New Release Round-Up 07-12-19

Ed Sheeran - No. 6 Collaborations Project -  ATLANTIC
Ed Sheeran celebrates the release of his No. 6 Collaborations Project – which is out this week. This new collaboration follows the release of “I Don’t Care” with Justin Bieber, which shot straight to #1 on the Billboard Digital Songs chart and #2 overall on the Hot 100. All 184 Top 40 radio stations added the track, making it only the fifth song in the modern era to win support from the full panel of Mediabase-monitored pop stations. Likewise, all 97 adult radio stations in the country added the song. An instant worldwide phenomenon, “I Don’t Care” hit #1 in the UK, Australia, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, Finland, Sweden, and more.

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Glitterer - Looking Through The Shades - Anti
Looking Through The Shades, is Glitterer's debut full-length album, featuring Ned Russin, bassist/vocalist of Title Fight. This is Glitterer all glown up. Now there are live drums (twin brother Ben did the honours) and dopamine-releasing fuzzy guitars to go with the synths, the bass, and the voice. Now there’s a full 14-song tracklist to luxuriate in. Produced by Alex Giannascoli and Arthur Rizk (Code Orange, Power Trip, Sumerlands) the album delivers Glitterer’s best-yet sonics and songs. The lyrics are still insouciantly tortured, in a reluctant-college-boy kind of way, the choruses are still obscenely catchy, and the arrangements still carry not so much as an ounce of excess fat. From the saturated distortion of the opener, “The Race” (“I wish I could look at your life and know it’s mine”), through the road-weary “1001” (“I sang 1,000 songs / didn’t want to sing again”) and the vox-and-bass-only Side B outlier “The News” (“I used to be original”), the listener is simultaneously satiated and left wanting more.

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Yuna - Rouge - Verve
There's a timeless groove to the R&B of Yuna on her fourth forthcoming album Rouge, one that s been two years in the making. It's the most ambitious project the songwriter has ever taken on, and the first album she's putting out as a fully realized woman. It's also an LP that she worked harder than ever on, re-visiting songs, editing them down, adding new layers, enriching every single moment to make it the most luscious musical experience for her audience. Yuna makes soulful pop that contains the sultriness of Sade, the flair of Aaliyah, and the sweetness of Brandy. Via her three pre-existing albums, Yuna has built her palette of melodic, uplifting soul. Her third album Chapters in 2016 was something of a breakthrough, featuring production from Fisticuffs and features with Usher ("Crush") and Jhene Aiko. Her new album s list of features is mouth-wateringly impressive. It includes: Little Simz, Kyle, G-Eazy, Jay Park and Masego. Together with executive producer Robin Hannibal and a team of producers (Jason "J. Lbs" Pounds, Fisticuffs, Cardiak, Jordan Reyes) she explored sampling culture for the first time. The title Rouge is for the color red, which has been calling to her at this moment. "It's a feeling I'm having right now. I just got married. I've become the woman I've always wanted to be. The whole album is about how I am with myself: I'm comfortable with my relationship, with my focus on my career. It's the color of becoming this woman that I am."

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Paul McCartney - Paul Is Live - Capitol
Paul Is Live, recorded during the tour in support of Off The Ground, was Paul McCartney's fifth live album and is famous for its title's double meaning and the rumour-scotching cover art. Ever since the 1969 release of Abbey Road, there had been hoax-fuelled stories of Paul's untimely death. The new title was a way of saying that this was most definitely not the case. The artwork is a play on the famous Abbey Road cover, with Paul crossing that same street but wearing shoes and using his left hand this time. (Originally, his bare feet and the holding of a cigarette in his right hand had supposedly been clues that it wasn't him on the cover.) As well as a raft of solo, Wings and Beatles favourites, the album also offers an insight into the band's sound checks, the final three songs all being improvised during rehearsals in various locations on the tour. Performed by Paul McCartney: Vocals, Bass, Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Piano Linda McCartney: Vocals, Keyboards Hamish Stuart: Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Bass Robbie McIntosh: Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Vocals Wix Wickens: Keyboards, Vocals Blair Cunningham: Drums, Percussion

