| Artist: |
Title: |
Label/Due date: |
| After Party, The |
“The After Party [MP3 Download]” (six-song EP; producers: Zack Odom, Kenneth Mount; Hear here) |
(The After Party, April 4, 2011) |
| Assassin |
“Breaking the Silence” (Hear here) |
(SPV/Steamhammer, April 5, 2011) |
| Craig Campbell |
“Craig Campbell” (Hear here) |
(Bigger Picture, April 5, 2011) |
| Cold Cave |
“Cherish the Light Years” (producer: Chris Coady; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download, with bonus track) |
(Matador, April 5, 2011) |
| Ray Davies |
“See My Friends” (guests: Bruce Springsteen, Metallica, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Gary Lightbody, etc.; Hear here) |
(Decca, April 5, 2011) |
| Randy Edelman |
“The Pacific Flow to Abbey Road” (his first studio album in more than 20 years; MP3 Download) |
(Varese Sarabande, April 5, 2011) |
| Josh Freese |
“My New Friends E.P. [MP3 Download]” |
(Outerscope, April 5, 2011) |
| Andy Friedman |
“Laserbeams and Dreams” (producer: David Goodrich; Hear here; Read here) |
(City Salvage, April 5, 2011) |
| Ezra Furman & The Harpoons |
“Mysterious Power” (producer: Doug Boehm; Hear here) |
(Red Parlor/ADA, April 5, 2011) |
| Ben Glover (Northern Irish singer-songwriter) |
“Before the Birds” (producer: Neilson Hubbard; Hear here; MP3 Download) |
(Ben Glover, April 4, 2011) |
| Kina Grannis |
“Stairwells” (Hear here; MP3 Download) |
(One Haven Music, April 5, 2011) |
| Ha Ha Tonka (Springfield, Mo., rock quartet) |
“Death of a Decade” (Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) |
(Bloodshot, April 5, 2011) |
| Hollywood Undead (rap-rock group) |
“American Tragedy” (producers: Don Gilmore, Griffin Boice, Sam Hollander, Dave Katz, Kevin Rudolf; first single: “Hear Me Now”; Hear here; Read here) |
(A&M/Octone, April 5, 2011) |
| Hot Tuna |
“Steady As She Goes” (band’s first studio album in 20 years; producer: Larry Campbell; first single: “Angel of Darkness”; Hear here) |
(Red House, April 5, 2011) |
| Hyro Da Hero (L.A.-based MC) |
“Birth, School, Work, Death [MP3 Download]” (producer: Ross Robinson; first single: “Ghetto Ambiance”; Hear here) |
(Stereo Bang Media, April 4, 2011) |
| INXS |
“Original Sin” (a “reimagining” of past hits and album tracks with guest vocalists, including Ben Harper, Brandon Flowers, Rob Thomas, Tricky, Nikka Costa, JD Fortune, Pat Monahan, etc.; Read here; MP3 Download) |
(Petrol Electric/Atco/Rhino, April 5, 2011) |
| Diana Jones |
“High Atmosphere” (producers: Jones, Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show; guests: Jim Lauderdale, members of Old Crow; Hear here) |
(Proper American, April 5, 2011) |
| Jim Jones |
“Capo” (guests: Cam’ron, Juelz Santana; first single: “Perfect Day”; Hear here) |
(E1 Music, April 5, 2011) |
| Kills, The |
“Blood Pressures” (producers: Jamie Hince, Bill Skibbe; first single: “Satellite”; Hear here; Vinyl) |
(Domino, April 5, 2011) |
| Kingdom Come |
“Rendered Waters” (Hear here) |
(SPV/Steamhammer, April 5, 2011) |
| Marissa Levy |
“63 Songs About Joe [MP3 Download]” (producer: Mike Viola; Hear here) |
(Crayonbox, April 5, 2011) |
| Mansions |
“Dig Up the Dead [MP3 Download]” (Hear here) |
(Burning House/King Bones Recordings, April 5, 2011) |
| McFly |
“Above the Noise” (released in the band’s native U.K. in November 2010; producers: Dallas Austin, Taio Cruz, Jason Perry, Alan Nglish, Adam Noble; Hear here; Read here) |
(Island, April 5, 2011) |
| Mint Condition |
“7 …” (guest: Kelly Price; Hear here; MP3 Download) |
(Shanachie, April 5, 2011) |
| Gretchen Parlato |
“The Lost and Found” (Full stream; MP3 Download) |
(Obliqsound, April 5, 2011) |
| Jon Pousette-Dart |
“Anti-Gravity” (producer: Gary Nicholson; Hear here; MP3 Download) |
(Little Big Deal, April 5, 2011) |
| Ravishers (Portland, Ore., indie-pop band) |
“Ravishers [MP3 Download]” (Hear here) |
(Timber Carnival, April 7, 2011) |
| Raveonettes, The |
“Raven in the Grave” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) |
(Vice, April 5, 2011) |
| Robbie Robertson |
“How to Become Clairvoyant” (his fifth solo album and first in more than 10 years; producers: Robertson, Marius de Vries; guests: Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Trent Reznor, Tom Morello, Robert Randolph, Angela McCluskey, Rocco Deluca, Dana Glover, Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes; first single: “He Don’t Live Here No More”; Hear here) |
(Macro-Biotic/429, April 5, 2011) |
| Scattered Trees |
“Sympathy [MP3 Download]” (Hear here) |
(Roll Call/EMI, April 5, 2011) |
| Smithereens, The |
“2011” (their first album of all-new material in more than 10 years; producer: Don Dixon; first single: “Sorry”; Hear here; MP3 Download) |
(eOne Music, April 5, 2011) |
| Tiny Animals (New York City power-pop trio) |
“Our Own Time [MP3 Download]” (first single: “Wait For Me”; Hear here; See here) |
(North Street, April 5, 2011) |
| Vicious Rumors |
“Razorback Killers” (producers: Geoff Thorpe, Juan Urteaga; Hear here; Vinyl) |
(SPV/Steamhammer, April 5, 2011) |
| We Are Enfant Terrible (French trio) |
“Explicit Pictures” (first single: “Filthy Love”; Hear here) |
(Last Gang/Fontana, April 5, 2011) |
| Anna Wilson & Friends |
“Countrypolitan Duets” (guests: Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum, Rascal Flatts, Kenny Rogers, Ray Price, Connie Smith, Rick Braun, Larry Carlton) |
(Music World Entertainment, April 5, 2011) |
| Jonathan Winters |
“Final Approach” (improvised comedy album, his first in 15 years; MP3 Download) |
(Uproar, April 5, 2011) |
