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RAPOSA IN LE MARAIS

The superb online music video site, La Blogothèque, has covered a few of our artists before...

STRAIGHT FROM THE LIBRARY TO YOU: OUR FIRST DVD

We are proud to present our first visual compilation: Encyclopedia Asthmatica Volume 1, a...

CASTANETS IN SECRET (STEREO)

Somewhere out there in an undisclosed location is a tiny studio that captures and collects...

RAFTER OUT

This is it. Sex Death Cassette is flying hot out of the Rafter oven, and landing toasty and...

PROMISE OF SPRING INSPIRES CRYPTACIZE TO TOUR

Photo by ajmiller82 Yes, it is cold. This is the worst part of winter, what with the holidays...

MEDICAL MISSION FUNDRAISER IN BROOKLYN

Illustration by Tom Eaton You might remember Welcome Wagon, a band that has appeared on both...

HUNTING FOR UNUSUAL ANIMALS

Though part of a record label, the Unusual Animals here at Asthmatic Kitty have always leaned...

SHARA WORDEN PLAYS THE BUNNY

Tom Eaton, animator of Sufjan Stevens’ "Put the Lights on the Tree" video,"...

CHRIS SCHLARB ROUND-UP

It was a month ago that we proudly released Chris Schlarb’s Twilight & Ghost Stories....

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*Indie Shops We Love* If you haven’t already me

*Indie Shops We Love*

If you haven’t already met, we’d like to introduce you to Easy Street Records located in Seattle, Washington.

Easy Street Records opened in West Seattle Junction in 1988, founded by owner Matt Vaughan who consolidated two closing record stores into one. The store moved to its current location in the historic Hamm Building in 1989 and expanded to include a full-service cafe/bar serving coffee, breakfast, lunch, beer, and wine by 2001. A second Queen Anne location operated from 2002-2013.

Easy Street carries new and used CDs, vinyl records, DVDs/BluRays, books, magazines, and branded merchandise, but is perhaps best known for hosting over 500 live in-store performances by both national touring artists (Lou Reed, Elvis Costello, Kings of Leon, Patti Smith, Lana Del Rey, Jack Johnson) and Northwest favorites (The Sonics, Mudhoney, The Shins, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Brandi Carlile, The Head & the Heart).

Link in our stories to shop online and get more info.

The @denisonwitmer tracks you need to know, all in

The @denisonwitmer tracks you need to know, all in one playlist.

Stream now → Link in bio. 📸: @lindsaytakesphotos

“All of Me Wants All of You”... Flashback to

“All of Me Wants All of You”...

Flashback to August 6, 2016 at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California for @sufjan’s performance at Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival.

From his 2015 album ‘Carrie & Lowell’ - the 10th Anniversary Edition of which features seven previously unreleased tracks, a 40-page art book and new essay written by Sufan.

Stream or order the 10th Anniversary Edition → Link in bio

Thank you @AjaySampath (on YouTube) for sharing!

@denisonwitmer’s complete “Day-in-the-Life”

@denisonwitmer’s complete “Day-in-the-Life” interview series for ‘Anything At All’ is now available as a YouTube Shorts playlist!

Revisit Denison’s stories of collaborating with his friend Sufjan Stevens, his career in woodworking, creating music in his home studio, and his passion for birding.

Plus, we’re dropping never-before-shared footage of Denison sharing advice with fellow artists.

Link in bio for the full Shorts playlist.

Credits:
Producer & DP: Donovan Roberts Witmer @donovanwitmer
Editor: Michael Rothermel @chaiyostudio @michaelrothermel

NOW HIRING 👀 Asthmatic Kitty Records is lookin

NOW HIRING 👀

Asthmatic Kitty Records is looking for a Production & Operations Manager to join our team! If you have 4+ years of music industry experience and at least 2 years managing physical production, we want to hear from you!

This position is fully remote. Link in our bio for more details/to apply.

🚨New Scratching Post Playlist Alert! Take a cu

🚨New Scratching Post Playlist Alert!

Take a cue from @Corbo (on YouTube) and give our new monthly playlist a spin. Featuring tunes the AKR team is currently listening to - the only rule is no rules!

Link in bio to stream.

The creative process behind @denisonwitmer’s

The creative process behind @denisonwitmer’s “Which Way” continues to unfold. Today we’re highlighting Andy Park’s distinctive take on the track and the artistic vision that shaped his approach.

“Andy Park and I added strings and natural drums as a way to pull the song back toward the other songs on the album, but months later, Sufjan removed most of that and pushed things even further toward an electronic and drum-sample heavy version. In the end, I had two versions of the song that I loved.”

1 - Andy Park at work on the remix.
2 - Sean on an instrument he invented, called “the bike”.
3 - Abby and Andy.
4 & 5 - “Which Way” Song Charts
6 - Andy, Denison and Abby

Stream “Which Way (Andy Park Remix)” now - link in bio.

When @denisonwitmer and @sufjan collaborate, ma

When @denisonwitmer and @sufjan collaborate, magic happens. Today we’re spotlighting Sufjan’s remix of “Which Way” and the creative journey that brought it to life.

“I originally wrote ‘Which Way’ in 2020 as part of my Uncle Denny songwriting project – I wrote a song a day for a month and recorded them using a single microphone,” stated Witmer. “Sufjan and I kept coming back to this song because of its simple lyric and repetitive vibe. The song is about the overwhelming feeling of indecision – a feeling echoed in the recording process for the final version. When Sufjan and I started arranging ‘Which Way,’ things went in an electronic direction, which was quite different for me.”

The track went from a simple one-mic demo to a full electronic arrangement, maintaining the core theme throughout the creative process.

Stream “Which Way (Sufjan Stevens Remix)” now - link in bio.

@denisonwitmer just released two different version

@denisonwitmer just released two different versions of his new song “Which Way”, out today on Asthmatic Kitty Records. Originally captured during the recording sessions of his latest album ‘Anything At All,’ the A-side/B-side tracks feature one version remixed by @sufjan and one remixed by @andyrecording.

“I originally wrote ‘Which Way’ in 2020 as part of my Uncle Denny songwriting project – I wrote a song a day for a month and recorded them using a single microphone,” stated Witmer. “Sufjan and I kept coming back to this song because of its simple lyric and repetitive vibe. The song is about the overwhelming feeling of indecision – a feeling echoed in the recording process for the final version. When Sufjan and I started arranging ‘Which Way,’ things went in an electronic direction, which was quite different for me. Andy Park and I added strings and natural drums as a way to pull the song back toward the other songs on the album, but months later, Sufjan removed most of that and pushed things even further toward an electronic and drum-sample heavy version. In the end, I had two versions of the song that I loved.”

Link in Denison’s/AKR’s bio to stream.

Your August soundtrack: the #SufjanStevensSummer p

Your August soundtrack: the #SufjanStevensSummer playlist.

Preview the first 10 tracks here, full playlist at link in bio.

1 - “Mystery of Love (Demo)”
2 - “Chicago”
3 - “Fourth of July (Version 4)”
4 - “John My Beloved (iPhone Demo)”
5 - “Wallowa Lake Monster (Version 2)”
6 - “Sugar”
7 - “Should’ve Known Better (Demo)”
8 - “Redford (for Yia-Yia and Pappou)”
9 - “Eugene (Demo)”
10 - “Futile Devices”

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