STAFF PICKS kimber – beirut lindsay – dungen, protomartyr dario – dungen jeff – alex g, el ten eleven THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Alex G. – Beach Music CD/LP+MP3 (Domino) “Alex Giannascoli, more commonly known as Alex G, is a lo-fi bedroom pop artist from Pennsylvania. Although he has tons of albums currently on Bandcamp, Beach […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – youth lagoon, bikini kill lindsay – kurt vile, youth lagoon dario – julia holter jeff – kurt vile THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Bikini Kill – Revolution Girl Style Now [1991] CD/LP+MP3 (Bikini Kill) Bikini Kill’s first collection of work (previously cassette-only) has been expanded with three previously unreleased tracks: “Ocean Song,” […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – beirut lindsay – low, petite noir dario – beirut jeff – petite noir, empress of THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Beirut – No No No CD (4AD) “Finding a new love sparked the creativity and songwriting that went into the making of No No No. Condon and his bandmates, bassist Paul […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – lou barlow lindsay – unwound, uncle acid & the deadbeats, widowspeak dario – widowspeak jeff – widowspeak THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES The Arcs – Yours, Dreamily CD/LP (Nonesuch) The Arcs is a new band led by The Black Keys frontman Dan Auerbach. The band’s aesthetic isn’t too far removed from the Black Keys’ […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – wilco, gardens & villa lindsay – gardens & villa, holy sons dario – jessie jones, sextile jeff – dangerdoom, afx THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES AFX – Orphaned Deejay Selek 2006-2008 CD/LP+MP3 (Warp) For the first time since the Analord series released through 2003-2005 on his own Rephlex Records imprint, Richard D. James […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – la luz lindsay – iris dement, la luz dario – heather woods broderick jeff – mac demarco, mewithoutyou THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Deaf Wish – Pain CD/LP+MP3 (Sub Pop) Pain is a miraculously dissonant, wonderfully immediate display of Deaf Wish at their mightiest, alive with the same wild chemistry and […]
We try to mix up what we listen to in the store, but some albums just can’t seem to find their way out of our CD player. Here are some of our current favorites. EZTV – Calling Out [Captured Tracks] If this was a concept album, the concept might be “Songs that sound great in […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – sonic youth lindsay – ducktails, jessie jones dario – vinyl williams jeff – vinyl williams, THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES Kasey Chambers – Bittersweet CD (Sugar Hill) Pulling together a superb studio band to record the album, Bittersweetfeatures Bernard Fanning on acoustic guitar, keyboard, piano, background vocals and lead vocals on the title track; […]
STAFF PICKS kimber – tarentel lindsay – psychic ills, whitney, minor victories dario – steve gunn jeff – whitney THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES 10,000 Maniacs – Playing Favorites CD (Omnivore) Recorded before an adoring crowd in Jamestown, NY, Playing Favoritesfeatures 14 live tracks, including hits and fan favorites from the group’s storied and influential career. The […]