| Artist: |
Title: |
Label/Due date: |
| Anti-Flag |
"The General Strike" (producers: Anti-Flag; Hear here; Vinyl) |
(SideOneDummy, March 20, 2012) |
| Birdy |
"Birdy" (producers:Rich Costey, Jim Abbiss, James Ford, Alex H.N.Gilbert; Hear here; MP3 Download) |
(Warner, March 20, 2012) |
| Melanie Fiona (Canadian-Guyanese singer) |
"The MF Life" (producers: Salaam Remi, No ID, Andrea Martin; guests: NAS, B.o.B, John Legend, J. Cole; Hear here; Read here) |
(Universal Republic/Title 9/SRC, March 20, 2012) |
| Casey James ("American Idol" season 9 finalist) |
"Casey James" (producers: James, Chris Lindsey; first single: "Let's Don't Call It a Night"; Hear here; Read here) |
(19 Recordings/BNA, March 20, 2012) |
| Adam Lambert |
"Trespassing" (collaborators: Pharrell Williams, Dr. Luke, Claude Kelly, Benny Blanco, Bonnie McKee, Nile Rodgers, Sam Sparro, Bruno Mars, Nikka Costa, BC Jean; first single: "Better Than I Know Myself"; Hear here; Deluxe edition) |
(19 Recordings/RCA, March 20, 2012) |
| Magic Castles |
"Magic Castles" (Hear here; Vinyl) |
('a' Records, March 20, 2012) |
| Margot & The Nuclear So and So's |
"Rot Gut, Domestic" (producer: John Congleton; first single: "Prozac Rock"; Vinyl) |
(Mariel Recording Company, March 20, 2012) |
| Miike Snow (Swedish indie pop band) |
"Happy to You" (producers: Miike Snow; first single: "Paddling Out"; Hear here) |
(Downtown/Columbia, March 20, 2012) |
| Odd Future (11-member collective, feat. Tyler The Creator, Frank Ocean, Hodgy Beats, Leftbrain) |
"The OF Tape Vol. 2" (Hear here) |
(Odd Future/Sony/RED Distribution, March 20, 2012) |
| One Direction (British boy band was a 2010 finalist on the U.K. "X Factor") |
"Up All Night" (producers: Ash Howes, BeatGeek, Brian Rawling, Carl Falk, Jimmy Joker, Matt Squire, Paul Meehan, Rami Yacoub, RedOne, Richard "Biff" Stannard, Toby Gad, etc.; Hear here; Deluxe Yearbook Edition; MP3 Download) |
(Syco Music/Columbia, March 20, 2012) |
| Daniel Rossen (of Grizzly Bear and Department of Eagles) |
"Silent Hour/Golden Mile" (five-song EP; Hear here; Vinyl) |
(Warp, March 20, 2012) |
| Shins, The |
"Port of Morrow" (drummer Jesse Sandoval and keyboardist Mary Crandall are no longer in the band; producer: Greg Kurstin; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl) |
(Aural Apothecary/Columbia, March 20, 2012) |
| Esperanza Spalding |
"Radio Music Society" (Hear here; Deluxe edition) |
(Heads Up, March 20, 2012) |
| Paul van Dyk |
"Evolution" (Hear here; Read here; Vinyl) |
(Vandit/Redeye, March 20, 2012) |
| Various artists |
"The Hunger Games [Film soundtrack]" (the sci-film drama opens March 23; first single: "Safe & Sound," Taylor Swift feat. The Civil Wars; Hear/see here) |
(Universal Republic, March 20, 2012) |
| Whispertown |
"Parallel" (producers: Andy LeMaster, Jake Bellows; first single: "Open the Other Eye"; Hear here) |
(Acony, March 20, 2012) |
| Yukon Blonde |
"Tiger Talk" (producer: Colin Stewart; first single: "Stairway"; Hear here) |
(Dine Alone, March 20, 2012) |
| Dexter Gordon |
"Night Ballads: Montreal 1977" (1977 album; remastered) |
(Uptown Jazz, March 20, 2012) |
| Go West |
"The Very Best of Go West" (two CDs, 32 tracks) |
(U.K. - Music Club Deluxe, March 19, 2012) |
| LaToya Jackson |
"Hearts Don't Lie" (1984 album; remastered, with seven bonus tracks), "Imagination" (1986 album; remastered, with four bonus tracks) |
(Funkytowngrooves, March 20, 2012) |
| Living in a Box |
"The Very Best of Living in a Box" (two CDs, 30 tracks) |
(U.K. - Music Club Deluxe, March 19, 2012) |
| Pat Mastelotto (drummer with King Crimson, Mr. Mister and XTC) |
"Recidivate" (two-disc set of outtakes, rarities and more from the past 20 years of his career; Hear here) |
(7d Media, March 20, 2012) |
| New Order |
"The Lost Sirens [LP + CD]" (previously unreleased tracks from the 2005 "Waiting For the Sirens' Call" sessions; Read here) |
(U.K. - Rhino, March 19, 2012) |
| Stan Ridgway |
"The Big Heat" (1986 album; remastered) |
(Water, March 20, 2012) |
| Stiff Little Fingers |
"Assume Nothing, Question Everything: The Very Best Of Stiff Little Fingers" (two CDs, 44 tracks) |
(U.K. - Music Club Deluxe, March 19, 2012) |
| Various artists |
"The Bristol Reggae Explosion 3: The 80's Part 2 [MP3 Download]" (15 tracks) |
(Bristol Archive, March 19, 2012) |
| B-52's, The |
"With the Wild Crowd! Live in Athens GA [DVD]" (first official B-52's live album, released on CD in October 2011; Blu-ray; CD; MP3 Download) |
(Eagle Rock, March 20, 2012) |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd |
"The Same Old Blues: Live In London 1975 [DVD]" |
(IMV Blueline, March 20, 2012) |
| Jason Siegel, Amy Adams |
"The Muppets [DVD]" (2011 film; Blu-ray, with digital copy and soundtrack download card) |
(Walt Disney, March 20, 2012) |