New Releases - 8/11/23

Hitting The Racks

Here's your weekly rundown of what's hitting the new release racks at Grimey's

New Releases

The Band Camino – The Dark CD/LP/Cassette (Elektra)

The Band Camino's second studio album The Dark features 11 tracks including the singles "Told You So", "What Am I Missing?", and "Last Man In The World", which were released earlier this year and emphasize the band's infectious, unguarded and booming, guitar-driven pop sound that has resonated with audiences worldwide. The band tapped in key collaborators Andrew Goldstein, Jordan Schmidt, Seth Ennis, Geoff Warburton, Jake Torrey, and Alysa Vanderheym to create another powerhouse body of work. [Indie store exclusive pink vinyl]

Caterina Barbieri – Myuthafoo CD/LP (Light-Years)

Italian composer Caterina Barbieri has spent the best part of a decade breaking apart the rigid structures of electronic music, using advanced, idiosyncratic techniques to build bridges between academic experimental, dance and pop landscapes. Her breakthrough moment came in 2017 with the Important Records-released Patterns Of Consciousness, a confident fusion of analogue synthesis and algorithmic compositional methodology that defined her unique voice. And when she followed it with Ecstatic Computation on the legendary Editions Mego label in 2019, wide acclaim ensued, with critics praising its potent fusion of minimalism and trance-inducing synth experimentation. Pitchfork has described her music as "a mind-altering journey" and "a dream machine for the ears." [A limited-edition red color vinyl pressing is available.]

Ryan Bingham – Watch Out For The Wolf CD/LP (The Bingham Recording Co.)

Ryan Bingham's new EP Watch Out For The Wolf finds the Grammy award-winning artist crafting his most raw and intimate work to date. Written and recorded by Bingham in the wilderness of Montana, the haunting and evocative collection of songs seamlessly intertwine to capture a moment suspended in time, filtered through the stillness and echoes of the desolate surroundings in which they were created. Guided by his signature poetic lyricism and soulful delivery, Watch Out For The Wolf is the first project produced, performed, and mixed entirely by Bingham – carving a distinctive space in the singer-songwriter’s ever-evolving catalog. [Indie store exclusive orange vinyl]

Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You CD/LP/Cassette (Drag City)

Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You is a tale old as time. It's an album. Its songs and music are by and for people together. For listening together. Before it gets too late. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy stands at the nexus all the kinds of music he can summon, with friends, with family and community. All roads roll though him. There can be no holding back. A million billion moments are on the line. He's gonna tell us about a world...

Cordovas – The Rose Of Aces CD/LP (ATO)

The story of Cordovas is one of rock ’n’ roll seekers, hammering away in search of not only their ideal freewheeling sound, but also for some greater truth about the human experience. The band has long cited influences like the Allman Brothers Band, Grateful Dead, and The Band. And while Cordovas can certainly jam, they’ve also been known to tap into the more songwriting-oriented side of those forebears. From “Fallen Angels” onward, you can hear the band honing their craft across The Rose Of Aces.

D4VD – Petals To Thorns LP (IGA/UMG)

Translucent ‘black ice’ colorway. Petals To Thorns is an introduction and journey into D4VD's identity as an artist that is unable to be boxed into a specific genre. Just one year after beginning to make music in his sister's closet in Houston, D4VD has delivered a masterful nine-track project with familiar hits including "Romantic Homicide", a grungy, guitar-driven breakup anthem, and "Here With Me", a slow-building beachy ballad, plus new tracks showcasing his inimitable sound.

Destroy Lonely – If Looks Could Kill 3xLP (IGA/UMG)

Translucent purple colorway. Destroy Lonely's highly anticipated debut album, If Looks Could Kill, features 27 songs floating over hazy electric guitar lines with blends of surrealistic melodies and stylish soundscapes. As a part of Destroy Lonely's "Look Killa" alter ego, he embodied his character with a face mask that he creatively directed to align with the album's story and specifically the vinyl packaging.

