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New Arrivals:
Jack White – No Name
Jack White announced the official release of his acclaimed 2024 album, No Name, following it’s clandestine white-label appearance at Third Man Records locations where customers were slipped, guerilla-style, free unmarked vinyl copies in their shopping bags. With the surprise unveiling of No Name, fans proved that the rumblings of something mysterious can grow into the beautiful experience of a community sharing the excitement and energy of music and art. Third Man is thrilled to bring this music and mission to a wider audience with the announcement of the wide black vinyl release.
Coldplay – Parachutes (Eco Vinyl)
Parachutes is the Grammy & Brit Award winning, 9x platinum selling debut album by Coldplay. The album was Produced by the band, Ken Nelson and one track by Chris Allison(High Speed). The album includes the singles Shiver, Yellow, Trouble and Don’t Panic. For the first time, Parachutes by Coldplay will be manufactured on EcoRecord. EcoRecord sounds and looks as great as a traditional vinyl record, but it’s been manufactured using 100% recyclable PET, instead of PVC. EcoRecords are also produced using injection moulding technology, with energy savings of up to 85% compared to the traditional vinyl process.
Coldplay – Rush of Blood to the Head (Eco Vinyl)
A Rush of Blood to the Head is the second studio album by British rock band Coldplay, originally released in 2002.
Cursive – Devourer (Red/Black Vinyl)
Very few bands manage to last decades, and for the ones that do, it’s often easy to settle down and get a little too comfortable. But there’s nothing comfortable about Devourer, the explosive new album from Cursive. The iconic Omaha group is known for their intensity, ambition, and execution, and has spent 30 years creating a bold discography that’s defined as much by it’s cathartic sound as it’s weighty, challenging lyrical themes. And Devourer is as daring as ever. Full of intense and incisive songs, the album proves exactly why Cursive have been so influential and enduring-and why they remain so vital today.
In the years since their 1995 formation, Cursive developed into one of the most important groups to emerge from the late-’90s/early ’00s moment when the lines between indie rock and post-hardcore began blurring into something altogether new. Albums like Domestica (2000) and The Ugly Organ (2003) became essential touchstones whose echoes can still be heard in new bands today. Devourer, as an expansive new double-album, examines humanity’s bottomless capacity for consumption through a series of songs that act like vignettes, driven by frontman Tim Kasher’s never-ending appetite for both taking in and creating art. “I am obsessive about consuming the arts,” he explains. “Music, film, literature. I’ve come to recognize that I devour all of these art forms then, in turn, create my own versions of these things and spew them out onto the world. It’s positive; you’re part of an ecosystem. But I quickly recognized that the term, ‘Devourer,’ may also embody something gnarly, sinister.” Fans have come to expect such heady topics from Cursive, but Devourer sets a new standard. While Cursive’s music hasn’t gotten any more comfortable, perhaps it’s being released into a world that’s at least a little more shaped in their image. Devourer sounds urgent and fresh, the work of a band still experimenting, still hungering to find new creative heights. On album highlight “Consumers,” the protagonist bemoans, “I saw our future and I want to go back.” But Cursive are only moving forward.
Dexter Gordon – Go (Indie Exclusive, Limited Edition, Blue Colored Vinyl)
By the time he recorded Go! In 1962, Dexter Gordon had already lived several lifetimes in jazz. He was among the first to adapt the language of bebop to the tenor saxophone in the 1940s, but after a decade in which personal troubles limited his output, he signed with Blue Note in 1961 and began a run of essential albums that marked a rebirth for the tenor giant. Featuring a quartet with Sonny Clark on piano, Butch Warren on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums, Go! #was a showcase of Gordon’s limitless creativity on hard-swinging numbers like his great tune “Cheese-Cake,” and a sure-footed version of “Love for Sale,” as well as his peerless artistry on ballads as evidenced on stunning takes of the standards, “I Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out to Dry” and “Where Are You.” Available on 180gram blue vinyl. Limited Edition. Indie Exclusive.
