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New Release Round-Up 08-23-19
Taylor Swift - Lover - REPUBLIC
Taylor Swift brings her seventh studio new album, Lover which includes "ME!" featuring Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco.
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Frank Turner - No Man's Land - UME
In Frank Turner’s latest release, No Man's Land, he masterfully hones his song-writing skills into 13 new songs, each telling the story of real women from history whose lives have not been widely documented. From Jinny Bingham, "The Shrew of Kentish Town," to Dora Hand, the American vaudeville singer, each song is fascinating, moving, funny, and most of all, worth sharing and celebrating. Produced by Catherine J Marks and recorded with an all-female ensemble.
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Seratones aptly named sophomore release POWER is described by poet and author Hannif Abdurraquib as a glorious, swelling album[a] sonic monument, and precise lyrical tapestry. AJ Haynes bends her gloriously malleable voice seamlessly around the temples of rock, and soul, and funk. All of them, unfurling in waves of keys, staccato percussion and wailing curves of guitar. Based in Shreveport, Louisiana, Haynes and founding members, drummer Jesse Gabriel and bassist Adam Davis, form the kind of laser-focused rhythm section that you only get from bandmates who've been playing together since they were teenagers. New members Tyran Coker (keys) and Travis Stewart (guitar) bring a fresh dynamic to the band with interstellar soundscapes and entrancing melodies, all while maintaining the emotional edge and intensity from their acclaimed proto-punk debut record Get Gone. POWER exemplifies a true strength in vulnerability, a kaleidoscopic view into Haynes passions, hopes, and worries: from her love of poetry to her advocacy for Reproductive Justice and racial equity. Hard-learned lessons from lovers and intimate friends. The struggles to adapt and overcome. POWER is as much a statement as it is a question, a semiotic exploration of sound and Soul.
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Tanya Tucker - While I'm Livin - FANTASY
Produced by Brandi Carlile and Shooter Jennings, While I'm Livin’ is Tanya Tucker’s first album of all new music in 17 years and signals the return of this country music icon. "While I'm Livin'" is an album of mostly original music written by Brandi Carlile, the twins and Tanya Tucker about her real life and the places she's seen. This album is a musical biography of sorts narrated by the greatest country and western singer this side of Johnny Cash. When the kids heard Cash stripped down on "American Recordings" they knew where their outlaw country music came from. When they hear Tanya stripped down on "While I'm Livin'", they'll know it again.
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GRAMMY Award-winning MCA Nashville country star Vince Gill wrote or co-wrote all 12 songs on Okie. The album's title is taken from the once-derogatory term used to disparage migrants from Oklahoma to the nation's west coast during the Dust Bowl and Great Depression eras. A proud Oklahoman, Gill has appropriated this term on an album that embraces his roots and explores some of the most important issues of our time. I thought this was going to be a songwriter record, not a concept album, Gill says. It wound up being more information than I'd envisioned. A friend sent me an email saying, You could have only written this record after living a 60-year-plus life. He said, There's no struggle in these songs, just truth and your experience. Okie marks Gill's most recent solo album since 2016's Down To My Last Bad Habit and 2011's Guitar Slinger. In 2013, Gill partnered with famed steel guitarist Paul Franklin on Bakersfield as a tribute to the Bakersfield sound of Buck Owens and Merle Haggard. With 21 GRAMMY Awards to his credit. Gill has solidified his place as country music's most eloquent and impassioned champion. He is both a world-class musician and a wide-ranging songwriter whose compositions earned him entry into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005 and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2007. Gill has also made appearances on over 1000 artists records. In 2017, Gill was invited to join the Eagles for their worldwide tour, and later this month he will again join the band for the European leg of their upcoming tour with stops in Antwerp, Belgium, Cologne, Germany and Amsterdam.
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Over 75 years after Rodgers & Hammerstein reinvented the American musical, this is Oklahoma! as you’ve never heard it before and reimagined for the 21st century. Stripped down to reveal the darker psychological truths at its core, Daniel Fish’s production tells a story of a community circling its wagons against an outsider, and the violence of the frontier that shaped America. Funny and sexy, dark and terrifying, “this is the OKLAHOMA! that was there all along” (New York Magazine).
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UPCOMING RELEASES
i,i is Bon Iver's most expansive, joyful and generous album to date. If 'For Emma, Forever Ago was the crisp, heart-strung isolation of a northern Winter; Bon Iver the rise and whirr of burgeoning Spring; and '22, A Million', a blistering, crazy energy Summer record, i,i completes the cycle: a fall record; Autumn-colored, ruminative, steeped. The autumn of Bon Iver is a celebration of self acceptance and gratitude, bolstered by community and delivering the bounty of an infinite American music. The sales and accolades are well-known multiple Gold albums, multiple Grammys, chart-topping collaborations and festival headlines. But even more significantly, with each release Bon Iver quietly shifts the state of modern music. From the boundaries of folk, to the rules of autotune, to production work for others, Bon Iver s fingerprint finds its way across the mainstream every time. Vernon has always been a master collaborator, and on i,i that desire becomes maximal, with guests ranging from Moses Sumney and Bruce Hornsby to Wye Oak's Jenn Wasner and the Brooklyn Youth Chorus. Here, the music and band, and themes, and creative space are bigger than ever.
