RADIOHEAD A Moon Shaped Pool Recordings (XL Recordings) It’s the British band’s much anticipated ninth studio album and the follow-up to their 2011 LP ‘The King of Limbs. In the past weeks the band released a short animated film for the song “Burn The Witch.” Both songs came after the band deleted all posts from its Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts, putting fans on high alert that something was about to happen. They had also dropped a new video directed by Paul Thomas Anderson for a song called “Daydreaming.” amoonshapedpool.com
ARBOR LABOR UNION I Hear You (Sub Pop) Arbor Labor Union was born from a peach tree in Georgia in the American south. They play psychedelic, repetitious, and joyful rock and roll music. In 2014 they released the album Sings for You Now under the name Pinecones. In 2016 they decided to change their name in order to form a more perfect union. A union of sound and vision. With this, they had a new album, a masterpiece of modern guitar music entitled simply I Hear You. I Hear You was crafted through the ancient process of collaboration. All four members brought their love to one another and turned it into song. The album plays like a freedom chant. You can hear laughter in their music. You can see the joy among them. In every known photo of the band they appear to be smiling. All that is left to do is listen. Listen to this album dedicated to listeners. And, should your response also be “I hear you,” the band replies, “affirmative, loud and clear.” I Hear You was recorded and produced by Randall Dunn (Earth, Sunn0), Thurston Moore, Black Mountain) and Arbor Labor Union in the fall of 2015 at Avast Studio in Seattle, WA. The album was mastered by Jason Ward at Chicago Mastering. subpop.com/artists/arbor_labor_union
CORINNE BAILEY RAE The Heart Speaks in Whispers (first full-length album in 6 years) (Virgin Records) The British soul phenom returns after a six year long hiatus. Corinne Bailey Rae returns to the realm of music with her 3rd studio album and a cosmically-tinged electric new single, “Been To The Moon.” The new album, The Heart Speaks In Whispers, features contributions from some of the best in the biz, including Pino Palladino, James Gadsen, Marcus Miller, Esperanza Spalding and Moses Sumney. Check out the music video for “Been To The Moon” below. corinnebaileyrae.com
Also Available The Week Of May 6
ADIA VICTORIA Beyond the Bloodhounds (Canvasback)
AL SCORCH Circle Round the Signs (Bloodshot Records)
A. SINCLAIR Get Out of The City (Dangerbird Records)
ASTRONAUTALIS Cut The Body Loose (SideOneDummy)
DARRELL SCOTT Couchville Sessions (w/ Guy Clark, Peter Rowan & John Cowan) (Full Light Records)
EAGULLS Ullages (Partisan Records)
GORDI Clever Disguise (EP) Jagjaguwar)
HARD WORKING AMERICANS Rest in Chaos (Melvin/Thirty Tigers)
HOLLY MIRANDA Party Trick (EP) (digital only) (Dangerbird)
KARL BLAU & TUCKER MARTINE Introducing Karl Blau (Raven Marching Band)
OSCAR Cut and Paste (Witchita Recordings)
TWIN PEAKS Down in Heaven (Grand Jury)
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