New stuff
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Dave Barnes | “Stories to Tell” (producer: John Fields; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Razor & Tie, March 13, 2012) |
| Delta Spirit | “Delta Spirit” (producer: Chris Coady; first single: “California”; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (New Rounder, March 13, 2012) |
| Elisa | “Steppin’ on Water” (producer: Elisa; Hear here; See here; Read here; MP3 Download) | (Decca, March 13, 2012) |
| Fenster | “Bones” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Morr Music, March 13, 2012) |
| Freshkills | “Raise Up the Sheets” (producer: Jim Sclavunos; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Bat Rabies Alert/The End, March 13, 2012) |
| Freshman 15 (Georgia pop-punk quartet) | “Here’s to Feeling Good [MP3 Download]” (first single: “Anywhere But Here”; Hear here) | (Standby, March 13, 2012) |
| Shooter Jennings | “Family Man” (producer: Jennings; first single: “The Deed and the Dollar”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (eOne Music, March 13, 2012) |
| Michael Kiwanuka (winner of the BBC Sound of 2012 prize) | “Home Again” (producer: Paul Butler of The Bees; Hear here) | (U.K. – Polydor, March 12, 2012) |
| Emma Louise | “Full Hearts & Empty Rooms [MP3 Download]” (four-song EP; producer: Mark Myers; Hear here; See here) | (Frenchkiss, March 13, 2012) |
| Lucero | “Women & Work” (producer: Ted Hutt; first single: “Sometimes”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl) | (ATO, March 13, 2012) |
| Janiva Magness | “Stronger For It” (producer: Dave Darling; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Alligator, March 13, 2012) |
| Meat Loaf | “Hell in a Handbasket” (producers: Rob Cavallo, Paul Crook, Lil Jon; guests: Chuck D, Patti Russo, Lil Jon, John Rich, Mark McGrath; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Legacy, March 13, 2012) |
| Said the Whale (2011 Juno winner for Best New Group) | “Little Mountain” (producer: Tom Dobrzanski; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Hidden Pony/EMI, March 13, 2012) |
| Say Anything | “Anarchy, My Dear” (producer: Tim O’Heir; first single: “Burn a Miracle”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Equal Vision, March 13, 2012) |
| Soulfly | “Enslaved” (producers: Zeuss, frontman Max Cavalera; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Roadrunner, March 13, 2012) |
| Ruben Studdard | “Letters From Birmingham” (first single: “Rock Witcha”; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Shanachie, March 13, 2012) |
| Ting Tings, The | “Sounds From Nowheresville” (first single: “Hang It Up”; Hear here; See here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Columbia, March 13, 2012) |
| Tribes (London indie-rock quartet) | “Baby” (released in the U.K. in January; producer: Mike Crossey; Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download) | (Universal Republic, March 13, 2012) |
| Twin Atlantic (Glasgow rock quartet) | “Free” (released in 2011 in the U.K., where it was the year’s best-selling independent British rock album; producer: Gil Norton; Hear here; See here; MP3 Download) | (Red Bull, March 13, 2012) |
| VCMG (Erasure’s Vince Clark and Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore) | “SSSS” (Hear here; Vinyl) | (Mute, March 13, 2012) |
| Peter White | “Here We Go” (Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Heads Up, March 13, 2012) |
Reissues
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Big Brother and the Holding Company featuring Janis Joplin | “Live At The Carousel Ballroom 1968” (previously unavailable concert recording from June 23, 1968; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Columbia/Legacy, March 13, 2012) |
| Eric Burdon and The Animals | “Love Is” (1968 album; remastered) | (U.K. – BGO, March 12, 2012) |
| Jeremy Camp | “I Still Believe: The #1’s Collection” (16 songs; MP3 Download) | (BEC Recordings, March 13, 2012) |
| Felix Cavaliere | “Felix Cavaliere + Destiny” (1974 albums; remastered) | (U.K. – Edsel, March 12, 2012) |
| Decemberists, The | “We All Raise Our Voices to the Air (Live Songs 04.11-08.11)” (2 CDs, 20 songs; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Capitol, March 13, 2012) |
| Doors, The | “L.A. Woman: The Workshop Sessions [Vinyl]” (two-LP set includes the previously unreleased material found on the CD collection on three sides of vinyl, with the fourth side featuring a laser etching of the original “Electric Woman” art originally included with “L.A. Woman”) | (Elektra/Rhino, March 16, 2012) |
| John Farnham | “Greatest Hits [MP3 Download]” (17 songs) | (RCA, March 13, 2012) |
| 54*40 | “Radio Love Songs: The Singles Collection [MP3 Download]” (19 songs) | (Columbia, March 13, 2012) |
| Rahat Fateh Ali Khan & Kailash Kheer | “30 Greatest Hits [MP3 Download]” (30 songs) | (Times Music, March 12, 2012) |
| Laura Marling (British singer) | “I Speak Because I Can” (2010 album; producer: Ethan Johns; Hear here; Vinyl) | (Virgin, March 13, 2012) |
| Gilbert O’Sullivan | “A Singer And His Songs: The Very Best of Gilbert O’Sullivan” (22 tracks; See here; Read here; MP3 Download) | (U.K. – Salvo/Union Square Music, March 12, 2012) |
| Peter & Gordon | “Sing and Play the Hits of Nashville, Tennessee/Woman/Hot Cold & Custard” (1966, 1967 albums on two CDs; remastered) | (U.K. – BGO, March 12, 2012) |
| Shadows, The | “The Shadows’ Greatest Hits [MP3 Download]” (15 songs) | (EMI, March 13, 2012) |
| Robin Trower | “Farther On Up the Road: The Chrysalis Years 1977-1983” (three CDs, 58 songs) | (Capitol, March 13, 2012) |
| Earl Van Dyke | “The Motown Sound: The Complete Albums & More” (two CDs, 45 songs; Read here; MP3 Download) | (Hip-O Select, March 13, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Impulse! 50 Box Set” (50 discs) | (Impulse!, March 13, 2012) |
| Various artists | “In the Mix: Dancepop Anthems” (featuring tracks remixes of David Guetta, Katy Perry, Cobra Starship, Eric Prydz, Tinie Tempah, etc.; MP3 Download) | (Astralwerks, March 13, 2012) |
DVD/Blu-ray
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Swell Season, The | “The Swell Season [DVD]” (2011 documentary; See here) | (Docurama, March 13, 2012) |
Music Books
| Subject/ Author(s): | Title: | Publisher/Due date: |
| James Brown | “The One: The Life and Music of James Brown [Hardcover]” (author: RJ Smith; Kindle) | (Gotham, March 15, 2012) |
| Patty Farmer | “The Persian Room Presents: An Oral History of New York’s Most Magical Night Spot [Hardcover]” | (Vantage Press, March 13, 2012) |
| Dwight Yoakam | “Dwight Yoakam: A Thousand Miles from Nowhere [Paperback]” (author: Don McLeese) | (University of Texas Press, March 15, 2012) |