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Music Releases 01-27-23
- Sam Smith
Gloria [LP]
Video PlayARt - Quinn XCII
The Peoples Champ
Video PlayARt - White Reaper
Asking For A Ride - Tyler Hubbard
Tyler Hubbard [Cobalt Blue 2LP]
Video PlayARt - The Arcs
Electrophonic Chronic [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Clear w/Black Splatter LP] - Samia
Honey [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Blue LP+Flexi Disc] - SG Lewis
AudioLust & HigherLove [2 LP] - Elle King
Come Get Your Wife [LP] - Eminem
The Eminem Show: 20th Anniversary Expanded Edition [4LP]
Video - Bob Dylan
Fragments Time Out of Mind Sessions (1996-1997): The Bootleg Series Vol. 17 [Deluxe CD Box Set] - JW Francis
Dream House [Cream LP] - Illiterate Light
Sunburned [LP] - The Cure
Wish: 30th Anniversary Edition [LP] - Ghost
Meliora [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Deluxe Translucent Yellow 2LP] - Bass Drum Of Death
Say I Wont [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Ivory LP] - Avril Lavigne
Let Go: 20th Anniversary Edition [LP] - Marvin Gaye
Greatest Hits Live in '76 [LP] - Ava Max
Diamonds & Dancefloors [LP] - Kimbra
A Reckoning - Green Day
Nimrod: 25th Anniversary Edition [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Silver 5LP Box Set] - Elvis Presley
Elvis On Tour [CD Box Set] - Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Sea Blue LP] - Fucked Up
One Day [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Peak Blue In Milky Clear LP] - Steve Vai
Vai/Gash
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Music Releases 02-03-23
While his formative years were spent listening to everything from Yes to Photek, Scott Hansen didnt get his hands on an actual guitar or drum machine until he left his native Sacramento for San Francisco in 1995. Encountering this whole new world at 20 years old was a profound experience, says Hansen, better known by his musical pseudonym Tycho and as the graphic artist ISO50. At the time, I was just learning the processes of design and music; both felt very similar, and have flowed back and forth for me ever since.
As seamless as his two creative outlets have been, nearly a decade passed before the release of Hansens first proper Tycho LP, Sunrise Projector (later expanded and reissued under the title Past Is Prologue). And while three striking singles have emerged since then, the sum of all those sepia-toned partsis nowhere near the double-exposed soundscapes of Dive.The product of a prolonged break from IS050s design work and blog, it pays tribute to Tychos prismatic past (the dense, guitar-guided turning points of Daydream and Adrift) but spends most of its time pointing to the projects not-so-distant future.
"After the monumental success and critical acclaim of Cocoa Sugar, Mercury Prize winning Edinburgh trio Young Fathers will release their highly anticipated sixth studio album, Heavy Heavy. Made up of Alloysious Massaquoi, Graham G Hastings and Kayus Bankole, Young Fathers have long been recognised as one of Britains most vital and distinguished bands - merging incendiary and thought provoking lyrics with cutting edge visuals and an undeniable propulsive live show. Written and recorded over the course of three years, Heavy Heavy is a tour de force from the trio. An unashamedly soulful and heartfelt album, where the drums set the scene throughout to transport the listener to a place of celebration and awakening.
Cocoa Sugar received huge press support from Entertainment Weekly, Pitchfork (7.3/10), NPR, Pop Matters (9/10 - This album will resonate for years to come""), Under The Radar (8.5/10), Exclaim (9/10), Northern Transmissions (8/10), New York Times Magazine Music Issue, The Fader, Stereogum, Noisey, Hypebeast, Past and more. The band have had multiple sold out headline shows (Elsewhere in Brooklyn (The New Yorker praising the groups impressive ease"" and versatility that can be heard in the pop harmonies and stomping rhythms that seem to glue their avant sounds together.) and Moroccan Lounge in LA), support for LCD Soundsystem and Yeah Yeah Yeahs at Hollywood Bowl as well as a SXSW performance for the New York Times showcase, KEXP live session and performance on Jimmy Kimmel.
Prior to Cocoa Sugar, Young Fathers released the Mercury Prize winning album DEAD in 2014 followed by the seminal White Men Are Black Men Too in 2015. Before these albums the band released two now-legendary mixtapes Tape One in 2011 and Tape Two in 2013, the latter of which also won Scottish Album of the Year."
I feel like there are two sides of me, says the Nashville-based singer-songwriter and guitar virtuoso known as Sunny War. One of them is very self-destructive, and the other is trying to work with that other half to keep things balanced. Thats the central conflict on her fourth album, the eclectic and innovative Anarchist Gospel, which documents a time when it looked like the self-destructive side might win out.
Extreme emotions can make that battle all the more perilous, yet from such trials Sunny has crafted a set of songs that draw on a range of ideas and styles, as though shes marshaling all her forces to get her ideas across: ecstatic gospel, dusty country blues, thoughtful folk, rip-roaring rock and roll, even avant garde studio experiments. She melds them together into a powerful statement of survival, revealing a probing songwriter who indulges no comforting platitudes and a highly innovative guitarist who deploys spidery riffs throughout every song.
