New Releases - 8/16/24

Hitting The Racks

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

New Releases

Blind Pilot – In The Shadow Of The Holy Mountain CD/LP (Holy Mountain)

Produced by Josh Kaufman (The Hold Steady, Bonny Light Horsemen), In The Shadow Of The Holy Mountain brings a potent new energy to the elegantly composed folk/indie-rock of Blind Pilot. In a profound step forward for the band, their fourth full-length - and first since And Then Like Lions (2016) - unfolds with an exquisite fluidity, fully harnessing the chemistry they've shown in sharing stages with The Shins, Andrew Bird, and Gregory Alan Isakov and on festivals like Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo. [Indie store exclusive beige/white vinyl.]

Pony Bradshaw – Thus Spoke The Fool CD/LP (Pony Bradshaw)

Prolific wordsmith Pony Bradshaw arrives safely in the arms of vernacular yet again with his newest offering Thus Spoke The Fool - an album full to the brim of well-crafted storytelling and spilling over with his signature emotive sound. Bradshaw brings true meaning to the roots genre with the lines he pens for this new record. [An indie store exclusive orange splatter color vinyl pressing is available.]

Bill Charlap Trio – And Then Again CD/LP (Blue Note)

And Then Again is a spirited live recording of the Bill Charlap Trio featuring the pianist's longtime band with Peter Washington on bass and Kenny Washington on drums at the Village Vanguard. The album captures one of the great working jazz groups of our day on a particularly inspired Saturday evening at the iconic NYC jazz club. It's a delightful hour of high-wire swing and stunning balladry that documents the trio's continuing evolution. The repertoire includes pieces by great jazz composers including Thelonious Monk, Dave Brubeck and Kenny Barron as well as timeless standards like "All The Things You Are," "Darn That Dream," and "The Man I Love."

Charly Bliss – Forever CD/LP (Lucky Number)

Five years on from their second record Young Enough, Charly Bliss are back with new album Forever, produced by Jake Luppen & Caleb Wright (Hippo Campus). They say it "celebrates the big love between the four of us & the life we've fought for & built together. The lyrics are head over heels, overflowing with romantic love, friend love, crushes & the hurricanes of feeling that accompany all the massive shifts of growing up. We fell back in love with making music through this record, & you can hear it." [Indie store exclusive blue w/ yellow vinyl.]

Nikka Costa – Dirty Disco LP (Go Funk Yourself)

Known for her powerful vocals, dynamic stage presence, and diverse musical influences, LA-based soul and funk singer Nikka Costa returns from a musical career break with future-forward disco-inspired sounds on Dirty Disco.

Damian Dalla Torre - I Can Feel My Dreams LP (Squama)

After his debut album Happy Floating in 2022 (SQM 013LP), Leipzig-based producer Damian Dalla Torre returns to Squama with I Can Feel My Dreams. Developed during a residency in Santiago, Chile, it incorporates electronic, jazz and ambient influences utilizing Andean quena flutes, synthesizers and field recordings and again centering on collaborations with fellow artists like Ruth Goller, Miriam Adefris, and Christian Balvig. A wistful haze runs throughout the album, coming out at the end, there's both light and darkness and no need to choose.

Delicate Steve – Delicate Steve Sings LP (Epitaph)

Steve Marion, the critically acclaimed-and completely wordless-songwriter and guitarist known as Delicate Steve, has unveiled a new album called Delicate Steve Sings. Is the album title a reference to the instantly recognizable "voice" of his guitar? Does he actually sing this time? Has he not been singing all along? That's the crux of Sings-Marion is the rare guitarist where you can put on any of his records and know exactly who's playing. In an indie rock landscape stuffed end-to-end with guitars and amplifiers, nobody else sounds like this.

Cody Dickinson – Homemade LP (Petaluma)

Homemade is the new solo album from Cody Dickinson, a principal member of the legendary North Mississippi Allstars w/ whom Dickinson has earned five Grammy nominations, including a nod for the band's 2023 album Set Sail.

