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Now Hear This! – April 2023
Devon Gilfillian
Love You Anyway
FantasyBuy Now Cited as “one of the most exciting young artists in Nashville’s burgeoning soul scene” by Rolling Stone, Love You Anyway is the second full-length LP from the Philadelphia-born Devon Gilfillian. With an incisive eye and unassuming swagger, along with Gilfillian’s deep knowledge and love of vintage soul, R&B, rock and hip-hop, Love You Anyway re-imagines modern soul music. All Time Low
Tell Me I'm Alive
Fuelded By RamenBuy Now The band’s ninth album leans into amping up the pop, dialing down the punk and plotting a course for the adult pop-rock mainstream. There are more than enough bangers here to gatecrash the next-gen pop-punk party playlist, but Tell Me I’m Alive signals that All Time Low are now all grown up with somewhere else to go. Everything But The Girl
Fuse
VerveBuy Now Fuse is a modern take on the lustrous electronic soul the band first pioneered in the mid-90s. Thorn's affecting and richly textured voice is once again up front in Watt's glimmering landscape of sub-bass, sharp beats, half-lit synths and empty space, and as before, the result is the sound of a band comfortable with being both sonically contemporary, yet agelessly themselves. Meredith Moon
Constellations
True North RecordsBuy Now Instead of rehashing the past, the post-hardcore dream team (featuring members of Minor Threat, Refused, Girls Against Boys, Fugazi & S.O.A.) Expendables is a reinvention that sees the band dialing back the distortion and leaning into the melodies. The result pairs their unparalleled pedigree with a pop sensibility that’s slightly unexpected and wholly satisfying. Fake Names
Expendables
EpitaphBuy Now Instead of rehashing the past, the post-hardcore dream team (featuring members of Minor Threat, Refused, Girls Against Boys, Fugazi & S.O.A.) Expendables is a reinvention that sees the band dialing back the distortion and leaning into the melodies. The result pairs their unparalleled pedigree with a pop sensibility that’s slightly unexpected and wholly satisfying. Shana Cleveland
Manzanita
Hardly ArtBuy Now Cleveland’s third solo album, Manzanita, is some of her most low-key and slowly blooming material to date, fleshing out softly flickering folk tunes with understated orchestral arrangements. It's a lovely album to get lost in, offering sounds which might go unnoticed on the first few spins, but will rise up as repeat listens make Manzanita's insular and mysterious dreamworld a more familiar place. 100 gecs
10,000 gecs
AtlanticBuy Now The hyperpop trailblazers take sharp left-turns into pop-punk and nu-metal on this whiplash-inducing jamboree. It’s short but sweet, throwing its turbulent flurry of punches and then dipping out before listeners have a chance to really think about what’s going on. And therein lies the key to making the most of 10,000 gecs: don’t think too hard about it, just take a deep breath and ride the wave. Kid Bloom
Highway
AWALBuy Now Highway plays like a 12-track ride through connection, mental health and self-discovery, all covered in a neon sheen. Bursting with ’80s synths, hip-hop beats and Lennon Kloser’s psychedelic guitar work, the album is more than feel-good summer music; it’s a statement of intent for an artist who draws from a wellspring of inspirations, from David Bowie to the Weeknd. Fall Out Boy
So Much (For) Stardust
Fueled By RamenBuy Now For their first album in over five years, Fall Out Boy have brought the drama and theatre back to rock music with this pop-infused masterpiece. Whether it’s these Brian May-style, Everest surmounting, guitar solos, the big band ensemble or Patrick Stump’s glistening pop star vocals, So Much (For) Stardust is an album on the scale of a Broadway spectacle. Worth the wait? Without a doubt. Altin Gun
ASK
ATOBuy Now Their 5th album in as many years Ask marks an exuberant return to the 70s Anatolian folk-rock sound that characterized Altin Gün's first two albums. It is a record that radiates the infectious energy found in the Amsterdam-based sextet's celebrated live performances and next levels the group's ground breaking sonic palette of Turkish psychedelic groove pop, sci-fi disco and dreamy acid folk. Melanie Martinez
Portals
AtlanticBuy Now Portals confirms the death of Martinez’s notorious alter-ego Cry Baby, last seen considering whether to walk in to the light at the beguiling conclusion of 2019’s internationally acclaimed full-length film, K-23. “Portals screams death is life is death is life is death is life. A continuous loop. A circle,” says Martinez. *Available on Bloodshot Translucent Vinyl* Dick Stusso
S.P.
