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Killer Mikes MICHAEL marks the celebrated MCs first solo project since 2012s R.A.P. Music. MICHAEL introduces the world to the totality of Michael Render, a lifelong rap fiend whose consciousness is steeped in the sounds of community that raised him multiple eras of southern rap flows, Sunday church service and barbershop discourse. A 14-track album produced by No ID featuring the likes of Future, Young Thug, Ty Dolla $ign, Curren$y, Andr 3000, 6LACK, EL-P, Blxst, Eryn Allen Kane and more! CD includes folded poster and booklet.
Multi-platinum selling artist Thirty Seconds to Mars makes a triumphant return with their sixth studio album, Its The End Of The World But Its A Beautiful Day. The record heralds a new era for the band, one that not only explores the darker sides of the human experience but the hope as well, an arresting reminder that even in the face of seemingly impossible obstacles, there is still beauty to be found in the world.
Rustin in the Rainis the eagerly anticipated new album from singer-songwriter Tyler Childers. This collection of new songs is Childers sixth studio album, and the follow up to his critically acclaimed releaseCan I Take My Hounds to Heaven?.
Rustin in the Rainis produced by Childers alongside his longtime band The Food Stamps, and the album features the heartfelt single In Your Love, which Tyler first teased to fans earlier in 2023 during his Bonnaroo Music Festival performance.
Two screenprinted discs with STONE CD and an additional CD with live selections from the By Request tour. These discs will be housed in a six-panel digipak with a lyric booklet. All artwork by John Dyer Baizley. Produced by Baroness, mixed by Joe Barresi, mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering.
Grammy-award nominated heavy rock outfit Baroness mark their much-anticipated return with new album, STONE. Their sixth record overall and third released via Abraxan Hymns, STONE finds the Philadelphia-based quartet of John Baizley (guitars/vocals/illustration), Gina Gleason (guitars), Nick Jost (bass), and Sebastian Thomson (drums) streamlining the momentous multi-genre vocabulary of its critically-acclaimed predecessor Gold & Grey (2019). This is still very much Baronessjust refocused for efficiency and rethought as a consequence of stability. STONEs most prominent tracks, "Last Word, Beneath the Rose, Shine, and Anodyne," reflect thoughtfully, groove deeply, and refract tumult effortlessly. They, of course, rock.
Acclaimed saxophonist Joshua Redmans stunning Blue Note debut where are we is one of his most compelling albums to date. Its a musical journey across the United States of America that also marks Redmans first-ever vocal album with the dynamic young singer Gabrielle Cavassa featured throughout along with a brilliant band comprised of pianist Aaron Parks, bassist Joe Sanders, and drummer Brian Blade.
The sophomore album from 11x Platinum-certified, 43x Gold-certified, and GRAMMY-winning rock icon COREY TAYLOR .I have no fear when it comes to music. None, Corey Taylor declares. It feels so good to really lean into the things that I've been chomping at the bit to do. Those things? The 13 diverse, unforgettable songs on CMF2, ranging from the punchy, timeless first single Beyond to Someday Ill Change Your Mind, a soaring, sentimental stunner with an infectious chorus. The songs move seamlessly from the punk rawness and anthemic rallying cry of We Are The Rest to the acoustic lament Breath Of Fresh Smoke to Post Traumatic Blues, which has a wild sensibility that echoes the lyrical topic of PTSD.
Anyone who has had the pleasure of seeing Jalen perform live knows that he is one of the most captivating performers on today's soul scene. His upcoming full length debut on Daptone Records is equal parts raw feeling and elegance and exudes confidence and charm. Over the last few months he has disarmed packed rooms of rowdy concertgoers, leaving them silent as they hold fast to every syllable sung. Recorded at Hive Mind Studios in Brooklyn, NY, with the help of producer/arrangers Mike Buckley and Vincent Chiarito (both members of Charles Bradley's Extraordinaires) and crack team of a-list musicians, his upcoming album blends heavy arrangements and introspectivelyrics with sophistication, leaving the listener in a blissfulwash of wonderment. Now with a massively successful US tour opening for sweet soul darlings Thee Sacred Souls behind him, 2023 is sure to be a propitious year for Daptone's newest signee.
