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New Releases (CDs / Vinyl)

Artist:Title:Label:
Herb Alpert“Catch the Wind” (nine original compositions, covers of the Beatles hits “Eleanor Rigby” and “Yesterday,” and American classics “Smile,” “America The Beautiful” and “Summertime”; new single: “Billy Cha”; Hear here; See here; Download; Apple Music) » BUY NOW (Herb Alpert Presents)
Bad Bad Hats (Minneapolis indie rock trio)“Walkman” (new single: “Walkman”; Hear here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) » BUY NOW (Don Giovanni)
The Count Basie Orchestra“Live at Birdland” (under the direction of Scotty Barnhart; Hear here; Download) » BUY NOW (Candid)
The Beths“Auckland, New Zealand, 2020” (new single: “Future Me Hates Me”; See here; Vinyl; Download) » BUY NOW (Carpark)
Lindsey Buckingham“Lindsey Buckingham” (his eighth solo album and first since 2011’s “Seeds We Sow”; first single: “I Don’t Mind”; Hear here; Amazon-Exclusive Sky Blue Vinyl; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) » BUY NOW (Reprise)
Candlebox“Wolves” (new single: “My Weakness”; Hear here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music) » BUY NOW (Pavement Music)
Carcass“Torn Arteries” (the British death-metal band’s first album in eight years; new single: “Kelly’s Meat Emporium”; Hear here; Blood Splatter Vinyl; Red Cassette; Download; Apple Music; On Tour; Merch) » BUY NOW (Nuclear Blast)
Tommy Castro“Tommy Castro Presents A Bluesman Came To Town (a blues odyssey)” (producer: Tom Hambridge; Hear here; Vinyl; Download) » BUY NOW (Alligator)
Charley Crockett“Music City USA” (producer: Mark Neill; new single: “I Need Your Love”; See here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) » BUY NOW (Son of Davy / Thirty Tigers)
Daughtry“Dearly Beloved” (new single: “Lioness”; Hear here; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) » BUY NOW (Dogtree / ADA)
Edge of Paradise“The Unknown” (producers: Howard Benson, Neil Sanderson; Hear here; Blue Vinyl; Download) » BUY NOW (Frontiers Music s.r.l.)
Cynthia Erivo (“Harriet” actress was nominated for two Oscars: Best Actress and Best Original Song)“Ch. 1 Vs. 1” (new single: “The Good”; See here; Read here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music) » BUY NOW (Verve)
The Felice Brothers“From Dreams to Dust” (producers: The Felice Brothers; mixed by Mike Mogis; new single: “Jazz on the Autobahn”; See here; Red & Cream Vinyl; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) » BUY NOW (Yep Roc)
Rod Gator (fka Rod Melancon)“For Louisiana” (producers: Will Walden, Black Pumas’ Adrian Quesada; first single: “For Louisiana”; Hear here; Vinyl out Nov. 19; Download) » BUY NOW (Blue Élan)
Teea Goans“All Over the Map” (producer: Jim “Moose” Brown; guests: Vince Gill, Mo Pitney, Carl Jackson, Larry Cordle; new single: “What’s a Girl to Do”; See here; Download) » BUY NOW (Sparky’s Neighborhood)

[su_quote]This is the first time I’ve ever written my own material,” Goans tells Pauseandplay.com. “I feel like I’m in a new place now, I’m seeing things in a different way, with a new curiosity and insight. I finally feel like I have something to say.[/su_quote]

