Encore Records

Earth

Angels Of Darkness Demons Of Light 2

Recorded in the same two week session as 2011’s ‘Angels Of Darkness, Demons Of Light I’ , EARTH’s ‘Angels Of Darkness, Demons Of Light II’ carries on in the freely improvised, folkloric vein of the title track from their last release.

Tape was rolled and spontaneous composition occurred.

Islands

A Sleep and a Forgetting

Islands’ new album A Sleep & A Forgetting continues the band’s penchant for crafting adventuresome and infectious state of the art pop music.

But this time band leader Nick Thorburn has infused the songs with a personal introspection that gives the record a new and powerful emotional resonance. “This album is far more personal than any I’ve made before,” Thorburn explains. “I left New York after the end of a relationship and came to Los Angeles. There was a piano where I was staying and that’s where I wrote these songs. This record deals with loss, with memory and forgetting and with dreaming.

Bahamas

Barchords

The sophomore album from the musical pseudonym of Toronto-based singer/songwriter Afie Jurvanen.

Afie’s disarmingly forthright, captivatingly melodic songs have already earned him both a devoted fan base and a significant amount of critical acclaim on both sides of the border.

On Barchords, the determined, down-to-earth tunesmith delivers a beautifully bittersweet, infectiously uplifting set whose insightful lyrics, rousing melodies and raw, intimate performances exude an organic warmth and a timeless sense of universality.

Queen

The Works / A Kind Of Magic / Made In Heaven / Innuendo / Miracle

The final batch of 2 cd remasters are now in stock !!!

Van Halen

A Different Kind Of Truth

Van Halen’s first album since 1998 is a long-awaited reunion with David Lee Roth, who hasn’t recorded with the band since its classic 1984.

Here, the reunited Van Halen touch upon the past—reviving and reworking their old 1976 demo “She’s the Woman”—but look toward the future via new rockers like “Tattoo.”

The deluxe edition of A Different Kind of Truth contains a bonus DVD with acoustic versions of new songs and old tunes, including “Beautiful Girls” and “Panama.

Uncut / Mojo / The Wire / Classic Rock / The Word / Classic Rock Prog / Terrorizer

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February 2012 issues are in stock now !!

Of Montreal

Paralytic Stalks

Quirky, funky indie pop outfit Of Montreal offer their 11th full-length with Paralytic Stalks, finding band brainchild Kevin Barnes at his most personal since 2007 release Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?

Recorded in Athens, Georgia at Barnes’ home studio with engineer Drew Vanderberg (Deerhunter, Best Coast) and a crew of session musicians (a first in Of Montreal history), Barnes lays bare his emotions to ponder revenge, self-loathing, and relationship turmoil through an eclectic ‘60s pop, revivalist prog, and pseudo country-tinged lens.

Various

This One’s For Him - A Tribute to Guy Clark

2012 two CD collection, released to coincide with Guy Clark’s 70th birthday.

Artists include Rodney Crowell, Lyle Lovett, Joe Ely, Shawn Colvin, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Emmylous Harris and John Prine, Patty Griffin, Ron Sexsmith, Rosanne Cash, Steve Earle, Vince Gill, Jerry Jeff Walker and others.

The collection was lovingly produced by Grammy-winning producer Tamara Saviano (Beautiful Dreamer: The Songs of Stephen Foster) and frequent Clark co-writer Shawn Camp (“Sis Draper,” “Magnolia Wind”). The tribute includes 30 tracks by 33 Americana artists who are friends and colleagues of Clark or who have been influenced by his remarkable compositions.

Leonard Cohen

Old Ideas

2012 album from master singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen.

Here are 10 new songs that mine the heart, shake the body and break the boundaries as everybody knows only Leonard can do.

A signature of our time, Leonard’s baritone holds us like the voices of Hank, Frank and Ray. These are songs that nobody knows and everyone will treasure.

Complementing Cohen’s signature baritone on Old Ideas are the exceptional vocalists Dana Glover, Sharon Robinson, The Webb Sisters (Hattie and Charley Webb) and Jennifer Warnes. The album’s cover design and drawings are Cohen’s own.

Craig Finn

Clear Heart Full Eyes

Clear Heart Full Eyes is the debut solo release from Hold Steady and Lifter Puller front man Craig Finn.

The record takes a simpler route than the intricate musings of the Hold Steady, with Americana and country influences manifesting here.

Recorded in Houston, Texas, with producer Mike McCarthy and friends from bands such as Phosphorescent and White Denim during a 5-day session, the album showcases Finn s superb lyrical narrative and accompanying melodic vocals.