New Releases - 10/7/22
Hitting The Racks
Here's your weekly rundown of what's hitting the new release racks at Grimey's
New Releases
Action Bronson – Cocodrillo Turbo CD (Loma Vista)
Action Bronson isn't anyone's idea of an underdog with a slew of critical acclaim, a New York Times best seller, successful TV shows, and a decade plus long career where he's proved time and time again why he is one of the best MCs of our time. And yet, on his brilliant new album, Cocodrillo Turbo, he sets out to prove that his lingual versatility is stronger than it's ever been. "I don't feel like I'm given the fucking respect that I deserve," Bronson explains. Cocodrillo Turbo is Bronson demanding that respect. It's a record that hits immediately, but rewards deep listening and close readings. The album includes features from Conway The Machine, Roc Marciano, Hologram, and Meyhem Lauren, with production from The Alchemist, Daringer, Roc Marciano, and Bronson himself. [An indie store exclusive clear vinyl pressing, and indie store exclusive cassette edition are available for special order.]
Alvvays – Blue Rev CD/LP+MP3/Cassette (Polyvinyl)
Alvvays never intended to take five years to finish their third album, the nervy joyride that is the compulsively lovable Blue Rev. In fact, the band began writing and cutting its first bits soon after releasing 2017's Antisocialites, that stunning sophomore record that confirmed the Toronto quintet's status atop a new generation of winning and whip-smart indie rock. At least the five-year wait was worthwhile: Blue Rev doesn't simply reassert what's always been great about Alvvays but instead reimagines it. They have, in part and sum, never been better. There are 14 songs on Blue Rev, making it not only the longest Alvvays album but also the most harmonically rich and lyrically provocative. [Limited-edition marbled blue vinyl.]
Courtney Marie Andrews – Loose Future CD/LP (Fat Possum)
Following Old Flowers' 2020 Grammy nomination, and due to Covid restrictions, Courtney Marie Andrews, for the first time in her young nomadic life, was forced off the road and to remain at home. What resulted was the publishing of her first book of poetry, the first gallery showings of her paintings, and a period of self-discovery leading to the new album, Loose Future. Whereas Old Flowers was a beautiful and emotional break-up record, CMA's return with Loose Future is a bright, dynamic, falling-in-love record. Courtney's got a new story to tell, backed by a strong new musical direction, and a show-stopping collection of songs. Loose Future was recorded at Sam Owen's upstate New York Flying Cloud Studios, with musicians Josh Kaufman (Bonny Lighthorseman), Chris Bear (Grizzly Bear), and Sam Owens (Sam Evian). [Indie store exclusive red vinyl.]
Beyoncé – Renaissance 2xLP (Columbia)
Recently released on CD – now available on vinyl. Seventh album by the R&B and pop superstar. Includes the single "Break My Soul". 180gm in deluxe gatefold packaging with a collectable (1 of 3 randomized) poster in a hard slipcase.
Bonny Light Horseman – Rolling Golden Holy CD/LP (37D03D)
Love and loss, death, and fear: the songs may be different, but the emotional sources remain. The band thrives in rendering fresh wisdom and insight from old models, whether scraps of ancient songs or the spark of entwined voices. Theirs is a space created for sharing, learning, singing, and playing as one. Rolling Golden Holy is the band's testament to partnership and trust at a moment when we crave such connections so much. They fully appreciate what they have found in one another. On Rolling Golden Holy, we get to live inside that magic, too. [Indie store exclusive galaxy blue vinyl.]
Broken Bells – Into The Blue CD/LP/Cassette (Broken Bells LLC)
Featuring two of the bigger names in indie and alternative music - the Shins' singer/guitarist James Mercer and producer/multi-instrumentalist Brian Burton, aka Danger Mouse - Broken Bells combined the pair's greatest strengths. On 2010's Grammy-nominated self-titled debut and 2014's more structured After the Disco, Mercer's gift for indelible, slightly spooky melodies and Burton's atmospheric productions complemented each other perfectly. In the late 2010s, the duo reconvened to release a succession of singles ahead of their third album. With the 2022 release of the moody "We're Not In Orbit Yet...", the pair announced the release of their third album, Into The Blue, the project's first album in eight years and first to incorporate samples into their orchestral pop sound. [Indie store exclusive clear w/ purple color vinyl.]
