Vinyl Records - The Latest

"Four decades after their inception, one thing is clear: X was not only one of the most influential bands to crash out of the punk movement of the ...

"The debut Arctic Monkeys album is, as we all know, one of the finest debut statements in rock history. It marries the youthful exuberance of a ban...

"AM is the stunning fifth album from Sheffield's finest. This time round, Arctic Monkeys progress from the traditional rock'n'roll of 2011's Suck I...

"The Mercury Prize-winning, multiple GRAMMY- and BRIT Award-nominated band Alt-J have announced their eagerly-awaited fourth album The Dream. The D...

I have a folder with every Lab review written for the site. There's definite themes that emerge when you read the older ones. Let me set this one u...

After a spell of being aggravatingly out of print, Daft Punk's Discovery finally repressed on their own Daft Life imprint. Here's Woodman's OG Lab ...

"The Slim Shady LP is the second studio album and the major-label debut by rapper Eminem. Recorded in Ferndale, Michigan, following Eminem's recrui...

"For a duo whose youthful energy rejuvenated the world of house music at the start of the 2010s, it seems incredible that Disclosure are now into t...

"The Maida Vale Sessions compiles four of Broadcast’s live performances at the famed West London studios between October 1996 and August 2003, char...

"The Deftones' first album in three years, SATURDAY NIGHT WRIST follows the band's fourth consecutive gold or platinum album, the 2003 self-titled ...

The mighty return of Run The Jewels! El-P and Killer Mike are back with the third installment of the hugely popular Run The Jewels project. This ti...

"Elliott Smith's 'Division Day' is not only one of the late artist's most beloved fan favorite songs, it's also one of Smith's first departures awa...

"Trust was recorded with Tom Herbert at 3rd Ear Studios in Minneapolis, and mixed in London by Tchad Blake (Latin Playboys, Lisa Germano, Pearl Jam...

"Dude Ranch is the second studio album by Blink-182. Recorded at Big Fish Studios in Encinitas, California with producer Mark Trombino, the album w...

This music was recorded 30 Miles west of El Paso, surrounded by 3,000 acres of pecan orchards, but the players were mere inches from each other. Bi...

Me and Stony have a mighty addiction to Belle & Sebastian. This is B&S's second album from 1996, generally considered their best album thus...

There's something about this album that still sends chills down my spine. Perhaps it was my first encounter with it a few years after its release. ...

Wow, official 2LP vinyl reissue of this seminal 1992 rave album. I'm not gonna lie, this was my shit back then and it still kinda is (even though s...

"Few artists are storytellers as deft and disarmingly observational as Andy Shauf. The Toronto-based, Saskatchewan-raised musician's songs unfold l...

When it comes to producing music, Madlib's been there done that. In fact, I don't know any other producer with such an insatiable appetite for musi...

"Space 1.8 is Nala Sinephro’s debut album; each contributing piece is part of a connected, collaborative and deeply personal body of music. Perform...

"Inspired by a love of artists such as Bill Evans, Lester Young, Chet Baker and Vince Guaraldi, Dustin Payseur reimagines some of his greatest hits...

"This is the first LP release of the soundtracks to two short films, 'La Folia' and 'Pantai to Tamago Hime,' which are only shown at the Ghibli Mus...

Modern Baseball are back with what is possibly their most ambitious album to date. For their highly anticipated 3rd full length, the Philly band is...

"Digitally remastered 40th Anniversary edition of David Bowie's first ever best-of compilation. Changesonebowie collected songs from the 1969-1976 ...

"Self-titled debut album from Del Water Gap, featuring his 2020 breakout single 'Ode to a Conversation Stuck in Your Throat,' and 2021 singles 'Sor...

Impressive sophomore effort from French popsters Phoenix! The follow up to their debut United took 4 years to complete and was a more cohesive atte...

"Oh, Inverted World, the earth-shattering, indie-rock-redefining 2001 debut album by The Shins, is presented here in its finest form, dressed up al...

“I think we throw around the term narcissist a lot and often forget what we’re referencing - a tale of a man who rejects the true and tangible love...

Modern kings of Soul bring holiday cheer. Brooklyn's Daptone Records has been churning out the truest soul music recordings for the last decade and...

"On Natura Morta, Sven Wunder is exploring art as a bridge between nature and the human ability to judge and observe in eleven musical compositions...

Following up 2018’s Never Come Down, Raleigh hip-hop crew Kooley High's latest EP contains three new tracks (“Hold Up,” “Rollin’ In The Hay,” and “...

"Once Twice Melody is the 8th studio album by Beach House. It is a double album, featuring 18 songs presented in 4 chapters. Across these songs, ma...

"Mogwai have advanced without a plan since they were teenagers, there have been no secretive meetings to work out the master plan. It is rare to he...

"Demos, early version, alternate mixes, and outtakes that helped shape The Velvet Underground's Loaded (1970), a great album. Giving it a wider vie...

"Hybrid Theory is the debut album by the American rock band Linkin Park, released on October 24, 2000 through Warner Bros. Records. Recorded at NRG...

After her debut release, a recording she did with her brother for friends to hear, went viral last year, Billie Eilish quickly became the next "i...

Australian indie rockers's breakthrough album in the US! Leading up to this 1988 release, The Church were at a low point in their career. Their lab...

"Sister Ray." End of review. Okay, I'm being told I have to write more here, but seriously - how can you pass up the Velvets' classic second album?...

"It's been said that writing about music is like dancing about architecture (impossible and absurd). But what about singing about movies? Sufjan St...

Haunting interpretations of the music of Twin Peaks from San Jose's Xiu Xiu. Originally commissioned by Queensland Gallery of Modern Art for a 2015...

This official Bad Boy reissue of Ready To Die is obviously a much welcome release - finally making one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time a...

Sophomore studio album from English singer-songwriter, Elvis Costello. This Year's Model was originally recorded between 1977 and 1978 at London's ...

Remember the scene in the Radiohead documentary when Thom Yorke is fucking around with ProTools on his little private recording area of the tour bu...