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DECEMBER 2021 BUYER’S GUIDE
MUSIC
Adele Is Back!
After six years, Grammy and Academy Award winner Adele is back with one of the most anticipated albums of the year. Among the tracks is the hit single Easy on Me, which has reached the top of the charts all around the world.
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Columbia Records 14626817 $10.99
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XL Recordings 12117931 $13.99
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XL Recordings 13804293 $15.99
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December 2021
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Best of December
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Best of Music 2021
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Must-Have Releases
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Hot New Releases
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Top Music Picks
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Country & Folk
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Soundtracks, Jazz
6 Reissues
10 Rock 11
Latin; World
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BEST OF DECEMBER The in-demand titles patrons will be looking for.
Summer Walker
The Lumineers
LVRN Records R&B Parental Advisory 14623929 $13.99 Edited Version 14623930 $13.99 Summer Walker’s 2019 debut album, Over It, became a hit thanks in part to the platinum single Come Thru and the multi-platinum hit Playing Games. Now the singer is back with her second album, which features the single Ex for a Reason.
Dualtone Music Group, Inc Folk Available January 14 14642268 $13.99 Grammy-nominated Americana group the Lumineers are back with their fourth fulllength album, which features the single Big Shot.
Still Over It
Bastille
Give Me the Future
Republic Records Pop/Rock Available February 4 Parental Advisory 14638831 $13.99 A tribute to tech times and a glimpse of what could be to come. Exploring both the opportunities of new technology and the dark side of lives lived online, it’s as playful as it is thought-provoking.
Logic
Bobby Tarantino III
Def Jam Rap/Hip-Hop Available December 17 Parental Advisory 14658446 $13.99 Originally released digitally in celebration of the fifth anniversary of his first Bobby Tarantino mixtape, Grammynominated, multiplatinum artist Logic brings a new chapter with tracks like Vaccine; Get Up; and Call Me.
Brightside
Doja Cat
Planet Her
Kemosabe Records Rap/Hip-Hop Available December 10 Parental Advisory, Deluxe Edition 14640865 $11.99 Guest Artists: Ariana Grande, the Weekend Released digitally in June, Doja Cat’s hit album is now available on CD, complete with the singles Kiss Me More and Need to Know. There are also collaborations with Ariana Grande, SZA, the Weeknd, and Gunna.
Skillet
Dominion
Atlantic Religious Available January 14 14599361 $11.99 Three years after the triumphant release of their Victorious album, Skillet returns with their eleventh album. It includes the single Surviving the Game.
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HOT NEW RELEASES The in-demand titles patrons will be looking for.
Collaborations with Rick Ross, Jamie Foxx, Boyz II Men, and more.
Meek Mill
BLXST
Atlantic Mod • Rap/Hip-Hop Guest Artists: Lil Baby, Lil Durk, Kehlani The fifth studio album from Meek Mill features the singles Flamerz Flow; Sharing Locations; and Blue Notes 2. There are also appearances from Lil Uzi Vert, and more. Parental Advisory 14623928 $15.99
Red Bull Records Rap/Hip-Hop Guest Artists: Ty Dolla $ign, Tyga BLXST creates an expansive and emotive collection of music, inspired by past relationships and BLXST’S hometown of Los Angeles.
Expensive Pain
Edited Version 14623927 $15.99
Wale
Folarin 2
Warner Records • Rap/Hip-Hop Parental Advisory 14645942 $10.99 Wale’s most inflective and proactively balanced body of work to date. Core hiphop fans will relish in the big boy raps in Fluctuate while records like More Love show the growth and evolution of Wale as both a father and a man.
Rounder • Blues Weaves together past and present into a heartwarming tapestry spanning more than 40 years of sonic evolution. A deeply cohesive and optimistic collection of music about appreciation.
RCA Records • Latin Guest Artists: Myke Towers, Pitbull, Farruko Enrique Iglesias releases what he promises to be his final album. It includes collaborations with Farruko, Wisin, Pitbull, Nicky Jam, and more. 14613397 $11.99
Available January 21 14633803 $14.99
ATO Records • R&B Allen Stone reimagines some of his most beloved songs to date, stripping each back to the essence of its creation. The result is both an ideal showcase for his powerful, emotive voice and a testament to the magic within his artistry. 14601996 $13.99
Apart
These Same Skies
The Jesus Music Soundtrack
Available December 3 14626486 $11.99
Sparrow • Soundtracks Guest Artists: DC Talk, Michael W. Smith The documentary soundtrack brings together many decades of contemporary Christian music on one compilation with songs from Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Kirk Franklin, TobyMac, and more.
Hillsong • Religious Guest Artist: Benjamin Hastings Recorded live in 2021 at Saddleback Church in Anaheim, California, this features eleven new worship songs from the six-time GMA Dove Award-winning collective.
Final Volume 1
Features a new song from U2.
