Green Day's dazzlingly ambitious 2004 rock opera American Idiot, with it's striking caricature of "the President gas man", didn't just chime with the anti- Bush post-Iraq invasion zeitgeist; it increasingly came to define it. Five years on, 21st Century Breakdown picks up broadly where it's predecessor left off, it's 17 songs attempting to make sense of what it means to be angry and alive amid the figurative and literal wreckage left behind by Dubya's presidency. The bad guy may have been run out of town, but this is less a victory parade than a trenchant to-do list, an album that's as complex as the era that shaped it.
Tracklist:
Song of the Century
21st Century Breakdown
Know Your Enemy
Viva La Gloria!
Before the Lobotomy
Christian's Inferno
Last Night on Earth
East Jesus Nowhere
Peacemaker
Last of the American Girls
Murder City
¨Viva La Gloria?
Restless Heart Syndrome
Horseshoes and Handgrenades
Static Age, The
21 Guns
American Eulogy: A. Mass Hysteria/B. Modern World
See the Light
UPC: 093624980216Label: Reprise / WeaRelease Date: 5.15.09Format: CD
The first original album since 2000 from modern rock superheroes Green Day, AMERICAN IDIOT is one of the most anticipated and controversial albums of the year. Scathing yet self-effacing as it tells the tale of Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong, AMERICAN IDIOT is the punk rock epic.
Tracklist:
American Idiot
Jesus of Suburbia: Jesus Of Suburbia / City Of The Damned / I Do
Holiday
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Are We the Waiting
St. Jimmy: Are We The Waiting / St. Jimmy
Give Me Novacaine
She's a Rebel
Extraordinary Girl
Letterbomb
Wake Me up When September Ends
Homecoming: The Death Of St. Jimmy / East 12th St. / Nobody Like
Whatsername
UPC: 093624877721Label: Reprise / WeaRelease Date: 9.21.04Format: CD
Certified at 10 million units by the RIAA. (2/01)
Tracklist:
Burnout
Having a Blast
Chump
Longview
Welcome to Paradise
Pulling Teeth
Basket Case
She
Sassafras Roots
When I Come Around
Coming Clean
Emenius Sleepus
In the End
F.O.D.
UPC: 093624552925Label: Reprise / WeaRelease Date: 2.1.94Format: CD
Showcasing Green Day's continuing musical evolution, their much-anticipated 3rd Reprise album amplifies everything that made the band great in the 1st place, while taking Billie Joe's ever-sharp songwriting and Green Day's punk/pop/rock/roar in bold new directions. Nimrod is an epic set of great rock songs highlighted by the 1st single, "Hitchin' a Ride" (also a startling new video). World tour begins in October and runs through December.
Tracklist:
Nice Guys Finish Last
Hitchin' a Ride
Grouch, The
Redundant
Scattered
All the Time
Worry Rock
Platypus (I Hate You)
Uptight
Last Ride In
Jinx
Haushinka
Walking Alone
Reject
Take Back
King for a Day
Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
Prosthetic Head
UPC: 093624679424Label: Reprise / WeaRelease Date: 10.14.97Format: CD
Seattle indie legends return with two new spectacular releases!Since 1984, The Green Pajamas have been crafting intelligent pop recordsincorporating vital rock influences, most notably Revolver-era Beatles and Syd-eraFloyd. Having a lot in common with Paisley Underground bands, The Green Pajamashave managed to maintain indie-darling status throughout their tenure, carving their ownunique path through the landscape of a mostly psychedelic terrain. In addition to theavid cult following they have cultivated over the years, the band is well admired andrespected among their peers, having tracks covered by the likes of Material Issue andMary Lou Lord. The Green Pajamas have now returned with their best and mostaccessible material yet.The first release will be a single from the forthcoming album called "The Lucy Parade".This will be issued as a four-track, 10" red vinyl EP in a strictly limited edition. Shortly following the release of the EP, their glorious new album When Fever Let Me Dream will drop. This is being issued on beautiful lavender 12" vinyl and also on CD digi-pak. The CD will feature two additional andexclusive tracks. The material on this album is strong enough to please their existingfanbase and also gain them a new following. The record is filled with lysergic anthems,melodic and catchy pop, and introspective proggy ballads. It's by far their strongestalbum to date.
