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BEST OF NOVEMBER The in-demand titles patrons will be looking for.
Taylor Swift
Red (Taylor’s Version)
Featuring nine previously unreleased songs!
Republic Records • Country Available November 12 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.
Jason Aldean
Kelly Clarkson
Broken Bow Records • Country Available November 12 14599365 $14.99 Guest Artist: Carrie Underwood Jason Aldean releases the first half of a thirty-song project with a mix of new songs and live tracks. This includes the record-breaking hit If I Didn’t Love You, a duet with Carrie Underwood.
Atlantic • Holiday 14598075 $16.99 The ninth studio album from Kelly Clarkson features a mix of new original songs and Christmas classics, alongside show-stopping collaborations with Ariana Grande, Chris Stapleton, and Brett Eldredge.
Macon
When Christmas Comes Around...
Volbeat
Trippie Redd
Republic Records • Pop/Rock Available December 3 14596220 $13.99 Guest Artists: Stine Bramsen, Dave Matrise, Michael Vox 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.
Ten Thousand Projects Rap/Hip-Hop
Servant of the Mind
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Trip at Knight
Available November 19 Parental Advisory 14598048 $12.99 Trippie Redd releases his fourth studio album, which features collaborations with Lil Uzi Vert, Juice WRLD, XXXTentacion, Polo G, and more. It also includes the single Miss the Rage.
Kehlani
Walk the Moon
Atlantic Mod • R&B 14587800 $15.99
RCA Records • Pop/Rock Available November 12 14587798 $11.99 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.
Cloud 19
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.
Heights
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HOT NEW RELEASES The in-demand titles patrons will be looking for. Lady Gaga
Willie Nelson
Interscope Records Pop/Rock 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.
Legacy Recordings Country 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.
Dawn of Chromatica
Pokémon 25 The Album
Various Artists
Capitol • Soundtracks 14577775 $11.99
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.
Available November 19 14601991 $13.99
Brian Wilson
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. Available November 19 14596218 $13.99
Available November 19 14598072 $11.99
Remi Wolf Juno
Island • Pop/Rock Remi Wolf will cement her status as one of pop music’s brightest young stars with her debut album. With her eclectic sound and style and magnetic personality, Remi has developed an avid fan base that has made her a trailblazer. Parental Advisory 14465631 $11.99
At My Piano
The Willie Nelson Family
Joshua Henry
Parmalee For You
Stoney Creek Records Country Guest Artists: Fitz, Blanco Brown 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
Grow
BMG Rights Management (US) LLC R&B As an actor, Joshua Henry has been seen on stage and screen, including The Scottsboro Boys; Violet; Carousel; Hamilton; the Apple TV series See; and the Netflix film Tick Tick…Boom. Now he is releasing his solo debut album. Available November 5 14598052 $13.99
Il Volo Sings Morricone Il Volo
Masterworks • Classical Guest Artists: Hauser, David Garrett Il Volo’s new muchawaited album dedicated to Ennio Morricone (1928-2020), one of the greatest composers of the twentieth century, features fourteen songs with some of the maestro’s most famous and unforgettable melodies. Available November 5 14593208 $11.99
Nicky Jam Infinity
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. Available November 19 14598071 $8.99
Common
A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 2
Loma Vista Recordings • Rap/Hip-Hop
Available December 10 14458291 $13.99 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.
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HOT NEW RELEASES Jackson+Sellers
Rod Stewart
Anti • Folk Jade Jackson and Aubrie Sellers are two rising stars who aligned during the pandemic to write one of the most compelling duo albums of the last decade. Their album is a masterclass in unexpected vocal harmonic convergence. 14558494 $11.99
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 and his 31st album to date.
Breaking Point
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. Available November 19 Deluxe Edition, 2 Discs 14598073 $29.99
The Tears of Hercules
Available November 12 14587783 $12.99
Cody Johnson
Human The Double Album
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.
