Mumps

Omnivore celebrates late American Family star and gay icon Lance Loud with a new collection from his band, Mumps.  The 23-track anthology produced by Mumps' pianist and primary songwriter Kristian Hoffman, drummer Paul Rutner, and Omnivore's Greg Allen brings together 21 hard-to-find sides with two previously unreleased tracks from the pre-Mumps band simply (and appropriately) called Loud.   Michael Graves has remastered the audio while Hoffman and Rutner are among the contributors to the liner notes.  Available on CD and digital services as well as a 14-track vinyl LP.