Tracklist:
Intro: Pastyme With Good Companye
My Lady, Lily Anne
The Lucy Parade
The Silent Sea
Chill Spell
The Moonlight Down
Casablanca Sky*
Queen Of Arrows No. 2
High On That Hill*
On Hold On
Midnight Attack
All The Assassins
* CD exclusive tracks
UPC: 810137041636Label: Label 51 RecordingsRelease Date: 6.5.26Format: CD
Greg Mendez has always been an economical songwriter - he wields restraint and simplicity as tools, the core of his songs sharpened into simple, cutting truths. On Beauty Land, his new album and debut LP for Dead Oceans, we're guided by a wry but forgiving narrator, an underdog who has learned to balance cynicism and faith. These songs are self-effacing without self-pity, carefully constructed altars of imperfection channeled through pop melodies, shimmering but urgent guitars, and a voice that reaches for choir boy innocence.The bulk of Beauty Land was recorded directly to tape, almost entirely alone in Mendez's makeshift home studio in Philadelphia - a small room with no natural light. It's his first full length since his unexpected self-titled breakthrough in 2023, which was a slow burn success following 15 years of writing and recording music in relative obscurity between Philly and New York. Beauty Land picks up where we left off three years ago - plumbing the depths of grief, love, and addiction - but it's intense, quiet clarity shows Mendez at his songwriting best.Parts of Beauty Land feel like a lucid dream, dented characters carve their way through a world that's cartoonish and warped - the broken-clock march of "I Wanna Feel Pretty," the chiming toy piano on "Gentle Love." "Mary / Dreaming" begins as a sparse, finger-picked lament before cutting abruptly to a deflated, Beach-Boys-but-make-it-fucked-up resolution that brings both melancholy and joy; a sense that all things can be true at once. None of the 14 tracks here break three minutes, but they tell stories that span lifetimes.Death floats through the record, whether it appears as a memory or a threat. Everything feels precarious. There's a fragility to how these songs are built: the way the funeral organ hits alongside the morphine on "Looking Out Your Window," the devastating simplicity of "Frog," with it's slowed-down keyboard and bare refrain: "Please forgive me for my faults." Beauty Land feels, at times, impossibly lonely. Which makes it really count when it doesn't - like when Mendez sings in harmony with his wife and bandmate, Veronica near the end of "So Mean" and it feels like a cherished reunion, a fleeting moment of redemption, a temporary parting of the seas.
Tracklist:
I Wanna Feel Pretty
Looking Out Your Window
Mary / Dreaming
Everybody Wants to Be Your Friend (Except Me)
Gentle Love
Frog
It Breaks My Heart
Sunsick
No Evil
Geranium
Interlude in D Minor
Serving Drinks
So Mean
Concussion
UPC: 656605167329Label: Dead OceansRelease Date: 5.29.26Format: CD
Great As Ever: Live In Philadelphia (1-11-86) GREG ALLMAN - Recorded January 11, 1986, at Chestnut Cabaret, Philadelphia, PA
Tracklist:
Don't Want You No More
Ain't My Cross the Bear
Sweet Feelin'
Hot 'Lanta
Need Your Love So Bad
Trouble No More
Things You Used to Do
Queen of Hearts
Melissa
Midnight Rider
Just Ain't Easy
I'm No Angel
UPC: 860012170142Label: Sawrite Records LlcRelease Date: 4.10.26Format: CD
GRAMMY Award-winning band Greta Van Fleet consists of three brothers – vocalist Josh Kiszka, guitarist Jake Kiszka and bassist/keyboardist Sam Kiszka – as well as drummer Danny Wagner. Together, they have performed across multiple continents, sold over 3.5 million records and 1 million tickets worldwide. Their much anticipated third studio album Starcatcher, produced by Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile), is set for release on July 21, 2023 on Lava/Republic Records. The album was recorded at RCA Studios in Nashville.
