Join us on Wednesday, November 20th at 4:00 PM as we host one of Father John Misty’s Global Listening Parties. We’ll be spinning his new album, Mahāśmaśāna, Josh Tillman’s first since 2022’s Chloë and The Next 20th Century. In addition to giving the album a good, communal listen, we’ll be distributing party favors to attendees (while supplies last) and will make copies of the album available for early purchase, so you can take home your album right away for an extended and personal listening experience. This is a free & all ages affair, so come one, come all.

Mahāśmaśāna - great cremation ground, all things going thither.

Mahāśmaśāna is the sixth album by Father John Misty. It was co-produced by Josh Tillman and Drew Erickson, and engineered and additionally produced by Michael Harris. The album was arranged by Drew Erickson. Performers include Tillman, Erickson, Jonathan Wilson, Dan Bailey, Eli Thomson, David Vandervelde, Chris Dixie Darley, Jon Titterington, and Kyle Flynn. And the album was *executive produced* by Jonathan Wilson. It was recorded and mixed at Five Star and East/West, United and Drew's House. MMXXIV Sub Pop Records. Available on double 2 LP ‘Blue Mash-Up’ colored vinyl and CD, you can preorder your copy in the shop or on our site here.

Head to the record shop on Saturday, 11/16, at 4:00 PM for a special instore performance by D. Watusi, a longtime staff favorite! The Nashville based quartet released their debut Dark Party in 2012 but within a year of the release, then member Ben Todd passed away, essentially dissolving the group. However band members Christian Norwood, Cam Sarrett, and Dillon Watson, briefly reformed the group in 2014, adding now member Ryan Donoho. Together they recorded Watusioosie over the next year at Thuss Sound in Nashville, before then shelving the album for a decade. Produced by Jeffrey Novak (Cheap Time, Savoy Motel) and mixed by Andrija Tokic at The Bomb Shelter, the album was mastered by Jeremy Ferguson at Battle Tapes Studios (Be Your Own Pet, Cage the Elephant). Now, ten years after its original inception, Watusioosie has finally been released! We’re super happy to host D. Watusi in the record shop to celebrate the album’s arrival on vinyl. Join us for good times and awesome rock and roll in the record store, plus we’ll be hosting our weekly BEER:30 hang, so we’ll be offering complimentary Tennessee Brew Works beers to folks in attendance. (Must be 21+ with valid photo ID to have a beer.) This is a free and all ages event, so bring your friends and bring your fam! See you soon, Nashville!

We’re thrilled to host Gillian Welch and David Rawlings in the record store on Friday, November 15th to celebrate the release of Woodland! The album hits record shops that day and they’ll be hanging out with us that afternoon, meeting fans and signing copies of Woodland for attendees. Preorder a copy of Woodland on vinyl or CD in the record shop or from our site here to secure a wristband necessary to participate in the album signing. This is an IN PERSON SIGNING ONLY. Wristbands are limited and are required for the signing for all 13+. (Kids 12 and under do not need a wristband when participating with a wristband holding adult).

Welch and Rawling’s longtime record label, Acony Records presents Woodland, the new album by Nashville’s preeminent songwriting team. Following up their homespun GRAMMY-winning release All The Good Times, this ambitious 10 song album mingles full band tracks with intricate duet performances all tied together with the duo's signature sound and remarkable lyricism. Woodland was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee at Welch and Rawlings' newly rebuilt Woodland Sound Studio and cements the duo's iconoclastic position at the forefront of acoustic music. The vinyl edition of Woodland was mastered by Rawlings himself, directly from the original analog master tapes to his custom Neumann VMS-80 lathe. The album was also produce by Rawlings.

Journalist Jenn Pelly wrote about Welch and Rawling’s new album for NPR and explains “Woodland is named for the storied East Nashville studio they have owned for 23 years and where, early in March 2020, a tornado of Biblical proportions tore off the roof and threatened to capsize the whole of their life’s work. The storm left the pair knee-deep in water and pitch-black darkness as they risked their earthly existences to save the materials constituting their musical ones. Amid the guitars and gear were the collected master tapes of their poised, literary songs dating back to the mid-1990s, when Welch and Rawlings began distilling 1930s country and sharp-angled brother-team bluegrass and rural folk into their own austere sonic grammar — alchemizing pain into transcendence, dissolving conventional time, putting Elvis and the Titanic into the same America as a five-band punk bill and blending harmonies so chilling they are said to have made Townes Van Zandt howl like a wolf.”

We’re so glad that Welch and Rawlings have given us new music this year and are over-the-moon to be able to host them in the record shop and celebrate Woodland with all of you! Preorder your copy at Grimey’s or on our site now and join us on Friday, November 15th for this very special occasion. This is a Woodland album signing only, where wristbands are required to participate and each participant can have up to two (2) copies of the album (vinyl and/or CD) signed. For parking info please check out our Parking FAQs. If you have questions about our event, please be sure to read over our Woodland preorder page too and then reach out with your questions to us here: grimeys [dot] records [at] gmail [dot] com

Join us on Thursday, November 14th at 4:00 PM for a special early listening party for Kim Deal’s much anticipated album, Nobody Loves You More. The record is coming out on November 22nd via 4AD Records and so far just a few singles have dropped, so this is your first shot to hear her album in full, plus we’ll have a party favors and will be giving away a signed Kim Deal print to one lucky attendee. (There is no cost to participate in our giveaway; you must be present to win.) This is a free and all ages affair, so come one, come all.

Nobody Loves You More is Kim Deal’s proper debut album (she self-released a 5-part, 10-song 7” vinyl series in 2013), however she earned her stripes as early as the late 80s with The Pixies and The Breeders. The long-awaited record’s creation began with its oldest songs, “Are You Mine?” and “Wish I Was,” which were written and originally recorded in 2011 and included in said vinyl series, shortly after Deal concluded Pixies’ ‘Lost Cities Tour’ and relocated to L.A.

In the years since, the record took shape in pieces, coming to light with a variety of collaborators, including Breeders past and present (Mando Lopez, Kelley Deal, Jim Macpherson, and Britt Walford), as well as new friends like Jack Lawrence (The Greenhorns) and Savages’ Fay Milton and Ayse Hassan. Tracked over the last several years, the record’s last recording was helmed by iconic engineer and Deal’s close friend Steve Albini, tracking “A Good Time Pushed” with Jim and Kelley in November 2022.

Sonically versatile and propulsively infectious, the resulting record is a celebration of Deal’s unmatched artistry, nodding not only to her career highlights with celebrated bands across the alternative landscape, but also to her immovable cultural weight.

We’re pumped to hear the album and will see you in the shop on November 14th!

