Encore Records

Joe Henry

Reverie

Reverie came to fruition when Joe Henry and his fellow musicians convened in Henry s basement studio for three days of exploration. The result is an all acoustic album more full of life from the birds chirping through the open windows to the ticking and shifting of the musicians than any Henry has recorded.

The Bangles

Sweetheart Of the Sun

Susanna Hoffs and sisters Vicki and Debbie Peterson have teamed up for their first album of new material in nearly eight years, Sweetheart of the Sun. The album features the group’s inventive incorporation of ‘60s Folk Rock, sunny SoCal harmonies and Beatles/Byrds/Beach Boys/Big Star godhead.

The Waterboys

An Appointment With Mr Yeats

An Appointment With Mr Yeats sees Mike Scott taking the poetry of Irish poet and playwright William Butler Yeats and setting it to music.

Produced by Scott himself with the help of Waterboys bassist Marc Arciero, the album is the culmination of a project that Scott had first initiated with a reworking of Yeats The Stolen Child on the 1988 album Fisherman s Blues.

Ryan Adams

Ashes and Fire

The album was recorded at Sunset Sound Factory in Hollywood and produced by Glyn Johns, renowned for his work with the likes of The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Clash, The Who and The Rolling Stones—and whose son Ethan produced previous Ryan Adams albums Heartbreaker, Gold and 29.

From the slow burning stunner of opener “Dirty Rain” through the infectious shuffle of the title track and irresistible harmonies of “Lucky Now,” to the closing lament of “I Love You But I Don’t Know What To Say,” Ashes & Fire is arguably the most cohesive and beautiful album of Adams’ distinguished career.

Peter Gabriel

New Blood

Limited deluxe two CD edition includes bonus CD containing instrumental versions of the album’s tracks.

New Blood is a continuum of Peter’s previous Scratch My Back album - the song-swap project where he covered the songs of others, all to an orchestral backing. Thanks to the precise arrangements by John Metcalf and Peter, the treatment was so successful that Peter very quickly knew where he wanted to take it next, and work began to apply the same principals to his own songs.

“The orchestra provides different dimensions to the music that weren’t there initially,” confirms Peter. “Rock artists work slowly in studios, building up layer by layer, and one of the great, powerful advantages of an orchestra is all these musicians playing at one moment with all sorts of colors and personalities.” And in front of orchestra, taking centre stage when necessary, retreating into the shadows when not, is Peter’s rich voice.

Retaining its trademark emotive power, it returns to lyrics written 20 or 30 years ago, reinvesting them with new meaning and heightened poignancy. New life, new blood. A musical transfusion. The songs live on.

Feist

Metals

Metals is the follow-up to her 2007 breakout The Reminder.

Recorded in Big Sur, California, Feist co-produced the album with longtime collaborators Chilly Gonzales and Mocky, as well as newcomer Valgeir Sigurðsson (Bjork, Bonnie “Prince” Billy) Metals will mark Feist’s celebratory return to the world stage. Like The Reminder, this album is astoundingly intimate, yet often exuberant; rife with transcendent and unforgettable pop gems.

The Smiths

Complete

This newly remastered collection includes all four of the band’s studio albums: ‘The Smiths’ (1984), ‘Meat Is Murder’ 1985), ‘The Queen Is Dead’ (1986), ‘Strangeways, Here We Come’ (1987), their sole live album ‘Rank’ (1988) as well as firm fan favourite compilations ‘Hatful Of Hollow’ (1984), ‘The World Won’t Listen’ (1987) ‘Louder Than Bombs’ (1987).

John Scofield

Moment’s Peace

On his previous disc, Piety Street, it was grooving gospel. A Moment’s Peace showcases the guitarist’s softer side.

It’s a collection of ballads comprised of original material (“Already September” and “Simply Put”) to jazz standards (“I Loves You Porgy” and “You Don’t Know What Love Is”), each played with his signature phrasing and woven through with elements of soul-jazz, post-bop, subtle funk, and even country, despite the laid-back feel. Scofield’s sidemen this time out include drummer Brian Blade, organist Larry Goldings, and bassist Scott Colley.

Styx

Regeneration

2 CD Set featuring re-recordings of Styx classics plus 2 Damn Yankees songs !

The Jesus Lizard

Club

his musical release from alternative rock band Jesus Lizard captures a live performance by the band, recorded at Exit in Nashville, TN on July 14, 2009.

Some of the songs featured in the concert include “Monkey Trick”, “Then Comes Dudley”, “Blockbuster”, and more.