Tag: Joe LaPorta

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NYC punks Native Sun have just released their debut full-length album Concrete Language. The album’s been getting great reviews – 8/10 in Clash Magazine (“one heck of a ride [that] reflects the exuberance of this band’s live performance”), Album of the Week in Tinnist, and write-ups all over the place – and filling up playlists with various singles. The album was recorded by Jeremy Snyder (Pure Adult) and me at various locations across Brooklyn (Studio G, La Fam, Academy Fight Songs, Studio Windows), mixed by me at Studio Windows, and mastered by Joe LaPorta at Sterling Sound. It’s wild to think that this is their debut (they already have a handful of singles & EPs to their name), but the time & energy was well spent putting this one together. The band is going on tour with Bass Drum of Death in the US before heading over to the UK for a stretch there – the live show rips! Concrete Language is out now on TODO Records.

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NYC rockers Native Sun are back with “Squash”, their second single on the newly launched TODO Music. Magnet Magazine premiered the song & video – writing that the track “neatly encapsulates the New York City quartet’s arty, melodic take on classic punk and garage rock” – with Flood, Dork, and It’s Psychedelic Baby picking up the release as well. The band recorded the basic tracks with Jeremy Snyder (Pure Adult) at Studio G; I worked with the band on production, vocals & overdubs, and mixing at Studio Windows; and Joe LaPorta mastered the song at Sterling Sound. This track came an incredibly long way from where it started, and I love where it ended up! “Squash” is out now on TODO Music.

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NYC’s Native Sun are back with the banger “I Need Nothing”. Flood Magazine premiered the track, calling it “grooving psych-rock”, and God Is In The TV says “the single pulsates with a confident swagger”. I produced this track with the band, which came about when I asked them if they had any “groovers”… we recorded the rhythm section and stone-cold vocals over a beat by Jeremy Snyder (Pure Adult), with layers of wild guitars & synth slathered on top. Joe LaPorta mastered the track at Sterling Sound, and it’s one of the first releases on the brand new TODO Records. Check out the video below, and snag the track on Bandcamp.

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Gentle Grip – the debut album from NYC dance-punk quartet Public Practice – is streaming now on all platforms.  Consisting of members of WALL and Beverly, I’ve known each of the members for years, and have been a fan of the band since their very first show; I’m extremely proud of the work we did here.  I co-produced/-recorded half of the record with the band and mixed those songs at Studio Windows, which include the singles “Compromised” (currently on BBC Radio 6’s A List), “Disposable”, and “My Head”, plus “Cities”, “Underneath” (my personal favorite), and “Understanding”.  The remainder of the songs were recorded and mixed by the band and Jeff Berner, and the album was mastered by the always-excellent Joe LaPorta at Sterling Sound.  The press has been fantastic – 4-stars on NME and DIY, Album Of The Day on BBC Radio 6, Album Of The Week on BrooklynVegan, and a glowing review in Treble.  Gentle Grip is available now digitally, and LPs/CDs will be available on June 26 via Wharf Cat Records.

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Public Practice – the NYC dance-punk quartet featuring members of WALL and Beverly – return with a new single from their debut full-length Gentle Grip.  “My Head” – which premiered on Stereogum – is a disco-rooted earworm, and features a video by Studio Jojo.  Brooklyn Vegan also featured the track, along with music/book recommendations from the band.  “My Head” is one of the songs I co-produced/recorded and mixed on Gentle Grip, and of my favorite songs on the album (which was mastered by Joe LaPorta at Sterling Sound).  Check it out now, and pre-order the album, which comes out May 15 (digital)/June 26 (physical) via Wharf Cat Records.

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NYC punk/groove quartet Public Practice are back with “Compromised”, the new single of their just-announced full-length debut Gentle Grip.  BBC 6 Radio premiered the track, with sites like Paste, Stereogum, Brooklyn Vegan, and NME picking it up in quick succession.  “Compromised” is one of the songs on this album that I co-produced/recorded with the band and mixed at Studio Windows; Joe Laporta mastered the record at Sterling Sound.  I’ve known the members of Public Practice for a while now, and am truly thrilled with the way this record turned out – SO many surprises in store!  Stream the single, watch the video by Josie Keefe & Jonny Campolo (my bandmate in P.E.), and pre-order the record now.  Gentle Grip is out May 15 on Wharf Cat Records.

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Lush, the debut record from teenage indie-pop sensations Snail Mail, is out now on Matador Records.  I recorded this album at Outlier Inn and Doctor Wu’s with Jake Aron, who also produced and mixed the record.  Fun fact: Lush was the the first record recorded in the new Studio A at Outlier Inn, the first record mixed at Studio Windows (the new studio started by me and Jake), and one of the last records worked on at Doctor Wu’s before it closed.  Joe LaPorta mastered the record at Sterling Sound.

Lush has been greeted with near-universal acclaim from Best New Music (and a score of 8.7) on Pitchfork; to features in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe; to reviews in nearly every music-related publication, and many non-musical ones as well.  Check it out if you haven’t already!

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Eaters Press Photo - FINAL

The Fader recently premiered the first single from Eaters, my new project with my buddy Bob Jones.  The song’s called “Far”, and my good friend and associate Chris Hefner (director of The Poisoner and The Pink Hotel) just completed a mind-blowing video for the track, which should hit soon.  The (self-titled) album comes out April 15th through Driftless Recordings and Dull Tools, and I can’t wait for people to hear it.  If you can’t wait either, come check us out this Friday (March 7th) at Death By Audio with Future Punx for their 7″ release show (which incidentally I mixed and mastered).

We just wrapped up the new Parquet Courts record last week, and it’s every bit as satisfying and exciting as you might imagine.  We worked on this puppy for about 10 months, across three recording sessions in two different studios (Seaside Lounge and Outlier Inn), with two different mix sessions plus a final stems tweak at Doctor Wu’s.  It was a serious undertaking, but listening through the record with the band last week was so incredibly rewarding – it was seriously everything we wanted it to be…. and the (multitude of) outtakes are badass too!!   The record’s being mastered by Joe LaPorta at Sterling Sound as I write this, and will be released this summer by What’s Your Rupture/Rough Trade.

PC - SBA sheet music

But you won’t need to wait that long to hear what we’ve been working on!  As Spin just announced, the band is dropping the first song from the LP on Record Store Day, aka April 19th.  The single consists of “Sunbathing Animal” (the LP’s titular track), and non-album b-side “Pilgrims to Nowhere”, both of which have worked their way into the band’s live sets over the past year.  Check out the sheet music/cover art above, or download it here if you wanna give it a whirl.

Jonny digging

I also spent a couple weeks working with the lovely London lads Mazes recently, producing/recording/mixing their new LP for Fat Cat Records.  We went upstate to Adam Pierce (aka Mice Parade’s) studio Tree Time for the tracking (which is where I also recorded Screens by Forest Fire for Fat Cat).  It was a real bonding experience, between a theft, getting snowed in multiple times (see above), and the awesome record we made together.  Jack from the band came back to Brooklyn with me, we ate chilaquiles and pizza, and mixed the record at Doctor Wu’s.  It’s a really cool record, and I’m excited for people to hear it later this year.

I have many projects that I am very excited about coming up soon, so please check back if you’re interested.  Please contact me if you’d like to talk about sound (jonathan.schenke[at]gmail.com), and thanks for reading!