New Releases for September 24, 2021

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Ada Lea – One Hand On the Steering Wheel The Other Sewing A Garden CD/LP+MP3 (Saddle Creek)

One Hand On The Steering Wheel the Other Sewing A Garden is the second album by Canadian songwriter Alexandra Levy, publicly known by the moniker Ada Lea. On one hand, it’s a collection of walking-paced, cathartic pop/folk songs; on the other, it’s a book of heart-twisting, rear-view stories of city life. The album is set in Montreal and each song exists as a dot on a personal history map of the city where Levy grew up. Many of the songs on one hand came together with a blend of studio tracks and elements from the pre-recorded demos. The resulting sounds range from classic, soft-rock beauty to intimate finger-picked folk passages and night-drive art-pop. And the textures are frequently surprising due to the collage of lo-fi and hi-fi sounds that tastefully decorate the album without ever clouding the heart-center of the song. [A limited-edition yellow color vinyl pressing is also available.]

Angels & Airwaves – Lifeforms CD/LP (BMG)

The Tom DeLonge-fronted Angels & Airwaves return with their sixth studio album, Lifeforms. It’s been seven years since multi-platinum rockers have played a show and three years since they’ve released new music. The album is ushered in by lead singles “Rebel Girl” and “Restless Souls”. “‘Rebel Girl’ is a space-age love song that combines my enduring obsession for new wave, pop-punk, and anthemic rock and roll music,” says DeLonge. “‘Restless Souls’ in many ways is an honest letter from God to humanity – because life seems to always be looking for ways to inspire, clarify and teach us when things become more difficult.” Of Lifeforms, he adds, “This album for me is a journey through different relationships, different points of view, and how we each have our own life path.” [Limited bonus guitar picks and stickers are available with purchase.]

Ashley Parker Angel – Soundtrack To Your Life [Reissue/2006] CD (Empire)

Soundtrack To Your Life is the debut studio album from former O-Town star, Ashley Parker Angel. Originally released in 2006 by Blackground Records, the album debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 and was certified gold. Primarily written by Ashley Parker Angel himself, the 12-track album features the hit single, “Let U Go”.

Bob’s Burgers – The Bob’s Burgers Music Vol. 2 3xLP+MP3/Cassette (Sub Pop)

This deluxe color vinyl edition box set edition features a book-style jacket with die-cut pages shaped liked burger fixings plus a hardbound lyric book with original Bob’s Burgers artwork, a softbound sheet music book, two sheets of colorforms with background scenes, two original posters, and more. A stand-alone cassette version is also available. Featuring nearly every single musical morsel from seasons 7 through 9, this 90-song smorgasbord includes contributions from the Belcher family – Bob (H. Jon Benjamin), Linda (John Roberts), Tina (Dan Mintz), Gene (Eugene Mirman) and Louise (Kristen Schaal) – as well as the show’s numerous recurring and special guests. This includes actors, comedians, and musicians Adam Driver, Tiffany Haddish, Jenny Slate, Daveed Diggs, Max Greenfield, Toddrick Hall, Aparna Nancherla, and Matt Berninger (of The National). For fans of the show, enjoying the music of Bob’s Burgers on its own is both an irresistible to-go bag and ultimately a world unto itself. Lose yourself in the strangely epic disco celebration “Hot Pants Rain Dance”, sing along with the musical theater gem, “The Wedding Is My Warzone”, or do whatever you’re gonna do to “Sexy Little Tiger” but don’t miss the Bob’s Burgers Music Album Vol. 2 soundtrack. [A standard triple-LP vinyl edition is also available.]

The Cookers – Look Out! CD/2xLP (Gearbox)

In jazz’s heyday era of the heady ‘60s and early ‘70s, these cats were behind some of the greatest releases of the genre, from Pharaoh Sanders’ Karma to Charles Lloyd’s Forest Flower. Collectively they’ve performed and recorded with the likes of Art Blakey, Herbie Hancock, and McCoy Tyner. Together they carry forth this legacy as The Cookers, one of the 21st century’s foremost supergroups. Look Out! is their first album in five years and the first to be recorded at Van Gelder’s historic Englewood Cliffs studio. Featuring all original compositions, the music embodies the name of this illustrious ensemble; hot, hard-hitting soul jazz, full of momentum and fire.

Flying Lotus – Yasuke CD/LP+MP3 (Warp)

Flying Lotus follows the release of his sweeping epic Flamagra and his Producer of the Year Grammy nomination for Thundercat’s It Is What It Is, with an expansive original soundtrack for Netflix’s new anime series, Yasuke. Lotus is the executive producer and composer of Yasuke, which retells the story of feudal Japan’s first African samurai who served with Oda Nobunaga. The series is directed by LeSean Thomas, stars Lakeith Stanfield and features Takeshi Koike as its lead designer. Lotus’ score for Yasuke is an unforgettable titan in his musical canon, drawing enhanced influence from prior instrumental and vocal works alike, while looking towards the future uncompromisingly. The music lies heavily steeped within the legacy of jazz and electronic instrumentation, with select feature appearances by longtime friends and collaborators: Thundercat, Denzel Curry and Niki Randa. [A limited-edition red color vinyl pressing is also available.]

Colleen Green – Cool CD (Hardly Art)

Colleen Green has always been cool, but on 2015’s I Want To Grow Up, she didn’t necessarily feel it. Too young to be free of insecurities but old enough to be sick of them running her life, Green was experiencing an existential crisis. Five years and a new album later, we find her parsing out what it means to be grown-up – and realizing that it’s actually pretty Cool. Opener “Someone Else” is a paean to power in which Green lets a lover know that double standards can go both ways. A groovy bass loop and zig-zagging guitar lines underscore her realization that happiness is in her own hands, and the vibe is set. Next up is the witty, catchy “I Wanna Be A Dog”, where Green celebrates the simplicity of a canine life and questions why she’s still overcomplicating her own. Dark and slinky “Highway” uses ruthless driving as a metaphor for a lifestyle that no longer interests her. Burnt out on bad feelings and ready to have fun with melodies and beats, Green enlisted producer Gordon Raphael (The Strokes) to take her songs to higher ground while keeping her lo-fi aesthetic intact. [Vinyl and cassette editions due October 1.]

Anthony Hamilton – Love Is The New Black CD (My Music Box/BMG)

Grammy-winning artist Anthony Hamilton releases his first new studio album in five years — and his 10th album overall. Love Is The New Black features guest appearances by Jennifer Hudson, Rick Ross and Lil Jon. Among the 14-song set are resonating tracks such as the confessional “Mercy” and the George Floyd-inspired “Mama Don’t Cry”. Jermaine Dupri, 9th Wonder, Bink!, Wu10 & Cardiak and 1500 or Nothin’ are among the producers on board. The album also includes Hamilton’s latest single “You Made A Fool Of Me” which showcases his trademark, church-honed soulful vocals. Of the release, Hamilton stated, “I wanted this album to feel like what was missing throughout the pandemic. This is the restoration. We’re making this thing called life, sexy, beautiful and powerful again. This album is long awaited and inspired by my love for love. Making music that sticks to the gut and gives you a reason to yearn for life — it’s all I’ve ever wanted to give.”

JoJo – JoJo [Reissue/2004] CD (Empire)

The debut self-titled album by singer Jojo was originally released in 2004 by Da Family Entertainment and Blackground Records, and features pop and R&B influenced tracks and vocal maturity well beyond typical thirteen-year-olds. Featuring the explosive single, “Leave (Get Out)”, the platinum selling album debuted at number four on the Billboard 200, and established Jojo as a pop force for years to come.

JoJo – The High Road [Reissue/2006] CD (Empire)

The second studio album by singer JoJo, The High Road was released in 2006 by Da Family Entertainment and Blackground Records. Featuring production from heavyweight producers such as Swizz Beatz and Scott Storch, the album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200. With many music critics lauding the album for its confidence and showcasing of JoJo’s impressive vocal abilities, the album serves as a natural progression for her artistry and establishes itself as a classic for fans.

Taylor McCall – Black Powder Soul CD/2xLP (Black Powder Soul)

Emerging singer, songwriter and musician Taylor McCall presents his anticipated full-length debut album, Black Powder Soul. Produced by Sean McConnell (Michael Franti, Wade Bowen), Black Powder Soul is the product of a winding musical journey for McCall that began at age seven when he received his first guitar. In the years since, the South Carolina native and avid outdoorsman and fisherman has formed his own sense of unique musicianship – incorporating self-taught styles that fit each song rather than following conventional techniques. With Black Power Soul‘s fourteen tracks, including a special prologue featuring the voice of his late grandfather, McCall explores the balance of good and evil, destruction and healing and the importance of having faith in the darkest of times.

Mac McCaughan – The Sound Of Yourself CD/LP+MP3 (Merge)

Throughout his musical career fronting Superchunk and Portastatic, Mac McCaughan has channeled more than his share of angst and tumult into a microphone, resulting in straight-up undeniable rock anthems. So how can a voice so familiar to others still seem foreign to its owner? On The Sound of Yourself, McCaughan’s second record released under his own name, he explores that question fully, shooting his voice through a prism and refracting it across these songs in new and rewarding ways. In January 2021, McCaughan found himself at his home studio in Chapel Hill staring down a clean slate after wrapping up a film score and several other music projects. This setting – a distant light at the end of a figurative tunnel, and a literal room full of instruments – was integral to The Sound Of Yourself. Guests include Michael Benjamin Lerner (Telekinesis), Annie Hayden (Spent), Sabrina Ellis (A Giant Dog, Sweet Spirit), Mackenzie Scott (Torres), Matt Douglas (Mountain Goats), Mary Lattimore, Jon Wurster (Superchunk) and Yo La Tengo. [An indie store exclusive vinyl pressing is also available.]