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Olivia Jean is back on the beat with her second full-length (and first self-produced) album, Night Owl, due out August 30, 2019 on Third Man Records. The album mines the shared spaces between bubblegum, beach pop undercurrents and fuzzed out garage a la B-52s and Dick Dale, lyrically diving headfirst into the frustrations of perfectionism, mental barriers, obsession and modern heartache. Unlike Bathtub Love Killings on which we found Olivia playing every instrument on the vast majority of the album, Night Owl is decidedly more collaborative, with a studio band of buddies backing up her up. Night Owl is exactly what it sounds like: the wee-hour workings of an artist engrossed in a project, pushing against omnipresent forces of fear and judgment to do exactly what you’ve always wanted to do and be exactly what you’ve known you are. It's candy-coated and also bittersweet, fully aware and also full-hearted.
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For more information on these and other releases out this week, check out our New Releases charts by week section.
Lizzo 'Cuz I Love You' LP due out Sept. 20th
We're now taking pre-orders for Lizzo's Cuz I Love You LP, which will be released on September 20th.
CLICK HERE TO PRE-ORDER Lizzo Cuz I Love You on LP
Read more...Replacements Listening Party at The Turf Club
The Turf Club - 1601 University Ave W, St. Paul
Thursday, September 26th - 7:00pm
We're psyched to co-present The Replacements’ Dead Man’s Pop Listening Party at the Turf Club on Thursday, September 26th with First Avenue and The Current. You’ll have the chance to both hear and purchase the Dead Man’s Pop box set before it comes out the next day.
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New Release Round-Up 08-16-19
Sleater-Kinney - The Center Won't Hold - MOM & POP MUSIC
“How does brokenness walk? Or move through the world?” says guitarist/vocalist Carrie Brownstein about The Center Won't Hold, Sleater-Kinney’s tenth studio album. “We’re always mixing the personal and the political but on this record, despite obviously thinking so much about politics, we were really thinking about the person – ourselves or versions of ourselves or iterations of depression or loneliness – in the middle of the chaos.” The Center Won’t Hold is Sleater-Kinney’s midnight record on the doomsday clock. After twenty-five years of legendary collaboration, rock’n’roll giants Brownstein, Corin Tucker, and Janet Weiss rise to meet the moment by digging deeper and sounding bigger than we’ve heard them yet. Here are intimate battle cries. Here are shattered songs for the shattered survivors. The Center Won’t Hold drops you into the world of catastrophe that touches on the election,” says guitarist/vocalist Tucker of the title track. “We’re not taking it easy on the audience. That song is meant to be really heavy and dark. And almost like a mission statement, at the end of that song, it’s like we’re finding our way out of that space by becoming a rock band. 
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Ride return with the 6th studio album of their career and their second since reforming in 2015 and signing to Wichita. As with their previous album, the highly acclaimed Weather Diaries, Erol Alkan was in the producers chair, whilst career-long collaborator Alan Moulder (with Caesar Edmunds) mixed the album. The albums title was inspired by one of the hobo code symbols once used by those who travelled the railroads of the US, and then found in the early artwork of Jean-Michel Basquiat. The phrase clearly resonates with the current state of the world politically and environmentally. This Is Not A Safe Place is arguably the Ride album with the broadest sonic palette thus far. You can hear sounds and styles that span their entire catalogue but, both musically and lyrically, this is clearly an album made by a band who love being back together and who are at the very top of their game.
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Over the last decade, Drew Holcomb has established himself as one of Americana s freshest upstarts, building his following and critical appeal with every release, show, and entrepreneurial undertaking (like his curated Moon River Music Festival and Magnolia Record Club). For Holcomb, music is what helps us try to understand our place in a world full of equal parts chaos, confusion, love, and community, and Dragons is his reminder to all of us to keep fighting the good fight and to never give up. Produced by Cason Cooley (Ingrid Michelson, American Authors) Dragons features collaborations with Lori McKenna, Natalie Hemby, Sean McConnell, and Zach Williams of The Lone Bellow.
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King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Infest The Rats' Nest - ATO RECORDS
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard are back with their 2nd album release of 2019, entitled Infest The Rats' Nest. In complete contrast to the laid back, feel good vibes of Fishing for Fishies, Infest the Rats Nest is a full on thrash metal inspired assault and one of the most complex records the band has made in their extensive discography, their 15th album and counting! All album details below and attached along with the videos for the first three single releases “Planet B”, “Self Immolate” and “Organ Farmer”. In the words of Stu Mackenzie from the band: “In year 4 there was an older kid who was into Rammstein. I made friends with him and we put together a performance at our school assembly where we headbanged to ‘Du Hast.’ I got whiplash, which I thought was pretty cool. That was my introduction to heavy metal, and soon Rammstein led to Metallica, Metallica led to Slayer, Slayer led to Kreator and Sodom. The German bands really kicked my ass and scared the hell out of me too. Later on, when I picked up a guitar I realised that shit was too hard to play, so I got into rock ‘n’ roll and garage. That was liberating.”
