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New Release Round-Up 11-04-22
John Mellencamp - Scarecrow: Remastered - Mercury
This newly remixed and remastered edition of John Mellencamp's Scarecrow features the original album, a full disc or rare and previously unreleased tracks, an ATMOS and new hi-res stereo mix of the album and bonus tracks on Blu-ray disc, a 180-gram LP cut at half-speed, a 7" single of "Small Town" with original picture sleeve, lithographs, a poster, and booklet with a new essay by Anthony DeCurtis.
Steely Dan - Can't Buy A Thrill - Geffen
At long last, the classic Steely Dan catalog is back on vinyl. Led by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, Steely Dan released 7 albums from 1972-1980. The vinyl series kicks off with Can't Buy A Thrill (celebrating its 50th-anniversary) which features the band’s breakthrough hits, “Do It Again,” “Reelin’ in the Years,” and the recently viral, “Dirty Work.” 180-gram LP.
Alicia Keys - Santa Baby - Alicia Keys Records
The 11-track album will feature Alicia Keys' soulful, raw, fresh reimagining of seven beloved holiday classics as well as four original songs written by Keys. The album was recorded this summer while Alicia was on her sold-out European tour. "I love this music! It feels so good!" says Keys. "I picked each song based on my all-time favorites and I wrote the new ones based on real holiday emotions and stories. The holidays are such a beautiful time to slow down, be with the ones you love and make meaning! Santa Baby is definitely going to be the perfect holiday soundtrack. I can't wait for you to fall in love with it."
ALSO OUT THIS WEEK
Big Joanie - Back Home [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Blue Seafoam Wave LP]
Phoenix - Alpha Zulu [Indie Exclusive Low Price CD]
First Aid Kit - Palomino [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Opaque White LP]
Spoon - Lucifer On The Moon
PJ Harvey - B-Sides, Demos & Rarities
Seth Avett - Seth Avett Sings Greg Brown [Indie Exclusive limited Edition Opaque Maroon LP]
Laura Jean - Amateurs
Billy Joel - Live At Yankee Stadium
The Lone Bellow - Love Songs For Losers
The Pretty Reckless - Other Worlds
Mormor - Semblance [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Clear LP]
Ezra Collective - Where I'm Meant To Be
Puff Daddy & The Family - No Way Out [White 2LP]
Eminem - Curtain Call 2 [2LP]
Various Artists - Stranger Things 4 (Soundtrack From The Netflix Series) [2LP]
Iris Dement - Infamous Angel: 30th Anniversary [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition LP]
Various Artists - Top Gun: Maverick (Music From The Motion Picture)
Botch - We Are The Romans [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Transparent Blue LP]
The Menzingers - On The Impossible Past & On the Possible Past: 10th Anniversary Edition [Tangerine & Apple Galaxy 2LP]
Tropical Gothclub - Tropical Gothclub [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Coke Bottle Clear LP]
Prince - The Hits 1
Prince - The Hits 2
Devin Townsend - Lightwork [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Sun Yellow 2LP/CD]
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Now Hear This! - November 2022
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What's New 10-28-22
Inspired by old western film scores and vintage Latin American sounds, Hermanos Gutiérrez's new Dan Auerbach-produced album El Bueno Y El Malo takes listeners on a hypnotic and sensual instrumental journey through a haunted landscape where the haze of the desert meets the blue of a Kodachrome ocean. *Indie Exclusive Blue & White Opaque Marble LP*
One of the most important works of electronic music and modern classical, Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Includes additional selections from Oldfield's ouvre that have never before been performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with the London Contemporary Voices Choir.
With their 10th album, the nu-grass pioneers offer an evocative look at life’s uncertainties. Alpenglow is an affecting album, one that creates a supple sound from its blend of fiddles, banjos, mandolins and musings. Indeed, it’s hard to imagine a more emotive offering overall. *Indie Exclusive Coke Bottle Clear LP + 7”*
A party platter of stanky jams, silken R&B, jazz, and pop-funk, We Never Stop features several guest appearances, including Chic guitarist, producer, songwriter, and three-time GRAMMY Award-winner Nile Rodgers. Give the people an invigorating beat, some swanky sax uplift, and watch the pain melt away.
Joe Lynn Turner (Rainbow, Deep Purple) speaks his mind as loudly as possible on his eleventh full-length offering Belly Of The Beast. Joining forces with producer Peter Tägtgren (Hypocrisy, Pain, Lindemann), the New Jersey-born powerhouse conjures up the kind of heavy metal that not only makes you throw your fist in the air, but also makes you think.
