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Music Releases 08-02-24

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Critically acclaimed, Orville Peck has long dreamed of making Stampede, a duets album with singers, songwriters, and fellow musicians he’s long admired. And now, music icons, rebels and newcomers join hand-in-hand with Orville on his third full-length body of work to help create a two-part record that tips its hat to music’s past, present, and future. Orville just released the first part to this project Stampede: Vol.1 on 5/10 with duets such as Willie Nelson, Midland, Elton John, Allison Russell, Noah Cyrus, Bu Cuaron and Nathaniel Rateliff. Slant Magazine describes Volume 1 as "a reflection of both the singer’s dedication to the genre and his desire not to be confined by it."
Orville Peck - Stampede [Indie Exclusive Baby Pink 2 LP]
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GRAMMY, BRIT, Golden Globe and Academy Award-winning artist Sam Smith marks a decade of their multi-platinum debut, In the Lonely Hour. Released in 2014, In the Lonely Hour was the first of many incredible milestones and successes that Sam would achieve over the course of their standout career. The GRAMMY Award-winning, now 6x RIAA platinum-certified album became the biggest selling debut album of the decade, leading to Sam being awarded a Guinness World Record for holding the most number of consecutive weeks in the UK Top 10 Album Chart in the 2010s. The 10-track project includes UK Number 1’s “Money On My Mind” and “Stay With Me,” which saw Sam’s debut in the Billboard Hot 100. Other hits on the album are “I’m Not The Only One,” “Like I Can” and “Lay Me Down.”

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Russell County, Virginia-based 49 Winchester is following up their 2022 breakthrough hit, Fortune Favors The Bold with their latest album, Leavin’ This Holler. Since their last release in 2022 the band has mined success across the globe by playing multiple sold out tours in the US as well as a sold out run of arena concerts opening for Luke Combs across Europe. Crowds have celebrated and supported this band across the globe and the band’s hard workin ways continue to help build their devoted following.

Leavin’ This Holler is a soulful anthem of liberation and renewal. The album narrates a journey of breaking free from the chains of the past to pursue happiness and freedom. With a resolute spirit and a clean washed heart, 49 Winchester embraces change and sets out on a quest for new heights. Fortune has favored these bold boys and fueled by determination and the promise of a bright future, ‘Leavin’ this holler’ is a powerful ode to resilience and the pursuit of personal fulfillment.

49 Winchester - Leavin' This Holler [Indie Exclusive Limited Autographed Gold Vinyl]
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Meshell Ndegeocello -"No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin" [Tangerine 2 LP] Capitol Music Group; Blue Note; Jazz / Meshell Ndegeocello follows her GRAMMY-winning Blue Note debut The Omnichord Real Book with No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin, another visionary album that pays homage to the eminent writer and activist James Baldwin and will be released on his centennial: August 2, 2024. Meshell's transformative music and collaborative spirit ignites this genre-bending work that is at once a musical experience, a church service, a celebration, a testimonial, and a call to action, creating a shared space for reflection, conversation, and social change. Co-produced by Meshell and guitarist Chris Bruce, No More Water also features frequent collaborators Justin Hicks, Kenita Miller, Abe Rounds, Jake Sherman, Jebin Bruni, and Julius Rodriguez, as well as powerful spoken word performances by Jamaican poet and activist Staceyann Chin. 2 LP set on tangerine vinyl. Indie Exclusive. Limited EditionSpecial Pkg: Colored Vinyl [Tangerine 2 LP] Limited Edition; Non-Returnable EXPLICIT
Meshell Ndegeocello - No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin [Indie Exclusive 2 Tangerine Vinyl]
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Ahead of a colossal US stadium summer 2024 tour, Def Leppard announce a brand-new, one-off single “Just Like 73,” featuring rock guitarist legend Tom Morello. Inspired by the glam rock stompers of the 1970s, the single is available to own on limited edition 7” black vinyl, the B-side to which showcases an alternative Def Leppard-only version of the single.
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20th Anniversary of Drive-By Truckers classic album, Southern Rock Opera, featuring a new mix of songs from multis, plus 1 new song and 4 live tracks. Deluxe Edition 3 CD Softpak set with 24-page booklet included.
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Sony Masterworks Broadway is proud to announce the release of the Original Broadway Cast Recording of The Great Gatsby – A New Musical. Based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s landmark novel, The Great Gatsby stars the Tony Award-nominated Broadway sensations Jeremy Jordan and Eva Noblezada. Direct from a record shattering, sold-out world premiere at the Paper Mill Playhouse, the show features music and lyrics by Tony Award-nominees Jason Howland and Nathan Tysen with the book by Kait Kerrigan.

