• Esperanza Spalding – Emily’s D+Evolution • Donovan Woods – Hard Settle, Ain’t Troubled • The Lovelocks – Born to Love New Releases From Classics And Jazz Inside!!! And more… UNI16-08 UNIVERSAL MUSIC 2450 Victoria Park Ave., Suite 1, Willowdale, Ontario M2J 5H3 Phone: (416) 718.4000 *Artwork shown may not be final UNIVERSAL MUSIC CANADA NEW RELEASE Artist/Title: The 1975/ I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware (CD) Cat. #: B002433202 Price Code: JSP th Order Due: January 28th Release Date: February 26 2016 6 02547 67739 6 File: Alternative Genre Code: 2 Box Lot: 25 Track List: 1. The 1975 10. Somebody Else 2. Love Me 11. Loving Someone 3. UGH! 12. I like it when you sleep, for you 4. A Change Of Heart are so beautiful yet so unaware 5. She’s American 13. The Sound 6. if I Believe You 14. This Must Be A Dream 7. Please Be Naked 15. Paris 8. Lostmyhead 16. Nana 9. The Ballad of Me and My Brain 17. She Lays Down Artist/Title: The 1975/ I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware (LP) *Vinyl Is One Way Sale* 6 02547 73937 7 Cat. #: B002448301 Price Code: BD th Order Due: January 28th Release Date: February 26 2016 File: Alternative Genre Code: 2 Box Lot: Key Points: I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it, the eagerly awaited new album from the UK art-pop quartet THE 1975 will be released February 26 via Dirty Hit/ Interscope Records. “Love Me” is the first single from I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it. Billboard called “Love Me,” “a spirited step away from the radio-friendly teen rock of its debut” and “an impressive coming-of-age shift,” 'Love Me' fizzes with overweening confidence, fitting for a song Healy says is about narcissism ("got a beautiful face but nothing to say"), and is a monster hit whatever their inspirations.” The 1975 are one of the breakthrough British bands of the past decade. They got together as school friends on the outskirts of Manchester and arrived, reinvigorating the alternative scene as they took 2013 by storm. It was a year that set the band on what Matthew Healy has described as a “delirious ascent”. Propelled by anthemic songs such as “Chocolate” and “Girls,” their self-titled debut album entered the UK charts at No 1 and went on to sell 1 million albums worldwide, and just over 30,000 albums in Canada. INTERNAL USE Label Name: Interscope Territory: International Release Type: O For additional artist information please contact Stacey Kerslake at 416-718-4247 or [email protected]. UNIVERSAL MUSIC 2450 Victoria Park Avenue, Suite 1, Toronto, ON M2J 5H3 Phone: (416) 718-4000 Fax: (416) 718-4218 UNIVERSAL MUSIC CANADA NEWArtist/Title: RELEASEWintersleep / The Great Detachment Cat. #: DA159 DAV135 Bar Code: CD VINYL *Vinyl Is One Way Sale* Price Code: SP NN Order Due: February 4, 2016 Release Date: March 4, 2016 File: Alternative Genre Code: 2 Box Lot: 30 Key Tracks: Amerika, Santa Fe, Spirit, Territory (ft. Geddy Lee) Key Points: Following the release of their critically-acclaimed album Hello Hum in 2012 and a heavy touring cycle, Wintersleep took a well-deserved break that didn’t last too long. After writing a wealth of material in their Montreal studio, the band carefully curated the 11 songs comprising The Great Detachment and returned to Halifax’s Sonic Temple – the birthplace of their widely acclaimed Welcome To The Night Sky with producer Tony Doogan (Belle & Sebastian, Mogwai). The Great Detachment is a rock album overwhelmed with a musical warmth which harkens back to the era of Wintersleep's much- loved break-out song “Weighty Ghost.” • Signed to Dine Alone worldwide, new album The Great Detachment out on March 4 2016. • Produced by Tony Doogan (Belle & Sebastien, Mogwai). • First single “Amerika” premiered on Wall Street Journal. • Performed on Late Show with David Letterman in 2011. • Breakout album Welcome To The Night Sky won them a JUNO for New Group Of The Year. Sold 31K. • Previous touring includes dates with Frightened Rabbit, The Hold Steady, Pearl Jam, Editors, Paul McCartney etc. • North American tour dates announcing soon. All major markets in Canada. “[Amerika] is a big, bold song, revolving like a slow-motion tornado around huge guitars, a booming rhythm and singer Paul Murphy’s plangent vocals that take on a chant-like quality on the chorus.” – Wall Street Journal "Wintersleep have sealed their place in the Canadian indie rock canon alongside groups like the Weakerthans and Broken Social Scene." - Pitchfork INTERNAL USE Label Name: Dine Alone Records Territory: Domestic