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February 23, 2025
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mike pitts
Staff Pick: Various Artists - Barnyard Beehive

Numero’s latest compilation “Barnyard Beehive” hit the shelves on Valentine’s Day.

Staff Pick: Various Artists - Barnyard Beehive
November 10, 2024
staff picks
mike pitts
Staff Pick: Tsunami - Loud Is As

FFO: 90’s indie rock and knowing far too much about the Teen Beat label

Staff Pick: Tsunami - Loud Is As
October 27, 2024
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mike pitts
Staff Pick: Bratmobile - Pottymouth + Ladies, ...

The long awaited reissues for Bratmobile’s catalog are finally here!

Staff Pick: Bratmobile - Pottymouth + Ladies, Women and Girls + Girls Get Busy LP Reissues
October 20, 2024
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mike pitts
Staff Pick: Blood Incantation - Absolute ...

The latest from Blood Incantation has peaked some interest around these parts!

Staff Pick: Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere
October 13, 2024
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mike pitts
Staff Pick: Dummy - Free Energy

"We all can’t get enough of Dummy’s Free Energy here at ol Sonic Boom! "

Staff Pick: Dummy - Free Energy
Greg Brown
September 26, 2020
new releases

RSD 2020 2nd Edition: The Complete List

Greg Brown
September 26, 2020
new releases
RSD 2020 2nd Edition: The Complete List

The second wave of 2020 Record Store Day titles land on our shelves September 26th.

Tagged: RSD

Greg Brown
September 25, 2020
new releases

New Releases for September 25th, 2020

Greg Brown
September 25, 2020
new releases
New Releases for September 25th, 2020

Loads of new music arriving this Friday! We’ve got the new IDLES, Gold Record from BILL CALLAHAN arriving on vinyl, an amped up BOB MOULD record, vinyl from THE WEEKEND, THE FLAMING LIPS, and much, much more.

Tagged: idles, bill callahan, bob mould, weeknd

Greg Brown
September 22, 2020
first last & favorite

Smokey Brights: First, Last, and Favorite

Greg Brown
September 22, 2020
first last & favorite
Smokey Brights: First, Last, and Favorite

We get Kim & Ryan of Smokey Brights to talk music in the latest edition of our First, Last, and Favorite column. Their latest full-length I Love You But Damn is out now!

Tagged: smokey brights

Greg Brown
September 21, 2020
charts recap

Charts Recap: September 13th - 19th, 2020

Greg Brown
September 21, 2020
charts recap
Charts Recap: September 13th - 19th, 2020

Weekly best-seller: Run The Jewels - RTJ4

Tagged: run the jewels, osees, thelonious monk

Greg Brown
September 20, 2020
staff picks

Staff Picks: Doug & Jean Carn - Spirit of the New Land

Greg Brown
September 20, 2020
staff picks
Staff Picks: Doug & Jean Carn - Spirit of the New Land

We’re digging the reissue of this innovative and socially aware 72 LP, featuring a wild husband/wife led combo of very heavy jazz players.

Tagged: doug carn, jean carn

Greg Brown
September 18, 2020
new releases

New Releases for September 18th, 2020

Greg Brown
September 18, 2020
new releases
New Releases for September 18th, 2020

New records out! Highlights for this NEW MUSIC FRIDAY include the latest from Run The Jewels, the re-re-renamed Osees, L7 remastered, John Coltrane reissued, the Avett Brothers latest on vinyl, and more!

Tagged: avett brothers, john coltrane, l7, ohsees, run the jewels

Greg Brown
September 16, 2020
staff picks

Staff Picks: Blonde Redhead - Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons

Greg Brown
September 16, 2020
staff picks
Staff Picks: Blonde Redhead - Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons

We wholeheartedly welcome the reissue of perhaps our favorite of the Blonde Redhead records, ‘Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons’ from Touch & Go Records.

Tagged: blonde redhead

Greg Brown
September 14, 2020
charts recap

Charts Recap: September 6th - 12th, 2020

Greg Brown
September 14, 2020
charts recap
Charts Recap: September 6th - 12th, 2020

Weekly best-seller: Fiona Apple - Fetch The Bolt Cutters


Tagged: fiona apple, galaxie 500, pile

Greg Brown
September 13, 2020
staff picks

Staff Picks: Jessy Lanza - All the Time

Greg Brown
September 13, 2020
staff picks
Staff Picks: Jessy Lanza - All the Time

Jessy Lanza’s third record is a near perfect pop record for 2020, synth-heavy with plenty of depth.

