The podcast Major Label Debut is focused on exactly what it sounds like – discussing the process of releasing a record on a major label. I can think of no better candidate for such a discussion than The Features. The band found a solid fan base in the late 90s through the early aughts and eventually released their major label debut, Exhibit A, on Universal Records in 2004.

The road to get there was hard earned and well deserved. When the label dropped them for their disinterest in recording a Beatles cover for a bank commercial (and the second albums lead single), it was a shock to everyone.

Hearing the story of how the record came together, was influenced by the label and how they eventually parted ways sounds like it would be a riveting conversation!

Fortunately, we don’t have to imagine that conversation because Major Label Debut sat down with drummer Rollum Haas to discuss his experiences through all of that. It’s one piece of the puzzle but it’s a good reflection of what happened.

The show is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, YouTube Music, et al. Everywhere really!

Exhibit A (Original Sweet Tea Mix) is available in the YK shop and digitally whenever you’re ready to A/B test the two released versions.

The past week we released a number of great new music videos:

Of course we encourage you to watch all of these latest releases and dive into their respective albums, EPs and full bodies of work.

But this got me thinking – what about a way to see all of the YK Records music videos without having to even think about making a choice of what to watch? You could go to our videos list and randomly select something to watch but there’s continuous playback. You could go to the yk YouTube channel and start clicking around wildly but there’s no telling what the algorithm will serve you next.

With all that mind, I whipped up YK TV; a no-thinking, always streaming, single-purpose destination to simply watch music videos from the YK Records catalog. Right now it does one thing – plays all our videos in random order. You can’t scrub through, you can’t see a queue, you just watch (but you can skip if you want).

Maybe one day this will be as fully functional as BandBand but, for now, just dive in and enjoy some gems from the last 17 years of yk Records.

The latest from The Prudish Few is Music to Talk Over, Vol 1 – a collection of instrumental songs inspired by the conceit of a Baroque dance suite. These six songs differ in feel and tone but belong unmistakably together, like movements in a program, or songs on a side of a record. The cohesion inspired us to post the entire EP as one track, so you’d get the full experience.

But we live in modern times and modern listeners can be intrigued by a gateway – an invitation if you will. So, we present to you just one of those six chapters with “The Shrug.”

The video is a surrealist endeavor that asks for just 2 minutes of your time. Put it on in the background, marvel at its oddities.

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The EP is on Bandcamp, Ampwall, Mirlo and Subvert if you’re looking to support it. It’s also on Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube Music and everywhere else if you’re looking to stream it. However you prefer to get it into your ears, please do!

The vision for this record was to be literally played in the background at a gathering. A reminder to embrace time with friends and escape from the cacophony of modern life. With this video for “The Shrug” – maybe it will also inspire some lively discussion.

Seeds for Cosmic Radio, the 17-track opus from Infinite Limb, just hit streaming last week. If you haven’t checked it out yet, let this brand new video for “Voyager Signal” be your gateway to the journey.

The electronic ambient album was inspired by the relationship of the seeds in your garden and the stardust that made them possible. Our connection to the stars is quite literal and Infinite Limb takes us on that trip from terra firma to beyond the heliosphere. It’s fitting that this track is titled “Voyager Signal” – mankind’s furthest traveler into the unknown.

Created by Kyle Numann (aka Infinite Limb himself), the video collages together visceral scenes of nature with mysterious evocations of the celestial. We are not privy to every detail of Numann’s process but we’re told the building blocks of this entire video were all filmed, not conjured or generated. It’s a beautiful piece of work that is mesmerizing, epic, and creatively playful all at once.lding blocks of this entire video were all filmed, not conjured or generated.

One of the great joys of re-issuing a beloved album is getting to revisit all of the promotional material of that era and, in optimal situations, getting to restore the material for modern audiences.

For instance, with The Features release of Exhibit A (Original Sweet Tea Mix). we’ve already gotten to share “God Save Rock n Roll” officially for the first time ever, along with a video of never-before-seen studio footage. We’ve seen the Exhibit A Cracker Jack box! The “Leave It All Behind” animated video sourced from the original files and restored for 2026 and a watchable version of the band performing on Jimmy Kimmel Live from way back in 2004.

Today we’re happy to add to that list by re-releasing the official video for “The Way It’s Meant to Be.” The original video was directed by Chad Denning of Gamma Blast and he was kind enough to source the original files, restore them for modern eyes and pair them with the new Original Sweet Tea Mix audio. We are extremely grateful for Chad’s work then and now. Thank you, Chad!

If you haven’t picked up a copy of Exhibit A (Original Sweet Tea Mix) 2xLP, please steer yourself over to the yk Shop and pick up a copy. The record is also available on Ampwall, Bandcamp and all your favorite streaming services.

We’re not done sharing all the gems we’ve unearthed with Exhibit A. Stay tuned for more!

Has a charismatic televangelist ever put hands on you when you were a youth visiting a television taping? If you’re Talking with Hands, the answer is a surprising Yes!

The perfect pairing for “Tell Me Your Sins,” this footage is the real deal. The track itself has an energy of wild abandon while the video footage shows these faux healers forgiving folks of their worst behaviors. I’m no advocate for this kind of thing but you can’t deny that it’s an insane thing to have broadcast on TV every day for years!

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The track is taken from the split release with Telefone entitled The Shit. Both artists just so happened to find themselves with songs containing the eponymous expletive and it was decided to combine forces! All four tracks from the release have videos (some two!) and all are available everywhere now.