Bartees Strange – Farm To Table CD/LP+MP3 (4AD)
Farm To Table, the second album from Washington D.C. resident Bartees Leon Cox Jr. examines Bartees' constantly shapeshifting relationship with life. Where his 2020 debut record Live Forever introduced the experiences and places that shaped Bartees (Flagey, Brussels & Mustang, Oklahoma), Farm To Table zeros in on the people – specifically his family – and those closest to him on his journey so far. It also speaks to a deeper lore that says don't forget where you came from. With his career firmly on the ascent, Bartees is celebrating the past, moving towards the future and fully appreciating the present. An unapologetic and braggadocious indie-trap banger, new single "Cosigns" celebrates Bartees' peers, collaborators, and friends; name-checking the likes of Bon Iver, Phoebe Bridgers, Courtney Barnett, Lucy Dacus, through a genre-defying outpouring somewhere between swaggering hip-hop and euphoric alt rock. [Indie store exclusive yellow vinyl.]
The Bobby Lees – Bellevue CD/LP (Ipecac)
“Unless you’re one of the infamous 1%, you might be forgiven for recently spending a bit of time searching for a booster to reinvigorate your mojo before a seriously difficult winter kicks in. Well, assuming that your electricity supply hasn’t already been cut off by profiteering greed heads, the Bobby Lees’ new album might just do the trick. There’s nothing like raucous and fiery rock ’n’ roll to replenish your soul and the Bobby Lees have enough of that for it to be prescribed by the NHS. In fact, kicking off with its raucous title track indicates just how Bellevue is going to go and it’s certainly a wild ride, full of adrenaline, snarkiness and a general keenness to get lost in the moment.” – Guy Doddy, The Arts Desk [Limited-edition white vinyl.]
Bush – The Art Of Survival CD (BMG)
Ninth album from the alt-rock/post-grunge band led by Gavin Rossdale. Includes the single "More Than Machines".
Gillian Carter – Salvation Through Misery LP (Skeletal Lightning)
Gillian Carter is a force to be reckoned with. Active since 2005, the group is fronted by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Logan Rivera. In the group's upcoming record, 'Salvation Through Misery', themes of death, hopelessness, humanity, and isolation are layered atop frantic drumbeats and melodic, aching guitar riffs. Chaotic, visceral, and angry, the band explores the darkest pits of human emotion, where screams of despair and suffering tear through the wall of noise like an open wound. [Limited-edition red vinyl.]
Caleb Caudle – Forsythia CD/LP (Soundly Music)
Forsythia, the latest studio LP offering from Caleb Caudle, is a portrait of his truest self, of the artist at his most solitary and reflective. Thematically, it meets anticipation for the unknown future with nostalgia and reconciles both with meditation in the present. It paints a vision of who Caudle was, is and will hopefully be someday. The album, recorded at Cash Cabin and produced by John Carter Cash, features acclaimed session players Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush, Dennis Crouch and Fred Eltringham, and the vocal talents of Carlene Carter, Elizabeth Cook and Sarah Peasall McGuffey. [Indie store exclusive blue vinyl.]
Counterparts – A Eulogy For Those Still Here CD/LP (Pure Noise)
“It’s easy to characterize Counterparts as rather straightforward since there is little mystery surrounding the band. You know their new record will not exceed 35 minutes, you’re aware members rarely last more than two consecutive albums, and you know you can always find Brendan Murphy supplementing his deeply depressing lyrics with deeply unhinged Twitter rants. Yet, it is this very forthrightness that makes Counterparts a reliably excellent band that consistently gives a voice to buried insecurities and uncertainties: moreover, this honesty that underscores their every move makes the band one of the very best in melodic hardcore.” – Jesper L., Sputnik Music [Indie exclusive multicolor orange w/ red and black vinyl.]
The Cult – Under The Midnight Sun CD/LP (Black Hill)
“Six years after their last record, 2016’s Hidden City, The Cult’s main men, founders Ian Astbury (lead vocals) and Billy Duffy (guitars, backing vocals), emerge once again re-energized and inspired as ever, with their latest offering, Under The Midnight Sun. Troubled by musical differences and lots of personnel changes in the past, Astbury and Duffy have always managed to keep The Cult afloat and relevant. Their willingness to push their own boundaries, while still being able to stay rooted in their beginnings, enabled them to keep on making new music. In enough words, Under The Midnight Sun is not only a worthy addition to the band’s discography; it is also a homage to their origin. The album is a return to The Cult’s original sound of the post-punk era.” – Alfie Vera Mella, Cryptic Rock [An indie store exclusive white color vinyl pressing is available.]
