Homehttp://www.twinlakesrecords.com/home/en-US2010-03-10T06:01:54ZSquarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/)TWIN LAKES' ROSTER EXPANDShttp://www.twinlakesrecords.com/home/2010/3/8/twin-lakes-roster-expands.htmlKiefer2010-03-08T14:22:54ZWe are pleased to announce that Melbourne, Australia's Electric Jellyfish has joined the Twin Lakes alliance for the release of their new self-titled EP. This is their second release as a band, not including the 2009 split EP with Atlanta's Pony Bones, which they put out on their own Spectacular Commodity imprint. Their 2008 EP The Woods was recorded entirely analogue by Head Gap studios in Melbourne, Australia, and pressed to cassette by American label Ecstatic Yod. The band has toured both Australia and the US extensively since 2007.

2010 finds the Jellyfish on their third US tour in support of their first Twin Lakes release, which can be had for free as a digital download for a limited time only at the Twin Lakes online store. Visit the band's myspace page for a complete list of tour dates.

]]>CLOSELY WATCHED TRAINS' DEBUT PICKED AS THE BEST LOCAL ALBUM OF YEARhttp://www.twinlakesrecords.com/home/2010/1/10/closely-watched-trains-debut-picked-as-the-best-local-album.htmlKiefer2010-01-10T15:05:32ZThe New Haven Register picked Closely Watched Trains' self-titled debut as their favorite local album of 2009, calling it "an amazing blend of ebullient folk and rock...a killer disc that features many songs perfect for a Wes Anderson film." Read the full story here. Considering all the local artists that released stuff this year, we are honored. Check out the album on our Store page.

CWT is already working on new material and will begin recording soon.

]]>CLOSELY WATCHED TRAINS FEATURED THIS MONTH ON INDEPENDISC.COMhttp://www.twinlakesrecords.com/home/2009/12/14/closely-watched-trains-featured-this-month-on-independisccom.htmlKiefer2009-12-15T03:24:09ZA big thanks to Gary over at IndepenDisc for making CWT the site's featured band this month.  Gary's been at it for years, working to bring vital music by independent artists to the audience it deserves, through both his IndepenDisc Music Club and his show on CygnusRadio every Wednesday night.

]]>TWIN LAKES MENTIONED IN THE ADVOCATE'S COVER STORY ABOUT CT LABELShttp://www.twinlakesrecords.com/home/2009/11/27/twin-lakes-mentioned-in-the-advocates-cover-story-about-ct-l.htmlKiefer2009-11-27T16:30:52ZThe Advocate ran a great cover story this week about some of the state's key homegrown record labels, and Twin Lakes managed to get featured.  Check it here. 

Side note: Our founder's name is spelled Kiefer, like the actor, not Keifer. 

]]>CLOSELY WATCHED TRAINS' DEBUT ALBUM NOW AVAILABLE FOR DIGITAL DOWNLOADhttp://www.twinlakesrecords.com/home/2009/11/4/closely-watched-trains-debut-album-now-available-for-digital.htmlKiefer2009-11-05T03:43:04ZIn addition to being able to purchase a CD from our store, you can now find CWT's impressive debut on iTunes, eMusic, Rhapsody, Napster, and Amazon.

]]>TWIN LAKES AND CWT IN THE NEW HAVEN REGISTERhttp://www.twinlakesrecords.com/home/2009/10/10/twin-lakes-and-cwt-in-the-new-haven-register.htmlKiefer2009-10-10T16:58:57ZThe New Haven Register ran a couple features in yesterday's paper on Closely Watched Trains and Twin Lakes. Check them out here and here.

]]>CWT DEBUT REVIEWED IN THE HARTFORD COURANThttp://www.twinlakesrecords.com/home/2009/10/6/cwt-debut-reviewed-in-the-hartford-courant.htmlKiefer2009-10-06T18:29:28ZHartford Courant rock critic Eric Danton reviewed the new album in his column today.  Check out it out here.

]]>CLOSELY WATCHED TRAINS CD RELEASE PARTY, OCTOBER 10THhttp://www.twinlakesrecords.com/home/2008/7/17/closely-watched-trains-cd-release-party-october-10th.htmlKiefer2008-07-17T20:37:43ZCWT sticker

On Saturday, October 10th Twin Lakes Records will be hosting a CD release party at Café Nine in New Haven to celebrate the release of Closely Watched Trains' eponymous debut album. We're really psyched about this, not only because we love the record, but because this is also the label's first long-player.  

With this record, CWT has managed to breathe new life into multiple genres at once with sonic explorations that are organic, orchestral, and raw.  The result is a sound familiar yet impossible to define…an aural landscape, pastoral and surreal, that beckons and is easy to get lost in.

The full bill is pretty dope too.  Brooklyn’s critically-acclaimed Soft Black will be there, local post-punkers Swarm the Moon will be rattling some skulls, and Kryssi Battalene from Heaven People will be conjuring out-of-this-world noisescapes from her bowed acoustic guitar and various electronic inventions under her solo project moniker Colorguard.  Doors open at 8pm.

 

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