New Releases - 10/29/21
Hitting The Racks
Here's your weekly rundown of what's hitting the new release racks at Grimey's
New Releases
Tori Amos – Ocean To Ocean CD (Verve)
Despite the various crises that have occurred since 2017's Native Invader, Tori Amos has emerged with Ocean To Ocean, her most personal work in years – an album bursting with warmth and connection, with deep roots in her earliest song writing. Written during the third lockdown in Cornwall in 2021, Ocean To Ocean is a universal story of going to rock bottom and renewing yourself all over again. [Vinyl edition due January 28.]
Archspire – Bleed The Future CD (Season Of Mist)
Following up their mind-bending 2017 album, Relentless Mutation, Archspire unleash their new full-length, Bleed The Future, another unforgiving masterpiece that serves up technical death metal at its most extreme and intricate. The G-force levels of velocity and dizzying technical proficiency reach seemingly impossible heights, defying the laws of physics and pushing human boundaries to the outer limits. Bleed The Future sits at the apex of technical and extreme metal, certifying Archspire's place among the genre's masters.
Bat Fangs – Queen Of My World CD/LP+MP3 (Don Giovanni)
Born of a shared love of hair metal, partying, and the reckless spirit of rock and roll, East Coast duo Bat Fangs brings a nostalgic combination of shredderistic guitars and heavily harmonized hooks. [Limited-edition yellow vinyl.]
Black Veil Brides – The Phantom Tomorrow CD (Sumerian)
Committed to uncompromising expression, with a foundation in hard rock tradition and rule-breaking iconoclasm, Black Veil Brides is a transcendent celebration of life-affirming power and anthemic catharsis. A gothic vision first summoned in a small town by an isolated kid fascinated with death, rock, theatricality, and monsters (both real and imagined), Black Veil Brides is now a postmodern heavy metal institution with a legion of like-minded fans and supporters worldwide. A new chapter in the band's ever-evolving story arrives with The Phantom Tomorrow, an ambitious sixth album pushing the music of Black Veil Brides forward without sacrificing their beloved signature sound. [A limited-edition indie-store exclusive color vinyl edition is due November 26.]
Bnny – Everything CD (Fire Talk)
Everything, the debut album from Chicago quartet Bnny, may as well be a field recording taken from the lone country of grief. Written in sessions that span several years by singer Jess Viscius as she processed the death of her partner, the album is a chronicle of love at its most complex and loss at its most persistent. In the same vein as Sky Blue Sky-era Wilco or the harrowing vulnerability of Tomberlin or Helena Deland, Viscius' songwriting is evocative and intentional. A longstanding member of the Windy City music scene, the album was produced by Dehd's Jason Balla, and the sparse arrangements pick apart complicated truths while feeling both timeless and transcendent. [A limited-edition indie-store exclusive vinyl edition is due November 5.]
Joe Bonamassa – Time Clocks CD (J&R Adventures)
Blues-rock legend Joe Bonamassa is back with a new studio album, Time Clocks. Here, Bonamassa introduces elements of prog and hard rock to intensify his signature blues-rock style. Joe's co-writers on this record include Charlie Starr (Blackberry Smoke), Bernie Marsden (Whitesnake), James House and Tom Hambridge who help elevate the storytelling to a whole new level. [Vinyl edition due December 17.]
Billy Bragg – The Million Things That Never Happened CD (Cooking Vinyl)
Billy Bragg returns with his tenth studio album, The Million Things That Never Happened. Featuring 12 soulful country rock gems, it's not only the first pandemic blues album of our times but also a heartfelt paean to human resilience. All the songs were written by Bragg apart from the final song ("Ten Mysterious Photos That Can't Be Explained"), which was co-written by Billy's son Jack Valero. Says Billy on lead single "I Will Be Your Shield": "To me this is the heart and soul of the album. I've concluded that empathy is the currency of music – that our job as songwriters is to help people come to terms with their feelings by offering them examples of how others may have dealt with a situation like that in which listeners find themselves. After what we've all been through, the idea of being a shield, physically, emotionally, psychologically, should resonate." [A limited-edition indie-exclusive vinyl edition is due December 10.]
Bremer/McCoy – Natten The Night LP (Luaka Bop)
‘Natten’, which means 'The Night' in Danish, draws inspiration from the end of day, that regenerative time under the constellations when our lives look different. Listeners might be quick to call it escapist' the music might be a reprieve from our busy lives. And while that's one way to experience Natten, there's also another, which has more to do with immersion. It offers us the chance to see what's around us as beautiful. “When it works for me,” says pianist Morten McCoy, “it's pure meditation, pure prayer. Pure gratitude for simply being, without all kinds of jibber-jabber filling my thoughts.” A sentiment that tells you everything about the feeling and nothing about the sound. [CD edition due November 19.]
Hayes Carll – You Get It All CD/LP (Dualtone Music Group)
With folkie conscience, country simplicity, and a vagabond's desire for mischief, Hayes Carll has spent over 20 years including anybody who will listen in an easy conversation about what it is we're all doing here. "I like to tug at heartstrings, find commonality with others, reflect on my own life, and sometimes I do it in a lighthearted way," says Carll while discussing his eighth album You Get It All. "A lot of musical styles found their way onto this record, but my first and most formative influences came from country music. This is a country singer-songwriter record. It's just unapologetically me." [All copies on vinyl & CD at Grimey's are autographed by Hayes Carll! Available in the shop and in the Grimey's webstore.]
