New Releases - 10/28/22

Hitting The Racks

Here's your weekly rundown of what's hitting the new release racks at Grimey's

New Releases

Abraxas - Monte Carlo LP (Suicide Squeeze)

Carolina Faruolo (ex-Los Bitchos) and Danny Lee Blackwell (Night Beats) had been friends and mutual admirers of each other's musical projects for years, though with Faruolo residing in the UK and Blackwell residing in Texas, their interactions were limited. Yet as was so often the case for many of us during the shelter-in-place stretches of 2020, geographic proximity wound up being a non-issue as our socializations became almost exclusively online endeavors. In this era of isolation and uncertainty, Faruolo and Blackwell invented their own private escape to Latin rhythms, colorful vistas, and smoky revelries under the project name of Abraxas. Combining their shared love of Wendy Renee, Los Destellos, doo-wop and R&B, they crafted their debut album Monte Carlo by bouncing ideas across the Atlantic. [Limited edition ‘alien eggshell pink vinyl.]

Olafur Arnalds - Some Kind of Peace: Piano Reworks LP/CD (Mercury)

Creative piano re-works by artists across modern classical, electronic and jazz, featuring Yiruma, Dustin O'Halloran, Hania Rani, Alfa Mist, tstewart, Lambert, Sophie Hutchings, Eyd¡s Evensen and more.

Backseat Lovers - Waiting to Spill (Capitol)

2022 release, the sophomore album from The Backseat Lovers. Includes the single "Growing/Dying".

Darkthrone - Astral Fortress LP/CD (Peaceville)

From their formation back in 1986, to becoming one of Norways's finest musical exports (with a number of highly revered black metal masterpieces released in the early 90's helping to solidify their legacy), Darkthrone has continued to evolve and challenge in equal measure, throughout their illustrious recording career spanning over three decades. And now, the ever-productive duo of Nocturno and Fenriz continue their own metallic saga with a new selection of fine, vintage sounding headbanging classics in the making. Astral Fortress is itself a swift follow-up to 2021's Eternal Hails opus, as a result of Darkthrone's consistent and ongoing writing process, which has been in force for some years now. For Darkthrone does not sleep - it only waits. [Indie exclusive yellow vinyl.]

Dead Cross - II LP/CD (Ipecac)

When Dead Cross released their self-titled debut in the Summer of 2017, Mike Patton, in conversation with Rolling Stone, said "I'm not some young tough guy trying to prove a point anymore. For me to make a record like this, it's entirely a musical adventure. I just think it's fun, and it makes me smile a lot." Visually, and audibly, Dead Cross is a snarling beast from some of music's most experimental and dare we say, hardcore, musicians: Dave Lombardo (drums), Michael Crain (guitar), Justin Pearson (bass) and the aforementioned Patton on vocals, but at it's core it's a group of friends having fun, paying homage to the music they love and asking music fans to come along for the ride. It's that very friendship that brought the band members back together once again and gave us II, their new release. [Indie exclusive ‘glass coffin’ color vinyl.]

Lee Fields - Sentimental Fool CD (Daptone)

Soul legend Lee Fields reunites with the Daptone Records family and producer Gabriel "Bosco Mann" Roth for Sentimental Fool, a deep, blues-tinged, soul album. Indie exclusive Orange vinyl LP or CD. The vinyl for this title shipped late and will arrive early next week.

Fred Again - Actual Life 3 LP (Atlantic)

Actual Life 3 sees Fred Again.. resume his diary-esque approach to production. His intimate use of voice notes from friends, videos found whilst scrolling on Instagram and samples from important records in his life serves as a personal record of his life experiences, offering insight into his world over the past year. Actual Life 3 is a continuation of an autobiographical body of work that both references and pushes forwards the heritage of UK electronic music while standing as testament to the power of music in facilitating catharsis, healing and celebrating the realities of friendship, love and life.

Future - I Never Liked You 2xLP (Epic)

I NEVER LIKED YOU is Future’s ninth full length release and highest charting debut album to date. Featuring the #1 Hot 100 single “Wait For You” (feat. Drake & Tems) along with other key tracks “Puffin On Zootiez,” “I’m Dat N***,” and “712PM” the album remained in the top ten on Billboard’s Top 200 chart for 16 consecutive weeks.

