Staff Picks

Spirit Power: The Best of Johnny Marr (Exclusive Gold Vinyl) Johnny Marr will release a compilation of solo songs, Spirit Power: The former Smiths guitarist curated the collection from the last 10 years of his output and recorded a pair of new tracks, "Somewhere" and "The Answer."

• - Disc 1 -
• 1 Armatopia
• 2 New Town Velocity
• 3 Easy Money
• 4 Spirit Power and Soul
• 5 Hi Hello
• - Disc 2 -
• 1 Somewhere
• 2 European Me
• 3 The Messenger
• 4 I Feel You
• - Disc 3 -
• 1 The Answer
• 2 Dynamo
• 3 Spiral Cities
• 4 The Priest - By Johnny Marr & Maxine Peake
• 5 Night and Day
• - Disc 4 -
• 1 Sensory Street
• 2 Walk Into the Sea
• 3 Upstarts
• 4 Candidate
• 5 Tenement Time

While many artists have come and gone, why have Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings only continued to grow steadily in popularity around the world? The reason is simple: There is no other band around today that plays with the rhythm, feeling, or explosive power of the Dap-Kings, and there is no other singer that can match the energy and honest soul of Sharon Jones. The culmination of these soulful attributes has never been so meticulously manifested as on their latest waxen treasure, GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT.

• 1 Retreat!
• 2 Stranger to My Happiness
• 3 We Get Along
• 4 You'll Be Lonely
• 5 Now I See
• 6 Making Up and Breaking Up
• 7 Get Up and Get Out
• 8 Long Time, Wrong Time
• 9 People Don't Get What They Deserve
• 10 Slow Down Love

Recorded with producer Mike Elizondo and co-produced by Yates, Glow On follows Turnstile's 2018 album Time & Space, which saw the Baltimore. MD band charting new ground for hardcore, expanding stylistic boundaries and celebrating new possibilities. With Glow On that utopic vision is fully realized; 15 tracks devoid of borders, boundaries, or entry obstacles, only abundant imagination, heart, and grooves plucked from all corners of the musical spectrum. Glow On includes the singles "Holiday," "Mystery," "No Surprise," and "T.L.C. (Turnstile Love Connection)" from Turnstile's recent Turnstile Love Connection EP and companion short film. Glow On also includes guest features from Blood Orange on "Alien Love Call," "Lonely Dezires," with additional vocal contributions on "Endless."

1. Mystery
2. Blackout
3. Don't Play
4. Underwater Boi
5. Holiday
6. Humanoid / Shake It Up
7. Endless
8. Fly Again
9. Alien Love Call (feat. Blood Orange)
10. Wild Wrld
11. Dance-Off
12. New Heart Design
13. T.L.C. (Turnstile Love Connection)
14. No Surprise
15. Lonely Dezires (feat. Blood Orange)

Limited triple vinyl LP pressing. A brilliant fusion of gonzo pop, 1994's Chocolate And Cheese is arguably Ween's finest moment. The album proved once and for all that along with their twisted sense of humor and wide musical vocabulary, Dean and Gene Ween are impressive songwriters. Over the course of Chocolate And Cheese, Ween explore virtually every permutation of pop, rock, soul, and funk in their own unique (and very "brown") way. This 30th ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION finds the original album recut from the original master tapes by Bernie Grundman, alongside fifteen previously unreleased demos of classic and soon-to-be classic tracks from their personal archives.

Track List

1. Take Me Away (2024 Remaster)
2. Spinal Meningitis (Got Me Down)[2024 Remaster]
3. Freedom of '76 (2024 Remaster)
4. I Can't Put My Finger on It (2024 Remaster)
5. A Tear for Eddie (2024 Remaster)
6. Roses Are Free (2024 Remaster)
7. Baby Bitch (2024 Remaster)
8. Mister Would You Please Help My Pony? (2024 Remaster)
9. Drifter in the Dark (2024 Remaster)
10. Voodoo Lady (2024 Remaster)
11. Joppa Road (2024 Remaster)
12. Candi (2024 Remaster)
13. Buenas Tardes Amigo (2024 Remaster)
14. The Hiv Song (2024 Remaster)
15. What Deaner Was Talkin' About (2024 Remaster)
16. Don't Shit Where You Eat (2024 Remaster)
17. Crappy Anniversary Jimmy
18. Warm Socks
19. Stop Look Listen (And Learn)
20. Dirty Money
21. I Got It
22. Belgian Stew
23. Voodoo Lady (Demo)
24. Junkie Boy
25. Smooth Mover
26. Church Fire
27. Take Me Away (Demo)
28. Sasha
29. Roses Are Free (Demo)
30. Candi (Demo)
31. I Really Miss You (And I'm All Alone)

