Caitlin Rose's Gorilla Man 7 inch vinyl release is available for ordering online.
Get it now while you can.
This 7 inch is limited edition to 300 copies. Once they are gone, they are gone.
The vinyl comes with a FREE download coupon so you can have mp3 files of all 4 songs for regular listening pleasure (PERFECT if you don't have a record player but still want new Caitlin music).
It includes 4 songs, some are new, others are recorded in a new fashion.
Side A: Shotgun Wedding (full band version!) Gorilla Man Pt 1 (full band!)
Side B: Answer In One Of These Bottles (full band version) Gorilla Man Pt 2 (never before released!)
All of this for only 5 bucks and if you are one of the first 25 orders we will throw in a FREE theory 8 catalog release of our choice.
Order now below...
» posted July 21st, 2008 - ∞
We are having a SALE!!!
For a limited time only you can purchase 5 releases for just $15 (plus shipping & handling).
Just click on the order button below (it's the only way to get this deal) and in the special instructions field during checkout, list the 5 releases you'd like to receive.
If you forget, we'll email you directly for your selections.
So you could get three Forget Cassettes albums and two Apollo Up! records.
You could get Caitlin Rose's new EP, Copeland's first EP, The Whole Fantastic World, The Carter Administration AND The Sincerity Guild.
You could order 5 of the same records if you like.
And, if you are one the first 25 orders, we'll throw in a disc of our own choosing just for fun bringing your total booty to 6.
Order NOW! This sale won't last forever...
» posted June 29th, 2008 - ∞
theory 8 is proud to announce the release of our very first 7 inch vinyl release, Gorilla Man by Caitlin Rose.
The 7 inch will be available for purchase on July 22nd.
Tracklisting:
Side A: Shotgun Wedding & Gorilla Man Pt. 1
Side B: Answer in One of These Bottles & Gorilla Man Pt. 2
There are a number of reasons why this 7 inch is special.
Let's discuss:
1. This 7 inch contains four songs by Caitlin. Most 7 inches only contain two.
2. If you purchase this 7 inch and don't have a record player, no worries. Each purchase comes with a FREE digital download coupon so you can put these killer tracks on your iPod or Sony Walkman or whatever.
Not owning a record player is no excuse not to buy!
3. This 7 inch is LIMITED EDITION. We only pressed a small amount and once they are gone, they are gone forever. Don't wait.
4. Shotgun Wedding on Side A is actually a PREVIEW of Caitlin's new LP featuring the same song from the Dead Flowers EP, only beefed up with full band instrumentation. It's killa.
5. Two tracks, Gorilla Man Pt.1 and Answers... are more full band versions of her all ready classic cuts from her EP. They have been reworked and sound amazing. The only way you'll hear these versions is on this 7 inch.
6. The final track, Gorilla Man Pt. 2 is an EXCLUSIVE Caitlin song specifically written for the 7 inch. You will not find it released on any of her other albums.
7. The cover design was executed by Alex Pearson at Family Tree Design. He made it look swell.
8. Thanks to Jeremy Ferguson at Battletapes for making it sound like it's supposed it. Swell.
Check out the review of Dead Flowers,Caitlin's last EP, in the July issue of American Songwriter Magazine...
"Much has been surmised about what attendance at Loretta Lynn's first teenaged performance might have entailed. Caitlin Rose's Dead Flowers seems answer the question, once and for all. Rose unflinchingly tackles the timeless topics of teenage pregnancy and primate love with an enthusiasm that is, if not completely infectious, to be admired. Singing in an alto at once pure yet deliciously tainted by MySpace and high school ("I make music because I hate homework," she famously opines), Rose manages to infuse such barn burners as "Shotgun Wedding" and "Gorilla Man" with the kind of brio that tends to get ProTooled out of most modern country albums and lovingly delivers a poignantly flat version of the eponymous Stones cover that is enormously effective in a patently 21st century way."
» posted June 26th, 2008 - ∞
MORE PRESS on Caitlin Rose's Dead Flowers EP...
From TwangNation.com:
"The love of country's history exhibited immediately with the EP's packaging and on the first cut of the Dead Flowers EP. With 'Shotgun Wedding" Rose sings the tune with a Smokey Mountain lilt over Bob Grant's excellent mandolin . "Answer In One Of These Bottles" takes it's place with another classic narrative of drinking to forget Rose then shows she has the pipes to take on the Patsy Cline classic Three Cigarettes In An Ashtray as she covers it with all it'sforelorn beauty. Docket is a quirky Kris Kristofferson -style solo-guitar number that is perfect Summer listening and a lone tambourine accompanies the whimsical Gorilla Man brings to mind ShelSilverstein play on words."
