“Along the Way” (her seventh album and her first in seven years; it’s also her first full-length country album; producer: Jamie Kenney; new single: “Pretend”; See here; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music)
“Motewolonuwok” (in addition to songs sung in Dutcher’s native Wolastoqy, the album features his first songs written and sung in English; new single: “Take My Hand”; See here; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Apple Music; On Tour)
“Sonicwonderland” (Grammy-winning pianist-composer’s 12th album, recorded with a new quartet, called Hiromi’s Sonicwonder; new single: “Sonicwonderland”; See here; Download; Apple Music; On Tour)
“From the Valley” (California singer-songwriter’s debut album; producer: BJ Burton; Justin Vernon guests on two tracks, including a cover of Neil Young’s “Heart of Gold”; new single: “No California”; See here; Read here; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music)
“Goodbye, Hotel Arkada” (guests: Lol Tolhurst, Slowdive’s Rachel Goswell, Meg Baird, Walt McClements, Roy Montgomery, Samara Lubelski; new single: “And Then He Wrapped His Wings Around Me”; See here; Inkwell Vinyl; Download; Apple Music)
“Just Because” (19-year-old Southern California singer-songwriter’s debut album; producers: AFTERHRS, Captain Cuts, Paul Phamous, Ragnar Rosinkranz; new single: “Never Goes Away”; See here; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music; On Tour)
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Mitch Rowland
“Come June” (debut album from the L.A.-based songwriter, who won a Grammy Award for co-writing Harry Styles’ “Watermelon Sugar” and is Styles’ touring guitarist; guests: Styles, Ben Harper, Rob Schnapf, Jerry Borgé, Matt Schuessler; new single: “Here Comes the Comeback”; See here; Vinyl; Download)
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Darius Rucker
“Carolyn’s Boy” (dedicated to his late mother; country rocker’s eighth solo album and first in six years; producers: Ross Copperman, Frank Rogers, Dann Huff; new single: “Have a Good Time”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music; On Tour)
“Abandon All Hope” (debut album from the Yorkshire-born, London-based singer, songwriter and producer; new single: “Abandon All Hope”; See here; Vinyl; Apple Music)
“Duke Jupiter 1” (1982 album; remastered by Vic Anesini from the original master tapes, with one bonus track, “Begin Again”)
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Heatmiser
“The Music of Heatmiser” (1990s indie rock group comprised of Elliott Smith, Neil Gust, Tony Lash, and Brandt Peterson; 29-song compilation of demos, live tracks, rare versions and never-released tracks; See here; Double Vinyl; Download)
“Bone Machine” (1992 album; Vinyl; Download) , “The Black Rider” (1993 album; both reissues are newly remastered from the original original ½-inch flat master tape and overseen by Waits and Kathleen Brennan; mastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering under the guidance of Waits’ longtime audio engineer, Karl Derfler; Vinyl; Download)
“Lead Me On Live 1989” (18-song set recorded on March 10, 1989, at the Tarrant County Convention Center in Fort Worth, TX; Double CD out Oct. 20; On Tour)