Dave Chappelle – 8:46 LP (Third Man)
Third Man Records is proud to release a vinyl pressing of Dave Chappelle's viral video, 8:46. The video was YouTube's top trending video of 2020 with over 30 million views on the official post and 7.5 million views on Chappelle's Instagram. The video and subsequent album is a searing rumination in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd that ignited worldwide outrage and led to protests on race inequality, police brutality and the criminal justice system. Filmed in Ohio on June 6, during the COVID-19 lockdown, 8:46 addresses one deadly plague, while in the grips of another. The B-side of the album features poet Amir Sulaiman's performance of "My Insides Out" and "We Must Win", also recorded in Ohio. It also includes "White Noise", 8 minutes and 46 seconds of silence in remembrance of George Floyd and the countless victims of police brutality and systemic racism. The album cover and artwork features performance, backstage photos from Chappelle's concert as well as images from various George Floyd protests in Los Angeles, CA, all taken by Grammy-nominated artist and photographer Mathieu Bitton.
Alan Clark – Backstory LP (Ponderosa Music)
Alan Clark is one of rock music's rarities: a keyboard player who makes classical piano work in the rock environment. Famous for his role in Dire Straits, he's also played and recorded with a long list of other artists including Eric Clapton, Tina Turner, Bob Dylan, The Bee Gees, and Rod Stewart. With Backstory, Alan retraces his steps over the past 40 years, revisiting major tracks he's played a part in and recreating them as a piano solos.
DJ Abilities – Phonograph Phoenix CD/LP (Rhymesayers)
In a departure from previous sample-based work, Abilities built this album's compositions from the ground up, creating his own sound through deep, cavernous bass, funky drums and enveloping synths, with razor sharp cuts and vocal chops providing a voice where his fallen partner may have once stood. Throughout its creation Abilities sought to ensure that each song on Phonograph Phoenix held qualifying meaning and that the album on a whole made a definitive statement. [Translucent purple with cloud effect color vinyl.]
The Doobie Brothers – Liberté CD (Island)
Produced/co-written by John Shanks (Bon Jovi, Sheryl Crow, Miley Cyrus,) Liberté contains 12 new tracks.
Sam Evian – Time To Melt CD/LP (Fat Possum)
Time To Melt reckons with the weight of our time, even when it sounds largely weightless. Inspired by John Coltrane's mixture of grace and gravitas and Marvin Gaye's uncanny ability to turn social issues into personal anthems, Sam strove to give these otherwise-beguiling instrumentals the thoughtfulness and depth these days demand. Following a brief decampment to upstate New York to create his last album, You, Forever, Sam realized he could no longer resist the urge to escape the anxious city life. He and his partner, Hannah Cohen, took themselves out of the city to upstate New York, building their refuge and Sam's studio, Flying Cloud Recordings, in the quiet of a Catskills town. That reflective, relaxing environment shaped Time To Melt, a glowing set of soulfully psychedelic pop gems and a testimonial to the life and wisdom to be found when you give yourself the mercy of space. [Limited-edition indie-exclusive pink vinyl.]
Ex Deo – The Thirteen Years Of Nero LP (Napalm)
Recently released on CD – now available on vinyl. The Roman Empire inspired Canadian death metal band's newest release, The Thirteen Years Of Nero, transports the listener back to Ancient Rome with 10 cinematic masterpieces that tell the emotional, conceptual story of the reign of Emperor Nero. Accented by sounds of ancient instruments like lyra and harp and detailing the harrowing stories of Nero's surroundings, close allies and enemies, listeners will connect with intense psychological tones of political turmoil and paranoia.
The Felice Brothers – From Dreams To Dust 2xLP+MP3 (Yep Roc)
Double red and cream-colored vinyl pressing. Includes bonus tracks. From Dreams To Dust, the latest studio album by The Felice Brothers was recorded in the fall of 2020 in an old one room church in Harlemville, NY. Produced by The Felice Brothers and mixed by Mike Mogis, the record ranges over a variety of topics and themes, including isolation, the world of dreams and delusions, environmental collapse, and the inward and outward chaos of modern life.
Béla Fleck – My Bluegrass Heart 2xLP (BMG)
Recently released on CD – now available on vinyl. My Bluegrass Heart is the third chapter of a trilogy which began with the 1988 album, Drive, and continued in 1991 with The Bluegrass Sessions. The project features a who's who of some of the greatest instrumentalists in bluegrass music's history alongside some of the best of the new generation of players mandolinists Sam Bush, Sierra Hull, and Chris Thile; fiddlers Michael Cleveland and Stuart Duncan; celebrated multi-instrumentalist Justin Moses, bassists Edgar Meyer and Mark Schatz, and the amazing Bryan Sutton and Molly Tuttle on guitar.
FYI Chris - Earth Scum 2xLP (Black Acre)
The debut album from Northern bred, South London based duo FYI Chris, traversing post-punk, jazz, techno, weirdo house, and beyond with a psychedelic spin. Sonically, the pair showcase their varied palettes and musicality with a darker and more rugged multi-instrumental approach, while shining a light on their gallows sense of humor. Regulars at Peckham's Rye Wax and often at the helm of the Rye Wax radio show; pre-pandemic, the duo could also be found playing gigs in esteemed underground venues across the globe. With their breakthrough release No Hurry / Juliette on esteemed local label Church in 2015, FYI Chris have since released on revered platforms including Rhythm Section, Toy Tonics, Banoffee Pies, remix work for Ninja Tune. Crystal clear/transparent vinyl.