Dungen – En Är För Mycket Och Tusen Aldrig Nog CD/LP+MP3 (Mexican Summer)
Dungen, torch bearers of Sweden's rich and fabled history of pastoral psychedelia, return with En Är För Mycket Och Tusen Aldrig Nog, the band's first full-length album since 2015's Allas Sak. Creating their own critical and fervent, fan-based lane for guitar-powered, melodic, and magisterial rock 'n' roll with their 2004 break out album Ta Det Lugnt, Dungen has since left a staggering array of albums and a prodigious live presence in the embers of their burning wake. en är för mycket och tusen aldrig nog (English translation: "One is too much and a thousand is not enough") finds Dungen's core four members Gustav Ejstes, Reine Fiske, Mattias Gustavsson, and Johan Holmegard in pure form, their now decades deep collaboration in total focus and elevated to new heights unobstructed by the spirits that once haunted and shaped the band's music. [Indie store exclusive burgundy vinyl.]
Ezra Furman – All Of Us Flames LP+MP3 (ANTI-)
Recently released on CD – now available on viny. As a singer, songwriter, and author whose incendiary music has soundtracked the Netflix show Sex Education, Ezra Furman has for years woven together stories of queer discontent and unlikely, fragile intimacies. She has a knack for zeroing in on the light that sparks when struggling people find each other and ease each other's course. All Of Us Flames widens that focus to a communal scope, painting transformative connections among people who unsettle the stories power tells to sustain itself. Produced by John Congleton in L.A., All Of Us Flames unleashes Furman's songwriting in an open, vivid sound world whose boldness heightens the music's urgency. The record arrives as the third installment in a trilogy of albums, beginning with 2018's Springsteen-inflected road saga Transangelic Exodus and continuing with the punk rock fury of 2019's Twelve Nudes.
Gilla Band – Most Normal CD/LP (Rough Trade)
For their first album as Gilla Band, (formerly Girl Band) the foursome has redrawn their own paradigm. Most Normal is like little you've heard before, a kaleidoscopic spectrum of noise put in service of broken pop songs, FX-strafed avant-punk rollercoaster rides and passages of futurist dancefloor nihilism. Covid lockdown robbed Gilla Band of any opportunity to try the new material out live, but the pandemic also incinerated any idea of a deadline for the new album. They were free to tinker at leisure, to rewrite and restructure and reinvent tracks they'd cut – to, as drummer Adam Faulkner puts it, "pull things apart and be like, ‘Let's try this.’ We could try out every wild idea." The group also fell under the spell of modern hip-hop, "where there's really heavy-handed production and they're messing with the track the whole time," says Fox. "That felt like a fun route to go down, it was a definite influence."
Goatwhore – Angels Hung From The Arches Of Heaven CD/LP (Metal Blade)
The first new music from Goatwhore since 2017, Angels Hung From The Arches Of Heaven is 47 minutes of their trademark blend of death, black, thrash and sludge metal delivered with breathless intensity and an unrepentant bloodlust. Featuring beasts such as the savage "Born Of Satan's Flesh" that thrashes along relentlessly and drips with evil, the old school crossover flavored "Death From Above" with its guttural chorus, and the epic, chilling title track that is as haunting as it is heavy they cover a lot of sonic territory, everything having that signature Goatwhore feel while constantly doing something a little different.
Incantation – Tricennial Of Blasphemy 2xCD/3xLP (Relapse)
Incantation celebrates 30 years as one of the most influential and iconic death metal bands with the Tricennial Of Blasphemy collection. Containing rarities and unreleased tracks, Tricennial Of Blasphemy traces all eras of the band's infamous history. [Limited-edition blood red color vinyl.]
Daniel Johns – FutureNever LP (BMG)
FutureNever will continue to scratch Johns' itch for collaboration, with "a few of [his] friends" jumping on the record, names he'll slowly release in the lead up to its release. Johns says the record will be an "eclectic mix of music" and, given the breadth of material his offered us in the past 25 years or so, it's anyone's guess what this will sound like. [Indie store exclusive pink vinyl.]
Samara Joy – Samara Joy LP (Whirlwind)
Released last year on CD – now available on vinyl. Samara Joy is a singing star in the ascendancy. The young vocalist attracted attention in 2019 after winning the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. At 23-years-old, she released her self-titled debut album, which puts her spin on jazz standards from the Great American Songbook. Produced by Grammy-nominated veteran Matt Pierson, she’s joined by jazz guitar virtuoso Pasquale Grasso and his trio (Ari Roland and Kenny Washington) for a release that furthers Joy’s reputation as one of America’s most promising young jazz vocalists.
Lamb Of God – Omens CD/LP (Epic)
Produced by longtime collaborator Josh Wilbur (Korn, Megadeath), Omens is (according to press sheet) Lamb Of God's most diverse affair. Densely muscular with a pessimistic eye toward inner struggles and global affairs alike, Omens is a furious entry in the Lamb Of God’s angry catalog. "The world is crazy and keeps changing. Omens is a reaction to the state of the world," explains vocalist D. Randall Blythe. "It's a very pissed-off record."
