Jimmy Eat World to launch summer North American tour

photo: Christoper Wray-McCann

Arizona alt-rock band Jimmy Eat World will kick off the celebration for the 25th anniversary of their album Bleed American with a tour that starts in June in Denver. 

The trek marks the band's return to the Vans Warped Tour stage, in all five cities, after a 25-year absence. 

As members prepare for tour, they are approaching songs from the album with a perspective they lacked in the blur of 2001: intentional gratitude. For drummer Zach Lind, this tour feels like a second chance to show appreciation to the fans who provided their livelihood for the past 25 years. 

Lead vocalist and guitarist Jim Adkins echoes this sentiment: “I feel like at this time in our lives, especially for me, it’s important to get back to a place that you can savor. This tour is designed to be an elevated version of our show, a heightened experience with production that reflects 25 years of learning how to stretch artistically in the live environment.” Fans can expect to hear the entirety of Bleed American, along with others. 

Along the tour, Jimmy Eat World will be joined by very special guests on select dates.

Originally released July 24, 2001 via DreamWorks Records, Bleed American has been certified platinum in the U.S. and gold in the U.K., with the single “The Middle” recently joining the Spotify Billion Streams Club. 

Adkins says: “When we printed the last mix of Bleed American, we felt like we had achieved something great for ourselves. There was no barometer of how it would connect with people outside of the studio, and we are still in awe with the life the record and songs have had since their original release. Bleed American is as much yours as it is ours, so we want to celebrate it with you all in a very special way.”

For the North America dates, general on sale tickets are available Friday, February 13 at 10 a.m. local time.

For Information on tickets and more, visit: JimmyEatWorld.com.

The band’s most recent release is last year's Something(s) Loud EP. 

Tour Dates: 

*Vans Warped Tour
++Non "Bleed American" Show

June 9 –– Denver, CO –– Red Rocks Amphitheatre w/Sunny Day Real Estate + The Get Up Kids

June 11 –– Chicago, IL –– Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island w/ The Get Up Kids + Sunny Day Real Estate

June 12 –– Detroit, MI –– Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill w/ The Get Up Kids + Sunny Day Real Estate
June 13-14 –– Washington, D.C. –– Vans Warped Tour*
June 16 –– Brooklyn, NY –– Brooklyn Paramount w/The Get Up Kids + Hey Mercedes
June 17 –– New York, NY –– The Rooftop at Pier 17 w/Thrice + Girls Against Boys
June 19 –– Philadelphia, PA –– Highmark Skyline Stage at Mann w/Thrice + Hey Mercedes
June 20 –– Boston, MA –– MGM Music Hall at Fenway w/Thrice + Girls Against Boys
July 3 –– Calgary, AB –– Spruce Meadows++
July 4 –– Fort McMurray, AB –– Hello Summer Festival++
July 17 –– Bend, OR –– Hayden Homes Amphitheater w/Motion City Soundtrack + Illuminati Hotties
July 18 –– Seattle WA –– WAMU Theater @ Lumen Field w/Motion City Soundtrack + Illuminati Hotties
July 19 –– Vancouver, BC –– Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre w/Motion City Soundtrack + Illuminati Hotties
July 22 –– Sandy, UT –– Sandy Amphitheater w/Motion City Soundtrack + Illuminati Hotties
July 24 –– Concord, CA –– Toyota Pavilion at Concord w/Mom Jeans + Motion City Soundtrack + Illuminati Hotties
July 25-26 –– Long Beach, CA –– Vans Warped Tour*
August 22 –– Montreal, QC –– Vans Warped Tour*
August 23 –– Toronto, ON –– RBC Amphitheatre co-headline w/PUP
September 6 –– Phoenix, AZ –– Chase Field supporting My Chemical Romance
September 9 –– Austin, TX –– Moody Amphitheater w/Minus the Bear + Sparta
September 10 –– Dallas, TX –– The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory w/Minus the Bear + Sparta
September 12-13 –– Mexico City, MX –– Vans Warped Tour*
November 12 –– Nashville, TN –– TBA
November 14 –– Tampa, FL –– MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre w/Hot Mulligan + Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers
November 14-15 –– Orlando, FL –– Vans Warped Tour*

Soundtrack to Paul McCartney & Wings documentary 'Man on the Run' arrives Feb. 27

Ahead of the release of Paul McCartney: Man on the Run, the new documentary by Oscar, Emmy, and Grammy Award-winning director Morgan Neville, exploring Paul McCartney’s career after The Beatles’ breakup, Capitol Records, MPL Communications and UMG have announced details of a companion album titled, Man on the Run - Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack.

The album includes hits and various tracks from across Paul McCartney and Wings’ catalog. “Arrow Through Me (Rough Mix),” a previously unreleased rough mix from the 1979 album sessions for Back to the Egg, and “Live And Let Die (Rockshow),” from the 1980 concert film Rockshow, can both be heard exclusively via Amazon Music here, ahead of release. The album will feature a third previously unreleased track in “Gotta Sing Gotta Dance,” originally featured in the 1973 The James Paul McCartney TV Special.

Both the soundtrack album and documentary will be released on February 27, with Man on the Run - Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack arriving in a variety of formats, including a limited edition New York Taxi Yellow Vinyl LP by Jack White's Third Man Pressing plant (pre-order here), a limited edition Tangerine Peel Orange Vinyl LP Amazon Exclusive, and Black Vinyl LP, through to a 1CD edition and digital release. Each vinyl edition will also come with a Man on the Run poster.

The artwork had creative direction by Paul McCartney and Aubrey ‘Po’ Powell of Hipgnosis - the iconic design studio that worked with Paul for eight Wings albums, including Band on the Run, Venus and Mars, Wings Over America, Wings Greatest, and the 2025 anthology, WINGS. The artwork was designed by Peter Curzon of Storm Studios.

Fans can shop the Amazon exclusive soundtrack vinyl here today and find more merch on Paul McCartney’s official store on Amazon.com and in the Amazon Music app.

Speaking about his approach to the film and soundtrack, director Morgan Neville said:

“When people talk about the biggest acts of the 1970s, the list rarely includes Paul McCartney. Not because he wasn’t big - he was undeniably one of the biggest acts of the decade - but because of what he’d already done. Paul had been in the biggest band in the world, which in turn had created itself its own gravitational force.

In my film, Man on the Run, I wanted to look at Paul’s impossible run from that long shadow of The Beatles.

It was a journey full of unlikely choices - a van tour! Bruce McMouse! Nigeria! Thrillington! A Scottish anthem! - but looked at together, the madness of those choices actually started to seem sane. How else could one deal with the weight of such expectations than by doing the unexpected?

