As promised...

...we’re actually doing a release next year (shock!), and after much deliberation we’ve decided on a Compilation for our first release. It seemed like a logical place to start, to be able to put out something by a lot of bands we really like for a couple of quid. Actually, as the both of us play in a band the logical thing to do would’ve been to probably release our own stuff first, but shh…   We’re keeping it fairly broad musically, because we wanted it to be representative of all the bands that we like. Which sounds wonderfully vague, but there are so many good bands in Cardiff and the surrounding area at the moment that it would seem a shame to leave any out. Plus I always think with a compilation CD that if even just one track makes you think ‘I need to listen to more stuff by that band/spend my next month's pay on their entire back catalogue’ then it’s a success. The original plan was to keep it to local bands, but we’ve decided to include some bands with more tenuous links to Cardiff, because they’re literally amazing, and also as coming up with tenuous links helps pass the time at our jobs.   So far the track listing is shaping up quite nicely, and there are a few bands that we’re really happy are on board. We’ll keep you updated as more bands confirm, hopefully we’ll get a sort of running list going. Exactly HOW we’re putting it out is another story. There were talks of doing an entirely digital compilation, but we’re both fans of CDs and artwork so it’d be nice to have some sort of physical release, even if it’s only a small run (does it count as ‘limited edition’ if we get a small number printed because we’re poor?). We’ll be having a launch party to release it towards the end of February, so start cancelling your plans, saving your pennies and loading up on hangover cures for the next day (by hangover cures, I mean copies of our compilation cd of course).   If by any chance you’re reading this and in a band, drop us an email (barelyregalrecords@gmail.com) if you’re interested in being on the compilation. Chances are we’ve already hounded you about it, but you never know...