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Johnny Cash recorded an album’s worth of self-penned songs in 1993. Shortly thereafter, he released the American Recordings albums and re-established himself as one of the world’s greatest songwriters, introducing him to a new generation of fans. Songwriter’s unreleased 11 songs have been updated and produced by his son John Carter Cash and co-producer David Ferguson.
Imagine Dragons’ sixth studio album LOOM represents the pinnacle of their artistic journey of self-discovery and marks the best body of work they've ever made. LOOM, produced entirely by Imagine Dragons and their longtime collaborators Mattman and Robin, finds the perfect balance between the classic sounds that have made them superstars and the freshness that brought them joy in the studio. Featuring 9 brand new tracks including hit single “Eyes Closed”, LOOM signifies new beginnings on the horizon – the excitement for a new day, moments yet to come.
"empathogen" is the sixth studio album from WILLOW. This release sees WILLOW moving in a new alternative & jazz tinged direction following her widely praised 2022 release
Written and produced by Songwriter’s Hall Of Famer Linda Perry, Crooked Boy features four brand-new tracks from Ringo Starr with his trademark vocals and legendary drumming.
Billie Eilish’s third studio album, "HIT ME HARD AND SOFT", released via Darkroom/Interscope Records is her most daring body of work to date, a diverse yet cohesive collection of songs— ideally listened to in its entirety from beginning to end—does exactly as the album title suggests; hits you hard and soft both lyrically and sonically, while bending genres and defying trends along the way. With the help of her brother and sole collaborator, FINNEAS, the pair wrote, recorded, and produced the album together in their hometown of Los Angeles. This album comes on the heels of her two massively successful albums “WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP WHERE DO WE GO?" and "Happier Than Ever" and works to further develop the world of Billie Eilish.
Sturgill Simpson
Metamodern Sounds In Country Music (Anniversary Edition)
Vinyl: $29.98 PREORDER
Metamodern Sounds in Country Music is the second studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson. The album was produced and engineered by Dave Cobb and was released on May 13, 2014, through High Top Mountain/Thirty Tigers.
'Metamodern Sounds in Country Music' 10 Year Anniversary Edition, to be released May 10, 2024, features fully reimagined album artwork for the CD and vinyl release. The limited edition vinyl variant is packaged in an "old-style" tip-on gatefold jacket and pressed on 180g black vinyl.
49 Winchester
Leavin' This Holler [Indie Exclusive Limited Autographed Gold Vinyl]
Vinyl: $29.98 PREORDER
Russell County, Virginia-based 49 Winchester is following up their 2022 breakthrough hit, Fortune Favors The Bold with their latest album, Leavin’ This Holler. Since their last release in 2022 the band has mined success across the globe by playing multiple sold out tours in the US as well as a sold out run of arena concerts opening for Luke Combs across Europe. Crowds have celebrated and supported this band across the globe and the band’s hard workin ways continue to help build their devoted following.
Leavin’ This Holler is a soulful anthem of liberation and renewal. The album narrates a journey of breaking free from the chains of the past to pursue happiness and freedom. With a resolute spirit and a clean washed heart, 49 Winchester embraces change and sets out on a quest for new heights. Fortune has favored these bold boys and fueled by determination and the promise of a bright future, ‘Leavin’ this holler’ is a powerful ode to resilience and the pursuit of personal fulfillment.
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St. Vincent’s first self-produced record, All Born Screaming is Annie Clark at her most unfiltered. All Born Screaming is an invitation to test the limits of what is possible–and to then keep going; Brought to life with the aid of a highly curated dream lineup of friends — Rachel Eckroth, Josh Freese, Dave Grohl, Mark Guiliana, Cate Le Bon, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Stella Mogzawa and David Ralicke — the album is an unadulterated expression of St. Vincent’s singular vision.
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Within six days and “without overthinking anything,” Noah Kahan completed the five-track Cape Elizabeth EP which has amassed 200M streams. See the newly repackaged Cape Elizabeth on Aqua-colored vinyl as Noah’s “thank you to the fans who stuck around, came to shows, watched my livestreams and listened.” The vinyl features fan- favorite songs “A Troubled Mind,” “Glue Myself Shut” and “Maine.”
Composer, singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Laufey continues her story with Bewitched: The Goddess Edition, an expanded version of her 2023 critically celebrated and GRAMMY-winning second album. Since the release of Bewitched, Laufey has proven how staying true to oneself can result in creating a space where people can find themselves. Bewitched has been wildly successful around the world, appearing on multiple year-end best-of lists, sparking an immediately sold-out tour and reaching No. 1 on Billboard’s Jazz charts. The Goddess Edition features four brand-new original songs including lead single "Goddess" and will be available on vinyl, cassette, and CD. The expanded package includes dark blue vinyl, an updated booklet, and a custom board game.
You get older, you have a family, and you start to slow down—that’s how things are supposed to go, right? Not for Montreal band Corridor, who have returned on their fourth album, Mimi, with a sound and style that’s more widescreen and expansive than anything that’s preceded it. The follow-up to 2019’s Junior is a huge step forward for the band, as the members themselves have undergone the type of personal changes that accompany the passage of time; even as these eight songs reflect a newfound and contemplative maturity, however, Corridor are branching out more than ever with richly detailed music, resulting in a record that feels like a fresh break for a band that’s already established themselves as forward-thinkers.
