After the long overdue release of Drew McDowall’s debut solo album “Collapse” in 2015, the experimental music underground saw McDowall as an arrival of an artist that was always here, hiding in plain sight. He […]
vinyl pressing plants
Firewater — Get Off The Cross
In partnership with Checkered Past Records, Firewater‘s seminal world punk debut album Get Off the Cross…We Need the Wood for the Fire will be reissued on translucent purple vinyl LP on June 2nd! Pre-order here. On […]
The Lost Counts — Found!
The Lost Counts will help you find your soul. Whether it be in a funky soul-jazz organ cooker, a Memphis-soul stew, or a piping hot gut-bucket boogie, these boys will get you moving. The Lost […]
Brainstory — Self Titled
Brainstory is a tale of brothers bounded by blood, by fate, and a small town with nothing to do. Brothers brought together by some unknown magic that would set them free to create, to sing, […]
The Steel Woods — Straw In The Wind
Straw In The Wind, the debut album from Nashville-based rock band The Steel Woods is set for release on May 19 via Woods Music/Thirty Tigers — you can pre-order it now. The Steel Woods are […]
Rob Mehl – House On The Rock b/w Taste And See
Read the blog post: alohagotsoul.com/2017/04/10/interview-rob-mehl-talks-house-on-the-rock-and-taste-and-see/ Brought to light in the 21st century on Psychemagik’s Magik Sunrise compilation in 2013, “House On The Rock” is a shimmering, sophisticated groove with a strong West Coast sound — […]
Record Store Day 2017
Happy RSD 2017! 10 years of celebrating the indie record stores that so many of us spend much of our free time and spare dimes…here’s a list of titles pressed by GGR this year: Cheap […]
The V-Roys — Just Add Ice
This is the limited edition, first ever vinyl release of The V-Roys – Just Add Ice. Originally released in 1996, Just Add Ice turns 21 this year; now it’s old enough to buy its own […]
The Figgs — The Man Who Fights Himself
The Story Behind The Release (in the words of Mike Gent, April 2017). In the spring of 2008, we rolled into Los Angeles armed with a batch of brand new, unrehearsed songs and keyboardist Scott […]
Matthew Logan Vasquez — Does What He Wants
Matthew Logan Vasquez is feeling optimistic. That’s not necessarily apparent the first time you spin his new full-length solo album. Each track on Matthew Logan Does What He Wants feels urgent and intense. Impatient landlords, […]