New Releases for November 20, 2015

CDs + Vinyl:

Abhorrent – Intransigence CD (Willowtip)

Abhorrent’s wealth of riff-variations and athletic rhythmic assault surge constantly forwards, as brief glimpses into parallel dimensions that pass by with a deathlike unstoppable certainty. Abhorrent is like the amoral and violent force of nature, realizing itself through pure will and power both in spite of death and echoing it viciously all the way to its end.

Abigail Williams – Accuser CD (Candlelight)

“If you’ve had issue with Abigail Williams in the past (albeit their generic Dimmu Borgir worship or their deathcore days) don’t let that stop you from listening to what is actually a fantastically composed album. The Accuser stands as my favorite incarnation of the band’s material. The old school mentality gives the band a serious edge, though their still not without modern influence in the post metal world (we’re ‘post’ everything these days, aren’t we?). Those that love Gorgoroth and Emperor, but can stand to see flashes of bands like Pelican in their black metal take note and get on this one.” – Metal Injection

Adele – 25 CD/LP (XL/Columbia)

“‘Hello’ doesn’t just introduce 25; in many ways, it sums up the album. On 25, the rage and heartache of 21 are replaced by longing: for connection, for youth, for reconciliation and for lifelong bonds. Like other songs on the album, ‘Hello’ is filled with thoughts of distance and the irrevocable passage of time, of apologies and coming to terms with the past. Musically, ‘Hello’ has verses with just voice and piano followed by huge, ringing choruses; similarly, the album as a whole switches between organic, unplugged ballads and booming modern pop.” – The New York Times Music

Herb Alpert’s Tijuana Brass – Whipped Cream & Other Delights [Reissue/1965] CD/LP (Herb Alpert Presents)

50 years ago, Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass released the iconic album, Whipped Cream & Other Delights. In celebration of its 50th anniversary, this classic slice of Latin jazz/pop has been remastered and is back in print on CD and vinyl.

Anthrax – Spreading The Disease [Reissue/1985] 2xCD (Island)

Digitally remastered and expanded deluxe double-CD edition of the thrash metal band’s 1985 album, released to coincide with it’s 30th Anniversary. Spreading The Disease is the second studio album by Anthrax. It was the band’s first album to feature vocalist Joey Belladonna and bassist Frank Bello.

Arca – Mutant CD (Mute)

New album from Kanye West and Björk affiliate Arca. Spanning 20 tracks, “Mutant is about sensuality and impulsiveness as escape routes out of rigidity,” the Venezuelan producer explained in a press release. “Softness as a weapon when the mind attacks itself.” Vinyl due January 22.

Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit [Deluxe Edition] 2xCD/2xLP+MP3 (Mom + Pop)

Deluxe double-CD version adds Live At Electric Ballroom In London. Includes new artwork, fold out poster, four limited edition Polaroid photos shot by Courtney, a 16-page booklet all in a matte laminated collector’s edition box set. Mixing witty, often hilarious, occasionally even heartbreaking observations with devastating self-assessment, Courtney Barnett’s debut album, Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit, cements her standing as one of the most distinctive and compelling voices in indie rock. These songs reveal not only an assured songwriter and guitar player, but also an artist who in just a few years has already proved highly influential. (Limited copies available on yellow vinyl.)

Beach Boys – Beach Boys’ Party! Uncovered And Unplugged 2xCD (Capitol)

Beach Boys’ Party! is the tenth studio album by the Beach Boys and is mostly cover songs. When originally recorded, the band invited friends and family into the studio for a party. Those sounds were then layered over the recorded music for a true party sound. Uncovered And Unplugged now strips away those party sounds so that the true sessions can be heard in their entirety. This double-disc set pairs the original 1965 album with the newly restored audio, outtakes and dialog. Vinyl version due December 11.

Beat Happening – Look Around CD/2xLP+MP3 (Domino)

Formed in the early ‘80s in Olympia, Washington by Calvin Johnson, Heather Lewis and Bret Lunsford, Beat Happening combined a primitive pop sound with a D.I.Y. attitude and inspired countless artists along the way. The community that arose around the band and their label, K Records, was in many ways, the sonic antithesis of their Seattle neighbors (and friends) but was no less influential. Look Around is a remastered, double album anthology, handpicked by the band. It’s a great starting point for the uninitiated as well a refreshing reminder to those who caught the wave the first time around.

Blue October – Things We Do At Night (Live From Texas) CD (Updown/Brando)

Recorded at The House Of Blues in Dallas, TX, over Thanksgiving weekend, November 28-29, 2014, this live performance covers all of the hits and favorites from the Blue October’s last four albums: Foiled, Approaching Normal, Any Man In America, and Sway. Also available on DVD and Blu-ray. Vinyl version due early next year.

Boysetsfire – Boysetsfire CD/LP (Bridge Nine)

“From the old school stench of opener ‘Savage Blood’ all the way through to the crowd killing bounce of closer ‘Bled Dry’, Boysetsfire play with the vigor and reason of band half their age. The band jump from the honestly bruising to the vitally rousing within a change of track and come out the other end with an album for every variety of music fan there is. ‘Don’t Panic’ flies by with vintage hardcore rage while ‘Ordinary Lives’ delivers a rallying cry for the ages.” – Already Heard

Ben Caplan – Bird With Broken Wings CD/LP (Coalition Music)

“East Coast troubadour Ben Caplan returns with a new LP Birds With Broken Wings. Opening with the Balkan-esque folk stomp of the title track and the equally rich and bluesy ‘I Got Me A Woman,’ the album also delves into more melancholic territory with folk ballads like “Belly of the Worm” and “Devil Town.” There’s even a healthy dose of old-timey romance thanks to cuts like “Night Like Tonight” and “40 Days & 40 Nights.” – Exclaim!

Tracy Chapman – Greatest Hits CD (Elektra)

Brings together, for the first time, classic tracks from Chapman’s celebrated career that now spans four decades and includes eight best-selling studio albums. Compiled by Chapman herself, the featured songs have also been newly remastered. 18 tracks total.

Club 8 – Pleasure CD/LP (Labrador)

“Since 1995, Karolina Komstedt and Johan Angergård have comprised the Åhus, Sweden synthpop duo Club 8. They’re back this fall with their ninth album, Pleasure, just in time for the band’s twentieth anniversary. Komstedt describes it as ‘an album about love, sex and jealousy,’ so you won’t be surprised to learn the lead single is called ‘Love Dies.’ It’s a ballad that matches Angergård’s emotional electronic swells with Komstedt’s otherworldly siren song” – Stereogum. (Limited copies also pressed on clear vinyl.)

John Coltrane – A Love Supreme: The Complete Masters 2xCD/3xCD (Impulse!/Verve)

Easily one of the most important records ever made, John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme was his pinnacle studio outing that at once compiled all of his innovations from his past, spoke of his current deep spirituality, and also gave a glimpse into the next two and a half years. (Triple-CD edition contains an extra disc with five additional tracks.)

Contrarian – Polemic CD (Willowtip)

Debut full-length album from progressive death metal band.

Patrick Cowley – Muscle Up CD/2xLP (Dark Entries)

Dark Entries and Honey Soundsystem Records have teamed up again to release another volume of gay porn soundtracks by San Francisco-based musician and producer, Patrick Cowley. Perhaps one of the most revolutionary and influential people in the canon of disco music, Cowley created his own brand of Hi-NRG dance music, “The San Francisco Sound.” All songs on Muscle Up were recorded between 1973 and 1980.

Lana Del Rey – Honeymoon [Deluxe Edition] CD (Interscope)

Limited box set edition featuring a hardcover album book and exclusive image lithograph prints.

Dwiki Dharmawan- So Far So Close CD (MoonJune)

Lovers of fusion’s ‘golden era’ (mid-’70s through the mid-’80s) will find plenty to enjoy throughout this sizzling session, as Dwiki and company never let off the gas while scaling high-altitude sonic terrain in effortless fashion.

Dimesland – Psychogenic Atrophy CD (Crucial Blast)

Appearing at the end of 2014 as a self-released digital-only title, Dimesland’s Psychogenic Atrophy was met with little fanfare, yet made an immediate and powerful impression upon those who heard it. Described by Invisible Oranges as a “sonic nightmare of thrash… that blends instrumental ability with the progressive stabs of Dimension Hatross-era Voivod….” and landing on numerous end-of-year best-of lists, Psychogenic Atrophy flattened just about everyone who encountered it.

Warren Ellis – Mustang [OST] CD (Milan)

The debut film from Turkish director Deniz Gamze Erguven, Mustang follows five young orphan sisters in a remote village on the Black Sea as they adjust to the life society wants for them. Dealing with themes of conservative morality and cultural tradition towards burgeoning sexuality, Mustang made a powerful impression at the 2015 Cannes Film festival. Warren Ellis provides an unmistakably international sound to the movie with his powerful score.

Enya – Dark Sky Island CD (Reprise)

The Enya creative triumvirate — Enya, producer and sound engineer Nicky Ryan, and lyricist Roma Ryan — started work on Dark Sky Island in the spring of 2012. Inspired by Roma’s work on a series of poetry books themed around islands and specifically the island of Sark’s decision to be designated as a dark sky island, the album’s title track was the first song to be written for the collection. Available in Regular and Deluxe editions. Deluxe adds three bonus tracks.

Scott Fagan – South Atlantic Blues [Reissue/1968] CD/LP (Saint Cecilia Knows)

Scott Fagan’s debut album, South Atlantic Blues, is a genuine lost classic—a mystical, mythical and deeply soulful masterpiece. Recorded when Scott was just 21, virtually homeless and with pennies to his name, it was released in 1968 on Atco Records but remained obscure, confounded by a series of frustrating near-misses. From being mentored by Doc Pomus to being discovered by Jasper Johns, Scott’s incredible story and music unfolds on South Atlantic Blues, remastered and reissued for the first time ever on CD and vinyl. Steeped in delicate psych, soul and resonant acoustic guitars “that stroke and stone you to the core” (Shindig), it’s an epic song cycle about Fagan’s hard-scrabble life in the Virgin Islands, where he was raised and lived until 19 before returning to his birthplace of New York City.