Mimi immediately recalls the best of the best when it comes to indie rock—Deerhunter’s silvery atmospherics immediately come to mind, as well as the spiky e ervescence of classic post-punk—but despite these easy comparisons, Corridor remain impossible to pin down from song to song, which makes Mimi all the more thrilling as a listen.
“The goal was to work differently, which is the goal we have every time we work on a new album—to build something in a new way,” Robert explains. “This time, we took our time.” And so in the summer of 2020, Corridor’s members—Robert, vocalist/bassist Dominic Berthiaume, drummer Julien Bakvis, and multi-instrumentalist Samuel Gougoux—holed away in a cottage to engage in the sort of creative experimentation that would lead to Mimi’s ultimate creation.
Corridor tinkered with the songs’ raw parts digitally and remotely over the next few years, with co-producer Joojoo Ashworth (Dummy, Automatic) lending their own specific talents in the theoretical booth. The process was a byproduct of not having access to their rehearsal space due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but also a result of the four-piece leaning harder into incorporating electronic textures than on previous records.
“For a long time, we identified as a guitar-oriented band, and the goal of making this whole record was trying to get away from that,” Berthiaume states. Berthiaume also describes Mimi as a record about “getting older” and “figuring out new parts of life”—but despite any claims of transitional growing pains from the band, Mimi is a record bursting with new energy and life, a vibrance that’s owed in no small part to Gougoux joining the band full-time after pitching in on live performances in the past.
“I come more from a background of electronic music, so it was nice to involve that with the band more,” he explains, and Mimi contains a distinct rhythmic pulse reminiscent of classic era-post-punk’s own melding of dance and rock textures. Over bright, chiming guitars and ascending synths, Robert addresses his looming mortality on “Mourir Demain”: “I wrote it when my girlfriend and I were shopping for life insurance,” he laughs. With our little daughter growing up, we also considered making our will. I said to myself, ‘Oh shit, from now on I’m slowly starting to plan my death.”
Don’t mistake this as music about dead ends, though, as Mimi embraces and champions unfettered creativity while paving a way for Corridor’s own bright future. “We just focused on making a record that sounded the way we wanted,” Gougoux exclaims while discussing the band’s aims. “There were no limitations when it came to what was possible.”
Charley Crockett
$10 Cowboy [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Opaque Sky Blue LP]
With $10 Cowboy, Charley Crockett didn’t set out to make a themed record. He had released a concept album in 2022, the critically acclaimed Man From Waco, propelling Crockett to new heights and establishing him as one of the leaders of a sparkling revival of traditional country and folk music.
For the follow up album, Crockett wrote freely, over a two-month period, as he wound his way across the United States on the back of a tour bus. The resulting songs—raw, personal, vivid portraits of a country in transition—ended up being connected after all.
“This material is written at truck stops, it’s written at casinos, it’s written in the alleys behind the venues, it’s written in my truck parked up on South Congress in Austin,” explains Crockett. “A ramblin’ man like me, a genuine transient, is in a pretty damn good position to have something to say about America.”
As the album unfolds, you begin to understand that a $10 Cowboy is anyone who has hustled to get by, who didn’t fit in, who has slept on other people’s couches, or the street, who has fallen down, gotten up, and ventured from home chasing a paying gig, or a new start.
“Being out on the road gives you a first-hand experience of how different kinds of Americans see themselves as going through some kind of great struggle,” Crockett says. “The roughneck working the oil and natural gas fields in West Texas. The single mother raising kids by herself. The young man working a street corner because he thinks it's his only option. I would be dishonest if I said I couldn’t see the thread. Each of ‘em feel invisible. I am struck by the battles they are fighting internally, and the ways they have been entrapped by what America says they are.”
The album was recorded at Arlyn Studios in Austin, produced by Crockett and his long-time collaborator Billy Horton. It was recorded live to tape, with anywhere from 6-12 musicians and backup singers on each track, giving the songs the feel of a live performance. It’s a sound Crockett has been after for years. “Reason I cut it on tape is because when you got the right people in the room, and the great players rise to the occasion when that red light is on and the tape is rolling, you get the magic of a great performance.”
It's exactly what he achieved with $10 Cowboy. Regular bandmates Fox, Nathan Fleming, and Mayo Valdez are joined by some of the genre’s most talented players—Rich Brotherton, Kevin Smith, Dave LeRoy Biller, T. Jarrod Bonta and others, including a string quartet. Lauren Cervantes and Angela Miller sing on the album. While the musicianship and accompaniment are exquisite, they are also subtle, placed joyously, yet judiciously across the album.
No, Crockett didn’t set out to write a themed record. Or, through his studied eye, to find America. But with $10 Cowboy, he might have done both.