Ghost Funk Orchestra - A New Kind of Love LP (Karma Chief)

Each song on Ghost Funk Orchestra's 3rd album, A New Kind of Love, resonates like the soundtrack to a scene from an imaginary movie. The music could score a romantic drama, an action thriller, or a modern twist on a classic film noir. The spare, cascading vocals accentuate the lush instrumental orchestrations composed, performed, arranged and produced by multi-instrumentalist Seth Applebaum, whose latest brainchild was conceived and conceptualized during The Great Pause of 2020, a time of tension, bewilderment and isolation. Evoking the grooviness of an era which preceded his arrival on earth, Applebaum draws upon sonic devices of mid-century exotica and the succinct but dense arranging style of the leaders of the pop orchestras which dominated the hit parades of the 60s and early 70s. He blends impressions of this bygone era with an expression of his actual experiences as a young filmmaker coming of age in the 21st century, citing influences such as Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings and Antibalas. A New Kind of Love encompasses a reverence for the past without attempting to recreate it. In the tradition of the "production forward" discographies of such record makers as David Axelrod and the Mizell Brothers, it's easy to visualize Applebaum as a "mad doctor" figure, hunkered down in a studio channeling this musical representation of his inner world into the 12 compositions which make up A New Kind of Love. [Indie exclusive translucent red vinyl.]

Honey Harper - Honey Harper & The Infinite Sky LP/CD (ATO)

Honey Harper & The Infinite Sky is country music for everyone. Informed by a vast range of influences - from George Jones to David Bowie to Kanye West - the record mines decades of musical history and places the most time-worn touchstones in unexpected new contexts. A postmodernist pastiche befitting of a band praised by Pitchfork for it's "celestial twang that owes as much to Spiritualized as it does to Merle Haggard." [Limited edition sunrise orange vinyl.]

Hermanos Gutiérrez LP/CD (Easy Eye Sound)

Born in Ecuador and raised in Switzerland, the brothers that make up Hermanos Gutierrez take inspiration from old western film scores and vintage Latin American sounds. Their new album, El Bueno y El Malo, was produced by Dan Auerbach. Free patch w/ CD! All copies at Grimey’s are signed by Hermanos Gutiérrez! Get yours in the shop or order one from the Grimey's website.

Robyn Hitchcock - Shufflemania LP/CD (Tiny Ghost)

Recorded in locations around the world over the pandemic era, SHUFFLEMANIA! Offers up 10 gloriously ingenious new Robyn Hitchcock songs in just under 40 minutes - a "proper pop album" as nature intended. Songs like "Midnight Tram To Nowhere" and the optimistic, album-closing "One Day (It's Being Scheduled)" are state-of-the-art Hitchcock, manifesting his signature wit, miraculous gift for melodic craftsmanship, and striking humanity in a world gone mad.

Hoaxed - Two Shadows LP/CD (Relapse)

The debut album from Hoaxed. Comprised of vocalist/guitarist Kat Keo and drummer Kim Coffel, Hoaxed's superlative blend of styles - heavy melodic rock with captivating hooks, gothic undertones, undeniable metal, and tinges of Americana - pave the way for a singular expression that's entirely their own.

Gwil Owen - The Road to the Sky LP (

The latest album from the veteran Nashville singer-songwriter, now available on vinyl! Born in Syracuse, N.Y., and raised in rural Ohio, Gwil Owen moved to Nashville as a songwriter in 1983. After kicking around for a few years, his band, The Thieves, was signed to Bug/Capitol Records and put out one record, “Seduced By Money,” in 1988. He went on to be nominated for an Academy Award in 1999 for a song co-written with Allison Moorer called “A Softer Place to Fall,” which was featured in Robert Redford’s film “The Horse Whisperer.” The Gwil Owen/Kevin Gordon songwriting collaboration “Deuce and a Quarter” was recorded By Keith Richard and Levon Helm for the album “All The Kings Men,” which featured performances by Elvis Presley guitarist Scotty Moore and drummer D.J. Fontana.

Stephen Sanchez - Until I Found You 7” (Republic)

Anchored by a dreamy croon and breezy guitar wrapped in silky harmonies, it tallied nearly 640 million global streams between the original, piano version, and duet with gold-certified pop singer and songwriter Em Beihold. Meanwhile, it recently was Certified Gold and cracked the Billboard Hot 100 chart as his monthly listenership on Spotify exploded to the tune of 16 million. He also delivered jaw-dropping renditions of “Until I Found You” on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Late Night with Seth Meyers, finding his way into the hearts of countless fans worldwide. [Stephen Sanchez just appeared at Grimey’s and signed all of our singles, available now in the shop!]

Regina Spektor - Home, Before and After LP (Sire/London)

Previously released on CD - now on vinyl. Home, Before and After is Regina Spektor's eighth studio album and most quintessentially "New York" in years. Recorded in upstate New York, produced by John Congleton and coproduced by Spektor, the album is Spektor at her most inspired, heralded by "Becoming All Alone, " a surrealist ballad that swells with arrangements and comes alive in your head. [Limited edition ruby red vinyl.]

