![]() Produced by Peter Morén, Ruben Engzell and Daniel Bengtson, mastered by Magnus Lindberg, and mixed by Niklas Berglöf, all songs on the album were written by Peter Morén except “Wake Up,” which was written by Peter Morén, Kathryn Williams and Ren Harvieu and “Come Fetch My Soul!” by Peter Morén and Jess Williamson. “Looking at how other people make music, and dipping in and out of other environments, was really inspiring.” Atlanta, Amsterdam, and Tokyo and alongside retail expansion we developed into a wholesale distribution company & record label. While the promised April release dates never materialized, it's now breaking that the two previously cited albums-1982's Nick The Knife and 1983's The Abominable Showman -will bow on. Yep Roc has played a key role in the development of artists including the Grammy Award-winning Steep. Back in March, it was reported that Yep Roc Records would finally start reissuing part of Nick Lowe's discography on CD for the first time in more than 25 years. Since 1997, the label has released albums from North Carolina and international artists, including Nick Lowe, Paul Weller, Mandolin Orange, Steep Canyon Rangers, Jim Lauderdale, Dave Alvin, Tift Merritt, Chuck Prophet, Robyn Hitchcock, Alejandro Escovedo, Aoife O. “Those experiences brewed something in me,” he recalls. Hillsborough-based Yep Roc Records is celebrating a big milestone the label is turning 25. Yep Roc Records is an American independent record label based in Hillsborough, North Carolina, and owned by Redeye Distribution. With touring scrapped, Morén rediscovered his love of playing guitar in solitude and the art of collaboration, which he did with a tight-knit group of friends and peers in his hometown of Stockholm. “During that trip, we sang a lot together in different groups,” explains Morén, “and it was that spirituality of singing with other people that I want to bring into this record.”Īn open-ended name that references both the classic sound of 1950’s Sun Records and the passage of time itself, SunYears has been years in the making with a figurative birth that came during the pandemic. The closing track “Wake Up,” written with Williams during a songwriting retreat, features Ren Harvieu. Ranging from wistful folk and Beatles-esque pop to psychedelic guitar jangle and shimmering balladry, the album is a result of nostalgic listening habits and thematically from dreams, most notably the rockabilly-esque track “Last Night I Dreamt I Met Phil & Don,” which takes inspiration from a dream meeting pop legends the Everly Brothers.įor the album, Morén enlisted fellow indie artists Ron Sexsmith, Jess Williamson, Eric Johnson (Fruit Bats, Bonny Light Horseman), and Kathryn Williams, which resulted in multiple duets throughout the album. The 10-track album's melodic wisdom immediately feels familiar yet is unexplored territory for Morén, who delivers a collection of tunes that instantly feel timeless. Billy Maupin, General Manager, Yep Roc Records Billy Maupin is the General Manager of the Yep Roc Music Group, Hillsborough, North Carolina home of Yep Roc Records, Studio One and Riff City Sounds. SunYears is a new project from Swedish singer/songwriter Peter Morén of Peter Bjorn and John.
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