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After 16 years, THE CURE is back with their 14th studio album, SONGS OF A LOST WORLD. Songs from the record were previewed during their 90-date, 33-country Shows Of A Lost Worldtour for more than 1.3 million people to overwhelming fan and critical acclaim. Speaking about, Alone,the opening track on the album, Robert Smith says, Its the track that unlocked the record; as soon as we had that piece of music recorded, I knew it was the opening song and I felt the whole album come into focus... that was the moment when I knew the song and the album were real.Robert Smith created the sleeve concept and Andy Vella, a longtime Cure collaborator, handled the albums art and design. The cover art features Bagatelle,a 1975 sculpture by Janez Pirnat.

The Cure - Songs Of A Lost World [CD]
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Elvis Costello: King of America & Other Realms – The collection is anchored by CD1: a new 2024 remaster of the album King Of America from the original master tapes. CD2 is a collection of songs featuring studio recordings, previously unreleased demos, outtakes & live recordings from this wild and wonderfully odd odyssey. 

Elvis Costello - King Of America -  [2 CD]
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Skillet rally around ten insurgent, infectious, and inimitable anthems on their aptly titled twelfth full-length offering and first-ever independent album, Revolution. The band serve up their signature arena-shaking rock uplifted by soaring guitar solos, hard-hitting riffs, cinematic strings, and some of the catchiest and most confident choruses of their storied career to date. From the tongue-in-cheek, barnstorming first single “Unpopular,” the unpredictable and undeniable dynamics of “Ash In The Wind,” and fist-pumping clarion call of “Not Afraid” to the swaggering opener “Show Time” and tender ballad “Happy Wedding Day (Alex’s Song),” this is Skillet reignited, re-energized, and ready for revolution.
Skillet - Revolution [CD]
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2024 release. Liminal Space is the 3rd studio album from Mxmtoon. Maia got really into the backrooms wiki for a while, and it inspired her to create this album.
mxmtoon - Liminal Space
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Raised in Long Beach, Lil Peep (born Gustav Åhr) launched his career through the self-release of his music online as a teenager. He garnered attention in 2015 following the success of a slew of singles and his first solo mixtapes, "Lil Peep; Part One" and "Live Forever". Over the course of two years, Peep amassed millions of fans, who connected with him through his gritty lyrics that explored themes of love, loss and loneliness. Branded "the future of emo" by Pitchfork in January 2017, Peep's genre-bending style contributed to his reputation as a pioneer of the late 2010s post-emo revival, dishing out a handful of full-lengths and several extended-plays all before the release of his debut album "Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 1" in 2017. After his breakthrough 2016 mixtapes "Crybaby" and "Hellboy" made waves in underground circles, Peep toured the United States and Europe, walked the runways at Fashion Week and began collaborating with increasingly prominent artists between New York, Los Angeles and London throughout 2017. At the time of his death just two weeks after his 21st birthday, Peep had achieved status as one of the scene's most promising rising stars. Since his emergence in 2015, he has racked up 5 billion views on YouTube and over 20 billion streams across all platforms.

Lil Peep - LIL PEEP; PART ONE [CD]
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 Often revered as one of the most important debut albums of all time, Weezer’s “blue” album celebrates 30 years with
an extensive Deluxe 3CD boxset.

The album has been newly remastered from the original analog tapes, and the set includes 50 tracks, 36 of which
were previously unreleased, including 8 Kitchen Tape Demos, 22 early practices and live recordings, 6 BBC radio
recordings (2 never broadcasted), and 4 tracks from their LMU sessions.

 Karl Koch updates the history of the album with new liner notes in issue #18 of the Weezine, along with laying out all
of the artwork throughout the box set filled with unreleased photos.

The boxset comes with 4 lithographs, a poster for the garage, song-themed sticker sheet, 12-sided dice and an enamel
Bokkus pin.

