New Releases - 6/12/26
Hitting The Racks
Here's your weekly rundown of what's hitting the new release racks at Grimey's
New Releases
Absolutely - Paracosm CD/LP (Epic)
The sophomore album singer, songwriter, and producer Absolutely is a kaleidoscopic mix of pop, electronica, jazz, and R&B. From the viral, piano-pounding transformative catharsis of "I Just Don't Know You Yet" to the cinematic introspection of recent single "No Audience," praised by Rolling Stone as "an invitation to create purely for yourself, " Paracosm cements Absolutely as one of the most compelling new voices of her generation. [Orange vinyl pressing.]
Ambrose Akinmusire & Mary Halvorson - Slo-mo Neon Luminate Hoverings CD/LP (Nonesuch)
A joint release from trumpeter/composer Ambrose Akinmusire and guitarist/composer Mary Halvorson, featuring four new compositions by each musician as well as one collaboration. The duo, long admirers of each other's musicianship, met at Halvorson's Brooklyn apartment and began playing together periodically, going back as far as 2009. They rehearsed the music on Slo-Mo Neon Luminate Hoverings in January 2025, just before performing it at the New York City club The Stone; they recorded this album the next day at Sear Sound.
Alex Amen - Sun of Amen LP (ATO Records)
With his indie breed of country/folk-rock, Alex Amen makes his ATO Records full-length debut with 'Sun of Amen': a body of work that opens a space for sustained and quiet wonder, offering up songs touched with both magnetic ease and extraordinary beauty. Last year, with only a handful of singles to his name, the Texas-born / Brooklyn-based artist landed on the lineups to tastemaking festivals like Pitchfork London, Newport Folk, and Austin City Limits.
Angine de Poitrine - Vol. II LP (Spectacles Bonzai)
The 2nd album from time-traveling duo Angine de Poitrine. With Vol. II, a dense, no-frills, high-impact record, the “Poitrine brothers” push their sound even further, with sharper dynamics, stranger structures, and a sense of humor that reveals itself only if you’re paying attention. The recipe still revolves around the same three ingredients: acid techno, disco, and rock. Available widely on vinyl for the first time. [Vol. I reissue also available today.]
Artificial Go - Triple Ones 7" (Carpark)
Artificial Go's new 7" for Carpark Records marks the next step in their gentle-but-rapid evolution. The Cincinnati band sharpens its sound while embracing new directions. Across two tracks, they balance joy, frustration, and exploration. "Triple Ones" bursts with bouncy guitar and dancefloor energy, while "Jane Ate the Apple Seed" drifts into a mysterious, trance-like mood-playful yet charged with feeling.
Bob Bert - Beach Bongo Bloodbath CD/LP (Bar/None Records)
Bob Bert is a noise rock icon, and has drummed with Sonic Youth ('82-'85), Pussy Galore (80s), Bewitched, The Chrome Cranks, Lydia Lunch Retrovirus, Wolfmahattan Project (w/ Kid Congo Powers & Mick Collins). He is one of the key figures that bridged the gap between No Wave and Noise Rock, forging a drumming style completely his own; as comfortable playing oil cans and sheet metal from the junkyard as he is a full drum kit. Beach Bongo Bloodbath is Bob Bert's first true solo record; a record like you've never heard before. Listening from start to finish is like catching a DJ playing twisted versions of songs with broken turntables in the most unusual club you've ever stepped foot in. Yet, you can't help but groove. "Beach Bongo Bloodbath" (Bert), fits perfectly alongside "Mississippi Queen" (Mountain), "Pablo Picasso" (Modern Lovers), and "Four Enclosed Walls/Banging The Door (PiL)."
Duane Betts - Isle of Hope CD/LP (Sun Records)
Duane Betts brings a coastal chill to his new album Isle of Hope, his first on Sun Records. Recorded in the Georgia lowcountry with GRAMMY-award winning producer Dave Cobb, Betts brings his unique blend of Southern rock and roots riffs to tracks co-written by Duane with Stoll Vaughan. Among all the fire on the fretboards is an intimate look at Duane's sobriety, the loss of his father (Dickey Betts of the Allman Brothers), and his decades on the road touring in the rock and jam band worlds. [Yellow vinyl pressing.]
BIG|BRAVE - in grief or in hope LP (Thrill Jockey)
The work of BIG|BRAVE is ever-expanding. The trio's singular masterful sculpting of sonics into songcraft tucks layers of vulnerability into frenetic storms. In grief or in hope is an innovative vision of electro-acoustic sound and emotive storytelling, an endless bounty of overwhelming distortions and devastating beauty. In grief or in hope marks a shift for BIG|BRAVE towards denser guitar-oriented compositions. With longtime touring bassist Liam Andrews (MY DISCO, Aicher) joining guitarist/vocalist Robin Wattie and guitarist Mathieu Ball in the studio for the first time, the pieces are keenly layered with a rich tapestry of harmonics and tonal intricacies.
