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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 12h

Americana UK takes a look at "Stars," the new album from The Morning Line (out Today CD/Streaming, preorder/presave: orcd.co/tml-stars). Get the details and preview a track from the new record here:⁠👇 americana-uk.com/the-morning-... #AmericanaUK #TheMorningLine #IndieRock #JangleRock #PowerPop 🎸

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 13h

Go Deep with Bruce Rave (on WVMO, WSUM and more) spins new music from Gary Calamar's keenly-awaited debut album "Odd Numb3rs And Slanted Rhymes" (out Oct 23, preorder/presave: orcd.co/garycalamar-...)! Check out Bruce's latest playlists/tune in here:👇 godeepmusic.net #IndieRock #AltRock #IndiePop 🎸

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Kirk Hiner @khiner.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Bought this album last year. Bought the full catalog of three new (to me) bands within the next month or so.

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 20h

Dr. Jeff continues his dual-show schedule with Where The Action Is! on WFMU and The Now Sound on CRSTL, with Top 10 rankings for The Morning Line, Strawberry Alarm Clock and Librarians With Hickeys, all with new music at www.bigstirrecords.com! Follow the shows here👇 www.facebook.com/profile.php?...

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 21h

London Calling Shades Of Rock includes Gary Calamar's "I Got An Idea" from the new album "Odd Numb3rs And Slanted Rhymes" (Oct 23, preorder/presave: orcd.co/garycalamar-...) on the playlist you can dial up right here:👇 www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1... #AltRock #PowerPop #NewWave #IndiePop 🎸

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Big thanks to Steve Caplan of Rules Free Radio on The Gamut for kicking off a recent show with "I Got An Idea" by Gary Calamar featuring Mark Mothersbaugh of DEVO, from Gary's forthcoming album "Odd Numb3rs And Slanted Rhymes" (out Oct 23: orcd.co/garycalamar-...)! Listen here👇 live.gamut.fm/listen/

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

"A 21-track career-spanning collection... blending ‘80s postpunk and college rock jangle with ’90s alt-rock drive and an occasional tinge of No Depression-style Americana." christiansmusicmusings.wordpress.com/2026/09/26/n... #IndieRock #AltRock #PowerPop #IndiePop

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New Music Musings

Jake Thistle, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Morning Line, The Goods, Eli Paperboy Reed and Todd Slant

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Christian's Music Musings features The Morning Line with "Spellbound" from the new album "Stars" (out now: orcd.co/tml-stars) among the roundup of new and notable indie music releases. See all the new music musings at:👇 christiansmusicmusings.wordpress.com/2026/09/26/n... #IndieRock #PowerPop 🎸

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

With his long-anticipated debut album announced and on the way, LA singer-songwriter GARY CALAMAR presents the second preview single, which sees him joining forces and voices with modern legend ROBYN HITCHCOCK for “Who Are We Gonna Be Today?” Pre-order and pre-save now:👇 orcd.co/garycalamar-...

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It's The Spoon! Stephen Smith of The Morning Line joins the crew for a chat about the band's new album "Stars" (out now CD/Streaming: orcd.co/tml-stars) about his career with the band and in the '80s/'90s indie rock scene. Hear it all here:👇 thespoonradio.com/ep-632 #TheSpoon #TheMorningLine 🎸

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Big Stir Records' neo-classic LP for the Halloween season "Chilling, Thrilling Hooks and Haunted Harmonies" (Deluxe Double Vinyl/CD/Streaming: orcd.co/big-stir-hal...) rises from the dead in this 2026 piece from Take Effect Reviews! Read more here, if you dare!👇 takeeffectreviews.com/may-2026-1/2...

