Opening at 10 A.M

We will have a random draw for the order of the line at 10.  Please do not arrive super early hoping to be first in the line.

We do not pre-reserve any items for Black Friday/Record Store day.

If you can’t make it down on Friday, you may call starting at 12 noon to see if we still have the item you desire & we will hold it for 24 hours.

Here is the list of the items we will have available.  For more info on the releases, you can visit recordstoreday.com.

311 Grassrots LP

Black Belles  7″

Civil Wars 10″

Crowded House cd/dvd

Flat Duo Jets  LP.

Jeff the Brotherhood 7″

Julian Velard  cd

Lauren Sheara  cd

Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams lp

Milk Carton Kids  cd/lp

Peter Hook  cd

Pinback 7″

Rival Sons 12″

Sharon Jones cd/lp

Boris cd

NIck Lowe 7″/10″

Black Face 7″

Helms Alee  cassette

Los Straitjackets  7″

Fleshtones 7″

Tom Ze LP

Phish  Party Time LP

Brendan Benson lp

Kings of Leon  Lp box

Ryan Adams 7″

All that Remains  7″

Syd Barrett  Book/7″

Beatles 7″ box

Doors 7″ box

Bob Dylan 7″ box

Janis Joplin 7″ box

Pink Floyd 7″ box

Craig Finn 7″

Trampled by Turtles 7″

Miles Davis lp

Nirvana singles box

Sea Wolf 7″

Silversun Pickups 10″

Pete Townshend  10″

Soundgarden 10″

Warren Haynes 12″

John Cale cd

Best Coast cd

Black Keys 12″

Dr Dog 7″

Justin Townes Earle 7″

Matisyahu 7″

Fear 7″

Jimmy Cliff 12″

Dream Theater  lp

Iron & Wine lp

Phish white lp

Grateful Dead lp

Chris Cornell lp

Beach Fossils lp

Wilco 10″

Red Hot Chili Peppers lp

Tom Petty lp

Mobb Deep cd

That’s it , I think.
Michael

ps Rolling Stones 7″ is coming but late , will probably arrive some time next week.

We’ve got some rad giveaways here at the store, but only while supplies last. Hurry in and purchase one of the following albums if you want to claim some free swag!

Ryan Adams– Ashes and Fire (CD $8.99/LP $19.97). Comes with free lyrics book. Note that the vinyl version of this album will not be released until November 1.

Feist– Metals (CD $12.99/LP $17.97). Comes with a free Paint-by-Numbers poster!

Rich Robinson– Through a Crooked Sun (CD $10.99/LP $21.97). Comes with a free 4-Song EP, Llama Blues.

Ladytron– Gravity the Seducer (CD $8.99/LP $19.97). Comes with a bonus DVD containing music videos,  a making-of video, and a photo gallery.

Dum Dum Girls– Only in Dreams (CD $12.49/LP $16.97).  Comes with a free 7″ containing an edit of the alubm track, “Coming Down” and a promotional exclusive, “Crystal Baby”.

Mason Jennings– Minnesota (CD $12.49/LP $18.97). Comes with a free signed poster!

Washed Out — Within & Without

Washed Out’s second full-length album, Within & Without, doesn’t only feature a cuddly stock photograph from a recent issue of Cosmopolitan, but contains dreamy, crisply executed sleepy synth to match. Even though the sound veers on the slow electronic / shoegazy side, it isn’t empty candy pop like *ahem* The Pains of Being Pure At Heart by any means. Soft and intimate like its awesomely pretty cover art (I actually like it a lot even though it was in that silly magazine), this album is super creative and sexy. Despite all of these positive feelings I have for the album, it does sound like the soundtrack of Williamsburg, Brooklyn’s hipster scene. Proof of this is that you can also hear the entire album if you hang out in Urban Outfitters for a couple hours.

