RECORD STORE DAY 2022 was a smashing success. We are humbled and we thank you!
Record Store Day 2022 has come and gone and our operative word is "grateful." Once again, you turned out in droves to support a humble brick-and-mortar record store. We are beyond thankful for your support and in awe of your positive vibes while you were here.Read More »
NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS new album “SET SAIL” brings a healthy dose of soulful optimism to the table.
Set Sail is their most soulful, funky creation to date, and the overall message is of hope and brighter days ahead.Read More »
AIMEE MANN’s new album QUEENS OF THE SUMMER HOTEL is a low-key, reflective gem full of compelling stories and songs.
Mann has long been intrigued by trying to unravel the knots of impulses and seeming contradictions that make up our psyches. Mann examines mental healthRead More »
FELA KUTI & GINGER BAKER’s legendary 1971 collaboration “LIVE!” has been reissued on red vinyl for its 50th anniversary with previously unreleased material!
Live! was recorded in 1971 with Fela's group at the time, the Africa 70. Due to its demanding performance schedule, the bandRead More »
ROBERT GLASPER’s “BLACK RADIO III” continues to shatter the boundaries between jazz and hip-hop.
The sheer number, caliber and range of guests who appear on BLACK RADIO III just jumps off the page, enticing listeners to imagine what each successive musical pile-up is goingRead More »
STURGILL SIMPSON’s new album THE BALLAD OF DOOD & JUANITA is FINALLY out on vinyl!
By turns romantic, playful, sympathetic, and solemn, The Ballad of Dood and Juanita is a compelling update on American frontier mythmaking, delivered by a band good enoughRead More »
LONNIE LISTON SMITH explores the funky spaceways with two classic reissues, ASTRAL TRAVELING and COSMIC FUNK. Both are in-stock now, and ASTRAL TRAVELING is available on “blue eternity” vinyl!
LONNIE LISTON SMITH and THE COSMIC ECHOES' groundbreaking albums forRead More »
Grammy-winning guitarist and producer ERIC KRASNO gets introspective on his new album, ALWAYS, out now on blue vinyl LP & CD!
ERIC KRASNO consecrates, commends, and celebrates the permanence of family on his 4th solo album, ALWAYSRead More »
ST. PAUL & THE BROKEN BONES break boundaries on their new album, THE ALIEN COAST, out now on LP, CD and indie-store only “gold nugget” vinyl!
ST. PAUL AND THE BROKEN BONES has reached incredible heights since breaking out with their first album in 2014.Read More »
The mighty JOHN COLTRANE walks among us again with a reissue of his classic 1964 album CRESCENT, out now on 180g remastered vinyl and CD!
JOHN COLTRANE's CRESCENT, from the spring of 1964 is an epic album, showing his meditative sideRead More »
CAT POWER digs into her influences with a new collection of covers, fittingly titled “COVERS.” It’s in-stock NOW at Horizon!
Cover songs have always occupied a crucial place in the CAT POWER canon, and COVERS completes a trilogy of sorts, following belovedRead More »
Composer/pianist NILS FRAHM gathers a treasure trove of previously unreleased material on “OLD FRIENDS, NEW FRIENDS,” a minimalist masterpiece.
Berlin pianist and composer NILS FRAHM has been startlingly prolific over the past few years. Since January of 2019,Read More »
SUSTO’s new album TIME IN THE SUN, is a low-key, emotional gem that rewards close listening. It’s in-stock now on indie-store only colored vinyl LP & CD!
JUSTIN OSBORNE of SUSTO is playing a solo acoustic show at the RADIO ROOM on WEDS. DEC. 22nd. Get your ticketsRead More »
Horizon has lots o’ BOX SETS. Share a great gift with the music collector on your list, or maybe just treat yourself!
Take a deep dive into your favorite artist with our curated selection of eye-poppin’ multi-CD or LP boxed sets. These collections offer immersive experiences, often includingRead More »
THE BAND’s 1971 classic CAHOOTS gets the deluxe reissue treatment, with multiple versions and lots of previously-unreleased goodies!
Fifty years on, Cahoots remains a stone-cold masterpiece, reinforced with a vibrant swath of refreshing stereoRead More »
RSD BLACK FRIDAY has come and gone, but we’ve still got some delectable limited-edition records waiting for you in the stacks, while they last!
The even better news is that, even though y'all crushed it, we still have plenty of tasty leftovers for yourRead More »
We still love CDs at Horizon Records, and we’ve got plenty of new and pre-loved discs to choose from!
