STACK #122 Dec 2015

MUSIC

STREAMING ON

JB Hi-Fi NOW goes pop ON JB-HI FI NOW this month it all goes POP! It’s summer, the sun is out and if you’re on the move you can stream JB HI-FI NOW from your mobile device!This month we’ve got new releases from One Direction (Four), t he long anticipated new Veronicas album (simply entitled TheVeronicas ), and a LIVE S.O.S from Five Seconds of Summer . No, they’re NOT lost at sea, it’s the name of their new live project that we know their fans are going to love. Also, Guy Sebastian’s new album Madness has been streaming on JB Hi-Fi NOW since mid-November. He’s stuck to the winning formula that saw him and Lupe Fiasco top the charts, by teaming up with hip hop star 2 Chainz on his Mama Ain’t Proud. It’s Christmas, so why not turn someone you love onto the wide world of music at JB HI-FI Now Music? Once listeners try the NOW experience, they love it. Great for trialling new sounds if you want to buy a CD copy later, making mixes online to share, and more.

And hey! Merry Christmas from all of us here at JB HI-FI! Have a safe and enjoyable one, and catch you in 2015!

IN THE SPOTLIGHT ON JB HI-FI NOW

Paul Kelly Presents The Merri Soul Sessions

Billy Corgan rides another incarnation of the mighty Smashing Pumpkins to deliver this mighty, riff-laced and monstrously rocking new record, featuring none other than Mötley Crüe’sTommy Lee on drums! Monuments to an Elegy is “an album within an album,” part of the Pumpkins’ fascinating work in a progressive cycle of studio albums titled Teargarden by Kaleidyscope following on from the project’s last installment Day for Night. Smashing Pumpkins Monument to an Elegy

Taylor Swift ’s 1989 album has been a smash success. But did you know you can still hear her older material on JB HI-Fi NOW? Everything from Fearless , to Red , Speak Now , I KnewYou Were Trouble , and the Speak Now live album. PLUS, you can hear all the other special single and EPs she’s released. If you’re a fan, and so many are, you need to be here! Taylor Swift: Stream her back catalogue on NOW!

Wu-Tang A Better Tomorrow

Paul Kelly is a veteran recording artist. He’s made records every which way, and this time, he’s thrown the studio doors open

They’re back after six years, the NYC hip hop legends that redefined the idea of a hip hop crew, and hip hop itself. All current members contribute to this new Wu-Tang Clan album, and crucially it features unreleased rhymes from the infamous, late ODB, marking ten years since his passing.The title, A BetterTomorrow, continues the clan’s affinity with Hong Kong action movies, being a reference to the famous JohnWoo series.

to good friends to sing his songs – Vika and Linda Bull, Kira Puru, Clairy Brown and Dan Sultan are all here with Paul and band to whip up some great new soul-laced tunes.

Homegrown

This month we’ve got a new release from Matthew Garwood (aka The Tattooed Tenor) Cut Copy present Oceans Apart a 19-track DJ-mixed snapshot of new music from Melbourne’s thriving underground dance music scene. Christine Anu has a Christmas mix to go with her brand new Christmas album. And holy Macho Man! The Village People (soon to be playing Australian gigs) present You Can’t Stop the Music PLUS! David Bowie has two brand new tracks available to stream, and there’s new music from Ariel Pink, Damien Rice, Zac Brown & more! comps, mixes & curios!

Albums: new & old

In the wake of his AIR Awards win, REMI’s Raw x Infinity is still going gangbusters on NOW. Have you heard FrankYamma?This remarkable indigenous performer has new album called Uncle ,

TOP ALBUM STREAMS Flight Facilities Down to Earth Sam Smith In the Lonely Hour Slipknot The Gray Chapter Karise Eden Things I’ve Done

Classics nowavailable Jethro Tull War Child Wilco What’s Your 20? The Who The Who Hits 50

Radio Birdman Radios Appear The Jam Setting Sons

well worth your time. And look!The Beautiful Girls are back, with a new album called Dancehall Days, and the recent Big Scary offshoot, Number 1 Dads are still making some waves with About Face.

New albums Betty Who Take Me When You Go Antemasque 10 Songs Azaealia Banks Broke with Expensive

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