DOWNLOAD "TRACES" FOR $5 ON AMAZON

In August only, download Peter Bradley Adams' 2009 album, "Traces," on Amazon for just $5!

KEXP LIVE VIDEO OF FERAL CHILDREN

KEXP presenta a live video of Feral Children performing at the Capitol Hill Block Party July 24th.

"What’s not to love about a band with two drummers?" writes KEXP. "Live on KEXP’s Audioasis, from the Caffe Vita Bean Room during the Capitol Hill Block Party, Feral Children brought two favorites and two brand new songs."

Etnies recently used "BeBep Sing-A-Long" in a promotional video. And "Holy Ghost Haunt" will be used in an upcoming promotional video for Sole Technology (parent company of action sports brands Etnies, Emerica, and éS).

Two Loons for Tea will debut forthcoming material at a Wednesday 8/25 show with Wyoming (Shangri-La). 8pm, Roy Street Coffee & Tea (Seattle, WA), Free. Please RSVP (kate@sarathan.com) for reserved seating.

Keep an eye on Thunder Buffalo's Facebook and MySpace pages for more details! Thunder Buffalo start a 6-week national tour on August 26th. Dates include::

08/26/10 Pullman, WA / McGee Park @ 3pm
08/28/10 Missoula, MT / Bonner Park @ 3pm
08/29/10 Bozeman, MT / Cactus Records (in-store) @ 5pm
08/30/10 Billings, MT / South Park @ 3pm
08/31/10 Rapid City, SD / Dinosaur Park @ 3pm
09/01/10 Sioux Falls, SD / Picasso Park @ 3pm
09/02/10 Omaha, NE / Fontenelle Park @ 3pm
09/04/10 Shawnee, KS / Vinyl Renaissance (in-store) @ 3pm
09/04/10 Kansas City, MO / Earwaxx Records (in-store) @ 5pm
09/04/10 Kansas City, MO / Sculpture Park @ 7pm
09/05/10 Fairfield, IA / Central Park @ 3pm
09/06/10 Madison, WI / Sugar Shack (in-store) @ 2pm
09/06/10 Madison, WI / Hoyt Park @ 3pm
09/08/10 Chicago, IL / Grant Park @ 3pm
09/11/10 St. Louis, MO / TBA
09/12/10 St. Louis, MO / Vintage Vinyl (in-store) @ 5pm
09/13/10 Nashville, TN / TBA
09/15/10 Memphis, TN / TBA
09/18/10 Austin, TX / Trailer Space Records (in-store) @ 4pm
09/22/10 Marfa, TX / TBA
09/23/10 Las Cruces, NM / TBA
09/24/10 Tucson, AZ / TBA
09/25/10 Phoenix, AZ / TBA
09/27/10 Palm Desert, CA / TBA
09/28/10 Fresno, CA / TBA
09/29/10 San Francisco, CA / TBA
10/02/10 Sacramento, CA / TBA
10/04/10 Redding, CA / TBA
10/05/10 Eugene, OR / TBA
10/07/10 Olympia, WA / TBA

TWO LOONS FOR TEA IN THE BLOGS

"found this lovely duo online earlier and i got hooked with their music within seconds ... an instant love, i assure you."

- Constantly Changing

More in the blogs.

"...the group has impressed KEXP listeners since their 2007 debut with their sometimes mellowed, sometimes unbridled amalgamation of DIY punk and arty indie rock." - KEXP Blog

"primal, percussion-driven" - Seattle Weekly

"Feral Children’s album Brand New Blood has escaped me until recently. Such a gem..." - Winnie Cooper

More in the blogs.

"Some Favorites: Another artist I have just found in the folksy type genre is Peter Bradley Adams. I found him on facebook on a pop up! Take a listen to I Can Not Settle Down." - The Eccentric Lady

"Peter Bradley Adams sends you off on a road trip with his instruments..." - Obvious and Contagious

"Winding along the hills of Indiana on a bright, blue sky morning with the sweet voice of Peter Bradley Adams projected from my speakers was more than I could of asked for." - Practicing a Purpose

"Favorite things: Song: Right now it'd probably be anything by Damien Rice or Peter Bradley Adams." - BaldwinCity.com

More Sarathan Artists in the blogs.

