Dirtnap Records

Official Website: http://www.dirtnaprecs.com/

Artists with releases on this label:

The Ends, The Cinch, The Charming Snakes, Black Sunday, Modern Machines, Mind Controls, The Ergs!, Riff Randells, Revisions, The Busy Signals, The Girls, The Marked Men, High Tension Wires, Mean Jeans, Legendary Wings

About:

Seattle based Dirtnap Records, run by Ken Cheppaikode, has been the home for `77 style punk rock and new wave from the west coast. The label has been one of the most fertile spawning ground for bands from the Seattle and Portland scenes, including The Exploding Hearts, The Briefs, The Epoxies, The Spits as well as fast rising groups like The Marked Men and The Girls.

Recent Reviews

Legendary Wings

Making Paper Roses (2012)

Mean Jeans

On Mars (2012)

High Tension Wires

Welcome New Machine [12-inch] (2011)

Mean Jeans

Are You Serious? (2009)

High Tension Wires

Midnight Cashier (2007)

The Marked Men

Ghosts (2009)

The Girls

Yes No Yes No Yes No (2008)

The Ergs! / Hunchback

live in Asbury Park (2008)

The Ergs!

Hindsight Is 20/20, My Friend (2008)

The Busy Signals

The Busy Signals (2007)

Recent News

Dirtnap Records signs Sugar Stems
Dirtnap Records has announced they've signed Milwaukee's Sugar Stems, and will release the band's sophomore album, Can't Wait, on April 9, 2013. The band has also released a video for "Make Up Your Mind," which appears on the forthcoming album.…
2013-02-28 13:00:01

Low Culture / Turkish Techno
Las Cruces, NM's Low Culture and Riverside, CA's Turkish Techno will be heading out together for a handful of dates for the "Sleep at Home" tour. Low Culture will be supporting their latest release, Screens, which we streamed in its…
2013-02-11 15:30:01

Mean Jeans: "I Miss Outer Space"
Continuing their outer space theme, Mean Jeans are premiering a new track entitled "I Miss Outer Space". The song comes from their upcoming split with Big Eyes that is due out sometime this month on Dirtnap Records. The group last released On Mars …
2012-12-05 10:00:01

Mean Jeans: "Possessed 2 Party (With U)"
Mean Jeans have posted a new music video for their song "Possessed 2 Party (With U)." The video takes the form of the epic short film "Ragers of the Last Sparks." "Possessed 2 Party (With U)" appears on the band's latest album, On Mars, released earlier this year. You can click Read More for…
2012-10-31 13:00:01

Something Fierce / Occult Detective Club
Today's stream is the brand new split from Something Fierce and Occult Detective Club. The two bands released the split on Dirtnap Records to coincide with their tour together. Find the stream on Something Fierce's Punknews.org Profile.…
2012-08-23 16:00:01

White Wires: 'WWIII'
Canada's White Wires are streaming their forthcoming third album, WWIII, over on Exclaim. The album is due out next week, July 31, 2012, via Dirtnap Records. You can check out the stream…
2012-07-26 10:30:01

White Wires: "All Night Long"
SPIN has a new song from Ottawa's White Wires, "All Night Long." The song will appear on their forthcoming full-length, WWIII due out July 31st, 2012. You can stream or download "All Night Long"…
2012-06-14 13:00:01

White Wires: "Crazy Crazy"
Ottawa's White Wires have posted the song "Crazy Crazy" from their upcoming 7-inch. It predates their forthcoming full length, WWIII. You can click Read More for the…
2012-06-06 09:30:01

Mean Jeans (US)
Mean Jeans have announced a North American tour, supporting their new album On Mars, which you can stream on their Punknews.org…
2012-04-26 16:30:01

Mean Jeans: 'On Mars'
Today's stream comes from Portland, OR-based Mean Jeans. We've got a stream of the band's new release, On Mars, which is out today on Dirtnap Records. You can find it on their Punknews.org Profile and you can also check out the video for "Anybody Out…
2012-04-17 16:00:01