New stuff
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Paul Allen and the Underthinkers (Microsoft co-founder) | “Everywhere At Once” (producers: Doyle Bramhall II, Justin Stanley; guests: Ann and Nancy Wilson, Chrissie Hynde, Joe Walsh, Derek Trucks, Bramhall, David Hidalgo, Ivan Neville, etc.; proceeds benefit educational programs at the charitable organization EMP Museum) | (Legacy Recordings) |
| Asking Alexandria | “From Death to Destiny” (producer: Joey Sturgis; Hear here; MP3) | (Sumerian) |
| Jake Bellows | “New Ocean” (first single: “I Know You”; Hear here; Vinyl) | (Saddle Creek) |
| Alfie Boe (won a Tony Award in 2002 for “La Boheme”) | “Storyteller” (all covers, with a bonus live track, “Angel,” recorded at the Royal Albert Hall; producers: Mike Hedges, Neil Ferris; Hear here; MP3) | (Decca) |
| The Civil Wars | “The Civil Wars” (first single: “The One That Got Away”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Columbia) |
| Chick Corea | “The Vigil” (Hear here; See here) | (Concord) |
| The Dangerous Summer | “Golden Record” (first single: “Catholic Girls”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl) | (Hopeless / Universal) |
| Dawn of Midi (Brooklyn-based trio) | “Dysnomia” (Hear here; See here) | (Thirsty Ear Recordings) |
| Brett Eldredge | “Bring You Back” (producers: Scott Hendricks, Luke Laird, Byron Gallimore, Chris DeStefano, Brad Crisler, Ross Copperman, Eldredge; first single: “Don’t Ya”; Hear here) | (Atlantic) |
| Guy J (Israeli producer) | “Balance Presents Guy J” (Hear here) | (Balance Music) |
| Hugh Laurie (former “House” star) | “Didn’t It Rain” (producer: Joe Henry; guests: Taj Mahal, Gaby Moreno, Jean McClain, etc.; first single: “Wild Honey”; Hear here; Vinyl) | (Warner) |
| Little Radar (Austin post-indie space-rock band) | “Souvenirs” (producer: Mitch Dane; first single: “Siren”; Hear here) | (Little Radar) |
| Lumerians (Oakland-based space rock band) | “The High Frontier” (first single: “Dogon Genesis”; Hear here; Vinyl) | (Partisan) |
| LX Sweat (German producer) | “City of Sweat” (first single: “V.I.P. L.I.F.E.”; Hear here) | (Not Not Fun) |
| Medicine | “To the Happy Few” (the shoegaze trio’s first album together since 1995; new single: “It’s Not Enough”; Hear here; Vinyl) | (Captured Tracks) |
| Moderat (duo of Modeskeletor and Apparat) | “II” (Hear here; Deluxe edition; Vinyl) | (Mute) |
| Modern Hut | “Generic Treasure [MP3]” (producer: Screaming Females’ Marissa Paternoster; Hear here) | (Don Giovanni) |
| Annie Moses Band (sibling baroque-pop group) | “Pilgrims & Prodigals [MP3]” (first single: “Blush”; Hear here; See here) | (manAlive / Thirty Tigers) |
| Newsted (fronted by former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted, with Staind guitarist Mike Mushok) | “Heavy Metal Music” (first single: “Above All”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Collective Sounds / RED) |
| Pillbuster (Virginia Beach hard rockers) | “Pillbuster” (producer: Dick Hodgin; Hear here; See here; MP3) | (Stonerkill) |
| The Polyphonic Spree | “Yes, It’s True” (producers: The Speekers, Eric Drew Feldman; first single: “You Don’t Know Me”; Hear here; Read here) | (Good) |
| Pop. 1280 (Brooklyn cyberpunk band) | “Imps of Perversion” (producer: Martin Bisi; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Sacred Bones) |
| Pure Bathing Culture (pop duo) | “Moon Tides” (first single: “Pendulum”; Hear here; Vinyl) | (Partisan) |
| RocketNumberNine (London-based sibling duo) | “MeYouWeYou” (Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (Smalltown Supersound / Redeye) |
| Amanda Shires (wife of Jason Isbell) | “Down Fell the Doves” (producer: Andy LeMaster; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Lightning Rod) |
| KT Tunstall | “Invisible Empire / Crescent Moon” (Hear here; Read here) | (Blue Note) |
| TV Ghost (psychedelic post-punk group) | “Disconnect” (first single: “Elevator”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl; MP3) | (In the Red) |
| Various artists | “NOW That’s What I Call Music! 47” (20 tracks; MP3) | (Universal Music Group) |
Reissues
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Chicago | “Chicago 18 [MP3]” (1986 album) | (Warner) |
