We are sad to announce that The Hussy have had to cancel their European tour due to you-know-what. Please know that this decision was not made lightly, and that the band plans to make it back across the pond sooner than later. Thanks.

It’s been a few years, but The Hussy make their return to Europe next month. This will be their first time over as a 4-piece, don’t miss out!

Introducing our newest “singing”, Personality Cult! Their 2nd LP (first for Dirtnap) is out NOW, and is eager to find a home in yer record collection!

First 200 are on GREEN vinyl, and are available exclusively from our mailorder partners, Green Noise Records!  Black vinyl also available, all copies come with download coupon.

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Please welcome Personality Cult to the Dirtnap Records roster!

What started as a solo project for North Carolina’s Ben Carr has evolved into a full-band supergroup of sorts, featuring past and present members of Paint Fumes, Last Year’s Men, Natural Causes, Bass Drum Of Death, Missing Pages, Mind Spiders, Sweet Talk, Sweet Knives, and probably a bunch more that we’re forgetting about!

Dirtnap Records was tipped off to this monster of an album by Jeff Burke (Radioactivity/Marked Men) as he was recording it a few months back in NYC. Soon after the sessions, Carr and Burke began trading the earliest mixes of the album with Carr recording all of the overdubs during and after his shifts at Wilmington, North Carolina’s flagship record shop, Gravity Records. After a single listen to the finished product, we were tripping over ourselves to immediately get ahold of the band and offer to put the record out. Seriously, it’s THAT good!

Fast propulsive punk with hooks for days, and dark undercurrents swirling underneath. While sonically this doesn’t fall too far from what you’d associate with many beloved Dirtnap bands of the past, these guys really nail the delicate balance of taking a familiar sound and putting their own unique spin on it, in the end sounding like nothing but themselves. 

Following a s/t LP on Drunken Sailor Records, Personality Cult will release their Dirtnap debut (and debut as a full band) “New Arrows” on February 14^th, 2020. This is the best new band we’ve heard in awhile, so do take note.

Tickets and passes on sale Friday at 10 AM!
Friday Pass – $30: http://bit.ly/318tv88
Saturday Pass – $30: http://bit.ly/2Rwzv7o
2-Day Pass – $50: http://bit.ly/318tv88

On June 12^th and 13^th 2020, Dirtnap will be celebrating 20 years by bringing  a cross section of bands from every era (and there have been several) of the label for a two day festival at The High Noon Saloon in Madison, WI, and we would be thrilled if you join us!

This show features bands from all over the US, Canada, and the UK. From surprise reunions by old school Dirtnap heavy-hitters like The Epoxies (Portland, OR) and White Wires (Ottawa, ON) to a rare live appearance from elusive flagship band The Marked Men (Denton, TX), to an also-rare US appearance from current Dirtnap superstars Martha (Pity-Me, UK) to our latest crop of “signings”, represented by Personality Cult (Chapel Hill, NC) and Good Shade (Columbus, OH) this weekend has it all! These shows also feature long-time Dirtnap staples like Radioactivity (Texas), Bad Sports, (Texas), Mean Jeans (Portland, OR), Steve Adamyk Band (Ottawa), River City Tanlines (Memphis, TN) a healthy dose of Wisconsin bands that we’ve worked with (The Hussy, Proud Parents, Fox Face, Sugar Stems), and so many more! And that’s just the bands! Friends/family/fans of the label and bands will be also coming to Madison (mostly for the 1^st time) from all over the world, so let’s show ‘em a good time! Book your tickets, do what you gotta do, and get to the Midwest for a party you won’t forget! Think it’s safe to say that Madison has never seen a show quite like this…..