My Pal God Records

My Pal God Records is an independent United States record label founded and operated by Jon Solomon, an American radio DJ known for his long-running work at WPRB in Princeton, New Jersey, and for his involvement in the Philadelphia-area independent music scene. The label formed part of Solomon’s broader activity as a broadcaster, curator, and supporter of underground and independent artists. Rather than functioning as a large commercial music company, My Pal God Records appears to have operated as a small-scale imprint focused on issuing recordings by distinctive alternative, indie rock, and experimental artists. The label’s documented catalogue includes releases connected with A Minor Forest, Bitter Bitter Weeks, Del Rey, The Embarrassment, Eyeball Skeleton, Ex Models, The French Kicks, Paul Newman, Silkworm, TW Walsh, Joel R. L. Phelps, Dianogah, and Emperor Penguin. This roster spans several strands of American independent music, including post-hardcore, indie rock, experimental pop, and instrumental or genre-resistant work. The breadth of the roster suggests that the label’s identity was based less on a narrowly defined genre than on Solomon’s personal taste and his role in connecting listeners with emerging or underrepresented musicians. Solomon’s radio work provides important context for the label. He hosted a weekly three-hour program on WPRB, with each episode featuring a live performance, and he became known for giving substantial exposure to independent artists. His annual 25-hour holiday radio show also became a long-running broadcasting project. Through these activities, Solomon developed relationships with a wide network of bands and musicians, many of whom operated outside the mainstream recording industry. My Pal God Records can therefore be understood as an extension of that editorial and curatorial practice into physical or formal music releases. The available reference material does not establish the label’s founding year, corporate structure, headquarters, distribution arrangements, present operating status, or complete discography. It also does not document financial performance, a current official website, or a publicly identified executive team beyond Solomon’s association with the imprint. Solomon later operated or became associated with Comedy Minus One, another independent label that released work by artists including Bottomless Pit, The Karl Hendricks Trio, Obits, Oxford Collapse, Silkworm, SAVAK, and Tre Orsi. That later activity provides continuity in his support for independent music, but Comedy Minus One should not be treated as the same label as My Pal God Records.

My Pal God Records emerged from Jon Solomon’s long-standing involvement in independent music culture. Solomon, born in 1973, began hosting his radio program at WPRB in Princeton at the age of fifteen in 1988. Over time, his broadcasting developed into a significant platform for independent artists, with a weekly three-hour show that included live performances and a large number of visiting bands. His work was particularly connected to the Philadelphia and Princeton-area music communities, where he became recognized as a knowledgeable advocate for underground and alternative music. Against this background, My Pal God Records functioned as one of Solomon’s record-label projects. The imprint’s documented releases involved a varied group of artists, including A Minor Forest, Bitter Bitter Weeks, Del Rey, The Embarrassment, Eyeball Skeleton, Ex Models, The French Kicks, Paul Newman, Silkworm, TW Walsh, Joel R. L. Phelps, Dianogah, and Emperor Penguin. The roster crosses several scenes and styles rather than presenting a single tightly bounded genre. It includes established independent acts alongside artists associated with experimental, post-hardcore, indie rock, and other forms of non-mainstream music. The label’s significance lies primarily in this curatorial function. My Pal God Records gave Solomon a way to support and circulate music that aligned with the sensibility of his radio programming. Its releases can be viewed as part of a broader independent-music ecosystem in which radio, live performance, personal networks, and small labels reinforced one another. The label was not documented as a major corporation or a mass-market entertainment group; available material instead presents it as an independently operated imprint connected to Solomon’s activities as a broadcaster and music supporter. The available sources do not specify the label’s founding date, office location, distribution partner, release chronology, sales, or formal legal structure. They also do not confirm whether the imprint remains active. Solomon’s later label activity under the Comedy Minus One name included releases by Bottomless Pit, The Karl Hendricks Trio, Obits, Oxford Collapse, Silkworm, SAVAK, and Tre Orsi. Although this later imprint demonstrates the continuation of Solomon’s independent-label work, it is a separate label and should not be merged with My Pal God Records. The documented history of My Pal God Records therefore remains centered on its catalogue and on Solomon’s role as its associated founder and curator.

• My Pal God Records is established

  [1]Jon Solomonen.wikipedia.org

  The label is identified as one of Jon Solomon’s record-label projects. The available source does not provide a reliable founding year.

• Catalogue expands across independent music scenes

  [1]Jon Solomonen.wikipedia.org

  The imprint releases or is associated with recordings by artists including A Minor Forest, Bitter Bitter Weeks, Del Rey, The Embarrassment, Eyeball Skeleton, Ex Models, The French Kicks, Paul Newman, Silkworm, TW Walsh, Joel R. L. Phelps, Dianogah, and Emperor Penguin.

A small independent imprint centered on artist-led alternative and experimental music, with its catalogue shaped by Jon Solomon’s radio programming and personal curation.

• Independent music recordings

  My Pal God Records catalogue

  The label’s primary output consisted of recordings by independent artists rather than consumer goods or services. Its documented catalogue covers a broad range of alternative, indie rock, post-hardcore, and experimental music. Artists associated with the catalogue include A Minor Forest, Bitter Bitter Weeks, Del Rey, The Embarrassment, Eyeball Skeleton, Ex Models, The French Kicks, Paul Newman, Silkworm, TW Walsh, Joel R. L. Phelps, Dianogah, and Emperor Penguin. The available source does not provide a complete release list or individual release dates.

1. 1Jon Solomonen.wikipedia.org