 

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s timeless, seminal novel comes to the Broadway musical stage for the first time ever, in the “dazzling, lush and bewitching production” (New York Times), The Great Gatsby. Transporting audiences to the lavish Roaring Twenties, the story follows eccentric and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby, who will stop at nothing in the pursuit of the lost love of his youth, Daisy Buchanan. Through its fascinatingly nuanced characters – driven by complex inner lives, erupting with extravagance and longing – this epic story finally comes to life on the greatest American stage, through an electrifying jazz and pop-infused score, and a grand production befitting the 21st century.

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All Hail Swami John Reis. He of Hot Snakes, Rocket From The Crypt, Drive Like Jehu and many, many others. His latest career decision is the formation of Swami and the Bed of Nails. YES! It is yet another band. Joining Reis is Tommy Kitsos (Night Marchers, CPC Gangbangs) on bass, Joe Guevara (Gary Wilson And The Blind Dates, Lady Dottie and the Diamonds) on piano and synthesizer, “session cat†Richard Larson on drums, and Mark Murino (Radio Wendy, Dirty Sweet) on second guitar. Their sound is ever-evolving but at the moment on “How Are You Peeling?â€, it is firmly rooted in the early sounds of punk rock and rock n roll.
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Brigitte Calls Me Baby emerged in 2023 scoring a top 10 radio hit (Impressively Average) and a "breakout artist" nod from NME along with a sold-out headlining tour across the US. With their debut LP "The Future Is Our Way Out" the Chicago-based 5 piece share a body of work that spans genres and eras, merging the lavish romanticism of mid-century pop with the frenetic energy and spiky intensity of early-millennium indie, all centered on singer Wes Leavins’ hypnotically crooning vocal work.
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Rock out with the founder and lead singer-songwriter of the barrier-breaking band Heart, in a concert featuring songs from her new album, Another Door. Backed by her band Tripsitter, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award-winner and member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame also sings her classic hits, including "Barracuda," "Crazy On You," and "Magic Man." Wilson and her band, Tripsitter also perform a couple of classic Led Zeppelin songs.
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Limited transparent orange colored vinyl LP pressing. Multi-platinum selling album, Everything You Want by Vertical Horizon celebrates it's 25th anniversary with a new repress of the original record on translucent orange vinyl. Everything You Want features some of the band's most popular hits including title track, "Everything You Want," "You're A God," "Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)" and more.
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Originally released in 1983, Metal Health was a turning point in the history of metal. Featuring the monster hits "Cum On Feel The Noize" and "Metal Health (Bang Your Head)" and fueled by constant rotation on radio and MTV, the album was the first heavy metal album to top the US charts and went on to sell 10 million copies worldwide.
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RIIZING – The 1st Mini Album is the highly anticipated debut from RIIZE, the freshest K-Pop group taking the industry by storm. RIIZE is comprised of members SHOTARO, EUNSEOK, SUNGCHAN, WONBIN, SOHEE, ANTON.

The group’s name RIIZE combines two words – “rise,” symbolizing growth, and “realize,” representing achievements – which together encapsulate the idea of a team that grows as one while achieving their dreams. With their previously released singles, and this exciting debut - RIIZE has proven their popularity not only in the music industry, but also in the advertising and fashion industries.

