New Releases (CDs + Vinyl)
| ARTIST | TITLE | LABEL |
| The Bevis Frond | “Horrorful Heights” (indie-rocker Nick Saloman’s 27th album; 20 tracks; new single: “Horrorful Heights”; Hear here; Double Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music; On Tour)   | Fire Records |
| The Bluebells | “This Is The Bluebells” (16-track album, recorded live and co-produced at Beetroot Studios in Airdrie with producer Stuart MacLeod; new single: “No Pasaran!”; See here; Blue Double Vinyl; Amazon UK) | Last Night From Glasgow |
| Bon Iver | “Volumes: One (Selections From Music Concerts 2019-2023 6 Piece Band)” (10-track live archival album, serving as the first installment of a new series modeled after Bob Dylan and Neil Young archival series; Hear here; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music) | Jagjaguwar |
| Paul Cauthen | “Book of Paul” (East Texas native’s fifth album; guests: Jake Worthington, Delaney Ramsdell; new single: “Texas Swagger”; See here; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Amazon.ca; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) | Velvet Rose Records |
| Corrosion of Conformity | “Good God / Baad Man” (metal legends’ 11th album and first since 2018; producer: Warren Riker; 14 songs; new single: “Gimme Some Moore”; See here; Read here; Double Vinyl; Amazon UK; Amazon.ca; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) | Nuclear Blast |
| Charley Crockett | “Age of the Ram” (final installment in his Sagebrush Trilogy; 20 tracks; producers: Crockett, Shooter Jennings; new single: “Kentucky Too Long”; See here; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Amazon.ca; Cassette; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) | Island |
| Wendy Eisenberg | “Wendy Eisenberg” (Brooklyn-based singer-guitarist’s ninth album; new single: “Meaning Business”; Hear here; Read here; Red Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music) | Joyful Noise Recordings |
| Elizabeth and the Catapult | “Responsible Friend” (sixth album from Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Elizabeth Ziman; new single: “50/50”; See here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music) | Compass |
| Good Kid | “Can We Hang Out Sometime?” (Toronto indie rock band’s debut full-length album; nominated for JUNO Award for Breakthrough Group of the Year in 2024; new single: “Rift”; See here; Light Blue In Pink Splatter Vinyl; Amazon UK; Amazon.ca; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) | Good People Record Co. / Many Hats Distribution |
| Luke Grimes | “Red Bird” (country singer-actor’s second album; producer: Dave Cobb; recorded at Georgia May Studio in Savannah and Nashville’s RCA Studio A; new single: “Haunted”; Hear here; Green Vinyl; Amazon.ca; Download; Apple Music) | Mercury Nashville |
| Bruce Hornsby | “Indigo Park” (his 17th studio album; producers: Tony Berg, Will Maclellan, Hornsby; guests: Bob Weir, Bonnie Raitt, Ezra Koenig, Robert Hunter; See here; Read here; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Amazon.ca; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) > Greatest Radio Hits 📻 | Zappo Productions / Thirty Tigers |
| Dermot Kennedy | “The Weight of the Woods” (Irish singer-songwriter’s third album; producer: Gabe Simon; new single: “Honest”; See here; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) | Interscope |
| Stacey Kent | “A Time For Love” (jazz singer’s 15th studio album; with pianist Art Hirahara and her husband, saxophonist Jim Tomlinson; new single: “La Javanaise”; See here; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) | Naïve |
| Kronos Quartet | “Glorious Mahalia” (tribute to Mahalia Jackson includes archival audio of Jackson’s voice, compositions by Stacy Garrop and Zachary James Watkins, and a new arrangement of Jackson’s version of “God Shall Wipe All Tears Away”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings |
| Metropolis Ensemble, Erik Hall & Sandbox Percussion | “Canto Ostinato” (full-scale presentation of Simeon ten Holt’s iconic piece; Hear here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music) | Western Vinyl |
