Art is Hard Records makes me sad. I wish I was doing what they’re doing. It makes me sad that I’m not. It’s not just the quality of the music they put out, but also the way they do it. Release after release is more interesting, more innovative, more eye catching than the last.

They’ve outdone themselves this time. I’ve tagged it as a free download for the opening track, but I would encourage every single one of you to head over to their bandcamp and order their first non-UK act EP in full. The act is question is Sun Stains, aka Sam Roberts of Albuquerque, New Mexico. I challenge you to listen to it and not think that you’re right there in the middle of the desert (Albuquerque is in the desert, right?). It’s a relaxing and captivating collection of tracks. You could just get the MP3 album, but for an extra quid you’ll get that, a cassette and some sort of do it yourself artwork. It’s clever paper that reacts to the sun. No idea, but it comes with instructions too. All I do know is that it sounds mighty fucking cool, and worst case scenario is that you end up with a great 6-track EP.