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The Coward Brothers

The Coward Brothers

    The Audible Original radio play, The True Story Of The Coward Brothers, is directed by Christopher Guest, and stars Howard Coward, Henry Coward, Harry Shearer, Edward Hibbert, Rhea Seehorn, Stephen Root, and Kathreen Khavari Available at Aubible on Nov 21, 2024.

    The exact relationship between Henry (T- Bone Burnett) and Howard Coward (Elvis Costello) remains ambiguous. They often referred to themselves as "One and a Half Brothers," which might hint at their height difference or imply they were not actually siblings but were involved in an elaborate ruse.

    Their musical partnership, known as The Coward Brothers, was initiated by Smiley "Doc" Snipson, who discovered Henry Coward in 1956 and signed him for a UK tour. The brothers' hit single, "My Baby Just Squeals (You Heel)," was followed by less successful records and a controversial Cold War- themed song. To preserve their fading fame, Snipson orchestrated their supposed death in a plane crash, but they were actually in hiding on a Caribbean island, secretly recording music and sending it back to Snipson.

    When their funds ran out, they returned to Miami and made sensational claims about writing famous songs, leading to a brief stint as songwriters for Bill Bogguss. They later resumed recording, but their partnership eventually fractured, leading to years of estrangement. Their music, from early rock and roll hits to later, more introspective songs, is compiled in the album, The Coward Brothers. After years of silence, their story was explored in a radio program, revealing the complexity of their relationship and their enduring bond. Despite their tumultuous history, their music remains a testament to their unyielding spirit.

    TRACK LISTING

    Always
    Like Licorice
    My Baby Just Squeals (You Heel)
    The Devil's Wife
    Tipsy Woman
    My Baby Just Purrs (You're Mine, Not Hers)
    My Baby Just Whistles (Here Come The Missiles)
    World Serious
    Early Shirley
    Yesteryear Is Near
    Birkenhead Girl
    Smoke Ring Angle
    Wooden Women
    (I Don't Want Your) Lyndon Johnson
    Lotta Money
    Pure Bubblegum
    Cathy Come Home
    Bygones
    Row Me Once
    Clown Around Town

    Ben Folds

    Sleigher

      "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 the passage 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.

      TRACK LISTING

      Little Drummer Bolero
      Sleepwalking Through Christmas
      Me And Maurice
      Christmas Time Rhyme
      Waiting For Snow
      We Could Have This (feat Lindsey Kraft)
      The Christmas Song
      The Bell That Couldn't Jingle
      Xmas Aye Eye
      You Don't Have To Be A Santa Claus

      Justin Townes Earle

      ALL IN: Unreleased & Rarities (The New West Years, Deluxe Edition)

        Justin Townes Earle released Kids In The Street, his first record on New West Records, in May of 2017.

        The album received critical acclaim and further cemented Justin's legacy as one of the best active songwriters in music. Songs like, "Champagne Corolla" showcased his wry sense of humor as well as his deft ability to build upon the music that came before him while at the same time creating something unique and new. Familiar, inventive, creative, and clever.

        Justin would release his second album with New West Records in May of 2019. The Saint of Lost Causes was hailed as one of the best albums of 2019 by Rolling Stone Magazine with "half a dozen or so career classics." "I was trying to look through the eyes of America," Earle says. "Because I believe in the idea of America - that everybody's welcome here and has a right to be here." Earle tells these American stories in detail and without judgement. While some songs cite historic events like "Flint City Shake It," and "Don't Drink The Water," other tracks present fictionalized narratives that are no less harrowing, or true-to-life , as heard in "Appalachian Nightmare," "The Saint Of Lost Causes," and "Over Alameda."

        Justin Townes Earle was always a champion of the underdog and All In features in depth looks at the hopeful, and the hopeless. Fueled by empathy, baked in the blues, Justin was never without something poignant or humorous to say. Sadly, Justin passed away in 2020 at the age of 38. ALL IN: Unreleased & Rarities (The New West Years) is a fitting tribute to Justin's legacy. The collection features many never heard before songs, demos, and cover tunes, spanning his time as a New West Records recording artist.

        TRACK LISTING

        LP  Tracks:
        Cold Comfort (Unreleased Demo For The Saint Of Lost Causes)
        Already Gone (Unreleased Demo For The Saint Of Lost Causes)
        I Know You (Unreleased Demo For The Saint Of Lost Causes)
        Troubled Eyes (Unreleased Demo For The Saint Of Lost Causes)
        Lonely Mornings (Unreleased Demo For The Saint Of Lost Causes)
        All Or Nothing (Unreleased demo For The Saint Of Lost Causes)
        If I Was The Devil (Demo For Kids In The Street)
        Champagne Corolla (Steve Earle Show On SiriusXM)
        So Different Blues (Steve Earle Show On SiriusXM)
        Dreams (Unreleased Bonus Track From The Saint Of Lost Causes)
        Rocket 88 (Unreleased Bonus Track From The Saint Of Lost Causes)
        The Saint Of Lost Causes (Demo For The Saint Of Lost Causes - A work In Progress)
        Appalachian Nightmare (Demo For The Saint Of Lost Causes)
        Appalachian Nightmare (Album Version From The Saint Of Lost Causes)
        Over Alameda (Demo For The Saint Of Lost Causes)
        Over Alameda (Album Version From The Saint Of Lost Causes)
        Glory Days (From Dead Man's Town: A Tribute To Born In The U.S.A.)
        Far From Me (From Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs Of John Prine)
        Graceland - (Bonus Track From Kids In The Street, Limited Release 7" And Digital Only)

