If you’re not aware, we’ve been working day & night to get our new Loop location moved & we’ve been open now for about 2 weeks. It’s been a lot of work but we’re extremely excited about how everything has turned out so far. Please stop in and check out the new space at 33 S Wabash!!
ETHEL CAIN – Preacher’s Daughter LP (Daughters of Cain) WE FOUND A BOX OF THE VERY SOLD OUT INDIE EXCLUSIVE EDITION W/ POSTER. THESE WON’T LAST LONG!!
The much anticipated physical release of the great 2022 album “Preacher’s Daughter” by Ethel Cain is finally here! This record has become quite the cult classic thanks to the internet & it seems like the legend is only growing. Ethel Cain is the stage name of the musician & model Hayden Silas Anhedönia & her songs about her religious upbringing in the Florida Bible Belt have people all over the internet digging into the meaning of her lyrics. Imagine a mix of Lana Del Rey, Sharon Van Etten & ambient rock artists like MIDWIFE. An instant classic.
CAR SEAT HEADREST – Scholars LP/CD (Matador)
No stranger to ambition, Will Toledo gets grand with a double-LP rock opera, based around the rather esoteric narrative of an obscure Spanish poem from a priest, reframing the stories of spiritual crises to a college campus. Eschewing the lo-fi sound of albums like “Twin Fantasy” and “Teens of Style / Denial”, Toledo goes for a larger, more polished production that blends nimble guitars, bright synthesizers, and a shifting sense of dynamics. This ain’t your same old CSH, but a dense, ambitious project like this should reward even on repeated listens.
JENNY HVAL – Iris Silver Mist LP/CD (4AD) indie only color or black
The ninth album for Norwegian art-pop purveyor JENNY HVAL is a tactile experience, incorporating everyday sound design into minimalis electro-pop tracks that are reminiscent of BJORK, FEVER RAY or even early LAURIE ANDERSON. This LP contains some of HVAL’s most accessible work to date. Excellent stuff!
LOSCIL – Lake Fire LP/CD (Kranky)
Vancouver’s Scott Morgan returns with a new LOSCIL album for 2025. Inspired by the recent wildfires that have been ravaging the West Coast the past few years, “Lake Fire” is another masterpiece of modern drone/ ambient. Morgan’s music rarely uses beats but there are buried cyclical rhythms similar to the mysterious techno realms of GAS. Another great one from Loscil.
PINK FLOYD – At Pompeii MCMLXXII LP/CD/DVD/BLU-RAY (Pink Floyd)
Floyd fans have been daydreaming about a legit release of this soundtrack for over 50 years & it was worth the wait. This was remixed by the Floyd obsessive Steven Wilson & the result is just as magical as the remastered film. The band were at the top of their improvisational game here & knowing that they were on their way to making Dark Side…makes this even more mythic. STUNNING.
MARK PRITCHARD & THOM YORKE – Tall Tales LP/DLX LP/CD (Warp)
Thom Yorke & the electronic musician Mark Pritchard have teamed up for this dark & interesting 2025 album “Tall Tales.” Unlike Yorke’s recent experimental rock project with Jonny Greenwood in THE SMILE, “Tall Tales” is a fully electronic project. This is a record that it seems like Yorke has been hinting at for years & he’s finally done it. There’s a menacing quality to the songs & the songs are really allowed to stretch out & breathe. Fans of Thom’s more electronic side will really dig this.
OTHER IMPORTANT NEW RELEASES & RESTOCKS
AMERICAN ANALOG SET – Fun of Watching Fireworks LP (Numero) color or black vinyl
ARCADE FIRE – Pink Elephant LP/CD (Columbia)
BEHEMOTH – Shit Ov God LP/CD (Nuclear Blast)
BLONDSHELL – If You Asked For a Picture LP/CD (Partisan) clear or red vinyl
KARA-LIS COVERDALE – From Where You Came LP (Smalltown Supersound)
APOLLO BROWN & HASSAN MACKEY – Daily Bread (Mello Music Group)
COUNTING CROWS – Butter Miracle the Complete Sweets! (BMG)
DEATH – Symbolic LP (Roadrunner) finally reissued!!
DOCTOR BIONIC – The Island of Doctor Bionic LP (Chiefdom)
DOPE LEMON – Golden Wolf LP (BMG)
GLIXEN – She Only Said LP (Julia’s War)
HAMMOCK – From the Void LP (Hammock)
HEAD & THE HEART – Aperture LP/CD (Verve) indie color or black vinyl
HELL HOUND – Believe in Me 7” (Ancient Grease)
TIM HEIDECKER – Fear of Death LP (Bloodshot) reissue
LAIBACH – Alamut LP (Mute)
LIGHTS – A6 LP (Virgin)
MODEL/ACTRIZ – Dogsbody LP (True Panther)
GRACHAN MONCUR – Some Other Stuff LP (Blue Note) tone poet series
MUPPETS – The Green Album LP (Disney)
BILL ORCUTT GUITAR QUARTET – Hauslive 4 @ Constellation 5/3/24 CS (Hausu Mountain)
PINKPANTHERESS – Fancy That LP/CD (300 Entertainment)
PROPAGANDHI – At Peace LP/CD (Epitaph) color or black vinyl
PUP – Who Will Look After the Dogs? LP/CD (Rise)
MEI SEMONES – Animaru LP/CD (Bayonet)
SEXTILE – Yes Please LP/CD (Sacred Bones) color or black vinyl
SLEEP TOKEN – Even in Arcadia LP/CD (RCA)
TURNOVER – Peripheral Vision: 10th Anniversary LP (Run For Cover)
KALI UCHIS – Sincerely LP/CD (Capitol) brown or pink vinyl
VADER – Ultimate Incantation LP/CD (Earache)
VARIOUS ARTISTS – Roots Rocking Zimbabwe: Modern Sound of Harare Townships ‘75-80 LP (Analog Africa)
VARIOUS ARTISTS – Eccentric Soul: The Linco Label LP (Numero) color or black vinyl
VARIOUS ARTISTS – Star Wars Lo-Fi (Disney)
BEN WEBSTER – Ben Webster & Associates LP (Verve) Acoustic Sound Series
ELI WINTER – Trick of the Light LP (Three Lobed) color or black vinyl
WONDER YEARS – Burst & Decay Vol. 3 (Hopeless)
WRECKS – Inside LP/CD (Republic)