Hardly ArtBuy Now When Nic Russo dips into his alter ego Dick Stusso things get bizarre. On his most recent offering, S.P. the artist delivers Attention Deficit Disorder folk-rock that, like a toddler, the songs enter the room, causing disturbance/joy before quickly departing, giggling as they exit. The album plays with noise on one hand and beauty on the other, crafting a weird and disjointed, yet engaging ride. Category VI
Firecry
Moribund RecordsBuy Now Bold and true female fronted anthemic Canadian power metal combustion. Category VI bring classy and classic 1980's traditional heavy metal into the 21st century with blazing glory and with Firecry unleash a global scale climate changing metal cyclone which just may melt the North American frozen tundra with utter perfection! Alex Nunziati
Black Space Void
Moribund RecordsBuy Now The highly anticipated 2nd solo album by scene legend Alex Nunziati (Malamorte, Theatres des Vampires, Lord Vampyr)! Musically, the true metal sound of prior album Ill Mangiatore... has been upgraded to a pure 80's thrash metal attack, shaded by elements from 80's hardcore as well. A musical genius in all respect, Alex Nunziati never disappoints. Now More Than Ever
Creatrix
Thirty TigersBuy Now All-American Rejects co-founder Tyson Ritter didn’t start Now More Than Ever with the expectation it would turn into a real band – but a real band is very much what it has become. They’re here to help make sure the pillars of pop and rock will never fall, and they’re prepared to go down believing. “This is our little monolith,” Ritter says. “It might be six feet tall amongst giants, but it’s pure.” Blondhsell
Blondshell
Partisan RecordsBuy Now In the past few years, Sabrina Teitelbaum AKA Blondshell has transformed into a songwriter without fear. The hook-filled songs on her self-titled debut are clear-eyed statements of and about digging your way towards confidence, self-possession, and relief. All of this is powered by brilliant, crystalline melodies, and gigantic choruses that are wrapped with shredding guitars. Ann-Margret
Born To Be Wild
Cleopatra RecordsBuy Now One of Hollywood's brightest lights and star of such film classics as Bye Bye Birdie and Viva Las Vegas, Ann-Margret proudly presents all new recordings of her singing pop and rock standards in her own ineffable, entrancing singing voice! Featuring The Who's Pete Townshend, Aerosmith's Joe Perry, The Oak Ridge Boys, Robben Ford and so many more! Daniel Caesar
Never Enough
RepublicBuy Now Following the recent release of his critically acclaimed singles “Do You Like Me?” and “Let Me Go,” multi-Platinum, Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Daniel Caesar releases his third studio album, Never Enough. LISTEN HERE LISTEN HERE -
What's New 3-31-23
Dine Alone“The Love Still Held Me Near was born out of unimaginable loss and the subsequent journey through the grief and heartache that followed. It’s about digging deep down into yourself and attempting to unearth hope and light in the things that can comfort you through those times. For me that has always been writing and recording music, so that’s exactly what I did.” - Dallas Green / City and Colour
MergeThe group's ninth album and first for Merge establishes them alongside modern luminaries like Yo La Tengo and Superchunk when it comes to their ability to evolve while still retaining what made them so special in the first place. A dazzling and intriguing collection of songs that are truly built to last, Continue as a Guest finds the band exploring fresh territory and shattering the barriers of their collective comfort zone.
Cooking VinylDifferent Game is something of a misnomer. Rather, it’s the continuation of a fabled legacy and one that has not only stood the test of time but remains vibrant and invigorating all these decades on. Some 60 years after serving in the front lines of the so-called ‘60s British Invasion, they, like all good zombies, came back from the dead, making some of the best music of their career.
Atomic Fire15th anniversary. You could say ObZen is some sort of a best of album of the band’s early works combined with fresh, new songs at that moment in time – but that´s only half the truth. Some parts are still slo-mo groove infernos like the groundbreaking hit “Bleed”, but others, like the opener "Combustion", are high speed-massacres like the band never did before. Pure technical ass-kicking mayhem!
Smugglers WayIf you want to understand how French producer Alan Braxe ended up making some of the most important house music records of the late 1990s and early 2000s, you need to understand his modus operandi. Everything has to be simple; and everything has to be sincere. This newly reissued version of The Upper Cuts adds seven bonus tracks, including remixes and two completely new tracks.
InterscopePhoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus treat us to a full-length record and it’s everything a debut album should be: exploratory, explosive and full of heart. Each of the album’s tracks comes as somewhat of a surprise, from the opening a capella composition to tender (anti)lovesongs, to heavy, nonchalant bangers. There's an uncontainable energy that seems inevitable when three wildly talented songwriters assemble.
Pure NoiseStowaway isn’t just a matter of satisfying the expectations of patient fans who would’ve accepted pretty much anything passable from Samiam at this point; this is a genuinely brilliant record even with all context removed – proof of one of the best and perhaps most underrated punk bands of their era and beyond. It should be more than enough to convince anyone new to the band to dig into their rich and ludicrously consistent discography.
Thirty TigersThe Hold Steady’s 9th full-length comes as the band turns 20 years old. It is their third record with producer Josh Kaufman, and most expansive record yet, while also being unmistakably a THS record. Singer Craig Finn says “These are some of the most cinematic songs in our catalog. I feel like we went somewhere we haven’t before, which is a very exciting thing for a band that is two decades in.”
Yep RocConsisting of members from R.E.M., The Minus 5, and The Baseball Project, the bi-continental collaborators share their third album, paying tribute to the artists that populate their turntables. Through their upbeat 60s-style indie sound infused with psychedelic flourishes, The No Ones honor Nick Lowe, Pamela Polland, George Harrison, Jenny Lewis, and Phil Ochs, among others.
