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The Overload LP (Color) With Autographed Sleeve

Ryan Needham

'Tall Poppies' black and red vinyl pressing packaged in a numbered, screen-printed sleeve exclusive to Newbury Comics signed by the band.Yard Act formed in Leeds in September 2019 when Ryan Needham found himself temporarily living in James Smith's spare bedroom. Settling into a system of programming, looping and layering, the alchemy between the two created a base from which to build their complex and ever expanding narrative world. “Ryan is a vibe guy, whereas I overthink everything,” laughs Smith. “It’s been the greatest creative partnership I've ever had. When you find a groove that works, it just kind of looks after itself.”With just three hometown shows under their belt, world events intervened. But rather than letting the pandemic derail them Yard Act set up their own imprint, Zen F.C. and across the course of 2020 and into early 2021 released four increasingly coruscating, hilariously dark singles.Now expanded to a four-piece, joined by Sam Shjipstone (guitar) and Jay Russell (drums), they’ve announced their debut album “The Overload”, set for release on 7th January 2022. Their inherent wit has been sharpened down into something that speaks to the times we live in, creating a statement of intent that survives on nuance, that manages to poke fun at society without punching down from a place of left-wing superiority or right-wing anger. The Overload is a political record, but in the same way that all great observations of human nature are – a messy, complex, knowingly hy

Slide Exclusive LP With Autographed Poster

A Newbury Comics exclusive picture disc vinyl pressing with exclusive b-side image. Purchase includes 24"x36" poster signed by George Clanton. Pulling from a much larger cache of influences, "Slide" effortlessly slips between genres throughout, even multiple times per track, while still sounding grounded. "Slide" is proof that George Clanton cannot make an experimental album. This is a new form of pop music - simple and nostalgic, and at the same time fresh and exciting.

Here's To Shutting Up LP (Autographed)

Purchase includes LP jacket signed by Superchunk.From Superchunk’s Mac McCaughan: "We recorded Here’s to Shutting Up in the Cabbagetown neighborhood of Atlanta at Zero Return, the studio built by Brian and Rob (aka Birdstuff and Coco the Electronic Monkey Wizard) of Man or Astro-man? Brian Paulson came with us to produce it. The studio itself was amazing. We also slept there in a dorm-like setting and stayed up too late. We had some great guest players on the record including the first appearance of a pedal steel on a Superchunk album, played by John Neff of Athens band Japancakes. Local Chris Lopez (The Rock*A*Teens) came over to sing backup vocals on “Art Class (Song for Yayoi Kusama).” I asked him to sing harmonies on the chorus and he was like, “Harmonies? Oh, I can’t sing harmonies.” I still don’t believe him."2021 reissue pressing packaged in jacket with printed vellum overwrap, includes bonus CD with 13 acoustic demos and a digital download.

Change Of Plans Exclusive LP With Autographed Postcard

A Newbury Comics exclusive color vinyl pressing. Purchase includes postcard signed by Chris LoPorto. Ultimately, Can't Swim feel that Change of Plans is "the most Can't Swim record yet." LoPorto says, "All of our endeavours as a band have led us to make what I think is the most honest and transparent album in our discography. We spent way less time recording what we thought we should be writing and put down whatever came naturally. The recording process was certainly the easiest to date as well — we knew what we wanted going into it. I'm constantly writing songs and some of the tracks on Change of Plans have been in the demo stage for almost four years now so it feels great to finally have them all together on one release." Change of Plans was produced, mixed, and mastered by Will Putney (A Day to Remember, Every Time I Die, Body Count, Knocked Loose) of Graphic Nature Audio and is the culmination of everything Can't Swim have been building and exploring over the last six years, combining their signature visceral lyricism and cathartic rock sound with influences ranging from the worlds of folk to EDM. One could say it's a little bit of everything all rolled into one, and in a way, that's true. When life is more unpredictable than ever, Can't Swim are striking the perfect balance of hope and realism by writing songs that embrace the chaos of life. They want to find and harness a vibe that makes living a bit easier for everyone, and with each release, they're getting closer to

