Hawkins was Grammy nominated for her platinum-selling debut album "Tongues and Tails," and its iconic lead single "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover." Her smash hit "As I Lay Me Down" shattered records as longest-running hit single on the Billboard charts in American music history. A truly essential singer-songwriter, Sophie's 7th album "Free Myself" is rooted in Hawkins's raw yet poetic lyrics and her distinctive, captivating vocals. Her 2023 tour will begin in March to coincide with the new album.

Songs of Surrender features 16 new acoustic and reimagined recordings from the U2 catalog, produced and�compiled by The Edge, including �One,� �I Still Haven�t Found What I�m Looking For,� and �Pride (In The Name Of�Love).� U2 have sold over 175 million albums, won 22 Grammy awards, and released 14 studio albums. Limited�Edition Indie Exclusive Opaque White 2 LP. Pressed on 180-gram vinyl with 4-page insert featuring liner notes from�The Edge.

2023 release. The Layers is a stunning companion piece to guitarist Julian Lage's acclaimed 2022 album View With A Room. The collection features six original pieces featuring the trio of bassist Jorge Roeder and drummer Dave King with the addition of guitar icon Bill Frisell. Intimate and gorgeous, The Layers is a welcome additional offering from this meeting of two of modern jazz's most distinctive voices with one of the music's most skilled and inventive rhythm sections.

Over a dozen songs infused with raw blues-rock, rollicking Americana, thoughtful folk, and ecstatic gospel, Matt Andersen testifies to something we could all do well to remember: the time we have together is special, so let�s spend it the right way. The Big Bottle of Joy was a team effort: the title doesn�t just refer to the record, but the band that Andersen put together to make it. The songs were written with not just a band in mind, but this exact group of people, and Andersen tailored moods and arrangements and sections to elevate the already substantial talents of the players.

For The Nude Party, nearly a decade has flown by in the blink of an eye. In that time, the New York-based band has released a pair of well-received albums, an EP and played numerous shows. The band has historically worked with a producer to help them create a distinct sound in their records but with their latest effort, Rides On, the band decided to handle production duties by themselves. The hands-on approach allowed the band to have as much fun creating as they ever had at any other point in their career. They recorded over 20 songs, including some that dabbled in electro-pop and stripped-down country before settling on the final 14 songs containing the best elements of �70s-driven blues rock. The relaxed vibe of the session also unleashed a diverse sonic texture compared to their previous releases. Sonically, the album is reminiscent of Sticky Fingers-era Stones, but the lyrics are mini-vignettes that embody the spirit of what The Nude Party are going for � and their growth as a band. Rides On, the band confidently says, is their best record. It�s also the most homegrown and organic record The Nude Party has created to date.

Aaliyah is the self-titled third and final studio album by the "Queen of Urban Pop." Originally released in 2001 by Blackground Records, the album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Cited by critics as one of the best R&B records of it's time, the album is a reflection of herself as both a young adult and matured vocalist. Standout tracks include "We Need A Resolution," "More Than A Woman," and "Rock The Boat."

2023 release from the veteran country punk band. Includes the single "One last F.U."

Bless This Mess - U.S. Girls - U.S. Girls operates on a uniquely out-of-time wavelength, alternately wronged and rueful, classic but contemporary, bruised vignettes of poetic Americana through a feminist lens. Bless This Mess marks both a divergence from and deepening of Remy's songbook, more at peace with her restless truths and moods. Long-time collaborator (as well as vocal engineer, multi-instrumentalist, husband, and co-parent) Maximilian Turnbull plays a key role facilitating these fluid muses. As artists and partners their rapport at this point is thoroughly symbiotic, able to tap into subtle veins of humor and heaviness, rhythm, and reverie. Conceived in tandem with the conception and birth of twin boys, the songs were pieced together stem by stem with a vast cast of collaborators (Alex Frankel of Holy Ghost!, Marker Starling, Ryland Blackinton of Cobra Starship, Basia Bulat, Roger Manning Jr. Of Jellyfish and Beck,) and audio engineers (Neal H Pogue, Ken Sluiter, Steve Chahley, Maximilian Turnbull).

Pierce The Veil debuted atop Billboard�s Top Rock Albums, Alternative Albums, and Hard Rock Albums charts twice � first with Collide with the Sky (2012) and its follow-up, Misadventures (2016). A decade after its release, the already platinum �King for a Day� shot to No. 1 on Billboard�s Hard Rock Streaming chart, driven by the viral #KingForADay hashtag on TikTok. Even with two gold singles; a gold album; 2022 could be their biggest year. Because this is the year of The Jaws of Life.

