Hydra Head signs Big Business / Old Man Gloom out soon

Hydra Head Records has announced the signing of Big Business. The band features Jared of Karp and The Whip as well as Cody of Dead Low Tide / The Murder City Devils. The band has been touring up and down the West Coast throughout 2004 and will be recording a full length with Phil Ek (Built To Spill, Modest Mouse) in August for a January 2005 release.
Also, Hydra Head is reporting that Old Man Gloom's new album Christmas is finished. It's out in July 27th, but you have a few days left to catch a special preorder through their website that comes with a special edition t-shirt. You can check it out in the HydraHeadShop.