Bob Dylan - Springtime In New York: Bootleg Series Vol. 16 (Legacy)

The latest chapter in the Bootleg Series shines fresh light on the provocative new musical directions Dylan was taking from 1980-85. Springtime In New York celebrates the creative period surrounding the albums Shot Of Love, Infidels, and Empire Burlesque with previously unreleased outtakes, alternate takes, rehearsal recordings, live performances and more. In his liner notes, Damien Love writes, "And that's the real story of this gloriously untrammeled collection. The songs. The songs stripped free of trappings, tampering, passing tastes, and judgements. The songs broken down to the sound of people really doing this, right now, acting on instinct. The songs rough and rowdy, bruised and tender, joking and crying, nagging and striving and yearning."

Static - Toothpaste And Pills: Demos And Live 1978-1981 (Third Man)

Before Negative Approach changed the face of punk and hardcore, before Laughing Hyenas scared the world silly and blew everyone else off the stage and before Easy Action started melting minds all over the world, there was Static. Their most well-remembered song allegedly featured smashing beer bottles against John's mom's basement wall as a percussion instrument. Fast forward to a few months into the covid lockdown, Brannon came across a bunch of tapes he dug out of a box in his Mom's closet - Static "Demos 78", Static "Live At Grosse Pointe South H.S.", Static "Live At Plewa Hall". Holy sh!t! The legend is true! And best of all, Static rule!

Mild High Club - Going Going Gone (Stones Throw)

Mild High Club makes a long-awaited comeback with Going Going Gone, the band's first solo album since 2016's cult favorite Skiptracing and their collaboration with King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard's 'Sketches Of Brunswick East' from 2017. The new album speaks directly to the times we live in, blending the psychedelic pop of earlier albums Skiptracing and Timeline with influences from around the world, especially Brazilian music from the 70s and 80s.

Weather Station - All Of It Was Mine (Fat Possum)

Originally released in 2011. The 10th anniversary edition comes with updated art and new liner notes from Tamara Lindeman, reflecting on the ten years since the album was released. The story of All Of It Was Mine is not all lightness for me. It was a breakup record, though I didn't know that at the time I wrote the songs. But the day we finished it, Dan (Romano) turned to me, and casually asked me; "so, are these songs - true?"

The Felice Brothers - From Dreams to Dust (Yep Roc)

The latest album by The Felice Brothers was recorded in the fall of 2020 in an old one room church in Harlemville, NY. Produced by The Felice Brothers and mixed by Mike Mogis. The record ranges over a variety of topics and themes, including isolation, the world of dreams and delusions, environmental collapse, and the inward and outward chaos of modern life. Vinyl due in late October.

Also New This Week

AJ & The Jiggawatts - Wrong Step 7" (Colemine)
Herb Alpert - Catch the Wind (Alpert)
Bad Bad Hats - Walkman (Don Giovanni)
Boris - Flood / No LP reissues (Third Man)
Lindsey Buckingham - s/t (Rhino)
Burnt Sugar Arkestra - Angels Over Oakanda (Burnt Sugar)
Count Basie Orchestra - Live at Birdland (Candid)
Charley Crockett - Music City USA (Son Of Davy)
Daughtry - Dearly Beloved (Dogtree)
Jose Gonzalez - Local Valley (Mute)
Guided by Voices - Isolation Drills LP (TVT)
Stacey Kent - Songs from Other Places (Candid)
Lee Konitz Plays With The Gerry Mulligan Quartet [Tone Poet LP] (Blue Note)
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio - Jimmy's Groove 7" (Colemine)
Mini Trees - Always In Motion (Run for Cover)
Mono - Pilgrimage of the Soul (Temporary Residence)
Mountain Movers - World What World (Trouble In Mind)
Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears LP (Legacy)
Primus - Suck on This LP (Prawn Song)
Marc Ribot - Plays Solo Guitar Works of Frantz Casseus LP (Knockwurst)
Wayne Shorter - The All Seeing Eye [Tone Poet LP] (Blue Note)
Smoke Bellow - Open For Business (Trouble in Mind)
Jr Thomas & the Volcanos - Beware LP (Colemine)
Spiritbox - Eternal Blue (BMG)
VA - Sounds of Pamoja (Nyege Nyege)