* CELEBRATE THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF KRIS KRISTOFFERSON * HIS AMAZING "THE AUSTIN SESSIONS" FEATURING STELLAR COLLABORATIONS ON HIS GREATEST SONGS WITH HIS FRIENDS JACKSON BROWNE, VINCE GILL, ALLISON KRAUSS, STEVE EARLE, MARK KNOPFLER, MATRACA BERG, MARC COHN & OTHERS. * NOW FEATURING 2 BONUS TRACKS NEVER ON VINYL * FIRST-TIME GOLD VINYL * PRODUCED BY FRED MOLLIN * MASTERED IMPECCABLY FROM THE ATLANTIC RECORDINGS BY JOE REAGOSO (WILLIE NELSON/BIG & RICH) AT FRIDAY MUSIC STUDIOS, LEIPERS FORK, TN * FEATURES HIS CLASSICS: HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT, WHY ME?, ME & BOBBY McGEE, THE PILGRIM CHAPTER 33, FOR THE GOOD TIMES & SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN, PLUS 2 CLASSIC KRIS KRISTOFFERSON BONUS TRACKS: JODY & THE KID and BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE WORLDS. * ORIGINAL ALBUM COVER GRAPHICS NOT SEEN IN YEARS REST IN PEACE KRIS KRISTOFFERSON (1936-2024) The world recently lost one of its greatest singer-songwriters of recent memory with the untimely passing of Kris Kristofferson. The all around journeyman truly lived life like no other, a Rhodes Scholar who traveled the world with his songs, concerts, and movies, becoming one of the first Nashville songwriters to throw away the boundaries of polished studio sounds and, like his pals Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Roger Miller and others of the ilk would go on to become the outlaws of country music. 25 years ago, Kris got together with some of the world's greatest players and singer-songwriters and created his masterwork, "The Austin Sessions." Along with friends Jackson Browne, Vince Gill, Allison Krauss, Mark Knopfler, Steve Earle, and many others, Kris Kristofferson and his dear friends collaborated on some of his biggest hit songs like Help Me Make It Through The Night, Why Me?, Sunday Morning Coming Down and Me and Bobby McGee. Out of print for a long time, Friday Music is delighted to announce the first-time-ever deluxe edition version of Kris Kristofferson's "The Austin Sessions." Produced by Fred Mollin and Mastered impeccably from the Atlantic recordings by Joe Reagoso (Willie Nelson/Elvis Presley/Big & Rich), this stellar album is now enhanced with two bonus tracks for the first time on vinyl, Jody & The Kid and Best Of All Possible Worlds. To further enhance your Kris Kristofferson listening experience, we are also pressing this fine album for a very limited time on Gold Vinyl and it will be featured in its long out-of-print LP cover artwork. Only from your friends at Friday Music.

Columbia Records and Searchlight Pictures present ‘A Complete Unknown (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'on CD. Featuring 23 tracks recorded live from the film like “A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall,” “Like A Rolling Stone,” and “Girl From The North Country,” the soundtrack includes performances from Timothee Chalamet as Bob Dylan, Edward Norton as Pete Seeger, Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez, and Boyd Holbrook as Johnny Cash. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music. He forges intimate relationships with music icons of Greenwich Village on his meteoric rise, culminating in a groundbreaking and controversial performance that reverberates worldwide. Timothee Chalamet stars and sings as Bob Dylan in James Mangold's A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, the electric true story behind the rise of one of the most iconic singer-songwriters in history.

“Powerhouse Duo” (TODAY) The War And Treaty return with their new album Plus One. The album includes "Can I Get An Amen", "Leads Me Home, "Stealing A Kiss", "Called You By Your Name" and “Carried Away” "Every song on this album deals with some aspects of him and some aspects of her and some aspects of us. The ideal of sharing space with someone can be challenging no matter how short or long. We’ve had moments of doubt, moments of clarity, moments of regret and moments of solid faith." - Michael and Tanya

The highly anticipated final Juice WRLD album has arrived. The Party Never Ends as Juice rounds out his legacy with a final gift. The Party Never Ends finds Juice diving down different alleyways of his colorful, complex psyche. With features from Eminem, Fall Out Boy, Nicki Minaj, Offset, The Kid LAROI, and production from benny blanco, Nick Mira, and Cashmere Cat among many more collaborators, the posthumous set is a fitting celebration of a once-in-a-generation artist. See the tracklist below.

