Rock

Meet The Moonlight, Jack Johnson's eighth studio album and first full-length release in five years, was produced by Blake Mills (Alabama Shakes, Perfume Genius, Jim James) and recorded in Los Angeles and Hawaii. The creation process marks a major artistic milestone from past work, taking shape from a one-on-one collaboration with Mills, and unveiling an intimate and highly experimental process that involved embedding Johnson's elegantly stripped-back arrangements with enchanting sonic details. 180g black vinyl LP.

1. Open Mind
2. 3AM Radio
3. Calm Down
4. One Step Ahead
5. Meet The Moonlight
6. Don't Look Now
7. Costume Party
8. I Tend To Digress
9. Windblown Eyes
10. Any Wonder

Elvis Costello & The Imposters return with The Boy Named If, an album of urgent, immediate songs with bright melodies, stinging guitar solos, and a quick step to the rhythm. Co-produced with Sebastian Krys, the 13 snapshots "...take us from the last days of a bewildered boyhood to that mortifying moment when you are told to stop acting like a child – which for most men (and perhaps a few gals too) can be any time in the next fifty years," as Costello put it. "The full title of this record is ‘The Boy Named If (And Other Children's Stories).' ‘If' is a nickname for your imaginary friend; your secret self, the one who knows everything you deny, the one you blame for the shattered crockery and the hearts you break, even your own." 

"I started The Boy Named If with just an electric guitar, some sharps and flats, high heels and lowdowns, with five songs in bright major keys and carried on to write a whole new record for The Imposters to play," Costello notes. Speaking of the recording sessions, Costello said, "The initial rhythm section for this record was my guitar and Pete Thomas' Gretsch drums, recorded down in Bonaparte Rooms West. Our Imposter pal of 20 years standing, Davey Faragher soon dialed in his Fender bass and vocals while we awaited dispatches from France. If the record sounded swell as a trio, Steve Nieve's organ was the icing on the cake, the cherry and the little silver balls."

And on the lyrical content of the record, Elvis shares, "Once upon a time, when I didn't know what a kiss could do and didn't even dare to caress, the way ahead was a mystery; a departing from that magic state called innocence for the pain that leads to pleasure and all that jazz. Don't get me started about the guilt and shame and all those other useless possessions that you must throw overboard before you set sail with your dreamboat (and a runcible spoon)."

1. Farewell, OK
2. The Boy Named If
3. Penelope Halfpenny
4. The Difference
5. What If I Can't Give You Anything But Love?
6. Paint The Red Rose Blue
7. Mistook Me For A Friend
8. My Most Beautiful Mistake
9. Magnificent Hurt
10. The Man You Love To Hate
11. The Death Of Magic Thinking
12. Trick Out The Truth
13. Mr. Crescent

Visceral, musically cinematic, otherworldly but strangely familiar and a bit unsettling, welcome to Pixies' brand new studio album, Beneath the Eyrie, where tales of witches, Daniel Boone, misfits and other characters fit utterly into the band's inherent weirdness. Boasting twelve new boundary pushing songs, the album was produced by Grammy-nominated Tom Dalgety (Ghost, Royal Blood) and recorded in December 2018 at Dreamland Recordings near Woodstock, NY. Drummer David Lovering spotted an eagles nest (or eyrie) right above the studio hence the title.

Tracks

• - Disc 1 -
• 1 In the Arms of Mrs. Mark of Cain
• 2 Graveyard Hill
• 3 Catfish Kate
• 4 This Is My Fate
• 5 Ready for Love
• 6 Silver Bullet
• - Disc 2 -
• 1 Long Rider
• 2 Los Surfers Muertos
• 3 St. Nazaire
• 4 Bird of Prey
• 5 Daniel Boone
• 6 Death Horizon

Coldplay celebrate the holiday season with the re-release of 'Christmas Lights' as a recycled black vinyl 7-inch single, backed by Coldplay's take on the perennial Christmas classic 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas' which was recorded for a Jo Whiley, BBC Radio 1 live session, at the tail end of 2000.

• 1 Christmas Lights
• 2 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Alice Cooper pioneered a grandly theatrical brand of hard rock that was designed to shock. Drawing equally from horror movies, vaudeville, and garage rock, the group was also famous for their captivating stage show which featured electric chairs, guillotines, fake blood and boa constrictors. This 1974 Greatest Hits package compiles the band's hit singles from their 1971-1973 heyday and includes such smashes as "No More Mr. Nice Guy," "School's Out," and "Billion Dollar Babies." Gatefold 180g vinyl LP from Friday Music.

