MAY 24, 2005
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Agony Scene, The | "The Darkest Red" | (Roadrunner, May 24, 2005) |
| Alkaline Trio, The | "Crimson" (enhanced; producer: Jerry Finn; first single: "Time to Waste"; Read here) | (Vagrant, May 24, 2005) |
| Amber Pacific | "The Possibility and the Promise" | (Hopeless, May 24, 2005) |
| Audioslave | "Out of Exile" (producer: Rick Rubin; first single: "Be Yourself" - Hear here via iTunes; Read here) | (Interscope, May 24, 2005) |
| Walter Beasley | "For Her" (producers: Bastiany & Dow Brain, Beasley, Tyrone Chase, Phil Davis, James Lloyd, Chuck Loeb, Martin Walters; guests: Loeb, Lloyd; first single: "Coolness") | (Heads Up, May 24, 2005) |
| B.G. | "The Heart of Tha Streetz" (first single: "Where Da At") | (Koch/Chopper City, May 24, 2005) |
| Ron Blake | "Sonic Tonic" (with bonus CD; producer: Meshell Ndegeocello) | (Mack Avenue, May 24, 2005) |
| Brand New Disaster | "Hold Fast the Summer" | (Tribunal, May 24, 2005) |
| Dave Brubeck | "London Flat, London Sharp" (Read here) | (Telarc, May 24, 2005) |
| Billy Don Burns | "Heroes, Friends & Other Troubled Souls" (guests: Tanya Tucker, Willie Nelson, Hank Cochran; Hear/read here) | (Rust/Universal, May 24, 2005) |
| Bury Your Dead | "You Had Me at Hello" | (Eulogy, May 24, 2005) |
| Richard Cheese | "Aperitif for Destruction" | (Surfdog, May 24, 2005) |
| Collective Soul | "From the Ground Up" (8-track acoustic collection; Read here) | (El Music Group, May 24, 2005) |
| Common | "Be" (producers: Jay Dee, Kareem Riggins, Kanye West; guests: West, John Legend, The Last Poets, John Mayer, Bilal; first single: "The Corner" - See here; also available with bonus DVD) | (G.O.O.D. Music/Geffen, May 24, 2005) |
| Coral, The | "The Invisible Invasion" (producers: Portishead's Geoff Barrow and Adrian Utley; first single: "In the Morning"; Hear/read here) | (U.K. - Deltasonic/Columbia, May 23, 2005; U.S. - Aug. 30, 2005) |
| Nikka Costa | "can'tneverdidnothin" (guest: Prince; first single: "Till I Get You" - Hear here; Read here) | (Virgin, May 24, 2005) |
| Robert Cray | "Twenty" (producers: Cray, keyboardist Jim Pugh; Read here) | (Sanctuary, May 24, 2005) |
| Death in Vegas | "Satan's Circus" (released last year in U.K.; with bonus live album) | (The Lab, May 24, 2005) |
| Tony DeSare | "Want You" (includes "If I Had Drew," the theme song to "My Date With Drew," an independent documentary feature film about a guy who has 30 days and $1,100 to get a date with Drew Barrymore) | (Telarc, May 24, 2005) |
| Bruce Dickinson (of Iron Maiden) | "Tyranny of Souls" (his first solo album since 1998; producer: Tribe of Gypsies guitarist Roy Z; first single: "Abduction") | (Sanctuary, May 24, 2005) |
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| Girlyman | "Little Star" | (Daemon, May 24, 2005) |
| Jeff Golub | "Temptation" | (Narada, May 24, 2005) |
| Gorillaz | "Demon Days" (producers: Blur's Damon Albarn, Danger Mouse; guests: De La Soul, Neneh Cherry, Ike Tuner, MF Doom, Roots Manuva, Shaun Ryder, Martina Topley-Bird, London Community Gospel Choir; first single: "Feel Good Inc." - Hear here via iTunes; other tracks include "Dirty Harry" - Hear here via iTunes; Read here; also available with bonus DVD) | (Virgin, May 24, 2005) |
