The Best Vinyl Releases Of September 2021

Anybody who thought the vinyl resurgence was just a fad was mistaken: The industry has experienced a legitimate revival. As a result, music fans are interested in physical media in ways they may not have if the decades-old medium hasn’t made a comeback. That doesn’t mean everybody is listening to just their parents’ old music, though. That’s part of it, sure, thanks to rereleases that present classic albums in new ways. A vital part of the renewed vinyl wave, though, is new projects being released as records, of which there are plenty.

Whatever you might be into, each month brings a new slew of vinyl releases that has something for everybody. Some stand out above the rest, naturally, so check out some of our favorite vinyl releases of September below.

Metallica — Metallica (Remastered) and The Metallica Blacklist

Blackened Recordings

Over the past 40 years, Metallica earned themselves a legion of fans and proved that their appeal spans genres: Their self-titled 1991 album is perhaps their least thrash metal-influenced effort and is their most commercially successful. To celebrate the album’s anniversary, not only did the group release a remastered edition of it, but they also got dozens upon dozens of artists to cover its songs for the massive Metallica Blacklist project.

Get Metallica (Remastered) here. Get The Metallica Blacklist here.

Cold Cave — Cherish The Light Years

Matador

Cold Cave’s sophomore effort has been out of print for years now, and finally, new physical editions of it are available once again. The occasion is the record’s tenth anniversary. This edition comes with the previously unreleased track “Believe In My Blood” and is pressed in a variety of bright monochrome-colored vinyl, making for a bold complement to the black-and-white cover art.

Get it here.

Buena Vista Social Club — Buena Vista Social Club (25th Anniversary Edition)

World Circuit Records

Buena Vista Social Club’s self-titled (and only) studio album is a landmark release in Cuban music, and for the 25th anniversary of the 1997 album’s recording, we’ve been treated to an expansive reissue. There’s a lot here for fans to sink into, like previously unheard tracks from the 1996 session tapes, new liner notes, art prints, and more.

Get it here.

Vince Guaraldi — It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

Craft Recordings

While Charlie Brown having football-related difficulties and Snoopy sleeping on his doghouse are iconic Peanuts elements, of similarly lauded value is the music in the Peanuts TV specials. Just in time for spooky season, the It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown soundtrack has been pressed on orange, pumpkin-shaped vinyl, which will be an aesthetic highlight in any collector’s vinyl library.

Get it here.

My Morning Jacket — Live 2015

ATO

As good as My Morning Jacket’s albums are, the band is especially potent as a live force, which makes their new MMJ Live vinyl series all the more appealing. The series begins with Live 2015, which collects 16 previously unreleased recordings from the band’s 2015 tour in support of The Waterfall, all pressed on crisp-looking white vinyl.

Get it here.

Pixies — Trompe Le Monde (Anniversary Edition)

4AD

Pixies ended their original run with 1991’s Trompe Le Monde, and now that the album is 30 years old, the group is celebrating the record with a gorgeous limited marbled green vinyl reissue. While the band eventually reunited, Trompe Le Monde represents the end of an era, and this new edition of it is one of the best ways to celebrate its legacy.

Get it here.

The Milk Carton Kids — Prologue (10th Anniversary Box Set)

Milk Carton Kids

The Milk Carton Kids earned a Grammy nomination in 2013 for their album The Ash & Clay, but its predecessor, Prologue, set the stage. Prologue celebrates its tenth anniversary this year and the band is marking the occasion with a fancy new rerelease. The 3-LP box set includes the remastered album as well as early demos and live performances. There’s also a fan-pleasing disc that traces the evolution of “Michigan” and “New York,” two of the group’s most beloved tracks.

Get it here.

Elvis Costello — Spanish Model

UMe

Elvis Costello’s 1978 album This Year’s Model has gone down as a classic, and now he has taken an interesting approach to celebrating it. Instead of a traditional rerelease, he got a host of Latin pop and rock artists (like Juanes and Luis Donsi) to sing over the original instrumentals for Spanish Model. All in all, it’s a clever way to appreciate and breathe new life into an iconic 40-year-old album. We even chatted with him about it.

Get it here.

Three 6 Mafia — When The Smoke Clears: Sixty 6, Sixty 1

Vinyl Me, Please

Vinyl Me, Please recently announced their slate of monthly vinyl reissues for the rest of 2021, and the October hip-hop release is a great one: Three 6 Mafia’s When The Smoke Clears: Sixty 6, Sixty 1. This 2-LP orange-and-black edition is the first wide vinyl release of the album and it comes freshly remastered, making this an audiophile-preferred way to enjoy the record.

