Category: What We’re Into – Recent Interest
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NEW RELEASES 8/26: A wonderfully depressing new CASS MCCOMBS album, the first new DE LA SOUL record in 12 years, a platter of BAD PLUS classic pop reinterpretations, and more!
A small but fierce list of new stuff this week, including some jazzy re-interpretations of classic pop by The Bad Plus, another dark slice of life from Cass McCombs, the first new De La Soul album in 12 years and a virtuosic follow-up by Derrick Hodge, plus some classical goodies for Gene. Read on…. DE…
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NEW RELEASES 8/19: LYDIA LOVELESS’ “REAL” is finally here on CD & LP, there’s a new CRYSTAL CASTLES album out, not to mention stuff by the MINUS 5, JOHN PAUL WHITE, BLOOD ORANGE, STRAY BIRDS and SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS!
Despite its amazing “Real”-ness, we’re somehow not just about the incredibly Lydia Loveless album in this week’s New Releases. We’ve also got stuff by Blood Orange, John Paul White, the Minus 5, heck, there’s even a new Dolly! Read on…. LYDIA LOVELESS, Real (CD/LP) Real is one of those exciting records where you sense an…
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NEW RELEASES 8/12: JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD, OF MONTREAL, YOUNG THE GIANT, ATMOSPHERE, PAUL THORN, ANN WILSON & ZZ TOP!
This week’s batch of new stuff features the conclusion of JEFF The Brotherhood’s spiritual trilogy, Of Montreal’s unexpected trip into electronica, Atmosphere’s arrival at hip-hop middle age and a couple of classical gems to keep Gene happy! Read on… JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD, ZONE (CD/LP) Positioned as the final installment of a “spiritual trilogy” that also…
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NEW RELEASES 8/5: GOV’T MULE & WYE OAK turn back the clock, DINOSAUR JR moves ahead with their classic lineup, & MARK O’CONNOR keeps it in the family.
Some heavy stuff in the New Release pile this week, including a blast from the archival past from Gov’t Mule, a new reunion platter from Dinosaur Jr (with Lou Barlow back in the fold), a collective work from Mark O’Connor and family, a look back by Wye Oak and a new one from our Upstate…
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NEW RELEASES, 7/29: CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD, THE DESCENDENTS & DEATH GRIPS, plus great reissues by the legendary sax master JOE LOVANO & MODEST MOUSE! New GOV’T MULE next week!
A small but fierce list of new stuff awaits us this week in the New Releases category: While we’re stocking the new Death Grips, Descendents and Chris Robinson Brotherhood albums, we’ll be checking out the Modest Mouse and Joe Lovano reissue goodness! Read on… CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD, Anyway You Love We Know How You Feel…
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NEW RELEASES 7/22: The new CHARLIE HUNTER jazz-funk-rock guitar goodness is upon us, STEPHEN MARLEY looks at reggae’s past, present and future, and there’s an album by FAUN FABLES that we’re crazy about!
Size don’t matter in this week’s New Releases. Sure, there are only a few, but they’re fierce! There’s Charlie Hunter‘s new one, a lovely release by Faun Fables and a stunning fusion of reggae past and present from Stephen Marley. And check that Coleman Hawkins reissue! Read on… CHARLIE HUNTER, Everybody Has A Plan Until…
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NEW RELEASES 7/15: We got the new release by JERRY DOUGLAS’ EARLS OF LEICESTER, we got the amazing new JEFF BECK album, and we got two tasty FRANK ZAPPA reissues to talk about!
It’s apparently “Instrumental Titans” week in our batch of New Releases and Re-issues. We’ve got dobro-slinger Jerry Douglas’ new release with the Earls Of Leicester, a slab of molten guitar madness from Jeff Beck, and two Zappa releases from the vaults that serve as further proof, if any were needed, that this Mother was a…
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NEW RELEASES 7/8: APHEX TWIN’s new EP, new studio albums from HEART & ERIC GALES, a live set from RADIO MOSCOW, and some amazing reissues by JUNIOR WELLS, BIG MAYBELLE & the mighty SUN RA!
An interesting batch of newness this week, plus some amazing reissues. First off, we’ve got a new EP from electronica master Aphex Twin, some searing blues guitar goodness from Eric Gales, a new album from Heart, and some dazzling country-blues from Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley. And check out those Big Maybelle, Junior Wells and…
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NEW RELEASES 7/1: SARA WATKINS (of NICKEL CREEK), BAT FOR LASHES, BOB BALDWIN and MAXWELL’s first new album in seven years! And don’t forget we’ve got the new AVETT BROS. and SAM BUSH albums in-stock now!
This week’s crop of new stuff features old–school R&B master Maxwell’s first album in seven years, a startlingly mature effort from Nickel Creek’s Sara Watkins, a joyfully jazzy Brazilian music tribute from pianist Bob Baldwin and even some Gene-centric classical goodness from Nicola Benedetti. Read on… SARA WATKINS, Young In All The Wrong Ways (CD/LP)…
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OUT TODAY, 6/24: The new AVETT BROTHERS album is finally upon us, along with a new SAM BUSH, not to mention NEIL YOUNG and DJ SHADOW! We even got in some new classical for Gene! We are not worthy!
Some serious musical titans return in this week’s new stuff. The Avett Brothers change things up a bit on True Sadness, Sam Bush becomes the Storyman, Neil Young comes back to Earth and DJ Shadow moves mountains. And there’s even some new classical stuff for Mr. Gene! Read on… THE AVETT BROTHERS, True Sadness (CD) The appearance…