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The Band Camino – The Dark CD/LP/Cassette (Elektra)

The Band Camino’s second studio album The Dark features 11 tracks including the singles “Told You So”, “What Am I Missing?”, and “Last Man In The World”, which were released earlier this year and emphasize the band’s infectious, unguarded and booming, guitar-driven pop sound that has resonated with audiences worldwide. The band tapped in key collaborators Andrew Goldstein, Jordan Schmidt, Seth Ennis, Geoff Warburton, Jake Torrey, and Alysa Vanderheym to create another powerhouse body of work. [An indie store exclusive vinyl pressing is available.]

Ryan Bingham – Watch Out For The Wolf CD/LP (The Bingham Recording Co.)

Ryan Bingham’s new EP Watch Out For The Wolf finds the Grammy award-winning artist crafting his most raw and intimate work to date. Written and recorded by Bingham in the wilderness of Montana, the haunting and evocative collection of songs seamlessly intertwine to capture a moment suspended in time, filtered through the stillness and echoes of the desolate surroundings in which they were created. Guided by his signature poetic lyricism and soulful delivery, Watch Out For The Wolf is the first project produced, performed, and mixed entirely by Bingham – carving a distinctive space in the singer-songwriter’s ever-evolving catalog. [An indie store exclusive orange color vinyl pressing is available.]

David Byrne & Fatboy Slim – Here Lies Love [Reissue/2010] 2xLP (Nonesuch)

David Byrne & Fatboy Slim’s acclaimed 2010 album Here Lies Love receives its first-ever vinyl release to coincide with a new production opening on Broadway this summer. Here Lies Love is a double-disc song cycle – improbably poignant, decidedly surreal, surprisingly thought provoking – about the rise and fall of the Philippines’ notorious Imelda Marcos. It was conceived by David Byrne, composed by Byrne and DJ/recording artist Fatboy Slim, aka Norman Cook, and performed by a dream cast drawn from the worlds of indie rock, alt country, R&B, and pop. Byrne’s taste in collaborators is as imaginative as it is impeccable, including Cyndi Lauper (who recounts, to lighthearted disco beats, Imelda’s courtship with Ferdinand Marcos), Steve Earle (as the power-hungry Ferdinand), Dap-Kings vocalist Sharon Jones (recalling Imelda’s introduction into New York society) and Natalie Merchant (as spurned Imelda confidante Estrella, anticipating the onset of martial law). Along with vocals turns from such stars as Tori Amos and the B-52’s Kate Pierson, Byrne works with rising indie rockers St. Vincent and My Brightest Diamond; New York chanteuses Nellie McKay and Martha Wainwright; and dance-music divas Róisín Murphy and Santigold.

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Cian Ducrot – Victory CD/LP (Geffen)

Irish singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Cian Ducrot cements his rising star status with the release of his eagerly anticipated debut album Victory. Fan Favorites “All For You”, “I’ll Be Waiting”, and “Part Of Me” provide an insight into the soul-bearing vulnerability and supreme songcraft that Cian demonstrates throughout Victory. For Cian, it represents the culmination of a lifelong dream. But even more significantly, it represents a triumph in the face of insurmountable odds in which his mother’s selfless bravery, determination, and support changed his future for the better.

The Front Bottoms – You Are Who You Hang Out With CD/LP (Fueled By Ramen)

For New Jersey’s The Front Bottoms, working on new music has always been therapeutic, but on their new album You Are Who You Hang Out With, having complete and utter fun took top priority for the duo of Brian Sella and Mat Uychich. It’s this carefree and laid-back mindset that colored the sessions for the album. Armed with the duo’s signature anthemic melodies, take-no-prisoners lyrics and tight musical interplay, every spin of You Are Who You Hang Out With is a chance to peek behind the curtain at two friends having one hell of a time doing what they do best. [An indie store exclusive vinyl colorway is available.]

Jerry Garcia – Might As Well: A Round Records Retrospective CD/2xLP (Rounder/ATO)

Might As Well: A Round Records Retrospective presents a collection of Jerry Garcia’s most beloved solo studio recordings and collaborations with Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter. The compilation contains 16 remastered, original recordings of fan favorites including “Sugaree”, “They Love Each Other”, “Rubin & Cherise”, and “Cats Under The Stars”, among others. It highlights the performances that helped enshrine the Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia in the Songwriters Hall of Fame. While the creative duo penned countless legendary works together for the Grateful Dead and other projects; this collection focuses solely on the compositions appearing on Garcia’s solo releases. Might As Well serves as a preface into the world of these two songsmiths and the devotion to their craft.

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Bethany Cosentino – Natural Disaster CD/LP (Concord)

On Natural Disaster, the debut solo album from Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino, the Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter takes close account of the endless catastrophes and upheavals of modern life, offering a high-minded and open-hearted response that makes room for compassion, imagination, and a radical sense of possibility. The new record, produced by Butch Walker, was written in Nashville and Los Angeles, and is described as a departure from the understated indie-pop that Best Coast are known for. The new set was mainly recorded during a series of trips to Walker’s Nashville studio, and puts her voice front and center, both literally and metaphorically, for the first time. [An indie store exclusive orange ‘dreamsicle’ color vinyl pressing is available.]

Darlingside – Everything Is Alive CD/LP (More Doug)

Everything Is Alive finds Darlingside intimate in a way they’ve never been before: embracing individual voices, both sonically and lyrically. Where typically the indie-folk quartet’s songs have been written in super-democratic processes, here, each member spearheaded three tracks – culminating in a collection of truly personal snapshots. By shedding their superpower of vocal harmony and committing to processing their own experiences with loss and change through their writing, Everything Is Alive ends up exuding a softly triumphant possibility—of life and hope.

High Pulp – Days In The Desert CD/LP+MP3 (ANTI-)

Los Angeles-based experimental jazz collective High Pulp release their new album Days In The Desert in peak sweltering summer heat. The titular desert is both literal and metaphorical: it’s the Mojave Desert that the band powers through on their many DIY tours around the country, and the band’s founder / drummer Bobby Granfelt perceives the desert as “a spiritual quest” as well. Amid the trials of our present moment, you must look within, relying solely on your own instincts to keep moving forward. Days In The Desert finds the West Coast band fully emerging into their own sound. Rooted in the jazz tradition while also smitten by indie-rock and electronic music, High Pulp was willing to grab from all these sounds at once to pursue something unique.

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