Sunday Reserve (8/16/2026): Royal Blood, The Chicks, Post Malone & Interpol
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Sunday Reserve: Royal Blood Return, The Chicks Turn 20, Post Malone Goes Back to the Start
Plus Interpol's homecoming record, Orbital's legendary Glastonbury '94 set finally official, and a 30-artist compilation fighting ICE.
Sunday's loaded. Royal Blood roar back with the most ferocious album of their career. The Chicks' Taking The Long Way turns 20. Post Malone's debut mixtape finally gets a proper pressing. And a stacked charity compilation puts music to work for immigrant rights. Lock it all in.
The Big Ones
Royal Blood — Dead Company [Red Vinyl LP]
Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher headed into the studio in 2025 with, in their words, "no deadline, no distractions, and a simple ambition: to see what was possible with two people, 12 notes and infinite outcomes." The result is Royal Blood's fifth album and their most self-assured statement yet — self-produced, or as the duo puts it, "anti-produced," and built with the stage in mind. Lead single "Ten Over Ten" is a desert-rock charge inspired by Kerr's marathon training, all bulldozing riffs and endurance-as-metaphor. "After putting the Royal Blood engine in neutral for a couple of years, we've been building up the revs and are playing faster and harder than ever with this album," the band says. Ten tracks, zero filler, out November 13 on limited red vinyl.
Post Malone — August 26 (10th Anniversary) [Spring Leaf Green Indie Exclusive Vinyl]
Before the cowboy hats and the country pivot, this was the beginning — Posty's debut mixtape, featuring 2 Chainz, Jeremih, and Lil Yachty, finally pressed to wax for its 10th anniversary. This is the melodic-rap blueprint that launched a career selling out stadiums, remastered and on limited spring leaf green vinyl. A decade later, the DNA is still all there. Out August 28.
The Chicks — Taking The Long Way (20th Anniversary) [3LP]
Twenty years since the 5x GRAMMY-winning album that turned backlash into a mission statement. "Not Ready to Make Nice" and "The Long Way Around" remain among the boldest reckonings country music has ever produced — a record that refused to apologize and won Album of the Year for it. This anniversary edition adds five bonus tracks and a fourth side etched with handwritten lyrics. Two decades on, it hasn't lost an ounce of its nerve. Out October 2.
Contra-ICE Vol. 1: Ice Out [Orange/Blue Vinyl LP]
A soundsystem combating ICE. Over 30 artists — Tom Morello, Kathleen Hanna and Ad-Rock, Fishbone, Jello Biafra, Fred Armisen, Ozomatli, and more — unite across music, spoken word, and comedy for a compilation that puts purpose behind the pressing. Curated by DJ Dali, proceeds fund frontline organizations NDLON and Unión del Barrio, supporting immigrant communities and standing against inhumane enforcement. Music as resistance, made physical. Includes download card. Out October 2.
Also Up for Preorder
- Interpol — This Mirror Weighs A Ton [2LP, Spanish Exclusive Edition] — the band's first album in four years and first for Partisan Records, recorded in New York for the first time in over a decade. Produced by Andrew Wyatt (Rosalía, Charli XCX) with strings, woodwinds, and layered harmonies expanding their signature sound. Post-punk introspection, refracted.
- Orbital — Live At Glastonbury 1994 [2LP Transparent Yellow & Blue Vinyl Import] — the headtorch set that made dance music legit on a rock festival's biggest stage, officially released for the first time ever. One of the most bootlegged, most beloved live electronic performances in festival history, finally yours to own.
- Lord of the Rings — BBC Radio Full-Cast Dramatisation [14LP Clear & Forged Gold Vinyl] — Middle-earth on wax. The legendary 1981 BBC epic across 14 discs, numbered for collectors who want the whole journey, from the Shire to Mount Doom.
- Global Underground — THIRTY [3LP] — thirty years, thirty artists, thirty exclusive tracks. Guy J, Rodriguez Jr., Nadia Ali, and more distill three decades of dance floor tastemaking.
- It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown (75th Anniversary Extended Edition) [LP] — lost Peanuts jazz on vinyl for the first time, magnifying glass included.
- Underoath — They're Only Chasing Safety [Ultra Clear Vinyl LP] — the screamo blueprint that went gold, chaos and harmony in equal measure.
- Denzel Curry & Kenny Beats — II [Clear Vinyl] — the UNLOCKED duo returns, raw chemistry and cheap-mic instinct intact.
- Twin Temple — Doomed Lovers [Crying Translucent Blue Vinyl LP] — satanic doo-wop's darkest hour, backed by a 37-piece orchestra.
- Caroline Rose — Gentling the Horse at the Walt Whitman Mall [Potato Chip Yellow Vinyl LP] — Ennio Morricone with an AR-15, surf guitars meeting suburban dread.
- Bananarama — True Confessions [2LP] — "Venus" and 80s pop bliss, now with fresh remixes for the dance floor.
- Ms. Rachel — I'm So Happy [Eco Blue Vinyl LP] — toddler joy on vinyl, 23 sing-along favorites for the littlest fans.
- Bush — The Sea Of Memories [3LP 15th Anniversary] — post-grunge revival remastered, "The Sound of Winter" plus nine bonus tracks.
- Armin van Buuren — 76 [2LP Grey & White Vinyl] — trance royalty's 2003 debut, numbered to 1000 with secret inscriptions.
- Eels — Beautiful Freak [Anniversary Edition] — lo-fi melancholy at 30, "Novocaine for the Soul" plus non-album rarities.
- Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan — Sunday At Devil Dirt [LP] — southern gothic ballads, Lanegan's growl meeting Campbell's haunting craft.
Royal Blood at their most powerful, a rebellious country classic turning 20, and a purpose-built compilation raising real money for real causes. Lock these in before they're gone.
— Drowned World Records