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AIMS Marketing Program/ Featured Titles Promoted This Week:

Aesop Rock – Integrated Tech Solutions CD/LP (Rhymesayers)

On Integrated Tech Solutions—a concept album about an organization offering “lifestyle – and industry-specific applications designed to curate a desired multi-experience”—Aesop Rock wields insidious corporate-speak as a tool to pry the parasitic business culture away from the parts of life that truly matter, while picking apart the charlatan language. On “Mindful Solutionism”, as the wheel evolves seamlessly into modern agriculture—and then into atomic bombs, cigarettes, and surveillance cameras, Aes sums the spiral up in just a few words: “We cannot be trusted with the stuff that we come up with.” The album sounds like the past and future at once. [A limited-edition white color vinyl pressing is available.]

Day Wave – Past Life CD/LP (Play It Again Sam)

Los Angeles indie-rock pioneer Day Wave (the project of singer/instrumentalist Jackson Phillips) first emerged from the Bay Area in 2015 and quickly became known for his wavy lo-fi bedroom production. Tracks like “Drag” and “Something Here” put him on a global radar, boasting hundreds of millions of streams across DSPs and creating a lane for bedroom-pop that didn’t previously exist. Now Jackson returns to the forefront of the indie space with Pastlife, an album that tackles themes of love, loss, and maneuvering life in your 30s.

Peter Gabriel – i/o 2xCD/2xLP/2xCD+Blu-ray Audio (Real World)

i/o is Peter Gabriel’s first album of new material since 2002’s Up. During 2023, Peter has been releasing a new song from the album on the occasion of every full moon. Being revealed roughly every four weeks, each track has been allowed to find its own time and space, to enjoy its own orbit. “It’s a little like getting a Lego piece each month,” Peter explains. Now it’s time to stand back and admire the final, completed creation. And what a creation – 12 tracks of grace, gravity and great beauty that provide welcome confirmation of not only Peter’s ongoing ability to write stop-you-in-your-tracks songs but also of that thrilling voice, still perfectly, delightfully intact. Throughout the album the intelligent and thoughtful – often thought-provoking – songs tackle life and the universe. i/o is available in four editions: 2xCD (Bright Side Mix, Dark-Side Mix); 2xLP (Dark Die Mix); 2xLP (Bright Side Mix); and 2xCD+Blu-ray Audio (Bright-Side Mix, Dark-Side Mix, In-Side Mix). [A deluxe 4xLP+2xCD+Blu-ray box set edition is due March 8, 2024.]

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CDs + Vinyl:

Avantasia – The Mystery Of Time [Reissue/2013] CD/LP (Nuclear Blast)

Originally released in 2013, The Mystery Of Time is a true milestone in Avantasia’s epic tale. The album offers a perfect blend of hard rock, power metal, epic melodies and arrangements resulting in a unique trademark sound developed and conceived by mastermind Tobias Sammet (Edguy) with an impressive cast of guests.

Berzerker Legion – Chaos Will Reign CD (Listenable)

Obliterate The Weak displays the perfect balance between brutality, melody, and harmony. Being a fan of the early ‘90s Swedish Gothenburg style, with bands like At The Gates, Eucharist, A Canorous Quintet, as well as being a die-hard fan of brutal old school death metal. [A red w/ black color vinyl pressing is due December 15.]

Bloodred Hourglass – How’s The Heart? 2xCD/2xLP (Out Of Line)

Bloodred Hourglass, the powerhouse of Finnish melodic modern metal sets out to captivate the metal world once again with their new album How’s The Heart. Known for their blend of melodic and death metal influences, BRHG have a storied history of delivering impactful music in the metal world. [A limited-edition color viny pressing (one disc black, the other white marble) is available.]

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AIMS Marketing Program/ Featured Titles Promoted This Week:

Andrew Bird – Outside Problems CD/LP (Loma Vista)

Andrew Bird on Outside Problems: “I wanted to record Inside Problems outside, but this plan fell apart when it became clear that some dude with a woodchipper could really ruin our day. I did so much casual recording during the pandemic, in my backyard or in Ojai, that I gathered enough outdoor recordings to make Outside Problems. Most of these were made without any intention of making an album, just improvisations on simple themes, some of which make up the musical backbone of Inside Problems.”

Cher – Christmas CD/LP (WB)

Recently released on CD – now available on red color vinyl. Christmas, Cher’s first new studio album in five years, includes 13 songs – several holiday classics and four originals. It also has a star-studded list of musical besties including Darlene Love, Stevie Wonder, Michael Bublé, Cyndi Lauper and Tyga. Recorded primarily in L.A. and London, Christmas was produced by longtime collaborator Mark Taylor (“Believe”). Songs include beloved superstar duet classics “What Christmas Means To Me” with Stevie Wonder and “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” with Darlene Love. (Darlene first recorded the song with Phil Spector and a l7-year-old Cher singing background vocals); in addition to a haunting version of “Home” written and sung with Michael Bublé. “I never say this about my own records but I’m really proud of this one. It is one of the most amazing highlights of my career,” commented Cher.

Luther Dickinson – Magic Music For Family Folk CD/LP (Antone’s)

“As a father and touring musician, I made this album to keep my kids’ company in my absence, hopefully for them to sing along with in their mom’s car. These songs evoke memories of my mother playing her Martin parlor guitar and of my father, at the family turntable, telling stories about Furry Lewis and Gus Cannon or explaining a song’s meaning. I wanted to share these childhood favorites with my kids. This collection of childhood favorites was recorded for fun, at home, with family and friends in the spirit of sharing. Everyone is welcome. I wanted to share these songs with my kids and my friend’s kids as well as expose my daughters to the joy of learning, performing, and recording music that my father shared with me. The recording was largely done in 2017 during dinner parties, sleep overs and play dates, either in a family style social setting or while the kids slept.”

[Read more…] about New Releases for November 17, 2023