Wax Mannequin Is playing many Ontario dates in June (and more shows coming this summer – stay tuned!)
Bird City and Pink Moth shows near (some of) you!
Label Fantastic!’s Bird City and Pink Moth play near (some of) you!
In February and March, Bird City and Pink Moth are joining forces for some beautiful small intimate shows at some of the coolest DIY venues in the area
First, on Fri. Feb. 20 you’ll find them in London @honeydipbar: Steven Lambke, Bird City, Pink Moth, and Shawn Durant. Doors 7pm
Sat. Feb. 21 in Guelph @lapoche: Bird City and Pink Moth
Saturday, March 07 in Brantford @zBtfd Records: Eamon McGrath / Drew Smith / Bird City / Pink Moth // 1pm
And if you miss all of these, but still want to catch Bird City, there is a rare return from Great Aunt Ida – you can catch her and Bird City at The House of Miracles in Cambridge on Monday April 13th
AMC Gremlin’s “return to cloud city” out today on Label Fantastic!
A few days ago, I didn’t know a new album was coming out on Label Fantastic! today.
But this had to happen. AMC Gremlin, and more specifically the creator behind the name, Andrew Collins, is not a stranger to LF! We excitedly released his previous project Skeletones Four many years ago. He is an old friend. And a favourite creator. When I found out a couple days ago that this album was coming out today, I asked permission for us to bring it in under our umbrella, to celebrate in the wonderful unexpected and much appreciated surprise that it is.
AMC Gremlin has a special way of creating a timeless warm sound that holds a familiarity that could easily be from an early 2000s homerock tape from a basement in Guelph, for those of us who carry a nostalgia for that. But the reality is it’s all the new songs you were missing, songs that come with a heart-on-sleeve story arch that resonates with the big feelings that come from navigating a difficult world, but also an instrumental soundtrack that can carry you happily on a walk down the block, when you don’t find yourself needing to think to heavily about where you’re going. It can be nice to be met with the music of an old friend – it can be nice to have a whole new album to pour into, while being brought back to some of your favourite feelings that friend has brought before. I’m happy for this surprise and it’s place in our group here at LF! Welcome back Andrew, and welcome AMC Gremlin!
Check out the album here:
Pink Moth’s 4th full length release “Dark Oxygen” out today on Label Fantastic!
Pink Moth is back! A couple of years ago we were pleasantly surprised by a Pink Moth children’s album dedicated to Ray’s daughter Jessa, but it’s been a decade since Label Fantastic! helped supported Pink Moth with “Eclipsed” and we couldn’t have been more delighted when we discovered this new album was in the works. And it’s finally here! It’s dark and haunting, but with the slick synthy key-hooks we’ve come to look for from Pink Moth. Ray’s ethereal voice shines front and center, bringing us through depths of haunting feelings, invitations to join Pink Moth in the night, out in a stormy ocean, from the horizon to the end of the world. There’s a lot of room for these feelings these days, and Pink Moth has given us a perfect soundtrack. Give it a listen over at Pink Moth’s bandcamp!
Credits:
Released October 2, 2024
Written, performed and produced by Ray Cammaert.
Studios: the Tinshop, Attic Analog, Old South, Vaughan Public Library.
Mixed and mastered by Andy Magoffin at House of Miracles, Preston.
Pre-mix file prep by Andrew Collins, Montreal
Guelph’s “Magpie” releases “Concessions” on Label Fantastic!
Magpie is definitely not new to Guelph, but it may be new to you! It’s new to LF! But this album is ready to win you over – with four talented and distinct contributing singing-songwriters, and a five member band who have their own various respective projects, Magpie is one of those bands that just fills a room with warmth pulling from all directions. At some moments it feels like classic late 90′s/early 2000s east coast group legends like “The Guthries”. At other moments, like a cousin of Julie Doiron, or Great Aunt Ida. Then, moments later you’ll hear the influences of your favourite old country records and you’re teleported to the spirit of the Sadies. There are guitar riffs, singing saw, and flute! It changes and changes again. A family formed of friends. An instant old favourite, and one we’re glad to welcome to the group! Welcome, Magpie!
Check out the album here:
Wax Mannequin’s summer Prairie and Northern Ontario tour starts today!