"Seattle psychedelic rockers Thunder Buffalo have announced quite a unique tour schedule." - The Soda Shop

"Thunder Buffalo brings funk, kick, and layer of distortion over everything including the vocals. Their style can run alongside the serge of punk/garage-chic that has been overtaking the Seattle scene, but their white noise infusions change things up... and get ready to rock your socks off tonight at The Tractor Tavern."
- Seattle Show Gal

"Debut album offers unique brand of distortion-fueled Seattle rock."
- Vibes

"Heard they play a fast furious set." - Seattle Subsonic

"On their self-titled debut for Sarathan Records, Thunder Buffalo mixes dirty guitars and feedback with raw, fuzzed-out pop."
  - KEXP Blog

"Listening to this band makes me feel invincible. I can chew through metal, walk on clouds, tell people they smell, tell the IRS to bugger off, skip backwards up hills and quite possibly walk around town naked with my new Thunder Buffalo tattoo on my chest."
- Loudvine

"Pretty cool psych rock. This song here is not too far away from Nick Cave (if he took more psychedelic drugs...)"
- Homemade Lofi Psych

"At one moment you feel you have a fierce garage rock band, while later it seems like Pink Floyd among ruins panting of a passionate act of love." (translated from Dutch) - Planet Trash

More in the blogs.

WAR TAPES IN THE BLOGS

"Neil Popkin's vocals are firm but melodic. His sister, Becca, adds an ethereal and almost shoe gaze quality. Unlike a lot of alternative bands, they can actually sing..." - Knowledge Challenge

"...guitar-driven, articulately-constructed music of soaring heights and beautiful, melodic depths, and work of such a high quality that far too few bands can even contemplate right now."
  - This Reality Podcast

"Tracks that I have listened to on repeat the last few days: ... 'Mind is Ugly' (War Tapes)"
  - The Life and Literary Times of Catherine Julia Jefferson

"They got a lot of energy. It was new to me, but still like it."
- Furry Lunchbox

"War Tapes had an altruistic vision for this new EP, Turtles: to generously donate the holiday proceeds to charity to fight animal cruelty." - Atari Cool Kids

"L.A.'s own War Tapes mix brooding Joy Division-inspired indie rock with danceable beats andaggressive guitar sounds." - Brand X

More Sarathan Artists in the blogs.

Feral Children were interviewed on the "Behind the Mike" radio show June 13th. Listen to the archive online here.

Peter's song "Los Angeles" aired on the NBC Nightly News Monday, June 7th in a piece about college graduations across the country. The segment used a soundtrack of music that Brian Williams personally likes.

Thunder Buffalo released a new online EP of demos. Also check out this video teaser for their forthcoming 7-inch record.

For a limited time, War Tapes are sharing a full, unmastered track called "Silhouette" from their forthcoming album on MySpace.

"Heart of a Girl" from Traces aired on the season premiere of Lifetime's "Army Wives" Apr. 11.

War Tapes have posted a sneak peek medley of songs from their forthcoming album on MySpace. Check out a photo shoot of the band recording in the studio.

Download a free MP3 of "Better Way," a bonus song from the Traces recording sessions that wasn't included on the album.

War Tapes have announced an upcoming residency at the Silverlake Lounge in Silverlake, CA. Join them for 5 Mondays of free music!

Monday, May 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31.

"...one simple truth about them. They are honest. Don’t wrinkle your nose there gentle reader, to find honesty in a label, within ALL their bands, to find truth in every bit of music that comes out from them, is a rare thing indeed. I believe in every act that I hear from them, but more than that I want to play every act that they have, write about them, and dance to them, go on adventures with them. The label is gently eclectic but each band FITS, there is a rhythm a vibe that joins them. Like perhaps Saddle Creek, Domino or the great 4AD, this is a label that when an innocent music lover goes into a shop or online and sees that fluttering bird or the name Sarathan, they know the music will be cool, quality and most of all HONEST."

