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Ariana Grande - Sweetener - Republic
Sweetener is the fourth album from Ariana Grande, the Grammy Award-nominated, multi platinum, record-breaking superstar that has emerged as one of the most magnetic and massively successful performers in pop music today. The album features the number 1 smash 'no tears left to cry,' as well as 'the light is coming (feat. Nicki Minaj)' and 'God is a woman.' With the release of 'no tears left to cry,' she became the first artist in music history to see the lead single from her first four albums debut in the Top 10 on Billboard Hot 100.
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Death Cab for Cutie - Thank You For Today - Barsuk
Thank You For Today, Death Cab for Cutie's ninth studio album, was produced and mixed by Rich Costey (Fiona Apple, Franz Ferdinand, Muse), who also produced the band's last album the GRAMMY® nominated Kintsugi. Thank You for Today marks the first Death Cab for Cutie release to see long time bandmates Gibbard, Nick Harmer, and Jason McGerr joined in the studio by new members Dave Depper (Menomena, Fruit Bats, Corin Tucker, Ray Lamontagne) and Zac Rae (My Brightest Diamond, Fiona Apple, Lana Del Rey, Gnarls Barkley). Depper and Rae have both been part of Death Cab's touring band since 2015. Death Cab for Cutie will celebrate their new album with a much anticipated fall tour. Check out the single "Gold Rush"
Nicki Minaj - Queen - Cash Money
Nicki Minaj releases her fourth studio album, 'Queen,' via Cash Money Records / Republic Records. The album includes previously released tracks, 'Chun-Li,' 'Rich Sex,' and new track 'Bed (feat. Ariana Grande).' Her current single 'Chun-Li' is quickly approaching Top 5 airplay at Urban radio and recently broke into Top 10 airplay at Rhythmic radio. Nicki will support her album with a 28-date North American headlining tour with Future, which commences 9/21 in Baltimore and concludes 11/24 in Las Vegas.
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Great Lake Swimmers - The Waves, The Wake - Nettwerk Records
JUNO nominated, Polaris Prize shortlisted Great Lake Swimmers frontman Tony Dekker set out to specifically make an album without any acoustic guitar. Recorded in the 145 year old Bishop Cronyn Memorial Church in London, Ontario and produced by Chris Stringer (The Wooden Sky, Elliot Brood, Timber Timbre), "The Waves, The Wake" releases this week via Nettwerk.
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Thee Oh Sees - Smote Reverser - Castleface
Crack the coffers, Oh Sees have spawned another frothy album of head-destroying psych-epics to grok and rock out to. Notice the fresh dollop of organ and keyboard prowess courtesy of Memory Of A Cut Off Head-alum and noted key-stabber Tom Dolas, while the Paul Quattrone/Dan Rincon drum-corps polyrhythmic pulse continues to astound and pound in equal measure, buttressed by the nimble fingered bottom end of Sir Tim Hellman the Brave and the shred-heaven fret frying of John Dwyer, whilst Lady Brigid Dawson again graces the wax with her harmonic gifts. Aside from the familiar psych-scorch familiar to soggy pit denizens the world over, there's a fresh heavy-prog vibe that fits like a worn-in jean jacket comfortably among hairpin metal turns and the familiar but no less horns-worthy guitar fireworks Dwyer's made his calling card. Perhaps the most notable thing about Smote Reverser is the artistic restlessness underpinning it's flights of fancy. Dwyer refuses to repeat himself and for someone with such a hectic release schedule, that stretching of aesthetic borders and omnivorous appetite seems all the more superhuman!
