NEW RESIDENTS EP ANNOUNCED

• The Residents: Eskimo Folk Tales EP
      (2026, 10” EP, UK, cherry red) – 2026 09 25

THE RESIDENTS return with an all-new EP - six new pieces picking up where their 'Eskimo' masterpiece left off!

https://mvdshop.com/products/the-residents-eskimo-folk-tales-10-inch

NEWS FROM THE RESIDENTS

Santa Already?

Behold! Welcome to the latest, long overdue Residents newsletter, direct from the shared desk of The Cryptic Corporation and New Ralph Too. The Residents are well, having resumed work on their new sure-to-be-a-masterpiece album following the recovery of one of their number, and as we speak are preparing to announce rescheduled ESKIMO tour dates - interested parties should keep an eye on all of the band's social media platforms, and of course residents.com for the new dates, details on tickets and so on, all of which will be shared with the wider world the moment everything is set in stone. ​

Rejoice! Meanwhile, The Residents are also preparing to formally announce the release of a brand new EP of 'Eskimo Folk Tales' to accompany the tour, featuring five brand new songs inspired by a collection of stories handed to them by their mentor The Mysterious N. Senada almost a decade ago. We're told a late September release date is planned - as ever, keep 'em peeled for details as they land via the Cherry Red and MVD websites, as well as your local independent record stockist if you're lucky enough to still have one. We're contractually obliged, of course, to tell you it's a fantastic record, but it really is. Not quite a new side of 'Eskimo' (although their second three-sided album would be kinda cool), but certainly a companion piece to the 1979 original, and must-hear stuff for anybody planning to go to one of the shows and desperate to fit in by knowing all of the words. ​

And as ever, the group are also deep into several other projects, both new and resurrected after the enforced layoff during the first half of this year. Stage shows, books, musicals (!?) and assorted collaborations are all being discussed, worked on, reworked, discussed again and so on - any long term Residents fan will know that's nothing new, but given the health concerns of the past six months we're sure you'll agree it's particularly good news right now. ​

And, as ever, rest assured you'll be the first to know as everything comes together and 2027 begins to plan itself. Oh, and they haven't forgotten the long promised Bandcamp site either. ​

But what with the recent 'Animal Lover pREServed' offering, the 'Randy, Chuck & Bob In The Studio' Record Store Day LP and this new 'Eskimo Folk Tales' thing, the group have been overly-conscious of desensitisation, fatigue and Rez-blindness among their millions of fans. But it'll happen soon, they assure us. ​

And that's just about that. All that remains is a gift for you, the patient reader. Some of you may be familiar with the work of Mr Ego Plum, and will be excited to know that he has been working with The Residents a lot recently, including co-producing the new 'Eskimo' EP. Well, back in 2023 he appeared at the band's 'Secret Show' in San Francisco, performing 'Santa Dog', and has kindly given us permission to hand out his demo recording of that performance - if all goes to plan, you can find it right here:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/dyjb8n78yznazw26smyec/Santa-Dog-The-Residents-Secret-Show.mp3
We think it's rather wonderful, and hope you'll enjoy it. And, of course, if you haven't already heard the live version and the rest of the 'Secret Show' album (and seen the film) you really ought to add it to your to do list.

Your pals,
New Ralph Too

THE RESIDENTS - ANIMAL LOVER - EVOLUTION EDITION

• The Residents: Animal Lover – Evolution Edition
      (2026, 3cd, UK, cherry red)

The Residents’ "Animal Lover - Evolution Edition" got released via Cherry Red Records a couple of months ago.
The 3CD set maps the project of one of one the avant-garde group’s 21st-century masterpieces, "Animal Lover".
While the original 2005 release was highly praised for its unique perspective on human behavior seen through the eyes of animals, this 3-CD box set serves as an audio time capsule. It unearths 44 previously unreleased tracks that reveal how the band navigated creative roadblocks and structural shifts between 2001 and 2004.

