After several wildly popular singles out on Penrose Records, alongside labelmates Thee Sacred Souls, The Altons gear up to release their debut album on Daptone Records. With lead vocals shared between Adriana Flores and Bryan Ponce the interplay between their unique timbres brings a romantic quality to the music that is absent in many of today's soul offerings. Steeped with moody ballads, soulful, tejano-kissed duets and Bond theme psychedelia–Heartache in Room 14 is poised to be the "must have" album of 2025.

Options Include: CD & Standard LP 45 featuring "Lucid Girl" b/w "Losing Side of Love" Alternate Cover Die-cut Gatefold on Penrose Label (Black vinyl) Alternate Cover Die-cut Gatefold on Penrose Label (Gold Vinyl) - Daptone Shop Exclusive! Alternate Cover Gold Vinyl + Color 45 Alternate Cover Black Vinyl + Standard 45

THIS IS A PRE-ORDER. 45 available October 4th. Shipping begins September 25th. After 2 years of relentless touring in support of their critically acclaimed debut album, Thee Sacred Souls return with "Lucid Girl", the lead single from their forthcoming sophomore album, Got a Story to Tell. Backed by a heavy beat and lavish arrangement, singer Josh Lane–displaying a soulfulness beyond his years–sings an empowering tale of a girl who has the clarity to put her needs before prospective suitors. B-side features "Losing Side of Love."

We are pleased to present the second installment of the Penrose Showcase series. Featuring 14 more souldies from the ever-growing Penrose family, get down with this one-stop-shop for some of the best groups on today's soul scene: Thee Sacred Souls, The Altons, Los Yesterdays, Vicky Tafoya and the Big Beat, Junior Scaife and the Penrose Scholars, and Johnny & the Escapers. Side One:Los Yesterdays - Who Made You You?The Altons - FloatThee Sacred Souls - It’s Our LoveVicky Tafoya - The MomentThee Sacred Souls - Running AwayJensine Benitez - Ilusión De AmorJohnny Ruiz & The Escapers - SorrySide Two:Los Yesterdays - Louie LouieThe Altons - Cry For MeVicky Tafoya - Love Don’t Treat You FairThee Sacred Souls - Love is the WayJensine Benitez - Sparkle In Your EyesJohnny Ruiz & The Escapers - Prettiest GirlJunior Scaife - When My Heart Beats

With lead vocals shared between Adriana Flores and Bryan Ponce the interplay between their unique timbres brings a romantic quality to the music that is absent in many of today's soul offerings. B-side features an exclusive track, "Teach Me," not featured on Heartache in Room 14.

The Mystery Lights return with their most ambitious offering to date. With Wayne Gordon back in the producer's chair, the group delivers an eclectic mix of real-deal psychedelia, punk, art rock, and even a splash of country via the Kinks(y) pop earworm "I'm Sorry I Forgot Your Name". The psychedelic highlights of the album, "Purgatory", "Cerebral Crack" and "Can't Sleep Through the Silence", are dark and trippy, landing somewhere between the guitar-driven, lysergic mayhem of the 13th Floor Elevators and the punked-up, tongue-in-cheek insanity of The Monks. But throughout there's a cohesiveness threaded by the elevated musicianship, earnest lyrics and attention to detail that make for a fiercely raw, yet unabashedly catchy album–dripping with all of the sing along hooks that have made Mystery Lights one of the most exciting live bands on the scene.