News.
JULY 18, 2008 // THE BEECHFIELDS WILL RELEASE NEW E. JOSEPH AND THE PHANTOM HEART RECORD ON SEPT. 9
The first full length by E.
Joseph and the Phantom Heart will be released by The Beechfields
on Sept. 9th. You will dig this record if you
like Editors, The Sheila Devine, Ride, Dear Leader, and Hurricane
#1. This is our first power-pop record and we are really excited
about it!
We are also announcing our collaboration with Mobtown Studios. If you like The Beechfields, and are interested in recording a record, check out Mobtown, run by Matthew and Emily Leffler Schulman, two really cool people. You won't be disapointed!
MAY 7, 2008 // FREE BEECHFIELDS COMPILATION CD NOW AVAILABLE!
Now available, for FREE: This City of Neighborhoods,
the first compilation album from The Beechfields Record Label!
It features new, exclusive tracks from The Seldon Plan, Private
Eleanor, The Red Vines, Among Wolves, A Cat Called Cricket, The
Honest Mistakes, Infinite Honey, and Pupa’s Window. Please
check out our special page for the compilation, where
you can stream the album right now, read more about the songs,
and order your FREE copy. We can't wait for you all to hear this!
Supplies are limited, so get yours soon!
FEBRUARY 12, 2008 // NEW RELEASE: THE RED VINES
 The
long-awaited first Beechfields release from The Red Vines, entitled
Everyday Needles For Electromagnetic Lovers, is out now
and available for only $8 on our Records
page! The Red Vines is Ryan Finnerin and a cast of Baltimore-based
musicians. The record is a modern and delightful indie-pop mashup
of late 70's psychedelia and AM radio gold. We're excited for
you to hear it. You can preview a few tracks on the Red
Vines myspace page. Then come back and place
your order!
DECEMBER 18, 2007 // THE BEECHFIELDS RELEASES THE COLLECTIVE NOW BY THE SELDON PLAN
 We are excited to announce the release of the re-mastered and re-sequenced version of The Seldon Plan's The Collective Now. The new record made a national debut on The Magnatune Record Label in September and got so much buzz over there (you can read some of it here), that the band has decided to re-sequence the record back to the originally intended sequence, and re-master it to make it sound like it was originally intended. Why? Read this Baltimore Sun article to find out.
This is a Beechfields exclusive - not only will you be getting completely new artwork, but also a new sequence and extensive liner notes. All for only $5.00 plus shipping.
This new record has slowly been gaining the respect of fans by laying out what The Big Takeover descibes as "11 highly melodic, totally tuneful songs buttressed by rushing, bright guitars...that also alights on late period, nicer Superchunk and Tsunami." Amplifier Magazine suggests that, "The Collective Now, exude[s] an infectious stroke of grooviness not heard since Heavy Vegetable, Thingy, Pinback or The Swirlies."
You can read more about The Seldon Plan here and then purchase the record here. Thanks for all your support!
DECEMBER 09, 2007 // PRICE DROP ON PRIVATE ELEANOR CDs
We've dropped the price on Private Eleanor's two Beechfields
CDs, Sweethearting and No Straight Lines! These
critically-acclaimed
albums will not be re-pressed when they're gone, so go get them
now on our Records page!
DEC 06, 2007 // SORRY-WE WERE HIT BY HACKERS-BUT THE NEW SELDON PLAN IS HERE THIS MONTH!
After a great mention on the front cover article of The Baltimore Sun on Nov. 25th, our email accounts and website were hacked and we were not able to get email or update the site. Our email is still down, but we have an alternate address to use for any questions or comments about The Beechfields: beechfieldsrecords [at] gmail.com. Feel free to type away!
We are excited to announce that we will be releasing a re-mastered and re-sequenced version of The Seldon Plan's The Collective Now which made a national debut on The Magnatune Record Label in September. The record got so much buzz over there (you can read some of it here), that the band has decided to re-sequence the record back to the originally intended sequence and re-master it to make it sound like it was originally intended, as referenced to in this article. The Beechfields exclusive-The Collective Now (remaster) will be released on December 18, 2007. Stay tuned for more details!