From the original release:

THE RESIDENTS - RANDY, CHUCK AND BOB IN THE STUDIO

• The Residents: The Residents Present Randy, Chuck & Bob In The Studio
      (2026, lp, --, ralph) = RSD release

I was happy to get hold of this recent Record Store Day release from The Residents.
"Randy, Chuck & Bob In The Studio" collects unreleased studio material, demos and even jams from the so-called "Randy, Chuck and Bob" era (2009 - 2015).

Lots of details and pictures on the inner sleeve. Excellent !

Rumour has it that the band is working on a Bandcamp page where we will probably be seeing a digital / download version of this nice little item as well.

In the meantime, if you don't have the album, you can enjoy this YouTube capture:

VINCENT PRESLEY DISCUSSES THE RESIDENTS' DISCOGRAPHY

Vincent Presley, musician and Secret Records record label manager, discusses The Residents' discography.
9 parts already, but better start with part 1:

VARIOUS ARTISTS - ON THE NINETIES TIP - HEAR AND NOW

• Various Artists: On The Nineties Tip - Hear And Now
      (1995, cd promo, USA, caroline records)

I learn something new every day.
Initially, Primus recorded ‘Hello Skinny / Constantinople’ (The Residents) for the "On The Nineties Tip - Hear And Now" sampler.
Later the same year, the track got added to their 'Wynona’s Big Brown Beaver' CD single.
This was the release that got their version introduced to a wider audience.

In 2002, 'Hello Skinny / Constantinople' got added as a bonus track to "Frizzle Fry", an album that was originally released in 1990.

THE RESIDENTS RECORD STORE DAY RELEASE

"The Residents present Randy, Chuck & Bob In The Studio"

The Residents present Randy, Chuck and Bob In The Studio refers to a period when the avant-garde (former eyeballs in top hats) used these three pseudonyms to represent themselves as an offbeat power trio, performing and releasing music with a focus on studio versions of live material. This concept was part of the "Randy, Chuck and Bob Trilogy," which included tours and albums between 2010 and 2016. Presented here on vinyl for the very first time, Residents fans and collectors can expect a trippy treat of rare demos, rehearsal sessions, live jams, sonic experiments and remixes. All lovingly slung together on fine wax to wrap your ears around for Record Store Day 2026.

GREETING FROM THE RESIDENTS

a message from New Ralph Too / The Residents

It's that time again! Another urgent broadcast from the small cupboard in which New Ralph Too currently resides.

You may have heard that The Residents had a less than ideal festive season when one of their number was taken seriously ill, meaning the postponement of their ESKIMO tour. Everything was ready to go, band and crew were stocking up on tour bus snacks and honing their video game skills but alas.... I'm sure you'll join us in wishing the Eyeball in question a speedy recovery, and meanwhile the tour is being rescheduled as we speak - please keep an eye on the band's social media, these newsletters and residents.com for new dates, ticket information and so on.

Elsewhere in The Residents' universe the band continues ever-onwards, that being the only way they know. The newly recorded 'Eskimo Folk Tales' mini-album is almost upon us, and they continue to work on their next full length album, which currently has a working title so rude we daren't feed it into the algorithm here. The band seem very excited about both releases - rest assured you'll be the first to know as they develop.

And of course, the guys' next pREServed release will be here in February - you can check out and pre-order 'Animal Lover: Evolution Edition' right here if that's your thing: 
https://www.cherryred.co.uk/the-residents-animal-lover-evolution-edition-3cd-box-set
A 3CD set including two discs of demos and outtakes charting the album's long gestation, it's unlike any other pREServed release in the sheer depth of insight. BUY OR DIE!

And finally, The Residents are well aware of the imminent 50th Anniversary of their 'Third Reich 'N Roll' masterpiece, released on Ralph Records on February 1st 1976. Can it really be?! FIFTY big ones?! Well yes it can, and to acknowledge the ocular occasion the band would like you to have this special concentrate of the 'The Third Reich 'N Roll' RDX mix they produced for a vinyl reissue of the album some years ago. Stripped back, full of detail lost in the original mix and sounding clear as a bell, they hope you'll enjoy it almost as much as the original. You can find it right here:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qigm3kkz6qtazhmoxt7mv/THE-RESIDENTS-3RNR-50RDXCONCENTRATE.mp3

That's all for now - as ever, please get in touch if you feel the urge, and continue to keep that third eye clear and set to 'receive'.