To read the entire article, click here.

For the entire month of April, The Next Big Thing will be reviewing many of Sarathan's current and past releases.

Thunder Buffalo has hidden 4 new tracks online for fans. Go to the band's MySpace blog for clues on how to find these unreleased songs.

Feral Children fans have posted photos and video online from recent shows. Watch a video from their Mar. 6 Showbox show with The Cave Singers. See photos and video from their Mar. 19 show at Seattle's Vera Project.

Thunder Buffalo's "Gloomy In Us All" was featured in KEXP's Mar. 19 "Music That Matters Vol. 192" podcast. The song was included by DJ Rachel Ratner as a mix of her "new favorite music." Download the podcast from iTunes.

Big Takeover Magazine raves about Feral Children's Brand New Blood in their upcoming May issue: "amazing pop songs amid hazy atmosphere, processed howls, and shimmering guitar parts... The Feral Children are a force of nature!"

The New York Post's music blogger writes about discovering great music from War Tapes on TV: "Over the seasons, [ABC Family's "Greek" has] turned me on to bands like the War Tapes..."

DJ Troy Nelson writes on the on KEXP (Seattle, WA) website, "My favorite new song!" about "Gloomy In Us All" from Thunder Buffalo's debut album.

A video of War Tapes performing "Dreaming of You" live is being featured on the No Depression website.

The official Record Store Day 2010 blog, The Vinyl District, is showcasing Sarathan Records as an "indie upstart" model for the new music industry. We are honored to be called out as an example of a successful record label, described by The Vinyl District as "not just surviving but flourishing in a wholly different era under very new and different constructs."

Check out these killer features from The Vinyl District on Sarathan artists. Complete with free MP3 downloads, videos, and stories from the artists themselves:

Thunder Buffalo
Feral Children
Peter Bradley Adams
War Tapes
Two Loons for Tea

The Vinyl District is also holding a contest to win one-of-a-kind Sarathan prizes, like autographed Thunder Buffalo and Feral Children CDs, Peter Bradley Adams posters, and earrings handmade by War Tapes bassist Becca Popkin.

Seattle Times (music blog)
"Jeff Keenan's vocals morph from diffuse and falsetto on the verse to full-throated and shouty on the chorus, and another arpeggio enters and eventually complements the first. The figure sounds like a cross between a plucked violin string and a steel drum, sticking out brightly and gorgeous against the various hazes given off by the song's other instrumental components."

Seattle Times (3/6 show preview)
"Feral Children is less well-known but destined to become more so with Brand New Blood (2010), a captivating album of lush weirdo rock."

Seattle Times (week's recommendations)
"This Seattle band (via Maple Valley) throws down neo-tribal pop rock with grace, violence and poetic bitterness."

The Stranger
"The album is more subdued and ethereal than their 2008 debut; 'On a Frozen Beach,' with its icy keyboards and shivering vocals, suggests that perhaps Brand New Blood was inspired by a particularly desolate Northwest winter."

"This Seattle band is known for their dreamy, noir pop. This song ['Toxic Shellfish in the Sun'] is the pinnacle of their genre, with a haunting string line, lead vocalist Sarah Scott's smokey vocals, and multi-instrumentalist Jonathan Kochmer's musical buildup. Not to mention, it's a wealth of quotable lyrics; it doesn't get anymore accurate when comparing a dying love to a toxic shellfish burning in the sun." - Mint Male

Seattle Times blogger Andrew Matson writes this week about Brand New Blood: "SRSLY? ‘Retarded angels’? ‘The black hole bar’? This is what poetry should be, funny and serious at the same time, philosophical and shocking. Other area rock bands: step up your lyrics game.”