I also saw that throughout the decade, Paul stopped running away from something and started running towards something else - his own voice, his own family, his own life. This was a story of somebody finding themselves.

This soundtrack is a snapshot of that journey told through his music. Each of these songs is a result of some creative impulse of who Paul was at that moment in time. It was through song that Paul spoke, not only to the world, but to himself. We’re lucky enough to be able to listen along.”

Paul McCartney: Man on the Run will be available on Prime Video from February 27. The film will also be released in cinemas for one night only by Trafalgar Releasing on February 19. Tickets to see the film first, in select cinemas worldwide, are available at manontherun.film.  Each theatrical screening also includes a bonus conversation between Paul McCartney and director Morgan Neville, exclusive to cinemas. 

Track listing:

1 Wings - Silly Love Songs (Demo)

2 Paul McCartney - That Would Be Something (2011 Remaster)
3 Paul and Linda McCartney - Long Haired Lady (2012 Remaster)
4 Paul and Linda McCartney - Too Many People (2012 Remaster)
5 Paul McCartney and Wings - Big Barn Bed (2018 Remaster)
6 Paul McCartney - Gotta Sing Gotta Dance
7 Wings - Live and Let Die (Rockshow)
8 Paul McCartney and Wings - Band on the Run (2010 Remaster)
9 Wings - Arrow Through Me (Rough Mix)
10 Wings - Mull of Kintyre (2016 Remaster)
11 Paul McCartney - Coming Up (2011 Remaster)
12 Paul McCartney and Wings - Let Me Roll It (2010 Remaster)

Gorillaz to mark new album 'The Mountain' this month with shows, limited exhibition in LA

“Damascus (feat. Omar Souleyman and Yasiin Bey)” is the fourth and latest new track to preview the upcoming new Gorillaz studio album 'The Mountain,' out February 27 via Kong. Listen HERE.

Gorillaz - which appeared on the main stage at Coachella Festival '24 - is led by Damon Albarn (Blur). The current single was first debuted during a special performance of The Mountain at London’s Copper Box Arena last September.

The Mountain, Gorillaz’ ninth studio album, was co-produced by Gorillaz, James Ford (Arctic Monkeys) and others. It was recorded around the world and features artists performing in Arabic, English, Hindi, Spanish and Yoruba. Among the collaborators are Gruff Rhys of Super Furry Animals, IDLES, Johnny Marr, Paul Simonon, Sparks, as well as the voices of the late Bobby Womack, Dennis Hopper, The Fall's Mark E Smith, Proof and Tony Allen. 

Following last year’s acclaimed London run, the gates of Kong – the fabled home of Gorillaz - will open in Downtown L.A. when the new immersive exhibition House of Kong opens for a limited 4-week run from February 26-March 19 at Rolling Greens. Exhibition tickets are on sale now. 

The exhibition will be accompanied by two Gorillaz shows at the Hollywood Palladium on February 22-23. These standalone U.S. dates will see Damon Albarn and the Gorillaz live band joined onstage by special guests to perform the band’s new album The Mountain in full, from beginning to end, all under the watchful eye of Murdoc, Noodle, Russel and 2D.

Watch exhibition trailer HERE
Tickets Available HERE

Listen to “The God of Lying (feat. IDLES)” HERE. “The Manifesto (feat. Trueno and Proof)” HERE and “The Happy Dictator (feat. Sparks)” HERE.

The Mountain will be available in the following formats: Digital Download; Standard CD; Deluxe 2CD; Standard Vinyl; Hardback Book Vinyl Edition; Limited Edition Collectors Box (incl. Art Prints). Pre-order HERE.

Pre order / pre save The Mountain HERE.

Track listing:

The Mountain (feat. Dennis Hopper, Ajay Prasanna, Anoushka Shankar, Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash)

The Moon Cave (feat. Asha Puthli, Bobby Womack, Dave Jolicoeur, Jalen Ngonda and Black Thought)
The Happy Dictator (feat. Sparks)
The Hardest Thing (feat. Tony Allen)
Orange County (feat. Bizarrap, Kara Jackson and Anoushka Shankar)
The God of Lying (feat. IDLES)
The Empty Dream Machine (feat. Black Thought, Johnny Marr and Anoushka Shankar)
The Manifesto (feat. Trueno and Proof)
The Plastic Guru (feat. Johnny Marr and Anoushka Shankar)
Delirium (feat. Mark E. Smith)
Damascus (feat. Omar Souleyman and Yasiin Bey)
The Shadowy Light (feat. Asha Bhosle, Gruff Rhys, Ajay Prasanna, Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash)
Casablanca (feat. Paul Simonon and Johnny Marr)
The Sweet Prince (feat. Ajay Prasanna, Johnny Marr and Anoushka Shankar)
The Sad God (feat. Black Thought, Ajay Prasanna and Anoushka Shankar)

The Black Keys news

The Black Keys' new single “You Got To Lose” is the first from their upcoming album Peaches! set for release on May 1 via Easy Eye Sound/Warner Records. 

The music video, directed by E.J. McLeavey-Fisher, centers around the band playing a surprise show at the legendary Memphis juke joint, Hernando’s Hide-A-Way, last month.

Listen to/Watch “You Got to Lose” here. Pre-order/save Peaches! here.

Peaches!, the band’s fourteenth studio album, was described by singer Dan Auerbach as the band’s “most natural record” since their 2002 debut, The Big Come Up. The project was born in the wake of Auerbach’s late father’s diagnosis of esophageal cancer, as he was staying in Dan’s Nashville home, in rapid decline. Patrick Carney, Dan’s Black Keys bandmate and oldest, closest friend, knew without asking “that it would be good for Dan to have something to do.” That something, of course, was to head into the studio and crank up the amps.

“We weren’t making a record. We were just jamming, like this is for us,” Dan Auerbach says. “Really primal, in a moment when all the nerves were raw, just kinda screaming. We were going through a lot, trying to lift our spirits. I think my dad getting sick made me not give a fuck and just wanna scream for a bit.”

In similar DIY spirit to their debut, the album was recorded with all musicians playing in the same room with very few overdubs, and is the first album mixed entirely by the band themselves since 2006’s Magic Potion.

“Everything was all cut live in one with no separation, including vocals,” adds Patrick Carney. “It was a nightmare to mix but we got it sounding raw and filthy.”

The songs on Peaches! reflect Dan and Patrick’s obsessive record-collecting habit, which in recent years has escalated into an ongoing series of Record Hang DJ-set dance parties. These hangs fueled a deeper period of musical archaeology for both of them. “I’d look for 45s specifically to play at the record hangs,” Dan says, “but sometimes I’d find a song and think, ‘This might be fun for Pat and me to play live.’”