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New Release Round-Up 03-31-23
The Who - The Who - With Orchestra Live At Wembley - Interscope Records
Recorded at the band's show at the world-famous Wembley Stadium on 6th July 2019, The Who performed many of their greatest hits as well as songs from their acclaimed recent studio album with the help of the Isobel Griffiths Ltd Orchestra, which gave a new perspective to some of their best-loved material. This release is available as a 2-CD + Blu-Ray containing an Atmos mix of the entire album and a 3-LP black vinyl edition. Both are housed in a trifold sleeve with an extensive booklet containing multiple photos from rehearsals, backstage, and the show.ALSO OUT THIS WEEK
For more information on these and other releases out this week, check out our New Releases charts by week section.
boygenius - the record [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Clear LP]
The New Pornographers - Continue As A Guest [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Opaque Green/Translucent Blue LP]
The Hold Steady - The Price of Progress [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Metallic Gold LP]
Melanie Martinez - Portals
Denzel Curry - UNLOCKED [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Purple Haze LP]
City And Colour - The Love Still Held Me Near [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Milky Clear/White Galaxy 2LP]
Meshuggah - Obzen: 15th Anniversary Remastered Edition [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Black/White LP]
A Certain Ratio - 1982
Frank Zappa - Zappa ’80: Munich [3LP]
Frank Zappa - Zappa ’80: Mudd Club [2LP]
Taylor Kingman - Hollow Sound [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Yellow Belly Yellow LP]
Andrew Bird - I felt a Funeral, in my Brain (feat. Phoebe Bridgers) [Limited Edition Vinyl Single]
Scott Mcmicken & The Ever-Expanding - Shabang
Ghost - Meliora [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Coke Bottle Clear LP]
Ghost - If You Have Ghost [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Translucent Yellow LP]
Mac Miller - Blue Slide Park: 10th Anniversary [Limited Edition Clear w/ Splatter Deluxe 2 LP]
The Zombies - Different Game [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Cyan Blue LP]
Hermanos Gutierrez - El Bueno Y El Malo [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Black Marble LP]
Deerhoof - Miracle-Level
Puscifer - Existential Reckoning - Re-Wired [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition LP]
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness - Tilt At The Wind No More
Iggy and The Stooges - Raw Power [RSD Essential Gold 2LP]
Tomahawk - Tomahawk [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Smoke Opaque Brown LP]
MF DOOM - Operation: Doomsday
Altin Gun - ask [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Ghostly Orange LP]
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NF - HOPE - NF Real Music. LLC
HOPE is the 5th studio album from Billboard chart-topping, multi-platinum rapper, NF. Known for rapping quick-witted lyrics over hip hop beats & cinematic production, NF has built a loyal fanbase that has earned him over 30 billion global streams & established NF as one of the most consumed artists today. NF’s HOPE is a 13-track album boasting instant hits, such as “HAPPY” “MOTTO” & notable Grammy-nominated features with singer/songwriter Julia Michaels on “GONE,” & rapper Cordae on “CAREFUL”.Daniel Caesar - NEVER ENOUGH - Republic Records
Multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer Daniel Caesar effortlessly floats across the gamut of contemporary R&B with his third studio album NEVER ENOUGH. Led by the singles "Do You Like Me?" (co-produced with Dylan Wiggins + Raphael Saadiq) and "Let Me Go" (co-produced with Rami Yacoub + Sevn Thomas), the Canadian savant touches on the inevitability of time and human error.KISS - KISS Off The Soundboard: Live In Poughkeepsie, NY 1984 - UMe
KISS's fifth authorized Soundboard live release is from the November 28, 1984 Animalize Tour show from the Mid-Hudson Civic Arena in Poughkeepsie, NY featuring the only known soundboard recording with Mark St. John. "Young And Wasted" and "Rock And Roll All Nite" are unfortunately incomplete recordings but due to the historical importance of this show with Mark we hope you all rock out to this as hard as we have. -
What's New 3-24-23
New WestThere is a romantic nature within the sonic landscape of The Art of Forgetting. Tape effects and loops emulate the feeling of aging (recent memories turning to old ones, then ultimately being forgotten) while the juxtaposition of modern acoustic-electronic textures, like lo-fi tape next to hi-fi granular synths result in some of Rose’s most mature and honest work to date.
Sub PopThere’s an extraordinary elasticity across Good Luck’s masterful production. From industrial, claustrophobic gloom to sweeter and more spacious compositions, Friday moves seamlessly through these deftly-engineered soundscapes. There’s always something new to hone in on and further draw you into this immensely multi-faceted body of work that testifies to the liberating potential of making a racket..
ColumbiaDepeche Mode's first album as a two-piece of Dave Gahan and Martin Gore, following co-founder Andrew “Fletch” Fletcher’s tragic passing in 2022. A vast expanse of moods and textures, from its ominous opening to its closing resolve—running the gamut from paranoia and obsession to catharsis and joy, and hitting myriad points between. For a record preoccupied by death, its big heart bursts with life.
Smithsonian Folkways RecordingsFlemons has built a reputation on presenting 100 years of American roots music, but now, with Traveling Wildfire, his own songwriting prowess comes into the spotlight. Carefully selected from his personal repertoire, these original songs reveal his love of country, western, blues, Americana, bluegrass and folk music as they tell of true love, family legacy, survival, time travel, and the juxtaposition between light and dark.
4ADBuilding on the warm, elemental soundscape of 2021's Antidotes EPs and the moody, elegant timbre of her cello, Chua has self-produced and engineered a deeply introspective and fully realized vessel of creative expression. Yian emerges as less an album than a worldview, a commitment to learning and uncovering one's own selfhood honed over Chua's lifelong reconciliation with her own personal history and identity.
Cooking VinylLast year Babymetal were “sealed” from the world after a successful 10-year journey. The Other One restoration project began to recover the Babymetal we never knew existed within a virtual world called the “Metalverse”. 10 songs have been discovered within the project, each representing a theme of the 10 parallel worlds that exist. Strap yourself in, and put those kitsunes up.
