May 22, 2012
New stuff
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Kris Allen (“American Idol” season 8 winner) | “Thank You Camellia” (collaborators: former Sugarcult singer Tim Pagnotta, Curt Schneider, Nasri & Adam Messinger, Kevin Kadish, Boots Ottestad, etc.; first single: “The Vision of Love”; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (19 Recordings/RCA, May 22, 2012) |
| Blue Foundation (Brooklyn electronic/dream pop duo) | “In My Mind, I Am Free” (Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Dead People’s Choice, May 22, 2012) |
| Joe Bonamassa | “Driving Towards the Daylight” (producer: Kevin Shirley; guests: Jimmy Barnes, Brad Whitford, Blondie Chaplin, Anton Fig, Pat Thrall, etc.; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (J&R Adventures, May 22, 2012) |
| Cory Branan | “Mutt.” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Bloodshot, May 22, 2012) |
| Cinemascape (Swedish synthpop quartet) | “The Falling Impossible” (Hear here; MP3 Download) | (conzoom, May 22, 2012) |
| Cold Specks (songwriter and vocalist Al Spx from Etobicoke, Canada) | “I Predict a Graceful Expulsion” (Hear here; See here; MP3 Download) | (Mute, May 22, 2012) |
| Gaz Coombes (of Supergrass) | “Gaz Coombes Presents Here Come the Bombs” (Hear here) | (U.K. – Hot Fruit Recordings, May 21, 2012) |
| Cult, The | “Choice of Weapon” (producers: Chris Goss, Bob Rock; Read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Cooking Vinyl, May 22, 2012) |
| Danks, The | “Are You Afraid of the Danks” (producer: Jeff McMurrich; Hear here) | (Hidden Pony, May 22, 2012) |
| Danny Elfman | “Men in Black 3 [Film soundtrack/MP3 Download]” (sequel starring Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin opens May 25; See here) | (Sony Masterworks, May 22, 2012) |
| Frank Gambale featuring BOCA (jazz guitarist) | “Soulmine” (Hear here; See here; MP3 Download) | (Wombat, May 22, 2012) |
| Garbage | “Not Your Kind of People” (their first album in seven years; Hear here; Read here; Deluxe edition; MP3 Download) | (Stunvolume, May 22, 2012) |
| Gossip | “A Joyful Noise” (producer: Brian Higgins; first single: “Perfect World”; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Columbia, May 22, 2012) |
| JEFF the Neighborhood (Nashville rockers Jake and Jamin Orrall) | “Hypnotic Knights EP [MP3 Download]” (a four-song preview of their debut album, “Hypnotic Nights,” out July 17; producers: Dan Auerbach, JEFF The Brotherhood; Hear here) | (Warner, May 22, 2012) |
| Carly Rae Jepsen | “Call Me Maybe Remixes [MP3 Download]” (four versions; Hear here) | (School Boy/Interscope, May 22, 2012) |
| Tom Jones | “Spirit in the Room” (covers of Richard Thompson, Leonard Cohen, Paul Simon, Paul McCartney, Tom Waits, etc.; producer: Ethan Johns; Hear here; Read here) | (U.K. – Island, May 21, 2012) |
| Kimbra | “Vows” (released in Australia in August 2011; Hear here; See here; MP3 Download; MP3 Download/Deluxe version) | (Warner, May 22, 2012) |
| Sonny Landreth | “Elemental Journey” (all-instrumental album; guests: Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, Robert Greenidge; Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download) | (Landfall, May 22, 2012) |
| Maggie & Martin (British pop duo Maggie De Monde and Martin Watkins) | “Union [MP3 Download]” (includes a cover of Roxy Music’s “More Than This”; producer: Watkins; Hear here; See here) | (Beauty Box Recordings, May 21, 2012) |
| John Mayer | “Born and Raised” (producers: Mayer, Don Was; guests: David Crosby, Graham Nash; first single: “Shadow Days”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Columbia, May 22, 2012) |
| Jon McLaughlin | “Promising Promises” (producer: McLaughlin; guest: Sara Bareilles; first single: “Summer Is Over”; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Razor & Tie, May 22, 2012) |
