| Artist: |
Title: |
Label/Due date: |
| Art Brut |
“Brilliant! Tragic!” (producer: Black Francis; first single: “Lost Weekend”; Hear here) |
(Cooking Vinyl/The End, May 23, 2011) |
| Joseph Arthur |
“The Graduation Ceremony” (his first solo album since 2006; producer: John Alagia; Hear/read here; MP3 Download) |
(Lonely Astronaut, May 23, 2011) |
| Atlanta Rhythm Section |
“With All Due Respect” |
(Fuel, May 23, 2011) |
| Frankie Ballard |
“Frankie Ballard” (producer: Michael Knox; new single: “A Buncha Girls”; Hear here; MP3 Download) |
(Warner Bros. Nashville, May 24, 2011) |
| David Bazan (formerly of Pedro the Lion) |
“Strange Negotiations” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) |
(Barsuk, May 24, 2011) |
| Bird of Youth (Brooklyn indie-rock group) |
“Defender” (producers: Will Sheff of Okkervil River, Phil Palazzolo; Hear here; MP3 Download) |
(Inebriate, May 24, 2011) |
| Dot Dot Curve 🙂 |
“I’m Still Here” (Hear here; MP3 Download) |
(Victory, May 23, 2011) |
| Fire Apes, The (South Carolina pop-rock band) |
“A Life in Letters [MP3 Download]” (producers: Shinedown’s Eric Bass, Sean O’Keefe, Fountains of Wayne guitarist Jody Porter; Hear here) |
(The Fire Apes, May 23, 2011) |
| Fireworks (Detroit rock group) |
“Gospel.” (producer: Brian McTernan; first singe: “Arrows”; Hear here; Vinyl) |
(Triple Crown, May 24, 2011) |
| Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside |
“Dirty Radio” (first single: “I Swear”; Hear here; MP3 Download) |
(Partisan, May 24, 2011 – actually came out on May 23, but better late than never) |
| Foster the People |
“Torches” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) |
(Columbia/StarTime Intl., May 23, 2011) |
| Friendly Fires (English dance punk band) |
“Pala” (producers: Friendly Fires, Paul Epworth; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) |
(XL Recordings, May 24, 2011) |
| Jadakiss |
“I Love You: The Mixtape — A Dedication to My Fans” (producers: Icepick, J Buttah, Duane “DaRock” Ramos, Bink!, Pav Bundy, Remo The Hit Maker, Mr. Inkredible, etc.; guests: Styles P, Rick Ross, Emanny, Pharrell, etc.; first single: “Hold You Down”; Hear/read here; MP3 Download) |
(Ruff Ryders/D-Block/Def Jam, May 23, 2011) |
| Journey |
“Eclipse” (Hear here; Read here) |
(Frontiers, May 24, 2011 – to be sold exclusively in Walmart stores) |
| Lady Gaga |
“Born This Way” (first single: “Born This Way”; Hear here; Read here; Expanded edition; Vinyl) |
(Streamline/Kon Live/Cherrytree/ Interscope, May 23, 2011) |
| Lo-Pan (Columbus, Ohio, rock group) |
“Salvador” (Hear here; MP3 Download) |
(Small Stone, May 24, 2011) |
| Ray Manzarek/Roy Rogers |
“Translucent Blues” (a collaboration between The Doors keyboardist and the slide guitar master; Hear here) |
(Blind Pig, May 24, 2011) |
| Stephen Marley |
“Revelation, Part 1: The Root of Life” (first single: “Jah Army”; Hear here; MP3 Download) |
(Ghetto Youths/Universal, May 23, 2011) |
| Soema Montenegro (Argentine singer) |
“Passionaria” (producers: Jorge Sottile, Juan I. Serrano; Hear here; MP3 Download) |
(Western Vinyl, May 24, 2011) |
| Thurston Moore (of Sonic Youth) |
“Demolished Thoughts” (producer: Beck; Hear/read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) |
(Matador, May 24, 2011) |
| Brad Paisley |
“This Is Country Music” (producer: Frank Rogers; first single: “This is Country Music”; Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download) |
(Arista Nashville, May 23, 2011) |
| Planningtorock |
“W [MP3 Download]” (first single: “Doorway”; Hear here; CD; Vinyl) |
(DFA, May 24, 2011) |
| Prodigy, The |
“World’s On Fire [CD/DVD]” (live album recorded at Warrior’s Dance Festival at the Milton Keynes Bowl; Blu-ray; MP3 Download) |
(Take Me To The Hospital/Cooking Vinyl/The End, May 23, 2011) |
| She Wants Revenge |
“Valley Heart” (first single: “Must Be the One”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) |
(Perfect Kiss/RED, May 23, 2011) |
| Chip Taylor |
“Rock and Roll Joe: A Tribute to the Unsung Heroes of Rock N’ Roll” (Hear here; Vinyl) |
(Train Wreck, May 23, 2011) |
| Various artists |
“Glee: The Music, Volume 6 [TV soundtrack]” (18 songs from season 2; Hear here; MP3 Download) |
(Columbia, May 23, 2011) |
| Various artists |
“The Hangover: Part II [Film soundtrack]” (sequel opens May 26; See here; MP3 Download) |
(WaterTower Music, May 24, 2011) |
| Yourself & The Air (Chicago group) |
“Who’s Who in the Zoo [MP3 Download]” (Hear here) |
(Lujo, May 24, 2011) |