| MONSTA X | “Unfold” (K-pop group’s third English studio album, featuring “baby blue” and “growing pains”; See here; Barnes & Noble-Exclusive CD; Target-Exclusive CD; Apple Music; Merch) | Intertwine Records |
| Moonchild | “Waves” (L.A.-based R&B/soul trio’s sixth album; guests: Jill Scott, Robert Glasper, Lalah Hathaway, PJ Morton, Dayna Stephens, et al; new singles: “Strong” and “For Yourself”; Hear here; Double Vinyl; Amethyst Double Vinyl; Amazon UK; Apple Music; On Tour) | ONErpm |
| Arlo Parks | “Ambiguous Desire” (Mercury Prize and BRIT Award winner’s third album; producer: Baird; guest: Sampha; new single: “Get Go”; See here; Vinyl; Marble Blue Vinyl; Rough Trade-Exclusive Disco Splatter Vinyl; Amazon UK; Amazon.ca; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) | Transgressive |
| Peach PRC | “Porcelain” (Australian pop singer-songwriter Shaylee Curnow’s debut album; producers: Konstantin Kersting, Larzz Principato, Harry Charles, Space Primates; new single: “Out Loud”; See here; Mother of Pearl Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) | Republic |
| Joe Pernice | “Sunny, I Was Wrong” (first studio album of new material under his own name; guests: Jimmy Webb, Rodney Crowell, Aimee Mann, Norman Blake; new single: “The Black and the Blue”; Hear here; Vinyl; Rough Trade-Exclusive Translucent Yellow Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music) | New West |
| Poison Ruïn | “Hymns From the Hills” (Philly deathrock band’s second album; new single: “Eidolon”; See here; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Amazon.ca; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) | Relapse |
| sunn O))) | “sunn O)))” (drone metal band’s 10th studio album; producers: the band’s Stephen O’Malley and Greg Anderson with Brad Wood; new single: “Glory Black”; Hear here; Read here; Blue Double Vinyl; Amazon UK; Amazon.ca; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) | Sub Pop |
| Michael Sweet | “The Master Plan” (Stryper frontman’s seventh solo album and first since 2019; he revealed in December that he has papillary thyroid cancer and remains hopeful; producers: Sweet, Jeff Savage; new single: “Lord”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Amazon.ca; Download; Apple Music) | Frontiers Music s.r.l. |
| Maria Taylor | “Story’s End” (Azure Ray singer-songwriter’s first solo album in more than seven years; recorded at ARC Studios in Omaha with producer Ben Brodin, alongside Mike Mogis and longtime collaborator Brad Armstrong; guest: label owner Connor Oberst; new single: “Sorry I Was Yours”; Hear here; Cat’s Eye Vinyl; Apple Music; On Tour) | Million Stars Records |
| Thundercat | “Distracted” (Grammy-winning L.A. singer-songwriter-bassist’s fifth album and first since 2020; producers: Thundercat, Greg Kurstin, Flying Lotus, Kenny Beats, et al; guests: Tame Impala, Mac Miller, A$AP Rocky, WILLOW, Lil Yachty, Channel Tres; new single: “I Did This to Myself”; Hear here; Red Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) | Brainfeeder |
| Rick Vito | “Slidemaster” (new all-instrumental album, including covers of “A Change Is Gonna Come” and Fleetwood Mac’s “Albatross”; Read here; Amazon UK; Amazon.ca) | MoMojo Records |
New Releases (Downloads)
| ARTIST | TITLE | LABEL |
| Joseph Arthur | “You’re Not a Ghost Anymore: FAITH” (his first solo album since 2019; new single: “I Wanna Know You”; See here; Read here; Apple Music; On Tour) | Lonely Astronaut |
| Sam Barber | “Broken View” (country/Americana singer-songwriter’s sophomore album; new single: “Borrowed Time”; Hear here; Apple Music; On Tour) | Atlantic |
| Codefendants | “LIFERS” (second album from NOFX’s Fat Mike, Julio “Ceschi” Ramos and Sam King; producer: Fat Mike; new single: “Rivals”; See here; Read here) | Regime Music Group |
| deary | “Birding” (London-based ethereal-pop trio’s debut album; new single: “Alma”; See here; Amazon UK; Apple Music) | Bella Union |
| Beatrice Deer | “Inuit Legend” (new single: “Aukkauti”; See here; Apple Music) | Uummati Records |
| The Droptines | “Drought Flower” (Austin alt-country band’s second album; producers: Jacob Sciba, Jon Randall, Taylor Tatsch; new single: “Tombstone”; See here; Vinyl) | Big Loud Texas / Mercury / Republic |
