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Time ebbs and flows. Something we cannot control, although we wish we could... Laufey�s third album...A Matter Of Time...is finally here. A Matter of Time is a beautiful masterpiece of introspection about the anguish that comes with life and love. Laufey has captivated a generation with virtuosic songs of love and self-discovery by manifesting her vision of jazz and classical-infused pop music. But after becoming the youngest ever recipient of the GRAMMY for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album (for Bewitched), the Icelandic-Chinese composer, singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist feels freer than ever to, as she puts it, �let my heart wander.� For her third album, A Matter of Time, Laufey teams with fellow producers Spencer Stewart and Aaron Dessner to break the set of expectations she herself set, serving up a transcendent sound and honest writing that cuts to the heart. It�s the culmination of an incredible journey that began with her playing cello with the Iceland Symphony as a teen before writing her first charting single while studying at Berklee College of Music. Laufey�s many achievements have since grown to include 4.25 billion global streams, a social media audience of 23 million, the biggest jazz LP debut in Spotify history, an album in Billboard�s Top 20, a pile of Platinum plaques, a Forbes 30 Under 30 designation, and, in 2025, being named one of TIME�s Women of the Year. She�s also: sold out the Hollywood Bowl, Radio City Music Hall, and London�s Royal Albert Hall; performed backed by the LA Phil, the National Symphony Orchestra, and the China Philharmonic Orchestra; shared the stage with the likes of Jon Batiste and Raye; and collaborated on record with artists ranging from Beabadoobee to Norah Jones. This album will transcend Laufey into new heights, and the physical rollout plays a special role in the overall creative strategy. There are several vinyl variants launching on May 15, 3 CDs, and 1 cassette. All uniquely representing moments in time. Standard / Timeless Blue Laufey's third album, A Matter of Time, is a beautiful masterpiece of introspection about the anguish that comes with life and love. This 1 LP pressed on stunning Timeless Blue vinyl includes a 12" circular lyrics insert, note from Laufey, seven inch, and photo sleeve. Indie Exclusive / Autumn Edition / Rouge Laufey's third album, A Matter of Time, is a beautiful masterpiece of introspection about the anguish that comes with life and love. This Indie Exclusive Autumn Edition contains 1 LP pressed on a rich Rouge vinyl, Indie Exclusive 24" seasonal calendar poster with lyrics and unique photo, "Autumn" note from Laufey, seven inch, and photo sleeve. Standard CD Laufey's third album, A Matter of Time, is a beautiful masterpiece of introspection about the anguish that comes with life and love. This one disc CD comes with a 16 page booklet. Standard Cassette Laufey's third album, A Matter of Time, is a beautiful masterpiece of introspection about the anguish that comes with life and love. This cassette in a Timeless Blue color comes with a foldout credits sheet.

Black Vinyl. JPEGMAFIA, a trailblazing force in experimental hip hop, releases his latest solo project, I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU. This album, his first since 2021, is a complex and innovative work that showcases his meticulous production skills. Featuring collaborations with Denzel Curry, Vince Staples, and Buzzy Lee, the album explores themes like capitalism, conscription, and propaganda through some of JPEGMAFIA's most anarchic raps to date. The Directors Cut includes demos, extra singles and instrumental tracks.

The Carter series didn�t just raise the bar � it became the bar. Multi-platinum trailblazer, 5x Grammy-winner and the undisputed GOAT Lil Wayne returns with Tha Carter VI, the highly anticipated next chapter in one of the most influential series in hip-hop history. From reshaping mixtape culture to birthing a generation of rap superstars, Tha Carter legacy is untouchable. Now, Wayne is back to remind the world why he�s the greatest rapper alive.

Sixteen years and five albums after the Pennsylvania band�s formation, progressive death metal progenitors Rivers of Nihil are upping the ante with their 2025 self-titled album Rivers of Nihil. Traditionally, a self-titled record can signal a return to basics and/or a fresh beginning, and in 10 powerful songs, it�s clear that both those factors are in play. Founding bassist Adam Biggs became the band�s new lead vocalist/bassist in 2023; the same year marked the appearance of additional guitarist Andy Thomas (ex-Black Crown Initiate), whose vocals also play prominently on Rivers of Nihil. Producers Carson Slovak and Grant McFarland at Atrium Audio captured the new dynamics across more than 50 minutes of music.