Quicksand – Distant Populations CD/LP+MP3 (Epitaph)

New York City post-hardcore band Quicksand deliver their fourth studio album Distant Populations – the follow-up to the critically lauded 2017 release Interiors. Sonically it has a punchier, more up-tempo sound than its predecessor, with its 11 songs being concise, carved sonic jewels boasting not a single wasted note. Its gripping lyricism and raw power leap out from the very first listening. Throughout the album’s 11 tracks, Quicksand explores the duality of our simultaneous existence in individual relationships and as part of mass society, while also examining the alienation and loneliness of it all. [An indie store exclusive vinyl pressing is also available.]

Rivers Of Nihil – The Work CD/2xLP (Metal Blade)

Reading, Pennsylvania’s Rivers Of Nihil have never fit neatly into a box, but with 2018’s Where Owls Know My Name, they transcended all labels applied to them. Returning in 2021 with The Work, they have forged further into new territory, delivering an album that is as cerebral as it is visceral, and that covers a staggering sonic range, definitively placing them in a category of their own. While The Work is a very dense, inarguably heavy collection, it is far too dynamic to consider it solely a metal record, and there is a genuine warmth that shows through, particularly on “Wait” and the gorgeous “Maybe One Day”, and the band has included far more clean vocals alongside the screaming that tears through many of the heavier tracks. “It spans a lot of different styles, ideas, and emotions. The twists and turns are pretty drastic for your modern-day metal record. There’s a lot of what you already know we do, and a lot of what you’ve never heard us do before,” guitarist Brody Uttley said. [A limited-edition color vinyl pressing is also available.]

Soja – Beauty In The Silence CD/LP (ATO)

For more than two decades, Soja has elated audiences across the globe with their fresh yet timeless take on roots reggae, a sound born from their shared passion for making music that transports and inspires. On Beauty In The Silence – their first new album in four years – the two-time Grammy-nominated band deepens that communal spirit by collaborating with artists from all corners of the reggae world, including the likes of UB40, Slightly Stoopid, Dirty Heads, and Rebelution. Fueled by the sheer force of their connection and chemistry, Beauty In The Silence ultimately makes for a much-needed antidote to fractured times, infusing so much warmth and wisdom and unstoppable joy into each and every track. [A limited-edition color vinyl pressing is also available.]

Tank – Force Of Nature [Reissue/2001] CD (Empire)

Force Of Nature is the debut studio album by legendary R&B singer, Tank. Originally released in 2001 by Blackground Records, Force Of Nature debuted at #7 on the Billboard 200. With hits such as “Maybe I Deserve”, and “Slowly”, the album features production from several notable Blackground regulars, including Bud’da, J. Dub, and Eric Seats. At just over an hour long, Tank makes his mark as one of the heavyweight R&B singers of the next decade to come.

Tank – One Man [Reissue/2002] CD (Empire)

One Man is the second studio album by acclaimed R&B singer, Tank. Originally released in 2002 by Blackground Records, the album peaked at number 20 on the Billboard 200. Though primarily featuring production from Tank himself, the album also sees work from acclaimed producers such as Mannie Fresh, Jazze Pha, and Bud’da. At just over 70 minutes, the album is filled with tender, sexed-up ballads, followed by up-tempo jams.

Tank – Sex, Love & Pain [Reissue/2007] CD (Empire)

The third studio album by acclaimed R&B singer Tank, Sex, Love & Pain offers fans even more smooth, deep, seductive grooves. Originally released in 2007 by Blackground Records, the album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 and was nominated for a Grammy for Best R&B Album. At just under one hour, it features production from TImbaland, The Underdogs, St. Nick, and Tank himself. Hit singles include “Please Don’t Go” and “Heartbreaker”.

Joanne Shaw Taylor – The Blues Album CD (KTBA/Ingrooves)

Critically acclaimed British guitarist and singer songwriter, Joanne Shaw Taylor, universally hailed as the UK’s premiere blues rock guitarist, delivers her seventh studio full-length record The Blues Album. The album was produced and recorded by Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith at Ocean Way Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. The hotly tipped 11-track album features Joanne’s personalized covers of eleven rare blues classics originally recorded by Albert King, Peter Green, Little Richard, Magic Sam, Aretha Franklin, Little Milton, and many more. [Vinyl edition due December 3.]

Various Artists – I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute To The Velvet Underground & Nico CD/2xLP (Verve)

I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground & Nico, is a contemporary tribute to the Velvets legendary debut, with each of the album’s songs performed by one of the band’s noteworthy artistic descendants. Featured artists include Kurt Vile & The Violators, Sharon Van Etten, Iggy Pop & Matt Sweeney, Michael Stipe, Matt Berninger of The National, Courtney Barnett, St. Vincent & Thomas Bartlett, Thurston Moore & Bobby Gillespie, King Princess, Fontaines D.C. and Andrew Bird & Lucious. [An indie store exclusive vinyl pressing is also available.]

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Blue Stingrays – Surf-N-Burn [Reissue/1997] LP (Epitone)

Surf-N-Burn – the bodacious debut record by the Blue Stingrays – has rocked, rattled, and rolled since its original 1997. Upon its original release, the members of Blue Stingrays were touted as iconic yet anonymous surf rock pioneers. Now, after decades of whispers and speculation, the identities of these mysterious musicians have been officially confirmed as guitarist Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Fleetwood Mac, The Dirty Knobs), bassist Ron Blair (Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers), and drummer Randall Marsh (Mudcrutch). Like those who roamed the globe and found the perfect wave, Blue Stingrays nailed the perfect sound when their first twang rang ‘round the world on their now legendary debut.

The Milk Carton Kids – Prologue: 10^th Anniversary Edition 3xLP (Milk Carton Kids)

In North Hollywood in April of 2011, on a five-day break in a two-month tour, The Milk Carton Kids recorded Prologue – their first studio album. They used four microphones, two guitars, and their two voices. After its release, the band would go on to play thousands of shows, dozens of festivals and television appearances, and garner three Grammy nominations. 10 years on, The Milk Carton Kids has become stalwarts of the global folk scene even as the world has changed around them. The Prologue: 10^th Anniversary Edition deluxe vinyl three-LP box set pulls the curtain back on this seminal album, featuring original iPhone writing demos, early live versions, rehearsals, photos and other ephemera from the band’s formative days.

CDs + Vinyl:

Ada Lea – One Hand On the Steering Wheel The Other Sewing A Garden CD/LP+MP3 (Saddle Creek)

…And Oceans – A.M.G.O.D. CD/LP (Season Of Mist)

A.M.G.O.D. (Allotropic/Metamorphic Genesis of Dimorphism) is the third studio album by the Finnish industrial black metal band. It incorporates more electronic/industrial elements than past albums.

Angels & Airwaves – Lifeforms CD/LP (BMG)

Ashley Parker Angel – Soundtrack To Your Life [Reissue/2006] CD (Empire)

Badflower – This Is How The World Ends CD/2xLP (Varvatos)

Since their emergence in 2014, Badflower has notched three No. 1s off their critically acclaimed debut album OK, I’m Sick, scored iHeart Rock Song of 2020 with “Ghost”, and hit the Top 5 with “30”. Wielding their signature energy, the music taps into a gritty and grungy gutter rock spirit complemented by jarring theatrical delivery and unshakable riffing. The band’s latest single “F**k The World” is already Top 10 and climbing and introduces Badflower’s highly anticipated second studio album, This Is How The World Ends.

Blut Aus Nord ‎– Memoria Vetusta I «Fathers Of The Icy Age» [Reissue/1996] CD (Debemur Morti Productions)

CD reissue of the 1996 album from the black metal band. [Vinyl reissue due October 22.]

Alessia Cara – In The Meantime CD (Def Jam)

In The Meantime is Alessia Cara’s highly anticipated third studio album featuring the new singles, “Sweet Dream” and “Shapeshifter”. The Grammy-winning artist is best known for the four-time platinum hits “Here” and “Scars To Your Beautiful”, and was also featured on Logic’s seven-times platinum smash, “1-800-273-8255”.

Dave Chappelle, Talib Kweli & Yasiin Bey – The Midnight Miracle CD (Blacksmith)

The Midnight Miracle is a thought-provoking spoken word album that uniquely blends salon and storytelling traditions while providing a glimpse into the unique perspectives of Dave Chappelle, Talib Kweli, Yasiin Bey, and their friends. The album was recorded during Chappelle’s legendary 2020 Summer Camp in Ohio and released in 2021.

The Connells – Steadman’s Wake CD (Missing Piece)

The Connells release, Steadman’s Wake, is their first new album in over 20 years. The Raleigh-based band started recording music in 1984, and since their debut album, Dark Days, has gone on to amass worldwide acclaim for their melodic and introspective alternative rock sound. [Vinyl edition due October 22.]

