Category: New Releases

1/12//21 NEW RELEASES

WILLIAM BASINSKI – Lamentations LP (Temporary Residence) color or black vinyl

The legendary minimalist William Basinski returns with a haunting album that’s perfect for these gloomy winter months. Comprised of washed-out, damaged & decaying tape loops going back to 1979, the album has a beautiful & timeless mood that will please fans of his work & maybe get him as famous on tiktok as CARETAKER. RECOMMENDED.

BICEP – Isles LP/CD (Ninja Tune)

A highly anticipated 2021 return for London’s BICEP, who’ve remained relatively quiet since the release of their self-titled debut four years ago. “Isles” is perhaps their most “UK club” record so far, mixing up broken beats with floating trance pads and disco-like vocal sampling. Really solid stuff that reminds us sometimes of FLOATING POINTS with its detail, energy and playfulness.

BUZZCOCKS – Complete United Artists Singles 12×7” box set (Domino)

BUZZCOCKS were one of the best singles bands of all time & now some of their tunes are collected in one place. RECOMMENDED.

NOTE: this set contains a mispress on single 12A; the track Running Free has Why Can’t I Touch It?; we will be receiving replacement singles soon, so leave us your contact information if you’ve purchased this set and would like the replacement as well. THANK YOU!

DUNGEN – Dungen II LP (Busy Bee) reissue 

The second album by the Swedish psych rock geniuses is finally back in print with new artwork.

BILL FOX – Transit Byzantium LP (Scat Records)

First ever vinyl reissue of Bill Fox’s 2nd album. Bill Fox started out in Cleveland in the 80s in the band THE MICE & reemerged as a solo artist in the 90s. Excellent lo-fi pop with a 60s British pop influence & similarities to fellow 90s indie rocker Elliott Smith. Fans of BADFINGER/Pete Ham solo, THE KINKS, GUIDED BY VOICES & even early BOB DYLAN/Greenwich Fox started out in Cleveland in the 80s in the band THE MICE & reemerged as a solo artist in the 90s. Excellent lo-fi pop with a 60s British pop influence & similarities to fellow 90s indie rocker Elliott Smith. Fans of BADFINGER/Pete Ham solo, THE KINKS, GUIDED BY VOICES & even early BOB DYLAN/Greenwich Village folkies etc… will love this. RECOMMENDED.

BILL FOX – Shelter from the Smoke LP (Scat Records)

The definitive version of Bill Fox’s 1997 album reissued again by Scat Records. Bill Fox started out in Cleveland in the 80s in the band THE MICE & reemerged as a solo artist in the 90s. Excellent lo-fi pop with a 60s British pop influence & similarities to fellow 90s indie rocker Elliott Smith. Fans of BADFINGER/Pete Ham solo, THE KINKS, GUIDED BY VOICES & even early BOB DYLAN/Greenwich Village folkies etc… will love this. RECOMMENDED.

GUIDED BY VOICES – Styles We Paid For LP (GBV inc)

This is the first GBV pandemic record & likely not the last. With the band members scattered around the country, the album was recorded remotely & it definitely sounds like GBV. This is the same line-up as the last few records & this is pretty rockin’, straight-ahead rock ‘n roll records from Bob & the boys.

OSEES – Metamorphosed LP (Rock is Hell)

Some more songs from the “Face Stabber” sessions but these aren’t throw away tracks. Super upbeat & energetic tunes that will just make fans wish they could see them live again even more.

PALBERTA – Palberta5000 LP (Wharf Cat) color or black vinyl

PALBERTA is a band from NYC & they write jangly pop tunes that blend elements of that early Rough Trade post-punk sound & nods at the more shambolic side of early 90s indie rock. There’s some great vocal ideas & overall they have a unique take on this sort of thing. RECOMMENDED!

SPEED STICK – Volume One LP (Don Giovanni) 

Debut album from this supergroup of sorts, featuring members of POLVO, BAT FANGS, THE LOVE LANGUAGE and THE PAUL SWEST. Songs are built from drum rhythms into nervous, angular experiments that get into some wild post-punk territory a la MELT-BANANA.

VARIOUS ARTISTS – Somewhere Between: Mutant Pop, Electronic Minimalism & Shadow Sounds of Japan 1980-1988 LP/CD (Light in the Attic)

Light in the Attic knocks it out of the park again with this compilation of 80s outsider Japanese pop & electronic minimalism. This one sort of sits nicely between their ambient “Kankyo Ongaku” & city pop “Pacific Breeze” compilations with new wave influenced pop & experimental electronic music. Fans of the Music From Memory label compilations should check this out too. RECOMMENDED.

OTHER IMPORTANT NEW RELEASES

DAVID BOWIE – Station to Station: 45th Anniversary LP (Parlophone) color vinyl

CARM – Carm LP (37D03D)

SAM COOKE – Ain’t That Good News LP (Abcko)

SAM COOKE – At the Copa LP (Abcko)

SAM COOKE – Keep Movin’ On LP (Abcko)

CUB SCOUT BOWLING PINS – Heaven Beats Iowa 7”/CD (GBV inc) 

DIRE STRAITS – Brothers in Arms LP (Rhino) reissue

DIRE STRAITS – Dire Straits LP (Rhino) reissue

DIRE STRAITS – Making Movies LP (Rhino) reissue

DIRE STRAITS – Communique LP (Rhino) reissue

DIRE STRAITS – On Every Street LP (Rhino) reissue

BRIAN ENO – Film Music 1976-2020 LP/CD (Opal Music)

GENESIS – Duke LP (Rhino) color vinyl reissue

GENESIS – A Trick of the Tale LP (Rhino) color vinyl reissue

RICHARD HELL – Destiny Street Remixed LP/CD (Omnivore)

KINKS – Lola Versus Powerman & the Moneygoround 3XCD/2X7” box set (Sanctuary)

KIWI JR. – Cooler Returns LP (Sub Pop) first press “Loser Edition” color vinyl

CURTIS MAYFIELD – Superfly LP (Rhino) red vinyl reissue

RHYE – Home 2LP (Loma Vista)

ELORI SAXL – Blue of Distance LP (Western Vinyl)

VARIOUS ARTISTS – Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From the First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968 LP (Rhino)

1/15/21 NEW RELEASES

BEACH BUNNY – Blame Game EP 12” (Mom + Pop) hot pink vinyl

These local dynamos follow up their excellent 2020 full length “Honeymoon” with this killer four track EP. Expect BEACH BUNNY’s customary spark plug guitar hooks, bubblegum melodies and tight vocal harmonies. RECOMMENDED!

ENDLESS BOOGIE – The Gathered & Scattered Vol. I-IV 4LP box set (No Quarter)

Limited edition, one-time pressing of mostly improvised live jams from the legendary NYC group ENDLESS BOOGIE. 4 LPs of lo-fi grooves recorded at sweaty late-night jam sessions with some barely discernible stream of consciousness lyrics, plenty of lengthy solos & just enough wah-wah. The trio is joined by man-about-town Matt Sweeney & his brother & maybe even Andrew WK somewhere? RECOMMENDED

PALE SPRING – Cygnus LP (American Dreams)

PALE SPRING – Dusk LP (American Dreams)

PALE SPRING is the project of Emily Harper Scott, an LA based (via Baltimore) artist that makes wonderful, downtempo electronic music with soulful touches. Her music makes us think of 90s greats like PORTISHEAD, Chicago ex-pat FIELDED & the great Chicago duo DRAMA. Recommended.

