8.20.11 - SSLYBY season is kicking up again! Their newest album is set to be shipped out from Polyvinyl come October 7th. Preorder "Tape Club" at Polyvinyl and choose between limited edition CDs or LPs, there's even a nifty shirt combo pack. All preorders come with a complimentary button and sticker. Sweet, huh? Tape Club contains some remastered songs that can be found on this very website's Tape Club as well as entirely new tracks to those of us who are not native to the Springfield band's roots.

Rolling Stone has debuted one of SSLYBY's new tracks from the 26-song lineup. Visit here to read the article and take a listen to Yellow Missing Signs!

3.22.11 - In honor of SSLYBY's upcoming tour with Koo Koo Kangaroo, the boys present their first commercial to spread the word. Hulk Hogan stars in it so you should watch.

3.11.11 - NEW TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED Find the boys in March at SXSW and then they'll be playing a handful of shows in the midwest and east coast!

In case you have not heard, Will Knauer and Philip Dickey's sister have a band as well called The New Monsters Collective. Get a chance to help them launch their first album while gaining some sweet rewards in return. It's a great deal so visit their Kickstarter project and help out! Thanks for the lnik, Sarah!

3.6.11 - In about a month, April 16th to be exact, Record Store Day 2011 will be happening nationwide. Polyvinyl has brought SSLYBY into the celebration describing the re-release of Broom as "...180-gram white vinyl. Never before on colored vinyl, the super deluxe edition of this LP features three songs not found on the CD along with a download code that includes two digital bonus tracks. It also includes an exclusive poster."

Read more about what will be available by following the link.

1.20.11 - In case you haven't heard. February will be bringing something delicous for your earbuds at the breakfast table. Starting Feb. 11, you can buy a box of Honeycomb cereal and receive a free download for SSLYBY's song 'Critical Drain'. The band agreed to this promotion alongside with Emusic and Honeycomb cereal. Finally something rocking we can all wake up to!

1.11.11 - Love SSLYBY? Currently a college kid? Love the idea of not having to travel too far to see the boys? Well you're in luck! Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin is currently booking a college tour for April. Make your college known by emailing SSLYBY here. Perhaps include additional information of who they may contact such as the college event coordination office!

12.10.10 - Hope everyone had a good holiday! As a pre-new year treat, SSLYBY has released a video for 'Back in the Saddle' starring Aerosmith. This video has provided a different perspective of SSLYBY for me, maybe too different haha. Watch and enjoy! Also, if you have not heard or saw, there's a pretty sweet illustrated intepretation of the experiences SSLYBY had encountered during their 2010 tour overseas. See Daniel Zender's site!

12.10.10 - HEY! The site exploded for a few weeks and I am greatly sorry for this. The issues have been resolved and this site is now under new ownership. Also, school is practically done for me! Yay! I'm also losing my job! Boo! But with all of this, I hope to commit more time into being more up-to-date in the news section. SSLYBY posted a great new video for Everlyn. It's a little collage of video depicting their various stops while on their overseas tour. In case you missed it, the Sink/Let It Sway music video debuted a month ago!

Friend of the site, Chris, also emailed me these interviews last month. In the Dallas Observer, Phil talks about what it's like to be an indie band and provides some insight for Let it Sway. Will also did an interview with Oklahoma Daily worth reading. He discusses the origin of the album title and some of his influences to making music. Enjoy!

8.31.10 - CAPTION CONTEST Enter our caption contest to win a rare test pressing LP of Let it Sway direct from Polyvinyl. View all the info on the contest page! Also, an audio for my interview about Let it Sway is available for download in the Tape Club section of the forum.

8.29.10 - Finally! The Let it Sway breakdown interview I did with Phil and Will is ready to be read! It ended up being a lot longer of an interview discussion than I intended. Lots of good stuff for everyone to read. View the interview here! There is also an option to download the pdf for a simpler reading experience. Enjoy!

Let it Sway lyrics are now up as well!

7.26.10 - ATTENTION FANS: Two great ways to get a chance to contribute to SSLYBY!

FIRST: Ever listen to your favorite band's new album and be overjoyed with all these questions and curiosities you wish you could ask the musicians of the album? Well now is your chance for "Let it Sway"! Philip Dickey has so kindly agreed to a telephone interview with me in August discussing the anatomy of their newest album. So go get your album (or go order it if you haven't already) and grab a notepad because I want your questions for this completely fan-generated interview! Email me at meghanbaier@gmail.com with any questions pertaining to the newest album by August 8th!

SECOND: Enough about me wanting your time, SSLYBY needs your help even more! Their old van is no more and they need to raise money to get a new one for the upcoming tour. The boys have always been so kind to you at shows (if you waited around after, of course) and have given you some of the greatest music over the last few years. If you go on over to this pledge site to donate toward their cause, they will send you free stuff in return!! All the information and a video is on the site, so click! Contributions start at $5 dollars. I couldn't think of any other band I'd be more than willing to fork a paycheck towards.