Amazon.com included "For You" from Traces on their free Valentine's Day MP3 playlist. As a result, "For You" was Amazon's #1 Folk MP3 and in the Top 30 overall bestselling MP3s this Sunday. One Amazon customer from Richmond, VA wrote, "I downloaded this song from an Amazon free sampler album. The clip sounded nice so I figured it was worth listening to the whole thing. This is without a doubt one of the most amazing songs I've ever heard!!!"

“Gloomy In Us All” from Thunder Buffalo's debut album was featured in a Sketch Theatre video of artist Travis Louie (Les Claypool album cover) sketching.

Feral Children played five shows on the east coast, including three sold out dates with Murder City Devils and a Haiti benefit. Check out pictures from New York's Nokia Theater on major music blog Brooklyn Vegan. One fan posted video of the show.

Peter Bradley Adams' song “Family Name” from Traces aired on The CW’s “Life Unexpected” on Monday, Feb. 15.

Thunder Buffalo's debut is getting airplay on KEXP (Seattle, WA). The station's website describes the album as "grinding, dark garage-rock sounds". Listen to the band's Feb. 6 live in-studio performance at KEXP archived online.

KNDD (Seattle, WA) played “On a Frozen Beach” from Brand New Blood during their “Locals Only” show.

Thunder Buffalo's debut album is now available in stores! Also available on iTunes and Amazon.

Amazon.com is featuring “For You” from Traces on their free Valentine’s Day MP3 playlist. Download it here.

Clear Channel is featuring Peter as a "Discover & Uncover" artist on its "I Heart Radio" website. Listen online.

Killer show photos are popping up all over from Feral Children's Jan. 27 CD release show at Seattle's Neumos:

Seattle Weekly photo of the day, Three Imaginary Girls, and Sound on the Sound.

Photos of Feral Children's Jan. 18 performance on KEXP are now online.

Hannah Levin raves about Feral Children's latest album in this week's Seattle Weekly. She writes: “While a strong undertow of pop sensibility is what ultimately made [Second to the Last Frontier] hang together, a gift for pretty melodies and an openness to more complexly orchestrated arrangements is what most dramatically distinguishes Brand New Blood from its predecessor." Producer Scott Colburn is quoted: "Feral Children, like Animal Collective, are slowly helping the general music public turn a new ear to new sounds and a new acceptance of interesting sounds compounded into the pop format. It would be my dream that a band like Feral Children could be as popular as Nirvana or Frank Sinatra."

Seattle Weekly Reverb blogged about Feral Children's Jan. 27 CD release show at Seattle's Neumos: "Feral Children Crush Neumos: The only thing better than a band with two drummers is a band with three. I feel like a herd of elephants just stomped on my face."

“Late Night Driving,” another new and unreleased song from Peter Bradley Adams, will air on CBS’ “The Ghost Whisperer” Friday Jan. 29. The song is available for a limited time only as a free download for those who opt in for Peter's mailing list.

Thunder Buffalo will perform live in-studio at KEXP (Seattle, WA) on Saturday, Feb, 6 at 8pm PST. Listen on the radio or stream online at www.kexp.org

The Second Edition of Peter Bradley Adams’ Free EP is now available online for a limited time.

Featuring 3 songs – one from each record: ”Family Name” from Traces, “Keep Us” from Leavetaking, and “Unreconciled” from Gather Up.

If you don’t have any of these, please go help yourself!

Also a special bonus – available no where else!

If you’d be willing to share your email address with us so we can update you about PBA special offers, news, & touring information we’d love to share with you a download of “Late Night Driving” as heard on the CBS show “Ghost Whisperer” - not for sale anywhere – only available here for a limited time.

FERAL CHILDREN "BRAND NEW BLOOD" NOW IN STORES

Feral Children's new album, Brand New Blood, hit stores Tuesday, January 19th. The album has already won glowing reviews:

KEXP Blog: "But perhaps the most tantalizing album of the week belongs to Seattle’s Feral Children and their second haunting LP Brand New Blood. A complete musical manifestation of the Pacific Northwest’s gloomy and mystifying territory, it’s definitely a soundtrack to what’s left of winter, which in our case will last for another six months."

