It’s here. It’s today. By the time you read this, I’ll probably already be out of the house, waiting for my favorite record store to open up their doors. If you haven’t been planning already, or are just a casual observer, check out the full list of vinyl that is being released specifically for Record Store Day. It’s lengthy, and awesome, and a lot of it is extremely limited – but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try. I have a list of 10 things I want, and have ordered them according to what I want most so I know where to focus my energy.
Your local indie record shop should be holding something. The ones around here are having sales, having bands, and then there’s a party at a local bar later on tonight. Get yourself to someplace close to you and support independent record stores. You’ll miss them should they ever go away.
Here are a couple of tracks from bands that have releases today. They aren’t specifically from today’s releases, but hopefully they get you out to the stores. Have an excellent day. We’ll report back on what we end up with – and you should too.
The Black Keys – I’m Glad (mp3)
Beach House – Zebra (mp3) from Teen Dream
Modest Mouse – 3rd Planet (mp3) from The Moon & Antarctica
When I first heard of Beach House last year, it was in the same breath as Fleet Foxes – drawing comparisons between the two groups. I never heard more than a single song (“Gila”) from their second album Devotion (and none from their debut), but that single cut didn’t remind me of Fleet Foxes in the slightest. And it didn’t register enough to warrant any further listening.