Get it here.

Various Artists — VMP Anthology: The Story Of Philadelphia International Records

Vinyl Me, Please

Speaking of Vinyl Me, Please, aside from their monthly releases, they also bust out larger projects, the latest being a tribute to the influential soul record label Philadelphia International Records. The Story Of Philadelphia International Records is a fantastic historical document, as it features eight premier album’s from the label’s heyday in the ’70s, by artists like The O’Jays and Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes. The goodies included here go beyond the physical, as there’s also a four-episode podcast series that serves as a guide to the albums.

Get it here.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

All The New Albums Coming Out In September 2021

Keeping track of all the new albums coming out in a given month is a big job, but we’re up for it: Below is a comprehensive list of the major releases you can look forward to in September. If you’re not trying to potentially miss out on anything, it might be a good idea to keep reading.

Friday, September 3

  • Asher Roth — Greenhouse Effect Vol. 3 (RetroHash)
  • Ashland Craft — Travelin’ Kind (Big Loud Records)
  • Baby Queen — The Yearbook (Polydor)
  • Bad Waitress — No Taste (Royal Mountain Records)
  • Big Boi And Sleepy Brown — The Big Sleepover (HITCO)
  • Brett Young — Weekends Look A Little Acoustic These Days (BMLG Records)
  • Buck Gooter — Head In A Bird Cage (Ramp Local)
  • Closet Disco Queen & The Flying Raclettes — Omelette du Fromage (Hummus Records)
  • David Ferguson — Nashville No More (Fat Possum Records)
  • Dead Romantic — Voices (Mercia Records)
  • DJ Gutta Butta And Slimmy B — All Net EP (Empire)
  • DJ Seinfeld — Mirrors (Ninja Tune)
  • Drake — Certified Lover Boy (OVO Sound)
  • F.S. Blumm & Nils Frahm — 2×1=4 (LEITER)
  • Gerry Rafferty — Rest In Blue (Rhino)
  • Gerycz/Powers/Rolin — Lamplighter (American Dreams Recs)
  • Ghost Hounds — A Little Calamity (Maple House Records)
  • Hannah Holland — Tectonic (Red Yeti Records)
  • The Hawkins — Aftermath EP (The Sign Records)
  • Hot Mustard — Mother Sauce (Color Red)
  • Imagine Dragons — Mercury — Act 1 (Interscope)
  • Iron Maiden — Senjutsu (EMI)
  • Jhay Cortez — Timelezz (Universal)
  • Keaton Henson — Fragments EP (PIAS Recordings)
  • Lady Blackbird — Black Acid Soul (BMG)
  • L’Orange — The World Is Still Chaos, But I Feel Better (‎Mello Music Group)
  • Little Simz — Sometimes I Might Be An Introvert (Age 101)
  • Liz Cooper — Hot Sass (Thirty Tigers)
  • Lukasz Pawlik — Long-Distance Communication (Summit Records)
  • Manic Street Preachers — The Ultra Vivid Lament (Columbia/Sony)
  • Maria Domark — Flawless EP (P.O.F CORP)
  • Megan And Shane — Daughter Of Country (self-released)
  • Nala Sinerphro — Space 1.8 (Warp)
  • New Found Glory — Forever And Ever x Infinity…And Beyond!!! (Hopeless Records)
  • Nico Hedley — Painterly (Whatever’s Clever)
  • P.E. — The Reasons for My Love EP (Wharf Cat Records)
  • Paige Beller — I’ll Be Better (SofaBurn Records)
  • Pell — Floating While Dreaming II (PellYeah)
  • Petey — Lean Into Life (Terrible Records)
  • Pearl & The Oysters — Flowerland (Feeltrip Records)
  • Renee Rosnes — Kinds Of Love (Smoke Sessions Records)
  • Robert Jon & The Wreck — Shine A Light On Me Brother (Continental Europe)
  • Solar Mantra — Away (Argonauta Records)
  • Spirits Having Fun — Two (Ramp Local)
  • Suuns — The Witness (Joyful Noise)
  • Usain Bolt — Country Yutes (9.58 Records)

