JUNE 5, 2012
| Artist: |
Title: |
Label/Due date: |
| Regina Belle |
"Higher" (her second career gospel album; guests: Shirley Caesar, Kathy Taylor, Lowell Pye; first single: "Make an Example Out of Me"; Hear here; Read here) |
(Pendulum/Walker Davis Entertainment, June 5, 2012) |
| Eric Benét |
"The One" (Hear here) |
(Jordan House/Reprise, June 5, 2012) |
| Brian Bromberg |
"Compared to That" (first single: a cover of Chicago's "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?"; Hear here) |
(Artistry Music/Mack Avenue, June 5, 2012) |
| Call Me No One (side project for Sevendust's Clint Lowery and Morgan Rose) |
"Last Parade" (first single: "Biggest Fan"; Hear here) |
(7Bros/ILG, June 5, 2012) |
| Brandi Carlile |
"Bear Creek" (producers: Trina Shoemaker, Carlile, The Twins, Frank Liddell, Jay Joyce; first single: "That Wasn't Me"; Hear here) |
(Columbia, June 5, 2012) |
| Shawn Colvin |
"All Fall Down" (producer: Buddy Miller; guests: Alison Krauss, Emmylou Harris, Jakob Dylan, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Bill Frisell, Viktor Krauss, Brian Blade, Stuart Duncan, Julie Miller; Hear here; Read here) |
(Nonesuch, June 5, 2012) |
| Rodney Crowell |
"Kin: The Songs of Mary Karr & Rodney Crowell" (writing with author Mary Karr; guests: Emmylou Harris, Vince Gill, Norah Jones, Lucinda Williams, Rosanne Cash, LeeAnn Womack, Chely Wright, Loudon Wainwright III, Kris Kristofferson, Joe Henry) |
(Vanguard, June 5, 2012) |
| Dexys |
"One Day I'm Going to Soar" (first single: "Nowhere Is Home"; Hear here; Read here) |
(U.K. - BMG Rights Management, June 4, 2012) |
| Alejandro Escovedo |
"Big Station" (Hear here) |
(Fantasy, June 5, 2012) |
| Fear Factory |
"The Industralist" (concept album; producer: Rhys Fulber; Hear here; Read here) |
(Candlelight, June 5, 2012) |
| Béla Fleck & The Marcus Roberts Trio |
"Across the Imaginary Divide" (producers: Fleck, Roberts; Hear here) |
(Rounder, June 5, 2012) |
| Hives, The |
"Lex Hives" (producers: The Hives; first single: "Go Right Ahead"; Hear here; MP3 Download) |
(Disques Hives, June 5, 2012) |
| IAmDynamite (Raleigh indie duo) |
"SuperMegaFantastic" (producer: Blue October bassist Matt Noveskey; Hear here; MP3 Download) |
(Brando, June 5, 2012) |
| It Boys! (L.A. rock-pop band) |
"Introduction" (first single: "Guys Don't Like Me"; Hear here) |
(Hollywood Waste, June 5, 2012) |
| Alan Jackson |
"Thirty Miles West" (guest: Zac Brown; first single: "So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore"; Hear here) |
(Alan Country's Records/EMI Records Nashville, June 5, 2012) |
| Liars |
"WIXIW" (pronounced "wish you"; producers: Liars, Daniel Miller; first single: "No. 1 Against the Rush"; Hear here; See here) |
(Mute, June 5, 2012) |
| Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials |
"Jump Start" (Hear here) |
(Alligator, June 5, 2012) |
| Scott Lucas & The Married Men |
"Blood Half Moon" (singer-guitarist Lucas is one-half of Local H; producer: Andy Gerber; Hear here) |
(The End, June 5, 2012) |
| Amanda Mair (Swedish pop singer) |
"Amanda Mair [MP3 Download]" (producer: Philip Ekström of The Mary Onettes; first single: "Sense"; Hear here; See here) |
(Labrador, June 5, 2012) |
| Melvins Lite (Melvins founders Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover with Trevor Dunn) |
"Freak Puke" (producers: Toshi Kasai, the Melvins; Hear here) |
(Ipecac Recordings, June 5, 2012) |
| Rhett Miller (of Old 97's) |
"The Dreamer" (producer: Miller; guests: Rosanne CVash, Rachael Yamagata, Jerry Marotta; first single: "Out of Love"; Hear here) |
(Maximum Sunshine/The Orchard, June 5, 2012) |
| Pujol |
"United States of Being" (Hear/read here) |
