Paradise of Bachelors

Paradise of Bachelors A GRAMMY-nominated, North Carolina record label documenting various vibes of the American vernacular.

Paradise of Bachelors is dedicated to documenting, curating, and releasing under-recognized musics of the American vernacular, with an emphasis on the South, broadly defined. We are available for licensing, disc-jockeying engagements, music and folklife consultation, research and writing. [email protected]
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07/17/2025

JUST ANNOUNCED: Applause for the Cause—a one-night-only benefit concert hosted by Robert Earl Keen to support Texas Hill Country flood relief.

🎶 August 28 | Whitewater Amphitheater
🎟 Tickets on sale this Friday 7.18 at noon
💯 100% of proceeds go to the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country

Featuring:
Tyler Childers, Miranda Lambert + Jon Randall + Jack Ingram, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Ryan Bingham, Terry Allen, Randy Rogers, Cody Jinks, Hayes Carll, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Sarah Jarosz, Jamey Johnson, Aaron Watson, and more.

Doors open at 3 pm, kicking off with Lloyd Maines and his Austin City Limits Band with special guest vocalists.

As the sun sets, expect full-band sets from music legends from Texas and beyond, including a very special closing set shared by Robert Earl Keen and Tyler Childers.

Applause for the Cause is made possible by generous support from Buc-ee’s, who have already pledged a one-million-dollar donation to the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country. Whitewater Amphitheater for hosting the event. As well as Veeps, Miller Pro AVL, C.C. Creations, illustrator Dorothy Nottingham.

To make a direct contribution to the Community Foundation, please click here: https://loom.ly/wwXVDM0

🔗 Tickets & info at https://loom.ly/wfod3xw

07/11/2025

Mike Polizze’s (Purling Hiss) newest album “Around Sound” is out in the world today 🪐

Take a peek at the new music video for “Is There Anybody Out There?”

You can listen to “Around Sound” wherever you get your music 🐍

Buy/Stream: lnk.to/PoB74

07/11/2025

Mike Polizze’s (Purling Hiss) second solo record, Around Sound, is out today, streaming and available to grip in gorgeous physical forms. Uncut Magazine calls it “another beaut.” We wholeheartedly concur.
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Today Mike is also sharing a new video for “Is There Anybody Out There?,” shot on film in NYC. Listen, buy, and watch via comments.
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The fleet-fingered “Is There Anybody Out There?” showcases Polizze’s new emphasis on acoustic fingerpicking, with traces of friends, collaborators, and fellow Delaware Co., PA denizens Kurt Vile and Steve Gunn, though only in the sense of shared artistic ancestry—Delco echoes of British fingerstyle forebears like Bert Jansch and Wizz Jones.
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Directed and edited by Polizze himself, the ghostly, impressionistic video was shot on film in New York City by Jon Khanlian. As Polizze wanders the streets, subways, and waterfronts with his guitar, he appears as a spectral presence, both among and apart from his surroundings and the madding crowds that envelop him.

As Mike explains:��“I reunited with old friend and collaborator Jon Khanlian, who has made many music videos with me, on a quick trip to NYC.
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“Starting in Jersey City, then onto Manhattan, I donned my Holt (a guitar of mysterious Texan origin), with him following me (with a big old Panasonic and Nikkor lenses, which seemed to turn some film heads) for a few hours. On a whim, with no tripod or plan, we bounced from the subway to street, busking and strumming among folks going about daily business. Filming on an overcast day in April, he caught the footage, and I (later) edited it into a music video.
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“The song itself is a reflection about being young, and who you become. ‘Is there anybody out there that can drag me away?’ ... ‘just a wide eyed stray’ ... ‘you don’t want to go down that road ...’
“Conceptually, we thought going into a city full of people (while asking if anybody’s there) would present interesting imagery.”
🎥 �Mike will be playing a string of solo shows this spring, including dates with Jake Xerxes Fussell, Roger Miller (Mission of Burma), Prison (featuring Paul Major), and Bill Nace. See comments for dates.

