It has been almost a year since we welcomed any new additions to the Double Negative family, so we have decided to make up for it by bringing not one, but two new artists into the fold. We are very excited to announce that San Francisco singer/songwriter Emily Jane White and Berkley band Tempo No Tempo have joined the Double Negative roster.

This fall Emily Jane White will be releasing her debut album Dark Undercoat and a few weeks later Tempo No Tempo’s new EP Repetition will follow. We’re still putting the final touches on everything but we can say that both artists will be touring around the West Coast (and maybe further), so keep checking our shows page and watch out for a date near you.

In other news, we have been very busy spreading the gospel about the recently-released Death of a Party album, The Rise and Fall of Scarlet City. Much to our surprise, the press and radio have been drooling about how great it is - all the proof is over on their artist page. (Just click the press link at the bottom of the page.) Even Greil Marcus likes it and yes, we are still confused about that. If you have not bought yourself a copy of the album you should drop whatever you’re doing and order it online directly from us. Sprinting down to your local record shop and demanding a copy is also acceptable. One last Death of a Party item - this was already mentioned on our blog, but the band is going on a big tour with fellow Oaklanders The Lovemakers. All the details are on the shows page.

Another important item from the blog is that Battleship will be playing their final show this Sunday night in Oakland after terrorizing/delighting audiences for four years. We highly recommend that everyone head out to 21 Grand and send the band off to the ship graveyard in style.