Staff Pick

Every so often here at Repo we like to pick one record that we can all agree on as being the one thing we can't stop listening to. The one we pick today is....

Dusted - Total Dust

(Polyvinyl)

     Remember Holy F**k? They're responsible for 2010's amazing electronica album Latin.  Well the band's been pretty busy since that record with constantly touring and it's been inside of that touring schedule that bandmate Brian Borcherdt developed a albums worth of songs that didn't fit into the Holy F**k sound scape. That's where we get Dusted's Total Dust.  10 songs filled with mornfully soft vocals, deceptively simple arragements of just a guitar and drums and with some pleasant production flourishes.  But in that simplicity there's some real power behind these songs.  Take "Property Lines" it starts off with just guitar and a Chad Van Gallen-esque falsetto and moving quickly into a exspansive build up that ends with a satisfying bigger sound.  Over all it's a pretty chill record to throw on when you just wanna relax, read a book or sit around and do nothing.

Staff Pick

Every so often here at Repo we like to pick one record that we can all agree on as being the one thing we can't stop listening to. The one we pick today is....

 Liars - WIXIW

(Mute)

     The big thing here is that it's such a change from the things the Liars have done before and yet still without a doubt a Liars album.  Sister World (which was one of the best releases of 2010, just say'n) hinted at a more brooding Liars but did not prepare you for this.  It's pretty obvious that kraut rock and industrial ambiance (however you wanna define that) were on the menu when they were writing this.  Synth heavy on every track and wonderfully spacious.  Angus Andrew's vocals complement the newer, slower and less tradtional "rock'n'roll" sound.  Great percussion through out, keeping everything together and allowing the rest of the songs components to preform more experimentally.  Even though this is a pretty moody album it's pretty easy to hear the pop melodies through out which makes it pretty accessible to the uninitiated.  Check out this album if you like Liars and even if you don't cause this is something to be played again and again.

Record Store Day 2012 : The Aftermath

Sorry for the (very) late post about Record Store Day but I lost my laptop and I forgot the assignment and then my dog ate my homework, Etc..  We just want to say

THANKS EVERYBODY!

 I mean really, thank you all for your patience.  That line was pretty long in the beginning.

 Crystal appeared like a vision and disappeared just as fast

 Record Store Day Cookies!

the last of the "Vintage" Repo T-shirts

Repo would to send a special thank you to Cheers Elephant for playing at our store and in the sun while everyone else was comfortably in the shade.  These guys rocked the block and we loved it.

This was easily the best RSD we've had and it's all thanks to you guys! Everybody was really patience and everybody was super nice to one another.

From the Repo Crew

THANK YOU ALL 


Also a BIG THANK YOU to our photographer friend Jeffrey Sidelsky (Jeffsheak@hotmail.com) who was just stopping by to check out the scene when he was wrangled into taking photos for us.    All these pictures were taken by Jeffrey and if you're interested in his work for yourself drop him a line.

free prints on record store day

Record Store Day April 21st

REPO RECORDS WILL OPEN AT 10AM ON RECORD STORE DAY - APRIL 21ST, 2012

Staff Pick of the Week

Every so often here at Repo we like to pick one record that we can all agree on as being the one thing we can't stop listening to. The one we pick today is....

White Fence - Family Perfume Vol. 1
(Woodsist)

Yeah, White Fence is really good. Growing Faith was a great album and the follow up Family Prefume Vol. 1 is even better. It sounds pretty how you would expect a garage record recorded entirely on acid would sound. Trippy melodies, jammed out riffs, rambling lead guitar and odd sounds abound. Some tracks are a little more power rock than others but for the most part it's a John Lennon meets the Fugs sort of sound.

If you had to find a fault with the album I would have to pick on the production quality. I know the lo-fi sound was intentional but it sounds like they went overboard. The lead guitar at times screeches painfully while others things (i.e. the other guitar) can get lost. But in all that muck it a truly superb album. It's not a party album, it's something you put on in your living room and soak it in. This record was made for you personally, so take the time to sit back and really listen to everything going on. It's all pretty messy and if you're not careful you'll overlook just how great this record is.

