Looking ahead: August-September 2017

[Shawn Colvin - A Few Small Repairs]

Is there even anything left after June and July sucked all the air out of the release schedule?

Emmylou Harris and the Nash Ramblers, At the Ryman, Aug. 4

Nonesuch reissued this live album on vinyl in May, and now this remastered pressing arrives on CD.

Grizzly Bear, Painted Ruins, Aug. 18

I have an ambivalent relationship with Grizzly Bear. Veckatimest was overrated, but I love Horn of Plenty. Everyone seems to like Yellow House, but I prefer Shields. I also think Department of Eagles does a better job at being Grizzly Bear than Grizzly Bear.

Queens of the Stone Age, Villains, Aug. 25

Not that I particularly liked Nick Oliveri, but I haven’t paid much attention to Queens of the Stone Age since his departure. And yet, I still have a crush on Josh Homme.

Living Colour, Shade, Sept. 8

Nobody noticed, but Living Colour’s 2009 album Chair in the Doorway was a return to form. It seems Living Colour runs on a six- to eight-year release cycle now.

Shawn Colvin, A Few Small Repairs (20th Anniversary Edition), Sept. 15

I wondered why this album hadn’t yet received a vinyl reissue. Do you think maybe the labels would do the same for Fastball’s All the Pain Money Can Buy?

Prophets of Rage, Prophets of Rage, Sept. 15

(Rage Against the Machine – Zach de la Rocha) + People who are not Zach de la Rocha. Yes, yes, I know Chuck D is one of those people who is not Zach de la Rocha.

Trio de Kali and Kronos Quartet, Ladilikan, Sept. 15

Kronos sure has been flooding the store shelves with new recordings. I haven’t gotten around to the albums they released in 2016.

Behind the Shadow Drops, Harmonic, Sept. 22

Another solo project from MONO’s Takaakira Goto. Hey, Temporary Residence, how about a US release for Taka’s solo album Classical Punk & Echoes Under The Beauty while you’re at it?

Vinyl

… And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead, Source Tags and Code, Aug. 11

Conundrum: I found a used copy months ago, but … bonus tracks, etched side.

Midnight Oil, Bird Noises, Aug. 11
Midnight Oil, Species Deceases, Aug. 11

It looks like The Complete Vinyl Box Set is getting split up. I’m keeping my eye out for Redneck Wonderland and Breathe.

Craig Armstrong, The Space Between Us, Aug. 25

A Massive Attack track here, a film score excerpt there, and, oh, Elisabeth Fraser.

Enya, The Very Best of Enya, Aug. 25

I don’t need this compilation on vinyl. I want this compilation on vinyl.

Geinoh Yamashirogumi, AKIRA Original Soundtrack, Sept. 15

Previous vinyl reissues of this soundtrack were bootlegs, so it’s nice to see Milan Records give it an official release. Also available on CD.

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