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Presenting Unreal Unearth Unending, Hozier’s collection of songs from the sessions behind his chart-topping 2023 album Unreal Unearth. The Deluxe Version contains all tracks released around the album from 2022-2024 including the 16 original album tracks plus 10 songs never-before pressed on vinyl including the global smash hit “Too Sweet” and a previously unreleased new track “Hymn To Virgil.” Available December 6 on 3 “Tooth White” colored LPs in an expanded trifold package plus 2 printed 12”x12” inserts featuring drawings by Andrew Hozier-Byrne.
Childish Gambino - Atavista - Vinyl 2 LP
For years, Childish Gambino's Atavista hid in plain sight. When he released an unfinished version of the record on March 15, 2020, it spent just 12 hours on his website before he pulled it down. Reappearing on streaming a week later as 3.15.20, the project brought up almost as many questions as sparkling neo-soul anthems, which still sounded slicker than the average as raw cuts titled after timestamps.
Atavista is an ode to impermanence, never more directly than over the glimmering guitar of "Time" with Grande. ("One thing's for certain, baby/We're running out of time," they harmonize on the chorus.) But in Gambino's capable hands, Atavista also slows down to enjoy the view, the sonic equivalent of a luxe leather-interior BMW cruising an open California highway. "I did what I wanted to," he revels on closing track "Final Church." Atavista took many shapes over the years to reach a final form. In each warm refrain, tight sequence, and carefully chosen collaborator, Gambino demonstrates why some things are worth waiting for.
Little Big Town, The Christmas Record is the band’s first ever full-length Christmas album and includes 11 songs. Featuring 6 Christmas classics and 5 new holiday songs, including “Glow.” NBC announced that Little Big Town will be hosting what promises to be an unforgettable holiday special entitled, “Little Big Town’s Christmas at The Opry.” The special will be a festive 2-hour musical extravaganza from Nashville’s iconic Grand OIe Opry, featuring performances from the band alongside lots of exciting special guests. Indie Exclusive Green LP. Limited Edition.
DMX made his legendary introduction to the world in 1998 with his multi-platinum-selling debut album It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot, which captured his gift for blending light and heavy concepts behind an intense, menacing presence at the microphone. Before the end of that year DMX had released his second hit, Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood, which also reached #1. DMX’s next three albums also went on to secure the top spot, making him the first rapper to have their first five albums go straight to the top of the US chart.
Yet, one thing remained as a consistent theme across DMX’s releases — his profound prayers. Found on each of his first six studio albums, these prayers (which do not contain beats) blend supplications, thanksgivings, confessions, and meditations on life, death, and the beyond.
In celebration of DMX’s legacy and ahead of his 54th birthday, UMe will be releasing Let Us Pray: Partnering with GRAMMY award-winning songwriter and producer Warryn Campbell, we set DMX’s prayers to music for the first time on this groundbreaking project that marries hip-hop and gospel with features from Killer Mike, Snoop Dogg, LeCrae, MC Lyte and more.
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- Killer Mike
- MC Lyte
- LeCrae
- Mary Mary
- Terrace Martin
- The Walls Group
- Lena Byrd Miles
GRAMMY-nominated recording artist GloRilla releases her highly anticipated debut album GLORIOUS. The star-studded affair includes features from Megan Thee Stallion, Latto, Sexyy Red, Kirk Franklin, Bossman Dlo, Fridayy, T-Pain, Muni Long, and Chandler Moore. The debut studio album comes after Big Glo trailblazed her way through the music industry with infectious hit records and high-profile collaborations that have won fans around the globe, including this year's Hot 100 hits "Yeah Glo!," "TGIF" and "Wanna Be" featuring Megan Thee Stallion."
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Renowned singer, songwriter, musician, artist and best-selling author Josh Ritter will release his anticipated new album, Spectral Lines, April 28 via Thirty Tigers.
Produced by Ritter’s longtime collaborator Sam Kassirer (Lake Street Dive, Langhorne Slim), Spectral Lines finds Ritter expanding beyond the bounds of his previous work to create a record both atmospheric and profound. Dedicated to the memory of his mother, Ritter searches for commonality across these ten seamless tracks by exploring life’s most universal ideas—love, devotion and what it means to be connected, to both each other and to ourselves.
