MAY 4, 2010
| Artist: |
Title: |
Label/Due date: |
| Bleeding Through |
"Bleeding Through" (producer: Zeuss; Hear here) |
(Rise, May 4, 2010) |
| Michael Bolton |
"One World One Love" (released in Europe in September 2009; includes collaborations with Ne-Yo, Lady GaGa, etc.; producer: Bolton; first single: "Just One Love"; Hear here) |
(Universal, May 4, 2010) |
| Booka Shade |
"More!" (first single: "Regenerate"; Hear here; See here) |
(Get Physical Music, May 4, 2010) |
| Toni Braxton |
"Pulse" (first single: "Yesterday," featuring Trey Songz; Hear here) |
(Atlantic, May 4, 2010) |
| Broken Social Scene |
"Forgiveness Rock Record" (producers: Broken Social Scene, Tortoise's John McEntire; Hear here; Read here) |
(Arts & Crafts, May 4, 2010) |
| Court Yard Hounds (Emily Robison and Martie Maguire of The Dixie Chicks) |
"Court Yard Hounds" (Hear here) |
(Columbia, May 4, 2010) |
| Free Energy |
"Stuck on Nothing" (producer: James Murphy; Hear here) |
(Astralwerks/DFA, May 4, 2010) |
| Hold Steady, The |
"Heaven Is Whenever" (producer: Dean Baltulonis; Hear here; Read here) |
(Vagrant, May 4, 2010) |
| Leela James |
"My Soul" (producers: Gerrard Baker, Carl "Chucky" Thompson, Kanye West, Commissioner Gordon; guest: Raheem DeVaughn; first single: "Tell Me You Love Me"; Hear here) |
(Stax/Concord, May 4, 2010) |
| Kings of Modesty |
"Hell or Highwater" (Hear here) |
(Worldsound, May 4, 2010) |
| Greg Laswell |
"Take a Bow" (producer: Laswell; Hear here) |
(Vanguard, May 4, 2010) |
| Sergio Mendes |
"Bom Tempo" (producer: Mendes; Hear here; Read here) |
(Concord, May 4, 2010) |
| Minus the Bear |
"Omni" (producer: Joe Chiccarelli; first single: "My Time"; Hear here) |
(Dangerbird, May 4, 2010) |
| New Pornographers, The |
"Together" (producers: The New Pornographers, Phil Palazzolo; Hear here; Read here) |
(Matador, May 4, 2010) |
| Papa Roach |
"To Be Loved" |
(Geffen, May 4, 2010) |
| Josh Ritter |
"So Runs the World Away" (Hear here) |
(Pytheas Recordings, May 4, 2010) |
| Walter Schreifels |
"An Open Letter to the Scene" (Hear here) |
(Academy Fight Song, May 4, 2010) |
| Soulfly |
"Omen" (producers: frontman Max Cavalera, Logan Mader; Hear here) |
(Roadrunner, May 4, 2010) |
| The Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt! |
"I Love You. I Love You. I Love You and I'm In Love With You. Have an Awesome Day! Have the Best Day of Your life!" (Hear here) |
(Luaka Bop, May 4, 2010) |
| Tonic |
"Tonic" (their first album since 2003; producers: Tonic, Nathaniel Kunkel; Hear here; Read here) |
(429, May 4, 2010) |
| Paul Weller |
"Wake Up the Nation" (guests: former Jam bandmate-bassist Bruce Foxton, My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields, The Move's Bev Bevan, drummer Clem Cattini; first single: "Wake Up the Nation/No Tears Left to Cry"; Hear here) |
(Yep Roc, May 4, 2010) |
| Lucy Woodward |
"Hooked!" (producers: Tony Visconti, Justin Stanley, Tim K., Itaal Shur; Hear here; Read here) |
(Verve, May 4, 2010) |
| Chely Wright |
"Lifted Off the Ground" (producer: Rodney Crowell; Hear here) |
(Vanguard, May 4, 2010) |
| Tony Bennett |
"Sings the Ultimate American Songbook Vol. 2" (16 tracks handpicked by Bennett) |
(RPM/Columbia/ Legacy, May 4, 2010) |
| Christopher Cross |
"The Definitive Christopher Cross" |
(Japan - Warner, May 3, 2010) |
| Darlene Love |
"Sound of Love: The Very Best of Darlene Love" |
(Sony Legacy, May 4, 2010) |
| Various artists |
"Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour: The Best of the Third Series" (2 CDs) |
(Chrome Dreams, May 4, 2010) |
| Maynard James Keenan/Eric Glomski |
"Blood Into Wine [DVD]" (documentary on the Tool frontman's Arizona wine-making exploits also features Milla Jovovich, Patton Oswalt, Bob Odenkirk, Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, plus live music performances; See here) |
(True Story Films, May 4, 2010) |
MUSIC BOOKS
MAY 11, 2010
| Artist: |
Title: |