Concord Music Group, Inc. Jazz Features eleven original compositions inspired by the jazz ballads of the ‘50s and ‘60s. These new standards capture the sophistication, style, and romance of this amazing time period in jazz and combine it with Kenny G’s signature sound.
Hillsong Worship
Parental Advisory, Deluxe Edition 14651743 $11.99
Enrique Iglesias
Good to Be...
Allen Stone
Available December 3 14621366 $15.99
Available December 10
Keb’ Mo’
Kenny G
New Standards
No Love Lost
Various Artists
Available December 3 14626494 $11.99
Sing 2 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Various Artists
Republic Records • Soundtracks
Available December 17 14661921 $13.99 Artists: U2, Halsey Along with peformances from the film’s cast, including Tori Kelly and Reese Witherspoon, this soundtrack includes music from Halsey, Pharrell, and Billie Eilish.
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HOT NEW RELEASES Elvis Costello & the Imposters
Dave Gahan, Soulsavers
Capitol • Pop/Rock Elvis Costello & the Imposters release an album of urgent, immediate songs with bright melodies, stinging guitar solos, and a quick step to the rhythm.
Columbia Records Pop/Rock Dave Gahan takes listeners on a personal journey of twelve meticulously chosen reimagined songs from across genres and time periods, including selections from Neil Young, Bob Dylan, PJ Harvey, Charlie Chaplin, and Mark Lanegan. 14621362 $10.99
The Boy Named If
Available January 14 14651787 $13.99
James Blunt
The Stars Beneath My Feet (2004-2021)
Atlantic • Pop/Rock James Blunt’s greatest hits album celebrates songs spanning a stellar seventeenth-year career that has spawned over 23 million album sales, as well as four new songs. 2 Discs 14587781 $18.99
Critically acclaimed soundtrack to Bo Burnham’s Netflix musical comedy special.
Imposter
Blake Shelton Body Language
Warner Music Nashville Country Guest Artists: Gwen Stefani, Hardy Blake Shelton releases a deluxe edition of his hit album, which comes with four additional tracks. One of those new tracks is the single Come Back as a Country Boy. Available December 3 Deluxe Edition 14645946 $16.99
Kylie Minogue Disco
BMG Rights Management (UK) • Pop/Rock Kylie Minogue releases an expanded edition of her latest album. Included are three new tracks with collaborators Years & Years, Jessie Ware, and disco icon Gloria Gaynor. A second CD features previously unreleased remixes. Guest List Edition, 2 Discs 14624847 $18.99
Bo Burnham
Inside (The Songs)
Imperial • Comedy
Available December 17 Parental Advisory 14558471 $13.99 The twenty-track CD features all the music including All Eyes on Me; Welcome to the Internet; and Bezos over the course of a very unusual year.
A Little Brains, A Little Talent Randy Rainbow
Broadway Records Soundtracks Guest Artists: Tituss Burgess, Josh Gad On his first full-length studio album, three-time Emmy-nominated comedian, singer, and viral star Randy Rainbow delivers a glittery potpourri of Broadway standards, popular parodies, and other surprises. 14651735 $18.99
K-pop sextet’s second allEnglish-language release.
Monsta X
The Dreaming
BMG Rights Management (US) LLC • Pop/Rock
Available December 10 Parental Advisory 14645975 $14.99 South Korean hip-hop boy band Monsta X has become one of the best-known groups in the genre. Their unique brand of K-pop is a combination of hip-hop, EDM, and pop.
Encanto Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Germaine Franco
Walt Disney Records Soundtracks The minds behind Moana and Frozen and the creator of Hamilton join forces to take movie fans to Colombia and discover Encanto, a charmed place surrounded by otherworldly magic. The soundtrack is filled with rich cultural inspiration. Available December 17 14626475 $11.99
Tick, Tick... Boom! Soundtrack from the Netflix Film Various Artists
Masterworks • Soundtracks Artists: Jonathan Larson, Andrew Garfield, Robin de Jesus Lin-Manuel Miranda’s feature directorial debut is an adaptation of the autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, who revolutionized theater as the creator of Rent. Available December 3 14642279 $13.99
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REISSUES The Black Keys El Camino
Nonesuch • Pop/Rock Super Deluxe four-CD set contains the original remastered album, previously unreleased full live concert and BBC Session recorded in 2012, the 2011 Electro-Vox Session, and more. 10th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edtion, 4 Discs 14587784 $33.99
Nina Simone
Nina Simone and Her Friends
BMG Rights Management (US) LLC • Jazz Along with tracks by Chris Connor and Carmen McRae, this collection features some of Nina Simone’s earliest recordings. Now it is getting a stereo mix on CD. Available December 3 2021 Stereo Remaster 14638857 $14.99
Travis
From returning favorites to expanded classics, get titles like this every month in our ‘Reissues’ Standing Order Plan.
