New stuff (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| AJR (indie pop sibling trio) | “Living Room” (producers: AJR; new single: “Infinity”; Hear here; MP3) | (AJR Productions / Warner) |
| Asleep At the Wheel | “Still the King: Celebrating the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys” (guests: The Avett Brothers, Brad Paisley, George Strait, Old Crow Medicine Show, Buddy Miller, Elizabeth Cook, Lyle Lovett, Shooter Jennings, etc.; Hear here) | (Bismeaux) |
| Bala Brothers (South African trio) | “Bala Brothers” (their live performance in their hometown Johannesburg’s Lyric Theatre will appear on PBS on March 3; Hear here; See here; DVD; Blu-ray) | (Warner Classics) |
| Azealia Banks | “Broke With Expensive Taste” (guests: Theophilus London, Lazy Jay; Hear here; MP3) | (Prospect Park / Caroline) |
| The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir | “Pray” (Hear here; MP3) | (Brooklyn Tabernacle Music) |
| Buxton (Houston band) | “Half a Native” (producer: Thom Monahan; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (New West) |
| Ryan Cabrera | “Wake Up Beautiful” (producer: Justin Gray; first single: “House On Fire”; Hear here; See here) | (Dynamite Music / Caroline) |
| Brandi Carlile | “The Firewatcher’s Daughter” (new single: “The Eye”; Hear here; CD + Autographed Booklet; Vinyl; MP3) | (ATO) |
| Clarence Clarity | “No Now” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Bella Union) |
| Kelly Clarkson | “Piece By Piece” (guest: John Legend; first single: “Heartbeat Song”; MP3; MP3 Deluxe Version) | (RCA) |
| Ryan Culwell | “Flatlands” (the West Texas-raised musician’s first album in eight years; first single: “Never Gonna Cry”; Hear here; MP3) | (Lightning Rod) |
| Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds | “Chasing Yesterday” (Johnny Marr plays on the track “Ballad of the Mighty I”; first single: “In the Heat of the Moment”; Hear here; MP3) | (Sour Mash) |
| Gateway Drugs (members of this L.A. sibling quartet are the children of The Knack’s Preston Niles) | “Magick Spells” (Hear here; Vinyl) | (Cobraside) |
| G-Unit (feat. 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo) | “The Beast Is G Unit” (six-song EP; Hear here; MP3) | (G Unit) |
| Gemma Hayes | “Bones + Longing” (producers: David Odlum, Hayes; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Chasing Dragons) |
| Lilly Hiatt (daughter of John Hiatt) | “Royal Blue” (producer: Adam Landry; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Normaltown) |
| of Montreal | “Aureate Gloom” (first single: “Bassem Sabry”; Hear here; MP3) | (Polyvinyl) |
| Outasight | “Chasing a Ghost” (first single: “Anchor Down”; Hear here; See here) | (RPM MSC Distribution) |
| Purity Ring (Montreal duo) | “another eternity” (Hear/read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (4AD) |
| Rixton (British pop-rock quartet) | “Let the Road” (producers: Benny Blanco, Steve Mac, Ross Golan, ROBOPOP; Hear here; MP3) | (School Boy / Giant Little Man / Mad Love / Interscope) |
| Jeff Rosenstock (Long Island punk singer) | “We Cool?” (first single: “Hey Allison!”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (SideOneDummy) |
| Songhoy Blues (Malian band) | “Music in Exile” (producers: Nick Zinner, Marc-Antoine Moreau; Hear here) | (Atlantic) |
| Sons of Texas (bluesy metal band from McAllen, Texas) | “Baptized in the Rio Grande” (producer: Josh Wilbur; See here; MP3) | (Razor & Tie) |
| Swervedriver | “I Wasn’t Born To Lose You” (their first album since 1998; first single: “Setting Sun”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Cobraside, March 6) |
