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MIXTAPE PLUTO marks the latest chapter in Future’s unparalleled 2024 journey, reinforcing his dominance as one of hip hop’s most influential artists. While Future continues to revolutionize the genre, MIXTAPE PLUTO arrives as a powerful testament to Future’s creative evolution, celebrating his return to his raw, unfiltered essence at the height of his powers: simply, Pluto. Following a year marked by his blockbuster collaborations and chart-topping success, his newest project is a testament to Future’s unwavering impact on the industry and as a cultural icon.
Stevie Wonder’s The Definitive Collection is now available on vinyl for the first time. This best-selling, 21-track hits compilation features classic after classic. From early gems, including “Fingertips, Pt. 2,” to “Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours),” as well as the timeless No. 1 songs, “Superstition,” “You Are the Sunshine of My Life,” “I Wish,” “Overjoyed,” and many more. 2 LP set on standard black vinyl, featuring rare photos, Braille embossing, full track credits and a celebratory essay.
Before Linkin Park, our first band name was Xero. This album title refers to both this humble beginning and the journey we’re currently undertaking. Sonically and emotionally, it is about past, present, and future—embracing our signature sound, but new and full of life. It was made with a deep appreciation for our new and longtime bandmates, our friends, our family, and our fans. We are proud of what Linkin Park has become over the years, and excited about the journey ahead.
Doja Cat - Scarlet 2 CLAUDE - Vinyl 2 LP
To celebrate the one-year anniversary of Doja Cat's critically acclaimed album, "Scarlet 2 CLAUDE" deluxe vinyl is available now!
The album features 24 tracks including smash hits such as "Attention", "Paint The Town Red", "Agora Hills", "OKLOSER" and more. Her hit single, "Paint The Town Red" spent three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart at No. 1; that marked the first rap song to hit No.1 on the Hot 100 Chart last year. In addition, the song was No. 1 for a total of four consecutive weeks on the Billboard Global 200 Chart. Furthermore, Doja Cat's fan favorite track "Agora Hills" went No. 1 at Top 40 Radio in February 2024 making it her eighth No. 1 at the format. "Agora Hills" also peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart.
Halsey - The Great Impersonator - Vinyl 2 LP
Halsey's fifth studio album The Great Impersonator is due out on Columbia Records on October 25th. In this confessional, concept album, Halsey explores who she would be as an artist and a person if she existed throughout different decades. Black Double LP, Gatefold, with double sided insert.
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Neon Pill is the highly anticipated new album from Cage The Elephant, and group’s first new music since their album, Social Cues, which won Best Rock album at the 2019 GRAMMY Awards.
Cage The Elephant consists of brothers Matt Shultz (vocals) and Brad Shultz (rhythm guitar) along with Daniel Tichenor (bass), Jared Champion (drums), Nick Bockrath (lead guitar) and Matthan Minster (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals).
GRAMMY award-winning, multi-platinum rock band Kings of Leon are coming back big with their 9th full-length studio album, Can We Please Have Fun. As the title suggests, it’s a document of one of this era’s great rock n’ roll bands cutting loose, trying new things, and, yes, having some fun. Recorded at Dark Horse studio and produced with new collaborator Kid Harpoon (Harry Styles, Florence + the Machine) the album sees a new side of Kings of Leon. On the new album, the band harkens back to their gritty origins while simultaneously finding new gears. It’s the sound of a band unified in vision and purpose, freed from any expectations, and the album the band says they’ve always wanted to make. Indie Exclusive Apple LP. Limited Edition.
With the release of Cigarettes After Sex’s third album, X’s, the band finally takes center stage as not just one of today’s preeminent indie bands, but as one of the most globally accomplished acts across any genre. Filled with raw, imagistic, sometimes smutty vignettes set to entrancing, slow burn pop songs, bandleader Greg Gonzalez captures every emotion a romantic arc inspires. Indie Exclusive Crystal Clear LP. Limited Edition.
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.
The Avett Brothers return with their first album in five years. Produced by longtime collaborator, friend and early champion Rick Rubin, The Avett Brothers is as much untitled as it is self-titled, for as Thomas Keating said: “Silence is God’s first language – everything else is a poor translation.”
From the album’s all-vocal opening to the sharp, scrappy and scorching rock n roll blast of lead single “Love Of A Girl,” to the novel strains of folk, roots, synth and strings that have landed The Avett Brothers numerous Billboard Top 5 and chart-topping albums, three GRAMMY nominations, five Americana Music Awards, a documentary co-directed by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio, and so much more, this record is one that revealed itself naturally over time.
Recorded in Malibu’s Shangri-La Studios, as well as Nashville, Mar Vista, and the band’s hometown of Concord, NC, The Avett Brothers is a collection of songs seen through a lens of independently studied spirituality; questions and considerations in the interest of the divine unknowable. In an ongoing attempt to comprehend existence and our interpersonal connectedness, these songs seek the sacred in the commonplace: a cheap cup of coffee, the smallest movement of love, broken hearts and school bus lessons, a baby’s first and second steps, growing older and holding on to one’s roots, losing someone and accepting fate, rediscovering hope and finding sanctity in tragedy...ultimately reveling in the fun and surrender of what we cannot understand.
As their first full length release on Ramseur Records/Thirty Tigers since 2007’s Emotionalism, The Avett Brothers is both a cumulative opus and fresh start for the band’s future as a multifaceted and singular force.
