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What's New 1-10-25
The Scouse icon’s first foray into country music is produced and co-written by T Bone Burnett via Lost Highway Records. This stunning collection features 11 original songs and appearances from Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle, Lucius, Larkin Poe, and Alison Krauss.
Released eight years after the original and set three years later, the Disney animated musical Moana 2 returns with new writers, Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear – the youngest (and only all-women) songwriting duo to create a full soundtrack for a Disney animated film.
Now Hear This! - January 2025
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Blue Note Records
Since 1939, Blue Note Records has shaped music history with iconic releases from John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Thelonious Monk, and Art Blakey while fostering modern stars like Norah Jones and Robert Glasper. Special releases, including the Tone Poet and Classic Vinyl Reissue Series and indie exclusives from today’s biggest Blue Note artists, have helped celebrate the legendary jazz label's 85th anniversary.
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This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal. |
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The Blue Note Tone Poet Series was born out of Blue Note President Don Was’ admiration for the exceptional audiophile Blue Note LP reissues presented by Music Matters. Was brought Joe Harley (from Music Matters), a.k.a. the “Tone Poet,” on board to curate and supervise a series of reissues from the Blue Note family of labels. Extreme attention to detail has been paid to getting these right in every conceivable way, from the jacket graphics and printing quality to superior LP mastering (direct from the master tapes) by Kevin Gray to superb 180 gm audiophile LP pressings by Record Technology Inc. Every aspect of these Blue Note/Tone Poet releases is done to the highest possible standard. It means that you will never find a superior version. This is IT. Blue Note Records’ Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series is produced by Joe Harley and features all-analog, mastered-from-the-original-master-tape 180g audiophile vinyl reissues in deluxe gatefold packaging. Mastering is by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) and vinyl is manufactured at Record Technology Incorporated (RTI). |
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Indie Exclusive Blue 180gram LP. Limited Edition. |
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New Release Round-Up 12-13-24
Niall Horan - The Show: Live from MSG - Capitol
Niall Horan is celebrating the incredible run of his ongoing 2024 world tour with The Show: Live from Madison Square Garden, collecting some of the finest moments of Horan's sold-out, two-night takeover of the legendary New York venue. The songs captured on this release hail from all three solo albums, including The Show, which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Album Sales tally and also topped the charts in the U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Holland and Belgium, among others. Listeners can relive striking, full-band renditions of the triumphant, harmony-rich "Heaven," groove-steeped pop gem "Slow Hands," and Horan's first solo release, the intimate, acoustic "This Town," alongside fan favorites from the past eight years of powerful songcraft. Horan's latest outing has been a landmark one - his biggest tour yet, and his first headline run since 2018's Flicker World Tour. Niall Horan -"The Show: Live On Tour" Pressed on 140-gram translucent yellow 12" vinyl.
Rufus Du Sol - inhale/exhale - Warner Records
Track List:
Inhale
Lately
Breathe
Music is Better
Levitating
Break My Love
In the Moment
New York
The Life
Pressure
Fire / Desire
Edge of the Earth
Standing at the Gates
Belong
Exhale
DMX - Let Us Pray: Chapter X - Def Jam Recordings
DMX made his legendary introduction to the world in 1998 with his multi-platinum-selling debut album It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot, which captured his gift for blending light and heavy concepts behind an intense, menacing presence at the microphone. Before the end of that year DMX had released his second hit, Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood, which also reached #1. DMX’s next three albums also went on to secure the top spot, making him the first rapper to have their first five albums go straight to the top of the US chart.
Yet, one thing remained as a consistent theme across DMX’s releases — his profound prayers. Found on each of his first six studio albums, these prayers (which do not contain beats) blend supplications, thanksgivings, confessions, and meditations on life, death, and the beyond.
In celebration of DMX’s legacy and ahead of his 54th birthday, UMe will be releasing Let Us Pray: Partnering with GRAMMY award-winning songwriter and producer Warryn Campbell, we set DMX’s prayers to music for the first time on this groundbreaking project that marries hip-hop and gospel with features from Killer Mike, Snoop Dogg, LeCrae, MC Lyte and more.