11/12 Update: Our signing with Leon Bridges starts at noon today, Tuesday, Nov. 12th. Leon records and CDs + signing wristbands are available for purchase in person in the record store. We open at 11:00 AM and the signing will begin at noon. Parking info is available here.

We’re so excited to host Leon Bridges for the first time at Grimey’s on Tuesday, November 12th at noon to celebrate the recent release of Leon! Bridges will be signing albums in the record shop when he’s in town to perform three shows at the Ryman Auditorium, on November 11th, 12th & 13th—be sure to enter to win tickets in the record store before Friday, 11/8! Order a copy of Leon on limited edition colored vinyl (available exclusively at indie record shops) or CD at Grimey’s or from our site here to secure a wristband necessary to participate in the album signing. This is an in person signing only. Wristbands are limited and are required for the signing for all 13+. (Kids 12 and under do not need a wristband when participating with a wristband holding adult).

Recorded and produced by Ian Fitchuk (Kacey Musgraves, Maggie Rogers) at El Desierto on the outskirts of Mexico City, with co-production from Daniel Tashian (Kacey Musgraves) in Nashville, Leon features 13 handcrafted tracks spotlighting Leon’s signature storytelling and organic genre alchemy. Leon unfolds as his most poignant, powerful, and personal body of work to date as the man himself takes you through the streets he knows best, the things he holds dearest, and the memories of the people and place that shaped him. Six years in the making, this record is unmistakably Leon. It builds on the legacy of Bridges’ three previous albums, Gold-Diggers Sound, Good Thing, and Coming Home, all of which received GRAMMY nominations for Best R&B Album.

We’re so stoked to host Leon Bridges for a record signing after years of listening to and selling the heck out of his awesome albums! Order your copy of Leon for our event in the record shop or on our site now and join us on Tuesday, November 12th for this special occasion. This is an album signing only, so please leave your shirts, posters & gear at home for this one. Wristbands are required to participate and each participant can have up to two (2) copies of Leon (vinyl and/or CD) signed as well as up to one (1) other Leon Bridge's album. For parking info please check out our Parking FAQs. If you already purchased Leon from Grimey’s, please reach out and we’ll help make sure you’re sorted. And if you have any other questions about our event, please be sure to read over our Leon event order page too and then reach out with your questions to us here: grimeys [dot] records [at] gmail [dot] com

Head to the record shop on Friday, November 8th for a special midday Talking Heads: 77 Listening Party! At noon we’ll be spinning the Talking Heads classic record Talking Heads: 77 in honor of the release of the brand new and extensive Talking Heads: 77 ( Deluxe Edition), due out that day via Rhino Records. In addition to listening to the album in the shop, we’ll also be handing out Talking Heads party favors and free raffle tickets for a sweet Talking Heads giveaway. (There is no cost to participate, must be present to win.)

Talking Heads: 77 is being presented as an expanded 2LP version, featuring a new remaster of the original album on LP1, while LP2 features a collection of rarities encompassing outtakes and previously unreleased alternate versions. Two Super Deluxe Editions are also available as multi-disc sets (a 3 CD + 1 blu-ray set, and a 4 LP + 4 7” set), both of which are housed in a beautiful 80-page hardcover book with new liner notes from Tina, David, Chris & Jerry and featuring rare and unreleased photos of the band and ephemera throughout the era. In addition to the remastered original album and the collection of rarities, the Super Deluxe Edition includes a previously unreleased recording of the band's final show at CBGB's in New York City on October 10th, 1977 (this is LP 3 & LP4 in the vinyl set and Disc 3 in the CD set). The CD set includes a Blu-Ray disc boasting the new Atmos Mix, 5.1 Mix DTS-HD MA, 5.1 Mix LPCM and the 2024 Stereo Remaster. The Super Deluxe vinyl Edition contains reproductions of the 4 Sire Records 7"s from Talking Heads: 77 including 'Love → Building on Fire / New Feeling', 'Uh-Oh, Love Comes To Town / I Wish You Didn't Say That', 'Psycho Killer / Psycho Killer (Acoustic)' and 'Pulled Up / Don't Worry About The Government' (all with picture sleeves.)

We can’t wait to dig into these amazing sets and hope you’ll join us in the shop as we check out the remastered album and unearthed bonus tracks! We’ll have copies of the album available in the shop for purchase that day but this is a free & all ages affair, so come one, come all!

Make plans to join us on Thursday, November 7th at 4:00 PM when we host Wilderado for an instore performance and album signing in celebration of the release of Talker, their brand new album on Bright Antenna Records! The album is due out on Friday, November 1st and is available to order on our site here now or in the record shop on limited edition marigold colored vinyl. All who order the album for event pickup will receive a wristband with purchase for the band’s post-performance signing. Wristbands are limited and guarantee entrance. For the signing, wristbands are required for all 13+. This is a free all ages affair, so come one, come all and check out Wilderado!

Formed in the California mountains, but originally hailing from Tulsa, OK, Wilderado have been steadily building a passionate fan base and defining who they are since 2015. When they first came together, Max Rainer (lead vocals, guitar), Tyler Wimpee (guitar, vocals), Colton Dearing (bass, vocals) and Justin Kila (drums) spent a summer in Latigo Canyon, a secluded part of Malibu, with longtime Sufjan Stevens collaborator James McAlister, immersing themselves in writing and recording. Those songs went on to form early EP releases with tastemaker indie labels IAMSOUND and National Anthem, which garnered 35 million streams, but more crucially provided the backbone to years of touring. 

Following initial recording sessions at their one-time home and creative space named “The Misty Shrub” (the title of the first EP) in Latigo Canyon (the title of the second EP), the band returned Tulsa to base themselves from their hometown. Since then, they’ve crisscrossed the USA a half dozen times playing with artists as diverse as Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie, Mt. Joy, and Rainbow Kitten Surprise, and have performed on the main stage at such festivals as Bottlerock and Austin City Limits. 

Like all of Wilderado’s music, their new album Talker blurs the boundaries between genres, creating a multi-sided sound soft-hued and subdued one moment; anthemic and buoyant the next — that defies categorization. “We've always had an eclectic catalog and an ‘anything goes’ mentality, where the only thing that matters is the song itself,” Rainer says. Appropriately, the songs are the real stars of Talker. “A lot of our first LP was about being on the road, and I didn’t want to regurgitate that same idea on our new album. Instead, I decided to get confessional and vulnerable.”

In addition to writing songs with his two bandmates Rainer branched out on Talker, writing with the British band Flyte on a few album tracks including “Longstanding Misunderstanding.” When asked about this Rainer shared, “A big part of my growing process with this album was learning to ask for help, which isn't easy for me to do,” he admits. “But it turned out so beautiful, every time I did.” On Talker Wilderado is chasing after honesty and they’ve hit a new stride, fueling themselves up on sharp songwriting and adventurous arrangements before setting off toward some new horizon. This is Wilderado at their best: inspired, invigorated, and answering to nobody but themselves.