Hugh Masekela & Tony Allen
Pink Floyd
World Circuit • Jazz For this special edition, World Circuit has gone back to the original 2010 mixes and added previously unheard parts from the 2019 sessions to create eight reimagined bonus mixes.
Legacy Recordings • Pop/Rock By returning to some of Richard Wright’s original keyboard parts and by re-recording new drum tracks with Nick Mason, producers David Gilmour and Bob Ezrin have restored the creative balance between the three Pink Floyd members. Remixed & Updated 14577641 $11.99
Rejoice
Special Edition, 2 Discs 14558478 $19.99
Nirvana
Depeche Mode
Geffen • Pop/Rock Two-CD deluxe edition contains the newly remastered album from the original analog tapes and selections from four concerts on the Nevermind Tour from Amsterdam, Melbourne, Tokyo, and Del Mar, California. Parental Advisory, Super Deluxe 30th Anniversary Edition, 2 Discs 14598043 $19.99
Rhino/Warner Bros. Pop/Rock Newly upgraded expanded definitive box set edition of 101 documentary concert film and live album chronicling the 101st and final performance of the band’s Music for the Masses world tour.
Nevermind
The Invisible Band
World of Hans Zimmer
Available December 3
Sony Classical Soundtracks Guest Artists: Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra The celebration of Hans Zimmer’s work is extended to include performances of music from Kung Fu Panda; Inception; The Lion King; The Holiday; and more.
20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition 14610831 $19.99
Extended Version, 3 Discs 14577645 $30.99
Aaliyah
Bon Iver
Blackground Records • R&B Guest Artists: Timbaland, Static Long out of print, Aaliyah’s third and final album is now available again on CD. The album features the hits Rock the Boat; Try Again; and More Than a Woman. 14437521 $9.99
Jagjaguwar • Pop/Rock Bon Iver’s self-titled album sees band leader Justin Vernon returning to his former haunts in his childhood hometown with a new spirit. This release is the follow-up to his debut, For Emma Forever Ago.
Craft Recordings Pop/Rock Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the multiplatinum album, the original album has been remastered by Grammy Award-winning engineer Emily Lazar and features the hit singles Sing; Flowers in the Window; and Side.
Aaliyah
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A Momentary Lapse of Reason
Hans Zimmer
101
Available December 3 14638862 $21.99
Radiohead
Kid A Mnesia
XL Recordings • Pop/Rock Twenty-one years since the release of Radiohead’s seminal albums Kid A and Amnesiac comes a combined and expanded reissue. Here put back together as originally intended, with an additional disc of bonus material. 3 Discs 14582969 $23.99
Bon Iver
Best of Bond… James Bond
Available January 14
Capitol • Pop/Rock Artists: Paul McCartney, Duran Duran A compilation featuring celebrated theme songs from the longest-running franchise in the history of cinema. This expanded edition includes recent themes from Adele and Sam Smith.
10th Anniversary Edition 14610849 $19.99
2 Discs 12870928 $19.99
Various Artists
Make sure your library is stocked with the most in-demand music titles of 2021. Taylor Swift Fearless
Taylor’s Version, 2 Discs 13960093 $18.99
NOW That’s What I Call Music 78
Various Artists 14034251 $18.99
BTS
Taylor Swift
2 Discs 14306315 $25.99
Parental Advisory 13823352 $13.99
BTS, The Best
Justin Bieber Justice
Parental Advisory 13995399 $13.99
Demi Lovato Dancing with the Devil The Art of Starting Over Parental Advisory 14050305 $13.99
The Weeknd
The Highlights Parental Advisory 13928909 $13.99
NOW That’s What I Call Music! Outlaw Country
Evermore
NOW That’s What I Call Music 79
Various Artists 14301992 $18.99
NOW That’s What I Call Music 77
Various Artists
Official Motion Picture Soundtrack Lin-Manuel Miranda
The Metallica Blacklist
BTS BE
Deluxe Edition 13653256 $50.99
Parental Advisory 14134054 $13.99
NOW That’s What I Call A Decade! 1990s
Foo Fighters
NOW That’s What I Call Country Volume 14
Medicine at Midnight 13762276 $10.99
Chemtrails Over the Country Club
14034252 $18.99
Various Artists 14124571 $18.99
Imagine Dragons
Mercury Act 1 14332747 $13.99
Midwest Tape Exclusive! Soul Original Score Various Artists 14229287 $15.99
Carrie Underwood My Savior 13923324 $11.99
Maroon 5 Jordi
Parental Advisory 14137001 $13.99
Morgan Wallen
Dangerous The Double Album 2 Discs 13793221 $19.99
The Black Keys
Olivia Rodrigo
Florida Georgia Line
14115671 $11.99
Parental Advisory 14097498 $13.99
13808672 $11.99
Delta Kream
14124575 $16.99
Metallica
Happier Than Ever
Various Artists
13910840 $13.99
In the Heights
Billie Eilish
13914021 $18.99
14110307 $14.99
Body Language
Nicki Minaj Parental Advisory 14336557 $13.99
13725518 $29.99
Lana Del Rey
Various Artists
Beam Me Up Scotty
Duets
Blake Shelton
4 Discs 14323956 $29.99
13937008 $18.99
Sting
OneRepublic Human
13059659 $13.99
Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga
Love for Sale
Sour
Prince
Welcome 2 America 14110651 $12.99
NOW That’s What I Call Country Classics 00s
14431228 $13.99
Various Artists
Life Rolls On
Nick Jonas Spaceman 13988516 $13.99
John Mayer Sob Rock 14285518 $12.99
14124572 $18.99
Twenty One Pilots
Selena Gomez
Paul McCartney
Alan Jackson
The Killers
14107288 $11.99
13937006 $13.99
13686858 $13.99
14090148 $17.99
14373010 $13.99
Scaled and Icy
Eric Church Soul
13928843 $11.99
Halsey
If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power Parental Advisory 14342709 $11.99
Revelacion EP
Tom Petty
Finding Wildflowers 14007288 $16.99
McCartney III
Eric Church Heart
13928842 $11.99
Weezer
Willie Nelson
14059106 $11.99
13897121 $12.99
Van Weezer
That’s Life
Where Have You Gone
Pressure Machine
Kidz Bop All-Time Greatest Hits
Greta Van Fleet
13936338 $10.99
13957430 $13.99
KIDZ BOP Kids
The Battle at Garden’s Gate
Pentatonix
Loretta Lynn
13888622 $8.99
13901732 $12.99
The Lucky Ones
Still Woman Enough
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TOP MUSIC PICKS Titles people are talking about.
Willie Nelson’s second album this year!
Willie Nelson
The Willie Nelson Family
Legacy Recordings • Country 14598072 $11.99
This new album finds Willie Nelson joined in his Pedernales Studios by a host of his family members and extended family of longtime band members, performing songs that they have performed for much of their lives.
Zac Brown Band
Parmalee
Warner Music Nashville Country Guest Artists: Marcus King, Gregory Porter Two years after releasing The Owl, Zac Brown Band is back with their seventh fulllength studio album. Among the tracks is the new single Slow Burn. There are also collaborations with Marcus King and Gregory Porter. 14543939 $11.99
Stoney Creek Records Country Guest Artists: Blanco Brown, Avery Anna Parmalee, the band behind the hit Carolina, is back with a new album. It features the song Just the Way, their hit collaboration with Blanco Brown. 14511254 $14.99
The Comeback
For You
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Cody Johnson
Rounder • Country In 2007, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss released Raising Sand. Now, after fourteen years, they return with a dozen songs from a range of traditions and styles that extend this remarkable collaboration in new and thrilling directions. $14.99
Warner Music Nashville Country Guest Artist: Willie Nelson The sophomore majorlabel release from Cody Johnson features songs that were originally rejected by other Nashville artists, for what Johnson considers as being too country for country.
Raise the Roof
Human The Double Album
2 Discs 14577646 $16.99
Pokémon 25 The Album
Various Artists
Capitol • Soundtracks Artists: Katy Perry, Mabel Katy Perry, J Balvin, Lil Yachty, and Post Malone are just some of the artists contributing tracks to an all-star musical celebration of Pokemon. 14577775 $11.99
Volbeat
Servant of the Mind
Republic Records Pop/Rock The wait is over for Volbeat’s eighth studio album. On it, the band took their signature heavy metal, psychobilly, and ‘punk n’ roll’ sound up a notch while showcasing their keen songwriting and storytelling. Available December 3 14596220 $13.99
Walk the Moon
At My Piano
RCA Records • Pop/Rock Walk the Moon, the band behind the hit Shut Up and Dance, returns with their fourth album. They have already released several songs from the album, including Fire in Your House, which was written by Johnny Clegg and his son Jesse Clegg. 14587798 $11.99
DECCA • Classical Music legend Brian Wilson retraces his steps and reimagines the most iconic songs from his back catalog into their purest form, him alone at the piano.
Heights
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts
Columbia/Legacy Pop/Rock The 1979 Madison Square Garden performance by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band has gone on to become one of the most legendary sets in rock history. Now the show is getting an official release on CD. Deluxe Edition, 2 Discs 14598073 $29.99
Brian Wilson
Available December 10 14596218 $13.99
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Georgia Blue
Southeastern Records Pop/Rock Guest Artists: Bela Fleck, Chris Thile, Sadler Vaden Inspired by the events of the 2020 election, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit cover songs that have a connection to the state of Georgia. Included are new versions of Midnight Train to Georgia; Nightswimming; It’s a Man’s World; and more. 14596217 $11.99
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TOP MUSIC PICKS Trippie Redd
Kehlani
Ten Thousand Projects Rap/Hip-Hop Trippie Redd releases his fourth studio album, which features collaborations with Lil Uzi Vert, Juice WRLD, XXXTentacion, Polo G, Ski Mask the Slump God, and more. It also includes the single Miss the Rage.
