Static Temptations unleashes a towering wall of industrial defiance with their milestone 17th studio album, Pulse Without Mercy. Serving as both a sonic assault and a fierce manifesto, the record explores the high-friction boundary between raw humanity and the cold, systemic machines built to contain it. Heavy electronic foundations, crushing riffs, and sweeping atmospheric synths collide to create a listening experience that is as emotionally devastating as it is sonically massive. ​From the opening mechanical thrum of the title track to the grand finality of ”Last Broadcast,” Pulse Without Mercy showcases a veteran project operating at the absolute peak of its creative power. Balancing aggressive, chaotic anthems of rebellion with deeply poignant, haunting vulnerabilities, this record is a relentless and urgent addition to the catalog. Seventeen albums in, the frequency remains impossible to erase

Quiet Storm is an unforgettable first statement from Charli LeBeau, proving that the loudest emotions are often whispered instead of shouted. It is a debut built for rainy nights, long drives, and anyone learning to find light inside the shadows.

In episode 26 of the Record Shop, Keith discusses psychophysiology...no really. The return of Masters of Reality, Hazel English and losing an important privilege. Set to a dramatic summer soundtrack. Dig it!

Where Desire Sleeps is a cinematic progressive trance journey from Static Temptations, telling the story of two souls drawn together by fate. Across nine interconnected tracks, attraction grows into longing, distance, hope, and ultimately reunion. Driven by soaring melodies, lush synthesizers, emotional vocals, and immersive soundscapes, the album is designed to be experienced from beginning to end, unfolding like one unforgettable night that ends with the promise of a new dawn.

The Misfits are back talking about how hot it has been in Michigan, the upcoming GTA VI release and their undying love for Monica (Powers digital a.i assistant)

In episode 25 of the Record Shop, Keith discusses negative energy, PJ Harvey, a reissue from Zwan as well as Brandon Flowers going country and Queens Of The Stone Age bringing the catacombs to KEXP. All set to a patriotic soundtrack. Dig it!

This album moves like a city slowly powering itself on before sunrise, where everything feels suspended between memory and motion. It opens in near silence and gradually builds into a world of scattered signals, late-night streets, and drifting thoughts that haven’t fully settled into meaning yet.

The boys have geared up and thinking of a world trip to the city’s and towns with the weirdest names, give this a listen and ride with them.

In episode 24 of the Record Shop, Keith discusses Validation, Johnny Marr, Laurie Vincent’s new band Big Truck as well as his go to shirt making music and a brand new group on the rise called Willy Houston & Ghost Town Revival. All set to a Summer soundtrack. Dig it!

The BackSeat Saints are in the Keystone State for the first time at the famous Pocono Raceway and having fun performing as usual.