my lil underground

03/01/2025

We got Archie Moore’s Bye! Record flying through the lil print studio.

We are doing this before The Saturday People record just to get the ink/acrylic medium mix locked in.

Inserts are ready, records are ready, all initial pre-orders will have these and a “Thank You” surprise soon! Check your emails this week for a follow up survey so we get get you the right thank you gift.

We will be back up and pushing orders of these records once we have them all printed and stuffed. Limited hand printed sleeves, short run (150ish each) 1st time in vinyl!

02/16/2025

T-minus very soon we will have Bye! And Saturday People ready to ship to the original pre-orders. With some special “thanks for your patience” goodies. Ports of call won’t be too far behind.

07/01/2024

Almost finally feel like the ground beneath my feet has settled after a few years of constant shifting.

- I’m finally in a good place with work stuff after having moved back across the Country and getting a bit sideswiped by things shortly after we arrived.

- Although our house still needs work (a lot of work) we’re got a good amount of it locked in and I think Justine and I have a solid plan/path to getting it behind us. (If any guardian angels want to send me a plumber/electrician with some space time and desire to help me through a few projects that would be dope)

- As the silk screens for the Bye! and Saturday People records have finally arrived (Ports I needed a redesign but I’m hoping/expecting to have those soon too) I can start assembling and sending out Pre-orders and will start actually promoting these records being out!

- I still need to lock down a reliable Philly-area rhythm section, but I also think I have a decent plan/path for finishing the 2nd A CERTAIN SMILE record (finally) and getting that out so I can move on to the like dozen or so other songs I have to get moving. But I am feeling like it’s doable… (seriously though any drummers with an outsized love for JAMC/Galaxie 500 with a bit of that Loz from Ride energy out there…please please please find me)

- thinking after the 4th of July weekend I’m going to actually set up my office/studio for recording radio show/podcast sessions and get the basement at least prepped for band playing and recording (that will take longer but can do it in stages)

- so all of that is to say, hi everybody…thanks for baring with me…I’m hoping to actually put more cool things into the world soon!!

Song: My Little Underground by The Jesus and Mary ChainFilm: The 400 Blows (1959) by François Truffaut

05/02/2024

Well these are awfully pretty! Sleeves should get here tomorrow, then it’s just printing them, sorting the innards, and getting orders out! Looks like we will probably go live with pushing pre-orders again this Friday!

04/15/2024

Our new logo! What do ya think‽

04/09/2024

RECORD UPDATES!!!!

So after the fun up and down of test press problems and long wait times we have a solid date from the plant, and should be ready to announce an official street date for the Bye!, The Saturday People, and Ports of Call records! (spoilers: it's going to be pretty soon!)

It's definitely an interesting time to try and get records made, but they say nothing worth doing is easy. So soon we will have our record sleeves printing, the records will be getting pressed in the next two weeks, and then it's just a lil packaging magic and getting everything in your hands! We're beyond excited to have been a part of getting these records out on vinyl for the first time ever, and look forward to some updates about more releases coming soon (and hopefully a little quicker)!

Cheers,

Thomas

03/29/2024

It’s been a rollercoaster journey full of test pressing errors and more…but in less than a month we will have in hand beautiful records by The Saturday People and Ports of Call (pre )
Now to make some record sleeves! Look for more updates and some more pushing of these amazing limited releases!!

11/08/2023

One big big step closer…

08/04/2023

Last bit for the day: Do you just want to buy all 3 new My Lil Underground releases, plus get a nice t-shirt and some other bonuses? If so check us out here!
https://acertainsmile.bandcamp.com/merch/my-lil-underground-records-set-1

08/04/2023

Last pre-order for the day! Grab the band between A CERTAIN SMILE's beginning and present: ports of call's debut Like Thieves... on vinyl for the first time. Some of these songs have come back to life in a certain smile's live sets and such, and this is your chance to grab their incredible origins!
https://acertainsmile.bandcamp.com/album/like-thieves

08/04/2023

Bye! and The Saturday People pre-orders are up and live!! Check the link in our bio! Dooooo it now!

08/04/2023

You asked for it, you got it...Toyota...wait no, I mean, The Saturday People - Mini LP vinyl pre-order!!! I don't even know if I have words for how excited we were when we got asked to do this. We'll have regular updates on the pressing and more!

https://acertainsmile.bandcamp.com/album/the-saturday-people