New Release Friday · October 16, 2026 // SYML, Bela Fleck, Rachel Chinouriri, Manchester Orchestra & More
New Release Friday
New Release Friday · October 16, 2026 // SYML, Bela Fleck, Rachel Chinouriri, Manchester Orchestra & More
Live Records, New Albums & Anniversary Editions.
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October 16th is a thoughtful, rewarding Friday. Rachel Chinouriri follows up one of the most acclaimed British indie debuts of 2024 with her sophomore album. SYML strips back his catalog to its bones in an intimate live acoustic set recorded in Paris. Bela Fleck captures a once-in-a-career gathering of bluegrass royalty at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium across three LPs. And Manchester Orchestra celebrate two early-catalog anniversaries simultaneously — their 2006 debut on Burgundy vinyl with all-new Reimagined versions of every track, and a deep-cut early EP getting its first proper colored pressing.
Something for the indie music devotee, the live record obsessive, and the Manchester Orchestra fan who's been waiting for these for years. Let's get into it.
New Releases
New studio albums in stock now — shipping fast from Verona, WI.
Rachel Chinouriri — I Think I Spoke Too Soon (Vinyl LP, Blue — Indie Exclusive)
One of the most anticipated indie releases of the fall. British singer-songwriter Rachel Chinouriri follows up her acclaimed 2024 debut What a Devastating Turn of Events with a second album that explores a surreal, splintering look at self-worth and transformation. Written and recorded across London, Hereford, and Los Angeles with collaborators including Lucy Dacus, APOB, Mary Weitz, and Glen Roberts, I Think I Spoke Too Soon on Parlophone opens with lead single "One Song Away From Crying" — and from there unfolds as an album about becoming who you are through the people and mistakes that tried to unmake you. Indie Exclusive Blue vinyl. If you haven't discovered Rachel Chinouriri yet, this is the moment.
SYML — Paris Unplugged (Vinyl LP, Bottle Green)
Recorded at Le Consulat in Paris with Brian Eichelberger, Zawadi Morrow, and Kyle Moore, Paris Unplugged distills SYML's emotionally precise songwriting into its most unfiltered form. Fourteen tracks primarily drawn from his third studio album Nobody Lives Here, including "Where's My Love," "Fear of the Water," "Body," "Clean Eyes," "Nobody Lives Here," "Please Slow Down," and "In Between Breaths" — plus a deeply felt acoustic cover of Billie Eilish's "When the Party's Over" that has no business being as good as it is. Pressed on Bottle Green vinyl on Nettwerk. Also available as a Deluxe CD with additional tracks.
Collector's Corner
Three essential releases for the serious vinyl collector — a bluegrass summit on 3xLP and two Manchester Orchestra anniversary editions.
Bela Fleck — Live Heart: My Bluegrass Heart at The Ryman (Vinyl 3xLP)
A once-in-a-career gathering of bluegrass royalty, captured live at Nashville's legendary Ryman Auditorium. Bela Fleck — widely considered the most versatile and innovative banjo player alive — brings together Billy Strings, Sierra Hull, Molly Tuttle, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, Bryan Sutton, Michael Cleveland, and Tony Trischka for a career-spanning celebration across 20 tracks and three LPs. Highlights include "Slippery Eel" (feat. Billy Strings & Michael Cleveland), "Hug Point" (feat. Molly Tuttle), "Charm School" (feat. Sam Bush & Billy Strings), "Strider" (feat. Sierra Hull & Molly Tuttle), "Psalm 136" (feat. Sierra Hull), and "Boulderdash" (feat. Tony Trischka). On Bela Fleck Productions. If you have any affection for acoustic music at the highest level, this is the live record of the year.
Manchester Orchestra — I'm Like a Virgin Losing a Child (Vinyl 2xLP, Burgundy — 20th Anniversary, IEX)
Twenty years ago, Manchester Orchestra's debut full-length announced one of the most compelling voices in American indie rock — a record that somehow combined Southern gospel organ, downtuned fuzz guitars, and raw confessional songwriting into something that sounded like nothing else and led directly to tours with Kings of Leon and a national TV debut on the Late Show with David Letterman. Features "Wolves at Night," "I Can Feel Your Pain," "Sleeper 1972," "Golden Ticket," "Alice and Interiors," and "Colly Strings" across the original lineup on Disc 1. Disc 2 adds all-new Reimagined versions of every track from the album — a complete creative revisitation of their debut, 20 years on. Indie Exclusive Burgundy 2xLP on Favorite Gentlemen. Also available on Gold vinyl.
Manchester Orchestra — You Brainstorm, I Brainstorm, But Brilliance Needs a Good Editor (Vinyl LP, Blue — Anniversary)
The early EP that hardcore Manchester Orchestra fans hold in particularly high regard — a raw, scrappy, deeply felt document of the band before the polished production of their later records. Features "I Can Barely Breathe," "Where Have You Been?," "I Can Feel Your Pain," "The Neighborhood Is Bleeding," "Now That You're Home," and "Wolves at Night" in some of their earliest recorded forms. If you love Virgin Losing a Child, this is the companion piece you've been waiting to find on colored vinyl.
Pro Tip
The Bela Fleck 3xLP is the collector's pick of the week — that guest list assembled in one room at the Ryman is genuinely historic and the 3xLP format gives it room to breathe properly. For Manchester Orchestra fans, the Burgundy IEX is the one to own: the Disc 2 Reimagined tracks make it a 2xLP well worth the price. And if you're new to Rachel Chinouriri, we carry her debut What a Devastating Turn of Events on both standard and red Indie Exclusive vinyl — a great way to catch up before diving into the new one.
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