Falling In Reverse – Popular Monster CD/LP (Epitaph)

Falling In Reverse makes anthems that provoke and inspire. Unnervingly ahead of the pack and yet always decisively right on time, their mix of bombastic declarations and intimate confessions connect with diverse crowds worldwide. Popular Monster is their first full-length album in over seven years; an eleven-song masterpiece, featuring five tracks that are bonafide smash hits. Not ones to rest on their laurels, the six new tracks are incredible, and feature unexpected collaborations with some of the music industry hottest hitters. With hit songs like "Popular Monster" topping the rock radio charts and earning them their first 2x platinum single, the band's momentum only grows stronger. [Indie store exclusive ‘candyland’ color vinyl.]

Foster The People – Paradise State Of Mind CD/LP (Atlantic)

Foster The People’s return with their long awaited fourth studio album, Paradise State Of Mind. "The record started as a case study of the late ‘70s crossover between disco, funk, gospel, jazz, and all those sounds. It was such a beautiful moment in time, when these different styles of music were cross-referencing each other – artists like Nile Rogers and Chic, the Tom Tom Club and Giorgio Moroder," says Mark Foster. [Indie store exclusive translucent pink vinyl.]

Gel – Persona 12” (Blue Grape)

Gel return with a new 5-track EP, Persona, to make their Blue Grape Music debut. In just a few short years, Gel have grown to become one of the most exciting bands coming out of the world of aggressive music. The New Jersey-based five-piece make ultra-visceral hardcore with a healthy dose of punk DNA coupled with a live show that is unmatched in its energy and urgency. [Multiple colorways are available, including plum and indie store exclusive translucent white/clear.

Hakushi Hasegawa – Mahōgakkō LP (Brainfeeder)

Lilac smoke marbled vinyl pressing. Consistent with Brainfeeder’s ethos of seeking out artists operating outside the confines of genre since the label started in 2008, Hakushi’s music is tricky to categorize as it straddles a few genres: alternative, electronic, jazz, pop/J-pop. Sometimes it’s pretty, at times it’s very intense and fast-paced.

Chuck Johnson – Sun Glories LP (Western Vinyl)

Chuck Johnson is a California-based composer, producer, and musician. He approaches his work with an ear towards finding faults and instabilities that might reveal latent beauty, with a focus on pedal steel guitar, experimental electronics, alternate tuning systems, and composing for film and television.

Katseye – SIS (Soft Is Strong) [Soft Version] CD (Interscope)
Katseye – SIS (Soft Is Strong) [Strong Version] CD (Interscope)

SIS (Soft Is Strong) reflects one of Katseye's core beliefs - Soft Is Strong - and nods to the sisterhood they've forged, despite coming from immensely different cultures. The six members of Katseye are: Daniela (USA); Lara (USA); Manon (Switzerland); Megan (USA); Sophia (Philippines); and Yoonchae (South Korea). [Vinyl version due August 30.]

Ray Lamontagne – Long Way Home CD/LP (Liula)

Ray LaMontagne has spent the past two decades carving a singular space for himself in modern music. Across eight studio albums, LaMontagne has let his songs and story speak for themselves, ringing a deep chord in the American subconscious. As has come to be expected through his extensive and awarded discography, LaMontagne delivers yet again on record nine with a cohesive, impressive effort. Long Way Home's nine moving tracks recall the folk-rock explosion of the early ‘70s, while aptly sitting among the modern Americana revival that LaMontagne was integral in fueling. [Indie store exclusive ‘eruption’ orange marble vinyl.]

LP – Heart To Mouth LP (BMG)

Her most personal offering to date, Heart To Mouth lives up to its name with the kind of unbridled, unfiltered, and undeniable songcraft that cemented her as a fan favorite. Of the record, she said, "When I get on the mic and start doing melodies, I can feel that direct line from my heart to my mouth. In the past, there was a city full of streets that needed my attention. Now, I feel like I have a major highway to communicate emotion from. Whether they're sadder songs or big anthems, they all come from the same place."

