New stuff
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| AVAN LAVA | “Flex Fantasy [MP3 Download]” (first single: “It’s Never Over”; Hear here) | (AVAN LAVA, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Bright Moments (Kelly Pratt, multi-instrumentalist for Beirut, Arcade Fire and LCD Soundsystem) | “Natives” (Hear here; See here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Luaka Bop, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Buckethead | “Electric Sea” (producers: Buckethead, Janet Rienstra-Friesea; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Metastation, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Cheap Girls | “Giant Orange” (producer: Tom Gabel of Against Me!; first single: “Ruby”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Rise, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Chieftains, The | “Voice of Ages [CD/DVD]” (Irish band celebrating its 50th anniversary; producers: Paddy Moloney, T Bone Burnett; guests: Bon Iver, The Decemberists, The Low Anthem, Civil Wars, Pistol Annies, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Punch Brothers, etc.; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Hear Music/Concord, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Chelsea Crowell (daughter of Rosanne Cash and Rodney Crowell) | “Crystal City” (producer: Loney John Hutchins; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Cleft Music, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Dirty Ghosts | “Metal Moon” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Last Gang, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Field Music | “Plumb” (first single: “[I Keep Thinking About] A New Thing”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Memphis Industries, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| fun. (New York indie-pop band) | “Some Nights” (producer: Jeff Bhasker; first single: “We Are Young,” feat. Janelle Monáe; Hear here; Vinyl) | (Fueled By Ramen, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Galactic | “Carnivale Electricos” (guests: Cyril and Ivan Neville, Mystikal, Mannie Fresh, Al “Carnival Time” Johnson, Moyseis Marques, etc.; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (ANTI-/Epitaph, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Grimes (Montreal singer Claire Boucher) | “Visions” (first single: “Genesis”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Arbutus/4AD, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Penelope Houston | “On Market Street” (her first album since 2004; producer: Jeffrey Wood; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Devoted Ruins, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Jonquil | “Point of Go [MP3 Download]” (first single: “It’s My Part”; Hear here; Vinyl) | (Dovecote, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Damien Jurado (Seattle indie rocker) | “Maraqopa [MP3 Download]” (producer: Richard Swift of The Shins; Hear here) | (Secretly Canadian, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Angelique Kidjo | “Spirit Rising” (live album, featuring Josh Groban, Dianne Reeves, Ezra Koenig and Branford Marsalis; see DVD version below; MP3 Download) | (Razor & Tie, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Lambchop | “Mr. M” (dedicated to Vic Chesnutt; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Merge, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Leland Sundries | “The Foundry EP [MP3 Download]” (Hear here) | (L’Echiquier, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| James Vincent McMorrow | “We Don’t Eat EP [MP3 Download]” (five songs; Hear here) | (Vagrant, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Menzingers, The (punk-rock group from Scranton, Pa.) | “On the Impossible Past” (producer: Matt Allison; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Epitaph, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| My Best Fiend (Brooklyn quintet) | “In Ghostlike Fading” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Warp, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Sinéad O’Connor | “How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?” (Hear/read here; MP3 Download) | (MRI, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Perfume Genius (Seattle singer-songwriter Mike Hadreas) | “Put Your Back N 2 It” (producers: Drew Morgan, John Goodmanson; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Matador, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Max Raabe (German singer and leader of Palast Orchester) | “One Cannot Kiss Alone” (Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Decca, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Fionn Regan | “100 Acres of Sycamore” (Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Heavenly Recordings/Cooperative Music/Downtown, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Gemma Rey | “Gemma Ray Sings Sparks with Sparks [MP3 Download]” (two songs; Hear/read here) | (Bronze Rat, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Josh Ritter | “Bringing in the Darlings” (six-song EP; producer: Josh Kaufman; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Pytheas Recoridngs, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Sleigh Bells | “Reign of Terror” (producer: guitarist Derek E. Miller; Hear here; See/read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Mom + Pop/N.E.E.T. Recordings, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Christopher Paul Stelling (Brooklyn singer-songwriter) | “Songs of Praise & Scorn [MP3 Download]” (producers: Stelling, Spencer Scanlon, Jonny Leather, Kevin Ratterman; first single: “Mourning Train to Memphis”; Hear here) | (Mecca Lecca Recording Co., Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Julia Stone (of Angus & Julia Stone) | “Let’s Forget All The Things That We Say [MP3 Download]” (four songs; Hear here) | (Nettwerk, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Tindersticks | “The Something Rain” (Hear here; See here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Constellation, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Tyga (rapper is Travie McCoy’s cousin) | “Careless World: Rise of the Last King” (guests: Lil Wayne, Drake, Nicki Minaj, Chris Brow, Robin Thicke, Nas, etc.; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Republic, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Act of Valor [Film soundtrack]” (movie starring real-life Navy SEALs opens Feb. 24; first single: Keith Urban’s “For You”; See here; MP3 Download) | (Relativity Music Group, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Radio Rebel” (Disney Channel original movie premieres Feb. 17, featuring Disney Channel star Debby Ryan, pop singer Kari Kimmel, etc.; Hear/see here; MP3 Download) | (Razor & Tie, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Jim White | “Where It Hits You” (Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Yep Roc, Feb. 21, 2012) |
