This Week’s Releases: Aug. 5, 2014
New stuff (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Gerald Albright | “Slam Dunk” (guest: Peabo Bryson; Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (Heads Up / Concord) |
| Amanda X (Philly post-punk/pop trio) | “Amnesia [Vinyl]” (Hear here; MP3) | (Siltbreeze) |
| Bear in Heaven (new drummer: Jason Nazary) | “Time Is Over One Day Old” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Dead Oceans) |
| Blues Pills (Swedish rock band) | “Blues Pills” (producer: Don Alsterberg; Hear here; MP3) | (Nuclear Blast) |
| Christopher Denny | “If the Roses Don’t Kill Us” (producer: Dave Sanger; guests: Cindy Cashdollar, Erika Wennerstrom, Glenn Fukunaga, Lauren Gurgiolo, Marty Muse; first single: “Our Kind of Love”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Partisan) |
| The Empty Hearts (rock supergroup features Wally Palmar, Elliot Easton, Andy Babiuk and Clem Burke) | “The Empty Hearts” (producers: The Empty Hearts, Ed Stasium; first single: “I Don’t Want Your Love [If You Don’t Want To See Me]”; Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (429) |
| Godsmack | “1000hp” (producer: Dave Fortman; first single: “1000hp”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Republic) |
| Andy Grammer | “Magazines or Novels” (first single: “Back Home”; Hear here; See here; MP3) | (S-Curve) |
| The Icarus Line | “Avowed Slavery” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Agitated) |
| Al Jarreau | “My Old Friend: Celebrating George Duke” (guests: Dr. John, Jeffrey Osborne, Stanley Clarke, Gerald Albright, Boney James, Dianne Reeves, Lalah Hathaway, Marcus Miller, Kelly Price; Hear here; MP3) | (Concord) |
| Shooter Jennings | “Don’t Wait Up (For George)” (an EP tribute to George Jones; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Black Country Rock) |
| Kix | “Rock Your Face Off” (first single: “Love Me With Your Top Down”; Hear here; MP3) | (Loud & Proud) |
| Ben Miller Band (Joplin, Mo.-based rock band has been touring with ZZ Top) | “Any Way, Shape or Form” (producer: Vance Powell; first single: “Hurry Up and Wait”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl + MP3) | (New West) |
| Mozart’s Sister (aka Montreal producer-singer Caila Thompson-Hannant) | “Being” (first single: “Enjoy”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Asthmatic Kitty) |
| Naomi Punk (Olympia, Wash.-based punk trio) | “Television Man” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Captured Tracks) |
| Smokie Norful | “Forever Yours” (his first studio album in eight years; first single: “No Greater Love”; Hear here; See here; Deluxe CD Bundle, with signed booklet and poster) | (Motown Gospel) |
| Owl John (aka Scott Hutchison of Frightened Rabbit) | “Owl John” (producers: Andy Monaghan of Frightened Rabbit and Simon Liddell of Olympic Swimmers; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Canvasback Music / Atlantic) |
| Tasha Page-Lockhart (season 6 winner of BET’s gospel competition show “Sunday Best”) | “Here Right Now” (guests: Kirk Franklin, Lisa Page Brooks, PJ Morton; Hear here; MP3) | (Fo Yo Soul Recordings / RCA) |
| Billy Joe Shaver | “Long in the Tooth” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Lightning Rod) |
| Skid Row | “Rise of the Damnation Army: United World Rebellion, Chapter Two” (Hear here; See here; MP3) | (Megaforce) |
| Spider Bags | “Frozen Letter” (producer: Wesley Wolfe; first single: “Back With You Again in the World”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Merge) |
| Spoon | “They Want My Soul” (producers: Joe Chiccarelli, Dave Fridmann; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Loma Vista / Republic) |