Cracker Island� is the eight studio album from Gorillaz, an energetic, upbeat,�genre-expansive collection of 10 tracks featuring yet another stellar line-up of artist collaborators: Thundercat, Tame Impala, Bad Bunny, Stevie Nicks, Adeleye Omotayo, Bootie Brown and Beck. Recorded in London and LA earlier this year, it is produced by Gorillaz, Remi Kabaka jr. and eight-time Grammy Award-winning producer / multi-instrumentalist / songwriter extraordinaire Greg Kurstin. Title track �Cracker Island� kickstarted the new campaign this Summer hitting the charts across the globe with a top 10 video racking up 10M views in 10 days. The virtual band exploded onto TikTok gaining over 2.1 m followers in the space of a few months where they continue to innovate, taking virtual characters where no character has been before�

The Pretty Reckless gives rock �n� roll the jumpstart it needs for a new generation, apparent on this new collection of songs featuring remixes, reimagined versions, and covers of their favorite tracks.�

Sleaford Mods will return in 2023 with new album UK GRIM. Throughout their music the duo�s poetic protest and electronic resistance has seen them consistency chart and call out their times with an eloquence and attitude that has made them one of the most urgent and unique voices in modern music. Hailed by the likes of Liam Gallagher, Seth Myers, Iggy Pop, Amyl & The Sniffers and a legion of loyal fans whose devotion for the band would rival most sports supporters.Continuing this sonic vocation on their new album, Jason Williamson and Andrew Fearn�s creative evolution now finds them capturing the atmosphere of their era too. Though no strangers to the dancefloor, the minimal yet immersive beats and grooves of UK GRIM�s tracks � which include collaborations with Dry Cleaning�s Florence Shaw and Jane�s Addiction�s Perry Farrell among them � add a new, physical dimension to Sleaford Mods� sound that makes their words more vital than ever. Music for body AND mind.

2023 release, the third solo album from the rapper and songwriter best known as one-half of duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. Includes "Chant (featuring Tones And I), "Faithful" (featuring NLE Choppa), "Heroes" (featuring DJ Premier), and "Maniac" (featuring Windsor).

�FOREGROUND MUSIC�, the title of Ron Gallo�s 4th LP, and debut for Kill Rock Stars might also be a suitable name for his own genre. In simplest terms it�s the opposite of background music - unavoidable, urgent, in your face - Gallo�s consistent theme is to confront, disrupt and sometimes even confuse people into a sense of awareness. The intention to steer away from apathy and self-empower by focusing on what we can control and make light of in a world designed to take it away. The guitar is less an instrument and more of a primal noise machine. This record is a challenge to everything and everyone, including his own self, who is holding back the progress of humanity (especially in America) into a more open, empathetic and collective unit - the words delivered with a punkish tenacity and lining even the heaviest topics with an ever-present sense of humor. It covers the full spectrum of emotion. This music feels like life feels right now. In his eyes, how could it not? Clad in caution tape and construction orange color scheme, much like his surrounding neighborhood in Philadelphia where it was written and recorded. Gallo doesn�t see now (or ever) as the time to sit back and chill - this is going to be what we make it. Over the course of the record traversing between sounds akin to an exploding NYC subway station, oddball dance-punk, noise pop, even the more grave moments would sit well in whatever a modern version of CBGB�s 1975 would be - in 11 songs Gallo shares detailed anecdotes and takes on male entitlement, the age of anxiety, apathy vs. action, gentrification, narcissism, retail therapy, xenophobia, the dread of future generations, right wing extremists in giant pickup trucks, capitalism, climate change and the experience

Alabama native Drayton Farley has as honest a voice as you're likely to hear in�this burgeoning scene of country, folk, roots, and Americana music we're all�wrapped up in. With songs and lyrics pulled from real life experience, there's a�grounded feeling to his stories, a confessional quality that rings true to those�who know. His voice fills the room like cigarette smoke, curling into every corner�of you, with a fine grit rasp that smooths out every rough edge. It lingers hours,�days, after you've left the bar - turns of phrase that tumble around your mind,�bittersweet and familiar. He sings as deeply about the love he holds as the love�he's lost and there's something so broken-in and comfortable about that�Southern inflection that every song feels like coming home. Sharing stages with�musicians on the rise such as Zach Bryan, Arlo McKinley and Mike and the�Moonpies, Drayton has quickly gained a loyal fan base.

Drummer and composer Kendrick Scott returns with the release of Corridors, his third album for Blue Note Records,�and first compositional treatment of trio context: saxophone, bass, and drums. Corridors unveils an exposed�rumination from the Houston-born artist and his acclaimed collaborators: saxophonist Walter Smith III and bassist�Reuben Rogers. Born during the pandemic lockdown, the record focuses on posing outward questions instead of�inward contemplation. CD Softpak.