        CD Tracks:
        Cold Comfort (Unreleased Demo for The Saint Of Lost Causes)
        Already Gone (Unreleased Demo For The Saint Of Lost Causes)
        I Know You (Unreleased Demo For The Saint Of Lost Causes)
        Troubled Eyes (Unreleased Demo For The Saint Of Lost Causes)
        Lonely Mornings (Unreleased Demo For The Saint Of Lost Causes)
        All Or Nothing (Unreleased Demo For The Saint Of Lost Causes)
        If I Was The Devil (Demo For Kids In The Street)
        Champagne Corolla (Steve Earle Show On SiriusXM)
        So Different Blues (Steve Earle Show On SiriusXM)
        Dreams (Unreleased Bonus track From The Saint Of Lost Causes)
        Rocket 88 (Unreleased Bonus Track From The Saint Of Lost Causes)
        The Saint Of Lost Causes (Demo For The Saint Of Lost Causes - A Work In Progress)
        Appalachian Nightmare (Demo For The Saint Of Lost Causes)
        Appalachian Nightmare (Album Version From The Saint Of Lost Causes)
        Over Alameda (Demo For The Saint Of Lost Causes)
        Over Alameda (Album Version From The Saint Of Lost Causes)
        Glory Days (From Dead Man's Town: A Tribute To Born In The U.S.A.)
        Far From Me (From Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs Of John Prine)
        Graceland - (Bonus Track From Kids In The Street, Limited Release 7" And Digital Only)

        LPBX 2LP Box Set Edition Tracks:
        Cold Comfort (Unreleased Demo For The Saint Of Lost Causes)
        Already Gone (Unreleased Demo For The Saint Of Lost Causes)
        I Know You (Unreleased Demo For The Saint Of Lost Causes)
        Troubled Eyes (Unreleased Demo For The Saint Of Lost Causes)
        Lonely Mornings (Unreleased Demo For The Saint Of Lost Causes)
        All Or Nothing (Unreleased demo For The Saint Of Lost Causes)
        If I Was The Devil (Demo For Kids In The Street)
        Champagne Corolla (Steve Earle Show On SiriusXM)
        So Different Blues (Steve Earle Show On SiriusXM)
        Dreams (Unreleased Bonus Track From The Saint Of Lost Causes)
        Rocket 88 (Unreleased Bonus Track From The Saint Of Lost Causes)
        The Saint Of Lost Causes (Demo For The Saint Of Lost Causes - A work In Progress)
        Appalachian Nightmare (Demo For The Saint Of Lost Causes)
        Appalachian Nightmare (Album Version From The Saint Of Lost Causes)
        Over Alameda (Demo For The Saint Of Lost Causes)
        Over Alameda (Album Version From The Saint Of Lost Causes)
        Glory Days (From Dead Man's Town: A Tribute To Born In The U.S.A.)
        Far From Me (From Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs Of John Prine)
        Graceland - (Bonus Track From Kids In The Street, Limited Release 7" And Digital Only)

        JD McPherson

        Nite Owls

          JD McPherson has created something unique and amazing with his latest album, Nite Owls - His first album release since 2018's critically acclaimed Christmas classic, SOCKS - Over the past 5+ years, McPherson has stayed consistently busy writing new songs while at the same time touring with Alison Krauss and Robert Plant.

          Being a touring musician offers the chance to see the sights, tour the town and pick up some inspiration from the local record shop. With Nite Owls, JD wanted to try something new and different. He wanted to take the inspiration from multiple decades and styles and incorporate them into his own sound. "The initial idea for the record was: It's like if The late-60s Ventures were the session band on the first New Order record." Says, McPherson. Idea achieved. Nite Owls delivers the signature sounds of vintage garage-rock while also seamlessly bridging the sounds of Bowie and Alan Vega. Songs such as "Sunshine Getaway", "The Rock and Roll Girls" and "I Can't Go Anywhere with You" sound like Chuck Berry is jamming with Buddy Holly. While song's like, "Nite Owls" and "Don't Travel Through the Night Alone" give a nod to the Factory sound from the UK. The throwback sound of the lone instrumental track "The Phantom Lover of New Rochelle" would make Dick Dale ride and Link Wray rumble. With Nite Owls, McPherson takes inspiration from multiple genres of the past and combines them together to evolve a sound that is all his own.