Don’t miss your chance to see a free show by Wilderado in the record store on November 7th and get your copy of the new record signed by the band. We’ll have copies of Talker on hand for purchase at our event but you can go ahead and lock your copy in now on our site here or the next time you’re in the store. Wristbands for our signing are free with purchase of Talker and will be required for the signing portion of our event.

We hope you can join us on Saturday, October 26th at 5:00 PM to help us celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Nadia Bruce-Rawlings highly acclaimed collection of short stories and poetry, SCARS. Originally published by Punk Hostage Press in 2014, SCARS tell Nadia’s story of addiction, abuse, and recovery through intimate vingettes. In addition to readings by Nadia and fellow author Dan Denton, our event will also feature live music by Nashville based duo, The Prickly Pair. The group, comprised of Mason Summit & Irene Greene, specialize in angsty Americana originals and classic country covers. Their latest single, “It Takes Two to Cry,” was released in August.

Nadia uses grains of her once gritty life to infuse her stories with cathartic realism. She grew up traveling the world and living in various countries before settling in Los Angeles, where she began a long career in the film industry. In recovery since 1998 from drugs, alcohol, and an abusive upbringing, Nadia and her husband have settled into the Nashville area, where she writes by the lake when she can escape their six kids and dog. Her stories “Fire” and “Scars” were both finalists in Glimmer Train’s writing contests. Her anthology SCARS was published ten years ago by Punk Hostage Press, followed in 2020 with her anthology DRIVING IN THE RAIN. Her story, “Peace Accord,” was featured in the Spring 2018 edition of Bluestem Magazine.

Denton, a former union autoworker and UAW chief steward, is a lifetime blue collar worker, writer, and poet. His work has been published in magazines, newspapers, union journals, anthologies, and often in Toledo Streets Newspaper. He has authored three books, including, $100-A-WEEK MOTEL (Punk Hostage Press, 2021) and THE DEAD AND DESPERATE (Roadside Press, 2023), and a poetry/novella hybrid, as well as dozens of chapbooks of poetry. He has toured as a spoken word artist for over a decade. Last year he was voted the best writer and author in Toledo, and after accepting an early retirement buy out offer from Toledo Jeep, he now lives full-time in a small travel trailer out in rural parts of the Midwest, chasing his biggest writer daydreams.

"Everybody should abandon their lives and read SCARS" says Jerry Stahl, author of Permanent Midnight, The Heroin Chronicles, and Bad Sex On Speed. We don’t think you should abandon your lives but we do suggest you head to the record store to celebrate or learn more about SCARS and authors Nadia Bruce-Rawlings & Dan Denton. In addition to featuring the authors and performers, we’ll also be partaking in our weekly BEER:30 hang where we share cold TN Brew Works with our of-age customers (21+ with valid ID only.) This is a free & all ages affair, so come one, come all!

We hope you can join us on Friday, October 25th for a special mid-day listening party in the record shop! At 12:00 PM that day we’ll be hanging out and listening to Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s Live at Fillmore East, 1969. After famously playing their second show at Woodstock in August 1969, David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, and Neil Young spent the rest of the year touring and writing songs for what would become CSNY's 1970 debut, Déjà Vu. Live at Fillmore East, 1969 is a newly discovered multi-track recording of the band's September 20, 1969, concert at the historic Fillmore East in New York City captures an early moment from that first tour. Including both acoustic and electric sets, as well as hit tracks such as "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes", "Our House", "I've Loved Her So Long", etc. Stephen Stills and Neil Young compiled and mixed the original eight-track concert recordings at Sunset Studios to keep the production entirely analog. Young recently said: "[We] have the tapes, and they sound so real. We mixed at Sunset Sound - the analog echo chamber, no digital echo. We're staying all analog throughout the production... Pure. Analog. No digital."

Join us in the record shop as we spin Live at Fillmore East, 1969 on release day and share door prizes with attendees! The album will be available that day for purchase on vinyl and CD. We’ll also be handing out raffle tickets for a special giveaway that will take place at the end of the album. There is no cost to participate, but you must be present to win. This is a free & all ages affair, so come one, come all!

Join us on Saturday, October 19th, at 4:30 for a special edition of our weekly BEER:30 event. In addition to sipping on free cold ones, courtesy of Tennessee Brew Works, we'll be spinning the brand new tribute album to Nashville songwriting great Dave Olney. It's called Can't Steal My Fire: The Songs of Dave Olney and was lovingly produced by our longtime friend and associate Gwil Owen, a fine songwriter in his own right. The record is out on Friday, October 18th, on New West Records and features new versions of David Olney songs recorded by Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, Willis Alan Ramsey, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Mary Gauthier, Jim Lauderdale, and Buddy Miller among others. The tracklist is also highlighted by a never-before released live recording by Townes Van Zandt!

“Anytime anyone asks me who my favorite music writers are, I say Mozart, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Bob Dylan and Dave Olney. Dave Olney is one of the best songwriters I’ve ever heard.” – Townes Van Zandt 

Originally from Rhode Island, Olney moved to Nashville in the early ‘70s and fell in with a group of songwriters including Townes Van Zandt, John Hiatt, Steve Earle, Guy Clark, and Rodney Crowell. With his rock band David Olney and the X-Rays he toured tirelessly. He went on to release a string of brilliant albums and his songs were recorded by Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Del McCoury, Linda Ronstadt, and many others. But the bright lights of stardom never shone on David, and he died the way he lived: onstage in a club, far from home, singing a song.

This event is free to attend and we'll have some cool stuff for you if you do, plus free beer for those 21+! You can preorder a copy of Can't Steal My Fire now in the record shop and in the Grimey's webstore.

We’re thrilled to host John Early in the record shop when he returns to Nashville on his Now More Than Ever album tour! Early is an actor, comedian, musician and Nashville-native. You may be familiar with his acting work on Search Party, At Home with Amy Sedaris, Los Espookys, or his endearing appearances on Office Hours, or perhaps his amazing HBO Comedy special John Early: Now More Than Ever. Early recently released an album—available on vinyl and streaming—recorded with his trusty backing band the Lemon Squares and now he’s out on the road, bringing his music and comedic stylings to the people. Early will be performing a proper show in Nashville on Saturday, October 19th at The Basement East, but you can catch him early in the record shop that same day, when he’ll perform a short musical set and then sign copies of his new record and take photos with attendees. All who order a copy of Now More Than Ever on vinyl in the record shop or on our site here will receive a wristband for Early’s album signing and that guarantees entrance to our event. We’re big fans of Early’s work and cannot wait to host this talented and hysterical thespian in shop. Be here or be (lemon) square!

