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Por Una Mujer (LP)
Julio Iglesias
I'm five and my grandma is washing the dishes, staring off into space and singing "Rio Rebelde," about a dejected man who throws his ex-lover's handkerchief into a river, watching it distance, sink, and drown, along with his happiness. The dishes are done. The dirty dishwater swirls into the drain, beyond it. There's a deafening silence. My grandma had stopped singing.
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Into The Realm (LP)
Castle Rat
Heavy psychedelic doom riffs with the voice of a queen screaming bloody murder on every track. For fans of Black Sabbath and anything cool.
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The Pious Bird of Good Omen (LP)
Fleetwood Mac
I have been on an early Fleetwood Mac rampage lately, going as far as lending LPs to people who did not actually ask for them. My favorite of these albums has to be "The Pious Bird of Good Omen." With songs like Albatross, Black Magic Woman, and Jigsaw Woman Blues, how could someone not fall in love?
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Little Girl Blue (CD)
Nina Simone
There is something magical about this album. It is sweet, serene, and sorrowful. I often find myself turning towards "Little Girl Blue" in times of deep introspection.
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Desire, I Want to Turn Into You (LP)
Caroline Polachek
If it were up to me, everyone would be listening to Caroline Polachek morning, noon, and night. A lyrical mastermind, a visionary, and a true artist; this girl has got it going on.
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Demonolatry (LP)
Abhorration
Brutal blasts of Norwegian Death and decrepitude. Probably the purest distillation of true Death Metal I heard last year. The riffs, man... the RIFFS!
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Burning in Celestial Poison (LP)
Black Curse
Second full-length of auditory putrescence from these frigid miscreants. Along with Spectral Voice, these dudes are keeping the Colorado Metal scene dirty and dismal. Throw this on, toss your head in the trash, and watch the world fester around you.
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Big Shots (LP)
Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf
Absolute classic of Bay Area Hip Hop reissued on apple juice color vinyl! This album also gets bonus points for introducing me to Minnie Riperton back in the day (check it out on "Apple Juice Break"). RIP Charizma, the flows will never die ✌️
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Space Oddities 1976-1985 (LP)
Bernard Fevre
The latest entry in the Space Oddities series focuses on French Disco / Electro / Library composer Bernard Fevre. It hops from the crucial modulations of Black Devil Disco Club, to undulating space epics, to synthed-out dub and beyond.
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From Where to Where: 1970-1979 (LP)
Shin Joong Hyun
Numero's second compilation of tunes from The Godfather of Korean Rock. Blissfully cinematic and funky, with some truly unique takes on amplified kitsch.
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Muuntautuja (LP)
Oranssi Pazuzu
The sound of a sentient, cybernetic haunted house buzzsawing through fever dreams. Like if Carpenter and Howarth dropped their synthscapes into the middle of a lysergic Black Metal k-hole.
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Stress: The Extinction Agenda (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) (LP)
Organized Konfusion
Dude... I've been trying to get a vinyl copy of this masterpiece for YEARS. Rejoice in the fact that now you don't have to shell out three figures to nab one! Bow down at the altar of Pharoahe Monch and Prince Po's lyrical and conceptual apex!
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Service Merchandise (LP)
Previous Industries
Probably my favorite Hip-Hop album from 2024! Old school, laid back flows and abstract beats from Open Mike Eagle, Video Dave, and STILL RIFT.
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Rusty (30th Anniversary Edition) (LP)
Rodan
Simply put: one of my favorite albums from the 90s, and one that permanently altered my perception of what people could do to Rock music Listen to it. Now.
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Stormfucker (Cassette)
Stormfucker
And finally... some good ol' San Francisco Black Metal. As you'd expect from a cassette-only local underground BM band, it's noisy, it's unrelenting, and it kicks absolute ass. Go see them live!
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Nobody Loves You More (LP)
Kim Deal
kim fucking deal. the breeders will eternally be one of my favorite bands and kim's solo venture is a wonderful complement.
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Cuneiform Tabs (LP)
Cuneiform Tabs
weird spooky haunting you just gotta listen for yrself.
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Adieu Minette (LP)
Cœur À L’Index
C86 era sounding, power pop and punky goodness from France
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