Shelby Lynne – Consequences Of The Crown LP (Monument)

Gold vinyl pressing. After commemorating the 25th anniversary of her groundbreaking, genre-defying I Am Shelby Lynne album this year, the Grammy award winning artist is releasing her much-anticipated new project Consequences Of The Crown. [This title shipped late and will arrive next week.]

Muscadine Bloodline – The Coastal Plain CD/LP (Stancaster Music, LLC)

For nearly a decade, Muscadine Bloodline have delivered a soulful and potent form of country music indelibly colored by their Alabama heritage. But in the making of their latest body of work, the Mobile-bred duo dug deeper into their roots than ever before, dreaming up a batch of songs inspired by the places they know best: the blue-collar melting pot of their coastal hometown, bustling Cajun fishing villages and desolate timberlands, the untamed and idyllic spaces where they ran wild as children. In a thrilling evolution of past hits like the platinum-certified "Porch Swing Angel," vocalist Charlie Muncaster and vocalist/guitarist Gary Stanton merge that storytelling with a hard-hitting sound that alchemizes Alabama's musical traditions into a sonic dialect all their own. Equal parts lived-in history and elaborate mythology, The Coastal Plain ultimately marks Muscadine Bloodline's most daringly singular work to date. [Indie store exclusive autographed maroon vinyl.]

Daniel O'Sullivan - The Pastoral Machine LP (VHF)

Fourth volume of Library Music miniatures by Daniel O’Sullivan (Ulver, Æthenor, This is Not This Heat, etc) for VHF, this time commissioned by the legendary German Music Library, Sonoton. Another sampling of Daniel O’Sullivan’s versatility and brilliance as a composer, performer, and sound designer, the focus on The Pastoral Machine is more “electronic” compared to the three previous albums O’Sullivan recorded for KPM (also issued on LP by VHF), with simpler arrangements and a focus on gentle and emotive synthesised soundworlds. Even without as many full ensemble arrangements, there’s still a wealth of diversity—“Empathogen” opens the record with latticed arpeggiating sequences recalling Japanese “environmental music” or Persian Surgery-era Terry Riley, “Fruit Of Stream Entry” burbles with gentle ripples evoking the album’s title, while “The Silversmith Of Space” mines a simple chord sequence evoking Eno’s ’70s classic short instrumentals.

The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys – Wanderers Like Me CD/LP (Smithsonian Folkways)

Beneath the steel strings and steely demeanor exemplifying the spirit of bluegrass lies the heart of a wanderer: the heartbroken rambler looking for the next big break and the next story to tell. The Po' Rambin' Boys' Wanderers Like Me is a quintessential bluegrass record, full of melodies that burst with energy and emotion and music driven by melancholy but refusing to succumb to it. They confront their losses with original songs that resonate poignantly across the hills and hollers where bluegrass was born. For The Po' Ramblin' Boys wandering is anything but aimless: they ramble not to escape the past but to experience the future.

Post Malone – F-1 Trillion CD/2xLP (Republic)

Post Malone releases his much-anticipated sixth LP and first-ever full-length country album this year. Paving the way was the first single “I Had Some Help” with Morgan Wallen, which continues to dominate the charts and the conversation. Upon release, it crash-landed at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, tallying the highest weekly sales and streams since 2020. It became Post’s sixth #1 and Wallen’s second #1. It has clinched the #1 spot on the Hot 100 for five consecutive weeks, emerging as the longest running number one song of 2024. The album arrives on the heels of Post’s landmark set at Stagecoach Festival 2024 in Indio, CA with a lineup of country covers and welcoming superstar guests Brad Paisley, Sara Evans, and Dwight Yoakam during the standout performance. [Indie store exclusive spring green vinyl. Free Post Malone tote bags and koozies with purchase while supplies last!]