Tracklist:
Fate Of The Faithful
Waited All Your Life
The Falling Sky
Sacred The Thread
Runway Blues
The Indigo Streak
Frozen Light
The Archer
Meeting The Master
Farewell For Now
UPC: 602455672582Label: Republic RecordsRelease Date: 7.21.23Format: CD
Tanner Grigoli is an emerging pop artist and songwriter from Asbury Park, New Jersey, known for his undeniable voice, emotionally-charged songwriting, and playful charm. Following the release of his debut single "Love You Right" last fall, With over 400,000 followers and 140 million views across social platforms, Tanner has quickly built a highly engaged fanbase drawn to both his music and authentic connection with listeners. When Tanner opened for Corbyn Besson at Gramercy Theatre last month, it became clear that his live performances bring the same energy and emotion that have fueled his online growth. He'll showcase that energy as a headline performer for the first time on June 20th at the House of Independents. Coinciding with the release of his debut EP, Tanner's first hometown headline show will be a major milestone in his growing career. With a modern sound, strong artistic vision, and rapidly expanding audience, Tanner is establishing himself as one of the rising young artists to watch in today's pop music landscape.
Tracklist:
Figure You Out
If You Knew
Love You Right
Say It Baby
Summer In Jersey
Erasing
Love Worth Saving
UPC: 075678584374Label: Atlantic ModRelease Date: 6.12.26Format: CD
Guided by Voices' last album Thick Rich And Delicious (October 2025) was lauded by NPR's All Things Considered and picked #1 on Magnet Magazine's Best Albums Of 2025. The single "We Outlast Them All" from this latest, Crawlspace Of The Pantheon, is an anthemic victory lap on album #44 from the indie rock stalwarts. Robert Pollard told Rolling Stone: " 'We Outlast Them All' could be our 'We Are The Champions' but it's not necessarily about us. It's about anyone who perseveres over a long period of time." On Crawlspace Of The Pantheon: "I worked much more diligently on this set of lyrics. I chiseled away at lines and sections and phrasings... I wanted them to have an overall emotionally conceptual feel. At times it feels somewhat autobiographical."Guided by Voices will not be on tour in 2026. Pollard recently told Magnet: "Why would we stop playing live and make these kinds of records? I don't know. We do what we wanna do.""Pollard is the greatest rock lyricist of all time." -Dennis Cooper
Tracklist:
Lost in the Sun
Out with a Theory
One Last Blow
We Outlast Them All
A Grand Ceremonialjester
Dagon's Plunger
Advance Without Dropping
No Shoe Fits (Floating Babies)
Arthur Square
Landscaping
(How Would You Like a) Chariot Ride
When You're My Clown (Nothing Happens)
UPC: 769152435824Label: Guided By VoicesRelease Date: 5.29.26Format: CD
Tracklist:
Hurts and Noises
Wake Up
I Don't Wanna Be a Rich
Terrorist Bad Heart
Provocate
Lucifer Sam
Happy!?
So Lazy
I Feel Down
Stupido
Guilty
Caroline Says
My Degeneration [Live]
Son of a Gun [Live]
UPC: 3516628507823Label: Born Bad RecordsRelease Date: 5.22.26Format: CD
Features the high-fidelity SHM-CD format. Guns N' Roses, one of the defining forces in modern rock, revisited cities across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America during their major 2025 tour, and have now announced the schedule for their 2026 world tour while simultaneously releasing two highly anticipated new songs digitally in advance. A CD single featuring these two headline-making tracks is being issued exclusively in Japan. These songs mark the band's first new material in two years, following the surprise digital release of "Perhaps" in August 2023 and "The General." Includes liner notes, lyrics, and Japanese translations.
Tracklist:
Nothing
Atlas
UPC: 4988031843574Label: Universal JapanRelease Date: 2.6.26Format: CD
Following the group’s 1985 formation, Guns N’ Roses injected unbridled attitude into the burgeoning Los Angeles rock scene. They went on to captivate the entire world with the July 21, 1987 release of Appetite For Destruction, which remains the best-selling U.S. debut album ever, moving over 30 million copies globally. Appetite features such indelible tracks such as the No. 1 single “Sweet Child O’ Mine,” “Welcome To The Jungle,” “Nightrain,” and “Paradise City.”First Ever Album Remaster from Original Analog TapesAppetite For Destruction is also available as Remastered Deluxe 2CD / Super Deluxe / 2LP & The Locked N' Loaded Box Set
Tracklist:
Welcome To The Jungle
It's So Easy
Nightrain
Out Ta Get Me
Mr. Brownstone
Paradise City
My Michelle
Think About You
Sweet Child O' Mine
You're Crazy
Anything Goes
Rocket Queen
UPC: 602567565673Label: Geffen RecordsRelease Date: 6.29.18Format: CD
Founded in Los Angeles in 1985, the hard rockers Guns N' Roses have been one of the most successful bands in the world since the late 1980s. Their debut album sold 30 million copies worldwide, making it one of the most successful rock albums. On December 30, 1987, GnR played a legendary concert in Pasadena / California which was broadcast by the local radio station TCM-FM and is available now on CD.