The Cookers – Look Out! CD/2xLP (Gearbox)

Chick Corea Akoustic Band – Live 2xCD (Concord)

With his Elektric Band in full swing in the ‘80s, Chick created it’s perfect complement: the Akoustic Band. With Elektric Band veterans John Patitucci on upright bass and Dave Weckl on drums, the group carved a totally new path in the world of the piano trio: the kinetic interplay of all three members, honed on high-velocity Corea originals. As a follow up to the Akoustic Band’s Standards & More (1989) and Alive (2007), this third album was recorded live during the band’s 2018 tour. [Vinyl edition due February 4.]

Crisix – The Pizza EP CDEP/12” (Listenable)

New EP from the Barcelona, Spain thrash metal band.

Theo Croker – BLK2LIFE / A Future Past CD (Masterworks)

Every trip needs a guide. Through the trumpet, Theo Croker narrates a human story rooted in intimate experience, yet cognizant of cosmic consciousness. The Grammy-nominated artist, producer, composer, thought leader, influencer, and tastemaker unpacks moments of heroism, trials, tribulations, awakenings, and apotheosis within a musical pastiche brought to life by a myriad of fellow cultural renegades and threaded together by his playing. This journey unfolds in technicolor on his sixth full-length offering. [Vinyl edition due October 29.]

Sarah Davachi – Antiphonals CD/LP+MP3 (Late Music)

Chock full of humid, resonant soundscapes that bend time and emphasize texture, tone and timbre, Sarah Davachi’s latest is her most defining and rewarding full-length to date. We’re floored, again – there’s nobody else doing it quite like this. Composed using a Mellotron, electric organ, piano and synthesizers, Antiphonals takes all the elements we know and love from Davachi’s impressive catalogue to date and refines them into eight tracks of expertly sculpted deep listening stickiness. [A limited-edition silver color vinyl pressing is also available.]

Joey DeFrancesco – More Music CD (Mack Avenue)

On More Music, master organist Joey DeFrancesco, who has long supplemented his keyboard virtuoso with his skilled trumpet playing, here brings out his full arsenal: organ, keyboard, piano, trumpet and, for the first time on record, tenor saxophone. More Music offers up ten new DeFrancesco originals, brought to life by a scintillating new trio with fellow Philadelphia organist and guitarist Lucas Brown and gifted drummer Michael Ode. [Vinyl edition due November 19.]

Doro / Warlock – Triumph And Agony – Live CD+Blu-ray (Rare Diamonds Productions)

In celebration of 35 years of her classic album Triumph And Agony, Doro Pesch of Warlock releases Triumph And Agony Live. [Vinyl edition due October 1.]

Donald Fagan – Donald Fagan’s The Nightfly Live CD (Geffen)

Donald Fagen’s acclaimed 1982 solo album performed live by the Steely Dan Band. Featuring “I.G.Y.”, “New Frontier”, and more. [Vinyl edition due October 1.]

Flying Lotus – Yasuke CD/LP+MP3 (Warp)

Al Green – Give Me More Love CD (Fat Possum)

Archival recordings from Al Green recorded for Hi Records accompanied by new orchestral arrangements. One of the most gifted purveyors of soul music, Green has sold more than 20 million records. During 1972 and 1973, he placed six consecutive singles in the Top 10: “’Let’s Stay Together”, “Look What You Done For Me”, “I’m Still In Love With You”, “You Ought To Be With Me”, “Call Me” and “Here I Am (Come And Take Me)”.

Colleen Green – Cool CD (Hardly Art)

The Greeting Committee – Dandelion CD (Harvest)

The Greeting Committee’s “Can I Leave Me Too?” is a glimpse into the exploration of what happens when one stops living life and instead watches it happen to them as a bystander. With vulnerable personal accounts from lead vocalist Addison Sartino, members of The Greeting Committee will take you into their own sonically created reality with the help of producer Jenn Decilveo and mixer Dave Fridmann. Listen closely as the band takes you from grief to peace and every piece in between.

Mickey Guyton – Remember Her Name CD (Capitol Nashville)

Remember Her Name follows the release of her critically acclaimed Bridges EP which included “Black Like Me” for which she went on to receive a historic Grammy nomination. Her performance on the prestigious Grammy show was the first by a black female country artist and was touted by NPR as the night’s most affecting live performance. She co-penned 15 of the 16 songs on the album.

Steve Hackett – Surrender Of Silence CD+Blu-ray (Inside Out U.S.)

Deluxe mediabook edition. Surrender Of Silence is the brand-new studio album from legendary guitarist Steve Hackett (Genesis). As with his acoustic album from earlier in 2021, this too was recorded during lockdown and involving several musicians and singers contributing from around the world. Hackett’s regular touring band of Roger King (keyboards, programming and orchestral arrangements), Rob Townsend (sax, clarinet), Jonas Reingold (bass), Nad Sylvan (vocals) and Craig Blundell (drums) are supplemented by Phil Ehart and Nick D’Virgilio (drums), the vocal talents of Amanda Lehmann, Durga and Lorelei McBroom, Christine Townsend (violin, viola), Malik Mansurov (tar) and Sodirkhon Ubaidulloev (dutar).

Anthony Hamilton – Love Is The New Black CD (My Music Box/BMG)

Headless – Square One CD/LP (M-Theory Audio)

Classic hard rock and progressive metal unite on the classy new album by the acclaimed European act featuring members of Geoff Tate band, Elegy and singer Göran Edman (Yngwie Malmsteen, John Norum, Karmakanic).

Natalie Imbruglia – Firebird CD/LP (BMG)

Natalie Imbruglia’s new album Firebird was written in an array of international locations alongside Albert Hammond Jr of The Strokes, Romeo Stodart of The Magic Numbers, KT Tunstall, Eg White (Adele, Dua Lipa, Sam Smith), Luke Fitton (Little Mix, Girls Aloud), Fiona Bevan (One Direction, Ed Sheeran), Rachel Furner (Little Mix, Jason Derulo, Craig David) and more, touching on themes of independence, vulnerability, the juxtaposition of strength and fragility, revealing Natalie’s newfound sense of confidence. [A Deluxe CD edition and a limited-edition clear vinyl pressing is also available.]

Itzy – Crazy In Love CD (JYP Entertainment)

New release from the K-Pop girl group. Includes CD, photobook, lyric paper, two photo cards, two Polaroids, a sticker, a standing card, a special card set, a poster, and a U.S.- only photocard set.

JoJo – JoJo [Reissue/2004] CD (Empire)

JoJo – The High Road [Reissue/2006] CD (Empire)

Caleb Landry Jones – Gadzooks Vol. 1 CD/LP (Sacred Bones)

Caleb Landry Jones is a continual creator. The Texan born star found fame as an actor – you’ll recognize him from key roles in X-Men: First Class, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, amongst others – but music is perhaps his first love, and his source of greatest comfort. A chance encounter with famed auteur Jim Jarmusch brought him into the orbit of Sacred Bones. [A limited-edition red color vinyl pressing is also available.]

Jü – III CD/LP (RareNoise)

With each successive release, the world of the Budapest-based trio Jü seems to become exponentially larger and encompass an ever-expanding range of vibrant and startling influences. The straightforward title of their latest release III reflects the basic fact that this is their third outing as a band and the tripartite nature of the collective trio. But it also harkens to something mystical and elusive about the number three, a quality of arcane mystery reflected in the number’s vital importance in cultures across the globe. Here, their sound is marked by the now-familiar whirlwind of blistering rock, dizzying prog, ferocious free jazz, mesmerizing ambient textures and alluring Eastern European rhythms.

Kiefer – When There’s Love Around CD/2xLP (Stones Throw)

Pianist Kiefer returns with When There’s Love Around. An album of two halves, the first is “about feeling small and insignificant and stressed,” Kiefer says. “It’s about things that cause me to worry, but at the end of the day, are probably unimportant from a larger cosmic perspective.”

The Limiñanas /Laurent Garnier – de Pelicula CD/2xLP (Because Music)

The psychedelic garage duo The Limiñanas and French techno pioneer Laurent Garnier have produced together de Pelicula. The result is neither a Limiñanas techno record nor a Laurent Garnier rock album. It is a record that feels like a walk on the wild side, straight out of a film noir that was spawned from the need to write music that tells a story and rattles all traditional patterns in a (super)sonic trance. A heated road-trip spent chasing Juliette and Saul, two teenage rascals.

L’Orange – The World Is Still Chaos, But I Feel Better CD (Mello Music Group)

Simultaneously a tribute to depression and wellness, L’Orange’s The World Is Still Chaos, But I Feel Better shows a musical and emotional growth from the North Carolina producer. Tension is built and released throughout the 23-track album. The album features guest narration from comedian Nish Kumar and Jeremy Scott (CinemaSins) as well as musicians Marc Rebillet, Solemn Brigham (Marlowe) and Jeremiah Jae. [Vinyl edition due April 1.]

Low Cut Connie – Tough Cookies: The Best Of The Quarantine Broadcasts CD (Midcitizen)

Tough Cookies: The Best Of The Quarantine Broadcasts, pulls recordings from the band’s twice-weekly livestream Tough Cookies which celebrates its one-year anniversary this month. The 23-track album consists of a small percentage of the 500+ covers Weiner has performed so far during the broadcasts. [Vinyl edition due October 22.]

