We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed, the sophomore album from UK tweexcore band Los Campesinos!, is the Rock Record of the Month at VMP for July. On this episode of the pod, Cyd chats with Gareth Paisey from the band about reflections on WAB, WAD, as well as the process of putting together their forthcoming seventh LP, All Hell, which comes out July 19, 2024, and he also shares some stories from the road for good measure. Executive produced, hosted, and edited by Cydney Berlinger  Executive...

On this monstrous episode, Paul and Storf take all your burning questions. Do you want hints about what's coming soon to VMP? Listen now.    Executive produced and edited by Cydney Berlinger  Executive produced and hosted by Andrew Winistorfer Hosted by Paul Bass Our theme song is "Lo and Beholden" by Jade Vases from the album The Very Best of Jade Vases.  

2024 is already half over, so Storf joined the pod to talk with Cyd about their favorite albums of the year so far. They discuss 10 albums--plus some things that came out too late to discuss--and talk about spiritual jazz, indie rock hype, guitar music, Guitar music, and reincarnated versions of Pimp C.  Executive produced, edited and hosted by Cydney Berlinger  Executive produced and hosted by Andrew Winistorfer Our theme song is "Lo and Beholden" by Jade Vases from the album The Very...

On this episode, Cyd talks with Philadelphia’s A Country Western about their latest album, Life On The Lawn, that came out on March 29th of this year via Crafted Sounds. They also spill about their favorite sandwich spots in the city, the shoegaze bubble and some light bird talk. VMP has A Country Western's latest album on exclusive color vinyl in our store right now. Buy it here.  Executive produced, edited and hosted by Cydney Berlinger  Executive produced by Andrew Winistorfer Our...

On this episode, Cyd chats with optimistic free jazz legend Alan Braufman. His new album, Infinite Love Infinite Tears is out today (5/17/24) via Valley of Search. After nearly 50 years in the game, Braufman breaks down his top 3 most influential jazz records. Tune in to find out which record made him give up his dreams of being a baseball star… VMP has braufman's latest album on exclusive color vinyl in our store right now. Buy it here.  Executive produced, edited and hosted by Cydney...

On this episode, we chat with Victoria Rose and Stone Filipczak, the duo behind the band @. Earlier this year, @ released a new EP, Are You There God? It’s Me, @, their electronic explorative follow up to 2023’s debut, Mind Palace Music. We chat about their recent European tour, making music remotely, ginger shots, and some light RHCP talk. VMP has their newest EP, Are You There God? It’s Me @ in our store on exclusive Lavender Recycled Vinyl, handnumbered out of 200 copies. Have a...

Chester Watson’s 2014 record Tin Wooki turns 10 this year, and VMP just dropped a special 10th anniversary edition in the store to celebrate. Watson joins us on this episode to reflect on the album, chat about where he’s at now and what he has planned for 2024. He also tells us about his favorite record stores in Atlanta, favorite city in Europe and some of his recent vinyl pick ups. Have a question you'd like us to answer? Call the Lost Sounds Radio hotline at 424-3ASKVMP (‪(424)...

VMP recently released the first release in a new series called Sonidos Encontrados, and a mega deluxe version of John Coltrane's A Love Supreme. Because our Discord community had so many questions about the releases--and the prints and posters being released alongside these albums--we opened up "Office Hours" and took their questions. This is everything you need to know about the new series, and the extraordinary lengths VMP went to on their edition of A Love Supreme.  Have a question you'd...

This week, Vinyl Me, Please announced an exclusive super deluxe version of John Coltrane's masterpiece, A Love Supreme. Featuring 8 discs of alternate and live takes, housed in a custom box with a lot of extra ephemera and photos, our version is the ultimate item for Coltrane heads and a must have for jazz fiends.  To explain everything that's in the reissue, and how it came to be, our host goes through the project from head to toe.  Have a question you'd like us to answer? Call the Lost...

On this episode, we chat with Grahm and Boone of the Texas slowcore band, Teethe. Their debut eponymous album came out in 2020, prior to the band ever playing an IRL show, and they’ve since blown up thanks to avid fans like Kylie Jenner, Ethel Cain, and Reggie Watts (to name a few). We chat about their 2024 plans, a certain 8 letter word (sh*egaze…) and Tech Decks. They also share a chilling paranormal story from the road you won’t wanna miss….   Have a question you'd like us to answer?...

In our first episode of 2024, Mackenzie Scott aka TORRES joins us on Lost Sounds Radio to chat about her new album ‘What an enormous room’ that comes out January 26th via MERGE Records. We also chat about her running habits, Dolly Parton, healing tones and much much more. Have a question you'd like us to answer? Call the Lost Sounds Radio hotline at 424-3ASKVMP (‪(424) 327-5867‬).  Executive produced, edited and hosted by Cydney Berlinger  Executive produced by Andrew Winistorfer Our...

We're back with our final episode of 2023: A marathon Q&A from our Discord community. A gaggle of VMP staffers--Stephen in production, Clay in design, Jill in marketing, Storf in music and Pauly in CS--took 3 hours worth of questions. Hear our answers live. Also, listen closely for a countdown of the ROTM of the year, and basically everything else our Discord community wanted to know.  NOTE: There are some audio drop outs here we can't fix, but figured something is better than nothing!  ...