Tracklist:
Its So Easy
Move To The City
Mr. Brownstone
Out Ta Get Me
Sweet Child O Mine
Used To Love Her
My Michelle
Rocket Queen
Kockin On Heavens Door
Welcome To The Jungle
You Are Crazy
Blues Jam
Nightrain
Paradise City
Patience
Mama Kin
UPC: 4262428981750Label: Blue-lineRelease Date: 1.16.26Format: CD
We're stoked to finally be able to announce the release of "Ulcers In The Flesh Of Thought" - our first release since transitioning from an online project to a full touring band. We're also extremely proud and excited to be working with Unique Leader Records for this release, they're a label that has been a cornerstone of the death metal scene for decades so to be able to release this album with them is a dream come true. These new songs dig deep into themes of mental health and the darker corners of the human mind, something all of us in the band have dealt with throughout our lives. This release represents a new chapter for Guttural Slug, and we can't wait to share it with our fans and bring it's intensity to the stage.
Tracklist:
Psychosomatic Desynchronization
Suspended From A Single Strand of Sanity
Ulcers In The Flesh Of Thought
Epitome Of Derealization
Mind to the Millstone
Abominable Servitude to Trauma
UPC: 199806402276Label: Unique LeaderRelease Date: 4.10.26Format: CD
THE BAND'S FIRST ALBUM WITH NICK HEYWARD IN 44 YEARS!The original chapter of Haircut 100 beamed briefly yet brightly. They achieved the kind of success that they could have only dreamed of: four UK Top 10 hits, all of which were definitive '80s classics - 'Love Plus One', 'Fantastic Day, 'Favourite Shirts (Boys Meets Girl)' and 'Nobody's Fool' - followed by a debut album, 'Pelican West, which peaked at #2 during an eleven week run in the Top 10, in the process reaching Platinum status.That was 42 years ago. But now after a lengthy absence, Haircut 100 are back: fueled by the power of friendship, a love of adventure, and the simple joy of seeing wherever their unexpected next chapter will take them. Their return now gathers pace after releasing their first new music in 40 years and announcing new album 'Boxing The Compass'.Officially, the band's third album (a second record, minus Nick, 'Paint and Paint' released in 1984). A recognizably Haircut 100, but also far beyond a simple '80s throwback. With ideas emerging rapidly and spontaneously, colored by all of the influences that have emerged since the first time around, as well as being informed by the enthusiasm and top tier musicianship shown by the members of their live band.
Tracklist:
Come Back to Me
Vanishing Point
Soulbird
Raincloud
Sunshine
The Unloving Plum
Someone
That’s a Start
Dynamite
A Wonderful Life
UPC: 5037300553795Label: Absolute Label ServiRelease Date: 5.29.26Format: CD
GRAMMY® Award-nominated multi-platinum alternative pop maverick Halsey returns with her anxiously awaited second full-length album, hopeless fountain kingdom [Astralwerks], which she executive produced alongside Benny Blanco, Greg Kurstin, Lido and Ricky Reed. Her brand new single, 'Now Or Never', is the first taste of what fans can expect from her new album, a track with a soulful refrain over dystopic, shuddering synths. The vocals segue from a delicate croon into an R&B-style bridge, highlighting her impressive range. hopeless fountain kingdom is set for release on June 2nd, 2017, and is available to preorder now.
