April 14, 2017 —

This Week’s New Releases and Staff picks 4/14/17

Kimber- Nick Cave and Warren Ellis
Lindsay- Smokey and Miho
Dario- Nick Cave and Warren Ellis
Brittany- Lillie Mae

 

Little Hurricane – Same Sun Same Moon CD/LP+MP3 (Mascot Label Group)
Third album from the alt-rock duo. A gritty and down-home 21st century blues-rock duo out of San Diego, California, Little Hurricane formed in 2010 when guitarist and vocalist Anthony “Tone” Catalano answered a musician’s call from drummer and vocalist Celeste “CC” Spina on Craigslist. Catalano, originally from Santa Cruz, California, and Spina, originally from Chicago, Illinois, shared a common interest in both the blues and vintage musical equipment, and their ragged, passionate sound evolved almost instantly.
 
Lillie Mae – Forever And Then Some CD/LP+MP3 (Third Man)
Nashville is a lifer’s town and Lillie Mae is a true music lifer, singing and playing on stages across America since she was but three years old. Her much-anticipated debut album, Forever And Then Some, sees the Music City-based singer/ songwriter/multi-instrumentalist weaving classic country, bluegrass, and blues with her own extraordinary experiences to create a breathtaking song cycle of romance and struggle, solitude and adventure. Penned and performed with uncommon spirit and invention, songs like “Wash Me Clean” and the plaintive first single, “Over The Hill and Through The Woods,” stand out as snapshots of intimacies, encounters, and moments that matter, reverberating with earnest emotion and restless creative energy. Produced by Jack White III at Third Man Studio in Nashville, with Grammy-nominated engineer Joshua V. Smith behind the board, Forever And Then Some marks the long-awaited arrival of Lillie Mae as a genuine and gifted singer/songwriter, a bright new star that’s actually been here all along.
 
Chris Shiflett – West Coast Town CD (SideOneDummy)
New solo album from Chris Shiflett, best known as lead guitarist for Foo Fighters.

Nick Cave & Warren Ellis – Mars [OST] LP+MP3 (Milan)
Released late last year on CD – now available on vinyl. Nick Cave and Warren Ellis deliver a cosmic title song and score to Nation Geographic’s MARS, the network’s six-part series that predicts an international crew of astronauts’ critical, maiden mission to the red planet.

The Damned – Grave Disorder [Reissue/2001] LP (Nitro)
Vinyl reissue of the 2001 album from the punk rock legends.

Julian Lage And Chris Eldridge – Mount Royal LP (Free Dirt)
Recently released on CD – now available on vinyl. Second album from the virtuosic guitar duo. Eight originals, several reimagined versions of old bluegrass songs, and a cover of Eddie Vedder’s “Sleeping By Myself.”
 
John Martyn – The Tumbler [Reissue/1968] LP (Mercury)
John Martyn – Bless The Weather [Reissue/1971] LP (Mercury)
John Martyn – One World [Reissue/1977] LP (Mercury)
John Martyn – Grace & Danger [Reissue/1980] LP (Mercury)
180gm vinyl reissues. John Martyn OBE (he was appointed OBE in the 2009 New Year Honours list) was a British singer-songwriter and guitarist.
 
Milky Chance – Blossom 2xLP (Republic)
Recently released on CD – now available on vinyl. Time describes Blossom’s first single “Cocoon” as “somewhere between the folksy rock of Vampire Weekend and the haunting electropop of Beach House.” Indie Shuffle writes, “they have wonderfully upbeat songs and can also put on a pretty solid live performance,” while Indie Obsessive claims, “the band s sound combines deep, organic warmth instrumental arrangements and it also brings forth a palpable sense of returning to a place of serenity.”

Smokey & Miho – Two EP’s [2003] LP (Varese Sarabande)
Originally released on CD in 2003, this compilation album features the enchanting atmospheric vocals of Miho Hatori, (formally of the popular New York City-based band, Cibo Matto), with bossa nova guitarist Smokey Hormel, an in-demand session guitarist who has recorded with Adele, Beck, Steve Earle, Rufus Wainwright and Tom Waits, among others. This first-time vinyl release also includes the rare track ‘Nana’ from the Japanese release of the Smokey & Miho EP.

 

coming next week…
BLACK ANGELS – Death Song CD/LP
ROBYN HITCHCOCK – Self-Titled CD/LP
BIG STAR – Third Live – Thank You Friends CD+DVD
IMELDA MAY – Life Love Flesh Blood CD/LP
PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND – So It Is CD/LP
MAX RICHTER – Infra CD
CHARLY BLISS – Guppy CD/LP
DRUGDEALER – End Of Comedy CD/LP
GHOST BATH – Starmourner CD/LP
ARTO LINDSAY – Cuidado Madame CD
MAXIMO PARK – Risk To Exist CD
RAVEONETTES – 2016 Atomized CD/LP
TOBIN SPROUT – Carnival Boy CD/LP reissue
TOBIN SPROUT-  Moonflower Plastic CD/LP reissue
TEXAS – Jump On Board CD
ACTRESS – AzD CD/LP
GAS – Narkopop CD/LP
JOE GODDARD – Electric Lines CD/LP
BOSS HOG – Brood X LP
FLYING SAUCER ATTACK – Distance LP
FLYING SAUCER ATTACK – Self-Titled LP
TARA JANE O’NEIL – Self-Titled CD/LP
RON SEXSMITH – The Last Rider CD
D.R.A.M. – Big Baby Dram LP
J DILLA – Motor City CD/LP
DAVID BOWIE – No Plan LP
MAGGIE ROGERS – Now That The Light Is Fading LP