New Releases (CDs + Vinyl)
| ARTIST | TITLE | LABEL |
| Angela Autumn | “Believer” (second album from Appalachian-born artist based in Nashville; producers: Autumn, Isaiah Beard, Jarrod Gee, José Andrés Ahogado; new single: “I Don’t Think About You At All”; See here; Read here; Violet Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music; On Tour)   | Gar Hole |
| Bloc Party | “Anatomy of a Brief Romance” (London-based indie rock band’s seventh album; producer: Trevor Horn; new single: “Coming On Strong”; See here; Read here; Vinyl; Rough Trade-Exclusive White and Red Splatter Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) | cOnTAGIOUS LTD / Virgin Music Group |
| Ezra Collective | “Here Because of Hope” (Mercury Prize-winning jazz group’s fourth album, which maps the global journey of black music from Africa and the Caribbean to London; guests: Leona Lewis, Pa Salieu, Lila Iké, Libianca, Letitia Wright; new single: “Only Love”; See here; Read here; Translucent Blue Double Vinyl; Indie Exclusive Translucent White Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) | Partisan |
| Brian Fallon & The Painkillers | “Not Bad for New Jersey” (The Gaslight Anthem frontman’s fifth solo album; producer: Butch Walker; guests: Brandon Flowers, Phil Collen, Marc Ribot, Donovan Woods, Lori McKenna, Eric Slick; new single: “Pearls”; Hear here; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) | Heart of Texas Records / Smith Music |
| Haruomi Hosono | “Yours Sincerely” (78-year-old Yellow Magic Orchestra founding member’s 23rd studio album; new single: “Sincerely”; Hear here; Mothership Cream Vinyl; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) | Ghostly International |
| Buddy Miller | “Buddy Miller” (Americana legend’s first solo album in 15 years; producer: Miller; guests: Emmylou Harris, Lee Ann Womack, The War & Treaty, Ashley Monroe, Shawn Colvin, Elizabeth Cook, Jim Lauderdale, Dan Penn, et al; new single: “Don’t Look Back”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) | New West |
| Pretty Sick | “Anarchy” (NYC bassist-singer Sabrina Fuentes’ second album; producers: Oscar Scheller, Frost Children; new single: “Hyper Independence”; See here; Read here; White Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music) | Dirty Hit |
| The Proclaimers | “You May Offend” (their 13th album; producer: Dave Eringa; new single: “You May Offend”; See here; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) | Cooking Vinyl |
| Eli Paperboy Reed | “Getting There” (his eighth album; producer: Swamp Dogg; guests: Swamp Dogg, Zaniah; new single: “Love You More”; See here; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) | Yep Roc |
| Sylvan Esso | “Ow ∞” (dance/electronic duo’s first album in four years, pronounced “Ow Infinity”; new single: “Concrete Glen”; See here; Read here; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Cassette; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) | Psychic Hotline |
| This Is Lorelei | “The Singer in My Band” (third solo album by Water From Your Eyes guitarist Nate Amos; new single: “Billy Come Back”; See here; Read here; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) | Matador |
| The Tubs | “Hard Life” (Welsh indie rock band’s third album; new single: “Now and Then”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) | Merge |
New Releases (Downloads)
| ARTIST | TITLE | LABEL |
| The Goods | “Goodbye Summertime” (second album from Oakland, CA power pop outfit led by Rob Good; producer: Good; new single: “Summer’s Almost Gone”; See here; Apple Music) | Dandy Boy Records, Sept. 16 |
| Ali Holder | “Garden of the Underworld” (Austin gothic Americana artist’s five-song EP; new single: “Persephone”; Hear here; Apple Music) | Ali Holder |
| Jason James | “Cut the Chain” (Texas singer-songwriter’s third album; new single: “Honky Tonks in Mind”; Hear here; Apple Music) | Heart of Texas Records / Smith Music |
| Pokey LaFarge | “Rent Money” (producer: Elliot Bergman; new single: “Hambone”; See here; CD and Vinyl out Oct. 2; Apple Music; On Tour) | Boxer Boy Records |
| Locust | “Spectral+” (London electronic musician Mark Van Hoen’s 10th album; guests: Neil Halstead of Slowdive, Olive Kimoto, Griff Spex, Natasha Morrow; new single: “White Light”; See here; Vinyl; Apple Music) | TODO Records |
| Luke Warmth feat. Homeboy Sandman | “SuperSeeds” (new single: “Something More”; Hear here; Laguna Blue Vinyl) | Dirty Looks |
Reissues (CDs + Vinyl)
| ARTIST | TITLE | LABEL |
| Jethro Tull | “Aqualung” (Blu-ray Audio; 1971 album, featuring “Locomotive Breath,” “Aqualung” and “Cross-Eyed Mary”; containing new Atmos, 5.1 and stereo remixes by Steven Wilson, plus the 1974 Quadraphonic audio; with outtakes and bonus tracks from the original recording sessions) “WarChild” (Blu-ray Audio; 1974 album, featuring “Bungle in the Jungle” and “‘Skating Away On the Thin Ice of the New Day”; new Dolby Atmos, 5.1 and stereo remixes by Steven Wilson, plus the 1974 Quadraphonic audio; On Tour; Merch) | Rhino / Parlophone |
| Manfred Mann’s Earth Band | “The Roaring Silence (50th Anniversary Edition)” (U.K. release; Double CD; 1976 album, featuring “Blinded By the Light”; with bonus rare single edits and unreleased versions; Double Vinyl, packaged in an expanded media/book-style format) | Creature Music |
| The Roches | “Runs in the Family: The Warner Bros. / Rykodisc Albums” (three-CD box set, featuring five albums – circa 1979-1995 – produced by Robert Fripp, Roy Halee, Richard Gottehrer, et al; remastered, with two bonus tracks; Read here; Amazon UK) | Lemon / Cherry Red |
| Ross Valory | “All of the Above” (original Journey bassist’s debut solo album, released digitally in 2024; first time available on CD and Vinyl; with new instrumental track, “City Lights”; See here; Vinyl; Download) | OID Music |
| Various artists | “NOW That’s What I Call An Era … one more time: 1996 > 2007” (two CDs, 84 hits; Track List; Pink, Blue and Green Triple Vinyl, 48 tracks; Amazon UK) | Sony Music / EMI |
| The Walker Brothers | “Original Album Classics” (three-CD set includes “No Regrets,” “Lines” and “Nite Flights”) | Music on CD |
