Welcome to Sonic Sherpa
Sonic Sherpa is an Australian record store that’s been brightening the Brisbane suburb of Stones Corner since 2015 (although the team has over a decade’s shared music retail experience from owning/running Skinnys in the Brisbane CBD back in the day).
We have a large and eclectic range of new and pre-loved vinyl on hand, as well as stocking turntables, CDs, books, DVDs and music-related t-shirts and paraphernalia. Sonic Sherpa also curates ranges for the region’s larger music festivals such as Splendour In The Grass, Falls Festival (Byron Bay), CMC Rocks, Gympie Muster, Tamworth Country Music Festival and many more such gatherings.
New Arrivals
Tash Sultana – Terra Firma
Terra Firma is the second studio album by ARIA-AWARD winning Australian singer-songwriter and former busker, Tash Sultana.
Read MoreLuca Brasi – Everything Is Tenuous
Tassie legends Luca Brasi have reached a new level with their fifth album ‘Everything Is Tenuous’, first pressing on limited edition indies only beer splatter vinyl!
Read MoreFoo Fighters – Medicine At Midnight
Medicine At Midnight is the new album from Foo Fighters, packing nine new songs into a tight ass 37 minutes, first pressing on limited edition colour vinyl.
Read MoreThe White Stripes – Greatest Hits
The cream of The White Stripes’ unique retro-blues-garage-rock stylings collected together on 2-LPs for the first time!
Read MoreHalfway – Rain Lover 2020 reissue
To celebrate their 20th anniversary much-loved Brisbane-via-Rockhampton alt-country outfit Halfway are releasing their lauded sixth LP ‘Rain Lover’ on limited edition 2-LP coloured vinyl!
Read MoreStaff Picks
The Hold Steady – Open Door Policy
Beloved Brooklyn bar band The Hold Steady’s eighth album returns to the explosive grit of their early canon, first pressing on limited edition indie exclusive peach vinyl!
Read MoreBailter Space – Wammo 2020 Reissue
25th anniversary reissue of NZ underground indie rock legends Bailter Space’s 1995 album ‘Wammo’, remastered from original tapes on limited edition translucent vinyl!
Read MoreLucero – When You Found Me
Building on the themes of their critically acclaimed album ‘Among The Ghosts’, “family” is at the centre of Lucero’s new album ‘When You Found Me’.
Read MoreKiwi Jr – Cooler Returns
Barely a year after releasing their killer debut ‘Football Money’, young Toronto indie rock traditionalists are back with their sophomore LP ‘Cooler Returns’.
Read MoreHachiku – I’ll Probably Be Asleep
Melbourne-based dream-pop ensemble unveil their long-awaited debut album, first pressing on limited edition green vinyl!
Read MorePre Orders
Sheppard – Kaleidoscope Eyes
Due: 26 Feb
Pre-order Kaleidoscope Eyes though Sonic Sherpa and score a spot at their exclusive signing and acoustic performance in the shop from 6pm on Thursday 4 March!
Crowded House – Dreamers Are Waiting
Due: 4 June
They’re back! Global pop legends Crowded House return with their first album in more than a decade, first pressing on limited edition indie exclusive bone vinyl!
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets – SHYGA! The Sunlight Mound
Due: 5 Feb
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets announce the release of their new album, SHYGA! The Sunlight Mound, a heavy-hitter of an album primed for the live space.
Full Power Happy Hour – S/T
Due: 19 Mar
Equal parts confident and vulnerable, these eight tracks on Full Power Happy Hour’s debut LP demand attention with their impassioned lyrics, joyful instrumentation and heart-stirring harmonies,
Skegss – Rehearsal
Due: 26 Mar
Much-loved Byron Bay-bred garage-surf trio Skegss return with their second album Rehearsal, first pressing on limited edition indie exclusive fluorescent green vinyl!
Kings Of Leon – When You See Yourself
Due: 5 Mar
US rock legends Kings Of Leon are back with their eighth studio album, ‘When You See Yourself’, early pressing on limited edition 2-LP opaque cream indie exclusive vinyl.
Sleaford Mods – Spare Ribs
Due: 15 Jan
Beloved UK rabble rousers Sleaford Mods return with their sixth album ‘Spare Ribs’, and their homeland has given them plenty to be angry about of late!
Amy Shark – Cry Forever
Due: 30 April
Homegrown multi ARIA award-winning singer-songwriter Amy Shark unleashes her highly anticipated sophomore album, ‘Cry Forever’!
