OLIVIA RODRIGO GUTS - GEFFEN CD/LP
Rodrigo avoids all the typical second-album pitfalls — no songs about how fame is stressful, no songs about social media. The great lead single, “Vampire,” turns out to be a total outlier, because it’s the only song that goes for a celebrity-life angle. Instead, she focuses on the topic she really cares about as a songwriter: the gawky, insecure, ordinary American Every-Girl we met in “Driver’s License.” All over Guts, she shows off her amazing flair for detailed storytelling, making each line feel like she’s just spilling it out, one pained confession at a time. - ROLLING STONE
BEASTIE BOYS HELLO NASTY 25TH ANNIVERSARY 4 LP - GRAND ROYAL
CELEBRATING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF BEASTIE BOYS’ MULTI-PLATINUM HELLO NASTYALBUM, THIS LIMITED-EDITION DELUXE REISSUE IS A RARE VERSION OF THE ALBUM THAT WAS RELEASED AS A LIMITED RUN IN 2009. LONG OUT-OF-PRINT AND SOUGHT AFTER BY FANS AND COLLECTORS, IT INCLUDES TWO BONUS LPS WITH 21 BONUS TRACKS (REMIXES, B-SIDES AND RARITIES). WIDELY CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF BEST ALBUMS OF THE 1990S, HELLO NASTYFEATURES THE SINGLES “INTERGALACTIC” (CERTIFIED PLATINUM), “BODY MOVIN” AND "THE NEGOTIATION LIMERICK FILE.” IT’S LOADED WITH ANALOG SYNTHESIZERS, VINTAGE DRUM MACHINES, CALL-AND-RESPONSE VOCALS, FUTURISTIC SOUND EFFECTS, AND ALMOST OTHERWORLDLY TURNTABLE SCRATCHING (THANKS TO THE ADDITION OF THE AMAZING MIX MASTER MIKE). CO-PRODUCED BY BEASTIE BOYS AND MARIO CALDATO JR., IT’S A RECORD THAT EMBRACES A KALEIDOSCOPE OF MUSICAL INFLUENCES, WITH HAT-TIPS TO LATIN PSYCH-ROCK, BRAZILIAN SAMBA, JAZZ-FUNK, DUB, POST-PUNK, AND AN IMPRESSIVE COLLECTION OF COLLABORATORS RANGING FROM REGGAE VAGABOND LEE “SCRATCH” PERRY TO CIBO MATTO’S MIHO HATORI. HELLO NASTY EXISTS AS A SNAPSHOT OF A MOMENT IN WHICH THE TRIO WERE GROWING UP WITHOUT FORGETTING HOW TO HAVE A LOT OF FUN IN THE PROCESS, TOO. PRESSED ON 180G VINYL, THIS 4LP DELUXE BOX SET IS HOUSED IN A HARDCOVER SLIPCASE AND INCLUDES A REMOVABLE SEW-ON PATCH.
TYLER CHILDERS RUSTIN’ IN THE RAIN - HICKMAN HOLLER CD/LP
His new album, the seven-track Rustin’ in the Rain, is a far less challenging or vexing listen than his last two projects. In pre-release materials, he describes it as “a collection of songs I playfully pieced together as if I was pitching a group of songs to Elvis. Some covers, one co-write, and some I even wrote in my best (terrible) Elvis impersonation.” It’s kind of funny to think of Childers centering an album around Elvis cosplay, and while there are definitely moments that evoke Presley’s earlier years at Sun Records, Rustin’ in the Rain is a bit deeper than that. - NO DEPRESSION
GA-20 JOLENE / STILL AS THE NIGHT 7”
MAGIC IN THREES SNAG 7”
HORACE ANDY ROCKERS & SCORCHERS CD
BORIS HEAVY ROCKS CD/LP
TYLER CHILDERS RUSTIN IN THE RAIN CD/LP
THE CORAL HOLY JOE'S CORAL ISLAND MEDICINE SHOW CD/LP
THE CORAL SEA OF MIRRORS CD/LP
DEEPER CAREFUL! CD/LP/CASSETTE
