New Releases: Oct. 21, 2022
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New Releases (CDs / Vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| a-ha | “True North” (their first album of new songs since 2015’s “Cast in Steel”; new single: “I’m In”; Read here; Hear here; See here; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music) » BUY NOW  |
(Swinglong Ltd. / RCA) |
| Archers of Loaf | “Reason in Decline” (their first full-length album in 24 years; first single: “In the Surface Noise”; Hear here; See here; Read here; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) » BUY NOW |
(Merge) |
| Architects | “the classic symptoms of a broken spirit” (their 10th album; producers: Dan Searle, Josh Middleton; new single: “tear gas”; Hear here; See here; Read here; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) » BUY NOW |
(Epitaph) |
| Arctic Monkeys | “The Car” (producer: James Ford; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; On Tour) » BUY NOW |
(Domino) |
| Babyface | “Girls Night Out” (producers: Babyface, Rika Tischendorf; guests: Kehlani, Ella Mai, Queen Naija, Ari Lennox, Doechii, et al; new single: “Game Over”; See here; Read here; Target-Exclusive CD, with two extra songs; Vinyl out Dec. 9; Download; Apple Music) » BUY NOW |
(Capitol) |
| Brutus | “Unison Life” (new single: “Liar”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music) » BUY NOW |
(Sargent House) |
| Dry Cleaning | “Stumpwork” (producer: John Parish; new single: “Don’t Press Me”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) » BUY NOW |
(4AD) |
| Debbie Gibson | “Winterlicious” (a mix of covers and originals, including “Heartbreak Holiday,” a duet with Joey McIntyre; Hear here; Vinyl; Download; On Tour) » BUY NOW |
(Stargirl) |
| (G)I-DLE | “I love” (K-pop group’s fifth mini-album; Random Versions; Target-Exclusive CD, with random photocard; Merch) » BUY NOW |
(CUBE Entertainment) |
| Robyn Hitchcock | “Shufflemania!” (first single: “The Shuffle Man”; Hear here; See/Read here; Vinyl; Cassette; On Tour) » BUY NOW |
(Tiny Ghost) |
| Jean-Michel Jarre | “OXYMORE” (his 22nd studio album is an immersive music project; new single: “BRUTALISM”; Hear here; Download; Apple Music) » BUY NOW |
(Music Affair Entertainment / Sony Music) |
| Carly Rae Jepsen | “The Loneliest Time” (collaborators: Tavish Crowe, Rostam Batmanglij, Bullion, Captain Cuts, John Hill, Kyle Shearer, Alex Hope, et al; new single: “Talking to Yourself”; See here; Target-Exclusive CD, with one extra song and alternative artwork; Amazon-Exclusive Crystal Ambre Vinyl; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) » BUY NOW |
(604 / Schoolboy / Interscope) |
| Jeremiah Johnson | “HI-FI DRIVE BY” (producers: Paul Niehaus IV, Tom Maloney; Download) » BUY NOW |
(Ruf) |
| Chez Kane | “Powerzone” (producer: Danny Rexon; new single: “I Just Want You”; Hear here; See here; Download; Apple Music) » BUY NOW |
(Frontiers Music s.r.l.) |
| The Manhattan Transfer | “Fifty” (10-song album with WDR Funkhausorchester, revisiting their biggest hits, plus covers of George and Ira Gershwin and The Beach Boys classic “God Only Knows”; symphony arrangers: Jorge Callandreli, Vince Mendoza; Hear here; Download released on Sept. 23; Apple Music; Final World Tour) » BUY NOW |
(Craft Recordings / Concord) |
| MercyMe | “Always Only Jesus” (producers: Brown Bannister, Tedd T., Jordan Mohilowski; new single: “Then Christ Came”; See here; Download; On Tour) » BUY NOW |
(Fair Trade Services / Columbia) |
| Pip Millett | “When Everything Is Better, I’ll Let You Know” (producers: Alex Goose, Charlie J. Perry, Eg White, Fred Cox, Josh Crocker, Lester Duval, Owen Cutts; Hear here; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; On Tour) » BUY NOW |
(Dream Life / Sony Music UK) |
| Sahg (Norwegian heavy metal band) | “Born Demon” (new single: “Born Demon”; Hear here; See here; Read here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music) » BUY NOW |
(Drakkar Entertainment) |
| Simple Minds | “Direction of the Heart” (their 18th album; first single: “Vision Thing”; Hear here; Deluxe Edition; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music; On Tour; Merch) » BUY NOW |
(BMG Rights Management) |
| Sloan | “Steady” (their 13th album and first since 2018; first single: “Spend the Day”; Hear here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) » BUY NOW |
(Yep Roc) |
| The Soft Pink Truth | “Is It Going To Get Any Deeper Than This?” (new single: “Wanna Know,” featuring guest vocals from Jenn Wasner; Hear here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music) » BUY NOW |
(Thrill Jockey) |
| Stryper | “The Final Battle” (producer: frontman Michael Sweet; Double Vinyl; Download; On Tour) » BUY NOW |
(Frontiers Music s.r.l.) |
| Taylor Swift | “Midnights” (Swift says it’s “a collection of music written in the middle of the night, a journey through terrors and sweet dreams”; Read here; Target-Exclusive Lavender CD, with three extra tracks; Moonstone Blue Vinyl; Target-Exclusive Lavender Marbled Vinyl; Merch) » BUY NOW |
