NEW ALBUMS

AEON STATION – OBSERVATORY

It’s been 18 years since The Wrens released their indie rock classic, The Meadowlands. A follow up was recorded and completed in 2013. A perfectionist band member then spent the last eight years re-recording (and re-cording…) parts of the album.

Co-vocalist Kevin Whelan eventually got fed up (“I’m good with the third take, he’s like, I need three years of takes.”), took the songs he’d written for the new album and has used them for his debut solo album under the name Aeon Station.

You can read more about The Wrens’ bitter feud and falling out at NME.

Stream • Sub Pop • 2021

GORILLAZ – GORILLAZ: 20TH ANNIVERSARY SUPER DELUXE VINYL BOXSET (FIRST EDITION)

It’s been 20 years since the release of Gorillaz‘s self-titled debut. To celebrate, the group has reissued the album in a massive vinyl box set containing the album, demos, G-sides, remixes and a live album.

Gorillaz.com • Virgin • 2021

GREEN DAY – THE BBC SESSIONS

Green Day‘s BBC Sessions is a 16-track live collection covering the years 1994-2001; which means classic tracks from their breakthrough album Dookie, as well as Insomniac, Nimrod and WARNING:.

Stream • Reprise • 2021

JEFF TWEEDY – LOVE IS THE KING / LIVE IS THE KING

Love Is the King / Live Is the King is a two disc reissue of Jeff Tweedy‘s 2020 album Love Is the King.

Disc two, Live is the King, was recorded live at The Loft (Wilco‘s Chicago studio), and contains a cover of Neil Young‘s “The Old Country Waltz”.

Stream • dbpm Records Inc. • 2021

NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE – BARN

Neil Young & Crazy Horse‘s 14th album (and Young’s 41st), Barn is their first non-live release together since 2019’s Colorado.

Barn‘s standalone live Blu-ray, directed by Daryl Hannah, is also available.

Stream • Reprise • 2021