Hello and welcome to another edition of the Sorry State Records newsletter! This week’s newsletter will hit your inbox a little later in the evening if you’re in the US, or closer to morning if you’re in Europe… Australians and our Asian friends will be getting hungry for lunch. Rachel is on vacation this week, and usually I hand off the newsletter text to her to compile the email and various web pages where this content appears, but today that duty is all mine. Of course I have this extra work on a day when it feels like I’m extra busy. I’m trying to clear my desk because I’m jumping in the van with Public Acid this weekend as they play in New York and Philadelphia. I’m excited, but if I’m going to leave town with a clear conscience, I need to burn the midnight oil tonight. If you are going to be at either of the P.A. gigs this weekend, though, come say hi! I’ll be the one who is older and less cool than the rest of the entourage.

On the record front, this is a big week. That Mujeres Podridas LP… fuck! As I write in my description, this thing floored me. Everyone seems to be talking about it, and it looks like it’s going to be one of those records that sells out quickly. If you don’t want to wait for the repress, get your order in right away. Check the rippers in the Featured Releases section as well, because Mujeres Podridas is far from the only group worthy of taking up space on your record shelf this week.

Zorn has come gigs coming up in September. If you’re in Pittsburgh, Cleveland, or Philadelphia, go see them, but even if you aren’t, you need to check out the sick little promo video they put together for the gigs.

I just got word from the pressing plant that Sorry State’s next two releases, the new Scalple LP and the debut 7” from Brazil’s Lasso, should be done soon! We announced these back in the spring, but they’re only now nearing the finish line. We won’t start pre-orders until we’re very close to having the releases in hand, but keep an eye on our social media accounts and this newsletter to learn more about these records over the next few weeks.

Hey west coast, Hüstler is coming your way! Check the image for the dates, which they’ll be playing with fellow New Yorkers Blu Anxxiety. I hear Hüstler might make some new copies of their out of print cassette on Sorry State for the tour. We’ll also have word soon on Hüstler’s debut vinyl on Sorry State!

Our homies at the Life During Wartime radio show on Portland’s KBOO had Usman as a guest this week! They discussed the new Scarecrow tape and the new Fatal cassette on his and Jeff’s label, Bunker Punks Discs & Tapes. Click here to listen to the interview, and be sure to check out Life During Wartime every other week to hear a ton of great new and old hardcore punk.

Descriptions and streaming links for Taqbir, Systema, Doom, and more!