200% Electronica Exclusive LP With Autographed Trading Card

A Newbury Comics exclusive color vinyl pressing. Purchase includes trading card signed by George Clanton.ESPRIT began in 2012 as the sample-based side-project of electronic pop artist “George Clanton.” ESPRIT’s first two EP’s “Girls Only” and “Summer Night” are still considered essential listening for any newcomers to the vaporwave genre. In 2014, when vaporwave was still defined by its use of found music and manipulated samples, ESPRIT released his ‘Virtua.zip’ LP composed entirely of original material. In the 3 years since its release, the vaporwave scene at large has followed this trend.After ‘Virtua.zip,’ the ESPRIT series was put on hold while George Clanton’s eponymous project’s ‘100% Electronica’ LP released in late 2015. In 2017, ESPRIT returned with both the successor to ‘Virtua.zip’ and the sister album to ‘100% Electronica’.‘200% Electronica’ combines fully original compositions in ESPRIT’s classic vaporwave style with chopped & screwed samples pulled from George Clanton’s own songs, inspired by two years of touring with nothing but a Roland SP 404-SX.

virtua.zip Exclusive LP With Autographed Trading Card

A Newbury Comics exclusive color vinyl pressing. Purchase includes trading card signed by George Clanton.ESPRIT 空想 is an alias for George Clanton that has been running concurrently with the George Clanton & Mirror Kisses projects since 2012. Broadly speaking ESPRIT is the more vaporwave-leaning side of George Clanton. Over time, the lines have become more blurred between George Clanton and ESPRIT, and now the projects are more separated by the way they can be performed live more than anything else.virtua.zip is the album that started to blur those lines. Released in 2014, one year before 100% Electronica, virtua.zip is significant in being one of the first "vaporwave" albums to be comprised of original compositions.

The Architect Exclusive LP (Autographed)

A Newbury Comics exclusive color vinyl pressing. Purchase includes LP jacket signed by Eidola.The long-awaited fourth full-length album from Utah's Eidola, featuring 12 new tracks including the recently released single "Counterfeit Shrines."

Virtual Utopia Experience Exclusive LP With Autographed Poster

A Newbury Comics exclusive color vinyl pressing. Purchase includes poster signed by Death's Dynamic Shroud.Founded in 2014, death's dynamic shroud began as a series of vaporwave-inspired mixtapes traded between long-time musical collaborators James Webster and Tech Honors. Eventually joining forces with Keith Rankin in the studio, dds gained a wide audience with their complex compositions and labyrinthine concept albums. The duo have become known for their unique and energetic live shows, where bombastic displays of emotion have moved audiences all over the world.

New Low Exclusive LP With Autographed Postcard

A Newbury Comics exclusive color vinyl pressing with exclusive artwork wrap. Purchase includes postcard signed by We Were Sharks.The We Were Sharks story is one of tenacity and passion, being told with catchy vocal hooks and crunchy guitar riffs. Since 2011 these Canadians have been dedicating their lives to pumping out tunes and tearing apart highways. With a recently solidified five-man lineup We Were Sharks are poised to pop.Based in Ottawa and collecting members from the far reaches of Eastern Canada, We Were Sharks continue to wield the full force of Canadian alternative music. Through a penchant for blending melodic harmony with powerful dissonance, they continue to produce infectious music. Even though these boys already have a lot of mileage under their belts, their book is far from written.In 2019, the band signed with North Carolina-based record label, Revival Recordings. We Were Sharks are set to take the scene by storm with their latest album, New Low.

Year Of The Spider Exclusive LP (Autographed)

A Newbury Comics exclusive color vinyl pressing. Purchase includes LP jacket signed by the band. The widely anticipated studio album from garage rock idols Shannon & The Clams, Year Of The Spider, is slated for a summer 2021 release. The band returned to Nashville to record with Dan Auerbach at his legendary Easy Eye Sound studio this past year. Fresh off of their standout album, Onion, and supporting tours with the likes of The Black Keys and Greta Van Fleet, they returned to the studio to craft their utterly unique vintage sound that incorporates wonderfully strange elements of doo-wop, classic R&B, garage psych and surf rock to produce this timeless gem from these perennial favorites. The band, fronted by Shannon Shaw and Cody Blanchard on lead vocals with Will Sprott on keyboards and Nate Mahan on drums, crafted an endlessly vivacious, ebullient and clever album from the kings and queen of the Bay Area garage punk scene.

