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San Patricio
The Chieftains and Ry Cooder

$29.95 (Compact disc / Concord Records )

SAN PATRICIO is the much-anticipated new collaboration between Ry Cooder (whose glittering career includes such milestones as Buena Vista Social Club and Paris, Texas) and the legendary Irish band The Chieftains.

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Plastic Beach
Gorillaz

$22.95 (Compact disc / Emi )

March 2010 will see the release of Gorillaz's third studio album 'Plastic Beach'. We rejoin the band as Murdoc the bassplayer is gathering musicians and collaborators to create the new album. The new Gorillaz empire is s... More »


Down The Way (2CD + Hardback Book Version)
Angus and Julia Stone

$39.95 (Compact disc / )

The last 3 years have been a whirlwind for brother and sister duo, Angus & Julia Stone. Their debut album 'A Book Like This' released in 2007 glided easily into the hearts of Australians where it debuted top 10 on th... More »

Down The Way
Angus and Julia Stone

$22.95 (Compact disc / )

Travelling has been an integral part of the Stone's musical story so it's not surprising they opted to record their new album "Down The Way" in a number of diverse locations around the globe; an old sawmill on the river ... More »


Broken Bells
Bells Broken

$21.95 (Compact disc / )

Broken Bells is, The Shins' James Mercer & Danger Mouse. Featuring "The High Road" and "The Ghost Inside" Broken Bells features Mercer on vocals, guitars and bass while Brian Burton aka Danger Mouse plays organ, drum... More »

Have One On Me
Joanna Newsom

$39.95$29.95 (Compact disc / Spunk Records )

Have One On Me is Joanna Newsom's highly anticipated third full-length album.

Disk 1

  1. Easy
  2. Have One On Me [11:01]
  3. '81
  4. Good Intentions Paving Co.
  5. No Provenance
  6. Baby Birch

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  1. On a Good Day
  2. You and Me, Bess
  3. In Califor...

Aocana
Ojos De Brujo

$24.95 (Compact disc / )

"Aocana" is the latest album from Warner Music Spain artist 'Ojos De Brujo'. Urban flamenco mixed with hip hop, rumba and soul. More »

  1. Todos mortales
  2. Nueva Vida
  3. Donde te has metio
  4. Correveidile
  5. Rumba del adios
  6. Una verdad incomo...

Welcome To Mali
Amadou And Mariam

$24.95 (Compact disc / )

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Oyo
Kidjo Angelique

$26.95 (Compact disc / Cortex )

Angelique Kidjo has been deemed "Africa's premier diva" by Time Magazine, and the moniker speaks accurately to the singular career and life she has forged. Like Miriam Makeba was before her, Kidjo is the continent's most...

Valleys Of Neptune
The Jimi Hendrix Experience

$21.95 (Compact disc / )

'Valleys of Neptune' is the posthumous release from the one and only, psychedelic pioneer Jimi Hendrix.

The album contains 7 previously unreleased songs, including the title track 'Valleys of Neptune', Mr Bad Luck, SUnsh... More »


Foundling
Mary Gauthier

$29.95 (Compact disc / )

It is said that the master songwriters – the “truth tellers,” as Mary refers to the likes of Bob Dylan and Neil Young, Leonard Cohen and Patti Smith – always put a piece of themselves into every song and first shined lig... More »

Here Comes Science Cd/Dvd
They Might Be Giants

$28.95 (Compact disc / Disney Records )

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Here Come The Abcs
They Might Be Giants

$14.95 (Compact disc / Disney Records )

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Here Come The 123 S
They Might Be Giants

$14.95 (Compact disc / Disney Records )

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Scratch My Back
Peter Gabriel

$22.95 (Compact disc / )

Described as a very personal record (even though it's a covers album), the twelve songs were performed only with orchestral instruments and voice. To help craft the recording Peter enlisted John Metcalfe as composer/arra... More »

Rush To Relax
Eddy Current Suppression Ring

$25.95 (Compact disc / )

The follow-up to the Melbourne quartet's AMP-winning second album Primary Colours. Recorded by guitarist Mikey Young on eight-track in Revolver rehearsal studios in the Melbourne suburb of Prahran. Features the band's "l... More »

