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Might sneak in a few more, but here’s what I watched this holiday season: Rosemary’s Baby, Host, His House, They Live, The Exorcist, Poltergeist, Candy Land, Coming Home in the Dark, Lamb, Watcher, and Scream VI. Really liked Host and His House and liked Scream VI more than I expected.

Re-release of this via Side One Dummy for those jokers who missed out the first time. https://sideonedummyrecords.shop.musictoday.com/dept/carpool?cp=113753_113939

Were these really $30 on the tour? Cheaper than discogs currently. https://jimmyeatworld.store/product/25603/jimmy-eat-worldmanchester-orchestra-split-7

And now, at long last, a PO for music from Charles Bissell under the name Car Colors. Not personally feeling a 3-song vinyl blind buy, but really excited to eventually hear this and the full LP. https://carcolors.bandcamp.com/album/old-death

Bandbox is reissuing the Long Winters catalog. Most of these are pretty tough/expensive to get at this point. When I Pretend To Fall in particular is a really great album. https://bandboxrocks.com/collections/exclusivecatalog

Pretty good Indonesian emo album from Cubfires: https://cubfires.bandcamp.com/album/is-an-evolving-mess

I liked it too. Thought it was a little too committed to the bit, which made it feel unrealistic at times (especially when she gets to town), but as an exercise was very effective. Also recently watched Knock at the Cabin (liked it), M3GAN (pretty fun!) and Skinamarink (I guess it was good but just not for me). On my list for the month so far are Rosemary’s Baby, Amulet, Evil Dead Rise, In the Earth, and Malignant.

Ordered a leftover. The prospect of having a pressing without the SRC gaps was just too tempting, even if the artwork is a little sketchy.

This went up last week sometime. The limited green marble sold out almost immediately and the black out of stock too (although I think they will be available everywhere eventually) but I just check randomly and was able to get a green, so I’m passing it along. I know the OP is hard to come by. Really great album. https://store.remhq.com

https://www.stereogum.com/2236396/the-national-announce-laugh-track-second-album-of-2023-onstage-at-homecoming-fest/news/

Decent Pelagic Records sale at ATA: https://www.athousandarms.com/collections/pelagic-records-sale

My black came completely black. It’s so black it’s like, how much more black could this be? And the answer is none. None more black.

New ten year anniversary version - one standard mostly of cool bands covering the original and a deluxe with the original and cover record. Pressing info at the Foxing site. Torn personally as this sounds cool but not sure I’d ever spin it and not sure I need a third copy of this record after the OP and remastered versions. Maybe I’ll try for a tour copy at the Foxing/Hotelier show. https://foxingtheband.bandcamp.com/album/the-albatross-ten-years-2 https://www.foxingtheband.com

Got my black copy of After the Magic. Packaging looks great, look forward to spinning it.

I’m far from an LDR scholar, but I would think you should do one of the first two albums (Born to Die/Ultraviolence) and then Norman Fucking Rockwell.

https://www.newburycomics.com/products/spanish_love_songs-no_joy_lp_color_with_autographed_cover_wrap?variant=42357105623220

Was just looking at this at the top of my “ordered but not yet received” list. I’m willing to wait.

New song: I wasn’t expecting a big sound to get me back into the Mountain Goats but from what I’ve heard so far this is shaping up to be my favorite MG album since at least All Eternals Deck.

I’ll take that bet.

No vinyl sadly but I’m pretty into this right now. https://bunsenburner.bandcamp.com/album/rituals

Passing this along for anyone who liked this (very good) album. https://leestavall.com/products/proper

They are headlining a pretty small venue in St. Louis is a couple weeks and while I really like but don’t quite love the last album, I’ve heard such raves about them live I’m gonna try to go.

Got my BV copy today.

Very intrigued by this one.