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200 Stab Wounds – Manual Manic Procedures CD/LP (Metal Blade)

Cleveland death metal legends-in-waiting 200 Stab Wounds return with Manual Manic Procedures. A superlative sophomore effort that follows their tour de force debut, 2021’s Slave To The Scalpel, the new album Manual Manic Procedures is a brutal slab of old-school death metal with a contemporary edge. Not for the faint-hearted, the record may well be the album that puts classic gore-themed ferocity back into the metal community’s collective consciousness. [A red olor vinyl pressing is available.]

Omar Apollo – God Said No CD/LP/Cassette (WB)

Traversing the bounds of genre and language in his songs, singer-songwriter Grammynominated Omar Apollo captures the adventurous spirit that this multi-hyphenate moment in pop demands, returning with his highly anticipated sophomore album, God Said No. God Said No is Omar’s interpretation of “lo que sera, sera” which translates to “whatever will be, will be”. The phrase embodies the album with Omar’s tongue-in-cheek humorous outlook on the suffering that comes from surrendering and accepting whatever is thrown at you by life, a relationship, or lover. Omar believes his natural state is longing for love or stability, and elements of the album are about surrendering to that. [Multiple vinyl colorways are available, including indie store exclusive gold.]

Wade Bowen – Flyin CD/LP (Bowen Sounds)

“More than ever, people need to hear songwriters talk about their lives. We don’t always have to search for monster hits. We can just write about our lives and maybe that might actually work. That’s what this record is a lot of. A lot of massive songs, but also a lot of me just writing authentically and honestly about my life. Flyin symbolizes the next phase of my career. I feel like I’m flying into this chapter where I’m the best version of myself that I’ve ever been. Y’all better catch up or you’re getting left behind. I’m on fire!”

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Gracie Abrams – The Secret Of Us CD/LP (Interscope)

Gracie Abrams returns with her sophomore album, The Secret Of Us. This is Gracie’s most expansive body of work both sonically and narratively. Coming off the heels of her hugely successful debut Good Riddance, Gracie shows us how much she has accomplished in one short year. Gracie’s growth as a songwriter and vocalist is showcased in her most extroverted album yet, as she continues to work with longtime collaborator Aaron Dessner. A portion of these songs were also written with Gracie’s best friend, Audrey Hobert. This album was written with the urgency with which you run home to detail every moment of a night to your friend, with her live experiences over the past year having deeply shaped the identity of this album. [A yellow color vinyl pressing is available.]

Kehlani – Crash CD/LP (Atlantic)

In Kehlani’s words: “A crash, in any form, is the peak height of the moment. It isn’t the anxiety of the before, or the lament after. It is the ever so imperative present. A space with no reminisce, no remorse, and no afterthought. CRASH IS HERE. At my most free, most fun, most loud, most fueled, so far.” [Multiple vinyl colorways are available, including indie store exclusive blue.]

Lake Street Dive – Good Together CD/LP (Fantasy)

Produced by Mike Elizondo (Fiona Apple, Sheryl Crow), Lake Street Dive’s new album Good Together is an eclectic set of genre-bending songs that could only have come from popular music’s most agile and compelling outliers. Fusing pop, R&B, soul and jazz, Lake Street Dive: Rachael Price (vocals), Bridget Kearney (bass), Mike Calabrese (drums), Akie Bermiss (keyboards), and James Cornelison (guitar), have created the most confident and accomplished recording of their career. [An indie store exclusive translucent light blue vinyl colorway is available.]

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Better Than Ezra – Super Magick CD/LP (Round Hill)

Recently released on CD – now available on vinyl. Better Than Ezra is still going strong: after headlining monumental live shows all throughout 2023, the band releases their highly anticipated tenth studio album, Super Magick. Named one of the “100 Greatest Alternative Artists of All Time” by Billboard, with a legacy that includes inspiring a classic Saturday Night Live skit, Better Than Ezra recently shared the first batch of singles from Super Magick: “Mystified”, “Contact High”, and “Live A Little”.

Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs – Vagabonds, Virgins & Misfits CD/LP (BMG)

Vagabonds, Virgins & Misfits is the third studio album with his solo project the Dirty Knobs, following 2020’s Wreckless Abandon and 2022’s External Combustion. The 2024 release features guest appearances by Lucinda Williams, Graham Nash, Chris Stapleton and fellow lifelong Heartbreaker, keyboardist Benmont Tench. Mike Campbell is best known as the lead guitarist of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers from its inception in 1976 until the passing of Tom Petty in 2017. He has played on four Bob Dylan albums, most Stevie Nicks albums, three Don Henley albums, and albums with Chris Stapleton, Linda Ronstadt, Joe Cocker, Rob Thomas, Mary J. Blige, Tracy Chapman, Randy Newman and more.

The Decemberists – As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again CD/2xLP (Yabb)

For over 20 years, The Decemberists have been one of the most original, daring, and thrilling American rock bands. Their distinctive brand of hyperliterate folk-rock set them apart from the start, releasing nine full-length albums that are unbound by genre and highly ambitious. Now the beloved indie band is back with their first new album in six years, As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again – not only the longest Decemberists album to date (and their first intentional, proper double-LP) but also their most empathetic and accessible, its 13 songs like semaphores of mutual recognition for our fraught times and faint hope. [An indie store exclusive ‘fruit punch’ color vinyl pressing is available.]

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