From the Murfreesboro Pulse:
"With her latest release, Dead Flowers, Caitlin Rose is well on her way to success with her mix of dirty, old-fashioned country and innovative blues feel...The overall instrumentation is almost a cosmic sound, taking the listener to the crossroads of blues and country. Rose brings together a pure, dynamic sound throughout the album, piecing together a beautiful vibrant tone with a generous attitude. The album is at times naked and bare, revealing a softer, sensual side to Rose, yet at other times the album is powerful and driving, revealing a sad but true meaning within its content.
Rose is more than just your typical next door country gal full of folk and blues influence. Her music is full of imagery and emotion and her observations of Southern life remind you of the life you never hoped to lead but always were curious to know."
» posted May 21st, 2008 - ∞
Get to know Caitlin Rose in 3 (minutes that is).
Video courtesy of Nashville Cream
» posted May 20th, 2008 - ∞
Dead Flowers EP is officially released!!!
In case you need another reason to buy this wonderful ep for a whopping $5, read this live review below from Nashville Cream
Last night, Caitlin Rose celebrated the release of her wonderful debut EP—though she did admit that she had sold a few in Murfreesboro over the weekend. Unabashedly open about her nervousness, Rose charmed the crowd and expertly showcased her myriad of talents.
1. Rose actually managed to get the crowd to sing along. (This is Nashville! She was the opener!! These people weren't even drunk yet!!!) A sizable portion of the early-arriving attendees joined the 20-year-old songstress for the chorus of "Answer in One of These Bottles," and they sounded pretty decent doing it.
2. That girl can sing. Like really sing. It was on the slower numbers that her vocal prowess really shone. She has that tone, that dynamism, that certain je ne sais quoi that many of this years AI contestants would kill for.
3. You can't teach charisma. This young lady's humility and quirkiness is undeniably alluring—it was especially cute when she took off her hat for the sad ones.
» posted February 29th, 2008 - ∞
Caitlin Rose's Dead Flowers EP will be available on Feb. 26th, 2008.
Your very first chance to buy it will be by clicking on the buy now button below and ordering yourself a copy.
OR, if you live in Nashville you can go to Caitlin's CD release show on Wed. Feb 27th at Mercy Lounge. She will be playing with the SMOG legend, Bill Callahan and with Shearwater's own Jonathan Meiburg. The show starts at 8pm. You should not miss it.
The test pressing for the Gorilla Man 7 inch from Caitlin that we will be releasing in March has arrived.
The 7 inch will feature FOUR tracks: Shotgun Wedding, Gorilla Man Pt.1, Answer In One Of These Bottles and Gorilla Man Pt.2.
More information coming soon...
» posted February 15th, 2008 - ∞
Where do we start?
We spent the latter part of 2007 revving up our engines for a busy, busy, busy 2008. We are surprised all ready at what is surely going to be our busiest year yet. And it's only January.
Stick with us, a lot of news we just are not ready to announce yet. That's how this business works, kids. But when the news hits, hold on to your granny cause it's going to feel like you just got punched in the face.
February will see the release of the Dead Flowers EP by none other than our little sweetheart, Caitlin Rose. The EP will feature SEVEN new songs, five being original Cato ditties as well as TWO COVERS. You can maybe guess by now one is the classic Stones' song Dead Flowers and the other is Patsy Cline's Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray.
Caitlin will be busy performing live in Nashville in February, visit her site to get specifics.
Nashville, do not miss Caitlin's performance at the legendary Bluebird on March 22nd!
March is all ready filling up. You don't really think we'd miss SXSW do you? Yeah, we'll be there with at least FOUR acts. Some from the label, some from the management company, all family. In fact, don't be surprised if a few our bands play all week. DETAILS COMING SOON!
Are you still reading? You should be cause this is the BIGGEST PART YET!!!
In March of 2008, theory 8 records will be releasing...
A 7 INCH!
Gasp, we know.
Our inaugural 7 inch release will be with none other than Caitlin Rose. We plan on putting her sweet little voice on wax for fans of good music. Again, details, details, details are on the way, but we're looking at possibly four songs on one 7 inch. Shut up, we know all ready. It will be ready just in time for Caitlin's debut appearance at SXSW.
We also have at least THREE (maybe four) more releases being planned as we speak, including the Shotgun Wedding LP by Caitlin Rose. Not to mention our 8/8/08 Nashville party celebrating our 8th ANNIVERSARY! That's soooo many eights!!!
