Available The Week Of April 8
BEN HARPER & THE INNOCENT CRIMINALS Call It What It Is (first new studio album in over 8 years) (Stax/CMG) Call It What It Is is the thirteenth studio album by singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ben Harper (with The Innocent Criminals) www.benharper.com
M83 Junk (Mute Records) M83 announces the highly anticipated details of his forthcoming full-length album, ‘Junk’ out April 8. The announcement comes with a brand new single ‘Do It, Try It’. M83 is one Anthony Gonzalez, hailing from Antibes France, residing in Los Angeles for the last 6 years. His sixth album, 2011’s Hurry Up Were Dreaming, placed M83 in the direct current of the mainstream, gaining acclaim as Gonzalez’s masterpiece summation of all the elements and influences of his epic space-age future pop. It would also become the record that cemented M83’s mainstream breakout, driven by the global hit single “Midnight City.” If you want to catch M83 in performance They’ve got a show coming up at Civic Theatre in New Orleans on April 6th. www.ilovem83.com
You may know M83 from his song ‘Midnight City’ from the album ‘Hurry Up We’re Dreaming’… Check out the awesome music video for it here:
THE LUMINEERS Cleopatra (Dualtone) Cleopatra is the second studio album by American rock band The Lumineers. The black and white photo on the cover depicts silent movie star Theda Bara in the title role in the 1917 film Cleopatra. In its warmth, intimacy and quiet sense of contemplation, Cleopatra is immediately identifiable as the work of The Lumineers, although the sound palette is a shade broader than their debut. The first single, “Ophelia”, personifies fame as a dangerous temptress. www.thelumineers.com
MAYER HAWTHORNE Man About Town (Vagrant) The Grammy-nominated American singer, producer, songwriter, arranger, audio engineer, DJ, and multi-instrumentalist based out Los Angeles is releasing a solo album of ’70s- influenced soul sounds. www.mayerhawthorne.com
LOCAL RELEASES
MICHAEL JUAN NUNEZ Rise (ParishLine Records) Michael Juan Nunez is a singer, guitarist, songwriter, from South Louisiana whose music taps into the heart of American southern culture. MJN returns with his backing band, The American Electric, in the spreading the good word of Rock-N Roll with his latest offering ‘Rise’. It features 10 songs and as it says in the liner notes from writer/author Todd Mouton “Rise is hard-won, sultry, sneaky, and soul enriching.” www.michaeljuannunez.com
