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Fidlar “Almost Free” (Mom + Pop)
Almost Free, the new release from FIDLAR touches on many of the tragedies and irritations of modern life: existential dread, gentrification, the inescapable sway of the super-rich and the self-involved, post-breakup telecommunication, performative wokeness, the loneliness of sobriety or the lack thereof. But through sheer force of imagination and an […]
Earl Sweatshirt “Some Rap Songs” (Tan Cressida)
Earl Sweatshirt makes his return with the release of Some Rap Songs, which will mark his first full-length project since 2015. After delivering a pair of singles in “Nowhere2go” and the Navy Blue-assisted “The Mint”, the 24-year-old shared the track list for his highly-anticipated SRS on November 26th. Outside of […]
Lil Wayne “Tha Carter V” (Republic)
Tha Carter V has had a long road to release, most notably due to the feud (and subsequent legal battles) between Weezy and Birdman. Originally slated for a 2015 release, the album was put on hiatus when Weezy sued Cash Money for $51 million in order to get out of […]
The Cardigans “Gran Turismo” (Stockholm)
2019 Reissue – 180 Gram Heavyweight Vinyl in Gatefold Sleeve
The Cardigans “First Band On The Moon” (Stockholm)
2019 Reissue – 180 Gram Heavyweight Vinyl in Gatefold Sleeve.
Kamaal Williams “New Heights/Snitches Brew” (Black Focus)
Kamaal Williams gives it up to Miles on, ’Snitches Brew’ and the low down ace ‘New Heights (Visions of Aisha Malik)’, for a virulent follow-up to his widely acclaimed album, ‘The Return’.
U.N.K.L.E. “Psyence Fiction” (Island)
British-American electronic music group Unkle’s debut studio album is now out again on vinyl! Psyence Fiction reached #4 on the UK Albums Chart and was named one of the top 50 trip hop albums of all time by Fact. Originally released 20 years ago, the album was created by James […]
Cold War Kids “This Will All Blow Over In Time” (Downtown)
Cold War Kids’ first ever compilation album covering the band’s first 10 years with Downtown Records. The 23 track 2xLP album includes the band’s radio singles as well as deep cuts and rarities never before released, such as the track ‘Expensive Tastes’. Releasing on translucent yellow vinyl.
Honey Lung “Memory” (Kanine)
London, England upstarts Honey Lung show their love of early 90’s greats Smashing Pumpkins, Dinosaur Jr, and Sonic Youth clearly on these early recordings. You can imagine the excitement of hearing Smashing Pumpkins ‘Gish’ album for the first time with those swirling guitars and hook heavy choruses. It was a […]
Joey Purp “Quarterthing” (Caroline)
Since Joey Purp dropped critically lauded iiiDrops mixtape in 2016 he’s toured the world, seen countless synchs for his “Girls@” track and helmed a national Tommy Hilfiger campagin with Gigi Hadid. The long awaited QUARTERTHING, featuring Rayvn Lenae, The RZA, The GZA among others with production from longtime collaborator Knox […]
Puppy “The Goat” (Spinefarm)
Puppy’s anticipated debut album is a fusion of mighty riffs, infectious melodies and genre-bustin’ ambition. In short, it’s like nothing else. Since releasing their ‘Vol II’ EP in 2017, this London-based trio have been climbing the ranks of rock royalty; they’ve featured on ‘Guitar Hero’ and they’ve appeared at a […]
Obscura “Retribution” (Relapse)
The debut album from Germany’s progressive metal masters, available on vinyl for the first time ever! OBSCURA’s Retribution is a beastly album blending the savagery of New York death metal with the fleet-fingered fretting of forerunners Death and Gorguts.
