Ben Harper returns with his eagerly anticipated, fiercely personal soulful album, Bloodline Maintenance. The album is preceded by the single We Need To Talk About It which, propelled by Harper s blisteringly funky guitar, defiantly addresses the wounds of slavery through a sharp-edged call-and-response with gospel backing vocals and pounding rhythms augmented by the distinctive sound of…
Wide Open Light is a family of songs I ve written. I ve selected them with the care one might put into a personal photo album. To that effect, I d call it a sonic family photo album, each track a close relative to the next. The story behind this record is simple. I have…
Limited triple vinyl LP pressing. Includes the OG album remastered by audio legend, Howie Weinberg plus 22 previously unreleased rarities including demos, B-sides, and live recordings all from the Sha Sha era. Sha Sha is the debut album by American indie rock singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and former Radish member Ben Kweller. The album was originally…
it s full of strength, beauty and speaks to the future – NPR The music swirls and floats past like a multicolored cloud – STEREOGUM swirling arrangements—which synthesize jazz, hip-hop, neoclassical, and electronic – PITCHFORK Overlapping club tropes with jazz improvisation, Ben Marc has gradually finessed a unique style, one that could only come from…
The fifth and final volume of the early-’00s Home series of short split albums is getting its first North American vinyl release.The album, originally released in 2003, features exclusive, stripped-down recordings by two artists closely associated with Barsuk – Benjamin Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service) and Andrew Kenny (The American Analog Set,…
Benny Sings about ART It s 2008, I had finished my 3rd studio album, and felt like I did all the necessary experiments with songwriting and production techniques on the first 3 albums, to now be free to write whatever I wanted. It felt like I had done my first 3 years in music school, learning…
Benny Sings’ latest release Young Hearts is the successor to Benny s 2021 Beat Tape II and his 2022 Santa Barbara EP. Young Hearts is a record created in collaboration with Benny Sings and producer Kenny Beats, with features from Remi Wolf.
Double vinyl LP pressing. Benny the Butcher blazed a trail as an elite voice in rap s underground to become a top artist in all of music. The prolific Buffalo, New Yorker has established two legendary (and concurrent) album series, broken bread with industry leaders, and twice reached the Billboard Top 40 albums chart as…
In between being one of the most recorded studio drummers of all time (this Purdie Shuffle graced everything from Aretha Franklin to Steely Dan), Bernard Purdie squeezed in a few sessions of his own. Purdie Good! was recorded early in 1971 by legendary engineer Rudy Van Gelder. The album masterfully balances three Purdie originals with…
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie is an American drummer that needs little introduction. At an early age, he began hitting cans with sticks and learned the elements of drumming techniques from overhearing lessons being given. Considered an influential and innovative soul-jazz-funk musician, he is known for his precise musical timekeeping and his signature unique drumming techniques… considered…
The first album of the acclaimed Drought Season series between Bay Area Heavyweights, The Jacka & Berner. Certified as a Bay Area classic, the album initially peaked at #55 on the Billboard R&B Hip-Hop Albums chart and #25 on the Billboard Rap Albums chart, making it Berner s first album to chart and one of…
Because Music presents a reissue of The Beta Band s 1999 self-titled debut. Arguably one of the most acclaimed and loved bands of the past 20 years, by both fans and their musical peers alike, The Beta Band formed in St. Andrews, Scotland, in 1996. Innovative and singular, their unique musical and aesthetic approach to…
Heroes to Zeros is the third and final studio album by The Beta Band, released in 2004. The cover illustration was created by comic book writer and artist Kaare Andrews. The Beta Band logo for the album was created by comic book artist Dave McCaig, later to be reused on The Best of the Beta…
Transparent Red Vinyl – 140 Gram Vinyl. Back in 2009 no other recording in her entire career does a better job of capturing Beth Hart s music live than 37 Days. The entire album was recorded and mixed in only 37 days. It was produced like a live album. All the people who worked on…
Transparent Red Vinyl – 140 Gram Vinyl. Beth Hart has been through almost everything. She s tasted the sweetness of success, topping the Billboard charts, and she has clung on to a bottle laying in the gutter. She has been betrayed by her own mind and she has felt the bliss of mental balance. For…