New Music Monthly: November & December 2018 Releases

It's the fourth quarter of the business year for the record labels and pretty much the end of the road as far as new releases go. The labels are emptying their archives this month, though, with rejuvenated old releases finding a new audience from Bob Dylan, Brian Eno, Big Brother & the Holding Company (with Janis Joplin), Lee Michaels, Metallica, and more! There's a smattering of "new music" to be had from folks like Dead Can Dance, Marianne Faithful, Tenacious D, Muse, J. Mascis, and the Tangent and for psych-rock fans, ATO is reissuing the first (indie) albums by Aussie rockers King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. Enjoy!

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NOVEMBER 2
Dead Can Dance - Dionysus   BUY!
Bob Dylan - More Blood, More Tracks [box set]   BUY!
Marianne Faithful - Negative Capability   BUY!
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - 12 Bar Bruise   BUY!
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - Eyes Like the Sky   BUY!
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - Float Along Fill Your Lungs   BUY!
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - Oddments   BUY!
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - Willoughby's Beach   BUY!
Metallica - ...And Justice For All [30th anniversary box set]   BUY!
Sun Kil Moon - This Is My Dinner   BUY
Tenacious D - Post-Apocalypto   BUY!

NOVEMBER 9
Mark Knopfler - Down the Road Wherever   BUY!
J. Mascis - Elastic Days   BUY!
Muse - Simulation Theory   BUY!
Various Artists - Confessin' the Blues   BUY!

NOVEMBER 16
Chris Robinson's Brotherhood - Betty's Midwestern Magick Blends   BUY!
Chris Cornell - Chris Cornell   BUY!
Brian Eno - Discreet Music [vinyl reissue]   BUY!
Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports   [vinyl reissue]   BUY!
Brian Eno - Ambient 4: On Land [vinyl reissue]   BUY!
Brian Eno - Music For Films [vinyl reissue]   BUY!
John Mellencamp - Other People's Stuff   BUY!
Lee Michaels - Nice Day For Something   BUY!
Lee Michaels - Tailface   BUY!
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - The Best of Everything   BUY!
The Tangent - Proxy   BUY!

NOVEMBER 23
Bauhaus - The Bela Session   BUY!
Dan Reed Network - Origins   BUY!
Roine Stolt's The Flower King - Manifesto of an Alchemist   BUY!
Vandenberg's MoonKings - Rugged and Unplugged   BUY!

NOVEMBER 30
The 1975 - A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships   BUY!
Big Brother & the Holding Company - Sex, Dope & Cheap Thrills   BUY!
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Complete Studio Albums [vinyl box set]   BUY!
The Long Ryders - Two-Fisted Tales [import box set]   BUY!
Rise Against - Career Book [first eight LPs vinyl box set]   BUY!
Jeff Tweedy - Warm   BUY!

DECEMBER 7
Jason Becker - Triumphant Hearts   BUY!
Cold War Kids - This Will All Blow Over In Time   BUY!
Van Morrison - The Prophet Speaks   BUY!
The Long Ryders - State of Our Union [import box set]   BUY!

DECEMBER 14
Henry Townsend - Mule   BUY!

Album(s) of the Month: King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard reissues. As a testament to the band’s growing U.S. popularity, ATO Records – which released King Gizzard’s last few albums stateside – will be reissuing the band’s first five records on both CD and vinyl this month. Each album title will include ‘reimagined’ artwork and packaging and new liner notes, and the vinyl versions will feature dazzling, eye-popping colored wax. If you haven't heard 'em, get on it!