New Music CDs

Joaquina's debut album is a deeply personal collection of songs that explores the complexities of coming-of-age with raw honesty and lyrical wisdom beyond her years.

A 1985 live performance from the Velvet Underground's cult icon! Nico's doom-laden contralto voice, the bizarre choice of a harmonium for accompaniment, and the sheer eeriness and other worldliness of her repertoire mark Nico as one of the most extraordinarily original performers of the rock era.

Aysanabee's album explores change, choices, and emotional crossroads. The album reflects on pivotal moments that shape life, relationships, and perspective. Songs like Without You mourn loss, while The Way We're Born confronts privilege and systemic injustice. With new timbres and production elements, Aysanabee expands his artistry, delivering a powerful statement on sacrifice and dreams.

In this new project Prince Royce went back to what he is known for, general market tracks from the '80s and '90s in his own Bachata style.

A gorgeous collection of surreal storytelling over 12 new songs, Headlights sees Alex G delve further into the reality-bending terrain that has made him one of the twenty-first century's most celebrated and influential musical architects.

Led by Woody Guthrie's grandson, NYC's Cole Quest & the City Pickers are a collaborative bluegrass ensemble known for rich harmonies and skilled instrumentation. Their new album, their first in four years, features songs by Woody and Arlo Guthrie, Peter Rowan, and John Hartford. Celebrated by outlets like Folk Alley and The Bluegrass Situation, the band has topped the Roots Music Report chart and shared stages with top bluegrass artists like Billy Strings and Sierra Hull.

Multidisciplinary artist Lyra Pramuk, producer, composer, vocalist, performance artist and astrologer, shares her sophomore album: an earthy, raw and psychedelic burst of euphony for our collective healing. Classically trained and deeply inspired by Berlin's club culture, Lyra has garnered critical acclaim for her vocal virtuosity and original, genre-fluid sound rooted in experimental vocals, composition and left-field electronics.

Rival Consoles has been concurrently in the background and foreground of electronic music since the late-00s; conjuring tense melancholia for Black Mirror soundtracks, playing in front of 10,000 dance fans at Drumsheds, selling out London's Barbican Centre, and logging an expansive, wandering collection of synth-sculpted albums that veer off in different directions but always with human emotion as their lodestar. Landscape from Memory, the ninth studio LP from the UK producer and musician born Ryan Lee West, finally blossomed following a frustrating fallow year away from the production desk.

A seamless exploration of resilience and self-assurance, encouraging listeners to embrace their identity and stand confidently as their truest selves. Through themes of heartbreak and struggle, Cian weaves a tapestry of uplifting messages, reinforcing the timeless notion that there's nothing wrong with a 'little dreaming.

The Mighty Rootsmen unites reggae legends like Toots Hibbert, Luciano, Gregory Isaacs, and Sly & Robbie in a genre-blending tribute to rock and soul classics. Produced by Ralph Sall at Jamaica's Anchor Studios, the album reimagines hits from Tom Petty, The Eagles, and more with authentic reggae flair. Driven by instinct and collaboration, it honors reggae's legacy while delivering joyful, soulful reinterpretations with a timeless feel.

Britain's Got Talent 2024 winner Sydnie Christmas debuts her first album, featuring breathtaking renditions of Somewhere Over the Rainbow, My Way, and Tomorrow, plus stunning covers that highlight her powerhouse vocals. Judges called her spellbinding, and Simon Cowell rated her performance "11 out of 10."

The fifth studio album by Scottish band Simple Minds. Released in September 1982, it is considered one of the defining albums of the new pop movement of the early '80s. It spawned the singles, "Promised You a Miracle," "Glittering Prize," and "Someone Somewhere in Summertime." Lead singer Jim Kerr said that "every band or artist with a history has an album that's their Holy Grail; I supposed New Gold Dream was ours."

Burna Boy's 2025 album, "No Sign of Weakness," is a musical exploration of his journey and philosophy on resilience and strength. The album's title itself serves as a life mantra, embodying the artist's unwavering spirit through life's highs and lows.

Released in June 1982, Soft Cell's remix album features dance-oriented remixes of their earlier tracks, plus a hit cover of Judy Street's "What." Inspired by the club scene, the album was reportedly created under the influence of MDMA. Tracks like "Memorabilia," "Where Did Our Love Go," and "Sex Dwarf" helped solidify its cult status among '80s synth-pop fans, making it a distinctive entry in the duo's discography.

