New Music CDs

Following the yearly tradition, this release features an array of Grammy-nominated artists. The bestselling collection includes categories representing nominees for Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and more.

Brother Ali has earned wide critical acclaim for his deeply personal, socially conscious, and inspiring brand of hip-hop. His first official release in five years, this album represents the most refined chapter of his life's journey.

Franz Ferdinand's album is as exuberant as it is euphoric, bursting with fresh ideas born of what Alex Kapranos calls aggressive sonic experimentation.

An utterly enjoyable jazz-funk classic, this album made Bobbi Humphrey a sensation.

Since its beginning in 1977, Blind Big Records has had many of the greatest blues legends among its roster. The label's finest moments are brought together in a two-disc set that includes tracks from Popa Chubby, Elvin Bishop, Muddy Waters, and more.

Murder by Death, Jon Langford, Kelly Hogan, and Ha Ha Tonka are just some of the artists to contribute off-kilter original songs and unlikely covers in a holiday collection that runs the gamut of garage rock, doo wop, honky tonk, surf, and more.

The word boogie dates to the fourteenth century. 'Bugge' meant phantom or ghost. A similar word, 'booger' may originate in West Africa, the Mandingo word 'bug' was associated with a fast drumbeat of voodoo music. Somehow the two words converged. 'Booger' was applied to a form of piano rag which evolved into boogie-woogie. Featuring Cleo Brown, Mary Lou Williams, Hadda Brooks, Hazel Scott, Martha Davis, Lil Armstrong Hardin, Beryl Booker, Sarah McLawler, Anna Mae Woodburn.

Set against the social, political, and cultural landscape of the time, the film Chasing Trane brings saxophone great John Coltrane to life, as a man and an artist. The soundtrack features eleven recordings that are showcased in the film.

Working in Metric's studio with her bandmate James Shaw and utilizing a piano from the 1850s on many tracks, Haines takes a more intimate route than her band usually does. Many of the songs are stripped down to one or two instruments and Haines' vocals; some have a more arranged sound but still feel aimed directly at the listener alone, not at a mid-sized arena full of fans. No matter the setting, Haines shines like a glittering gem on a sunny day. Her vocals have enough understated power and graceful beauty that she could basically sing anything and it would sound lovely; instead, her songcraft lifts the album into rarified air.

Recorded under the Hyperion bridge in Los Angeles's Atwater Village, it is the second piece in a series of short films and recordings documenting site specific compositions. Performed by Andrew Bird and filmed by Tyler Manson in remote and acoustically interesting natural and urban environments, the first installment, 'Echolocations: Canyon,' was released in 2015.

Regina Spektor follows up her 2006 breakthrough album with a highly anticipated set that contains contributions from four producers, including Mike Elizondo and Jeff Lynne, and the single Laughing With.

The debut album from singer Ruthie Collins combines her love affair with country music and all things vintage. Growing up, her father was a storyteller by trade and her mother was a musician.

Jessie Ware releases her highly anticipated third studio album, which comes three years after the release of the acclaimed album Tough Love.

Offering a vivid experience of her life-enhancing art, this two-disc set of concertos, sonatas, and chamber works features recordings remastered at London's famous Abbey Road Studios.

From one of Christian music's bestselling artists comes this collection of new and traditional Christmas songs. In true Casting Crowns fashion, this combination of old and new highlights the true reason for the season.

In the summer of 2016, Grace VanderWaal won over audiences while winning the eleventh season of America's Got Talent. One year later, she is releasing her debut album. It includes the tracks Moonlight and So Much More Than This.

Formed following the breakup of The Birthday Party in 1982, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds have released sixteen studio albums, starting with From Her To Eternity in 1984. This collection showcases the band's 30 year long career to date.

A collection of the band's biggest hits along with a rare mix of I'm Not The One, a live version of Everything You Say, and a new mix of Sad Song.

Sampha hails from Morden, South London, and has spent the last six years generously dividing his musical talents across solo and collaborative work. Sampha contributed majorly to SBTRKT's acclaimed debut and follow-up Wonder Where We Land as co-writer and featured vocalist, and went on to tour worldwide as half of the SBTRKT live show.

Singer-songwriter Regina Spektor is back with her first new album since 2012's What We Saw from the Cheap Seats. The first single, Bleeding Heart, has already been featured in NPR's All Songs Considered.

Robert Cray has been bridging the lines between blues, soul, and R&B for the past four decades, with five Grammy wins and over 20 acclaimed albums. For his latest project, the Blues Hall of Famer traveled to Memphis with his friend, renowned Grammy Award winning producer Steve Jordan, to make a classic soul album with Hi Rhythm, the band that helped create that sound.

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings' final studio album is a lush, orchestral masterpiece. A true testament to the life and career of one of the world's greatest performers.

The first new Queens of the Stone Age album since their chart-topping 2013 release ...Like Clockwork is produced by Mark Ronson. The sonic signatures that took them around the world and back are here and as unmistakable as ever.

Bomsori Kim makes her recording debut with an exciting collaboration in which the fiendish virtuosity of Wieniawski's Romantic Violin Concerto No. 2 is coupled with Shostakovich's searingly intense Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor.

Under the guidance of producer Rick Rubin, Tom Petty turns in a stripped-down, subtle record with Wildflowers. Coming after two albums of Jeff Lynne-directed bombast, the very sound of the record is refreshing; Petty sounds relaxed and confident. Most of the songs are small gems, but a few are a little too laid-back, almost reaching the point of carelessness. Nevertheless, the finest songs here ("Wildflowers," "You Don't Know How It Feels," "It's Good to Be King," and several others) match the quality of his best material, making Wildflowers one of Petty's most distinctive and best albums.

Norwegian composer and pianist Gjeilo delivers a new album of compositions and arrangements for choir and strings. These new arrangements of familiar Christmas carols are delivered in a beautiful and intimate setting.

Produced by Brandi Carlile, the new album from the Secret Sisters features songs that were created during a turbulent two-year period of time. Includes the single Tennessee River Runs Low.

Although it's meant for children, this album is just as enjoyable for prog loving adults. This manages to blend their unique take on prog rock with humor and relatively grown up topics like urban wildlife, the skyrocketing prices of housing in Oslo, the financial crisis, social issues, global warming, and good and bad magic.

Sandra Boynton's sixth album includes eleven new, original, wide-ranging dance tracks. There are also appearances from Kristen Bell, Samuel L. Jackson, Weird Al Yankovic, Five for Fighting, Scott Bakula, and more.

For the first time in her five-decade-long career, country legend Dolly Parton releases a children's album. Dolly wrote all of the tracks, which include a new recording of the classic Coat of Many Colors.

A fun, multi-generational, sing-along album containing playful 'good folk' songs, along with a dose of sly humor. These songs help create enduring, shared musical experiences that connect generations.

Mister G follows up his Latin Grammy Award-winning album, Los Animales, with a collection of bilingual songs that focus on environmental issues.