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“Nashville’s new star” (CBS This Morning) Brittney Spencer announces her highly-anticipated debut album, My Stupid Life, out January 19th via Elektra. The first track, “Bigger Than The Song,” showcases Spencer’s ability to excel on the fringe of genre periphery with her honest and free-spirited songwriting, and it’ll be performed on NBC’sTODAY Show on September 29.
The album’s 13 tracks are a culmination of her experience during her time trying to “make it” in Music City, discovering herself in the process. The Baltimore native moved to Nashville ten years ago, and this album is Spencer’s commitment to be unapologetically herself. Recorded at Sound Emporium Studios and Blackbird Studio in Nashville, the album is produced by GRAMMY award-winning Daniel Tashian (Kacey Musgraves, Little Big Town, Brett Eldredge), with the exception of two tracks, Marcus “MarcLo” Lomax (Monsters & Strangerz, Maren Morris, Justin Bieber, Kelsea Ballerini), who produced the lead single — “Bigger Than The Song” — and Romil Hemnani (BROCKHAMPTON), who produced “New To This Town.”
“This feels like a long time coming,” says Spencer. “It took me three years from the time I released my first EP Compassion to now to release my first album. These songs serve as my introduction to country music and I wanted to give them all the time and care that they (and my fans) deserve. I wrote a lot of songs from the back corners of my mind because I wanted to take a good, deeper look at myself and create something true to who and where I am at this time in my life. The more I put the pen to my feelings and thoughts, the more I realize I’ve heard similar sentiments throughout my life. Through making this album, I’ve learned we’re not alone in our heads, and I hope this album hugs the tiny, loud parts of our overthinking brains that sometimes need it most.”
The project features award-winning collaborators including Grace Potter, Maren Morris, Abbey Cone & Sarah Buxton, plus guitar contributions by Jason Isbell.
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of CHVRCHES critically-acclaimed debut album 'The Bones of What You Believe', they are releasing a newly remastered version. The album spawned seven singles including their massive alternate hit "The Mother We Share”. The 2LP/2CD version features previously unreleased songs, four from the album session, including “Manhattan” along with five live songs recorded at Ancienne Belgique.
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes
Dark Rainbow [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Honey LP]
Vinyl: $25.98 PREORDER
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes return with their fifth studio album, 'Dark Rainbow' - set for release on 26 January 2024. The Rattlesnakes have built a reputation for blistering anthems that owe as much to brooding desert rock as it does hardcore and power-pop. They’re redefining punk-rock with a sound that straddles eras and genres, putting The Rattlesnakes in a category all their own, while also challenging tired cliches and setting the world to rights.
Iron & Wine
Who Can See Forever Original Soundtrack [Limited Edition Glacial Blue 2LP]
Vinyl: $31.98 PREORDER
Limited edition on glacial blue vinyl. Iron & Wine's Who Can See Forever is an accompanying live record to the film of the same name. Captured at Haw River Ballroom in Saxapahaw, North Carolina, the soundtrack features nineteen songs from the twenty plus year career of singer-songwriter Sam Beam. Having found inventive ways to re-invent his catalog live over the years, Who Can See Forever offers new and fresh versions of Iron & Wine songs including "The Trapeze Swinger", "Boy With a Coin" and "Naked As We Came." The film - initially intended as a live concert film - evolved into a visual portrait capturing Beam during a creative outburst that earned him four Grammy nominations in four years. Like his music, the film touches on universally personal themes as Beam juggles being an artist, husband and father. Taken as one, the soundtrack and film are a fascinating first-time glimpse behind-the-scenes of Iron & Wine.
Following the release of the critically acclaimed Random Access Memories 10th Anniversary Edition earlier this year, this new iteration of the GRAMMY-award winning Album of the Year strips away all drum and percussive elements from the album, giving listeners the ability to dive deeper into the layers of instrumentation on each track. 2LP vinyl gatefold package with an 8 page booklet.
Maneskin
RUSH! (ARE U COMING?) - Expanded Version [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Scarlet Splatter 2LP]
Vinyl: $39.98 PREORDER
RUSH! (ARE U COMING) is the expanded edition of the album, RUSH!, by Mĺneskin that was originally released in January of 2023. This vinyl edition contains 7 additional songs not included on the 1-LP including “Supermodel,” “Mammamia” along with 5 brand new tracks never before released that make up the entire first side of the double LP.