Back to the Future The Musical
Masterworks Broadway Soundtracks One of the most beloved films of the 1980s comes to the stage in a new musical by the film’s writers, Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis. Available November 26 14610833 $13.99
Various Artists
Republic Records • Soundtracks Parental Advisory 14577773 $13.99 Based on a true story, the new film starring and directed by Sean Penn features music from Eddie Vedder, Glen Hansard, and Cat Power.
An Evening with Silk Sonic Atlantic Records • R&B
Available November 12 14622358 $16.99 Guest Artist: Bootsy Collins 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.
2 Discs 14577646 $16.99
Various Artists
Flag Day Original Soundtrack
Silk Sonic
Years & Years Night Call
Interscope Records Pop/Rock From its iconic artwork to its euphoric, rejuvenated sound, this is a thrilling new chapter for Years & Years. Inspired as much by pioneering figures like Sylvester as it is French House, at the center of the record is that mermaid of a muse. Available January 7 Parental Advisory, Deluxe Edition 14605473 $17.99
Jerry Seinfeld
Jerry Before Seinfeld
800 Pound Gorilla Records • Comedy Whether mocking fashionable parenting methods or criticizing flower shops or marveling at the delusion it takes to run for president, Jerry Seinfeld remains unrivaled in how few words he needs to explode an accepted social norm. Available November 19 14610826 $11.99
Rufus Wainwright & Amsterdam Sinfonietta Rufus Wainwright and Amsterdam Sinfonietta
Modern Recordings Pop/Rock In 2017 Rufus Wainwright toured with the prestigious ensemble Amsterdam Sinfonietta. Critics and audiences of the ten concerts were enraptured by the intimacy and intensity of the program. Now the show comes to CD. Available November 26 14598055 $15.99
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NEW HOLIDAY MUSIC Steve Perry The Season
Concord Music Group, Inc. For the first time, one of the most iconic voices in rock sings eight holiday classics. The album is Steve Perry’s journey back to some of the best times of his life. Produced by Perry and longtime collaborator Thom Flowers with artwork by Jeff Wack.
Pentatonix Evergreen
RCA Records 14607518 $11.99
A cappella pop group Pentatonix rings in the holiday season with their sixth Christmas album. The album includes the new single It’s Been a Long, Long Time.
Strange Wonders The Wexford Carols Volume II Various Artists
Heresy Records Artists: Seth Lakeman, Caitriona O’Leary Includes carols on St. Stephen, St. John, St. Sylvester, and the Holy Innocents. Producer Ethan Johns has adopted an intimate interpretation of these remarkable and moving carols that integrates early music, folk music, and classical styles. Available November 12 14593202 $16.99
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Christmas with Motown
Various Artists
Motown Records; Artists: The Jacksons, Ne-Yo The album celebrates the classic Motown holiday recordings mixed with new classics from the current roster of Motown superstars. From the Supremes to Ne-Yo to Asiahn, this collection is the perfect soundtrack to the holiday season. 14582953 $11.99
Winter Tales
Manchester Orchestra
Christmas Songs Volume 1
Loma Vista Recordings A collection of holiday classics reimagined earnestly and passionately by beloved indie rock stalwarts Manchester Orchestra. Familiar, inclusive, and the essence of holiday spirit, regardless of one’s beliefs. 14587764 $9.99
Matthew West We Need Christmas
Story House Collective Five-time Grammy nominee and Billboard Music Award and American Music Award winner, Matthew West is proud to release his latest Christmas album. If features a mix of old favorites, new songs, and live recordings. 14577644 $8.99
Various Artists
Deutsche Grammophon Artists: Roger Eno, Brian Eno In late 2020, Deutsche Grammophon invited some of the label’s composers to reimagine holiday music. The result was twelve personal responses to that creative challenge, all of which have something fresh and timely to say about winter’s promise. Available November 5 14587774 $16.99
Darren Criss
A Very Darren Crissmas
Decca U.S. Guest Artists: Adam Lambert, Evan Rachel Wood Darren Criss’s holiday record is his first fulllength album. The album showcases creative reimaginings of classic tunes and rarely covered hidden gems, featuring guest artists Lainey Wilson, Adam Lambert, and Evan Rachel Wood. 14458307 $13.99
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Lucinda Williams Lu’s Jukebox Volume 5 Have Yourself a Rockin’ Little Christmas with Lucinda
Highway 20 Records The fifth installment in Lucinda Williams’s Lu’s Jukebox series sees the acclaimed singer-songwriter adding her own spin on holiday music. Available November 19 14598070 $11.99
Brett Young
Brett Young & Friends Sing the Christmas Classics
BMLG Records 14511280 $10.99
Guest Artists: Colbie Caillat, Darius Rucker Brett Young enlisted an all-star cast of collaborators including Colbie Caillat and Darius Rucker to help warm up the holiday season with their spin on eight beloved Christmas hits.