As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again [Indie Exclusive Opaque Fruit Punch LP]
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For over 20 years, The Decemberists have been one of the most original, daring, and thrilling American rock bands. Their distinctive brand of hyperliterate folk-rock set them apart from the start, releasing nine full-length albums that are unbound by genre and highly ambitious. Now the beloved indie band is back with their first new album in six years, As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again - not only the longest Decemberists album to date (and their first intentional, proper double-LP) but also their most empathetic and accessible, its 13 songs like semaphores of mutual recognition for our fraught times and faint hope. The first dozen songs are punchy, pithy gems all, reflections on mortality and loneliness, longing and cynicism, expectation and unease. The band animates them brilliantly, pushing out and pulling in at the perfect moments. John Moen practically dances beneath the jangle of opener “Burial Ground,” breathing the life into this song about spiraling toward the end. From the irrepressible “Oh No!" and guileless tenderness and absolute surrender of “All I Want Is You,” to the romantic ghost story that shimmers behind pedal steel in spite of the specter in "Long White Veil," these 12 songs alone would constitute a dazzling Decemberists album, rich with woe and love, anxiety and honesty. But a keening little choir and arid electric guitar invoke “Joan in the Garden,” the band’s first full-on prog escapade since The Crane Wife. Though rooted in doubt, much like the album it ends, “Joan in the Garden” ultimately lands as a celebration of music’s ability to convey valence and ambiguity, to frame an endlessly complicated story in instantly compelling terms.
This, songwriter Colin Meloy will tell you proudly, is the best Decemberists albums and perhaps the ultimate realization of 22 years of work. In many ways, As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again feels like an aptly titled renewal for The Decemberists. The first full-length release on YABB Records, the band’s own label, after a run of nearly two decades with Capitol. As they were once, here are the Decemberists again, now an independent band empowered by singing stories that sound instantly familiar and convey some bit of hard-won wisdom.
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.
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.
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.
I Love You So F***king Much is the fourth studio album from human musical group sensations Glass Animals, released on Republic Records on July 19.
p.s. Artwork by the legendary Lydia Roberts
p.p.s. layout design by Stijn van Hapert
p.p.p.s. includes liner notes written by the incredible Gabrielle Zevin.
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What's New 9-13-24
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New Release Round-Up 09-13-24
Josh Turner - This Country Music Thing - MCA Nashville
This Country Music Thing is Josh Turner's 10th studio album and first new music since his 2017 album, Deep South. Produced by Kenny Greenberg, it features 11 tracks - including the new single, "Heatin' Things Up," which was released in April. Josh will remain on tour throughout the rest of 2024 previewing songs from his new album.
Jack White - No Name - Third Man Records
Jack White announced the official release of his acclaimed 2024 album, No Name, following it's clandestine white-label appearance at Third Man Records locations where customers were slipped, guerilla-style, free unmarked vinyl copies in their shopping bags. With the surprise unveiling of No Name, fans proved that the rumblings of something mysterious can grow into the beautiful experience of a community sharing the excitement and energy of music and art. Third Man is thrilled to bring this music and mission to a wider audience with the announcement of the wide black vinyl release.
Suki Waterhouse - Memoir Of A Sparklemuffin - Sub Pop
Suki Waterhouse’s music sounds like a collage of her inspirations, experiences, and emotions stitched together by honeyed vocal delivery, bright-eyed melodies, and evocative storytelling. It doubles as a mirror image of her life as a consummate creative, artist, actress, model, and mother, yet it also breaks the glass to unveil raw truth. She leans on an ever-evolving sonic palette to convey what she’s feeling—whether it be folky Americana, nineties alternative, turn-of-the-century indie, or handcrafted otherworldly pop. You’ll hear Suki’s longing in a swooning chorus, fearlessness in a crunchy chord, elation in a danceable waltz, and wonder in a soft coo befitting of a lullaby. She faithfully followed a lifelong passion for music to her 2022 full-length debut, I Can’t Let Go. Adorned by “Moves” and “Melrose Meltdown,” it incited widespread critical applause from Variety, Nylon, NME, The Line of Best Fit, and more. Between headlining shows and touring with Father John Misty, “Good Looking” surged online, generating nearly a billion streams, going RIAA platinum, and paving the way for theMilk Teeth EP. Simultaneously, she absorbed inspiration from a season of change earmarked by unforgettable moments a la gracing the stage of Lollapalooza 2023, performing on multiple continents, becoming a mom, and closing out the Gobi Tent at Coachella in 2024. Everything just set the stage for the gold-certified songstress to assert herself as a versatile, vibrant, and vital presence on her 2024 double-LP, Memoir of a Sparklemuffin.
Dexter Gordon - Go! (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition) - Blue Note Records
By the time he recorded GO! in 1962, Dexter Gordon had already lived several lifetimes in jazz. He was among the first to adapt the language of bebop to the tenor saxophone in the 1940s, but after a decade in which personal troubles limited his output, he signed with Blue Note in 1961 and began a run of essential albums that marked a rebirth for the tenor giant. Featuring a quartet with Sonny Clark on piano, Butch Warren on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums, GO! was a showcase of Gordon’s limitless creativity on hard-swinging numbers like his great tune “Cheese Cake” and a sure-footed version of “Love for Sale,” as well as his peerless artistry on ballads as evidenced on stunning takes of the standards “I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry” and “Where Are You.”
