Midwest Tape Weekly August 16, 2021

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Weekly CONNECTION August 16, 2021

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This standalone proves a stellar vehicle for Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff, given first-rate support by Florence Pugh, Rachel Weisz and David Harbour.

– Hollywood Reporter

BLACK WIDOW

Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, Rachel Weisz Natasha Romanoff, aka Black Widow, confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. UNK (2021) Action

Coming Soon

DVD 13090771 BLU-RAY+DVD 13090772 4K+BLU-RAY 13058730

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Critically Acclaimed & Limited Theatrical

Language Arts

Starring: Ashley Zukerman, Sarah Shahi, Elliott Smith When a student proposes a project with autistic youth and senior dementia patients, Language Arts teacher Charles Marlow confronts the mark autism has made on his life and learns to connect to the people he loves.

UNK 127 min. (2020) Drama

Available September 7 DVD BLU-RAY

14324976 $16.99 14324039 $16.99

Occupation Rainfall

Starring: Dan Ewing, Temuera Morrison, Daniel Gillies Two years into an intergalactic invasion of Earth, survivors fight back in a desperate ground war.

While casualties mount by the day, the resistance, along with unexpected allies, uncovers a plot that could bring the war to a decisive end.

R 128 min. (2021) Sci-Fi DVD 14325164 $14.99 BLU-RAY 14325165 $16.49

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Fully Realized Humans

Starring: Jess Weixler, Joshua Leonard, Beth Grant With less than a month until the birth of their first child, Jackie and Elliot embark on a madcap mission of selfdiscovery in an attempt to rid themselves of the inherited baggage of their own childhoods.

UNK 76 min. (2021) Comedy

Available September 28 DVD BLU-RAY

14324955 $19.99 14324027 $21.99

My Zoe

Silo

Gully

Isabelle is trying to rebuild her life. But ex-husband James makes her life difficult as they co-parent Zoe. When tragedy strikes, the family is shattered, and Isabelle decides to take the girl’s fate into her own hands. R 102 min.

(2021) Drama DVD 14306277 $24.99

Disaster strikes when teenage Cody becomes the victim of a grain entrapment accident. Family, neighbors, and first responders must put aside their differences to rescue him from drowning in the 50-foot-tall silo. UNK 77 min.

(2019) Drama

Available September 7

Powerful and unflinchingly honest, it is the explosive and timely story of three boyhood friends, Calvin, Nicky, and Jesse, surviving an upbringing in LA’s roughest neighborhoods.

R 84 min. (2021) Drama DVD 14270833 $13.49

Some of Our Stallions

Equal Standard

Final Account

Starring: Julie Delpy, Sophia Ally, Richard Armitage

Two best friends struggle with mental illness while searching for the love of their lives.

UNK 90 min.

(2021) Comedy

DVD BLU-RAY

DVD BLU-RAY

Starring: Amber Heard, John Corbett, Charlie Plummer

14320384 $34.99 14320385 $33.99

Starring: Ice-T, Jules Willcox, Robert Clohessy

Starring: Al Di, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Mike Judge

Available August 31

Starring: Jill Paice, Jeremy Holm, Jack DiFalco

14324953 $19.99 14324025 $21.99

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New York City police officers’ lives collide in interweaving stories of race, rank, loss, and betrayal.

TVMA 100 min.

(2020) Action DVD 14138065 $16.99 BLU-RAY 14138066 $22.99

(German)

An urgent portrait of the last living generation of everyday people to participate in Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich.

PG13 94 min.

(2021) Documentary DVD 14134799 $17.24

Prices and availability are subject to change without notice.

VIDEO

Brand new titles your patrons are sure to love curated by our movie experts here at Midwest Tape!

AVAILABLE AUGUST 17 The Truffle Hunters (Italian)

Starring: Piero Botto, Maria Cicciu, Sergio Cauda A handful of men search for rare, expensive, and delicious white Alba truffles deep in the forests of Piedmont, Italy.

PG13 84 min. (2020) Documentary DVD 13792734 $23.99 BLU-RAY 13792735 $23.99

Fast Vengeance

Starring: DMX, Natalie Burn, Randall J. Bacon Upon hearing of his brother’s death, a man named Shen returns to his old stomping grounds to find the men responsible and take justice into his own hands.

UNK 112 min.