MODERN FAVORITES AND CHRISTMAS CLASSICS Eagles of Death Metal
A Boots Electric Christmas Eagles of Death Metal Eagles of Death Metal arrive just in time for the holidays with six new recordings to add to the festive holiday season.
Available November 19 14587771 $11.99
Pistol Annies
Hell of a Holiday
RCA Records The trio of Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe, and Angaleena Presley release their first ever holiday album. It features ten original tracks, including the single Snow Globe, and a cover of Merle Haggard’s If We Make It Through December. 14607519 $13.99
Brett Eldredge Billy Idol
Brian Fallon
BMG Rights Management (US) LLC Pop-rock icon Billy Idol adds to Christmas season with an album featuring Jingle Bell Rock; Silver Bells; Frosty the Snowman; Silent Night; and more.
Lesser Known Records The Gaslight Anthem’s Brian Fallon records a collection of hymns on an album that was inspired by his time singing in the church choir as a child.
Happy Holidays
Available November 5 14598051 $14.99
Night Divine
Celtic Christmas Eve Green Hill Productions Celtic Thunder brings a touch of Ireland to a collection of Christmas songs. 14593086 $9.99
Norah Jones
Blue Note 14577774 $11.99
A collection of timeless seasonal favorites and profound new originals that explore the complicated emotions of the past year and the hopes that this holiday season will be full of joy and togetherness.
Tis the season for fans of Brett Eldredge to be delighted with a brand-new holiday album. The aptly titled album features the classics we all know and love alongside two never-before-heard originals, including the title track.
Available November 5 14598057 $11.99
Celtic Thunder
I Dream of Christmas
Mr. Christmas
Warner Music Nashville v $12.99
The Choir of King’s College Cambridge
In the Bleak Midwinter Christmas Carols from King’s
King’s College Much of the music on this album was heard around the world as part of the 103rd Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, a service that has been broadcast live every year since 1930. Available November 5 14593110 $14.99
Merry Christmas…. Baby
Various Artists
Real Gone Music Artists: Charles Brown, Lloyd Glenn Trio There is some debate as to whether this 1956 release was the first LP to compile Christmas music singles. But there is little debate that it’s one of the best, with some of the biggest R&B stars of the era. Available November 5 14582970 $14.99
Jim Brickman A Christmas Symphony
Green Hill Productions Jim Brickman delivers a dream holiday project, featuring a mix of traditional and new Christmas songs with the backing of a symphony orchestra. 14593085 $9.99
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TOP MUSIC PICKS Titles people are talking about. No Time to Die Score Various Artists
Dear Evan Hansen Orignal Motion Picture Soundtrack Various Artists
Interscope • Soundtracks 14465638 $13.99
Artists: Ben Platt, Summer Walker 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.
Chase Rice The Album
Broken Bow Records Country Guest Artists: Florida Georgia Line Following a digital release in May, Chase Rice’s fifth album is now available on CD. It includes his hit collaboration with Florida Georgia Line, Drinkin’ Beer. Talkin God. Amen. 14447850 $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 includes the theme by Billie Eilish. 12874316 $18.99
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings The Album Various Artists
MARVEL/Hollywood Records, Inc/Interscope Records • Soundtracks Artists: Jhene Aiko, 21 Savage A first-of-its-kind pan-Asian album with incredible features from global artists. The soundtrack will have all original production spanning multiple genres performed in both English and Asian languages including Mandarin, Korean, and Japanese. 14435788 $13.99
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Raise the Roof
Rounder • Country In 2007, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss released the acclaimed Raising Sand album. Now they return with a dozen songs from a range of traditions and styles that extend this remarkable collaboration in new and thrilling directions.
