On an average, we get more than our fair share of requests to throw our support behind projects. In the end, we turn the majority of them down for a variety of reasons. No sense in devaluing the brand we’ve managed to build up by haphazardly co-signing weak sauce. But with Dave & Chris, The Paxtons, things were different. The were completely unheard to us. Yet, the skill level, the vision they possessed for the project & the music, it all came together to make us (or at least me) say “yeah, these guys have a piece of music I’d like to be a part of.”

In the end, they smashed it with WORK! The whole packaging and presentation (I still wear my shirt to this day). The Shannon Muir directed video for “Theme Music” just cements the project as one of those where I’m glad we made the right decision. Read the rest of this entry »

Written by K. Barrett

To say “Rock n’ Roll is dead” is to say you’ve never heard of some of the great bands coming out today.

Enter: Shout Out Louds.

This Swedish group’s latest offering, Work, is a great example of the maximum R&R lingering just beyond the limelight. The album’s lead single ‘Walls’ embraces the smart-but-straight-forward traditions blazed by groups like the Smiths and New Order. Vocalist Adam Olenius channels Morrissey, and the band provides a structure as stimulating and sturdy as anything built by the Arcade Fire or Belle & Sebastian in the past decade. Read the rest of this entry »

If you didn’t download Work, this one probably went unnoticed. Read the rest of this entry »

The homie Scott passing along this footage from The Paxtons release performance @ the WORK Release Party live @ Atmos NYC last week. Watch as they perform “Smoke,” “American Boy” remix, “Ocean Drive” & “Still Waiting.” Below the break, Chris & Dave perform alongside RaTheMC & AP, doing the “Just Tonight” jammie.

Nice shirts too guys. Read the rest of this entry »

Continuing to spread the word about their latest album, WORK, The Paxtons will be in NYC on Tuesday, July 21 at Atmos in Harlem. The FREE album release party will be hosted by Philly’s ANML HSE crew and also serve as the NYC release of the collaborative t-shirt that is inspired by what every man loves after a hard day at work, a good beer. Free drinks sponsored by the good people at Red Bull and Smirnoff will be served all Read the rest of this entry »

If you’re in the Philly area, you may want to take a stroll over to UBIQ’s Walnut Street location. Tonight, The Paxtons and Anml Hse are set to debut their new collabo t-shirt tomorrow at the The Paxtons’ WORK release in-store event at Ubiq tomorrow night. The event is FREE and will feature a performance by The Paxtons and FREE giveaways. And to keep the FREE in triplets — FREE drinks!

Keeping with the blue collar theme, the t-shirt’s design is inspired by the one thing a man needs after a good day’s Work: a good beer.

After the break, images of the back along with a download link to the TSS-sponsored Work. If you have not indulged, treat yourself. Read the rest of this entry »

After a few weeks of biggin’ it up, the time is now to give you The Paxtons’ Work. Respect due to The Paxtons, UBIQ and Atmos. And of course, to Scott Scotch for pulling all this together.

Without further adieu, hit the break for the tracklisting & download link. Read the rest of this entry »

Even though I’ve been offline & away for a day or two, I did remember that today is 6.30. The significance? It’s time for Work. The Paxtons’ Work that is. Read the rest of this entry »

Another leak from The Paxtons upcoming Work project, entitled “Theme Music.” No choruses, no hooks, bridges or singing. Just straight-foward spit from Chris and Dave over a dark, brooding beat founded on a stripped-down, live (yes, live) bassline.

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Download — The Paxtons – “Theme Music”

After the break, an added video bonus with the crew from Stussy DC, on why they support The Paxtons. Read the rest of this entry »

As they gear up for the release of their upcoming project, entitled Work, The Paxtons have partnered up with UBIQ and Atmos, with plans of pressing hard copies for the stores to giveaway. In the clip above, UBIQ’s Ron Crawford speaks on the how & why Read the rest of this entry »

These kids The Paxtons are bound & determined to win me, you, the us over. And against my will, they’re doing it, straight because they Read the rest of this entry »

No, That Is Not LC

For better or worse, The Paxtons’ “Smoke” sounds like something I would have gotten high to in high school.

I could see myself listening to it at Church’s house with him and his brothers after we passed around a series of bong rips and blunt hits. Then, we’d play NFL Blitz for Nintendo 64 and Read the rest of this entry »