DELUXE 3CD

CD ONE

  1. My name is Jonas
  2. No one else
  3. The World has turned and left me here
  4. Buddy Holly
  5. Undone – the Sweater song
  6. Surf Wax America
  7. Say it ain’t so
  8. In the garage
  9. Holiday
  10. Only in dreams
  11. My name is Jonas (Live on BBC Evening Sessions) - Previously unreleased
  12. In the garage (Live on BBC Evening Sessions) - Previously unreleased
  13. No one else (Live on BBC Evening Sessions) - Previously unreleased
  14. Surf Wax America (Live on BBC Evening Sessions) - Previously unreleased
  15. Buddy Holly (Acoustic – Live on Greater London Radio) - Previously unreleased
  16. Undone – the Sweater song (Acoustic – Live on Greater London Radio) - Previously unreleased

CD TWO

  1. Say it ain’t so (The Kitchen Tape Demos)- Previously unreleased
  2. The World has turned and left me here (The Kitchen Tape Demos)- Previously unreleased
  3. Paperface (The Kitchen Tape Demos)
  4. Undone – the Sweater song (The Kitchen Tape Demos)
  5. Thief, You’ve taken all that was me (The Kitchen Tape Demos)- Previously unreleased
  6. My name is Jonas (The Kitchen Tape Demos)- Previously unreleased
  7. Let’s sew our pants together (The Kitchen Tape Demos)- Previously unreleased
  8. Only in dreams (The Kitchen Tape Demos)
  9. I can’t forget this way (Third Practice) - Previously unreleased
  10. Undone – the Sweater song (Third Practice) - Previously unreleased
  11. The World has turned and left me here (Third Practice) - Previously unreleased
  12. Windows down (Garage Practice) - Previously unreleased
  13. My name is Jonas (Garage Practice) - Previously unreleased
  14. Only in dreams (Garage Practice) - Previously unreleased
  15. Superman (Garage Practice) - Previously unreleased
  16. Dawn sets upon us (Garage Practice) - Previously unreleased
  17. Just what I needed (Rehearsal Demo) - Previously unreleased
  18. Buddy Holly (Rehearsal Demo) - Previously unreleased

CD THREE

  1. Let’s sew our pants together (Live at 8121 Club) - Previously unreleased
  2. Paperface (Live at 8121 Club) - Previously unreleased
  3. Only in dreams (Live at 8121 Club) - Previously unreleased
  4. Conversationalist (Wax Cover/Adaptation) (Live at Coconut Teaszer) - Previously unreleased
  5. Undone – the Sweater song (Live at English Acid) - Previously unreleased
  6. My name is Jonas (Live at English Acid) - Previously unreleased
  7. No one else (Live at Club Lingerie) - Previously unreleased
  8. The World has turned and left me here (Live at Club Lingerie) - Previously unreleased
  9. Jamie (Live at Club Lingerie) - Previously unreleased
  10. Lullabye for Wayne (Live at Club Lingerie) - Previously unreleased
  11. Say it ain’t so (Live at Club Lingerie) - Previously unreleased
  12. China Grove (Live at Club Lingerie) - Previously unreleased
  13. Jamie (Take 6 – LMU Sessions)
  14. My name is Joans (LMU Sessions) - Previously unreleased
  15. Jamie (Take 5 – LMU Sessions) - Previously unreleased
  16. Luallabye for Wayne (LMU Sessions) - Previously unreleased
Weezer - Blue - 30th Anniversary [3CD SDe]
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Brett Eldredge / MERRY CHRISTMAS (WELCOME TO THE FAMILY) Inspired by family traditions and the warmth that surrounds Christmas, Merry Christmas (Welcome to the Family) is produced by Ian Miller and features duets with Kelly Clarkson and Idarose. The LP version of the record has a Christmas game on the inside of the gatefold with accompanying gamepieces and a virtual die, inspiring families everywhere to create a new tradition of a "vinyl + family game night" during the holidays.
Brett Eldredge - Merry Christmas (Welcome To The Family)
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The Nothing That Is, Fit For An Autopsy's seventh and latest album (and third for Nuclear Blast), bears no sign whatsoever of commercial concession or rehashed past glories. Instead, the ten-song album finds the band exploring moodier textures and deeper emotions that add new power and dynamics to their already brutal and complex music, while also completely tuning out the ambient noise of passing musical trends and the expectations of the outside world
Fit For An Autopsy - Nothing That Is
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311