Your Pals @ NRT

PHILIP SANDERSON - SHARK FIN SOUP

• Philip Sanderson: Shark Fin Soup
      (2025, cd, Austria, klanggalerie gg533)

"From a secret mountain top location a number of tracks by the Residents were broadcast into the far reaches of outer space with the hope that they might be received and understood by an Interplanetary Intelligence (IPI). As the tracks traveled across space and time the signals collided and combined with other musical broadcasts: opera, swing, fuzz rock, barbershop, etc till by the time the broadcast was received it was a veritable Shark Fin Soup – a mutant musical cornucopia played in ways even the Residents might not expect. The whole thing was reflected back to earth and captured one night on short wave by Philip Sanderson (Snatch Tapes/Storm Bugs). The tracks were then dis-arranged and with the help of the The Snatch Tapes Swingers, The Brontochorus and not least Chef D’Orchestre Arthur Ingot put down on disc for your listening pleasure."

I had to read it twice, but these liner notes do tell us what to expect: songs by The Residents, but reworked in quite surprising musical styles.
Great fun and an impressive example of musical craftmanship by Philip Anderson !

Packed in a beautiful fold-out cardboard sleeve. Another fine Residents related release on the Klanggalerie record label.

PHILIP SANDERSON'S RESIDENTS TRIBUTE

A tribute to The Residents, by Philip Sanderson.
Out on CD, on the Klanggalerie record label.

"From a secret mountain top location a number of tracks by the Residents were broadcast into the far reaches of outer space with the hope that they might be received and understood by an Interplanetary Intelligence (IPI). As the tracks traveled across space and time the signals collided and combined with other musical broadcasts: opera, swing, fuzz rock, barbershop, etc till by the time the broadcast was received it was a veritable Shark Fin Soup – a mutant musical cornucopia played in ways even the Residents might not expect. The whole thing was reflected back to earth and captured one night on short wave by Philip Sanderson (Snatch Tapes/Storm Bugs). The tracks were then dis-arranged and with the help of the The Snatch Tapes Swingers, The Brontochorus and not least Chef D’Orchestre Arthur Ingot put down on disc for your listening pleasure."

RESIDENTS UPDATE

The Residents' newsletter:

Festive greetings from the increasingly overcrowded shared desk of The Cryptic Corporation and New Ralph Too!

You probably know that this is a time of year when The Residents tend to become nostalgic and sentimental, which isn't usually their way. Well, this year is no different - the guys are currently warm and safe, and lost in the latter half of the 1970s as they work on their forthcoming 'Eskimo' live show, which will surely be coming to a town near you over the next few months (check residents.com for dates). It's sure to be a HIT everywhere it plays, and there'll be a handful of newly written pieces of music in the mix too. They just can't resist, can they?

But today's BIG news is the announcement of a 3CD 'Evolution Edition' 'Animal Lover' release, which has been some time in the making. This one sees a slightly different approach to a pREServed release, being that the album itself had a very different gestation from any other Residents record - three or four years in the making, and mutating across several ideas and titles, the album is seen by The Residents as a sister set to 'Demons Dance Alone', and this 'Evolution Edition' tells that story, all the way from its 2001 origins. Containing over forty previously unheard demos, alternate versions and abandoned songs, and all pulled together by RENALDO M and CARLA FABRIZIO, it's everything an 'Animal Lover' fan could wish for and more.

For the collectors among you, The Residents have also provided us with some ridiculously rare collectables which will be given away to randomly selected mail order customers. Your chance to BUY AND WIN OR DIE! You can check it all out and pre-order HERE
https://www.cherryred.co.uk/the-residents-animal-lover-evolution-edition-3cd-box-set, and there's a taster track on this month's giveaway mini-album thing.

