Out January 23 - Harvey Milk “WhaRvEy milK” LP from @chunkletindustries.bsky.social Here are a few words on the release... The year is 1994. Perfectly sweetened by Jason NeSmith, this release shows a band at the height of their powers. #HARVEYMILK #WHARVEYMILK #CHUNKLETINDUSTRIES

Out February 27 - Drew Gardner “Wave Field” LP from VHF Records. Elkhorn guitarist Drew Gardner’s solo LP Wave Field is the most out and out “rock” record on VHF in many years. Gardner cuts loose on a set of propulsive and swinging material. #DREWGARDNER #WAVEFIELD #VHFRECORDS

Out February 27 - Shane Parish “Autechre Guitar” LP / CD from Palilalia. Experimental guitarist Shane Parish returns with an album comprised of interpretations of Autechre songs! #SHANEPARISH #AUTECHREGUITAR #AUTECHRE #PALILALIA

Out January 23 - Jackson C. Frank “1975 Mekeel Sessions” 12-inch from Antarctica Starts Here. While the Mekeel tapes were intended for Frank’s sophomore album, it never came to be. What one hears is a singular artist who never stopped trying to build his own world—even when no one was watching.

Out January 23 - Daniel O’Sullivan & Richard Youngs “Persian Carpets” LP from VHF. 2 side-long epics of minimalist bliss. Both sides feature Daniel on piano and Richard on zither, with rippling waves of sound recalling classics like Charlemagne Palestine’s “Strumming Music” and Young’s “Advent.”

Out December 12 - Matt Kivel “Escape from L.A.” LP from Scissor Tail Editions. Critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Matt Kivel returns with an autobiographical song cycle of his life in Los Angeles. The release involves over twenty collaborators, a string section, and pedal steel guitars.

Out November 21 - Sophia Hansen-Knarhoi “Undertow” LP from Ba Da Bing! Voice and cello entwine to provide a cinematic intensity to songs that tell stories of memory, growth, and the raw, often dark, textures of emotion. with cinematic intensity. #SOPHIAHANSENKNARHOI #UNDERTOW #BADABINGRECORDS

Out November 28 - Fraction “Moon Blood” LP from @ridingeasyrecords.bsky.social Blown-out fuzz riffs set a template for what is now commonly known as “stoner rock” or “acid punk”. The 1971 album was pressed in a run of a few hundred to little attention in the day. Enjoy this all-inclusive reissue.

NOW AVAILABLE: Andy Boay "You Took That Walk For The Two Of Us” LP from Does Are. He has played in the duo Tonstartssbandht, and served as a member of Mac Demarco's touring band. Andy Boay’s music taps the euphoric and the sorrowful. File under: Devotional music, hard pop, psychedelic

IN STOCK: Chat Pile / Hayden Pedigo “In The Earth Again” LP / LP COLOR on @theflenser.bsky.social In The Earth Again captures the tragic beauty and desolation of the American heartland through cinematic, post-apocalyptic soundscapes. #CHATPILE #HAYDENPEDIGO #INTHEEARTHAGAIN #THEFLENSER

Out November 28 - Equipment Pointed Ankh “Eggs A Little Late” LP from Petty Bunco! Music made in this spirit (jamming, free improv, whatever you want to call it; Roscoe Mitchell called it “composing in real time”) often feels like it can percolate forever, occasionally over boiling.

Out November 28 - Emily Robb “Soundtrack to the Space Between Attack and Decay” LP from Petty Bunco! Drawing inspiration from spaghetti westerns, Mexican folk, and looney tunes, this one will rattle the imagination and stir the soul. #EMILYROBB #PETTYBUNCO

Out November 14 - Puppet Wipes “Live Inside” LP from Siltbreeze. It's every bit the corker we'd hoped for. The Lewis Carroll-meets-David Croneberg ambience is still in play, but relegated to the corners. Much like The Raincoats Odyshape, or The Shadow Ring's Put The Music In Its Coffin.