(Saddle Creek, June 5, 2012) |
| River City Extension (eight-member band from Toms River, N.J.) |
"Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Your Anger" (producer: Brian Deck; first single: "Welcome to Pittsburgh"; Hear here) |
(XOXO/Anchor & Hope Music, June 5, 2012) |
| Chris Robinson Band, The |
"Big Moon Ritual" (producer: Thom Monahan; Hear here) |
(Silver Arrow/Megaforce, June 5, 2012) |
| Emeli Sandé (Scottish singer won the 2012 BRIT Critics Choice Award) |
"Our Version of Events" (producers: Mike Spencer, Craze & Hoax, Naughty Boy, Paul Herman, Ash Mallard, Ben Harrison, Alicia Keys; Hear here; See here) |
(Capitol, June 5, 2012) |
| Kelli Scarr |
"Dangling Teeth" (Hear here; See here) |
(Silence Breaks, June 5, 2012) |
| A Silent Film (Oxford, U.K., quartet) |
"Sand & Snow" (first single: "Danny, Dakota & the Wishing Well"; Hear here) |
(A Silent Film, June 5, 2012) |
| Patti Smith |
"Banga" (her first album of original material in eight years; producers: Smith and her band; guests: Tom Verlaine, Jack Petruzzelli, Smith's son Jackson and daughter Jesse Paris; first single: "April Fool"; Hear here) |
(Columbia, June 5, 2012) |
| Temper Trap, The |
"The Temper Trap" (producer: Tony Hoffer; first single: "Need Your Love"; Hear here) |
(Glassnote/Columbia, June 5, 2012) |
| Anna Ternheim |
"The Night Visitor" (producers: Matt Sweeney, Dave Ferguson; Hear here; See here) |
(V2/Cooperative Music, June 5, 2012) |
| Various artists |
"Rock of Ages [Film soundtrack]" (film adapation of the hit Broadway musical stars Tom Cruise, Mary J. Blige, Alec Baldwin, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Russell Brand, Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta and Paul Giamatti; opens in theaters June 15; See here) |
(WaterTower Music, June 5, 2012) |
| Walkmen, The |
"Heaven" (producer: Phil Ek; guest: Fleet Foxes' Robin Pecknold; Hear here) |
(Fat Possum, June 5, 2012) |
| Joe Walsh |
"Analog Man [CD/DVD]" (his first solo album in 20 years; producer: Jeff Lynne; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl) |
(Fantasy/Concord, June 5, 2012) |
| Neil Young & Crazy Horse |
"Americana" (Crazy Horse is Billy Talbot, Ralph Molina, Poncho Sampedro and Young; producers: Young, John Hanlon, Mark Humphreys; Hear here; Read here) |
(Reprise, June 5, 2012) |
| Amen Corner |
"Round Amen Corner: The Complete Deram Recordings" |
(U.K. - RPM, June 4, 2012) |
| Charlie Daniels Band |
"Live at Rockpalast" (MP3 Download) |
(MiG, June 5, 2012) |
| Heart |
"Strange Euphoria [Box set]" (four CDs, 50 songs, including previously unreleased demos and rarities, and a DVD of the 1976 TV performance of "Dreamboat Annie") |
(Epic/Legacy, June 5, 2012) |
| Kaiser Chiefs |
"Souvenir: The Singles 2004-2012" (16 tracks; Track list) |
(U.K. - Fiction, June 4, 2012) |
| Luis Miguel |
"Romance: 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition [CD/vinyl box set]" (1992 album; remastered) |
(Warner Music Latina, June 5, 2012) |
| Paul Simon |
"Graceland (25th Anniversary Edition)" (1986 album; remastered, with four bonus tracks; Track list; Vinyl; CD/DVD, with "Under African Skies" DVD; Collector's Edition Box Set, Amazon exclusive; see related Blu-ray below) |
(Columbia/Legacy, June 5, 2012) |
| Paul Simon |
"Under African Skies (Graceland 25th Anniversary Film) [Blu-ray]" (See here) |
(Columbia/Legacy, June 5, 2012) |
MUSIC BOOKS
JUNE 12, 2012
| Artist: |
Title: |
Label/Due date: |
| BoDeans |
"American Made" (producer: John Alagia; first single: "All the World"; Hear here) |
(Megaforce, June 12, 2012) |
| Bouncing Souls |
"Comet" (producer: Bill Stevenson; first single: "Static"; Hear here) |
