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What's New 9-13-24

Cursive
Run For Cover

From the mid-90’s, Cursive developed into one of the most important groups to emerge from those blurred lines between indie rock and post-hard-core. Devourer continues their ambition, as daring as ever. Full of intense and incisive songs, the album proves exactly why Cursive have been so influential and enduring–and why they remain so vital today.

Nada Surf
New West Records

Everything fans love and expect from them. Bittersweet anthems that begin quiet but explode into soaring harmonies? Check. Songs that are play-on-repeat heart punches? Check. Songs that are poetic and thought-provoking while also being absolute belt-at-the-top-of-your-voice-with-the-windows -down masterpieces? Check.

Eminem
Interscope

Lyrical dexterity is alive and kicking on this uneasy funeral for Eminem’s world-beating alter ego, Slim Shady. Dialing down the hyperdrive multisyllabic sprint-rapping of recent releases, Em focuses mostly on a single topic, allowing for a more narratively engaging album. The trademark furious slander and insults are there, but balanced by a strange vulnerability. Goodbyes are always hard.

Suki Waterhouse
Sub Pop

Leaning on an ever-evolving sonic palette to convey what she’s feeling—whether it be folky Americana, nineties alternative, turn-of-the-century indie, or handcrafted otherworldly pop—Waterhouse creates a collage of her inspirations, experiences, and emotions stitched together by honeyed vocal delivery, bright-eyed melodies, and evocative storytelling.

The Jesus Lizard
Ipecac Recordings

This is The Jesus Lizard reconstituted, refreshed and positively revving. This is a record teeming with the kind of madness needed to beat down today’s mediocrity and piss-perfect pop drivel alike. No showing how they’ve “matured” as songwriters. No inane detours into unnecessary genre exercises. They might not be young, but they will never, ever get fucking old.

Alica Keys/Shoshana Bean/Maleah Joi Moon
Interscope

The 13 Tony-nominated Broadway musical is a coming-of-age story based on the life of Alicia Keys featuring her iconic hits including "Fallin'," "If I Ain't Got You" and more reimagined. Despite the warnings of her protective mother, the symphony of the street calls to a 17-year-old “Ali” - promising freedom, excitement, and the possibility of love.

Jack White
Third Man Records

No Name has some of White’s most memorable riffs since Blunderbuss and is his most red-blooded rock record since Elephant. White has released great solo records since then and his live shows are a blast, but he’s never sounded quite as unshackled and delirious as he does here, pounding out the sort of wild garage blues that made his name.

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New Release Round-Up 09-06-24

George Strait - Cowboys and Dreamers

George Strait - Cowboys and Dreamers - MCA Nashville

George Strait's latest album, Cowboys and Dreamers, is his first new music since 2019. This new collection features 13 songs and includes a duet with Chris Stapleton. George is currently on his sold-out stadium tour through summer 2024. This will be his 31st album on MCA Nashville. George Strait is the unambiguous King of Country Music, having sold more than 105 million albums (and counting) while earning more than 60 major entertainment industry awards, as well as countless nominations, and becoming the only act in history to have a Top 10 hit every year for over three decades.

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Sarah Kinsley - Escaper

Sarah Kinsley - Escaper - Verve Forecast

Sarah Kinsley’s debut album Escaper is a vibrant, bold and beautiful body of work written solely by this left-field singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.

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Modest Jazz Trio - Good Friday Blues (Blue Note Tone Poet Series)

Modest Jazz Trio - Good Friday Blues (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) - Blue Note Records

Recorded in the wee hours of Good Friday 1960, this charming and impromptu Pacific Jazz session captured the easygoing alchemy of The Modest Jazz Trio featuring Jim Hall on guitar, Red Mitchell on piano, and Red Kelly on bass. Good Friday Blues would be the trio's sole album, a sublimely swinging date that did indeed begin with the modest expectations of capturing a single track for a blues anthology that Richard Bock was producing. But the vibe was right, the trio was inspired, the music flowed, and by morning they had laid down six tracks including a pair of originals by Mitchell and renditions of songbook standards including "Willow Weep For Me," "I Remember You," and "I Was Doin' Alright." The drum-less setting allows Hall's gorgeous, subtle tone and melodic flow to shine while Mitchell-who was primarily known as a bassist-surprises with his impressive piano chops, and Kelly provides a sturdy base.

