New stuff (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Kris Allen | “Horizons” (producer: Charlie Peacock; new single: “Prove It to You”; Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (DogBear) |
| Childhood (U.K. psychedelic-pop quartet) | “Lacuna” (producer: Dan Carey; first single: “Falls Away”; Hear here; MP3) | (House Anxiety / Marathon Artists) |
| Dilated Peoples | “Directors of Photography” (guests: Aloe Blacc, Vince Staples, Catero, Sick Jacken, Krondon, etc.; first single: “Good As Gone”; Hear here; See here; MP3) | (Rhymesayers) |
| Evil United (Texas metal band) | “Honored By Fire” (See/read here; MP3) | (Evil United / MVD Entertainment Group) |
| FaltyDL (aka producer Drew Lustman) | “In the Wild” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Ninja Tune) |
| FKA twigs (London-based producer, singer, songwriter and video director) | “LP1” (first single: “Two Weeks”; Hear here; See here; MP3) | (Young Turks Recordings Ltd.) |
| Bungi Garlin (Trinidadian soca star) | “Differentology” (producer: Keron “Sheriff” Thompson; guest: A$AP Ferg; new single: “Truck On D Road [Remix]”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (RCA / VP) |
| The Gaslight Anthem | “Get Hurt” (producer: Mike Crossey; Hear here; See here; Vinyl; Double Picture Disc, with signed poster; MP3) | (Island) |
| Gramercy Arms (revolving NYC-based collective of musicians and artists) | “The Seasons of Love” (Hear here; MP3) | (Reveal) |
| Ethan Johns (Ryan Adams’ longtime producer) | “The Reckoning” (producer: Adams; first single: “Dry Morning”; Hear here) | (Three Crows) |
| Caleb Johnson (“American Idol” seaosn 13 winner) | “Testify” (producer: Howard Benson; Hear here; MP3) | (19 Recordings / Interscope) |
| Lucero | “Live From Atlanta” (recorded Nov. 22-24, 2013, at Terminal West; Hear here; See here; Vinyl; MP3) | (INgrooves) |
| Shawn Mendes (15-year-old Canadian won RyanSeacrest.com’s Best Cover Song Contest) | “The Shawn Mendes EP” (four songs; Hear here; See here; MP3) | (Island) |
| Sinéad O’Connor | “I’m Not Bossy, I’m the Boss” (first single: “Take Me to Church”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3, with three bonus tracks) | (Nettwerk) |
| Prawn (N.J. indie elmo band) | “Kingfisher” (new single: “First as Tragedy, Second as Farce”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Topshelf) |
| Eric Roberson | “The Box” (first single: “Mark On Me”; Hear here; MP3) | (Blue Erro Soul) |
| Porter Robinson | “worlds” (new single: “Sad Machine”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3; Porter Robinson Official Store ) | (Astralwerks) |
| Brian Setzer | “Rockabilly Riot! All Original” (his first album since 2011; producer: Peter Collins; first single: “Let’s Shake”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Surfdog) |
| SOJA | “Amid the Noise and Haste” (first single: “I Believe,” feat. Michael Franti; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (ATO) |
| Tank | “Stronger” (first single: “Stronger”; Hear here; MP3) | (Atlantic) |
| Twista | “Dark Horse” (guests: Tyme, Dra Day, Tia London, Tech N9ne, Wiz Khalifa, Berner, DJ Victoriouz, Gritz; Hear here; MP3) | (Get Money Gang Entertainment / Universal) |
More Releases for the Week of Aug. 12, 2014
New stuff (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Black Wine | “Yell Boss [MP3]” (first single: “Rime”; Hear here; Vinyl) | (Don Giovanni) |
| Cassandra Jenkins | “EP [MP3]” (six songs; producer: Charlie Klarsfeld; Hear here) | (Infinite Best) |
| King Hookiss (aka EDM artist John Matthew Patrick) | “What Is House Music: The Mixes [MP3]” (ReverbNation) | (Hooki-Sonic Recordings, Aug. 15) |
| Kellie Lee (Austin folk-rocker) | “Between the Ocean and This Open Road [MP3]” (ReverbNation) | (Kellie Lee Music LLC, Aug. 16) |
| MiM0SA (L.A. hip-hop artist Tigran Mimosa) | “Future Trill Volume 2 [MP3]” (first single: “Boss Shit,” feat. Bun B; Hear here) | (False Idol Muzik) |
| MrMagic | “Peace & Love [MP3]” (producers: Plan: The Fall, LovePuppetz, Chris Nevers, Kebo Music, Rasheed Ritter, Kyn Krunk; ReverbNation) | (Tate Music Group) |
| The Odd Get Even (jazz-rock-funk fusion band) | “Happy Critters [MP3]” (producer: Bill Cornish; guest: Mike James; first single: “Contusion”; Hear ReverbNation) | (The Odd Get Even, Aug. 11) |
| The Polyphonic Spree | “Psychphonic [MP3]” (remix LP of the band’s latest album, “Yes, It’s True”; Hear here; Read here) | (Good Records Recordings / Kirtland) |
| The Silent Scene (NYC indie-dance band) | “Cities [MP3]” (five-song EP; ReverbNation) | (Go Entertainment / Monster Entertainment) |
| Cassie Steele (Canadian actress/singer-songwriter) | “Patterns [MP3]” (six-song EP; first single: “Mad”; Hear here) | (Friendship Collective) |