Label/Due date: |
| Jessica Harp (of the Wreckers) |
"A Woman Needs" (first single: "Boy Like Me"; Hear here) |
(Warner Nashville, May 11, 2010) |
| Keane |
"Night Train" (Hear here) |
(Cherrytree/Interscope, May 11, 2010) |
| Carole King & James Taylor |
"Troubadour Reunion [CD/DVD]" (live album, backed by Danny Kortchmar, Lee Sklar and Russ Kunkel) |
(Concord/Hear Music, May 11, 2010) |
| Jennifer Knapp |
"Letting Go" (producer: Paul Moak; Hear here) |
(Graylin/RED/Thirty Tigers, May 11, 2010) |
| Little Fish |
"Baffled and Beat" (producer: Linda Perry; Hear here) |
(Custard/Universal Motown, May 11, 2010) |
| Marching Band (Swedish Baroque indie-pop duo) |
"Pop Cycle [MP3 Download]" (producer: Jari Haapalainen; Hear here) |
(U&L, May 11, 2010) |
| Rob Morsberger |
"The Chronicle of a Literal Man" (producers: Morsberger, Stewart Lerman; Hear here) |
(Hieroglyph, May 11, 2010) |
| Sam Quinn (of the everybodyfields) |
"The Fake That Sunk 1,000 Ships" (Hear here) |
(Ramseur, May 11, 2010) |
| Solex vs. Cristina Martinez + Jon Spencer |
"Amsterdam Throwdown, King Street Showdown!" (Hear here) |
(Bronze Rat, May 11, 2010) |
| Kris Kristofferson |
"Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends: The Demos 1968-72" (Read here; Vinyl) |
(Light in the Attic, May 11, 2010) |
| Little Feat |
"Dixie Chicken [Ultradisc II 24 KT Gold CD]" (1973 album; remastered) |
(Mobile Fidelity, May 11, 2010) |
MAY 18, 2010
| Artist: |
Title: |
Label/Due date: |
| Alex Band (of The Calling) |
"We've All Been There" (producers: Matt Serletic, John Fields; first single: "Tonight"; Hear here; See here) |
(AMB, May 18, 2010) |
| Audio Bullys |
"Higher Than the Eiffel" (producers: Audio Bullys; first single: "Only Man"; Hear here) |
(Face Piece/Cooking Vinyl, May 18, 2010) |
| Regina Carter (violinist) |
"Reverse Thread" (Hear here) |
(E1 Entertainment, May 18, 2010) |
| Depreciation Guild, The |
"Spirit Youth" (Hear here; Read here) |
(Kanine, May 18, 2010) |
| Macy Gray |
"The Sellout" (first single: "Beauty in the World"; Hear here; Read here) |
(Concord, May 18, 2010) |
| Sarah Jaffe |
"Suburban Nature" (producer: John Congleton; first single: "Vulnerable"; Hear here) |
(Kirtland, May 18, 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, May 18, 2010) |
| Tracey Thorn (of Everything But the Girl) |
"Love and Its Opposite" (producer: Ewan Pearson; Hear here) |
(Merge, May 18, 2010) |
| Philip Bailey |
"Continuation" (1983 album) |
(Funkytowngrooves/City Hall, May 18, 2010) |
| Bloodstone |
"Party" (1984 album) |
(Funkytowngrooves/City Hall, May 18, 2010) |
| Isley Brothers, The |
"It's Your Thing" (1969 album; remastered) |
(Iconoclassic, May 18, 2010) |
| Rolling Stones, The |
"Exile on Main St. [Deluxe Edition]" (1972 album; 2 CDs, with 10 bonus tracks; Read here; single CD; Super Deluxe Edition, with vinyl, 50-page collector's book) |
(Universal, May 18, 2010) |
MAY 25, 2010
| Artist: |
Title: |
Label/Due date: |
| B.o.B. (Bobby Ray) |
"B.o.B. Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray" (first single: "Nothin' on You"; Hear here) |
(Grand Hustle/Rebel Rock/Atlantic, May 25, 2010) |
| Jamie Foxx |
(title TBA; Hear here) |
(J, May 25, 2010) |
| Hank III (Hank Williams III) |
"Rebel Within" (Hear here; CD/Vinyl) |
(Curb, May 25, 2010) |
| Bettye Lavette |
"Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook" (13-track set includes covers of "Love Reign O'er Me," "Isn't It a Pity," "Maybe I'm Amazed," "It Don't Come Easy"; producers: Lavette, Rob Mathes, Michael Stevens; Hear here; Read here) |
(Anti-/Epitaph, May 25, 2010) |
| The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band |
"The Wages" (Hear here) |
(SideOneDummy, May 25, 2010) |
| Stone Temple Pilots |
"Stone Temple Pilots" (group's first album since 2001; producers: Don Was, Robert DeLeo, Dean DeLeo; Read here) |
(Atlantic, May 25, 2010) |
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