New Releases - 11/10/23

Hitting The Racks

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

New Releases

Aesop Rock – Integrated Tech Solutions CD/LP (Rhymesayers)

On Integrated Tech Solutions—a concept album about an organization offering “lifestyle - and industry-specific applications designed to curate a desired multi-experience”—Aesop Rock wields insidious corporate-speak as a tool to pry the parasitic business culture away from the parts of life that truly matter, while picking apart the charlatan language. On “Mindful Solutionism”, as the wheel evolves seamlessly into modern agriculture—and then into atomic bombs, cigarettes, and surveillance cameras, Aes sums the spiral up in just a few words: “We cannot be trusted with the stuff that we come up with.” The album sounds like the past and future at once. [Limited-edition white vinyl.]

AJR – The Maybe Man CD/LP (Republic)

New full-length album by the indie-pop sibling trio. The three brothers born and raised in New York City – have achieved a startling level of success in a short period of time. From the success of their buoyant electro-pop single "I'm Ready" to runaway smash "Weak," AJR is making a splash. Raised on the vinyl of the ‘50s and ‘60s, AJR was initially inspired by the likes of The Beach Boys and Frankie Valli, but the sound they've created has been favorably compared to a modern mix of those classic sounds, with flavors of Imagine Dragons, fun., and even some hip-hop production elements pointing towards Kanye West. [Indie store exclusive ‘iridescent pearlized’ purple vinyl.]

Assiko Golden Band de Grand Yoff – Magg Tekki LP (Mississippi)

Assiko Golden Band de Grand Yoff is a sprawling drum collective tearing up Dakar's nightlife scene. Senegalese poet Djiby Ly (Wau Wau Collectif) is backed by 14 different percussive instruments plus horns, winds, marimbas, and the occasional accordion, bringing Count Ossie's spiritually elevated polyrhythms back home to Fela Kuti's orchestra.

Baby Queen – Quarter Life Crisis CD/LP (Island)

Featuring 12 tracks, including the previously released singles “Dream Girl” and “We Can Be Anything”, Quarter Life Crisis was produced by long-time collaborator, King Ed. There’s a Matt Healy, Billie Eilish and Charli XCX-esque quality to Baby Queen’s thoughtful songwriting. Baby Queen is a deeply personal project for Bella, born out of feeling like a misfit as she tried to fit into London life, pulled into a vacuum of fashion parties and Instagram influencers. Exposure to a world of fake personalities and self-obsession brought her back to her first passion and she felt compelled to write songs about her experiences. [Limited-edition clear purple marble vinyl pressing with alternate cover art.]

Bear’s Den – First Loves & White Magnolias CD/LP (Communion)

After an incredibly prolific 2022, which saw them release their highly-praised fourth studio album 'Blue Hours' in May, and their original soundtrack for the Apple TV+ series Trying, on which they collaborated with the likes of Maisie Peters and Jade Bird, folk-pop duo Bear's Den return once again to release a pair of new EPs. [Limited-edition yellow vinyl.]

Beirut – Hadsel CD/LP (Pompeii)

Hadsel is the first new full-length record since Beirut’s 2019 release, Gallipoli. Recorded in the Norwegian island of Hadsel shortly after a physical and mental break forced Condon to cancel his 2019 tour, Condon was looking for a place to recover after being left in a state of shock and self-doubt. Working in isolation, Condon explains, “I was lost in a trance, stumbling blindly through my own mental collapse that I had been pushing aside since I was a teenager. It came and rang me like a bell. I was left agonizing over many things past and present while the beauty of nature, the northern lights and fearsome storms played an awesome show around me. The few hours of light would expose the unfathomable be auty of the mountains and the fjords, and the hours - long twilights would fill me with subdued excitement. I’d like to believe that scenery is somehow present in the music.” The resulting is a collection of songs beautifully reflecting that vulnerability, sense of self-determination and belief that after collapse, one can learn to manage on their own again. [Indie store exclusive ‘ice breaker’ white vinyl.]

Brandy – Christmas With Brandy CD (Motown)

A generational talent who is revered by her peers and fans alike, Brandy brings her wisdom and experience to her new holiday album, Christmas With Brandy. A thoughtful, mixed gift bag, the album features Brandy singing original material and bringing new life to classic holiday standards. When she's not dazzling listeners with a crystalline cover, Brandy is diving deep into the R&B bag that made us fall in love with her from the very beginning. [A limited-edition red color vinyl version due December 1.]

Colbie Caillat – Along The Way LP (BFD)

Recently released on CD – now available on vinyl. Along The Way is the seventh studio album by singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat. It marks her first solo album in seven years since the release of Malibu Sessions (2016). [Indie store exclusive teal vinyl.]