| Foreigner | “Head Games [Vinyl]” (1979 album; remastered) | (Mobile Fidelity) |
| Kim Fowley | “Frankenstein and the All-Star Monster Band” (1984 album; remastered) | (Varese Sarabande) |
| Gloria Gaynor | “Gloria Gaynor’s Park Avenue Sound” (1978 album; remastered, with five bonus tracks), “Love Tracks” (1978 album, includes “I Will Survive”; remastered, with five bonus tracks) | (U.K. – Big Break, Aug. 5) |
| Richie Havens | “Alarm Clock” (1971 album, including “Here Comes the Sun”; remastered) | (Stormy Forest Productions) |
| Icehouse | “12 Inch Versions & Remixes Vol. 2” (two CDs, 25 songs; Read here) | (U.K. – Repertoire, Aug. 5) |
| It’s a Beautiful Day | “Live At The Fillmore ’68” (MP3) | (Classic Music Vault) |
| Tommy James | “Tommy James [MP3]” (1970 album) | (Rhino) |
| Billy Joel | “52nd Street [Vinyl]” (1978 album; remastered), “Glass Houses [Vinyl]” (1980 album; remastered) | (Mobile Fidelity) |
| Nik Kershaw | “The Riddle: Remastered Expanded Edition [MP3]” (1984 album; remastered; with three mixes, two B-sides and six live tracks recorded at Lodnon’s Hammersmith Odeon on New Year’s Eve 1984; Read here; CD) | (Island / UMe) |
| John Mellencamp | “ICON: Nothing Like I Planned – Greatest Hits Vol. 3” (11 tracks) | (Mercury / UMe) |
| Elvis Presley | “The Complete ’50s Albums Collection [MP3]” (109 songs), “Prince From Another Planet [MP3]” (2012 compilation; 47 songs) | (RCA / Legacy) |
| Elvis Presley | “Elvis At Stax: 40th Anniversary” (1973 album; remastered; Deluxe edition; MP3) | (RCA / Legacy) |
| Jimmy Reed | “Jimmy Reed Is Back [MP3]” (1976 album) | (Rhino) |
| Santana | “Santana III [Vinyl]” (1971 album; remastered) | (Mobile Fidelity) |
| Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band | “ICON: Greatest Hits” (14 tracks) | (Capitol / UMe) |
| Sherbs | “The Skill [MP3]” (1980 album), “Defying Gravity [MP3]” (1982 album) | (Rhino / Atlantic) |
| Wayman Tisdale | “The Absolute Greatest Hits” (12 songs; MP3) | (Artistry Music) |
| Various artists | “Classic Banjo from Smithsonian Folkways” (30 tracks, featuring Pete Seeger, Dock Boggs, Dink Roberts, etc.; compilation producers: Daniel E. Sheehy, D.A. Sonneborn; Hear here) | (Smithsonian Folkways) |
| Various artists | “Girls On 45, Volume 2” (subtitled “A selection of girl group, girlie pop and soul ladies 1963-1967”; 26 songs; MP3) | (Teensville) |
| Various artists | “I Got a Woman: Gems from the Decca Vaults” (three CDs, 60 songs) | (One Day) |
| Various artists | “Saint Etienne Presents Songs For A Central Park Picnic” (25 songs; Read here) | (U.K. – Cherry Red, Aug. 5) |
| Andrew Lloyd Webber | “ICON” (best-of) | (Verve / UMe) |
| Mason Williams | “The Mason Williams Ear Show [MP3]” (1968 album) | (Rhino / Warner) |
DVD / Blu-ray
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Big Time Rush | “Elevation [DVD]” (documentary film) | (UNRWORLD) |
| Cream | “Cream Farewell Concert [DVD]” (Nov. 26, 1968, show at London’s Royal Albert Hall; restored extended edition, remastered in 5.1 surround) | (Kino Classics) |
| Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman | “Oblivion [DVD]” (2013 film; Blu-ray) | (Universal Studios) |
| Level 42 | “Level 42 Live: Town and Country Club, London [DVD]” (recorded in March 1992 at the end of their Guaranteed Tour) | (Wienerworld) |
| Various artists | “The Best of Fridays [DVD]” (ABC’s weekly late-night live comedy show ran from April 1980 to April 1982; cast members included Mark Blankfield, Melanie Chartoff, Larry David, Rich Hall, Bruce Mahler, Michael Richards, etc.; See here) | (Shout! Factory) |
| Various artists | “Last Shop Standing: The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of the Independent Record Shop [DVD]” (documentary includes interviews with Johnny Marr, Norman Cook, Billy Bragg, Paul Weller, Nerina Pallot and Richard Hawley; See here) | (Conveyor) |
| Various artists | “Smash: Season Two [DVD]” (four discs) | (Universal Studios) |
Music books
| Subject/ Author(s): | Title: | Publisher/Due date: |
| Cher | “Cher: Strong Enough [Paperback]” (author: Josiah Howard) | (Plexus Publishing) |
| Rob Sheffield | “Turn Around Bright Eyes: The Rituals of Love and Karaoke [Hardcover]” (Kindle) | (It Books) |