A double comeback for Chokebore's Hawaiian frontman Troy Von Balthazar, who follows up the reissue of the iconic Black Black with a soothing seventh solo album. Recorded over the course of 2024 in autarky, in his Angoulême home studio, Aloha Means Goodbye is the modest, alleviating work of an artist who has rebuilt himself through his art. Often more acoustic than electric, wandering between light and shadow, these twelve tracks are adorned with melancholy trappings but exude a comforting warmth, like a balm for flayed souls. Listen to the first single here, or in video below. 

• Pre-order Aloha Means Goodbye on CD
• Pre-order Aloha Means Goodbye on black vinyl
• Pre-order Aloha Means Goodbye on green vinyl
(Exclusive Vicious Circle limited edition - only 100 copies)
• Pre-order Aloha Means Goodbye on marbled clear vinyl
(Limited edition)
• Pre-order Aloha Means Goodbye digital
• Pre-order the T-Shirt Aloha Means Goodbye

Chokebore Black Black 2024 reissue is out today! This legendary album is now available in all good shops or via our website. Also available on streaming platforms. Enjoy the music! 
 

After more than 5 years without a record, Shannon Wright, American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and performer, announces her eleventh album, Reservoir of Love. Embodying the essence of her unique style, it delivers songs where intensity is sometimes embodied in electric rock blazes, sometimes in heart-rending ballads, adorned with choirs and strings, the warm sound of a Wurlitzer, a guitar or a piano. Haunted by illness and bereavement, produced in solitude, this album is bursting with energy, light and love. Listen to the first single and watch the video below.

Shannon Wright will be touring in 2025 - dates to be announced.

• Pre-order Reservoir of Love on CD
• Pre-order Reservoir of Love on classic black vinyl
• Pre-order Reservoir of Love on white vinyl (limited edition)
• Pre-order Reservoir of Love digital

Mars Red Sky releases the video for "Slow Attack", a track from their latest album Dawn of the Dusk, still available on CD, vinyl and digital.

Video directed by Seb Antoine (all credits in description in the video).
 

Vicious Circle continues its reissues of the enchanting career of Chokebore. The tempestuous American quartet is getting a makeover with the reissue of Black Black, their fourth album of intense rock, originally released in 1998, with which the band from Honolulu confirmed their vision of a blistering and melancholic rock.

Remastered from the original tapes, the reissue is available for pre-order on black vinyl, on transparent violet vinyl (limited edition), and in a bundle with T-shirt.

• Pre-order Black Black on black vinyl
• Pre-order Black Black on transparent violet vinyl (limited edition)
• Pre-order Black Black in bundle vinyl + T-shirt
• Pre-order the Black Black tote-bag
 

Vicious Circle is very pleased to welcome the French noise/math rock band Mule Jenny for the release of their second album, scheduled for Spring 2025. More information very soon!
 

Only one year after the release of their last studio album Pink Colour Surgery, warmly praised (featuring in top 2023 albums for Libération, Les Inrocks, Mowno; having TV appearances, recording a KEXP session, etc.), Psychotic Monks returns more confident than ever with Talking Through Repetition, a live rereading in the form of artistic achievement.

Very renowned for their ability to offer high-flying concerts, both fiery, experimental, and always deep in emotions, Psychotic Monks decided to record their current live set in the legendary Ile-de-France studios La Frette (Nick Cave, Arctic Monkeys, etc.), in order to record the vital essence of their music and share it more widely. The release of the double album, once again produced with style by accomplice Daniel Fox (Gilla Band, Lambrini Girls, Sprints), is scheduled for August 23rd and will undoubtedly contribute to establishing the French group as one of the most exciting and adventurous of his generation.

'This album was recorded entirely live in one take during the band’s 2023 tour, between a show in Dijon and Dunkerque. It serves as a testimony to the essence of our music at that moment.' - The Psychotic Monks

• Pre-order Talking Through Repetition on digipak CD
• Pre-order Talking Through Repetition on colour double vinyl
 

The Psychotic Monks unveil the music video for 'All That Fall'! A superb ten-minute film, full of tension and melancholy, written and directed by Hélène Delage. With Sonia Ichti & Clotilde Hesme. Produced by Raquel García López - Tamara Films. Co-produced by Vicious Circle & Hélène Delage.
With the support of CNC & SCPP.
 

Two great new songs from La Colonie de Vacances are released today on a beautiful 45 rpm vinyl for the Record Store Day!

Side A: Gris Funk
Face B: Fa Niente, Maestro

Available at your record store and on streaming platforms!