“Sun was made for coming out, even though the night is long.” Aperture – The Head And The Heart’s sixth album and first since signing to Verve Forecast – is the affirming work of a band finding again its shared footing, reaching unimagined levels of camaraderie and mutual risk as one. With every song fortified by the sense of beginning again, Aperture is The Head And The Heart’s most vital and poignant album. Featuring tracks like the album’s beautifully arcing opener “After the Setting Sun” and the mighty anthem “Arrow,” Aperture is a stunning testament to the collaborative work of a band who decided to let in the light, return to their roots, and forge a new path, together as one.

Kali’s artistry has always felt otherworldly, ethereal, and elusive. ‘Sincerely,’ represents her most vulnerable and intimate work to date, offering an existential glimpse into the way she romanticizes life and her inner world. The album is a sanctuary, an escape from the chaos, a search for peace, and an act of catharsis. ‘Sincerely,’ is a collection of letters to the world, allowing her fans to witness her at her most exposed as she invites them into her emotional journey.

With 29 #1s, 11 BILLION streams, 52 million singles & 13 million albums sold, country superstar Blake Shelton, who embarked on his "Friends & Heroes" Tour in early 2025, is releasing his new album, For Recreational Use Only, on May 9. Featuring his lead single "Texas," the Grand Ole Opry member & CMA Entertainer of the Year winner delivers an album that runs the gamut of the human experience, exemplified by "Let Him In Anyway," the powerful preview track that anchored the album announce in March. Vinyl Packaging: Standard black vinyl.

Composed of 10 new tracks and clocking in at 42 minutes, Pink Elephant is produced by Win Butler, Régine Chassagne and Daniel Lanois.

When experienced in its entirety, Pink Elephant invites the listener on a sonic odyssey – a quest for life – that exists within the perception of the individual, a meditation on both darkness and light, the beauty within.  The layers of this condensed epic unfold to reveal new dimensions with each successive listen.

The iconic installment of the MTV Unplugged series and the greatest-selling live album of all time, 18x Grammy Award-winner Eric Clapton originally recorded his unforgettable performance of ERIC CLAPTON UNPLUGGED in 1992 at Bray Studios in Windsor, England. Hear this ALL-NEW extended, remixed, and remastered edition of ‘ERIC CLAPTON UNPLUGGED...OVER 30 YEARS LATER’ with never-before-heard interviews of Clapton discussing the inspiration behind the songs just before he took the stage, seamlessly integrated with the performance audio. This physical release also includes tracks not included in the original MTV airing. All songs (except for Lonely Stranger, Worried Life Blues and Rollin’ and Tumblin’) are preceded by commentary from Eric Clapton from an interview taped just prior to the January 16, 1992 live performance for “Unplugged.”

* THE GRATEFUL DEAD/ FRIDAY MUSIC AUDIOPHILE VINYL SERIES

* CELEBRATE 6 DECADES OF GRATEFUL DEAD

* REVISIT THE INCREDIBLE COW PALACE - NEW YEARS EVE CONCERT 1976 NOW BACK INSTOCK

* FIVE (5) 180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYL LP's

* PRODUCED BY DAVID LEMIEUX & JAMES AUSTIN

* MASTERED BY JOE REAGOSO (GRATEFUL DEAD/JOHNNY WINTER/CANNED HEAT)FROM THE GRATEFUL DEAD RECORDS TAPES AT FRIDAY MUSIC STUDIOS

* BOX SET- ALBUM COVER ART BY TIMOTHY TRUMAN

* GRATEFUL DEAD CLASSICS INCLUDED "BERTHA" "DEAL" "SUGAR MAGNOLIA" "NOT FADEAWAY" "MORNING DEW" "SCARLET BEGONIAS" "UNCLE JOHN'S BAND" & THE 23 MINUTE EXTENDED JAM OF "PLAYING IN THE BAND" GRATEFUL DEAD: JERRY GARCIA, BOB WEIR, PHIL LESH, MICKEY HART, BILL KRUETZMANN, DONNA GODCHAUX & KEITH GODCHAUX 2025 marks 60 years of the life and times and the music of the legendary rockers Grateful Dead. The festivities kick off in a grand style with a stunning Friday Music audiophile revisit to their historic performance at The Cow Palace on New Years Eve 1976. With 22 of their finest songs, spread out over 5 amazing albums, 10 sides, this is Lp is truly a rewarding visit back in time with Grateful Dead, featuring the classic line-up of Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kruetzmann, Mickey Hart, Keith Godchaux and Donna Godchaux. Brilliant live concert fare include classics like "Playing In The Band" "Bertha" "Deal" "Not Fade Away" "Looks Like Rain" and "Uncle John's Band." Produced by David Leimieux and James Austin, and Mastered impeccably by Joe Reagoso from the Grateful Dead Records Tapes, this super limited edition Friday Music box set will be manufactured on five (5) 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl Lp's. Featured in stellar box set with the striking artwork of Timothy Truman, Grateful Dead's "Live At The Cow Palace-New Years Eve 1976" will be one of the more important rock vinyl revisits this year.

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Multi-faceted artist, KEVIN OLUSOLA, known as one-fifth of multi-platinum a cappella group Pentatonix, releases his debut solo album, DAWN OF A MISFIT via Sony Music Masterworks. 

