Bright Eyes mastermind Conor Oberst is releasing Ruminations, the follow-up to Upside Down Mountain, on October 14 … Pete Townshend’s Deep End will issue a 1986 live recording in the form of Face The Face on September 16 … Irish act Bell X1 is releasing ARMS, its seventh studio album, on October 14 … A previously unreleased version of “Wildflowers,” a song written by Dolly Parton and performed by Trio (Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstaldt, Emmylou Harris), is now out in the world for your listening consumption; catch it on the new Trio: The Complete Collection, available September 9 … Putting together a team of bluegrass stars, Dwight Yoakam will unleash his record Swimmin’ Pools, Movie Stars on September 23, a reimagining of classic tunes from the genre … The incomparable Regina Spector is back with a new release, Remember Us To Life, out September 30 on Sire … Korn returns with The Serenity Of Suffering on October 21 … ’70s Memphis rockers Big Star will have their story documented in Isolated In The Light, a photo book that will illustrate their career with the help of graphic designer Fabrice Couillerot and photographer Donna Ranieri … Purling Hiss will put out a new record, High Bias, via Drag City on October 14 … An Everly Brothers documentary called Harmonies From Heaven is out on DVD/Blu-Ray September 9 … Luke Haines will release his new record, Smash The System, October 7 … Warpaint will issue Heads Up on September 23 … The Killers will finally reissue underrated sophomore LP Sam’s Town on vinyl for its 10th anniversary this fall … Brian Wilson is still cranking out records, with a new one called Brian Wilson And Friends (based on PBS’s Soundstage), coming out in CD/DVD form on December 12 … Nouvelle Vague is coming at you September 2 with new EP Athol Brose, featuring Cocteau Twins, Oliver Libaux, Joy Division and Buzzcocks covers … Three records by Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet will get a second life on September 16 via Yep Roc … Omnivore will go on with its Game Theory reissue campaign with a reissue of The Big Shot Chronicles … Singer/Songwriter John Prine will celebrate his 70th birthday, and put out his new LP, For Better, Or Worse, this fall … KT Turnstall will issue fifth record KIN on September 9 … Vinyl Reissue Alert: Don McLean re-pressed 1979’s American Pie for your analogue love … Bob Weir will unleash Blue Mountain via Columbia on September 9; he’s backed by members of the National … And last, but certainly not least, pop star Britney Spears will put out her ninth studio album, Glory, on August 26.
—Jordan T. Walsh
