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Music Releases 03-24-23
- Lana Del Rey
Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd [2LP] - Caroline Rose
The Art of Forgetting [Audiophile Collectors Edition Clear Lenticular Cover 2LP]
Video PlayARt - Fall Out Boy
So Much (For) Stardust [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Coke Bottle Clear LP] - Nickel Creek
Celebrants [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Confetti Yellow 2LP] - Fake Names
Expendables [LP]
Video PlayARt - BABYMETAL
THE OTHER ONE [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Solid White LP] - Elton John
Honky Chateau: 50th Anniversary [2LP]
Video - Depeche Mode
Memento Mori [2LP] - Sophie B. Hawkins
Free Myself [LP] - Wage War
The Stripped Sessions [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Orange Swirl LP] - Diplo
Diplo [LP] - Luke Combs
Gettin’ Old [LP] - Chasms
Glimpse of Heaven [Pink & Blue Swirl LP] - Pink Floyd
The Dark Side Of The Moon: 50th Anniversary [Box Set] - Pink Floyd
The Dark Side Of The Moon: Live At Wembley Empire Pool, London, 1974 [LP] - Grandaddy
The Sophtware Slump [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Bone & Green Swirl LP] - Aoife O'Donovan
Aoife O'Donovan Plays Nebraska [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition LP] - Debby Friday
Good Luck [Loser Edition Metallic Silver LP] - Carly Pearce
29: Written In Stone: Live From Music City - Bob Marley & The Wailers
Uprising: Original Jamaican Version [Limited Edition LP] - Bob Marley & The Wailers
Legend: Original Jamaican Version [Limited Edition LP] - Bob Marley & The Wailers
Confrontation: Original Jamaican Version [Limited Edition LP] - Bob Marley & The Wailers
Babylon By Bus: Original Jamaican Version [Limited Edition 2LP] - Bob Marley & The Wailers
Survival: Original Jamaican Version [Limited Edition LP]
Current Week
Music Releases 03-31-23
The New Pornographers
Continue As A Guest [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Opaque Green/Translucent Blue LP]
Vinyl: $22.98 Buy
The Hold Steady
The Price of Progress [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Metallic Gold LP]
The Brooklyn-based band has performed in all 50 states in the USA and throughout Canada, Europe and Australia. The Hold Steady music has appeared across movies, advertising and TV, including on Game Of Thrones and Billions, in addition to writing original material for Seth Meyers cartoon The Awesomes and Meyers’ 2019 stand-up comedy special Lobby Baby.
Released in early 2021, The Hold Steady’s most recent record Open Door Policy, achieved the band’s highest chart position of any album, debuting #6 on the Billboard Current Album Chart. Vulture gushed the record “expands their horizons,” and “gives the Hold Steady new heft and variety without undercutting the sharpness of the hooks or singer-guitarist Craig Finn’s heart-wrenching novelistic lyricism.”
The 20th Anniversary of The Hold Steady will see an expanded collection of activities and music release to celebrate the milestone with fans. Year five of The Weekender, The Hold Steady’s annual visit to the UK with a 3-night stop in London, occurs March 10-12, 2023.
The Hold Steady is: Bobby Drake (drums), Craig Finn (vocals), Tad Kubler (guitar, vocals), Franz Nicolay (keyboards, vocals), Galen Polivka (bass), and Steve Selvidge (guitar, vocals).
Recorded at the band's show at the world-famous Wembley Stadium on 6th July 2019, The Who performed many of their greatest hits as well as songs from their acclaimed recent studio album with the help of the Isobel Griffiths Ltd Orchestra, which gave a new perspective to some of their best-loved material.
This release is available as a 2-CD + Blu-Ray containing an Atmos mix of the entire album and a 3-LP black vinyl edition. Both are housed in a trifold sleeve with an extensive booklet containing multiple photos from rehearsals, backstage, and the show.
With over 12 billion global streams, 4 billion official YouTube views, more than 53 million followers across social media platforms, and 27 million videos posted on socials using her music, Melanie Martinez reemerges with a spellbinding new trailer heralding the arrival of her hugely anticipated new album, PORTALS.
Martinez lifted the curtain on PORTALS earlier this week with an instantly viral TikTok video confirming the death of her notorious alter-ego “Cry Baby,” last seen considering whether to walk into the light at the beguiling conclusion of 2019’s internationally acclaimed full-length film, K-12. Today’s exclusive trailer – directed by Martinez and streaming now - now sees the appearance of a mysterious egg from which an enigmatic figure emerges.