Horace Silver - Song For My Father (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition) - Blue Note Records
A decade into his recording career, pianist Horace Silver made the album that would endure as the crown jewel of a catalog that boasts numerous hard bop classics. Song for My Father captured the transition of his quintet with two tracks taken from an October 1963 session with Blue Mitchell, Junior Cook, Gene Taylor, and Roy Brooks. A year later Silver entered Van Gelder Studio again with a new band featuring Carmell Jones, Joe Henderson, Teddy Smith, and Roger Humphries for a session that yielded four more cuts including what would become his signature tune, “Song for My Father,” a dedication to his father that was inspired by both his Cape Verdean heritage and the music Silver had heard on a recent trip to Brazil.
ALSO OUT THIS WEEK
Snow Patrol - The Forest Is The Path [Indie Exclusive Marbled Blue 2 LP Limited Edition]
Ghostface Killah - Set the Tone (Guns & Roses) [2 LP]
Allah-Las - Worship the Sun [translucent orange LP]
Zolita - Queen of Hearts [Dark Purple LP]
The Jesus Lizard - Rack [Indie Exclusive Silver Streak Vinyl]
Willie Watson - Willie Watson [LP]
Albert King - Live Wire / Blues Power (Bluesville Acoustic Sounds Series) [LP]
Lightnin' Hopkins & Sonny Terry - Last Night Blues (Bluesville Acoustic Sounds Series) [LP]
Shawna Thompson - Lean On Neon
Cursive - Devourer [Red & Black 2 LP]
Ben Goldsmith - Start Of Something Beautiful
Hayden James - We Could Be Love [Milky Clear LP]
Bones Uk - Soft [Colored Vinyl] (Pnk) [Download Included]
Randy Newman - Pleasantville - Original Motion Picture Score (Deluxe Edition) [America LP]
Johnny Pacheco - Canonazo (60th Anniversary) [LP]
Gardens & Villa - Ultra Terrestrial [LP]
Julie - My Anti-Aircraft Friend
John Early - Now More Than Ever [LP]
Movements - Outgrown Things - [LP]
Amy Grant & Vince Gill - When I Think Of Christmas [Olive Green LP]
BOYNEXTDOOR - 19.99 (Clink Ver.)
BOYNEXTDOOR - 19.99 (Dangerous Ver.)
BOYNEXTDOOR - 19.99 (Nice Ver.)
BOYNEXTDOOR - 19.99 (Twenty Ver.)
Twiztid - Darkness [Sky Blue/Orange 2 LP]
The Pretty Reckless - Who You Selling For? [Ecomix Yellow 2LP]
Yolanda Adams - Sunny Days [CD]
Bad Moves - Wearing Out The Refrain (Blue) [Colored Vinyl]
Bassett, Joshua - The Golden Years
Big Big Train - Flare On The Lens (Gate)
George Brown - Where I'm Coming From
Sarah Davachi - Head As Form'd In The Crier's Choir (Gate)
Gia Ford - Transparent Things [Clear Vinyl]
Rebecca Frazier - Boarding Windows In Paradise (Bonus Track)
Funeral Portrait - Greetings From Suffocate City [Digipak]
Hello Mary - Emita Ox [LP Indie Exclusive Ruby Red]
Julie - My Anti-Aircraft Friend [Indie Exclusive] (Mod)
Kanneh-Isata Mason - Mendelssohn
A Killer's Confession - Victim 1
Lady Blackbird - Slang Spirituals
Miranda Lambert - Postcards From Texas [Sea Blue 2 LP]
London Grammar - Greatest Love [Yellow Vinyl]
Loveless - Loveless II [Three red/pink/white stripe LP]
Nick Lowe - Indoor Safari [Colored Vinyl]
Nada Surf - Moon Mirror [Indie Exclusive Coke Bottle Clear LP]
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New Release Round-Up 09-06-24
George Strait - Cowboys and Dreamers - MCA Nashville
George Strait's latest album, Cowboys and Dreamers, is his first new music since 2019. This new collection features 13 songs and includes a duet with Chris Stapleton. George is currently on his sold-out stadium tour through summer 2024. This will be his 31st album on MCA Nashville. George Strait is the unambiguous King of Country Music, having sold more than 105 million albums (and counting) while earning more than 60 major entertainment industry awards, as well as countless nominations, and becoming the only act in history to have a Top 10 hit every year for over three decades.
Sarah Kinsley - Escaper - Verve Forecast
Sarah Kinsley’s debut album Escaper is a vibrant, bold and beautiful body of work written solely by this left-field singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
Modest Jazz Trio - Good Friday Blues (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) - Blue Note Records
Recorded in the wee hours of Good Friday 1960, this charming and impromptu Pacific Jazz session captured the easygoing alchemy of The Modest Jazz Trio featuring Jim Hall on guitar, Red Mitchell on piano, and Red Kelly on bass. Good Friday Blues would be the trio's sole album, a sublimely swinging date that did indeed begin with the modest expectations of capturing a single track for a blues anthology that Richard Bock was producing. But the vibe was right, the trio was inspired, the music flowed, and by morning they had laid down six tracks including a pair of originals by Mitchell and renditions of songbook standards including "Willow Weep For Me," "I Remember You," and "I Was Doin' Alright." The drum-less setting allows Hall's gorgeous, subtle tone and melodic flow to shine while Mitchell-who was primarily known as a bassist-surprises with his impressive piano chops, and Kelly provides a sturdy base.