Various Artists
The Sound Of Music [Deluxe Edition] - Original Soundtrack Recording [3LP]
Vinyl: $75.98 PREORDER
Newly expanded, remastered and remixed edition of the one of the bestselling soundtracks of all time. With 14 previously unreleased tracks, this 3-LP triple gatefold set collects every musical element from the film for the very first time. Includes the Rodgers & Hammerstein classics “My Favorite Things,” “Edelweiss,” “Do-Re-Mi,” “Maria” and many more.
Evanescence
Fallen: 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition [Indie Exclusive limited Edition Pink & Black Marble 2LP]
Vinyl: $36.98 PREORDER
Mac Miller's Swimming marked a pivotal point in the late artist's career. His devotion to constant sonic exploration and artistic reinvention had already been well-documented prior to the album's release -- the quantum leap from his Billboard chart-topping debut Blue Slide Park to his sophomore album Watching Movies with the Sound Off, his tour de force as a producer on his 2014 mixtape Faces and ability to direct a full band on 2016's The Divine Feminine were evidence of his steadfast commitment to growth in his craft. Yet upon its release, Swimming was immediately understood by both his fans and critics alike as the high water mark of his career: an album that perfectly showcased the musical chops he had developed vocally and instrumentally over the course of a decade. This understanding was reinforced when, just 3 days after the album's release, NPR Music published a Tiny Desk Concert where Miller and band performed album cuts "Small Worlds," "What's The Use?" featuring regular collaborator Thundercat and "2009" with a full band. The now-iconic performance remains one of the highest streamed performances in the history of NPR's Tiny Desk Concert series and is now available on vinyl for the first time.
NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert vinyl, featuring the live recording of the 2018 performance from NPR Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Mac Miller
Swimming 5-Year Anniversary [Milky Clear/Hot Pink/Sky Blue Marble 2LP]
Vinyl: $79.98 PREORDER
Mac Miller's Swimming marked a pivotal point in the late artist's career. His devotion to constant sonic exploration and artistic reinvention had already been well-documented prior to the album's release -- the quantum leap from his Billboard chart-topping debut Blue Slide Park to his sophomore album Watching Movies with the Sound Off, his tour de force as a producer on his 2014 mixtape Faces and ability to direct a full band on 2016's The Divine Feminine were evidence of his steadfast commitment to growth in his craft. Yet upon its release, Swimming was immediately understood by both his fans and critics alike as the high water mark of his career: an album that perfectly showcased the musical chops he had developed vocally and instrumentally over the course of a decade. The album has stood the test of time as one of his greatest musical statements and is available as a 2-disc vinyl box set that includes milky clear/hot pink/sky blue marble LPs in custom clear printed sleeves, eight 12” x 12” lyric cards, one 24” x 24” silver print poster printed on Lumina Platinum colored paper all house in a tri-fold jacket and packaged in a double-walled slipcase with rainbow foil and embossed detail in celebration of the album's 5 year anniversary.
The Steel Woods, the renowned Southern rock band, have captivated audiences with their powerful sound and heartfelt lyrics over their past three albums. With their fourth album, On Your Own Time, they embark on a poignant and emotional journey loosely following the trajectory of Uncle Lloyd, a charming but dissolute character first introduced on the Woods' debut album, 2017’s Straw in the Wind. This ambitious album not only showcases their musical evolution and episodic storytelling abilities but also serves as a tribute to the vision and legacy of their late co-founder, Jason "Rowdy" Cope, who passed away just before the release of their third album, All of Your Stones. Led by Wes Bayliss, the band's guitarist, lead vocalist and co-founder, The Steel Woods have poured their heart and soul into this album, creating a record that reflects their resilience, growth, and unwavering spirit.
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Jason Isbell's songs are filled with ghosts. They're haunted by spirits both welcome and unwelcome, by the personal and historical legacies that make us who we are. Nowhere Is this more evident than on his 2013 breakthrough album Southeastern. Isbell offers confessions. reflections. and promises that contront and make communion with those who have come before and remain wIth us still. Its twelve tracks represent an extended meditation on the concept articulated by another celebrated southern storyteller, author William Faulkner: "The past is never dead. It isn't even past."
Ed Sheeran is releasing his new album Autumn Variations on September 29 through Gingerbread Man Records. The album has been produced by Aaron Dessner and features 14 new tracks.
“Last autumn, I found that my friends and I were going through so many life changes. After the heat of the summer, everything either calmed, settled, fell apart, came to a head or imploded,” says Ed Sheeran.
“When I went through a difficult time at the start of last year, writing songs helped me understand my feelings and come to terms with what was going on, and when I learned about my friend’s different situations, I wrote songs, some from their perspectives, some from mine, to capture how they and I viewed the world at that time. There were highs of falling in love and new friendships among lows of heartbreak, depression, loneliness and confusion.”