Smith Westerns – Dye It Blonde

There was no bigger fan of Smith Western’s self-titled debut album than this girl right here – and though I was late to get on the train, I rode it all the way into late 2010, when “Dye It Blonde” was released. DIB is great, albeit considerably less “garage” and gritty than album numero uno. The boys are also 17 year old jerks on and off stage, so the thought of them sweetly pining for little teenage ladies as much as they do on this album sounds kinda gross. There are two different schools of boy swoonage in my opinion. #1: I’m James Dean and I’m going to act aloof but secretly think you’re pretty hot…let’s hang out behind the school ifyaknowhatImean and #2: I’m not ashamed of being twee and sickeningly in love with you…can you see these hearts popping above my head? Can we share a rootbeer float and stare into each other’s eyes after school? Whereas the Smith Westerns assumed the former attitude in their self-titled, Dye It Blonde is representin’ over the latter.  All background info aside, the new LP is fun, young and super glam (they sing about being all of these things proudly…kinda like MGMT flaunts their reckless, glittery youth).  As another band frequently played on Urban’s speakers, you know it’s at least excellent for bopping around to.

Black Lips – Arabia Mountain

Another rambunctious group of young men, The Black Lips are one of my favorite bands ever. The hobbies of these guys include making awesome garage-y rock music and not-giving-a-general-sh** what you think as long as it’s really fun and involves beer (especially onstage, where they are known to make out with each other or indecently exposure themselves to swooning/moshing fans). Arabia Mountain is relatively more produced than albums past (thanks to famous dude Mark Ronson), but as long as they keep singing about superheroes and wild tomfoolery, I’m always gonna be hardcore crushin’ these bad kids.  I mean just check out this video…it’s a few minutes of an entire cruise that was just a lineup of rock acts like Vivian Girls, Ty Segall, etc…sailing from Florida to the Bahamas on a boat with a water park, laser tag, puppet show over banana pancake breakfast, etc. Eleven year olds forever and ever…

P.S: Guess where you can hear these album all the way through? Urban Outfitters! I only point that out because although “Arabia Mountain” is smart and fun,  it’s also accessible.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqpkT2lGNW4

Michael Ian Black (stand-up comedy) – Very Famous

Raunchy! We had this playing in the store for a few tracks. Michael C. (Head Dude of Pure Pop) and I were red in the face from laughing, but the talk got a little dirty and therefore a little awkward for the kids browsing around in here. Nevertheless, if you love Stella, Wet Hot American Summer, anything to do with “The State” comedy troupe or general little boy humor, this CD was made for you. If you have no idea what any of the aforementioned are, Michael Ian Black was the funniest guy on VH1′s I Love The 80′s and I Love the 90′s series, delivering sarcastic commentary completely deadpan. Bonus!!! You can see this guy in person at Higher Ground on Saturday, October 15th.

Been a fan of iconic funk rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers since the beginning? Or just really pumped for their new album, “I’m With You,” to drop today? ($13.99 + free poster when you buy it here at Pure Pop!)

We have two tickets for a very special showing of the Red Hots performing their new album live (on the big screen, guys, not the big stage) at Palace 9 in South Burlington.  Supposedly, it’s the only time the album will be performed… All you have to do to score 2 FREE tix is use those nimble fingers to “LIKE” our post about the tickets on Facebook and we’ll randomly choose one lucky dude or lady on Wednesday, August 31st!

Is the new album deserving of the 4.5/5 star rating given by Rolling Stone Mag? What kind of crazy chaotic stuff is gonna go down onstage? If you dig RHCP, we can’t think of a better way to spend a Thursday night, so get a-clickin!

Check these new albums out in the headbanger listening station

Decapitated – Carnival is Forever
Polish tech-death metallers Decapitated are back at it after 5-year hiatus inflicted by a bus crush, the death of their drummer, and the near dissolution of the band occurring thereafter. They still sound heavy as hell, but with a slightly different approach which incorporates more prog influences from bands like Meshuggah. Overall, a good comeback. Looking forward to more.

Check this out if you like Vader, Death, and Necrophagist

Alestorm – Back Through Time
In a world where power and folk metal are dominated by the cheese of bands who wish they were vikings or medieval dragon-slayers, it’s refreshing for a band to essentially satire everything about the scene. Alestorm is a group of Scottsmen who base their sound on pirates. It’s the ultimate in cheesiness, but in all the right ways. If you haven’t heard anything else by them, Back Through Time would be a fine introduction.

