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Saint Etienne, “The Night”

Over 30 years after their debut, the Vaseline-lensed electro-pop trio still titillates without any consideration of boundaries as they continue their recent shift toward spectral-sounding gravitas.

December 18, 2024
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The Coward Brothers, “The Coward Brothers”

Inspired by Christopher Guest’s recent radio play reviving Elvis Costello and T Bone Burnett’s 1985 fictional band, this playful debut album proves that this inside joke still has legs.

December 13, 2024
Essay
War Still Got the Power

The first and still most progressive DEI rock/R&B/Latin-continuum collective continues to revive their catalog with the newly released vinyl and CD collections spanning the era from 1977 to 1994.

December 12, 2024
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Laura Nyro, “Hear My Song: The Collection, 1966-1995”

Containing 19 disks of remastered studio albums, live recordings, demos, and rarities, this full-career retrospective spotlights the urbane pop-soul legend’s bracing, challengingly romantic songcraft.

December 12, 2024
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Couch Slut, “My Life as a Woman” [10th Anniversary Remaster]

Still hard to listen to but impossible to turn away from, the NYC noise-rockers’ damning debut of feminist rage undergoes a clean-up for its tenth anniversary.

December 09, 2024
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Angel Olsen, “Cosmic Waves Volume 1”

The Asheville-based songwriter holds the door open for a handful of artists by showcasing their work and amplifying it by delivering lovely covers.

December 06, 2024
Essay
Ray Charles’ Modern Sounds

Four new reissue collections from Tangerine Records spotlight the iconic artist’s forays into C&W, R&B, and gospel—and how he blended these three genres—in the mid-1960s.

December 02, 2024
FLOOD’s Guide to Record Store Day Black Friday 2024

40 titles to help you overcome your post-turkey stupor this Friday, including Billie Eilish, Modest Mouse, Kacey Musgraves, U2, Rage Against the Machine, Raekwon, and more.

November 27, 2024
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Miles Davis Quintet, “Miles in France 1963 & 1964: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8”

With over four hours of previously unheard music, these intense live recordings famously portray the sound of one Davis era’s end and another’s beginning.

November 22, 2024
Never Backing Down: Jayne County and Red Hot’s John Carlin Talk New Comp “TRAИƧA”

Teddy Geiger, Lyra Pramuk, and Nina Keith also weigh in on the organization’s latest expansive various-artists collection, which spotlights the trans and non-binary community.

November 21, 2024
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New Order, “Brotherhood” [Definitive Edition]

With one side dedicated to icy compu-disco and the other tied to the band’s beyond-punk origin story, this expanded reissue brings new order to the 1986 curio with live recordings, remixes, and more.

November 21, 2024
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John Cale, “Paris 1919” + “The Academy in Peril” [Reissues]

These remastered early solo releases are a testament to the breadth of the composer’s innovative sonic and lyrical éclat beyond his more menacing proto-punk work.

November 20, 2024
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TV on the Radio, “Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes” [20th Anniversary Edition]

The new reissue expands on the lyrical desolation, moody arrangements, and incendiary sonic vibes fueled by post-9/11 Brooklyn that define this debut.

November 19, 2024
The Gospel According to Gavin Friday

The Irish art-pop icon and former Virgin Prunes bandleader talks God, dogs, and his new album, Ecce Homo.

November 18, 2024
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Rauw Alejandro, “Cosa Nuestra”

The Puerto Rican vocalist and producer sounds primed for something romantically and rhythmically new yet soulfully nostalgic and warm on his latest collection of Latin pop.

November 18, 2024
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George Harrison, “Living in the Material World” [50th Anniversary Super Deluxe]

Co-produced by his son Dhani with a deeply fluid overall bass line, this 50th anniversary collection provides the Beatle’s second solo record plenty more room to breathe.

November 18, 2024
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Tsunami, “Loud Is As”

This five-LP set spotlights how singular the slacker-rockers were as songwriters and offbeat vocal harmonists while putting their out-of-print catalog back into the world where it belongs.

November 15, 2024
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Talking Heads, “Talking Heads: 77” [Super Deluxe Edition]

Featuring a remastered sound and plenty of outtakes, demos, and live versions, this celebration of the iconic new wave band’s debut is equally notable for its flip-top box design and 80-page hardcover book.

November 13, 2024
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Richard Swift, “4 Hits & a Miss: The Essential Richard Swift”

Although curiously brief, this single-disc retrospective of the late songwriter and producer’s solo work is a solid overview of his innovation within a diverse set of sounds.

November 12, 2024
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Weezer, “Blue Album” [30th Super Deluxe Vinyl Box Set]

This anniversary collection filled with demos, practice bits, and live sessions demonstrates how full-blooded the band sounded even before stepping into the studio with Ric Ocasek.

November 08, 2024
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