“Portals screams death is life is death is life is death is life. A continuous loop. A circle.” – MELANIE MARTINEZ
PORTALS marks the 27-year-old NYC-born singer-songwriter-filmmaker’s first full-length release in nearly four years following her 2 billion-streaming, RIAA Gold-certified second album, K-12, which proved a sensation upon its September 2019 release, entering the Billboard 200 at #3 – Martinez’s highest chart placement thus far – with further debuts at #1 on the Alternative album chart, and #1 on the Soundtrack album chart.
City And Colour
The Love Still Held Me Near [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Milky Clear/White Galaxy 2LP]
Vinyl: $35.98 Buy
The Love Still Held Me Near was born out of unimaginable loss and the subsequent journey through the grief and heartache that followed. It’s about digging deep down into yourself and attempting to unearth hope and light in the things that can comfort you through those times. For me that has always been writing and recording music, so that’s exactly what I did. - Dallas Green / City and Colour
Meshuggah
Obzen: 15th Anniversary Remastered Edition [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Black/White LP]
Formed in 1987 in Umeå, Sweden, Meshuggah have gone on to be called “one of the ten most important hard and heavy bands” by Rolling Stone and have earned the respect and admiration from fans and musicians alike.
It is impossible to talk about experimental or avantgarde metal without mentioning this truly groundbreaking act: MESHUGGAH mix ultra-complicated rhythmic patterns with massive riffs and aggressive growls, combining Death Metal, Mathcore, Thrash and Progressive Metal to create their unique style.
The year 2023 now marks the 15th anniversary of the band’s milestone: "ObZen".
Yet another masterpiece of diversity and surprises as a whole, the album contains the band’s absolute massive hit, “Bleed” – the song that tore through the industry like a shockwave and had fans and musician peers alike completely speechless. You could say that "ObZen" is some sort of a best of album of the band’s early works combined with fresh, new songs at that moment in time – but that´s only half the truth. Compared to some of the gloomy lava realm of subconcious terror of previous releases, "ObZen" is a big butt kick. Some parts are still slo-mo groove infernos, but others, like the opener "Combustion", are high speed-massacres like the band never did before. Pure technical ass-kicking mayhem!
The re-release of this masterpiece comes in a beautifully enhanced digipak and stunning new vinyl colors, to complete every collector’s dream.
This historic 1980 Munich concert has the distinction of being the first-ever live, direct-to-digital stereo recording of Zappa. The show was the last of the spring/summer tour with the group playing at peak performance. The entire show is featured on three 180-gram LPs and mastered by Bernie Grundman in 2022. The package features photography and memoir from George Alper (who worked for Frank Zappa), along with liner notes from Arthur Barrow and `Vaultmeister' Joe Travers.
Also Available: Zappa '80: Mudd Club/Munich [3CD], Zappa ’80: Mudd Club [2LP]
During the 1980 spring/summer tour, Frank Zappa played a set at his favorite NYC nightclub - the famous Mudd Club. Zappa adored the place and ever wrote a song dedicated to it. The complete performance is included on two 45rpm 180-gram vinyl LPs and mastered by Bernie Grundman in 2022. The package features photography and memoir from George Alper (who worked for Frank Zappa and was at the event), along with liner notes from Arthur Barrow, Steve Vai and `Vaultmeister' Joe Travers.
Also Available: Zappa '80: Mudd Club/Munich [3CD], Zappa ’80: Mudd Club [2LP]
Taylor Kingman
Hollow Sound [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Yellow Belly Yellow LP]
Andrew Bird
I felt a Funeral, in my Brain (feat. Phoebe Bridgers) [Limited Edition Vinyl Single]
“I felt a Funeral, in my Brain” is a rare duet in Andrew Bird’s deep discography. He and Phoebe Bridgers join forces to share a haunting reimagination of the Emily Dickinson poem, “I felt a Funeral, in my Brain.” Sparse and spectral, the arrangement pairs chilling, swelling shrieks of strings with the slight strum of guitar, as Bird and Bridgers trade verses and soar in harmony over Dickinson’s words. And paired with a B-Side rarity, "The Twistable, Turnable Man Returns", Andrew's tribute to the Shel Silverstein poem.
Mac Miller
Blue Slide Park: 10th Anniversary [Limited Edition Clear w/ Splatter Deluxe 2 LP]
10th Anniversary Deluxe vinyl pressing of Mac Miller's debut studio album Blue Slide Park. Featuring a die-cut gatefold jacket, clear vinyl with blue and yellow splatter, and a recreation of 2011's Blue Slide Park U.S. tour poster. Limited Edition.
Hermanos Gutierrez
El Bueno Y El Malo [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Black Marble LP]
Did you know that miracles happen every day? We don’t alwayssee it that way. We look at the state of the world and think, “It’ll be a miracle if we make it out alive.” But miracles are what humans do. We’re Earth’s most inventive and unpredictablespecies, when we’re allowed to be. Also the most destructive. Miracle-Level is Deerhoof’s mystical manifesto on creativity andtrust. It celebrates the infinite small wonders of existence that spontaneously present themselves, when not obstructed by our death-driven masters.
