Freedom, Love & The Recuperation Of The Human Mind is Ben Lee’s 11th studio LP, due out October 21. The release will be commemorated with U.S. album-release shows in New York City and Los Angeles this fall … The 20th anniversary of the Afghan Whigs’ Black Love will be celebrated November 25 (Record Store Day Black Friday) with a remastered and expanded edition from Rhino. It includes the full album along with nine previously unreleased demos, outtakes and studio jam sessions … Ween has announced the November 18 release of its first live album since 2008, GodWeenSatan: Live. The LP was recorded at just days after 9/11 at the band’s fave local bar in New Hope, Pa. … Omnivore will issue two Buckaroos compilations this December: The Complete Capitol Singles: 1957-1966 by Buck Owens And The Buckaroos on December 9 and Don Rich And The Buckaroos’ Guitar Pickin’ Man on December 16 … On November 25, Nightmares On Wax’s Ground Floor EP will be available from Warp, with a worldwide DJ club tour to follow in December … Elwan, the latest release from Tinariwen, is set for a February 10 release via Anti-. It features appearances by Kurt Vile, Matt Sweeney, Alain Johannes and Mark Lanegan.
—Emily Costantino
