New Releases - 4/23/21

Hitting The Racks

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

New Releases

Peter Frampton – Peter Frampton Forgets The Words CD/2xLP (UMe)

Frampton Forgets The Words comprises instrumental tributes to some of the English star's favorite songs, and stands as the sequel to Frampton's Grammy Award-winning instrumental album of 2007, Fingerprints. Frampton and his band reinhabit songs by such fellow greats, some of them personal friends and collaborators of his, including David Bowie, George Harrison, Stevie Wonder, and Lenny Kravitz. [All copies at Grimey’s, on vinyl & CD, are signed by Peter Frampton! One per customer and available only in the shop through Saturday, April 24th. After that we’ll put some copies up on our website for mail order.]

Todd Snider – First Agnostic Church Of Hope And Wonder CD/LP (Aimless)

First Agnostic Church Of Hope And Wonder is a folk record with funk elements and street singer and psychedelic elements which Todd Snider calls it "P-Folk" or "Folkadelic." "With this album I had the idea for the sound first, I think. I wanted to do what I was calling funk in back and busking up front with [Beatles'] White Album-y shit scattered about. I had done a lot of listening to and looking into Parliament and James Brown and lots of reggae music, too," Snider says. The album was borne from Snider's popular weekly live stream series from The Purple Building in East Nashville (pictured on the album cover). [Free Todd Snider frisbee and sticker with purchase while supplies last.]

Dinosaur Jr, – Sweep It Into Space CD/LP (Jagjaguwar)

Sweep It Into Space is Dinosaur Jr.'s first new collection of music since 2016's Give A Glimpse Of What Yer Not, continuing what is perhaps the greatest "second act" of any band ever. Originally scheduled for mid-2020, this record's temporal trajectory was thwarted by the coming of the Plague. But it would take more than a mere Plague to tamp down the exquisite fury of this trio when they are fully dialed-in. And Sweep It Into Space is a masterpiece of zoned dialing. Dinosaur Jr. has a signature sound as sure as the Stooges or Sonic Youth or Discharge ever did. They continue to expand their personal universe with Sweep It Into Space, without ever losing their central core. [A limited-edition translucent purple ripple color vinyl.]

Alfa Mist – Bring Backs CD/LP (ANTI-)

London based producer, pianist, bandleader and MC Alfa Mist delivers his fourth full-length solo record Bring Backs, his most detailed exploration of his upbringing in musical form. The album's nine tracks of groove-based intricacies, lyrical solipsism and meandering fragmentations are tied together by a remarkable poem written by Hilary Thomas expressing the sensuous realities of building community in a new country. Entirely written and produced by Alfa, the album was recorded in London with a core band of longtime collaborators including Jamie Leeming (guitar), Kaya Thomas-Dyke (bass and vocals), Jamie Houghton (drums) and Johnny Woodham (trumpet).

Ashe – Moral Of The Story: Chapter 1 & 2 LP (Mom + Pop Music)

Prolific singer-songwriter Ashe continues to build on her electrifying momentum of her hit single, “Moral Of The Story” which was featured in the Netflix hit sequel To All The Boys... PS I Still Love You. The track features contributions from Grammy award winning producer FINNEAS and lyrical contribution from Billie Eilish.

Cabaret Voltaire – BN9Drone CD/2xLP (Mute)

BN9Drone is the second drone album from Cabare Voltaire in 2021, following the March release of Dekadrone. Both albums were recorded during sessions for the band's 2020 full length Shadow Of Fear, their first studio album in 26 years. BN9Drone delves deeper into Cabaret Voltaire's arsenal of "harsh rhythms and threatening detonations" (Classic Pop). It is an album of transformation and transportation. If you ever wondered what it would be like to meditate on the moon, well wonder no longer. [Limited-edition white vinyl.]

Capra – In Transmission LP (Metal Blade)

Capra is a metallic hardcore band roaring out of the depths of southern Louisiana. Formed in 2016 by a pair of lifelong friends, Tyler Harper and Jeremy Randazzo, the bands' dedication to their underground music community has led to rapid growth in the DIY scene. With a sound that reflects a deep web of hardcore influences with particular focus on acts like Every Time I Die and Converge, Capra are the band for their time and place. With high-energy delivery and raging rock and roll hooks, the group has been able to open for bands such as Whores, The Number 12 Looks Like You and local heroes Eyehategod and Thou.