Friday, September 10

  • AJ Davila — El Mar (Hotel Records)
  • AJ Mitchell — Skyview (Epic)
  • Al Ross & The Planets — Blue Crystal (MVD Entertainment)
  • Amyl & The Sniffers — Comfort To Me (ATO Records)
  • Andrew W.K. — God Is Partying (Napalm Records)
  • Anette Olzon — Strong (Frontiers)
  • Annie — Neon Nights EP (Paradise of Bachelors)
  • AZ — Doe Or Die 2 (EMI)
  • Backyard Tire Fire — Black Dirt Blue Sky EP (Royal Potato Family)
  • Béla Fleck — My Bluegrass Heart (Renew Records)
  • Berry — Vault Of Light (Joyful Noise Recordings)
  • Central Heat Exchange — Central Heat Exchange (Citrus City Records)
  • Chris Jagger — Mixing Up The Medicine (BMG)
  • Chrome Waves — The Rain Will Cleanse (Transcending Records)
  • Colleen Green — Cool (Hardly Art)
  • Common — A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 2 (Loma Vista)
  • Daniel Romano’s Outfit — Cobra Poems (You’ve Changed Records)
  • Delta Sleep — Spring Island (Sofa Boy Records)
  • Donny Osmond — Start Again (BMG)
  • Dori Freeman — Ten Thousand Roses (Blue Hens Music)
  • Elvis Costello — Spanish Model (UMe)
  • Flossing — Queen Of The Mall EP (Brace Yourself Records)
  • Foy Vance — Signs Of Life (Gingerbread Records)
  • Genix — 199X (Anjunabeats)
  • Gift Of Gab — Finding Inspiration Somehow (Nature Sounds)
  • Hawthorne Heights — The Rain Just Follows Me (Pure Noise Records)
  • Hayden Calnin — What It Means To Be Human (Nettwerk Records)
  • Homeshake — Under The Weather (SHHOAMKEE)
  • J Balvin — Jose (Universal Latin)
  • James Blake — Friends That Break Your Heart (Republic Records)
  • Jann — Other Side EP (DMK)
  • Jazz Cartier — The Fleur Print (Petal Garden/PIVTL Projects)
  • Jazzmeia Horn — Dear Love (Concord Jazz)
  • Joshua Henry — Grow (BMG)
  • Joshua Speers — Midnight Horses EP (Warner Records)
  • Julia Bardo — Bauhaus, L’Appartamento (Wichita Recordings)
  • Kacey Musgraves — Star-Crossed (Interscope Records)
  • King Krule — You Heat Me Up, You Cool Me Down (XL Recordings)
  • Laura Nyro — Go Find The Moon: The Audition Tape (Omnivore Recordings)
  • Lazarus Kane — Psychobabble EP (So Young Records)
  • Low — Hey What (Sub Pop Records)
  • Machinedrum — Psyconia EP (Ninja Tune)
  • Martin Sexton — 2020 Vision EP (Kitchen Table Records)
  • Martina Topley-Bird — Forever I Wait (AWAL)
  • Maston — Souvenir (Trouble in Mind)
  • Matthew E. White — K Bay (Domino)
  • Matthew Fowler — The Grief We Gave To Our Mother (Signature Sounds)
  • Metallica — Black Album Remastered (Vertigo)
  • Mister Strange — I EP (PNKSLM)
  • Norman W. Long — Black Brown Gray Green (Hausu Mountain)
  • Ohr — Walk In The Light (Headstate)
  • 박혜진 Park Hye Jin — Before I Die (Ninja Tune)
  • Pat Metheny — SIDE-EYE NYC (V1.IV) (Modern Recordings)
  • Perfect World — War Culture (Life and Death Brigade)
  • Saint Etienne — I’ve Been Trying To Tell You (Heavenly Records)
  • Sam Barron — A Prayer for A Field Mouse (Mother West)
  • Samantha Fish — Faster (Twisted Ambition)
  • Sister. — Something/Nothing EP (AWAL)
  • Sleigh Bells — Texis (Mom + Pop)
  • Slothrust — Parallel Timeline (Dangerbird)
  • Slow Leaves — Holiday (The Mercey Brothers)
  • Spencer. — Are U Down? (4AD)
  • Tommy Genesis — Goldilocks (Downtown Records)
  • The Vaccines — Back In Love City (AWAL)
  • We Were Promised Jetpacks — Enjoy The View (Big Scary Monsters)
  • Wild Pink — A Billion Little Lights: Live (Royal Mountain Records)
  • Yebba — Dawn (RCA)