Music to Talk Over, Vol. 1 was conceived in the spirit of a Baroque dance suite, six pieces that differ in feel and tone but belong unmistakably together. These tracks could be movements in a program, or songs on a side of a record.

Primary songwriter Todd Kemp’s previous work (Carter Administration, Century Club, et al) was lyrically driven as a means of dealing with worldly anxiety, this record was carved out through different territory: music as refuge. Kemp’s recording process always began with the intention to provide a personal escape from the cacophony of modern life.

Together, these seventeen minutes are an exercise in contrast where no two songs share the same approach. “The mantra was ‘don’t do anything the same way twice,’’ Kemp reflects, “and it applied to every aspect of making the music: composition, arrangement, recording process, etc.” Jay Leo Phillips created a cohesive mix for the suite, Mike Shepherd created the artwork – an ode to the idea that the party is already happening, go ahead and join in.

The title isn’t meant as a snarky self-deprecating commentary but, rather, a note that these songs are companions to your life. Live it fully with the utmost enjoyment. The suite is designed to be pleasantly ignored at a party yet genuinely rewarding when heard alone. Put it on. Talk over it. Listen closer next time. It’ll hold up.

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The EP is available everywhere today! Pick it up on Ampwall, Bandcamp or Mirlo or stream it on Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube Music or wherever you stream. There are no individual tracks to scrub or sample, just let yourself enjoy the full seventeen minutes.

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Why all one track?
These songs really are meant to be enjoyed together. It’s a little atypical in this modern era of music distribution but give it a whirl and you’ll find it’s quite rewarding.

What’s the story with the artwork?
First and foremost, the photo exudes the energy that the album nods to – an escape from modern life. Music as refuge. A party that’s happening and it’s just up to you to join in.

Speaking with designer Mike Shepherd, he notes “here is a precedent for bands repurposing old album covers like The Residents and The Beatles, Pavement and Ambergris, or even Unwound and Tom Jones.”

Together, the energy of the photo and the fair use repurposing makes for quite a conversation piece. The perfect topic for your next party.

Back in April, we announced that Infinite Limb had joined the roster and would be releasing their brand new full-length record, Seeds for Cosmic Radio. If you’re the sort of person that gets down with Bandcamp or Ampwall, you’ve hopefully already heard it. If you’re the type that waits for streaming, your wait is over.

The seventeen-track album was inspired by a notably non-electronic activity, gardening. While tending his home garden, Kyle Numann (aka Infinite Limb himself) pondered the relationship between the seeds in the soil and their cosmically fueled energy from our sun. An ecosystem buried in the soil but dependent on the stars – one star in particular in fact.

Mining through years of multitrack recordings, Seeds for Cosmic Radio emerged. The album forages textures and rhythms of the natural universe: the bleary melody of spring thaw, the pulsing beat of cellular activity, the endless drone of interstellar space, and the radio signals of our most distant voyager. These sounds are not unknown to us, they persist through us every day… unknowingly.

Seeds for Cosmic Radio is now available everywhere. Supporting it on Bandcamp, Ampwall, Mirlo, or Subvert is recommended – particularly given that you can get the download packaged with some actual seeds from Numann’s garden. Otherwise, find it on Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube Music and everywhere else you stream.

If you don’t mind, broadcast this one far and wide. Stream it, save it, share it.

Infinite Limb’s Seeds for Cosmic Radio is available in full on Ampwall and Bandcamp but we’re slow rolling individual tracks out to streaming. Today we’ve unleashed “Propagation Patterns” to all the streamers. Hear it on Apple Music, Spotify, Youtube Music and everywhere else you’d need it. Here’s a beautiful visualizer to accompany it:

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Telefone released the lyric video for “Bullshit” last week – it’s a cheeky photo journey that’s also serving as a nod to some other technological BS we all deal with. The song was written about a difficult and chronic liar, an individual full of hot air that makes life more difficult for everyone while being obstinate and aggravating along the way. If that sounds like the description of just about every politician, that wasn’t on purpose! Turns out, a song about a bullshitting asshole can more widely apply to power hungry egomaniacs everywhere. With that in mind, we present the “Covfefe version” of the lyric video – same song, different aggravators.

The song is from The Shit – a split release between Talking with Hands and Telefone, available everywhere now.

Politics are frustrating, aggravating and often move at a snail’s pace. While we feel this frustration every day, we also know that we go further together. So, any purchase of The Shit EP during the month of July will be donated directly to Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights; a non-profit that has been advocating for immigrants since 2003.

The Telefone bookend from The Shit EP is here. A visceral takedown of a chronic deceiver delivered in a delightfully memorably tune.

The Shit split EP was conceived when Telefone and Talking with Hands found themselves both working on songs with a shared titular vulgarity. Today, Telefone’s contribution to the split arrives in the form of the lyric video for “Bullshit” – a song inspired by a chronic deceiver that needed to be called on their antics. 

What’s particularly fascinating about the track is that despite it being inspired by a specific individual – a stranger to everyone except the band – it’s a song that has universal application to bullshitter’s everywhere. Close your eyes and take in the lyrics, imagine the most egregious bag of hot air individual you know and *viola* the song is now about them. It works alarmingly well.

Turns out there’s a lot of bullshitters in the world and Telefone just happened to capture calling them out on their exhausting essence perfectly.

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The video is its own form of delightful BS. I don’t wanna lead the horse to water here but it’s both a companion lyric video and a nod to some other tiresome technology we all hear about on a daily basis.

Watch and enjoy