New Releases - 5/23/25

Hitting The Racks

Here's your weekly rundown of what's hitting the new release racks at Grimey's

New Releases

Alex Orange Drink - Victory Lap (#23) LP (15 Passenger)

Victory Lap (#23) is the third solo release from Alex Zarou Levine, best known as the lead singer and songwriter of Brooklyn punk band, The So So Glos. Recorded in the midst of his intensive treatment for a rare and serious cancer, these 10 songs capture the intensity of his experience while maintaining an undercurrent of defiant optimism. [Limited edition white vinyl.]

Aya - Hexed! LP (Hyperdub)

hexed!, Aya's second album, confronts the desperation and dysfunction of addiction. Internalised phobias and suppressed traumas haunt the corridors and golden hours once romanticised on 2021's i'm hole; daymares concealed by nocturnal afters-hopping and key bag circles. [Limited edition eco-mix vinyl.]

emptyset - disserver LP (Thrill Jockey)

emptyset’s sixth album builds on their ongoing exploration into the histories of electronic sound and media across the 20th century, considering the intertwined evolution of cosmic rock, minimalism and electronic music, viewed through their prospective dreams and overlapping technological ambitions. The compositions across Dissever draw threads from these pioneering production methods emerging in parallel across the late 1960’s, considering the cross talk between these fields and their radical intentions to carve out the future from differing paths, traversing the mystical and modern, while incorporating elements of the transformative, hypnotic, expansive and transcendent to define new principles within sound.

James Felice - The Little Ones CD/LP (15 Passenger)

On The Little Ones, James joins the long lineage of winking American tearjerkers, the great crying-in-your-beer smart alecks like Warren Zevon, John Prine, or even Tom Waits. With a similar rollicking ease on keyboard instruments, Felice sidles up next to Dr. John and bears Randy Newman's torch, frequently squeezing the blood of a catchy chorus from the stone of an unlikely song subject. His sometimes wounded, side-of-the-mouth vocal delivery brings longtime collaborator Bright Eyes to mind. [Indie exclusive milk chocolate color vinyl.] 

Kelly Finnigan - Keep Me In Mind b/w Let Me Count the Reasons 7” (Colemine)

Kelly Finnigan has teamed up with soul music legend Renaldo Domino for his new 45. The A-track 'Keep Me In Mind' is a catchy, straight-down-the-middle soul tune in the classic dual male duo style of Sam & Dave, Eddie & Ernie, and Bob & Gene. Featuring organ and classic horn stabs, Kelly and Renaldo's voices blend harmoniously and make for a killer cut. The B-side, 'Let Me Count The Reasons,' is a track from Kelly's critically acclaimed new LP 'A Lover Was Born.' Slower in tempo and full of love and heart, the tune is a masterclass in romantic soulful sounds.

Florry - Sounds Like… LP (Dear Life)

On the winkingly titled Sounds Like... , the band's second full-length release via Dear Life, Florry is picking up right where they left off in 2023. Again upping the ante with a bigger, brighter, more abrasive sound that resembles something closer to Rolling Thunder Revue-era Bob Dylan than their humble DIY roots. Across ten tracks, the band wear their influences on their sleeve while carving out a space that is distinctly their own, blending raw honky-tonk grit and rich instrumental textures with the disarming sincerity and intimacy of the group's lo-fi beginnings. It's a record about searching searching for home, for love, for meaning, and for a sound that captures it all. [Limited edition apple red color vinyl.]

Joe Jonas - Music for People Who Believe in Love CD/LP (Republic)

New solo album from Joe Jonas, on limited edition white vinyl.

Taj Mahal & Keb Mo - Room on the Porch CD/LP (Concord)

Taj Mahal and Keb' Mo', two generations of American blues masters, reunite to release their second album together, Room On The Porch, following their GRAMMY Award winning album, TajMo (2017). This historic collaboration between two blues giants, converges their extraordinary talents for an album of original songs and covers. In this 10-song set, the title track features award-winning singer-songwriter Ruby Amanfu.

Adam Melchor - The Diary of Living LP (R&R)

Adam Melchor is a LA based singer-singer songwriter. A New Jersey opera student whose road trip to Los Angeles on a whim led to his success, Melchor plays both the soothing off-the-cusp folksinger and sonic tapestry-weaver on record. 