The Bobby Lees - New Self CD (Epitaph)
For The Bobby Lees, their fourth album and Epitaph debut New Self marks a thrilling new chapter for the band while doubling down on what's always made them so magnetic. The Bobby Lees don't need much in the way of introduction. Within a few seconds of exposure to their furnace-blast live shows or their bottled-lightning studio records, it's easy to hear why they've earned fans in legendary musicians like Iggy Pop, Debbie Harry, and Henry Rollins. Led by singer and guitarist Sam Quartin, drummer Macky Bowman, and bassist Kendall Wind, The Bobby Lees bring wildness and danger back into punk rock. You can hear the band easing into a new confidence all throughout New Self, from the seething, fiery "Napoleon" to the rambunctious, offbeat take on PJ Harvey's "50ft Queenie."
Boynextdoor - 1st Studio Album 'HOME' [SWEET HOME ver.] CD (Koz Entertainment)
Boynextdoor invite you into their 1st Studio Album 'HOME' ! Available in a compact SWEET HOME ver. With contents include: Outbox, Booklet (20p), Frame Sticker, CD Case, CD, Folded Poster and Selfie Photocard (1of 6)
Breakfield - Breakfield CD/LP (Rounder)
Breakfield prove that a simple name change can transform your entire world. After more than a decade of making music as Boy Named Banjo, the renaming brought fresh energy to their music. Their 11-song self-titled LP came to life in collaboration with Sadler Vaden (Jason Isbell) and strays from the rootsy sensibilities of their formative years. Breakfield ranges from country-rock anthems to gorgeous ballads, showcasing a one-of-a-kind band fully in tune with their most adventurous instincts.
Mike Campbell & the Dirty Knobs - Mission of Mercy CD/LP (Mike Campbell)
Mission of Mercy displays Campbell's full songwriting range with tracks ranging from the unbridled rock & roll of "I Remember" to the Americana ballad "More Than Gold" and even the Brian Wilson-inspired psychedelia of the title track. Campbell states that Mission of Mercy is an action-packed collection of tunes that continues the vibe established while also exploring new songwriting directions. [Indie exclusive purple vinyl pressing.]
Josh Conway - Plum CD/LP (Atlantic)
The debut solo album from drummer-producer-songwriter Josh Conway, one of the founding members of the Grammy-nominated, Stereogum-endorsed group the Marías. With Plum, Josh steps fully into his own artistic voice, offering a more intimate and personal lens into his songwriting and expansive sonic world. Drawing from psychedelic rock, electronic music, and indie pop, the album establishes his range as an artist and the eclectic world he’s building on his own. [Indie exclusive white vinyl pressing.]
Dailey & Vincent - A Beautiful Life CD/LP (Pillar Stone Records)
The new album from Grand Ole Opry members and Grammy nominees Dailey & Vincent features twelve new tracks, including the #1 Bluegrass Radio song "Ruby" as well as "Longer Than That" which was written by Tenille Townes & Park Chisolm. Dailey & Vincent are among the most acclaimed duos in modern American roots music. With unmatched harmonies and musicianship, Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent have built a career that bridges bluegrass, country, and gospel with heart, humor, and faith.
Dirty Heads - 7 Seas CD/LP (Better Noise Music)
The ninth album from the Southern California band builds on their signature balance of carefree energy and reflective songwriting while inviting fans into their next chapter of freedom, positivity, and forward motion. From sun-soaked, laid-back anthems made for a day at the beach to hard-hitting late-night bangers, the album moves fluidly across moods without ever losing the infectious Dirty Heads energy fans have come to love. With over 3 billion career streams worldwide and multiple #1 singles on alternative and rock radio, Dirty Heads have built a dedicated global following by seamlessly fusing reggae, hip-hop, alternative rock, and pop. [Indie exclusive blue & green vinyl pressing.]
Henry Fraser - Pneuma LP (Ideologic Organ)
A new solo album from double bassist and composer Henry Fraser, recorded, mixed, and co-produced by Randall Dunn (Sunn O))), Jóhann Jóhannsson) and Ben Greenberg (Uniform, Marc Ribot). Across eight concise movements, Fraser explores breath, resonance, and the evolving relationship between composition and improvisation, shaping an intimate sonic landscape in which the double bass seems to inhale, bloom into overtones, and dissolve back into silence. Certain pieces incorporate multiple stacked bass performances, dramatically widening the music’s scale while preserving the instrument’s tactile presence.
Fruit Bats - The Landfill CD/LP (Merge)
The followup to 2025's Baby Man is the most live a Fruit Bats record has been since 2009's The Ruminant Band, and in paring back the number of tracks that typically layer a full-band song, the psychedelic, technicolor dreaminess of their sound is more vivid than ever. Time and space melt into the sublime as the band gels around Eric Johnson's hazy croon on "That Goddamn Sun," stretching out to accommodate him as he trips from California to North Carolina. In striking a balance between ecstatic romance and melancholia, "Think Aboutcha" occupies the blissful-but- doomed intersection of the E Street Band and Paul McCartney, playful but playing for stakes that are larger than life, while "Perhaps We're a Storm" charges headlong into the unknown. All of these songs - most of the songs on The Landfill, in fact - mark themselves immediately as some of the best in Eric D. Johnson's ever-expanding songbook, seekers and anthems alike.
