This Week’s Releases: Aug. 26, 2014
New stuff (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Ashrae Fax (goth/ethereal duo from Greensboro, N.C.) | “Never Really Been Into It” (Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Mexican Summer, Aug. 25) |
| Randy Bachman | “Vinyl Tap Tour: Every Song Tells a Story” (recorded live at Pantages Playhouse Theatre in Winnipeg in April 2013; Hear here; DVD; MP3) | (Caroline, Aug. 25) |
| Jill Barber (Canadian singer-songwriter) | “Fool’s Gold” (producers: Les Cooper, Drew Jurecka; first single: “Broken for Good”; Hear here; MP3, with two bonus tracks) | (Outside Music) |
| Basement Jaxx | “Junto” (first single: “Unicorn”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Atlantic Jaxx / PIAS, Aug. 25) |
| Cameron Carpenter (American organist) | “If You Could Read My Mind [CD/DVD]” (Hear here; MP3) | (Sony Masterworks) |
| Cold Specks | “Neuroplasticity” (first single: “Absisto”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Mute, Aug. 25) |
| John Cowan | “Sixty” (producer: John McFee; guests: Leon Russell, Alison Krauss, Rodney Crowell, Bernie Leadon, Sam Bush, Chris Hillman, Huey Lewis, Bonnie Bramlett, Ray Benson, etc.; Hear here; MP3) | (Compass) |
| Dry the River | “Alarms in the Heart” (producers: Charlie Hugall, Paul Savage, Peter Miles; guest: The Delgados’ Emma Pollock; first single: “Gethsemane”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Transgressive, Aug. 25) |
| El May (aka Lara Meyerratken, a multi-instrumentalist from Australia) | “The Other Person Is You” (first single: “I Played a Role”; Hear here; See here; MP3) | (Rose Quartz / Redeye) |
| Floating Action | “Body Questions” (first single: “Unrevenged”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (New West, Aug. 25) |
| Full Force | “Full Force: With Love From Our Friends” (a self-described “True Skool All-Star Project,” feat. Faith Evans, Sheila E, Samantha Fox, Raphael Saadiq, Big Daddy Kane, Roxanne Shanté, Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, Regina Belle, Cece Peniston, UTFO, Tevin Campbell, Cheryl Pepsii Riley, Flavor Flav, Shanice, Howard Hewett, Force MDs, etc.; Hear here; MP3) | (Legacy Recordings, Aug. 25) |
| Ariana Grande | “My Everything” (guests: Iggy Azalea, Jessie J, Nicki Minaj, Big Sean, A$AP Ferg, Zedd, Childish Gambino, The Weeknd, Cashmere Cat; new single: “Break Free”; Hear here; Deluxe Version, with three bonus tracks; Deluxe CD Album Bundle, with T-shirt, bracelet and concert video stream; MP3) | (Republic, Aug. 25) |
| The Griswolds (indie-rock quartet from Sydney, Australia) | “Be Impressive” (producer: Tony Hoffer; new single: “Right On Track”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Wind-up, Aug. 25) |
| Robyn Hitchcock | “The Man Upstairs” (an album of covers, some well-known, some not; producer: Joe Boyd; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Yep Roc) |
| il sogno del marinaio (led by Mike Watt) | “canto secondo” (Hear/read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (clenchedwrench, Aug. 25) |
| KEM | “Promise to Love” (first single: “It’s You”; Hear here; MP3) | (Motown, Aug. 25) |
| Khun Narin Electric Phin Band (musicians from northern Thailand) | “Khun Narin Electric Phin Band” (See here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Innovative Leisure / ADA, Aug. 25) |
| Jeff LeBar (Cinderella guitarist) | “One for the Road” (Hear here) | (Rat Pak) |
| Machinae Supremacy (Swedish “SID metal” band) | “Phantom Shadow” (Hear here; See here; MP3) | (Spinefarm) |
| J Mascis | “Tied to a Star” (first single: “Every Morning”; Hear here; MP3) | (Sub Pop, Aug. 25) |
| Tom Maxwell and the Minor Drag ( former lead singer of the Squirrel Nut Zippers) | “Tom Maxwell and the Minor Drag” (producer: Mike Napolitano; guest: Ani DiFranco; Hear here; MP3; see related book below) | (SKH Music) |
