Seasons Of Your Day is Mazzy Star’s first full-length release since 1996, due out September 24 via the duo’s own label, Rhymes Of An Hour … Matador is set to release Coming Apart, the double album by Body/Head (a.k.a. Kim Gordon and Bill Nace) on September 10 … Yuck will issue its as-yet-untitled sophomore album this fall on Fat Possum … August 20 marks the release of John Mayer’s new album, Paradise Valley, via Columbia. He’s currently in the midst of a worldwide tour … Moondance Shines Brighter is a five-disc deluxe edition of Van Morrison’s 1970 album, complete with 50 unreleased tracks, due out from Warner Bros. on September 30 … Yep Roc has announced the October 1 release of Mondo Zombie Boogaloo, a Halloween-centric collaborative album featuring the Fleshtones, Los Straitjackets and Southern Culture On The Skids. The bands will hit the road for a supporting tour in mid-October … In 1997, Alex Chilton and his band’s second set at the Knitting Factory was interrupted by a power outage. Chilton obliged the crowd with a spontaneous acoustic performance, resulting in Electricity By Candlelight, which will be available from Bar/None on October 8 … On August 27, Columbia will issue Another Self Portrait (1969-1971), the 10th volume of Bob Dylan’s acclaimed Bootleg Series containing unreleased recordings, demos and alternate takes … Charlie Moothart, Roland Cosio and Ty Segall comprise Fuzz, whose self-titled debut is due out October 1 via In The Red … Elf Power’s 12th LP, Sunlight On The Moon, will be released on October 1 by Elephant 6. Following the release, the band will hit the road for a U.S. tour alongside Neutral Milk Hotel … A special expanded boxed set of Tift Merritt’s Traveling Alone will be released September 17, featuring bonus album Traveling Companion and an illustrated, hardbound lyric book … On September 17, Mike Doughty will release his new album, a collection of 13 re-imagined songs originally performed by his former band, Soul Coughing.
—Emily Costantino