Season of MistExul personifies Ne Obliviscaris' distinctive, boundary-pushing ethos. The band's trademark blend of emotion and beauty is as towering as ever, if not even more compelling, particularly how the haunting violin lines carefully weave their way around the riffs. The duality of clean vocals and growls remains the narrative anchor, elevating songs that emanate sophistication and are a masterclass in composition.
InterscopeLana Del Rey’s ninth album is heavy and disarmingly truthful, yet expands its close lens thanks to her wide-ranging, alluring aesthetic looseness. It might deal with some major existential questions, but there’s still plenty of fun to be had as it cements Del Rey’s status as one of modern music’s most intriguing songwriters. Featuring Father John Misty, Tommy Genesis, Jon Batiste, Bleachers and more.
Rough TradeDrawing on traditional folk songs, Lankum put their own dark, distinctive mark onto each, leaning into heavy drones and sonic distortion that imparts new intensity and beauty. This record sees the band cement their breakout from the folk genre, creating bold, contemporary music that may be fashioned from traditional elements but is firmly new, sitting comfortably alongside labelmates black midi and Gilla Band.
Thirty TigersCelebrants marks a highly anticipated return for the beloved trio and explores the inherent dynamics of human connection. Across the 18 tracks, the trio addresses love, friendship and time with lyrics both poetic and plain-spoken, as they see bridges built, crossed, burned and rebuilt. Produced by longtime collaborator Eric Valentine (Queens of the Stone Age, Grace Potter, Weezer).
Pure NoiseFor over three decades the New Jersey punk legends have been one of the most reliably joyful bands in punk rock, fostering an incredibly close kinship with their loyal listeners. Now on Ten Stories High, The Bouncing Souls have taken this connection even further, creating an album of 10 songs inspired by the stories of their fans through direct, one-on-one conversations. .
Equal VisionNewest release from Alabama metalcore warriors Gideon. Beards. Boots. Breakdowns. And a 10-gallon hat. It's a Southern-fried beatdown destined to ignite mosh pits from coast to coast, thanks to the thunderously chunky breakdowns with extra grit and girth. A pummeling blast of vicious, metal-tinged hardcore, all acerbic guitars and chugging riffs.
UNFDWhile Heavner doesn’t deviate from the foundation laid by previous releases, Invent Animate focuses on what they’re good at and expand. From the beautiful and infectious melodies of the choruses to the ferociously intense grooves of the breakdowns and riffs, Heavener is an exceptional display of their talent for balancing the melodic and the aggressive.
NapalmRiding on its own wave in the symphonic metal space, The Awakening benefits from every inch of the dark and glorious landscape it lovingly paints. It’s a broadside blast of ultragoth that feels simultaneously uniquely Kamelot and yet the most accessible work they’ve released to date. It’s simply huge in both performance and effort and, power metal affection depending, is well worth getting lost in.
MuteWith Fantasy, the Platinum-selling, GRAMMY-nominated artist returns with his most personal album to date. Featuring long-time collaborator Justin Meldal-Johnsen and Joe Berry, M83’s touring keyboardist and sax player, the album was born out of extended jam sessions that lasted nearly a year. The result is an exuberant, live-sounding record where trademark M83 goosebump moments abound.
Glassnote12 songs full of sleek grooves and bold melodies that the Boston quintet put together to help ride out tough times, an anthem for better days ahead. “The wildest thing for me is that the record simultaneously sounds like it has the scars of everything we’ve been through and also that it doesn’t — it’s joyful music, which is very exciting given that it was made in the middle of getting hit in the stomach,” says singer Robbie Wulfsohn.
Century MediaExtreme metal stalwarts Suicide Silence channel the spirit of their classic albums to deliver a modern deathcore masterpiece. Remember… taps into the rawness and energy of the band’s DNA to thunderous result. Album singles are proof positive that Suicide Silence are far from mellowing with time. With this record, they’re going deeper and darker, meditating on death and finality.
