Label Asthmatic Kitty seemed poised to capitalize on the neo-folk renaissance of a few years ago, releasing albums by Sufjan Stevens, Half-Handed Cloud, Castanets, and My Brightest Diamond. These acts, pegged by leanings toward the spiritual, confessional and multi-instrumental, could easily have led the label’s charge into the next ten years. Instead, they switched gears. It’s not just that indie rock is perhaps less serious than it was five years ago, when Stevens was penning a song about John Wayne Gacy. In all probability, the label was in a better position to release more records than ever, and they picked some fun ones. Power to ‘em. Starting with the dance-rock Fol Chen, the label has also seen the release of Grampall Jookabox’s newest full-length, and, starting last year, releases by Cryptacize. more ›