Eric Church – Soul CD/LP (UMG Nashville)

Country hero Eric Church's new Heart & Soul project, which is his follow-up to 2018's Desperate Man, will be released in two installments, in quick succession. The collection was made with producer Jay Joyce and a creative team who recorded one track per day in sessions in early 2020 in the mountains of North Carolina. Speaking at the 2020 CMA Awards, Church said: "The interesting thing about this process is that Jay kept asking me the last three or four days, ‘Are we done?' I kept saying, ‘God, this is going to be really hard. There's a lot here. Is this a double album? And if it's a double album, how do we leave out these five or six songs?' I am the hardest critic on making sure every song deserves to be on the record, and I beat this thing to death going, ‘This can't be that good. But it was just a special, special time, and a special, special project that I think will be among our best...That's where Heart & Soul came from. That was everything we had." [Free Hatch Show Print poster with purchase** of Soul on vinyl or CD, while supplies last. **In store, in person purchase only. Limited to one per customer.]

Citizen Cope – The Pull Of Niagara Falls LP (Rainwater)

Citizen Cope's new solo acoustic album, The Pull Of Niagara Falls, includes “Scared Of Heights” plus nine never-before-heard songs; some brand new and some from the LP Shotguns, which was never released.

Steve Cropper – Fire It Up CD/LP (Provogue)

The term "Guitar Hero" is bandied about loosely these days. Seems like all you must do is look good holding the thing and you qualify. But if you ask the actual guitar heroes - like Brian May, Jeff Beck, and Eric Clapton - who their guitar heroes are, Steve Cropper is on the shortlist. If all he had done were the records with Otis Redding that would be enough, but shortly thereafter he was leaving his fingerprints on records by Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave, Johnny Taylor, Albert King, and virtually anybody worthy who came within earshot of Memphis. He was a Guitarist's Guitarist, and a Songwriter's Songwriter. Fire It Up is Steve Cropper's first album of new soul/R&B material in 10 years.

Dreamer Boy – All The Ways We Are Together CD (Slowplay/Harvest)

Wide-eyed Nashville singer-songwriter Dreamer Boy's (aka Nashville's Zach Taylor) new album, All The Ways We Are Together wasn't necessarily written with the turmoil of 2020 in mind, but its ethereal melodies, delicate timbre and empathetic lyrics will surely speak to fans burdened by the state of things. He chose Earth Day as a release date for the album to reflect the global communal spirit he feels with people and our shared environment. On the earnest title track single "All The Ways We Are Together", Taylor explains that: "I wrote it when I was at a low point and the song represents the voice of a friend who is helping you through a hard time. We must lean on one another in this life and remind each other who we are and what matters. I needed to be reminded I couldn't hold the weight on my own shoulders, and that having friends to help bear our burdens is a beautiful part of life." [A limited-edition colored vinyl pressing is also available for special order.]

Dumpstaphunk – Where Do We Go From Here CD/2xLP (The Funk Garage)

Over its past 17 years, Dumpstaphunk has earned its reputation as the most well-regarded next-generation New Orleans live powerhouse, the type of band whose live shows attract sit-ins from legends like Carlos Santana, Bob Weir and Trombone Shorty. Alongside Hall, Daniels, Alex Wasily, Ryan Nyther and drummer Devin Trusclair, cousins Ivan and Ian Neville have built upon their family’s iconic NOLA legacy as they’ve transformed Dumpstaphunk into the city’s pre-eminent 21st century funk-fusion export. The band’s mix of classic and modern influences can be heard throughout the party-friendly mix of R&B, funk, rock, swamp-pop and blues of "Where Do We Go From Here", from the slap-bass rave "Make It After All" to the band's contemporary renderings of NOLA R&B rarities (the 1975 Blackmail gem "Let’s Get At It") and early ‘70s classics (Sly and The Family Stone's "In Time"). [Limited-edition bronze/gold color vinyl.]

Gazelle Twin & NYX – Deep England LP (NYX Unchained)

Rooted in English pagan and sacred music, Deep England is an electronic-choral expansion of Gazelle Twin's 2018 album Pastoral. Here, tracks from Pastoral, an album whose political themes have only intensified since its original release, are radically reworked and presented alongside original compositions by NYX, Paul Giovanni and William Blake.