RALPHI ROSARIO – This is Ralphi Rosario LP (Cha Cha Boom!) signed copies!

Maybe 2021 will be better! New LP from Chicago house legend RALPHI ROSARIO, his first physical full-length since 1999’s “45 Miles of Nerves”, and this one gives the goods, getting heavy with vocal garage house that draws from disco & soul. On ROSARIO’s label Cha Cha Boom. SOULFUL, ESSENTIAL and RECOMMENDED!

EMMA RUTH RUNDLE & THOU – Helm of Sorrow LP (Sacred Bones) black or color vinyl

This EP was originally included with the diehard version of the collaboration album between Emma Ruth Rundle from Louisville & New Orleans doom rockers THOU. The EP opens with a fantastic cover of “Hollywood” by THE CRANBERRIES & the rest follows the post-grunge hard rock of the album.  RECOMMENDED.

KURT VILE – Speed, Sound, Lonely KV EP (Matador)

Kurt Vile steps out a bit on this EP. Recorded at the legendary Butcher Shoppe over the course of a few years whenever he was in Nashville, this EP features a duet of John Prine & Kurt doing Prine’s “How Lucky” & it’s pretty darn special. There’s also a cover of Prine’s “Speed of the Sound of Loneliness” & two new great original Kurt tunes. RECOMMENDED.

OTHER IMPORTANT NEW RELEASES

A CERTAIN RATIO – Sextet LP (Mute) reissue white vinyl, limited

A CERTAIN RATIO – To Each… LP (Mute) reissue white vinyl, limited

A CERTAIN RATIO – I’d Like to See You Again LP (Mute) reissue white vinyl, limited

DOUG CARN, ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD & ADRIAN YOUNGE – Jazz Is Dead 5: Doug Carn 2LP/CD (Jazz Is Dead)

BILLIE JOE & NORAH – Foreverly LP (Reprise)

TYLER CHILDERS – Long Violent History LP (RCA)

THE FALL – Take it Down to the Wire at Clitheroe Castle, Live 1985 LP (Ozit Dandelion)

HALF JAPANESE – Crazy Hearts LP (Fire) limited turquoise vinyl

IRON MAIDEN – Night of the Dead Live in Mexico City 3LP (BMG) 

GRAEME JEFFERIES – Messages for the Cakekitchen LP (Ally)

BUCK MEEK – Two Saviors LP/CD/TAPE (Keeled Scales)

J DILLA – Donuts LP (Stones Throw) back in stock!

KIKAGAKU MOYO – Live at Levitation LP (Reverb Appreciation Society) limited tangerine    color vinyl

KINKS – Kinks LP (BMG) red vinyl

POP SMOKE – Shoot for the Stars Aim for the… LP (Republic) ltd color or black vinyl

STEPH RICHARDS – Supersense LP (Northern Spy) limited cloudy clear vinyl

WAYNE SHORTER – Speak No Evil LP (Blue Note) classic vinyl series

HORACE SILVER – Song for my Father LP (Blue Note) classic vinyl series

MATTHEW SWEET – Catspaw LP (Omnivore) limited orange vinyl

MARTY TIMONY – Mountains 2LP expanded edition (Matador)

JEFF TWEEDY – Love is King LP/CD (DPM) limited clear vinyl

FRANZ WAXMAN – The Bride of Frankenstein (soundtrack) LP (Waxwork)

FAYE WEBSTER – Faye Webster LP (Secretly Canadian)

12/11/20 NEW RELEASES

BURIAL/FOUR TET/ THOM YORKE – Her Revolution/ His Rope 12” (XL)

*SORRY THESE ARE NOW SOLD OUT*

A nice little surprise to close out the shitty year that is/was 2020, the first collab by these three artists since the 2011 “Ego/Mirror” EP. “Her Revolution” is a beautiful slow tempo tune with what sounds like a repeating sitar sample, some warm synths & falsetto vox from Thom. “His Rope” sounds like a minimal techno song at half speed & would fit nicely on a Thom Yorke solo record. RECOMMENDED.

HERON – HERON LP (Trading Places)

HERON was a group of British hippies that signed a deal with Dawn Records (COMUS, TRADER HORNE etc…) in the late 60’s & went into the studio to record a single. The group hated the session so they opted to record their album in nature’s studio, a grassy field. Their debut might seem a little corny in concept but it’s a beautiful album full of simple songs with incredible harmonies. Imagine SIMON & GARFUNKEL if they weren’t so square (no diss on S&G we luv em!) or PENTANGLE if they were more into the flower power thing. This is an amazing collection that will appeal to any fan of 60’s British folk or fans of Devendra Banhart, Vashti Bunyan, etc…AMAZING stuff.

YOUNG MARBLE GIANTS – Colossal Youth: 40th Anniversary Ed. 2LP + DVD (Domino)

40th anniversary of this essential piece of minimal pop music, whose stripped back, hook-laden structure would set the template for punk-funk groups like TUXEDOMOON, ESG, and later SNEAKS. This edition also includes cuts from “Salad Days”, “Is The War Over”, “The Final Day”, the “Testcard” EP and a DVD of their final show in New York back in 1980. HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION.

Other important releases

AVALANCHES – We Will Always Love You LP/CD (Astralwerks) limited color or black vinyl

PHOEBE BRIDGERS – Punisher LP (Dead Oceans) finally back in stock!

BRUTUS – Live in Ghent 2LP (Sargent House)

CHUBBY & THE GANG – Speed Kills (Partisan) ltd. yellow vinyl

FIELDS OF NEPHILIM – Elizium LP (4AD) green vinyl reissue

FKJ – Ylang Ylang 12” (Mom+Pop)

HALLELUJAH CHICKEN RUN BAND – Take One LP (Analog Africa)

INTERPOL – Antics LP (Matador) white vinyl repress

INTERPOL – Our Love to Admire LP (Matador) blue vinyl repress

JULY – The Second of July LP (Trading Places)

KACY & CLAYTON w/ MARLON WILLIAMS – Plastic Bouquet (New West) ltd. color vinyl

KILLS – Little Bastards 2LP/CD (Domino) ltd. yellow vinyl

KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD – K.G. Explorations in Microtonal Tuning Vol. 2 LP (KGLW) with limited paper bag while supplies last

LITTLE BARRY &  MALCOLM CATTO – Quatermass Seven LP (Madlib)

ALEX MAAS (of The Black Angels) – Luca (Innovative Liesure)

OCTO OCTA & ERIS DREW – fabric presents Octo Octa & Eris Drew 2LP (fabric)

JOHN PRINE – John Prine Live LP (Oh Boy) limited color vinyl

PETE ROCK & THE SOUL BROTHERS – Petestrumentals 3 LP/CD/TAPE (Tru Soul)

SHIT & SHINE – Malibu Liquor Store LP (Rocket Recordings)

SIR WOMAN – Bitch 12” (Nine Mile)

STURGILL SIMPSON – Cuttin’ Grass LP/CD (High Top Mountain) indie vinyl is sold out but we should have black vinyl soon

ULTRAFUNK – Ultrafunk LP (Trading Places)

M WARD – Think of Spring LP/CD (Anti-)

KAMASI WASHINGTON – Becoming (soundtrack) LP Young Turks

Here’s a list of what we’ll have when we open on Friday morning. The John Prine LP box  sets and Chris Cornell 7”shipped late but we’re hoping to have them later on Friday or early next week. Phone orders will be allowed after 12PM on Friday. Our store capacity will be reduced but we’ll try to move the line as fast as we can. Obviously masks are required and social distancing is recommended. We have free hand sanitizer at the counters. 

