New stuff (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Damon Albarn | “Everyday Robots” (first single: “Everyday Robots”; Hear/read here; CD/DVD; MP3) | (Warner) |
| Nat Baldwin (The Dirty Projectors’ bassist) | “In the Hollows” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Western Vinyl) |
| Olga Bell (Russian-born, NYC-based composer/producer) | “Krai” (the album title is Russian word for edge, limit, frontier or hinterland; first single: “Perm Krai”; Hear here; MP3) | (New Amsterdam) |
| Alfie Boe (British tenor) | “Trust” (released in the U.K. in November 2013; producer: Larry Klein; guests: Booker T. Jones, Jay Bellerose, Lee Sklar; Hear here; MP3) | (Manhattan) |
| The Nels Cline Singers (trio led by the Wilco guitarist) | “Macroscope” (Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Mack Avenue) |
| Eli Cook (blues guitarist) | “Primitive Son” (guests: Leslie West, Pat Travers, Harvey Mandel, Artimus Pyle, Vinny Appice, Tinsley Ellis, Rod Piazza, Eric Gales and members of Gov’t Mule and Double Trouble; Hear here; See here) | (Cleopatra) |
| Brigitte DeMeyer | “Savannah Road” (producer: DeMeyer; Hear here; MP3) | (The Royal Potato Family / RED) |
| DWNTWN (L.A. indie-pop band) | “DWNTWN [EP]” (five songs; Hear here; MP3) | (Jullian) |
| Edguy (German power metal band) | “Space Police: Defenders of the Crown” (Hear here) | (Nuclear Blast America) |
| Embrace | “Embrace” (producer: guitarist Richard McNamara; first single: “Refugees”; Hear here; Vinyl) | (U.K. – Cooking Vinyl, April 28) |
| Focus | “Golden Oldies” (re-recordings of classic Focus tracks, including “Hocus Pocus,” “Sylvia,” “House of the King”; Hear here; Read here) | (U.K. – Cherry Red, April 28) |
| Framing Hanley | “The Sum of Who We Are” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Imagen) |
| Matt Goss (former lead singer of 1980s pop group Bros) | “Life You Imagine: The Complete Sessions” (released in the U.K. in October 2013; producer: Ron Fair; Hear here; MP3) | (Virgin) |
| Jackiem Joyner (jazz saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist) | “Evolve” (producer: Joyner; guests: Gerald Albright, Kieko Matsui; Hear here; MP3) | (Artistry Music) |
| Ray LaMontagne | “Supernova” (producer: Dan Auerbach; first single: “Supernova”; Hear here; see reissues below) | (RCA) |
| Harvey Mason (Grammy-nominated drummer) | “Chameleon” (producers: Mason, Chris Dunn; Hear here; MP3) | (Concord) |
| Miss May I | “Rise of the Lion” (producer: Terry Date; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Rise) |
| Old 97’s | “Most Messed Up” (producer: Salim Nourallah; guests: Tommy Stinson, Jon Rauhouse; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (ATO) |
| Pigeon John (L.A. rapper-singer) | “Encino Man” (producers: General Elektriks, Pigeon John; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Megaforce) |
| Pink Mountaintops (Vancouver rock band) | “Get Back” (Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Jagjaguwar) |
| Pixies | “Indie Cindy” (their first full-length studio album since 1991’s “Trompe le Monde”; producer: Gil Norton; Hear here; MP3) | (Pixiesmusic / [PIAS] America) |
| Prefab Sprout | “Crimson/Red” (released in the U.K. in October 2013; Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (Red River Entertainment) |
| Rafter | “It’s Reggae” (first single: “Wedding Ring Modulator”; Hear/read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Asthmatic Kitty) |
| Eli “Paperboy” Reed | “Nights Like This” (producer: Reed; Hear here; MP3) | (Warner) |
| The Revelations (soul band) | “The Cost of Living” (producers: Bob Perry, Lawrence “Boo” Mitchell; first single: a cover of the Isley Brothers’ “Why When Love Is Gone”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Decision / Red River / Sony RED Music) |
| The Revere (prog-rock trio from Warrington, Pa.) | “Behold, the Sea Itself!” (producers: The Revere; Hear here; MP3) | (Rock Ridge Music) |
