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
Linkin Park – The Hunting Party 10th Anniversary Reissue
10 years ago Linkin park’s sixth showcased a return to the band’s heavier rock sound after their previous electronic and experimental direction. Limited edition translucent light blue vinyl!
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Fontaines D.C. – Romance
Irish indie rock sensation Fontaines D.C. return with their new album ‘Romance’, the band’s most electrifying album to date! Limited edition pink vinyl!
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Amy Shark – Sunday Sadness
Sunday Sadness is set to cement Amy into Australian music royalty with heartbreakingly personal lyricism, delicate harmonies and a confronting emotional warmth! Limited edition pasta bowl white vinyl!
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Grinspoon – Whatever, Whatever
Grinspoon’s new eighth LP is an album of ferocity; an injection of adrenaline that marks a period of rejuvenation and a new peak for the band! Bonus autographed album card!
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Fanning Dempsey National Park – The Deluge
Thrilling new project between the good friends and respective Powderfinger and SFK frontmen! Limited edition indie green vinyl with bonus autographed album card!
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Custard – Suburban Curtains
Beloved local indie rockers Custard return with a double-album full to the brim with top-class morsels of their quirky, summery aesthetic! Limited edition 2-LP coloured vinyl!
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The Hard Quartet – The Hard Quartet
The Hard Quartet are a new band comprised of rock luminaries Emmett Kelly, Stephen Malkmus, Matt Sweeney, & Jim White! First pressing on limited edition indie exclusive 2-LP coke bottle clear vinyl!
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T.I.S.M. – Death To Art
TISM’s first new album in over 20 years contains everything that you’ve come to expect from the masked Melbourne marauders, which is disappointing on so many levels…
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Mark Lanegan Band – Bubblegum XX
To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Mark Lanegan’s acclaimed 2004 album Bubblegum it’s been reissued on 2-LP as Bubblegum XX! Limited edition indie exclusive 2-LP red vinyl!
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Jack White – No Name
New Jack White album recalls the true essence of the White Stripes, raw and stripped back bluesy garage rock. Hurrah!! Limited edition indie exclusive blue vinyl!
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Semantics – I Feel It All At Once
Due: 27 Sep
Local indie-punk outfit Semantics’ new album encapsulates a broad emotional spectrum; journeying themes of grief, love, yearning and ultimately, acceptance. Limited edition coloured vinyl!
Amyl & The Sniffers – Cartoon Darkness
Due: 25 Oct
Third album from Melbourne pub-punks is about driving head first into the unknown, into this looming sketch of the future that feels terrible, but doesn’t even exist yet! Limited edition indie exclusive blue marbled vinyl!
Chimers – Through Today
Due: 8 Nov
Highly-anticipated second album from Wollongong duo Chimers, one of the mist exciting acts to emerge from the fertile Aussie underground in years! Limited edition indie exclusive lucky dip coloured vinyl!
The Saints – (I’m) Stranded Boxset
Due: 15 Nov
One of the greatest albums to ever come out of Brisbane – The Saints’ seminal 1977 debut ‘(I’m) Stranded’ – is getting the deluyxe 4-LP boxset treatment, laden with incredible bonus features!
Coming Soon
Hinds – Viva Hinds
Due: 6 Sep
Beloved Spanish indie rockers Hinds are back with their utterly triumphant fourth album, VIVA HINDS!
FIDLAR – Surviving The Dream
Due: 20 Sep
US surf-punk act FIDLAR’s fourth album ‘Surviving The Dream’ is an embrace of their DIY roots and a reaction to the youthful kinetic energy packed into rooms at their recent live shows!
Confidence Man – 3AM (LA LA LA)
Due: 18 Oct
Brisbane-born outfit Confidence Man’s third studio album takes the ideas of hedonism, ecstasy and losing yourself to the music and distills them into pure a-grade euphoria.