Rock legend Billy Idol is set to celebrate the 40th anniversary of his landmark album Rebel Yell with a deluxe expanded edition due April 26 via Capitol/UMe. Available for pre-order on Friday, March 8, the reissue includes a selection of previously unreleased songs and demos, the Poolside remix of Idol's smash hit "Eyes Without A Face" and the never-before-heard Billy Idol/Steve Stevens original "Best Way Out of Here" from the original sessions. Idol's never-betore-released cover of the Rose Royce single "Love Don't Live Here Anymore"
Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame inductees, Pearl Jam, return with their highly anticipated new album Dark Matter. The band’s 12th studio album was produced by Grammy® Award Winning Producer, Andrew Watt.
Melvins
Tarantula Heart [Ipecac 25th Anniversary Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Silver Streak LP]
The Melvins new album is like nothing the band has ever done before. Probably the best record they’ve ever recorded. Certainly one of their weirdest. The five song album centers around the mammoth 19-minute opening track “Pain Equals Funny” and features Buzz, Dale and Steven along with second drummer Roy Mayorga (Ministry, Soulfly, Stone Sour and Nausea) and guitarist Gary Chester (We Are The Asteroid). Vinyl comes in a Gatefold Jacket with 12pg booklet.
BOYNEXTDOOR is back with their 2nd Mini Album HOW? which acts as a bridge between their previous releases WHO! and WHY.. Each track on the album represents a specific moment in an evolution of a relationship. Contents of the album include CD, Photo Book (72 pgs), Photo Cards (rndm 2 of 12), Post Card (rndm 1 of 6), Meme Card (rndm 1 of 6), Scratch Card, 4-Cut Photo (rndm 1 of 6), Folder Poster. US/EU Retail Excl: Photo Card (rndm 1 of 6). Dimensions: 230 x 190 x 15 mm.
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New Release Round-Up 04-26-24
St.Vincent - All Born Screaming
St. Vincent’s first self-produced record, All Born Screaming is Annie Clark at her most unfiltered. All Born Screaming is an invitation to test the limits of what is possible–and to then keep going; Brought to life with the aid of a highly curated dream lineup of friends — Rachel Eckroth, Josh Freese, Dave Grohl, Mark Guiliana, Cate Le Bon, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Stella Mogzawa and David Ralicke — the album is an unadulterated expression of St. Vincent’s singular vision.
Charley Crockett - $10 Cowboy - Son of Davy
With $10 Cowboy, Charley Crockett didn’t set out to make a themed record. He had released a concept album in 2022, the critically acclaimed Man From Waco, propelling Crockett to new heights and establishing him as one of the leaders of a sparkling revival of traditional country and folk music.
For the follow up album, Crockett wrote freely, over a two-month period, as he wound his way across the United States on the back of a tour bus. The resulting songs—raw, personal, vivid portraits of a country in transition—ended up being connected after all.
As the album unfolds, you begin to understand that a $10 Cowboy is anyone who has hustled to get by, who didn’t fit in, who has slept on other people’s couches, or the street, who has fallen down, gotten up, and ventured from home chasing a paying gig, or a new start.
The album was recorded at Arlyn Studios in Austin, produced by Crockett and his long-time collaborator Billy Horton. It was recorded live to tape, with anywhere from 6-12 musicians and backup singers on each track, giving the songs the feel of a live performance. It’s a sound Crockett has been after for years. “Reason I cut it on tape is because when you got the right people in the room, and the great players rise to the occasion when that red light is on and the tape is rolling, you get the magic of a great performance.”
It's exactly what he achieved with $10 Cowboy. Regular bandmates Fox, Nathan Fleming, and Mayo Valdez are joined by some of the genre’s most talented players—Rich Brotherton, Kevin Smith, Dave LeRoy Biller, T. Jarrod Bonta and others, including a string quartet. Lauren Cervantes and Angela Miller sing on the album. While the musicianship and accompaniment are exquisite, they are also subtle, placed joyously, yet judiciously across the album.
No, Crockett didn’t set out to write a themed record. Or, through his studied eye, to find America. But with $10 Cowboy, he might have done both.
Laufey - Bewitched: The Goddess Edition - LAUFEY LLC
Composer, singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Laufey continues her story with Bewitched: The Goddess Edition, an expanded version of her 2023 critically celebrated and GRAMMY-winning second album. Since the release of Bewitched, Laufey has proven how staying true to oneself can result in creating a space where people can find themselves. Bewitched has been wildly successful around the world, appearing on multiple year-end best-of lists, sparking an immediately sold-out tour and reaching No. 1 on Billboard’s Jazz charts. The Goddess Edition features four brand-new original songs including lead single "Goddess" and will be available on vinyl, cassette, and CD. The expanded package includes dark blue vinyl, an updated booklet, and a custom board game.
