Welcome Low Coast to the Spartan Family! After over two decades of releases with the fan-adored band Gameface, Jeff Caudill returns with a new project and a debut record - “Existing the Dream.” The band marks a distinct departure from the SoCal melodic punk rock world and a foray into the direction of bands like Wilco, Gin Blossoms, and Death Cab For Cutie. Look out for the premiere of debut single tomorrow — or if you’re feeling adventurous, head to the link in our bio to pre-order the album on limited edition “Desert Dusk” vinyl and get an instant download...

Spartan Records proudly presents Everything, the debut solo LP from Allen Epley (Shiner, The Life and Times). As a child, Epley spent hours imprinting his parents' record collection on his psyche. Giant headphones secure, he would pore over the cover art and liner notes and enter the world wrought by the giants of AM Gold — Bread, James Taylor, Carol King, Three Dog Night, Blood Sweat and Tears, 5th Dimension. Yet the music he would make in the 90’s and 00’s with his highly influential bands doesn’t reveal these easy-listening origins. Shiner and The Life and Times reflected more opaque...

We’re thrilled to announce Unwed Sailor's new album “Mute The Charm” which will be released everywhere on February 10th. In many ways, the new album represents an exercise in addition by subtraction – creating a layered emotive experience through more organic means. At its core, it is a pop rock record with chiming guitars, melodic bass, and rock solid drums – more aligned with the accessible sides of artist influences ranging from The Sundays, Joy Division, and The Stone Roses to Led Zeppelin, Lungfish, and 90’s indie rock band, Seam, than the band's previous and more ambient releases. “Mute The...

Watch 84 Tigers' new music video for "Great Basin" now at No Echo. The band's debut album Time in the Lighthouse is out everywhere October 21st and available for pre-order now on limited edition vinyl or as part of an exclusive bundle that includes a t-shirt, Oxford Pennant, and an 84 Tigers x Spartan Rootless Coffee collaboration.

Calm Collpase is the new band featuring Doug Lorig (Roadside Monument) and Rob Smith (Traindodge, Museum of Light). We’re thrilled to release the band’s debut album “Mirrored Nature” on November 25th. Listen to the premiere of the new song "Positive Greed" at Decibel and pre-order the album on limited edition vinyl to get an instant download of the song now. Play it loud!