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🗣️Calling all Houston area fans of @TheAvettBrothers! 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟱:𝟯𝟬-𝟲:𝟯𝟬 𝗣𝗠 for an early indie record store listening party for their self-titled new album ‘The Avett Brothers’ (𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 05/17/24) via @ThirtyTigers. ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ • The event is free to attend! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ • Free poster for attendees illustrated by #ScottAvett himself (while supplies last)!⠀ • Free refreshments 🍻⠀⠀⠀⠀ • 𝗣𝗹𝘂𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗯𝘂𝗺 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆! 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙧: 𝘸𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦. 𝘐𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀ 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲‼️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ Recorded in Malibu’s Shangri-La Studios, as well as Nashville, Mar Vista, and the band’s hometown of Concord, NC, The Avett Brothers is a collection of songs seen through a lens of independently studied spirituality; questions and considerations in the interest of the divine unknowable. ⠀ ⠀ In an ongoing attempt to comprehend existence and our interpersonal connectedness, these songs seek the sacred in the commonplace: a cheap cup of coffee, the smallest movement of love, broken hearts and school bus lessons, a baby’s first and second steps, growing older and holding on to one’s roots, losing someone and accepting fate, rediscovering hope and finding sanctity in tragedy...ultimately reveling in the fun and surrender of what we cannot understand.⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #houstonvinyl #houstonvinylstore #houstonrecordstore #indieisbetter #cactusmusic ⁣⁣#nowspinning #vinylrecord #vinyligclub #vinylcommunity #instavinyl #vinyladdict #recordcollection #vinylcollector #shoplocalhouston #shopsmall #theavettbrothers #supportyourlocalrecordstore

Surprise! We’ve got a little more #RSD2024 magic for ya! Before her sold-out performance at @713MusicHall on #RecordStoreDay (4/20/24), @Laufey was kind enough to sign our vinyl stock of her new release, 𝗕𝗲𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗱𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. The LP is pressed on limited edition blue vinyl and includes a board game. Thanks to Laufey for her time and her fantastic team for making this happen. ⠀ ⠀ 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟰/𝟮𝟲/𝟮𝟰, 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝟰𝗽𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗼𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝘂𝗽 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘆 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹!⠀ ⠀ ** 𝗡𝗢 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝟯 𝗣𝗠. 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝘁!**⠀ ** 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲, 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲. **⠀ ** 𝗢𝗻𝗲 (𝟭) 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝘆 𝗣𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻. **⠀ ** 𝗡𝗢 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀. **⠀ ** 𝗡𝗢 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗱𝘀! **⠀ ** 𝗡𝗢 𝗗𝗠𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 **⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ #thingstodoinhouston #livemusic #livemusichouston #houstonmusic #recordstores #houstonvinyl #cactusmusic #houstonvinylstore #houstonrecordstore #vinyladdict #recordcollection #vinylcollector #indieisbetter ⁣⁣#nowspinning #vinylrecord #vinyligclub #vinylcommunity #instavinyl #shopsmall #shoplocalhouston

The crew with copies of @St_Vincent’s new album, ‘All Born Screaming.’ It is out today, Friday 04/26/24, on CD, regular, & indie exclusive Red Colored Vinyl. ⠀ ⠀ 𝗧𝗼 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲,𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼-𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁! 👇⠀ ⠀ 1. Your name⠀ 2. Tag a friend⠀👯‍♀️ 3. Favorite #StVincent song⠀🫶 4. Like this post ✅ 5. Drawing Friday, May 3rd at 3 PM⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲‼️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ St. Vincent’s first self-produced record, All Born Screaming, is Annie Clark at her most unfiltered. All Born Screaming is an invitation to test the limits of what is possible - and to then keep going. Brought to life with the aid of a highly curated dream lineup of friends - Rachel Eckroth, Josh Freese, Dave Grohl, Mark Guiliana, Cate Le Bon, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Stella Mogzawa, and David Ralicke - the album is an unadulterated expression of St. Vincent’s singular vision.⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ #thingstodoinhouston #livemusic #livemusichouston #houstonmusic #recordstores #houstonvinyl #cactusmusic #houstonvinylstore #houstonrecordstore #vinyladdict #recordcollection #vinylcollector #indieisbetter ⁣⁣#nowspinning #vinylrecord #vinyligclub #vinylcommunity #instavinyl #shopsmall #shoplocalhouston #AllBornScreaming

The crew with copies of @Hovvdy’s new self-titled album, ‘Hovvdy.’ It is out tomorrow, Friday 04/26/24, on CD, regular, & indie exclusive Translucent Blue Vinyl via @ArtsAndCrafts. ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀ To celebrate its release, we would like to welcome you to a special in-store performance here at #CactusMusic on Sunday, April 28th, at 2 PM with #Hovvdy and complimentary beverages from @SaintArnoldBrewing. ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲‼️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ A self-titled statement piece, Hovvdy’s fifth album fits with the comfortable confidence of faded blue jeans. Underlining years of hyper-reflective, deeply-fan-beloved songwriting, the 19-track sequence draws together swirling piano lines and vivid production under the cohesive vision of longtime friends Charlie Martin and Will Taylor. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Always guided with a gentle hand, the listener lands right there in the room to witness the spontaneous synchronicity of Charlie and Will’s shared songcraft⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ #thingstodoinhouston #livemusic #livemusichouston #houstonmusic #recordstores #houstonvinyl #cactusmusic #houstonvinylstore #houstonrecordstore #vinyladdict #recordcollection #vinylcollector #indieisbetter ⁣⁣#nowspinning #vinylrecord #vinyligclub #vinylcommunity #instavinyl #shopsmall #shoplocalhouston