OCTOBER 31, 2007 // HAVE YOU SEEN THE BEECHFIELDS IN THE OCTOBER URBANITE?
There is a nice discussion of the Beechfields Record Label in the October, 2007 Urbanite Magazine. Robbie Whelan reviews both the new Among Wolves record (he liked it!) and the new Pupa's Window/Chris and Joylene Show split (he liked that too!). Other than picking up the print version, which we recommend, you can read the online version here.
AUGUST 27, 2007 // PUPA'S WINDOW RE-RELEASES 'NET ONLY SONGS, AMONG WOLVES DOING WELL!
To celebrate the upcoming Beechfields Record Label compilation, and encouraged by good reviews of the split CD with The Honest Mistakes (formerly The Chris and Joylene Show), Pupa's Window is making two internet-only songs available for download on The Beechfields site: "Inflexion" and "Ponderance." On our records page, selected PW songs from the 2003 effort "Lost Voice, Found Voice: Repeat" have been made available for download.
PW is also announcing a MySpace-only EP to come out in February, 2007. The EP will consist of 4 songs and all liner notes and artwork will be only available on the album MySpace site.
The new Among Wolves CD has been been described as mixing "a little Beechwood Sparks, with a little Sadies and a touch of Jayhawks to get at their hybrid sunny California-jangle-pop meets midwestern americana rock." by Songs: Illinois. You should purchase a copy today here.
AUGUST 1, 2007 // PRIVATE ELEANOR ON MAGNET SAMPLER
If you're a subscriber to Magnet Magazine, by now you may have
heard Private Eleanor's song "A
better way to run", on the New Music Sampler CD that came
with the new issue. The CD that song is taken from, Sweethearting,
is available now on our Records page!
If you like that song, we're sure you'll love the whole record!
JULY 17, 2007 // AMONG WOLVES LONG-AWAITED ALBUM ARRIVES!
 Yes, it's finally here: The self-titled release from Among Wolves
is out and available on our Records
page. This is a great album from a talented band, full of melody
and dressed up with beautiful noise... If you're a fan of such
luminaries as The Beach Boys, Flaming Lips, Townes Van Zandt,
Neil Young, Will Oldham, Gram Parsons, and Guided By Voices, then
you'll understand what Among Wolves are up to on this record.
Check it out!
JULY 16, 2007 // NEIL COTTERILL ON NPR
Check out Neil Cotterill on NPR's Open Mic! Listen here.
JULY 10, 2007 // AMONG WOLVES' DEBUT OUT JULY 17
The self-titled debut CD from Baltimore's Among
Wolves will be available next Tuesday, July 17! To those of
you who have been looking for the release, we apologize for the
delay. The album's production hit a small snag, but we promise
it will be worth the wait!
MAY 21, 2007 // NEW MUSIC PLAYER, AND OUR WTMD INTERVIEW!
Two new things for you to check out: First, we've added a music
player so you can listen to tracks from our recent releases while
you peruse the site. Launch it using the red button toward the
right of the screen.
We've also added an mp3 of our recent interview about the label
on WTMD, in case you missed it when it aired. Head to the Information
page for the link. It's a pretty nice interview about the community/artists'-collective
aspects of the label.
MAY 13, 2007 // NEW REVIEWS AND PRAISE FOR THE BEECHFIELDS!
"The Baltimore-based Beechfields label [is] definitely on my
list of favorite collectives right now. They just can’t seem to
do wrong at the moment." –Palebear.com
That's just one of our favorite quotes from a bunch of great
recent reviews of Beechfields acts! All five of the records we've
released so far this year have been getting some fine reviews...
You can check out a sampling of any record's reviews by going
to our Records page and clicking on
the Reviews link in the right column. Congrats to the bands. We
think you'll like their records as much as the reviewers do!
APRIL 24, 2007 // NEW PRIVATE ELEANOR ALBUM OUT NOW!
