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New Album Releases & Arrivals August 28, 2026

August refuses to go quietly. The final Friday of the month opens Prince's vault, breaks an eleven-year Alabama Shakes silence, and delivers the first solo album ever from a Beastie Boy, while Dinosaur Jr. crank a fifty-year-old amp back to life and Post Malone's lost mixtape gets pressed for the first time in its existence.

Because it's month-end, this is also your guide to everything August left in the racks: every record below gets the full treatment, and the earlier drops still moving get rounded up at the end. The Japan wave alone this week spans city pop's most famous song, three Ghost in the Shell scores, a Takanaka triple, and the Famicom's entire childhood on one CD.

Here's everything landing August 28, alphabetized so you can find your artist fast. Shop the full August 28, 2026 collection here.

Alabama Shakes - I Must Be Dreaming (Indie Exclusive Daydream Yellow Color) Vinyl LP

Eleven years after Sound & Color, Alabama Shakes return this Friday with I Must Be Dreaming, and the Daydream Yellow pressing is the independent record store exclusive. Brittany Howard, Heath Fogg, and Zac Cockrell recorded in Nashville with Shawn Everett, pushing their psychedelic soul into lusher, more otherworldly terrain across the singles "Another Life," "American Dream," and "I Feel Hope Coming." Pick up I Must Be Dreaming on Daydream Yellow vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

  • Daydream Yellow pressing only at independent record stores
  • The first Alabama Shakes album in eleven years, out August 28
  • Includes "Another Life" and "I Feel Hope Coming"

Alabama Shakes - I Must Be Dreaming (Sky Blue Color) Vinyl LP

The Sky Blue pressing of I Must Be Dreaming carries the reunion in the album's own dream palette. Howard described the title's double meaning: the world is so crazy it can't be real, and so beautiful it can't be either. Eleven songs live in that space. Order I Must Be Dreaming on Sky Blue vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

  • Sky Blue pressing of the long-awaited third album
  • Produced with Shawn Everett in Nashville
  • Psychedelic soul with an exacting command of space

Bacco (Masayoshi Takanaka) - Cha Cha Me (Yellow Color) Vinyl LP

Cha Cha Me is the deep cut of the Takanaka 50th anniversary wave: BACCO, the super session unit the guitarist led in 1979, cutting tight West Coast funky fusion with Jim Diamond's explosive vocals out front. Remastered and cut by Alex Wharton at Abbey Road, on yellow vinyl, imported. Grab Cha Cha Me on yellow vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

  • The 1979 Takanaka super-session, remastered at Abbey Road
  • West Coast funky fusion with Jim Diamond on vocals
  • The collector's corner of the Kitty Years series, imported

Brian Tyler - The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (Original Soundtrack) (Luma Inspired Yellow Color) Vinyl LP

Mario goes to space and iam8bit goes all out: Brian Tyler's Super Mario Galaxy Movie score arrives as a 2LP on Luma-inspired yellow vinyl, packed with joyful nods to Koji Kondo's original Nintendo compositions. Scott Saslow's artwork gets foil details and glow-in-the-dark sleeve elements, because a galaxy should glow. Pick up the Super Mario Galaxy Movie soundtrack on Luma yellow vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

  • 2LP on Luma-inspired yellow from iam8bit
  • Returning composer Brian Tyler honors Koji Kondo's themes
  • Foil and glow-in-the-dark sleeve details

BTS - Arirang (Limited Edition Picture Disc) Vinyl LP

BTS's Arirang arrives as the 613 limited picture disc: a double-sided portrait disc in a printed PVC sleeve carrying a bonus track and exclusive voice message not on the standard release, plus a preview reel and eight polaroid cards with envelope. The fifth BTS album and first as a group in nearly four years, built as a collector's object on purpose. Order Arirang on limited picture disc.

