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New Releases for September 8, 2023

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