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The new GRIM EP is out today! We are stoked to be involved with this release and working with our friends at Voodoo Village Recordings. This release is definitely something new for us. Like I’ve said before, there’s no reason to stay confined to a certain genre. While we mainly have released punk/hardcore music, you’ve got to shake it up every once in a while.

GRIM [Anthoney Carter // Micah McGee] is a post-trap, bass-heavy duo, formed to explore the concepts of mood, atmosphere, and aesthetic through live and electronic instrumentation. Their debut EP, 7Sins, is a five-song collection of all-original tracks that were created to individually portray a unique vibe and experience, all while constrained under a consistently slow, leaned-out tempo.

You can download the EP for free right here.

In addition to the five-song EP, we are releasing a 7″ with two songs that are alternate versions of songs from the EP. The tracks on the 7″ are exclusive to the vinyl and can’t be heard anywhere else. The records are limited to 300 copies on a mix of coke bottle clear, lavender, and clear gold vinyl.

Order the 7″ here.

http://grim-music.com

http://twitter.com/6RIM

http://facebook.com/grimcreeper.music

There are a couple awesome shows happening in the next week that you should know about. They are both matinee shows so you can get out and do other things afterwards.

Saturday, April 21st @ The Hi-Tone (TONIGHT!)

LA ARMADA
HOSOI BROS
DEAL ME IN

Doors at 6PM. Music at 6:30.
$5 / ALL AGES

Sunday, April 29th @ The Hi-Tone

DEEP SLEEP
CANNOMEN
DEAL ME IN

Doors at 4PM. Music at 4:30.
$5 / ALL AGES

Hope to see a bunch of people out at these shows. We don’t have awesome punk bands come to Memphis that often so don’t miss out.

We are damn excited to tell you about two new releases that we have coming out next week! The official release date for both THE ANGEL SLUTS “Singles Staring At The Steady” cassette and the LA ARMADA “Self-Titled” LP is next Tuesday, March 27. Both of the bands will be having record release parties tomorrow (Friday) in their respective cities. I’ll tell you more about those in a minute.

First up we have a 19 song singles compilation by THE ANGEL SLUTS called “Singles Staring At The Steady.” Harry came to me with the idea of releasing a cassette with all the material from the band’s 7″ records and I thought it was a great idea. Two of the singles are out of print with another close to it. So we compiled all of those songs and added a few unreleased tracks as well. If you’ve never heard the band this cassette is a great place to start. We’ll have the cassette available in our online store next week.

The band will celebrate the release of “Singles Staring At The Steady” this Friday night at the Hi-Tone in Memphis, TN. This will also be the release for their latest 7″ on Chickpea Records. The cover charge is only $5 and you get either a copy of the new cassette or 7″ with entry. You can’t beat a deal like that. Also playing are The Blackbelts and The Gloryholes with DJ Memphis Vic in between sets.

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Next up is the new “Self-Titled” LP from LA ARMADA. This album is about 10 years in the making and it rips so hard. I’ve known these guys since high school when we used to play shows together in the Dominican Republic. They are one of the very few who have made the jump from the small Caribbean island to live and tour in the US. Their dedication to their music definitely shows in this album and their live show. If you have a chance to see them live I would not miss it. They’ll blow you away.

You can pre-order the LP in our online store. Orders will start shipping next week.

LA ARMADA will celebrate the release of their new LP this Friday night at The Orphanage in Chicago, IL. The show is only $5 and we will have copies of the new album for sale. Also playing are Krang, Die Time, and Time Loses Control with DJ Masisi in between sets.

Pre-orders for the new LA ARMADA LP are up! We can’t wait for this record to be out and in our hands. The songs kick ass and I think a lot of people are going to be blow away by this band. Last week the band posted the song “Negaciones” from the album and today they’ve posted another one called “Complice”. You can listen to both songs here.

