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Danger Collective Records is an artist-run independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 2014, Danger Collective aims to support burgeoning musicians and songwriters from their local community and around the world. Like many independent labels before them, Danger Collective works to elevate the underground by collaborating with artists to create unique releases meant to stand the test of time. Danger Collective’s growing catalog is not bound by a singular sound or vision, but is instead unified by its artists’ courage to experiment and desire to bring people together through music. Feel free to click the box in the lower righthand corner for more info.

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PAPER: Taxidermists Wade Through the Shipwreck
2024-03-27

Their forthcoming release KO EP, is like a kick given with a smile. A raw slice of life as taken from a five months of all-night sessions in McNamara's studio at The Asbestos Farm in Hadley, Massachusetts.

Talkhouse: Introducing: Zero Point Energy’s “Closer to You”
2024-03-25

I wanted to write a trans anthem, where a young person going through the same thing could hear it and be like, This is made for me. I think so often trans portrayals in the media are required to be either overly heroic or so deeply tragic with little representation for a more nuanced human experience, which is often made up of small moments of both.

FLOOD: Brutus VIII Takes Inspiration from Don DeLillo and Paul Auster on Satiric New Track “Building a Bomb”
2024-03-21

Maintaining his familiar post-punk vocal incantations, the new track explores more maximalist sounds across industrial metal and no wave while Katz’s lyrics dip into political satire inspired by Don DeLillo’s Mao II and Paul Aster’s Leviathan. “It’s me poking fun at performative political activism while also expressing some fears about domestic terrorism,” he shares. “In the last decade it seems casual mass violence has become the new normal. This makes me profoundly uncomfortable. The lyrics and music are written to reflect that.”

FLOOD: Slow Hollows’ “Doing the Dishes” Playlist
2024-03-12

With the themes of cohesion and solitude in mind, Feinstein is honoring the album’s release today by sharing a playlist of tunes that serve as go-to listens while doing the dishes (hopefully that act doesn’t take him 52 minutes, the runtime for this collection of songs). Weaving through evident influences such as Bruce Hornsby and Neil Young, as well as cuts from genre-defining artists such as Wire and Tricky and hard-to-pin-down innovators including Talk Talk and Mica Levi, the playlist remains an engaging listen. “I think it takes you through enough sonic turns to keep things interesting,” he shares.

Paste: Slow Hollows Reveals the Inspirations Behind Each Track on Bullhead
2024-03-12

Today, Slow Hollows—the recording alias of LA-based singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Austin Feinstein—has released his fourth album, Bullhead. The LP is Feinstein’s first since 2019’s Actors, and it’s a remarkable foray into a world where rich synths, big guitar riffs and limitless hooks converge. In 2020, Slow Hollows the band broke up, and Bullhead marks the project’s resurrection as Feinstein’s solo future.

FADER: Thanks For Coming’s growing pains
2023-09-29

Rachel Brown talks about their latest EP What Is My Capacity To Love?, plus their love of weepy rom-coms and Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Rolling Stone AU: Bank Robbery, Murder & BDSM: Five Stories Behind D.C. Maxwell’s Debut Album
2023-08-28

Lone Rider, released last Friday, is, first and foremost, a collection of stories, the work of a writerly musician. From lonely cowboys to desperate murderers, Maxwell fully inhabits rather than uses his characters.

He offers striking sympathy towards their stories, without ever letting any of the stories wilt into sentimentality

Pitchfork: Water From Your Eyes’ Rachel Brown Announces New Thanks for Coming EP, Shares Song
2023-08-10

Water From Your Eyes’ Rachel Brown has announced a new EP under their solo moniker Thanks for Coming. What Is My Capacity to Love? will arrive on September 29 via Danger Collective. Check out the Dylan Gee and Kima Hibbert–directed video for the single “Loop” below.

The eight-song EP was primarily written in the aftermath of a relationship. As such, What Is My Capacity to Love? finds Brown analyzing their romantic relationships. “Loop” is the sole song written before that breakup. “I was in this cycle of infatuation, disappointment, seeking out intimacy but never actually letting anyone in,” explained Brown. “I’d like to think I finally got out of the loop.”

FADER: Watch Computerwife’s dreamlike beach trip
2023-07-31

Over an instrumental comprising hurried drums, a driving bass line, and a lovely progression of jangly guitar chords, Warncke’s disarmingly quiet vocal line describes the sense of tranquility she experienced while taking a much-needed break from online life and visiting a beloved Brooklyn beach.