| MKRV (Russian rock/pop duo) | “W.A.Y.” (first single: “It’s You”; Hear here; MP3) | (MKRV Music) |
| The New Pornographers | “Brill Bruisers” (their first album since 2010; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Matador, Aug. 25) |
| Opeth | “Pale Communion” (producer: frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt; first single: “Cusp of Eternity”; Hear here; MP3) | (Roadrunner, Aug. 25) |
| Brad Paisley | “Moonshine in the Trunk” (producer: Luke Wooten; first single: “River Bank”; Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (Arista Nashville, Aug. 25) |
| The Rentals | “Lost in Alphaville” (first single: “Thought of Sound”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Polyvinyl, Aug. 25) |
| Rustie (Scottish electronic artist) | “Green Language” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Warp, Aug. 25) |
| Ty Segall | “Manipulator” (Hear here; See here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Drag City) |
| Thousand Foot Krutch | “Oxygen: Inhale” (first single: “Born This Way”; Hear here; MP3) | (TFK Music) |
| The Wytches (Brighton-based garage-rock band) | “Annabel Dream Reader” (producer: Bill Ryder-Jones; Hear here; See here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Partisan, Aug. 25) |
| The Young | “Chrome Cactus” (producer: Tim Green; first single: “Metal Flake”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Matador, Aug. 25) |
More Releases for the Week of Aug. 26, 2014
New stuff (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Johnny Aries (of The Drums) | “Unbloomed [MP3]” (Hear here) | (Frenchkiss) |
| Lizzie Blazquez (dance artist) | “Deep Inside of Me [MP3]” (ReverbNation) | (MondoTunes) |
| Double Score | “3>2 [MP3]” (three-song EP; Hear here) | (Double Score, Aug. 28) |
| Heavy Hand (Milwaukee post-noise pop trio) | “Northwoods Knives [MP3]” (Hear/read here) | (Latest Flame, Aug. 25) |
| Lewis James (indie rock musician from Manchester, U.K.) | “Rock n Roll Experiment [MP3]” (ReverbNation) | (LJM, Aug. 29) |
| Jupiter in Velvet | “Bring Me Back 2 Life [MP3]” (ReverbNation) | (Free 2B Free) |
| The Lightness of Being (London-based alt-rock band) | “Directions [MP3]” (four-song EP; ReverbNation) | (The Lightness of Being, Aug. 29) |
| Merchandise (Florida post-punks) | “After the End [MP3]” (first single: “New Killer”; Hear here; See here) | (4AD) |
| Palm Ghosts (Philly indie Americana band) | “Palm Ghosts [MP3]” (first single: “Seasons”; ReverbNation; See here) | (Surreal Soundworks, Aug. 27) |
| Rooftop Revolutionaries (L.A. modern hard rock band) | “Red [MP3]” (four-song EP; ReverbNation) | (Rooftop Revolutionaries) |
| Mike Sempert | “Mid Dream Complete Sessions [MP3]” (with six bonus tracks; Hear here) | (Velvet Blue Music) |
| Souls of Mischief | “There Is Only Now (Deluxe Edition) [MP3]” (with bonus instrumental versions; producer: Adrian Younge; guest: Snoop Dogg; Hear here; CD) | (Linear Labs) |
| SW/MM/NG | “Feel Not Bad [MP3]” (first single: “Younger”; Hear here; Vinyl; CD) | (Old Flame, Aug. 25) |
| Victorious Marcus (L.A. soul singer-songwriter) | “Dreams Come True [MP3],” “No Abuse [MP3],” “The Right Track [MP3]” (ReverbNation) | (Worldwide Music Group) |
| Zoot Woman (British electro-pop trio led by producer Stuart Price) | “Star Climbing” (first single: “Don’t Tear Yourself Apart”; Hear here; Vinyl; CD) | (Embassy One Recordings, Aug. 29) |
Reissues (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, et al | “Walt Disney Records The Legacy Collection: Mary Poppins” (1964 soundtrack album; remastered; three discs) | (Walt Disney, Aug. 25) |
| Asia | “High Voltage Live [CD/DVD]” (recorded July 24, 2010, at the inaugural High Voltage Festival in Victoria Park, London; MP3) | (Frontiers / Universal, Aug. 25) |
| Mel Carter | “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me: The Best of Mel Carter” | (Traditions Alive) |
