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And now, a reset to where The Armoires are today: "Octoberland". Not so much a setting as a destination, a place defined by hope, empathy, collaboration... looks like we still have a way to go, but there's still comfort for the journey in these grooves. Visit us when you can! orcd.co/armoires-oct...

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One more nod to the 4th Anniversary of The Armoires' third album "Incognito": "Great Distances" was the only Official Video from the record, and the song points the way forward to the souand/vibes of "Octoberland". If you're heading backwards into our discography, start here! youtu.be/xjlGHapJdEM

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April Fool's Day is the 4-year anniversary of The Armoires' third album "Incognito". The release date was super deliberate: it was the payoff to a months-long masquerade of singles released under fake band names. The story is out there, and you can hear or buy "Incognito" at: orcd.co/thearmoires-...

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We're delighted to hear that this Sunday (March 30) Ros Barclay will be devoting her show on Scotland's CamGlen Radio to Big Stir Records, including us, Chris Church, 20/20, Sorrows, Librarians With Hickeys and more. Tune in! www.facebook.com/rosalyn.barc... #CamGlennRadio #IndiePop #IndieRo

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The Ginger Quiff shares their February Singles Roundup, including "Green Hellfire At The 7-11", from what Neil calls our "wonderful 2024 album Octoberland"! Read TGQ's review and lots more at: thegingerquiff.com/singles-roun... #TheGingerQuiff #TheArmoires #IndiePop #ChamberPop #IndieRock

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A great honor for our very own Christina... and in wonderful company, if you follow @luvthemats.bsky.social and his ongoing series here! (We love The Replacements, too, Steve!)

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The mighty BlankTV premieres the video for our song "Ridley & Me After The Apocalypse"! It's one of our personal favorite clips, for one of our favorite songs from "Octoberland", and it's great to see it going out to BTV's impressive viewership. See it here: youtu.be/0OVEfB8E2uE?...

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Happy Birthday to the endlessly brilliant John Cale. Perhaps someday we'll find out if he has any opinion on what we did to his song! youtu.be/8Ni9Jxe278A?...

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Many thanks from The Armoires to Javagene and his Pop Forever Blog for including our album "Octoberland" in the Top 10, alongside our friends sparkle*jets u.k., on a new Best Of 2024 list! Also on the list: Hungrytown, Librarians With Hickeys and more! popforeversite.wordpress.com/2025/02/25/t...

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Слава Україні. Today is the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, also the day when Ukrainian soldiers confronted Russian ships demanding their surrender with the reply "Russian warship, go f*** yourself." You can hear that radio exchange at the end of our song "Snake Island Thirteen".

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Many thanks from The Armoires to our first 2000+ followers here on Bluesky! To show our appreciation, here's a discount code for 25% all our records and merch: use armoiresbluesky at: www.bigstirrecords.com/the-armoires (The vinyl version of "Octoberland" is very nice, if we do say so ourselves!)

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Many people reading this will know that The Armoires' drummer John Borack is a widely-respected rock journalist (among many other things including being a terrific human being). Check out his guest column at the great Remember The Lightning Substack! rememberthelightning.substack.com/p/is-it-powe...

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The Armoires' new single "Green Hellfire At The 7-11" (from our album "Octoberland") is out today! Our perspective on the state of the nation, in "X meets R.E.M. with strings" mode... it just might resonate with you. Stream the single (or get the album on Vinyl or CD): orcd.co/armoires-ghf...

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With "Green Hellfire At The 7-11" out tomorrow, The Armoires look back on all the singles from "Octoberland", each with its own meaning and time and place for us. Do you have a clear favorite? Or do you look at the album as a whole? Let us know - we want to hear from you! orcd.co/armoires-ghf...

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The Armoires are thrilled that the new issue of the great Second Scene Magazine is making its way to mailboxes worldwide... and honored that it includes an interview with us, all about our new album "Octoberland"... and lots more! Link to order #20: secondscenemagazine.bandcamp.com/merch/second...