Peaches! cover art is illustrated with an image by the iconic Memphis-born photographer William Eggleston, a hero of the band’s, and see’s Patrick’s brother, Michael Carney, designing and art-directing the package as he did similarly with early Black Keys albums, notably winning a GRAMMY award for the Brothers cover. Peaches! will be available on vinyl, CD, cassette and digitally — pre-order/save here.

The Black Keys are set to headline Gentilly Stage at New Orleans Jazz Fest this spring, with select festival dates in the summer. Tickets available here: https://theblackkeys.com/

Track listing:

01. Where There's Smoke, There's Fire

02. Stop Arguing Over Me
03. Who's Been Foolin' You
04. It's a Dream
05. Tomorrow Night
06. You Got To Lose
07. Tell Me You Love Me
08. She Does It Right
09. Fireman Ring the Bell
10. Nobody But You Baby

Upcoming Festival dates:

05/01/26 - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - New Orleans, LA

07/17/26 – Minnesota Yacht Club – St. Paul, MN

Out now: 'Sunday Best,' the new album from Nick Jonas

'Sunday Best,' the first solo album in nearly five years by Nick Jonas, is out today via Republic Records—listen HERE. The official music video for single “Gut Punch” can be viewed HERE. It was directed by filmmaker Anthony Mandler.

On the song’s inspiration, Nick shares, “I tend to be hyper critical of myself, not typically about my appearance or getting older, but I was wondering, ‘Am I doing everything to be the best version of myself? Am I a present and thoughtful husband? Am I a good father?’ As time goes by, the stress and complications of life will weigh on you. It’s important to remember there was once a version of you who was carefree and loved the world.”

Nick first debuted “Gut Punch” live last November while on tour in Las Vegas, introducing the song to fans at select stops in the weeks that followed, including a special performance during the Jonas Brothers’ Samsung TV Plus New Year’s Eve celebration. 

Earlier this week, Jonas performed the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (watch HERE), and followed that with an appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers (watch HERE). The singer also did a show at NYC's Irving Plaza and hits the Blue Note in LA on Saturday. . 

“I’m so excited to share these new stories, candid thoughts, quiet walks home in the city, and snapshots of my life over these past few years. And while this album was made over the course of the last two years, it was truly 33 years in the making.” 

– Nick Jonas on Sunday Best

Track listing: 

“Sweet To Me”
“Handprints”
“I Need You”
“You Got Me”
“Gut Punch”
“Hope”
“Seeing Ghosts”
“Aphrodite”
“911”
“The Greatest” feat. Jonas Brothers
“Princesses”

Classic Van Halen album '5150' to get deluxe treatment for 40th Anniversary

Rhino will release Van Halen's '5150 (Expanded Edition)' on March 27, just days after the album’s 40th anniversary. The LP/3CD/Blu-ray collection includes the 1986 album remastered directly from the original master tapes, overseen by the band’s longtime engineer Donn Landee. Additionally, an Amazon-exclusive green vinyl version will be available the same day.

It arrives days after the original album's 40th anniversary. '5150' was the first album featuring the lineup of Sammy Hagar, Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, and Michael Anthony and marked the band’s first #1 album with hits like “Why Can’t This Be Love,” “Dreams,” and “Best Of Both Worlds,” continuing their streak of multi-platinum releases.

The expanded reissue introduces more than 90 minutes of previously unreleased live recordings from the band’s August 27, 1986 concert at New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum in New Haven, Connecticut. These are joined by a selection of rare 7” single edits and extended 12” versions. The Blu-ray includes a new high-definition upgrade of Live Without a Net, Van Halen’s double-Platinum 1986 concert video that was also recorded that same August night in New Haven, along with promotional videos for “Dreams” and “Why Can’t This Be Love.” Pre-order HERE.

Standalone versions of 5150 featuring the remastered album and rarities will also be available the same day as a 2CD set or a 2LP on black vinyl. Ahead of the release, the live version of “Summer Nights” from the New Haven show is available now digitally, along with the HD remastered video. Listen HERE.

Van Halen recorded 5150 at Eddie’s 5150 Studios in California beginning in late 1985. Released on March 24, 1986, the album debuted at the top of the Billboard 200, becoming the band’s first #1 release. It quickly became one of the best-selling albums of Van Halen’s career, earning 6x Platinum certification in the U.S., and was followed by the extensive and highly successful 5150 Tour. On stage, the new lineup focused on new material like “Love Walks In,” “Best Of Both Worlds,” and “Get Up,” while still delivering early VH favorites like “Panama” and “Ain’t Talkin’ ’Bout Love.”

5150 (EXPANDED EDITION)

3CD/Blu-ray Track Listing

Disc One: Original Album Remastered

“Good Enough”
“Why Can’t This Be Love"
“Get Up”
“Dreams”
“Summer Nights”
“Best Of Both Worlds”
“Love Walks In”
“5150”
“Inside”

Disc Two

“Best Of Both Worlds” (Single Edit)
“Dreams” (Single Edit)
“Love Walks In” (Single Edit)
“Why Can’t This Be Love” (Extended Version)
“Dreams” (Extended Version)
“Best Of Both Worlds” (Live)
“Rock And Roll” (Live)
“Love Walks In” (Live)

Disc Three

New Haven Veteran Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT (8/27/86)

“There’s Only One Way To Rock”
“Summer Nights”
“5150”
“Panama”
“Best Of Both Worlds”
“Love Walks In”
Guitar Solo
“I Can’t Drive 55”
“Ain’t Talkin’ ’Bout Love”
“Wild Thing”
“Why Can’t This Be Love”
“Rock And Roll”

Blu-ray

Live Without a Net (HD Upgrade)
“Dreams” (Promo Video)
“Why Can’t This Be Love” (Promo Video)

5150
2CD Track Listing

Disc One

“Good Enough”
“Why Can’t This Be Love"
“Get Up”
“Dreams”
“Summer Nights”
“Best Of Both Worlds”
“Love Walks In”
“5150”
“Inside”

Disc Two

“Best Of Both Worlds” (Edit)
“Dreams” (Edit)
“Love Walks In” (Edit)
“Why Can’t This Be Love” (Extended Version)
“Dreams” (Extended Version)
“Best Of Both Worlds” (Live)
“Rock And Roll” (Live)
“Love Walks In” (Live)

Bruce Hornsby album, tour slated for spring

Bruce Hornsby has unveiled the title track and first single from his forthcoming album, Indigo Park, arriving April 3 on Zappo Productions/Thirty Tigers. Produced by Tony Berg, Will Maclellan and Bruce Hornsby, Indigo Park finds the artist backed by his longtime band, The Noisemakers, as well as guitarist Blake Mills, bassist Pino Palladino and drummer Chris Dave.