Action DVD 14273198 $14.99

After the End

Starring: Jasper Bagg, Lee Beckhurst, Nick Cain The world has been left in ruins following the outbreak of a terrifying disease.

Deep in the Australian countryside, a group of survivors is locked in a constant struggle to stay alive.

NR 90 min. (2021) Drama DVD 14273197 $14.99

*Home Premiere Release - Estimated Box Office

The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Salma Hayek

The bodyguard Michael Bryce continues his friendship with assassin Darius Kincaid as they try to save Darius’s wife Sonia.

R 99 min. (2021) $75M* Action DVD 14263249 $22.49 BLU-RAY+DVD 14263250 $29.99 2 Discs 4K+BLU-RAY 14347685 $32.24 2 Discs

Notorious Nick Starring: Elisabeth Röhm, Kevin Pollak, Cody Christian

Nick Newell, a one-armed MMA fighter, gets a rare chance to fight for the lightweight championship.

He strives to win for himself and all the other people in the world with physical challenges.

PG13 88 min. Drama DVD 14333712 $14.99

A Discovery of Witches

Series 2

Starring: Matthew Goode, Teresa Palmer, Valarie Pettiford Season two sees Diana and Matthew hiding in time in Elizabethan London. Here, they must find a powerful witch teacher to help Diana control her magic and search for the elusive Book of Life.

TVMA 444 min. (2021) Drama DVD 14290761 $26.24 2 Discs

Staff Picks

Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes!

In the Heights

Starring: Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace The scent of a cafecito caliente hangs in the air just outside the 181st Street subway stop. The likeable, magnetic bodega owner Usnavi saves every penny from his daily grind as he hopes for, imagines, and sings about a better life. PG13 143 min. (2021) $150M* Musical

Available August 31 DVD $22.49 BLU-RAY 4K+BLU-RAY

14263266 14263267 $26.24 14306261 $33.74 2 Discs

These two mystery mutts team up for their first ever case!

Straight Outta Nowhere Scooby-

Doo Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog

Starring: Jeff Bergman, Marty Grabstein, Grey Griffin An original animated feature so exciting it’s scratching at the door!

Comedy is unleashed when Scooby-Doo, the favorite mystery-solving mutt, teams up for the first time with Courage the Cowardly Dog. UNK 72 min. (2021) Children’s

Available September 14 DVD

14332188 $15.74

Brand new season of the hit DC Comics show!

Batwoman

Season 2

Starring: Javicia Leslie, Rachel Skarsten, Meagan Tandy At the end of the first season, Crows Commander Kane has declared war on Batwoman, forcing everyone to choose sides.

Season two kicks off with a major game-changer that will alter Gotham and the Bat Team forever.

NR 765 min. (2021) Action

Available September 21 DVD BLU-RAY

14332187 $29.99 5 Discs 14332186 $34.49 3 Discs

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Best of the Month Make sure your patrons don’t miss out on these top-selling titles from the month of July at Midwest Tape!

VIDEO Mortal Kombat

Starring: Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson MMA fighter Cole Young trains with experienced warriors Liu Kang, Kung Lao, and Kano, as he prepares to stand with Earth’s greatest champions against the enemies of Outworld in a high-stakes battle for the universe.

R 110 min. (2021) $100M* Action DVD 14079307 $22.49 BLU-RAY 14079308 $26.24 4K+BLU-RAY 14079309 $33.74 2 Discs

Wrath of Man

A Quiet Place

Spiral

Starring: Chris Rock, Samuel L. Jackson, Morgan David Jones

Part II

Starring: Jason Statham, Scott Eastwood, Jeffrey Donovan

Starring: Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Millicent Simmonds

A man must move hundreds of millions of dollars for an armored truck company in Los Angeles.

R 119 min. (2021) $45M* Action DVD 14089722 $22.49 BLU-RAY 14089723 $26.24

The Abbott family must now fight for survival in silence. Forced to venture into the unknown, they realize that the creatures are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path. PG13 96 min. (2021) $151M Horror DVD 12882652 $23.24 BLU-RAY 12882653 $29.99 4K+BLU-RAY 14284380 $32.24 2 Discs

A criminal mastermind unleashes a twisted form of justice in this terrifying new chapter from the book of Saw. R 93 min. (2021) $50M* Horror DVD 14124587 $22.49 BLU-RAY+DVD 14124588 $29.99 2 Discs 4K+BLU-RAY 14280259 $23.24 2 Discs

*Home Premiere Release - Estimated Box Office

AUDIOBOOK Black Ice Brad Thor NY Times Bestseller

Simon & Schuster Audio

Suspense AUDIOBOOK 9 Discs 13690018 $34.99

“...astonishing… does not disappoint.”