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Experience Hendrix today announce a limited run of 7" vinyl, featuring a previously unreleased version of "Angel[Take 7]." This newly mixed, stripped down version includes the original performances recorded by Hendrix, Mitchell and Cox on July 23, 1970. It does not include any of the drums and additional percussion elements Mitchell opted to add to this master take after Jimi had died.
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Kevin Abstract celebrates 5-years of his critically acclaimed sophomore album, ARIZONA BABY. This first edition vinyl features all 11 original songs, including standouts “Peach, “Georgia” and more, pressed on translucent blue with white swirl vinyl. Also included is an exclusive poster with the album’s lyrics.

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A brilliant fusion of gonzo pop, 1994's CHOCOLATE AND CHEESE is arguably Ween's finest moment. The album proved once and for all that along with their twisted sense of humor and wide musical vocabulary, Dean and Gene Ween are impressive songwriters. Over the course of CHOCOLATE AND CHEESE, Ween explore virtually every permutation of pop, rock, soul, and funk in their own unique (and very "brown") way. This 30th ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION finds the original album recut from the original master tapes by Bernie Grundman, alongside a special bonus disc curated by Dean and Gene Ween that includes fifteen previously unreleased demos of classic and soon-to-be classic tracks from their personal archives.
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Blues Pills unveils their fourth studio album, "Birthday". Marked by the lead singer Elin Larsson's discovery of her pregnancy during the recordings and journey to motherhood, infusing the music with profound emotion.
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Twenty-three albums and several million miles after he first hit the road, Joe Ely presents his first road album Driven to Drive. The collection of songs about and inspired by motorized travel was curated by Ely, who in the mid-1970s swept off the flat plains of the Llano Estacado of West Texas like a whirling tornado, fronting a legendary band that was too rock for country, and too country for rock. The wild, wide-open honky-tonk roadhouse sound of the Joe Ely Band gave their hometown of Lubbock its first music hero since Buddy Holly.

The project stitches together recordings made at Spur Studios, his home recording facility outside of Austin, over several decades, assisted by musician/neighbors Joel Guzman on accordion, keyboardist Bill Guinn, singer Eddie Beethoven, and fiddler Richard Bowden. Last year at The Zone in Dripping Springs, Texas, Jeff Plankenhorn added his guitar to three tracks and engineer Pat Manske, who mastered Driven to Drive, added percussion.
 
Movement in these songs is measured in many ways: cars, sixteen-wheelers, motorcycle, Greyhound bus. There are pedal-to-the-metal anthems ginning down a straight strip of two-lane blacktop; a lazy meander on the Gulf blues highway; a tale of going on the lam on the Interstate; stories of getting from Here to There, and songs about going nowhere at all
 
The Lord of the Highway is calling. Joe Ely wants to take you for a ride.