 

The album serves as a road map of Olusola’s career. When he felt the calling to become a professional musician at age 20, Olusola hadn’t yet discovered his purpose. Through recording this album, it became clear. Olusola’s passion is showcased through an impressive combination of commanding vocals, heartfelt songwriting, beatboxing, cello-playing, and production. He’s struck a perfect balance of classical musicianship with modern melodies, which is partly fueled by his Nigerian and Grenadian heritage.

 

The album features tracks such as “DARK WINTER” which combines the symphonic strings of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons with powerful beatbox percussion; “HALLELUJAH”, a standout example of Olusola’s ability to blend classical, pop, and hip-hop elements around Handel’s “Messiah”; the uplifting “SMILE” highlighting the purity of Olusola’s vocals and signature beatboxing on Bach’s iconic Cello Suites; “CRAZY”, a reimagining of Gnarls Barkley’s 2006 hit that transforms the songs into a powerful, dark, and cinematic instrumental which unveils Olusola’s feelings of being misunderstood; and concludes with “KEVIN’S FIFTH”, a fan favorite and reimagining of Beethoven’s 5th often performed during Pentatonix shows. 

Following the 2021 release of Butter Miracle, Suite One, comes the full album - Butter Miracle, The Complete Sweets! The album consists of the 4 tracks from Suite One, plus 5 new tracks. Adam Duritz and Counting Crows released Butter Miracle, Suite One in May 2021 to rave reviews. The band also kicked off their first tour since 2018, 'The Butter Miracle Tour' from 2021 through 2023, with sell-out performances across North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. For more than two decades, the GRAMMY and Academy Award-nominated Counting Crows have enchanted listeners worldwide with their intensely soulful and intricate take on timeless rock n' roll. Exploding onto the scene in 1993 with their multiplatinum breakout album, August and Everything After, the band has gone on to release 7 studio albums, selling more than 20 million records worldwide, and is revered as one of the world's most pre-eminent live touring rock bands. Available on SweeTART color vinyl. Limited Edition.

Deluxe 2xLP vinyl edition. Gatefold Sleeve. Casebound Sleeve. 36 Page Suspended Booklet. Debossed Tipped Cover. Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke are set to release their debut album as a duo via Warp Records. Tall Tales showcases Pritchard's mastery of archaic machines unearthed in synthesizer archives, guiding the music down unexpected and experimental paths. Yorke meanwhile delivers a haunting and expansive vocal performance, evoking Radiohead's OK Computer-era digital FX while delving into dark, introspective storytelling. Visual collaborator Jonathan Zawada's artistry enhances the project with his hyperreal environments that juxtapose uneasy landscapes of natural beauty with the brutal aesthetics of a dystopian world.

After a long absence, Rilo Kiley—Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Jason Boesel, and Pierre “Duke” de Reeder— are back, with arms outstretched. Over the years, a reunion “felt like a possibility, but it was never the right time,” explains Boesel. “Planning this reunion over these past months has been like reconnecting with family. We haven’t missed a beat,” says De Reeder. “The stakes are only to have a good time, to revel in this nostalgia. Getting to revisit and celebrate the music from that special time of our lives while experiencing it alongside a lot of people that lived it with us back when, and new folks alike.” The new Rilo Kiley album, That’s How We Choose to Remember It, is a collection of career-spanning songs that hit its audience with a breath of honest, fresh air. “For some people, Rilo Kiley evokes a formative, emotional time in life, when you were maybe grasping for your place in the universe. We were too,” says Sennett. We’ve all got a memory or two with the songs of Rilo Kiley. Maybe belting “I Never” or requesting “The Frug,” at a show in the early 2000s. This latest collection celebrates the music so deeply held by many of us. Here’s to Rilo Kiley, their reunion, and the next generation of listeners to love this band as much as we do. Long live Rilo Kiley.

"There is kind of a before and after when you wander into a Butthole Surfers show. That is a changing point in your life" - Richard Linklater "Butthole Surfers are the greatest live band of my lifetime" - Dean Ween Live at the Leather Fly documents Butthole Surfers legendary live show. Mixed by guitarist Paul Leary, the album channels their ferocious stage energy into a speaker bursting cacophony across 21 unrelenting songs including fan favorites from "Human Cannoball" to "The Annoying Song."

Little Blue, the latest album from Nashville artist Kristina Murray, was recorded with producers Misa Arriaga and Rachael Moore. The collection grapples with loneliness, desperation, and existential crises through a series of cinematic snapshots of small-town burnouts and last call lovers. Murray is a country artist in the truest sense, a genuine craftswoman with a keen eye and ear for the little details that bring her working-class characters to life, and her delivery is timeless, blurring the lines between the old school honky-tonk, swampy Americana, and R&B-infused southern rock she grew up on in her home state of Georgia. If Murray sounds like a seasoned vet on Little Blue, that’s because she is. While the album marks her Normaltown debut, Murray’s spent the last decade since moving to Nashville paying her dues in an endless series of dive bars and juke joints, and the result is an electrifying introduction to an artist only just beginning to get the kind of wider recognition her talent has long warranted. “I’ve been to some pretty low places these last ten years,” Kristina Murray confesses. “Faced a lot of heartbreak and loss and grief, but you have to learn to live with those things if you’re going to survive. You have to persevere.” That spirit of perseverance forms the bedrock of Little Blue.