Faith No More – We Care A Lot [Reissue/1985] CD (Manifesto)

30^th anniversary reissue of FNM’s debut. The album features the original lead singer Chuck Mosley. For a refresher for the younger fans out there, We Care A Lot served as Faith No More’s debut disc. At the time, the band had Chuck Mosley as their lead vocalist, with the lineup rounded out by mainstays Mike Bordin on drums, Roddy Bottum on keyboards and Bill Gould on bass, with Jim Martin serving as the guitarist. Of the songs on the disc, the title track “We Care A Lot” would become their biggest hit, though it wasn’t really until the song was re-recorded for their Introduce Yourself album that it really took off.

Florestano – Noh CD/LP (Kowloon)

Employing both analogue and digital recording techniques, almost all of Florestano’s compositions start at his old black piano and his drums before he moves into more experimental territory with synths as well as field recordings. Often taking cues from renowned avant-garde composers Bernard Parmegiani and Iannis Xenakis, Florestano’s electronic soundscapes and compositions show a natural affinity for oriental cinematic scores, classic lieder’s music especially Hugo Wolf and ‘90s US west coast experimental scene.

Food – This Is Not A Miracle CD (ECM)

The British/Norwegian Food duo of Iain Ballamy and Thomas Strønen are joined again by Austrian guitarist and electronics player Christian Fennesz for a new album of powerful grooves, evocative textures and exploratory improvisation, sometimes hypnotically insistent, sometimes turbulent.

Fourplay – Silver CD (Heads Up)

New release from the jazz supergroup, their celebratory 25th anniversary album. The 10 new original compositions comprising Silver play off of the anniversary, bearing titles such as “Sterling,” “Precious Metal” and “A Silver Lining.” Special guests include saxophonist Kirk Whalum, and guitarists (and original Fourplay members) Lee Ritenour and Larry Carlton.

Andy Grammer – Magazines Or Novels [2014] CD (S-Curve)

Deluxe edition of Grammer’s 2014 album contains four bonus tracks and all new cover art. Magazines Or Novels features the single “Back Home” — a joyously anthemic track that illustrates Grammer’s knack for writing infectious, relatable songs and the strength of his soaring voice.

Grateful Dead – Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years Of Grateful Dead 4xCD+2xDVD/4xCD+2xBlu-ray (Rhino)

Grateful Dead – The Best Of Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years Of Grateful Dead 2xCD (Rhino)

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Grateful Dead, the “core four” original members – Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, and Bob Weir – reunited at Chicago’s Soldier Field on the 4th Of July weekend for one of the most anticipated concert events in recent history. Joined by Trey Anastasio, Jeff Chimenti, and Bruce Hornsby, Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years Of Grateful Dead is the original members’ last-ever performance together nearly 20 years to the day of the last ever Grateful Dead concert with Jerry Garcia, which took place at the same historic venue. DVD/Blu-ray contains full high-definition video from final show (July 5th). Over 3 1/2 hours of this record breaking weekend at Solider Field in Chicago (each also available separately. The double-CD set The Best Of Fare Thee Well is comprised of audio highlights from all three shows.)

Guided By Voices – Briefcase 4: Captain Kangaroo Won The War 4xCD (GBV Inc.)

Guided By Voices – Briefcase 4: Captain Kangaroo Won The War [Highlights] LP (GBV Inc.)

Another astonishing installment of 100 Guided By Voices rarities, demos, alternate versions, outtakes and discards spanning over two decades of Robert Pollard’s career. Includes early versions of classic Pollard songs from Propeller (1992), Vampire On Titus (1993), Bee Thousand (1994), Alien Lanes (1995), Isolation Drills (2001), Earthquake Glue (2003), Class Clown Spots A UFO (2012), as well as 2015 demos previewing Pollard’s much talked about 2016 solo album Of Course You Are. (Single vinyl LP version contains highlights from the CD collection.)

Brian Harnetty – Rawhead & Bloodybones CD (Dust-To-Digital)

The third in composer and artist Brian Harnetty’s series of recording projects stemming from the Berea College Appalachian Sound Archives, Rawhead & Bloodybones combines samples of music and folk tales with live instruments. The historic archival recordings of children recounting folk tales were made by Leonard Roberts in the 1940s and ’50s. The combination of the children’s youthful voices and the often gruesome stories they tell offers a striking and dramatic contrast. These recordings, along with other archival samples from Berea, are woven into a larger musical world, with additional instrumental parts added as a counterpoint to the stories. Working closely with archivists, historians, musicians, and the families of those sampled, Rawhead & Bloodybones respectfully re-contextualizes traditional music and folk tales into a unique, beautiful, playful, and haunting whole. Six-panel foldout case.

Kristian Harting – Summer Of Crush CD/LP (Soulfood)

Danish troubadour Kristian Harting returns with a new album. While its predecessor Float incorporated ethereal songwriting skills deeply inspired by Western lo-fi pop, Mali blues and the more avant-garde side of folk, Kristian widens his focus towards a much more pop-orientated approach. Summer Of Crush is an album oscillating between melancholic dreamscapes and synth-laden shamanic dance tracks.

Lee Hazelwood – The Very Special World Of Lee Hazelwood [Reissue/1966] CD (Light In The Attic)

Lee Hazelwood – Lee Hazlewoodsim: Its Cause And Cure [Reissue/1967] CD (Light In The Attic)

Lee Hazelwood – Something Special [Reissue/1968] CD (Light In The Attic)

The mid-to-late ’60s were strange days for Lee Hazelwood. Having struck gold as songwriter and vocal foil for Nancy Sinatra, he signed up to MGM as an artist in his own right, and between 1966 and 1968, produced three ambitious solo albums that were eclectic, idiosyncratic, and most of all, unpredictable. It was a happy time for Lee; his music was hot on the charts, he was fully immersed in his collaboration with his muse, Suzi Jane Hokom. Vinyl editions due December 11.

Mette Henriette – Mette Henriette CD (ECM)

Debut from young Norwegian saxophonist, composer and improviser Mette Henriette Martedatter Rølvåg.

Honeymoon Disease – Transcendence CD/LP (Napalm)

“Honeymoon Disease is something special. Think of this, you have Deep Purple and Thin Lizzy musical style with an old school Heart meets Suzi Quatro vocal sound. This is a band who lives by the groove, and with the vocal delivery on this record, that groove is just so catchy and addictive.” – Infrared Mag

Lightnin’ Hopkins – Shootin’ Fire: April 11, 1969 (Mono) CD (Cicadelic)

Lightnin’ Hopkins & Billy Bizor – Wake Up The Dead: June 17, 1968 March 1, 1969 April 11, 1969 2xCD (Cicadelic)

Two collections of rarities/sessions reveal Lightnin’ Hopkins in his prime.

Julia Kent – Asperities CD (Leaf)

Vancouver-born and New York-based, acclaimed cellist Julia Kent rose to prominence with Rasputina and Antony & The Johnsons. Her extensive résumé includes recent work with Swans, Aidan Baker, Rachel Grimes, Rutger Zuydervelt, Barbara Morgenstern, Library Tapes and Khan of Finland. Asperities is the artist’s fourth solo album. As the title suggests, this is a record born of conflict: internal, personal and global. Universal themes. The build of pressure and the threat of violent release. Modern guilt. Modern fears. Looped cello, electronics and found sounds create a world where the technological and the organic merge in perfect symbiosis, the layers of sound peeling back to reveal a beating, bloody human heart at its center. Vinyl version due December 18.

Kode9 – Nothing CD (Hyperdub)

Nothing’ is Kode9’s first solo album and is about nothing. The album throws horror soundtracks, sampled library and j-pop records into a no man’s land between grime, early dubstep and Chicago footwork. Mostly instrumental, it zigzags between hypnotic, downcast loops, growling drones, and jagged cut- ups of androids gone haywire, threaded through twitchy, transatlantic rhythms and sub-bass inaudible through your laptop speakers. Vinyl edition TBA.

Kottonmouth Kings – High Standards & Greatest Hits 2xCD (United Family Music, Inc.)

With his United Family Music label, Daddy X of Kottonmouth Kings has taken control of his catalog and is releases this hits collection. 35 tracks, including collaborations with Tech N9ne, Cypress Hill, Insane Clown Posse, Chris Webby, Twiztid, (hed) p.e., and more.

M83 – Digital Shades Vol. 1 [Reissue/2007] CD/LP (Mute)

M83 – Saturdays = Youth [Reissue/2008] CD/LP (Mute)

Digital Shades Vol. 1 is the fourth studio album by M83. The mostly instrumental album was originally released on Mute in 2007, and features only founding member Anthony Gonzalez.

Old fans will note a substantial difference between Saturdays = Youth and M83’s previous releases; the album is more shoegazey in texture and more pop in construction. While the galactic, deep space vibe is still there, the overall aesthetic is more Cocteau Twins a la My Bloody Valentine rather than another addition to the towering electronic post-rock tradition that Mogwai and Sigur Rós perfected. The record draws heavily from the likes of Tears For Fears and Cocteau Twins, as well as classic John Hughes teen movies.

Alex Machacek/Raphael Preuschl/Herbert Pirker (Fabulous Australian Trio) –Living The Dream CD (Abstract Logix)

Living The Dream is the second chapter of FAT — next-generation guitar modernist Alex Machacek’s Fabulous Austrian Trio, featuring bassist Raphael Preuschl and drummer Herbert Pirker. With the sensitive touch of a jazz guitarist, the intervallic ingenuity and harmonic density of a post-serialist composer, and a seemingly endless capacity for improvisational empathy, Machacek has been turning heads on his own and when performing alongside such iconic musical forces as Terry Bozzio, Jeff Sipe, and Gary Husband.

Pete Magadini – Polyrhythm [Reissue/1976] CD (Ibis Recordings)

CD reissue of Polyrhythm which was originally released in 1976. The album features drummer Peter Magadini using polyrhythms on all six tracks from his famous books on the subject. Features a hot band with keyboardist George Duke (Frank Zappa Band), saxophones and flute by Don Menza (Buddy Rich Band), and electric bassist Dave Young (Oscar Peterson).