“I think it’s important for us to share some of our most basic and common experiences with each other, however we can. That’s what we really, really need right now. I know we have common experiences, and it’s important to telegraph those back because they don’t have to be lonely experiences.” - Josh Ritter
One of today’s most thoughtful and prolific voices, Ritter has released ten studio albums including 2019’s widely acclaimed, Fever Breaks, of which NPR Music praised, “He remains a hydrant of ideas while embodying an endless capacity for empathy and indignation, often within a single song.” In addition to his work as a musician, Ritter is also a national best-selling author, having released two novels to date: 2011’s Bright’s Passage and 2021’s The Great Glorious Goddamn of It All, for which the film rights have recently been optioned for development. Released to critical attention, Stephen King wrote in The New York Times Book Review that Bright’s Passage “shines with a compressed lyricism that recalls Ray Bradbury in his prime…This is the work of a gifted novelist.”
In celebration of the new record, Ritter and his band, the Royal City Band, will return to the road in spring ‘23 with headline shows at Chicago’s Thalia Hall, Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium, Washington, DC’s Lincoln Theatre, Philadelphia’s Keswick Theatre, Boston’s House of Blues and New York’s Beacon Theatre among others. Visit www.joshritter.com for full details.
In addition to Ritter (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar) and Kassirer (piano, organ, mellotron, synthesizers, drums), Spectral Lines also features Jocie Adams (clarinet, synthesizers, background vocals), Matt Douglas (woodwinds), Zachariah Hickman (upright bass, electric bass), Rich Hinman (electric guitar, pedal steel), Shane Leonard (drums, percussion, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass), Kevin O’Connell (drums, percussion, electric bass, electric guitar) and Dietrich Strause (acoustic guitar, electric guitar).
Often revered as one of the most important debut albums of all time, Weezer’s “blue” album celebrates 30 years with a 1-LP color vinyl
edition exclusive for indie music stores.
Across 6CDs, Elvis Costello: King of America & Other Realms traces his musical travels from Hollywood – where the King Of America album was recorded in 1986 – to a brand new take on “Brilliant Mistake” cut in Cape Fear early in 2024, via Costello’s recording adventures in New Orleans, Oxford and Clarksdale, Mississippi, Nashville and Memphis, Tennessee and guided by Costello’s own 35-page essay which includes numerous rare and never-before seen photos.
The collection is anchored by CD1: a new 2024 remaster of the album King Of America from the original master tapes.
CD2 collects the solo demos from 1985 including six performances from the unheard Red Bus Studios session with radically different lyrical drafts, shedding new light on the intention of key songs from the King Of America album.
CD3 is a never heard before 17-song concert recorded on January 27, 1987 at The Royal Albert Hall in London in the company of James Burton, Jim Keltner, Jerry Scheff, Benmont Tench & T-Bone Wolk.
Newly mixed from multitrack tapes – and featuring live renditions of several King Of America titles – Costello is also heard performing songs by Waylon Jennings, Arthur Alexander, Allen Toussaint, Sonny Boy Williamson, Mose Allison, Ray Charles, Jesse Winchester, Dave Bartholomew and Buddy Holly. A truly great American songbook.
The set closes with a 3CD digest of Costello’s studio recordings, previously unreleased demos, outtakes & live recordings from this wild and wonderfully odd odyssey.
After 16 years, THE CURE is back with their 14th studio album, SONGS OF A LOST WORLD. Songs from the record were previewed during their 90-date, 33-country ‘Shows Of A Lost World’ tour for more than 1.3 million people to overwhelming fan and critical acclaim. Speaking about, “Alone,” the opening track on the album, Robert Smith says, “It’s the track that unlocked the record; as soon as we had that piece of music recorded, I knew it was the opening song and I felt the whole album come into focus... that was the moment when I knew the song – and the album – were real.” Robert Smith created the sleeve concept and Andy Vella, a longtime Cure collaborator, handled the album’s art and design. The cover art features ‘Bagatelle,’ a 1975 sculpture by Janez Pirnat.