“My dad and brother told me about a composer called Elgar, who composed ‘Enigma Variations’, where each of the 14 compositions were about a different one of his friends. This is what inspired me to make this album. When I recorded Subtract with Aaron Dessner, we clicked immediately. We wrote and recorded non-stop and this album was born out of that partnership. I feel he has captured the feeling of autumn so wonderfully in his sonics and I hope everyone loves it as much as I do.”
Green Day
Dookie: 30th Anniversary [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Deluxe Brown 6LP Box Set]
Vinyl: $174.98 Buy
Green Day’s third studio album Dookie was released in February 1994, and has since sold over 15 million copies worldwide, including 10 million in the US (RIAA Diamond certified). The album is an iconic punk-rock-pop masterpiece and one of the most influential and defining albums of the 1990’s. It spawned five hit singles that are still hugely popular songs: “Longview”, “Basket Case”, “Welcome to Paradise”, “When I Come Around”, and “She”.
Limited Edition Super Deluxe Box Sets (vinyl and CD) will be released on September 29, 2023, to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of this landmark album.
In addition to the original album, the super deluxe box sets will include a wealth of rare and unreleased material. The legendary Woodstock ’94 performance is included – previously released as a very limited Record Store Day vinyl release. The 6 LPs (or 4 CDs) also feature 17 unreleased demos, 6 studio outtakes (3 unreleased), and a 17-track unreleased club show from Barcelona in 1994.
The deluxe vinyl box features the six LPs pressed on 6 different varieties of brown vinyl, plus a 36-page 12” x 12” book. The box also includes many fun memorabilia items inspired by the “Dookie” artwork: Doggie Poop Bags, Air-Freshener, Poster, Color-in litho, Button Set, Magnet Sheet, Postcard, Bumper Sticker and Paper Plane.
The CD box includes 4 CDs (the same audio content as the vinyl box), 48-page book, Button Set, Air-Freshener, Magnet and two stickers.
Dusk, Boy Named Banjo’s exhilarating new album, is indeed an electrifying dose of lightning in a bottle, one that explores the full sonic and emotional spectrum of the band’s rich, eclectic sound, from late-night, feel-good, fall-in-love party anthems to stripped-down, introspective meditations on loneliness, loss, and letting go. The writing is keen and incisive here, artfully grappling with lust and longing, hope and heartbreak, regret and redemption, and the Nashville five-piece’s performances are nothing short of exhilarating, blurring the lines between Music Row and Laurel Canyon with lush harmonies and bold, cinematic arrangements.
The Family Business compiles the Jonas Brothers’ hit singles together in one collection alongside two tracks from DNCE and four tracks from Nick Jonas’ solo albums. The release serves as a companion piece to their current live show dates (entitled “The Tour”) and their most recent studio release The Album which reached the top 3 in the USA and the UK upon release in May 2023. 2023 has been a busy year for the trio that has also included an appearance on Saturday Night Live, a sold-out residency on Broadway, tour dates at Yankee Stadium, Wrigley Field and Dodger Stadium, and a collaboration with TOMORROW X TOGETHER. In July, the recent Streamy Award winners announced an extension for “The Tour” with added dates in North America into December 2023, as well as shows in Australia, New Zealand and across Europe in 2024.
A first time to vinyl reissue treatment of HAIM’s chart-topping debut album Days Are Gone, in celebration of the 10th anniversary. Featuring the six singles, ‘Forever’, ‘Don’t Save Me’, ‘Falling’, ‘The Wire’, ‘If I Could Change Your Mind’ & ‘My Song 5’, the record hasn’t been reissued since its release in 2013. Housed in an entirely new package, the album features a track list compiled by the band of their favorite demos and remixes on transparent green vinyl. Also features an exclusive fold out poster.
Wilco’s thirteenth studio album, Cousin, was recorded in the band’s legendary Chicago studio – The Loft – over a period of two years. The ten new tracks are written by band leader Jeff Tweedy and feature musical performances by the longtime lineup of Nels Cline, Mikael Jorgensen, Glenn Kotche, John Stirratt, Pat Sansone and, of course, Tweedy on lead vocals.
After a short detour back into their country-influenced roots via last year’s Cruel Country double album, Cousin sees Wilco back in their more familiar progressive and experimental rock territory. Tweedy’s singular songwriting voice is in full evidence, with lyrics weaving across a variety of topics – from the iconoclastic to the introspective.
Adding a unique and new element to the recording process was the attachment of Welsh singer/songwriter Cate Le Bon as producer – the first time an outsider has been actively involved in a Wilco recording session for more than ten years, since Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Le Bon brought her unique musical perspective to the band’s trademark sound and provided them with an inspiring new challenge to push their musical boundaries.