Atlantic Mod • R&B Guest Artist: Kyle Dion Kehlani’s breakout body of work, which launched her incredible music career, is now available for fans to enjoy on CD. 14587800 $15.99
Trip at Knight
Cloud 19
Hit songs from Doja Cat, the Weeknd, Billie Eilish, Post Malone, and more!
Parental Advisory 14598048 $12.99
Nicky Jam
Common
Sony Music Latin • Latin Following a digital release in August, reggaeton superstar Nicky Jam brings his hit album to CD. It includes collaborations with Romeo Santos, El Alfa, Jhay Cortez, Manuel Turizo, and Rios. 14598071 $8.99
Loma Vista Recordings Rap/Hip-Hop The continuation of Common’s movement music. Part two recognizes there is much work to be done while acknowledging progress and starting to live our dreams.
Infinity
A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 2
Available December 10 14458291 $13.99
Flag Day Original Soundtrack Various Artists
Republic Records Soundtracks Based on a true story, the new film starring and directed by Sean Penn features music from Eddie Vedder, Glen Hansard, and Cat Power. Parental Advisory 14577773 $13.99
Dear Evan Hansen Orignal Motion Picture Soundtrack Various Artists
Interscope • Soundtracks Artists: Ben Platt, Sam Smith The soundtrack for the film adaptation of the Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical about Evan Hansen, a high school senior with social anxiety disorder and his journey of self-discovery and acceptance following the suicide of a classmate. 14465638 $13.99
Back to the Future The Musical
No Time to Die Score
Masterworks Broadway Soundtracks Artists: Alan Silvestri, Glen Ballard One of the most beloved films of the 1980s comes to the stage in a new musical that comes to the stage by the film’s writers, Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis. 14610833 $13.99
Decca • Soundtracks Artist: Billie Eilish Music from the latest James Bond film, recorded in collaboration with Academy and Grammy Award-winning composer Hans Zimmer. Also included is the Grammy Award-winning theme by Billie Eilish. 12874316 $18.99
Various Artists
Various Artists
NOW That’s What I Call Music 80 Various Artists
NOW • Pop/Rock 14577635 $18.99
Artists: Doja Cat, The Weeknd Features sixteen major current hits from today’s hottest artists, including Olivia Rodrigo’s good 4 u; Dua Lipa’s Love Again; Maneskin’s Beggin; and more.
Lady Gaga
Dawn of Chromatica
Interscope Records Pop/Rock Guest Artists: Ashnikko, Charli XCX Features new remixes of the original album from Ashninkko, Bree Runway, Charli XCX, Chester Lockhart, Clarence Clarity Coucou Chloe, Doss, Jimmy Edgar, Lil Texas, LSDXOXO, Mood Killer, Mura Masa, Planningtorock, and Shygirl. 14601991 $13.99
Rod Stewart
The Tears of Hercules
Rhino/Warner Bros. Pop/Rock Rod Stewart’s rekindled love of songwriting grows even stronger on his fourth new album of original songs since 2013. For this latest collection, Stewart wrote nine of the twelve songs, including the first single, One More Time. 14587783 $12.99
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ROCK Available for the First Time.
Elbow
Animal Collective
Virgin Music International Elbow wrote the songs for their ninth record remotely in their home studios before coming together at the empty Brighton Theatre Royal to perfect, perform, and record them. 14613396 $12.99
Domino Recording Co. The nine songs are love letters, distress signals, and relaxation hymns, the collected transmissions of four people who have grown into relationships and parenthood and adult worry.
Flying Dream 1
Green Day
Reprise
BBC Sessions
Available December 10 Parental Advisory 14640866 $16.99 Between 1994 and 2001, Green Day would visit the BBC’s Maida Vale Studios in London four times and record live sessions for Radio 1’s Evening Show. This compilation documents those sessions, and includes many of the band’s hits.
David Bowie Toy (Toy:Box)
Rhino/Parlophone Recorded following his 2000 performance at Glastonbury, David Bowie’s long-shelved album finally gets an official release. It includes new interpretations of songs that first recorded from 1964-1971. Available January 7 3 Discs 14645974 $39.99
St. Paul & the Broken Bones The Alien Coast
ATO Records A fever dream in sonic form, this is the first album St. Paul & the Broken Bones recorded in their hometown of Birmingham. It is a dizzying convergence of rock n’ roll, R&B, psychedelia, stoner metal, gospel, and jazz-funk. Available January 28 14613395 $13.99
Time Skiffs
Available February 4 14642278 $13.99
Neil Young, Crazy Horse
Elvis Costello & the Imposters
Reprise Ten new songs that capture the wild rock n’ roll spirit, the idiosyncratic raw sound, and the lyrical beauty that epitomizes a classic Neil Young and Crazy Horse collaboration.