FLEETWOOD MAC RUMOURS LIVE CD/LP
JALEN NGONDA COME AROUND AND LOVE ME CD/LP
THE POSTAL SERVICE EVERYTHING WILL CHANGE CD/LP
OLIVIA RODRIGO GUTS CD/LP
ROMY MID AIR CD/LP
CHRIS ABRAHAMS/OREN AMBARCHI/ROBBIE AVENAIM PLACELESSNESS LP
AMAARAE FOUNTAIN BABY LP
TORI AMOS SCARLET'S WALK LP
ARMOR FOR SLEEP DREAM TO MAKE BELIEVE LP
ALBERT AYLER LOVE CRY LP
BAR ITALIA TRACEY DENIM LP
COURTNEY BARNETT END OF THE DAY LP
BEASTIE BOYS HELLO NASTY (25TH ANNIVERSARY) LP
BLACK MARKET BRASS HOX LP
BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA ECHOES OF THE SOUTH LP
KATH BLOOM FINALLY LP
BILL BREWSTER LATE NIGHT TALES PRESENTS… LP
BRITISH SEA POWER MAN OF ARAN LP
CAPTAIN, WE'RE SINKING THE FUTURE IS CANCELLED LP
THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS FOR THAT BEAUTIFUL FEELING. LP/DELUXE
CRAVE INNER WAR DELIRIUM LP
THE CURE SHOW LP
DICK DALE & HIS DEL- TONES SINGLES COLLECTION LP
BETTY DAVIS BETTY DAVIS LP
BETTY DAVIS THEY SAY I'M DIFFERENT LP
YUSSEF DAYES BLACK CLASSICAL MUSIC LP
DEATH WHEELERS CHAOS & THE ART OF MOTORCYCLE MADNESS LP
ALABASTER DEPLUME COME WITH FIERCE GRACE LP
DYING FETUS MAKE THEM BEG FOR DEATH LP
EVERYONE ASKED ABOUT YOU PAPER AIRPLANES,PAPER HEARTS LP
THE FLAMING LIPS GREATEST HITS VOL 1 LP
FOLK IMPLOSION MUSIC FOR KIDS LP
FRIENDLY FIRES FRIENDLY FIRES LP
FRIENDLY FIRES PARIS LP
DIZZY GILLESPIE QUINTET LIVE IN LAS VEGAS 1963 LP
GODFLESH NERO LP
GYM CLASS HEROES PAPERCUT CHRONICLES LP
HALF MOON RUN SALT LP
CARLIE HANSON WISCONSIN LP
CATHERINE CHRISTER HENNIX SOLO FOR TAMBURIUM LP
KRISTIN HERSH CLEAR POND ROAD LP
JOE HISAISHI STUDIO GHIBLI LP
INSPECTAH DECK MOVEMENT LP
IRREVERSIBLE ENTANGLEMENT PROTECT YOUR LIGHT LP
JESU PITY / PIETY LP
KAREN Y LOS REMEDIOS SILENCIO LP
KILLA BEEZ STING LP
KORPSES KATATONIK SUBKLINIKAL LEUKOTOM… LP
LES FILLES DE ILLIGH LES FILLES DE ILLIGH LP
LINKIN PARK METEORA LP
MARVELOUS 3 HEY!ALBUM LP
ASHLEY MCBRYDE DEVIL I KNOW LP
THE MIGHTY WIND THE ALBUM LP
MINISTRY 12' SINGLES 1981-1984 LP
MIRROR TREE MIRROR TREE LP
MOUNT WORCESTER MOUNT WORCESTER LP
ONRA CHINOISERIES PT. 2 LP
ONRA CHINOISERIES PT. 3 LP
GENESIS OWUSU STRUGGLER LP
PARADOX HERESY LP
PLAYING FOR THE MAN PLAYING FOR THE MAN LP BOX
PRINCE BATMAN - O.S.T. LP
PRINCE MUSIC FROM GRAFFITI BRIDGE LP
R.E.M. REVEAL LP
HANIA RANI ON GIACOMETTI LP
VARIOUS ARTISTS REFERENCE POINT LP
LINDA RONSTADT CANCIONES DE MI PADRE LP
JOSH ROUSE 1972 LP
DARIUS RUCKER TRUE BELIEVER LP
SAOIRSE FABRIC PRESENTS SAOIRSE LP
SKID ROW SKID ROW LP
SKID ROW SLAVE TO THE GRIND LP
SKID ROW SUBHUMAN RACE LP
VARIOUS ARTISTS SONG FOR LEON: A TRIBUTE TO LEON RUSSELL LP
SPARKLEHORSE BIRD MACHINE LP
SPEAKER MUSIC TECHXODUS LP
STEEP CANYON RANGERS MORNING SHIFT LP
SUN RA SPACE IS THE PLACE LP
SUPER FURRY ANIMALS PHANTOM POWER LP
SWEET PILL WHERE THE HEART IS LP
TALL TALL TREES STICK TO THE MYSTICAL LP
TANYA TUCKER SWEET WESTERN SOUND LP
VAQUEROS 80 FOOT WAVE LP
WOODS OF DESOLATION SORH LP
WOODS OF DESOLATION TORN BEYOND REASON LP
WOODS OF DESOLATION TOWARD THE DEPTHS LP