Yoshinori Hayashi – Pulse Of Defiance 2xLP (Smalltown Supersound)

Hayashi has studied under Japanese avant-classical composer Mica Nozawa. When not DJing, he works in a record store in Tokyo.

Kaleo – Surface Sounds CD/2xLP (Elektra)

In three short years, Kaleo scored a trifecta of global hits, received a Grammy nomination, watched their first album, 2016's A/B, go Gold and toured incessantly. Every bit of that lived experience is packed into their sophomore album Surface Sounds. Frontman/songwriter JJ Julius Son has been in the studio off-and-on for two years, allowing for a combination of globe-trotting and meticulous tinkering, resulting in a spectrum of sounds recorded around the world – in North America, South America and across Europe. The final product is refreshingly free of calculation, with Julius Son allowing each tune to dictate its path while simultaneously leaning-in to his blues, folk and rock inclinations. [A limited-edition color vinyl pressing is also available.]

Lost Horizons – In Quiet Moments CD (Bella Union)

Lost Horizons is a collaboration between Simon Raymonde, former bassist of the Cocteau Twins, and drummer Richard Thomas, whose past resume includes Dif Juz and The Jesus And Mary Chain. Their haunting, low-key indie pop combines elements of dance-rock and Bowie-esque singer songwriter folk. In Quiet Moments features a distinguished cast of guest singers and a handful of supporting instrumentalists embellishing the core duo's gorgeously free-flowing and loose-limbed blueprint. While the album has its pockets of loss, they are aligned to the concept of hope, and the result is more about rebirth than death. [A limited deluxe vinyl pressing is also available for special order.]

Sia – Music: Songs From And Inspired By The Motion Picture LP (Atlantic)

Nine-time Grammy nominee and multi-platinum global superstar, Sia's eighth studio album, Music: Songs From And Inspired By The Motion Picture is comprised of new pop songs, including the singles “Together” and timely call to action track “Courage To Change” that were released in 2020.

Sir Sly – The Rise & Fall Of Loverboy 2xLP (Cherry Tree)

Sir Sly is made up of long-time friends Landon Jacobs, Hayden Coplen, and Jason Suwito. Their third studio album, The Rise & Fall Of Loverboy, documents a period of intense transformation for lead singer and guitarist Landon Jacobs, a journey from self-destruction to radical self-discovery, offering a real-time portrait of near-catastrophic despair and the gradual reclaiming of purpose and hope, ultimately providing listeners with profound inspiration for navigating darkness with both courage and clarity.

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

Archspire – Relentless Mutiation [Reissue/2017] LP (Season Of Mist)

Limited orange color vinyl pressing. In 2017, Vancouver's Archspire returned with their third full-length slab, Relentless Mutation, a blast of supreme technical death metal.

The B-52's ‎– Wild Planet [Reissue/1980] LP (WB)

Vinyl reissue of The B-52s’ sophomore album. Wild Planet features the songs “Private Idaho”, “Give Me Back My Man”, and “Party Out Of Bounds”. The B-52s are an American new wave band, formed in Athens, Georgia in 1976. Rooted in new wave and 1960s rock and roll, the group later covered many genres ranging from post-punk to pop rock. The guy vs. Gals vocals of Schneider, Pierson, and Wilson, sometimes used in call and response style are a trademark.

Hasaan Ibn Ali – Metaphysics: The Lost Atlantic Album CD/2xLP (Omnivore Recordings)

Recorded in 1965, Hasaan Ibn Ali's Lost Atlantic Album showcases the work of the jazz pianist, a contemporary and colleague of John Coltrane. Ali had practiced intensively with John Coltrane in the early 1950s and is thought to have been the influence behind Coltrane's so-called sheets of sound. He is also partially credited for the harmonic approach that underlay Coltrane's breakthrough Giant Steps and, alongside Earl Bostic, is one of two role models behind Coltrane's strict work ethic.