Genghis Tron - Signal Fire CD/LP (Relapse)
With their fourth full-length album Signal Fire, progressive/industrial metal outfit Genghis Tron awaken us from the post-apocalyptic daydreams of their previous work with a violent-and most welcome-shove. This time, the distant-future reveries we first heard on Board Up The House give way to an unsettling awareness of the present we're actually living, as our circumstances grow too pressing to try and escape. [Indie exclusive blue & white vinyl pressing.]
Honey Dijon - The Nightlife 2xLP (Blacktopia Limited)
The Nightlife finds Honey Dijon exploring the space between house music's past, present, and future - blurring boundaries, bending conventions, and inviting an all-star cast of collaborators to help redefine what club culture sounds like for today. Rooted in the lineage of house yet never confined by it, the album moves effortlessly from sweat-soaked basement energy to lush strains of soul and R&B - and into unexpected spaces in between. It's not strictly a house record, but rather an expression of nightlife itself: fearless, fluid, and in constant evolution.
Horse Lords - Demand to Be Taken to Heaven Alive! LP (RVNG Int'l)
The music on Horse Lords' Demand to Be Taken to Heaven Alive! Feels both impossibly detailed and eminently human. The twelve pieces assembled are layered, interwoven, tonally and rhythmically complex-moiré-like patterns of interaction and tessellation that play out for both mind and body, full of sonic warrens with an inescapable groove. Though the quartet grew out of a fertile noise and experimental rock scene, their approach across six albums, various collaborations and as a celebrated live act has been more omnivorous than the stippled rhythms of instrumental electric rock would indicate. For this outing, they are augmented by bass clarinetist Madison Greenstone, trombonist Weston Olencki, and in a first for Horse Lords, vocals courtesy Nina Guo and Evelyn Saylor.
Alex Isley - When the City Sleeps CD/2xLP (Warner)
"When The City Sleeps" is the natural continuation of Alex Isley's 2025 EP WHEN. The project expands on the themes she introduced earlier in the year, offering a deeper exploration of the duality within her love experiences and relationships set against the backdrop of Los Angeles, specifically the moments that unfold "when the city is asleep." The album highlights the intimate places, late-night moods, and emotional reflections that shape her connection to both the city and her relationships.
KÁRYYN - Physics Universal Love Language (PULL) CD/LP (Mute)
The sophomore album from the Syrian-Armenian-American singer and producer. KÁRYYN creates music at the intersection of sound, spirit, and physics - sonic worlds that don't just describe emotion, they conduct it. PULL exemplifies this, with a title that encapsulates her lifelong endeavour to translate love into systems of energy and truth. At its heart, PULL is a left of center pop album about courage: the courage to collapse, to love, to surrender, and to emerge. The album is crafted from KÁRYYN's voice, strings, modular synths, and gravitational beats, tuned to 432Hz - a frequency believed to support vibrational healing. Co-produced by KÁRYYN alongside Hudson Mohawke and James Ford, the record was further enriched by Marta Salogni's sensitive and immersive mix, Jacques Greene's melodic touch on 'FWD', and Joker's detailed mastering.
Tori Kelly - God Must Really Love Me CD/LP (Epic)
Three-time Grammy-winning and multi-platinum-selling vocal powerhouse Tori Kelly returns with her sixth studio album, God Must Really Love Me, offering a deeper, more personal look into her most joyful and spiritually grounded body of work yet. Guided by a radiant fusion of R&B, soul, acoustic pop, and gospel, the album takes listeners on an immersive journey of Tori's new chapter in life. [Translucent orange with black swirl vinyl pressing.]
KELS - Dirty Blues Princess LP (Universal)
KELS' Dirty Blues Princess EP is a raw, genre-blending debut from the Pittsburgh artist, fusing blues, alternative, and R&B into a bold, emotionally charged sound. The EP features standout tracks "Gone," "Daddy's Not The One," and "Call Me," the project showcases her gritty vocals and storytelling edge.
Swae Lee - Same Difference CD/2xLP (Eardruma)
With a fruitful career that includes multiple platinum albums as a group (Rae Sremmurd) and numerous diamond single certifications, Same Difference is Swae Lee's long-awaited debut solo album. Swae's versatile artistry taps into each of the sonic lanes he's become renowned within - spanning hip hop, R&B, pop & even Afrobeat. Backed by features from Jhene Aiko, Rich The Kid, French Montana, FKA Twigs, Post Malone & brother/Rae Sremmurd counterpart Slim Jxmmi, the end result is an album that blurs genre lines while reaffirming Swae's place at the center of modern music. [Yellow vinyl pressing.]
