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Matt’s Pick: Brian Posehn – The Fartist

If you’re casually familiar with Brian Posehn, you might know him as the metal comedian. The dude is deep, deep into metal music and it comes out in his act. His latest album The Fartist covers heavy metal, strippers and (obviously) flatulence. In addition to hilarious material, he’s also been a longtime supporter of record […]

Matt’s Pick: Cayucas – Bigfoot

When I’m looking for summer music, I’ve pretty much got one big qualification: “is it fun?” Cayucas’ album Bigfoot (out today on CD/LP) is exactly that. The joy here is that it’s got a warmth and a wit that’ll last it well out of the warmer months. Like Vampire Weekend, Cayucas have that youthful preppies-on-the-beach […]

Matt’s Pick: Black Angels – Indigo Meadow

For me, this spring’s breakout rock hit so far is The Black Angels’ Indigo Meadow. It carries the torch for both classic psychedelia and raw, modern rock. And for a band with such a defined sound, there’s a lot of variation within their niche. Songs range from quick and urgent (the insistant, rocking title track) […]

Matt’s Pick: Fidlar – Fidlar

I checked out Fidlar’s debut album because of the anticipation for it that was coming from a lot of our customers. We had a lot of people in the store asking if we would have it on release day and asking if I’d heard it yet. I gave it a listen as soon as we […]

CD Central’s 2012 Staff Picks Booklet

Every year we put together a list of our employee’s favorite albums of the year. The 2012 edition found lots of love for metal, americana, punk and more. Check out the full size images of the booklet by clicking the thumbnails below.

New Metal You Should Know

The Metal listening station has been (mostly) refreshed! Replacing Ufomammut’s Oro: Opus Primum in the number 1 slot is… Ufomammut! With part two of the Oro series, Oro: Opus Alter, Ufomammut conclude what they started earlier this year. The albums are meant to be heard back-to-back, as they consist of one song broken into 10 […]