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Thrice - Beggars: 10th Anniversary - VAGRANT RECORDS
Thrice celebrate the 10 year anniversary of their classic "Beggars" on striped colored vinyl and includes a bonus 7" with two rare b-side tracks, "Red Telephone" and "Answered," never before available on vinyl.
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The Hold Steady - Thrashing Thru The Passion - FRENCH KISS
Five new songs not previously released along with five songs from the collection of singles released between November 2017 and March 2019. All songs produced by Josh Kaufman and engineered by D. James Goodwin. Formed in 2003, The Hold Steady have released six albums, numerous singles and played over 1000 shows during the past 16 years. The Brooklyn-based band, by way of the Midwest, has performed in all 50 states in the USA, and throughout Canada, the UK, Europe and Australia. The Hold Steady began releasing two-song singles in November 2017 ahead of the sold-out weekend shows they do in select cities each year and have released five new singles (nine songs total) thru March 2019. The band will launch "Constructive Summer 2019" in August + September four weekends of US shows in Seattle, Chicago, Nashville and Boston. Craig Finn: "I've been saying for a few years now - since Franz came back- that this six piece lineup of The Hold Steady is the best band we've ever been. The new songs recorded by this version of the band are super exciting to us. It's been a very fun and creative period for The Hold Steady.
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On August 16th, 2019, Eilen Jewell will release Gypsy on Signature Sounds. Described as one of Americana's most intriguing and creative voices (American Songwriter), Jewell has written 11 new songs for Gypsy and is calling it her favorite album yet: new sounds, old sounds, electric guitar-driven rockers, classic country, and tender ballads. Gypsy continues to solidify Jewell's reputation as one of the most distinctive and potent voices in the Americana world today.
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Tootsie's Original Broadway Cast Recording is now available from Decca Broadway. The album preserves David Yazbek's Tony-nominated score and the performances of the original Broadway cast, led by Tony nominee Santino Fontana as Michael Dorsey.
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UPCOMING RELEASES
Seratones aptly named sophomore release POWER is described by poet and author Hannif Abdurraquib as a glorious, swelling album[a] sonic monument, and precise lyrical tapestry. AJ Haynes bends her gloriously malleable voice seamlessly around the temples of rock, and soul, and funk. All of them, unfurling in waves of keys, staccato percussion and wailing curves of guitar. Based in Shreveport, Louisiana, Haynes and founding members, drummer Jesse Gabriel and bassist Adam Davis, form the kind of laser-focused rhythm section that you only get from bandmates who've been playing together since they were teenagers. New members Tyran Coker (keys) and Travis Stewart (guitar) bring a fresh dynamic to the band with interstellar soundscapes and entrancing melodies, all while maintaining the emotional edge and intensity from their acclaimed proto-punk debut record Get Gone.vPOWER exemplifies a true strength in vulnerability, a kaleidoscopic view into Haynes passions, hopes, and worries: from her love of poetry to her advocacy for Reproductive Justice and racial equity. Hard-learned lessons from lovers and intimate friends. The struggles to adapt and overcome. POWER is as much a statement as it is a question, a semiotic exploration of sound and Soul.
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GRAMMY Award-winning MCA Nashville country star Vince Gill wrote or co-wrote all 12 songs on Okie. The album's title is taken from the once-derogatory term used to disparage migrants from Oklahoma to the nation's west coast during the Dust Bowl and Great Depression eras. A proud Oklahoman, Gill has appropriated this term on an album that embraces his roots and explores some of the most important issues of our time. I thought this was going to be a songwriter record, not a concept album, Gill says. It wound up being more information than I'd envisioned. A friend sent me an email saying, You could have only written this record after living a 60-year-plus life. He said, There's no struggle in these songs, just truth and your experience. Okie marks Gill's most recent solo album since 2016's Down To My Last Bad Habit and 2011's Guitar Slinger. In 2013, Gill partnered with famed steel guitarist Paul Franklin on Bakersfield as a tribute to the Bakersfield sound of Buck Owens and Merle Haggard. With 21 GRAMMY Awards to his credit. Gill has solidified his place as country music's most eloquent and impassioned champion. He is both a world-class musician and a wide-ranging songwriter whose compositions earned him entry into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005 and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2007. Gill has also made appearances on over 1000 artists records. In 2017, Gill was invited to join the Eagles for their worldwide tour, and later this month he will again join the band for the European leg of their upcoming tour with stops in Antwerp, Belgium, Cologne, Germany and Amsterdam.
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Over 75 years after Rodgers & Hammerstein reinvented the American musical, this is Oklahoma! as you’ve never heard it before and reimagined for the 21st century. Stripped down to reveal the darker psychological truths at its core, Daniel Fish’s production tells a story of a community circling its wagons against an outsider, and the violence of the frontier that shaped America. Funny and sexy, dark and terrifying, “this is the OKLAHOMA! that was there all along” (New York Magazine).
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For more information on these and other releases out this week, check out our New Releases charts by week section.
Next round of Prince reissues announced
On September 13th, Sony Legacy will reissue two key Prince albums from 1996: Chaos and Disorder and Emancipation. Both will be made available on CD for the first time in 20 years, and new purple vinyl pressings (first time available on vinyl). Also set for release that day is The VERSACE Experience (PRELUDE 2 GOLD) on CD and purple vinyl.
