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Recent Melancholy Releases
Sting
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Sting alters, re-records overdubs, and otherwise modernizes a bunch of his classic hits.
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An exceptional double-disc overview of Tom Petty's career.
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Taron Egerton
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Elton John
Rocketman [Original Motion Picture S …
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The hits of Elton John are recast for the silver screen and sung by Taron Egerton.
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Reba McEntire
Stronger than the Truth
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Reba McEntire returns to her hard country roots with this sharp, nuanced album.
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Logic
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
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The fifth album from this prolific and technically stunning rapper finds him obsessing over fame, social media, and his place in rap.
- Fred Thomas
The Cranberries
In the End
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The Irish group's bittersweet final LP that bids farewell to their late singer, fans, and the band itself.
- Neil Z. Yeung
Cage the Elephant
Social Cues
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Cage the Elephant dives into retro sounds from the '80s.
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Glen Hansard
This Wild Willing
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Adventurous arrangements and production bring out new facets in the celebrated singer/songwriter's work.
- Mark Deming
Morrissey
California Son
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Morrissey turns to the 1960s for this collection of covers.
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The Waterboys
Where the Action Is
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Mike Scott and crew return with a briefer, though similarly eclectic sequel to their ambitious 2017 double album.
- Timothy Monger
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Melancholy
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Melancholy Album Highlights
Frank Sinatra
Only the Lonely
Gram Parsons
G.P./Grievous Angel
Drake
Thank Me Later
Simon & Garfunkel
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Billie Holiday
The Quintessential Billie…
Lykke Li
I Never Learn
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Melancholy Song Highlights
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Remember (Walking in the Sand)
George "Shadow" Morton
The Shangri-Las
The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)
Bob Crewe
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Bob Gaudio
The Walker Brothers
Emma's House
The Field Mice
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Hello Walls
Willie Nelson
Faron Young
Maggie May
Martin Quittenton
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Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart
100,000 Fireflies
Stephin Merritt
Magnetic Fields
Walking Wounded
John Coxon
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Everything But the Girl
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Ashley Wales
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Ben Watt
Everything But the Girl
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Goin' Back
Gerry Goffin
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Carole King
Dusty Springfield
Hot Burrito No. 2
Chris Ethridge
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Gram Parsons
The Flying Burrito Brothers
Only the Lonely
Joe Melson
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Roy Orbison
Roy Orbison
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