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New Release Round-Up 03-24-23
Caroline Rose - The Art of Forgetting - New West Records
The time is now for Caroline Rose. Their last record, Superstar, was released on March 6, 2020. The record was critically acclaimed and positioned Rose as the next big breakthrough in music. Needless to say, the resulting pandemic grinded all momentum to a halt while at the same time throwing Rose’s personal life into turmoil. The result of that turmoil is the fuel that fired the creation of their latest album, The Art of Forgetting. With The Art of Forgetting, Rose took on the dual role of writer and producer. The album encapsulates the feeling of experiencing recent memories, having them turn into old ones and then ultimately forgetting those memories altogether. There is a romantic nature within the sonic landscape of this record. Tape effects and loops emulate the feeling of aging while the juxtaposition of modern acoustic-electronic textures, like lo-fi tape next to hi-fi granular synths result in some of their most mature and honest work to date.Fake Names - Expendables - Epitaph
If credibility were currency, Fake Names’ wealth would be off the charts. Composed of Brian Baker (Minor Threat, Bad Religion, Dag Nasty), Michael Hampton (S.O.A., Embrace), Dennis Lyxzén (Refused, INVSN, The [International] Noise Conspiracy), Johnny Temple (Girls Against Boys, Soulside) and the newest member Brendan Canty (Fugazi, Rites of Spring), the band is a veritable post-hardcore dream team. However instead of rehashing the past, Expendables is a reinvention that sees the band dialing back the distortion and leaning into the melodies. The result pairs their unparalleled pedigree with a pop sensibility that’s slightly unexpected and wholly satisfying. “For our last record [2019’s FAKE NAMES]the general influences were 70’s U.K. punk and power-pop; but it wound up with a little classic rock vibe as well, like the Vibrators meets Aerosmith. We never saw that coming!” , Baker explains. For Expendables the band enlisted producer Adam “Atom” Greenspan (IDLES, Yeah Yeah Yeahs). Baker explains, “The pop influences are a little more out front on this one and the production really helps it shine. It sounds more direct, more urgent.” Expendables is the latest exchange in a musical conversation that spans four decades. Baker aptly refers to the lineup of FAKE NAMES as a “mutual admiration society” and says that once the five members got in the same room together, it felt as if they had already been in the band together for years.Elton John - Honky Chateau: 50th Anniversary - Island
Released in May 1972, Honky Chateau was the album that made Elton John a superstar and ushered in a new era for him. Named after the residential studios outside Paris where the album was recorded, Honky Château bought a new level of simplicity and directness to Elton’s music that had previously only been seen in glimpses. Shorn of the complexities and ornate orchestrations of his recent work, Honky Chateau seemed freewheeling and intimate. It was helped by Rocket Man, the record which became another of Elton’s signature songs. These special editions contain the original album, and on both vinyl and CD editions a newly created selection of outtakes from the sessions, produced from the original tapes by Matt Still, which highlight the warmth and humor of the sessions. On CD only there are eight tracks from the album that were recorded at the Royal Festival Hall in 1972, all receiving their live debut, just a few days back in the UK after recording. Assembled with the customary care by Elton’s catalog team, the album comes as a gatefold with an eight-page booklet with rare photos, memorabilia and an essay by co-curator and music writer Daryl Easlea, featuring interviews from those who were there. Honky Château has been mastered at Lurssen in California, and the vinyl cut at Abbey Road.Bob Marley - Tuff Gong Jamaica Pressings - Island
Twelve limited-edition Bob Marley vinyl LP's, each numbered and pressed exclusively at the legendary Tuff Gong International headquarters in Kingston, Jamaica, will be available, featuring nine original studio albums and two original live albums, plus the world's best-selling reggae album, Legend, all including a highly-desirable Tuff Gong stamp. The limited-edition albums were pressed at Tuff Gong's newly refurbished vinyl pressing plant, which re-opened in summer 2020 and will have an annual capacity of 250,000 units. Each album was mastered by Dave Cooley at Elysian Masters in Los Angeles.ALSO OUT THIS WEEK
For more information on these and other releases out this week, check out our New Releases charts by week section.
Lana Del Rey - Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Light Green 2LP/Alt. Cover]
Fall Out Boy - So Much (For) Stardust [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Coke Bottle Clear LP]
Nickel Creek - Celebrants [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Confetti Yellow 2LP]
BABYMETAL - THE OTHER ONE [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Solid White LP]
Depeche Mode - Memento Mori
Sophie B. Hawkins - Free Myself
Wage War - The Stripped Sessions [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Orange Swirl LP]
Diplo - Diplo
Luke Combs - Gettin’ Old
Chasms - Glimpse of Heaven [Pink & Blue Swirl LP]
Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon: 50th Anniversary
Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon: Live At Wembley Empire Pool, London, 1974
Grandaddy - The Sophtware Slump [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Bone & Green Swirl LP]
Aoife O'Donovan - Aoife O'Donovan Plays Nebraska [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition LP]
Debby Friday - Good Luck
Carly Pearce - 29: Written In Stone: Live From Music City
Botch - American Nervoso: 25th Anniversary [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Transparent Purple LP]
OTTTO - Life Is A Game [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Green LP]
*NSYNC - *NSYNC: 25th Anniversary [LP]
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What's New 3-17-23
InterscopeSongs of Surrender features 16 new acoustic and reimagined recordings from the U2 catalog, produced and compiled by The Edge, including “One,” “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For,” and “Pride (In The Name Of Love).” Available on Limited Edition Indie Exclusive Opaque White 2 LP. Pressed on 180-gram vinyl with 4-page insert featuring liner notes from The Edge.
Blue NoteA stunning companion piece to the acclaimed View With A Room. Featuring the trio of bassist Jorge Roeder and drummer Dave King with the addition of guitar icon Bill Frisell. Intimate and gorgeous, The Layers is a welcome additional offering from this meeting of two of modern jazz's most distinctive voices with one of the music's most skilled and inventive rhythm sections.
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New Release Round-Up 03-17-23
Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park: 10th Anniversary Edition - Mercury Nashville
Kacey Musgraves releases a limited edition Zoetrope Picture Disc Vinyl in celebrating the 10th Anniversary of her debut Platinum and Grammy winning album- Same Trailer Different Park. The album went to #1 on the Country Album Charts when it was released in 2013. Kacey co-wrote all 12 tracks and co-produced the album with Luke Laird and Shane McAnally. Album won the Grammy award for the Best Country Album at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. The album featured the break-out singles- “Merry Go Round”, “Blowin’ Smoke”, and “Follow Your Arrow”.ALSO OUT THIS WEEK
For more information on these and other releases out this week, check out our New Releases charts by week section.