Pachyman - Another Place LP (ATO)

Over four albums, Pachyman has proven himself a dedicated craftsman working in the lineage of dub reggae while mastering the methodology of masters like King Tubby and Scientist, using vintage gear, constructing glorious walls of sound, and developing an intuitive understanding of the power of repetition. With 'Another Place,' he synthesizes the myriad scenes that have recontextualized dub, from the synth-pop of William Onyeabor and Yellow Magic Orchestra to Basic Channel's amniotic dub techno. [Limited edition blue vinyl.]

Pan Amsterdam - Confines LP (Heavenly)

Having studied Jazz and Contemporary Music at the New School in New York City and subsequently collaborated with artists like Iggy Pop and Metronomy, Pan Amsterdam blends experimental hip hop, jazz, funk, and electronic influences, resulting in shapeshifting, genre-defying tracks. Confines, reflects Pan Amsterdam's refusal to be confined by genre. The music channels influences from hip hop's golden age, alongside nods to artists like Kool Keith, Busta Rhymes, and MF Doom.

Phi-Psonics - Expanding to One LP (Gondwana Records)

“Phi-Psonics is a spiritual exploration of being together and connecting,” says acoustic bassist Seth Ford-Young of the immersive project he initiated in East Los Angeles in 2016. For his third long-player under the Phi-Psonics banner, Ford-Young marshalled a series of live recordings at Healing Force Of The Universe records in Pasadena, sculpting fourteen tracks, largely composed in the moment with a fluctuating cast of players, which wonderfully transmit his ideals of community and inner peace.

Pinback - Information Retrieved LP (Temporary Residence)

On one hand, their fifth album, Information Retrieved, is the logical and accessible realization of a sound Pinback have been developing and refining for over a decade. However, that consistency that we've taken for granted is what makes Information Retrieved such a euphoric surprise; their finest and most fully realized album, a dozen years deep into a career that includes bona fide modern classics like "Good To Sea" and Summer In Abaddon. Simply put, this is better than we ever could have expected. They could have coasted on automatic pilot to another lauded album that likely would have made it onto plenty of year-end lists, but instead they shot the moon, and the result is a major triumph. The touchstones are still there: Zach Smith's stunningly unique bass guitar acrobatics driving both rhythm and melody in lock-step unison; the incredible immediacy of Rob Crow's voice that could make a phone book sound compelling; and the musical and lyrical interplay between the two of them that made Pinback so special in the first place. The difference now is their exquisite control over dynamics and a greater emotional resonance throughout. It's the most complete and soulful Pinback album by a fair distance, the finest moment in the career of a band whose unfettered brilliance we've come to count on, but will never again take for granted. [Limited edition blue vinyl.]

Puma Blue - Antichamber LP (Blue Flowers)

Written in the winter of 2024, antichamber marks a sonic shift for Puma Blue with Allen writing away from the full band setup focusing on obscure electronic textures and acoustic instrumentation. Whereas Puma Blue's previous material has honed in on the centre point between trip-hop, Jazz and electronica, antichamber showcases a different angle to Allen's songwriting demonstrating something more stripped-back and vulnerable. Antichamber follows Puma Blue's 2023 release, Holy Waters - an album that achieved widespread acclaim from NPR All Songs Considered, The FADER, Paste Magazine, Office Magazine, Document Journal and more - and 2021's In Praise of Shadows. 

Resavoir & Matt Gold - Horizon CD/LP (International Anthem)

Imagine it’s late afternoon, you’re outside by the lake, and there’s sunlight on the water. This is the peaceful and contemplative scene that Matt Gold and Resavoir set on their collaborative LP Horizon. Across 10 lush and exploratory tracks, it’s the product of two Chicago-based musicians—Will Miller, the acclaimed trumpeter, composer, and producer who’s worked with SZA, Whitney, and more, and Gold, a seasoned multi-instrumentalist and accomplished guitarist—effortlessly combining their distinct sensibilities for something hypnotic and tangibly inviting. What started as a love letter to their shared admiration for ‘60s and ‘70s Brazilian music evolved into a dynamic and sprawling body of work. These sunny and expansive tunes are as immersive as they are endlessly replayable.

Marc Ribot - Map of a Blue City CD/LP (New West)

While it's not a singer-songwriter album, it is his first to center Marc Ribot’s plaintive, wise voice quite so prominently. Map of a Blue City bears the weight of its history gracefully, incorporating recordings made over nearly half of Ribot's life and reflecting on how he got to this particular moment. "Working on this album for so long, I've seen the world change dramatically and not really change at all. Some of the issues today are the same ones I thought about when I was just starting the album, but some are things I couldn't have dreamt of at the time. But I think that's why I was so determined to get the production values right. Recording production is really complicated, but it all boils down to what kind of room the listener feels they're standing in. There are some hard truths and cold observations in these songs. I wanted the room to be small enough so that we couldn't turn away: but warm enough to feel like you're hearing it from a friend." [Indie exclusive blue vinyl.]

