CVS Midwest Tape May 2023 Music Catalog

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Smokey Robinson, p5

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, p8

Alison Goldfrapp, p14

May 2023 Buyer’s Guide

Posthumous release from the late singer-songwriter.

CD available May 5. See page 7 for details.

The hit series is back with three new volumes

86

Pop/Rock NOW 86 features 16 major current hits from today’s hottest artists.

Each numerical NOW release also features NOW Presents What’s Next tracks, previewing tomorrow’s biggest hits.

15785159 $24.99 AVAILABLE MAY 5

Proud

Pop/Rock Celebrate Pride with hit anthems from pop icons Sam Smith, FLETCHER, Hayley Kiyoko, Lil Nas X, Elton John, Kim Petras. Adam Lambert, Melissa Etheridge, Tegan and Sara, Scissor Sisters, and more.

15785161 $24.99 AVAILABLE MAY 5

Disco

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Pop/Rock Celebrates the biggest artists and hits in disco. The album includes music from Diana Ross, Earth Wind & Fire, Chic, Gloria Gaynor, KC & the Sunshine Band, the Trammps, LaBelle, Donna Summer, and more.

15785160 $24.99 AVAILABLE MAY 5

May 2023 Music Buyer’s Guide Table of Contents

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/ Best of May

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/ Hot New Releases

10 / Jazz

13 / Live Albums

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/ Top Music Picks

11 / Country, Folk, & Blues

14 / Electronic / Soundtracks

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/ Canadian Perspective

12 / Classical

15 / NPR

/ Rock

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Lauren Daigle Lauren Daigle

Matchbox Twenty Where the Light Goes

Rae Sremmurd Sremm 4 Life

Lewis Capaldi Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent

Niall Horan The Show

Republic Records • Pop/Rock Guest Artist: Jon Bellion The Jonas Brothers took the world by storm in 2019 with the surprise release of their successful single Sucker following a six-year hiatus.

The trio keeps things going with a brand new album.

15761456 $18.99 AVAILABLE MAY 12

Atlantic • Pop/Rock Guest Artist: Amanda Shires Matchbox Twenty is back with their first new album in over a decade. The band’s recorded return kicks off with the new single Wild Dogs (Running in a Slow Dream).

15799913 $14.99 AVAILABLE MAY 26

Capitol • Pop/Rock Grammy-nominated singersongwriter Lewis Capaldi follows up the success of his 2019 debut album with a new release. Includes the single Forget Me. 15475767 $18.99 AVAILABLE MAY 19

Atlantic • Religious Two-time Grammy Awardwinning singer-songwriter Lauren Daigle is back with her fourth album. Among the 10 soulful and uplifting tracks is the single Thank God I Do. 15776567 $14.99 AVAILABLE MAY 12

Interscope • Rap/Hip-Hop After five years, Rae Sremmurd is back with a brand new studio album that includes the single Tanisha (Pump That).

15788569 $15.99 Parental Advisory

Capitol • Pop/Rock Niall Horan’s third solo album and first since 2020’s charttopping Heartbreak Weather.

Preceded by its lead single Heaven, it matches the pure emotion of his globally beloved past work.

15746980 $18.99 AVAILABLE JUNE 9

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Hot New Releases Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Weathervanes

Southeastern Records • Pop/Rock The album from Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit tackles issues such as gun violence, the opioid crisis, and women’s rights all through Isbell’s signature songwriting lens.

15758528 $16.99 AVAILABLE JUNE 9

New music from the Grammy Award-winning group

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Jack Johnson In Between Dub

Ghost Phantomime

Republic Records • Reggae In March 2020, Jack Johnson reached out to Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry to produce a dub remix album based on Jack’s most loved recordings. Perry’s death in 2021 caused the project to be paused. But now that work has been completed.

15799935 $18.99 AVAILABLE JUNE 2

Loma Vista Recordings • Pop/Rock Ghost unveils a collection of covers that includes their take on the Genesis hit Jesus He Knows Me. 15851416 $14.99 AVAILABLE MAY 19

Jelly Roll Whitsitt Chapel

Bryan Adams Pretty Woman The Musical

Broken Bow Records • Country With his star on the rise, Jelly Roll releases his first full-length country music album. It features the tracks She and Need a Favor.