 We
are extremely proud to announce the release of the new album from
Baltimore's Private Eleanor! Sweethearting, the band's
fourth full-length record, is their most confident and direct
effort yet. This is a remarkable set of songs, full of sly hooks
and sparkling textures, gorgeous boy/girl harmonies and oblique-but-evocative
storytelling. At various points, they manage to conjure Mojave
3 produced by Wilco, or Simon & Garfunkel fronting the Dismemberment
Plan, or Yo La Tengo tackling your favorite Neil Young and Big
Star songs. We love this album and we think you will too: This
is a record you need to hear. Get it now on our Records
page!
APRIL 23, 2007 // BEECHFIELDS ON WTMD RADIO!
On Monday, April 23, the Beechfields will be the focus of the
weekly "Baltimore Unsigned" program on Towson's WTMD. Private
Eleanor will perform songs from their upcoming release in
WTMD's studios, to be followed by an interview with Mike and Austin
about the label. You can listen live at 89.7 FM in the Baltimore
area, or at wtmd.org
anywhere in the world. The show airs at 8pm on the 23rd.
MARCH 27, 2007 // CHRIS AND JOYLENE SHOW/PUPA'S WINDOW SPLIT CD OUT NOW!
 The
latest great new release of our busy 2007... We're happy to present
the new split full-length CD from The Chris and Joylene Show and
pupa's window, entitled A Family Portrait. It's a collection
of warm and inviting folk/pop -- thirteen bittersweet musical
essays on love, loss, growing old, and triumph. These two artists
have a long history of helping one another create music, and this
is the first release in several years from either act. We can't
think of a better way to reintroduce them both. Check it out now
on the Records page! Special low price
of only $5!
MARCH 13, 2007 // STALKING HORSES ALBUM RELEASE!
 The
Stalking Horses' Beechfields debut, entitled This Is Your
Signal, is out now and available right here on our Records
page! The Stalking Horses combine intelligent songcraft, "blissfully
ragged melodicism" (Baltimore Magazine) and straight-forward
rock & roll. You can preview a couple tracks at their
myspace page or download some free mp3s right here on our
Records page. Then go ahead and pick up a copy!
FEBRUARY 27, 2007 // NEIL COTTERILL DEBUT CD OUT TODAY!
 Neil
Cotterill's debut album, Moonshot, is released today,
Feb 27, on the Beechfields! Check out some mp3s and buy the CD
on our Records page!
The songs on Moonshot are explorations of the psyche.
Mixing vintage acoustic tones with otherworldly Moog synth sounds,
Neil turns observations of the everyday mundane into a sensory
wonderland of sorts. Fans of Stephen Malkmus, The Microphones,
Helium, and Daniel Johnston will absolutely love it. We're excited
about this record and we think you will be too!
In other news, we have an exciting few months ahead, with new
releases from The Stalking Horses, The Chris and Joylene Show,
pupa's window, and Private Eleanor – plus music from two
other new additions to the Beechfields family, Among Wolves and
the Red Vines. It's going to be a busy year! Check back soon for
more!
JANUARY 27, 2007 // A CAT CALLED CRICKET WILL RELEASE THEIR DEBUT CD ON 02/06/07
 The
Beechfields is pleased to announce the release of the debut CD
Here Comes Another Melody by Baltimore-area folk-rockers
A Cat Called Cricket. The CD will be released
to the public on Tuesday Feb 6, 2007 and will be available for
sale on our records page then.
Starting off as the brainchild of Alex Champagne in 2004, A Cat
Called Cricket has brought together rhythmic guitars and sweeping
cello lines to create an upbeat and catchy indie-folk mix. This
quartet from Baltimore has built momentum with their layered melodies
and campfire choruses, with instrumentation as clean and natural
as the landscapes their songs evoke.
Here Comes Another Melody is for anyone who enjoys good,
warm clean music - be it Wilco, Cat Power, Great Lake Swimmers,
Rachel's, or Matt Pond PA.
DECEMBER 14, 2006 // WE WELCOME THE STALKING HORSES, NEWS ON
RELEASES!
The Beechfields Record Label is pleased to welcome another great
band to the dynamic Beechfields family. The Stalking Horses are
a great pop-rock band from Baltimore who will be releasing their
first full-length on The Beechfields in March, 2007.