Sparks - MAD CD/LP (Transgressive)

Sparks, brothers Ron and Russell Mael, are back with their 28th album 'MAD!', their first release with Transgressive Records. Most acts, by their seventh decade in the biz, would have slowed to a crawl, creakily playing their past hits on the heritage circuit and releasing nothing more than the occasional Greatest Hits collection. This is not the case for Sparks, who have triumphantly returned yet again, proving their resilience and relevance in a modern world with a fresh record and summer world tour to accompany it. [Limited edition light blue vinyl housed in a gatefold sleeve with lenticular cover.]

The SteelDrivers - Outrun CD/LP (Sun Records)

The SteelDrivers celebrate their 20th anniversary with their seventh studio album, Outrun. The Nashville-based bluegrass band simultaneously defies the traditions of the bluegrass genre and redefines it for generations to come, expertly weaving in rock, soul, blues, and Americana. "We wanted to create a record that felt timeless and musically connected to our past, and honor our founding member, Mike Henderson who passed away in 2023."

Stereolab - Instant Holograms on Metal Film CD/2xLP (Duophonic/Warp)

Stereolab's First Album in 15 Years! Stereolab release a new album, Instant Holograms On Metal Film, co-released by the band's own label Duophonic UHF Disks, and Warp Records. It features thirteen songs written by Laetitia Sadier and Tim Gane; performed by Laetitia, Tim, Andy Ramsay, Joe Watson and Xavi Muñoz, who comprise the current touring line-up of the band. - The album also features guest contributions by Cooper Crain and Rob Frye (Bitchin Bajas), Ben LaMar Gay (International Anthem), Ric Elsworth, Holger Zapf (Cavern Of Anti-Matter), Marie Merlet and Molly Hansen Read. [Limited edition clear vinyl.]

Thalia Zedek Band - The Boat Outside Your Window CD/LP (Thrill Jockey)

Thalia Zedek’s considerable body of work demonstrates a clarity of vision, a singular performance style, and an expansive range. Her ability to deliver raw emotions through her vivid stories of loss and hope, strife and triumph is unmatched. Zedek has long been a melodic songwriter in a series of heavy bands. That contrast, alongside her distinct blend of both direct and poetic lyrics, allows her to sing of the most difficult of life’s moments in ways that are both elevating and devastating. Out and proud her entire career, Zedek never hesitates to speak truth to power. The Boat Outside Your Window finds Zedek contemplating absence and distance, with songs as spirited as they are profoundly moving. The band is guitarist and vocalist Zedek, bassist Winston Braman, and drummer Gavin McCarthy (Karate), now joined by newest member, pedal steel guitarist Karen Sarkisian. On The Boat Outside Your Window, Sarkisian’s counter melodies and oblique augmentations created with non-traditional tools like an ebow, add an otherworldly quality to songs. The grit of Zedek’s guitar and drive of Braman and McCarthy are met with synth-like swells and more harmonic density. The album features guests Nancy Asch (percussion) and Beth Heinberg (piano) whose subtle touches are added to “Shoes” and “Aliyah”. The record was recorded with Andy Hong, mixed by Seth Manchester, and mastered by Sarah Register.

Reissues, Comps, Live Recordings, Vault Excavations...

The Black Crowes - Live 3xLP (Friday Music)

2001's The Black Crowes "Live" is a brilliant live recording that documents their historic 2001 concert tour with an extensive first time 3 LP deluxe set featuring 19 of their finest songs, this is LP is truly a rewarding visit back in time with The Black Crowes, featuring the classic line-up of Chris Robinson, Rich Robinson, Steve Gorman, Andy Hess, and Eddie Harsch.

Denzel Curry - Imperial LP (Universal)

2016 album from Denzel Curry. Imperial was both his finest work to date and his best received. The brief, breathless album showcases his near peerless technical skill along with a newfound maturity in his songwriting. [Limited edition gold vinyl.]

The Dandy Warhols - Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia 2xLP (Pias America)

A modern classic, Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia is the breakthrough album from The Dandy Warhols, blending psych-rock, alt-pop, and a laid-back indie cool. Featuring the anthemic "Bohemian Like You", the hypnotic "Godless", and the driving energy of "Get Off", this record is packed with attitude, hooks, and hazy, effortless charm. Reissued on transparent blue vinyl, this 2LP edition brings new life to an album that defined an era.

