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THE DECEMBERISTS ALSO AVAILABLE: Picaresque LP $21.99 LDD2512 LP The Crane Wife 2LP RYAN ADAMS 180g LP 6LP box set $64.99 LDA81497 Heartbreaker Ashes & Fire 2LP LP $22.99 LDA83609 $15.99 LDA3441 LP $19.99 LDD6917 We All Raise Our Voices to the Air: Live $29.99 LDD1018 3LP $39.99 LDD7210 + MORE FROM THIS ARTIST ON PAGE 264 $22.99 LDD17192 THE MOUNTAIN GOATS Beat the Champ All Hail West Texas LP The Sunset Tree $18.99 LDM8116 LP 180g LP $21.99 LDM0516 LP $19.99 LDM4613 The Life of the World to Come We Shall Be Healed 180g LP $24.99 LDM17 Transcendental Youth All Eternals Deck Ryan Adams 180g LP $17.99 LDA4422 Ending a hiatus, the Decemberists return refreshed on a compelling album that surveys Appalachian folk, roots country, surf rock, and horn-dotted pop. Maintaining the band’s recognizable literary pull, it also claims a newfound magnetism that owes to concise structures, dark humor, and wordless harmonies that linger for days. 2LP ALSO AVAILABLE: Ryan Adams recently added to his already-formidable catalog with a box set documenting two full concerts performed over two evenings in November 2014. Disarmingly intimate, adventurous, and sincere, the acousticbased Live at Carnegie Hall will turn even the harshest skeptics into believers—as will all of other Adams’ studio works on vinyl, including 2000’s breakout Heartbreaker. + Ten Songs from Live at Carnegie Hall LP $17.99 LDA81480 $24.99 LDD2719 Long Live the King $24.99 LDD53984 The Hazards of Love Live at Carnegie Hall What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World The King Is Dead $19.99 LDM15 2LP $22.99 LDM3210 National Book Award-nominated John Darnielle, the indefatigable leader of the Mountain Goats, explores pro wrestling in literal and metaphorical depth on the constantly surprising Beat the Champ. Blending indie-rock structures with jazz textures and progressions, it ranks as the band’s most expansive and diverse effort. 45RPM 2LP Gold 2LP $13.99 LLH2351-2 Demolition LP $19.99 LLH3331 1989 LP $19.99 LDA97465 $22.99 LDM051611 LUCERO MORE FROM THIS ARTIST ON PAGE 267 ALSO AVAILABLE: All a Man Should Do Nobody’s Darlings 180g LP $15.99 LDL1200 Rebels, Rogues, and Sworn Brothers 180g LP LP $24.99 LDL903 Women and Work $18.99 LDL2400 LP + CD $17.99 LDL8611 That Much Further West The Attic Tapes LP Recorded at Memphis’ Ardent Studios, Lucero’s first studio album in three years blends the signature traits—hardscrabble country, bourbonsoaked rock, horn-led blues, lived-in narratives— that have made the band a touring staple for the past decade-plus. Add in Ben Nichols’ disarmingly personal lyrics, and you’ve a resonant masterwork. 1372 Overton Park 180g LP $15.99 LDL522 $22.99 LDL3500 LP $18.99 LDL38018 RED HOUSE PAINTERS Red House Painters (Rollercoaster) JASON ISBELL RICHARD THOMPSON Still JAMES TAYLOR Before This World Jason Isbell affirms his place as the finest songwriter of his generation on 2015’s unassumingly honest and infinitely evocative Something More Than Free. A deeply emotional and hopeful album on which the guitarist/singer’s rootscountry tunes emerge as vivid vignettes, it’s the must-hear sound of Middle America. Produced by Jeff Tweedy, Still extends Richard Thompson’s remarkable run via laser-sharp guitar work, witty lyrics, and some of the most focused songs of his career. Stripped to the essentials, the record sounds brilliant on vinyl, where it displays the words, playing, and devotion of a peerless talent with full transparency. An old favorite says hello. You might not realize how much you miss James Taylor until you spin his first album of new material in 13 years on LP. Recorded at his home studio, and featuring the singer’s trademark reflections, Before This World resonates with connective truths and warm comforts. Something More Than Free 180g 2LP $24.99 LDI46011 180g 2LP + MORE FROM THIS ARTIST ON PAGE 265 180g LP KEITH RICHARDS Crosseyed Heart Teaming up with longtime friends praised in his Life autobiography— drummer Steve Jordan, guitarist Waddy Wachtel, and singer Sarah Dash—as well as Norah Jones and Ivan Neville, the ageless Keith Richards bows with his first solo album since 1993. And it’s a doozy. Nobody mixes country, rock, blues, and reggae like Keef. $19.99 LDT53824 $35.99 LDT74768 + MORE FROM THIS ARTIST ON PAGE 267 2LP $35.99 LDR93968 Red House Painters (Bridge) Down Colorful Hill LP $19.99 LDR40815 $19.99 LDR34101 LP $18.99 LDD1075 Something About Airplanes LP Turn Blue ALSO AVAILABLE: Turning their sound inward, the Black Keys strip down and get soulful on 2014’s Turn Blue, a record for headphone listening and late-night mediations. The band’s familiar sounds dot the landscape, but so, too, do illuminating textures and moody devices that underline the subliminal hypnotism of every track. El Camino LP $26.99 LDB3335 Brothers 2LP + CD LP Magic Potion LP $18.99 $18.99 LDB87 + MORE FROM THIS ARTIST ON PAGE 263 LP LP THE DEAD WEATHER Dodge and Burn LP $21.99 LDD21021 LDC26382 $19.99 LDDD02114 + MORE FROM THIS ARTIST ON PAGE 264 $24.99 LDR34091 Kintsugi Transatlanticism: 10th Anniversary Edition 180g 2LP $29.99 LDD3210 Plans 180g 2LP $23.99 LDD47-2 Codes and Keys 180g 2LP $24.99 LDD161 On the beautiful Kintsugi—named for the art of repairing broken ceramics and embracing cracks rather than hiding them—DCfC achieves spiritual, emotional, and philosophical healing. Openly addressing the departure of a founding member and the pu