Name: Showboat Honey
Brand: Kyle Craft

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

SPCD1311

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Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2019-07-12

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

PIAS

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

0098787131123

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Total Cap

1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Kyle Craft

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

Label GB

Sub Pop

Singer/songwriter originally from Shreveport, Louisiana, now based in Portland, Oregon. Kyle Craft's debut album was released in April 2016. Drawing inspiration from a diverse range of artists such as Cut Worms and The Felice Brothers, Craft has developed his own unique sound that blends elements of rock, folk, and indie music. With his soulful vocals and heartfelt lyrics, Craft captivates audiences with his raw and honest performances. His music is a reflection of his personal experiences and emotions, creating an intimate connection with listeners. Discover the captivating sounds of *Kyle Craft* today.

Similar Artists: Cut Worms, Dick Stusso, Matthew Logan Vasquez, The Nude Party, Mister Heavenly

The Felice Brothers Ron Gallo A. Savage Diamond Rugs T. Hardy Morris Low Cut Connie Benji Hughes Sweet Spirit Kelley Stoltz Daniel Romano Okkervil River Shilpa Ray Diane Coffee Aaron Lee Tasjan The Long Winters

Short for "Subterranean Pop" 

The label was an outgrowth of [a=Bruce Pavitt]'s Olympia, WA based (print) fanzine, which became the well respected cassettezine of the same name. 

After his move to Seattle he ran a music column in the Seattle Rocket also called Sub Pop.

After initial forays into the record label world with a [a=Green River] 7" (not officially on Sub Pop) and the Sub Pop 100 LP, the label exploded onto the indie scene with four influential colored vinyl 7"s which included [a=Mudhoney]'s "Touch Me I'm Sick" which made the year-end top 10 playlist of nearly every music journalist in the world.

Subsequent hyping of the label in the English music press put them on the map, and grunge was born.

Label-Code is 03159; rarely found printed on releases (basically only on releases manufactured/licensed by Warner/WEA Germany)

There is this curious equilibrium to existence: In order to create balance, the universe must giveth, and the universe must taketh. Kyle Craft, with his now solidified backing band, dubbed Showboat Honey, know this all too well. And this is why their self-titled album, the contemplative yet restless Showboat Honey reflects that sturm und drang. Though aesthetics veer from song to song, Showboat Honey’s steadfast formula remains the same. Drummer Haven Mutlz holds down the machine with a ’60s / ’70s fast-molasses groove that locks in with the slinky rolling bass of Billy Slater. When Kevin Clark isn’t bouncing across the piano, his mellotron strings swell in and out of frame. Jack of all trades Ben Steinmetz’s organ parts well up from the deep of the songs, while lead guitarist Jeremy Kale’s solos rip through them like electricity. On top of it all, sits the tongue-in-cheek phantasmagoria created by Craft’s lyrics, in which perspectives shift to imbue life into a cast of intriguing, mysterious characters, à la Bob Dylan.

The band recorded Showboat Honey—co-produced by Craft, Clark, and Slater—at their own Moonbase Studios in Portland over 2018. Kyle and the members of Showboat Honey worked at such a feverish wine-fuelled pace that they actually ended up with two completely different albums. But at the end of the day, they decided to combine the two into what is now Showboat Honey, a moonstruck rock ’n’ roll record teeming with reckless abandon.

LP+ - Limited Loser Version. Clear / Blue Translucent Mix with Spots Red Hi-Melt with Download.

Showboat Honey

Music GB