You'll find stuff by The Allman Brothers Band, Elvis Costello, Van Morrison, Tom Petty, John Prine, Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Willie Nelson and plenty more in the CD stacks, some of it not easily located on vinyl.Read More »
21 years after the release of Radiohead’s seminal albums KID A and AMNESIAC comes a combined and expanded reissue, KID A MNESIA, in-stock now on 3xLP, 3xCD and indie-store-only red vinyl!
For the first time, Kid A and Amnesiac are put back together as originally intended, with an additional disc of bonus material.Read More »
THE WAR ON DRUGS’ first new album on four years is a testament to resilience in the face of despair. It’s out NOW on 2xLP and CD!
Over the last 15 years, THE WAR ON DRUGS have steadily emerged as one of this century’s great rock and roll synthesists, removing the gaps between the underground and the mainstream, between the obtuse and the anthemic, making records that wrestle a fractured past into a unified and engrossing present. The War On Drugs have […]Read More »
PARQUET COURTS mixes dance electronics into their psychedelic storytelling on their new album, SYMPATHY FOR LIFE, in-stock NOW on vinyl LP & CD!
Parquet Courts’ thought-provoking rock is dancing to a new tune. Sympathy For Life finds the Brooklyn band at both their most instinctive and electronicRead More »
Sculptor JOE THOMPSON has created a beautiful sculpture honoring native son JOSH WHITE in downtown Greenville. Check it out and then stop by Horizon for a copy of White’s classic album JOSH AT MIDNIGHT!
JOSH WHITE's Greenville roots run deep, and the city is celebrating that history with a new statueRead More »
REJOICE, for BELA FLECK has returned to bluegrass with his new album MY BLUEGRASS HEART, out NOW and in-stock on 2xCD. Vinyl is out OCT. 29th!
"They nearly always come back," says BELA FLECK. "All the people that leave bluegrass. I had a strong feeling that I’d be coming back as well.” Read More »
RECORD STORE DAY Drop2 is HAPPENING NOW! We’re open from 8am-8pm!
Not only is this the second half of exclusive releases for RSD 2021, but there were a bunch of Drop1 titles that were bumped to Drop2. We say, bring em’ on!Read More »
BLUE NOTE RECORDS lives at HORIZON, with remastered and limited-edition releases from iconic jazz superstars like HANK MOBLEY, CHET BAKER, ART BLAKEY & many more!
BLUE NOTE RECORDS is where some of the greatest players in jazz history called home in the '50s, '60s and '70s,Read More »
The 1st RECORD STORE DAY DROP has come and gone, and you did NOT disappoint, Greenville. We are once again humbled by and grateful for your support.
Plenty of DROP 1 titles still in-stock; come on by and get'em while they last!Read More »
The BLACK KEYS honor their heroes on their new album DELTA KREAM, digging deep into the swampy roots of their genre’s forefathers. It’s in-stock now at HORIZON!
“We grew up learning to play like these guys,” says Carney.Read More »
DINOSAUR JR. teams up with KURT VILE with their new album Sweep It Into Space, in-stock now on LP & CD at HORIZON RECORDS!
The legacy of DINOSAUR JR. is a dichotomy, a tale of two bands in one. The Amherst rock trio including guitarist-vocalist J MASCIS,Read More »
FRANK ZAPPA lives on the 3xCD, 3xLP soundtrack to his new documentary, simply and appropriately titled ZAPPA.
It's hard to fathom counterculture icon and multitalented musician nonpareil FRANK ZAPPA left this mortal coil almost three full decades ago in December 1993Read More »
STURGULL SIMPSON raids his own catalog for a bluegrass album, “CUTTIN’ GRASS, VOL 1. (THE BUTCHER SHOPPE SESSIONS) out NOW on 2xLP and CD!
20 new versions of songs cherry-picked from Simpson's career, reimagined by an intergenerational band of bluegrass legendsRead More »
DAVID BALL, WALTER HYATT & CHAMP HOOD, yes, UNCLE WALT’S BAND, ride again on one hell of a live recording from 1982: Recorded Live At Waterloo Ice House, out NOW!!
For most of us fans of CHAMP HOOD, WALTER HYATT and DAVID BALL, aka UNCLE WALT'S BAND, weRead More »
Our own JB “the Indicator” aka John Byce picks the best of releases from a tumultuous 2020. Here’s how it works: John chooses his top ten, he rates’em, we stock em, you’ll like em!
To call 2020 an odd year wouldRead More »
HORIZON RECORDS is open for in-store shopping. But we need you to wear a mask, use hand sanitizer, socially distance and help us all stay safe by following our new rules.
In order to keep ourselves and our customers safe, we've put some new rules in place forRead More »
Long live the drone, thanks to these three releases by interconnected experimental musicians WILLIAM TYLER, MARY LATTIMORE and NORTH AMERICANS, all in-stock now!