We hope you get what you want! -Love Reckless

LP

Monty Alexander -Love You Madly: Live at Bubba’s (Resonance Records) WICKER PARK ONLY

Alice in Chains – SAP (Legacy)

Anthrax – Soldiers of Metal (Megaforce) 

The Bangles – Doll Revolution (Real Gone Music) 

Baroness – Live at Maida Vaile BBC Vol II 12” (Abraxan Hymns) 

Jon Batiste – We Are: Roots & Traditions (Verve)

Beastie Boys – Some Old Bullshit (Capitol/Ume) 

The Beat Farmers – The Beat Farmers Live (Blixa Sounds)

Chuck Berry – Rockin’ Rollin’ New Year’s Eve (Liberation Hall) BELMONT & WICKER PARK ONLY

Best Coast – Crazy For You – 10th Anniversary Edition (Mexican Summer)

Big K.R.I.T. – TDT (BMG)

Blue Oyster Cult – Live ’83 (Real Gone Music)

Bombino – Live In Amsterdam (Partisan Records)

Dave Brubeck – Christmas Lullabies 12” (Verve)

Buckcherry – Buckcherry (Real Gone Music) 

Lewis Capaldi – Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent (Deluxe) (Capitol)

The Chariot – Long Live (Good Fight Music)

Chicano Batman I- nvisible People – Instrumentals (ATO Records)

Jarvis Cocker – Further Complications (Rough Trade)

Jarvis Cocker – The Jarvis Cocker Record (Rough Trade)

George Coleman Quintet – In Baltimore (Reel To Real) WICKER PARK ONLY

The Comet Is Coming – Imminent (Verve)

Crown The Empire – 7102010 (Rise Records)

Karen Dalton – It’s So Hard To Tell Who’s Going To Love You The Best (Reissue) (Capitol)

The Damned – The Rockfield Files (Spinefarm)

Zella Day – Where Does The Devil Hide 12” (Concord)

Luther Dickinson – Rock, Live Concert (New West Records) WICKER PARK ONLY

Dio – Dream Evil Live ’87 Picture Disc (Niji/BMG)

DMX – Best of DMX (Def Jam/UMe)

Tha Dogg Pound – Dogg Food (Death Row Records)

Drive-By Truckers – Plan 9 Records July 13, 2006 (New West Records)

Bill Evans – Live at Ronnie Scott’s (1968) (Resonance Records)

Mick Fleetwood & Friends/Fleetwood Mac – Green Manalishi (with the Two Pronged Crown) (BMG)

Fountains of Wayne – Welcome Interstate Managers (Real Gone Music) 

Ace Frehley – Space Truckin’ 12” (Eone) 

Jerry Garcia Band – Garcia Live Volume Two: August 5th, 1990 Greek Theatre 4LP box set (ATO/Round Record)

Grand Puba – Reel To Reel (Tommy Boy Music)

Grandaddy – RIP Coyote Condo #5 12” (Dangerbird)

Grouplove – Broken Angel picture disc(Atlantic)

Half-A-Mill Milion (Tuff Kong Records)

Herbie Hancock Trio – The Herbie Hancock Trio (Get On Down)

John Hurlbut & Jorma Kaukonen -The River Flows Fur Peace Ranch Records LP WICKER PARK ONLY

Ice-T – Rhyme Pays (Sire/Warner Records)

Jadakiss – The Collector’s Edition (Def Jam)

Jahari Massamba Unit – Pardon My French (Madlib Invazion)

Jewel – Live at the Inner Change (Craft Recordings)

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings – Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Was In) (Daptone Records)

Paul Kantner/Jefferson Starship – Blows Against The Empire: 50th Anniversary (Legacy) Norah Jones – Playdate (Capitol/Blue Note)

Milla Jovovich – The Divine Comedy (Real Gone Music)

Kaash Paige – Parked Car Convos (Def Jam)

Kids See Ghosts – Kids See Ghosts (Def Jam)

Curtis Knight & The Squires – No Business: The PPX Sessions Volume 2 (Legacy)

Bettye LaVette, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone Original Grooves: Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Bettye LaVette 12” (Verve)

Little Richard – Southern Child (Omnivore Recordings)

Magnetic Fields – Quickies (Nonesuch

Aimee Mann – Bachelor No.2: 20th Anniversary Edition (SuperEgo)

Masters of Reality – Sunrise on the Sufferbus (Real Gone Music)

Alanis Morissette – Live at London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020 (Rhino)

Motorhead – Ace of Spades 12” (Sanctuary/BMG)

Motörhead – On Parole (Expanded and Remastered) (Parlophone)

My Chemical Romance – Life on the Murder Scene (Reprise)

Fred Neil – 38 MacDougal (Delmore Recordings) BELMONT & WICKER PARK ONLY

Willie Nelson –  Live at Austin City Limits 1976 (Legacy)

Norma Jean – Meridional (Concord/Craft)

Ol’ Dirty Bastard – Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version (The Instrumentals) (Rhino)

Painted Shield – Painted Shield (Loosegroove)

John Prine – Asylum Years box set (Rhino) these shipped late. Hoping for early next week

Lou Reed Live At Alice Tully Hall – January 27, 1973 – 2nd Show Legacy

Lou Reed – Magic and Loss (Sire)

Sonny Rollins – Rollins In Holland: The 1967 Studio & Live Recordings (Resonance Records)

The Rolling Stones – Let It Bleed (Collector’s Edition) (ABKCO) hand poured color vinyl

Elliott Smith – Elliott Smith Alternate Versions (Kill Rock Stars)

Snoop Doggy Dogg – Doggystyle picture disc (Death Row)

The Stranglers – Peaches: The Very Best of the Stranglers (Parlophone) 

Sunn O))) – Flight of the Behemoth (Southern Lord) very limited

Corey Taylor/Dead Boys – All This And More (Side by Side) Elektra 12″ WICKER PARK ONLY

Tesla – The Great Radio Controversy (LMLR) very limited

U2 Boy – 40th Anniversary Edition (Island)