Celebrate 20 years of Eminem's Encore with this exclusive 20th Anniversary Edition, featuring hits like "Mockingbird," "Like Toy Soldiers," and "Just Lose It." Pressed on stunning royal blue colored vinyl, this limited release is a must-have for fans and collectors, bringing a fresh spin to an iconic hip-hop era. 2 LP set.

Hurry Up Tomorrow is the upcoming sixth studio album by the Canadian singer-songwriter The Weeknd, scheduled to be released through XO and Republic Records. It will serve as the final part of an album trilogy that began with After Hours (2020) and continued with Dawn FM (2022).

‘Dua Lipa Live From The Royal Albert Hall’ features Dua’s greatest hits reimagined with The Heritage Orchestra, and a 14 person choir and 7 piece band. With spot gloss text detailing and a special die cut front cover, fans are able to swap the main album cover to one of 3 other images from the special show.

ARCHITECTS are back and charging forward in the heavy rock world with their latest sonic masterpiece, The Sky, The Earth & All Between. After two relentless years on the road—featuring massive European summer tours with Metallica and top billing at festival stages across North America, from Sonic Temple to Aftershock—the band has returned to the studio to deliver their most powerful collection of songs yet.With the creative force of Jordan Fish (Bring Me The Horizon) behind the boards, ARCHITECTS have captured the explosive energy of their live performances while elevating their signature melodic edge. This album reflects the perfect blend of raw intensity, emotional depth, and innovative production. Already making waves, singles like “Curse” and “Seeing Red” have drawn rave reviews from Metal Injection, Alternative Press, and Loudwire. Idobi crowned “Seeing Red” an “anthem powerhouse,” and the track’s global success landed it in the top 10 of charts worldwide—amassing over 45 million streams along the way. The Sky, The Earth & All Between builds on the momentum of their 2022 album, the classic symptoms of a broken spirit, which stormed to the top of the UK Rock and Metal Charts. With this new release, Architects are once again set to push the boundaries of modern heavy music, cementing their status as one of the most exciting and essential bands of our time.

The War On Drugs, “one of the premier live bands of their generation” (Pitchfork), announce Live Drugs Again, via Super High Quality Records and Transgressive / Canvasback. In support of Live Drugs Again, the band will kick off their Zen Diagram North American co-headline tour with The National, with support from Lucius, on September 12th. Recorded on tour between February 2022 through December 2023 in America, UK, Europe and Australia, Live Drugs Again follows 2020’s Live Drugs and represents The War On Drugs at their ragged, righteous best. Bandleader Adam Granduciel comments, “Live Drugs Again chronicles the evolution of these songs from the studio to stages all over the world; documenting our continued growth as a live band. This series ensures that these versions, and some of our favorite moments on stage, will live on.” As Consequence so accurately hailed, “it’s hard to imagine a musical experience that’s more enveloping and uplifting.” This is hearing a band at its peak.

Spiritbox’s sophomore album, Tsunami Sea, builds on the band’s massively successful 2021 debut album, Eternal Blue, which topped charts and dominated critic’s year-end lists, and 2023’s Fear of Fear EP, which earned the band two consecutive Grammy nominations. The album, co-produced by Spiritbox’s Mike Stringer and Dan Braunstein, features the band’s signature visceral sound, elevated to new heights of intensity and musicality highlighted in singles “Soft Spine” and “Perfect Soul.”

"So Close To What” is the third studio album by Tate McRae. This LP represents the journey of growing up when the road ahead feels infinite and the destination increasingly elusive.

After an amazing summer of festival performances, and award shows, Tyla is back with a deluxe vinyl version of her debut album, TYLA. TYLA + will be released on 2/14/25 and will include 3 new tracks. "PUSH 2 START" is our focus track that is a record with Tyla's signature Pop-piano sound, "TJO", (which is a South African slang term) is a super piano cultural song, and "BACK TO YOU", which is a more R&B leaning song. This brand-new vinyl version will be pressed on coke bottle clear vinyl with etchings near the run out groove on two sides.

Mac Miller / BALLOONERISM - A limited edition Balloonerism deluxe 2LP vinyl, available in limited quantities while supplies last.

Serving as a celebration of their 10-year history and a look ahead to their next era, Flatland Forever is Flatland Cavalry’s essential album. It features 15+ reissues of the band’s fan-favorite tracks from acclaimed releases Come May, Humble Folks, Homeland Insecurity, Welcome To Countryland, Songs To Keep You Warm, and Wandering Star – as well as 4 previously-unheard new songs. The album showcases Flatland’s signature range of breadth of ability – with heart-wrenching ballads, uptempo jams, timeless songwriting, and rich musicianship.