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No Doubt built their reputation the old-fashioned way: gigging relentlessly in and around LA where they frequently turned in high-octane sets at venues such as The Whisky A-Go-Go, Fender's Grand Ballroom and The Roxy, where they could often be found propping up bills for luminaries such as Fishbone and fellow SoCal ska-popsters The Untouchables. Thanks to Gwen Stefani's increasingly alluring stage presence and the band's energetic set of hooky, ska-flavored punk-pop songs, record companies began to take note and, in 1990, No Doubt landed a multi-album deal with the newly created Interscope imprint.

Though they'd pulled off a coup signing with the upwardly mobile and highly respected label, mainstream success initially eluded No Doubt. Their self-titled debut LP was released in 1992, but while it sold a decent number of copies, it appeared at a time when grunge was still in vogue and the industry was reeling from the shockwaves emanating from Seattle. No Doubt's bright, horn-laden ska-pop was anathema at a time when bands such as Nirvana and Pearl Jam were shifting serious units; they doggedly toured the US in support of their self-titled debut, No Doubt struggled to attract a sizeable audience outside of their Southern Californian stomping ground.

Ostensibly their first official single, "Trapped In A Box" was admittedly too out there for the radio of the time. It wasn't aggressively promoted and largely fell upon deaf ears in a world enthralled with an "alternative revolution" mainly centered on male aggression. That changed soon enough though. The horn section and quasi-ska rhythms remain inspired by early Madness/Fishbone influences, while the emerging sense of flow and pop bounce makes the track a benchmark for the time and a notable milestone today.

1. BND
2. Let's Get Back
3. Ache
4. Get On The Ball
5. Move On
6. Sad For Me
7. Doormat
8. Big City Train
9. Trapped In A Box
10. Sometimes
11. Sinking
12. A Little Something Refreshing
13. Paulina
14. Brand New Day

Ska-punk pioneers The Mighty Mighty BossToneS deliver their eleventh studio record When God Was Great. Co-produced by longtime collaborator Ted Hutt (The Gaslight Anthem, Dropkick Murphys) and Rancid frontman Tim Armstrong (Transplants, Jimmy Cliff), When God Was Great is the culmination of their extensive and all-embracing career and sees the band bringing back friends, tourmates, and bandmates from the past for a sonic celebration that stresses the power of perseverance and human connection during tumultuous times. The album features 15-tracks that initially arose out of a collective sense of loss.

"We were lightly writing songs before the insanity without any sort of timeline in mind. All of a sudden, the world changed and benchmark events in a very long career that we were looking forward to, such as playing with the Madness at the Greek Theatre, were taken away from us," explains frontman Dicky Barrett. "With all of this time on our hands, we started writing at a quickened pace and we were really inspired. As grim as everything around us was in the outside world, this was the most fun we ever had making a record."

LP1

1. Decide
2. Move
3. I Don't Believe In Anything
4. Certain Things
5. Bruised
6. Lonely Boy
7. The Killing of Georgie (Part III)
8. You Had To Be There
9. When God Was Great

LP2

1. What It Takes
2. Long As I Can See the Light
3. The Truth Hurts
4. It Went Well
5. I Don't Want To Be You
6. The Final Parade

Completely up to task in following up their kitschy debut, the B-52's step everything up a notch on their ceaselessly fun 1980 sophomore album Wild Planet: songwriting, humor, melodies, hooks, and group interplay. Wild Planet also finds the band embracing stronger psychedelic accents that seamlessly mesh with its lava-lamp colors and textures.

Rollicking, rousing, and riotous, Wild Planet soars on vocal efforts put forth by the delightfully campy chanteuses Cindy Wilson and Kate Pierson, whose innocent girly tonalities wonderfully match up with Fred Schneider's effeminate deliveries and manic presentations. Add in Ricky Wilson's propulsive beach-bound guitar riffs, random squealing synthesizers, and a surfeit of danceable rhythms, and you have nothing less than a '80s masterpiece that, due to its optimistic vibes and buoyant grooves, only gets better with time.

As for clever humor and quirky character? Everywhere! Mentions of an icebox, fruit punch, and surprise greetings kick off the defining "Party Out of Bounds" while "Private Idaho" is an instant mix-tape essential, sent up with declamatory refrains and insouciant beats. 

1. Party out of Bounds
2. Dirty Back Road
3. Runnin' Around
4. Give Me Back My Man
5. Private Idaho
6. Devil in My Car
7. Quiche Lorraine
8. Strobe Light
9. 53 Miles West of Venus

Mesmeric and kaleidoscopic, shimmering with electrified unease, Show Me How You Disappear is both an exercise in self-forgiveness and an eventual understanding of unresolved trauma. Jilian Medford's third record as Ian Sweet unfolds at an acute juncture in her life, charting from a mental health crisis to an intensive healing process and what comes after. How do you control the thoughts that control you? What does it mean to get better? What does it mean to have a relationship with yourself?

