December 2013 Newsletter

Hey brothers & sisters! santa sleigh

Season's Greetings!! Holy freakin' crap!! It's here!! Well, whether you've braved the frozen tundra and traveled to spend the holidays with your family & friends back home, are gearing up for a house full of visitors yourself, or elected to keep it low key this year; keep your heart open, your glasses full (of course!), and fight the cold with as many warm fuzzies within as you can muster! And if anyone out there needs some warm, fuzzy guidance, feel free to get in touch with us and we'll be happy to cheese it up with you - [email protected] <3

We took a massive road trip up to northern PA to visit fam and it was AWESOME! Our nephew Luka had his school band xmas concert and we got to be there! You know you want to see it, so you can watch it HERE (skip to 26:53, he's the dude in the upper right with long blond hair and glasses). Flawless performance, obviously. We got caught in some snow while we were there and it made the traveling a bit sketchy at times, but we made it! Now we're safely back at Sheath HQ in GA and spending the next few days with more family and fun! We're gearing up for some board game madness with Lindsay's dad and the rest of the fam, as Lindsay's mom is road tripping over from New Orleans right now. So it should be a good one!

This is the time of year to put all the hustle of the previous 11 months aside for just a second, remember what it's all for, and catch your breath and recharge the battery for another year of hustlin' :) You guys all ROCK and we wish you all the best; please accpet our deepest and most sincere SHEATH LOVE, HUGS, AND KISSES!!! *MUAH* *MUAH* *MUAH* Hopefully 2013 treated you OK, but regardless of whatever hand you were dealt this year, play that shit, build upon it, and make 2014 the ULTIMATE year! The one that you look back on in 50 years and say "Sheeeeeeit mawfaw, THAT was the year I nailed it!". Happiest of holidays to you & yours, now lets get into some muzak neeeews!

Giants They, The Undeserving 12"

Update!

Just a quick update on the repress of the classic Giants album They, The Undeserving. Production has wrapped up on them and they are en route to us from the plant. As soon as they land here we'll get them all packed up and out the door. Thanks to everyone that has preordered, we'll let everyone know when they arrive. Be sure to follow us on Instagram to see pix! We're down to the last few copies on blue vinyl (/100) and maroon vinyl (/100), so snag 'em quickly if you want the most limited colors! You can grab a copy HERE.

San Angelus

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7"/digital

On 3/11/14 we'll be dropping the new joint from San Angelus! Check out the cover art above! These three tracks pick up where their debut full length Soon We'll All Be Ghosts left off - which you can stream HERE. Speaking of their debut, there's a very cool DELUXE version of the CD now available via the bands' own Amber & Wool imprint. They're packaged in a numbered tin and limited to just 100 copies, check it out HERE. But getting back to the 7", here's the tracklisting:

Side A:

Continuum - 3:02

�mlauts - 2:58

Side B:

Vacuum - 4:47

Look for the preorder to launch in January guys! Prepareth thine self, for the time of reckoning is nearly upon us!!

Dust Moth

Dragon Mouth

12"/CD/digital

The debut EP from Seattle supergroup Dust Moth is set to drop on 3/25/13! This band features current & former members of These Arms Are Snakes, Minus The Bear, Aeges, XVIII Individual Eyes, Shift, and Undertow. With a lineage like that, you can bet the bank that this stuff is incredible! And it SOOOO is - get pumped! We'll have a new track from the EP premiered soon, so keep an eye out to the bands Facebook page HERE to stay in the loop! And in the meantime, you can stream their killer track Toto, from the Bad Blood split 7" with Aeges HERE. Keep your eyes peeled in the coming weeks for the preorder launch for this hot damn masterpiece!!!

***Special thanks to Chris Common for fighting off a horrendous flu and getting both the San Angelus 7" and the Dust Moth 12" mastered for us - hope you feel better bud!!***

Mylene Sheath Gift Certificates!

We're still offering holiday season gift certificates that you can purchase! You can find them in the webstore HERE. To purchase these you don't add them to the cart like you would a normal item in the web store, you actually just click the "Buy Gift Certificate" button. Then you will pick how much you'd like the certificate to be for and check out directly through Paypal :) Hit us up with any questions, and lets have a rockin' xmas!!

MSFFL Sheath Bowl Champion!

The 2013 Mylene Sheath Fantasy Football League Champion has been crowned. Everybody congratulate Lindsay and her Georgia Peaches as they bring the Sheath Bowl Trophy home for the 2nd time in 3 seasons, cementing the teams status as a fantasy football legacy!! She defeated Evan and his team If These Footballs Could Talk in Sheath Bowl V, 122.90 - 111.04. Thanks for the fun season guys, you can view all the final standings and stats HERE!

Special notes on the season:

1. Allen & TEAM BENEATH OBLIVION had an amazing season after everyone questioned their initial draft picks. The joke was on everyone else in the MSFFL as TEAM BENEATH OBLIVION went 10-3 in the regular season on their way to the number 1 seed heading into the play-offs.

2. Joel & Myrtle Beach Sunburns were pathetic as usual. They went 3-10 en route to the worst record in MSFFL... again.

3. Niko & Laamanaamat got off to a disastrous start to the season, but ended up 7-6 and making the play-offs marking the biggest team turnaround this season. Good job Niko!

4. Post-MSFFL depression now begins to sit in until next August. Come join us next year for the sixth annual season, email us [email protected] if you would like to join :)

CONGRATULATIONS TO LINDSAY & THE GEORGIA PEACHES!!

The Boris Bandcamp Holiday Sale!

Boris has slashed the prices on our Bandcamp page and all of the records can be purchased for 50% off until January 1st :) Just use the promo code "borisclaus" when checking out!! Hit it up RIGHT HERE! Yeeeeeeeoooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!

Wrap Up/Warm Up!

That's going to do it for the Sheathmas edition of the monthly newsletter. Again, thank you guys so much for all the support in 2013, what a great year it has been for the label, you're amazing! Much love to you & yours over the holidays <3

Have a wonderful xmas and we'll see you in 2014!

xoxo,

Lindsay & Joel