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New Release Round-Up 09-27-24
Billy Strings - Highway Prayers - Reprise
BILLY STRINGS Highway Prayers Modern bluegrass superstar Billy Strings has announced Highway Prayers, his first studio release since his 2022 father-son team-up LP Me/And/Dad and his first solo studio collection since 2021's Renewal. The 20-track LP, co-produced by Billy Strings and Jon Brion, is due out on September 2024.
Various Artists - Bridgerton Season Three (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series) - Capitol Records
Double wedding ring gold colored vinyl LP pressing. As the Bridgerton franchise returns for it's highly anticipated third season, prepare to be swept away once again by it's unique musical touch. Season 3 will captivate viewers worldwide with a fresh blend of orchestral pop covers and original compositions infusing a modern twist into the Regency-era romance. In Season 3, acclaimed composer Kris Bowers orchestrates a stunning original score, with covers ranging from Billie Eilish's "Happier Than Ever" and BTS's "Dynamite" to the #1 Global Viral Spotify Hit, "Give Me Everything" by Pitbull covered by Archer March.
Common & Pete Rock - The Auditorium Vol. 1 - Loma Vista Recordings
Legendary hip-hop figures Common and Pete Rock showcase their evolved prowess in their debut collaboration, "The Auditorium, Vol. 1." Despite years apart, their synergy is palpable. Pete's groundbreaking production, blending intricate harmonies, and Common's multifaceted artistry shine through. Their meticulous process births 15 tracks that blend nostalgia with innovation. With cameos from Jennifer Hudson and De La Soul's Posdnuos, each element is carefully curated, resulting in a timeless masterpiece. This album not only celebrates their individual growth but also sets the stage for future volumes.
Luke Bryan - Mind Of A Country Boy - Capitol Nashville
Five-time Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan is releasing a brand-new album, Mind of a Country Boy, featuring 14 tracks including his latest single, “Love you, Miss you, Mean It.” “This song was special from the first time I heard it,” said Luke. “I knew it would resonate. It’s about young love and that whole process of trying to make relationships work through the on-again and off-again cycles. My wife and I went through that journey during college, and I know a lot of people out there have too.” During his career Luke has performed for more than 14 million fans inclusive of his numerous headline tours, “Crash My Playa,” “Luke Bryan: VEGAS” and “Farm Tour.”
ALSO OUT THIS WEEK
Shaboozey - Where I've Been Isn't Where I'm Going [LP]
Clara La San - Made Mistakes [LP]
Maximo Park - Stream Of Life [Indie exclusive eco splatter vinyl]
Morbid Angel - Altars of Madness [RSD Essentials Blue & Black LP]
Bolt Thrower - Realms of Chaos [RSD Essentials Yellow & Black LP]
October Drift - Blame The Young [Indie exclusive tri-colour ]
Mal Waldron with Eric Dolphy and Booker Ervin - The Quest (Original Jazz Classics Series) [LP]
Bring Me The Horizon - POST HUMAN: NEX GEN [2 LP]
Ezra Collective - Dance, No One's Watching [Deluxe 2 LP]
Michelle - Songs About You Specifically [Clear Vinyl] (Red)
JD McPherson - Nite Owls [Indie Exclusive Blue, Black and White Splatter Signed LP]
Dizzy Gillespie - Live in Chester 1957 [RSD Essential Indie Exclusive Orange & Blue 2 LP]
The Montclairs - Dreaming Out of Season [RSD Essential Indie Exclusive Half White & Half Blue]
Christian Lee Hutson - Paradise Pop. 10 [Indie Exclusive DUCKYYELLOW LP]
Sophie - Future Classic [Indie Exclusive Clear 2LP]
Hector Lavoe - De Ti Depende (It's Up To You) [LP]
Marlowe, Dylan - Mid-Twenties Crisis
Alice In Chains - Black Gives Way To Blue - [2 LP]
Daughtry - Shock To They System (Part 1)
AC/DC - Flick Of The Switch (50th Anniversary)
AC/DC - Fly On The Wall (50th Anniversary)
AC/DC - Blow Up Your Video (50th Anniversary) [Colored Vinyl] (Gol)
AC/DC - Black Ice (50th Anniversary)
AC/DC - Live At River Plate (50th Anniversary)
AC/DC - Power Up (50th Anniversary)
Telenova - Time Is A Flower [Colored Vinyl]
Fernandez, Alejandro - Te Llevo En La Sangre (Deluxe Edition) [2 LP]
Draco Rosa - Reflejos De Lo Eterno [Canary Yellow LP]
Tara Lily - Speak In The Dark [LP]
Denzel Curry - King Of The Mischievous South Vol. 2 [Indie Exclusive Opaque Silver LP]
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New Release Round-Up 09-20-24
Chappell Roan - The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess (Anniversary Edition) - Island
Bold pop hooks, sex positivity, honest songwriting and a heavy dose of glitter make up the world of Chappell Roan, the next multi-faceted force in pop music. A technicolor celebration of self-discovery and transformation, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess tracks Chappell’s cinematic journey of falling in queer love for the first time, while embracing all the messy and imperfect moments in-between. Penned by Chappell Roan alongside Dan Nigro. Anniversary Edition 2 LP set on 180g peach color vinyl in gatefold jacket with embossed die-cut O-card and Mylar glitter star inserts. Limited Edition.