Full Bloom

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311 return with their first new album in 5 years! The first single from the album, "You're Gonna Get It" is the band's highest charting radio single in 13 years. The band has sold over 10 million albums and has over 1.5 billion streams globally. 311 has been a force in alternative music since 1988, and this album further cements their position as leaders in rock, alt, funk, reggae, jam and more! "Full Bloom" is available on orange colored vinyl.
311 - Full Bloom
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Grammy nominated Laura Marling is back with her eighth studio album Patterns in Repeat. Now eight albums and 15 years into her career as one of the most acclaimed, prolific and respected songwriters of her generation (Grammy and Mercury Nominated and Brit award winning) Patterns in Repeat was written following the birth of her daughter in 2023 and finds Laura reflecting on her motherhood experience as well as more broadly diving deeper into her reckoning with the ideas and behaviours we pass down through family over generations.
Laura Marling - Patterns In Repeat
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Gaerea

Coma

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When Gaerea emerged out of pandemic limbo, the masked band came branded with a vision of black metal that was guided not by myths or pagan beliefs but a purging of emotion. The world quickly came to share that vision, following them from the gates of Hellfest to tours through China and the U.S.
But with ‘Coma’, Gaerea are no longer strictly black metal. Though once again produced by trusted confidant Miguel Tereso, their fourth album broadens their signature sound by taking it in two seemingly opposed directions. There are more moments of intense beauty, but they only heighten the ensuing blows.
“World Ablaze” ignited this new era of Gaerea by holding a more conventional song structure over fiery tremolo picking. “Hope Shatters” upends even the loftiest of fan expectations; after the song collapses under its blistering heaviness, the melody hangs perilously in the air, like a swaying chandelier, before it’s smashed to pieces by hammering bass and concussive blast beats. “I’ve known faces within me”, their unnamed vocalist cries in the wake of a slow and somber guitar solo before “Unknown” snaps into a razor-sharp hook. “I transform with every passing moment”.
With ‘Coma’, Gaerea surface to the top of extreme metal.

