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Portal (Cassette)
Buddy Junior
Noisy emo with a hint of angst. One of my all-time favorite local bands!! Definitely recommend catching them live if haven't already (they have three guitarists!!) as well as other projects their band members are a part of, which include Jock, Christina's Trip, and Held. The track “Cave” invites you into the depression room and makes you fell less guilty about closing blackout curtains on a nice day out
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If the Ceiling Were a Kite: Vol.1 (LP)
April Magazine
Great way to get depressed. Check out one of their live shows if you ever get the chance! Disclaimer: may give you the urge to pull an Irish goodbye promptly following their set and cry all the way home. “Shirley Don’t'' destroys me every time and “If the Ceiling Were a Kite” is what I imagine dying feels like. “Pink Hair” is so beautiful it hurts
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Here in the Pitch (LP)
Jessica Pratt
I had the honor of meeting Jessica this past June when she performed at our SF location, and I can whole-heartedly say she is just as lovely as her music :) I've had the track, "The Last Year" on repeat lately!
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Fever Ray (CD)
Fever Ray
The first time I listened to Fever Ray was on the way back home from a long day of swimming in the San Lorenzo river with friends. Windows were rolled down and the warm summer breeze weaved though my still damp hair as great big redwoods blurred past us. The moment felt sacred and enchanted and Fever Ray playing in the background made it all the more magical. “When I Grow Up” will make you want to run away to somewhere green and beautiful and never look back
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The Sunset Violent (CD)
Mount Kimbie
"Dumb Guitar" and “Empty and Silent (feat. King Krule)” are my favorite tracks! King Krule and Mount Kimbie go together like a head full of thoughts and a much needed solo hike. Blast this album and take the long way home
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Rules (LP)
Alex G
Alex my love, you will always have a place in my heart <333 Alex G takes complicated, messy feelings and writes them off as seemingly simple anecdotes accompanied by noisy guitar riffs and heartbreaking piano playing. He's the boy next door and every night I go to sleep hoping one day he'll serenade me from my window. "Come Back," "Mis," and "Sandy" are some of my favorite tracks!
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Either/Or: Expanded Edition (LP)
Elliot Smith
Either/Or has always been one of my favorite Elliot Smith albums and it recently got reissued with additional songs recorded live from the 1997 Yo Yo A Go Go Festival in Olympia, WA!! “Cupids Trick” and “2:45” are some of my faves. Also, if you're a big Elliot Smith fan or just want to learn more about him, I recommend Nickolas Dylan Rossi's documentary "Heaven Adores You" (2015)
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Candy (2006) (DVD)
Neil Armfield
Starring Heath Ledger and Abbie Cornish, “Candy” is a beautiful story about love and addiction and the ways lines between the two can get blurred. One of my all-time favorite movies <3
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The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians (BLU)
Oldřich Lipský
This is your new favorite Czech steampunk slap-stick comedy from the 1980s about the 1880s. If it reads a little like a live-action Jan Švankmajer film, it's because he made all the crazy gadgets in this! New restoration on Blu-ray from Deaf Crocodile.
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Dr. Giggles (BLU)
Manny Coto
The film actor Larry Drake was born to make. You will hear those giggles in your nightmares.
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Blood and Black Lace (BLU)
Mario Bava
This proto-Giallo is as beautiful as it is violent, bloody, and twisted. The Arrow Video restoration does the saturated colors justice as we watch the beautiful women of the Cristian Haute Couture fashion house be picked off one by one.
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The Linguini Incident (Director's Cut) (BLU)
Richard Shepard
Rosanna Arquette is obsessed with Harry Houdini. David Bowie needs to marry someone for a green card. Hilarity ensues. I'm so happy to see this wacky rom com get the reissue it deserves.
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Horror Vacui (LP)
9T Antiope
Really interesting modern dark ambient folk with female vocals and an experimental edge.
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Musique Originale De Films: Deuxième Tome (LP)
Ahmed Malek
Incredible newly unearthed collection of classic 1970s era film music, with middle eastern melodies and lush arrangements. On the always great Habibi Funk label!
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The Liminality of Her (LP)
Amanda Whiting
Beautiful contemporary jazz from this talented harpist. Great grooves and gorgeous harping!
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Delight (LP)
Arushi Jain
Lovely ambient modular synth based soundscapes, including some sweet vocals with hints of Indian classical music which can be traced back to her heritage as an Indian-American.
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No Reino Dos Afetos (LP)
Bruno Berle
New Brazilian artist throws down another great new release of eclectic song stylings, on the reliable Mr. Bongo label.
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