New Releases: June 9, 2015
New Releases (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Ryan Adams | “Ten Songs From Ryan Adams: Live at Carnegie Hall” (Read here; Vinyl; MP3; iTunes) | (PAX-AM / Blue Note) |
| Ash | “Kablammo!” (the Irish band’s first album in eight years; first single: “Cocoon”; Hear here; iTunes) | (Atomic Heart) |
| Beauvoir/Free (Jean Beauvoir and Micki Free) | “American Trash” (Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Frontiers) |
| Birdstriking (Beijing rock quartet) | “Birdstriking” (first single: “Magpie”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (‘a’ Records) |
| Cherie Currie (of The Runaways) | “Reverie” (her first solo album in 35 years; producers: the late Kim Fowley, Jake Hays, Lita Ford; iTunes) | (Cherie Currie) |
| The Deslondes (New Orleans roots band) | “The Deslondes” (producers: The Deslondes, Andrija Tokic; first single: “Fought the Blues and Won”; Hear here; iTunes) | (New West) |
| Dave Edmunds | “On Guitar … Dave Edmunds: Rags & Classics” (his first all-instrumental album, featuring covers of “Green Onions,” “God Only Knows,” “Your Song,” “I Believe I Can Fly,” etc.; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (RPM / MVD) |
| Kurt Elling (jazz vocalist) | “Passion World” (Hear here; iTunes) | (Blue Note) |
| Melissa Etheridge | “A Little Bit of Me: Live in L.A.” (Dec. 12, 2014, show at the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles; guests: Delta Rae; Blu-ray) | (Shout! Factory) |
| The Fall | “Sub-Lingual Tablet” (their 31st studio album; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Cherry Red) |
| J Fernandez | “Many Levels of Laughter” (first single: “Read My Mind”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Joyful Noise Recordings) |
| FFS (Franz Ferdinand and Sparks) | “FFS” (first single: “Johnny Delusional”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3; MP3 Deluxe Edition; iTunes) | (Domino) |
| Michael Giacchino | “Tomorrowland (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)” (science fiction adventure film, directed by Brad Bird, stars Britt Robertson, George Clooney and Hugh Laurie; it opened May 22; See here; MP3; iTunes) | (Walt Disney) |
| HoneyHoney | “3” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3; iTunes) | (Rounder) |
| Vanessa Hudgens, et al | “Gigi (New Broadway Cast Recording)” (See here; MP3; iTunes) | (DMI Soundtracks) |
| Jenny Hval (Norwegian singer-composer) | “Apocalypse, girl” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3; iTunes) | (Sacred Bones) |
| Institute (Austin punk band) | “Catharsis” (Hear here; Vinyl; iTunes) | (Sacred Bones) |
| Sammy Kershaw | “I Won’t Back Down” (his first album in five years includes covers of “Take a Letter Maria” and Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down”; Hear here; iTunes) | (Cleopatra) |
| Sonny Landreth | “Bound By the Blues” (Hear here; iTunes) | (Provogue / Mascot Label Group) |
| Leftfield | “Alternative Light Source” (the U.K. duo’s first album in 16 years; guests: Poliça vocalist Channy Leaneagh, Tunde Adebimpe of TV On The Radio, Sleaford Mods, British singer Ofei; first single: “Universal Everything”; Hear here; MP3) | (Infectious Music UK / BMG Rights Management, June 8) |
| Montgomery Gentry | “Folks Like Us” (producer: Michael Knox; guest: Chris Robertson of Black Stone Cherry; first single: “Folks Like Us”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Blaster) |
| Muse | “Drones” (producers: Muse, Robert John “Mutt” Lange; first single: “Dead Inside”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3; iTunes) | (Warner, June 8) |
