Happy Christmas/New year - Good Stuff From 2008

So Christmas is upon us, and before we sign off and shut down for the festive period we have a few things we would like say. Firstly thanks to anyone that bought and Inhaler cd, merch or came to a show in 2008. We do this purely out of love and put an immense amount of time and effort into what we do here, so thanks for responding to that and supporting a little known DIY label from Doncaster!

Thanks to the bands that have worked so VERY VERY hard to get out there and spread the word, all of these bands have lives and commitments outside of music, but i can honestly say that i never hear any of them moan about jumping in a van on a week night or at weekends to drive hundreds of miles to play a half hour set for a payment that sometimes does not even cover their petrol money.

Extra special thanks to Above Them for being absolute legends, and three of the nicest lads that we have ever had the pleasure of meeting, watch out for their split single with The Wireless Stores in 2009, which will be released through Nottingham based Field Records...and hopefully an Inhaler released debut album. Fingers crossed.

We have had much to enjoy in 2008, probably too much to mention; but things such as the release of the ep 'Put Your Heart Into This' by Above Them and the amazing reception it received, 13 out of 13 from Room 13!! Henry from Little City Pr who handles our press said he had never ever seen that before! Their appearance at Offset Festival was a highlight too, despite our severe hangovers and sound problems. What made this extra special was that we were joined by members of Lines In Sand along with pals such as Fake DIY/Rocksound journalist Ruth Offord and Recording studio owner and world class sound man Steve Ellis...good times. Getting to know/Hearing Lines In Sand for the first time and also getting the added bonus of them agreeing on releasing an album and a single with us in 2009 was also a high point for us.
Non-Inhaler related stuff we have enjoyed were things like the Drowned In Sound night at The Harley in Sheffield, featuring Pulled Apart By Horses and Dananackroyd. Absolutely electric atmosphere and two stunning bands at the top of their game.

The Hear>You >Me zine and blogspot also amused me no end and i found myself attempting to evade the internet police at work to log on for my daily fix. The Gaslight Anthem album has been piped into my ears 24 hours a day since it's release, also catching up with a show stealing Tellison at The Leadmill, Sheffield was a fine thing indeed, but nothing compared (and i mean nothing) with seeing Stapleton at The Packhorse in Leeds for what i fear may be the last time we ever hear them live again, an hour and a half of classic songs spanning all their years together... true legends.

So, an eventful year all round. Looking forward to 2009. Thanks for your support.

Andy/Rob/Ben @ Inhaler Records

2008 is nearly done and dusted, so we thought we would kick off 2009 with this fine display of the best of DIY punk rock that the North(if not the entire country?) has to offer. 24th Jan 09, at VRB in Doncaster. Entry £1.00....come on down.

Split Single - Cocean/Lines In Sand

Been a little lazy/quiet of late, so we thought a new release was in order. This will come in the form of a split limited, hand numbered cd single to run alongside a full digital release. Appearing on Inhaler 004 will be two South Yorkshire based bands; Lines In Sand and Cocean.

Lines In Sand as you may or may not know are due to release their debut album with us in the new year, Cocean are with Leeds Based Seduction Records (Run by ex-zombiecore stick man Stuart Dobbins of Send More Paramedics) and have a fantastic ep out now titled 'Pictures Fade'. You should check it out. More on this to come at a later date. Band: www.myspace.com/cocean Seduction: www.myspace.com/seductionrecords

Merch=Petrol=Shows=Happy Punters.

So. Lines In Sand have had these rather nice T-Shirts made, they are based around the Nazca line drawings in Peru and it would be great if people help the band out by heading over to their page or our store to buy one? Merch is a major part of any touring DIY bands funding, and is often what puts gas in the tank so to speak. Promoters often don't have loads of cash to lavish on the bands that play for them, and more often than not only break even themselves. Thanks.

http://inhalerrecords.bigcartel.com/

We are happy to announce that the debut full length by Lines In Sand will be released through Inhaler Records. The band will be recording the collection of songs in preperation for a late 08/early 09 release date.

The band will be embarking upon a mini tour this September in and around Yorkshire. Check their Myspace for details.

Lines In Sand: http://www.myspace.com/linesinsandmusic

August 2008 - News

So, following the release of the EP 'Put Your Heart Into This' by Above Them we are concious that we seem to have been a little quiet. This does not mean that we have been resting on our laurels, we have in fact been very busy planning future releases/world domination.

The label seems to be going from strength to strength at the moment and we have a couple of exciting projects in the pipeline; all of equal strength and quality that we are sure they will only serve to build upon our already solid reputation. More of these projects in future updates.

Above Them will play the Offset Festival on August 31st. The line up announced so far is nothing short of amazing. With the likes of legends such as Wire and Gang Of Four, and more contempary headliners and up and coming bands such as Fightstar, Young Knives, Brigade and Danananakroyd, the weekend is shaping up to be a must for festival goers tired of overblown and innapropriate/offensive chart fodder at the so called 'big' events of the year so far.







'DOING IT ALL WRONG SINCE 2006'









We are also pleased to unveil the new Inhaler T-Shirt, available via our bigcartel store for £8.00 + £1.00

Head here to get yours and other fine Inhaler Merch: http://inhalerrecords.bigcartel.com/

Above Them - 'Raise The Game' promo

The 'Raise The Game' promo was conceived/filmed and edited by New Jersey, USA based film maker Pete Herron. Pete is probably best known for his work documenting pro skate tours in the US, and has cut his teeth filming with the likes of Shaun White and Bucky Lasek.

You can view his other work at: http://www.peteherron.com