Morgan Wade – Obsessed CD/2xLP (SME Nashville)

Wade’s third album and follow-up to 2023’s Psychopath, Obsessed puts the focus on Wade’s storytelling abilities and singular voice. She writes with incredible force about the ache for home and the emotion of being reunited with loved ones, of feeling dangerously preoccupied with someone, and of being in situations that society might consider outside the norm. On Obsessed, Wade also does a thorough examination and inventory of her journey as a person, not sparing any ugly details when she’s been the one at fault. It’s a fearless look into the life of one of country music’s most exciting talents, arriving right as she’s hitting her stride. [This title shipped late and will arrive next week.]

Wild Rivers – Eighty-Eight 12” (Nettwerk)

Laguna blue vinyl. Canadian outfit Wild Rivers immerse their folk-pop originals into the warm musical styles of the artists that influenced them. With their EP Eighty-Eight, the four-piece band blends exquisite harmonies, and beautiful songwriting.

Jontavious Willis – Jontavious Willis' West Georgia Blues CD/LP (Strolling Bones)

“The Blues is a unique sound that comes from times, places, and people. However, that sound is universal in that it can be used to articulate every human emotion. With this album, I invite listeners from all walks of life to the world of The Blues as it is in 2024. I invite people to engage with the ups and downs we all experience, through this music.”

Wishy – Triple Seven LP/Cassette (Winspear)

You could call Wishy’s story a lucky one. After prior monikers and iterations, Wishy was born as a kaleidoscope of alternative music’s semi-recent history, with traces of shoegaze, grunge and power-pop swirling together. On Triple Seven, Indiana songwriters Kevin Krauter and Nina Pitchkites’ musical synergy proves itself to be a rare one–the kind that sounds like someone striking gold. Part sly wink and part warm gratitude, it’s only fitting their much-anticipated full length debut is titled Triple Seven, where Wishy’s penchant for indelible hooks is couched equally in pillowy atmospherics and scathing distortion. [A red color vinyl pressing is available.]

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

Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force – Planet Rock: The Album [Reissue/1989] LP (Tommy Boy)

180gm clear vinyl w/ a three color splatter in a printed jacket with silver lamination. Planet Rock: The Album is an old-school hip-hop album by Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force, originally released in 1986 as a collection of previous singles.

Akon – Trouble [Reissue/2004] 2xLP (Republic)

Trouble is the debut album by Senegalese American singer-songwriter Akon, originally released in 2004. The album contains Akon's worldwide hit single, "Lonely", which was his commercial breakthrough.

The Album Leaf – In A Safe Place [Reissue/2004] LP (Sub Pop)

Sub Pop and The Album Leaf celebrate the 20th anniversary of their landmark album In A Safe Place with a lovely limited-edition blue vinyl LP repress. Since its original release in 2004, the album has sold over 50,000 copies, garnered critical acclaim, and led to the songs "On Your Way" and "Eastern Glow" appearing in the FOX show The O.C.

Lindsey Buckingham – 20th Century Lindsey 4xCD (Rhino)

Four CD set featuring Lindsey Buckingham's first three solo albums alongside a selection of bonus tracks. The set includes the studio albums Law And Order (1981), Go Insane (1984), and Out Of The Cradle (1992), all featuring audio remastered in 2017 from the original master tapes. Those records are joined by 20th Century Rarities, an eight-song compilation of non-album tracks containing hard-to-find mixes and soundtrack contributions, like "Time Bomb Town" (Back To The Future, 1985) and "Twisted" - his duet with Stevie Nicks (Twister, 1996).

Candlemass – Tales Of Creation [Reissue/1989] LP (Peaceville)

Tales Of Creation is Candlemass' fourth studio album, originally released in 1989. The album was produced by Mats Lindfors & Candlemass & was recorded at Stockholm Recording studios. This release sees Messiah Marcolin (handling vocal duties for the final time on a Candlemass album), alongside composer & long-standing member Leif Edling, create a stunning soundscape of epic atmosphere & melodic passages - a continued progression from these undisputed pioneers of the scene.