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Jackie Mclean - Let Freedom Ring (Blue Note Tone Poet Series)

Jackie Mclean - Let Freedom Ring (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) - Blue Note Records

Jackie McLean’s 1962 album Let Freedom Ring reflected the change in the air of the early ‘60s: both the musical freedoms being explored by the emergent avant-garde movement and the social freedoms sought by the ascendent civil rights movement. This four-song set featuring the alto saxophonist with Walter Davis Jr. on piano, Herbie Lewis on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums melds the bluesy language of hard bop with the bristling energy of The New Thing. McLean’s emotive horn wails, shrieks, and soothes as the quartet moves through three striking McLean originals: “Melody For Melonae” (dedicated to his daughter), “Rene” (dedicated to his son), and “Omega” (dedicated to his mother). A plaintive rendition of the Bud Powell ballad “I’ll Keep Loving You” rounds out the date.

ALSO OUT THIS WEEK

Denitia - Sunset Drive

LL COOL J - The FORCE [LP]

The Dare - What's Wrong With New York [LP]

Paris Hilton - Infinite Icon [CD]

MJ Lenderman - Manning Fireworks [Indie Exclusive]

Manchester Orchestra - Cope - Live At The Earl [Indie Exclusive Opaque Bone]

LSD - Labrinth, Sia & Diplo present... LSD (5th Anniversary Edition) [sea glass LP]

David Gilmour - Luck and Strange [Translucent Sea Blue Vinyl]

Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten

Guilty Simpson & Small Professor - Highway Robbery [RSD Essentials 1LPxGhostly Teal]

Madchild - Dope Sick [RSD Essentials 1LPxWhite]

Hinds - VIVA HINDS [INDIE EXCLUSIVE PINK IN TRANSPARENT CLEAR LP]

The The - Ensoulment [Crystal Clear 2LP and 32 Page Booklet]

Sylvester - Live At The Opera House (The Complete Recordings) [Purple 3 LP]

Michael Giacchino - Star Trek - Into Darkness (Deluxe Edition) [3LP Triple Color vinyl (Red / Yellow / Blue)]

Ashes featuring Pat Taylor - Ashes [RSD Essentials Indie Exclusive Blue LP]

Tripsichord - Tripsichord [RSD Essentials Indie Exclusive Translucent Yellow LP ]

The Hear & Now - The Hear & Now 1970 [RSD Essentials Indie Exclusive Emerald Green LP]

David Gilmour - Luck And Strange (Box) [Deluxe]

Wayne Graham - Bastion [Hardwood Colored LP]

Amy Helm - Silver City [Purple LP]

Martina Topley-Bird - Quixotic [2 LP]

Kenny G - Rhythm & Romance [2 LP]

Neil Young - Neil Young Archives Vol. III Takes [2 LP]

Bareilles, Sara - Kaleidoscope Heart

The Ghost of Paul Revere - Believe (10 Year Anniversary Edition) [White LP]

Jaehyun - Jaehyun - The 1st Album 'j' [Money Clip Ver.]

Tzuyu (Twice) - Aboutzu [Fly Ver.]

Boston Manor - Sundiver - White Sky Blue Grey Splatter [Colored Vinyl]

Castle - Evil Remains [Compact disc]

Cold Stares - Southern

Dead Daisies - Light 'em Up - Marbled Orange/Red [Colored Vinyl] (Gate)

Dean, Jackson - On The Back Of My Dreams

Deslondes - Roll It Out [Colored Vinyl] (Org) (Stic) [Indie Exclusive]

Richard Elliot - Straight Up Down

Fame on Fire - Death Card - White [Colored Vinyl] (Wht)

Fat Dog - Woof. [Colored Vinyl] (Red) [Indie Exclusive] [Download Included]

Claude Fontaine - La Mer

Jeffrey Foucault - Universal Fire

God Is An Astronaut - Embers [LP]

Brandon Heath - Ache

The Heavy Heavy - One Of A Kind [LP]

Nicky Jam - Insomnio

Corey Kent - Black Bandana

Mercury Rev - Born Horses (Gate)

Rex Orange County - The Alexander Technique [Indie Exclusive S’mores White double vinyl]

Max Richter - In A Landscape (Blue) [Colored Vinyl] [Limited Edition] [Indie Exclusive] (Recy)

Toro Y Moi - Hole Erth [Colored Vinyl]

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For more information on these and other releases out this week, check out our New Releases charts by week section.

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What's New 9-6-24

MJ Lenderman
Anti Records

A remarkable development in MJ Lenderman's story as an incredibly incisive singer-songwriter, whose propensity for humor always points to some uneasy, disorienting darkness. The punchlines are still here, as are the rusted-wire guitar solos that have made Lenderman a favorite for indie rock fans looking for an emerging guitar hero.