The Stranger: "…[T]here are some fine moments: the rousing, almost sweet chorus on the latter half of ‘Universe Design’; the drifting choral ballad ‘Inside the Night’; the semiacoustic, folky ‘Woodland Mutts,’ with its swells of something sinister underneath fluttering strings; the undertowed surf guitar that opens ‘Enchanted Parkway.’”

Peter Bradley Adams' Los Angeles (Winter '09) single is now available on iTunes. The track is an alternate version of the popular song "Los Angeles" from Adams' Leavetaking album.

War Tapes' Turtles EP was released online Tuesday, January 19th. The official release includes War Tapes' cover of VNV Nation's "Illusion." Available on iTunes.

iTunes is featuring Peter Bradley Adam's song “Darkening Sky” from Traces on the iTunes Essentials “Heard It On TV” playlist. (The song aired on CBS’ “The Mentalist” Nov. 19, 2009.)

Feral Children performed live in-studio at KEXP (Seattle, WA) Mon 1/18 at noon. If you missed the live broadcast, you can listen to a streaming version at kexp.org. KEXP added Brand New Blood early. Spins include "On A Frozen Beach," "Universe Design," and "Inside the Night."

“In the Air,” Peter's new and unreleased song (written with film composer Deborah Lurie and sung with Vienna Teng), aired on ABC’s “Brothers and Sisters” Sun Jan. 3.

New Feral Children dates have been announced, including shows with The Murder City Devils and The Cave Singers. Wed 1/27: Seattle, WA, CD Release Show @ Neumos (a KEXP-recommended show) / Fri 2/12 Philadelphia, PA, Theater of Living Arts with The Murder City Devils / Sat 2/13 New York, NY, Nokia Theater Times Square with The Murder City Devils / Sat 3/6: Seattle, WA, Showbox Market with The Cave Singers / Fri 3/19: Seattle, WA, Vera Project

Alternative Press praises War Tapes' new EP: “…[Turtles] does succeed in conveying Mohler's ability to steer the band toward a number of different sonic possibilities – precisely why the next War Tapes record will be something to keep your ears at the ready." The New York Post included "Dreaming of You" in their top 209 songs from 2009, describing it as: "Reminiscent of the Cure, but more upbeat and dramatic.” In the February issue (on newstands now) of Modern Drummer Magazine, War Tapes drummer William Mohler and Smashing Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin interview each other on page 34.

“So Are You To Me” from "Leavetaking" aired on NBC’s “The Today Show” Fri Dec. 4 during an interview with Robert DeNiro. The song aired as part of a clip from DeNiro's new movie, “Everybody’s Fine,” in theaters now.

“On a Frozen Beach” from "Brand New Blood" was featured by DJ Cheryl Waters in KEXP’s (Seattle, WA) podcast, “Music That Matters, Vol. 178,” a mix of her "current favorites.”

Feral Children's latest album, Brand New Blood, is now available for digital download on iTunes, Amazon.com, and other online retailers. Music blog FensePost says we may be looking at "the earliest of contenders for the top albums of 2010." Pre-order the physical album -- coming Jan. 19, 2010 -- from Amazon.com now.

THUNDER BUFFALO DEBUT ALBUM NOW AVAILABLE

Thunder Buffalo's debut album is now available on Amazon.com and iTunes

PETER BRADLEY ADAMS ON ONE TREE HILL

Peter Bradley Adams' song "Trace of You" will air on The CW's "One Tree Hill" Monday, Nov. 30.

"TRACES" 24 RADIO STATIONS FIRST OFFICIAL WEEK

Peter Bradley Adams' Traces was added to 14 new stations this week, including WFPK (Louisville, KY), KCLC (St Louis, MO), WJCU (Cleveland, OH), KTBG (Kansas City, MO), and WCBE (Columbus, OH).

"TURTLES" EP AVAILABLE NOW

The EP is 4 alternate versions of preexisting War Tapes songs .