Tracklist:
The Prologue
100 Letters
Eyes Closed
Alone
Now Or Never
Sorry
Good Mourning
Lie
Walls Could Talk
Bad At Love
Strangers
Devil In Me
Hopeless
UPC: 602557562378Label: AstralwerksRelease Date: 6.2.17Format: CD
Now over twenty years together as a working duo, Hammock continue their remarkable string of sonic explorations with The Second Coming Was A Moonrise. The title captures a time of exploration, when in his late teens, Byrd and a friend, under the influence of psychedelics, mistook the moonrise for the second coming of Christ. Byrd and Thompson, both primarily guitarists, have found their musical bonds becoming ever stronger as their shared work grows even more dramatic and richer over the years, pursuing a feeling of sweeping, shimmering sonic awe that can never simply be summed up as anything other than itself. The Second Coming Was A Moonrise continues those sensations of exploration, feeling at once like one of their most intimate releases while exploring the rich sense of majesty that they can create in turn. Much of The Second Coming is instrumental or only adds wordless vocal sighs and textures, though always with titles chosen with intent. Byrd revisited more of his drug-fueled escapes with "Chemicals Make You Small," which features two notable guests: Wayne Coyne and Steven Drozd of The Flaming Lips, adding vocals and keyboards. Other returning guest performers include regular collaborator Matt Kidd of Slow Meadow adding strings and guitar, Deserta's Matthew Doty on synths and guitar, Lumenette's Christine Byrd adding angelic vocals, Chad Howat playing keyboards and bass and Jake Finch adding some remarkable drumming.
Tracklist:
Inbreaking
We Close Our Eyes So We Can See
Like Sinking Stars
The Second Coming Was a Moonrise
Everything You Love Is Buried in the Ground or Scattered into Space
The Unsetting Sun
Sadness
Chemicals Make You Small
Deconstructing
All the Pain You Can't Explain
UPC: 661706305884Label: Hammock MusicRelease Date: 5.22.26Format: CD
Digipak. On Hammok's new album When Does This Place Become Our Scene, the Oslo trio's sophomore outing and first release for Sargent House, their noise-rock, hardcore, and metal foundations expand into broader, more dynamic territory. Industrial textures, hip-hop-informed rhythms, synth-led passages, and progressive structures surface alongside classic punk urgency, revealing a band equally invested in abrasion and atmosphere. Produced by vocalist and guitarist Tobias Osland, the songs arrived in inspired bursts, even as the recording process proved painstaking. Tasked with refining and expanding their sound, Hammok tweaked and explored each track until it held all their competing impulses at once: music that feels volatile and immediate yet dense with hooks and layered detail. True to it's title, When Does This Place Become Our Scene examines hardcore's lineage and social politics while widening it's focus to questions of belonging in an era shaped by the internet and hyperconnection. Balancing underground intensity with pop instinct, they arrived at an album equal parts scream-along cathartic and nod-along infectious.
Tracklist:
The Scene
Semi-Automatic Machines
Gooning for Free
Blast Off (Blast Off) Blast Off
Bang
Groundbreaker
Tap Water
CND
Thirst
When the Kids Are Too Old to Cause a Scene
Confidence of a Beaten Horse
For My Friends
UPC: 634457243477Label: Sargent HouseRelease Date: 6.5.26Format: CD
The new HARDLINE album 'Shout' sees the band helmed by American vocalist Johnny Gioeli (Axel Rudi Pell, Crush 40) and his Italian teammates, keyboardist Alessandro Del Vecchio (Vanden Plas, Jorn), guitarist Luca Princiotta, bassist Anna Portalupi and drummer Marco Di Salvia, take up where their 1992 Melodic Rock masterpiece "Double Eclipse" left off."Our current album features our typical choruses and the classic songwriting style of 'Double Eclipse', supported by a contemporary production and state-of-the-art sound. The album gives you that feeling you get when you roll down your car window and turn up the radio on full blast," says Johnny Gioeli, describing the ten new songs. He adds: "This band doesn't want to reinvent it's music. Hardline are Hardline, and our fans know what to expect from us!"