| Miles Davis | “Chronicle: The Complete Prestige Recordings 1951-1956 [Box set]” (eight discs) | (Fantasy, Aug. 25) |
| Deep Purple | “Concerto for Group and Orchestra [180-gram vinyl]” (1969 album; remastered) | (Rhino / Parlophone, Aug. 25) |
| Lowell George | “Thanks I’ll Eat It Here: The Deluxe Edition” (1979 album; remastered, with two bonus tracks; Read here) | (Friday Music, Aug. 25) |
| The Glitter Band (originally Gary Glitter’s backup band) | “Paris Match” (1977 album; remastered, with 11 bonus tracks; Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (U.K. – 7T’s / Cherry Red, Aug. 25) |
| High Inergy | “Turnin’ On (Expanded Edition)” (1977 album, featuring “You Can’t Turn Me Off [In the Middle of Turning Me On]”; remastered, with two bonus tracks; Read here) | (U.K. – Big Break / Cherry Red, Aug. 25) |
| The Kinks | “Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One (Deluxe Edition)” (1970 album; remastered, with seven bonus tracks and a second disc of demos, instrumentals and rarities; Read here) | (Sanctuary / Sony Music, Aug. 25) |
| Bruce Hornsby | “Solo Concerts” (two-CD compilation of 2012-13 performances; Hear here; MP3) | (Vanguard, Aug. 25) |
| Cheryl Lynn | “Cheryl Lynn (Expanded Edition)” (1978 album, featuring “Got to Be Real”; remastered, with four bonus tracks) | (U.K. – SoulMusic, Aug. 25) |
| M83 | “M83” (2001 album; two CDs; MP3), “Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts” (2004 album; two CDs; MP3), “Before the Dawn Heals Us” (2005 album; two CDs; MP3) | (Mute, Aug. 25) |
| Metallica | “Master of Puppets [Vinyl]” (1986 album; remastered), “Metallica [Vinyl]” (1991 album; remastered; two LPs), “Load [Vinyl]” (1996 album; remastered; two LPs), “Reload [Vinyl]” (1997 album; remastered; two LPs), “Garage Inc. [Vinyl]” (1998 album; remastered; two LPs), “S&M [Vinyl]” (1999 album; remastered; two LPs), “St. Anger [Vinyl]” (2003 album; remastered; two LPs; see related DVDs below) | (Rhino / Blackened Recordings, Aug. 25) |
| Various artists | “XL Recordings: Pay Close Attention” (two-CD, 35-song label retrospective; featuring tracks by Adele, Radiohead, The White Stripes, The Prodigy, M.I.A., Bobby Womack, Basement Jaxx; 4LP + DVD; DVD contains 10 music videos; MP3) | (XL Recordings, Aug. 25) |
| Wire | “Document and Eyewitness 1979-1980” (two discs; Hear here) | (Pink Flag) |
More Releases for the Week of Aug. 26, 2014
Reissues (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Aquarian Dream | “Norman Connors Presents Aquarian Dream [MP3]” (1976 album) | (Columbia / Legacy) |
| Norman Connors | “Dance of Magic [MP3]” (1972 album), “Dark of Light [MP3]” (1973 album), “Love From the Sun [MP3]” (1974 album), “Slewfoot [MP3]” (1974 album), “Saturday Night Special (Expanded Edition) [MP3]” (1975 album, with two bonus tracks), “You Are My Starship (Expanded Edition) [MP3]” (1976 album, with two bonus tracks), “Romantic Journey (Expanded Edition) [MP3]” (1977 album, with two bonus tracks), “Invitation (Expanded Edition) [MP3]” (1979 album, with two bonus tracks), “Take It to the Limit (Expanded Edition) [MP3]” (1980 album, with three bonus tracks) | (Columbia / Legacy) |
| Percy Faith and His Orchestra | “Subways Are For Sleeping [MP3]” (1961 album) | (Columbia / Legacy) |
| Flatt & Scruggs | “Changin’ Times [MP3]” (1967 album) | (Columbia / Legacy) |
| Kool & The Gang | “Kool and The Gang [MP3]” (1969 album), “Music Is the Message [MP3]” (1972 album), “Good Times [MP3]” (1972 album), “Spirit of the Boogie [MP3]” (1975 album) | (Mercury / UMe, Aug. 25) |
| Jeff Lorber | “In the Heat of the Night [MP3]” (1984 album) | (Arista / Legacy) |
| The Jeff Lorber Fusion | “Water Sign [MP3]” (1979 album), “Wizard Island [MP3]” (1980 album), “Galaxian [MP3]” (1981 album) | (Arista / Legacy) |
| Marilyn Maye | “Meet Marvelous Marilyn Maye [MP3]” (1965 album) | (RCA / Legacy) |
| Rick Nelson | “The Complete Epic Recordings [MP3]” (41 songs) | (Epic / Legacy) |