| Men Without Hats | “Love in the Age of War” (producer: Dave “Rave” Ogilvie; first single: “Head Above Water”; Hear here) | (Canada – Distribution Select, May 22, 2012) |
| MercyMe | “The Hurt & The Healer” (producers: Brown Bannister, Dan Muckula; Hear here; MP3 Download) | ( Fair Trade/Columbia, May 22, 2012) |
| Neal. (Neal Evans of Soulive) | “Bang” (Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Royal Family, May 22, 2012) |
| Oak Ridge Boys, The | “Back Home Again” (12 gospel favorites; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Spring House, May 22, 2012) |
| ORBO and The Longshots (Norwegian Grammy winners) | “Prairie Sun” (producers: ORBO, Erick Jaskowiak; guests: Delbert McClinton, Fats Kaplan, John Jorgenson; first single: “Highway Tears”; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Grappa, May 22, 2012) |
| Nathan Pacheco (featured vocalist on Yanni’s 2009 tour) | “Introducing … Nathan Pacheco” (four-song EP; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Disney Pearl Series, May 22, 2012) |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Covers EP [MP3 Download]” (Hear here) | (Warner, May 22, 2012) |
| Haley Reinhart (finalist on “American Idol” season 10) | “Listen Up!” (first single: “Free”; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (19 Recordings/Interscope, May 22, 2012) |
| Royal Thunder (Atlanta rock quartet) | “CVI” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Relapse, May 22, 2012) |
| Slash | “Apocalyptic Love” (producer: Eric Valentine; guests: Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators; Hear here; Deluxe edition; MP3 Download) | (Dik Hayd International/EMI, May 22, 2012) |
| Smile Empty Soul | “3’s” (producer: Eddie Wohl; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (eOne, May 22, 2012) |
| Soulsavers (music and production team of Rich Machin and Ian Glover) | “The Light the Dead See” (featuring vocals and lyrics by Depeche Mode’s Dave Gahan; guests: Will Oldham, Jason Pierce, Richard Hawley, Mike Patton, Gibby Haynes; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Mute, May 22, 2012) |
| Michael Stanley | “The Hang [MP3 Download]” (Hear here) | (Line Level Music, May 22, 2012) |
| Shannon Stephens (Seattle singer-songwriter) | “Pull It Together” (first single: “What Love Looks Like”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Asthmatic Kitty, May 22, 2012) |
| Trip, The (Australian alt-pop/rock trio) | “The Trip” (Hear here) | (Megaforce, May 22, 2012) |
| Various artists | “The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess: The Broadway Musical [Original Broadway cast recording]” (two-CD set, featuring Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis and David Alan Grier; Hear/see here; MP3 Download) | (PS Classics, May 22, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Rags: Music From the Original Movie [TV soundtrack/MP3 Download]” (Cinderella story starring Max Schneider, Keke Palmer, Drake Bell, Zak Santiago, Burkley Duffield, Avan Jogia, and Nick Cannon premieres on Nickelodeon on May 28; See here) | (Nickelodeon/Columbia, May 22, 2012) |
Reissues
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Roy Ayers | “You Might Be Surprised (Expanded Edition)” (1985 album; remastered, with bonus tracks) | (Funkytowngrooves, May 22, 2012) |
| Blind Guardian | “Memories of a Time to Come: The Best of Blind Guardian [MP3 Download]” (16 tracks) | (Virgin, May 22, 2012) |
| Mike Bloomfield with Nick Gravenites & Al Kooper | “Blues at the Fillmore 1968-1969” (featuring guest guitarist Johnny Winter; Read here) | (Raven, May 22, 2012) |
| Cheap Trick | “All Shook Up [MP3 Download]” (1980 album; with a bonus single version of “Everything Works Out If You Let It”), “One on One [MP3 Download]” (1982 album), “Next Position Please: The Authorized Version [MP3 Download]” (1983 album; with three bonus tracks), “Standing on the Edge [MP3 Download]” (1985 album), “The Doctor [MP3 Download]” (1986 album), “Lap of Luxury [MP3 Download]” (1988 album), “Busted [MP3 Download]” (1990 album) | (Epic/Legacy, May 22, 2012) |