Capitol Elvis Costello & the Imposters release an album of urgent, immediate songs with bright melodies, stinging guitar solos, and a quick step to the rhythm.
Barn
The Boy Named If
Available December 10 14642282 $16.99
Available January 14 14651787 $13.99
The Velvet Undergroud A Documentary Film By Todd Haynes
Biffy Clyro
The Velvet Underground
Polydor Guest Artists: Nico, The Primitives The two-CD soundtrack includes well-known and rare tracks from the band as well as songs and performances that influenced the Velvet Underground, including the Diablos and Bo Diddley.
The Myth of the Happily Ever After
Warner Bros. The record is a homegrown project that represents a reaction to their album A Celebration of Endings and a rapid emotional response to the turmoil of the past year. 2 Discs 14587790 $16.99
2 Discs 14511253 $19.99
Genesis
The Last Domino?
Atlantic Catalog Group Celebrating the return of Genesis and their 2021/2022 arena tour, this collection gathers the band’s legendary hits with choice album cuts from their stunning career. 2 Discs 14610824 $21.99
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Jarvis Cocker
Chansons D’ennui Tip-Top
ABKCO Companion release to Wes Anderson’s film The French Dispatch. Expanding on the Anderson and Cocker cover collaboration of the French pop hit Aline, this is an entire album of French material from the same period. 14541303 $16.99
LATIN Ricardo Arjona Blanco Y Negro
Metamorfosis Enterprises Inc. Ricardo Arjona releases a personal album that ties into his new book project. The album includes the track Yo Me Vi (Autorretrato). Available December 3 2 Discs 14621360 $21.99
Kali Uchis
Enrique Iglesias
Interscope Guest Artist: SZA Sin Miedo (Del Amor y Otros Demonios) is the latest album by Kali Uchis and features the viral hit single Telepatia, as well as Solita and a new version of Fue Mejor with SZA.
RCA Records Guest Artists: Myke Towers, Pitbull Enrique Iglesias releases what he promises to be his final album. It includes collaborations with Farruko, Wisin, Pitbull, Nicky Jam, and more. 14613397 $11.99
Sin Miedo (Del Amor y Otros Demonios)
Final Volume 1
Available December 3 Parental Advisory 14621367 $13.99
Mon Laferte
Orquesta Akokan
Universal Music Latino New studio album from three-time Latin Grammy winner Mon Laferte. This ten-track album includes Algo Es Mejor; Nina; No Soy Para Ti; among others. 14611776 $10.99
Daptone Records Orquesta Akokán is ready to unleash the album on the world’s dance floors. Recorded in Havana’s famed Egrem Studios, the group displays a cohesion forged by an intense performing and touring cycle. 14541236 $13.99
1940 Carmen
16 Rayos
Nidia Gongora & Quantic
Almas Conectadas
Tru Thoughts Bubbling with symphonic flourishes, the release explores the unique, rich, and mystical musical traditions of the Colombian Pacific Coast while being recorded at Quantic’s Brooklyn-based studio and creative powerhouse Selva. 14541256 $13.99
WORLD R. Carlos Nakai
Sultans of String
Canyon Records R. Carlos Nakai releases the companion album to his first best-of collection, the top-selling album In Beauty, We Return. 14621341 $15.99
Cen This diverse and passionately political album puts the Sultans of String face to face with a roster of global ‘ambassadors,’ some of whom are recent immigrants and refugees to Canada, as well as important Indigenous voices. 14598060 $11.99
Celtic Woman
Monoswezi
Bakithi Kumalo
Capitol Music Celtic Woman’s new album represents the sentiment they would like to share with their fans around the world. One of love, hope, and expectation as the world looks toward getting back together again. 14610829 $11.99
Riverboat By its very nature, Monoswezi is a musical collective in a perpetual state of evolution, and Shanu charts the incorporation of new electronic elements into the band’s trademark Afro-Nordic soundscape. 14577626 $12.99
Ropeadope Ranked among the top 50 bass players in the world by Bass Player Magazine, Bakithi Kumalo is a fivetime Grammy Award-winning multi-instrumentalist. 14541232 $14.99
In Harmony, We Journey
Postcards from Ireland
Sanctuary
Shanu
The Chieftains
Chronicles 60 Years of the Chieftains
Verve A stunning career retrospective featuring tracks from across the band’s discography. Includes collaborations with the Rolling Stones, Diana Krall, Alison Krauss, and Sinéad O’Connor, plus previously unreleased recordings. Available December 10 2 Discs 14611778 $32.99
What You Hear Is What You See
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MUST-HAVE RELEASES Features nine previously unreleased tracks as well as a fresh take on Taylor’s 2012 album. Taylor Swift
Red (Taylor’s Version)
Republic Records • Country Parental Advisory, 2 Discs 14623754 $18.99 Edited Version, 2 Discs 14623755 $18.99 Taylor Swift continues to look back on her past work with a new version of her 2012 album. Included in this re-recording are nine previously unreleased songs from the vault.