| Jackie Greene | "Sweet Somewhere Bound" | (Verve, May 24, 2005) |
| Drew Gress | "7 Black Butterflies" | (Koch, May 24, 2005) |
| Hem | "Rabbit Songs" | (Rounder, May 24, 2005) |
| Marques Houston | "Naked" (first single: "All Because of You," featuring Young Rome) | (T.U.G./Universal, May 24, 2005) |
| Andy Hunter | "Life" (enhanced) | (Sparrow, May 24, 2005) |
| Intangible (frontman Justin Wright is the son of Gary Wright) | "Elevate" (producer: Wright; first single: "Those Around You" - Hear here: Windows Media, Real Audio, QuickTime) | (Larkio Music, May 24, 2005) |
| Last Tuesday | "Resolve" (enhanced) | (Gotee, May 24, 2005) |
| Amy Lepard | "On My Own" | (Lepard Skin, May 24, 2005) |
| Little Milton | "Think of Me" (Read here) | (Telarc, May 24, 2005) |
| Lucero | "Nobody's Darlings" | (Liberty & Lament, May 24, 2005) |
| Shelby Lynne | "Suit Yourself" (producer: Lynne; guests: Tony Joe White, Benmont Tench, ex-Wallflower Michael Ward, Robbie Turner; Hear here; Read here) | (Capitol, May 24, 2005) |
| Stephen Malkmus (former Pavement frontman) | "Face the Truth" | (Matador, May 24, 2005) |
| Gucci Mane | "Trap House" | (Big Cat, May 24, 2005) |
| Hugh Masekela | "Revival" | (Heads Up, May 24, 2005) |
| Meat Beat Manifesto | "At the Center" | (Thirsty Ear, May 24, 2005) |
| Melanie C (ex-Spice Girl) | "Beautiful Intentions" (producer: Greg Haver) | (International - Red Girl, May 24, 2005) |
| Mint Royale | "See You in the Morning" | (International - Faith & Hope, May 24, 2005) |
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| Molly Hatchet (Dave Hlubek rejoins the group) | "Warriors of the Rainbow Bridge" (Read here) | (Steamhammer/SPV, May 24, 2005) |
| NewSong | "Rescue" | (Integrity, May 24, 2005) |
| Nichole Nordeman | "Brave" (enhanced) | (Sparrow, May 24, 2005) |
| Oak Ridge Boys, The | "Common Thread" | (Word, May 24, 2005) |
| Pitbull | "Welcome to the 305" | (Slip N Slide, May 24, 2005) |
| Popa Chubby | "Big Man-Big Guitar: Popa Chubby Live" (see DVD version below) | (Blind Pig, May 24, 2005) |
| Post Stardom Depression | "Prime Time Looks A Lot Like Amateur Night" | (The Control Group, May 24, 2005) |
| Frank Potenza & Shelly Berg | "First Takes" | (Azica, May 24, 2005) |
| Pretty Ricky | "Blue Stars" (first single: "Grind With Me") | (Atlantic, May 24, 2005) |
| Joshua Redman Elastic Band | "Momentum" | (Nonesuch, May 24, 2005) |
| Arturo Sandoval | "Live at the Blue Note [CD/DVD]" | (Half Note, May 24, 2005) |
| Seether | "Karma and Effect" (producer: Bob Marlette; first single: "Back to the Remedy") | (Wind-up, May 24, 2005) |
| Shout Out Louds | "Howl Howl Gaff Gaff" (enhanced; originally released in Scandinavia on Bud Fox Recordings; Hear here via iTunes; Hear sampler here) | (Capitol, May 24, 2005) |
| Sleater-Kinney | "The Woods" (producer: Dave Fridmann; also available with bonus DVD) | (Sub Pop, May 24, 2005) |
| Sway and King Tech | "Back 2 Basics [CD/DVD]" (guests: Common, Chino XL, Crooked I, Kam, Canibus, Royce Da 5'9", etc.) | (Bungalo/Universal, May 24, 2005) |
| Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez | "Red Dog Tracks" (guest: Bill Frisell; Read here) | (Back Porch, May 24, 2005) |
| Maria Taylor | "11:11" | (Saddle Creek, May 24, 2005) |