Open Wide marks a giant leap forward for Irish four-piece Inhaler. The album, recorded with producer Kid Harpoon, is the sound of a band stepping out of their comfort zone. Including the lead single “Your House,” Open Wide is 13 songs that feels unique – a guitar-driven pop album unlike any other, solidifying their status as one of the most exciting young bands today.

Snoop Dogg’s new album, Missionary, produced entirely by Dr. Dre, brings together a lineup of legendary collaborations. Featuring Eminem, Jelly Roll, 50 Cent, Sting, Jhene Aiko, and more, this project is packed with undeniable greatness.

All Time Low -"The Forever Sessions Vol. 1" [White LP] Celebrating a successful 20 years, the boys of All Time Low went back into the studio with their years of experience and development to create new, high-quality re-recordings of their early bona fide hits, The Forever Sessions Vol.1, including the explosive "Dear Maria, Count Me In." Nearing over 1 billion streams worldwide, the single has become an online hit within the recent years, exploding on TikTok and other short-form platforms. These new re-recordings sound better than ever. White LP includes vinyl-only bonus track, "Therapy." [White LP]

Childish Gambino - Atavista - Vinyl 2 LP

For years, Childish Gambino's Atavista hid in plain sight. When he released an unfinished version of the record on March 15, 2020, it spent just 12 hours on his website before he pulled it down. Reappearing on streaming a week later as 3.15.20, the project brought up almost as many questions as sparkling neo-soul anthems, which still sounded slicker than the average as raw cuts titled after timestamps.

Atavista is an ode to impermanence, never more directly than over the glimmering guitar of "Time" with Grande. ("One thing's for certain, baby/We're running out of time," they harmonize on the chorus.) But in Gambino's capable hands, Atavista also slows down to enjoy the view, the sonic equivalent of a luxe leather-interior BMW cruising an open California highway. "I did what I wanted to," he revels on closing track "Final Church." Atavista took many shapes over the years to reach a final form. In each warm refrain, tight sequence, and carefully chosen collaborator, Gambino demonstrates why some things are worth waiting for.

DMX made his legendary introduction to the world in 1998 with his multi-platinum-selling debut album It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot, which captured his gift for blending light and heavy concepts behind an intense, menacing presence at the microphone. Before the end of that year DMX had released his second hit, Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood, which also reached #1. DMX’s next three albums also went on to secure the top spot, making him the first rapper to have their first five albums go straight to the top of the US chart.

Yet, one thing remained as a consistent theme across DMX’s releases — his profound prayers.  Found on each of his first six studio albums, these prayers (which do not contain beats) blend supplications, thanksgivings, confessions, and meditations on life, death, and the beyond.

In celebration of DMX’s legacy and ahead of his 54th birthday, UMe will be releasing Let Us Pray: Partnering with GRAMMY award-winning songwriter and producer Warryn Campbell, we set DMX’s prayers to music for the first time on this groundbreaking project that marries hip-hop and gospel with features from Killer Mike, Snoop Dogg, LeCrae, MC Lyte and more.

Featured Artists

• Snoop Dogg
• Killer Mike
• MC Lyte
• LeCrae
• Mary Mary
• Terrace Martin
• The Walls Group
• Lena Byrd Miles

GRAMMY-nominated recording artist GloRilla releases her highly anticipated debut album GLORIOUS. The star-studded affair includes features from Megan Thee Stallion, Latto, Sexyy Red, Kirk Franklin, Bossman Dlo, Fridayy, T-Pain, Muni Long, and Chandler Moore. The debut studio album comes after Big Glo trailblazed her way through the music industry with infectious hit records and high-profile collaborations that have won fans around the globe, including this year's Hot 100 hits "Yeah Glo!," "TGIF" and "Wanna Be" featuring Megan Thee Stallion."

Gracie Abrams returns with the deluxe version of her sophomore album, The Secret of Us (Deluxe)released via Interscope Records. This is Gracie's most expansive body of work both sonically and narratively. Building onto a massive year for Gracie, she adds 4 new songs including fan favorite ‘That's So True'. Gracie's growth as a songwriter and vocalist is showcased in her most extroverted album yet, as she continues to work with longtime collaborator Aaron Dessner. A portion of these songs were also written with Gracie's best friend, Audrey Hobert. This album was written with the urgency with which you run home to detail every moment of a night to your friend, with her live experiences over the past year having deeply shaped the identity of this album.

