It’s spring-forward weekend, folks — that means more daylight for listening to music with the windows down. But the final beats of winter didn’t go quietly here in the People’s Republic: From the undisputed rap-game king Kendrick Lamar (R.I.P. Drizzy) to psych-pop sweethearts Cindy Lee and points in between, these are the new vinyl releases that flew off the shelves last month at Paradise Found Records and Music.
1. Kendrick Lamar - GNX
2. Lumineers - Automatic
3. Cindy Lee - Diamond Jubilee
4. Fred again.. - Ten Days
5. Various Artists - A Complete Unknown: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
6. Drop Nineteens - 1991 (Reissue)
7. Ichiko Aoba - Luminescent Creatures
8. Madvillain - Madvillainy: Audiophile Edition (Reissue)
9. The Velveteers - A Million Knives
10. Panda Bear - Sinister Grift
STAFF PICK: Dreamy pop vocals and catchy hooks carry you through the Uncanny Valley that is Magdalena Bay’s latest album, Imaginal Disk, released August 2024 via Mom + Pop Music. The journey is littered with bits and bobs and ear candy galore; it could almost be too sweet if it weren’t for the darker undercurrent and air of otherworldliness that pulses through the 15 tracks. Give it a listen ahead of the LA-based synth-pop duo’s May 13 show at Denver’s Ogden Theatre. – Kaylee Harter, reporter