| Artist: |
Title: |
Label/Due date: |
| Anti-Flag |
“The General Strike” (producers: Anti-Flag; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) |
(SideOneDummy, March 20, 2012) |
| Avalanche City |
“Love Love Love EP [MP3 Download]” (four songs; Hear here) |
(Roadrunner, March 20, 2012) |
| Birdy |
“Birdy” (producers: Rich Costey, Jim Abbiss, James Ford, Alex H.N.Gilbert; Hear here; MP3 Download) |
(Warner, March 20, 2012) |
| Diggy (rapper, son of “Rev. Run” Simmons) |
“Unexpected Arrival” (guests: Jadakiss, Jeremih; new single: “Do It Like You”; Hear here; MP3 Download) |
(Atlantic, March 20, 2012) |
| Melanie Fiona (Canadian-Guyanese singer) |
“The MF Life” (producers: Salaam Remi, No ID, Andrea Martin; guests: NAS, B.o.B, John Legend, J. Cole; Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download) |
(Universal Republic/Title 9/SRC, March 20, 2012) |
| Grascals, The |
“Life Finds a Way” (Hear here; MP3 Download) |
(Crossroads, March 20, 2012) |
| Casey James (“American Idol” season 9 finalist) |
“Casey James” (producers: James, Chris Lindsey; first single: “Let’s Don’t Call It a Night”; Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download) |
(19 Recordings/BNA, March 20, 2012) |
| Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons |
“Happy Book” (double album; producer: Gregg Williams; Hear here; MP3 Download) |
(Response, March 20, 2012) |
| Lost in the Trees (North Carolina collective) |
“A Church That Fits Our Needs” (Hear here; See here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) |
(Anti-/Epitaph, March 20, 2012) |
| Magic Castles |
“Magic Castles” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) |
(‘a’ Records, March 20, 2012) |
| Margot & The Nuclear So and So’s |
“Rot Gut, Domestic” (producer: John Congleton; first single: “Prozac Rock”; Vinyl; MP3 Download) |
(Mariel Recording Company, March 20, 2012) |
| Brad Mehldau Trio |
“Ode” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) |
(Nonesuch, March 20, 2012) |
| Mirrorring (experimental duo) |
“Foreign Body [MP3 Download]” (Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; CD) |
(kranky, March 19, 2012) |
| Odd Future (11-member collective, feat. Tyler The Creator, Frank Ocean, Hodgy Beats, Leftbrain) |
“The OF Tape Vol. 2” (Hear here; MP3 Download) |
(Odd Future/Sony/ RED Distribution, March 20, 2012) |
| One Direction (British boy band was a 2010 finalist on the U.K. “X Factor”) |
“Up All Night” (producers: Ash Howes, BeatGeek, Brian Rawling, Carl Falk, Jimmy Joker, Matt Squire, Paul Meehan, Rami Yacoub, RedOne, Richard “Biff” Stannard, Toby Gad, etc.; Hear here; Deluxe Yearbook Edition; MP3 Download) |
(Syco Music/Columbia, March 20, 2012) |
| Robert Pollard (of Guided By Voices) |
“Mouseman Cloud [MP3 Download]” (producer: Todd Tobias; Hear/read here; Vinyl) |
(GBV, March 20, 2012) |
| Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth guitarist) |
“Between the Times and the Tides” (Hear/read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) |
(Matador, March 20, 2012) |
| Luke Roberts |
“The Iron Gates at Throop and Newport” (producer: Marky Nevers; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) |
(Thrill Jockey, March 20, 2012) |
| Daniel Rossen (of Grizzly Bear and Department of Eagles) |
“Silent Hour/Golden Mile” (five-song EP; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) |
(Warp, March 20, 2012) |
| Anoushka Shankar (sitarist-composer-conductor is the daughter of Ravi Shankar) |
“Traveller” (producer: Javier Limón; Hear here; MP3 Download) |
(Deutsche Grammophon, March 20, 2012) |
| Sharks (English punk rock band) |
“No Gods” (producer: Brian McTernan; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) |
(Rise, March 20, 2012) |
| Shins, The |
“Port of Morrow” (drummer Jesse Sandoval and keyboardist Mary Crandall are no longer in the band; producer: Greg Kurstin; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) |
(Aural Apothecary/Columbia, March 20, 2012) |
| Esperanza Spalding |
“Radio Music Society” (Hear here; Deluxe edition; MP3 Download) |
(Heads Up, March 20, 2012) |
| Chris Standring (jazz guitarist) |
“Electric Wonderland” (Hear here; Vinyl) |
(Ultimate Vibe Recordings, March 20, 2012) |
| Tanlines (Brooklyn electro-pop duo) |
“Mixed Emotions” (Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) |
(True Panther Sounds, March 20, 2012) |
| Vacationer (Philadelphia indie rock band) |
“Gone” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) |
(Downtown, March 20, 2012) |
| Paul van Dyk |
“Evolution” (Hear here; Read here; Vinyl) |
(Vandit/Redeye, March 20, 2012) |
| Various artists |
“The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond [Film soundtrack]” (the sci-film drama opens March 23; first single: “Safe & Sound,” Taylor Swift feat. The Civil Wars; Hear/see here; Deluxe edition; MP3 Download) |
(Universal Republic, March 20, 2012) |
| Various artists |
“Shake It Up: Live 2 Dance [TV soundtrack]” (music from the Disney Channel series; MP3 Download) |
(Walt Disney, March 20, 2012) |
| Whispertown |
“Parallel” (producers: Andy LeMaster, Jake Bellows; first single: “Open the Other Eye”; Hear here; MP3 Download) |
(Acony, March 20, 2012) |
| White Hills (New York-based space rock group) |
“Frying on This Rock” (Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) |
(Thrill Jockey, March 20, 2012) |
| George Winston |
“Gulf Coast Blues & Impressions 2: A Louisiana Wetlands Benefit” (Hear here; MP3 Download) |
(Dancing Cat/RCA, March 20, 2012) |
| Yukon Blonde |
“Tiger Talk” (producer: Colin Stewart; first single: “Stairway”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) |
(Dine Alone, March 20, 2012) |