It also features collaborations with Bob Weir, Bonnie Raitt, Ezra Koenig and Robert Hunter. Listen to "Indigo Park" and watch the video: HERE

With the exception of two songs co-written with late Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter ("Alabama" and "Might As Well Be Me, Florinda"), Indigo Park finds Hornsby singing more in the first-person than he ever has. In the title track, the first song he wrote for the album, Hornsby looks back on a 10th grade party at the Indigo Park Pool in Williamsburg, Virginia, when a "great big entrance" went awry. 

Bruce Hornsby says, "It's just an old bastard, looking back. To be honest, I've found a way, a path to grow old gracefully, with help from some newborn friends of mine."

The creation of Indigo Park began in 2024, as Bruce Hornsby was turning 70. After releasing a streak of four albums in five years – Absolute Zero (2019), Non-Secure Connection (2020), 'Flicted (2022) and Deep Sea Vents (2024) – he was burnt out and tried his best to stop writing for a bit. That plan did not last. 

In addition to Indigo Park, 2026 brings the 40th anniversary of The Way It Is, both the album and its #1 single. 

Alongside The Noisemakers, Bruce Hornsby will perform music from Indigo Park and his past four decades on a headline tour of two dozen shows across the US this spring and summer. Find the list of dates below, and tickets at brucehornsby.com/#tour.

Pre-Order Indigo Park

Track listing:

Indigo Park
Memory Palace (feat. Ezra Koenig)
Entropy Here (Rust In Peace)
Silhouette Shadows
Ecstatic (feat. Bonnie Raitt)
Alabama
North Dakota Slate Roof
Sliver of Time
Might As Well Be Me, Florinda (with Bob Weir & feat. Blake Mills)
Take a Light Strain

'An Evening With' Tour Dates:

2/12 - Houston, TX - The Heights Theater - SOLD OUT
2/13 - Lake Jackson, TX - The Clarion at Brazosport College
2/28 - Denver, CO - Boettcher Concert Hall w/ the Colorado Symphony Orchestra

Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers Tour Dates:

4/9 - Cincinnati, OH - Taft Theatre
4/11 - Louisville, KY - Brown Theatre
4/12 - Nashville, TN - CMA Theater
4/14 - Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theatre
4/15 - Winston-Salem, NC - The Ramkat
4/17 - Atlanta, GA - TBA
4/19 - North Charleston, SC - High Water Music Festival
4/21 - Ponte Vedra Beach, FL - Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
4/23 - Birmingham, AL - The Lyric Theatre
4/25 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
6/2 - Redding, CA - Cascade Theatre
6/4 - Portland, OR - Revolution Hall
6/5 - Seattle, WA - Neptune Theatre
6/7 - Medford, OR - Holly Theatre
6/8 - Folsom, CA - Harris Center- Stage One
6/10 - San Ramon, CA - Dougherty Valley Performing Arts Center
6/11 - San Francisco, CA - Palace of Fine Arts
6/13 - Monterey, CA - Golden State Theatre
6/16 - Los Angeles, CA - The Troubadour
6/17 - Los Angeles, CA - The Troubadour
6/18 - Ojai, CA - Libbey Bowl
6/20 - Scottsdale, AZ - Virginia G. Piper Theatre
6/21 - Corona, CA - Dos Lagos Amphitheater
7/25 - Patchougue, NY - Great South Bay Music Festival

Record Store Day - April 2026 news: Rare titles from The Blasters, Romeo Void

As usual, the label has more cool Eighties-centric rock/alternative releases on tap...

Liberation Hall has announced a pair of titles for Record Store Day, the annual retail event which celebrates independent record stores in the U.S. and abroad. Record Store Day is set for Saturday, April 18. Liberation Hall will issue a double LP of previously unreleased live recordings from San Francisco new wave rockers Romeo Void, alongside the final installment in a wide-ranging catalog campaign from Los Angeles’ the Blasters. Both titles will be distributed by MVD Entertainment.

ROMEO VOID – Live ’81-‘85

In 2023, Liberation Hall released Live from Mabuhay Gardens, the first official concert recording from Romeo Void. That first RSD exclusive is now set to be followed by another limited-edition release. 

Live ’81-’85 captures Romeo Void performing in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Albany, New York, as well as farther afield in London and Berlin. The 17-track set brings together songs from all three of the band’s studio albums — It’s a Condition (1981), Benefactor (1982) and Instincts (1984) — and features band members Debora Iyall (vocals), Frank Zincavage (bass), Peter Woods (guitar), Benjamin Bossi (saxophone), Larry Carter (drums), and Aaron Smith (drums). 

The deluxe double-LP package will be pressed on black vinyl and available in a gatefold sleeve designed by Zincavage and Skott Reader. The cover art is an homage to the band’s breakout record, 1981’s “Never Say Never” EP. The record’s inner bag will feature lyrics, rare photos and memorabilia. Live ’81-’85 will also be available on CD and digital. Digital single “Never Say Never” is available now.

TRACKLIST: 1. In the Dark | 2. Flashflood | 3. Shake the Hands of Time | 4. Not Safe | 5. Undercover Kept | 6. White Sweater | 7. S.O.S. | 8. Never Say Never | 9. I Mean It | 10. Billy’s Birthday | 11. Just Too Easy | 12. Say No | 13. Instincts | 14. A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing) | 15. Out on My Own | 16. Six Days and One | 17. Chinatown| 18. Myself to Myself *

* Vinyl and digital download bonus track (does not appear on CD)
All live tracks written by Romeo Void and previously unreleased.

NEKO CASE ON ROMEO VOID:

“Live ’81-’85 captures that sweet spot after the record is made where you tour until the songs come out of you like a gorgeous martial arts drill and you wish you could go back and record them all over again. Debora Iyall’s vocals are so confident and commanding. She is one of those singers who make me wonder how much less myself I would be if they hadn’t been there.”

THE BLASTERS – Rare Blasts: Studio Outtakes and Movie Music 1979-1985

A crown jewel in last year’s Record Store Day roster, An American Music Story: The Complete Studio Recordings 1979-1985, was a comprehensive 5-LP overview from Los Angeles roots-rock legends the Blasters. This deluxe box set was an immediate sellout, and over the past six months Liberation Hall has kept busy reissuing the five titles as standalone releases. 