| Chris Robinson Brotherhood | “Phosphorescent Harvest” (producer: Thom Monahan; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Silver Arrow) |
| Rodrigo y Gabriela | “9 Dead Alive” (producers: Rodrigo y Gabriela; Hear here; See here; MP3) | (ATO) |
| Saliva (new singer Bobby Amaru) | “Rise Up” (producer: Bobby Huff; first single: “Rise Up”; Hear here; MP3) | (Rum Bum) |
| Curtis Stigers | “Hooray For Love” (includes classics from the Great American Songbook; producers: Stigers, John “Scrapper” Sneider; Hear here; MP3) | (Concord) |
| Lindsey Stirling (electronic artist and violinist) | “Shatter Me” (guests: Lzzy Hale, Dia Frampton; Hear here; MP3) | (Lindsey Stomp Music) |
| Strange Talk (Melbourne-based alt-pop quartet) | “Cast Away” (producers: Strange Talk; first single: “Climbing Walls”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Wind-up) |
| The String Cheese Incident | “Song In My Head” (the band’s 20th anniversary; it’s their first album in nine years; producer: Jerry Harrison; first single: “Colorado Bluebird Sky,” feat. Zac Brown; Hear here; MP3) | (SCI Fidelity / Loud & Proud) |
| Timeflies (electro-pop duo) | “After Hours” (guests: T-Pain, Fabolous, Katie Sky; first single: “All the Way”; Hear here; MP3) | (Island) |
| Toto | “35th Anniversary Tour: Live in Poland” (two-CD album recorded on June 25, 2013, in Lodz, Poland; available on DVD and Blu-ray; See here; MP3) | (Eagle Rock) |
| Chad VanGaalen | “Shrink Dust” (first single: “Where Are You?”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Sub Pop) |
| Ben Watt (of Everything But the Girl) | “Hendra” (his first solo album since 1983; guests: David Gilmour, Bernard Butler, Ewan Pearson; Hear here; MP3) | (Unmade Road / Caroline) |
| Wye Oak | “Shriek” (producers: Wye Oak, Nicolas Vernhes; first single: “The Tower”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Merge) |
| Yanni | “Inspirato” (a collaboration with Placido Domingo and Ric Wake; guests: Domingo, Renée Fleming, Katherine Jenkins, Russell Watson, Placido Domingo Jr., etc.; Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (Sony Music Masterworks) |
More Releases for the Week of April 29, 2014
New stuff (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Brody Dalle (ex-Distillers front woman and wife of Josh Homme) | “Diploid Love [MP3]” (producers: Dalle, Alain Johannes; first single: “Meet the Foetus / Oh the Joy”; Hear here; CD) | (Queen of Hearts Inc. / Caroline) |
| Doss (electronic producer-singer) | “Doss [MP3]” (four-song EP; first single: “The Way I Feel”; Hear here; Vinyl) | (Acéphale) |
| Elizaveta (Russian-American pianist, singer/songwriter and opera singer) | “Hero [MP3]” (five-song EP; Hear here) | (Flower Army / Universal Republic, April 28) |
| Gambles | “I Can’t Keep Still When It Comes To You [MP3]” (four-song EP; Hear here; See here) | (GMBLS) |
| Glee Cast | “Glee: The Music, Opening Night [MP3]” (five songs; Hear here) | (Columbia) |
| Archie Powell & The Exports (noisy pop rock from Kansas City, Mo.) | “Back in Black [MP3]” (producer: Jonathan Alvin; Hear here) | (Team Cool, April 28) |
| Dan Sartain | “Dudesblood [MP3]” (Hear here; See here) | (One Little Indian) |
| The Show (Pittsburgh indie-rock quartet) | “… Until You Know What It’s Like to Stand Where There Is No Ground. [MP3]” (six-song EP; producers: The Show, Matthew Vaughan; first single: “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell”; ReverbNation; See here; Vinyl) | (The Show USA) |
| The Silent Scene (NYC indie-pop/dance quartet) | “Heartbeat (Richard Grey Remix) [MP3]” (ReverbNation; See here) | (Lollywood, April 28) |