The Flashcubes – Pop Masters CD (Big Stir)

For the past two years, The Flashcubes have been delighting global radio audiences and followers of their veteran power pop sound with a series of singles, all pursuing an ingenious gambit: covering the songs of their contemporaries while enlisting the original artists for prominent guest shots. Pop Masters collects all of these guest-star-studded singles covering the guitar pop classics of the past five decades, together with new tribute tracks (including the current single “Forget About You”). The album includes contributions from many of the original artists on these fresh versions of underground classics. Shoes, Pilot, The Spongetones, Pezband, Paley Brothers and more make the album a must for fans of power pop.

From Ashes To New – Blackout LP (Better Noise Music)

Limited ‘black ice’ colorway. From Ashes To New utilize their outlier perspective to break boundaries. The Lancaster, PA band churns out an anthemic hybrid of hard rock, hip-hop, electronic, and alternative with enough energy to inspire you to get up, move forward, and maybe even make a change.

Liam Gallagher – Knebworth 22 CD/2xLP (WB)

Liam Gallagher documents his triumphant two-night Knebworth Park shows with the release of the double live album Knebworth 22. Returning to the scene of the era-defining Oasis gigs of the ‘90s, the huge audience stretched from fans who had been present some 26 years earlier right through to teenagers relishing the excitement of their first big gig. Knebworth 22 is a must-have live album for any fan who wants to relive the experience. [An indie store exclusive yellow vinyl pressing and a deluxe CD edition are available.]

Helios – Espera CD/LP+MP3 (Ghostly Int’l)

The catalog of American composer Keith Kenniff spans over a dozen releases as Helios and nearly as many as Goldmund since 2004. Kenniff's music deals with subtlety, and the variance between these projects loosely follows a few signifiers; Goldmund favors post-classical piano, Mint Julep, a project with his partner Hollie, is shoegaze pop, while the lines around his Helios project are intentionally hazier. Within the alias, Kenniff glides between minimal ambient electronics and more robust instrumentation, all run through his mini-cassette recorder for a distinct wobble. [Limited edition Beryl (green) colored vinyl]

The Hives – The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons CD/LP (Disques Hives/Fuga)

Undisputed icons of rock ‘n’ roll The Hives are back, channeling the electrifying energy of the group's greatest hits with their first new album in over 10 years. Their colossal new album, The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons, reignites the band's lore in arresting fashion, exploring the disappearance of the band's mysterious sixth member Randy Fitzsimmons. Having gone missing some time ago, the band are without their best man, and things are not well in the manor. Maybe, just maybe, the release of new music will get Randy's attention and bring him back from the void. [Two indie store exclusive vinyl colors are available: off-white opaque and violet.]

Hurry – Don’t Look Back LP (Lame-O)

Translucent purple with blue splatter color vinyl pressing. Hurry has grafted the best qualities of '90s bubblegum power pop-the pitch-perfect songwriting, the pop-rock sheen, the borderline saccharine vocal melodies-onto something far more raw and emotionally resonant. Don't Look Back is striking in its tenderness and candor-approximately half of the lyrics on the record concern the deterioration of an 11-year relationship Scottoline was in, with the other half being a celebration of new love.

The Innocence Mission – We Walked In Song [Reissue/2007] LP (Badman)

With eleven songs, plus two bonus demo versions, that are memorable and genuinely moving, We Walked In Song, originally released in 2007, continued Innocence Mission's progression toward intimate recordings where each note played and sung seems essential.

Chris Janson – The Outlaw Side Of Me 2xLP (BMLG)

Recently released on CD – now available on orange color vinyl. Multiplatinum-selling artist Chris Janson is known for his unabashed and raucous style both as a songwriter and performer. His free-spirited approach has captivated country music's newest generation.