Why it's worth purchasing:

  • 613 limited picture disc with bonus track and voice message
  • The first group album in nearly four years, imported
  • Eight polaroid cards and preview reel included

Casiopea - Platinum (Clear Lime Yellow Color) Vinyl LP

Platinum captures Casiopea at their tenth anniversary, leaving Alfa to launch their own Aura label and recording in New York with sharp dance beats under the fusion fireworks. Guests include Brazilian great Djavan, percussionist Steve Thornton, and Tower of Power alum Lenny Pickett. The 1987 fresh start, remastered by Katsutoshi Kitamura on clear lime yellow, imported. Grab Platinum on clear lime yellow vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

  • The 1987 Aura-era album remastered, imported
  • Guests include Djavan and Lenny Pickett
  • Pairs with this month's Recorded Live & Best for the full arc

Common - Can I Borrow A Dollar? (180g) Vinyl LP

Before Resurrection settled the argument, there was this: Common Sense's 1992 debut, rawer and funnier than the records that made his reputation, a Chicago kid rapping circles around himself over Immenslope and Twilite Tone's thick jazz and soul loops. "Take It EZ," "Breaker 1/9," and "Soul By The Pound" still knock, reissued on 180g by Music On Vinyl. Pick up Can I Borrow A Dollar? on 180g vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

  • The 1992 debut on 180g, imported
  • Includes "Take It EZ" and "Soul By The Pound"
  • The dense, show-off wordplay a debut should have

Dinosaur Jr. - There Near (Pink Clear Color) Vinyl LP

Dinosaur Jr.'s There Near lands this Friday on Jagjaguwar, their first album in five years, and the pink clear pressing suits the racket. J Mascis tracked it through the same '70s Mesa Boogie MK1 amp model that powered their first record, and with Lou Barlow and Murph locked in at Amherst's Bisquiteen Studio, lead single "Several Got Away" roars accordingly. Order There Near on pink clear vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

  • Pink clear pressing of the first album in five years
  • Led by the single "Several Got Away"
  • J's guitar tone routed through the debut-era amp

Dinosaur Jr. - There Near Vinyl LP

The standard pressing of There Near delivers eleven new Dino tunes with, per the band, all knobs set to Extra Crispy. Thirty-plus years in, the trio's noise-pop formula still combines into something more magical than its parts. Grab There Near on standard vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

  • The thirteenth album, out August 28
  • Eleven tracks recorded at Bisquiteen in Amherst
  • Massachusetts alt-rock royalty, fully cranked

DJ Notoya - Tokyo 1980s Victor Edition Vol. 2: Boogie, AOR & Fusion from Japan Vinyl LP

DJ Notoya returns to the Victor vaults for Tokyo 1980s Vol. 2, eight licensed tracks leaning into boogie, AOR, and the slower end of Japanese fusion. Aru Takamura's "Koi Wa Saiko" rides an impossibly thick bassline, One Line Band preview their future as Shogun, and Sadistics, counting Yukihiro Takahashi and Masayoshi Takanaka among their number, close it out with "Adios." Hiroshi Nagai cover art seals it. Pick up Tokyo 1980s Vol. 2 on vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

  • Eight tracks licensed straight from the Victor archive
  • Boogie and AOR rarities with Hiroshi Nagai cover art
  • The crate-dug companion to the city pop shelf, imported

Hakushi Hasegawa - Honest Feeling Album (Clear White Smoke Color) Vinyl LP

Hakushi Hasegawa's Honest Feeling Album lands this Friday on Brainfeeder, where they remain the first Japanese artist on Flying Lotus's label. Jazz, J-rock, glitch electronics, and avant J-pop collide with a full backing band and guests including Tofubeats and Otoboke Beaver's Accorinrin. Technically staggering, emotionally overwhelming, on clear and white smoke vinyl. Order Honest Feeling Album on clear white smoke vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

  • The new album on Brainfeeder, out August 28, imported
  • Guests include Tofubeats and Accorinrin
  • The most fearless voice in contemporary Japanese pop

Harumi - Harumi (Green & Red Color) Vinyl LP

Harumi is one of psychedelia's great lost artifacts: the 1968 Verve double album from the Japanese-born singer, produced by Tom Wilson of Dylan and Velvet Underground fame, floating between sunshine psych-pop and long-form Eastern-tinged trance. The Ebalunga reissue brings it back on green and red vinyl, imported, ready for a new generation of heads. Grab Harumi on green and red vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

  • Green and red pressing of the 1968 psych cult classic
  • Produced by the legendary Tom Wilson
  • A crate legend back in print, imported

Harumi - Harumi Vinyl LP

The standard pressing of Harumi delivers the same 1968 head trip straight: fuzz-flecked psych-pop songs up front, sprawling meditative pieces deeper in, and an atmosphere nobody has quite recreated since. Pick up Harumi on standard vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