          TRACK LISTING

          Sunshine Getaway
          I Can't Go Anywhere With You (Feat. Bloodshot Bill)
          Just Like Summer
          Nite Owls
          Shinning Like Gold
          The Rock And Roll Girls
          Baby Blues
          The Phantom Lover Of New Rochelle
          Don't Travel Through The Night Alone
          That's What A Love Song Does To You

          Nada Surf

          Moon Mirror

            Bittersweet anthems that begin quiet but explode into soaring harmonies? Check. Songs that are play-on-repeat heart punches? Check. Songs that are poetic and thought-provoking while also being absolute belt-at-the-top-of- your- voice-withthe-windows-down masterpieces? Check. It's all here.

            For the past 30 years, Nada Surf has had the same core lineup: Matthew Caws, Daniel Lorca, and Ira Elliot. Moon Mirror, their frst for New West Records, was produced by the band and Ian Laughton at Rockfeld Studios in Wales. For the recording, Matthew, Daniel, and Ira were joined by their friend and longtime keyboard player Louie Lino.

            'Moon Mirror' is a thrilling and moving leap forward for Nada Surf. The songs on the album are true to the human experience--as meaningful and mysterious and sometimes absurd as it is. There's love, yes, but also grief, deep loneliness, doubt, wonder, and hope. These are not the songs of a band in their 20s. There is hardwon wisdom here, and hard-won belief in possibility - the kind that comes from falling down and getting back up.


            STAFF COMMENTS

            Barry says: Huge swooning choruses and beautifully produced rock guitars, topped with Matthew Caws' unmistakeable vocals. It's brilliantly dynamic, and brings to mind all of the latent melodicism and perfectly optimistic phrasing of their early work. A perfectly balanced, warmingly familiar sound.

            TRACK LISTING

            1.Second Skin
            2. In Front Of Me Now
            3. Moon Mirror
            4. Losing
            5. Intel And Dreams
            6. The One You Want
            7. New Propeller /
            8. Open Seas
            9. X Is You
            10. Give Me The Sun
            11. Floater

            2CD Bonus Disc Tracklist:
            1. Second Skin (Demo)
            2. In Front Of Me Now (Demo)
            3. Moon Mirror (Demo)
            4. Losing (Demo)
            5. Intel And Dreams (Demo)
            6. The One You Want (Demo)
            7. New Propeller (Demo)
            8. Open Seas (Demo)
            9. Give Me The Sun (Demo)
            10. Floater (Demo)

            2LP Bonus LP Tracklist:
            1. Second Skin (Demo)
            2. In Front Of Me Now (Demo)
            3. Moon Mirror (Demo)
            4. Intel And Dreams (Demo)
            5. The One You Want (Demo)
            6. New Propeller (Demo)
            7. Open Seas (Demo)
            8. Give Me The Sun (Demo)
            9. Floater (Demo)

            Richard Thompson

            Ship To Shore

              When Richard Thompson began writing songs for his latest album, Ship to Shore, the artist was instinctively drawn to his own musical roots, employing them in the service of fashioning a deep and diverse 12-track collection that pulls from various styles, genres and eras, but remains unmistakably Richard Thompson.

              There's the rumbling, Motown- style rhythm that propels "Trust," and the straightforward riff-rock of "Turnstile Casanova" The drone-y "The Old Pack Mule," an "old man's song" that takes musical cues from 1600s-era European music, and "Life's a Bloody Show," an ode to "snake-oil salesmen and hucksters" that floats on a glammy, cabaret-like melody that's "almost like a parody of a Noel Coward song, or something from Berlin in the 1920s," Thompson says. "I liked the idea of having a strong base to work from and reaching out from there," he says. "And I think of my base as being British traditional music, but there's also Scottish music, there's Irish music. There's jazz and country and classical. As far as I'm concerned, once you establish your base you can reach out anywhere. It'll still be you ringing through, wherever you decide to go musically."

              TRACK LISTING

              Freeze
              The Fear Never Leaves You
              Singapore Sadie
              Trust
              The Day That I Give In
              The Old Pack Mule
              Turnstile Casanova
              Lost In A Crowd
              Maybe
              Life's A Bloody Show
              What's Left To Lose
              We Roll

              Pokey LaFarge

              Rhumba Country

                After crisscrossing the nation for the last half-decade looking for a home, Pokey LaFarge found himself in Mid-Coast Maine. Upon arriving, the Illinois- born singer/ songwriter/ actor pursued a major life change, working 12-hour days on a local farm--a turn of events that catalyzed an extraordinary burst of creativity and redefined his sense of purpose as an artist. Rhumba Country was initially shaped from material that emerged while LaFarge was deep in work on the farm. "I'd be pushing a plow or scattering seeds, and the songs would just come to me," he recalls. "It was tremendously inspirational and made me realize that apart from singing, farming is perhaps the oldest human art form." While farming, LaFarge began dreaming up a kaleidoscopic sound informed by his love of music from far- ranging eras and corners of the globe, including mambo, tropicalia, rocksteady, and mid-century American rock-and-roll. "The songs that naturally come to me are upbeat and make you wanna dance or at least bop your head--they're all very colorful," says LaFarge. "I used to think of my music in dark blue, but now I see it in technicolor." Co- produced along with Chris Seefried and Elliot Bergman and recorded in L.A., the resulting Rhumba Country is an invitation to come together to celebrate life and love.

