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Luaka Bop Independent record label, founded by David Byrne in 1989.

It’s the time of summer to be almost over — and though you may or may not feel as we do about jackets in general, suffic...
04/09/2026

It’s the time of summer to be almost over — and though you may or may not feel as we do about jackets in general, suffice to say we love them.

We almost never miss an opportunity to get another one — each jacket is a meaningful window into our id. Such as our id is right here right now.

It’s been another year of scouring the earth to find these Hydron blue coats, each of them different.

Lucky you, that you’ll never see another person in a Hydron blue jacket like yours — they’re 1 of 1.

Choose wisely on Bandcamp for Bandcamp Friday.

The is the new limited 𝓟𝓻𝓸𝓶𝓲𝓼𝓮𝓼 5th Anniversary LP, in Abiogenesis Blue/Green. It’s a little more limited than we intend...
04/09/2026

The is the new limited 𝓟𝓻𝓸𝓶𝓲𝓼𝓮𝓼 5th Anniversary LP, in Abiogenesis Blue/Green.

It’s a little more limited than we intended.

In the spring, we realized that we had 1000 of the die cut covers left (the die cuts are those trapezoidal slits in the gatefold that give you a window into Julie Mehretu’s incredible painting 𝓒𝓸𝓷𝓰𝓻𝓮𝓼𝓼).

And so we thought we’d make a special variant with those covers to celebrate Floating Points and 𝓟𝓻𝓸𝓶𝓲𝓼𝓮𝓼’ fifth birthday.

But then it turned out we had fewer covers than we thought — then another hundred or so turned out to be damaged. So we ended up with 600.

Now, you didn’t hear this from us, but a certain legendary (two word) store is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and they’ll be releasing an extra special variant. Keep your eyes out for it.

Five years is a long time, and the world is very different now. But this record is still 46 minutes of music that has the power to change you.

Happy birthday to everyone who has one.

02/09/2026

LEENALCHI - 이날치
TIGER IS COMING -범 내려온다
LIVE ON KCRW

TIGER IS COMING is another chapter from the Korean folk tale SUGUNGGA (about the turtle’s quest to cure the dragon king by bringing him a sacrificial rabbit).

During the band’s first ever tour of North America this summer, they stopped by KCRW to deliver this in-studio performance.

They’re coming back to the U.S. in just a few weeks. Check their route in bio.

SUGUNGGA is out worldwide (and on vinyl) Oct 2 !

LEENALCHI 이날치
Ahn Yi Ho, Vocals
Choi Suin, Vocals
Park Soobum, Vocals
Ra Seo Jin, Vocals
Jang Young Gyu, Bass
Ejae, Bass
Oh Hyung Suk, Drums

KCRW:
Audio Dept.
Katie Gilchrest — Lead Audio Engineer & Mix Engineer
Nick Lampone — Audio Mix
Hope Brush — Audio Engineer (A2)
Chandler Martin — Audio Engineer (A3)

Video Dept.
Vice Cooler — Director, Editor & Camera Operator
Dalton Blanco — Director of Photography & Camera Operator
Josh Carrasco— Camera Operator
Jack Arthur — Lighting Designer / Assistant Producer

Production Dept.
Farin Hoover — Producer

Special thanks to Savannah Weymouth for editing in a pinch ;)

Announcing Leenalchi’s SUGUNGGA – one of five surviving Korean pansori tales – and also the weirdest and most fun. It te...
06/08/2026

Announcing Leenalchi’s SUGUNGGA – one of five surviving Korean pansori tales – and also the weirdest and most fun. It tells the story of an enterprising turtle on a quest to cure the dragon king by bringing him a sacrificial rabbit, whose liver is the greatest medicine.

If you have some time in between your beach days, take a listen to CRYING SOFTSHELL TURTLE, where the band assumes the role of the turtle and sings:

“I beg you to open his belly, and I pray to god there is a liver in there. But if there isn’t a liver, you can execute my whole family and tear me to pieces, and I won’t have any regrets. I beseech you, open his belly.”

The moral of the story is listen to LEENALCHI and never look back.

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P.S. This cover art is “꿈꾸는 섬_under # (Dreaming island_under #)” (Acrylic mixed media on canvas, 60 × 72.7 cm) by 어현경 Eo Hyunkyung.

04/08/2026

【�ＨＵＧ】— the new collaborative project from Gyan Riley, Devendra Banhart, and Noah Georgeson — have a new song out today.

“Catatumbo” shares its name with both a river and a wild meteorological event in Venezuela (incidentally, where Devendra grew up) known as The Everlasting Storm.

The word comes from the Barí, who are indigenous to the region, and it means “House of Thunder.” Here, lightning flashes forty times a minute, nine hours a day, eight months out of the year.

If you get a chance to listen, you’ll hear rain (recorded by Laura Giannone - laurag_ets - of Ebbtide Sound) break through HUG’s sunny, overlapping guitar licks.

Did you see that HUG is playing their first-ever show at the Hollyhock House in LA on Aug 20? Wouldn’t want to miss that. Follow HUG so you don’t.

Their self-titled debut called【�ＨＵＧ】is out in September!

Edited by savannah weymouth

23/07/2026

Pictured here: Three guitarists in one supergroup.

HUG is the new project from the three eternal friends Gyan Riley, Devendra Banhart, and Noah Georgeson.

As you can imagine, it’s pretty hard to get all these guys in the same room at the same time — between touring with Paul Simon and publishing poetry books, they’ve got some crazy calendars.

Here’s a rare and beautiful moment they shared at the Jōchi-ji Temple in Kamakura, Japan last year. If you were there, you know how lucky you were.

HUG will be playing a few (and might we add, very special) shows in the U.S. this coming fall. Pretty sure all 3 members will be there. Follow their secret burner acct to see the dates.

Their self-titled debut called【�ＨＵＧ】is out in September!

Produced by TONIKAK ()
Edited by Savannah Weymouth ()

(And special thanks to Shunsuke Asakawa for his tireless efforts tracking down this footage)

Leenalchi’s HERE COMES THAT CROW is now available for pre-order. It’s their first ever release outside of Korea. Did tha...
02/06/2026

Leenalchi’s HERE COMES THAT CROW is now available for pre-order. It’s their first ever release outside of Korea.

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