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BEACH HOUSE WEATHER IS HERE

The new Beach House record, BLOOM, is out today. They also took part in Record Store Day 2012, releasing a special 7” single, only available at indie record stores. The A-side, “Lazuli” is on BLOOM, but we’ve got a special stream of the B-side of the single, “Equal Mind” which you can only get on the Record Store Day single. Check it out and then scoot on down to the store and pick up BLOOM.

JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE

A hearty congratulations to Justin Townes Earle on the release of his new album this week, NOTHING'S GONNA CHANGE THE WAY YOU FEEL ABOUT ME NOW (which is also, excitingly, the name of the track on the official Record Store Day 7" single he's releasing this year.) Oh look, here he is now, singing it:

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Music New Releases 5-15-12

Squarepusher - Ufabulum
New CD: $13.98 $11.98
Widely heralded as a 'return to form' legendary electronic artist Squarepusher has designed his latest LP as the next stage in his iconic lineage and as an awe inspiring live show. From the inception of Ufabulum, he has worked simultaneously on sound and picture. The project features a development of a longstanding aspect of his live work since 2005, the bespoke ''video-synthesiser'' that generates imagery according to control data and audio input.

Best Coast - Only Place
New CD: $11.98 $9.98
Digital: $1.29
The Only Place is the follow-up to the acclaimed Crazy For You and finds Bethany Cosentino and Bobb Bruno maturing in both sound and perspective. This album finds front woman Cosentino transitioning into adulthood, with the feeling of uncertainty and self-doubt at the emotional center of the album. As with all of Best Coast's previous recordings, on The Only Place Cosentino handles all songwriting, lyrics, vocals and rhythm guitar, while multi-instrumentalist Bobb Bruno plays lead guitar, bass and drums. What's new this time is their decision to work with producer and composer Jon Brion.

Meiko - Bright Side
New CD: $14.97 $13.97
The Bright Side, Meiko's second solo release and Fantasy Records/Concord debut, is an intimate, fearless song-cycle about risk, regret, tenderness and love.

Mewithoutyou - Ten Stories
New CD: $11.98 $9.98
Digital: $9.99
mewithoutYou returns with their 5th studio album, Ten Stories. Helmed by producer Daniel Smith (Sufian Stevens) and mixed by Brad Wood (Smashing Pumkins), Ten Stories is an allegorical coellection of songs that, at first listen, follows a winding narrative about a circus train crash in 19th century Montana. Long time fans will know that although we are introduced to a talking elephant, fox and tiger there is always more then meets the eye.

Beach House - Bloom
New CD: $13.98 $11.98
Bloom is the fourth full length album by Baltimore-based Beach House. It builds on 2010s Teen Dream to further develop their distinctive sound yet stands apart as a new piece of work. Bloom is meant to be experienced as an ALBUM, a singular, unified vision of the world. The many layers of Bloom are uncomplicated and meticulously constructed to ensure there is no waste. Bloom was recorded in 2011 at Sonic Ranch Studios in Tornillo, TX and mixed at Electric Lady in NYC. The band co-produced the record with Chris Coady.

Jazzanova - Funkhaus Studio Sessions
New CD: $13.98 $11.98
Funkhaus Studio Sessions marks Jazzanova's third album release contains all of their smash single. An album that will please every hardcore Jazzanova fan with an affinity for warm, soulful, deep and genuine muscianship it captures the feel of a live recording but without any flaws.

Occupy This Album - Occupy This Album
New CD: $19.96 $17.96
"Occupy This Album: a compilation of music by, for and inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement and the 99%". Proceeds will go directly towards the needs of sustaining this growing movement. 99 Artists, 99 Tracks, for The 99%, a Soundtrack for the movement, Occupy This Album is a work that gives your voice back to music.

Shadows Fall - Fire From The Sky
New CD: $13.98
2012 release from the American Metal outfit. Fire From The Sky was recorded at Zing Studios in Westfield, Massachusetts with longtime friend, producer/engineer and Killswitch Engage/Times Of Grace guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz. Adam D., was also intimately involved in the writing of the new material.