Harmonious Thelonious - Instrumentals! (A Collection of Outernational Music Studies) LP (Bureau B)
Highly percussive, outer-national dance discourses from Düsseldorf-based producer Stefan Schwander, aka Harmonious Thelonious. Since 2008 he has released music that unites Detroit techno districts, widescreen minimalistic structures and African rhythm patterns into a wide dynamic scale. On Instrumentals!, a compilation of tracks originally released on a variety of labels, some cuts embark on a new breed of psychic leftfield Motor City techno, perfect for an electric drive on a multicultural utopian future highway, while other tracks perform tricky snake dances enhanced with Ghanaian highlife tones, Senegalese guitar folk and manic serpentine Moroccan flute wizardry. Intense buzzing voodoo music, driven by swinging bass pulses, sequencing looniness, moving up somewhere on a polyrhythmic horizon between Occident and Orient, end-to-end danceable, thoroughly transcending space and time.
Scott Hirsch – Windless Day LP (Scott Hirsh)
Limited purple color vinyl pressing. Scott Hirsch's name is one you'll find lurking in the liner notes of many admired recordings from the last two decades. As a founding member of Hiss Golden Messenger, he was integral to the band's first five records, lending his sonic imprint on their productions, as well as shaping the sound of the live outfit, having toured heavily through the formative years of the band. Much of this work is reflected on the recent Merge Records box set Devotion: Songs About Rivers And Spirits And Children. Along the way he produced and played on records by Kim Krans' Family Band, as well as recording a Grammy nominated record by the legendary folksinger Alice Gerrard. Having stepped off the demanding tour schedule of Hiss in 2016, new pathways opened for Scott to fully engage in the craft of songwriting.
John 5 & The Creatures – Sinner CD (Big Machine)
An eclectic showman and horror-obsessed pop culture maverick, John 5's tastes and talent are as vast and diverse as his renowned collection of guitars and as robust as his expansive discography. Sinner is ten tracks of pure John 5, summoned with the same mix of vibrant energy and passionate emotion beloved by fans of his work as guitarist for Rob Zombie and David Lee Roth. [Vinyl edition due March 4.]
Cody Johnson – Human The Double Album 2CD (Warner Nashville)
Human The Double Album is the sophomore major-label release from Platinum recording artist Cody Johnson. The massive endeavor is stacked top to bottom with songs that were originally rejected by other Nashville artists, for what Johnson considers as being too country for country. [Vinyl edition due November 26.]
Kayo Dot – Moss Grew On The Swords & Plowshares Alike LP (Prophecy)
In the sprawling, churning musical multiverse of mainly multi-instrumentalist Toby Driver's creation that has never accepted nor cared for any artificial borders of genre and incorporated for example rock, metal, classical music, goth, indie, pop, and jazzy structures, this avant-garde album appears to tilt towards a harsher as well as heavier approach than on previous Kayo Dot recordings. [Limited green color vinyl.]
Khruangbin – Mordechai Remixes 2xLP (Dead Oceans)
Entering the tight-knit world of a Khruangbin song can be a little daunting. They have created this entire universe in which the trio seem to function telepathically in the way the music is composed, arranged and played. To mess with their delicate eco-system can invoke feelings like that of an unwanted guest crashing a good-time party. We write our music to be interpreted; this is another wonderful interpretation of the music, reassure Khruangbin. There is something very vulnerable about letting others work on your music. But through the correspondence with the different artists, we gained a bigger connection to the songs themselves.
Larkin Poe & Nu Deco Ensemble – Paint The Roses (Live In Concert) LP (Tricki-woo)
Recently released on CD – now available on orange color vinyl. Innovative hybrid orchestra Nu Deco Ensemble brought their genre-bending orchestral music to fans around the world through their 2020-2021 virtual performance season including a collaborative concert with roots rock band Larkin Poe on December 12, 2020, streamed live from the Miami Beach Bandshell.
Mastodon – Hushed And Grim 2xCD/2xLP (Reprise)
Mastodon returns with their anxiously awaited ninth full-length album, Hushed And Grim. Over the past year, the metal mavericks recorded the album in their hometown of Atlanta, GA, collaborating with producer David Bottrill (Tool, Rush, Muse, Peter Gabriel) behind the board. As their most ambitious body of work to date, it consists of 15 tracks, surveying sonic landscapes of rock, psychedelia, punk, metal, alternative, and prog threaded together by the innately expressive musical interplay of these four musicians. At the same time, an atmosphere of loss, loneliness, and longing permeates through the trio of cathartic vocals as they musically say goodbye to old friend, confidant, and longtime manager the late Nick John by architecting a magnum opus that bears the influence of his eternal memory. [Limited-edition indie-exclusive clear vinyl.]
Monolord – Your Time To Shine CD/LP (Relapse)
Swedish power trio Monolord return with a new album. Your Time To Shine sees the trio looking inward, cultivating the elements that take their monstrous, heavy riffing to new heights with a darker edge. [Limited-edition green vinyl.]
Mouse Rat – The Awesome Album LP (Dualtone Music Group)
Recently released on CD – now available on blood orange color vinyl. For years, fans have been eagerly waiting for the release of The Awesome Album by Pawnee, Indiana rock band Mouse Rat. The band is fronted by Parks And Recreation Shoeshine Department employee Andy Dwyer, who has led many local acts through the years such as Angelsnack, Everything Rhymes With Orange, Department Of Homeland Obscurity, Just The Tip and Scarecrow Boat, among others. The hits are all here: "5,000 Candles In The Wind", "The Pit", "Two Birds Holding Hands", "Catch Your Dream (feat. Duke Silver)" and two additional tracks by the Scott Tanner-fronted band Land Ho!.