| My Sleeping Karma (German instrumental groove rockers) | “Moksha” (Hear here; iTunes) | (Napalm) |
| Of Monsters and Men | “Beneath the Skin” (producers: Rich Costey, Of Monsters and Men; first single: “Crystals”; Hear here; MP3; MP3 Deluxe Edition; iTunes) | (Republic) |
| Sam Outlaw (L.A. country singer) | “Angeleno” (producers: Ry Cooder, Joachim Cooder; first single: “Who Do You Think You Are?”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Six Shooter / Thirty Tigers) |
| PINS (Manchester all-female quartet) | “Wild Nights” (producers: Dave Catching, Hayden Scott; first single: “Too Little Too Late”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Bella Union) |
| Royal Southern Brotherhood | “Don’t Look Back: The Muscle Shoals Sessions” (producer: Tom Hambridge; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Ruf) |
| The Sandwitches (San Francisco trio) | “Our Toast” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3; iTunes) | (Empty Cellars) |
| Tamia | “Love Life” (producers: Pop & Oak, The Dream, Tricky Stewart; first single: “Sandwich and a Soda”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Def Jam) |
| A Thousand Horses (Nashville rock quartet) | “Southernality” (first single: “Smoke”; Hear here; See here; MP3; iTunes) | (Republic Nashville) |
| Pete Townshend, et al | “Classic Quadrophenia” (recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in October 2014 at London’s Air Studios, conducted by Robert Ziegler; featuring British tenor Alfie Boe, with Townshend on electric guitar and performing cameo vocal roles along with guest vocals from Billy Idol and Phil Daniels; See here; MP3; iTunes) | (Deutsche Grammophon) |
| Trixter | “Human Era” (first single: “Rockin’ to the Edge of the Night”; Hear here; See here; MP3; iTunes) | (Frontiers) |
| Sharon Van Etten | “I Don’t Want to Let You Down EP” (five songs; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3; iTunes) | (Jagjaguwar) |
| Various artists | “Finding Neverland The Album” (artists such Nick Jonas, Ellie Goulding, Jennifer Lopez, Rita Ora and Christina Aguilera pay tribute to Broadway’s newest musical; first single: “Stronger,” by Kiesza; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Universal) |
| Various artists | “The King and I (The 2015 Broadway Cast Recording)” (cast includes Kelli O’Hara and Ken Watanabe; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Decca Broadway) |
| Various artists | “NOW That’s What I Call Country Volume 8” (18 tracks; MP3; iTunes) | (NOW Country / UMG) |
| Michael Vidal (ex-Abe Vigoda) | “Dream Center” (first single: “Dreams [Come Back To Me]”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Couple Skate) |
| Dale Watson | “Call Me Insane” (producer: Lloyd Maines; Hear here; iTunes) | (Red House) |
| Young Guns (British rockers) | “Ones and Zeros” (producer: Steve Osbourne; new single: “Speaking in Tongues”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Wind-up) |
More Releases for the Week of June 9, 2015
New stuff (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Ancient Sky | “Mosaic” (producer: Ben Greenberg; new single: “Two Lights”; Hear here; iTunes) | (Wharf Cat) |
| Rod Cocker | “With a Little Help From His Friends” (producer: Cocker; first single: “I’ll See You Around”; Hear here) | (Zuckermusic) |
| Emil & Dariel Rock Cellos (2014 finalists on “America’s Got Talent”) | “Rock Cellos” (includes covers of “Live and Let Die,” “Purple Haze,” “Iron Man,” “Enter Sandman,” “Sweet Child ‘O Mine,” etc.; See here; iTunes) | (Essential Music Group) |