Oh Wonder – 22 Break / 22 Make 2xCD (Republic)
Through powerful and intimate music, Oh Wonder's dual project - 22 Break / 22 Make - combines a turbulent period in the duo's story (pain, sadness, loneliness, fear of the future) with a new chapter as they married and did the work to allow their love to flourish. By opening to fans (and each other) the "Make Or Break?" poised by this release is not so much a question as an active choice - to be honest as possible, to move forward, and to begin a brand-new chapter in the story of Oh Wonder. [Vinyl edition of 22 Make due October 14.]
Pusha T – It’s Almost Dry LP (G.O.O.D. Music)
Recently released on CD – now available on vinyl. Pusha T returns with his highly anticipated fourth studio album, It's Almost Dry. Picking up where his Grammy-nominated album Daytona left off, Pusha stays true to his roots with his signature snarl, razor-sharp lyrics, and menacing beats. Produced entirely by Pharrell Williams and Kanye West, It's Almost Dry features an all-star cast including Jay-Z, Ye, Pharrell, Kid Cudi, Lil Uzi and more.
Queensrÿche – Digital Noise Alliance CD/2xLP (Century Media)
Queensryche's sixteenth studio album and fourth to be helmed by founding guitarist Michael Wilton, vocalist Todd LaTorre and bassist Eddie Jackson, Digital Noise Alliance continues the ever-evolving legacy the Bellevue, Washington born band began in 1982 when they first took hold of the flame with their hugely received self-titled EP. Their recent US tour with Judas Priest proved that the band's time off the road and in the studio only stoked their ambition and fire. Once again teaming producer Zeuss (Rob Zombie, Hatebreed), Digital Noise Alliance not only refracts Queensrÿche’s past accomplishments but also pushes into the band's future. From the album's frenetic opener, "In Extremis", the pensive, "Forest" or "Behind The Walls", which echoes Queensrÿche classics and genre-defining albums including Operation: Mindcrime and Empire, Digital Noise Alliance is Queensrÿche effortlessly moving from strength to strength: immediate and thought-provoking. [Limited-edition lilac color vinyl.]
Thomas Rhett – Where We Started 2xLP (Valory)
Double black and gold colored vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jacket. Inspired by his return to the road – after foregoing live fan-filled arenas across the globe for his living room in Nashville like so many – Where We Started marks a similar return to Thomas Rhett's in-the-moment mix of tempo, transcendent romance, and tip-of-the-spear sonic trailblazing. On the album, country's resident good-life philosopher shakes away a year-plus of off-stage dust. Featuring 15 songs, all but one co-written by Rhett, the project highlights his signature infusion of country tradition with kinetic romantic energy.
Say She She – Prism CD/LP (Colemine)
The highly anticipated debut LP from Say She She - an all-female discodelic soul band that will transport you with their dreamy harmonies, catchy hooks and uptempo grooves. The band's sound is a hat tip to late ‘70s girl groups with the three strong female lead voices of Piya Malik (featured in El Michels Affair, and backing singer for Chicano Batman), Nya Gazelle Brown, and Sabrina Cunningham - whose vocals soar through a set doused heavily with funky bass lines, rhythmic wah guitar, melodic synths, and lilting bansuri flute lines, bursting into a seamless blend of dreamy harmonies and catchy hooks. [Indie store exclusive pink rose color vinyl.]
Will Sheff – Nothing Special CD/LP (ATO)
After nine critically acclaimed albums, twenty bandmates, countless bars, clubs, theaters, and festivals, after two full decades, Will Sheff is letting Okkervil River drift out to sea with the release of Nothing Special, his debut collection under his own name. Nothing Special was recorded with a mix of old friends (like Benjamin Lazar-Davis and Will Graefe) and new collaborators (Christian Lee Hutson, Cassandra Jenkins, Dawes drummer Griffin Goldsmith, and Death Cab For Cutie pianist Zac Rae). [Indie store exclusive ‘cloudy blue skies’ color vinyl.]
Sorry – Anywhere But Here CD/LP+MP3 (Domino)
London once again features as a prominent character on Sorry's second studio album, Anywhere But Here. “If our first version of London In 925 was innocent and fresh-faced, then this is rougher around the edges. It's a much more haggard place,” Louis says. Earwigged conversations, text messages, snatched speech recorded underground; the city's discarded words fed into the lyrics which map the experience of urban life on a young and frustrated generation. Produced alongside Portishead's Adrian Utley in Bristol, the result is an angular, acerbic, bittersweet triumph. [Available on black vinyl and indie store-exclusive bottle green color vinyl.]