Check this out if you like Ensiferum, Tyr, and Swashbuckle

Scattered Trees – Sympathy

A deep, heart-wrenching, lyrically driven album. Stripped down and to the point, but with beautiful, unique sounds throughout. A truly therapeutic and emotional album. Watch this video and try not to laugh.

The Horrors – Skying

This album verges on the side of trippy. Lots of synths and filters here, paired with some very airy vocals. Reminiscent of some 80s classics. Nice touches  of feedback and reverb sprinkled in. Take a look at this cool vid!

Archers of Loaf – Icky Mettle

This reissue is packed with all the short, catchy tunes you may or may not have listened to back in yester-year. Lo-fi and nostalgic – it’s alt. rock at it’s best. Very garage-y and fuzzy. Don’t miss it this time around! (check out this old-school video below, it’s an oldie but a goodie!)

Here’s some new stuff in the Headbanger listening station. Come in and check it out!

Pestilence – Doctrine
These Dutch tech death behemoths have been at it a long time. Doctrine is the much anticipated follow up to their 2009 comeback release Resurrection Macabre. Here, we see them changing their style up a bit, notably in the vocal department, where Patrick Mameli explores the extent of what his voice can do. It’s a nice breath of fresh for a band that’s been around 20+ years.

Check this out if you like Immolation, Atheist, and Deicide

STAFF RECOMMENDED

Sepultura – Kairos
A mainstay (or rather, the centerpiece) of the Brazilian metal scene, Sepultura have been making music consistently since 1986, never skipping a beat. Kairos continues where A-Lex left off, but also acts as an exploration into the band’s 25-year history. Fans of any of the band’s eras, from the death metal of the ’80s to Cavalera’s leadership, will find something to enjoy in this one.

Check this out if you like Soulfly, Machine Head, and Pantera

Trivium – In Waves
Most metalheads have either a love or hate relationship with Trivium. They are, for all intents and purposes, entry-level metal, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be good. For newbies to the genre, In Waves (and the rest of their catalogue) is a great place to start, but even the experienced listener won’t be totally turned off by this album.

Check this out if you like The Black Dahlia Murder, All That Remains, and Killswitch Engage

….and completely yours when you buy these albums!!!

  Free Incubus lithograph with your purchase of their dazzling new release             If Not Now, When? ($12.49).

Awesome Awolnation poster that is like, totally free with purchase of their latest release Megalithic Symphony ($7.99)

Joy Formidable‘s killer 5 -track EP, Roarities, is one hundred percent free when you buy their new album The Big Roar ($10.99)

Get a CD of Bonus tracks by Gomez entitled Thoughts + Plans for zero dollars with purchase of  A New Tide ($13.97)

Don’t miss out on your free 7 – inch by Owl City called Alligator Sky when you purchase their new release All Things Bright and Beautiful ($12.96)

And last but certainly not least, you will receive a complimentary 7 -inch with bonus tracks “Belong” and “Phone Call” with your purchase of Washed Out‘s new album Within and Without!

~~**(((Don’t miss out on your chance to get things                                         without paying for them!)))**~~

Once again we’ve got some dandy giveaways to give away…

Grab a copy of Dawes “Nothing is Wrong”

and you’ll get a free copy of their “Suitcase EP”

With Arctic Monkeys “Suck It and See” CD $11.99    LP $ 18.97

you’ll get a nifty, numbered, letterpress poster

With Depeche Mode “Remixes 2: ’81-’11″ 3-CD $29.96

you shall receive an indie store exclusive 12″ vinyl

And with Bob Marley’s “Live Forever” CD $16.99 (his LAST recorded concert in 1980)

score a three pack of Marley pins

and a free puppy!!! tonight only!

(child and ice cream not included) …but we’ve got oodles of the other stuff come and see!!

Psyched for My Morning Jacket’s 6th studio album, Circuital? Right now, fresh outta the box, we’ve got “Holdin On To Black Metal” (sample that epic Kentuckian folk rock here) – a single featuring the title track as well as a live version of “Butch Cassidy” from their 1999 album, Tennessee Fire! The single is 2 bucks, and also earns you a $2 coupon towards your purchase of the full-length album.

A limited edition single and special edition track for free, before the album drops? Sounds like a win-win to us. When the new studio LP drops on May 31st, don’t forget to mosey on over here with your $2 coupon and give it a listen!