• What's New 4-23-21

  

  Kaleo

  Surface Sounds

  Elektra

  Frontman and songwriter JJ Julius Son has been in the studio off-and-on for two years, allowing for a combination of globe-trotting and meticulous tinkering, resulting in a spectrum of sounds recorded around the world. The final product is refreshingly free of calculation, with Julius Son allowing each tune to dictate its path while simultaneously leaning-in to his blues, folk and rock inclinations.

  

  Dumpstaphunk

  Where Do We Go From Here

  Mascot

  Over its past 17 years, Dumpstaphunk has earned its reputation as the most well-regarded next-generation New Orleans live powerhouse. Cousins Ivan and Ian Neville have built upon their family’s iconic NOLA legacy as they’ve transformed Dumpstaphunk into the city’s pre-eminent 21st-century funk-fusion export. The band’s mix of classic and modern influences can be heard throughout the party-friendly mix of R&B, funk, rock, swamp-pop and blues of Where Do We Go From Here.

  

  Steve Cropper

  Fire It Up

  Mascot

  The term "Guitar Hero" is bandied about loosely these days. But if you ask the actual guitar heroes---like Brian May, Jeff Beck, and Eric Clapton---who their Guitar Heroes are, Steve Cropper is definitely on the shortlist. He’s a guitarist's guitarist, and a songwriter's songwriter. Fire It Up, Cropper's first album of new Soul/R&B material in 10 years. Produced by Steve and Jon Tiven, the album will be released worldwide on April 23, 2021.

  

  Dreamer Boy

  All The Ways We Are Together

  Harvest

  Wide-eyed Nashville singer-songwriter Dreamer Boy’s upcoming album All the Ways We Are Together wasn’t necessarily written with the turmoil of 2020 in mind, but its ethereal melodies, delicate timbre and empathetic lyrics will surely speak to fans burdened by the state of things. He chose Earth Day, April 22nd, as a release date for the album to reflect the global communal spirit he feels with people and our shared environment.

  

  Todd Snider

  First Agnostic Church of Hope and Wonder

  Aimless Records

  "With this album I had the idea for the sound first, I think. I had done a lot of listening to and looking into Parliament and James Brown and lots of reggae music, too." Borne from Todd Snider's popular weekly live stream series, ”touring stopped, and so I started a Sunday morning show. Viewers started jokingly referring to it as a church and to me as a reverend. I've only reverend-ed twice. But I have the license so in my mind this opened me up to play bossy kinds of songs.”

  
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• New Release Round-Up 04-23-21

  

  John Lennon - John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band The Ultimate Mixes - Capitol
  Completely remixed from original multitracks, overseen by producer Yoko Ono Lennon, featuring Ringo Starr, Klaus Voormann, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston & Phil Spector. Ultimate Mixes, Outtakes, Elements, Raw Studio, Evolution, Demos, Jams & Yoko Live Sessions. 2 Blu-Ray Audio Discs: 159 new mixes, 11+ hrs, HiRes 192/24: Stereo, 5.1 Surround & Dolby Atmos. 6 CDs: 102 new mixes, 6+ hrs. 132-page hardback book with rare photos, memorabilia & extensive notes. Poster & 2 postcards.

  
    
  
  
  

  

  Peter Frampton Band - Frampton Forgets The Words - UMe
  On the heels of his recently released New York Times Best Selling memoir, the rock n' roll legend and Grammy winning artist Peter Frampton turns his focus back to music with his new studio album Frampton Forgets The Words. With his 1954 Les Paul Phenix, Frampton brings virtuosic guitar playing to 10 instrumental interpretations of his favorite songs including "Isn't It A Pity" by George Harrison, "Reckoner" by Radiohead, and more. 

  
   
  
  
  

  

  Eric Church - Heart & Soul - EMI Nashville
  Reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year Eric Church confirmed that new music is on the horizon: "I have [new] albums coming out in April. They came out of my 28 days in the mountains of North Carolina, where the songs were recorded and written. The collection is entitled Heart & Soul."

