{"id":13052,"date":"2015-03-29T11:29:26","date_gmt":"2015-03-29T15:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=13052"},"modified":"2016-02-27T11:56:03","modified_gmt":"2016-02-27T16:56:03","slug":"squirtgun-records-celebrates-20th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=13052","title":{"rendered":"Squirtgun Records celebrates 20th anniversary with ‘Return Of Our Stupid Noise’"},"content":{"rendered":"

To celebrate their 20th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary,\u00a0Squirtgun Records\u00a0will release a new compilation ‘Return Of Our Stupid Noise,’ which is a roll-call of\u00a0both new and old Squirtgun\u00a0collaborators. Out May 5th<\/sup>,\u00a0the record is announcement of the return of the reloaded Toronto label\u2019s distinctive sound and aesthetic, as well as things to come from the label.<\/p>\n

In the youth-obsessed world of Rock N Roll,\u00a0Squirtgun Records\u00a0founder Lee Maslin might very well be considered a dinosaur, a notion he finds amusing.\u00a0“I\u2019m not extinct yet!”<\/em> he protests, feeling his pulse. “More like a wooly mammoth.”<\/em> He offers instead. “Frozen in time. They thawed me out!”<\/em><\/p>\n

After laying dormant for over a decade, the label he began in 1995 has been resurrected to release a bunch of new recordings marking its 20th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary. The first of which, ‘Return Of Our Stupid Noise,’ completes a trilogy of compilations whose legacy of uniting Canada\u2019s indie bands onto one disc has survived the intervening years. This new release matches established heroes like\u00a0By Divine Right,\u00a0Radioblaster,\u00a0Scratching Post,\u00a0Brendan Canning\u00a0and\u00a0Carole Pope\u00a0with newer artists culled from the indie rock wilderness, such as Montreal\u2019s\u00a0Dany Laj & The Looks, St. John, New Brunswick\u2019s\u00a0Little You, Little Me, Alton, Ontario\u2019s\u00a0Ryan Masters\u00a0and Guelph, Ontario\u2019s\u00a0The Skeletones Four.<\/p>\n

\"return<\/a>Track listing:<\/strong>
\n1. By Divine Right – The Hill
\n2. Dany Laj & the Looks – Take It Away
\n3. Moonsocket – Hold Me Now
\n4. Scratching Post – Come Undone
\n5. The Skeletones Four – Bad Fortune Cookie
\n6. Radioblaster – Cabin Fever
\n7. Bremen Town Players – Out in the Wild
\n8. Rag Maple – Farewell My Wildwood Flower
\n9. Public Animal – Stained Glass Heart
\n10. Brendan Canning – Born from the Ashes
\n11. Little You, Little Me – Violent Dreams
\n12. Ryan Masters – The Seed
\n13. Devin & the Dark Light – Bungalow
\n14. Weird Lines – Malibu
\n15. Cam Bull – A Little Piece of Me
\n16. Carole Pope – Viral ’01
\n17. Gordon Shawcross – Leonard Cohen
\n18. Justin McDonald – Letter Home
\n19. hHead – Fempire
\n20. Jos\u00e9 Contreras – Labyrinthinium<\/p>\n

When Maslin put\u00a0Squirtgun\u00a0on ice in 2000, after releasing an EP by\u00a0Plastic Bag, it seemed like a timely opportunity to take stock, following five fruitful years, which yielded a staggering twenty-five releases from artists like\u00a0Hayden\u00a0and\u00a0Elevator To Hell.<\/p>\n

“Things were changing. Bands were breaking up. We sold out of our singles collection within a week and I had just done a deal with Nettwerk, which put the label in the black.”<\/em> Maslin recalls, referring to a 1998 arrangement that saw\u00a0‘More Of Our Stupid Noise’\u00a0and\u00a0By Divine Right\u2019s classic \u2018All Hail Dischordia\u2019 re-released to a wider audience by\u00a0Nettwerk Records. “It seemed like a good place to relax in the shade for a minute.”<\/em><\/p>\n

With the arrival of kids & a death in the family, that minute stretched on to more than a decade. Maslin doesn\u2019t seem phased. “Ten years go by pretty quick.”<\/em> He laughs. “I\u2019m ready to pick up the gauntlet again.”<\/em><\/p>\n

When asked why he chose to return to an industry very different than the one he left behind in 2000, Maslin grins.<\/p>\n

\u2018The fight for rock has not yet been won. There are a ton of amazing records out there that people need to hear. Rock N Roll hasn\u2019t languished, it\u2019s gotten stronger and more interesting than ever. I\u2019m thrilled to be working with our artists and doing what I can to promote this music. Rock is our national birthright!\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

When asked to elaborate on the name of his long-lived compilation series, Maslin thinks for a moment.<\/p>\n

\u2018It was kind of off-handedly suggested by a friend of mine at the time, but seemed to fit. It\u2019s unpretentious in a way that I like and it\u2019s inclusive. It\u2019s not My Stupid Noise. It\u2019s\u00a0OUR\u00a0Stupid Noise.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

You can still download their older compilation ‘More of Our Stupid Noise’ via iTunes <\/a>– listen to a couple tunes off it from Radioblaster and Scratching Post.<\/p>\n

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For more information on Squirtgun Records, visit SquirtgunRecords.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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