And that doesn't even include what's hot on the management TIP!
Let's just get to the point shall we?
De Novo Dahl - Move Every Muscle, Make Every Sound will be released by Roadrunner on March 25th. Look for them on the road everywhere in 2008, including SXSW appearances. Think it's odd that they are on Roadrunner, YOU AREN'T THE ONLY ONE!!!
Check out this cool new E-CARD featuring three videos!
The Nobility - Look for them at SXSW. Everyone loves The Mezzanine! Need proof? Here you go...
Forget Cassettes - Oh man, this is good. To be honest, too good to announce just yet. Stay tuned...
» posted January 24th, 2008 - ∞
Happy Holidays from theory 8.
What better way to celebrate than with Caitlin Rose singing Blue Christmas?
There isn't one single better way people.
By the way, we're up to our ears in good news about a lot of good things.
It's all very exciting, and still very much being confirmed.
But know this...2008 will be the year we melt off your face.
Happy Holidays.
» posted December 18th, 2007 - ∞
SAVE MACAULAY THE BAND BREAKS UP!!!
New EP to be released as Caitlin Rose.
After four years of writing, recording and playing live, Nashville’s own Save Macaulay the Band has decided to break up.
All reference to Save Macaulay will now be made as Caitlin Rose.
With very little explanation as to what happened within the group to cause such a drastic change after so many years of a being a band, primary singer/songwriter, Caitlin Rose simply states, 'Save Macaulay the Band broke up. We're through."
It comes as a shock to many, including label head, Aaron Hartley of theory 8 records. "I didn't see this one coming at all. I've seen plenty of bands call it quits over the years but never a group so close as Save Macaulay. I just hope Caitlin can pull herself together, step up to the plate and be able to carry herself as a solo act. It can be a tough transition to make, but I'm confident she'll surprise us all."
The break up comes on the verge of what would be Save Macaulay's first release, now to be released as Caitlin Rose. It is a seven song EP, produced by Andrija Tokic, that contains five original songs and two covers, "Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray” originally performed by Patsy Cline and the title track,"Dead Flowers" by The Rolling Stones.
The Dead Flowers EP will be officially released as Caitlin Rose by theory 8 records in January of 2008. It will be a predecessor to the debut LP, produced by Joel J. Dahl and Jeremy Ferguson, also to be released by theory 8 records in the Spring of 2008.
Five new songs from both the EP and LP are now available on Caitlin Rose's myspace page.
» posted December 4th, 2007 - ∞
The Carter Administration have an interview video on VIMBY
Check it out.
» posted October 22nd, 2007 - ∞
The Carter Administration are featured in this month's issue of Southeast Performer Magazine
Check out the pics from Jonathan Kingsbury!
» posted October 3rd, 2007 - ∞
Here Comes The Copout from The Carter Administration is available now!
What PEOPLE are saying:
"After nearly a decade of puns, witticisms and loud guitars, The Carters continue their streak as one of the city's most prolific and consistent bands...there isn't a single weak track here, and the album stands as a strong LP by a band that has long since mastered the EP format. - The Nashville Scene
"These guys have dutifully stuck to stripped-down rock longer than pretty much anyone in town, but Copout shows they've still got a few new tricks, and the old ones haven't worn out their welcome." - All The Rage
» posted September 26th, 2007 - ∞
Last weekend was our first ever theory 8 "revue" show where we took four bands to the Kentucky/Ohio area and played at the Southgate House.
If you read this article you will see the night was overall a success.
We want to do another. Tell us what town we should visit next.
LOTS of news on the label front...
The Carter Administration will be releasing Here Comes The Copout on September 11th. The new album is amazing.
We will be celebrating the release in Nashville with a FREE show at Grimey's Records on Tuesday, Sept. 11th at 6pm. Come buy a copy of the record that night.
There will also be a party at 3 Crow Bar on Saturday, Sept. 15th in Nashville celebrating the release of the album.
Go to both...we are!
Be on the lookout for our first real video here at theory 8 by The Carter Administration coming very, very soon.
Save Macaulay went in the studio this week to finish up the debut full length album due later this year.
We'll be posting music as soon as it is available!
In the meantime, visit Save Macaulay's myspace.
So don't forget...
The Carter Administration Here Comes The Copout available September 11th!!!
» posted July 20th, 2007 - ∞
theory 8 invades!!!
Come celebrate our first ever theory 8 revue concert in Cincinnati, OH, on Friday, July 13th.
Performing will be: Forget Cassettes De Novo Dahl The Carter Administration Save Macaulay
The show will be at the legendary Southgate House in Newport, KY.