10/18 Update - With Joy’s performance happening today we’ve removed copies of her new album from our webstore but we have copies of the vinyl & CD available for purchase in the shop which include a signing wristband. We hope to see you here!

We’re so excited to welcome acclaimed singer-songwriter Joy Oladokun in the record shop on Friday, October 18th at 3:00 PM to celebrate the release of her new album, Observations from a Crowded Room! Joy will be performing an intimate set in the shop and then signing copies of her new album. We had the privilege of hosting Joy in the past and know we’re in for a treat! Make plans to join us and preorder your copy of Observations from a Crowded Room now in the record shop or on our webstore here. All orders placed for local store pickup will receive a wristband for the post-performance album signing and that guarantees entrance to our event. Wristbands are required for the signing for all 13+ (kids 12 & under do not need a wristband if attending with a wristband-holding adult).

We’re pleased to announc that our friends at Headcount will be hanging out with us from 2:00 - 4:00 PM on Friday, 10/18, to share information about where, when and how to vote early as well as about how to access sample ballots and learn more about the candiates and referendums appearing on the November election ballot.

Since her breakthrough in 2020, Oladokun has been hailed by Rolling Stone as "Nashville’s most low-key musical revolutionary" and celebrated for her uniquely vulnerable voice. Oladokun has released two highly acclaimed albums—2021’s in defense of my own happiness and 2023’s Proof of Life—both appearing on numerous best-of-the-year lists. Oladokun's new album, Observations From a Crowded Room, marks a significant evolution in her career. The 15-track collection—comprised of 12 songs and 3 interludes—reflects her growth as an artist and producer, blending her pop-folk roots with electronic and psychedelic elements. Solely written and produced by Oladokun, the album represents a personal and artistic turning point, crafted during a period of introspection and questioning. In addition to releasing new music, Oladokun is embarking on an extensive tour that includes dates with Hozier and Tyler Childers, along with select headline shows. A proud queer Black woman and daughter of Nigerian immigrants, Oladokun has graced prestigious stages like the White House for the Respect for Marriage Act signing ceremony, as well as national TV appearances. She has also performed on “CBS Saturday Morning,” “TODAY,” PBS’ “Austin City Limits,” and NPR Music’s “Tiny Desk (Home) Concert.” Her song "i see america" was a finalist for the Recording Academy’s Special Merit Award for Best Song for Social Change. Widely respected by her peers, Oladokun has collaborated with amazing artists such as Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris, Jason Isbell and Noah Kahan. And she’ll be hitting the road again in 2025 for her Blackbird Tour and will be playing at our beloved Mother Church here in Nashville, The Ryman Auditorium, on Thursday, March 27th. Tickets go on sale on October 4th.

Our celebration with Joy on October 18th is going to be a fun time, don’t sleep on this one, Nashville! You can secure your copy of Observations from a Crowded Room and a wristband for Joy’s signing on our site now or in the record shop. We’ll also have copies of her previous two albums as well as her new one available for purchase in the shop at our event (while supplies last). See you soon, friends!

We hope you can join us on Saturday, October 12th at 4:30 for a special BEER:30 hang! We’ll be joined for this festive occasion by our friend and ferocious rocker, Nathan Vasquez of Be Your Own Pet and Deluxin, for a scorching DJ set! Nathan will be spinning some killer wax and chillin in the shop while we giveaway awesome party favors and door prizes courtesy of our pals at Marshall Headphones! We’ll be enjoying delicious cold brews from Tennessee Brew Works & some tasty taco treats from Redheaded Stranger and will also serve non-alcoholic bevs for those not old enough or interested in a beer. You must be 21+ (with a valid ID) in order to consume alcohol here, but all in all, this is a FREE & ALL AGES event! As always, any tips collected / donations made will go to support the ACLU of Tennnessee. SEE YOU SOON, NASHVILLE!

We’re thrilled to announce we’ve been able to reschedule our event with Steve Cropper after having to postpone it from its originally scheduled date. Mr. Steve Cropper will now be joining us on
Thursday, October 10th at 4:00 PM for his Q&A and album signing.

Make plans to join us on Thursday, October 10th to celebrate the release of Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour’s Friendlytown on Provogue Records! The legend himself, Mr. Steve Cropper, will be in the shop answering questions for our Q&A and chatting about his new album with local philanthropist and Americana Music Triangle founder Aubrey Preston. After their conversation Cropper will then sign records for attendees. In addition to signing copies of Friendlytown, Cropper will also sign copies of his other works for those participating in our signing. (Select catalog titles will be available for purchase at Grimey’s plus you can bring your beloved albums from home with you.) Preorder your copy of Friendlytown in the record shop or on our site now to secure your wristband for Cropper’s signing event. Wristbands are required* to participate in the signing and guarantee entrance to our event. (*Kids 12 & under do not need a wristband if attending with a wristband-wearing adult.) All who preorder in advance of this event will be given the opportunity to submit questions for the Q&A via email.

Cropper has won two GRAMMY Awards from his seven nominations. He’s been ranked the number two greatest guitarist of all-time—behind Jimi Hendrix—by England’s Mojo Magazine, and number 36 in Rolling Stone magazine’s “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.” While in high school, Cropper’s band, The Mar-Keys, hit number #3 with “Last Night.” That smoldering Southern soul collective morphed into Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Booker T. & the M.G.’s. In addition, Cropper collaborations have gifted us with “Dock of The Bay,” “In the Midnight Hour,” and countless other classics.

For years Cropper’s name has been synonymous with the world-famous soul label Stax Records, and he is featured in HBO’s new documentary, Stax: Soulsville U.S.A. While at Stax, Cropper co-wrote numerous hits plus he played guitar behind and produced legends including Otis Redding, Eddie Floyd, Wilson Pickett, Bill Withers, Sam & Dave, Albert King, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas, and Johnnie Taylor. After his time at Stax, Cropper produced and/or played on sessions for everyone from John Prine, Jeff Beck, Jose Feliciano, Tower Of Power, John Cougar Mellencamp, Paul Simon, Ringo Starr, Buddy Guy, Johnny Lang, Elton John, and Steppenwolf, among, many, many others.

Reflecting back on his journey, the iconic musician says: “When I think about my legacy, I want it to be said that I was a nice guy.” This is the perfect sentiment from the man bringing us Friendlytown.

We cannot wait to host this ‘nice guy’ in the record store and hear stories about his many experiences working as a musician and with musicians, including his time in Nashville at RCA Studio C. Help us celebrate Steve Cropper’s new record, Friendlytown, and his storied career as an artist and producer with this very special event in the record store.

