HSAL #67 (BANDCAMP EXLUSIVE)

RELEASE: HSAL #67
RELEASE DATE: April 1, 2025

AVAILABILITY: DIG
ARTWORK: Courtesy of Stilyagi
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This, our ninth compilation, is a total “family & friends” affair. We’ve seen many artists come and go since dreaming this all up back in 2009. Consider this collection of tunes as a random card you get in the mail one day from a long-forgotten friend. It is steeped in nostalgic references and mile-markers from their journey that they think will at least hold your interest and at most rekindle a connection.

Here’s a track-by-track description of the compilation:

  • Track 01 – Fainting Couch, “So Long”:  new single from the guitar half of “Powerviolet,” who we featured on HSAL #65.
  • Track 02 – Lost In Space Camp, “Aquatone (Attic Session)”:  Instrumental take on a track that may include vocals on a future release…
  • Track 03 – honeybrandy, “Closed For Learning”:  new track from upcoming album, “File Under Contemplative Protest,” due out later this year.
  • Track 04 – Plastic Hacks, “Slow Glow”:  new single from the forthcoming album, “Fabulously Melancholy,” due out Spring 2025 on Friend Club Records.
  • Track 05 – Young Hierophant, “From A Room Forever”:  this track is an unreleased composition from the sessions for his STELLAR 2024 album “Return To The Healing Church.”
  • Track 06 – Sheetrock, “Herald”:  new single from RVA members of Toan Team.
  • Track 07 – asentimentalsong, “The Calm Before The Calm”:  new piece presented by Joe from TLVS. #dronelife
  • Track 08 – Times Tables, “Zoom Meeting”:  new single from Roanoke’s faux-midwestern emo sons. EP drops later this month.
  • Track 09 – TLVS, “Honey From Every Wind”:  only track from last year’s split with Powerviolet that’s never been played live.
  • Track 10 – Steve Scott, “On A Personal Note (Stilyagi Drone Mix)”:  Per Steve, this is a rough sketch of something being worked on.

HSAL #62, “Benjamin Mauch & Stilyagi”

RELEASE: HSAL #62
RELEASE DATE: February 3, 2023

AVAILABILITY: CASS / DIG
ARTWORK: courtesy of William Stichter
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FFO: Jamie XX (A side), The Books (B side)

In a fortunate turn of events, HSAL found itself with some DIY inventory, including some blank cassettes, in the fall of 2022. Averse to squandering neat opportunities, we reached out to some friends to see about doing a split single. Benjamin Mauch, whose “Golden Bay Garden” still ranks as one of our favorite releases, took on the A side. Stilyagi, drinking the same potions that inspired his recently dropped, funky self-titled EP, took on the B side.

The physical copy of this single is magnetic tape housed in a clear shell contained in a “Maltese cross” style case. Each case has been printed by Grammy-nominated artist William Stichter.