                TRACK LISTING

                One You, One Me
                For A Night
                Run Run Run
                Like A Sailor
                Sister Andre
                So Long Chicago
                It's Not Over
                Home Home Home
                Made To Be Loved
                You Make My Garden Grow

                Acetone

                I've Enjoyed As Much Of This As I Can Stand - Live At The Knitting Factory, NYC: May 31, 1998 (RSD24 EDITION)

                  THIS IS A RECORD STORE DAY 2024 EXCLUSIVE, LIMITED TO ONE PER PERSON.

                  Previously unreleased and unheard, this 2LP live concert will be available on limited edition colour vinyl and packaged in a numbered trifold gatefold.

                  I've Enjoyed As Much Of This As I Can Stand represents a singular moment in the band's history. Recorded on the final night of their '98 tour in support of the eponymous LP, Acetone was in peak form. recorded live on 16 track ADAT, the band pulled from all corners of their catalog in a nearly 80 minute set that veers from serenity to recklessness, culminating in an epic 13-minute medley of "I'm Gone / Miserlou" that should put to eternal rest the notion that this was a "slowcore" band.

                  TRACK LISTING

                  Rumble
                  Cindy
                  Another Minute
                  If You Only Knew
                  Every Kiss
                  I've Enjoyed As Much Of This As I Can Stand
                  All The Time
                  In The Light
                  All You Know
                  Waltz
                  Sunny Side Of Heaven
                  Barefoot On Sunday
                  I'm Gone
                  Miserlou
                  Come On
                  Endless Summer

                  Pernice Brothers

                  Who Will You Believe

                    Joe Pernice has been writing for a long time—most of his life, in fact—and has crafted a remarkable catalog that boldly reinterprets and recasts classic American pop. Who Will You Believe may be his most moving and nuanced album yet; it’s certainly his timeliest. “These songs were all written during the same time period,” he says, “and they all seemed to tap into a mood I was in at the time. I go through spells where I’m a certain way for three or four months. I might be more reticent than usual, or more outgoing. With all of my records—and especially with this one—the songs all feel like they belong together, probably because they all arrived during the same stretch of time.”

                    In a single six-month stretch he was left reeling from the deaths of three close friends, including David Berman, poet and songwriter for Silver Jews and Purple Mountains, and Gary Stewart, the Rhino Records co-founder and tireless Pernice Brothers supporter since their first album in 1998. “That was such a bad patch when David and Gary both took their own lives. And my cousin Joe Harvard, who started Fort Apache Studios in Boston and was like a brother to me—he died, too. It was such a tough year. I was thinking about them a lot and watching how divided America had become. I was doing my best to try and take nothing for granted.”

                    Pernice has been releasing albums for over 25 years. And with age comes a greater patience and an immense appreciation for the act of creation. Who Will You Believe showcases a beautiful balance between such sadness and moments of solemnity with warm humor and camaraderie. 

                    TRACK LISTING

                    1. Who Will You Believe
                    2. Look Alive
                    3. Not This Pig
                    4. What We Had
                    5. December In Her Eyes
                    6. A Song For Sir Robert Helpmann
                    7. Hey, Guitar
                    8. A Man Of Means
                    9. I Don't Need That Anymore (feat Neko Case)
                    10. Ordinary Goldmine
                    11. How Will We Sleep
                    12. The Purple Rain

                    The Secret Sisters

                    Mind, Man, Medicine

                      "Our fifth chapter is the one where we seek, savor, and settle The muse found us in the depths of raising children, nurturing relationships, surviving a world- changing virus, bidding farewell, shifting our mindsets, and discovering a sense of peace heretofore unseen. Our third decade of life has proven to be one of routine, rest, and realization, and these songs are about the lessons we've learned. We've learned to be space-holders and defenders of the people we hold close. We've learned from deep, steady love in various forms. We've learned to let go of people and perceptions and priorities that just didn't make the cut as we weighed what is right and important and worth keeping. We've learned how all the things we've always treasured continue to withstand the pressure of time. If you notice an upward trend to the mood and emotions, you're on target-we have found calm waters, for now."

                      TRACK LISTING

                      Space
                      Paperweight
                      If The World Was A House
                      All The Ways (feat Ray LaMontagne)
                      Planted
                      Never Walk Away
                      I Needed You
                      Bear With Me
                      Same Water
                      I Can Never Be Without You Anymore
                      I’ve Got Your Back

                      Acetone

                      If You Only Knew - 2023 Reissue

                        Originally released in 1995 on Vernon Yard Recording - If You Only Knew
                        is now available for the first time on vinyl - New West Records is proud to
                        present this record pressed across two LPs and packaged in a full color
                        gatefold.