Cave In – Heavy Pendulum: The Singles – Live At BBC’s Maida Vale Studios LP (Relapse)

The legendary Cave In perform a ferocious live set at BBC Studios in Maida Vale. The session was recorded on October 24, 2022, on The Radio 1 Rock Show with Daniel P. Carter, and features tracks from their critically acclaimed album, Heavy Pendulum.

Zooey Celeste – Restless Thoughts LP (ATO)

Restless Thoughts, the full-length debut from Zooey Celeste was produced in Brooklyn by Nick Hakim. Centered on Zooey's hypnotic baritone vocals and set against a backdrop of sparse drum-machine beats and droney guitar tones, the album drifts between avant-punk, chamber-pop and lo-fi psychedelia, drawing the listener into a sustained dream state. Colombian Canadian singer/songwriter Tei Shi (aka Valerie Teicher Barbosa) joins Zooey on "Big Trouble" for a sublime piece of surrealist dance-pop. [Limited edition turquoise vinyl.]

Daneshevskaya – Long Is The Tunnel 12”/Cassette (Winspear)

Daneshevskaya - the creative alias of Brooklyn musician Anna Beckerman - is an ode to the singer's Lithuanian familial roots, and while her music can be delicate and dreamy, it's underpinned by a sense of great ambition. Long Is The Tunnel features notable contributions from Lewis Evans of Black Country, New Road, and production work by members of the critically-praised art-rock band Model/Actriz. Over the course of the seven-track project, Daneshevskaya shares standout tracks like the delicately disorienting "Big Bird" and "Somewhere In The Middle" - an oblique folk/rock track with compelling dynamic shifts. [Indie store exclusive blood red vinyl.]

Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country – Reflector LP (Retrace)

When people first meet Daniel Donato, they’re not fully braced for this walking tornado of creative energy. “They think there’s something that tips the scale in ways they don’t understand,” says Donato about his over-the-top, slightly manic vibe. “But what actually tips the scale is the amount of thought and analysis I put into my work and art, all of which is taken from the lessons of my life.” Reflector's 15 songs offer 66 minutes of ecstatic musical immersion. It's an album in the classic sense of the word, tracks that are individually memorable but sound even better coming one after the other and make the sum greater than the total of its parts. ''We're touching on a lot with this record, which is also why there's so many songs on it,'' acknowledges Donato, whose stinging Fender Telecaster tone is the strongest glue of continuity throughout. ''If you're the kind of person who wants to listen to a record and have a record be a companion with you, then Reflector is going to vibrate in your frequency.'' [Indie store exclusive blue vinyl. All copies at Grimey’s are signed by Daniel and available for in-store purchase only.]

Dos Senoritas – Classic Banjo Duets LP (Deko Music)

Champion fiddler Aaron Jonah Lewis has been elbow-deep in traditional American fiddle and banjo music since their first lessons at the age of five with Kentucky native Robert Oppelt. Lewis has taken blue ribbons at the Appalachian String Band Festival in Clifftop, WV, and at the Old Fiddlers Convention in Galax, VA, the oldest and largest fiddlers convention in the country. This may be the first collection of exclusively classic banjo duets ever recorded, including three pieces by the Mozart of the Banjo himself, Joe Morley, two by another great UK banjo composer, Emile Grimshaw, and a monstrous Grand Polka de Concert by composer, Paul Eno, entitled “Cupid's Arrow”.

Vincent Neil Emerson – The Golden Crystal Kingdom LP (RCA)

The Golden Crystal Kingdom is the new album from Texas troubadour and singer-songwriter Vincent Neil Emerson. This 12-track collection is produced by Shooter Jennings and expands the artist's repertoire into classic rock and ‘70s AM territory, tapping into the storied sounds of legends like Neil Young and Tom Petty. [Indie store exclusive gold color vinyl.]

Art Feynman – Be Good The Crazy Boys LP (Western Vinyl)

Until now, Art Feynman - the eccentric alter ego of accomplished producer Luke Temple - has strictly been a solo act, a way for the artist to explore surprising sonic landscapes without the burdens of identity. Slightly twisted takes on Kosmische musik, worldbeat, and art pop can all be found scattered across the Art Feynman discography, but with his new album Be Good The Crazy Boys, Feynman fully immerses himself into pools of collective madness. [Limited edition leaf green vinyl.]

Michael Franti & Spearhead – Big Big Love CD (Boo Boo Wax)

Michael Franti is a globally recognized musician, humanitarian, activist, and award-winning filmmaker revered for his high-energy live shows, inspiring music, devotion to health and wellness, worldwide philanthropic efforts and the power of optimism. Michael Franti & Spearhead continue to foster their community both on and off stage with a wish granting non-profit, Do It For The Love, founded by Franti and his wife, Sara. Do It For The Love brings those with life threatening illnesses, veterans, and children with severe challenges to concerts worldwide, fulfilling over 3,300 wishes and touching the lives of over 12,000 people to date.

