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I'd never even heard of Hex Induction, and now I have something to do this weekend!

I will second pretty much all of Dead C's recommendations, especially regarding Daybreak, Sonic Boom, Un Bien, and Broadcast Coffee. I've found that Spin Cycle in Capitol Hill has a really nicely curated selection, and Zion's Gate is also pretty impressive if occasionally overpriced (its mostly...

A bunch of the previously overpriced but colored Slowdive EPs are in there for $9 instead of $32 too. How they thought anybody would want 4 songs for that much is mind boggling.

That's what struck me too - that none of it was all that surprising!

Came across this heroically long and detailed blog/essay from about 10 years ago about Dick Latvala and the history behind how Dick's Picks and the Vault came to exist and evolved. Fascinating stuff. Perhaps some of you have read it or know the history already but for folks who are interested: Here

I finally received a shipping notification on 7/13 and it arrived 7/19. The shopify site was completely down for about a week before that happened, so I was partway convinced we wouldn't be seeing anything until 2020, but it finally came through. Sorry to hear y'all didn't get as lucky, but if...

Anybody else get their Swans Soundtracks for the Blind 4LP sets? I'm very impressed at how the exceedingly plain artwork translates to a well-constructed box with some nice embossing and minimalist touches. Also of note, Michael Gira's signature (included if you bought thru Young God) features...

The cartography print is awesome! Super glad I went in on Friday since I thought the print was going to come with every copy, and not just the first 5-10 or whatever it ended up being.

it's funny you compare it to Modest Mouse, because when I think of bands that have veered from pointedly monotonous to laughably watered down, Modest Mouse definitely comes to mind. I say that as a fan of Modest Mouse; most releases after 2004 are boringly overproduced and most releases before...

As a relative newcomer to David Berman and his work with the Joos, I can't really do a comprehensive write up about the new Purple Mountains record, but holy shit is it really really (really really) good. And I've only been able to listen at work, 50% distracted. Easily in my top 5 of the year...

Blue and Red are their best, IMO. Green & Yellow is good, but I prefer heavier Baroness. Purple is hard to categorize, because like the preview tracks for Gold & Gray, it sounds like it was recorded in an half-empty paint can. It is pretty far from a satisfying listening experience, especially...

trying to cancel my pre-order for store credit or something, anything, for exactly that reason. the new stuff sounded good to great live (Showbox in Seattle has reliably great sound, mostly), but i was completely unprepared for how godawful the recording was. it's inexcusably shitty and almost...

Anybody planning on going to Earth @ Neumos this Friday or any of the Terror Fest shows? The end of May has some good rib cage-rattling shows!

The new one is probably not the BEST place to go first in terms of understanding the band as a whole, but in truth they're all pretty good to fucking excellent. If you love Boxer, listen to Alligator first (probably). I personally can't decide during any given month if High Violet or Trouble is...

With the full, proper DVD track list:

Howdy - as is the story with most, I was an infrequent poster in the Voldemort, Me Please forums but spend much of my workday glued to the computer, so I lurked often. Big thanks to those who moved quickly to get this going again so I didn't have any more excuses to not participate more often...

for the sludge and stoner metal fans, and with apologies for the giant image, Bongzilla is re-releasing four studio albums and releasing a new live record. The big $99 bundle is already sold out, but there are some interesting color variants on the single LPs: https://store.relapse.com/b/bongzilla