                        STAFF COMMENTS

                        Laura says: Another classic from Acetone and the first time ever on vinyl for this one.

                        TRACK LISTING

                        If You Only Knew
                        I Don't Really Care
                        In The Light
                        I've Enjoyed As Much Of This As I Can Stand
                        The Final Say
                        When You're Gone
                        Hound Dog
                        99 / What I See
                        Nothing At All
                        Esque
                        Always Late

                        Acetone

                        York Blvd. - 2023 Reissue

                          Originally released in 2000 on Vapor Records - York Blvd was Acetones last record that they recorded - New West Records is proud to present this reissue with an expanded audio format pressed across two LPs and packaged in a full color gatefold

                          STAFF COMMENTS

                          Andy says: Simply wonderful laid back rock with irresistible guitar lines weaving melodies under cool vocal harmonies. Mark Lightcap, Richie Lee and Steve Hadley have recorded a perfect album - steel pedal guitar and Hammond organ add to the rich mix. Previously only available on import, this is a long-time Piccadilly favourite.

                          TRACK LISTING

                          Things Are Gonna Be Alright
                          Wonderful World
                          19
                          Vibrato
                          Like I Told You
                          It's A Lie
                          Bonds
                          One Drop
                          Vaccination
                          Stray

                          Acetone

                          Cindy - 2023 Reissue

                            Originally released on vinyl in 1993 via Hut Recordings (UK), Acetone's debut album is now available in an expanded 2LP format and packaged in a gatefold - The is the first pressing in over 30 years.

                            STAFF COMMENTS

                            Laura says: Originally released in the UK in 1993 on the long defunct Hut Recordings, everyone at the shop instantly fell in love with this album. Velvets infused slacker rock interspersed with shimmering, Americana tinged melancholy. Amazing!

                            TRACK LISTING

                            Come On 
                            Pinch 
                            Sundown 
                            Chills 
                            Endless Summer
                            Louise
                            Don't Cry
                            No Need Swim 
                            Barefoot On Sunday

                            Ben Folds

                            What Matters Most

                              "More than anything, I wanted to make an album that was generous, that was useful," says Ben Folds - "I want you to finish this record with something you didn't have when you started" Indeed, Folds' masterful new collection, What Matters Most, isn't so much a statement as it is an offering, an open hand reaching out to all those wounded and bewildered by a world that seems to make less and less sense every day.

                              Recorded in East Nashville with co-producer Joe Pisapia, the album marks Folds' first new studio release in eight years, and it's a bold, timely, cinematic work, one that examines the tragic and the absurd in equal measure as it reckons with hope and despair, gratitude and loss, identity and perspective. The songs are bittersweet here, hilarious at times, but often laced with a quiet sense of longing and dread: a text message goes unanswered; an old classmate descends into the dark depths of internet conspiracies; a relationship unravels in the middle of a lake. And yet, taken as a whole, the result is an undeniably joyful record that refuses to succumb to the weight of the world around it, an ecstatic reminder of all the beauty and promise hiding in plain sight for anyone willing (and present enough) to recognize their moments as they arrive.

                              TRACK LISTING

                              But Wait, There’s More
                              Clouds With Ellipses (feat. Dodie)
                              Exhausting Lover
                              Fragile
                              Kristine From The 7th Grade
                              Back To Anonymous
                              Winslow Gardens
                              Paddleboat
                              What Matters Most
                              Moments (feat. Tall Heights)

                              Indies Exclusive CD Bonus Tracks
                              Happy Clapper
                              Why Did You Tell Me Everything
                              A Million Years Or So

                              Pernice Brothers

                              Overcome By Happiness - 25th Anniversary Edition

                                The story of Overcome By Happiness is one of great risk and greater payoff. Its the story of a disgruntled country singer struggling to define himself against prevailing musical trends. It's the story of a songwriter just finding his voice, an artist so desperate to express himself that he scrapped one band to form another, risking his record contract and arguably his career to put the sounds he heard in his head onto tape. Its the story of a musician embracing the sounds of his childhood: AM easy listening, sophisticated chamber pop, baroque lounge music, Bread, the Carpenters, Bacharach, Manilow. It? s the story of a poet driving through Massachusetts in a rusted-out Bonneville with a wooden bumper.

                                This time has come for this story to be told on vinyl.