Black Rainbows is a musical project inspired by the objects and artworks collected by Theaster Gates at the Stoney Island Arts Bank in Chicago. Situated at the Great Grand Crossing neighborhoods of Chicago's South Side, Stoney Island Arts Bank is a cathedral to Black Art, a curated collection of Black archives comprising books, sculpture, records, furniture and problematic objects from America's past. As well as being a site for archive, the Arts bank is also a place for convening. Bailey Rae attended The Black Artists Retreat there in 2017 and performed in the space.
Wide ranging in it's themes, Black Rainbows' subjects are drawn from encounters with objects in the Arts Bank. Taking us from the rock hewn churches of Ethiopia, to the journeys of Black Pioneers Westward, from Miss New York Transit Queen 1957, to how the sunset appears from Harriet Jacobs' loophole. Black Rainbows explores Black femininity, Spell Work, Inner Space/Outer Space, time collapse and ancestors, the erasure Black childhood and music as a vessel for transcendence. The project will be released in various iterations - live performances, books, visuals, lectures, exhibitions, and more. Sonically, the album is a multi-genre mix of the progressive R&B, neo soul sound that will be familiar to fans but it also contains rock, jazz and electronic elements. The album was produced by S.J. Brown and Corinne Bailey Rae.

After forty years of marriage, Buddy and Julie Miller have learned to welcome a song however it arrives, questioning only where the song is taking them rather than where it originated. Theres no process, no assembly-line procedure, just an openness to those bursts of inspiration and those hours of refinement, which means their fourth album together, In the Throes, sounds lively and diverse, eccentric and slightly askew: a deeply soulful collision of mournful gospel, dusty country, cosmic blues, lusty rockabilly, ecstatic r&b, and anything else that crosses their minds.
As a band, Taryn and Austins journey happened both unexpectedly and fortuitously. At the start of the COVID pandemic, Austin and his wife moved back into his parents house, where Taryn was also living at the time. Faced with nothing but time, he got back to songwriting, regularly asking Taryn for input or as the two playfully put it, Gen Z quality control.
The immediate result of their musical partnership was the pop-punk/alternative anthem Whos Laughing Now, which leads with wry, tongue-in-cheek lyrics about the futility of young adulthood in 2023. After posting an unfinished version of Whos Laughing Now on TikTok, it swiftly took off, galvanizing thousands of viewers who shared their coming-of-age frustrations. Clearly, the songs sentiments - which land somewhere between a shrug and a clenched fist - resonated with millions of listeners, and today Durry have recorded a fully fleshed-out version of Whos Laughing Now, which is set to appear on their riveting, perfectly sardonic debut LP,Suburban Legend.
WhetherSuburban Legendis tackling romantic love, late-stage capitalism, mental health woes, or teen nostalgia, the thread tying it all together is its utter relatability. Regardless of where you are in life city or suburbs, school or work, or pursuing a creative dream of your own Durry will meet you there with a wink and a high five.
If Giver Taker was an album of prayers, The King is an album of curses. Anjimile won the world over with the clear-eyed honesty of their first record a meditation on spirituality and liberation. In 2019 he recorded Giver Taker, a collection of songs written while getting sober in Florida. Giver Taker was critically adored Rolling Stone Magazine deemed it one of the best 50 albums of 2020. Since Giver Taker's release, Anjimile tested new material on the road while opening for artists like Jose Gonzalez, Tune-Yards, and Hurray for the Riff Raff. In his sophomore album, The King, he continues exploring what it means to be a Black trans person in America. The brutally honest reflection of 2020s deadly summer is less reminiscent of the pink cloud of early sobriety and more rooted in the reality of seeing brutality with clear eyes.
Youre The One is singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist, Rhiannon Giddens 5th album and first full band release in over 6 years. The album, which is her first album of all original songs (all written or co-written by Giddens), was produced by Jack Splash (St. Paul and the Broken Bones, Valerie June, Solange) and features guest appearances from Jason Isbell, Leyla McCalla, and Eryn Allen Kane.
Over the course of her career, Rhiannon Giddens has established herself as one of the most important artists in the world. Her mission has been to lift up people whose contributions to American musical history have previously been erased, and to work toward a more accurate understanding of the countrys musical origins. That work has led to massive press recognition and multiple GRAMMY wins; a McArthur Genius grant, hosting various podcasts and tv shows, amongst countless other initiatives
The Nashville, Tennessee, garage rock group were signed as teenagers to the prestigious XL in the UK and Thurston Moore's Ecstatic Peace label in the US, with whom they released two widely acclaimed albums. They went on to tour with the likes of Arctic Monkeys, Sonic Youth, Le Tigre etc and have been cited as influences for groups such as Paramore and Big Joanie.