It’s dangerous to put Illiterate Light in a box, especially with the release of their new album, Arches. Are they a guitar-driven indie rock duo? Kaleidoscopic neo-psychedelia? Synth-kissed, harmony-laden folk? What does one do with an album beginning with “fake tits and diet coke,” then pivoting to train derailments in rural Ohio and never-ending black holes? These prolific farmers-turned-rockers have captured the energy of their live shows—fans crowd-surfing, moshing, crying, and crooning—and infused it into their latest release.
“We’ve always been shape shifters, moving between heavy, dark distortion and gentle sweet fingerpicking, writing aggressive songs, introspective songs, and love songs, exploding and embracing,” reflects singer-guitarist Jeff Gorman. “Smashing it all together used to feel strange, but now there's a glue between everything we do. Our fans get it. They care less about genre. All they care about is feeling. And that’s all we care about. Are you alive or not?”
Illiterate Light’s third album, Arches, is not a passageway but an arrival. “We’re no longer striving to define a sound,” said drummer Jake Cochran. “We’re leaning into sides of ourselves that have felt off-limits, sticking to what feels right rather than concerning ourselves with comparison.” Out November 1 via Thirty Tigers, the record is bursting with thunderous anthems, biting lyrics, and lush harmonies.
The band originated in the Shenandoah Valley in 2015 when multi-instrumentalists Gorman and Cochran began playing music together while working on an organic farm. Eventually, they left the farm to focus on music, adopting the moniker Illiterate Light from a Wilco lyric. After several years of non-stop touring, they signed with Atlantic Records and released their eponymous full-length debut in late 2019. Two years later, they signed with Thirty Tigers and, in 2023, issued their critically acclaimed LP, Sunburned. Shortly after, they released two additional EPs, making Arches their fourth release in two years.
Arches was recorded in two very different locations: small-town Appalachia at Gorman’s home studio and Hollywood, CA at Sunset Sound with producer Joe Chiccarelli (The Strokes, Beck, The Killers). “We wanted the best of both worlds,” says Gorman. “We spent several days with Joe at Sunset. To record vocals in the same live room as so many of my heroes—Neil Young, Paul McCartney, Dylan—was unreal. I knew I was in a holy place.” The LA session was paired with sessions in Virginia, where Gorman and Cochran co-produced the bulk of the record with longtime collaborator Danny Gibney. In their hometown, they experimented with soaring instrumental journeys and had friends sit in on the sessions to keep things lively.
“Having our community stop by the sessions kept us on our toes—we haven’t been able to do that in the past. It helped connect us to the feeling of our live show,” recalls Cochran. Illiterate Light’s live performances, described by the Washington Post as “massive,” feature Gorman on one foot, hammering bass on a foot-pedal synth, shredding big guitar riffs, and spitting out song after song while Cochran matches Gorman harmony for harmony, dancing with his standing drum kit, teetering on the edge of the stage only to dive head first into his next solo.
Arches is the closest you can get to their live show, with heavier songs like “I Ride Alone” and “Bloodlines” encapsulating the best of the writhing, uninhibited front-row experience. The keystone of the album, “Norfolk Southern,” crashes in with Gorman belting, “Here comes the Norfolk Southern / It's off the tracks / and heading for you,” with Cochran chanting, “break, break, break, break” to the ghost of the train that derailed in 2023 in East Palestine, Ohio, releasing 10,000 gallons of hazardous materials into the atmosphere. The song also serves as a metaphor for Gorman’s own turbulent feelings. “I certainly wanted to shine a light on the environmental catastrophe. But strangely, some days I feel just like that Norfolk Southern, barreling out of control at warp speed.”
Gorman lets the lyrics take control. Showing up relentlessly, day after day, to his home studio dubbed “The Bookhouse” (a tribute to David Lynch's Twin Peaks), he can’t predict what will arise. For the album's first track, “Payphone,” the opening lyrics were a surprise to Gorman: “Fake tits and diet coke / Full of undefeated hope / You are the only one I trust.” The jangly and groovy album opener is a pep talk between a woman named Big Red and her man as he faces crippling self-doubt and is self-medicating. She comforts him during a time of despair on a phone call that continues to drop.
Another relationship study, “Montauk,” is a cold beachside dance under the full moon inspired by the central question in Gorman’s favorite movie, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. “Do we go for it again—even though we're destined to fail?” he asks. “For me, the answer is a resounding yes.”