                                TRACK LISTING

                                Black Vinyl Edition
                                Dimmest Star
                                Monkey Suit
                                Chicken Wire
                                Wait To Stop
                                All I Know
                                Shoes and Clothes
                                Wherein Obscurely
                                Ferris Wheel

                                Double Orange & White Vinyl 
                                Crestfallen
                                Overcome By Happiness
                                Sick Of You
                                Clear Spot
                                Dimmest Star
                                Monkey Suit
                                Chicken Wire
                                Wait To Stop
                                All I Know
                                Shoes And Clothes
                                Wherein Obscurely
                                Ferris Wheel
                                Jimmy Coma (1997 Sub Pop Single)
                                Monkey Suit (1997 Sub Pop Single)
                                Square World (1997 Summershine Single)
                                In Plain Sight (1997 Summershine Single)
                                Love My Way (Psychedelic Furs Cover / Clear Spot UK CD Single B-Side)
                                Sick Of You (Earliest Sketch Demo) 1:48
                                Cut You Free (Demo) 4:00
                                Overcome By Happiness (Earliest Sketch Demo)
                                Clear Spot (Earliest Sketch Demo)
                                Dimmest Star (Earliest Sketch Demo)
                                Song #2 (The Queen Of NYC) (earliest Demo)
                                Courage Up (Demo) 2:40
                                Let That Show (Demo) 4:00

                                Esther Rose

                                Safe To Run

                                  Everything clicks on Safe to Run, the fourth album from singer, songwriter Esther Rose. It's the quiet culmination of years spent fully immersed in a developing artistry, and presents Rose's always vividly detailed emotional scenes with new levels of clarity and control. As with previous work, her songwriting transfigures the chaos and uncertainty of a life in progress, but here she introduces a newfound pop element that attaches unshakably catchy hooks to even the darkest stretches of the journey. Rose takes an unblinking look at her own vulnerabilities as well as more universal concerns, somehow never taking herself too seriously in the process. This manifests as a critique of the insidious sexism of the music industry on "Dream Girl," but quickly melts into a hazy memoryscape of the dive bar drama and suspended hovering of her early 20s on "Chet Baker." The song "Safe to Run" (a gorgeous duet with Hurray for the Riff Raff's Alynda Segarra) directly merges the personal with the global, superimposing feelings of spiritual displacement onto the larger, looming dread of climate grief. Rose breathes in the ecstasy of the natural world in one line and makes fun of herself a few bars later. There are ghosts in the room for most of her songs, but she's invited them in and is cracking jokes with them over a drink or two. Ultimately all of these new advancements become twinkles of light in the background as they fold into the big picture impact of the songs themselves. Esther Rose translates her world into eleven curious and captivating scenes. While the songs are stunning one by one, absorbing Safe to Run as a whole feels like witnessing something taking shape, experiencing the headspins of the elevation and the slow return to equilibrium as the clouds start clearing.

                                  TRACK LISTING

                                  Stay
                                  Chet Baker
                                  Spider
                                  Safe To Run (feat. Hurray For The Riff Raff)
                                  St. Francis Waltz
                                  New Magic II
                                  Dream Girl
                                  Insecure
                                  Levee Song
                                  Full Value
                                  Arm's Length

                                  Seratones

                                  Love & Algorhythms

                                    Love & Algorhythms is an interstellar synthesis of astral Soul, R&B, and sci-fi Funk.

                                    Working with producer Paul Butler (The Bees, Micheal Kiwanuka, Caroline Rose, Hurray for the Riff Raff), Seratones have taken the invitation to knock at the door of the cosmos. A.J. Haynes's voice dances with soul-stirring devotion at the altar of Black Feminisms: weaving the words Toni Cade Bambara, Octavia Butler's Xenogenesis multiverse, echoes of bell hooks, and Audre Lorde's Power of the Erotic. With drummer Jesse Gabriel's machine- like precision and the transcendental touches from guitarist Travis Stewart, the album oscillates between Alice Coltrane-inspired bliss & Giorgio Moroder's ecstatic release. Each song hovers and pulsates in the wide, dark matter'constellations guiding a journey through the subtle body, the vast fullness of the human experience and the irresistible potential of liberation.

                                    TRACK LISTING

                                    Two Of A Kind 
                                    Pleasure 
                                    Love & Algorhythm 
                                    Good Day 
                                    I’ll Be 
                                    Evidence (Poem Interlude) 
                                    Get Free 
                                    Dark Matter 
                                    Get Your Shit Together, Babe 
                                    Power Of Your Light 
                                    High

                                    Lily and Madeleine Jurkiewicz create candid music with deep emotional and personal resonance. The sisters, who record under the moniker Lily & Madeleine, boldly explore what it means to be women in the 21st Century and aren’t afraid to use their music to call out injustice or double standards. This fearless approach has permeated their three albums, which are full of insightful lyrics and thoughtful indie-pop.

                                    With their fourth studio album, ‘Canterbury Girls’, named after Canterbury Park, located in their hometown of Indianapolis, the sisters are coming into their own as women and musicians. Using an eclectic playlist of songs as sonic inspirations - soul tunes and waltzes, as well as cuts from Midlake, ABBA and Nancy Wilson - Lily & Madeleine worked quickly, recording ‘Canterbury Girls’ in just 10 days.

