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New Releases (CDs + Vinyl)
ARTIST
TITLE
LABEL
Marisa Anderson
“The Anthology of UnAmerican Folk Music” (a reimagining of global musical traditions — specifically from regions in conflict with the U.S. since 1970 — culled from the private collection of ethnomusicologist Harry Smith and arranged for solo guitar; new single: “Taqsim For Guitar”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music)
“The House Must Win” (his ninth album; 20 songs; guests: Lisa Hannigan, Susan O’Neill, Jeffrey Martin, Jenn Grant, Marybeth O’Mahony, Tabitha Smyth, and his brothers Brian, David and Eamonn; new single: “Rising Tide,” a duet with Anaïs Mitchell; Hear here; Read here; Double Vinyl; Download; Apple Music)
“Heavy Water” (Durham, NC-based Appalachian folk duo is now a trio: fiddler and field recordist Courtney Werner, guitarist and organist Evan Morgan, bassist and banjoist Mike DeVito; new single: “Tribute to the Angels”; Read here; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music)
Thrill Jockey
aja monet
“the color of rain” (Grammy-nominated surrealist blues poet’s sophomore album; producers: Monet, Justin Brown, Meshell Ndegeocello; guests: Ndegeocello, Vic Mensa, Mick Jenkins, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Mereba, Ganavya, Brandee Younger; new single: “elsewhere”; See here; Read here; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music)
“Permanence” (Philadelphia melodic punk trio’s debut album; band member TJ DeBlois died unexpectedly in January 2023, leaving Ken Vasoli and Joe Reinhart to complete the recordings; new single: “Rings True”; Hear here; Vinyl; Cassette; Apple Music)
Lauren Records
Skylar Grey
“Wasted Potential” (Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter’s sixth album; producers: Grey, Danny Majic; new single: “Plastic Water Bottles”; Hear here; Read here; Apple Music)
“Dua Lipa – Live From Mexico” (21 songs, recorded during three shows at Mexico City’s Estadio GNP Seguros; her concert film premieres on her YouTube channel on May 21 at 10 a.m. PT; See here; Read here; Apple Music; Merch)
Warner
RaiNao
“Marcriá” (Puerto Rican artist’s second album; 16 tracks; producer: RaiNao; guests: Omara Portuondo, Cultura Profética, El Laberinto del Coco, Andy Montañez, et al; new single: “GRIS”; See here; Apple Music)
“Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? (Deluxe Edition)” (Double CD; 1993 debut album, featuring “Dreams” and “Linger”; newly remastered by the album’s original producer, Stephen Street, as well as a new mix of the album, all done at Abbey Road Studios; includes tracks recorded during the original sessions, unreleased live tracks from their London Astoria II show in 1994, and an Iain Cook remix of “Linger”; Standard CD; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download, 33 tracks; Apple Music)
“Mash Down Birmingham: The Early Recordings of Musical Youth” (11-song U.K. release; featuring their first John Peel session, recorded in 1981, along with newly unearthed recordings taken from quarter-inch reels stored for more than 40 years by the group’s mentor and producer Toney Owens; mastered from the original tapes by Guy Davie; Vinyl)
Needle Mythology
Red Rockers
“It’s In Our Blood” (previously unreleased live set recorded at Tipitina’s in the band’s hometown of New Orleans on Nov. 11, 2023, featuring tracks from their 1981 debut album, “Condition Red,” along with covers of The Who, The Clash and Johnny Cash; Hear here; Translucent Red Vinyl; Download; Apple Music)
“Tommyland Rides Again” (with engineer Smiley Dean, Mötley Crüe drummer reconstructed and remixed his 2005 solo album “Tommyland: The Ride” in his Dolby Atmos-certified home studio; with a bonus track: “Stupid World,” feat. Chad Tepper; See here; Apple Music)