Magic Circle – Journey Blind CD (20 Buck Spin)

“Tunes are rude, vicious. Some lumber ominously along, bare-fisting the downbeat through riffs risen from basements held in the odors of stale beer, mold and want. Others stuff the song’s shape with directional changes—tipping a cap to Trouble and Saint Vitus via Sabbath. All the dots are easily connected.” Vinyl version due December 18.

Magic Sam Blues Band – Black Magic [Reissue/1968] CD (Delmark)

Recorded on October 23 and November 6, 1968 Black Magic was released only days before Magic Sam’s untimely passing on December 1, 1969 at 32. The album went on to win a W.C. Handy Award in the classic blues album category. This digipak deluxe edition contains more than an hour of west side Chicago blues at it’s finest, remastered from the original analog tapes. The 16-page booklet contains never before seen photos at the recording session, additional color photos from the Ann Arbor Music Festival, the original liner note from the LP and a new note by producer Bob Koester.

Malfunction – Fear Of Failure CD/LP (Bridge NIne)

“Unlike many other hardcore albums, Fear Of Failure is more than just a collection of songs. It’s a coherent entity. Opening track ‘Drained’ starts with noise that covers up a subtle guitar riff. When the noise clears and the drums kick in, Malfunction treat you to ten pieces of furious hardcore. Although Malfunction’s sound is messy, its riffs are tight as hell. Malfunction sound harder than ever. On ‘Cut Off’ a heavy breakdown is immediately followed by an even heavier one. Sometimes Malfunction leave a little room for ephemeral beauty. At the end of ‘Discontent’ a crushing riff quickly ends a melodic guitar part.” – Legends Arising

Mammatus – Sparkling Waters CD/2xLP (Spiritual Pajamas)

Heavy space rock outsiders Mammatus return with their fourth album. On Sparkling Waters, Mammatus expands upon the astral grooves and heady riffs of their previous compositions and set a course for the furthest horizon. Celestial arpeggiations of electric guitar ricochet infinitely across vast expanses of cosmic debris. Heavy riffs thunder with a rhythmic groove, like the exploding coast of Ornia spoken of in days past. Pastoral passages of mellow, slow-burning psychedelia give way to Native American flute melodies and the chanting of spiritual incantations filtered through canyons of delay. Heavenly dual guitar leads soar like a hawk gliding over a mountainside redwood canopy. Radiant synthesizers harmonize to create a shape-shifting formation of ambient space that envelops the rock and in some places completely takes over.

Månegarm – Månegarm CD (Napalm)

New album from the pagan metal band, featuring Swedish folk ballads reminiscent of campfires to wild and forceful black metal interludes.

Lee Michaels – The Complete A&M Album Collection 7xCD (Manifesto)

Lee Michaels – Heighty Hi: The Best Of Lee Michaels CD (Manifest)

Lee Michaels enjoyed a massive hit back in 1971 with “Do You Know What I Mean?”, from his fifth album, 5^th, which was later than most people get to exhibit some level of success. However, the music of Lee Michaels was quite good, and so A&M Records stuck with him for seven titles, all of which have been remastered and included in the Complete A&M Album Collection: Carnival Of Life (1968), Recital (1968), Lee Michaels (1969), Barrel (1970), 5th (1971), Space And First Takes (1972), and Lee Michaels Live (1973). Heighty Hi collects 20 of his biggest hits from his A&M years.

The Nasties – Discipline CD (Sudden Death)

Churning out their brand of punk rock ’n’ roll for nearly half a decade, Guelph, Ontario’s The Nasties have quickly overtaken the world of steely, aggressive, turbocharged music. These 14 tunes range from the ’77 attitude of the title track through pelvic rocker “Plumber,” hyperactive “Sky Is Falling,” undulating “Empty Revenge” and steely, menacing “Negativity.”

Candice Night – Starlight, Starbright CD (Soulfood)

With her second solo offering, Starlight, Starbright, the Blackmore’s Night frontwoman’s vocal quality is richer than in years past, bringing you to a quiet and intimate place; a place of beauty inspired by the birth of her children, Autumn (5) and Rory (3).

Larry Novak Trio – Invitation CD (Delmark)

It’s been 50 years since the jazz pianist released his first album Larry Novak Plays! on Dot Records in 1964. Novak led his trio at Chicago’s London House from 1961 to ’63, then at Mr. Kelly’s from ’63 to ’75. He played with and arranged for Peggy Lee, and worked extensively with Pearl Bailey. He also worked with Frank Sinatra, Joe Williams, Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRae, instrumentalists Dizzy Gillespie, Louie Bellson, Charlie Shavers, Barney Kessel and countless others. This new trio recording features Eric Hochberg, bass and Rusty Jones, drums.

Art Pepper – Live At Fat Tuesday’s CD (Elemental)

Previously unreleased club performance, recorded live April 15, 1981 at Fat Tuesday’s in NYC, just a year before his passing. Remastered audio features the altoist backed by Milcho Leviev, Geroge Mraz, and Al Foster. Includes detailed booklet with interviews and essays by Stepháne Ollivier, Steve Getz, Brian Priestly, and Laurie Pepper.

Phantasma – Deviant Hearts CD (Napalm)

Phantasma was born from the longstanding ambition to create a story-driven concept record of Georg Neuhauser, vocal force behind Tyrolean symphonic metal outfit Serenity.

Primus – Primus & The Chocolate Factory With The Fungi Ensemble CD+DVD (ATO)

Limited CD+DVD edition. Primus & The Chocolate Factory has been remixed by Les Claypool in 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound. This new edition contains an album visualizer DVD in 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound, plus Primus & The Chocolate Factory on CD. “The idea was to combine the Frog Brigade and Primus, and do this record, says Claypool. I think like a good portion of the planet, we were all pretty put off by the remake of the Willy Wonka movie — the Tim Burton version. I really wanted to pay homage to a film [1971’s Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, starring Gene Wilder] that was very important to me as a kid and very influential to me musically. So that’s what we did. And as opposed to just going in and recording the songs and playing them the way they are in the film, we twisted them up a bit…twisted them up a lot. The notion wasn’t so much to go in and redo the soundtrack note for note as much as it was to utilize the classic elements of the music yet try to reflect some of the darker undertones of the Roald Dahl books, because when you read those books, there is an eerie and somewhat menacing aspect implied.”

Queen – A Night At The Odeon CD/2xLP+MP3 (Hollywood)

Queen – A Night At The Odeon [Deluxe Edition] CD+12”+DVD+Blu-ray (Hollywood)

This Hammersmith Christmas concert was the culmination of the 26-date ‘Queen invites you to A Night At The Opera’ UK tour of 1975, and was the last show of a very eventful and exciting year for Queen. By the time the band returned to Hammersmith on Christmas Eve, they were truly firing on all cylinders. No expense had been spared, from the stellar light show which lent a spectacular visual element to the night’s proceedings to the suitably lavish white Bechstein grand piano which had been hired especially for this show. Nor had the band themselves overlooked the finer sartorial details. Freddie Mercury sported two different satin cat suits – one black, one white – during the show, designed by Wendy deSmet with the singer’s input. Similarly, Freddie had painted the nails of his left hand black for the occasion, while Brian May had his (at the time) trademark white nails. Available in Regular and Deluxe editions. Deluxe Edition adds copies of the live show on DVD and Blu-ray, as well as a 12” of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” a 60-page book, and other ephemera in a lift-off lid box. Stand-alone DVD and Blu-ray editions also available.

Rio En Medio – Rio En Medio Radio CD (Womens Work)

It has been said that no person can step into the same river twice. Rio en Medio’s Danielle Stech-Homsy delivers a similar experience with her new album of inspired folk music, some covers, some originals. Shifting waters graze the shore, mesmerizing ripples evoke a myriad of images and sentiments, depending on what time of day it is or season of the year. Language itself turns fluid, as Stech-Homsy sings in English, French, Welsh and so on. Stech-Homsy’s approach is organic, with spartan baritone ukulele, guitar, cosmic keyboards and harmonizing vocals forming the backbone of the songs.

Rush – R40 Live 3xCD (Rounder)

Rush – R40 Live 3xCD+DVD/3xCD+Blu-ray (Rounder)

Rush recorded and filmed R40 Live over two sold-out shows in the band’s hometown of Toronto at the Air Canada Centre on June 17 & 19, 2015 in the middle of their R40 Live 35-date North American tour. Forty-one years in the making, the R40 Live tour took a very real journey back through time. Beginning with the grand design: a state-of-the-art stage set that pivots, rolls and dives, and brings Clockwork Angels in to bombastic, colorful life before marching stridently back in time (through theatre stages, a panoply of band and fan shots, the accrued memories of a life spent playing live) to a mocked-up school gym and the band playing there; a solitary bass amp set on the chair behind Geddy Lee, a mirror ball spiraling crazily above, casting thin rods of light like a light rain across the crowd, “Working Man” coming to a shuddering halt as the band’s beginning becomes their end. Stand-alone DVD and Blu-ray editions also available.

Shovels & Rope – Busted Jukebox: Volume 1 CD (New West)

Shovels & Rope’s Busted Jukebox: Volume 1 is a collaborative effort between the duo and their close friends. The ten song collection finds the band covering well known songs or tracks they have written or performed with other artists in the past. Collaborators include Shakey Graves, Lucius, J Roddy Walston, Butch Walker and more.

Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood and the Rajasthan Express – Junun CD/2xLP (Nonesuch)

Junun is an album from composer/musician Shye Ben Tzur, guitarist Jonny Greenwood, and the Rajasthan Express, a group of Indian qawwali musicians. Recorded earlier this year in a makeshift studio inside the 15th-century Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur, India, the album was made with Radiohead’s producer Nigel Godrich, who worked with the ensemble to create this two LP/CD album. The album features Ben Tzur’s compositions, which combine ecstatic, devotional Sufi qawwal musical traditions and his native Hebrew.

