Tag: 2020s
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Various Artists, I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground, 2021 on Verve.
Various Artists, I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground, 2021 on Verve. Great covers compilation with Michael Stipe, Sharon Van Etten, Courtney Barnett, Fontaines D.C., St. Vincent, Andrew Bird & Lucius, and more Via Spinnaker Records in Hyannis MA
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The Beatles, Get Back: Apple Sessions, Rehearsals and Apple Jams, 2021 on Apple / UMG.
The Beatles, Get Back: Apple Sessions, Rehearsals and Apple Jams, 2021 on Apple / UMG. Part of the 2021 box set of Let It Be – 2 LPs out of previously unreleased stuff. Interesting to hear some of the bits that ended up in the Phil Spector Let It Be as well as some that…
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Brandi Carlile, In These Silent Days, 2021 on Low Country Sound.
Brandi Carlile, In These Silent Days, 2021 on Low Country Sound. Signed edition on clear vinyl straight from her web store pre-order. More great tunes from Brandi, the Hanseroth Twins, and Dave Cobb. Highlights: Broken Horses, Right on Time, Good After Bad, You and Me On The Rock. Sinners, Saints, and Fools feels a bit…
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Pokey LaFarge, In the Blossom of Their Shade, 2021 on New West Records.
Pokey LaFarge, In the Blossom of Their Shade, 2021 on New West Records. Great new album from roots / traditional / Americana / whatevs artist Pokey Lafarge. I’ve been a fan since -2010 and his albums with the South City Three. This copy is Green vinyl with a bonus 7″ on peach vinyl and a…
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The Wallflowers, Exit Wounds, 2021 on New West Records.
The Wallflowers, Exit Wounds, 2021 on New West Records. First LP from Jakob Dylan and Co in nearly a decade. They were a mainstay of 90s music for me – listening to the debut album and Bringing Down the House nonstop on repeat throughout grad school. It’s a strong return to form – Shelby Lynne…
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Big Red Machine, How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last?, 2021 on Jagjaguwar
Big Red Machine, How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last?, 2021 on Jagjaguwar My copy via Secretly Society on red, white, and blue tricolor vinyl. What a great new album from the combined efforts of Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) and Aaron Dessner (The National) with guests including Robin Peckold (Fleet Foxes), Anaïs Mitchell, Taylor…
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Durand Jones & The Indications, Private Space, 2021 on Dead Oceans
Durand Jones & The Indications, Private Space, 2021 on Dead Oceans Via Secretly Society for August 2021 Lovely retro soul for the times
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Faye Webster, I Know I’m Funny Haha, 2021 on Secretly Canadian
Faye Webster, I Know I’m Funny Haha, 2021 on Secretly Canadian Webster’s fourth album, via Secretly Society for July 2021, on Blue Galaxy vinyl Produced by Webster and Drew Vandenburg Really smart, dare I say funny, indie singer songwriter – a Courtney Barnett from the ATL?
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The White Stripes, White Blood Cells XX, 2021 on Third Man Records
The White Stripes, White Blood Cells XX, 2021 on Third Man Records Not an anniversary reissue but a companion to 2001’s White Blood Cells LP. One LP of demos, outtakes, alternates, and LP live in Louisville KY in September 2001, plus a DVD of the Making Of. Great package (this was part of the Third…
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Japanese Breakfast, Jubilee, 2021 on Dead Oceans
Japanese Breakfast, Jubilee, 2021 on Dead Oceans My copy via Secretly Society Most recent LP from Japanese Breakfast (also author of Crying in H Mart, being made into a film).
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St. Vincent, Daddy’s Home, 2021 on Loma Vista
St. Vincent, Daddy’s Home, 2021 on Loma Vista I got the Vinyl Me, Please pressing on white marble vinyl with alternate cover art – but all the editions I’m sure are wonderful. St. Vincent is one of my favorite post 2000 singer / guitarist / songwriter / producers – love everything she’s done. Massively talented,…
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Private World, Aleph, 2020 on Dais Records.
Private World, Aleph, 2020 on Dais Records. Debut full length from Private World Hype sticker mentions Talk Talk and Peter Gabriel – I’ve seen reviews mention Tears for Fears (maybe because Cardiff?). To me it’s David Sylvian fronting XTC or Roxy Music – very interesting texture, songwriting, melody. 80s influence sure but also contemporary Via…
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NoMBe, Chromatopia, 2021 on @th3rdbrain
NoMBe, Chromatopia, 2021 on @th3rdbrain Love the songwriting, instrumentation and @nombe’s voice on this LP. Soul / R&B with some EDM influence. Great summer album Via @getvnyl
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Sharon Van Etten, epic Ten, 2021 on @badabingrecords
Sharon Van Etten, epic Ten, 2021 on @badabingrecords The original epic came out in 2010 – this version has the remastered LP plus a second LP of new versions via @secretlysociety
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Fretland, Could Have Loved You, 2021 on @soundlymusic
Fretland, Could Have Loved You, 2021 on @soundlymusic Second album from the Americana band out of Snohomosh Washington, led by Hillary Grace Fretland. White vinyl pressing via @getvnyl Produced by Nicholas Wilbur and recorded by @tre__michael
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El Tee, Everything Is Fine, 2020 – self-released via @getvnyl
El Tee, Everything Is Fine, 2020 – self-released via @getvnyl @elteemusic is Lauren Tarver, a “californian-Melbournian” songwriter and performer – this is her debut full length
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Sufjan Stevens, The Ascension, 2020 on @asthmatickittyrecords
Sufjan Stevens, The Ascension, 2020 on @asthmatickittyrecords @sufjan meets @chvrches on a sometimes divisive double LP I love it. Mine is the @independentrecordpressing pressing and sounds great – I’ve heard there were issues with some from the @pallasgroup GmbH pressing Via @lightofdayrecords in Jamaica Plain
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Elijah Wolf, Brighter Lightning, 2021 on Trash Casual.
Elijah Wolf, Brighter Lightning, 2021 on Trash Casual. 2nd album from indie-folk Elijah Wolf (the first was On the Mtn Laurel Road). Produced by Sam Cohen, with Nels Cline, Joshua Jaeger and Photay Via VNYL