Today is the day to get AROUND SOUND with this guy. ❤️ Congrats to Mike Polizze for making such a gorgeous record and fo...
07/11/2025

Today is the day to get AROUND SOUND with this guy. ❤️ Congrats to Mike Polizze for making such a gorgeous record and for the trust and partnership.


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Hey Everyone-

“Around Sound” is out TODAY!!!

It only took me 5 years :) Thank you Paradise of Bachelors.

Recorded at Uniform by Jeff Zeigler. Mastered by Josh Bonati. Photos by Pat Hickey & Matt Lilly. Design/Layout by Brendan Greaves.

And…. Check out a NEW music video for “Is There Anybody Out There?” Just me and a guitar in NYC…Footage by John Khanlian, edited by me.

Link in bio !

And speaking of NYC, I’ll be there tomorrow.
check upcoming solo dates here:

7.12 Brooklyn- Mama Tried, w/ Prison
7.17 Baltimore- Metro Gallery, w/ Jake Fussell
8.17 Philadelphia- Johnny Brenda’s w/ Silver Synthetic & Lo Fives
9.6 Brooklyn - Union Pool, w/ Basic & Zachary Cale

See you out there!

07/11/2025

Mike Polizze feels like he has unlocked some doors with ‘Around Sound’. Where he travels next may be as hard to predict as ever, but if the results are as fine as this, then we must follow him.

Mike Polizze’s () “Around Sound” is out tomorrow, July 11, in our world and yours. Grip your copy of what calls “anothe...
07/10/2025

Mike Polizze’s () “Around Sound” is out tomorrow, July 11, in our world and yours. Grip your copy of what calls “another beaut” via bio link and tune in tomorrow to hear the whole record … and more.
(Print in background by the great Alex Da Corte.)
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“It feels like Mike Polizze has unlocked some doors with ‘Around Sound’. There is a tone that unites the whole record: a celestial, dreamy mirage of sound that shifts with the elements from bright sunshine heat to breezy clouds casting darker shadows.“ -

Two days until the release of Mike Polizze’s AROUND SOUND! Plus a little something extra coming that morning … Catch Mik...
07/09/2025

Two days until the release of Mike Polizze’s AROUND SOUND! Plus a little something extra coming that morning … Catch Mike live at the following places (or on the street, beside “the tastiest frank in town”):

5/10 Philadelphia, PA @ Pageant: Soloveev (as Mike Polizze/Bill Nace Duo) w/ Roger Miller (Mission of Burma) & Jacy Webster

7/12 Brooklyn, NY @ Mama Tried (note venue change) w/ Prison (Paul Major)

7/17 Baltimore, MD @ Metro Baltimore w/ Jake Xerxes Fussell

8/17 Philadelphia, NY (record release show) @ Johnny Brenda’s w/ Silver Synthetic & Lo Fives

9/6 Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool

07/08/2025

Happy 63rd anniversary to Terry and Jo Harvey Allen! Here they are at the Pismo Beach Hotel for their 10th anniversary party, the first such periodic celebration, July 1972. 🌊
If you missed it, watch both of them, with the Panhandle Mystery Band, onstage for their triumphant full concert performance at Pioneer Works in Brooklyn last October, presented with . Link in comments.
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🍊 Posted • SUMMER SHOWS / updated to include a date change / Nanaimo now July 31 to clear the way for on August 9/...
06/27/2025


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Posted • SUMMER SHOWS / updated to include a date change / Nanaimo now July 31 to clear the way for on August 9/10. Vancouver island : we have three days off between Comox and Victoria. Let me know if you want us to come around! See you soon. WORLD PEACE. DROP SONGS NOT BOMBS.

SUMMER 2025 Up North/Rocky Interior/West Coast 🇨🇦







Prepare to be beguiled with fingerstyle guitar magic 🧙‍♂️🪄 Many thanks to for their coverage of Mike Polizze’s () ‘wist...
06/25/2025

Prepare to be beguiled with fingerstyle guitar magic 🧙‍♂️🪄

Many thanks to for their coverage of Mike Polizze’s () ‘wistful’ and ‘intricate’ forthcoming record “Around Sound” — arriving July 11th via Paradise of Bachelors.

Pre-save/Pre-order at the link in bio! Wahoo!!

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