Horizon is all about boundary-stretching, beautifully weird music, and there are three new albumsRead More »
SUFJAN STEVENS’ new album, THE ASCENSION, is out NOW, and it’s just like the ones that everybody loves! Except it’s completely different.
If you are a fan of the hushed vocals, finger-styled guitar and emotionally exposed nature of Carrie & Lowell, well, we’re in the right ballpark.Read More »
Keepin Record Store Day normal in pandemic-land is no joke. But our RSD Drop2 event was low-key, safe, and busy, and we thank you. We’ve still got some ltd. edition releases in-stock!
Greetings Music fans, It was a lovely Drop2. Much gratitude to all who wandered byRead More »
Yup, the first RSD Drop was a little mellower than usual for us, but we DO have some sweet limited-edition RSD items in-stock now! Drop by and check’em out!
Yeah, well, we kinda "sat out" this year's first Record Store Day "Drop" event, but we'll let you in on a little secret: We've got limited quantities of some choice items from the RSD release listRead More »
MOLLY TUTTLE’s “…but I’d rather be with you” is a dazzling journey through some of her personal favorites by artists like The National, FKA Twigs, The Rolling Stones & more.
The multi-talented singer-songwriter and instrumentalist taught herself how to use Pro Tools to record and engineer ten much-loved songsRead More »
Alt-rock icon PJ HARVEY kicks off a series of reissues with her stunning debut album “DRY,” plus a standalone collection of “DRY-Demos,” available on vinyl for the first time!
Last May, PJ HARVEY announced a comprehensive reissue campaignRead More »
MARGO PRICE’s new album, That’s How Rumors Get Started, is FINALLY upon us! It’s a stunning collection of road songs, psychedelic rock and sparkling pop produced by STURGILL SIMPSON.
Brimming with poignant reflections on motherhood and sharp prose debunking the mythology of rockRead More »
THE JAYHAWKS new album XOXO transcends Americana, Roots Rock, or Alt-Country with classic songwriting and a new level of collaboration. It’s in-stock NOW on vinyl LP and CD!
For many people, THE JAYHAWKS were one of the initial gateway drugs to the Americana andRead More »
KHRUANGBIN’s new album “MORDECHAI” takes their futuristic psychedelic world-funk back home to Houston, TX. We’ve got it in-stock now at HORIZON and in our webstore!
KHRUANGBIN has always been multilingual, weaving far-flung musical languages like East Asian surf-rock,Read More »
NEIL YOUNG’s “lost” 1975 album ‘HOMEGROWN’ is finally here, 45 years after it was completed. Pick it up on LP or CD at HORIZON, or get it at our webstore!
NEIL YOUNG is an artist in every sense of the word, a man who follows his muse wherever it takes him.Read More »
Aw yeah, the GOAT RODEO, a supergroup featuring YO-YO MA, CHRIS THILE, STUART DUNCAN and EDGAR MEYER, rides again with a new album, “NOT OUR FIRST GOAT RODEO!”
The boys are back in town with a new release, OUT NOW on LP and CD, and it's even more brilliantRead More »
A wealth of material from His Royal Badness, PRINCE, is HERE at Horizon Records for curbside pickup and in our webstore. Check out these gems on CD or colored vinyl!
The legendarily prolific rock/soul/funk/pop genius PRINCE is gone, but his music is not forgotten.Read More »
JASON ISBELL has released his new album “REUNIONS” to indie record stores a WEEK BEFORE its national release date; It’s here on LP, CD and limited-edition “Dreamsicle” vinyl!
You heard right, people: REUNIONS, the new album by JASON ISBELL is HERE. We've got it on CD, LP and limited-edition "Dreamsicle" vinyl LP.Read More »
Songwriter extraordinaire and instrumental master DARRELL SCOTT pays tribute to a fellow musical giant with “Sings the Blues of Hank Williams,” available now on LP & CD!
Sings The Blues Of Hank Williams is in-stock at Horizon on LP and CD, available for curbside pickupRead More »
ZACHARY HUGHES takes on an Olympian task: Performing the complete BEETHOVEN PIANO SONATAS at the GREENVILLE UU FELLOWSHIP throughout 2020!
The year 2020 marks LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN’s 250th birthday, and in celebration of this landmark, Julliard-trained pianist ZACHARY HUGHES will perform all 32 of Beethoven's piano sonatasRead More »
MOLLY TUTTLE, a Horizon favorite, is bringing her guitar wizardry, gorgeous voice and insightful songwriting to THE SPINNING JENNY TONIGHT!!
