The last week of November releases features new albums coming out on Monday, Tuesday and on Friday, the last some indie record shop-exclusive releases issued as part of Record Store Day’s Black Friday sales event. Info and links for the ones you want to know about most below, plus some other ones you may not have heard of (but should know), with audio & video for your listening and viewing pleasure. Click here to check out releases that dropped over the past few months.
A Day to Remember, Common Courtesy (self-release)
After a bitter lawsuit with their former label Victory Records, ADTR self-released their fifth studio album digitally on Oct. 8; this is the physical release, which features three bonus tracks. Fans who purchased a digital copy of Common Courtesy can snag the extras at ADTR's website. The Ocala-bred band plays 97X Next Big Thing 13 next Sat., Dec. 7.
A Perfect Circle, A Perfect Circle Live: Featuring Stone and Echo (A Perfect Circle Entertainment)
Beachwood Sparks, Desert Skies (Naturalsound Records)
The LA-bred alt country band with sunshine-y beach rock and psych folk tendencies and a Bay area-bred bassist (Brent Rademaker) presents a new album. Check out the video for "Make It Together" after the jump along with finding out about the rest of this week's new releases...
Billie Joe & Norah, Foreverly (Reprise)
A rather unlikely pair of artists — Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day and soul-jazz-pop songstress Norah Jones — present this tribute to the Everley Brothers, inspired their 1958 album of reinterpreted traditional Americana material, Songs Our Daddy Taught Us. Lyric video for "Long Time Gone" below.
Black Sabbath, Black Sabbath: Live… Gathered in Their Masses DVD (Vertigo/Republic)
Eric Clapton, Give Me Strength: The ’74/’75 Recordings (Universal)
Destroyer, Five Spanish Songs EP (Merge)
Ephel Duath, Hemmed By Light, Shaped By Darkness (Agonia Records)
Flume and Chet Faker, Lockjaw EP (Future Classic)
The two Australian EMD producers deliver an official collaboration. Listen to "What About Us" below.
Francis and the Lights, Like A Dream EP (Good Years Recording)
Lee Hazlewood, There’s a Dream I’ve Been Saving: Lee Hazlewood Industries 1966-1971 (Light in the Attic)
Kevin Morby, Harlem River (Woodsist)
One Direction, Midnight Memories (Columbia)
The much-anticipated third studio album from the UK pop superstars.
Puscifer, What Is... DVD/CD (Puscifer Entertainment)
Say Lou Lou, Better in the Dark EP (Columbia)
Shearwater, Fellow Travelers (Sub Pop)
Shearwater re-imagines songs by the bands they've traveled with. About lead-off track, a cover of Xiu Xiu’s “I Luv The Valley OH!!”, Shearwater bandleader Jonathan Meiburg said: “Xiu Xiu’s deeply anxious song always seemed like it wanted to be a big rock anthem to me, so we decided to go for it and and blow it out. I played a white 3-pickup SG (like Sister Rosetta Tharpe!) through a Marshall stack (like AC/DC!) for the opening guitar riff — not a sound that’s ever appeared on a SW rec before — and Cully Symington whacked the drums with mallets as hard as he could, sounding more like the Swans’ orchestral-percussion approach than a regular drum set. I love how this song — about imploring a partner to take Mifeprex, I’m pretty sure - seems to explode and implode at the same time, a state of ecstatic terror that Jamie’s music often inhabits and that lurks in a lot of my songs, too." Video below.
Syd Arthur, On An On (Harvest Records)
The U.S. release of the debut LP from the UK psychedelic rock foursome. “Ode To The Summer” video below.
Teengirl Fantasy, Nun EP (This Is Music)
Thee Oh Sees, Singles Collection Vol. 3 (Castle Face Records)
Tower of Power, Hipper Than Hip Live (Razor & Tie)
Various Artists, I Need You Bad (Polyvinyl Records)
A sonic document of San Francisco modern garage rock scene curated by a significant musician playing within it, Sonny Smith. Among the featured artists: Sonny & The Sunsets, The Sandwitches and Warm Soda.
The Warlocks, Skull Worship (Zap Banana)
The eighth studio LP from the LA-bred garage-psych rock band. Freaky video for "Dead Generation" below.
