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So, it's official! Really stoked to be releasing the soundtrack to Rogue Legacy. I'm a huge fan of this game and the score, so this is a dream come true for me. We'll be selling it online at our store (best for EU customers) on Wednesday, OR you can pick it up from our pals at Mondo on the same day. Any questions, let me know!

You Fail Me.

Someone bump the thread when it's down to $25.

Here you go.

Whoops, didn't see the post above somehow. Well since I am not sharing the link, let me share my thoughts... This album is ugly in the most beautiful way, and I could not recommend it enough. Please give it a listen.

Wow, really cool to see all the feedback from you guys here! Thanks as well to Derek™ for making the thread. All I can say is keep your eyes peeled, we've got a ton of music, goods, and clothing on the way! I'll be sure to pop in here and answer any questions you guys have as well (that I'm permitted to answer, of course!) Thanks again for the welcoming vibes here all, myself and the rest of the team are super appreciative of all the positive words so far.

You are in luck. Look one post up from yours.

I just had a son on 11/19 and his name is Rowan. A friend got me a bottle of a bourbon called Rowan's Creek from KY. I had never heard of it before but it's fantastic stuff.

Do you have any lottery numbers for me?

so just to be clear, there are two camp(s) when it comes to this release. 1. listens to this and realizes it is boring and half cooked. 2. listens to this and realizes it is boring and half cooked, but wants so badly to like new Childish Gambino, ends up "liking" it. why are there two camp(s)? Because the Internet!

Emulate the first pressing... which was black in a gatefold with a single insert? So actually change everything. Got it.

You saw that MuteMath thread. You know we need them.

Looks like Southpaw found about 30 copies of the Live in Aisle 5 green variant /200 http://southpawdistro.bigcartel.com/product/ty-segall-live-in-aisle-five-lp

Tapped out for the moment but cannot believe how much I love my new VPI HW 16.5 I had so many record shot records that now sound like new, well worth the investment.

Interesting conversation going on in here—and not a topic that's lost on me, or in any way news to me. It has always bothered/disappointed me the records that get tons of attention that we release vs. the records that get no support whatsoever for seemingly no discernible reasons (take a look at, idk, the Sorority Noise pre-order thread from earlier this year vs. say, the LITE "Cubic" thread for a stark example of this). And that's actually completely 1000000000% bonkers to me. Like, pretty crazy. Obviously to take nothing away from Sorority Noise, LITE's one of the most talented and interesting and non-derivative acts making music today and it's absolute crickets from this community because.... reasons(?). The crowd here, ~generally speaking~, on this particular forum, I've never really felt like my tastes really fully align with completely. BUT I've always been super appreciative of the support y'all have given us throughout the years. I know we're hemorrhaging that support, though. I understand we're not releasing records you [think] you care about. I read it every few days on forums and Facebook groups and Twitter and in this very thread. But we've also been doing this for over ten years now. I couldn't legally drink when Seth and I started this label and now we're in our 30's. It's not an "out of touch" thing—it's a tastes changing thing. I have almost no interest in the music I predominantly listened to a decade ago and that is reflected in the music we currently release through the label now as well. I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I was putting out records just because I knew they'd do well, but that I was in no way myself personally interested in. That might pay the bills and other labels certainly do that but I'm way not down. So, here we are. It's pretty clear the floor got kicked out from everyone doing anything vaguely ~emo~ in the last year or so. Like, save for a handful of bands that got the "indie" stamp of approval, shit is dead in the water and everyone bailed and left labels like jade tree / count your lucky stars / no sleep, etc. caught with their pants down. And when that shit's your bread and butter, that's not the canary in the coal mine, that's the whole mine shaft collapsing on you. Obviously, that's a large part of what we are known for and have done to this point so when you're shifting gears to something else (even doing so gradually over the course of many years), you're gonna alienate and lose some people. I get that. I just sincerely think a lot of people aren't even listening to what we release anymore, which is y'know, that's chill! lol. Not a hype label with the kids anymore ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Maybe don't even have an identity really anymore. Which, y'know, that's fine also!! I don't want to be pigeonholed to one thing. I like that we can put out a Dangers record, a toe record, a Jay Som record and a Bad Heaven record in the same year and we don't need to start an imprint label to release different things through—and that it's not weird at all! Anyway, I'm totally just rambling now. tl;dr: I think everything we release is fucking sick. If you subscribed to this subscribtion or our bandcamp digital subscription: FUCKING THANK YOU. Thank you for your trust in our judgement and curation. If you've streamed, or downloaded or purchased any of our records, THANK YOU. Shit is harder than ever to sustain. You can't know how much it's appreciated. If you haven't listened to what we're up to lately, and have even a modest interest in doing so: We have our ENTIRE catalog (save for pre-orders) in both our store (http://topshelfrecords.com/categories/digital) and our bandcamp (http://topshelfrecords.bandcamp.com) available for pay-what-you-want download with all proceeds going equally to The Trevor Project / Planned Parenthood / The NAACP Legal Defense Fund. It'll remain pwyw through 2016. Maybe give something a shot that you've never heard of, idk!! Sorry I am a shitty dumb bitter prick!!!!!!

