Glazed Eyes “Holding Out On A Dream”

LP - $17.25
STREET DATE: 1/5/24
CAT#: SDR-110
LABEL: Sunday Drive

"Holding Out On a Dream" keeps heartfelt memories in focus, while attempting to move forward at the same time. This juxtaposition brings many emotions--felt across long drives, nights and days. The music from Pensacola's, Glazed Eyes portrays these feelings in a way many people relate to--the nostalgic sound of late 90s alternative rock, mixed with emo sing-alongs ranging from Jimmy Eat World to Third Eye Blind or Teenage Fanclub. On their debut LP, Glazed Eyes is able to perfectly craft these infectious melodies that are suitable for singing along on a roadtrip with friends or quietly alone in a bedroom.

TRACK LISTING:

1. (Garden)
2. Indian Summer
3. See You There
4. Holding Out on a Dream
5. Take My Hand
6. Tried
7. Way Down
8. Eddie's Song
9. Wonder
10. Fault
11. Hardened Heart
12. Don't

MARKETING POINTS:

• Featuring members of Malice at the Palice, Burning Strong

FOR FANS OF:
Jimmy Eat World, Third Eye Blind, Goo Goo Dolls

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Juan Cordero "Songs About Ghosts"

LP - $17.25
STREET DATE: 12/1/23
CAT#: SDR-101
LABEL: Sunday Drive

Wandering, distance and sleeplessness creep through each song on the debut LP, "Songs About Ghosts" from Texas, indie-rock artist, Juan Cordero. Born over the years from songwriter, Jonathan Perez (Trauma Ray) as an output of solo expression, Juan Cordero succeeds in this; while drenched in fuzzy guitars and noisy melodies. With the help of friends & bandmates, Mario Cernadas and Uriel Avilia, with mixing/master engineer, Corey Coffman, "Songs About Ghosts" is crafted exactly as envisioned from Perez. Welding influences from Dinosaur Jr to Red House Painters and Duster, Juan Cordero creates these haunting, yet beautiful songs that manage to get stuck in your head from their catchy melodies and mysterious-like lyrics. The words, "I'll come around--I'll come around for you" are the last sung on "Songs About Ghosts"; perfectly ending and summarize the feeling of the record as a whole.

TRACK LISTING:

1. SWAT
2. Casiorock
3. Halfstep90
4. Blink
5. Trouble
6. DRIP
7. Transient Memories
8. Blood on the Afternoon
9. Pink Cloud

MARKETING POINTS:

• Written and performed by members of Trauma Ray
• Mixed and mastered by Corey Coffman

FOR FANS OF:
Dinosaur Jr, Red House Painter, Duster

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Still "Doomed"

12"EP - Black
STREET DATE: 11/24/23
CAT#: SDR-109
LABEL: Sunday Drive

While still retaining the heaviness and waves of noise heard on their debut, "Faint", the St. Louis shoegaze band, Still returns on "Doomed" with a focus on melody--constantly drifting through the guitars and vocals. Reunited with longtime producer, Gabe Usery and mastered again with Zac Montez, they have clearly all approached "Doomed" a little differently. Vocals are more upfront, paired with the leading guitars and a background of fuzzy bass and crashing drums. Still seemed to have fully realized in these songs--dealing with dullness and yearning, yet delivered with abrasiveness and whispering vocals.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Crushed
2. Drift
3. Phases
4. Doomed
5. Movements

MARKETING POINTS:

• Follow up EP to the sold out record, "Faint"
• Featuring members of Squint, Time and Pressure

FOR FANS OF:
My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, Ride

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Strange Joy "Power Pop"

7"EP - $7.50
STREET DATE: 11/17/23
CAT#: SDR-103
LABEL: Sunday Drive

Right when Strange Joy came out of the gates in Houston in 2021, it was obvious there was something unique and special about the band. A raw energy was always present at their live shows, always paired with a sense of melody, and sticking out from the lineup--in the best way possible. Over the past year, with continuous shows and newcomers, Strange Joy have naturally evolved and adapted into what we hear today. Their new record, Power Pop is their strongest display yet; showing a much more straight-forward, fast and angry hardcore sound. Not to say the band has abandoned their melody, but have incorporated it into these songs with a new approach. Ringing guitar strings are heard throughout the tracks, while other guitars have a fuzzy and driving sound, along with Castillo's vocal patterns that never fail to make Strange Joy's songs as catchy as they are. Power Pop is titled appropriately--this is Strange Joy at their most powerful sounding yet.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Heatwave
2. Power Pop
3. Brickwork
4. Fiending (Blank Out)