Duffy Power & Argent - Hell Hound: The Lost 1971 CBS Album CD/LP (Think Like A Key)

After fifty years gathering dust in the vaults, Duffy Power's mythical lost masterpiece finally sees the light of day in this strictly limited vinyl edition. Produced by The Zombies' creative powerhouses Rod Argent and Chris White, this sonic time capsule captures British blues at its most exciting, featuring an all-star ensemble including members of Argent, Pentangle, and guitar virtuoso Ollie Halsall. The package presents the complete album as originally intended, with liner notes plus the 2024 remix 'single edit' of the track "Sally Plain". Every note has been lovingly remastered from the original tapes, preserving this crucial missing chapter in British blues history with exceptional clarity. A rare opportunity to own what would have been a game-changing release-better fifty years late than never!

Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru - Church of Kidane Mehret LP (Mississippi Records)

Deeply resonant spiritual music transmitted via piano, organ, and harmonium by beloved composer and Ethiopian Orthodox nun Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru. Church of Kidane Mehret collects all the musical work from Emahoy's 1972 private press album of the same name, alongside two additional unreleased piano recordings, exploring Emahoy's take on "Ethiopian Church Music." Recording herself in churches throughout Jerusalem, Emahoy engages directly with the Ethiopian Orthodox musical liturgy. For the first time, we hear Emahoy on harmonium and massive, droning pipe organ, alongside some of her most moving piano work.

Green Day - Saviors CD/LP (Reprise)

Double hot pink and white splatter colored vinyl LP pressing. Enter Saviors (édition de luxe) includes 7 bonus tracks: the explosive "Smash It Like Belushi", "Ballyhoo" and "Underdog," a reflective "Stay Young," plus acoustic renditions of "Suzie Chapstick" and "Father to a Son." Together, they amplify the fire that "The American Dream Is Killing Me". Green Day is not your savior. But the spirit of rock n roll might be. And as the greatest punk band alive, they're the loudest vessel we have... to flip-off the oligarchy. 

Headphones - Headphones 20th Anniversary Edition CD/2xLP (Suicide Squeeze)

In 2005, Headphones arrived as a seismic shift in David Bazan's already formidable canon a collection of synth-driven confessions that push the boundaries of narrative songwriting. Stripped down to it's barest essentials, the album finds Bazan and collaborators Tim Walsh and Frank Lenz constructing an audaciously raw soundscape: no guitars, just synthesizers, live drums, and Bazan's unmistakable vocals. Twenty years later, it remains a masterwork of emotional excavation and geopolitical reckoning, as relevant today as the day it was released. This 20th Anniversary edition, remastered by Christopher Colbert at National Freedom (The Walkmen, Richard Swift, Pedro the Lion), is housed in a gatefold jacket with expanded artwork by Grammy-nominated designer Jesse LeDoux, plus liner notes by writer and Belmont University Associate Professor David Dark. The self-titled album threads a delicate needle, simultaneously personal and prophetic. [Limited edition opaque yellow vinyl.]

Billie Holiday - All or Nothing at All LP (Verve)

Recorded in five sessions over 1956/1957 and released in 1958, this 12-track affair is loaded with the classic standards from Berlin, Ellington, Gershwin and more. Though some claimed Billie Holiday was beyond her peak at this point, it was Miles Davis who countered that this was her most effective time with her "deepest understanding and control" of the repertoire she was performing. Her supporting cast on this album contributes to that as well, which included Barney Kessel (Guitar), Ben Webster (Tenor Sax), "Sweets" Edison (Trumpet), and Jimmy Rowles (Piano). Verve Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.

Thelonious Monk - Thelonious Himself LP (Craft Recordings)

Released in 1957, Thelonious Himself is a solo album by Thelonious Monk. The only exception to this is the final track "Monk's Mood," where he is joined by John Coltrane and Wilbur Ware. The album was Monk's fourth on Riverside and was given a coveted 5 stars by DownBeat magazine. This new edition of the album is released as part of the Original Jazz Classics Series on 180-gram vinyl pressed at RTI with all-analog mastering from the original tapes at Cohearent Audio and a Stoughton Tip-On Jacket.

Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners One-Step LP (Craft Recordings)

Thelonious Monk's Brilliant Corners is a landmark title in the pianist's celebrated catalog. The 1957 album not only introduces several Monk originals, but also features an all-star lineup, including Sonny Rollins, Max Roach and Paul Chambers. Small Batch Series features lacquers cut from the original tapes (AAA) by Bernie Grundman and pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI using Neotech's VR900 compound. This one-step lacquer process (as opposed to the standard three-step process) allows for the utmost level of musical detail, clarity and dynamics while reducing the amount of surface noise on the record. Each copy is individually numbered and encased in a foil-stamped, linen-wrapped slipcase featuring an acrylic inset of the original artwork. Housed in a reproduction of the album's original tip-on jacket from Riverside Records and protected by an archival-quality inner sleeve. New liner notes from Ashley Kahn completes the package.

Moskito - Idolar LP (Awesome Tapes)

In the vibrant streets of Tembisa, South Africa, amidst the sprawling urbanity connecting Johannesburg and Pretoria, the story of Moskito began. Formed in 2001 by Mahlubi "Shadow" Radebe and the late Zwelakhe "Malemon" Mtshali, the group first emerged as a powerhouse of pantsula dancers. However, their undeniable passion for music soon led them down a new path one that would cement their place in kwaito history. Spending countless hours on the street corners of their township, where they were born and raised, Shadow and Malemon danced and sang with an infectious energy that attracted crowds. It wasn't long before the duo decided to channel their talents into a kwaito group, and after adding friends Petrick Iwane and Menzi Dlodlo, Moskito was born. Pantsula dancing emerged in the 1950s among Black South Africans in townships and continually evolved until it became intertwined with kwaito music culture. The stylized, rapid foot movements and characteristic low-dancing became associated with kwaito as it took over South African urban culture into the early 2000s. With limited resources, Moskito displayed immense creativity, recording demos using two cassette decks and instrumental tracks from other artists. They would rap and sing over an instrumental playing on one deck while the second deck records their performance. Their determination paid off when they submitted their demo to Tammy Music Publishers, who were captivated by Moskito's style. "Kwaito was the thing 'in' at the time. If you did music you did kwaito. We wanted to fit in and actually it was easy," says Radebe. "We didn't have engineers in the group, so the first time in a real studio was with Percy and Thami to record Idolar." That same year, the group released their debut album, Idolar, under Tammy Music. The album was an undeniable success reaching gold status selling over 25,000 units and earning them a devoted fan base across South Africa and neighboring countries like Botswana, Swaziland, Namibia and Zimbabwe. 

Sophie - Oil of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides LP (Future Classics)

Sophie's iconic Grammy-nominated debut album, released in 2018 before the artist tragically passed away in 2021. It was released to widespread critical acclaim and cemented Sophie as a pioneer. [Indie exclusive color vinyl.]

Soul Coughing - Live 2024 2xLP (SC24)

Soul Coughing follow their hugely successful first tour together in 25 years with the self-release of their first-ever official live album, LIVE 2024, available for pre-order now on 2LP vinyl and CD. Recorded this past September and October, the 21-track collection captures all the energy and excitement of the tour they said would never happen, Soul Coughing Play The Songs Of Soul Coughing, a sold-out, 17-city run that saw the band performing to packed houses of rapturous fans across the United States.

The Teskey Brothers - Half Mile Harvest LP (Glassnote)
The Teskey Brothers - Run Home Slow LP (Glassnote)

New vinyl reissues of the first 2 albums from the Australian soul band comprised of brothers Sam and Josh Teskey, who discovered American soul music of the 1960's via their parents' record collection and were immediately taken.

Thin Lizzy - Life Live 2xLP (Friday Music)

Limited edition double vinyl reissue of the final Thin Lizzy live album, on aqua blue vinyl.

Toro Y Moi - Outer Peace LP (Carpark)

New limited edition translucent purple & orange splatter vinyl reissue of Toro Y Moi’s sixth album, from 2019.

Martha Wainwright - Martha Wainwright LP (Pias America)

Celebrating 20 years of Martha Wainwright and the stunning debut album that introduced the world to one of the most distinctive voices of her generation. For the first time ever on vinyl, this special anniversary edition is pressed on transparent vinyl, offering fans a fresh way to experience this landmark release. Featuring standout tracks like "Bloody Mother F***ing Asshole" and "Factory", the album is a fearless statement of raw emotion and poetic songwriting. Across it's deeply personal and beautifully crafted songs, Wainwright's signature blend of folk, rock, and unfiltered lyricism shines.