Make plans to join us in the record shop on Wednesday, October 9th at 4:00 PM for an intimate in-store performance and album signing by Jett Holden! We’ll be celebrating the release of his album The Phoenix, due out October 4th via Black Opry Records. You can preorder the album in the record shop on our site now and score a signing wristband for our event. Wristbands are required to participate in the signing for all 13+ and also guarantee entrance to our event. We will also have copies of The Phoenix available for puchase in the shop on the day of our event. This is a free and all ages shindig, so come one, come all!

Singer-songwriter Jett Holden grew up in a musical family and has been creating music for years, but it’s only been in the last few years that he’s found a welcoming and receptive space in the country music scene. As Holden says “I’m a gay, Black man in country music, and I’m beginning to make strides. The reason for that is that I and the BIPOC and LGBTQ artists I’ve met over the last year are standing beside each other. Black Opry and Country Queer are two organizations I’m working with that I would recommend reaching out to. You’re not alone. And there’s room for more than one of us. “ Now partnering with Black Opry Records, Holden unleashes The Phoenix. According to Holden “the title ‘The Phoenix’ represents the resurrection of my career.” He adds, “when Holly found me, when the Black Opry found me, I had quit music. I was done. This whole process pulled me back into music. Everything feels possible now.” You can read more about his new album and preorder your copy on our site here.

We’re very happy to be able to celebrate the release of The Phoenix with Holden, The Black Opry and Black Opry Records, Thirty Tigers, and all of you! See you soon, Nashville!

We hope you can join us on Sunday, October 6th for a special weekend listening party in the record shop! At 3:00 PM that day we’ll be hanging out and listening to Jelly Roll’s Beautifully Broken. The album is not out officially until Friday, October 11th so this will be your first chance to hear his new album in its entirety. For the occassion we’ll be sharing party favors with event attendees (while supplies last) and will be offering everyone that turns out a free raffle ticket for our sweet Jelly roll prize giveaway. (There is no cost to participate; must be present to win.) Visit our site here to read more about Jelly Roll’s new album, Beautifully Broken, or to preorder your copy now. (You can also place preorders in person in the record shop, fyi!) This is a free & all ages affair, so come one, come all!

Join us on Saturday, October 5th at 4:30 PM for a special BEER:30 listening party for the new Caribou album Honey! Due out October 4th via Merge Records, Honey is the sixth full-length Caribou album. We’ll be spinning the new record in the shop while we drink delicious TN Brew Works beers (free for those 21+ with valid ID). We’ll also be giving away raffle tickets for some sweet giveaways, including a test-pressing of the new Caribou record! (There is no cost to participate in our giveaway; winner must be present to win.) This is a free and all ages affair, so come one, come all!

On Saturday, October 5th we’re partnering with Instruments For Education and Focus Features to help collect instruments for local students! Instruments for Education is a Nashville-based 501-C3 non-profit organization whose mission it is to collect and distribute musical instruments to area school classrooms and students that may not otherwise have the means to purchase instruments. The organization offers teachers and students a hands-on way to explore and learn about musical instrument(s). We love what Instruments For Education are doing in our community and are happy to support them in their efforts. Please bring any gently used or preloved instruments with you to the shop on 10/5 and leave your contribution with one of the IFE volunteers. When you’re here you can also find out more about Instruments For Education and how you can support their good work.

As a show of thanks for your donation, Foucs Features is supplying us with passes for an early screening of the upcoming feature film Piece By Piece. Opening Friday, October 11th and staring musician and cultural icon Pharrell Williams, the film is a unique cinematic experience that invites audiences on a vibrant journey through the life Williams as told through the lens of LEGO® animation. The movie turns up the volume on your imagination and witnesses the evolution of one of music's most innovative minds. Musicians Gwen Stefani, Kendrick Lamar, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Busta Rhymes, Jay-Z, and Snoop Dogg round out the cast. The screening passes available with donation are for a showing of the film on Wednesday, October 9th, 7pm at the Regal Opry Mills.

We hope you can join us on Friday, October 4th at 5:00 PM when we host Drug Church in the record store for an intimate performance and album signing to celebrate the release of their new album Prude. Due out that same day by Pure Noise Records, Prude is the band’s 5th studio album. All who preorder Prude on LP or CD in the record shop or in our webstore for local, instore pickup will receive a wristband for the band’s post performance signing. Wristbands are required for the signing for all 13+. Space is limited and wristbands guarantee entrance. In addition to clebrating with the band and label, we’ll also be hosting a Daddy's Dogs Pop-Up for the occasion, so come hungry for rock music and hot dogs!

For over a decade, Drug Church have been building a very strong case that they’re the best loud guitar band in the game; Prude is a 28-minute blast of aggression, melody, irreverence, and genuine heart–feels like the undeniable proof. The album is so downright satisfying it tricks you into thinking there’s nothing all that surprising about a difficult-to-pigeonhole punk band from Albany, NY, with a name like Drug Church somehow having a career at all, much less one that would last over 10 years and qualify them as the best band going. But before you start trying to think of who might have them beat (good luck), consider what just might be the key to Drug Church’s unexpected staying power: Don’t take it too seriously.

In true Drug Church fashion, Prude rejects oversimplification, instead demanding attention and keeping it through sheer force of will. Produced and engineered by longtime collaborator Jon Markson, the album makes it very clear that Drug Church hasn’t stopped pushing themselves and still have more than a few tricks up their collective sleeve.

Don’t miss your chance to see them play in the record store on October 4th! It’s gonna be a ton of fun—we can’t wait! You can secure your copy of the new album and score a Drug Church signing wristband with your Prude preorder now! See you soon, Music City.

We hope you can join us in the record store on Wednesday, October 2nd at 4:00 PM for a free & all ages in store performance by Friko. The Chicago-based duo is headed to Nashville to play a SOLD OUT show with Royel Otis at Brooklyn Bowl on October 1st. We’re stoked to be able to host them at Grimey’s when they’re in town. Earlier this year Friko released Where We’ve Been, Where We Go From Here on ATO Records to much acclaim. The album is available for purchase now on vinyl and CD in the record shop and online. All who order here We’ve Been, Where We Go From Here on LP or CD at Grimey’s or from our webstore for local, instore pickup will receive a wristband for the Friko’s post performance signing. Wristbands are required for the signing for all 13+. Space is limited and wristbands guarantee entrance.