“All the Stars Are Burning Out” continues in that reflective vein. “It’s a throwback song, about getting high, going for a drive, dreaming up your future. You’re looking at that wide open black sky of bright stars, and they’re so beautiful and inspiring, and they make you want to follow your dreams. And yet all those stars eventually burn out. It’s a song about going for it even though life is impermanent and full of change,” Gorman said.
The saying goes, “arches never sleep.” Designed to distribute weight evenly, arches naturally rebalance as the structure around them shifts over time. Illiterate Light’s Arches exists within this metaphor in many ways. The album marks a period of artistic strength, a balancing act of identity and possibility. To listen to Arches is to plant yourself within the arch, to stand in the threshold between two worlds and gaze into Gorman and Cochran’s constant motion forward.
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Childish Gambino’s 2014 EP, Kauai, is a paradise-found exploration of nostalgia and the complex anxieties of romance, decadence and passion. From the pure pop brilliance of “Sober” to the cool closer “Late Night in Kauai”, Kauai is an essential postcard from the world of Childish Gambino. This edition is featured on classic black vinyl.
Curtain Call: The Hits is the first greatest hits compilation album released by American rapper Eminem by Shady Records. It was released on December 6, 2005, under Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment. The album collects Eminem's most popular songs, as well as four new tracks, including a live version of "Stan" featuring Elton John from the 43rd Grammy Awards, plus new songs "Fack", "When I'm Gone" and "Shake That" featuring Nate Dogg. The album was certified double-platinum in the US, triple-platinum in Australia and the UK, and quadruple-platinum in New Zealand. It reached #1 on several charts, including the UK and US Albums Chart. Curtain Call: The Hits was released nine years after the release of Eminem's debut studio album, Infinite
1971 remix of the original album. Anthem of the Sun is the second album by The Grateful Dead, released in 1968 on Warner Bros/Seven Arts. It is the first album to feature second drummer Mickey Hart. The band was also joined by Tom Constanten, who contributed avant-garde instrumental and studio techniques influenced by composers John Cage and Karlheinz Stockhausen. The album was assembled through a collage-like editing approach helmed by members Jerry Garcia and Phil Lesh (along with soundman Dan Healy), in which disparate studio and live performance tapes were spliced together to create new hybrid recordings. The band also supplemented their performances with instruments such as prepared piano, kazoo, harpsichord, timpani, trumpet, and güiro. The result is an experimental amalgam that is neither a true studio album nor a live album.
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Now Hear This! - November 2024
Phantogram
Sink Memory Of A Day
Neon GoldBuy Now Known for their genre-defying sound, Phantogram once again push boundaries with a mesmerizing blend of dark psychedelia, electronic pop and hard-hitting beats, exploring themes of nostalgia and memories. Featuring the hypnotic lead singles "Come Alive" and "All A Mystery," co-produced by Grammy-winner John Hill. The Armoires
Octoberland
Big Stir RecordsBuy Now A kaleidoscopic pop adventure is maybe the most apt way to describe Octoberland – every song a twist of that colorful cylinder and each sharing a whole new aspect to The Armoires’ rich palette of songwriting and virulence. It’s bold, diverse and bewitching; the kind of release the sun and joy of life come out for. Jon Batiste
Beethoven Blues
VerveBuy Now Reimagining the transcendent works of Beethoven, alongside original compositions inspired by Batiste's youth in the heart of New Orleans, the album extends timeless classics across the genre spectrum. It’s a way of paying homage to Beethoven's artistry, bringing it into a singular moment, in true creative partnership with Batiste's artistic work and journey. Caroline Shaw
Leonardo da Vinci (Original Score)
NonesuchBuy Now The original score for Ken Burns’ new documentary adds crucial connective tissue to areas where the record of Leonardo’s life is thin and it’s possible to briefly lose his trail. Shaw’s music—joyful, daring, at times transcendent, and wholly unique—seems to speak directly to Leonardo, a seeking soul who, 500 years after his death, can come across as strikingly modern. St. Vincent