Newsboys Stand
Newsboys • Religious Dove Award-winning group Newsboys return with a brand new album that is marked by a fresh sound set to a timeless and eternal message. It includes the hit single Magnetic. 14458297 $11.99
Anthony Hamilton
Love Is the New Black
BMG Rights Management • R&B Guest Artists: Rick Ross, Jennifer Hudson After five years, Anthony Hamilton returns with a brand-new album. He duets with Jennifer Hudson on Superstar, while Rick Ross appears on Real Love. I’m Ready features a cameo from Lil Jon. 14441132 $14.99
Alessia Cara
In the Meantime
Def Jam • R&B Grammy and Juno Award winner Alessia Cara returns with her highly anticipated third album, which includes the tracks Sweet Dream and Shapeshifter. 14475741 $13.99
Available November 19 14446266 $14.99
Zac Brown Band
Lady A
Old Dominion
Warner Music Nashville Country Guest Artists: Marcus King, Gregory Porter Two years after releasing The Owl, Zac Brown Band is back with their seventh full-length studio album. Among the tracks is the new single Slow Burn. There are also collaborations with Marcus King and Gregory Porter. 14543939 $11.99
Big Machine Label Group • Country Lady A’s album reinvigorates the band’s signature sound, a captivating fusion of rootsy pop and electrifying harmony that has dominated charts for more than a decade. 14500827 $12.99
Arista Nashville Country Guest Artist: Gladys Knight Along with the single I Was on a Boat That Day, the fourth album from Old Dominion includes Lonely Side of Town, a duet with R&B legend Gladys Knight. 14469742 $12.99
The Comeback
What a Song Can Do
Time, Tequila & Therapy
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TOP MUSIC PICKS My Morning Jacket
My Morning Jacket
ATO Records Pop/Rock On their new fulllength, the first new music since 2015’s The Waterfall, My Morning Jacket reaffirms the rarefied magic that has made them so beloved, embedding each song with moments of discovery and revelation. 14500759 $13.99
Duran Duran Future Past
BMG Rights Management (US) LLC Pop/Rock Guest Artists: Lykke Li, Graham Coxon The highly anticipated fifteenth studio album from Duran Duran features special guests Graham Coxon of Blur on guitar, Mike Garson from David Bowie’s band on piano, guest vocals from Lykke Li. 14294623 $13.99
FINNEAS Optimist
Interscope Records Pop/Rock The debut solo album from Grammy-winning artist Finneas features twelve never-beforeheard tracks, plus the previously released What They’ll Say About Us, a heartbreaking ballad written in lockdown. 14437528 $17.99
Santana
Blessings and Miracles
BMG Rights Management (US) LLC Pop/Rock Guest Artists: Chick Corea, Steve Winwood Music legend and guitar master Carlos Santana delivers one of the most ambitious, inspired, and flatout magical records of his storied career. There are collaborations with Chick Corea, Steve Winwood, Rob Thomas, and more. 14465650 $16.99
Let It Be
Capitol • Pop/Rock Just before the release of director Peter Jackson’s documentary on Disney+, the Beatles re-release their 1970 album. Along with a remastered single disc, there are two versions featuring previously unreleased material. Special Edition 14500757 $18.99 Special Deluxe Edition, 2 Discs 14500758 $24.99 Super Delxue Special Edition, 5 Discs 14500826 $139.99
HOLIDAY MUSIC Josh Turner
King Size Manger
MCA Nashville • Holiday Josh Turner’s first Christmas album includes eleven tracks with four originals. The song King Size Manger was written by Josh specifically for this album. 14458312 $11.99
Kristin Chenoweth
Chris Tomlin
Concord Records Holiday Emmy and Tony Awardwinning singer/actress Kristin Chenoweth releases a new Christmas album. Filled with holiday classics both old and new, it shows Chenoweth in a festive but classy light as she rings in the best time of year. 14511251 $14.99
Sparrow • Holiday Guest Artists: We the Kingdom, CeCe Winans Singer-songwriter Chris Tomlin returns with a highly anticipated third fulllength Christmas album. Tomlin’s songwriting ushers listeners into the Christmas spirit with a special sense of joy and anticipation. 14428095 $11.99
Happiness Is... Christmas!