Jackie Mclean - Let Freedom Ring (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) - Blue Note Records
Jackie McLean’s 1962 album Let Freedom Ring reflected the change in the air of the early ‘60s: both the musical freedoms being explored by the emergent avant-garde movement and the social freedoms sought by the ascendent civil rights movement. This four-song set featuring the alto saxophonist with Walter Davis Jr. on piano, Herbie Lewis on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums melds the bluesy language of hard bop with the bristling energy of The New Thing. McLean’s emotive horn wails, shrieks, and soothes as the quartet moves through three striking McLean originals: “Melody For Melonae” (dedicated to his daughter), “Rene” (dedicated to his son), and “Omega” (dedicated to his mother). A plaintive rendition of the Bud Powell ballad “I’ll Keep Loving You” rounds out the date.
ALSO OUT THIS WEEK
The Dare - What's Wrong With New York [LP]
Paris Hilton - Infinite Icon [CD]
MJ Lenderman - Manning Fireworks [Indie Exclusive]
Manchester Orchestra - Cope - Live At The Earl [Indie Exclusive Opaque Bone]
LSD - Labrinth, Sia & Diplo present... LSD (5th Anniversary Edition) [sea glass LP]
David Gilmour - Luck and Strange [Translucent Sea Blue Vinyl]
Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten
Guilty Simpson & Small Professor - Highway Robbery [RSD Essentials 1LPxGhostly Teal]
Madchild - Dope Sick [RSD Essentials 1LPxWhite]
Hinds - VIVA HINDS [INDIE EXCLUSIVE PINK IN TRANSPARENT CLEAR LP]
The The - Ensoulment [Crystal Clear 2LP and 32 Page Booklet]
Sylvester - Live At The Opera House (The Complete Recordings) [Purple 3 LP]
Ashes featuring Pat Taylor - Ashes [RSD Essentials Indie Exclusive Blue LP]
Tripsichord - Tripsichord [RSD Essentials Indie Exclusive Translucent Yellow LP ]
The Hear & Now - The Hear & Now 1970 [RSD Essentials Indie Exclusive Emerald Green LP]
David Gilmour - Luck And Strange (Box) [Deluxe]
Wayne Graham - Bastion [Hardwood Colored LP]
Amy Helm - Silver City [Purple LP]
Martina Topley-Bird - Quixotic [2 LP]
Kenny G - Rhythm & Romance [2 LP]
Neil Young - Neil Young Archives Vol. III Takes [2 LP]
Bareilles, Sara - Kaleidoscope Heart
The Ghost of Paul Revere - Believe (10 Year Anniversary Edition) [White LP]
Jaehyun - Jaehyun - The 1st Album 'j' [Money Clip Ver.]
Tzuyu (Twice) - Aboutzu [Fly Ver.]
Boston Manor - Sundiver - White Sky Blue Grey Splatter [Colored Vinyl]
Castle - Evil Remains [Compact disc]
Dead Daisies - Light 'em Up - Marbled Orange/Red [Colored Vinyl] (Gate)
Dean, Jackson - On The Back Of My Dreams
Deslondes - Roll It Out [Colored Vinyl] (Org) (Stic) [Indie Exclusive]
Richard Elliot - Straight Up Down
Fame on Fire - Death Card - White [Colored Vinyl] (Wht)
Fat Dog - Woof. [Colored Vinyl] (Red) [Indie Exclusive] [Download Included]
Jeffrey Foucault - Universal Fire
God Is An Astronaut - Embers [LP]
The Heavy Heavy - One Of A Kind [LP]
Mercury Rev - Born Horses (Gate)
Rex Orange County - The Alexander Technique [Indie Exclusive S’mores White double vinyl]
Max Richter - In A Landscape (Blue) [Colored Vinyl] [Limited Edition] [Indie Exclusive] (Recy)
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What's New 9-6-24
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Now Hear This! - September 2024
Megan Thee Stallion
Megan
Hot Girl ProductionsBuy Now The Houstonian’s 2017 breakout Stalli Freestyle already radiated the preternatural confidence that would launch her to stardom via sensational singles ‘WAP’ and ‘Hot Girl Summer’. But Megan, her third studio album, flows with a palpably higher level of creative boldness. It’s the most vibrant and well-rounded portrait of Megan Thee Stallion we’ve seen yet. David Kushner
The Dichotomy
Virgin RecordsBuy Now David Kushner's debut album delves into the tapestry of human existence by exploring two contrasts. Comprising 17 songs, this musical work examines the interplay between light and darkness, happiness and sadness, anger and love, hero and villains, and the dichotomy of our inner demons and angels. Rex Orange County
Technique
RCABuy Now The Alexander Technique, Rex Orange County's fifth studio album, is a detailed portrait of Alex's lived experience from his early to mid 20's. The album was produced by Rex himself alongside Teo Halm and Jim Reed, in addition to James Blake who produced and features on the track "Look Me in the Eyes." Milton Nascimento & Esperanza Spalding
Milton + Esperanza
ConcordBuy Now The veteran Brazilian singer and US composer-musician’s contrasting vocal styles captivate on an album that also features Paul Simon and Dianne Reeves. It’s a quixotic affair, built around Nascimento classics with spoken word whimsy are woven through this warm offering. Foster The People
Paradise State of Mind
AtlanticBuy Now Foster the People embrace an upbeat, classic disco and dance-funk vibe on their fourth studio album, revealing the heady '70s and early-'80s style of artists like Chic's Nile Rodgers, producer Giorgio Moroder, and Prince. Paradise State of Mind is an end-of-summer album full of cathartic grooves. Creed
Human Clay (25th Anniversary)
CraftBuy Now The 25th anniversary remastered and expanded edition features the smash hits "Higher," "What If" and GRAMMY-award winning "With Arms Wide Open" (Best Rock Song), alongside a complete never-before-released 13-song 1999 concert from San Antonio, TX, plus three additional bonus tracks. La Lom
The Los Angeles League of Musicians
VerveBuy Now In the vibrant tapestry of Los Angeles's music scene, La Lom stands out for its ability to seamlessly weave together the city’s diverse genres and cultures. They’ve quickly ascended and captured the attention of fellow artists from Beck to Vampire Weekend with their unique blend of cinematic, soulful playing crossed with timeless Latin and Soul influences. Dasha
What Happens Now?