Indigo Sparke – Hysteria 2xLP+MP3 (Sacred Bones)
Indigo Sparke's majestic second full-length album Hysteria is a sweeping work, one that possesses a rare, reflective power. On it, she examines love, loss, her history, and the emotional upheaval surrounding those sensations: her words tell the stories, and the sounds act them out. It's a diary built for big stages. [Limited edition cloudy clear vinyl.]
Sun Ra Arkestra directed by Marshall Allen – Living Sky 2xLP (Omni Sound)
For more than two decades, the disciple that has most visibly carried on Sun Ra Arkestra’s legacy and sound is their musical director, alto saxophonist Marshall Allen, the iconic fire breather and life force that restored the Arkestra’s vitality in the massive vacuum left by Ra and John Gilmore’s death in the ‘90s. Allen turned 98 in 2022 and, as evidenced by Living Sky, his influence and leadership remain undiminished. Marking the Arkestra’s first new recording since their 2021 Grammy-nominated album Swirling, Living Sky was recorded on June 15, 2021, at Rittenhouse SoundWorks in Philadelphia and features a total of 19 musicians, including a strings section. It was mixed and mastered by three-time Grammy winner Dave Darlington (Eddie Palmieri, Brian Lynch, Wayne Shorter). [Regular and deluxe editions are available.]
Sweet Lizzy Project – Pirate Radio CD/LP (Mono Mundo)
Sweet Lizzy Project – Radio Pirata CD/LP (Mono Mundo)
For its latest album, Pirate Radio / Radio Pirata, Sweet Lizzy Project collaborated with major songwriters such as Blair Daly, Zac Maloy, and Sam Hollander for a triumphant and empowering collection of rock fused with an accessible pop structure and some of the everyday heart infused by Nashville's country sound. "On this album, I'm free, and I can say things I was scared to say before. People deserve hope, and this record spreads a message," Diaz says. The 11-song album is released in English and Spanish - a unique feat for a rock release. SLP's sophomore American release, Pirate Radio / Radio Pirata, is an artistic and personal milestone for the group. It is a concept album that loosely mirrors SLP's journey to be artistically liberated against a stifling government regime, and the story unfolds with theatrical grandeur. The album's unique melding of ultra-hooky choruses with ethereal ambience and passionate vocals and lyrics recalls such diverse artists as Paramore, Muse, and Olivia Rodrigo.
Town Mountain – Lines In The Levee CD/LP (New West)
Hailing from Asheville, North Carolina, Town Mountain is the sum of all its vast and intricate influences - this bastion of alt-country rebellion and honky-tonk attitude pushed through the hardscrabble Southern Appalachian lens of its origin. With their latest album, Lines In The Levee, Town Mountain creates a collage of sound and scope within the same template of freedom found in the round-robin fashion of the musical institution that is The Band - a solidarity also found in the incendiary live shows Town Mountain is now revered for from coast-to-coast, this devil-may-care gang of strings and swagger. Recorded at Ronnie's Place (part of the Sound Stage Studios) on Music Row in the heart of Nashville, Lines In The Levee is a bona fide workshop in the seamless blend of Americana, country, bluegrass and folk. [Indie store exclusive translucent orange vinyl w/sticker.]
Cosey Fanni Tutti – Delia Derbyshire: The Myths And The Legendary Tapes LP (Conspiracy International)
The new film by Caroline Catz with original score by Cosey Fanni Tutti. This psycho-acoustic exploration of electronic music pioneer Delia Derbyshire time-travels like that famous fictional doctor, as Cosey Fanni Tutti dreams of connective sonic pathways.
Various Artists – Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs Of John Prine Vol. 2 LP (Oh Boy)
Indie store exclusive blue color vinyl pressing. Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs Of John Prine Vol. 2, the follow up to the original 2010 tribute record, adds to an esteemed legacy for Oh Boy Records which celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2021. Featuring your favorite artists interpreting their favorite John Prine songs including Sturgill Simpson and Brandi Carlile, proceeds from each track will go to a charity of the respective artist's choosing.
