{"title":"Kelley Stoltz","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKelley Stoltz is a highly acclaimed artist known for his unique blend of indie rock and lo-fi pop. With a career spanning over two decades, Stoltz has established himself as a prolific songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis music draws inspiration from various genres including psychedelic rock, folk, and garage rock. Stoltz's catchy melodies and introspective lyrics have garnered him a dedicated fan base worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInfluenced by artists such as *Sonny \u0026amp; The Sunsets*, *The Glands*, and *Richard Swift*, Stoltz has carved out his own distinctive sound that sets him apart from his contemporaries. His discography includes critically acclaimed albums like \"Below the Branches\" and \"To Dreamers\".\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-stylist","title":"The Stylist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Stylist,\u003c\/i\u003e Kelley Stoltz's 17th album finds him following up the Third Man Records reissue of his 2001 \u003ci\u003eAntique Glow\u003c\/i\u003e, with a collection of 10 new songs. The album was recorded early in 2021, and has been languishing in the vinyl pressing log jam ever since - but luckily Stoltz writes timeless songs, the kind that might've appeared on the fringes of the late 60's or mid 80's.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcoustic guitars, synthesizers, drum machines and strong melodies abound. As with his other classic records \u003ci\u003eBelow the Branches, Double Exposure\u003c\/i\u003e and A\u003ci\u003eh! (etc)\u003c\/i\u003e Stoltz plays most of the instruments himself and records in his home studio in San Francisco. Kelley says, \"I chose the title 'the Stylist' because musically I guess that's what I am... because of the way I write, at my leisure over a period of months at home, I kinda flit around between styles. It's all in the pop-rock vein, but there's usually a wide range of sounds and inspiration from song to song. It sort of fits together in a mix tape kind of way, rather than an exploration of one particular mood. That's always been the case with my albums.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe chorus-y guitar jangle of \"Your Name Escapes Me\" somehow name checks the New Bomb Turks, while reflecting on familiar if forgotten faces from Stoltz's past. On \"My Island\" insistent piano and saxophone solos take the listener on a tropical trip to the soft rock radio dial. Stoltz played rhythm guitar in Echo and the Bunnymen for a few years, and \"We Grew So Far Apart\" clangs like a lost Liverpool 80's classic. Stoltz says, \"There's a touch more piano on this record... going back to my Sub Pop days, when I was writing more Beatle-y bits... Harry Nilsson... that kind of thing.\" Indeed, the piano led \"It's a Cold World\" plays like a holy union of Todd Rundgren and the Zombies where Stoltz declares, \"it's a cold world at times, but I'm not ready to give up the fight.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThankfully, after 23 years the beat goes on... and no matter what style Stoltz chooses, \u003ci\u003eThe Stylist\u003c\/i\u003e is another platter of tuneful delight in the impressive catalog of one of the great songwriters of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Agitated","offers":[{"title":"Clear | LP","offer_id":50419053756747,"sku":"2001408","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50419054379339,"sku":"1150300","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/f6143f0c-bda9-4df4-b94a-bd5ad30cc716_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726745393"},{"product_id":"la-fleur","title":"La Fleur","description":"\u003cp\u003eBetween outside musical projects, pushing past 50 years old and becoming a father for the first time, San Francisco psych-pop legend Kelley Stoltz has spent the past two years steadily writing and recording his 18th album, \u003ci\u003eLa Fleur\u003c\/i\u003e. The dazzling 12 song collection will be released in June by Agitated in Europe\/UK and Dandy Boy Records in the USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLa Fleur\u003c\/i\u003e finds Stoltz once again playing nearly all of the instruments on the album- though a new friendship with pop guru Jason Falkner has led to Falkner appearing on two songs, “Hide In A Song” and “Make Believer” respectively. There’s the requisite 60’s meets 80’s pop rock confections that Stoltz favors with a new focus on out front vocals and perhaps a bit shinier production. Pandemic era blues, politics and fatherhood are lyrical touchstones throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Agitated","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50427504361803,"sku":"2180526","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Red LP","offer_id":50427505410379,"sku":"2180528","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50427503018315,"sku":"2180525","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/AGIT072_KS_LA_FLEUR__2d333988_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726825541"},{"product_id":"the-sun-comes-through","title":"The Sun Comes Through","description":"\u003cp\u003ere-released due to be used in a t mobile advert. 5 track mini cd from sub pop signing kelley stoltz. kelley stoltz is originally from detroit, but he lives in san francisco now. he's put out a couple of records: 1999s 'the past was faster' (the telegraph company), 2003s 'antique glow' (jackpine social club), and his own version of echo and the bunnymens 'crocodiles' entitled 'crock-o-dials'. sub pop put out 'below the branches' in early 2006 and were so excited that they couldnt wait so they released this 5 tracker with 'the sun comes through' from the album and four more exclusive, unreleased songs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50450654757195,"sku":"264030","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/37ea9422-dee7-493b-8b23-03b9be8ceb62_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727113735"},{"product_id":"crockodials","title":"Crockodials","description":"\u003cp\u003eKelley Stoltz’s track for track covers album of Echo and the Bunnymen’s \u003ci\u003eCrocodiles\u003c\/i\u003e is available for the first time on vinyl this Record Store Day via Nine x Nixe Records. Originally recorded in late 2001, the album was not released until 2006 and was only available on CD (originally a Tour Only CD via Beautiful Happiness). Stoltz took up the mantle of rhythm guitar in the Bunnymen’s live set up in 2016, after a few high profile state-side support slots won largely because of this album. Pressed on 180 Gram colour vinyl, with original artwork and new sleeve notes from Bunnymen guitarist Will Sergeant and Scott Kannberg (Pavement), there’s never been a better time to discover this gem from Stoltz’s back catalogue. Remastered by Mikey Young. Bonus 7” E.P. features 3 early demos of 14 year old Kelley’s band. These are the earliest known recordings of Stoltz’s Bunnymen covers. This EP is exclusive to the RSD release and will not be available with any subsequent reissue.