Where we’ve been, Where we go from here has catapulted Friko into the national spotlight, with glowing reviews from Pitchfork, SPIN, Rolling Stone, Alternative Press, Chicago Sun-Times, Paste, and more, along with placement on several “Best Of 2024” lists including Vulture/New York Magazine, NPR Music, A.V. Club, and Paste, who named “Where We’ve Been” as their #1 song of the year so far. The band has seen radio play on SiriusXMU, WXRT, KUTX, and more, and the album charted in the top 10 on the NACC TOP 200 College Radio chart. Prior to starting their current tour with Royel Otis, the band had a busy summer with performances at Lollapalooza, Newport Folk Festival, and Fuji Rock. We’re so stoked to get to host them here and hope you’ll be able to make it out fore the occasion. Give Where we’ve been, Where we go from here a listening and then head to the shop on October 2nd to catch what will surely be a fun and intimate performance.

Join us at noon on Tuesday, October 1st for a casual album playback of Aphex Twin’s Selected Ambient Works Volume II. The album will officially be reissued on Friday, October 4th, but we’ll be enjoying the record a few days early at Grimey’s. The release of the expanded 4 LP and 3 CD SAW II sets via Warp Records celebrates the original album’s 30th anniversary. Written when Aphex Twin (Richard D. James) was in his early 20s, the album gained critical acclaim both upon release and retrospectively (10/10 Pitchfork review, #2 Best Ambient Album of All Time, 4 star Rolling Stone review +more). Aphex Twin and Selected Ambient Works Volume II’s influence continues to grow and take new meaning across generations.

9/27 Update - With our instore performance & album signing with Styrofoam Winos happening this afternoon, we've removed copies of Real Time from our webstore but fear not, we'll have copies of the album avaialble in the record store this afternoon. It's gonna be a fun one, hope to see y'all here!

We hope you can join us on Friday, Sepetember 27th at 5:00 PM as we come together to celebrate the release of Styrofoam Wino’s new album, their second full length, Real Time! The band will be playing a short set in the shop and then signing albums for attendees. When they released their debut, self-titled album, the band performed alone in the record store because at the time we were not hosting in-person events. (You can watch their 2021 instore set on Sophomore Lounge’s YouTube page here. ) Now that we have the chance to have them back, we’re thrilled to be able to watch their song-craft magic unfold in the shop with all of you. You can preorder Real Time now on vinyl and CD in the shop and on our store here. All who preorder for local, instore pickup will receive a signing wristband for our event. Wristbands are required for the signing for all 13+ and guarantee entrance to our event. (Additional copies of the album will be available for purchase in the shop on release day for this event.)

On Real Time,, you imagine - and firmly believe - that the Styrofoam Winos’ relationship extends beyond studios and stages. You believe they not only play music together, but eat meals together, live down the street from one another, practice three days a week because it's fun, read the same books, and that they've agreed in some wordless, musical bond that this is who they are. As a listener, and inevitable fan, you wonder if they found each other by a stroke of luck or the hand of destiny. You believe that they can probably read each other's minds and that their music is as joyous to them as it is to you. After all, this is what we love about early R.E.M. records, the brainier grooves of Pavement, and the discographies of Yo La Tengo and The Breeders.

The Springwater Supper Club and Lounge in Nashville has been a dive bar since before a dive bar was a brand; a place where, in the early 2000's, everyone would wonder if David and Dave (Berman and Cloud) would be sitting at the bar and a write-up in a weekly paper could fill the room. It seemed like everyone that bought you a beer was either in Lambchop or The Cherry Blossoms. This wasn't a world that wanted to keep great music a secret. This was a world where great music was born and championed, when a community didn't have metrics or boardrooms. The members of Styrofoam Winos were in elementary school back then, but they carry on this scene's shaggy-dog torch that deserves a bigger audience.

Real Time was cut live to tape in Nashville at The Bomb Shelter studio by Andrija Tokic (Alabama Shakes, The Ettes, Margo Price) with few overdubs and over just 5 days, whenever the band had enough money to record. The members - Lou Turner, Trevor Nikrant, Joe Kenkel - all make wonderful solo albums on labels like Dear Life, Earth Libraries, and SPINSTER, as well as excellent self-releases. But unlike most bands where members compose alone before bringing a song to the table, the Winos write the music and lyrics together. Their van life, which has included tours with MJ Lenderman, has solidified this chemistry. They switch instruments in the studio, too, and allow the friend who found the seed of the song to sing the lead. Between the 3 of them (and a couple visits from pedal steel buddy, Will Elis Johnson), Styrofoam Winos trade off on guitars, drums, bass, synths, vibraphone, percussion, and all the lovely vocals, like they're on a cross-country road trip, taking turns behind the wheel, and singing along with each other because they all know the words. And Real Time is just that: a celebration of the present-tense and its ever-shifting moments of living. They're going down the road, not feeling bad, but feeling.

Join us in the record store on Friday, September 27th and soak in some of this Music City Magic! It’s gonna be a great time and you won’t want to miss out. Score your signing wristband and lock in your copy of Real Time in the shop or on our site here. See you soon, Nashville!

Join us in the record store on Tuesday, September 24th at 4:00 PM when we’ll listen to Billy Strings’ new studio album, Highway Prayers. The album was produced by Strings and Jon Brion (Fiona Apple, Mac Miller, Aimee Mann) and recorded in Los Angeles and here in Nashville. Stretched across two LPs , the album consists of 20 original songs including the previously released track, “Leadfoot.” Highway Prayers wont’ be released until Friday, September 27th so this is your first chance to hear the record in advance. We’ll be spinning the album in the shop starting at 4:00 PM and distributing party favors and raffle tickets for our special Billy Strings giveaway. (There is no cost to participate. Raffle are limited to one per person; must be present to win.)

Planning on picking the new album when it’s released? We have copies of the indie exclusive clear & green color-in-color vinyl 2 LP and 2 CD available for preorder in the record shop and on our site here.

Billy Strings Highway Prayer indie record shop exclusive 2 LP set.

Join us in the record store on Friday, September 20th at 5:00 PM as we dive into the Grateful Dead’s Duke ‘78 set. The show will be released as a 4 LP vinyl box set and a 3 CD that day. It features the previously unreleased complete show from Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke University, Durham, NC 4/12/78 with original artwork by Matthew Brannon, liner notes by Steve Silberman, and additional notes by Duke University Distinguished Faculty Fellow, Eric Mlyn PhD. We’ll have copies of the vinyl and CD sets available for purchase in the shop, which come with an 11'“ x 17” poster, designed by Grateful Dead-licensee/artist, Blues For Sallah ). In addition, we’ll have party favors share with all event attendees plus we’ll be giving out some sweet Grateful Dead prizes to our lucky winners. (Raffle tickets are free, no purchase required. Must be present to win.)

