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April 25th 2009

starstarstar are back with their second album, entitled "Electric Goose and the Nylon Moose", put simply this is another beautiful collection of folk tinged pop songs for you all to digest.

April 25th 2009

This summer, Rack & Ruin will be putting out a brand new "Various Artists" collection of summery tracks - think, upbeat, happy, poppy, or at least somewhat optimistic! Like our other Various Releases, these are open to Rack & Ruin artists, and those who aren't affiliated with the label at all. These albums tend to get regular downloads, and so it works out great for everybody. If you are an artist, or in a band that make music that fits the criteria, then please feel free to send a high quality .mp3 or FLAC of the track to Rack & Ruin. Email can be found on the contact page.

April 18th 2009

T Bear's debut, The Hibernation hits the e-shelves today, with sharp production and recognisable styling, this could well be one of the most memorable releases you will have heard this year.

April 16th 2009

Spring is in the air, and with that comes tidying, and change... hence Picayunes decision to drop that moniker in favour of the more inventive, Taylor Ross... well actually that is his real name, and so perhaps his parent should be credited! With the name change comes some excellent news. Taylor Ross will be releasing his new one very soon on Rack & Ruin, when you put into context the reception that his previous releases under the Picayunes and America Del Sur nametags generated, then this will be one to watch.

April 15th 2009

It's always nice when somebody blogs about a Rack & Ruin release, especially when it is one of the releases that came out a while ago. What happens is that there is a snowball effect, which not only effects the release that has been talked about, but many other releases that appeal to the new visitors. This has happened this month to the excellent debut from Chimney Fish. At the time I felt that this was going to be special, and so it is nice to see that it is receiving the acclaim that it is so deserving. 2300+ downloads this month due to a post on "Free Albums Galore". Let us hope that there are many more reviews from this 'little netlabel' on there!

April 11th 2009

Dublin's excellent output increases by one today. A Series of Dark Caves release an album that should warm itsself to many a listener, good solid indie music with enough going on to please the avid fan, and the occasional listener.

April 9th 2009

Welcome to the new Rack & Ruin website! Those familiar with the old site will hopefully still find it easy (or easier) to navigate around. Any feedback/tips/suggestions, then please either post in the forum, or drop a mail (address found on the contact page)

April 4th 2009

Our 115th release comes in the form of "No Disk EP" from Laika's Child, a fascinating trip through electronic manipulation, voice sampling, guitar noodling, and tinges of 90s rave!

April 1st 2009

Time sure does fly! Rack & Ruin hit their very first birthday today. 114 releases, and many more wonderful ones to come!