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nine x Nixe","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50456460951883,"sku":"1087171","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/6549412e-d568-4c74-a1d7-fa78aa7631c2_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727198654"},{"product_id":"ah-etc","title":"Ah! (etc)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"I was guzzling wine at my favourite bar in San Francisco, the Rite Spot, and the entertainment that night was some local opera singers singing along with a big video screen showing a collage of various operatic moments with subtitles. One particular subtitle, 'Ah!-(etc)' made me laugh, I thought it was a perfect description of life - the joy of existence against the etcetera of it all, the struggle. With a heavy head of rose' it seemed like ecstatic poetry! I scribbled it on a napkin and thought it might make a good title for something\" And so the mystery behind the title of Kelley Stoltz new record is solved. Less of a mystery is the quality contained therein. after 12 self-titled releases and a several more under pseudonyms, Stoltz is the word for \"one-man-band-home-recording-pop-songs of idiosyncratic character.\" A quick follow up to his more power pop and pub rock LP only \u003ci\u003eHard Feelings \u003c\/i\u003eoffering in the summer, \u003ci\u003eAh-(etc)\u003c\/i\u003e finds Stoltz returning to his sweet spot, writing songs that never were, but should have been in the 60's and 80's. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs with other LPs Stoltz makes virtually every noise on the album which was written and recorded in 2019 at his Electric Duck Studio in. San Francisco. A few friends popped in to play along. Stoltz former bandmate, Echo and the Bunnymen's Will Sergeant adds electric guitar to \u003ci\u003eThe Quiet Ones\u003c\/i\u003e a sort of Scott Walker lyrical take on strangers and neighbors. Karina Denike formerly of Dance Hall Crashers adds gorgeous vocals on the bossanova groover \u003ci\u003eMoon Shy,\u003c\/i\u003e where Sergeant pops up again in a spoken word role on the outro. Allyson Baker of SF's Dirty Ghosts sings on \u003ci\u003eShe Like Noise\u003c\/i\u003e, a song Stoltz wrote for her in celebration of her love of seeing live bands. 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Stoltz embraces his best synth-pop tendencies, with this incredibly self-assured set of tender tunes, combining in his own hangdog fashion both a disco-lit abandon and the attendant post-party sighs of dread and remorse. Great songs come out of Stoltz at an alarming rate on any given day but this particular collection is some of his most effortlessly catchy stuff yet. Ennui under the disco lights suits him very well - there’s a hearty sip of Pulp-ian white Brit shimmy with a wink, a dash of Fleetwood Mac’s cynically professional late ’70s sheen, and even a spritz or two of Echo and The Bunnymen, which should surprise no one who’s noticed Stoltz has been playing guitar with McCulloch and Company for the past year or so. This record cements Stoltz’s place in the power-pop pantheon where he belongs, right between Dwight Twilley and Martin Newell. Let the Hall of Fame know!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLP - With Download.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Castle Face","offers":[{"title":"Grey | LP","offer_id":50465705066827,"sku":"1092779","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/11df9816-0b9d-441d-97ae-bdb63dabf4d2_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727295059"},{"product_id":"in-triangle-time","title":"In Triangle Time","description":"\u003cp\u003eSilver-tongued songsmith and true American treasure Kelley Stoltz presents a new collection of instant classics with just a hint more synthery than 2013's 'Double Exposure'. For those not yet in the fan club, Kelley's like a Ray Davies \/ Brian Wilson \/ Tom Petty power pop Cerebus from another dimension where well placed tambourines, handclaps, and wry observations are a universal language. Criminally under-appreciated, Kelley's face should be on Amoeba-bucks for his contributions to the pop canon - the black-lipstick-smeared stand-out and lead-off track 'Cut Me Baby' could be his walk-on music for the acceptance speech. Each track here leaps off the table with Kelley's carefully considered wit and expertly layered arrangements. His innate way around a sticky hook and no shortage of tasty studio flourishes will bring out the listener's inner record nerd, guaranteed. 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Born in New York City in 1971, and raised in Michigan, Stoltz has released a remarkable catalog of albums on labels including Sub Pop, Third Man, and Castle Face Records often playing all of the instruments himself and drawing comparisons to the melodic craftsmanship of the major 60’s pop auteurs and the quirkiness of lesser known 80’s power-pop \u0026amp; new wave.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter issuing his 18th album, \u003cem\u003eLa Fleur\u003c\/em\u003e in 2024 to critical notice, he returns in 2026 with his 19th full‑length release, \u003cem\u003eIf You Don’t Know Me, Buy Now\u003c\/em\u003e, a collection that continues his long exploration of hook‑laden psych‑pop, introspective lyrics, and richly textured arrangements that both honor his influences and push his sound forward, reinforcing his status as one of the most prolific and singular voices in underground rock. 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