The very last day of recording the album that became checkmate, Ron Gallo wrote and recorded the title track. Which, in his words, half-jokingly, is "my first true love song that also happens to be the best love song ever written". It encapsulates the entire purpose of the album which takes his previous motto - "The world is fucked, but the universe is inside you" and changes it to "The world is ending, what can I hold on to?". After years of navigating artistic reinvention and resisting change, Ron Gallo arrives at his latest album, checkmate, with a newfound clarity and sense of purpose. Stripped down and direct, checkmate marks a reset: a shedding of old selves, old anger, and the need for introspection. Social commentary has always been a driving force behind Gallo’s music, and checkmate finds the bridge between personal inner dialogues and cultural analysis, grasping the vulnerability he once avoided.

For the 20th anniversary of their album Feels, the band Animal Collective will release two special editions on October 17. The first, Feels 20th Anniversary, is a reissue of the original album with an added bonus disc containing B-sides and previously unreleased demos. The second edition, FEELSLive 04/05, is a collection of live recordings from 2004-2005. The album Feels was pivotal in the band's career, marking their transition from indie experimentalists to influential artists and receiving critical acclaim for its unique and genre-defying sound.

The Bats return with their eleventh album, Corner Coming Up, released via Flying Nun Records. Recorded at Chicks Studio in Port Chalmers with longtime collaborator and Flying Nun mainstay Tex Houston, the album finds the beloved Christchurch quartet—Robert Scott, Kaye Woodward, Paul Kean and Malcolm Grant—staying true to the understated charm and melodic craftsmanship that have defined their sound since 1982. A cornerstone of the Dunedin sound and one of New Zealand’s most enduring bands, The Bats have built a global cult following through four decades of bittersweet jangle-pop and gently affecting songwriting. Corner Coming Up offers another quietly confident set of songs, steeped in the band’s signature blend of warmth, wistfulness and fuzzed-out grace. It’s a familiar yet vital record from a group that continues to evolve without ever losing their footing. RIYL: The Chills, The Clean, Yo La Tengo, Guided By Voices, Chris Knox, Toy Love.

Carlo Maria Giulini - Schubert- Symphony No. 8, D. 75

Carlo Maria Giulini Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI was an Italian conductor. From the age of five, when he began to play the violin, Giulini's musical education was expanded when he began to study at Italy's foremost conservatory, the Conservatorio Santa Cecilia in Rome at the age of 16. Initially, he studied the viola and conducting; then, following an audition, he won a place in the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia.9 -Unfinished- - Brahms- Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a

This groundbreaking project celebrates the centennial birthday of B.B. King, honouring his monumental legacy with a one-of-a-kind Collaboration Album.

This album from St Martin’s Voices under director Andrew Earis brings together eighteen Christmas choral works by a wide range of contemporary composers.

Inspired by the music of Duke Ellington and taking many of Ellington’s most revered compositions, such as Satin Doll, Mood Indigo, Take The A Train, It Don’t Mean A Thing and Creole Love Call, Mark Lockheart deconstructed and arranged these melodies into a set of new music, rich in orchestration and very different from the originals, but hopefully respectful to the beauty of Ellington’s original creations.

“Una Lunghissima Ombra” è il nuovo, attesissimo album di Andrea Laszlo De Simone in uscita il 17 ottobre 2025.

There's lots of great guitar/tenor interplay in this live set from Joel Frahm – a date that's recorded with a wonderfully warm feel that almost makes it top any of Frahm's studio sessions! Tracks are nice and long, and really balance a lot of Frahm's snaking tenor lines with the guitar of Kurt Rosenwinkel – in a quartet that also features Otis Brown III on piano, and Joe Martin on bass. The set features many originals by Frahm – including "Alert", "Song For Mom", "A Little Extra", and "Short Rack" – plus versions of "Chelsea Bridge" and "Steeplechase"

Irving's national debut "Unfashioned Creatures" is a musical odyssey that speaks volumes for an aspiring artist with a creative vision that transcends her age. The album was written or co-written, co-produced and arranged by Irving.

A cult pop classic, Carly Rae Jepsen’s third studio album, Emotion, turns 10. Originally released in 2015 Emotion was a pivotal album in Jepsen’s career and re-launched her as an indie pop darling. This album brought us iconic tracks such as “I Really Like You,” “Run Away With Me,” “Emotion,” and more.

Newly Remastered & Expanded with 6 Bonus tracks. Humble Pie’s critically acclaimed second album was all set to launch the band into superstardom when their record label suddenly collapsed, taking the album out of UK record shops just 4 MONTHS after going on sale, while in the USA, the album was not released.

Seefeel is a pioneering, experimental electronic band. Formed in London in the early 1990s, they emerged as one of the most innovative bands bridging shoegaze and electronic music, known for their textured soundscapes, minimalist rhythms and ambient sensibilities. This new, expanded version of Pure, Impure brings together Seefeel’s three classic EPs; More Like Space, Plainsong, and Time to Find Me, and includes Aphex Twin mixes and a previously unreleased demo of “Moodswing”. Remastered by Geoff Pesche at Abbey Road Studios, this 11-track collection also features newly reimagined artwork. This release will be available as a 2XLP or CD.

Remastered in close collaboration with Imogen Heap’s longtime collaborator and world renowned mastering engineer, Simon Heyworth; assisted by his colleague Bill Sellar at SuperAudioMastering in Devon. Heyworth worked on the original album 20 years ago and returns with his audio engineering magic to bring a refreshed and renewed production quality to the beloved record. This classic black edition captures the full depth and nuance of the original recordings with unparalleled clarity and warmth.

The Tedeschi Trucks Band and Leon Russell's Mad Dogs & Englishmen Revisited pays tribute to the iconic 1970 collaboration led by Joe Cocker and Leon Russell.