Besides the vinyl itself there are a couple pre-order packages for you to check out. We’ve got two different shirt designs and a hoodie package that are pretty rad. You can purchase the shirt/hoodie combos from the LA ARMADA online store. http://armadahc.storenvy.com

You can also purchase the vinyl from the Fat Sandwich store. http://fatsandwich.storenvy.com

Pressing info:

200 copies on gold vinyl (also comes with a Dominican coin)
300 copies on black vinyl

Each record also comes with a screen printed poster and a bilingual lyric sheet. The band sings in their native language (Spanish), but we’ve got the translated lyrics in there for all you gringos. Pre-orders will begin shipping the week of March 26th. If anything changes with that date you will be notified. Happy ordering!

LA ARMADA have uploaded the song “Negaciones” from their new self-titled LP for your listening pleasure. The record will be available March 23rd at their release show in Chicago. Following the release the band will head out on a month long tour in support of the record. Check out the new song:

Here are the tour dates. Venues and additional info in the next couple weeks.

3/23 – Chicago, IL
3/28 – Muskegon, MI
3/29 – Ypsilanti, MI
3/30 – Ft Wayne, IN
3/31 – Lima, OH
4/1 – Columbus OH
4/2 – Jackson, MI
4/3 – Cleveland, OH
4/4 – Buffalo, NY
4/5 – Reading, PA
4/6 – Hartford, CT
4/7 – NYC, NY
4/8 – New Haven, CT
4/9 – Lowell, MA
4/10 – Rochester, NY
4/11 – Albany, NY
4/12 – Boston, MA
4/13 – NYC, NY
4/14 – Baltimore, MD
4/15 – Richmond, VA
4/16 – Wilmington, NC
4/17 – Columbia, SC
4/18 – Athens, GA
4/19 – Panama City, FL
4/20 – Pensacola, FL
4/21 – New Orleans, LA
4/22 – Birmingham, AL
4/23 – Nashville, TN
4/24 – Memphis, TN
4/25 – St. Louis, MO
4/26 – Kansas City, MO
4/27 – Des Moines, IA
4/28 – Minneapolis, MN
4/29 – Madison, WI

Our latest release is the self-titled 7″ from THE FOURTH ESTATE. The records came out looking and sounding great! There are a limited number of clear blue copies so grab one while we have them. You can pick up a copy in our online store or from the band.

For wholesale/distro inquiries email info@fatsandwichrecords.com

The band is filming a video this weekend for the song “Memorial Day Parade”. Filming starts at 10 AM on Saturday, February 25th at the Firehouse in Birmingham. Feel free to come help out/hang out and possibly be in the video.

THE FOURTH ESTATE is also playing a couple Birmingham shows this week.

2/20 Birmingham, AL @ The Firehouse w/ Daytrader, Holiness Church Of The Valley
2/25 Birmingham, AL @ The Firehouse VIDEO SHOOT w/ Nothing Til Blood
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COVE is playing a short string of dates this week around the South. They will have new merch on tour with them as well as copies of their “Black Sermon” 7″ we released last year. Go check them out, you won’t be disappointed.

2/21 Tupelo, MS @ The Spot w/ Seraphim
2/22 Memphis, TN @ The Poplar Lounge w/ Seraphim
2/24 Springfield, IL @ The Black Sheep w/ Thieves
2/25 Nashville, TN @ Little Hamilton w/ Hysteria

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Tests came in this week for the upcoming self-titled LP from LA ARMADA. I can’t wait for people to hear this record. The guys put everything they have into their songs/band and it definitely shows. The record will be out sometime in mid-late March right before the band heads out on a month long tour. We’ll have some tracks for you to hear soon. LA ARMADA is playing a few shows this week with The Disappeared (I Hate Punk Rock Records). I highly recommend checking out both of these bands if you get a chance. Gonna be some killer shows. Here are the dates:

2/23 St. Louis, MO @ Urban Lounge w/ The Disappeared, The Haddonfields
2/24 Champaign, IL @ Mike N’ Mollys w/ The Disappeared, Midstress
2/25 Chicago, IL @ The Money Shot w/ The Disappeared, Morbid Obesity

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THE ANGEL SLUTS have been as busy as always. Besides playing a bunch of weekend dates this month, they’ve got a new 7″ out on Chickpea Records and have compiled a 19 song singles collection cassette that we will be releasing soon. The cassette is titled “Singles Staring At The Steady” and it will be available late March. More info on that soon.