Museum Of Love – Life Of Mammals 2xLP (Skint)
Life Of Mammals is the second album by New York duo Museum Of Love (Pat Mahoney of LCD Soundsystem and Dennis McNany aka Jee Day). It is a dizzying, hypnotic swirl of chaotic art rock and irresistible, metronomic dance music.
Marissa Nadler – The Path Of The Clouds LP (Sacred Bones)
The Path Of The Clouds, Marissa Nadler's ninth solo album, is the most stylistically adventurous, lyrically transfixing, and melodically sophisticated collection of songs in her already rich discography. Gripped by wanderlust while suddenly housebound at the start of the pandemic in 2020, Nadler escaped into writing, and came back with a stunning set of songs about metamorphosis, love, mysticism, and murder. Blurring the line between reality and fantasy and moving freely between past and present, these 11 deeply personal, self-produced songs find Nadler exploring new landscapes, both sonic and emotional. [Limited-edition silver vinyl.]
Nightmares On Wax – Shoutout! To Freedom CD/2xLP+MP3 (Warp)
The new release from George Evelyn aka Nightmares On Wax, Shout Out! To Freedom oscillates between electronica, jazz, hip-hop and contemporary styles. The album contains a wealth of guest features, with contributions by Greentea Peng, Shabaka Hutchings, OSHUN and Haile Supreme. Although nine albums into his career, Evelyn considers this album to be the first time he has truly found his sound. [Limited-edition blue vinyl.]
Park Hye Jin – Before I Die LP+7” (Ninja Tune)
Hot pink color vinyl pressing featuring bonus 7”. Before I Die - entirely written, produced and performed by the South Korean-born and now L.A.-based the producer, rapper, singer, and DJ - follows the release of her hugely successful How Can I EP and comes on the heels of a string of collaborations. Includes the single “Let's Sing Let's Dance”, a wistful dance track that places Hye Jin's mantra-like vocals over piano keys and rumbling bass. Elsewhere on the record, she continues to expand her sonic palette, drawing on a range of influences that take in electronic, rap/hip-hop and downtempo sensibilities to present the most complete vision yet of her sound.
Pond – 9 LP (Spinning Top)
Recently released on CD – now available on vinyl. In Pond's universe nothing stays still for long. Although no one who heard 2019's Tasmania could possibly describe its pulsating psych-pop as straight, Pond wanted to try a more spontaneous way of working for their next record. Taking a leaf out of krautrock outliers Can's book, at the start of 2020, Pond embarked on a series of totally off-the-cuff jam sessions from which songs and ideas could be pulled out. Hence their new album, 9. [Limited-edition indie store exclusive coke bottle clear vinyl.]
Quicksand – Distant Populations LP+MP3 (Epitaph)
Recently released on CD – now available on vinyl. Distant Populations, just the fourth full-length album of Quicksand's career, comes as a comparatively swift follow-up to Interiors - which itself came a full 22 years after its predecessor, 1995's Manic Compression. Distant Populations has a punchier, more up-tempo sound than its predecessor; its 11 songs are concise, carved sonic jewels boasting not a single wasted note; and its raw power, its gripping lyricism, leaps out from the very first listening. It is a striking step up for the band.
The Record Company – Play Loud LP (Concord)
Indie store exclusive color vinyl pressing w/ poster. The Record Company has outgrown the home recording of previous records and enlisted Grammy Award-winning producer Dave Sardy (Fall Out Boy, A Perfect Circle, Modest Mouse) to work with them on their third studio album, Play Loud. It also finds the band collaborating with outside songwriters for the first time ever, including Kevin Griffin and Sam Hollander on single "How High". The result is a sonic growth both in music and in songwriting, highlighting an ever-evolving band bringing rock back to the masses. On Play Loud, the group stretches out artistically and explores their far-flung influences. "On the first two albums, people might have thought we were three guys who sit around a campfire, praying to Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker, and we're not," notes bassist Alex Stiff. "We're three different guys with different musical tastes. It's time for all of us to show our individuality, and this record shows us evolving.”
Emily Scott Robinson – American Siren CD/LP (Oh Boy)
Colorado songwriter Emily Scott Robinson beckons to those who are lost, lonely, or learning the hard way with American Siren, her first album for John Prine's Oh Boy Records. With hints of bluegrass, country, and folk, the eloquent collection shares her gift for storytelling through her pristine soprano and the perspective of her unconventional path into music. Though not fully autobiographical, American Siren gracefully blends imagined characters with meaningful people she's encountered on her journey.
Save Face – Another Kill For The Highlight Reel CD+MP3 (Epitaph)
Produced by The Movielife's Brett Romnes, Another Kill For The Highlight Reel finds Tyler Povanda's songwriting, lyrical, and conceptual skills at an all-time high. Povanda draws influence from his Jersey brethren like Thursday (Geoff Rickley actually sings on "A.M. Gothic"), but adds a theatrical bent that's rooted in his love of musicals like Sweeney Todd, West Side Story, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Dear Evan Hansen, and more. It's clear that this record is much more interested in building worlds around itself than it is in adhering to any genre conventions or expectations. A drive to keep pushing through discomfort is evident throughout and is what makes this collection of songs as cathartic as they are catchy. [A limited-edition indie-exclusive vinyl edition is due November 12.]