| Galantis (Swedish producer DJ duo) | “Pharmacy” (new single: “Peanut Butter Jelly”; Hear here; iTunes) | (Big Beat / Atlantic, June 8) |
| The Henrys | “Quiet Industry” (the Canadian band’s first album in six years; first single: “A Weaker One”; Hear here; iTunes) | (hR2015, June 11) |
| Leaders in the Clubhouse | “Won” (producers: Andy Machin, Charlie Recksieck, Spud Davenport; guests: Mary Grasso, Christopher Dale, Sierra West, Margaret McClure; first single: “She Gets Loud”; Hear here; iTunes) | (Leaders in the Clubhouse) |
| Nite School Klik (aka DJ Shadow and G Jones) | “Nite School Klik” (three-song EP; first single: “Nice Nightmares”; Hear here) | (Liquid Amber) |
| No Joy | “More Faithful” (producers: Jorge Elbrecht; first single: “Everything New”; Hear here; iTunes) | (Mexican Summer) |
| Courtney Patton | “So This Is Life” (Hear here) | (Courtney Patton) |
| Sightings | “Amusers and Puzzlers” (NYC industrial trio’s final album; Hear here; iTunes) | (Dais) |
More Digital Releases for the Week of June 9, 2015
Reissues (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| LaVern Baker | “The Complete Singles As & Bs: 1949-1962” (three CDs, 71 songs; Track list) | (Acrobat) |
| JJ Cale | “Ebbets Field: The 1975 Broadcast” | (Smokin’) |
| Terri Lyne Carrington | “The ACT Years” (12 tracks; MP3; iTunes) | (ACT Music & Vision) |
| Michael Chapman | “Deal Gone Down” (1974 album; remastered) | (Secret / MVD) |
| Sonny Clark | “The Complete Albums Collection 1957-1962” (four CDs) | (Enlightenment) |
| Don Covay | “Rockin’ and Doowoppin’: The Early Years” (29 songs) | (Jasmine, June 12) |
| The Cramps | “Coast to Coast” (live radio broadcast recordings; 21 tracks) | (Sonic Boom) |
| Donovan | “Retrospective” (two-CD set marks his 50th year in music; features 28 hits and album tracks and one new song, “One English Summer”; Read here) | (U.K. – Salvo, June 8) |
| Eddie & The Hot Rods | “Stage & Studio” (20-song CD featuring live and studio recordings, with a DVD containing their 30th birthday gig at the London Astoria from August 2005) | (U.K. – Wienerworld, June 8) |
| Faith No More | “The Real Thing (Deluxe Edition)” (1989 album; remastered, with a second CD of remixes, B-sides and live tracks; iTunes), “Angel Dust (Deluxe Edition)” (1992 album; remastered, with a second CD of rarities; iTunes) | (Rhino) |
| Cecil Grant | “The Cecil Grant Collection 1944-51” (two CDs, 52 songs) | (Acrobat) |
| Heatwave | “Too Hot to Handle: Expanded Edition” (1976 album; remastered, with eight bonus tracks; Read here), “Central Heating: Expanded Edition” (1977 album; remastered, with three bonus tracks; Read here) | (U.K. – Big Break / Cherry Red, June 8) |
| The Knack | “Normal As the Next Guy” (2001 album, and their final; remastered, with three bonus tracks; Read here) | (Omnivore Recordings) |
| John Lennon | “Lennon” (eight-LP Signature box set; See here) | (Capitol / UMe) |
| Little Village (Ry Cooder, John Hiatt, Nick Lowe, Jim Keltner) | “The Action in Frisco: The San Francisco Broadcast 1992” | (Sonic Boom) |
| Red Norvo | “The Red Norvo Collection 1933-60” (two CDs, 40 songs) | (Acrobat) |
| Wilson Pickett & The Falcons | “The Midnight Mover: The Early Years 1957-1962” (23 songs) | (Jasmine, June 12) |
| Charley Pride | “The Country Way / Make Mine Country” (1967, 1968 albums on one CD; remastered) | (Music City / MVD) |
| Jimmie Rodgers | “The Complete US & UK Singles As & Bs 1957-62” (two CDs, 45 songs) | (Acrobat) |