Pre-order Chaos and Disorder on CD
Pre-order Chaos and Disorder on purple LP
Pre-order Emancipation purple 6-LP set
Pre-order The VERSACE Experience (PRELUDE 2 GOLD) on CD
Pre-order The VERSACE Experience (PRELUDE 2 GOLD) on purple LP
Orders of $49+ receive free shipping in the U.S. Choose "FREE SHIPPING ($49+) US only" at checkout.
Read more..."Dylan & Me" Book event featuring author Louie Kemp
Electric Fetus - Minneapolis
Sunday, August 11th - 3:00 p.m.
Bon Iver "i,i" Listening Party
Electric Fetus - Minneapolis
Wednesday, August 7th - 7:00 p.m.
Bon Iver's new Jagjaguwar Records release i,i, will be released on August 30th. Join us for an i,i listening party (Bon Iver not included) on Wednesday, August 7th at 7:00 p.m. We'll spin a test pressing of i,i in its entirety and all attendees may register to win that test pressing. Prize will be available for pickup on August 30th. If you pre-order i,i at the listening party, you'll get an exclusive ‘Hey Ma' + 'U (Man Like)’ flexidisc while supplies last.
Read more...The Replacements - Dead Man's Pop Box Set out 9/27
On September 27th, The Replacements' Don't Tell A Soul gets the royal Rhino treatment with the release of Dead Man's Pop, a 4-CD/1-LP deluxe box set. We will have a limited edition Dead Man's Pop cassette with purchase while supplies last.
The box features a newly completed mix of the album by Don’t Tell A Soul producer Matt Wallace (based on his 1988 Paisley Park mix); a disc of unreleased recordings (including a session with Tom Waits); plus the band’s entire June 2, 1989 show at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. In total, the box includes 60 tracks–58 of which have never been heard before.
Presented in a 12 x 12 hardcover book – loaded with dozens of rarely seen photos - the set features a detailed history of the Don’t Tell A Soul era written by Bob Mehr, who produced the box with Rhino’s Jason Jones, and also authored The New York Times bestseller Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements.
THE FREE CASSETTE WITH PURCHASE includes highlights from the box along with two additional unreleased tracks: the outtake “Asking Me Lies” and an instrumental of “I Won’t” (Bearsville Version). The cassette also features the original, unused cover art for Don’t Tell A Soul.
Read more...KUMD Live From Studio A, Volume 1
Electric Fetus - Minneapolis, Duluth and online
KUMD Live from Studio A, Volume 1 is out now. This compilation from the Duluth, Minnesota public radio station (103.3 FM) features 16 tracks from artists including Charlie Parr, Trampled By Turtles, Cloud Cult, Haley, Jess Klein, Low, Gaelynn Lea and more!
Read more...Prince "Originals" Tote Bag
Electric Fetus - Minneapolis, Duluth and online
We have Prince canvas tote bags to give out with purchase of Originals on black vinyl or the deluxe version with purple vinyl and a CD (out 7/19). Pick it up in-store or pre-order it online here to get the limited edition tote bag (limit two bags per customer). Click below to pre-order either version to get your tote bag while supplies last. Pre-orders we already have (US and international) will receive a tote bag with their order. All orders will also receive a "Purple Places" postcard pack as previously advertised.
CLICK HERE to pre-order Prince Originals 2-LP (black vinyl)
CLICK HERE to pre-order Prince Originals deluxe 2-LP (purple vinyl) & CD
Read more...Twin Peaks Pre-Order for bonus 7" single
Electric Fetus online
On September 13th, Twin Peaks will release their Lookout Low LP/CD. We've got a limited quantity of the "Dance Through It" 7" single that we'll send with your order for the indie exclusive orange swirl LP.
Pre-order the indie exclusive LP now to reserve your extra 7" single.
CLICK HERE TO PRE-ORDER Lookout Low on orange swirl vinyl.
We will email you to let you know if a 7" single has been reserved for you. It will be shipped with your LP on September 13th.
Read more...Remo Drive In-store Performance and Signing
Electric Fetus - Minneapolis
Wednesday, July 10th - 7:00 p.m.
The Electric Fetus is excited to welcome Remo Drive to the store at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 10th for a free in-store performance. Following their set, the band will sign copies of their new release, Natural, Everyday Degradation, on CD and LP (regular black vinyl or limited edition clear w/smoke vinyl while supplies last).
CLICK HERE to order Natural, Everyday Degradation on CD
CLICK HERE to order Natural, Everyday Degradation on LP (black vinyl)
CLICK HERE to order Natural, Everyday Degradation on LP (Ltd Ed clear w/smoke vinyl)
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Prince Originals Release Coming June 21 and July 19
Prince Originals
This June, The Prince Estate, in partnership with Warner Bros. Records and TIDAL, will release Originals, a 15-track album featuring 14 previously unreleased recordings that illuminate the vital, behind-the-scenes role Prince played in other artists' careers. The tracks were selected collaboratively by Troy Carter, on behalf of The Prince Estate, and JAY-Z.
