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New Releases (CDs + Vinyl)
ARTIST
TITLE
LABEL
P.P. Arnold
“Live in Liverpool” (recorded at Grand Central Hall on Oct. 18, 2019, touring in support of “The New Adventures of … P.P. Arnold,” her first studio album of new material since the early 1970s; Hear here; Double Vinyl; Amazon UK; Apple Music)
“I Want Blood” (Alice in Chains singer-guitarist’s fourth solo album; producers: Cantrell, Joe Barresi; guests: Robert Trujillo, Duff McKagan, Mike Bordin; new single: “Vilified”; Hear here; See here; Double Vinyl; Download; Apple Music; On Tour, with Bush)
“Player 1” (Philadelphia-based Taiwanese-Australian violinist blends classical music with the immersive world of gaming, tackling themes from television, anime and film, including “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom,” Pokémon, and “Squid Game,” along with Erich Korngold’s Violin Concerto; recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Cristian Mǎcelaru; new single: “Tanzil: Serenade”; Hear here; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music; On Tour)
“Life in the Wires” (U.K. progressive rockers’ fifth LP is a double concept album, revolving around the main character Naio, an aimless kid heading for a meaningless future in an A.I. run world; he hears an old DJ talking on the ancient AM radio his mother once gave him and decides to trace the source of the signal and find “Livewire” to see if there’s a better future out there; new single: “Life in the Wires, Part 1”; See here; Double Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music)
“Deep Feeler” (East Nashville singer-songwriter’s sophomore album; recorded live to tape in Nashville’s Woodland Sound Studios, with collaborator Matt Andrews; producer: Greene; guests: Sarah Jarosz, Dom Billett, Elise Leavy, Christian Sedelmeyer, et al; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music)
“The Gift of Love” (Grammy- and Oscar-winning singer-actress’ first holiday album and her first LP in 10 years; executive producer: Ryan Tedder; producers: Hudson, David Foster, Greg Phillinganes, Kirk Franklin, James Poyser, Fede Vindver, Peer Åström; guests: boyfriend Common, The Joy; Read here; Target-Exclusive CD, with one extra song and alternative artwork; Ruby Red Vinyl out Nov. 15; Amazon UK; Amazon.ca; Download; Apple Music; On Tour)
“The Warriors” (concept album inspired by the 1979 film “The Warriors,” featuring Ms. Lauryn Hill, Kenita Miller, Sasha Hutchings, Phillipa Soo, Aneesa Folds, Amber Gray, Gizel Jiménez, Jasmine Cephas Jones and Julia Harriman; producer: Mike Elizondo; executive producer: Nas; Hear here; Read here; Download; Apple Music)
Atlantic
Matty
“POPS” (Canadian indie-rock artist Matthew Tavares is a founding member of BADBADNOTGOOD; new single: “FOOL 4 U”; See here; Clear Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download released on Aug. 16)
Lex
MC5
“Heavy Lifting” (Double CD; their first album since 1971, recorded before the 2024 deaths of founding members Wayne Kramer and Dennis “Machine Gun” Thompson; producer: Bob Ezrin; guests: Slash, Tom Morello, Vernon Reid, William Duvall, Tim McIlrath, Joe Berry; contains bonus CD previously unreleased live recordings from the MC50 tour celebrating the 50th anniversary of “Kick Out the Jams; Vinyl; Double Vinyl; Merch)
“Little Big III” (pianist-composer’s third album with his band Little Big, featuring guitarist Greg Tuohey, bassist David Ginyard Jr., and drummer Jongkuk Kim; producers: Parks, Don Was; new single: “Delusions”; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music)
“What Do You Believe In?” (Brit Award-winning singer-songwriter’s third album; producers: Barnaby Keen, Ben Jackson-Cook, Calvin Harris, Dan Priddy, Șerban Cazan, Jamie Lidell, Johnny McDaid, Jonny Coffer, Mark Crew, OAK, Rag’n’Bone Man, Rob Milton, watt; new single: “What Do You Believe In?”; See here; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Deluxe Digital Edition, with five extra tracks; Apple Music; On Tour)
“The Key to What” (post-punk electro band’s fifth album; producers: Alex M, Elliott Kozel, Caleb Wright; new single: “Adderall / Ambien”; Hear here; Apple Music; On Tour)
“EMOTIONS” (Nigerian Afrobeats singer’s second album; producers: Auxxie, BMH, CKay, Jay synth, Mooneesawmy Devadasen, Reward Beatz; new single: “In My Bed”; See here; Apple Music)
“The Butterfly” (Nashville alt-rock artist’s five-song EP; producer: Aaron Chafin; new single: “Butterfly”; Hear here; See here; Apple Music; On Tour, with AWOLNATION)
Nettwerk
LP Giobbi
“Dotr” (electronic/dance producer-DJ’s second album; guests: Portugal. The Man, Brittany Howard, Panama, Danielle Ponder, et al; new single: “Bittersweet”; Hear here; Solid White Vinyl; Amazon UK; Apple Music; On Tour)
“Can’t Steal My Fire: The Songs of David Olney” (17-track tribute album, featuring covers by Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, Willis Alan Ramsey, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Mary Gauthier, Jim Lauderdale, Buddy Miller, et al, along with previously unreleased Townes Van Zandt live recording, “Illegal Cargo”; CD and Vinyl out Oct. 25; Amazon UK; Amazon.ca; Apple Music)
“The Infotainment Scan” (six-CD clamshell box set, featuring the 1993 album, with singles, demos, BBC sessions and three live shows from the era; Read here; Amazon UK)
Cherry Red
Joe Henry
“Blood From Stars” (2009 album; with five “Live-On-Air” bonus tracks, recorded and broadcast live on KCRW’s “Morning Becomes Eclectic” on Oct. 8, 2009; Double Vinyl)
“Sleepwalker” (1977 album, featuring the title track and “Juke Box Music”; remastered from the original tapes; Vinyl) “Misfits” (1978 album, featuring “A Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy”; remastered from the original tapes; Vinyl)
BMG Rights Management
Melanie & Jan Akkerman
“In Focus – Live ’88” (previously unreleased performance, recorded at a music festival in the Netherlands; Vinyl)
“Long After Dark (Deluxe Edition)” (1982 album, featuring “You Got Lucky,’ “Change of Heart” and “Straight Into Darkness”; two CDs and one Blu-ray Audio disc; remastered, with 12 rediscovered tracks, including seven previously unreleased, along with new liner notes by David Fricke; Blu-ray features hi-res stereo and an new Atmos mix of the album by longtime Petty engineer Ryan Ulyate; See here; Read here; Amazon-Exclusive Deluxe Edition, two CDs + Blu-ray, with stickers; Double Vinyl; Amazon UK; Amazon.ca; Download; Apple Music; Merch)
“Anthology 1980-1990” (four-CD clamshell box set contains two complete albums, rare bonus tracks, alternative mixes and previously unreleased demos; Read here; Amazon UK)
Cherry Red
Al Stewart
“Love Chronicles” (1969 album, featuring Jimmy Page and members of Fairport Convention; with three bonus tracks; On Tour)
“Popscene: From Baggy to Britpop 1989-1994” (four-CD, 90-song clamshell box set, featuring tracks by Blur, Pulp, Suede, The Stone Roses, Paul Weller, The La’s, Primal Scream, Saint Etienne, Ocean Colour Scene, Happy Mondays, Manic Street Preachers, Supergrass, et al; Read here; Amazon UK)
