New Releases (CDs + Vinyl)
| ARTIST | TITLE | LABEL |
| Taylor Acorn | “Poster Child” (Nashville-based pop-punk artist’s second solo album; producer: Dan Swank; new single: “Hangman”; See here; Lemonade Vinyl; Download released on Oct. 24; Apple Music; On Tour)   | Fearless / Concord |
| Aerosmith & YUNGBLUD | “One More Time” (five-track EP features vocals from Steven Tyler and YUNGBLUD throughout, including four new songs written by Tyler, Joe Perry, YUNGBLUD, and Matt Schwartz, plus a reimagined version of the Aerosmith classic “Back in the Saddle”; new single: “My Only Angel”; See here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music; Merch) | Capitol |
| Jill Barber | “A Holly Jolly Jill Barber Christmas” (10 covers and two original holiday songs written by Barber; producer: Drew Jurecka; Jack Pine Evergreen Vinyl; On Tour) | Outside Music |
| Caskets | “The Only Heaven You’ll Know” (U.K. metalcore band’s third album; producers: Zach Jones, Josh Strock; new single: “The Only Heaven You’ll Know”; See here; Orange Sky Blue Splatter Vinyl; Amazon UK; Amazon.ca; Download released on Nov. 7; Apple Music; On Tour) | SharpTone |
| Def Leppard | “Diamond Star Heroes: Live from Sheffield” (Double CD; May 22, 2023, homecoming show at Bramall Lane; See here; 2CD+Blu-ray; 4K Ultra HD; Red and White Splatter Double Vinyl; Amazon UK; Las Vegas Residency + On Tour; Merch) | Mercury Studios |
| Dijon | “Baby” (R&B artist’s second album; Clear Vinyl; Cassette; Download released on Aug. 15; On Tour) | Warner |
| Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, et al | “Wicked: For Good – The Soundtrack” (sequel opens in theaters on Nov. 21; Trailer; Read here; Amazon-Exclusive Pink and Green Splatter Double Vinyl, with alternate cover art and poster; Barnes & Noble-Exclusive Pink, Blue and Green Marbled Double Vinyl, with poster; Target-Exclusive Pink and Green Shimmer Double Vinyl, with lenticular cover; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music) | Republic |
| Ella Eyre | “everything, in time” (English singer-songwriter’s second album; guests: Jay Prince, Tiggs Da Author; new single: “red flags & love hearts”; Hear here; Transparent Yellow Vinyl; Amazon UK; Amazon.ca; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) | Play It Again Sam |
| Trey Gunn & David Forlano | “Select Habits of Invertebrates” (taken from two live recording sessions in Santa Fe, NM, at The Nest on Nov. 22 and Dec. 6, 2024) | 7d Media |
| Olly Murs | “Knees Up” (his eighth album; producer: Sky Adams; new single: “Bonkers”; Hear here; Deluxe Mediabook CD, with four bonus live tracks; Transparent Green Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music) | BMG Rights Management |
| NCT DREAM | “Beat It Up” (K-pop group’s sixth mini album; with booklet, folded poster, lyric paper, photocard and sticker; new single: “Beat It Up”; See here; Download released on Nov. 17; Apple Music; Merch) | SM Entertainment |
| Oneohtrix Point Never | “Tranquilizer” (electronic producer Daniel Lopatin’s 11th studio album; new singles: “For Residue,” “Bumpy,” “Lifeworld”; Hear here; Read here; Double Vinyl; Download released on Nov. 17; Apple Music) | Warp |
| Old Crow Medicine Show | “OCMS XMAS” (two covers and 11 original holiday songs; new single: “Happy Xmas [War Is Over],” featuring the children of the Episcopal School of Nashville, the East Nashville-based school founded by frontman Ketch Secor; See here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) | Hartland Records |
| The Pretty Wild | “zero.point.genesis” (Las Vegas metalcore sister duo’s debut album; producer: Andrew Wade; new single: “PARADOX”; See here; Black, Purple and White Splatter Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music; On Tour, with Set It Off) | Sumerian |
| Jonathan Richman | “Only Frozen Sky Anyway” (his 18th studio album; producer: Jerry Harrison; new single: “I Was Just a Piece of Frozen Sky Anyway”; Hear here; Download released on July 4; On Tour) | Blue Arrow |
| The Salt Collective | “A Brief History of Blindness” (second album from French songwriter-guitarist Stéphane Schück’s international collaborative project; guests: Aimee Mann, Mike Mills, Andy Partridge, Matthew Caws, Jason Falkner, Mitch Easter, Pat Sansone, Chris Stamey, et al; new single: “In the Shadow of the Moon”; Citrine Mist Vinyl; Amazon UK; Amazon.ca; Download; Apple Music) | Propeller Sound Recordings |