Uncle Tupelo – Live at Lounge Ax – March 24, 1994 (dBpm)

Various Artists – Fraggle Rock: Rock On Lakeshore Records 10″ 

Various Artists – Afrikan Blood Studio One LP 1500

Various Artists – Jazz Dispensary: Orange Sunset (Concord)

Various Artists – The End Is At Hand: Jesus People Music (Vol. 1) (ORG)

Volbeat Hokus – Bonus Republic (Vertigo) BELMONT ONLY

WAR – Greatest Hits (Rhino) 

Grover Washington Jr. – Grover Live (Lightyear) WICKER PARK ONLY

The Weeknd – After Hours (Remixes) (XO/Republic)

Barney Wilen – Barney and Tete: Grenoble ’88 (Elemental Music) WICKER PARK ONLY

Brian Wilson & Van Dyke Parks – Orange Crate Instrumentals Omnivore Recordings

Jonathan Wilson – Rare Blur 12” (BMG) WICKER PARK ONLY 

Various Artists – Dr. Demento First Century Dementia: The Oldest Novelty Records of All Time (Liberation Hall) BELMONT & WICKER PARK ONLY

7”S

Bilal & Nikki Jean – Black Coffee in Bed (Yep Roc)

Doyle Bramhall II – Be Here Now (feat. Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks) (Surfdog) WICKER PARK ONLY

Nick Cave/ Peaches – Cosmic Dancer (BMG)

Chris Cornell – Patience (IGA) These shipped late but hopefully they’ll be here on Friday.

Jon Daly – Abracadabralifornia (Northern Spy)

DeLugg, Milton & The Little Eskimos /The Fleshtones – Santa Claus Conquers The Martians – Hooray For Santa Claus (Modern Harmonic)

David Gilmour – Yes I Have Ghosts (David Gilmour)

Vince Guaraldi Trio – Christmas Time Is Here (Concord)

George Harrison – My Sweet Lord (Capitol/UMe) 

Juliana Hatfield – Christmas Cactus (American Laundromat)

Hootie & The Blowfish – Losing My Religion (Capitol Records)

Puscifer – Apocalyptical (BMG)

Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood – Some Velvet Morning (Light in the Attic) BELMONT & WICKER PARK ONLY

Hank Williams – 1952 Radio Audition (BMG)

CD

Lil Wayne – No Ceilings (Young Money)

Lil Wayne – Tha Carter V (Deluxe) (Young Money)

Motörhead – On Parole (Expanded and Remastered) (Parlophone) 

Pop Smoke – Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon (Victor Victor)

Pop Smoke – Meet The Woo (Victor Victor) LOOP ONLY 

TAPE

Pop Smoke – Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon (Victor Victor)

11/20/20 New Releases

NICK CAVE – Idiot Prayer: Alone at Alexandra Palace LP (Bad Seed LTD)

We’ve reached that point where pandemic records are being released. Nick Cave is one of the world’s greatest performers & he should be sweating through his fancy suit & stage diving into crowds. Instead, he’s recorded this intimate album of himself alone at a piano in an empty theatre in London playing 21 songs from throughout his career. Beautiful stuff. 

CHICAGO UNDERGROUND QUARTET – Good Days LP (Astral Spirits)

After nearly a 20 year break, the CHICAGO UNDERGROUND QUARTET is reborn only now they’re spread out around the country & feature a new organist/pianist in Josh Johnson. Each musician brought in their own music which the band learned & recorded in one day. The album has an improvised feel at times but honestly it sounds much more rehearsed than it is. This is an obvious must hear for any fan of Chicago jazz & experimental music. 

FLAMING TUNES – Flaming Tunes LP (Superior Viaduct)

Gareth Williams was a member of the highly influential THIS HEAT & sadly he died on Christmas Eve in 2001.The great Blackest Ever Black (RIP) reissued this on vinyl in the aughts & it was a big staff favorite & now Superior Viaduct has delivered their version with original tape cover art. The songs are a mix of ENO-esque experimental pop, lo-fi recordings that would fit in nicely on the New Zealand Xpressway label, Eastern influenced melodies & a playfulness that may remind you of Robert Wyatt’s 80’s albums, Kevin Ayers & Syd Barrett. RECOMMENDED.

JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE – Live in Maui 3LP box set/2CD W/ BLU-RAY (Legacy)

After years of speculation about a release, the 1970 live show from Maui has finally been released. Bits of the audio have been released over the years with overdubbed drums but modern tech has allowed them to use the original live drums. It’s insane to imagine Jimi Hendrix playing to only about 400 people at the base of a volcano but that’s what happened folks. Wild.

JORDAN REYES – Sand Like Stardust (American Dreams)

Chicago’s Jordan Reyes returns with this really interesting album for his American Dreams imprint. The album is a concept record about cowboys & how they fit into the fabric of our country’s history, through our stories & music. The album starts with overdubbed vocal drones that would fit well on a POPOL VUH record. There are dusty guitars, pure sounding organ drones, detuned synths that sound like affected player pianos & distorted drone blasts. Like an alternate reality Western movie soundtrack. RECOMMENDED.

RILO KILEY – Rilo Kiley LP (Little Record Co.) color vinyl

The debut EP from RILO KILEY makes its way onto vinyl for the first time! The LA quartet would come out of the gate running, with this 1999 project displaying the twangy indie folk-pop and wry lyricism that defined the rest of their career.

KAMAAL WILLIAMS – Wu Hen LP/CD (Black Focus) limited red vinyl

One of the most unique jazz records of recent memory comes in 2020 from one of the genre’s boundary-pushers in KAMAAL WILLIAMS, incorporating breakbeat, fusion, funk and deep house into a hazy, lush concoction. “Wu Hen” strikes a balance between post-bop excursions (a la CHARLES MINGUS’s “Black Saint & Sinner Lady”) and lush, DAVID AXELROD-esque arrangements updated for modern musical styles and technology. Another superb joint from the Black Focus label. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

OTHER IMPORTANT NEW RELEASES

BARTEES STRANGE – Live Forever LP (Memory Music)

BATTLES – Juice B Mixed 12” (Warp)

MARY J BLIGE – My Life: 25th Anniversary LP (Republic)

BORIS – Absolutego LP (Third Man)

BORIS – Amplifier Worship LP (Third Man)

JOHN CARPENTER – The Fog 2LP (Wax Work) 40th anniversary color vinyl

JOHN CARPENTER – Escape From New York 2LP (Wax Work) 40th anniversary color vinyl

JENNIFER CASTLE – Monarch Season LP/CD (Paradise of Bachelors)

LUKE COMBS – What You See Ain’t Always What You Get 3LP Deluxe edition (River House)

SARAH DAVACHI – Figures in Open Air 2CD (Late Music)

DIRTY PROJECTORS – 5EPs 2LP/CD (Domino) limited clear vinyl

THE EX – Disturbing Domestic Peace LP (Superior Viaduct)

THE EX – History is What’s Happening LP (Superior Viaduct)

GWAR – Scumdogs of the Universe 2LP (Pit) limited red vinyl reissue

JUNE OF 44 – Revisionist: Adaptations & Future Histories in the Time of Love and Survival LP (Broken Clover)

KHRUANGBIN – Christmas Time is Here Again 7” (Dead Oceans) available again on red vinyl!