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Heres The Tender Coming
Unthanks

$26.95 (Compact disc / Cortex )

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July Flame
Laura Veirs

$25.95 (Compact disc / Bella Union )

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Downtown Church
Patty Griffin

$24.95 (Compact disc / )

Hailed as one of Americana and folk music's most esteemed artists, Patty Griffin has sold over a million records and was awarded with the Americana Music Association's highest honour as "Artist Of The Year" in 2007. Grif... More »

Before Too Long: triple j's Tribute To Paul Kelly
Various / Paul Kelly

$32.95 (Compact disc / Abc Music (Records) )

Before Too Long: triple j's Tribute To Paul Kelly celebrated the words and songs of an artist that has consistently excelled and inspired. 2009 marked the 30th anniversary of the recording career of one of our true music... More »


American VI: Ain't No Grave
Johnny Cash

$29.95$21.95 (Compact disc / American Records )

American VI: Ain't No Grave, is the sixth and final installment of Johnny Cash's critically-acclaimed American Recordings album series. As with the previous five albums in the American Recordings series, American VI was ... More »

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Ali & Toumani
Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate

$29.95 (Compact disc / World Circuit Rcds )

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Womadelaide 2010 Sounds Of The Planet
Various

$26.95 (Compact disc / Filter Music )

Through 18 dynamic years, audiences have come to expect that the WOMADelaide festival will continue sourcing magnificent new delights from all parts of the world, honouring pure ethnic traditions but also conjuring darin... More »

I'm New Here
Gil Scott-Heron

$24.95 (Compact disc / Xl Recordings )

Along with 'The Last Poets', GIL SCOTT HERON is the most important proto-rapper of the last five decades. 'I'm New Here' is his first album in thirteen years... American poet, musician, and author Gil Scott-Heron came to... More »

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Contra
Vampire Weekend

$24.95 (Compact disc / Xl Recordings )

The second album from US eastcoast indie pop band Vampire Weekend. Features the single track "Horchata".

Contra bustles with fresh ideas, and yet it sounds immediately familiar. In the band's own words they "sound more l... More »

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Some Like It Hot Cool Jazz For A Seductive Evening
Various

$29.95 (Compact disc / Abc Music )

CD 1:

KIRSTY MACCOLL In These Shoes? CARL RISELEY This Guy’s In Love With You CATHERINE HUNTER Some Like It Hot MELODY GARDOT Sweet Memory PEGGY LEE They Can’t Take That Away From Me QUEEN LATIFAH I Love Being Here With ... More »


Isnt This A Lovely Day
Various

$29.95 (Compact disc / Universal Classics & Jazz )

1.Summertime - Louis Armstrong, Russell Garcia, Ella Fitzgerald 2.Over The Rainbow - Melody Gardot 3.The Summer Knows - Laura Fygi, Michel Legrand, Michel Legrand Orchestra 4.The Last Rose Of Summer - Nina Simone, Hal Mo... More »

So Frenchy So Chic 2010
Various

$34.95 (Compact disc / Cartell Music )

So Frenchy So Chic is released once a year. It has become a 'French rendez vous' for the Australian community. It reached #9 in the ARIA Chart, making it the first French-speaking album to reach such rank. It showcases t... More »

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The Courage Of Others
Midlake

$24.95 (Compact disc / )

MIDLAKE, one of America's most successful and celebrated acts make their long-awaited return their extraordinary third album."The Courage Of Others". It's ironic that Midlake's new album is titled "The Courage Of Others"... More »

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Ask The Night
Orenda Fink

$25.95 (Compact disc / Saddle Creek )

Orenda Fink has sculpted a diverse & heralded career since Azure Ray released their last album in 2003. Through solo debut Invisible Ones & bands Art in Manila & O+S, she has remained a consistently creative ... More »


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The xx

$24.95 (Compact disc / )

Bonding over a shared love of dark, emotive 80's guitar sounds and the highend sheen of American R&B, THE XX are being justly heralded as the UK's most original and treasured alt-pop artifact of the last decade. THE ... More »

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