(Rise/Chunksaah, June 12, 2012) |
| dB's, The |
"Falling Off the Sky" (group's first album in 25 years, featuring the original lineup of Peter Holsapple, Chris Stamey, Gene Holder and Will Rigby; producers: The dB's, Mitch Easter, Scott Litt; Hear here; Read here) |
(Bar/None, June 12, 2012) |
| Future of the Left (Welsh rockers) |
"The Plot Against Common Sense" (Hear here) |
(Xtra Mile Recordings/ILG, June 12, 2012) |
| Giant Giant Sand |
"Tucson" (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) |
(Fire, June 11, 2012) |
| Ryan Humbert (Americana singer-songwriter) |
"Sometimes the Game Plays You" (Hear here) |
(Rock Ridge Music, June 12, 2012) |
| The Hundred in the Hands |
"Red Night" (first single: "Faded"; Hear here; See here) |
(Warp, June 12, 2012) |
| Metric |
"Synthetica" (producer: guitarist Jimmy Shaw; Hear here; Read here) |
(MMI/Mom + Pop, June 12, 2012) |
| Motion City Soundtrack |
"Go" (first single: "True Romance"; Hear here; Vinyl) |
(Epitaph, June 12, 2012) |
| Grace Potter & The Nocturnals |
"The Lion The Beast The Beat" (two songs co-written with Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys; producers: Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, Jim Scott; first single: "Never Go Back"; Hear here; Read here; Deluxe edition) |
(Hollywood, June 12, 2012) |
| Mike Ruocco (former Cinder Road frontman) |
"The Rise. The Ride. The Risk." (first single: "Too Late"; Hear here) |
(Plungo, June 12, 2012) |
| Rush |
"Clockwork Angels" (first studio album in five years; Hear here; Read here) |
(Anthem/Roadrunner, June 12, 2012) |
| Stepdad |
"Wildlife Pop" (producer: Chris Zane; first single: "Must Land Running"; Hear here) |
(Black Bell, June 12, 2012) |
| Tallest Man on Earth, The (aka Swedish singer-songwriter Kristian Matsson) |
"There's No Leaving Now" (Hear here; Vinyl) |
(Dead Oceans, June 12, 2012) |
| Usher |
"Looking For Myself" (first single: "Climax"; Hear here; Deluxe edition) |
(RCA, June 12, 2012) |
| Wintersleep |
"Hello Hum" (producers: Dave Fridmann, Tony Doogan; first single: "Resuscitate"; Hear here) |
(Roll Call/ILG, June 12, 2012) |
| Bobby Womack |
"The Bravest Man in the Universe" (producers: Damon Albarn, Richard Russell; first single: "Please Forgive My Heart"; Hear here; Vinyl) |
(XL Recordings, June 12, 2012) |
| Dean Martin |
"Collected Cool [Box set]" (three CDs and one DVD, which includes a live performance filmed at the London Apollo Victoria Theatre in 1983) |
(Universal Music, June 12, 2012) |
| Saxon |
"The EMI Years (1985-1988)" (four-disc set) |
(U.K. - EMI, June 11, 2012) |
| Chicago |
"Chicago in Chicago featuring The Doobie Brothers [DVD]" (Blu-ray) |
(Image, June 12, 2012) |
JUNE 19, 2012
| Artist: |
Title: |
Label/Due date: |
| Fiona Apple |
"The Idler Wheel is wiser than the Driver of the Screw, and Whipping Cords will serve you more than Ropes will ever do" (her first album since 2005; producer: Jon Brion; Hear here; Read here) |
(Epic, June 19, 2012) |
| Ashanti |
"BraveHeart" (producers: Ashanti, LT Hutton, Theron Feemster bka Neff-U, Cool & Dre, Warryn Campbell, Carvin & Ivan, Darkchild , Tank, Shama "Sak Pase" Joseph; guests: R. Kelly, Busta Rhymes; first single: "The Woman You Love"; Hear here) |
(Written Entertainment/eOne, June 19, 2012) |
| Neneh Cherry & The Thing |
"The Cherry Thing" (her first album in 13 years; covers of the Stooges, MF Doom, Suicide, Cherry's father/jazz legend Don Cherry, etc.; Hear here; Read here) |
(Smalltown Supersound, June 19, 2012) |
| Kenny Chesney |
"Welcome to the Fishbowl" (producer: Buddy Cannon; Hear here; Read here) |
(Sony Music Nashville, June 19, 2012) |
| Dirty Heads, The (So-Cal alt-rockers) |
