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“There’s a bit of magic in everything, and some loss to even things out.” -Lou Reed The loss of an artist, especially one as massively iconic as Lou Reed, always brings up a cacophony of different emotions. You’re sad to see them go, but the fact that they’re gone forces you to focus in on […]
Stranger Cat (Cat Martino)
Though it’s quite possible you haven’t heard her name, if you’ve been paying attention to independent music over the past several years you have almost certainly heard Cat Martino’s voice. A few of the better known projects she’s been involved with include: Sufjan Stevens, The Shins, Passion Pit, Rufus Wainwright, and Patrick Watson, to name […]
yMusic Mix
yMusic is classical chamber music sextet best known for their collaborations with pop groups such as Dirty Projectors, Bon Iver and The National. Members of yMusic appear on the tracks “Lost It to Trying,” “Ransom,” “No Crimes” and “Enough of Our Machines” of Son Lux’s “Lanterns.” Pick up a copy of Lanterns here. Check out […]
VIP Members: be our guest @ My Bloody Valentine / Dumb Numbers
Crazy, we know. Our guys Dumb Numbers were asked to open for My Bloody Valentine on the East Coast leg of their upcoming tour! As a special treat for our VIP Members, we are offering a free pair of guest passes for each show. So if you are anywhere near Toronto, Montreal, Boston, Philly, or […]
Chris Thile Mix
Chris Thile is best known as the mandolinist and singer of the progressive bluegrass bands Punch Brothers and engaging various musical heavyweights like Yo-Yo Ma in interesting collaborations. He’s also generally considered the greatest mandolinist on the planet.. He appears playing mandolin on “Alternate World,” the opening of track of Lanterns. Pre-order a copy […]
Darren King Mix
Darren King, best known as the drummer for Mutemath. He has also played with Macrosick, Earthsuit, and Sucré. He appears on “No Crimes” of Son Lux’s Lanterns. Pre-order Lanterns HERE, or pick up a Mutemath record on their site HERE.
“Fuck Those Who Steal From Bands” Poster Sale
On September 27, someone stole the touring van and all of the gear belonging to our guys Child Bite. Child Bite is the longest running band on our label — our first release with Child Bite was JNR15. Needless to say, we’ve been friends for a very long time, and we were very saddened to […]
Ieva Berberian Mix
Ieva Berberian, vocalist for the chamber pop band Gem Club, appears on the tracks “Alternate World” and “Ransom” of Son Lux’s Lanterns. Pre-order Lanterns HERE, or buy a Gem Club record on their Bandcamp page HERE.
Peter Silberman Mix
The founder of The Antlers, Peter Silberman appears as a vocalist on “No Crimes” Sun Lux’s Lanterns. Pre-order a copy of Lanterns HERE, or pick up a record by The Antlers HERE.
Opening Suite, interpreted by five directors.
The first piece on my record, Tonight You Look Like A Spider, entitled, “Opening Suite”, is comprised of five compositions and has a running time of nearly 11 minutes. My girlfriend, Ellen Philips, had the great concept of soliciting five directors to come up with visual ideas for the five compositions. I didn’t tell the […]