FEATURED RELEASES
WINDED - SCHWARTZ GOES TO HEAVEN
MeanGirls - Is This Me Forever?
NOVA ONE - secret princess
DONOVAN WOLFINGTON - WAVES
POPE - TRUE TALENT CHAMPION
FISHPLATE - HEAVY HEART
Author Archives: community
ROCK AND ROLL!!! So excited to have this duo as part of the Community Records family. Dan Potthast and Rick Johnson make some of our favorite music and here is a collaborative project from them featuring other guests & friends such … Continue reading
Ryan Leavelle’s sometimes solo project. It’s folk-ish, punk-ish w/ meaningful & heartfelt lyrics. You may remember Mr. Leavelle from other killer groups such as A Billion Ernies. The SYIM recordings also feature a few of the other Billion or so … Continue reading
“These girls sing with attention-grabbing smokey blues voices. Classically sensual and burlesque. Their stripped-down, ukelele-dominated accompaniment invokes a misty post-rock dream-scape that offers an almost ironic contrast to the primal humanity of the vocals. Add to that intensely personal lyrics … Continue reading
It’s rare for music acts in New Orleans to embrace synthesizers, much less to evoke in doing so the instrument’s embryonic paradox of enhancing pop music and elevating beyond what was previously considered musical. Sharks’ Teeth do so comprehensively. … Continue reading
Community Records stalwarts Stuck Lucky are back with a new, self-titled album of dire, danceable skacore! “Stuck Lucky” manifests as a continuation of the work of arranging ska’s positive philosophies and uniting accessibility in the some of the most aggressive … Continue reading
The long stretches of empty space between drop points are rife with danger. The danger of silence so oppressive it crushes minds. The danger of violent savages who scan the waypoints for lone travelers. And most of all, the danger … Continue reading
To gain a true appreciation for many of the excellent New Orleans-based bands you’ve been reading about in Noisey and Stereogum over the last year, it’s worth knowing Sun Hotel. The four-piece – led by the brusque vocals of songwriter … Continue reading
The Best of the Worst is a hardcore ska band based out of New Jersey that has been around since 2005. We first met these dudes touring in the northeast back in 2008 after they had released their first EP, … Continue reading
Unique. Talented. and Weird. This band has a way of kicking people in the face in such a way that one asks for more when they are done with their set. The Flaming Tsunamis come from a land called the … Continue reading
Simple. On Point. Fast. & Melodic. These four fellas come from the community records home base of New Orleans, Louisiana. Franklin Ave. to be exact. They have been working daily on perfecting their tunes, practicing 5 or more times a … Continue reading
3 piece positive minded pop-punk from New Orleans. Greg Rodrigue on bass/ vocals, Brian Pretus on guitar/ vocals, Rob Landry on Drums. They have released two records through community: a 7 inch entitled “GO ROOKS!” and a CD – “I … Continue reading
Treadles began as the solo project of KC making their first recording debut with a a brooding cover of “Doctor Blind” by Emily Haines of Metric and Broken Social Scene. Retaining Haine’s arrant noir inflection, Treadles personalizes the original’s ethereal, … Continue reading
WE GOT A NEW WEBSITE! New things we have for you that we think are c00l: the posts on the home page are summarized so you can see more than one recent post each download page has a constantly updated … Continue reading
Today is a beautiful day my friends. The sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, and the windows are open in New Orleans. Best of all, I’ve been hanging out with Stuck Lucky since 11 AM getting ready for The … Continue reading
In case if you were not aware, or even if you are…. Wall Street is currently being occupied in peaceful protest by American citizens. They need our support. As quoted from their site: OCCUPY WALL STREET https://occupywallst.org/ On the 17th … Continue reading
CLICK HERE OR THE PICTURE ABOVE FOR PRE-ORDER Murphy’s Kids have spent countless hours writing and recording this album in the comfort of their own home studio. Now it’s your turn to reap the benefits and become a part of … Continue reading
Informant – Nothing Ever Changes An Embarrassment Did you hear what you said? I’d like to know what was going through your: head for the hills. Because the approaching mob doesn’t look like it will do you any good. They’ve … Continue reading
Brunt of It – Frenna Frenna Soilty Greatest country-its dear to me our founding fathers aspirations Please dont question my loyalty with our soil not the politicians Their words are lies but they mesmerize pulling wool over the publics eyes … Continue reading
The Slaughterhouse Chorus – Demo Guns and Cattle I can see for miles down the thruway Long Island bound, via St Mark’s Place Bright Texaco lights in the rearview will slowly fade out into space Take the L Train to … Continue reading
Chris Rehm – Bayous +/- We connect like positive and negative poles of a magnet I read you like I read an open book I let you go like little tiny fish squeezing through the fish net But then I … Continue reading
