New Releases: Jan. 31, 2025

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New Releases (CDs + Vinyl)

ARTIST	TITLE	LABEL
Ambrose Akinmusire	“honey from a winter stone” (featuring improvisational vocalist Kokayi, pianist Sam Harris, Chiquitamagic on synthesizer, drummer Justin Brown, and the Mivos Quartet; new single: “muffled screams”; Hear here; Read here; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music)	Nonesuch
All That Remains	“Antifragile” (Massachusetts-based metal band’s 10th album; producer: Josh Wilbur; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music)	All That Remains
Big Al and the Heavyweights	“Blues Power” (See here; Amazon UK; Download)	Vizztone
Bonnie “Prince” Billy	“The Purple Bird” (producer: David “Ferg” Ferguson; new single: “Our Home”; See here; Read here; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music)	No Quarter
Brooke Combe	“Dancing At the Edge of the World” (Scottish soulful singer-songwriter’s debut album; producer: The Coral’s James Skelly; new single: “The Last Time”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; Rough Trade-Exclusive Blue Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music; On Tour)	Modern Sky UK
Ludovico Einaudi	“The Summer Portraits” (pianist-composer’s 17th album; a song cycle in 13 tracks, partly recorded at Abbey Road Studios, with baroque violin contribution from Théotime Langlois de Swarte and orchestral parts performed by the strings of The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Robert Ames; See here; Double Vinyl; Amazon UK; Amazon.ca; Download; Apple Music; On Tour)	Decca
Gus Englehorn	“The Hornbook” (new single: “Metal Detector”; See here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music)	Secret City
Everyone Says Hi	“Everyone Says Hi” (debut album from U.K. indie rock band created by frontman and ex-Kaiser Chiefs drummer Nick Hodgson; new single: “Only One”; Hear here; See here; White Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music; On Tour)	Chrysalis
GOT7	“Winter Heptagon” (K-pop group’s nine-track mini album; includes 56-page photo book, photo print, two photo cards, poster, sticker, etc.; Download; Apple Music)	Kakao Entertainment
Lilly Hiatt	“Forever” (her first album in four years; producer: husband Coley Hinson; mixed by Paul Q. Kolderie; new single: “Shouldn’t Be”; See here; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Amazon.ca; Download; Apple Music; On Tour)	New West
Jaye Jayle	“After Alter” (Louisville, KY-based experimental art rock group’s fifth album; new single: “Fear is Here”; Hear here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music)	Pelagic Records
Gary Kemp	“This Destination” (Spandau Ballet guitarist’s third solo album; new single: “Put Your Head Up”; See here; Red Gold Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music)	EastWest / Rhino
L.S. Dunes	“Violet” (second album from rock supergroup featuring members of Circa Survive, My Chemical Romance, Coheed and Cambria and Thursday; new single: “Paper Tigers”; See here; Read here; Violet Vinyl; Barnes & Noble-Exclusive “Lost Soul” Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music)	Fantasy / Concord
Heather Maloney	“Exploding Star” (new single: “Exploding Star”; Hear here; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Amazon.ca; Download; Apple Music)	Signature Sounds
Maribou State	“Hallucinating Love” (London-based electronic duo’s third album and first since 2018; guests: Gaidaa, Holly Walker, North Downs, Andreya Triana; new single: “Bloom”; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music; On Tour)	Ninja Tune
moe.	“Circle of Giants” (their 14th studio album; new single: “Ups and Downs”; Hear here; Orange/Purple Swirl Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music; On Tour)	ATO
The Night Flight Orchestra	“Give Us the Moon” (Swedish rock band’s seventh album; new single: “Shooting Velvet”; See here; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music; On Tour)	Napalm
Penny & Sparrow	“Lefty” (20 songs; guests: Joseph, David Michael Wyatt, Annika Bennett, Tobe Nwigwe; See here; Double Vinyl; Download; Apple Music; On Tour)	I Love You / Thirty Tigers
Joe Satriani \| Eric Johnson \| Steve Vai	“G3 Reunion Live” (Double CD; 25th anniversary tour of the U.S. in 2024, with Kenny Aronoff on drums, featuring full-length sets from each guitarist, plus jam material from the trio; See here; Box Set, four LPs, two CDs, 64-page hardbound coffee table book in deluxe slipcase; Vinyl, four-LP box set; Amazon UK; Amazon.ca; Download; Apple Music)	earMUSIC
Various artists	“Maria (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)” (biopic starring Angelina Jolie began streaming on Netflix on Dec. 11 and will open in theaters on Jan. 1, 2025; producer: John Warhurst; Trailer; Double Vinyl; Download released on Nov. 29; Apple Music)	Warner Classics
Loudon Wainwright III	“Loudon Live in London” (recorded in 2024 during his short residency at Nell’s Jazz and Blues club; 21-track set includes his favorites, new material and cover versions; Amazon UK; Download; On Tour)	The Last Music Company
The Weeknd	“Hurry Up Tomorrow” (final installment in his “After Hours” trilogy; new single: “Dancing in the Flames”; See here; Read here; Vinyl; Hot Topic-Exclusive Poppy Red Vinyl, with collectible art cards and cover artwork by Frank Miller; Urban Outfitters-Exclusive Crystal Clear Vinyl; Download; Apple Music; Merch)	XO / Republic
Kim Wilde	“Closer” (her 15th album and first since 2018; producer: Ricky Wilde; guests: Midge Ure, niece Scarlett Wilde; new single: “Trail of Destruction”; See here; Read here; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music; On Tour)	Cherry Red

