New stuff (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| The Afghan Whigs | “Do to the Beast” (their first album in 16 years; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Sub Pop) |
| Ian Anderson | “Homo Erraticus” (Read here; Deluxe edition; Vinyl; MP3) | (Calliandra / Kscope) |
| Del Barber (Juno Award nominee) | “Prairieography” (producers: Barber, Bill Western; Hear here; See here; Vinyl; MP3; see related reissue below) | (True North) |
| Bobby Bare Jr.’s Young Criminals’ Starvation League | “Undefeated” (Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (Bloodshot) |
| The Both (Aimee Mann and Ted Leo) | “The Both” (first single: “Milwaukee”; Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (SuperEgo) |
| Breathe Carolina | “Savages” (producer: Ian Kirkpatrick; guests: Karmin, Danny Worsnop of Asking Alexandria, Tyler Carter of Issues; Hear here; MP3) | (Fearless) |
| Jack Bruce | “Silver Rails” (the founding member of Cream’s first album in 10 years; producer: Rob Cass; guests: Phil Manzanera, Robin Trower, Bernie Marsden, Uli Jon Roth, John Medeski, Malcolm Bruce, Cindy Blackman Santana; Hear here; Deluxe edition) | (Esoteric Antenna) |
| Chet Faker (Australian electronica musician Nicholas James Murphy) | “Built on Glass” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Downtown) |
| Rodney Crowell | “Tarpaper Sky” (producer: Crowell; Hear here; LP + MP3) | (New West) |
| Justin Currie (of Del Amitri) | “Lower Reaches” (released in his native U.K. last year; U.S. version has two bonus tracks; producer: Mike McCarthy; Hear here; MP3) | (Compass) |
| Krishna Das | “Kirtan Wallah” (Hear here; MP3) | (Krishna Das Music) |
| Deleted Scenes (D.C. quartet) | “Lithium Burn” (first single: “Stutter,” feat. Dustin Diamond; Hear here; MP3) | (Park the Van) |
| Jason Derulo | “Talk Dirty” (producers: Timbaland, DJ Mustard, Red One, Wallpaper, The Cataracts, Ammo and Martin Johnson, Jon Bellion, etc.; guests: 2 Chainz, Snoop Dogg, Tyga, Kid Ink, Jordin Sparks; Hear here; See here; MP3) | (Warner) |
| Gord Downie, The Sadies, and The Conquering Sun | “Gord Downie, The Sadies, and The Conquering Sun” (producers: Downie, The Sadies; first single: “Crater”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Arts & Crafts) |
| Emmure | “Eternal Enemies” (Hear here; MP3) | (Victory) |
| Fucked Up (Toronto hardcore group) | “Year of the Dragon” (12-inch single; Vinyl) | (Tank Crimes) |
| Emerson Hart (of Tonic) | “Beauty in Disrepair” (producer: David Hodges; first single: “The Best That I Can Give”; Hear here; MP3) | (BMG Rights Management) |
| Mark Hummel (blues harmonica player) | “The Hustle Is Really On” (guests: Little Charlie Baty, Anson Funderburgh, Kid Andersen; Hear here; MP3) | (Electro-Fi) |
| Ikebe Shakedown (instrumental soul band) | “Stone By Stone” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Ubiquity) |
| Ziggy Marley | “Fly Rasta” (producers: Marley, Dave Cooley; Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (Tuff Gong) |
| Jessica Lea Mayfield | “Make My Head Sing” (Hear here; MP3) | (ATO) |
| Ingrid Michaelson | “Lights Out” (guests: Greg Laswell, Matt Kearney, Trent Dabbs, Storyman; first single: “Girls Chase Boys”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Cabin 24/Mom+Pop) |
| Stanton Moore (of Galactic) | “Conversations” (his first straight-ahead jazz album; Hear here; MP3) | (The Royal Potato Family) |
| Ken Navarro | “Ruby Lane” (Hear here; MP3) | (Positive Music) |
| NEEDTOBREATHE | “Rivers in the Wasteland” (producers: Joe Chiccarelli, Kevin Augunas, Ed Cash, Jerrod Bettis; first single: “The Heart”; Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (Atlantic) |
| Justin Nozuka | “Ulysees” (first single: “Right By You”; Hear here; MP3) | (Glassnote) |
| The Oak Ridge Boys | “Boys Night Out” (their first live country album; Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (Cleopatra) |
| Billy Porter (“Kinky Boots” Tony and Grammy Award winner) | “Billy’s Back on Broadway” (guest: Cyndi Lauper; Hear here) | (Sh-K-Boom / Concord) |
| The Secret Sisters | “Put Your Needle Down” (producer: T Bone Burnett; first single: “Rattlin’ My Bones”; Hear here; Vinyl) | (Universal Republic) |
| Sevendust | “Time Travelers & Bonfires” (acoustic studio album features six new songs and six reimaginations of past hits; Hear here; MP3) | (7Bros. / ADA) |
