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Gruff Rhys signs with Sub Pop Publishing!

We are super excited to welcome Gruff Rhys to the Sub Pop Publishing family.

Gruff just released his fifth solo record entitled Babelsberg.  Recorded with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, it's an album of lush arrangements and dystopian themes.

New Signings!

It's been a busy few months here at Sub Pop Publishing and we have a plethora of new signings to announce!

We have Grammy award winning drummer, composer and producer Barrett Martin, DC based punk band Des Demonas, Melbourne punk quartet Deaf Wish, UK post punk band Shopping, Seattle indie pop band Cumulus and Vancouver based Jo Passed. More info in the artist pages. Welcome everyone!

Mudhoney sign to Sub Pop Publishing!

It is our honor to announce the unsurprising yet monumentally significant news that we have signed a comprehensive deal with Seattle’s Mudhoney. The deal encompasses the entire 30-year catalog of a band that is rightly credited as a pioneer, if not the primary architect of something called "The Grunge Movement." Mudhoney’s catalog of songs includes such peerless classics as "Touch Me I'm Sick," "Suck You Dry," "In 'n' Out of Grace," and "Good Enough," and they will have a new record out in 2018.

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Sera Cahoone announces The Flora String Session EP!

The Flora String Sessions revisits some of Cahoone’s most beloved fan favorites from across her remarkable career, with just her starkly honest vocals and guitar plus violin, viola, and cello. It’s somewhat of a greatest hits collection, albeit with more intimate, stunningly beautiful arrangements by Led to Sea violist Alex Guy.


She also today debuted ''Baker Lake'' via Uproxx and announced a short tour in support of the release.

Sub Pop Publishing sign Wye Oak!

We are super excited to announce that Sub Pop Publishing are now working with Baltimore duo Wye Oak.

In addition to their upcoming record The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs (Merge Records, April 6th) we are also publishing their first three records If Children, The Knot and Civilian.

In support of their new record, Wye Oak are headed out on the road. Ticket info and dates can be found here.

Loma share new video!

Loma, the new project comprised of Jonathan Meiburg, best known as the singer of Shearwater, and Emily Cross and Dan Duszynski of Cross Record have shared a video to the song Relay Runner. Their much anticipated self-titled album is out on Feb 16th (via Sub Pop).

Chad Vangaalen plays songs on Parisian rooftop!

Whilst on the European segment of his recent world(ish) tour, Chad VanGaalen played some songs on a rooftop in Paris for the French website Mowno. Video is above!

Sera Cahoone Live at KEXP

From earlier this year, an incredible KEXP session from Sera Cahoone.  Sera is about to support fellow Sub Pop Publishing songwriter Jenn Champion on a handful of Pacific Northwest dates and plays a holiday show at St Mark's Cathedral in Seattle on Dec 1st.

Shabazz Palaces shares new video for "Since C.A.Y.A."

Shabazz Palaces, who are currently on the European leg of a tour in support of their duo of 2017 album releases has shared a video for 'Since C.A.Y.A'.

Made with help from Sampha and Beyonce collaborator Kahlil Joseph, it's unsettling, dark and real glitchy.

Good news / Bad news

Laid back Dream Pop duo Sales were due to play the inaugural Spaceland Block Party in Los Angeles on September 16th, but due to unforeseen circumstances the festival has been canceled/postponed. The band have decided to make lemonade, though, and are playing a replacement show at The Echo in Los Angeles on Sunday, September 17th!
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Downtown Boys

Sub Pop Publishing + Downtown Boys

Sub Pop Publishing is super stoked / pleased / happy / somewhat giddy to announce the signing of Rhode Island's Downtown Boys. Their third album Cost of Living was released (by our brothers and sisters at Sub Pop Records) on August 11, 2017 and they currently are on an extensive tour in support of said release. More soon!

Shabazz Palaces release two records, share video for 'Shine A Light,' also go on massive tour

The albums Quazarz: Born On A Gangster Star and Quazarz vs The Jealous Machines (the latter being available this week as a graphic novel via Fantagraphics) came out Friday, July 14th to justifiably amazing reviews. The video to "Shine a Light," directed by Neil Ferron, is above, and the tour dates are here. Enjoy!