Ty Segall – Harmonizer CD/LP/Cassette (Drag City)
For his first new album in two years, Ty glides smoothly into a new wild area via a synthtasm of production overhaul, rebooting guitar and keyboard tones 'n' zones. A seething, yet emotionally austere statement, Harmonizer slices through psychic cloud cover, enrapturing the ear with groove moves for the body, mind and soul.
Ashley Shadow – Only The End LP (Felte)
Blue & orange swirl color vinyl. Ashley Shadow winks at darkness, but she won't lead you towards it. It's easy to fall under the spell of her haunting voice. The Vancouver, B.C. based songwriter forged her own identity as a songwriter with 2016's eponymous self-titled debut. Her sophomore effort, Only The End, maintains the moody introspection that is ingrained in Pacific Northwest life, but now comes armed with a palpable hope complementing her signature melancholy.
Ed Sheeran - = CD/LP (Atlantic)
= (pronounced ‘Equals') – the fourth instalment in Ed Sheeran's symbol album series – is the singer-songwriter's most accomplished work yet; the evolution of an artist who continues to tread new ground. A body of songs that were made over a four-year period following his seminal ÷ (Divide) album era, thematically, = finds Ed taking stock of his life and the people in it, as he explores the varying degrees of love ("The Joker And The Queen", "First Times", "2step"), loss ("Visiting Hours"), resilience ("Can't Stop The Rain") and fatherhood ("Sandman", "Leave Your Life"), while also processing his reality and career ("Tides"). Sonically, = encapsulates Ed's versatile musical palette, spanning signature, guitar-led tracks and world-class balladry to weightier, euphoric production moments, as first showcased on the album's lead single "Bad Habits”. [CD is here now, indie exclusive white vinyl shipped late and is due early next week.]
Susto – Time In The Sun CD (New West)
Time In The Sun is the fourth full-length album from Charleston, SC band Susto. The album was written and recorded during a lot of life changing events for lead writer-singer Justin Osborne. Like everyone around the world, Osborne was navigating the global issues felt from the pandemic while normal life continued with its own blessings and challenges. "We were navigating the global and national issues that everyone else was dealing with, but also I became a father and lost my father. There was a lot of contemplation going on in my brain, a lot of personal evolution going on in my life, and songwriting was my way of working through it all. The title Time In The Sun is meant to be a monument to my own human existence and also a tribute to the human experience in general. I wouldn't claim to understand what it means to be a human, from the countless different perspectives of the world, but I do have my own experience to reflect on and I want to be able to express and explain that in some way. I guess this album is an attempt at that. At the core though, it's just a collection of songs about my life and my feelings.” [A limited-edition indie-store exclusive translucent orange color vinyl edition is due November 19.]
Niklas Wandt - Solar Musli LP (Bureau B)
Drummer, percussionist, producer, radio journalist and DJ, Niklas Wandt's musical path can be traced back to his childhood, signposted by jazz and psychedelia and branching out into electronica and synth-pop in adulthood. The full scope of influences gathered and absorbed over the years coalesce on Solar Müsli -- all the pieces of the puzzle fall effortlessly into place. This is not formalism at work, but an exhilarating, freely flowing album which started out as an exercise in improvised percussion and developed into a multidimensional journey, at times both introverted and ebullient.
The War On Drugs – I Don’t Live Here Anymore CD/2xLP (Atlantic)
The War On Drugs return with I Don't Live Here Anymore, their first studio album in four years. Over the last 15 years, The War On Drugs has steadily emerged as one of this century's great rock and roll synthesists, removing the gaps between the underground and the mainstream, between the obtuse and the anthemic, making records that wrestle a fractured past into a unified and engrossing present. The War On Drugs have never done that as well as they do with this uncommon rock album about one of our most common but daunting processes – resilience in the face of despair. I Don't Live Here Anymore is an expression of rock 'n' roll's power to translate our own experience into songs we can share and words that direct our gaze toward the possibility of what is to come. [A limited-edition indie-exclusive clear blue vinyl pressing is available today but only half our order shipped. The remainder will arrive next week.]
We Are Scientists – Huffy LP (Masterworks)
Recently released on CD – now available on vinyl. Jet-skis ripping across a jewel-green bay. Piña Coladas on ice, shredded in the blender. An alligator drops into a sick-ass guitar solo, then takes the last chorus up a notch with an unusual harmony you simply didn't see coming. This is Huffy, the brand-new studio album from We Are Scientists. Ten tracks recorded and produced by the band, and mixed by ear-athlete Claudius Mittendorfer, in a package that only you can complete.
Whitechapel – Kin CD/2xLP (Metal Blade)
At this stage in the game, the name Whitechapel command respect. Already sitting on one of the most enviable catalogs in contemporary metal, in 2019 they dropped The Valley, showcasing a confident evolution in their sound and standing as a true landmark release that sets a new standard for the genre. Now, they return with that album's successor, the mighty Kin, which is an even more dynamic and diverse collection, further advancing the band's sound into new territory without losing sight of what brought them to this point. The commencement of writing for the album was a direct result of the Covid pandemic, the band having several tours lined up to finish out the cycle for The Valley, but when these got cancelled, they decided to refocus their energies and begin working on a new record. [Limited-edition indie-store exclusive black with white splatter vinyl.]
