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![Grant Green - Idle Moments - [Indie Exclusive Blue LP]](https://img.broadtime.com/Photo/418467281849:500 "Grant Green - Idle Moments - [Indie Exclusive Blue LP]")
Grant Green - "Idle Moments" [Blue LP] Time and troubles seem to melt away during the fifteen enrapturing minutes of "Idle Moments," the opening track of Grant Green's sublime 1963 album of the same name. As the piece unhurriedly unfurls, all the unique colors of the ensemble present themselves with Green's soulful guitar joined by Duke Pearson's elegant piano, Bobby Hutcherson's crystalline vibraphone, Bob Cranshaw's reassuring upright bass, Al Harewood's subtle drums and Joe Henderson's magnificent tenor saxophone. The pace quickens for the rest of this tremendous set, including the nimble Green original "Jean de Fleur," a bluesy take on John Lewis' MJQ standard "Django," and a driving performance of Pearson's original, "Nomad." Indie Exclusive Blue 180gram LP. Limited Edition.
$30.17
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![Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage - [Indie Exclusive Blue LP]](https://img.broadtime.com/Photo/418467281848:500 "Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage - [Indie Exclusive Blue LP]")
Herbie Hancock -"Maiden Voyage" [Blue LP] Even by the high-water marks set by Herbie Hancock's tremendous 1960s output for Blue Note, 1965's Maiden Voyage remains one of the pinnacle artistic achievements of the great pianist's career. Hancock is joined by his Miles David Quintet bandmates, Ron Carter (bass), Tony Williams (drums), Freddie Hubbard (trumpet) and George Coleman (tenor saxophone). The quintet embarks on an oceanic exploration of five original Hancock compositions, several of which have since become enduring standards of the jazz lexicon, including "Eye of the Hurricane," "Dolphin Dance" and the title track. Indie Exclusive 180gram Blue LP. Limited Edition.
$30.17
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![Sasami - Blood On the Silver Screen [Indie Exclusive Blood Red LP]](https://img.broadtime.com/Photo/418467282093:500 "Sasami - Blood On the Silver Screen [Indie Exclusive Blood Red LP]")
Two Sasamis exist in harmony. First is Sasami Ashworth, the conservatory-trained classical French horn player, producer, and composer—an artist with a studious approach to craft. And then there is all-caps SASAMI, the fearless performer and protagonist of her three increasingly audacious albums. For Blood On the Silver Screen, these two sides fused for her most epic and realized music to date: the all-out Sasami pop record.
After establishing herself with the poised melancholia of her eponymous 2019 debut, Sasami embraced volume and control on 2022’s Squeeze—touring with a metal band—but her goal on Blood On the Silver Screen was to speak her truth with conviction by singing. Working with co-producers Jenn Decilveo and Rostam, with Sasami as sole writer, each Blood On the Silver Screen track viscerally captures a different thread of love, sex, power, and embodiment. “Pop music is like fuel,” Sasami says. “It’s just invigorating.”
Across Blood On the Silver Screen, Sasami’s lyrics narrate the ecstasies and agonies of being “a modern lover,” she says—writing about “big city dating endeavors” even as she found herself relocating, on a whim, from Los Angeles to rural Northern California. The anthemic “For the Weekend” explores “modern intimacy, where you can get deep without the relationship being defined,” while the irrepressible “Just Be Friends” bottles the dizzying longing that can overtake those in-betweens.
“I wanted to go all out with this album,” Sasami continues. “I wanted to, in my tenderness and emotionality, have the bravery to undertake something as epic as making a pop record about love. I hope it makes people feel empowered and embodied, too. It’s important to not box yourself in.”
$30.16
![Kylie Minogue - Tension II [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Yellow LP]](https://img.broadtime.com/418467281418:500.webp "Kylie Minogue - Tension II [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Yellow LP]")
![Allison Russell - The Returner [Indie Exclusive Metallic Gold Vinyl]](https://img.broadtime.com/418467245733:500.webp "Allison Russell - The Returner [Indie Exclusive Metallic Gold Vinyl]")
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![Brainiac - Smack Bunny Baby [Emerald Green LP]](https://img.broadtime.com/418456081556:500.webp "Brainiac - Smack Bunny Baby [Emerald Green LP]")
Brainiac is celebrating the 30th anniversary of their debut album, Smack Bunny Baby, by bringing it back to vinyl, complete with bonus track, “Velveteen Freak Scene.” Upon its initial release in 1993, SPIN called the album "a noisy little devil that benefits greatly from a fondness for Moog synth and a good ear for (buried) melody." With its reputation established, the band went on to open for Beck, the Breeders, and The Jesus Lizard. Members of Nine Inch Nails, Death Cab For Cute, Muse, and more have cited Brainiac as an influence.