| STL GLD (hip-hop duo) | “My Monday Morning Music [MP3]” (guests: MC Dutch Rebelle, Bad Rabbits’ Dua Boakye, John Robinson, SPNDA, Chris Klaxton, June Lyfe, etc.; first single: “PNYBOY The Hustler”; Hear here; See here) | (AR Classic / Brick) |
| 3PM (Baltimore pop-punk band) | “Slow Me Down [MP3]” (producer: Paul Leavitt; first single: “Slow Me Down”; Hear here; See here) | (3PM, Aug. 15) |
| Randy Travis | “Influence Vol. 2: The Man I Am [MP3]” (Hear here; CD, out Aug. 19) | (Warner) |
| Vito Romeo (Atlanta-based band) | “Casanova E.P. [MP3]” (seven songs; ReverbNation) | (Krackhaus) |
| Mike Zito and The Wheel | “Songs From the Road [MP3]” (recorded in January at the Dosey Doe in The Woodlands, Texas; Hear here; CD/DVD) | (Ruf) |
Reissues (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| The Animals | “The Best of The Animals [Vinyl]” (1966 compilation; remastered) | (ABKCO) |
| Kenny Baker | “Kenny Baker’s Dozen: Live at the BBC 1957” (two complete previously unreleased radio broadcasts from transcription discs; two CDs, 13 songs; MP3) | (Acrobat) |
| The Byrds | “Straight for the Sun: 1971 College Radio Broadcast” (14 songs, featuring the late Byrds lineup of Roger McGuinn, Clarence White, Skip Battin and Gene Parsons; recorded in McDonough Gym at American University in Washington, D.C.) | (All Access) |
| Cocteau Twins | “Heaven or Las Vegas [LP + MP3]” (1990 album; remastered) | (4AD) |
| The Miles Davis Quintet | “Cookin’ With The Miles Davis Quintet [Super Audio CD – DSD]” (1956 album; remastered; Read here) | (Analogue Productions) |
| The Guess Who | “Power in the Music” (1975 album; remastered, with two bonus rehearsal tracks) | (Iconoclassic) |
| Herman’s Hermits | “Their Greatest Hits [Vinyl]” (1973 compilation; remastered) | (ABKCO) |
| Roland Kirk | “Roland Kirk: Complete Recordings: 1956-1962” (four CDs) | (MVD) |
| The Louvin Brothers | “The Louvin Brothers: Complete Recorded Works: 1952-62” (six-CD set features 12 complete albums) | (MVD) |
| Nelson Riddle | “The Nelson Riddle Collection: 1941-1962” (four CDs, 52 songs; MP3) | (Acrobat) |
| Roosevelt Sykes | “The Roosevelt Sykes Collection 1929-47” (three CDs, 50 songs; MP3) | (Acrobat) |
| 10cc | “Ten Out of 10” (1981 album; remastered, with seven bonus tracks), “Windows in the Jungle” (1983 album; remastered, with seven bonus tracks) | (U.K. – UMC, Aug. 11) |
| Various artists | “Essential Radio Hits of the 60s [Box set]” (seven CDs, 105 songs; Track list) | (Classicmusico.com) |
| Various artists | “Reggae Gold 2014” (12 songs; MP3) | (VP) |
| Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble | “Texas Hurricane [Box set]” (six of his albums remastered for SACD) | (Analogue Productions) |
| Suzanne Vega | “Close-Up Series” (four volumes of her “Close-Up” albums on six discs; Read here) | (Razor & Tie) |
More Releases for the Week of Aug. 12, 2014
Reissues (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Sean Houston | “The Best of Sean Houston [MP3]” (20 songs; ReverbNation) | (Sean Houston, Aug. 14) |
| The Sabri Brothers | “Pakistan: The Music of the Qawal [MP3]” | (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings / Auvidis-UNESCO) |
| Various artists | “India: North Indian Folk Music [MP3]” | (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings / Auvidis-UNESCO) |
| Various artists | “NOW That’s What I Call ’80s Hits: Deluxe Edition [MP3]” (80 songs) | (NOW) |
DVD / Blu-ray
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Devo | “The Men Who Make The Music Plus Butch Devo & The Sundance Gig [DVD]” (1978 tour, with a bonus disc of their 1996 Sundance appearance) | (MVD Visual) |
| Ricky Gervais, Tina Fey, Ty Burrell, et al | “The Muppets Most Wanted [DVD]” (2014 film; Blu-ray + DVD | (Walt Disney) |
| Grant Hart | “Every Everything: The Music, Life & Times of Grant Hart [DVD]” (documentary film by Gorman Bechardon that chronicles the former Hüsker Dü member; See here) | (What Were We Thinking) |
| OutKast | “OutKast: The Complete Story [DVD]” (DVD documentary, with a biography/interview CD) | (The Collector’s Forum) |
| Elvis Presley | “Viva Las Vegas: 50th Anniversary [Blu-ray]” (1964 film), “Elvis: That’s the Way It Is [Blu-ray]” (two discs) | (Warner Home Video) |
| Steely Dan | “Do It Again: The Story of … Steely Dan [DVD]” | (Laser Media / MVD Visual) |
More DVD/Blu-ray Releases for the Week of Aug. 12, 2014
Music books
| Subject/ Author(s): | Title: | Publisher/Due date: |
| David Bowie | “Kooks, Queen Bitches and Andy Warhol: The Making of David Bowie’s Hunky Dory [Paperback]” (author: Ken Sharp) | (Jetfighter) |
| Madness | “House of Fun: The Story of Madness [Paperback]” (author: John Reed; Kindle) | (Omnibus Press) |
| Lou Reed | “Lou Reed: The Life [Paperback]” (author: Mick Wall) | (Orion, Aug. 14) |
More Book Releases for the Week of Aug. 12, 2014