Cindy Bullens (she is running for state Senate in her longtime home state of Maine)
"Howling Trains & Barking Dogs" (versions of songs she wrote with other Nashville songwriters that were recorded by other artists such as the Dixie Chicks, Radney Foster, etc.; collaborations with Foster, Bill Lloyd, Matraca Berg, Kye Fleming, Mary Ann Kennedy, Al Anderson)
(Blue Lobster/M.C., June 29, 2010)
Peter Case
"Wig!" (his first album since having open heart surgery in January 2009; Hear here; Read here)
(Yep Roc, June 29, 2010)
Judy Collins
"Paradise" (guests: Stephen Stills, Joan Baez; Hear here)
"6 String Theory" (guests: B.B. King, George Benson, Slash, Steve Lukather, John Scofield, Robert Cray, Vince Gill, Taj Majal, Joe Bonamassa, Jonny Lang, etc.; Hear here)
(Concord/Monster Music, June 29, 2010)
Scissor Sisters
"Night Work" (producers: Stuart Price, Babydaddy; first single: "Invisible Light"; Hear here; Read here)
(Downtown/Universal, June 29, 2010)
Semi Precious Weapons
"You Love You" (producer: Jack Joseph Puig; executive producer: Lady Gaga; Hear here)
(Geffen/Perezcious/ Streamline/Cherrytree, June 29, 2010)
"Love King" (producers: Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Los Da Mystro; guest: T.I.; first single: "Love King"; Hear here; Deluxe edition)
(Radio Killa/Def Jam, June 29, 2010)
3OH!3
"Streets of Gold" (producers: Matt Squire, Benny Blanco, Dr. Luke, Greg Kurstin; guests: Katy Perry, Ke$ha; first single: "My First Kiss"; Hear here)
(Photo Finish/Atlantic, June 29, 2010)
Tribal Machine (Canadian industrial-rock band)
"The Orwellian Night [MP3 Download]" (the four-act, 16-song concept album is inspired by George Orwell's "1984," but where the world is controlled by a corporation rather than the government; Hear here)
"Just Across the River" (covers of his classic songs, such as "Galveston," "Wichita Lineman" and "By the Time I Get to Phoenix"; producer: Fred Mollin; guests: Jackson Browne, Glen Campbell, Billy Joel, Vince Gill, Mark Knopfler, Michael McDonald, Willie Nelson, Linda Ronstadt, J.D. Souther, Lucinda Williams; Read here)
"Foul Deeds" (producers: Pegi Young, Ben Keith, Elliot Mazer; guests: Neil Young, Spooner Oldham; Hear here; CD/DVD, includes live concert directed by Jonathan Demme)
"Apple Venus 7-Inch Box Set [Vinyl]" (13 discs featuring "Apple Venus" volumes 1 and 2, with three bonus tracks previously available only as digital downloads)