Friday, September 17

  • 2Cellos — Dedicated (Sony Masterworks)
  • Abe Rounds — The Confidence To Make Mistakes EP (Colorfield Records)
  • Adia Victoria — A Southern Gothic (Canvasback Records)
  • Adna — Black Water (Despotz)
  • The Album Leaf — One Day XX (Eastern Glow Recordings)
  • Alexa Rose — Headwaters (Big Legal Mess Records)
  • Alexis Taylor — Silence (Piccadilly Records)
  • Alicia Walter — I Am Alicia (Sooper Records)
  • Andy Mineo — Never Land II (World 45)
  • Bad Bad Hats — Walkman (Don Giovanni Records)
  • Barney Bentall & Geoffrey Kelly — RanchWriters (True North Records)
  • Bea Troxel — Gettin’ Where (Ruination Record Co)
  • Billy Idol — The Roadside EP (Dark Horse Records)
  • Blue Lick — Hold On, Hold Fast (Editions Mego)
  • Blvck Hippie — If You Feel Alone At Parties (The Record Machine)
  • Bogwife — A Passage Divine (Majestic Mountain Records)
  • Boy Willows — Bangs EP (Nettwerk Records)
  • Buffalo Daughter — We Are The Times (Music Mine)
  • The Cocktail Slippers — Shout It Out Loud (Wicked Cool Records)
  • Cold Beat — War Garden (Like LTD)
  • Colin Linden — bLOW (Highway 20/Thirty Tigers)
  • Concrete Castles — Wish I Missed You (Velocity Records)
  • Cynthia Erivo — Ch. 1 Vs. 1 (Decca)
  • D.D. Verni & The Cadillac Band — Let’s Rattle (MVD Audio)
  • Dan Berkson — Dialogues (Freestyle Records)
  • Daughtry — Dearly Beloved (Dogtree Records/Warner Music)
  • Dead Sara — Ain’t It Tragic (Warner Records)
  • Dehd — Flower Of Devotion Remixed (Fire Talk)
  • The Delevantes — A Thousand Turns (Rounder Records)
  • Don Broco — Amazing Things (SharpTone Records)
  • Eric Krasno — Always (Mascot Label Group)
  • The Felice Brothers — From Dreams To Dust (Yep Roc Records)
  • Field Guides — Make Peace With That (Birthday Cake)
  • Henrik Lindstrand — Reimagined (One Little Independent Records)
  • Iron Lizards — Hungry for Action (The Sign Records)
  • Jordan Rakei — What We Call Life (Ninja Tune)
  • José González — Local Valley (City Slang)
  • Lil Nas X — Montero (Columbia)
  • Lindsey Buckingham — Lindsey Buckingham (Rhino)
  • Lizzie Loveless — You Don’t Know (EggHunt Records)
  • Low Hummer — Modern Tricks For Living (Dance To The Radio)
  • Lydia Hol — Some Dreamers Of The Golden Dream (Amelia Recordings)
  • Marcus Atom — Love vs. War (Fantasy Records)
  • Melissa Etheridge — One Way Out (BMG)
  • Mild High Club — Going Going Gone (Stones Throw Records)
  • Mini Trees — Always In Motion (Run For Cover Records)
  • Modern Woman — Dogs Fighting In My Dream EP (End Of The Road Records)
  • Mono — Pilgrimage Of The Soul (Napalm Records)
  • Nate Smith — Kinfolk 2: See The Birds (Edition Records)
  • Nik Freitas — Searching For Device EP (Park the Van)
  • Noah Kahan — I Was / I Am (Republic Records)
  • Only The Strong — Fractured EP (Art & War Music Group)
  • The Plot In You — Swan Song (Fearless Records)
  • Porij — Baby Face EP (Oat Gang Records)
  • RAY BLK — Access Denied (Island)
  • Real Friends — Torn In Two EP (Pure Noise Records)
  • Rod Gator — For Louisiana (Blue Élan Records)
  • RP Boo — Established! (Planet Mu)
  • Scotty McCreery — Same Truck (Triple Tigers)
  • Sideline — Ups, Downs And Name Towns (Mountain Home)
  • Sonny Vincent — Snake Pit Therapy (Svart)
  • Sweet Nobody — We’re Trying Our Best (Daydream Records)
  • Yvette — How The Garden Grows (Western Vinyl)