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Out next Friday as a single: "Green Hellfire At The 7-11" from our album "Octoberland". This one was the Song Of The Year at The Devil's Radio Fun Hour, but more importantly, it's a bit of a protest song that feels even more urgent now than when we wrote it. orcd.co/armoires-ghf...

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The Armoires stand with Ukraine. youtu.be/FdMADyukIOg?...

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Exposé Online presents a fresh, glowing take on our album "Octoberand": "A band with a well-honed sound and an excellent knack for catchy melodies... so full of great moments I don’t know where to start." expose.org/index.php/ar... #ExposeOnline #TheArmoires #IndiePop #ChamberPop #IndieRock

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The Armoires are one of the the happiest bands on earth today. There's no room on a Bluesky post to properly thank all of the wonderful writers and DJs worldwide who ranked our album "Octoberland" among the year's best (there's a full list on our Facebook page), but here are our Best of 2024 honors.

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Tomorrow, The Armoires will thank all the folks who've included our album "Octoberland" on their Best of 2024 lists and shows. Today we thank all the friends and fans who've shared their love on social media, including our new fans here on Bluesky. You've made our year, and you are why we do this!

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All Around Records names our own "Octoberland" the Album Of The Year! Their Top Un-Ten Of 2024 list also features The Jack Rubies, sparkle*jets u.k., Hungrytown, The Half/Cubes and many more: allaroundrecords.blogspot.com/2025/02/here... #BestOf2024 #IndiePop #GuitarPop #IndieRock #BigStirRecords

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The Armoires thank Knockandknowall.com's Eric Sandberg for citing our album "Octoberland" on his short list of Favorite Releases of the Year, with a lovely mini-review attached. Read more at: www.facebook.com/eric.p.sandb... #KnockAndKnowall #BestOf2024 #IndiePop #IndieRock #BigStirRecords

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The Armoires' Best Of 2024 Honors Roundup continues: the Year's Best Show on Around the Dial with Alan Hall (Neighborhood Weekly Radio) features us and our friends and Big Stir Records labelmates The Half/Cubes, Librarians With Hickeys and Hungrytown! www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...

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The Big Takeover Magazine's Jack Rabid presents his Ultimate Best Of 2024 list, one we consider among the most authoritative in the indie world, and our album "Octoberland" is on it! Check out the list (and consider subscribing to the magazine, too): bigtakeover.com/news/jack-ra...

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More Best Of 2024 Honors: here's Rock 'N' Roll Truth with their Top 25 of the Year! Our album "Octoberland" joins acclaimed records from our friends and Big Stir Records labelmates The Jack Rubies, Librarians With Hickeys and sparkle*jets u.k. on the list. rockwrite.blogspot.com/2024/12/my-f...

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We can hardly believe it: The Armoires' album "Octoberland" has, for the fifth time, been chosen as #1 Album Of The Year. And it's a true honor to top the list at I Don't Hear A Single. hearasingle.blogspot.com/2025/01/i-do... #IDontHearASingle #TheArmoires #BestOf2024 #IndiePop #BigStirRecords

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John Talk Radio honors The Armoires with our FOURTH #1 Album of 2024 nod! A bittersweet occasion as John Darlington's great Independent Music Showcase signs off the air, rating us and "Octoberland" as the Artist and Album Of The Year. www.facebook.com/permalink.ph... #JohnTalkRadio #IndiePop

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The Armoires are floored by our FOURTH "#1 Record of 2024" honor! Massive thanks to John Talk Radio, Rock Is The New Roll, The Devil's Radio Fun Hour, and All Around Records for declaring our work the very best in a year of astonishingly great music. You've made us the happiest band in the world.