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (Expanded Edition) - Capitol/UME
Rock legend Billy Idol is set to celebrate the 40th anniversary of his landmark album Rebel Yell with a deluxe expanded edition due April 26 via Capitol/UMe. Available for pre-order on Friday, March 8, the reissue includes a selection of previously unreleased songs and demos, the Poolside remix of Idol's smash hit "Eyes Without A Face" and the never-before-heard Billy Idol/Steve Stevens original "Best Way Out of Here" from the original sessions. Idol's never-betore-released cover of the Rose Royce single "Love Don't Live Here Anymore"
Iron & Wine - Light Verse [Colored Vinyl]
Hovvdy - Hovvdy (Blue) [Clear Vinyl] [Limited Edition] [Indie Exclusive] [Download Included]
ScHoolboy Q - BLUE LIPS [Translucent Blue 2 LP]
The Veronicas - Gothic Summer [Blue LP]
Neil Young with Crazy Horse - Fuckin' Up [2 LP]
PARTYNEXTDOOR - PARTYNEXTDOOR 4 [LP]
Charles Bernstein - April Fools Day (OMPS) [Deluxe Edition 2LP]
Pet Shop Boys - nonetheless [Indie Exclusive Opaque Gray LP]
Eric Slick - New Age Rage [Translucent Pink LP]
Houses Of Heaven - Within/Without [Grey Marble LP]
Deicide - Banished By Sin [Indie Exclusive Opaque Gold LP]
Microwave - Let's Start Degeneracy [Indie Exclusive Baby Pink / Clear w/ Purple Splatter LP]
ILLit - ILLIT 1st Mini Album ‘SUPER REAL ME’ [SUPER ME Ver.]
The Men - Manhattan Fire [Limited Edition Indie Exclusive Clear LP]
THE RED GARLAND TRIO - Groovy (Original Jazz Classics Series) [LP]
Full Of Hell - Coagulated Bliss [Indie Exclusive Neon Yellow, White and Olive Green Mix LP]
Darkthrone - It Beckons Us All [Indie Exclusive Purple LP]
Cab - Whisper War [Indie Exclusive Black and Light Blue LP]
Yusuf ( Stevens, Cat ) - Izitso [Limited Gatefold with Lenticular Cover]
Yusuf ( Cat Stevens ) - Numbers [Limited Edition]
Judith Hill - Letters from a Black Widow [2 LP]
Lost Dog Street Band - Survived [LP]
For more information on these and other releases out this week, check out our New Releases charts by week section.UPCOMING RELEASES
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New Release Round-Up 04-19-24
Pearl Jam - Dark Matter - Republic Records
Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame inductees, Pearl Jam, return with their highly anticipated new album Dark Matter. The band’s 12th studio album was produced by Grammy® Award Winning Producer, Andrew Watt.
Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department [Ghosted White 2 LP Bonus Track]
Bruce Springsteen - Best Of Bruce Springsteen [2 LP]
Reneé Rapp / Auli’I Cravalho - Mean Girls (Music From The Motion Picture) [Candy Floss LP]
Melvins - Tarantula Heart [Ipecac 25th Anniversary Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Silver Streak LP]
Various Artists - Live On Mountain Stage: Outlaws & Outliers [LP]
Judith Hill - Letters from a Black Widow [2 LP]
Thomas Csorba - Windchimes [Denim Color LP]
Stephanie Lambring - Hypocrite [LP]
Cloud Nothings - Final Summer [Indie Exclusive Half Clear / Half Orange w/ Black Splatter LP]
Jan Garbarek Quartet - Afric Pepperbird (ECM Luminessence Series) [LP]
T Bone Burnett - The Other Side [LP]
Bill Frisell - Orchestras [2 LP]
Raffi & Good Lovelies - Penny Penguin [CD]
SEEYOUSPACECOWBOY - COUP DE GRÂCE [Indie Exclusive Black Ice w/ Heavy White Splatter LP]
BOYNEXTDOOR - HOW? (Indie Exclusive Earth ver.)
BOYNEXTDOOR - HOW? (Indie Exclusive Wind ver.)
BOYNEXTDOOR - HOW? (Indie Exclusive Fire ver.)
Life's Question - Life's Question
For more information on these and other releases out this week, check out our New Releases charts by week section.UPCOMING RELEASES
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New Release Round-Up 04-12-24
Maggie Rogers - Don't Forget Me - Capitol
Don’t Forget Me:
01 It Was Coming All Along
02 Drunk
03 So Sick of Dreaming
04 The Kill
05 If Now Was Then
06 I Still Do
07 On & On & On
08 Never Going Home
09 All the Same
10 Don’t Forget MeMark Knopfler - One Deep River - Blue Note
One Deep River offers an unstoppable flow of future Knopfler classics, with their customarily learned lyrics and refined guitar textures. They draw on a lifetime of genre-crossing ingredients and influences in blues, folk, rock and beyond, and as usual, reveal their charms with unhurried grace and depth.
Tyler Hubbard - Strong - EMI Nashville
With more than 1 billion streams as a solo artist and two back-to-back #1 singles, Tyler Hubbard's sophomore solo album, Strong, features 13 brand-new songs, including "Back Then Right Now," "Turn" and "Wish You Would."