Malady – Ainavihantaa CD (Svart)

Even though Finnish band Malady is deeply into the retro aesthetic, their music is not just about being vintage. The storytelling mood of the meandering songs is supported by an analog soundscape. Malady’s music is, at the same time, subtle and substantial. [Vinyl edition due December 17.]

Jesse Malin – Sad And Beautiful World CD (Wicked Cool)

NYC-based alternative/Americana singer-songwriter Jesse Malin follows up 2019’s Sunset Kids with Sad And Beautiful World which takes its name from a line in Jim Jarmusch’s 1986 cult-classic Down By Law. The 18-track collection was largely produced by Malin’s long-time guitarist Derek Cruz and Geoff Sanoff with Sunset Kids producers Lucinda Williams and Tom Overby helming “Backstabbers” and “The Way We Used To Roll”. [Vinyl edition due October 8.]

Taylor McCall – Black Powder Soul CD/2xLP (Black Powder Soul)

Mac McCaughan – The Sound Of Yourself CD/LP+MP3 (Merge)

Migos – Culture III CD (Quality Control)

Culture III is the third installment and finale of Migos’s blockbuster Culture trilogy. As a knockout climax, it spotlights their nimble ad-libs, bulletproof bars, head-spinning hooks, and irreplaceable chemistry. And it’s stacked with A-list co-stars: Cardi B, Drake, Future, Justin Bieber, Polo G, Youngboy NBA and the late Juice WRLD and Pop Smoke to name a few. The streets, the internet, and the game have been begging for Culture III for three years, and now Migos have delivered.

Jo Berger Myhre – Unheimlich Manoeuvre CD/LP (RareNoise)

Norwegian bassist, composer and producer Jo Berger Myhre has long thrived on collaboration, bringing his distinctive voice to a wide variety of adventurous projects. He is best known as one-third of the exploratory electro-acoustic trio Splashgirl and a member for the last decade of the Nils Petter Molvær Quartet, with whom he’s recorded three albums and served as co-producer on the most recent, 2016’s Buoyancy. He’s also a frequent duo partner of multi-instrumentalist Ólafur Björn Ólafsson and has performed and/or recorded with the likes of Blokk 5, Ingrid Olava, the Solveig Slettahjell Slow Motion Quintet and Finland, the improvising alt-rock quartet of Pål Hausken, Morten Qvenild, Ivar Grydeland and Myhre. Now, Myhre makes his solo debut with the release of the captivating and mysterious Unheimlich Manoeuvre. [A clear vinyl pressing is also available.]

Native Dreams – Teenage Dreams CD/LP (Awesome Tapes From Africa)

Native Soul was formed in 2019. Until then, each of them had been producing music in a variety of styles including hip-hop, different types of house as well as amapiano. They decided that with Native Soul, their focus would be on amapiano-an electronic music movement which, by then, had begun to dominate both mainstream and underground music scenes in South Africa.

Arturo O’Farrill – Dreaming In Lions CD (Blue Note)

Grammy-winning composer/pianist Arturo O’Farrill makes his Blue Note debut with a vibrant album presenting two suites he conceived in collaboration with the Malpaso Dance Company: “Despedida” is a meditation on farewells, and “Dreaming In Lions” was inspired by Hemingway’s The Old Man And The Sea. With the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble featuring his sons, Adam and Zack, Vince Cherico, Carlos Maldonado, Victor Pablo Garcia Gaetan, Jose Rodriguez Platiau, Rafi Malkiel, Alejandro Aviles, and Travis Reuter.

Dave Okumu – Knopperz CD/LP (Transgressive)

Dave Okumu is among the UK’s the most acclaimed and prolific musical artists. Working across production, songwriting and musical direction, he has spent two decades contributing his talents to extensive range of records and cultural moments. He is a 2009 Mercury Prize winner for the self-titled debut album by his band, The Invisible, and co-writer/producer on on Jessie Ware’s 2010 Mercury Prize nominated album, Devotion. He has collaborated with many artists including Adele, Amy Winehouse, Arlo Parks, Beck, Tony Allen and Yoko Ono. Knopperz is an experimental instrumental hip-hop record that takes inspiration and samples from Duval Timothy’s album, .

A Pale Horse Named Death – Infernum In Terra CD/LP (Long Branch)

Written and recorded during months of isolation in 2020, Abruscato’s latest collection of crestfallen anthems showcases a bold and adventurous new upgrade for APHND’s trademark sound, with greater subtleties and depths but also some of the heaviest, gnarliest riffs the band have ever unleashed. Combined with a production that fills the room with sparkling clarity and choking gloom, Infernum In Terra will satisfy every last one of the New Yorkers’ fans, while expanding Abruscato’s singular vision beyond all expectation.

Peter Cat Recording Co – Bismillah CD/LP (Panache)

If discovering your favorite new band via a ‘Best Of’ feels a curious premise, then Bismillah does more than hint towards the promise of Peter Cat Recording Co’s future. Blending gypsy jazz, psychedelic cabaret, space disco, bossa supernova, Bollywood and uneasy listening with kaleidoscopic ease, in many senses, the band’s knack hasn’t altered. Always different, paradoxical, unpredictable yet somehow familiar. The new album opens to the strains of bird chatter, the whisper of a city’s soundscape and the first few notes from an instrument which seem to be calling us to the departure lounge, a foreshadow of the flight Bismillah launches its listener on.

Pop. 1280 – Museum On The Horizon CD/LP (Profound Lore)

Museum On The Horizon is an industrial opus that epitomizes Pop. 1280’s drive to push themselves into new artistic territories, and to inspire each other to be bold and hold nothing back.

Poppy – Flux CD (Sumerian)

Flux marks yet another artistic leap for the ever-evolving musician, featuring a stream-lined songwriting approach that puts her indelible earworm melodies at the foreground of a kaleidoscopic mosaic of overdriven guitars. Flux was produced by Justin Meldal-Johnsen (M83, Air, St. Vincent), who had Poppy and her band record live to tape, resulting in an organic feel that lends a decidedly personal touch to the new set of material. [Vinyl edition due November 12.]

Porcupine Tree – Up The Downstair [Reissue/1993] CD (Snapper Classics UK)

Porcupine Tree – The Sky Moves Sideways [Reissue/1995] CD (Snapper Classics UK)

Porcupine Tree – The Incident [Reissue/2010] CD/2xLP (Snapper Classics UK)

CD reissues of three of the Steve Wilson-fronted prog rock band’s albums. [A limited-edition pink color vinyl pressing of The Incident is also available.]

Nolan Potter – Music Is Dead CD (Castleface)

Nolan Potter is putting the home-recording freaks to shame. The world had a year of global pandemic to lay out it’s grand ideas and the sum total of most artists quar-riffs wouldn’t push the constraints of a normal band practice (gosh, remember those?). Nolan Potter, in the meantime, has quietly painted a beatific masterpiece that veers from the whimsical to the wigged out, deftly weaving an untamed tapestry of sound all the while archly commenting on the present musician’s predicament-and he did it alone. [Vinyl edition due October 8.]

Public Service Broadcasting – Bright Magic CD/LP (PIAS America)

London-based trio Public Service Broadcasting have created their own unique brand of art rock (call it History Rock) that dives deep into a historical subject and creates a compelling body of work around the chosen theme. Bright Magic is named after a collection of short stories by Alfred Döblin. The album is primarily about Berlin as a magnet for creative people and creativity and the city as a canvas or a prism for refracting ideas and spreading them in new and interesting ways. As with all PSB releases there has been thorough research into the subject and a meticulous level of detail.

Quicksand – Distant Populations CD/LP+MP3 (Epitaph)

Jordan Rakei – What We Call Life CD (Ninja Tune)

Multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, producer, and songwriter Jordan Rakei is back with his fourth studio album. What We Call Life is his most vulnerable and intimate album to date, lyrically and sonically. While the heart of the record will be familiar to fans of his neo-soul and hip-hop-infused work, here Rakei dives deeper into his sound world, merging electronic with acoustic, and rugged grooves with ambient atmospheres, to create something richer, more detailed, and more textural than before. Recommended if you like Arlo Parks, Hiatus Kaiyote, Loyle Carner and Tom Misch.

Rivers Of Nihil – The Work CD/2xLP (Metal Blade)

Rodrigo Y Gabriela – Mettal / Jazz Eps CD (ATO)

Two Rodrigo y Gabriela EPs collected here in one place. Previously available only on limited edition vinyl and features covers of Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Kamasi Washington, Snarky Puppy and Astor Piazzola.

The Rugged Nuggets – Odds & Ends CD/LP (Colemine)

Recorded in the San Fernando Valley just a stone’s throw away from the infamous Van Nuys Blvd. cruising scene, it’s no wonder from the debut long player from The Rugged Nuggets hits hard and demands to be turned up loud with the windows rolled down. Delivering west-coast cool at its finest. With swooning strings, breezy guitars and tough as nails drums, Odds & Ends epitomizes a mellow vibe, but is undeniably cool.

Ruth B. – Moments In Between CD/LP (Downtown)

Executive produced by Patrick Wimberly (Beyonce, Solange, Blood Orange, Ellie Goulding), Moments In Between features eleven new, original songs all written or co-written by Ruth. Following her gold-certified 2017 debut Safe Haven and multi-platinum hit single “Lost Boy”, Moments In Between is a raw emotional accounting of the anxieties and uncertainty Ruth faces as a woman in her mid-20s, giving voice to her inner strife via warm vocals, shapeshifting textures, and hazy harmonies. [A limited-edition color vinyl pressing is also available.]

Saga ‎– The Beginner’s Guide To Throwing Shapes [Reissue/1989] CD (earMUSIC)

Saga ‎– The Security Of Illusion [Reissue/1993] CD (earMUSIC)

CD reissues of the Canadian prog/hard/AOR rock band’s eighth and ninth studio albums.

John Sebastian & Arlen Roth – John Sebastian and Arlen Roth Explore the Spoonful Songbook CD (BMG)

Lovin’ Spoonful founder and frontman John Sebastian joins forces with legendary guitarist Mr. Telecaster Arlen Roth to explore the Spoonful songbook. [Vinyl edition due October 22.]

William Shatner – Bill CD (Republic)

The songs on William Shatner’s Bill chronicle significant autobiographical moments in his life and the ideas, challenges, and questions he’s confronted along the way. The resulting work blends long-form autobiographical poetry and prose, music, spoken word, performance art, and philosophical exploration. Toggling between passion and despair, reflection and yearning, this collection explores his life journey during a pivotal and chilling moment of history.

Skepticism – Companion CD (Svart)

The Finnish funeral doom pioneers celebrate their 30th anniversary with the release of their sixth full length album, Companion. On the album, Skepticism further refine their signature sound to engulf the listener in a cavernous heavy wall of organ and guitars laid to rest under an ominous cascade of hammering drums. [Vinyl edition due October 15.]

Sleep Token – This Place Will Be Your Tomb CD/2xLP (Spinefarm)

Beneath the Sleep Token banner, lies the unique, broad-based vision of one individual – anonymous, silent, masked, armed with a staggering vocal range, a deft touch on the keyboards, plus a live approach that is never less than fully engaged. The UK underground entity only known as Sleep Token, begins again but born anew. The new album This Place Will Become Your Tomb, pushes the boundaries of Sleep Token’s sound into new avenues of blurring genres while still retaining the signatures. [A limited-edition blue color vinyl pressing is also available.]

Soja – Beauty In The Silence CD/LP (ATO)

Esperanza Spalding – Songwrights Apothecary Lab CD (Concord)

Esperanza Spalding’s new album Songwrights Apothecary Lab explores how songwriters may incorporate knowledge in consultation with practitioners of music therapy, neuroscience, and more to create music that can have a specific effect on the listener. These 12 new songs were created and recorded with different musicians in her traveling lab over the past several months and follow her Grammy Award-winning album from 2019, 12 Little Spells. [Vinyl edition due April 1.]

Ringo Starr – Change The World CDEP/Cassette (UMe)

Change The World, recorded at Ringo’s Roccabella West, includes “Let’s Change The World” (Joseph Williams/Steve Lukather) that delivers a welcome dose of hope and optimism, the reggae-infused “Just That Way” (Ringo Starr/Bruce Sugar,) the Country-esque “Coming Undone”, Starr’s first collaboration with Linda Perry who wrote and plays on the track (also with Trombone Shorty,) and Ringo rocks his version of “Rock Around The Clock” revved up by the unmistakable Joe Walsh on guitar. [Vinyl edition due November 19.]

Steely Dan – Northeast Corridor: Steely Dan Live! CD (Geffen)

The first live Steely Dan album in over 25 years. Featuring “Hey Nineteen”, “Aja”, “Reelin’ In The Years” and more. [Vinyl edition due October 1.]

Sufjan Stevens – Convocations 5xCD/5xLP (Asthmatic Kitty)

Convocations moves like a two-and-a-half-hour requiem mass for our present times of difficulty, it’s 49 tracks allowing for all these feelings to be felt. The album is divided into five sonic cycles, each replicating a different stage of mourning. “Meditations” work toward acceptance and resolution, of coming to terms with the day’s news even if it stings. The subsequent “Lamentations” slink, sputter, and sometimes grind, as sadness transmutes to anger and back again. The rhythmic drift and glitchy strata of “Revelations” allow for confusion and catharsis, of asking just why the world or the heavens have wronged us. With its bright tones, occasional sweeps of strings, and scrambled voices, “Celebrations” offers furtive bits of fondness, though the nostalgia is never far removed from the news that prompted it. The final nine “Incantations” are lessons for those of us who remain, gorgeous and galvanizing reminders that our time here is as limited as the possibilities for how we spend it are infinite. Convocations occasionally soothes and sometimes hurts; when it’s done, you’re left with a renewed sense of wonder for being here at all.

Sufjan Stevens & Angelo de Augustine – A Beginner’s Mind CD/LP (Asthmatic Kitty)

It’s been said that writing about music is like dancing about architecture (impossible and absurd). But what about singing about movies? Sufjan Stevens and Angelo de Augustine have paired up for a collaborative project that does just that. A Beginner’s Mind is their debut album that contains 14 songs (loosely) based on (mostly) popular films. The source material is highbrow, lowbrow, and everything in between. The music is folksy, sweet, sincere and harmonically effervescent-Simon & Garfunkel with New Age flourishes.

Billy Strings – Renewal CD (Rounder)

One of the top emerging artists across all genres of music, Billy Strings has made his most ambitious album to date with Renewal, a 16-song collection that effortlessly positions him as a singular talent-one who reveres the history of the acoustic music that inspired him, while pushing it forward into new spaces and audiences through his incredible live shows. [Vinyl edition due October 8.]

Succumb – XXI CD/LP (The Flenser)

Plumbing the depths of modern death metal with primitive elegance, Succumb has returned with their sophomore release XXI. One of the strongest up-and-coming metal bands in recent years, what sets Succumb apart from their peers is vocalist Cheri Musrasrik; the juxtaposition of death metal riffing and propulsive drums with Musrasrik’s cavernous howl and sophisticated lyrics make a unique listening experience in today’s crowded landscape.

Tank – Force Of Nature [Reissue/2001] CD (Empire)

Tank – One Man [Reissue/2002] CD (Empire)

Tank – Sex, Love & Pain [Reissue/2007] CD (Empire)

Joanne Shaw Taylor – The Blues Album CD (KTBA/Ingrooves)

Third Eye Blind – Our Bande Apart CD (MRI Associated)

Third Eye Blind follow-up 2019’s Screamer with their seventh studio album, Our Bande Apart. Written and recorded in the last days of the lockdown, lead single “Box Of Bones” concerns itself with the ambivalence and stakes of relationships under pressure. It was the first recording session for the band since before lockdown, and one can hear their exuberance of playing together in the same room again. [Vinyl edition due February 4.]

Thunder – All The Right Noises 2xCD+DVD (BMG)

Deluxe edition. All The Right Noises marks a return to the full-throttle sound of Thunder that has seen them create a hugely successful 30-plus year career at the forefront of British rock, all built around the lifelong friendship of vocalist extraordinaire Danny Bowes and songwriting genius/guitarist Luke Morley.

Tremonti – Marching In Time CD/2xLP (Napalm)

Renowned songwriter, Grammy Award winner and three-time Guitar World “Guitarist of the Year”/recent “Guitarist of the Decade” title recipient Mark Tremonti is no stranger to storytelling. Throughout his time with massive bands like Alter Bridge and Creed – and most-recently his solo band, Tremonti – he has never strayed from his love of writing memorable songs with strong inspiration at their core. With their upcoming fifth album, Marching In Time, the band looks to build upon this trend while exploring their love for searing heavy music, drawing from current events throughout the last year to form the basis of each colossal track.

Unto Others – Strength CD (Roadrunner)

New album from the US goth metallers.

The Vagabonds – Sinners And Saints CD (Blue Élan)

Nashville-based Southern rock band The Vegabonds deal with the challenge of thriving in the face of unexpected events in Sinners And Saints. With the help of Grammy-nominated producer Tom Tapley (Blackberry Smoke), the album seamlessly blends the band’s myriad of influences – balancing a gritty, rocking performance with thoughtful songwriting. With something for fans of Tom Petty or The Allman Brothers, Sinners and Saints is a fresh take on a classic sound, paying homage to southern rock legends while sharing their own tales about heartache, tough times, and feeling good. [Vinyl edition due December 3.]

Vangelis –Juno To Jupiter CD (Decca)

Vangelis’ new album, Juno To Jupiter, was inspired by NASA’s ground-breaking mission by the Juno space probe and its ongoing exploration of Jupiter. It’s a multi- dimensional musical journey featuring the voice of opera superstar Angela Gheorghiu. It includes sounds from the Juno launch event on earth, from the probe and its surroundings, and Juno’s subsequent journey that have been sent back to earth from the probe which continues to study Jupiter and it’s moons: 365 million miles away. [Vinyl edition due March 18.]

Various Artists – I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute To The Velvet Underground & Nico CD/2xLP (Verve)

Various Artists – Total 21 CD+DVD/2xLP (Kompakt)

Total turns 21 this year, and Kompakt’s venerable compilation series couldn’t have asked for a more auspicious coming-of-age collection. If Total 20 was consolidation against the odds, the Kompakt crew producing for a dreamt-of dancefloor in an uncertain future, then Total 21 feels abuzz and alive with possibilities. Significantly, it’s the first Total in some time that’s streamlined down to a single disc; this makes Total 21 even punchier than usual, a joyous, reflective, and always thrilling 75-minute audio scan of the world according to Kompakt.