  • Standard pressing of the Verve psych rarity, imported
  • Sunshine pop and Eastern trance in one double set
  • Tom Wilson's strangest, loveliest production

Hiroki Kikuta - Seiken Densetsu 2: Secret of Mana Original Soundtrack (Japan Import) CD

Hiroki Kikuta's Secret of Mana score returns as a Japan-import CD, the 1993 soundtrack that pushed the Super Famicom's sound chip into places nobody expected: waterfalls, whale songs, and the eternally chiming "Fear of the Heavens." One of VGM's most beloved scores, straight from Square Enix. Order the Secret of Mana OST on CD.

Why it's worth purchasing:

  • The 1993 score on Japan-import CD from Square Enix
  • One of the most beloved soundtracks in VGM history
  • Anchor piece for the Mana shelf

Hiroki Kikuta - Seiken Densetsu 3 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert (Japan Import) CD

The Seiken Densetsu 3 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert captures Kikuta's Trials of Mana music in full orchestral bloom, a Japan-import CD of the anniversary performance that turned 16-bit fantasy themes into concert-hall drama. For the VGM collector who already owns the originals. Grab the SD3 Orchestra Concert on CD.

Why it's worth purchasing:

  • The anniversary orchestral concert on Japan-import CD
  • Trials of Mana themes at symphonic scale
  • A Square Enix collector's piece

Hiroki Kikuta - Seiken Densetsu 3: Trials of Mana Original Soundtrack (Japan Import) CD

The Trials of Mana original soundtrack completes the Kikuta trio: the 1995 Seiken Densetsu 3 score, wilder and moodier than its predecessor, on Japan-import CD from Square Enix. Between the three discs landing this week, the whole Mana lineage sits on one shelf. Pick up the Trials of Mana OST on CD.

Why it's worth purchasing:

  • The 1995 sequel score on Japan-import CD
  • Kikuta at his moodiest and most adventurous
  • Completes the week's Mana trilogy

Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (30th Anniversary) Vinyl LP

Reasonable Doubt turns thirty with a Diggers Factory anniversary pressing. Jay-Z's 1996 debut remains the mafioso blueprint: "Can't Knock the Hustle," "Dead Presidents II," and the Biggie summit "Brooklyn's Finest," delivered with a hunger no later throne ever dulled. Order Reasonable Doubt on 30th anniversary vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

  • 30th anniversary pressing of the 1996 debut
  • Includes "Dead Presidents II" and "Brooklyn's Finest"
  • The cornerstone of the Roc dynasty

Jodeci - Diary of a Mad Band Vinyl LP

Jodeci's Diary of a Mad Band returns to vinyl, the 1993 second album where DeVante Swing's productions got darker and K-Ci's leads got rawer. "Cry for You" and "Feenin'" defined bad-boy R&B for a generation, and the swing-beat grit still cuts through every playlist it lands on. Grab Diary of a Mad Band on vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

  • The 1993 album back on vinyl
  • Includes "Cry for You" and "Feenin'"
  • Peak DeVante Swing production

Jodeci - Forever My Lady (35th Anniversary) Vinyl LP

Forever My Lady marks 35 years, the 1991 debut that introduced Jodeci as the rough edge new jack swing needed. The title track and "Stay" put church-raised harmonies over street-tempered beats, launching the template half of 90s R&B would chase. With Diary landing the same week, both pillars stand together. Pick up Forever My Lady on 35th anniversary vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

  • 35th anniversary pressing of the 1991 debut
  • Includes "Forever My Lady" and "Stay"
  • Pairs with Diary of a Mad Band for the full arc

John Williams - Star Wars: A New Hope (Japanese Import) (Blue Color) Vinyl LP

The Japanese import pressing of John Williams' A New Hope score returns on blue vinyl, the 1977 music that rewired film scoring forever, from the Main Title's brass blast through "Binary Sunset." Disney's Japan pressing gives the galaxy's most famous score the import treatment. Order A New Hope on blue import vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

  • Japanese import pressing on blue vinyl
  • The 1977 score that changed film music
  • Includes the Main Title and "Binary Sunset"

John Williams - Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Japanese Import) (Red Color) Vinyl LP