Sam Gendel – Audiobook LP/Cassette (Psychic Hotline)

Audiobook, the new project from multi-instrumentalist Sam Gendel and visual artist/filmmaker Marcella Cytrynowicz, consists of 13 tracks in conversation with 26 corresponding illustrations. Both a visual work and instrumental album whose vivid colors are woven into a soundscape that could be a ‘90s sci-fi soundtrack.

Goat – Medicine LP (Rocket Recordings)

It is hard to know how many times the mythology and mystery of Goat's backstory can be written about, but new release Medicine does away with any need to dwell on the past, returning with a more introspective, slightly mellower psych-folk sound that remains recognizably them. There is a consistently restrained, warm feel across the whole work, and the band suggest that the overall theme of the album is about "the impermanence of life in different ways: sickness, relationships, love, death and how our time is finite." At times the album's sound has nods to classic Swedish ‘70s psych/prog/folk acts such as Arbete & Fritid, Charlie & Esdor and Träd, Gräs & Stenar. [Limited edition ‘wavy cap’ color vinyl.]

Helmet – Left LP (earMUSIC)

Helmet, the iconic alternative metal band from New York that has left an indelible mark on the scene and shaped generations of rock artists, returns with Left, the first album in seven years. "Holiday" is the first single from this album, which can rightly be called the most elegant and articulate sonic assault of the year. [Indie store exclusive clear vinyl.]

Kevin Morby – More Photographs (A Continuum) LP (Dead Oceans)

Kevin Morby writes (and records, and imagines) at an almost incomparable clip, and his most recent album, This Is A Photograph, studies life, time and mortality through myriad lenses. It's a dynamic, buoyant record on big, heavy themes, so it only makes sense that Morby found he wasn't quite done with it on it's completion. More Photographs (A Continuum) finds new nooks, corners, and vantage points. "If This Is A Photograph is a house that you have been living inside of," says Morby, "then More Photographs is, perhaps, the same home just experienced differently. As if you, its inhabitant, have taken a tab of something psychedelic and now, suddenly, you've replaced your eyeglasses with kaleidoscopes." Here, Morby returns to his landmark album's bottomless themes with new wisdom, new imagination, and the winking, looping callbacks that tie his full body of work together in uniquely special ways. [Limited-edition Coke bottle clear vinyl.]

David Morris – Bored In The USA CD (Grey Area)

David Morris has a gift for fusing traditional country music with modern pop and hip-hop, to create an entirely unique vehicle for storytelling. Bored In The USA tells stories that reflect the realities of living in a small town in Appalachia in a raw and honest way. Featuring hit singles "Dutton Ranch Freestyle" and "Carrying Your Love", Morris has created a well-rounded album that offers both celebration and reflection.

The Native Cats – The Way On Is The Way Off LP (Chapter Music)

Spiritual forebears to the current wave of speak-singing post-punk a la Dry Cleaning and Sleaford Mods, The Native Cats have grown a sizeable cult following from their home in Tasmania (Australia's remote and chilly island state) since the late 2000s. Their minimal bass and drums rumble is offset by Chloe's lyrics which twist, confound and linger.

Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – King Of Cowards LP (Rocket Recordings)

Limited splatter color vinyl pressing. Seven is the magic number. Indeed, not only do psychologists theorize that the human brain can only memorize a sequence of this length, but Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs - the Newcastle-based maximalists whose riffs, raw power and rancor have blazed a trail across the darker quarters of the underground in the last five years - have made a second album in King Of Cowards which does its damnedest to take consciousness to its very limits.

PinkPantheress – Heaven Knows CD/LP (300 Entertainment)

Debut album by English musician PinkPantheress (real name Victoria Beverley Walker). Heaven Knows is the follow-up to her 2021 mixtape To Hell With It and includes the singles "Boy's A Liar Pt. 2" (with Ice Spice), "Mosquito", and "Capable Of Love". The album reveals PinkPantheress' inner self-reflection as she explores various types of relationships, including romantic, parasocial, materialistic pursuits, grief, and finding contentment within loneliness. "The record is about grief for a loss but being at peace with yourself in your aloneness. Journeying from hell into purgatory, but I'm ok with being there."

Chris Stapleton – Higher CD/2xLP (Mercury Nashville)

Current ACM Entertainer of the Year, Chris Stapleton releases his fifth studio album Higher. The album features 14 songs including the first single, “White Horse”. Chris has won numerous awards including eight Grammy Awards, ten Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards – including the current Entertainer Of The Year, and 14 Country Music Association (CMA) Awards. He was named ACM’s Artist-Songwriter of the Decade. In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Stapleton at No. 170 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. [Indie store exclusive bone white vinyl. Free poster with purchase while supplies last!]