Ghostface Killah – Set the Tone (Guns & Roses)
Set the Tone (Guns & Roses) is the twelfth studio album by rapper Ghostface Killah. The album features guest appearances from Jim Jones, Sheek Louch, Method Man, Raekwon, Nas, Kanye West and more.
Horace Silver – Song for My Father (Cantiga Para Meu Pai) (Indie Exclusive, Limited Edition, Blue Colored Vinyl)
A decade into his recording career, pianist Horace Silver made the album that would endure as the crown jewel of a catalog that boasts numerous hard-bop classics. Song For My Father captured the transition of his quintet with two tracks taken from an October 1963 session with Blue Mitchell, Junior Cook, Gene Taylor, and Roy Brooks. A year later, Silver entered Val Gelder Studio again with a new band, featuring Carmell Jones, Joe Henderson, Teddy Smith and Roger Humphries for a session that yielded four more cuts, including what would become his signature tune, “Song for My Father,” a dedication to his father that was inspired by both his Cape Verdean heritage and the music Silver had heard on a recent trip to Brazil. Available on 180g blue vinyl. Limited Edition. Indie Exclusive
Mac Demarco – Salad Days (10th Anniversary Edition, Holographic Black Colored Vinyl, Booklet, Poster)
Salad Days is the follow-up to Mac DeMarco’s lauded 2012 album 2, which saw the Edmonton local propelled into the limelight. Written and recorded around a relentless tour schedule, Salad Days gives the listener a very personal insight into what it’s all about to be Mac amidst the craziness of a rising career in a very public format.
In celebration of the 10 year anniversary of DeMarco’s career-defining album, this limited edition 2xLP compiles both the original Salad Days and Salad Days Demos into a unique ‘Chamber Of Reflection’ package complete with full color poster, 12-page booklet with DeMarco’s Salad Days Tour dates, original rider, previously unpublished photos, and new liners written by Mac. Pressed on Holographic Black vinyl.
Nilufer Yanya – My Method Actor (Amber Colored Vinyl, 140 Gram Vinyl, Gatefold LP Jacket, Digital Download Card)
Nilüfer Yanya returns with her highly anticipated follow up to 2022’s critically acclaimed album PAINLESS. My Method Actor is yet another example of Yanya’s authenticity and innate creativity that effortlessly flows from pen to paper. The new single was written in collaboration with Yanya’s creative partner, Wilma Archer (Sudan Archives, MF DOOM, Celeste), with whom she’s previously collaborated on PAINLESS and her debut album Miss Universe. Throughout their creative process, a clear emphasis was placed on forming a safe musical space where creative impulses were encouraged and all perceived musical boundaries were eroded. This same process is reflected in the albums lyrics, which emphasize unrestricted artistry and standing firm in one’s truest self as Yanya attempts to make sense of the world around her. The album will be backed by a high level marketing campaign, strong press results and a host of videos and creative visuals conceptualized by Nilüfer herself. Following the album release Nilüfer will head out on a full scale North American tour, hitting all major markets.
Notorious B.I.G. – Ready to Die (30th Anniversary Edition, Blue & Orange Colored Vinyl, Brick & Mortar Exclusive)
The Notorious B.I.G.’s multi-platinum debut, READY TO DIE, celebrates its 30th anniversary with a special 2-LP reissue featuring newly reimagined limited edition cover art.
Earlier this year, the Library of Congress inducted Ready To Die into the National Recording Registry. In the essay accompanying the induction, author and journalist Justin Tinsley writes, “In its true essence, the album is a response to American capitalism and just how deadly the pursuit of money could be and was for so many–in particular, young Black folks in America. ‘Ready To Die’ is a response to so many moments in American history before it: the economic crisis that nearly crippled New York in the 1970s, the crack explosion of the ’80s (and the unfathomable violence and destruction it brought) and Reagonomics, ‘Stop-And-Frisk’-era policies that crippled Black communities… ‘Rolling Stone’ dubbed the album ‘the precise moment when hip-hop’s golden age transitioned into its modern age, the height of New York hip-hop and the sound of the greatest rapper of all time at the absolute top of his power.’