UPCOMING RELEASES
The Devil Makes Three - Chains Are Broken - New West Records
The power of words isn’t lost on longstanding Americana triumvirate The Devil Makes Three —Pete Bernhard, Lucia Turino, and Cooper McBean. For as much as they remain rooted in troubadour traditions of wandering folk, Delta blues, whiskey-soaked ragtime, and reckless rock ‘n’ roll, the band nods to the revolutionary unrest of author James Baldwin, the no-holds barred disillusionment of Ernest Hemingway, and Southern Gothic malaise of Flannery O’Connor. In that respect, their sixth full-length and first of original material since 2013, Chains Are Broken, resembles a dusty leather-bound book of short stories from some bygone era. As the band began writing ideas for Chains Are Broken, they veered off the proverbial path creatively. Instead of their typical revolving cast of collaborators, The Devil Makes Three stuck to its signature power trio, with one addition. This time, they invited touring drummer Stefan Amidon to power the bulk of the percussion. Another first, they retreated to Sonic Ranch Studios in El Paso, TX a stone’s throw from the Mexican border to record with producer Ted Hutt [Dropkick Murphys]. The incorporation of new sounds as well as the experimentation in space finds the Devil Makes Three crafting a new yet still familiar sound. Coupled with a continued focus on in-depth lyricism that tells a story in every song, Chains Are Broken is a liberating, rump-shaking collection of past, present and future.
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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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Surly Brew Hall - 520 Malcolm Ave SE, Minneapolis
August 19, 2018 11:00-4:00 p.m.
It’s Surly Brewing’s first ever record swap meet, curated by The Electric Fetus! Come to Surly Beer Hall (520 Malcolm Ave SE, Mpls) on Sunday, August 19th from 11am-4pm to hunt for some obscure vinyl, rare titles, fun finds, bargains and other musical wonders from some of the Twin Cities’ largest collectors and brick and mortar shops. Do some crate digging, listen to some tunes, meet some folks and of course, drink some beer.
Vendors:
Electric Fetus
Down in the Valley
Barely Bros. Records
Rock Paper Scissors
Hymie’s Vintage Records
Hi-Fi Hair and Records
Caydence Records
Let It Be Records
Riffs-Ahoy
Surly Brewing record collectors
DJ Sets from 11-4:
11-12 Brian Lasley
12-1 Tanner Klouda
1-2 George Papagapitos
2-3 Ryan Cameron
3-4 Lori Barbero
This event is free and open to all ages.
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Electric Fetus - Minneapolis
Construction update: Our 4th Ave driveway is closed due to the road construction project. You may enter on Franklin Ave. The traffic heading westbound over the Franklin Ave bridge makes it difficult to exit onto Franklin so it’s best to exit through the alley south to 22nd St.
We appreciate your patience and perseverance.
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Four years ago, the charity initiative Ten Bands One Cause began with a diverse array of artists releasing 10 albums in limited quantities on pink vinyl with the goal of raising awareness for Gilda’s Club NYC, a charity that provides free support for everyone living with cancer along with their families and friends.
The Ten Bands One Cause program, which includes notable past participants Run The Jewels , Red Hot Chili Peppers , Sturgill Simpson , Jason Isbell , The Black Keys , and Anthrax , coincides with National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. Since 2014, nearly $200,000 has been raised for Gilda’s Club NYC.
Starting on Vinyl Tuesday September 25th and running through October 26th , The Orchard will release a fifth annual run of pink vinyl, featuring titles by Silversun Pickups, Modest Mouse, Local Natives, Black Moth Super Rainbow, EL-P, Tyler Childers, Soccer Mommy, Daryl Hall & John Oates, The All-American Rejects and The Rocky Horror Picture Show Soundtrack. These limited releases will be available for purchase at vinyl-selling music retailers nationwide, and proceeds benefit Gilda's Club NYC.
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This benefit compilation for LGBTQ youth experiencing homelessness features tracks by members of Solid Gold & Aero Flynn w/Cecil Otter, Fort Wilson Riot, Tolliver X Grouse (of Black Diet), Jeremy Messersmith, Northern Pinnacle, Roma Di Luna, Haley, Nick Jordan, Brent Penny and Lavender Daughter.