| Chubby Checker | “It’s Pony Time/Let’s Twist Again” (1960, 1961 albums on one CD; 24 songs; MP3 Download) | (Real Gone Music/ABKCO, May 22, 2012) |
| Vic Damone | “The Liveliest at Basin Street East [MP3 Download]” (1963 album), “My Baby Loves to Swing [MP3 Download]” (1963 album), “On the Street Where You Live [MP3 Download]” (1964 album) | (Capitol, May 22, 2012) |
| Delirious? | “Delirious? The Cutting Edge Years: 20th Anniversary Edition [Box set]” (three CDs, one DVD; Hear here) | (Kingsway Music/EMI, May 22, 2012) |
| Sandy Denny | “Sandy: Deluxe Edition” (1972 album; remastered, with bonus material), “Like an Old Fashioned Waltz: Deluxe Edition” (1974 album; remastered, with bonus material), “Rendezvous: Deluxe Edition” (1977 album; remastered, with bonus material) | (U.K. – Island, May 21, 2012) |
| Paul Desmond | “Desmond Blue [MP3 Download]” (1961 album), “Two of a Mind [MP3 Download]” (1962 album, with Gerry Mulligan) | (RCA/Legacy, May 22, 2012) |
| Enchantment | “Enchantment: Expanded Edition” (1977 album, featuring “Gloria”; remastered, with bonus tracks; Hear here), “Once Upon a Dream: Expanded Edition” (1978 album; remastered, with three bonus tracks; Hear here) | (U.K. – BBR, May 21, 2012) |
| Dan Fogelberg | “Windows and Walls/The Wild Places” (1984, 1990 albums; remastered) | (U.K. – BGO, May 21, 2012) |
| Aretha Franklin | “Jump to It: Expanded Edition” (1982 album; remastered, with bonus tracks), “Get It Right: Expanded Edition” (1983 album; remastered, with bonus tracks) | (U.K. – BBR, May 21, 2012) |
| Hi-Fi (featuring David Surkamp and Ian Matthews, singers of Pavlov’s Dog and Fairport Convention) | “The Complete Collection [CD/DVD]” | (Rockville Music, May 22, 2012) |
| Hollies, The | “Radio Fun [MP3 Download]” (32 unreleased BBC recordings, circa 1964-1969; Hear here) | (EMI, May 22, 2012) |
| Hoodoo Gurus | “Gold Watch: 20 Golden Greats” (See here) | (Sony Music Australia, May 22, 2012) |
| Jermaine Jackson | “Don’t Take It Personal (Expanded Edition)” (1989 album; remastered, with bonus tracks) | (Funkytowngrooves, May 22, 2012) |
| Albert King | “I’ll Play the Blues For You” (1972 album; remastered, with four bonus tracks; Hear here; MP3 Download) | (Stax, May 22, 2012) |
| Knack, The | “Havin’ a Rave-Up! Live in Los Angeles, 1978” (MP3 Download) | (Omnivore Recordings/EMI, May 22, 2012) |
| Terry Knight and the Pack | “Terry Knight and the Pack/Reflections” (1966, 1967 albums on one CD; 24 songs; MP3 Download) | (Real Gone Music/ABKCO, May 22, 2012) |
| Mando Diao | “Greatest Hits Volume 1 [MP3 Download]” (22 tracks) | (Mute, May 22, 2012) |
| Paul and Linda McCartney | “RAM [Standard Edition]” (1971 album; remastered; See here; Track list; Special Edition, containing the documentary “Ramming”; Deluxe Book Edition; MP3 Download; MP3 Download/Special Edition) | (Concord/Hear Music, May 22, 2012) |
| Mr. Gasser and The Weirdos (1960s rock/surf novelty group) | “Hot Rod Hootenanny [MP3 Download]” (1963 album), “Rods n’ Ratfinks [MP3 Download]” (1964 album), “Surfink! [MP3 Download]” (1964 album) | (Capitol, May 22, 2012) |
| Orlons, The | “The Wah-Watusi/South Street” (1962, 1963 albums on one CD; 24 songs; MP3 Download) | (Real Gone Music/ABKCO, May 22, 2012) |
| Leontyne Price | “Leontyne Price sings Spirituals [MP3 Download]” (23 songs; See here) | (RCA Red Seal, May 22, 2012) |
| Eric Prydz | “Eric Prydz Presents Pryda” (a collection of unreleased material; Deluxe edition; MP3 Download) | (Astralwerks, May 22, 2012) |
| Joey Ramone | ” … ya know?” (never-before-heard songs written and sung by Ramone, who died 11 years ago of lymphoma; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (BMG Rights Management, May 22, 2012) |