Beyoncé - COWBOY CARTER [2 LP]
Noah Kahan - Stick Season (We'll All Be Here Forever) [Black Ice 3 LP]
Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch - All of Us Strangers (Original Motion Picture Score) [LP]
Harold Land - The Fox [Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series LP]
Leyla McCalla - Sun Without The Heat [LP]
Aaron Lee Tasjan - Stellar Evolution [LP]
Necrot - Lifeless Birth [Violet Purple LP]
Willie Colon - La Gran Fuga / The Big Break [180g LP]
Belmont - Liminal [Indie Exclusive Electric Blue & Violet Pinwheel LP]
girl in red - I’M DOING IT AGAIN BABY! [Standard LP]
BLUE ÖYSTER CULT - Ghost Stories [LP]
Shabaka - Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace [LP]
Nia Archives - Silence Is Loud [LP]
Linkin Park - Papercuts [Indie Exclusive Black & Red Splatter]
James - Yummy [Marbled Red LP]
For more information on these and other releases out this week, check out our New Releases charts by week section.UPCOMING RELEASES
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New Release Round-Up 04-05-24
The Black Keys - Ohio Players
Ohio Players is The Black Keys’ fourth album in five years, a momentum with a simple explanation, Auerbach says: “We never stopped recording.” There was his and Carney’s reunion, after a five-year hiatus, on 2019’s "Let’s Rock”, then the 2021 blast of Mississippi-hill-country covers, Delta Kream. A rapid-fire follow-up of new originals, 2022’s Dropout Boogie, featured the duo working with outside writers for the first time: Greg Cartwright of Memphis rockers Reigning Sound and Angelo Petraglia, who has worked with Kings of Leon and the teenage Taylor Swift. (Cartwright and Petraglia are back for Ohio Players too.)
“We'd never worked harder to make a record,” Dan Auerbach says. “It's never taken us this long to make an album. We took our time and did it right.”
“What we wanted to accomplish with this record was make something that was fun,” Patrick Carney says. “And something that most bands 20 years into their career don’t make, which is an approachable, fun record that is also cool.”
While making Ohio Players, a title inspired by the legendary Dayton, OH funk band of the same name, The Black Keys were also DJing dance parties in cities around the world that they called “record hangs,” spinning 45s from their own eclectic and growing collections. Mojo reports, “The spirit of those parties infused the album’s DNA. ‘That’s been the fun of it,’ [says] Auerbach. ‘Letting go a little bit.’”Maggie Rose - No One Gets Out Alive
On her most ambitious album yet, No One Gets Out Alive, singer-songwriter Maggie Rose proves she’s a true original. Though the electrifying record is her fourth release, in many ways it feels like her first. No One Gets Out Alive is a knockout career game-changer. Filled with deeply intimate, relatable songs that showcase her masterful storytelling, the album showcases her soulful, powerful voice and pulls you in immediately. Unencumbered by genre, No One Gets Out Alive reflects Maggie’s varied influences including rock, soul, Americana, pop and folk, all colliding for a deeply satisfying listen. Maggie Rose inhabits her music and distills it into something all her own. With unflinching honesty, she does everything authentically and completely.
Phosphorescent - Revelator
Revelator is an album that speaks to “the grand sadness in life” perennial Phosphorescent subject matter, by Matthew Houck’s estimation. In some ways, Revelator extends seamlessly from the story begun by Muchacho and continued by C’est La Vie. It finds Houck further mastering his unique blend of ragged, experiment-y classicism intertwined with ethereal, lachrymose atmospherics. Across Revelator, Houck sings from a woozy, worn headspace,
but leads us to a place where dreams and reality mingle.ALSO OUT THIS WEEK
Conan Gray - Found Heaven (Blk) [Colored Vinyl] (Post) (Red) [Indie Exclusive]
Old 97’s - American Primitive [Green LP]
Vampire Weekend - Only God Was Above Us [Indie Exclusive Alternative Cover]
Niall Horan - The Show: The Encore [Red & Gold 2 LP]
Lil Dicky - PENITH (The Dave Soundtrack) [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Sea Blue / Baby Blue 2LP]
Grace Cummings - Ramona [Gold LP]
Pernice Brothers - Who Will You Believe [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Clear Autographed LP]
Khruangbin - A LA SALA [Limited Edition Soleil LP]
Luca D'Alberto - In Our Hearts [LP]
Tony Rice - Church Street Blues [LP]
Ol' Gorilla Bones - Revenge Vol. 2 [LP]
Kyle Kimbrell - Easy Truths [LP]
Palace - Ultrasound [Limited Edition Red LP]
Lo Moon - I Wish You Way More Than Luck [Indie Exclusive Onyx LP]
Celine Dion - MY LOVE Essential Collection [LP]
No Doubt - The Singles 1992-2003 [2 180g LP]
Mike Post - Message from the Mountains & Echoes of the Delta [CD]
Wine Lips - Super Mega Ultra [Indie Exclusive Electric Yellow LP]
Iron Monkey - SPLEEN AND GOAD [LP]
The Libertines - All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade [Indie Exclusive limited Edition Clear LP]
For more information on these and other releases out this week, check out our New Releases charts by week section.UPCOMING RELEASES
Tyler Hubbard - Strong - EMI Nashville
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New Release Round-Up 03-29-24
STILL LISTENING TO...