This top-notch flatpicker, incisive songwriter and fast-rising star of Americana music will be playing at one of our favorite venues, THE SPINNING JENNY in Greer. The show is on FRIDAY, MARCH 6th,Read More »
Local experimental music hero AARON J. BURKE plays a solo set of tunes from his haunting new prog-folk album, Corvine: Columns & Verses at Horizon TONIGHT at 7 p.m.!
Drop by for a free performance from an artist who is redefining "Americana" on his own terms, with a brief opening set by REUBEN KNIGHTS, a great guitarist and another one of the Upstate's innovative playersRead More »
1970 turns 50 this year, so HORIZON is celebrating the musical miracle that of that incredible year, with all sorts of classic featured favorites on new and pre-loved LP and CD!
Mr. Gene sez: Déjà vu all over again; what a concept. 1970 was a good year for a lot of amazing records we are still digging and are still selling on vinyl LP and CD so we’ve set up a swank theme display up front so you too can flash back to that halcyon year […]Read More »
Let us sum up the new album THE PROFESSIONALS for you: Beats by MADLIB. Raps by OH NO. Real. Rap. Sh*t. Check it out NOW on vinyl LP and CD at HORIZON RECORDS!
MADLIB is one of the most highly regarded and influential hip-hop producers (and occasional rappers) of our time, a man whose distinctive and stylized sound on classic tracksRead More »
JB “the Indicator” aka John Byce picks the best of 2019’s hefty crop of new releases. Here’s how it works: John chooses his top twenty-ish, he rates’em, we stock em, you’ll like em!
JB knows. As an avid music collector, a bodacious drummer (currently behind the kit for the Excons), a true connoisseur of sonic wonderment trends in modern rock and related musicRead More »
1969 turned 50 last year, so HORIZON is celebrating the musical miracle that of that incredible year, with all sorts of 50th anniversary reissues, featured favorites & more!
Déjà vu all over again; what a concept. 1969 was a good year for a lot of amazing records we are still digging and are still selling on vinyl LP and CD so we’ve set up a swank theme display up frontRead More »
RSD BLACK FRIDAY has come and gone, but we’ve still got some cool limited-edition LPs in-stock. Come get’em while they last!
We're not done celebrating yet, y'all. Our RECORD STORE DAY BLACK FRIDAY 2019 event may be TECHNICALLY over, but we're still rockin' with some awesome RSD releases; so get down here and pick'em up while they last!Read More »
JOAN SHELLEY’s new album, “Like The River Loves The Sea,” is twelve songs of sorely needed soothing wisdom in a chaotic world.
As ever, Shelley is making quiet, intimate music — music that carries a delicate sense of atmosphere. There’s real chemistry in the way Shelley and her collaborators interact — in the way Elkington and Salsburg’s guitars intertwine with Shelley’s, say, or in the way Oldham’s silk-sandpaper creak backs her voice up on a couple of choruses.Read More »
September is AMERICANA MUSIC MONTH at Horizon Records! Come by and check out our Americana display!
Ever since Horizon Records opened our doors back in 1975, we've been dealing heavily in Americana music, even though we didn't know it at the time. The term itself didn't exist til much later, but we were already spreading the word,Read More »
THE 2019 GREENVILLE RECORD FAIR is over, but we’ve still got plenty of new and pre-loved vinyl here to check out at HORIZON RECORDS. Drop on by and get your vinyl fix!
The 2019 RECORD FAIR was a barn-burner for sure, and we hope you dug through the crates and found yourself some good deals and good tunes. And our STOREWIDE SALE was hoppin' as well, so what's not to love? See you next year!Read More »
Well, hell, the in-store show from Upstate psychedelic-folk-rockers BROTHER OLIVER has come and gone. But the good news is that we’ve got their new album in stock now!
Somewhere down at the crossroads of psychedelic rock and melodic folk lies Brother Oliver, happily working both genres into their musical brew.Read More »
The NATIONAL RESERVE let some stripped-down rock n’ soul loose for a brief in-store show at HORIZON RECORDS TODAY before their RADIO ROOM show; what a blast!
We want to thank the guys from THE NATIONAL RESERVE for sending a small contingent of their group down to Horizon earlier todayRead More »
Thanks to The NATHAN BOWLES TRIO for their fantastic in-store show at Horizon Records!
We enjoyed ourselves immensely at today’s in-store show, experiencing unique, inspiring, genre-blurring music, courtesy of NATHAN BOWLES, CASEY TOLL and REX MCMURRY. A good time was had by all, some ears were opened, toes were tappin’, it was all good. If you missed it, we have Nathan & Co.’s new album PLAINLY MISTAKEN in-stock on vinyl LP & CD.Read More »
*repeat repeat is about to break big with their incredible new surf-rock-meets-folk-pop album “Glazed!”
