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New Release Round-Up 03-17-23
Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park: 10th Anniversary Edition - Mercury Nashville
Kacey Musgraves releases a limited edition Zoetrope Picture Disc Vinyl in celebrating the 10th Anniversary of her debut Platinum and Grammy winning album- Same Trailer Different Park. The album went to #1 on the Country Album Charts when it was released in 2013. Kacey co-wrote all 12 tracks and co-produced the album with Luke Laird and Shane McAnally. Album won the Grammy award for the Best Country Album at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. The album featured the break-out singles- “Merry Go Round”, “Blowin’ Smoke”, and “Follow Your Arrow”.
ALSO OUT THIS WEEK
U2 - Songs of Surrender [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Opaque White 2LP]
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - V
M83 - Fantasy [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Blue Marble 2LP]
Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker: Live [2LP]
All Time Low - Tell Me I'm Alive
Say Hi - Elocution Prattle
100 Gecs - 10,000 gecs [Indie Exclusive limited Edition White LP]
Dropkick Murphys - Blackout: 20th Anniversary Edition [Limited Edition Translucent Red LP]
Ghost - Ceremony And Devotion [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Lemon 2LP]
Sonny Rollins - Go West!: The Contemporary Records Albums
Jake Baldwin - Misc. Items
Sandrider - Enveletration
Pierce The Veil - A Flair For The Dramatic
Stephen Sondheim, Sara Bareilles, Into The Woods 2022 Broadway Cast - Into The Woods (2022 Broadway Cast Recording)
Creatrix - Now More Than Ever
The Band of Heathens - Simple Things
Subhumans - 29:29 Split Vision [RSD Essential Indie Colorway Deep Purple LP]
Subhumans - EP-LP [RSD Essential Indie Colorway Deep Purple LP]
Subhumans - Time Flies + Rats [RSD Essential Indie Colorway Deep Purple LP]
Kamelot - The Awakening [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Silver 2LP]
Ten Years After - A Space In Time: 50th Anniversary [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Clear Half-Speed Master LP]
Frightened Rabbit - Pedestrian Verse: 10th Anniversary [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition 2LP]
The Offspring - Smash [RSD Essential Milky Clear LP]
Warren Zevon - Life'll Kill Ya [RSD Essential Indie Colorway Smoking Skull LP]
Mystic - Cuts For Luck And Scars For Freedom [RSD Essential Indie Colorway Black Ice 2LP + Ruby Red 7in]
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What's New 3-10-23
Recorded in the Tuareg guitarist’s home country over the past five years, these live and alternate takes offer the chance to hear his music in the cultural context in which he forged it. As the Niger EP demonstrate, a field recorder pointed in the general direction of a band in the middle of a wild party can capture a lot of life.
Though no strangers to the dancefloor, the minimal yet immersive beats and grooves of UK Grims's tracks – which include collaborations with Dry Cleaning’s Florence Shaw and Jane’s Addiction’s Perry Farrell among them – add a new, physical dimension to Sleaford Mods’ sound that makes their words more vital than ever. Music for body AND mind.
The Big Bottle of Joy is about celebration - hard-won, overflowing, exuberant celebration. Over a dozen songs infused with raw blues-rock, rollicking Americana, thoughtful folk, and ecstatic gospel, Andersen testifies to something we could all do well to remember: the time we have together is special, so let's spend it the right way.
After recording over 20 songs, including some that dabbled in electro-pop and stripped-down country, the band settled on the final 14 songs containing the best elements of ‘70s-driven blues rock. Sonically, the album is reminiscent of Sticky Fingers-era Stones, but the lyrics are mini-vignettes that embody the spirit of what The Nude Party are going for — and their growth as a band.
New Release Round-Up 03-10-23
Otherwise - Gawdzillionaire - Mascot
If anybody knows how to fight, it's Otherwise. The Las Vegas quartet Adrian Patrick [vocals], Ryan Patrick [guitar], Nick Bedrosian [bass], and Joe Conner [drums]-have weathered personal tragedy and trauma, withstood the tides of the industry, and still stand tall. If anything, the boys are stronger than ever with a one-two punch of airtight guitars, stadium-shaking grooves, and hypnotic hard-hitting hooks. Over the past decade, they've clawed their way through the rock 'n' roll ranks and emerged as an unbreakable force. Their catalog spans fan favorites such as True Love Never Dies [2012], Peace At All Costs [2014], and Sleeping Lions [2017]. However, their fifth full-length album, Gawdzillionaire [Mascot Label Group], trumpets their fighting spirit louder than ever before.
