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William the Conqueror
Maverick Thinker
Chrysalis |
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| William the Conqueror's protagonist is Ruarri Joseph who knows his way around a melody and a verse. Joseph's wryness suggests life just ain't plain sailin' and he fizzes that sigh and lament into something that breathes heavy with heart and with soul. It's through this lens that slinky, swampy, razor-sharp, blues-drenched, guitar thrashed alt-rock songs suggest that the door is opening for bigger rooms and broader audiences. |
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Hearty Har
Radio Astro
BMG |
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| Music runs deep in the DNA of Tyler and Shane Fogerty. And true to their heritage, they've created their own strand as Hearty Har, whose debut album Radio Astro is the work of rockers who are seasoned beyond their years and live up to their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame lineage with a strand of that DNA they can truly call their own. |
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Lael Neale
Acquainted With Night
Sub Pop |
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| Acquainted With Night is a testament to poetic devotion. Stripped of any extraneous word or sound, the songs are lit by Lael's crystalline voice which lays on a lush bed of Omnichord. The collection touches on themes that have been thread into her work for years: isolation, mortality, yearning, and reaching ever toward the transcendent experience. |
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Melvins
Working With God
Ipecac |
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| Featuring their 1983 line-up of Buzz Osborne, Dale Crover and original drummer Mike Dillard, Working with Godis one of the band's most playful and melodic efforts. The 13-track collection is introduced by "I Fuck Around," a juvenile re-imagining of The Beach Boys' classic "I Get Around." "It's reflective of our 8th grade sense of humor, which we've never grown out of," Osborne said of the song. "We hope Brian Wilson doesn't get mad." |
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Menahan Street Band
The Exciting Sounds of Menahan Street Band
Daptone Records/Dunham Records |
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| Menahan Street Band, a veritable supergroup of some of today's most prolific songwriters, arrangers, and producers return with this beat-forward, cinematic masterpiece. The Exciting Sounds delves deeper into the experimental, exotic sounds that fill many of the coveted Sound Library and Soundtrack LPs of the late sixties and early seventies - an amalgamation of moog synths, electric pianos, drum machines, and a bevy of analog instrumentation, that ebb and flow in lush swells of Morriconian grandeur. |
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TiKA
Anywhere but Here
Next Door Records |
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| "Anywhere But Here encompasses many different themes - the exploration of my queerness, lost love, abuse, abandonment - and all the things I wanted to get away from. I titled the album Anywhere But Here because I wrote each song when I was living in a home that I didn't want to be. In hindsight, "here" was exactly where I needed to be. How we see the world influences how we function together as one humanity. I pray we all push through together." – Asé |
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Chevelle
Niratias
Epic |
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| Niratias, Chevelle's 9th studio album, stands out as the band's most pummeling and provocative record yet. Teaming with longtime producer Joe Barresi [Tool, Queens of the Stone Age], Chevelle recorded throughout 2019 and 2020 and pieced together an intriguing and inimitable body of work, with themes that will reveal themselves soon. Featuring the lead single "Self Destructor." |
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Nothing,Nowhere.
Trauma Factory
FBY |
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| Over the course of 15 tracks, Trauma Factory cuts deep and finds nothing,nowhere. once again emerging from darkness, shedding external expectation, and moving forward into the glow of pure creation. Whether it be the anesthetized beats and intoxicating lull of "love or chemistry," the cold piano-laden longing of "crave," or the emotional immediacy of "upside down," nothing,nowhere. paints from a wide palette of pain. |
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A Day to Remember
You're Welcome
FBY |
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| ADTR's frontman Jeremy McKinnon discussed the new release, "There's a lot of detail in everything we do from the mixes to the artwork, because it all tells a story. So, we made sure each element was perfect. Every line happens for a reason. We took what we envision modern music to be and made a hybrid of who we were, who we are, and who we want to be. It took a lot of maneuvering to get it right, but we feel like we did. We're here now and very happy to present You're Welcome." |
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Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Way Down in the Rust Bucket
REP |
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| On November 13th1990, Neil and the Horse performed at The Catalyst - the small bar in Santa Cruz, CA. The marathon show lasted over 3 hours and featured the band in tremendous form, playing three blistering sets. The entire show was filmed and recorded and is now being released as a 4 LP vinyl box set, a 2 CD set and a deluxe edition box set containing a DVD of the concert, plus 4 LPs and 2 CDs. |
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Uncle Walt's Band
Recorded Live at Waterloo Ice House
Omnivore Recordings |
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| Originally released in 1982 as a private pressing on the band's own Lespedeza label, Recorded Live was a document of their legendary shows at Waterloo Ice House in Austin, Texas. While those shows began around 9:30 PM and often continued past 2 AM, only 14 tracks recorded over 4 nights, were captured and released to share the magic of the three virtuoso singers and players. Now expanded to 21 tracks, including 14 alternate takes and unissued performances. |
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Chase Atlantic
Beauty in Death
Fearless |
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| Their third album - and first for new label home Fearless Records - Beauty In Death sees them embrace those pop-slash-R&B influences even further, resulting in a record that sounds like it was born within the zeitgeist itself. What it lacks in immediate standout smash hits, it makes up with a bewitching, all-encompassing vibe. While others are content to thrash through the same old tired moves time and time again, Chase Atlantic continue to push forwards at all costs. |
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Ryan Adams
Wednesdays
Empire |
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| Ryan Adams' first album in three years, Wednesdays, is purely raw, vulnerable, and honest. The music takes you on a deep dive through a journey of love, pain, and heartbreak effortlessly creating an immediate connection with anyone who has ever experienced love lost - the type of love that haunts you in quiet places of your mind. While the lyrics walk you through the vast emotional layers of grief, they also remind you of the rich memories of a love that will forever remain a part of you. |
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Valerie June
The Moon and Stars
Fantasy |
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| Produced by Jack Splash (Kendrick Lamar, Alicia Keys, John Legend) and Valerie June, the new album The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers achieves a transcendent effect thanks in no small part to the splendor of its sound, an exquisitely composed tapestry of folk, soul, gospel, country, blues, psychedelia, and time-bending symphonic pop. The result is a selection of songs both ornate and elegant, each moment crafted with a profound awareness of what's most essential in creating enduring beauty. |
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The Coalition of Independent Music Stores (CIMS) is a national level organization comprised of the best independent record stores in America. CIMS was founded in 1995 with the goal of uniting like minded independent store owners, giving them a more powerful voice in the music industry. The stores that make up CIMS are all very different, but we share the same desires – to be the heart of our communities, to super-serve our customers, to support and develop artists, and to share our love of music.
For more information about CIMS and the stores in our organization, please visit cimsmusic.com or find us through social media with the #cimsmusic hashtag. And please remember to always shop local by supporting your neighborhood record store.
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