On Glazed, *repeat repeat deliver a batch of songs entirely true to the album’s title: sugary and sticky and impossibly shiny, all glistening harmonies and candy-coated hooks. But beneath the gloss lies something more jarring and jagged, a raw vitality generated by the Nashville band’s buzzy rhythmsRead More »
FLYING LOTUS’ new album FLAMAGRA is a genre-bending and ambitious yet cohesive full-length from the astro-futurist himself.
The first thing that hits is the funk. Ellison's more upbeat productions have always had a squelchy, roly-poly quality, but thick wah-wahs and clavinet gives the beginning of Flamagra the feel of mid-'70s Stevie Wonder. Boisterous jams with Anderson .Paak ("More") and George Clinton ("Burning Down The House") come off like Ellison struttingRead More »
ESPARANZA SPALDING casts 12 LITTLE SPELLS, a dynamic and experimental collection that explores the healing properties of art, in-stock NOW on CD and vinyl LP!
Each song is dedicated to a corresponding body part, which is weird but also delightful. On “Until The Next Full,” she sings, “Our eyeballs are hollow/but presently hold shape/around a gooey filling” is obviously dedicated to her eyes, as is the sultry “Thang” with its purring demand that you “sink into your hip,”Read More »
Greenville’s own MAC MCCLOUD has brought us “MY HEART IS SINKING,” six songs of sizzlin’ snappy blues, in-stock now on CD at Horizon Records
Mac has struck gold with a long-overdue new release from one of its own favorite sons. MAC MCCLOUD's deeply personal new solo effort, My Heart is Sinking is more than rocket science; it’s the blues. It's Mac's first album since 2002, and he sounds better than ever. What we got here is six songs split evenly between solo acoustic numbersRead More »
RECORD STORE DAY 2019 has come and gone, but we’re still celebrating the 12th anniversary of the event that changed indie-record-store history with plenty of special-edition RSD releases!
Well, Greenville and neighbors near and far, this has been (and is still rollin' steady) a real treat and a blessing of a Record Store Day ; so much love it's hard to process, so many nice peoples, a GREAT set from the awe inspiring Tyler Ramsey. Good food and vibe from The Bohemian Cafe, supa staff at team Horizon Records. We are so grateful. Rock on y'all.Read More »
Thanks to TYLER RAMSEY for stopping by on RECORD STORE DAY to play songs from For The Morning, his first album in seven years, and to help us ring in RSD 2019 in The Bohemian Cafe!
Our Record Store Day festivities got kicked up a notch with an in-store performance from TYLER RAMSEY, who regaled us with tunes from For The Morning, his first new album in seven years. The long-awaited new record, out now on CD and vinyl LP,Read More »
SETH WALKER wowed us with a full-band in-store show to celebrate the release of his groovy new album, “Are You Open?” Stop by and pick up a copy today!
“Are You Open?” Seth Walker sings on his transfixing new album of the same title. More than just a question, it’s a challenge, an invitation, a dare. “To me, being open means being vulnerable and exposed,” explains Walker, “but that’s where the little nuggets of creative gold come from.Read More »
FRANCES CONE brought the gorgeous dream-pop of their new album LATE RISER to HORIZON RECORDS for an FREE IN-STORE performance, Greenville showed up and loved it. All is well.
Thanks so much to FRANCES CONE for hanging around town after their sold-out show at The Radio Room last night to play a special in-store concert. We're serious fans of their new album, Late Riser, and it was great to hear those tunes in our humble abode.Read More »
Our happy-hour listening party to celebrate MANDOLIN ORANGE’s new album has come and gone, but TIDES OF A TEARDROP is still here on CD and vinyl LP!
HORIZON RECORDS was proud to host a PRE-RELEASE DAY LISTENING PARTY in celebration of MANDOLIN ORANGE's new CD/LP Tides Of A Teardrop om Thursday, Jan. 31st, and we were blown away by Greenville's response.Read More »
JB “the Indicator” aka John Byce picks the best of 2018’s hefty crop of new releases. Here’s how it works: John chooses his top ten-ish, he rates’em, we stock em, you’ll like em!
JB knows. As an avid music collector, a bodacious drummer, a true connoisseur of sonic wonderment trends in modern rock and related music each year The Indicator offers us his distillation of the year’s expansive releases dialed down to 10-sih must-haves.Read More »
Our friend JASON ISBELL and the almighty 400 UNIT have returned with a new live album documenting their sold-out six night stand at the legendary RYMAN AUDITORIUM.