Zach Williams
Chilly Gonzales
Essential Records Holiday Zach Williams brings his soulful southern style to familiar Christmas songs on his new release. He digs deep into his musical roots to bring fresh interpretations of timeless Christmas classics. 14541322 $12.99
INgrooves • Holiday Guest Artists: Jarvis Cocker, Feist From oldies to newer holiday pop canon, the new project from composer Chilly Gonzales surveys a broad scope. There’s grandeur, there’s merriment, and there’s guests Feist and Jarvis Cocker.
I Don’t Want Christmas to End
A Very Chilly Christmas
Available November 5 13630196 $12.99
Emmanuel Christmas Songs of Worship
Gaither Vocal Band
All Heaven and Nature Sing
Gaither Music Group Holiday Two-time Grammy Award winners and Gospel Music Hall of Fame members the Gaither Vocal Band ring in the holidays with joyful harmonies and signature style performing a selection of Christmas classics. 14458295 $13.99
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ROCK Hanson
Bad Wolves
3CG Records Pop/Rock Hanson is making 2021 all about new music. Over the past few months, they have released a string of singles. Now fans can enjoy their seventh studio album.
Better Noise Music Pop/Rock Expectations never mattered to Bad Wolves. Instead, the Los Angeles band fuses unpredictable metallic intensity and impressive instrumental proficiency to arena-ready hooks.
Against the World
Available November 5 14429820 $15.99
Rod Stewart
The Tears of Hercules
Rhino/Warner Bros. • Pop/Rock
Available November 12 14587783 $12.99 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.
The Doobie Brothers Liberté
Island • Pop/Rock Four-time Grammy Award winners and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees the Doobie Brothers release their fifteenth full-length album. Produced/co-written by John Shanks, the album contains twelve new tracks. 14458301 $13.99
Mastodon
Hushed and Grim
Reprise • Pop/Rock Grammy Award-winning metal group Mastodon is back with their ninth studio album, which includes the somber single Teardrinker. 2 Discs 14587788 $16.99
Damon Albarn The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows
Transgressive Pop/Rock The year prior has seen Damon Albarn return to the music in lockdown and develop the work to eleven tracks that further explore themes of fragility, loss, emergence, and rebirth.
Dear Monsters
Parental Advisory 14593109 $15.99
Bullet for My Valentine Bullet for My Valentine
Spinefarm • Pop/Rock Metal vets Bullet for My Valentine announce their selftitled seventh album, which sees the band open a bold new chapter and is easily their heaviest, fiercest album so far.
Available November 12 14577638 $14.99
Available November 5 Parental Advisory 14541280 $13.99
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Sting
Georgia Blue
Southeastern Records Pop/Rock Guest Artists: Bela Fleck, Chris Thile 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.
The Bridge
A&M Records Pop/Rock After creating new interpretations of his classic hits on 2019’s My Songs, Sting returns with an album of brand-new material, including the single If it’s Love. Available November 19 14541321 $13.99
Available November 26 14596217 $11.99
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. Available November 19 Deluxe Edition, 2 Discs 14598073 $29.99
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Tori Amos
Ocean to Ocean
Decca • Pop/Rock Despite the various crises that have occurred since 2017’s Native Invader, Tori Amos has emerged with her most personal work in years, an album bursting with warmth and connection, with deep roots in her earliest songwriting. 14587761 $13.99
ELECTRONIC Coldcut
Jon Hopkins
Ahead Of Our Time A collection of ambient tracks, curated by Coldcut, to benefit mental health, featuring incredible names in the ambient world such as Sigur Rós, Julianna Barwick, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Suzanne Ciani, A Winged Victory for the Sullen, and many more.