Gaerea - Coma
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Devin Townsend’s career is one of many distinct eras. He’s been the leader of Strapping Young Lad, the lynchpin of the Devin Townsend Project and the co-architect of country duo Casualties of Cool, all while maintaining his prolific and lauded solo project. Now, the polymath’s newest era starts with PowerNerd: a succinct but still progressive record that pulls from its mastermind’s childhood love of vintage rock. From the moment the title track ignites the record with a roar of “PowerNerd!”, Devin’s 28th studio project is a gallop of melody, noise and emotion. The opener and “Knuckledragger” are all-out, high-speed rampages, their impact intensified by their central figure’s signature ‘wall of sound’ production style. However, that aggression is far from the only thing to come from Powernerd’s 11 episodic tracks. “Dreams of Light”, by comparison, is an evocative and dynamic four-minute ballad. “Younger Lover” calms down from an explosive opening to lush verses of synths and singing, whereas “Falling Apart” and “Jainism” add texture after texture on top of dulcet, acoustic introductions. With each song also having an irresistible hook at its heart, Devin has undeniably crafted a soulful instant classic of a rock record. ‘PowerNerd’ is available as a Limited 2CD+Blu-ray Artbook (incl. bonus tracks, Dolby Atmos & High-Resolution Stereo Mixes), Ltd 2CD Digipak in O-Card (incl. bonus tracks), Standard CD Jewelcase & Gatefold 180g LP + LP-booklet, as well as digitally in stereo & Dolby Atmos.
Devin Townsend - PowerNerd [Compact disc]
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The Oak Ridge Boys were asking each other, “Who is the person that first taught us about love, living, friends, God, and the other important things in our lives?” We agreed that would be our mothers. Down deep in our hearts, we all felt we were “mama’s boys. In this album, there are heartfelt songs, spiritual songs, memories of growing up, songs about being taught life’s lessons, and fun songs about eating way too much of mama’s home cookin’. We all had a great time singing about the things that mama taught us. -Duane Allen, Richard Sterban, William Lee Golden, Ben James The Oak Ridge Boys
Oak Ridge Boys - Mama's Boys [Compact disc]
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Longing. Heartbreak. Levity. Joy. Being filled with love for all things. All of these sensations flow at once through Canadian singer-songwriter Tess Parks’ new album, Pomegranate. Re-establishing Parks as the consummate artist-observer against a swirling nouveau-delic backdrop, her third solo album arrives on October 25th 2024 (Fuzz Club / Hand Drawn Dracula) and was produced by multi-instrumentalist and close collaborator Ruari Meehan, who shared mixing duties with Grammy-nominated engineer Mikko Gordon (The Smile, Gaz Coombes, Arcade Fire). Though Tess Parks first became widely known for her string of collaborations with Brian Jonestown Massacre mastermind Anton Newcombe, her 2022 solo offering And Those Who Were Seen Dancing left an unforgettable impression with its signature blend of weight, whimsy, and open-heartedness. The New York Times would praise its “confident, enchanting presence”, whilst Exclaim! proclaimed it as a record that “demands to be heard and felt”. Where Dancing retained a fair measure of bedroom-demo charm, this time the canvas is bigger, with Meehan’s arrangements stretching all the way to the horizon. This is the most ambitious and cinematic Parks’ music has ever sounded. Drawing on psychedelic elements in a way that sounds decidedly fresh, the dreamlike atmospheres feel oddly nostalgic and modern at the same time. The pair are backed on most tracks by band members Francesco ‘Pearz’ Perini – whose piano and organs shine through gloriously on ‘Koalas’ and ‘California’s Dreaming’ respectively – and Marco Ninni, who provides the solid backbone throughout on drums. From a vocal perspective, it feels like Parks pushes her voice to new heights on this album too. Her