| James Blood Ulmer | "Birthright" | (Sin-Drome, May 24, 2005) |
| Various artists | "Cinderella Man [film soundtrack]" (Ron Howard-directed movie starring Russell Crowe and Renée Zellweger opens June 3; features original music by Thomas Newman; See here) | (Decca/UMG Soundtracks, May 24, 2005) |
| Various artists | "The Longest Yard [film soundtrack]" (movie remake, which opens in theaters May 27, stars Adam Sandler, Chris Rock and Nelly; songs from Nelly, Eminem, Akon, D-12, etc.) | (Derrty Entertainment/Universal, May 24, 2005) |
| Various artists | "Lords of Dogtown [film soundtrack]" (Heath Ledger movie opens in theaters on June 3; See here) | (Geffen, May 24, 2005) |
| Various artists | "Madagascar [film soundtrack]" (animated movie, opening May 27, features the voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith; See here) | (Geffen, May 24, 2005) |
| Various artists | "Mysterious Skin [film soundtrack]" (features the music of Cocteau Twins' Robin Guthrie and composer Harold Budd; See here) | (Commotion, May 24, 2005) |
| Various artists | "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants [film soundtrack]" (the movie, based on Ann Brashares' best-selling novel, opens nationwide on June 1; featuring tracks by Chantal Kreviazuk, Five For Fighting, Rachael Yamagata, Shannon Curfman, etc.; See here) | (Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax, May 24, 2005) |
| Wallflowers, The | "Rebel, Sweetheart" (producer: Brendan O'Brien; first single: "The Beautiful Side of Somewhere" - Hear here via iTunes; Read here; also available as DualDisc) | (Interscope, May 24, 2005) |
| Jimmy Webb | "Twilight of the Renegades" (Read here) | (International - Sanctuary, May 24, 2005) |
| Young Gunz | "Brothers From Another" (first single: "Time to Set It Off") | (Universal, May 24, 2005) |
| Youth Group (Vines bassist Patrick Matthews' side project) | "Skeleton Jar" (Read here) | (Epitaph, May 24, 2005) |
| Miguel Zenón | "Jibaro" | (Marsalis Music, May 24, 2005) |
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| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Natacha Atlas | "The Best of Natacha Atlas" | (Beggars Banquet, May 24, 2005) |
| At the Drive-In | "Anthology: This Station Is Non-Operational" (rarities) | (Fearless, May 24, 2005) |
| Chet Baker | "The Very Best" | (Blue Note, May 24, 2005) |
| Belle & Sebastian | "Push Barman to Open Old Wounds" (2-CD collection of EPs, singles) | (Matador, May 24, 2005) |
| Tony Bennett | "Sings the Rodgers and Hart Songbook" (1973 album; remastered, with bonus tracks) | (Concord, May 24, 2005) |
| Blue Öyster Cult | "Singles Collection" | (U.K. - Columbia, May 23, 2005) |
| Marc Bolan & T. Rex | "Children of the Revolution" (2-CD best-of; 45 tracks) | (U.K. - Music Club, May 23, 2005) |
| Brian Bromberg | "Choices" (2004 album; Hear/read here) | (Artistry Music, May 24, 2005) |
| Canned Heat | "The Very Best of Canned Heat" | (Capitol/EMI, May 24, 2005) |
| Johnny Cash | "The Original Sun Albums: The Complete Collection [box set]" | (Varese, May 24, 2005) |
| Cherrelle | "Greatest Hits" | (Virgin, May 24, 2005) |
| Alex Chilton | "Live in Anvers" | (Rykodisc, May 24, 2005) |
| Bruce Cockburn | "Big Circumstance" (1989 album) | (Rounder, May 24, 2005) |