Djo – the critically acclaimed brainchild of multi-talented musician/actor Joe Keery – makes its long awaited return with the game-changing new album, DECIDE. A spellbinding collage of snaky pop hooks, neon melodies, and deeply personal singer-songwriter lyricism, the album melds high-tech songcraft with quick wit, irrepressible spirit, and an impressive breadth of vision that showcases glowing synths and big beats over the trippy guitars that defined 2019’s acclaimed debut, TWENTY TWENTY. Blissed-out bops like “Change” see Keery delving deep into a broad spectrum of eclectic influences, deconstructing hyperpop, euphoric psychedelia, spiky new wave, and symphonic 70’s rock into something utterly unique via dauntless melodies and technical innovation.
Gearing up for another pivotal creative chapter, GRAMMY® Award-winning UK singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer James Blake has released “Big Hammer,” the debut single from his forthcoming, sixth studio album Playing Robots Into Heaven which will be released on September 8, 2023. Playing Robots Into Heaven follows the critically acclaimed Friends That Break Your Heart and will see James return to the electronic roots of his Hessle, Hemlock and R&S records days. It will also nod to his latest creation, the CMYK event series with Ronda INTL which kicked off in Los Angeles last March and will be venturing to London on July 6th.
Djo
Twenty Twenty [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Black & Blue Multi-colored LP]
Twenty Twenty: Joe Keery, who you may also recognize from the show “Stranger Things,” began playing music in his teens after co-opting his sister’s guitar, but it was during his college years at DePaul University in Chicago that he formed his first band and began to seriously pursue music. That band was Post Animal, the heavy psych rock outfit that went on to release a self-titled EP and two subsequent albums via Polyvinyl. They also toured with artists like Twin Peaks, Wavves and Cage The Elephant and played a number of US festivals. In 2019, with no announcement or fanfare, Keery’s solo-project Djo was unveiled not with a single, but a lush, self-reflective, layered 12 track full-length album titled Twenty Twenty. “Joe Keery built a carnival. The resonance of each riff or beat is not new, but redesigned and reshaped into the beauty it is today. The face of psych or alternative mirrored through his own design, and it reveals a person who shouldn’t be underestimated,” said Rodeo Mag. Despite the album being released under the radar and without a label, fans found their way to it, and Twenty Twenty has now seen more than 200 million streams to date.
Steve Miller Band
The Joker: 50th Anniversary [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Gold LP]
Vinyl: $29.99 Buy
Steve Miller Band’s eighth studio album, The Joker, was a huge turning point for the band. Released in 1973, the platinum-certified record features the #1 title track which became a worldwide hit. To celebrate its 50th anniversary, this limited-edition gold vinyl pressing is available exclusively through indie retail stores.
Also Available 2CD, Super Deluxe Edition 3LP + 7in, Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Gold LP
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Now Hear This! – October 2023
Wilco
Cousin
LegacyBuy Now Cousin sees Wilco back in their more familiar progressive and experimental rock territory. Tweedy’s singular songwriting is in full evidence, with lyrics weaving across a variety of topics – from the iconoclastic to the introspective. Adding a new element to the recording process was the attachment of Welsh singer/songwriter Cate Le Bon as producer. Various/Nanci Griffith
More Than A Whisper: Celebrating...