Katy Perry - 143 - Capitol Records
143 IS A PARTY AND EVERYONE IS INVITED! Katy Perry has officially launched an exciting new era with the long awaited sixth studio album “143”. Katy set out to create a bold, exuberant, celebratory dance-pop album with the symbolic 143 numerical expression of love as a throughline message. The result is a sexy, fearless, return to form for the multifaceted musician with an album jam packed with the empowering, sexy, & provocative pop anthems you’ve come to love. This is an album with a lot of heart and a lot of BPM. Get ready to pop off!
Keith Urban - HIGH - Capitol Nashville
Four-time GRAMMY Award-winner and three-time Entertainer of the Year recipient Keith Urban releases his 11th studio album, HIGH, on Capitol Nashville Records. The brand-new collection of 11 songs, includes “GO HOME W U” (with Lainey Wilson), “CHUCK TAYLORS,” and the hit single “MESSED UP AS ME.” It showcases Urban’s extraordinary talents as a vocalist, virtuoso guitarist, songwriter, and collaborator.
Paul McCartney - Japanese SHM-CD Exports - PAUL MCCARTNEY CATLG
These replica mini LP papersleeve SHM-CD [Super High Material CD]'s, manufactured in Japan, includes a miniature Linda McCartney Polaroid poster, inner-sleeve, obi strip and white booklet featuring Japanese translations of the lyrics. 2010 remaster.
ALSO OUT THIS WEEK
Hippo Campus - Flood [Indie Exclusive Clear Galaxy 2 LP]
Charlotte Wessels - The Obsession [LP]
Joan As Police Woman - Lemons Limes & Orchids
Nelly Furtado - 7 [Indie Exclusive Clear LP]
Depeche Mode - Spirit - The 12inch Singles [Boxset]
Daffo - Pest / Crisis Kit [LP]
Vale Of Pnath - Prodigal Empire [Random Eco-Mix LP]
Sophie - Oil Of Every Pearl's Un-Insides [LP]
Bright Eyes - Five Dice, All Threes [Colored Vinyl] (Org) (Red)
Manu Chao - Viva Tu (Blue) [Colored Vinyl]
The Damned - AD 2022 - Live in Manchester [2 LP]
Dave Guy - Ruby [Indie Exclusive] Blue Smoke (Blue) [Colored Vinyl] [Indie Exclusive]
JP Harris - Jp Harris Is A Trash Fire [Clear Vinyl]
Honeyglaze - Real Deal [Indie Exclusive GOLD]
Jamie xx - In Waves [Indie Exclusive White LP]
Lutalo Academy - Meadow Green [Colored Vinyl]
Thurston Moore - Flow Critical Lucidity [Colored Vinyl] (Crem)
Mortimer - From Within [Colored Vinyl]
Nightwish - Yesterwynde - White [Colored Vinyl] (Gate) (Wht)
Neon Trees - Sink Your Teeth [LP]
Nonpareils - Rhetoric & Terror
Katy Pearson J - Someday, Now [Coke Bottle Green LP]
Kate Pierson - Radios and Rainbows
Seether - The Surface Seems So Far [Opaque White LP]
Skid Row - Live In London [VINYL]
Waeve - City Lights [Indie Exclusive] [Colored Vinyl] (Org) [Indie Exclusive]
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What's New 9-20-24
The next chapter in the career of one of the most in demand producers of his generation. With In Waves, Jamie replicates the emotional crescendos and thrilling volatility of an almost mystical night out- one where you return home in the cigarette ash dawn, the specifics of the last eight hours already blurring, but aware that these feelings will remain a crystalline memory. In Waves is a melancholy paradise of bliss, heartbreak, and introspection.
Teeming with the good vibes that characterize the trumpeter's decades-long catalog, 50 is a continuation of the path Alpert has been blazing in the past decade. There is a mix of reimagined classics covered in Alpert's instantly recognizable style, plus touching, new original compositions like "Dancing Down 50th Street". On 50, Herb strikes the delicate balance of honoring the past while keeping his eye set on the future.
