vinyl available from our friends at Insound
Blonde Redhead - Barragán
LP is packaged in a custom die--cut cover and inner sleeve with “peel and reveal” sticker insert. A digital download also included in the LP package. They certainly weren’t clear when twin brothers Amedeo and Simone Pace and Kazu Makino first found themselves playing and writing together back in the mid-- 90s. At a time when the musical landscape was defined by the sullen, narcotic rage of grunge, and counterpointed by the purist, politicised undergrounds of Olympia, Washington and Washington DC, Blonde Redhead simply did not fit in anywhere. This indivisible trio of aliens -- decorous, poetic, hermetic; dedicated to espresso and tea and a glass of red wine with dinner -- were out of place in New York City, never mind the rest of America. It was only when, in 1997, they were invited to tour with Fugazi – who showed them a thing or two about being a band – that Blonde Redhead even saw the rest of the country where they had impulsively ended up living and working. Perversely, the experience helped to define them, and the long process of carving out a niche for their singular music began.
And they’re still here. It’s almost too obvious to mention that Blonde Redhead have never made records for fame, or for money, or to ape their teenage heroes, or to indulge any of the dumb, ephemeral impulses that clog up the blogosphere with dumb, ephemeral music. They make music, simply, because they have to. Over 8 increasingly distinctive and assured albums, they have developed a sonic language of their own: rapt, wistful, plangent, with melodies coiling like smoke through thickets of whispering electronics, anchored by nuanced, sensual rhythms. The liquid grace of their output redeems and resolves the precarious circumstances of its creation.
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The New Pornographers - Brill Bruisers
Brill Bruisers is the first new release in four years from the acclaimed supergroup the New Pornographers, who NPR called “virtually peerless in the world of power-pop and indie-rock.” Additionally, the New Yorker describes the band’s music as “magnificent and clever.” “This is a celebration record,” in the worlds of the lead-singer and main songwriter A.C. Newman, and that describes it perfectly – massively melodic, joyous pop music helmed by the soaring vocals of Neko Case, Dan Bejar and Newman himself.
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J Mascis - Tied to a Star
Comes with a download card! J Mascis' Tied to a Star is the follow up to his acclaimed Sub Pop debut Several Shades of Why. The album, led by the songs "Every Morning" and "Wide Awake," was recorded and produced by Mascis and mixed by John Agnello at Bisquiteen in Amherst, MA. Tied to a Star also features guest appearances from musicians Ken Maiuri (Young@Heart Chorus), Pall Jenkins (Black Heart Procession), Mark Mulcahy (Miracle Legion) and Chan Marshall (Cat Power).
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Pink Floyd - The Division Bell (2011 Remaster)
The Division Bell 20th Anniversary release will feature a new 2-LP 180-gram vinyl edition of the album, remastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab from the original analogue tapes, including all the full length tracks (originally edited to fit on a single LP) in a gatefold sleeve designed by Hipgnosis/StormStudios.
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Arcade Fire - Funeral (Reissue)
Newly re-issued on 180 gram vinyl! An intense spectacle even on record, this rather large ensemble hailing from Montreal is on a mission. Prepare to get caught up in it all! Look out below indeed...The Arcade Fire bring a theatricality, an intensity, an insanity, and a penchant for amazing hooks to their debut full-length release, "Funeral." You have never heard such energy, such beauty, and such emotion from such a young band. Fans of Neutral Milk Hotel, Broken Social Scene, and Roxy Music's first two albums will have a new favorite band, The Arcade Fire!
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from our friends at ThrillJockey
Back to Land by Wooden Shjips Available Via Thrilljockey
Wooden Shjips’ rise to prominence from the psychedelic underground to the rock and roll overground has been a steady sojourn. With each consecutive release, the band has found new ways of transforming heady psychedelic rock into minimalist masterpieces, bridging the gap between the woozy freeness of Les Rallizes Denudes and Crazy Horse and the tightly wound simplicity of Suicide and the Velvet Underground. Back To Land, the quartet’s follow-up to West, is the first Wooden Shjips record to be conceived outside of San Francisco. Ripley Johnson and Omar Ahsanuddin moved to Oregon, where the lush climates became a major influence on the songwriting. The band’s scope expanded to include more earthy, grounded tones, such as the acoustic guitar, without abandoning their modernist psych core.