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit's new Live From The Ryman is a bit of a well-deserved victory lap summation from a four-year period that vaulted the one of our favorite singers, songwriter, guitarist and bandleaders to Americana icon status.Read More »
THE MARCUS KING BAND is back with a new album, the DAVE-COBB-PRODUCED “CAROLINA CONFESSIONS”, out NOW and in-stock at Horizon on CD & vinyl LP!
At 22 years of age, Marcus King has been a bandleader for a decade. But the band’s daring, ambitious new album, Carolina Confessions, marks an artistic leap of another order.Read More »
CLOUD NOTHINGS bring the heaviness back to rock music (both literally and metaphorically) on their new album, LAST BUILDING BURNING!
“I wrote this because I feel like there aren’t too many rock bands doing this right now,” says frontman Dylan Baldi. “A lot of the popular bands with guitars are light. They sound good, but it’s missing the heaviness I like.” Last Building Burning is the product of eight days with producer Randall Dunn (Sunn O)))Read More »
WILLIAM ELLIOTT WHITMORE’s Kilonova is a collection of 10 cover songs from artists who have influenced his 15 plus-year career.
Each of the songs on William Elliott Whitmore's Bloodshot Records debut Kilonova offers a glimpse into how his attitude and aesthetic were formed, like a series of tattoos, scars, or other time-accumulated personal markings. Kilonova takes on a variety of musical heroes, both obvious and not, both well known and not, in a range of sonic forms.Read More »
FALL FOR GREENVILLE 2018 is here, and we’re pumped about this year’s live music (hello, JERRY DOUGLAS BAND!). Check out our breakdown right here.
FALL FOR GREENVILLE 2018 is here, with plenty of delights to offer. Three days of music, featuring JERRY DOUGLAS BAND, SON LITTLE, KING TUFF, SARAH SHOOK, AMERICAN AQUARIUM, RUBY VELLE & THE SOULPHONICS & more!Read More »
RADIO ROOM and THE SPINNING JENNY have awesome shows coming (including MICHELLE MALONE, LEE BAINS III, TOWN MOUNTAIN & THE BLACK LILLIES) and HORIZON’s got the vinyl (and CD’s) for them all!
Our buddies over at the RADIO ROOM and THE SPINNING JENNY are all over it lately, booking fantastic shows with some old friends and new favorites of Horizon Records.Read More »
MICHELLE MALONE returned to HORIZON RECORDS for a rockin’ full-band in-store show on RECORD FAIR WEEKEND, and we’re still blown away.
We were thrilled to have our friend Michelle Malone back in the house on Saturday for a full-tilt rock & roll show as we celebrated our Record Fair. Good to see that she's still as fiery a singer as ever, and still a badass guitar player.Read More »
Many thanks to T. HARDY MORRIS for bringing his neo-psychedelic garage country-rock to HORIZON RECORDS this afternoon, before he headed off to his full-band show at the RADIO ROOM!
T. Hardy Morris played a fantastic in-store set with us today, and we were blown away by the haunting chemistry between him and pedal-steel player Kiffy Meyers. Thank you all for coming out to this event, and as always, we love you.Read More »
KAMASI WASHINGTON continues to smash through the boundaries of jazz on his epic new album, HEAVEN & EARTH, over 2 hours of music on 2CDs or 4 vinyl LPs!
The long-awaited follow up to Washington’s debut The Epic, Heaven & Earth is comprised of two halves, which find Washington confronting quotidian realities with cosmic themes. A further investigation of Washington’s world building ideas,Read More »
Many thanks to AMERICAN AQUARIUM, THE RADIO ROOM, Mr. BJ BARHAM, NEW WEST RECORDS and of course, you, for helping us put on a great acoustic in-store sampling of the band’s new album, Things Change!
Tonight, BJ BARHAM played a brief and beautiful in-store solo acoustic preview of AMERICAN AQUARIUM's Radio Room show to a great crowd. Songs and stories were shared, copies of the band'sRead More »
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 unexpectedRead More »
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.Read More »
PAUL THORN’s MISSION TEMPLE FIREWORKS REVIVAL just left town, but we’re still diggin’ on the gospel-soaked album that inspired it, “Don’t Let The Devil Ride!”
We're blown away down to our socks by the new PAUL THORN album, Don't Let The Devil Ride, in-stock now on CD and available on vinyl May 11th. Already one of our favorite songwritersRead More »
THE WOOD BROTHERS stopped in to HORIZON RECORDS to play a show in celebration of RECORD STORE DAY (and their wonderful new album, “One Drop Of Truth”), and it was EPIC.