By the mid-1980s, Prince was dominating the charts even as a writer/producer with songs he'd composed and recorded for others. In addition to releasing nine of his most commercially successful full-length albums, he also wrote and recorded endless reels of material for proteges The Time, Vanity 6, Sheila E., Apollonia 6, Jill Jones, the Family, and Mazarati. Occasionally, Prince's original demo recordings would be used as master takes on their albums, with only minor alterations to the instrumentation and a replacement of the vocal tracks. Other times, artists would rely on his demos to guide them through their own recording process, with Prince's initial take informing their final version of his song. The aggregate effect was a complete saturation and transformation of the pop music landscape, with Prince both leading and subverting mainstream culture.
All orders will include one of our Purple Places Postcards set while supplies last!
ORDER PRINCE ORIGINALS CD (out now)
PRE-ORDER PRINCE ORIGINALS 2-LP (out 7/19)
PRE-ORDER PRINCE ORIGINALS DELUXE 2-LP/1-CD (OUT 7/19)
Please note: Orders that contain the 6/21 CD AND either of the 7/19 LP versions won't be shipped until 7/19.
Don't forget...you get free shipping if your order is $49+! Choose that option upon checkout if you qualify.
Read more...Cavetown In-store Performance and Signing
Electric Fetus - Minneapolis
Sunday, June 30th - 4:00 p.m.
The Electric Fetus looks forward to welcoming Cavetown to the store on Sunday, June 30th at 4:00 p.m. Following an in-store performance, Cavetown will sign copies of his new 7” single “Home" (out now). This event is free and open to all ages, but only those who purchased the new single will be allowed in the signing line to meet Cavetown, get their single signed, and pose for a picture. This event ends promptly at 6:00 p.m.
You may order yours here: https://electricfetus.com/UPC/054391945860/Cavetown_Home
Choose in-store pickup and you won’t have to pay for shipping. You’ll be able to pick up your 7” single anytime after 12:00 p.m. on June 14th. Details will be sent to the email provided on your order. Please note: if you order online by Wednesday, June 19th and want your record shipped, we will do that. Any orders after June 19th will be held for in-store pickup. Anyone who ordered the Cavetown 7” single online after 4pm on Friday, June 28th through anytime Saturday, June 29th, the order won’t be ready for pickup until 3:00 p.m. on Sunday. Web orders placed for the in-store after June 29th won't be processed...stop by the store to buy your 7" single.
On June 30th, fans may line up outside the store for the Cavetown event. Approximately 15 minutes before the 4:00 performance, we’ll clear the music department and let the line in around the stage. Those with Cavetown’s “Home” 7” single will be shown where to line up to meet Cavetown and get their 7” single signed after his performance. Quick selfies will be allowed during the signing. If you’ve pre-ordered “Home” and plan to pick it up in the store on the 30th, please do so when you arrive so you are set before the event starts.
Read more...New Pride Socks Available
Electric Fetus - Minneapolis and online
Stand tall showing your PRIDE with a fun selection of socks at The Electric Fetus. These styles and more are available in the store now.
Choose "free shipping/$49+" for free U.S. shipping for orders of $49 or more.
Click here to order PRIDE toddler socks
Click here to order PRIDE junior size socks
Click here to order PRIDE men's crew socks
Click here to order PRIDE wide calf knee high socks
Click here to order TRANS LOVE socks
Read more...Prince Patches and Keychains
Electric Fetus - Minneapolis and online
We've added a few new officially licensed items to our Prince selection in the gift department. The patches and keychains are now available in the store and online.
Click here to order LOVE SYMBOL PATCH
Click here to order PRINCE NAME PATCH
Click here to order PRINCE LOVESEXY PATCH
Click here to order PRINCE CONTROVERSY KEYCHAIN
Click here to order PRINCE PRINCE KEYCHAIN
CLICK HERE TO BROWSE ALL PRINCE GIFT DEPT MERCH
Read more...Signed copies of The Maine's "You are Ok" now available
Electric Fetus - Minneapolis and online
When The Maine played First Avenue last month, they were kind enough to sign copies of You Are Ok on vinyl and CD! They're available in the store now and online here while supplies last:
(Note "signed copy please" in the comment field if you order online)
Read more...Vinyl Happy Hour - Mpls & Duluth
Vinyl Happy Hour at Electric Fetus - Minneapolis & Duluth
Every Tuesday • All Day
Stop in Tuesdays (9a-9p) and for every $20 spent on new vinyl, get up to $5 in used vinyl at no additional charge.
A few restrictions may apply.
Read more...Electric Fetus 51st Anniversary Sale
Electric Fetus - Minneapolis & Duluth
June 5-10
Celebrate 51 years of The Electric Fetus during the storewide sale! Almost everything in the store is 20% off June 5th through the 10th.
Sale excludes tickets, tobacco, Mix & Burn CDs and yellow-tagged music already on sale.
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Read more...Ingrid Chavez In-store Performance and Signing
Electric Fetus - Minneapolis
Friday, June 7th - 6:00 p.m.
Select Music in the Zoo tickets are available now at the Mpls store
Electric Fetus - Minneapolis
We now have a limited number of tickets for these Music in the Zoo shows. Please call our music dept at 612-238-3420 with any questions regarding availability, prices, fees and limits. No holds, phone or web orders for tickets.
