The first-ever compilation pulled from this Chicago progressive-bubblegum band s A&M catalog, featuring such album-Rock radio fixtures as Come Sail Away; Lorelei; Babe; Blue Collar Man (Long Nights); the Best of Times; Too Much Time on My Hands; Renegade; Mr. Roboto; Don t Let It End, and more, plus a 1995 re-recording of Lady !
These Chicago rockers went big-time in 77 with this #6 smash. Their soaring songs were now arena-ready: The smash Come Sail Away ; the hit Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man), and more!
Blending a love of dancehall and rock-steady reggae rhythms with an aggressive punk ethos, Sublime amassed a nearly fanatical following across America, especially in the surf skate communities. Their indie debut album is now considered a cult classic, spending nearly 70 weeks on Soundscan Alternative New Artist Albums Chart (more than half of that time…
Limited vinyl LP pressing. Acoustic: Bradley Nowell & Friends is an album of acoustic performances by the band Sublime, mostly featuring solo performances by singer guitarist Bradley Nowell. It features popular songs including “Wrong Way,” “Saw Red,” and “Pool Shark.” The album was released in 1998 and includes performances recorded between 1991 and 1996. Sublime…
Before the tragic death of singer songwriter guitarist Brad Nowell this May, Sublime recorded their self-titled major label debut. Produced by Butthole Surfer s Paul Leary, the album is a study in versatility, with 18 cuts ranging from dancehall to ska to psychedelic dub to rock to hardcore punk and beyond. The band s brand…
Natural Brown Prom Queen is Sudan Archives’ second album following her widely celebrated 2019 debut Athena. Over its 18 epic and ambitious tracks, Natural Brown Prom Queen shows a new side to Sudan Archives: Brittney Parks or Britt, the girl-next-door. On this album, Sudan explores themes of race, womanhood and family. Natural Brown Prom Queen…
Three time Blues Foundation Traditional Female Artist award winner, Sue Foley s new album One Guitar Woman is a heartfelt tribute to the female pioneers of the guitar – including Memphis Minnie, Lydia Mendoza, Maybelle Carter, Ida Presti, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The album showcases the dexterity of Foley s acoustic nylon string guitar skills…
Released in 2009, Suffocation s Blood Oath is the band s 6th studio full length. Pitchfork called the release the band s most powerful production to date, an album that crystalizes their death metal formula. Red & Black Corona Vinyl.
New York death metal legends Suffocation unleash their ninth full-length album, Hymns from the Apocrypha. Co-produced by Christian Donaldson (Shadow Of Intent, Ingested) and featuring cover art by Greek illustrator Giannis Nakos (Vomitory, The Crown), the album pushes the band to the very edges of extremity. Hymns from the Apocrypha demonstrates Suffocation leveling up as…
New York death metal legends Suffocation unleash their ninth full-length album, Hymns from the Apocrypha. Co-produced by Christian Donaldson (Shadow Of Intent, Ingested) and featuring cover art by Greek illustrator Giannis Nakos (Vomitory, The Crown), the album pushes the band to the very edges of extremity. Hymns from the Apocrypha demonstrates Suffocation leveling up as…
The seventh studio album from NY death metal legends Suffocation. Originally released in 2013, Pinnacle of Bedlam harkens back to the band s classic records Effigy of the Forgotten and Pierced From Within . Pop Matters called the album another killer record made by metal s irrepressible old-guard . Metal Injection described the album as…
It s been said that writing about music is like dancing about architecture (impossible and absurd). But what about singing about movies? Sufjan Stevens and Angelo De Augustine have paired up for a collaborative project that does just that. A Beginner’s Mind is their debut album that contains 14 songs (loosely) based on (mostly) popular…
It may be tempting to reduce Convocations into a longform ambient anomaly within Sufjan Stevens’ vast catalogue. It is, however, neither an anomaly nor entirely ambient. This is not a side project. From his numerous dance scores for New York City Ballet to instrumental albums such as Enjoy Your Rabbit, Aporia, and The BQE, Stevens…
Originally released in 2001 before Michigan and Illinois, Sufjan Steven s Enjoy Your Rabbit foretells his 2010 electronic Age of Adz. Though overlooked by many, there are fans who regard Enjoy Your Rabbit as Sufjan s greatest work. Departing from the singer-songwriter format of his debut Asthmatic Kitty Records album, A Sun Came, Rabbit is…
The Greatest Gift is a mixtape of outtakes, remixes and demos from Sufjan s 2015 album Carrie & Lowell. Already on vinyl and digital, the mixtape arrives on CD format on November 16. This collection serves as a companion piece to the Carrie & Lowell Live album released earlier this year (and as an expansion…
Asthmatic Kitty announces the second installment of Sufjan Stevens 50 State Project, llinois, a 22-track anthematic tone poem to The Prairie State. Following the 2003 collection of songs for his home state, Michigan, Stevens presents an emphatic answer to the question: Can a songwriter express the spirit of a state he s never called home?…