Tracklist:
Shout
Rise Up
It Owns You
When You Came Into My Life
Mother Love
Rise Above No Fear
Candy Love
I'm Leaning on It
Welcome to the Thunder
Glow
UPC: 886922664427Label: SteamhammerRelease Date: 4.17.26Format: CD
2024 album from the Country Rock singer/songwriter. Quit!! was recorded with Big Loud partner and producer Joey Moi (who's worked with the likes of Morgan Wallen, Florida Georgia Line, and Nickelback), and finds Hardy diving further into his rock-influenced sound. Includes musical assistance from Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith and Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst.
Tracklist:
QUIT!!
ROCKSTAR
GOOD GIRL PHASE
I DON'T MISS
PSYCHO
HAPPY HOUR
JIM BOB
WHYBMWL
TIME TO BE DEAD
SOUL4SALE
LIVE FOREVER
ORPHAN
SIX FEET UNDER (Caleigh's Song)
UPC: 602465715255Label: Big Loud RecordsRelease Date: 7.12.24Format: CD
Harry Styles, the highly anticipated self-titled debut album from the global superstar. The ten track album features the lead single "Sign of the Times," which topped the charts in over 80 countries upon its release day. "Sign of the Times" was produced by Jeff Bhasker and co-written by Styles, with additional production by Alex Salibian and Tyler Johnson.The album is available digitally, and in three physical formats: a LIMITED EDITION HARDCOVER BOOK version of the CD featuring 32 pages of exclusive images from the recording process, a standard package CD, and a vinyl LP version in a gatefold jacket.
Tracklist:
Meet Me in the Hallway
Sign of the Times
Carolina
Two Ghosts
Sweet Creature
Only Angel
Kiwi
Ever Since New York
Woman
From the Dining Table
UPC: 889854367725Label: Columbia RecordsRelease Date: 5.12.17Format: CD
Dissenter is the seventh studio album by the American metalcore band Haste the Day. The 11 years since Coward makes it the longest gap between studio albums in the band's career. UPC: 810129812824Label: Solid State RecordsRelease Date: 5.15.26Format: CD
The release of The Haunted Youth's highly anticipated sophomore album, Boys Cry Too, marks the next chapter in the career of songwriter / frontman Joachim Liebens' musical project. From the towering eight-minute opening track "In My Head," to the final, haunted strum of "Ghost Girl," Boys Cry Too presents a viscerally powerful journey through loss, despair, heartache, rage and hope. It's a record fueled by personal emotional turmoil, but one that also reveals a naked vulnerability, reflected in the crystalline beauty of tracks like "Emo Song" and "Hurt," and the emotionally raw confessions within Liebens' lyrics. "I wanted to show the vulnerable part of men and boys and celebrate it, instead of making it this whole stigma that's been going on for so long", he explains. That emotional spectrum is reflected in a change of instrumentation, with live drums and guitars coming more into focus ahead of the layers of sun-bleached synths that characterized the band's debut. Following their successful debut album, Dawn of the Freak (2022), The Haunted Youth have quickly become a melancholic dream pop phenomenon, a multi-award-winning band, with over 20 million streams to date and a packed touring schedule. Frontman and songwriter Joachim Liebens blends dreamy guitars, nostalgic synths, and deeply personal lyrics into songs that - while dark in theme - offer comfort and connection.
Tracklist:
in my head
castlevenia
deathwish
emo song
wake up, get up
hurt
murder me
falling to pieces
i hear voices
forget me
ghost girl
UPC: 5400863206055Label: Play It Again SamRelease Date: 5.8.26Format: CD
Haute & Freddy is the dazzling brainchild of Michelle Buzz and Lance Shipp. The duo releases their highly anticipated debut album, Big Disgrace, March 13, 2026.Haute & Freddy released their first single "Scantily Clad” in 2024, sparking a devoted fanbase. Fast forward to now, and the comment sections are buzzing with fans speaking in Ren Faire lingo, while their shows are filled with attendees crafting their own jester hats, as a mime clown joyfully twists balloon crowns for the rest of the Royal Court—aka H&F’s loyal followers. Their love for theater, obscure synths, and underground club culture runs deep, infusing every track with an audacious energy. The duo moves through their music like a runaway circus, crashing through the veneer of polite society with all the flair of an 18th-century escapade.