Musically, Miracle-Level is vulnerable, brave, and brimming with spicy surprises. Deerhoof’s 19th album is also their their first tobe recorded and mixed in a recording studio. Production was entrusted to Mike Bridavsky, at No Fun Club in Winnipeg, Manitoba. This is also their first album written entirely in Satomi’s native language. Deerhoof once again speak in asecret code that only their fans understand, in which hooksabound, and genre is nonexistent.
Puscifer
Existential Reckoning - Re-Wired [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition LP]
Underneath his mysterious metal mask, MF DOOM hides the cachet underground legends are made of. After his first group KMD’s sophomore album Black Bastards was shelved by Elektra in 1994, and his blood brother Subroc — one half of the sibling rap duo — passed away, surviving frontman Zev Love X slowly mutated into the supervillain MC known as MF DOOM, and the rap world is better for it.
The 1999 release of Operation: Doomsday marked MF DOOM’s official debut, reintroducing a mysterious figure who would soon become one of underground rap’s greatest voices. Within its 19 tracks, Operation: Doomsday reveals the confluence of DOOM’s tragic past, personal interests and daring creativity. His clever rhymes and remarkable schemes stood out against the landscape, and every sound he touched — from cartoon theme songs, to ‘80s soul, to rap classics and more — got reinterpreted into something brand new and surreal.
Decades later, MF DOOM is still celebrated for all facets of his work and influence. In the face of tragedy, DOOM re-infiltrated the rap game on his own terms, and crafted an instant cult classic. Operation: Doomsday stands as a testament to the power of betting on yourself against all odds.
Scott McMicken has always thrived on switching things up. As a founding member of Philadelphia rock mainstays Dr. Dog, McMicken and his bandmates consistently explored new sounds and new ways of writing songs across 10 gleefully eclectic albums before their 2021 hiatus. While McMicken has quietly released solo projects via cassette and vinyl on his own label Press On Records, for his latest effort, he’s done something he’s only done once before: started a band. With Shabang, out March 31, 2023, via ANTI-, comes the debut album from Scott McMicken and THE EVER-EXPANDING, and he’s made some of his freest and most adventurous music yet: a wonderfully collabora- tive collection of songs that feel lived in and true. By being present and living with these musicians (quite literally: McMicken and collaborator Michael Nau stayed in tents outside the studio) united under one com- mon goal, Shabang is full of life and endlessly candid. “I knew nothing good will come of this unless I am totally free and away from any pres- sure and pretense,” says McMicken. “Such an incredible spectrum of emotion passed through me while making this album. There was this lightness and un-self seriousness. I feel like music and life cruises at that spot: everybody was so wholeheartedly invested and open.”
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Music Releases 04-07-23
- Manchester Orchestra
The Valley Of Vision [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Iridescent Blue LP]
- NF
HOPE [Limited Edition White 2LP]
Video PlayARt - Daniel Caesar
NEVER ENOUGH [2LP]
Video - Ruston Kelly
The Weakness [Indie Exclusive limited Edition Bluejay LP]
- De La Soul
De La Soul Is Dead [2LP]
- North Americans
Long Cool World [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Cream LP]
Video - Linkin Park
Meteora: 20th Anniversary Edition [Deluxe 4LP]
- KISS
KISS Off The Soundboard: Live In Poughkeepsie, NY 1984 [2LP]
Video - Daughter
Stereo Mind Game [Indie Exclusive Recycled Random Color LP]
- Mudhoney
Plastic Eternity [Limited Edition Gray LP]
- Anderson .Paak
Malibu [RSD Essential Orange w/ White Splatter LP]
- Ellie Goulding
Higher Than Heaven [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Random Color Signed Eco Mix LP]
- Various Artists
Spelljams [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Maroon & Purple Galaxy 2LP]
- Wednesday
Rat Saw God [Purple LP]
- Overcoats
Winner [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Clear w/Black Swirl LP]
- Devon Church
Strange Strangers [Holy Teal LP]
- Various Artists
Late Night Count Basie [RSD Essential Indie Colorway Turquoise LP]
- Jana Horn
Window Is The Dream [LP]
- Brijean
Angelo EP [Pink & Blue Vinyl]
- HMLTD
The Worm [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Pink LP]
- Devon Gilfillian
Love You Anyway [Milky Clear LP]
- Powerwolf
Interludium [LP]
- Karl Hector & The Malcouns
Sahara Swing [RSD Essential Indie Colorway Clear 2LP]
- Paul Gilbert
The Dio Album [LP]