José González“Local Valley” (the Swedish singer-songwriter’s first album since 2015; new single: “Visions”; Hear here; Vinyl; Barnes & Noble-Exclusive Vinyl, with hand-signed art print; Download; Apple Music) » BUY NOW (Mute)
Billy Idol“The Roadside EP” (four songs; first single: “Bitter Taste”; See here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music) » BUY NOW (BMG Rights Management)
Jonas Kaufmann“Freudvoll und Leidvoll” (dedicated to the songs of Liszt; Read here; Download) » BUY NOW (Sony Classical)
Larkin Poe & Nu Deco Ensemble“Paint the Roses (Live in Concert)” (streamed live from the Miami Beach Bandshell on Dec. 12, 2020; Orange Crush Vinyl; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) » BUY NOW (Tricki-Woo)
Scotty McCreery“Same Truck” (producers: Frank Rogers, Derek Wells, Aaron Eshuis; Read here; Download; Target; On Tour) » BUY NOW (Triple Tigers)
James Vincent McMorrow“Grapefruit Season” (guest: Kenny Beats; new single: “Waiting”; See here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music) » BUY NOW (Columbia)
MONO (Japanese post-punk band)“Pilgrimage of the Soul” (producer: Steve Albini; first single: “Riptide”; See here; Opaque Orange Vinyl; Download; Apple Music) » BUY NOW (Temporary Residence)
NCT 127“STICKER (The 3rd Album)” (includes photo book, folded poster, sticker, photo card and postcard; Jewel Case; Download; Merch) » BUY NOW (SM Entertainment)
Noise Unit“Deviator” (the first album in more than 15 years from Front Line Assembly members Bill Leeb and Rhys Fulber; first single: “Body Aktiv”; Hear here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music) » BUY NOW (Artoffact)
Carly Pearce“29: Written in Stone” (guests: Patty Loveless, Ashley McBryde; Vinyl, out Jan. 28, 2022; Download; Apple Music; On Tour, with Lady A) » BUY NOW (Big Machine)
Jameson Rodgers“Bet You’re From a Small Town” (the Mississippi-bred, Nashville-based singer-songwriter’s debut album; guest: Luke Combs; See here; Read here; Download) » BUY NOW (Columbia Nashville / River House)
Rumer“Live from Lafayette” (livestreamed concert with full band at the London venue on Oct. 17, 2020; Hear here; Purple Vinyl; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) » BUY NOW (Cooking Vinyl)
Spiritbox (Canadian hard rock trio)“Eternal Blue” (guest: Sam Carter; new single: “Secret Garden”; Hear here; Vinyl; Download; Apple Music) » BUY NOW (Rise)
Wesley Stace (afka John Wesley Harding)“Late Style” (Read here; Download) » BUY NOW (Omnivore Recordings)
Kasim Sulton“Kasim 2021” (first single: “More Love”; See here) » BUY NOW (Deko Entertainment)
Toad the Wet Sprocket“Starting Now” (their first studio album in eight years; See here; On Tour; Merch) » BUY NOW (SoNo Recording Group)
Adia Victoria“A Southern Gothic” (producers: Victoria, Mason Hickman; executive producer: T Bone Burnett; guests: Jason Isbell, Margo Price, Matt Berninger, Stone Jack Jones, Kyshona Armstrong; first single: “Magnolia Blues”; See here; Download; Apple Music; On Tour) » BUY NOW (Atlantic)
The Weeklings“In Their Own Write: The Weeklings Live!” (15-song set; Download; Apple Music) » BUY NOW (JEM)
Ronnie Wood and The Ronnie Wood Band“Mr. Luck – A Tribute To Jimmy Reed: Live At The Royal Albert Hall” (the second installment of his live album trilogy was recorded on Nov. 1, 2013; guests: Mick Taylor, Bobby Womack, Mick Hucknall, Paul Weller; Vinyl; Download) » BUY NOW (BMG Rights Management)
Yvette“How the Garden Grows” (New York post-industrial artist Noah Kardos-Fein’s first album in eight years; new single: “B61”; Hear/Read here; Multicolor Explosion Vinyl; Download; Apple Music) » BUY NOW (Western Vinyl)

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Other Notable Releases

2CellosDream TheaterVincent Ingala
Jean Michel JarreRoscoe MitchellRöyksopp
Balsam RangeChris RenzemaStacey Kent
Real FriendsThe Plot in YouThe Cocktail Slippers
Gleaming SpiresStraylight RunDella Mae