$25.13
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![Health - DISCO4 :: PART II [Indie Exclusive Translucent Red Vinyl]](https://mediacdn.aent-m.com/prod-img/500/19/4378019-3273404.jpg "Health - DISCO4 :: PART II [Indie Exclusive Translucent Red Vinyl]")
DISCO4 :: PART II sees HEALTH showcasing a new range and ambitiousness through collaborations with the likes of industrial rock icons Nine Inch Nails, metal institution Lamb of God, internet savant Poppy, indie rock mainstays The Neighbourhood, French techno brutalist Perturbator, and more.
$23.12
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![Margo Price - Strays [Purple Swirl vinyl]](https://img.broadtime.com/418467116478:500.webp "Margo Price - Strays [Purple Swirl vinyl]")
In just three remarkable solo albums Margo Price has cemented herself as a force in American music and a generational talent. On her fourth full-length Strays, recorded in Topanga Canyon and produced by Jonathan Wilson, the singer and songwriter presents a clear-eyed mission statement delivered in blistering rock and roll. Margo Price has something to say, and nothing to prove.
$25.13
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"Nathaniel Rateliff has written and recorded his first solo record since the explosive debut of his work together with The Night Sweats. And It’s Still Alright is an intensely personal 10-song album of vibrant country-blues, badland ballads, ornate Americana and jazz-inflected R&B. Rateliff’s warm baritone, ranging from gently hushed to a guttural howl, imbues these superbly drawn character studies with raw, naked emotion. And It’s Still Alright was produced by Rateliff, Night Sweats’ drummer Patrick Meese and James Barone of the indie band, Beach House and primarily recorded at National Freedom in Cottage Grove, Oregon, the studio formerly owned by the late Richard Swift (who produced both Night Sweats recordings). While Rateliff, Meese and Barone handled much of the album’s instrumentation, several friends make contributions including Night Sweats’ guitarist Luke Mossman; bassist Elijah Thomson (of the indie band Everest); keyboardist Daniel Creamer (of The Texas Gentlemen); steel guitarist Eric Swanson (touring musician for Israel Nash) and renowned string arranger Tom Hagerman (of the instrumental vocal ensemble DeVotchKa), whose delicate orchestrations beautifully complement the album’s deep emotional terrain.
And It’s Still Alright’s many highlights include album opener “What A Drag,” which sketches a vivid portrait of a disconnected relationship, “Tonight #2,” a haunting, end-of-the-world waltz, “Time Stands,” detailing an epic, desperate struggle for love and the elegiac ""Rush On,"" a heart-breaking requiem for Swift. Unguarded and unflinchingly real, Nathaniel Rateliff’s And It’s Still Alright expands on the sounds and styles he’s used to great affect across both his band and solo careers."
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![Tedeschi Trucks Band - Layla Revisited (Live At LOCKN') [Indie Exclusive Clear 3LP]](https://img.broadtime.com/418465041946:500.webp "Tedeschi Trucks Band - Layla Revisited (Live At LOCKN') [Indie Exclusive Clear 3LP]")
Layla Revisited (Live at LOCKN') captures Tedeschi Trucks Band at their incendiary best, together with Phish’s renowned guitarist/vocalist Trey Anastasio. Recorded August 24, 2019, the performance of the legendary album in its entirety was kept secret until the moment the band took the stage. One listen and it’s clear that their surprise performance that night - which also included close TTB collaborator Doyle Bramhall II on guitar - meant something extra special to the astonished fans who were lucky to experience it. From the fiery guitar interplay between Derek Trucks and Anastasio on Keep on Growing, to Tedeschi's commanding work on Have You Ever Loved a Woman, and Anastasio and Trucks' inspired playing on Hendrix's classic Little Wing and the live set closer Layla, the musicianship is outstanding throughout. No group of musicians could pay homage to the iconic material better than this. With liner notes penned by Trucks himself (who was named after Derek and The Dominoes), and lovely studio duet version of Thorn Tree In The Garden from Trucks and Tedeschi as a closer, this is a live album for any collection.