After a long absence, Rilo Kiley-Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Jason Boesel, and Pierre "Duke" de Reeder- are back, with arms outstretched. Over the years, a reunion "felt like a possibility, but it was never the right time," explains Boesel. "Planning this reunion over these past months has been like reconnecting with family. We haven't missed a beat," says de Reeder. "The stakes are only to have a good time, to revel in this nostalgia. Getting to revisit and celebrate the music from that special time of our lives while experiencing it alongside a lot of people that lived it with us back when, and new folks alike." The new Rilo Kiley album, That's How We Choose to Remember It, is collection of career-spanning songs that hit it's audience with a breath of honest, fresh air. "For some people, Rilo Kiley evokes a formative, emotional time in life, when you were maybe grasping for your place in the universe. We were too," says Sennett. We've all got a memory or two with the songs of Rilo Kiley. Maybe belting "I Never" or requesting "The Frug," at a show in the early 2000s. This latest collection celebrates the music so deeply held by many of us. Here's to Rilo Kiley, their reunion, and the next generation of listeners to love this band as much as we do.

Limited edition of 2000 numbered copies on black & red marble coloured 180-gram audiophile vinyl. 'Dogman' is the fifth studio album by American rock band, King's X, released in 1994. The album was produced by Brendan O'Brien (who had recently worked with Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots and The Black Crowes). 'Dogman' was considerably heavier than previous albums and marked a transition in the band's sound. In 1999, Doug Pinnick reflected, "For me personally, the 'Dogman' record is what King's X really sounds like. The self-titled record was a step and an eye-opener and after that we could just make our music." With strong approval from both critics and fans, 'Dogman' is often considered as one of their best works to date.

• - Disc 1 -
• 1 Dogman
• 2 Shoes
• 3 Pretend
• 4 Flies and Blue Skies
• 5 Black the Sky
• 6 Fool You
• - Disc 2 -
• 1 Don't Care
• 2 Sunshine Rain
• 3 Complain
• 4 Human Behavior
• 5 Cigarettes
• 6 Go to Hell
• 7 Pillow
• 8 Manic Depression

Bob Mould - "Here We Go Crazy" [Multicolor Smush LP] Alt-rock legend Bob Mould returns with his new album, Here We Go Crazy. The former frontman of Hüsker Dü and Sugar delivers 11 slices of anthemic, emotional driving alternative rock. Featuring singles "Here We Go Crazy," "When Your Heart Is Broken," and "Breathing Room," the album finds Bob in top form. Available on multicolor smush vinyl. Limited Edition. Indie Exclusive.

• - Disc 1 -
• 1 Here We Go Crazy
• 2 Neanderthal
• 3 Breathing Room
• 4 Hard to Get
• 5 When Your Heart Is Broken
• 6 Fur Mink Augurs
• - Disc 2 -
• 1 Lost or Stolen
• 2 Sharp Little Pieces
• 3 You Need to Shine
• 4 Thread So Thin
• 5 Your Side

"Crushing chronic chords with the dyne-rhythm section to fuel it all, are not only still here, but stronger than ever". -No Depression

"Everything in Smithereens' world is like a film noir shot in psychedelic colors. But this New Jersey band has a talent for creating fresh variations that prevent dust or mist from clouding their music. 'Smithereens 2011' reaches a peak with the song that opens the album, the sour-tempered yet utterly transporting 'Sorry.'" -Ken Tucker, NPR

"Wholly satisfying blast of classic Smithereens songcraft and melodicism, colored with Pat DiNizio's impassioned vocals, Jim Babjak's thick-toned, stinging guitar, Dennis Diken's imaginative, powerful drum work and Severo 'The Thrilla' Jornacion's stylish bass. The entire collection sounds like a return to The Smithereens' mid-to-late '80s glory years, both song and performance-wise." -Goldmine Magazine

"And 2011's songs – the songs! – vintage! Picks up where Green Thoughts left off." -Pop Dose

All Nine Songs on New Vance Powell Co-Produced Studio Collection Previously Performed Live by the Band Dating Back to 2011!