Warner RecordsBuy Now Armed with a passion for telling her true story, Dasha has just released her debut country album, What Happens Now? Dasha’s delicate delivery paired with her audacious and unapologetic artistry allows the rising star to win the hearts of listeners everywhere. Wayne Graham
Bastion
Thirty Tigers / Hickman Holler RecordsBuy Now Wayne Graham (the band) has long been at the forefront of the new movement of artists shaping the New Appalachian Sound - shaped by tradition, but intentionally set on forging a new sonic landscape. Bastion’s songs are treated like the complex feelings we feel, vague and cloaked in mystery, or sometimes blunt and pleading for change. The Cactus Blossoms
Every Time I Think About You
Walkie Talkie RecordsBuy Now At its best, harmony duo singing can transform simple math into a magic trick. One plus one, instead of equaling two, suddenly yields an unexpected third thing. An upper-case ONE. On their latest release, brothers Page Burkum and Jack Torrey once again prove themselves to be among the most adept - and instinctive – modern practitioners of the classic tradition. Laurie Anderson
Amelia
NonesuchBuy Now Amelia is Anderson’s subjective narrative piece about the renowned female aviator Amelia Earhart's tragic last flight. Anderson wrote the songs and lyrics, which she performs with her ensemble and the Czech orchestra Filharmonie Brno, conducted by Dennis Russell Davies. features vocals by Anohni and Marc Ribot on guitar. The Georgia Thunderbolts
Rise Above It All
Mascot RecordsBuy Now With Southern rock, you know exactly what you’re getting, but resisting its pull is nearly impossible. As is the case with The Georgia Thunderbolts’ debut. Rise Above It All blends nostalgia with freshness, capturing the spirit of the genre while pushing it forward. Sure, you’ve heard it before, but that doesn’t make it any less fun. Floating Points
Cascade
Ninja TuneBuy Now Cascade pushes Floating Points’ sound forward into new places. The eight songs here are allowed to smolder and spark for up to eight minutes at a time, allowing for more expansive exploration of sounds and grooves than before. Sam Shepherd continues to thread his experiments outside of club music seamlessly into his music designed for the dancefloor. Caleb Caudle
Sweet Critters
Missing Piece Group, LLCBuy Now Caleb Caudle has traveled a long road to where he stands today. His music has gone through many permutations, and his latest album, Sweet Critters, has found the sweet spot between his explorations into folk, gospel, country soul, and funk. This is an album of homecomings and growing into yourself — and taking the time to notice the process. Alison Brown
Simple Pleasures (Remixed & Remastered)
Compass RecordsBuy Now Alison Brown's groundbreaking debut album, originally released in 1990, marked a pivotal moment for Earl Scruggs-style banjo playing. Remixed and remastered with meticulous care, the reissue includes bonus tracks of previously unreleased demos, providing a deeper dive into the album's creative process through insightful liner notes. LISTEN HERE LISTEN HERE Denzel Curry
King of the Mischievous South Vol. 2
Loma Vista RecordingsBuy Now Denzel Curry returns with the long-awaited album blending sounds from the South's hip hop heritage, '90s inspired beats referencing Memphis and luminary groups like Three6Mafia. Featuring artists like A$AP Rocky, 2 Chainz, Ty Dolla $ign, Juicy J and many more, the album reminisces on Curry's career and reconciles past relationships. Departing from his concept-driven albums, it highlights Curry's rap prowess and creative spontaneity. -
What's New 8-30-24
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New Release Round-Up 08-30-24
Alicia Keys / Bean,Shoshana / Moon,Maleah Joi - Hell's Kitchen - Original Broadway Cast Recording - Interscope Records
"Hell's Kitchen (Original Broadway Cast Recording)" / The 13 Tony-nominated Broadway musical is a coming-of-age story based on the life of Alicia Keys featuring her iconic hits including "Fallin'," "If I Ain't Got You" and more reimagined! In the mid '90s, in an apartment high above the energy and grit of Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood, 17-year-old Ali squints toward the horizon until she can just see the Hudson River. Despite the warnings of her protective mother, the symphony of the street calls to her - promising freedom, excitement, and the possibility of love. Finding herself. When a wise piano teacher helps her find her voice, Ali learns she can make the city her own.
U2 - Zoo Tv: Live In Dublin 1993 - Interscope Records
U2 - "ZOO TV: Live In Dublin 1993" [12" EP] Limited Edition / Available on vinyl for the first time, this limited edition 12" EP is pressed on neon yellow vinyl and features five tracks from one of U2's two legendary open-air performances at the RDS Arena, Dublin in August 1993 - the hometown stop on their worldwide industry-defining ZOO TV Tour. While much sought-after bootlegged copies of the RDS show audio have been in circulation for years, this marks the first official release, making it a highly covetable collectible for fans and collectors alike.
