Frank Turner - The First Three Years 2xLP

Goddamn this is one ugly record. Seriously, it's a good idea to bundle some of Frank Turner's records, and it's definitely good to see it released on vinyl, but this artwork is so ugly, it makes it basically impossible for me to be stoked about this. Don't get me wrong, I liked Million Dead and have only recently discovered the man's solo-work which I seriously appreciate, but I can't stand ugly vinyl standing on my shelves.

If you can, good for you! Order the limited white vinyl with red/black splatters edition from Paper And Plastic

Gary Higgins - Seconds LP

Gary Higgins is a kult figure in the americana-folk world. Not only did his break-through album "Red Hash" get little support due to the fact that the man was imprisoned for 3 years, this sophomore album "Seconds" took 35 years in the making! "Seconds" is a melancholic piece of folk in the Nick Drake legacy, by a man who has lived life and looks back at it.

If you still haven't ordered Om's "God Is Good", you might as well pre-order this LP as well from Drag City

Boduf Songs - The Strait Gait LP

Boduf Songs is the latest artist in the infamous "Latitudes" series, and "The Strait Gate" is definitely one worth a try. Boduf Songs aka Mat Sweet is a new-folk singer-songerwriter who creates a depressive mix between avant-folk midnight music and eerie soundscapes. Released somewhere in May by Southern, it's one of their featured releases at the moment, and will only set you back £9.

"The Strait Gate" comes on grey vinyl, limited to 300 copies. The regular edition is black vinyl and is limited to 700. Listen to one of these 2 tracks here and buy it here

Monsters Of Folk - Monsters Of Folk LP

Update: stream the entire album over at 3voor12 Can't wait to see these guys live, as they'll be playing for 2,5 hours and besides the MOF tracks will also be playing their own material!

I don't even want to know where your head's been these last few years if you have no idea what Monsters Of Folk are all about. For those of you who do, the pre-orders are up for the debut LP by Monsters Of Folk, the allstar collaboration between Conor Oberst, Jim James, M. Ward, and producer Mike Mogis. European buyers can pre-order it ridiculously cheap at http://www.roughtrade.com/, US citizens are as usual best of at http://www.insound.com/

Monsters Of Folk have announced tourdates for both the US and Europe beginning early October. All European dates are in November, I got my tickets already, how about you?