For our 2nd round of 2010 7″ releases,  we visit our neighbors to the north (and, uh, way east)  in Toronto.

Career Suicide‘s Cherry Beach EP was originally released as a UK-tour-only 7″, in a ridiculously limited pressing of like 200 or something.  The songs were just too good to be heard by that few people, though, so we’re excited to announce an expanded reissue of this underappreciated gem.  Ours will feature re-recorded, re-mastered, re-everythinged versions of 2 of the 3 songs on the original, with the addition of 2 brand new, never before heard songs. Career Suicide is hands-down our favorite hardcore band of the 2000’s, so we are very honored to be able to release something for them.

Young Governor is Ben Cook from Fucked Up. (Who share a member with Career Suicide. Incestuous, no?) When he contacted Dirtnap about releasing one of the 10 million or so 7″s they got coming out in the 010, it seemed like a no-brainer. Cindy’s Gonna Save Me is a fractured lo-fi pop gem, with perhaps a bit more of a 60’s influence than some Young Guv material. Haven’t heard the B-side yet, but there is no way it’s not going to rule.

Between these and the hugely anticipated (by us, anyways!) White Wires LP, Dirtnap should really consider opening a Canadian office.

GOODNIGHT LOVING – “Nothing Conquers Us/Scary Bad”

Goddamn it, here’s a single that actually sounds like a single (quite a rarity these days). A-side is a catchy, anthemic, and well crafted bit of poppy rock with subtle touches of some other stuff (bubblegum? FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS?) evident. B-side is bouncy and appealing. This record made me happy. (DD)

THE ESTRANGED – “Type Foundry Session I” LP

Here we got it, you doom-and-gloom merchants, a platter of maximum discontent containing all of the ESTRANGED’s 7″ output. If ya ain’t familiar with soggy ol’ Portland’s purveyors of darkness and misery, then expect a big spoonful of the WIPERS, KILLING JOKE, BORN DEAD ICONS, WARSAW, and a load of mid-80’s Dischord Records. They are all of the above whilst still maintaining their very own solid identity. Eight beautifully depressing songs that are probably at this minute mimicking the equally miserable Portland weather. Brilliant. (SD)

Our 3 new 7″s (Goodnight Loving, Airfix Kits, Coconut Coolouts) just got some sweet write-ups on the Portland Mercury (local weekly paper) website.

http://endhits.portlandmercury.com/blogs/endhits/

Check ’em out, listen to the songs, and leave comments!

Potential Johns 7″ is mastered and is currently at the laquering plant. Yes, we did announce this over a year ago, and yes, it’s actually gonna happen.

Mind Spiders (Mark Ryan from Marked Men) have turned in the recordings for their (his?) debut 7″, we’re sending it off for mastering on Monday.

The Estanged’s 2nd album, The Subliminal Man, is currently being mastered, and the band is working on cover ideas, with ex-Dirtnap employee Amy Adoyzie acting as Executive Art Director for the project.

The White Wires are recording their 2nd album (and first for Dirtnap!) in Ottawa on December 28th and 29th. We’re psyched. You should be too.

And if you think the White Wires are the only Canadian band with a pending release on Dirtnap, you, sir, are sadly mistaken. Not 1 but 2 groups of their countrymen are putting the final touches on recordings for 7″s on our humble label. Annoucements to follow………………..

FIRST 200 ON CLEAR VINYL, MAILORDER ONLY.

2 spooky Halloween songs released (of course!) just in time for Thanksgiving. Or 11 months early for Halloween 2010, your choice.

The Last Man That You Will Ever See and Monsters Crash (The Regular People’s Party) continue the tradition of killer singles from Seattle’s (nay, America’s!) premiere party-punk band, only with a macabre, bone-chilling twist.

Abject terror never sounded so gosh darn catchy. Are you inhuman enough?

All copies come with download code.