Valley - Water the Flowers, Pray for a Garden - Capitol Records
Valley's third full-length album was written entirely over the course of a month in a secluded cabin in rural Tennessee. Executive produced by COIN's Chase Lawrence, 'Water the Flowers, Pray For A Garden' is a brave exploration of the full spectrum of emotions with an invitation to also surrender control and trust the process. Available on limited edition water color vinyl via Capitol Records/Universal Music Canada.
Zedd - Telos - Interscope Records
Telos, out August 30, is multi-platinum producer Zedd’s first album in nearly a decade. With an impressive discography including multiple number ones and 30+ billion streams in total, on top of over 5 million headline tickets sold, Zedd has solidified himself as one of the top names in the history of dance music. Launching with the first single “Out of Time”, it is a window into the world of Telos, representing the DNA for what Zedd promises to be a profound listening experience.
Denzel Curry - King Of The Mischievous South Vol. 2 - Loma Vista Recordings
Ft. Tia Corrine, A$AP Ferg, A$AP Rocky, PLAYTHATBOIZAY, That Mexican OT, Kingpin Skinny Pimp, Key Nyata, Maxo Kream, 2 Chainz, Mike Dimes, Kenny Mason, Project Pat, Ty Dolla $ign, Juicy J, Armani White, Ski Mask The Slump God
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Wild God - Play It Again Sam
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds return with new album, Wild God. Across the ten tracks of the album, the band dance between convention and experimentation, taking left-turns and detours that heighten the rich imagery and emotion in Cave's soul-stirring narratives. It is the sound of a group emboldened by reconnection and taking flight. There are moments that touch fondly upon the Bad Seeds' past but they are fleeting, and serve only to imbue the relentless and restless forward motion of the band. Produced by Cave and Warren Ellis, and mixed by David Fridmann, Cave began writing the album in 2023. With sessions at Miraval in Provence and Soundtree in London, the Bad Seeds added their unique alchemy, with additional performances from Colin Greenwood (bass) and Luis Almau (nylon string guitar, acoustic guitar). "Wild God... there's no fucking around with this record. When it hits, it hits. It lifts you. It moves you. I love that about it," says Nick Cave.
ALSO OUT THIS WEEK
U2 - Zoo Tv: Live In Dublin 1993 [Limited Edition Colored Vinyl]
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Wild God [Clear LP]
Valley - Water the Flowers, Pray for a Garden [Limited Edition Water Colour Vinyl]
Jana Mila - Chameleon [Crystal Blue LP]
Oasis - Definitely Maybe (30th Anniversary Edition) [Deluxe 4 LP]
Caleb Caudle - Sweet Critters [LP]
Oceano - Living Chaos [Clear Vinyl] (Red) (Bice)
Lamb Of God - Ashes Of The Wake (Bonus Tracks) [Deluxe] (Aniv)
Chalino Sanchez - Nieves de Enero [LP]
Palaye Royale - Death or Glory [Black/Translucent Red LP]
Chick Corea Trilogy - Trilogy [Deluxe Box Set 8 LP]
Patrick Leonard - It All Comes Down To Mood [2 LP]
AWOLNATION - The Phantom Five [Indie Exclusive Translucent Light Blue LP]
Bug Club - On The Intricate Inner Workings Of The System
The Cactus Blossoms - Every Time I Think About You (Broz) [Colored Vinyl] (Gate)
Shemekia Copeland - Blame It On Eve [Colored Vinyl] (Gol)
86tvs - 86tvs [Colored Vinyl] (Gol) [Indie Exclusive]
Galliano - Halfway Somewhere (Blue) [Colored Vinyl] [Indie Exclusive]
Jon Hopkins - Ritual (Gate) [Download Included] (Etch)
Los Bitchos - Talkie Talkie [Colored Vinyl] (Mgta) (Ofgv) [Indie Exclusive]
Nails - Every Bridge Burning - Forest Green [Colored Vinyl] (Grn)
Palaye Royale - Death or Glory [Indie Exclusive Brown/White Galaxy LP]
Amy Rigby - Hang In There With Me
Steep Canyon Rangers - Live At Greenfield Lake [Colored Vinyl] (Gate) (Purp) (Ylw)
Tycho - Infinite Health (Blue) [Colored Vinyl] [Indie Exclusive]
George Winston - Eastern Montana
Wintersun - Time Ii - White [Colored Vinyl] (Wht)
Steve Wynn - Make It Right [Clear Vinyl]
Yannis & The Yaw - Lagos Paris London [Indie Exclusive] [Indie Exclusive]
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What's New 8-23-24
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New Release Round-Up 08-23-24
Sofi Tukker - Bread - Virgin Records
Sofi Tukker - "BREAD" / Sofi Tukker, the GRAMMY-nominated duo comprised of Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern return with their ambitious forthcoming new album, BREAD. BREAD's acronym, "Be Really Energetic and Dance," encapsulates the full album experience, inviting listeners into the duo's pleasure-filled, immersive world. Available on bone-colored vinyl in gatefold jacket. Includes 12" x 24" double-sided color poster insert. Limited Edition.