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Syndicated to nearly 50 stations worldwide, it's Cruisin' The Decades with Brad Savage, and marquee airplay for Gary Calamar and "I Got An Idea" from his new album "Odd Numb3rs And Slanted Rhymes" (out Oct 23 orcd.co/garycalamar-...). Tune in here:👇 cruisinthedecades.com #BradSavage #GaryCalamar 🎸

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

WITR's Jeff Of The Future Show looks forward to Gary Calamar's new album "Odd Numb3rs And Slanted Rhymes" (out Oct 23, preorder: orcd.co/garycalamar-...) by featuring the track "Back Door Man" in the Top 10! Follow Jeff OTF here:👇 www.facebook.com/jeff.otf1 #IndieRock #AltRock #PowerPop #IndiePop 🎸

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Also out today from THE JACK RUBIES along with the single of the same title: the newly remastered/expanded 40th Anniversary Edition of the UK postpunk heroes' 1986 debut EP "Witch-Hunt In Lotusland," featuring five previously unreleased vintage tracks! Stream or download:👇 orcd.co/jackrubies-w...

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It’s Bandcamp Friday at bigstirrecords.bandcamp.com! New CDs from Gary Calamar and The Morning Line plus Vinyl/CD from Strawberry Alarm Clock, plus spooky tunes for Halloween with CHILLING, THRILLING HOOKS AND HAUNTED HARMONIES on Deluxe Double Vinyl or CD, and much more! #BandcampFriday 🎃

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Out today: the new single "Witch-Hunt In Lotusland" from veteran UK postpunk heroes THE JACK RUBIES! Also celebrating the 40th Anniversary of their 1986 debut EP of the same title, now streaming separately in a new Expanded and Remastered Edition! Hear the single at: orcd.co/jackrubies-w... 👈

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It's October and the dawning of the Spooky Season, and that means it's time for CHILLING, THRILLING HOOKS AND HAUNTED HARMONIES, the Big Stir Records Halloween Grimoire! Our beloved collection of terrifying tunes on Deluxe Double LP Vinyl, CD and streaming - available at orcd.co/big-stir-hal...! 🎃

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Tomorrow, it's Bandcamp Friday at bigstirrecords.bandcamp.com 👈 and along with the new CDs from Gary Calamar and The Morning Line plus Vinyl/CD from Strawberry Alarm Clock, it's time for spooky tunes for Halloween! Get CHILLING, THRILLING HOOKS AND HAUNTED HARMONIES on Deluxe Double Vinyl or CD! 🎃

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"There’s not a dud to be found here, as Schnee and company include themes of grief, cats and love, and their timeless pop, folk and indie template will resonate with fans of McCartney, They Might Be Giants or even The Kinks." Read Tom Haugen's full review at: takeeffectreviews.com/september-20...

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Last Days Of Loma Big Stir, 2026 9/10 Listen to Last Days Of Loma The Long Beach, California trio, Wormstew, play a clever and memorable version of pop-folk, where these 14 songs see the brain...

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Here's Take Effect Reviews with a glowing 9/10 assessment of Wormstew's latest album "Last Days Of Loma" (out now: orcd.co/wormstew-ldol). Read Tom Haugen's full review at:👇 takeeffectreviews.com/september-20... #TakeEffectReviews #Wormstew #IndiePop #IndieFolk #FolkRock #IndieRock #BigStirRecords 🎸

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It's a robust Radio Roundup for SF Bay Area indie rock heroes The Morning Line and tracks from their new album "Stars" (out now: orcd.co/tml-stars), spinning all over the global indie airwaves! #TheMorningLine #RadioRoundup #IndieRock #AltRock #PowerPop #JangleRock #IndiePop #BigStirRecords

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The terrific Aldora Britain Records web zine features an exclusive, in-depth interview with The Legal Matters, covering the making of the new hit album "Lost At Sea" (out now: orcd.co/legalmatters...)! Download it here and support Aldora in their mission:👇 drive.google.com/file/d/1kjtN... #IndieRock

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Christian's Music Musings presents an exclusive interview with Big Stir Record founders Christina and Rex, digging in to the label's nine year history and spotlighting releases (and more)! Catch up on all things BSR at:👇 christiansmusicmusings.wordpress.com/2026/09/11/s... #GuitarPop #PowerPop 🎸

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The Morning Line scores a #1 hit on the chart at Rock Never Rusts, David Kasheta's tastemaking show on Eardrum Buzz Radio, WOMR and other terrific outlets! The new album "Stars" is out now (orcd.co/tml-stars), and you can follow RNR/tune in:👇 www.facebook.com/profile.php?... #PowerPop #IndieRock 🎸