Proceeds benefit The GLBT Host Home and ConneQT Host Home Programs through Avenues for Homeless Youth. Those programs are an "outside the system" community response to queer and trans youth homelessness. More info is available at http://avenuesforyouth.org/host-home-programs/
CLICK HERE TO ORDER NOW! 12.99 CD
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Death Grips - Year of the Snitch - Harvest
Year of the Snitch is the sixth studio album by experimental hip hop group Death Grips, released this week through Third Worlds and Harvest Records. LP and Indie Exclusive Clear LP to follow next month.
Jason Mraz - Know. - Atlantic
The album serves as a follow-up to the 2014 LP "YES!", and is Jason Mraz's first full-length studio recording in over four years. The bulk of the album was written against the backdrop of the 2016 Presidential election and its aftermath, and Mraz found himself writing a lot of "frustrated, angry, even sad songs, but nothing I wanted to sing." Instead he has chosen to convey an uplifting, positive message. Know. was produced by Andrew Wells, who brings an organic and groovy feel to the album's classic, acoustic rock sound.
Shooter Jennings - Shooter - Low Country Sound
Ever the outlaw, Shooter Jennings has now crafted what might well be his most truly idiosyncratic work thus far, Shooter. Produced by longtime friend and collaborator, Low Country Sound founder Dave Cobb, at the renowned RCA Studio A on Nashville's Music Row, the album sees Jennings staking out a fairly straightforward goal: to simply make a great country record. It should be noted, Jennings' last studio album was a genuinely visionary tribute to Giorgio Moroder so in some ways, making a straight up country record is as much of a left turn as anything else in his brilliantly mercurial career thus far. But with songs like "Fast Horses & Good Hideouts" or the raucous "I'm Wild & My Woman Is Crazy," Jennings more than affirms his mission by returning to country's original, if oft misplaced, mandate: singing songs about growing up and getting older, about going out and getting trashed. In short, making music for real people with real lives. With SHOOTER, Jennings truly puts his own mark on country music, living up to his extraordinary birthright with unparalleled passion, experience, and heart.
The Magpie Salute - High Water I - Eagle Records
High Water I is the first album of original material from The Magpie Salute. The album, pressed on 2LP, is limited to 1,000 copies pressed on blue and white splattered vinyl. These colors will not be used on future pressings of High Water I. This is the story of The Magpie Salute. As much as the group represents a musical union of swaggering rock ‘n’ roll, psychedelic blues, and campfire-worthy storytelling, it also marks a reunion of musicians whose paths twisted and turned right back to each other. Pulled together by guitarist Rich Robinson, it continued a storyline he began in the Black Crowes with guitarist Marc Ford and bassist Sven Pipien. Meanwhile, vocalist John Hogg shared Hookah Brown with Robinson as keyboardist Matt Slocum and drummer Joe Magistro both joined him for solo records and tours over the years.
Jake Shears - Jake Shears - Freida Jean Records
Showcasing the essence of what Jake Shears does best, the eponymously titled solo debut from the Scissor Sisters frontman is an album brimming with anthemic choruses and lyrics about the joys and vagaries of love and sex - all of it underpinned by a swampy soul influence imparted from his newly adopted hometown New Orleans. Shears' artistic vision blossomed in the epicenter of Southern decadence, where he had headed following the Scissors hiatus in 2012. Initial ideas for the album were mapped out at the city's famed Marigny Studios before he decamped to Louisville, KY to work with producer Kevin Ratterman (Ray LaMontagne, My Morning Jacket) who recruited members of My Morning Jacket, VHS or Beta, Jim James' solo band, and Floating Action to lay down the album's foundation. With string and brass arrangements by Christian Hebel (Barbra Streisand) and Lance Horne (Alan Cumming), they returned to NOLA to capture the city's signature sound with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Sturgill Simpson's brass section. The result is a thrilling work that plays inside some of the hallmarks of classic American rock music and marries them with Jake's inimitable point of view, humor, and gift for unforgettable hooks.