15799931 $20.99 AVAILABLE JUNE 2

BMG Rights Management (US) LLC Soundtracks Based on the classic 1990 romantic comedy, this award-winning musical features songs written by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance. This album sees Adams performing the music from the show.

15813291 $22.99 AVAILABLE MAY 12

Jordy Boy

Brandy Clark Brandy Clark

Elektra • Pop/Rock Piling up north of 100 million streams, receiving a GLAAD Awards nomination, and earning acclaim from Rolling Stone, Billboard, People, the Huffington Post, and more, Jordy holds nothing back on his second full-length album.

15747471 $20.99 Parental Advisory

Warner Records • Country After three years, singer-songwriter Brandy Clark is back with a brand new album. Produced by Brandi Carlile, it features appearances by Derek Trucks and Lucius as well as the single Buried.

15813292 $16.99 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE MAY 19

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Top titles from all over the music world / Hot New Releases Joey Bada$$ 2000

Rufus Wainwright Folkocracy

Columbia Records • Rap/Hip-Hop Guest Artists: Diddy, Westside Gunn The third studio album from Joey Bada$$ features collaborations with Diddy, Westside Gunn, Larry June, Chris Brown, Capella Grey, and JID. 15788094 $16.99 Parental Advisory

BMG Rights Management (US) LLC Folk Guest Artists: Madison Cunningham, John Legend, Susanna Hoffs The latest album from Rufus Wainwright features collaborations with a wide range of artists including John Legend, Madison Cunningham, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Bird, Anonhi, and more.

15776570 $22.99 AVAILABLE JUNE 2

Smokey Robinson Gasms

Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain & Edgar Meyer As We Speak

TLR • R&B Smokey Robinson made headlines when he announced his first new album in over a decade, which includes the single How You Make Me Feel.

15788095 $22.99

Thirty Tigers • World Banjo legend Béla Fleck, tabla master Zakir Hussain, and double bass virtuoso Edgar Meyer join forces for an album that showcases their breathtaking abilities and instrumentalists while showcasing a range of influences.

15785094 $16.99 AVAILABLE MAY 12

Jackson Dean Greenbroke

Ashnikko Weedkiller

Big Machine • Country Fast-rising singer-songwriter Jackson Dean is earning a reputation for his old-school, gritty, outlaw style of country following a breakout year that landed him on a slew of artist to watch lists.

15809994 $14.99 AVAILABLE JUNE 2

Warner Records • Pop/Rock Guest Artists: Daniela Lalita, Ethel Cain The debut album is a collection of irresistible songs that perfect the bold, genre-blending sound that has defined Ashnikko’s work to date.

15788097 $16.99 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE JUNE 2

Jenny Lewis Joy’all

Quando Rondo Recovery

Blue Note • Pop/Rock Jenny Lewis’s fifth solo album finds the singer-songwriter embarking on a new era. It pulls from a bounty of sonic inspiration, from classic soul to ‘90s R&B, as well as country and classic singer-songwriter records.

15826648 $18.99 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE JUNE 9

Atlantic Mod • Rap/Hip-Hop Guest Artist: YoungBoy Never Broke Again Quando Rondo continues his string of releases with the launch of his new album. The 20-track album includes a lone feature from YoungBoy Never Broke Again on their song Give Me a Sign.

15799554 $25.99 Parental Advisory

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Top Music Picks / Top titles patrons are looking for / Hot Rap & Hip-Hop

NF Hope

Metallica • 72 Seasons

Melanie Martinez • PORTALS

BKN/Rhino/Blackened Recordings • Pop/Rock Toward the end of 2022, Metallica surprised the music world by announcing the release of their 12th studio album, as well as releasing the new single Lux Aeterna. This is their first new album since 2016’s Hardwired…To Self-Destruct.

15575457 $19.99

Atlantic • Pop/Rock After four years, Melanie Martinez is back with a brand new full-length album. Here she leaves behind the identity she created on her Cry Baby album and transforms into something new.

15765494 $22.99 Parental Advisory

Kip Moore • Damn Love

Martha’s Music • Pop/Rock the highly anticipated 12th studio album from the Smashing Pumpkins is a three-act rock opera.

