Swamp Doggs new album Blackgrass : From West Virginia to 125th St is coming out on Friday 5/31!!

Not a lot of people talk about the true origins of bluegrass music, says Swamp Dogg, but it came from Black people. The banjo, the washtub, all that stuff started with African Americans. We were playing it before it even had a name.

Blackgrass, Swamp Doggs remarkable new album, is no history lesson, though. Produced by Ryan Olson (Bon Iver, Polia) and recorded with an all-star band including Noam Pikelny, Sierra Hull, Jerry Douglas, Chris Scruggs, Billy Contreras, and Kenny Vaughan, the collection is a riotous blend of past and present, mixing the sacred and the profane in typical Swamp Dogg fashion as it blurs the lines between folk, roots, country, blues, and soul. The tracklist is an eclectic onebrand new originals and vintage Swamp Dogg classics sit side by side with reimaginings of 70s R&B hits and timeless 50s pop tunesbut the performances are thoroughly cohesive, filtering everything through a progressive Appalachian lens that nods to tradition without ever being bound by it. Special guests like Margo Price, Jenny Lewis, Justin Vernon, and The Cactus Blossoms all add to the excitement here, but its ultimately the 81-year-old Swamp Doggs deliverysly and playful and full of genuine joy and achethat steals the show. The result is a record thats as reverent as it is raunchy, a collection that challenges conventional notions of genre and race while at the same time celebrating the music that helped make Swamp Dogg the beloved iconoclast hes known as today.

Stop by these record stores on Thursday, May 30 to get an early listen NIGHT REIGN from Arooj Aftab, on the eve of its release.

The new album from Cage The Elephant, NEON PILL , is out now and indie record stores have a limited edition Milky Clear vinyl edition -- but it won't last long!

As we get ready to add the brand new album from Billie Eilish to our collection, we asked Billie to tell us a little bit about the records in HER collection, where they came from, and what they mean to her. HIT ME HARD AND SOFT is in record stores next Friday, May 17. Pre-order at your favorite record store or CLICK HERE to find one! Thanks for the show and tell, Billie!

ATINY! The first ever RSD K-POP ARTIST OF THE YEAR has released their special version ofWorld Ep.Fin : Will X Ver. and you can only get it at indie record stores! Find your nearest store and check their bins, their websites and find them directly from record stores across the country at the RSD MRKT, use this link !

And here's a nice look at what ATEEZ has put inside the special release!

ON THE LATEST EPISODE:

Andrew Bird takes a slight detour into the world of jazz standards while keeping his own impeccable standards high on the brand new Andrew Bird Trio album SUNDAY MORNING PUT-ON . #RSDPodcast host Paul Myers has a forthright conversation with a virtuoso musician, smart producer, and, we find out, an occasional actor! (And listen to the end of the chat for a special announcement about next week's show!)

Wherever you get your podcasts or bit.ly/RSDPODCAST PREVIOUS EPISODES OF THE RECORD STORE DAY PODCAST:

PEARL JAM DARK MATTER Coming to record stores on April 19.

SPECIAL RECORD STORE DAY VINYL VARIANT/PACKAGE ONLY IN RECORD STORES ON APRIL 20.

Coming April 20, 2024 to record stores, a "mini" celebration of The Beatles' historic Ed Sullivan appearances, sixty years ago. A revamped mini-turntable, and 3" records for four of the songs they played on that explosive television moment.

The Beatles 3" turntable package comes fully equipped: Ability to stream vinyl via external speakers with the built-in Bluetooth transmitter

● Pre-mounted AT3600L moving magnet cartridge.

● Full-size turntable features like adjustable pitch control, a clear dust cover, headphone jack, and post adapters for large-hole records.

● Aux output with RCA conversion cable included

● Four 3-inch Beatles releases with unique, collectible artwork

● Matching record carrying case that can hold up to ten 3-inch records

Each 3" single, " Want to Hold Your Hand," "Till There Was You," "Saw Her Standing There," and "She Loves You", also sold separately.