NEWS ON NEW RELEASES! A Cat Called Cricket finished their new
record "Here Comes Another Melody" and it is stellar!
It is off for printing and will be out in January, 2007. Also
coming soon afterwards will be the new record from Neil Cotterill.
These are going to be two great records! Happy holidays!
OCTOBER 31, 2006 // OFFICIAL RELEASE OF BROTHER JOHN - AVERAGE
We're excited to present some new records to the world this fall
and winter. First up is Brother John's new opus
of electronic/pop songcraft, Average (Part One): Numerator.
This record is a slight departure stylistically from the last
few records we've put out, but it fits right into our philosophy
of music made with passion and care. We just added some free mp3
samples to the Records
page so you can hear for yourself!
The next few months will see new releases from A Cat Called Cricket,
The Chris and Joylene Show, pupa's window, and Neil Cotterill...
Again, we'll be adding more info and media for these records soon...
We can't wait for you all to hear them!
JULY 03, 2006 // THE BEECHFIELDS RECORD LABEL ON WYPR 88.1 FM - THE SIGNAL
We all want to thank Aaron Henken and everyone at WYPR and The Signal for giving us the opportunity to share our vision with Baltimore. If you are looking for information about the upcoming showcases, please read below.
If you would like to download the broadcast,
which aired on Friday, June 30, 2006, please click
the link here for an mp3 of the segment (you can
right-click and choose "save target as..."). The file
is approximately 9MB.
JUNE 22, 2006 // INFO FOR THE SUMMER 2006 BEECHFIELDS RECORD
LABEL SHOWCASE
This is our 3rd semi-annual music and art showcase, and to celebrate
the wonderful achievements of all our artists and musicians, we
are doing this showcase as a two-city, two-date event! The music
is going to be great and we are really excited — for some
of these artists, this will be their first ever Beechfields show!
Day 1: July 7th, 2006 @ Revolution
Records in Washington DC (4215 Connecticut Ave. NW). Doors
are at 8PM, music at 8:30PM, suggested 3 dollar donation. See
and hear music from: A Cat Called Cricket, The Chris
and Joylene Show and Masters of The Universe.
Day 2: July 8th, 2006 @ The
Golden West Cafe in Baltimore MD (1105 W. 36th St.). Doors
are at 10PM, music at 10:30PM, admission is 5 dollars. See and
hear music from: Wolf Whistle, Private Eleanor,
and Small Sur.
See you at the showcase! Listen for our segment on Baltimore's
WYPR (88.1) on June 30th. We'll be appearing on The Signal to
talk about the label and our bands.
JUNE 13, 2006 // NEW SITE, NEW ARTISTS! SHOWCASE IN JULY!
Welcome! We've tweaked the website a bit, and updated everything.
We now have a press section, better-organized info, and most importantly,
introductions for a few new artists! Say hello to A
Cat Called Cricket, Brother John,
and Wolf Whistle. They'll all be
releasing new records in late summer or fall. Check back soon
for even more info on them!
Exciting news for some old artists too -- the
Chris and Joylene Show have started playing live again with
a new drummer, and both The Seldon Plan
and Private Eleanor are beginning
work on new records. See them all, and more, at our two-night
label showcase on July 7th and 8th! On Friday
the 7th we'll be at Revolution Records in DC, with performances
from Masters of the Universe, the Chris and Joylene Show, A Cat
Called Cricket, and Wolf Whistle. On Saturday the 8th we head
to the Golden West Cafe in Baltimore, with performances from Small
Sur, The Seldon Plan, and Private Eleanor. Please plan to join
us at one or both of these celebrations!
In other news, our "sister label" OTPRecords has become
officially affiliated with us. Austin from OTP has come on board
to help with some of The Beechfields' day-to-day operations, and
in turn we'll be helping out OTP as they transition to being a
less-active label. We're excited about this new arrangement, and
hopefully it'll help us get even more great music out into the
world!
Let us know what you think of the revamped site, and if there's
anything we can do better.
We'd love to hear from you: info [at] thebeechfields.com
APRIL 2, 2006 // SPRING IS HERE AND REORGANIZATION IS IN THE AIR, YAY
FOR SMALL SUR!