Patrick Watson – Better In The Shade CD (Secret City)
“Following his very successful 2019 record Wave, Patrick Watson’s latest release Better In The Shade reflects the bizarreness and uncertainty of the past two years. As he puts it, the theme is “about negotiating a world where you don’t know what’s real anymore”. Like the album itself, the artist is a paradox. Rather like a manly woodsman in appearance, his vocals are ethereal, almost feminine. Inspired by Virginia Woolf, among others, here his music is uncanny, yet reassuring, while also being cerebral and reflective. Better In The Shade is a brief album at just 22 minutes in length, but its richness illustrates that less can be more. Combining the retro with the futuristic, the work expresses nostalgia for a comforting past, fascination, and trepidation about what is ahead, and no ground beneath our feet in the present. Patrick Watson’s striking, creatively ingenious record, with exquisite vocals and instrumentals, comprises an impressive accomplishment.” – Catherine Sedwick, The Up Coming
Yeat – 2 Alivë (Geëk Pack) 2xLP (Geffen)
Green leaf color vinyl pressing. The 22-year-old rapper has already amassed a legion of loyal fans thanks to his unique lingo and wild energy on tracks, and 2 Alivë (Geëk Pack) continues to harness that raw adrenaline. Tagging Lil Uzi Vert on “Big Tonka” and “3G”, the two artists have a natural chemistry that can only come from artists who grinded through the SoundCloud circuit before reaching mainstream fame. Yeat sounds like Uzi’s protege in some way, sliding on emphatic trap beats and making his lyrics hit harder than the snare drums.
Reissues & From The Archives
Kenny Burrell – Kenny Burrell [Reissue/1956] LP (Blue Note)
The first thing that strikes you about Kenny Burrell's second album for Blue Note is the cover, which features an illustration by Andy Warhol. The second is the music drawn from four different sessions recorded in 1956 with the guitarist featured in a variety of settings. Part of Blue Note’s Tone Poet vinyl reissue series, remastered by Kevin Gray from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180gm vinyl at RTI, and packaged in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket.
Eric Church – Sinners Like Me [Reissue/2006] LP (EMI Nashville)
Eric Church – Desperate Man [Reissue/
Color vinyl pressings (blue and red respectively) of the country singer’s debut and sixth albums.
Death Grips - No Love Deep Web LP (Harvest)
10th Anniversary RSD Essentials reissue of Death Grips’ 2nd LP. Limited edition coke bottle clear vinyl and alternate cover.
Deep Purple – Live In Hong Kong 2001/03/20 2xCD/3xLP (earMUSIC)
Deep Purple – Live In Tokyo 2001/03/24 – 03/25 2xCD/4xLP (earMUSIC)
With their latest release, Turning To Crime in November 2021, Deep Purple once again reached impressive placements in album charts all around the world – soaring to the Top 10 in Germany, Poland, Denmark and Finland. All this following the massive success of Deep Purple’s last studio-album Whoosh! that topped the charts in Germany, Scotland, Belgium, Austria, and others. Their tours are constantly among the most successful worldwide. The Soundboard Series focuses on the last three decades of concerts around the world. While some of the shows were previously available as rare and limited fan club editions, others are concerts from the artist archive, mixed and mastered for the occasion. In both cases, great care is spent to achieve the best audio quality. [Color vinyl - purple and red, respectively - pressings are available.]
Grateful Dead – Road Trips Vol. 1 No. 2 – October ’77 2xCD (Real Gone Music)
Spring '77 shows get the ink, but the Dead's Fall '77 tour through some of the lesser-traveled byways of America goes toe to toe with that deservedly legendary series of performances. And by cherry-picking from three October '77 gigs (10/11/77 in Norman, Oklahoma; 10/14/77 in Houston; 10/16 in Baton Rouge), this Road Trip offers the greatest show that never was.
Grant Green – Feelin’ The Spirit [Reissue/1962] LP (Blue Note)
Grant Green was Feelin' The Spirit on this deeply soulful 1962 date that found the great guitarist interpreting a set of spirituals with a state of the art modern jazz line-up featuring Herbie Hancock on piano, Butch Warren on bass, Billy Higgins on drums plus Garvin Masseaux on tambourine. Part of Blue Note’s Tone Poet vinyl reissue series, remastered by Kevin Gray from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180gm vinyl at RTI, and packaged in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket.
Honey & The Bees – Love [Reissue/1970] LP (Real Gone Music)
Color vinyl reissue. With a name like Honey & The Bees, it'll come as no surprise that Love is pure, sweet soul, and it's the Philly Sound through and through, with arrangements by greats like Norman Harris, Ronnie Baker, and Bobby Martin.
Iceage – Shake The Feeling: Outtakes & Rarities 2015–2021 CD/LP+MP3 (Mexican Summer)
Shake The Feeling: B-Sides & Rarities 2015–2021 surveys the sound surrounding Iceage's last three albums, Plowing Into the Field Of Love, Beyondless and Seek Shelter. A study in the powerful song form and raw execution that have defined the Danish band as rock 'n' roll's saviors, this essential collection digs deep into the Iceage vault for unheard and rare cuts that both devotees and the uninitiated alike will relish. [Indie store exclusive bordeaux red vinyl.]