MAMALARKY – Mamalarky LP/CD (Fire Talk) limited red vinyl

BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS 75th Anniversary half-speed remastered LPs (Tuff Gong)

ANNA MCCLELLAN – I Saw First Light LP/CD (Father/Daughter)

ELA MINUS – Acts of Rebellion LP/CD (Domino) limited silver vinyl

NAS – Mass Appeal CD/TAPE (Mass Appeal)

STANDARDS – Fruit Island LP (Top Shelf) green & pink splatter vinyl

SYLVAN ESSO – With 2LP (Loma Vista)

PENELOPE TRAPPES – Eel Drip 12” (Houndstooth) white vinyl

WAR ON DRUGS – Live Drugs LP/CD (Super High Quality) black or limited purple vinyl

VARIOUS ARTISTS – Southeast of Saturn: Michigan Shoegaze/ Dream Pop/ Space Rock LP (Third Man)

11/13/20 New Releases

A number of our shipments were delayed this week presumably because of Covid. Some things that we’ll have next:  BORIS LP reissues, ATMOSPHERE, FELT, Strum & Thrum compilation, TOR LUNDVALL, THE BATS, AESOP ROCK, MOLCHAT DOMA, DAVID NACE, WILLIAM BASINSKI, GHOST FUNK ORCHESTRA, P.J. HAVEY & JOHN PARISH LP reissue

FIELDED – Demisexual Lovelace LP (Backwoodz Studioz)

It feels like the ridiculously talented Chicago ex pat/Brooklyn based musician Lindsay Powell has been building to this moment for the last few years. It’s rare that a record is so packed with this many lyrical & musical ideas. “Demisexual Lovelace” has elements of modern R&B & hip-hop similar to SOLANGE in its ambition, art pop ala BJORK, nods at 70s & 80s soundtracks by VANGELIS & TANGERINE DREAM & more. Some artists are shooting stars & Lindsay is one of them. RECOMMENDED.

GRATEFUL DEAD – American Beauty 50th Anniversary LP (Rhino)

The best Dead studio album & one of the greatest records of all time finally available again on 180GRM vinyl. 

HUM – Inlet LP (Earth Analog)

In the middle of the pandemic in 2020 we got a nice surprise when HUM dropped their first album in 22 years without any warning. After numerous delays the physical versions are finally here. The band hasn’t changed their sound much, maybe just updated it a little more with modern effects pedals & synths. This is a strong album with memorable riffs & vocals melodies. This one maybe feels a little more shoegaze but it’s still got some muscle to it. Fans of their original albums & stuff like SHINER, early SMASHING PUMPKINS, CHAVEZ, TORCHE, SWERVEDRIVER etc… will love this. RECOMMENDED.

LAMBCHOP – TRIP LP/CD (Merge) limited “Peak Vinyl” edition w/ print!

Covers album from Kurt Wagner & co., who experiment with songs from WILCO, STEVIE WONDER and THE SUPREMES to very different effect – with tracks touching on the sounds of country rock, lounge and an overall dusty ambience that the band has explored throughout their career.

MAYHEM – De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas: 25th Anniversary 5LP box set (Deathlike Silence) Finally here after numerous delays!

25th anniversary deluxe box set for one of the most important black metal records ever released. Dedicated to Euronymous, this very fancy box includes the original album with a foil-stamped sleeve, 4LPs of rehearsals & demos & a hardbound book. 

***NOTE: These box sets came open so that the LPs could be shipped outside of their sleeves to  prevent seem splits. We did not open these box sets.*** RECOMMENDED.

THURSTON MOORE – By the Fire LP (Daydream Library Series) now on orange vinyl! 

We think a lot of you will be excited to hear that “By the Fire” is the most SONIC YOUTH sounding Thurston solo record in a while. Featuring the same band as the last few records featuring Deb of MY BLOOD VALENTINE & guitarist James Sedwards, the songs are strong with some truly inspired guitar work. Hearing this now, it almost seems like the more experimental & jammy “Spirit Counsel” was Thurston working out new guitar sounds for the next pop record & this is it.

TOMBERLIN – Projections LP (Saddle Creek) picture disc in clear PVC sleeve

2020 EP from LA’s TOMBERLIN, working within the same musical territory as PHOEBE BRIDGERS, SOCCER MOMMY and the softer side of WYE OAK. This is inviting music, layering affected dreamlike vocal harmonies over lush but unobtrusive folk rock arrangements. Solid stuff.

OTHER IMPORTANT  NEW RELEASES

AC/DC – Pwr Up LP/CD (Columbia) 

ALICE IN CHAINS – Facelift LP (Columbia) remaster

JOHN BENCE – Love LP (Thrill Jockey) ltd. “blood orange” vinyl

BONOBO & TOTALLY ENORMOUS EXTINCT DINOSAURS – Heartbreak 12” (Outlier)

JOHNNY CASH And the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra LP/CD (Columbia)

COLDPLAY – Parachutes LP (Parlophone) yellow vinyl 20th anniversary 

LORAINE JAMES – Nothing 12” (Hyperdub)

MACABRE – Carnival of KIllers LP/CD (Nuclear Blast)

CHRIS STAPLETON – Starting Over LP (Mercury) with free poster while supplies last (as of 6PM Friday night, Wicker Park has not received posters but the Lakeview and Loop stores have them)

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS – Core LP (Atlantic)

SWAMP DOGG – Total Destruction To Your Mind LP (Alive) ltd. color vinyl reissue

11/06/20 NEW RELEASES

ATARAXIA – The Unexplained: Electronic Musical Impressions of the Occult by..LP  (Sacred Bones) limited color or black vinyl

Remastered version of the 1975 cult classic moog album by Mort Garson. They should have released this a week earlier for Halloween but that’s ok. Thealbum was inspired by all things occult like seances, tarot & astral projections. If you remember the theme music for the 70s TV show “In Search Of” hosted by Star Trek’s Leonard Nimoy, this has similar culty vibes. RECOMMENDED!

BRIAN CASE – Parallel Voices LP (Hands in the Dark)

The Chicago scene staple Brian Case is one of the most prolific musicians in the city & he’s back with his third solo album on Hands in the Dark, “Parallel Voices.” After two albums of dark, minimal techno, Case returns to guitar, this time manipulating it with loops on modular gear. The songs have an improv quality to them but the more the loops build & progress you begin to hear hidden melodies. Like his other solo work, there is a pre-industrial quality but this one has a much more organic quality for sure. Think DEAD C, BODY/HEAD, experimental SONIC YOUTH jams etc…RECOMMENDED.