-National Review

The Cellist Daniel Silva

It’s Better This Way Debbie Macomber

NY Times Bestseller

NY Times Bestseller

NY Times Bestseller

Harper Collins Publishers

Mystery AUDIOBOOK 9 Discs 13910475

Nine Lives Danielle Steel Recorded Books, LLC

Penguin Random House Audio $39.99

“Expertly crafted…”

-Bob Woodward

Romance AUDIOBOOK 7 Discs 13777117

Women’s Fiction AUDIOBOOK 6 Discs 13960877 $39.99

“Macomber wows with this heartwarming romance…”

-Publishers Weekly

$29.99

A woman who avoids all risk learns that men who love danger are the most exciting.

MUSIC Happier Than Ever Billie Eilish

Darkroom/ Interscope Records Pop/Rock Parental Advisory CD 14134054 $13.99 Edited Version CD 14134055 $13.99

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Sob Rock John Mayer

Columbia / Sony Music • Pop/Rock CD 14285518 $12.99

Welcome 2 America Prince

Sony Music • R&B CD 14110651 $12.99

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Soul

Original Score

Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, & Jon Batiste

Walt Disney Records • Soundtracks CD 14229287 $15.99

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VIDEO Boys from County Hell

Starring: Jack Rowan, Nigel O’Neill, Louisa Harland Strange events unfold in Six Mile Hill when construction on a new road disrupts the ancient burial ground of Abhartach, a legendary Irish vampire said to have inspired Bram Stoker’s famed Dracula.

UNK 89 min. (2021) Horror

The Water Man

Starring: Maria Bello, Rosario Dawson, Alfred Molina Gunner sets out on a quest to save his ill mother by searching for a mythic figure who possesses the secret to immortality, the Water Man. PG 91 min. (2021) Adventure DVD 14290759 $22.49 BLU-RAY 14290760 $22.49

A certified fresh adventure and directorial debut from acclaimed actor David Oyelowo.

Available September 21 DVD BLU-RAY

14332196 $20.99 14332195 $21.74

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Experience The Wonderful Wizard of Oz like never before in this Fireside Reading performed by Gildart Jackson. The classic tale is read fireside and can be enjoyed by all ages.

UNK 320 min. (2021) Adventure

Available August 31 DVD $18.74

14263352 2 Discs

Starring: Ciaran Hinds, Stephen Dillane, Maiwenn The Man in the Hat journeys through France in a Fiat 500 accompanied by a framed photograph of an unknown woman. He is pursued by five angry men in a Citroen Dyane.

Why are they chasing him and how can he shake them off?

NR 99 min. (2021) Comedy DVD 14121508 $19.99 BLU-RAY 14120722 $21.99

Dimland

Meander (French)

Starring: Gaia Weiss, Peter Franzen, Romane Libert A woman gets locked in a series of strange tubes full of deadly traps.

UNK 90 min. (2021) Horror

Available September 7 DVD $19.99 BLU-RAY $21.99

The Man in the Hat

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Streetwise/Tiny

The Life of Erin Blackwell

In 1983, director Martin Bell, photographer Mary Ellen Mark, and journalist Cheryl McCall set out to tell the stories of homeless and runaway teenagers in Seattle.

These two films together create a frank, empathetic portrait of lost youth.

UNK 179 min. Documentary DVD 14047713 $22.49 Criterion Collection, 2 Discs BLU-RAY 14047712 $29.99 Criterion Collection

Starring: Martha Brown, Odinaka Ezeokoli In an attempt to shake off her melancholy, a young woman escapes the city to her family’s country cottage only to rediscover a world she had long forgotten and the old friend who may convince her to leave reality behind.