June 1 - The Cactus Blossoms
June 15 - Taj Mahal Quartet
June 22 - Mason Jennings
July 2 - Dark Star Orchestra
July 14 - Pop 2000 Tour hosted by Lance Bass
July 23 - Belle and Sebastian
July 28 - Conor Oberst
Aug 2 - Steve Earle & The Dukes
Aug 24 - Josh Ritter
Aug 25 - Dave Koz & Friends - Summer Horns
Aug 28 - Robert Cray
Tickets for all shows are also available at http://suemclean.com/zoo/
Prince Onesie now in stock
Electric Fetus - Minneapolis
We now have this purple Prince onesie in the store and available online. Sizes 6M, 12M, 18M ($20)
Read more...New Prince Pop Life Clothing
On Record Store Day (April 13th) we introduced the new Prince clothing that coincided with the RSD releases of His Majesty's Pop Life/The Purple Mix Club 2-LP set.
This clothing may now be ordered online, but please note: WE ARE NOT SHIPPING UNTIL AFTER CELEBRATION 2019 AT PAISLEY PARK. IT MAY TAKE 2-4 WEEKS TO RECEIVE YOUR ORDER.
Pop Life Long Sleeve T-shirt
Pop Life Hoodie
FOREIGN ORDERS PLEASE NOTE: Due to the weight of the hoodie, the shipping charge is the same as vinyl. There is an additional charge for the shipping. Any excessive shipping charges will be refunded, depending on the order.
Prince and the Revolution Circle T-shirt
Domestic orders of $49+ will receive free shipping. Choose the "FREE SHIPPING ($49+) US only" option.
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Prince "Rave" Reissues due out April 26th
The next round of Prince reissues will be released on Friday, April 26th. Pre-order your copies now!
ORDER Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic [Limited Edition Purple 2LP]
ORDER Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic [Limited Edition Purple 2LP]
For each title purchased in the store and online, receive a Purple Places Postcard Pack free while supplies last. (This is the same pack of postcards previously released)
Postcard packs will be added automatically to qualifying orders.
Note: Web orders of $49+ receive free U.S. shipping. Choose the "FREE SHIPPING ($49+) US only" option at checkout.
Read more...Prince Funko Pop Vinyl Figures Available Now
Minneapolis and online
Three Prince Funko Pop Vinyl figures are now available at Electric Fetus - Minneapolis and online.
#79 - Purple Rain, #80 - Around the World in a Day and #81 - 3rdEyeGirl are 11.99 each. Collect all three!
These items can be shipped internationally.
ORDER AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAY POP VINYL
Read more...Record Store Day 2019 at Electric Fetus - Minneapolis
Below is a quick list of what's happening at our Minneapolis store on Record Store Day 2019 - April 13th.
Live Music and DJ Schedule
9:45 a.m. - Benilde-St. Margaret Red Knotes a capella group
10:30 a.m. - DJ Jake Rudh of Transmission
12:00 p.m. - Wax Lead
1:00 p.m. - DJ Micky Alfano of Night Moves
2:00 p.m. - 26 Bats!
3:00 p.m. - DJ Andrea Swensson
4:00 p.m. - David Huckfelt of The Pines
5:00 p.m. - DJ Lori Barbero
Chill out in the Dogfish Head Hangout behind the store from 10:00 a.m-4:00 p.m.... DJ Funsize will spin tunes starting at 10:30, and cool activities for the kids include projects recycling old vinyl, make your own album cover and more! School of Rock will be on hand with musical instruments for fun photos.
Food & Drink
Peace Coffee's mission is to craft a delicious coffee experience in collaboration with communities all around the globe. Proudly roasting, pedaling & brewing outstanding fair trade & organic coffee in the heart of south Minneapolis since 1996, Peace Coffee will get the Record Store Day crowd fueled up for a great day of music.
Glam Doll Donuts are a Record Store Day tradition at The Fetus! Glam Doll places the utmost importance on the quality of the product they provide, proudly crafting all of their doughs, fillings, and toppings 100% from scratch. Their daring and delicious donut combinations demand an encore. Find them on Eat Street and a second location in NE Mpls.
Natedogs has received national acclaim as one of the best food trucks in America, and we're excited to have him back for Record Store Day. Nate uses all-natural, locally sourced hot dogs and brats, and features his own brand of honey-spiced mustard. Before, during and after record shopping...any time is the right time for a stop at the Natedogs food truck!
January, 2012, the Twin Cities became a cheesier place with the opening of R. A. MacSammy’s Food Truck. We're excited to have their many delicious mac 'n' cheese dishes and sandwiches available on Record Store Day.
Other Fun Stuff
• Free goodie bags with purchase (while supplies last)
• Hourly giveaways, including Electric Fetus gift cards and t-shirts, concert tickets, vinyl & more (must be present to win)
• Special Electric Fetus Record Store Day poster designed by Heather Jeche of Cat Eye Design - free with a $50 purchase while supplies last
Giveaways from Sue McLean & Associates will take place inside the store. Stop by their table for info on Music in the Zoo and other upcoming shows!
