Limited edition black vinyl comes housed in a screenprinted jacket with digital download code.Includes unlimited streaming of Vertical Helix Scan (2020) via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
This album-a 1998 Rolling Stone Top 25 all-time blues title-features the guitar and vocal style that helped define Delta blues, generations before it moved north to Chicago. Includes Death Letter; Preachin Blues; Levee Camp Moan; Downhearted Blues, and more of the most influential blues recordings ever made.
On “Brighter Wounds”, Son Lux’ fifth full-length LP, the trio finding in command of a daring, multidirectional sound, expressing naturally the proclivity for surprise and contrast that characterize the project s output. The album explores the violence of love, the beauty of sacrifice, and the specter of impermanence. Anchored by its cinematic heart, “All Directions,”…
Straightaways is the second album by the American rock band Son Volt. It was originally released on April 22nd, 1997. The group was formed by Jay Farrar after his previous band Uncle Tupelo broke up. The sound of this album is much related to the sound of their first album Trace. However, where Trace is still…
Songs: Ohia is Jason Molina. On Axxess & Ace he is assisted by Geof Comings (Party Girls), Michael Krassner (the Lofty Pillars, Boxhead Ensemble, Edith Frost Band), Joe Ferguson (Pinetop Seven), Dave Pavkovic (Boxhead Ensemble), Julie Liu (Rex) and Edith Frost. It was recorded by Krassner at his Truckstop Studios in Chicago. What resulted was…
Secretly Canadian is proud to announce the 15th Anniversary reissue of a Songs: Ohia classic, the Hecla & Griper EP, now appearing for the first time on vinyl with previously unreleased bonus material. After spending the summer of 1997 on the road, Jason Molina and Co. headed into Bloomington, Ind. studio The Grotto with producer…
Opening with an epic and ending with a little spartan ode, THE LIONESS is songwriter Jason Molina s fourth and most dynamic and empassioned full-length album to date. Recorded at Chem19 Studio in Glasgow, Scotland, with his Glaswegian friends Aidan Moffat and David Gow of Arab Strap, and Alasdair Roberts of Appendix Out, as well…
Sonic Youth’s second full-length LP Bad Moon Rising was originally released on Homestead and Blast First in 1985. The album is a fascinating examination of “the junction where hippie idealism [meets] the cold hard world,” says guitarist Lee Ranaldo, “where Woodstock [meets] Altamont—Death Valley, Charles Manson, Brian Wilson, musicians, murderers, heroes and villains.” Its original…
Originally slated to be a seven-inch single to follow up their self-titled debut, Sonic Youth ’s Confusion Is Sex blossomed into the band’s first album: a brain-bludgeoning, completely fried endeavor of dissonance and disarray, a perfect soundtrack for running from a chain-wielding gang near the SIN Club. This was the sound of 1983 New York…
Sonic Youth Daydream Nation on 2LP + Download Card 1988 s Daydream Nation was Sonic Youth’s sixth full-length, their first double-LP, and their last for an indie label before signing with Geffen. Widely considered to be their watershed moment, the album catapulted Sonic Youth into the mainstream and proved that indie bands could enjoy wide commercial success without compromising their artistic vision. Daydream…
Reissue of the Alt-Rock pioneers 1987 album. DAYDREAM NATION was Sonic Youth s sixth full-length, their first double-LP, and their last for an indie label before signing with Geffen. Widely considered to be their watershed moment, the album catapulted them into the mainstream and proved that indie bands could enjoy wide commercial success without compromising…
Limited double vinyl LP pressing. When Dirty was released in 1992, it was seen by many as the band s big move toward the grunge market. Heard today, Dirty doesn t sound like a masterpiece (like Daydream Nation) or a gesture toward the mainstream audience (like Goo) – it just sounds like a damn good…
Reissue of this album by the Alt-Rock icons. The third studio album by Sonic Youth, originally released in May 1986 on SST Records, shows the first signs that the band was ready to transform their no wave past into a greater Alternative Rock sensibility. Evol… marks the true departure point of Sonic Youth s musical…
Sonic Youth Evol on LP + Download 1986 s Evol was Sonic Youth s third studio effort, significant for one fairly obvious reason: the addition of Steve Shelley behind the kit. With his help, the group transitions from their no wave roots toward a more linear, accessible rock n roll sound here highlighted by tracks like Green Light and Expressway to…
Hits Are For Squares is a collection of songs from Sonic Youth s career curated by a diverse group of artists, actors, directors and musicians whose own progressive and unconventional style is akin to the freestyle expression of Sonic Youth s music. The artisans handpicked by Sonic Youth include Catherine Keener, Mike D, Radiohead, Portia…
Album formatted collection of underheard Sonic rarities from the legendary band’s 2000-2010 era, most for the first time on any physical format. Essential for the band’s hardcore fans and for enthusiasts of instrumental rock.