Jungle – Volcano CD/LP/Cassette (Thanks For Your Patience Limited)

Volcano follows Jungle’s previous album Loving In Stereo, which proved to be a landmark moment for the acclaimed UK duo. This time around, the duo wanted to include a wider variety of voices within the album. In addition to Erick The Architect, they reunited with Bas (who previously featured on the “Loving In Stereo” single “Romeo”) for “Pretty Little Thing”, as well as calling on talents in the shape of Roots Manuva, Channel Tres and JNR Williams. [Limited edition clear w/ orange splatter color vinyl]

Khruangbin / Men I Trust – Live At RBC Echo Beach LP (Dead Oceans)

It's only fitting that Khruangbin's first-ever official live releases would be albums paired with their tourmates: artists whose music they love and admire, friends who've become family along the way. Khruangbin's series of live LPs traces just one small slice of the band's flight plan through the years: it's a taste of some of their most beloved cities, stages, and nights. Each release comes with a limited-edition unique album cover exclusive for the recording's home turf, just a little something extra for the fans that bring a little something extra. Most of all, this series ignites both sides of the band's magic: the warm, prismatic feeling of their albums and the bewitching energy of their performances.

Les Imprimés – Rêverie CD/LP (Big Crown)

The first thing you notice listening to Les Imprimés is the high level of musicianship. Martens plays nearly every instrument on the recordings and handles the production and arranging. He has been making records for decades, winning a Spellemann Award (aka, the Norwegian Grammy) in 2006 for producing a hip-hop album as well as getting nominations across three other genres. While awards and accolades speak to the level of his talent, this new album really shows who he is as an artist on his own terms. [Limited-edition blue color vinyl]

Lights – dEd LP (Fueled By Ramen)

New release from the Canadian singer/songwriter.

The Kody Norris Show – Rhinestone Revival LP (Rebel)

The kinetic, almost combustible energy that The Kody Norris Show brings to every performance is only matched by the enthusiasm of their fans. Their approach to music beckons the voices of years gone by, clearly evoking inspiration from bluegrass icons like Bill Monroe, Jimmy Martin, and the Stanley Brothers. Described as one of the busiest, hardest working, and most entertaining bands in bluegrass, The Kody Norris Show brings back to the stage, old school suiting swagger with their custom matching suits, harkening visual spectaculars like those who donned the legendary western wears of designers like Nudie and Manuel.

PJ Western – Here I Go CD/LP (New West)

Hailing from Los Angeles with an arsenal of songs as varied as the American landscape itself, PJ Western creates music of contradictions. His tripped-out pop-rock psychedelia evokes a haze of ‘60s AM radio as heard emanating from someone else's car window. Here I Go, Western's debut album, recorded during the lockdown we all endured, was written in dreams. In visions. Wild but refined, classic but modern. The album is a lot like the man who wrote it: complex, celebratory, grateful. Recorded in L.A. with the help of some of the finest musicians the city has to offer, Here I Go offers a perspective of the city as heard through the ears of a precocious outsider - someone who may call the city home, but also can't quite shake the suspicion he might not belong in the Hollywood Hills surrounding him. [Indie store exclusive red vinyl]

Pink Siifu – Gumbo’! LP (Pink Siifu)

Pink Siifu's latest release Gumbo’! is another sprawling Afrocentric vision from one of the boldest voices in contemporary rap. Overall, it reflects an intense desire for self-expression and creative growth, one which he shares with many of his influences. Like Outkast, Sun Ra, Baraka, or Bad Brains, his unique soundscapes re-imagine a genre without restrictions, breaking new ground in search of artistic and personal freedom.