UNK 75 min. (2021) Drama

Available September 28 DVD BLU-RAY

14324973 $16.99 14324035 $16.99

Zack Snyder’s Justice League Starring: Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot

Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists newfound ally Diana Prince to face an even greater threat. R 242 min. (2021) Action

Available September 7 DVD BLU-RAY 4K+BLU-RAY

14107552 $22.49 2 Discs 14107553 $29.99 2 Discs 14107554 $37.49 4 Discs

There Is No Evil (Persian)

Starring: Baran Rasoulof, Zhila Shahi, Mohammad Seddighimehr Four stories that are variations on the crucial themes of moral strength and the death penalty that ask to what extent individual freedom can be expressed under a despotic regime and its seemingly inescapable threats. UNK 150 min. (2021) Drama DVD 14156170 $19.99

The Alpines

Starring: Mally Corrigan, Katrina Diehm, Stephen Kazakoff Follows seven friends coming together for a weekend getaway after several years of growing apart. They’ve moved on with their lives. But the secrets of their past have come back to haunt them.

UNK 93 min. (2021) Horror

Available September 21 DVD BLU-RAY

14324952 $16.99 14324038 $16.99

Playing with Power

The Nintendo Story Featuring: Sean Astin, Wil Wheaton

How did Nintendo go from niche playing card company to global juggernaut of gaming? The electrifying story is presented by an ensemble of Nintendo personnel, celebrity icons, and industry veterans.

UNK 295 min. (2021) Documentary BLU-RAY 14116736 $29.99

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Audiobooks now on Roku New

Experience Features Video + Audiobooks!

In addition to the movies and TV shows already viewable, hoopla’s Roku app now makes audiobooks available through a patron’s television. Patrons can access more content throughout the comfort of their home!

Listen to Audiobooks Only on hoopla! hoopla is the only Library service that offers audiobooks on Roku!

• Great for listening while moving about the house • Discover, borrow, and listen to any hoopla audiobook through a television • Same listening experience as hoopla mobile app or desktop • Syncs with other devices so patrons never lose their place

Keep Watching Great Movies & TV Shows

hoopla movies and TV shows are still easy to access through the Roku app. From discovering new content to continuing to watch a title already borrowed, the hoopla Roku app makes it simple to stream straight to a TV.

Tell Your Patrons

The hoopla Resource Center will help you tell patrons about the new Roku experience.

Find a tutorial video and social media images at resources.hoopladigital.com.

Contact your sales rep for more information. US: 800.875.2785 Canada: 866.698.2231

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AUDIOBOOK

Staff Picks

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHORS Jack Reacher is back in a BRAND NEW page-turning thriller!

Better Off Dead Lee Child, Andrew Child

Olympic champion, Simone Biles shares how dedication and perseverance have helped her succeed.

Brilliance Audio, Inc. Mystery

Available October 1

Harper Collins Publishers

Suspense

Available October 26

AUDIOBOOK 10 Discs 13757782 $34.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Young Adult

AUDIOBOOK 5 Discs 11719939 $39.99 Replacements Available

AUDIOBOOK 10 Discs 14118328 $44.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

“...simply unforgettable.”

- Booklist

Cloud Cuckoo Land Anthony Doerr

Simon and Schuster General

Available September 28

AUDIOBOOK 13 Discs 13934310 $39.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

“...fabulous...”

- USA Today

No Words Meg Cabot Harper Collins Publishers Romance

Available September 28

AUDIOBOOK 10 Discs 14242704 $44.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

- Kirkus Reviews

The Chaos Kind Barry Eisler

Courage to Soar Simone Biles, Michelle Burford

Penguin Random House Audio

“...excellent...”

“The best thriller writer alive.”

“…remarkable…”

- Ken Follett

- Kirkus Reviews

The Judge’s List John Grisham

The Lincoln Highway Amor Towles

Suspense

Historical

AUDIOBOOK 14 Discs 14185589 $44.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

AUDIOBOOK 15 Discs 14357728 $49.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Penguin Random House Audio

Available October 19

Penguin Random House Audio

Available October 5

“...astonishing...”

“Enjoyable…”

- New Yorker

- Publishers Weekly

Oh William!

Elizabeth Strout

Foul Play Stuart Woods

Women’s Fiction

Action

Penguin Random House Audio

Available October 19

AUDIOBOOK 8 Discs 14284252 $39.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Penguin Random House Audio

Available October 5

AUDIOBOOK 6 Discs 14248368 $34.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

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AUDIOBOOK

Children’s Halloween Ghost Girl Ally Malinenko

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Three Books to Chill Your Bones

Harper Collins Publishers An empowering and triumphant ghost story with spooky twists sure to give listeners a few good goosebumps!