| Jill Sobule | “Dottie’s Charms [Vinyl]” (her first album in more than five years; her first concept album, featuring lyrical contributions from many celebrated authors; Hear here; MP3) | (Pinko, April 19 – Record Store Day) |
| The Strange Familiar | “The Day the Light Went Out” (first single: “Rain”; Hear here; MP3) | (Krian Music Group) |
| Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives | “The Gospel Music of Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives” (live album; Hear here) | (Chordant / Gaither Music Group) |
| Tears For Fears | “Ready Boys & Girls? [Vinyl]” (includes covers of Animal Collective’s “My Girls,” Arcade Fire’s “Ready to Start” and Hot Chip’s “Boy From School”; Hear here) | (The Artists Organization, April 19 – Record Store Day) |
| Various artists | “NOW That’s What I Call Music! 87” (Read here) | (U.K. – Sony Music / Universal, April 14) |
| Jessica Williams | “With Love” (Hear here; MP3) | (OriginArts) |
| Dan Wilson | “Love Without Fear” (the former Semisonic frontman’s first solo album since 2007; guests: Natalie Maines, Sara Bareilles, Blake Mills, Missy Higgins, Sara Watkins; Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (Ballroom Music, LLC) |
More Releases for the Week of April 15, 2014
New stuff (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Cory Mon (Salt Lake City pop-rock group) | “North [MP3]” (ReverbNation) | (Cory Mon) |
| Marshall Crenshaw | “Red Wine [MP3]” (Hear here; Vinyl) | (Red River Entertainment) |
| Dalhous | “Visibility Is a Trap [MP3]” (five-song EP; Hear here; See here) | (Blackest Ever Black, April 14) |
| Glee Cast | “Glee The Music, Season 5: Bash [MP3]” (six-song EP; Hear here) | (Columbia) |
| Linwood (Columbus, Ohio, rock duo) | “Closer to Clear [MP3]” (producer: Andrew Goldring; ReverbNation) | (Linwood) |
| Jordan Lebron Massey (R&B singer) | “Alive [MP3]” (ReverbNation) | (558437 Records DK, April 17) |
| Paolo Nutini | “Iron Sky EP [MP3]” (five songs; Hear here) | (Atlantic) |
| Opera Mort | “Dédales [MP3]” (Hear here) | (Alter, April 14) |
| Franc Robert | “Ride the Iron Road [MP3]” (producer: Robert; first single: “Chihuahua Blues”; ReverbNation) | (Blue Chihuahua) |
| Shonen Knife | “Overdrive [MP3]” (Hear here) | (Good Charamel) |
| Skyward (Harrisonburg, Va., alt-rock quintet) | “Drift [MP3]” (six-song EP; producer: Jason Andrews; guests: Christine Pang, Spencer Holleman; first single: “Sing It Back”; ReverbNation) | (Skyward) |
Reissues (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Del Barber | “Headwaters” (2012 album; Hear here) | (True North) |
| Bee Gees | “The Warner Bros. Years 1987-1991 [Box set]” (five discs, 71 songs; MP3) | (Rhino) |
| Black Sabbath | “The Complete Albums 1970-1978 [Box set]” (eight CDs, 64 songs; MP3) | (Rhino) |
| Sir Colin Davis (the famed British conductor died in April 2013 at age 85) | “The Complete RCA Legacy [Box set]” (51 CDs, 521 songs; Read here; MP3) | (Sony Masterworks) |
| Dead Kennedys | “Original Singles Collection [Vinyl box set]” (original 7-inch vinyl singles from 1979-82) | (Manifesto) |
| The Dictators | “Faster… Louder: The Dictators’ Best 1975-2001” (20-song, multi-label anthology; Hear here; Read here) | (Raven) |
| Emmylou Harris | “Pieces of the Sky” (1975 album; remastered), “Elite Hotel” (1975 album; remastered) | (Rhino Flashback) |
| Emmylou Harris and the Hot Band | “Cowboy Angels” (1975 live radio broadcast) | (All Access) |
| Ottmar Liebert | “Bare Wood 2002-2012” (12 acoustic songs; MP3) | (Spiral Subwave) |
| The Lettermen | “The First Four Albums and More!” (two CDs, 58 tracks; contains the albums “A Song for Your Love,” “Once Upon a Time,” “Jim, Tony and Bob” and “College Standards,” with 10 bonus tracks; Hear/read here) | (Complete 60s) |
| Donna Loren | “These Are the Good Times: The Complete Capitol Recordings” (29 tracks, eight previously unreleased; Read here) | (U.K. – Now Sounds / Cherry Red, April 14) |
| Brian McKnight | “Greatest Hits”(MP3) | (eOne Music) |
| Mountain | “The Best of Mountain [Vinyl]” (1973 album; remastered) | (Friday Music) |
| Nas | “Illmatic XX” (20th anniversary edition of the 1994 album; remastered, with bonus material; Vinyl; MP3) | (Columbia / Legacy) |
| Lou Reed | “Winter At The Roxy: The 1976 L.A. Broadcast” (1975 live radio broadcast) | (Goldfish) |
| Linda Ronstadt | “Prisoners in Disguise” (1975 album; remastered), “Hasten Down the Wind” (1976 album; remastered), “Living in the USA” (1978 album; remastered) | (Rhino Flashback) |
