It might have been a quiet year here at Stille, but we were actually quite busy. Between raising our 1-year old and starting our new day jobs, life moved fast. We only made it out to one event (CHIRP’s annual record fair), but we were busy collecting up some rare stuff, posting on our Discogs page, and finalizing some awesome design work (courtesy of You’re Doing).
Stay tuned to our site & Instagram this week, as we’ll have some cool stuff coming up for Black Friday.
-V
A year ago today, I put together my first “best of” list and from there Vince and I launched Stille Records. 2018 has been a great year for us - many records sold, an addition to our family, and continued enjoyment of our downtime. Even though a “best of” list signifies the end of the year, the beauty of these lists is that you can continue to revisit the music from the previous year. There have been some albums that should have made my list last year (namely the Frankie Rose album) and others that could have been dropped or rearranged. The music still exists and evolves with each listen. This year, my album of the year is truly beautiful and is a reflection of my year. The vocals on Thou’s Inconsolable are breathtaking and emotional - the music fills a room and hugs the listener. I cannot get enough of Thou - thankfully they put out enough music to satisfy most listeners.
Thou - INCONSOLABLE
Windhand - ETERNAL RETURN
Super Unison - STELLA
Author & Punisher - BEASTLAND
Rhye - BLOOD
Bongripper - TERMINAL
Sleep - THE SCIENCES
St. Vincent - MASSEDUCATION
Miserable - LOVERBOY / DOG DAYS
Jeff Rosenstock - POST
Ragana/Thou - SPLIT
Courtney Barnett - TELL ME HOW YOU REALLY FEEL
Rlyr - ACTUAL EXISTENCE
Vile Creature - CAST OF STATIC AND SMOKE
Forn - RITES OF DESPAIR
Gouge Away - BURNT SUGAR
Kurt Vile - BOTTLE IT IN
Insect Ark - MARROW HYMNS
Robyn - HONEY
Electric Citizen - HELLTOWN
King Dude - MUSIC TO MAKE WAR TO
War on Women - CAPTURE THE FLAG
Chrch - LIGHT WILL CONSUME US ALL
Blood Orange - NEGRO SWAN
Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastards/Slomatics - SPLIT
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2018 was a great year for us here at Stille. Amanda & I got married, welcomed a baby boy, sold a bunch of records & enjoyed lots of great music. So many great records came out this year; it was hard to choose just 25. Below are my favorite records of 2018, the records I kept coming back to throughout the year.
2019 has much in store for Stille. More store updates, more Record Fairs, more featured records, & a lot of other surprises will be coming your way in the next year. Follow the site or Instagram to keep abreast of the latest Stille updates!
Windhand - ETERNAL RETURN
Thou - INCONSOLABLE
St. Vincent - MASSEDUCATION
Jesus Piece - ONLY SELF
Mean Jeans - JINGLES
Author & Punish - BEASTLAND
Tomb Mold - MANOR OF INFINITE FORMS
Gouge Away - BURNT SUGAR
Sleep - THE SCIENCES
Vile Creature - CAST OF STATIC AND SMOKE
Jeff Rosenstock - POST
Rhye - BLOOD
Innumerable Forms - PUNISHMENT IN FLESH
Super Unison - STELLA
Courtney Barnett - TELL ME HOW YOU REALLY FEEL
Miserable - LOVERBOY / DOG DAYS
Moloch - A BAD PLACE
Robyn - HONEY
Inexorum - LORE OF THE LAKES
Thou - RHEA SYLVIA
Hirs Collective - FRIENDS. LOVERS. FAVORITES
Forn - RITES OF DESPAIR
Judas Priest - FIREPOWER
Pig Destroyer - HEAD CAGE
Soft Kill - SAVIOR
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A few months ago, Nevin from IFB reached out to us about carrying IFB stuff in the Stille Records store. We couldn’t be more happy to stock IFB releases at Stille. Not only is IFB run by awesome people…but they release some killer bands!
IFB is a DIY label out of Florida specializing in Hardcore, Punk, Grind, Emo, Metal records from all over the world. Our latest stock from IFB features some incredible artists such as Cloud Rat, Le Almeida, Aureole of Ash, Autarkeia & many more! See the entire list below and check out the record on our shop page. (pictured records are in bold)
Aureole of Ash - Morbid Reality 10" - Grindy antifascist hardcore from Germany
Aureole of Ash - Morbid Reality CD
Aureole of Ash/Jotnarr - Split 7"
Autarkeia - Autarkeia LP - Heavy emo from FL with female vocals
Autarkeia/Me and Goliath LP
Cassus - Separation Anxiety LP - Screamo from the UK
Closet Burner - Disappointment, Death, Dishonor LP - Queer hardcore from the Midwest
Cloud Rat - Self-Titled LP - Green Vinyl ltd to 300
Cloud Rat - Qliphoth LP **** SOLD OUT *****
Crowning/Swallows Nest - Split 7" - Crowning is screamo from Chicago
Le Almeida - Paraleloplasmos LP - Lo-fi psych pop from Brazil
Le Almeida - Todas as Brisas LP
Null - Sleepwalking Days LP - Heavy sludge from Alabama
Republic of Dreams/Autarkeia - Split 7"
Saligia - The New Innocence 10” - Emoviolence from Germany
Sigh Down One - Memory is Short Longing LP - Shoegaze emo
Tape Rec - Death Friends LP - Le Almeida’s grunge band
Weak Wrists - Weak Wrists LP - Hardcore emo with female vocals
Keep an eye on our Instagram page (@stillerecords) for more IFB pics in the days to come.