Joseph Neff

2 weeks ago | thevinyldistrict.com | Joseph Neff

It took until 1970 for Sun Ra to play his first European shows, and he did so with a glorious, expansive bang, bringing his Inter-Galactic Research Arkestra to the Fondation Maeght art gallery in St Paul de Vence, France for two performances from which portions were issued on two single LP volumes by the Shandar label in 1971. For Record Store Day 2025 the Strut label has released a deluxe edition of Nuits de la Fondation Maeght as a 6LP set in an edition of 800.

3 weeks ago | thevinyldistrict.com | Joseph Neff

Based in Brighton and also Croydon, England, indie pop specialists Jetstream Pony have recently released their second full-length on vinyl, compact disc, and digital through Spinout Nuggets in the UK and Shelflife Records in the USA. Exuding nary a hint of the tentative, Bowerbirds and Blue Things collects 12 solid songs with occasional bursts of excellence that reflect the member’s prior service in some of the heavier hitters in the whole indie pop shebang.

3 weeks ago | thevinyldistrict.com | Joseph Neff

As part of the first big gush of punk and new wave in San Francisco, Pearl Harbor and the Explosions attained a level of success that was substantial but fleeting. On April 25, Liberation Hall is reissuing their self-titled debut album on vinyl with one bonus track and the UK cover design. The compact disc and digital download add six more bonus cuts from the period to provide a vivid portrait of a band whose high melodic energies suggest considerable untapped potential.

3 weeks ago | thevinyldistrict.com | Joseph Neff

Hailing from Montreal, the trio Big|Brave has been expanding the possibilities of heavy music for well over a decade. Their latest album, available April 25 on vinyl and digital via Thrill Jockey, is the band’s most ambitious recording yet. Titled OST, its contents were conceived in studio using non-traditional instrumentation with the intention of soundtracking a film that had yet to be created.

1 month ago | thevinyldistrict.com | Joseph Neff

For bluegrass fans, guitarist Clarence White needs no introduction. And as a member of The Byrds, White’s impact on rock music in its maturation phase was substantial. These dual achievements were often in dialogue with each other, and on Melodies from a Byrd in Flyte: 1963–1973, White’s groundbreaking acoustic bluegrass flatpicking is sequenced on side one and his equally innovative electric playing takes up side two. Released by Liberation Hall for Record Store Day, copies are available now.