| Third Day | “Lead Us Back: Songs of Worship” (guests: Michael W. Smith, Natalie Grant, Michael Tait, All Sons & Daughters, Harvest; first single: “Soul on Fire”; Hear here; MP3) | (Essential) |
| Tuxedo (Mayer Hawthorne and Jake One) | “Tuxedo” (mixed by original disco don dada John Morales; Hear/read here; MP3) | (Stones Throw) |
| UFO | “A Conspiracy of Stars” (producer: Chris Tsangarides; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Steamhammer / SPV) |
| Vanilla Fudge | “Spirit of ’67” (covers of songs from the year that the band first came into prominence, with one original song written by founding vocalist Mark Stein; producers: Carmine Appice, Stein; Hear here; MP3) | (Purple Pyramid / Cleopatra) |
| Various artists | “Immortal Randy Rhoads –The Ultimate Tribute” (contributors: Serj Tankian, Tom Morello, Chuck Billy, Alexi Laiho, Vinnie Appice, Tim “Ripper” Owens, Frankie Banali, George Lynch, Dweezil Zappa, etc.; See here; Vinyl) | (UDR Music) |
| Steven Wilson | “Hand. Cannot. Erase.” (his first concept album was inspired by a story of a young woman who passed away in her apartment and no one noticed for nearly three years; Hear here; See here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3; Blu-ray Audio) | (Kscope) |
| Young Buffalo (Oxford, Miss., rock quintet) | “Home” (producer: Dave Schiffman; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Votiv) |
More Releases for the Week of March 3, 2015
New stuff (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Argonaut (London rock quintet) | “Try” (Hear here) | (Criminal, March 2) |
| Au.Ra (duo from Sydney) | “Jane’s Lament” (Hear here) | (felte) |
| Doug Balmain | “Burnin’ Both Ends” (six-song EP; Hear here) | (Doug Balmain) |
| Bayside | “Cult: White Edition” (2014 album, with four new tracks; Vinyl) | (Hopeless) |
| Brodinski (French DJ/producer) | “Brava” (Hear here; See here; Import CD) | (Bromance / Parlophone / Warner) |
| Andrew Combs (Dallas country soul singer-songwriter) | “All These Dreams” (Hear here; See here) | (Coin / Thirty Tigers) |
| Dorthia Cottrell | “Dorthia Cottrell” (Hear here) | (Forcefield) |
| Thomas D’Arcy (formerly of Small Sins) | “Fooled You Twice” (guests: Sloan’s Andrew Scott, The Stills’ Liam O’Neil and Tim Fletcher, Broken Social Scene’s Justin Peroff, Rusty Matyas, etc.; first single: “All Over Your Face”; Hear here) | (Thomas D’Arcy Music / MapleMusic Recordings) |
| Kaki King | “The Neck Is a Bridge to the Body” (Hear here) | (Short Stuff) |
| Lady Lamb the Beekeeper | “After” (first single: “Billions of Eyes”; Hear here) | (Mom+Pop Music) |
| Lady Lazarus | “Miracles” (producer: John Keller; guest: Gary Mallaber; first single: “Miracles”; Hear here) | (Queen’s Ransom) |
| Olivia Newton-John | “Summer Nights – Live in Las Vegas” (recently recorded during her Las Vegas residency at The Flamingo; 22 tracks; producer: Newton-John; iTunes) | (ONJ Productions) |
| Pile (Boston indie rock quartet) | “You’re Better Than This” (producer: Ben Brodin; Hear here) | (Exploding In Sound) |
| Rachel Potter (contestant on “The X Factor” in 2013) | “Not So Black and White” (guests: Joey Stamper, Patrick Thomas; Hear here) | (Black Is the New Pink) |
| Ragsy (Welsh singer-songwriter competed on BBC’s “The Voice” in 2013) | “Ouch!!!” (Hear here; See here) | (Ragsy Music, March 1) |
| Seven Lions | “The Throes of Winter” (six-song EP; guests: Haliene, Davey Havok, Lynn Gunn; Hear here) | (Casablanca / Republic) |
| ShaShaty (jazz saxophonist) | “Brighter Day” (producer: Steve Oliver; Hear here) | (A.H.I.) |
| Soko (French multi-instrumentalist) | “My Dreams Dictate My Reality” (first single: “Ocean of Tears”; Hear here; See here) | (Babycat / Because Music) |
More Digital Releases for the Week of March 3, 2015