U2 - Songs of Surrender [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Opaque White 2LP]
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - V
M83 - Fantasy [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Blue Marble 2LP]
Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker: Live [2LP]
All Time Low - Tell Me I'm Alive
Say Hi - Elocution Prattle
100 Gecs - 10,000 gecs [Indie Exclusive limited Edition White LP]
Dropkick Murphys - Blackout: 20th Anniversary Edition [Limited Edition Translucent Red LP]
Ghost - Ceremony And Devotion [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Lemon 2LP]
Sonny Rollins - Go West!: The Contemporary Records Albums
Jake Baldwin - Misc. Items
Sandrider - Enveletration
Pierce The Veil - A Flair For The Dramatic
Stephen Sondheim, Sara Bareilles, Into The Woods 2022 Broadway Cast - Into The Woods (2022 Broadway Cast Recording)
Creatrix - Now More Than Ever
The Band of Heathens - Simple Things
Subhumans - 29:29 Split Vision [RSD Essential Indie Colorway Deep Purple LP]
Subhumans - EP-LP [RSD Essential Indie Colorway Deep Purple LP]
Subhumans - Time Flies + Rats [RSD Essential Indie Colorway Deep Purple LP]
Kamelot - The Awakening [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Silver 2LP]
Ten Years After - A Space In Time: 50th Anniversary [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Clear Half-Speed Master LP]
Frightened Rabbit - Pedestrian Verse: 10th Anniversary [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition 2LP]
The Offspring - Smash [RSD Essential Milky Clear LP]
Warren Zevon - Life'll Kill Ya [RSD Essential Indie Colorway Smoking Skull LP]
Mystic - Cuts For Luck And Scars For Freedom [RSD Essential Indie Colorway Black Ice 2LP + Ruby Red 7in]
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What's New 3-10-23
MatadorRecorded in the Tuareg guitarist’s home country over the past five years, these live and alternate takes offer the chance to hear his music in the cultural context in which he forged it. As the Niger EP demonstrate, a field recorder pointed in the general direction of a band in the middle of a wild party can capture a lot of life.
Rough TradeThough no strangers to the dancefloor, the minimal yet immersive beats and grooves of UK Grims's tracks – which include collaborations with Dry Cleaning’s Florence Shaw and Jane’s Addiction’s Perry Farrell among them – add a new, physical dimension to Sleaford Mods’ sound that makes their words more vital than ever. Music for body AND mind.
Sonic RecordsThe Big Bottle of Joy is about celebration - hard-won, overflowing, exuberant celebration. Over a dozen songs infused with raw blues-rock, rollicking Americana, thoughtful folk, and ecstatic gospel, Andersen testifies to something we could all do well to remember: the time we have together is special, so let's spend it the right way.
New WestAfter recording over 20 songs, including some that dabbled in electro-pop and stripped-down country, the band settled on the final 14 songs containing the best elements of ‘70s-driven blues rock. Sonically, the album is reminiscent of Sticky Fingers-era Stones, but the lyrics are mini-vignettes that embody the spirit of what The Nude Party are going for — and their growth as a band.
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New Release Round-Up 03-10-23
Otherwise - Gawdzillionaire - Mascot
If anybody knows how to fight, it's Otherwise. The Las Vegas quartet Adrian Patrick [vocals], Ryan Patrick [guitar], Nick Bedrosian [bass], and Joe Conner [drums]-have weathered personal tragedy and trauma, withstood the tides of the industry, and still stand tall. If anything, the boys are stronger than ever with a one-two punch of airtight guitars, stadium-shaking grooves, and hypnotic hard-hitting hooks. Over the past decade, they've clawed their way through the rock 'n' roll ranks and emerged as an unbreakable force. Their catalog spans fan favorites such as True Love Never Dies [2012], Peace At All Costs [2014], and Sleeping Lions [2017]. However, their fifth full-length album, Gawdzillionaire [Mascot Label Group], trumpets their fighting spirit louder than ever before.The Cold Stares - Voices - Mascot
For the past ten years, The Cold Stares have toured the world relentlessly as a duo, blowing away audiences across the US and Europe with a fierce, blistering live show that belied their bare bones, guitar-and-drums setup. Now, the band is embracing a whole new kind of chemistry as they launch their next chapter, adding a third member and channelling the classic power trio sound they grew up on with their explosive new album, Voices. "The chains were off when we made this record," says guitarist/singer Chris Tapp. "Suddenly, all the parameters that had dictated what we could and couldn't do just disappeared and we were free to create whatever sound we wanted." That sense of total artistic liberation lies at the heart of Voices, which pushes The Cold Stares' signature mix of blues, southern, and hard rock to bold new heights.ALSO OUT THIS WEEK
For more information on these and other releases out this week, check out our New Releases charts by week section.
The Blaze - Jungle
Miley Cyrus - Endless Summer Vacation
Sleaford Mods - UK GRIM [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Silver LP]
The War and Treaty - Lover’s Game [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Clear LP]
The Nude Party - Rides On [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Yellow 2LP]
Van Morrison - Moving On Skiffle [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Sky Blue 2 LP]
Blackmore's Night - Shadow Of The Moon: 25th Anniversary Edition
The Luka State - More Than This
Ripe - Bright Blues
Richard Cheese - The Sunny Side Of The Moon: The Best Of Richard Cheese
CAKE - Prolonging The Magic
Suicide Silence - Remember... You Must Die [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Black Ice LP]
Daniel Johnston - Songs of Pain [2LP]
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars + Anderson .Paak) - An Evening With Silk Sonic [Bonus Track LP]
Ben Kweller - Sha Sha: 20th Anniversary [Deluxe Toothbrush Red 3LP]
Mariah Carey - The Rarities [4LP Box Set]
Lonnie Holley - Oh Me Oh My
Periphery - Periphery V: Djent Is Not A Genre
Fever Ray - Radical Romantics
Twice - READY TO BE
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What's New 3-3-23
InterscopeUchis’ most immersive project yet—a bottomless plunge into the waters of love and loss. The fluid groove of “Blue” feels like a Sade B-side, while “Love Between” weaves doo-wop nostalgia into crystalline romantic reverie. Often, it’s her smoldering voice that holds all the dreaminess together. It’s never maximalist, always utilitarian, molded to fit revenge and desire in equal measure.