Paul Weller – Going To A Go Go/Roadrunner/What Does It Take 7” (Third Man)

The Modfather chose three phenomenal Tamla/Motown tracks by Smokey Robinson and Jr. Walker & The All Stars to cover as a nod to Third Man’s Detroit roots, complete with a Tamla-esque sleeve design.

Wrabel – These Words Are All For You CD (Nettwerk)

Hailed “one of the greatest singers and songwriters alive today” by collaborator P!NK, These Words Are All For You is the vocalist’s debut album.

X Ambassadors – Beautiful Liar CD (Interscope)

On their third full-length album, The Beautiful Liar, the multi-platinum-selling alt-rock band X Ambassadors pay homage to beloved fictions of their childhood, sharing songs that tell the tale of a blind teenage girl discovering her long-dormant superpowers. It’s the latest and most ambitious outcome of the band’s hyper-creative tendencies. They have augmented the album’s storytelling component by weaving in a series of interludes between songs that propel its wildly original plot forward. [Vinyl edition due December 3.]

This Week’s Vinyl Exclusives:

Amon Amarth ‎– Jomsviking [Reissue/2016] 2xLP (Metal Blade)

Double blue color vinyl pressing of the tenth studio album from Swedish melodic death metal band.

Arkham – Arkham LP (Sub Rosa)

Historic Belgian prog-fusion outfit of the early 1970s, Arkham played eclectic jazz and rock mixtures in the Canterbury vein, inspired by Soft Machine and Egg. Never released before on vinyl, the recordings reproduced on this album come from magnetic tapes of some of Arkham’s concerts and rehearsals, recorded at various times.

Bad Suns ‎– Disappear Here [Reissue/2016] LP (Vagrant)

Limited blue colored vinyl pressing. KROQ called them “superstars in the making”, and Nylon Magazine stated the band’s sound “is the sort of rock that we just never get enough of: anthemic without being soulless, hard-driving while still having a heart.”

Pastor T.L. Barrett & The Youth For Christ Choir – I Shall Wear A Crown 5xLP (Numero)

A Civil Rights activist who marched alongside Jesse Jackson, preacher for Earth Wind & Fire, Stax recording artist, Family Feud contestant, Stephen Curry soundtracker, high school dropout, and Kanye samplee, Pastor T. L. Barrett stuffed a dozen lives into one. His signature 1971 spiritual soul jam “Like A Ship” has transcended it’s humble South Side Chicago beginnings, rediscovered by Leon Bridges and Beck and described by Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood as “The most euphoric celebratory music that makes you want to jump around the house and explode with joy.” This box is the definitive statement on Barrett’s two decades of recordings, 49 tracks spread across five LPs, including Like A Ship, Do Not Pass Me By Volume 1 & 2, I Found The Answer, plus a bonus album of singles and sermons, a 10,000 word blow-by-blow, and illustrated discography.

Gina Birch – Feminist Song b/w Feminist Song (Ambient Mix) 7” (Third Man)

Debut solo release from Gina Birch, founding member of Dorothy, The Hangovers and The (hugely influential) Raincoats. “Feminist Song” made its way into recent Raincoats gigs and Gina’s longtime collaborator and fellow Raincoat Ana da Silva contributes monotron on this recording.

Blue Stingrays – Surf-N-Burn [Reissue/1997] LP (Epitone)

Bob’s Burgers – The Bob’s Burgers Music Vol. 2 3xLP+MP3/Cassette (Sub Pop)

Bonzie – Reincarnation LP (Beevine)

On her third album, the Chicago-based songwriter offers melody, mystery and prized imperfections. Nina Ferraro, who performs as Bonzie, had been working on the album that became Reincarnation since 2018, but finished it in quarantine.

Nora Brown – Sidetrack My Engine LP (Jalopy)

Nora Brown, at 15 years of age, plays with beauty and depth in the performances captured on her new album, Sidetrack My Engine. Recorded in a large 19th century stone cellar, below the streets of Brooklyn, the songs, and instrumentals on this record draw the listener in: They are poignant and transformative, challenging listeners to allow this old and outsider music into their present-day life.

Cannibal Corpse ‎– Tomb Of The Mutilated [Reissue/1992] LP (Metal Blade)

Limited red color vinyl pressing of the third album from the death metal band.

Roger Chapman – Life In The Pond LP (Ruf)

A studio album by Roger Chapman is always an event. Since ’66, when the British singer-songwriter emerged as the voice of his generation with the seminal Family band, through every twist of his four-decade solo career, Chappo’s output has defied music industry protocol, challenged genre, and held up a mirror to the times. “I’ve never stopped writing”, he reflects, “and with Life In The Pond, I felt the need to hear what I’d put down in music.”

Anne Clark ‎– Joined Up Writing [Reissue/1984] LP (Flying Dolphin Administration)

Joined Up Writing was originally released in 1984 by Anne Clark, a British poet who has enjoyed a cult following in Germany. On this album, Anne collaborated with Virginia Astley, who appears as a backup vocalist and a writer. It’s her voice behind Anne’s words on “Our Darkness”, an incredible piece of work with a raunchy sax solo and urgent words about a world in chaos.

Cornershop – Judy Sucks A Lemon b/w Cork It 7” (Third Man)

Presenting a brand new 7” single from revered cult British group, Cornershop. These are unheard versions of previously released songs that the band has always wanted to put out in the world: the fuller, fleshed out version of “Judy Sucks A Lemon (For Breakfast Version)” b/w an early version of “Constant Springs”, originally known as “Cork It”.

Craft ‎– White Noise And Black Metal [Reissue/2018] LP (Season Of Mist)

In 2018 Craft returned to strike terror once again with their long-awaited album White Noise And Black Metal. Serving as their first new record in over seven years, White Noise And Black Metal sees the notorious and highly influential Swedish black metal band reclaiming their throne as one of the most intimidating and caustic entities in the underground.

Marlon Craft – How We Intended LP (Marlon Craft)

The sophomore album from Marlon Craft, How We Intended takes the listener on a journey with Craft through the tumultuous year of 2020. Over a combination of live musicality and contemporary hip-hop influence, Craft documents his personal path in tandem with the drama in the world outside as he explores what it means to have true intent, and who in this life he intends to be.

Danko Jones – Power Trio LP (Sonic Unyon Metal)

Recently released on CD – now available on vinyl. During the worst pandemic of modern times, the hard rock band around the eloquent eponym releases its tenth studio album, Power Trio. Nomen est omen. For the pithy title not only sets the marching direction of the eleven songs, it also simultaneously celebrates the 25th anniversary of an uncompromising band that for a quarter of a century has placed as little value on trends and fashions as Motörhead and AC/DC. Danko Jones are also like a registered trademark, style and sound immediately recognizable.

Dirty Art Club – Basement Séance LP (Paxico)

Dirty Art Club calls upon spirits in Basement Séance, conjuring otherworldly energies into instrumental hallucinations. Inspiration has been sourced across decades and genres – from prog rock and ‘70s soul to hip-hop smartly blended with rhythmic density. Idyllic soundscapes reflect the beauty of nature yet allude to the supernatural; In this 23-track odyssey DAC reminds us that amidst warmth and soulful comfort, the things we fear most always exist in our shadow.

DJ Shadow – Endtroducing….. [Reissue/1996] 2xLP (Mercury)

DJ Shadow – The Numbers Song 7” (Mercury)

Celebrate the 25th anniversary of DJ Shadow’s Endtroducing….. A seminal, incredibly influential hip-hop release, Endtroducing….. is simply one of the defining albums of the ‘90s. Now available as an Abbey Road Half-Speed Mastered Edition LP. Also available is a half-speed mastered 7” of Cut Chemist’s remix of “The Number Song” b/w a new track, exclusive to this release, “Endtroducing: Drums, Drops & Scratches”, created by DJ Shadow to celebrate the anniversary.

Eric Dolphy ‎– Out To Lunch! [Reissue/1964] LP (Blue Note)

In February 1964, Eric Dolphy assembled a quintet of modern jazz visionaries with Freddie Hubbard – trumpet, Bobby Hutcherson – vibraphone, Richard Davis – bass, & Tony Williams – drums, & headed into Rudy Van Gelder’s studio to record what would stand as his masterwork: Out To Lunch! Dolphy possesses the revolutionary spirit of the avant-garde while keeping a foot firmly planted in the feeling of swing.

Jad & David Fair – Halloween Songs LP+MP3 (Kill Rock Stars)

Jad & David Fair – Monster Songs For Children LP+MP3 (Kill Rock Stars)

Color vinyl pressings. The Fair brothers have written more songs than The Rolling Stones and Beatles combined. Their subject matter once limited only to love and monster songs has expanded to a depth and range equal to that of the majestic Rocky Mountains. This year they’re back with two sets of Halloween songs.

Frost Gamble – I Missed My Bus LP (Frost Gamble Productions)

Created between 2016 – 2019 while Frost served as in-house producer for 22 Entertainment (KXNG Crooked, Horseshoe Gang, Tone Chop) – this project is packed with features from hip-hop legends: Rah Digga, Skyzoo, Sadat X, Planet Asia, MC Whiteowl, Tragedy Khadafi, Conway The Machine, Ruste Juxx, Skanks the Rap Martyr, DNA and more.