Slide Exclusive LP With Autographed Trading Card

A Newbury Comics exclusive color vinyl pressing. Purchase includes trading card signed by George Clanton.Pulling from a much larger cache of influences, "Slide" effortlessly slips between genres throughout, even multiple times per track, while still sounding grounded."Slide" is proof that George Clanton cannot make an experimental album. This is a new form of pop music - simple and nostalgic, and at the same time fresh and exciting.

Factory Reset Exclusive LP

A Newbury Comics exclusive color vinyl pressing. Purchase includes 11"x11" print signed by Tilian. Tilian is the exciting solo project from Dance Gavin Dance frontman Tilian Pearson. Tilian’s unique voice is the driving force in Dance Gavin Dance.

Thank U For Taking Me 2 The Disco + I'd Like To Go Home Now Exclusive LP

A Newbury Comics exclusive color vinyl pressing. Purchase includes postcard signed by Meg Myers.I’ve been going back and forth for a while now on whether or not I should release these two bodies of work. There is a lot of pain and suffering in these songs but also a lot of hope and healing, as I feel the majority of my music has always encompassed. If I was releasing a book, I would publish the entire book from beginning to end, otherwise how would the reader truly be able to appreciate and receive the wisdom in the magic that begins to unfold in chapter 11 unless they have first digested the depth of the heartache that was experienced prior. Well, that is how I am viewing these EPs. As an important part of my beautiful crazy healing human experience journey that led me to my spiritual awakening and remembering why I came here in Dec of 2018. Since then I have begun unlocking my true divine soul purpose on this extraordinary planet and have written almost all of my 3rd album on my piano in my home in Pasadena, CA, which I will be releasing next year. But until then, here are some b-sides from my second album “Take Me To The Disco”; sprinkled with a couple newer songs such as my new single “Any Way You Wanna Love” and a duet I collaborated on with my very talented lightworker starseed friend Morgxn titled “I Hope You Cry”. so, without further ado, I hope you enjoy these monumental chapters of my life, Thank U 4 Taking Me 2 The Disco + I’d Like 2 Go Home Now, and I’m looking fo

Life In Your Glass World Exclusive LP

A Newbury Comics exclusive color vinyl pressing. LP is signed by the band. Citizen have always eluded definition. The Toledo, Ohio-based four-piece have been making dynamic, wide-ranging guitar music for over ten years, challenging expectations with each new album and refusing to fit neatly in a box. On their fourth full-length, Life In Your Glass World, Citizen have crafted their most singular work to date completely on their own terms—proving that only the band themselves can define their identity. This definition meant taking the entire process home to Toledo, Ohio – the Glass City – and creating everything in-house. Recorded in vocalist Mat Kerekes’ home studio in his garage, Citizen’s need to continue moving forward creatively went hand in hand with their desire to be fully in control of their creative destiny. The new process afforded the band time to focus on each song’s individual mood, making their signature blend of aggression and melody all the more pronounced, and even capturing appealing imperfections. The result is an album that represents the members’ vision in its purest form, something that feels distinctly Citizen while also marking the start of a fresh chapter. One of the most immediately striking elements of the direction on Life In Your Glass World is the band’s attention to rhythm. Many of the songs feature undeniably danceable beats and sharp, groove-laden guitar lines, which give both the barnburners and the brooding atmospheric tracks a pulsating hear

