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Celtic Woman – Celtic Woman 20 (20^th Anniversary) CD (Celtic Woman)

Celtic Woman returns with a brand-new album to celebrate this incredible 20-year milestone. 20 (20th Anniversary) features 18 new recordings and is the group’s first new studio album since 2021’s Postcards From Ireland. It features new arrangements of beautiful and iconic songs, some new compositions and, of course, some fan favorites.

Madi Diaz – Weird Faith CD/LP+MP3 (ANTI-)

Madi Diaz has been making records and writing songs professionally since the mid-2000s, but it wasn’t until she released 2021’s History Of A Feeling that she felt the glare of wider notoriety. It wasn’t her debut album, but it certainly felt like it. She made her daytime and nighttime television debuts, embarked on her first solo tour since 2012, and supported Waxahatchee and Angel Olsen on tour, and collaborated with them on record. Harry Styles handpicked Diaz to open for him in arenas and stadiums in North America, and was so taken by her captivating live show, he asked her to be a member of his touring band, to sing alongside him all over Europe and the UK, as well as continuing to open the show in various cities. After three months on the road touring internationally, Diaz is back in Nashville, and now releases her new album, Weird Faith. Featuring Kacey Musgraves and produced by Sam Cohen and Konrad Snyder, Weird Faith is expansive and exploratory, showcasing her growth as a songwriter and speaking earnestly about the fears that come from falling in love again. [An indie store exclusive opaque green color vinyl pressing is available.]

Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (10^th Anniversary Edition) 2xCD/4xLP (Interscope)

The 10th Anniversary Expanded Deluxe Edition of The Marshall Mathers LP2 features 11 bonus tracks, including B-sides and instrumentals. Originally released on November 5, 2013, the album serves as a sequel to The Marshall Mathers LP released in 2000. It features the singles “Berzerk”, “Survival”, “Rap God”, “Headlights”, and “The Monster, ” which reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album won Eminem a record sixth Grammy Award for Best Rap Album and is now certified 4x platinum.

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Ghoul – Noxious Concoctions CD/LP (Tank Crimes)

Creepsylvanian cannibal splatterthrashers Ghoul returns with this five-song EP, Noxious Concoctions. Vicious thrash and death metal. A must have for any Ghoulunatic wondering where the world of Creepsylvania was left at the end of the last hit album, Dungeon Bastards. A real neck wrecker.

Taylor McCall – Mellow War CD/2xLP (Thirty Tigers)

Mellow War is Taylor McCall’s second studio album and first production project. This album was co-produced by Taylor McCall and Sean McConnell. This album features Taylor’s late grandfather during his days in Vietnam on the cover as well as the intro track, “Sinking Sand”, from his days as a pastor. His mother also is singing in the choir. Mellow War explores the balance of good and evil, destruction and healing and the importance of having faith in the darkest of times.

Hannah Wicklund – The Prize CD/LP (Label 51)

Hannah Wicklund is a 26-year-old Nashville-based, South Carolina-born rock singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist, and painter. She self-released her first album which has garnered 10 million Spotify streams. She is supporting Greta Van Fleet on their winter European tour and headlining her own Spring tour in 2024. Hannah recently played at the Eric Clapton Crossroads Festival on the emerging artist stage. [A limited-edition pink color vinyl pressing is available.]

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Danny Brown – Quaranta CD/LP+MP3 (Warp)

As the intro notes, Quaranta is Italian for “forty.” According to Brown, Quaranta is the spiritual sequel to XXX, his breakout album released on Fool’s Gold in 2011, that infamously cataloged a life lived on the edge at 30. The whirlwind of parties, tours, collaborations, and achievements that followed that landmark release seemed to fly by fast–ten years later, when COVID-19 brought the world to a halt, Brown found himself in downtown Detroit, living alone for the first time ever. After years of escapist escapades, he was forced to adjust to the stillness and silence, and the bars on Quaranta are diaristic in a distinctly Danny Brown way. There’s no shortage of Brown’s typical blitzing verses over angular, mesmerizing production from some of his oldest collaborators including Quelle Chris, Paul White & SKYWLKR, but the Alchemist produced “Tantor” is just the kind of cold-steel contradistinction which he’s been celebrated throughout his career. [A limited-edition red color vinyl pressing is available.]

Neil Diamond – The Thank You Australia Concert: Live 1976 DVD (Mercury Studios)

This concert from the Sydney Sports Stadium was the culmination of Neil Diamond’s Australia & New Zealand tour in 1976, an event which marked his comeback to the live stage after a creatively fruitful four-year sabbatical from live performance. The vast crowd was typical of this record-breaking tour, still one of the most memorable in Australian history, and Neil Diamond delivered the enthralling performance of a true showman. Includes a restored version of “Morningside”, a track that was partly cut due to a commercial break in the original live broadcast, a 50-minute interview with Neil Diamond filmed during the Australian tour, and more.

Green Day – Saviors CD/LP/Cassette (Reprise)

Green Day is not your savior. But the spirit of rock ‘n’ roll might be. And as the greatest punk band alive, they’re the loudest vessel we have… to give it a shot. Green Day is ready to flip off the famous, stupid, and contagious, by putting a mirror to the present tense like only they can, with Saviors, their inspired new studio album. Amazingly, Saviors is Green Day’s 14th studio album, yet somehow this enduring power trio, Billie Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool & Mike Dirnt, remain devoted to their defiant craft that has fueled their career-long destruction of every boundary bestowed on the genre, and landed 3 East Bay punks in the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame. [Several indie store exclusive editions are available: pink w/ black color vinyl; and autographed CD. A deluxe 180gm vinyl pressing is also available.]

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