Reissues (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Johnny Adams | “I Won’t Cry: The Complete Ric & Ron Singles 1959-1964” (24 tracks; Read here) | (U.K. – Ace, March 2) |
| The Byrds | “Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco November 2nd 1968” (Vinyl) | (Keyhole) |
| Roger Chapman (former member of Family) | “Chappo” (1979 album; remastered, with a second CD of alternate versions of album tracks, rarities, two songs from the original recording sessions, cover versions and a demo of “Talk To Me Now”; Read here) | (Madfish) |
| Krishna Das | “Laughing At The Moon: A Collection of Classics 1996-2005” (See here; MP3) | (eOne Music) |
| Jackie De Shannon | “In the Wind /Are You Ready For This? / New Image / What the World Needs Now” (four albums on two CDs, from 1965-68; remastered; Read here) | (U.K. – BGO, March 2) |
| Lee Dorsey | “Soul Mine: The Greatest Hits & More” (two CDs, 56 songs; Read here) | (Charly) |
| Ramblin’ Jack Elliott | “Six Classic Albums” (four discs) | (Real Gone Music) |
| Groundhogs | “Classic Album Series” (contains five complete albums, from 1969-72) | (U.K. – Parlophone, March 2) |
| Paw | “Dragline (Expanded Edition)” (1993 album; remastered, with five bonus tracks; Read here) | (U.K. – Cherry Red, March 2) |
| Rufus featuring Chaka Khan | “Classic Album Selection” (six-album box set) | (U.K. – Spectrum Audio, March 2) |
| The Shadows | “Classic Album Series” (contains five complete albums, from 1961-66) | (U.K. – Parlophone, March 2) |
| The Staple Singers | “Freedom Highway Complete: Recorded Live At Chicago’s New Nazareth Church” (1965 album; remastered, with the full concert and service; Vinyl; MP3) | (Epic / Legacy) |
| The Stones (1980s indie-rock band from New Zealand) | “Three Blind Mice” (17-song compilation; Vinyl) | (Captured Tracks) |
| Various artists | “Hung On You: More From The Gerry Goffin & Carole King Songbook” (26 tracks; Hear/read here) | (U.K. – Ace, March 2) |
| Various artists | “Los Angeles Soul: Kent-Modern’s Black Music Legacy” (26 tracks; Hear/read here; MP3) | (U.K. – Kent / Ace, March 2) |
| Sarah Vaughan | “Classic Album Series” (contains five complete albums, from 1960-62) | (U.K. – Warner Jazz, March 2) |
| Jerry Williams | “Gone” (shelved album from 1979; remastered) | (Real Gone Music) |
More Releases for the Week of March 3, 2015
Reissues (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Ace of Base | “Hidden Gems” (previously unreleased material and B-sides recorded circa 1991-2005) | (Mega, March 6) |
| Faith, Hope & Charity | “Life Goes On (Expanded Edition)” (1976 album; remastered, with four bonus 12-inch versions) | (RCA / Legacy) |
More Digital Releases for the Week of March 3, 2015
DVD / Blu-ray
| Artist: | Title: | Studio/label: |
| Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, et al | “Foxcatcher [DVD]” (2014 film; Blu-ray) | (Sony Pictures) |
| Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, et al | “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 10th Anniversary [Blu-ray]” (2005 film) | (Warner Home Video) |
| Dr. John | “Dr. John featuring Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys: Locked Down Live at the Brooklyn Academy of Music [DVD]” (See here) | (Virgil Films) |
| Jennifer Lawrence, Donald Sutherland, et al | “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 [DVD]” (2014 film; Blu-ray + DVD) | (Lionsgate, March 6) |
| Various artists | “Jesus Christ Superstar [Blu-ray]” (cast includes Glenn Carter, Jerome Pradon and Rik Mayall) | (Universal Studios) |
| Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, et al | “Hook [Blu-ray]” (1991 film) | (Sony Pictures) |
More DVD/Blu-ray Releases for the Week of March 3, 2015