| Various artists | “America’s Greatest Hits Vol. 8, 1957” (21 No. 1s and seven No. 2s; Read here; MP3) | (Acrobat) |
| Various artists | “Hard To Find Jukebox Classics 1963: Rock, Rhythm & Pop” (30 tracks; Hear/read here) | (Hit Parade) |
| The Winery Dogs (Mike Portnoy, Billy Sheehan and Richie Kotzen) | “The Winery Dogs Special Edition” (2013 album; with a second CD, “Unleashed in Japan 2013”), “Dog Treats: The Winery Dogs Deluxe Special Edition” (includes a DVD of music videos, interviews, demos and studio diary) | (Loud & Proud) |
More Releases for the Week of April 15, 2014
Reissues (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Mary Kay Place | “Tonite! At The Capri Lounge … Loretta Haggers [MP3]” (1976 album; with one bonus track; it reached No. 6 on Billboard’s country album chart; Hear here), “Aimin’ to Please [MP3]” (1977 album; with one bonus track) | (Columbia / Legacy) |
| Maggie & Terre Roche | “Seductive Reasoning [MP3]” (1975 album) | (Columbia / Legacy) |
DVD / Blu-ray
| Artist: | Title: | Label/studio: |
| Will Arnett, Katherine Heigl, et al | “The Nut Job [DVD]” (2014 film; Blu-ray) | (Universal Studios) |
| John Candy, Jean Louisa Kelly, et al | “Uncle Buck [Blu-ray + Digital HD]” (1989 film) | (Universal Studios) |
| George Carlin | “George Carlin Double Feature: George’s Best Stuff / You Are All Diseased [DVD],” “George Carlin Double Feature: Complaints & Grievances / Doin’ It Again [DVD]” | (MPI Home Video) |
| Judi Dench, Steve Coogan | “Philomena [DVD]” (2013 film; Blu-ray) | (Anchor Bay) |
| Ice Cube, Kevin Hart | “Ride Along [DVD]” (2014 film; Blu-ray) | (Universal Studios) |
| Elton John | “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road [Blu-ray Audio]” (1973 album; remastered) | (Island / UMe) |
| Jason Lee, Jeremy London, et al | “Mallrats [Blu-ray + Digital HD]” (1995 film) | (Universal Studios) |
| Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, et al | “Double Indemnity: 70th Anniversary [Blu-ray + Digital HD]” (1944 film) | (Universal Studios) |
| Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, Ben Stiller, et al | “Reality Bites: 20th Anniversary Edition [Blu-ray + Digital HD]” (1994 film) | (Universal Studios) |
| Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig | “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty [DVD]” (2013 film; Blu-ray) | (20th Century Fox) |
| Mark Wahlberg, Jennifer Anniston | “Rock Star [Blu-ray]” (2001 film; See here) | (Warner Home Video) |
| Orson Welles, Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, et al | “Touch of Evil [Blu-ray + Digital HD]” (1958 film) | (Universal Studios) |
| Yes | “Live Hemel Hempstead Pavillion, October 3rd 1971 [DVD]” (See here) | (Gonzo) |
More DVD/Blu-ray Releases for the Week of April 15, 2014
Music books
| Subject/ Author(s): | Title: | Publisher: |
| Philip Bailey | “Shining Star: Braving the Elements of Earth, Wind & Fire [Hardcover]” (co-authors: Keith and Kent Zimmerman; Kindle) | (Viking Adult) |
| The Band | “The Band: Pioneers of Americana Music [Hardcover]” (author: Craig Harris) | (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, April 16) |
| Bert Berns | “Here Comes the Night: The Dark Soul of Bert Berns and the Dirty Business of Rhythm & Blues [Hardcover]” (author: Joel Selvin; Read here) | (Counterpoint) |
| Glen Campbell | “Life with My Father Glen Campbell [Hardcover]” (authors: Debby Campbell, Mark Bego) | (Omnibus Press, April 14) |
| Max Cavalera | “My Bloody Roots: From Sepultura to Soulfly and Beyond: The Autobiography [Paperback]” (author: Joel McIver) | (Jawbone Press) |
| Leonard Cohen | “A Broken Hallelujah: Rock and Roll, Redemption, and the Life of Leonard Cohen [Hardcover]” (author: Liel Leibovitz; Kindle) | (W.W. Norton & Company, April 14) |
| Harvey Kubernik | “Turn Up the Radio! Rock, Pop, and Roll in Los Angeles 1956–1972 [Hardcover]” (foreword by Tom Petty) | (Santa Monica Press) |
| Lori Majewski, Jonathan Bernstein | “Mad World: An Oral History of New Wave Artists and Songs That Defined the 1980s [Paperback]” (foreword by Nick Rhodes; afterword by Moby; Kindle) | (Abrams Image) |
| Bill Medley | “The Time of My Life: A Righteous Brother’s Memoir [Hardcover]” (co-author: Mike Marino; foreword by Billy Joel; Kindle) | (Da Capo Press) |
| Elvis Presley | “The Elvis Movies [Hardcover]” (author: James L. Neibaur) | (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, April 16) |
More Book Releases for the Week of April 15, 2014