Onward’s resurrection by founding member and international guitar legend Toby Knapp. Of Epoch and Inferno features new vocalist Robert Van War, best known for his tenure with US Power / Heavy Metal act Attika. A supreme return in top form from one of America’s most popular and celebrated progressive Heavy Metal bands.
Dead Cross is a snarling beast from some of music’s most experimental and hardcore musicians: Dave Lombardo (drums), Michael Crain (guitar), Justin Pearson (bass) and Mike Patton on vocals, but at its core it’s a group of friends having fun, paying homage to the music they love and asking music fans to come along. *Indie Exclusive Glass Coffin LP*
The pioneers of blood-soaked “Gore” Metal return with the macabre culmination of decades upon decades of nightmarish riffs, obliterating blast beats, and hellish screams from the very depths the band crawled out from. The most fun you’ve ever had being disgusted! *Indie Exclusive Blood Red LP*
Midnights is a collection of music written in the middle of the night, a journey through terrors and sweet dreams. The floors we pace and the demons we face - the stories of 13 sleepless nights scattered throughout Taylor’s life. It’s a thread tying where Swift has been and where she’s going—referencing her old material while making leaps and bounds forward.
This is a love letter of New Orleans. Not strictly classical, jazz or ambient electronica but rather a body of “movements,” Pigments is an expressive soundscape that is an immersive passage through the city as seen through the eyes of a young Black girl with dreams to paint her future with the pigments given to her. *Indie Exclusive Opaque Baby Blue LP*
Reasons In Decline is not a last grasp at relevance from a band past their peak. It is a vital addition to an impressive catalogue from a group who deserve your attention. It’s one of those rare reunion albums that satisfies a need, even if it doesn’t land as hard as some may have hoped. *Indie Exclusive Red & Purple Swirl LP*
A Family Christmas is beautiful, intimate, and warm. The Bocelli family sings to you from the sanctuary of their own sitting room, by their fire, relaxing as they momentarily switch off from the rest of the world. It is the sound of a family taking a precious moment to be with each other and celebrate what is truly important.
The songs here are still short and bittersweet, but there's more weight to them on the whole, as Kline negotiates self-examination, affection, regret, and apprehension. Their unique sound of breezy guitar-rock paired with simply beautiful, intimate lyrics make this album truly feel as though it was shaped by a delicate hand. *Limited Edition Clear LP*
Four years after Simple Minds returned to form on Walk Between Worlds, they emerged more confident on their adrenaline-fueled 19th album. Here, with conviction and confidence, they wield pulsing synths, arena rock drums, silvery-sounding guitars, and Jim Kerr's dry, emphatic vocals for a cache of fine songs. *Indie Exclusive Transparent Orange LP*
Drawing comparisons to Chris Stapleton and Sturgill Simpson for his signature, cavernous vocal and gritty, go-your-own-way charisma, Williams returns with is long-awaited sophomore album. Waging Peace is rooted in country tradition and a bold, against-the-grain swagger, accompanied by Williams' organic twang and retrofuzz.
Like Motörhead before them (albeit dealing in languid grooves rather than pedal-to-the-metal noise), the song appears to remain the same over the course of a long and brilliant catalogue, but like Motörhead, Clutch's genius lies in their inherent them-ness. And though change is small, slight, and un-radical, theirs is a creative spring that remains deep and plentiful.
Spirits further proves Nothing More’s expertise in the rock genre and beyond, documenting the past two years’ desperation and isolation of lockdown, the spiral of substance abuse, the pain of broken relationships and survival in self-reliance while summarizing the band’s mission: reflect, provoke, inspire. *Indie Exclusive Red w/ White Swirl 2LP*
Like its sibling Unlimited Love, Dream Canteen benefits from the positive energy of these four friends just having fun in the studio, and is designed for listeners to plug in and bliss out. It’s a surprisingly introspective set filled with references to forgotten actors, classic bands, and, most tellingly, decades-old Chili Peppers songs. *Indie Exclusive Alternate Cover Gold LP*
New Release Round-Up 10-28-22
The Beatles - Revolver: Special Edition - Capitol
From “Taxman” to “Tomorrow Never Knows,” The Beatles’ Revolver has been newly mixed by producer Giles Martin and Sam Okell, and sourced directly from the original four-track master tapes with audio brought forth in stunning clarity with the help of cutting-edge technology developed by the award-winning sound team at Peter Jackson’s WingNutFilms Productions Ltd. Available as Indie Exclusive Limited Edition LP + Tote as well as Super Deluxe LP Box Set, Super Deluxe CD Box Set, Deluxe 2CD, LP & CD.
