Guillermo Scott Herren never stops working. Next up from this prolific producer is a 12″ EP on Warp featuring some reworkings of a few tunes off his most recent album “Everything She Touched Turned Ampexian”. Have to admit I wasn’t the biggest fan of that album, but the sound clips for this new EP sound [...]
Folk-hop? Hippie-hop? Hip-folk? I don’t know what you call this type of stuff, I think someone might have once coined the phrase “indietronica” but I hate that tag almost as much as those three I just made up. This stuff falls somewhere in the spectrum between strummy, sunny folk tunes and glitched-out, down-tempo beats. All [...]
Relapse has posted pre-orders for the new LP from Coalesce. There’s little doubt that the music on this album absolutely slays and with a die-cut insert and embossed gatefold jacket to house it in, well, this is basically an essential addition to your collection. Color breakdown is 400 on 180-gm black vinyl, 500 on a [...]
Murder by Death have officially reissued one of their best albums ever, 2006′s “In Bocca Al Lupo”. The downside, however, is that they decided to NOT replicate the original double 10″ with like a zillion fold-out panels. Instead, they went simple with a single 180 gram LP on Flamed Orange vinyl. If you don’t know [...]
Originally recorded in 2003 and previously long out of print, Mount Eerie’s monumental “Live in Copenhagen” record has now been repressed. This is the longest show Mount Eerie ever played, a sprawling set of 34 songs. This 3xLP comes in a triple gatefold with beautiful artwork for only $26 shipped. Visit P.W. Elverum & Sun.
Vinyl Collective has launched a preorder for a new reissue of Neko Case’s 2002 album, Blacklisted. This is a single slab of black vinyl in a standard sleeve, sweet and simple. Preorder for $15.49 now at Vinyl Collective.
Numero Group just posted a really awesome radio story about legendary Chicago soul collector Bob Abrahamian. Bob’s collection of Chicago soul 45′s is in excess of 15,000. Take a minute to listen at the Numero Group Blog.
Well, not sure where this came from or why but this is easily the best price I have ever seen on this amazing double LP from Sigur Ros. Not sure if this is the original press, the FatCat UK repress or a new domestic pressing… Any way you slice it, its a tasty pie at [...]
Vinyl Collective just launched a preorder for an upcoming split 7″ by Wayward Sons (William Elliott Whitmore’s new moniker) and Sam Lowry. Both of these dudes play stripped-down, Americana-style folk, and the concept for this record sounds awesome. The subject is a love-triangle murder ballad. Each artist is doing a song from the perspective of [...]
If you’re going to be purchasing anything from Insound anytime soon (the new Grizzly Bear album, now shipping, comes to mind), I’ve got some tasty promo codes for you. Use code “twoweeks10″ for 10% off your entire purchase, or “twoweeks15″ for 15% off your entire purchase of $50 or more. These are both good till [...]
These are up now at the Hydra Head Shop on Blue Collar Distro along with the usual assortment of incredibly necessary pre-order exclusive items (i.e. ceramic plates). Take a gander at the hydraheadshop.com. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
Anticon just dropped two of their most anticipated vinyl releases in quite awhile. First up, Chicago art-pop band Anathallo’s latest album “Canopy Glow” finally got the vinyl treatment. It’s a beautifully packaged LP for only $13. Also fresh from the pressing plant is “More Heart Than Brains”, the debut album from Bike For Three! (Buck [...]
Noisy electronic NYC band Salem have a new 7″ for sale. I’m kind of just getting into this band, but the stuff on their MySpace is sounding awesome. Anyway, the 7″ was released on Japan’s Big Love Records, has an edition of 300 (never to be repressed), and is $10 (damn, 7 inches are getting [...]
Happy Holidays everyone. Chel’s List #6 has arrived and has officially given the world permission to order the new vinyl version of Big Business’s latest album Mind the Drift. It comes on three different colorways – black, créme, and “watery-pea-soup-with-carrots”. These will run you $20 + shipping and, as almost all Hydra Head releases do, [...]
If you’ve got an Ikea in your area, and you need some record shelves, now is the time to grab some. Almost all Ikea stores have their 8-cube Expedits marked down to $49 (that’s $40 off!) this weekend. That’s a pretty great price for about 450 records worth of storage. This deal only lasts through [...]