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Gary Calamar hits the French airwaves in rotation at Pop Culture Radio! "Odd Numb3rs And Slanted Rhymes" is his debut album, out Oct 23 on CD and Streaming (preorder/presave: orcd.co/garycalamar-...) and PCR is broadcast worldwide here:👇 popculture1.wixsite.com/radio #IndieRock #GuitarPop #IndiePop

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Gary Calamar's "I Got An Idea" featuring Mark Mothersbaugh, from the forthcoming album "Odd Numb3rs And Slanted Rhymes" (out Oct 23: orcd.co/garycalamar-...) joins "1972" by Librarians With Hickeys on The Walrus & The Carpenter on Rock Radio UK!👇 www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1... #IndieRock 🎸

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Strawberry Alarm Clock are the Featured Artist on this great edition of From The Bunker with DJ Vanian on Rock Radio UK! Hear three tracks from the new album "Where's One?" (out now: orcd.co/strawberryal...) and much more here:👇 www.mixcloud.com/DJVanian/fro... #PsychRock #SunshinePop 🍓⏰

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

More international airplay for LA's own Gary Calamar as tracks from his new album "Odd Numb3rs And Slanted Rhymes" (out Oct 23, preorder/presave: orcd.co/garycalamar-...) go into rotation on Strummer Radio, in Athens, Greece! Tune in right here, anywhere worldwide:👇 strummerradio.com #IndieRock 🎸

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"The commanding, emotionally charged vocals hold the shifting textures together, whether the band is pushing forward on propulsive guitar rock or slowing down for something more reflective... the momentum belongs entirely to the present." addtowantlist.com/index.php/20... #TheMorningLine 🎸

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New compilation: The Morning Line || Stars - Add To Wantlist

San Francisco power pop quartet The Morning Line on Burbank quality label Big Stir Records, that sounds like a symbiotic partnership that was inevitable. Matching the ethics on both sides, band member...

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Here is Add To Wantlist with a wonderful review of "Stars," the new album from The Morning Line (out now: orcd.co/tml-stars): "A collection diverse in character without ever losing its sense of cohesion," writes ATWL's Dennis. Read the full review at:👇 addtowantlist.com/index.php/20...

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

With their new album "Stars" out now on CD/Streaming (order/listen at orcd.co/tml-stars), The Morning Line breaks into the Top 10 at KUCR's Garagerocktopia! Follow Robert Kreutzer's essential indie rock and pop roundup and tune in every week:👇 www.facebook.com/profile.php?... #AltRock #JanglePop 🎸

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"Beautiful and generous," writes France's Voix De Garage Grenoble of Strawberry Alarm Clock's new album "Where's One?" (out now Vinyl/CD/Streaming: orcd.co/strawberryal...) Read more of Bertrand Tappaz's review:👇 voixdegaragegrenoble.blogspot.com/2026/08/chro... #StrawberryAlarmClock #PsychRock 🍓⏰

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“Post-punk, indie rock, pop, blues, synth-pop, Britpop, rock, folk-noir, new wave, and even reggae elements are blended into a concoction that occasionally brings to mind the later work of Bauhaus and David Bowie." tracks-magazin.ch/the-jack-rub... #IndieRock #Postpunk #NewWave #IndiePop

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THE JACK RUBIES Visions In The Bowling Alley – Tracks Magazin

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Robert Palley checks in with a sweet review of The Jack Rubies' latest album "Visions In The Bowling Alley" (out now: orcd.co/jackrubies-v...). "The English band seems to have a sense of humor... this ironic approach suits the album (and current world events).👇 tracks-magazin.ch/the-jack-rub...

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

California indie rocker Gary Calamar goes into rotation at Florida's Surf 97.3 with music from the new album "Odd Numb3rs And Slanted Rhymes," out Oct 23 (preorder/presave: orcd.co/garycalamar-...)! Tune in here:👇 www.flaglerbeachradio.com #IndiePop #AltRock #IndieRock 🎸

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"A triumphant return for the power-pop luminaries," writes Tom Haugen. "If legends like Teenage Fanclub, Big Star or Matthew Sweet make you smile wide, you’re going to love this.” takeeffectreviews.com/september-20...