Lisa Presley Marie - Storm & Grace
New CD: $13.98 $11.98
The Memphis-born Presley reclaims those roots on her new album Storm and Grace � an Americana-inspired showcase for her songwriting talent and smoldering alto voice. Produced with elegant restraint by 12-time Grammy Award-winner T Bone Burnett, Storm and Grace is a marked departure from Presley�s previous albums, 2003's gold-certified To Whom It May Concern and 2005's Now What, which both debuted in the Top 10 on Billboard�s Top 200 chart, �I love the songs, but I think I was hiding behind a lot of sonic layers because it was scary to go out there,� Presley says. �It�s easier to bury yourself in the noise so you don't stand out. This album is a lot more stripped-down and naked, both musically and lyrically.�

Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music
New CD: $13.98
Over a decade deep in the rap game, Mike has released critically hailed records and won a Grammy for best Rap Collaboration with Outkast for the song "The Whole World." But, in no uncertain terms, Mike will tell you that R.A.P. Music is his finest accomplishment to date. He'll even call it a "classic." Of course, every rapper calls every one of their albums a classic. The only difference is that Mike's right.

Tenacious D - Rize Of The Fenix
New CD: $13.98 $11.98
Digital: $1.29
Rize of the Fenix is the third album from Tenacious D and is the follow-up to 2006's gold The Pick of Destiny and 2001's platinum debut album Tenacious D.

Adam Lambert - Trespassing
New CD: $14.98 $12.98
Lambert describes TRESPASSING, which he executive produced, as "an exciting journey through the past two years of my life. It's been a transformative period and I really wanted to make music from what I've experienced. All these songs honestly explore the ups and downs of my reality."

Santana - Shape Shifter
New CD: $13.98 $11.98
2012 release from the guitar legend. Shape Shifter is Carlos Santana's 36th album and is a 13-song instrumental tour de force featuring tracks spanning from the late 1990's to the present and comprises mostly original compositions that have been stashed away for such an instrumental project

Glee Cast - Glee: The Music-Season Three: The Graduation Alub
New CD: $13.98 $11.98
The commemorative release captures the bitter sweetness of senior year with the Glee cast's triumphant versions of Queen's "We Are The Champions," Lady Gaga's "Edge of Glory" and Jason Mraz's "I Won t Give Up." Glee fans will get a sneak peek of 8 new songs recorded for the season finale, including Bruce Springsteen s "Glory Days," Beyonce's "I Was Here," Madonna's "I ll Remember," and Green Day's "Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)." Also included in this collection is the Glee cast's version of "We Are Young" by fun., which debuted at the top of the digital charts.

Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra - Dune
New CD: $14.97 $13.97
Dune contains the haunting southwest border-country flamenco music Ottmar and his band Luna Negra are famous for. This isn't old school Flamenco. Acoustic guitar mixes with electric, gypsy accordion, electric bass, funky drum-boxing and percussion. There's no rain in this music, just poetic sunshine at midnight.

Movie New Releases 5-15-12

- One For The Money
New Blu-Ray: $39.99
Katherine Heigl stars as Stephanie Plum in this broad comedy, based on the best-selling novel from Janet Evanovich.

- War: A Ken Burns Film
New Blu-Ray: $129.99
The War will be a seven - episode series, produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, that will examine the myriad ways in which the Second World War touched the lives of every family on every street in every town in America. By telling the stories of ordinary people in four quintessentially American towns � Waterbury, Connecticut; Mobile, Alabama; Sacramento, California; and the tiny farming town of Luverne, Minnesota � the series will portray this enormous worldwide catastrophe on an intimate, human scale.

- Grey
New Blu-Ray: $34.98 $29.98
Liam Neeson (Schindler's List, Taken) stars as the unlikely hero Ottway in this undeniably suspenseful and powerful survival adventure. After their plane crashes into the remote Alaskan wilderness, a roughneck group of oil drillers is forced to find a way back to civilization. As Ottway leads the injured survivors through the brutal snow and ice, they are relentlessly tracked by a vicious pack of rogue wolves that will do anything to defend their territory. Adrenaline-fueled, action-packed and loaded with some of the most intense and brutally realistic attack scenes ever filmed, The Grey is being hailed as "a thriller you can sink your teeth into!" (The Washington Post).

- Chronicle
New Blu-Ray: $36.98 $33.98
Clear your thoughts for a "mesmerizing mind-bender" (Rolling Stone) that'll blow you away! Seen through the lens of a troubled teen's video camera, yet filled with eye-popping action and jaw-dropping special effects, Chronicle is as real as it gets. When three ordinary high school friends make an extraordinary discovery, they acquire amazing abilities beyond their understanding. But as their powers develop, so do their darker sides.

- Being John Malkovich
New Blu-Ray: $36.98 $33.98
Have you ever wanted to be someone else? Or, more specifically, have you ever wanted to crawl through a portal hidden in an anonymous office building and thereby enter the cerebral cortex of John Malkovich for fifteen minutes before being spat out on the side of the New Jersey Turnpike? Then director Spike Jonze (Adaptation) and writer Charlie Kaufman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) have the movie for you.

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