Retrospective: The Best of Suzanne Vega is essentially A&M's updated version of their 1999 issue, The Best of Suzanne Vega: Tried and True, adding "Tired of Sleeping" from Vega's Days of Open Hand, "Calypso" and "Solitude Standing" from Solitude Standing, "(I'll Never Be) Your Maggie May" and "Penitent" from the 2001 recording Songs in Red and Gray, and "Woman on the Tier (I'll See You Through)" from the Dead Man Walking soundtrack. Unfortunately, A&M chose to drop "Book and Cover" from the track listing, which was only previously available on The Best of Suzanne Vega: Tried and True, but the overall collection feels a little bit more hearty with a total of 21 tracks instead of 17.

The Kanneh-Masons are seven British siblings, aged 15 to 29, who play violin, piano, or cello and have risen to international fame as one of the most remarkable musical families of today. Trained largely at London’s Royal Academy of Music (with Jeneba at the Royal College of Music), they have won numerous awards, appeared on major broadcasts such as the Baftas (2018), Royal Variety Show (2019), and Strictly Come Dancing (2020), and released acclaimed albums including Carnival (2020) and River of Music (2025). Raised in Nottingham by Stuart Mason and Dr. Kadiatu Kanneh, their story has inspired books, documentaries, and award-winning TV specials.

Pascal Rogé, celebrating his 75th birthday, releases a new album dedicated entirely to Gabriel Fauré, including his first complete recording of Fauré’s Barcarolles and the beloved Dolly Suite, performed with his wife, Elena Font. Signed by Decca Records at age 18 on the recommendation of Julius Katchen, Rogé is renowned for his interpretations of French piano repertoire, particularly works by Erik Satie, Claude Debussy, and Francis Poulenc. This recording reflects his lifelong mastery and deep affinity for the nuances of French music.

For his first recording with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Music Director Kazuki Yamada chose a program devoted to three works by William Walton, highlighting the strong connection between English music and an English orchestra. The recording features Walton’s two symphonies, which reflect different stages of his career: the powerful First Symphony of 1935 and the more reflective Second Symphony written twenty-five years later and dedicated to Georg Szell. Initially known for his avant-garde tendencies, Walton gradually aligned himself with the English tradition associated with Elgar and Vaughan Williams. This reputation led to prestigious commissions, including the march Orb and Sceptre for the coronation of Elizabeth II.

Released in 1994 on QED Records, Ragga House is an energetic 20-track compilation showcasing the explosive fusion of digital reggae, dancehall toasts, raggamuffin hip-hop, and early house rhythms that defined the late-80s and early-90s UK and Jamaican club underground. Highlighted by pioneer vocalists like Asher D, Daddy Freddy, Tenor Fly, Sugar Minott, and Nitty Gritty alongside producer Simon Harris, this collection captures the birth of ragga—a genre born from digitized backing tracks, fast-paced chatter, and Kingston ghetto roots culture. From heavy basslines and fast-flow toasts on "Ragamuffin Hip Hop" and "Dance Hall Clash" to the crossover Title track "Ragga House," this compilation serves as a essential time capsule of early dancehall and UK soundsystem culture.

Released in 1991 by Mushroom Records, Play The Best is a comprehensive 16-track compilation showcasing the essential output of the seminal Sydney power pop and post-punk outfit Sunnyboys. Emerging on the Australian music scene in 1980 under the songwriting leadership of Jeremy Oxley, the band bridged raw high-energy new wave with melodic 1960s-style garage guitar hooks, offering a refreshing, jangly contrast to the heavy pub-rock that dominated Sydney at the time. Packed with their defining Australian chart hits and fan favorites—including the timeless classics "Alone With You," "Happy Man," and "Show Me Some Discipline"—this retrospective serves as a definitive primer on one of Australia's most revered 1980s alternative rock bands.

Released in 1999 by the Belgian dance label ARS Productions, La Boite a Disco-Funk is a massive 5-CD archival anthology spanning 100 essential tracks from the high-energy golden era of disco, soul, funk, and early club music. Across six hours of music, this box set bridges classic 70s Philadelphia and Miami disco anthems (KC & The Sunshine Band, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, The Trammps) with smooth 80s urban boogie and post-disco cuts (The Whispers, Imagination, Oliver Cheatham, Midnight Star) and euro-disco / Italo-synth rarities (Kano, Kasso, Vivien Vee, The Flirts). Fully remastered and compiled for DJs, collectors, and dancefloor purists alike.