Trampled By Turtles - Alpenglow LP/CD (Banjodad)

Produced by Wilco's Jeff Tweedy, Alpenglow is the Minnesota-based sextet's 10th album. The album is named after the optical phenomenon that takes places when the sun casts a reddish glow across the mountains at dawn and dusk. Ten of the 11 tracks on Alpenglow were written by lead singer Dave Simonett, with one song penned by Tweedy. [Indie exclusive coke bottle clear vinyl.]

Faye Webster - Car Therapy Sessions LP (Secretly Canadian)

An EP of new and re-imagined songs recorded at Spacebomb Studios with a 24 piece orchestra. The orchestra was headed by Trey Pollard who was responsible for both conducting and arranging, and ex-Bloomingtonian Drew Vandenburg produced and mixed the EP. [Limited edition walnut brown vinyl.]

Yung Gravy - Marvelous CD (Republic)

Maintaining unbelievable momentum in 2022 on a stratospheric superstar ascent, the multiplatinum hip-hop phenomenon Yung Gravy releases his third studio album Marvelous. It features the RIAA gold-certified single "Betty (Get Money)," which is a reimagined version of Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up." For this album, Gravy wrote and recorded on the road and in L.A. Working with usual suspects PopNick and Dwilly, he emphasized the incorporation of live instrumentation into the production.

Reissues, Compilations, Live Recordings & Vault Excavations...

Frank Ballard - Rhythm Blues Party LP (Sun)

Limited edition white vinyl pressing. Frank Ballard brings the party to Sun Records’ 70th Anniversary celebration with the newly remastered Rhythm Blues Party. Nicknamed “The Golden Voice,” he brings each track to life with his powerful vocals, backed by the Memphis-based Phillip Reynolds Band. Originally released in 1962 and last pressed on vinyl in 1981, Rhythm Blues Party features tracks written by Ballard, like the bluesy “I Just Can’t Help It,” the sultry “After Hours,” and the upbeat “You Gotta Learn to Rock & Roll.”

The Beatles - Revolver LP/4xLP+7”/CD/2xCD/5xCD (Apple)

This Special Edition of Revolver features a new mix by Gilles Martin and Sam Okell, plus the original mono mix, a 4-track EP, 28 session takes and home demos, a 100-page book with a foreword by Paul McCartney, an essay by Questlove, detailed track notes, photos and ephemera including handwritten lyrics, tape boxes and extracts from Klaus Voormann's graphic novel on the making of the cover art. Also available as a condensed 2CD, and single disc versions.

Apollo Brown & Guilty Simpson - Dice Game LP (Mello Music)

Indie exclusive splatter vinyl reissue of this 2012 release from one of Detroit’s most reliably dope lyricists, Guilty Simpson, and prolific producer Apollo Brown.

Built To Spill - There’s Nothing Wrong LP (Up)

Indie exclusive reissue of Built To Spill’s 2nd LP, on silver marble vinyl.

Dinosaur Jr - Beyond LP (Jagjaguwar)

Celebrating the 15th anniversary since it's original release, Dinosaur Jr. Is reissuing "Beyond" on limited edition purple & green vinyl with a special edition white vinyl 7" featuring album bonus tracks "What If I Knew" / "Yer Son". With J Mascis on guitar & lead vocals, Lou Barlow on bass and vocals, and Murph on drums, the 2007 album was the first from original lineup Dinosaur Jr. since 1988's "Bug," kicking off a Dinosaur Jr. reunion which has lasted longer than the band's original run.

The Doobie Brothers - Live At the Greek Theatre CD+DVD (Mercury)

Special Edition CD/DVD set of The Doobie Brothers' last date on their "Farewell Tour" recorded at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, California in 1982. The band played a set of their best loved hits and were joined on stage by founding member Tom Johnston and former members John Hartman, Tiran Porter, and Michael Hossack for a celebratory finale of "Listen to the Music."

Foo Fighters - The Essential Foo Fighters 2xLP/CD (Sony Legacy)

Double vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jacket & single CD. 2022 collection. The Essential Foo Fighters is a collection of 21 tracks. Pulled from their studio album discography, the compilation includes a selection of fan favorites and hit singles including "Everlong," "Best of You," "All My Life," "Walk," "These Days" and many more.

Jerry Garcia - GarciaLive 19 2xCD (ATO)

Jerry Garcia Band - "GarciaLive Vol. 19: October 31st, 1992 - Oakland Coliseum Arena" - GarciaLive Volume 19 presents Jerry's triumphant return to the stage on Oct. 31st, 1992. Remastered soundboard recordings from the Oakland Coliseum Arena bring new life to this revered Halloween performance. Stunning renditions of "The Maker," "Shining Star" and "Lay Down Sally" highlight the evening along with a rousing cover of "Werewolves of London." The package includes liner notes and previously unpublished photos of the festivities, which included a costume contest judged by Ken Kesey.

Al Green - I’m Still In Love With You LP (Fat Possum)

Vinyl reissue of Al’s 5th LP, on indie exclusive green marble vinyl.