MARKETING POINTS:

• East coast tour planned for the winter
• First new music since their debut EP

FOR FANS OF:
Fucked Up, Deep Wound, My Luck, Jawbreaker

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Dan Darrah & The Rain "Rivers Bridges Trains"

LP - $17.25
STREET DATE: 11/17/23
CAT#: SDR-107
LABEL: Sunday Drive

Dan Darrah is a twenty-something Toronto-based songwriter and guitar player whose compositions embed themselves in listeners' memories via off-kilter Beatles-esque melodicism and impressionistic lyrics that come by their romanticism obliquely, ironically, almost aphoristically. Whereas Darrah has for years been recording songs off the cuff by himself in his bedroom, his new album, Rivers Bridges Trains, was recorded in a proper studio, over several months, with the help of players and singers he's known and collaborated with since his adolescence on Greater Toronto's eastern outskirts. The album, which collates and repurposes many of those old bedroom songs, is protean and rangy in the tradition of songcraft-oriented acts like Teenage Fanclub, Mojave 3, and Jets to Brazil. British Invasion harmony melds with country-rock languor as a somewhat bemused kitchen-sink realism emerges out of a swirl of half-recovered memories.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Charade
2. Look Away
3. Rule of Three
4. C.A.L. Jam
5. Blue
6. May Moon Interlude
7. I'll Be Surprised
8. Thorn
9. Rivers Without Swimmers
10. High Note

MARKETING POINTS:

• Featuring members of Mil-Spec
• Debut LP from Dan Darrah & The Rain

FOR FANS OF:
Mojave 3, Teenage Fanclub, Jets to Brazil

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Feverchild "Altering a Memory"

Feverchild "Altering a Memory"

LP - $16.60
STREET DATE: 11/3/23
CAT#: SDR104
LABEL: Sunday Drive

Feverchild seemed to have mastered their sound of late 90's post-hardcore/emo on their latest and most thorough release yet, "Altering a Memory". Following a self-titled EP and two-song single (the latter appearing on this album) in addition to their first tour, the band is at their strongest yet. "Altering a Memory" is primarily driven by melody--something the band has always incorporated, but now more attentive to. The intro track and "Eva" show the band stripping away some of the abrasiveness of their sound, and pull back to incorporate more quiet and atmospheric elements; ultimately creating a more diverse album where both the quiet and louder moments are more noticeable. "Altering a Memory" may be a stepping stone--not just for Feverchild--but perhaps for a new wave of emo to come.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Intro
2. City of Flowers
3. Altering a Memory
4. Coming Down
5. See Through Wedding Gown
6. Eva
7. Witching Hour
8. You Know I Can't

MARKETING POINTS:

• Released on Re-Ignition Records in EU and Sunday Drive Records in USA
• First 12" Vinyl from Feverchild

FOR FANS OF:
Texas is the Reason, Get Up Kids, Sunny Day Real Estate

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Leaving Time "I + II"

LP - $17.25
STREET DATE: 10/27/23
CAT#: SDR-100
LABEL: Sunday Drive

Leaving Time recorded and self-released their debut EP, “I” in 2021. The record was titled “I” with the intention to release a follow up titled, “II” to connect the two EPs. “II” was the bands’ debut on Sunday Drive Records, and was available on a limited cassette.

While most of the tracks on these EPs remain in the bands’ live set, they haven’t been easily accessible on a physical format until now, connecting the two EPs for the first time on 12” vinyl. “I + II” features new artwork from Joel Cedeno and properly documents these tracks as the band focuses on the future with a new LP to come.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Stay
2. Bloom
3. Yellow
4. Still
5. Drag
6. End
7. RDO
8. Pt. II
9. Slip

MARKETING POINTS:

• Compiles both EPs from Leaving Time and available on vinyl for the first time

FOR FANS OF: Smashing Pumpkins, Hum, Slowdive

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Glazed Eyes "Promo"

CASSETTE - $7.00
STREET DATE: 10/20/23
CAT#: SDR-102
LABEL: Sunday Drive

As the end of summer approaches, a shift in music hits our stereos and headphones. Glazed Eyes creates music along the lines of a summer road trip with the windows down and a cold fall night. Inspired by their love of 90s alternative music, the Pensacola, Florida band aims to write music that is sonically much different than their members' previous projects, Malice at the Palace, and Burning Strong, amongst others. In their first promo release on Sunday Drive Records, these three tracks offer an exciting mix of alternative music and hints of emo and power-pop--melding the Teenage Fanclub-like pop melody with the distortion heard from Jimmy Eat World guitars. Glazed Eyes is the perfect band for this season, with an LP to follow soon.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Way Down
2. Tried
3. Fault