Metal BladeTechnical Death Metal is a notoriously crowded arena which is why it’s exciting to see a band like Entheos ascend by becoming a wholly more progressive and experimental entity. No longer needing to compromise their vision, the increased diversity in almost every facet has only seen this band grow exponentially into an exciting and creative force. The more tantalizing aspect is that they can go even further.
RepublicFour master collaborators at the peak of their craft with near-telepathic cohesion. Silver Saturdays features 10 new songs that pay homage to a 25-year journey. All four members lend their distinctive vocals. Their concise, meticulously crafted songwriting is interwoven with Lebo’s soaring acoustic-electric guitar. Gill’s tasty keyboard comping and Adams’ bass groove married to Lipp’s rhythmic flourishes.
BendoThe third solo album from the Seattle native, rapper and songwriter best known as one-half of duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. Includes "Chant (featuring Tones And I), "Faithful" (featuring NLE Choppa), "Heroes" (featuring DJ Premier – considered one of the greatest hip hop producers of all time), and "Maniac" (featuring Windsor). *Available on Indie Exclusive vinyl with alternate cover*
Big LoudThe 36-song mega collection brings together Wallen’s many musical influences including country, alternative and hip-hop, and features with country bigwigs Eric Church, Hardy and Ernest. Of the hefty length, Wallen says, “there are 36 songs on this album because we just kept exploring with fresh lyrics, music and production ideas and these are the songs that felt right to me.”
Kill Rock StarsOver the course of the record traversing between oddball dance-punk and noise pop, Gallo shares detailed anecdotes and takes on male entitlement, the age of anxiety, apathy vs. action, narcissism, retail therapy, xenophobia, the dread of future generations, right wing extremists in giant pickup trucks, capitalism, and climate change. it’s the opposite of background music - unavoidable, urgent, in your face.
Thirty TigersAlabama native Drayton Farley has as honest a voice as you're likely to hear in this burgeoning scene of country, folk, roots, and Americana music we're all wrapped up in. He sings as deeply about the love he holds as the love he's lost and there's something so broken-in and comfortable about that Southern inflection that every song feels like coming home.
Blue NoteDrummer and composer Kendrick Scott returns with his first compositional treatment of trio context: saxophone, bass, and drums. Corridors unveils an exposed rumination from the Houston-born artist and his acclaimed collaborators: saxophonist Walter Smith III and bassist Reuben Rogers. Born during the pandemic lockdown, the record focuses on posing outward questions instead of inward contemplation.
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New Release Round-Up 03-03-23
Morgan Wallen - One Thing At A Time - Big Loud / Mercury Records / Republic Records
Morgan Wallen's 3rd studio album, One Thing At A Time, releases via Big Loud/Mercury/Republic. Wallen's 36-song, deeply personal album combines his musical influences (country/alternative/hip-hop). With so much new music, the stage is set for his 63-date/30 stadium One Night At A Time World Tour. This album follows the success of his 4x platinum, Dangerous: The Double Album, which notched historical chart status at Billboard's longest running Top 10 album for a solo artist.De La Soul - 3 Feet High And Rising - Chrysalis
3 Feet High And Rising is the debut studio album by hip hop trio De La Soul and was released on March 3, 1989. It marked the first of three full-length collaborations with producer Prince Paul, which would become the critical and commercial peak of both parties. Critically, as well as commercially, the album was a success. It contains the singles, "Me Myself and I", "The Magic Number, " "Buddy, " and "Eye Know". The album title came from the Johnny Cash song "Five Feet High and Rising". It is listed on Rolling Stone's 200 Essential Rock Records and The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums. When Village Voice held it's annual Pazz & Jop Critics Poll for 1989, 3 Feet High and Rising was ranked #1. It was also listed on the Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Released amid the 1989 boom in gangsta rap, which gravitated towards hardcore, confrontational, violent lyrics, de la Soul's uniquely positive style made them an oddity beginning with the first single, "Me, Myself and I". Their positivity meant many observers labeled them a "hippie" group, based on their declaration of the "D.A.I.S.Y. Age" (Da. Inner. Soul. Yall). Sampling artists as diverse as Hall & Oates, Steely Dan and The Turtles, 3 Feet High and Rising is often viewed as the stylistic beginning of 1990s alternative hip hop (and especially jazz rap).Frank Zappa - Zappa '80: Mudd Club/Munich - Zappa Records
Zappa '80: Mudd Club/Munich combines 2 historical performances from the 1980 spring/summer tour. The first is a set at Frank Zappa's favorite NYC nightclub, the famous Mudd Club, presented from a hi-res transfer of the original master tape. The second, from Olympiahalle in Munich, is the first-ever direct-to-digital live stereo recording of Zappa. Mastered by Bernie Grundman in 2022, with photography and memoir from George Alper, and liner notes from Arthur Barrow, Steve Vai & `Vaultmeister' Joe Travers.
