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Big news! The 1984 Draft, Chris Broach (of Braid), Sweet Cheetah Records, and Poptek have all teamed up to release a new two-song split single. A new song each from Broach and The 1984 Draft is out now and streaming everywhere. You can order a limited lathe cut 7” now of Broach’s “Blood Thicker Than Honey” b/w The Draft’s “Holiday Inn”. Both songs are wonderful and can be heard exclusively on this split single.
Our friends at Steadfast Records are releasing The 1984 Draft’s great new full-length, “Best Friends Forever”, on cassette with 3 bonus songs.
You can order now from Steadfast.
New Noise Magazine is premiering the next single from The 1984 Draft, “Erryday”, from their upcoming full-length “Best Friends Forever”. Stream the new song now!
Our friends at the UK site Idioteq.com have premiered a new video for “Rhino” from The 1984 Draft. Rhino is the first single from the upcoming full-length “Best Friends Forever”, releasing on January 19 in 2023.
You can watch it here.
Fans in the UK can now pre-order the 11-song album from Engineer Records. You can also pre-order from us at the Poptek Shop as well as from Sell the Heart Records in California.
Aversionline is premiering the new song from The 1984 Draft that appears on their split 7” with Todd Farrell Jr. You can listen to “Two Cow Barrage” and read some background from Joe Anderl concerning the new song, the band Two Cow Garage, as well as the new full-length coming from The Draft early next year.
Check out Todd Farrell Jr.’s “Can’t Sit Still” that previously premiered at Ghettoblaster Magazine while you are at Aversionline.
The limited lathe cut 7” is shipping now from BandCamp, as well as from the Poptek Shop.
In anticipation of a new album from The 1984 Draft, singer Joe Anderl has declared for a NFL Draft, or a soccer draft, or the Canadian Football League, or really any draft. Even though the 2022 Draft has now come and gone, Anderl still has a lot to offer.
You can check out his official declarations posted to YouTube at the links below. The new album “Best Friends Forever” has been recorded, mixed, and mastered and now just needs to be pressed.
The 1984 Draft have completed their next 11-song full-length record, "Best Friends Forever". The album is currently in queue at the vinyl plant in Canada. Expect the new album to be available on January 19 in the year of 2023.
The band once again recorded with Fred Vahldiek at Fredzoz Studio in Kettering, Ohio, who they first teamed up with for "Destination Breakdown". Vahldiek mixed the record. Chris Common mastered the songs and they can all be classified as hits.
Poptek is happy to be joined by Sell the Heart Records in California and Engineer Records in the UK to release these songs to as wide of an audience as we can reach.
After a pandemic-induced hiatus from live shows for most of our Poptek artists, The 1984 Draft are back with three straight weekends of live shows. If you are around Dayton, Ohio, join us to remember how beautiful of an experience good live music is. Here is the information. Bring your mask, take your pick, or join us for all the rock/n/roll!
Saturday September 18- Free In-store performance at Blind Rage Records in Dayton with Unchipped (Columbus). 5 PM All-ages
Saturday September 25- Free outdoor show at Eichelberger Park in Huber Heights, Ohio. 6 PM All-ages
Friday October 1- Sweet Cheetah Publicity Anniversary Show with Extra Arms (Detroit), The Nautical Theme, The Color Fred. 9 PM $10 21+
To help celebrate the 2021 NFL Draft, our own The 1984 Draft is throwing a sale in the Poptek Shop. Ten buck t-shirts, 15 dollar vinyl and sweatshirts, get in on the sale now and all the proceeds will fund the next album to be released on vinyl. The Draft are already booked to record the new album at the end of May with Fred Vahldiek at Fredzoz Studio.
The NFL Draft and the Draft Day Sale begin on Thursday April 29. The sale prices will last through the weekend or until we realize that our team’s general manager made a series of bad picks and set our team back a decade. Whichever comes first . . .
We are excited to announce a new compilation releasing exclusively on BandCamp this Friday April 2.
Popilation (Vol. 1) is a digital collection of brand new songs, side projects, overlooked songs, or never-before-released songs from the Poptek family of artists.
BandCamp will be waiving all their usual fees like they have been doing on the first Friday of every month. We plan to use all the funds from this compilation towards vinyl releases of albums we are working on right now (The 1984 Draft, Slow Rivals, Jill & Micah, Kris N., maybe more).
Here is the track listing:
1- Ruetschle “Mysteriously”- First new track from the Dayton faux-Brit poppers since 2006’s “Exotic Destinations”. Taken from the never finished “Color Theory” recording sessions.
2- Golden Orra “The Chord I Heard in My Dream”- Brilliant brand new song from the super talented, play-everything Alexander Scaglia. This song sounds so cool.
3- Slow Rivals “Ready For Love?”- Most recent release from this Seattle dream pop quintet. The dual vocals between Graham Travis and Lacey Brown adds a wonderful new dimension to their sound.
4- Kris N. & Lindsey N. “Shadyside, PA”- A beautiful love song with a beautiful chorus that can’t be played on the radio or around kids.
5- Okay Lindon “Baba O’Wiley”- Dustin, Erica, and Andrew’s catchy attempt to fight pandemic-induced isolation.
6- Joe Anderl “Silence Your Hymns”- The voice of The 1984 Draft writes and sings honestly about racism, being a friend, and being a father.