The RSD List Part Deux

OPENING AT 10AM ON RECORD STORE DAY, APRIL 21ST

Second part of the Record Store Day list

The Neanderthals - Groovy Dances (7") $9.99
Neon Indian - Hex Girlfriend (10") $17.99
Neon Trees - Everybody Talks (Heart shaped 7") $9.99
Night Wish - Trails of imaginaerum (10") $16.99
Now Now/The Lonely Forest (split 7") $9.99
Sinead O'Connor - How About I Be Me (LP) $16.99
Oberhofer - Away Frm U (7") $6.99
Odd Future - The OF Tape (Double LP w/CD) $27.99
Of Monsters and Men - Into the Woods (10") $13.99
Ozzy Osbourne - Believer (Color 7") $11.99
Ozzy Osbourne - Live (Double LP) $34.99
Shuggie Otis - Inspiration Information (color7") $9.99
Buck Owens - Coloring Book (7" felxi-disk w/coloring book) $20.99
Amanda Palmer - Polly (7") $8.99
Katy Perry - Part of me Remix (180 gram color 12") $6.99
Lee "Scratch" Perry - Blackboard Jungle Dub (10") $29.99
The Pharcyde - Bizzare Ride II Singles Collection (colored 7" Box Set) $59.99
Phish - Junta (Pollock Edition 180 Gram 3LP with Poster/Regular 3LP )$79.99/49.99
Pistol Annies - Hell on Heels (180 Gram LP) $18.99
Iggy Pop - Mick Rock Tins (color 7" w/128 photo book A1:Success B1:The Passenger) $40.99
Iggy Pop and The Stooges - Raw Power (Double LP Orig. David Bowie 1973 mix 16 page booklet.) $29.99
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals - Live at Sun Studios (CD/11.99) $7.99/11.99
Preeteen Zenith - S/T (LP) $19.99
P.I.L. - One Drop EP (7") $12.99
Pujol - Reverse Vampire (7") $5.99
Pussy Galore - Feel Good About Your Body (7") $6.99
Quantic & Alice Russell With The Combo Barbaro - S/T (7") $10.99
Rainbow - Long Live Rock'n'Roll Deluxe (Picture Disk LP) $29.99
Rainer Maria - S/T (LP) $15.99
Joey Ramone - Rock'n'Roll is the Answer (7") $5.99
The Receiving End of Sirens - Songs//2003 (7") $6.99
Otis Redding/Aretha Franklin - Respect (Color 7") $6.99
Lou Reed - Rock'n'Roll Animal (120 Gram LP) $22.99
Lou Reed - Transformer (120 Gram LP) $22.99
Refused - The Shape Of Punk To Come (Color LP) $24.99
Paul Revere & The Raiders - (You're a) Bad Girl (7") $9.99
The Right Now - He Used To Be (7") $6.99
Ringworm - Justice Replaced By Revenge (Color LP) $14.99
Ringworm - The Venomous Grand Design (Color LP) $14.99
Chris Robinson - New Suede Shoes (Color 7") $6.99
Rockabye Baby - Lullaby Renditions of The Smiths (Color LP) $16.99
Catlin Rose - Piledriver Waltz (7") $5.99
Rough Guide : African Rioots Revival - S/T (180 Gram LP) $18.99
Rough Guide : New Orleans - S/T (180 Gram LP) $18.99
Rough Guide : Psychedelic Africa - S/T (180 Gram LP) $18.99
Saturday Looks Good To Me - All Your Summer Songs (180 Gram LP) $17.99
School of Seven Bells - Kiss Them For Me (7") $6.99
Shabazz Palaces - Live at KEXP (color 12") $11.99
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - One Love To Another (7") $6.99
Sigur Ros - Hvarf/Heim (Double LP) $24.99
Paul Simon - Graceland (180 Gram LP) $24.99
