Vital Cog Records

Princeton New Jersey's Vital Cog Records has been at it since the mid-'90s, releasing quality records by independent rock bands of all stripes.

Aviso'hara
Aviso'hara mixes up sonic guitars like Chavez and pop sensibilities like the Smoking Popes or Superdrag into a brash and overstated rock and roll rollercoaster.

Goodnight Sweetheart


Duochrome
Duochrome takes the quieter side of Lou Barlow's Sebadoh songs and smashes them into a sandwich with Pavement's quirky pop meanderings.

Tactical Knives


Moped
Attention: Fans of early Superchunk, Versus and other favorite pioneers of energized distorted pop ala Chapel Hill. Download this right now!

The Horrible Truth About - 1998


Silkworm
Seattle's Silkworm has been making moody, complex, and emotional indie rock for over ten years. More proof that there must be something in Washington's water that helps to make great bands.

Pet Sounds, Volume One - 1999
Lifestyle - 2000
Italian Platinum - 2002


Sonny Sixkiller
Sonny Sixkiller
Sonny Sixkiller is the epitome of high power lovesick pop. Kara's vocals are going to make you want to beat up her ex-boyfriend for being so mean.

I'm In the Band


Tim
Tim
A blitzkrieg of indie distorted goodness, Tim is melody drenched in noise reminiscent of early Superchunk and Archers of Loaf.

German Engineering - 1998