Domino Recording Co. Carves a new path for Jon Hopkins sonically as a follow-up to 2018’s Grammy-nominated Singularity. Enveloping his journeys across geographical and cosmological spectrums, it’s a richly rewarding and personal listening experience.
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Music for Psychedelic Therapy
Nightmares on Wax
Shoutout! To Freedom…
Available November 12 14593185 $13.99
Warp Records Guest Artists: Beautiful People, Shabaka Hutchings Nightmares on Wax returns with a deeply personal project built from life-affirming realizations brought on by a period of profound change in his life. The result is an exploration of musical and personal freedom. 14575189 $14.99
Dean Blunt
AVAWAVES
Tenderlonious
Rough Trade Dean Blunt releases the sequel to his 2014 album. It has garnered positive reviews from Pitchfork, The Guardian, and more. “8.1 out of 10...featuring the most approachable music of his career.” - Pitchfork Parental Advisory 14541252 $15.99
One Little Independent Records AVAWAVES are rooted in cinematic narratives, evoking emotional journeys of the heart and mind, and new single Midnight Bird features the dramatic vocals of Newcastle’s YVA, conjuring up emotions through her poetry and powerful voice.
22A Tenderlonious combines his signature live flute and synth work over Detroit house, p-funk, spiritual ragas, and ambient sound designs. There are four deep house jams, including Song for My Mother.
Available November 19 14475764 $13.99
Black Metal 2
Chrysalis
Still Flute
Available November 12 14512250 $19.99
Available November 12 14593206 $14.99
Melanie Charles
Johnathan Blake
JAZZ Nina Simone
Feeling Good Her Greatest Hits and Remixes
Y’all Don’t (Really) Care About Black Women
Verve The new album gathers the most iconic songs recorded throughout Nina Simone’s career and includes seven remixes by some of the hottest, most in-demand DJs worldwide. Available December 3 2 Discs 14582961 $18.99
Impulse! Records Melanie Charles’s new album is a love letter to the unheralded labor of Black women. Melanie asks listeners to be accountable to Black women as much as they care for their works. Available November 12 14541302 $13.99
Gregory Porter
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
Still Rising
Blue Note Guest Artists: Renee Fleming, Jeff Goldblum An exquisite collection of musical delights. The first disc includes five brand-new tracks, two new arrangements, and nine of Porter’s most loved global tracks. The second disc features breathtaking covers and duets. Available November 5 2 Discs 14610827 $24.99
First Flight to Tokyo The Lost 1961 Recordings
Blue Note A live recording of drum legend Art Blakey with the Jazz Messengers, featuring trumpeter Lee Morgan, tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter, pianist Bobby Timmons, and bassist Jymie Merritt. Available November 5 2 Discs 14587777 $24.99
Homeward Bound
Blue Note Drummer, composer, and bandleader Johnathan Blake’s album is a narrative celebration of life and legacy featuring his quintet, Pentad, with Immanuel Wilkins, Joel Ross, David Virelles, and Dezron Douglas. 14582959 $11.99
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong All Stars A Gift to Pops
Verve The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong All Stars are the cream of the crop of current New Orleans musicians, paying tribute to the musician who started it all in the Crescent City. 14541276 $13.99
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MUST-HAVE RELEASES Featuring the single ‘Bad Habits.’
Ed Sheeran Atlantic • Pop/Rock 14465662 $14.99
Equals
The fourth installment in Ed Sheeran’s symbol album series finds him taking stock of his life and the people in it, as he explores the varying degrees of love, loss, resilience, and fatherhood, while also processing his reality and career.
ABBA’s first new album in 40 years.
