Artist:	Title:	Label/Due date:
Angel Band	"With Roots & Wings" (producer: Lloyd Maines; Hear here)	(Appleseed, May 27, 2008)
David Benoit	"Heroes" (producer: Benoit; Hear here)	(Peak, May 27, 2008)
Charlatans, The	"You Cross My Path" (producers: The Charlatans, James Spencer; Hear here; Read here)	(U.K. - Cooking Vinyl, May 26, 2008)
Val Emmich	"Little Daggers" (first single: "Repetition"; Hear here)	(bluhammock music, May 27, 2008)
Brooke Fraser	"Albertine" (Hear here)	(Wood & Bone, May 27, 2008)
Al Green	"Lay It Down" (producers: The Roots' ?uestlove, keyboardist James Poyser; guests: John Legend, Corinne Bailey Rae, Anthony Hamilton; Read here)	(Blue Note, May 27, 2008)
John Hiatt	"Same Old Man" (producer: Hiatt; Hear here; Read here; also available with a DVD or as MP3 Download)	(New West, May 27, 2008)
Cyndi Lauper	"Bring Ya to the Brink" (her first full-length album of new material in 12 years; producers: DJ Rich Morel, Lauper; first single: "Set Your Heart"; Hear/see here; Read here)	(Daylight/Epic, May 27, 2008)
Lil' Kim	"Ms. G.O.A.T.: Greatest of All Time" (producers: Mister Cee, Trackmasters, DJ Whoo Kid; guests: Nate Dogg, Maino, Sha; Hear here)	(Money Maker, May 27, 2008)
Midnight Juggernauts	"Dystopia" (Hear here; See here)	(Astralwerks, May 27, 2008)
Mike Ragogna	"Summerland" (producers: John X Volaitis, Christopher Holden; guests: Dobie Gray, keyboardist/string arranger Steve Welch, guitarist Fino Roverato; first single: "Waiting for the Plane to Land"; Hear here)	(Trafficbeat Entertainment, May 27, 2008)

BTW: "This is a socially conscious album that, even considering the subject matter, also tries to be entertaining and uplifting," Ragogna tells P&P. "It was recorded over a year and a half and the cover features the Ferris wheel that was auctioned recently on eBay. The song 'Home' is a duet with ı60s and ı70s pop icon Dobie Gray, and it emphasizes two main points, to bring the troops home and completely restoring New Orleans, which is still devastated in some locales. There is a companion video with genuine New Orleans footage and itıs featured on the enhanced portion of the CD."

Jenny Scheinman (violinist-composer)	"Jenny Scheinman/Crossing the Field" (2 CDs; the second disc is all instrumental; Hear here)	(Koch, May 27, 2008)
Spiritualized	"Songs in A&E" (first album in five years; 18 tracks; Hear here)	(Spaceman/Universal, May 27, 2008)
36 Crazyfists	"The Tide and Its Takers" (producer: guitarist Steve Holt; Hear here)	(Ferret Music, May 27, 2008)
Underoath	"Survive, Kaleidoscope [CD/DVD]" (live album recorded during last fall's U.S. trek)	(Tooth & Nail/Solid State, May 27, 2008)
Usher	"Here I Stand" (guests: Ludacris, Young Jeezy, Nelly, Lil Wayne; first single: "Love in This Club"; Hear here; Read here)	(LaFace/Zomba, May 27, 2008)
Various artists	"Sex and the City [film soundtrack]" (opens in theaters May 30; includes songs by Fergie, Indie.Arie, Jem, Al Green, Joss Stone, Jem, Jennifer Hudson, etc.; See here)	(New Line, May 27, 2008)