Todos Nacen Gritando
St. VincentBuy Now With Todos Nacen Gritando, St. Vincent delivers a fully Spanish language version of her self-produced album. Inspired by passionate singalongs at her shows in Mexico, Spain, and South America, Todos Nacen Gritando answers the question: If they can sing along in a 2nd or 3rd language, why can’t I meet them halfway? Halsey
The Great Impersonator
ColumbiaBuy Now Halsey’s The Great Impersonator reimagines her career throughout the decades, displaying a conceptual artist at the top of her game. It’s a masterclass in honesty as Halsey deftly wields the enticements of pop, all the while exploring ageless issues regarding self, suffering, and the pursuit of wholeness. Benjamin Tod
Shooting Star
Lost Dog Street BandBuy Now Shooting Star is one of Tod’s boldest statement yet—a defiant stand against the Nashville establishment, wrapped in the timeless sounds of honky-tonk. Tod brings his life experiences and musical influences into the mix, crafting what could be considered a “True Country Album” in defiance of the mainstream. Amythyst Kiah
Still + Bright
RounderBuy Now Featuring Billy Strings, SG Goodman and Avi Kaplan, Kiah offers a darkly cinematic twist. With its sonic palette encompassing everything from fuzzed-out guitars and industrial-leaning beats to gilded pedal steel and Kiah’s exquisitely graceful banjo work, Still + Bright fully affirms her as an artist of both daring originality and uncompromising depth. Flat Black
Dark Side of the Brain
FearlessBuy Now Former Five Finger Death Punch lead guitarist Jason Hook marches on with his new project, continuing with his well-established brand of guitar-centric hard rock and metal. Dark Side… is an absolute rager, with thunderous, headbanger-worthy rhythms and thick guitars alongside strong, melodic and catchy choruses. Amyl and The Sniffers
Cartoon Darkness
Virgin Music InternationalBuy Now Cartoon Darkness stretches from classic punk to the glammy strut of hit single "U Should Not Be Doing That" to the stormy balladry of "Big Dreams" to pugnacious punk of "Jerkin." It’s their most diverse release yet. The Sniffers are back and back with a vengeance - bigger, brighter, smarter and sharper in every way. Steve Hill
Hanging On A String
No Label RecordsBuy Now Award-winning Canadian blues rock one-man band Steve Hill imagines his newest album will feel like a concept album, set in a dystopian world where music is the only salvation. The funny thing is that it's not set in the distant future, it's right here and now, and the hero is not a made-up character, it's just Steve doing what he's been doing for decades. Bishop Briggs
Tell My Therapist I’m Fine
Terry Eighteen, Inc.Buy Now Motivated by the need to continue honoring her late sister's spirit, Briggs weaves her loss and grief into life-honoring moments that are buoyant, irreverent and embracing. Tell My Therapist… kicks off with “Mona Lisa On A Mattress” which Briggs shared "is about a messy, sexy, toxic relationship I fell hopelessly into." Brett Eldredge
Merry Christmas (Welcome to the Family)
Warm and Cozy RecordsBuy Now Inspired by family traditions and the warmth that surrounds Christmas, the album, the vinyl version has a Christmas game on the inside of the gatefold with accompanying game pieces and a virtual die, inspiring families everywhere to create a new tradition of a "vinyl + family game night" during the holidays. Featuring duets with Kelly Clarkson and Idarose. Various Artists
Wicked: The Soundtrack
RepublicBuy Now Based on one of the most beloved musicals on stage, the generation-defining film adaptation of Wicked is destined to be the most talked-about film of the holiday season. Starring Emmy, Grammy, and Tony winning Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Grammy-winning, multi-platinum recording artist and global superstar Ariana Grande as Glinda. Jimmy Fallon
Holiday Seasoning
RepublicBuy Now A holiday comedy collection of all original songs with collaborations from the biggest superstars on the (snow) globe to enjoy while we rock around the tree. Includes "It Was A... (Masked Christmas)" featuring Ariana Grande & Megan Thee Stallion, "Almost Too Early For Christmas" featuring Dolly Parton, and "Wrap Me Up" featuring Meghan Trainor. Jeremy Zucker/Chelsea Cutler
brent iii
RepublicBuy Now On one level, brent represents the musical union of multi-platinum artists. On another, it’s an ongoing dialogue between two good friends. Love can often be a display of difficulty, hardship and heart-wrenching pain, but Zucker and Cutler bring color and vibrancy to a life that may otherwise feel black and white. Beardfish