The final entry from that box set, Rare Blasts: Studio Outtakes and Movie Music 1979-1985, arrives on April 18. It will be available on translucent cobalt blue vinyl with an inner sleeve showcasing rare photos, memorabilia, and liner notes essay by co-producer Chris Morris. Digital single “Can't Stop Time” is available now.

Formed in Downey, California, the Blasters lineup throughout their 1980s heyday comprised vocalist Phil Alvin, Grammy Award-winning songwriter and lead guitarist Dave Alvin, drummer Bill Bateman, bassist John Bazz, keyboardist Gene Taylor, and saxophonists Lee Allen and Steve Berlin. 

TRACKLIST: 1. 21 Days in Jail (W. Dixon, L.P. Weaver) | 2. Love 24 Hours a Day (T. Jarrett) | 3. I Fell in Love (unknown) | 4. So Glad (C.A. Burnett) | 5. Ashamed of Myself (R. McCoy/C. Singleton) | 6. Lone Wolf (R. Harris) | 7. One Bad Stud (J. Lieber/M. Stoller) # | 8. Blue Shadow # | 9. Justine (D. Harris/D. Terry) | 10. Leave My Money Alone (C. Green/J. West) | 11. Flat Top Joint | 12. Can’t Stop Time | 13. Cry for Me (M. London) | 14. Kathleen

All songs by Dave Alvin unless otherwise noted.
# Originally appeared on the MCA Records release Streets of Fire: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. All tracks are previously released.

My Morning Jacket puts out a surprise acoustic album on Bandcamp for charity

My Morning Jacket are standing alongside the citizens of Minneapolis with this week's release of Peacelands, an acoustic album of original songs and exclusive covers, available now at Bandcamp.

Recorded by Shawn Everett (Alabama Shakes, Kacey Musgraves, The War on Drugs) at EastWest Studios’ Studio Three in Hollywood, CA, the 14-track collection includes stripped-down new versions of My Morning Jacket and Jim James solo favorites like “I’m Amazed” and “Here In Spirit” alongside iongs by Bob Dylan (“Blowin’ In The Wind”), The Velvet Underground (“I Found A Reason”), Brian Wilson (“Love and Mercy”), and more. 

All proceeds from Peacelands will benefit such important nonprofit organizations as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Doctors Without Borders, and the International Rescue Committee. For an additional directory of activists providing crucial efforts on the ground in Minneapolis and elsewhere, please visit www.standwithminnesota.com.

PURCHASE PEACELANDS

“Peacelands” is a word and concept created by Louisville artist Mark Anthony Mulligan,” says My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, “an imaginary land of peace, friendship, and equality he created in his artwork - a place where folks listen to each other and find a way to get along in peace, friendship, and togetherness - despite their differences.

I think about this word “Peacelands” in our world all of the time, especially in troubled times, and we believe that it’s still possible for us to achieve Mark’s vision of Peacelands - a world of love and friendship - if only we can learn to listen, love, and forgive in paths of peace, acceptance, and tolerance.

We stand with the people of Minnesota and everywhere else affected by the horrors of ICE brutality and lack of human decency or transparency from this administration.

There is room for everyone to be safe and free and at home in this vast world and we need to find a new path together to safe and humane immigration policy and reform rooted in peace and love… safety and equality… and new systems of fairness, freedom, and transparent justice for all.

All proceeds from “Peacelands,” an album of mostly unreleased, acoustic peaceful protest songs - some covers and some of my own - that we released exclusively on @bandcamp, will go to organizations like @aclu_nationwide fighting for our safety and freedoms here at home, as well as @doctorswithoutborders and @rescueorg - organizations working hard to help heal the horrors of war and terror around the globe… working around the clock to help move us all towards “Peacelands.”

Artwork artist is unknown and comes from a handmade wood carving I found years ago at a second-hand store in Missoula called Circle Square."

TO MAKE A DONATION, PLEASE VISIT:

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION (ACLU) – www.aclu.org

DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS – www.doctorswithoutborders.org

INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE – www.rescue.org

Track list:

1. Why Can’t We Live Together (Timmy Thomas)
2. New World Coming (Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil)
3. Love and Mercy (Brian Wilson)
4. Here In Spirit (Jim James)
5. Rainbow Power (Timmy Thomas)
6. I’m Amazed (Jim James)
7. Don’t Lose Your Eye (Sonny Boy Williamson)
8. Changing World (Woody Guthrie and Jim James)
9. State Of The Art (Jim James)
10. Blowin’ In The Wind (Bob Dylan)
11. Everything Must Change (Benard Ighner)
12. In The Moment (Jim James)
13. Together Again (Buck Owens)
14. I Found A Reason (Lou Reed)

The NAMM Show 2026: Report on Jan. 22 events

photo by Robert Kinsler

The NAMM Show officially kicked into high gear on Thursday, Jan. 22, at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif. Marking its 125th anniversary, NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) hosted the world’s largest music trade event.

Here’s the weekend’s statistics, provided by the NAMM Show organizers:

60,000+ show attendees, including 8,760+ international attendees from 122 countries, regions and territories

1,650+ exhibitors representing 5,400+ brands, which is 25% more than 2025.

Nearly 15,000 artists demonstrating and endorsing products and brands
200+ education sessions with 550+ speakers
1,600+ media, influencers and content creators reaching over 200+ million followers, which is 50% more than 2025.

Smashing Pumpkins leader Billy Corgan was given the Technical Excellence and Creativity (TEC) Award for innovation, while Mike Dirnt of Green Day and Les Claypool of Primus were among those receiving Bass Magazine Awards (all performed as well, with Dirnt’s band mates Billie Joe Armstrong and Tre Cool turning up for a surprise mini-set during the event).

During the “Industry Insights” Breakfast Session, NAMM President and CEO John Mlynczak (pictured above) interviewed retail business leaders and presented the not-for-profit organization’s annual Music for Life Award to Rick Beato. The musician, producer and educator, whose Everything Music channel on YouTube has 5.45 million subscribers, was the first influencer and non-music celebrity to be honored.

photo by George A. Paul

After the trade show floors opened, Tony Hoffer – whose studio credits include mixing/production work on albums or singles by Beck, Depeche Mode, Travis, Air, Phoenix, Silversun Pickups, and others – did a Mix with the Masters song demonstration session.

When an attendee sought an anecdote about working on Beck’s albums, Hoffer said the alt-rock musician would sometimes do one take of a song and wouldn’t want to do another. “There could be a mistake, but we moved on. That gives it a vibe,” and often leads to magic. He added, “something different gets you excited … I’m searching for scrappiness.” Citing a post-punk music background, Hoffer admitted his goal is to “try and see what I can get away with.”