Out November 28 - Nice Breeze “Everything Disappears” LP from Siltbreeze. The trio of John Howard, Martha Hamilton & Andy Fox churn out solid, hook-laden, bullseye-pop gems by the bushel. It evokes the lost wryness of Tru Fax And The Insaniacs matched w/ the gusto of Iridescence era Half Japanese

Out January 23 - Fog Lamp “Still Entangled” LP from Siltbreeze. SF's Fog Lamp have zoned in an intensive, beguiling churn of Dossier era Chrome slipping into The Sleepers panic-creep of 'Sleepless Nights'. Their hauntingly dense & layered murk is as authentically Bay Area as a bowl of Cioppino.

Out December 12 - Fuzz “Fuzz's Fourth Dream” 2xLP / CD from In the Red Records. This is the band’s first release in four years and is a collection of singles, unreleased demos, and rarities. #FUZZ #FUZZSFOURTHDREAM #INTHEREDRECORDS #TYSEGALL #CHARLESMOOTHART #CHADUBOVICH

Out November 14 - Moms With Bangs “Do What's Delicious!” 7" from @alternativetent.bsky.social The two tracks on "Do What’s Delicious" capture the throttling high energy rhythms of bands like Thee Oh Sees, and showcase an affinity for the off-kilter groove of bands like Deerhoof or Black Midi.

Out October 31 - Laura Baird “Under Blue” CD from Ba Da Bing! Under Blue is an intimate depiction of grief tied to the mourning of her father. The album is anchored by folk guitar and banjo, as well as Baird’s strong lyricism and serene harmonies. #LAURABAIRD #UNDERBLUE #BADABING

Out October 31 - Ginger Beef “s/t” LP from Ba Da Bing! Tijuana Taxi, Soul Bossa Nova — they topped the charts over 50 years ago, but you could probably still hum these instrumental classics. Ginger Beef aims to singlehandedly breathe life back into this all-but-extinct instrumental pop genre.

Out November 14 - Bell Witch & Aerial Ruin “Stygian Bough Volume II” LP / CD from Profound Lore Records. This is a follow up to the 2020 collaboration between the death / doom metal titans Bell Witch (Dylan Desmond, Jesse Shreibman) and Aerial Ruin (Erik Moggridge). #BELLWITCH #AERIALRUIN

SHIPPING THIS WEEK: Martin Sagadin “Martin Iz Zgornje Bele” LP from Ba Da Bing! Singing with Slovenian lyrics and drawing on folk instrumentation, Sagadin creates contemplative, gentle pieces that breathe and sway. #MARTINSAGADIN #MARTINIZZGORNJEBELE #BADABING

Out November 14 - Bill Orcutt “Another Perfect Day” LP / CD from Palilalia. This may be Orcutt's most overtly punk-rockist record since Gerty Loves Pussy, his first solo electric LP from a decade ago. Another Perfect Day is, ultimately, something of a solo guitar Nouveau Roman. #BILLORCUTT

Out November 21 - Grouper “Way Their Crept (Reissue)” LP / CD from Kranky. For the first time in more than fifteen years, the debut album Way Their Crept by Grouper is being made available on LP and CD, reissued in conjunction with the 20th anniversary of the original release. #GROUPER #LIZHARRIS

Out November 28 - OSEES “Live At The Broad” 2xLP / 2xLP COLOR / CD from DEATHGOD. The dispatch from DEATHGOD CORP is as follows: "Here is a 2xLP of the Broad Museum show A bunch of Krauty jams we’ve never played live before and a couple old favs." Our color vinyl variant is pictured below.

Out October 31 - Phipps Pt. “Songs We No Longer Sing” LP from Seeland Records. Phipps Pt. is the duo of Lovage Sharrock and Jon Leidecker (Wobbly, Negativland, Thurston Moore Group). Falling somewhere between precise songcraft and free improvisation, acid folk and ambient electronics.

