If Society festival at Kult, Helsinki on April 10-11

If Society will celebrate its 100th release (what’s it going to be..? We’ll tell you later!) with a 2-day festival at the Kult venue in Helsinki. Come and hang out and check out Radiopuhelimet, Jolly Jumpers, Keuhkot, Sur-Rur, Seksihullut, Fun, Echo Is Your Love and 8 Bits High and grab some new releases that will come out (including the 100th!) for this fest.

Tickets from Lippu.fi.

New Janne Westerlund album ‘Sisar’ out on Nov 7th.

Janne Westerlund returns only two years after his previous album ‘Talvikaravaani’ (09/2023). ‘Sisar’ (cd/vinyl/digital) is a hauntingly beautiful collection of everyday notes of an outsider, of one’s mind and the world shattering in and around us. Check out the single “Kissat ja koirat ja linnutkin” and pre-order here.

Janne on Instagram and Facebook.

Jolly Jumpers – Rural Slang cd/lp out on March 21st

Jolly Jumpers, the kings of desert crossing blues and northern mysticism return with their first new album in 17 years. Check out the first single ‘Genocide.’ and pre-order the album from our webstore. Release date March 21st.

New Jolly Jumpers album out in late ´24 / early ´25

We’re proud to put out the long awaited new album by Jolly Jumpers in late 2024 or early 2025. No exact release date yet. While waiting check out a new song off the album called ‘Mocking Bird’ filmed live at Jytäkesä Go-Go festival this summer.

Hero Dishonest – Flat Society cd/lp out on February 16th

Helsinki-based hardcore punksters put out their 9th (!) album on February 16th after being around for 25 years this year. “Flat Society” is a back-to-roots compilation of simple and mostly fast outbursts of anger with lyrics switching between Finnish and English. Check out the opening track “Sä” on Youtube and pre-order the record here.

8 Bits High – System Disk IV cd/lp out on November 24th

8 Bits High is a 20+ year old trio from Tampere, legendary for creating their punchy sound using old Commodore 64s only. This is not retro for retro’s sake but actually frigging good old school electro that will make your ass move. We’re proud to release the 4th 8BH album as a split release with Static Records, the band’s own label. Pre-order now and have it delivered on November 24th. Record release show at Playhouse Bar in Helsinki the same night, Facebook event here. Check out “New Style, Old School” off the album.

New Radiopuhelimet and Janne Westerlund albums out in September

We’re proud to announce that we’re going to release the new Janne Westerlund album “Talvikaravaani” on September 15th! Check out the 1st single Kuolleet and pre-order the cd or lp here.

You know what you’re getting when there’s a new Radiopuhelimet album coming out – upbeat funk punk, hypnotic Stooges and Dead Kennedys inspired riffs and J.A. Mäki’s angry ranting. Check out “Ikä on numero” and pre-order the cd, lp or tape here. Out on Sep 15th.

Sur-Rur – Matonkuteet LP is out

Our favorite lo-fi punk pop/power pop/whatever band SUR-RUR has a new compilation of studio outtakes from 2006-2021. No 2nd class b-sides here, all killers that should have been on the albums but for some reason didn’t make it. Now finally available. Check out the single “Big Picture” and order the LP from our webstore.

LOINS : s/t 12″ ep out in March

Loins is a newish trio from Helsinki run by dudes with massive experience on loud, nasty and angular noise rock. We’re happy to put out the band’s debut 6-track ep on March 31st with help from Kaos Kontrol and Permafrost from France. Check out the band’s Bandcamp

and pre order the ep here.

Some massive releases coming out this year! Help us by ordering stuff from our webstore.

J. A. Mäki “Syys” cd/tape and new Sur-Rur cd/2LP both out on March 18th

Exciting news: both the new J. A. Mäki solo album “Syys” and Sur-Rur’s lengthy “Entisyydestämmekinköhän” will be out on March 18th. Both titles are up for pre-orders now in our webstore. Check out the latest singles below: