July 10, 2012
New stuff
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Aesop Rock | “Skelethon” (guests: Kimya Dawson, Allyson Baker, Hanni El Khatib, Rob Sonic, DJ Big Wiz; Vinyl; MP3 Download; MP3 Download/instrumental) | (Rhymesayers, July 10, 2012) |
| Zac Brown Band | “Uncaged” (guests: Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue; Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download) | (Atlantic/Home Grown/Bigger Picture, July 10, 2012) |
| Capitol Steps, The | “Take the Money and Run for President” (Hear/read here; MP3 Download) | (Capitol Steps Productions, July 10, 2012) |
| Chatham County Line | “Sight & Sound [CD/DVD]” (two-disc live audio and video collection; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Yep Roc, July 10, 2012) |
| Clare and the Reasons | “KR-51” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Frog Stand, July 10, 2012) |
| Communist Daughter | “Lions & Lambs” (six-song EP; first single: “Speed of Sound”; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Grain Belt, July 10, 2012) |
| Martin Creed (Turner Prize winner) | “Love to You” (Hear here) | (Moshi Moshi, July 10, 2012) |
| Delicate Steve (NYC-based multi-instrumentalist) | “Positive Force” (first single: “Afria Talks to You”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Luaka Bop, July 10, 2012) |
| Dirty Projectors (Brooklyn indie-rock band) | “Swing Lo Magellan” (producer: frontman Dave Longstreth; first single: “Gun Has No Trigger”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Domino, July 10, 2012) |
| Robbie Dupree | “Arc of a Romance” (four-song EP; MP3 Download, with a bonus track) | (Spectra, July 10, 2012) |
| Early November, The | “In Currents” (New Jersey band’s first album in six years; producer: frontman Ace Enders; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Rise, July 10, 2012) |
| Holograms (Swedish band) | “Holograms” (first single: “Chasing My Mind”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Captured Tracks, July 10, 2012) |
| House of Heroes | “Cold Hard Want” (producer: Paul Moak; first single: “Touch This Light”; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Gotee, July 10, 2012) |
| Brendan James | “Hope in Transition” (producer: Max Coane; first single: “Nothin’ But Love”; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Rock Ridge Music, July 10, 2012) |
| Dan Le Sac | “Space Between the Words [MP3 Download]” (guests: Emmy the Great, Merz, Sarah Williams White, B Dolan, Joshua Idehen, Pete Hefferan; Hear here; See here) | (Sunday Best Recordings, July 9, 2012) |
| Eleni Mandell | “I Can See the Future” (producer: Joe Chiccarelli; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Yep Roc, July 10, 2012) |
| Marina and The Diamonds | “Electra Heart” (producers: Guy Sigsworth, Labrinth, Greg Kurstin, Diplo, Stargate, Dr. Luke, etc.; first single: “Primadonna”; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (679 Recordings/Warner, July 10, 2012) |
| Mission of Burma | “Unsound” (first single: “Dust Devil”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Fire, July 10, 2012) |
| Elizabeth Mitchell | “Little Seed: Songs for Children by Woody Guthrie” (Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, July 10, 2012) |
| P.O.D. | “Murdered Love” (producer: Howard Benson; first single: “Lost in Forever”; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Razor & Tie, July 10, 2012) |
| Rebecca & Fiona (Swedish dance duo) | “I Love You, Man [MP3 Download]” (first single: “Jane Doe”; Hear here; See here) | (Ultra Music, July 10, 2012) |
| Margo Rey | “Habit [MP3 Download]” (guest: John Oates; Hear here) | (Organica Music Group, July 10, 2012) |