Sunwatchers – Music Is Victory Over Time CD/LP (Trouble In Mind)

In the decade or so that hard-working New York quartet Sunwatchers has operated, the group has steadily and subtly refined their sound - a brain-blasting mixture of jazz, psychedelia, krautrock, punk, noise, and Saharan blues - into something that is avant-leaning enough to appeal to the discerning jazz and experimental music fan and weird and wooly enough to get the true heads' toes tapping. Music Is Victory Over Time is the band's fifth album, seeing the long-running lineup of Peter Kerlin (bass guitar), Jim McHugh (guitars), Jason Robira (drums), and Jeff Tobias (alto saxophone and keyboards) in prime form. [Limited-edition ‘Kool-Aid sunflar’ color vinyl.]

The Third Mind – 2 2xLP (Yep Roc)

The Third Mind (Dave Alvin, Victor Krummenacher, Jesse Sykes, David Immerglück and Michael Jerome) return with their second album, 2, and more mind melting guitar work. The psychedelic trip continues with covers of "Sally Go Round The Roses", "Groovin' is Easy", "Why Not Your Baby", and more. The six-song set includes one original, "Tall Grass", and runs the length of three LP sides. The fourth side of the LP includes an etching of the Third Mind mandala by Tony Fitzpatrick. The album cover includes artwork from Lou Beach.

Youth Fountain – Together In Lonesome CD/LP (Pure Noise)

Since forming Youth Fountain in 2017, the Vancouver BC-based Tyler Zanon has been a prolific writer, ascending on the shoulders of a cutting, introspective sound Kerrang hailed as “so raw and young that one can't help but wonder if [Youth Fountain] were peers of Taking Back Sunday and Saves The Day back in the early 2000s.” As he revisited lyric notebooks and hard drives from Youth Fountain early days and previous bands, Zanon amassed a collection of demos he brought to producer Anton DeLost (State Champs, Mayday Parade). Together, the pair worked to transform them into Together In Lonesome standouts – like the skate-punk pit-starting “Clarity”, angular “A Few Notes For Orpheus”, and skyscraping “Twin Flame” – while crafting songs like “Identical Days” and first single “Fallen Short”, the anthemic encapsulation of Youth Fountain’s unbridled, nostalgic blend of emo, pop-punk, and alternative rock, from the ground up. [Indie store exclusive ‘swamp green’ vinyl.]

Reissues, Comps, Live Recordings, Vault Excavations...

The Amity Affliction – Severed Ties LP (UNFD)

Limited red and cream color vinyl pressing housed in gatefold jacket. Severed Ties is the 2008 debut studio album by Australian post-hardcore band The Amity Affliction. The album debuted at No. 26 on the ARIA Albums Chart, and No. 6 on the related Australian Artists Albums Chart.

Chet Baker – Blues For A Reason [Reissue/1984] LP (Elemental Music)

Blues For A Reason is legendary trumpeter Chet Baker's only recorded collaboration with saxophonist Warne Marsh. Includes an alternate take of “Looking Good Tonight” appearing for the first time ever on vinyl.

The Beatles – The Beatles 1962-1966 (The Red Album) 2xCD/3xLP (Capitol)
The Beatles – The Beatles 1967-1970 (The Blue Album) 2xCD/3xLP (Capitol)
The Beatles – The Beatles 1962-1966 & The Beatles 1967-1970 (The Red And Blue Albums) 6xLP (Capitol)

These landmark compilations introduced generations of fans to the incredible history of the most storied band in music. For its 50th anniversary, these 2023 editions have been expanded with bonus tracks, added chronologically (twelve on 1962-1966 and nine on 1967-1970). Among the bonus tracks is the last Beatles song “Now And Then” which includes John Lennon’s 1970s vocal and piano demo recording with parts played by Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, as well as a new arrangement for strings. Half-speed mastered 180gm vinyl pressings are available, including a limited 6xLP box set collecting each volume. [Free Beatles poster with purchase while supplies last!]

Botch – American Nervoso [Reissue/1998] LP+MP3 (Sargent House)
Botch – We Are The Romans [Reissue/1999] 2xLP+MP3 (Sargent House)

Limited transparent blue and double red and blue color vinyl pressings (respectively). Legendary Tacoma, Washington mathcore/hardcore/metal band Botch's debut full-length American Nervoso was originally recorded in 1998, eventually becoming one of the most ground-breaking records during a pivotal shift in heavy music. Their second and final full-length album We Are The Romans was originally released in 1999 to critical acclaim, eventually becoming one of the most ground-breaking and influential albums during a pivotal shift in heavy music.

Bright Eyes – A Christmas Album [Reissue/2002] LP (Dead Oceans)

Bright Eyes' A Christmas Album begins with a piano, flute, ambient noise, and musical saw-driven version of "Away In A Manger", helping weed out casual Christmas music enjoyers, but all too tempting for the most devout of Conor Oberst's disciples, who originally learned that the warmth of the holiday season is trumped only by it's potential for melancholy back in 2002 with the original Saddle Creek release. [Limited edition translucent red vinyl.]

