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In The News: Baroness, Half Japanese, Garbage, Helvetia, Lynyrd Skynyrd And More

Baroness

The fourth album from Baroness, Purple, is due out December 18 via Abraxan Hymns … Light In The Attic and Munster have announced the December 4 reissue of Cubist Blues, featuring Alex Chilton, Alan Vega and Ben Vaughn. The two-album release will feature the original 1996 LP as well as two full concerts … Half Japanese has re-signed to Fire Records and is back in the studio working on a new album. In the mean time, Volume 4: 1997-2001, the final installment in the label’s reissue series, will be released November 27 … On November 6, Phil Collins’ “Take A Look At Me Now” retrospective reissue campaign will kick off with the release of deluxe versions of Face Value and Both Sides, via Rhino … The self-titled debut album from Garbage turns 20 this year, and the band will release a special 20th anniversary edition October 2 in celebration. It will also kick off its 20 Years Queer Tour, during which the band will play the album in its entirety, on October 6 … Dromomania is the new Helvetia record, set for an October 2 release from Joyful Noise … Eagle Rock will issue Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Pronounced ‘Lĕh-‘nérd ‘Skin’nérd & Second Helping: Live From Jacksonville At The Florida Theatre on DVD, Blu-ray and digital formats on October 23 … Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Lera Lynn and more appear on True Detective Music From The HBO Series, which is out now from Electromagnetic/Harvest … On October 20, the soundtrack to The Sopranos—which features tracks by Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Frank Sinatra and more—will be available on vinyl for the first time via SRCVinyl.

—Emily Costantino