Guided By Voices - Scalping The Guru LP/CD (GBV Inc.)

Scalping The Guru is an archival Guided by Voices release, envisioned and sequenced by Robert Pollard as a cohesive album, featuring select tracks from four GBV EPs released in 1993-1994 by Domino, City Slang, Siltbreeze and Engine Records. These hard to find records are essential for fans of Vampire On Titus and Bee Thousand, with classics including "My Impression Now," "Matter Eater Lad," and "Big School." They feature the line-up that includes Robert Pollard with Tobin Sprout, Mitch Mitchell, Kevin Fennell, Jim Pollard, Dan Toohey, Greg Demos, and Larry Keller. Recorded on four-track cassette by Tobin Sprout, with some songs lovingly f***ed with by Mike Hummel.

INXS - Shabooh Shoobah LP (Atlantic)

INXS - The Swing LP (Atlantic)

New vinyl reissues of the 3rd and 4th LP by INXS, on limited edition clear vinyl and limited blue vinyl respectively.

Chris Isaak - San Francisco Days LP (Sun)

RSD Essentials vinyl reissue of Chris Isaak’s 4th album from 1993.

Kyuss - Blues For the Red Sun LP (Elektra)

Gold vinyl repress of the 2nd album by stoner rock band Kyuss.

The Liminanas - Electrified 2xLP/CD (Because Music)

French duo The Liminanas have straddled a boundary between psychedelic, shoegaze, garage, and French ye-ye since 2009. Electrified (Best of 2009-2022) includes classic songs (feat. Peter Hook, Anton Newcombe, Laurent Garnier, Etienne Daho, Pascal Comelade) and 12 exclusive bonus tracks, new songs, and rarities from when they called themselves Les Bellas. Featuring new liner notes written by Iggy Pop, Peter Hook, and Keith Streng (Fleshtones). because it's only rock n' roll.

Joni Mitchell - For The Roses LP (Rhino)

or the Roses is the fifth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, originally released in 1972. In 2007, it was one of 25 recordings chosen that year by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry. For the Roses is perhaps best known for the hit single "You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio". Newly remastered by Bernie Grundman, under the supervision of Joni and released on 180-gram vinyl.

Nas - Magic LP (Mass Appeal)

Limited pink colored vinyl LP pressing. Magic is the 15th studio album by rapper Nas, originally released in 2021. It serves as the third consecutive Nas album that is produced by Hit-Boy, following King's Disease and King's Disease II. The album features guest appearances from ASAP Rocky and DJ Premier.

Queen - Queen LP (Hollywood)

180-gram vinyl reissue of Queen’s heavy, arty, and glam self-titled debut album from 1973.

Dolly Parton - A Holly Dolly Christmas 2xLP (Warner Records)

New, limited edition white vinyl pressing of Dolly’s Christmas album from 2020.

Lou Reed - Transformer LP (RCA)

RSD Essentials vinyl reissue of Lou Reed’s breakthrough, David Bowie-produced LP on limited edition white vinyl.

Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks LP (Elektra)

New ‘Rocktober’ vinyl reissue of this iconic punk rock LP, pressed on limited edition neon green vinyl.

Siouxsie & The Banshees - All Souls LP (Geffen)

All Souls is a collection of Siouxsie and the Banshees tracks curated by Siouxsie Sioux to reflect the supernatural and more macabre side of their music. Mastered at Abbey Road Studios with Siouxsie (who personally oversaw the audio process) and cut at half-speed on 180-gram vinyl. This collection also features new and unique artwork (again overseen by Siouxsie) that will marry the audio and visual aesthetic.

Soccer Mommy - Sometimes, Forever LP (Loma Vista)

New indie-exclusive version of Soccer Mommy’s latest album on violet vinyl, limited to 3,000 copies.

The Stooges - The Stooges LP (Elektra)

Limited edition Rocktober reissue of The Stooges debut LP, on indie exclusive whiskey-colored vinyl.

Stanley Turrentine with Shirley Scott - Common Touch LP (Blue Note)

Tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine imbued every note he played with feeling and soul. His lesser-known 1968 classic, Common Touch, featured organist Shirley Scott, guitarist Jimmy Ponder, bassist Bob Cranshaw, and drummer Leo Morris (aka Idris Muhammad). Highlights include the groovy "Buster Brown" and the slow burn of "Lonely Avenue." Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series is all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes.

Various Artists - Bound For Hell: On The Sunset Strip 2xLP/CD (Numero)

Bound for Hell is early '80s L.A. rock as it actually was: a California cataclysm of drunk and horny headbangers, dressed in sharp, shiny, leather androgyny and fire, kicking crowds in the teeth to clear the way to that one big shot. [Limited edition silver & white vinyl with book.]