MARKETING POINTS:

• Featuring members of Burning Strong and Malice at the Palace

FOR FANS OF:
The Goo Goo Dolls, The Lemonheads, Teenage Fanclub

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Wrong Man "Big Plans"

12"EP - $15.30
STREET DATE: 10/6/23
CAT#: SDR-106
LABEL: Sunday Drive

"Big Plans" is the second release from Belgium's, Wrong Man. Having played together in previous bands, Partisan, Rise and Fall + more, Wrong Man formed to do something different than previous projects. Following the debut, "Who Are You?" Wrong Man continue on the path of noisy, melodic, post-hardcore. Hints of Fugazi, Quicksand, Swiz and Jesus Lizard are sprinkled throughout the band's songs. On "Big Plans", the band sounds the most confident yet. Sonic pushes and pulls, along with the bands' ability to play with quietness, and with Bjorn's yelling of introspective, separative lyrics, the band creates a very dynamic and unique record.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Don't Remind Me
2. Big Plans
3. Wait
4. Lights Out

MARKETING POINTS:

• Featuring members of Oathbreaker, Rise and Fall
• Upcoming fall tour with Superbloom in EU
• UK tour with Fiddlehead in Winter 2024

FOR FANS OF:
Swiz, Fugazi, Jesus Lizard

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Painful Choice / Sugar Coat / The Arrival Note "Split"

7"EP - $7.00
STREET DATE: 9/29/23
CAT#: SDR-099
LABEL: Sunday Drive

Florida emo/indie rock and Atlanta hardcore merge on this three-way split from Painful Choice, Sugar Coat, and The Arrival Note. Painful Choice expands further into the rev-summer sound heard in their demo; it is now much more honed in with the same passion and melody. Sugar Coat, a new Florida band, adds a jangly, indie-rock sound to the mix, with the Built to Spill/Pavement melodic influence. Finally, The Arrival Note closes out the split with their best songs yet. Over the years, the band has taken the late 90's emo sound and modernized it to be their own. Now with a solid lineup, the band explores a more heavy, anthemic sound; channeling the Texas is the Reason LP or the more fast-paced Hey Mercedes songs.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Painful Choice -- Azul Profundó
2. SUGAR COAT -- Mask
3. The Arrival Note -- Falling Down

MARKETING POINTS:

• The Arrival Note and Sugar Coat Texas tour this July
• All three bands playing Armageddon Fest this summer in Florida

FOR FANS OF:
Texas is the Reason, Rites of Spring, Farside

Instagram - Painful Choice | Instagram - Sugar Coat | Instagram - The Arrival Note

Strange Joy "5 Tracks"

12"EP - $15.30
STREET DATE: 9/29/23
CAT#: SDR-093
LABEL: Sunday Drive

While titled, "5 Tracks", the debut EP from Houston's hardcore band, Strange Joy deals with many emotions and themes throughout the span of 11 minutes--struggle, betrayal, a search for purpose, and most notably, new love. While the constant struggle exists in these hardcore songs, Strange Joy do not stray away from the sense of love and hope--" under all the trees and my heart's in tune". Strange Joy portrays all of this in a unique way; played fast and angrily, but with a sense of melody from the likes of Seaweed or Sugar. This EP will remain a staple in the bands' discography as they gear up for new music.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Leaves
2. Lung
3. Deny You
4. Tarantula
5. Black Hole Love

MARKETING POINTS:

• Available for the first time on vinyl

FOR FANS OF:
Seaweed, Title Fight, Fiddlehead

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Mad Honey "Satellite Aphrodite"

LP - $17.25 / CD - $8.00 / CASSETTE - $8.00
LP UPC: 791689665634
CD UPC: 791689665641
CASSETTE: 791689665658
STREET DATE: 9/22/23
CAT#: DW247
LABEL: Deathwish Inc. / Sunday Drive

Mad Honey are a dream-pop band from Oklahoma City, OK.

"Satellite Aphrodite" is the debut album from Mad Honey. The exciting first chapter of a band destined to be part of the modern indie-rock lexicon for years to come.