| John Scofield / Dave Holland | “Memories of Home” (their first collaborative album; Hear here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music) | ECM |
| Simply Red | “Recollections” (Triple CD; 40 newly recorded versions of their songs, marking the band’s 40th anniversary; producer: Andy Wright; Crystal Clear Vinyl, four-LP box set; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) | Music on CD |
| Spock’s Beard | “The Archaeoptimist” (CD + DVD; prog-rock veterans’ 14th album; with 5.1 and hi-res 24/48 stereo mixes; producer: keyboardist Ryo Okumoto; new single: “Invisible”; Hear here; Double Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music) | Madfish |
| Stryper | “The Greatest Gift of All” (veteran metal band’s first Christmas album; lineup: original members Michael Sweet, Robert Sweet, and Oz Fox, with bassist Perry Richardson; new single: “Winter Wonderland”; Hear here; Starlight Gold Vinyl out Dec. 5; Amazon UK) | Girder Music |
| Various artists | “Hazbin Hotel: Season Two (Prime Video Original Series Soundtrack)” (new original songs written and produced by Sam Haft and Andrew Underberg, and performed by cast members Erika Henningsen, Stephanie Beatriz, Krystina Alabado, Keith David, Kimiko Glenn, Kevin Del Aguila, Christian Borle, Joel Perez, Lilli Cooper, Amir Talai, Shoba Narayan, Patrick Stump, Darren Criss, et al; See here; Amazon-Exclusive Valentino Edition Vinyl; Amazon-Exclusive Vox Face Lenticular Cover Vinyl; Cassette; Download; Apple Music; Prime Video; Merch) | Atlantic |
| Various artists | “Kiss of the Spider Woman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)” (remake starring Jennifer Lopez, Diego Luna, Tonatiuh, et al, opened on Oct. 10; music by John Kander; producer: Matt Sullivan; Hear here; Download released on Oct. 3) | Center Stage |
| Lainey Wilson | “Peace, Love & Cowboys (Holiday Edition)” (three-song EP, featuring a virtual duet with Bing Crosby on “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!”; Vinyl; On Tour; Merch) | BMG Rights Management |
New Releases (Downloads)
| ARTIST | TITLE | LABEL |
| Annisokay | “Abyss – The Final Chapter” (German metalcore band’s sixth album; new single: “Splinters”; See here; Apple Music; On Tour) | Arising Empire |
| Blooming Fire | “riPPle eFFect” (L.A.-based music collective led by sibling duo Sierra Madre and Ian Nagay; written across the late 2010s-2024 and recorded at Revolver Recording Studios, Fireside Sound and Joshua Tree Recording Studio; producers: Mikal Blue, Vanessa Silberman, Blooming Fire; guests: Christopher Thorn, Peter DiStefano; new single: “Waterfalls”; See here; Apple Music) | Blooming Fire |
| Boys Life | “Ordinary Wars” (Kansas City indie-rock quartet’s first new music in 29 years; four-song EP; new single: “Always”; See here; Apple Music) | Spartan Records |
| De La Soul | “Cabin in the Sky” (their 10th studio album and first in nine years; 20 tracks; new single: “The Package”; See here; CD, Yellow Double Vinyl, Sky Blue Double Vinyl and Cassette out Jan. 23, 2026; Apple Music; Merch) | Mass Appeal |
| Lawrence English & Stephen Vitiello | “Trinity” (their third collaborative album; guests: Aki Onda, Brendan Canty, Chris Abrahams, Maria Rosenfeld, the late Steve Roden; new single: “With Chris”; Hear here; Vinyl out Dec. 5) | American Dreams |
| Danko Jones | “Leo Rising” (Toronto power trio’s 12th album; producer: Eric Ratz; new single: “Everyday Is Saturday Night”; See here; Read here; CD and Gold Vinyl out Dec. 5; Amazon.ca; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) | Perception / Reigning Phoenix Music |
| Magic Fig | “Valerian Tea” (San Francisco psych-pop band’s debut album; new single: “Valerian Tea”; Hear here; Pink Flume Vinyl; Apple Music) | Exploding In Sound |
| Aya Nakamura | “Destinée” (French-Malian superstar’s fifth album; 18 songs; guests: Kali Uchis, Shenseea, Kany, Jayo, Joé Dwèt Filé; new single: “No Stress”; See here; Apple Music) | Nakamura Industrie / Warner Music France |
