This week I’ve included not only Grimey’s top 25 best vinyl sellers, but also some upcoming in-stores you should check out as well as what the fine folks at the record shop have been listening to over the hi-fi. Check it out.
Vinyl Top 25:
1. Jeff The Brotherhood / Best Coast – split 7″
2. The Civil Wars – Barton Hollow
3. Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More
4. PUJOL – How High 7″
5. Drew Holcomb – Chasing Someday
6. Yann Tiersen – Dust Lane
7. The Decemberists – The King Is Dead
8. Akron/Family – A/F II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT
9. Iron & Wine – Kiss Each Other Clean
10. Destroyer – Kaputt
11. Those Darlins – Be Your Bro 7″
12. OFF! – First Four EPs
13. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
14. Josh Ritter – The Animal Years
15. Mogwai – Rano Pano 7″
16. Over The Rhine – The Long Surrender
17. Throbbing Gristle – 20 Jazz Funk Greats
18. Throbbing Gristle – The Second Annual Report
19. William Tyler – Behold The Spirit
20. Nobunny – Raw Romance
21. The Avett Brothers – Emotionalism
22. Radiohead – OK Computer
23. Sufjan Stevens – The Age Of Adz
24. Paperhead – Yellow Book 7″
25. The Jayhawks – Tomorrow The Green Grass
What have the folks at Grimey’s been listening to? Here is their in-store play list:
Tristen – Charlatans At The Golden Gate
Drive-By Truckers – Go-Go Boots
PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
Bright Eyes – The People’s Key
The Dears – Degeneration Street
The Dirtbombs – Party Store
Wanda Jackson – The Party Ain’t Over (produced by Jack White)
Iron & Wine – Kiss Each Other Clean
The Decemberists – The King Is Dead
LCD Soundsystem – London Sessions
Gang Of Four – Content
North Mississippi Allstars – Keys To The Kingdom
Robert Pollard – Space City Kicks
Outsiders – CQ
Destroyer – Kaputt
Charles Bradley – No Time For Dreaming
Willie Wright – Telling The Truth
Deerhoof – Deerhoof vs. Evil
Smith Westerns – Dye It Blonde
Wire – Red Barked Tree
The City Champs – The Set-Up
Jim Sullivan – UFO
The Greenhornes – ****
Cee Lo Green – The Ladykiller
Grimey’s also has some great in-store performances coming up:
In-stores are all free and all ages, always.
OVER THE RHINE – Saturday, February 19th @ 5PM (add Girl Scouts 3-6PM)
Over The Rhine, from Cincinnati, has been making (in their own words) “post-nuclear, pseudo-alternative, folk-tinged art-pop” since the early ’90s and growing in popularity ever since. Their newest release, “The Long Surrender” (due Feb. 8), is produced by Grammy-winner Joe Henry and features a duet with Lucinda Williams. They’ll be in town soon after their new album drops, playing a show at 3rd & Lindsley on Sunday, February 20th and we’ve got them the day before, performing a short acoustic set in the store. Special added bonus! The Girl Scouts will join us Feb. 19! All afternoon the girls will have their wonderful cookies for sale at Grimey’s. Over The Rhine website
AARON ROCHE – Monday, February 21st @ 6PM
Former Nashvillian by way of Chattanooga and now a resident of Brooklyn, Aaron Roche creates wonderfully melodic music both with vocals and without, from bare-bones acoustic affairs to horn-laced folk-rock. His new album is called “Plainspeak” and it’s a limited vinyl-only release. It also features guitarist extraordinaire of the moment William Tyler. Join us on a chilly February Monday evening for a warm transcendent musical experience. You’ll be glad you did. Aaron Roche’s website
GRACE POTTERS & The Nocturnals – Thursday, February 24th @ 12PM noon
We’re very excited to announce an acoustic performance by Grace Potter & The Nocturnals at noon next Thursday! Compared to Tina Turner fronting the Rolling Stones, Grace & The Nocturnals have stayed on the road consistently for the last 5 years building up a devoted fan base and rocking joints from coast to coast. After 2 self-released albums the band signed to Hollywood Records and delivered their self-titled statement of purpose last summer and they’ve been reaping the rewards of all that hard work with sold out shows including their gig at The Cannery this Thursday. We were lucky enough to score this lunch time in-store so you still have a chance to see this dynamic band. Take your lunch break, call in sick or skip class and come rock with us!
Grace Potter’s website
TRISTEN & The Ringers – Saturday, March 5th @ 5PM
Sweet! We’re so excited the rest of the world is now getting to discover what we’ve known for a few years – Tristen is one of the best singers and songwriters playing music today (and damn cute to boot!) Her debut album, Charlatans At The Garden Gate, is out today. It was recorded at Battle Tapes here in town and produced by Tristen and Jeremy Ferguson and it features many of our fave musicians in town including our own Rollum Haas (The Features). The critics are impressed and you will be too. “Her strength seems to reside in her ability to be musically versatile. Utilizing various orchestrations, Tristen weaves a glistening web of thoughtful and extremely mature melodies that tremble with undeniable power.” -American Songwriter. “She brings a blossoming pop sensibility to her witty, not-as-sweet-as-it-seems country.”
-Wall Street Journal. Join us on a Saturday afternoon as Tristen and her ringers host beer:30 and pick up her album asap.
Tristen’s website
