Ultimate Care II is the new album from Matmos, made entirely from sounds generated by a washing machine in the basement of the duo’s Baltimore home. It will be available from Thrill Jockey on February 19 … Yo La Tengo, Guided By Voices, Cults, Real Estate and more have contributed previously unreleased tracks to benefit Surfer Blood’s Thomas Fekete, who was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year. Each track is available for auction on one-of-a-kind vinyl, and can also be purchased online with a donation on Fekete’s GoFundMe page … Columbia/Legacy will issue Jeff Buckley’s recently discovered first Columbia studio sessions, You And I, on March 11 … February 5 marks the release of the new Dr. Dog album, The Psychedelic Swamp (Anti-) … Two more reissues from Swans will take place December 4 via Young God, with vinyl releases of White Light From The Mouth Of Infinity and Love Of Life … Live 1977-2979 is the definitive live collection of Teenage Jesus And The Jerks (fronted by Lydia Lunch), due out from Other People on November 27 … Green Day’s new documentary, Heart Like A Hand Grenade (a behind-the-scenes look at the writing and recording of American Idiot,) is available now digitally and on DVD via Reprise … Drag City has announced the January 22 release of Ty Segall’s new record, Emotional Mugger … On September 23, the Allman Brothers Band’s second studio album, Idlewild South, turned 45. To celebrate, the album will be available in multiple formats including deluxe and super-deluxe reissues on December 4 via UMe … A limited-edition 20th anniversary signature boxed set containing the work of the Crystal Method, including vinyl of its five studio albums as well as an unreleased rarities collection, is available for pre-order now … Ringo Starr: The Lifetime Of Peace & Love Tribute Concert features the recordings from last year’s tribute concert to Ringo Starr benefiting the David Lynch foundation. It contains performances by Ringo himself, Joe Walsh, Ben Harper, Ben Folds, the Head And The Heart and more … Loretta Lynn’s first new studio album in more than 10 years, Full Circle, is set for a March 4 release via Legacy … Legacy will also issue The Complete Them 1964-1967, a three-disc anthology of Van Morrison’s first recordings, on December 4 … On February 26, the first new Emitt Rhodes album in 43 years, Rainbow Ends, will be available from Omnivore … In celebration of Bloodshot Records’ 21st birthday, the label will release Bloodshot Six Pack To Go—a limited-edition set of six seven-inch singles by the likes of Banditos, Deer Tick, Robert Pollard, Bobby Bare Jr., the Yawpers and more—on December 4 … Lost Property, the new Turin Brakes album, is due out January 29 via Cooking Vinyl … Ane Brun’s sixth studio album, When I’m Free, will be available via her Balloon Ranger label on February 5.
—Emily Costantino
