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The Upstate’s own NIEL BROOKS has released a mesmerizing new album, SEWN INTO THE SKY, in-stock now only on vinyl LP!
Who says you can’t make a gorgeous “dark night of the soul” album that’s largely without vocals? That’s what our friend Niel Brooks has done with his new album, Sewn Into The Sky. With his intricate acoustic guitar playing and unerring sense of mood, the melodies unwind gently, moving down unexpected
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NEW RELEASES 6/29: Drop everything, there’s a never-before-released JOHN COLTRANE album out today, along with new stuff by RAY DAVIES, GORILLAZ, JIM JAMES & more!
The spinechillingly emotional saxophonist Albert Ayler said of his 1960s contemporaries John Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders: “Trane was the father. Pharoah was the son. I was the holy ghost.” That sax triumvirate have many heirs (notably Kamasi Washington), but the spiritually restless Coltrane will always be the
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NEW RELEASES, 6/22: KAMASI WASHINGTON, DAWES, NINE INCH NAILS, DAVE KOZ, T. HARDY MORRIS and more!
On Heaven and Earth, Washington continues to explore a sweet spot between artistry and approachability. Whether his success will lead audiences to further explore music that usually exists on the fringes is an interesting question. What is more certain is the quality and accessibility of his own music. Heaven and Earth feels writhingly alive and…
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NEW RELEASES: ARTHUR BUCK, BUDDY GUY, ISABELLE FAUST, GASLIGHT ANTHEM, JOHNNY MARR, and more!
Former R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck and often-experimental singer-songwriter Joseph Arthur have teamed up for an album that was written mostly in a few days after a chance encounter in Mexico and recorded nearly as quickly. Fresh and spontaneous, it’s also filled with precious sonic details, like little flashes sparking the songs. Unsurprisingly, Buck’s layers of…
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Damn right, BUDDY GUY’s new album, “THE BLUES IS ALIVE AND WELL” is a powerful dose of true blues from the last man standing.
The original pure blues light of the great Buddy Guy, the man with the quicksilver guitar skills and the soul-man’s shout, shines a little brighter now, and that we should value his blistering new album, The Blues Is Alive And Well (out now on CD and vinyl LP) more than ever.
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MISSION 775S TURNTABLE WITH GRADO CARTRIDGE
The owner’s manual for this table is a must-read. Not because it’s difficult to operate but because the user can educate themselves on why the table was designed in the manner it was. The platter on this table is immense, and this causes the platter speed to need at least ten seconds to stabilize once…
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BOZAK CS4000 MOD SPEAKERS
8 tweeters, 1 mid-range and 2 woofers per. All original, very clean, extremely rare and AMAZING sound!
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BRAD MEHLDAU returns with his boundary-breaking trio, Jeff Ballard and Larry Grenadier, on his new album, “Seymour Reads The Constitution!” out now on CD & vinyl LP!
The Brad Mehldau Trio’s Seymour Reads the Constitution is out now on CD and vinyl LP, featuring the boundary-breaking pianist and his longtime trio, drummer Jeff Ballard and bassist Larry Grenadier.
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NEW RELEASES, 6/8: LILY ALLEN, ERIC CLAPTON, DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, SUGARLAND, and some killer reissues from TOM WAITS, LIZ PHAIR & THE ROLLING STONES!
This late into the age of confessional songwriting, when even the most bubblegum of artists trouble the Top 40 with TMI, it’s rare to find an album that can startle you with its cat-out-of-the-bag bluntness.
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VINYL ME PLEASE MAGAZINE JUNE 6th 2018: Horizon Records Is The Best Record Store In South Carolina
by Andrew Gilstrap The 50 Best Record Stores In America is an essay series where we attempt to find the best record store in every state. These aren’t necessarily the record stores with the best prices or the deepest selection; you can use Yelp for that. Each record store featured has a story that goes…