01.03.08 The National Lights' The Dead Will Walk, Dear made a number of year-end lists, while Jacob Thomas Berns made a few lists of his own.
10.28.07 BloodShake Robbed: Gas, Sundries Purchased With Pilfered Bank Card. RICHMOND, VA -- A wallet containing the BloodShake Records bank card was stolen yesterday from the 1500 block of West Cary Street, between the hours of 11 p.m. and 2 a.m., and was used to purchase gas and other goods from a Hess station. Should you be the person responsible for the theft, visiting this site in search of answers to "What kind of name is 'BloodShake?'" and "Where does the surname 'Records' originate from?" we kindly ask you return the wallet to the following address: ATTN: Reacquisition Department In the likelihood you wish to keep your identity anonymous, write the above as the return address. The wallet contains six dollars. Please feel free to put that toward postage.
08.07.07 The Dead Will Walk, Dear found its way into Insound's "Top Ten of 2007 (So Far)." At the number 9 spot, the National Lights is in good company, the likes of The New Pornographers, Ra Ra Riot, The Twilight Sad, and Bill Callahan. The entire list.
08.01.07 Foxy Digitalis gave the National Lights' The Dead Will Walk, Dear a 10/10, citing the album as "one of the year's finest revelations and certainly one of the best releases in the first half of 2007." Follow the link to read the full review.
07.30.07 Jacob Thomas Berns talked to PlugInMusic.com about the National Lights' new album, Richmond, VA, and "Moon River." A link to the article. PlugInMusic.com's review of The Dead Will Walk, Dear.
04.20.07 The National Lights got an "A" thanks to a recent PlugInMusic.com review. Read all about it.
02.27.07 Release: the National Lights' The Dead Will Walk, Dear
02.22.07 Anticipating the impending release of the National Lights' debut, Miles of Music has made The Dead Will Walk, Dear one of its featured releases. For those of you who are not familiar, Miles of Music is an online distributor of Folk, Bluegrass, Alt-Country, Americana, Roots and all-around quality music. Pre-order The Dead Will Walk, Dear from Miles of Music here. You can also pre-order The Dead Will Walk, Dear from Amazon.com or your very own BloodShake Records.
01.26.07 The National Lights' The Dead Will Walk, Dear made an appearance in USA TODAY'S blog as a noteworthy release of 2007. Here's what Ken Barnes had to say: "[the] National Lights, The Dead Will Walk, Dear (out Feb. 27): Some of the most ominous, grisliest songs you'll hear, cleverly concealed by simple, unassuming tunes and mild vocal delivery. Rather fascinating." Also included on the list are Arcade Fire and Peter Bjorn and John. Read the entire article.
01.23.07 Last week, Pop Headwound interviewed the Jacob Thomas Berns on the National Lights' imminent release. Read it here.
01.17.07 The National Lights' The Dead Will Walk, Dear is now available for pre-order here. Pre-orders will be shipped to arrive on or around the release date February 27, 2007.
11.17.06 Plans have been made, dates finalized (we promise). The National Lights' debut, The Dead Will Walk Dear, will hit retail and online stores February 27, 2007. Just in time for Read Across America Day. Visit the National Lights at thenationallights.com or check out the band's myspace page for song clips and lyrics. In other news, BloodShake Records is proud to announce their partnership with PRESS DARLING PR, an agency run by the lovely Angie Carlson out of equally lovely Chapel Hill, NC. Check out her Web site and take some time to enjoy the other artists in the PRESS DARLING family.
06.14.06 BloodShake Has Moved! To celebrate our one-year anniversary, we at BloodShake have bid 'fare thee well' to Poughkeepsie, NY and now happily call Richmond our home. Are you moving? Traveling? Send us a postcard: BloodShake Records Or see us on the road with the National Lights, the Bland Allisons, and Sonya Cotton & the Kids of Survival: 07.01.06 – St. Petersburg, FL – The Globe For every postcard you send you will receive a BloodShake button from one of your favorite BloodShake artists. Collect all two!
04.18.06 Release: the Bland Allisons' Butcher's Son
02.13.06 The Web site should now be fully functional. The Bland Allisons' debut EP, Butcher’s Son, is available for pre-order here. Butcher’s Son will be available on April 18th, 2006. As anticipated, the National Lights' debut, The Dead Will Walk, Dear, has been rescheduled for a late spring release. However, the recording is moving along steadily and ahead of (the amended) agenda. And keep posted. |