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All Them Witches – Live On The Internet CD/3xLP (New West)

All Them Witches is known for their loud and lengthy live shows. 2020 found the band releasing their critically acclaimed album, Nothing As The Ideal. An album release from this band would traditionally be followed by a lengthy 18-month tour across the globe. Due to an international pandemic, the band’s touring plans were brought to a halt. This did not stop All Them Witches from assembling in a studio to broadcast a live set for their fans. The set was roundly received as an amazing performance and fans immediately inquired as to whether this show would be available outside of the broadcast. Live On The Internet answers this question.

Jon Batiste – We Are CD (Verve/BMG)

Batiste presents a captivating musical experience to the world rooted in catharsis, joy, freedom, contemplation, and sensuality. It’s a love letter to his southern roots and the heritage of Black Music with guest appearances by Mavis Staples, Quincy Jones, Zadie Smith, PJ Morton, Trombone Shorty, St Augustine Marching 100, his father Michael Batiste, grandfather David Gauthier and many more. It is a meditation steeped in the sounds of the times with collaborators including POMO (Anderson.Paak), Ricky Reed (Lizzo), Jahaan Sweet (Drake, Eminem) and others. We Are celebrates Black American culture and music while exploring themes of lineage, authenticity, excellence and evolution. This album is about honoring roots and traditions, while looking forward to the future and constantly evolving.

Dark Funeral – We Are The Apocalypse CD/LP (Century Media)

Approaching nearly 30 years since the beginning of their journey as one of Swedish black metal’s most genuine and unvarnished exemplars, Dark Funeral continue to reach for new heights to bring audiences into its otherworldly and unholy visions on the band’s seventh full-length album, We Are The Apocalypse. The new record, which was written almost entirely during the Coronavirus pandemic, sees the Satanic vanguards deliver their most aggressive and expansive songs to date. [A limited-edition red color vinyl pressing is available.]

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Drug Church – Hygiene CD/LP (Pure Noise)

Everyone’s favorite punk rock agitators, Drug Church, have returned. Hygiene is their highly anticipated fourth full-length. Drug Church is one of the most singular bands in modern guitar music and on Hygiene the band’s uncompromising nature has resulted in a bold leap forward. The Albany and Los Angeles-based five-piece has a unique ability to make distinctly outsider music that’s also welcoming and instantly satisfying, as evidenced by Hygiene‘s lead singles “Million Miles Of Fun” and “Detective Lieutenant”. The two songs represent the essential tension between overt melody and visceral aggression that fuels Drug Church – the former pushing the band’s seamless blend of hardcore bite and massive, ’90s-indebted hooks to its most anthemic point, while the latter shows off a level of tunefulness never heard in their catalog. [A limited-edition indie store exclusive yellow w/ blue color vinyl pressing is available.]

Franz Ferdinand – Hits To The Head CD/2xLP+MP3 (Domino)

Hits To The Head is a 20-track greatest hits collection showcasing the world-conquering success of Franz Ferdinand’s career to date. Alongside 18 classics the album features two brand-new tracks “Billy Goodbye” and “Curious” co-produced by Alex Kapranos, Julian Corrie and Stuart Price. Talking about the process of picking tracks for the album, Kapranos said: “It’s the same as writing a set-list for a festival: you want to play the songs you know people want to hear. The hits. Bring the hits to the head. The heart. The feet.” [A deluxe CD edition featuring book packaging and a limited-edition indie store exclusive red color vinyl pressing are available.]

Ghost – Impera CD/LP/Cassette (Loma Vista)

Grammy-winning Swedish theatrical rock outfit Ghost, one of the most esteemed and celebrated bands in the world today, return with their fifth psalm, Impera, fronted by the newly anointed Papa Emeritus IV. Produced by Klas Åhlund and mixed by Andy Wallace, its dozen songs take on themes of isolation and demigod worship, as well as colonization of both space and mind. And all with the infectious hooky brand of rock their fans have grown accustomed to. Impera finds Ghost transported hundreds of years forward from the 14th century Europe Black Plague era of its previous album, 2018’s Prequelle. [A limited-edition indie store exclusive orchid color vinyl pressing and cassette edition are available.]

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