Ninth studio album from singer-songwriter Steve Earle. Transcendental Blues was originally recorded in 2000 and was a stylistically adventurous take on country. Earle s music is infused with the blues, no matter if he s plowing through roots rock, laid back country, Johnny Cash indebted ballads, or classic bluegrass. He even connects the dots between…
1970 performance from minimal music composer Steve Reich. Berkeley University Museum 11 07 70 captures Reich s return to the San Francisco Bay Area. He d previously studied at Mills College with Luciano Berio and Darius Milhaud, and performed the 1964 world premiere of Terry Riley s seminal In C at the San Francisco Tape…
Timeless modern classical masterpiece. Though originally debuted in 1976, this 1998 recording was released on CD and earned a Grammy Award for Best Small Ensemble Performance and has now been mastered for vinyl by Robert C. Ludwig. Reich based the piece on a cycle of eleven chords, composing small pieces of music based on each…
Stonefield is an Australian rock band comprised of the four Findlay sisters: Amy on vocals and drums, Holly on Bass, Sarah on keys, and Hannah on guitar. The eldest of them was born in 1990, but their music is tough, swaggering hard rock – fierce shredding, whirling organ freakouts, and pummeling drum fills. No huge surprise…
One of the theories is that there s an alien race that are called Reptilians that control the human race and like to make their slaves, explains Josh Hodges about the source of inspiration for Reptilians, the third studio album from Portland s STRFKR. Originally released in 2011, the 12-tracker is loosely focused on death…
This is the 1st of the 3 planned installments of rare recordings from Portland s STRFKR. 20 songs presented on 180g red vinyl have never been heard before, and they were rescued from primary songwriter Josh Hodges s dying computer. Expect intimate, sometimes bare, and delightful material that dates as far back as 2007, and…
Debut studio album from Long Beach s Sublime. 40oz. To Freedom was originally recorded in between 1991 and 1992 in secrecy at the studios in CSUDH. They would record at night when no one was supposed to be there. The band drew inspiration from reggae and hip hop, as well as their punk rock roots….
Released two years after the untimely passing of Bradley Nowell (RIP), this album is for Sublime fans that want to experience the ska punk band’s material in a more intimate, raw, and serene way. It’s just Nowell and his guitar, and occasional mid-strum taps provide the rhythmic backdrop. Materials from 40oz. to Freedom, Robbin’ the…
Major label debut from Long Beach ska punk band Sublime. Sublime was originally recorded in 1996 and would be the band s final album. The band took influence from all over the musical map, blending punk with ska, hip hop, funk and Jamaican rhythms. There were plenty of hit singles from the album that made…
2010 EP from Sufjan Stevens. According to Asthmatic Kitty Records, this release is a homage to the Apocalypse, existential ennui, and Paul Simon s Sound of Silence. Yeah, we can dig it. The EP revolves around the two versions of the epic All Delighted People – one that clocks in over 11 and a half minutes, the…
Greatest Gift is the companion piece to Carrie And Lowell & Carrie And Lowell Live. The mixtape collects the demos, outtakes, and remixes of materials that make up Sufjan Stevens 2013 album, and fans will be delighted to hear that the release also contains 4 previously unreleased new songs: Wallowa Lake Monster, The Hidden River…
Sufjan celebrates Pride Month with a four track 7” single. Sufjan’s been taking a break since 2015’s folky return to form Carrie & Lowell, contributing “Mystery Of Love” to the soundtrack of Call My By Your Name in addition to a couple super-limited 7”s for long-gestating concepts. Love Yourself is another deep dive into his archives,…
Collected outtakes from Sufjan Stevens Illinoise album, finally on wax! The Avalanche was originally released on CD as a companion piece to Stevens fifth studio LP. Now, 12 years later, it s being given the full deluxe vinyl treatment it deserves. From the label: Sufjan gleaned 21 useable tracks from the abandoned material, including three alternate versions…
20th anniversary reissue of Sugar Ray s Fly on 7 vinyl, includes Super Cat version + the rock edit sea foam green disc 2000 copies only music label: Razor & Tie Industries 2018 sign up for Stock Email above for leftover notification. view all Record Store Day 2018 titles view all in-stock Record Store Day…
Official reissue of Suicide s seminal 1977 debut. By the time this pioneering self-titled album was released, Alan Vega (RIP) and Martin Rev had already been performing around the Lower East Side art scene for about seven years. In that time Vega, an artist turned vocalist, and Rev, who played primitive drum machines and electronic instruments, developed a…
Debut studio album from San Francisco s Sun Kil Moon. Ghosts Of The Great Highway was originally released in 2003 and marked a period of artistic growth for frontman Mark Kozelek. The former Red House Painters leader could have offered up another album that traveled the same well worn path, but instead turned in a…