HORIZON RECORDS AND THE BOHEMIAN CAFE WOULD LIKE TO THANK OLIVER WOOD, CHRIS WOOD and JANO RIX for their dazzling in-store show today, and for their love and respect for RECORD STORE DAY in general. We were blown away by their performance, and their willingness to hop behind theRead More »
SON LITTLE is coming to the RADIO ROOM in Greenville on April 18th to spread a little sensual, souful R&B love from his latest album, NEW MAGIC. This is good!
Mr. Aaron Livingston, aka SON LITTLE, will grace the Upstate with his presence on Wednesday, April 18th! Shout it from the rooftops: SOUL AIN’T DEAD! And if a new generation of soul music pioneers is indeed coming over the horizon, Son Little has proved he has earned his place right there at front with the best of them.Read More »
SUPERCHUNK says to hell with aging gracefully and unleashes some serious socially conscious thunder on “What A Time To Be Alive,” out now on MERGE RECORDS!
After the shocking, and for many, demoralizing result of the 2016 election, “I didn’t buy the silver lining some were promoting that ‘well, at least art and music will be great now!’,” says Superchunk co-founder and frontman Mac McCaughan. “Obviously, any sane person would gladly trade four to eight yearsRead More »
Horizon fave BELLE ADAIR releases a dream-rock gem called TUSCUMBIA, in-stock now from SINGLE LOCK RECORDS, straight outta Alabama!
Combining mellow, atmospheric rock and swirling, retro power-pop, it’s more Big Star than Swampers, but it’s an ideal gateway into the blissed-out world of Belle Adair, a group that manages to make even worry and isolation sound inviting. Recorded at Muscle Shoals’ legendary FAME Studios with Wilco producer/engineer Tom Schick, Tuscumbia calls to mind everything from The Byrds to Teenage FanclubRead More »
The exciting and adventurous BROOKLYN RIDER have created another masterful collaboration with PHILIP GLASS, releasing his “String Quartets Nos. 6 & 7” on Orange Mountain Music.
It’s often said that the distilled essence of composers can be heard in their string quartets. And so it is with Glass, whose quartets here show a craftsman of considerable invention. String Quartet No. 6 begins as a bustling burst of dense energy, its second movement beautifully meandering, rich, and complex. The single-movement String Quartet No. 7 is almost Beethovenian in its restless questioning. Arranged for string quartet (with two violas), the Saxophone Quartet is warmly scored and yet shows Glass at his most forensic, with each bar stunningly sculpted.Read More »
Pianist, horn player, composer, and all-around musical disruptor DJANGO BATES brings back his Belovèd Trio with “The Study of Touch,” his ECM debut as a bandleader.
As the album notes for The Study of Touch indicate, Bates had little interest in adding another piano trio to the jazz world but while teaching at the Copenhagen Rhythmic Music Academy in 2005 he came into contact with bassist Petter Eldh and drummer Peter Bruun and the Belovèd Trio was born. Their two previous albums Beloved Bird (2010) and Confirmation (2012), both on the Lost Marble label,Read More »
SCOTT MCCAUGHEY gathers an all-star cast for the first-ever MINUS 5 Christmas album, Dear December, out now on Yep Roc Records!
“I wanted to evoke the classic Christmas album feeling without leaning too heavily on sweet baby Jesus and good ol’ Little St. Nick,” says McCaughey. “Yet I also wanted to curb my cynical tendencies as well. I feel we succeeded on both counts, and the results are a holiday record that should work for any and all.” The resulting album, Dear December, brings holiday cheer and a fresh batch of seasonal songs that include the generous talents ofRead More »
SWAG SATURDAY returned to Horizon, and Greenville helped us pay it FORWARD for food and warmth with donations for the TRIUNE MERCY CENTER while we gave away an assortment of vinyl, sampler CD’s, posters & more!
Horizon Records partnered with our pals at iongreenville and once again asked Greenville to join us and pay it FORWARD for Food and Warmth on Small Business Saturday! All day Saturday, Horizon Records celebrated Small Business Saturday and Greenville responded big time, bringing Food (non-perishables only), Warmth (need blankets, caps, gloves, socks) and of course deductible Cash or Checks, all in support of TRIUNE MERCY CENTER, who bring desperately needed assistance to those in need in the season of Thanksgiving and all year round. We're blown away by the amount of help, kindness and holiday generosity you brought through our doors. We thank you again.Read More »
What a great and respectful crowd for American Primitive Guitar master, GLENN JONES tonight. We thank you, and PETE NOLAN & ED YAZIJIAN for opening the show!