The follow up LP to 2024's �Flight B741� and initially recorded during the same sessions, �Phantom Island� sees King Gizzard expanding their sonic landscape to include a full-blown orchestra across its 10 tracks. Blending their signature psych-rock energy with sweeping orchestral arrangements, King Gizz take you on a symphonic journey embroidering their tangles of lysergic riff and melody with strings, horns and woodwind. �Phantom Island� will be supported by a global tour running May through December 2025.

HAIM�s highly anticipated fourth studio album, I quit, will be releasing on June 20th. The 15-track album was written primarily by HAIM and Rostam Batmanglij, with production by Batmanglij and Danielle Haim. The album radiates the raw energy of seasoned performers whose deep reverence for classic rock shapes songs that are built for live performance. The album features follows previously released album tracks �Relationships� and �Everybody�s trying to figure me out,� which were both met with critical praise. Pitchfork noted �what�s that sound? Is it the first song of the summer?� while Vulture raved, �Haim is back� they�re not taking anything too seriously except for the quality of what they put out into the world,� and Stereogum hailed it as, �a return to the sleek genre-hybrid sounds of classic Haim.� I quit is the first new album since the band�s 2020 album Women In Music, Pt. III, which earned them a Brit Award for International Group. Women In Music, Pt. III received two GRAMMY Award nominations, including the prestigious �Album of the Year� recognition. With this nomination, HAIM became the first all-female rock group to be included in the GRAMMY�s top category. Women In Music, Pt. III debuted #1 on the U.S. Album Sales chart, as well as the Rock and Alternative charts and entered at #1 on the UK Album chart.

Recorded between Los Angeles and their homes in Baltimore, NEVER ENOUGH is produced by TURNSTILE�s Brendan Yates. The expansive collection is a restless and exhilarating evolution of the band�s genre-defying sound. A transformative journey, both fearless and alive, by one of the most forward-thinking and influential bands of their generation.

MUSIC is Playboi Carti�s fourth studio album. The album features 30 tracks with appearances by Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott, Future, Lil Uzi Vert, The Weeknd, Skepta, Young Thug and Ty Dolla $ign.

GOLLIWOG is Billy Woods' first album in two years, preceded by 2023'sMaps, his second collaboration with producer Kenny Segal. That nimbletravelogue has little in common with woods' newest work, despite the factthat Segal shows up a couple times in the credits. GOLLIWOG is a hauntingcollection that weaves horror, humor, surrealism and Afropessimism intoa cinematic tapestry, aided and abetted by a murderer's row of producers. African zombies, time traveling trap cars, malevolent ragdolls and a dyingFrantz Fanon are just a few of the revelers in woods' danse macabre. GOLLIWOG features production from The Alchemist, Kenny Segal, ELP, Conductor Williams, Preservation, Messiah Musik, Sadhugold, Ant(Atmosphere), Shabaka Hutchings, Steel Tipped Dove, DJ Haram, WillieGreen, Jeff Markey, Saint Abdullah, and LA-based experimental jazz trioHuman Error Club. Meanwhile, woods is joined on the mic by Backwoodzlabelmates ELUCID and Cavalier, along with rappers Bruiser Wolf,Despot, Al. Divino, and singer-songwriter Yolanda Watson. GOLLIWOG is another triumph in the woods oeuvre, as layered andcompelling as anything he has ever done. A black carnival pitched in amuddy field overnight, empty rides whirring and clattering in the dark

Miley is back with her highly anticipated 9th new studio album, Something Beautiful, arriving May 30. Something Beautiful features 13 new tracks written and produced by Miley and executive produced by Shawn Everett.

25th anniversary, first ever LP pressing of their classic debut album on white vinyl. Produced by Rob Cavallo (Green Day, Goo Goo Dolls, My Chemical Romance) and mixed by Chris Lord-Alge (Bruce Springsteen, U2, Madonna). Winner of "Local Album of the Year" and "Best Local Band of the Year" at the L.A. New Times Music Awards. "Every song glistens and glimmers with gargantuan hooks and stadium-size riffs... With this irresistibly catchy debut-and an onstage presence to match-Tsar is my nominee as the band best equipped to save rock 'n' roll from it's postmillennial doldrums." -Rock critic and biographer Bob Mehr on Tsar Formed in the late 1990s after a residency at Sliver Lake, California's iconic Spaceland club, Tsar burst onto the music scene with their eponymous debut album on Hollywood Records in 2000. Produced by Rob Cavallo (Green Day, Goo Goo Dolls, My Chemical Romance) and mixed by Chris Lord-Alge (Bruce Springsteen, U2, Madonna), the album was an immediate critical sensation, even winning two awards from L.A.'s New Times magazine. Material from the album was featured in James Gunn's Super and prominently in American Psycho 2, as well as on television in shows including NCIS, Veronica Mars, and more. The band toured with New York Dolls, Social Distortion, Marvelous 3, and even Duran Duran. Now, a true candidate in the "But, have you heard this?" discussion, Tsar returns for it's 25th anniversary, with a first-ever vinyl release, pressed on white vinyl. A holy grail for fans of the glam meets punk meets garage meets bubblegum meets arena rock saviors, Tsar now fits perfectly on your turntable and in your ears. Where it belongs.