Laura Marling – Patterns In Repeat
Due: 25 Oct
New album from beloved UK indie-folk artist Laura Marling deals with motherhood and the ideas and behaviours we pass down through family over generations.
Kim Deal – Nobody Loves You More
Due: 22 Nov
Nobody Loves You More is the debut solo album by the iconic Kim Deal in her incredible 40-year career!
Local Releases
The Stress Of Leisure – It Goes Away With The Heat
Eighth album by Brisbane faux-wave legends is somewhat post-punk, somewhat faux-wave, and unsurprisingly dabbles on the edges of weirdo! Limited edition purple vinyl!
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Local Authority – Memory Loss
‘Memory Loss’ is the second album for excellent Brisbane shoegaze outfit Local Authority, the follow-up to their rad debut ‘Negative Space’ (2019)!
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Full Flower Moon Band – Megaflower
Rising Brisbane indie rock outfit’s second album Megaflower is a manifesto of a tight collective in pursuit of the stratosphere, and unafraid of burning up on the journey!
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Last Dinosaurs – KYORYU
Brisbane-bred indie rock icons Last Dinoaurs return with fifth album KYORYU, the combination of their two recent EPs RYU (2023) and KYO (2024)!
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The Wicked Messenger – Corner Of Hampstead And Dornoch
On their second album ‘Corner Of Hampstead And Dornoch’ local indie-folk outfit The Wicked Messenger have added a melodically-rich power pop angle to their sound!
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Sherpa returns to Savannah!
Simon’s heading back north for the annual Savanna In The Round bash, the amazing festival held at Mareeba Rodeo Arena in the Cairns Hinterland!
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Belly chats ‘Black Betty’ with Spiderbait’s Kram!
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Spiderbait’s massive crossover hit with their cover of Leadbelly’s ‘Black Betty’, Belly sits down with Kram to dive deep into the fascinating back story!
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Belly and Tim Freedman talk ‘Love This City’!
To celebrate the 25th birthday of The Whitlams’ ‘Love This City’, Belly and Tim Freedman go deep into the success and backlash driving the oz classic.
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Farewell, The Zoo
Belly recently looked back on 32 years of The Zoo as a pillar of the Brisbane music scene for The Music following the sad news of its imminent closure. Sad times…
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Kasey Chambers Acoustic Set & Signing!
FRi OCT 4 @ 12.30PM
This Friday (4 Oct) from 12.30pm you can catch Oz country legend Kasey Chambers play a free acoustic set on the Queen St Mall stage in celebration of her new album Backbone and her new book!
40 Years Of INXS’ The Swing!
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Oz rock legends INXS’ fourth album ‘The Swing’ giving them their first Aussie #1 album, Belly looked back at the landmark album and it’s ramifications for the band’s amazing future.
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Belly grills Dinosaur Jr!
Ahead of their return to Australia to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their ‘Where You Been’ opus, Belly chatted with frontman J Mascis about life, the universe and everything!
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This Is The Magic Mile 2024 Returns!
SAT 5 OCt
For the second time this year – following an amazing mid-January shindig – the team at the wonderful Zang Records are taking over the gorgeous The Clubhouse Moorooka for the This Is The Magic Mile 2024 bash!
Instore Gigs Coming Up
Verum to rock the 4120!
SUN 13 OCT @ 2PM
Local quartet Verum have been turning heads in the live realms of late with their potent mix of post-punk and grunge, and are hitting the 4120 to celebrate the release of their latest EP Inertia!
Krave all ages show!
SAT 2 NOV @ 3PM
High-energy Brisbane trio Krave are releasing their long-awaited new EP Only Human and are celebrating with a free, all ages instore in the 4120!
Haters To Hit The 4120!
SAT 23 NOV @ 3PM
Brisbane/Sunshine Coast garage-punk trio Haters are dropping in to celebrate the vinyl release of their acclaimed and uplifting debut album ‘Non-Violent’!