N CHAMBERS – Facets 2LP (Love All Day)

“Facets” was released digitally in 2019 & now on vinyl via the Chicago label LOVE ALL DAY. Norm Chambers is a Seattle based electronic musician & he was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer in 2019. Thankfully Norm is still battling away & we wish him the best. The sounds here make us think of legends like Mort Garson & Hiroshi Yoshimura with digital sounding rhythms, bells & chimes, deep organs & nods at 80s new age cassette culture, Japanese Furniture music, Eno’s 2000s albums etc…Fantastic stuff. RECOMMENDED.

MORT GARSON – Music From Patch Cord Productions LP/CD (Sacred Bones)

Sacred Bones has compiled this album of rarities by the legendary composer of “Plantasia” Mort Garson. Along with albums under the names LUCIFER & ATARAXIA, Garson’s moog recordings focused on new age themes & the occult & black magic. This album features “Plantasia” outtakes & other moogy outtakes. RECOMMENDED!

LITURGY – HAQQ LP/CD (YLYLCYN)

The 2019 groundbreaking progressive metal album by LITURGY was originally released digitally & now is finally available on physical formats. Hunter Hunt-Hendrix & the band seem to ignore all traditional elements of “heavy metal” music, pushing the boundaries of what metal can be in the 2020s. Pummeling, technical, yet melodic metal with piano interludes that have been digitally tweaked, vibes, glockenspiel, harp & more make for a truly unique listen. RECOMMENDED.

LUCIFER – Black Mass LP (Sacred Bones) limited color or black vinyl

Remastered version of the 1971 cult classic moog album by Mort Garson. They should have released this a week earlier for Halloween but that’s ok. The album was inspired by all things occult & black magic like Satanic black masses, witchcraft etc… This is pretty forward-thinking stuff & though some of the sounds are slightly dated, it still sounds creepy &fresh in 2020. RECOMMENDED!

PYLON – Pylon Box 4LP (New West)

PYLON – Gyrate LP/CD (New West) limited color or black vinyl

PYLON – Chomp LP/CD (New West) limited color or black vinyl

FINALLY. PYLON formed in Athens, GA in the late 70s. In pretty much any other place, PYLON would have been the best band there, but early 80s Athens also was the home of R.E.M & B-52s. PYLON had their share of success though releasing a handful of classic underground singles & albums & even opening for U2 on a tour. Reissues have been rumored for years but now thanks to New West they’re finally here. The band’s sound was tough & in your face, like GANG OF FOUR with all of the bass tone taken out or the most aggressive parts of BLONDIE amped up 100%. Their singer Vanessa Briscoe Hay has one of those amazing voices in post punk & new wave, bouncing between poetic speaking & totally crazed throat-tearing screams. We are so excited to be able to carry these records by this band truly deserving of their cult status. HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION POSSIBLE.

OTHER IMPORTANT RELEASES

DAVID BOWIE – Metrobolist aka The Man Who Sold the World LP/CD (RCA)   50th anniversary remix

 MARIAH CAREY LP reissues (Sony)

PETER GABRIEL – Live in Athens 1987 2LP (Real World)

KYLIE MINOGUE – Disco LP/deluxe CD (BMG)

TWAIN – Adventure LP (Keeled Scales)

WILCO – Summerteeth 5LP (Warner)

NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE – Return to Greendale 2LP/CD/2LPBOXSET

LOSCIL – coast/range/arc// LP/CD (Kranky)

Kranky reissue of this 2011 minimalist classic with new cover art & an extra track from Scott Morgan aka LOSCIL. Morgan’s music is the definition of restraint with deep ambient textures that often barely shift or and time-stretched melodies that rival STARS OF THE LID. RECOMMENDED.

DREW MCDOWALL – Agalma LP (Dais) smoke color vinyl

The NYC based Scottish musician & former member of COIL, PSYCHIC TV etc… has delivered a fantastic record for 2020. Glitched-out neoClassical experimentation & drones with appearances by Caterina Barbieri, Chicago ex-pat Rovert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, Kali Malone & more.

NONLOCAL FORECAST – Holographic Universe(s?)! LP (Hausu Mountain) orange vinyl

Chicagoan Angel Marcloid (aka FIRE-TOOLZ) has also put out music under the name NONLOCAL FORECAST, creating boogie and fusion-adjacent work that shares many same qualities as vaporwave artists like RUNNERS CLUB 95 and EQUIP. The influence of video game soundtracks is evident, but Marcloid adds an element of collage to the music that seems to flavor-blast the listening experience. This is excellent experimental music that plays around with familiar sonic territory. This comes absolutely RECOMMENDED!

NOTHING – Great Dismal LP (Relapse) blue splatter color vinyl

The Philly shoegaze/art rockers NOTHING return with their 4th album “The Great Dismal.” Booming drums, wall of sound guitars & melodic vocals with maybe a bit more of a post-industrial meets Brit Pop sound than their other records. 

ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER – Magic Oneohtrix Point Never 2LP/CD(Warp) yellow vinyl

We last heard from Daniel Lopatin late in 2019 when the experimental composer produced the soundtrack to “Uncut Gems”, a sumptuous mixture of kosmische and new age to give the film a feel of otherworldly grandeur. Now he returns to 2020 under his OPN moniker, using the same sonic toolkit to pay tribute to the culture of radio. Featuring collaborations from THE WEEKND, ARCA, and CAROLINE POLACHEK, “Magic Oneohtrix Point Never” stays fleet of foot, using transitions to recreate the experience of listening to a station’s programming as it transforms throughout the day. Yet another killer from OPN.

Other important releases:

APIFERA – Overstand LP (Stones Throw)

ATMOSPHERE – The Day Before Halloween LP (Rhymesayers)

BLACK TO COMM – Oocyte Oil & Stolen Androgens LP (Thrill Jockey) green vinyl 

DEHD – Flower of Devotion LP (Fire Talk) back in stock! limited hand #’d red vinyl edition

DEVO – Duty Now For the Future LP (Rhino) color vinyl Rocktober pressing

DEVO – Q. Are We Not Men? A. We are Devo! LP (Rhino) color vinyl Rocktober pressing

DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS – Live from Austin, TX: Austin City Limits 2LP (New West)

EARTHEATER – Phoenix LP (PAN) color of black vinyl

NILS FRAHM – Empty LP (Erased Tapes)

FLAMING LIPS – Transmissions From a Satellite Heart LP (Warner) color vinyl

GRATEFUL DEAD – American Beauty LP (Rhino) picture disc

GRATEFUL DEAD – American Beauty 2CD (Rhino) 50th anniversary 

GRATEFUL DEAD – Grateful Dead LP (Rhino) 50th anniversary 

EMMYLOU HARRIS – Wrecking Ball LP (Nonesuch) color vinyl

THE HESHOO BESHOO GROUP – Armitage Road LP (We Are Busy Bodies) 50th anniversary edition