Breaking records with half a million attendees across 12 shows in Seoul, Los Angeles and Las Vegas, global pop superstars BTS are releasing Permission to Dance on Stage - Live to relive those memories created with the ARMY with 22 live tracks.

Pet Sound is one of the Beach Boys Mono & Stereo re-mastered classic albums

The Wood Brothers champion the dying art of deep listening, shaping their ninth album into a joyful blend of American roots music. Over nearly two decades, the Grammy-nominated trio have developed a near-telepathic musical connection, crafting a collaborative work full of Latin-inflected guitar, post-jazz rhythms, and sing-along choruses. Their signature wisdom and wordplay remind listeners that life is precious and precarious, an invitation to savor the ride.

In an industry where bands routinely burst onto the scene with meteoric intensity only to fade just as quickly, We Are Scientists have quietly crafted one of alternative rock's most remarkable sustained careers. For over two decades, the New York-based outfit, comprising founding members Keith Murray and Chris Cain, has consistently delivered sharp, infectious indie rock, maintaining the rare ability to evolve without losing their essential DNA. Now, with their ninth studio album, the band continues to defy expectations, this time by looking back even as they push forward.

With this album, Gloria Estefan celebrates her 50th anniversary in music. The title track is a hit getting airplay all over the U.S.

A collection of Jackie Mittoo's classic and rare tracks from 1967-74, showcasing his signature organ-led reggae sound influenced by soul and funk. A founding member of The Skatalites, Mittoo later led key Studio One bands and shaped countless hits as musical director. His work laid the foundation for Jamaican music, with timeless instrumentals that inspired thousands of songs and earned him the title "Keyboard King."

Jessie Murph's sound brings together a mix of blues, pop, and country. Her second album comes with fifteen tracks including the chart topping hit Blue Strips.

An astounding compilation of the breakneck Shangaan dance output of the Nozinja studio in Soweto, an urban area in the city of Johannesburg in Gauteng, South Africa, recorded between 2006 and 2009. Hyper-local music, all of it still considered traditional, all of it marketed through Shangaan radio and newspapers to a relatively small set of people who live between Johannesburg, Limpopo, and Mozambique.

Emerging from London's underground music scene, The Sick Man Of Europe is distinctly monochrome in its outlook. Each note counts in this climate, economical but played with absolute precision and conviction. Propelled forward by machines and seeking solace in repetition. There are echoes of the post-punk and European art rock pioneers at the cusp of the '80s but re-tooled for the present. Looking for answers or something to believe in but finding more questions in an age of absolutes. Minimal, but with a strong eye for the right detail, on the eponymous debut album, that eye is focused firmly on the battle between the internal and the external. TSMOE draws on the tensions between human identity, technological advancement and the pursuit of meaning in the modern world. It's consciously anti-rock in its recorded approach; no low-end bass guitar, minimal effects and no live drums. Dedication to the craft of focused song writing rather than attempting to follow current production trends.

The highly anticipated new album from singer-songwriter Tyler Childers. Comprising 13 songs, the release marks Childers's seventh studio album, and the follow-up to his Grammy-nominated, critically acclaimed Rustin' in the Rain. All songs were written by Childers, and the album was produced by nine-time Grammy winner Rick Rubin.

The visionary new album by twenty-something mold-breakers and conservatoire-trained virtuosos, fiddle player Owen Spafford and guitarist Louis Campbell. Eight largely instrumental tracks that hold space, resolve into mystery, and fold in elements of jazz, post-rock and chamber music while raiding the folk music toolbox. Call it what you want: post-folk. Trad-noir. Folk nihilism. Then know that Spafford Campbell are blazing a trail that erases genre and finds gold in the embers. Forget about tomorrow, they say. Welcome to the now.

To honor the legacy of Clifton Chenier, AKA The King of Zydeco, on what would have been his 100th birthday, we've gathered an all star cast of Louisiana musicians as well as artists from around the country to honor Clifton's influence and his uncanny ability to unite traditionalists, rock 'n' rollers and Louisiana with the rest of the world. We hope you enjoy our tribute to the undisputed King of Zydeco, recorded in Lafayette, Louisiana where even the "crawfish got soul!"

Featuring previously unheard master tapes, unreleased alternate takes, and a rare radio performance from Iry LeJeune, widely regarded as one of the greatest Cajun musicians to ever wield a button accordion.

Alex Warren's new album includes the smash hit single Ordinary. It also features Bloodline, his collaboration with Jelly Roll.