Odetta Hartman - TRANSGRESSIVE
New York singer-songwriter Odetta Hartman's 2015 debut mini-LP 222 and 2018's Old Rockhounds Never Die, saw her touring her unique performance style - part Jack White rock and roll folk blues, part electronic experimentations - with the likes of Let's Eat Grandma, Cosmo Sheldrake and Skullcrusher. Odetta's long-awaited second album, Swansongs, showcases her strongest set of songs to date. Another fever dream of a record, it includes the experimental pop of "Goldilocks", the dramatic string lead "Dr No." and her radical re-working of the traditional "Motherless Child"; first made famous by her namesake Odetta. Equally inspired by AG Cook's Apple and New Orleans traditional jazz, the musical mixology of these songs spans various genres of folk, americana, pop, punk, soul, ambient and spiritual. Lyrically, it tenders the tension of two truths in opposition through it's inquisition of the interplay between fear and desire. Dichotomy is at the heart of this deep exploration into shadow work, mythological musings, healing frequencies, eclectic expressions, and the art of sculpted sound. Swansongs is a dynamic and powerful reflection of love and ambition; hopeful, energetic and at times chaotic but always captivating.
ALSO OUT THIS WEEK
Shabazz Palaces - Robed In Rareness [Ruby LP]
Sum 41 - Heaven :x: Hell [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Quad w/Blue Splatter 2LP]
Serpentwithfeet - GRIP [Clear LP]
Sheryl Crow - Evolution [Color LP]
Chastity Belt - Live Laugh Love [Cloudy LP]
Alejandro Escovedo - Echo Dancing [Gold 2LP]
Ride - Interplay [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Blue 2LP]
Aaron Lewis - The Hill [Coke Bottle Clear LP]
CNTS - Thoughts & Prayers [Orange LP]
Shabazz Palaces - Exotic Birds Of Prey [Translucent White LP]
Johnny Lytle - People & Love [LP]
Chicano Batman - Notebook Fantasy [Clear LP]
Ron Carter, Mal Waldron, Eric Dolphy - Where? [Original Jazz Classics Series LP]
Coffins - Sinister Oath [Oxblood LP]
j-hope (BTS) - HOPE ON THE STREET VOL.1 [VER.1 PRELUDE]
j-hope (BTS) - HOPE ON THE STREET VOL.1 [VER.2 INTERLUDE]
Catfish And The Bottlemen - Showtime [White 7]
Blu DeTiger - All I Ever Want Is Everything
For more information on these and other releases out this week, check out our New Releases charts by week section.UPCOMING RELEASES
Phosphorescent - Revelator - Verve
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New Release Round-Up 03-22-24
Fletcher - In Search Of The Antidote - Fletcher/Snapback Entertainment
FLETCHER returns with her sophomore album In Search Of The Antidote, detailing the journey of finding the antidote in life and the many forms it can take. Through singles like “Eras Of Us”, “Lead Me On” and more, FLETCHER shares the different realizations, ego deaths & personal rebirths, and more, that encompass what it means to be on a true soul search, and all the ups and downs that come with it. She bares all, showing both the beauty and brutality of what it means to be a human being on an ever-evolving quest back to one's own heart.
Waxahatchee - Tigers Blood - Anti
One of the hardest working singer-songwriters in the game is named Katie Crutchfield. She was born in Alabama, grew up near Waxahatchee Creek. Skipped town and struck out on her own as Waxahatchee. That was over a decade ago. Crutchfield says she never knew the road would lead her here, but after six critically acclaimed albums, she's never felt more confident in herself as an artist. While her sound has evolved from lo-fi folk to lush alt-tinged country, her voice has always remained the same. Honest and close, poetic with Southern lilting. Much like Carson McCullers's Mick Kelly, determined in her desires and convictions, ready to tell whoever will listen.
And after years of being sober and stable in Kansas City - after years of sacrificing herself to her work and the road - Crutchfield has arrived at her most potent songwriting yet. On her new album, Tigers Blood, Crutchfield emerges as a powerhouse - an ethnologist of the self - forever dedicated to revisiting her wins and losses. But now she's arriving at revelations and she ain't holding them back. Produced by Brad Cook, the album features MJ Lenderman, Phil Cook, and Spencer Tweedy.
Aoife O'Donovan - All My Friends - Yep Roc Records
LP pressed on Opaque Yellow vinyl and includes an autographed insert! The follow-up to Aoife O'Donovan's 3x Grammy nominated album, Age of Apathy, All My Friends is based around a collection of songs Aoife wrote, inspired by women’s suffrage and the passage of the 19th amendment. The music is expansive with orchestral arrangements, choral vocals and a variety of instruments that create a sonic soundscape beyond anything Aoife has done in the past. Special guests include Anaïs Mitchell, Sierra Hull, The Westerlies, The Knights and the San Francisco Girls Choir.
