It's The Frome Independent today! We are open 10am - 2pm Come by for a dig!

OUT TODAY! Thundercat Arlo Parks Bon Iver The Wedding Present Marcia Griffiths Soul Jazz Presents Blacks Jazz Records Freddie Gibbs & Statik Selektah Robin Trower Atabasca David Byrne & Olivia Rodridgo Guns N’ Roses Swell Maps Hanakiv + more! In store and online at ravesfromthegrave.com

GOOD FRIDAY. We are open 10am - 4pm.

DINKED 405 The Temper Trap - Sungazer Indie-rock group The Temper Trap make a triumphant return with Sungazer, nearly a decade on from their last album. An explosive, anthemic new record that looks to the future as much as embodying their wildly successful past. 10th July ravesfromthegrave.com

NOAH KAHAN LISTENING EVENT Wednesday 22nd April - 4pm Hear the album in full early! There will be postcards & posters for attendees* and for those who pre-order the album, you will receive a free Noah Kahan tote bag!* Info at ravesfromthegrave.com

DINKED 404 SLIFT - Fantasia In the technical sense, every previous album by the radiant and heavy French trio SLIFT has been a fantasia—a composite of genres and forms that allowed the band to improvise, to jam on themes until they seemed to spiral together into space 05/06 ravesfromthegrave.com

DINKED ARCHIVE 31 The Mighty Lemon Drops - Happy Head (40th Anniversary Edition) First released in 1986 on Geoff Travis’ ‘Blue Guitar’ label, Happy Head is the debut album from Wolverhampton’s The Mighty Lemon Drops. 15th May ravesfromthegrave.com

Our Easter opening hours are in... Good Friday - 10am - 4pm Saturday - 9am - 5pm Easter Sunday - 10am - 2pm (It's The Frome Independent) Easter Monday - CLOSED. See you soon! ravesfromthegrave.com

OUT TODAY - IT'S A BIG ONE! Raye Courtney Barnett Flea Tom Misch Snail Mail Robyn Fcukers José Gonzalez Irreversible Entanglements Alexander IV Queen Butler, Blake, and Grant Twilight Sad New Pornographers Black Label Society and loads more! Available in store and online at ravesfromthegrave.com

DINKED EARLY DOORS 10 Pollyfromthedirt - The dirt Hailing from Darlington, raw, rough-edged alternative music steeped in grit, emotion, and unfiltered truth. Blending jagged guitar work with lo-fi textures and stark lyricism, their sound is as uncompromising as it is evocative. Due June 5th

A bunch of great reissues this week… Including Queen, The Charlatans, A Perfect Circle, Neil Ardley + Ian Carr + Don Rendell, Royksopp, MED + Blu + Madlib, The Fall, Therapy?, and Father John Misty Find all this week's releases at ravesfromthegrave.com and in store from Friday!

Mary in the Junkyard - Role Model Hermit Bursting with creativity and experimentation it is the perfect reflection of the band and one of the most enticing British debut albums in recent memory: a blend of dark fables, intricate melodies and moments of revelation. Due July 3rd

DINKED 403 Dead Pioneers - Wagon Burner The Indigenous fronted punk band from Denver unleash their third album ‘Wagon Burner’. Rooted in a 2020 piece called The Punk Pan-Indian Romantic Comedy, a deeply personal work that dealt with vocalist Deal’s cultural upbringing 26/05 ravesfromthegrave.com

OUT TODAY! Luke Combs Nubiyan Twist Avalon Emerson & The Charm Tedeschi Trucks Bands Aerosmith Carter USM Fatboy Slim The Heads Damaged Bug Hey Colossus and more! In store and online at ravesfromthegrave.com

THANK YOU! We have been able to donate £115 to @warchilduk.bsky.social from all our pre-orders of HELP(2) If you've yet to pick up a copy of HELP(2), we have copies available in store and online here: ravesfromthegrave.com/shop/help2/ Thank you again!

DINKED EARLY DOORS 9 Ain't - How They Faked The Moon Landing EP Keeping with their earlier material there are knowing nods to idiosyncratic guitar music and 90s slacker indie with hints of shoegaze, Midwest rock, and lo-fi, atmospheric dream pop. Due May 22nd Pre-order at ravesfromthegrave.com

RECORD STORE DAY IS A MONTH AWAY! We're busy behind the scenes getting prepped & all the orders are with the suppliers! You can find all the RSD titles we'll have at ravesfromthegrave.com We'll be collecting food donations for Fair Frome on RSD - info coming! See you in a month, if not before!