There is an increased brightness to many of the songs on Back To Land, an easiness with which the band has flirted with in the past but never fully realized until now. The nervy urgency of West has evolved into an assured confidence, from the alliterative, interlocking guitar and organ groove of “Ruins” to the languidly compelling guitar solos of “Servants.” The addition of the acoustic guitar to the band’s textural palate is coupled here with some of the most melodically direct songs the band has written.
Still, there are still plenty of signature Shjips songs, with distorted riffs, modal keys, and a steady, crisp drum sound unfolding intensely while the elongated melodic guitar lines drift in and out of the foreground. On Back to Land this energy is captured in clear detail, designed as an immersive experience rather than a passive blasting. Back To Land was laid to tape at Jackpot Recording Studios in Portland by Kendra Lynn and mixed by Larry Crane. It was recorded over an 11-day session, resulting in some of the most detailed and spacious recordings of their career.
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upcoming releases from our friends at MusicOnVinyl
EVERLY BROTHERS - VERY BEST OF
The Very Best Of The Everly Brothers is a reminder to all of us as to what exactly constitutes real music. Hearing the duo's impeccable harmonies and the way that their voices intertwine on hits like "Cathy's Clown", "Bye Bye Love", "Devoted To You" and "All I Have To Do Is Dream" are enough to bring a person to tears.
This 31-track collection on a double LP serves to remind us that The Everly Brothers were indeed one of a kind. We are beyond lucky to have this music to remember them.
- 180 gram audiophile vinyl
- Insert
- Brand new compilation, on vinyl for the first time!
FLEETWOOD MAC - BLUES JAM IN CHICAGO VOL. 1 & 2
Blues Jam In Chicago Vol. 1 & 2 was the result of a recording session with Fleetwood Mac in early 1969 at Chess Records in Chicago, home to Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf, amongst others. Then a young British blues band, Peter Green, John McVie, guitarists Danny Kirwan and Jeremy Spencer and Mick Fleetwood jammed with a number of famous Chicago Blues artists from whom they drew inspiration. Since the Peter Green-led Fleetwood Mac was so directly influenced by Chicago blues, the session acts as a kind of stylistic homecoming for the band.
The following Windy City Blues legends were present at this single-day session: Otis Spann, David "Honeyboy" Edwards, Buddy Guy, Walter "Shakey" Horton, J. T. Brown, Willie Dixon and S.P. Leary. Willie Dixon oversaw the proceedings, and can be heard during the between-song banter giving directions and chastising Walter "Shakey" Horton for missing his cues.
Originally released in two volumes, we've combined them into one powerful package!
- 180 gram audiophile vinyl
- Gatefold sleeve
- Remastered audio
- Jams with Otis Spann, Willie Dixon, Shakey Horton, J.T. Brown, Guitar Buddy, Honeyboy Edwards, S.P. Leary
YUSEF LATEEF - THE GENTLE GIANT
The Gentle Giant is an great Souljazz album by multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef recorded in 1970 and 1971. Backing up Lateef are seasoned Jazz players like Eric Gale, Chuck Rainey, Albert Heath and Ray Bryant, guaranteing a well defined album that offers an insight in his unique musicianship with a small ensemble of focused and singular-minded players.
At a time when funk and fusion were merging with the intensely volatile and distrustful mood of the U.S., Lateef's brand of Detroit Soul evolved from his earlier Hard Bop Jazz and World music innovations. The Gentle Giant is an appropriate title, as Lateef's levitational flute looms large over the Rhythm & Blues beats central to the equation. Kenny Barron's Fender Rhodes electric piano is also a sign of the times.