| Staind | “Live From Mohegan Sun” (Hear here; DVD; Blu-ray; MP3 Download) | (Atlantic, July 10, 2012) |
| Suit of Lights | “Shine On Forever [MP3 Download]” (guests: Mr. Bungle’s Trevor Dunn, Thursday’s Steve Pedulla, Jamie Egan of Streetlight Manifesto; Hear here) | (Visiting Hours, July 10, 2012) |
| Serj Tankian (of System of a Down) | “Harakiri” (first single: “Figure It Out”; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Serjical Strike/Reprise, July 10, 2012) |
| Twin Shadow (aka George Lewis Jr.) | “Confess” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Terrible/4AD, July 10, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Loss Opportunity: The 2012 Sub Pop Records Sampler [MP3 Download]” (20 tracks, featuring Husky, Beachwood Sparks, Beach House, Father John Misty, Washed Out, etc.) | (Sub Pop, July 10, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Merrily We Roll Along [Cast recording]” (revival of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s musical; New York City Center’s Encores! series production stars Colin Donnell, Adam Grupper, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Elizabeth Stanley, Betsy Wolfe; MP3 Download) | (P.S. Classics, July 10, 2012) |
| Rhonda Vincent | “Sunday Mornin’ Singin’ Live” (her first all-gospel release was recorded in late June 2011 at Greentop Methodist Church in her hometown of Greentop, Mo.; Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download) | (Upper Management Music, July 10, 2012) |
| VoicePlay (Orlando-based a capella group) | “Once Upon an Ever After [MP3 Download]” (covers of Disney classics; Hear here) | (VoicePlay, July 10, 2012) |
| Rhett Walker Band | “Come to the River” (Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Essential, July 10, 2012) |
| Hank Williams Jr. | “Old School, New Rules” (guests: Merle Haggard, Brad Paisley; first single: “That Ain’t Good”; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Bocephus/Blaster, July 10, 2012) |
Reissues
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Bananarama | “30 Years of Bananarama [CD/DVD]” (22 songs, 35 music videos; Track list) | (U.K. – Rhino, July 9, 2012) |
| Jeff Beck | “There and Back [180 Gram Vinyl]” (1980 album; remastered) | (Friday Music, July 10, 2012) |
| Blodwyn Pig and Mick Abrahams’ Band | “Radio Sessions 69 to 71” (13 tracks; MP3 Download) | (King Midas, July 10, 2012) |
| Breathe Carolina | “Hell Is What You Make It: RELOADED [MP3 Download]” (2011 album; with two new songs, “Hit and Run” and “Reaching For the Floor,” a new version of “Last Night [Vegas]” and a Wideboys remix of “Hit and Run”; Hear here) | (Columbia, July 10, 2012) |
| Communards | “Communards: Deluxe Edition” (1985 album; remastered, with two bonus tracks and a second CD of non-album single sides and remixes; Track list) | (U.K. – Edsel, July 9, 2012) |
| Alice Cooper | “Welcome to My Nightmare” (1975 album) | (Warner, July 10, 2012) |
| Doors, The | “Waiting For the Sun” (1968 album; remastered) | (Rhino/Elektra, July 10, 2012) |
| English Beat, The | “Keep the Beat: The Very Best of The English Beat” (one CD, 16 songs; MP3 Download), “The Complete Beat [Box set]” (five CDs, one DVD; contains “I Just Can’t Stop It,” “Wha’ppen?” and “Special Beat Service,” with bonus tracks, plus a disc of 12-inch and dub versions and the “Peel Sessions” and “Live in Boston”; Read here) | (Shout! Factory, July 10, 2012) |
| Fat Boys | “Fat Boys: Pizza Bot Set” (1984 album; remastered, with bonus material) | (Tin Pan Apple, July 10, 2012) |
| Gerry & The Pacemakers | “The EMI Years: The Best of Gerry & The Pacemakers [MP3 Download]” (31 tracks) | (EMI, July 10, 2012) |