Small Sur's self-titled EP has received some very good initial
reviews from The
Baltimore City Paper and Smother.net.
We are proud of these guys and look forward releasing their full-band-full-length
in the future.
The Beechfields Record Label is doing a bit of internal reorganization
so that we can continue bringing you good music done right. More
details will be following in June, until then we are talking with
a few artists and are actively seeking a few more to fill
out our late fall release schedule.
FEBRUARY 7, 2006 // OFFICAL RELEASE OF SMALL SUR'S SELF TITLED EP
The much anticipated release from Small
Sur has happened. The EP is a brilliant piece of Americana
meets Nick Drake, almost like reading Whitman in the summertime.
The
CD release party is set for February 17th at Current Space in
Baltimore, with Beechfields artist Private Eleanor, and the
venerable Swim Shower. This is going to be an amazing show. You
can purchase the EP on the records page.
JANUARY 19, 2006 // MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE WOW LOCAL PRESS
Beechfields artists Masters of the Universe have had
some good local press for their new record Don't Block the
Box. We want to congratulate them on all the hard work they
are doing and it shows. This is a great record and is available
on our records page. They should have more press
coming soon! To read the recent articles please visit the MOTU
website.
JANUARY 18, 2006 // SMALL SUR SET TO RELEASE ON FEB 17, URBANITE ARTICLE
The much anticipated release from Small
Sur is set for February 17th at Current Space in Baltimore. As we
get more details, we will post them. We are very excited about this very
good record.
Also you can read a little about Private Eleanor and The Beechfields
in the new Urbanite. If you can't get a copy, you
can read the online version here.
DECEMBER 26, 2005 // DANNY PRUITT'S ALAMOSA EP RECIEVES STELLAR REVIEWS!
Beechfields artist Danny
Pruitt, has recieved a number of excellent reviews for his new CD:
Alamosa EP. We are excited to spread the word about this very talented
singer/songwriter. You can read the new reviews: (1)
here, (2)
here, and (3)
here!
DECEMBER 20, 2005 // FAVORABLE REVIEWS FROM THE BIG TAKEOVER FOR PRIVATE
ELEANOR
Private Eleanor,
who just wrapped up a weekend east-coast mini-tour, recently recieved
a favorable review from the well respected mag, The
Big Takeover. You can
read it here. Their friends (and former Beechfields artist) The
Seldon Plan made Jack Rabid's top 40 of Fall, 2005 (#36)
beating out bands like Belle and Sebastian! You can read
that review here. Go buy the magazine!
DECEMBER 19, 2005 // NEW RECORDS IN THE NEW YEAR!
We are awaiting the much anticipated arrival of the Small Sur
record, which should be here shortly after the new year, with a CD release
party to follow. Stay tuned for this. Also, as a new years present, we
will be posting some free MP3s from the Isingalss sessions of
one year ago. This group has disbanded, but they recorded some amazing
tracks in a house in Washington, DC which we were going to turn into an
EP. These songs are so good, they need to be in your iPod.
DECEMBER 16, 2005 // MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE RELEASE: DON'T BLOCK
THE BOX!
MOTU's new record is now available for purchase on the records
page. The new record will be featured in an advertisement in the March
edition of Copper Press. If you like Yo La Tengo, Neil Young, Earth Wind
and Fire, Wilco, Steely Dan and Joe Cocker, you will love this record.
NOVEMBER 09, 2005 // THE BEECHFIELDS TO GIVE SEMINAR AS PART OF BMC
LIVE, 2005
The Beechfields Record Label in conjunction with OTPRecords and The Baltimore
Music Conference is offering a seminar entitled Home Recording Seminar.
Topics covered include: how to record your own records, release your own
records, promotions on a budget, and aspects of small label production.
OCTOBER 25, 2005 // DANNY PRUITT'S ALAMOSA EP OUT NOW!
Beechfields artist Danny Pruitt (see artist page) has just released
his CD EP Alamosa, and is wrapping up a successful east-coast
tour. The CDs are now available right here at The Beechfields site! Check
the records page to purchase! |