Tracklist:
Symphony for a Queen
Anti-Superstar
Sweet Surrender
Scantily Clad
Freaks
Shy Girl
Dance the Pain Away
Femme Hysteria
Fashion Over Function
Sophie
Showgirl at Heart
Fields of Versailles
I Like My People Weird
UPC: 075678590863Label: AtlanticRelease Date: 3.13.26Format: CD
In 2008, Have a Nice Life released their now cult classic Deathconsciousness album to a whimper and critical non-interest. Six years after it's release the band followed up with 2014's stunner The Unnatural World, and by then Deathconsciousness had become a force of influence and fanatic obsession. Seamlessly blending shoegaze, post punk, new wave, industrial and noise with unparalleled depth and weight, the album was originally released by Enemies List Home Recordings founded by HANL members Dan Barrett and Tim Macuga. Now, longtime HANL collaborator The Flenser will reissue Deathconsciousness on the long-requested CD format, with a deluxe packaging option, including the lengthy accompanying zine and housed in a heavy box. The 75-page booklet accompanying the deluxe format of Deathconsciousness details the dark and forgotten history of the Antiochean cult. Blurring the lines between novella, liner notes, and academic text, the zine itself presents an engrossing narrative. The corresponding album is rhythmic, primal and expansive, and is a gloomy-post-punk masterpiece-a mediation on death, loss and existence. It feels more fresh and engaging with every listen and has held up as a remarkable piece of art. Fans of Have a Nice Life exhibit both cultic thought and action for good reason-it is perhaps a fanbase as dark and mysterious as the Antiochean's, which the album itself revolves around.
Tracklist:
A Quick One Before the Eternal Worm Devours Connecticut
Bloodhail
The Big Gloom
Hunter
Telephony
Who Would Leave Their Son Out in the Sun?
There Is No Food
Waiting for Black Metal Records to Come in the Mail
Holy Fucking Shit: 40,000
The Future
Deep, Deep
I Don't Love
Earthmover
UPC: 733102722227Label: FlenserRelease Date: 10.22.21Format: CD
Deluxe Four Disc Limited-Edition Box Set Of The Classic 1970 Debut Album By Hawkwind. With 3 Cds & A Region-Free Blu-ray Disc. The Original Album Mix Newly Remastered From The Original Master Tapes. With New 5.1 Surround Sound & Stereo Mixes Of The Album From The Original 8-Track Master Tapes By Stephen W. Tayler. Also Includes An Additional CD Of Rare Live Recordings From 1970 And A Further Seven Bonus Tracks Drawn From A Demo Session, A Rare Single And A Studio Out-Take. Released in August 1970 on the Liberty label, the album was recorded in March and April of that year and established Hawkwind as one of the most exciting and original bands to emerge from the UK Underground scene. Tracks such as 'Hurry On Sundown', 'Mirror of Illusion', 'Be Yourself', 'Seeing It As You Really Are' and 'Paranoia' set the scene for the legendary Space Rock style that Hawkwind would explore to great acclaim and success in the 1970s and beyond. This limited-edition deluxe boxed set comprises three CDs and a Blu-ray disc and features a brand new remaster of the original album an additional CD of rare live recordings from 1970 from Dave Brock's archives along with with seven bonus tracks drawn from a 1969 demo session, both sides of the 'Hurry On Sundown' single and a studio out-take and new stereo and 5.1 Surround Sound mixes of the album by Stephen W Tayler. The set is completed with an illustrated book with new essay, making this boxed set the definitive release of this legendary album.
