| Artist: |
Title: |
Label/Due date: |
| Gerald Albright |
"Sax for Stax" |
(Peak, June 24, 2008) |
| Keith Anderson |
"C'mon" (producer: Jeffrey Steele; Hear here) |
(Columbia Nashville, June 24, 2008) |
| Another Big Machine |
"Another Big Machine" (first single: "Brand New Kind of Love"; Hear here) |
(Rising Storm/Fontana, June 24, 2008) |
| David Banner |
"Greatest Story Ever Told" (guests: Akon, Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Chris Brown, Jim Jones, UGK, etc.; first single: "Speaker"; Hear here; Read here) |
(SRC/Universal Motown, June 24, 2008) |
| Natalie Brown |
"Random Thoughts" (Hear here) |
(Identity Music Group, June 24, 2008) |
| Ry Cooder |
"I, Flathead" |
(Nonesuch, June 24, 2008) |
| Luke Doucet & The White Falcon |
"Blood's Too Rich" (includes a cover of The Cure's "Love Cats"; Hear here) |
(Six Shooter, June 24, 2008) |
| Dwele |
"Sketches of a Man" (producer: Dwele; first single: "I'm Cheatin'"; Hear here) |
(RT Music Group/Koch, June 24, 2008) |
| Alejandro Escovedo |
"Real Animal" (Hear here) |
(Back Porch/EMI Manhattan, June 24, 2008) |
| Delta Goodrem |
"Delta" (released internationally in November 2007; producers: John Shanks, Marius DeVries, Steve Kipner; Hear here) |
(Decca, June 24, 2008) |
| Hacienda Brothers |
"Arizona Motel" (singer Chris Gaffney died of liver cancer in April 2008; Hear here) |
(Proper American, June 24, 2008) |
| Hercules & Love Affair |
"Hercules & Love Affair" (released in the U.K. in March 2008; first single: "Blind"; Hear here; Read here) |
(DFA/Mute, June 24, 2008) |
| Vanessa Hudgens (Gabriella in "High School Musical") |
"Identified" (first single: "Sneakernight"; Hear here) |
(Hollywood, June 24, 2008) |
| Incognito |
"Tales From the Beach" |
(Heads Up, June 24, 2008) |
| Michael James |
"To Raise an Army For Love" (producer: John Seymour; Hear here) |
(Radio Sky Music, June 24, 2008) |
| Less Than Jake |
"GNV FLA" (named after the group's hometown, Gainesville; Hear here) |
(Sleep It Off, June 24, 2008) |
| Edwin McCain |
"Nobody's Fault But Mine" (Hear here) |
(Saguaro Road/Time Life, June 24, 2008) |
| Mötley Crüe |
"Saints of Los Angeles" (producer: Bob Rock; guests: members of Papa Roach, Buckcherry, Trapt, Sixx:A.M.; first single: title track; Hear here; Read here) |
(Motley, June 24, 2008) |
| Nelly |
"Brass Knuckles" (producers: Bryan Michael Cox, Jermaine Dupri, Neff-U, Pharrell; guests: Fergie, Ciara, Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Akon, LL Cool J; first single: "Party People"; Hear here; Read here) |
(Derrty/Universal, June 24, 2008) |
| Ne-Yo |
"Year of the Gentleman" (first single: "Closer"; Hear here; Read here) |
(Def Jam, June 24, 2008) |
| People in Planes |
"Beyond the Horizon" (producer: Raine Maida, Matt Squire, Dan Austin; first single: "Mayday (M'aidez)"; Hear here) |
(Wind-up, June 24, 2008) |
| Reckless Kelly |
"Bulletproof" (Hear here) |
(Yep Roc, June 24, 2008) |
| Rose Hill Drive |
"Moon Is the New Earth" (producers: Rose Hill Drive; Hear here) |
(Megaforce, June 24, 2008) |
| Shinedown |
"The Sound of Madness" (producer: Rob Cavallo; first single: "Devour"; Hear here) |
(Atlantic, June 24, 2008) |
| Steve Tyrell |
"Back to Bacharach" (Read here) |
(New Design/Koch, June 24, 2008) |
| Various artists |
"Wall•E [film soundtrack]" (computer animated film from Pixar opens June 27; score by Thomas Newman; first single: Peter Gabriel's new song "Down to Earth"; See here; Read here) |
(Disney, June 24, 2008) |
| Watson Twins, The |
"Fire Songs" (producers: Russell Pollard, J. Soda; Hear here) |
(Vanguard, June 24, 2008) |
| Weezer |
"Weezer (Red Album)" (producers: Rick Rubin, Jacknife Lee; first single: "Pork & Beans"; Hear here; Read here; also available in deluxe edition) |
(Geffen, June 24, 2008) |
| Gene Autry |
"Cowboy Hymes and Songs of Inspiration" |
(Varése Vintage, June 24, 2008) |
| Aaron Neville |
"Gold" (2 CDs) |
(Hip-O/UME, June 24, 2008) |
| Liz Phair |
"Exile in Guyville [CD/DVD]" (1993 album; remastered, with four bonus tracks; the DVD contains a documentary; Read here) |
(ATO/RCA, June 24, 2008) |
| U2 |
"War: Deluxe Edition" (1983 album; 2 CDs; remastered), "Under a Blood Red Sky: Deluxe Edition" (1983 album; Read here) |
(Island/UME, June 24, 2008) |
| Frankie Valli |
"Solo/Timeless" (1967, 1968 albums), "Close Up/Valli" (1975, 1976 albums), "Our Day Will Come/Lady Put the Light Out" (1975, 1977 albums), "... is the Word/Heaven Above Me" (1978, 1980 albums) |
(Collectors' Choice, June 24, 2008) |
| Beatles, The |
"All Together Now [DVD]" (feature-length documentary detailing the story behind the partnership between the Beatles and Cirque du Soleil that resulted in the creation of the stage production "Love") |
(Apple Corps Ltd./Cirque du Soleil/Capitol, June 24, 2008) |
| Daft Punk |
"Daft Punk's Electroma [DVD]" |
(Vice, June 24, 2008) |
| New Order |
"Live in Glasgow [DVD]" (2006 concerts at the Carling Academy) |
(Rhino, June 24, 2008) |
| Joe Strummer |
"Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten [DVD]" (director Julien Temple's documentary on the late Clash frontman) |
(Legacy Recordings, June 24, 2008) |