Tour page is updated! Let it Sway lyrics are still under construction, so those links won't work, be wary!

7.21.10 - As a consequence of my belated updates, I awake this morning to discover preorders have shipped today and the album is up for download while you eager little kiddies wait for the physical product to arrive in the mail. I'm listening to the album as I write this update. It is another absolute gem so far, I hope fans find it just as well. For those of you who did not preorder it, shame on you and get your butt over to Polyvinyl and place an order. You NEED this, trust me.

Also, TOUR:

7.21.10 - I know, I know, my news is always behind the forum and Melissa's wonderful Modern Mystery blog. I just got notified I'm losing my dumb job and I'm filling my sad voidness with the wonderful melodies of SSLYBY. More importantly, enjoying the newest song released in full from Let It Sway titled 'Banned (By the Man)' The beat seems to stand true to SSLYBY's catchy nature, but definitely expresses an inherent growth of the boys' music over the past three albums. Check out the song over at Modern Mystery I hope the avid listeners of Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin are as excited for August as I am!

6.9.10 - Another teaser video for Let It Sway features a demo song from the album. Listen to Phantomwise and watch the video here.

5.21.10 - THE NEW ALBUM IS FINALLY UP FOR PRESALE. Die hard fans and new fans are in for a treat this August. Let It Sway is available for preorder (album is released August 17th)! The preorder comes with some neat stuff shown below and a free mp3 of the Sink/Let It Sway song is available through Polyvinyl. Direct links for preorders and some sweet new SSLYBY totes and shirts can be found here!

5.10.10 - Don't miss out on the teaser video for SSLYBY's new album. Check it out here!

5.7.10 - Two announcements: one late sslyby related one and one self promoting one. First off, if you haven't heard SSLYBY's Spectacular Fantastic cover for 'Darkest Hour' you should get on that. Check out the song at North America Peace. Make a donation while you're at it!

Shamelessly promoting my illustration through SSLYBY, a new black and white booklet/zine is up in the art section. Check it out here.

4.15.10 - Word on the street is the new SSLYBY record will be open to the public in August. Unfortunately for me and probably you we were not the lucky ones who got the first listen. Polyvinyl gives us a little tease report and censored photo of what is to come.

9.1.09 - *RECORD NEWS* Rumors of the new Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin record has been whispered about, but at long last, word of it has been spoken to me directly from their management. The boys will be heading into the studio next week to begin recording! For the first time, this magical recording with take place in an actual studio under the direction of a producer. Oh, did I mention this two week recording session will be occuring in Madison, WI with Chris Walla *cough* Death Cab For Cutie *cough* acting as their producer?

Mixing will be scheduled later in the fall in Walla's Portland studio. The record will be released under Polyvinyl Records. I'm sure most of you are scanning this looking for the official release date. My apologies, a date hasn't been defined just yet, but right now we are looking at the first half of 2010. So, by the time your excitement from this post simmers down, hopefully we can give you a date to mark your calendars for. Until then, tune in next time!

7.10.09 - I was very pleased to log onto my twitter today and discover SSLYBY finally released "Cardinal Rules" a tribute song for the Springfield Cardinals minor league baseball team. It's a great addition to your music collection so why don't you scurry on over to The Catbirdseat and treat yourself to a free download? I saw this song played live in Springfield back in March; first time I witnessed John Robert handle drums for a SSLYBY tune.

Also, some August tour dates have been posted.

5.12.09 - During my spring break trip to Springfield, MO; Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin's homefront, I was lucky enough to be welcomed into Will's art gallery. I catalogued a ton of pieces with my camera and finally seized the chance to post them here on the site now that school is out for the summer. You can view his most recent work over on the 2nd page of the band art part of the site here. Enjoy!

3.1.09 - SSLYBY's upcoming third album news is abuzz, but keep yourself seated, we all have a bit of waiting to do. To pass the long months ahead, you can always stay up-to-date on the news and rumors at the forum!

Also, the Boris kids are up as nominees for the Springfield GO Awards. Head over to this link and give them and their album the support it so well deserves.

2.11.09 - Long time, no talk, not much to say. I updated SSLYBY's tour dates for April as they cruise the roads with Drew Danburry for a few shows. So see if they're coming near you or if you should go find them here.

1.10.09 - Hey guys, so this is the new layout up and running at long last. I hope everyone likes it. I've been really into the idea of outerspace underwater. Tape Club is now public and better organized. There's also a section on the site where you can send any sslyby related art whether you've got your own personal handcrafted tote bag or an awesome illustration you want to share, I'd be more than happy to add it to the site so I'm not the only one hogging up that section.

Also, Will sent me a ton of paintings he did, they're really awesome and sync well with the site's theme! Check it out here.

-Meghan

P.S. I know Jonathan prefers not to be in the publicity part of SSLYBY, but he's just so cool I had to hide him in the site somewhere, so take a look around and see if you can find him. It's like Where's Waldo only he'll be in orange space suit.