Herbie Hancock ‎– Maiden Voyage [Reissue/1965] LP (Blue Note)

1965’s Maiden Voyage remains one of the pinnacle artistic achievements of the great pianist’s career. Hancock is joined by Miles Davis Quintet bandmates Ron Carter on bass & Tony Williams on drums, along with Freddie Hubbard on trumpet and George Coleman on tenor saxophone. The quintet embarks on an oceanic exploration of five original Hancock compositions, several of which have since become enduring standards of the jazz lexicon.

Hookers & Blow – Hookers & Blow LP (Golden Robot)

Recently released on CD – now available on vinyl. Hookers & Blow, formed in 2003 by long-time Guns N’ Roses keyboardist Dizzy Reed and guitarist Alex Grossi (Quiet Riot) has become a legendary cover live band, including a highly successful residencies at Hollywood’s Whisky A Go Go and extensive headliners tours. The current line-up includes Johnny Kelly (Type O Negative, Danzig), Robbie Crane (Black Star Riders) and Nadja Reed.

Brittany Howard – Jaime Reimagined LP (ATO)

Limited-edition magenta & black color vinyl pressing. Jaime – the first solo album from Brittany Howard – has been reimagined by an astonishing cross-section of the five-time Grammy winners peers. Featuring fresh takes and remixes from Bon Iver, Childish Gambino, Common, Michael Kiwanuka, Little Dragon and more – Jaime Reimagined illuminates these songs in a brilliant and new light. Jaime was awarded four stars by Rolling Stone, MOJO and Q, named the Best Album of 2019 by NPR and nominated for a Grammy in the Best Alternative Music Album category.

Human Impact – EP01 12” (Ipecac)

Limited clear vinyl pressing. Human Impact is a supergroup of sorts featuring Chris Spencer (Unsane), Jim Coleman (Cop Shoot Cop), Phil Puleo (Cop Shoot Cop, Swans) and Chris Pravdica (Swans). EP01 is an eight-track collection of singles and B-sides recorded around the band’s eponymous 2020 self-titled debut album.

Anne Imhof, Eliza Douglas and Billy Bultheel – SEX LP (PAN)

SEX was composed during the development of Imhof’s art exhibition of the same name, previously exhibited at Tate Modern, London, The Art Institute of Chicago and Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea. Music is core to Imhof’s work. It functions not only as a soundtrack to perform to, but rather that music itself, and the act of performing music, becomes a work of visual merit by its very nature. Imhof’s performance work, in collaboration with Douglas, is often described as visually being a futuristic, nihilist take on pop culture citing metal and grunge aesthetics while making connections to thematics of classical painting. The concert itself becomes a visual language in Imhof’s performative work which sits evenly placed with her painting and sculpture.

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Septet with Wynton Marsalis – The Democracy! Suite LP (Blue Élan)

Limited color vinyl LP pressing. “Jazz music is the perfect metaphor for democracy,” says famed trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. At a time when America – and indeed, the whole world – finds itself at a crossroads, the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer has been inspired to write a poignant and buoyant work, The Democracy! Suite, which proves that the joy and beauty of jazz can bring us all closer together.

The Jesus And Mary Chain – Live At The Fox Theatre Detroit 10/22/18 7” (Third Man)

100% pure feedback, distortion and fuzzed out bliss.

Jim Jones & Harry Fraud – The Fraud Department LP (The Fraud Department)

Coke bottle clear vinyl pressing. Two of the hardest working veterans in the game, legendary MC Jim Jones has teamed up with cult favorite producer Harry Fraud for the new project, The Fraud Department. Pairing Jones’ iconic delivery with Fraud’s knack for cloud-like production, The Fraud Department elevates the duo’s best attributes and showcases how their chemistry is undeniable. The album features appearances from Belly, Dave East, Trav, French Montana, Curren$y, Jay Worthy, Conway The Machine, Marc Scibilia, Big Body Bes, Maino, and Kenny Sway.

koleżanka – Place Is LP/Cassette (Bar/None)

After making a name for herself in the Phoenix indie scene, Kristina Moore, aka koleżanka, spent two years touring as a member of Triathalon and ROAR. Life on the road defined her relationship with place and on her new album she considers just what Place Is. The album explores emotional space, places visited and the people you meet and leave along the way.

Hiro Kone – Silvercoat The Throng LP (Dais)

New York electronic experimentalist Nicky Mao’s fourth full-length, Silvercoat The Throng, emerged against the backdrop of lockdown, compelled by an intuitive directive: “resist the urge to fill the space.” Compositionally this translated as a simmering, shadowy energy, veiled but variable, traced in a composite of strings, synthetics, rhythm, and voice. The title alludes to a poetic notion of “possibility, rescued from darkness,” which aptly evokes the shapeshifting, devotional feel of these ambitious and elegant sound designs, crafted in defiance of impermanence, driven by the pursuit of becoming “more and more articulated, differentiated.”

Katuchat – Still Life LP (Roche Music)

Still Life has been shaped by Katuchat’s various musical influences: Arca, Vegyn, Sophie or Boards Of Canada, artists who inspire him in the production of complex and detailed rhythms. For his first album, he wanted to experiment with more melodious sounds but also to diversify his music by collaborating for the first time with other artists (Chester Watson, Lia…). Electronic music allows the listeners to attach their own interpretation and their own emotions, be they joyful or more melancholic.

Lucky Tatt – Provenance LP (No Cure)

Fort Green, Brooklyn native Lucky Tatt drops his debut album Provenance entirely produced by Endemic Emerald. Lucky Tatt has been up-coming in the NY scene over the last few years collaborating and getting props from the likes of Lil Fame & Royal Flush. On Provenance he highlights an array of different topics with slick flows and vivid lyrics. Features come from Planet Asia and Swedish vocalist Josy. Lucky Tatt has that authentic NYC style – complemented by his distinctive voice tone, this makes Provenance an essential LP for the real hip-hop enthusiast.

Magic Roundabout – Up LP (Third Man)

Archival release. The first-ever LP from the criminally unheard Manchester shoegazing noisemakers.

Maxim Joy – Stretch LP (1972)

Archival release. Forty years ago, on July 8th and 9th in 1981, a group formed by the splintering of some of Bristol’s essential post punk bands, entered the hallowed studio at Berry Street in London to record their debut single. What would emerge was not only an exuberant post funk classic on the A-side, but also a wildly influential dub workout on the flipside, whose reverberations can still be heard today.

Sean McConnell – A Horrible Beautiful Dream 2xLP (Sean McConnell)

Limited-edition red/turquoise color vinyl pressing. Singer, songwriter and producer Sean McConnell’s latest collection of songs A Horrible Beautiful Dream approaches the difficult task of asking questions of what one really thinks they know, in the simultaneous struggle of not being afraid of the answers that emerge. Musically, the project wraps McConnell’s rich voice in moments of dark intimacy as well as vivid brightness, and guests such as The Wood Brothers, Natalie Hemby, Fancy Hagood, Audra Mae and Dan Tyminski underscore McConnell’s versatility as creative partner and commentator.

The Men – Leave Home [Reissue/2011] LP (Sacred Bones)

White color vinyl pressing. The Men’s hugely influential album Leave Home came out during an exciting time in New York City. DIY lofts and shitty bars littered downtown Manhattan and North Brooklyn. The Acheron had just opened it’s doors. Kill Your Idols had broken up. Toxic State Records was just getting started with Crazy Spirit, Dawn of Humans, Hank Wood and Perdition EP’s. The city was alive with punk and noise and filth. And right at that time, The Men were the show to be at.

Metallica – Don’t Tread On Matters (SebastiAn Remix) 12” (Ed Banger/Because Music)

Limited etched 12” black vinyl pressing. B side has exclusive etched design. Ed Banger Records proudly presents Metallica’s “Don’t Tread On Else Matters” – SebastiAn Remix, courtesy of Metallica.

The Milk Carton Kids – Prologue: 10^th Anniversary Edition 3xLP (Milk Carton Kids)

Negativland – No Brain LP (Seeland)

Four songs in just under nine minutes: what do they have in common? They’ve got No Brain, and they’re the new vinyl EP from your grandparents in Negativland. Just as all those decades of media literacy courses finally seemed to be sinking in, along came social media to scramble one’s lines of sight on where all these voices are really coming from. Every tactic modern citizens used to resist the one-way feeds of broadcast media-from skepticism, to research, to signal jamming-is just as easily used against them in today’s all-way environment. The four songs on this record juxtapose the voices of media experts from the ancient ’90s with voices culled from the modern landscape of social media-from the users still operating under the old rules, to the rationalizations of tech CEOs who invented the software that’s eaten them.

Dan Nicolls – Mattering And Meaning LP (We Jazz)

New release from the London-based keyboardist/producer. Dan Nicholls’s music uses acoustic piano as its key element, transporting the instrument into new territories that sound remarkably natural and organic, whilst displaying a strong kinship with the world of abstract electronic music. The music utilizes piano loops and field recordings as its key elements, forming what might be described on the surface as a fascinating ambient jazz record – but at the same time there’s so much more at play here on deeper levels. Dan’s music sounds at once otherworldly and immensely inviting.

Gary Numan – Warriors [Reissue/1983] LP (Beggars Banquet)

Orange color vinyl pressing. Beggars Arkive is excited to announce the LP reissue of Gary Numan’s fifth album Warriors. Originally released in 1983 and co- produced with Bill Nelson, the album continues Numan’s ambient-funk experimentations and has aged very well.