$40.22
![Rufus Du Sol - inhale/exhale [Indie Exclusive Diffused Green Vinyl]](https://img.broadtime.com/Photo/418467282945:500 "Rufus Du Sol - inhale/exhale [Indie Exclusive Diffused Green Vinyl]")
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![Franz Ferdinand - The Human Fear [Indie Exclusive White Vinyl]](https://img.broadtime.com/418467280459:500.webp "Franz Ferdinand - The Human Fear [Indie Exclusive White Vinyl]")
The Human Fear is the sixth studio album from Franz Ferdinand.
Produced with Mark Ralph, who previously worked with the band on their 2013 album Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action, the album showcases Franz at their most immediate, upbeat and life-affirming, unashamedly going for the pop-jugular in classic Franz style.
Recorded at AYR studios in Scotland, the 11 songs on The Human Fear all allude to some deep-set human fears and how overcoming and accepting these fears drives and defines our lives.
$32.17
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![Michael Kiwanuka - Small Changes [Indie Exclusive Green Marble Vinyl]](https://mediacdn.aent-m.com/prod-img/500/81/4374581-3264914.jpg "Michael Kiwanuka - Small Changes [Indie Exclusive Green Marble Vinyl]")
“Small Changes” is the eagerly anticipated follow-up to Michael’s eponymous third LP, the Mercury Prize winning and Grammy Award nominated “KIWANUKA”. “Small Changes” was produced alongside Danger Mouse and Inflo, the team behind the globally acclaimed “KIWANUKA” and its equally acclaimed predecessor, “Love & Hate,” and reaffirms his status as one of the defining singer-songwriters of his generation.
$33.19
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![Jelly Roll - Beautifully Broken [Indie Exclusive Clear/Gold Splatter LP]](https://img.broadtime.com/Photo/418467281796:500 "Jelly Roll - Beautifully Broken [Indie Exclusive Clear/Gold Splatter LP]")
Jelly Roll - "Beautifully Broken" [Clear/Gold Splatter LP] Beautifully Broken is the new studio album from Jelly Roll, releasing October 11, 2024 and featuring the hit single "I Am Not Okay. " Clear/Gold Splatter LP. Limited Edition. Indie Exclusive. EXPLICIT
$24.12
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![Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Long After Dark - Deluxe [Indie Exclusive Turquoise LP]](https://img.broadtime.com/418467279574:500.webp "Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Long After Dark - Deluxe [Indie Exclusive Turquoise LP]")
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
Long After Dark - Deluxe [Indie Exclusive Turquoise LP]
Vinyl: $30.17 PREORDER
This is the expanded Deluxe Edition of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ classic 1982 album Long After Dark, featuring “You Got Lucky,” “Straight Into Darkness” and “Change Of Heart.” Release is scheduled for 10/18 and includes 12 bonus tracks, 7 of which are previously unreleased.” The new product is timed around the re-release of director Cameron Crowe’s first film, Heartbreakers’ Beach Party, a 1983 documentary special for MTV that has not been seen since its original airing (only aired twice).
$30.17
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![Kelsea Ballerini - PATTERNS [Indie exclusive Ride Into The Sunset coloured]](https://mediacdn.aent-m.com/prod-img/500/31/4366731-3238171.jpg "Kelsea Ballerini - PATTERNS [Indie exclusive Ride Into The Sunset coloured]")
PATTERNS is the 15-song follow-up to Kelsea Ballerini’s GRAMMY-nominated ROLLING UP THE WELCOME MAT. Again teaming with producer/songwriter Alysa Vanderheym, the 30-year-old multiple Country Music Association award winner has delivered a song cycle that embodies the next chapter in a life completely embraced. Beyond her “Cowboys Cry Too” duet with Alternative sensation Noah Kahan, she explores what it means to move on, fall in love, stay in love, hate love, exhale love - and face her own patterns, good and bad.
