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Steve Johnson @luvthemats.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Just because…🎶🎙️🎸🥁🎹🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊 #MorningMusic ☕️☕️☕️⛅️💨💨 @bigstirrecords.bsky.social @futureman23.bsky.social @indiepoptakeout.bsky.social …try to have a great one folks😊🤞 Be safe, strong & well🎶👊😎 m.youtube.com/watch?v=Rvks...

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Temporary Thing

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

From James Broscheid of The Big Takeover for The Legal Matters new album "Lost At Sea" (out now: orcd.co/legalmatters...): “Few contemporary bands understand the enduring appeal of finely crafted guitar pop as completely as The Legal Matters.”👇 bigtakeover.com/recordings/t... #IndieRock #PowerPop

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Steve Johnson @luvthemats.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

#1WordFor1Music #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Day 23 - And “And Suddenly” by Chris Richards and the Subtractions @futureman23.bsky.social m.youtube.com/watch?v=o1wv...

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And Suddenly

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

The Reconnoiter digs into the acclaimed new album "Lost At Sea" by The Legal Matters (out now Vinyl/CD/Streaming: orcd.co/legalmatters...) to highlight the deep cut "The Exit Signs" in this review. Read it at:👇 areconnoiter.wordpress.com/2026/06/19/t... #IndieRock #PowerPop #IndiePop z🎸

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

In the new print edition of the Big Takeover Magazine, and in Jack Rabid's Top 40 for the first half of 2026, it's The Legal Matters and their new album "Lost At Sea" (out now: orcd.co/legalmatters...). Get your copy of the mag, or subscribe, at:👇 shop.bigtakeover.com/collections/... #IndiePop 🎸

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Steve Johnson @luvthemats.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

#MusicChallenge #MusicSky #DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 16 - A song by a band with more than one vocalist “Let Me Explain” by The Legal Matters (Andy Reed · Chris Richards · Keith Klingensmith) @futureman23.bsky.social @bigstirrecords.bsky.social m.youtube.com/watch?v=MOop...

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Let Me Explain

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Goldmine Magazine presents the Modern Music Must-Haves column by TONE Scott, with a ringing endorsement for "Lost At Sea," the new album by The Legal Matters (out now Vinyl/CD/Streaming: orcd.co/legalmatters...). Get the latest issue, or subscribe, at:👇 shop.goldminemag.com #IndieRock #PowerPop 🎸

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

"The band is an amazing combination of individual talents – Keith Klingensmith, Andy Reed, and Chris Richards…The overall aura here is a tight 1970s power pop vibe, equal parts Badfinger and Big Star." poprockrecord.com/2026/05/22/i... #PowerPop #IndieRock #Badfinger #BigStar 🎸

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Instant replay: David Brookings, The Rallies, The Legal Matters, and Nick Piunti

There are bands that get an instant add to our ongoing playlist whenever they put something out. They’re that reliable. Today’s crew offer some prime examples. Ten albums in and David Brookings con…

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Steve Johnson @luvthemats.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Just because…🎶🎙️🎸🥁🎹🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊 #MorningMusic ☕️☕️☕️⛅️☁️☁️💨💨 #BandcampFriday #MusicSky @futureman23.bsky.social @bigstirrecords.bsky.social music.youtube.com/watch?v=Rvks...

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Temporary Thing

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Tomorrow: Bandcamp Friday at bigstirrecords.bandcamp.com, and here's what you'll find there: -New VINYL/CDs from THE GREENBERRY WOODS, WORMSTEW, THE LEGAL MATTERS and THE JACK RUBIES! Drop by for a visit, and thank you, friends! #IndieRock #IndiePop #PowerPop #IndieFolk #UKRock #AltRock #PsychRock

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

The Spoon podcast hosts The Legal Matters for one of their trademark freewheeling roundtables, where the band talks about their new album "Lost At Sea" (out now: orcd.co/legalmatters...) and lots more from the music and pop culture worlds!👇 thespoonradio.com/ep-613 #IndieRock #PowerPop #IndiePop 🎸

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

"Pushing into new territory without abandoning what makes them essential — those luminous harmonies, that reverence for melody. But there’s a bite here now, almost a venom, that wasn’t as pronounced before... strangely, that evolution feels beautiful." medium.com/@chimingback... #TheLegalMatters 🎸

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Okay, Fine. A List.