| Collage & Friends | "Greatest Hits" | (V.I. Music, May 24, 2005) |
| Rodney Dangerfield | "20th Century Masters: The Best of Rodney Dangerfield - The Millennium Collection" | (Hip-O/UME, May 24, 2005) |
| Miles Davis | "The Very Best" | (Blue Note, May 24, 2005) |
| Esquivel | "The Sights and Sounds of Esquivel" | (Bar/None, May 24, 2005) |
| Get Up Kids, The | "Live @ The Granada Theater" (Hear/read here) | (Vagrant, May 24, 2005) |
| Engelbert Humperdinck | "20th Century Masters: The Best of Engelbert Humperdinck - The Millennium Collection" | (Hip-O/UME, May 24, 2005) |
| Kid Creole & The Coconuts | "The Conquest of You" (1997 album; previously available only in Europe) | (Rainman, May 24, 2005) |
| Sara Lazarus | "Give Me the Simple Life" | (Dreyfus, May 24, 2005) |
| Loggins & Messina | "The Best: Loggins & Messina - Sittin' In Again" (album coincides with national reunion that begins in mid-June) | (Columbia/Legacy, May 24, 2005) |
| Madness | "20th Century Masters: The Best of Madness - The Millennium Collection" | (Hip-O/UME, May 24, 2005) |
| Yngwie J. Malmsteen | "20th Century Masters: The Best of Yngwie J. Malmsteen - The Millennium Collection" | (Polydor/UME, May 24, 2005) |
| Marmalade | "The Ultimate Collection" (2 CDs) | (Castle, May 24, 2005) |
| Maureen McGovern | "20th Century Masters: The Best of Maureen McGovern - The Millennium Collection" | (Mercury/UME, May 24, 2005) |
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| John Mellencamp | "Scarecrow" (1985 album; remastered, with one bonus track), "The Lonesome Jubilee" (1987 album; remastered, with one bonus track), "Big Daddy" (1989 album; remastered, with one bonus track), "Whenever We Wanted" (1991 album; remastered, with one bonus track; Read here) | (Mercury/UME, May 24, 2005) |
| Thelonious Monk | "The Very Best" | (Blue Note, May 24, 2005) |
| Lee Morgan | "The Very Best" | (Blue Note, May 24, 2005) |
| Steve Morse | "Prime Cuts" | (Magna Carta, May 24, 2005) |
| Bud Powell | "The Very Best" | (Blue Note, May 24, 2005) |
| Raspberries | "Greatest" | (Capitol/EMI, May 24, 2005) |
| Lou Rawls | "The Very Best" | (Blue Note, May 24, 2005) |
| Sonny Rollins | "The Very Best" | (Blue Note, May 24, 2005) |
| Runaways, The | "20th Century Masters: The Best of The Runaways - The Millennium Collection" | (Mercury/UME, May 24, 2005) |
| Screaming Trees | "Ocean of Confusion: Songs of Screaming Trees 1989-1996" (Read here) | (Epic/Legacy, May 24, 2005) |
| George Shearing | "The Very Best" | (Blue Note, May 24, 2005) |
| Horace Silver | "The Very Best" | (Blue Note, May 24, 2005) |
| Jimmy Smith | "The Very Best" | (Blue Note, May 24, 2005) |
| Soft Machine | "Out-Bloody-Rageous: An Anthology 1967-1973" | (U.K. - Columbia, May 23, 2005) |
| Son Volt | "A Retrospective: 1995-2000" (album tracks, rarities; Hear here) | (Rhino/Warner, May 24, 2005) |
| Epic Soundtracks (the former Kevin Paul Godfrey died in November 1997) | "Good Things" (unreleased 1997 album; Read here) | (DBK Works, May 24, 2005) |
| Sparrow | "The Early Years" | (Absolutely Kosher, May 24, 2005) |
| Trick Daddy | "Based On a True Story" (2001 album) | (Slip N Slide, May 24, 2005) |
| Walter Trout | "Deep Trout: The Early Years of Walter Trout" | (Ruf, May 24, 2005) |