| Guns N’ Roses | “Use Your Illusion I [Vinyl]” (1991 album; two LPs), “Use Your Illusion II [Vinyl]” (1991 album; two LPs) | (Geffen/UMe, July 10, 2012) |
| Woody Guthrie | “Woody at 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection [Box set]” (three CDs, 65 songs, with a 150-page large-format book; Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download) | (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, July 10, 2012) |
| Happy Mondays | “Double Double Good: The Best of Happy Mondays” (17 songs; MP3 Download) | (U.K. – Warner/Rhino, July 9, 2012) |
| Spear of Destiny | “Time of Our Lives: The Best of Spear of Destiny [MP3 Download]” (14 tracks) | (Virgin/EMI, July 10, 2012) |
| Dusty Springfield | “Dusty in Memphis” (1969 album) | (Atlantic, July 10, 2012) |
| Mel Tormé | “Pure Velvet” (14-song compilation; MP3 Download) | (AAO Music, July 10, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Lost Soul Gems From Sounds of Memphis” (22 songs; Read here) | (U.K. – Kent/Ace, July 9, 2012) |
| Various artists | “NOW That’s What I Call Reggae” (three CDs, 60 songs; See here) | (U.K. – Universal, July 9, 2012) |
DVD/Blu-ray
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Celldweller | “Live Upon a Blackstar [Blu-ray]” (two discs) | (1-2-3-4 GO, July 10, 2012) |
| Miranda Cosgrove | “iCarly: The Complete 4th Season [DVD]” (two discs) | (Nickelodeon, July 10, 2012) |
| Duran Duran | “A Diamond in the Mind [DVD]” (filmed at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England, on Dec. 16, 2011; See here; Read here; Blu-ray; CD; MP3 Download) | (Eagle Rock, July 10, 2012) |
| Jonathan Frid | “Dark Shadows: The Complete Original Series (Deluxe Edition) [DVD]” (1966-1971 series; 131 DVDs with all 1,225 episodes in a coffin package) | (MPI Home Video, July 10, 2012) |
| Jimi Hendrix | “Jimi Plays Berkeley [DVD]” (filmed at the Berkeley Community Theatre on May 30, 1970, made from a new, digitally restored transfer from the original 16mm negative; contains more than 15 minutes of previously unseen documentary and performance footage; Blu-ray; Vinyl; CD), “Voodoo Child: The Jimi Hendrix Collection [Blu-ray]” | (Experience Hendrix/Legacy, July 10, 2012) |
| Nazareth | “Live From London: Live From the Camden Palace [DVD]” (recorded in 1985; See here; Read here) | (1-2-3-4 GO, July 10, 2012) |
| Robert Plant & the Band of Joy | “Live From The Artists Den [DVD]” (Blu-ray) | (Universal, July 10, 2012) |
| UFO | “Live From Oxford: The Misdemeanour Tour [DVD]” (recorded at the Apollo Theatre in 1985; See here; Read here) | (1-2-3-4 GO, July 10, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Adventure Time: The Complete First Season [DVD]” (Cartoon Network series) | (Cartoon Network, July 10, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Chariots of Fire [Blu-ray]” (1981 Oscar winner for Best Picture; Vangelis also won the Oscar for Best Original Music Score) | (Warner Home Video, July 10, 2012) |
| Muddy Waters & The Rolling Stones | “Live At The Checkerboard Lounge Chicago 1981 [DVD/CD]” (See here; DVD) | (Eagle Rock, July 10, 2012) |
Music Books
| Subject/ Author(s): | Title: | Publisher/Due date: |
| Mark Baumgarten | “Love Rock Revolution: K Records and the Rise of Independent Music [Paperback]” (Kindle) | (Sasquatch Books, July 10, 2012) |
| Mick Jagger | “Mick: The Wild Life and Mad Genius of Jagger [Hardcover]” (author: Christopher Andersen; Kindle) | (Gallery Books, July 10, 2012) |
| Scott Weiland | “Not Dead & Not For Sale — The Earthling Papers: A Memoir [Paperback]” (author: David Ritz) | (Scribner, July 10, 2012) |
Next week: July 17, 2012
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