| Various artists | “Neighbors (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [MP3]” (Seth Rogen/Zac Efron film opens May 9; features a mashup of Missy Elliott’s “Get Ur Freak On” and The Black Keys’ “Keep Me,” plus songs by Fergie, Nappy Roots, Icona Pop, K’naan, Theophilus London, Kesha, etc.; first single: Flo Rida’s “Freaking Out”; See here; Read here) | (Atlantic) |
Reissues (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Cannonball Adderley | “The Black Messiah” (1970 album; remastered; two CDs) | (Real Gone Music) |
| Boy Meets Girl | “Reel Life: Expanded Edition” (1988 album; remastered, with three bonus tracks; Read here) | (U.K. – Cherry Pop, April 28) |
| The Crabb Family | “ICON” (best-of) | (Gaither Music Group / UMe) |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival | “Greatest Hits” | (Fantasy) |
| The Cryan’ Shames | “A Scratch in the Sky: Deluxe Expanded Mono Edition” (1967 album; remastered, with seven bonus tracks; Hear here; Read here) | (U.K. – Now Sounds / Cherry Red, April 28) |
| Taylor Dayne | “Can’t Fight Fate: Deluxe Edition” (1989 album; remastered, with three bonus tracks and a second CD of bonus material; Read here), “Soul Dancing: Deluxe Edition” (1993 album; remastered, with six bonus tracks and a second CD of bonus material; Read here) | (U.K. – Cherry Pop, April 28) |
| The Deviants (U.K. punk legends) | “Barbarian Princes Live In Japan 1999 [Vinyl]” (Read here) | (U.K. – Gonzo Multimedia, April 28) |
| The Dramatics | “Greatest Slow Jams” (12 tracks; MP3) | (Stax) |
| The Family Dogg (group included Albert Hammond) | “A Way of Life: Anthology 1967-1976” (two CDs, 51 songs; John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and John Bonham played on some tracks; See here; Read here) | (U.K. – RPM / Cherry Red, April 28) |
| Ohio Express | “Beg, Borrow and Steal: The Complete Cameo Recordings” (16 tracks) | (Real Gone Music) |
| Pretty Boy Floyd | “The Ultimate Pretty Boy Floyd” (15 tracks) | (Cleopatra) |
| Steve Roach | “Structures From Silence” (1984 album; 30th anniversary three-CD remastered edition; Hear here) | (Projekt) |
| Rush | “Rush: reDISCovered LP Box” (1974 album; remastered, pressed on 200g, audiophile grade vinyl, with a reproduction of the first Rush promp poster, three lithographs, a Rush family tree poster and a digital download card; Read here) | (Mercury / UMe) |
| Barbra Streisand, et al | “Funny Girl: Original Broadway Cast Recording [Box set]” (50th anniversary deluxe edition with a remastered CD, vinyl LP and a 48-page book; Read here; MP3) | (Capitol / UMe) |
| Vanilla Fudge | “The Complete Atco Singles” (19 tracks) | (Real Gone Music) |
| Various artists | “so80s (So Eighties) Presents ZTT” (two CDs, 13 tracks; Blank & Jones remixes of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, The Art of Noise, Propaganda, etc.; Hear/see here; Read here) | (U.K. – Soundcolours, April 28) |
| The Villains | “Let’s Dance with the Villains: The Batman Theme” (Vinyl) | (Somerset / Rock Beat) |
| Rick Wakeman | “White Rock” (1977 album; remastered) | (Real Gone Music) |
| The Who | “Live: Chicago IL 9/23/02” (two CDs; Read here) | (Encore Series) |
| Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys | “Riding Your Way: The Lost Transcriptions for Tiffany Music, 1946-1947” (two CDs, 25 tracks) | (Real Gone Music) |
| Cassandra Wilson | “Blue Light ‘Til Dawn: 20th Anniversary Expanded Edition” (1994 album; remastered, with three previously unreleased live recordings from her 1994 European tour; Read here) | (Blue Note / UMe) |
| X | “Under the Big Black Sun (Expanded & Remastered Edition)” (1982 album; remastered) | (Real Gone Music) |
More Releases for the Week of April 29, 2014
Reissues (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Dawn (Swedish melodic black metal band) | “The Eternal Forest: Demo Years ’91-’93 [MP3]” | (Century Media) |
| EPMD | “Business Never Personal [MP3]” (1992 album) | (Def Jam) |
| Hard-Fi | “Best of 2004-2014 [MP3]” (19 tracks) | (Rhino / Warner) |