Suki Waterhouse – Memoir of a Sparklemuffin (Pearl Vinyl)
Loser Edition on Sparklemuffin pearl vinyl. Suki Waterhouse’s music sounds like a collage of her inspirations, experiences, and emotions stitched together by honeyed vocal delivery, bright-eyed melodies, and evocative storytelling. It doubles as a mirror image of her life as a consummate creative, artist, actress, model, and mother, yet it also breaks the glass to unveil raw truth. She leans on an ever-evolving sonic palette to convey what she’s feeling-whether it be folky Americana, nineties alternative, turn-of-the-century indie, or handcrafted otherworldly pop. You’ll hear Suki’s longing in a swooning chorus, fearlessness in a crunchy chord, elation in a danceable waltz, and wonder in a soft coo befitting of a lullaby. She faithfully followed a lifelong passion for music to her 2022 full-length debut, I Can’t Let Go. Adorned by “Moves” and “Melrose Meltdown,” it incited widespread critical applause from Variety, Nylon, NME, The Line of Best Fit, and more. Between headlining shows and touring with Father John Misty, “Good Looking” surged online, generating nearly a billion streams, going RIAA platinum, and paving the way for the Milk Teeth EP. Simultaneously, she absorbed inspiration from a season of change earmarked by unforgettable moments a la gracing the stage of Lollapalooza 2023, performing on multiple continents, becoming a mom, and closing out the Gobi Tent at Coachella in 2024. Everything just set the stage for the gold-certified songstress to assert herself as a versatile, vibrant, and vital presence on her 2024 double-LP, Memoir of a Sparklemuffin.
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Alanis Morissette - Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (Brick & Mortar Exclusive) Alice in Chains - Dirt Amy Winehouse - Back to Black Awolnation - Phantom Five Big Black - Songs About Fucking Bryan Ferry - In Your Mind (180 Gram) Bryan Ferry - These Foolish Things (180 Gram) Chappell Roan - Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess Cure - Three Imaginary Boys Daft Punk - Discovery De la Soul - De la Soul Is Dead Deftones - B-Sides & Rarities Deftones - Koi No Yokan Deftones - White Pony Dr. Dre - 2001 Elliott Smith - Roman Candle (Indie Exclusive, Peach Colored Vinyl) Frank Zappa - 200 Motels Fugazi - Repeater (Blue Vinyl) Fugazi - Seven Songs Funkadelic - Maggot Brain Glass Animals - Dreamland - (Translucent Green Vinyl) Husker Du - Flip Your Wig Jeff Buckley - Grace Jimi Hendrix - Experience Hendrix: The Best of Jimi Hendrix John Coltrane - A Love Supreme - (180 Gram) John Lee Hooker - Tupelo Blues Johnny Blue Skies - Passage Du Desir Joni Mitchell - Hejira Khruangbin - Mordechai Mac Dre - Al Boo Boo - (Yellow/Orange Vinyl) Magdalena Bay - Imaginal Disk Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly - Live In New Orleans Mercury Rev - Born Horses (Gatefold LP Jacket) Metallica - Metallica Mitski - Be the Cowboy Molchat Doma - Belaya Polosa (Clear Vinyl) N.W.A. - Greatest Hits Nick Cave & Bad Seeds - Wild God (Indie Exclusive, Pink Clear Vinyl) Oceanator - Everything Is Love & Death Outkast - Stankonia Paramore - Paramore Paramore - Riot (FBR 25th Anniversary Edition) Pj Harvey - To Bring You My Love Demos Portishead - Dummy Post Malone - F-1 Trillion Prince & the Revolution - Around the World in a Day Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet (Light Sky Color Vinyl) Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (Clear Vinyl) Steely Dan - Northeast Corridor: Steely Dan Live!! Stone Temple Pilots - Purple Tool - Lateralus Toro y Moi - Hole Erth (Blue & Smoke Clear Vinyl) Tycho - Infinite Health Wunderhorse - Midas Zapp & Roger - Now Playing
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