Boo Boo Records

AIMS Marketing Program/ Featured Titles Promoted This Week:

1. Balvin – Rayo CD (Capitol)
2. Balvin takes us back to his roots with his latest album, Rayo, a rambunctiously energetic collection of electronic inspired reggaeton with an impressive list of start-studded features including Feid, Chencho Corleone and SAIKO.

Dasha – What Happens Now? CD/LP (WB)

Introspective and alluring are just a few of the prolific ways artist and songwriter Dasha has been described. Armed with a passion for telling her true story, Dasha has just released her debut country album, What Happens Now? The focus track, “Austin” has created a phenomenon online with millions of people engaging with the accompanying line dance and the sound gaining over 10 billion Views on TikTok. The New York Times has even named ‘Austin’ “one of the signature country songs of the year.” Dasha’s delicate delivery paired with her audacious and unapologetic artistry allows the rising star to “win the hearts of listeners everywhere” (Country Swag). [Multiple vinyl colorways are available, including orange crush and indie store exclusive milky clear.]

The Dead Tongues – Body Of Light / I Am A Cloud 2xCD/2xLP (Psychic Hotline)

Over the last 15 years, Ryan Gustafson of The Dead Tongues has emerged as one of modern folk’s most distinct voices. As idiosyncratic and spectral as the songs have sometimes been, Gustafson has always tied his visions and verses to the kinds of hooks you tuck away like talismans, pulled out in case of emergency. Dust, Unsung Passage, Desert: The Dead Tongues’ albums remain some of the more compelling and curious works in their field on this side of the century. The latest edition to The Dead Tongues’ catalog, the song-centric and magnetic Body Of Light and the discursive and wonderfully elliptical I Am A Cloud, is 16 complete tunes split across interweaving and disparate albums. [Read more…] about New Releases for August 9, 2024

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49 Winchester – Leavin’ This Holler CD/LP (New West)

Russell County, Virginia-based 49 Winchester is following up their 2022 breakthrough hit, Fortune Favors The Bold, with their latest album, Leavin’ This Holler. Since their last release in 2022 the band has mined success across the globe by playing multiple sold-out tours in the US as well as a sold out run of arena concerts opening for Luke Combs across Europe. Crowds have celebrated and supported this band across the globe and the band’s hard-workin’ ways continue to help build their devoted following. Leavin’ This Holler is a soulful anthem of liberation and renewal. The album narrates a journey of breaking free from the chains of the past to pursue happiness and freedom. With a resolute spirit and a clean washed heart, 49 Winchester embraces change and sets out on a quest for new heights. [Autographed CD and metallic gold color vinyl editions are available.]

Brigitte Calls Me Baby – The Future Is Our Way Out CD/LP (ATO)

Brigitte Calls Me Baby emerged in 2023 scoring a Top 10 radio hit (“Impressively Average”) and a “breakout artist” nod from NME, along with a sold-out headlining tour across the US. With their debut LP, The Future Is Our Way Out, the Chicago-based five-piece share a body of work that spans genres and eras, merging the lavish romanticism of mid-century pop with the frenetic energy and spiky intensity of early-millennium indie, all centered on singer Wes Leavins’ hypnotically crooning vocal work. [A clear vinyl pressing is available.]

[Read more…] about New Releases for August 2, 2024

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American Aquarium – The Fear Of Standing Still CD/LP (Losing Side)

“The Fear of Standing Still is a record about growing up and growing older. I am not the wild partying 21-year-old rock n roll front man that I used to be. I’m a husband. I’m a father. I’ve been sober for a decade now. It’s a record that proves you don’t have to always be going 100mph to find success in this business. It’s a record that says ‘it’s ok to take a minute to reflect on how far you’ve come, not worry about how much further you have to go’. For the longest time I thought that if I took my foot off the gas for even a second, I would lose all the ground that I had gained. Fatherhood changed that. I’ve found a beautiful balance between rock ‘n’ roll and family, and I wanted a record that showcased that freedom. In the studio, I’ve always strived to find the perfect balance between showcasing the songwriting and the fact that I have a great rock ‘n’ roll band.” [An indie store exclusive ‘blue jeans’ color vinyl pressing is available.]

Blur – Live At Wembley Stadium 2xCD/2xLP/3xLP (WB/Parlophone)

Blur celebrate the one-year anniversary of their Live At Wembley Stadium show with the release of the concert. Live At Wembley Stadium is a collection of songs captured across two unforgettable nights last summer – the biggest shows of the band’s 30+ year career to date – which saw Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree perform to over 150,000 fans at Wembley Stadium, Blur’s first time ever to play the iconic London venue. [A triple-LP vinyl version is available.]

Crack Cloud – Red Mile CD/LP (Jagjaguwar)

Red Mile’s sound breathes expansive energy into the circuitous, street bound sonics of Crack Cloud’s prior material. Fizzling synths intertwine with chiming pianos. Songs layer like Russian nesting dolls; one may find a Ramones chorus set within a desolate Western prog soundtrack only to watch it erupt into a joyous anthem. Real-ass guitars — alternately lilting, scuzzy and soaring — ring out across wide sun-bleached spaces. In 2024, the cumulative effect is (in rock instrumentation terms) naturalistic. Any whiff of embalmed nostalgia is absent. Even the close of the album – a winding, almost Jerry Garcia guitar noodle that leads us out of Red Mile – is delivered without sentimentality. Principal songwriter Zach Choy’s lyrics are cutting but merciful, with a sharp self-awareness that never slides into self-satisfaction. [A blue color vinyl pressing is available.]

[Read more…] about New Releases for July 26, 2024