Record Store Day Guide + Best Albums of Q1, and more!

plus Paramore, Evan Dando apologizes to Jawbreaker, Coachella weekend 2 streaming, Thin Lizzy, and more [View this email in your browser]( [BrooklynVegan]( Read on for this week's top stories and albums, just-announced tours and festivals, our favorite albums from the first quarter of 2024, our guide to Record Store Day 2024, and more... [BrooklynVegan Digital Magazine]( Record Store Day 2024 is Saturday, April 20, with tons of limited, exclusive vinyl releases coming to record stores near you. The lengthy list of RSD titles can be intimidating, so we've put together a list of recommendations, broken down by genre/theme. [Read the guide]( in the special RSD edition of the free BrooklynVegan digital magazine - [sign up]( [with your name and email]( to receive it immediately. You''ll also then receive all future and back issues of our new digital mag automatically. This issue also features a cover story on RSD 2024 ambassadors Paramore; interviews with RSD's co-founders and other artists about vinyl; features on Militarie Gun, Gouge Away, Pearl Jam, Screaming Trees, Sloan, Talking Heads, Blur, Mary Timony, Blood Incantation, Women in Vinyl; and lots more. [Subscribe HERE]( to start reading instantly. [30 Great Albums from First Quarter 2024]( The first quarter of 2024 wrapped up a couple weeks ago, and we made a [list of 30 great albums]( that came out from January - March. [Read that HERE]( along with the Indie Basement list of [Best Albums of 2024 So Far](. [Win a Trip to Primavera Sound!]( We've teamed up with DoNYC to give away a trip to Primavera Sound Barcelona 2024, ft. 2 VIP passes, accommodations, and $1000 towards flights! [Enter for a chance to win HERE](. [3 for $60 Vinyl Bundle]( From now through Sunday, April 21 at 3 AM EST, [pick any 3 albums from this collection]( and pay only $60, plus tax and shipping. Over 100 titles to choose from! The toys are back in town - pick up a new action figure version of Thin Lizzy co-founder and frontman Phil Lynott. [Pre-order yours HERE](. NEW RELEASES Out this week are new albums by [SeeYouSpaceCowboy]( [A Certain Ratio]( [Cloud Nothings]( [Dog Park]( [bbymutha]( [Paraorchestra]( [Ekko Astral]( [Kid Congo Powers' Pink Monkey Birds]( [Riley!]( [Population II]( [BIG|BRAVE]( [Couch Slut]( [Cavalier]( [Wyatt Flores]( [Half Past Two]( [Menomena]( and [Tyler Halverson](. Read about those and more in [Notable Releases]( and [Indie Basement](. We'd be remiss not to mention that the new Taylor Swift album is also out today. It features Post Malone, Florence Welch, and surprise, it's actually a 2+ hour double album. [Read more about that HERE](. in other news... [Hear David Byrne's cover of Paramore's "Hard Times"]( [Hear David Byrne's cover of Paramore's "Hard Times"]( [Watch Lee Ranaldo, mems Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Strokes & more join Conor Oberst at NYC residency show]( [Watch Lee Ranaldo, mems Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Strokes & more join Conor Oberst at NYC residency show]( [Nas & DJ Premier announce collab album as 'Illmatic' turns 30, share "Define My Name"]( [Nas & DJ Premier announce collab album as 'Illmatic' turns 30, share "Define My Name"]( [Coachella announces weekend 2 livestream schedule]( [Coachella announces weekend 2 livestream schedule]( [Flea regrets smashing his bass amid AP Dhillon Coachella guitar smash controversy]( [Flea regrets smashing his bass amid AP Dhillon Coachella guitar smash controversy]( [Dickey Betts of The Allman Brothers Band has died at 80]( [Dickey Betts of The Allman Brothers Band has died at 80]( [Ringo Starr and His All Star Band announce fall tour, Radio City Music Hall included]( [Ringo Starr and His All