lyrics are sharp, ever-present, and imbued with strength, depth, and poetic purpose, which shine particularly bright on tracks like ‘Koalas’ and ‘Charlie Potato’. They weave through her flurries of beautiful melodic hooks, featuring sublime choruses and complex, multi-layered harmonic structures, as showcased on ‘Crown Shy’ and ‘Bagpipe Blues’ especially. On Pomegranate there are also plenty of new experiments and guests introduced. ‘Koalas’, for example, features the spellbinding whistling of Molly Lewis, lending a bittersweet Morricone-esque charm. ‘Crown Shy’ features soaring strings (arranged by Ninni and played by Joe Butler), and ‘Bagpipe Blues’ and ‘Charlie Potato’ are elevated by Kira Krempova’s ethereal flute playing – the latter also accompanied with Wurlitzer piano played by Oscar ‘SHOLTO’ Robertson. The euphoric ‘Running Home To Sing’ and album-closer ‘Surround’ centre the synthesiser for the first time, whilst the piano features more prominently across many of the tracks.
Tess Parks - Pomegranate [Indie exclusive Compact disc]
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Pom Pom Squad's sophomore LP, aptly titled Mirror Starts Moving Without Me, Berrin traverses the hall of mirrors to celebrate the true self at the heart. The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Stereogum, and many more have lauded the pop-centric return of Brooklyn's favorite rising post-grunge band, lead by frontperson Mia Berrin, for their refreshing new chapter. Berrin had a hand in the crafting of this darker and stronger sound, co-producing the record at the legendary Electric Lady Studios.
Pom Pom Squad - Mirror Starts Moving Without Me [With Booklet] [Digipak]
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This groundbreaking release will be eternally remembered as the album where you can construct a synthesizer from the cover itself. It also stands as one of the finest recordings capturing the enigmatic live presence of A Place To Bury Strangers. From the electrifying opening to its sonic metamorphosis, Synthesizer embod- ies APTBS venturing into bold and innovative territory. Amid fears of a robotic uprising, this album resonates with raw human emo- tion—sweat, blood, and tears—this is A Place To Bury Strangers.
A Place To Bury Strangers - Synthesizer [CD]
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At the start of 2024 BadBadNotGood were brimming with new creative energy. Having just come off a run of one-off international tour dates and a series of sessions for projects with artists Daniel Cesar, Charlotte Day Wilson, reggie, Baby Rose, and Turnstile, the Canadian-trio of Al Sow, Chester Hansen and Leland Whitty were eager to get back into the studio to simply create. The trio called on some of their closest friends and collaborators, BadBadNotGood touring member Felix Fox-Pappas (keys) and a few key-players in the Toronto jazz scene including Kaelin Murphy (trumpet), Juan Carlos Medrano (percussion) and LA musician Tyler Lott (guitar), for an intensive and productive one-week of recording at Valentine Studios in Los Angeles in February 2024. The result of those sessions is the Mid Spiral series, originally released as 3 parts - Chaos, Order and Growth - digitally earlier this year and now collected altogether on a double LP and CD. The Mid Spiral suites see BadBadNotGood return to their roots of instrumental jazz while once again pushing the boundaries of how they cross pollinate genres, incorporating their love of hip-hop, neo-soul, psychedelic, funk and more. For the sessions, the trio incorporated additional musicians to add more voices of instrumentation, resulting in a deeply collaborative and expansive new sound. As the trio sifted through the weeks' worth of material, it was clear that three distinct moods emerged, a deeper reflection of where the musicians are within their own personal lives, along with the state of the wider world: Chaos, Order and Growth.
Badbadnotgood - Mid Spiral
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Halsey - The Great Impersonator - CD