Julien Baker – Little Oblivions
Due: 26 Feb
Pre-order third studio album by rising US singer-songwriter Julien Baker and score a pass to an intimate indie exclusive online virtual instore performance!
Tame Impala – InnerSpeaker 10th Anniversary Vinyl Boxset
Due: 26 Mar
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of its release, Tame Impala present a deluxe, 4-LP reissue of the debut album InnerSpeaker.
Coming Soon
Tune-Yards – sketchy
Due: 26 Mar
On their fifth album ‘sketchy’ Californian experimentalists Tune-Yards have ditched computer screens for live instruments with scintillating results!
Weezer – OK Human
Due: 12 Feb
The new Weezer album ‘OK Human’ is a Technicolor symphonic spree that meditates on how over-and-under-connected we all are.
Julia Stone – Sixty Summers
Due: 19 Feb
Eight years after Julia Stone’s last solo record, ‘Sixty Summers’ arrives as a powerful rebirth for one of Australia’s most prolific artists.
Teenage Fanclub – Endless Arcade
Due: 5 Mar
Scottish indie rock icons Teenage Fanclub are returning to the fray with their tenth studio album, Endless Arcade
Jeff Tweedy – Love Is The King
Due: 15 Jan
Wilco lynchpin Jeff Tweedy will release his fourth solo album ‘Love Is The King’, a collection of country-sounding tunes written in isolation to console himself.
Local Releases
The Amity Affliction – Chasing Ghosts 2021 reissue
The long awaited 2nd pressing of The Amity Affliction’s #1 album Chasing Ghosts is now available on lemon vinyl! Strictly limited and will not be repressed!
Read MoreIron On – Oh The Romance 2020 reissue
Beloved ’00s Brisbane indie rockers Iron On are reissuing their acclaimed 2005 debut album Oh The Romance for its 15th anniversary on limited edition red wax!
Read MoreGravel Samwidge – Complaints
Complaints is the fourth full-length LP from Brisbane gutter-rock exponents Gravel Samwidge LP and the second to be released on Swashbuckling Hobo Records.
Read MoreHalfway – Rain Lover 2020 reissue
To celebrate their 20th anniversary much-loved Brisbane-via-Rockhampton alt-country outfit Halfway are releasing their lauded sixth LP ‘Rain Lover’ on limited edition 2-LP coloured vinyl!
Read MoreThe Double Happiness – Surfgazing
Much-loved Brisbane surfgaze four-piece The Double Happiness have released their highly-anticipated (and aptly-titled) debut album ‘Surfgazing’!
Read MoreNews & Blog
Robert Forster ‘Inferno’ interview – Sonic Sherpa Exclusive!
In 2019 the great Robert Forster released his excellent seventh album Inferno, and here’s a lengthy chat he had with Belly (at the time for street press publication The Music) which has never before been public in its entirety!
Read MoreBelly’s new podcast Rewind With Steve Bell out now!
Belly’s new podcast Rewind With Steve Bell is up online now, already having peaked at #2 on the Apple Podcast music chart!
Read MoreRSD Black Friday Approaching – 27 Nov!
Summing up the weirdness of 2020 entirely, on Friday 27 November the Record Store Day – Black Friday instalment is the fourth RSD bash for the year!
Read MoreRecord Store Day 2020 Revamped Again!
Save the date Saturday 20 June, Record Store Day Australia is back and so is our infamous car park gig!
Read MorePREMIERE: Dollar Bar release film clip for new single ‘Somebody Up There Likes Me’
Most wonderful Brisbane indie rock outfit Dollar Bar have been weaving their catchy magic for the best part of 20 years now, and they’re just releasing their brand new album Pyrrhic Victory! It’s their fourth and apparently final album – the follow-up to their wonderful Hot Ones (2015) – and is another typically scratchy collection … Read More
Read MoreMichelle Padovan explains her favourite new sub-genre, “Story Shouting”
Michelle Padovan is a former station manager at 4ZZZ and marketing manager for QMusic – currently co-owner of Brisbane indie label Coolin’ By Sound – and explains to us the advent of the possible new genre, Story Shouting.
Read MoreInstore Gigs Coming Up
Sheppard announce exclusive instore and signing!
One of the biggest bands on the planet is coming to Stones Corner for an intimate signing and acoustic performance!
Read MoreFull Power Happy Hour to play Sonic Sherpa!
Local indie-folk-pop powerhouse Full Power Happy Hour will be celebrating the release of their killer self-titled debut album with a free, all ages set in the shop from 3pm on Sunday 11 April!
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