Across the way at the Hilton Hotel, the often humorous and engaging afternoon TEC Tracks panel discussion ‘Buzz Me In’: Birth of a Record: Devo’s ‘Whip It’ included Devo singer Mark Mothersbaugh, the 1980 song and Freedom of Choice album producer Robert Margouleff and moderator/author/music journalist Mr. Bonzai, AKA David Goggin.

Following the “Whip It” video projected silently on a screen, Bonzai asked Mothersbaugh about the clip’s connection to a 1962 article in Men’s pinup magazine The Dude. The singer said, “There was somebody in Nevada that whipped clothing off,” and quipped, “whips can be dangerous if not used properly.” He continued, “‘Whip It’ was our looking for something. Instead of being confrontational, we were sneaking into the system. The lyrics were like something out of Thomas Pynchon’s [novel] ‘Gravity’s Rainbow.’”

Margouleff – who’d gained prominence as a pioneering synth musician and produced a string of Stevie Wonder albums in the 1970s – recalled catching a Devo gig at L.A.’s Starwood before taking the production job. Referring to the overall message of the song “Freedom of Choice,” he felt that Devo “had something really important to say and I’m glad to be part of it. It was truly art.”

photo by George A. Paul

Mothersbaugh emphasized that without Margouleff’s contribution and the success of “Whip It,” “there would be no Devo today.” The group had been under pressure by Warner Bros. Records to deliver a hit after two previous albums failed to make an impact (Freedom of Choice was eventually certified platinum and is Devo’s most successful studio effort).

The Devo singer/songwriter recalled initially seeking a third album producer such as David Bowie, having “loved the Ziggy Stardust concept,” or Brian Eno, due to his early work in Roxy Music, because Eno was “what synthesizers were all about.”

At the time, Devo wanted to add more funkiness to their new sound. Mothersbaugh said they looked to Margouleff because of his work with Wonder: “He had common sense technique” and “so many great ideas. Also, he was a conceptual artist; he brought a positive energy to what we were trying to do.”

For a producer to be good in their role, Margouleff said they should “get the artist to perform at the limit of their potential and keep it as simple as possible; that album is really simple.” Then he went on to praise Devo drummer Alan Myers as a “rock solid player” in the studio for melding well with the drum machines and complimented the current band lineup after seeing a recent concert.

Motherbaugh noted that Devo’s tour dates with the B-52’s lately have been “really enjoyable: We’re old and crabby and they’re a party band. We really complement each other.”

Additionally, there were some funny stories about recording Freedom of Choice at L.A.’s Record Plant at the same time as Little Richard and the wild shenanigans of Rod Stewart’s posse (encompassing a dwarf, the studio facilities’ jacuzzi and lewd drawings all over the mixing board area).

“It really was like the ‘Hotel California,’” Margouleff noted, and relayed how he accidentally whipped himself in the face trying to get the “Whip It” single’s sound.

Thursday evening, dB Technologies USA celebrated its new loudspeaker launch with a private NAMM Show release party at the Grand Theater in Anaheim. The concert featured singer/guitarist Stacy Jones and lead guitarist Jamie Arentzen of American Hi-Fi, playing alongside singer/bassist Max Collins and drummer Ben Hilzinger of Eve 6 for the first time. Paul David Hager, a noted A-list engineer and producer, made sure the sound was top notch.

photo by George A. Paul

The first of two sets saw Jones and Collins trade vocal duties on each band’s respective alt-rock radio hits from the late 1990s/early 2000s. An exuberant Jones was in fine form, especially during the crunchy power pop-leaning “Flavor of the Weak” and midtempo, Oasis-styled favorite “Another Perfect Day” (the Manchester group would later be represented by an impressive “Champagne Supernova” cover).

Before doing Eve 6’s popular ballad “Here’s to the Night,” Collins said “If you’re an elder millennial … this was probably your graduation song.“

His performance on it and “Inside Out” was iffy at best. Jones joked that they were “the Sloan of cover bands,” and the musicians did solidly fun takes on Cheap Trick’s “Surrender,” Huey Lewis & the News’ “Heart of Rock ‘n’ Roll” (complete with guest saxophonist) and Tom Petty’s “You Wreck Me” (for which Jones jumped on drums).

My article was originally posted to rockcellarmagazine.com. 

Rare early Cranberries EP 'Uncertain' available today

Before The Cranberries had 1990s hit singles with “Dreams,” “Linger,” and “Zombie” and before their albums were certified multiplatinum and their videos racked hundreds of millions of views (“Zombie” has racked up 1.7B alone), the Irish alt-rock band released UNCERTAIN in October 1991.

Today, Island/UMe announced the reissue of the EP via a limited edition, numbered and lightly remastered reissue of Uncertain. Pressed on cranberry-colored vinyl, the 45-RPM 12” arrived prior to debut album Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? in 1993.

Originally released in very limited quantities (estimates project just 5,000 copies were made), the rare four-song EP was recorded by the late Dolores O’Riordan on vocals, drummer Fergal Lawler, bassist Mike Hogan, and guitarist Noel Hogan.

“Whoa! Listening to these songs is like taking a trip through a time machine,” says Fergal. “We were so young when we recorded this EP. You can really hear it in Dolores’s voice. She was just 19 years old then.”

“Listening to Uncertain all these years later, I’m surprised by how well it’s held up,” adds Noel. “You can hear small hints of how the band would eventually sound, but more than anything, it brings back great memories of four young people eager to play music. The EP shows clear signs of strong songwriting, even if it still sounds very much of its time.”

“‘Uncertain’ seemed to me at the time to be more of a pop song, but I must say, listening back to it now, it’s got a bit more of an alternative slant to it,” Fergal reminisces.

"Uncertain": https://thecranberries.lnk.to/UncertainVideo

Of “Nothing Left At All,” Fergal says, “It’s heartbreaking lyrically but has this driving beat behind it giving it hope,” while the musician describes “Pathetic Senses” as “Dolores’ high soprano backing vocal is superb.

“Great big guitar power chords and jangly picking parts. It has a bit of an ‘80s feel to it, reminding me a bit of The Cure who we were all big fans of.”

For Fergal, however, it’s the closing track, “Them”, that resonates most. “I personally always loved this song,” he says. “It’s so powerful. It was one of the songs we played live a lot in our early days that really had a mesmerizing effect on the audience.”