Creed – Human Clay [Reissue/1999] 2xCD/2xLP (Craft Recordings)

25th anniversary expanded edition of Creed's Billboard #1, Diamond-certified second studio album, Human Clay. First released in 1999 and enduring as one of the best-selling albums of all time, this remastered edition features the smash hits "Higher," "What If" and Grammy-award winning "With Arms Wide Open" (Best Rock Song), alongside a complete never-before-released 13-song 1999 concert from San Antonio, TX, plus three additional bonus tracks. [Limited edition grey smoke vinyl.]

Dinosaur Jr – Farm [Reissue/2009] 2xLP (Jagjaguwar)

Neon green vinyl pressing. Farm encompasses Dinosaur Jr.'s signature palette: soaring and distorted guitar, unshakable hooks, honey-rich melodies. At times wholly ‘70s guitar-epic, at times perfect for sitting by a babbling brook with Joni and Neil, these songs get into your head and stay there, bouncing happily around.

Dirty Heads – Home – Phantoms Of Summer: The Acoustic Sessions (10th Anniversary) LP (Endurance Music)

Home - Phantoms of Summer is the third album by reggae/rock/rap hybrid band Dirty Heads that features key tracks "Sloth's Revenge", "Garland" and "Warming Sun". The album was originally released on October 29, 2013, and now comes a limited-edition Zoetrope picture disc vinyl that creates a flip book style illusion but across vinyl so once it starts playing the vinyl itself looks animated across the picture.

Dogs – Dogs – The Legendary Lovers Demos LP (Reminder)

This album features previously unreleased recordings by the legendary French band Dogs. Known for blending their perfect ‘50s/’60s influences into a sound uniquely their own, Dogs enjoyed a golden period from 1977 to 1984, releasing some nearly classic albums, but sometimes the production toned down the authenticity. It is often said that demos are superior to a released product, and it is certainly the case here. These demos for their Legendary Lovers album are a revelation wild, rocking and sometimes moody with an elegance and class that raised to the bar that very few other bands managed to reach. 

John Entwistle – Rarities Oxhumed Volume Two CD (Deko Music)

John Entwistle was the bassist for The Who until his untimely passing in 2002. He was Nicknamed "The Ox" and "Thunderfingers" and is one of the most influential bassists in the world, voted as the greatest bassist of all time in a 2011 Rolling Stone readers' poll and named number seven by Bass Player in it's "100 Greatest Bass Players" issue in 2017. This collection of songs on Volume Two are from his years with the John Entwistle Band.

Father John Misty – Greatish Hits: I Followed My Dreams And My Dreams Said To Crawl CD/LP (Sub Pop)

Greatish Hits: I Followed My Dreams And My Dreams Said To Crawl is the singer-songwriter's career-spanning collection of songs taken from his five widely acclaimed albums, including Fear Fun (2012), I Love You, Honeybear (2015), the Grammy-nominated Pure Comedy (2017), God's Favorite Customer (2018), and Chloë And The Next 20th Century (2022). Greatish Hits marks the first appearance of fan favorite "Real Love Baby" on an album release. It also includes the brand new, previously unreleased song "I Guess Time Just Makes Fools of Us All." [Limited ‘loser edition’ clear w/ blue, green & purple splatter vinyl.]

The Jackson 5ive – Get It Together [Reissue/1973] LP (Motown/Anagram)

Red vinyl. The eighth studio album by the Jackson 5, Get It Together, was released by Motown on September 12, 1973. It features the hit “Get It Together” and the original version of the subsequent hit, “Dancing Machine.” This album represented the Jackson 5, who were struggling to move past their earlier teenybopper image. G.I.T. was one of the albums to experiment with a disco sound, and the first to feature lead singer Michael, then 14 years old, with a slightly deeper, tenor singing voice.