The Empire Strikes Back joins its sibling on red import vinyl, carrying the score that gave the saga its dark heart: "The Imperial March" debuts here, alongside "Yoda's Theme" and the Han and Leia love theme. The best Star Wars music, in the best-looking pressing on the wall. Grab The Empire Strikes Back on red import vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

  • Japanese import pressing on red vinyl
  • First home of "The Imperial March"
  • The saga's richest score, imported

Kiyoshi Sugimoto - L.A. Master (Clear Sky Blue Color) Vinyl LP

L.A. Master gets its first-ever reissue: the 1978 crossover statement from jazz guitarist Kiyoshi Sugimoto, a Terumasa Hino Group and Count Buffalos veteran, leading young session aces including Yasuaki Shimizu and Jun Fukamachi through all-original, self-arranged material. Kitamura-remastered on clear sky blue, imported, and finally ownable. Pick up L.A. Master on clear sky blue vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

  • The first-ever reissue of the 1978 album, imported
  • Features Yasuaki Shimizu and Jun Fukamachi
  • Precise, refined Japanese fusion for the deep shelf

Mariya Takeuchi - Variety (30th Anniversary Edition) (Japan Import) CD

Variety is the record that brought Mariya Takeuchi back: the April 1984 comeback, written entirely herself, produced by husband Tatsuro Yamashita with his band, Ryuichi Sakamoto on synthesizers, and Ernie Watts on sax. Track two is "Plastic Love," which waited thirty years as an album cut before the internet made it city pop's spark. The 30th anniversary remaster runs 18 tracks with seven previously unreleased, on Japan-import CD. Order Variety on 30th anniversary CD.

Why it's worth purchasing:

  • The 1984 comeback in its 18-track anniversary remaster, imported
  • Home of "Plastic Love," produced by Tatsuro Yamashita
  • Seven previously unreleased tracks included

Masayoshi Takanaka - Finger Dancin' (Clear Purple Color) Vinyl LP

Finger Dancin' joins the Takanaka 50th anniversary series: the 1980 mini album where Funky Takanaka fully explodes across four tracks at 45 RPM, from the softly romantic "PLASTIC TEARS" to the heart-shaking disco title cut. Abbey Road-remastered by Alex Wharton, on clear purple, imported. Grab Finger Dancin' on clear purple vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

  • The 1980 mini album at 45 RPM, Abbey Road remastered
  • Includes "FINGER DANCIN'" and "PLASTIC TEARS"
  • Clear purple pressing in the Kitty Years series, imported

Masayoshi Takanaka - Natsu-Zen-Kai (Summer Full Open) (Clear Deep Blue Color) Vinyl LP

Natsu-Zen-Kai opens with "It's so hot! I want to go somewhere!" and delivers on the promise: Takanaka's 1984 endless-summer set rides a reggae opener into the Latin blowout "CUBAN HEELS" with Orquesta Del Sol and the funk-driven "DANCING TO CAT GUITAR." Abbey Road remaster, clear deep blue vinyl, imported, sunscreen not included. Pick up Natsu-Zen-Kai on clear deep blue vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

  • The 1984 summer album, Abbey Road remastered
  • Includes "CUBAN HEELS" with Orquesta Del Sol
  • The season's last blast of glossy Takanaka guitar, imported

Mike D - Thank You (Clear Color) Vinyl LP

History lands Friday: Thank You is the first solo album ever from a Beastie Boy, and the first new full-length from that camp since 2011. Mike D built it at his home studio with sons Skyler and Davis of backing band 5D, running glitchy breaks and distressed vocals through the singles "Switch Up," "What We Got," and "True Colors." Noisy, funny, and refreshingly unserious by design, on clear vinyl. Order Thank You on clear vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

  • The first-ever Beastie Boys solo album, out August 28
  • Made at home with his sons in backing band 5D
  • Includes "Switch Up" and "True Colors"

Mike D - Thank You CD

Thank You on CD delivers all thirteen tracks of Mike D's glitch-rap debut in one uninterrupted run, from "Switch Up" through the title-track farewell. The format he grew up dubbing, now carrying his own solo chapter. Grab Thank You on CD.