Kelsey Lu - So Help Me God CD/LP (Dirty Hit)
So Help Me God is the long-awaited second album from Kelsey Lu. Moving between shadow and release, the 10-track record follows her groundbreaking 2019 debut Blood and is co-produced by Lu, Jack Antonoff and Yves Rothman, mixed by Oli Jacobs, with contributions from Sampha, Kamasi Washington and Kim Gordon. Across the record, Lu blends distorted guitars, choral swells and dark electronic pulses into a sonic landscape that moves between devotional intensity and cinematic scale. [Indie exclusive brick color vinyl pressing.]
Midland - Stages CD/LP (Big Machine Records)
With their fifth studio album, Grammy-nominated traditional country revivalists Midland deliver a collection of songs driven by vivid storytelling of the miles and experiences that have shaped them. Stages finds the group underscoring their signature sound that helped pioneer country's neo-traditional movement, proving this has never been a mere "stage" of their career. These 10 tracks are a snapshot of a band fully formed, embracing the stages that the multiplatinum-selling group has conquered all over the world. [Transparent red vinyl pressing.]
Midrift - Silhouette LP (Midrift is a Band)
Debut full-length from one of the most exciting, and youngest, voices in alternative rock and shoegaze. Over the past few years, Gus Mehrkam (vocals, guitar), Manoa Neukermans (bass) and Kai Neukermans (drums), have built undeniable momentum as Midrift. Their breakout tracks "Twin Flames" and "Unrequited" surged online resonating with a new generation of listeners. Gus, Manoa, and Kai grew up together in the Bay Area, skating and playing music in other bands before forming Midrift in 2023. After extensive touring in 2025, which included pivotal festival plays at Sound and Fury and their hometown festival Outside Lands, the band will be supporting Angel Du$t and julie / Fleshwater on tour this spring.
Mono - Snowdrop LP (Temporary Residence)
Once again working with Chicago-based conductor and orchestral musical director, Chad McCullough, Mono enlisted a 10-piece orchestra as well as an 8-piece choir for the eight massive pieces that make up Snowdrop. With the band performing and Wood recording in the same hallowed space where most of Mono's records had been made in their quarter-century history, the songs on Snowdrop carry an extra weight. [Purple vinyl pressing.]
New Jazz Underground - Hoodies CD/LP (Artwork Records)
New Jazz Underground presents Hoodies, a powerful debut album that transforms their viral momentum into a defining artistic statement. The trio first captured global attention through street performances and striking live videos, building a devoted online following before ascending to major stages like the Newport Jazz Festival. On Hoodies, they channel their brotherhood into a bold, culture-conscious work that bridges jazz tradition with hip-hop-inflected grooves, Afro-Cuban rhythms, and raw, vocal-led blues. Rooted in deep musical chemistry and sharpened by years of constant performance, Hoodies captures the trio's fresh energy, precision, and emotional deepness in full force-confirming them as one of the most exciting new bands redefining jazz for a new generation.
Redferrin - Been There Done That CD (Warner)
Redferrin spent years establishing himself as one of Nashville's most compelling songwriters before breaking out with a signature sound that merges country soul with modern urban influence. His new 13-track album, Been There Done That, serves as a reflective exploration of the heart and the highway. Primarily produced by Jake Saghi, with additional production by Jimmy Robbins, the project balances polished delivery with grounded, honest storytelling.
Bebe Rexha - Dirty Blonde CD/LP/cassette (Bebe Rexha Music)
You can't put Bebe Rexha in a box. From her Grammy-winning songwriting roots on Eminem's "The Monster" to global chart-toppers with David Guetta and Florida Georgia Line, Rexha has established herself as a premier musical chameleon. With her latest project, Dirty Blonde, she officially enters a new era as an independent powerhouse. Now signed to EMPIRE, the Brooklyn-born star has crafted a 13-song "genre kaleidoscope" that serves as her first-ever visual album, representing a total creative rebirth and a departure from the major-label system she's known since she was a teenager. The project seamlessly blends heavy-hitting dance floor anthems with deep, personal storytelling. [Indie store exclusive platinum color vinyl pressing.]
Jessie Reyez - A Little Vengeance CD/LP (Island)
On A Little Vengeance, Grammy-nominated Jessie Reyez is once again tapping into the raw openness and fearless lyricism that has made her one of R&B's most distinct voices. The latest album finds the platinum-certified singer-songwriter penning songs for the impatient lovers, the scorned exes, and everyone in between with such precision like you've lived her stories too. The LP features collaborations with Muni Long and more. [Blue vinyl pressing.]
Olivia Rodrigo - you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love CD/LP (Geffen)
Olivia Rodrigo’s highly anticipated third studio album, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, follows her critically acclaimed LPs GUTS and SOUR. [Indie exclusive CD includes limited edition poster.]