Ringo Starr releases a brand-new country music album, Look Up, produced and co-written by T Bone Burnett via Lost Highway Records. This stunning collection features 11 original songs, recorded this year in Nashville and Los Angeles. This album features Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle, Lucius, Larkin Poe, and Alison Krauss.

After a decade releasing music as Years & Years, Polari is literally Olly Alexander talking the talk. He bonded with Danny L Harle over a mutual love of 80s club music, that period of uncompromising, avant-garde pop which nonetheless snuck into the mainstream. Polari remained a north star throughout the creative process, a secret language likewise lacking widespread recognition but still influential in plain sight. And after a long history of secrets and subtext, Polari is ultimately an open and universal pop record about those needs that transcend time, sexuality, and self: what it means to belong, to be loved, and (Polari literally translates as “to talk”) to connect.

Round Record is proud to reintroduce the recordings of David Grisman & Jerry Garcia with the debut volume in a new series exploring the foundation of their beloved studio recordings. The collection assembles the master takes originally recorded as duos which were later embellished with various instrumentation before released on Garcia/Grisman, Shady Grove, Been All Around This World, and Not for Kids Only. They are presented here for the first time in their original unadorned state on 2xLPs.

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“You have to see them in concert,” is what fans of The National have been preaching for years. “The songs transform. It’s a whole other level.” Recorded live (without overdubs) in June 2024 at an architecturally stunning venue named for famed Italian film composer Ennio Morricone, Rome is the definitive live document of The National. The 21-track double album is truly career spanning, and showcases scintillating versions of beloved songs like “Bloodbuzz Ohio,” “Don’t Swallow the Cap,” “I Need My Girl,” “The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness,” “England” and “Fake Empire”; plus sharpened readings of recent tracks “Eucalyptus,” “New Order T-Shirt,” “Tropic Morning News” and the boundary-pushing “Smoke Detector.” The National’s setlist changes significantly show to show, revisiting their 25-year catalog to cast fresh light on hidden gems. For Rome that includes the show opener “Runaway,” “Lemonworld,” “The Geese of Beverly Road,” “Lit Up” and a tour de force pairing of “Humiliation” from their critically acclaimed album Trouble Will Find Me into Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers’ “Murder Me Rachael.” The Rome encore features the election anthem “Mr. November,” and, from High Violet, “Terrible Love” and the show-closing fan singalong, “Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks.” The live album was mixed by the band’s longtime collaborator Peter Katis. Reviewing a National performance this summer, NME wrote that “every song is played like it could be the last.” Rome captures that playing-for-keeps urgency on record and serves not merely as a concert souvenir but the latest vital addition to the band’s peerless catalog.

Two Sasamis exist in harmony. First is Sasami Ashworth, the conservatory-trained classical French horn player, producer, and composer—an artist with a studious approach to craft. And then there is all-caps SASAMI, the fearless performer and protagonist of her three increasingly audacious albums. For Blood On the Silver Screen, these two sides fused for her most epic and realized music to date: the all-out Sasami pop record. After establishing herself with the poised melancholia of her eponymous 2019 debut, Sasami embraced volume and control on 2022’s Squeeze—touring with a metal band—but her goal on Blood On the Silver Screen was to speak her truth with conviction by singing. Working with co-producers Jenn Decilveo and Rostam, with Sasami as sole writer, each Blood On the Silver Screen track viscerally captures a different thread of love, sex, power, and embodiment. “Pop music is like fuel,” Sasami says. “It’s just invigorating.” Across Blood On the Silver Screen, Sasami’s lyrics narrate the ecstasies and agonies of being “a modern lover,” she says—writing about “big city dating endeavors” even as she found herself relocating, on a whim, from Los Angeles to rural Northern California. The anthemic “For the Weekend” explores “modern intimacy, where you can get deep without the relationship being defined,” while the irrepressible “Just Be Friends” bottles the dizzying longing that can overtake those in-betweens. “I wanted to go all out with this album,” Sasami continues. “I wanted to, in my tenderness and emotionality, have the bravery to undertake something as epic as making a pop record about love. I hope it makes people feel empowered and embodied, too. It’s important to not box yourself in.”

Andrew Bird & Madison Cunningham’s new album, Cunningham Bird, reinvents the classic 70s gem Buckingham Nicks. With a fresh, modern twist, they blend their distinct folk & indie sounds, creating a compelling homage to the original. Bird's intricate violin work & Cunningham’s soulful vocals transform the timeless melodies, offering both a nod to the past & a vibrant, contemporary flair. Fans of both artists & the original album will find this collab a rewarding journey and ode to a classic.