Songs For Beating Hearts
Inside Out MusicBuy Now From the dreamy melancholy opening of “Ecotone” and the intricate opulence of five-part sprawl “Out In The Open,” to the prog-friendly 11-minute epic “Beating Hearts,” and the sobering noir of the closing “Torrential Downpour,” Beardfish have not just made their strongest work to date, but also their most emotionally resonant. Gaerea
Coma
Season of MistBuy Now When Gaerea emerged, the masked band came branded with a vision of black metal that was guided not by myths or pagan beliefs but a purging of emotion. With Coma, Gaerea broadens their signature sound by taking it in two seemingly opposed directions with moments of intense atmospheric beauty heightened by blistering heaviness. Bonzie
When I Found The Trap Door
Beevine Records LLCBuy Now When I Found… expands Bonzie’s singular artistry and mines inspiration from such eclectic sources as the psychedelic sci-fi of Satoshi Kon’s Paprika and the elemental folk/blues of guitarist Elizabeth Cotton. It’s an intimate exploration of the often-slippery line between truth and illusion, inviting both illuminating contemplation and absolute pop surrender. Frost*
Life In The Wires
Inside Out MusicBuy Now Life In The Wires may be indulgent and nostalgic, but Frost*’s talents make it both a blast from the past and a breath of fresh air. It’s all the soaring choruses, high octane verses, and instrumental passages with those amazing keyboard and guitar solos you could ever ask for. And then some. Jordana
Lively Premonition
Grand JuryBuy Now “Maybe it’s my LA record,” Jordan Nye says of her Laurel Canyon folk and shimmery yacht rock album. “I can’t pinpoint exactly what affected it, but I do think the sun has its beam on me.” Recorded over the course of a year with close collaborator Emmett Kai, the album owes a debt to Carole King, The Mamas & The Papas and Hall & Oates or Steely Dan. Mandoki Soulmates
A Memory Of Our Future
Inside Out MusicBuy Now This album is not just for fans of prog and jazz rock, but for anyone who appreciates real music. With analog signal processing throughout, from microphone to vinyl pressing, A Memory Of Our Future is an audiophile and socio-political manifesto of precision and passion that can be felt in every note of the opus. LISTEN HERE LISTEN HERE The Offspring
Supercharged
ConcordBuy Now Following up on the global success of their album Let The Bad Times Roll, legendary So-Cal punk group The Offspring release their 11th album Supercharged. Produced by Bob Rock, the record continues the band's legacy with some of their best songwriting to date and unmatched musical energy. Soccer Mommy
Evergreen
Loma Vista RecordingsBuy Now Sophie Allison is again writing about her life, but life’s different these days: Since 2022's Sometimes, Forever, Allison experienced a profound & personal loss. New songs emerged, unflinching reflections on what she was feeling. She wanted them to sound that way too, as true to the demos as possible. Nothing overindulgent, everything real. Tears for Fears
Songs For A Nervous Planet
ConcordBuy Now Features four new tracks plus live performances of hit songs like “Shout”, “Head Over Heels”, “Everybody Wants To Rule The World”, “Mad World” & more. Spanning all eras of the band from The Hurting to The Tipping Point and beyond, this record takes you on the incomparable sonic journey that is a Tears For Fears live show and their career to date. Dwight Yoakam
Brighter Days
Thirty Tigers / VIA Entertainment Productions, Inc.Buy Now At once timeless and timely, in fact downright cowpunk-tual, Yoakamk’s self-produced Brighter Days blends a modern reverence for the history of country music with the pioneering rock and roll spirit of California. The result creates a sense of craftsmanship and immediacy that captures the quintessential Dwight Yoakam “cool”. -
New Release Round-Up 11-01-24
Elvis Costello - King Of America [6 CD Super Deluxe Edition] - ELVIS Costello Catalogue
Across 6CDs, Elvis Costello: King of America & Other Realms traces his musical travels from Hollywood – where the King Of America album was recorded in 1986 – to a brand new take on “Brilliant Mistake” cut in Cape Fear early in 2024, via Costello’s recording adventures in New Orleans, Oxford and Clarksdale, Mississippi, Nashville and Memphis, Tennessee and guided by Costello’s own 35-page essay which includes numerous rare and never-before seen photos.
