Record Store Day 2026 Preview

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Record Store Day is tomorrow! With a fresh slate of new vinyl reissues, exciting exclusives, and in some cases, the first pressings of many key titles, the observance comes with a lot of excitement each time it rolls around in April. The full list of RSD releases can be found here, but be sure to check in with your local indie record store to see what they will be carrying. In this preview, I’ll be diving into some of the most sought after releases and offer some tips for newcomers to secure these titles.

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You’ll Always Be My Thunder: How Boys Like Girls Reignited the Pop-Punk Flame On “The Soundtrack of Your Life” Tour

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Last week I attended “The Soundtrack of Your Life” tour at The Fillmore in Silver Spring, Maryland that featured the opening acts of Arrows In Action and I Don’t Know How But They Found Me, and was headlined by Boys Like Girls. Each of the bands put on a great set of music that covered multiple phases of their respective careers, and the fans in attendance for the sold out concert showed their appreciation for the three-band lineup throughout the evening. While the openers did a great job of getting the crowd ready for Boys Like Girls, it was the headliners who rightfully stole the show by burning through two full albums (Love Drunk and Boys Like Girls) in breakneck fashion. Boys Like Girls put on one hell of a performance, they showed their deepest of appreciation for their fans who spent their hard-earned money to see them, and simultaneously proved the lasting power of the pop-punk genre.

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