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Music reviews- Take Effect

It’s All Good, Sugar… Big Stir, 2026 10/10 Listen to It’s All Good, Sugar… This sure is a triumphant return for the power-pop luminaries The Greenberry Woods, who flesh out 12 tunes of grooves,...

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A 10/10 rave review in Take Effect for The Greenberry Woods' new album "It's All Good, Sugar..." (out now Vinyl/CD/Streaming: orcd.co/greenberrywo...). Read it at:👇 takeeffectreviews.com/september-20... #PowerPop #AltRock 🎸

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

“Movement has been hiding throughout The Morning Line’s songbook. That makes Stars an unusually appropriate way to revisit it. Instead of freezing twenty years of music into a chronological monument, the band treat the catalogue as something that can still move.” md-eksperiment.org/en/post/2026...

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The Morning Line Refuse to Stand Still on Stars

The Morning Line remix two decades of music, add “90s Pickup” and “This Lens,” and abandon chronology on their 21-track Big Stir debut Stars.

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

CRSTL's Pop! The Beat Bubble Burst with DJ Rich Reese blasts new music from Gary Calamar and The Morning Line, both from albums available now at www.bigstirrecords.com! Check out the playlist and tune in to CRSTL for PTBB every week:👇 spinitron.com/CRSTL/pl/230... #IndieRock #PowerPop 🎸

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Gary Calamar debuts at #2 on The Secret Weapon's chart at Woody Radio, with "I Got An Idea" (featuring Mark Mothersbaugh of DEVO) from the forthcoming album "Odd Numb3rs And Slanted Rhymes" (out Oct 23: orcd.co/garycalamar-...). Tune in here:👇 www.facebook.com/SecretWeapon... #AltRock #PowerPop 🎸

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Great to hear The Morning Line's "Anhedonia" from the new album "Stars" (out now CD/Streaming: orcd.co/tml-stars) on the UK's Louder Than War Radio, courtesy of the great Wallace Dobbin! Tune in to Rock & Roll Radio right here:👇 louderthanwar.com/louder-than-... #AltRock #TheMorningLine 🎸

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

On Chicago's WLUW, the Razor & Die Show spins new music from Gary Calamar and two of his collaborators on this new album "Odd Numb3rs And Slanted Rhymes" (out Oct 23: orcd.co/garycalamar-...) - Robyn Hitchcock and Palmyra Delran - and more! See Di's full playlist:👇 www.facebook.com/razoranddies... 🎸

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Norway's The Viking In The Wilderness adds "Spellbound" by The Morning Line to their indie showcase playlist! The new single is from the just-released album "Stars" (out now: orcd.co/tml-stars) and the full VITW playlist can be heard right here:👇 www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1... #AltRock #PowerPop 🎸

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

THE JACK RUBIES celebrate the 40th Anniversary of their debut EP "Witch-Hunt In Lotusland" with the streaming debut of a new, remastered and expanded "40th Anniversary Edition" featuring the title track - now a new single from the band! Pre-order of Pre-save here:👇 orcd.co/jackrubies-w... #NewSingle

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Indie Music Discovery's Spotlight playlist has The Morning Line's "Anhedonia" (from the new album "Stars" out now CD/Streaming: open.spotify.com/playlist/2r6...) at the very toppermost slot! Check out all of IMD's picks right here:👇 open.spotify.com/playlist/2r6... #AltRock #PowerPop #IndiePop 🎸

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The Morning Line (with the album "Stars" out now: orcd.co/tml-stars) join Librarians With Hickeys and their new single "1972" on Paul Hefti's long-running show Semi-Twang... on Sacramento's KUTZ and archived for listening any time here:👇 www.mixcloud.com/paul-hefti/ #PowerPop #JangleRock #IndiePop 🎸

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

British postpunk vetarans THE JACK RUBIES conjure up a new single: “Witch-Hunt In Lotusland,” a tautly sinister early-career classic that serves as the band's annual Halloween release and a spotlight track for the 40th Anniversary Edition of their 1986 debut EP!👇 orcd.co/jackrubies-w... #NewSingle 🎸

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