What's New 9-25-20
What started out in LA and was finished back in North Carolina at Essos home studio, Free Love asks major questions about self-image, self-righteousness, friendship, romance, and environmental calamity with enough warmth, playfulness, and magnetism to make you consider an alternate reality. These are Sylvan Essos most nuanced and undeniable songsbold enough to say how they feel, big enough to make you join in that feeling.
Small World reflects that odd sense of distance one develops from being in a place that's so close yet so far, so undeniably locked in the gravitational pull of the center of the universe, only with a language and lore all its own. These songs remind us to trust our gut and that love is worth exploring, all with an inescapable rhythm. In these trying times, everybody should say thank you for reminding us to dance our little asses off.
15 tracks highlighting the group's energetically hopeful vibe, conveying the members' collective message that we're all "Super" and we can overcome any hardship together as "One". The album includes 1 booklet, 1 CD-R booklet, 1 ID card, 1 ID card holder, 1 postcard, 1 folded poster, and 2 photo cards.
A 21-track collection containing Chubby Checkers biggest hits from 1960 to 1966. 18 Top 40 hits including four number 1 chart toppers!. Chubbys original hit version of The Twist, which has the distinction of being the only single of the rock era to reach number 1 twice in two consecutive years, is included. Includes rare tracks from Chubbys creative folk and soul period from 1963 to 1966.
Ohms is a magnificent tour de force and their first album in 4 years since the critically acclaimed Gore in 2016. The album boasts a familiar collaborator in veteran producer and engineer Terry Date, who worked on 1995s Adrenaline, 1997s Around the Fur and 2000s White Pony. 10 tracks of raw escapism and unparalleled grooves that have made Deftones' sound singular for over two decades.
Overflowing with musical ideas and topical lyrics that sound just as relevant today as they did when they were initially released, Princes iconic double album captured the artist in a period of complete reinvention. The 3CD Deluxe Edition features the classic album remastered by Princes original mastering engineer Bernie Grundman, along with single mixes and edits released in the period the album was released.
Daydream was recorded in Nashville with multiple Grammy award-winning producer Chad Carlson a 12-track affair reflecting the full scope of the bands musical vision. Country, rock, pop, Motown and blues, all of these flavors are here, underpinned by telling hooks and melodies.
Sonically constructed to capture the feeling of a hip-hop record, Ultra Mono doubles down on the vitriolic sneer and blunt social commentary of their past work. Not far beneath the surface of their self-admitted sloganeering lies a deeply complex and brutally relevant album that chews up clichs and spits them out as high art for the masses. This is momentary acceptance of the self.
For their fourth album as Cayucas, brothers Zach and Ben Yudin are heading back to the beach in other words, to the sunny, vibrant, melodic rock from which they first paddled out. While at first listen the tracks may seem to simplify the glory of a sunny SoCal day, there is typically a slight pang or sense of longing present. Fitting for a year rife with our own bummer summers.