Instant Funk – Instant Funk [Reissue/1979] LP (Salsoul)
Red color vinyl pressing. Instant Funk is truly a worldwide treasure to funk and soul music enthusiasts everywhere. Over four decades in the music business and still going strong, their hit albums and top charting soul, club and dance singles continue to captivate fans all over the globe. The Philadelphia based funk superstars began in the 70's recording, playing and appearing with many R&B legends like Bunny Sigler, Evelyn Champagne King and other successful soul artists which eventually landed them in the studio creating their own masterworks. Instant Funk's sound was new and exciting, solid street funk fused with rock and soul, as their first Salsoul Records album Instant Funk soared to the top of the soul and dance album charts.
Judah & The Lion – Folk Hop N’ Roll [Reissue/2016] LP (RHR Cat)
Pink color vinyl pressing. Years before forming one of Nashville's most genre-bending bands, the members of Judah & The Lion grew up in separate corners of the US, listening to every type of music that came their way. They loved it all: the twang of folk, the beat of hip-hop, the drive of rock & roll, the punch of pop. Later, after college brought all four musicians to Tennessee, it only made sense to combine those different backgrounds and sounds together. With their second full-length album, Folk Hop N’ Roll, the guys shine a light on the place where their influences overlap. It's a wide-ranging sound, with fuzz bass, hip-hop percussion, distorted banjo riffs, and super-sized melodies all stirred into the same mixing pot.
The Kinks – Kinda Kinks [Reissue/1965] LP (Sanctuary)
The Kinks – The Kink Kontroversy [Reissue/1965] LP (Sanctuary)
The Kinks – Face To Face [Reissue/1966] LP (Sanctuary)
The Kinks – Something Else By The Kinks [Reissue/1967] LP (Sanctuary)
Vinyl reissues of four albums from The Kinks’ ‘hard/riff rock’ phase.
L7 – Hungry For Stink [Reissue/1994] LP (Real Gone Music)
L7 – The Beauty Process – Triple Platinum [Reissue/1996] LP (Real Gone Music)
L7 wasn't just one of the best all-female bands of the late '80s and '90s; they were one of the best bands, period, paving the way for the grunge and riot grrrl movements with killer songs, crunching riffs, and badass attitude.
Little Beaver – Party Down [Reissue/1974] LP (Real Gone Music)
Willie Hale a.k.a. Little Beaver (so dubbed as a child because of his prominent front teeth) was one of the extraordinarily talented musicians Henry Stone assembled at his Hialeah, FL-based T.K. Records label and its assorted imprints. Among the artists who recorded for Stone were K.C. & The Sunshine Band, Timmy Thomas, Gwen McCrae, Betty Wright, and Benny Latimore... and backing them on a lot of those records was Hale, laying down mellow 'n' funky, jazz-influenced licks on his hollow-body Gibson. Hale's talent was so distinctive that when Stone finally let Hale step out of the studio shadows to record his own album on the Cat imprint, the effects were immediate and long-lasting.
Mid-Air Thief – Crumbling [Reissue/2019] LP+MP3 (Topshelf)
Limited green and orange color vinyl pressing. Although sung almost entirely in Korean, Mid-Air Thief's cult-acclaimed album Crumbling exhibits a distinct universality, merging disparate sounds and styles into a cohesive, electronic-infused folk amalgam that tactfully blurs the lines between organic and synthetic. Listeners are led through enrapturing passages of swirling melodies underscored with eloquent plucks, strums, and bursts of bubbly glitches.
Mac Miller – Macadelic [Reissue/2012] 2xLP (Rostrum)
Double silver color vinyl pressing housed in embossed cover. Includes 11” x 17” poster. 10th anniversary edition. Macadelic was the seventh mixtape by rapper Mac Miller, originally released in 2012. The album includes the hit single "Loud".
Joni Mitchell – Blue [Reissue/1971] LP (Rhino)
Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Joni Mitchell's Blue was Named the #3 Greatest Album of All Time by Rolling Stone. Now newly remastered by Bernie Grundman under the supervision of Joni Mitchell. Includes “California”, “River”, and “A Case Of You”.
The Monkees – Headquarters – Stack O’ Tracks LP (Friday Music)
Rare backing instrumental backing tracks, newly and impeccably mastered by Joe Reagoso (The Monkees/Brian Wilson) from the Monkees 1967 album Headquarters.