Bad Baby Exclusive EP With Autographed Trading Card

A Newbury Comics exclusive color vinyl pressing. Purchase includes one Negative Gemini trading card signed by Lindsey French, randomly selected. Negative Gemini is Los Angeles songwriter, singer, and producer Lindsey French known for her contemporary take on electronic indie and her experimentation between genres. After moving to Brooklyn in 2014, the Virginia native released her self-produced album Body Work via her own record label (100% Electronica) earning early comparisons to the likes of Hope Sandoval and Gwen Stefani. With its unique blend of underground dance beats and pop hooks, Body Work quickly found itself the darling of many music publications, garnering critical acclaim from prominent sources such as MTVnews, Resident Advisor, and The Fader. She would spend the next two years touring North America on and off with her labelmate George Clanton (also known as ESPRIT) while writing the songs that would come to form Bad Baby. French’s new EP Bad Baby redefined contemporary electronic, as her sound shifted to focus on a more intimate approach to songwriting. Upon the six track EP’s release January 19th 2018, The Bad Baby EP received further praise from Pitchfork among others, and was named best Bandcamp release of January by FACTmag as well as claimed a spot on Gorillla vs Bear’s Best of 2018.

Terminal Velocity Exclusive 2LP (With Autographed Postcard)

A Newbury Comics exclusive color vinyl pressing. 1 Turquoise LP and 1 Pearl LP in a gatefold LP jacket. Purchase includes postcard signed by John Petrucci. John Petrucci’s Terminal Velocity marks the first solo album by the world-renowned Dream Theater guitarist to be released since 2005’s Suspended Animation. Written and produced by John Petrucci, the album sees the return of bassist Dave LaRue, who played on John’s debut solo album and subsequent G3 tours, as well as, an eagerly anticipated reunion with former Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy. The 9 songs on Terminal Velocity showcase John’s affinity for writing tightly-weaved guitar instrumental powerhouses that feature everything from monster riff breaks to passion-filled melodic themes and all-out shred extravaganzas. The album was recorded by James ‘Jimmy T’ Meslin and mixed and mastered by Andy Sneap.

Blood & Stone Exclusive LP (Autographed)

A Newbury Comics exclusive color vinyl pressing. Purchase includes LP insert signed by the band. Maintaining an unspoken, yet unbreakable bond for nearly three decades, Sevendust draw strength from one another on their thirteenth full-length and second release for Rise Records, Blood & Stone. The GRAMMY® Award-nominated Atlanta quintet built a legacy out of records and stages left soaked in blood, sweat, and tears. Since their formation in 1994, they delivered three classic gold-certified albums—Sevendust [1997], Home [1999], and Animosity [2001]—and sold upwards of three million records worldwide. Seasons [2003], Cold Day Memory [2010], and Kill The Flaw [2015] each bowed in the Top 15 of the Billboard Top 200. Along the way, they sold out countless shows around the globe and lit up iconic festivals such as Sonic Temple, Woodstock, OZZfest, and Shiprocked! Energized by a particularly prolific period, Sevendust reconvened at Studio Barbarosa with Michael “Elvis” Baskette [Alter Bridge, Trivium, Slash] during late 2019. Fresh from All I See Is War and respective solo outings, Clint and John literally fired on all cylinders to create Blood & Stone.

Unlovely Exclusive LP (Autographed)

A Newbury Comics exclusive color vinyl pressing. Record cover is signed by the band. “A rock band in a folk suit,” The Ballroom Thieves – lead singer and guitarist Martin Earley, cellist Calin Peters and percussionist Devin Mauch - have been releasing their own fresh blend of spirited blues, folk and rock since 2012. With 2016’s self-released album Deadeye, the band earned their own spot among celebrated music makers and is nominated for 5 Boston Music Awards, including Artist Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Live Artist Of The Year, Folk Artist Of The Year and Male Vocalist for Earley. The band took home three awards – Live Artist Of The Year, Americana Artist of the Year and Folk Artist of the Year. The band has spent the last several years in a sustained state of touring that took them across the country and to venerable stages like the Newport Folk Festival, Boston Calling, Calgary Folk Festival and Milwaukee’s Summerfest. Now, after some down time in Maine, clearing their heads, The Ballroom Thieves are back with an album of political songs and a new member in multi-instrumentalist Ariel Bernstein. The new album 'Unlovely' will be released in February 2020.

