Friday, May 29, 2026 • Vinyl Finds from Around the World
Linda Linda
Daegu, Korea punk band Drinking Boys and Girls Choir cover The Blue Hearts' Japanese punk classic 'Linda Linda.' First issued digitally in 2020, their version turns the impulse of Japanese youth punk into a cross-border, cross-language shout. This 7-inch arrives with brand-new cover art, with the Japanese version on the B-side — the moment the melody hits, it pulls you straight back into the rushed, timid, yet luminous youth of the film Linda Linda Linda.
Racing Mount Pleasant
Large-ensemble contemporary indie in the vein of Black Country, New Road and Arcade Fire, weaving brass, strings, piano and multi-part vocals. The self-titled album from Ann Arbor, Michigan's Racing Mount Pleasant is issued in its original track order on red double colored vinyl.
Stranger Things 5 (Original Score)
The fifth-season score to Stranger Things, composed by Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein, released across two volumes on four LPs. Beyond its signature electronic textures and lavish vintage-synth work, the set includes booklets and printed inner sleeves with color photos and rich design elements, embodying the show's visual aesthetic.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero Original Soundtrack
Originally released in 2010, the soundtrack to The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero arrives as a complete 5LP 180g edition, fully remastered for optimal vinyl playback. It comes in a heavy tri-fold gatefold jacket with an 8-page full-color art booklet and English lyric translations, in a deluxe box.
Swimming
Mac Miller's Swimming on 2LP is restocked in June at a great price. Order early via the link in the comments so you don't miss out.
Fun Time
Anri's studio-live recording Fun Time was released last year on double vinyl, cut with an impeccable lineup. Across two LPs — Ocean Side and City Side — it gathers twelve classics and covers, with everything from the title to the disc split clearly priming you for summer. Arriving in June; grab it early.
A landmark of contemporary Japanese spiritual jazz, Fukushima — led by saxophonist and flautist Sinsuke Fujieda — returns for its third vinyl pressing. Conceived as a 'record of prayer 14 years after the disaster,' the opener 'Fukushima' weaves piano and saxophone together as a mournful violin surfaces and surging percussion rises; 'Nobody Knows' lets the violin dance in beautiful dialogue with the sax. This third press features updated obi design, 180g vinyl in a limited run, and a deluxe matte tip-on jacket, pressed and printed in Japan.