Charlie Parr - Little Sun - SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS
Over the last couple of decades, Charlie Parr has crisscrossed the world on tour more times than one can count. He also has released over a dozen albums of his songs, acclaimed for their poetic simplicity. Little Sun, his most ambitious album to date, was recorded with Tucker Martine (The Decemberists, Sufjan Stevens, My Morning Jacket) and features Parr augmenting his raw and affecting songs with stunning full-band arrangements. The remarkable backing band here includes Marisa Anderson, Victor Krummenacher, Andrew Borger, and Asher Fulero. Masterfully channeling the philosophical and transcendental qualities of the blues, Parr takes us on a journey through the winding streets of his imagination.
Gary Clark Jr. - JPEG RAW - Warner
Gary Clark Jr.’s forthcoming album entitled JPEG RAW, his fourth studio release,
marks a grand step in his musical evolution…. A powerful and expansive artistic statement.
While retaining the deep and true resonance of his blues foundations and guitar virtuosity with subtlety yet conviction, he reaches well beyond this time.
The emphasis here is on song and studio craft without losing the rawness of his young legend. (Rolling Stone Magazine called him, The Chosen One).
The music is dense and adventurous with a more cohesive synthesis of his eclectic musical palette. Hip samples, Thelonious Monk and Sonny Boy Williamson decorate flourishes of African, World Music, even Jazz while merging with blues , rock, R&B and rap; familiar areas he has ventured before, this time with more unity forging a fresh new style. Clark’s lyrics are pointed, deeply personal, outspoken and socially conscious with occasional forays into rap and spoken word from Clark himself. The sonics are immersive verging on modern groove-oriented psychedelia with hip-hop driven beats in verses giving way to anthemic choruses, rich with power-chording and wide fuzz riffage.
Songs like “Maktub”, “JPEG RAW”, “This Is Who We Are”, “Hyperwave” and the epic 10-minute Habits, break fresh ground defying categorization in the ever corporatized, predictable “alt” music world. The co-written Stevie Wonder duet, “What About The Children” feels like an immediate classic that could have lived on Innervisions or Talking Book if not for Clark’s fuzzed out riff and hip-hop pocket.
Clark has always had swagger and sex in his sound and very dangerous hands when wielding 6 strings. JPEG RAW is all of that and breaks new ground that is both thrilling and inspiring on every level.ALSO OUT THIS WEEK
Tipper - Forward Escape [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition 2LP]
For more information on these and other releases out this week, check out our New Releases charts by week section.
Leaves' Eyes - Myths Of Fate [Limited Edition Blue/Black Splatter LP]
Andre 3000 - New Blue Sun [Limited Edition 3LP]
Palaye Royale - Boom Boom Room (Side A) [RSD Essential Indie Colorway Bone + Transparent Purple w/Black + White Splatter 2LP]
Logic1000 - Mother [2LP]
The Staves - All Now [LP]
Cody Jinks - Change The Game [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Mineral 2LP]
Misfits - Collection 1 [RSD Essential Glow-In-The-Dark LP]
Keith Hudson - Pick A Dub [RSD Essential Black Ice 2LP]
Yellowman - Nobody Move Nobody Get Hurt [RSD Essential Lemonade LP]
The Osborne Brothers - From Rocky Top to Muddy Bottom [RSD Essential Indie Colorway Denim Blue LP]
Alphaville, German Film Orchestra Babelsberg, and Andreas Köhler - A Night At The Philharmonie Berlin [2CD/DVD]
USA Nails - Feel Worse [Limited Edition White LP]
Julia Holter - Something in the Room She Moves [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Calder Red 2LP]
LXVNDR x Tachichi - Found Money [LP]
Bright & Black - The Album [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Black/White Splatter 2 LP]
Sam Evian - Plunge [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Clearwater Blue LP]
Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies [LP]
Thee Sinseers - Sinseerly Yours - Turquoise [Colored Vinyl]
The Rose - DUAL [Red LP]
Bendigo Fletcher - Two Things At Once [Indie Exclusive Baby Pink LP]
The Jesus And Mary Chain - Glasgow Eyes [Deluxe Clear 2LP]
Tyla - TYLA [LP]
Junior Marvin - Happy Family
Dylan Gossett - No Better Time [EP]
Kenny Chesney - Born
Adrianne Lenker - Bright Future [Colored Vinyl] [Indie Exclusive]
Shakira - Mujeres Ya No Lloran [Clear Vinyl]
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New Release Round-Up 03-15-24
Kacey Musgraves - Deeper Well - Interscope Records/MCA Nashville
The music on Deeper Well, the seven-time Grammy winner’s fifth album, is almost chimeric. Rolling acoustic guitars, puffy clouds of strings and synth, warm bass punctuations, layered harmonies, moments of Celtic melody and plenty of room on the tracks for Musgraves’ silvery vocals. On the bright, almost folky title track, the 30-something songstress surveys her life and priorities, recognizing what feeds her, drains her and even examines the childhood she’s left behind on her way to now.
Saturn returns, cardinals embody a dead friend, love is given and taken, streets rush by, belongings are packed and old chapters deserted, new love blooms, jade bracelets serve as talismans, deep lessons emerge, small details define everything, the woods are a refuge and New York City serves as the same gleaming beacon as Oz.