Public Image Ltd. – End Of World CD/2xLP (PiL Official)

Public Image Ltd. (PiL) release their 11th studio album, End of World. The band began writing and recording End Of World in 2018, during their 40th anniversary tour. After The Great Pause, the band regrouped in the studio and "there was just this massive explosion of ideas," Lydon says. The result is 13 of some of the best tracks they have ever written. Celebrating their 40-year anniversary in 2018, the band is widely regarded as one of the most innovative and influential bands of all time. With a shifting line-up and unique sound - fusing rock, dance, folk, pop, and dub - Lydon guided the band from their debut album First Issue in 1978 through to 1992's That What Is Not, before a 17-year hiatus. Lydon reactivated PiL in 2009, touring extensively worldwide and releasing two critically acclaimed albums This Is PiL in 2012 followed by their 10th studio album What The World Needs Now... in 2015. [Indie store exclusive red vinyl]

Suzi Quatro / KT Tunstall – Face To Face CD/LP (Sun)

Two generations of rock icons join forces on Face To Face, the exciting creative collaboration between KT Tunstall and Suzi Quatro. An album of original duets written by KT and Suzi, the duo covers themes of love and loss, fear, and triumph - all essential to their experiences as groundbreaking women in rock. Tracks like "Shine a Light" and "Truth Is My Weapon" showcase the dynamic flow Suzi and KT created recording together in England.

Ty Segall & Emmett Kelly – Live At Worship LP (Drag City)

A sunny night from July of 2022 as Hello, Hi was just about to drop: in advance of the album release shows at L.A.'s mighty Teragram Ballroom, Ty and Emmett staged a spontaneous acoustic show at a Highland Park clothing boutique. With the packed crowd drawing magnetically toward the players, their performance elevates to the roof, intimate in nature, but epic in response to the audience's open-hearted enthusiasm.

Son Lux – Alternate Forms LP (Joyful Noise)

White color vinyl pressing. Alternate Forms is a track-by-track reworking of Academy Award and BAFTA nominees Son Lux's critically acclaimed breakthrough 2013 album Lanterns.

Reissues, Comps, Live Recordings, Vault Excavations...

Louis Armstrong – Louis Wishes You A Cool Yule LP (Verve)

Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong devoted his life to "the cause of happiness," as he once put it, giving the gift of joy whenever he put his trumpet to his lips. Since his passing, his music has become synonymous with the holiday season. Louis Wishes You A Cool Yule is the first Louis Armstrong Christmas record. This record includes a previously unheard recording of Louis reading of "A Visit From St. Nicholas", with fellow New Orleans icon Sullivan Fortner providing a gorgeous musical underbed.

David Bowie – Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars: The Motion Picture Soundtrack (50th Anniversary Edition) 2xCD/2xCD+Blu-ray/2xLP (Rhino/Parlophone)

David Bowie retired Ziggy Stardust, his most famous alter-ego, in front of 5000 stunned fans at London’s Hammersmith Odeon. Now, the fully restored film and soundtrack will be released for the first time for the 50th anniversary of the show. [A limited-edition gold vinyl colorway and a deluxe CD version featuring a copy of the film on Blu-ray is available.]

Burna Boy – Twice As Tall [Reissue/2020] 2xLP (Atlantic)

Clear vinyl pressing. Burna Boy is among contemporary African music’s brightest stars and creator of an enigmatic new genre he simply dubs “Afrofusion.” After a recent conversation with Burna Boy, The New York Times went on to declare him as “a leader amid a bounty of new African pop,” before going on to make it clear that “Burna Boy hasn’t diluted his African heritage to reach his global audience. Instead, he has placed an unmistakably African stamp on music drawn from all around Africa and from across the African diaspora.”