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Reissues
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Archers of Loaf | “Vee Vee” (1995 album; remastered, with a second CD of 16 demo tracks; Read here; MP3 Download) | (Merge, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Blood, Sweat & Tears featuring David Clayton-Thomas | “Blood, Sweat & Tears in Concert” (1976 album; remastered) | (Wounded Bird, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Mel Brooks | “Mel Brooks’ Greatest Hits” (1978 album; remastered) | (Wounded Bird, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| B.T. Express | “Keep It Up” (1982 album; remastered) | (Funkytowngrooves US, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Eric Burdon | “At His Best” (18 tracks) | (Fuel, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| André Cymone (former Prince bassist) | “André Cymone (Expanded Edition)” (1982 album; remastered, with three bonus tracks), “Survivin’ in the 80’s (Expanded Edition)” (1983 album; remastered, with four bonus tracks) | (Funkytowngrooves US, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Phil Everly | “Star Spangled Springer” (unreleased 1973 album) | (Wounded Bird, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Hubert Laws | “Family” (1980 album; remastered) | (Wounded Bird, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| John Miles | “Decca Singles 1975-79” (17 tracks; Read here) | (U.K. – Glam/7T’s, Feb. 20, 2012) |
| Move, The | “Live at the Fillmore 1969” (Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download) | (Right Recordings, Feb. 20, 2012) |
| Nazareth | “The Singles” (two CDs, 37 tracks; Read here) | (U.K. – Salvo, Feb. 20, 2012) |
| Gilbert O’Sullivan | “Back to Front” (1972 album, featuring “Clair” and “Out of the Question”; remastered, with three bonus tracks, including “Alone Again [Naturally]”; MP3 Download) | (U.K. – Union Square Music, Feb. 20, 2012) |
| Diana Ross | “Diana Ross: Special Edition” (1976 album; remastered, with a second CD of 15 single-only mixes, non-LP singles, the promo single “Coming Home” and new alternate mixes; Read here; MP3 Download) | (Motown/Hip-O Select, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Phil Seymour | “Phil Seymour” (1980 debut album; remastered, with bonus tracks) | (Fuel, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Simple Minds | “X5 [Box set]” (six-CD collection contains the band’s first five albums, plus bonus B-sides, alternative and live tracks; Read here) | (U.K. – EMI, Feb. 20, 2012) |
| Various artists | “The Art of the 12″, Volume Two” (two-CD, 27-song collection of rare and unheard remixes from Frankie Goes to Hollywood, OMD, Paul McCartney, Scritti Politti, Art of Noise, etc.; Hear/read here) | (U.K. – ZTT/Salvo, Feb. 20, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Complete Pop Instrumental Hits of the Sixties, Vol. 2: 1961” (3 CDs, 86 songs) | (Complete 60s, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Glam Rock Anthology” (three CDs, 42 songs, feat. T. Rex, Sweet, Mick Ronson, Alice Cooper, Roxy Music, Lou Reed, New York Dolls, Ian Hunter, Iggy Pop, Suzi Quatro, etc.; Read here) | (U.K. – Music Brokers, Feb. 20, 2012) |
| Various artists | “The Red Bird Girls: Very First Time in True Stereo 1964-1966” (20 songs, feat. The Ad Libs, Ellie Greenwich, Evie Sands, The Jelly Beans, The Dixie Cups, etc.) | (Real Gone Music, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Audrey Wheeler | “Let It Be Me” (1987 album; remastered, with three bonus tracks; Hear here) | (Funkytowngrooves US, Feb. 21, 2012) |
DVD/Blu-ray
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Antonio Banderas | “Puss in Boots [DVD]” (2011 movie; Blu-ray) | (DreamWorks, Feb. 24, 2012) |
| Roy Buchanan | “Live At Rockpalast [DVD]” (1985 performance) | (Made in Germany Music, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Carpenters | “In Performance 1972: The Broadcast Archives [DVD]” | (IMV Blueline, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Dinosaur Jr. | “BUG Live At 9:30 Club: In The Hands of the Fans [DVD]” (recorded at the Washington, D.C., June 2011; See here; Blu-ray) | (MVD Visual, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Ian Hunter Band feat. Mick Ronson | “Live At Rockpalast [DVD]” (1980 performance; See here) | (Made in Germany Music, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Angelique Kidjo | “Live From Guest Street: Angelique Kidjo & Friends [DVD]” (See here) | (PBS, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Carole King | “In Performance 1971 [DVD]” | (IMV Blueline, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Lady Gaga | “The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden [Blu-ray]” | (Cherrytree/Interscope, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Public Image Ltd. | “Public Image Limited: Live At Rockpalast [DVD]” (1983 performance; CD; MP3 Download) | (Made in Germany Music, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Santana | “Live at Montreux 2011 [DVD]” (two discs; Blu-ray) | (Eagle, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Scorpions | “Get Your Sting & Blackout Live in 3D [Blu-ray]” | (Sony Legacy, Feb. 21, 2012) |
| Ten Years After | “Live Performance 1975 [DVD]” | (IMV Blueline, Feb. 21, 2012) |