Do you like it hard and heavy? Then come to The Record Exchange and visit The Headbanger’s Wall, a listening station devoted to some of today’s best bands pummeling you with raw power and raw emotion.
The Headbanger’s Wall currently features such bands and labels as Corpus Christi, Nevermore, Haste the Day, Century Media, Victory and Earache. Come melt your face with us.
• NEW RELEASES:
These United States What Lasts
Department of Eagles Archive 2003-2006
Kristin Hersh Crooked
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Dirty Old Town
Panda Bear Tomboy
The Triffids Wide Open Road: The Best Of
Japandroids Younger Us/Sex and Dying in High Society
Toro Y Moi Leave Everywhere
Four Tet Angel Echoes + Remixes
The Brian Setzer Orchestra Don’t Mess with a Big Band (Live)
MORE HERE
• GET A FREE SUMMER INDIE POP MIXTAPE!
Visit the CIMS Mixtape listening station inside The Record Exchange and grab a card for a free download of a summer indie rock mixtape! The sampler includes tracks from New Pornographers, Delorean, Vampire Weekend, She & Him, Beach House, Avi Buffalo, Teenage Fanclub, Arcade Fire and more!
• NEW METAL SALE PROGRAM KICKS OFF WITH $6.66 ZOROASTER
Look, metal rules, okay? Yeah, some of it is dumb, some of it is lame, but a lot of it kicks major ass. Even hipster turds keep a couple of metal bands in their back pocket for when some sad bastard band like Belle and Sebastian just ain’t feelin’ right.
This week, ThinkIndie is launching a new metal sale program, which will give you great deals on great new metal bands on a regular basis. First up is psych-metal stalwarts Zoroaster‘s sophomore album Matador for the great devilish price of $6.66. And it has great metal song titles like “Ancient Ones,” “Old World,” “Odyssey II,” and our personal favorite, “Trident” (and no, they’re not talking gum here; an actual freaking three-pronged, evil-doin’ trident).
Want to hear it first? Listen to a full album stream HERE. Want to thank us? Simply throw your devil horns in the air. We’ll feel them no matter where you are.
STREAM THE ALBUM HERE
BUY THE ALBUM HERE
• INDIGO GIRLS LIVE ALBUM WITH EXCLUSIVE BONUS TRACK!
Indigo Girls Amy Ray and Emily Saliers celebrate their long-standing passion for live performance with Staring Down the Brilliant Dream, which includes the ThinkIndie exclusive bonus track “Yield” — 32 songs in all!
The album features songs hand-selected by the Grammy-winning duo to capture the most memorable moments of their 2006-2009 shows. The release reflects the spontaneity of a typical Indigo concert and includes a mix of solo performances and other numbers backed by their full band, plus vocal collaborations with such guests artists as Brandi Carlile and Jill Hennessey.
BUY THE ALBUM HERE
• LABEL SPOTLIGHT: PARK THE VAN
Started in 2004 and formed on the idea of liking a band, Park the Van represents everything good about the music business. By loving what they release, and having a clear vision and style, it made it easy for music fans and record store clerks to talk up this new label.
Park the Van has a new series of releases from bands they think need your attention. The series is called Delicacies, and we have a few choice titles on sale, including early Dr. Dog albums. We have also added some of their classic label catalog to fill out the page. Dig in; it’s delicious.
CLICK HERE
• JOHN NOLAN EXCLUSIVE!
John Nolan is the guitarist/co-vocalist of Taking Back Sunday and the lead singer/guitarist of Straylight Run. On Thursday, June 17, 2010, John stopped by Looney Tunes in West Babylon, N.Y. Looney Tunes is one of the country’s leading indie CD stores. John played an amazing 47-minute acoustic set. The performance is available to you today on high quality 320 MP3.
BUY THE ALBUM HERE
• A FEAST OF FABULOUS FREELOADS!
One of the coolest things about the Record Exchange ThinkIndie Digital Store is the crazy amount of free downloads.
Seriously, each week new freebies are added to the Freeloads section, and these aren’t just streams — we’re talking fully downloadable and burnable 320KB DRM-free files.