David Byrne & Fatboy Slim – Here Lies Love [Reissue/2010] 2xLP (Nonesuch)

David Byrne & Fatboy Slim’s acclaimed 2010 album Here Lies Love receives its first-ever vinyl release to coincide with a new production opening on Broadway this summer. Here Lies Love is a double-disc song cycle – improbably poignant, decidedly surreal, surprisingly thought provoking – about the rise and fall of the Philippines' notorious Imelda Marcos. It was conceived by David Byrne, composed by Byrne and DJ/recording artist Fatboy Slim, aka Norman Cook, and performed by a dream cast drawn from the worlds of indie rock, alt country, R&B, and pop. Byrne's taste in collaborators is as imaginative as it is impeccable, including Cyndi Lauper (who recounts, to lighthearted disco beats, Imelda's courtship with Ferdinand Marcos), Steve Earle (as the power-hungry Ferdinand), Dap-Kings vocalist Sharon Jones (recalling Imelda's introduction into New York society) and Natalie Merchant (as spurned Imelda confidante Estrella, anticipating the onset of martial law). Along with vocals turns from such stars as Tori Amos and the B-52's Kate Pierson, Byrne works with rising indie rockers St. Vincent and My Brightest Diamond; New York chanteuses Nellie McKay and Martha Wainwright; and dance-music divas Róisín Murphy and Santigold.

John Cale – Words For The Dying [Reissue/1989] LP+MP3 (All Saints)

Limited clear vinyl pressing. First-time vinyl repress of a John Cale album originally released on the Opal label in 1989, produced by Brian Eno. Words For The Dying has at its heart The Falklands Suite, Cale's baroque if heartfelt response to the Anglo-Argentinian War, which finds him setting the poems of his beloved Dylan Thomas to music.

Chastity Belt – No Regerts [Reissue/2013] LP (Suicide Squeeze)

Black & white swirl color vinyl reissue of the Walla Walla, WA indie rock band’s - led by Julia Shapiro – debut album.

The Connells – Ring [Reissue/1993] 2xCD/LP (Craft Recordings)

This deluxe double-CD edition of Ring celebrates the 30th anniversary of the breakthrough album by The Connells. The biggest hit from the chart-topping album was the single "'74-'75", which reached the Top 10 in 11 European countries, peaking at No. 1 in Norway and Sweden. The set features the remastered version of the original album, plus B-sides and previously unreleased demos, and new liner notes and interviews with the band. [A stand-alone vinyl reissue is also available.]

Julee Cruise – Floating Into The Night LP (Sacred Bones)

Julee Cruise's 1989 album Floating Into The Night is a hauntingly beautiful, critically acclaimed work that showcases her unique vocal style and the atmospheric, dreamlike music of composer Angelo Badalamenti. The album was produced by Badalamenti and David Lynch, who had previously worked together on the soundtrack for Lynch's film Blue Velvet. Today in the wake of both Julee Cruise and Angelo Badalamenti's passing it's important to honor their musical legacy and contribution to both the sonic and cinematic landscapes. [A limited-edition pink colorway is available.]

The Cult – Ceremony [Reissue/1991] 2xLP (Beggars Banquet)

Originally released in 1991, The follow up to the massive Sonic Temple marked a turning point in the band's sound and style and it was their first without longtime bassist Jamie Stewart. The album was a commercial success, reaching No. 25 on the Billboard chart and it remains a fan favorite and an important album in The Cult's discography. The Cult continued to develop their sound on this album, and it is heavily influenced by Native American culture. Ceremony is a testament to their ability to evolve and adapt while staying true to their roots and its songs are about spirituality, love and rebellion. [Indie store exclusive red & blue vinyl pressing]

De La Soul – Art Official Intelligence : Mosaic Thump [Reissue/2000] CD/2xLP/Cassette (Chrysalis)
De La Soul – AOI : Bionix [Reissue/2001] CD/2xLP/Cassette (Chrysalis)

Multi-format reissues of the legendary conscious hip-hop group’s fifth and sixth albums.

The Donnas – The Donnas [Reissue/1997] LP (Real Gone Music)
The Donnas – American Rock ‘N’ Roll Machine [Reissue/1998] LP (Real Gone Music)

Color vinyl reissues of The Donnas first two albums. The Donnas were an American rock band who formed in Palo Alto, CA. Having played together since 1993 (initially as Ragady Anne), the earliest Donnas releases (on Radio X and Super*Teem) were as a garage rock side-project of their main band Electrocutes; after moving to Lookout!, The Donnas kept aspects of the concept, but moved in their own direction as a rock & roll band, signing to Atlantic in 2001. Their final studio album was released in 2007 and they disbanded around 2012.