RounderBuy Now An all-star tribute to the legacy of the GRAMMY award-winning singer, guitarist, and songwriter. Featuring Brandy Clark, Shawn Colvin, Iris Dement, Steve Earle, Mary Gauthier, Emmylou Harris, John Prine, Todd Snider, Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle, and The War And Treaty covering some of Griffith’s most notable releases. L'Rain
I Killed Your Dog
Mexican SummerBuy Now L’Rain takes the universal pop theme of love and inspects it through the form of a conversation – bold, bratty and even a touch diabolical – with her younger self. I Killed Your Dog considers what it means to hurt the people you love the most, and untangles her relationship with femininity and the formal musical conventions that others have placed on her. Haim
Days Are Gone: 10th Anniversary
LegacyBuy Now Featuring the six singles, ‘Forever’, ‘Don’t Save Me’, ‘Falling’, ‘The Wire’, ‘If I Could Change Your Mind’ & ‘My Song 5’, Days Are Gone hasn’t been reissued since its release in 2013. Housed in an entirely new package, the album features a track list compiled by the band of their favorite demos and remixes on transparent green vinyl. Susan Tedeschi
Just Won’t Burn
FantasyBuy Now The GRAMMY award-winning singer/songwriter has established her as one of the significant roots rock musicians of her generation. Hailing from Boston, Tedeschi made her mark on the national stage during the late 1990s with her debut album, Just Won't Burn. In 2023 we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the album that started it all. Jorja Smith
Falling or Flying
Famm LimitedBuy Now An undeniable modern classic, effortlessly condensing any number of disparate styles and genres into music which thrillingly broaches any gap between Jazz, Soul, R&B and Funky House. A bold, brave and courageous leap forward, Falling or Flying speaks to the musical and emotional era where Jorja is now, and how she got here. Ice Nine Kills
The Silver Scream
FearlessBuy Now Devilishly fun, appropriately campy, and indulgently satisfying for fans of both heavy music and scary movies, The Silver Scream expertly combines Ice Nine Kills' passionate execution with a dark sense of humor and love of pop culture on their strongest, most melodic, and enjoyable effort to date. Teddy Swims
I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 1)
Warner RecordsBuy Now Reigning from Atlanta, GA, vocal powerhouse Teddy Swims masterfully blends genres from pop, soul, hip-hop, to R&B. With his soul-stirring voice and heartfelt lyrics, I’ve Tried Everything… delivers an intimate and cathartic experience, delving into themes of love, loss, and the complexities of life. Eric Krasno & Stanton Moore
Krasno/Moore Project: Book of Queens
Concord JazzBuy Now Guitarist Eric Krasno (Lettuce, Soulive) and drummer Stanton Moore (Galactic, Garage-a-Trois) showcase songs from some of their favorite female artists including Amy Winehouse, Billie Eilish, H.E.R., Nina Simone and more. Featuring organist Eric Finland with special guests Cory Henry, Branford Marsalis and Robert Randolph. Orions Belte
Women
Jansen RecordsBuy Now Orions Belte has been a steady supplier of groovy, catchy and dreamy instrumental pop since their 2018 debut album Mint. From their third studio album , Women, we are served noisy guitar riffs on "Silhouettes", cinematic string arrangements on "I Will Always Miss You", irresistible and catchy summer vibes throughout. A Day To Remember
For Those Who Have Heart
CraftBuy Now Initially released in 2007, For Those Who Have Heart, A Day To Remember’s first album on Victory Records, saw the band start their rise to the very top of the Warped Tour Metalcore scene. This 10th anniversary release of the record sees the album newly remixed by Adam D, and remastered. Fieh
III
Jansen RecordsBuy Now Fieh returns with their third studio album, III, once more leaving an impression by representing the front line of the Norwegian “future soul” scene. Behind groovy compositions catchy beats, writer, Fieh uncovers concerns and deeper questions with their raw and versatile voice - delicate and tender in one moment and domineering in the next. Vagabon
Sorry I Haven’t Called
NonesuchBuy Now Across 12 vibrant, transformational and uncompromising tracks she wrote and produced, Lćtia Tamko channels dance music and effervescent pop through her own confident sensibilities. These conservational songs are alive and unselfconscious, a document of an artist fully embracing her vision and reclaiming her joy. Ram Dass
The Unimaginable
Spirit Voyage RecordsBuy Now Confronting the loss of his newborn son, Ram Dass walks through the stages of grief and loss in The Unimaginable as he seeks to find solace, peace, and happiness amidst heavy turmoil. Humanity itself is held in this music as the tragedy of mortality is mourned with exquisite and cinematic soundscapes and simple three part vocal harmonies. Genesis Owusu
Struggler
Ourness Pty LtdBuy Now Struggler is a concept album about keeping up the fight and the search for meaning in a bonkers world. Musically, the strange collision of experimental post-punk, rap, and R&B that marked Owusu’s earlier work remains in effect but it's a testament to his artistic conviction that he chose to make something even riskier and more complex. Even better, he pulled it off. Jeremy Dutcher