Reissues & From The Archives
Alabama Shakes – Sound & Color (Deluxe Edition) CD/2xLP (ATO)
Resisting any notion of a sophomore slump and putting to bed the "revivalist soul" label, Alabama Shakes returned in 2015 with a humdinger. Replete with moody vibes, intricate textures, atmospheric grooves, and confident playing, Sound & Color encompasses blues, psychedelia, R&B, and garage rock while ceding the floor to powerhouse singer Brittany Howard. Expanding on the soulful blues-rock base that made their name, they defy predictable expectations and map an exciting, surprising, and innovative new direction. The album's twelve songs reveal a band honed by years on the road and drawing from a wide range of influences. This Deluxe Edition reissue features seven bonus tracks pulled from unreleased studio material, B-sides, and live songs cut at the world-renowned Capitol Records Studio A plus revised artwork and new photos. [Limited-edition neon pink & black magenta color vinyl available in the shop and in the Grimey's webstore]
Bad Company – Holy Water [Reissue/1990] LP (Friday Music)
Limited 180gm audiophile clear blue color vinyl LP pressing. One of the most acclaimed bands of the classic rock era, England's Bad Company has put its indelible stamp on rock 'n' roll with a straight-ahead, no-frills musical approach that has resulted in the creation of some of the most timeless rock anthems ever. 1990's Holy Water is the band's third with Brian Howe on lead vocals, a platinum-certified affair (their last) anchored by the trio of hit singles “Holy Water”, “If You Needed Somebody”, and “Walk Through Fire”.
Johnny Cash – Bear's Sonic Journals: Johnny Cash, At the Carousel Ballroom, April 24, 1968 CD (BMG)
An historic and never-heard live concert recorded in San Francisco by innovative sound wizard Owsley Stanley. Captured in the heart of Haight-Ashbury, just days before the release of Cash's iconic At Folsom Prison album (and over six months before the arrival of the equally revered At San Quentin), At The Carousel Ballroom serves as a third essential - and wholly unique - live document from the era, a moment of cultural collision, with Cash leaning into songs about society's outcasts, while playing a venue operated by The Jefferson Airplane and Grateful Dead. [Vinyl edition due December 3.]
Nat King Cole – A Sentimental Christmas with Nat "King" Cole and Friends: Cole Classics Reimagined CD/LP (Capitol)
The new album A Sentimental Christmas with Nat "King" Cole and Friends: Cole Classics Reimagined weaves Nat's unparalleled, beautifully restored vocals with new arrangements and contemporary artists creating beautiful sentimental duets of holiday classics. Taking its lead from the Grammy Award-winning virtual duet of "Unforgettable", by Natalie Cole with her father, this holiday album features brand new duets with the likes of John Legend, Kristen Chenoweth, Calum Scott, Gloria Estefan and Johnny Mathis.
Alice Cooper – Killer [Reissue/1971] LP (Friday Music)
Alice Cooper – Alice Cooper's Greatest Hits [Reissue/1974] LP (Friday Music)
Gatefold audiophile 180gm vinyl reissues. Alice Cooper pioneered a grandly theatrical brand of hard rock that was designed to shock. Drawing equally from horror movies, vaudeville, and garage rock, the group was also famous for their captivating stage show which featured electric chairs, guillotines, fake blood and boa constrictors.
Cosey Fanni Tutti - Time to Tell LP (Conspiracy International)
2021 restock, originally recorded and released on cassette in 1982. The debut album from the member of Throbbing Gristle and Chris & Cosey. This deluxe special edition has been remastered and edited from the original audio tapes for this exclusive vinyl release. It is presented here on super clear vinyl, in a gatefold sleeve incorporating a foil block title and is accompanied by a 16-page full-color 12" booklet containing the original cassette transcripts and photos, plus many new and updated statements and color photos.
Dawes – North Hills [Reissue/2009] 2xLP (ATO)
Double translucent red color vinyl pressing. North Hills, the debut album from Dawes, was released in the summer of 2009. The band hit the road for nearly three years of non-stop touring. Rolling Stone declared them “The most promising purveyors of new-school country folk.” Years later, after performing alongside Jackson Browne, and backing up Robbie Robertson, that promise has proved true and the album - featuring hits like “When My Time Comes” - sounds as fresh as ever.
Deep Purple – Live In Wollongong 2001 3xLP (earMUSIC)
Deep Purple – Live In London 2002 3xLP (earMUSIC)
A pair of live albums; the first recorded at the WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong, Australia, March 13th, 2001, and the second recorded live at the Hammersmith Apollo, London, England, February 22nd, 2002.
Nikki Giovanni and The New York Community Choir – Truth Is On The Way [Reissue/1971] CD (Modern Harmonic)
Nikki Giovanni and The New York Community Choir – Like A Ripple On A Pond [Reissue/1973] CD (Modern Harmonic)
“Listen, the great Nikki Giovanni was protected. Inside the church, you can hear it. In the dusty silence, you can hear it. In the electric texture of the crowd, the buzz of the instruments, you can hear it. What you hear and feel is safe in the belly of the blues. Her voice loved like hands on the ivory keys of the church organ deep inside the spell of gospel. Nikki Giovanni is a poet at the pulpit righteous with spirit and energy. A poet in the choir hypnotized with the sound of the past, present and future. Nikki Giovanni inspires a new language rising out of the desolate and uncertain ‘70s.” – Camae Ayewa (Moor Mother, Irreversible Entanglements) [Vinyl edition of Like A Ripple… due November 12.]
Daryl Hall / John Oates – Abandoned Luncheonette [Reissue/1973] LP (Friday Music)
Gatefold color 180gm vinyl reissue. 1973's Platinum-certified Abandoned Luncheonette served as the watershed second studio album from pop-rock duo Daryl Hall & John Oates and the most commercially successful of their Atlantic Records era. Produced by the great Arif Mardin (Aretha Franklin), the well-crafted nine-song set is fused with classic Philly soul, rock and acoustic pop anthems like the huge hit single “She's Gone”.
