The Kid On The Sleepy Horse, on May 20. It follows 2011's Disguised as Ghosts. In case you haven't been keeping up with Mock Orange, they haven't sounded like an emo band in a while. The album's new single "Nine Times" is arty mid-tempo rock with shaky vocals, and weird musical twists and turns...