| Patrice Rushen | “Watch Out! (Expanded Edition)” (1987 album; remastered, with bonus tracks) | (Funkytowngrooves, May 22, 2012) |
| Ravi Shankar | “The Ravi Shankar Collection [Box set]” (10 CDs) | (EMI Classics, May 22, 2012) |
| Small Faces | “Ogdens’ Nut Gone Flake: Deluxe Edition” (1968 album; three-CD set; remastered, with bonus tracks) | (Snapper Classics, May 22, 2012) |
| Soft Machine, The | “The Soft Machine” (1968 album; remastered), “Volume Two” (1969 album; remastered) | (Sundazed, May 22, 2012) |
| Spirit | “Two Sides of a Rainbow: Live at the Rainbow, London 1978” (two CDs of recordings at London’s Rainbow Theatre; MP3 Download) | (U.K. – Floating World, May 21, 2012) |
| Tedeschi Trucks Band | “Tedeschi Trucks Band Live: Everybody’s Talkin'” (two CDs; Vinyl; MP3 Download) | (Legacy, May 22, 2012) |
| Stuart Townsend | “Ultimate Collection” (16 songs; MP3 Download) | (Kingsway Music/EMI, May 22, 2012) |
| Three Degrees, The | “Standing Up For Love (Expanded Edition)” (1977 album; remastered, with bonus tracks) | (Funkytowngrooves, May 22, 2012) |
| Traffic | “Heaven Is In Your Mind” (1967 album, titled “Mr. Fantasy” in the U.K.; remastered, with four bonus tracks) | (Sundazed, May 22, 2012) |
| UFO | “The Chrysalis Years (1980-1986) [Box set]” (five CDs, 75 songs; MP3 Download) | (Capitol, May 22, 2012) |
| Urge Overkill | “Stull” (six-song EP from 1992, which includes “Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon”; MP3 Download) | (Touch & Go, May 22, 2012) |
| Various artists | “The Influences Behind The Rolling Stones” (27 original recordings that inspired the band) | (Europe – Hoo Doo, May 21, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Putumayo Kids Presents Cowboy Playground” | (Putumayo Kids, May 22, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Putumayo Presents Bluegrass” (MP3 Download) | (Putumayo, May 22, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Remember Me Baby: Cameo Parkway Vocal Groups, Vol. 1” (24 songs; MP3 Download) | (Real Gone Music/ABKCO, May 22, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Saint Etienne Present Songs for the Lyons Cornerhouse” (25-song pre-rock collection curated by Saint Etienne; Read here) | (U.K. – Cherry Red, May 21, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Southern Soul Shake!” (two-CD, 49-song collection highlighting the SSS International and Music City Soul labels from the 1960s and ’70s; featuring Wilbert Harrison, Bettye Lavette, Robert Parker, Big Al Downing, Betty Harris, Hank Ballard, etc.; Hear here; Read here) | (U.K. – Charly, May 21, 2012) |
DVD/Blu-ray
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Alice Cooper | “The Strange Case of Alice Cooper — Live 1979: The Madhouse Rock Tour [DVD]” (See here) | (Shout! Factory, May 22, 2012) |
| Grateful Dead | “Dawn of the Dead: The Grateful Dead & The Rise of the San Francisco Underground [DVD]” (138-minute documentary; See here) | (Sexy Intellectual/MVD Visual, May 22, 2012) |
| Dean Martin | “The Dean Martin Variety Show Uncut [DVD]” (three-disc set includes six entire episodes, featuring such guests as Sid Caesar, Jackie Mason, Buck Owens, Zero Mostel, Joey Heatherton, Bob Newhart and Tommy Tune) | (Time Life, May 22, 2012) |
| Pink Floyd | “Then and Now [DVD]” (two-disc documentary; See here) | (Pride, May 22, 2012) |
| Sade | “Sade: Bring Me Home — Live 2011 [DVD/CD]” (Blu-ray; MP3 Download) | (Epic, May 22, 2012) |
| Simply Red | “Live at Montreux 2003 [Blu-ray]” | (Eagle Rock, May 22, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Big Fun in the Big Town [DVD]” (Bram Van Splunteren’s 1986 hip-hop documentary; See here) | (Five Day Weekend/Traffic, May 22, 2012) |
Music Books
| Subject/ Author(s): | Title: | Publisher/Due date: |
| ABBA | “The Complete ABBA: A 40th Anniversary Celebration [Paperback]” (author: Simon Sheridan; Kindle) | (Titan Books, May 22, 2012) |
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