The Human Fear is the sixth studio album from Franz Ferdinand. Produced with Mark Ralph, who previously worked with the band on their 2013 album Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action, the album showcases Franz at their most immediate, upbeat and life-affirming, unashamedly going for the pop-jugular in classic Franz style. Recorded at AYR studios in Scotland, the 11 songs on The Human Fear all allude to some deep-set human fears and how overcoming and accepting these fears drives and defines our lives.

Alessia Cara - "Love & Hyperbole" / Grammy Award-winning Canadian pop star Alessia Cara releases her 4th studio album, Love & Hyperbole. Alessia has amassed over 12.5B streams across her career and has also secured the #1 spot at U.S. Pop Radio across 3 different singles!

Niall Horan is celebrating the incredible run of his ongoing 2024 world tour with The Show: Live from Madison Square Garden, collecting some of the finest moments of Horan's sold-out, two-night takeover of the legendary New York venue. The songs captured on this release hail from all three solo albums, including The Show, which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Album Sales tally and also topped the charts in the U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Holland and Belgium, among others. Listeners can relive striking, full-band renditions of the triumphant, harmony-rich "Heaven," groove-steeped pop gem "Slow Hands," and Horan's first solo release, the intimate, acoustic "This Town," alongside fan favorites from the past eight years of powerful songcraft. Horan's latest outing has been a landmark one - his biggest tour yet, and his first headline run since 2018's Flicker World Tour. Niall Horan -"The Show: Live On Tour" Pressed on 140-gram translucent yellow 12" vinyl.

2LPs featuring 27 Tracks including 10 new songs! ONE MORE TIME... PART-2 adds 8 new tracks to blink-182’s #1 Billboard 200 album ONE MORE TIME… which was the first record featuring the group’s iconic lineup together again – Mark Hoppus [bass, vocals], Tom DeLonge [guitar, vocals], and Travis Barker [drums]. The trio recorded ONE MORE TIME... and ONE MORE TIME… PART-2 over the course of 2022 to 2024 in the midst of their blockbuster reunion tour, which sold out arenas, amphitheaters, and stadiums across the world. ONE MORE TIME…PART-2 features 10 songs pressed to vinyl for the first time in addition to the original 17 tracks that capture the band at the top of their game, layering in themes of tragedy, triumph, and most importantly, brotherhood. Available on 2LP Blue Balls Colored Vinyl in a Gatefold Jacket w/ a Printed Insert.

Fleet Foxes' Live On Boston Harbor serves as the live album companion to the band's concert broadcast in 2022, marking the autumnal equinox and coinciding with the second anniversary of the GRAMMY-nominated studio album Shore. Recorded at Leader Bank Pavilion in Boston, Massachusetts, Live On Boston Harbor documents the Shore world tour with a two-hour career-spanning set across 3 LPs. It offers a mesmerizing experience for Fleet Foxes enthusiasts that showcases the band's musical journey. Robin Pecknold is joined by Skyler Skjelset, Casey Wescott, Christian Wargo, Morgan Henderson and Christopher Icasiano. The packaging includes a 3-disc wide spine sleeve adorned with an orange obi wrap across the cover. Fleet Foxes' fourth studio album, Shore, was praised as one of the top albums of 2020 by Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, NPR, The New Yorker, Mojo, Uncut and more. With over 250 million global streams to-date, Shore also found strong support at radio, holding #1 on JBE non-comm chart for 14 weeks in a row and reaching Top 5 BDS Monitored and Top 10 Mediabase at the AAA format with the single "Can I Believe You."

5 Seconds of Summer - 5 Seconds of Summer (10th Anniversary Edition) - Red Vinyl LP

Originally known via their YouTube chart covers, Australian band, 5 Seconds of Summer rose to international fame while touring with One Direction on their Take Me Home Tour. They became the breakthrough story of 2014 in what would be a momentous year for the band. That year produced four multimillion-selling singles, including "She Looks So Perfect," which would top the singles chart in the UK, "Don't Stop," "Good Girls" and "Amnesia." Their self-titled debut album topped charts around the world, becoming the biggest US debut album of the year and the biggest US debut by an Australian artist ever.

10th Anniversary Edition LP on red vinyl featuring alternate front cover sleeve and 2 bonus tracks: "Lost Boy" and "Mrs All American." These tracks were only available on the Australian and American versions of 5 Seconds Of Summer, respectively. Limited