AUDIOBOOK 6 Discs 13962543 $29.99 Replacements Available

Alvin Schwartz

Harper Collins Publishers The three Scary Stories books come together to form a timeless collection of chillingly scary tales and legends.

AUDIOBOOK 4 Discs 12808108 Replacements Available

The Graveyard Riddle Lisa Thompson Scholastic

Melody Bird has discovered an old, abandoned building on the edge of town. It’s a dark, creepy place, but she can’t resist its pull. When she goes to explore, she finds a boy hiding out there.

AUDIOBOOK 6 Discs 14280075 Replacements Available

$25.99

The Halloween Moon Joseph Fink

$34.99

The House on Hoarder Hill Mikki Lish, Kelly Ngai

Skeleton Keys

Magical, gutsy, and spooky, this is a story about a family mystery with a pair of brave siblings at its heart.

AUDIOBOOK 6 Discs 14280062 $34.99 Replacements Available

On the hunt for an unimaginary, Skeleton Keys meets young Flynn Twist, a boy with a wild imagination who tells of his encounter with a terrifying shadow calling itself the Nobody.

AUDIOBOOK 2 Discs 14237430 $24.99

Monster Blood Is Back R. L. Stine

The Monster Missions Laura Martin

Rowley Jefferson’s

When Sascha and Nicole buy a mysterious can called Monster Blood Is Back, they use it to get back at Ashli and Diggs.

AUDIOBOOK 3 Discs 13911429 $24.99 Replacements Available

Berkeley and Garth live on an old cruise ship, scavenging for supplies from the drowned cities left behind. They think they’ve seen every kind of aquatic creature, but they never expected to find sea monsters.

AUDIOBOOK 6 Discs 13950342 Replacements Available

Harper Collins Publishers A Halloween-obsessed girl goes out trick-or-treating for one last year, only to find her town under the thrall of a mysterious presence.

AUDIOBOOK 6 Discs 13962462 $29.99 Replacements Available

Scholastic

The Night of the Nobody

Guy Bass

Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Scholastic

Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories Jeff Kinney

Harper Collins Publishers

Recorded Books, LLC

$29.99

Grab a flashlight, crawl under the covers, and dive into the twisted, unexpectedly hilarious world of Rowley Jefferson’s imagination.

AUDIOBOOK 2 Discs 14131260 $14.99

NEW Rules for Vampires Alexandra Foulkes

Simon & Schuster Audio A dazzling adventure set in a world of talking spiders, living forests, and haunted castles about a vampire girl who wants to fit in but first must defeat an evil ghost.

Available November 23

AUDIOBOOK 6 Discs 14103999 $34.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

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Ghoulia and the Doomed Manor Barbara Cantini Dreamscape Media, LLC

Ghoulia and her family are hitting the road for a summer vacation at Fancy Manor. But soon there’s a hitch in their plans, and only Ghoulia can save the day.

Available August 31

AUDIOBOOK 2 Discs 14090197 $11.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available DVD 14108193 $29.24

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The List of Unspeakable Fears J. Kasper Kramer Simon & Schuster Audio

An anxious young girl learns to face her fears– and her ghosts–against the backdrop of the typhoid epidemic.

Available September 14

AUDIOBOOK 6 Discs 14176795 $34.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Adult Halloween Alberta Fireside Ghost Stories Barbara Smith

The Book of Magic Alice Hoffman

Short Stories Light the fire and prepare to be spooked by these delightfully eerie ghost stories.

AUDIOBOOK 5 Discs 14016473 $79.99 Replacements Available

Fantasy The breathtaking conclusion to the beloved Practical Magic series.

ECW Press

Macmillan Audio

Mystery A Shakespearean twist on the long-running Meg Langslow mystery series.

AUDIOBOOK 8 Discs 14373390 $44.99 Replacements Available

Available October 5

AUDIOBOOK 9 Discs 13961110 $39.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Hour of the Witch Chris Bohjalian

Simon & Schuster Audio

My Heart Is a Chainsaw Stephen Graham Jones

NY Times Bestseller; Barnes & Noble Book Club

Horror In the summer of 1988, the mutilated bodies of several missing girls begin to turn up in a small Maryland town.