Motewolonuwok
Secret City RecordsBuy Now More intimate and expansive than anything Dutcher has created before, Motewolonuwok hedges the line between storytelling and composition as both a transcendental protest record and an exploration of self. This is experimental pop as corrective medicine: a defiant, healing, and queer experience that fills any listener with power and wisdom. Colin Hay
Now And The Evermore (More) Deluxe
CompassBuy Now The deluxe edition of Hay’s (Men At Work) acclaimed 2022 album, titled Now And The Evermore (More) includes seven unreleased and never beforeheard tracks from the original recording sessions and celebrates life, love, and finding silver linings and reasons to smile through the challenges of recent times. Brian Setzer
The Devil Always Collects
SurfdogBuy Now The iconic guitarist, songwriter and vocalist returns with his 10th studio album – a red-hot album from start to finish, featuring 11 all-original songs that are full of dynamism and bravado. The album is classic rockabilly at its absolute finest and showcases Setzer at the top of his career. The Orb and David Gilmour
Metallic Spheres In Colour
LegacyBuy Now 2010’s Metalic Spheres’ (Blade Runner soundtrack meets wish Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here) album gets a fresh coat of sonic paint on this reimagining of the album. Producer Youth’s proposition is to remix it as an “Orb classic”, promising an experience that’s like discovering a brand new album. Hunny
Hunny’s New Planet Heaven
Epitaph RecordsBuy Now From the meditative track “my own age” and breakbeat-backed, late ’90s-leaning “all my luck” to the lo-fi punk standout “ring in your ear” (featuring Motion City Soundtrack’s Justin Courtney Pierre) and made-for-dashboard-drumming “89cc” (complete with a searing sax solo) the album is a testament to Hunny’s musical fluency and dedication to their craft. Yussef Dayes
Black Classical Music
NonesuchBuy Now The first official solo release of the acclaimed UK drummer, Yussef Dayes. Across 19 tracks, Black Classical Music melds the spirit of everything from 70s funk, reggae and Senegalese percussion while simultaneously nodding to furious dancefloor pacings of the soundsystem continuum. Oliver Tree
Alone In A Crowd
AtlanticBuy Now Alone In A Crowd brings back Tree’s Dadaist, “meta-humor” while continuing to explore and dissect the absurdity of modern culture, obsession with fame and social media. He asks us to reflect both the light and the darkness of human nature within popular culture, while holding a mirror and embracing the absurdity of it all. Pretenders
Relentless
ParlophoneBuy Now Arriving with the impulsiveness and attitude that at once defines the band’s eternal spirit, Relentless is a clearly defined snapshot of where The Pretenders are in 2023. Features a long hoped-for collaboration with the esteemed composer Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead, The Smile), who provides the string arrangement for the album’s beautiful closing track. LISTEN HERE LISTEN HERE -
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Gather round the warm and inviting glow of the newsletter, friends! Lots of great things on offer this week, starting with an always welcome new album from WILCO. 'Cousin' is the American folk band's 13th album, and the group has reached a homeostasis achievable by very few: with their brand of Americana ever intact, Wilco continually tweak the balance between experimentation and expectation. They sound like a band that's constantly listening to the world out there and interacting with new sounds, which perhaps led them to a fixation with Cate Le Bon's magical art-rock masterpieces of late ('Crab Day', 'Reward') and inviting her behind the production board. Le Bon channels the wisdom and solemnity of another generation of art-rockers like Robert Wyatt, Anthony Moore, and Beefheart with a brainy grace, and she's helped the Windy City Five pull off yet another transformation with 'Cousin'. We beam with pride at every bit of good news from SLOW PULP, the former Madison West denizens who now send their shambolic daydream pop worldwide, making their Anti- debut with 'Yard', another quick classic of modern indie chemistry, in on blue vinyl. The ANIMAL COLLECTIVE renaissance continues with the release of a sprawling double album called 'Isn't It, Now?' that matches the strength and ambition of last year's 'Time Skiffs', an includes a heavenly sidelong jam. When a band as rare as BLONDE REDHEAD calls us to supper, we come running. It's been nearly a decade since the magical art-pop trio graced the world with a new record, and 'Sit Down For Dinner' delivers a full meal, in on white vinyl.The well-attired showman CHARLEY CROCKETT has made fans all over, including here behind the counter, with his energetic and spirited live show, captured on a jam-packed set called 'Live From The Ryman', which draws a deep set list from several of his classic albums. Alabama songwriter JASON ISBELL challenged himself to