I know. You’re barely recovered from the end-of-year lists. The best-ofs, the top tens, the definitive guides to what you should have been…

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

“Fans of Squeeze, XTC, 70s power-pop and Britpop will recognise licks, riffs and harmonic influences all over this set... songs showcasing an ability to tell stories succinctly." Read more at the Outsideleft new music roundup here:👇 outsideleft.com/main.php?sto... #Squeeze #XTC #Britpop #IndieRock 🎸

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Outsideleft Week in Music-with our hearts in the Jet Stream - Check out the latest music review from Temples, Artifacts and Uranium, Mouth Ulcers, Suzy Quatro, Strange Fruit, Slag, Tasha, The Legal M...

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

“We are perfectly pampered here with compositions that raise your heart rate with the excitement they create in your ears and your cerebellum... The kind of album you crave every day to fully enjoy life!" #voixdegaragegrenoble #TheLegalMatters 🎸 voixdegaragegrenoble.blogspot.com/2026/03/chro...

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Chronique : The LEGAL MATTERS + PERVITIN + STAR RIDER + HEAVENLY

Je sais que je parais beaucoup m’enflammer sur ce blog mais vous avez cette impression parce que vous n’avez pas connaissance du nombre de...

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Steve Johnson @luvthemats.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Just because…🎶🎙️🎸🥁🎹🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊 #MorningMusic ☕️☕️☕️☀️💨💨 #BestSongHeardToday ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @bigstirrecords.bsky.social @futureman23.bsky.social …have a great one folks🤞😊 Stay safe, strong & well🎶👊😎 m.youtube.com/watch?v=XYWv...

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Marching On

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

"Camaraderie and togetherness has led to their most consistent sounding record yet, their simmering outrage at the state of the world also led to a little bit more angst in the lyrics and noise in the guitars. A couple of the songs here really tilt the scales toward the power side of pop…”

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Out Today on Vinyl, CD and Streaming: "Lost At Sea", the new album from THE LEGAL MATTERS! A guitar pop masterpiece featuring the indie hit singles "Everybody Knows," "The Message" and "It Doesn't Matter," plus more pure pop from Andy, Chris and Keith. Get it here:👇 orcd.co/legalmatters... 🎸

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Check it out on Andy's Reed Recording Company YouTube Channel (which also features more insight into what Andy gets up to in his studio beyond just the LEGAL MATTERS' albums... very much worth subscribing)! youtu.be/fiSEcHkUtqc?... #IndieRock #PowerPop #IndiePop 🎸

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The Legal Matters - It Doesn't Matter (Inside the Production - Episode 2)

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Out today, with one week to go until THE LEGAL MATTERS' new album LOST AT SEA hits record stores and streaming: the new preview single "It Doesn't Matter"! Hear it now and order the album on Vinyl or CD:👇 orcd.co/legalmatters... #TheLegalMatters #NewSingle #IndieRock #PowerPop #GuitarPop #IndiePop 🎸

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Steve Johnson @luvthemats.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Just because…🎶🎙️🎸🥁🎹🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊 @futureman23.bsky.social @bigstirrecords.bsky.social #MorningMusic ☕️☕️☕️☀️💨💨💨 #BestSongHeardToday ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ …have a great one folks🤞😊 Be safe & well🎶👊😎 And oh yeah…BTFU🚂💨🏀💨🏀💨🏀💨🏀💨🏀💛🖤 m.youtube.com/watch?v=pF7F...

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It Doesn't Matter

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Here's the latest Radio Roundup for The Legal Matters, and songs from their soon-to-be-unleashed album "Lost At Sea" (out Feb 27: orcd.co/legalmatters...), spinning on these great indie stations all across the globe! Support indie music and indie radio alike by tuning in! #IndieRock #IndiePop

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

THE LEGAL MATTERS, the acclaimed Michigan indie pop maestros with the new album LOST AT SEA out Feb 27, bring you one more preview single from the record: “It Doesn't Matter,” out Feb 20 and up for pre-order and presave now.👇 orcd.co/legalmatters... #IndieRock #PowerPop #GuitarPop #IndiePop 🎸