UPCOMING RELEASES
Great Lake Swimmers - The Waves, The Wake - Nettwerk Records
JUNO nominated, Polaris Prize shortlisted Great Lake Swimmers frontman Tony Dekker set out to specifically make an album without any acoustic guitar. Recorded in the 145 year old Bishop Cronyn Memorial Church in London, Ontario and produced by Chris Stringer (The Wooden Sky, Elliot Brood, Timber Timbre), "The Waves, The Wake" releases on August 17, 2018 via Nettwerk.
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Ariana Grande - Sweetener - Republic
Multi-platinum, Grammy-Award nominated artist Ariana Grande to release highly-anticipated album, 'Sweetener,' via Republic Records on 8/17. Album includes smash hit, 'no tears left to cry,' which closed out the US Top 40 radio panel week-of impact and made Ariana the first artist to kick-off four album campaigns with a Top 10 debut on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The pre-order will launch with new track 'the light is coming (feat. Nicki Minaj).' Ariana Grande will support the album with numerous media appearances.
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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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Electric Fetus - Minneapolis, Duluth and online
On Tuesday, July 24th, The Time - Ice Cream Castle will be reissued on neopolitan vinyl as part of Rhino Records' Back to the 80s promotion in July. All month long Rhino has been reissuing some 80s classics on vinyl, on Tuesdays.
PRE-ORDER HERE
Don't forget our Vinyl Happy Hour every Tuesday! For every $20 you spend on new LPs, you can get up to $5 in used LPs free. A few restrictions apply.
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Electric Fetus - Minneapolis and Duluth
July 23rd - August 5th
It's a great time to sell us the records you don't want anymore! The Used Vinyl Buying Bonanza runs from July 23rd through August 5th!
Sell us your excellent quality VINYL from Monday, July 23rd through Sunday, August 5th and receive an EXTRA 50% based on our quote if you choose in-store credit.
Questions? Call us at (612) 870-9300 in Minneapolis and (218) 722-9970 in Duluth.
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Electric Fetus - Minneapolis
Monday, July 16th - 5:00 p.m.
The Electric Fetus is excited to welcome Low Cut Connie to the store for a free performance on Monday, July 16th at 5:00 p.m. Following their performance, they’ll sign copies of Dirty Pictures (part 2).
This event is free and open to all ages.
Note: Low Cut Connie will return to Minneapolis for a show at First Avenue on Thursday, November 1st. We have those tickets for sale now.
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July 9th update: This event is now SOLD OUT! Thanks to everyone who pre-ordered for a pass.
Electric Fetus - Minneapolis
Monday, July 16th - 8:00 p.m.
Please join The Electric Fetus in welcoming The Jayhawks back to the store for a special, private in-store performance on Monday, July 16th to celebrate the upcoming release of their new album, Back Roads and Abandoned Motels.
The Jayhawks will be performing and signing at 8:00 p.m. There are a limited number of passes for the show, so make sure to secure your spot! Here's how:
The first 200 people to pre-purchase Back Roads and Abandoned Motels on LP (17.99) or CD (11.99) will receive a pass for the private in-store performance at our Minneapolis location. Back Roads and Abandoned Motels will be released on CD and LP on July 13th. You may pick up your pre-ordered item at the July 16th event or anytime during regular store hours starting at 9:00 a.m. on July 13th.
PASSES AVAILABLE NOW! Purchases may be made in person at the Minneapolis store or online.
Here are the other logistics and a couple restrictions you should know:
• Customers will receive one pass per CD or LP purchased. Pass allows entry for one person only.
• Each customer may purchase a maximum of 4 passes.
• Passes are available online now while supplies last. For orders placed on or before Tuesday, July 10th, passes will be mailed to you once payment is made. Your receipt must be brought to the store and presented to pick up pre-ordered item, and the pass gets you into the private event. Shipping charges will be waived for pre-orders for this event. Choose the Free shipping/Jayhawks promotion shipping option for no shipping charge. We will not ship out the product. It must be picked up at the store anytime after 9:00 a.m. on Friday, July 13th.