The Cold Stares - Voices - Mascot
For the past ten years, The Cold Stares have toured the world relentlessly as a duo, blowing away audiences across the US and Europe with a fierce, blistering live show that belied their bare bones, guitar-and-drums setup. Now, the band is embracing a whole new kind of chemistry as they launch their next chapter, adding a third member and channelling the classic power trio sound they grew up on with their explosive new album, Voices. "The chains were off when we made this record," says guitarist/singer Chris Tapp. "Suddenly, all the parameters that had dictated what we could and couldn't do just disappeared and we were free to create whatever sound we wanted." That sense of total artistic liberation lies at the heart of Voices, which pushes The Cold Stares' signature mix of blues, southern, and hard rock to bold new heights.
ALSO OUT THIS WEEK
The Blaze - Jungle
Miley Cyrus - Endless Summer Vacation
Sleaford Mods - UK GRIM [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Silver LP]
The War and Treaty - Lover’s Game [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Clear LP]
The Nude Party - Rides On [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Yellow 2LP]
Van Morrison - Moving On Skiffle [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Sky Blue 2 LP]
Blackmore's Night - Shadow Of The Moon: 25th Anniversary Edition
The Luka State - More Than This
Ripe - Bright Blues
Richard Cheese - The Sunny Side Of The Moon: The Best Of Richard Cheese
CAKE - Prolonging The Magic
Suicide Silence - Remember... You Must Die [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Black Ice LP]
Daniel Johnston - Songs of Pain [2LP]
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars + Anderson .Paak) - An Evening With Silk Sonic [Bonus Track LP]
Ben Kweller - Sha Sha: 20th Anniversary [Deluxe Toothbrush Red 3LP]
Mariah Carey - The Rarities [4LP Box Set]
Lonnie Holley - Oh Me Oh My
Periphery - Periphery V: Djent Is Not A Genre
Fever Ray - Radical Romantics
Twice - READY TO BE
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What's New 3-3-23
Uchis’ most immersive project yet—a bottomless plunge into the waters of love and loss. The fluid groove of “Blue” feels like a Sade B-side, while “Love Between” weaves doo-wop nostalgia into crystalline romantic reverie. Often, it’s her smoldering voice that holds all the dreaminess together. It’s never maximalist, always utilitarian, molded to fit revenge and desire in equal measure.
Technical Death Metal is a notoriously crowded arena which is why it’s exciting to see a band like Entheos ascend by becoming a wholly more progressive and experimental entity. No longer needing to compromise their vision, the increased diversity in almost every facet has only seen this band grow exponentially into an exciting and creative force. The more tantalizing aspect is that they can go even further.
Four master collaborators at the peak of their craft with near-telepathic cohesion. Silver Saturdays features 10 new songs that pay homage to a 25-year journey. All four members lend their distinctive vocals. Their concise, meticulously crafted songwriting is interwoven with Lebo’s soaring acoustic-electric guitar. Gill’s tasty keyboard comping and Adams’ bass groove married to Lipp’s rhythmic flourishes.
The third solo album from the Seattle native, rapper and songwriter best known as one-half of duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. Includes "Chant (featuring Tones And I), "Faithful" (featuring NLE Choppa), "Heroes" (featuring DJ Premier – considered one of the greatest hip hop producers of all time), and "Maniac" (featuring Windsor). *Available on Indie Exclusive vinyl with alternate cover*
The 36-song mega collection brings together Wallen’s many musical influences including country, alternative and hip-hop, and features with country bigwigs Eric Church, Hardy and Ernest. Of the hefty length, Wallen says, “there are 36 songs on this album because we just kept exploring with fresh lyrics, music and production ideas and these are the songs that felt right to me.”
Over the course of the record traversing between oddball dance-punk and noise pop, Gallo shares detailed anecdotes and takes on male entitlement, the age of anxiety, apathy vs. action, narcissism, retail therapy, xenophobia, the dread of future generations, right wing extremists in giant pickup trucks, capitalism, and climate change. it’s the opposite of background music - unavoidable, urgent, in your face.
Alabama native Drayton Farley has as honest a voice as you're likely to hear in this burgeoning scene of country, folk, roots, and Americana music we're all wrapped up in. He sings as deeply about the love he holds as the love he's lost and there's something so broken-in and comfortable about that Southern inflection that every song feels like coming home.
Drummer and composer Kendrick Scott returns with his first compositional treatment of trio context: saxophone, bass, and drums. Corridors unveils an exposed rumination from the Houston-born artist and his acclaimed collaborators: saxophonist Walter Smith III and bassist Reuben Rogers. Born during the pandemic lockdown, the record focuses on posing outward questions instead of inward contemplation.
New Release Round-Up 03-03-23
Morgan Wallen - One Thing At A Time - Big Loud / Mercury Records / Republic Records
Morgan Wallen's 3rd studio album, One Thing At A Time, releases via Big Loud/Mercury/Republic. Wallen's 36-song, deeply personal album combines his musical influences (country/alternative/hip-hop). With so much new music, the stage is set for his 63-date/30 stadium One Night At A Time World Tour. This album follows the success of his 4x platinum, Dangerous: The Double Album, which notched historical chart status at Billboard's longest running Top 10 album for a solo artist.