Released in October 2014 on Warp Records (and presented here in an expanded 39-track Japanese deluxe edition complete with bonus instrumentals and the bonus track "Protector"), You're Dead! is the landmark fifth studio album by Los Angeles electronic producer, composer, and Brainfeeder mastermind Steven Ellison, better known as Flying Lotus. A conceptual sonic journey exploring the afterlife, mortality, and the psychedelic continuum between jazz, hip-hop, and avant-garde beat music, the album features groundbreaking basswork from long-time collaborator Thundercat alongside guest appearances by Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Angel Deradoorian, Niki Randa, and Ellison's own rap alter-ego Captain Murphy. High-octane fusion rhythms meet spectral synthesizer textures, anchored by the Grammy-nominated single "Never Catch Me."

Originally recorded in the mid-1980s and reissued on CD in 2010 via Anaconda Records, Nuevo Wavo captures the high-octane Tex-Mex new wave sound of Joe King Carrasco & The Crowns. Renowned as one of the pioneer acts to fuse Farfisa/Vox organ-driven garage rock with polka rhythms, Latin pop, and catchy power-pop hooks, Carrasco and his band became international cult icons in the late '70s and early '80s—earning a deal with Stiff Records and making memorable appearances on Saturday Night Live. Packed with rowdy dancefloor energy, humor, and signature bilingual anthems like "Houston El Mover," "Caca De Vaca," "Federales," and "Buena," this 19-track collection stands as a prime artifact of Austin's party-rock legacy.

Recorded in 1969 and reissued on CD by Acadia in 2004, The Charlatans San Francisco 1969 captures the self-titled sole studio album from the legendary Haight-Ashbury pioneers. Widely recognized as the foundational band of the "San Francisco Sound," The Charlatans stood apart from their contemporaries by blending early psychedelic rock with jug band, country, and blues aesthetics, wrapped in iconic Victorian/Edwardian visual flair. Recorded by a reconstituted lineup featuring Mike Wilhelm, Richard Olsen, Terry Wilson, and Darrel De Vore, and produced by Dan Healy alongside the band, this release features classic renditions of Van Dyke Parks' "High Coin," Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues," and traditional blues workouts like "Alabama Bound," complete with an authentic vintage radio promo spot.

Released in 2021 on Then Records, A Head Full Of Ideas & Trust Is For Believers (Live) is a comprehensive 2-CD career retrospective from Madchester icons and Britpop legends The Charlatans. Celebrating over three decades of resilient music-making, Disc 1 ("A Head Full of Ideas") gathers 21 essential singles and fan favorites spanning from their 1990 debut breakout "The Only One I Know" through defining 90s anthems like "North Country Boy" and "One to Another" up to late-career triumphs like "Plastic Machinery." Disc 2 ("Trust Is For Believers") delivers a rare 13-track collection of explosive live BBC broadcasts and festival performances recorded between 1990 and 2007 at Glastonbury, Reading, Hultsfred, and Sound City Glasgow.

The complete recordings by Manchester beat group Freddie And The Dreamers for EMI in the 1960s compiled and annotated by respected author and pop historian Bob Stanley of St. Etienne. Includes the UK Top 10 hits ‘If You Want To Make A Fool Of Somebody’ (#3), ‘I’m Tellin’ You Now’ (#2), ‘You Were Made For Me’ (#3) and ‘I Understand’ (#5) and all their albums including their UK Top 5 self-titled debut. The band were also loved in the USA where they were part of the “British Invasion”, ‘I’m Tellin’ You Now’ topped The Billboard Hot 100 and they reached the Top 20 with ‘Do The Freddie’. Two albums, Sing-Along Party (1965) and what Bob Stanley refers to as a “psychedelic pop primer for kids” Oliver In The Overworld (1970) are issued on CD for the first time plus another makes its debut on CD in the UK, King Freddie And His Dreaming Knights (1967).

After numerous world tours, ten full length albums, and globally recognized acclaim, groove metal legends DevilDriver remain full speed ahead in their second decade of decimation. The band recently rounded out their career defining double album Dealing With Demons Vols. I & II. With Vol. I sitting at #1 at metal radio for a triumphant 15 weeks, and Vol. II celebrated by internationally revered media like Metal Injection, Kerrang!, and Blabbermouth, who lauded “you can’t stop the unstoppable”. Now out for blood, DevilDriver sets out on a rabid hunt with Strike and Kill dropping July 10, 2026 via Napalm Records. A ferocious lash that honors its namesake with brutal dedication, Strike and Kill holds the blade to your throat, serving up that trademark DevilDriver blend of melodeath elegance, blackened atmosphere, tectonic grooves, and iconic frontman Dez Fafara’s visceral delivery.