Subscriber Playlist, April 2021: The Bluest of Velvets

A celebration of one of indie-dom's most impressive (and overlooked) discographies.

There are certain record labels that have toiled away for decades, putting out one solid release after another, and yet too few people know about them. Right at the top of that list is Huntington Beach’s own Velvet Blue Music.

Launched in 1996 by Jeff Cloud, a longtime associate of Ronnie and Jason Martin (the fellows behind Joy Electric and Starflyer 59…