Born Losers Records Archives

LA Dreampop Outfit CD Ghost Finds Nostalgic Beauty Tucked Away in the Garage in Video for “Lost and Found”

Know dreams are just for the lonely But this one is my only And in the search I found it I have the key, the lock had to admit Lost…

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“I Will Fight You” — Catherine Moan Confronts the Political Abandonment of Trans Rights in Video for “Enemy”

“First they came for the Communists. And I did not speak out. Because I was not a Communist.” — Martin Niemöller Martin Niemöller’s postwar confession endures because it names the…

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“Abracadabra, Make it Okay” — Catherine Moan Unveils Video for Enchanting Synthpop Single “No Magic”

Abracadabra, make it okay Presto, change-o, make it go away Catherine Moan’s shimmering new track No Magic, the lead single from her forthcoming new album, CM Ultra, has the rush…

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Bloodsuckers Drenched in Holy Water — Johnny Dynamite Shares Video for New Wave Ballad “Drool”

But when I wake up I don’t have to be the one Just ready made up Hollowed and alone Johnny Dynamite is the kind of guy who writes new wave…

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“Losing Humans for an Arms Race” — Johnny Dynamite Shares Video for Melancholic New Wave Track “Sunday Gloomy Sunday”

Steady for your arms embrace But it’s Sunday gloomy Sunday America likes to call itself civilized while selling the machinery of ruin with a glossy, toothy smile. We bless ourselves…

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Johnny Dynamite Dials-in Moody New Wave Heartache in Video for “Helpline”

1-800-WANNA-CRY Johnny Dynamite has a knack for making emotional ruin look stylish enough to lean against, and this song arrives with the kind of bruised glamour that suggests somebody still…

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Calgary Post-Punk Outfit Preoccupations Release “MUR/PONR” 7-inch — Watch Video for “Mur”

There’s a cold pulse to the new double single MUR/PONR from Calgary’s Preoccupations, the kind that feels like standing in a train station after midnight; fluorescent hum, concrete breathing, the…

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Sean Nicholas Savage Conjures 80s Pop Nostalgia With Johnny Dynamite Directed Video for “I Love Everything About You” — Tour Dates Announced!

Sean Nicholas Savage frequently blurs the line between diarist and dramatist, but on his latest tour-de-force, The Knowing, he delivers something dazzling in its simplicity and startling in its daring.…

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Philly Post-Punks Wax Jaw Flex Their Queer Muscles in Exuberant Video for “Lace Up”

Wax Jaw’s Lace Up barrels forward with the unshakable urgency of a last-call confession and the knowing grin of someone who’s been there before. Born out of Philadelphia’s restless live…

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Philadelphia Post-Punk Duo Korine Shines Eternal in Their Video for “Blue Star”

Now that it’s gone and the moon is on There’s no signs of life Just a flame in the dark Philadelphia’s Korine, the duo of Morgy Ramone and Trey Frye,…

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