Brother Cane – Brother Cane [Reissue/1993] LP (Blind Tiger)

30th Anniversary fully remastered release of their debut 1993 award winning album. [Indie store exclusive orange vinyl.]

The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Jazz At Oberlin [Reissue/1953] LP (Craft Recordings)

Recorded at Oberlin College, Ohio in 1953, the Dave Brubeck Quartet's Jazz At Oberlin album is one of the earliest works in the cool jazz genre. As well as Dave Brubeck (piano) the album also features Paul Desmond (alto sax), Lloyd Davis (drums) and Ron Cotty (bass). This new edition of the album is released as part of the Original Jazz Classics Series and is pressed on 180gm vinyl at RTI with all-analog mastering from the original tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio. It is presented in a tip-on jacket.

Bush – Loaded: The Greatest Hits 1994-2023 2xLP (Round Hill Music)

Bush's first-ever greatest hits collection collects 21 tracks spanning the band's entire catalogue featuring seven #1 singles plus brand-new track "Nowhere To Go But Everywhere" and a rare studio cover of The Beatles' "Come Together". [Limited-edition cloudy clear vinyl.]

Cat Power – Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert CD/2xLP (Domino)

Last November in London, Cat Power took the stage at the Royal Albert Hall and delivered a song-for-song recreation of one of the most fabled and transformative live sets of all time. Held at the Manchester FreeTrade Hall in May 1966—but long known as the Royal Albert Hall Concert due to a mislabeled bootleg—the original performance saw Bob Dylan switching from acoustic to electric midway through the show, drawing ire from an audience of folk purists and forever altering the course of rock ‘n’ roll. In her own rendition of that historic night, the artist otherwise known as Chan Marshall inhabited each song with equal parts conviction and grace and a palpable sense of protectiveness, ultimately transposing the anarchic tension of Dylan’s set with a warm and luminous joy. [Indie store exclusive white vinyl.]

Cave In – Heavy Pendulum: The Singles – Live At BBC’s Maida Vale Studios LP (Relapse)

The legendary Cave In perform a ferocious live set at BBC Studios in Maida Vale. The session was recorded on October 24, 2022, on The Radio 1 Rock Show with Daniel P. Carter, and features tracks from their critically acclaimed album, Heavy Pendulum. [Indie store exclusive blood red vinyl.]

Don Cherry – Art Deco [Reissue/1989] LP (Verve)

Limited 180gm vinyl pressing. Don Cherry reunited with his bandmates Charlie Haden and Billy Higgins from the original Ornette Coleman Quartet along with 'Texas tenor' saxophonist James Clay on this stellar session from 1989. Pressed at Third Man in Detroit.

Art Farmer – Portrait Of Art Farmer LP (Craft Recordings)

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing housed in tip-on jacket. Acoustic Sounds and Contemporary Records present this new reissue of iconic jazz trumpet player Art Farmer's 1958 Contemporary Records debut, "Portrait of Art Farmer". Featuring Hank Jones (piano), Addison Farmer (bass) and Roy Haynes (drums) with this edition pressed at QRP with (AAA) lacquers cut from the original tapes by Bernie Grundman.

The Feelies – Some Kinda Love: Performing The Music Of The Velvet Underground CD/LP (Bar/None)

18 classic songs from the Velvet Underground catalog performed by The Feelies at White Eagle Hall/ Jersey City, NJ - October 13, 2018. Includes VU standards "Sweet Jane", "Rock & Roll", and "I'm Waiting For The Man", as well as rarely covered material like "I Heard Her Call My Name", and "That's The Story of My Life". [Indie store exclusive gray vinyl.]

Fuel – Something Like Human [Reissue/2000] LP (Wargod)

It's been over 20 years since Fuel released their double-platinum album, Something Like Human. Despite a Billboard Top 40 hit with "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)", the album managed to evade a release on vinyl format until 2021, when Wargod teamed up with Fuel and Sony/Epic for first ever vinyl release. Now available to retail on black vinyl the album includes liner notes from founding member and primary songwriter, Carl Bell.

Johnny Griffin – Live At Ronnie Scott’s 1964 LP (Gearbox)

This archival recording of the legendary tenor sax "Little Giant" Johnny Griffin playing at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club and backed by members of Ronnie's House Band (Stan Tracey, Malcolm Cecil and Jackie Dougan) was mastered at Gearbox Records using an all-analogue signal chain and cut directly from the original tapes, which were recorded at the club by Les Tomkins in 1964.

Girls Against Boys – House Of GVSB [Reissue/1995] LP (Touch and Go)

Recorded in 1995 at Water Music in Hoboken, NJ, with producer Ted Niceley at the helm, House Of GVSB captures Girls Against Boys at the zenith of their musical prowess. The album has a simmering anxiety throughout, a kind of vertigo, a taste of what the band was experiencing at the time. Released in 1998, on House of GVSB, Girls Against Boys hit their stride.