The Silence – Hark The Silence CD/2xLP (Drag City)

The Silence is a storm that has been brewing across Japan for over a year. Their self-titled debut of this past spring was simply a preamble to the fluid and formidable electro-acoustic interplay that has quickly evolved since then. Hark The Silence is a powerfully jamming album containing all the musical elements that define The Silence (featuring Masaki Batoh of Ghost) in flowing and transcendent performance, all of it recorded on 24-track analogue tape, a process which brings their musical and spatial qualities into dynamic balance. Features guest spots from Damon & Naomi.

Carly Simon – Songs From The Trees (A Musical Memoir Collection) 2xCD (Elektra)

With 31 tracks spread across two discs, Songs From The Trees spans a great deal of the award-winning artist’s stellar career, from her musical debut as half of The Simon Sisters performing folk songs with her sister Lucy in Greenwich Village, to her meteoric solo career, which yielded 13 top 40 hits, including the #1 song “You’re So Vain.” The set also includes two unreleased tracks.

Frank Sinatra – A Voice On Air (1935-1955) 4xCD (Sony Legacy)

A 100+ track box set culled from a collection of rare radio broadcasts and rehearsals restored from the original recording masters. This overview charts Frank Sinatra’s evolution as a vocalist, and includes samples of his radio work from the first 20 years of his career, from his first radio performance in 1935 (singing “S-H-I-N-E” with the Hoboken Four) to his last weekly series in 1955 (The Frank Sinatra Show, featuring ultra-rare performances with an in-studio quintet).

Slasher Film Festival Strategy – Psychic Shield CD/LP/Cassette (Foreign Sounds/Children Of The Night)

New full-length from dark electronic/synth/imaginary film score warlord Antoni Maiovvi — eleven tracks of dark synth soundscapes. Aquarius records praises SFFS, “A pulsing throb surfaces, ominous synth swells add some emotional tension, and soon the (it) blossoms into a full on moody minor key synthesizer dirge, the drums pounding, the various synthesizer swirling, so sinister and creepy and so obviously sonic portent of impending doom.”

Slivovitz – All You Can Eat CD (MoonJune)

The undisputed masters of progressive gypsy electro-eclectic jazz from Naples, Italy, return to the table after a four-year studio absence.

Smoke Fairies – Wild Winter [2014] CD/LP+MP3 (Full Time Hobby)

Smoke Fairies is a brilliant, alt-folk rock/dream pop duo from Chichester, England. Following the release of their self-titled third album, the band release Wild Winter — a ten-track album of seasonally-themed songs.

Tech N9ne Collabos – Strangeulation Vol. II CD/2xLP (Strange Music)

Strangeulation Vol. II is the sequel to Tech N9ne’s previous collaboration album Strangeulation, which is a collaborative album series including only artists on his Strange Music label. The CD version is available in Regular and Deluxe editions. Deluxe autographed version includes a limited edition collectible coin. Also available on double-vinyl LP.

Tinariwen – Live In Paris CD (ANTI-)

Traveling to exotic lands is nothing new for Tinariwen. The Saharan blues band have performed the world over bringing their signature mix of hypnotic rock guitar with the traditional instruments and vocal stylings of their native Tuareg roots to their adoring fans. But this night in Paris would be different, and this live recording captures the magic. Vinyl edition due December 18.

TV Freaks – Bad Luck Charms CD/LP (Deranged)

With a fistful of singles and two albums behind them, Hamilton, Ontario’s TV Freaks spew up a miasma of contradictions on their third LP. Angular yet liquid, chunky but with gravy and, like a sour grape, hard to keep down—it’s aptly titled Bad Luck Charms.

Underworld – Second Toughest In The Infants [Reissue/1996] CD/2xLP (UMe)

Underworld – Second Toughest In The Infants [Deluxe Edition] 2xCD (UMe)

Underworld – Second Toughest In The Infants [Super Deluxe Edition] 4xCD (UMe)

Second Toughest In The Infants crackles with the frantic energy of pirate stations half tuned on FM dials; strolls through grimy cities at night, ducking between dog tracks and neon-lit all-night stores. Lyrically voyeuristic from the molten core of the dancefloor, overheard conversations hand spliced to create a strange, dizzying, unique form of music. The album, originally released in March 1996, has been remastered for the first time for a series of special editions that collect together for the first time rare singles, B-sides, remixes and unreleased studio and live tracks.

Useless Eaters – Live In San Francisco CD (Castle Face)

A white-hot entry into Castle Face’s Live In San Francisco series: Useless Eaters, recorded in the basement of vintage clothing store, Vacation. Vinyl edition due December 4.

The Velvet Underground – The Matrix Tapes 4xCD (Polydor)

In 1969 The Velvet Underground played a residency at The Matrix, a small club in San Francisco and performances from these shows were recorded on a tape deck by guitarist Robert Quine. The band was basically at the height of their powers when they disbanded, and these tapes are further proof of that.

Anna von Hausswolff – The Miraculous CD (City Slang/Other Music)

“Swedish singer and organist Anna Von Hausswolff makes some of the most gloriously, ecstatically dark music of the moment. Her drawn-out, confoundingly heavy pieces draw on goth, doom metal, ambient, drone, and every other kind of music that can suck the light right out of your soul. Von Hausswolff recorded her new album The Miraculous on a massive pipe organ in the northern Swedish town of Piteå, and the whole thing just sounds alarmingly huge” – Stereogum. Vinyl due December 4.

Roger Waters – The Wall [OST] 2xCD/3xLP (Legacy)

Roger Waters’ The Wall captures his sold-out 2010-2013 The Wall Live tour, the first complete staging of the classic Pink Floyd concept album since 1990. A tour-de-force of rock & roll stagecraft anchored in a powerful message of peace and compassion, The Wall Live played to over 4.5 million people at more than 200 shows across four continents, making it the most successful worldwide tour by a solo artist in history. This audio soundtrack to the film is produced by Nigel Godrich (Radiohead, Beck, Paul McCartney). (DVD and Blu-ray editions of the film due December 1.)

Weather Report – The Legendary Live Tapes: 1978-1981 4xCD (Legacy)

Four discs of unreleased performances all “completely, totally, unapologetically and insanely live” recorded by the legendary jazz group from 1978 to 1981. Formed by onetime Miles Davis sidemen Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter in 1970, Weather Report defied categorization in the 15 years they recorded together. Inspired by their “electric” collaborations with Davis, Zawinul and Shorter would lead Weather Report into unpredictable territory, from free-jazz to structured but sprawling multicultural jazz-rock. Though Zawinul would reject the fusion genre the band are so often associated with “We don’t fuse nuthin’, we just play from the heart,” he once said their music would serve as a landmark for jazz revolution and evolution in the 1970s and 1980s. The addition of electric bass virtuoso Jaco Pastorius to the lineup in 1976 led to an even more energetic and daring Weather Report. A year later, drummer Peter Erskine joined the fold, creating one of the band’s most notable lineups; that lineup would expand to a quintet with the addition of percussionist Bobby Thomas, Jr. in 1980.

Leslie West – Soundcheck CD (Provogue)

New solo album from the Mountain co-founder with guest appearances by British guitarist Peter Frampton and Brian may, ex-Jeff Beck keyboard virtuoso Max Middleton, vocalist extraordinaire Bonnie Bramlett and the late great Cream bassist and longtime friend of Leslie’s, Jack Bruce. Vinyl version due December 18.

The Who – Live In Hyde Park 2xCD+DVD/2xCD+Blu-ray/3xLP (Eagle Rock)

The Who – Live In Hyde Park [Deluxe Edition] 2xCD+DVD+Blu-ray (Eagle Rock)

One of the greatest live bands of all time, The Who played London’s iconic Hyde Park in 2015 with very special guests Paul Weller, Kaiser Chiefs, Johnny Marr and others. Filmed on June 26th this year as The Who celebrated their fiftieth anniversary, this show from London’s famous Hyde Park is a triumphant return to their home city. On a glorious summer evening the band delivered a brilliant performance of all their greatest hits in front of a 50,000 strong crowd. With a series of stunning backdrops making full use of the huge screens surrounding the stage and an exceptional light show this is a Who concert on a grand scale but as Pete Townshend says at the start of the show, “You’re a long way away…but we will reach you!”. He’s absolutely true to his word.

X The Jazz Destroyers X (aka X___X) – Albert Ayler’s Ghosts Live At The Yellow Ghetto CD/LP (Smog Veil)

“Albert Ayler’s Ghosts Live At The Yellow Ghetto is X__X first proper album after 37 years of existence. X__X is a no wave band formed by John D Morton (electric eels, Johnny and the Dicks) in Cleveland, Ohio in 1978. The New York Times recently featured the band explaining back in the early 1970s, with only the Stooges and the Velvet Underground as role models, [Morton] and his colleagues turned their youthful alienation into a brazenly experimental, loudly confrontational and proudly antisocial roar that forged a new and distinct style. Albert Ayler’s Ghosts Live At The Yellow Grotto is a sizzler.” — Byron Coley

Daniel Zamir – Redemption Songs CD (Tzadik)

Returning to Tzadik with a powerful Israeli quartet, super star Daniel Zamir plays his brilliant blend of Jewish Jazz with a deep spiritual power. Performing on alto and soprano saxophone, his solos burn with a white hot intensity. Scorching and fluid saxophone fireworks over shimmering harmonies and odd time signatures from one of the guiding lights of the Israeli Jazz scene.

John Zorn – Cerberus: The Book Of Angels Volume 26 CD (Tzadik)

This is the Big Band Masada project you’ve been waiting for. Led by composers Sam Eastmond and Nikki Franklin, The SPIKE Orchestra is a large ensemble that draws on a wide range of influences including Duke Ellington, Frank Zappa, Carl Stalling, Zorn and more. Melding jazz, rock, klezmer, cartoon and the avant-garde into a compelling and cohesive vision, this new Angels installment is one of the most imaginative and manic masterpieces in the whole series. An outrageous and explosive swinger that will thrill even the most hardened skeptic.

