NEWS

Super happy to announce the new (third) ORDER of the TOAD album 'Spirit Man'.

If you are not familiar with the Toad then they are one of Glasgow's best bands, featuring folk from The Wharves, Current Affairs, Nightshift and Robrt Sotelo. Monorail described them thus:

"Melodically, Order of the Toad have something of a medieval fixation, filtered through late 60s influences which end up sounding something like Jefferson Airplane - not least in vocalist Gemma Fleet's powerful lung-force - mixed with British psyche heat.. think Kaleidoscope or even Syd Barrett drug-damaged whimsy. There's no other band doing this in the U.K. that we know of, a musically rich tapestry woven from strands outside current trends"

The first single is 'Golden Rod' and the video is within this here post.

We are co-releasing this with Hidden Bay Records of continental France. Out on 16/9/22. 12 new cuts. Pre-order on LP/DD.

If you are in the EU please order direct from Hidden Bay to save you a world of hurt.

We have a special new release to announce!

We are putting out the debut album by Holodrum, a new disco-infused synth-pop group, who feature members of Hookworms, Yard Act, Cowtown, Virginia Wing, Drahla and more. Release date is 25th Feb!

There are two vinyl versions available:

500 copies standard edition (WAAT079LP)

+ Black vinyl.
+ Disco sleeve.
+ Holographic Holodrum sticker.

Avilable from Bandcamp and our Limited Run shop. For UK orders, Limited Run is a bit cheaper. EU customers should use Bandcamp as they calculate and add VAT which will ensure you don't get hit with any extra customs charges.

500 copies Dinked Edition (WAAT079LPX)

+ Hot Pink vinyl.
+ Alternate disco sleeve with obi strip.
+ Hand numbered. Clear flexi disc with exclusive studio track.
+ Holographic Dinked Edition sticker.

A list of Dinked stores can be found at here.

You can see some more photos of this beauty here.

To celebrate Holodrum have also shared the 8-bit animated video for 'Free Advice', a pulsating feel-good mantra which vocalist Emily Garner (they/them) says "expresses the state of feeling invincible in the face of adversity and acts quite explicitly as a piece of good advice, applicable to anyone that's gone out of their way just to harsh your vibe." The technicolour video was built frame-by-frame by in-house pixel art animators Emily and drummer Jonathan Nash, under their creative duo Pastel x Fortress.

Speaking about the themes and designs they say it "mostly includes things we miss and love about being in a band. Namely jamming, travelling, seeing stuff and enjoying the local delicacies. Iced in a candy-core palette, the video art is a motion collage of 2D, 2.5D and isometric 3D graphics."

You can also listen to the single on Spotify and other digital platforms.

2020 is going to be our busiest ever year as we're planning 8 releases, of which at least 7 will be albums. We've decided to offer digital and vinyl subscriptions to receive every release plus extra goodies. Our first two releases of 2020 will be new albums by Irma Vep and Reciprocate and the rest we'll keep as a surprise for now.

A 2020 DIGITAL LABEL SUBSCRIPTION INCLUDES:

- A digital download of every release on Gringo in 2020, sent ahead of the official release date
- A digital download of a Gringo back catalogue release of your choice
- A digital version of a new issue of our classic Damn You! fanzine
- 10% discount on the Gringo website for the whole year

A 2020 VINYL LABEL SUBSCRIPTION INCLUDES:

- Every new vinyl release on Gringo in 2020 sent ahead of the official release date
- Where we press a variant you will get the most exclusive edition (note we don't always press variants!)
- Advance digital download emailed to you ahead of every release
- Digital downloads of any digital only releases in 2020
- A Gringo back catalogue release of your choice, on whichever format you prefer
- 10% discount on the Gringo website for the whole year
- Exclusive merch throughout the year including:
- Gringo t-shirt (new design!)
- Gringo slipmat
- Gringo one inch badge pack
- A brand new issue of our classic Damn You! fanzine

We only have a limited number of vinyl subscriptions available so be quick! They can also be purchased as a gift for that Gringo fan in your life.