Online orders made after July 10th will be processed, but the pass(es) and receipt won't be mailed out. Those must be picked up anytime between when the order is processed and 7:30 p.m. on July 16th. Processing may take up to 24 hours, not including weekend days.
• On Monday, July 16th, the store will close at 7:45 p.m.; doors open at 7:55 p.m.; The Jayhawks will play at approximately 8:00 p.m.
• Customers must present their original pass to gain entry (no exceptions) to the private event. The receipt is needed for picking up the pre-ordered item.
CLICK HERE TO PRE-ORDER THE CD TO GET YOUR PASS
CLICK HERE TO PRE-ORDER THE LP TO GET YOUR PASS
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The Electric Fetus in Minneapolis and Duluth will be closed on Wednesday, July 4th for the Independence Day holiday.
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Electric Fetus - Duluth
Saturday, June 30th - 5:00 p.m.
Roma di Luna performs a short intimate unplugged set at The Electric Fetus Duluth before heading down the block to perform at Blacklist Beer with Toby Thomas Churchill. The band will also be signing copies of their acclaimed new LP We Were Made To Forgive.
This event is free and open to all ages.
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Electric Fetus - Minneapolis
June 28th - 7:00 p.m.
On Thursday, June 28th at 7:00 pm, Now, Now will play a free set. Following their performance, they'll sign copies of their new CD/LP Saved.
This event is free and open to all ages.
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Thank you from The Electric Fetus...
"A special thank you to our amazing community, customers, industry partners and current and former employees for 50 years of love and support. We wouldn't have been able to do it without everyone's dedication and hard work! A thank you seems inadequate. We are profoundly humbled. Here's to another 50+ years!!" -- The Electric Fetus
The events of the last week have been a testament to the dedication of our staff, music community, vendor partners and amazing customers. Thank you to everyone who joined us for our in-store events, including The Hang Ups, Bobby Z, Andrea Swensson, Slug, Plain Ole Bill, Reneé Austin and her band, Nomothetic and The Carnegies. Special shoutout to our sound man Joe Holland and the staff DJs who curated some fun sets for us on Sunday. Glam Doll Donuts and Naked Juice sweetened the birthday party on Sunday, as did prizes from Rhino Records, KOSS headphones and Sue McLean & Associates' Music in the Zoo...thank you!
Saturday night's party at First Avenue was a blast. We're grateful to First Avenue & the 7th St. Entry and 89.3 The Current for hosting such a fun night. It was an honor to have Real Estate, Habibi, Flamin' Oh's, Last Import, DJ Roy Freedom and host David Campbell in the mainroom. Thank you to Phantom Tails for welcoming the Electric Fetus All-stars to the stage in the 7th St. Entry after their release party.
Thank you to all the artists and community partners who sent us birthday wishes. It was fun sharing those on the big screen at First Avenue and on our social media. We also send our gratitude to Kristi Abbott, Wax Off Design, Cat Eye Design and Brickmania for their creative contributions to our big anniversary. And One Simple Plan, thank you for getting our story out there...the last 10 years with you have rocked.
Last, but never least, a massive thanks to the wonderful customers who made us what we are the last 50 years. Without you, there is no Electric Fetus or thriving music community in Minnesota. All the extra effort made to visit us during this challenging road construction season means everything to us. We're not sure what the next 50 years will bring, but we're all in it together!
(image above by Wax Off Design)
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Electric Fetus - Minneapolis
Sunday, June 10th is the actual day The Electric Fetus turns 50!
We'd love for you to stop in and visit. There will be free Glam Doll Donuts (one per person please) and coffee, plus we'll have some excellent prize giveaways at noon. Electric Fetus staffers will be spinning records and that's the last day of the storewide sale too (20% off almost everything).
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