Benjamin Shaw • There's Always Hope, There's Always Cabernet (Remastered & Expanded) • 2020

Originally released in late 2011, this was only the second full-length album that Audio Antihero Records had released (after Nosferatu D2's debut in 2009). We sank a lot of love, time and energy into it and back then it felt like both the beginning and the end of something. But I'm not sure it was much of either. Ben has made a lot of very different records since and for now we're both still here. But it was and still is a strange and special album. 

"A piece of work that could stand the test of time...The solitude is palpable." - Gold Flake Paint

"Superb." - Drowned in Sound

"One of the hidden gems of 2011 - 8/10." - This Is Fake DIY

"You wouldn't want everyone (or anyone else) to sound to like Benjamin Shaw but I'm delighted someone does." - The Line Of Best Fit

"One of the better records of the year." - Is This Music?

"Benjamin Shaw is an outcast, a loner, a maverick and a freak. All of these are compliments." - CLASH Music

"A truly special album." - Music OMH

"An album that is quite unlike anything else, full of blackened charisma and a sonic imagination quite different to most - 8/10." - The Music Fix

Joplin Rice - Good Boy - 2018

Joplin Rice is a songwriter living in Lexington, Kentucky. 

He has released numerous other albums both under his own name and as Ezra Triste.

Every band he forms dies.

Joplin Rice - Hurricane Alaska - 2015

Joplin Rice is a songwriter living in Lexington, Kentucky. 

He has released numerous other albums both under his own name and as Ezra Triste ezratriste.bandcamp.com

Every band he forms dies.

Low Low Low La La La Love Love Love - Last - 2015

"There's an overwhelming sense of guilt in lavishing praise on Last because it's too little too late...a band that could have been our new Sparklehorse if we'd bothered to listen - 8/10." - The 405 

"This is the band at their most unafraid. It’s a record that will resonate as profoundly personal, packed full of inner-declarations about missing out on your chances, messing up your relationships and coming to terms with who you are. Press play and head out on a long walk – this one deserves your undivided attention." - GoldFlakePaint 

"This is a funeral album that feels like a real celebration. 'Last' is an absolute triumph - 9/10. - Crackle Feedback 

"Couldn't sound any more sincere or true to its mission statement if it tried. It's eccentric, frustrating and above all – honest...LLL have withstood the trials that come with being an outsider act. They may not set the radio waves ablaze but they sure as hell will light up your heart." - The Digital Fix 

"Full of heart, 'Last' is a perfect balance of rough lo-fi textures and luscious blends of soft and loud. This powerful duo have something to be proud of with this final treasure of an album." - Independent Music News 

"A lo fi nugget amongst the ruff its gloriously ragged melodies and fuzz laden landscapes which bring to mind the likes of Daniel Johnston, Sparklehorse and Grandaddy are a delight to behold." - God Is In The TV 

"A swansong to end all swansongs" - The Album Wall 

"It sounds like a classic single from another era, like what I imagine watching Top of the Pops was like in the early ’70s, on a tiny tube TV, while trying to explain what was happening onscreen to Grandma." - Don't Need No Melody 

"Rather than mourn the loss of a friend we never quite got to know as well as we should have, we should celebrate that we were able to meet them in the first place." - Dani Charlton (Amazing Radio - 'Record of the Week') 

""A truly spectacular record." - Impropaganda 

"Last presents significant, curious charms; it's the kind of record that surprises with noisy unpredictability, quiet intimacy and unflinching sincerity." - Clicky Clicky Music Blog