DVDs + Blu-ray:

Blue October – Things We Do At Night (Live From Texas) DVD/Blu-ray (Updown/Brando)

Béla Fleck: How To Write A Banjo Concerto DVD (Virgil Films And Entertainment)

Béla Fleck: How To Write A Banjo Concerto follows banjo trailblazer Béla Fleck through one of his most challenging musical journeys so far, into the world of the symphony orchestra. Béla is commissioned to compose a major banjo concerto, possibly the first of its kind, for banjo and 80-piece symphony orchestra. It begins before he has written a note, and concludes a year later, with the sold out premiere concert with the Nashville Symphony. A very intimate look at the process of composition and collaboration, How To Write A Banjo Concerto features Earl Scruggs, Chick Corea, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile, Zakir Hussain, Abigail Washburn and other close musical friends of Béla’s. The film also digs into ‘father issues’, with Béla being named after classical composers by an absentee father. Composing this piece forces Béla to confront these issues. 96 minutes.

Grateful Dead – Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years Of Grateful Dead 2xDVD/2xBlu-ray (Rhino)

Pagan’s Mind – Full Circle Blu-ray+2xCD (Steamhammer)

Blu-ray edition now available. The Norwegian progressive/power metal band performs live at Center Stage.

Queen – A Night At The Odeon DVD/Blu-ray (Hollywood)

Rolling Stones – From The Vault: Live In Leeds 1982 DVD+2xCD/Blu-ray+2xCD (Eagle Vision)

Latest installment in the From The Vault series of previously unreleased Rolling Stones live shows. This set is taken from performance at Roundhay Park in Leeds, England on July 25th 1982. This show was the last concert on their 1982 European Tour in support of 1981’s Tattoo You album which would be their last live tour for seven years. (Also available on vinyl.)

Rush – R40 Live DVD/Blu-ray (Rounder)

Rush recorded and filmed R40 Live over two sold-out shows in the band’s hometown of Toronto at the Air Canada Centre on June 17 & 19, 2015 in the middle of their R40 Live 35-date North American tour. Forty-one years in the making, the R40 Live tour took a very real journey back through time. Beginning with the grand design: a state-of-the-art stage set that pivots, rolls and dives, and brings Clockwork Angels in to bombastic, colorful life before marching stridently back in time (through theatre stages, a panoply of band and fan shots, the accrued memories of a life spent playing live) to a mocked-up school gym and the band playing there; a solitary bass amp set on the chair behind Geddy Lee, a mirror ball spiraling crazily above, casting thin rods of light like a light rain across the crowd, “Working Man” coming to a shuddering halt as the band’s beginning becomes their end. Captured with 14 cameras in full HD quality, the concert is presented in feature film style with true Dolby stereo, 5.1 surround sound, and DTS HD surround sound. 179 minutes.

Sinatra: All Or Nothing At All [Deluxe Edition] DVD/Blu-ray (Eagle Rock Entertainment)

Sinatra: All Or Nothing At All [Deluxe Edition] 4xDVD+CD (Eagle Rock Entertainment)

Sinatra: All Or Nothing At All is the definitive account of the life, music and career of Frank Sinatra, one of the greatest entertainers of the 20th century. Told in his own words through extensive archive interviews, along with commentary from those closest to him, the film weaves the music and images from Sinatra’s life together with rarely seen footage of Sinatra’s famous 1971 Retirement Concert in Los Angeles. The film’s narrative is shaped by Sinatra’s song choices for that concert, which director Alex Gibney interprets as the singer’s personal guide through his own life. With the participation of the Frank Sinatra Estate, family members and archivists, Sinatra: All Or Nothing At All is an intimate portrait of the singer, the actor and the man. Available in Regular and Deluxe editions. Deluxe adds the 1971 Retirement Concert on DVD and CD, the 1965 Walter Cronkite CBS TV interview, two booklets and six art cards.

This Week’s Vinyl Exclusives:

Herb Alpert – Come Fly With Me LP (Herb Alpert Presents)

Recently released on CD – now available on vinyl. Herb Alpert returns with a new album, Come Fly With Me, a mix of new Alpert originals and classic American tunes (“Come Fly With Me,” “Blue Skies,” and “Take The A Train” are just a few that are featured), performed as only the beloved trumpeter can. “With his latest recording, Come Fly With Me, legendary award-winning trumpeter, producer, artist and overall Renaissance Man, Herb Alpert takes the listener on a melody-rich, groove-embellished artistic journey, offering marvelous musical perspectives and insights with both familiar and exciting new sonic landscapes.” – All About Jazz

The Besnard Lakes – The Golden Lion 12”+MP3 (Jagjaguwar)

Three brand new tracks as a precursor to a new album due in 2016. “On ‘Golden Lion,’ Besnard Lakes focus their lush energy on a sunnier, catchier sound. Jace Lasek’s clean falsetto is more alive when paired with high-flying guitars, and alongside the band’s blanketed, nonlinear arrangements, he sounds like he’s studied the Bee Gees and Brian Wilson. But there is an ease here that Besnard Lakes haven’t experimented with. ‘You are a golden lion,’ Lasek sings, and the sweet melody is so strong that the abstract lyrics become a compliment. It’s unclear if this is a love song. As a symbol, the golden lion recalls the Tarot card of Strength, but the song’s adherence to a classic melody dissolves any doubts. If ‘Golden Lion’ isn’t about loving another person, it’s about loving the purest elements of pop.” – Pitchfork

Bestial Mouths – Down To The Bones b/w Small Prey 7” (Cleopatra)

Limited edition 7” from one of the darkest new bands featuring songs from the group’s forthcoming full-length album.

Art Blakey Quintet ‎– A Night At Birdland With The Art Blakey Quintet, Vol. 2 [Reissue/1954] 10” (Blue Note)

Limited 10″ vinyl pressing. A true Blue Note essential and must-own, this title is an important piece of jazz history. Recorded in New York City in 1954, this live album features Clifford Brown, Lou Donaldson and Horace Silver — a stunning precursor to the Jazz Messengers. The recording was produced by Alfred Lion and engineered by Rudy Van Gelder for Blue Note.

David Bowie – Hours [Reissue/1999] LP (Friday Music)

HQ-180gm blue vinyl. 1999’s Hours, which served as David Bowie’s twenty-third solo album, harkened a return to the sounds of the Hunky Dory days.

Brightside – The World Reversed 7” (Broken World Media)

The Pittsburgh based indie band made waves last year with their second LP Now And Loud with its blend of spacey, delay damaged riffs and catchy melodies. Brightside’s new follow-up EP, The World Reversed, showcases the band further mastering their songwriting craft.

Clifford Brown – New Star On The Horizon [Reissue/1953] 10” (Blue Note)

Limited 10″ vinyl pressing of this classic 1954 release by prolific jazz trumpeter, Clifford Brown. Brown died at the age of 25 in a car accident, leaving behind only four years’ worth of recordings. Nonetheless, he had a considerable influence on later jazz trumpet players, including Donald Byrd, Lee Morgan, Booker Little, and Freddie Hubbard. He was also a composer of note. Brown won the Down Beat critics’ poll for the New Star of the Year in 1954; he was inducted into the Down Beat “Jazz Hall of Fame” in 1972 in the critics’ poll.

Luke Bryan – Kill The Lights 2xLP (Capitol Nashville)

Recently released on CD – now available on vinyl. New release from the country superstar, the follow up to his wildly successful album, Crash My Party.

Basia Bulat – Infamous 7” (Secret City)

Basia Bulat is currently readying her 2016 album Good Advice, and here is a sneak preview of what we can expect. “Infamous” is a powerful number, Bulat’s strong voice supported by rock instrumentation. Co-produced with Jim James of My Morning Jacket, this single is pressed to white 7” vinyl.

Butthole Surfers – Electriclarryland [Reissue/1996] 2xLP (Plain)

Originally released in 1996, Electriclarryland features the Surfers only top 40 hit with the song “Pepper”. Although the sound on this album continues the more streamlined approach they started with Independent Worm Saloon, this record is by no means mainstream, even with the hit. With pile driving rockers, pop-punk raves, acid freakouts and their demented sense of humor and bizarre perspective intact, the Surfers take no prisoners. Three sides of music with the fourth side featuring etchings by Gibby Haynes.

Nuno Canavarro – Plux Quba [Reissue/1988] LP (Drag City)

Canavarro is a favorite of Jim O’Rouke, Christoph Heemann. There are some similarities to Robert Ashley’s later work, but even that is deceiving. It is simple, gentle, melodic, amd yet completely alien. Originally released in 1988 on Ama Romanta, and reissued last in 1998 on Moikai.

John Carpenter – The Fog [OST/1980] 2xLP (Silva Screen)

John Carpenter’s 1980 follow-up film to his smash hit Halloween featured ghost sailors terrorizing a Californian coastal community as a dense fog descends on their homes. The multi-talented filmmaker’s atmospheric synthesizer score has long been a soundtrack favorite and this double album features a 20 track LP of the entire score, drawn from the original tapes, remastered by long-time Carpenter collaborator Alan Howarth on the A/B sides and the original album which featured 20 minutes of newly released music on the C/D sides. Pressed on HQ-180gm white and green vinyl and packaged in gatefold jackets.

Vanessa Carlton – Liberman LP (Dine Alone)

Recently released on CD – now available on vinyl. Liberman” is the fifth studio album by singer/songwriter and pianist Vanessa Carlton. “With the release of her first record in over two years, acclaimed pop-rock songstress Vanessa Carlton dives headfirst back into the fray with an entirely new and explorative sound. Liberman is folky, brooding and yet breathtakingly free-spirited.” – American Songwriter

Eric Clapton – Slowhand At 70: Live At The Royal Albert Hall 3xLP+DVD (Eagle Vision)

Now available on vinyl. Slowhand At 70 captures a very special Eric Clapton performance celebrating his 70th birthday at his favorite venue and includes career defining tracks like “Cocaine,” “I Shot The Sheriff,” “Layla,” “Wonderful Tonight,” “Crossroads,” “Tears In Heaven,” “Hoochie Coochie Man” and more.