New State Of Mind Exclusive LP (Autographed)

A Newbury Comics exclusive color vinyl pressing. Purchase includes 12"x12" poster signed by the band. Night Riots’ album New State Of Mind follows on the heels of their 2016 album Love Gloom and the previous year's Howl EP. The new 10 track album from the California quintet - Travis Hawley (vocals), Nick Fotinakes (guitar), Matt DePauw (guitar), Mikel van Kranenburg (bass), and Rico Rodriguez (drums) - features the recently released singles “Talk About It”, "Leave Us Alone, and "Tokyo Diamond Eyes".

sad girl EP (Color)

Purchase includes 12"x12" art print signed by Sasha Sloan, exclusively available from Newbury Comics. After emerging last fall writing and appearing on several high-profile collaborations, Boston's own rising singer-songwriter Sasha Sloan released her debut single “Ready Yet” and has amassed over 10.4 million Streams on Spotify alone. Since then, she’s established herself as an artist to watch as she continues to release emotionally-rich, left-of-center pop such as her first release of 2018, “Normal.”, which was heralded by Billboard as a “catchy introvert anthem,”. Both “Ready Yet” and “Normal” are among the six tracks featured on Sasha’s debut EP, sad girl, Along with “Ready Yet” and “Normal,” sad girl features the string-drenched “Fall,” the heart wrenching ballad “Here,” the equally vulnerable yet optimistic “Hurt,” and “Runaway.” “Runaway,” as Complex put it, “finds Sloan pouring her soul out over a melancholic backdrop as she deals with heartbreak.” “I wanted to put out a blueprint for who I am with this EP, because I’m still figuring it out. It’s definitely been scary at times, but it’s also been exciting to share these songs and hear how people relate to them,” Sasha says. Album includes a digital download.

SYRE 2 LP With Autographed Postcard

Jaden Smith

Purchase includes postcard signed by Jaden Smith. SYRE, the debut album from Jaden Smith originally released in 2017, now available on vinyl.

Back To Nebraska Exclusive EP

A Newbury Comics exclusive color vinyl pressing. Vinyl ships with an autographed postcard. When Boston alt-rock band Letters To Cleo split after 10 years, 3 albums, and thousands of tour miles together, it was at the behest of a pact that singer Kay Hanley and guitarist Greg McKenna made with each other when they started the band in 1990. “We said that we’d stop doing it when we weren’t having fun anymore.” says Hanley. “I had just had a baby, (lead guitarist) Michael Eisenstein and (drummer) Stacy Jones were recording and touring with Veruca Salt’s Nina Gordon, (bassist) Scott Riebling was crazy in demand as a record producer, and I know it was frustrating to Greg to be in the shitty position of doing all the work to try and keep the ball rolling. It felt hard all of a sudden, and I hated that feeling.” Now, for the first time in 17 years, Hanley, Eisenstein, Jones, and McKenna have written and recorded five brand new songs for this EP. All 5 songs are instantly recognizable Cleo concoctions that fans will devour. From Eisenstein’s fierce, angular guitars locking horns with Jones’ roaring locomotive rhythm on “Hitch A Ride” to McKenna and Hanley’s signature melodic ESP on “Good Right Here”, the Cleo bandmates are in prizefighter form. Staying true to the chemistry that defined their muscular pop sound throughout the 90’s was key to Cleo’s new venture. “It feels completely unforced. It sounds like classic Cleo. But at the same time, there’s nothing nostalgic about it.”, says

Let Me Get What I Want Exclusive 2 LP (With Autograph)

James Franco

A Newbury Comics exclusive color vinyl pressing. The motivation behind Daddy, the newly formed band comprised of artists James Franco and Timothy OʼKeefe, is to push beyond the sonic space of music into the surrounding ecology. Daddy investigates the territories of film/video, installation, and performance while simultaneously exploring the connections that form between them. Album includes a digital download and 16 page booklet, and ships with a postcard signed by James Franco and Tim O'Keefe.