Various Artists – Eccentric Northern Soul LP (Numero)

Northern soul floor fillers of the Eccentric variety. Compiling 17 handpicked gems from across the Numeroverse, this album keeps the faith for both newcomers and veterans alike. Soaring vocals, driving beats, and syrupy strings... expect a blend of classic Motown-inspired sounds with a unique British flair that is sure to get your feet moving. The only northern soul record you'll ever need. [Limited edition purple with pink splatter pressing]

Gibraltar Drakus – Hommage A Zanzibar [Reissue/1989] CD/LP/Cassette (Awesome Tapes From Africa)

No shortage of colorful characters emerged from Cameroon's bikutsi scene in the 1980's and early ‘90s. Gibraltar Drakus is one of the most enduring and enigmatic of the artists who helped transform bikutsi into a beautifully endless fabric of triplet rhythms that eventually reached ears around the world. Following the advent of Cameroon Radio Television in 1987, bikutsi began to supplant makossa and soukous for domination of the local airwaves and the attention of cosmopolitan, thrill-seeking residents of Cameroon's capital Yaoundé and beyond. Biktusi perfectly fused Beti traditional music and increasingly electronic, highly rhythmic guitar-based bikutsi. Mimicking the sound of village-based xylophone music by rigging a mute to electric guitar strings, bikutsi artists provided a relentlessly energetic dance format for those with a taste for music steeped in their hometown sensibility (countering the popular makossa that many felt sounded less indigenous).

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – The Message [Reissue/1982] LP (Rhino)

Limited Bronx ice colored vinyl pressing. Celebrate hip-hop at 50 with this definitive rap classic. The genre-defining debut studio album features the powerful title track "The Message".

Herbie Hancock – The New Standard [Reissue/1996] 2xLP (Verve)

Originally released in 1996 (and available for the first time on vinyl), The New Standard features songs by Stevie Wonder, Prince, Sade, Nirvana and more getting creative, inspired, and swinging jazz takes from Herbie and a world class band; Michael Brecker (sax), John Scofield (guitar), Dave Holland (bass), Jack DeJohnette (drums) and Don Alias (percussion).

John Legend – Love In The Future [Reissue/2013] 2xLP (Sony Legacy)

John Legend's fourth studio album Love In The Future celebrates its 10th Anniversary. Featuring the smash hit, "All Of Me" and an additional 15 tracks with appearances from Rick Ross and Stacy Barthe.

Lupe Fiasco – Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor [Reissue/2006] 2xLP (Atlantic)

Lupe Fiasco, 12-time Grammy nominee and winner, has the spirit of brilliant thinkers, impassioned activists, and unapologetic rebels.

Lush – Spooky [Reissue/1992] LP (4AD)
Lush – Split [Reissue/1993] LP (4AD)
Lush – Lovelife [Reissue/1996] LP (4AD)

Vinyl reissues (including indie store exclusive clear pressings) of the UK shoegaze band’s sole three albums.

Meshuggah – Immutable 2xLP (Atomic Fire)

Limited-edition orange vinyl pressing. Full of surprises and yet instantly recognizable as the work of metal's most idiosyncratic force, Immutable redefines and redesigns the Swedish progressive metal band’s sound across more than an hour of the most stimulating and absorbing music.

The Muffs – New Improved Kim Shatuck Demos LP (Omnivore)

Red colorway. During the period leading up to 2004’s Really Really Happy, The Muffs had been keeping a busy schedule of live performances as well as working through an ever-increasing list of songwriting demos from singer/guitarist Kim Shattuck. Once this group of songs was narrowed down, the band set to recording them for the album.