Kurt Cobain – And I Love Her b/w Sappy (Early Demo) 7” (UMe)

“Brett Morgen uncovered a great amount of previously unheard Kurt Cobain material while researching his stellar documentary, Montage Of Heck. One such song was the late Nirvana frontman’s raw, acoustic take on The Beatles’ ‘And I Love Her,’ a surprise find considering Cobain’s stated dislike for Paul McCartney, who wrote the track. Previously unknown to exist, Morgen found the recording on a random tape, and included it in his film. Now, Cobain’s haunting version is officially released as a 7” vinyl single b/w his own rarity, ‘Sappy’.” – Consequence Of Sound

Shawn Colvin – Uncovered LP (Fantasy)

Recently released on CD – now available on vinyl. On her new album Uncovered, singer/songwriter Shawn Colvin takes on twelve tunes by Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, Tom Waits, Stevie Wonder, Robbie Robertson, Graham Nash and more.

Alice Cooper – Live At The Whiskey A-Go-Go 1969 LP (Manifesto)

Previously only available on CD, the explosive eight-track live fiasco is now being offered on vinyl in the US for the very first time. This legendary 1969 performance showcases Alice Cooper and Co. in their early days in Los Angeles, CA not long after they arrived from The Valley Of The Sun.

Patrick Cowley – Kickin’ In 12” (Honey Soundsystem)

Perhaps one of the most revolutionary and influential people in the canon of disco music, Cowley created his own brand of Hi-NRG dance music, “The San Francisco Sound.” This 12” was culled from the final mixed down reel for “Kickin’ In”, an epic 12-minute journey through disco that Patrick recorded in 1978.

The Dandy Warhols – Dandy’s Rule OK [Reissue/1995] 2xLP (Schizophonic)

The Dandy Warhols’ 1995 debut is now available for the first time on vinyl. HQ-180gm numbered white vinyl pressing.

D12 – Devil’s Night [Reissue/2001] 2xLP (Shady/Interscope)

D12 – D12 World [Reissue/2004] 2xLP (Shady/Interscope)

D12 is the hip-hop group from Detroit featuring Eminem. These vinyl reissues are part of UMe’s ongoing Respect The Classics vinyl reissue campaign, each featuring an animated lenticular cover.

DBUK – Songs One Through Eight LP (Virtual Label)

Among fans of the alt-county genre, the names Munly Munly, Slim Cessna, Lord Dwight Pentacost and Rebecca Vera have no doubt crossed one’s lips over the past twenty years. Alongside of their work in Slim Cessna’s Auto Club, and via labels as disparate as Alternative Tentacles and Pesanta Urfolk, this debut album is a parallel collaboration collectively known as DBUK (Denver Broncos UK). With Songs One Through Eight, Munly’s signature dark, high lonesome country folk and Cessna’s Hank Williams II country twang meet in the middle. The quartet’s bare-bones sound and unorthodox instrumentation combines traditional American folk with post-punk leanings, with a Southern Gothic sensibility that permeates both bands’ repertoires.

Delerium – Karma [1997] 2xLP+MP3 (Nettwerk)

Karma is the 1997 breakthrough album from Canadian ethnic electronica/new age group Delerium; the duo comprised of Bill Leeb and his long time collaborator/co-producer Rhys Fulber (both of Frontline Assembly). The album was the follow up to their 1995 debut album Semantic Spaces and features the hit single “Silence” with Sarah McLachlan on vocals. Coke bottle green colored vinyl.

Disturbed – Believe [2002] LP (Reprise)

First time on vinyl for Disturbed’s second album.

Dr. Dre – Compton (A Soundtrack By Dr. Dre) 2xLP (Aftermath)

Now available on vinyl. “Musically, the album is a reminder that Dre’s palette and appetite for sound has always been eclectic, and rather than retread, we hear him pushing into new territory. At one moment, he’s sampling an obscure modern funk band from Italy (for ‘One Shot One Kill’) and the next, lifting a guitar riff from a random Turkish psychedelic burner. Throughout, session musicians polish out the edges, and Dre continues to lean on live keys and bass to fill out chunky bottom ends.” [BNM/8.8] – Pitchfork

Duran Duran – Seven And The Ragged Tiger [Reissue/1983] 2xLP (Rhino)

Duran Duran – Big Thing [Reissue/1988] 2xLP (Rhino)

Limited double HQ-180gm vinyl LP reissues, each containing four bonus tracks on the second disc.

John Fahey – Days Have Gone By [Reissue/1967] LP (4 Men With Beards)

Originally released in 1967. Days Have Gone By continues Fahey’s interest in soundscapes, sound effects and experimental music mixed in with more traditional guitar playing of his earlier musical style.

Gazpacho – When Earth Lets Go [2004] 2xLP+MP3 (Kscope)

Released on vinyl LP for the first time in gatefold sleeve with artwork etching. Formed in Oslo in 1996 by childhood friends Jon-Arne Vilbo and Thomas Andersen along with Jan-Henrik Ohme (later joined by Mikael Kromer, Robert R Johansen and Kristian Torp), Gazpacho have honed their unique sound over a string of critically acclaimed albums and numerous tours, including several with long-time supporters Marillion. On When Earth Lets Go the group were joined by drummer Robert Johansen, and took the step from being a “studio band” to a “live band.” The album is seen by many as a rougher edged album than Bravo, a direction Gazpacho wanted to take without repeating themselves.

The Heads – Time In Space 2xLP (Rooster)

Originally pressed in a limited edition for sale at Liverpool Psych Fest, The Heads’ Time In Space compiles twenty-two tracks from their highly collectable tour CDR series. Cut by Shawn Joseph and showcasing Sam Giles artwork, this collection of studio outtakes, rehearsal sessions and live tracks is the ticket to some serious cosmic adventures. This one-time pressing of 600 copies comes on translucent vinyl with orange and blue splatters.

Helta Skelta – Beyond The Black Stump LP (Deranged)

Helta Skelta is the newest face of Australian punk. While the group already has an album and a few singles under their belt, Beyond The Black Stump takes their sound in unexpected directions.

Honeydogs – 10,000 Years [2003] 2xLP (Noiseland)

The Honeydogs wry sincerity and casually brilliant songcraft have made them critic’s favorites and local legends in the Twin Cities. Their 2003 album, 10,000 Years is an ambitious, sweeping epic; part Brave New World, part Three Penny Opera, part Sgt. Pepper and part Pleased To Meet Me.

Bruce Hornsby And The Range – The Way It Is [Reissue/1986] LP (Exhibit)

Bruce Hornsby And The Range made a spectacular musical debut. The Way It Is is a poignant, soulful, and powerful album with beautiful melodies, feel-good rock numbers, phenomenal ballads, and socially conscious tunes such as the title track. The album went on to win the 1986 Grammy Award for Best New Artist.

Sam Hunt – Montevallo [2014] LP (MCA)

Released last year on CD – now available on vinyl. Montevallo was produced by Zach Crowell (Dierks Bentley, Keith Urban) and Shane McAnally (Luke Bryan, Kacey Musgraves).

Bobby Hutcherson – Happenings [Reissue/1967] LP (Blue Note)

Bobby Hutcherson is a jazz vibraphone and marimba player. He has influenced younger vibraphonists including Steve Nelson, Joe Locke and Stefon Harris. Happenings features six compositions by Hutcherson and one by Herbie Hancock. Part of Blue Note’s 75 anniversary reissue campaign.

Inquisition – Into The Infernal Regions Of The Ancient Cult [Reissue/1998] 2xLP (Season Of Mist)

Vinyl reissue of the black metal band’s 1998 debut.

iwrestledabaeronce – Hail Mary LP (Atery)

Released last June on CD – now available on vinyl. Fourth album from the weirdo/spastic metalcore outfit.

Jewel – Picking Up The Pieces LP (Sugar Hill)

Recently released on CD – now available on vinyl. Jewel produced Picking Up The Pieces herself in Nashville, recruiting an A-list session band including 2014’s ACM Guitar Player of the Year Rob McNelley and frequent Neil Young collaborators like drummer Chad Cromwell as an ode to Ben Keith, with whom she worked on Pieces of You and was a staple figure in the Young world before his death in 2010. “Though evocative of her earliest years, Picking Up The Pieces is still also true to her country side, with ‘My Father’s Daughter,’ a collaboration with Dolly Parton that tells the story of Jewel’s father and grandmother, the later whom emigrated from Europe and was an aspiring opera singer. Jewel released her first country album, Perfectly Clear, in 2008, and played June Carter Cash in the Lifetime TV movie Ring Of Fire. And she’s got one heck of a mountain yodel.” – Rolling Stone

Kenji Kawai – Devilman ‘The Birth’ [OST/1987] LP (Tiger Labs)

The score, composed by Kenji Kawai (Ghost In The Shell, Ringu) is the original 1987 video animation soundtrack. The electronic and orchestral score includes two bonus tracks from the band Anthem, which play during the séance and transformation scenes from the movie.

Joey Kneiser – The Wilderness LP+MP3 (This Is American Music)

This is first full band solo release from Joey Kneiser — the lead singer of the rock band Glossary, who released seven albums. The songs that make up The Wildness hearken back to Kneiser’s musical first loves — Bruce Springsteen, The Replacements, The Band and Bob Dylan. Kneiser has produced and recorded records for Austin Lucas and Wooden Wand. He has also made music videos for artists like John Moreland and Jason Isbell.

Led Zeppelin – Mothership [Reissue/2007] 4xLP (Atlantic)

Recently reissued on CD – now back in print on vinyl. Digitally remastered edition of Led Zeppelin’s greatest hits compilation. The songs included were chosen (at the time) by the surviving members of Led Zeppelin: Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones, and represent eight of the band’s nine studio albums. HQ-180gm.