Soulful music from the duo of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak.
Silk Sonic
An Evening with Silk Sonic
Atlantic Records • R&B Guest Artist: Bootsy Collins Parental Advisory 14622358 $16.99 Inspired by classic soul music, Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak team up to form the duo Silk Sonic. Their debut album includes the songs Silk Sonic Intro; Leave the Door Open; and Skate.
Includes the record-breaking country hit If I Didn’t Love You, featuring Carrie Underwood. Jason Aldean Macon
Broken Bow Records • Country
Guest Artist: Carrie Underwood 14599365 $14.99 Jason Aldean releases the first half of a thirty-song project with a mix of new songs and live tracks.
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COUNTRY & FOLK Hayes Carll
Houndmouth
Dualtone Music Group, Inc Country singer-songwriter Hayes Carll returns with his eighth album, produced by Allison Moorer and Kenny Greenberg. Carll’s talent for storytelling and creating compelling lyrical narratives shines through as brightly as ever.
Dualtone Music Group, Inc The 2021 release from the Americana trio. The fourth full-length album from the Indiana-bred band marks a return to what they do best, combining strong storytelling with a rustic, home-recorded sound. 14642272 $12.99
You Get It All
Parental Advisory 14642273 $12.99
Tenille Arts Girl to Girl
EMPIRE Distribution Guest Artists: Callista Clark, Matt Stell Coming off her first Number 1 single at country radio with Somebody Like That and 2021 ACM’s New Female Artist nomination, Tenille Arts releases her third studio album. 14654474 $12.99
TV personality and singer releases a 7-song EP.
Good for You
The Del McCoury Band ...Almost Proud
McCoury Music Guest Artist: Vince Gill The most awarded artist in the history of bluegrass is back again with another stellar collection of songs, ranging from new songs that he wrote, originals from songwriting friends, and some covers that, in his usual way, he puts his stamp on.
Warner Nashville 14645943 $10.99
The latest project from singer Jessie James Decker is a both a reflection and celebration of personal growth. It also includes the single Should Have Known Better.
Body Language
Warner Music Nashville
Available December 3 Deluxe Edition 14645946 $16.99 Guest Artists: The Swon Brothers, Gwen Stefani New songs feature collaborations with Brooks & Dunn as well as the brand new single Come Back as a Country Boy.
Brent Cobb
Kiefer Sutherland
And Now, Let’s Turn the Page...
Available January 28 14654479 $11.99
The Woman I’ve Become
Blake Shelton
Available February 18 14654397 $16.99
Ol’ Buddy Records Singer-songwriter Brent Cobb releases his first gospel album, which features eight traditional songs and the original track When It’s My Time. It incorporates multiple genres including country, Southern rock, blues, folk, and soul.
Jessie James Decker
The deluxe version comes with four additional tracks.
Bloor Street
Cooking Vinyl While many know Kiefer Sutherland as an Emmy and Golden Globe Awardwinning actor, he has also carved out a place in music. His new album explores the sense of home both externally and within oneself. Available January 21 14654399 $13.99
Natalie Jane Hill
Aoife O’Donovan
Dear Life Records The sophomore effort by folk guitarist/singersongwriter Natalie Jane Hill is a record of transition. It represents a period of inward growth, and an outward push into an expanded sonic palette.
Yep Roc Records The co-founder of the trio I’m with Her continues her passion for collaboration on this album that includes guest appearances by Madison Cunningham and Allison Russell. The album’s singles include Phoenix; Passengers; and Sister Starling.
Solely
Available December 3 14633795 $12.99
Age of Apathy
Available January 21 14587796 $15.99
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SOUNDTRACKS Based on the 2018 Stage Musical.
Tick, Tick... BOOM! Soundtrack from the Netflix Film Various Artists
Masterworks Lin-Manuel Miranda’s directorial debut is an adaptation of the autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, who revolutionized theater as the creator of Rent. Included here are performances from the cast, including Andrew Garfield. Available December 3 14642279 $13.99
Cyrano Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Verve
Various Artists
Available December 10 14633806 $18.99 Features performances from cast including Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Ben Mendelsohn, Brian Tyree Henry, and more.
Blade Runner Black Lotus Original Television Soundtrack Various Artists
Def Jam A dynamic multi-genre album with global appeal that soundtracks each episode of the thirteen-part TV series. The soundtrack boasts tracks from Alessia Cara, 070 Shake, 6lack, Iann Dior, and more across a variety of genres. Available December 17 14642281 $13.99
Medici Masters of Florence Original Score
Encanto Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Verve The score, composed by Paolo Buonvino, brings the Italian Renaissance back to life, mixing traditional classical instruments with smooth electronic elements to bring listeners on a journey through an exciting period of European history.