Out November 28 - PLOSIVS “Yell At Cloud” LP / CD from Swami Recordings. Four years later, supergroup featuring Rob Crow (Pinback, Heavy Vegetable etc), John Reis (Hot Snakes, Rocket From The Crypt etc), Atom Willard (Against Me, Alkaline Trio etc), and Jordan Clark (Mrs Magician etc) returns!

Out December 12 - Greg Weeks “If The Sun Dies” LP from Language Of Stone. Singer / songwriter Greg Weeks (formerly of Espers) returns after 15+ years! What you'll get: Cryptic, melancholic melodies on acoustic guitar with classic analog instruments. #GREGWEEKS #IFTHESUNDIES #LANGUAGEOFSTONE

Out October 17 - Demian “S/t” LP from Riding Easy Records. Originally released in 1971. A top-shelf lost psych album from some Texas trippers who were formerly in Bubble Puppy! #DEMIAN #BUBBLEPUPPY #RIDINGEASYRECORDS

Out October 17 - Susannah Stark “Minor Gestures” LP from Night School / Stroom. Drifting in on a stream of birdsong, synths and field recordings of rivers, Susannah Stark posits questions from the outset of Minor Gestures. Sung in both Gàidhlig & English! #SUSANNAHSTARK #NIGHTSCHOOLRECORDS #STROOM

Out October 3 - White Boy and the Average Rat Band “S/t” LP from Riding Easy. This is the first official reissue of this lost 1980 outsider rock album, limited to 283 copies! #WHITEBOYANDTHEAVERAGERATBAND #RIDINGEASYRECORDS

Out October 3 - Orchestra Gold “Dakan” LP. Orchestra Gold is a bridge between worlds: Malian traditional music (60’s-70’s) and hypnotic psychedelic rock. "Dakan” is a sonic and spiritual journey: rooted in tradition, driven by intuition and lit ablaze with psychedelic energy. #ORCHESTRAGOLD #DAKAN

Out October 17 - DFMK “Playa Nuclear” LP from Alternative Tentacles. Alternative Tentacles is proud to present the brand-new album from Tijuana, B.C. Mexico’s own DFMK. “Playa Nuclear” comes out swinging with dirty and mean rock n’ roll with a punk soul. #DFMK #PLAYANUCLEAR #ALTERNATIVETENTACLES

Out October 24 - Naïm Amor & Kid Congo Powers “Tucson Safari” LP from In The Red Records. The tracks display the two different personalities and approaches of Amor and Kid Congo, both passionate electric guitar players. We have the release on orange-in-yellow vinyl. #kidcongopowers #NaïmAmor

Out September 5 - HÖG “Blackhole” LP / CD from Riding Easy. Their collective influences and backgrounds of punk and metal that encourage steady experimentation. It is dark and grimy, and best played loud. #HÖG #HÖGBAND #RIDINGEASY #RIDINGEASYRECORDS

SHIPPING 8/25/25: The Sleeveens’ "Downtown / Drowning” 7-inch on Goner Records. It’s a limited tour / Gonerfest single. What you’ll get: A stomping original "Downtown" backed by a fierce cover of Reigning Sound's "Drowning." Don't sleep on this one! #thesleeveens #gonerrecords #reigningsound

Out October 31 - Paris 1942 “S/t” 2xLP / 2xCD from Superior Viaduct. This is an archival release from the lost Phoenix, AZ band from 1982. Paris 1942 features former Velvet Underground drummer Maureen Tucker and members of Sun City Girls. #paris1942 #superiorviaduct

Out September 5 - Ritual Mass "Cascading Misery” LP / LP COLOR / CD from 20 Buck Spin. The debut full length album from Ritual Mass is more than a collection of songs, it’s a series of calculated assaults on the virtue of the holy. FFO: Vastum, Krypts, Phrenelith, Incantation, and Disembowelment.