De La Soul - 3 Feet High And Rising - Chrysalis
3 Feet High And Rising is the debut studio album by hip hop trio De La Soul and was released on March 3, 1989. It marked the first of three full-length collaborations with producer Prince Paul, which would become the critical and commercial peak of both parties. Critically, as well as commercially, the album was a success. It contains the singles, "Me Myself and I", "The Magic Number, " "Buddy, " and "Eye Know". The album title came from the Johnny Cash song "Five Feet High and Rising". It is listed on Rolling Stone's 200 Essential Rock Records and The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums. When Village Voice held it's annual Pazz & Jop Critics Poll for 1989, 3 Feet High and Rising was ranked #1. It was also listed on the Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Released amid the 1989 boom in gangsta rap, which gravitated towards hardcore, confrontational, violent lyrics, de la Soul's uniquely positive style made them an oddity beginning with the first single, "Me, Myself and I". Their positivity meant many observers labeled them a "hippie" group, based on their declaration of the "D.A.I.S.Y. Age" (Da. Inner. Soul. Yall). Sampling artists as diverse as Hall & Oates, Steely Dan and The Turtles, 3 Feet High and Rising is often viewed as the stylistic beginning of 1990s alternative hip hop (and especially jazz rap).
Frank Zappa - Zappa '80: Mudd Club/Munich - Zappa Records
Zappa '80: Mudd Club/Munich combines 2 historical performances from the 1980 spring/summer tour. The first is a set at Frank Zappa's favorite NYC nightclub, the famous Mudd Club, presented from a hi-res transfer of the original master tape. The second, from Olympiahalle in Munich, is the first-ever direct-to-digital live stereo recording of Zappa. Mastered by Bernie Grundman in 2022, with photography and memoir from George Alper, and liner notes from Arthur Barrow, Steve Vai & `Vaultmeister' Joe Travers.
Also Available: Zappa ’80: Munich [3LP], Zappa ’80: Mudd Club [2LP]
Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - The Songs Of Bacharach & Costello - UMe
The Songs Of Bacharach & Costello, brings together all of the published songs that Costello has written with Burt Bacharach, celebrating the three decade songwriting partnership between them. Compiled by Costello, the Super Deluxe Edition includes the newly remastered album, Painted From Memory, along with a new collection, Taken From Life, featuring unreleased songs from the proposed "Painted From Memory" musical score, plus live performances, and a detailed 10,000 word essay by Costello.
Hollow Coves - Wanderlust EP - Nettwerk Records
Australian indie-folk duo Hollow Coves' release their debut EP 'Wanderlust' on CD and vinyl. It highlights Hollow Coves trademark soft lyrics and harmonies embedded deep into the acoustic guitar melodies. Since the EP's release, "Coastline" and "The Woods" are now certified GOLD status in Canada, and the minute long "Interlude" has found resonance on Tiktok and Meta soundtracked to stunning & on-brand travel and wanderlust themed content. The band has grown their own live following, translating their recorded music showcasing both their softer side and a lively stomp and holler show that has led to opening for Passenger and The Lumineers.
ALSO OUT THIS WEEK
Macklemore - Ben [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Alternate Cover 2LP]
Kali Uchis - Red Moon In Venus [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Red LP]
Ron Gallo - Foreground Music
Daisy Jones & The Six - Aurora [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Deep Blue Clear LP]
Four Year Strong - Enemy of the World: Re-Recorded [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Orange w/ Brown Splatter LP]
Hello Mary - Hello Mary [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Baby Blue LP]
Haken - Fauna [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Cream White LP]
Kate NV - WOW [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Yellow LP]
NCT 127 - The 4th Album Repackage 'Ay-Yo'
Willie Nelson - I Don’t Know A Thing About Love: The Songs of Harlen Howard
Mimi Webb - Amelia
Constant Smiles - Kenneth Anger
Pony Bradshaw - North Georgia Rounder
Tove Lo - Dirt Femme
Genesis - BBC Broadcasts
Full Of Hell - Suffocating Hallucination [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Silver/Orange LP]
The The - $1 ONE VOTE! [Limited Edition Vinyl Single]
ALO - Silver Saturdays
Can't Swim - Thanks But No Thanks [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Half Black/Half White w/Red & Mint Splatter LP]
Subhumans - The Day The Country Died [RSD Essential Indie Colorway Deep Purple LP]
Subhumans - From The Cradle To The Grave [RSD Essential Indie Colorway Deep Purple LP]
Subhumans - Worlds Apart [RSD Essential Indie Colorway Deep Purple LP]
Mystic - Cuts For Luck And Scars For Freedom [RSD Essential Indie Colorway Black Ice 2LP + Ruby Red 7in]
Phoenix - Alpha Zulu [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Coke Bottle Clear LP]
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