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.

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Indie record store in Stones Corner, Brisbane. Specialising in music'n'stuff. Next live instore: @minorgoldmusic Sat Nov 25, 3pm

CATCH O’ THE DAY! We’re getting the band back

CATCH O’ THE DAY!
We’re getting the band back together! Even just a few years ago the odds of Mark, Tom and Trav joining forces once more for a new @blink182 album would have been astronomical, but the world’s a funny place and here they are once more with the aptly-named ‘One More Time’! Even better their irreverent chemistry is still firmly intact - grouse blog The Line Of Best Fit reckon, “A slab of seventeen tracks, the bands ninth album has managed to pack enough dynamic twists and turns to make it feel like a joy ride rather than a struggling amble… an impressive feat and one that feels significant no matter which way you look at it” - and we have copies on limited edition indie exclusive coke bottle clear vinyl, so don’t sweat the small things and welcome Blink back into your musical journey!
#catchotheday #blink182 #onemoretime #sonymusicau #gettingthebandbacktogether #classiclineup #limitededition #indieexclusive #cokebottleclearvinyl #checkit #sonicsherpa

CATCH O’ THE DAY! Way back in 1987 UK rock legen

CATCH O’ THE DAY!
Way back in 1987 UK rock legends @officialcult released their third album ‘Electric’ (through Beggars Banquet/Sire), which built on the platform of their ‘85 breakthrough ‘Love’ to consolidate their position as serious players on the global scene. Critics ate up its ragged charms as well - Rolling Stone wrote that “despite the hovering shades of Zeppelin, Bon Scott and others, Electric does more than pilfer bygone metal mayhem. It swaggers, crunches and howls, all right, but it does so with irreverence (not surprising with raunch expert Rick Rubin behind the board)” - and it’s now been reissued on limited edition indie exclusive blue vinyl, get back amongst the only Cult worth joining!
#catchotheday #thecult #electric #80sclassic #2023reissue #limitededition #indieexclusive #bluevinyl #loveremovalmachine #lildevil #wildflower #jointhecult #sonicsherpa

STATE PRIDE! Thanks heaps to Will from awesome loc

STATE PRIDE!
Thanks heaps to Will from awesome local rockers @goodwillremedy for bringing in CDs of their cracking new sixth album ‘Sunshine State’, which they describe as “a celebration of all things good, all things positive - oh and Queensland of course!“ Yiew! Locals will remember GWR’s country-tinged chops from their rocking sets at the last couple of Stones Corner Festivals - plus even before that their well-cool instore set back in 2019 - and we hope to have them back in the shop in early-2024 to celebrate all things ‘Sunshine State’!
#newalbum #goodwillremedy #sunshinestate #outnow #cd #brisbaneamericana #sunnycountryrock #thinklocal #thankswill #sonicsherpa

CATCH O’ THE DAY! Another album I never thought

CATCH O’ THE DAY!
Another album I never thought I’d see on wax is the 2001 third album by the much-missed @bigheavystuff, which has just been pressed onto vinyl - 2-LP coloured vinyl no less - for the first ever time by @loveasfictionrecords! I grabbed a copy and it sounds even better than I remember - renowned critic Bernard Zuel offered of the reissue “It is not just that tempos feel slower than previously, but that space hangs on and around all the instruments. Even at their most assertive the guitars carry weight behind them; in the prettiest or most tender moments acoustics or piano lean into headwinds. And the melodies don’t shy away from our gaze” - plus there’s some cool bonus tracks on side your, and don’t forget that BHS formed from the ashes of the legendary Ups & Downs so they’re practically local!
#catchotheday #bigheavystuff #sizeoftheocean #vinylreissue #loveasfictionrecords #limitededition #2lp #colouredvinyl #ozrockclassic #almostlocal #sonicsherpa

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENTS! Even amidst this super-busy we

MINOR GOLD AWAY! Fantastic new duo @minorgoldmusic

MINOR GOLD AWAY!
Fantastic new duo @minorgoldmusic have kicked off their instore for their gorgeous self-titled debut, sounding amazing through their old-school condenser mic!
#jnstore #minorgold #debutalbum #brisbaneamericana #homecoming #sogood #sonicsherpa

MINOR GOLD TOMORROW! Don’t forget that tomorrow

MINOR GOLD TOMORROW!
Don’t forget that tomorrow you can catch the great @minorgoldmusic - the wonderful new musical partnership for Tracy McNeil and Dan Parsons, two fine singer-songwriters in their own right - who are celebrating the release of their eponymous debut album! The great @posttowire wrote of the record “Imagine standing at the crossroads, halfway between Laurel Canyon and a sandy palm tree cove. These are the intoxicating sounds you might hear drifting on that summer breeze” and as always it’s free and all ages, see you in the 4120!
#instore #minorgold #tomorrow #saturday25november #3pm #selftitled #debutalbum #ozfolkrock #free #allages #byo #sonicsherpa