| Mélanie Pain | “How and Why” (Nouvelle Vague vocalist’s fourth solo album; new single: “Dreamloop”; See here; Apple Music; On Tour) | Lucky13 / Capitane Records / Modulor |
| S.C.A.B. | “Somebody In New York Loves You!” (new single: “Red Chair”; See here; Apple Music) | Grind Select |
| Vitamin String Quartet | “VSQ Performs KPop Hunters” (seven-song EP; new single: “Golden”; See here; Apple Music; On Tour) | Vitamin Records / CMH Label Group |
| Kim Wilson | “Slow Burn” (12 songs; CD out Dec. 5) | M.C. Records |
Reissues (CDs + Vinyl)
| ARTIST | TITLE | LABEL |
| Jason Aldean | “30 Number One Hits” (Double CD; Amazon.ca; Download released on Oct. 10; Apple Music; On Tour) | Broken Bow |
| The Beatles | “Anthology Collection” (eight-CD, 191-track box set includes the three “Anthology” albums from the mid-1990s, newly remastered by Giles Martin, plus a new compilation, “Anthology 4,” featuring 13 unreleased tracks and 17 songs selected from Super Deluxe versions of five classic albums, along with studio outtakes, live performances, broadcasts and demos; coincides with the ninth episode of “Anthology,” airing on Disney+ on Nov. 26; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl, 12-LP box set; Amazon UK; Download, all 191 tracks; Apple Music) “Anthology 4” (Double CD; 36 tracks; Triple Vinyl; Amazon UK; Amazon.ca; Download; Merch) | Apple / Capitol / UMe |
| Bloc Party | “Silent Alarm (20th Anniversary Edition)” (Double CD; 2005 debut album, featuring “Helicopter,” “So Here We Are/Positive Tension,” “Banquet” and “The Pioneers”; with rare demos, B-sides, and live session recordings; White Double Vinyl; Vinyl Box Set, four white LPs; Amazon UK; On Tour) | PIAS |
| Eric Clapton | “Journeyman (Deluxe Edition)” (1989 album, featuring “Pretending,” “Bad Love” and “Running on Faith”; guests included George Harrison, Phil Collins, Chaka Khan, Daryl Hall, Robert Cray, et al; with three previously unreleased tracks uncovered from the original recording sessions, plus an additional bonus track; Double Vinyl; Amazon UK; Amazon.ca; Download; Apple Music) | Surfdog / Eric Clapton |
| Creed | “The Best of Creed” (12 songs; remastered; Walmart-Exclusive CD, with commemorative satin tour pass; Vinyl; Barnes & Noble-Exclusive Red Smoke Vinyl; Walmart-Exclusive Silver Marble Vinyl; Download released on Sept. 23; Apple Music; On Tour) | Craft Recordings / Concord |
| Dr. John | “Live At The Village Gate” (Double CD; previously unissued performance from 1988; mastered and restored by Michael Graves, with liner notes from The Second Disc’s Joe Marchese; Hear here; Download; Apple Music) | Omnivore Recordings |
| Don & Dewey | “Stretchin’ Out: The Singles & More 1956-1962” (33 tracks on one CD) | Jasmine |
| Bill Evans Trio | “Haunted Heart: The Legendary Riverside Studio Recordings” (Triple CD; featuring Scott LaFaro and Paul Motian; includes the albums “Portrait in Jazz” and “Explorations,” plus 26 alternate takes – 17 previously unreleased; newly remastered by Paul Blakemore; Vinyl, five-LP box set with lacquers cut by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio; Amazon UK; Amazon.ca; Download; Apple Music) | Craft Recordings / Concord |
| The Everly Brothers | “The Jasmine EP Collection” (33 tracks on one CD, drawn from EPs issued in the U.S., the U.K., France and West Germany, between 1957 and 1962) | Jasmine |
| Béla Fleck & the Flecktones | “Jingle All the Way” (2009 album; Grammy winner for Best Pop Instrumental Album; remastered; Translucent Forest Green Vinyl) | Béla Fleck Productions |
| Goldfrapp | “Supernature (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)” (2CD+Blu-ray Audio; 2005 album, featuring “Ooh La La,” “Number 1,” and “Ride a White Horse”; with B-sides, classic and new remixes, unreleased live radio session recordings and a 5.1 surround mix; Peacock Vinyl, cut at half-speed, featuring the original album with a bonus 12-inch vinyl remix EP and art prints included; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music) | Mute |
| Françoise Hardy | “Voilà: The Very Best of Françoise Hardy” (CD + DVD; compilation spans from her 1962 debut to her final recordings in 2018; with TV performances and video clips; Double Vinyl; Amazon UK) | Warner |
