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Wednesday, February 1, 2012|0 Comments
Dr. John's "Locked Down," Out April 3, Available to Pre-Order with Print of Dr. John and Producer Dan Auerbach
Locked Down, the forthcoming album from storied musician and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Dr. John, due out April 3 on CD and April 21 on vinyl, is now available to pre-order in the Nonesuch Store. The new album, which marks a significant departure from his recent efforts, was produced by The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach and will be Dr. John's first for Nonesuch Records. Nonesuch Store pre-orders include an exclusive print of Dr. John and Auerbach.
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Brad Mehldau Trio Returns March 13 with "Ode," Featuring 11 Original Mehldau Compositions; Pre-Order Now
Nonesuch releases an album of original songs from the Brad Mehldau Trio—Ode—on March 13; it is available to pre-order in the Nonesuch Store now with an instant download of the title track. The record, which is the first from the trio since 2008’s live Village Vanguard disc and the first studio trio recording since 2005’s Day Is Done, features 11 previously unreleased songs composed by Mehldau. Many of the songs on the new album were written as tributes, or “odes,” to real and fictional people.
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Amadou & Mariam's "Dougou Badia" EP, Featuring Santigold, Out Now in Advance of New Album, "Folila"
Dougou Badia, the new digital EP from Malian duo Amadou & Mariam, is out today. The four-song EP includes "Dougou Badia," the first song off Amadou & Mariam's forthcoming album, Folila, which is due out on April 2. Santigold, who co-wrote the song with Mariam, joins her on vocals. Also included are an alternate mix of the song by Danger Mouse cohort Kennie Takahashi; the album track “Oh Amadou” (with Bertrand Cantat); and a live version of “Wily Kataso” from Eclipse, a show staged in complete darkness at the 2011 Manchester International Festival.
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Monday, January 23, 2012
Nonesuch Releases Caetano Veloso and David Byrne "Live at Carnegie Hall" on March 13; Pre-Order Now
In the spring of 2004, Caetano Veloso curated a week of special concerts at New York’s Carnegie Hall as one of its prestigious Perspectives artists. He invited his longtime friend and collaborator David Byrne to join him for an evening. The concert was recorded for broadcast on NPR and now will be released by Nonesuch as Caetano Veloso and David Byrne: Live at Carnegie Hall on March 13. The singer/guitarists each performed an acoustic set of their own songs and also performed together. Caetano Veloso and David Byrne: Live at Carnegie Hall is available now for pre-order in the Nonesuch Store.
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Friday, January 20, 2012
Nonesuch to Release Krzysztof Penderecki, Jonny Greenwood Collaboration March 13; Pre-Order Now
Nonesuch Records releases an album of works by Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki and composer/Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood on March 13, 2012. The album is now available to pre-order in the Nonesuch Store. The music on the album—Penderecki's Threnody for the victims of Hiroshima and Polymorphia (for 48 strings) and Greenwood's Popcorn Superhet Receiver and 48 Responses to Polymorphia—was presented in two concerts in Wrocław last fall and will be performed at London's Barbican Hall on March 22, featuring the artists on the recording.
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Punch Brothers' New Album "Who's Feeling Young Now?" Now Available to Pre-Order
Punch Brothers' forthcoming album, Who’s Feeling Young Now?, due out February 14, is now available for pre-order with an instant download of the album's opening track, "Movement and Location," and an exclusive set of custom Punch Brothers paper coasters illustrated by New Yorker cartoonist Matthew Diffee, signed by the band. Watch a preview of "Movement and Location" in a short video here. T Bone Burnett recently described Punch Brothers to American Songwriter as "one of the most incredible bands this country has ever produced."
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Nonesuch Reissues Philip Glass, Robert Wilson's "Einstein on the Beach" Recording to Coincide with International Tour
Philip Glass and Robert Wilson's Einstein on the Beach, widely credited as one of the greatest artistic achievements of the 20th century, will be reconstructed for a major international tour nearly four decades after it was first performed and 20 years since its last production, starting with previews at the Power Center in Ann Arbor this weekend. To coincide with the tour and Glass’s 75th birthday, Nonesuch has reissued its seminal 1993 recording, which the Washington Post wrote is "more complete than the first recording and superior in both performance and sound."