  
     
  
  
  

  

  The Who - The Who Sell Out: Deluxe Edition - Geffen Records
  5CD + 2 7" Singles Super Deluxe Remastered Edition featuring the album in both Mono and Stereo, bonus tracks featuring 14 previously unheard Pete Townshend Demos, studio sessions, outtakes, unheard jingles and more. The package also features 9 posters, replica ephemera, and an 80 page hard bound book with rare photos and new liner notes by Pete Townshend. 112 tracks, 46 unreleased.  Initially released in December 1967 and described latterly by Rolling Stone as “The Who’s finest album,” The Who Sell Out reflected a remarkable year in popular culture. As well as being forever immortalized as the moment when the counterculture and the “Love Generation” became a global phenomenon and “pop” began metamorphosing into “rock.”  The new Super Deluxe Edition of The Who Sell Out features 112 tracks, 46 of which are unreleased, an 80-page, hard-back, full-color book, including rare period photos, memorabilia, track-by-track annotation and new sleeve notes by Pete Townshend with comments from the likes of Pete Drummond (Radio London DJ), Richard Evans (designer) & Roy Flynn (the Speakeasy Club manager).

  
   
  
  
  

  ALSO OUT THIS WEEK
  
  
  Dinosaur Jr. - Sweep It Into Space [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Translucent Purple Ripple LP]
  Animal Collective - Crestone (Original Score)
  Todd Snider - First Agnostic Church Of Hope And Wonder
  Pærish - Fixed It All
  Kaleo - Surface Sounds
  Dumpstaphunk - Where Do We Go From Here
  The Selecter - Too Much Pressure: 40th Anniversary Edition [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Clear LP + Bonus 7in]
  Field Music - Flat White Moon
  Spiritualized - Lazer Guided Melodies: Remastered [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition White LP]
  The Prize Fighter Inferno - The City Introvert [Bone White LP]
  Alfa Mist - Bring Backs
  Steve Cropper - Fire It Up
  Bleachers - Chinatown (feat. Bruce Springsteen) [Translucent Red Vinyl Single]
  Imagine Dragons - Follow You / Cutthroat [CD Single]
  Dirty Honey - Dirty Honey
  Big Brave - Vital
  California Music - California Music Presents Add Some Music
  Cabaret Voltaire - Bn9drone
  Motorhead - Louder Than Noise... Live In Berlin
  
  
  & More .....
  

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

  UPCOMING RELEASES

  

  girl in red - if i could make it go quiet - World In Red
  if i could make it go quiet, the debut album from girl in red, is the musical distillation of Marie Ulven’s solitary conversations on the road: it’s an album brimming with the things we wish we could say to others, but tell ourselves instead. The album is girl in red in its purest, elevated form. She has never been braver, and the music follows suit, whether it’s collaborating with pop mastermind and Billie Eilish collaborator FINNEAS on “Serotonin,” a huge pop anthem that speaks to Ulven’s struggles with mental health, or flexing her instrumental chops with album closer “it would feel like this.” Betrayal, lust, longing, pulling herself out of a depressive spell -- nothing is off-limits on if i could make it go quiet. “I really poured my heart into a lot of these lyrics, fully,” she says. “I just feel like I emptied myself in this album.”

  
     
  
  
  

  

  Royal Blood - Typhoons - Warner Records
  After two UK #1 albums, 2 million album sales and an array of international acclaim, you might’ve thought you knew what to expect from Royal Blood. Those preconceptions were shattered when they released ‘Trouble’s Coming’ last summer. Hitting a melting pot of fiery rock riffs and danceable beats, they delivered something fresh, unexpected and yet entirely in tune with what they’d forged their reputation with.  When Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher sat down to talk about making a new album, they knew what they wanted to achieve. It involved a conscious return to their roots, back when they had made music that was influenced by Daft Punk, Justice, and Philippe Zdar of Cassius. It also called for a similar back-to-basics approach to what had made their self-titled debut album so thrilling, visceral and original. 

  
     
  
  
  

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• What's New 4-16-21

  

  The Offspring

  Let The Bad Times Roll

  Concord

  The legendary So-Cal punk group return with their 10th album, and first new offering since 2008, with the blistering and triumphant Let The Bad Times Roll. Produced by Bob Rock, the group describes the album as "the most cathartic thing we've done. The messages might be dark, but at the end what's left is that communication is important, working through feelings is important and most of all, hope is important."