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New Releases (Downloads)

Artist:Title:Label:
Blunt Bangs (Athens, GA-based power-pop group)“Proper Smoker” (producer: Drew Vandenberg; new single: “Silence is Golden”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl; Apple Music) » BUY NOW(Ernest Jenning Record Co.)
Paul Carrack“One On One” (he wrote, recorded and produced every song during Covid-19 lockdown; CD out Oct. 1; Vinyl) » BUY NOW (Carrack UK)
Melissa Etheridge“One Way Out” (she revisits and reworks songs she had written in the late 1980s and early 1990s that never made it onto an album; first single: “One Way Out”; See here; CD and Vinyl out Oct. 1; Barnes & Noble-Exclusive Ruby Red Vinyl; Apple Music; On Tour) » BUY NOW (M.L.E. Music / BMG Rights Management)
H3000 (Empire of the Sun’s Luke Steele with Jarrad Rogers)“H3000” (new single: “Running”; See here; Read here) » BUY NOW (Astralwerks)
Noah Kahan“I Was / I Am” (producer: Joel Little; new single: “Part of Me”; Hear here; See here; Apple Music) » BUY NOW (Republic)
Lil Nas X“MONTERO” (his debut album; guests: Elton John, Miley Cyrus, Jack Harlow, Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat; Hear here; Read here; Apple Music) » BUY NOW (Columbia)
Lizzie Loveless (aka Lizzie Lieberson of the indie-pop group TEEN)“You Don’t Know” (producers: Lieberson, Miles Francis, Daniel Schlett; new single: “The Joke”; Hear here; Vinyl; Apple Music) » BUY NOW (Egghunt)
Moor Mother“Black Encyclopedia of the Air” (producer: Olof Melander; guests: Elucid, Antonia Gabriela, Brother May, Lojii, Bfly, Pink Siifu, Nappy Nina, Maassai, Antonia Gabriela, Orion Sun, Yatta, Black Quantum Futurism, Elaine Mitchner, Dudu Kouate; new single: “Obsidian”; See here; CD and Vinyl out Oct. 22; Apple Music) » BUY NOW (ANTI- / Epitaph)
Jared James Nichols (Nashville singer-guitarist)“Shadow Dancer” (four-song EP; new single: “Bad Roots”; See here; Apple Music; On Tour) » BUY NOW (Black Hill)
Nate Smith (Grammy-nominated drummer)“Kinfolk 2: See the Birds” (guests: Brittany Howard, Vernon Reid, Regina Carter, Amma Whatt, Joel Ross, Kokayi, Michael Mayo, Stokley Williams; new single: “Square Wheel”; See here; CD and Vinyl out Oct. 8; Apple Music) » BUY NOW (Editions)
Sweet Nobody“We’re Trying Our Best” (producer: Joel Jerome; new single: “Not a Good Judge”; Hear here) » BUY NOW (Daydream)
Thrice“Horizons/East” (new single: “Scavengers”; Hear here; Vinyl; Apple Music; On Tour; Merch) » BUY NOW (Epitaph)
D.D. Verni & The Cadillac Band“Let’s Rattle” (new and original rockabilly music from the bassist and founding member of Overkill; producer: Verni; new single: “Olivia … That’s Who!”; See here; Apple Music) » BUY NOW (MVD Audio)
You, Me, And Everyone We Know“Something Heavy” (their first album in nearly a decade; new single: “Something Heavy”; See here) » BUY NOW (Know Hope)

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Reissues (CDs / Vinyl)

