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Heartbreaker” that “kicks down the door of this next musical chapter” (American Songwriter) and the title track, “Honkytonk Hollywood.” 2 LP set on forest green color vinyl. Limited Edition. Available at Indie Retailers.
For more than 25 years, My Morning Jacket have achieved an incredibly rare feat in rock & roll, upholding a long established cultural legacy while sustaining the curiosity and creative hunger of their earliest days. For their 10th studio album, the band teamed up with GRAMMY Award-winning producer Brendan O’Brien (Springsteen, Pearl Jam) for what may be their most masterfully realized work yet, once again expanding the limits of their sound while elevating their artistry to unprecedented heights. Available on "Blue Iceberg" color vinyl with custom inner sleeve and 4-page insert. Limited Edition. Indie Exclusive.
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Gracie Abrams returns with the deluxe version of her sophomore album, The Secret of Us (Deluxe)released via Interscope Records. This is Gracie's most expansive body of work both sonically and narratively. Building onto a massive year for Gracie, she adds 4 new songs including fan favorite ‘That's So True'. Gracie's growth as a songwriter and vocalist is showcased in her most extroverted album yet, as she continues to work with longtime collaborator Aaron Dessner. A portion of these songs were also written with Gracie's best friend, Audrey Hobert. This album was written with the urgency with which you run home to detail every moment of a night to your friend, with her live experiences over the past year having deeply shaped the identity of this album.
GRAMMY-nominated recording artist GloRilla releases her highly anticipated debut album GLORIOUS. The star-studded affair includes features from Megan Thee Stallion, Latto, Sexyy Red, Kirk Franklin, Bossman Dlo, Fridayy, T-Pain, Muni Long, and Chandler Moore. The debut studio album comes after Big Glo trailblazed her way through the music industry with infectious hit records and high-profile collaborations that have won fans around the globe, including this year's Hot 100 hits "Yeah Glo!," "TGIF" and "Wanna Be" featuring Megan Thee Stallion."
Ringo Starr releases a brand-new country music album, Look Up, produced and co-written by T Bone Burnett via Lost Highway Records. This stunning collection features 11 original songs, recorded this year in Nashville and Los Angeles. This album features Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle, Lucius, Larkin Poe, and Alison Krauss.
Serving as a celebration of their 10-year history and a look ahead to their next era, Flatland Forever is Flatland Cavalry’s essential album. It features 15+ reissues of the band’s fan-favorite tracks from acclaimed releases Come May, Humble Folks, Homeland Insecurity, Welcome To Countryland, Songs To Keep You Warm, and Wandering Star – as well as 4 previously-unheard new songs. The album showcases Flatland’s signature range of breadth of ability – with heart-wrenching ballads, uptempo jams, timeless songwriting, and rich musicianship.
The War On Drugs, “one of the premier live bands of their generation” (Pitchfork), announce Live Drugs Again, via Super High Quality Records and Transgressive / Canvasback. In support of Live Drugs Again, the band will kick off their Zen Diagram North American co-headline tour with The National, with support from Lucius, on September 12th. Recorded on tour between February 2022 through December 2023 in America, UK, Europe and Australia, Live Drugs Again follows 2020’s Live Drugs and represents The War On Drugs at their ragged, righteous best. Bandleader Adam Granduciel comments, “Live Drugs Again chronicles the evolution of these songs from the studio to stages all over the world; documenting our continued growth as a live band. This series ensures that these versions, and some of our favorite moments on stage, will live on.” As Consequence so accurately hailed, “it’s hard to imagine a musical experience that’s more enveloping and uplifting.” This is hearing a band at its peak.
Childish Gambino - Atavista - Vinyl 2 LP
For years, Childish Gambino's Atavista hid in plain sight. When he released an unfinished version of the record on March 15, 2020, it spent just 12 hours on his website before he pulled it down. Reappearing on streaming a week later as 3.15.20, the project brought up almost as many questions as sparkling neo-soul anthems, which still sounded slicker than the average as raw cuts titled after timestamps.