Grateful Dead – Built To Last [Reissue/1989] LP (Grateful Dead/WEA)
Grateful Dead – Without A Net [Reissue/1990] 3xLP (Grateful Dead/WEA)

The Grateful Dead's final studio album, released in October 1989, contains some of the strongest songs of the later-era Grateful Dead, including "Foolish Heart", "Standing On The Moon", and Brent Mydland's "Blow Away". The band’s 1990 live album Without A Net is a sonic wonder, filled with some of the best material played by the Dead on the last tours featuring Brent Mydland, who would pass away before the album was completed. Included on the album is a beautiful rendition of “Dear Mr. Fantasy”, a late addition to the tracklist, as a tribute to Brent, to whom the album is dedicated.

Grouplove – Never Trust A Happy Song [Reissue/2011] 2xLP (Atlantic)

Clear vinyl pressing. It's been twelve years since Grouplove met on a commune in Greece and brought the idea of forming a band back to California. They'd never have anticipated making it this far: five albums, multiple chart-topping singles across alternative and pop formats, a Grammy nomination, and critical acclaim from outlets such as Rolling Stone, which heralded the group as "a band who have perfected big, radio-friendly rock songs."

Jimi Hendrix Experience – Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live At The Hollywood Bowl: August 18, 1967 CD/LP (Sony Legacy)

Live archive collection. This recording has never been released or even bootlegged. It captures the Jimi Hendrix Experience at a unique moment in their illustrious career. Before a sold-out audience of 17,000 people, the Experience overwhelmed an unsuspecting audience with a superb show that encompassed his renditions of songs by the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters as well as signature songs such as "Purple Haze" and "The Wind Cries Mary". Are You Experienced, the group's debut album, had not yet been released by Jimi's label Reprise.

Bruce Hornsby – Spirit Trail [25th Anniversary Edition] 3xCD/3xLP (Zappo Productions)

Bruce Hornsby has been making great music for a long time, and 2023 marks the 25th anniversary of his Spirit Trail album, which was initially released in 1998. This was Hornsby’s sixth release, and the anniversary edition includes all the original material, remastered by Bob Ludwig, four previously unreleased tracks, and over 70 minutes of live performances. The final touch is a 36-page booklet with new liner notes and photographs.

Hot Mulligan – Pilot [Reissue/2018 LP (Wax Bodega)
Hot Mulligan – You’ll Be Fine [Reissue/2020] LP (Wax Bodega)
Hot Mulligan – I Won’t Reach You [Reissue/2021] 12” (Wax Bodega)
Hot Mulligan – Acoustic Vol. 1 + 2 [Reissue/2022] 12” (Wax Bodega)

Pilot (pressed on purple w/ white color vinyl) is Hot Mulligan's debut full-length album. The record expanded on the band's emo-leaning pop-punk sound and opened them up to a wide new audience. This is Pilot's first time in retail in years. Hot Mulligan will has brand new album out, "Why Would I Watch," in 2023. The band’s second album You’ll Be Fine is now available on white w/ red color vinyl. I Won’t Reach You is a five-song follow-up EP to 2020's critically acclaimed You'll Be Fine. The five songs were written and recorded during quarantine from COVID-19 and pack a real punch. Acoustic Vol. 1 + 2 (pressed on green w/ white color vinyl) features eight songs from throughout the band's career, in addition to a Taking Back Sunday cover.

Hasaan Ibn Ali – Reaching For The Stars: Trios / Duos / Solos CD/LP (Omnivore Recordings)

11 previously unissued tracks from the influential Philadelphia jazz pianist and composer.

Isis – Mosquito Control / The Red Sea 2xLP (Ipecac)

Isis' 1998 EP Mosquito Control and 1999 EP The Red Sea combined on double-LP. [Indie store exclusive silver vinyl.]

KC & The Sunshine Band – The Best Of KC & The Sunshine Band [Reissue/1985] LP (Rhino)

Compilation by the "Boogie Man" and his iconic disco group.

LaJohn & Sheela – Too Far Gone b/w Everybody’s Problem 7” (Numero)

Chicago's Magic Touch label gets the Numero Group treatment. Available for the first time ever on 7", boogie holy-grail "Too Far Gone" has been "Too Hard To Find" on the second hand market since first introduced to the masses via the legendary cratesmith Mark Grusane of Mr. Peabody Records. [Limited-edition translucent blue vinyl.]

Harold Land – The Peace-Maker [Reissue/1968] LP (Verve)

The Peace-Maker is an album by saxophonist Harold Land recorded in late 1967 and early 1968.

Måneskin – Rush! (Are U Coming?) CD/2xLP (Arista)

Måneskin’s debut album – originally released in January 2023 – has been expanded with five brand new tracks not on the CD. The vinyl edition contains seven additional songs not included on the single-LP along with the five brand new tracks featured on this new CD version. Måneskin is a critically acclaimed four-piece-rock band that began busking on the streets of Rome as teenagers, and now just a few years later, are a razor tight group of captivating musicians widely hailed for being at the forefront of driving a worldwide resurgence of rock music. [Indie store exclusive scarlet splatter vinyl.]

