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) |
| 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) |
| Robyn Hitchcock | “Shufflemania!” (first single: “The Shuffle Man”; Hear here; See/Read here; On Tour) » BUY NOW |
(Tiny Ghost) |
| Jean-Michel Jarre | “Oxymore” (his 22nd studio album is an immersive music project) |
(Sony Music) |
| Carly Rae Jepsen | “The Loneliest Time” (collaborators: Tavish Crowe, Rostam Batmanglij, Bullion, Captain Cuts, John Hill, Kyle Shearer, Alex Hope, et al; first single: “Western Wind”; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) » BUY NOW |
(604 / Schoolboy / Interscope) |
| 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) |
| 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) » BUY NOW |
(Yep Roc) |
| 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) |
| 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) » 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) |
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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) |
| Moon Walker (Brooklyn alt-rocker Harry Springer) | “The Attack of Mirrors” (new single: “Pins & Needles”; Hear here; See here) » BUY NOW |
(Moon Walker) |
| 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; Apple Music) » BUY NOW |
(Thrill Jockey) |
Reissues (CDs / Vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Ray Charles | “The Spirit of Christmas” (1985 album, with the Raelettes and guest Freddie Hubbard) » BUY NOW |
(Tangerine) |
| Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers | “Modern Lovers ‘Live'” (1977 album, recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon; Vinyl) » BUY NOW |
(Omnivore Recordings) |
Reissues (Downloads)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Jon Brion | “Meaningless” (his only solo album, from 2001; remastered; Hear here; Vinyl) » BUY NOW |
(Jealous Butcher) |
| 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.) |
Next Week: Oct. 28, 2022
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