Because it promises not healing but resilience and perseverance, because it doesnt take shit for granted, Anarchist Gospel holds up under such intense emotional pressure, acknowledging the pain of living while searching for something that lies just beyond ourselves, some sense of balance between the bad and the good.
Featuring: David Rawlings, Allison Russell, Jim James, Micah Nelson
Weezer are proud to present one of their most exciting projects to date: SZNZ, a four EP song cycle of sorts. Already mythical across the internet, SZNZ will, fittingly, be released at the start of every season via Crush Music/Atlantic Records. Each EP will offer it's own palette of colors, creatures, and emotions to explore. They're also being created in real time, made in tandem with the season themselves; the band only just finished SZNZ: Spring, and have yet to begin work on SZNZ: Summer, SZNZ: Autumn, and SZNZ: Winter. Once they've all been released, however, the EPs will create an incredible collection of some of Weezer's best songs yet, which is no small feat for a band that never leaves the Zeitgeist.
Even if youve never heard this 1974 album, youve heard it. What do we mean? Well, the drum break from the song Ashleys Roachclip is probably the single most sampled track in all of hip hop. Everybody, and we mean EVERYBODY, has used itRun-D.M.C., Eric B. & Rakim, and LL Cool J to name a few (and Public Enemy sampled Blow Your Whistle for good measure). And when you throw in the fact that the D.C.-based Soul Searchers were led by the soon-to-be Godfather of Go-Go himself, Chuck Brown, you can understand why Salt of the Earthwhich originally came out on the lightly distributed Sussex labelranks among the most collectible R&B albums of all time. For its first-ever American LP reissue, weve pressed this puppy up on coke clear vinyl. You need to own this record! A1. I Rolled It You Hold It A2. Blow Your Whistle A3. Close to You A4. Funk to the Folks B1. Aint It Heavy B2. Windsong B3. Ashleys Roachclip B4. We Share B5. If It Aint Funky
When the world came to a halt, Jim Ward couldnt stop moving. Hed just released a reunion album, Trust the River, as the frontman of Sparta when the pandemic hit, and as tour dates dried up, Ward returned to the studio. A year later, he debuted his raucous solo record Daggers and now hes offering up yet another Sparta album to the world.
The resulting collection of songs were entirely written on keys in what Ward considers an effort to stretch musical muscles he wouldnt otherwise have had the expanse of time to indulge in. Boldly self-titled some 20-odd years into Spartas career, the album serves as a kind of reintroduction to the band, what Ward calls a fresh slate.
He recorded the song at Red Bull Studios in Santa Monica, where for the first time in his long career, Ward had a state of the art recording space to himself, and an engineer able to help him enact his vision. The rest of the album was self-produced at Wards El Paso studio, Crowded Heart.
The Pharcyde
Bizzare Ride II The Pharcyde [RSD Essential Clear w/ Purple & Yellow Splatter 2LP]
Vinyl: $39.98 Buy
Were celebrating the 30th anniversary of the debut album from legendary hip-hop collective The Pharcyde with this exclusive RSD Essential 2-LP set of Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde, pressed on clear with yellow + purple splatter vinyl.
Originally released in 1992 through the iconic Delicious Vinyl, this RIAA Gold-certified album was featured as one of Rolling Stones 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
This album features the singles Passin Me By Ya Mama and Pack the Pipe, and is a must-have for any West Coast hip-hop fan.
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Music Releases 02-10-23
- Paramore
This Is Why [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Clear LP]
- Andy Shauf
Norm [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Eco Mix LP]
Video PlayARt - The Rolling Stones
GRRR Live! [3 LP]
- Tennis
Pollen [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Opaque Green LP]
- Yo La Tengo
This Stupid World [2LP]
- AJR
The Click [Limited Edition Deluxe 2LP w/Etching]
- Pierce The Veil
Collide With The Sky [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Aqua LP]
- Pierce The Veil
The Jaws of Life [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Dreamsicle LP]
- Pierce The Veil
Misadventures [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Silver w/ Red Splatter LP]
- Baby Cool
Earthling On The Road To Self Love [Limited Edition Neon Yellow LP]
- The Academic
Sitting Pretty [LP]
- Kelela
Raven [Clear 2LP]
- Black Belt Eagle Scout
The Land, The Water, The Sky [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Blue/Smoke Marbled LP]
- Uniform & The Body
Everything That Dies Someday Comes Back: SB 15 Year Edition [Silver LP]
- Narrow Head
Moments of Clarity [LP]
- Post Malone
Twelve Carat Toothache [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Lemon Yellow 2 LP]
- CIVIC
Taken By Force [Translucent Red LP]
- Pale Blue Eyes
Souvenirs [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Recycled LP]
- Oliver Hart
The Many Faces of Oliver Hart [2LP]
- Young Devyn
Baby Goat 2 [LP]
- Sleep
Dopesmoker [2LP]
- GING
We're Here, My Dear [LP]
- Quasi
Breaking The Balls Of History [Limited Edition Pink LP]
- Various Artists
Marvel's Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur [Green Cassette]