Welcome to today's Release Round-Up! Taking Back Sunday, Twenty (Craft Recordings) 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada This 21-track anthology, available on single CD, double LP, and digital formats, celebrates 20 years of Taking Back Sunday drawing on all seven of the band's studio albums as well as newly-recorded material. Watch for more coverage of this title later today! The Flying Burrito Bros., Burrito Deluxe
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is one of America's iconic record labels. When Moses Asch started Folkways in 1948, his goal was to create an audio encyclopedia of the world. And 70 years and one Smithsonian Institution acquisition later, it's safe to say they've stayed on track with that creed. Their repertoire now includes the 2,000+ classic Folkways titles, as well as the back catalog of other legendary labels like Cook, Paredon, Dyer-Bennett, Arhoolie, and The UNESCO Collection of
Dave Van Ronk's Ballads, Blues, and A Spiritual was the debut album by the legendary figure of the folk music revival who went on to be dubbed "The Mayor of MacDougall Street." Here, Van Ronk accompanies himself on guitar while singing, in his trademark gravelly tone, fourteen traditional folk and blues tunes. From "In The Pines" and "Careless Love" to John Henry" and "Betty and Dupree," the material on Ballads, Blues, and A Spiritual cemented Dave Van Ronk's reputation as a unique and