Written with Vanderheym, Songwriter Hall of Fame inductee Hillary Lindsey, Songwriter of the Year GRAMMY nominee Jessie Jo Dillon and Little Big Town’s Karen Fairchild, Welcome Mat’s vulnerable intimacy is met with some of the most intoxicating melodies that reach across genres. Atmospheric, sunny, rhythmic and whispered, PATTERNS balances self-discovery with an album one can blissfully surrender to.
$33.18
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![Wage War - STIGMA [INDIE EXCLUSIVE Limited Edition Omelette LP]](https://img.broadtime.com/Photo/418467271069:500 "Wage War - STIGMA [INDIE EXCLUSIVE Limited Edition Omelette LP]")
On Wage War's fifth studio album, STIGMA, the band pushes their signature sound with industrial grit and electronic sheen, completely leveling up. Inspirations on this album come from musical heavyweights including Rammstein, Static-X and iconic films such as The Matrix and Blade. There is a song for every emotion on the record encouraging fans to dance, mosh, vibe and reflect.
$26.14
![Nelly Furtado - 7 [Indie Exclusive Clear LP]](https://img.broadtime.com/418467281625:500.webp "Nelly Furtado - 7 [Indie Exclusive Clear LP]")
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![Billy Strings - Highway Prayers [Indie Exclusive Clear Vinyl with Green]](https://img.broadtime.com/Photo/418467278391:500 "Billy Strings - Highway Prayers [Indie Exclusive Clear Vinyl with Green]")
BILLY STRINGS (Green/Clear Color-in-Color 2LP) Highway Prayers Modern bluegrass superstar Billy Strings has announced Highway Prayers, his first studio release since his 2022 father-son team-up LP Me/And/Dad and his first solo studio collection since 2021's Renewal. The 20-track LP, co-produced by Billy Strings and Jon Brion, is due out on September 2024.(Green/Clear Color-in-Color 2LP)
$50.28
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![Violent Femmes - Hallowed Ground [Indie Exclusive Orange Smoke vinyl ]](https://img.broadtime.com/418459346732:500.webp "Violent Femmes - Hallowed Ground [Indie Exclusive Orange Smoke vinyl ]")
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![Skegss - Pacific Highway Music [Indie Exclusive Magenta vinyl (various shades)]](https://img.broadtime.com/418467278765:500.webp "Skegss - Pacific Highway Music [Indie Exclusive Magenta vinyl (various shades)]")
Pacific Highway Music reintroduces Skegss as the duo of Ben Reed and Jonny Lani presenting their most masterful and fully realized work to date. The Byron Bay-bred band’s third full-length album brings a newly heightened creative energy to every aspect of their explosive yet introspective form of rock. Centered on Reed’s frenetic and playful lyricism, Pacific Highway Music finds Skegss exploring the more complicated elements of the human experience with sincerity and unabashed joie de vivre.
$25.13
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![FINNEAS - For Cryin' Out Loud! [Indie Exclusive Translucent Green BioVinyl]](https://mediacdn.aent-m.com/prod-img/500/00/4367000-3225527.jpg "FINNEAS - For Cryin' Out Loud! [Indie Exclusive Translucent Green BioVinyl]")
Multiple GRAMMY and Academy Award-winning artist, songwriter, and producer, FINNEAS returns with ‘For Cryin’ Out Loud!’ his second studio album. FINNEAS’ self-produced solo album was born out of a series of live studio sessions in Los Angeles, bringing together some of his closest friends and peers into one room. In contrast to his debut album OPTIMIST which featured instrumentals written and performed solely by the artist himself, For Cryin’ Out Loud! sees FINNEAS expand his creative horizons to a classic studio/band environment, freeing FINNEAS and ultimately resulting in his most uplifting and raw body of work to date. For Cryin’ Out Loud! follows the release of his sister Billie Eilish’s third studio album HIT ME HARD AND SOFT which has further cemented him as one of the most critically acclaimed, award-winning producers and songwriters of his generation.
$33.19
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![Rival Sons - Great Western Valkyrie [RSD Essentials 2LPxDouble Mint]](https://img.broadtime.com/418466829659:500.webp "Rival Sons - Great Western Valkyrie [RSD Essentials 2LPxDouble Mint]")
Indie Exclusive - Includes 2 Bonus Tracks! - 2014 marks the 10th anniversary of the 3rd studio album ‘Great Western Valkyrie’. Originally released in June 2014, this album propelled Rival Sons to Rock N Roll royalty featuring the fan favourites ‘Electric Man, ‘Open My Eyes’ & ‘Good Things’ . It became the first Rival Sons album to achieve Top 20 status in the UK Album charts (peaking at #14). This very special anniversary edition includes 2 bonus studio tracks from the original album sessions for the first time on vinyl.