It also serves as the sequel to 1995’s Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness and 2000’s Machina/ Machine of God. 15483391 $28.99 AVAILABLE MAY 5

NF Real Music • Rap/Hip-Hop Guest Artists: Julia Michaels, Cordae Known for rapping quick-witted lyrics over hiphop beats and cinematic production, NF has built a loyal fan base that has earned him over 30 billion global streams and established him as one of the most consumed artists today.

15747639 $15.99

The Smashing Pumpkins • ATUM

MCA Nashville • Country The new album from Kip Moore features 13 tracks, including the single Kinda Bar. 15761457 $15.99

Kevin Gates The Luca Brasi Story A Decade of Brasi

Atlantic MOD • Rap/Hip-Hop Guest Artists: Percy Keith, Curren$y This is the first time the entire project is released in its entirety with all 22 original mixtape tracks available.

15758524 $25.99 Parental Advisory

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Jessie Ware • That Feels Good!

Daniel Caesar • Never Enough

Republic Records, Inc. • R&B Grammy and Juno Award-winning singersongwriter Daniel Caesar returns with the followup to his acclaimed 2019 release CASE STUDY 01.

15747638 $18.99

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Interscope • Pop/Rock Jessie Ware releases her fifth studio album.

It’s the follow-up to 2020’s What’s Your Pleasure, which proved her status as one of the UK ’s most influential artists and became her highestcharting album to date.

15729939 $18.99

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Great Lake Swimmers Uncertain Country Fontana North • Pop/Rock The new Great Lake Swimmers album features singer-songwriter Tony Dekker’s first new music in nearly five years.

15785157 $16.99

Charlotte Cornfield Could Have Done Anything Double Double Whammy • Folk On her new album, Charlotte Cornfield channels the energy of her favourite classic records from Elliott Smith’s Figure 8 and Jeff Buckley’s Grace to Neil Young’s Harvest, albums where listeners are simply carried away by the songs.

15801497 $18.99 AVAILABLE MAY 12

Gord Downie & Bob Rock Lustre Parfait

Arts & Crafts • Pop/Rock With words by Gord Downie and music by Bob Rock, this introduces a signature harmonious blend of poetry and power, fusing Rock’s mastery of epic ballads and brash post-punk to inspire some of Downie’s most memorable performances.

15801506 $18.99 AVAILABLE MAY 5

Claire Davis Get It Right LRK RECORDS • R&B Toronto-based retro-soul artist Claire Davis shares her journey of selfworth and love on her debut album.

15773826 $27.99

Justin Rutledge Something Easy

Bruce Cockburn O Sun O Moon

True North Records • Folk Bruce Cockburn has enjoyed an illustrious career shaped by politics, spirituality, and musical diversity. On all his albums he has deftly captured the joy, pain, fear, and faith of human experience in song.

15799559 $24.99 PARENTAL ADVISORY AVAILABLE MAY 12

Outside Music • Country Justin Rutledge could easily rest on his reputation. Eleven albums in, he’s accumulated a daunting body of work upon which one could easily coast. Instead, on this album, he did the opposite.

15752653 $18.99 AVAILABLE MAY 19

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Rock Ben Folds What Matters Most

On tour this summer

New West Records Guest Artists: Dodie, Tall Heights Ben Folds’s masterful new collection isn’t so much a statement as it is an offering, an open hand reaching out to all those wounded and bewildered by a world that seems to make less and less sense every day.

15746976 $19.99 AVAILABLE JUNE 2

Joy Oladokun Proof of Life

Dave Matthews Band Walk Around the Moon

Republic Records Guest Artists: Chris Stapleton, Mt. Joy Nigerian American musician, songwriter, and producer Joy Oladokun releases her third original full-length album. It vividly captures the human experience with a profound simplicity.

15749250 $15.99 Parental Advisory

Graham Nash Now

Josh Ritter Spectral Lines

BMG Rights Management (US) LLC Graham Nash’s tenor is among rock’s most recognizable, and as resonant as his voice of conscience as a songwriter. That voice fills 13 tracks on his brand new solo album.

15758525 $22.99 AVAILABLE MAY 19

Pytheas Recordings Josh Ritter has been thinking a lot about space exploration. It has nothing to do with his spellbinding new album, except that in a way, it does.