Release Type: D For additional artist information please contact [email protected] or 416-718-4434 UNIVERSAL MUSIC 2450 Victoria Park Avenue, Suite 1, Toronto, ON M2J 5H3 Phone: (416) 718-4000 Fax: (416) 718-4218 UNIVERSAL MUSIC CANADA NEW RELEASE Artist/Title: Esperanza Spalding – Emily’s D+Evolution (Limited Deluxe Edition CD) Cat. #: CRE3914602 Price Code: SPS Order Due: Feb 4, 2016 Release Date: Mar 4, 2016 File: Jazz Genre Code: Box Lot: 30 Key Tracks: 8 88072 39146 8 Good Lava Artist/Title: Esperanza Spalding – Emily’s D+Evolution (Reg. CD) Cat. #: CRE3826502 Price Code: SP 8 88072 38265 7 Order Due: Feb 4, 2016 Release Date: Mar 4, 2016 File: Jazz Genre Code: Box Lot: 30 KEY POINTS: Esperanza Spalding’s new project is a fresh artistic vision for the 4-time GRAMMY winner, a daring tapestry of music, vibrant imagery, performance art and stage design. Co-produced by Esperanza and Tony Visconti, the album is an electrifying take on the power trio adorned with backing singers and touches of synthesizer, “as if to fly the pirate flag of the Black Rock Coalition” according to The New York Times. She recorded some of the album’s eleven tracks in front of a small audience in a Los Angeles studio. The result is otherworldly cosmic soul, kinetic songs that burst with energy and life. Album opener “Good Lava” offers a grand salvo: sinewy riffs doubled on electric bass and distorted guitar with melodies that stick and float across registers. Look for Esperanza tour dates later this year! Deluxe Edition contains two bonus tracks. INTERNAL US Label Name: Concord Territory: International Release Type: D For additional artist information please contact Thom McKercher at 416-718-4056 or [email protected]. UNIVERSAL MUSIC 2450 Victoria Park Avenue, Suite 1, Toronto, ON M2J 5H3 Phone: (416) 718-4000 Fax: (416) 718-4218 Artist/Title: Donovan Woods / Hard Settle, Ain’t Troubled CD Bar Code: CD Cat. #: MW0001 CD Price Code: SP LP Cat. #: MW0002 LP Price Code: LL Order Due: February 1, 2016 Release Date: February 26, 2016 LP Bar Code: File: Genre Code: 1 Box Lot: 30 Singer/Songwriter Label: Meant Well / Fontana North Format: Rep Owner: Fontana North CD LP *Vinyl is one-way sale only Donovan Woods’ work is guided by a mantra that only sounds simple: Good songs win. Woods was raised in the small city of Sarnia, Ontario, to the sounds of country music, with a healthy dose of folk and pop, a combination that instilled in him a strong belief in the power of a good melody, the importance of everyday language and the potential of a carefully-crafted song. While amassing a catalogue of rousing and acclaimed music of his own, he has worked with some of the top songwriters in North America to craft cuts for performers ranging from Tim McGraw and Alan Doyle to Billy Currington. Woods’ fourth studio album, Hard Settle, Ain’t Troubled, follows his JUNO Award-nominated Don’t Get Too Grand, and sees the songwriter in top form. Whether big ideas or seemingly minor incidents, broken promises or the promise of romance, Woods’ stories affect listeners deeply. As he dissects the downward spiral of a small town (“They Don’t Make Anything in That Town”) you feel for the folks left behind, and a subtle string arrangement adds a delicate emotional layer that avoids overcomplicating or distracting from the song’s basic tone and language. The offbeat rhythm of “On the Nights You Stay Home” elicits the excitement of a hoped-for big-city quiet night in, while faced with the terrifying number of modern-day opportunities to be jealous. Rewriting history to confront a breakup (“We Never Met”) is a new twist on telling the story of a relationship – even if it might not be a reasonable coping strategy. Throughout Hard Settle, Ain’t Troubled, what is clear is that Donovan Woods possesses a voice made to tell stories – his stories, and ours – and one that can’t be ignored. • The lead single “On The Nights You Stay Home” peaked at # 2 on CBC Radio 2’s chart • Nationwide tour in support of Matt Anderson begins in Febuary and includes a stop at Massey Hall • Extensive marketing and PR plan in place that will see this album receive excellent exposure across Canada • CBC First Play live will premiere before the album is announced Track List Tour 1. What Kind Of Love Is That 6. We Never Met 2. On The Nights You Stay Home 7. Do I Know Your Name • 24 date Canadian tour between Feb 16 – 3. The First Time 8. Between Cities Apr 16 4. My Good Friends 9. May 21, 2012 • Includes stops at Massey Hall, The Vogue 5. They Don’t Make Anything In That Town 10.