Chris Jagger – Mixing Up The Medicine LP (BMG)
Recently released on CD – now available on clear vinyl. Recorded in a studio near Chris Jagger's long-standing collaborator and pianist Charlie Hart's Lewisham home, at Jagger's farmhouse, and down the line to each other when lockdown restrictions were in force, Mixing Up The Medicine is a loose, lively 10-track collection of Jagger/Hart originals that features a hit-list of top players. These include old friend Olly Blanchflower on double bass; Atcha band alumnus Dylan Howe on drums; veteran producer John Porter, who's worked with artists including The Smiths, Roxy Music, Buddy Guy, BB King and Elvis Costello; guitarist Neil Hubbard (Bryan Ferry, Joe Cocker); as well as brother, Mick Jagger, whose vocals appear on "Anyone Seen My Heart?", the first song on the album.
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Paper Mâché Dream Balloon (Deluxe Edition) 2xLP (ATO)
Clear blue & pink color vinyl with lenticular cover. Their seventh album in four years, 2015's Paper Mache Dream Balloon served as prolific Australian psych outfit King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard's ATO debut and marked a shift in the band's trademark face-melting sound. "After Mind Fuzz and Quarters, I was starting to get over concept records," noted Stu Mackenzie. "I wanted to make an album with a collection of short unrelated songs. I wanted to steer away from electric guitar music, which I feel like we'd explored heavily on the last couple. So, Paper Mâché Dream Balloon, the concept-less concept album, got a concept. No electric instruments, just acoustic guitars, flute, double bass, fiddle, harmonica, drum kit, clarinet. Whatever we could find really. We recorded it mostly in an empty shipping container on my parent's farm in country Victoria. It was all horses, emus, and tim tams."
Lindsay Lohan – A Little More Personal (RAW) [Reissue/2005] LP (Casablanca)
Vinyl pressing of Lindsay Lohan's sophomore album which features the hit single “Confessions Of A Broken Heart (Daughter To Father)”.
Jose Mauro - Obnoxius LP (Far Out Recordings)
2021 repress. Jose Mauro's forgotten masterpiece Obnoxius, recorded in 1970 for Quartin. Jose Mauro is said to have died in a car accident shortly before the release of Obnoxious, a fact that could have lent his brief musical career a touch of mythology were it not for how scant the details concerning any other aspects of his life are. Production on the record was cancelled after Mauro's death and it was never sold commercially until it was rereleased decades later. The title track is a wholly singular piece of music, blending string-drenched melancholia with orchestral pomp, sunny psychedelic strumming with propulsive percussion, topped off with Mauro's yearning vocals. The result is indicative of Mauro's unique blend of sounds from Latin jazz and samba to psychedelic folk and baroque orchestration. Today, Obnoxious retains its strange, otherworldly appeal - a firm favorite among a small circle of deep diggers including Madlib, Gilles Peterson, Floating Points and DJ Nuts. Jose Mauro's mournful and melancholic vocals create a dark, brooding atmosphere that stands in contrast to the usual joyfulness and high-spirited rhythm of the more prominent Brazilian music of the era. Despite this air of foreboding, Mauro's confident baritones, chord patterns and sumptuous arrangements have the ability to induce in the listener an almost trance-like state of ecstasy.
John Mayall and The Bluesbreakers – Padlock On The Blues [Reissue/1999] LP (earMUSIC)
Limited-edition white color vinyl pressing. John Mayall is undoubtedly one of the most successful bandleaders in the history of the blues. With 1999's Padlock On The Blues, he and his long-running outfit The Bluesbreakers created an album that easily ranks among Mayall's finest complete with guest appearances by such legends as John Lee Hooker, Coco Montoya and Ernie Watts.
Minus The Bear – Farewell 3xLP (Suicide Squeeze)
Grey color vinyl pressing. Farewell covers a lot of ground across the span of its 26 songs and two-hour run time. Yet every moment is a reminder of why Minus the Bear was such an experiential live band. They were always pushing forward, evolving their sound, and adding new ways to balance brainy musicianship, pop worship, meditative sentimentality, and adrenalized fervor into their own signature concoction. Further bolstered by the mix of Matt Bayles and master job by Ed Brooks at Resonant Mastering, the album sounds like a fully immersive live experience.
Motörhead – Everything Louder Forever 2xCD/2xLP/4xLP (BMG)
A definitive collection comprising 22 of Motörhead’s loudest songs ever and is the first to span their entire career. [The four-LP deluxe foldout sleeve edition contains 42 songs.]
Buck Owens And His Buckaroos – In The Palm Of Your Hand [Reissue/1973] CD (Omnivore)
Buck Owens And His Buckaroos – Ain't It Amazing, Gracie [Reissue/1973] CD (Omnivore)
Buck Owens And His Buckaroos – It’s A Monster’s Holiday [Reissue/1974] CD (Omnivore)
Omnivore continues their aggressive Buck Owens reissue campaign – the latest of which are two entries he dropped in 1973 and one from ‘74.
Phish – Joy [Reissue/2004] 2xLP (ATO)
Joy is the fourth studio album from Phish, praised by critics upon its release in 2004. Rolling Stone called it “a deeper trip than most Phish LPs” in their four-star review. This ‘Growing Brighter’ edition of Joy is pressed on a tri-color mix of vinyl (red, purple and blue).
