JUNE 1, 2010
| Artist: |
Title: |
Label/Due date: |
| Clay Aiken |
"Tried and True [CD/DVD]" (Hear here) |
(Decca, June 1, 2010) |
| Chase Coy |
"Picturesque" (producer: Coy; Hear here) |
(Universal Republic, June 1, 2010) |
| Futureheads, The |
"The Chaos" (producer: Youth; Hear here) |
(Dovecote, June 1, 2010) |
| Gold Motel (former Hush Sound member Greta Morgan) |
"Gold Motel LP" (producers: Dan Duszynski, Morgan; first single: "Perfect in My Mind"; Hear here; See here) |
(unsigned, June 1, 2010) |
BTW: "The 'Gold Motel LP' is the most gorgeous, most hopeful, most creative I've ever done," Morgan tells P&P. "I worked exclusively with my closest friends: from arranging and engineering the album with Dan Duszynski (of Chicago band THIS IS ME SMILING) to having independent filmmaker Eddie O'Keefe direct our music videos. It's a collaboration of total joy and excitement, and the energy is contagious to listeners."
| Good Old War |
"Good Old War" (Hear here) |
(Sargent House, June 1, 2010) |
| Jack Johnson |
"To the Sea" (first single: "You and Your Heart"; Hear here; Read here) |
(Brushfire, June 1, 2010) |
| Melvins, The |
"The Bride Screamed Murder" (Hear here) |
(Ipecac Recordings, June 1, 2010) |
| Quitzow |
"Juice Water" (first single: "Driving"; Hear here) |
(Young Love, June 1, 2010) |
| Setting Sun |
"Fantasurreal" (first single: "Driving"; Hear here) |
(Young Love, June 1, 2010) |
| Various artists |
"A Song for My Father" (offspring of famous artists do cover versions; featuring AJ Croce, Salvador Santana, Jen Chapin, Louise Goffin, Devon Allman's Honeytribe, Ben Taylor, etc.) |
(429, June 1, 2010) |
JUNE 8, 2010
| Artist: |
Title: |
Label/Due date: |
| Constellations, The |
"Southern Gothic" (producer: Ben H. Allen; guests: Cee-Lo, Asher Roth; Hear here) |
(Virgin, June 8, 2010) |
| Renée Fleming |
"Dark Hope" (covers of Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes," Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," Death Cab for Cutie's "Soul Meets Body," etc.; producer: David Kahne; Hear here) |
(Decca, June 8, 2010) |
| Steve Hackett |
"Out of the Tunnel's Mouth" (Hear here) |
(InsideOut Music, June 8, 2010) |
| Here We Go Magic |
"Pigeons" (producers: Here We Go Magic; first single: "Collector"; Hear here) |
(Secretly Canadian, June 8, 2010) |
| Konono No. 1 |
"Assume Crash Position" (Hear here) |
(Crammed Discs, June 8, 2010) |
| Lil Jon |
"Crunk Rock" (guests: R. Kelly, Game, R. Kelly, Mario, LMFAO, Pitbull, David Guetta, Soulja Boy, 3OH!3, Elephant Man, Ying Yang Twins; Hear here) |
(Universal Republic, June 8, 2010) |
| Nada Surf |
"if i had a hi-fi" (covers of The Moody Blues, Depeche Mode, Kate Bush, Dwight Twilley, the Go-Betweens, etc.; Hear here; Read here) |
(Mardev/ADA, June 8, 2010) |
| Grace Potter and the Nocturnals |
"Grace Potter and the Nocturnals" (producer: Mark Batson; first single: "Tiny Light"; Hear here) |
(Ragged Company/Hollywood, June 8, 2010) |
| Rayvon |
"Rayvon" (Hear here) |
(Big Yard Music, June 8, 2010) |
| Eli "Paperboy" Reed |
"Come and Get It" (producer: Mike Elizondo; Hear here) |
(Capitol, June 8, 2010) |
| Rooney |
"Eureka" (first single: "I Can't Get Enough"; Hear here) |
(California Dreaming/ILG, June 8, 2010) |
| Roots, The |
"How I Got Over" (producer: Questlove; Hear here; Read here) |
(Def Jam, June 8, 2010) |
| Sia |
"We Are Born" (producer: Greg Kurstin; guests: Strokes guitarist Nick Valensi, Inara George; first single: "Clap Your Hands"; Hear here) |
(Monkey Puzzle/Jive, June 8, 2010) |
| Wailing Wall, The |
"The Low Hanging Fruit" (Hear here) |
(JDub, June 8, 2010) |
| Clay Walker |
"She Won't Be Lonely Long" (producer: Keith Stegall; Hear here) |
(Curb, June 8, 2010) |
MUSIC BOOKS
JUNE 15, 2010
| Artist: |
Title: |
Label/Due date: |
| Chamillionaire |
"Venom" (producer: DJ Frank E.; first single: "Good Morning"; Hear here; Read here) |
(Chamillitary/Universal Republic, June 15, 2010) |
| Golden Filter, The |
"Voluspa" (first single: "Hide Me"; Hear here) |
(Brille, June 15, 2010) |
| Various artists |
"All My Friends Are Here" (producers: Arif Mardin, who wrote and assembled the album before his death in 2006, and Joe Mardin; contributors: Bette Midler, Barry Gibb, Chaka Khan, Dianne Reeves, Danny O'Keefe, Carly Simon, Dr. John, Norah Jones, Hall & Oates, etc.) |
(NuNoise, June 15, 2010) |
| Various artists |
"Toy Story 3 [Film soundtrack]" (opens June 18; music by Randy Newman; See here) |
(Walt Disney, June 15, 2010) |
MUSIC BOOKS
JUNE 22, 2010
| Artist: |
Title: |
Label/Due date: |
| Jamie Foxx |
(title TBA; Hear here) |
(J, June 22, 2010) |
| Herbie Hancock |
"The Imagine Project" (guests: Jeff Beck, Dave Matthews, Chaka Khan, Pink, Seal, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, The Chieftains, Juanes, Anoushka Shankar; Read here) |
(Hancock/RED, June 22, 2010) |
| Stars |
"The Five Ghosts" (producer: Tom McFall; Hear here) |
(Soft Revolution/Vagrant, June 22, 2010) |
| Judy Garland, James Mason |
"A Star Is Born: Deluxe Edition [DVD] (1954 film; 3 discs; Blu-ray) |
(Warner, June 22, 2010) |
JUNE 29, 2010
| Artist: |
Title: |
Label/Due date: |
| Three 6 Mafia |
"Laws of Power" (first single: "Feel It"; Hear here; Read here) |
(Hypnotize Minds/Columbia, June 29, 2010) |
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