Over on the Facebook, we’ve been asking people if they can tell us about any past record stores that have existed in our town as we’ve been on a history kick lately. It started with trying to figure out all the music stores that have been at the mall and it’s expanded since then. This has prompted lots of discussion and we’ve been compiling a list of all the stores. I love this picture Kyle sent us of The Music Shop. I don’t know the year, probably 70s, but I just love the wood paneling. If only we could setup a store that looks like this! I’m not sure where we would get all that paneling. I would for sure wear my shirt tucked in all the time if I worked at a store like this and keep my pens in my shirt pocket.

Here are this Friday’s hot new vinyls!

– The PHISH re-issues continue, this time with their 1996 LP “Billy Breathes” on double “green trees” vinyl!
– TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS with the 1982 album “Long After Dark” being pressed on turquoise vinyl!
– Rock duo JAPANDROIDS have a new album, “Fate & Alcohol”
– TIM HEIDECKER of Tim & Eric fame has a new music album coming out called “SLIPPING AWAY” on exclusive teal vinyl.
– THE SPECIALS – their 1979 self titled album, actually being released on clear vinyl (sorry it’s black in the picture)
– AMERICAN FOOTBALL have a “Covers” record coming out?!?
– last but not least it’s CHARLIE BROWN THANKSGIVING TIME, this time it’s on purple vinyl!

This week Pepperoni picked Sufjan Steven’s Carrie & Lowell

“It’s fall. As the weather gets colder and I put on my fall jacket I like to grab a cup of coffee, put in my earbuds connected to my 2008 ipod shuffle and get more in touch with my indie rock side. This is my second time picking a Sufjan Stevens album – Sufjan knows how to really deliver those face melting, balls-to-the-wall indie rock acoustic bangers. Listening to this just makes me want to mosh as softly as I can in my bedroom alone. “Carrie & Lowell” came out in 2015 – Sufjan had a realization he was never going to pull off writing a whole album for every single U.S. state and got extremely depressed because of this and locked himself in a wooden cabin for a full year. He finally came up with a solution and that was to write an album about his two parents instead, Carrie and Lowell. So that is what we got.”

NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: This is one of my favorite records even tho I don’t listen to it often. It’s very impactful each listen and gives the listener the feelings. I don’t make it to big production shows often but I was very fortunate to have seen this live during the Carrie and Lowell tour which shall always be my favorite concert of all time. Hearing this performed live really gave it a new dimension as much more development happened on stage than could fit on this record. If you find the live album of this, it’s certainly worth it. During the encore Sufjan performed all his past hits and every adult over 35 stood up for Chicago.