Hailing from northeast England, Fender is a British songwriter with a penchant for euphoric, hard-hitting guitar anthems. Bursting onto the scene with a BRITs Critics� Choice win in 2018, his first two albums, Hypersonic Missiles (2019) and Seventeen Going Under (2021), both debuted at Number 1 on the UK�s Official Albums Chart and earned Platinum status. With over two billion global streams, Fender has headlined stadiums in Newcastle, toured arenas across the UK and Ireland, and headlined at major festivals like Reading/Leeds, while also supporting icons like The Rolling Stones and Bruce Springsteen. If Seventeen Going Under � Fender�s sophomore album and second to debut at Number 1 on the UK�s Official Albums Chart � was his �coming of age� album, his forthcoming work is his next step � colorful stories and observations of everyday characters living their everyday, but often extraordinary, lives. Sam produced People Watching alongside bandmates Dean Thompson and Joe Atkinson over two years, working first in London in 2023 with producer Markus Dravs, and then earlier this year in Los Angeles with Granduciel. See below for track listing.

...And the Circus Leaves Town is the fourth and final studio album by American stoner rock/metal band Kyuss, released on July 11, 1995, three months before their breakup.

Although New Brunswick, NJ's Gaslight Anthem have only been around a couple years, they've become one of the punk underground's most celebrated acts. They've toured with Against Me, the Loved Ones, and the Bouncing Souls. Their Side One Dummy debut reconciles their love of classic rock and soul icons Bruce Springsteen, Otis Redding, and Tom Petty with their NJ punk roots to create a unique musical amalgam.

The duo of Dylan Brady and Laura Les, 100 gecs, announces that the band�s highly-anticipated sophomore album, 10,000 gecs, will arrive on March 17th, 2023. Following their breakout debut album, 1,000 gecs, the anticipation of their next body of work has been high and the band�s teases have been plentiful. The forthcoming album is set to include previously released singles �mememe� which was described in the story as "an ebullient carnival of ska-inflected verses that bounce off a chorus of thrash guitars and a squiggling synth line" along with the 90�s Alt Rock-inspired �Doritos & Fritos,� which The Fader noted as "unlike any other Gecs track before it.�
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For those yet initiated: 100 gecs planted their flag on the proverbial pop culture moon with their 2019 debut album 1000 gecs, which was heralded by The New Yorker as, �an impressively precise maximalist exercise with no rules� and �utterly unhinged in the best way possible� by GQ. The innovative project captured the hearts of fans and critics alike - selling out all of their live shows to date along with The New York Times calling it, �some of the savviest pop music of the year,� and Rolling Stone dubbing it �one of 2019�s most exciting debuts.� In just a few months following the release of 1,000 gecs, the band went from playing their first concert from inside the video game Minecraft to selling out shows across the country, proving that their rabid, rapidly multiplying fanbase doesn't only exist in the far corners of the internet. After their world tour was postponed in the summer of 2020, Brady and Les kept rolling with the release of 1000 gecs and The Tree of Clues, a rework of the original album featuring collaborations from the likes of A. G. Cook, Fall Out Boy, Charli XCX, Rico Nasty, as well as crowd sourced contributions by fans. The transformative release was described by The NME as a �brain-melting, genre-crushing vision of pop�s future.� Their subsequent international touring over the past two years has sent the unlikely wizard-cloaked pied pipers jumping from sold-out show to sold-out show, seemingly two steps ahead of the zeitgeist, not to mention having a blast while doing it.�

