Boy Things is the perfect
band for StarBeat Music. I feel as though the bands personality itself
is aligned with the core identity of our label. We like to pick bands
that are getting themselves out there in every way possible. Bands
that genuinely wish to connect with fans and friends and for some reason,
so far, most of them are all co-ed. I think the signing of Boy Things
for Distribution and Marketing for their newest EP 'Equations' on 7"
Black Vinyl and a small run of exclusive SBM tapes of the bands first 2
Ep's is great for our label as it opens up a new avenue and perspective
for us on coordinating and planning vinyl releases. I am proud to help
the best bands in the area get what they need to keep their music in
people's heads and more importantly get some music in their fan's hands.
This signing is great for us and I'm hoping to have the Tape in hand
for a July 24th Release date, the 26th should be the release show and
coincidentally the kickoff show of the Band's East Coast run with SBM
label mates Melissa & Paul.
Boy Things had caught my attention after seeing them with my old
band, The Victory, at a Lamplighter Magazine showcase in North Jersey. I
had started following them online from there and then had fallen in
love when I listened to the EP's that were available on their Bandcamp
page. 'Self-Titled' and 'Growing Up' showed me that there is a new wave
of pop rock invading the scene. I saw the band was having a special
release show in their hometown to help raise funds for the 7" they had
been desperately trying to get together. I wasn't able to make it out to
that show thanks to the almighty J.O.B. but I was more than ecstatic to
see the band had raised enough money to make the record.
When I saw that, I knew it was time to see this band again, so my
opportunity came at a great time. I was heading to Vernon, NJ to see
SBM's 2nd band Melissa & Paul as they released their 10" vinyl on
Gruff Beard Records that night and Boy Things was support for the show.
Unsurprisingly their live show was better than the first time, the songs
they picked were peppered with some of my faves across the 2 albums and
I was really trying to get a feel for the new songs they were playing,
since I had no knowledge of them at the time. The performance was tight
and the sound was the best it could be for a regular old VFW DIY space.
Once the band had finished their set, I couldn't help but get my ass
to the front of the room and tell Eric, "hey man, great set, I wanna
talk to you about making records" I then offered to get him a drink once
he had finished with his gear and we talked about the band's vision,
StarBeat's role in that, releasing physical albums, you get the gist of
it. That conversation has now spawned into this awesome amount of
support between the band and label to help get their discography into
the hands of eager listeners.
I couldn't be more proud to announce our relationship with Boy
Things and that I'm stoked as fuck to get their entire discography out
physically for everyone to have and hold forever.
-Jeff Lambert
You can read more about Boy Things and hear some of their tunes at our artist page.