Brooklyn Vegan: Watch Computerwife’s video for noisy pop anthem “I Get Better Every Day”
2023-07-14

She recently put out the album's lead single "Lexapro," and we're now premiering second single "I Get Better Every Day" and its video. It's a '90s rock anthem through a lo-fi Gen Z lens, and its titular hook is very catchy. Addie says:

“When I made this song, I thought I was gaining control of my life and building self confidence. This is one of the first songs that taught me how to write lyrics. I was reading Annihilation (by Jeff VanderMeer) and wrote down interesting words and then found ways to use those words to express my own thoughts.”

Rolling Stone AU: D.C. Maxwell is a ‘Lone Rider’ on His Debut Album
2023-07-14

Where “Leading Man” was a stomping, rambunctious number, the sound of someone confidently stepping into the limelight, Maxwell’s new single slips into quietly moving acoustic territory, the musician’s thoughtful songwriting coming to the fore.

Under The Radar NZ: D.C. Maxwell Unveils Debut Single / Video 'The Leading Man'
2023-05-19

D.C. Maxwell swaggers into our hearts with 'The Leading Man', the Tāmaki Makaurau rising star's feverishly-awaited debut single, out today via LA tastemakers Danger Collective Records. Proudly repping his own brand of "weirdo country", former ROIDZ frontman Daniel Smith's first official solo release is a passionate affair with epic sweeping orchestration to match

Post-Trash: Spiral XP - "Free Thinking" Premiere
2023-02-07

“Free Thinking” is the second single from the upcoming record, a song that opens with classic shoegaze crunch reminiscent of the greats (Swirlies, My Bloody Valentine, Broken Water… take your pick). The feeling as though you’ve stepped outside yourself is immediate, as distortion blooms and bursts over a repetitive structure, easy to digest at surface level but fun to explore the further you dissociate. There’s a hypnotic quality to the song, ringing in cycles with guitars providing the hooks as vocals add textural presence and intrigue, the focus becomes the staccato roar of the band’s shoegaze soaked psychedelic pop.

Pitchfork: Water From Your Eyes’ Rachel Brown Announces New Thanks for Coming Album
2022-12-14

Thanks for Coming, the solo project of Water From Your Eyes’ Rachel Brown, has announced they’ve signed to Danger Collective and a new album is on the way. Billed as a best-of compilation, You Haven’t Missed Much comes out this Friday, December 16. Check out the single “Plagiarizer

ourculture: Death, Intimacy and 'All The Things'
2022-07-27

We caught up with Emily Yacina ahead of the release of All the Things to talk about the process of compiling her songs, how they relate to one another, grief, and more.

Stereogum: Emily Yacina – “White Bull”
2022-06-10

Next month, Emily Yacina is releasing All The Things, a compilation album that rounds up some loosies from her discography and also includes three new tracks. We heard one of those, “DB Cooper,” last month, and today she’s sharing another one. Like the last single, “White Bull” was co-produced with Jay Som’s Melina Duterte.

The FADER: Emily Yacina feels the void left by a lost friend on “DB Cooper”
2022-06-10

It’s the lead single from her newly announced compilation album, All The Things, due out June 29 via Danger Collective.

Rolling Stone: New Zealand’s P.H.F. Previews New Album with ‘Sabbath Shirt’
2022-02-22

Another stylistic shift for Auckland’s Joe Locke, ‘Sabbath Shirt’ is the first taste of P.H.F.’s upcoming record, Purest Hell.

Stereogum: Spirit Was Announce Debut Album: Hear "I Saw The Wheel"
2021-08-24

Corbo was responsible for some of the heaviest moments in his old band’s discography and he continues digging into muddy and abrasive textures on Heaven’s Just A Cloud, Spirit Was’ debut album. Today, he’s introducing it with “I Saw The Wheel,” which takes a two-pronged approach, starting as a gloomy head-nodder and transitioning into some furious noise.

Red Ribbon's 'Planet X' is Bandcamp Daily's Album of the Day
2021-06-18

“…the star here is Danner, who not only approaches her work with creativity and contemplative depth, but experimentation, too. Of particular note is how she uses and stretches her voice, making the songs feel equal parts unsettling and compelling, and showing how moments of intimacy can be found amidst doom.”

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