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keegan @franziamom.bsky.social · 18d

My band Camp Trash has a new album coming out 10/31/25. We recorded it live in 5 days while sleeping on the floor of the studio, showering at Planet Fitness, and watching Con Air on VHS every night. It’s called ‘Two Hundred Thousand Dollars’ and it’s my favorite thing we’ve made.

Album cover for the Camp Trash album ‘Two Hundred Thousand Dollars’

Half-and-half light blue and dark blue vinyl record of the Camp Trash album ‘Two Hundred Thousand Dollars’

Purple swirled vinyl record of the Camp Trash album ‘Two Hundred Thousand Dollars’

Two Hundred Thousand Dollars by Camp Trash
The new Camp Trash album, Two Hundred Thousand Dollars, is a loosely connected collection of stories that follow hapless con men, gamblers, low level mobsters, and cult members who dream of something bigger and come up with foolproof plots to get there, but find the journey to be more complicated than they imagined. Each of their stories revolves around $200,000: getting $200,000, losing $200,000, owing $200,000 to some very important people with some very powerful friends. When they say your life flashes before your eyes, they mean your past. What really happens is you see your future: stretched out, solid, and strung up like a banner in front of you. And in that slowed down moment, you can see what comes next; you can see all the way to the end, all the way to the bottom. These songs take place in that moment.
These characters, however, are just a jumping off point for loud, catchy rock songs inspired by years of obsessively listening to Guided by Voices and Fountains of Wayne. Two Hundred Thousand Dollars was recorded, produced, and mixed by James Palko, mastered by Zach Weeks at God City Studios, and features new addition Kyle Meggison (formerly of Worst Party Ever) on drums. Most of the album was recorded live, the first album where all four Camp Trash members were in the room together with the united goal of writing something that was, above all, fun to play and fun to listen to. Recorded over five days in September 2024, the band worked from the moment they woke up until late in the night, sleeping on air mattresses on the studio floor to save time.
What resulted was 10 songs of big guitar indie rock that pay homage to several decades of guitar pop and the character-based storytelling of bands like The Mountain Goats and the Weakerthans.

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Count Your Lucky Stars Records @cylsrecords.bsky.social · 1d

You can hear a new @camptrashband.bsky.social single ‘Believer Now/Rosebowl ‘98 featuring Addy Harris of Rat Tally.

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Count Your Lucky Stars Records @cylsrecords.bsky.social · 12d

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Count Your Lucky Stars Records @cylsrecords.bsky.social · 12d

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Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) @eeiwale.bsky.social · 12d

Today only, @cylsrecords.bsky.social is having a Bandcamp Friday sale where you can get 40% off vinyl, tapes, CDs and more. Use code ‘bandcampfriday’ at check out: countyourluckystars.bandcamp.com

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Count Your Lucky Stars Records @cylsrecords.bsky.social · 12d

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Count Your Lucky Stars Records @cylsrecords.bsky.social · 12d

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keegan @franziamom.bsky.social · 28d

Very excited to be rolling out new music: if you have a newsletter or podcast etc, I’d love to talk to you about the upcoming Camp Trash album!

Count Your Lucky Stars Records @cylsrecords.bsky.social · 28d

New @camptrashband.bsky.social song 'Between the X's' out now, new album "Two Hundred Thousand Dollars" out 10/31.