Track listing: 

SIDE A

Uncertain
Nothing At All

SIDE B

Pathetic Senses
Them

The black watch returns with new album next month

Varied Superstitions, the black watch's 26th album, will be released Feb. 27 through UK label Blue Matter Records. Formats include a limited edition of 300 on purple vinyl and 300 CDs, plus digital release.

At a London gig last year, the black watch frontman/songwriter/novelist/ex-English prof John Andrew Fredrick joked that he’s “a recovering Anglophile...something I’ll never recover from.”

Believing his heritage to be “a third Scottish, a third English, a third Irish”, when Fredrick formed his band in 1989, he named it after the famous Scots infantry regiment. Though a recent 23andme test has revealed him to be 98 per cent English. So much for the nod to the regiment!

“British music, history, fiction, and poetry has formed so much of who I am as an artist and a person. Especially The Beatles,” Fredrick notes from his studio in the Angeleno Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles. “The year The White Album came out, I broke my leg so badly playing American football that I had to spend eleven months in bed. I read maniacally about English History, and propped a little Silvertone acoustic on my cast and started writing songs in kiddie imitation of my heroes. That sad-at-the-time year turned out to quite profoundly if not fortuitously make me who I am.”

The new album reflects Fredrick's long-avowed attempts to make LPs that are as varied and melodic as the aforementioned legendary double LP that haunts and thrills him to this day. With Varied Superstitions’ New Order-ish title track, psychedelically majestic (and mostly backwards) experimental guitarscape No I Shouldn't, the propulsive pop drone of It Is What It Isn't, Some People Will Believe’s uptempo singalong, Your Clothes Sir evoking The Cure’s more wistful moments, to the shoegazing numbers Faze and Jolly Melancholy, the band once again reveal their diverse, ‘perennially quixotic’ ambitions.

There's a bona fide whimsical side to the oxymoronically jolly melancholy of Fredrick’s approach. The title track is evidence of how playful Fredrick can be as he chronicles all the ways in which one might defy superstition. And as the quasi-political Some People Will Believe points out, we do live in a somewhat superstitious if not fear-driven era. “But amidst the somewhat gloomy/dour nature of so many of my most upbeat songs, there are clues that one shouldn't take it all too seriously. We don’t ourselves. I mean, I can’t stand being called 'prolific'. I much prefer 'fuzzy-janglepop genius’”, Fredrick laughs as he reveals there’s another full-length and EP recorded and ready to go after this.

“Like my chum Nick Saloman and his band The Bevis Frond (who runs Blue Matter Records with Gary Urwin), I don't seem to be able to stop making records. Nor do I really want to, despite my innumerable threats to quit. I'm a quitter at heart, however. I quit teaching literature, smoking, being married, writing fiction, and teaching tennis. But music? Ah, I seem to be a recovering quitter in that realm as well.”

For more info, go to bluematterrecords.com.

Out now digitally: Beck's odds 'n' sods collection 'Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometime'

photo: Nasty Little Man PR

Beck's Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometime, an eight-song mini-album, collects some of his standalone singles and soundtrack contributions, cover versions and a couple of exclusive previously unreleased recordings.

It is named for Beck’s version of the Korgis’ song on the soundtrack to 2004’s The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and a frequent fixture of Beck’s live shows, especially his orchestral performances of the last few years. Elvis Presley’s “Can’t Help Falling in Love” and the Flamingos’ “I Only Have Eyes for You” are here in addition to tributes to John Lennon (“Love”) and Caetano Veloso ("Michelangelo Antonioni”).

“Ramona,” from the Scott Pilgrim vs. The World soundtrack, is the sole Beck original here, while never before released recordings of two of Beck’s other reinterpretations — Hank Williams’ “Your Cheatin’ Heart” and Daniel Johnston’s “True Love Will Find You in the End” — round out this collection.

For a full list of recording credits, go to: https://beck.lnk.to/EGLSCredits

Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometime is available now across DSPs, and will see physical release February 13 on opaque red vinyl, which can be pre-ordered HERE

Track list:

Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometime
Can’t Help Falling In Love
I Only Have Eyes For You
Ramona
Michelangelo Antonioni
Your Cheatin’ Heart
Love
True Love Will Find You In The End

Def Leppard release new single on eve of Las Vegas residency

Def Leppard have unveiled the new single “Rejoice.” It arrives ahead of Def Leppard: Live at Caesars Palace The Las Vegas Residency that kicks off February 3. “Rejoice” is available via UMe now on all streaming platforms – Listen Here. Watch the official lyric video here.

On the creation of the song, lead singer Joe Elliott shares: “This song’s been an amazing journey from concept to conclusion. I said to Phil [Collen] one day, ‘I’ve got this idea for a lyric where the narrator is at absolute rock bottom and wants to rise up to a higher level. Do you have a musical piece that might match with that?’ And he said, ‘As it happens, yes I do.’”

Guitarist Phil Collen adds: “I had this riff, this idea for a song a while ago actually, so when Joe came to me I created this drum loop based with a tribal sound and it fit perfectly with this other arrangement I had. I sent it to Joe and it was like magic – he sang straight over the top of it. And that’s how the song was formed. Then we gave it to Ronan [McHugh] who’d done a proper drum loop with different sounds. It all started gelling and just sounded like a powerful chant. We love it. It’s hard rock for us. It’s got a bit more of an ‘oomph’ than stuff we’ve been doing for a while. It’s kind of magical.”

Fans can expect a brand new show and hear “Rejoice” live alongside classics from Def Leppard’s catalog of hits at their residency running through February 28 at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. These new shows follow the band’s sold-out residencies in 2019 and 2013.

Lou Gramm of Foreigner unveils 'Released' in March

Lou Gramm, best known as the orginal voice of Foreigner, unveils “Young Love,” the first single from his upcoming album Released. Set to arrive on March 27, Released features 10 original tracks co-written by Lou and his former Black Sheep bandmate Bruce Turgon. 

A promotional tour will kick off this summer, with full headline dates to be announced in the coming weeks.

Lou says, “My new album Released is a collection of unreleased songs that were recorded in the 1980s during the production of my 3 previous solo albums. These are powerful, heartfelt songs with a great vintage sound taken right from my old multitrack tapes. This new album was a long time coming and it’s a real nostalgia trip. When I pulled these songs out of the vault, I knew I had to finish them for my fans around the world, so they can experience what I did when I first heard them after all these years. It means a lot to me to finally see this album released, to be taken back in time when I hear this music again, to remember working with all these great musicians, and to feel that my catalog is now complete.”