Simon & Schuster Audio

Penguin Random House Audio

Available August 17

AUDIOBOOK 7 Discs 13914128 $39.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Historical A timely and terrifying story of socially sanctioned brutality and the original American witch hunt.

AUDIOBOOK 11 Discs 13435421 $39.99 Replacements Available

Sorrowland Rivers Solomon

Macmillan Audio African-American Interest Vern, a hunted woman alone in the woods, gives birth to twins and raises them away from the influence of the outside world. But something is wrong, not with them, but with her own body.

AUDIOBOOK 10 Discs 13572088 Replacements Available

Murder Most Fowl Donna Andrews

Simon & Schuster Audio

Chasing the Boogeyman Richard Chizmar

Horror In her quickly gentrifying rural lake town, Jade sees recent events only her encyclopedic knowledge of horror films could have prepared her for.

Available August 31

AUDIOBOOK 8 Discs 13914232 $39.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Where They Wait Scott Carson

Witch Please Ann Aguirre

Horror A new supernatural novel about a sinister mindfulness app with fatal consequences.

Romance Practical Magic meets Gilmore Girls in this adorable rom-com featuring a cursed bisexual virgin baker and a witch looking to avoid romantic entanglements.

Simon & Schuster Audio

Dreamscape Media, LLC

Available October 26

$50.99

AUDIOBOOK

AUDIOBOOK 8 Discs 14030495 $39.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Available September 7

AUDIOBOOK 8 Discs 14292825 $47.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

CLASSICS The Exorcist William Peter Blatty

Harper Collins Publishers AUDIOBOOK 10 Discs 11651346 $39.99 Replacements Available

Frankenstein Mary W. Shelley

Dreamscape Media, LLC AUDIOBOOK 9 Discs 11351248 $19.99 Replacements Available

The Haunting of Hill House Shirley Jackson AudioFile Earphones

Blackstone Audio, Inc. AUDIOBOOK 6 Discs 10459640 $24.99

Robert Bloch

Psycho

Blackstone Audio, Inc. AUDIOBOOK 5 Discs 10724501 $24.99

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MUSIC

NEW Rock Albums Badflower This Is How the World Ends Big Machine • Pop/Rock

Featuring Fleet Foxes and Taylor Swift

Wielding their signature energy, Badflower’s music taps into a gritty and grungy gutter rock spirit complemented by jarring theatrical delivery and unshakable riffing. The band’s latest single F*ck the World is climbing up the charts.

Available September 24 Parental Advisory CD 14373011 Edited Version CD 14373012

Big Red Machine How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last?

Jagjaguwar • Pop/Rock

The duo of Justin Vernon, of Bon Iver fame, and the National’s Aaron Dessner release their second album. It comes with a generous spirit and desire to push music forward.

Available August 27 CD 14333315

$14.99

Lindsey Buckingham Lindsey Buckingham

Rhino Records • Pop/Rock Ex-Fleetwood Mac member’s first solo release since 2011’s Seeds We Sow. As with the seven studio and three live albums he has released as a solo artist, this showcases his instinct for melody and his singular fingerpicking guitar style.

Available September 17 CD 14294631

$12.99

Hawthorne Heights The Rain Just Follows Me

Available October 22 $11.99

10 August 16, 2021 • 1.800.875.2785

Legacy • Pop/Rock

The latest chapter in the highly acclaimed Bob Dylan Bootleg series shines fresh light on the provocative new musical directions Dylan was taking as a songwriter and a recording artist from 1980 through 1985.

Available September 17 2 Discs CD 14336559

$18.99

The Killers Pressure Machine

Strand of Oaks In Heaven

When the pandemic stopped their touring plans, the Killers began work on a brand-new album. It is inspired by lead singer Brandon Flowers’s hometown of Nephi, Utah.

CD 14373010 $13.99

A stunning, hopeful reflection on love, loss, and enlightenment, this is a triumph in music making, and a preeminent addition to the Strand of Oaks discography.

Metallica The Metallica Blacklist

Daughtry Dearly Beloved

Galacticana Records Pop/Rock

Island • Pop/Rock

Rhino/Blackened Recordings • Pop/Rock Features covers of songs from Metallica’s 1991 selftitled album by over fifty artists, including Miley Cyrus, Chris Stapleton, Volbeat, Darius Rucker, Igor Levit, Mickey Guyton, St. Vincent, Weezer, and many more.