Joe LoDuca – Army Of Darkness [OST/1993] 2xLP (Mondo)

Just in time for the next chapter in the Evil Dead saga (TV series Ash Vs. The Evil Dead) Mondo is proud to release the soundtrack Sam Raimi’s Army Of Darkness. Returning along side star Bruce Campbell, is masterful composer Joe LoDuca, who also crafted the terrifying scores to the first and second Evil Dead. Like the film, LoDuca’s score to Army Of Darkness is an ambitious blending of genre that was ahead of its time.

Loma Prieta – Self Portrait LP (Deathwish)

Recently released on CD – now available on vinyl. “Out of nowhere a couple weeks ago, I stumbled upon Loma Prieta’s song ‘Love.’ It starts with a few strummed chords that quickly give way to a snarling voice, guitars so fuzzed-out they bleed together into a pulse of noise, and heavy, urgent percussion. But in the midst of this, a thread of melody held strong, small and wiry, underneath the din. It struck me in a way a lot of heavy music does, and some cursory research revealed that Jack Shirley — a producer who is infamous in some circles for producing Deafheaven’s, similarly heavy and melodic Sunbather — was also behind the boards here. Even though I just discovered them, Loma Prieta are well-known in the Bay Area, and ‘Love’ is the lead single off the group’s fifth full-length album, Self Portrait.” – Stereogum

Joe Lovano ‎– Quartets: Live At The Village Vanguard Volume 1 2xLP (Blue Note)

Recorded at the Village Vanguard in 1994 and 1996. Part of Blue Note’s ongoing 75^th anniversary vinyl reissue campaign.

Jesse Malin – Outsiders LP (One Little Indian)

Recently released on CD – now available on vinyl. Born out of late night recording sessions in the Pennsylvania woods with producer Don DiLego, far from any expectations, Outsiders presents Jesse Malin in raw form. Malin himself describes it as “a record built out of optimism and disgust — one for the leavers, the believers, the hustlers and the chicken hawks who could never catch us.” The collection includes “Here’s The Situation,” featuring J Masics on guitar, and a cover of The The Clash’s “Stay Free” – especially poignant because Jesse first played it at Ryan Adam’s guitarist, Johnny McNabb’s memorial last year.

Mare Cognitum – Phobos Monolith 2xLP (Fallen Empire)

“Cold, harsh, haunting, this one-man black metal project is a melancholic space odyssey that completely bowls you over with its intricacy and layers. It has its dreamy moments of cosmic free floating with its opening track, ‘Weaving The Thread of Transcendence,’ but grounds you in reality with the introduction of the second song, ‘Entropic Hallucinations.’ Pounding beats, piano flourishes, and the hissing rasp of creator Jacob Buczarski’s vocals create the sensation of an entire other worldly orchestra. It’s Enslaved in space and is absolutely beautiful.”—Metal Sucks.

MC 900 Ft. Jesus – Welcome To My Dream [1991] LP+MP3 (Nettwerk)

Since it’s 1991 CD release, MC 900 Ft. Jesus’ Welcome To My Dream has earned a cult reputation as one of the pioneering works of hip-hop, funk and jazz fusion. From U2 sampling the track “The City Sleeps” for Zooropa; to director Tarsem Singh using “Falling Elevator’s” in his famous 1996 Levi’s commercial; Welcome To My Dream is a sonic playground that’s finally giving it’s fans the opportunity to be experienced on vinyl.

Mighty Mighty Bosstones – Lets’ Face It [Reissue/1997] LP (Asbestos)

Fifth color vinyl reissue by Asbestos of the Boston ska-core band’s 1997 multi-platinum album featuring the singles “The Impression That I Get,” “Rascal King,” and Royal Oil.”

Hank Mobley – Workout [Reissue/1962] LP (Blue Note)

Hank Mobley was an American hard bop and soul jazz tenor saxophonist and composer. Mobley was described by Leonard Feather as the “middleweight champion of the tenor saxophone,” a metaphor used to describe his tone, that was neither as aggressive as John Coltrane nor as mellow as Stan Getz, and his style that was laid-back, subtle and melodic, especially in contrast with players like Sonny Rollins and Coltrane. Part of Blue Note’s 75^th anniversary vinyl reissue campaign.

Musiq (Soulchild) – Aijuswanaseing [Reissue/2000] 2xLP (Def Jam)

With his 2000 debut album, Aijuswanaseing (I Just Want to Sing), Musiq Soulchild made an indelible mark on the R&B soundscape. Aijuswanaseing is a remarkable collection of songs that successfully showcases Soulchild’s vocal talent and versatility as he crisscrosses the analogous styles of R&B, soul, and rap. Purple vinyl, part of UMe’s ongoing Respect The Classics reissue campaign.

Genesis Breyer P-Orridge / Black Rain / Cold Cave – Rebellion Is Over 7” (Dais)

Rebellion Is Over was originally released on Heartworm as a limited cassette collaboration between Cold Cave, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV) and Black Rain (members of Death Comet Crew and Ike Yard) to commemorate the July 22nd live performance in NYC. Available only at the show and sold out immediately, Dais Records is proud to present a new vinyl engagement of Rebellion Is Over.

Pentatonix – Pentatonix LP (RCA)

Recently released on CD – now available on vinyl. Pentatonix’s work, which is mostly in the pop style, consists of covers of existing songs, sometimes in the form of medleys, along with original material. Their music is defined by their own arrangement style, tight vocal harmonies, extensive vocal riffing, deep and steady vocal basslines, and a diverse range of vocal percussion and beatboxing.

Pixel – Golden Years LP (Cuneiform)

Recently released on CD – now available on vinyl. The award-winning Norwegian jazz quartet Pixel is in the vanguard of a scene brimming with exceptional young musicians, charting an exhilarating, improvisation-steeped jazz path infused with the cathartic energy of indie rock. Pixel’s third album Golden Years captures the next step in the band’s rapid evolution. Pixel consists of double bassist and vocalist Ellen Andrea Wang, drummer Jon Audun Baar, trumpeter Jonas Kilmork Vemøy, and saxophonist Harald Lassen (with everyone contributing vocals).

The group tends toward translucent textures, tight orchestration and pop-inflected songcraft. While the sound is essentially acoustic, Vemøy and Lassen increasingly employ subtle effects that provide deeper textural depth to the already charged mélange of bright harmonies and protean rhythmic thrust.

Red Red Meat – Deluxe Career Retrospective 8xLP+MP3+Book (Jealous Butcher)

Hand made by the band and Jealous Butcher, this fancy autographed box set includes There’s A Star Above The Manger Tonight, Bunny Gets Paid, Jimmywine Majestic, and their self-titled LPs, all on color vinyl exclusive (which is exclusive to this edition). The set also comes with special library check out cards with artwork from each release, and an envelope of ephemera from the history of the band.

Rocket From The Tombs – Black Record LP (Fire)

Released last week on CD – now available on vinyl. Rocket From The Tombs is back. Black Record delivers eight new tracks, as well as definitive recordings of Rocket classics “Sonic Reducer” and “Read It And Weep” and a cover of The Sonics’ “Strychnine.” Still fighting mad. Fronted by founding members Crocus Behemoth and Craig Bell, Black Record delivers anthems borne of decades of raw energy coupled with decades of experienced musicianship, firmly assuring its place in the extraordinary history of the band.

Rolling Stones – From The Vault: Live In Leeds 1982 3xLP+DVD (Eagle Vision)

Sonny Rollins – Volume 2 [Reissue/1957] LP (Blue Note)

Sonny Rollins – What’s New [Reissue/1962] LP (Blue Note)

Sonny Rollins is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Rollins is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. A number of his compositions, including “St. Thomas,” “Oleo,” “Doxy,” “Pent-Up House,” and “Airegin,” have become jazz standards. Part of Blue Note’s ongoing 75^th anniversary vinyl reissue campaign.

The Roots ‎– Do You Want More?!!!??! [Reissue/1994] 2xLP (Geffen)

Do You Want More?!!!?! is the second studio album by the hip-hop band The Roots. It’s the band’s major label-debut, coming two years after their independent debut album, Organix (1993). Do You Want More?!!!?! is considered by critics as a classic of hip-hop jazz. In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source’s 100 Best Rap Albums. Blue vinyl, part of UMe’s Respect The Classics reissue campaign.

Sadist – Hyaena LP (Scarlet)

“Hyaena is so thoroughly permeated by its jazz influence that it often sounds like a group of jazz musicians approaching metal, as opposed to the more familiar opposite. There’s certainly a great deal of surface complexity throughout this album. First, it often favors the sort of off-beat syncopation and polyrhythm over 4/4 beat type of percussion popularized by Meshuggah and sons. Secondly, Sadist crams in a great deal of synthesizer and sample presence, including plenty of ‘tribal’ percussion that probably synergizes with the lyrical/visual aspects of this album. What begins to tip me off that this might not just be a mess of pseudo-progressive tropes is Sadist’s adept understanding of modulation and tonality – unlike many bands that play around with it, they actually manage to use this to write more flexible riffs and build some of the changes into their song structures. That is definitely not a mere surface strength.” – Death Metal Underground

Saxon – Battering Ram 2xLP+2xCD (UDR)

Limited Edition HQ-180gm double vinyl LP pressing box set in gatefold sleeve. Also includes CD plus a bonus live CD Saxon Over Sweden 2011, taken from Saxon’s Denim & Leather tour as well as a merchandise item. Legendary British heavy metal quintet Saxon’s 21st studio album, Battering Ram, boasts a clinically ‘heavy’ echo of their glorious New Wave Of British Heavy Metal sound.

The She’s / Dry Spells – Cherry Red b/w Heliotrope 7” (Empty Cellar)

Introducing a new split 45 via Empty Cellar Records featuring harmony-heavy San Francisco legacies The She’s and The Dry Spells. Tight vocal harmonies, ambitious musical arrangements, and diverse influences meet on both sides of this record in a pairing that won’t disappoint. A song for the party and one for the comedown.