Turtles is available now for download. 100% of the net proceeds from the EP sales (between Dec. 1 & Dec. 31) were donated to PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) to help the fight against animal cruelty! A preview of War Tapes' Turtles EP is available at MySpace.

To learn more about PETA and PETA 2 please visit Peta2.com

PETER BRADLEY ADAMS ON CBS TV'S THE MENTALIST

“Darkening Sky” from Traces was played on the CBS show, “The Mentalist” (episode “His Right Red Hand” : S02E08 ) – Original air date: November 19, 2009.

MORE PETER BRADLEY ADAMS EARLY RADIO PLAY

Traces has been added early to more stations nationwide: Maine Public Radio, Jefferson Public Radio (OR and CA), KRVM (Eugene, OR), WBJB (Lincroft, NJ), WHRV (Norfolk, VA), WNKU (Cincinnati, OH), WMWV (Conway, NH), WNRN (Charlottesville, VA), and WUKY (Lexington, KY).

THUNDER BUFFALO DEBUT ALBUM PREVIEW

PETER BRADEY ADAMS ON AMERICAN SONGWRITER

Lyrics from Peter's song “Family Name” featured as Lyric of the Week on the American Songwriter website. Click here to visit the page.

PETER BRADLEY ADAMS VIDEO ON NO DEPRESSION

A new video of Peter performing "I Cannot Settle Down" live at WNRN (Charlottesville, VA) is currently featured on the No Depression homepage. Also his song "Family Name" is in rotation on the No Depression online music player.

Click here to view the performance.

TRACES ON ITUNES NEW AND NOTABLE

Traces is featured on the iTunes singer-songwriter New and Notable section this week!

WAR TAPES AT H&M

War Tapes songs are currently playing in H&M clothing stores!

TRACES EARLY RADIO PLAY

Traces"was added to rotation early by KFAN (Fredericksburg, TX) and XM Satellite station "The Loft." KFAN Twittered: “We are officially the first and only one playing Peter Bradley Adams’ new CD! No one else even receives it for another week." Look for Traces coming to radio starting Nov. 16!

TRACES HITS WEB RADIO

"Something 'Bout You Lately" was picked up by 18+ web radio stations. Recently played by Lite Favorites, Web Radio Puget Sound, and Indie Showcase, who writes, “Peter's work is amazing. I know he is going to go over really well.”

“Rightfully Mine” from The Continental Divide was recently played on Animal Planet’s “Jockeys” and included in a short documentary, “Formula Drift Driver Joon Maeng,” online here.

WHY "I CANNOT SETTLE DOWN"

On the Sarathan blog, Peter Bradley Adams explains how the tune "I Cannot Settle Down" came to be on his upcoming album, Traces (to be released in late summer 2009)...

WAR TAPES INVADE TV LAND  WITH APPEARANCE ON ABC FAMILY SERIES “GREEK” - MON. JUNE 15

BAND TO HOST ONLINE VIEWING PARTY - FRI. JUNE 19 ON ABCFAMILY.COM

WAR TAPES make their national television debut on ABC Family’s series “Greek” this Monday, June 15.  During the show, which will air from 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm ET, the Los Angeles foursome will be featured performing two songs-- “Always Falling” and “Dreaming Of You”--as the band at a frat party.  Click here to view the promo.

In addition, War Tapes will host a “Greek” online viewing party Friday, June 19 at 5:00 pm PT/8:00 pm ET on ABCFamily.com.

• maintaining or establishing positioning for our artists on iTunes, MySpace, Pandora, LastFM, Facebook, Purevolume, Hi5, iMeem, etc.
• working with Podcasters, Internet Radio stations and bloggers
• tour promotion in US and Europe
• event support at venues like Bumbershoot, The Showbox, Neumo's etc.
• working with LA-based publicists & marketers on PR campaigns
• working with Film/TV/commercial music supervisors
• developing innovative fan-recruitment, retention and rewards programs
• optimizing Google Adwords & Adsense campaigns

Email resume, cover letter, and writing samples to Sarathan Intern Manager at intern08[at]sarathan.com with subject line "Internet Internships".