If you live in Ohio and want a double dosage of theory 8 rock, you should make the drive to Dayton on July 12th to see Forget Cassettes and De Novo Dahl at the Pearl.
Speaking of The Carter Administration, their full length entitled Here Comes The Copout will be available on Sept 11th, 2007. Music to hear will be available very, very soon.
And speaking of Save Macaulay, Caitlin is headed into the studio next week to put the finishing touches on her debut LP.
Lots of more news to come including a very special announcement!!!
» posted July 9th, 2007 - ∞
theory 8 records is proud to announce our newest partnership with Nashville's Save Macaulay to release a full length LP this summer.
Save Macaulay is the musical endeavor by 19 year old Nashville native, Caitlin Rose.
The album is being produced by Joel J. Dahl of De Novo Dahl and Jeremy Ferguson (Be Your Own Pet, Hands Down Eugene, Forget Cassettes) and is being recorded at Ferguson’s Battle Tapes Studio in East Nashville.
The Save Macaulay release will also feature the talents of many East Nashville musicians including members of Hands Down Eugene and De Novo Dahl.
"This album will be another great example of diversity for the label", explains Aaron Hartley, owner of theory 8 records. "Caitlin is a very talented writer with an amazing voice that is uniquely her own. I am very excited to be a part of this and look forward for fans of the label to hear Save Macaulay."
Visit Save Macaulay's myspace for songs from the upcoming LP set for a tentative Fall 2007 release.
» posted May 31st, 2007 - ∞
Forget Cassettes was reviewed in the latest issue of NME!
Fresh off their debut UK release of Salt on Tangled Up and their month long tour with Trail of Dead, it is always nice to come home to a review like this...
Forget Cassettes might hail from Nashville, home of country, but this lot aren't your typical yee-hawing Ole Opry revivalists. Beth Cameron, smoldering heroine at the band's centre, channels the sort of whisper-to-shriek Polly Harvey vocal histrionics and napalm-spraying guitar to make a thousand indie boys tremble with a strange mix of adolescent lust and abject terror. "I won't be anyone's number two", she purrs on Quiero, Quieres – a bitter break up song that's already scanning the horizon for the next lover. Don't mistake Cameron as a bunny boiler, though: Salt gets way weirder than that on the likes of Venison which opens with a firestorm of Fugazi guitars, but cools into a torch song that holds conversations with roadkill. 7 out of 10!
» posted April 20th, 2007 - ∞
De Novo Dahl has signed with Roadrunner Records.
The new album will be mixed by David Fridmann (Flaming Lips) and Tony Doogan (Belle & Sebastian).
Visit Roadrunner Records for more information.
» posted February 13th, 2007 - ∞
Beth Cameron, performing as Forget Cassettes, finalized a European record deal with One Little Indian Records and Tangled Up Recordings, home of artists such as Bjork, The Twilight Singers and The Pernice Brothers. One Little Indian/Tangled will be re-releasing the album Salt, originally released in the United States by theory 8 records, on March 5th.
To coincide with the album release, Forget Cassettes will be touring Europe in February and March with Interscope recording artist, And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead. The band will be opening more than 25 dates beginning in Birmingham England and ending in Athens Greece. This will be the second time Forget Cassettes has toured with Trail of Dead, the first being in 2004 in the United States.
Due to Beth's ever-evolving musical endeavors she has decided to reorganize the Forget Cassettes line-up and will be touring Europe as a 2-piece with Doni Schroader who has spent the last two years recording and touring with Trail of Dead. Bassist Jay Phillips is focusing more time on his band, Apollo Up! and drummer Aaron Ford will be touring with Bobby Bare, Jr.
Be sure to catch the new Forget Cassettes line up at Mercy Lounge in Nashville wtih Umbrella Tree and Cortney Tidwell on Friday, February 2nd.
Tour dates will be posted soon...
» posted January 22nd, 2007 - ∞
The time is here!
We have a new website.
A huge, gigantic thank you goes to Michael Eades who built us an amazing new site. The time and effort put in to this site by Michael cannot be explained here. Just know that he earned lots of jewels on his crown in our indie rock heaven for this site.
Thank you Michael.
Notice a new addition to the site, our official Artist Management section. This represents a new venture for the theory 8 crew, helping out some of our artists who have the opportunity to move up to bigger labels like De Novo Dahl. We're also reserving a few spots for other artists who may need our help.
Check out the site.
Lots of "official" news is just around the corner...
Hartley
» posted January 20th, 2007 - ∞