January 2022

The Lumineers are proud to announce today’s release of their eagerly anticipated new album, BRIGHTSIDE, available now via Dualtone in the U.S. & Canada and Decca Records for the rest of the world.

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The Soul Rebels today announced the release of two previously unreleased songs from their latest album, Poetry In Motion, which have been mixed in exclusively in Sony’s 360 Reality Audio. The tracks, “Groove Train” and “Musica”, are being released for the first time as an extension of their 2019 album.

On Friday, January 14, internationally beloved blues and roots rock guitarist, singer and songwriter Tommy Castro announced dates for his 2022 30th Anniversary Tour, celebrating his new album, the critically and popularly acclaimed Tommy Castro Presents A Bluesman Came To Town. 2022 marks Castro's 30th year as a bandleader as well as his 30-year association with bassist Randy McDonald.

Bonobo aka Simon Green has released his highly-anticipated new album Fragments today (Ninja Tune), which features Jamila Woods, Joji, Kadhja Bonet, Jordan Rakei, O’Flynn, and Miguel Atwood-Ferguson. Fragments arrives with tremendous momentum: rave reviews, NPR Music’s New Music Friday program this morning, an interview to air later today on WNYC, coverage from Rolling Stone, Billboard, Pitchfork, The Fader, SPIN, Hypebeast, Zane Lowe, a DJ Mag cover story and more.

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U-Roy is releasing the standard 2LP black vinyl of his critically acclaimed album SOLID GOLD U-ROY today. The album can be purchased HERE. This vinyl release follows Trojan Jamaica/BMG's offering of the Limited Edition 2LP Gold Vinyl exclusively available at VP Records retail outlets in Queens, NY, and Miramar, FL, and via VP Reggae HERE.

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After nearly a quarter century of making music together, Colorado jam-grass vets Yonder Mountain String Band are showing no signs of slowing down. In fact, with their new album Get Yourself Outside due out in February and a slew of tour dates on the books—their first full tour with new member, mandolinist Nick Piccininni—YMSB are as inspired and energized as ever.