Halsey's fifth studio album The Great Impersonator is due out on Columbia Records on October 25th. In this confessional, concept album, Halsey explores who she would be as an artist and a person if she existed throughout different decades. Jewel Box CD with 4-page booklet.

Halsey - Great Impersonator
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Sophie Allison has always written candidly about her life, making Soccer Mommy one of indie rock’s most interesting & beloved artists of the last decade. On Evergreen Allison is again writing about her life, but life’s different these days: Since 2022's Sometimes, Forever Allison experienced a profound & personal loss. New songs emerged, unflinching reflections on what she was feeling. She wanted them to sound that way too, as true to the demos as possible. Nothing overindulgent, everything real
Soccer Mommy - Evergreen [CD]
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Guitarist Jason Hook is storming out of the gates with his new band FLAT BLACK. The former Five Finger Death Punch guitarist has recruited a trio of young and talented turks and are ready to release their debut album. The album, produced by Hook, was recorded at the Hideout Studios as well as his home studio, both in Las Vegas. Despite having reached a commercial summit with his prior band, thanks to multiple platinum certifications, sold-out arena shows, and a string of No. 1 singles, Hook remains as hungry for musical blood and thunder as the day he first picked up a guitar at the age of 6.
Flat Black - Dark Side Of The Brain [CD]
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35 years since their groundbreaking platinum-certified album Doolittle catapulted the band into the UK Top Ten, and 20 years since their celebrated reformation at Coachella, Pixies are deep into their second act, and in the midst of a creative purple patch. The Night The Zombies Came is Pixies’ tenth album, if you count their classic 1987 4AD mini-LP, Come On Pilgrim, and first new music since 2022’s acclaimed Doggerel LP. 13 new songs that find Pixies looking ahead to the most cinematic record of their career. Druidism, apocalyptic shopping malls, mediaeval themed restaurants, 12th century poetic form, surf rock, gargoyles, bog people, and the distinctive dry drum sound of 1970s-era Fleetwood Mac are just some of the disparate wonders that inform the new songs. The Night The Zombies Came will be released via BMG.
Pixies - The Night The Zombies Came [CD]
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Amyl and The Sniffers / Cartoon Darkness - Recorded with producer Nick Launay at Foo Fighters' 606 Studios in Los Angeles, on the same desk that captured Nirvana's Nevermind and Fleetwood Mac's Rumours, the latest Amyl and The Sniffers album is their most diverse yet. It stretches from classic punk to the glammy strut of hit single "U Should Not Be Doing That" to the stormy balladry of "Big Dreams" to pugnacious punk of "Jerkin." The Sniffers are back and back with a vengeance - bigger, brighter, smarter and sharper in every way. CD Packaging: CD Digipak with 12-page booklet.
Amyl & The Sniffers - Cartoon Darkness
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“Christmas is constant,” says Ben Folds. “Allowing you to take stock of what’s different, to understand who you are and all the ways you’ve grown and changed.” That notion lies at the heart of Folds’ brilliantly titled new holiday collection, Sleigher. Built on an eclectic mix of originals and reimagined classics, the album examines thepassage of time through the lens of Christmas, reflecting on memory, loss, and longing as it explores the variety of ways the yuletide season marks the chapters of our lives. The songs are playful here, full of humor and cheer, but they’re also laced with an inescapable sense of melancholy, a looming darkness that always seems to hover around the periphery of those late December nights. Folds’ performances, meanwhile, flirt with the standards while stretching the boundaries of tradition, at times offering up flashes of Vince Guaraldi and Burt Bacharach while still remaining true to Folds’ singularly virtuosic brand of off-kilter indie pop. The result is not so much a Ben Folds Christmas record as it is a Ben Folds record set at Christmas, a meditation on the inexorable turning of the calendar and our ever changing selves as observed at the most wonderful—and challenging—time of the year.

