Pure Pop Records

  • What's New 5-15-26

    Freya Skye
    Hollywood Records

    The British singer-songwriter showcases a voice of remarkable range and pop sensibility that balances classic soul and contemporary R&B. Stardust introduces Skye with genuine emotional depth alongside commercial instincts. Her collaborators bring polish without stripping personality as she sounds fully in command of her identity from the very first track.

    Peter Frampton
    UMe

    The guitar legend's new album pairs his signature melodic rock with a newly collaborative spirit, featuring guest appearances and warmth that suits his playing perfectly. Frampton has spoken about the creative freedom this project brought, and that openness is audible throughout. For fans of his Humble Pie and solo years, Carry The Light is a welcome reminder of his singular touch.

    Shakey Graves
    Dualtone

    Alejandro Rose-Garcia's newest collection balances warm folk-rock storytelling with growing emotional range. Fondness, etc. finds him cataloging relationships and moments with wry observational wit. The production is intimate without being sparse, and his acoustic guitar work remains among the most distinctive in American roots music. A grower that genuinely rewards returning to.

    49 Winchester
    New West Records

    The Virginia roots rock quintet builds on earlier New West Records releases with a record balancing raucous energy and genuine tenderness. Change of Plans finds Isaac Gibson and the band in fine form, blending Southern rock, Americana, and country with natural authority. If you haven't discovered them yet, this is the record to start with.

    Jobi Riccio
    Yep Roc Records

    Jobi Riccio writes with a classic ease recalling the best of '70s California folk-rock, while distilling that sensibility into a beautifully crafted set of songs. Riccio makes her influences feel lived-in rather than borrowed, and Beau Sample's warm production suits her voice perfectly. One of the quiet discoveries of the season.

    Tank and the Bangas
    Verve

    New Orleans' most genre-defiant band delivers another album moving freely between soul, hip-hop, neo-soul, and jazz without losing its rootedness in the city's DNA. Tarriona "Tank" Ball remains one of the most captivating vocalists in American music, and The Last Balloon gives her extraordinary voice plenty of space. Joyfully unclassifiable, as always.

    The Beach Boys
    CAP

    To celebrate Pet Sounds' 60th anniversary, Capitol compiles 25 standout tracks from the 1997 box set, all making their vinyl debut. Alternate takes, a cappella stacks, and tracking sessions illuminate the painstaking craft behind one of pop music's most celebrated recordings. New liner notes by Howie Edelson add context for newcomers and completists alike.

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  • What's New 10-16-20

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    Concord

    After a series of stand-alone singles and a release under the moniker EL VY (with Brent Knopf of Menomena), Serpentine Prison is the first solo record from Grammy-Award winning artist Matt Berninger of The National. Recorded with and produced by the legendary Booker T. Jones, it's a collection of deeply personal songs dripped in Booker's signature Memphis sound perfectly blended with Berninger's unmistakable baritone.

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    Mahakala Music

    A commissioned jazz suite to commemorate the 60th anniversary of a turning points in the civil rights movement, No Tears Suite brings together local composers Christopher Parker & vocalist Kelley Hurt with an incredible band featuring Grammy-award winning drummer, Brian Blade and Ellington band veteran saxophonist Bobby LaVell.

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    ATO

    Impossible Weight is a work of sublime highs and mesmerizing lows, its restless intensity both unsettling and transcendent. Co-produced by bandleader Jessica Dobson and Andy D. Park, the album's lush textures and mercurial arrangements reveal the limitless imagination of Dobsons guitar work (which shes previously shown in playing lead guitar for Beck and The Shins) and fully illuminates the power of her vocals.

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  • What's New 10-9-20

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    4AD

    As Long As You Are is an album about trust, honesty, redemption and letting go, allowing old wounds to heal and bringing painful chapters to a close. But being delivered via their brand of new wave synth-pop full of bright melodies and heavenly choruses, its as euphoric and uninhibitedly joyful as anything the band has done in their 14-year career.