hit a new lyrical standard with the release of his breakout solo album 'Southeastern' ten years back. The modern classic gets an anniversary edition on blue vinyl with subtly updated cover art, plus deluxe CD and vinyl editions with loads of demos and live material. An essential DR. JOHN record, 'Plays Mac Rebennack' from 1981, captures the legend on piano solo, and gets a nice new edition this week, plus we've got the 50th anniversary edition of the GRATEFUL DEAD's 'Wake Of The Flood' on a remastered LP, as well as a picture disk version.When GREEN DAY's breakout album 'Dookie' spread through my 7th grade cohort like a runaway virus, I probably should have had a hunch that 30 years later I'd be sitting here waxing nostalgic about it. After all these years, there is still no more ironclad combo of unstoppable pop hooks and goofy innuendo; its a record that's still light years better than the thousands of imitators it inspired. We have a new baby blue vinyl version of the lp, alongside a super deluxe box that appears to have a junior high locker's worth of stuff rattling around inside of it. We also have a cool t-shirt to giveaway, which you can enter to win with a purchase of either one. The fan-favorite TV ON THE RADIO record 'Return to Cookie Mountain' established the New York indie omnivores as an unstoppable force, but its lingered out of print for many years now! Touch and Go reclaims one of the greatest signees with a fresh edition of this gem on orange wax. It's been twenty five years since DUSTER released their debut album 'Stratosphere' in near anonymity, introducing a small few, then eventually a swelling crowd of tens of thousands, to their inimitable brand of inward-gazing space rock. To make the occasion, Numero has done up a special edition on splatter vinyl with a poster and foil-stamped sleeve, as well as a CD version ok. The mighty JESUS LIZARD see a remaster of their classic 'Goat' emerge on white vinyl.Hard-hitting NYC hip-hop duo ARMAND HAMMER make records you set a calendar reminder for. Billy Woods and Elucid trade bars of ingenious menace on 'We Buy Diabetic Test Strips', in on purple wax, with guest production from Jpegmafia. We welcome a slew of hard to come by records on the Backwoodz label as well: inventive lyricist CURLY CASTRO's 'Little Robert Hutton', an expanded edition of ELUCID's 2016 album 'Save Yourself (+ Instrumentals)', and the darkly psychedelic 'Decay' by FATBOI SHARIF and STEEL TIPPED DOVE.Globetrotting electronic artist LAUREL HALO has established a solid rep for a granular ambient sound that reveals sizeable details below its murky surface; her latest is 'Atlas' and its a stunning career high. UK composed MINOR SCIENCE blesses the Balmat label with an immersive collection of drone settings called 'Absent Friends Vol.III'. Footwork academic JLIN composed the pieces on 'Perspective' for a Chicago percussion ensemble that has been performing them for years, but now she renders them in their larval bleep form in a new clear vinyl. Producer SHACKLETON has rowed far upriver from his dubstep days, collaborating with clarinetist WACLAW ZIMPEL on the haunting 'In The Cell Of Dreams'.Ten years since the release of HAIM's classic 'Days Are Gone' means its time for a reissue! Deluxe green vinyl, new artwork, and a disc of bonus tracks, demos and remixes makes a nice one for the fans. We've been getting requests for records by DJO from the more discerning (and youthful) members of our customer base for some time, and now its time to finally deliver. Joe Keery, better known as the handsome fella Steve on Stranger Things, makes some incredible electro-pop under the moniker, drawing on influences like Phoenix, Tame Impala, and Todd Rundgren. We've got limited color editions of 'Twenty Twenty' and the follow-up 'Decide'. ODESZA makes a turn towards hazy dream pop on 'Flaws In Our Design', in on sky blue wax, and we've got the latest from DEL WATER GAP, the artfully titled 'I Miss You Already + I Haven't Left Yet'.Legendary hitmakers BOOKER T. & THE MG's hit quite a stride in their late 60s run of LPs for Atlantic, during which time they were the Stax Records house band and had credits on countless tunes in the charts. We've got lovely reissues of four of these classics, 'And Now!', 'Doin' Our Thing', 'Soul Dressing' and 'Hip Hug Her'.'A Symphonic Celebration' collects a full suite of JOE HISAISHI's most beloved compositions for the Hayao Miyazaki films like 'Spirited Away' and 'My Neighbor Totoro', ten themes in all, all in one place on a double album for the first time. CHARLES MINGUS looks back to 40s bebop on the 1960 album 'Pre-Bird', which gets the Verve/Acoustic Sounds treatment this week. TENDERLONIOUS returns with 'You Know I Care', and SONIC YOUTH's avant-garde session with JIM O'ROURKE, 'Invito Al Cielo', is back in print.Our never-ending celebration of JONI MITCHELL continues with four limited color vinyl reissues of some of her best known works. If you've been looking for nice copies 'Ladies Of The Canyon', 'Court and Spark', 'Miles Of Aisles', and 'The Hissing Of Summer Lawns', now is the time!Veteran jazzy beatmaker J-ZONE is tapped for the ongoing