Everyone interested in the exclusive Record Store Day releases will need to line up to get a number. Starting at 8:00 a.m. on Record Store Day, we hand out numbers to those in line. Numbers are called inside the store once we open at 9:00 a.m. so that the exclusives area can be shopped in an orderly fashion. This is the area where the Prince RSD releases will be, including our exclusive Purple cassette for Prince - The VERSACE Experience: PRELUDE 2 GOLD. Closer to Record Store Day we'll update our website with a list of the RSD exclusives we'll have in stock on April 13th.
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE RSD 2019 LIST
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Record Store Day 2019 at Electric Fetus - Duluth
Below is a list of what's happening at our Duluth store on Record Store Day 2019 - April 13th. You can also find other information specific to goings on at our Duluth location on this page.
Live Music Schedule
9:00 a.m.-Noon - DJ Walt Dizzo
12:30 p.m. - A Winter Downpour
1:30 p.m. - Timbre Ghost
Food & Drink
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The Duluth Coffee Company is committed to providing quality coffee using high quality green beans, proper roasting and freshness. Each coffee is roasted to order with insightful roasting techniques that bring out the nuances of each coffee due to origin, varietal and processing technique. Duluth Coffee Company will get the Record Store Day crowd fueled up for a great day of music. |
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Pizza Lucé will be here at noon with complimentary pizza! |
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Sample some of the beers from the Blacklist Artisan Ales taproom starting at noon.
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Special Releases
The most up-to-date list of special releases due out on Record Store Day can be found here.
Other Fun Stuff
• Free goodie bags with purchase (while supplies last)
• Giveaways, including Electric Fetus gift cards, t-shirts & more (must be present to win)
• Special Electric Fetus Record Store Day poster designed by Heather Jeche of Cat Eye Design - free with a $50 purchase while supplies last
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Record Store Day 2019 Exclusives at Electric Fetus - Minneapolis
Weapon of Self-Distraction Podcast - Record Store Day Preview
Electric Fetus - Minneapolis
A purple cassette you won't find anywhere else, a tiny turntable and records...so many great records! Thanks to Steve Roth, host of the Weapon of Self-Distraction podcast, for coming by the store to talk with us about what's on tap for Record Store Day this Saturday, April 13th.
Read more...Prince Varsity Jackets
Prince varsity style jackets are here!
These officially licensed jackets have a wool/polyester shell and polyester lining. The unisex sizes run from SM through 2XL.
$125 (free shipping to U.S. addresses) At checkout, choose the "FREE SHIPPING ($49+) US only" option.
Sorry, but we're unable to ship these outside the U.S.
Read more...Bob Mould's Sunshine Rock on Clear vinyl available now!
The Electric Fetus' exclusive clear vinyl version of Bob Mould's Sunshine Rock LP is now available in the Minneapolis and Duluth store and online.
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Used Buying Bonanza
MINNEAPOLIS & DULUTH
Sell us your vinyl, CDs and DVDs from March 20th through April 7th and receive an EXTRA 50% based on our quote if you choose in-store credit.
Questions?
The Maine - You Are OK (Indie Exclusive Ltd Ed)
Minneapolis - Duluth
Tuesday, April 2nd update: We are sold out of the CD and LP in Minneapolis, but we will get more in stock. Stay tuned for an update!
The Maine's brand new album You Are OK releases March 29th!
The band has partnered with The Electric Fetus in Minneapolis and Duluth and we will have a limited number of copies of the CD and maroon vinyl while supplies last.
*CD - deluxe retail variant, these copies include fan names (as submitted by you) in the liner notes, and in-store is the only place to get a copy of this album!
*Vinyl - maroon variant, only 1,500 pressings of this color!
PLEASE NOTE: This release is available starting March 29th for fans who come in either store in person to purchase. We are not allowed to sell this item online or do any holds or phone orders.
The Maine is on tour with Taking Back Sunday and they'll play First Avenue on Sunday, April 28th.
Read more...Prince Reissues Out Now
Available now! Three Prince albums -- 3121, Musicology and Planet Earth -- have been re-released via Sony Legacy and we have them on CD and purple vinyl.
As an added bonus if you order all three titles (any combination of configurations) or purchase all three in the store, you will receive a limited edition Purple Places Postcard Pack. This collection of seven postcards features photos of Twin Cities locales associated with Prince. This is an Electric Fetus exclusive and is limited to 500 sets.
Order 3121 CD here: https://electricfetus.com/UPC/190759100028/Prince_3121-Dig
Order 3121 purple LP here: https://electricfetus.com/UPC/190759105313/Prince_3121-Colv-Ofv-Purp
Order Musicology CD here: https://electricfetus.com/UPC/190759100127/Prince_Musicology-Dig
Order Musicology purple LP here: https://electricfetus.com/UPC/190759105214/Prince_Musicology-Colv-Ofv-Purp
Order Planet Earth CD here: https://electricfetus.com/UPC/190759100226/Prince_Planet-Earth-Dig-Lent
Order Planet Earth purple LP here: https://electricfetus.com/UPC/190759105412/Prince_Planet-Earth-Colv-Ofv-Purp-Lent
Postcard packs will be added automatically to qualifying orders. We'll update our website when all postcard packs are gone.
Note: Web orders of $49+ receive free U.S. shipping. Choose the "FREE SHIPPING ($49+) US only" option at checkout.