We’re looking forward to hosting Donavon Frankenreiter at Grimey’s during AmericanaFest! He’ll be in Nashville performing an official AmericanaFest showcase at Brooklyn Bowl on Thursday, September 19th, opening for Hiss Golden Messenger and Greensky Bluegrass. Then on Friday, September 20th, he’ll be hanging out with us in the record shop at 1:00 PM to celebrate the release of his new album, Get Outta Your Mind! In addition to signing copies of his record, he’ll also be performing a short set for event attendees! All who preorder his new album from Grimey’s will score a wristband for Frankenreiter’s album signing. (Wristbands are required to participate in the signing for all 13+ and guarantee entrance to our event.) You can read more about Get Outta Your Mind and place your preorder here.

For nearly two decades Donavon Frankenreiter has been traveling the globe, first as a professional surfer and now as a musician. Born in Southern California, Donavon spent most of his youth chasing waves, turning pro at the age of 16. These days instead of surf competitions, it’s concert halls that bring Frankenreiter to town, where he entertains audiences with his unique blend of laid-back grooves, philosophical lyrics and soulful delivery. This year, Frankenreiter is releasing his first studio in 9 years, out September 20, 2024 via Liquid Tambourine Records. The release of Get Outta Your Mind marks the 20 year anniversary of his self-titled debut album.

We’re thrilled to be celebrating 20 years of great music from Frankenreiter in the record store and hope you’ll make plans to join us! You can preorder your copy of Get Outta My Mind in the record store or on our site here for a wristband for Frankenreiter’s album signing or you can pick up a copy in the shop on release day to secure a wristband. We’re looking forward to seeing y’all here!

We hope you’ll join us on Thursday, September 19th at 4:00 PM for an intimate instore performance & album signing with Christian Lee Hutson! He’ll be in town to play the ANTI- Records 25th Anniversary AmericanaFest 2024 Showcase at The Basement East, later that night, which is just STACKED with heavy hitters. (See below for notes on how you can score tickets to the late show.) Lucky for us all of us, Hutson has decided to celebrate his new album early at Grimey’s! Due out Friday, September 27th, via ANTI- Records, Paradise Pop. 10 is available for preorder now in the record shop and on our site here. It will also be available for purchase in the shop starting on September 19th. All who preorder the album for instore pickup will also receive a wristband for Hutson’s album signing at Grimey’s, that also guarantees entrance to our event. Wristbands are limited and are required to participate in the album signing for all 13+.

Paradise Pop. 10 feels a lot like finding an unpublished collection of short stories, scrawled hastily on the sides of airsickness bags and cocktail napkins, each one detailing the life of the unwitting passenger fortunate enough to be seated next to Christian Lee Hutson on their flight to Fort Worth. Anyone who has had the good fortune of falling in love with his earlier albums - 2020’s Beginners and 2022’s Quitters - knows that Hutson is a keen observer of both himself and the world. Those albums earned the Californian singer-songwriter international attention, with Pitchfork noting that, “Few lyricists can paint such clear portraits in such a small space; even fewer can set them so naturally to such long-breathed melodies”, the UK’s Guardian commending his work as “small films in song, delicate and devastating, lingering long” and No Depression heralding the arrival of “an artist fully formed and wise beyond his years”.

We had the honor of hosting Hutson around the release of Quitters and cannot wait to have him back at Grimey’s! Secure your spot in the shop by placing a preorder for Paradise Pop. 10 in advance—in the record shop or on our webstore here—to make sure your signing wristband is locked in. Based on the number of folks who turned out to see him here in 2021, we anticipate we’ll be seeing a lot of you again next week!

TICKET INFO RE: ANTI- RECORDS 25th ANNIVERSARY+ AMERICANAFEST AT THE BASEMENT EAST

There are two ways you can score tickets to see Christian Lee Hutson perform at The Basement East along with Leyla McCalla, Madi Diaz, Waxahatchee, MJ Lenderman, and Neko Case for the ANTI- Records 25th Anniversary AmericanaFest 2024 showcase—one involves luck, the other involves cash.

Ticket Giveaway: Starting Friday, 9/13, you can drop by the shop and register to win one pair of tickets to the show. The winner will be notified on Wednesday, 9/18, via a phone call from Grimey’s, and will need to pick up their tickets in person on Thursday, 9/19. There is just one pair of tickets to be given away, FYI.

Ticket Sale: Starting on the morning of the show, Thursday, 9/19, at 11AM (when the record store opens), Grimey’s will be offering a limited number of tickets for sale in person. Tickets will cost $40 each with a limit of 2 tickets per person (available to those 21+, just like the show.) Ticket sales will be cash only and will be available on a first come, first served basis, with no holds or phone sales available. We anticipate there may be a line to buy tickets at 11AM, just like the good ol’ days of in-person ticket sales, so be prepared folks.

We’re very excited to welcome Robyn Hitchcock to Grimey’s to celebrate the release of his new album, 1967: Vacations in the Past, a collection of covers from 1967 (with one original song by Robyn) recorded to accompany his memoir, 1967: How I Got There and Why I Never Left. On Wednesday, September 18th at 4:00 PM Robyn will perform a short set in record shop and sign copies of 1967 albums and books for event attendees! You can preorder your copy of Hitchcock’s 1967 album on vinyl as well as his 1967 book in the record shop and on our webstore now. All orders placed for local, instore pickup will receive a a signing wristband. Wristbands are required for the signing for all 13+ and guarantee entrance to our event. Wristbands are limited and non-transferable.

Robyn Hitchcock is a rock’n’roll surrealist. Born in London in 1953, he describes his songs as “paintings you can listen to”. As much a child of Dali, De Chirico and JG Ballard as of his 1960s musical heroes, he is a master of the absurd, reveling in the beauty of the unexpected. His first band The Soft Boys (1976 – 1981) has remained an influential art-rock touchstone for generations of musicians.
Without ever breaking the surface of pop culture, Hitchcock has floated at a tangent to the mainstream for nearly five decades. He has recorded more than 20 albums, and his songs have been performed by R.E.M., The Replacements, Neko Case, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Lou Barlow, Grant Lee Phillips, Sparklehorse, and Suzanne Vega with the Grateful Dead among others.
His latest album, 1967: Vacations In The Past is a loving acoustic tribute to his favourite year in rock music, featuring songs written by Jimi Hendrix, Ray Davies and Syd Barrett amongst others.

In 1996 Hitchcock was the subject of Jonathan Demme’s in-concert film, Storefront Hitchcock. Hitchcock came of age in the 1960s when he attended Winchester College, an eccentric hothouse boarding school in the south of England. This is the subject of 1967, which is both a memoir and an album. The memoir is a book 1967: How I Got There And Why I Never Left, describing how the music of Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and others drastically transformed the direction of his life when he left home for this strange new world. The companion record album 1967: Vacations In The Past is a selection of the (mostly) hit songs of that year, re-recorded acoustically by Robyn with the help of some friends in Cambridge, San Francisco, and Sydney. He is currently preparing new material to release in 2025. “I like to keep busy”, he says: “We have all eternity to not exist”.