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More Best Of 2024 honors for The Armoires, as France's Power Pop Pills (on Radio Dio) includes our album "Octoberland" on their Year's Best Album Releases show! Hear François Rey's show at: www.mixcloud.com/reymona/powe... #PowerPopPills #RadioDio #IndiePop #JangleRock #IndieRock #BigStirRecords

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From the last batch Best Of 2024 Honors for The Armoires: Neighborhood Pub Party on WSRX spins their Year's best picks, including us, Librarians With Hickeys, sparkle*jets u.k., Hungrytown and more! www.facebook.com/PubPartyWith... #WSRX #NeighborhoodPubParty #BestOf2024 #IndiePop #IndieRock

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Goldmine Magazine's Warren Kurtz ranks our album "Octoberland" in the Top 40 of The Year, along with our Big Stir Records labelmates The Half/Cubes (at #1!), Librarians With Hickeys and Hungrytown! www.goldminemag.com/columns/fabu... #GoldmineMagazine #BestOf2024 #IndiePop #IndieRock

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More "Best Of 2024" honors for The Armoires and our album "Octoberland", as one of our favorite DJs and journalists, Elizabeth Klisiewicz, presents The Kitchen Sink's Year's Best Show, including us with The Black Watch, Peter Perrett, The Cure and Nada Surf! www.podomatic.com/podcasts/ksi...

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It's been an unsettling time since "Octoberland" came out, here in LA and worldwide. Today we're just sharing the album. It was built for times like this, unflinching about our reality, but filled with the hope that comes from friendship, collaboration, and empathy. orcd.co/armoires-oct...

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The Armoires join our friends and Big Stir Records labelmates The Half/Cubes as WPKN's Robert Silber of Rock Therapy delivers a Top 10 Albums Of 2024 featuring our own "Octoberland" and the 'Cubes' "Pop Treasures"! wpkn.org/albums-of-th... #WPKN #RockTherapy #BestOf2024 #IndiePop #IndieRock

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Rock Radio UK Magazine's Roger Nicholls presents his Top 5 Albums Of 2024, and three of the five (our own "Octoberland", Librarians With Hickeys' "How To Make Friends By Telephone", and Hungrytown's "Circus For Sale") come from Big Stir Records! See Roger's list at: publuu.com/flip-book/75...

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The Armoires are proud to make another Best Of 2024 List, as Garagerocktopia on KUCR presents DJ Robert Kreutzer's Year's Best Music show, including a track our album "Octoberland"! See and hear it at: www.facebook.com/permalink.ph... #KUCR #BestOf2024 #IndiePop #IndieRock #BigStirRecords

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Poprock Record's much-anticipated Best Of 2024 Top 25 Must-Have LPs list, with The Armoires in the Top 10 with our album "Octoberland"! See it all at the link below (along with a link to the album on Vinyl, CD and Streaming). poprockrecord.com/2025/01/09/p... orcd.co/armoires-oct...

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The venerableDagger 'Zine presents a Best Of 2024 list of 50 Albums including indie heavy hitters like Redd Kross, The Lemon Twigs, Mary Timony, Peter Perrett, Steve Wynn, Pernice Brothers, and... The Armoires, with "Octoberland"! See Tim Hinely's full list at: www.tumblr.com/daggerzine/7...

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Architectural Dance Society's Best Of 2024 list ranks The Armoires' "Octoberland" in the Top Tier of six records (which also includes albums by Bodega, Vampire Weekend, and the band's absolute hero John Cale)! spanghew.wordpress.com/2024/12/26/g... #BestOf2024 #TheArmoires #IndieRock #IndiePop

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The Armoires thank those worldwide who've honored our album "Octoberland" as one of the Best Of 2024, including the UK's Cliff Howarth of RADIO RADIO (Wirral Wave Radio)! His daily shares of 10 of his Favourite Albums of 2024 included ours as one of the first: www.facebook.com/bigreddog.96...

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As our hometown of LA continues to suffer devastating losses, we still owe thanks to those worldwide who've honored our music. Here Comes The Flood is one such outlet, ranking our album "Octoberland" in the Top 10 Albums of 2024. Proud to represent Southern California here. bsky.app/profile/hctf...

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