This is a prime example of a post-Bitches Brew, pre-Weather Report/Headhunters Jazz album that put Lateef in many respects to the forefront of the Fusion movement. On 180 gram audiophile vinyl
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pre-order from our friends at Relapse
Atriarch - An Unending Pathway
After two critically beloved records on Seventh Rule and Profound Lore ATRIARCH make their Relapse debut with their finest moment yet. Blending death rock, doom, black metal, punk and psychedelic drone/noise ATRIARCH immediately establish themselves as one of the most creative and compelling heavy-music bands of the 21st century. Imagine Bauhaus as covered by Eyehategod, or Sisters of Mercy filtered through Neurosis, and you start to get the picture of what ATRIARCH has achieved on their new record. Once every few years a band comes along that takes the familiar and creates something wholly new. ATRIARCH have done just that with An Unending Pathway.
First Press
900 x Black Standard Gram
300 x Black 180 Gram *Mailorder Exclusive*
300 x Black / Grey Merge Standard Gram *Mailorder Exclusive*
100 x Clear (do not request clear)
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TV On The Radio’s 'Seeds' Being Released via Harvest Records on November 18th
TV On the Radio will release their new album, Seeds, November 18th on Harvest Records. The band’s new single “Happy Idiot” ignites a hearty introduction to Seeds, catapulting out of the gate with an earnestly frenetic beat over a sweet sweet chorus of resignation. One thing that remains a constant with TV on the Radio is that there is no constant, and one curveball trounces another on Seeds.
When you pre-order Seeds through the band's official online store, you will unlock unique presale codes that will give you the first chance at buying tickets for the fall club dates, starting Wednesday, September 3rd at 10AM local time. All pre-orders will unlock an instant download of "Happy Idiot."
Available in a series of bundles at
TV on the Radio Official Store
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Kevin Smith's 'Clerks' Soundtrack Gets Vinyl Release
To celebrate Clerks 20th anniversary the soundtrack will be pressed to vinyl for the first time ever! Clerks is the 1994 soundtrack album to the film of the same name. The soundtrack features alternative rock songs performed by various artists, as well as audio clips from the film. Famously, the cost of licensing the songs on the soundtrack cost more than the film cost to make.
Vinyl Details:
- Available on vinyl for the first time.
- Mastered for vinyl and lacquers created by Stan Ricker
- Gatefold Jacket and D Side etching
Vinyl Color:
Side A/B White, C/D Black (LTD 500, SRC Exclusive) Clear with Black Smoke (LTD 1,500)
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from the great state of texas:
Spin Cycle - Dallas' Next New Record Store Is Big: The 15,500-Square-Foot Josey Records Is Coming Soon.
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GRIMEY'S BEST SELLERS 8/25-8/31, 2014
Vinyl Top 25
1. Shovels & Rope - Swimmin' Time
2. Ty Segall - Manipulator
3. The New Pornographers - Brill Bruisers
4. J Mascis - Tied to A Star
5. Royal Blood - Royal Blood
6. Etta James - Rocks The House
7. FKA Twigs - LP1
8. Earth - Primitive & Deadly
9. Spoon - They Want My Soul
10. Eno | Hyde - High Life
11. Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds In Country Music
12. The War On Drugs - Lost In The Dream
13. Superdrag - Head Trip In Every Key
14. The Coolin' System - Refrigerate After Opening
15. Pallbearer - Foundations Of Burden
16. King Buzzo - This Machine Kills Artists
17. Jack White - Lazaretto
18. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
19. Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake It's Morning
20. Robyn Hitchock - The Man Upstairs
21. Electric Wurms - Musik Die Schwer zu Twerk
22. Old Crow Medicine Show - Remedy
23. Cory Branan - The No-Hit Wonder
24. All Them Witches - Lightning At The Door
25. Lambchop - Nixon
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album cover art of the day:
New Track "When Bodies Are Deformed" Streaming From Centinex As Band Announces Comeback Release
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album cover art of the day, part two:
RUSSELL ALLEN And JORN LANDE's 'The Great Divide' Collaborative Album: More Details Revealed