Recorded with Andrew Sarlo (Big Thief, Empress Of) and Andy Seltzer (Maggie Rogers), among others, Medford approached this album as a curator. She handpicked the producers that fit each song, which explains the range and experimentation showcased. Medford then recruited Chris Coady to mix and tie everything together into one cohesive piece. Dizzying and enthralling, Show Me How You Disappear is the sound of someone coming apart and putting themselves back together – the moment an old mantra, repeated into the mirror time and time again, finally clicks. To look at your reflection, and finally feel seen.

1. My Favorite Cloud
2. Drink The Lake
3. Sword
4. Dirt
5. Sing Till I Cry
6. Dumb Driver
7. Get Better
8. Power
9. Show Me How You Disappear
10. I See Everything

Vinyl reissue of the 2001 album from Dashboard Confessional. The monumental emo effort, produced by original collaborator James Paul Wisner, marked the first time Chris Carrabba's hyper-personal acoustic sing-alongs were amplified by additional instrumentation. The Places You Have Come To Fear The Most includes the iconic emo anthem "Screaming Infidelities", as well as cult favorites like "Again I Go Unnoticed" and the title track.

1. The Brilliant Dance
2. Screaming Infidelities
3. The Best Deceptions
4. This Ruined Puzzle
5. Saints And Sailors
6. The Good Fight
7. Standard Lines
8. Again I Go Unnoticed
9. The Places You Have Come To Fear The Most
10. This Bitter Pill

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Originally released in 1981, now remastered and cut at revelatory Half-Speed at Abbey Road Studios from vinyl specific original tape transfers designed to get the very best possible sound from the format. This album features the singles 'Start Me Up', 'Waiting On A Friend' and 'Hang Fire'.

• - Disc 1 -
• 1 Start Me Up
• 2 Hang Fire
• 3 Slave
• 4 Little T&A
• 5 Black Limousine
• 6 Neighbours
• - Disc 2 -
• 1 Worried About You
• 2 Tops
• 3 Heaven
• 4 No Use in Crying
• 5 Waiting on a Friend

Tejas' is ZZ Top's sixth studio album, where the band explored incorporating modern equipment in their creative process, now available on 180 gram vinyl. Features the singles "It's Only Love" and "Arrested for Driving While Blind" & More!

Tracks:

1 It's Only Love (2024 Remaster)

2 Arrested for Driving While Blind (2024 Remaster)

3 El Diablo (2024 Remaster)

4 Snappy Kakkie (2024 Remaster)

5 Enjoy and Get It On (2024 Remaster)

6 Ten Dollar Man (2024 Remaster)

7 Pan Am Highway Blues (2024 Remaster)

8 Avalon Hideaway (2024 Remaster)

9 She's a Heartbreaker (2024 Remaster)

10 Asleep in the Desert (2024 Remaster)

Rio Grande Mud" by ZZ Top is a blues-infused rock album that showcases the band's evolving sound and tight musicianship. From the catchy "Francine" to the groove-filled "Just Got Paid," the album blends bluesy guitar riffs with energetic rhythms.

Track List:

Side A

01 Francene (2024 Remaster)
02 Just Got Paid (2024 Remaster)
03 Mushmouth Shoutin' (2024 Remaster)
04 Ko Ko Blue (2024 Remaster)
05 Chevrolet (2024 Remaster)

Side B

01 Apologies to Pearly (2024 Remaster)
02 Bar-B-Q (2024 Remaster)
03 Sure Got Cold After the Rain Fell (2024 Remaster)
04 Whiskey'n Mama (2024 Remaster)
05 Down Brownie (2024 Remaster)

Originally released on September 15th, 1987, Halfway To Insanity is their tenth studio album and the last to feature drummer Richie Ramone.

Tracks:

1 I Wanna Live

2 Bop 'Til You Drop

3 Garden of Serenity

4 Weasel Face

5 Go Lil' Camaro Go

6 I Know Better Now

7 Death of Me

8 I Lost My Mind

9 A Real Cool Time

10 I'm Not Jesus

11 Bye Bye Baby

12 Worm Man

Originally released October 1st, 1984, Too Tough To Die is the eighth studio album from the Ramones and the first to feature Richie Ramone on drums.

Tracks:

1 Mama's Boy

2 I'm Not Afraid of Life

3 Too Tough to Die

4 Durango 95

5 Wart Hog

6 Danger Zone

7 Chasing the Night

8 Howling at the Moon (Sha-La-La)

9 Daytime Dilemma (Dangers Of Love)

10 Planet Earth 1988

11 Human Kind

12 Endless Vacation

13 No Go