Music Releases 01-20-23
40th Anniversary Edition of the acclaimed third B-52's album in Green/Black splatter vinyl. Includes "Legal Tender" and "Whammy Kiss."
Fan favorite dark dance outfitBoy Harsher have contributed a sumptuouslyeerie track for theDavid Gordon Greendirected finale to the iconicHalloween franchise. Sacred Bones andNude Club (Boy Harshers imprint) are joiningforces and releasing a proper 12 maxi single containing four versions of the trackBurn it Down, to be released in tandem with the original score provided by John Carpenter,Cody Carpenter, andDaniel Davies.
Boy Harsher said of the experience: During an extremely brief period of rest between tours, we got this call from the music supervisor ofHalloween. The director,David Gordon Green, had listened to our music and wanted to use somethingfor the final installment in the trilogy -Halloween Ends. We flew to New Yorkthe next day to meet the team and discuss the possibilities. It was totally surreal.Obviously were huge fans ofCarpenter and the franchise is a fav, but to workwithGordon Green was also so special, his early films (George Washington,Undertow, Snow Angels) were heavy influences on our work. The real kicker is thatHalloween Ends was shot in Savannah, GA - the birthplace ofBoy Harsherandwhere we met. Unbelievable. It all felt too synchronous, and we knew we had tomake something work although we were about to leave for a multi-month tourthat week. We flew home to Massachusetts, dug through old demos, and foundBurn It Down. In the end it was the perfect energy for the bittersweet love affairbetween Allyson and Corey, so during a couple days off - we cleaned it up andmade it come alive."
What does John Cale have that the rest of us dontsome gene that engenders infinite restlessness, a rapacious mind that is never satisfied? For nearly 60 years, or at least since he was a young Welshman who moved to New York and joined The Velvet Underground, Cale has been reinventing his music with dazzling and inspiring regularity. Once again, here is Cale, reimagining how his music is made, sounds, and even works. His engrossing 12-track MERCYhis first full album of new tunes in a decademoves through true dark-night-of-the-soul electronic blues toward vulnerable love songs and hopeful considerations for the future with the help of some of musics most curious young minds.
John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter & Daniel Davies
Halloween Ends (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Pumpkin Orange LP]
Vinyl: $25.98 Buy
After 45 years, the most acclaimed, revered horror franchise in film history reaches its epic,terrifying conclusion as Laurie Strode faces off for the last time against the embodimentof evil, Michael Myers, in a final confrontation unlike any captured on-screen before, onewhere only one of them will survive.
AsHalloween Endsmarks the last chapter of theDavid Gordon Green trilogy, so it ushersthe essential return of original director and composerJohn Carpenter to score the iconically hair-raising soundtrack alongsideCody Carpenter andDaniel Davies.
Recorded in its entirety at Carpenters home studio and Davies studio, the unmistakablemix of software synths, vintage analogue equipment, and live instrumentation once againprovides the signature sound of Halloween, one of the most distinctive aspects of themovie franchise to date.
The soundtrack was tracked scene by scene but the album itself plays like a standalonepiece of music. The general atmosphere is one of dread yet the record includes somegroove laden moments reminiscent of Escape From New York or some of Carpentersother more dance-able scores. Exquisite and delicate ambient pieces weave their waybetween some of the scores more arresting moments and yet maintain a subtle popsensibility. The overall achievement showcases three master musicians, one of whominvented the entire horror-synth genre, crafting an evocative, playful and deeply listenablescore that honors a legacy and expands on the decades of work that have been leading tothis triumphant climax.
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Cloud Nothings' seminal album, Attack On Memory, the band has announced a very special limited edition vinyl pressing. Its housed in a foil jacket with all new colorized artwork, is pressed on Sky Blue vinyl, and includes two bonus flexi 7"s with two never-before-released tracks, "You Will Turn" and "Jambalaya" from the original sessions at Steve Albini's Electrical Audio. In 2009, Clevelands Dylan Baldi began writing and recording lo-fi power-pop songs in his parents basement, dubbing the project Cloud Nothings. His music quickly started making the Internet rounds, and fans and critics alike took note of his pithy songcraft, infectiously catchy melodies, and youthful enthusiasm. After the release of 2011's Cloud Nothings, Baldi toured widely and put a great deal of focus on his live show, a detail that heavily shapes the music of his follow-up album, Attack On Memory. After playing the same sets nightly for months on end, Baldi saw the rigidity of his early work, and he wanted to create arrangements that would allow for more improvisation and variability when played on the road. To accomplish this desired malleability, the entire band decamped to Chicago--where the album was recorded with Steve Albini. The songs move along fluidly, and Baldi sounds assured as he brings his vocals up in the mix, allowing himself to hold out long notes and put some grain into his voice. For all of early Cloud Nothings' fun and fervor, Baldi admits that it never sounded like most of the music he listens to. With Attack On Memory, he wanted to remedy this anomaly, and in setting out to do so, Baldi and co. created an album that showed vast growth for a very young band.
Don Covay & The Jefferson Lemon Blues Band
Different Strokes For Different Folks [RSD Essential Red LP]
Vinyl: $27.99 Buy
The plan was to start driving north and not go home to Los Angeles until I was done with a record, Five Easy Hot Dogs is a collection of instrumental recordings from Macs time on the road. Kind of like being on tour, except there werent any shows and Id just be burning money. All of the songs on Five Easy Hot Dogs were recorded and mixed in the corresponding city from each song title and the tracklisting reflects the chronological order in which the songs were produced.
Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein
Stranger Things Season 4 Volume 2 [Vecna's Red World 2LP]
Vinyl: $34.98 Buy
Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein
Stranger Things Season 4 Volume 1 [Max's Blue World 2LP]
Vinyl: $34.98 Buy
Scored by Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein of S U R V I V E!
Stranger Things is the breakout Netflix original series set in 1983 Indiana where a young boy vanishes into thin air. As friends, family and local police search for answers, they are drawn into an extraordinary mystery involving top-secret government experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and one very strange little girl. A love letter to the '80s supernatural classics that captivated a generation, Stranger Things stars Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Matthew Modine, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer and Charlie Heaton.
- Stranger Things Season Four is split over two volumes!
- LPs contain 80 tracks, about three hours of music, on both Volumes 1 & 2!
- Stranger Things has won seven Emmy Awards, and has been nominated for 216 various awards, with 77 wins.
- Stranger Things 4 is Netflix's most-viewed English-language series of all time.
Features
- Double Vinyl LP
- Transparent 'Max's Blue World' Vinyl
- Gatefold Jacket
- Printed Inner Sleeves