Meanwhile, The Residents continue to work on their next magnum opus album, as well as overseeing a forthcoming Bandcamp site which, we're told, will be packed with previously unheard goodies, old rarities you may have missed, curios, weird shit and everything else you'd expect from them. It's sure to be a lot of fun, but until then please accept something the guys are calling 'Things To Come Pt 2' (you may remember the original 2009 release). In there you'll find a taster or two from the forthcoming 'Animal Lover' set, a few things that will appear on the Bandcamp site, and maybe even some stuff they just found lying around on an old hard-drive and thought you might enjoy... As we all know, The Residents are givers not takers, lovers not fighters, and you can find the latest evidence of that right HERE:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/0tlow6wv8f14rrmj8tth2/AOt1_jfKrSea-MLWGoWYiJU

Please enjoy (no obligation), have a great Festivus/Christmas/Yule/Whatever, stay hydrated and we'll see you on the other side.

Your pals,
All at NRT & TCC

THE RESIDENTS' "ANIMAL LOVER" WILL GET AN EXPANDED EDITION

The Residents: Animal Lover (Evolution Edition), 3CD Box Set

Release date : 27th February 2026

The fan-favourite 2005 masterpiece, complete with 2cds of works-in-progress and demos charting the four-year writing and recording process. 

44 previously unreleased tracks, including lost and forgotten new songs. 

Compiled by Renaldo And The Loaf’s Brian Poole and Residents collaborator Carla Rabrizio.

Essay by Jim Knipfel and sleevenotes by The Residents’ mysterious archivist.

THE RESIDENTS - LEFTOVERS 1970 - 1988

• The Residents: Leftovers 1970-1988
      (2025, 2cd, UK, cherry red)

The last couple of years, Cherry Red released 3 separate "Leftovers" albums:

• The Residents: Leftovers Again ?! Again!
      (2021, lp, --, new ralph too nrtlp 019 / cherry red / mvd audio) – 2021 – RSD release
• The Residents: Leftovers Again ?! Again!
      (2024, lp, --, new ralph too nrtlp 021 / cherry red / mvd audio) – 2024 – RSD release
• The Residents: Leftovers Again?! Again?! (Again)
      (2025, lp, --, new ralph too nrtlp 023 / cherry red / mvd audio)) – 2025 RSD Release

The recent "Leftovers 1970-1988" 2 CD set collects all the material (well, most of the material - at least, that's what I read on a Facebook group) that got released on the three LPs. But it also has some previously unreleased track. Oh well,... I don't mind.
A nice collection of oddities, plus some fine liner notes.

THE RESIDENTS - THE WAY WE WERE (EXPANDED)

• The Residents: The Way We Were (Expanded)
      (2025, download / streaming, --, bandcamp / klanggalerie)
      (2025, 2cd, Austria, klanggalerie)

Originally, "The Way We Were" got released in 2005 by the Ralph America record label. As a limited / numbered CD / DVD package. 
It presented a 2005 live concert from a short Australian tour. in which the band performed material from their entire career.

Klanggalerie's expanded version re-issues the album with a bonus disc with recordings from the rehearsals for the 2005 concert series.

THE RESIDENTS - THE WAY WE WERE (EXPANDED)

The Klanggalerie record label has already added their latest Residents release on Bandcamp.

"The Way We Were (Expanded)"
by THE RESIDENTS

The Way We Were was a short retrospective tour by The Residents, consisting of five performances in three cities at the What Is Music? Festival in Australia. This short touring performance began March 4th and ended March 12th 2005.

Shortly after the tour ended, The Residents released a CD and DVD set, Klanggalerie are now proud to present you an expanded version of the album with an 80 minute bonus disc of rehearsals for the show. These versions often differ from the ones performed and also includes Guylum Bardot which didn't make it into the final show.

Out on 2 CD & Bandcamp.