"Sigma Oasis came to be during the first week of November 2019, but it wasn't planned that way at all. We were headed up to The Barn to rehearse for our fall tour and ended up discussing this batch of relatively recent songs that we were particularly proud of and always wished we had recorded, but hadn't had a chance to yet. Trey suggested calling up Vance Powell as he mixed and engineered Ghosts Of The Forest. Vance was very familiar with the space and the console so we set up the gear with no room dividers, no click tracks. Nothing. Just like a Phish show. Open space. We played for a couple days. We just played a bunch of songs - very quickly, a few takes, very organic, natural, live, honest. We had the best time. When we were done, our photographer Rene came up and asked us to come out on the porch and snap a photo. It took about two minutes. And that's the album cover - a snapshot of our band at that point in time.

"Vance had some stuff on his schedule so he asked as a favor if we would mind if he didn't mix until early March. Now four months might sound like a long time, but it gave all of us time to work on the tracks - Page overdubbed a lot of keyboards at home. Trey went to a studio in New York and did vocals and percussion. We had time to pick which songs we wanted to work on. We let a few of them go, which was difficult, but that's ok. When we recorded the album, we didn't plan to release it this way. But today, because of the environment we're all in, it just feels right. We don't know the next time that we're all going to be able to be together. This is an opportunity to have a moment where the Phish community can share something despite being physically separated.

"The last line of the chorus of "Sigma Oasis" sums up this point - There's no place to get. There's nothing to achieve. There's no place to be. We're here. Right here, right now is as good as it gets. "You're already there." It's a content state of mind. You're just completely in the moment. "You're already there." You already have everything you need. Sigma Oasis. It aligns with where we are in our career and as friends and musicians. There's a joy to the playing. We're not clamoring to make it. Make what? We're already there! Sigma Oasis." - Phish

Recording Details:
Produced by Phish and Vance Powell
Strings arranged by Don Hart
Vocal production and arrangements by Raab Stevenson
Recorded by Vance Powell, Michael Fahey, Ben Collette & Jared Slomoff
Mixed by Vance Powell at Sputnik Sound
Mix assisted by Michael Fahey
Mastered by Pete Lyman at Infrasonic Mastering, Nashville TN

LP1

1. Sigma Oasis
2. Leaves
3. Everything's Right
4. Mercury

LP2

1. Shade
2. Evening Song
3. Steam
4. A Life Beyond The Dream
5. Thread

Grammy-nominated for Album of the Year and Song of the Year ("Norman Fucking Rockwell"), Norman F---ing Rockwell! is the sixth studio album by Lana Del Rey and follow-up to 2017's Lust For Life. The 14-track collection was largely produced and co-written with frequent collaborator Jack Antonoff (St Vincent, Taylor Swift, Lorde) while Rick Nowels and Zach Dawes also make contributions.

Del Rey teased new material for over a year, releasing a few stand-alone singles including "Venice Bitch," "Mariners Apartment Complex" and "Hope Is A Dangerous Thing For A Woman Like Me To Have – But I Have It," plus a cover of Sublime's "Doin Time" for the band's 2019 documentary.

The singer notes that the album is, "in the vein of a Laurel Canyon sound. And it's kind of transformed a little bit because there's some surf elements to some of the songs – it's not really surfy like Dick Dale but a lot of electric guitar, a little Red Hot Chili Peppers influence in there." The pulp-inspired pop art cover was shot by young sister Caroline 'Chuck' Grant and features the torch singer embracing actor Duke Nicholson in front of a painted backdrop.

LP1

1. Norman F---ing Rockwell
2. Mariners Apartment Complex
3. Venice Bitch
4. Fuck It I Love You
5. Doin' Time
6. Love Song
7. Cinnamon Girl
8. How To disappear

LP2

1. California
2. The Next Best American Record
3. The Greatest
4. Bartender
5. Happiness Is A Butterfly
6. Hope Is A Dangerous Thing For A Woman Like Me To Have – But I Have It