Meshuggah – Chaosphere [Reissue/1998] CD/LP (Atomic Fire)

Originally released on November 9th, 1998, Meshuggah's third full length studio album shows the band toning down some of the thrashier sounds of previous releases in favor of the more technical, polyrhythmic, groove-oriented sound they would go to explore on subsequent albums. The album contains the songs "New Millennium Cyanide Christ", "Corridor of Chameleons", and "Neurotica", some of the band's most streamed tracks, among other highlights.

Wes Montgomery – The Complete Full House Recordings 2xCD/3xLP (Craft Recordings)

Released to celebrate influential jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery's centennial, The Complete Full House Recordings brings together all the recordings from the Full House sessions with two previously unreleased performances. Featuring Johnny Griffin, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb, this collection has new liner notes by journalist Bill Milkowski and is mastered from the original analog tapes by Joe Tarantino.

Willie Nelson – Rainbow Connection [Reissue/2001] LP (Island)
Willie Nelson – It Will Always Be [Reissue/2004] LP (Lost Highway)

180gm black vinyl reissues of the 49th and 52nd albums by the country music legend. It Will Always Be features a cover of the Allman Brothers Band song "Midnight Rider" as a duet with Toby Keith. Rainbow Connection contains tracks such as "Rainbow Connection" and "I'm Looking Over A Four-Leaf Clover".

New Order – True Faith [Reissue/1987] 12” (WB)
New Order – True Faith Remix (2023 Remaster) 12” (WB)
New Order – Blue Monday ’88 (2023 Remaster) 12” (WB)

Originally released on Factory Records in March 1983, “Blue Monday” has become one of New Order’s most recognizable tracks, along with 1987’s “True Faith” which was co-produced by the band Steven Hague.

Olivia Newton-John – Soul Kiss [Reissue/1985] LP (Primary Wave)

Limited picture disc vinyl pressing. Soul Kiss is the twelfth studio album by Olivia Newton-John, originally released in 1985. It reached No. 11 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart and No. 29 on the United States Billboard 200. The album was produced by long-time associate John Farrar, who also co-wrote four tracks.

Powerman 5000 – Mega!! Kung Fu Radio [Reissue/1997] LP (Real Gone Music)

Limited black and blue swirl color vinyl pressing. Having (barely) survived the inaugural vinyl detonation of Powerman 5000's Tonight The Stars Revolt!, it's predecessor, 1997's Mega!! Kung-Fu Radio is now reissued on vinyl. The initial title of this record (their first studio album) was The Blood Splat Rating System. Once that release won awards from the Boston Phoenix Reader's Poll for Best Metal Album, Best Rap Album, and Album of the Year, DreamWorks signed PM5K and re-issued Blood Splat under the Mega!! Kung-Fu Radio title in remixed, remastered, and supercharged form with a couple of new tracks, the title cut and the great "20 Miles To Texas 25 To Hell".

Primitive Man – Scorn [Reissue/2013] LP (Relapse)

Limited black & white splatter vinyl pressing. Denver, Colorado's Primitive Man unleashed their filthy, malignant maelstrom of blackened doom debut album Scorn in 2013. Thrillingly misanthropic in their approach, Primitive Man drench their post-apocalyptic vision of the world in waves of feedback, pummeling guitars and hopelessly frightening vocals. If a bright end of summer record is what you're in need of, run as fast as you can from Primitive Man's Scorn - this is Grade-A hateful, soul-annihilating music of the darkest order.

Public Enemy – It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back [Reissue/1988] 2xLP (Def Jam)

35th anniversary edition. It Takes a Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back is the second studio album by Public Enemy, originally released in 1988.

Tito Puente – El Rey Bravo LP (Craft Recordings)

El Rey Bravo is one of Tito Puente's best original albums released under the label of Tico in the ‘60s. The album features one of his best hits, "Oye Cómo Va”. Tito Puente and his orchestra lay down a driving irresistible beat that moves from beginning to end in a pulsating performance and create an added appeal with their ensemble singing which lends authenticity to the music.

R.E.M. – Up (25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) 2xCD/2xCD+Blu-ray/2xLP (Craft Recordings)

Released in 1998, Up is the eleventh studio album by R.E.M. The album, featuring the singles "Daysleeper”, “Lotus”, “Suspicion” and “At My Most Beautiful”, draws inspiration from electronic music, using a wide range of tools to create a dreamy pop landscape that is reflective and moody. This expanded 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition also offers a complete, previously unreleased live set from the band’s appearance on the ‘90s hit TV series Party Of Five. [The 2xCD+Blu-ray edition features Up in Hi-Res and 5.1 Surround Sound audio, performance footage, the original EPK, plus HD-restored music videos.]