DINKED 402 Death Cab For Cutie - I Built You A Tower The sound of loss, compartmentalisation, and then grief bursting out from the seams. It's also the sound of the growth that comes after falling apart, of acknowledging pain without letting it destroy you. 5th June ravesfromthegrave.com

DINKED EDITION 401 Night Swimming - Melting, Sometimes Bleeding Bath-based five-piece are drawn to the darker nuances of human experience, they craft vivid, cinematic soundscapes that blur the lines between dream-pop and indie rock. Due 22/05 ravesfromthegrave.com

OUT TODAY! Kim Gordon The Black Crowes Chalk Tinariwen The Prodigy James Blake Johnny Blue Skies Art School Girlfriend Tate McRae The Orielles Prostitute Soft Machine The Long Ryders Peter Gabriel and more! In store and at ravesfromthegrave.com

DINKED EDITION 400 Bill Orcutt x Mabe Fratti - Almost Waking Mabe Fratti is a cellist, vocalist & composer celebrated for her experimental yet deeply melodic work Bill Orcutt is an guitarist and composer known for his raw, highly individual approach to improvisation. 22/05 ravesfromthegrave.com

DINKED EDITION 399 Frankie Archer - The Dance Of Death Inspired by the medieval Danse Macabre, 'The Dance Of Death' is, in Archer’s words, “a collection of nu-ancient trad bangers” - stark narratives of mortality and longing rebuilt through meticulous studio experimentation. Due June 5th

DINKED EDITION 398 Danalogue - Teleportations Following an illustrious stint as founding member of Mercury Music Prize nominated The Comet Is Coming, and also Soccer96, the producer and synthesist Danalogue heralds a new chapter, with his debut solo album Teleportations. Due 29/05

DINKED 397 + IN STORE Francis Of Delirium - Run, Run Pure Beauty It's eleven songs of discovery, despair and perseverance ultimately serve as a mirror on its creator and is a brilliant next installment in the Francis of Delirium arc. Due 29/05 Live in store - Sat 30th May ravesfromthegrave.com

GOOD NEWS! Harry Styles vinyl has arrived! Pop by and grab a copy or pick one up online. ravesfromthegrave.com

OUT TODAY! War Child: HELP(2) Squeeze Harry Styles *MOST VINYL DELAYED - DHL DELIVERY ISSUE* Bonnie Prince Billy Shabaka Denzel Curry Joshua Idehen Julianna Barwick & Mary Larttimore Barry Can’t Swim Mammal Hands Dub Pistols & Freestylers and more! Available in store and at ravesfromthegrave.com

DINKED ARCHIVE EDITION 30 Rose Mcdowall - Cut With The Cake Knfie Following the break up of her group Strawberry Switchblade. Produced with the aid of several musicians in several studios, the album features songs written for the fabled second Strawberry Switchblade album. Due June 26th

New releases out today! Gorillaz – The Mountain Mitski – Nothing’s About To Happen To Me Bruno Mars – The Romantic Paul McCartney – Man On The Run (Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack) Plus many more at ravesfromthegrave.com

DINKED HEAVY ROTATION EDITION NO.4 Hayley Williams - Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party One of last year's most-played and loved albums up and down the land at Dinked Edition shops, so working on this custom 'Heavy Rotation' Edition is a treat. Due May 22nd Pre-order at ravesfromthegrave.com

We've added some great upcoming releases that we're excited about to our website that are all available for pre-order. Upcoming albums and reissues from Paul Weller, Amyl And The Sniffers, Fcukers, Hiding Places and more Check out whats coming at ravesfromthegrave.com

DINKED EDITION 396 Hannah Peel & Beibei Wang - The Endless Dance The Endless Dance is the first collaborative album from Northern Irish producer and composer Hannah Peel and Chinese percussionist Beibei Wang. Due 22nd May Pre-order at ravesfromthegrave.com

OUT TODAY! George Michael Mumford & Sons Danny Brown Hen Ogledd Bruise Control Eric Hilton Sababa 5 Elvis Presley The Bug Vs. Ghost Dubs Jill Scott Bob Dylan Sugar Tori Amos Brian Jones and more! in store and online at ravesfromthegrave.com

Foo Fighters - Your Favourite Toy Preceded by its addictive new title track and last year’s incendiary “Asking For A Friend,” Your Favorite Toy is Foo Fighters’ 12th album — and quite possibly their hardest rocking to date. Due 24th April Pre-order at Ravesfromthegrave.com

DINKED 395 White Flowers - Dreams For Somebody Else On Dreams For Somebody Else, the band expand upon the dark-hued dream pop of their debut, this time channelling the catharsis of dance music via repetitive structures and “sad, euphoric sounds” 1st May ravesfromthegrave.com

Here my @fromefm.bsky.social radio show from last week with the feature on #Fome’s #BoundsOfSelwood #Morris side. Show sponsored by @ravesfromthegrave.bsky.social www.mixcloud.com/FromeFM/327-...