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To experience Justin R. Cruz Gallego's pulverizing Sub Pop debut is to get burned down to ashes and burst forth, born anew. Grim Iconic...(Sadistic Mantra), the Tacoma-based artist's second album, is driven by opposing forces: noisy abstractions and tightly structured beats, anguish and dissolution at the outside world and empowerment within, apathy and catharsis. Grim Iconic...(Sadistic Mantra) weds scouring electronics to hooky songs and Gallego's powerful drumming in a way that feels visceral and new. It's his most personal statement to date, at once playful and intent, driven and combustible, total fucking chaos mixed into glints of broken-glass beauty. Born in Tucson, Arizona, Gallego experienced culture shock as a child after relocating to the frigid climes of the Pacific Northwest. He found solace in the Seattle punk scene centered around Iron Lung Records and has since remained a fixture in the underground community. "I see this record as first and foremost a musical statement," Gallego says. "I grew up in punk and DIY subcultures, but before that I had Latin music playing in the background through my childhood and every phase of adolescence. It was surprisingly natural to incorporate. I realized I wanted to go deeper into these rhythms. I wanted to make a record that felt as experimental as much as it felt from the perspective of a Latino. When I got a glimmer of that possibility, it felt exciting."Lead single "Dogear" is a face-melting party starter that sounds like someone forced Talking Heads and Rudimentary Peni to share a practice space. "I wanted a song that felt playful in the way it attempted to be dissonant without taking itself too seriously," Gallego says. "Cholla Beat" is even more ambitious, an anthemic mix of WAR and Wire led by unruly synthesizers spiraling down a labyrinth of production. Gallego's influences for the album are vast, ranging from British documentary filmmaker Adam Curtis to electric Miles Davis to audio miscreants like Demdike Stare and Oneohtrix Point Never. But it's Gallego's assured sonic vision that resounds the loudest. And, while J.R.C.G. is a solo project, conceived and executed primarily in Gallego's home studio, he found strength in opening the project to others, starting with Seth Manchester as co-producer. Manchester's penchant for bone-rattling frequencies, as seen in his production work with The Body, Battles, and Mdou Moctar, made him a natural fit for Gallego. Together, they retained the intimacy of Gallego's home recordings while taking advantage of the hi-fi stylings of his Machines With Magnets Studio in Rhode Island. The closing song, "World i," offers a glimpse into the live experience of Grim Iconic...(Sadistic Mantra), with upwards of seven band members blasting off. The album features a fascinating mix of supporting players, many of whom cycle through J.R.C.G.'s live lineup: Morgan Henderson (The Blood Brothers, Fleet Foxes), Jason Clackley (Dreamdecay, The Exquisites), Jon Scheid (Dreamdecay, U Sco), Erica Miller (Casual Hex, Big Bite), Veronica Dye (Terminator) Phil Cleary (U Sco), and Alex Gaziano (Dreamdecay, Kidcrash, Science Amplification). Taken as a whole, G.I.S.M. is a whirlwind of sound, pummeling, and cleansing. It's a sweaty, thrilling aural adventure and, like a great basement show, it'll leave you breathless, exhausted, and wanting to repeat it all over again. As any good mantra should.
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Dutch septet Personal Trainer churn out songs that sound like all your favorite indie rock luminaries jam-packed into big-beaming pop psalms. Off the back of their self-released debut LP Big Love Blanket (2022), the band return this year with Still Willing, released this August via Bella Union.The band's formative years were marked by a revolving door of plucky scenesters, with Willem Smit - the band's conductor and cheerleader - as it's affable pivot figure. But now with shows at festivals such as SXSW (US), Best Kept Secret (NL), End of the Road Festival (UK), Great Escape (UK) and Wilderness (UK) under their belt, the band nascent state-of-flux has cemented into a steady seven-piece renowned for their rousing and unpredictable live shows. Black LP
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Brian Ray

My Town

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An album from musician Brian Ray, featuring special guest singers such as Smokey Robinson, Michael Des Barres (Power Station, Silverhead, Detective) and Gia Ciambotti on a cover of Willie Dixon's I Ain't Superstitious.
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For nearly three decades, WHY? have thrived in subverting expectations. Across seven unpredictable and adventurous studio albums, the band led by Cincinnati songwriter Yoni Wolf has stretched the fringes of psychedelic pop, hip-hop, and electronic music. No matter the genre experiments and thematic departures, their discography is remarkably consistent, anchored by Wolf's disarming lyrical transparency. His writing is provocative, self-lacerating, and always considered, coming from a place of blunt emotional openness. The Well I Fell Into, the eighth full-length from WHY?, is Wolf at his most cohesive and poignant. An autopsy of heartbreak, the album charts the ups and downs of a devastating breakup while trading bitterness for healing. Self-released on Waterlines, Wolf's new label that follows in the footsteps of Anticon, the trailblazing artist-run collective he co-founded, it's 14 tracks stand as the band's prettiest and most immediate work yet.
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X's first album 35 years takes it's place alongside the best work they've ever done. The music on Alphabetland is the sound of X snatching back it's past in order to fuel the music of it's future.

        
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