On this episode, I dig into the work of Feel It Records. Started in 2010 by Sam Richardson as a mere hobby label focused on releasing music from artists in and around his then-home base in Central Virginia, the label has since grown into a full-time operation releasing a broad spectrum of punk and punk adjacent music from a growing roster of national and international artists. The past few years have brought a re-location to Cincinnati and the opening of a brick-and-mortar record shop for Feel It, a move that has allowed Richardson to engage with and document more of that city’s vibrant underground music community.

I recently had a chance to speak with Richardson, and we discussed the history and evolution of Feel It Records, the move to Cincinnati, the bands he has been involved in, and much more. You’ll hear this interview in a few different segments throughout the show, and you’ll also hear tracks from several releases from the Feel It Records catalog. I hope you enjoy this episode. Feel free to get in touch if you have any comments or questions. As always, thanks for looking and listening.

• ~Introductory Music:
• Sweeping Promises “Cross Me Out” Hunger For A Way Out (Feel It Records)
• Private Lives “Misfortune” Hit Record (Feel It Records)
• The Cowboys “Raining Sour Grapes” Sultan of Squat (Feel It Records)
• The Toms “I Did the Wrong Thing” S/T (Feel It Records)
• Crime of Passing “Midnight Underground” S/T (Feel It Records)
• Pleasure Leftists “Already There” The Gate (Feel It Records)
• ~Interview segment with Sam Richardson of Feel It Records [18:11-36:47]~
• Citric Dummies “Trapped in a Parking Lot” Trapped in a Parking Lot (Feel It Records)
• Bermuda Squares “Hate Me” Outsider (Feel It Records)
• Class “Biggest Sale of the Year” A Healthy Alternative (Feel It Records)
• Disintegration “Hideaway” Shiver in a Weak Light (Feel It Records)
• The Drin “Elude the Torch” Elude the Torch (Feel It Records)
• The Arkaics “Cornerstone” See the World On Fire  (Feel It Records)
• Why Bother? “(I’m Gonna) Pin It On You” Hey, At Least You’re Not Me (Feel It Records)
• ~Interview segment with Sam Richardson of Feel It Records [56:50-1:11:51]~
• Vacation “Kink” Rare Earth (Feel It Records)
• BEEF “Gimme More” S/T (Feel It Records)
• Cement Shoes “Mine Mine Mine” Too (Feel It Records/RCSD Records)
• Fried Egg “Confidence” Square One (Feel It Records)
• Slugz “Bird on a Wire” S/T (Feel It Records)
• ~Interview segment with Sam Richardson of Feel It Records [1:23:58-1:35:44]~
• Qlowski “Surrender” The Wound (Feel It Records)
• Corker “Night Ride” Hallways of Grey (Feel It Records)
• Artificial Go “Artificial Go” Hopscotch Fever (Feel It Records)
• Spread Joy “Repetition” II (Feel It Records)
• Green/Blue “In Time” Paper Thin (Feel It Records)
• Motorbike “Throttle” S/T (Feel It Records)
• Silicone Prairie “America” My Life on the Silicone Prairie (Feel It Records)
• Freak Genes “Insect Politics” Delirik (Feel It Records)

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