| Sister Polygon Records | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 2012 (2012) |
| Defunct | 2020 (hiatus) (2020 (hiatus)) |
| Genre | Punk, post punk, indie rock |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Official website | sisterpolygonrecords |
Sister Polygon Records was an independent record label run by the band Priests. The label was based in Washington, DC, and released music by Priests, Downtown Boys, Pinkwash, Knife Wife, and Shady Hawkins.
History
Priests created the label in 2012 in order to release their first single, the "Radiation/Personal Planes" 7-inch. The second release was a cassette of the New York feminist punk band Shady Hawkins' 2013 album Dead To Me.
The members of Priests ran the label out of their houses and apartments.
The label was interested in offering a platform to artists who might not have another way to get their music out. In an interview with the Washington City Paper, Daniele Daniele said: "We're interested in finding people who are underrepresented or weren't signed, making something weird enough where there might not be a normal outlet for it."
The label went on hiatus, which was announced by Priests on Twitter in 2019. The final album from the label released on September 25th, 2020.
Roster
Sister Polygon has released music by Priests, Neonates, Shady Hawkins, Carni Klirs, Dudes, Downtown Boys, Pinkwash, Sneaks, Gauche, Hothead, Snail Mail, and Post Pink.
Discography
| Catalog # | Artist | Title | Format | Year | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPR-001 | Priests | "Radiation" b/w "Personal Planes" | 7-inch | 2012 | ||
| SPR-002 | Shady Hawkins | Dead to Me | cassette | 2013 | ||
| SPR-003 | Carni Klirs | Drift + Fade | cassette | 2013 | ||
| SPR-004 | Priests | Tape Two | cassette | 2013 | Recorded and mixed by Kevin Erickson at Swim Two Birds | |
| SPR-005 | Neonates | Self-Titled | cassette | |||
| SPR-006 | Downtown Boys | Self-Titled | 7" | 2014 | ||
| SPR-007 | Dudes | Greatest Hits | cassette | 2013 | ||
| SPR-008 | Sneaks | Self-Titled | cassette | 2014 | ||
| SPR-009 | Pinkwash | Your Cure Your Soil EP | cassette | 2014 | ||
| SPR-010 | Pinkwash | Cancer Money b/w Skin | 7" | Produced/engineered by Kyle "Slick" Johnson and Al Creedon at Fancy Time Studios | ||
| SPR-011 | Priests | Bodies and Control and Money and Power | 12" EP | Split with Don Giovanni Records | ||
| SPR-012 | Gauche | Get Away With Gauche | cassette | 2015 | ||
| SPR-013 | Hothead | S/T | cassette | 2016 | ||
| SPR-014 | Flasher | Self-Titled | cassette | 2016 | Originally released on cassette in April 2016. Reissued on 12" vinyl 11/18/16. | |
| SPR-015 | Post Pink | I Believe You, OK | cassette | 2016 | ||
| SPR-016 | Cigarette | Warm Shadows b/w Love's Mirror | 7" | 2016 | Recorded by Kevin Erickson at Swim Two Birds | |
| SPR-017 | Snail Mail | Habit EP | cassette / 12" EP | 2016 | ||
| SPR-018 | Pearie Sol | Self-Titled | cassette | 2016 | ||
| SPR-019 | Governess | Self-Titled | cassette | 2016 | ||
| SPR-020 | KAG | EP A | cassette | 2016 | ||
| SPR-021 | Priests | Nothing Feels Natural | 12" LP | 2017 | ||
| SPR-022 | Coup Sauvage and the Snips | Heirs to Nothing | cassette | 2017 | ||
| SPR-023 | Hand Grenade Job | Devotionals | cassette | 2017 | Recorded by Kyle Gilbride | |
| SPR-025 | Blood Club | A Wood With Knots | cassette | 2017 | ||
| SPR-026 | Governess | Zero | cassette / CD | 2018 | Recorded and mixed by Jason Barnett | |
| SPR-027 | The Funs | Alienated | 12" LP | 2018 | Recorded by Dave Vettriano at Rose Raft | |
| SPR-028 | Ultra Beauty | S/T | cassette | 2018 | ||
| SPR-029 | Priests | SUCK (extended mix & remixes) | CD | 2018 | ||
| SPR-030 | Florry | Brown Bunny | cassette | 2018 | ||
| SPR-031 | Priests | The Seduction of Kansas | CD | 2019 | 4/5/2019 release date | |
| SPR-032 | Olivia Neutron-John | Self-Titled | 12" EP / CD | 2019 | ||
| SPR-033 | Too Free | Love in High Demand | 12" LP | 2019 | ||
| SPR-034 | Knife Wife | Family Party | cassette / CD | 2019 | ||
| SPR-036 | Ziemba | True Romantic | 12" LP | 2020 |
References
- ^ "High-Functioning Punk: Sister Polygon Records is More Than Just an Indie Farm Team". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- Paper, Baltimore City. "Priests' Katie Alice Greer talks pop, politics, and why D.C. and everywhere else kind of sucks". citypaper.com. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- "Sister Polygon Records | Features | Impose Magazine". www.imposemagazine.com. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- "P R I E S T S (@PRIESTS_TWEET) on X". 12 December 2019.
- "Ziemba- True Romantic on Discogs". Discogs.
- "Shady Hawkins - Dead to Me (SPR002)". Dischord Records. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
- "Dischord Records: search the site". Dischord Records. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
- "Sneaks (4) - Sneaks". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-03-26.