We are having a spring cleaning sale! I know it’s not technically spring yet, but the weather in the south has felt like it lately. We have a couple new releases coming out soon and we are running out of room in our office. I’ve marked down just about everything in our store. There are a bunch of 7″s, cds, tapes for as low as $2! Help us out by picking up some great records for CHEAP!

Also, with every purchase you can get a FREE Fat Sandwich 7″ release with your order. All you have to do is specify which record you want in the comment section of your order. This includes all Fat Sandwich 7″ releases except Cities Aviv and The Fourth Estate. Order away!

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Hello everyone! I just wanted to make a quick post and say thank you for helping make 2011 such an awesome year for Fat Sandwich. We had the privilege to work with a ton of rad people and put out some great records. The year ended on a very high note and we are looking forward to what’s to come before the world ends in December. We can’t thank you enough for continuing to support us by buying records, shirts, coming to shows, etc.

Our first release of the new year (The Fourth Estate 7″) will be out in a couple of weeks. Expect more news about that and other releases very soon. Laterz.

We are pleased to announce that we will be releasing a 7″ for Birmingham, AL’s THE FOURTH ESTATE. They are a relatively new band featuring members of Dolarhyde, who we did a 7″ for last year. The self-titled four song EP is currently available on CD from Spring Street Records in Birmingham. We are hoping to have test presses in this week and once those are approved it shouldn’t be long before the record is available. You can listen to all four songs from the 7″ on THE FOURTH ESTATE bandcamp or the Fat Sandwich bandcamp.

You can pre-order the 7″ here.

The band is heading out for a short tour this weekend. Here are the dates:

JAN 1 – Chicken Coup, Memphis, TN w/ Deal Me In
JAN 2 – Johnny’s, St. Louis, MO
JAN 3 – Little Hamilton, Nashville, TN w/ Cove, Courtesy Drop
JAN 4 – Planet Avalon, Decatur, AL w/ Agitator, True Life, Convictions, + More
JAN 5 – The Shark Tank, Tallahassee, FL w/ Max Levine Ensemble, + More
JAN 6 – The Money, Rock Hill, SC w/ The Lester Bangs, Sioux City Pete & the Beggars
JAN 7 – The Firehouse, Birmingham, AL w/ All In, Gideon, Uriah, + More

http://thefourthestate.bandcamp.com
http://www.facebook.com/TheFourthEstateBham

Thanks for reading. Hope everyone is having a good holiday season. More updates in the new year.

Just wanted to update everyone on a couple new things we’ve added to the store. Crimmus is only a couple weeks away and we know you can’t wait to get some Fat Sandwich schwag for your friends and family. We are shipping orders as quick as we can to try our best to get them to you on time. Any order placed before 2PM (CST) will ship SAME DAY and all other orders will ship NEXT DAY. We can’t make any guarantees cause the post office is insane this time of year, but we’ll do our best. Don’t forget, we like to put extra shit in our orders (records, stickers, tapes, pictures of my dogs, etc).

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PUG LIFE “Everything Pugs” Crew Neck Sweatshirt – ORDER HERE

We made a very limited number of these. Pick one up before they sell out!

DEAL ME IN “Demo” Cassette – ORDER HERE

New Memphis punk rock, first release! This version is limited to 25 hand numbered copies. We only have 4 left!

CITIES AVIV “Coastin’” 7″ – ORDER HERE

This has been out for a little while, but we are running pretty low on copies. Gavin has been getting awesome press all over the place (Spin, New York Times, Pitchfork) and this record will definitely sell out. We won’t be doing a repress so get one while you can. Only $5!

NEWEST DISTRO:

ARMA SECRETA “Dependent Lividity” LP (180 Gram White Vinyl) - ORDER HERE
COURTESY “Idmatic” Cassette – ORDER HERE
USELESS EATERS “Zulu” LP (Euro Import) – ORDER HERE

That’s it for now. Most of the items in our store have been heavily discounted, so now is the time to pick something up! We’ll have some news about new releases very soon. Thanks for reading.