New Music CDs

Korean-Canadian cellist Daniel Hamin Go's debut album is a moving reflection on grief, resilience, and shared humanity. Featuring works from six centuries and new commissions, it blends emotional depth with cultural homage. Highlights include tributes to Mahsa Amini and Ukrainian laments, with a recurring Korean folk melody reimagined as catharsis. Go's nuanced playing and vision offer a heartfelt call for compassion, hope, and unity.

Liraz and Adrian Younge unite Persian tradition with modern soul in a powerful collaboration recorded at Younge's analog studio. Sung in Farsi, the album blends fuzz guitars, kamancheh, and deep grooves to honor Iranian women's fight for freedom. Drawing from Liraz's family history and cultural memory, it's a bold, emotional tribute to resilience, heritage, and the voices that refuse to be silenced.

Over 60 years since his discovery by ethnomusicologists Dr. Harry Oster and Richard Allen in the prison farm of Angola, Louisiana, what is it that makes the blues as sung and picked out by Robert Pete Williams such a singular listening experience, unequaled elsewhere in that musical form? As Peter Guralnick, in his Feel Like Going Home book writes: "It's difficult to approve the banalities of most blues singers after listening to Robert Pete Williams. The first ten tracks on this album were recorded in July 1966 in Berkeley under the supervision of John Fahey for his Takoma imprint. The live tracks were recorded in France during the summer of 1977 and Disc 2, studio recordings were done in a marathon session in Italy in 1978, and never released outside of Europe.

Lil Peep, born Gustav Ähr in Long Beach, rose to fame in 2015 through self-released music exploring love, loss, and loneliness. Dubbed "the future of emo," his genre-blending style shaped the post-emo revival. With hit mixtapes like Crybaby and Hellboy, he toured globally and collaborated widely. Before his death at 21, he had become a rising star, amassing over 5B YouTube views and 20B streams.

Capturing light is not easy: ask any outdoor photographer; one must be ready for fragmentary shifts in illumination. In that spirit, Great Lake Swimmers' ninth album is perhaps their most nimble: be prepared, don't overthink, act fast. Completed in three days, Nashville-style, by producer Darcy Yates (Bahamas), this album was captured in the shortest amount of time Dekker had ever spent making a record and is Great Lake Swimmers' most fully realized album in years.

Rising star Carter Faith presents her highly anticipated debut album. The album features fifteen tracks including, "If I Had Never Lost My Mind..." and "Grudge."

Forrest Frank's debut album featuring collaborations including Tori Kelly, CAIN, JVKE, and Hulvey.

Sarah Willis, horn-player of the Berliner Philharmoniker, teams up with the Sarahbanda for a celebration of the vibrant Cuban Christmas rhythms. The album injects the colorful, contagious energy of Cuban music into a selection of timeless holiday classics, some featuring vocals from Carlos Calunga, of Buena Vista Social Club fame.

A heartfelt journey through loss, triumph, and self-discovery, this studio album blends Appalachian, Americana, and roots traditions with rich vocal harmonies, pedal steel, banjo, and church organ. Each track serves as a mile marker on a road of lived experience, offering listeners honest, humorous reflections and hard-won wisdom drawn from real life.

Taylor Swift took the country music world by storm at the age of 17, garnering both critical praise and mainstream popularity. She continues her meteoric rise on her second studio album, which dominated the charts for months after its release and includes the single Love Story.

Karley Scott Collins' debut album reclaims a word often tied to fear, turning it into a symbol of growth and independence. Five years in the making, it showcases her powerful voice and emotional depth across sixteen tracks exploring heartbreak, desire, and self-discovery. Co-produced with Nathan Chapman, Collins played multiple instruments and engineered the album herself, crafting a raw, personal sound that reflects her journey and hard-won wisdom at just 25 years old.

To celebrate 60 years of this incredible journey, this album takes you through the band's most iconic and defining eras. Featuring sixteen handpicked tracks, this collection showcases the band's decades of work featuring two unreleased song versions. This comprehensive release shines a lasting light on the career of these influential masters of the genre.

Mariah Carey's new forthcoming project with gamma. This album marks the start of a bold new era for Mariah. It balances her legacy with fresh cultural relevance and pop significance.

Chris Young kicks off a bold new era in his career with his 10th studio album, which includes the title track as well as the single Til the Last One Dies.

A rarities collection from the songwriter of "Baby Please Don't Go" includes eight songs previously unreleased in North America and unavailable for over 60 Years from the Chicago 1957 Sessions. Includes four previously unreleased tracks from his 1969 Seattle concert and the previously unreleased version of "The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King."

