• New Release Round-Up 03-15-19

  
  
  

  

  
  Karen O & Danger Mouse - Lux Prima -  BMG
  Icons Karen O and Danger Mouse (a.k.a. Brian Burton) release their first album as a duo, “Lux Prima”. “After making music for the past twenty years and embarking on making this record with Brian I knew a couple things: one was that the spirit of collaboration between us was going to be a pure one, and two was that the more I live the less is clear to me,” said O. “When you create from a blurry place you can go places further than you’ve ever been. I think we both were excited to go far out.”
  
  Stephen Malkmus - Groove Denied - Matador Records
  Following hot on the heels of 2018’s Sparkle Hard comes Groove Denied, the rejected album Stephen Malkmus has been telling everyone about. Groove Denied was written in Berlin and Oregon between Malkmus’ soundtrack to the Netflix series Flaked and Sparkle Hard. It finds Stephen in a playful, exploratory mode – recorded by himself in Oregon; Malkmus plays bass, organ, drum machines, a Roland 2080 and a Memorymoog alongside other instruments interspersed with loops and vocal effects. His first album as a solo artist since 2001, Groove Denied is a fine companion to Sparkle Hard, echoing the experimentation (Auto-Tune, genre-dabbling) found there.
  
  

  

  Lauren Jenkins - No Saint - Big Machine Records
  Named one of The New York Times’ Artists To Watch in 2019 and Billboard’s Hot Country Artists to Watch, Lauren Jenkins mesmerizes crowds with her sultry vocals and authentic songwriting. She blends her traditional Country roots with Americana influences to seamlessly transition between cheerful and raw emotions. The Texas native showcases her variety of musical influences, including the southern charm of Charleston, artistic vibe of New York City and the eclectic nature of Music City. 
  
   
  
  
  
  

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  Jerry Garcia - Electric On The Eel - ATO Records
  On August 29, 1987 Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia led both the Jerry Garcia Band and the Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band for performances at French’s Camp On The Eel River in Piercy, California. Garcia would bring the JGB back to the scenic venue on June 10, 1989 and on August 10, 1991 - now get ready for the spectacular new re-issue Electric On The Eel 6CD Set showcasing the Jerry Garcia Band’s electric sets from 8/29/1987, 6/10/1989, and 8/10/1991. It comes with a Gift with Purchase Limited Edition bonus disc (a separate slipcase jacket and limited to 2000 units). The 6CD Set features: Jerry Garcia, John Kahn, Melvin Seals, David Kemper Jaclyn LaBranch, and Gloria Jones. 
  
   
  
  
  
  

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  Finn Andrews - One Piece At A Time - Nettwerk Records
  British/New Zealand musician, and lead singer and songwriter of The Veils, Finn Andrews reveals his most personal songwriting to date with the release of his first solo material. The resulting songs are some of the most profound and intimate pieces of work Andrews’ has done. Recorded at The Lab in Auckland, and co-produced by Tom Healy (Tiny Ruins), not only do the songs’ subject matter expose more of his life than before, Andrews also admits that their arrangements allowed for less to hide behind, showcasing his voice in a different way.  
  
   
  
  
  
  

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  The Faint - Egowerk - Saddle Creek
  The Faint's long-awaited new album, Egowerk, is released this week. Made up of vocalist Todd Fink, drummer Clark Baechle, keyboardist Graham Ulicny, and guitarist and bassist Michael “Dapose” Dappen, the group that ignited an electro-pop-punk movement is back with an 11-track deep-dive into themes on modern society, the internet, and ego - specifically social media and its dark effects. Opener “Child Asleep” echoes well-loved Faint singles from the Danse Macabre days, with rapidfire techno beats that sear so hot, your forehead will break into a sweat regardless of proximity to a dance floor. And though the synths should sound familiar to any Faint follower, the song’s monotone message is at once classic and current: “If I was wise, I would see I’m a child still asleep.” Elaborating further, Todd says, “It would be amazing if I could wake up from the world that I think I'm awake in already. If there’s a better way of understanding life, I'd love to be privy to it. You see the wisdom of all Gurus in the East, and you know they're not bothered by this or that. They've attained something, and the rest of us are just kind of banging into stuff, trying to figure out what to do with our lives.”

  
  

   

  ALSO OUT THIS WEEK

  CURRENT SINGLES/EPs

  Todd Snider - Cash Cabin Sessions, Vol. 3 Snarky Puppy - Immigrance SONTALK - Stay Wild Gary Hoey - Neon Highway Blues Drive-By - Back on Da Block Steve Perry - Traces [Deluxe 2LP] Venom Prison - Samsara Blaqk Audio - Only Things We Love Fallujah - Undying Light Mary Poppins Returns: The Songs Cinematic Orchestra - To Believe The Comet Is Coming - Trust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep Mystery Vanish - Familiar Faces & More .....

