New Releases for September 28, 2018

October Program Titles Released This Week:

All Them Witches – ATW CD/LP (New West)

All Them Witches are a neo-psychedelic, dark blues quartet from Nashville. They unapologetically use the music of earlier eras to forge a loose, spacy, hard rock sound of their own. While it is easy to pick out influences — including Blue Cheer, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Mountain, Gris-Gris and Sun, Moon & Herbs-era Dr. John, and the electric Delta swamp blues of Junior Kimbrough — it is much more difficult to pin them down due to a unique meld of crafted songwriting and spacious grooves. “All Them Witches have never been afraid to take risks with their music and it’s seen them build their reputation with each album they’ve released so far. Their fifth album, ATW, sees the band opt for a sixties sounding psychedelic rock sound compared to the heavier blues/stoner rock sound of the last couple albums.” – Outlaws Of The Sun [Limited colored vinyl pressing also available.]

Gouge Away – Burnt Sugar CD/LP (Deathwish Inc.)

“The Florida hardcore band Gouge Away released their debut album, Dies, two years ago, and they’ve been tearing up the DIY underground ever since. Last year, the released a very good 7” single. And this year, they’re making the big leap. The band has signed with Deathwish, Inc., the label run by Converge frontman Jacob Bannon. (If there’s a label operating today that’s worthy of your loyalty, it’s that one.) And now they release their new album, Burnt Sugar. Touché Amoré frontman Jeremy Bolm produced the new album, and Deafheaven collaborator Jack Shirley mixed and mastered it. First single and opening track ‘Only Friend’ is a pretty great summation of what this band does well. It’s an all-out assault, less than two minutes in length. And yet it finds space for nuance and dynamic shifting. The sound fuses the battering-ram fury of today’s hardcore underground with the skronky heaviness of ’90s noise-rock. It promises great things.” – Stereogum [Limited edition transparent green colored vinyl pressing also available.]

Lala Lala – The Lamb CD/LP/Cassette (Hardly Art)

“While grieving the death of a friend, recovering from a home invasion, and starting to become sober, the Chicago singer-songwriter Lillie West was also writing her sophomore album, The Lamb, with her rock band Lala Lala. Its lead single, ‘Destroyer’ plunges into West’s emotional chaos, dealing with the misleading perception that gut feelings will always lead one to an ideal resolution. “Destroyer” begins with a grumbling lo-fi guitar, its brooding emphasized with jabs from a toy piano that echo in the background. West’s voice begins low and weighed down; the lyrics evoke paranoia and confusion as they offer images of violence and black holes. From first verse, West wants to prohibit herself from making more mistakes. ‘If I’m using my hands/Can you cut them off?’ she sings. During the chorus, West’s throaty voice climbs higher and higher, keeping pace with a dizzying guitar melody like a frenzied cuckoo clock. ‘You are the reason my heart broke behind my back,’ she shouts, before a sense of calm descends and guitar reverb fades out the song. In that way, Lala Lala’s music is like watching an open wound being stitched up—jarring and healing.” — Pitchfork

Lynyrd Skynyrd– Live In Atlantic City CD/2xLP (earMUSIC)

There is no other true American rock band quite like massively influential Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Lynyrd Skynyrd. Live In Atlantic City, the band’s brand new live release captured at Decades Rock Arena, pays tribute to and celebrates the group’s legacy with the help of three diverse artists: 3 Doors Down, Hank Williams Jr. and Bo Bice. Newly mixed and mastered, each guest artist performs one of their respective hits alongside Lynyrd Skynyrd to go with classics from the band and the thrilling show peaks in performances of the Skynyrd warhorses “Call Me The Breeze” and “Sweet Home Alabama” in one big jam session from all involved. [Stand-alone DVD and Blu-ray editions are also available.]

Mudhoney – Digital Garbage CD/LP+MP3 (Sub Pop)

Since the late ‘80s, Mudhoney – the Seattle-based foursome whose muck-crusted version of rock, shot through with caustic wit and battened down by a ferocious low end – has been a high-pH tonic against the ludicrous and the insipid. Thirty years later, the world is experiencing a particularly high-water moment for both those ideals. But just in time, vocalist Mark Arm, guitarist Steve Turner, bassist Guy Maddison, and drummer Dan Peters are back with Digital Garbage, a barbed-wire-trimmed collection of sonic brickbats. Arm’s raw yawp and his bandmates’ long-honed chemistry make the album an ideal release valve for the 2018 pressure cooker. Mudhoney’s core sound – steadily pounding drums, swamp-thing bass, squalling guitar wobble, Arm’s hazardous-chemical voice – remains. The anti-religiosity shimmy “21st Century Pharisees” builds its case with Maddison’s woozy synths, which Arm says “add a really nice touch to the proceedings.” Digital Garbage closes with “Oh Yeah”, a brief celebration of skateboarding, surfing, biking, and the joy provided by these escape valves.

Once Human – Stage Of Evolution CD (earMUSIC)

Having made waves with their 2015 debut, The Life I Remember, Once Human has dramatically progressed beyond the melodic death metal sound of that release into something more complex, emotional, distinct, and devastatingly heavy. Evolution was not just the title of Once Human’s sophomore release last year it was an armor-plated declaration. Stage Of Evolution is the consequential mutation of the Evolution album from studio to stage. It was recorded during last year’s US tour and features not only songs from the studio album but also a cover of Machine Head’s “Davidian”.

Jimmy Rankin – Moving East CD/LP (True North)

Jimmy Rankin’s Moving East is pure East Coast, a homecoming album featuring true stories, tall tales and bittersweet ballads, and the classic folk-rock sound that the Canadian singer-songwriter helped pioneer. Just at a time when people are searching out authentic cultural voices, strong stories and well-crafted songs, Rankin has made an unapologetically East Coast folk-rock record, with a raw, unsentimental and current edge. It’s called Moving East because that’s exactly what Jimmy’s done. He’s moved back to Nova Scotia after seven years living and working in Nashville. Hooking up with fellow Nova Scotian Joel Plaskett as producer, he’s made an album appealing to young and old alike, with songs running the gamut from gritty pub tunes to soulful ballads all featuring great storytelling, and fine songwriting.

Rick and Morty – The Rick and Morty Soundtrack CD/2xLP+MP3 (Sub Pop)

Rick and Morty is the critically acclaimed, half-hour animated hit comedy series on Adult Swim that follows a sociopathic genius scientist who drags his timid grandson on insanely dangerous adventures across the universe. The Rick and Morty Soundtrack is the first official collection of music from the show. The album includes songs by Mazzy Star, Chaos Chaos, Blonde Redhead, and Belly, all of which have been featured in the show, as well as two new tunes from Chad VanGaalen and Clipping. [Limited colored vinyl pressing also available. Deluxe vinyl box set and cassette editions due November 23.]

Linda Thompson – My Mother Doesn’t Know I’m On The Stage CD (Omnivore)

Linda Thompson celebrates the music of the English music hall. Special guests include: Teddy Thompson, Colin Firth, Martha Wainwright, Jools Holland, Justin Vivian Bond, John Foreman, Cara Dillon, and more. Linda Thompson’s career begins in the much beloved late ‘60s, early ‘70s British folk-rock scene. At first, she was mostly a session singer and a part of a short-lived duo with Paul McNeill with whom she released two singles in 1968 and 1969. McNeill happened to be friends with Sandy Denny, and soon so was Linda. She became one of the “supergroup” of musician friends related to Fairport Convention for the 1972 The Bunch. “If there were justice in this world, there would be at least three albums full of Linda Thompson/Sandy Denny duets (under the Crazy Ladies moniker, perhaps?). But no! There are only a few examples of these two incredible singers harmonizing together. On this dusty 35-year-old audience tape you can hear a few of them — Sandy’s ‘Crazy Lady Blues’ and the Everly’s ‘When Will I Be Loved’. Both are great. The recording (including Richard Thompson on countrified lead guitar) is not hi-fi by any stretch, but every note Sandy sings and every note Richard plays cuts through the decades like a just-sharpened knife.” – Aquarium Drunkard

CDs + Vinyl:

Thomas Abban – A Sheik’s Legacy CD/LP+MP3 (Sony)

“At only 21 years old, Thomas Abban has already established himself as a singular artist in the Minnesota music community; he has an ambitious, larger than life artistic vision, a meticulous approach to executing his songs, and the restless creative impulses of someone unconcerned with where they fit in the larger musical universe. His music travels through time, stretching back to the prog and experimental rock of the 1970s. At times, it sounds like it could have been conceived by druids in ancient medieval times (‘Aladdin’, ‘Symmetry and Black Tar’), or a wild-eyed poet in Greenwich Village during the folk renaissance (‘Irene’, ‘Echo’).” – The Current

Against The Current – Past Lives CD (Fueled By Ramen)

New album from the New York pop-punk band. Features the sparkly electro-pop single “Personal”.

Alcatrazz – Live In Japan 1984 – Complete Edition CD/LP (earMUSIC)

The definitive version of the legendary 1984 Japan tour is unveiled with fully restored and remastered sound, in a previously unreleased full concert form. Alcatrazz featuring the star vocalist Graham Bonnet (ex-Rainbow and The Michael Schenker Group) and the young guitar genius Yngwie J. Malmsteen toured Japan in early 1984.

Alt-J – Reduxer CD/LP (Atlantic)

Reduxer is a set of eleven evocative reinterpretations of songs from Alt-J’s third album, Relaxer (2017), re-imagined by a variety of hip hop artists and producers including Little Simz, Twin Shadow, Pusha T, Tuka, Jimi Charles Moody, Danny Brown, Alchemist, Trooko, Paigey Cakey, Hex, ADP, GoldLink, Terrance Martin, PJ Sin Suela, Trooko, Lomepal, Kontra K and Rejjie Snow.

Amber Arcades – European Heartbreak CD/LP (PIAS America)

A vast step forward from her critically acclaimed debut album Fading Lines, this selection of songs flit around Europe, from Berlin to Spain to the south of France. It’s European not just in lyrical theme but in the sly sophistication of its music. These songs carry with them the air of open-topped cars on cliff top roads, cocktails on the terrace at sunset but the lyrics undercut that sunny mood, artfully and skillfully.

Gyedu-Blay Ambolley – Simigwa [Reissue/1975] CD/LP (Mr. Bong)

Reissue of a legendary Ghanaian album that fuses highlife, afrobeat, folk and funk.

Marsha Ambrosius – Nyla CD (Human Resources LLC)

Songstress Marsha Ambrosius was one half of the Grammy nominated R&B duo Floetry. Marsha, a Liverpool, England native, drew worldwide notoriety when she wrote the 2001 smash hit “Butterflies” for the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. Nyla is her new album and first since 2014’s Friends & Lovers.

Anaal Nathrakh – A New Kind Of Horror CD (Metal Blade)

When writing about A New Kind Of Horror in the record’s liner notes, Anaal Nathrakh vocalist Dave Hunt is succinct in his description: “This is not a happy album, it is bitter, vengeful, sarcastic, sardonic, violent, terrified and horrified, terrifying and horrifying in equal measure. Above all, it is human, and all that that entails. It’s as sincere as we could make it.” Those [Vinyl edition due October 26.]

Anti-Flag – American Reckoning CD/LP (Spinefarm)

New acoustic album from the Pittsburgh political punk band. Features songs off of their last two albums, American Spring (2015) and American Fall (2017), as well as covers of some of the classics that inspired them.

Jon Batiste – Hollywood Africans CD (Verve)

With Hollywood Africans, Jon Batiste dives deep into his own personal and cultural heritage, weaving an intimate and emotional tapestry out of original material and American standards that carries the listener from the early jazz of New Orleans to the present day. [Vinyl edition due October 26.]

Bayside – Acoustic Volume 2 CD/LP (Hopeless)

Second acoustic album from the punk band.

Beartooth – Disease CD/LP (Red Bull Records)

Columbus, OH rock band Beartooth’s third effort is a stark look inward and the next installment chronicling frontman Caleb Shomo’s battle with his own demons. It’s a painstaking, riff-driven examination of the unshakeable throes of depression. [Limited orange colored vinyl pressing also available.]

Blackfield – Open Mind: The Best of Blackfield CD/2xLP (Kscope)

Blackfield is the collaboration between Israeli songwriter/musician Aviv Geffen, and British musician/producer Steven Wilson. Extending from their debut in 2004 to 2017’s superb V produced by Alan Parsons, Blackfield has proven to be a prolific partnership for creating striking and affecting music. [Vinyl edition features a D side etching in gatefold packaging.]

Black Honey – Black Honey CD/LP (Foxfive)

Debut album by hotly tipped UK Alternative pop-rock band. “What are they like? Put it this way: if Lana Del Rey was (in) a rock band, it would sound like Black Honey. “What,” we note your reply (we have great hearing), “you mean like Lush?” Yes, Black Honey are quite Lush-ish. You might even say they’re Lush-ous, only a bit classicist, less 4AD than Telstar. They blend, or rather create a burning pyre out of, girl-group pop and shoegazing guitar noise. They are fans equally of FX pedals and the lasting impact of a simple melody.”

The Black Lillies – Stranger To Me CD/2xLP (Attack Monkey Productions)

Known for their captivating blend of rock & roll and country, they have become one of Americana music’s biggest success stories: an internationally-renowned band of roots-rockers, armed with songs that blur the boundaries between the genres. The band’s pared down configuration has resulted in a bigger, deeper sound built on undeniable chemistry, lush three-part harmonies, and instrumental virtuosity with a funky edge.

Bloodtruth – Martyrium CD/LP (Unique Leader)

Vicious Italian death metal group Bloodtruth unleash their blistering sophomore full length.

Jason Robert Brown – How We React And How We Recover CD (Ghostlight)

Jason Robert Brown is a three-time Tony Award-winning composer, lyricist, conductor, arranger, orchestrator, director and performer best known for his dazzling scores to several of the most renowned musicals of his generation including The Last Five Years, The Bridges of Madison County, Parade and Songs for a New World. The New York Times refers to Jason as “a leading member of a new generation of composers who embody high hopes for the American musical.” How We React and How We Recover is partly a response to our fraught political climate, part portrait of an evolving contemporary artist, pregnant with emotion, capacious musical energy and symphonic sweep.

John Butler Trio – Home CD/2xLP (Nettwerk)

Centered around John Butler’s virtuoso guitar stylings and powerful, progressive lyricism, Home draws upon a remarkable variety of musical genres, spanning folk, blues, funk, classic rock ‘n’ roll, and beyond. It’s a message of redemption, a reflection of the inner and outer worlds Butler was experiencing and observing during this chapter of his life. [Limited edition white colored vinyl pressing also available.]

Cher – Dancing Queen CD (WB)

The one and only Cher returns with Dancing Queen, a new album of all Abba hits. The Oscar, Emmy and Grammy Award winning icon was inspired to record the album following her stunning performance in the recently-released mega-hit film, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. [Vinyl edition due November 30.]

Paul Collins – Out Of My Head CD/LP (Alive)

Paul Collins is one of the most enduring cult rockers of the late-‘70s and a founding member of the legendary Nerves (with Jack Lee and Peter Case). He started his solo career in 1979 and has released more than 11 studio albums as Paul Collins or Paul Collins’ Beat. Out of My Head, his new record, is a return to the pure, unadulterated sound he helped create in his youth. Paul not only sings here, but plays all the drums and most of the guitars as well. He delivers a true rock ‘n’ roll record of the kind that are not being made in today’s world: simple melodies with classic songwriting structure, Rickenbacker guitars drenched in juicy reverb, straight up ‘60s pop harmonies, and groovy drums, all recorded to reel-to-reel tape.

Phil Collins – Plays Well With Others 4xCD (Rhino)

A four-CD containing tracks that Phil Collins recorded with other artists. Includes tracks by the Bee Gees, Philip Bailey, Paul McCartney, Brand X, Brian Eno, Robert Plant, Peter Gabriel and many more.

Julee Cruise – The Voice Of Love [Reissue/1993] 2xLP (Sacred Bones)

Twenty-five years after its initial release, Julee Cruise’s sophomore album, The Voice Of Love, has been reissued on CD and pressed for the first time on vinyl. It would mark the final full-length collaboration between Cruise, David Lynch, and Angelo Badalamenti.

Cypress Hill – Elephants On Acid CD (BMG Rights Management)

Elephants On Acid is Cypress Hill’s ninth studio album and was produced by DJ Muggs, making it the first album produced by Muggs since 2004’s Til Death To Us Part. Reuniting with B Real and Sen Dog in Los Angeles to record the album, Muggs also traveled across the world to collect the vibe and sounds that make up much of what you’ll hear from start to finish. [Vinyl edition due October 12.]

Holger Czukay ‎– Movies [Reissue/1979] CD/LP (Grönland)

Holger Czukay, Jah Wobble, Jaki Liebezeit ‎– Full Circle [Reissue/1982] CD/LP (Grönland)

Upon examining the eventful life of Can bassist Holger Czukay, one might conclude that this intrepid musician was a loner. His turbulent career exuded an enduring eccentricity governed by a boundless free spirit. Yet Czukay, who passed away unexpectedly in 2017 at the age of 79, constantly emphasized that his creativity was always contingent upon a musical partner, whether that was a skin-and-bones counterpart or an anonymous manifestation that interacted with him through radio waves or, as happened later, the internet. Nonetheless, most of his partners were of flesh and blood. His oeuvre, which is in itself cinematic in nature, boasts a cast worthy of a Martin Scorsese film. Only the most interesting character actors were cast: Brian Eno, Phew, Rolf Dammers, David Sylvian, Annie Lennox, Jah Wobble, his Can bandmates, the list could go on and on.

John Daversa Big Band featuring DACA Artists – American Dreamers: Voices Of Hope, Music Of Freedom CD (BFM Jazz)

American Dreamers is a large jazz ensemble album from multi-Grammy nominated artist John Daversa and his talented Big Band. It features over 50 young Americans known as ‘Dreamers’ (DACA recipients) who were brought to the US as children. It’s a jazz album that includes cross genre and cross-cultural influences.

DevilDriver – DevilDriver [Reissue/2003] CD (Echo Label)

DevilDriver – The Fury Of Our Maker’s Hand [Reissue/2005] CD (Echo Label)

DevilDriver – Last Kind Words [Reissue/2007] CD (Echo Label)

DevilDriver – Pray For Villains [Reissue/2009] CD (Echo Label)

DevilDriver – Beast [Reissue/2011] CD (Echo Label)

Reissues of the groove metal/melodic death metal band’s first five albums.

Dödsrit – Spirit Crusher CD/LP (Prosthetic)

The mixing of genres is something that Dödsrit creator and sole member, Christoffer Öster has always done and done extremely well. As the main songwriter and driving force for Sweden’s crust punk, d-beat, screamo, atmospheric, sludge, etc. cult group, Totem Skin, Öster received a vast amount of critical praise through journalists and peers alike. Dödsrit doesn’t necessarily take on as many styles, maybe limiting it to black metal, crust, d-beat and post metal, though as evident on Spirit Crusher, Öster’s second album as Dödsrit, he’s found the perfect balance to meld and create a staggering opus. [Limited colored vinyl pressing also available.]

Doe – Grow Into It CD/Cassette (Topshelf/Big Scary Monsters)

New album from the London-based indie-punk band. “I wanted to write an album about getting older that was an antithesis of the overdone trope of male bands singing about rejecting adulthood and wanting to stay young and get wasted with their friends forever,” she said. “Instead, Grow Into It is about finding light and freedom in age and finding autonomy in death.” [Vinyl edition due November 2.]

Dunbarrow – Dubnarrow II CD/LP (Riding Easy)

There’s a hauntingly classic feel to Dunbarrow’s sound that gives it, in the band’s own words, “an eerie rawness.” It’s not raw in a lo-fi or distorted sense-far from it, the production is exceptionally clean and powerful. It’s the vibe to the music that has a dreamlike and ghostly quality, like a mysterious recording imprinted onto an old cassette tape. The band’s pristine, unadorned sound shares the unpretentious brilliance of classic heavy progenitors jamming in basements and barns.

Dur-Dur Band ‎– Dur-Dur Of Somalia: Volume 1, Volume 2 & Previously Unreleased Tracks 2xCD/3xLP (Analog Africa)

From the very beginning, Dur-Dur’s doctrine was the fusion of traditional Somali music with whatever rhythms would make people dance: funk, reggae, soul, disco, and new wave were mixed effortlessly with Banaadiri beats, Dhaanto, and spiritual Saar music.

E-40 – The Gift Of Gab CD/LP (Heavy On The Grind Entertainment)

The first of three albums in the rapper’s Definition Series trilogy. The 12-track project features contemporary stars, upstarts and Dr. Cornel West, whose comments about his dedication to uplifting black and brown children are sampled to close the album. G Perico and Vince Staples team up on “Ain’t Talkin Bout Nothing”, Ty Dolla $ign appears on “One Night” and SOB x RBE’s Yhung T.O. raps on “These Days”, among other guests.

The Earls Of Leicester – Live at The CMA Theater in The Country Music Hall of Fame CD (Rounder)

Taped over two nights at Nashville’s historic Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, this robust 23-song set features 14 new recordings and fan favorites from The Earls Of Leicester’s two previous studio albums. The all-star outfit of Jerry Douglas, Shawn Camp, Barry Bales, Johnny Warren, Charlie Cushman, and Jeff White bring the Foggy Mountain Boys to life, bearing a boundless vitality that makes songs from over a half-century ago feel irresistibly fresh. The CD features two bonus tracks, “Little Maggie” and “I Don’t Care Anymore”. [Vinyl edition due October 12.]

Electric Citizen – Helltown CD/LP (Riding Easy)

A fun, tough, dirty rock ‘n’ roll album.

Empyrium ‎– Songs Of Moors And Misty Fields [Reissue/1997] CD/LP (Prophecy)

With Songs Of Moors And Misty Fields, Schwadorf perfected his dark metal full of classical romanticism and traditional folklore. The album relates back to the band’s debut A Wintersunset…, but also delivers the blue-print for their later development into more tranquil folk sceneries. [Limited gold colored vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jacket also available.]

Farsot / ColdWorld – Toteninsel CD/LP (Prophecy)

Two distinct names in German black metal join forces to put their own spin on a famous painting by Swiss Symbolist artist Arnold Böcklin.

Felt ‎– Forever Breathes The Lonely Word [Reissue/1986] CD+7”/LP (Cherry Red)

Felt ‎– Poem Of The River [Reissue/1987] CD+7”/LP (Cherry Red)

Felt ‎– Train Above The City [Reissue/1988] CD+7”/LP (Cherry Red)

Felt ‎– The Pictorial Jackson Review [Reissue/1988] CD+7”/LP (Cherry Red)

Felt ‎– Me And A Monkey On The Moon [Reissue/1989] CD+7”/LP (Cherry Red)

The final five Felt reissues are now available. During the ‘80s Felt made ten albums and ten singles for the Cherry Red and Creation labels. This beautifully produced series examines the work of one of the greatest underground groups of modern times. [The CD versions comes in a bespoke 7” box, complete with various ephemera consisting of the original album in a special gatefold sleeve, a long deleted 7” vinyl single pertaining to the relevant year of release, reproduction gig flyers, a double-sided wall poster, and four button lapel badges.]

Forest Of Stars – Grave Mounds And Grave Mistakes CD/2xLP (Prophecy)

The black metal band embraces the decadent, conflicting nature of Victorian England, weaving sickly gin-tinged thoughts with bizarre, hypnotic melodies to fully express the decadence of that era.

Four Seconds Ago – The Vacancy CD/2xLP (E1)

For as much as Four Seconds Ago relies on the interplay of analog synths, organic electronics, lush guitars, and ethereal vocals, it equally leans on the union of Jake Bowen and Misha Mansoor. Known for their guitar virtuosity, programming, and arranging in progressive juggernaut Periphery, the duo explore another side of their sonic synergy. It comes to life via the downtempo dreamscapes of the project’s debut, The Vacancy. It stands alone at the nexus of chilled-out electronic music and sci-fi reverence.

Aretha Franklin – The Atlantic Singles Collection 1967-1970 2xCD/2xLP (Atlantic)

A collection of singles which Franklin released during her first three years with Atlantic Records. 34 tracks on the double-CD; 25 on the double-vinyl edition.

Gaika – Basic Volume CD/2xLP+MP3 (Warp)

Gaika’s darkly magnetic blend of gothic dancehall and industrial electronics has expanded into his most far-reaching work yet. Basic Volume is a sprawling yet cohesive album that devours genres and spits them out, tangled around personal tales of love, loss and rebellion. Gaika has already bum-rushed the covers of the Wire magazine and Crack (alongside compatriot Dean Blunt), as well as being appointed Dazed political editor at large. Expectations are high for the debut from this singular voice.

Gevurah ‎– Sulphur Soul CD/LP (Profound Lore)

Sulphur Soul, the latest offering from Canadian black metal unit Gevurah, continues and builds upon the promise laid down with their 2016 debut album Hallelujah!, one of that year’s most recognized albums within the scene. With this album, the band continues to explore their more aggressive and punishing aspects while conjuring even more complex and challenging realms.

Ian Gillan & The Javelins – Ian Gillan & The Javelins CD/LP (earMUSIC)

The Deep Purple frontman reunites with his first band from the ’60s.

GØGGS – Pre Strike Sweep CD/LP (In The Red)

With their second album, GØGGS add a new level of primordial anxiety to their already catastrophic symphony. Recorded and mixed in 2017 by GØGGS guitarist and co-founder Ty Segall, the album explores the damaging effects of modern life before blowing them up one by one.

David Guetta – 7 2xCD/2xLP (Atlantic)

Long-awaited seventh studio album from the acclaimed DJ/producer. The album contains 27 tracks – 15 pop songs and 12 dance/electronic songs. The dance/electronic tracks are branded as a Jack Back artist album, marking the relaunch of David Guetta’s famed record label by the same name. 7 is a robust body of work, featuring new singles from a mix of incredible vocalists including Nicki Minaj, Jess Glynne, Lil Uzi Vert, Sia, Jason Derulo, G-Eazy, J Balvin, Anne-Marie, Bebe Rexha, and more.

Hail The Sun – Mental Knife CD/LP (Equal Vision)

On their new album, Hail The Sun push the limit of what is capable when walking the delicate line between intricate song arrangements and massive riffs and thundering rhythms. [Limited colored vinyl pressing also available.]

Hangman’s Chair – Banlieue Triste CD (Spinefarm)

Melodic, doomy metal from Paris. [Vinyl edition due October 12.]

Stefon Harris & Blackout – Sonic Creed CD (Motema Music)

“In its most basic function, the music that makes up Sonic Creed serves as a mirror to African American life in the here and now. It explores the history, legacy, struggles, and joys of the Black community, speaking to all of it at once through sound and sentiment. Sonic Creed arrives almost a decade after this groove outfit’s last showing—Urbanus (2009)—but the time away hasn’t hurt the band. If anything, Blackout has become a more limber group capable of carving out more capacious settings. With key personnel holdovers like drummer Terreon Gully and saxophonist Casey Benjamin, well-suited Blackout newcomers such as pianist James Francies and bassist Joshua Crumbly, and a handful of notable guests, there are new worlds of possibility to be found within this realm.” – All About Jazz

Hater – Siesta CD/2xLP (Fire)

Effortless and assured, the Scandi quartet drift eloquently into well-structured and stunning melodies. Resolute in their sound, Siesta is the perfect soundtrack for that summer romance and the inevitable break up. Heartbreak has never sounded so sweet.

Tim Hecker – Konoyo CD/2xLP (Kranky)

Experiential composer Tim Hecker’s ninth official full-length, Konoyo (“the world over here”) was largely recorded during several trips to Japan where he collaborated with members of the gagaku ensemble Tokyo Gakuso, in a temple on the outskirts of Tokyo. Inspired by conversations with a recently deceased friend about negative space and a sense of music’s increasingly banal density, Hecker found himself drawn towards restraint and elegance, while making music both collectively and alone. As with the Icelandic choir he arranged on 2016’s Love Streams, the heights of Hecker’s talent emerge in his manipulation of source material, bending and burnishing it into fantastical new forms.

Helrunar – Vanitas Vanitatvm CD/2xCD/2xLP (Prophecy)

Founded in 2001, German black metal instigators Helrunar have gone from strength to strength, establishing themselves as a band approaching Nordic themes with brains. [Deluxe two CD set contains three bonus tracks, a patch and poster.]

Dave Hole – Goin’ Back Down CD/LP (Only Blues Music)

New album from world-renowned Australian slide-player.

The Holydrug Couple – Hyper Super Mega CD/LP (Sacred Bones)

The duo approached the mythos of the “classic album” from their own inimitable psych-pop perspective, hoping to make a record that felt authentically like The Holydrug Couple that could fit into the same canon. By that criterion, Hyper Super Mega is a massive success.

Haruomi Hosono ‎– Hosono House [Reissue/1973] CD/LP (Light In The Attic)

Haruomi Hosono/Tadanori Yokoo ‎– Cochin Moon [Reissue/1978] CD/LP (Light In The Attic)

The unbelievably prolific Haruomi Hosono is one of the major architects of modern Japanese pop music. With his encyclopedic knowledge of music and boundless curiosity for new sounds, Hosono is the auteur of his own idiosyncratic musical world, putting his unmistakable stamp on hundreds of recordings as an artist, session player, songwriter and producer. Hosono’s solo career would take many twists and turns from this point forward, with forays into exotica, electronic, ambient, and techno, culminating in the massive success of techno pop group Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO).

Horrendous – Idol CD/LP (Season Of Mist)

Drawing inspiration from both personal and national crises, Horrendous’ music is a methodical and unapologetic take on dynamic, progressive death metal.

The House Of Love – The House Of Love [Reissue/1988] 2xCD/2xLP (Cherry Red)

30th Anniversary Edition – digitally remastered and expanded. Disc One replicates the original LP while Disc Two mops up all of the non-album tracks from various singles. The House of Love were one of the most successful and critically acclaimed bands to grace Creation Records back in the late 1980s.

Billy Idol – Vital Idol: Revitalized CD (Capitol)

Billy Idol’s 1985 remix collection, Vital Idol, gets a modern-day upgrade. Revitalized features 11 brand-new remixes of his most classic and enduring hits. Lending their hands to the proceedings are electronic dance luminaries Moby, The Crystal Method and Paul Oakenfold as well as current innovators Tropkillaz, Shiba San, Juan Maclean, CRAY and RAC. [Vinyl edition due November 16.]

Infernal Coil – Within A World Forgotten CD/LP (Profound Lore)

With a sound not confined to any limitations, Infernal Coil’s devastating sonic aura presents itself as a lethal amalgam of brutal atmospheric death metal combined with the ferocity of grindcore, all mixed amongst layers of harsh noise and dark ambience.

José James – Lean On Me CD/2xLP (Blue Note)

A tribute album including 12 of Bill Withers’ most undeniable and soulful songs produced by Blue Note president Don Was and recorded in Capitol’s legendary Studio B with a dream team band: Pino Palladino (bass), Kris Bowers (keys), Brad Allen Williams (guitar) and Nate Smith (drums).

Joan Jett – Bad Reputation: Music From The Original Motion Picture CD (Sony Legacy)

Original soundtrack to the 2018 documentary. Bad Reputation follows Jett from her early years as the founder and backbone of the all-female band the Runaways during the 1970s punk scene. The album features the classic songs from the movie performed by Joan Jett and her bands The Blackhearts and The Runaways, as well as Bikini Kill’s “Rebel Girl” (produced by Jett), Fea’s song “Feminazi” and Jett’s, Miley Cyrus’ & Laura Jane Grace’s cover of The Replacement’s “Androgynous”.

Jlin ‎– Autobiography (Music From Wayne McGregor’s Autobiography) CD/LP (Planet Mu)

By now, how Jlin went from working in a steel factory in Gary, Indiana to being one of the most widely appreciated electronic musicians is well known. Black Origami was one of the most reviewed and lauded albums last year. Autobiography is the score for her collaboration with renowned British choreographer Wayne McGregor. This isn’t technically her third album (that’s due to arrive in 2019 or 2020), but the soundtrack stands up on its own with all the emotional peaks and troughs of a well-sequenced long player. [Limited indie-exclusive red colored vinyl pressing also available.]

The Joy Formidable – AAARTH CD/LP/2xLP (Seradom)

Drawing inspiration from a worldwide climate of political and social uncertainty the Joy Formidable transplanted themselves in Utah’s vivid natural landscape immersed in a collage of colors and light, the ever fluid and expansive Southwestern sky mirroring our rapidly-changing world. The deep burnt-orange rocks and canyons became touchstones as the band formed the sonic landscapes of AAARTH. From soaring choruses to percussive pulsating guitars, The Joy Formidable paint an 11-song musical tapestry deftly balancing a sound as grounded as their ancient surroundings and as elusive and mind-bending as a gloaming desert sky. [Limited vinyl boxset edition featuring colored 12″, 7″ picture disc, 24-page booklet, signature card & enamel badge also available.]

Kids See Ghosts – Kids See Ghosts CD (G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam)

Kids See Ghosts is the eponymous debut from the hip-hop duo of the same name featuring Kanye West and Kid Cudi and the third of five 7-track 2018 albums produced by West succeeding Pusha T’s Daytona and his own ye and preceding Nas’ Nasir and Teyana Taylor’s K.T.S.E. It includes contributions from Pusha T, Yasiin Bey, Ty Dolla Sign and a posthumous vocal sample of Louis Prima. [Vinyl edition due November 2.]

Leader Of Down – Cascade Into Chaos CD/LP (Deadline Music)

The final recordings from Motörhead guitarist Würzel, who passed away in 2011. Features guest appearances by Motörhead alumni and more including Lemmy Kilmister, Fast Eddy Clarke, and Phil Campbell along with Cliff Evans (Tank), Bruce Foxton (The Jam), Whitfield Crane (Ugle Kid Joe), and Lee Richards (Godsmack). [Limited edition purple colored vinyl pressing also available.]

Chuck Leavell – Chuck Gets Big with The Frankfurt Radio Big Band CD (BMG Rights Management)

Leavell is a former member of The Allman Brothers Band and the principal touring keyboardist, and de facto musical director, of The Rolling Stones.

The Living End – Wunderbar CD (BMG Rights Management)

New album from Australian punk legends. “We’re not trying to re-write Dark Side Of The Moon or anything.” Instead, Wunderbar does what The Living End do best: straightforward, heart-pounding, guns blazing rock and roll. [Vinyl edition due November 2.]

Longbranch/Pennywhistle ‎– Longbranch/Pennywhistle [Reissue/1970] CD/LP (Geffen)

Digitally remastered edition of the legendary 1969 collaboration between late Eagles co-founder Glenn Frey and his longstanding songwriting partner, JD Souther.

The Louvin Brothers – Love & Wealth: The Lost Recordings 2xCD/2xLP (Modern Harmonic)

Thirty tracks totaling over an hour of unheard historic recordings from the legendary Louvins. Not just alternate takes or juvenilia, but truly undiscovered great music.

Loretta Lynn – Wouldn’t It Be Great CD/LP+MP3 (Sony Legacy)

Originally scheduled to be released in August 2017, Wouldn’t It Be Great was put on hold as Loretta worked through recovering from a stroke she suffered in May 2017. An exploration of Loretta’s songwriting, the album finds her sharing the universality of human experience — love in all its intoxication and heartbreak, the abiding things of soul and spirit, the transformative power of music and connecting to the world. Comprised entirely of songs written or co-written by Loretta, the album premieres new compositions (“Ain’t No Time To Go”, “Ruby’s Stool”, “I’m Dying For Someone To Live For”) alongside select soulful reinterpretations of classics from her catalog.

Shai Maestro Trio – The Dream Thief CD (ECM)

Features the gifted pianist fronting his superlative trio with fellow Israeli Ofri Nehemya on drums and Peruvian bassist Jorge Roeder. Expressions of joy, introspective thoughts and heightened intensity all come to the fore. Maestro’s differentiated touch is special; he can convey a range of fleeting emotions in a single phrase. [ Vinyl edition due November 2.]

Menace Beach – Black Rainbow Sound CD/LP (Memphis Industries)

“Motorik beats, distorted guitars, electro-clash synths and complementary vocal interplay.” – DIY Mag

Mirrors For Psychic Warfare – I See What I Became CD/LP (Neurot Recordings)

Over the course of these eight bile-rich pieces a sonic abattoir is erected, exploited, and razed. Turbulence rises and churns giving way to rhythmic machinations, lights flicker, a grand mal / guignol seizure besets a frog- headed snitch, blood collects in a stainless-steel gutter. Claustrophobic sudor that evokes all one holds dear from Skinny Puppy, Foetus, Godflesh, bath tub tina, and wondering where to sleep, provided one can. There’s nothing fun here, nothing but the cold of an autopsy followed by the heat of a crematorium.

Thelonious Monk – Mønk CD/LP (Gearbox)

A memorable live set recorded in Copenhagen, Denmark, 1963.

John Mulaney – Kid Gorgeous At Radio City CD/LP (Drag City)

“Kid Gorgeous At Radio City is the album of the Netflix concert film I did which was the culmination of a 150 date stand-up comedy tour called John Mulaney Kid Gorgeous. It’s a bunch of stories about how I remember life being, or at least feeling, towards the end of the 20th Century and the beginning of the 21st. Then there are a few loud complaints about petty things. Then other jokes and stuff. I wrote and performed all of them. I like doing stand-up comedy very much.” — John Mulaney

Maria Muldaur = Don’t You Feel My Leg: The Naughty Bawdy Blues of Blue Lu Barker CD (Last Music Company)

Flirtatious new album from the veteran vocalist, paying tribute to 1930s singer Blue Lu Barker. [Vinyl edition due October 12.]

MaYaN – Dhyana CD/2xLP (Nuclear Blast)

MaYaN combine aspects of melodic death metal and symphonic metal.

Marissa Nadler – For My Crimes CD (Sacred Bones)

The eighth album from Marissa Nadler, For My Crimes, is the sound of guilt giving way to truth. The songs stare down the dark realization that love may not be enough to keep two people together through distance and differing needs. By asking these difficult questions about her relationships, Nadler has found a stronger sense of self and a sharper voice as both a songwriter and a vocalist, culminating in her most evocative entry in an already impressive discography. With the exception of a single saxophonist, every player on the album is a woman of notable pedigree and distinct style, many of whom have played with Nadler over the years. In addition to cameos by Angel Olsen and Kristin Kontrol, Sharon Van Etten sings backup on “I Can’t Listen to Gene Clark Anymore” and “Lover Release Me”. Mary Lattimore joins on harp for “Are You Really Gonna Move to the South”, while the great experimental multi-instrumentalist Janel Leppin plays strings throughout the record. [Vinyl edition due October 12.]

Nas – Nasir CD/LP (Mass Appeal/Def Jam)

The hip-hop artist’s first new album since 2012’s Life Is Good, Nasir features seven tracks produced by Kanye West and serves as the fourth of five consecutive weekly albums produced by West, each with seven tracks: Pusha T’s Daytona, Kanye West’s ye, the Kids See Ghosts collaboration between West (out this week) and Kid Cudi and Teyana Taylor’s K.T.S.E. The album features an appearance from Kanye West, as well as Puff Daddy, 070 Shake, Tony Williams, and The-Dream.

Neville & Sugary Staple – Rude Rebels CD/LP (Cleopatra)

New release from legendary Specials and Fun Boy Three toaster Neville Staple and his partner in crime Sugary Staple as well as former Specials’ guitarist Roddy Radiation. Limited black and white colored vinyl LP pressing.

Neville Jacobs – Neville Jacobs CD/LP (Harmonized)

Neville Jacobs is the convergence of two well-worn paths of two diverse and singular artists. This unlikely connection between Ivan Neville of New Orleans’ first family of funk’s deep musical bloodline, and Cris Jacobs, the soulful Baltimore-bred bandleader and songwriter, began at an even unlikelier place. One day during the great celebration and intermingling of music and culture known as New Orleans Jazz Fest, Neville and Jacobs found themselves killing time between gigs, seated next to each other at a poker table. After a few hours of tossing cards and chatting about music, a friendship was formed with a plan to one day create some music together. When the stars finally aligned, the undeniable synergy between the two created a fresh and timeless sound – equal parts soulful, funky, sweet, and dirty.

Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra – Fandango at the Wall: A Soundtrack for the U.S., Mexico, and Beyond CD (Resilience Music)

Grammy winner Arturo O’Farrill records a once in a lifetime project in support of immigration rights, with multiple special guests, including: Ana Tijoux, Mandy Gonzalez (from Hamilton), Akua Dixon, Regina Carter, Antonio Sanchez (Birdman Soundtrack), Rahim AlHaj Trio, Villalobos Brothers (Ernesto Villalobos, Alberto Villalobos, Luis Villalobos), Sahba Motallebi, José Gurri Gurría, Patricio Hidalgo, Ramón Gutiérrez, Fernando Guadarrama Olivera.

The O’Reillys & The Paddyhats – Green Blood CD/LP (Metalville)

Irish folk punk from a German band. [Limited green colored vinyl pressing also available.]

Pale Waves – My Mind Makes Noises CD/2xLP (Dirty Hit)

Pale Waves – an 80’s style pop group from Manchester, England making infectious, glittering earworms while slathered in corpse paint – follow-up their well-received 2018 EP All The Things I Never Said with their full-length debut. [Limited colored vinyl pressing also available.]

Tom Petty – An American Treasure 2xCD/4xCD (Reprise)

A new career-spanning Tom Petty collection – available as a four-CD box set or double-CD set (six-LP vinyl box set due November 23.) The 60-track, four-CD set unveils dozens of previously unreleased recordings, alternate versions of classic songs, rarities, historic live performances and deep tracks that spotlight Tom’s remarkable depth and evolution as a revered and tremendously influential songwriter, recording artist and performer. The double-CD set collects 26 tracks.

Pixies – Come On Pilgrim… It’s Surfer Rosa 3xCD/3xLP (4AD)

0th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of Pixies’ Debut EP and Album, Come On Pilgrim and Surfer Rosa, includes Bonus 1986 Radio Session Live From The Fallout Shelter. [Limited gold colored vinyl pressing also available.]

Iggy Pop – Bookies Club 870, Detroit 1980 CD/LP (Easy Action)

Issued legally for the first time with restored and speed corrected audio – licensed from Iggy Pop himself – this local radio recorded September 1980 hometown gig captures the Godfather of Punk during a string of dates in small U.S clubs after the lengthy Soldier World Tour.

Amy Ray – Holler CD/2xLP (Daemon)

Amy Ray, one-half of Grammy-winning folk duo Indigo Girls, releases her sixth solo album. Featuring 14 original tracks, Holler is inspired by traditional country, Southern rock, mountain music, gospel and bluegrass. Recorded with Ray’s touring band at Echo Mountain Studios in Asheville, NC, the album features vocal cameos by Vince Gill, Brandi Carlile, Justin Vernon and Rutha Mae Harris of The Freedom Singers and more.

Restorations – LP5000 CD/LP (Tiny Engines)

LP5000 is everything that fans have come to love about Restorations over the course of its decade-long career: anthemic heartland rock-and-roll replete with mile-wide riffs, psychedelic chooglin – and too many guitars.

Revocation – The Outer Ones CD/LP (Metal Blade)

Pushing both the death metal and progressive elements of their signature sound harder than ever, The Outer Ones represents Revocation at their boldest, most aggressive and most complex. [Limited colored vinyl pressing also available.]

Riverside – Wasteland CD (Inside Out Music)

The Polish rock masters first album with newly composed music following the tragic passing of founding member and guitarist Piotr Grudzinski in February 2016. [Vinyl edition due October 19.]

Roosevelt – Young Romance CD/LP/Cassette (City Slang)

After his celebrated self-titled 2016 debut, Roosevelt aka Marius Lauber steps outside. While the debut album was deeply rooted in club culture and neon lit Nightmoves, his new album, Young Romance, sees the 27-year-old producer embracing a newfound love for bigger, bolder and sunnier pop songs – a fearless leap forward. [Limited yellow colored vinyl pressing also available.]

Cécile McLorin Salvant – The Window CD (Mack Avenue)

New release from the Grammy winning jazz vocalist, an album of duets with pianist Sullivan Fortner. Includes songs by Richard Rodgers & Stephen Sondheim, Stevie Wonder, French cabaret gems & early R’n’B classics plus original compositions. [Vinyl edition due October 12.]

John Scofield – Combo 66 CD (Verve)

Iconic Grammy Award-winning guitarist John Scofield teams up with pianist Gerald Clayton, bassist Vicente Archer, and drummer Bill Stewart in Combo 66, a new band that builds upon Scofield’s long legacy of masterful improvisation and stylistic diversity.

Scorched – Ecliptic Butchery CD/LP (20 Buck Spin)

Produced, mixed and mastered by Arthur Rizk (Tomb Mold, Pissgrave, Prurient), this impossibly heavy recording, seething and slicing, exemplifies the ideal Scorched operating theater for the band’s uniquely gut-wrenching death metal-simply, one of the most malicious onslaughts of 2018.

Josh Smith – Burn To Grow CD (VizzTone)

Burn To Grow showcases Josh Smith’s strengths as guitarist, vocalist, singer, songwriter and producer with a delicious set of original songs ranging from Texas blues to rock and Southern soul.

Soft Cell – Singles: Keychains & Snowstorms – The Soft Cell Story CD (Mercury)

The Singles – Keychains & Snowstorms brings together the seminal duo’s finest singles on one glorious package. Stuffed with hit singles, it includes “Say Hello Wave Goodbye”, the pulsating cover of Frankie Valli’s “The Night”, “Bedsitter”, “Torch”, “Down In The Subway”, “Tainted Love”, “Memorabilia” and many more.

Alexander Spence ‎– AndOarAgain 3xCD (Modern Harmonic)

AndOarAgain provides unparalleled access to what David Fricke calls “the most harrowing and compelling artifacts of rock & roll’s most euphoric era”. In addition to the quintessential original album, AndOarAgain features nearly two hours of unheard music on the way to 1969’s Oar “along with roads not taken” that both clarifies and muddies the enigma of how psychedelic legend Alexander “Skip” Spence determined the final state of his iconic masterpiece.

Stereolab – Switched On Volumes 1 – 3 4xCD (Duophonic)

Stereolab – Switched On [Reissue/1992] LP (Duophonic)

Stereolab ‎– Refried Ectoplasm [Switched On Volume 2] [Reissue/1995] 2xLP (Duophonic)

Stereolab ‎– Aluminum Tunes [Switched On Volume 3] [Reissue/1998] 3xLP (Duophonic)

Anthology box set of Stereolab’s Switched On compilations of singles and rarities, originally issued between 1992 and 1998. Contains Switched On, Refried Ectoplasm [Switched On Volume 2], and Aluminum Tunes [Switched On Volume 3]. Reverse board clam shell box with disks in individual card wallets and insert. [Individual clear vinyl reissues also available.]

Suede – The Blue Hour CD/2xLP/2xCD+2xLP+7”+DVD (Rhino)

New album from the veteran British indie outfit. The Blue Hour is the final part of the triptych of albums recorded by the band since they reformed and released 2013’s Bloodsports. Produced and mixed by Alan Moulder at Assault & Battery Studios, the album sees Suede continue to explore new ground sonically. It features a choir and spoken word, as well as string arrangements from Craig Armstrong and the band’s own Neil Codling. [Limited edition box set includes double vinyl LP and CD versions, exclusive bonus track ‘Manipulation’ on 7″ vinyl, a specially mastered instrumental CD, a DVD featuring album commentary from the band, lyric sheets and a collection of art cards.]

Rod Stewart – Blood Red Roses CD (Republic)

The release of Rod Stewart’s 30th album comes nearly 50 years to the date when he signed his very first solo recording contract. [ Vinyl edition due October 5.]

Technical Space Composer’s Crew ‎– Canaxis 5 [Reissue/1969] CD/LP (Grönland)

A few months after the foundation of Can, Holger Czukay recorded his first solo album Canaxis, in conjunction with producer/engineer Rolf Dammers, this album was assembled from thousands of snippets recorded from short wave radio, a long-standing obsession of Czukay’s which he also incorporated into some of Can’s later albums.

Terror – Total Retaliation CD/LP (Pure Noise)

Known for their unrelenting, furious style of metal infused hardcore, L.A.’s homegrown Terror holds nothing back on their latest record, Total Retaliation, which features Fit For An Autopsy’s Will Putney (Thy Art Is Murder, Body Count, Knocked Loose) in the producer’s chair and is the band’s first new material since 2017’s The Walls Will Fall EP.

Ural Thomas & The Pain – The Right Time CD/LP (Tender Loving Empire)

New album from Portland-based R&B singer/songwriter/musician, known as “Portland’s Pillar of Soul”. If life was at all fair Ural Thomas would be a household name, his music slotted into countless sweet, seductive mixtapes between James Brown, Otis Redding, and Stevie Wonder (all of whom Thomas has performed with.) Straddling the line between hot soul shouter and velvety-smooth crooner, Thomas released a few singles in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s before quitting the music business. Now hip to a new generation after recent releases on Mississippi Records, Thomas returns in 2018 with a new single and album on Tender Loving Empire.

Toe – Our Latest Number CDEP/12”/Cassette (Topshelf)

Toe always captivates. Mostly for their innate ability to meld elements of jazz, punk, post-rock, R&B, and a very specific blend of midwest instrumental math rock a la Ghosts and Vodka or Pele – all while channeling the raw energy of a hardcore show.

Various Artists – The Sun Shines On My Street Sunshine, Soft & Studio Pop 1966-1970 CD (Teensville)

Third instalment in a series examining the ‘60s sunshine, soft and studio pop scene. Nearly eighty minutes of rarities compiled for lovers of love songs, harpsichords, top class arrangements, and inviting vocals. Included among the gems are four unreleased tracks, including two late ‘60s Bobby Vee cuts produced by a pre-Bread David Gates, and an unheard demo by The Searchers. 31 tracks including a 20-page booklet with liner notes and annotations.

Vreid – Lifehunger CD/LP (Season Of Mist)

The spiritual successor to legendary folkloric black metal band Windir, Vreid have since championed the majesty and tradition of melodic black metal, and given it a unique rock edge.

Cuong Vu 4-Tet – Change The Air CD/LP (RareNoise)

As a follow-up to 2017’s acclaimed Ballet: The Music of Michael Gibbs, Seattle-based trumpeter Cuong Vu joins forces once again with guitar great Bill Frisell, bassist Luke Bergman and drummer Ted Poor on the boundary-pushing quartet outing for RareNoise Records, Change In The Air. With all the members of the quartet contributing compositions, this one finds the four participants on equal footing on ten adventurous originals.

Randy Waldman – Superheroes CD (BFM Jazz)

Wild and inventive jazz arrangements of the best superhero themes, featuring a ‘who’s-who’ of legendary ‘jazz superheroes’ including George Benson, Randy Brecker, Arturo Sandoval and Wynton Marsalis and the vocal supergroup Take 6 and many more guest stars. In addition, three songs feature two drum legends playing together, Vinnie Colaiuta and Steve Gadd, playing and trading solos back and forth.

Kenny ‘Blues Boss’ Wayne – Inspired By The Blues CD (Stony Plain)

Boogie Woogie Hall of Famer Kenny ‘Blues Boss’ Wayne’s new release includes guests Billy Branch on harmonica, guitarist Duke Robillard and BB King’s long-time bass player Russell Jackson.

Tony Joe White – Bad Mouthin’ CD/LP (Yep Roc)

Classic blues covers from the likes of Lightnin’ Hopkins, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, and more, along with tracks self-written, but never before released. [Limited white colored vinyl pressing also available.]

The Willis Clan – Speak My Mind CD (Willis Clan Records)

Over the course of the 12 emotionally hard-hitting tracks on their new album, Speak My Mind, The Willis Clan paints an intimate portrait of a family individually and collectively confronting and finding their ways through the darkest and most harrowing of circumstances.

Wolfheart – Constellation Of The Black Light CD/LP (Season Of Mist)

The Finnish “winter metal” band’s fourth album is uncompromising and dives headfirst into black metal, Nordic death metal with soaring melodies and complex arrangements.

Zardonic – Become CD/LP (E1)

A globetrotter, innovator and an outstanding performer, Federico Agreda Alvarez is a multi-talented award-winning keyboardist, DJ, composer, producer and remixer. He is best known for his rock infused electronic dance music one-man-DJ project Zardonic, where he seamlessly blends glitch hop, breakbeat, electro house, dubstep, drum & bass and hard rock. It’s Skrillex meets Slipknot.

DVDs + Blu-ray:

Lynyrd Skynyrd– Live In Atlantic City DVD/Blu-ray (earMUSIC)

There is no other true American rock band quite like massively influential Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Lynyrd Skynyrd. Live In Atlantic City, the band’s brand new live release captured at Decades Rock Arena, pays tribute to and celebrates the group’s legacy with the help of three diverse artists: 3 Doors Down, Hank Williams Jr. and Bo Bice. Newly mixed and mastered, each guest artist performs one of their respective hits alongside Lynyrd Skynyrd to go with classics from the band and the thrilling show peaks in performances of the Skynyrd warhorses “Call Me The Breeze” and “Sweet Home Alabama” in one big jam session from all involved.

This Week’s Vinyl Exclusives:

The All-American Rejects ‎– The All-American Rejects [Reissue/2002] (SRCvinyl)

Black Moth Super Rainbow – Panic Blooms 2xLP (Rad Cult)

Tyler Childers – Purgatory [Reissue/2017] LP (Hickman Holler/Thirty Tigers)

EL-P ‎– Cancer 4 Cure [Reissue/2012] 2xLP (Fat Possum)

Daryl Hall & John Oates ‎– Daryl Hall & John Oates [Reissue/1975] LP (MRI)

Local Natives ‎– Gorilla Manor [Reissue/2009] LP (Frenchkiss)

Modest Mouse ‎– This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About [Reissue/1996] 2xLP (Glacial Pace)

Silversun Pickups – Swoon [Reissue/2009] 2xLP (Dangerbird)

Soccer Mommy – Clean LP (Fat Possum)

Soundtrack – The Rocky Horror Picture Show [Reissue/1975] LP (Ode Sounds and Visuals INC)

Ten Bands reissue their albums on limited edition pink vinyl, all for one cause. This is the 5th year for the initiative that has raised over $200,000 for Gilda’s Club NYC, an organization that provides community support for both those diagnosed with cancer and their caretakers. It is named after comedian Gilda Radner, who passed away from cancer at the age of 43 in 1989.

AJR – The Click LP (AJR Productions)

Released last week on CD – now available on vinyl. AJR is a pop band formed by three brothers from Manhattan, New York, USA. On their second album, Adam, Jack, and Ryan deliver playful electro-pop anthems about growing up. There are soaring sing-alongs in the spirit of Passion Pit and fun. (“Netflix Trip”), string numbers that sound like Vampire Weekend for the high-school set (“Sober Up: feat. Rivers Cuomo), and plenty of EDM flourish (“Weak”). But the highlights are earnest, confessional ballads, like “Turning Out”, that sound like something a teenager might belt from their bedroom window.

Alborosie – Soul Pirate – Acoustic LP (Geejam Music)

Recently released on CD – now available on vinyl. An album of acoustic sessions from the reggae singer.

Peter Bibby – Grand Champion LP (Spinning Top)

Sophomore album from the Australian singer-songwriter. Grand Champion, full of true-blue charm and storytelling, follows Bibby’s 2014 full length debut Butcher/Hairstylist/Beautician which earned praise from Pilerats (“one of those Australiana artists who is so bloody fair dinkum you have to pause for a moment even if you’re from here”), and The West Australian (“a great Australian lyricist to rival the likes of Nick Cave and Paul Kelly”).

Bikini Kill – The Singles [Reissue/1998] LP (Kill Rock Stars/Bikini Kill)

Available on 12” vinyl for the first time cut at 45rpm for better sound quality. The Singles was initially released in 1998 as a CD only compilation of all of Bikini Kill’s 7” singles. Called “their defining document” by Pitchfork it includes the band’s legendary collaboration with Joan Jett on the “New Radio” (1993) single as well as the long out of print “Anti Pleasure Dissertation” (1995) and “I Like F**king” (1995) singles.

Bright Light Social Hour – Missing Something LP (Modern Outsider)

The Bright Light Social Hour sound like Cat Stevens with a bit of Philadelphia Soul, a splash of Stax and a ton of Can. Limited 180gm translucent pink colored vinyl pressing.

Elaine Brown – Elaine Brown [reissue/1973] LP (Motown)

Elaine Brown, best known for being the first and only chairwoman of the Black Panthers, released an exquisite spoken word/poetry album that concentrated on civil rights in 1973 via Motown Records’ Black Forum imprint. Elaine is a prison activist, writer, singer who is based in Oakland, California.

Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band ‎– Safe As Milk [Reissue/1967] LP (Sundazed)

Limited edition white colored vinyl repress. Captain Beefheart’s 1967 debut album Safe As Milk introduced the world to a one-of-a-kind visionary whose unique output had no precedent in contemporary music. Beefheart, aka Don Van Vliet, filtered the raw influence of the blues and R&B through his own singular musical sensibility and left-field lyrical wordplay, and surrounded himself with some of the most talented and inventive young musicians around.

Felix Cartal – Next Season 2xLP+MP3 (Fontana North)

New release from the Canadian producer. Next Season is a decidedly mature, reflective, pop-leaning indietronic album which contains a whopping 18 tracks. Felix Cartel took two years to write, produce, and perfect this record, which boasts half a dozen collaborators, mostly female, including REGN, Gabrielle Current, Iselin, and more.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Distant Sky: Live In Copenhagen 12” (Bad Seed, Ltd.)

For one night only in April of 2018, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds shared a show from their celebrated 2017 world tour on cinema screens worldwide. Now, they present a special 12″ EP of audio from that extraordinary show. Recorded at Copenhagen’s Royal Arena in October 2017, Distant Sky captured an extraordinary and triumphant live concert from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds where the band performed new album Skeleton Tree’s beautiful compositions alongside songs from their essential catalogue.

Alice Cooper – A Paranormal Evening At The Olympia Paris 2xLP (earMUSIC)

Limited picture disc vinyl pressing. Alice Cooper is known as one of rock’s greatest entertainers with a career spanning over 40 years. A Paranormal Evening At The Olympia Paris – recorded during Alice’s recent 2017 European Tour – gives listeners the chance to witness one of these fine and legendary theatrical performances on record. Supported by his outstanding band, the ‘master of shock rock’ takes the audience on a thrilling journey through the darkness, performing big hits like “Poison”, “School’s Out” and “No More Mr. Nice Guy” as well as the new classic “Paranoiac Personality” off of his latest studio album Paranormal.

Alvin Curran ‎– Canti E Vedute Del Giardino Magnetico [Reissue/1975] LP (Superior Viaduct)

American composer and multi-instrumentalist Alvin Curran has remained one of the great emblems of experimental music for the last half-century. Encouraged by the work of Terry Riley, La Monte Young, Charlemagne Palestine and Simone Forti, Curran binds the listener to aberrant notions of place and time: blending field recordings (wind, high-tension wires, beach waves, etc.) with simple and often primitive instruments. Across two sidelong tracks, Giardino Magnetico forms a lyrical collage of synthesizer, glass and metal chimes, plastic tubes, brass and the composer’s alluring voice-converging in an immersive realm of Curran’s inner/outer experiences.

Das Body – Das Body LP (Luminelle)

Out of the greyer climes of Oslo— particularly East Oslo with its drizzly expanse of apartment blocks and gas stations stocked with Kent cigs and smut mags— has suddenly come a burst of color by the name of Das Body. Ellie, Kim, Patrik, Didrik— all four were born and bred in Norway and have become fast friends making music that is undeniably pop, though just a little iffier— pop that feels like a newly-thrifted favorite T-shirt: comfortably worn, slightly sunfaded, and with a cigarette burn on its sleeve.

Jordan Davis – Jordan Davis LP (MCA Nashville)

Released last March on CD – now available on vinyl. Debut album from the country music singer/songwriter. Known for his unique songwriting talent, Jordan co-wrote every track on Home State and teamed up producer Paul DiGiovanni for the entire 12-song collection.

Dool – Here Now There Then LP (Prophecy)

Limited picture disc vinyl LP pressing. Holland’s most notorious rock musicians have gathered to form Dool, a dark rock band featuring bassist Job van de Zande and drummer Micha Haring from celebrated cult rockers The Devil’s Blood and the country’s most infamous rock singer, the striking Ryanne van Dorst.

Earthless – To The West LP (Silver Current)

A live performance recorded in San Francisco on March 1, 2018. [CD version due October 19.]

Fall Out Boy – The Complete Studio Albums 11xLP (Island)

Collects all seven of Fall Out Boy’s chart-topping studio albums, from the band’s 2003 debut album, Take This To Your Grave, to the double platinum From Under the Cork Tree. 11 180gm LPs packaged in a beautifully designed shadow box along with an exclusive custom slip mat.

Father John Misty – Live At Third Man Records LP (Third Man)

Live release from singer/songwriter Father John Misty recorded at Jack White’s Third Man Records in Nashville, Tenn.

Foodman – Aru Otoko No Densetsu LP (Sun Ark)

Foodman delivers to the adventurous music lover’s table in excess, effortlessly fractalizing sonic devices, in his own tradition, building further worlds and inviting the listener to wander their future domes.

The Fratellis – Costello Music [Reissue/2006] LP (Interscope)

2006’s Costello Music is the Tony Hoffer (Beck, Supergrass, Turin Brakes, Air) produced debut album by Glasglow, Scotland rock act The Fratellis. Heavily influenced by early-‘90s Britpop, the album received much critical acclaim culminating in the Fratellis being awarded the Best British Breakthrough Act at the 2007 BRIT Awards. 180gm pressing.

Future – EVOL [Reissue/2016] LP+MP3 (Epic)

Limited ‘flame orange’ colored vinyl reissue. This downcast affair is awash in dark tales of drugs and sex stamped with Future’s syrupy flow and propelled by the potent trap beats of Metro Boomin, Southside and DJ Spinz. The Weeknd is the lone guest artist, appearing on the seductive “Low Life” while “Maybach” and “Lie to Me” also serve as highlights.

The Goo Goo Dolls ‎– Dizzy Up The Girl [Reissue/1998] LP (WB)

Limited picture-disc vinyl pressing.

Dave Grohl – Play LP (RCA)

Dave Grohl’s Play is a new two-part mini-documentary and corresponding recording featuring a 23-minute original composition written and filmed by the Foo Fighters frontman in which he plays no fewer than seven instruments. Limited vinyl LP in die-cut jacket with two triangle flaps with one pocket to hold insert.

Guilty Simpson & Small Professor – Highway Robbery [Reissue/2016] LP (Coalmine Music)

Black vinyl reissue. Weighing in at 11 tracks, which includes the vinyl-only bonus track of Zilla Rocca’s Remix of “Go”, Highway Robbery places the listener in a seemingly post-apocalyptic Detroit where the mentality is feast or famine. The LP plays as one long narrative of Guilty’s day-to-day survival in Detroit’s concrete jungle, all set to the backdrop of Small Professor’s ominous, percussion heavy production. Featuring guest appearances from Detroit’s Boldy James, AG (of D.I.T.C.), Elucid, and Castle, with both Statik Selektah and DJ Revolution handling the Technic 1200s.

Halestorm – Vicious LP (Atlantic)

Recently released on CD – now available on vinyl. Fourth album from the PA rockers. Halestorm cut Vicious earlier this year at Nashville, Tennessee’s Rock Falcon studio alongside producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Alice in Chains, Rush). It marks the follow-up to 2015’s Into the Wild Life.

The Intelligence – Live in San Francisco LP (Castleface)

Recently released on CD – now available on viny. “For folks who dig A Frames, Country Teasers, Wire, Gang of Four, pita chips and dad’s boozy breath, may we present The Intelligence, captured live in a truly subterranean underground show space below SF vintage clothier Vacation.” – John Dwyer

Jesu – Ascension [Reissue/2011] 2xLP+MP3 (Robotic Empire)

First-time vinyl pressing. Remixed by Justin Broadrick and remastered for vinyl by James Plotkin. [Limited white colored vinyl variant also available.]

Kansas ‎– Audio-Visions [Reissue/1980] LP (Friday Music)

180gm blue and black colored vinyl LP pressing housed in a gatefold sleeve.

Kool Customer – Kool Customer LP (Bastard Jazz)

A new collab from LA’s beatsmith B.Bravo and the Bay’s croon daddy Rojai. Think West Coast boogie funk a la Dam-Funk, thrown in a styrofoam cup with some ’80s synth steez, then escorted to the strip club (at 3AM) dressed head to toe in a white tux lined with gold chains.

Leviathan ‎– Howl Mockery At The Cross [Reissue/2002] 2xLP (Moribund)

Leviathan ‎– The Tenth Sub Level Of Suicide [Reissue/2003] 2xLP (Moribund)

Leviathan ‎– Tentacles Of Whorror [Reissue/2004] 2xLP (Moribund)

Leviathan ‎– A Silhouette In Splinters [Reissue/2005] 2xLP (Moribund)

Leviathan ‎– Massive Conspiracy Against All Life [Reissue/2008] 2xLP (Moribund)

Limited colored vinyl pressings of the one-man back metal artists first four albums and the 2002 rarities compilation Howl Mockery At The Cross.

Living Colour – Time’s Up [Reissue/1990] LP (Megaforce)

Limited edition green colored vinyl LP pressing of the 1990 classic album.

Mastodon ‎– Once More ‘Round The Sun [Reissue/2014] 2xLP (Reprise)

Double picture disc vinyl LP pressing.

Maxwell – Embrya [Reissue/1998] 2xLP+MP3 (Sony Legacy)

White colored vinyl reissue of the second studio album released by the Grammy-award Winning R&B artist. A neo soul album, Embrya features heavy basslines, string arrangements, and an emphasis on groove over melodies. It has themes of love and spirituality.

John Mellencamp ‎– The Best That I Could Do (1978-1988) [Reissue/1997] 2xLP (Island/Mercury)

First-time vinyl pressing of the first greatest hits compilation album by the singer-songwriter. It compiles Mellencamp’s most popular material recorded during his first decade with Riva and Mercury Records, beginning with 1978’s A Biography, up through 1987’s s, with a new recording of Terry Reid’s “Without Expression”.

Mini Mansions – Works Every Time LP (Caroline)

Mini Mansions are singer and guitarist Michael Shuman (bassist of Queens of The Stone Age), bassist Zach Dawes (The Last Shadow Puppets) and singer and keyboardist Tyler Parkford. 180gm gold colored vinyl.

Janelle Monáe – Dirty Computer 2xLP+MP3 (Bad Boy)

Released last April on CD – now available on vinyl. New album and follow up to The ArchAndroid (2010) and The Electric Lady (2013). Includes the singles “Make Me Feel” and “Django Jane”. “It was obvious as soon as Janelle Monáe dropped the video for her new song ‘Make Me Feel’ that Prince was a major influence on Dirty Computer. The future soul singer had a close relationship with the late icon, so his having an impact on her music is far from surprising. It looks like Prince’s contributions to Monáe’s new LP were more than inspirational, however, as he reportedly contributed to the production of Dirty Computer.” – Consequence Of Sound

James Morrison – Undiscovered [Reissue/2006] LP (Interscope)

Vinyl reissue of the English singer-songwriter’s debut album.

My Chemical Romance – The Black Parade [Reissue/2006] LP (Reprise)

Limited picture disc vinyl LP pressing.

Willie Nelson ‎– The Troublemaker [Reissue/1976] LP (Sony Legacy)

Vinyl reissue of Nelson’s 20th album. Produced by Arif Mardin, the album was recorded in two days at the Atlantic Records studio in New York City in February 1973. Nelson and his usual backup musicians were joined by Doug Sahm and his band.

Phill Niblock, Joseph Celli ‎– Niblock For Celli / Celli Plays Niblock [Reissue/1984] LP (Superior Viaduct)

Composer, filmmaker and photographer Phill Niblock is a true pillar of the New York avant-garde. The second album and one of the rarest in Niblock’s vast catalogue, 1984’s Niblock For Celli / Celli Plays Niblock is a meeting of two great minds. Working with reed player Joseph Celli (a composer in his own right, who has collaborated with John Cage, Pauline Oliveros and Ornette Coleman), Niblock nimbly removes the breathing pauses from Celli’s oboe and English horn to create seamless, enchanting drones.

Judith Owen ‎– redisCOVERed LP+MP3 (Twanky)

Recently released on CD – now available on vinyl. For most artists, an album of cover songs is an idea of last resort, a Hail Mary pass when one’s creativity has stalled out or there’s a contract to be fulfilled. But most artists aren’t Judith Owen. This firebrand singer/songwriter and pianist is currently riding the wave of a tremendous couple of years. As she has done since her earliest days attempting to plunk out the music of Mozart and Debussy on her family’s piano to her days playing four-hour sets in piano bars fulfilling customer requests, Owen makes these songs her own. She molds the familiar melodies and lyrics to contemporary pop hits and longtime favorites to her unmistakable voice and style.

Parquet Courts – Wide Awake! Remixes 12” (Rough Trade)

Embracing New York’s roots, Parquet Courts have collaborated with legendary first wave NYC disco pioneer Danny Krivit on this remix 12”. The B-side also includes two remixes by Mikey Young of Total Control.

Pink Floyd ‎– A Foot In The Door (The Best Of Pink Floyd) [Reissue/2011] 2xLP (Pink Floyd Records)

Double 180gm vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jacket. All tracks have been newly mastered for vinyl.

Popera Cosmic ‎– Les Esclaves [Reissue/1969] LP (Finders Keepers)

For the few people lucky enough to have heard the entire album in the five decades since its release, the mythical Popera Cosmic album Les Esclaves is now considered to be France’s first dedicated psychedelic album and the shrouded blueprint for the hugely influential Gallic concept album phenomenon that followed — including Serge Gainsbourg’s Histoire De Melody Nelson (1971) and Gérard Manset’s La Mort D’Orion (1970).

Probot – Probot [Reissue/2004] LP (Southern Lord)

Circa 2004 Southern Lord’s brother in metal Dave Grohl told the label about some metal songs he had written and recorded with the dream of getting some of his favorite metal vocalists from the’ 80s to put their pipes on. The instrumentals they heard were legit bangers and Southern Lord could not wait to hear the result of what this insanely sick project would manifest itself as. Probot was that result and the eponymous album under the moniker is absolutely one of the favorite releases the label ever had the honor of being involved with. Grohl wrote, recorded and played most instruments on all tracks while heavy metal’s most upper crust like Cronos, Max Cavalera, Lemmy, Mike Dean, Kurt Brecht, Lee Dorrian, Wino, Tom G. Warrior, Snake, Eric Wagner and King Diamond burned their vocals onto these raging tracks. Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil also appears on a few cuts.

Justus Proffit & Jay Som – Nothing’s Changed LP (Polyvinyl)

“A spontaneous set of songs that incorporates elements of garage rock, country, and art-pop.” — Pitchfork

Charlie Puth – VoiceNotes LP (Atlantic)

Released last May on CD – now available on vinyl. VoiceNotes is the sophomore studio album from American pop singer-songwriter and producer Charlie Puth. “Charlie Puth’s silky falsetto made him a global star with the pop ballad ‘See You Again’, but his roots, he is quick to point out, are in jazz. Puth spent a year and a half writing and revising his second album, VoiceNotes, [which has finally been released after a delay]. Despite warnings that it was not commercially viable, he found himself repeatedly turning to jazz. But it’s not as if his fans will think he’s gone in a drastic new direction. Instead, Puth hears jazz in the warm chord progressions of the keyboards hidden under the pop texture. VoiceNotes — whose first single, ‘Attention’, is driven by a gently strummed guitar line and funky bass — harks back to the retro production of songwriters such as Babyface and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, who Puth sees as heirs to the jazz tradition. ‘The whole album is jazz disguised as pop music,’ Puth told a news conference in Los Angeles. ‘I’ve established a vibe where my music, it might lean adult in a way, but I still have 12-year-olds, teenagers, pre-teenagers — they are all singing the music.’” – Gulf News Music

Rage Against The Machine ‎– Evil Empire [Reissue/1996] LP (Epic)

Rage Against The Machine ‎– The Battle Of Los Angeles [Reissue/1999] LP (Epic)

Rage Against The Machine ‎– Renegades [Reissue/2000] LP (Epic)

Rage Against The Machine ‎– Live At The Grand Olympic Auditorium [Reissue/2003] 2xLP (Epic)

Limited 180gm vinyl reissues of Rage Against The Machines second, third and fourth albums and their posthumous live album.

Jay Rock – Redemption LP (Top Dawg Ent.)

Released last June on CD – now available on vinyl. Home to “King’s Dead” (with Kendrick Lamar, Future and James Blake) which was famously featured on the Black Panther soundtrack and became the L.A. rapper’s first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, Redemption is the Kendrick Lamar executive produced third full-length from Jay Rock. The gifted rhymers clever phrasing, gritty realism, storytelling swagger and powerful voice are in full effect here.

Rosali – Trouble Anyway LP (Scissor Tail)

Recently released on CD – now available on vinyl. Philly-based musician Rosali (Long Hots, Wandering Shade) wrote the songs for her second album, Trouble Anyway, seeking empowerment by sharing openly on love, power, aging, suffering, confusion, self-doubt, and anger. The result is a full-bodied record that is at once sweeping and intimate-a vulnerable and powerful exploration of emotional narratives. With a band including Rosali’s close friends Charlie Hall (War On Drugs), Paul Sukeena (Angel Olsen), Mary Lattimore, Mike Polizze (Purling Hiss), Nathan Bowles (Steve Gunn, Black Twig Pickers) and Dan Provenzano (Purling Hiss, Writhing Squares), this album is a cohesive collection of lush, intimate rock songs, featuring Rosali’s warm, natural vocals and powerful riffing and rhythm guitar.

Ravi Shankar – The Rough Guide To Ravi Shankar LP+MP3 (World Music Network)

Unrivalled master of the sitar, Ravi Shankar inspired millions in the West to adore Indian classical music. A true cultural giant, this Rough Guide showcases a unique talent who spawned a musical revolution.

Spesh – Famous World LP+MP3 (Killroom)

Over the course of ten songs, Spesh spiral through a jangly, multi-hued sonic multiverse that recalls the esotericism of late Morrissey, the Psychedelic Furs’ cheeky wacko-pop, and Blur at their most stoned.

Sun Of The Sleepless ‎– To The Elements LP (Prophecy)

Limited clear vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jacket. Sun Of The Sleepless is the solo project of Schwadorf (AKA Markus Stock), the mastermind behind two of Prophecy Productions’ most popular acts, Empyrium and The Vision Bleak. The band creates poetic black metal dirges that twist with cold, raw atmospheres.

Joanne Shaw Taylor – The Dirty Truth [Reissue/2014] LP (Sony)

Joanne Shaw Taylor – Wild [Reissue/2016] LP (Sony)

Recently released on CD – now available on vinyl. British singer/guitarist Joanne Shaw Taylor is a bona fide star with famous fans across the guitar world, including Joe Bonamassa, Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Wilko Johnson, Glenn Hughes and John Mayall.

U2 – The Best Of 1990-2000 [Reissue/2002] 2xLP (Interscope)

Double 180gm vinyl reissue of the second greatest hits album by U2. The album contained two newly recorded tracks, “Electrical Storm” and “The Hands That Built America”. The album also included “new mixes” of several songs, as well the tracks “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me” (which was released as a single in 1995 but had not previously been included on a U2 album) and “Miss Sarajevo” (also released as a single in 1995).

Uriah Heep – Your Turn to Remember: The Definitive Anthology 1970-1990 2xLP (Sanctuary)

The Definitive Anthology cherry picks tracks from some of Heep’s most celebrated albums.Evoking an era when prog, hard rock and heavy metal co-existed in an era of glorious, boundary-breaking music, these songs trace the evolution of Heep from inexperienced studio musicians with everything to prove to bona fide, limo inhabiting rock stars.

Various Artists (Deep Purple with Orion Orchestra) – Celebrating Jon Lord The Rock Legend Vol. 1 Live At The Royal Ablert Hall LP+Blu-ray (earMUSIC)

Various Artists (Deep Purple with Orion Orchestra) – Celebrating Jon Lord The Rock Legend Vol. 2 Live At The Royal Ablert Hall LP+Blu-ray (earMUSIC)

Various Artists – Celebrating Jon Lord The Composer Live At The Royal Albert Hall 2xLP+Blu-ray (earMUSIC)

Concerts held in the memory of ex-Deep Purple keyboardist Jon Lord featuring performances from an assortment of Lord’s friends and bandmates.

XTC – Skylarking [Reissue/1986] LP (Ape House UK)

XTC ‎– Apple Venus Volume 1 [Reissue/1999] LP (Ape House UK)

XTC ‎– Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume 2) [Reissue/2000] LP (Ape House)

Limited 200gm vinyl LP pressings newly mastered by Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering from tapes approved by Andy Partridge.

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Doe – Grow Into It (Topshelf/Big Scary Monsters)

New album from the London-based indie-punk band. “I wanted to write an album about getting older that was an antithesis of the overdone trope of male bands singing about rejecting adulthood and wanting to stay young and get wasted with their friends forever,” she said. “Instead, Grow Into It is about finding light and freedom in age and finding autonomy in death.”

Lala Lala – The Lamb (Hardly Art)

“While grieving the death of a friend, recovering from a home invasion, and starting to become sober, the Chicago singer-songwriter Lillie West was also writing her sophomore album, The Lamb, with her rock band Lala Lala. Its lead single, ‘Destroyer’ plunges into West’s emotional chaos, dealing with the misleading perception that gut feelings will always lead one to an ideal resolution. “Destroyer” begins with a grumbling lo-fi guitar, its brooding emphasized with jabs from a toy piano that echo in the background. West’s voice begins low and weighed down; the lyrics evoke paranoia and confusion as they offer images of violence and black holes. From first verse, West wants to prohibit herself from making more mistakes. ‘If I’m using my hands/Can you cut them off?’ she sings. During the chorus, West’s throaty voice climbs higher and higher, keeping pace with a dizzying guitar melody like a frenzied cuckoo clock. ‘You are the reason my heart broke behind my back,’ she shouts, before a sense of calm descends and guitar reverb fades out the song. In that way, Lala Lala’s music is like watching an open wound being stitched up—jarring and healing.” — Pitchfork

Roosevelt – Young Romance (City Slang)

After his celebrated self-titled 2016 debut, Roosevelt aka Marius Lauber steps outside. While the debut album was deeply rooted in club culture and neon lit Nightmoves, his new album, Young Romance, sees the 27-year-old producer embracing a newfound love for bigger, bolder and sunnier pop songs – a fearless leap forward.

Toe – Our Latest Number (Topshelf)

Toe always captivates. Mostly for their innate ability to meld elements of jazz, punk, post-rock, R&B, and a very specific blend of midwest instrumental math rock a la Ghosts and Vodka or Pele – all while channeling the raw energy of a hardcore show.