What new releases are you looking forward to?

Oh bummer.

No reissues.

New Lucinda Williams entitled Teh Ghosts of Highway 20.

Heres the blurb I have just received about it.

Three-time Grammy Award winner Lucinda Williams returns on February 5 with The Ghosts of Highway 20 (Highway 20/Thirty Tigers). After 11 highly acclaimed studio albums, Williams is in the most prolific period of her nearly four-decade career, as she continues to challenge herself creatively. The Ghosts of Highway 20 finds Williams exploring new territory personally, sonically and vocally like never before.

The Ghosts of Highway 20 is unlike any other Lucinda Williams album prior. There is a common thread running through the songs, uniting them under one collective theme as the haunting title track illustrates. 12 of the 14 songs were inspired by various periods and experiences throughout Williams’ life that all tie into Highway 20 (aka Interstate 20), which runs in part from Georgia to Texas, the focal region of the album. Whether it is cities she has resided in (Atlanta, GA, Macon, GA), has family ties to (Shreveport, LA, Monroe, LA) or previously written about (Jackson, LA, Vicksburg, MS), Williams’ personal experiences and connections to these areas inform the narratives. However, this is not an album about geographic locations, but songs and stories inspired by people, place and time.

The Ghosts of Highway 20 features some of the most expansive and experimental arrangements Williams has ever recorded, as heard on the epic “Dust”, the chilling “If My Love Could Kill” and “House of Earth”, a lost Woody Guthrie song Williams wrote the music to. Revered guitarists Bill Frisell and Greg Leisz provide incredible sonic textures and ethereal tones that enhance Williams’ brilliant writing and wise and weathered vocals. Williams expands her own vocal timbre with sultry jazz-styled phrasing on “I Know All About It” and the extensive improvisational track “Faith & Grace”.  Williams puts her signature on a new interpretation of Bruce Springsteen’s “Factory”, and melts into the absolutely stunning “Louisiana Story” and “Place In My Heart”.

The Ghosts of Highway 20 was co-produced by Williams, Leisz and Tom Overby and recorded with Williams’ ace rhythm section of Butch Norton (drums) and David Sutton (bass). Guitarist Val McCallum guests on two tracks.

At 62, Lucinda Williams’ songs are as genuine and soulful as when she began writing. She defines the word artist by never compromising her music and staying true to her muse. On The Ghosts of Highway 20, Williams shows that her creative peak still lies ahead

New Jayhawks coming but no date as such. Album is already in the can. Co-prdouced by Peter Buck

Came out today on Hyperion in 24/96 - with 20% discount until 5th of November use code BachDL

Also on Hyperion with 24/96

In January in high res...

Also in high res in January - a great album...

In high res next month..

A bit sad that this one came now out after I had gotten it on CD, need to contemplate if I am again going to download it in high res....

Bandcamp..

At the end of November coming out in a 50CD box from Melodiya the Russian record company. Now the big question will be if this has a better sound quality as the usual recordings of Richter....if so it would be another disappointment with Richter. Right now on my .de version of Amazon by the way over 500 Euros - so definitely not on my Christmas List yet....

On the 20th of November with one new piece, video and remastered recordings..., should be interesting...

Crippled Black Phoenix, so far varying results with there albums, but always good to listen in. Coming out at the end of November...

Coming out somewhere next year, ...

New Bowie album entitled Black Star due in January

25 Adele end of November..