Featured New Releases for
April 26, 2024
St. Vincent / Virgin
Drawing on industrial, grunge, ska, and more, Annie Clark expresses the terror and exhilaration of being alive with ferocious, candid songs.
Reprise
2023 concert recording that captures loose, comfortable performances of the proto-grunge rock songs of the artist's 1990 album Ragged Glory.
Sub Pop
Nimble and lush arrangements frame a batch of Sam Beam's lightest, most playful songs that pack the usual, very deep emotional punch.
![Pyromania [40th Anniversary] [Deluxe 2 CD]](https://rovimusic.rovicorp.com/image.jpg?c=MkrAYKg4lkF9zsAK6sweUASijaXJlYnq0St31qpAJWo=&f=3)
Mercury / UMR
A 40th anniversary edition containing previously-unheard demos, outtakes, mixes, and live shows from the era.
![Rebel Yell [Deluxe Expanded Edition]](https://rovimusic.rovicorp.com/image.jpg?c=mTg46b6OFBD_4nfk75qYJJhUoDg0hsvx4F4sL4oO-nA=&f=3)
Capitol / UMR
Upon its 40th anniversary, Billy Idol's best album was expanded to a double-disc set.
Regime Music Group
On her ambitious fourth album, the L.A.-based singer/songwriter directly addresses difficulty, pain, empathy and transformation in funk, blues, and soul.
![Tanx [50th Anniversary Edition]](https://rovimusic.rovicorp.com/image.jpg?c=_fDfTkSqsiM6Lmq7BFKWYD6KsMttLlyBmmVTZ6_CLs0=&f=3)
Edsel
This 50th anniversary of the release contains a bonus disc of 23 fascinating 'work-in-progress' versions, and demos.
Smoke Sessions
The alto saxophonist leads his quintet at New York's Smoke night club on this ebullient homage to pianist Barry Harris.
Son of Davy
The Texas troubadour slides into a soulful groove on this exceptional sequel to his breakthrough The Man from Waco.
Polyvinyl
Working again with producer S. Carey, Mike Kinsella's 11th solo outing finds him a little older and more accepting but far from contented.
Curation Records
More great songs (and maybe the last) from the band moving forward into California's rich musical past.
Trouble in Mind
Philadelphia group explores a more rock-geared reading of their gnarled noise rock, with live drums replacing drum machines for the most part.
Elemental / Elemental Music
This 1972 date catches the quintet in excellent form with new members George Duke and Walter Booker.
Elemental
The Adderley Quintet captured at a creative, rowdy peak during of one of pianist Joe Zawinul's final tours with the group.
Elemental / Elemental Music
Newly revealed, beautifully recorded concert by the great multi-instrumentalist with Kenny Barron, Bob Cunningham, and Tootie Heath.
Mello Music Group
The first beat tape from the prolific Michigan hip-hip producer shows that he mastered his reflective style at the beginning of his career.
Fire Talk
While still dwelling in the sonics of the Velvet Underground, Cowboy Junkies, and Twin Peaks, Jess Viscius offers up 11 songs for the lonely-hearted.
Omnivore
A splendid double-LP anthology containing all of Dr. John's U.K. and U.S. singles from his prime period.
Secretly Canadian
The Los Angeles singer/songwriter impresses with a dramatic debut that walks a line between intimate, pained balladry and theatrical baroque pop.
Innovative Leisure
Departing from her earlier jazz work, the musician crafts concise yet abstract electronic pop songs with introspective lyrics.
Sonic Cathedral
Serene, flowing ambient pieces bridging guitar-based drone with modern classical arrangements.
Signum Classics
A convincing job in a difficult task: the transfer of Puccini's music to an instrumental medium.
Chandos
Works from France and England by women composers shine in these polished renderings.
BIS
Intimate Schubert and Brahms performances bring out the daring harmonic thinking shared by the two composers.
Alpha
Exceptionally smooth Mozart pianism from a newcomer does not foreclose a wealth of detail.
Deutsche Grammophon
The fluent style of the Labèque sisters proves a perfect match for Philip Glass.
PentaTone Classics
An expansive, detailed Má Vlast stands up to famous readings from the past.