On March 4, Merge will issue M. Ward’s eighth solo album, More Rain … Animal Collective has announced the February 19 release of its 11th full-length, Painting With, via Domino … Live, Vol. Four is a concert recording of the Avett Brothers’ 2015 New Year’s Eve gig, due out from American/Republic on December 18 … Third Man Records will issue the soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino’s new film, The Hateful Eight (composed by Ennio Morricone), on vinyl on December 18 … The eighth album by Nada Surf, You Know Who You Are, is due out March 4 via Barsuk … On January 22, the first three studio albums from Black Sabbath—Black Sabbath, Paranoid and Master of Reality—will be available as deluxe editions on Rhino. That same month, the band will launch its final tour across North America … Grant-Lee Phillips will release his new record, The Narrows, on March 18 via Yep Roc … Straight Outta Compton’s official soundtrack, featuring tracks by N.W.A, Eazy-E, Parliament, Ice Cube and more, is set for a January 8 release via UMe … Plowboy has announced the February 26 issuing of Meridian Rising, Paul Burch’s concept album based on the life of Jimmie Rodgers … The latest album from Michael Cerveris, Piety, will be released February 5 on Low Heat/RedEye.
—Emily Costantino
