live album
noun
: an album made by recording a performance before an audience
The group has just released a live album.
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Afterwards, there will be no new studio releases or performances from Godflesh — although, Broadrick notes, the occasional dub or live album may roll out.
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 5 Mar. 2026
While Bon Iver is releasing this live album, there are no live Bon Iver shows on the books – at least not officially.
—Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 23 Feb. 2026
The band released an EP, The Valley of Vision, in 2023, and a live album is set to release in March.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
Shane recorded a run of singles and a stunning live album on Caravan Records, in 1967, but had retired from music by the early nineteen-seventies, spending time taking care of her ailing mother and stepfather in Nashville.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 5 Mar. 2026
While Bon Iver is releasing this live album, there are no live Bon Iver shows on the books – at least not officially.
—Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 23 Feb. 2026
The band released an EP, The Valley of Vision, in 2023, and a live album is set to release in March.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
Shane recorded a run of singles and a stunning live album on Caravan Records, in 1967, but had retired from music by the early nineteen-seventies, spending time taking care of her ailing mother and stepfather in Nashville.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Live album.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20album. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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