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MKE Shows @mkeshows.com · Sep 2

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THE BASEMENT COLLECTIVE & X-RAY ARCADE PRESENT LIVE MUSIC / ALL AGES 6PM DOORS / 7PM SHOW $22 CASH DAY OF EMPIRE! EMPIRE! (I WAS A LONELY ESTATE) Bandcamp | Facebook | Instagram Emo legends from Fenton, MI. EMPEROR X Bandcamp | Instagram The brainchild of cosmic lo-fi Florida-born indie folk artist, Chad R. Matheny, Emperor X began his aural assault in the late '90s with the release of his debut, The Joytakers' Rakes/Stars on the Ceiling, Pleasantly Kneeling. Emperor X would go on to build a sizable grassroots audience in the U.S. and Europe through constant touring, quirky promotions that involved burying physical media in geocache sites, and a prolific string of releases including standouts like 2011's Western Teleport and 2017's Oversleepers International. BARELY CIVIL Apple Music | Bandcamp | Facebook | Instagram Milwaukee Emo ENDSWELL Apple Music | Bandcamp | Instagram Madison Emo/Post Hardcore

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Count Your Lucky Stars Records @cylsrecords.bsky.social · 28d

New @camptrashband.bsky.social song 'Between the X's' out now, new album "Two Hundred Thousand Dollars" out 10/31.

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Count Your Lucky Stars Records @cylsrecords.bsky.social · 29d

Produced, Recorded, and Mixed by James Palko at Blackheart Sound in Manchester, NH

Mastered by Zach Weeks at God City Studio in Salem, MA

Art by Casey White. Photo by James Palko.

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Count Your Lucky Stars Records @cylsrecords.bsky.social · 29d

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Count Your Lucky Stars Records @cylsrecords.bsky.social · 29d

Excited to announce the new @camptrashband.bsky.social album “Two Hundred Thousand Dollars” will be out 10/31.

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Camp Trash @camptrashband.bsky.social · Sep 15

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Camp Trash @camptrashband.bsky.social · Sep 15

Image of a fish, the date October 31, 2025, and a QR code.

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Count Your Lucky Stars Records @cylsrecords.bsky.social · Sep 15

We're doing another Whatnot stream tonight! We will have more test presses, shirts, out of print records, CDs, tapes, pins + more.

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Count Your Lucky Stars Records @cylsrecords.bsky.social · Sep 11

TODAY AT 7:15 PM EST! We go live on Whatnot to auction off lots of goodies, including some @eeiwale.bsky.social What It Takes, @snowingtheband.bsky.social tour records, test presses + lots of deals! Vinyl, CDs, tapes + more!

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Count Your Lucky Stars Records @cylsrecords.bsky.social · Sep 10

Keith and Cathy from @eeiwale.bsky.social (me lol) were guests on the Films for the Void podcast where they talk about the reunion tour, @detroitlions.bsky.social, Hawaii and Alaska, and movies!

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Cathy and Keith Latinen on Playing Their 49th State, the Lions' Super Bowl Chances, and Building an Empire Empire Together - Films for the Void!

Hello, and welcome to Films for the Void, episode #112! My guests today are the husband-and-wife duo behind emo independent record label Count Your Lucky Stars, home to bands like Camp Trash, Star Fun...

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Count Your Lucky Stars Records @cylsrecords.bsky.social · Sep 10

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Count Your Lucky Stars Records @cylsrecords.bsky.social · Sep 9

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Count Your Lucky Stars Records @cylsrecords.bsky.social · Sep 9

We’re having a live auction on Whatnot this Thursday, 9/11 at 7:15 PM and 9/15 at 6:30 PM EST. We’ll be selling rare stuff like test pressess, out of print records and a lot of other good deals.

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Count Your Lucky Stars Records @cylsrecords.bsky.social · Sep 8

We're doing our first Whatnot stream this Thursday at 7:15 PM EST! Whatnot is a live auction site that is free to join. We'll be selling stuff for cheap + rare items like test pressings and records that are out of print!

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Count Your Lucky Stars Records @cylsrecords.bsky.social · Sep 5

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Count Your Lucky Stars Records @cylsrecords.bsky.social · Sep 5

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Count Your Lucky Stars Records @cylsrecords.bsky.social · Sep 5

Bandcamp Friday is back and we are matching our Labor Day sale with 30% off physical releases + all digital is name your price. This time you only have ONE DAY to save. So you better move fast if you want a good deal.

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