Our dearest Wax is on tour through Northern Ontario and the Prairies! And oyu can catch him starting tonight in Sudbury at Lounge 390, with local Sudbury act JEIDEI and LF!’s very own Jenny Omnichord! And she’ll have her very limited “Jenny Omnichord Greatest Hits” with her! There’s nothing quite like a JO and Wax show, those two are like twisty peas in a pod! Come tonight if you can, and check out Wax’s other dates in case you can swing one!
Aug 6 – Sudbury – Lounge 390
Aug 7 – SS Marie – Adrian’s House
Aug 8 – Thunder Bay – Black Pirate
Aug 9 – Winnipeg – House Concert
Aug 10 – Saskatoon – Capitol
Aug 11 – Regina – The Artesian
Aug 14 – Lethbridge – The Slice
Aug 15 – Medicine Hat – Casa Amigos
Aug 16 – Calgary – Palomino
Aug 17 – Camrose – House Concert
Aug 18 – Edmonton – The Aviary
Aug 22 – Winnipeg – Royal Albert Arms
Aug 23 – 24 – Tumblestone Festival
Aug 25 – North Ontario TBA
Sept 13 – Smiths Falls – Bowie’s
Sept 20 – Toronto – Music on the River
Sept 21 – Hamilton – Casbah
Jenny Omnichord’s Greatest hits!
In early 2000′s fashioned, LF! has released a burn disc that is the 21-track magic of “Jenny Omnichord’s greatest hits”! She polled the collection of fans who responded on facebook, and put together the list. Don’t agree that they’re her greatest hits? Something missing? Something you don’t want on there? Reach out! She’s handwriting the back covers, and burning the discs, so she can probably make a modified version for you. If you’re a big fan. Let her know how big of a fan you are and we’ll go from there. The CD art is four overlays of the four full-length JO albums. Hold the cover up to the light, it’s like stained glass! Jenny is making the overlays in her basement using a heat press, acetates, and SCIENCE! As homemade as a burned disk can get. Reach out to Jenny to get your copy of Jenny Omnichord’s greatest hits today!
Sarah Good and the Bad’s “The Drifting” out now on Label Fantastic!
We are so very very pleased to announce that our Label Fantastic! family has expanded to include the Hamilton Ontario art rock brilliance that is Sarah Good and the Bads! It’s exactly as special and weird as you’d expect from us, while also being more and different than everything else, too! And it’s another parent on the roster! The abundance of artists on label fantastic! that are also parents might be unmatched by any other label. It’s a fabulous thing. Don’t snooze on this record! And welcome, Sarah, to Label Fantastic!
Check out the record at https://sarahgood.bandcamp.com/album/the-drifting
And the artist page here
And come see them play Guelph! May 26th Satellite Collective show at Planet Bean (downtown) Guelph, w/Dark Bird, tab
Total Eclipse
Today was a surreal day! It was neat to imagine so many folks all looking at the sky at the same time, with weird little cardboard glasses, whether it was a 98% coverage like it was for us in Guelph, or a total eclipse not so far away. The sky dimmed, birds pause mildly confused, and if you were on my (Jenny)’s front lawn, the soundtrack was Wax Mannequin and the Burning Hell (of course). We may be back to a regular sun by now, and we may have stopped staring at the sky but if you’re feeling nostaglic for just a few minutes ago, maybe this track will take you back.
Many LF! new releases are on the horizon – stay tuned!
Wax Mannequin & The Burning Hell SIDE B Total Eclipse Of The Heart
Stormpath’s “Prometheus Found” out today on Label Fantastic!
We are really really excited to get to be a part of this release. Stormpath‘s Rebecca Simpson has been creating magical music for over two decades, but she hasn’t always been easy to find. She was one of Jenny’s first musical heroes, recording the Barmitzvah Brother’s first record way back in the year 2000, and being an integral piece of the music scene that gave that band its first shows. Beginning as a “Mudpuddle”, it truly feels perfect that Rebecca has elevated to a Stormpath. This album is the culmination of nearly two decades of recording. Welcome Stormpath, to Label Fantastic! Check out the release on her bandcamp: stormpath.bandcamp.com and read more about this release on Stormpath’s artist page