The Nihilist is Liam Finn’s first new album in three years, due out via Yep Roc on April 8 … On February 25, Silversun Pickups will release The Singles Collection, which features singles throughout the band’s career, via Dangerbird … Jim James, Vampire Weekend, Beck, Fiona Apple, Ben Harper, The Head And The Heart and more contributed love-song covers to Sweetheart 2014 (Hear/Concord), a Valentine’s Day collective that will be available exclusively at Starbucks and digital outlets beginning February 4 … Earmusic and Eagle Rock will issue the two-CD “Golden Deluxe Edition” of Deep Purple’s 19th studio album, Now What?!, on January 21 … The debut solo LP from Heartbreaker Benmont Tench, You Should Be So Lucky, will be out on February 18 via Blue Note … Forty years after Elvis Presley’s historic return to Memphis, RCA/Legacy will release an expanded two-disc edition of Elvis Recorded Live On Stage In Memphis on March 18 … Kevin Seconds’ new album, Off Stockton, is set for a February 18 issue via Rise … March 3 will see the release of Rufus Wainwright’s Vibrate: The Best Of Rufus Wainwright, a collection of singles and favorite tracks from the artist’s catalogue … Cherry Red has announced the signing of Inspiral Carpets, and will reissue the band’s demo tape, Dung 4, on Record Store Day (April 19). The group’s new self-titled album will be released in September … The latest Nashville Pussy album, Up The Dosage, is due out January 21 on Steamhammer/SPV … This March, the Numero Group will continue its comprehensive reissue campaign with Rat Conspiracy from Unwound. This is the second installment of a four-part reissue series … After a five-year hiatus, +/- returns February 4 with Jumping The Tracks via Teen Beat … Camper Van Beethoven’s first two Virgin albums, Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart and Key Lime Pie, will be reissued by Omnivore on February 4.
—Emily Costantino