January 2012
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Expensive Looks - Dark Matters (LP & CD)
“ Alec Feld grew up in New York on a steady diet of Chicago house, disco, old Motown stuff and a smattering of his parents’ psych records, as well as “trashy ’90s dance.” Dark Matters is his debut LP as Expensive Looks. It flows continuously across nine tracks, touching on elements of all the music he grew up on: hypnotic house, textured minimalism, and the gorgeous moment of musical...
Jan 17th
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November 2011
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Best Coast - Make You Mine double 7" colored vinyl...
It seems insane now, but when we started Group Tightener with Best Coast’s “Make You Mine” 7-inch we never anticipated her becoming the mega pop star she is today. Needless to say, we’re stoked. It couldn’t have happened to a better or more talented person. The only bummer is that we sold out of the records almost instantly, and it’s been unavailable since. We’re now bringing it back as a...
Nov 3rd
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August 2011
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Dead Gaze 10"
Dead Gaze 10” - GT11 R. Cole Furlow makes beautifully angsty music as Dead Gaze. His songs are bursting with warped emotion, fucked up vocals and thick riffs with a beating pop heart. We’re stoked to present five gems on our first ever 10-inch, each one will make you feel good about feeling bad. This pressing is limited to 500 records on translucent orange vinyl. Shipping included in all...
Aug 24th
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July 2011
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Secret Colors - Water Mirror LP
Secret Colors - Water Mirror - GT09 Secret Colors is the project of Seattle’s Matt Lawson. Water Mirror, his first vinyl full length, was pulled from various tape releases over the past couple of years and re-mastered by Pete Swanson, formerly of D. Yellow Swans. This pressing is limited to 500 tie dyed, splattered paint vinyl 12” records. Shipping included in all prices. 1. Bells 2. Heavy...
Jul 6th
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June 2011
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Jun 28th
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May 2011
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May 10th
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April 2011
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Apr 14th
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March 2011
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Expensive Looks - Vanishers 7" + Twerps - She...
Expensive Looks - Vanishers 7” - GT07 We are proud to present the first ever physical release from Expensive Looks. The introductory 7-inch features two songs, with the B-side exclusive to this release. “Vanishers” is a hazy, slow-build of electronic loops and Alec Feld’s passionate croon, diping through the echoey peaks and valleys of a teen searcher’s bedroom wail....
Mar 25th
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Pre-order High Wolf / Annapurna Illusion split LP
High Wolf / Annapurna Illusion split LP - GT08 France’s High Wolf previous released records on Not Not Fun, Bathetic and his own Winged Sun imprint. This is his second 12-inch, a 23 minute, five part epic journey through psych-loop trance heaven on the A-side. The B-side is a two track heavy trip through the temple of doom by Annapurna Illusion. Original art by Japan’s Ryo. Limited to...
Mar 24th
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February 2011
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Feb 21st
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December 2010
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Dec 8th
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November 2010
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Fungi Girls - Owsley Knows 7"
Fungi Girls - Owsley Knows / Glare #2 7” - GT06 Fungi Girls are three high school kids from Texas. They’ve released records on Hozac, Play Pinball and Psychic Lunch. For their Group Tightener release, the trio recorded twin bursts of catchy garage-psych that will force its way into your brain and probably chill there for months and months. Throw it in the jukebox and drop the...
Nov 23rd
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October 2010
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Oct 14th
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September 2010
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Coasting 7" + Fluffy Lumbers - Harry Dolland's 7"
We’re super stoked to announce the release of our next two 7-inches from Brooklyn’s Coasting (run of 1,000) and New Jersey’s Fluffy Lumbers (run of 500). These have been a long time coming, and they look and sound amazing. As always, shipping is included in the prices below. Coasting “Hot for Teacher” / “Coasting” 7-InchUSA $8.00CAN $10.50International...
Sep 8th
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July 2010
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Jul 1st
May 2010
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Cloud Nothings 7-inch SOLD OUT
Apologies to everyone that’s been requesting our Cloud Nothings 7-inch, we’re entirely sold out and will not be re-pressing for the foreseeable future. Keep watch here for a future Cloud Nothings release news though!
May 17th
April 2010
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Extra SXSW Shirts For Sale
Hey, odds are you missed out on being able to buy our Group Tightener shirt at South By South West because we discovered we were better at giving out booze than giving out these shirts. Anyway, we had a great time and these shirts are pretty fun. (GT Red sailboat featuring us dudes handing out massive amounts of whiskey). Sizes S-XL available, please indicate what size you want in your order....
Apr 21st
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Alex Bleeker These Days 7-Inch Now for Sale!
We’re extremely happy to announce the release of our third 7-inch with Alex Bleeker, who you may also know from Real Estate and Alex Bleeker and the Freaks. You may also know him as an awesome dude. Whatever the case, this record is perfect to jam out in the early days of Summer (or any other season you might feel like putting it on). Download the A-side, “Getting By” over at...
Apr 12th
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March 2010
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February 2010
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NEW RELEASE: Cloud Nothings 7"
We’re super stoked to announce the second ever record on Group Tightener by Cloud Nothings. Featuring “Morgan” on the a-side and the exclusive to this record only “Another Man” on the flip. It’s limited to only 250 copies and hand stamped by us and some of our close friends (shout out to Jenni Wu) late at night. Exhausting! Buy it below, and stay tuned for a...
Feb 23rd
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January 2010
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Best Coast 7" Sold Out
Thank you everyone for ordering this record! For the time being, we’re out of copies but plan on re-pressing down the line. In the meantime, keep a lookout for upcoming 7-inches from Cloud Nothings (really soon), Alex Bleeker & The Freaks, Fluffy Lumbers and Coasting, with much much more to come.
Jan 23rd
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October 2009
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Oct 15th
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BUY NOW! Best Coast - Make You Mine 7"
Get your pre-order on… The new Best Coast 7”, Make You Mine, will be shipping at the end of October!! We will ship US or International, please select the correct PayPal option below. If you want multiple copies, please email us at grouptightener@gmail.com and we will work out a good deal for you.
Oct 11th
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September 2009
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Contact
for any inquiries about the Best Coast 7-inch or future Group Tightener releases, contact us at grouptightener@gmail.com
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