Music Releases 05-26-23
Arlo Parks
My Soft Machine [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Transparent Green LP]
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Hailed as the hitmaker of tomorrow by Variety, multiple GRAMMY-nominated rapper/actor/entrepreneur born Jackman Harlow is one of musics brightest stars. The Louisville, KY native boasts six GRAMMY Award nominations, two #1 singles, nearly 30 RIAA platinum certifications, and over 10 billion career streams to date. Harlow released his critically acclaimed, RIAA platinum certified debut album, THATS WHAT THEY ALL SAY in December 2020, which featured the chart-topping, 8x Platinum worldwide hit, WHATS POPPIN, which earned him his first GRAMMY nomination for Best Rap Performance, along with a wide array of other award nominations.
The Generation Now/Atlantic Records rap superstar reached even greater heights in May 2022, with his Gold-certified sophomore album, COME HOME THE KIDS MISS YOU, highlighted by the bombastic Platinum-certified lead single Nail Tech and the chart topping, multiple-GRAMMY-nominated, 2X platinum single First Class, which made a spectacular debut at atop the Billboard Hot 100, marking his first solo #1 single, while earning the biggest streaming week of 2022.
The Generation Now/Atlantic Records star has graced the covers of Rolling Stone, GQ, Forbes, Variety, Complex, SPIN, Footwear News and XXLs coveted Freshman Class Issue, and brought his captivating live show to TV with performances on Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, MTV Video Music Awards, BET Awards and Kids Choice Awards, to name a few.
This Spring, Harlow will make his acting debut, starring in the remake of the cultural classic, White Men Cant Jump.
In early 2022, Black Country, New Road released their UK #3 and Billboard #9 (Vinyl Albums) album Ants From Up There (their second Top 5 UK album debut in 12 months, following their A2IM Libera Award nominated For the first time), which was lauded by fans and critics alike, spending 6 weeks in the Top 10 of the NACC Top 200, gaining numerous 5* reviews and appearing on end of year lists across the globe, including being voted #1 by fans on r/indieheads, Rate Your Music and #3 by Pitchfork readers.Fresh from the success of Ants From Up There and with a full touring schedule ahead of them in 2023, the now six-piece band decided to write an entire new set of material to perform. They played to swelling crowds at festivals, including triumphant performances at Primavera, Green Man and Fuji Rock, entering a new musical phase as they navigated and developed songs that were just weeks old. They also toured the US with black midi and headlined two shows at Bowery Ballroom in New York, the first of which sold out in under 5 minutes. Their US tour was covered Pitchfork, Stereogum, Paste, and more.The band garnered widespread support for this new material across the board with Rolling Stone UK describing their Green Man set as "unmissable", and the Guardian going on to say that they were "greeted by something close to rapture." These performances have also attracted a profile from the New York Times, multiple glowing live reviews, and a nomination for Best Live Performer at the AIM Independent Music Awards last year.
Deluxe 20th Anniversary Edition 3xLP of Calexico's acclaimed 2003 album Feast of Wire on 180 gram vinyl. The original album has been fully remastered, includes the band's popular cover of Love's Alone Again Or. This limited triple LP edition includes the unreleased live recording of Calexico's 2003 performance at the China Theatre in Stockholm, Sweden, and titled More Cowboys in Sweden (Live).
AJJ
Disposable Everything [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Strawbably Red LP]
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At long last, the classic Steely Dan catalog is back on vinyl. Led by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, Steely Dan released 7 albums from 1972-1980. The vinyl series continues with Countdown to Ecstasy, the band's sprawling 1973 sophomore LP with standouts such as "Bodhisattva," "Show Biz Kids" and "My Old School." 180-gram vinyl.
Al Green
Call Me: 50th Anniversary [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Tigers Eye LP]
Vinyl: $28.98 Buy
2023 marks the 50th anniversary celebration of Al Green's sixth album, 'Call Me,' widely regarded as a masterpiece and regularly been called one of the best soul albums ever made.
Baby Rose makes healing music for the aimless and heartbroken. The Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter and producers uniquely rich voice naturally lends itself to her powerful, smoke-filled ballads lamenting lost loves and broken futures. I make music to help myself get through things, she says. The piercing honesty and vulnerability she brings to her lyrics in turn helps others process their feelings and find a place of healing. For Rose, its a journey thats still ongoing. If Im going to leave anything behind, its going to be getting people back to themselves, she says. As I get back to myself, its a constant reset: Remember who you are, remember who you want to be.
You can hear the impact of this approach in Baby Roses upcoming second album, Through and Through. Take the hypnotic Fight Club. Over the tracks simmering baseline and crashing cymbals, she declares, I dont need no one else to show me the way. She describes the song as a breaking of the shell. It encourages me to just go for it and not care about what anyone else thinks. Therein lies Baby Roses strength: a determination to live, love, and create on her own terms. Im not just a singer with a unique voice, she says. Im somebody that has something to say.
In the years since releasing her last album, To Myself, Rose has been painstakingly piecing together its sequel. Started almost immediately after its release, her new body of work finds her in a state of musical and personal transition. Its a subtle merging of new soundsstirring rock, upbeat r&b, psychedelic funk, pop, and soulful ballads, all mastered through analog tape to make the music feel warmer and all-encompassing. Its also a journey inward as she battles past fear and self-doubt to finally discoverand lovewho she is, where she is. Finishing an album with such peace and firm resolution is a first for Rose, but she makes it clear: Shes nowhere near done writing her story.
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Lonerism, Tame Impala present fans with a deluxe 3 LP reissue of the album that features previously unreleased demos from the era. Lonerism was Tame Impalas breakout record. It received critical acclaim from the likes of Pitchfork and NME and is regarded as one of the best albums of 2012. This expanded deluxe edition of the album features the original album track list, 2 previously unreleased demos, a full side of album demos, and a deluxe 24-page booklet.
Alan Menken / Howard Ashman / Lin-Manuel Miranda
The Little Mermaid (Live Action) [LP]
Vinyl: $25.98 Buy
Incendiary
Change The Way You Think About Pain [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Violet/Grey/Neon Violet Mix LP]
Vinyl: $23.98 Buy
Simple Plan's 2002 debut studio album, No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls, produced by Arnold Lanni (Our Lady Peace, King's X), features 12 irresistible anti-anthems of adolescent alienation, each one fit to burst with unstoppable hooks, melodic punk vocalizing, and shout-it-out-loud choruses. Available on limited-edition crystal-clear vinyl.
Recorded live on The Great Lawn of New York City's Central Park on May 26, 1973.Produced byLou Adler, Carole KingHome Againis a previously unreleased concert recording and a stunning document of one of the greatest contributors to the American songbook.
What you have right here is rockabilly royalty. Theyre global allstars who swing like a gate. They make the finest, finger poppin grooves to shake your local juke joint since the glory days of fenders and fins. The Barnestormers a rockabilly supergroup featuring Jimmy Barnes, Jools Holland, Chris Cheney, Slim Jim Phantom and Kevin Shirley release their self titled album