Atavista is an ode to impermanence, never more directly than over the glimmering guitar of "Time" with Grande. ("One thing's for certain, baby/We're running out of time," they harmonize on the chorus.) But in Gambino's capable hands, Atavista also slows down to enjoy the view, the sonic equivalent of a luxe leather-interior BMW cruising an open California highway. "I did what I wanted to," he revels on closing track "Final Church." Atavista took many shapes over the years to reach a final form. In each warm refrain, tight sequence, and carefully chosen collaborator, Gambino demonstrates why some things are worth waiting for.
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NEW THIS WEEK AT THE SHOP
Hey there, hi, how's it going. Welcome to the newletter, coming to you deep from the heart of January. This week brings just a few big new releases but they are pretty big! We start with the unreleased MAC MILLER album 'Balloonerism', which comes out five years to the day since the release of his first posthumous album 'Circles'. 'Balloonerism' was recorded in the early 2010s, around the same time as his seminal mixtape 'Faces', and features a lot of great production and live studio work from Thundercat and his LA crew. This is an important missing piece of the Mac Miller puzzle, and contributes dearly to his catalog. In 2008, singer and producer SOLANGE was just starting to come into her own as a solo artist, boldly sidestepping the shadows cast by her sister (who is literally Beyonce). The result was her critically-acclaimed sophomore album 'Sol-angel & The Hadley St. Dreams', dripping with Pharrell production and that vintage late oughties poptimism. Kosovar diva DUA LIPA goes big on the new 'Live From The Royal Albert Hall', while tiktok country star JESSIE MURPH debuts with 'That Ain't No Man That's The Devil'. Honey I believe you.We're starting to sense a theme here. If there is a holiday, there was probably a Peanuts special about it, which means there was also a soundtrack for it from the elusive VINCE GUARALDI. 'Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown' arrives on red wax this week, just in time to get your heart calibrated for the big day. Was there a 'It's Secretaries Day, Charlie Brown'? Fingers crossed. Speaking of hoping against hope, there was a SUN RA release we were supposed to have on Black Friday. It was the only release on the entire list that didn't show up. Not a single copy. Well, two months later, a half dozen copies have shaken loose from wherever they were hiding, allowing us to give 'Lights On A Satellite: Live At The Left Bank', a transcendent late 70s set from the grandfather of cosmic jazz, its own special day. We've also got a nice new Verve Acoustic Sounds Series release of the classic NINA SIMONE album 'In Concert', and the 1982 roots reggae must-have 'Wanted Dread And Alive' by PETER TOSH.Last up, we've sourced the last available copies of a repress of MARK HOLLIS' only solo album after the dissolution of Talk Talk; it's a bit of a hidden gem in the limited Hollis discography. BJORK and ROSALIA have joined forces to release a potent new single called 'Oral', which features a remix by Olof Dreijer of the Knife. WEEN's bodacious alt-pop classic 'Chocolate and Cheese' is back in print, alongside a new record from the steady songwriter DAVID GRAY, called 'Dear Life'. -
USED VINYL ALERT
Here is your weekly update for January 16th. We'll pickup where the Thursday night sneak peek video on our @StrictlyDiscs Instagram and Facebook left off. No frills. Just the artists. The rest is for your 650+ fresh-used digging pleasure downstairs in our Madison shop.
Jazz/Vocals: Horace Silver, Miles Davis, Nina Simone, Paul Gonsalves, Clare Fischer, Nat King Cole, Art Blakey, Louis Armstrong, Oscar Peterson, Johnny Frigo, Dizzy Gillespie, Billie Holiday, Stan Getz, Count Basie, Freddie Hubbard, Jan Garbarek, Bill Evans
Soul/Blues: Roy Ayers, Funkadelic, Freddie King, Barry White, Curtis Mayfield, Sylvester, Earth Wind & Fire, Bionic Boogie, Stevie Wonder, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Four Tops
Rock: The Smiths, Depeche Mode, Grateful Dead, Coven, Motley Crue, Tom Petty, Pink Floyd, Tears For Fears, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Warren Zevon, Quiet Riot, Rush
Folk/Country: Leo Kottke, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Joan Baez, Willie Nelson, Patsy Cline
Contemporary/Pop: Amy Winehouse, Foo Fighters, Avett Brothers, Aaliyah, Drake, Norah Jones, Danny Brown, Childish Gambino, Justin Timberlake, Die Antwoord, Jessica Pratt
Experimental/Ambient: Laraaji, Brian Eno, Enya, Tangerine Dream
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