  Rasputin's Stash - Make Up Your Mind / You Are My Everything Whitesnake - Trouble Is Your Middle Name Kevin Garrett - Running From

   

  UPCOMING RELEASES 

  

  La Dispute - Panorama - Epitaph
  La Dispute is five close friends from the Upper Midwest with a firm passion for the concept of music and art as a medium for making new friends. As a result, La Dispute makes (or strives to make) music that is both artistically, technically, and emotionally engaging in hopes of establishing legitimate connections with any and all interested people, while encouraging dialogue between those people and themselves about things in life that truly matter and that truly last. La Dispute also carries a firm passion for the relevance of a live show, both for the bands involved and for the people in attendance, and will go to the grave believing that the environment created when strangers come together despite their differences to celebrate one important thing is invaluable and should not under any circumstances be taken for granted.
  
  
  
  
  

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  Megadeath - Warheads On Foreheads - Capitol
  2018 marked the 35th anniversary for Megadeath, one of the most influential powerhouses in thrash metal.  All year long the band celebrated with various events, culminating in Warheads On Foreheads - with Dave Mustaine personally A&R’ing a new anthology honoring his legacy - 35 tracks for 35 years, on 3CD, Digital and 4LP. For the first time, a Megadeth anthology includes tracks from The System Has Failed, United Abominations, Endgame, Th1rt3en, Super Collider and the Grammy award winning Dystopia. “Warheads on foreheads” is a military term expressed when bombing missions are underway. 
  
   
  
  
  
  

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  Nilufer Yanya - Miss Universe - ATO Records
  Debut album from ATO's priority developing artist, Nilufer Yanya. Taking her inspiration from iconic songwriters such as Nina Simone and Jeff Buckley as well as modern influences Connan Mockasin and The Strokes, Nilüfer's music incorporates the city’s urban edge with beautiful wandering guitar lines, downtrodden soulful and jazz flickered melodies, on top of minimalist and atmospheric beats. Miss Universe releases 3/22 via ATO Records.
  
   
  
  
  
  

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  For more information on these and other releases out this week, check out our New Releases charts by week section.

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• Record Store Day 2019

  

  We are super excited (and hope you are too!) that Record Store Day 2019 is coming up very soon.
  
  This year RSD will be held on April 13th. We hope to see you in store so we can say hi and celebrate all things Record Store while we all have a giant worldwide party.
  
  The list of exclusive titles has now been released and you can view the full list on www.recordstoreday.com

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• New Release Round-Up 03-08-19

  
  
  

  

  
  Dido - Still On My Mind -  BMG
  One of the biggest selling UK artists of all time, Dido returns with her 5th studio album "Still On My Mind".
  
  

  

  Meat Puppets - Dusty Notes - Megaforce
  The legendary Meat Puppets have reunited and put together an album of new music. The album, Dusty Notes, is out this week via Megaforce records.  Includes the single "Warranty".
  
  
  
  
  

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  Flight Of The Conchords - Live In London - Sub Pop
  In October of 2018, ten years after the launch of their hit HBO series, musical comedians Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement returned to HBO for the all-new comedy special. Live In London was taped before a live audience at the Eventim Apollo and featured the Flight Of The Conchords performing songs from the sold-out UK and Ireland edition of “Flight of the Conchords Sing Flight of the Conchords Tour.” The duo also performed the song on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in the fall of 2018. 
  
  

   

  

  Tesla - Shock - UME
  The legendary American rock band Tesla release their new studio album, Shock. The band has enjoyed international chart, radio, and tour success for nearly 35 years, with global album sales topping 15 million. The album is comprised of 12 new tracks and is produced and co-written by Phil Collen (Def Leppard), and SHOCK is TESLA’s eighth studio album. The band are actively touring across North America, Europe, and elsewhere around the globe throughout 2019.  
  
   
  
  
  
  

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  Joni 75: A Joni Mitchell Birthday Celebration - Decca
  An incredible array of artists and musicians honor one of the world's most revered artists, Joni Mitchell, on her 75th birthday on Joni 75: A Joni Mitchell Birthday Celebration. The all-star tribute salutes Mitchell as a boundary-breaking artist highlighting her songs throughout her career. Featured performers include Brandi Carlile; Glen Hansard; Emmylou Harris; Norah Jones; Chaka Khan; Diana Krall; Kris Kristofferson; Los Loboswith La Marisoul, Cesar Castro & Xochi Flores; Graham Nash; Seal; James Taylor; and Rufus Wainwright.
  
