TWENTYTWO. RELEASE SURROUNDED SINGLE

Formed in 2019, Twentytwo. is a dynamic melodic punk band hailing from the Philadelphia area that has quickly made a name for themselves delivering more than a throwback sound. With Tony Conner on vocals, Bryan Fischer on bass, Jason Mack on guitar, Justin Mondschein on drums, and Mike Wrigley on guitar each member brings their own unique style and energy to the band. Drawing inspiration from everyday life experiences, Twentytwo.’s songwriting is both raw and authentic with lyrics reflecting on personal struggles, triumphs and a sincere sense of community they hope to continue building through releases and live shows.

With the release of the single “Surrounded” the band has teamed up with Jump Start Records for the upcoming release of their debut LP that the band will begin tracking in late 2024. The band joins labelmates Bad Planning, You Vandal, and Wes Hoffman & Friends who continue to fly the modern melodic punk flag that is reminiscent at times of late 90s and early 2000’s Fat Wreck and Epitaph’s ‘golden years’ without being derivative and unoriginal.

When asked about the creative process behind some of the band’s songwriting, Tony is quick to point out that “I mostly try to write from others perspectives and minimally of my own,” showing an extrospective world view that has had a lasting impression on the band’s output.

Having recorded their debut EP with Pete Steinkopf of The Bouncing Souls, 2020’s 505 Palomar Place was followed up with a series of post-Covid released singles in 2023 recorded with Matt Brasch of The Wonder Year that has proven the band as adept in the studio as they are on stage. With the band delivering passionate and engaging performances, their energetic live shows are not to be missed.

Twentytwo. hopes to contribute to the resurgence of the local scene by bringing a sense of fun, excitement, and community to their music while feeling part of something special, bigger than the sum of their parts.

BELVEDERE ‘ANGELS LIVE IN MY TOWN’ LIMITED PRESSING

If you’re on our mailing list than you already know that we’ve got a super limited pressing available of Belvedere’s seminal skate punk classic Angels Live in My Town. If you’re not on our mailing list, well, you’d best hurry up and grab one because we’ve already gone through more than half of the 100 copies of this release that are available.

Back in 2012 we released a sick double LP with our favorite Canadian skate punks, Belvedere. The Self-Titled double LP featured the band’s sophomore release Angels Live in My Town and third full length release ‘Twas Hell Said Former Child. We pressed 1000 on Opaque Red and Coke Bottle Clear respectively.

Well, pressing plants being all jacked up and on 10 month turns is nothing new, nor is over pressing a record, and that’s what we have here.

118 copies of Angels Live in My Town were ‘over pressed’. A bunch were double labeled, or had labels partially adhered, and unsellable. No copies of ‘Twas Hell were over pressed. So, what to do with the 100 good copies of Angels?

Well, here we are nine years later and we’ve got the answer.

We went back to our good friend JP Flexner, the man behind the original double LP artwork and asked him to come up with a new design for a limited release cover taking inspiration from the original Angels Live in My Town artwork and the double LP artwork that he created.

The result is a very limited, first time ever available as an individual release ‘pressing’ of Angels Live in My Town. 100 copies only with hand numbered jackets. That’s it. That’s all she wrote. We can’t say for certain that this record will never be released again as a stand alone version, but for now, if you’re a die hard Belvedere fan or a must have vinyl collector, you don’t want to miss out on this limited release.

Grab a copy today over on our Limited Run webstore.