Ruel - Kicking My Feet & Screaming LP (Giant Music)
The exciting momentum from Ruel's 2025 sophomore album Kicking My Feet continues with the release of the album's second half Kicking My Feet & Screaming. With 10 all new songs, including tracks produced by Julian Bunetta, Joel Little and Kenny Beats, Kicking My Feet & Screaming authentically explores the emotional bumps and bruises that tend to come hand-in-hand with falling in (and out of) love. [Indie exclusive grey/black marble vinyl pressing.]
M.C. Schmidt & John Berndt - Cloud Machines LP (Thrill Jockey)
Cloud Machines is the extraordinary debut collaboration between M.C. Schmidt of legendary electronic duo Matmos and John Berndt, the Baltimore avant-garde institution and band leader behind High Zero Festival, the Red Room collective, Geodesic Gnome, and radical sonic concepts like Spectral Relay (a bespoke signal processing architecture) and Relabi (a conceptual genre defined by a Rorschach-blot pulse. These two iconoclasts have delivered something genuinely unexpected: an oddly sweet electronic opus that's as immediately engaging as it is a series of delicious puzzles. When two of experimental music's most irascible characters spend twelve years crafting an album, you don't just get another release—it is an anthology of pocket universes. The record is a love letter to two of their strongest mutual influences of the 1980s—the delirious comic books of French auteur Jean Giraud (AKA Moebius) and the beautiful miniatures of the SKY Records Cluster/Eno/Conny Plank collaborations.
Side Over - Loves You CD (La Societe Expeditio)
Formed in 1989, Side Over cut their teeth in the emerging Scranton/Wilkes-Barre scene that would become legendary. They quickly grew into a melodic hardcore powerhouse, contributing to the early nineties proto-emo scene. The band made a lasting impact despite only releasing two cassette demos. Side Over reunited in 2025 after the sudden death of co-founder Neil Husvar, and this release preserves the ethos of those original cassette demos, spirit and purpose intact. With the addition of Scars, created from riffs from a 32-year-old practice tape, the record is an homage to the band’s history and departed brothers while remaining firmly rooted in the present.
Sleeping with Sirens - An Ending In Itself LP (Rise Records)
Iconic alternative rock band Sleeping with Sirens release their new album, An Ending In Itself. Produced by Will Yip (Turnstile, Circa Survive, Movements), the band's 8th studio album represents both a homecoming and an expansion for them as they revive the restless spirit of their classic sounds with the nuanced experience of recent years. The band - Kellin Quinn (vocals), Nick Martin (guitar), Justin Hills (bass), Matty Best (drums), and newest addition Tony Pizzuti (guitar) - continues to hone its signature sound while boldly exploring new creative frontiers. [Indie exclusive black, white & red swirl vinyl pressing.]
Slippers - Slippers 08 CD (K Records)
Released 6/5 on vinyl, now available on CD. Slippers mastermind Madeline BB's new record is a masterpiece. Like if you painted the beatles with a rattle can and wax pencil. In addition to being a longtime drummer who also performs in Le Pain and has previously played in Yucky Duster, BB's other passion is animation, and the start of Slippers coincides with her time studying that trade in grad school at California Institute of the Arts. All songs by Madeline Babuka Black, "Castaways" by Madeline Babuka Black and Mo Troper. Recorded and Produced by Joo-Joo Ashworth and Mo Troper.
Jon Spencer - Songs of Personal Loss and Protest LP (Shove)
Songs of Personal Loss and Protest was recorded with Jon's unstoppable touring band, and together they deliver twelve brand-new all-original songs of hyper-driven soul and powerhouse groove, beats hard like diamonds and slick like ice, fuzz bass in your face, and an avalanche of uncontrollable urges, pushing Jon's latest outburst of garage punk explosionism - hollering, drooling, sexified crooning, and vociferously lamenting these difficult times - to new levels of rock'n'roll expressionism.
Starlito & Bandplay - Not the Country You Know 2xLP (Grind Hard)
In the evolving landscape of modern Southern hip-hop, the pairing of Starlito and Bandplay stands out as a unique bridge between street-level authenticity and refined, calculated musicality. Their collaborative project, Not The Country You Know, functions less like a standard release and more as a manifesto - a masterclass in the chemistry between a seasoned, introspective lyricist and a producer who possesses an intuitive grasp of the region's pulse. It is an exploration of legacy and adaptation, capturing the tension between where they came from and where the culture is currently headed.
Sublime - Until the Sun Explodes CD/LP (Atlantic)
After nearly 3 decades, Sublime return with Until the Sun Explodes, their first full-length album with Jakob Nowell as frontman. Featuring collaborations with H.R. of Bad Brains, Fletcher Dragge of Pennywise, G Love and more, the album stays rooted in the band's classic sound while opening a new chapter. [Blue vinyl pressing.]
