The Decemberists just released a limited-edition seven-inch single of the track “January Hymn,” which will appear on forthcoming album The King Is Dead, due out January 18 on Capitol. The b-side features a cover of the Grateful Dead’s “Row Jimmy” … Jack White’s Third Man Records is issuing the latest installments of its Blue Series seven-inches, featuring Sweden’s Dungen and First Aid Kit … During the holidays, Dead Confederate is playing four special shows in Georgia, performing Neil Young’s 1974 album Tonight’s The Night in its entirety … Edie Brickell is self-releasing two albums in January: one as a solo artist and another with the Gaddabouts … On January 11, Metal Club is issuing Black Sabbath: Live At Hammersmith Odeon, a limited-edition, three-LP, 180-gram-vinyl set that features Black Sabbath’s January 1982 concert … From A Basement In Seattle (Akashic) is a book celebrating the poster art of Brad Klausen, Pearl Jam’s longtime in-house designer, with introductions by Eddie Vedder and Jeff Ament. Akashic is also reissuing 100 Posters/134 Squirrels, which features art by Jay Ryan and essays by Steve Albini and Greg Kot … Joan Of Arc’s limited-edition instrumental LP, Oh Brother, is out February 8 on Joyful Noise.
—Emily Costantino