Pink Floyd – Animals LP+CD+Blu-ray+DVD (Pink Floyd Records)
This deluxe limited-edition four-disc box set includes a copy of the remastered album on CD and vinyl, as well as DVD and Blu-ray audio discs featuring a 5.1 surround mix (Dolby Digital @ 640 kbps, 448kbps), stereo (LPCM 24-bit/48 kHz uncompressed), and the 1977 original stereo mix (24-bit/48 kHz uncompressed), and a 32-page booklet all housed in a hardcover book style sleeve. The iconic 1977 Pink Floyd album has been remixed for the first time by James Guthrie. Animals is a concept album, focusing on the social-political conditions of mid-1970s Britain, and was a change from the style of the band's earlier work.
Sepultura – Against [Reissue/1997] CD (BMG)
Formed in 1984, Sepultura is arguably Brazil's biggest music export having enjoyed huge global success throughout their career to date. During this time, they've released fifteen studio albums and sold over 20 million units worldwide. Against, originally released in 1998, is the seventh studio album by the band and is the first album with the new frontman Derrick Green, who replaced Max Cavalera in 1997. Released in 2001, Sepultura’s eighth album Nation features guest appearances from artists such as Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed), Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys), Cristian Machado (III Niño), João Gordo (Ratos de Porão), and Apocalyptica. [Vinyl due 10/28.]
Slade – Crackers [Reissue/1985] CD/LP (BMG)
Slade's Christmas smash hit “Merry Xmas Everybody” can be heard on Crackers for the first time in this re-compilation of the seminal Christmas album. The original single for “Merry Christmas Everybody” was released in 1973 and has been a huge UK hit ever since. Hitting 49 this year, this Christmas banger is now added to this updated version of Slade’s 1985 Christmas album Crackers, making it the ultimate Christmas party album for all during the festive season.
Thievery Corporation - Sounds From the Thievery Hi-Fi 2xLP (Sun Records)
The debut album from Thievery Corporation was released in 1997 as a first-of-its-kind electronica record. The phrase “trip-hop” was coined in 1994 during the influx of alt-rock techno music and perfectly describes the acid-jazz tracks that make up the album. With a blend of lounge, electronic, and folk influences, this is a listening experience that caters to everyone. The remastered album features the signature track “Shaolin Satellite” and bonus tracks “Sun, Moon, and Stars” and “Sleeper Car.” Reissued on orange vinyl as part of the RSD Essentials series.
Thievery Corporation - Mirror Conspiracy 2xLP (Sun Records)
Remastered for the first time since its original release in 2000, Mirror Conspiracy is the second studio album from ambient duo Thievery Corporation, the brainchild of Eric Hilton and Rob Garza. The lasting influence of this effervescent album on modern lo-fi music cannot be understated. The record includes the popular hits “Lebanese Blonde” which features vocals by Pam Bricker, and “Le Monde” with vocals by French singer Lou Lou Gehlickhani. Reissued on white vinyl as part of the RSD Essentials series.
Tom Waits – Blood Money (20th Anniversary Edition) LP+MP3 (ANTI-)
2002's Blood Money is based on the true story of Woyzeck, a conscripted German soldier, who murders the mother of his child after being driven mad by army drug experiments. This is a darkly rhythmic record, illuminating life's bleak carnival with songs like "Misery Is The River Of The World" and "God's Away On Business" and includes the melancholic beauty of "All The World Is Green" and "The Part You Throw Away". Marimba, bass clarinet, trumpet, viola, cello, calliope, and log drums form the core group of instruments. "Blood Money is flesh and bone, earthbound," said Waits of the record. "The songs are rooted in reality: jealousy, rage, the human meat wheel...They are more carnal. Kathleen and I are well suited to this material. She is hilarious, blasphemous, and ominous. I like a beautiful song that tells you terrible things." [Several colorways are available, including an indie store 180gm metallic silver pressing.]
Bobby Weir – Bobby Weir & The Wolf Brothers: Live In Colorado, Vol. 2 CD/2xLP (Third Man)
Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros: Live In Colorado, Vol 2 features more songs recorded at the band’s live performances at the historic Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado and the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater in Vail, Colorado on June 8, 9, 11, 12, 2020, including classic Grateful Dead hits, "Ripple" and "Brokedown Palace" along with covers of Merle Haggard and Marvin Gaye. These shows were the group’s first live audience concerts in over a year and featured Greg Leisz on pedal steel, along with The Wolfpack: Alex Kelly, Brian Switzer, Adam Theis, Mads Tolling and Sheldon Brown. “Been too long,” Weir said of the performances, “but I can’t think of a better place to pick it back up…” [Limited-edition clear vinyl. Free tote bag with purchase while supplies last!]