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    Sub Pop

    Metz not only continues to push their music into new territories of dynamics, crooked melodies, and sweat-drenched rhythms, they explore the theme of growing up and maturing within a format typically suspended in youth. Covering seemingly disparate themes such as paternity, crushing social anxiety, addiction, isolation, media-induced paranoia, and the restless urge to leave everything behind, each of Atlas Vendings ten songs offer a snapshot of today's modern condition.

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    Hollywood Records

    The fifth album from Bahamas (Afie Jurvanen), Sad Hunk, takes its title from a nickname bestowed by his wife in reaction to how he was portrayed in the media. A collaboration from the same team as 2018s Earthtones, the graceful guitar work of Sam Weber - a musician he discovered on YouTube - and with GRAMMY-nominated producer Robbie Lackritz, Sad Hunk is the next step in Afie virtuosic signature style.

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    Republic

    Good Intentions, the celebrated third record from Toronto-native Nav, has features from rap heavy weights like Young Thug, Future, Lil Uzi Vert, Gunna, Lil Durk, Don Toliver and Pop Smoke. He set the tone early with the success of his song `Turks' feat. Travis Scott and Gunna.

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    More Doug Records

    The claustrophobia of the here and now - a desire to return to past states on one hand and change on the other. In some cases, repetition and return are a desirable way to deal with uncertain times; in others, the stagnancy of the present is overwhelming. Fish Pond Fish lives between the two, creating simultaneously the most bedroom-tracked (thanks quarantine) and production-heavy full-length the band has yet released.

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    Search Party

    Produced by Randall Poster and Stewart Lerman, I'd Rather Lead a Band finds Loudon Wainwright III partnering up with Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks for their take on some of the American songbook's finest classics. This album showcases a fresh side of LW3 with big band sounds and timeless songs from Irving Berlin, Cliff Friend, Lew Brown and other Tin Pan Alley contemporaries.

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    Petaluma Records

    Creation Myths is the first album in 5 years from Elvis Perkins. Produced by Sam Cohen (Kevin Morby, Danger Mouse, etc), the album in many ways picks up where his debut Ash Wednesday (XL Recordings) left off. Subtle nods to Americana and spooky, blissed-out folk, but never lights for too long on any one spot.

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    Napalm

    The quintessential dark groove metal innovators return to deliver fans their most electrifying and introspective collection of anthems yet Dealing With Demons I part one of a hard-hitting double album that will have metalheads everywhere ushering in a new era! DevilDriver proves that they still reign supreme among metals all-time greats, leaving the listener craving whats to come on Dealing With Demons II.

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    ATO

    Black Pumas have unveiled a deluxe edition of their Grammy-nominated self-titled debut album via ATO Records. Features original album plus 11 bonus tracks, three new original songs and four cover tracks, plus unreleased live material. The package is updated with new artwork, and contains unpublished in-studio and live photographs.

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    Verve

    SKALD is inspired by the Doggerland, an island that disappeared 20,000 years ago following various natural disasters (tsunami, long winter...). The Vikings tell here the history of the people who preceded them and question the role of Man for saving the planet. This is an invitation to listen to messages from the past to build the future.

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    Daptone

    Long In The Tooth delivers a truly epic collection of new material that finds the group further bridging the gap between the farfisa-fueled Ethio-Funk stylings of their early recordings, with the psychedelic, Sabbath-inspired hellfire of late. Heavy drum breaks reign supreme, setting the stage for the pulsating, hallucinatory wall of organ, menacing horns, and rugged guitar riffs to permeate your soul.

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    Park The Van

    Brooklyn indie-rock stalwart Drew Citron formed Beverly in 2013, after having got her start as a touring member with Frankie Rose and The Pains of Being Pure of Heart. With Free Now, Citron, one of the most beautiful voices in indie rock, comes to the table with a whole lot of pain to sing about and the full musical knowledge to put herself, and her talents, front and center.

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