New Music Releases: Frank Zappa, Nick Lowe

Our picks this week:

Zappa's first U.S. gold-certified record turns 50! To celebrate, Zappa Records and UMe compiled a Super Deluxe 5 CD/Blu-ray Audio set with the newly remastered album, session outtakes and two 1974 concerts. Blu-ray Audio features hi-res formats, new Dolby Atmos remixes, and FZ's 1974 Quadraphonic mix. Package includes new essays by Simon Prentis and Joe Travers, along with never-before-seen images by Sam Emerson, who shot the iconic cover photo.

Nick Lowe returns with Indoor Safari, his first studio album in over a decade. Backed on every track by Nick's trusted collaborators Los Straitjackets, Nick exhibits his razorsharp songwriting ability through a multitude of sonic environments. With his signature wit on display for grooving numbers like "Went to a Party" and "Don't Be Nice to Me," to the heartfelt sentiment on "Blue on Blue" and "Jet Pac Boomerang," and topped with Nick breathing new life into hidden gems of the '60s like "Raincoat in the River" and "A Quiet Place." 

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