Ivan Cornejo - MIRADA - Zaragoza Records/Interscope Records
20-year-old Música Mexicana break-out star Ivan Cornejo has announced his new album ‘Mirada’ will be released on July 19 via Zaragoza Records / Interscope Records. The LP follows Dañado, which Cornejo released back in 2022. The album is also accompanied by a nationwide tour; the MIRADA Tour will kick off on July 6 across the entire U.S. To round out the album’s roll out, seve
ALSO OUT THIS WEEK
Sofi Tukker - Bread [White Vinyl Limited Edition]
Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet [Light Sky LP]
Lainey Wilson - Whirlwind [Indie Exclusive Whirlwind Tan Vinyl]
Maggie Antone - Rhinestoned [Ultra Clear LP]
Joe P - Garden State Vampire [Indie Exclusive Sky Blue LP]
Thomas Rhett - About A Woman [Translucent Copper Nugget LP]
Saltburn - O.S.T. - Saltburn (Music From The Motion Picture) [Red LP]
Jeris Johnson - Dragonborn [Colored Vinyl]
Charlie Parker - Ornithology: The Best Of Bird
Patrice Rushen - Prelusions (Jazz Dispensary Top Shelf Series) [LP]
SHORTER, WAYNE - Celebration, Volume 1
Dean Martin - Dino's Christmas [LP]
Fruition - How To Make Mistakes [Indie Exclusive Iceland LP]
Montell Fish - Charlotte [Indie Exclusive Pink LP]
Thievery Corporation - It Takes A Thief: Very Best Thievery Corporation
Watkins, Lauren - The Heartbroken Record [2 LP]
Colby Acuff - American Son [Colored Vinyl]
Emmet Cohen - Vibe Provider [Limited Edition]
Fake Fruit - Mucho Mistrust [Colored Vinyl]
Fontaines D.C. - Romance [Indie Exclusive Pink LP]
Ruthie Foster - Mileage [Colored Vinyl]
Gift - Illuminator [Colored Vinyl]
Sonny Gullage - Go Be Free [LP]
illuminati hotties - Power [Indie Exclusive]
Colin James - Chasing The Sun [180 Gram]
Luh Tyler - Mr. Skii [Indie Exclusive]
Magdalena Bay - Imaginal Disk [Indie Exclusive White LP]
Malice K - Avanti [Colored Vinyl]
Mothica - Kissing Death [Colored Vinyl]
Jerry Phillips - For The Universe [Limited Edition]
Thomas Rhett - About A Woman [Indie Exclusive]
Porter Robinson - Smile :D [Colored Vinyl]
Simone Simons - Vermillion - Clear [Clear Vinyl]
SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE - YOU'LL HAVE TO LOSE SOMETHING
Stand Atlantic - Was Here [Indie Exclusive]
Benny Trokan - Do You Still Think Of Me
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New Release Round-Up 08-16-24
Falling In Reverse - Popular Monster - Epitaph
FALLING IN REVERSE makes anthems that provoke and inspire. Unnervingly ahead of the pack and yet always decisively right on time, their mix of bombastic declarations and intimate confessions connect with diverse crowds worldwide.
Popular Monster, is their first full-length album in over seven years; an eleven song masterpiece, featuring five tracks that are bonafide smash hits, (three certified gold and one certified 2x platinum). Not ones to rest on their laurels, the six new tracks are incredible, and feature unexpected collaborations with some of the music industry hottest hitters.
With hit songs like “Popular Monster” topping the rock radio charts and earning them their first 2x platinum single, the band’s momentum only grows stronger, and their live performances are big reason why. From playing top festivals, to arena opening stints for Avenged Sevenfold, and Disturbed, to co-headlining with legends like Papa Roach, and now selling out headline shows in arenas across the country!
This album package will include a 24-page, 4 color booklet with lyrics and imagery from their YouTube Trending music videos, sized for the formats CD and LP.
Post Malone - F-1 Trillion - Mercury Records / Republic Records
2xLP Post Malone is set to release his much-anticipated sixth LP and first-ever full-length country album this year. Paving the way was the first single "I Had Some Help" with Morgan Wallen, which continues to dominate the charts and the conversation. Upon release, it crash landed at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, tallying "the highest weekly sales and streams since 2020." It became Post's sixth #1 and Wallen's second #1. It has clinched the #1 spot on the Hot 100 for five consecutive weeks, emerging as "the longest running number one song of 2024." Not to mention, it took flight as "the first single to debut at #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart and hold the top on each chart for three weeks to follow." Toppling the Billboard Global 200 chart as well, it has already gathered well over 1 billion streams. Post also released "Pour Me A Drink" featuring Blake Shelton, the two recently connected at CMA Fest where they debuted the track to the sold-out Nissan Stadium crowd. The performance will air as a part of the CMA Fest special June 25th on ABC. The album arrives on the heels of Posts landmark set at Stagecoach Festival 2024 in Indio, CA with a lineup of country covers and welcomed superstar guests Brad Paisley, Sara Evans, and Dwight Yoakam during the standout performance. On Sunday, Post joined Wallen on stage for the live debut of "I Had Some Help" in front of the sold out crowd.
KATSEYE - SIS (Soft Is Strong) - HYBE/ Geffen
KATSEYE will release its debut EP, SIS (Soft Is Strong), on August 16 via HYBE x Geffen Records. SIS (Soft Is Strong), the EP’s title, reflects one of KATSEYE’s core beliefs – Soft Is Strong – and also nods to the sisterhood they’ve forged, despite coming from immensely different cultures. The six members of KATSEYE are: DANIELA (USA); LARA (USA); MANON (Switzerland); MEGAN (USA); SOPHIA (Philippines); and YOONCHAE (South Korea).
