Distortion CD + MP3 Bundle

Distortion CD + MP3 BundleThe wry lyrics of Stephin Merritt, who trades off on lead vocals with Shirley Simms, combine with fuzzed out guitar, cello, piano, and accordion on The Magnetic Fields' Distortion, an album inspired by the upfront metal machine drone and submerged Ronettes romanticism of Jesus and Mary Chains 1985 post punk landmark album, Psychocandy. Or, as Mojo called it, "bubblegum melodies in a bouquet of barbed wire."

“God Is Alive

Buddy Red Cat embarking on a Bound for Glory–like journey across country

Landfall juxtaposes lush electronics and traditional strings by Kronos with Anderson's powerful descriptions of loss

Randy Newman's first album of new material in nine years

Guests include Mountain Man's Amelia Meath and Molly Sarlé

" The Independent concludes: "It's all dazzlingly virtuosic and evocative

and fans about the influence these songs have had over 20 years

"Sublime stuff

that Gould famously recorded during his career

in addition to the many collaborations on the original Ohio Players songs

Conor Oberst's Upside Down Mountain features many of his friends

Joshua Redman and Brooklyn Rider perform on Sun on Sandeight compositions from a suite by composer Patrick Zimmerlialong with bassist Scott Colley and drummer Satoshi Takeishi