New Releases for June 23, 2023
RYUICHI SAKAMOTO 12 - MILAN CD/LP
Sakamoto is staring down the prospect of his own death, meditating on the legacy that he will leave behind. But rather than mythologize his life in narrative songwriting or theatrical instrumental fireworks, he’s chosen a quiet grace, one more subtle and restrained than even his softest prior work. Rarely does an album this understated say so much. - PITCHFORK
PORTUGAL THE MAN CHRIS BLACK CHANGED MY LIFE - ATLANTIC CD/LP
It feels overall like the weirdest, most unpredictable Portugal. The Man album since they signed to a major label over a decade ago…..
Chris Black Changed My Life sounds like an album by a band that isn't concerned with outside expectation; they're just concerned with making a record that they and their longtime fans might like. - BROOKLYN VEGAN
SWANS THE BEGGAR - YOU GOD RECORDS CD/LP
The Velvet Underground-worthy Los Angeles: City of Death is the closest this Swans incarnation comes to rock and unusually for a band of this vintage, they’re still springing surprises, such as the way Michael Is Done suddenly erupts into beatific rapture reminiscent of early Brian Eno. Unforming has shades of Spiritualized at their prettiest. The 44 minutes of brooding menace that make up The Beggar Lover (Three) aren’t for the faint hearted, but the sublime, choral No More of This – in which Gira ponders the end of existence – shows that dark and unsettling can be purifying and beautiful. - THE GUARDIAN
BILLIE HOLIDAY SONGS FOR THE DISTINGUE LOVERS - VERVE ACOUSTIC SOUND SERIES LP
Ask any Billie Holiday fan to tell you what they consider to be her best material, and they'll most likely say it's the music she recorded for Verve. Producer extraordinaire, Norman Granz always surrounded her with the best players on the jazz scene at the time and this album was no exception. The immaculate sound quality on this album doesn't hurt matters either. From the time your stylus settles into the groove on this vinyl pressing, you can tell you're in for a treat. Originally cut in January 1957, this album sounds like it was recorded yesterday. - THE NIGHT OWL
ALICI FRUTAS 7”
MONOPHONICS /KELLY FINNIGAN LOVE YOU BETTER / THE SHAPE OF MY TEARDROPS 7”
BOBBY OROZA & EL MICHELS AFFAIR WHATCHA KNOW 7”
EMELI SANDE ENDLESS COLOURED WAY 7”
AYRON JONES CHRONICLES OF THE KID CD
OFK WE ARE OFK - O.S.T. CD
PORTUGAL THE MAN CHRIS BLACK CHANGED MY LIFE. CD/LP
POWER TRIP LIVE IN SEATTLE CD/LP
SONY ROLLINS GO WEST!: THE CONTEMPORARY RECORD ALBUMS. CD/LP
RYUCHI SAKAMOTO 12 CD/LP
AMANDA SHIRES & BOBBY NELSON LOVING YOU CD/LP
SWANS BEGGAR CD/LP
AFROSOUND CARRUSELES LP
RALPH ALESSI IT'S ALWAYS NOW LP
BEN ALI SUBHANA LP
ATIVIN AUSTERE LP
THE AVETT BROTHERS EMOTIONALISM (RSD ESSENTIALS) LP
BAY FACTION FLORIDA GUILT LP
ROGER BEKONO ROGER BEKONO LP