Gang Of Four – Entertainment! [Reissue/1979] CD/LP+MP3 (Matador)

Gang Of Four – Solid Gold [Reissue/1981] CD/LP+MP3 (Matador)

Two of Gang Of Four's critical early works, Entertainment! (1979) and Solid Gold (1981) have been remastered from the original analog tapes. Propelled by a political mission and some wicked bass playing, the Gang Of Four released 'Entertainment' in 1979. Entertainment! is - without question - one of the most important records from the post punk era. The group's second album, Solid Gold, celebrated its 40th anniversary on March 1st. It boasts a much deeper, bass heavy sound than Entertainment! and contains the singles “Outside The Trains Don't Run On Time” and “He'd Send In The Army”.

Hypnosonics – Drums Were Beating: Fort Apache Studios 1996 LP (Modern Harmonic)

Prior to founding the band Morphine, Mark Sandman launched Hypnosonics, built around a stripped-down drum kit with no toms and a piece of plywood in place of cymbals, played by Jay Hilt. With funk in its heart, Hypnosonics was originally a five piece with Sandman on guitar and organ, Tom Halter and Russ Gershon of the Either/Orchestra on trumpet and sax, and Mike Rivard, who later founded Club dâ'Elf, on bass. After Morphine took off, Dana Colley joined Hypnosonics, Hilt added hi-hat cymbals to his kit, and the horn section started singing.

John Lennon – Plastic Ono Band [Reissue/1971] CD/2xCD/6xCD+2xBlu-ray/2xLP (Capitol)

50th Anniversary Edition available in a variety of configurations. Lennon’s debut solo album has been completely remixed from original multitracks, overseen by producer Yoko Ono Lennon, featuring Ringo Starr, Klaus Voormann, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston & Phil Spector. [The single-disc edition adds three singles, featuring John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Klaus Voormann, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston & Phil Spector. The expanded double-disc edition contains Ultimate Mixes of the original album and singles as well as outtakes of each. The Super Deluxe Edition adds Elements, Raw Studio, Evolution, Demos, Jams & Yoko Live Sessions, as well as two Blu-Ray Audio Discs: 159 new mixes, hi-res 192/24 audio: stereo, 5.1 Surround & Dolby Atmos, a 132-page hardback book with rare photos, memorabilia and extensive notes, a poster and two postcards. The half-speed mastered double-vinyl edition contains a second LP of unreleased stereo outtakes for each song.]

Motörhead – Louder Than Noise... Live In Berlin CD+DVD (Motörhead Music)

The Lemmy Kilmister/Phil Campbell/Mikkey Dee Motörhead line-up spent decades cracking sound barriers, bending ears and decimating lawns worldwide, consistently delivering the Motörgospel to hundreds of thousands of fans. Louder Than Noise... Live In Berlin is a thunderous performance from the band's 2012 Kings of The Road tour, spanning fifteen classics across all four decades. [Vinyl due 4/30]

Porcupine Tree – Octane Twisted [Reissue/2012] CD (Transmission Recordings)

Octane Twisted features Porcupine Tree's The Incident album performed in its entirety in Chicago. The album additionally contains five classic Porcupine Tree tracks also recorded in Chicago, along with three highlights from the band's landmark show at Royal Albert Hall.

Sleep - The Clarity/Leagues Beneath LP (Third Man Records)

A 4/20 surprise release from stoner rock progenitors Sleep. This 2x12” single collection features both of Sleep’s iconic 12” singles - 2014’s The Clarity and 2018’s Leagues Beneath - packaged together for maximum monolithic potency. Each 180g single has music on the A side and a new etching by artist Dave Kloc on the B side, plus all new artwork by Kloc on the gatefold LP jacket. Standalone pressing of The Clarity 12" single now also available from Third Man.

Elliott Smith – Roman Candle [Reissue/1994] LP+MP3 (Kill Rock Stars)

Elliott Smith – An Introduction To Elliott Smith [Reissue/2010] LP+MP3 (Kill Rock Stars)

Vinyl reissue of the singer-songwriter’s first album, as well as the posthumous compilation An Introduction To Elliott Smith. A vinyl reissue of Smith’s 3rd album Either/Or is out 5/07.