(Republic) |
| Tegan and Sara | “Crybaby” (producer: John Congleton; new single: “Yellow”; Hear here; Neapolitan Vinyl; Amazon UK; Apple Music; On Tour) » BUY NOW |
(Mom+Pop Music) |
| Too Much Joy | “All These F*****g Feelings” (new single: “Mercy Mild”; See here; Clear With Red Splatter Vinyl; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) » BUY NOW |
(Propeller Sound Recordings) |
| Meghan Trainor | “Takin’ It Back” (guests: Teddy Swims, Pentatonix’s Scott Hoying, Arturo Sandoval, Natti Natasha, Theron Theron; new single: “Bad for Me”; Hear here; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music) » BUY NOW |
(Epic) |
| Ugly Kid Joe | “Rad Wings of Destiny” (their first album since 2015’s “Uglier Than They Used ta Be”; producer: Mark Dodson, who produced their debut album, “America’s Least Wanted,” 30 years ago; new single: “That Ain’t Livin'”; Hear here; Read here; Green Vinyl; Download; On Tour) » BUY NOW |
(Metalville) |
| Alex Williams | “Waging Peace” (producer: Ben Fowler; first single: “No Reservations”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) » BUY NOW |
(Lightning Rod) |
More Releases for Oct. 21, 2022 »
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New Releases (Downloads)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Frankie Cosmos | “Inner World Peace” (new single: “One Year Stand”; Hear here; See here; Apple Music) » BUY NOW |
(Sub Pop) |
| Nick Hakim | “Cometa” (Spanish for “kite”; guests: Helado Negro, Alex G, Arto Lindsay, DJ Dahl; new single: “Happen”; Hear here; Vinyl; Apple Music) » BUY NOW |
(ATO) |
| Jesse Harris | “Silver Balloon” (new single: “The Hanged Man”; Hear here; See here; Apple Music) » BUY NOW |
(Secret Sun Recordings) |
| Wiki & Subjxct 5 | “Cold Cuts” (guests: Navy Blue, Afrikillz, Papo2oo4, Big Ouee, DJ Lucas, Reed, Hunnaloe, YL, Slicky; new single: “The Fonz”; Hear here) » BUY NOW |
(Wikset Enterprise) |
| Nikki Yanofsky | “Nikki by Starlight” (15-song album of jazz standards; guests: Arturo Sandoval, Nathan East, Greg Phillinganes; Hear here; Apple Music; On Tour) » BUY NOW |
(MNRK Music Group) |
More Digital Releases for Oct. 21, 2022 »
Reissues (CDs / Vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Ray Charles | “The Spirit of Christmas” (1985 album, with the Raelettes and guest Freddie Hubbard; Vinyl out Nov. 4) » BUY NOW |
(Tangerine) |
| Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard | “Who’s That Knocking? [Vinyl]” (1965 album; Download) » BUY NOW, “Won’t You Come and Sing for Me” (recorded in the mid-1960s but not released until 1973; remastered by its original producer, Peter K. Siegel, and reissued with its original artwork and liner notes) » BUY NOW, “Pioneering Women of Bluegrass: The Definitive Edition” (28-song compilation from 1996 includes a previously unheard cover of the Louvin Brothers’ “Childish Love”; Read here; Download) » BUY NOW |
(Smithsonian Folkways) |
| Howard Jones | “Howard Jones Live in Japan: Recorded At The NHK Hall, Tokyo, Japan 1984” (CD + DVD; remastered from the original master tapes; Read here; Red & Yellow Vinyl; Amazon UK; On Tour) » BUY NOW |
(Cherry Red) |
| Olivia Newton-John | “Olivia Newton-John’s Greatest Hits (Deluxe Edition)” (1977 compilation; remastered, with eight bonus tracks; Double Vinyl; Target-Exclusive Pink and Blue Vinyl out Nov. 18; Download) » BUY NOW |
(Primary Wave) |
| Lou Reed | “Words & Music, May 1965” (previously unreleased recordings with John Cale, which Reed had mailed to himself in 1965 and left unopened for nearly 50 years; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; Cassette and Amazon UK; Download released on Sept. 16; Apple Music) » BUY NOW |
(Light in the Attic) |
| Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers | “Modern Lovers ‘Live'” (1977 album, recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon; Vinyl) » BUY NOW |
(Omnivore Recordings) |
More Releases for Oct. 21, 2022 »
Reissues (Downloads)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Christina Aguilera | “Stripped (20th Anniversary Edition)” (2002 album, featuring “Beautiful” and “Dirrty”; with two bonus tracks: “I Will Be” and “Beautiful [Benny Benassi Remix]”) » BUY NOW |
(RCA) |
| Jon Brion | “Meaningless” (producer/film composer’s only solo album, from 2001; remastered; Hear here; CD out Nov. 4; Vinyl) » BUY NOW |
(Jealous Butcher) |
| John Entwistle | “Rarities Oxhumed – Volume One” (13 unreleased and remastered studio tracks, demos and live tracks, including “Bogey Man” featuring Keith Moon, The Who demo “Where You Going Now” and a raw live version of “Trick of the Light,” recorded during the John Entwistle Band’s final tour in 2001; Hear here; CD out Nov. 4; Apple Music) » BUY NOW |
(Deko Entertainment) |
| Vitreous Humor | “The Vitreous Humor Self-Titled EP & Live at Fireside Bowl” (newly remastered 1995 EP, paired with the previously unreleased Jan. 3, 1996, show in Chicago; Hear here; Vinyl; Apple Music) » BUY NOW |
(Ernest Jenning Record Co.) |
More Digital Releases for Oct. 21, 2022 »
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