| Angus & Julia Stone (Australian brother-sister folk-blues group) | “Angus & Julia Stone” (producer: Rick Rubin; first single: “Heart Beats Slow”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (American Recordings / Republic) |
| Sunny Sweeney | “Provoked” (first single: “Bad Girl Phase”; Hear here; See here; Read here; MP3) | (Aunt Daddy / Thirty Tigers) |
| Twin Peaks (Chicago rock-pop band) | “Wild Onion” (producers: Twin Peaks, Andrew Humphrey, Colin Croom; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Grand Jury Music) |
| Vandenberg MoonKings (led by former Vandenberg and Whitesnake guitarist Adrian Vandenberg) | “Vandenberg MoonKings” (guest: David Coverdale; Hear here; See here; MP3) | (Mascot) |
| Various artists | “NOW That’s What I Call Music! 51” (21 tracks; MP3) | (Universal Music Group / Sony Music Entertainment) |
| The Wind + The Wave (Austin-based duo) | “From the Wreckage” (first single: “With Your Two Hands”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (RCA) |
More Releases for the Week of Aug. 5, 2014
New stuff (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Counterpunch (Chicago-based pop punk band) | “Bruises [MP3]” (producer: Matt Allison; Hear here) | (Cyber Tracks) |
| The Dead Daisies | “Face I Love [MP3]” (four-song EP; first single: “Face I Love”; Hear here) | (Spitfire Music / Caroline / Universal) |
| Operators (analog/electronic/dance project from Dan Boeckner of Wolf Parade) | “EP1 [MP3]” (five songs; Hear/read here) | (Operators) |
| PraXys (D.C.-based singer-producer) | “Karma [MP3]” (ReverbNation) | (Drastik Entertainment) |
| Prom Date (New Orleans synth-pop band) | “Portraits [MP3]” (new single: “Good Morning, Boyfriend”; Hear here) | (Prom Date) |
| Roses (dream-pop trio led by ex-Abe Vigoda guitarist Juan Velasquez) | “Dreamlover [MP3]” (four-song EP; new single: “It’s Over”; See here) | (Group Tightener) |
| Savant (multi-genre artist from Oslo) | “Protos [MP3]” (18 songs; Hear here) | (SectionZ, Aug. 8) |
| To Set Ablaze | “The Life We Lead [MP3]” (first single: “Years of My Life”; Hear here) | (Autumn + Colour) |
Reissues (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Chairmen of the Board | “The Complete Invictus Studio Recordings: 1969-1978 [Box set]” (nine discs; See here) | (U.K. – Edsel, Aug. 4) |
| Cactus | “Live in the USA” (two CDs; 2006 reunion show at B.B. King’s in New York) | (Cleopatra) |
| Bobby Darin | “ICON” (best-of) | (Capitol / UMe) |
| Gang Starr | “ICON” (best-of) | (Virgin / UMe) |
| Herbie Hancock | “The Warner Brothers Years (1969-1972)” (three CDs, 19 songs) | (Rhino / Warner) |
| The Human League | “Don’t You Want Me: The Collection” (19 tracks; Track list) | (U.K. – Spectrum Music / UMC, Aug. 4) |
| Iron Butterfly | “Live at the Galaxy, LA, July 1967” | (Keyhole) |
| Jethro Tull | “Original Album Series” (five-disc set includes the albums “Songs from the Wood,” “Heavy Horses,” “Stormwatch,” “A,” “Broadsword and the Beast”) | (Chrysalis / Rhino) |
| Stacy Lattisaw | “Take Me All the Way (Expanded Edition)” (1986 album; remastered, with two bonus tracks; Hear/read here) | (Funky Town Grooves) |
| Nils Lofgren | “Face the Music [Box set]” (10-disc retrospective) | (Fantasy) |
| Reba McEntire | “ICON” (best-of) | (Curb / UMe) |
| MC Hammer | “ICON” (best-of) | (Capitol / UMe) |
| Moby Grape | “Live at Stony Brook University, NY, October 22nd 1968” | (Keyhole) |
| The Monkees | “Head [LP + DVD Bundle]” (1968 film and soundtrack album; See here) | (Popmarket.com) |
| The Mothers of Invention | “Wollman Rink Central Park, NY, August 3rd 1968” | (Keyhole) |
| Phyllis Nelson | “Move Closer (Expanded Edition)” (1985 album; remastered, with a bonus alternative mix of the title track; Read here; See here) | (U.K. – Big Break / Cherry Red, Aug. 4) |
| Poison | “ICON” (best-of) | (Capitol / UMe) |
