American Idylls Out Now!

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Debut 7" Single from Blu Anxxiety

Goth/Post-punk/EBM on Toxic State

2 New Releases from Feel It Records

The Cowboys and Fried Egg

New 12" from Zyanose Now in Stock

Noise Punk from Japan at its Finest.

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Featured Release Roundup: March 14, 2019

Descriptions and streaming links for new releases from UFO Dictator, Preening, Science Man, Toyota, and more!

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Record of the Week: Blu Anxxiety: Baptized in Space 7"

This week's Record of the Week is Baptized in Space, the debut 7" from New York's Blu Anxxiety on Toxic State Records. Killer post-punk beefed up with pounding, dancefloor-ready electronic drums.

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All Things to All People: Best Of 2018

In the latest volume of the All Things to All People blog Daniel runs down his 2018 in records and dips into Sorry State's backend database for some insights into what you liked last year.

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