New Release Round-Up 09-13-24
Josh Turner - This Country Music Thing - MCA Nashville
This Country Music Thing is Josh Turner's 10th studio album and first new music since his 2017 album, Deep South. Produced by Kenny Greenberg, it features 11 tracks - including the new single, "Heatin' Things Up," which was released in April. Josh will remain on tour throughout the rest of 2024 previewing songs from his new album.
Jack White - No Name - Third Man Records
Jack White announced the official release of his acclaimed 2024 album, No Name, following it's clandestine white-label appearance at Third Man Records locations where customers were slipped, guerilla-style, free unmarked vinyl copies in their shopping bags. With the surprise unveiling of No Name, fans proved that the rumblings of something mysterious can grow into the beautiful experience of a community sharing the excitement and energy of music and art. Third Man is thrilled to bring this music and mission to a wider audience with the announcement of the wide black vinyl release.
Suki Waterhouse - Memoir Of A Sparklemuffin - Sub Pop
Suki Waterhouse’s music sounds like a collage of her inspirations, experiences, and emotions stitched together by honeyed vocal delivery, bright-eyed melodies, and evocative storytelling. It doubles as a mirror image of her life as a consummate creative, artist, actress, model, and mother, yet it also breaks the glass to unveil raw truth. She leans on an ever-evolving sonic palette to convey what she’s feeling—whether it be folky Americana, nineties alternative, turn-of-the-century indie, or handcrafted otherworldly pop. You’ll hear Suki’s longing in a swooning chorus, fearlessness in a crunchy chord, elation in a danceable waltz, and wonder in a soft coo befitting of a lullaby. She faithfully followed a lifelong passion for music to her 2022 full-length debut, I Can’t Let Go. Adorned by “Moves” and “Melrose Meltdown,” it incited widespread critical applause from Variety, Nylon, NME, The Line of Best Fit, and more. Between headlining shows and touring with Father John Misty, “Good Looking” surged online, generating nearly a billion streams, going RIAA platinum, and paving the way for theMilk Teeth EP. Simultaneously, she absorbed inspiration from a season of change earmarked by unforgettable moments a la gracing the stage of Lollapalooza 2023, performing on multiple continents, becoming a mom, and closing out the Gobi Tent at Coachella in 2024. Everything just set the stage for the gold-certified songstress to assert herself as a versatile, vibrant, and vital presence on her 2024 double-LP, Memoir of a Sparklemuffin.
Dexter Gordon - Go! (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition) - Blue Note Records
By the time he recorded GO! in 1962, Dexter Gordon had already lived several lifetimes in jazz. He was among the first to adapt the language of bebop to the tenor saxophone in the 1940s, but after a decade in which personal troubles limited his output, he signed with Blue Note in 1961 and began a run of essential albums that marked a rebirth for the tenor giant. Featuring a quartet with Sonny Clark on piano, Butch Warren on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums, GO! was a showcase of Gordon’s limitless creativity on hard-swinging numbers like his great tune “Cheese Cake” and a sure-footed version of “Love for Sale,” as well as his peerless artistry on ballads as evidenced on stunning takes of the standards “I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry” and “Where Are You.”
Horace Silver - Song For My Father (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition) - Blue Note Records
A decade into his recording career, pianist Horace Silver made the album that would endure as the crown jewel of a catalog that boasts numerous hard bop classics. Song for My Father captured the transition of his quintet with two tracks taken from an October 1963 session with Blue Mitchell, Junior Cook, Gene Taylor, and Roy Brooks. A year later Silver entered Van Gelder Studio again with a new band featuring Carmell Jones, Joe Henderson, Teddy Smith, and Roger Humphries for a session that yielded four more cuts including what would become his signature tune, “Song for My Father,” a dedication to his father that was inspired by both his Cape Verdean heritage and the music Silver had heard on a recent trip to Brazil.
