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Whether it’s a voyage of musical discovery or a sonic reacquaintance with a favourite band or artist, check out these fresh releases heading to JB this month.

MARTY WILLSON-PIPER Archaeological Dig – Volume 1 VIRGIN/INERTIA

The hardcore Church fans still miss the guitar work of the great Marty Willson-Piper. The Englishman was a member

of the Aussie band for 33 years. Archaeological Dig , his seventh solo album, sees him revisiting tracks from his career, including the Church gems Tristesse and Spark . This is the first of a planned trilogy. MARK PRITCHARD AND THOM YORKE Tall Tales INERTIA Tall Tales sees

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BLAKE SHELTON For Recreational Use Only BMG Blake Shelton’s 13th studio

THE FLESHTONES It’s Getting Late (...and More Songs About Werewolves) MGM

album, his first in four years, is his first since signing a new record deal. But it’s still his classic

The Hoodoo Gurus dig The Fleshtones, the American band that started playing at CBGB in New York 49 years ago this month. As they say,

TYNE-JAMES ORGAN The Other Side DEW PROCESS/ISLAND “Honey, I won’t let you down,” Tyne-James Organ declares on his second album. And the Wollongong artist is true to his word, ’n’ roll realism, filled with fist-in-the-air moments of glory. “She said, ‘Play some Springsteen’,” he sings in One Way Ticket . “And it turned me on, so I tell her I’m on fire with my hungry heart.” Sometimes showcases his stunning vocal, while Gordi’s vocals add a poignancy to the title track. Organ’s debut, Necessary Evil , was released in 2021. The Other Side was worth the wait. delivering a sparkling collection of gritty rock

Radiohead’s Thom Yorke collaborating with English electronic musician Mark Pritchard,

country sound: heartfelt and true. Fun fact: The American star, who is also Gwen Stefani’s hubby, has had ten Top 10 albums in the US but is yet to have a Top 10 album in Australia – his highest-charting hit was 2013’s If I’m Honest , which reached number 13 in 2016. BUTTHOLE SURFERS Live at the Leather Fly MGM The great American punks have

who he met in Sydney in 2012. They began working together during COVID. The result is a remarkable electro trip. There’s also a feature-length film accompanying the album, directed by Jonathan Zawada.

they’ve been your favourite band’s favourite band for decades. “It’s all different now, baby,” they lament in the title track. “Everything’s changed.” But It’s Getting Late shows that The Fleshtones still know how to deliver crowd-pleasing garage rock. JOE JONAS Music for People Who Believe in Love UNIVERSAL

98 DEGREES Full Circle MGM

The American boy band, featuring brothers Nick and Drew Lachey, are all grown up, but their seventh album – their first of original material in 12 years – shows that they still know how to craft clever commercial pop. As well as five new tracks, the collection contains six reworkings of the group’s hits, including I Do (Cherish You) and Give Me Just One More Night (Una Noche) .

not released a studio album since 2001, but this live album shows why they were so loved. Indeed, Ween’s Dean Ween

Joe Jonas’ second solo album comes 14 years after his debut. He says he feels like a different person now, after becoming a dad and going

called them “the greatest live band of my lifetime”. But don’t go looking for the venue where this was recorded. Guitarist Paul Leary explains: “Back in the ’80s, Gibby [singer Gibby Haynes] used to fantasise about a nightclub called the Leather Fly. He wanted it to have a stuffed leather fly hanging in front of it.”

through a divorce. He says the record is “a celebration of gratitude, hope and love.” Though it’s a solo affair, there are plenty of featured artists, including Sierra Ferrell, Louane, Tiny Habits, Luísa Sonza, and Joe’s younger brother Frankie.

COUNTING CROWS Butter Miracle, The Complete Sweets! BMG

THE KOOKS Never/Know ROCKET

PETER DOHERTY Felt Better Alive ROCKET

The Kooks turn 21 and release their seventh studio album, Never/ Know , a collection of upbeat tunes for the

Pete Doherty has had a calamitous and controversial career. A

Counting Crows released an EP called Butter Miracle, Suite One in 2021. After working with Australia’s Gang of Youths, singer Adam

member of The Libertines and

English summer. “You win by not playing the game,” Luke Pritchard sings in the first single, Never Know . “The times are changing but you stay the same.” And why mess with the formula when you’re onto a winning indie rock sound?

Babyshambles, Felt Better Alive is his first solo album in nine years. “And I had always planned to sing in a sweet and soulful way as only a cowboy can,” he declares in the title track.

Duritz reworked the songs for Suite Two . Now the EP has been turned into the band’s eighth album, featuring the four tracks from Suite One plus five new songs, including the classic American storytelling of the single Spaceman in Tulsa .

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