Featured Artists
• Snoop Dogg• Killer Mike
• MC Lyte
• LeCrae
• Mary Mary
• Terrace Martin
• The Walls Group
• Lena Byrd Miles
Snoop Dogg - Missionary - Death Row/Aftermath/Interscope
Snoop Dogg’s new album, Missionary, produced entirely by Dr. Dre, brings together a lineup of legendary collaborations. Featuring Eminem, Jelly Roll, 50 Cent, Sting, Jhene Aiko, and more, this project is packed with undeniable greatness.
ALSO OUT THIS WEEK
Rufus Du Sol - inhale/exhale [Indie Exclusive Diffused Green Vinyl]
Niall Horan - The Show: Live On Tour [CD]
Niall Horan - The Show: Live from MSG [Translucent Yellow LP]
DMX - Let Us Pray: Chapter X [LP]
Snoop Dogg - Missionary [Picture Disc LP]
Cal Tjader - Latin Kick (Original Jazz Classics Series) [LP]
Andrew Bird & Madison Cunningham - Cunningham Bird [Indie Exclusive Translucent Forest Green vinyl]
Carey, Mariah - Merry Christmas (30th Anniversary)
George Szell - George Szell Conducts Beethoven Symphonies & Overtures [7 CD]
Melody Gardot - The Essential [White 2 LP]
Spectac & Amiri - Beautiful Soul [LP]
Jason Robert Brown, Stephen Sondheim - Jason Robert Brown and Stephen Sondheim: Live in Concert [LP]
Jung Kook (BTS) - GOLDEN [Golden LP]
XL Middleton & Kazzey - Serious [7inch Single]
Various Artists - Stop 2 Quit [12inch EP]
Da Buze Bruvaz Presents Him Lo X Giallo Point - Lo Frasier [LP]
DMX - Let Us Pray: Chapter X [CD]
Vandross, Luther - Never Too Much: Greatest Hits
All Time Low - The Forever Sessions Vol. 1 [White LP]
Destroy Boys - Make Room [Indie Exclusive Opaque Sandstone Mix LP]
Fokis - Show Ya How To MC b/w Let's Be Clear [7inch Single]
Daft Punk - Discovery (Interstella 5555 Edition)
McCreary, Bear - Outlander: Season 7 (Origianl Television Soundtrack)
NCT Dream - The 4th Album 'DREAMSCAPE' [DREAMSCAPE ver.]
Freeway and Jake One - Stimulus Package 2 [2 LP]
Ella Thompson - Ripple On The Wing [LP]
Iron Maiden - Killers (2015 Remaster) - [180g LP]
Lin Mianda -Manuel / Metzger,Dave - Mufasa: The Lion King - O.S.T.
Stray Kids - HOP [SKZHOP VER.]
Girls - Broken Dreams Club [Highlighter Yellow 12inch EP]
Chino Pacas - Que Sigan Llegando Las Pacas (Extended)
Savages & Tripcat - Imaginarium [LP]
Electric Wizard - Black Magic Rituals & Perversions Vol. 1 [Colored Vinyl]
Innocence Mission - Midwinter Swimmers
Poppy - Negative Spaces [Clear Vinyl] (Pnk)
The National - Rome [Indie Exclusive White 2LP]
What's New 12-13-24
With a fresh, modern twist, Madison Cunningham and Andrew Bird blend their distinct folk and indie sounds, creating a compelling homage to the classic 70s gem Buckingham Nicks. Bird's intricate violin work and Cunningham’s soulful vocals transform the timeless melodies, offering both a nod to the past and a vibrant, contemporary flair.
“You have to see them in concert,” is what fans have been preaching for years. “The songs transform. It’s a whole other level.” Recorded live without overdubs in June 2024, Rome is the definitive live document of The National. The 21-track double album is truly career spanning, showcasing scintillating versions of beloved songs and sharpened readings of recent tracks.
Snoop Dogg’s new album, Missionary, produced entirely by Dr. Dre, brings together a lineup of legendary collaborations. Featuring Eminem, Jelly Roll, 50 Cent, Sting, Jhene Aiko, and more, this project is packed with undeniable greatness.
Interpol brings their unique blend of post-punk, shoegaze, and dark wave live and direct to acetate in Third Man Records’ Blue Room in Nashville, TN. Recorded in one shot, with no overdubs, no redo's, no starting-and-stopping, the process is truly of another time.