Why it's worth purchasing:

  • The complete 13-track debut in a budget-friendly format
  • From "Switch Up" through "Thank You"
  • Easy add toward the automatic 10% off 4+ new albums

Nintendo - Nintendo Famicom Music CD

Famicom Music compresses a childhood into one disc: the first-ever Famicom 8-bit game music release on Blu-spec CD2, with medleys from 25 classics including Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda, plus the first CD appearance of Famicom Wars. Forty years on, those square waves still hit the nostalgia center dead-on. A Nippon Columbia import. Pick up Famicom Music on CD.

Why it's worth purchasing:

  • 8-bit medleys from 25 Famicom classics on Blu-spec CD2, imported
  • Includes the first-ever CD release of Famicom Wars
  • Forty years of Nintendo sound in one disc

Nujabes - Modal Soul (2024 Reissue) Vinyl LP

Modal Soul returns to the racks from Hydeout in Japan, the 2005 album where Jun Seba's jazzy hip-hop reached its most complete expression. "Feather" with Cise Starr and Akin, "Reflection Eternal," and "Luv(Sic) Part 3" with Shing02 form the emotional core of a record that only grows in stature. With both Collections passing through this month, the essential Nujabes shelf is finally whole. Order Modal Soul on vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

  • Official Hydeout reissue of the 2005 masterpiece, imported
  • Includes "Feather" and "Reflection Eternal"
  • The heart of the Nujabes catalog

Post Malone - August 26 (10th Anniversary) (Indie Exclusive Spring Leaf Green Color) Vinyl LP

August 26 has never existed as an object until now. Post Malone's 2016 mixtape lived exclusively as free internet music for a decade; this 10th anniversary edition remasters it and presses it officially for the first time, with the Spring Leaf Green pressing exclusive to independent record stores. The Grapevine kid before the stadiums, finally ownable. Grab August 26 on Spring Leaf Green vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

  • Spring Leaf Green pressing only at independent record stores
  • The 2016 mixtape's first-ever official release
  • Remastered for its 10th anniversary

Post Malone - August 26 (10th Anniversary) Vinyl LP

The standard black pressing of August 26 carries the same first-ever issue of the lost mixtape: ten years of streaming rips finally replaced by the real thing, remastered and pressed proper. Pick up August 26 on standard vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

  • Standard black pressing of the first official issue
  • The pre-Stoney mixtape, remastered
  • A genuine catalog gap, closed

Prince - Timeless Vinyl LP

The vault opens: Timeless is a brand-new 10-track compilation of rare and unreleased Prince studio recordings spanning 1977 to 2016, nearly the entire arc of his career. Mastered by former Prince engineer Chris James, whose credits include HITnRUN Phase Two and Art Official Age, it offers a genuine window into the creative process of music's most prolific perfectionist. On black vinyl, and unlike anything else in the racks this year. Order Timeless on vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

  • Ten rare and unreleased vault recordings, out August 28
  • Spans 1977 to 2016, mastered by a former Prince engineer
  • An event release for any purple shelf

Saul Williams - Leap Life Vinyl LP

Saul Williams returns with Leap Life, his first solo album in over a decade and a full-circle homecoming to Big Dada. Named for his leap-year birthday and sequenced by Carlos Nino as one immersive journey, it pushes his voice into electronic and ambient terrain drawing on Fela Kuti, Black church traditions, and South African electronic music, with Kamasi Washington, Moor Mother, Georgia Anne Muldrow, and Robert Del Naja aboard. 2LP with foldout newsprint poster, imported. Grab Leap Life on vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

  • The first solo album in over a decade, out August 28
  • Guests include Kamasi Washington and Moor Mother
  • 2LP with foldout newsprint poster, imported

Ty Segall - Chrome Vinyl LP

Ty Segall's Chrome reconvenes the full band: Ben Boye, Evan Burrows, Mikal Cronin, and Emmett Kelly locking into massive riffs, twin-guitar attack-and-parry, and churning keys under Segall's fuzz command. Lyrically allusive trips through dark passages, delivered with full-band energy as minds collide. Drag City business as usual, which is to say excellent. Pick up Chrome on vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

  • The new full-band album on Drag City, out August 28
  • Twin-guitar fuzz with Mikal Cronin and Emmett Kelly
  • Massive riffs, precisely deployed