  

  Greta Van Fleet

  The Battle At Garden's Gate

  Republic

  After three years, one-million concert tickets sold across five continents, four consecutive #1 singles, a GRAMMY Award, and performances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Saturday Night Live, Greta Van Fleet is hurtling into the future with its second album, The Battle at Garden's Gate on Lava/Republic Records. *Available on Indie Exclusive double white vinyl*

  

  Norah Jones

  Til We Meet Again: Live

  Blue Note

  Nearly two decades into her storied career, 9-time GRAMMY-winning singer, songwriter, pianist, and 2020’s most livestreamed artists, Norah Jones is set to release her first full live album, Til We Meet Again. The collection presents globe-spanning performances that were recorded between 2017-2019 and features 14 songs spanning Jones’ entire career from her 2002 debut Come Away With Me to her more recent singles series.

  

  Lucinda Williams

  Runnin’ Down A Dream: A Tribute To Tom Petty

  Highway 20 Records

  Award-winning, revered singer / songwriter Lucinda Williams is working to help independent music venues during this time with the announcement of Lu’s Jukebox. Scheduled as a six- episode series of mostly full-band, HD video performances in-studio, Lu’s Jukebox features a themed set of songs by other artists curated by the multi-Grammy award winner. The first episode kicks off with Running Down A Dream: A Tribute To Tom Petty, featuring songs from his celebrated career.

  

  Cannibal Corpse

  Violence Unimagined

  Metal Blade

  Violence Unimagined - the title tells you everything you need to know about Cannibal Corpse's fifteenth hellish opus. Comprising eleven tracks, it is state of the art death metal played with passion and breathless precision, making for another flawless addition to what is inarguably one of the premier catalogues the genre has thrown up.

  
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• Kobi Co. Items now in stock!

  

  We're excited to carry candles and bath salts from local company Kobi Co.! We don't ship the bath salts but we do offer shipping for the candles.

  Right now the Kobi Co. #PurpleRain candle is available exclusively in the store and online. The lavender and eucalyptus candle is hand poured in Minneapolis and it features polished amethyst stones for love and light.

  CLICK HERE to order the 9 oz. #PurpleRain candle

  CLICK HERE to order the 3 oz. #PurpleRain candle

  More Kobi Co. candles (Black Lives Matter, Chillaxin and Good Days) are available at SHOP GIFTS - CANDLES & INCENSE

  Learn more about Kobi Co. HERE

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• New Release Round-Up 04-16-21

  

  Greta Van Fleet - The Battle At Garden's Gate - Republic
  After three years, one-million concert tickets sold across five continents, four consecutive #1 singles, a GRAMMY Award, and performances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Saturday Night Live, Greta Van Fleet is hurtling into the future with its second album, The Battle At Garden's Gate on Lava/Republic Records. Indie Exclusive on white vinyl.

  
     
  
  
  

  

  Tom Petty - Finding Wildflowers: Alternate Versions - Republic
  Finding Wildflowers: Alternate Versions—the latest offering of Tom Petty music, curated with help from his loving family, bandmates and collaborators—released via Warner Records. The tracks, which were previously released on the limited-edition Super Deluxe 9-LP version of 2020’s Wildflowers & All The Rest, will now be available on limited edition gold vinyl for indie retail, and CD.  A black vinyl release will follow on May 7. Finding Wildflowers (Alternate Versions) features 16 studio recordings of alternate takes, long cuts and jam versions of Wildflowers songs as Tom, band members and co-producer Rick Rubin worked to finalize the album in 1994. The release offers fans further deep access into the writing and recording of Wildflowers, as well as realizing the full vision of the project as Tom had always intended. The collection was produced by Tom’s longtime engineer and co-producer Ryan Ulyate who listened to 245 reels of 24-track tape, revealing Tom and his collaborators’ evolutionary process, and finding the group willing to do whatever it took to discover the essence and magic in the material.

  
     
  
  
  

  

  Eric Church - Heart & Soul - EMI Nashville
  Reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year Eric Church confirmed that new music is on the horizon: "I have [new] albums coming out in April. They came out of my 28 days in the mountains of North Carolina, where the songs were recorded and written. The collection is entitled Heart & Soul."

  
     
  
  
  

  

  Imelda May - 11 Past The Hour - Decca
  The goal of the album is to show Imelda May returning to her most honest self. Truthful beauty, feminine intuition. Intelligence. Visually, we should be showing a soft sense of warm spirited grittiness. Intimate. At home. Behind the curtain Imelda's radiant smile and illuminating laughter. A nod to her roots. Irish Heritage & inherent connection to storytelling. Imelda's words as a lyricist/poet/writer & overall thread to her Irish roots as a storyteller is a key thread within the campaign.

