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The new LP of hard roots and dub tracks from the legendary singer of Jamaican reggae icons The Ethiopians is available now for pre-order. Nine brand new, original songs featuring The Silvertones and members of John Brown’s Body & 10 Ft. Ganja Plant, produced by Craig “Dub Fader” Welsch (John Brown’s Body, The Aggrolites, 10 Ft. Ganja Plant). This 1st pressing special edition 12″ LP is limited to 500 copies on beautiful CLEAR TEAL 150 gram vinyl.

Check out this great article on The Rex Complex featuring video interviews with Rex and Jeremy.

“Thumping, bumping, howling, and growling” are just a few words I came across when researching The Rex Complex. A jolly combination of observation and process, their sound has been described “voodo psyche-blues.” Both Rex and Jeremy cite Micachu as a current influence. Their inde peers, Railbird and Cuddle Magic have also left marked impressions. For influences Jeremy lists The Band, Mr. Bungle, Miles Davis, Apex Twin, and a wide breadth of acts I’ve never heard of. As he puts it, “There aren’t new chords…but there are still new sounds and textures…” Hussman’s influences include Johnny Cash, Otis Redding, Bill Withers, The Clash, and Iggy Pop & The Stooges. He tells me his musical ambitions are to “learn a lot of songs by people I like.” I ask when he first knew it was music for him. “I was two years old,” he tells me. He’d heard the Aardvark song on Sesame Street, and he had to recreate it. His attempts were made on a plastic drum. Full article here.

Happy New Year! We had a quiet year-end online, but busy behind-the-scenes preparing an exciting 2012 for Young Cub. First up will be the official release of Leonard Dillon’s The Ethiopian on beautifully colored clear teal vinyl. The release date has been reset to March 6th to ensure the utmost quality for this historic album – Pre-Order your copy now and receive an instant download of the extremely rare track “Honey Bunch,” recorded by The Ethiopians over 30 years ago!

Check out this great interview we found between Peter I and Leonard during his February 2004 tour. Stay tuned for more content and info about the full LP release.

The Aggrolites hit Europe with their Unleashed Tour! Unleashed Live Volume 1 is now at streaming at their bandcamp, and for those across the pond check the full tour schedule here.

The new LP of hard roots and dub tracks from the legendary singer of Jamaican reggae icons The Ethiopians is available now for pre-order. In addition to special discounted prices for vinyl and digital, all pre-orders receive an instant download of the extremely rare track “Honey Bunch” recorded by The Ethiopians over 30 years ago!

We are honored to have worked with the Late, Great Leonard Dillon and hope this release is another avenue in which his music and legend will live on.

Just a reminder that The Aggrolites will be destroying Brighton Music Hall this Wednesday, Sept. 12th w/ Roots Of Creation. See you at the show and in the meantime, check out this live gem from their latest release, Rugged Road available now on 7″, 12″, and CD.

We also have a very limited supply of European imported Rugged Road LP now in stock. This 12″ is a beautiful milky white and each order comes with an instant MP3 download of the album.

Leonard “Sparrow” Dillon – 1942 – 2011

The new album from the legendary singer of Jamaican reggae icons The Ethiopians is coming soon. Nine brand new, original tracks featuring The Silvertones and members of John Brown’s Body and 10 Ft. Ganja Plant. Produced, recorded and mixed by Craig ”Dubfader” Welsch (John Brown’s Body, The Aggrolites, 10ft. Ganja Plant) and mastered by Kevin Metcalfe (Lee “Scratch” Perry, Dennis Brown, Black Uhuru).

Download the new digital 45, “Good You Do” available now on iTunes!

Starting today, you can now order the complete set of the Rugged Road 45s! All 5 are available individually, or order the “45 Bundle” and choose from the full set of 5 or only the 3 newest. In addition to a discounted price, the first 100 bundle orders will receive a FREE AUTOGRAPHED Aggrolites poster!

We are thrilled to offer The Aggrolites latest batch of tunes, recorded here in Boston, in this set of 5 top-notch 7″ singles, as well as the colored 12″ and CD. The Aggro Band Plays On!

Greetings Young Cub Massive… we’re back! Thanks for bearing with us while we got our new site underway- take a look around the new digs! Check out Young Cub artists hitting all corners of the map on the live page. In addition to upcoming releases from The Aggrolites, Leonard Dillon and Ghosts of Jupiter, we have a new record up for pre-order today:

Young Cub Records is pleased to announce the release of the new Destroy Babylon LP, Long Live the Vortex, available for pre-order now from the new online Young Cub store! The album is also available in Deluxe and CD formats here. Catch DB live next weekend in their home state of New Hampshire supporting the legendary Wailers Featuring Junior Marvin plus Maxi Priest. They’ll also be on tour later this month throughout New England with the Easy Star All-Stars.

Much more to come concerning the next round of Aggrolites 45s and the new Leonard Dillon full-length. Stay tuned!