📢 Mal Devisa plays NICE, a fest, in Somerville MA tomorrow July 24, 10:15pm at The Rockwell. Deja's shows are truly breathtaking, don't miss it if you're around. niceafest.com

Bundle variant is an orange + olive green Aside/Bside LP (limited to 300 copies!) + the standalone variant is an electric green LP also available through devildogdistro.com in the UK 〰️🌙⭐🔻🌀 Pre-order here: 🎧 topshelfrecords.com/happydiving 📦 topshelfrecords.com/twenty

🥁 Announcing the 3rd title in our 20th anniversary LP repress bundle ~ Happy Diving’s 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘭 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺! Channeling the best of big fuzzed out guitars of the 90s and striking the perfect balance between noise and melodicism, it rips. How has it been 10 years!

💥 we are running a catalog sale on cult legends Mock Orange’s 𝘗𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘪𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘺 𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦 (2016) 50% off on our website + UK shop devildogdistro.com til 7/31 with code MOCKORANGE it survived a hard drive crash and it sounds like it— a brilliant record!

☀️ Boyscott’s summer shows start tomorrow, supporting Willis in MA, NYC, DC, PA then supporting Krooked Kings in northwest U.S. + Canada in August. tickets: boyscott.bigcartel.com/show-calendar

⚡ in addition to their 2 shows at the end of July in support of World Peace in Philly + NYC, Knifeplay is opening some northeast shows for the legends Cloud Nothings in August. tickets at knifeplaymusic.net

🎪 such an incredible performance from Mal Devisa at Green River Fest. the song is “Slept On” from her anthology album 𝘗𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘢 released last year, a profound compilation record from one of the most gifted musical minds and writers we know. it deserves your attention! 🎧💿 topshelfrecords.com/275

Hey! The peer to peer fundraiser has been extended for a few days so that hopefully we can get a little closer to our 10k goal. All proceeds benefiting grassroots orgs providing aid to displaced families in Palestine + Sudan. Learn more, donate and share: tinyurl.com/peertopeerfund

We're pressing a limited quantity of standalone copies in another color if you can't go in on the bundle rn. The bundle LP variant is "airplane window (left)" + the standalone LP is "airplane window (right)" 😅 𝗽𝗿𝗲-𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀: bundle: topshelfrecords.com/twenty standalone: topshelfrecords.com/filth

The record explores numerous strains of underground rock fauna throughout its 45-min runtime. Over the course of ten tracks, the Portland, Oregon four-piece tease apart fragments of math rock, emo, noise rock, and screamo, recombining them into a knotted, vibrant evolution. IYKYK

Announcing! the next title in our 20th Anniversary Bundle: 𝗗𝘂𝗰𝗸. 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗗𝘂𝗰𝗸!’s second + final full-length, 2012’s 𝘋𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘍𝘪𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘸𝘢𝘺 ✈️ Available for the first time in 14 years! DLBD are some of the best to ever do it. ↓

we are giving away two @manekadevin69.bsky.social 𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴 test pressings! all you’ve gotta do is respond & name a formidable record for you— one that’s really left a lasting impact on the music that matters to you today. that’s it, we’ll choose two winners at random 💥

insane bill! at the end of july, Knifeplay is supporting World Peace in NY on 7.29 at TV Eye + Philly on 7.30 at Nikki Lopez. Tickets: knifeplaymusic.net

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💌 this Mid-Air Thief 𝘊𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 test pressing is 1 of 10 ever pressed and it's the 1st one ever made available! Donate to the Peer to Peer fundraiser benefiting relief orgs in Sudan + Palestine and be entered to win this LP + more: tinyurl.com/peertopeerfund Help us reach our 10k goal by June 30!

ICYMI ✨ Taiwan's incredible experimental trio Elephant Gym released their first new song in 2.5 years! and it's so good 🥲 Listen to "Highway" here: topshelfrecords.com/298

Donate more than $5 if you can but at the very least, spread the word! The link is: tinyurl.com/peertopeerfund Global aid cuts have worsened an already desperate situation. Community mutual aid is essential along with the understanding that what begins in crisis-affected states will not stay there.

❤️‍🔥 Curating music like this for you over the last two decades is the privilege of a lifetime and we are grateful to steward well into the future. Thank you for listening and sharing. All of us here at this little label couldn’t do it without you.

We absolutely couldn’t undertake an endeavor like this without including 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝. A cult-classic and staple among the staff, 𝘛𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺’𝘥 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 remains one of the most influential albums we’ve had a hand in releasing and we're proud to kick it off with this 2xLP.

In that spirit, we revisited our entire catalog to put a spotlight back on some important records we've released over the years, bundling out of print titles into a special 10-LP boxset. 20 of the 300 available bundles, selected at random, will include a surprise test pressing!

The independent music landscape is more challenging than ever since Topshelf started in 2006, but you don't get to do something this long w/o figuring out what works. For us, it's about authentically doing what we want, how we want to, with the continued support of our community.

Announcing! the 𝐓𝐨𝐩𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐁𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞, featuring 10 long unavailable LPs, starting with Pretend’s math-rock classic 𝘛𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺’𝘥 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 🕯️ Available only through our website, pre-order at topshelfrecords.com/twenty

🪁 We are running a catalog sale on all formats of LITE’s excellent record 𝘔𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦, as well as their split EP with Japanese instrumental peers Mouse on the Keys! Legends all around. 50% off with code LITE on our site or at devildogdistro.com in the UK. 🎧💿 topshelfrecords.com/209

🌾🎸 we're running a catalog sale on 2015’s massive, fuzzed out 𝑯𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍 by the much-missed UK duo Nai Harvest ~ as well as their follow-up 7" EP 𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶 / 𝘑𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘺! through our shop: www.topshelfrecords.com/roster/nai-h... or at devildogdistro.com in the UK 50% OFF ALL FORMATS! CODE: HAIRBALL

pennines playing shows! in 2026! ❤️‍🔥 6/4 - Milano, IT solidarrock.it 6/5 - Bologna, IT www.freakoutbologna.com/en 6/6 - Villaggio Eni www.instagram.com/teimatfest/ 7/18 - Leeds, UK www.quietstepsfest.com stay tuned for more 🤭 pre-order 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟴-𝟬𝟵: topshelfrecords.com/pennines

So special to give these songs the full reissue they deserve. If you're in the UK, you can order through Devil Dog to save on shipping: topshelfrecords.com/pennines-uk + the lovely folks at Venus Vinyl in Norwich have an exclusive LP limited to 250 here: venusvinyl.com

The six tracks here make up the entire pennines repertoire to date, concluding in under 20 minutes with a scurried, abrupt ending that tricks the listener into expecting more— 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 is a fitting punctuation for a band whose original run resulted in a discography shorter than most albums.

Coming up in UK mid-late 2000s indie music scene, pennines favoured arpeggiated guitar, syncopation, staccato call-and-response harmonies + unexpected rhythm decisions. A clean guitar tone with no distortion or effects pedals + a DIY approach to recording, aiming for the most natural representation.

Announcing! 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟴-𝟬𝟵, a retrospective compilation of pennine's recorded output— a collection of songs that truly capture the in-the-room magic of the band's inception, out on vinyl for the first time Aug 7🏔️ We love this band. Pre-order at www.topshelfrecords.com/pennines 🛬

🥹 weatherday is currently on tour in the uk + europe! catch em if you can ~ tickets: hyperfollow.com/weatherday