  
     
  
  
  

  ALSO OUT THIS WEEK
  
  
  Deftones - White Pony: 20th Anniversary [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Super Deluxe]
  Cannibal Corpse - Violence Unimagined [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition White w/ Olive Green Melt LP]
  The Living - 1982 [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Canary Yellow LP]
  The Offspring - Let The Bad Times Roll [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Orange Crush LP]
  The Network - Money Money 2020 Pt II: We Told Ya So!
  Lucinda Williams - Runnin' Down A Dream: A Tribute To Tom Petty
  Midland - The Sonic Ranch [Limited Edition]
  Norah Jones - ‘Til We Meet Again (Live)
  Fitz - Head Up High
  Havok - Point Of No Return EP
  Garage A Trois - Calm Down Cologne
  The Armed - Ultrapop [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Opaque Tan LP]
  Amigo the Devil - Born Against
  Escape The Fate - Chemical Warfare
  Liquid Tension Experiment - LTE3 [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Translucent Orange 3LP]
  
  
  & More .....
  

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

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• New music from Prince! Pre-order Welcome 2 America now.

  

  Prince - Welcome 2 America - out July 30th

  Recorded in the spring of 2010 and then mysteriously abandoned by Prince before its release, the statement album Welcome 2 America documents Prince’s concerns, hopes, and visions for a shifting society, presciently foreshadowing an era of political division, disinformation, and a renewed fight for racial justice. The album features some of Prince’s only studio collaborations with the bassist Tal Wilkenfeld, drummer Chris Coleman, and engineer Jason Agel, with additional contributions from New Power Generation singers Shelby J, Liv Warfield, and Elisa Fiorillo and keyboardist Morris Hayes, who Prince also recruited to co-produce the album.

  The Deluxe Edition of Welcome 2 America combines the 2LP and CD versions of the album with a never before released Blu-Ray of Prince’s full April 28, 2011 performance at the Forum, part of the Welcome 2 America Tour’s historic 21 Nite Stand in Los Angeles. The show is presented in stereo, 5.1 surround and Dolby Atmos, and includes 24 tracks from across Prince’s career, from his biggest hits to fan favorites to ten rare covers. In addition, the deluxe edition features a 32 page 12x12 book, exclusive poster and an embossed vellum envelope of limited edition memorabilia all housed in a luxe, gold embossed package. Experienced as a complete package, the Deluxe Edition provides an immersive view of Prince’s creative genius during his spontaneous, energetic, and thought-provoking Welcome 2 America era.

  CLICK HERE to pre-order Welcome 2 America - Deluxe Edition

  CLICK HERE to pre-order Welcome 2 America - 2-LP black vinyl

  CLICK HERE to pre-order Welcome 2 America - CD

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• Record Store Day Drops List

  

  The release list for the Record Store Day Drop dates of June 12th and July 17th is out!

  CLICK HERE to view the list

  Our plan for the drop dates will be forthcoming.

  Unfortunately our Duluth location won't be participating in the drop dates.

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• Parker Millsap gift with purchase

  

  Be Here Instead is Parker Millsap's new release & it's out now! We've got some cool frisbees and stickers to give out with purchase of the CD or LP while supplies last. Offer good for in-person purchases or web orders for curbside/in-person pickup only.

  CLICK HERE to order vinyl

  CLICK HERE to order CD

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• Now shipping Nick Jonas - Spaceman w/autographed insert

  

  We're now allowed to ship Nick Jonas Spaceman with the autographed insert.

  CLICK HERE to place your order

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• Long Live Rock...Celebrate the Chaos

  

  Here's one for the hard rock fans!

  Long Live Rock...Celebrate the Chaos is now available to rent. Long Live Rock… Celebrate the Chaos is a deep dive into the culture of hard rock music. This genre, beloved by its millions of fans, is often misunderstood and maligned by media and the music industry. In intimate interviews, the leading titans of rock discuss the genre and the special relationship they have with their audience. Featuring members of Metallica, Guns N ’Roses, Slipknot, Godsmack, Korn, Avenged, Sevenfold, Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch, Rage Against the Machine, Greta Van Fleet, Halestorm, Bush, Fever 333, Beartooth, Don Jamieson, In This Moment, Papa Roach, Jose Magin and many, many more.

  Check it out here and Electric Fetus will receive a portion of the ticket price.

  CLICK HERE to rent Long Live Rock...Celebrate the Chaos

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