On this episode of Lost Sounds Radio, our last of the year, Cyd and Storf talk about their favorite albums of 2023, and our staff shares some of their favorite musical moments of the year as well. Our list isn't going to be like the ones you see elsewhere: We make space for spiritual jazz, genre-bending hardcore, electronica, regional Mexican music, and Arthur Russell.  Listeners of this podcast get a 40% discount to shop our best of 2023 collection in the store by using discount code...

Daneshevskaya, the creative alias of Brooklyn musician Anna Beckerman, joins us on this episode of Lost Sounds Radio. She chats with Cyd about her latest tour in support of Black Country, New Road, horses, Marble Run and the making of her newest EP, Long Is The Tunnel. Have a question you'd like us to answer? Call the Lost Sounds Radio hotline at 424-3ASKVMP (‪(424) 327-5867‬).  Executive produced by Cydney Berlinger and Andrew Winistorfer Hosted and Edited by Cydney Berlinger Our theme...

On this episode of Lost Sounds Radio, Storf & Cyd chat about what’s coming up at VMP in November and Cyd chats with Jilian Medford, aka IAN SWEET, about making hidden pop music, county fairs, and her upcoming album, SUCKER. You’ll never guess how many records she has in her collection….     Have a question you'd like us to answer? Call the Lost Sounds Radio hotline at 424-3ASKVMP (‪(424) 327-5867‬).  Executive produced by Cydney Berlinger and Andrew...

Minnesota-raised, Vermont-based multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Lutalo joins us on this episode of Lost Sounds Radio, they chat with Cyd about their newest EP Again as well navigating social media as an artist, bad venue green rooms and their love of ambient music. Have a question you'd like us to answer? Call the Lost Sounds Radio hotline at 424-3ASKVMP (‪(424) 327-5867‬).  Executive produced by Cydney Berlinger and Andrew Winistorfer Hosted and Edited by Cydney Berlinger Our theme...

On this episode of Lost Sounds Radio, Cyd chats with Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz about their latest album Rabbit Rabbit and reflections on the 10th anniversary of their debut album, Major Arcana – plus some light Doug Martsch talk, tips from a Road Dog™ and we might even get a little woo woo with it… Have a question you'd like us to answer? Call the Lost Sounds Radio hotline at 424-3ASKVMP (‪(424) 327-5867‬).  Executive produced by Cydney Berlinger and Andrew Winistorfer Hosted and Edited...

On this episode of Lost Sounds Radio, Storf & Cyd chat about what’s coming up at VMP in October, and Cyd talks with Jake Ewald from Slaughter Beach, Dog about beaches, record shopping, Randy Newman and their new album Crying, Laughing, Waving, Smiling – which is out now! You’ll never guess what his Starbucks order is…  Have a question you'd like us to answer? Call the Lost Sounds Radio hotline at 424-3ASKVMP (‪(424) 327-5867‬).  Executive produced by Cydney Berlinger and Andrew...

We're back with another Q&A episode, as Paul is joined by Storf--dialing in from a Holiday Inn in the Los Angeles metroplex--to answer questions from our Discord community. They also talk about what's coming in Q4 of 2023--Herbie! Ray Charles! Hector Lavoe! Lupe Fiasco! Willie Nelson!--and whatever else our Discord wanted to know.  Have a question you'd like us to answer? Call the Lost Sounds Radio hotline at 424-3ASKVMP (‪(424) 327-5867‬).  Hosted by Paul Bass Executive produced by...

On this episode of Lost Sounds Radio, Cyd chats with Houston-born, LA-based rapper Fat Tony about his new album with producer Taydex, I Will Make A Baby In This Damn Economy, as well as his DIY roots, highlights from his CD collection and much much more. Will he make a baby in this damn economy? Tune in and find out. Have a question you'd like us to answer? Call the Lost Sounds Radio hotline at 424-3ASKVMP (‪(424) 327-5867‬).  Executive produced by Cydney Berlinger and Andrew Winistorfer ...

This episode is devoted to Nashville punk band Be Your Own Pet, whose comeback album--their first in 15 years!--is our album of the episode. Here, Storf talks to the band--who have been a favorite of his for almost 20 years--about the decision to revisit their teenage selves, what its like to be 30 and still be angry, and how a random request from Jack White set everything up for them to not only play reunion shows, but make a new album. Elsewhere in the episode, we talk about what we're...

We're back with another episode of what's poppin' at VMP. This episode features our first ever artist guest: Madeline Kenney, whose new album, A New Reality Mind, is out today, and featured in the VMP Store. Cyd talked with Madeline about her new album, and about the wildest gas station bathroom we've ever heard of. We also get into what we're excited about at VMP this month, and one of our staffers shares his favorite ROTM ever.   Have a question you'd like us to answer? Call the Lost...

VMP recently announced two new additions to our team: Rob Jones and Alan Hynes, who are the new creative directors of VMP, and who will be launching VMP Soundtracks very soon. We recently had them as guests on our Discord, where they took questions from our Discord members about everything they have planned for VMP Soundtracks, their work at Mondo, and whether peanut butter and butter sandwiches are better with cold butter.  Have a question you'd like us to answer? Call the Lost Sounds Radio...