15707468 $16.99

The Mars Volta Que Dios te Maldiga Mi Corazon

Christine and the Queens Paranoia, Angels, True Love

Clouds Hill After the successful worldwide release of their self-titled studio album, the Mars Volta return with an acoustic version of their 2022 comeback release.

15788096 $32.99

Because Music Christine and the Queens creates an expansive new album. Along with the song To Be Honest, it includes collaborations with Madonna and 070 Shake.

15773830 $31.99 AVAILABLE JUNE 9

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds Council Skies

Olivia Jean Raving Ghost

Sour Mash Records Ltd. Noel Gallagher adds another exciting chapter to his post-Oasis career with a new album that includes the tracks Pretty Boy; Dead to the World; and Easy Now. 15707465 $18.99 AVAILABLE JUNE 2

Third Man The third full-length from Olivia Jean is an album populated by mysterious characters in various states of danger: cursed lovers, doomed souls, women deliriously haunted by unseen forces.

15785155 $16.99 AVAILABLE MAY 5

Sony Music Dave Matthews Band’s 10th studio album took shape during the pandemic, and is as much a reflection of the current times as it is an urge to find common ground.

15704652 $16.99 AVAILABLE MAY 19

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New sounds from the world of alternative, metal, and beyond / Rock Dropkick Murphys Okemah Rising Dummy Luck Music Guest Artists: Violent Femmes, Jesse Ahern Dropkick Murphys release a second collection highlighting the songs of Woody Guthrie.

This release intends to raise the roof. It may have one or two tender moments, but overall, it’s much more of a party.

15771110 $22.99 AVAILABLE MAY 12

Def Leppard & the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Drastic Symphonies Mercury Rock and classical royalty unite on a brandnew album. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London, Def Leppard has drastically deconstructed and reimagined some of their biggest hits, collaborating with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

15799934 $18.99 AVAILABLE MAY 19

Veil of Maya (M)other

Crown the Empire Dogma

Sumerian Records Metal powerhouse Veil of Maya returns with their seventh full-length album. It features menacingly heavy riffs, intense vocals, and a collection of personal experiences intertwined with their own imagination.

15776063 $19.99 AVAILABLE MAY 12

Rise Records Guest Artists: Courtney LaPlante, Remington Leith Crown the Empire’s new album is their most diverse release yet, fuelled by angst, existential identity, isolation, and determination.

15799925 $20.99 Parental Advisory

Claire Rosinkranz Just Because

James Ellis Ford The Hum

Republic Records Thirteen tracks narrate a year in MTV VMA winner Claire Rosinkranz’s life, revealing a unique duality of teenage normalcy written by a burgeoning pop icon.

15788592 $15.99 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE MAY 5

Warp Records James Ellis Ford has worked with some of the biggest names in music, from Arctic Monkeys to Depeche Mode. Here he has crafted one of the most bewitching and persuasive albums of 2023.

15771608 $22.99 AVAILABLE MAY 12

Waterparks Intellectual Property Fueled by Ramen Guest Artist: Blackbear Waterparks step into an elevated sound and enhanced aesthetic that builds upon their half a billion career streams and highly engaged, global fanbase.

15763979 $16.99 Parental Advisory

Joseph The Sun ATO Records It is the fourth studio record from Joseph and the follow-up to Good Luck, Kid (2019). It builds on its predecessor’s cinematic pop, bringing thrilling new energy into each of the album’s 10 elegantly sculpted tracks.

15694273 $16.99

Avenged Sevenfold Life Is but a Dream...

Warner Records Avenged Sevenfold’s new album is a timeless work of art that blurs genres.

It marks their boldest statement and most revolutionary work to date.

15799912 $16.99 AVAILABLE JUNE 2

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Jazz / Mats Gustafsson & Joachim Nordwall Their Power Reached Across Space and Time-to Defy Them Was Death-or Worse

Brandee Younger Brand New Life

Thrill Jockey Records World-renowned horn player Mats Gustafsson teams up with Joachim Nordwall to create an avant-garde masterpiece. They push their instruments to the limit, almost mirroring the title of the record by ‘reaching across space and time.’

15701920 $20.99

Impulse! / UMC Over the past 15 years, Younger has worked to stretch boundaries for harpists. In 2022, she became the first Black woman nominated for a Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition.