Killswitch Engage – Atonement [Reissue/2019] LP (Metal Blade)

Limited gray and black splatter vinyl pressing. Atonement is the eighth studio album by metalcore band Killswitch Engage, originally released in 2019.

Lafayette Afro Rock – Soul Makossa [Reissue/1973] LP (Strut)

Strut proudly presents the first official remastered reissue of the funk/Afro classic, Lafayette Afro Rock Band's Soul Makossa from 1973. First in a series of reissues from Pierre Jaubert’s Parisound studio archive on Strut Records. Tracks sampled by Biz Markie, LL Cool J, Kruder & Dorfmeister and more. First official reissue of Lafayette Afro Rock Band’s classic funk and breakbeat album from 1973. Fully remastered from original tapes by The Carvery.

Lee Morgan – The Gigolo [Reissue/1965] LP (Blue Note)

Following the runaway success of The Sidewinder in 1964, Alfred Lion continued to record trumpeter Lee Morgan frequently in the hopes of capturing another funky boogaloo hit. While his subsequent albums may not have scaled the same commercial heights, Morgan certainly delivered the musical goods on his 1965 albums The Rumproller, The Gigolo, and Cornbread, all of which stand among the finest outings in his formidable discography. Recorded over two dates that Summer, The Gigolo featured Morgan with a dynamic quintet comprised of Wayne Shorter on tenor saxophone, Harold Mabern on piano, Bob Cranshaw on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums.

The Muffs – The Muffs [Reissue/1993] LP (Omnivore)

Their classic debut expanded and back on vinyl. The Muffs burst onto the California music scene at the beginning of the '90s, and after a few independent singles and EPs, they were quickly snapped up by Warner Bros. Records. Entering the studio with David Katznelson and Rob Cavallo (who would go on the helm records from Green Day, Goo Goo Dolls, and more), The Muffs roared from speakers across the country in 1993.

Pissed Jeans – King Of Jeans [Reissue/2009] LP (Sub Pop)

Sub Pop and Pissed Jeans mark 15 years of King Of Jeans, Pissed Jeans' thunderous third album, with a fresh clear-vinyl pressing, limited to 1,000 copies. The album, which features the hit "False Jesii, Part 2," is a highlight of the band's catalog, and it earned a glowing 8.3 review from Pitchfork, who declared that King Of Jeans "consolidates Pissed Jeans' strengths, harnessing their fire-extinguisher splatter into shake-appealing rock action."

Mick Ronson – Live At The Old Grey Whistle Test 7” (Wdgo Music)

Orange vinyl pressing. Never before released on vinyl. Ronson is one of the most underrated guitar players of all time who played such a significant role in influencing musicians in the generations that would follow him, and he lived a tremendous life that was cut way too soon. Take a few minutes out and enjoy the sheer beauty of his performance of “Angel No. 9” which captures Ronson at the peak of his short-lived solo career.

Royal Blood – Royal Blood [Reissue/2014] CD/LP (Parlophone)

Ten years on and the electrifying energy of Royal Blood’s debut album remains as impactful as ever. Full of colossal riffs and battering ram rhythms matched by aa flair for instantly memorable songwriting, the all-or-nothing performances of ‘Figure It Out’, ‘Come On Over’, ‘Out Of The Black’, ‘Little Monster’ and ‘Ten Tonne Skeleton’ are still viscerally frenetic, and all those tracks remain staples of their live show to this day. This expanded version includes four B-sides from the era. [A gold color vinyl pressing is available.]

The Scientists – You Get What You Deserve [Reissue/1985] LP (Numero)

Bad vibes, habits, and breath collide on this ten-song pile up on the freeway to nowhere. Melting neo-grunge, swamprock, and noise punk in a cauldron of drug-addled psychosis, 1985's You Get What You Deserve continues Australia's prison-as-country tradition of unhinged lunacy in the face of cultural isolation. Nuke nostalgia, femme fatale sharpshooters, demolition derbies, and a vacation at Hell Beach await. [Limited edition green vinyl.]