ALSO OUT THIS WEEK
Snow Patrol - The Forest Is The Path [Indie Exclusive Marbled Blue 2 LP Limited Edition]
Ghostface Killah - Set the Tone (Guns & Roses) [2 LP]
Allah-Las - Worship the Sun [translucent orange LP]
Zolita - Queen of Hearts [Dark Purple LP]
The Jesus Lizard - Rack [Indie Exclusive Silver Streak Vinyl]
Willie Watson - Willie Watson [LP]
Albert King - Live Wire / Blues Power (Bluesville Acoustic Sounds Series) [LP]
Lightnin' Hopkins & Sonny Terry - Last Night Blues (Bluesville Acoustic Sounds Series) [LP]
Shawna Thompson - Lean On Neon
Cursive - Devourer [Red & Black 2 LP]
Ben Goldsmith - Start Of Something Beautiful
Hayden James - We Could Be Love [Milky Clear LP]
Bones Uk - Soft [Colored Vinyl] (Pnk) [Download Included]
Randy Newman - Pleasantville - Original Motion Picture Score (Deluxe Edition) [America LP]
Johnny Pacheco - Canonazo (60th Anniversary) [LP]
Gardens & Villa - Ultra Terrestrial [LP]
Julie - My Anti-Aircraft Friend
John Early - Now More Than Ever [LP]
Movements - Outgrown Things - [LP]
Amy Grant & Vince Gill - When I Think Of Christmas [Olive Green LP]
BOYNEXTDOOR - 19.99 (Clink Ver.)
BOYNEXTDOOR - 19.99 (Dangerous Ver.)
BOYNEXTDOOR - 19.99 (Nice Ver.)
BOYNEXTDOOR - 19.99 (Twenty Ver.)
Twiztid - Darkness [Sky Blue/Orange 2 LP]
The Pretty Reckless - Who You Selling For? [Ecomix Yellow 2LP]
Yolanda Adams - Sunny Days [CD]
Bad Moves - Wearing Out The Refrain (Blue) [Colored Vinyl]
Bassett, Joshua - The Golden Years
Big Big Train - Flare On The Lens (Gate)
George Brown - Where I'm Coming From
Sarah Davachi - Head As Form'd In The Crier's Choir (Gate)
Gia Ford - Transparent Things [Clear Vinyl]
Rebecca Frazier - Boarding Windows In Paradise (Bonus Track)
Funeral Portrait - Greetings From Suffocate City [Digipak]
Hello Mary - Emita Ox [LP Indie Exclusive Ruby Red]
Julie - My Anti-Aircraft Friend [Indie Exclusive] (Mod)
Kanneh-Isata Mason - Mendelssohn
A Killer's Confession - Victim 1
Lady Blackbird - Slang Spirituals
Miranda Lambert - Postcards From Texas [Sea Blue 2 LP]
London Grammar - Greatest Love [Yellow Vinyl]
Loveless - Loveless II [Three red/pink/white stripe LP]
Nick Lowe - Indoor Safari [Colored Vinyl]
Nada Surf - Moon Mirror [Indie Exclusive Coke Bottle Clear LP]
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What's New 9-13-24
From the mid-90’s, Cursive developed into one of the most important groups to emerge from those blurred lines between indie rock and post-hard-core. Devourer continues their ambition, as daring as ever. Full of intense and incisive songs, the album proves exactly why Cursive have been so influential and enduring–and why they remain so vital today.
Everything fans love and expect from them. Bittersweet anthems that begin quiet but explode into soaring harmonies? Check. Songs that are play-on-repeat heart punches? Check. Songs that are poetic and thought-provoking while also being absolute belt-at-the-top-of-your-voice-with-the-windows -down masterpieces? Check.
Lyrical dexterity is alive and kicking on this uneasy funeral for Eminem’s world-beating alter ego, Slim Shady. Dialing down the hyperdrive multisyllabic sprint-rapping of recent releases, Em focuses mostly on a single topic, allowing for a more narratively engaging album. The trademark furious slander and insults are there, but balanced by a strange vulnerability. Goodbyes are always hard.
Leaning on an ever-evolving sonic palette to convey what she’s feeling—whether it be folky Americana, nineties alternative, turn-of-the-century indie, or handcrafted otherworldly pop—Waterhouse creates a collage of her inspirations, experiences, and emotions stitched together by honeyed vocal delivery, bright-eyed melodies, and evocative storytelling.
This is The Jesus Lizard reconstituted, refreshed and positively revving. This is a record teeming with the kind of madness needed to beat down today’s mediocrity and piss-perfect pop drivel alike. No showing how they’ve “matured” as songwriters. No inane detours into unnecessary genre exercises. They might not be young, but they will never, ever get fucking old.
The 13 Tony-nominated Broadway musical is a coming-of-age story based on the life of Alicia Keys featuring her iconic hits including "Fallin'," "If I Ain't Got You" and more reimagined. Despite the warnings of her protective mother, the symphony of the street calls to a 17-year-old “Ali” - promising freedom, excitement, and the possibility of love.
No Name has some of White’s most memorable riffs since Blunderbuss and is his most red-blooded rock record since Elephant. White has released great solo records since then and his live shows are a blast, but he’s never sounded quite as unshackled and delirious as he does here, pounding out the sort of wild garage blues that made his name.