Tagged: jessy lanza

Greg Brown
September 11, 2020
new releases

New Releases for September 11th, 2020

Greg Brown
September 11, 2020
new releases
New Releases for September 11th, 2020

A new batch of records are hitting our shelves this Friday highlighted by an essential reissue prime-era PJ Harvey, a lovely instrumental LP from the Sea & Cake’s Sam Prekop, new sounds from Marilyn Manson, along with many other goodies.

Tagged: pj harvey, sam prekop, marilyn manson

Greg Brown
September 10, 2020
staff picks

Staff Picks: Terminal Nation - Holocene Extinction

Greg Brown
September 10, 2020
staff picks
Staff Picks: Terminal Nation - Holocene Extinction

Terminal Nation’s extremely heavy new full-length ‘Holocene Extinction’ is a perfect listen for what feels like the end-of-times.

Tagged: terminal nation

Greg Brown
September 7, 2020
charts recap

Charts Recap: August 30th - September 5th, 2020

Greg Brown
September 7, 2020
charts recap
Charts Recap: August 30th - September 5th, 2020

Weekly Top-Seller: Taylor Swift - Folklore

Tagged: taylor swift, angel olsen, slint

Greg Brown
September 4, 2020
new releases

New Releases for September 4th, 2020

Greg Brown
September 4, 2020
new releases
New Releases for September 4th, 2020

New music arriving this and every Friday! Highlights this week include a new one from UK duo Hurts, a rare new dispatch from Throwing Muses, a doomy EP from Khemmis, a reissue of one of Yo La Tengo’s finest, along with much more.

Tagged: hurts, throwing muses, khemmis, yo la tengo

Greg Brown
September 3, 2020
staff picks

Staff Picks: Rudresh Mahanthappa - Hero Trio

Greg Brown
September 3, 2020
staff picks
Staff Picks: Rudresh Mahanthappa - Hero Trio

Hero Trio finds London saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa leading a trio through jazz explorations of some classic tracks. We very much enjoy it.

Tagged: rudresh mahanthappa

Greg Brown
September 1, 2020
staff picks

Staff Picks: Barbara Lynn - The Atlantic Years

Greg Brown
September 1, 2020
staff picks
Staff Picks: Barbara Lynn - The Atlantic Years

Here’s an incredible collection of top-notch soul singles originally released between 1968 and 1973. Barbara Lynn should be a household name, and is essential listening for any soul music aficionado.

Tagged: barbara lynn

Greg Brown
August 31, 2020
charts recap

Charts Recap: August 23rd - 29th, 2020

Greg Brown
August 31, 2020
charts recap
Charts Recap: August 23rd - 29th, 2020

Weekly Best-Seller: Tyler The Creator - Cherry Bomb

Tagged: rsd, record store day, tyler the creator, taylor swift

Greg Brown
August 28, 2020

RSD 2020: The Complete List

Greg Brown
August 28, 2020
RSD 2020: The Complete List

Our up-to-the-moment list of all the official Record Store Day titles that have arrived for this year’s event.

Tagged: record store day

Greg Brown
August 28, 2020
new releases

New Releases for August 28th, 2020

Greg Brown
August 28, 2020
new releases
New Releases for August 28th, 2020

NEW MUSIC FRIDAY! Our pre-RSD new arrivals are headlined by My Morning Jackets latest, and expanded edition of Elliott Smith’s first, a second Disclosure full-length, a late arriving Earl Sweatshirt EP, along with many more titles.

Tagged: my morning jacket, elliott smith, disclosure, earl sweatshirt

Greg Brown
August 27, 2020
staff lists, staff picks

Staff Picks: Shabaka & The Ancestors - We Are Sent Here By History

Greg Brown
August 27, 2020
staff lists, staff picks
Staff Picks: Shabaka & The Ancestors - We Are Sent Here By History

Saxophonist Shabaka Hutching’s (Sons of Kemet, etc) latest project with the Ancestors is expansive, experimental, and some of the best jazz we’ve heard in 2020.

Tagged: shabaka & the ancestors

Greg Brown
August 24, 2020
charts recap

Charts Recap: August 16th - 22nd, 2020

Greg Brown
August 24, 2020
charts recap
Charts Recap: August 16th - 22nd, 2020

Weekly Top-Seller: Taylor Swift - Folklore

Tagged: taylor swift, bright eyes, lianne la havas

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