The Backseat Lovers - Waiting To Spill - Capitol
The Backseat Lovers' sophomore album Waiting To Spill is released this week. The release was preceded by the single, "Growing/Dying," their first new music release in over two years.
Tom Waits - Alice: 20th Anniversary Edition - Anti
"Alice" is the 14th studio album by Tom Waits, originally released in 2002. The album contains most songs written for the play Alice. The adaptation was directed by Robert Wilson, who Waits had previously worked with on the play The Black Rider, and originally set up at the Thalia Theatre in Hamburg in 1992. The play has since been performed in various theatres around the world.
Nino Rota - La Dolce Vita (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack): Remastered - Decca
Nino Rota’s soundtrack to Federico Fellini’s masterpiece ‘La Dolce Vita’ has been fully restored and remastered from the original master tapes and will be released on CAM Sugar as part of the CAM SUGAR Heritage Series – the label’s collection dedicated to the scores synonymous with the history of Italian cinema.
Neil Diamond - A Neil Diamond Christmas - UMe
A Neil Diamond Christmas is a newly remastered set specially curated by Neil Diamond from his 4 best-selling Christmas albums. These acclaimed recordings feature Neil originals and inventive arrangements of traditional songs, spotlighting his trademark sound in a holiday setting. It also features a new mix of, "O Holy Night."
ALSO OUT THIS WEEK
Trampled By Turtles - Alpenglow [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Coke Bottle Clear LP + 7in]
Dragonette - Twennies
Discovery - LP: Deluxe Edition [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Orange LP]
Faye Webster - Car Therapy Sessions EP [Walnut Brown Vinyl]
Drugdealer - Hiding in Plain Sight [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Table Wine Rouge LP]
Siouxsie And The Banshees - All Souls [LP]
+++ (Crosses) - Day One / Vivien [Vinyl Single]
Chris Isaak - San Francisco Days [RSD Essential Red LP]
Etta James - Tell Mama [RSD Essential Opaque Yellow LP]
Frank Ballard - Rhythm Blues Party [RSD Essential Indie Colorway White LP]
Mickey Murray - Shout Bamalama & Others [RSD Essential Indie Colorway White LP]
Masters Of Reality - Masters Of Reality [RSD Essential Indie Colorway Translucent Blue LP]
Built To Spill - There's Nothing Wrong With Love [RSD Essential Indie Colorway Silver Marble LP]
The Zombies - Odessey and Oracle [RSD Essential Psychedelic Swirl LP]
Palaye Royale - Fever Dream [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Black/White Galaxy LP]
Lainey Wilson - Bell Bottom Country
Aoife Nessa Frances - Protector [Limited Edition White LP]
The Black Keys - Thickfreakness [Limited Edition Pink LP]
Fit For A King - The Hell We Create [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition LP]
Various Artists - Dead Formats Volume 1 [Indie Exclusive limited Edition Red/White/Blue w/ White Splatter LP]
Hermanos Gutierrez - El Bueno Y El Malo [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Blue & White Opaque Marble LP]
Dead Cross - II [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Glass Coffin LP]
Nas - Magic [Limited Edition Pink LP]
Bangles - Ladies And Gentlemen... The Bangles! [Limited Edition Pink LP]
Al Green - I'm Still In Love With You: 50th Anniversary [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Green Smoke LP]
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What's New 10-21-22
Last year, Architects were propelled into new territory with For Those That Wish to Exist, achieving their first UK number one album. In all measures a roaring success, they sonically edged into the uncharted too. Now The Classic Symptoms… bridges their metalcore style into something even more cinematic and larger-than-life.
Furious indie-pop anthems combine across the record with psych and prog influences, demonstrating the wealth of influences the band feed off and their deep musicality. Surrealist lyrics are as ever at the forefront, but the new album gives greater opportunity to explore bugged out guitar jams, and immersive journeys touching on krautrock territory.
The landmark, debut album from Queens of the Stone Age is back in print for the first time in ten years, restored to its original sequence with the original, long out-of-print artwork by Frank Kozik. Featuring an obi-strip designed by longtime collaborator Boneface and pressed on standard black and Limited Edition Indie Exclusive Opaque Orange Vinyl.

