Angel Olsen – Aisles 12”+MP3 (Jagjaguwar)

“The songwriter takes an uncharacteristic breather with a collection of faithful, occasionally brooding covers of 1980s hits like ‘Forever Young’ and ‘The Safety Dance.’” – Pitchfork

Daniel O’Sullivan – Fourth Destiny LP (VHF)

Second in a series of three records of Library Music miniatures from composer and multi-instrumentalist Daniel O’Sullivan (Æthenor, Ulver, This Is Not This Heat, etc.) following 2020’s Electric Māyā. For heads, the term Library Music in 2021 might evoke dodgy Italian gray market LPs and crate-diggers hunting for funky breaks-but London’s venerable KPM Music is working with groundbreakers like O’Sullivan to open up new avenues for composers to experiment with. [A limited-edition blue color vinyl pressing is also available.]

Kellee Patterson – Kellee [Reissue/1976] LP (Octave)

Limited pink color vinyl pressing. As purportedly the first black-owned jazz imprint since the ’20s, the Black Jazz label had its roots in the Black Power movement of the late ’60s and early ’70s. But not every album on the label had a social message. Kellee Patterson’s Maiden Voyage was simply an extremely tasteful, mellow jazz vocal album, recorded with the top-notch sidemen that characterized Black Jazz sessions.

Hayden Pedigo – Letting Go LP+MP3 (Mexican Summer)

Hayden Pedigo is an acoustic guitarist and soundscape composer from Amarillo, Texas. Hayden’s music combines the American primitive guitar picking styles of John Fahey with a proclivity for experimental sound design and manipulation. By his early 20s, Hayden had collaborated with luminaries such as Charles Hayward of This Heat, Fred Frith, Werner Diermaier of Faust, and outlaw country legend, Terry Allen.

Pixies – Trompe Le Monde [Reissue/1991] LP (4AD)

Limited-edition green color vinyl pressing. 1991’s Trompe Le Monde served as the Pixies’ fifth and last studio album for 23 years. Boasting a bigger, vaguely psychedelic sound – thanks in part to Captain Beefheart keyboardist Eric Drew Feldman – this underrated set was by turns anthemic (space/time travel saga “Planet Of Sound”), explosive (The Jesus & Mary Chain cover “Head On”), sardonic (“U-Mass”, “Subbacultcha”) and oddly poignant (“The Sad Punk”).

Rare Earth – Ma [Reissue/1973] LP (Culture Factory)

Translucent red color vinyl pressing. Ma is the sixth studio album by rock band Rare Earth, released in April 1973. It marks a change for the band as none of the tracks were composed or written by the band. All composing and producing was done by the famous producer Norman Whitfield.

Rhyton – Pharaonic Crosstalk LP (Feeding Tube)

Limited pink color vinyl pressing. The sixth LP by NYC trio, Rhyton, is as heavy as an Egyptian space-funeral. The vibe of this masterful album is fully embodied by it’s gorgeous Robert Beatty cover art, which looks like a Mati Klarwein reinterpretation of Tony Scott’s ’68 Verve LP, Music for Yoga Meditation. Rhyton was formed in 2011 by Dave Shuford & fellow travelers, with a notion to balance the songwriterly stance of D. Charles Speer with something more improvisation based.

David Ruffin – David 2xLP (Third Man)

Motown Records: The Supremes, Stevie Wonder, The Miracles, Marvin Gaye, Martha Reeves and The Vandelas and, of course, The Temptations. It is antithetical to mention any of those without the others. The community of artists started as the Sound of Young America, but as history has proven, it became the sound, the look and the inspiration of so much more. And now, little nuggets of Motown’s influence can be found the world over. David Ruffin, founding member of Motown superstars The Temptations, went on to become a successful solo artist even after he left the group. In 1969, Ruffin released two fantastic solo records, My Whole World Ended and Feelin’ Good. Between 1970 and 1971 he recorded what was to be his third long playing solo record. However, his career was suddenly put on hold when Motown, for reasons unclear, shelved the album that had been dubbed David.

Seam – Headsparks [Reissue/1992] LP (Numero)

In the wake of Bitch Magnet and current of Superchunk, Sooyoung Park and Mac McCaughan formed a raw version of Seam in the summer of ’91. With bassist Lexi Mitchell, the trio banged out an album and two singles worth of shambolic dream pop in the sweltering Chapel Hill heat. Ten songs of talk-whispered vocals, sloshing guitar solos, scattered snare rolls, Velocity Girl’s Sarah Shannon, and the original version of Codeine’s slowcore classic “New Year’s”.

Elliott Smith ‎– Elliott Smith [Reissue/1995] LP+MP3 (Kill Rock Stars)

25th Anniversary remastered audio.

Sonny And The Sunsets ‎– Tomorrow Is Alright [Reissue/2009] LP (Fat Possum)

Limited blue color vinyl pressing. Sonny An The Sunset’s vintage-style west coast pop songs tell sordid tales of death, drowning, outcasts, heavenly visions and otherworldly despair. This was captured in its purest form on their 2009 debut album Tomorrow Is Alright, which still radiates with a classic yet indefinable sound, akin to a futuristic take ‘50s R&B.

Sophisticated Lady Jazz Quartet – Simpler Times [Reissue/2015] LP (Yarlung)

“Sophisticated Lady Jazz Quartet rehearsed and performed some of these tunes before our concert and recording but many are the first time through; the quartet discussed the tunes and who would take what solo in which order but without rehearsal. I wanted the intensity of raw improvisation. This is possible when superb musicians tackle new material together, listening carefully to each other and playing as a single organism. Right before we recorded ‘For Sebastian’, for example, I played the opening of ‘Variation 25’ from Bach’s Goldberg Variations on the piano. Misha led the quartet’s improvisation from there. Music cannot get fresher than this.” – Bob Attiyeh, producer

Sullivan King – LOUD Neon LP (Hopeless)

Neon purple color vinyl pressing. Sullivan King, the one-half metal, one-half bass, music creation of Keaton Prescott, releases his debut hard rock album, appropriately titled LOUD after years of cutting his teeth in the EDM/bass scene. The new album features guest appearances by members of Underoath, Ice Nine Kills, and Fever 333 and displays a distinct blend of his two sounds.

SUUNS – The Witness LP (Joyful Noise)

Limited-edition blue color vinyl pressing. As a band who has been around for thirteen years and toured all corners of the world, there comes a point when the veil of mystique must be fully lifted. Up until now, experimental rockers SUUNS has reveled in mystery like a silhouette disappearing into the mist, releasing albums that rest comfortably in ambiguity, detachment and innuendo. But lately, the band appears to be more comfortable coming clean with their own inner workings. That newfound sense of ease is undeniable on SUUNS’ fifth full-length album The Witness.

Tom Tom Club ‎– Downtown Rockers [Reissue/2012] 12” (Nacional)

Limited pink colored vinyl LP pressing. Infamous for timeless hits such as “Wordy Rappinghood” and “Genius Of Love”, Tom Tom Club was formed by Talking Heads founders Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth. 2012’s Downtown Rockers, served as the group’s first collection of new material in more than a decade and was recorded after touring throughout 2011.

Traffic – Heaven Is In Your Mind/Mr. Fantasy [Reissue/1967] LP (Sundazed)

Limited yellow color vinyl pressing of the 1967 debut album from the British band.

Various Artists – An Eclectic Selection From Arab World Part 2 2xLP (Habibi Funk)

Recently released on CD – now available on vinyl. “This compilation of songs is not meant as a historic reflection of popular music of the Arab world. It is a very personal selection of songs we grew to like at Habibi Funk. It is music that historically never existed as a unified musical genre. We think it’s important to make this distinction and to have the listener understand that most of the music on this compilation does not come from the highly famous names of the musical spectrum of North Africa and the Middle East. Instead, the final body compiled for this record consists of some – at least for us – niche-y pearls and often overlooked artists; resulting in a diverse range of styles from Egyptian organ funk, disco sounds from Morocco, an example of the lively reggae scene of Libya, political songs from Lebanon, soundtrack music from Algeria, a musical union between Kenya & Oman, and much more.”

Laura Veirs ‎– Carbon Glacier [Reissue/2004] LP (Raven Marching Band)

Laura Veirs ‎– Year Of The Meteors [Reissue/2005] LP (Raven Marching Band)

Laura Veirs ‎– My Echo [Reissue/2020] LP (Raven Marching Band)

Limited color vinyl pressings of Portland singer-songwriter’s fourth, fifth and most recent albums.

Robbie Williams – Life Thru A Lens [Reissue/1997] LP (Capitol)

Robbie’s debut solo album, Life Thru A Lens, entered the UK chart at #11 but had to wait almost six months before it reached #1, eventually spending 147 weeks on the Top 100. It includes 4 UK Top 10 hits: “Old Before I Die”, “Lazy Days”, “Let Me Entertain You”, and “Angels” which is his biggest selling single to date and was voted the best song of the last 25 years at the 2005 BRIT Awards.

Wormwood – Arkivet 2xLP (Black Lodge)

Recently released on CD – now available on white color vinyl. Wormwood is currently one of the leading bands among the Swedish metal scene.

Cassettes:

koleżanka – Place Is LP/Cassette (Bar/None)

Ringo Starr – Change The World CDEP/Cassette (UMe)

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