Star Band announce fall tour, Radio City Music Hall included]( [Evan Dando apologizes to Jawbreaker]( [Evan Dando apologizes to Jawbreaker]( [Kevin Morby & Cassie Ramone reuniting The Babies for first shows in 11 years]( [Kevin Morby & Cassie Ramone reuniting The Babies for first shows in 11 years]( [Arooj Aftab announces new album ft. Moor Mother, Vijay Iyer & more, shares "Raat Ki Rani"]( [Arooj Aftab announces new album ft. Moor Mother, Vijay Iyer & more, shares "Raat Ki Rani"]( [Fontaines D.C. announce new album 'ROMANCE' (watch "Starburster" video)]( [Fontaines D.C. announce new album 'ROMANCE' (watch "Starburster" video)]( [The Folk Implosion announce first album & tour in 25 years, share "Moonlit Kind"]( [The Folk Implosion announce first album & tour in 25 years, share "Moonlit Kind"]( [Charli XCX & Troye Sivan announce arena tour with Shygirl, MSG included]( [Charli XCX & Troye Sivan announce arena tour with Shygirl, MSG included]( [Vince Clarke (Erasure, Depeche Mode) is an investor in new Brooklyn record store]( [Vince Clarke (Erasure, Depeche Mode) is an investor in new Brooklyn record store]( [Guided by Voices announce 40th album, 'Strut of Kings,' add summer tour dates (hear "Serene King")]( [Guided by Voices announce 40th album, 'Strut of Kings,' add summer tour dates (hear "Serene King")]( [Angel Olsen announces fall solo tour with Greg Mendez, Maxim Ludwig, runo plum & Kyle Ryan]( [Angel Olsen announces fall solo tour with Greg Mendez, Maxim Ludwig, runo plum & Kyle Ryan]( [Future & Metro Boomin announce summer arena tour (Barclays Center included)]( [Future & Metro Boomin announce summer arena tour (Barclays Center included)]( [Descendents & Circle Jerks announce fall co-headlining tour]( [Descendents & Circle Jerks announce fall co-headlining tour]( [New Pittsburgh fest Sudden Little Thrills announces 2024 lineup (SZA, The Killers, St. Vincent, more)]( [New Pittsburgh fest Sudden Little Thrills announces 2024 lineup (SZA, The Killers, St. Vincent, more)]( [The Beatles' original 'Let it Be' documentary coming to Disney+ in May, first time available in decades]( [The Beatles' original 'Let it Be' documentary coming to Disney+ in May, first time available in decades]( [Underoath announce 'They're Only Chasing Safety' 20th anniversary tour]( [Underoath announce 'They're Only Chasing Safety' 20th anniversary tour]( [Menomena surprise release new EP - first new music in 12 years]( [Menomena surprise release new EP - first new music in 12 years]( [Coachella 2024 wknd 1 pics & video: Doja Cat, Tyler, Lauryn Hill, Sky Ferreira, Blur + lots more]( [Coachella 2024 wknd 1 pics & video: Doja Cat, Tyler, Lauryn Hill, Sky Ferreira, Blur + lots more]( [Blur's Damon Albarn tells lackluster Coachella crowd "You’re never seeing us again"]( [Blur's Damon Albarn tells lackluster Coachella crowd "You’re never seeing us again"]( [The Fest 2024 has full-album sets by Bouncing Souls, Joyce Manor, Cloud Nothings, You Blew It!, Ted Leo, Big D & more]( [The Fest 2024 has full-album sets by Bouncing Souls, Joyce Manor, Cloud Nothings, You Blew It!, Ted Leo, Big D & more]( [Is 'Fallout' series' radio station KPSS (w/ DJ Fred Armisen) an homage to NYC's KPISS.fm?]( [Is 'Fallout' series' radio station KPSS (w/ DJ Fred Armisen) an homage to NYC's KPISS.fm?]( [3 for $60 vinyl bundle]( For more, head to [BrooklynVegan]( and follow us on [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [Flipboard]( [YouTube]( and [Spotify]( [BrooklynVegan.com]( [BrooklynVegan Facebook]( [BrooklynVegan Twitter]( [BrooklynVegan Instagram]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} [why did I get this?]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( BrooklynVegan · 320 7th Ave · PMB 118 · Brooklyn, Ny 11215 · USA