7- Arms Race “16 Candles, One Burn Victim”- Poptek has gone emo. This overlooked release features the sweet voice of Tim Anderl (Sweet Cheetah Publicity, brother of Joe), the usual crazy drumming of The Draft’s Justin Satinover, their friend Cole on bass, and Kris N. getting to play punk rock guitar. We wish this was a Poptek release.
8- Hangover, Ohio “Clumsy Handedness”- Art rockers Nick Satinover and Kris N. deliver really clever pop hooks buried in experimental sounds and rhythms.
9- Lost Friends “Fair Warning”- The Greek God of Style’s synth pop melancholy gets stuck on repeat in your memory.
10- April & June “Bristol Babes”- Sibling harmonies are the best. When the siblings are identitcal twins, expect even better.
11- The 1984 Draft “Counting Up”- Don’t overlook this B-side from “Destination Breakdown”. The Draft know how to put words to hard experiences and big choruses to rock songs.
12- Aberrant Wave “The Lost”- Eli Alban (The 1984 Draft) has a long-distance side project with Michael Head from North Carolina and it is wonderfully spacey.
13- Quaint “All The World Loves . . .”- Kris N, Chip Heck (The 1984 Draft), and Michael Malarkey (The Vampire Diaries) have been in a few bands together in their youth. Quaint was one of them.
14- Father’s Day “Father’s Day Prayer”- Joe Anderl and Kris N. are two great lyricists together in one band. Father’s Day can’t help but be great.
15- Las Golondrinas “The Art of Marriage”- XL427’s Andy Ingram has a dark and odd sense of humor. That comes out in the side project Las Golondrinas and the songs are ever so catchy.
In what began as a Christmas gift from one brother to another, punk rock cellist Gordon Withers, known for his albums of cello renditions of Jawbreaker and Jawbox as well as being part of the J. Robbins Band, Betwixt, Office Of Future Plans, and BELLS≥, has beautifully covered The 1984 Draft's "Honest".
You can hear it now streaming from Ghettoblaster Magazine.
Poptek is excited to release that brilliant gift to a wider audience with a limited lathe cut 7" featuring Withers' cello rendition of "Honest" backed by the original song taken from The 1984 Draft "Makes Good Choices".
Pre-order now in the Poptek Shop and expect the album to ship in the middle of March. The split will be available digitally from BandCamp starting February 5. All proceeds will benefit the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.
You can stream or buy the new two-song EP from The 1984 Draft, "Destination Breakdown", now and today. Here is a series of links to help you celebrate:
The Big Takeover today premiered the complete "Destination Breakdown" EP, posting "Counting Up" with the previously premiered "Shame About Grace". The single releases digitally on Black Friday so hear the preview now!
Our friends at Aversion Online have premiered a new song from The 1984 Draft, "Shame About Grace" along with an interview with singer Joe Anderl. "Shame About Grace" is the A-side from the upcoming "Destination Breakdown" 7". After you listen to the song come back and pre-order the limited 7" vinyl from the Poptek Shop. Or get it digitally now or when it releases everywhere on Black Friday November 27.
The 1984 Draft are releasing a new 2-song EP entitled "Destination Breakdown". The band made a quick stop at Fredzoz Studio with Dark Backward's Fred Vahldiek recording, mixing, and mastering two brand new songs, "Shame About Grace" and "Counting Up". The EP will release digitally everywhere on Black Friday November 27. A limited lathe cut 7" will be released as soon as we get them back (they can take a while) and is available for pre-order now in the Poptek Shop.
On Friday June 19, Bandcamp is donating all of its fees to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. In solidarity with that, Joe Anderl is releasing his final solo album, "I Love Joe Anderl", digitally for the first time on Bandcamp. Anderl will be donating 100% of the sales to the NAACP Legal Fund as well. This album was Joe's last solo record before The 1984 Draft came into being. If you have ever heard The Draft play "Moons Over Miller Lite", this album is where that song originated. You can listen now at the link below but be sure to purchase on Friday.
https://joeanderlandtheimaginaryfriendshipchoir.bandcamp.com
In celebration of Joe Anderl's birthday today, we are premiering a new single from The 1984 Draft, "Elephun". Stream it or download it here. The Draft is working on new material while at the same time re-recording one of their classic albums "Bo Jackson Up the Middle". We think "Elephun" is a grat picture of where the band is going!
Joe Anderl, from The 1984 Draft, has curated a new Spotify playlist that we want to share with you. We are calling it "Poptastic You (Vol. 1)". Listen in and let us know what you think or what you want to hear.
https://open.spotify.com/user/nztx8mx797kv8axdqjykbnxaw/playlist/4tgWDSz7Q9pU1ULawcWogF
After a long build-up, today sees the official, worldwide release of The 1984 Draft "Makes Good Choices". You can order the vinyl from us in the Poptek Shop. You can get the digital anywhere you choose, including the major stores we will link below. We even are offering discs. You can get those in the Poptek Shop too.
Thanks for listening and we hope you enjoy this album as much as we do.
The 1984 Draft "Makes Good Choices" finally releases to digital stores and streaming services around the world on Friday August 24. The release show is then on Saturday August 25 in Dayton, Ohio. But now, you can hear the album in its entirety thanks to Rebel Noise. Click through for the prize!
http://www.rebelnoise.com/articles/album-premiere-makes-good-choices-by-the-1984-draft