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Hi there and welcome to another edition of the Sorry State Records newsletter! We kinda have two things going on this week. First, this is our Best of 2025 edition, so most of our Staff Picks this week are looking back on 2025. I imagine you’ll discover a bunch of intriguing releases you might have missed the first time around, so I’ve tried to be even more diligent than usual about including links to the webstore when we still have stock of the release in question. I’m also working on restocking a few key items that we hope to have back in soon, so if you still need the Ayucaba, Nisemono, or Haram albums (among several others), keep an eye on the Recently Restocked section of the website, as we expect them back in soon.
Even though we’re looking back in 2025, punk still keeps moving, so there are already a bunch of new 2026 releases to tell you about. Our Record of the Week is a ripping demo cassette from New Jersey’s Direct Order ’82; and speaking of restocks, I see we’re down to our last few copies on the webstore, but should have a restock landing any day now. We also have quite a lot of news about pre-orders this week, including new releases from Belgrado on La Vida Es Un Mus and Draümar on Static Shock Records, plus long-awaited official reissues of Danzig’s first two albums as part of the RSD Essentials program. I know lots of you have been waiting on those for some time. And since we’re talking pre-orders, I’ll give a quick plug to the new Pre-Orders section on the Sorry State website. I’m sure you’ve noticed we’ve been doing more and more with preorders lately, and since that trend seems destined to continue, we’re going all-in.
Finally, sorry this newsletter is a day late! We try to send it out on Wednesday, but I’ve been sick as hell and out of the office since last Friday. Thanks so much to SSR’s amazing staff for keeping the whole operation plugging along while I send countless annoying, steroid-and-antibiotic-fueled Slack messages.
Alright, this is a monster newsletter, so pour yourself a drink and dig in…
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