Her latest features originals, reinterpretations of Dorothy Ashby classics, and more.

15738307 $18.99

Claudia Acuna Duo

Ralph Alessi Quartet It’s Always Now

Ropeadope Records Kenny Barron, Christian McBride, Carolina Calvache, Fred Hersch, Regina Carter, Arturo O’Farill, and Russell Malone each join Claudia in the studio for intimate duets. Seven of the songs come from composers hailing from Chile, Cuba, Argentina, and Mexico, and one from the great Chick Corea.

15761515 $22.99

The guitarist celebrates the 50th anniversary of his career as an ECM recording artist.

ECM On his new album, Alessi’s unique tone is as limber, piercing, and present as ever, enveloped by a fresh quartet lineup: pianist Florian Weber, Bänz Oester on bass, and drummer Gerry Hemingway.

15738299 $24.99

Walter Smith III Return to Casual Blue Note Saxophonist and composter Walter Smith III enters a new era of his band-leading career with the release of Return to Casual, the long-anticipated follow-up to his 2014 recording Still Casual.

15738303 $18.99

Bobo Stenson Trio Sphere ECM Charting an equally subtle and idiosyncratic path through originals and melodies derived from various Scandinavian composers, the distinguished trio proves of a particularly supple alchemy on this release.

15738304 $24.99

Ralph Towner At First Light

ECM Central to his oeuvre are his solo albums, the first of which, Diary, was issued 50 years ago. At First Light extends this great tradition, drawing inspiration from a broad palette of music. In addition to his own pieces, Towner also plays Hoagy Carmichael’s Little Old Lady; Jule Styne’s Make Someone Happy; and the traditional tune Danny Boy. 15738305 $24.99 10

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Nabate Isles En Motion Ropeadope Records Guest Artists: Mumu Fresh, Kardinal Offishall, Chuck D. Grammy-winning trumpeter, composer, and producer Nabate Isles follows up his acclaimed 2018 release Eclectic Excursions with his second album.

15761519 $22.99

/ Country, Folk, and Blues Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives Altitude Snakefarm • Country Country Music Hall of Famer picks up where he left off on his first new album in five years, exploring a cosmic country landscape populated by dreamers and drifters, misfits and angels, honky-tonk heroes, and lonesome lovers.

15771109 $23.99 AVAILABLE MAY 19

Chris Duarte Ain’t Giving Up Provogue • Blues Blues-roots guitarist releases his 15th studio album, featuring a wide range of outlaw blues, Americana, roots, and even alt-country influences.

15761523 $23.99

Mya Byrne Rhinestone Tomboy Kill Rock Stars • Country Playing Americana steeped with potent branches of blues, rock, glam, and country music, there are scarce few like Byrne, a queer trans woman creating ripples that will find themselves born again and again as waves.

15678937 $19.99

Caitlyn Smith High & Low

Parker McCollum Never Enough

MCA Nashville • Country Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and CMT Award winner Parker McCollum is following up his debut, Gold Chain Cowboy, with his forthcoming studio album.

15776229 $15.99 AVAILABLE MAY 12

Country music’s biggest breakout artist!

The Milk Carton Kids I Only See the Moon

Monument Records • Pop/Rock Last year, acclaimed singer-songwriter Caitlyn Smith released the digital album High. That was the first half of a record she had created. Now she has added six new songs and released the album on CD. 15761458 $16.99

Thirty Tigers • Folk Critically acclaimed folk duo the Milk Carton Kids are back with this full-length album. It features a collection of timeless and traditionalist tracks with hauntingly lovely and rich vocal melodies and lyrical content.

15785096 $16.99 AVAILABLE MAY 19

Bella White Among Other Things

Rodney Crowell The Chicago Sessions

Rounder Records • Country The 22-year-old singer-songwriter has a one-ofa-kind musical talent: a finespun breed of country/ folk both fresh in perspective and steeped in bluegrass tradition despite her upbringing in the Canadian city of Calgary.

15752629 $16.99

New West Records • Country Produced by Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, this album is a throwback to Crowell’s early days of making records, but it’s no nostalgia trip. The songs here are vital and timely, touching on everything from love and mortality to race and religion.