Two classic highlife albums from Ghanaian artist Alhaji K. Frimpong and the Cubano Fiestas, recorded in 1976 and 1977, are reissued on one CD. Known by their cover colors-Blue and Black-they showcase innovative blends of traditional melodies and electronic elements. Highlights include the iconic "Kyenkyen Bi Adi M'awu" and the extended groove "Adam Nana." Remastered with rare archival material, this release celebrates West African musical excellence.

World Music Network and Riverboat Records are proud to present a new album by Debashish Bhattacharya, titled Legacy. This album celebrates Debashish’s rich family heritage of Indian music, spanning from the 7th century to the present day.

Taylor Swift's 12th studio album, features the single The Fate of Ophelia.

Diamond-certified producer extraordinaire Metro Boomin is back with a love letter to the early 2000s Futuristic era of Atlanta. Hosted by DJ Spinz, the 24-track mixtape features ATL staples like Future, Lil Baby, Quavo, Waka Flocka, Young Dro, J Money, Roscoe Dash, and T.I., plus rising stars YK Niece & BunnaB.

The vintage age of mix CDs may be long over but listen to the new album by legendary downtempo electronic music producer Eric Hilton, and you'll think it never left. Imagine an even more laid-back Khruangbin, soundtracking a vintage Billy Dee Williams malt liquor advert, remixed by Zero 7, and you're in the right zip code. This album is an addictive listening experience of crushed velvet grooves and late-night slow burners.

Chinese pipa virtuoso Gao Hong and Indian multi-instrumentalist Baluji Shrivastav OBE unite their rich musical traditions in a cross-cultural collaboration that shines with emotional depth. Alongside Yousef Ali Khan on tabla, Baluji's expressive Indian raags provide a spacious foundation for Gao's intuitive improvisations - at times echoing his motifs, at others soaring freely.

Meklit's latest album blends Ethiopian folk traditions with jazz, inviting listeners to think, love, and groove. Born in Addis and based in San Francisco, she sings in Kembatigna, Amharic, Oromigna, and English, weaving songs of love, longing, and childhood riddles. Her voice anchors the album's warmth and depth, with guest artists like Brandee Younger and Camille Thurman. Recorded at San Francisco's Women's Audio Mission, it celebrates the rich complexity of Ethiopian culture.

Mutant and Sony Masterworks present the Sinners soundtrack, executive produced by Ludwig Göransson, Ryan Coogler, and Serena Göransson. Featuring original recordings from artists like James Blake, Cedric Burnside, Jerry Cantrell, Rhiannon Giddens, Buddy Guy, Brittany Howard, Don Toliver, and Rod Wave, the album complements the film's powerful storytelling with a dynamic, genre-blending sound.

Jack Hardy, a pivotal figure in New York's Fast Folk era, was known for his masterful songwriting and nurturing of folk talent until his death in 2011. In 1988, he recorded a standout live performance in southern Italy with Todd Scheaffer and Brady Rymer, showcasing his lyrical depth and emotional conviction. Praised by peers like Lucinda Williams, this recording is considered one of his finest, capturing Hardy in a moment of artistic grace.

Taylor Swift reimagines her third album along with the addition of vault tracks with Paramore's Hayley Williams and Fall Out Boy.

Vincent Limá's debut studio release captures the raw emotion of love, grief, and the struggle to hold onto beauty as it slips away. Across fifteen tracks, the album moves through themes of hope, loss, and acceptance, ultimately embracing the idea that fading things are no less deserving of love. It offers a powerful sense of closure to the story Vincent began telling with "Orpheus" in 2023.

After losing his voice in 2023, Montreal indie-pop artist Patrick Watson faced a major setback. Known for his ethereal vocals, he turned to instrumental music and modular synths, drawing on his film score experience. Expecting his voice wouldn't return, he began writing songs for other singers instead. Even after recovering, he stuck with the idea, finding it more exciting to create a record featuring diverse voices rather than just his own.

The debut album from Jacques Greene and Nosaj Thing was created across global cities and blends meditative minimalism with emotive, body-moving energy. Featuring George Riley, Kučka, and TYSON, the project spans music, visuals, and live performance. It reflects deep collaboration and human connection, with a creative team shaping its immersive world.

Autocamper's debut album is a melancholic yet irresistible pop antidote for the modern age. Blending '80s jangle pop with DIY influences from Flying Nun and Postcard label bands, it reflects on unrequited love and everyday misadventures. Tracks like Again, Foxes, and Proper embrace punk, post-punk, and AM radio pop, standing apart from mainstream indie with authenticity and timeless charm.

Smokey Robinson celebrates the release of his new album, “What The World Needs Now,” with two specials exclusively for Smokey’s Soul Town.