Produced by Lou Gramm, Released features appearances from Tony Franklin (The Firm) on bass for “Long Gone” and Vivian Campbell (Def Leppard) on guitar for the opening track “Young Love.” The physical album, available in both CD and limited-edition Ruby Red vinyl formats, is now available for pre-order here: https://lnk.to/LGReleased

Amid Foreigner's run of multi-platinum albums and hit singles, Lou enjoyed solo success with Ready Or Not (1987), featuring the hit “Midnight Blue,” followed by Long Hard Look (1989), which included “Just Between You And Me.”

The album includes “True Blue Love (Unplugged)”, originally appearing on Long Hard Look, and follows recent high-profile collaborations with Foreigner connected to the band’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2024. Lou Gramm will be touring throughout 2026 in support of Released, including solo dates and special appearances with Foreigner. Full tour dates will be announced soon.

Formats details: Digital Album, Dolby Atmos Album, CD (HNE Recordings / Cherry Red Records), Vinyl (Friday Music)

Track listing:

1. Young Love
2. Lightning Strikes
3. Walk The Walk
4. Long Gone
5. Heart And Soul
6. Long Hard Look
7. True Blue Love (Unplugged)
8. Deeper Side of Love
9. Time Heals The Pain
10. Word Gets Around

Aerosmith's 1973 debut album to get box set treatment in March

Multi-Grammy Award-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Aerosmith have announced the release of their forthcoming Aerosmith (Legendary Edition) on March 20.

For the first time, the Boston band (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Tom Hamilton, Brad Whitford and Joey Kramer) have assembled the definitive version of their multiplatinum self-titled debut, Aerosmith, originally released in 1973. 

In an effort to finally present their unfiltered vision now, Aerosmith Co-Founders Steven Tyler and Joe Perry have newly mixed the original recordings and tapes alongside Zakk Cervini and Steve Berkowitz.

Aerosmith (Legendary Edition) will be available via Capitol Records / UMe in multiple configurations, outlined in detail below, including a 5LP Box, 4LP Slipcase, 1LP Black / 1LP Color, 3CD, 1CD, and Digital. Exclusive merchandise will also be available. Pre-order/Pre-save HERE on the group’s official store.

To celebrate its arrival, Aerosmith just shared “Mama Kin (2024 Mix)” as an instant grat track, kicking the energy of the original into high gear and giving fans a taste of what to expect from the newly-mixed version of the record.

Listen HERE.

The various album configurations include the limited-edition Aerosmith (Legendary Collector’s Edition). Housed in a 5LP Deluxe Box Set, it has the Original Album now remastered on 180g Clear Vinyl, the brand-new 2024 Album Mix pressed on 180g translucent Red Vinyl, a highly sought-after live performance from Paul’s Mall back in 1973 on 180g Black Vinyl, a host of recently unearthed and unheard studio tracks on 180g Black Vinyl, and an exclusive clear UV cloud-effect 12” vinyl with “Dream On” (2024 Remaster) and “Dream On” (2024 Mix) placed atop a printed sky-blue slipmat. 

With creative direction and images by photographer Ross Halfin, the package documents the genesis of Aerosmith with a hardback book featuring never-before-seen photos. Penned by author and veteran music writer Rick Florino, the liner notes tell the story of Aerosmith in the band’s own words with new interviews with all five original members as well as perspectives from Dolly Parton, Corey Taylor of Slipknot, Mike McCready of Pearl Jam, Jerry Cantrell of Alice In Chains, Chris Robinson of The Black Crowes, Slash of Guns N’ Roses, Sully Erna of Godsmack, and more. The package also features an exclusive fold-out 24” by 36” poster and sticker sheet. The box itself unfolds into a 3D Aerosmith popup Diorama.

Additionally, two exclusive fanpacks are available for purchase. The Aerosmith – Legendary Collector’s Edition Fanpack features the 5LP Deluxe Box Set and a satin bomber jacket, and Aerosmith – Legendary Edition Fanpack includes the Translucent Red Vinyl as well as a brand-new band T-Shirt.

Aerosmith (Legendary Deluxe Edition) consists of 4 LPs pressed on 180g Black Vinyl packaged in a premium slipcase with the remastered Original Album, the 2024 Album Mix, Live At Paul’s Mall and the unearthed and unheard studio tracks on 2LPs accompanied by a book with the new liner notes, photos, and more.

Then, there’s the 3CD Aerosmith (Legendary Expanded Edition). It comprises the remastered Original Album, 2024 Album Mix, Live at Paul’s Mall, and the unearthed and unheard studio tracks. The 16-page booklet features new photos.

The Legendary Edition CD arrives with a 12-page booklet complete with photos, while the Legendary Edition LP is pressed on 180g Black Vinyl or limited-edition Translucent Red Vinyl encased within a numbered premium tip-on jacket.

Track listings:

CD1 – “Aerosmith” Original Album Remastered 2024

1. Make It (2024 Remaster)
2. Somebody (2024 Remaster)
3. Dream On (2024 Remaster)
4. One Way Street (2024 Remaster)
5. Mama Kin (2024 Remaster)
6. Write Me A Letter (2024 Remaster)
7. Movin’ Out (2024 Remaster)
8. Walkin’ The Dog (2024 Remaster)

CD2 – “Aerosmith” Original Album Remixed 2024

1. Make It (2024 Mix)
2. Somebody (2024 Mix)
3. Dream On (2024 Mix)
4. One Way Street (2024 Mix)
5. Mama Kin (2024 Mix)
6. Write Me A Letter (2024 Mix)
7. Movin’ Out (2024 Mix)
8. Walkin’ The Dog (2024 Mix)

CD3 – Paul’s Mall Live Performance March 20, 1973 + Bonus Tracks

1. Introduction (Live at Paul’s Mall, 1973)
2. Make It (Live at Paul’s Mall, 1973)
3. One Way Street (Live at Paul’s Mall, 1973)
4. Somebody (Live at Paul’s Mall, 1973)
5. Write Me A Letter (Live at Paul’s Mall, 1973)
6. I Ain’t Got You (Live at Paul’s Mall, 1973)
7. Mother Popcorn (Live at Paul’s Mall, 1973)
8. Movin’ Out (Live at Paul’s Mall, 1973)
9. Walkin’ The Dog (Live at Paul’s Mall, 1973)
10. Train Kept A Rollin’ (Live at Paul’s Mall, 1973)
11. Mama Kin (Live at Paul’s Mall, 1973)

Bonus Tracks

12. Train Kept A Rollin' (Session Take)
13. Make It (Rehearsal Take)
14. Make It (Alternate Take)
15. Write Me A Letter (Alternate Take)
16. Harmonica Bass Jam Jelly (Session Take)
17. Joined At The Hip (Aerojam)