Available October 1 4 Discs CD 14323956

Heavy metal legends Iron Maiden release their seventeenth studio album, their first in six years.

Here, the band has found inspiration from the culture of the far East.

Available September 3 2 Discs CD 14386263

Available October 1 CD 14395077

$11.99

Self Produced • Pop/Rock Hard rock group Daughtry has already released three singles from their upcoming album, Heavy Is the Crown; World on Fire; and Lioness. The new album comes three years after the release of Cage to Rattle.

Available September 17 CD 14384511

$15.99

$29.99

Sanctuary Records Pop/Rock

Hawthorne Heights have been a fixture on the alternative music scene for nearly two decades. They show no signs of slowing down as they release their new album, which includes the single Constant Dread.

Springtime in New York 1980-1985

$11.99

Iron Maiden Senjutsu

Pure Noise Records Pop/Rock

CD 14395080

$11.99

Bob Dylan Bootleg Series 16

$19.99

Courtney Barnett Things Take Time, Take Time Mom+Pop • Pop/Rock

An assured leap forward for Courtney Barnett–a breakthrough, really. This is Barnett at her most relaxed, creative, and joyful. An exquisite look at the intimate, private world created by Barnett and drummer/producer Stella Mozgawa.

Available November 12 CD 14347684

$13.99

MUSIC

Staff Picks

Pop Smoke Faith

Victor Victor/Republic Records • Rap/Hip-Hop Guest Artists: Pharrell, Kanye West

Pop Smoke’s second posthumous album debuted at number one following its digital release. Now it comes to CD. The star-studded set features Pharrell, Kid Cudi, Kanye West, Pusha T, Rick Ross, and more.

Parental Advisory CD 14415290 $13.99 Edited Version CD 14415291 $13.99

New album from the American Idol winner.

Scotty McCreery Same Truck

Triple Tigers • Country

Available September 17

Includes the single Make a Difference.

Danny Gokey Jesus People Sparrow • Religious

Available August 20

CD 14347664 $11.99

CD 14395076 $9.99

All-star tribute to the late John Prine.

Various Artists

Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows

Pop Smoke’s chart-topping album is now available on CD. Acclaimed singer-songwriter’s album includes Right on Time.

Brandi Carlile In These Silent Days

New Elektra • Pop/Rock

Available October 1

CD 14398064 $12.99

Second album from the Tony and Grammy Award-winning star.

Ben Platt Reverie

Atlantic • Pop/Rock CD 14386564 $18.99

Oh Boy Records Country

Jazz icon unveils a new band concept.

Pat Metheny Side-Eye NYC (V1. lv) Modern Recordings Jazz

Available September 10

Available October 8

CD 14386262 $15.99

CD 14323958 $14.99

Migos complete their groundbreaking album trilogy.

Migos Culture III

A musical story set in the Civil War.

Guest Artists: Cardi B, Drake

Sturgill Simpson The Ballad of Dood & Juanita

Parental Advisory CD 14391873 $11.99

Guest Artist: Willie Nelson

Quality Control Music, LLC • Rap/Hip-Hop

Available October 29

High Top Mountain Records • Folk

Diana Ross offers a powerful musical message.

Diana Ross Thank You Decca • R&B

Available September 10

CD 14320121 $13.99

Available August 20 CD 14398061 $11.99

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One of the studio’s best live-action adaptations yet.

NEW music from the Grammy Award-winning superstars!

- San Jose Mercury News

Cruella

Starring: Emma Stone, Emma Thompson, Mark Strong In 1970s London, Estella’s flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Heilman. But their meeting sets in motion a course of events that will cause Estella to become the fashionable and revenge-bent Cruella. PG13 134 min. (2021) Comedy

Available September 21

DVD BLU-RAY

4K+BLU-RAY

14134796 $22.49 14134797 $29.99 2 Discs 14134798 $34.49 2 Discs

Music of the Spheres Atlantic • Pop/Rock

Coldplay is back with their ninth album. Produced by Max Martin, it features the single Higher Power, which the band has performed live on shows including The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. The album also includes the song Coloratura.

Available October 15 CD 14391894

midwesttape.com • 1.800.875.2785

$14.99