Friday, September 24

  • 99 Neighbors — Wherever You’re Going I Hope It’s Great (Nice Work/Warner Records)
  • Ada Lea — One Hand On The Steering Wheel The Other Sewing A Garden (Saddle Creek)
  • Amon Tobin — How Do You Live (Nomark)
  • Angels & Airwaves — Lifeforms (Rise Records)
  • Anna B Savage — These Dreams EP (City Slang)
  • Anthony Hamilton — Love Is The New Black (My Music Box/BMG)
  • Aunty Social — It Looks Friendly EP (Nettwerk)
  • Balsam Range — Moxie And Mettle (Mountain Home)
  • Ben Böhmer — Begin Again (Anjunabeats)
  • Billy Strings — Renewal (Rounder Records)
  • Boys Noize — +/- (Boysnoize Records)
  • Bummer — Dead Horse (Thrill Jockey)
  • Cold War Kids — New Age Norms 3 (CWKTWO/AWAL)
  • The Connells — Steadman’s Wake (Black Park/Missing Piece Records)
  • Crisix — The Pizza EP (Listenable Records)
  • Des Rocs — A Real Good Person In A Real Bad Place (300)
  • Elke — No Pain For Us Here (Congrats Records)
  • The Greeting Committee — Dandelion (Harvest Records)
  • Hayden Pedigo — Letting Go (Mexican Summer)
  • Houndmouth — Good For You (Dualtone)
  • Hush Kids — Weatherman EP (Tone Tree Music)
  • Japanese Breakfast — Sable (Original Video Game Soundtrack) (Sony Music Masterworks)
  • Jeromes Dream — Presents (Alone Records)
  • Joanne Shaw Taylor — The Blues Album (KTBA Records)
  • Joey DeFrancesco — More Music (Mack Avenue Records)
  • Joey Purp — UpLate (self-released)
  • Joyer — Perfect Gray (Julia’s War)
  • Kari Faux — Lowkey Superstar Deluxe (Don Giovanni)
  • Kondi Band — We Famous (Strut Records)
  • Lathums — How Beautiful Life Can Be (Island Records)
  • Little Hag — Leash (Bar/None)
  • Luke Wild — Shoebox EP (Terrible Records)
  • Mac McCaughan — The Sound Of Yourself (Merge)
  • Macie Stewart — Mouth Full Of Glass (Orindal)
  • Magic Roundabout — Up (Third Man Records)
  • Mark Bishop — Some Distant Mountain (Sonlite)
  • Mas Aya — Máscaras (Telephone Explosion Records)
  • Maxshh — Bonus Flowers (Exploding in Sound)
  • Nao — And Then Life Was Beautiful (Sony Music UK/RCA)
  • Natalie Imbruglia — Firebird (BMG)
  • Nate Mercereau — Sundays (How So Records)
  • Nina Savary — Next Level Soap Opera (Tin Angel)
  • Nox Holloway — If Only The World Didn’t Spin So Much EP (Sell The Heart Records)
  • One Step Closer — This Place You Know (Run For Cover)
  • The Ophelias — Crocus (Joyful Noise Recordings)
  • POP. 1280 — Museum On The Horizon (Profound Lore)
  • Public Service Broadcasting — Bright Magic (Play It Again Sam)
  • Radiant Baby — Pantomime (Lisbon Lux)
  • Ryan James Brewer — Tender (Amphion Records)
  • The Screaming Wheels — Istramental (Rock Svirke Records)
  • Shakka — Road Trip To Venus (Base ‘N Rebulz’)
  • The Shivas — Feels So Good // Feels So Bad (Tender Loving Empire)
  • Spencer Cullum — Spencer Cullum’s Coin Collection (YK Records)
  • Sufjan Stevens And Angelo De Augustine — A Beginner’s Mind (Asthmatic Kitty)
  • Taylor McCall — Black Powder Soul (Black Powder Soul Records)
  • Third Eye Blind — Our Bande Apart (Mega Collider Records)
  • Tony Kamel — Back Down Home (The Next Waltz)
  • The Two Man Travelling Medicine Show — Blindfold (Musical Bear Records)
  • Various Artists — I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute To The Velvet Underground & Nico (Verve Records)
  • Wang Wen — 100,000 Whys (Pelagic Records)
  • Wayne Snow — Figurine (Roche Musique)
  • William Shatner — Bill (Let’s Get It! Records)
  • Wrabel — These Words Are All For You (Big Gay/Nettwerk)

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.