As opener "Tuff's Last Stand" emerges, we are transported into Mad Honey's lush world of musical melancholy. This leads to the hazy and hook laden "Heavier Still", "Fold", and "Larkspur". Unforgettable songs that showcase a sophistication deep within Mad Honey's multi-layered approach. At the midpoint where many albums meander, "Satellite Aphrodite" continues to ascend. "Eileen", "E.T.Y.N", "R U Feeling It", and "Psycho" all shimmer and sway with punk heart and pop sensibility unlike anything else out there today. The acoustic heavy "Kamakura" then playfully brings us to "Concentration" and poignant title track. Two infectious songs that show Mad Honey discovering their own youthful creative magic in real time.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Tuff's Last Stand
2. Heavier Still
3. Fold
4. Larkspur
5. Eileen
6. E.T.Y.N
7. r u feeling it?
8. Psycho
9. 鎌倉市 (Kamakura)
10. Concentration

MARKETING POINTS:

• Deathwish debut album
• Mixed and mastered by Corey Coffman (Gleemer, Modern Color)
• Full-service PR by Stephanie Marlow (Deafheaven, Converge, Touché Amoré)

FOR FANS OF:
My Bloody Valentine, Lush, Mazzy Star

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Squint "Feel It All Wash Away"

LP - $16.60
STREET DATE: 9/15/23
CAT#: SDR-098
LABEL: Sunday Drive

Formed in the spring of 2022, Squint turned eyes to the St. Louis, MO hardcore scene with their EP, "Feel It" as an introduction. Now in the summer of 2023, the band has a new single, with the recently released EP, "Wash Away" and is getting ready for tour. Up until now, the bands' discography has only been available on limited cassettes--they are now compiled and available for 12" vinyl on the cleverly titled release, "Feel It All Wash Away". Featuring new artwork from longtime collaborator, Bastian Najdek.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Squintro
2. Ghost
3. Dealer Wins
4. Homesick
5. Mantra
6. Pig Pen
7. Seeds
8. Circles
9. Treading Water

MARKETING POINTS:

• On tour w/ Sign Language August 9th - 13th

FOR FANS OF:
Archers of Loaf, Seaweed, Drug Church

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All Under Heaven + Leaving Time + Glare "Split"

7"EP - $8.00
STREET DATE: 9/15/23
CAT#: SDR-089
LABEL: Sunday Drive

While there has been no shortage of modern-age, shoegaze-inspired alternative-rock, All Under Heaven, Leaving Time and Glare have seemed to differentiate themselves in a heavy-wave. Spanning from New Jersey to Florida and Texas, each band adds their own spin on the sound. On this three-way split, All Under Heaven leads with a jangly guitar, with Defabritus' distinctive, lingering vocals on 'Show You My Pain', which slowly flows into 'Head Down'. Leaving Time bring a punch of heaviness in the middle of the split, with their ringing guitar leads and post-hardcore inspired sound. Finally, on 'Sunny', Glare sound as bright as ever, with a careful blend of Smashing Pumpkins and Lush inspired swirling guitars and vocals. This first 3-way split on Sunday Drive Records captures the current sound of shoegaze/alternative-rock in 2022--All Under Heaven, Leaving Time and Glare continue to evolve in this space and build interest of what's next.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Show You My Pain
2. Head Down
3. Sunny

MARKETING POINTS:

• Available for the first time on vinyl

FOR FANS OF:
Lush, My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive

Squint "All"

7"FLEXI - $6.00
STREET DATE: 8/11/23
CAT#: SDR-105
LABEL: Sunday Drive

'All' is the first new single from Squint in 2023. Following their last EP, "Wash Away", the band continues carving their melodic, poppy sound into contemporary hardcore. 'All' is an uptempo, dancy track--one of the bands' most exciting tracks; hinting at what is coming for Squint in the future.

TRACK LISTING:

1. All

MARKETING POINTS:

• On tour w/ Sign Language August 9th - 13th

FOR FANS OF:
Archers of Loaf, Drug Church, Seaweed

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Anklebiter "To Live and Withstand"

7"EP - $7.00
STREET DATE: 8/4/23
CAT#: SDR-090
LABEL: Sunday Drive

Fast, loud hardcore will never get old. "To Live and Withstand" clearly showcases this, where the majority of each song on the seven-song EP is just short of a minute and a half, yet packed with so much energy, emotion, and rhythm.

Anklebiter came right out of the gates in 2022 with their explosive demo. On their EP, they've only evolved what was heard prior. While still straightforward hardcore songs, Anklebiter's songwriting is stronger and more confident than ever. "I Am…" and "Pearl" show the band easily playing with tempo and creating a powerful dynamic that's tough not to dance to. Guitar solos and hooky bass lines are sprinkled throughout, adding more layers to the band's furious sound.