ALSO OUT THIS WEEK
The Black Crowes - Happiness Bastards [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Clear LP]
The Dandy Warhols - Rockmaker [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Black & Clear Color-In-Color LP]
Boeckner - Boeckner! [Limited Edition Orange LP]
Firewind - Stand United [Limited Edition Trans Natural/Black Marble LP]
Deadmau5 - > album title goes here < [Transparent Light Blue 2LP]
Noah Kahan - Cape Elizabeth [Aqua 12]
Tierra Whack - WORLD WIDE WHACK [Limited Edition Baby Blue LP]
21 Savage - american dream [2LP]
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE - Everything I Thought It Was [LP]
Joe Henderson - Power To The People [Jazz Dispensary Top Shelf Series LP]
DRAGONFORCE - Warp Speed Warriors [LP]
Eliza Mclamb - Going Through It [CD]
Scott Stapp - Higher Power [Solid Viola LP]
Gouge Away - Deep Sage [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Baby Blue / Black Mix LP]
Spoken - Reflection [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Ocean Floor 2 LP]
John Smith - The Living Kind [LP]
Necrophobic - In the Twilight Grey [LP]
Justin Moore - Greatest Hits [Red Smoke LP]
Charles Lloyd - The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow [2 LP]
Barbara Mandrell - Precious Memories: 20 Hymns and Gospel Classics
Pillar - One Love Revolution [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Flaming Orange LP]
Coil - Moon's Milk (In Four Phases) [Transparent Orange 3LP]
Bas - We Only Talk About Real Shit When We're Fucked Up [Transparent Red 2 LP]
Brat - Social Grace [White w/ Pink Splatter LP]
Brian Scarborough - We Need The Wind
Shelly Manne & His Men - At The Black Hawk, Vol. 1 [Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series LP]
For more information on these and other releases out this week, check out our New Releases charts by week section.UPCOMING RELEASES
Fletcher - In Search Of The Antidote - Fletcher/Snapback Entertainment
Waxahatchee - Tigers Blood - Anti
Aoife O'Donovan - All My Friends - Yep Roc Records
Charlie Parr - Little Sun - SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS
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New Release Round-Up 03-08-24
Norah Jones - Visions - Blue Note
Visions is a vibrant and joyous 12-song set that finds Jones singing about feeling free, wanting to dance, making it right, and acceptance of what life brings. It’s the yang to the yin that was Pick Me Up Off The Floor, Jones’ last album of new original songs which was released early in the pandemic lockdown of 2020 and foreshadowed many of the dark emotions of that period. Indie Exclusive "Sun-kissed" Orange Blend LP. Alternate Cover Art.
STILL LISTENING TO...
Hurray For The Riff Raff - The Past Is Still Alive - Nonesuch Records
Hurray for the Riff Raff’s (aka Alynda Segarra, they/them), The Past Is Still Alive, is out now on Nonesuch Records. The record represents a new phase of beginning in Segarra’s lauded evolution as a storyteller. Created during a period filled with grief, when they found inspiration in radical poetry, railroad culture, outsider art, the work of writer Eileen Myles, and the history of activist groups like ACT UP and Gran Fury, discovering a stronger, singular style of writing that felt like a long-awaited revelation.
The album has been featured everywhere from NY Times (including a “primer” which they almost never do) to Vogue, to NPR and today it received an 8.3 Best New Music on Pitchfork. It’s currently got an 88 on metacritic, making it the 3rd best reviewed new release of the year.
ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY...
Kali Uchis - Red Moon in Venus - Interscope/Geffen Records
We're still loving Kali Uchis' Red Moon In Venus on its one year anniversary on 03/03/24!
ALSO OUT THIS WEEK
Bleachers - Bleachers [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Blue 2 LP]
Ariana Grande - eternal sunshine [Alt Cover, Ruby LP]
Kim Gordon - The Collective [LP]
Moor Mother - The Great Bailout [LP]
Judas Priest - Invincible Shield [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Red 2LP]
Bolis Pupul - Letter To Yu [LP]
Alice Cooper - Theatre Of Death - Live At Hammersmith 2009 [Red 2LP + DVD + Numbered Ticket]
Konradsen - Michael’s Book on Bears [LP]
Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band - BRSB [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Yellow LP]
Myrath - Karma [Transparent Red LP]
Various Artists - The Color Purple (Music From And Inspired By) [Purple 3LP]
Chief Adjuah - Bark Out Thunder Roar Out Lightning [LP]
Azrael Raps Good X The Dirty Sample - Content
MØAA - Jaywalker [Transparent Blood Red LP]
Destruct x DJ Zole - Sharpshooters [LP]
Kill The Light - Death Melodies [LP]
The Rolling Stones - Live At The Wiltern [3 LP]
Xmal Deutschland - Early Singles (1981-1982) [Purple LP]
Anja Huwe - Codes [Oxblood LP]
Joywave - Brain Damage [Picture Disc Vinyl Single]
The Rhythm Method - Peachy [Peach LP]
Claude Bolling - Le Magnifique Pt. 1 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [2 LP]
Claude Bolling - Le Magnifique Pt. 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [2 LP]
For more information on these and other releases out this week, check out our New Releases charts by week section.UPCOMING RELEASES