Following its surprise digital release, Sigur Rs first new studio album in ten years, TTA, is their most intimate and emotionally direct record to date. Few bands cut through the noise and distractions of the world to bring you a pure elemental truth or feeling like Sigur Rs. As you hear on TTA, theres a new compulsion and drive to the band that comes with the new formation of the line up. Multi-instrumentalist Kjartan Sveinsson is back in the fold having left the band in 2012 to join frontman Jnsi and bassist Georg Holm. Recorded across multiple continents - in the bands Sundlaugin studio in Iceland, the legendary Abbey Road in the UK and a number of studios in the US - TTA leans heavily towards the orchestral, and touches on everything that has made Sigur Rs one of the most ambitious and acclaimed bands of recent times, with close to ten million albums sold, whilst signposting an exciting and expansive possibility for their future. TTA prominently features the London Contemporary Orchestra conducted by Robert Ames, alongside brass performed by longtime Icelandic collaborators Brassgat bala. It is mixed and co-produced by another frequent collaborator Paul Corley, alongside the band."

Acclaimed indie artist Petey will release USA his first album for Capitol Records on September 22, 2023. Petey is a one-of-a-kind, multi-hyphenate artist with heart, singular wit, unique vision and an expansive sonic range. Using a combination of arpeggiated synthesizers, distorted guitars and shouted vocals, Petey is unflinchingly candid as he examines depression, anxiety, masculinity and heartbreak with his music and new record.
Chrome Dreams is another of Neil Youngs legendary lost albums; finished albums that for various reasons Neil decided not to release at the time. The recent releases of Homegrown and Toast also fall into this category. Chrome Dreams features 12 songs recorded between 1974 and 1977. If the album was released in 1977 as originally planned, it would certainly be considered as one of the masterpieces in Neils long career.
The album contains some of Neils most iconic songs: Pocahontas, Like A Hurricane, Powderfinger, Homegrown, Too Far Gone and Star of Bethlehem. Most of the tracks were subsequently released on later Neil Young albums (e.g.: American Stars N Bars, Hawks & Doves, Hitchiker, Archives Vol II), although Chrome Dreams includes unreleased versions of two much loved songs: Sedan Delivery and Hold Back The Tears. Four of the songs are making their vinyl debut.
One of Americas most beloved independent bands, Turnpike Troubadours will release their highly anticipated new album, A Cat in the Rain, August 25 via Bossier City Records/Thirty Tigers (pre-order/pre-save here). Ahead of the release, comes the new song, Mean Old Sun, alongside an official music video. Watch the video, directed by Sterlin Harjo and filmed at Tulsas Cains Ballroom, at the top of this page.
In conjunction with the new music, the band recently spoke with Rolling Stone, who declares, he [lead singer Evan Felker] is more focused and lyrically crisp than at any point in his life. Hes a poet, but hes direct.
Produced by Shooter Jennings and recorded at Muscle Shoals Fame Recording Studios and Daves Room in Los Angeles, A Cat in the Rain marks a long-awaited return for the band following their self-imposed hiatus in 2019. With these ten new songs, Turnpike Troubadours is back with a refreshed perspective on the authentic songwriting and signature foot-stomping sound that first captivated their deeply devoted fanbase.
Pioneers of the Red Dirt music scene, Turnpike Troubadours has amassed a massive following throughout their career with over 1.28 million equivalent units sold to-date. Originally from Tahlequah, OK, Turnpike Troubadours is Evan Felker (vocals, guitar), Kyle Nix (fiddle), Ryan Engleman (electric guitar), RC Edwards (bass), Gabe Pearson (drums) and Hank Early (steel, accordion).
Known for their relentless touring and electric live shows, the band will perform through this fall including newly confirmed headline shows at New Yorks Beacon Theater, Nashvilles Ryman Auditorium (two nights), Washington DCs The Anthem, Los Angeles Greek Theater and Fort Worths Billy Bobs (three nights) among several others. The band will also perform at select festivals this summer including Newport, RIs Newport Folk Festival, Pryor, OKs Born & Raised Festival, Memphis, TNs Mempho Music Festival and Charlestons Riverfront Revival Music Festival.