| Elvis Presley | “Elvis: That’s the Way It Is (Deluxe Edition) [Box set]” (eight CDs, two DVDs; accompanied the theatrical release of the documentary film of the same name in 1970; Blu-ray) | (RCA / Legacy) |
| Linda Ronstadt | “Hand Sown … Home Grown / Silk Purse / Linda Ronstadt” (1969, 1970 and 1972 albums on two CDs; remastered) | (U.K. – BGO, Aug. 4) |
| Linda Ronstadt | “ICON” (best-of) | (Capitol / UMe) |
| Shaggy | “ICON” (best-of) | (Virgin / UMe) |
| Simple Minds | “Celebrate – Live From The SSE Hydro Glasgow [CD/DVD]” (93-minute edit of the November 2013 concert; See here; Blu-ray) | (U.K. – Edsel, Aug. 4) |
| Various artists | “NOW That’s What I Call Party Anthems 2” (18 hit singles and remixes, including Katy Perry’s “Last Friday Night [T.G.I.F.],” Pharrell Williams’ “Happy,” Icona Pop’s “I Love It,” Bruno Mars’ “Treasure [Cash Cash Radio Mix]”; MP3) | (Universal Music Group / Sony Music Entertainment) |
| The Youngbloods | “The Youngbloods” (1967 album; remastered), “Earth Music” (1968 album; remastered), “Elephant Mountain” (1969 album; remastered) | (U.K. – RCA, Aug. 4) |
| Zephyr (Tommy Bolin’s first band) | “Zephyr” (1969 album; remastered, with four bonus live tracks; MP3) | (Purple Pyramid / Cleopatra) |
More Releases for the Week of Aug. 5, 2014
Reissues (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Big Country | “The Seer (Deluxe Edition) [MP3]” (1986 album; remastered, with bonus B-sides, remixes, live tracks), “No Place Like Home (Deluxe Edition) [MP3]” (1991 album; remastered, with B-sides and demos) | (Mercury / UMe) |
| LeAnn Rimes | “Dance Like You Don’t Give A …. Greatest Hits Remixes [MP3]” (13 tracks; Read here) | (Curb) |
| Various artists | “Musics of the Earth: Astonishing and Rare Instruments [MP3],” “Songs of the Earth: Astonishing and Rare Voices [MP3]” | (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings / Auvidis-UNESCO) |
DVD / Blu-ray
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Joel McHale, Donald Glover, et al | “Community: The Complete Fifth Season [DVD]” (two discs) | (Sony Pictures) |
| Poco | “Poco: Crazy Love – The Ultimate Live Experience [DVD]” (two discs) | (Cleopatra) |
| Kevin Sorbo, Shane Harper, et al | “God’s Not Dead [DVD]” (2014 film; Blu-ray) | (Pure Flix) |
| Paul Williams, Jessica Harper, et al | “Phantom of the Paradise (Collector’s Edition) [DVD + Blu-ray]” (1974 musical film; See here) | (Shout! Factory) |
| Shailene Woodley, Theo James, et al | “Divergent [DVD]” (2014 film; Blu-ray) | (Lionsgate) |
More DVD/Blu-ray Releases for the Week of Aug. 5, 2014
Music books
| Subject/ Author(s): | Title: | Publisher: |
| ABBA | “ABBA: The Treasures [Hardcover]” (includes new interviews with all four members; authors: Ingmarie Halling, Carl Magnus Palm) | (Carlton Books) |
| Beethoven | “Beethoven: Anguish and Triumph [Hardcover]” (author: Jan Swafford; Kindle) | (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) |
| Steve Boone | “Hotter Than a Match Head: My Life on the Run with The Lovin’ Spoonful [Kindle]” (co-author: Tony Moss; Paperback) | (ECW Press) |
| George Clinton | “George Clinton & The Cosmic Odyssey of the P-Funk Empire [Hardcover]” (author: Kris Needs; Kindle) | (Omnibus Press) |
| 5 Seconds of Summer | “5 Seconds of Summer: She Looks So Perfect [Paperback]” (author: Mary Boone; Kindle) | (Triumph Books, Aug. 4) |
| George, Malcolm and Angus Young | “The Youngs: The Brothers Who Built AC/DC [Hardcover]” (author: Jesse Fink; Kindle) | (St. Martin’s Press) |
| David Stubbs | “Future Days: Krautrock and the Building of Modern Germany [Kindle]” (Paperback) | (Faber & Faber) |
More Book Releases for the Week of Aug. 5, 2014
Next week: Aug. 12, 2014
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