"Cabin By the Sea" (producer: Mario C.; collaborators: Matisyahu, Del the Funky Homosapien, Ky-Mani Marley, Rome; first single: "Spread Too Thin"; Hear here) |
(Five Seven Music, June 19, 2012) |
| Lita Ford |
"Living Like a Runaway" (producer: Gary Hoey; Read here) |
(Europe - SPV/Steamhammer, June 18, 2012) |
| Nelly Furtado |
"T.S.I. (The Spirit Indestructible)" (first single: "Big Hoops [Bigger The Better]"; Hear here) |
(Universal, June 19, 2012) |
| Sophie B. Hawkins |
"The Crossing [MP3 Download]" (first single: "Betchya Got a Cure"; Hear here; Read here) |
(Trumpet Swan, June 19, 2012) |
| Mark Hummel |
"Blue and Lonesome: Tribute to Little Walter" (guests: Dave Myers, Luther Tucker, Francis Clay, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith"; Hear here) |
(Rockinitus, June 19, 2012) |
| Juvenile |
"Rejuvenation" (Hear here) |
(Young Empire/Rap-A-Lot, June 19, 2012) |
| Morning Parade |
"Morning Parade" (producer: David Kosten; first single: "Headlights"; Hear here) |
(Astralwerks, June 19, 2012) |
| Smashing Pumpkins, The |
"Oceania" (producer: frontman Billy Corgan; Hear here; Vinyl) |
(Martha's Music/EMI Label Services/Caroline Distribution, June 19, 2012) |
| Stellar Revival (Florida quintet) |
"Love, Lust, and Bad Company" (producer: Brian Howes; first single: "The Crazy Ones"; Hear here) |
(Capitol, June 19, 2012) |
| Various artists |
"Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter [Film soundtrack]" (action horror film opens June 22; See here) |
(Sony Masterworks, June 19, 2012) |
| Don Williams |
"And So It Goes" (producer: Garth Fundis; guests: Keith Urban, Alison Krauss, Vince Gill; Hear here) |
(Sugar Hill, June 19, 2012) |
| Zulu Winter |
"Language" (first single: "We Should Be Swimming"; Hear here) |
(Arts & Crafts, June 19, 2012) |
| Can |
"The Lost Tapes" (three CDs of previously unreleased studio, soundtrack and live material; See here) |
(Mute, June 19, 2012) |
| Count Basie & His Orchestra |
"Basie's Beatle Bag" (1966 album; remastered; Hear here) |
(Japan - Verve/Universal, June 19, 2012) |
| Raconteurs, The |
"Live at Montreux 2008 [DVD]" (Blu-ray) |
(Eagle Rock, June 19, 2012) |
JUNE 26, 2012
| Artist: |
Title: |
Label/Due date: |
| Blues Traveler |
"Suzie Cracks the Whip" (Hear here) |
(429, June 26, 2012) |
| Eastern Sea, The |
"Plague" (Hear here) |
(WhiteLabBlackLab, June 26, 2012) |
| Echo Lake |
"Wild Peace" (Hear here) |
(Slumberland, June 26, 2012) |
| Gojira (French metal band) |
"L'Enfant Sauvage" (translation: "The Wild Child"; Hear here) |
(Roadrunner, June 26, 2012) |
| Henry Clay People |
"Twenty-Five for the Rest of Our Lives" (Hear here) |
(TBD Records, June 26, 2012) |
| Joe Jackson |
"The Duke" (a tribute to Duke Ellington; guests: Regina Carter, Christian McBride, Steve Vai, ?uestlove; Hear here) |
(Razor & Tie, June 26, 2012) |
| Aaron Lewis (of Staind) |
"The Road" (producer: James Stroud; first single: "Endless Summer"; Hear here) |
(R&J, June 26, 2012) |
| Maroon 5 |
"Overexposed" (producers: Ryan Tedder, Benny Blanco, Max Martin; Hear here; Read here) |
(A&M/Octone, June 26, 2012) |
| Chris Price |
"Homesick" (all 12 tracks and videos recorded with iPhone; first single: "That's Your Boyfriend"; See here) |
(PTB Music, June 26, 2012) |
| Soundtrack of Our Lives, The |
"Throw It to the Universe" (Hear here; Vinyl) |
(Yep Roc, June 26, 2012) |
| Kinks, The |
"The Kinks At the BBC [Box set]" (five CDs and one DVD, featuring radio and TV sessions and concerts, 1964-1994, including "John Peel Show" and "The Old Grey Whistle Test 1977 Christmas Concert") |
(U.K. - Sanctuary/Universal, June 25, 2012) |
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