Suffocation “Despise The Sun” (Relapse)
One of the most crushing releases in the brutal Death Metal legends’ catalog back on vinyl for the first time in over a decade! Cut at 45 RPM, with revised and reinterpreted artwork by original artist Travis Smith. New York death metal legends SUFFOCATION are one of the most influential […]
Obscura “Omnivium” (Relapse)
2LP repress of Obscura’s long out-of-print third LP. A progressive Death Metal masterpiece of the highest order! Omnivium finds OBSCURA pushing the progressive edges of the genre’s sounds to new heights while delivering the technical metal that has become their calling card. OBSCURA gracefully blends brutality and beauty with complex, […]
Green River “Dry As A Bone” (Sub Pop)
The story of Seattle’s rise to global rock supremacy in the late ’80s and early ’90s begins with Green River. Made up of Jeff Ament (bass), Mark Arm (guitar/vocals), Bruce Fairweather (guitar), Stone Gossard (guitar), and Alex Shumway (drums), the quintet put out three 12”s and a 7” single during […]
Green River “Rehab Doll” (Sub Pop)
The story of Seattle’s rise to global rock supremacy in the late ’80s and early ’90s begins with Green River. Made up of Jeff Ament (bass), Mark Arm (guitar/vocals), Bruce Fairweather (guitar), Stone Gossard (guitar), and Alex Shumway (drums), the quintet put out three 12”s and a 7” single during […]
Mono “No Where How Here” (Temporary Residence Ltd)
The conflict and correlation between dark and light is a universal theme with a historically rich history. Musically, perhaps no band in the 21st Century has mined that relationship more consistently or effectively than Japan’s MONO. Across 10 albums in 20 years, MONO have convincingly reflected the quietest and most […]
Neighb’rhood Childr’n “Neighb’rhood Childr’n” (Sundazed)
Marinated in such diverse influences as the mind-splintering mushroom folk-rock blast of the Jefferson Airplane and the feel-good pristine pop of the Turtles, original copies of the Neighb’rhood Childr’n’s lone album trade hands these days for sums usually mentioned in ransom notes. Hailing from the tiny town of Phoenix, Oregon, […]
Writhing Squares “Out of the Ether” (Trouble In Mind)
Writhing Squares have been conjuring up cosmic slop from the Philadelphia underground for a few years now, mixing growling bass, motorik synthesis, and skronking sax into a heady brew of punk-laced progressive R’n’R. The duo of Daniel Provenzano (Purling Hiss, Spacin, Rosali & the Middlemen) & Kevin Nickles (Ecstatic Vision, […]
YOB “The Illusion Of Motion” (Metal Blade)
Hailing from the ever-grey skies of Eugene Oregon comes YOB, a band destined to make their mark in the DOOM metal scene worldwide. In 1996, founding member Mike Scheidt started creating and destroying ideas that would become the foundation for one of DOOM metals most shining hopefuls; YOB. The first […]
John Carpenter “Halloween” (Sacred Bones)
Edition of 2000, housed in deluxe die cut packaging with exclusive alternate artwork and poster by Chris Bilheimer, pressed on clear vinyl with “Blood Puddle” inset. When the new Halloween movie hits theaters in October 2018, it will have the distinction of being the first film in the canon with creator John […]
Panda Bear “Buoys” (Domino)
The sixth album from Animal Collective founding member Noah Lennox (aka Panda Bear), Buoys, was co-produced and co-mixed by collaborator Rusty Santos in Lennox’s adopted home of Lisbon, Portugal. The album features Lennox’s bright, sincere voice along with his beatific approach to melodic structure and vocal phrasing, with miles of […]
Anti “I Don’t Want To Die In Your War” (Radiation)
Part of the late ’70s / early ’80s HC / punk explosion out of the Los Angeles area, where bands like Black Flag, Circle Jerks, Minutemen, and Bad Religion originated from, Anti formed in 1979 by a then teenage Danny Phillips, better known as Danny Dean, who was the bassist […]
Lee Ranaldo “Electric Trim Live At Rough Trade East” (Mute)
This is a recording of a set from Rough Trade East in October last year, when Ranaldo played his 2017 album, Electric Trim, in full apart from one track. The album was a full band affair whilst this is entirely solo – one man, one voice and acoustic guitars. It […]