Castle Face Records continue to put out wonderful music. Today they are streaming the latest release from Los Angeles band System Exclusive. Recorded by Enrique Tena Padilla (Osees, Wand, Beach House) in their backyard studio mid-pandemic and adorned with original artwork by Miles Wintner (L.A. Takedown, Mr. Elevator, Devon Williams). Definitely one more for your collection. System Exclusive includes Vocalist Ari Blaisdell (previously of Lower Self, The Beat Offs) and Matt Jones (previously of Male Gaze, Blasted Canyons.

Banmember Ari Blaisdell on System Exclusive:

We mostly wrote the album during the pandemic, a time when a lot of people were reflecting and self examining. We were no different, taking stock of our personal and musical roots, I think that’s why the album is such a mashup of genres. We both have gone through so many musical phases and it was a good time to comb through the decades and pull what we liked from all of them. Lyrically, I really let it all out and wrote from the heart, I processed a lot of things I glossed over for so many years. We recorded it 3 times in our backyard and by the third try we really felt we captured what we were trying to portray.”

System Exclusive
System Exclusive
Track List
Castle Face Records

01. We Follow
02. Close Encounters
03. In An Instant
04. Game of the Fool
05. Magdalena
06. Inline Online
07. Carole Anne
08. Stay With Me
09. Not Too Late
10. :59
11. Maybe It’s Better

System Exclusive 2022 Tour Dates

March 24 – Zebulon – Los Angeles CA
March 25 – The Quarry – Bisbee AZ
March 26 – Planet Marfa – Marfa TX
March 27 – The Far Out – Austin TX
March 29 – The Starlighter – San Antonio TX
March 31 – Saturn Bar – New Orleans LA
April 1 – Bar DKDC – Memphis TN
April 2 – Hitt Records – Columbia MO
April 3 – Flamingo Lounge – Louisville KY
April 4 – The East Room – Nashville TN
April 5 – Georgia Theatre Rooftop – Athens GA
April 6 – The 529 – Atlanta GA Tickets
April 8 – The Crayola House – Harrisonburg VA
April 9 – Snug Harbor – Charlotte NC
April 10 – Squeezebox Records – Wilmington DE
April 11 – The Dolphin – Philadelphia PA
April 12 – Union Pool – Brooklyn NY Tickets
April 13 – TV Eye – Ridgewood NY Tickets
April 14 – Little Rose Tavern – Cleveland OH
April 15 – MOTR Pub – Cincinnati OH
April 16 – State Street Pub – Indianapolis IN
April 18 – Empty Bottle – Chicago IL
April 19 – X Ray Arcade – Milwaukee WI Tickets
April 20 – Dark Horse Art Bar – Madison WI
April 21 – Palmers Bar – Minneapolis, MN
April 22 – The Sydney – Omaha NE
April 23 – Replay Lounge – Lawrence KS
April 25 – Hi-Dive – Denver CO Tickets
April 26 – The DLC – Salt Lake City UT
April 27 – The Holland Project – Reno NV
April 28 – White Horse – Oakland CA
April 29 – The Pink House – Stockton CA
April 30 – Orchard House – Santa Rosa CA
May 1 – The Knockout – San Francisco CA Tickets

PRE-ORDER: System Exclusive HERE