John Scofield – A Go Go [Reissue/1998] LP (Verve)

Guitar legend John Scofield fuses with trip-hop jazz trio Medeski, Martin & Wood on this influential and much-loved album, originally released on New Year's Day in 1998. The quartet gets funky on "Chank" and the organ-drenched "Hottentot" and nods to Scofield's fusion roots on album highlight "Jeep On 35".

Todd Snider – Crank It, We’re Doomed CD/2xLP (Aimless)

Todd Snider was amid one of the most creative periods of his career when he recorded Crank It, We’re Doomed in 2007. He was writing at a frenetic pace and experimenting with musical ideas he would develop more fully on later releases. He not only finished and recorded the 15 songs on Crank It that year, but he also wrote and recorded the seven songs that appeared on Shit Sandwich, the digital-only EP released in 2010 by his alter ego Elmo Buzz & The Eastside Bulldogs. The tracks on Shit Sandwich made up the bulk of Snider’s 2016 full-length release, Eastside Bulldog. At some point after Snider decided to put Crank It, We’re Doomed on the shelf, the stereo masters were lost. Over the years, both Snider and McCullough made efforts to locate the masters with no luck. The subject came up again recently when they met to discuss making another record together. After hearing the record for the first time in more than a decade, Snider was no longer bothered by it being “all over the map.” So he shared it with a few friends and advisors, who recognized its historical importance and encouraged him to release it. [Indie store exclusive translucent orange vinyl.]

Social Distortion – Mommy’s Little Monster (40th Anniversary) LP (Craft Recordings)

40th anniversary vinyl edition of Southern Californian punk pioneers Social Distortion's 1983 debut album Mommy’s Little Monster. Newly mastered from the original analog tapes and pressed on 180-gram vinyl, the album contains the nine original songs, including title track “Mommy’s Little Monster” and single “Another State of Mind”, newly packaged in a gatefold jacket to match the original release. [Indie store exclusive clear w/ smoke vinyl.]

Sodom – 1982 CD/LP (Steamhammer)

Includes re-recordings of their early songs “Witching Metal”, “Victims Of The Death”, “Let's Fight In The Darkness Of Hell” and “Equinox”.

Sparks [fka Halfnelson)– Halfnelson [Reissue/1971] LP (Friday Music)
Sparks – A Woofer In Tweeter’s Clothing [Reissue/1973] LP (Friday Music)

The “new” colorways keep coming. Sparks, originally titled Halfnelson, is the debut album by the Los Angeles rock band Sparks. The album was first released as Halfnelson, the band's original name, and reissued a year later under the group's new name. A Woofer In Tweeter's Clothing is their second studio album.

These New Puritans – Field Of Reeds [Reissue/2013] LP (Infectious Music)

Field Of Reeds is the third studio album by British art rock band These New Puritans, originally released in 2013. Produced by Jack Barnett and Graham Sutton, the album features prominent contributions from over thirty-eight session musicians, including jazz singer Elisa Rodrigues, and finds the band "reinventing themselves as a neoclassical ensemble." The album is the band's first without keyboardist Sophie Sleigh-Johnson, who departed from the band in 2012.

To The Grave – Director’s Cuts (Offcuts Edition) 2xLP (Unique Leader)

At the forefront of Australia's deathcore scene, To The Grave is an essential prospect for fans of Chelsea Grin, Brand Of Sacrifice, Thy Art Is Murder, and Vulvodynia. [An indie store exclusive blood splatter vinyl.]

Triumph Of Death – Resurrection Of The Flesh CD/2xLP/2xLP+7” (BMG)

Triumph Of Death is an open-ended project, based in Zurich, Switzerland. This debut live album is Hellhammer at its most primal and vital, alive on stage and a document of what extreme metal fans have witnessed across the globe since the band was founded. The album was recorded at three festival appearances during 2023.

Various Artists - Nashville Gold LP (Omni Recording Corporation)

Subtitled “Hayseed Delirium from the Boob Tube Golden Age 1956-1975” and brought to you by the same people who brought you the “Hillbillies In Hell” series. In the late 1960s, Nashville prime time television was dominated by country music. Viewers were treated to the lysergic hayseed-isms of THE PORTER WAGONER SHOW, the pastel psychedelia of THOSE SINGIN' SWINGIN' STOMPIN' SENSATIONAL STONEMANS, and the beer and laxative commercials that erupted in between It was possible to channel surf between the multitude of country stars. Snake oil and lube. Primate and convict. While hick salesmen peddled their wares, hillbillies sang laments of heartbreak and tax slave revolt, saloon booze ups and death row f***ups. This disc can be played in lip-sync (with standardized applause) or live in the studio to hear some of your favorite country music stars of yesteryear, broadcast from Music City U.S.A.