No Vacation – Intermission [Reissue/2017] 12” (Topshelf)
No Vacation – Phasing [Reissue/2019] 12” (Topshelf)

Color vinyl reissues. No Vacation combines the novel sounds of college nostalgia and surf-tinged bedroom pop. What began as a sunny San Francisco dorm-room duo in early 2015 by front-woman Sabrina Mai, quickly evolved into a band as Marisa Saunders and Nat Lee entered the fold.

Ovlov – Am [Reissue/2013] LP (Exploding In Sound)

Limited purple color vinyl pressing. Since 2009, Ovlov's transmissions have been sporadic, but they've always been impactful. The band's early run of EPs established the Connecticut four-piece as a modern update on a certain strain of northeastern indie-rock. By the time the band's debut album Am was released in 2013, Ovlov was getting comparisons to Dinosaur Jr. And Sebadoh tossed in their direction, and while those elements were certainly present in their sound, Ovlov always let catchy pop hooks slip into the mix too.

The Penny Arkade – Not The Freeze [Reissue/2004] 2xLP (Sundazed)

A sunshine pop delight with equal parts psych, folk-rock, and even a little garage.

Elvis Presley – Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite [Reissue/1973] CD/2xLP (Sony Legacy)

Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite was an Elvis Presley concert that took place in Honolulu and was broadcast live via satellite to audiences around the world in 1973. The resulting live album became a #1 album for Elvis, and the TV transmission became the television event of the year worldwide. The deluxe 3xCD+Blu-ray box set features a newly remixed version of the original full-length TV broadcast concert, a rehearsal show, after-show bonus song performances, and a Blu-ray copy of the show + rehearsal concert + bonus songs. [The double-LP version contains the highlights from the Aloha 3xCD+Blu-ray box set.]

Charlie Rich – I Hear Those Blues: Rich In Stereo LP (Sun Records)

Before his massive country pop success in the 1970s, Charlie Rich got his start at Sun Records, playing piano to accompany his velvety voice. Hear early Charlie Rich as he has never been heard before; this collection features rare, multi-track stereo mixes remastered from the Sun Records archives. Saccharine sentimentality meets brooding blues on tracks like "Sittin' And Thinkin'", "Midnite Blues", and more as Rich develops his signature sound that would later earn him multiple number-one hits.

Rüfüs Du Sol – Atlas [Reissue/2013] LP (Sweat It Out!)

Limited 180gm white colored vinyl pressing of Rüfüs Du Sol's debut Atlas. The album was a testament to the band's passion, work ethic and DIY approach to music, featuring the much-loved singles “Take Me” and “Desert Night”. Atlas was originally released in 2013 and Rüfüs Du Sol has since emerged as one of the world's preeminent live electronic acts, with performances throughout the world.

Wayne Shorter – Footprints Live! 2xLP (Verve)

This live album (released on vinyl for the first time) is made up of three European dates in 2001 and introduced Shorter's "Footprint Quartet" - pianist Danilo Perez, bassist John Patitucci and drummer Brian Blade. All are in top form, especially on challenging reimaginations of the title track and "Masquelero", both from his time with the 1960s Miles Davis Quintet.

The Smiths – The Smiths [Reissue/1984] LP (Rhino)

Arriving in an era dominated by Synthpop and gloomy Post-Punk, The Smith's eponymous debut was the beginning of a new era. Johnny Marr's inventive songwriting and ringing guitars were catchy and melodic and were made all the more original by Morrissey's vocal style and lyrics. Although The Smiths continued to improve over the course of their career, the songs here are vital and alive, making sure that their debut remains startling and exciting to this day.

Something Weird – Hey Folks! It’s Intermission Time! LP (Modern Harmonic)

Yellow color vinyl pressing. Welcome to the sweet-but-savory, suspiciously sticky, and slightly sinful world of old-school movie theater intermission messages. It's where big-band jazz, psychedelic rock, sequin-bedecked disco, virgin vanilla orchestrated pop, and more are pressed into service, with your satisfaction as the solitary goal.