Jake Shimabukuro – Travels LP (eOne)

Recently released on CD – now available on vinyl. Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, Jake’s life has always centered on the ukulele. Known for his powerful strumming on the ukulele, Jake’s performances incorporate elements of thoughtful, sophisticated arrangements with spontaneous, improvised passages. Being influenced by legendary ukulele players like Eddie Kamae, Ohta-San and Peter Moon, Jake also credits icons like Bruce Lee and Michael Jordan as a source of inspiration.

Frank Sinatra – Swing Easy [Reissue/1954] 10” (Capitol)

Frank Sinatra – September Of My Years [Reissue/1965] LP (Reprise)

Frank Sinatra – A Man And His Music [Reissue/1965] 2xLP (Reprise)

Frank Sinatra – Sinatra ’65: The Singer Today [Reissue/1965] LP (Reprise)

HQ-180gm vinyl reissues now available.

Singers & Players – Revenge Of The Underdog [Reissue/1982] LP (On-U Sound)

Vinyl reissue of the second album by the loose On-U collective, originally released in 1982. Featuring Prince Far I, Bim Sherman, Jah Woosh, plus members of the Roots Radics, The Slits and Glaxo Babies.

Single Gun Theory – Millions, Like Stars In My Hands, Daggers In My Heart, Wage War [Reissue/1991] LP+MP3 (Nettwerk)

Limited edition 150 gm vinyl LP pressing includes digital download that has bonus tracks. Fusing Indian, Turkish, and South-East Asian sounds with Jacqui Hunt’s dream pop vocals and early ‘90s electronica, Millions, Like Stars In My Hands, Daggers In My Heart, Wage War brought international prominence to the Australian trio (rounded out by Pete Rivett-Carnac and Kath Power). Their sampled, catchy style lent itself well to film — several of these tracks found their way onto soundtracks while “I Am What I See” was used as the theme song for ABC.

Six Organs Of Admittance – Hexadic II LP/Cassette (Drag City)

Hexadic II simultaneously explores the same charts and paths that gave birth to its predecessor, while creating music of a totally different order. The Hexadic II songs have direct correlates to the Hexadic songs, yet are much more than mere acoustic versions. Think of them as distant cousins to the songs on Hexadic, obsessed with Greek choir, the desert, and the sea.

Skillet – Awake [Reissue/2009] LP (Atlantic)

Skillet – Rise [2013] LP (Atlantic)

Vinyl reissues of the Memphis, TN Christian rock band’s seventh and eighth albums. (This is the first time Rise has been available on vinyl.)

Jimmy Smith – Midnight Special [Reissue/1961] LP (Blue Note)

A Blue Note essential, Midnight Special by jazz organist Jimmy Smith is part of the Blue Note 75 anniversary vinyl reissue campaign. Midnight Special features performances recorded in 1960. The album was recorded at the same session which produced Back At The Chicken Shack (1960).

Soundtrack – A Broke Down Melody (Music From And Inspired By The Film) [2006] LP (Brushfire)

The A Brokedown Melody soundtrack, which is scored by Jack Johnson, collects 12 previously unavailable tracks by the likes of Culver City Dub Collective, Kings Of Convenience, Johnny Osbourne, M. Ward, The Beta Band, Doug Martsch, Matt Costa, Eddie Vedder, and Johnson himself. HQ-180gm.

Soundtrack – Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever LP (Palm Oaks Entertainment)

Limited picture disc vinyl LP pressing. Original soundtrack to the holiday TV special including tracks from Chris Mann, The Bird And The Bee, KT Tunstall, The Brian Setzer Orchestra and others.

Soundtrack – The September Sessions (Music From The Film By Jack Johnson) [2002] LP (Republic)

On vinyl for the first time, The September Sessions soundtrack (scored by Jack Johnson), is comprised of 10 tracks by various performers including G. Love & Special Sauce, Ozomatli, Beat Down Sound, Princes Of Babylon, Bombay The Hard Way, and Johnson himself. Recorded before Johnson’s first album Brushfire Fairytales, these tracks predate Johnson’s rise to stardom. HQ-180gm opaque orange vinyl pressing.

Soundtrack – Thicker Than Water (A Film By Jack Johnson And The Malloys) [2003] LP (Republic)

For his Thicker Than Water soundtrack, Jack Johnson stitched together an organically focused, acoustic-centered collection that would seem as welcome on a shady creek bank as a sunny, wave-lapped beach. Johnson offers up an acoustic take of his sophomore album’s “Holes To Heaven” and the sprightly instrumentals “Moonshine” and “Cove,” while longtime associate G. Love duets on the spare, rootsy “Rainbow.” Love and band Special Sauce also contribute the even grittier instrumental “Hobo Blues” and laconic “Honor And Harmony.”

Soupcans – Soft Party LP (Telephone Explosion)

Thirteen lethal detonations running the spectrum from impenetrable down-tempo filth-jams to high velocity speed-punk.

JD Souther – Tenderness CD (Masterworks)

Released last May on CD – now available on vinyl. New release from the veteran singer/songwriter. After a 25 year performing hiatus, JD Souther returned to recording and live performance in 2008, blending his trademark Americana-influenced style with new flavors of jazz and blues. On Tenderness, he worked with Grammy Award-winning producer Larry Klein who has produced albums for Joni Mitchell, Madeleine Peyroux, Herbie Hancock and Tracy Chapman, to name a few.

Kelley Stoltz – In Triangle Time LP (Castle Face)

Recently released on CD – now available on vinyl. Silver-tongued songsmith and true American treasure Kelley Stoltz presents a 2015 collection of instant classics with just a hint more synthery than 2013’s Double Exposure. For those not yet in the fan club, Kelley is like a Ray Davies/Brian Wilson/Tom Petty power pop Cerebus from another dimension where well placed tambourines, handclaps, and wry observations are a universal language. Criminally under-appreciated, Kelley’s face should be on Amoeba-bucks for his contributions to the pop canon-the black-lipstick-smeared stand-out and lead-off track “Cut Me Baby” could be his walk-on music for the acceptance speech.

Sublime with Rome – Sirens LP (BMG Rights Management, LLC)

Released last July on CD – now available on vinyl. Sirens is the sophomore full-length album from Sublime with Rome. Co-produced by Paul Leary and Rome, the 11-track effort follows the band’s 2011 debut, Yours Truly. Sublime with Rome features original Sublime bassist Eric Wilson, vocalist and guitarist Rome and drummer Josh Freese. HQ-180gm.

Tropic Of Cancer – Stop Suffering 12”+MP3 (Blackest Ever Black)

Tropic Of Cancer – Archive: The Downwards Singles 12”+MP3 (Blackest Ever Black)

Stop Suffering is first music to emerge from Camella Lobo’s Tropic Of Cancer project since her 2013 debut album, Restless Idylls. The towering, time-stopping title-track is the culmination of her work to date; rarely does an arrangement so sparse exhibit such grandeur. The three original songs from Tropic Of Cancer’s two 10”s on Downwards, The Dull Age/Victims (2009) and Be Brave (2011) (now both out of print and highly sought-after), are collected on Archive: The Downwards Singles with new artwork by Silent Editions. An artifact of a time and a place that can never be revisited or relived. The ultimate post-punk, post-techno death-disc.

Utah Jazz – Ivory Waves LP/Cassette (Black Dots)

Featuring members of the world-renowned Brown Sugar, Utah Jazz’s undefinable brand of dual-guitar rock ‘n’ roll wankery has blazed for over five years now.

Various Artists – Best From The West: Modern Sounds From California, Vol. 1 [Reissue/1955] 10” (Blue Note)

Best From The West: Modern Sounds From California, Vol. 1 is a collection of the best of West Coast – specifically, California jazz. Musicians featured include Buddy Collette / Charlie Mariano / Herb Walsh (alto saxophone) Jimmy Giuffre (baritone saxophone) Curtis Counce / Joe Mondragon / Monty Budwig (bass) Jimmy Giuffre (clarinet) Larry Bunker / Stan Levey (drums) Buddy Collette (flute) John Graas (French horn) Howard Roberts (guitar) Gerry Wiggins / Lorraine Geller / Marty Paich (piano) Jimmy Giuffre (tenor saxophone) Bob Enevoldsen (trombone) Conte Candoli / Harry Edison (trumpet) and others.

The Wainwright Sisters – Songs In The Dark 2xLP (PIAS)

Released last week on CD – now available on vinyl. After collaborating with members of Cibo Matto and the Dirty Three for 2012’s Come Home To Mama, folk artist Martha Wainwright is taking a more familial approach to her next LP. Specifically, she’s teamed up with sister Lucy Wainwright Roche to release an album called Songs In The Dark as, fittingly enough, the Wainwright Sisters. In addition to their own musical family tree, the folk-flecked album also includes the Wainwright Sisters’ “dark, mysterious, and beautiful” take on number made famous by Woody Guthrie and Jimmie Rogers.

Hank Williams – I Saw the Light LP (Time Life)

Vinyl edition of the recently released CD box set. This single vinyl piece features two complete shows by Hank Williams for The Mother’s Best Flour Company.

W-X – W-X 2xLP (Castle Face)

Recently released on CD – now available on vinyl. Solo release from Tim Presley (White Fence, Drinks). For fans of early Soft Machine, The Fall, The Tronics, Faust.

Youth Code – Anagnorisis b/w Shift Of Dismay 7” (Dais)

Hardcore EBM outfit Youth Code return with an even harsher stab at their signature industrial sound with this new single.

Cassettes:

Six Organs Of Admittance – Hexadic II (Drag City)

Slasher Film Festival Strategy – Psychic Shield (Foreign Sounds/Children Of The Night)

Soundtrack – Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy: Cosmic Mix Vol. 1 (Music From The Animated Television Series) (Hollywood)

A collection of 12 songs featured in the show’s first season. Includes hits such as Blue Swede’s “Hooked On A Feeling,” Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now,” Joe Walsh’s “Rocky Mountain Way,” and Thin Lizzy’s “Boys Are Back In Town.”

Utah Jazz – Ivory Waves (Black Dots)

Featuring members of the world-renowned Brown Sugar, Utah Jazz’s undefinable brand of dual-guitar rock ‘n’ roll wankery has blazed for over five years now.

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