ABBA • Voyage
Capitol • Pop/Rock • Available November 5 14555850 $13.99
Before kicking off a series of unique concerts, which will utilize avatar technology, ABBA offers up new music. Among the ten new tracks are the songs Don’t Shut Me Down and I Still Have Faith in You.
Follow-up to the Grammy Award-winning Golden Hour.
Kacey Musgraves Star-Crossed
MCA Nashville • Country 14475742 $11.99
A bold, empowering, and personal series of songs that displays the six-time Grammy Award winner’s continued growth as one of the finest singer-songwriters of our time.
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COUNTRY & FOLK Mighty Fine An Austin City Limits Tribute to Walter Hyatt Various Artists
Omnivore Recordings Artists: Lyle Lovett, David Ball First CD and digital release of material from the star-studded 1997 PBS broadcast. Bonus tracks include six previously unissued tracks recorded at the show and four Hyatt solo recordings. 14517367 $16.99
Jesse Dayton Beaumonster
Hardcharger Records Jesse Dayton’s latest is filled with song interpretations that are part greaser, a whole lotta twang, and quintessentially outlaw country badass. It encapsulates a life filled with adventure and lore. Available November 5 14598056 $13.99
Willie Nelson
The Willie Nelson Family
Legacy Recordings
Jackson+Sellers
Parmalee
Available November 19
Anti Jade Jackson and Aubrie Sellers are two rising stars who aligned during the pandemic to write one of the most compelling duo albums of the last decade. Their album is a masterclass in unexpected vocal harmonic convergence. 14558494 $11.99
Stoney Creek Records Guest Artists: Blanco Brown, Fitz 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
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.
Breaking Point
For You
The Isaacs
The American Face
House of Isaacs The new album from Grammy Award nominees the Isaacs is split between original material and covers of songs like Extreme’s More Than Words; Chicago’s You’re the Inspiration; and the Beatles’ We Can Work It Out. 14517362 $14.99
Cody Johnson
Human The Double Album
Warner Music Nashville 2 Discs 14577646 $16.99
Guest Artist: Willie Nelson The sophomore major-label release from Cody Johnson features songs that were originally rejected by other Nashville artists, for what Johnson considers as being too country for country.
14598072 $11.99
Randy Travis Storms of Life
Warner Music Nashville Randy Travis’s 1986 debut album is remastered and rereleased to include three additional tracks from the vault. 35th Anniversary Deluxe Edition 14587792 $12.99
Deana Carter
Did I Shave My Legs for This?
The Steel Wheels
Everyone a Song Volume 2
Big Ring Records Storytelling is power. During a time of isolation, the Steel Wheels chose to connect with their audience in new and profound ways. Available November 5 14582984 $12.99
Capitol Nashville Catalog Guest Artists: Lauren Alaina, Ashley McBryde The debut album from Deana Carter features a total of eleven tracks and includes the hit Strawberry Wine. This edition of the album has been remastered from the original recordings and will be released with two bonus tracks. Available November 5 25th Anniversary Edition 14587768 $13.99
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CLASSICAL 12 Stradivari
The Proust Album
Decca Janine Jansen embarks on a journey recording on twelve of the world’s most precious instruments.
Warner Classics Guest Artists: Orchestre De Chambre De Paris Shani Diluka releases a project dedicated to Marcel Proust and composers he loved, to celebrate the 150-year anniversary of his birth in 2021 and the 100-year anniversary of his death in 2022. 14558562 $18.99
Janine Jansen
Available November 5 14391890 $16.99
At My Piano DECCA
Brian Wilson
Available November 19 14596218 $13.99 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.
