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The Line of Best Fit premieres "Smoke" by Gia Margaret Posted 12 Jul 2018

Yesterday, The Line of Best Fit premiered "Smoke," the second single from Gia Margaret's debut album, There's Always Glimmer.

Writer Sam Briggs said:

"Margaret’s writing taps into the fragility of happiness – the immensely overwhelming feeling of something you’ve wished for so vividly becoming real, the moment you surrender yourself to it. From the gentle cascading piano line that acts as the spine of the song’s crescendo, to the double-tracked near-whisper of the vocal melody, the soft-focus comfort of the song’s feeling of stillness layers itself like a Sunday den."

Read the full article, including a brief interview with Gia, HERE.

"Smoke" is now available to stream & download on all digital platforms.

There's Always Glimmer will be released on vinyl & digital formats on July 27. Pre-order your copy HERE.


New Advance Base album out 9/21 Posted 10 Jul 2018

Animal Companionship, the new album by Advance Base, is out Sepember 21 on Run For Cover / Orindal Records.

Pre-order your copy HERE.

James Rettig interviewed Owen Ashworth (of Advance Base) for Stereogum. Read the article HERE.

Listen to the first single, "True Love Death Dream":


Advance Base will be touring the USA & Canada throughout the fall, playing many dates with other Orindal artists. Check out the full tour itinerary HERE.

Gia Margaret- "Birthday" single release + 'There's Always Glimmer' album pre-order Posted 19 Jun 2018

This morning, Stereogum premiered "Birthday," the first single from Chicago singer/songwriter/producer Gia Margaret's debut album, There's Always Glimmer (out 7/27 on Orindal). Stereogum describes the song as "lush and textured, expertly crafted with a heady rush of atmosphere and Gia Margaret’s hypnotic delivery."

Read the whole article HERE.

There's Always Glimmer is available for pre-order on coke bottle clear vinyl, black vinyl & digital formats HERE.

If you're in the Chicago area, you can purchase your vinyl copy of There's Always Glimmer in person at Gia Margaret's album release show at The Hideout on July 26! (Advance Base & Brendan Losch open the show.)

Click here to stream or download "Birthday" single from the digital platform of your choice.

Pre-order: Casiotone for the Painfully Alone- Etiquette (2018 Remaster) Posted 12 Jun 2018


On July 13, 2018, Orindal Records will release a newly remastered vinyl & digital edition of Etiquette, the classic 2006 album by Owen Ashworth (of Advance Base)'s former electronic pop project, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone. Stereogum wrote about about the new reissue HERE.

The new vinyl edition of Etiquette was lovingly remastered by Matthew Barnhart at Chicago Mastering Service & manufactured to the highest standards by Gotta Groove Records. LPs are available in two colors: classic black & "ghost white" natural opaque, the best-sounding white vinyl available.

Etiquette (2018 Remaster) includes two bonus tracks, written & recorded shortly after the initial release of Etiquette: "White on White" & "White Corolla (Version)"

"Owen Ashworth crafts a delicate, affecting soundtrack to life in your mid-twenties." -Pitchfork

"Ashworth's songs never cease to be entertaining and authentic." -NPR

PRE-ORDER VINYL & DIGITAL HERE.


Skulls Example by Dear Nora is out now! Posted 07 Jun 2018

Skulls Example, the wonderfully adventurous new album by Katy Davidson's longtime experimental pop project, Dear Nora, is out now! It has received glowing reviews from Pitchfork, Portland Mercury & MXDWN.



Skulls Example is available on clear vinyl, black vinyl, & digital formats. Click HERE to get your copy now!

Catch Dear Nora live on the East Coast!

DEAR NORA LIVE DATES
June 08 - Boston, MA @ Lilypad (all ages) =*
June 09 - Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory / Northside Festival (all ages) +*
June 10 - Philadelphia, PA @ Space 1026 (all ages) +*

* w/ Nicholas Krgovich
= w/ Lisa/Liza
+ w/ Harmony Tividad

Is It Really a Secret? by Moon Racer is out today! Posted 20 Apr 2018

Is It Really a Secret?, an 8-song mini-album of dreamy, Casio-driven bedroom pop by Durham, NC's Moon Racer, is available today on cassette & digital formats!

Various Small Flames reviewed Is It Really a Secret? today:


Is It Really a Secret? is an album with surprising depth. What on the surface appear nice little bedroom pop songs are actually documents of very real emotions... the sentimentality and earnestness on show here is not some brazen declaration, rather the colouring of an interior world that manifests as neurotic awkwardness. However whirlwind and volatile, the love is not one acted out with a Hollywood-style directness, instead the thoughts and feeling are repressed, played over internally so as to maintain face. This lack of communication is intrinsic to the nostalgia of the Moon Racer aesthetic, because it allows an imagination of what might have been—an iteration where interaction was easier, braver, more open, and the relationship everlasting.


Order Is It Really a Secret? on cassette or download HERE.

If you live in the Durham area, you can catch Moon Racer live at The Pinhook on Saturday, April 28!

Stereogum premieres "White Fur" by Dear Nora Posted 11 Apr 2018

Dear Nora, the long time recording project of Katy Davidson (pronouns they/them), has shared "White Fur," the leadoff track from their upcoming Orindal LP, Skulls Example, their first album in over a decade. Stereogum premiered the track & interviewed Davidson today.

Stereogum says:

Skulls Example is about the persistence of human connection, the way that humanity tends to persevere despite all the opportunities we now have to shut everything out... Davidson’s wry observations have a way of worming their way into your psyche.

Like their landmark 2004 album, Mountain Rock, which was named Best New Reissue by Pitchfork last year, Skulls Example continues to explore Katy Davidson's fascination with the vast realms & intersections of wilderness, humanity, morality, technology, late capitalism, human connections & love during turbulent political times.

Skulls Example won't be released until May 25, but vinyl pre-orders begin shipping next week. Order your copy on black, clear, or limited edition transparent blue swirl vinyl HERE.

Additionally, Dear Nora has expanded their late spring tour to include some east coast shows. The tour includes dates with Nicholas Krgovich, Lisa/Liza, Stephen Steinbrink, Hand Habits & Harmony Tividad. You'll find more information on the TOUR DATES page.

Introducing GIA MARGARET Posted 02 Apr 2018

We're thrilled to announce that Chicago, IL singer/songwriter/producer Gia Margaret has joined the Orindal family! There's Always Glimmer, the self-produced debut album by Gia Margaret, won't be released until later this summer, but Gia will be selling special edition cassettes of the album on the road this spring, as she supports live dates for The Weepies. Get your tickets now!

GIA MARGARET LIVE DATES
April 12 - St. Paul, MN @ Fitzgerald Theater (supporting The Weepies)
April 13 - Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre (supporting The Weepies)
April 14 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall (supporting The Weepies)
April 15 - Ferndale, MI @ Magic Bag (supporting The Weepies)
April 16 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom (supporting The Weepies)
April 17 - Toronto, ON @ The Great Hall (supporting The Weepies)

Here's a sneak preview of Gia's forthcoming Orindal debut, There's Always Glimmer: