STRFKR - Reptilians (10-Year Anniversary Edition) Purple & Blue Eco Mix - VINYL LP

Bad Suns sound - dreamy '80s pastiche flanked by Stratocasters through cranked Vox amps, pulsing synths, and palpable rhythmic energy - that endeared listeners to the band in the first place, and their fourth LP, APOCALYPSE WHENEVER, uses that musical foundation as the jumping-off point for their next evolution. Conceived as Inchthe soundtrack to a movie that doesn't yet exist,Inch the 13-track album, helmed by longtime producer Eric Palmquist (MUTEMATH, Thrice) at his Palmquist Studios and the band's North Hollywood rehearsal spot, is more conceptually rigorous than anything they've ever attempted - but no less compelling or accessible. InchWe also knew we wanted the album to have a through-line, a story from beginning to end,Inch frontman Christo Bowman explains, so the band did what any good directors would They assembled a mood board, filtering their neo-noir version of Los Angeles through the dreamlike haziness of author Haruki Murakami, the futuristic flair of Terminator 2 Judgment Day and Blade Runner, and the lifted cinematography of Spike Jonze's HER. These disparate influences don't just offer APOCALYPSE WHENEVER an expanded palette of sonic choices to color Bad Sun's airtight hooks - they help give the songs an emotional complexity that works on a multitude of levels depending on how listeners choose to receive them.

Violet & Cobalt Blue vinyl in a gatefold jacket w/ spot gloss and die-cut printed euro sleeves. Includes download code. . Prolific and constantly evolving, Portland, OR's STRFKR have continued to music that consistently connects with music lovers all over the globe. The band started out in a time when a co-sign from blogs and music outlets of note were all but mandatory for new music to be heard and accepted. STRFKR bypassed the hype machine almost completely, focusing instead on making their shows more exciting and pushing their music to new places. Their work ethic both in the studio and on the road has kept them on a steady climb, consistently playing venues on the level of legendary rooms like Terminal 5, Stubb's, and the 9 30 Club while using any available downtime to work towards the next recording.On their latest full-length album, Parallel Realms, STRFKR embrace a more pop-forward approach as heard on their recent single InchRunning Around,Inch while also hinting at experimentalism and the gentler textures on 2020's heralded, Future Past Life. Tracked by the band in their home studio in Portland, with additional engineering in Joshua Tree, CA, and mixed by Chris Coady (Beach House, The Drums), the new album feels exciting, cohesive, and familiar with immediate, yet diverse qualities that can only be found on STRFKR records. In addition to being streamed over 1B times around the world, STRFKR have performed at festivals including Coachella, Outside Lands, FYF Festival, Mad Decent Block Party, and others. The band has also toured consistently, playing to fans throughout North America, Europe, China, Japan, and other countries.

The metal band DESPITE from Gothenburg, Sweden, will their debut album InchIn Your DespiteInch on Tractor Productions, Black tag. InchIn Your DespiteInch is a tremendously strong debut, welding classic Gothenburg metal with hardcore - a good indication of DESPITE's genre-defying search for inspiration.