MY NEW BAND BELIEVE Former black midi member Cameron Picton. A massive and hallucinatory record. It is a collection of music that swerves through wildly different emotional and thematic registers, all the while unraveling an endlessly compelling thread of dream logic. ravesfromthegrave.com

DINKED EDITION 394 LIFE - ABSTRACT / NATURAL Lead single ‘The Dollywaggon’ stands as a compelling entry point to the record as a whole. Built on razor-sharp guitars, swirling synths and lightning-quick, and surgically precise drumming... Due 19th June Pre-order at ravesfromthegrave.com

100+ SALE TITLES NOW ONLINE! Find them at ravesfromthegrave.com/sale 50+ CDs / 50+ LPs just added to the sale section! @cheapindievinyl.bsky.social thanks!

OUT TODAY! Charli XCX Jeff Buckley Momoko Gill JP Cooper Cardinals Howling Bells Tangerine Dream Bat For Lashes Ranil Y Su Conjunto Tropical Lootpack Superheaven Bill Nelson’s Orchestra Futura Nina Simone ravesfromthegrave.com

SMASHING PUMPKINS - GISH (35th Anniversary) Coming soon on Indies grey with pink / purple splatter vinyl, and black vinyl. Pre-order a copy at ravesfromthegrave.com or pop in store

DINKED ladylike - It's A Pleasure Of Mine, To Know You're Fine It treads the tightrope between folk & post-rock - evidence of the particular kind of quiet the four-piece inhabit: Natural, controlled, & brimming with a subtle euphoria, it speaks to renewal, growth & repair ravesfromthegrave.com

Big thanks to Voka Gentle for coming by and playing tunes from their new album 'Domestic Bliss'! A pleasure to have them back in store! Thank you to all who came down for the event ✌🏻

RECORD STORE DAY WANTS Get your wants lists to us THIS WEEK! Fill in the form here: forms.gle/GfccTFwtVM2G... Our suppliers need our final orders back to them, starting next week, so please do let you know your wants for RSD wants this week. 1/2

OUT TODAY! Mandy, Indiana Jay Buchanan De La Soul (vinyl now in stock!) Beverly Glenn-Copeland Voka Gentle Puma Blue Djo The New Eves (Heavy Rotation Edition) Big Big Train Mayhem Snoop Doggy Dogg Family Eric Bibb The Only Ones Au Pairs Desmond Dekker TLC In store and at ravesfromthegrave.com

75+ NEW SALE TITLES NOW ONLINE at ravesfromthegrave.com Find them over at the sale pages! @cheapindievinyl.bsky.social thanks as ever!

THE RECORD STORE DAY 2026 LIST IS HERE! This year we have over 500 releases from artists suchs as David Bowie, Charli XCX, Blur, The Cure, CMAT, The Last Dinner Party, and more! Find the full list on www.recordstoreday.co.uk Let us know what you'd like to see us stock - forms.gle/v3TpDVhrWShb...

DINKED EARLY DOORS 7 Punchbag - I Am Obsessed And I Am Not Your Punchbag. Opening on off-kilter piano stabs, the track sets up a tension that quickly gives way to something far darker beneath their restless left-field pop. Clara’s lyrics frame fixation as bodily and inescapable. Due April 10th

DINKED EDITION 393 Mildred - Fenceline Mildred don’t have a lead singer, no one person writes the songs. The songs that make up their debut album come together as a group with their genesis sprouting from any one of their members each time. Due 24th April Pre-order at ravesfromthegrave.com

THANK YOU! Massive thanks to all who came by today to see us and Hunting Raven Books. Big up to Frama, Lamina Bakery, and Frome FM for being mega too. Thanks also to our DJs James, Joan, Gareth, and Simon - muchas gracias

*DINKED EDITION REPRESS ALERT* The Bug vs Ghost Dubs - Implosion VERY LIMITED REPRESS of this very much sold out Dinked Edition. Grab a copy online at ravesfromthegrave.com/shop/implosion-repress/