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Snarky Puppy Culcha Vulcha 2LP (Vinyl)

& lt;font color= & quot;#FF0000 & quot; & gt; & lt;b & gt;2017 Grammy Winning Album On Double LP! & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; 2017 Grammy Award: & lt;br & gt; • Best Contemporary Instrumental Album & lt;/b & gt; & lt;/font & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;p & gt;Named 'Jazz Group of the Year' by the Downbeat reader's poll in 2017. & lt;/p & gt; Snarky Puppy introduces their first band album in two years, Culcha Vulcha. The album title refers to how we — the Western civilized world — have all become slaves to Pop culture, consuming as many messages to “buy”, “be” and “get” as possible. The album is a slight departure for Snarky Puppy; darker, with elements of Rock along with brilliant flourishes of R & amp;B, Funk, Soul, Jazz, Bossa Nova, electric Blues and more. Standout tracks include “Big Ugly,” “Semente” and “Grown Folks.” & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Features: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; • Vinyl LP & lt;br & gt; • Made in the Czech Republic & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Selections: & lt;br & gt; Side A: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; 1. Tarova & lt;br & gt; 2. Semente & lt;br & gt; 3. Gemini & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Side B: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; 1. Grown Folks & lt;br & gt; 2. Beep Box & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Side C: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; 1. GO & lt;br & gt; 2. The Simple Life & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Side D: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; 1. Palermo & lt;br & gt; 2. Big Ugly

David Crosby Lighthouse 180g LP (Vinyl)

& lt;b & gt; & lt;font color= & quot;#FF0000 & quot; & gt;5th Solo Studio Album On 180g Vinyl LP! & lt;/font & gt; & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; The masterful record is an intimate, stripped-down set that highlights Crosby’s instantly recognizable voice, incisive songwriting, and incomparable guitar work. The palpable joy in the 9-song collection captures the iconic artist in an unexpected burst of inspiration. & quot;To create brand new music that I’m excited about is a pearl beyond price, & quot; says the two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee. & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; Lighthouse features a rare economy of sound, filled primarily by Crosby’s voice and guitars, and Michael League of Snarky Puppy’s skillful production. There’s a sparse, unvarnished quality to the tracks that allows the songs breathing room and for the full emotional weight of the lyrics to emerge, unencumbered by extraneous instrumentation. & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; On album opener, & quot;Things We Do For Love, & quot; written for his wife of nearly 40-years Jan, Crosby’s vocals reflect a poetic tenderness. On & quot;Paint You A Picture, & quot; a cinematic tale of romantic regret co-written with Marc Cohn ( & quot;Walking In Memphis & quot;), they are filled with remorseful resignation. The longtime social activist lands his political punches as he bitingly condemns the craven politicians who send other people’s children to war on & quot;Somebody Other Than You, & quot; and compassionately reminds us that we are all the same on & quot;Look In Their Eyes, & quot; a poignant tale about immigration inspired by the Syrian refugee crisis. & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; Particularly striking on Lighthouse is Crosby’s piquant guitar playing, which is as inventive as always, but never flashy. By turns gentle and caustic, his work here surprised even him as he discovered new tones. & quot;I put a guitar in a strange tuning and I see what I find, & quot; he says. & quot;It gives you different inversions of the chords and it gives you different sounds. I have many tunings. It helps me find things that are fresh and that are mine rather than just repeating stuff that other people have done. & quot; & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; Crosby and League recorded the album at Groove Masters, the Santa Monica studio owned by Crosby’s longtime pal Jackson Browne. League co-wrote half the songs on Lighthouse with Crosby. In one of their rare disagreements, Crosby asked League to put aside a month for recording, though League insisted they only needed two weeks. & quot;I said, I’ve never done a record in two weeks, I’m an old guy and you’re a young fireball. You have to slow down a little bit and give me a whole month, & quot; Crosby recalls. & quot;We recorded the record in 12 days, & quot; he adds with a hearty laugh. & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; In Crosby’s unparalleled six-decade career, the native Californian has created songs that resonate as indelible cultural touchstones for more than three generations, not only as a solo artist, but as a founding member of The Byrds in the mid-60s, Crosby, Stills & amp; Nash (recipients of the Grammy for best new artist in 1969), and Crosby, Stills, Nash & amp; Young. He’s collaborated with dozens of artists, including Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour, Phil Collins, Elton John and Carole King. & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt; & quot;'Things We Do For Love' finds Crosby's ever-delicate voice gliding over a soft acoustic progression, then swelling into a stunning wall of harmony... & quot; & lt;/b & gt; - Rolling Stone & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Features: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; • 180g Vinyl LP & lt;br & gt; • 4-color Lyric sheet & lt;br & gt; • Gatefold jacket & lt;br & gt; • Limited time download card for full album & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Selections: & lt;br & gt; Side A: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; 1. Things We Do For Love & lt;br & gt; 2. The Us Below & lt;br & gt; 3. Drive Out To The Desert & lt;br & gt; 4. Look In Their Eyes & lt;br & gt; 5. Somebody Other Than You & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Side B: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; 1. The City & lt;br & gt; 2. Paint You A Picture & lt;br & gt; 3. What Makes It So? & lt;br & gt; 4. By The Light Of Common Day

