Cloud Rat LP Is at the Pressing Plant

Today is a good news day. First of all, I got word from Rorick of Cloud Rat that their debut LP is currently being pressed. This is a joint venture between Midwestern Decline, Otherwise Dead, and IFB Records. I couldn't be more happy to work with such amazing labels to help put out a band that I honestly feel is one of the best new bands I have heard in a long time.

Even better news is that Cloud Rat has been generous enough to post the entire LP unmastered for download on their blog. Seriously check it out. You can also hear the song Athena from the upcoming release on the Midwestern Decline facebook page.

I'll only have 50 copies of this, and ordering instructions will be posted shortly. I reccomend moving quick on these, because I doubt they will be around for long.

Cloud Rat: www.cloudrat.blogspot.com

IFB Records: www.ifbrecords.com

Bodycheck/Resilient Split Cover Art

Here is the cover art for the upcoming Bodycheck/Resilient split. The artwork was done by Adam Sidwell, and you can check out more of his work at www.52baddudes.tumblr.com. A release date and release show details will be coming soon. In the meantime each of the bands have posted songs from the split on their respective myspace profiles. Links to each can be found under resources on the right side of this page.

Also, Close only counts are in the studio tonight, and more details about that release will be up shortly.