Not every epic album score is a new release! This list pays homage to all those albums we've rediscovered - managed to score copies of - ole'timers that are new to our ears...
Albums we just couldn't stop listening to in 2016...
JIMMY SMITH - The Sermon
MASTERS OF REALITY - Masters of Reality
DAVE LIEBMAN - Lookout Farm
HERBIE HANCOCK - Mwandishi
ELEPHANT9 - Walk The Nile
HERBIE HANCOCK - Head Hunters
FELA KUTI - Vinyl Box Set 2
PIERCED ARROWS - Straight To The Heart
VARIOUS ARTISTS - Revolucion: The Chicano's Spirit
ELLA FITZGERALD & LOUIS ARMSTRONG - Ella & Louie Box Set
JANE'S ADDICTION - Ritual De Lo Habitual
THE CURE - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me
TINY RUINS - Some Were Meant For Sea
RUN THE JEWELS - Run The Jewels
NWA - "Straight Outta Compton"
PANIC! AT THE DISCO - Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die!
BILL EVANS - Interplay
ETTA JAMES - Tuff Lover
HIGH DEPENDENCY UNIT (HDU) - Fire Works
The MAX BLOCK - Max Block
EYELESS IN GAZA - Photographs As Memories
MEDIEVAL - Medieval Kills!
Until next year...
2016 Relics New Release Favourites
Every year all the Relics crew offer up their favourite new release albums... here are our WONDEROUS pickings of 2016 !!
MYSTERY LIGHTS - Mystery Lights
LUCINDA WILLIAMS - Ghosts of Highway 20
THE VEILS - Total Depravity
SWANS - The Glowing Man
AGNES OBEL - Citizen Of Glass
GHOLD - Pyr
BLACK RAINBOWS - Stellar Prophecy
HOLY GROVE - Holy Grove
MUTUAL BENEFIT - Skip A Sinking Stone
CAVEMEN - Born To Hate
THE 1975 - I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It
PANIC! AT THE DISCO - Death Of A Bachelor
MELANIE MARTINEZ - Cry Baby
RADIOHEAD - A Moon Shaped Pool
MR. HANKEY'S CHRISTMAS CLASSICS - RSD Special Release
DEVANDRA BANHART - Ape in Pink Marble
DRAKE - Views
LAMBCHOP - Flotus
DIIV - The Is The Are
ERYKAH BADU - But You Caint Use My Phone
BON IVER - 22, A Million
KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD - Nonagon Infinity
MOGWAI - Atomic (Soundtrack)
RADIOHEAD - A Moon Shaped Pool
THEE OH SEES - A Weird Exits
A TRIBE CALLED QUEST - We Got It From Here... Thank You For Your Service
NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS - Skeleton Tree
DAVID BOWIE - Blackstar
OLAFUR ARNALDS AND NILS FRAHM - Collaborative Works
VARIOUS ARTISTS - Day Of The Dead Boxset (Grateful Dead Tribute)
RAY LAMONTAGNE - Ouroboros
MOGWAI - Atomic (Soundtrack)
DAVID BOWIE - Blackstar
BLACK MOUNTAIN - IV
ERYKAH BADU - But You Caint Use My Phone
DIIV - Is The Is Are
CAR SEAT HEADREST - Teens Of Denial
RADIOHEAD - A Moon Shaped Pool
PUSCIFER - Money Shot
It is worth noting here, that posts like this are SUPER difficult because (as always) we all revisited a number of amazing YEARS GONE PAST albums this year and explored many 2nd hand ones that were NEW to our ears too...
we'll probably make a list of those another day...
Following on from our 2016 Relics CD Best Sellers post...
Here are the LP releases that were most popular in Relics (best sellers) during 2016...
Next... our 2016 personal favourites
Certainly in 2016 we lost many music greats RIP... here at Relics we feel grateful that their music lives on!
Despite the super sad lows.. grief, death and the life cycle were themes that spurred on 2016 creations and some incredible music was released this year.
Here are the CD releases that were most popular in Relics (best sellers) during 2016...
Most popular vinyl of 2016 - see our 2016 Relics LP Best Sellers list...
On Friday 9th December Dunedin soprano artist SOPHIE MORRIS launched her debut CD 'Songs From The Stage' in store at Relics. Congratulations SOPHIE!!
CD copies now available in store and online just in time for Christmas!!
Here are a few pics from the night...
Buy the new Bon Iver vinyl record & be in to WIN!! We have one 12" single to give away. This 12" will not be released in NZ & contains extended versions of 2 songs from 22, A Million. They are random red, white or black vinyl. Gotta be in it to WIN IT!
We will announce the winner FRIDAY 7th OCTOBER!
7/10/16 The WINNER is KATE! Congrats ~ and enjoy your epic 12" !
KIA'ORA!
We may be at the end of New Zealand, and probably are the most southern indie store involved in RADIOHEAD's special album release event - but count yourselves lucky! Stock has arrived in store - YES it is limited - but it is HERE!
Be in on the day - stock is unlikely to last!
"LIVE FROM A MOON SHAPED POOL" Radiohead FRI 17 June 2016!
"Radiohead Live From The Roundhouse - Tracks Selected by Jonny"
Playlists curated by the other band members will follow from 3PM!
POP IN - ENTER - and be in with a grin! What ya got to lose?
All going well, we'll have some other little goodies arrive on time - if not - we'll hand them out to the lucky people as soon as !!