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Paul McCartney - Amoeba Gig - Capitol
Amoeba Gig is the first full length commercial release of Paul McCartney's surprise free concert at Hollywood’s Amoeba Music on June 27, 2007. To date only four songs have seen wide release as the Amoeba’s Secret EP, two of which were nominated for Grammy Awards in 2008: "That Was Me" for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and "I Saw Her Standing There" for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance. A few years later in November 2012, an extended 12-song excerpt of the Amoeba show titled Live in Los Angeles – The Extended Set was made available free to PaulMcCartney.com premium members for a limited period. And this week, a full 21-song recording documenting possibly the most intimate L.A. show Paul has ever played will be made available to the public for the first time. The millions of people not among the luckier than lucky few hundred rubbing elbows with the likes of Ringo Starr and Woody Harrelson during that once in a lifetime in-store set will be able to experience those performances of Beatles classics “The Long And Winding Road,” “I’ll Follow The Sun” and “I’ve Got A Feeling,” Flaming Pie’s “Calico Skies,” plus Carl Perkins’ “Matchbox,” Jan Garber’s “Baby Face” and an emotional rendition of “Here Today.” Additionally, the LP will include an exclusive soundcheck recording of “Coming Up."

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Paul McCartney - Choba B CCCP - Capitol
The live-in-studio Choba B CCCP (Russian for “Back In The USSR”) was released in the Soviet Union in 1988, making Paul McCartney the first Western artist to issue an album exclusively for that market. In a conscious decision to get back to his roots, Paul spontaneously spent two days covering his favorite hits from the 1950s. The sessions produced 22 songs in total (and one of the outtakes being a version of The Beatles' "I Saw Her Standing There”). Choba B CCCP was a deeply personal album and a way to acknowledge fans who had supported him and The Beatles since the start. “When I was very young I asked my dad if people wanted peace,” Paul explained at the time. “He said to me, ‘Yes, people everywhere want peace – it’s usually politicians that cause trouble.’ It always seemed to me that the way The Beatles’ music was admired in the USSR tended to prove his point, that people the world over have a great deal in common. In releasing this record exclusively in the Soviet Union, I extend the hand of peace and friendship to the people of Russia.” Choba B CCCP was released in the rest of the world following the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union.

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Paul McCartney & Wings - Wings Over America - Capitol
Rare #1-charting triple live album, Wings Over America is a document of one the most sophisticated and dazzling rock shows of the 1970s or any decade. Paul McCartney & Wings would eventually perform to more than 600,000 people at 31 shows in the US and Canada, ending with three historic nights at The Forum in Los Angeles. It’s no exaggeration to say that the excitement that greeted Paul McCartney & Wings (Linda McCartney, Joe English, Denny Laine and Jimmy McCulloch) in the spring of 1976 as they embarked on what would become their one and only North American tour was overwhelming. Having released four consecutive chart topping albums — Red Rose Speedway, Band on the Run, Venus and Mars and At The Speed Of Sound – not to mention 1973’s Academy Award-winning James Bond theme “Live and Let Die” – Wings' career was in full flight… and as Paul’s first U.S. tour since The Beatles, the sheer joy of both the band and its fans were off the charts throughout the 90 hours of recordings distilled into this triple album. Wings Over America was last reissued in 2013 as part of the Paul McCartney Archive Collection series winning the Grammy Award for Boxed or Special Limited-Edition Package.

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For more information on these and other releases out this week, check out our New Releases charts by week section.

Remo Drive In-store Performance and Signing

Electric Fetus - Minneapolis

Wednesday, July 10th - 7:00 p.m.

The Electric Fetus is excited to welcome Remo Drive to the store at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 10th for a free in-store performance. Following their set, the band will sign copies of their new release, Natural, Everyday Degradation, on CD and LP (regular black vinyl or limited edition clear w/smoke vinyl while supplies last).

CLICK HERE to order Natural, Everyday Degradation on CD

CLICK HERE to order Natural, Everyday Degradation on LP (black vinyl)

CLICK HERE to order Natural, Everyday Degradation on LP (Ltd Ed clear w/smoke vinyl)

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New Release Round-Up 07-05-19

Stranger Things: Soundtrack from the Netflix Original Series, Season 3 - SONY LEGACY
Stranger Things: Soundtrack from the Netflix Original Series, Season 3 will feature 15 classic tracks and the debut of an original cast recording.

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BTS - Lights / Boy With Luv (Music Videos) [CD/DVD] - UME
'Lights / Boy With Luv' features the brand new Japanese-original song "Lights" as well as Japanese versions of "Boy With Luv" and "IDOL". Disc 2 is a DVD that features the music videos for "Lights" and "IDOL". 