Wax & DJ Hoppa - Highway Hotel (Pink & Green Color) Vinyl LP

Highway Hotel was built the honest way: DJ Hoppa became Wax's tour DJ in 2024, never travels without a portable studio, and turned the tour into a rolling session across hotel rooms, green rooms, and vans. Thirteen loose, live-wired tracks split Hoppa's raw boom bap and Wax's melodic motormouth range, with Watsky, G Love, K.A.A.N., Jarren Benton, and Wax's twin Herbal T riding along. 2LP in magenta and neon green. Order Highway Hotel on pink and green vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

  • 2LP in magenta and neon green, out August 28
  • Recorded on tour across the US and Canada
  • Guests include Watsky and Jarren Benton

Yoko Kanno - Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T. - Be Human Vinyl LP

be Human rounds out the week's Ghost in the Shell wave: Yoko Kanno's Tachikoma-centric SAC album, where the series' philosophical machine-minds get their own suite of playful, melancholy themes. A Victor import pressing of one of anime's most inventive score chapters. Grab be Human on vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

  • The Tachikoma-focused SAC album on vinyl, imported
  • Kanno at her most playful and most melancholy
  • Completes the week's Stand Alone Complex trio

Yoko Kanno - Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T. 2 Vinyl LP

O.S.T. 2 deepens the Stand Alone Complex story: Yoko Kanno's second SAC score collection, moving between industrial propulsion, torch-song melancholy, and electronic abstraction with the fearlessness that made her anime's most borrowed-from composer. Victor import pressing. Pick up SAC O.S.T. 2 on vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

  • The second SAC score collection on vinyl, imported
  • Kanno spanning industrial, jazz, and electronica
  • Essential for the anime and electronic shelves alike

Yoko Kanno - Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T.+ Vinyl LP

O.S.T.+ opens the trio: Yoko Kanno's Stand Alone Complex music in its plus edition, the place where "Inner Universe" set the tone for one of television anime's defining scores. Cyberpunk atmosphere with a beating heart, on Victor import vinyl. Order SAC O.S.T.+ on vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

  • The SAC score's plus edition on vinyl, imported
  • Home of the iconic "Inner Universe"
  • The entry point to Kanno's cyberpunk masterwork

Still in the Racks From Recent Weeks

The rest of August is still on the wall, so here's the fast tour of everything covered in this month's earlier guides that keeps moving. From the August 7 drop: Charanjit Singh's Ten Ragas on pearlescent (and the standard pressing), En Vogue's EV3 on light blue, the Josie and the Pussycats Ultra Violet LP+7", DOMi & JD Beck's Who Asked?, and Large Professor's 1st Class.

From August 14: Jungle's Sunshine on Desert Peach, KATSEYE's WILD on aquamarine and Precious Jade, Mos Def's The Ecstatic on ruby red, Phoebe Bridgers' Lost Weekend on Rogue Planet, Role Model's Chuck Timely on tangerine and watermelon pink, Dabeull's Intimate Fonk, and Open Mike Eagle and Kenny Segal's DOOMED!

From last Friday's stacked drop: Weezer's Gold Album, Sam Smith's Hazel Eyes, the Womack Sisters' debut on opaque purple and standard black, Milton Nascimento and Lô Borges' Clube da Esquina, both Great Milenko pressings (Creme Soda Clear and standard), Joey Bada$$'s 1999, Slick Rick's Behind Bars, Robyn's Complete Body Talk, Stevie Nicks' Stand Back, the Rolling Stones' Forty Licks in four colors, DJ Shadow's The Mountain Will Fall anniversary edition, Foodman's HIKARIGASASHIKOMU, Casiopea's Recorded Live & Best, Tobacco's High on Life 2 box, Twenty One Pilots live in Mexico City, and the fresh 2026 repress of the 1975's Being Funny in a Foreign Language.

And still warm from July: Himiko Kikuchi's Don't Be Stupid and Woman, Luminist's Metroid Resynthesized, Takanaka's An Insatiable High and Seychelles, and Yuji Ohno's Inugami Family score.

That's August: four Fridays, one month-end wave, and a racks-wide argument that summer saved its best for last. Come settle it in person at 4 Thacher St in the North End, or shop the full August 28, 2026 collection online. Four or more new albums takes 10% off automatically at checkout.

It's all in GOOD TASTE.

Coty Smith