Every day it starts, anxiety, began the first song on 2014#s Content Nausea. Those were essentially the song#s only lyrics, but Human Performance picks up where that thought left off, picking apart the anxieties of modern life: The unavoidable noise of NY
Parquet Courts second album (2012) is "an almost dizzying nonstop array of infectious melodies, tangled guitar riffs, and brainy one-liners." - Stereogum
Combining the run of early singles with more obscure later period tracks underlines the strength and depth that Wire had. Previously released as 7" box set, this Record Store Day 2025 release is the first time for most tracks on LP.
Though Deerhoof long ago established itself as one of the greatest rock groups ever to stride the earth, they once again discover previously unknown combinations of candy-coated riffs, sideways pop hooks, free-jazz freakouts, and surrealist humor.
While their early work was rooted in raw, nihilistic post-punk, here they expand into a swaggering, genre-bending style that mixes punk urgency with glam, brass arrangements, and a kind of drunken, chaotic romanticism.
With a mix of noisy textures, post-punk energy, and avant-garde instrumentation, the record pushes boundaries while maintaining an undercurrent of melodic tension.
Sonically diverse psych from heavily fuzzed-out to Deadhead-friendly mellow, a disco-ish tunes and a strong Afrobeat backbone. The Nigerian sound is fascinatingly tangled.
This super rare Gospel-Soul record, originally released on the short-lived US funk/disco label Cheri Records, sees it's very first reissue since 1982 on Record Store Day 2025. Original copies are almost impossible to get a hold of.
Following their recent experiments with electronic textures infused into their trademark dynamic rock compositions, My Story, The Buraku Story finds Mono at their most understated and elegiac.
Now on limited-edition transparent green vinyl, this collection includes fan favorites "If I Should Fall from Grace with God," "Boys from the County Hell," "Dark Streets of London" and their cover of "Honky Tonk Women."