The Cure - Songs Of A Lost World - Capitol Records
After 16 years, THE CURE is back with their 14th studio album, SONGS OF A LOST WORLD. Songs from the record were previewed during their 90-date, 33-country ‘Shows Of A Lost World’ tour for more than 1.3 million people to overwhelming fan and critical acclaim. Speaking about, “Alone,” the opening track on the album, Robert Smith says, “It’s the track that unlocked the record; as soon as we had that piece of music recorded, I knew it was the opening song and I felt the whole album come into focus... that was the moment when I knew the song – and the album – were real.” Robert Smith created the sleeve concept and Andy Vella, a longtime Cure collaborator, handled the album’s art and design. The cover art features ‘Bagatelle,’ a 1975 sculpture by Janez Pirnat.
Weezer - Blue (30th Anniversary ) - Geffen
Often revered as one of the most important debut albums of all time, Weezer’s “blue” album celebrates 30 years with a 1-LP color vinyl edition exclusive for indie music stores.
Clifford Jordan - Cliff Jordan (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) - Blue Note Records
Vinyl LP pressing housed in gatefold tip-on jacket. Under-recognized tenor Clifford Jordan blew in from Chicago with a trio of excellent Blue Note sessions in 1957, including this self-titled release featuring a septet with Lee Morgan (trumpet), Curtis Fuller (trombone), John Jenkins (alto sax), Ray Bryant (piano), Paul Chambers (bass) and Art Taylor (drums). This Blue Note Tone Poet Series mono edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI.
Bobby Hutcherson - Dialogue LP (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) - Blue Note Records
Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. 1965's Dialogue was the debut by vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, who had already proven himself a versatile sideman on albums from Idle Moments to Out To Lunch. Dialogue showcased his more adventurous leanings with a sextet featuring Freddie Hubbard, Sam Rivers, Andrew Hill, Richard Davis and Joe Chambers. This Blue Note Tone Poet Series stereo edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, and packaged in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket.
ALSO OUT THIS WEEK
The Cure - Songs Of A Lost World [Retail Exclusive Marble BioVinyl LP]
Elvis Costello - King Of America - [6 CD Super Deluxe Edition]
Weezer - Blue - 30th Anniversary [Indie Exclusive Ghostly blue & clear LP]
Little Big Town - Greatest Hits [Translucent Off-White LP]
Jeremie Albino - Our Time In The Sun [Indie Exclusive Neon Orange LP]
Nena - NENA (Remastered & Selected Works) [Translucent Red 2 LP]
Nelson, Willie - Last Leaf On The Tree [Amber Fossil colored Vinyl]
Illiterate Light - Arches [LP Opaque Turquoise]
Lil Peep - LIL PEEP; PART ONE [purple transparent, with glitter LP]
Beardfish - Songs For Beating Hearts [LP Transparent orange]
Bruce Liu - Tchaikovsky: The Seasons
Reznor, Trent / Ross, Atticus - Challengers (Original Soundtrack)
Saves The Day - Through Being Cool [Moonstone LP]
USHER - Confessions - (20th Anniversary)
Ronnie Milsap - The Best Of Ronnie Milsap - [LP]
Robert Glasper - In December [CD]
MGMT - Loss Of Life (Blk) [Colored Vinyl] (Gate) (Gry) (Ofgv)
Johnny Delaware - Para Llevar (Stic)
Music From Agatha All Along / Var - Music From Agatha All Along (Various Artists)
Killerstar - KillerStar Reimagined [LP]
Jonny Tobin - Steppin' Out [LP]
Say Anything - Say Anything Is A Real Boy (20TH ANNIVERSARY) [3LP]
XL Middleton & Kazzey - Serious [7inch Single]
Kaelin Ellis - You Are Here, Start [LP]
Sean Price - How Sean P! Stole Christmas [7inch Single]
Various Artists - Jesus Calling: Songs For Sundays [CD]
ID Labs - Nothing You Don't Know [Silver LP]