HOLY SONS – Raw & Disfigured 2LP/CD (Thrill Jockey) orange vinyl

KRAFTWERK – Autobahn LP (Parlophone) color vinyl

KRAFTWERK – Computer World LP (Parlophone) color vinyl

KRAFTWERK – Man Machine LP (Parlophone) color vinyl

KRAFTWERK – The Mix LP (Parlophone) color vinyl

KRAFTWERK – Radio-Activity LP (Parlophone) color vinyl

KRAFTWERK – Techno Pop LP (Parlophone) color vinyl

KRAFTWERK – Tour De France LP (Parlophone) color vinyl

KRAFTWERK – Trans Europe Express LP (Parlophone) color vinyl

LUNCH MONEY LIFE – Immersion Chamber LP (Fire Talk) blue vinyl

LUNCHBOX – After School Special LP (Slumberland) blue & white vinyl

MAISHA – Open The Gates LP (Brownswood)

MASTODON – Medium Rarities LP (Reprise)

JONI MITCHELL – Archives Volume 1: Early Years 1963-1967 5CD box set (Rhino)

JONI MITCHELL – Live at Canterbury House 1967 LP (Rhino)

ENNIO MORRICONE – Giallo Themes 2LP (Music on Vinyl)

MOTORHEAD – Ace of Spades LP (BMG) remastered

MOURN – Self Worth LP (Captured Tracks)

JEREMIAH SAND – Lift it Down LP (Sacred Bones) color or black vinyl

SMOKESCREENS – A Strange Dream LP (Slumberland) marbled smoke vinyl

SUUNS – Fiction EP (Joyful Noise)

SWAMP DOGG – Gag a Maggot LP (Alive) splatter vinyl reissue

TOBACCO – Hot Wet & Sassy LP (Ghostly)

VARIOUS ARTISTS – The Crow (Soundtrack) LP (Atlantic) color vinyl Rocktober press

VARIOUS ARTISTS – Something Weird: Spook Show Spectacular A-Go-Go LP (Modern Harmonic) ltd. “gangrenous green” vinyl

Here’s what we’ll have for the final Record Store Day drop. Like every one of these, there are things we didn’t get as many of as we would have liked and a few things that very sadly didn’t make it all like the Freddie Gibbs/Madlib “Pinata 64/74” versions and the Calexico. There was a big mistake with the shipping of the Gibbs/Madlib and many stores did not get these. We’ve been told we’ll have some later on. Hopefully you’ll find what you want on Saturday

LP

The Allman Brothers Band – An Evening With The Allman Brothers Band: First Set

(Friday Music)

Asking Alexandria – Stand Up and Scream (Sumerian Records) Wicker Park only

Bardo Pond – On the Ellipse (Fire)

The Bevis Frond – Valedictory Songs (Fire)

The Bevis Frond – What Did For The Dinosaurs (Fire)

Blitzen Trapper – Unreleased Recordings Vol. 2: Too Kool (LidKerCow) Belmont & Wicker Park

Booker T & The M.G.’s – McLemore Avenue (Craft Recordings)

Jon Brion – Synecdoche, New York (Soundtrack) (Frost)

Johnny Cash – Classic Cash: Hall Of Fame Series – Early Mixes (1987) UME (Mercury)

Cheap Trick – Out To Get You! Live 1977 (Legacy)

Chief Keef – Back From The Dead 2 (RBC Records)

Chromeo – Needy Girl Last Gang 12″ Picture Disc (Last Gang)

The Church – Gold Afternoon Fix (Real Gone Music)

City Morgue – Vol 2: As Good As Dead (Republic)

Ivan Conti – Mamao (Far Out) Belmont & Wicker Park

Alice Cooper – Live from the Apollo Theatre Glasgow 19.2.1982 (Rhino)

Miles Davis – Double Image: Rare Miles From the Complete Bitches Brew Sessions (Legacy)

Alejandro Escovedo – La Cruzada: The Crossing (en Español) (Yep Roc)

Eve 6 – The Fly Record Live (Fat Beats)

Fleshtones – Face of the Screaming Werewolf (Yep Roc) Wicker Park only

The Frumpies – Frumpie One Piece (w/ 7”) (Kill Rock Stars)

Rory Gallagher – Cleveland Calling (Chess) Wicker Park only

The Game – Born 2 Rap (eOne) Wicker Park only

Jimmy Giuffre – GRAZ 1961 (ORG)

Philip Glass- Koyaanisqatsi (Soundtrack) (Orange Mountain) Wicker Park only

Dexter Gordon – The Squirrel (Rhino)

Dexter Gordon Quartet – Live In Châteauvallon  1978 (Anagram)

Grateful Dead – Buffalo 5/9/77 5LP box set (Rhino)

David Gray – Please Forgive Me 12” pink vinyl (Kobalt) Wicker Park only

Humble Pie – Official Bootleg Collection Vol 2 (HNE)

Ice Nine Kills – The Silver Scream: Killer Cuts (picture disc) (Fearless) Wicker Park only

Infectious Grooves – Take You On A Ride (ORG Music) Wicker Park Only

J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding – Stonebone (A&M/CTI – Verve

Judas Priest – Sad Wings of Destiny 2LP color vinyl, 45RPM (eOne)

The Lemonheads – Lovey: 30th Anniversary Ed. (Fire)

Lil’ Kim – 9 (eOne) Wicker Park only

Mark Knopfler – Metroland (soundtrack) (Warner)

Suede (The London Suede) – The London Suede (Demon Records)

Charles Mingus – Mingus Ah Um Redux (Get on Down) 2LP w/ 6 bonus tracks

Modern English – I Melt With You 12″ Vinyl (Blixa Sounds)

Hugo Montenegro – Hugo in Wonder-Land (Nature Sounds)

Bob Mould – Circle of Friends (Demon Records)

Milton Nascimento – Ultimo Trem (Far Out) Belmont & Wicker Park

Randy Newman – Avalon (Original Motion Picture Score) (Reprise)

Randy Newman – The Natural (Soundtrack) (Warner Records)

The Obsessed – Incarnate Ultimate Edition (Blues Funeral Recordings)

Daniel Pemberton & Samuel Sim – The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (The Crystal Chamber picture disc) (Varese Sarabande) Wicker Park only

Pepper – Kona Town (Volcom)

The Rolling Stones – Metamorphosis (green vinyl w/ iron on) Abcko

Ryuichi Sakamoto – Black Mirror: Smithereens (Original Soundtrack) (Masterworks)

Skatalites – Ska Voovee blue vinyl w/ 7” (Jump Up)

Skid Row – Slave To The Grind (180grm red vinyl) (Run Out Groove)

Snoop Dogg – I Wanna Thank Me (Empire)

Soul Asylum – Hurry Up And Wait (Deluxe Version) (Blue Elan Records)

Sumy – Funkin’ In Your Mind 12” (Music on Vinyl) Wicker Park only

Tear Da Club Up Thugs of Three 6 Mafia – CrazyNDaLazDayz (Get On Down)

Yann Tiersen – Lagniappe Sessions 12” (Mute)

Toto – Live in Tokyo 1980 (Legacy)

Tres Vampires – Tres Vampires 12” (Schoolkids)

Kali Uchis – To Feel Alive EP (Interscope)

UFO – Live in Youngstown ’78 (Chrysalis)

Various Artists – Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (soundtrack) (Hollywood) Wicker Park only

Various Artists – Battle of the Bands, Vol. 1 (Wick)

