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LINER NOTES / THE JOSEY BLOG

We Miss Sade!

September 24, 2019
by Josey Records

After releasing a sixth studio album in 2010 and touring, this English band named after their singer went on hiatus for the third time in their career. Last year, the reunited band released two new songs for film soundtracks and confirmed that a seventh album is on the way. But now a year has passed and there is still no ...

Ric Ocasek was never not cool

September 17, 2019
by Josey Records

It is impossible to imagine someone not liking The Cars. We should all be listening to The Cars right now. The new wave rock band was huge in the ’70s and ’80s, but they were just as relevant in the ’90s, even though they disbanded in 1988. Those songs will always sound fresh and they will continue to influence new ...

Vinyl Records Will Outsell CDs Soon

September 11, 2019
by Josey Records

For the first time since 1986, vinyl record sales are expected to overtake CDs domestically. According to the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA), recording revenues are up and expected to top $10 billion in 2019. When adjusted for inflation, this number is about half of what the industry was making two decades ago. But the first half of 2019 ...

A CD With an HD Screen: Tool’s New Album

September 06, 2019
by Josey Records

Last week, Tool finally returned with a new album and it is no Chinese Democracy. It has been about forty-eight hundred days since their last record, 10,000 Days, was released. But the hype was real enough to remind us of the ’90s, the decade Tool came from. All over the country, fans camped out in front of record stores hours ...