Very solid list. Has a few items I haven't heard of or gotten around to, as well. I don't know if you can count it as post-rock, but Alcest's Kodama has a bevy of moments done in the same style, and the album as a whole seems to be resonating very well with VC's "post-" crew. Also, while pretty generic a lot of the time, Pray For Sound's Everything Is Beautiful has some pretty stellar moments.

these are shipping as of today! http://smarturl.it/tsr164 (^_−)−☆

As is that. Sorry for giving my opinion.

That gratitude 5". didnt know anyone even knew who they were

I took a gamble with more recent Converge albums back in 2009 or so, and worked my way backwards. None of them were love at first listen considering my tastes at the time – and I certainly don't listen to a plethora of hardcore / metalcore / whatever, even today - but all I can do is encourage you to revisit it down the road instead of selling it off or retiring it for good. It's a complex and dense listen for sure, but once the pieces begin to click I think you may be able to understand why it's such a heralded gem in its scene of music, and still frequently discussed after 15 years.

That's awesome! Glad to hear it. That reminds me I'll need to place a reorder on our logo packing tape

The deluxe Dive was the very first order I placed with Ghostly. I was a little skeptical of the initial price tag, but once it showed up in that unmistakable mailer and packaging, I knew it was the start of something beautiful.

fucking love u just got that green

That scene where was my favorite part of the whole episode.

Thanks, I am already married..

For the green HWTSD, Satan wants....Your Soul!

SWEET!!! HALF OFF TOO

da mn been looking for that Rose EP for like ever. I have this really cool little mini poster I got when I saw them after blamemonster came out that I put with my LP. they did a show with the Joggers.

Thank you! They're inbound from the pressing plant right now, so we should be getting them sent out just before or just after Xmas. Mondo will go live with them around midday CST and we'll probably open up sales on gamersedition.com about an hour before them (5pm GMT our time).

Teal vinyl on his website now! http://hardwoodrecords.bigcartel.com/product/everything-i-long-for-20th-anniversary-reissue Thank you, changedetection.com...

I don't usually get shipping notifications from Fat. My stuff usually just shows up.

Holy Roar are pretty good for vinyl in terms of packaging/shipping securely (although UK based so probably pricey for most of you guys) and overall production value. Their sister label Truthseeker Music Group are also very good. Their subscribers may get an exclusive colour variant but it should still be available to non subscribers.

Been so long since I PO'd, almost forgot about it. Going to be a nice spin

Was watching 'Atlanta' and noticed his album in the Juneteenth episode. Coolio. Anyway, pretty much have the same sentiment that everyone else had about the album. Mediocre. Cancelled my order for $74.

espritfantasy.bandcamp.com Esprit Classics. Vol 1 - Black - /300 100 of each cover Contains the first three releases (Relax, Summer Nights and Girls Only) I imagine if he does another it will be Virtua.zip and the next esprit album.

Dulcinea?

My boyfriend's brother just had a baby recently. I called him the "wee baby Seamus" so much while his wife was pregnant that when he finally came I would just say "Hi, baby" because I would randomly forget his name.

I loved Cartography. Easily my favorite from them thus far.

Ok, I'll give you August as a contender. Not Matchbox 20 though.

Can't get the poster bundle anymore but the 2xLP is still $60 haha I like the album but i'll wait till this record is 25 dollars somewhere to pick it up

Not sure what the debate is here (that these online stores have specifically called it the RSD version? The RSD and after RSD versions have always been identical so who cares?). http://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/7099 This release was always listed as a RSD first, so they can press as many identical runs as they want going forward and haven't lied to anyone. They don't have to announce that they've pressed more.

New song & video is fucking cool. Love the chorus. @andrewlucas: sorry to hear, man. Like others have said too, always feel free to shoot a PM if you need a chat

First pressing ftw.

Love Jenn Have never met anyone (in person) who actually knows who she is! Thanks for the links... Will check it out and (probably) pre-order

This isn't a code but more of a heads up Run the Jewels 3 is a free digital download. I don't know how many of you like Rap but it's free so why not check it out. It comes out early next January so you'll get an email to download it when it drops. The link is below. http://runthejewelsstore.com/rtj3-free-digital-album.html

I don't own either of the previous quad-LP editions, but I've personally never found myself compelled to listen to the instrumental version of any song RTJ has released. Maybe that's just me. Before I even checked the main link for the PO, I hit up Bull Moose. Should realistically save about $10 through them, I bet. Glad to see so much support for them.

Thanks so much for posting this link last week, I got notification that my copy has shipped. Loving what I am hearing off this album so will be happy to own in on green vinyl

Oh, you haven't heard. Most people hate St. Louis. Sorry Ben.

For anyone curious in artwork for the demo tapes, I've been using this: