California Wives may conjure images of bleached hair and augmented chests, but one spin of "Marianne" will have you doing the Molly Ringwald on a library table before you can say "Joy Division." The band is currently in the middle of finishing up their debut full-length, to be released on Vagrant Records at some point this year. The Chicago four-piece consists of Joe O'Connor, Jayson Kramer, Dan Zima, and Graham Masell. They released an EP in 2010, which gained the band enough momentum t

The Chicago four piece California Wives recently signed to Vagrant Records and they’ve got this 80s pop sound – Marianna is a simple new wave pop song that just feels good. Just in time for sunburn weather. California Wives – Marianne

Atlanta, Georgia’s MonstrO will be rolling into Bonnaroo in a few weeks with a handful of impressive warm up dates under their belts. The four-piece will be headlining the fabled Whisky in Los Angeles this Friday before opening for Danzig starting May 26 and making their way eastward to wind up in Manchester, Tennessee for the Bonaroo Music Festival on Thursday, June 7. MonstrO has previously toured with Kyuss Lives! and recently wrapped up a national tour with Clutch and HellYeah. MonstrO’s debut self-titled album (which hit streets on September 6, 2011 via Vagrant Records) already has fans ...

Blink and the good ones are taken. Been away from the computer for a couple of days, meaning that I’m a bit late posting this new track by California Wives …which I believe they are giving away to sort of celebrate that they’ve been signed to Vagrant Records . Being late or not, I just have to post it; for a number of reasons. First and foremost it simply needs to be shared, because California Wives is one of the best and most interesting new bands around (despite that horrible, horrible band name). Everything put out by the band ...

The surprise isn't how charming and singable California Wives ' music can be, it's how easy they make it all sound. Like you can three acquaintances could go down to Guitar Center, learn a few chords, pick up some equipment and then sign a deal with Vagrant Records. On "Marianne", they update their stylistic direction from inheritors to the Stills' throne to something closer to Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - and here it doesn't help that the second word of the first verse is "heartbreak" and fourth, "teenage". The big chiming synthesizers in post-chorus back the band ...

Our friends at Vagrant Records just let us know that they have signed Chicago based California Wives. The band are currently in the midst of wrapping up their debut full-length album (release date and title still to-be-announced), but want you to be able to hear one of their favorite tracks, Marianne, today. California Wives Links [...]

California Wives are pleased to announce today that they have officially joined the ever-growing Vagrant Records roster. "We were excited to sign to Vagrant because it gave us the opportunity to work with a great producer who pushed us to think outside of our tendencies as musicians. The newer instrumentation and arrangements were a result of that relationship in the studio. We are thrilled to be a part of such a terrific roster of musicians at Vagrant and we can't wait to put the new music out there," says vocalist and guitarist Jayson Kramer.

From KCRW DJ Jason Kramer: About a year ago, I was browsing the web and came across an amazing video called “Atlas Hands”. The singer had a soft and inviting voice and style of writing that grabbed my attention. Fast forward to today – and a million hits later — UK singer Benjamin Francis Leftwich is packing houses on his new world tour. He signed a deal with Vagrant Records last year and released a record called “Last Smoke Before the Snowstorm”. I got in touch with Ben shortly after hearing the song. ...

*California Wives* (http://mailings.vagrant.com/link.php?M=1026176&N;=497&L;=1692&F;=H) have signed with Vagrant Records.

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros returned to Late Night With David Letterman last night to play a cut from their forthcoming album, Here. Scheduled to be released May 29 on Vagrant Records, the album is led by the folky, building single “Man On Fire.”...

Reptar‘s second album Body Faucet was released May 1st on Vagrant Records, so we thought we would bring you another track, the opener Sebastian, from it. It’s available from all good download stores, including iTunes. Check out the stream of the whole album here too (not available in all countries, including the UK). Reptar Links [...]

O quarteto de synthpop norte-americano, Reptar, acabou de lançar o primeiro álbum, Body Faucet, no dia 01 de maio via Vagrant Records. O disco foi produzido por Ben Allen (Collective">Animal Collective, Gnarls Barkley, Washed Out), infelizmente ainda não saiu em stream para o Brasil, mas já se encontra para download nos meandros da internet, após [...]

1.  Father John Misty - "Nancy From Now On" (After splitting from Foxes">Fleet Foxes as their drummer, singer-songwriter J. Tillman has released Fear Fun , his latest solo project, which is his first under the Father John Misty moniker and first for Sub Pop Records.  Full of witty storytelling as colorful as the album cover and classic country-leaning folk rock, the album shows his great talent as a frontman.) http://fatherjohnmisty.com/ Download: http://assets3.subpop.com/assets/audio/11570.mp3 2.  Reptar - "Orifice Origami" (Super-infectious and danceable 80's-inspired second single from, Body Faucet , the indie-pop band's excellent debut ...

Body Faucet, the debut full length album from Athens, GA band Reptar is out today via Vagrant Records and currently available to stream in full at Spinner, MSN, and the band’s website . Produced by Ben Allen (Collective">Animal Collective, Gnarls Barkley, Washed Out), Body Faucet is the follow up to the group’s heralded debut EP Oblangle Fizz Y’all, which Rolling Stone praised for its, “…blend of upbeat rhythms, reggae-infected vocals and psychedelic textures.” Body Faucet finds the band delving deeper …

The lucky number twelve returns to make its mark amidst an unshakable debut LP from Reptar today. Rolling down that isle without an audio glitch in sight, it barks brightly around a tanned-ingrained occasional wobbler & a slow moving tropical varnished … Continue reading →