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The jackets for the Jad Fair “Artist In Residence” series were letterpress printed by Stumptown, a worker cooperative printshop based in Portland, OR. “Contemporary letterpress printing is essentially a relief printing process. If you can imagine a linoleum block or woodcut, where the raised area is the surface that is inked, and other areas are […]
2014 Flexi-Disc series and private stash mid-year additions

What was once thought lost is now found! A few subscriptions have opened up for the entire 2014 Flexi-Disc series. You'll get all twelve flexis for the year, featuring exclusive songs that you won't be able to find anywhere else. These are new, unreleased recordings from 12 of our favorite bands, released monthly on square, single-sided, clear 7" Flexi Discs, and strictly limited to just 1000 copies.
Yonatan Gat’s Tour Dates Announced!
Yonatan Gat is hittin’ the road once again! Be sure to catch him while you can and check out his latest single off of “Iberian Passage”, “Conga Manteca” TOUR DATES 7.18 Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right 7.19 Washington, DC @ The Lot at Atlantic Plumbing 7.20 Raleigh, NC @ Slim’s 7.21 Asheville, NC @ […]
JNR shwag adds rock cred to new TV show
Check out the trailer for “Red Band Society,” and see if you notice any JNR merch. So far we’ve found DMA, Sebadoh, Kishi Bashi, Son Lux, Memory Map, Sleeping Bag, and David Yow in the background!
Kishi Bashi at the Metro- A Retrospective
Don’t you wish you were there?
Announcing: ‘Record Label’ – New JNR imprint, curated by Bobby Burg
Today we are excited to announce the launch of a new JNR imprint: ‘Record Label’. Curated by Bobby Burg (Joan of Arc, Make Believe, Love of Everything), ‘Record Label’ was actually created back in 1999 as a way to release Bobby’s then-new project Love of Everything. In the mid-2000’s the label grew to include releases […]
Jad Fair & Danielson “Solid Gold Heart” Out Now!
Yes indeed, the second installment of the Jad Fair Artist In Residence is a new full-length collaboration with the amazing Danielson (also known as Danielson Family, Danielson Familie, and Br. Danielson). This album is quite an achievement, featuring lots of amazing folks (including the legendary producer KRAMER). Solid Gold Heart is pressed on violet vinyl, […]
Preview: Conveyor at Joyful Noise HQ on Sunday, July 29th!
This is a really exciting time of year to see shows. Everybody and their mom is going to be on tour the next few weeks. Even I’m going to be on tour, and I never do stuff like that. Part of the thrill of booking a tour is that you discover great new bands […]
Yonatan Gat @ JNR
When: Wed. June 4th Where: Joyful Noise Recordings Who else: Yip Deceiver, Oreo Jones I arrived late, per usual, just catching “Thanks, we’re Yip Deceiver” before the in-between-sets music faded in and the first band began breaking down their equipment. I quickly found a familiar face, asking what I had missed, if I could […]
Announcing: “Deep Sleep”, the new album from Sleeping Bag”
We are pleased to inform you that our boys Sleeping Bag have a new album! On their third LP, cleverly titled Deep Sleep, Dave Segedy has taken the band into heavier, more epic territory. The jangling guitars and fun whistle choruses are gone; obliterated in a full-on fuzz-guitar assault. Segedy’s signature pop songwriting style is […]