                                    Although the record contains plenty of Lily & Madeleine’s usual ornate music - including the languid ‘Analog Love’, on which twangy guitars curl around like a kite twisting in the wind - the album also finds the siblings exploring new sonic vistas. ‘Supernatural Sadness’ is an irresistible slice of bubbly, easy-going disco-pop; the urgent ‘Pachinko Song’ hews toward interstellar synth-pop with driving rhythms and ‘Can’t Help The Way I Feel’ is an effervescent, Motowninflected number.

                                    Vocally, the sisters also take giant leaps forward. The dreamy waltz ‘Self Care’ is a rich, piano-heavy track on which their voices intertwine for soulful harmonies, while the meticulous ‘Just Do It’ has a throwback 70s R&B vibe. “This is the first record Lily and I have ever done where we have full control over all of the songwriting,” says Madeleine. “We did co-write with some people that we really love. But everything on this record is completely ours. I feel like I have full ownership over it, and that makes me feel very strong and independent.” With this growing self-confidence and musical poise, it’s clear that Lily & Madeleine are positioned for even greater things going forward.

                                    STAFF COMMENTS

                                    Barry says: Lil & Mads' last outing, 'Keep It Together' was a big hit in the shop, and their latest, 'Canterbury Girls' will surely meet the same reception. Slightly more upbeat this time around, we get an infectious smattering of neo-soul, shimmering synth-pop and even the odd inkling of classic-rock melodies and the ever-present addictive two-part harmonies we've come to know and love. Beautiful stuff.

                                    TRACK LISTING

                                    Self Care
                                    Supernatural Sadness
                                    Just Do It
                                    Canterbury Girls
                                    Bruises Pachinko Song
                                    Circles
                                    Can’t Help The Way I Feel
                                    Analog Love
                                    Go

                                    “Hello. I’m Robert Ellis, The Texas Piano Man. I wanted to take a moment to say a few words about this record and what you might expect from it. ‘Texas Piano Man’ is a collection of songs specifically written for my piano driven Rock & Roll band from the great state of Texas. Myself and the guys bring these songs to you in the very spirit of Texas itself; loudly, confidently, over the top, larger than life, at times deadly serious and yet always with a wink and a smile. We invite you to come on in, stay a while, and when you leave take with you the spirit of these songs, the spirit of Texas, and the spirit of The Texas Piano Man himself. Adios!” - Robert

                                    STAFF COMMENTS

                                    Barry says: From the grand, cinematic soundtrackery of Elton John or off-kilter college-rock keyfoolery of Ben Folds, Robert Ellis skilfully weaves heartfelt piano minimalism into grand classic rock opuses (opii?) within the space of a couple minutes. Perfectly constructed and brilliantly conceived rock and/or roll.

                                    TRACK LISTING

                                    Fucking Crazy
                                    When You’re Away
                                    Nobody Smokes Anymore
                                    Passive Aggressive
                                    Father
                                    There You Are
                                    Let Me In
                                    Aren’t We Supposed To Be In Love
                                    Lullaby
                                    He Made Me Do It
                                    Topo Chico

                                    Daniel Romano

                                    Finally Free

                                      ‘Finally Free’ marks Daniel Romano’s eighth long playing album in the last eight years. He has had what understatedly would be considered a prolific output of incredibly entrancing, poignant and creative records in this span of time. Recording, producing, designing and landing his records into the minds and hearts of scores of fans the world over. He has been called a shapeshifter, contrived, a chameleon, a charlatan, the best living songwriter, an asshole and a genius. His last record, ‘Modern Pressure’, received outstandingly high acclaim and praise from every notable publication out there and was acknowledged by a plethora of voguish year-end lists. Despite being the bronze placeholder in most of these dogfights, he is most often noted as a person of astounding influence on all of his musically economic successors.

                                      “No matter what he does, everything he puts out is better than anything else being put out by anyone else.” - Unnamed Subjugate

                                      Romano’s new effort, ‘Finally Free’, could stand alone as being pivotal if it were only its profound and breath-taking prose on paper. Writing now like an agnostic Whitman in his prime, Romano explores and uncovers new language and meaning for old sentiments grown tired, stating, “these poems are most certainly my finest and most principled efforts to date.”

                                      ‘Finally Free’ sings like a radical revelation, exploring the concepts of music as a celestial being, flora as a consequential ancestor and singing, no matter its quality or sound, as the endmost important output of our species. This record contains a vivid religious articulation despite its clear condemnation of a god as a singular ruling white male. New words have replaced old words for new meaning and the definitions have been left up to interpretation.

                                      TRACK LISTING

                                      Empty Husk
                                      All The Reaching Trims
                                      The Long Mirror Of Time
                                      Celestial Manis
                                      Between The Blades Of Grass
                                      Rhythmic Blood
                                      Have You Arrival
                                      Gleaming Sects Of Aniram
                                      There Is Beauty In The Vibrant Form

                                      Caroline Rose

                                      Loner

                                        The songs and narrative’s on LONER reflect my life over the last couple years––I joined Tinder, I got my first apartment and painted it teal, I went to par¬ties, I discussed politics, I had a girlfriend, we traveled the country, we broke up. I learned, for better or worse, how to be a member of the modern world. Turns out the modern world is terrifying.