Alla Napoletana Christina Pluhar, L’Arpeggiata
Erato Christina Pluhar, L’Arpeggiata, and eight guest singers explore the musical highways and byways of Naples, the most intoxicating and idiosyncratic of Italy’s large cities. This double album expresses the city’s mercurial personality in music over a span of centuries. 2 Discs 14558514 $18.99
Schubert Impromptus D899 Moments Musicaux D780
Alexandre Tharaud
Erato The program for Alexandre Tharaud’s first album of Schubert comprises the four Impromptus D 899 (op 90), the six Moments musicaux, and, in Tharaud’s own transcription for piano, four excerpts from the stage music for Rosamunde. 14558513 $18.99
Amata Dalle Tenebre
Anna Netrebko
Deutsche Grammophon Guest Artists: Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Anna Netrebko’s visual album is based on four arias from her latest recordings. It explores Anna’s performative practices to embody different heroines and their stories. Available November 5 14587776 $13.99
Shani Diluka
Muse
Sheku KannehMason & Isata Kanneh-Mason
Decca Star duo Sheku and Isata Sheku KannehMason have performed together all over the world. Now they present an impassioned program of Barber and Rachmaninov, including each composer’s Cello Sonata and a selection of beautiful songs transcribed for cello. Available November 5 14587775 $13.99
Cello Unlimited Kian Soltani
Deutsche Grammophon Kian Soltani has always been a big fan of movies; now he takes this passion one step further and creates an unprecedented album with his own arrangements of great blockbuster hits. 14582955 $13.99
Bernstein Candide
London Symphony Orchestra
LSO Live Guest Artists: Jane Archibald, Anne Sofie Von Otter Marin Alsop leads the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in a new recording of Bernstein’s riotous satirical operetta. Alsop’s new version was captured during celebratory concerts marking Bernstein’s centenary year, and features an outstanding array of soloists. 2 Discs 14455188 $22.99
Il Volo Sings Morricone Masterworks
Il Volo
Available November 5 14593208 $11.99 Guest Artists: Hauser, David Garrett Il Volo’s new much-awaited album dedicated to Ennio Morricone (1928-2020), one of the greatest composers of the twentieth century, features fourteen songs with some of the maestro’s most famous and unforgettable melodies.
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WHAT’S ON THE RADIO Enjoy the radio hit? Check out the albums that they are featured on.
Rock & Alternative Track 14: Heat Waves
Glass Animals Dreamland
Republic / Universal Parental Advisory 13333523 $13.99
Track 3: I hope ur miserable until ur dead
Track 15: Happier Than Ever
Pretty Poison
Darkroom/Interscope Records Parental Advisory 14134054 $13.99 Edited Version 14134055 $13.99
Nessa Barrett Warner Bros. Parental Advisory 14587791 $8.99
R&B
Billie Eilish
Happier Than Ever
Track 2: Complicated
Track 7: You Made a Fool of Me
Track 2: Lost You
See Me
Love Is the New Black
Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies
Leela James BMG Rights Management (US) LLC 14302003 $13.99
Anthony Hamilton
BMG Rights Management 14441132 $14.99
Country
Snoh Aalegra Roc Nation Parental Advisory 14369687 $11.99
Track 5: If I Didn’t Love You Featuring: Carrie Underwood
Track 12: Cold Beer Calling My Name Featuring: Luke Combs
Track 2: You Time
Macon
Bet You’re from a Small Town
Triple Tigers 14395076 $9.99
Jason Aldean
Broken Bow Records Available November 12 14599365 $14.99
Jameson Rodgers
Scotty McCreery Same Truck
River House Artists 14447848 $11.99
Adult Contemporary
Track 4: Bad Habits
Track 5: Levitating
Track 1: Save Your Tears
Equals
Future Nostalgia
The Highlights
Ed Sheeran Atlantic 14465662 $14.99
Dua Lipa
Warner Bros. Records, Inc. Bonus Edition, 2 Discs 13732717 $16.99
Christian & Gospel Track 3: What If
Matthew West Brand New
Provident Music Group 12704002 $12.99
The Weeknd
Xo Records Parental Advisory 13928909 $13.99 Edited Version 13928910 $13.99
Track 10: Until Grace Featuring: Rascal Flatts
Track 1: Rattle!
Citizen of Heaven
Provident Music Group 12946507 $11.99
Tauren Wells
Essential Records 12650079 $11.99
Elevation Worship
Graves Into Gardens
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