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Classical / Sign up for the classical myCARTS Various Artists Sibelius 3 & 4 Virgin Music International Guest Artists: Orchestre Metropolitain de Montreal 15763963 $18.99

Anna Meredith & Ligeti Quartet Nuc Mercury KX 15793342 $18.99 AVAILABLE MAY 5

Branford Marsalis Sound of the Sun

Bright Shiny Things Guest Artists: Virginia Symphony Orchestra and Chorus The soulful sounds of the saxophone played by multi-Grammy Award winner Branford Marsalis pair perfectly with the evocative works of British composer Sally Beamish and Mahler.

15785095 $20.99 AVAILABLE MAY 19

Klaus Mäkelä & Orchestre de Paris Stravinsky The Rite of Spring & The Firebird Decca 15763968 $18.99

Konzerthausorchester Berlin Der Ferne Klang Orchestral Works & Songs

by Franz Schreker Deutsche Grammophon 15793340 $25.99 AVAILABLE MAY 5

Various Artists Thomas Adès Dante Nonesuch Guest Artists: Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Master Chorale 15771637 $28.99

Helene Grimaud & Konstantin Krimmel Silvestrov Silent Song Deutsche Grammophon 15763962 $18.99

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Symphonic versions of rock classics

London Symphony Orchestra Classic Rock Renaissance

BMG Rights Management (UK) Breathing new life into iconic classic rock releases is this brand-new album featuring six previously unreleased classical takes on modernday hits including Human; Viva la Vida; Uprising; Hello; and Run. 15747474 $20.99

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Capturing the concert experience / Live Albums Neil Young & the Santa Monica Flyers Somewhere Under the Rainbow Reprise Records • Pop/Rock Neil Young and the Santa Monica Flyers played London’s Rainbow Theatre on November 5, 1973, with the first half of the concert dedicated to Neil Young’s masterpiece album Tonight’s the Night.

15771108 $22.99

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New treasures from the Neil Young vault

The Ducks High Flyin’ Reprise • Pop/Rock This is the first official release by the Ducks–a short-lived group that Neil Young played with in 1977. The Ducks featured Neil, Bob Mosely (bass and vocals), Jeff Blackburn (guitar and vocals), and Johnny Craviotto (drums).

15771636 $25.99 2 Discs

Joe Bonamassa Tales of Time J&R Adventures • Blues A live performance of Joe Bonamassa’s last studio album, this is a sprawling and expansive musical undertaking recorded in August 2022 at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado.

15707464 $32.99

Stephen Stills Stephen Stills Live at Berkeley 1971 Omnivore Recordings • Pop/Rock Fourteen tracks from Stephen Stills’s first US tour, previously unissued and recorded live at the Berkeley Community Theater in 1971.

15771609 $22.99

Darlene Love Darlene Love Live 1982

Michel Petrucciani The Montreux Years

Liberation Hall • R&B After being out of circulation for over 30 years, this remastered collection is once again available, documenting the last of a series of shows that changed the legendary singer’s career.

15707476 $22.99

BMG Rights Management (UK) • Jazz A collection featuring some of Michel Petrucciani’s best Montreux Jazz Festival live performances.

Included are highlights from his sets in 1990, 1993, 1996, and 1998.

15763980 $23.99

Sonny Stitt Boppin’ in Baltimore Live at the Left Bank

Jackson Dean Live at the Ryman

Elemental Music • Jazz A previously unissued recording of saxophone master Sonny Stitt captured live at the Famous Ballroom in Baltimore on November 11, 1973. This features an all-star rhythm section including pianist Kenny Barron.

15788581 $32.99 2 Discs

Big Machine • Country The fast-rising country newcomer releases an eight-track set that features live renditions of Jackson’s songs, including his singles Don’t Come Lookin and Fearless.

15763961 $14.99

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Electronic / Sign up for electronic music myCARTS Alison Goldfrapp The Love Invention Fire Talk Records • Pop/Rock Alison Goldfrapp has set a towering bar for British synth-pop in the 21st century and she’s only just getting started. With the release of her debut solo album, an electrifying dance-pop suite, her multifaceted musicianship reaches a new peak.

15799930 $24.99 AVAILABLE MAY 12

Clark Sus Dog

ILLENIUM ILLENIUM

Warner Records • Pop/Rock Guest Artists: Skylar Grey, Avril Lavigne As one of the most successful crossover electronic artists today, Grammy Award-nominated producer/DJ and instrumentalist ILLENIUM elevates dance music via his bold, progressive take on the genre.