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Tomorrow: DJ Mike Lidskin of Woody Radio welcomes guitar pop heroes The Legal Matters to his Big Saturday Thing for an on-air interview! They'll be talking about their forthcoming album "Lost At Sea" (out Feb 27: orcd.co/legalmatters...)! Tune in:⁠👇 woodyradio.com/%E2%81%A0 #IndieRock #IndiePop 🎸

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Tomorrow, it's the first Bandcamp Friday of 2026 at 👉 bigstirrecords.bandcamp.com - and Big Stir Records has NEW Vinyl from The Legal Matters, The Jack Rubies and Michael Simmons for you! And, SO much more! Stop by and support indie music... thank you, friends! #BandcampFriday #NewVinyl 🎸

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

In the Top 10 - at #4 - on WFMU's Where The Action Is! with Dr. Jeff, it's The Legal Matters with the new single "The Message" from their forthcoming album "Lost At Sea" (out Feb 27: orcd.co/legalmatters...)! Check out the Action here:👇 wfmu.org/playlists/WH #IndieRock #PowerPop #IndiePop 🎸

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Steve Johnson @luvthemats.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Just because…🍻🎶🎙️🎸🥁🎹😎🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊 #BestSongHeardToday ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “The Message” by The Legal Matters @futureman23.bsky.social @bigstirrecords.bsky.social m.youtube.com/watch?v=7yDh...

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The Message

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

“The Message," the new single from THE LEGAL MATTERS. Hear it now... there's just a month to go before the release of the band's fourth album LOST AT SEA (up for pre-order now on Vinyl, CD and Streaming). Get "The Message" now:👇 orcd.co/legalmatters... #NewSingle #IndieRock #PowerPop #IndiePop 🎸

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

With a new album from beloved Michigan indie pop heroes THE LEGAL MATTERS announced and up for pre-order, Big Stir Records is proud to roll out the second single from the record. “The Message” is out Jan 30, and up for pre-order/presave now:👇 orcd.co/legalmatters... #IndieRock #PowerPop #IndiePop 🎸

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

The album is a triumph of sharp hooks, songwriting and performances even by the high standards set by the band on their acclaimed previous albums. LOST AT SEA is up for pre-order and presave now:👇 orcd.co/legalmatters... #TheLegalMatters #NewAlbum #NewVinyl #IndieRock #IndiePop #BigStirRecords

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The Legal Matters: Lost At Sea

Pre-order on Viny or CD or pre-save to stream at:

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

BIG STIR RECORDS is proud to welcome acclaimed Michigan indie pop heroes THE LEGAL MATTERS to our roster with the release of “Everybody Knows,” the band's latest single. Out on Dec 5, it's an early preview of their forthcoming album, due out in early 2026. Pre-order here:👇 orcd.co/legalmatters... 🎸

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Cobwebs And Strange on Bombshell Radio, with The Legal Matters' new single "Everybody Knows" on the playlist! It's out now (orcd.co/legalmatters...) with more to come in 2026! Follow Ronnie Carnwath's show here:👇 www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1... #IndieRock #PowerPop #IndiePop 🎸

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Out now, streaming everywhere and available for just $5 on CD: "25 For '25: The Big Stir Records Hit Machine," our annual year-end retrospective sampler. The CD's just a humble disc-in-a-sleeve, but oh, the tunes! Get the CD or stream it now:👇 orcd.co/bigstir-25fo... #IndieRock #PowerPop #IndiePop 🎸

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Various Artists - 25 For '25: The Big Stir Records Hit Machine

Purchase or Stream Big Stir Records' 2025 Retrospective at:

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Big Stir Records @bigstirrecords.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

IndieHQ Radio starts spinning "Everybody Knows," the new single from The Legal Matters (out now: orcd.co/legalmatters...) well ahead of the band's new album, soon to be announced for a 2026 release! Tune in and hear the first tune to hit the airwaves: 👉 indiehq.net #IndieRock #PowerPop #IndiePop 🎸

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Wallytbm @wallytbm.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Exciting, a new Teenage Fanclub tribute - the 3rd in the series 👌👌👌👌👌 winnetkarecords.bandcamp.com/album/what-t...

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What They Do To Me Volume III, by Winnetka Records

21 track album

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