Dromedary Records

12/04/2025

Thought I’d share Dromedary’s “2025 Wrapped.” If you played on a dromedary release, recorded, mixed, mastered or manufactured one of our records, made or appeared in a video, helped promote or sell our music, played one of our shows, donated to any of the things we raised money for, hosted, played, volunteered or worked at one of our shows, wrote about our records or played them on the radio, bought or streamed (preferably bought, though) one of our records, or attended one of our shows: we love you and want to hug you next time we see you. Hopefully in 2026 because we have a lot planned. Thank you for making 2025 fun and for helping your neighbors! XOXO

12/03/2025

Moviola is on the road in Ohio this weekend, and the bills are tremendous. Thursday in Dayton with Neo American Pioneers (solo) and Motion Club. Friday in Cincinnati with Wussy Duo and Nervous Verbs Saturday in Cleveland with Obnox and Ron House. Follow them around and see all three great gigs!

12/03/2025

Thanks to Liz at Beatique for listing Moviola’s “Slage Wave” among her favorite political songs of 2025. If you haven’t heard the track, check it out. Which side are you on?

12/01/2025

In October we released “August,” the debut solo LP by poet, performer and writer Karen Schoemer. This is a beautiful album, pairing evocative language and music, with contributions from Mike Watt, Amy Rigby, Eric Hardiman, Parashi, Oli Heffeenan, Wednesday Knudsen and more. One of the more avant garde records in our catalog, this album opens new doors for dromedary as a label, and we’re looking forward to exploring more. I’m very proud of this one.

12/01/2025

In August we released “Earthbound,” by Moviola, a Columbus band I’ve loved for three decades. They play a brand of soulful, swampy country rock, with five different storyteller songwriters that play together as if they’re one single instrument. And some of the sweetest humans I’ve ever met. I’m incredibly proud of this record.

11/30/2025

In June we released the debut LP by The Whimbrels, a three guitar wash of sound, from veterans of Branca, Wharton Tiers, Swans, and more. Trippy, psychedelic compositions that draw heavily from their no wave and noise rock origins, one of the most dense, musician-oriented records in our catalog.

11/30/2025

In May, we released “E.L.F.” by Dew Claw, the long-running project from Stephen Hunking of Hypnolovewheel. Joined by Chris Xefos (King Missile) and a host of friends including Alison Faith Levy (Loud Family), Dave Rick (King Missile, Bongwater, Yo La Tengo), Dave Ramirez (Hypnolovewheel) and more, “E.L.F.” was inspired by The Move and E.L.O., and is loaded with hooks and sunshine, a blast of positivity that’s so needed right now. The band’s year was highlighted by a visit to NYC where they performed live on WFMU and played a killer set at Mama Tried with Sloppy Heads and Greg Cartwright.

11/28/2025

We were pretty busy in 2025, and thought it would be worth recapping our releases this year to remind you before you put your year-end list together that we’re over here putting out great s**t to soothe your ears. Our first release of 2025 was a co-release with Recess and State Champion, of Dauber’s debut LP, “Falling Down.” Featuring members of Screaming Females and Spowder, Dauber is straight up punk rock, loud and fast, the way we like it.

11/21/2025

On the day of her release party, Volume 1 Brooklyn debuts a brand new video for Karen Schoemer's "August 24," directed by Jeff Economy. Click the link in our bio to see the video, listen to the hypnotic music and poem, and then if you're local to the Hudson Valley, come out and see this live at the Avalon Lounge tonight!

There’s a lot going on in Karen Schoemer’s new album August, which blends her wide-ranging approach to writing lyrics with musical contributions from the likes of Mike Watt and Amy Rigb…

11/20/2025

Jim Testa writes of Via - "Sonic Youth influenced? Sure. And maybe Neil Young's Crazy Horse fits into the music. But this sounds more immediate, more elemental, less cerebral and more visceral. There's an element of danger in the music, like there was in the Stooges'. This needs to be heard." Some weighty comparisons and high praise. Check out Via now! Link to review in the first comment.

11/18/2025

We love ! Suggesting a synthesis of Sonic Youth and Mission of Burma (which we like), they say "it's hard to believe that this almost stayed in the vault forever, but now's as good a time as any" - we agree! check out the review and make RO part of your regular music discovery journey.

We roll into mid-November with a steady supply of new music; this Monday Pressing Concerns features a new album from Dogwood Gap, a new EP from Blue Zero, an archival EP from Via, and a compilation…