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New Black Keys album pre-order * Yussef Dayes vinyl pre-order * Staves with Nickel Creek * Rhiannon Giddens covers Pollstar * Mary Halvorson, HFTRR in Pitchfork * 'Owl Song' Bandcamp AOTD * and more
Available to Pre-Order
The Black Keys: Ohio Players
Available April 5
The Black Keys' twelfth studio album, Ohio Players—a title inspired by the legendary Dayton, Ohio, funk band of the same name—features several collaborations between band mates Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney with various friends and colleagues, like Dan "The Automator" Nakamura, Beck, Noel Gallagher, Greg Kurstin, and others. "We had this epiphany: 'We can call our friends to help us make music,'" Carney says. Auerbach adds, "No matter who we work with, it never feels like we're sacrificing who we are. It only feels like it adds some special flavor ... But when it came time to finish the album, it was just Pat and me."
The Yussef Dayes Experience: Live From Malibu
Available January 26
Multi-instrumentalist, producer, and composer Yussef Dayes' eight-song release The Yussef Dayes Experience: Live From Malibu features music from his critically acclaimed debut solo album, Black Classical Music, and more. Dayes is joined by his longtime collaborators Rocco Palladino, Venna, Elijah Fox, and Alexander Bourt on Live From Malibu, which was originally released as a live-performance video filmed in the Malibu mountains.
News from the Nonesuch Journal
Watch: The Black Keys Share "Beautiful People (Stay High)" Lyric Video
The Black Keys have released "Beautiful People (Stay High)," the first single from their upcoming album, Ohio Players, and a lyric video for the song.
The Staves to Tour with Nickel Creek in February
The Staves will join Nickel Creek as special guests on tour in February, with shows in Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Florida. The Staves begin their own US headline tour on April 7, following the March 22 release of their new album, All Now.
Rhiannon Giddens Covers Pollstar
Rhiannon Giddens covers the latest issue of Pollstar magazine. The article explores the many and varied projects she's undertaken, for which being a self-described "nerd" comes in handy and for which others have added "genius" to the description.
Mary Halvorson, Hurray for the Riff Raff's Latest Among Pitchfork's Most Anticipated Albums of 2024
Mary Halvorson's new album, Cloudward, out next week, and Hurray for the Riff Raff's The Past Is Still Alive, due February 23, have both made Pitchfork's list of The Most Anticipated Albums of 2024.
Ambrose Akinmusire's Owl Song Bandcamp Album of the Day
"Ambrose Akinmusire somehow balances mystery and clarity, bringing a stunning precision and focus to the most elusive of sound worlds," Peter Margasak writes of Bandcamp Album of the Day Owl Song, featuring Bill Frisell and Herlin Riley.
Mary Halvorson Talks with PostGenre
Mary Halvorson spoke about her new album, Cloudward, and more with PostGenre's Rob Shepherd, who writes: "Ultimately, Cloudward further adds to Halvorson's already secure firmaments as a composer by uniquely soaring through completely new terrain without minimizing or marginalizing that which came before. While only January, it is already evident that Cloudward will be an album floating toward the top of many critics' year-end lists."
Nonesuch Events for the Long Weekend
NYC hosts performances by Ambrose Akinmusire and Mary Halvorson, part of NYC Winter Jazzfest, and Darcy James Argue's Secret Society. The Black Keys take their new single to Anaheim for ALTer EGO. Julia Bullock brings songs by Barber, Bob Dylan, and more to Baltimore. Jeremy Denk performs Fauré in the Canary Islands. Emmylou Harris performs at Opry at the Ryman with Rodney Crowell and others. Cécile McLorin Salvant sings nearby, at Vanderbilt. Kronos Quartet celebrates its 50th with two concerts at Cité de la musique in Paris. Molly Tuttle tours UK with Tommy Emmanuel.