Kiefer Sutherland - Grey CD/LP (Maple Creek)
Grey, the new studio album from Kiefer Sutherland, blends Americana, roots rock, and country, presenting a collection of narrative-driven songs shaped by Sutherland's distinctive voice and storytelling approach, supported by an established international touring audience and consistent performance across UK Americana and Country charts.
Keith Urban - flow state CD (Capitol Nashville)
Flow State is a yacht rock-inspired album from Keith Urban.
Kalia Vandever - Mana LP (International Anthem)
Mana is the International Anthem debut by trombonist and composer Kalia Vandever. The collection carries the spirit of their first solo album, We Fell In Turn, while entering a new landscape of spacious songwriting. Vandever's music has quickly and widely gained traction in the last few years despite the fact that their style has been consistently difficult to pin down, boasting a compositional scope ranging from the palatial modern jazz of their quartet work to the synthetic, gauze-like droning ambience of their solo material. Mana leans into the expansion of the latter: solo trombone filtered through a well-dialed pedalboard, manipulated live; spare piano à la the late-career work of Ryuichi Sakamoto; electroacoustic interplay simultaneously echoing and transforming the long-note melodicism of Vandever's melancholic brass work; head-on, unambiguous, and deeply personal lyricism-a particularly fresh move for the composer.
Vorhex Angel - Drain CD/2xLP (Well Kept Secret)
Sometime around 2024, Vorhex Angel emerged seemingly out of the ether: no social media presence, no identities, simply their name popping up in Nashville or New Orleans on a flyer here and there. Those with enough curiosity to attend their live show could be met with any number of unexpected things to spike the senses: elaborate stage dressing, strobe lights (alternatively, complete darkness), burning things, pre-performance ingestibles. The music at those functions matched the mystery. They were loud, unhinged, and visceral as all hell. If the group's two live releases and debut Heavenly are indeed visceral (Raven Sings the Blues did name them "heirs to the maelstrom of High Rise"), then followup Drain is surely their cerebral offering. Its seven tracks guide the listener from morning to night, a sprawling experimental double album with larger than life guitar solos, spaced-out drone excursions, and moments of potent intensity throughout. For the first time, we see Vorhex Angel trade their pummeling sonic onslaught for moody and more dramatic pastures. The band—revealed to be brothers Jake and Jamin Orrall of JEFF the Brotherhood and Silver Synthetic's Kunal Prakash—push the parameters of the Vorhex Angel concept outward, inviting new players into their circle, adding more risk and generating more reward. "Drain is not in-the-background cooking-type music," warns Kunal, before winking: "Maybe it is for particularly adventurous chefs."
Yes - Aurora CD/2xLP (Inside Out)
With their 24th studio album, Yes demonstrate not just longevity, but a sustained curiosity, a desire to keep exploring, keep refining and keep discovering their capacity to create.
Reissues, Comps, Live Recordings, Vault Excavations...
200 Stab Wounds - Manual Manic Procedures LP (Metal Blade)
2024 sophomore album from the death metal band from Ohio. Limited yellow and green marble vinyl LP pressing.
Ian Anderson - The Secret Language of Birds 2xLP (Madfish)
Grammy winning Jethro Tull frontman's third solo effort, originally released in 2000.
Angine de Poitrine - Vol. I LP (Spectacles Bonzai)
Channeling the spirit of Earth’s greatest rockstars, time-traveling duo Angine de Poitrine are endlessly fascinated by hot dogs, pyramids, and the sheer grandeur of rock music. With driving drum grooves and intricately layered microtonal guitars, Klek and Khn de Poitrine conjure hypnotic sonic and visual vortices. Their KEXP session has racked up millions of views while tours have sold out in seconds. Debut album. Widely available for the first time.
Audioslave - Out of Exile 2xLP (Interscope)
Audioslave's 2005 sophomore album, Out of Exile, is newly remastered by Levi Seitz from Black Belt Mastering and pressed on 180g vinyl 2LP. The platinum-certified record topped the Billboard 200 albums chart and features the rock hits "Be Yourself," "Your Time Has Come," and "Doesn't Remind Me."
Master Wilburn Burchette - Occult Concert LP (Numero)
The transcendental guitar master's 1971 debut, remastered for all your sabbath needs. 37 minutes of ambient guitar witchcraft and the perfect soundtrack for third eye awakening, light alchemy, or human sacrifice. You could start a cult with this thing. California mail-order mystic Master Wilburn Burchette was first known from his ads, hidden in the back pages of Fate Magazine, Beyond Reality, and Gnostics News. On offer: Burchette's seven- part, block-printed "Psychic Meditation Course," designed to teach people how to listen to music. After time spent teaching classical guitar, Master Wilburn Burchette released seven albums in the seven years spanning 1971 through 1977, before abruptly burning and discarding everything related to his musical explorations.