   
  
  
  
  

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  Patty Griffin - Patty Griffin - PGM
  Patty Griffin represents an extraordinary new chapter for this incomparable singer-songwriter and immediately stands among the most deeply personal recordings of her remarkable two-decade career. The album -- which follows 2015's GRAMMY Award-nominated Servant Of Love -- collects songs written during and in the aftermath of a profound personal crisis, several years in which she battled -- and ultimately defeated -- cancer just as a similar and equally insidious disease metastasized into the American body politic. Yet as always, like very few others, Patty Griffin's power lies in how, as Holly Gleason in the Martha's Vineyard Gazette observed, ''her songs seem to freeze life and truth in amber.'' It's in how Griffin can express the strikingly intimate while never making it about herself, all wrapped in sparse arrangements that breathe an incomparable force and import into her songcraft.

  
  

   

  ALSO OUT THIS WEEK

  CURRENT SINGLES/EPs

  Amanda Palmer - There Will Be No Intermission Foals - Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost (Part 1) Weezer - Weezer: The Teal Album Children Of Bodom - Hexed David Gray - Gold In A Brass Age Chatham County Line - Sharing The Covers Buckcherry - Warpaint Indoor Pets - Be Content New Kids On The Block - Hangin' Tough: 30th Anniversary Edition Maren Morris - Girl Sigrid - Sucker Punch The Coathangers - The Devil You Know The Wild Reeds - Cheers Leo Bud Welch - The Angels In Heaven Done Signed My Name Nick Waterhouse - Nick Waterhouse Luluc - Dear Hamlyn & More .....

  Liily - I Can Fool Anybody In This Town EP Son Volt - The Reason Judah And The Lion - Why Did You Run?

   

  UPCOMING RELEASES 

  

  Lauren Jenkins - No Saint - Big Machine Records
  Named one of The New York Times’ Artists To Watch in 2019 and Billboard’s Hot Country Artists to Watch, Lauren Jenkins mesmerizes crowds with her sultry vocals and authentic songwriting. She blends her traditional Country roots with Americana influences to seamlessly transition between cheerful and raw emotions. The Texas native showcases her variety of musical influences, including the southern charm of Charleston, artistic vibe of New York City and the eclectic nature of Music City. 
  
   
  
  
  
  

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  Finn Andrews - One Piece At A Time - Nettwerk Records
  British/New Zealand musician, and lead singer and songwriter of The Veils, Finn Andrews reveals his most personal songwriting to date with the release of his first solo material. The resulting songs are some of the most profound and intimate pieces of work Andrews’ has done. Recorded at The Lab in Auckland, and co-produced by Tom Healy (Tiny Ruins), not only do the songs’ subject matter expose more of his life than before, Andrews also admits that their arrangements allowed for less to hide behind, showcasing his voice in a different way.  
  
   
  
  
  
  

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  Jerry Garcia - Electric On The Eel - ATO Records
  On August 29, 1987 Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia led both the Jerry Garcia Band and the Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band for performances at French’s Camp On The Eel River in Piercy, California. Garcia would bring the JGB back to the scenic venue on June 10, 1989 and on August 10, 1991 - now get ready for the spectacular new re-issue Electric On The Eel 6CD Set showcasing the Jerry Garcia Band’s electric sets from 8/29/1987, 6/10/1989, and 8/10/1991. It will come with a Gift with Purchase Limited Edition bonus disc (a separate slipcase jacket and limited to 2000 units). The 6CD Set features: Jerry Garcia, John Kahn, Melvin Seals, David Kemper Jaclyn LaBranch, and Gloria Jones. 
  
   
  
  
  
  

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  For more information on these and other releases out this week, check out our New Releases charts by week section.

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• Pearl Jam-Record Store Day Ambassadors 2019

  

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• Employee Picks For 2018- Top 5 Albums

  Check out what our staff is listening to.  Here's a list of their Top 5 Albums of the year!

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• Fozzy Meet And Greet In-Store Event!

  

  Come Meet Fozzy! The band will be doing an autograph signing at our Golden Valley location. Anyone who purchases the new Fozzy CD or LP "Judas" at any of our locations will be admitted to the autograph line. Your receipt from the purchase is your ticket to the event, so don't lose it! The band will sign your CD or LP and ONE additional item. First come, first served. See you then!

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• Donate To Charity - Win A Beer-Filled Flaming Lips 7"!!

  

  One of the many cool things happening at our Golden Valley location this Record Store Day​ is that we are going to giveaway a super limited edition beer-filled Flaming Lips​ 7" from Dogfish Head​! Only 100 of these were made!

  To receive an entry, make a donation of $5 or more to PRISM Golden Valley, MN​ at our Golden Valley location or at Liquor Barrel Golden Valley​ between 9am-5pm on 4/21. We will announce on our social media at 6pm (do not have to be present to win). Furthermore, our neighbors at New Bohemia​ will have the special Flaming Lips collaboration beer on tap and Liquor Barrel Golden Valley will have bottles for sale as well on Record Store Day!

  PRISM Golden Valley, MN is a nonprofit food shelter in Golden Valley MN. They have been a resource in the area since 1970. Prism programs include: Marketplace Food Shelf, Housing Programs, Children's Programs, and Shop for Change Thrift Shop.

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