15799917 $16.99

Throttle Records • Pop/Rock Guest Artists: Anika, Thom Yorke Clark recruits none other than Thom Yorke as executive producer for his first album centred on his singing. It combines his trademark searing synth melodies and beats with vocal hooks.

15696740 $20.99 AVAILABLE JUNE 16

Produced by Radiohead’s Thom Yorke

Soundtracks / Bear McCreary God of War Ragnarök Original Score Sony Classical • Soundtracks Known for his scores for the TV series Outlander and The Walking Dead, Bear McCreary’s soundtrack for the acclaimed video game has gone on to win for Best Score and Music from the Game Awards.

15777121 $29.99 2 Discs AVAILABLE MAY 5

Christophe Beck Shazam!

Fury of the Gods Original Score WaterTower Music • Soundtracks Grammy-nominated composer Christophe Beck creates an exciting score for Shazam’s second bigscreen adventure.

15785163 $22.99

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Blood, Sweat & Tears What the Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat & Tears?

Original Score Omnivore Recordings • Pop/Rock Music from the documentary

by John Scheinfeld. Features 10 previously unissued live recordings from 1970 recorded in Yugoslavia, Romania, and Poland.

15785156 $22.99

Thomas Newman A Man Called Otto Original Motion Picture Score DECCA • Soundtracks Along with a score by 15time Academy Award nominee Thomas Newman, this soundtrack includes the song Til You’re Home

by Rita Wilson and Sebastian Yatra.

15726552 $24.99 AVAILABLE MAY 19

Intimate live concert performances /

Tamela Mann • Overcomer

Theo Croker • Love Quantum

“Sanchez observes the world with a drummer’s sensibilities…” - NPR

“It’s impossible to tell the history of Black people in America without the gospel…”

- NPR

“The trumpeter brings his unmistakably chill attitude and determination to expand the sound of jazz…” - NPR

Kenny Beats • Louie

Ingrid Andress • Good Person

U2 • Songs of Surrender

“One of the most sought after producers in music…”

- NPR

“Andress writes songs that have a way of digging up clear-headed truths…” - NPR

“It’s hard to overstate the kindness and good-natured humour the U2 singer and guitarist brought to this set, where they performed reimagined songs…” - NPR

Charley Crockett • The Man from Waco

Mama’s Broke • Narrow Line

Tye Tribbett • All Things New

“…songs that find new meaning in familiar country, folk and blues forms.” - NPR

“…dark yet hopeful songs filled with haunting harmonies and unique rhythms.” - NPR

“Tye Tribbett brings his high energy praise music to the Tiny Desk in a set of six inspiring songs.” - NPR

Antonio Sanchez • Shift Bad Hombre, Vol II Arts Music • Jazz 15229133 $21.99

XL Recordings • Rap/Hip-Hop 15355717 $20.99

Son of Davy • Country 15265613 $16.99

Tillymann Music Group • Religious 15313171 $18.99 Deluxe Edition

Warner Music Nashville • Country 15194424 $16.99

Free Dirt Records • Folk 15057462 $22.99

Masterworks • Jazz 15042569 $14.99

Interscope • Pop/Rock 15676061 $25.99

Motown Gospel • Religious 14429773 $18.99

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This popular program delivers noteworthy collections directly to your account dashboard in easily customizable, no-obligation carts. Titles can be added or removed, and completed carts allow for adjustable branch distribution and fund codes.

Video myCARTS Popular Plans:

Audiobook myCARTS Popular Plans:

Music myCARTS Popular Plans:

Classics

Bestselling Authors

Hit Makers

Books to Film

Children’s & Young Adult

Coming Soon

Canadian Interest

Chart Toppers (including Country and Latin)

Feature Films

Nonfiction

Fiction

New Mystery

Children’s

New & Notable Authors

& More

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Monthly Plans for Classical, Christian, Greatest Hits, K-Pop, and More Children’s Canadian Perspective Award Nominees & Winners & More

If you’re not currently subscribing to myCARTS, call 866.698.2231 for more information on accessing recommended collections for movies and television, audiobooks, and music.

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