Tag: vinyl

  • Just dropped the needle on this monster for …


    Just dropped the needle on this monster for the first time in a long time and let me tell you, it still absolutely owns.

  • I could stare at this photo for hours.


    I could stare at this photo for hours.

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    Aeon Station on vinyl

    My copy of the Aeon Station record arrived yesterday. It is very, very good and makes me feel very sad. In other words, it is exactly what I’d hoped for.

  • Shouts to The National for the 3-color print …


    A close-up of the insert to The National's "Sleep Well Beast"

    Shouts to The National for the 3-color print job on the insert for “Sleep Well Beast.”

  • Bought myself a belated Christmas gift: the 3LP …


    Wolf Parade's Apologies To The Queen Mary" reissue

    Bought myself a belated Christmas gift: the 3LP reissue of Wolf Parade’s “Apologies to the Queen Mary.” Sub Pop knocked it out of the park on this package: the remastered album on 2 LPs, a third that collects the EPs that led up to the record’s release, plus a heartfelt essay from Sean Michaels (of Said The Gramophone fame).

    At a time when every new indie band either seemed to be from Canada or have “Wolf” in their name, these guys stood out and created a record that aged better than any of the other Blog Rock records of the early 2000s (yes, that includes “Funeral”). Simultaneously urgent and timeless, it’s a minor classic.

  • Jackpot.


    Jackpot.

    Front cover of Pearl Jam's Unplugged on vinyl.
  • Turns out, there’s an honest-to-god legit indie record …


    Sunny Day Real Estate's "Diary" on vinyl

    Turns out, there’s an honest-to-god legit indie record store in downtown Lewes, DE. Who knew?

  • Dropped into my local record store around lunchtime. …


    Dropped into my local record store around lunchtime. Clerk saw me, walked over and said “Dude, I have a truckload of new, super clean 80s indie and alternative in, but that copy of ‘Green’ I posted on Insta last night just walked out the door.”

    I feel very Seen. It feels good.