Lewis Watson, Some Songs With Some Friends EP (Warner Music)
Neil Young, Live at the Cellar Door (Reprise)
BACK TO BLACK FRIDAY RECORD STORE DAY SALES
This Friday, several indie record shops in town will be carrying some exclusive (only to be had at indie record shops) merchandise in honor of Back to Black RSD Friday. Highlights below along with info about local RSD sales and events and links to each individual RSD listing... Get the full breakdown of releases on the RSD website...
Cheap Trick, The Classic Albums 1977-79 (Columbia Records, vinyl box set)
John Denver & The Muppets, A Christmas Together (Windstar, 12" Picture Disc)
The Doors, Curated By Record Store Day (Rhino Records)
Compiled from suggestions by record store owners, with the individual tracks selected by Bruce Botnick and comprising rare mono mixes and live tracks.
Bob Dylan, Side Tracks (Columbia Records, LP)
Grateful Dead, Family Dog at the Great Highway (Grateful Dead Productions, LP)
A 1970 live acoustic show.
Harry Nilsson, Rarities Collection (Columbia, LP)
Culled from this year's 17-CD box set featuring all of Nilsson's RCA albums, previously unreleased demos and radio spots.
Nirvana, In Utero 2013 Mix (Geffen Records, LP)
The seminal last album from Nirvana, as remixed and remastered at Abbey Road Studios by original album producer Steve Albini, with permission from Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic; issued on 45 RPM LPs, cut to copper plates.
Rolling Stones, Got LIVE If You Want It (ABKCO Records, 7" Vinyl)
The third and final Rolling Stones 7" EP release (The Rolling Stones EP was released on Black Friday 2012, Five By Five dropped on RSD 2013).
Upsetters, Super Ape (Get On Down, RSD Black Friday Etched Version LP)
Various Artists, Hot Wacks - Vinyl Fall Compilation 2013 (LP)
A nod back to the classic "loss leader" LPs of the 1970s, introducing newer artists (Saintseneca, Son Little, Broken Twin) alongside rare and unreleased tracks from artists with established street cred (Neko Case, Man Man, Mavis Staples, Dr. Dog).
Various Artists, I Am The Resurrection: A Tribute To John Fahey (Vanguard, LP)
A vinyl edition of the release paying respect to the Americana guitar-extraordinaire as produced by M. Ward; participants include Fruit Bats, Sufjan Stevens, Devendra Banhart and many others.
Various Artists, A Musical Tribute To The Songs of Shel Silverstein (Sugar Hill Records, LP)
A vinyl release of the 2010 allstar tribute to Shel Silversein, which features covers by My Morning Jacket, Andrew Bird, Kris Kristofferson, Black Francis with Joey Santiago and others.
Vince Guaraldi Trio, Linus and Lucy (Fantasy, 7" Vinyl)
A recreation of the 1964 Fantasy Records single on gold vinyl includes a new picture sleeve featuring some Peanuts characters.
LOCAL SHOPS PARTICIPATING IN RSD
Bananas, 2887 22nd Ave N. , St. Petersburg, 727-327-4616.
Open at 11 a.m. Live music by Betty Fox and Jun Bustamante, food by Smoky J's BBQ, and 10% off all used merchandise, all day long
Daddy Kool, 666 Central Ave., St Petersburg, 727-822-5665
Open at 9 a.m. Music by D.J. Tyson Mink, Sonic Graffiti, Rebekah Pulley and Luxury Mane, storewide sales and sidewalk bargains, and a special Globe Coffee Lounge Pop Up Shop at Local 662, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Mojo Books & Records, 2540 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa, 813-971-9717
Open 7 a.m.-10 p.m. Buy one, get one sales on select music, movies and books, and Early Bird goodies (First 5 shoppers get a Mojo tee-shirt, first 20 people get free coffee, and drawing for limited RSD Black Friday posters designed by John Baizley of Baroness, pictured right)
Planet Retro, 2414 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, 727-218-7434
Open at 11 a.m. Buy one, get one free on all $1 LPs and 45's, 15% off all used vinyl, tee-shirt and store gift certificate giveaways, live bands and DJs and free food & drink all day long.