| James | “Nothing But Love – The Definitive Best Of” (three-CD, 58-song compilation; Vinyl, five-LP box set; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) | Mercury |
| Boney James | “’Tis the Season” (12-song compilation features tracks from his two holiday albums, plus a new version of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”; On Tour) | Concord |
| Jethro Tull | “Aqualung Live” (their 1971 album was never performed in its entirety until a 2004 event at XM Studios in Washington, DC, when Ian Anderson and Co. invited 40 guests, with the performance later being released on CD in 2005; remastered; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Merch) | InsideOutMusic |
| Quincy Jones | “The Legacy of Quincy Jones” (20-CD box set explores his career, circa 1951-2023, from arranging and scoring to conducting and producing; featuring original soundtrack scores, jazz, pop, funk and hip-hop albums, original songs and covers; Amazon UK) | Decca |
| King | “Soul On My Boots: The Collection” (five-CD clamshell box set; includes his albums “Steps In Time,” “Bitter Sweet” and “Joy,” with bonus tracks, 12-inch mixes, B-sides, unreleased demos, and live recordings; Read here; Amazon UK) | Cherry Pop |
| John Legend | “My Favorite Dream” (his first children’s album; producer: Sufjan Stevens; Download released in August 2024) | Republic Kids |
| Madness | “Hit Parade 1979-2024” (U.K. release; two-CD, 45-track retrospective; Vinyl, volumes 1 and 2; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) | West Village Music Management |
| George Martin | “The Velvet Revolution: Sound Productions and Impressionist Influences” (three-CD set comprises all of Martin’s productions for The Temperance Seven and Beyond the Fringe, plus a selection of works by Debussy and Ravel; Read here; Amazon UK) | el records / Cherry Red |
| Pet Shop Boys | “Disco 5” (12-track compilation, featuring the pop duo’s remixes of songs by other artists, including Tina Turner, Paul Weller, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Primal Scream, et al, as well as a remix of their own track “Dreamland” with Olly Alexander; Double Vinyl; Amazon UK; Merch) | Rhino / Parlophone |
| Prince and the Revolution | “Around the World in a Day (Deluxe Expanded Edition)” (Double CD; 1985 album, featuring “Raspberry Beret” and “Pop Life”; remastered by original mastering engineer Bernie Grundman, mixed in Dolby Atmos, with additional mastering by Chris James; second CD includes extended versions of A- and B-sides, including a nearly 22-minute 12-inch version of “America”; Hear here; Triple Vinyl; Blue Marble Vinyl; Amazon UK; Amazon.ca; Download; Apple Music; Merch) | NPG / Legacy |
| The Replacements | “Let It Be (Deluxe Edition)” (Triple CD; 1984 album, featuring “I Will Dare”; remastered, with alternate versions, outtakes and the 28-track “Live at Cubby Bear, Chicago, IL, 8/17/84”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl, four-LP box set; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music) | Rhino |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (30th Anniversary Edition)” (1995 album, featuring “Bullet with Butterfly Wings,” “1979,” “Zero” and “Tonight, Tonight”; four-CD box set includes “Live Infinite Sadness Tour U.S. 1996” on two discs; Hear here; Download; Apple Music; Merch) | Virgin |
| Sonny Stitt | “The Soul Jazz Dates” (eight albums on four CDs; remastered) | Enlightenment |
| Tina Turner | “Good Hearted Woman (The Definitive Edition)” (1974 album; remastered; Read here; Vinyl; Amazon UK) | Explore Rights Management / Cherry Red |
| Miyoshi Umeki | “Sayonara: The Rare Singles” (actress-singer won an Oscar for “Sayonara,” starred on Broadway and film in “Flower Drum Song” and played Mrs. Livingston on three seasons of “The Courtship of Eddie’s Father”; 26 tracks on one CD) | Jasmine |
| Various artists | “Burn It Up: The Rise of British Dance Music 1986-1991” (four-CD clamshell box set, featuring S-Express, The KLF, 808 State, Coldcut, Bomb the Bass, Orbital, Adamski, et al; Read here; Amazon UK) | Cherry Red |
| Various artists | “NOW Yearbook Presents 60s, Vol. 1: 1960-1962” (87 hits on four CDs; Amazon UK) | Sony Music / EMI |