| The New Christy Minstrels | “Today [MP3]” (1964 album) | (Columbia / Legacy) |
| Patti Page | “Gentle On My Mind [MP3]” (1968 album) | (Columbia / Legacy) |
| Various artists | “Essentials of Americana [MP3]” (10 songs) | (Yep Roc, Aug. 25) |
| Bobby Vinton | “Tell Me Why [MP3]” (1964 album) | (Epic / Legacy) |
| Glenn Yarbrough | “Baby the Rain Must Fall [MP3]” (1965 album), “It’s Gonna Be Fine [MP3]” (1965 album) | (RCA / Legacy) |
DVD / Blu-ray
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Ian Anderson | “Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson: Thick As a Brick – Live in Iceland [DVD]” (filmed and recorded in 2012; Blu-ray) | (Eagle Rock, Aug. 25) |
| Beyoncé | “Beyoncé: Live at Wembley [Instant Video]” (2004 concert film) | (The Orchard) |
| Carrie Brownstein, Fred Armisen | “Portlandia: Season Four [DVD]” | (MVD) |
| Carol Burnett, Ned Beatty | “Friendly Fire [DVD]” (1979 film) | (Kino Lorber) |
| Kim Coates, Ryan Hurst, Charlie Hunnam, Ron Perlman, et al | “Sons of Anarchy: Season Six [DVD]” (five discs; Blu-ray) | (21st Century Fox) |
| Kirk Douglas, Yul Brynner, John Wayne, Frank Sinatra, Senta Berger | “Cast a Giant Shadow [Blu-ray]” (1966 film; DVD) | (Kino Lorber) |
| Foo Fighters | “Foo Fighters Live at Wembley Stadium [Instant Video]” (2008 concert film, with guests Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones) | (The Orchard) |
| Gabe Kaplan, John Travolta, Marcia Strassman, et al | “Welcome Back, Kotter: The Complete Series [DVD]” (16 discs; Read here) | (Shout! Factory) |
| Metallica | “Cliff ‘Em All [DVD]” (1987 tribute to bassist Cliff Burton, who died a year before in a tour bus accident), “A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica, Part 1 & 2 [DVD]” (1992 documentary on the making of the “Metallica” album; See here), “Live Sh*t: Binge & Purge [DVD/CD]” (1993 live show), “Cunning Stunts [DVD]” (1998 concert), “S&M [DVD]” (documentary on the 1999 concert, conducted by Michael Kamen), “The Videos 1989-2004 [DVD]” | (Rhino / Blackened Recordings, Aug. 25) |
| Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, et al | “On the Beach [Blu-ray]” (1959 film) | (Kino Lorber) |
| Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, et al | “Blended [DVD]” (2014 film; Blu-ray) | (Warner Home Video) |
| Roy Scheider, Ann Reinking, et al | “All That Jazz (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray + DVD]” (1979 film; See here; Read here) | (Criterion Collection) |
| Peter Sellers, Peter O’Toole, et al | “What’s New Pussycat? [DVD]” (1965 comedy film; title song written by Burt Bacharach and performed by Tom Jones; See here; Blu-ray) | (Kino Lorber) |
| Various artists | “American Artifact: The Rise of American Rock Poster Art [DVD]” (2009 documentary; See/read here) | (Freakfilms, Inc.) |
| Various artists | “The Golden Age of Television (The Criterion Collection) [DVD]” (live TV plays of the 1950s, featuring Paul Newman, Mickey Rooney, Rod Steiger, Julie Harris, Piper Laurie, etc.; See/read here) | (Criterion Collection) |
| Various artists | “The Walking Dead: The Complete Fourth Season [DVD]” (five discs; the most watched drama in basic cable history returns to AMC on Oct. 13; Blu-ray) | (Anchor Bay) |
| Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, et al | “The Fault in Our Stars [Instant Video]” (2014 film; Extended HD) | (21st Century Fox) |
More DVD/Blu-ray Releases for the Week of Aug. 26, 2014
Music books
| Subject/ Author(s): | Title: | Publisher/Due date: |
| George Benson | “Benson: The Autobiography [Hardcover]” (co-author: Alan Goldsher; foreword by Bill Cosby; Kindle) | (Da Capo Press) |
| Tom Maxwell | “Hell: My Life in the Squirrel Nut Zippers [Paperback]” (Read here; Kindle) | (Oyster Point Press) |
More Book Releases for the Week of Aug. 26, 2014
Next week: Sept. 2, 2014
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