| The Rolling Stones | “Sticky Fingers (Deluxe Edition)” (1971 album; remastered; See here; Vinyl; Super Deluxe Box Set, with three CDs, DVD and vinyl; MP3 Deluxe Edition; MP3 Super Deluxe; iTunes) | (Rolling Stones / UMe) |
| Silver Convention | “Summernights: Expanded Edition” (1977 album, originally titled “Golden Girls” in the U.S. and Australia; remastered, with three bonus tracks; Read here) | (U.K. – Big Break / Cherry Red, June 8) |
| Valerie Simpson | “Exposed / Valerie Simpson” (1971, 1972 albums on one CD; remastered, with one bonus track) | (U.K. – SoulMusic.com, June 8) |
| Carl Smith | “The Complete US Hits 1951-62” (two CDs, 50 songs) | (Acrobat) |
| Al Stewart | “Time Passages [Vinyl]” (1978 album; remastered; 180-gram audiophile vinyl, gatefold cover) | (Friday Music) |
| Joe Tex | “Yum Yum Yum: The Early Years 1955-1962” (29 songs) | (Jasmine, June 12) |
| Various artists | “41 Original Hits from The Soundtrack of American Graffiti [Vinyl]” (1973 double album; remastered) | (Geffen / UMe) |
| Various artists | “Nick Drake’s Jukebox: The Songs That Inspired the Man” (24 tracks; Read here) | (Chrome Dreams) |
| Various artists | “NOW That’s What I Call Classic Rock” (three CDs, 63 songs; Track list) | (U.K. – Now! Music, June 8) |
More Releases for the Week of June 9, 2015
Reissues (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Various artists | “Ethiopia: Three Cordophone Traditions” | (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings / Auvidis-UNESCO) |
| Various artists | “Myanmar: Music by the Hsaing Waing Orchestra: The Burmese Harp” | (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings / Auvidis-UNESCO) |
DVD / Blu-ray
| Artist/cast: | Title: | Label/studio: |
| Abbott and Costello | “The Abbott and Costello Show: The Ultimate Collection [DVD]” (nine discs) | (eOne) |
| Colin Firth, Jack Davenport, et al | “Kingsman: Secret Service [DVD]” (2014 film; Blu-ray; iTunes) | (20th Century Fox) |
| Linda Ronstadt | “Linda Ronstadt & Friends [DVD]” (guests: Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Aaron Neville) | (Distribution Select) |
| Joe Strummer | “I Need a Dodge! Joe Strummer On the Run [DVD]” (a documentary film by Nick Hall; See here) | (Cadiz Music) |
| Randy Travis | “Forever and Ever: The Story of Randy Travis (A Musical Documentary) [DVD]” | (Anderson Merchandisers) |
| Various artists | “Thunderbirds: The Complete Series [DVD]” (eight discs; Blu-ray) | (Shout! Factory / Timeless Media) |
More DVD/Blu-ray Releases for the Week of June 9, 2015
Music books
| Subject/ Author(s): | Title: | Publisher: |
| Dennis Dunaway | “Snakes! Guillotines! Electric Chairs! My Adventures in The Alice Cooper Group” (Hardcover; co-author: Chris Hodenfield; Kindle; iTunes) | (Thomas Dunne Books) |
| Dave Hunter | “The Guitar Amp Handbook: Understanding Tube Amplifiers and Getting Great Sounds” (Paperback; updated and expanded edition) | (Backbeat Books) |
| Amanda Petrusich | “Do Not Sell At Any Price: The Wild, Obsessive Hunt for the World’s Rarest 78rpm Records” (Paperback; Kindle; iTunes) | (Scribner) |
| Bob Suren | “Crate Digger: An Obsession With Punk Records” (Paperback; See here; iTunes) | (Microcosm Publishing) |
| Clark Terry | “Clark: The Autobiography of Clark Terry” (Paperback; preface by Quincy Jones; foreword by Bill Cosby; iTunes) | (University of California Press, June 12) |
More Book Releases for the Week of June 9, 2015
Cool Stuff
| Manufacturer: | Product: | Release Date: |
| Warner Games | “LEGO Jurassic World” (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita) | (June 12) |
Next week: June 16, 2015
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