Becca Stevens WONDERBLOOM 2LP (Vinyl)

& lt;header & gt; & lt;p & gt; & lt;strong & gt;Expressive, Genre-Defying Singer-Songwriter On Double LP! & lt;/strong & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;strong & gt;Featuring David Crosby! & lt;/strong & gt; & lt;/p & gt; & lt;/header & gt; & lt;p & gt;Since making her debut with the 2011 album Weightless, singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Becca Stevens has tested the limits of musical identity, mining everything from jazz to Irish folk to indie-rock in her striving for complete and authentic expression. In her latest musical endeavor - the five-track EP WONDERBLOOM and a follow-up full-length of the same name - the North Carolina-bred, Brooklyn-based artist again defies all expectation, this time dreaming up a groove-heavy, dance-ready sound infused with elements of pop and funk and R & amp;B. But despite its brighter textures and uptempo rhythms, WONDERBLOOM finds Stevens achieving a profound complexity in her lyrics, ultimately redefining what's possible in creating music that elevates and edifies. & lt;/p & gt; & lt;p & gt;Centered on the captivating vocal presence she's showcased as a member of David Crosby's Lighthouse Band, WONDERBLOOM telegraphs an unabashed joy that Stevens partly attributes to the project's production. In a bold new turn for her musical career, Stevens co-produced and co-engineered WONDERBLOOM alongside Nic Hard (Snarky Puppy, Ghost-Note, The Church), overseeing every aspect of the recording and claiming a sense of agency that had long eluded her in the studio. & quot;Nic and I were truly working as equals and trusting each other to get the job done, and it was an incredibly empowering experience for me, & quot; she says. & lt;/p & gt; & lt;p & gt;In another major departure, Stevens purposely brought a communal sensibility to the making of WONDERBLOOM - an undertaking that resulted in more than 40 musicians contributing to the album, including Vulfpeck guitarist Cory Wong, Jacob Collier, and all of her Lighthouse bandmates (i.e., keyboardist Michelle Willis, Snarky Puppy bandleader Michael League, and David Crosby himself). & quot;My earlier records were all written by me, arranged by me, then performed by me and my band, & quot; says Stevens. & quot;But going into making this one, I made a rule for myself that anytime I had the instinct to go off and do something alone, I had to stay open and share the process. And each time I did that, I was rewarded tenfold by what we all created together. Even with that long list of collaborators, the product feels more mine than ever. & quot; & lt;/p & gt; & lt;p & gt;In selecting songs from the dozens of demos she'd recorded in recent years, Stevens landed on 14 tracks rooted in her finely detailed, emotionally layered storytelling. & quot;Some of the stories are very personal, some are from other people's lives, and the rest are a bit more like fantasy, & quot; she says. & lt;/p & gt; & lt;p & gt;Co-written with Grammy-nominated musician Kaveh Rastegar, WONDERBLOOM's lead single & quot;Good Stuff & quot; represents the album's autobiographical component, emerging as a distinctly timely anthem. & quot;It's a song about things I've gone through in my career, and the struggles that so many women face in this industry, & quot; Stevens says. Proving her ingenuity as a songwriter and performer, Stevens transforms those struggles into a triumphant pop epic, channeling a radiant confidence in her vocal delivery and embedding the song with soul-stirring gospel harmonies. & lt;/p & gt; & lt;section id= & quot;features & quot; & gt; & lt;h3 & gt;Features & lt;/h3 & gt; & lt;ul & gt; & lt;li & gt;Double LP & lt;/li & gt; & lt;/ul & gt; & lt;/section & gt; & lt;section id= & quot;selections & quot; & gt; & lt;h3 & gt;Selections & lt;/h3 & gt; & lt;ol & gt; & lt;li & gt;Low On Love & lt;/li & gt; & lt;li & gt;I Wish (feat. Cory Wong, Justin Stanton & amp; Michael League) & lt;/li & gt; & lt;li & gt;Between Me & amp; You & lt;/li & gt; & lt;li & gt;Good Stuff & lt;/li & gt; & lt;li & gt;Slow Burn (feat. Jacob Collier) & lt;/li & gt; & lt;li & gt;Charlemagne (feat. Alan Hampton) & lt;/li & gt; & lt;li & gt;I Will Avenge You (feat. Ryan Scott) & lt;/li & gt; & lt;li & gt;You Didn't Know & lt;/li & gt; & lt;li & gt;True Minds & lt;/li & gt; & lt;li & gt;Feels Like This & lt;/li & gt; & lt;li & gt;Never Mine & lt;/li & gt; & lt;li & gt;Response To Criticism (feat. Roosevelt Collier) & lt;/li & gt; & lt;li & gt;Halfway (feat. Laura Perrudin) & lt;/li & gt; & lt;li & gt;Heather's Letters To Her Mother (feat. David Crosby, Michelle Willis & amp; Mike 'Maz' Maher) & lt;/li & gt; & lt;/ol & gt; & lt;/section & gt;