We’re huge fans of Robyn and so excited to host him while he’s in Nashville to participate in the AmericanaFest 2024 Conference at the Embassy Suites downtown, where he’ll sit in conversation with award-winning author Holly George-Warren on Friday, September 20th at 1:00 PM. Don’t miss your chance to catch him while he’s here in the record store on this special occasion! Preorder his upcoming album and his new book in the shop or on our site here. See you soon, Nashville!

Make plans to join us on Tuesday, September 17th at 4:00 PM as we kick off AmericanaFest week with an instore performance by Willie Watson in the record shop! Willie’s new, self-titled album will be released on Friday September 13th via Little Operation Records. In addition to playing in the shop on 9/17, Watson will also be signing albums for event attendees. You can preorder your copy of Willie Watson in the record store or on our site here. All who preorder the album for local, store pickup will also receive a signing wristband that guarantees entrance to our event. Wristbands are required for the signing for all 13+ (kids 12 & under do not need a wristband if attending with a wristband-holding adult). Wristbands are

“Willie Watson has had a pretty storied career to date.  Well-known as a founder member and major writer/lead vocalist of Old Crow Medicine Show, Watson stepped away from OCMS early in the last decade. A frequent performer at Sara and Sean Watkins’ Watkins Family Hour at Largo in Los Angeles and a regular member of David Rawlings and Gillian Welch’s Dave Rawlings Machine, Watson also built up a reputation as a traveling folk singer.  His sets would comprise old folk standards curated with love and care. This in turn led to him making two albums of folk songs Folksinger Vol 1 and Vol 2 which were released on Welch and Rawlings’ Acony label in 2014 and 2017 respectively.  That connection also saw him performing the Oscar nominated song ‘When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings’ in the Coen Brothers The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, in which Watson played the role of The Kid. Last year saw he toured with OCMS as part of their twenty-five-year jubilee.”

“The self-titled Willie Watson is his first solo record of original songs.  The record sees him renewing his musical bonds with Punch Brothers’ Paul Klowert and Gabe Witcher as well as keyboard legend Benmont Tench.” Co Produced with Gabe Witcher (Punch Brothers) and Kenneth Pattingale (Milk Carton Kids), and co written with Morgan Nagler (Phoebe Bridgers, Haim, Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings), Willie Watson is available to preorder in the record shop and on our webstore here on vinyl & CD.

Watson will be performing his official AmericanaFest 2024 showcase at The Mil at Cannery Hall. Tickets and information are available via AmericanaFest.

Don’t miss your chance to catch Watson’s set at Grimey’s and to properly celebrate the release of his new record. This is gonna be such a fun week in Nashville—we hope that you’re able to join us for this happy occasion as we launch our busy week of Americana Music in the record shop! To read more about the album and secure your copy (and a wristband) visit our webstore here.

9/14 update - In preparation for our event with Nada Surf this afternoon we’ve removed copies of Moon Mirror from our webstore, however we have vinyl & CD available for purchasein the record store. Wristbands for the album signing are available with in store purchase today.

We hope you can join us in the record store on Saturday, September 14th for a special solo performance from Nada Surf’s Matthew Caws! The album will be released on Friday, September 13th via New West Records and will be available on vinyl and CD, both as the standard album, as well as a deluxe edition of that includes a bonus disc of 11 unreleased demos. To celebrate the release Matthew is hitting the road and traveling to a handful of fine record shops to perform and sign copies of the album for fans. You can preorder Moon Mirror in the record shop or on our site here and score a wristband for our album signing with Caws. Wristbands are required for the signing for all 13+ and guarantee entrance to our event. (Kids 12 & under do not require a wristband if attending with a wristband-holding adult.) Wristbands are limited and non-transferable.

Moon Mirror, Nada Surf’s new record, has everything fans love and expect from them. Bittersweet anthems that begin quiet but explode into soaring harmonies? Check. Songs that are play-on-repeat heart punches? Check. Songs that are poetic and thought-provoking while also being absolute belt-at-the-top-of-your-voice-with-the-windows -down masterpieces? Check. It’s all here.

For the past 30 years, Nada Surf has had the same core lineup: Matthew Caws, Daniel Lorca, and Ira Elliot. Moon Mirror, their first for New West Records, was produced by the band and Ian Laughton at Rockfield Studios in Wales. For the recording, Matthew, Daniel, and Ira were joined by their friend and longtime keyboard player Louie Lino.

Moon Mirror is a thrilling and moving leap forward for Nada Surf. The songs on the album are true to the human experience—as meaningful and mysterious and sometimes absurd as it is. There’s love, yes, but also grief, deep loneliness, doubt, wonder, and hope. These are not the songs of a band in their 20s. There is hard-won wisdom here, and hard-won belief in possibility—the kind that comes from falling down and getting back up. 

Make plans to join us on Tuesday, September 10th at 4PM for a special early listening session for Miranda Lambert’s new album, Postcards from Texas! We’ll be spinning the record in the shop and sharing party favors with event attendees, plus we’ll have a giveaway for a grand prize (must be present to win; no purchase required.) And when you’re here for our listening party, make sure you check out our newest mural- featuring Miranda Lambert! (It’s being painted by Alexandria Hall, so you know it’s gonna be smoking! It should be finished up in a day or two!)

Postcards from Texas captures the country siren’s freewheeling, funny, at times feisty take on swing, shuffles, bluegrass and ballads with unbridled gusto. The 14-track album is self-produced by Lambert along with frequent collaborator and fellow Texan Jon Randall; she co-wrote 10 of the tracks, although the album-closer is reserved for a David Allen Coe classic, “Living on the Run,” from the country outlaw hero’s 1976 album “Longhaired Redneck.”

Co-writes on the album include “Alimony” which was co-penned by Lambert with two of country’s most in-demand songwriters, Shane McAnally and Natalie Hemby, as was another track with an obvious Texas theme, “Looking Back on Luckenbach.”

In a recent Variety interview Lambert said, “I made this record in Texas, and it meant the world to me,” she said I had not made a record in Texas since I was 18, my independent album. So I went there with Jon Randall, who’s my partner at Big Loud Texas [a label she has created to sign new artists] and my songwriting buddy and one of my best friends in the world, and he co-produced it with me. I just felt like finally, I’m home. I feel like that on the label; I feel like that recording it in Texas. And this music really reflects what made me the artist that I am. I feel like it’s pretty honky-tonk, which I’m very excited about. Lots of steel guitar on there.”

We’re pumped to listen to Postcards from Texas and look forward to hanging out with all of y’all in the record shop! Know you’re gonna need before you even hear it? You can go ahead preorder your copy of Postcards from Texas in the record store or on our site here.