New Releases (Downloads)

ARTIST	TITLE	LABEL
Rosa Bordallo	“Isidro” (producer: Ben Etter; new single: “Crasseux”; Hear/Read here; Apple Music)	Who Is Manett?
TheCityIsOurs	“Will You Still Love Me?” (London pop/metal quintet’s third album; new single: “Dopamine”; See here; Apple Music)	Arising Empire
Circa Waves	“Death & Love, Pt. 1” (English indie rock band’s sixth album; producer: singer-guitarist Kieran Shudall; new single: “American Dream”; See here; Amazon UK; Apple Music; On Tour)	Lower Third / PIAS
Freckle	“Freckle” (debut album from Ty Segall and Corey Madden; new single: “Taraval”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; Apple Music)	GOD? / Drag City
Thomas Erak & The Ouroboros	“(AU)” (new single: “A.D.D.T.M. [Attention Deficit Disorder of the Masses]”; See here; Apple Music)	Equal Vision
Gaither Vocal Band	“How Sweet It Is” (seven-song EP; new single: “Moonglow”; See here; Apple Music; On Tour)	Gaither Music Group
Charlie Houston	“Big After I Die” (Toronto singer-songwriter’s debut album; producer: Duncan Hood; See here; Amazon.ca; Apple Music)	Arts & Crafts
Joaquina	“al romper la burbuja” (Latin Grammy Best New Artist’s debut album; producers: Joaquina, Julio Reyes, Rob Milton; new single: “aeropuerto”; See here)	Arthouse / Universal Music Latino
Johnny Lloyd	“Punchline” (Tribes frontman’s fourth solo album; producer: Max Clilverd; new single: “Manchester in Bloom”; Amazon UK; Apple Music; On Tour)	Xtra Mile Recordings
Neon Union	“Good Years” (country duo’s debut album; producer: Jay DeMarcus; new single: “Good Years”; See here; Apple Music)	Red Street
Rumer	“In Session” (feat. Redtenbacher’s Funkestra; new single: “Take Me As I Am”; Hear here; CD and Vinyl out Feb. 7; Amazon UK; Apple Music; On Tour)	Kartel Music Group
Jean-Yves Thibaudet	“Khachaturian: Piano Concerto” (with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel; Hear here; CD out Feb. 28; Amazon UK; Amazon.ca; Apple Music)	Decca

Reissues (CDs + Vinyl)

ARTIST	TITLE	LABEL
Coolio	“Greatest Hits” (10-track compilation; Yellow Vinyl; Amazon UK; Amazon.ca)	Tommy Boy
Dio	“The Very Beast of Dio, Vol. 2” (2012 compilation, featuring 17 tracks from the band’s seventh to 10th albums, released between 1996-2002; Dragon’s Fire Double Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Merch)	BMG Rights Management
The English Beat	“Special Beat Service” (1982 album, featuring “Save It for Later” and “I Confess”; remastered, with nine bonus tracks, including “March of the Swivel Heads” and four live cuts)	Rhino
David Geddes	“Run Joey Run / Best Of” (10 songs on one CD)	Choice Collection
The Gits	“Frenching the Bully” (1992 debut album; lead singer Mia Zapata was murdered a year later; remastered; See here; Read here; Silver Vinyl)	Sub Pop
Cyndi Grecco	“Making Our Dreams Come True / Best Of” (12 songs on one CD)	Choice Collection
Elmore James	“Hits & Rarities” (two CDs, 36 songs)	Sunset Blvd.
The Runaways	“The Queens of Noise” (1977 album; remastered)	LMLR
Joe Sample	“Rainbow Seeker” (1978 album; remastered)	LMLR
Dwight Twilley	“Scuba Divers (Blueprint Edition)” (1982 album; with 15 bonus tracks; digitally remastered by Vic Anesini from the original masters, with new liner notes essays by Howie Edelson and Jeremy Holiday)	Iconoclassic
Various artists	“American Baroque: Chamber Pop and Beyond 1967-1971” (24-song collection, compiled by Saint Etienne’s Bob Stanley, featuring The Stone Poneys, The Monkees, Nico, The Association, The Merry-Go-Round, H.P. Lovecraft, et al; Hear/Read here; Double Vinyl; Amazon UK; Amazon.ca)	Ace
Various artists	“Beatles Originals: Original Versions of Songs Recorded By The Beatles” (two CDs, 65 songs; Merch)	Choice Collection
Various artists	“David Hepworth’s More Deep 70s – Underrated Cuts From A Misunderstood Decade” (four-CD, 73-track box set, compiled by the author of “Never a Dull Moment: 1971 The Year That Rock Exploded,” with track-by-track annotation; Amazon UK)	Edsel / Demon Music Group

CD + Vinyl Exclusives

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