UPCOMING RELEASES 

Glitterer - Looking Through The Shades - Anti
Looking Through The Shades, is Glitterer's debut full-length album, featuring Ned Russin, bassist/vocalist of Title Fight. This is Glitterer all glown up. Now there are live drums (twin brother Ben did the honours) and dopamine-releasing fuzzy guitars to go with the synths, the bass, and the voice. Now there’s a full 14-song tracklist to luxuriate in. Produced by Alex Giannascoli and Arthur Rizk (Code Orange, Power Trip, Sumerlands) the album delivers Glitterer’s best-yet sonics and songs. The lyrics are still insouciantly tortured, in a reluctant-college-boy kind of way, the choruses are still obscenely catchy, and the arrangements still carry not so much as an ounce of excess fat. From the saturated distortion of the opener, “The Race” (“I wish I could look at your life and know it’s mine”), through the road-weary “1001” (“I sang 1,000 songs / didn’t want to sing again”) and the vox-and-bass-only Side B outlier “The News” (“I used to be original”), the listener is simultaneously satiated and left wanting more.

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Yuna - Rouge - Verve
There's a timeless groove to the R&B of Yuna on her fourth forthcoming album Rouge, one that s been two years in the making. It's the most ambitious project the songwriter has ever taken on, and the first album she's putting out as a fully realized woman. It's also an LP that she worked harder than ever on, re-visiting songs, editing them down, adding new layers, enriching every single moment to make it the most luscious musical experience for her audience. Yuna makes soulful pop that contains the sultriness of Sade, the flair of Aaliyah, and the sweetness of Brandy. Via her three pre-existing albums, Yuna has built her palette of melodic, uplifting soul. Her third album Chapters in 2016 was something of a breakthrough, featuring production from Fisticuffs and features with Usher ("Crush") and Jhene Aiko. Her new album s list of features is mouth-wateringly impressive. It includes: Little Simz, Kyle, G-Eazy, Jay Park and Masego. Together with executive producer Robin Hannibal and a team of producers (Jason "J. Lbs" Pounds, Fisticuffs, Cardiak, Jordan Reyes) she explored sampling culture for the first time. The title Rouge is for the color red, which has been calling to her at this moment. "It's a feeling I'm having right now. I just got married. I've become the woman I've always wanted to be. The whole album is about how I am with myself: I'm comfortable with my relationship, with my focus on my career. It's the color of becoming this woman that I am."

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Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley & The Wailers - Island
On June 14, The Marley Family, Island Records (celebrating it’s 60^thAnniversary), and UMe join collective forces to observe the 35th anniversary of Bob Marley & The Wailers’ Legend with a double 180-gram vinyl reissue.  Initially released on May 8, 1984, Legend holds the distinction of being the world’s best-selling reggae album of all time with over 15 million copies sold in the United States alone, and over 28 million worldwide. A greatest hits compilation for the ages, Legend is the soundtrack to the remarkable life and recording career of one of reggae music’s most important and influential figures. This iconic collection not only serves as the perfect introduction to the music of Bob Marley, it has also become an essential element of every reggae fan’s permanent collection.  This vinyl-only 35th anniversary reissue comprises the original “BMW1” version of Legend with the addition of two original U.K.-only cassette bonus tracks (“Easy Skanking” and “Punky Reggae Party”). Taken as a whole, the 16 songs that comprise Legend have literally defined a genre. Among the album’s instantly recognizable tracks are “Get Up Stand Up,” “One Love / People Get Ready,” “I Shot The Sheriff,” “Three Little Birds,” “Jammin,” and “Exodus.” Other Legend anthems like “No Woman No Cry” and “Is This Love” feature backing vocals from The I Threes, an all-female trio comprised of Marley’s wife Rita Marley, Judy Mowatt, and Marcia Griffiths.

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For more information on these and other releases out this week, check out our New Releases charts by week section.

Prince Originals Release Coming June 21 and July 19

Prince Originals

This June, The Prince Estate, in partnership with Warner Bros. Records and TIDAL, will release Originals, a 15-track album featuring 14 previously unreleased recordings that illuminate the vital, behind-the-scenes role Prince played in other artists' careers. The tracks were selected collaboratively by Troy Carter, on behalf of The Prince Estate, and JAY-Z.

By the mid-1980s, Prince was dominating the charts even as a writer/producer with songs he'd composed and recorded for others. In addition to releasing nine of his most commercially successful full-length albums, he also wrote and recorded endless reels of material for proteges The Time, Vanity 6, Sheila E., Apollonia 6, Jill Jones, the Family, and Mazarati. Occasionally, Prince's original demo recordings would be used as master takes on their albums, with only minor alterations to the instrumentation and a replacement of the vocal tracks. Other times, artists would rely on his demos to guide them through their own recording process, with Prince's initial take informing their final version of his song. The aggregate effect was a complete saturation and transformation of the pop music landscape, with Prince both leading and subverting mainstream culture.