Ben Folds - Sleigher [CD]
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Marking his 30th anniversary, beloved tenor Andrea Bocelli, the most celebrated classical singer in modern history, celebrates his iconic career with ‘Duets – 30th Anniversary.’ This new career-spanning collection features 12 songs with Ed Sheeran, Celine Dion, Matteo Bocelli, Jennifer Lopez, Georgio, alongside brand-new superstar collaborations such as Chris Stapleton, Marc Anthony and KAROL G.
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"Pinhead Gunpowder started writing songs in 1990 and made our first 7-inch the following spring. Nearly every year since, we've met up to play. Some years we recorded-five albums and eleven EPs-and some years we played shows. "But since 2010, we've been playing just for ourselves, something bands forget to do. Rather than 'writing for the new album' or rehearsing to get ready for tour, we went back to the basement every year. We lived in the house we'd built, remembering how we'd made the music for each other in the first place. We played all over the world-well, at least Oakland, Singapore and New York-but only for each other. We worked on the reissues of our back catalog, too and found ourselves fonder of each other and more family-like than ever. "A new record and tour was only a matter of time, but between the members' other bands projects, and families, that was hard to find. When we finally did, we were all surprised. We think it's our best yet-our catchiest, most collaborative, and most poignant. " - Aaron Cometbus - Pinhead Gunpowder is Billie Joe Armstrong, Aaron Cometbus, Jason White and Bill Schneider. Unt is fourteen brand new songs recorded in 2023 by Chris Dugan (Green Day, Weezer, Iggy Pop, Samiam, Swingin' Utters etc) and mastered for all formats by Nick Townsend (Cheap Trick, Bad Religion, Iron Maiden etc) at Infrasonic Sound.
Pinhead Gunpowder - Unt
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All the songs started out as poems," says Margolin of the work thatbecame Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me (2024), "I wantedto challenge myself." In a song, Dana argues, the writer can always hidebehind the tricks of the music and well-worn techniques such as repetition. "Ina poem, though," says Dana, "it's just words and that's it." Recorded in theSomerset countryside in early 2024 by longtime Big Thief and Laura Marlingengineer Dom Monks, Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me isPorridge Radio's new album and first new music in two years. The UK band'snew album is a coming-of-age moment inspired by burnout, the musicindustry, the brutal collapse of a relationship and - crucially - Dana's ownincreasing immersion in her craft as an artist. "A lot of this album is about a more frenetic and desperate kind oflove," says Dana, "it is about completely losing my sense of self in arelationship, and the deep residue of insecurity and pain that lingered andclouded a new relationship." Songs that were written as love songs - like In ADream I'm A Painting - took on new meanings as Margolin viewed the songswith a new distance. "There was a lot of love and confusion, all interspersedwith exhaustion and pain."The Clouds sessions took place in Frome as Winter melted into earlySpring at the beginning of 2024. "There were a few breakdowns," grins Dana,in a fair assessment of recording such intimate and personal songs, "aftersome takes I would just collapse on the floor, so upset." An environment wasfostered where Dana could express herself and be nurtured. "We would havethese big communal meals every night," she says, "it felt very close knit andcaring and warm and special."Our little house looked over a big hill,"remembers Dana, "there was a river running through it, it was big and brightand beautiful." The studio itself was bright - full of beaming natural light fromthe large windows, a blessing for musicians used to the sealed tomb world ofmost recording studios, and for once the band were all able to record in thesame room as the producer.Today, Dana reflects on Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be ThereFor Me with the enthusiasm of a real creative breakthrough. "It feels like thefirst time we've made something," she explains, audibly delighted at thealbum, "it captured something about our friendship and the way that we havelearnt to play together. I love the songs, I love playing them, they haven'tgotten old and it feels like it's a special thing." A pause. "It's taught me somuch. Following your gut to the nth point, trusting your friends and theirloyalty, trusting to be able to fight with people properly. How I want to live ishow I want to make records, because making records is my life because mywork is my play is my job is my life. It all ties together in this thing, and thereare ways to do this that might not kill me.
Porridge Radio - Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me
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Recent Eagle Rock transplant Jordana Nye arrived on the music scene with 2020’s Classical Notions of Happiness, an album of lo-fi pop and hushed folk songs recorded in her then-Kansas bedroom. She’d be back by the end of that same year with Something To Say To You, a compilation of two EPs featuring craggy indie rock and brokenhearted acoustic fare recorded in NYC with friends. By 2022 she was swinging for the fences with the pristine pop of Face The Wall, all while shuttling back and forth between Brooklyn and her soon-to-be new home of LA collaborating on projects with a who’s who of Gen Z music: Magdalena Bay, TV Girl, Yot Club, Paul Cherry, Dent May, Inner Wave. “Through all of these releases, it’s so cool to see which eras I’ve gone through and what I’d experimented with,” says Jordana. “I don’t think I’ll ever settle on a specific sound. I’m just a chameleon.” So her surprising fourth LP, Lively Premonition, which is equal parts Laurel Canyon folk and shimmery yacht rock, should actually surprise no one. “Maybe it’s my LA record,” she says. “I can’t pinpoint exactly what affected it, but I do think the sun has its beam on me.” Recorded over the course of a year with close collaborator Emmett Kai, the album owes a debt to Carole King, The Mamas & The Papas and Hall & Oates or Steely Dan.
Jordana - Lively Premonition [Compact disc]
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Jovin Webb dazzled millions of viewers on American Idol with his bayou mystique, his humility, and his distinctive gravelly vocals. Now, the Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based artist steps forward with his debut album, Drifter, produced by multi-Grammy winner Tom Hambridge (Buddy Guy, Susan Tedeschi, Kingfish). The 12-song collection is a vibrant mix of growling low-down blues, Jovin’s wailing harmonica, heartfelt soul ballads, and rowdy, Little Richards-style rock n’ roll. After hearing Jovin for the first time, R&B superstar Lionel Richie gushed: “This is what barbecue sauce sounds like.” Best-selling country music star Luke Bryan added: “I could sit and drink a lot of bourbon listening to that voice.” Drifter is the sound of a blues life searching for a gospel redemption. “It’s me trying to figure out religion, women, my career, and everything I’ve gone through,” Jovin says. The twelve tracks on Drifter evoke a blues classicism without ever feeling nostalgic or derivative.