Tracklist:
Hurry on Sundown
The Reason Is
Be Yourself
Paranoia - Part 1
Paranoia - Part 2
Seeing It As You Really Are
Mirror of Illusion
Bring It on Home (Dave Brock Solo Track from "The Buskers" Album)
Hurry on Sundown (Recorded 23rd October 1969)
The Kiss of the Velvet Whip (Recorded 23rd October 1969)
Cymbaline (Recorded 23rd October 1969)
Mirror of Illusion (Mono Single Version)
Hurry on Sundown (Mono Single Version)
Hurry on Sundown
The Reason Is
Be Yourself
Paranoia
Seeing It As You Really Are
Mirror of Illusion
You Know You're Only Dreaming
Paranoia
Seeing It As You Really Are
We Do It
Came Home
Hurry on Sundown
Mirror of Illusion (Spoken Word Version)
Hurry on Sundown
The Reason Is
Be Yourself
Paranoia
Seeing It As You Really Are
Mirror of Illusion
You Know You're Only Dreaming
UPC: 5013929635821Label: AtomhengeRelease Date: 3.6.26Format: CD
After 20+ years spent fulfilling their contract for Atlantic Records - a contract Williams signed as a mere teenager - Paramore announced in December of 2023 that they were finally an independent band. This surprise collection is self-released by Hayley Williams on her new venture Post Atlantic. These songs come as the third batch of work released from Williams as a solo artist.The COVID-era saw her release two extraordinary albums - 2020’s Petals For Armor and 2021’s Flowers for Vases. Both albums were gorgeous and stark meditations on loss and offered up a contrast to the high-energy and up-tempo muscle she displays in Paramore. “The record—epitomizing vulnerability and transformative growth—reveals a more mature and introspective side of Williams,” said Pitchfork of Petals, and went on to say of Flowers “her voice is undoubtedly the standout feature… husky and gentle, dangerous yet warm,” and explained that the minimal production “makes this a purposeful reset.”
Tracklist:
Ice In My OJ
Glum
Kill Me
Whim
Mirtazapine
Hard
Discovery Channel
True Believer
Zissou
Dream Girl In Shibuya
Disappearing Man
Love Me Different
Brotherly Hate
Negative Self Talk
Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party
Blood Bros
I Won’t Quit On You
Parachute
Track 19
Track 20
UPC: 617308112368Label: Post AtlanticRelease Date: 11.7.25Format: CD
"Hayley Williams, lead singer of Paramore, celebrated the surprise release of her second solo project, FLOWERS for VASES / descansos, in February 2021. The gripping album was written and performed in it's entirety by Hayley Williams, a career first for the music industry titan. Recorded at her home in Nashville, the 14-track album spans from stories of love to stories of loss. "In a world that often requires us to ignore our deepest needs, Hayley Williams does not provide a light at the end of the tunnel or a closed door, but a new body, a new tongue, and possibly a new frame of reference to survive and even thrive," writes NPR. Named one of the best albums of the year so far by outlets such as Rolling Stone and SPIN, FLOWERS for VASES / descansos is available for streaming and purchase now.
Tracklist:
First Thing to Go
My Limb
Asystole
Trigger
Over Those Hills
Good Grief
Wait on
Kyrh
Inordinary
Hyd
No Use I Just Do
Find Me Here
Decansos
Just a Lover
UPC: 075678639357Label: Atlantic ModRelease Date: 10.15.21Format: CD
Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Haylie Davis presents Wandering Star, a coming-of-age debut that unfolds like a Townes Van Zandt tale set in a deserted diner off a re-routed interchange: intimate, cinematic and quietly fearless.Haylie Davis channels the spirit of the early '70s, when Carole King and Joni Mitchell redefined songwriting. That time-travelling sensibility is celebrated on Wandering Star, the album's title track. A piano-led meditation steeped in longing, the song carries the eerie shadow of Karen Carpenter, buoyed by a luminous, aching sub-melody.The blissful ballad 'Horns of Time' taps into a plaintive cosmic country palette reminiscent of Emmylou Harris. 'Give Me a Rainbow' follows, a lo-fi folk reverie recalling Clairo, as if filtered through a back-porch-reclining, wide-eyed Dolly Parton in awe of her own roots. Rolling Stone has hailed Davis' earlier recordings as "gently hued Laurel Canyon folk-pop songs", and on Wandering Star her compass swings wider still. Her maturing worldview and distinctive vocal at times evoke Lana Del Rey and Weyes Blood crafting an ode to Gram Parsons - a hybrid on full display in the self-examining passion of 'I Was Wrong'.A fresh take on modern pop, Wandering Star is infectious, brimming with hooks, soaring choruses and storylines that tug at the heartstrings.
Tracklist:
Country Boy
Golden Age
I Was Wrong
Born to Be Blue
Lily of the Valley
Give Me a Rainbow
Young Man
Horns of Time
Lonely Too
Wandering Star
Mourning Dove
UPC: 809236005519Label: Fire RecordsRelease Date: 6.5.26Format: CD