                                        Tired of the bottomless pit of sad songs, I decided to put a spin on my greatest songwriting inspirations––misogyny, unplanned pregnancy, Capitalism, anxiety, loneliness and death––and wrap such depressing subject matter in a sprightly, angsty pop burrito…Because it’s hard being serious all the time and sometimes sad songs just need a cocktail. Loner reflects the styles of music I love––pop, folk, punk, electronic, and surf music––all thrown into a blender with a ladle full of cheeky satire. I call it Schizodrift. It sounds like Blondie drunk on mai tais.

                                        Loner was co-produced by myself and the wonderful Paul Butler (Deven¬dra Banhart, Michael Kiwanuka, St. Paul & The Broken Bones) and recorded in freezing Northern California, in addition to my parent’s attic and my last apart¬ment. It was mixed by sound guru Andrew Sarlo (Big Thief, Nick Hakim, Show Me The Body) in Brooklyn, NY.

                                        Arthur Buck

                                        Arthur Buck

                                          Sometimes the catalyst for creating great art is simply being in the right place at the right time. For Arthur Buck, the new collaboration between singer-songwriter Joseph Arthur and guitarist Peter Buck, that place was Mexico and that time was the fall of 2017. Specifically, a little town off the Baja coast named Todos Santos, with the Sierra de la Laguna mountains to the east and the bright blue Pacific stretching out infinitely to the west. It is here that Buck has held the Todos Santos Music Festival for the last several years, which he created in 2012 with his wife, Chloe Johnson, shortly after R.E.M. called it a day.

                                          Among the many artists who have played the festival is Joseph Arthur, who also happened to leave behind a guitar - a Dobro, specifically - after his last appearance there. And so last year he made the trek down to Todos Santos to pick up the instrument. Which is where he ran into Peter Buck. That was the beginning of Arthur Buck.

                                          The creative result of this relationship is a vibrant 11-song collection that captures the spontaneity at the heart of the project - right down to the 1-2-3-4 count off from Buck that opens the record - with sounds and styles meshed together in an easy, almost playful manner.

                                          Tchad Blake was brought in to mix the proceedings and the product is the new Arthur Buck - the outcome of a shockingly productive burst of inspiration.

                                          TRACK LISTING

                                          I Am The Moment
                                          Are You Electrified? The Wanderer
                                          Forever Waiting
                                          If You Wake Up In Time
                                          Summertime
                                          American Century
                                          Forever Falling
                                          Before Your Love Is Gone
                                          Wide Awake In November
                                          Can’t Make It Without You

                                          Lily & Madeleine

                                          Keep It Together

                                          ‘Keep It Together’, the third album in just over three years by Indianapolis-based sisters Lily & Madeleine, is set for release via esteemed New West Records.

                                          The spellbinding ten-song statement is the dynamic product of two distinct musical personalities, bound by kinship, melding seamlessly into one ephemeral and dreamy collection.

                                          The sisters have come a long way since they began making YouTube videos in 2012, releasing two critically acclaimed albums on Sufjan Stevens’ Asthmatic Kitty Records and selling out myriad shows both in the US and overseas.


                                          STAFF COMMENTS

                                          Barry says: Cheery jangly Summer-pop on the newest album from singer-songwriting sisters Lily & Madeleine. Upbeat but slightly introspective, minimal pop-pieces for hazy days and sunsets. Beautiful stuff.

                                          TRACK LISTING

                                          Not Gonna
                                          For The Weak
                                          Westfield
                                          Chicago
                                          Hourglass
                                          Hotel Pool
                                          Smoke Tricks
                                          Midwest Kid
                                          Small Talk
                                          Nothing

                                          Not quite country, Americana, folk, songwriter or pop, Daniel Romano’s exquisite and expansive new album - ‘If I’ve Only One Time Askin’’, released on New West Records - is pieces of each but ultimately the work of asingular mind.

                                          As hailed by Rolling Stone, the 11 self-produced and largely self-performed new songs “lead their baritone-voiced creator down a path filled with countrypolitan crooning, honky-tonk heartache and midcentury melodrama.”

                                          In the two years since his critically acclaimed third full length ‘Come Cry With Me’, Romano has toured North America and Europe extensively, collaborating with and supporting a wide spectrum of artists, including Old Crow Medicine Show, Wanda Jackson, Hurray For The Riff Raff and Caitlin Rose.


                                          TRACK LISTING

                                          I’m Gonna Teach You
                                          Old Fires Die
                                          Strange Faces
                                          All The Way Under The Hill
                                          If I’ve Only One Time Askin’
                                          The One That Got Away (Came Back Today)
                                          There’s A Hardship
                                          Learning To Do Without Me
                                          Two Word Joe
                                          If You Go Your Way (I’ll Go Blind)
                                          Let Me Sleep (At The End Of A Dream)


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