Various Artists - Classic Blues From Smithsonian Folkways 2xLP (Smithsonian Folkways)
Blues is a living and dynamic tradition that has resounded throughout Black communities for over a century, channeling transcendent grief and strength. In the mid-20th century, Folkways Records became a major hub for blues legends such as Lightnin' Hopkins, Lead Belly, Memphis Slim, Big Bill Broonzy, Elizabeth Cotten, Sonny Terry, and Brownie McGhee. Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways spans half a century and features these and other foundational figures in blues history performing in the Delta, St. Louis, Southwest, Piedmont, and Chicago styles. From boogie to ballads and laced with innuendo and irony, this classic collection is available on vinyl for the first time on two LPs with extensive notes by musician and scholar Dr. Barry Lee Pearson.
Bill Connors - Of Mist and Melting LP (ECM Records)
"A subtle tour de force" are the words with which Billboard met guitarist Bill Connors's Of Mist and Melting upon the album's release in 1978; and revisiting this music decades later only confirms that special spirits were indeed at work when the Manfred Eicher-produced session with Jan Garbarek, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette and Connors unfolded at Oslo's Talent Studio in December 1977. Reissued as part of ECM's Luminessence series, Of Mist and Melting arrives in a tip-on gatefold jacket with new liner notes and photos from the archive.
Cream - Wheels of Fire: In the Studio 3xLP (Polydor)
Wheels of Fire: In the Studio chronicles Cream's groundbreaking third album on this expanded 3-LP set pressed on 180g vinyl and housed in a gatefold jacket complete with metallic Pantone finish. Originally released in 1968 utilizing CGS-processed recordings, this newly remastered stereo version now presents the album phase-corrected, delivering the recordings with greater detail and a crisp soundstage. Disc 2 includes previously unreleased personal reference reels sourced from the late Cream producer, Felix Pappalardi. Disc 3 rounds out the set with alternate mixes in stereo and mono.
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits LP (Craft Recordings)
During their short time together as a band (1968 - 1972), Creedence enjoyed an unparalleled period of creativity - releasing seven studio albums (two of which went to Number One), playing over 150 tour dates around the world, including a headlining spot at Woodstock and landing 14 Top Ten singles. Chronicle collects 20 of their enduring hits "Fortunate Son," "Proud Mary," "Bad Moon Rising," "Green River," "Down on the Corner," "Up Around the Bend," and "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" and more, plus their iconic cover of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine." [Clear with red and blue marbled vinyl pressing. Includes slipmat.]
De La Soul - Cabin in the Sky 2xLP (Mass Appeal)
Marvel comic edition. Cabin in the Sky marks de la Soul's first studio album in nine years and includes production by DJ Premier, Super Dave, Pete Rock and features standout artists such as Killer Mike, Yukimi from Little Dragon, Common, Nas, Black Thought and more.
Escape the Fate - There's No Sympathy for the Dead LP (Epitaph)
Description
2006 release, available for the first time on vinyl. Escape the Fate deliver electrifying melodies and shattering screams with raw emotional force. [Limited edition red vinyl pressing.]
Samantha Fish - Paper Doll Live CD (Rounder)
Recorded at the Bijou Theatre in Knoxville, TN, Paper Doll Live marks Fish's first live album release. The tracklist features music from across her catalog and fan-favorite covers, all showcasing what makes Fish one of the most formidable guitarists of her generation. Fish deals in her own unmatched brand of bravado, bringing both mind-blowing power and extraordinary emotionality to everything she creates.
Holder - Holder LP (Daze)
Reissue of the 2024 release from the Massachusetts metalcore band. [Clear with vanilla, mustard, and magenta splatter vinyl pressing.]
Albert King - I'll Play The Blues For You (Bluesville Acoustic Sounds Series) LP (Craft Recordings)
The 1972 album from legendary guitarist, singer, and songwriter, Albert King. King boasts warm vocals and soaring guitar solos with perfectly framed arrangements. The title track was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2017 and remains a favorite. Released in partnership with Acoustic Sounds, the album has been (AAA) remastered from the original tapes by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab and pressed on 180-gram vinyl. A tip-on jacket completes the package.
Eddie Kirkland - It's the Blues Man! (Bluesville Acoustic Sounds Series) LP (Craft Recordings)
It's the Blues Man! Is guitarist, harmonica player, singer, and songwriter, Eddie Kirkland's 1962 debut, on which he is backed by saxophonist King Curtis and his band. The powerhouse recording expertly showcases Kirkland's raw vocal delivery and in-the-pocket guitar style. Released in partnership with Acoustic Sounds, the album has been (AAA) remastered from the original tapes by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab and pressed on 180-gram vinyl. A tip-on jacket with obi completes the package.
Mobb Deep - Infinite 2xLP (Mobb Deep LLC)
Marvel comic edition of the 2025 release. The album produced by Havoc and The Alchemist features a star studded cast of guests including Nas, Clipse, Jorja Smith, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, H.E.R and more.
Robbie Robertson - Filmworks CD (Omnivore)
Collection of Robertson's music and scores from the films, The Last Waltz, Carny, and Raging Bull, featuring a previously unissued track from Carny.