CATCH O’ THE DAY! When @this.is.serious.mum drop

CATCH O’ THE DAY!
When @this.is.serious.mum dropped their 1992 mini-album ‘Beasts Of Suburban’ I immediately loved everything about it, from the incredible title to the earworm songs to the Melbourne-centric cover art, but as a youngster at the time with two main burning obsessions - TISM and the St Kilda Football Club - it was track 4 ‘Father And Son’ which found these worlds colliding and proved a defining life moment. Humphrey B Flaubert’s engrossing tale of Saints-related frustration eerily echoed my own path right from the opening salvo:
“My old man used to take me to the footy
Now it’s me takes him
Been barracking for the Sainters
Season on end, season cold and grim
Every season we’d pretend that we were the great pretenders
And watch in the rain, getting done again by the real contenders
Oh hear the cry, ring out to the Moorabbin sky
Nothing can stop it
Winmar, Winmar, Winmar to Lockett
Winmar, Winmar, Winmar to Lockett.“
‘Twas the story of my life leading into a chorus name-checking my favourite two Sainters ever (at that point). I vividly recall hearing this for the first time and it not seeming real, as if I was consciously suffering some sort of real time delusion that was almost certainly the precursor to some sort of emotional breakdown, most likely prompted by the fact that in mid-‘92 the Saints were on the verge of playing finals for the first time in 20 years, a completely foreign vista to me back then… Alas, fast-forward 30-odd years, my Dad’s no longer with us and we’re still waiting for that elusive second Saints flag so the frustrations expressed within ‘Father And Son’ are still inexorably extant, but at least I now have ‘Beasts Of Suburban’ on limited edition green vinyl (its first time on wax) with a boxset still to come, nothing can stop it indeed…
#catchotheday #tism #beastsofsuburban #92minialbum #shockrecords #fatherandson #tismdosaints #worldscolliding #limitededition #greenvinyl #usemanybuylots #sonicsherpa

EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN! Reissues are being pu

EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN!
Reissues are being pumped out at a rate of knots at the moment and we just stuffed a few more into the crates - which, incidentally, we just extended so they’re not so packed - so come have a look at the new old stuff!
#vinylreissues #coldchisel #ledzeppelin #bigstar #davidbowie #prince #fatboyslim #mudhoney #coldplay #can #fieldsofthenephilim #lizphair #heapsmore #ilkeyouroldstuff #sonicsherpa

BLACK FRIDAY RSD TOMORROW! As part of our 8th birt

BLACK FRIDAY RSD TOMORROW!
As part of our 8th birthday weekend celebrations we’re participating in tomorrow’s Black Friday Record Store Day event, stock is starting to land (and no doubt some will arrive after the fact) but as always we don’t really know what we’re going to have until close of business Thursday.
Doors at 10am as per usual, one copy of each release per customer and we have 10% off all remaining stock from the earlier RSD2023 event Fri-Sun!
Celebrate your local indie record store no matter where you reside!
#blackfridayrsd23 #friday24november #limitededition #indieexclusive #vinylreleases #brickandmortar #indierecordstores #thinklocal #sonicsherpa

SHERPA 8TH BIRTHDAY WEEKEND! This weekend marks ei

SHERPA 8TH BIRTHDAY WEEKEND!
This weekend marks eight years since we rolled the dice and set up shop in the 4120, doesn’t time fly (sometimes)! As always there’s heaps happening this weekend, including (but not limited to):
* Black Friday RSD on Fri
* instore by the great @minorgoldmusic on Sat 3pm
* sale all weekend (Fri-Sun) with 10% off all RSD23 stock and the entire range of 7” singles (NB sale instore only and excludes BFRSD titles)
We’ve loved these eight years rocking Stones Corner, come on down and have a beer and celebrate how rad it is being part of the Brissie music community! You rule people!
#birthdayweekend #eighthbirthday #blackfridayrsd #instore #minorgold #sale #rsd23stock #seveninchsingles #4120forlife #ourstonescorner #brisbanerules #comeondown #sonicsherpa

HUMP DAY HUSTLE! It’s a beautiful midweek mid-mo

CATCH O’ THE DAY! Much-loved Philly rock lifer @

CATCH O’ THE DAY!
Much-loved Philly rock lifer @kurtvile has just dropped his new EP ‘Back To Moon Beach’ (through @ververecords), even if the vinyl version’s six tracks clock in at an album-worthy 39 minutes (with other versions even longer)! Fortunately it’s (a) priced like an EP and (b) a fine addition to Vile’s awrsome canon - Pitchfork reckons that “it’s hard to tell if Moon Beach is meant as a continuation of Vile’s past work or the start of something new, but that uncertainty is also what makes it feel so exciting“ - and we have copies on limited edition coke bottle green vinyl, so don’t be a slacker get some KV into ya life!
#catchotheday #kurtvile #backtomoonbeach #ververecords #newep #limitededition #cokebottlegreenvinyl #slackericon #sonicsherpa