The Deslondes
New West Records

The Deslondes continue to build on their inventive take on New Orleans country and R&B. Roll It Out finds the band leaning on the country-folk of their debut along with the sometimes-psychedelic, electrified gospel-soul sound of their previous records. It’s a band that understands the history of American music, embracing their own contemporary approach.

Denitia
Country Road

Denitia shares her story of going after something new — a life back in Nashville, where she attended college, immersed in both the city’s roots music scene and the community of the artist collective Black Opry — while experiencing the menagerie of emotions that come with leaving behind what you knew and starting over.

Fat Dog
Domino Record Co.

The South London outfit’s debut is a veritable Frankenstein’s monster, stitching two-tone ska and 90s rave to a post-punk core. It’s a thrilling blend of electro-punk, rock’n’roll snarling, techno soundscapes, industrial-pop and rave euphoria. WOOF. is music for letting go to, the polar opposite of “thinking music”.

Paris Hilton
11:11 Music

Entrepreneur. CEO. New York Times best-selling author. Activist. Designer. Actress. Model. Influencer. DJ. Recording Artist. Mother. Icon. Synonymous with pop culture, Paris Hilton needs no introduction. In her latest chapter, Hilton makes a triumphant return to the recording studio with her second album, executive produced by Sia.

The Heavy Heavy
ATO Records

Having spent two years on stage and on TV, Brighton, UK's The Heavy Heavy now draw listeners even deeper into their dreamworld with their long-awaited debut album, One Of A Kind. Written entirely by co-founders Georgie Fuller and William Turner, the album expands the sunshine psych-pop & folk sound of their debut EP which won massive acclaim.

The The
Earmusic

The The's first album in a quarter century, Ensoulment encompasses characteristic topics ranging from love & sex, war & politics, life & death, to the meaning of what it is to be human in the 21st century. The album also marks the return of co-producer and engineer Warne Livesey, who previously worked on landmark albums Infected (1986) and Mind Bomb (1989).

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What's New 8-30-24

Denzel Curry
Loma Vista Recordings

Denzel Curry returns with the long-awaited album blending sounds from the South's hip hop heritage, '90s inspired beats referencing Memphis and luminary groups like Three6Mafia. Featuring artists like A$AP Rocky, 2 Chainz, Ty Dolla $ign, Juicy J and many more, the album reminisces on Curry's career and reconciles past relationships. Departing from his concept-driven albums, it highlights Curry's rap prowess and creative spontaneity

Leprous
Inside Out Music

Norway’s Leprous have conjured up several exceptionally morose yet symphonic and impassioned progressive metal odysseys over the past few years. Led by frontman Einar Solberg’s operatic singing and gloomy sentiments, the quintet delivers another lusciously evocative and temperamental composition fueled by intoxicating introspections.

Nails
Nuclear Blast

Nails’ stripped down brutality sands away the divide between grind, hardcore, metal and noise with a deadpan, hateful flourish. There have been plenty of extreme music that has pushed the boundaries of fury forward over the last few years, but Todd Jones's militant wrecking crew have battered the competition through sheer force of misanthropy.

Jana Mila
New West Records

Musically, Mila is the best kind of chameleon. The album draws from a wild array of sources, entertaining new ideas on every song: dusty Laurel Canyon folk, catchy Nashville country, driving ‘70s rock. She puts her stamp on every note with remarkable confidence, eloquence, and power. Chameleon is a self-portrait rendered in vibrant detail.

Paris Paloma
Nettwerk

Written around themes of feminine rage, Cacophony continues the deep consideration and dissection of Paris' own experiences and observations as a woman. Drawing comparisons to artists like Florence + The Machine and Hozier, Paloma's songwriting taps into cultural movements, inspiring fans around the world.

U2
Interscope

Limited edition 12" EP pressed on neon yellow vinyl featuring five tracks from one of U2's legendary performances at the RDS Arena, Dublin in August 1993 - the hometown stop on their worldwide industry-defining ZOO TV Tour. This marks the first official release, making it a highly covetable collectible for fans and collectors alike.

AWOLNATION
Thank You For Listening Ent.

Every different impulse Aaron Bruno has mastered over 15 years as AWOLNATION highlight this anthemic pastiche of modern music. From tongue-in-cheek blasts, to oldies-inspired odes, and jangly segues calling to mind The Cars and Grandaddy, The Phantom Five is concerned with trying to find one’s way to happiness in a bizarrely upside-down time.

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