AIMS Marketing Program/ Featured Titles Promoted This Week:
Jon Batiste – World Music Radio CD/2xLP (Verve)
World Music Radio is the new musical transmission from Grammy and Oscar winner Jon Batiste, following his acclaimed hit record We Are. This concept album stars Batiste as interstellar traveling griot DJ Billy Bob Bo Bob who examines popular music from around the globe on a radio broadcast to the rest of the universe – begging the question, isn’t all music, world music? World Music Radio sees Batiste reach new artistic heights with collaborators Jon Bellion, J.I.D, Camilo, NewJeans and others. [Two indie store exclusive editions are available: autographed CD and a light blue vinyl colorway.]
Cautious Clay – KARPEH CD/LP (Blue Note)
On Cautious Clay’s deeply personal Blue Note debut KARPEH, the singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer takes an artistic leap forward with an ambitious yet introspective album about growth, conceptions of intimacy and lineage that reveals a new side of his artistry by delving deeper than ever into his jazz influences. Across the album’s 15 tracks, Cautious is heard on vocals, flute, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, guitar, synthesizer, and bass. [An indie store exclusive color vinyl pressing is available.]
Fiddlehead – Death Is Nothing To Us CD/LP (Run For Cover)
Fiddlehead’s third album Death Is Nothing To Us is a defiant, new chapter for the band. Since 2014, the Boston-based group has been honing their unique sound, bringing together the energy of hardcore, the anthemic melodies of ’90s alternative, and the unbridled passion of Revolution Summer era emo. Their previous albums, 2018’s Springtime And Blind and 2021’s Between The Richness, dealt heavily with grief from different perspectives, and now their latest feels like a de facto culmination, drawing together many of the catalog’s through-lines sonically and lyrically. [A neon orange color vinyl pressing is available.] [Read more…] about New Releases for August 18, 2023