artist guide
Nov 2, 2026
Onra on Vinyl: A Guide to the Chinoiseries Trilogy and the Albums That Followed
Onra turned a crate of Vietnamese records bought in Saigon into Chinoiseries, then spent a decade following that thread through Pt. 2 and Pt. 3. Here is the full run we carry, from those beat albums to the Thai samples of Nosthaigia and the late-night soul of After Dark.
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Mobb Deep on Vinyl: Where to Start with the Queensbridge Duo
Havoc and Prodigy spent thirty years turning Queensbridge into a sound, from the cold piano of The Infamous through Hell on Earth and Murda Muzik to the 2025 finale Infinite. Here is what each record on our shelf gives you, and which one to reach for first.
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Miki Matsubara on Vinyl: Where to Start with the Voice Behind Mayonaka no Door
The voice behind "Mayonaka no Door" made five very different records in six years, from the Tokyo pop of Pocket Park to the jazz standards of Blue Eyes and the Casiopea-produced gloss of Lady Bounce. Here is what each one sounds like, and which to reach for first.
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Oct 29, 2026
Iron Maiden on Vinyl: A Guide to the Essential Albums, Debut to Fear of the Dark
Fifteen years of lineup changes, and the records only got bigger. A clerk's guide to the Iron Maiden catalog on our shelves, from the Paul Di'Anno debut through The Number of the Beast, Live After Death and Fear of the Dark.
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Oct 29, 2026
Nine Inch Nails on Vinyl: A Guide from Pretty Hate Machine to the Tron Scores
Trent Reznor built Nine Inch Nails almost single-handedly across three decades, from the synth-pop grudge of Pretty Hate Machine to the concept record cut at Cielo Drive. A walk through The Downward Spiral, The Fragile and the new Boys Noize collaboration, record by record.
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Oct 27, 2026
Kendrick Lamar on Vinyl: A Guide to the Compton Storyteller's Five Albums
Kendrick Lamar went from a Compton teenager recording as K.Dot to the most closely read rapper of his generation, five albums in twelve years. Here is where to start with good kid, m.A.A.d city, To Pimp a Butterfly and DAMN., and where to go after them.
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Oct 26, 2026
Jammin' Sam Miller on Vinyl: A Guide to the SNES Scores Rebuilt Note by Note
Jammin' Sam Miller rebuilds Super Nintendo scores note by note from the original sound sources, with none of the game audio sampled. A clerk's guide to the five on our shelf: the Donkey Kong Country trilogy, Super Metroid Recreated and the new A Link to the Past Tribute.
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Oct 26, 2026
Kali Uchis on Vinyl: A Guide to All Five Studio Albums
Karly Loaiza went from a self-released mixtape to five albums in two languages without ever once sounding like anybody else. A guided tour on vinyl, from the 2018 debut Isolation through Sin Miedo, Red Moon in Venus, Orquideas, and Sincerely.
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Oct 26, 2026
Fat Jon on Vinyl: A Guide to the Ample Soul Physician's Essential Records
Jon Marshall, the Cincinnati producer known as Fat Jon, built a catalog of beats that sound like late afternoon. A guided tour on vinyl, from Wave Motion and Lightweight Heavy to his half of the Samurai Champloo score.
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Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band on Vinyl: Where to Start with the Hamburg Steel Pan Crew
A Hamburg crew has spent nearly twenty years handing rap, soul and disco classics to Trinidadian steel pans. Here is the whole run, from the 2016 debut 55 through The Serpent's Mouth, Expansions and BRSB.
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Oct 22, 2026
Anri on Vinyl: A Guide to Her Essential City Pop Albums
Anri turned a teenage pop career into one of city pop's defining voices once Toshiki Kadomatsu started writing for her. Here is a guide to the five albums we carry, from Heaven Beach and Timely!! to the Los Angeles sessions behind Coool.
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Oct 21, 2026
Aaliyah on Vinyl: A Guide to the Three Albums and the Timbaland Era
A Detroit teenager signed at twelve who spent seven years making R&B sound like the future. A guide to every Aaliyah record we carry, from Age Ain't Nothing But a Number through One in a Million to the 2001 self-titled album.
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