Various Artists – Double Whammy! A 1960s Garage Rave-Up (Craft Recordings)

Various Artists – Lethal Weapon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Warner)

Various Artists – Stone Free: Tribute to Jimi Hendrix (Reprise)

Various Artists – Phenomenon (Soundtrack) (Reprise)

Various Artists – Rough Guide to Brazilian Psychedelia (Rough Guide)

Various Artists – The Virgin Suicides (Music From The Motion Picture) (Ryko/Rhino)

The Verlaines – Dunedin Spleen (Schoolkids) Belmont & Wicker Park

The Violets – Athens Georgia 1988-1992 (Crooked Beat) Wicker Park only

Vitamin String Quartet – Vitamin String Quartet Performs Lana Del Rey (Vitamin Records)

Tony Joe White – The Beginning (New West)

The Who – A Quick Live One: The Monterey International Pop Festival Foundation (MIPF)

The Wildbunch (Electric Six) – Rock Empire (Jett Plastic) Wicker Park only

Frank Zappa – You Can’t Do That On Stage Anymore (Universal)

Warren Zevon – Warren Zevon’s Greatest Hits (According To Judd Apatow) (Rhino)

10”

Inhaler – My Honest Face (Polydor) Wicker Park only

The Specials- Dub Mixes Exclusive (Chrysalis Records)

7”

Beck -No Distraction / Uneventful Days (St. Vincent remix) (Capitol)

Dandy Warhols and Bebe Buell – Femme Fatale (Cobraside)

Eminem – My Name Is /Bad Guys Always Die (IGA)

Maroon 5 – Memories W/ 20 page photo book (IGA)

Keith Richards – Hate It When You Leave b/w Key To The Highway (Mindless)

BLU-RAY

Suzanne Ciani: A Life in Waves (Window Pictures) Belmont & Wicker Park

10/23/20 NEW RELEASES

There are a few new releases like Pallbearer, Rancid reissue & a few more that we’re hoping will arrive on Saturday

SUZANNE CIANI – Music for Denali LP (Finders Keepers) 

An early soundtrack created for a documentary about a skiers’ descent from the tallest mountain in Alaska. This 1973 composition showcases Ciani’s skill as not only a masterful synthesist, but also pianist.

FUZZ – III LP/CD (In the Red) limited color vinyl 

Ty Segall, Charles Moothar & Chad Ubovich return with their third album as FUZZ, this time with Steve Albini at the controls. Melodic, heavy riffs with some fantastic guitar playing & some off kilter rhythms this time around. Albini did an excellent job capturing the band’s sound & this one reminds us a lot of QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, KING GIZZARD etc…

ADRIANNE LENKER – Songs & Instrumentals LP/CD/TAPE (4AD)

The ridiculously prolific musician Adrianne Lenker has had a busy last few years. Her band BIG THIEF released two albums in 2019 & they leaped ahead to become one of the most critically acclaimed bands around. Then, like all of us it all came to a halt because of the pandemic. Thankfully for us she’s used her time to make two more new records, “Songs” & “Instrumentals.” The albums were written & recorded in a cabin in Western MA & her goal was to make music that sounded like the inside of an acoustic guitar & she’s succeeded. These songs remind us more of the stripped-down almost freak folk of “UFOF” mostly just acoustic guitar & voice with a loose recording style with audible background noise & occasional talking. “Instrumentals” are two lengthy stream of consciousness songs that really sounds like exactly what they probably are, Lenker jamming in a cabin while the tape rolled. RECOMMENDED.

THURSTON MOORE – By the Fire CD/TAPE (Daydream Library Series) vinyl coming soon

We think a lot of you will be excited to hear that “By the Fire” is the most SONIC YOUTH sounding Thurston solo record in a while. Featuring the same band as the last few records featuring Deb of MY BLOOD VALENTINE & guitarist James Sedwards, the songs are strong with some truly inspired guitar work. Hearing this now, it almost seems like the more experimental & jammy “Spirit Counsel” was Thurston working out new guitar sounds for the next pop record & this is it. RECOMMENDED.

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS – Getting Into Knives 2LP/CD/TAPE (Merge) limited stock of only the gold Peak Vinyl for now — the rest of our order will be arriving over the weekend!

“Getting Into Knives” – John Darnielle’s 19th full-length under the MOUNTAIN GOATS banner & his 2nd 2020 release following the excellent tape-only “Songs For Pierre Chuvin” – was cut in a few days in early March with a full band (including Al Green sideman Charles Hodges on organ) in Memphis, the pandemic looming on the horizon. The result is a lean, soulful rock record evocative of “Automatic For The People”-era R.E.M., early SPRINGSTEEN, and even AGAINST ME! and THE HOLD STEADY in its most righteously charged moments. And all throughout, Darnielle is at the very height of his songwriting powers. HIGHLY, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

THIS IS THE KIT – Off Off On LP/CD (Rough Trade) 

“Off Off On” is the fantastic 2020 album by THIS IS THE KIT led by Kate Stable who has also collaborated with THE NATIONAL & Taylor Swift. Tight & rhythmic folky rock with nods at FAIRPORT CONVENTION, BIG THIEF etc…RECOMMENDED.

YO LA TENGO – Sleepless Night EP (Matador) finally here!

Ira, Georgia & James return with this EP featuring the new song “Bleeding” & covers by THE BYRDS, Bob Dylan, DELMORE BROTHERS, Ronnie Lane & THE FLYING MACHINE. THE BYRDS cover is particularly excellent. 

OTHER IMPORTANT NEW RELEASES

ACTRESS – Karma & Desire 2LP/dlx 2LP/CD (Ninja Tune)

BOY PABLO – Wachito Rico LP (777)

KAHIL EL’ZABAR – America the Beautiful LP (K.E.Z.)

GORILLAZ – Song Machine Season 1 LP/DLX LP/CD/DLX CD (Warner)

ROLAND HAYNES – Second Wave LP (Real Gone) remastered

DAN LACKSMAN – Dan Lacksman LP (Real Gone)

SEN MORIMOTO – Sen Morimoto LP/CD (Sooper)

NOCTURNAL EFFIGY – The Moonlit Branches of Powder LP (We Are Busy Bodies)

OPTIC SINK- Optic Sink LP (Goner) now on vinyl!

MARTIN REV – Strangeworld LP (Bureau B) reissue

SKULLCRUSHER – Skullcrusher LP (Secretly Canadian)

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN – Letter to You LP/CD (Columbia) limited indie only grey or black vinyl

VARIOUS ARTISTS –  A Stranger I May Be: Savoy Gospel 1954-1966 2LP (Honest Jons)

VARIOUS ARTISTS – Harry Smith B-Sides (4CD & booklet) (Dust to Digital)

VARIOUS ARTISTS – Turn It Loose, Ain’t No Good: Savoy Gospel 1970-1979 2LP (Honest Jons)

VARIOUS ARTISTS – You Better Get Ready: Savoy Gospel 1978-1986 2LP (Honest Jons)

WALLOWS – Remote LP (Atlantic)