Best of 2019 (Vince's List)

2019 might have been a quiet year at Stille, but we thrive in the quiet. It was a busy year for us personally - raising a child and starting new day jobs take up a lot of time and energy. As always, listening to new music keeps us grounded through the changes. Here are the my 25 favorite records of the past year.

Highlighting exciting new music is a mission of Stille. Check out something below that you haven’t heard before; everything is highly recommended. We look forward to bringing you new & rare records in 2020.

  1. Cloud Rat - POLLINATOR

  2. Drab Majesty - MODERN MIRROR

  3. False - PORTENT

  4. Boy Harsher - CAREFUL

  5. Blood Incantation - HIDDEN HISTORY OF THE HUMAN RACE

  6. Frail Body - A BRIEF MEMORIAM

  7. Crumb - JINX

  8. Cloud Rat - DO NOT LET ME OFF THE CLIFF

  9. Martha - LOVE KEEPS KICKING

  10. Mizmor - CAIRN

  11. Immortal Bird - THRIVE ON NEGLECT

  12. Full of Hell - WEEPING CHOIR

  13. Dowsing - SKY COFFIN

  14. Necking - CUT YOUR TEETH

  15. Gatecreeper - DESERTED

  16. The Well - DEATH AND CONSOLATION

  17. Tomb Mold - PLANETARY CLAIRVOYANCE

  18. Tyler the Creator - IGOR

  19. Toro Y Moi - OUTER PEACE

  20. Jamila Woods - LEGACY! LEGACY!

  21. Big Brave - A GAZE AMONG THEM

  22. Temple of the Fuzz Witch - TEMPLE OF THE FUZZ WITCH

  23. Ithaca - THE LANGUAGE OF INJURY

  24. Asagraum - DAWN OF INFINITE FIRE

  25. Empath - ACTIVE LISTENING: NIGHT ON EARTH

-vh

Black Friday 2019

Stille Records — Black Friday Deals

  • Free shipping on all order $30 or more (USA only) — Begins NOW!

  • Markdowns across the entire store — Begins NOW (happy hunting!)

  • Rare stuff being posted all weekend — Keep an eye on the site & Instagram for more details

Free shipping will last throughout Monday 12/2/19.

We're Back!

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

2018 in Review (Amanda's List)

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.

  1. Thou - INCONSOLABLE

  2. Windhand - ETERNAL RETURN

  3. Super Unison - STELLA

  4. Author & Punisher - BEASTLAND

  5. Rhye - BLOOD

  6. Bongripper - TERMINAL

  7. Sleep - THE SCIENCES

  8. St. Vincent - MASSEDUCATION

  9. Miserable - LOVERBOY / DOG DAYS

  10. Jeff Rosenstock - POST

  11. Ragana/Thou - SPLIT

  12. Courtney Barnett - TELL ME HOW YOU REALLY FEEL

  13. Rlyr - ACTUAL EXISTENCE

  14. Vile Creature - CAST OF STATIC AND SMOKE

  15. Forn - RITES OF DESPAIR

  16. Gouge Away - BURNT SUGAR

  17. Kurt Vile - BOTTLE IT IN

  18. Insect Ark - MARROW HYMNS

  19. Robyn - HONEY

  20. Electric Citizen - HELLTOWN

  21. King Dude - MUSIC TO MAKE WAR TO

  22. War on Women - CAPTURE THE FLAG

  23. Chrch - LIGHT WILL CONSUME US ALL

  24. Blood Orange - NEGRO SWAN

  25. Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastards/Slomatics - SPLIT

-ab