Madlib Invazion Library Series, turning in the lively, percolating 'Intoxicated Skull'. Brazilian jazz singer DORA MORELENBAUM has a sublime new EP of smoky serenade called 'Vento De Beirada'. Iconic illustrator and sometime musician Raymond Pettibon has a new group called PSING PSONG PSUNG, their LP 'Only Fan' is on red wax and naturally has some lovely artwork by Raymond. Aussie post-punkers EXEK turn in another marvelously woozy banger of po-faced brilliance on 'The Map And The Territory'.Storied bands like Minor Threat, Fugazi, and Rites of Spring put DC punk on the map, but the District has given us countless other groups, many of which only existed long enough to release one or two records, if any. Somehow, we have four such examples in the house this week! FURY was the very brief band featuring Chris Thomson from Ignition on vocals (before he moved to Madison to start Circus Lupus) alongside 3 ex-members of Swiz; their sole EP 'Resurrection' is back in print. HOOVER made only one LP, 1994's 'The Lurid Traversal Of Route 7', a classic of lumbering, pummeling post-hardcore drama. After Circus Lupus, Chris Thomson started LAS MORDIDAS with members of Fidelity Jones and Rain; their scattered singles and demo tracks are collected for the first time on 'Ex-voto'. Before he joined the infamous No Trend, Jack Anderson played bass in a short lived early 80s group called SKAM, who nailed a combination of The Clash and scenemates the Teen Idles, but released no records until this collection called 'No Name'.SLEEP TOKEN's soul-blasting debut album 'Sundowning' is back in print this week in both gold and silver editions, and we've got a big new one from CODE ORANGE called 'Above'. Before they changed names and vibes (sorta) to Mystic 100s, MILK MUSIC emitted some of the finest, stonedest hardcore the PacNW could muster, and their 'First Demo' is given an LP edition this week with an added track. The OSEES continue to elevate their krauty garage game with the very dope 'Intercepted Message'.LA rockers CHERRY GLAZERR return with a mature, reflective, and still very raw new album called 'I Don't Want You Anymore'. Pop singer MOLLY BURCH is back with another addictive slab of synth n singin' confections called 'Daydreamer', produced by Wild Nothing's Jack Tatum. Chicago songwriter KARA JACKSON's arresting debut, 'Why Does The Earth Give Us People To Love' is back in a limited vinyl run, for fans of Fiona Apple and Adia Victoria. Lastly but definitely not leastly, please check out the latest album from New York trio SAY SHE SHE, who update the girl-group funk sound of Tom Tom Club and Chic to a new form of perfection on 'Silver'. -
USED VINYL ALERT
It's another five star selection in the Used Vinyl Alert this week. We've got faves and essentials from Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Grateful Dead, John Lennon, the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, the Band, Steely Dan, the Eagles, Boston, Tom Petty, Tom Waits, The Beach Boys, Bruce Springsteen, John Prine, George Harrison, Rush, Led Zeppelin, and Fairport Convention.
A real heavy dose of hard rock, metal and other riffery this week spans the decades. We've got Dokken, Executioner, Blacklist, Chateaux, Attila, Rainbow, Frijid Pink, ZZ Top, Wishbone Ash, Molly Hatchet, Ozzy Osbourne, Bloodrock, Blue �yster Cult, Van Halen, Deep Purple, Def Leppard, Iron Butterfly, AC/DC, Scorpions, Kiss, Rob Zombie, Gojira, Whitesnake, Judas Priest and even more!
High quality jazz as always, including nice ones from Herbie Hancock, Ornette Coleman, Miles Davis, George Benson, Pat Metheny, Sonny Rollins, Chick Corea, Freddie Hubbard, Getz & Gilberto, Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, BadBadNotGood, Return To Forever, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Jimmy Smith, and Thelonious Monk.
Blues is in from Jimmy Witherspoon, Magic Slim, Paul Black, Jeff Beck, Bobby Bland, BB King, Paul Butterfield, Howlin� Wolf, Lonnie Brooks, Son Seals, Roy Buchanan, Dolly Parton, Marty Robbins, Doc Watson, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Patsy Cline, Hank Williams, Glen Campbell, and Bob Wills.
Lots more of our fave names in the mix as well. U2, the Cars, Eurythmics, Men At Work, Talking Heads, Ian Dury, Guided By Voices, American Football, Lettuce, Jack White, Florence and the Machine, Radiohead, Tangerine Dream, Deadmau5, Chemical Brothers, Kanye West, Black Star, Wu-Tang, Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Burning Spear, The Temptations, Prince, Kool and the Gang, Diana Ross, the Stylistics, and Funkadelic! -
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Movie Releases 10-03-23
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Dio | Dreamers Never Die [Deluxe Edition DVD/Blu-ray] | New DVD: $109.98 |
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Prey [Movie] | Prey [4K] | New Blu-Ray: $39.99 |
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Talk to Me [Movie] | Talk To Me [4K] | New Blu-Ray: $42.99 |
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Mob Land [Movie] | Mob Land | New Blu-Ray: $24.99 |
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