| Sister Polygon Records | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Defunct | 2020 (hiatus) |
| Genre | Punk, post punk, indie rock |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Official website | sisterpolygonrecords |
Sister Polygon Records was an independent record label run by the band Priests. [1] The label was based in Washington, DC, and released music by Priests, Downtown Boys, Pinkwash, Knife Wife, and Shady Hawkins.
Priests created the label in 2012 [1] in order to release their first single, the "Radiation/Personal Planes" 7-inch. [2] The second release was a cassette of the New York feminist punk band Shady Hawkins' 2013 album Dead To Me. [1]
The members of Priests ran the label out of their houses and apartments. [3]
The label was interested in offering a platform to artists who might not have another way to get their music out. In an interview with the Washington City Paper, Daniele Daniele said: "We're interested in finding people who are underrepresented or weren't signed, making something weird enough where there might not be a normal outlet for it." [1]
The label went on hiatus, which was announced by Priests on Twitter in 2019. [4] The final album from the label released on September 25th, 2020. [5]
Sister Polygon has released music by Priests, Neonates, Shady Hawkins, Carni Klirs, Dudes, Downtown Boys, Pinkwash, Sneaks, Gauche, Hothead, Snail Mail, and Post Pink.
| Catalog # | Artist | Title | Format | Year | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPR-001 | Priests | "Radiation" b/w "Personal Planes" | 7-inch | 2012 | ||
| SPR-002 | Shady Hawkins | Dead to Me | cassette | 2013 [6] | ||
| SPR-003 | Carni Klirs | Drift + Fade | cassette | 2013 [7] | ||
| SPR-004 | Priests | Tape Two | cassette | 2013 | Recorded and mixed by Kevin Erickson at Swim Two Birds | |
| SPR-005 | Neonates | Self-Titled | cassette | |||
| SPR-006 | Downtown Boys | Self-Titled | 7" | 2014 | ||
| SPR-007 | Dudes | Greatest Hits | cassette | 2013 | ||
| SPR-008 | Sneaks | Self-Titled | cassette | 2014 [8] | ||
| SPR-009 | Pinkwash | Your Cure Your Soil EP | cassette | 2014 | ||
| SPR-010 | Pinkwash | Cancer Money b/w Skin | 7" | Produced/engineered by Kyle "Slick" Johnson and Al Creedon at Fancy Time Studios | ||
| SPR-011 | Priests | Bodies and Control and Money and Power | 12" EP | Split with Don Giovanni Records | ||
| SPR-012 | Gauche | Get Away With Gauche | cassette | 2015 | ||
| SPR-013 | Hothead | S/T | cassette | 2016 | ||
| SPR-014 | Flasher | Self-Titled | cassette | 2016 | Originally released on cassette in April 2016. Reissued on 12" vinyl 11/18/16. | |
| SPR-015 | Post Pink | I Believe You, OK | cassette | 2016 | ||
| SPR-016 | Cigarette | Warm Shadows b/w Love's Mirror | 7" | 2016 | Recorded by Kevin Erickson at Swim Two Birds | |
| SPR-017 | Snail Mail | Habit EP | cassette / 12" EP | 2016 | ||
| SPR-018 | Pearie Sol | Self-Titled | cassette | 2016 | ||
| SPR-019 | Governess | Self-Titled | cassette | 2016 | ||
| SPR-020 | KAG | EP A | cassette | 2016 | ||
| SPR-021 | Priests | Nothing Feels Natural | 12" LP | 2017 | ||
| SPR-022 | Coup Sauvage and the Snips | Heirs to Nothing | cassette | 2017 | ||
| SPR-023 | Hand Grenade Job | Devotionals | cassette | 2017 | Recorded by Kyle Gilbride | |
| SPR-025 | Blood Club | A Wood With Knots | cassette | 2017 | ||
| SPR-026 | Governess | Zero | cassette / CD | 2018 | Recorded and mixed by Jason Barnett | |
| SPR-027 | The Funs | Alienated | 12" LP | 2018 | Recorded by Dave Vettriano at Rose Raft | |
| SPR-028 | Ultra Beauty | S/T | cassette | 2018 | ||
| SPR-029 | Priests | SUCK (extended mix & remixes) | CD | 2018 | ||
| SPR-030 | Florry | Brown Bunny | cassette | 2018 | ||
| SPR-031 | Priests | The Seduction of Kansas | CD | 2019 | 4/5/2019 release date | |
| SPR-032 | Olivia Neutron-John | Self-Titled | 12" EP / CD | 2019 | ||
| SPR-033 | Too Free | Love in High Demand | 12" LP | 2019 | ||
| SPR-034 | Knife Wife | Family Party | cassette / CD | 2019 | ||
| SPR-036 | Ziemba | True Romantic | 12" LP | 2020 |
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