DOLLY GOES RAWK! Evergreen country legend @dollypa

DOLLY GOES RAWK!
Evergreen country legend @dollyparton has finally come to the dark side and embraced her inner rock’n’roll badassery, and the only burning question is what took so long? Her new undertaking ‘Rockstar’ comprises 9 originals and 21 covers of rock standards - abetted on this glorious quest by a cavalcade of luminaries including Stevie Nicks, Sting, Elton John, Paul McCartney, John Fogerty, Joan Jett, Debbie Harry and countless more - and it’s all spread out over 4-LPs to ensure maximum fidelity for the legend convention! Be like Dolly, get rockin’!
#dollygoesrawk #dollyparton #rockstar #deluxevinyl #boxset #legendconvention #originals #covers #belikedolly #sonicsherpa

CATCH O’ THE DAY! I remember back in 2012 when S

CATCH O’ THE DAY!
I remember back in 2012 when Seattle muso Josh Tillman left his role as drummer for Fleet Foxes to take up his solo career as @fatherjohnmisty, a seemingly risky move that paid immediate (and handsome) dividends when he released his debut album ‘Fear Fun’ (through the wonderful @subpop)! I sure wasn’t the only one to love the opening statement - The Boston Phoenix gushed “this stirring collection makes Father John Misty’s debut one of the best solo efforts this year, a true freak-folk standout” and Uncut said that it’s “packed with sardonic, self-effacing songs that recall the finest traditions of harmony-soaked West Coast folk-and-country influenced rock’n’roll” - and it’s still in print on wax, so don’t fear fun get some of FJM’s weird and wonderful worldview into your life!
#catchotheday #fatherjohnmisty #fearfun #subpop #classicdebut #fleetfoxes #freakfolkmasterpiece #sonicsherpa

CATCH O’ THE DAY! Ohioan new wave legends @clubd

CATCH O’ THE DAY!
Ohioan new wave legends @clubdevo have been railing against society and convention for an incredible 50 years, and to celebrate have just released the new 2-LP compilation ‘50 Years Of De-Evolution 1973-2023’! You’ll need someone brighter than me to properly explain the tenets of their band philosophy - it boils down to society being fucked and only going backwards - but it’s incredibly body of work they’ve put together over the decades, grab a copy and properly prepare for their triumphant return to Brisbane in a couple of weeks!
#catchotheday #devo #50yearsofdeevolution #1973to2023 #2lp #greatesthits #newwavepioneers #backintown #sonicsherpa

GIMME DANGER! Thanks heaps to the ever-awesome Dr

GIMME DANGER!
Thanks heaps to the ever-awesome Dr Rock from local garage miscreants The Dangermen (aka Sean from awesome local indie label @swashbucklinghobo) for bringing in the first ever vinyl copies of their epic second album ‘The Dark Place’! It originally came out on CD back in 2007 (courtesy the much-missed @merenoiserecords) but has now been brought in-house for the inaugural wax presentation, grab a copy and get behind the scuzzier end of our amazing Brissie scene!
#vinylreissue #thedangermen #thedarkplace #swashbucklinghoborecords #merenoiserecords #brisbanegarargerock #drrock #cheerssean #thinklocal #sonicsherpa

LEICHHARDT OFF AND RUNNING! It’s literally a ful

CATCH O’ THE DAY! Much-loved US singer-songwrite

CATCH O’ THE DAY!
Much-loved US singer-songwriter @rufuswainwright recently celebrated his 50th birthday by releasing new collection ‘Folkocracy’, a double-album of folk standards recorded with a huge cast of luminaries including Anohni, Andrew Bird, David Byrne, Brandi Carlile, Sheryl Crow, Susanna Hoffs, Van Dyke Parks and many more! Despite the non-conventional conceit ‘Folkocracy’ has been getting sterling reviews - Clash Music called it “a collection that is deeply reverential to the Americanised folk music form, and which also gratefully repays the debt that Rufus Wainwright owes it“ - so let yourself get folked by Rufus and the gang!
#catchotheday #rufuswainwright #folkocracy #bmg #folkcovers #starstuddedguests #happybirthday #sonicsherpa

LEICHHARDT INSTORE TOMORROW! Don’t forget that f

LEICHHARDT INSTORE TOMORROW!
Don’t forget that from 3pm tomorrow you can catch a free, all ages set by excellent Brissie outfit @leichhardttheband in support of their wonderful second country-rock opus ‘Second Thoughts’! They’re always a great live proposition so it’s gonna be a ton of fun, get on down to the 4120 and support our awesome local scene!
#instore #tomorrow #saturday18november #3pm #leichhardt #secondthoughts #albumtwo #brisbanecountryrock #thinklocal #free #allages #byo #sonicsherpa

CATCH O’ THE DAY! We’re delighted to be Qld st

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