Whoever said that Greenville's music scene ain't gettin' it right wasn't in the cozy confines of Horizon Records tonight, when Glenn Jones sat down in front of a great crowd and conjured magic from his specially tuned guitars and banjo. And as an extra treat, Pete Nolan and Ed Yazijian treated us to some incredible free-form duo madness to get things started. Thank you, we love you, let's do it again soon.Read More »
BELA FLECK & ABIGAIL WASHBURN have returned with more beautiful dual-banjo virtuosity called ECHO IN THE VALLEY, out now on ROUNDER RECORDS!
Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn, the king and queen of the banjo, have a musical partnership like no other. Béla Fleck is a fifteen-time Grammy Award winner who has taken the instrument across multiple genres, and Abigail Washburn a singer-songwriter and clawhammer banjo player who re-radicalized it by combining it with Far East culture and sounds. The two met at a square dance, began collaborating musically and eventually fell in love. Over the years, they played together most visibly in the Sparrow Quartet alongside Ben Sollee and Casey Driessen and informally at a pickin’ party here, a benefit there, or occasionally popping up in each other’s solo shows. Fans of tradition-tweaking acoustic fare eagerly anticipated that Béla & Abigail would begin making music together as a duo.Read More »
Friend of HORIZON RECORDS and Newgrass vocalist extraordinaire JOHN COWAN returns to Asheville on SUNDAY, DEC. 10th, with Darin & Brooke Aldridge!
With his distinctive, rock-tinged tenor vocal and heart-thumping electric bass, John Cowan, along with fellow New Grass Revival band mates Sam Bush, Courtney Johnson, and Curtis Burch, and later Bela Fleck and Pat Flynn, introduced a new generation of music fans to an explosive, experimental and ultimately, eponymous brand of bluegrass.Read More »
What do you get when you combine a master of the oud, ANOUAR BRAHEM, with three giants of jazz improvisation? A must-hear collection of unpredictable modal bliss called BLUE MAQAMS.
The Maqams of the title refers to the Arabic modal music system, rendered kind of blue by the jazz players. For Anouar Brahem and renowned bassist Dave Holland the album marks a reunion: they first collaborated 20 years ago on the very widely-acclaimed Thimar album. Brahem meets Jack DeJohnette for the first time here,Read More »
ANTIBALAS’ new album “Where The Gods Are In Peace” is an Afro-beat-punk-jazz-hip-hop politcally-charged broadside that takes aim at our contentious times.
Antibalas new studio album, Where The Gods Are In Peace, is an epic Afro-Western Trilogy searching for solace from American political opportunism, greed and vengeance. Through its battle cry of resistance against exploitation and displacement, Antibalas long-form compositions investigate oppression in 1800s America that eerily mirror the current state of the country.Read More »
THE TEXAS GENTLEMEN, a loose, steady-rollin’ collective of alt-country cowboys, bring us a fresh batch of the good stuff on their new album, TX Jelly, out now on NEW WEST RECORDS!
This Lone Star-bred collective takes its cues from some of the iconic acts of the past — the quicksilver brilliance of The Wrecking Crew and Bob Dylan’s one-time backers The Band are the most obvious examples. Bedford, who shares chief engineering and producing responsibilities at Dallas’ Modern Electric Sound Recorders, assembled The Texas Gentlemen as an all-purpose backing band for an eclectic array of singer-songwriters, including Leon Bridges, Nikki Lane, Jonathan Tyler and Paul Cauthen.Read More »
THE 2017 GREENVILLE RECORD FAIR was a huge success, and we had a packed house over at Horizon Records for our storewide sale. We thank you, we had a ball, and we love you!
The RECORD FAIR was a blast! People browsin’, buyin’, sellin’ and diggin’ music all day long! The vinyl flowed freely while we rocked our store-wide sale concurrently, right around the corner! Thank you! The 2017 Record Fair on SATURDAY SEPT 16th was a smashing success, and we thank you!Read More »
IRON & WINE returns with a new album, BEAST EPIC, and a special message from Sam Beam!
“I must confess that I’ve always shied away from album introductions citing the usual 'dancing to architecture' cop out," says Iron & Wine singer, songwriter and producer Sam Beam. "Speaking to their own work is uncomfortable for many artists, but I’ve made a new album called Beast Epic which is important to me and I wanted to take a moment to talk about why."Read More »
TYLER CHILDERS’ debut album Purgatory is simultaneously modern and as ancient; a powerful release co-produced by STURGILL SIMPSON. Catch him at the NEIGHBORHOOD THEATRE in Charlotte on Sept. 20th with COLTER WALL!
Like many great Southern storytellers, singer-songwriter Tyler Childers has fallen in love with a place. The people, landmarks and legendary moments from his childhood home of Lawrence County, KentuckyRead More »