Ricky Skaggs/Tony Rice - Skaggs & Rice (LP) $24.99
Slighty Stoopid/The Expendables - John Denver Music Series (7") $7.99
Small Faces - Itchycoo Park (7") $13.99
Small Faces - Tin Soldier (7") $13.99
Patti Smith - Horses (120 Gram LP) $22.99
Snapcase - Progression Through Unlearning (color LP) $14.99
Social Distortion - Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes (Color LP w/ CD and poster) $21.99
SonnyMoon - Wild Rumpus (7") $7.99
Soundtrack Of Breakfast Club - S/T (Color LP) $19.99
Soundtrack Of Empire Records - S/T (Color Double LP) $24.99
Soundtrack Of Pretty In Pink - S/T (Color [Can you guess what color] Double LP) $19.99
Esperanza Spalding - Radio Music Society (180 Gram Double LP) $29.99
Regina Spektor - The Prayer Of Francois Villon (color 7") $6.98
Bruce Springsteen - Rocky Ground (7") $7.99
St. Vincent - Krokodil (7") $5.99
Ralph Stanley - Single Girl (78 format) $19.99
Starfucker - Heaven's Youth/Reptilians Demos (LP) $17.99
Straylight Run - S/T (Color LP) $14.99
Switchfoot - Vice Re-Verses (CD) $5.99
T. Rex - Electric Warrior (7" Box Set) $49.99
Taking Back Sunday - We Play Songs (12") $10.99
The Tallest Man on Earth - King of Spain (7") $13.99
Tegan & Sara - Get Along (Color LP) $22.98
Rosie Thomas/Sufjan Stevens - Hit & Run Vol. 1 (7") $7.99
Richard Thompson - Haul Me Up (7") $6.99
Tinariwen - Tassilli (LP) $24.99
Tomahawk - Eponymous To Anonymous (Triple LP) $45.99
Peter Tosh - Legalize It Echodelic Remixes (10" Picture Disk) $19.99
Pete Townshend - Quadrophenia Demos 2 (12") $17.99
Uncle Tupelo -March 16-20 1992 (180 Gram LP) $24.99
Uncle Tupelo - No Depression (180 Gram LP) $24.99
Uncle Tupelo - Still Feel Gone (180 Gram LP) $24.99
Uncle Tupelo - The Seven Inch Singles (7" collection w/Poster) $44.99
Town Van Zandt - At My Window (LP) $24.99
V/A - Never To Be Forgotten: The Flip Side of Stax1968-1974 (7" Box Set) $69.99
V/A - Arts & Crafts Records Comp. (LP) $17.99
V/A - Sacred Bones Records Comp: Todo Muere Vol. 2 (LP) $15.99
V/A - Smugglers Way: A Domino Records Felxi-Disk "Zine" (5 page felxi Disk booklet) $21.99
Walk The Moon - Anna Sun (7") $6.99
M. Ward - Primitive Girl (7") $5.99
Sara Watkins/The Everly Brothers - You're The One I Love (Color 7") $6.99
Mike Watt &The Missingmen/The Chuck Dukowski Sextet - Sweet Honey Pie (Color 7") $7.99
Paul Weller - That Dangerous Age (color 7") $9.99
White Stripes - Hand Springs (7") $9.99
Wide Spread Panic - Live Wood (180 Gram LP) $19.99
Wilco - The Whole Love Deluxe (Box set includes 180 Gram double LP w/7" and 45 insert and slipmat and CD ) $59.99
Johnathan Wilson - Pity Trials and Tomorrow's Child (12") $14.99
Steven Wilson - Catalogue/Preserve/Amass (LP) $29.99
Winter Boys - Winter Boys Cutting a Rug (7") $6.99
Winterpills - All My Lovely Goners (12") $16.99
Xiu Xiu/Dirty Beaches - S/T (7") $6.99

All that typing gave me a head ache.