Various Artists – Tell Everybody! (21st Century Juke Joint Blues From Easy Eye Sound) CD/LP (Easy Eye Sound)

Easy Eye Sound presents Tell Everybody! (21st Century Juke Joint Blues From Easy Eye Sound) - an anthology surveying the current state of the blues. Featuring exclusive recordings cut at Easy Eye Sounds's Nashville studio, this snapshot of 21st century juke joint music captures a wide-ranging collection of voices compiled by the Billboard 2022 Blues Label of the Year and its founder Dan Auerbach. Drawing from across the blues landscape - from acoustic anthems to roiling rock 'n' roll - Tell Everybody! features masters like North Mississippi's R.L. Boyce, Betonia's Jimmy "Duck" Holmes and the Delta gospel sounds of Leo "Bud" Welch; alongside brilliant youngbloods like Detroit duo Moonrisers, Chicago's Gabe Carter, and Korean American Kentucky native Nat Myers. Title track "Tell Everybody" highlights high-powered Louisiana singer-songwriter-guitarist Robert Finley backed by Hill Country blues legends Kenny Brown (guitar), Eric Deaton (bass) and Kinney Kimbrough (drums). [An indie store exclusive gray color vinyl pressing is available.]

Tolerance – Anonym [Reissue/1979] LP (Mesh Key)

Legendary debut album by Junko Tange (mystery woman who showed up on the NWW list), originally issued by Osaka's Vanity Records in 1979. Dadaesque recitations and sparse guitar, piano and electronic meanderings combine for a beguiling, hypnotic dreamworld. Anonym showcases Junko's quietly unnerving style of electro-acoustic, country-folk and avant-lounge jazz shadowplay that quietly reserves the right to sting nerves with hypnic jerks of atonality. It's one of those records that most palpably evokes the Lynchian sensation of inhabiting someone else's dreams, replete with the feeling that one maybe shouldn't be there, but we'll certainly stick around to see what happens.

Don Toliver – Heaven Or Hell Reissue/2020] LP (Cactus Jack/Atlantic)

Houston trap/contemporary R&B recording artist Don Toliver released his debut album Heaven Or Hell on Travis Scott's Cactus Jack label.

U.S. Highball – No Thievery, Just Cool LP (Run For Cover)

Swirl color vinyl pressing. No Thievery, Just Cool is the fourth album in as many years from Glaswegian jangle-pop outfit U.S. Highball, comprised of lifelong friends Calvin Halliday and James Hindle. This time around, the boys decided to put the neighborhood to work, enlisting a host of friends and external collaborators to beef up their characteristically propulsive pop nuggets. Whether crafting breezy college rock rippers or 80s-indebted slices of eccentric new wave, in the universe of U.S. Highball, the chorus is king.

Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats – Slaughter On First Avenue 2xCD/2xLP (Rise Above)

A killer double live album from the English psychedelic rock band. [A limited-edition purple color vinyl pressing is available.]

Neil Young – Chrome Dreams CD/2xLP (Reprise)

Chrome Dreams is another of Neil Young’s legendary “lost” albums; finished albums that for various reasons Neil decided not to release at the time. The recent releases of Homegrown and Toast also fall into this category. Chrome Dreams features 12 songs recorded between 1974 and 1977. If the album was released in 1977 as originally planned, it would certainly be considered as one of the masterpieces in Neil’s long career. The album contains some of Neil’s most iconic songs: “Pocahontas”, “Like A Hurricane”, “Powderfinger”, Homegrown”, “Too Far Gone” and “Star of Bethlehem”. Most of the tracks were subsequently released on later Neil Young albums (e.g.: American Stars ‘N’ Bars, Hawks & Doves, Hitchiker, Archives Vol II), although Chrome Dreams includes unreleased versions of two much loved songs: “Sedan Delivery” and “Hold Back The Tears”.