Out August 8 - Ayodele Nzinga’s "Ghetto Grimoire” LP from Rocks In Your Head. Nzinga’s spoken word album features poems by her, and music by Mia Pixley and Sonny Smith. Nzinga is Oakland's inaugural Poet Laureate, and holds MFA/Ph.D. degrees as well as international recognition. #ayodelenzinga

Out August 22 - Lard’s "Pure Chewing Satisfaction” LP / LP PINK / CD from Alternative Tentacles. A reissue of the 1997 Jello Biafra / Ministry collaborative album. We’ll have the long awaited repress on black vinyl, and a solid-pink variant. #lard #jellobiafra #ministry #alternativetentacles

Out August 8 - BANG's "Mother/Bow To The King” LP from Riding Easy. The 1971 self-titled debut album “BANG“ is considered a forerunner to the early Doom Metal genre. This was followed by the monumental “Mother/Bow To The King” album in 1972 which should have exploded. #bang #ridingeasyrecords

Out October 3 - Agriculture’s "The Spiritual Sound” LP / LP COLOR / CD / MC from The Flenser. Behold, the highly anticipated new album from rising ecstatic black metal collective, Agriculture. #agriculture #agricultureband #thespiritualsound #theflenser #ecstaticblackmetal

SHIPPING NEXT WEEK: Sukpatch “Lite Hits” LP from Concentric Circles. This is a first time vinyl release of 1992 lo-fi pop opus, originally released on cassette by Slabco. This is short and sweet like the best pop albums. #sukpatch #litehits #concentriccircles #slabco

Out August 8 - a 30th anniversary reissue of Cheater Slicks’ Don't Like You 2xLP from In The Red. The reissue of the classic noise rock ‘n’ roll album from 1995 contains an extra album of the original demos, never before released. We’ll have the release on magenta / yellow vinyl.

Out September 5 - Jens Kuross Crooked Songs LP from Woodsist. His debut for Woodsist is mysterious, warm and heart-stirring. Using just voice and electric piano, the music is enswathed by ambient synth—minimal without losing sight of his songcraft. Sonically, it’s Arthur Russell-meets-Harry Nilsson.

Out July 4 - Al Karpenter "Greatest Heads" LP from Night School. The fourth album from the radical Basque-Berlinesque rock deconstructionists expertly mixes free music, Afro-Beat, avant-garde and gonzo rock sounds. midheaven.com/item/al-karp... #alkarpenter #greatestheads #nightschoolrecords

Out May 30 - Planning For Burial "It's Closeness, It's Easy." LP/CD from The Flenser. The anticipated follow up to the 2017 Below The House album from the cult gloomgaze powerhouse. midheaven.com/item/plannin... #planningforburial #itsclosenessitseasy #theflenser #thomwasluck #gloomgaze

Out May 2 - Pyramids "Pythagoras" LP/CD from The Flenser. Nine years in the making Pythagoras pushes boundaries blending jagged fragments of black metal and shoe gaze with layers of reggaeton and neoperreo. midheaven.com/item/pyramid... #pyramidsband #theflenser #shoegaze #blackmetal

Out March 21 - Fearless Iranians From Hell "Die For Allah" LP from Boner. A reissue of the notorious 1987 San Antonio hardcore punk album, along with the tracks from the band's debut "Blow Up the Embassy" 7-inch. midheaven.com/item/fearles... #fearlessiraniansfromhell #dieforallah #bonerrecords

Out April 4 - Kim Gordon / Ikue Mori / DJ Olive "SYR 5" 2xLP from Sonic Youth Records. 25th year anniversary reissue of the trio's experimental album. Features a guest spot from Yuka Honda of Cibo Matto. midheaven.com/item/gordon-... #kimgordon #sonicyouth #ikuemori #dnaband #djolive

Out April 18 - Chime Oblivion "s/t" LP/CD from DEATHGOD CORP. A debut LP of hot weirdo punk action from this supergroup comprised of John Dwyer (Osees), David Bararossa (Bow Wow Wow, Adam & The Ants), Weasel Walter, Tom Dolan and vocalist H.L. Nelly (Naked Lights). midheaven.com/item/chime-o...