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this is a once in a lifetime chance to buy

https://www.billboard.com/business/business-news/mitski-online-stores-shut-down-merch-company-closes-1235561512/ Sounds similar to what happened with Awesome merch. Wax Bodega shut down their merch site. I'm sure there's way more than what is listed.

This is how I've been feeling for the last few years. Adding more and more pop than other genres to my collection every year.

Correct, they ship through down right merch since a few months

believe RFC uses Down Right Merch now

A bunch of these have been posted but I've found I liked more pop music this year than any other. I'm not sure if my interests are changing or if it's the state of music in general. My favorites in order of release date (with some R&B and adjacent stuff added): Albums Ava Max “Diamonds & Dancefloors” Kali Uchis “Red Moon in Venus” Bebe Rexha "Bebe" Jessie Ware "That! Feels Good!" Sue Clayton "Rookie" Softee “Natural” Kim Petras “Feed the Beast” Gus Dapperton "Henge" George Clanton "Ooh Rap I Ya" Icona Pop “Club Romantech” Leah Kate "Super Over" Doja Cat “Scarlet” Slayyyter “Starfucker” (easily my #1) Carr “The CARR Show” Dorian Electra "Fanfare" Cobrah "Succubus" Sizzy Rocket "Rat" Wild Nothing “Hold” Tkay Maidza “Sweet Justice” EPs Qveen Herby “The Muse” Skyler Acord “True Viridian” Magdalena Bay "Mini Mix Vol. 3" :3lON “Eden” Boys World "Me, My Girls & I" GALXARA "You Are What You Eat" Rosse “Blood Sweat No Tears” Lexxe “Santa Sangre” Gia Woods “Your Engine” Rei Ami “Shhh”

Anyone have any 2023 pop albums they want to recommend that anyone hasn't posted yet? I'll start... Chappell Roan - The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess Romy (from The XX) - Mid Air Wildermiss - Levitate

If you're getting the Lolo album off Diggers Factory, I want to suggest also picking up Oscar Scheller's new album. He's co-writer on Lolo's EP and he has also worked with Ashnikko, Rina, and others. His album is limited to 100. Oscar Scheller - Coming Of Age - Diggers Factory

Two years in a row I bought test pressing from them on Black Friday and waited months to get them. These were for records that were already pressed and shipped. So clearly they had the test pressing in hand. I just checked my email and I was still emailing them in March about when they would ship and finally got them. This year I cut my losses and gave up on collecting test from them, as the prices had also gotten higher.

Inlet is a repress. Exactly the same.

Lots of good releases this year. A few more good ones that I haven't seen mentioned (mostly EPs but who cares): New World Man Conservative Military Image Restraining Order Adrienne Almighty Watching Strange Joy Castillo Violent Way Balmora xNomadx Anklebiter Exhibition

Holy shit src sux!!!! Ha ha ha! These are b-e-a-utiful! Wow poly even sent an Airheads candy bar 😆. Side B sounds heavenly on my turntable!

Did Frank just play the long-game of creating years of scarcity and then dropping an open pre-order at a really high price that nobody’s really gonna say no to? If so, bravo.

https://www.brooklynvegan.com/small-brown-bike-guitarist-travis-dopp-has-passed-away/