$45.26
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![Decapitated - The Negation [RSD Essentials 1LPxOlive Green]](https://img.broadtime.com/418456112157:500.webp "Decapitated - The Negation [RSD Essentials 1LPxOlive Green]")
Indie Exclusive - 20th Anniversary Pressing! - Decapitated’s third studio album, 'The Negation', is a high-octane, raw mix of death metal and technical metal. Released in 2004, this record boasts the unique and impressive musicianship that Decapitated are renowned for, making it a must-have in every metal music aficionado's collection. The band will headline Damnation festival this November, performing The Negation in it’s entirety to celebrate this anniversary.
$34.19
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![Entombed - Clandestine [RSD Essentials 1LPxPurple ]](https://img.broadtime.com/418464795225:500.webp "Entombed - Clandestine [RSD Essentials 1LPxPurple ]")
Indie Exclusive - Highly sought after classic second album from Swedish Death Metal legends Entombed. Pressed on purple vinyl exclusive to RSD Essentials. Originally released in 1991, the record followed their huge breakthrough debut ‘Left Hand Path’ and cemented their place at the forefront of the early Death Metal scene. Includes fan favourite and video track ‘Stranger Aeons’.
$34.19
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![Swollen Members - Armed To The Teeth [RSD Essentials 2LPxGrey]](https://img.broadtime.com/418453647801:500.webp "Swollen Members - Armed To The Teeth [RSD Essentials 2LPxGrey]")
Indie Exclusive - FIRST TIME ON VINYL - Armed to the Teeth is Swollen Members' fifth full-length release, released on October 27, 2009. The album features guest appearances by Talib Kweli and Tech N9ne. In the United States the album debuted at #146 on the Billboard 200 with 3,400 copies sold in its first week, making it their first appearance on that chart.
$35.20
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![Velvert Turner Group - Velvert Turner Group [RSD Essentials Think Indie Exclusive 1LPxSilver]](https://img.broadtime.com/418464593395:500.webp "Velvert Turner Group - Velvert Turner Group [RSD Essentials Think Indie Exclusive 1LPxSilver]")
ThinkIndie Exclusive - Velvert Turner is largely known for being a protégé and student of Jimi Hendrix, who he met as a teenager in New York in the late ‘60s. The influence is immediately clear, with respect to both Turner’s guitar work and vocals. Some have even mistaken his only album for a “lost” Hendrix recording. Velvert Turner Group’s self-titled 1972 release, which aptly closes with a tribute to Hendrix (a cover of “Freedom”), is now back on vinyl, remastered by Dave Gardner. This reissue features an alternate mix of the first song, “Madonna (of the Seven Moons)”, as a bonus track.
$30.17
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![Denise LaSalle - Trapped By A Thing Called Love [RSD Essentials Think Indie Exclusive 1LPxHeartbreaker Red]](https://img.broadtime.com/418467278195:500.webp "Denise LaSalle - Trapped By A Thing Called Love [RSD Essentials Think Indie Exclusive 1LPxHeartbreaker Red]")
Trapped By A Thing Called Love [RSD Essentials Think Indie Exclusive 1LPxHeartbreaker Red]
Vinyl: $30.17 PREORDER
ThinkIndie Exclusive - Denise LaSalle’s seminal debut LP for Westbound Records, released in 1972, introduced the world at large to a storming force in blues. At Westbound, Denise refined her Chicago Blues roots and recorded Trapped By A Thing Called Love, adding contemporary and soulful arrangements to her flawless songs. The result garnered huge hits, a massive fan base, and put Ms. LaSalle on track to being crowned “Queen Of The Blues.” It remains an undisputed classic of the genre. The album has been remastered by Dave Gardner for its first pressing in more half a century, as part of Org Music’s ongoing Westbound Records reissue series.
$30.17
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![The Challengers - Surfbeat [RSD Essentials 1LPxSea Glass Blue]](https://img.broadtime.com/418454030778:500.webp "The Challengers - Surfbeat [RSD Essentials 1LPxSea Glass Blue]")
Indie Exclusive - This record is a must have for anyone who likes to listen, surf or dance. Energetic and reworked covers from the celebrated Californian group, The Challengers, will make sure you’re on your feet. Experience 60s nostalgia, pressed on heavyweight sea-glass blue vinyl.
$29.16
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![The Chambers Brothers - Now! [RSD Essentials 1LPxFlower Power Splatter ]](https://img.broadtime.com/418467278197:500.webp "The Chambers Brothers - Now! [RSD Essentials 1LPxFlower Power Splatter ]")
Indie Exclusive - Experience the electrifying live sound from the Chambers Brothers on splatter effect vinyl now! This album, consisting of live recordings from shows at Ash Grove and the Unicorn, displays the unique blend of gospel and psychedelia the brothers became known for. Don’t miss out on this diamond release from Vault Records.
$29.16
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![Johnny Winter - About Blues [RSD Essentials 1LPxBlue]](https://img.broadtime.com/418456794827:500.webp "Johnny Winter - About Blues [RSD Essentials 1LPxBlue]")
Indie Exclusive - Early Texas blues recordings from Grammy® winner and Blues Hall of Fame inductee Johnny Winter, one of Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Pressed on beautiful heavyweight blue vinyl.
$28.16
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![Pixies - The Night The Zombies Came [Indie Exclusive Crystal Clear/Red Smoke LP]](https://img.broadtime.com/418467277875:500.webp "Pixies - The Night The Zombies Came [Indie Exclusive Crystal Clear/Red Smoke LP]")
35 years since their groundbreaking platinum-certified album Doolittle catapulted the band into the UK Top Ten, and 20 years since their celebrated reformation at Coachella, Pixies are deep into their second act, and in the midst of a creative purple patch. The Night The Zombies Came is Pixies’ tenth album, if you count their classic 1987 4AD mini-LP, Come On Pilgrim, and first new music since 2022’s acclaimed Doggerel LP. 13 new songs that find Pixies looking ahead to the most cinematic record of their career. Druidism, apocalyptic shopping malls, mediaeval themed restaurants, 12th century poetic form, surf rock, gargoyles, bog people, and the distinctive dry drum sound of 1970s-era Fleetwood Mac are just some of the disparate wonders that inform the new songs. The Night The Zombies Came will be released via BMG.
$28.15
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![Tess Parks - Pomegranate [Indie exclusive Clear Blue]](https://mediacdn.aent-m.com/prod-img/500/70/4363670-3227513.jpg "Tess Parks - Pomegranate [Indie exclusive Clear Blue]")
Longing. Heartbreak. Levity. Joy. Being filled with love for all things. All of these sensations flow at once through Canadian singer-songwriter Tess Parks’ new album, Pomegranate. Re-establishing Parks as the consummate artist-observer against a swirling nouveau-delic backdrop, her third solo album arrives on October 25th 2024 (Fuzz Club / Hand Drawn Dracula) and was produced by multi-instrumentalist and close collaborator Ruari Meehan, who shared mixing duties with Grammy-nominated engineer Mikko Gordon (The Smile, Gaz Coombes, Arcade Fire).
Though Tess Parks first became widely known for her string of collaborations with Brian Jonestown Massacre mastermind Anton Newcombe, her 2022 solo offering And Those Who Were Seen Dancing left an unforgettable impression with its signature blend of weight, whimsy, and open-heartedness. The New York Times would praise its “confident, enchanting presence”, whilst Exclaim! proclaimed it as a record that “demands to be heard and felt”. Where Dancing retained a fair measure of bedroom-demo charm, this time the canvas is bigger, with Meehan’s arrangements stretching all the way to the horizon. This is the most ambitious and cinematic Parks’ music has ever sounded. Drawing on psychedelic elements in a way that sounds decidedly fresh, the dreamlike atmospheres feel oddly nostalgic and modern at the same time.
The pair are backed on most tracks by band members Francesco ‘Pearz’ Perini – whose piano and organs shine through gloriously on ‘Koalas’ and ‘California’s Dreaming’ respectively – and Marco Ninni, who provides the solid backbone throughout on drums. From a vocal perspective, it feels like Parks pushes her voice to new heights on this album too. Her lyrics are sharp, ever-present, and imbued with strength, depth, and poetic purpose, which shine particularly bright on tracks like ‘Koalas’ and ‘Charlie Potato’. They weave through her flurries of beautiful melodic hooks, featuring sublime choruses and complex, multi-layered harmonic structures, as showcased on ‘Crown Shy’ and ‘Bagpipe Blues’ especially.