Also Available: Zappa ’80: Munich [3LP], Zappa ’80: Mudd Club [2LP]Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - The Songs Of Bacharach & Costello - UMe
The Songs Of Bacharach & Costello, brings together all of the published songs that Costello has written with Burt Bacharach, celebrating the three decade songwriting partnership between them. Compiled by Costello, the Super Deluxe Edition includes the newly remastered album, Painted From Memory, along with a new collection, Taken From Life, featuring unreleased songs from the proposed "Painted From Memory" musical score, plus live performances, and a detailed 10,000 word essay by Costello.Hollow Coves - Wanderlust EP - Nettwerk Records
Australian indie-folk duo Hollow Coves' release their debut EP 'Wanderlust' on CD and vinyl. It highlights Hollow Coves trademark soft lyrics and harmonies embedded deep into the acoustic guitar melodies. Since the EP's release, "Coastline" and "The Woods" are now certified GOLD status in Canada, and the minute long "Interlude" has found resonance on Tiktok and Meta soundtracked to stunning & on-brand travel and wanderlust themed content. The band has grown their own live following, translating their recorded music showcasing both their softer side and a lively stomp and holler show that has led to opening for Passenger and The Lumineers.ALSO OUT THIS WEEK
For more information on these and other releases out this week, check out our New Releases charts by week section.
Macklemore - Ben [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Alternate Cover 2LP]
Kali Uchis - Red Moon In Venus [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Red LP]
Ron Gallo - Foreground Music
Daisy Jones & The Six - Aurora [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Deep Blue Clear LP]
Four Year Strong - Enemy of the World: Re-Recorded [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Orange w/ Brown Splatter LP]
Hello Mary - Hello Mary [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Baby Blue LP]
Haken - Fauna [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Cream White LP]
Kate NV - WOW [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Yellow LP]
NCT 127 - The 4th Album Repackage 'Ay-Yo'
Willie Nelson - I Don’t Know A Thing About Love: The Songs of Harlen Howard
Mimi Webb - Amelia
Constant Smiles - Kenneth Anger
Pony Bradshaw - North Georgia Rounder
Tove Lo - Dirt Femme
Genesis - BBC Broadcasts
Full Of Hell - Suffocating Hallucination [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Silver/Orange LP]
The The - $1 ONE VOTE! [Limited Edition Vinyl Single]
ALO - Silver Saturdays
Can't Swim - Thanks But No Thanks [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Half Black/Half White w/Red & Mint Splatter LP]
Subhumans - The Day The Country Died [RSD Essential Indie Colorway Deep Purple LP]
Subhumans - From The Cradle To The Grave [RSD Essential Indie Colorway Deep Purple LP]
Subhumans - Worlds Apart [RSD Essential Indie Colorway Deep Purple LP]
Mystic - Cuts For Luck And Scars For Freedom [RSD Essential Indie Colorway Black Ice 2LP + Ruby Red 7in]
Phoenix - Alpha Zulu [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Coke Bottle Clear LP]
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Now Hear This! – March 2023
P!NK
Trustfall
RCABuy Now Trustfall leans firmly on the powerful moments of personal growth, sidestepping P!nk's sometimes headstrong brattiness in favor of a confident defiance that speaks to triumph and sophistication in a way that she hasn't done before. Years after outgrowing her manufactured role, P!nk has matured into a musician seldom other female pop singers reach. Miley Cyrus
Endless Summer Vacation
ColumbiaBuy Now The eagerly anticipated new album is the trailblazer’s eighth studio album, and the follow up to 2020’s rock-heavy Plastic Hearts. 2023 finds Miley the strongest and most confident she’s ever been, with the music and imagery of Endless Summer Vacation serving as a reflection of that. Featuring Brandi Carlile and Sia. Godsmack
Lighting Up The Sky
BMGBuy Now As a 30-yr chapter of writing music is closing for the American rock band Godsmack, they release their 8th and final album, Lighting Up The Sky. The band’s vocalist Sully Erna announced last year that this would be their last. The rock legends have had a hell of a run for the better part of 30 years, and they’re going out with a bang. Brad Mehldau
Your Mother Should Know: Brad Mehldau Plays The Beatles
NonesuchBuy Now Although known for his intimate and finely rendered jazz, Mehldau has long showcased his interest in digging deep into songs by pop and rock bands. It's a concept he puts on full display with Your Mother Should Know. Recorded in a live solo session, the album finds Mehldau investigating a handful of his favorite tunes by the iconic British rock group. Bria
Cuntry Covers Vol. 2
Sub PopBuy Now While Vol. 1 was Bria's attempt at subverting country music's conservative roots and primarily white and heterosexual agenda, here the emphasis was on experimentation. Building on the tried-and-true/bold-and-new duality of Cuntry Covers' first offering, Vol. 2 delivers a deeper dive into the duo's brilliant alchemy of traditional and contemporary reinterpretations. Various Artists
Wattstax: The Complete Concert
CraftBuy Now Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the iconic WATTSTAX event that took place at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum in 1972. Featuring the full show with speeches and other talk from the stage, a 68-page, full-color book with introduction by Wattstax creator Al Bell, plus new essays by Rob Bowman and A. Scott Galloway. Featured artists include Isaac Haves, Eddie Floyd, The Staple Singers and more. LISTEN HERE LISTEN HERE
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