| Kalyn Fay | “Garden” (Oklahoma singer-songwriter’s third album; producer: Scott Bell; new single: “Windsong”; See here; Apple Music) | Horton Records |
| Jonny Fritz | “Debbie Downers – Woodwinds” (all-woodwinds version of his 2025 album, composed by Andrew Conrad; new single: “Tea Man”; Hear here; Apple Music) | Gar Hole Records |
| GALVEZTON | “Ocean Cabaret” (music project of Texas native Robert Kuhn; new single: “Roll to G-TOWN”; See here; Apple Music) | La Izquierda Records |
| Indigo Syndicate | “Briley Parkway” (Nashville-based trio’s four-song EP; new single: “Let Go of Me”; Hear here; Apple Music) | Heart Songs Corporation |
| Omah Lay | “Clarity of Mind” (Grammy-nominated Afro-fusion singer-songwriter’s second album; new single: “DON’T LOVE ME”; See here) | Sire / Warner |
| Roomful of Teeth & Gabriel Kahane | “Elevator Songs” (producers: Kahane, Joseph Lorge; new single: “Not Even the Dead”; See here; Apple Music) | Octoverse Media / Arts Music |
| Waxed | “The Continental Way” (Nashville-based metal quintet’s second album; new single: “Mother’s Day”; See here; Vinyl; Apple Music) | Missing Piece |
Reissues (CDs + Vinyl)
| ARTIST | TITLE | LABEL |
| Alkaline Trio | “Good Mourning” (2003 album; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Amazon.ca) “Crimson” (2005 album; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Amazon.ca; Merch) | Vagrant / BMG Rights Management |
| Gene Chandler | “Soul Classics” (20-song collection of hits and rarities on Constellation Records, circa 1963-66) | Sunset Blvd. |
| Everything But the Girl | “Eden (Deluxe Edition)” (1984 debut album, featuring “Each and Every One”; mastered by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios, with 21 bonus tracks, refreshed gatefold artwork, photos from the period, and full lyrics and credits) “Amplified Heart (Deluxe Edition)” (Double CD; 1994 album, featuring “Missing” and “Rollercoaster”; mastered by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios, with 21 bonus tracks – including Todd Terry’s hit remix of “Missing” – plus refreshed gatefold artwork, photos from the period, and full lyrics and credits) > The Best of Everything But the Girl 💖 | Buzzin’ Fly Records / Chrysalis |
| Graham Central Station | “Ain’t No ‘Bout-A-Doubt It [Quadio]” (Blu-ray Audio; 1975 album, featuring “Your Love,” “The Jam” and “I Can’t Stand the Rain”; with 192/24 resolution quadraphonic and hi-res stereo mixes, transferred from the original half-inch four-channel masters) | Rhino / Warner |
| Burl Ives | “The Wayfaring Stranger: Selected Classics & Album Tracks 1941-62” (three-CD, 87-track collection comprising A- and B-sides on Columbia and Decca; Amazon UK; Amazon.ca) | Acrobat |
| Curtis Mayfield | “Back to the World [Quadio]” (Blu-ray Audio; 1973 album, featuring “Future Shock”; with 192/24 resolution quadraphonic and hi-res stereo mixes, transferred from the original half-inch four-channel masters) > The Very Best of Curtis Mayfield 🔥 | Rhino |
| Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper | “Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper” (1985 album; remastered; Vinyl; Amazon.ca) | Pravda |
| Gene Pitney | “Pitney ’75” (1975 album; remastered, with six bonus tracks; Amazon UK) > 25 All-Time Greatest Hits 💔 | BGO |
| Perez Prado | “King of the Mambo: The Singles Collection 1949-62” (three-CD, 83-track compilation of A- and B-sides from his RCA era; Amazon UK; Amazon.ca) | Acrobat |
| Spinners | “New and Improved [Quadio]” (Blu-ray Audio; 1974 album, featuring “Then Came With You” with Dionne Warwick, “Living a Little, Laughing a Little” and “Sadie”; with 192/24 resolution quadraphonic and hi-res stereo mixes, transferred from the original half-inch four-channel masters) > The Very Best of Spinners ⚙️ | Rhino / Atlantic |
| Robin Trower | “Robin Trower Live! (50th Anniversary Edition)” (Double CD; 1976 album, recorded at Stockholm Concert Hall on Feb. 3, 1975; this edition presents the complete concert for the first time — fully restored and remixed from the original multi-track tapes; Double Vinyl; Download; Apple Music) | Chrysalis |