Jovin Webb - Drifter [CD]
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The latest album from BONZIE, When I Found The Trap Door affirms her as the rare pop visionary with the power to transform our perception of the world. Since releasing her debut project at age 15, the Chicago-bred singer/songwriter/producer/multi-instrumentalist has reached an extraordinary level of success for an independent musician, including earning abundant critical acclaim from the likes of The New York Times and NPR. Fully produced by BONZIE—who also served as the sole writer on every song and played a variety of instruments throughout the album—When I Found The Trap Door further expands her singular artistry and mines inspiration from such eclectic sources as the psychedelic sci-fi of Satoshi Kon’s Paprika and the elemental folk/blues of guitarist Elizabeth Cotten. In creating her fourth full-length, BONZIE dreamed up each decidedly minimalist yet exquisitely detailed track at famed facilities like Hollywood’s EastWest Studios (where she recorded a full orchestra led by conductor Anthony Parnther, who’s contributed to the scores to such films as Oppenheimer), then joined forces with legendary mixing engineer Michael Brauer (the multi-Grammy-winner known for his work with Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Coldplay, and more). With its intimate exploration of the often-slippery line between truth and illusion, When I Found The Trap Door ultimately provides a welcome rupture from the confines of reality, inviting both illuminating contemplation and absolute surrender.

Bonzie - When I Found The Trap Door [Compact disc]
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The fourth solo record from Lost Dog Street Band frontman Benjamin Tod, Shooting Star pays homage to multiple decades of country music through Tod's highly revered and honest songwriting.
Benjamin Tod - Shooting Star [Compact Disc]
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After the breakthroughs of 2020's wistfully lush Fear of Death, and 2022's High School, whose tales of nostalgia were never quite as distant as they seemed, the multi-hyphenate comedian and songwriter Heidecker has reached a new peak with Slipping Away, his warmest and fullest record to date. While all of his albums are concept records to some degree, this one tells a story on a larger scale, offering an imagistic framework that allows for some of his brightest melodies, heaviest themes (the feeling of before the fall and after), and most direct and vulnerable lyrics.
Tim Heidecker - Slipping Away
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Slow Burn: A feeling that grows with a slow but deliberate intensity. That sums up Boney James’ music, career and the vibe of his newest album. The iconic 4x Grammy nominated sax man’s 19th album is another deliberate step on his creative journey. Featuring legendary Jazz/R&B artists Marcus Miller and Cory Henry, the record also spotlights R&B’s next superstar October London. With 10 songs, 8 originals plus homages to Herbie Hancock and Stanley Turrentine, Slow Burn is Boney James at his best.
Boney James - Slow Burn [CD]
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Pacific Highway Music reintroduces Skegss as the duo of Ben Reed and Jonny Lani presenting their most masterful and fully realized work to date. The Byron Bay-bred band’s third full-length album brings a newly heightened creative energy to every aspect of their explosive yet introspective form of rock. Centered on Reed’s frenetic and playful lyricism, Pacific Highway Music finds Skegss exploring the more complicated elements of the human experience with sincerity and unabashed joie de vivre.
Skegss - Pacific Highway Music [CD]
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