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Updates from AU79 Records and related projects.

Apr 2026

AU79-005 — Portra Lubitel set to release debut album

Portra Lubitel — Isaiah Steinfeld's solo project — is set to release its debut album, Sorridi, bella, at the end of March. The record marks a quieter shift in tone: spare arrangements, late-night recordings, and songs written more like letters than performances.

Apr 2026

Portra Lubitel releases single "Welcome to the Party, Pal"

Portra Lubitel releases the second single from the forthcoming album Sorridi, bella. Where "But I Tried, Claire" introduced the record's quieter emotional center, "Welcome to the Party, Pal" widens the frame — still intimate, still late-night, but sharper at the edges.

Available everywhere now.

Mar 2026

AU79-003 — Portra Lubitel releases single "But I Tried, Claire"

Portra Lubitel releases the first single from the forthcoming album Sorridi, bella. The track introduces the tone of the record — intimate, minimal, and recorded largely during late-night sessions.

Available everywhere now.

Oct 2025

AU79-002 — Vanta Noir releases debut EP

Vanta Noir releases its debut EP, Through The Static. The record blends darkwave textures with punk lineage and includes a reinterpretation of Halloween, originally written by the Misfits.

Sep 2025

AU79 Records launches

During a coast-to-coast sprint from the Fast Company Innovation Festival to Riot Fest, AU79 Records was operationalized in under 24 hours.

Sep 2025

AU79-001 — Vanta Noir releases "Goodnight Verona"

The first catalog release on AU79 arrives with Goodnight Verona, introduced live around Riot Fest.

Sep 2025

Lyon Drive announced

Lyon Drive — a new punk-roots project from Isaiah Steinfeld and Daniel Valery — is announced as the next release on AU79, reconnecting two decades of shared creative history.

2026

AU79-006 — Lyon Drive: Heavy (Volume 01) coming soon

Lyon Drive’s debut EP, Heavy, is on the way. A teaser is up for preview now — easycore, pop punk, and post-hardcore from Isaiah Steinfeld and Daniel Valery, direct, unpolished, and built to be played loud. Full release coming soon.

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