News
It’s time once again to open our doors and welcome a new crop of eager minds to explore behind the scenes at JNR. Do you want to learn the secrets of putting out records in a world oversaturated with free media and entertaining distractions galore??? Do you have a few hours every week you can […]
Joyful Noise and People In A Position To Know are joining forces!
We are very pleased to announce that Joyful Noise has partnered with one of our favorite labels, People In A Position To Know! If you are unfamiliar with PIAPTK, you must get acquainted. For the past 8 years, PIAPTK has brazenly pushed the boundaries of physical media in a way that is downright awe-inspiring. Founded […]
Announcing: Serengeti “Kenny Dennis III”
Life can’t always be bratwursts and O’ Douls. Sometimes, you need Kenny Dennis. He’s a cross between Ron Swanson, a Bill Swerski superfan, and the best Golden Age rapper that you never heard. You may be familiar with Serengeti from his collaborative project Sisyphus (w/ Sufjan Stevens and Son Lux). If you’re unfamiliar with the saga […]
Half Japanese show dates in Europe!
Lucky Europeans! Half Japanese is coming to Switzerland and Spain in a couple months. Show Dates:28/11 – Kilbi Festival – St. Gallen, Switzerland29/11 – El Loco – Valencia, Spain30/11 – Almo2bar – Barcelona, Spain06/12 – Festival Sinsal 12 – Vigo, Spainp> We’re so jealous! Get tickets here.
Announcing: “Precariat” the new album from CJ Boyd
We are very excited to announce the new full-length album from nomadic bass player CJ Boyd. Bassist, composer, and vagabond, CJ Boyd uses low-end loops and voices in order to stop time. On perpetual tour since March 2008, movement and stasis are both at the center of his music. Utilizing only upright bass, bass guitar […]
Announcing: Ko
We are excited to introduce you to the new project known as Ko. Ko is the pseudonym of Kristin Newborn: vocalist, guitarist, and downright badass. From the age of 18, Kristin was classically trained by a religious cult show choir. No foolin’. But as fucked up as that experience must have been, Kristin emerged victorious. […]
Half Japanese – first album in 13 years – Out Now!
Pinch yourself. Overjoyed is finally here! Half Japanese’s first album in 13 years shows aggressiveness as well as their friendly charisma. Produced by John Dieterich of Deerhoof, “Overjoyed” is unapologetic onslaught of positivity. Each of the 12 songs contain a deep purity, exceptionally rare amongst “reunion albums”. In the words of Pitchfork, the band “haven
Stream the new Sleeping Bag album “Deep Sleep”
Sleeping Bag is now streaming their new album Deep Sleep in it’s entirety via My Old Kentucky Blog. On their third LP, Dave Segedy (the group’s drummer, songwriter and primary vocalist) has taken the band into heavier, more epic territory. The sunny jangling guitars and fun whistle choruses are gone; obliterated in a full on fuzz-guitar […]
Introducing: Divorcee, new band from Yoni Wolf (of WHY?) & his ex, Anna Stewart
We are pleased to introduce you to Divorcee, the new project from Yoni Wolf and his ex-girlfriend, Anna Stewart. The band’s debut EP will be released tomorrow exclusively via the JNR webstore. With their self-titled EP, the WHY? frontman steps out of the spotlight to craft all the music himself, while Stewart sets […]
Announcing: ‘Overjoyed’, first album in 13 years from Half Japanese
Pinch yourself. “Overjoyed” is here! Half Japanese’s first album in 13 years shows aggressiveness as well as their friendly charisma. Produced by John Dieterich of Deerhoof, the 12 songs on “Overjoyed” are unlike anything in the bands catalog, each unapologetically positive and surprisingly accessible. Half Japanese was founded in the bedroom of brothers Jad and […]