Pink Floyd – A Momentary Lapse Of Reason (Remixed & Updated) CD/CD+DVD Audio/CD+Blu-ray Audio/2xLP (Sony Legacy)
Originally released in 1987, A Momentary Lapse Of Reason was updated and remixed by David Gilmour and Andy Jackson for The Later Years box set. By returning to some of Richard Wright's original keyboard parts and by re-recording new drum tracks with Nick Mason, producers David Gilmour and Bob Ezrin restored the creative balance between the three Pink Floyd members. The front cover features an alternative photograph from the original album cover photoshoot. [The deluxe CD+DVD and CD+Blu-ray editions each include bonus material and 5.1 Surround Sound audio, along with a 40-page booklet and envelope containing six exclusive stickers designed by Peter Curzon from Storm Studios.]
Billy Preston – Encouraging Words [Reissue/1970] LP (UMe)
To celebrate Billy Preston's induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in October 2021, Apple Records and UMe reissue Billy's highly regarded 1970 album, Encouraging Words, on vinyl for a limited time. It was produced by Billy and George Harrison, with two of George's songs – “All Things Must Pass” and “My Sweet Lord” - issued here for the first time, two months before his own recordings appeared on Harrison's album, All Things Must Pass.
R.E.M. – New Adventures in Hi-Fi: 25th Anniversary Edition 2xLP (Craft Recordings)
First released in September 1996, New Adventures In Hi-Fi endures as one of R.E.M.'s most acclaimed albums and stands as a favorite among band members and fans alike. Recorded at the height of their fame, it is R.E.M.'s final album with drummer and founding member Bill Berry, who left the group amicably the following year. Perhaps most remarkable, however, is that New Adventures in Hi-Fi found the band taking a unique creative approach: writing and recording much of the LP on the road, during their 1995 Monster tour. While writing new material on the road wasn't an unusual feat for R.E.M., New Adventures was unlike anything they had done before. As they embarked on tour, the band sought to create an abstract travelogue documenting every emotion and experience as it happened. [The double-CD edition, featuring 13 B-sides and rarities is due 11/12..]
Joseph Spence – Encore: Unheard Recordings of Bahamian Guitar and Singing LP (Smithsonian Folkways)
Recently released on CD – now available on vinyl. Encore is a new album produced from previously unheard archival recordings by the legendary Bahamian guitarist Joseph Spence, made in 1965 at the height of his career. Spence's radically innovative guitar style transformed elements of Bahamian traditional music into adventurous, joyful improvisations and influenced players worldwide. His powerful singing stemmed directly from the rhyming tradition created by Bahamian sponge fishermen early in the 20th century. The music is punctuated by Spence's unique, sometimes otherworldly vocalizations including humming, short bursts of lyrics, and near-scat singing.
Bryson Tiller – T R A P S O U L [2020] 2xLP (RCA)
Bryson Tiller – Anniversary [2020] 2xLP (RCA)
Bryson Djuan Tiller is a singer, songwriter and rapper. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, he started his career in 2011, releasing the debut mixtape titled Killer Instinct Vol.1. Tiller initially gained notable recognition following the release of his debut single, "Don't". Tiller's debut studio album, T R A P S O U L, was released in October 2015 and peaked at number eight on the Billboard 200 chart.
Trouble – Psalm 9 [Reissue/1984] 2xLP (Hammerheart)
Trouble – The Skull [Reissue/1985] 2xLP (Hammerheart)
Trouble – Manic Frustration [Reissue/1992] LP (Hammerheart)
Trouble's early work, and in particular, Psalm 9 represents everything that doom metal should be (but so often is not). Here is a band who are rather diverse with regards to tempo, arrangements and mood, and are not afraid to break the mold of what is typically expected of a doom band.
Type O Negative – October Rust [Reissue/1996] LP (Rhino)
Limited indie-store exclusive green color vinyl 25th Anniversary edition of the fourth studio album by Type O Negative. October Rust has more ballads and less of the doom metal sound of previous or subsequent albums. It also features a much heavier cover of Neil Young's “Cinnamon Girl”.
Various Artists – Flag Day CD (Republic)
Features songs from Cat Power, Glen Hansard, Eddie Vedder & Olivia Vedder. [Vinyl edition due December 10.]
World Party – Goodbye Jumbo [Reissue/1990] LP (Seaview)
Limited 180gm vinyl reissue of the second album by the British band, essentially the solo project of Karl Wallinger. It peaked at #73 on the Billboard Top 200 and #36 on the UK albums chart. “Way Down Now”, the album's lead single, spent five weeks at #1 on the Billboard Alternative songs chart, and follow-up single “Put The Message In The Box” reached #8.
Akiko Yano - Ai Ga Nakucha Ne LP (Wewantsounds)
Wewantsounds reissue Akiko Yano's cult classic Ai Ga Nakucha Ne, recorded in 1982 and co-produced by Ryuichi Sakamoto. Ai Ga Nakucha Ne ("there must be love" in Japanese) is Akiko Yano's sixth studio album and follows 1981's Tadaima. It continues exploring the electro-pop sound of its predecessor, hot on the heels of her touring with Yellow Magic Orchestra between 1979 and 1980. For this album, Akiko decided to try something new; she enrolled English musicians Mick Karn, Steve Jansen and David Sylvian from Japan and booked the Air Studios in London under the supervision of engineer Steve Nye. Over a couple of weeks, the musicians created a fascinating soundscape full of catchy pop tunes, sung in both Japanese and English.