THE RESIDENTS' "THE WAY WE WERE" GETS AN EXPANDED RE-RELEASE

The Residents' "The Way We Were" gets an expanded re-release on the Klanggalerie label.

https://www.klanggalerie.com/gg517

OCT 18, 2024 - - - THE RESIDENTS IN GENEVE

 

AN UPDATE FROM THE RESIDENTS

Hi chums!

Can it really be that November is almost upon us? The nights draw in, the falling leaves begin to turn the world upside down again and Christmas begins to feel inevitable. So that's a yes.

The Residents are indifferent to the Fall - they so rarely go outside it really doesn't matter to THEM, but this year is different because, after only forty-five years in the planning, they'll be spending the next two months preparing their ESKIMO world tour! It all begins in suitably wintery Vancouver on also suitably wintery January 8th, and as ever residents.com/tourdates is the place to be when it comes to dates and tickets. Rest assured European dates will follow shortly, and maybe even Japanese dates too, but you didn't hear that from us.

https://residents.com/tourdates/ 

In the meantime, you might like to fill the intervening couple of months with the soon-to-be-classic 'Leftovers (1970-1988)' compilation, which is released next Friday, October 31st. Packed with alternate takes and mixes, lost material and other weird stuff spanning those years, it's next level stuff, all of which was discovered in a long-forgotten annex to The Residents' storage space in 2023. Nobody believes that story, but it's entirely true - this stuff was almost lost for good. Phew! It's available to pre-order in all the usual places, but as ever we recommend you check it out right HERE:

https://www.cherryred.co.uk/the-residents-leftovers-1970-1988-2cd 

As I type, The Residents are also working hard to put together their own brand-spanking-new Bandcamp site, full of curios, unreleased stuff, rarities you may have missed and whatever else catches their attention. Of particular interest the site will see the debut of the full 'Hunters' OST material, of which there are several hours. It should, if all goes to plan, be quite exciting.

https://ralphlet.bandcamp.com/

Meanwhile, The Residents continue to work on their next album, which people around them are calling "their dirty-naughty album", as well as a proposed new theatre piece. So next year promises to be an interesting one - watch this space for more news as it comes in. And if you can't wait that long and need MORE RESIDENTS NOW then do not fear - the guys have put together another of their 'Hunters' orientated mini-albums just for you. Something of a sampler for the forthcoming Bandcamp tsunami which, for obvious reasons, they're calling 'I Know An Old Lady.....'. 

(subscribe to The Residents' newsletter over at Cherry Red Records to get the link !)

As ever, please enjoy responsibly, be kind to friends and neighbours, keep that third eye well squeegeed and, most importantly of all, BUY OR DIE.

Your pals @ New Ralph Too

THE RESIDENTS

Behold, dear friends and admirers of the Eyeballed ones!

Another newsletter to add to your collection, but this time a simple note to let you know that a new full length album of 'Doctor Dark' demos is released today across all streaming platforms currently known to man. An interesting insight into The Residents' working process, full of variations and twists on the final album we all know and love - fans of The Singing Resident might particularly enjoy his take on songs sung by guests on the album.

https://cherryred.co/DoctorDarkDemos

It's a wonderful thing, and we all hope you'll enjoy it.

As ever there's plenty more to show and tell - the new album, 'Animal Lover' pREServed, a fantastic 'Way We Were' release coming via Klanggalerie, an extensive Bandcamp site in the making..... but for now, let's enjoy The Gift, and pray it keeps on giving.

Your Pals @ New Ralph Too

ALIENO DEBOOTES - UNCONVENTIONAL RESIDENTS IV

• Alieno deBootes: Unconventional Residents IV
      (2025, cd, Austria, klanggalerie)

Alessandro Pizzin, also known as Alieno deBootes released his fourth volume of "Unconventional Residents" earlier this year.

Featuring a wonderful selection of musicians performing some of my favorite music in fascinating new arrangements.
It's no wonder that I've been playing this a lot.

Louis Gonzales, Ken Field, Brian Poole, Blaine L. Reininger, Christophe Godin,...

Absolutely amazing.
Highly recommended. All volumes, by the way.

https://www.klanggalerie.com/gg509

Here's Volume III, on Bandcamp