{"id":2404,"date":"2020-10-09T17:30:08","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T16:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hundredrecords.com\/blog\/?p=2404"},"modified":"2020-10-07T14:03:50","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T13:03:50","slug":"new-releases-16oct2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hundredrecords.com\/blog\/new-releases-16oct2020\/","title":{"rendered":"New releases for 16 October 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our pick of the best for 16 October<\/strong> starts with Sundowner<\/em><\/strong>, which came quickly and effortlessly to Kevin Morby<\/strong> as he did his best not to resist or refine the songs but instead let them take shape all on their own. As the songs kept coming he converted his garden shed into a makeshift studio. \u201cSundowner is my attempt to put the Middle American twilight \u2013 it\u2019s beauty profound, though not always immediate \u2013 into sound. It is a depiction of isolation. Of the past. Of an uncertain future. Of provisions. Of an omen. Of a dead deer. Of an icon. Of a Los Angeles-themed hotel in rural Kansas. Of billowing campfires, a mermaid and a highway lined in rabbit fur. It is a depiction of the nervous feeling that comes with the sky\u2019s proud announcement that another day will be soon coming to a close as the pink light recedes and the street lamps and house lights suddenly click on.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

Wrecking Ball<\/em><\/strong> is a leftfield masterpiece from 1995 \u2013 the most wide-ranging, innovative, and daring record from Emmylou Harris<\/strong> in a career built on such notions. Rich in atmosphere and haunting in its dark complexity, much of the due credit belongs to producer Daniel Lanois; best known for his work with pop superstars like U2 and Peter Gabriel, on Wrecking Ball<\/em> Lanois taps into the very essence of what makes Harris tick \u2013 the gossamer vocals, the flawless phrasing \u2013 while also opening up innumerable new avenues for her talents to explore. The songs shimmer and swirl, given life through Lanois\u2019 trademark ringing guitar textures and the almost primal drumming of U2\u2019s Larry Mullen. The fixed point remains Harris\u2019s voice, which leaps into each and every one of these diverse compositions \u2013 culled from the pens of Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Steve Earle, and others \u2013 with utter fearlessness, as if this were the album she\u2019d been waiting her entire life to make. Maybe it is.<\/p>\n

In 1980\u201381, The Damned<\/strong> went to Rockfield studios for a series of sessions that eventually became The Black Album<\/em>, the Friday 13th<\/em> EP & Strawberries<\/em>. Their time there produced some of the Damned\u2019s greatest musical moments and memorable stories of horses, cows, vampires, rifles and Lemmy. In 2019 The Damned returned to Rockfield to record the first new music since 2018\u2019s Top Ten \u201cEvil Spirits\u201d album. The line-up included three out of the four Damned members that were at the original sessions \u2013 David Vanian, Captain Sensible & Paul Gray. There was also Monty Oxymoron on keyboards and Pinch on drums. Unbeknown to the band, this was to be the last recordings with the long-time drummer Pinch, who departed The Damned after their legendary show at The London Palladium, last Halloween.<\/p>\n

16 October sees the release of an expanded version of Tom Petty<\/strong>\u2019s seminal album Wildflowers<\/em>. Entitled Wildflowers & All The Rest<\/em><\/strong>, this release finally gathers together all 25 songs from the original recording sessions: the 15 songs from Wildflowers<\/em>, plus All The Rest \u2013 the 10 songs that were left off the original release. The deluxe editions of the CD and vinyl also adds the Home Recordings disc which includes 15 intimate demos of the songs recorded solo by Tom, plus Wildflowers Live \u2013 14 songs played live by Tom and the Heartbreakers from 1995 to 2017.<\/p>\n

Katie Melua<\/strong>\u2019s brand new studio album, Album No. 8<\/em><\/strong>, is a record that represents the culmination of a prolonged period of musical rediscovery by one of Britain\u2019s most successful musical artists, who has received over 56 platinum awards.<\/p>\n

Our album of the week is Serpentine Prison<\/em><\/strong>, the debut solo record from Matt Berninger<\/strong> \u2013 front-man of internationally acclaimed group The National \u2013 which is produced by Booker T. Jones, and features contributions from a wide array of notable artists, including Matt Barrick (The Walkmen, Jonathan Fire*Eater), Andrew Bird, Mike Brewer, Hayden Desser, Scott Devendorf (The National), Gail Ann Dorsey (David Bowie, Lenny Kravitz), Booker T. Jones, Teddy Jones, Brent Knopf (EL VY, Menomena), Ben Lanz (The National, Beirut), Walter Martin (The Walkmen, Jonathan Fire*Eater), Sean O\u2019Brien, Mickey Raphael (Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan), Kyle Resnick (The National, Beirut), Matt Sheehy (EL VY, Lost Lander) and Harrison Whitford (Phoebe Bridgers). Additional production on the album was provided by Sean O\u2019Brien.<\/p>\n

\"Matt<\/a>\"Kevin<\/a>\"Emmylou<\/a>\"The<\/a>\"Tom<\/a>\"Katie<\/a><\/div>\n

Click on an image to order your copy. Look out for our special low pre-sale prices<\/strong> in red \u2013 order early so you don\u2019t miss them!<\/p>\n

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