Read more...Gift Cards
Electric Fetus gift cards are the perfect gift for every occasion! They're available in a wide variety of amounts and are sent directly to the recipient's doorstep.
CLICK HERE to order gift cards
Read more...DJ Bonics shops The Fetus
Electric Fetus - Minneapolis
DJ Bonics of Go 95.3 radio stopped by for a holiday shopping visit. Check it out. You might find some holiday ideas for your shopping list or see something you want for yourself!
CLICK HERE to watch the video!
Read more...KFAI Minneculture Live from Minnesota Mixtape
Electric Fetus - Minneapolis, Duluth and online
The KFAI Minneculture Live From Minnesota Mixtape is here! This cassette is just $5 and is a sweet mix of songs from Minnesota talent recorded live at different venues around the state.
All proceeds to benefit KFAI, a nonprofit community radio station. These historic recordings capture various stages of growth among Minnesota acts. Collectively, the Mixtape serves as a time capsule of Minnesota music spanning 2010-2017. Many acts on the Mixtape have since shifted directions, like Caroline Smith (now known as Your Smith), while others, like Gospel Machine, have dissipated altogether.
Live from Minnesota Mixtape Track List:
Electric Fetus/Brickmania LEGO® Girl Minifigure Set
A Brickmania creation inspired by the famous print by Adam Turman, this custom-printed LEGO® minifigure lets you bring home your very own "Fetus Girl" and a piece of history from The Electric Fetus. She comes with a printed record crate and 4 blank records for you to customize with stickers from six Minnesota artists: Atmosphere, Babes in Toyland, Charlie Parr, Bob Dylan, Hippo Campus and Sonny Knight & the Lakers. $24.99
Choose the "FREE SHIPPING ($25+) US only" option at checkout.
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Electric Fetus Storefront Brickmania LEGO® Set
Part of Electric Fetus' 50th anniversary celebration includes the release of another fun Brickmania LEGO® collaboration. Take home a mini version of your favorite indie record shop with this 76-piece set. Choose your billboards with any of seven sticker choices inside. $49.99
Choose the "FREE SHIPPING ($25+) US only" option at checkout.
Read more...New Hippo Campus release!
On Friday, November 23rd, Hippo Campus' Bambi will be released on CD and several vinyl variants, including Electric Fetus' limited salt-and-pepper (AKA "Burnt Room") vinyl.
Read more..."Prince: Before the Rain" book in stock now
Prince: Before the Rain puts into focus the hallmark imagery—including behind the- scenes, candid, and casual shots— Allen Beaulieu was Prince’s photographer and friend beginning in the late 1970s. He photographed three album covers and toured extensively with the artist. The book features recollections from Beaulieu on his personal and professional relationship with Prince. Going deeper into the context of these crucial years, supplemental text brings it all together with reminiscences from former bandmates, including Bobby Z., Dez Dickerson, André Cymone, and more.
Please note: We are not able to ship this outside the U.S.
U.S. Residents: Choose free shipping at the checkout if your order is $49 or more.
Read more...Prince - Piano & A Microphone 1983
New release available now!
A previously unheard home studio cassette recording of Prince performing at his piano in 1983 has been released as Piano & A Microphone 1983.
This rare, intimate glimpse finds Prince working through songs including "17 Days" and "Purple Rain" (which would both be released the following year), a cover of Joni Mitchell's "A Case of You," "Strange Relationship" (issued in 1987 on the Sign O' The Times album) and "International Lover," as well as a rare recording of the pre-Civil War spiritual "Mary Don't You Weep," which will be heard on the end credits of Spike Lee's film BlacKkKlansman.
This release is available on CD, LP and deluxe edition CD/LP.
Order here:
CD: https://www.electricfetus.com/UPC/603497861293/Prince_Piano--A-Microphone-1983
LP: https://www.electricfetus.com/UPC/603497861286/Prince_Piano--A-Microphone-1983-LP
Deluxe Ed CD/LP: https://www.electricfetus.com/UPC/603497858828/Prince_Piano--A-Microphone-1983-Deluxe-Edition-CDLP
If you choose the "pick up in store" option, we'll email you when your order is ready. U.S. orders of $49+ qualify for free shipping.
Read more...The Last Bandoleros "San Antonio" vinyl
San Antonio is the first full-length release (12 tracks) from The Last Bandoleros. It's not out in the U.S. yet, but we have some copies on vinyl from Germany.
Available in the Minneapolis store or online here:
https://www.electricfetus.com/UPC/093624906957/Last-Bandoleros_San-Antonio
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Power of Love - A Benefit Compilation for LGBTQ Youth Experiencing Homelessness
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
Read more...The Time - Ice Cream Castle vinyl reissue - Tues., July 24th
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.
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.
Read more...Electric Fetus/Brickmania LEGO® Retro Turntable Set
Available in the Minneapolis store and online now, this Brickmania "Retro Turntable" creation contains 76 LEGO® elements plus printed instructions. Available in the Duluth store soon!
U.S. orders of two or more receive free shipping.
April 19th update: Due to the high demands of Record Store Day, our web dept. will continue shipping orders the week of April 23rd. Thank you for your patience!
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