| John Lee Hooker | “The Best of Friends [MP3]” (1998 album) | (Shout! Factory) |
| Ray LaMontagne | “The Collection [MP3]” (four complete albums) | (RCA) |
| Ramones | “The Sire Years 1976-1981 [MP3]” | (Rhino / Warner) |
| Saxon | “St. George’s Day Sacrifice – Live In Manchester [MP3]” (recorded last year and produced by lead singer Biff Byford; Read here) | (UDR Music) |
| Ronnie Spector | “Playlist: The Very Best of Ronnie Spector [MP3]” (14 songs) | (Legacy Recordings) |
DVD / Blu-ray
| Artist: | Title: | Label/studio: |
| The Allman Brothers Band | “The Allman Brothers Band 40: March 26, 2009, 40th Anniversary Show, Beacon Theatre [DVD]” | (Peach Records Associates) |
| The Beatles | “Biography: The Beatles’ Women [DVD]” (See here) | (A&E Television Networks) |
| Boy George | “Biography: Boy George [DVD]” (See here) | (A&E Television Networks) |
| Boyz II Men | “Biography: Boyz II Men [DVD]” (See here) | (A&E Television Networks) |
| The Clash | “The Rise and Fall of The Clash [DVD]” (2012 documentary directed by Danny Garcia; See here; Amazon Instant Video) | (Shout! Factory) |
| Jim Gaffigan | “Jim Gaffigan: Obsessed [DVD]” (See here; Blu-ray) | (Comedy Central) |
| Genesis | “Biography: Genesis [DVD]” (See here) | (A&E Television Networks) |
| Guns N’ Roses | “Biography: Guns N’ Roses [DVD]” (See here) | (A&E Television Networks) |
| Vanessa Hudgens, James Earl Jones, Rosario Dawson, et al | “Gimme Shelter [DVD]” (Blu-ray) | (Lions Gate) |
| Whitney Houston | “Biography: Whitney Houston [DVD]” (See here) | (A&E Television Networks) |
| Billy Idol | “Biography: Billy Idol [DVD]” (See here) | (A&E Television Networks) |
| Metallica | “Biography: Metallica [DVD]” (See here) | (A&E Television Networks) |
| The Milk Carton Kids | “Live From Lincoln Theatre [DVD]” (filmed in Columbus, Ohio; See here) | (ANTI- / Epitaph) |
| Donny & Marie Osmond | “Biography: Donny & Marie Osmond [DVD]” (See here) | (A&E Television Networks) |
| Pink Floyd | “Biography: Pink Floyd [DVD]” (See here) | (A&E Television Networks) |
| The Rolling Stones | “Biography: The Rolling Stones [DVD]” (See here) | (A&E Television Networks) |
| Bruce Springsteen | “Biography: Bruce Springsteen [DVD]” | (A&E Television Networks) |
| Cat Stevens | “Biography: Cat Stevens [DVD]” (See here) | (A&E Television Networks) |
| Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline | “Sophie’s Choice (Collector’s Edition) [Blu-ray/DVD]” (1982 film) | (Shout! Factory) |
| Daniel J. Travanti, Veronica Hamel, Bruce Weitz, et al | “Hill Street Blues: The Complete Series [DVD]” (34 discs; music by Mike Post; Read here) | (Shout! Factory) |
| Vanilla Ice | “Biography: Vanilla Ice [DVD]” (See here) | (A&E Television Networks) |
| Various artists | “The Rodgers & Hammerstein Collection [Blu-ray]” (eight-disc includes “State Fair,” “Oklahoma!,” “Carousel,” “South Pacific,” “The King and I” and “The Sound of Music”) | (20th Century Fox) |
| The Who | “Biography: The Who [DVD]” (See here) | (A&E Television Networks) |
| Stevie Wonder | “Biography: Stevie Wonder [DVD]” (See here) | (A&E Television Networks) |
More DVD/Blu-ray Releases for the Week of April 29, 2014
Music books
| Subject/ Author(s): | Title: | Publisher/Due date: |
| The Kinks | “God Save The Kinks: A Biography [Paperback]” (author: Rob Jovanovic) | (Aurum Press Ltd., May 1) |
| Muse | “Out of This World: The Story of Muse [Paperback]” (author: Mark Beaumont; Kindle) | (Omnibus Press, May 1) |
| Tom Petty | “Tom Petty: Rock ‘n’ Roll Guardian [Paperback]” (author: Andrea M. Rotondo; Kindle) | (Omnibus Press, May 1) |
| Rage Against the Machine | “Know Your Enemy: The Story of Rage Against the Machine [Paperback]” (author: Joel McIver; Kindle) | (Omnibus Press, May 1) |
| Mark James Russell | “K-POP Now! The Korean Music Revolution [Paperback]” (Kindle) | (Tuttle Publishing) |
More Book Releases for the Week of April 29, 2014