Walt Disney Records The minds behind Moana and Frozen and the creator of Hamilton join forces to take movie fans to Colombia and discover Encanto, a charmed place surrounded by otherworldly magic. The soundtrack is filled with rich cultural inspiration.
Various Artists
Available December 10 2 Discs 14642280 $24.99
Germaine Franco
Available December 17 14626475 $11.99
JAZZ Sean Khan
Makaya McCraven
BBE Music The long-awaited new album from trailblazing artist Sean Khan, composed in tribute to the great John Coltrane. Featuring Broken Beat pioneers Kaidi Tatham and Daz I Kue alongside UK jazz heroes Jim Mullen and Peter King.
Blue Note Drummer, producer, and beat scientist Makaya McCraven digs through the Blue Note vaults with this new remix project that puts a modern bounce on jazz classics by Art Blakey, Horace Silver, and more. 14601999 $11.99
Supreme Love A Journey Through Coltrane
Available December 25 14622340 $17.99
Ben LaMar Gay
Open Arms to Open Us
Nonesuch Across sixteen tracks, Ben Lamar Gay fluently interweaves jazz, blues, ballads, R&B, raga, new music, nursery rhyme, tropicalia, two-step, hip-hop, and beyond in a beaming expression of his signature omni-genre ‘Pan-Americana’ brew. 14610825 $12.99
First New Album in Six Years.
Deciphering the Message
Chet Doxas
You Can’t Take It with You
Whirlwind Recordings Chet Doxas is a guiding voice in the world of creative improvised music. Doxas, co-leader of Riverside with trumpeter Dave Douglas and a respected collaborator of Carla Bley and Paul Bley, releases his ninth album as a leader. 14458338 $14.99
Kenny G
New Standards
Concord Music Group, Inc.
Available December 3 14621366 $15.99 Features eleven original compositions inspired by the jazz ballads of the ‘50s and ‘60s. These new standards capture the sophistication, style, and romance of this amazing time period in jazz and combine it with Kenny G’s signature sound.
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CHILDREN’S Best of the Best Live
Macaroni Birthday Time
Casablanca Kids, Inc. The best live tracks taken from tours during their touring heyday in the 1990s, and compiled by fans, this release is the ultimate Sharon, Lois & Bram experience. This allows fans to relive the concert experience and share it with their children. 14626478 $13.99
We Are Busy Bodies Macaroni Birthday is a highly original, bombastic, musicforward edutainment experience for kids and their parents. They deliver positive messaging wrapped in a delicious and humorous rock n’ roll form for young viewers. 14582972 $15.99
Sharon, Lois & Bram
Fierce
L.O.L. Suprise
JAM JR. The popular toy line L.O.L. Surprise delivers a collection of ten new songs. Three of the songs featured on this album are part of the new Netflix movie. 14610832 $11.99
Macaroni Birthday
Sing Your Song The Harmonica Pocket
Goldfish in Your Cocktail The Harmonica Pocket is back with another chill, acoustic treat of an album for families with kids. On the heels of two back-to-back Parents’ Choice Gold Awards, this wins audiences over with thirteen silly and sweet songs. 14640083 $12.99
The Weeknd
Dolly Parton
Rockabye Baby Music Little party monsters staying up all night? Turn off the blinding lights and spin this collection of lullaby rendition of hits by the Weeknd. This will also help parents get the sleep that they have earned. 14428934 $16.99
Rockabye Baby Music Here it comes again, parents, ready for some rockabye rest and relaxation after a tough nine to five. This collection helps little listeners get peace too, with sweet lullaby renditions of Dolly Parton’s most iconic songs. 14336551 $16.99
Various Artists
Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On Various Artists
Rockabye Baby Music For the first time, the Rockabye Baby series focuses on a single album versus an artist’s greatest hits. This features new, soothing takes on songs from Marvin Gaye’s iconic 1971 album. 14120754 $16.99
Easy Breezy!
Caspar Babypants
Aurora Elephant Music High-energy super fun danceable happy story songs for the whole family is what the new Caspar Babypants album is all about. Caspar Babypants is also known as Chris Ballew, lead singer for the Presidents of the United States of America. 14610859 $12.99
A Song Is Way Above the Lawn Karen Peris
Therese Records Karen Peris offers a timeless album for children, or for listeners of any age, expressing both the universal and the particular sense of wonder and mystery keenly felt in small moments of a day. 14640086 $12.99
Various Artists
Pitbull
Various Artists
Rockabye Baby Music Parents, don’t stop the party just because it’s bedtime. Spin this collection of soft lullaby versions of Pitbull’s hits and watch children drift off to dreamland. 13613821 $16.99
Panic! At the Disco Various Artists
Rockabye Baby Music 14610860 $16.99
When it comes to bedtime, some parents have high hopes that children will fall asleep quickly. This collection of lullabies based on hits from Panic! At the Disco will help families be victorious for relaxation and bedtime.
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