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GLOW IN THE DARK VINYL!

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Limited Jonny Corndawg GLOW VINYL! Presented here is Jonny's cover of a David Allan Coe recording, "Love Is a Never Ending War", available ONLY on vinyl pressings of the Down On the Bikini Line:

Cleft releases Kurt Wagner/ Altered Statesman split ep

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

We've got a very smokey split coming up from two of Nashville's moodiest crooners, Kurt Wagner of Lambchop and the Altered Statesman. Cleft is thrilled to release this split as we've been fans of both for years. Pour a glass of scotch and sink into your arm chair for this one. It's lusciously recorded by Joe McMahan and features a very soulful backing band. Expect this early winter on beautiful sounding vinyl as a limited pressing of 500. Stay tuned....

It's here! Jonny Corndawg releases 'Down On the Bikini Line' with Cleft Music releasing limited vinyl pressings.

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Jonny Corndawg Fritz was in the Cleft Studios a few months back recording his masterpiece, Down On the Bikini Line. It's his first, full fledged, studio album to date (he's 8 albums into his catalog and probably more but it's getting hard to keep track). Seen here is Jonny working in the lounge upstairs on one of his many leather works while taking a break from recording. We are really excited to be offering this album on limited edition vinyl, including special glow in the dark copies which are even more limited. As for now, his album can be pre-ordered at various sites but here is a quick jump to Amazon where it's already available. Head over to Jonny's website and say HELLO! Like him on Facebook!

Teaser clip for new Chelsea Crowell LP!

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Here's a brief teaser of Chelsea Crowell's upcoming, second LP, Crystal City. Credit: Colm O'Herlihy. Crowell has European dates lining up for late October through November and the album will see a release state side, late Nov/ early December.

Corndawg 7"split with Deer Tick

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0800

As a preview to his upcoming, full length album recorded with Cleft, Jonny "Corndawg" Fritz appears on a split 7" with Rhode Island's favorite country sons, Deer Tick. Released by Partisan Records, this 45 comes in white and sky blue colors with only 500 of each pressed. Pick one up HERE.

Athens and the Athens of the South

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Jacob Morris of Ham1 fame, and who has backed other Athens artists such as Madeline and the late, great Vic Chestnutt, spent part of January, July and September working on his debut solo record. We are really excited about wrapping up this beautiful album, a mixture of folk and pop, steered by Morris's unique voice. Pictured here are Madeline Adams, who also tracked some songs for her upcoming album, and Elephant-6 alumnus, multi-instrumentalist, John Fernandes. Stop in to Wuxtry Records in Athens, Ga sometime and say HI!

Tim Chad & Sherry debut studio album, 'Baby We Can Work It Out,' INSTORE PERFORMANCE @ GRIMEY'S Sat. 7.17!

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700

It's finally here. After years in the making and a handful of DIY releases, Tim Chad & Sherry lay down their butt shaking testament on Baby We Can Work It Out, featuring TC&S classics like "Caller I.D." and "The Love I Make." With searing live cuts and laboratory science, this is the album your summer has been waiting for. Cleft Music is serving up this smooth slice of psychedelic dance on both 12" vinyl LP, compact disc, and digital download. COME JOIN US AT GRIMEY'S SATURDAY JULY 17th at 5. We'll have records on sale and will be giving away some copies! CLICK HERE to get a copy from our online store or digital download.

Mother's Day Special, Chelsea Crowell on NPR

Fri, 07 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Chelsea Crowell made an appearance on All Things Considered this afternoon! We enjoyed hearing Robert Siegel announce the clip. Click HERE to listen to the performance!

NEW RELEASES! ORDERS AND PREORDERS!

Tue, 04 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Greetings friends! Cleft Music is happy to announce our lineup of new releases for Spring and Summer! Kicking things off this May, the studio debut of Nashville's psyche-soul lovers, Tim Chad and Sherry, drops an instant party on wax and cd as Baby We Can Work It Out. In tandem with this comes another debut, Jane Only's Jane Only. This country rocker is a pre-cursor to Chelsea Crowell's gorgeous solo outing, recorded with collaborator, Stephen Braren who has been busy with band, Cheap Time. Coming later this summer is Ham1's fourth album, Let's Go On and On With Ham1. This is currently our favorite band out of Athen's GA and we think the new record builds on last year's The Underground Stream, taking their unique blend of psyche folk spaghetti western surf rock to new and glorious heights. Lastly, we're proud to announce the release of veteran dive bar champion, Sunflower, as MONSTERS ON TELEVISION. Most folks know Sunny as the original drummer for Finnish freak rocker, The Mattoid. Life Is So Bizarre is a fierce compilation of hard hitting garage rock and angsty punk pop from a real Music City outsider. We'll have streams, downloads, store links, where's, why's, who's, and whatsitallabouts VERY SOON. Baby We Can Work It Out and Jane Only are NOW AVAILABLE TO ORDER/PREORDER! Click here!

NASHVILLE FLOOD RELIEF

Mon, 03 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700

We have experienced a massive flood in Nashville and 51 other counties in Tennessee. Please donate to any of the following organizations. Cleanup and recovery will take a long time. Please contribute what you can. Hands On Nashville, 2nd Harvest Food Bank of Nashville, and Nashville Red Cross.