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Sixty Years War Collective is presenting a series of Mixtapes, showcasing great independent artists who are not necessarily associated with the collective. For each mix, a member of the collective will pick ten of their favorite independent musicians and bands to showcase. This second mix was compiled by James Musselman with a good deal of help from Chris Darby. Two of the songs on this mix are exclusives, “I Will Follow” by Barnswallow and “Walking Birds” by Aaron Bowen.

Sixty Years War Collective is presenting a series of Mixtapes, showcasing great independent artists who are not necessarily associated with the collective. For each mix, a member of the collective will pick ten of their favorite independent musicians and bands to showcase. This second mix was compiled by James Musselman with a good deal of help from Chris Darby. Two of the songs on this mix are exclusives, “I Will Follow” by Barnswallow and “Walking Birds” by Aaron Bowen.

This is the second quad split, complied by Chris Darby, and released by Sixty Years War Collective. My goal with these splits is to connect hard working artists from around the country, who I feel fit together on the same cd. The challenge is for each artist to come up with three songs exclusively for the split, which won’t be released anywhere else (at least in the same form). So you will always hear something new with these splits, even if you already know the artist. I am hoping to continue to put together one of these every year. This is the second split I have organized, and it is really, really wonderful. Many thanks to William Blackart (Arkansas), Bunny Day and the Mercy Buckets (Kentucky), Cinder Conk (Maine), and Helen Kellers Ukulele (Alabama), for being involved in this years split. I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed putting it all together. - Chris Darby

This is the second quad split, complied by Chris Darby, and released by Sixty Years War Collective.

My goal with these splits is to connect hard working artists from around the country, who I feel fit together on the same cd. The challenge is for each artist to come up with three songs exclusively for the split, which won’t be released anywhere else (at least in the same form). So you will always hear something new with these splits, even if you already know the artist.

I am hoping to continue to put together one of these every year. This is the second split I have organized, and it is really, really wonderful.

Many thanks to William Blackart (Arkansas), Bunny Day and the Mercy Buckets (Kentucky), Cinder Conk (Maine), and Helen Kellers Ukulele (Alabama), for being involved in this years split.

I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed putting it all together.

- Chris Darby

Sixty Years War Collective is presenting a series of Mixtapes, showcasing great independent artists who are not necessarily associated with the collective. Each month, one member of the collective will pick ten of their favorite independent musicians and bands. The first one was compiled by Chris Darby. You can check it out here.

Sixty Years War Collective is presenting a series of Mixtapes, showcasing great independent artists who are not necessarily associated with the collective. Each month, one member of the collective will pick ten of their favorite independent musicians and bands. The first one was compiled by Chris Darby. You can check it out here.

Healing Refrains

Steve Penhollow did a write up of Lee Miles for The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette that was published yesterday. Here’s an excerpt:

I want Lee Miles to leave Fort Wayne.

As soon as possible.

That’s not the same as wanting him to be “run out of town on a rail” as they used to say back in the days when they had too much time on their hands and too many rails, apparently.

I want Lee Miles to leave Fort Wayne so people outside Fort Wayne can find out how good he is.

You can read the full article, which includes an interview, right here.

Listen to two tracks from the new album right here:

No You’re Not. You’re Disloyal - The Leaving

Ballad of Laura Belle - The Leaving

Chronicle of a Bad Year

from Lee Miles:

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Songwriter Lee Miles pays a lot of attention to words. There’s hardly a throw away line in his lyrics, no pat phrases chosen just to fit a rhyme scheme or fill a chorus, so it’s probably not surprising that when talking about his new album The Leaving, Miles seems a little… (Read More)

The Leaving - Lee Miles

A new instrumental release from Longsleeves. It’s a fifteen minute long ‘electronic-space-dub’ piece called, Strigiformes. It was originally intended to be released as a part of a split, but was shelved. Now available for free download. Download Strigiformes (44.3MB), the new EP from Longsleeves right now! Strigiformes - Strigiformes

A new instrumental release from Longsleeves. It’s a fifteen minute long ‘electronic-space-dub’ piece called, Strigiformes. It was originally intended to be released as a part of a split, but was shelved. Now available for free download.

Download Strigiformes (44.3MB), the new EP from Longsleeves right now!

Strigiformes - Strigiformes

(Source: longsleeves.org)

“Pezzettino made instant fans of us when we first heard her debut a few years ago. She stayed on our radar by bringing us baked goodies and by blogging for us from the road. And, of course, by continuing to make some of the freshest, most vibrant music to emerge from Milwaukee in recent years.”  - from OnMilwaukee.com

“Pezzettino made instant fans of us when we first heard her debut a few years ago. She stayed on our radar by bringing us baked goodies and by blogging for us from the road. And, of course, by continuing to make some of the freshest, most vibrant music to emerge from Milwaukee in recent years.”  - from OnMilwaukee.com

Listen to The Nothing EP streaming!

We’re very pleased to announce that we will be working with our resident sculpture artist, painter and songwriter, A.P. Swearengin, on his very first cassette release via our Sixty Years War Handmade Shop on Etsy. Here’s some details: Austin P. Swearengin’s, The Nothing EP A slow rumbling fuzz folk record, written and recorded in the sparsely lit attic of a house in the heart of Minneapolis, The Nothing EP is a reflection of a past, leaning towards the forgotten. The limited 50 copy, tape release, by Austin P. Swearengin is set for Tuesday September 9th, 2010, on Sixty Years War Collective.

We’re very pleased to announce that we will be working with our resident sculpture artist, painter and songwriter, A.P. Swearengin, on his very first cassette release via our Sixty Years War Handmade Shop on Etsy.

Here’s some details:

Austin P. Swearengin’s, The Nothing EP 
A slow rumbling fuzz folk record, written and recorded in the sparsely lit attic of a house in the heart of Minneapolis, The Nothing EP is a reflection of a past, leaning towards the forgotten. The limited 50 copy, tape release, by Austin P. Swearengin is set for Tuesday September 9th, 2010, on Sixty Years War Collective.

I had all those songs, and they made sense together, and I realized that these are the most personal songs I’ve ever written.
Lee Miles on Open Your Grievous Heart from The Fort Wayne Reader.

Sunday Brothers from Lee Miles’ forthcoming full length release, FOUGHT + WON. You can purchase Miles’ newest current release, Open Your Grievous Heart EP at the Store.

Sixty Years War is proud to present a brand new four band split record called, FOUR: Volume One. This record includes the work of four different bands/artists hailing from all over the country. Facing Winter, from West Chicago, Illinois. Longsleeves, from San Diego, California. Nathan Kalish, from Grand Rapids, Michigan and our own, Chris Darby with his band, Them Damn Kids, from Chicago, Illinois. You can download the album for FREE at the following places: http://sixtyyearswar.bandcamp.com/http://cllct.com/release/fourvolumeone

Sixty Years War is proud to present a brand new four band split record called, FOUR: Volume One. This record includes the work of four different bands/artists hailing from all over the country.

Facing Winter, from West Chicago, Illinois. Longsleeves, from San Diego, California. Nathan Kalish, from Grand Rapids, Michigan and our own, Chris Darby with his band, Them Damn Kids, from Chicago, Illinois.

You can download the album for FREE at the following places:

http://sixtyyearswar.bandcamp.com/
http://cllct.com/release/fourvolumeone