Snarky Puppy Live At The Royal Albert Hall 3LP (Vinyl)

& lt;header & gt; & lt;p & gt; & lt;strong & gt;Epic 2019 Live Performance On 3LP! & lt;/strong & gt; & lt;/header & gt; & lt;p & gt;In 2012, Snarky Puppy booked their first European tour through Facebook posts, begging people to help find a bar they could play in. Years later, on November 14th, 2019, Snarky Puppy recorded their sold-out show from the iconic Royal Albert Hall in London, which will be their first official live release in almost 4 years. & lt;/p & gt; & lt;p & gt;Featuring an extended lineup of 15 out of their 18 regular members, the record includes many tracks from their recent studio album, Immigrance. Live at the Royal Albert Hall captures an interesting mix of new and old songs, illustrating their musical and artistic progression over the years. & lt;/p & gt; & lt;section id= & quot;features & quot; & gt; & lt;h3 & gt;Features & lt;/h3 & gt; & lt;ul & gt; & lt;li & gt;3LP & lt;/li & gt; & lt;li & gt;Wide spine slipcase cover & lt;/li & gt; & lt;/ul & gt; & lt;/section & gt; & lt;section id= & quot;selections & quot; & gt; & lt;h3 & gt;Selections & lt;/h3 & gt; & lt;h4 & gt;Side A: & lt;/h4 & gt; & lt;ol & gt; & lt;li & gt;Even Us & lt;/li & gt; & lt;li & gt;Intelligent Design & lt;/li & gt; & lt;/ol & gt; & lt;h4 & gt;Side B: & lt;/h4 & gt; & lt;ol & gt; & lt;li & gt;While We're Young & lt;/li & gt; & lt;li & gt;Alma & lt;/li & gt; & lt;/ol & gt; & lt;h4 & gt;Side C: & lt;/h4 & gt; & lt;ol & gt; & lt;li & gt;Bad Kids To The Back & lt;/li & gt; & lt;li & gt;Bigly Strictness & lt;/li & gt; & lt;/ol & gt; & lt;h4 & gt;Side D: & lt;/h4 & gt; & lt;ol & gt; & lt;li & gt;Tarova & lt;/li & gt; & lt;li & gt;Xavi & lt;/li & gt; & lt;/ol & gt; & lt;h4 & gt;Side E: & lt;/h4 & gt; & lt;ol & gt; & lt;li & gt;Chonks & lt;/li & gt; & lt;li & gt;Sleeper & lt;/li & gt; & lt;/ol & gt; & lt;h4 & gt;Side F: & lt;/h4 & gt; & lt;ol & gt; & lt;li & gt;Shofukan & lt;/li & gt; & lt;/ol & gt; & lt;/section & gt;