"To Live and Withstand" is full of rageful recollections of life, detailed with harsh imagery and expressed with bursts of spite. Anklebiter continues to resist, calloused, growing and withstanding.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Northeast Straight Edge
2. I Am…
3. Daredevil
4. Pearl
5. Catharsis
6. Altruist
7. Lynx

MARKETING POINTS:

• Summer tour with Xcelerate

FOR FANS OF:
Mental, Righteous Jams, Result of Choice

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Glare "Into You / Void In Blue"

12"EP - $16.60
12"EP UPC: 843563164860
STREET DATE: 6/30/23
CAT#: SDR-087
LABEL: Sunday Drive

In 2017, the two-song EP, “Into You” quietly introduced Glare to the world. The EP was recorded by Texas producer, Phillip Odom and independently released as a DIY demo on Bandcamp. Then about a year later, the band joined Sunday Drive Records to put out a new two-song EP, “Void in Blue” on cassette tape.

Since then, the songs have only seen small cassette tape releases, and over time, the songs grew to be staples in Glare’s catalog. To more properly catalog and archive these releases, Glare, and SDR went back to Phillip Odom to remaster all of the songs, and prep them for the first vinyl release.

“Into You / Void In Blue” marks an important milestone in the band’s career, as Glare continues to grow with a new LP arising in 2023.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Into Me
2. Blank
3. Do Not Enter
4. Void In Blue

MARKETING POINTS:

• First time on vinyl
• Remastered for vinyl
• Includes 22x22" fold-out poster
• Upcoming full USA summer tour w/ Alien Boy

FOR FANS OF:
Slowdive, My Bloody Valentine, Nothing

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Sign Language "Madison & Floral"

LP - $17.25
STREET DATE: 6/16/23
CAT#: SDR-092
LABEL: Sunday Drive

Madison & Floral connect Sign Language to home in Ohio. It represents hope, loss, relationships, love, and uncertainty. Sign Language carefully built their first LP around these themes and emotions. In nine songs, the band drifts between each, approaching them in unique ways.

On songs like 'Abide' the back-and-forth aching and soothing vocals lead the track, revolving around a loving, yet bittersweet memory. On 'Crumbling', slower guitars and harmonies lead the song--then on 'Only You' or 'The Nothing', Sign Language lean on their post-hardcore roots, creating the most driving and heaviest songs the band has yet to make.

Sign Language has mastered their songwriting on "Madison & Floral"--fitting perfectly at home in the unique environment they've created.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Madison Ave.
2. The Nothing
3. Abide
4. The Silence
5. Burning House
6. Only You
7. Crumbling
8. World Of Light
9. Unfamiliar

FOR FANS OF:
Title Fight, Pity Sex, Superheaven

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Money “Flacco”

FLEXI 7"EP - $6.00
STREET DATE: 6/2/23
CAT#: SDR-094
LABEL: Sunday Drive

Flacco is the first follow-up single to the self-titled EP, “Money”. Oklahoma rock band return at their best, naturally expanding on the sound established on their release. On Flacco, a more uptempo and rhythmic pattern occurs throughout the single. In contrast to slower vocals and more DIY production on the self-titled, on Flacco, the song is driven, and Money is able to shine even more with cleaner production—boosting the vocals up that are backed with crisper drums and heavy, distorted guitars. Flacco shows a promising evolution and hints at more music and growth in 2023.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Flacco

MARKETING POINTS:

• Feat. members of Cursetheknife
• The first follow up single to their 2021 self-titled EP

FOR FANS OF:
Smashing Pumpkins, Deftones, Failure

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Painful Choice "Demo"

CASSETTE - $7.00
STREET DATE: 4/21/23
CAT#: SDR-095
LABEL: Sunday Drive

In a span of 3 minutes, a huge wave of love, loss, and progression is explored on the demo from Atlanta hardcore band, Painful Choice. Formed in 2022 and originally released on Armageddon Records, the demo is an explosive release, full of melody and emotion. Painful Choice embraces the sound of DC’s Revolution Summer era bands, Rites of Spring and Gray Matter—while naturally melding their hometown influences from the likes of Car vs. Driver and Abuse of Power. The demo is available again now on cassette tape, with new music to come later in 2023.

TRACK LISTING:

1. Rafael
2. Nueva Realidad
3. Boca Ciega

FOR FANS OF:
Embrace, Rites of Spring, Fiddlehead

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