Ibrahim Maalouf

Ibrahim Maalouf/ ‘Capacity To Love’

Ibrahim Maalouf’s new album Capacity To Love (November 4) opens with Charlie Chaplin’s famous speech from The Dictator and ends with a poem that actress Sharon Stone wrote and recited for this project. Packed with special guests and surprises at every turn, it’s an album unlike any other that the trumpeter/composer/producer/songwriter has ever made in a tremendous two decade career. Maalouf has released 17 albums, has sold out the biggest arena in his home country of France and was recently a musical guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. He’s known for his dazzling mastery of the four-valve trumpet, designed by his father, which enables him to play the melodies and tones of the Middle East and his Lebanese roots. 

Luke Evans/ ‘A Song For You’/ BMG

Lauren Weintraub/ ‘This Is Your Brain On Love’ / Virgin Records

One of Nashville's hottest newcomers, Lauren Weintraub, is set to release her debut EP, 'This Is Your Brain On Love' (via Virgin Records) on November 4. Announcing today (10.10), the six-track project was co-written entirely by Weintraub and continues to build on the Boston native-turned-Nashville resident's signature, genre-bending style — tapping into everything from the raw and real comfort of Lori McKenna to the pop-driven, evocative nature of Taylor Swift — as she takes a musical trip through her own experiences with love and lack-thereof. 

Switchfoot/ ‘this is our Christmas album’

Grammy Award winning rock band Switchfoot announces their new LP, this is our Christmas album, out November 4th. Marking the band’s first-ever holiday record, this is our Christmas album finds Switchfoot infusing their signature West Coast sound to a number of holiday classics and five, new original Christmas songs. Cheery, nostalgic and brimming with sunshine, the 11 track collection was inspired by everyone from the Beach Boys to Black Flag, and promises to be the perfect soundtrack for the holiday season with a new California twist. 

Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen/ ‘Only The Strong Survive’/ Columbia Records

Bruce Springsteen's new studio album, a collection of fifteen soul music greats titled Only The Strong Survive, will be released by Columbia Records on November 11. Featuring lead vocals by Springsteen, Only The Strong Survive celebrates soul music gems from the legendary catalogues of Motown, Gamble and Huff, Stax and many more. This 21st studio album from Bruce Springsteen will also feature guest vocals by Sam Moore, as well as contributions from The E Street Horns, full string arrangements by Rob Mathes, and backing vocals by Soozie Tyrell, Lisa Lowell, Michelle Moore, Curtis King Jr., Dennis Collins and Fonzi Thornton.

The Prescriptions/ ‘Time Apart’/ Single Lock Records

Adrian Quesada/ ‘Jaguar Sound’/ ATO Records

On the heels of his acclaimed Boleros Psicodélicos LP, Adrian Quesada announces the release of Jaguar Sound. Out November 18th on ATO Records, the twelve-track collection marks the second new album of the year from the Grammy-winning guitarist, producer and Black Pumas co-founder, further showcasing his singular and signature ability to build a bridge between seemingly disparate worlds of music. Steeped in a heady fusion of hip-hop, psychedelic soul and the opulent orchestration of Italian film scores from the 1970s, the LP draws inspiration from life during the first few isolated months of the pandemic, as well as his experience growing up on the border of multiple countries, cultures and languages. Featuring a special appearance from Ikebe Shakedown, as well as harp by Mary Lattimore, Neal Francis on piano, keys from David Garza and an array of strings, horns and percussion, Jaguar Sound was produced, written, engineered, mixed and largely performed by Adrian Quesada at his own Electric Deluxe studio in Austin, TX.