Artist:Title:Label:
Gord Downie“Coke Machine Glow (Songwriters’ Cabal)” (2001 album; remastered, with two CDs of unreleased tracks, alternate takes, and kitchen table recordings; Download) » BUY NOW (Arts & Crafts)
Bob Dylan“Bob Dylan – Springtime in New York: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 16 (1980-1985)” (two-CD, 25-song collection of previously unreleased outtakes, mixes and more; Deluxe Box Set, five CDs; Vinyl; Download; Digital Deluxe Edition; Merch) » BUY NOW (Third Man / Columbia / Legacy)
Sheena Easton“The Definitive Singles 1980-1987” (three-CD, 51-song collection includes all of her U.S. and U.K. A-side singles from her EMI years, with eight previously unreleased tracks, plus 7-inch edits, 12-inch extended versions and rare dub mixes; See here; Read here) » BUY NOW (Cherry Red)
Marianne Faithfull“Marianne Faithfull: The Montreux Years” (highlights from five concerts; remastered; Vinyl) » BUY NOW (BMG Rights Management)
Erroll Garner“Symphony Hall Concert” (previously unreleased 1959 performance at the Boston venue; Read here; Vinyl) » BUY NOW, “Liberation in Swing: The Octave Records Story & Complete Symphony Hall Concert [Vinyl]” (three 180-gram black vinyl LPs of “Complete Symphony Hall Concert” and one 180-gram white vinyl of “Sessions”; Hi-Res 192kHz / 24bit digital master quality audio) » BUY NOW, “Liberation in Swing: Centennial Collection” (22-disc CD and vinyl box set, with five 7-inch 45rpm singles from Garner’s private archive and “The Final Concert Cassette,” never-before-released original cassette replica) » BUY NOW (Octave Music / Mack Avenue)
Golden Earring“Moontan (Remastered & Expanded)” (1973 album, featuring “Radar Love”; two-CD set includes nine previously unreleased mixes/different versions, six bonus tracks, and a 32-page booklet) » BUY NOW (Red Bullet)
Nick Lowe“The Convincer (20th Anniversary Edition) [Vinyl]” (Blue Vinyl; 2001 album; remastered from the original tapes, with accompanying blue vinyl 45 featuring three rarities from “The Convincer” era that have never before been released on vinyl or digital services: covers of The Shirelles’ “Mama Said” and The Chi-Lites’ “There Will Never Be Any Peace [Until God Is Seated at the Conference Table],” plus the Lowe original “A Different Kind of Blue”; Download; Apple Music) » BUY NOW, “The Old Magic (10th Anniversary Edition) [Vinyl]” (Green Vinyl; 2011 album) » BUY NOW (Yep Roc)
Nancy Sinatra“Boots” (1966 debut album, produced by Lee Hazlewood, featuring her No. 1 smash “These Boots Are Made for Walkin'”; remastered, with two bonus tracks, “The City Never Sleeps At Night” and “For Some,” and a 28-page booklet; See here; Vinyl, pressed at RTI in an expanded gatefold package featuring cover artwork restored from the original album photograph taken by Ed Thrasher; Download; Apple Music) » BUY NOW (Boots Enterprises / Light in the Attic)
Various artists“Jesus Christ Superstar (50th Anniversary Edition)” (1970 album; featuring unreleased material; remastered by Miles Showell and Nick Davis at Abbey Road Studios; cast included Ian Gillian, Murray Head, Yvonne Elliman, Barry Dennen and Mike d’Abo; Read here; Deluxe Edition, three-CD box set, containing previously unreleased guide vocals, demos, B-sides and rarities and a 100-page booklet with new interviews; Vinyl; Amazon UK; Download; Digital Deluxe Edition; Apple Music) » BUY NOW (Verve / UMe)
Muddy Waters“Muddy Waters: The Montreux Years” (three concerts, with rare and previously unreleased material; remastered; Vinyl) » BUY NOW (BMG Rights Management)

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DVD / Blu-ray

Artist(s)/cast:Title:Studio/label:
Dolly Parton“Dolly: The Ultimate Collection (Collector’s Edition) [DVD]” (six-disc set of her career highlights; 11-Disc Box Set; 19-Disc Deluxe Edition) » BUY NOW (Time Life, Sept. 21)

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