Shabazz Palaces – Black Up [Ressue/2011] LP (Sub Pop)

2011's Black Up is the first full-length sonic move from Shabazz Palaces, and it remains a milestone of forward-looking hip-hop. This new LP edition is on luxurious and limited gold vinyl.

Slow Pulp – EP2 / Big Day LP (Miscellaneous Record)

Cloudy orange vinyl. Slow Pulp started to gain traction based off their two debut releases, EP2 and Big Day. This release on vinyl shows the best of the band's roots on one LP.

Elliott Smith - An Introduction to Elliott Smith LP (Kill Rock Stars)

Limited metallic silver vinyl. This album features fourteen tracks compiled from all seven of Elliott Smith's albums (including his albums on Geffen): Roman Candle, Elliott Smith, Either/Or, XO, Figure 8, From A Basement on the Hill, and New Moon. An Introduction to... is, as the title suggests, intended as an introduction to one of the greatest songwriters of our era. We hope this will enable new generations to learn about Elliott's music by providing a pathway for people to delve more deeply into his immensely satisfying catalog.

The Supremes – More Hits By The Supremes [Reissue/1965] LP (Motown/Anagram)

More Hits by The Supremes, their sixth album released in 1965 by Motown, includes two #1 hits, “Stop! In the Name of Love,” and “Back in My Arms Again,” as well as the Top 20 single, “Nothing But Heartaches.”

Ten Years After – Woodstock 1969 CD/2xLP (Chrysalis)

Ten Years After's Woodstock performance was, up until that time, their biggest live triumph. Appearing at the festival in August 1969, in front of a 500,000 strong audience, the festival was a landmark moment in musical history, featuring Jimi Hendrix, Crosby, Stills & Nash, The Who, Joe Cocker, Jefferson Airplane, Sly & The Family Stone and many more. The band played an extraordinary set, including a blistering performance of the anthemic "I'm Going Home" which became a highlight of the award-winning documentary movie Woodstock: 3 Days Of Peace And Music. This new release marks the first standalone release of the performance, newly restored and featuring fresh mixes from the original 2" multitrack tapes, with new liner notes by Chris Welch. [Indie store exclusive tie dye color vinyl.]

Various Artists – Rastafari – The Dreads Enter Babylon 1955-83 [Reissue/2015] 2xLP (Soul Jazz)

Soul Jazz Records’ are releasing their classic release Rastafari – The Dreads Enter Babylon 1955-83 in a new one-off pressing limited edition blue color double vinyl edition. The album includes new tracks and is fully remastered from the original edition. Spanning nearly 30 years of revolutionary music and featuring the music of Count Ossie, Johnny Clarke, The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari, Bongo Herman, Earth & Stone and many more, this is an in-depth look at some of the heaviest and righteous music ever made.

Velocity Girl – Ultra Copacetic (Copacetic Remixed And Expanded) CD/2xLP (Sub Pop)

Velocity Girl formed in 1989 or so at the University of Maryland outside Washington DC, and shortly thereafter settled on the lasting lineup of guitarist Archie Moore (Black Tambourine), guitarist Brian Nelson (Black Tambourine), drummer Jim Spellman (Starry Eyes, Foxhall Stacks, High Back Chairs, Julie Ocean, Piper Club), bassist Kelly Riles (Starry Eyes), and singer Sarah Shannon (Starry Eyes, The Not It's). The band combined English-inspired noisy shoegaze fuzz with scrappy US indie rock and classic '60s-style pop songwriting. A killer single on Slumberland and non-stop touring grabbed the attention of the indie-rock cognoscenti of the day, and, following a heated courtship involving both dinner AND dessert, Velocity Girl signed a contract on a car hood in Hoboken, New Jersey, making Sub Pop their home. [Limited edition opaque red vinyl.]