| Various artists | "The Best Blue Note Album in the World ... Ever! Vol. 2" | (Blue Note, May 24, 2005) |
| Various artists | "Essential Trance" | (Water Music, May 24, 2005) |
| Various artists | "Jukebox Jazz: From the Southside of Chicago" | (V.I. Music, May 24, 2005) |
| Various artists | "Motown Remixed" (15 hits ramped up by today's top remixers), "Motown Unmixed" (original versions of songs used for the "Remixed" project; Read here) | (Motown/UME, May 24, 2005) |
| Various artists | "Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music" (music from the BBC documentary) | (U.K. - Universal, May 23, 2005) |
| Various artists | "Sound Body, Sound Mind: Music for Healing from Andrew Weil, MD" | (Rhino, May 24, 2005) |
| Violent Femmes | "Freak Magnet" (1998 album; remastered, with bonus tracks), "Viva Wisconsin" (1999 album; remastered, with bonus tracks) | (Shout! Factory, May 24, 2005) |
| Roger Waters | "The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking" (1984 album), "Radio K.A.O.S." (1987 album), "Amused to Death" (1992 album) | (U.K. - Columbia, May 23, 2005) |
| Tony Joe White | "Home Made Ice Cream" (1973 album) | (DBK Works, May 24, 2005) |
| Marion Williams | "Remember Me: The Definitive Collection" | (Shanachie, May 24, 2005) |
| Wishbone Ash | "Illuminations" (1996 album; remastered, with bonus tracks) | (Friday Music, May 24, 2005) |
| Faron Young | "The Essential" | (Madacy, May 24, 2005) |
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| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Natacha Atlas | "Transglobal Underground [DVD]" | (WEA, May 24, 2005) |
| Jackson Browne | "Running On Empty [CD/DVD-A]" (2 discs; 1978 album; includes the previously unreleased "Cocaine Again") | (Rhino/Elektra, May 24, 2005) |
| Dave Chappelle | "Chappelle's Show: Season 2 Uncensored! [DVD]" (Comedy Central series, 2003 season; Read here) | (Paramount, May 24, 2005) |
| Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Gwen Stefani, et al | "The Aviator [DVD]" (2004 film; 2 discs) | (Warner, May 24, 2005) |
| Ice Cube | "Are We There Yet? [DVD]" (2005 film) | (Sony Pictures, May 24, 2005) |
| Brie Larson | "She Said [DVD-Single]" | (Casablanca, May 24, 2005) |
| Popa Chubby | "Big Man-Big Guitar: Popa Chubby Live [DVD]" | (Blind Pig, May 24, 2005) |
| Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore | "The Dick Van Dyke Show - The Complete Series [DVD]" (25-disc box set covers the CBS sitcom's entire 1961-66 run; Read here) | (Image, May 24, 2005) |
| Various artists | "The Andy Griffith Show: The Complete Second Season [DVD]" (CBS sitcom, 1961-62 season; 5 discs) | (Paramount, May 24, 2005) |
| Various artists | "The Godfather, Part II [DVD]" (1975 film; 2 discs), "The Godfather, Part III [DVD]" (1991 film) | (Paramount, May 24, 2005) |
| Various artists | "NewsRadio: The Complete First and Second Seasons [DVD]" (NBC sitcom; 1995-96 seasons) | (Columbia TriStar, May 24, 2005) |
| Brian Wilson | "Brian Wilson Presents SMiLE: The DVD" (2 discs; includes a live performance of the album and the Showtime documentary "Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and The Story of SMiLE"; See here - Real, QuickTime) | (Rhino, May 24, 2005) |
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