Sonic Boom – Almost Nothing Is Nearly Enough LP+MP3 (Carpark)

Neon color vinyl pressing. To Sonic Boom's Pete Kember, re-imagining the past can lead to ways forward on life's natural, interconnected path. In April of 2020, he released his first album in over 20 years called All Things Being Equal, a lush and psychedelic record full of interwoven synthesizers and droning vocal melodies, concerned with the state of humanity and the natural world. An entire year later, Kember has re-imagined his last release and created an album of self-remixes of six tracks from ATBE and two tracks previously released exclusively on CD in Japan, called Almost Nothing Is Nearly Enough, inspired by the spirit of late ‘70s, early ‘80s records by artists like Kraftwerk, Blondie and Eddy Grant. His new album, set up to be a grooving, nighttime record is hypnotic and moody, holding onto the existential framework of the original, but exposes a fresh, beating realm of possibility.

Spiritualized ‎– Lazer Guided Melodies [Reissue/1992] 2xLP (Fat Possum)

The Jason Pierce-led space-rock group, Spiritualized, will take you on a voyage into the unknown with this aptly titled 1992 debut. All the sounds on Lazer Guided Melodies are perfectly placed in space making it a masterpiece of economy and expression. It is authentically emotional as silence and simplicity are as crucial as the more complex instrumentation. An album to be heard with a set of headphones in a dark room and, above all, in its entirety. A pinnacle of the dream pop genre. The Spaceman Reissue Program edition of Lazer Guided Melodies promises to give these recordings the fullest spectrum audio and physical treatment they've deserved since 1992. [Available on limited edition white and standard black vinyl.]

Unwound ‎– Challenge For A Civilized Society [Reissue/1998] LP (Numero)

Dead-eyed post-punk from Olympia's reigning noise-niks – back in-print on vinyl.

Alan Vega – Mutator CD/LP (Sacred Bones)

Alan Vega's name is synonymous with unfettered, tireless creativity. Beginning in the late 1950s, when he was a fine art student at Brooklyn College, through his years playing in Suicide, and all the way up until his death in 2016, Vega was constantly creating. That process naturally led to a wealth of material that didn't see the light of day immediately when it was recorded, which came to be known as the Vega Vault. Mutator is the first in a series of archival releases from the Vault.

The White Stripes – The White Stripes [Reissue/1999] CD (Sony Legacy)

The White Stripes – De Stijl [Reissue/2000] CD (Sony Legacy)

The White Stripes – White Blood Cells [Reissue/2001] CD (Sony Legacy)

The White Stripes – Elephant [Reissue/2003] CD (Sony Legacy)

The White Stripes – Get Behind Me Satan [Reissue/2003] CD (Sony Legacy)

The White Stripes – Icky Thump [Reissue/2006] CD (Sony Legacy)

CD reissues of The White Stripes’ six studio albums.

The Who – The Who Sell Out [Reissue/1967] 2xCD/5xCD+2x7”/2xLP (Geffen)

Initially released in December 1967 and described latterly by Rolling Stone as "The Who's finest album" The Who Sell Out reflected a remarkable year in popular culture. As well as being forever immortalized as the moment when the counterculture and the ‘Love Generation' became a global phenomenon and ‘pop' began metamorphosing into ‘rock'. [The remastered and expanded double-CD and double-vinyl LP editions include 12 bonus tracks. The Super Deluxe edition features 112 tracks, 46 of which are unreleased, an 80-page, hard-back full-color book, including rare period photos, memorabilia, track by track annotation and new sleeve notes by Townshend with comments from the likes of Pete Drummond (Radio London DJ), Richard Evans (designer) and Roy Flynn (the Speakeasy Club manager). The Super Deluxe package also includes nine posters and inserts, including replicas of the 20" x 30" original Adrian George album poster, a gig poster from The City Hall, Newcastle, an eight-page program from The Who's October '67 show at the Saville Theatre, a business card for the Bag o' Nails club, Kingly Street, a Who fan club photo of the group, a flyer for Bath Pavilion concerts including The Who, a crack-back bumper sticker for Wonderful Radio London, Keith Moon's Speakeasy Club membership card and a 1968 Who Fan Club newsletter.]

Yob – The Illusion Of Motion [Reissue/2004] 2xLP (Metal Blade)

Yob – The Unreal Never Lived [Reissue/2005] 2xLP (Metal Blade)

Limited multicolor vinyl pressings. Eugene, OR's Yob has an accomplished song craft that is as much their own sound as it is paying homage to the doom metal greats of both times of yore and present.