ALSO OUT THIS WEEK
KATSEYE - SIS (Soft Is Strong) [Opaque Vintage Bottle Vinyl]
Post Malone - F-1 Trillion [2 LP]
Falling In Reverse - Popular Monster [Indie Exclusive Candyland LP]
Ray LaMontagne - Long Way Home [Indie-Exclusive Eruption LP]
Foster The People - Paradise State Of Mind [Indie Exclusive Translucent Pink Vinyl]
Lil Dicky - Professional Rapper [RSD Essential 2 LP]
Charly Bliss - Forever [INDIE EXCLUSIVE, BLUE-IN-YELLOW TWO COLOR VINYL]
Mazzy Star - So Tonight That I Might See [RSD Essential Violet Smoke w/Purple & Black Splatter LP]
GEL - Persona [Indie Exclusive]
Pickin' On - Pickin' On Green Day: Bluegrass & Broken Dreams [RSD Essentials 1LPxGreen]
Lotus - How To Dream In Color [Colored Vinyl]
Muscadine Bloodline - The Coastal Plain [Indie Exclusive Maroon LP]
Delicate Steve - Delicate Steve Sings (Blk)
Tommy Olivencia - Y Su Orquesta Plante Bandera [LP]
Blind Pilot - In The Shadow Of The Holy Mountain [Indie Exclusive White & Beige LP]
Wiz / 2024 Broadyway Cast - Wiz / 2024 Broadyway Cast [Colored Vinyl] (Grn)
Shelby Lynne - Consequences of the Crown [LP]
Bill Charlap Trio - And Then Again
Sister Rosetta - Tharpe Live in 1960 [RSD Essentials Indie Exclusive Oxblood LP]
Leon Thomas - Electric Dusk [Translucent Emerald Green LP]
TR/ST - Joyland [RSD Essentials Indie Exclusive Lava 2 LP]
Nikka Costa - Dirty Disco (Wht)
Dark Tranquillity - Endtime Signals [Deluxe] (Gate) [Limited Edition]
Po' Ramblin Boys - Wanderers Like Me
Michael Reynolds - Tarnished Nickel Sky
Jontavious Willis - Jontavious Willis' West Georgia Blues [Colored Vinyl] (Org)
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What's New 8-16-24
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New Release Round-Up 08-09-24
J Balvin - Rayo - Capitol Records
J Balvin is preparing to release his highly anticipated sixth studio album, "Rayo". This record will feature 15 tracks with a diverse array of renowned artists from different genres, including Chencho Corleone, Luar la L, Feid, Saiko, Bad Gyal, Zion, Dei V, Ryan Castro, Blessd, Carín León, Yovngchimi, Quevedo, and Omar Courtz. The album marks J Balvin's return to streaming and the stage, reconnecting with his musical roots while introducing new elements in each track for his hardcore fans to enjoy at the end of the summer.
"Rayo" includes classic reggaeton sounds with J Balvin's unmistakable voice, but it also blends other genres, featuring powerful afrobeats, house/electro rhythms, as well as Latin trap and pop ballads that showcase Balvin's versatility.
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Moanin' - Blue Note Records
More than any other album in the canon of Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, 1958’s Moanin’—featuring the great drummer with trumpeter Lee Morgan, tenor saxophonist Benny Golson, pianist Bobby Timmons, and bassist Jymie Merritt—was the perfect crystallization of the band’s bluesy, soulful sound, and it still stands today as perhaps the most quintessential hard bop recording of all-time. Originally self-titled, the album was later renamed Moanin’ due to the popularity of Timmons’ unforgettable opening track. The album also introduced several indelible Golson compositions that would become standards of the jazz songbook including “Along Came Betty” and “Blues March.”
Wayne Shorter - Speak No Evil - Blue Note Records
1964 was one of the most momentous years in the musical life of Wayne Shorter. Early in the year the saxophonist was still a member of Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, appearing on classic Blue Note albums like Free for All and Indestructible. Shorter made his own auspicious label debut that spring with Night Dreamer and quickly recorded the impressive follow-up JuJu. That summer he joined the Miles Davis Quintet, cementing a line-up that would become one of the seminal bands in jazz history. And when Shorter entered Van Gelder Studio with Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, and Elvin Jones on Christmas Eve 1964 they created a masterpiece with Speak No Evil, a transcendent set of six Shorter originals including the swinging title track, “Witch Hunt,” and sublime ballad “Infant Eyes.”
ALSO OUT THIS WEEK
Beabadoobee - This Is How Tomorrow Moves [Indie Exclusive Sky Blue LP]
Logic - Ultra 85 [Sky Blue Marble LP]
Smashing Pumpkins - Rotten Apples: Greatest Hits
Wayne Shorter - Speak No Evil - [Blue LP]
Amos Lee - Transmissions [Translucent Sea Blue LP]
Ravyn Lenae - Bird's Eye [Bone LP]
Milton Nascimento & Spalding,Esperanza - Milton + Esperanza
Outsiders: A New Musical / O.B.C.R. - Outsiders: A New Musical / O.B.C.R.
Howard McGhee - Maggie's Back In Town!! [Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series LP]
Dasha - What Happens Now? [Indie and Record Store Crawl Exclusive Milky Clear Vinyl]
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Flight B741 [Recycled Black LP]
Pat Metheny - Bright Size Life (Ecm Luminescence Series) [LP]
Four Year Strong - analysis paralysis [Indie Exclusive Electric Blue & Deep Purple]
Firehouse - Firehouse [Colored Vinyl]
Elles Bailey - Beneath The Neon Glow
Blue Oyster Cult - 50th Anniversary Live - Second Night
Casting Crowns - Casting Crowns: 20 Year Celebration Live At Ryman
Destroy Boys - Funeral Soundtrack 4
Hammerfall - Avenge The Fallen [Colored Vinyl] (Gate) (Gol)
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