Ben Salisbury - Steve O.S.T. LP (Invada)
First-pressing of the soundtrack for the Netflix Originals feature film starring Cillian Murphy, Tracey Ullman and Jay Lycurgo. The original music was composed by Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow and also features 'Don't Leave Too Soon' an exclusive track from Little Simz (who also stars in the film) which she wrote written entirely for the character Shy. The soundtrack also features contributions from stalwart electronic producer & DJ Slipmatt.
Chalino Sánchez - El Pavido Navido CD/LP (Craft Recordings)
The classic 1991 album by Chalino Sánchez, the King of Corridos, finally makes its vinyl debut. Originally released by Discos Musart on CD and cassette, it features the powerful tambora sound of Banda Sinaloense La Flor del Campo. With twelve tracks - ten written by Chalino - this album blends raw storytelling and regional pride.
Boz Scaggs - Boz Scagges (featuring Duane Allman) LP (Friday Music)
Limited edition reissue of Boz Scaggs' 1969 self-titled Atlantic Records masterpiece, featuring the legendary Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section and slide guitar work from Duane Allman. [Gold color vinyl pressing.]
The Sweet - Live at the Capitol (Metalville)
Captured at the height of their early 90s live powers, this concert finds Andy Scott's Sweet delivering high energy versions of their classic hits alongside deeper album tracks, all in front of a fired up crowd. In addition to founding member Andy Scott, Sweet consisted at the time of Mal McNulty (Slade), Bodo Schopf (Eloy/MSG) and Steve Grant (George Harrison/Eric Burdon).
Therion - Of Darkness... CD/LP (Peaceville)
Remastered reissue of the 1991 debut album from the Swedish death metal band.
Tiger & Woods - Through the Green 2xLP (Running Back)
Shrouded in mystery when it first appeared, Tiger & Woods' debut album quickly took on a life of its own. With little more than whispers surrounding the project, the music spoke loud enough: a set of extended disco constructions carefully tuned, remixed, over-dubbed, sliced and diced by the elusive duo of Larry Tiger and David Woods. What began as a cult phenomenon soon caused a stir across dance floors and record bags worldwide. Now, for the first time ever, that legendary debut finally arrives on vinyl. Rooted in the spirit of disco edits but already stretching beyond the format, the album blends loop-driven funk, house-leaning propulsion and the unmistakable bounce that would soon become their signature. It's the sound of two producers refining a craft that would later blossom on albums like On The Green Again, where their approach expanded into a wider palette of boogie, electronica, Italo and up-tempo house. But here is where the story begins. Before world tours, live sets and the creation of their own T&W Records imprint, there were these tracks: hypnotic, playful and engineered with a dancer's instinct for tension and release.
Various Artists - Tokyo Pulse LP (Wewantsounds)
Hot on the heels of the Tokyo Bliss and Funk Tide sets, Tokyo-based DJ Notoya delivers Tokyo Pulse, a new juicy selection of funk and modern soul recorded in Tokyo in the '70s and '80s. Most tracks here are making their debut outside of Japan and the album, like its predecessors, has been designed by Manuel Sepulveda (Optigram) and is annotated by DJ Notoya. Taken as a whole, Tokyo Pulse offers a vivid snapshot of Tokyo's evolving groove landscape, embracing a wide diversity of sounds that move fluidly between funk, modern soul, folk, reggae, electro, and jazz-inflected pop. Carefully curated by DJ Notoya, the album captures the subtle shifts in style, production, and mood that defined nearly fifteen years of Japanese music and stands as a new addition to Wewantsounds' ongoing series exploring Japan's rich musical heritage, reaffirming Tokyo's place as a city with a uniquely refined and forward-thinking musical pulse.
Benjamin Wallfisch - Predator: Killer of Killers OST LP (Mutant)
Mutant, in collaboration with Hollywood Records and 20th century Studios, is proud to present the premiere physical media release of Benjamin Wallfisch's score to the first of two 2025 Predator films, the animated anthology Predator: Killer of Killers. Featuring original artwork by Oliver Barrett, featuring liner notes by the films director Dan Trachtenberg, and pressed on 140gm red vinyl.
Charles Wright - Express Yourself LP (Rhino)
Originally released in 1970, Express Yourself produced Charles Wrigh t& The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band's biggest hit with its eponymous single, which landed them a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Performance. In celebration of Black Music Month, this album has been cut from the analog master by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab and is pressed locally on 180 gram premium-quality vinyl at Fidelity Record Pressing's plant in Oxnard, California as part of the Rhino Reserve line.
Young Dolph - King of Memphis LP (Paper Route Empire)
Ten years ago, Adolph Robert Thornton Jr. Planted his flag. Released on February 19, 2016, Young Dolph's debut album was a bold declaration of independence and a flawless blueprint for self-made success. This anniversary reissue celebrates a decade of this foundational Southern rap masterpiece. ["Royalty" blue & gold vinyl pressing.]