BLACK ANGELS DIRECTIONS TO SEE A GHOST LP
BLACK DUCK BLACK DUCK LP
GARY BURTON NEW QUARTET LP
CABINET OF CURIOSITIES O.S.T. LP
CANDLEBOX LIVE AT THE NEPTUNE LP
ANA CARAM BLUE BOSSA LP
CAT & BELLS CLUB CAT & BELLS CLUB LP
DON CHERRY, CHARLIE HADEN, DEWEY REDMAN, PAUL MOTIAN OLD & NEW DREAMS LP
COME NEAR LIFE EXPERIENCE LP
CORO QOM CHELAALAPM CAMPO DEL CIELO LP
CRO-MAGS AGE OF QUARREL LP
CRO-MAGS BEST WISHES LP
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE THE PHOTO ALBUM LP
DEICIDE SCARS OF THE CRUCIFIX LP
ANI DIFRANCO LITTLE PLASTIC CASTLES LP
DREAM SYNDICATE DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES LP
EIAFUAWN BIRDS IN THE GROUND LP
ELEMENTAL CHILD: THE WORDS AND MUSIC OF MARC BOLAN LP
ESOTERIC BURRITO BEATS LP
FATLIP X BLU LIVE FROM THE END OF THE WORLD LP
MARTIN FRAWLEY WANNABE LP
GEESE 3D COUNTRY LP
GHOSTFACE KILLAH PROPANE TAPE / BRONZE TAPE LP
GRAVY TRAIN!!!! HELLO DOCTOR LP
ALBERT HAMMOND JR. MELODIES ON HIATUS LP
HEAVENLY LE JARDIN DE HEAVENLY LP
BILLIE HOLIDAY SONGS FOR DISTINGUED LP
JOHN LEE HOOKER ALONE: LIVE AT HUNTER COLLEGE 1976 LP
KEHLANI CLOUD 19 LP
KEYS N KRATES ORIGINAL CLASSICS LP
KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD INFEST THE RATS NEST LIVE LP
KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD MURDER OF THE UNIVERSE LIVE LP
FELA KUTI GENTLEMAN LP
GRAHAM LAMBKIN APHORISMS LP
LEGENDARY PINK DOTS FACES IN THE FIRE LP
LITTLE FEAT DIXIE CHICKEN LP
LITTLE FEAT SAILIN SHOES LP
JENNIFER LOPEZ ON THE 6 LP
JOE LOVANO MARILYN CRISPEL, CARMEN CASTALDI OUR DAILY BREAD LP
LYMAN WOODARD ORGANIZATION SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL LP
MATT MAESON BANK ON THE FUNERAL LP
MJ LENDERMAN GHOST OF YOUR GUITAR LP
MODEL/ACTRIZ DOGSBODY LP
MODERN JAZZ QUARTET MODERN JAZZ QUARTET: THE MONTREAX YEARS LP
THE MONKEES. THE MONKEES GREATEST HITS LP
HITOMI MORIWAKI SUBTROPIC COSMOS LP
JASON MRAZ MYSTICAL MAGICAL RHYTHMICAL RADICAL RIDE LP
WILLIE NELSON GREAT DIVIDE LP
CHITRA NEOGY PERFUMED GARDEN LP
NEON JUDGEMENT PIAS 40 LP
NO JOY WAIT TO PLEASURE LP
MAISIE PETERS GOOD WITCH LP
CHRIS POTTER GOT THE KEYS TO THE FUTURE LP
TOMMY PRINE THIS FAR SOUTH LP
FLORENCE PUGH ALLISON'S SONGS 10” LP
SAMIAM BILLY LP
ERIK SANDQVIST BINGO I LOKALEN LP
SKINNY PUPPY - PIAS 40 LP
THE SMITHS MEAT IS MURDER LP
THE SMITHS STRANGEWAYS HERE WE COME LP
SPOTLIGHTS ALCHEMY FOR THE DEAD R 1 0.00 35.99
JANAKA STUCKY ASCEND ASCEND: LIVE LP
SUPERVIOLET INFINITE SPRING LP
T-MODEL FORD LIVE AT THE DEEP BLUE LP
TIGA - PIAS 40 LP
PETE TOWNSHEND EMPTY GLASS LP
PETE TOWNSHEND ROUGH MIX LP
TR/ST TR/ST LP
TRISOME 21 MILLION LIGHTS LP
TROPHY EYES SUICIDE & SUNSHINE LP
MCCOY TYNER MCCOY TYNER - THE MONTREAX YEARS LP
VINTAGE TROUBLE HEAVY HYMNAL LP
M WARD SUPERNATURAL THING LP
WATSON TWINS HOLLER LP
WYE OAK EVERY DAY LIKE THE LAST LP
XASTHUR INEVITABLY DARK LP
GLEN DANZIG BLACK ARIA CASSETTE