On Pomegranate there are also plenty of new experiments and guests introduced. ‘Koalas’, for example, features the spellbinding whistling of Molly Lewis, lending a bittersweet Morricone-esque charm. ‘Crown Shy’ features soaring strings (arranged by Ninni and played by Joe Butler), and ‘Bagpipe Blues’ and ‘Charlie Potato’ are elevated by Kira Krempova’s ethereal flute playing – the latter also accompanied with Wurlitzer piano played by Oscar ‘SHOLTO’ Robertson. The euphoric ‘Running Home To Sing’ and album-closer ‘Surround’ centre the synthesiser for the first time, whilst the piano features more prominently across many of the tracks.
$30.16
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![A Place To Bury Strangers - Synthesizer [Indie Exclusive Glow in The Dark LP]](https://img.broadtime.com/418467277573:500.webp "A Place To Bury Strangers - Synthesizer [Indie Exclusive Glow in The Dark LP]")
This groundbreaking release will be eternally remembered
as the album where you can construct a synthesizer from the cover
itself. It also stands as one of the finest recordings capturing the
enigmatic live presence of A Place To Bury Strangers. From the
electrifying opening to its sonic metamorphosis, Synthesizer embod-
ies APTBS venturing into bold and innovative territory. Amid fears of
a robotic uprising, this album resonates with raw human emo-
tion—sweat, blood, and tears—this is A Place To Bury Strangers.
$45.25
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![Hippo Campus - Flood [Indie Exclusive Clear Galaxy 2 LP]](https://img.broadtime.com/Photo/418467281135:500 "Hippo Campus - Flood [Indie Exclusive Clear Galaxy 2 LP]")
Hippo Campus' singer Jake Luppen had been listening to the band's work as they rolled around the country, trying to tease out how much work remained. All of it, he soon decided. Obfuscated by the need to sound sophisticated and the overwhelming ambition to make the best Hippo Campus LP ever, a deeper and more profound record that reflected how their lives were changing. But Luppen and all of Hippo Campus decided they didn't actually like what they were making.So they called an audible. They were going to start over. And three months later, the four-member core of Hippo Campus rendezvoused with longtime collaborator Caleb Wright and producer Brad Cook at Sonic Ranch, a playground-like studio complex on the Texas border. They gave themselves 10 days to cut the tracks they liked best, to make something to which they could commit at last. Less than two weeks later, they emerged with what they'd given themselves half a decade to make-Flood, or the best album Hippo Campus has ever made. The sentiments on Flood are raw, real, and unguarded, a testament to Hippo Campus dropping preconceptions of how they had to sound after so many failed attempts to re-record these songs. They wiped the slate clean, starting over without beliefs about what Hippo Campus or this record needed to be. Still, sophistication lurks in subtle key and tempo changes, in the almost innate shifts that a band of longtime best friends can tap after so much time spent helping to shape one another's musical language. Flood doesn't need to tell you it's important or interesting; it simply is, just by virtue of how it's written, built, and rendered, a map of what it's like to feel everything at once. This rebirth is accompanied by a crucial career shift for Hippo Campus, too, as they exit the traditional label system to issue LP4 via Psychic Hotline, a truly independent imprint run by peers and pals. If you're working to let go of expectations, why not jettison them all? There's a bravery to that, and you can hear it's revivifying spirit in every second of LP4.Early into the endlessly propulsive "Paranoid," where stunted acoustic strums undergird an inescapable jangle, Luppen asks an existential question: "Is there something waiting out there for us at the finish line?" For the next three minutes, the band cycles with him through his woes, from the title's overwhelming worry to notions of dislocation and loneliness. (Also, is there any other refrain ever that manages to make the phrase "so god-damned fucking" sound so catchy and natural?) But in the final verse, with his voice breaking through a scrim of distortion, he stumbles upon a new credo: "Wait, I wanna give this life all that I have in me." That is precisely what Hippo Campus have done with Flood after realizing it doesn't take a lifetime-or, well, five years-to do just that.
$33.18