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Friday, January 13, 2012
Dr. John to Release “Locked Down” on Nonesuch Records April 3, Produced by The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach
Storied musician and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Dr. John—Mac Rebennack—will release Locked Down, a startling album that marks a significant departure from his recent efforts, on April 3, 2012. The new album, produced by The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach, will be Dr. John's first for Nonesuch Records.
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
Kronos Quartet's "Music of Vladimir Martynov" Now Streaming in Full on Kronos Website
Music of Vladimir Martynov, the just-released album from Kronos Quartet, is now streaming in full on group's website, through January 19. The album includes three works written or rescored for Kronos by the contemporary Russian composer Vladimir Martynov and a special guest performance from former Kronos cellist Joan Jeanrenaud. Kronos artistic director David Harrington spoke with BBC World Service’s The Strand about the new record and the Quartet's upcoming residency at the Barbican in London. Kronos Quartet is currently on tour in Europe performing Steve Reich's WTC 9/11.
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Friday, January 6, 2012
Amadou & Mariam to Release New Album, "Folila," March 27; “Dougou Badia,” Featuring Santigold, Coming January 24 on Advance EP
Amadou & Mariam are set to release Folila, their first studio album since Welcome to Mali, on March 27. The new album, helmed by longtime producer Marc-Antoine Moreau, epitomizes the duo's embrace of collaboration, with contributions by Santigold, TV on the Radio, Nick Zinner, Theophilus London, Bassekou Kouyate, and others. In advance of the full album, Nonesuch will release the track “Dougou Badia,” featuring Santigold, on a four-song digital EP of the same name on January 24; the EP is now available for pre-order in the Nonesuch Store.
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![Dr. John: "Locked Down" [cover] Dr. John: "Locked Down" [cover]](http://www.nonesuch.com/files/imagecache/section-artists-latestrelease/media/images/dr-john-locked-down-450-sq.jpg)
![Brad Mehldau Trio: "Ode" [cover] Brad Mehldau Trio: "Ode" [cover]](http://www.nonesuch.com/files/imagecache/section-artists-latestrelease/media/images/mehldau-trio-ode.jpg)
![Amadou & Mariam: "Dougou Badia" [EP] Amadou & Mariam: "Dougou Badia" [EP]](http://www.nonesuch.com/files/imagecache/section-artists-latestrelease/media/images/amadou-mariam-dougou-badia-ep.jpg)
![Caetano Veloso and David Byrne: "Live at Carnegie Hall" [cover] Caetano Veloso and David Byrne: "Live at Carnegie Hall" [cover]](http://www.nonesuch.com/files/imagecache/section-artists-latestrelease/media/images/veloso-byrne-live-at-carnegie-hall.jpg)
![Krzysztof Penderecki & Jonny Greenwood album [cover] Krzysztof Penderecki & Jonny Greenwood album [cover]](http://www.nonesuch.com/files/imagecache/section-artists-latestrelease/media/images/penderecki-greenwood-threnody.jpg)
![Punch Brothers: "Who's Feeling Young Now?" [cover] Punch Brothers: "Who's Feeling Young Now?" [cover]](http://www.nonesuch.com/files/imagecache/section-artists-latestrelease/media/images/punch-brothers-whos-feeling-young-now.jpg)
![Philip Glass: "Einstein on the Beach" [cover] Philip Glass: "Einstein on the Beach" [cover]](http://www.nonesuch.com/files/imagecache/section-artists-latestrelease/media/images/glass-einstein-on-the-beach.jpg)

![Kronos Quartet: "Music of Vladimir Martynov" [cover] Kronos Quartet: "Music of Vladimir Martynov" [cover]](http://www.nonesuch.com/files/imagecache/section-artists-latestrelease/media/images/kronos-quartet-music-of-vladimir-martynov.jpg)