Behemoth's ascent is a story that can be told in many ways and from many perspectives. When one writes about a band that has written and rewritten the book on extreme metal for over 30 years that much is inevitable. However, it would be difficult to really capture the story's essence without focusing on the ambition and power which drive the band. While both power and ambition, as terms, can be tied in some way and some meaning to every story - their interpretation here is exact and carefully chosen. Ambition is the charioteer, navigating ever forwards to new horizons and visions and power are the horses, without whose prowess those horizons would be but a distant dream. The new opus, The Shit Ov God, is emblematic of that. Here's a band that, 34 years in, is releasing it's most inflammatory and extreme record to date. 8 songs that go into the fathoms of humanity, divinity and what defiance means in an age where individuality is prized but everyone is clinging to their saviors. Musically, politically, or otherwise. The title of the album is in line with those sensibilities. Intentionally polarizing, founder and frontman Nergal, says of the title "We chose this provocative title deliberately, rejecting subtlety in favor of a direct and polarizing statement. It's a defiant plunge into the depths, daring to seek the absolute even in the gutter. "Artistically, bringing such a striking sonic vision to life is no small feat. Aside from the band in se, Behemoth meticulously chose the audiovisual artists involved on the album. Production on the album was helmed by the inimitable Jens Bogren of Fascination Street Studios (Emperor, Enslaved, Kreator, Rotting Christ et al. ) Working closely with the band, Bogren's deft hand underscored the band's natural sound while sacrificing none of the mayhem and ferocity which permeates the band's essence. As is always the case with Behemoth, the visuals were as carefully constructed as the sound. The band tapped long-time collaborator and partner in crime Bartek Rogalewicz (BLACK. LODGE. IS. NOW) as well as Dark Sigil Workshop to make the beautifully ominous and unique cover-art. Gatefold Clear LP w 24 page booklet

The Mars Volta's ninth studio album represents a significant milestone for the band, which has been continually reinventing itself for more than 20 years. With Lucro sucio; Los ojos del vacio, they deliver an album that celebrates their roots, allowing them to reconnect with their origins. Fans are invited to embark on a musical journey.

Produced by Gene Walker and mixed by Andy Wallace and Dan Malsch, GHOST�s sixth psalm, Skelet�, is its most unflinchingly introspective work to date. Where previous albums dealt largely with chronicling and/or observing outward facing subject matter�such as IMPERA�s meditations on the rise and fall of empires and its predecessor Prequelle�s evocations of the ravages of era-defining plagues�Skelet�s lyrics render the distinct individual emotional vistas of each of its 10 songs in one-on-one fashion, at times as if in a dialogue with oneself in a mirror. The end result is a singular collection of timeless, universal sentiments, all filtered through a prism of a uniquely personal point of view.

Side A

1. Peacefield

2. Lachryma

3. Satanized

4. Guiding Lights

5. De Profundis Borealis

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Side B

1. Cenotaph

2. Missilia Amori

3. Marks Of The Evil One

4. Umbra

5. Excelsis

Pup - "Who Will Look After The Dogs?" [Purple Smoke/Orange/Pink Splatter LP]Toronto alt-rock weirdos Pup return with their brand-new album, Who Will Look After The Dogs? Hot off touring in Europe supporting Jimmy Eat World, and Canada supporting Sum 41, the band deliver their strongest record to date. Featuring singles, "Paranoid," "Hallways," and "Get Dumber," the album sees Pup deliver their classic anthemic yet raw sound across 12 killer tracks. Available on purple smoke with black, orange and pink splatter color vinyl. Limited Edition. Indie Exclusive. EXPLICIT

It is with a certain sadness for his fans across mediums that Donald Glover has declared Bando Stone and the New World the last Childish Gambino album. The ostensible soundtrack to a feature-length movie of the same name, the hour-long project includes snippets of dialogue that hint at the film�s apocalyptic subject matter. The fact that the soundtrack is preceding the actual film is part of Glover�s strategy: He wants listeners to work to figure out what they�re listening to. �The soundtrack forces the audience to participate in a way that I don't feel like most things force you to participate,� he says. �It forces you to have an imagination. I already see people being like, 'This is very cinematic, this must be the part that... This feels like a credit sequence.' A lot of stuff feels flat because it's not asking you to participate. Art used to be you had to participate on some level and have some sort of thought process on it. You can't just be like, 'Oh, this is mid.'� Even without the benefit of the full visuals, these 17 tracks make for a satisfying swan song that synthesizes what came before with fresher ideas gleaned from the threshold of finality