Tommy McLain, a founding father of the swamp pop genre, has joined the Yep Roc family! Later this year, the South Louisiana-based legend – who turned 82 on March 15 but always celebrates through St. […]

It’s Yep Roc’s 25th anniversary this year, and to celebrate we’re auctioning off a ton of test pressings (many autographed!) from our archives with all proceeds benefiting Planned Parenthood South Atlantic. You can own a piece of music history from Nick […]

Los Straitjackets, the fastest surf rock band in the West, are back with a brand new original tune titled “Hombre.” Stream/download here! Written by Eddie Angel, the song soundtracks the sounds of the Wild West, […]

Nick Lowe teams up with his masked musician friends Los Straitjackets to record a forgotten gem of the ’60s: “A Quiet Place,” originally recorded by Garnet Mimms & the Enchanters. Even when Nick performs a cover, his crooning voice and […]

Surf the cosmic waves on Los Straitjackets‘ “Space Junket,” a new tune written by Daddy-O Grande that includes intergalactic theremin sounds from Dr. Jorge Alderete! Check out the official music video: Stream “Space Junket” here:

Happy Bandcamp Friday! The folks at Bandcamp are waiving their revenue share on all sales today (12am to 12am PT) to support artists impacted by COVID-19. Check out new releases at our Bandcamp: Grant-Lee Phillips: […]

The enduring radio single popularized by both Shocking Blue and Bananarama is flipped on its head and turned into a surf rock staple thanks to Los Straitjackets! The track is the first song in over […]

We’ve been digging through the archives and bringing you some never before released live albums from your favorite Yep Roc artists, available exclusively on Bandcamp.  As you’ve probably seen, many of our artists have had […]