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  • Tuesday,July 18,2017
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    Randy Newman has just unveiled the video for the song "Sonny Boy," from his forthcoming album, Dark Matter. The video features illustrations by Roger Miller with animation by John Erickson. You can watch it here. The song is available to download now with pre-orders of Dark Matter, along with the previously released album track "Putin." Newman has announced several new US tour dates through the fall.

    Journal Topics: Artist News, Video
  • Tuesday,June 20,2017
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    Randy Newman was the guest on BBC Radio 6 Music's Lauren Laverne show. He spoke with Laverne about his forthcoming album, Dark Matter, and much more. You can listen to their conversation here.

    Journal Topics: Artist News, Radio
  • Tuesday,May 30,2017
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    Randy Newman releases Dark Matter, his first album of new material in nine years, on Nonesuch on August 4. Produced by long-time Newman collaborators Mitchell Froom, Lenny Waronker, and David Boucher, the album includes songs about Vladimir Putin, the Kennedy brothers, Sonny Boy Williamson, science vs. religion, love and loss, and more. Here, Newman speaks with writer Michael Hill about the project and how it came to be.

    Journal Topics: Artist News
  • Wednesday,May 24,2017
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    Randy Newman's first album of new material in nine years, Dark Matter, is due August 4 on Nonesuch; vinyl on August 18. It is the follow-up to 2008’s acclaimed Harps and Angels, which the Guardian called "the work of a true master of popular song." Produced by long-time Newman collaborators Mitchell Froom, Lenny Waronker, and David Boucher, the album includes songs about Vladimir Putin, the Kennedy brothers, Sonny Boy Williamson, science vs. religion, love and loss, and more. Pre-orders include an instant download of the album track "Putin" and an exclusive print.

    Journal Topics: Album Release, Artist News
  • Tuesday,May 9,2017
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    When Record Store Day took place last month, among the special items were The Allen Toussaint Collection, a compilation of tracks from his first four albums in its first-ever vinyl release; Emmylou Harris's Queen of the Silver Dollar: The Studio Albums, 1975–79, her first five studio albums on vinyl and a bonus 45 RPM; and Randy Newman's Lonely at the Top: Studio Albums, 1968–77, his first five studio albums on vinyl and a bonus 45 RPM. A limited number of all three vinyl releases is now available in the Nonesuch Store.

    Journal Topics: Album Release, Artist News
  • Friday,April 21,2017
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    Record Store Day, the annual celebration of independent record stores, takes place this Saturday, April 22, 2017, and included among the releases on that day are The Allen Toussaint Collection, a compilation of tracks from his first four albums in its first-ever vinyl release; Emmylou Harris's Queen of the Silver Dollar: The Studio Albums, 1975–79, her first five studio albums on vinyl and a bonus 45 RPM; and Randy Newman's Lonely at the Top: Studio Albums, 1968–77, his first five studio albums on vinyl and a bonus 45 RPM.

    Journal Topics: Album Release, Artist News
  • Monday,April 3,2017
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    The Denver Botanic Gardens has announced its 2017 Summer Concert Series lineup, and among the artists performing are Punch Brothers on June 13; Natalie Merchant performing her 3 Decades of Song program on July 12; and Randy Newman on August 7.

    Journal Topics: Artist News, On Tour
  • Tuesday,March 21,2017
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    Record Store Day, the annual celebration of independent record stores, is set to take place on Saturday, April 22, 2017, and included among the releases on that day are The Allen Toussaint Collection, a compilation of tracks from his first four albums in its first-ever vinyl release; Emmylou Harris's Queen of the Silver Dollar: The Studio Albums, 1975–1979, her first five studio albums on vinyl and a bonus 45 RPM; and Randy Newman's Lonely at the Top: Studio Albums, 1968–1977, his first five studio albums on vinyl and a bonus 45 RPM.

    Journal Topics: Album Release, Artist News
  • Friday,January 20,2017
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    Nonesuch Records releases a vinyl 7-inch single of two Randy Newman songs today, Inauguration Day 2017: "A Few Words in Defense of Our Country," from the new Randy Newman Songbook box set, b/w "Putin," a new song previously released only digitally. Newman says: "On this day, I would like to say a few words in defense of our country." 

    Journal Topics: Album Release, Artist News
  • Friday,December 16,2016
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    The Randy Newman Songbook is now available in a three-CD box set, following its recent release on vinyl. The Songbook series—comprising solo recordings of songs from throughout Newman's five-decade career—previously included two volumes, released on CD in 2003 and 2011. Sixteen additional songs from a newly released third volume, along with five bonus tracks, join those first two volumes to create this new complete Songbook box set. Mitchell Froom produced The Randy Newman Songbook, Vol. 1 (which has been remastered for this box set) and was joined on Vol. 2 and Vol. 3 by Newman's lifelong friend and colleague Lenny Waronker.

    Journal Topics: Album Release, Artist News
  • Thursday,December 15,2016
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    Nonesuch Records will release a vinyl 7-inch single of two Randy Newman songs this coming Inauguration Day, January 20, 2017: "A Few Words in Defense of Our Country," from the new Randy Newman Songbook box set, b/w "Putin," a new song previously released only digitally. The Los Angeles Times called the former a "three-decades-on bookend to Political Science" that was "so funny it hurt." The 7-inch is now available to pre-order in the Nonesuch Store.

    Journal Topics: Album Release, Artist News
  • Wednesday,November 16,2016
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    Nonesuch Records releases the three-CD box set The Randy Newman Songbook on December 16, 2016, following its recent release on vinyl. Nonesuch's Randy Newman Songbook series—comprising solo recordings of songs from throughout Newman's five-decade career—previously included two volumes, released on CD in 2003 and 2011. Sixteen additional songs from a newly released third volume, along with five bonus tracks ("Feels Like Home," "A Wedding in Cherokee County," "Family Album: Homage to Alfred, Emil and Lionel Newman," "A Few Words in Defense of Our Country," and "I'm Dreaming"), join those first two volumes to create this new complete Songbook box set. Mitchell Froom produced The Randy Newman Songbook, Vol. 1 (which has been remastered for this box set) and was joined on Vol. 2 and Vol. 3 by Newman's lifelong friend and colleague Lenny Waronker. Pre-order to download "Guilty" now.

    Journal Topics: Album Release, Artist News

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