All orders will include one of our Purple Places Postcards set while supplies last!

ORDER PRINCE ORIGINALS CD (out now)

PRE-ORDER PRINCE ORIGINALS 2-LP (out 7/19)

PRE-ORDER PRINCE ORIGINALS DELUXE 2-LP/1-CD (OUT 7/19)

Please note: Orders that contain the 6/21 CD AND either of the 7/19 LP versions won't be shipped until 7/19. 

Don't forget...you get free shipping if your order is $49+! Choose that option upon checkout if you qualify.

Cavetown In-store Performance and Signing

Electric Fetus - Minneapolis

Sunday, June 30th - 4:00 p.m.

The Electric Fetus looks forward to welcoming Cavetown to the store on Sunday, June 30th at 4:00 p.m. Following an in-store performance, Cavetown will sign copies of his new 7” single “Home" (out now). This event is free and open to all ages, but only those who purchased the new single will be allowed in the signing line to meet Cavetown, get their single signed, and pose for a picture. This event ends promptly at 6:00 p.m.

You may order yours here: https://electricfetus.com/UPC/054391945860/Cavetown_Home 

Choose in-store pickup and you won’t have to pay for shipping. You’ll be able to pick up your 7” single anytime after 12:00 p.m. on June 14th. Details will be sent to the email provided on your order. Please note: if you order online by Wednesday, June 19th and want your record shipped, we will do that. Any orders after June 19th will be held for in-store pickup. Anyone who ordered the Cavetown 7” single online after 4pm on Friday, June 28th through anytime Saturday, June 29th, the order won’t be ready for pickup until 3:00 p.m. on Sunday. Web orders placed for the in-store after June 29th won't be processed...stop by the store to buy your 7" single.

On June 30th, fans may line up outside the store for the Cavetown event. Approximately 15 minutes before the 4:00 performance, we’ll clear the music department and let the line in around the stage. Those with Cavetown’s “Home” 7” single will be shown where to line up to meet Cavetown and get their 7” single signed after his performance. Quick selfies will be allowed during the signing. If you’ve pre-ordered “Home” and plan to pick it up in the store on the 30th, please do so when you arrive so you are set before the event starts.

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New Pride Socks Available

Electric Fetus - Minneapolis and online

Stand tall showing your PRIDE with a fun selection of socks at The Electric Fetus. These styles and more are available in the store now.

Choose "free shipping/$49+" for free U.S. shipping for orders of $49 or more.

Click here to order PRIDE toddler socks

Click here to order PRIDE junior size socks

Click here to order PRIDE men's crew socks

Click here to order PRIDE wide calf knee high socks

Click here to order TRANS LOVE socks

Prince Patches and Keychains

Electric Fetus - Minneapolis and online

We've added a few new officially licensed items to our Prince selection in the gift department. The patches and keychains are now available in the store and online. 

Click here to order LOVE SYMBOL PATCH

Click here to order PRINCE NAME PATCH

Click here to order PRINCE LOVESEXY PATCH

Click here to order PRINCE CONTROVERSY KEYCHAIN

Click here to order PRINCE PRINCE KEYCHAIN

CLICK HERE TO BROWSE ALL PRINCE GIFT DEPT MERCH

Signed copies of The Maine's "You are Ok" now available

Electric Fetus - Minneapolis and online

When The Maine played First Avenue last month, they were kind enough to sign copies of You Are Ok on vinyl and CD! They're available in the store now and online here while supplies last:

CLICK HERE TO ORDER CD

CLICK HERE TO ORDER VINYL

(Note "signed copy please" in the comment field if you order online)

Vinyl Happy Hour - Mpls & Duluth

Vinyl Happy Hour at Electric Fetus - Minneapolis & Duluth

Every Tuesday • All Day

Stop in Tuesdays (9a-9p) and for every $20 spent on new vinyl, get up to $5 in used vinyl at no additional charge.

A few restrictions may apply.

Electric Fetus 51st Anniversary Sale

Electric Fetus - Minneapolis & Duluth

June 5-10

Celebrate 51 years of The Electric Fetus during the storewide sale! Almost everything in the store is 20% off June 5th through the 10th.

Sale excludes tickets, tobacco, Mix & Burn CDs and yellow-tagged music already on sale.

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