Here’s a look at some new additions:
The Walkmen Stranded
Asleep at the Wheel feat. Willie Nelson Truck Driver’s Blues
Julian Lynch Just Enough
Mondo Generator Dog Food
Steel Train Turnpike Ghost
The Innocence Mission The Happy Mondays
William Fitzsimmons You Still Hurt Me
Many more HERE
• OTHER GOODIES:
The Fall Your Future Our Clutter full album stream
STREAM THE ALBUM HERE
BUY THE ALBUM HERE
Radio Dept. Clinging to a Scheme full album stream
STREAM THE ALBUM HERE
BUY THE ALBUM HERE
Trampled By Turtles Palamino full album stream
STREAM THE ALBUM HERE
BUY THE ALBUM HERE
Marco Benevento Between the Needles and the Nightfall full album stream
STREAM THE ALBUM HERE
BUY THE ALBUM HERE
Want the latest news on releases from the RX ThinkIndie store? Sign up for an RSS feed HERE.
You go now: recordexchange.thinkindie.com
• NEW RELEASES:
Of Montreal The Past is a Grotesque Animal
Soilwork The Panic Broadcast
The Hives Tarred and Feathered
Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs Beg Steal or Borrow
Of Montreal Coquet Coquette
Crocodiles Sleep Forever
Old 97’s Mimeograph
Sarah McLachlan Loving You is Easy Remixes
Treat Her Right (Morphine) Tied to the Tracks
Treat Her Right (Morphine) Treat Her Right
Richard Walters The Animal
Kylie Minogue Aphrodite
Baths Cerulean
Ed Kowalczyk Alive
MORE HERE
• INDIGO GIRLS LIVE ALBUM WITH EXCLUSIVE BONUS TRACK!
Indigo Girls Amy Ray and Emily Saliers celebrate their long-standing passion for live performance with Staring Down the Brilliant Dream, which includes the ThinkIndie exclusive bonus track “Yield” — 32 songs in all!
The album features songs hand-selected by the Grammy-winning duo to capture the most memorable moments of their 2006-2009 shows. The release reflects the spontaneity of a typical Indigo concert and includes a mix of solo performances and other numbers backed by their full band, plus vocal collaborations with such guests artists as Brandi Carlile and Jill Hennessey.
BUY THE ALBUM HERE
• EARLY MAN’S DEATH POTION FOR THE WICKED LOW SALE PRICE OF $6.66
Early Man stirred up some buzz with their debut EP on Moniter Records and then even more attention with their debut album on Matador Records. Matador had not signed a metal band before, so people took notice. They have since moved to The End Records, the same label as the new Danzig release, for Death Potion, currently on sale for the evil price of $6.66 — no one else on the planet is selling it that cheap, and you can’t get the physical CD until July 20!
Early Man’s sound draws from Metallica, Celtic Frost and Black Sabbath. The best part of their story is that the two main members come from Pentecostalist parents that shielded them from rock music. That all changed when they turned 19 and discovered rock and metal. Their family disowned them and their friends were scared of them after their conversion to heavy music. Death Potion is produced by Seattle super-producer Jack Endino (Nirvana, High On Fire, Three Inches of Blood). Rapid-fire riffs and raw emotion make this album unique in the work of heavy metal. Fire away.
BUY THE ALBUM HERE
DOWNLOAD A FREE TRACK HERE
• LABEL SPOTLIGHT: PARK THE VAN
Started in 2004 and formed on the idea of liking a band, Park the Van represents everything good about the music business. By loving what they release, and having a clear vision and style, it made it easy for music fans and record store clerks to talk up this new label.
Park the Van has a new series of releases from bands they think need your attention. The series is called Delicacies, and we have a few choice titles on sale, including early Dr. Dog albums. We have also added some of their classic label catalog to fill out the page. Dig in; it’s delicious.
CLICK HERE
• JOHN NOLAN EXCLUSIVE!
John Nolan is the guitarist/co-vocalist of Taking Back Sunday and the lead singer/guitarist of Straylight Run. On Thursday, June 17, 2010, John stopped by Looney Tunes in West Babylon, N.Y. Looney Tunes is one of the country’s leading indie CD stores. John played an amazing 47-minute acoustic set. The performance is available to you today on high quality 320 MP3.
BUY THE ALBUM HERE
• A FEAST OF FABULOUS FREELOADS!
One of the coolest things about the Record Exchange ThinkIndie Digital Store is the crazy amount of free downloads.
Seriously, each week new freebies are added to the Freeloads section, and these aren’t just streams — we’re talking fully downloadable and burnable 320KB DRM-free files.
Here’s a look at some new additions:
STS9 Equinox (live acoustic)
Adam Franklin (Swervedriver) Yesterday Has Gone Forever
Tauk Eye to Eye
Of Montreal Coquet-Coquette
Lou Barlow Losercore
Cowboy Junkies Stranger Here
Many more HERE
• OTHER GOODIES:
Marco Benevento Between The Needles & Nightfall full album stream
STREAM THE ALBUM HERE
DOWNLOAD A FREE TRACK HERE
BUY THE ALBUM HERE
The Fall Your Future Our Clutter full album stream
STREAM THE ALBUM HERE
BUY THE ALBUM HERE
Radio Dept. Clinging to a Scheme full album stream
STREAM THE ALBUM HERE
BUY THE ALBUM HERE
Trampled By Turtles Palamino full album stream
STREAM THE ALBUM HERE
BUY THE ALBUM HERE
Want the latest news on releases from the RX ThinkIndie store? Sign up for an RSS feed HERE.
You go now: recordexchange.thinkindie.com
• NEW RELEASES:
Of Montreal The Past is a Grotesque Animal
Indigo Girls Staring Down the Brilliant Dream
Underworld Scribble
Wolf Parade Expo 86
STS9 Axe the Cables
Adam Franklin and Bolts of Melody I Could Sleep for a Thousand Years
Jimmy Webb Just Across the River
Peter Case Wig!
The Undertones The Best Of
Brooke Waggoner I Am Mine Remix
MORE HERE
• INDIGO GIRLS LIVE ALBUM WITH EXCLUSIVE BONUS TRACK!
Indigo Girls Amy Ray and Emily Saliers celebrate their long-standing passion for live performance with Staring Down the Brilliant Dream, which includes the ThinkIndie exclusive bonus track “Yield” — 32 songs in all!
The album features songs hand-selected by the Grammy-winning duo to capture the most memorable moments of their 2006-2009 shows. The release reflects the spontaneity of a typical Indigo concert and includes a mix of solo performances and other numbers backed by their full band, plus vocal collaborations with such guests artists as Brandi Carlile and Jill Hennessey.
BUY THE ALBUM HERE
• EARLY MAN’S DEATH POTION FOR THE WICKED LOW SALE PRICE OF $6.66
Early Man stirred up some buzz with their debut EP on Moniter Records and then even more attention with their debut album on Matador Records. Matador had not signed a metal band before, so people took notice. They have since moved to The End Records, the same label as the new Danzig release, for Death Potion, currently on sale for the evil price of $6.66 — no one else on the planet is selling it that cheap, and you can’t get the physical CD until July 20!
Early Man’s sound draws from Metallica, Celtic Frost and Black Sabbath. The best part of their story is that the two main members come from Pentecostalist parents that shielded them from rock music. That all changed when they turned 19 and discovered rock and metal. Their family disowned them and their friends were scared of them after their conversion to heavy music. Death Potion is produced by Seattle super-producer Jack Endino (Nirvana, High On Fire, Three Inches of Blood). Rapid-fire riffs and raw emotion make this album unique in the work of heavy metal. Fire away.
BUY THE ALBUM HERE
DOWNLOAD A FREE TRACK HERE
• LABEL SPOTLIGHT: PARK THE VAN
Started in 2004 and formed on the idea of liking a band, Park the Van represents everything good about the music business. By loving what they release, and having a clear vision and style, it made it easy for music fans and record store clerks to talk up this new label.
Park the Van has a new series of releases from bands they think need your attention. The series is called Delicacies, and we have a few choice titles on sale, including early Dr. Dog albums. We have also added some of their classic label catalog to fill out the page. Dig in; it’s delicious.
CLICK HERE
• JOHN NOLAN EXCLUSIVE!
John Nolan is the guitarist/co-vocalist of Taking Back Sunday and the lead singer/guitarist of Straylight Run. On Thursday, June 17, 2010, John stopped by Looney Tunes in West Babylon, N.Y. Looney Tunes is one of the country’s leading indie CD stores. John played an amazing 47-minute acoustic set. The performance is available to you today on high quality 320 MP3.
BUY THE ALBUM HERE
• YO LA TENGO EXCLUSIVE!
ThinkIndie currently is offering an exclusive Yo La Tengo bundle featuring Popular Songs, plus the four-song Here to Fall remixes EP!
BUY THE ALBUM HERE
• RX BANDITS LIVE AT PARK AVE. EXCLUSIVE!
Download an exclusive EP of RX Bandits performing live at Orlando indie store Park Ave. CDs in July 2009, on sale for only $3.99!
BUY THE ALBUM HERE
• MARCO BENEVENTO CONTEST!
We’ve teamed up with the folks at The Royal Potato Family to bring you a little contest, full album stream and free track from Marco Benevento. Marco’s newest album Between The Needles & Nightfall was released on May 11, and you can check out the full stream below.
Now comes the contest part: Royal Potato Family is giving away five copies of the album on VINYL and there are two ways to be entered. First, anyone who buys the download gets entered into the contest. Second, anyone who takes the free track gets entered to the contest as well. So no purchase is required to win one of the five copies on vinyl. You have until July 7 to enter, so get to enjoying this great album!
STREAM ALBUM, READ ABOUT THE CONTEST HERE
DOWNLOAD THE FREE TRACK HERE
BUY THE FULL ALBUM HERE
• A FEAST OF FABULOUS FREELOADS!
One of the coolest things about the Record Exchange ThinkIndie Digital Store is the crazy amount of free downloads.
Seriously, each week new freebies are added to the Freeloads section, and these aren’t just streams — we’re talking fully downloadable and burnable 320KB DRM-free files.
Here’s a look at some new additions:
Of Montreal Coquet-Coquette
Blonde Redhead Here Sometimes
Lou Barlow Losercore
Kristen Hersh Poor Wayfaring Stranger
Cowboy Junkies Stranger Here
Many more HERE
• OTHER GOODIES:
The Fall Your Future Our Clutter full album stream
STREAM THE ALBUM HERE
BUY THE ALBUM HERE
Radio Dept. Clinging to a Scheme full album stream
STREAM THE ALBUM HERE
Trampled By Turtles Palamino full album stream
STREAM THE ALBUM HERE
Want the latest news on releases from the RX ThinkIndie store? Sign up for an RSS feed HERE.
You go now: recordexchange.thinkindie.com
Disintegration is the eighth studio album by English alternative rock band The Cure, released on May 1, 1989, by Fiction Records. The record marks a return to the introspective and gloomy gothic rock style the band had established in the early 1980s. As he neared the age of thirty, vocalist and guitarist Robert Smith felt an increased pressure to follow up on the group’s pop successes with a more enduring work. This, coupled with a distaste for the group’s new-found popularity, caused Smith to lapse back into the use of hallucinogenic drugs, the effects of which had a strong influence on the production of the album. The Cure recorded Disintegration at Hook End Manor Studios in Reading, Berkshire, with co-producer David M. Allen in late 1988 through early 1989. During production, founding member Lol Tolhurst was fired from the band.
In spite of record label fears that the album would be “commercial suicide,” Disintegration became the band’s commercial peak. It charted at number three in the United Kingdom and at number twelve in the United States, and produced several hit singles including “Lovesong”, which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. Disintegration remains The Cure’s highest selling record to date, with over three million copies sold worldwide. Disintegration was also a critical success, being placed at number 326 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic called it the “culmination of all the musical directions the Cure were pursuing over the course of the ’80s.”
BUY THE VINYL HERE
OTHER NEW VINYL RELEASES:
David Bazan Live At Electrical Audio
Born Ruffians Say It
Foals Total Life Forever
Gaslight Anthem American Slang
Good Old War Good Old War
Metallica Load