New stuff (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Kelsea Ballerini (Knoxville country-pop singer) | “The First Time” (producers: Jason Massey, Forest Glen Whitehead; first single: “Love Me Like You Mean It”; Hear here; See here; MP3; iTunes) | (Black River Entertainment, May 18) |
| Bhi Bhiman | “Rhythm & Reason” (producer: Sam Kassirer; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (BooCoo Music / Thirty Tigers, May 18) |
| Ceremony | “The L-Shaped Man” (producer: John Reis; Hear here; See here; Vinyl; MP3; iTunes) | (Matador) |
| Cheerleader (Philly indie pop quintet) | “The Sunshine of Your Youth” (producer: Mark Needham; first single: “The Sunshine of Your Youth”; Hear here; See here; MP3; iTunes) | (Bright Antenna) |
| Kristin Chenoweth, Peter Gallagher | “On the 20th Century (New Broadway Cast Recording)” (musical comedy is currently playing at the American Airlines Theatre through July 5; Read here; MP3) | (PS Classics) |
| Coal Chamber | “Rivals” (the nu-metal band’s first album in 13 years; producer: Mark Lewis; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Napalm) |
| Diamond Youth (Baltimore alt-rock band) | “Nothing Matters” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3; iTunes) | (Topshelf, May 18) |
| Du Blonde (aka Beth Jeans Houghton) | “Welcome Back to Milk” (producer: Jim Sclavunos; guest: Future Islands frontman Samuel T Herring; Hear here; See here; MP3; iTunes) | (Mute) |
| Emery | “You Were Never Alone” (Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (BC Music) |
| Faith No More | “Sol Invictus” (producer: bassist Bill Gould; first single: “Superhero”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3; iTunes) | (Reclamation / Ipecac Recordings, May 18) |
| Brandon Flowers (of The Killers) | “The Desired Effect” (producer: Ariel Rechtshaid; first single: “Can’t Deny My Love”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Island, May 18) |
| Fool’s Gold (L.A. quintet) | “Flying Lessons” (first single: “I’m in Love”; Hear here; See here; MP3; iTunes) | (ORG Music) |
| Jamie Foxx | “Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses” (first single: “You Changed Me,” feat. Chris Brown; Hear here; Autographed CD; MP3; iTunes) | (RCA, May 18) |
| God Damn (U.K. rock duo) | “Vultures” (Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (One Little Indian, May 18) |
| Sammy Hagar and the Circle | “At Your Service” (band members include Michael Anthony and Jason Bonham; live album, featuring Van Halen and solo hits; Hear here; Read here; iTunes) | (Mailboat) |
| Haste the Day | “Coward” (producer: Matt Goldman; first single: “World”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Solid State, May 18) |
| The Helio Sequence | “The Helio Sequence” (first single: “Stoic Resemblance”; Hear here; Read here; MP3; iTunes) | (Sub Pop) |
| Holly Herndon | “Platform” (first single: “Interference”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (4AD) |
| Hot Chip | “Why Make Sense?” (producers: Hot Chip, Mark Ralph; first single: “Huarache Lights”; Hear here; See here; MP3; iTunes) | (Domino) |
| Barna Howard (Portland, Ore.-based country-folk artist) | “Quite a Feelin'” (first single: “Indiana Rose”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Mama Bird Recording Co.) |
| Kopecky (Nashville-based group) | “Drug For the Modern Age” (first single: “Quarterback”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3; iTunes) | (ATO, May 18) |
| Labasheeda (art-punk band from Amsterdam) | “Changing Lights” (guests: Sarah Malpass, Corno Zwetsloot; Hear here; MP3) | (Presto Chango, May 18) |
| Romi Mayes (Winnipeg singer-songwriter) | “Devil On Both Shoulders” (producer: Grant Siemens; first single: “Devil On Both Shoulders”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Romi Mayes Music) |
| Beth McKee | “Sugarcane Revival” (producers: Justin Beckler, McKee; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Swampgirl Music) |
| The Milk Carton Kids (anti-folk revivalists) | “Monterey” (first single: “Monterey”; Hear here; Read here; MP3; iTunes) | (ANTI- / Epitaph) |
| Holly Miranda (NYC-based singer-songwriter, formerly of The Jealous Girlfriends) | “Holly Miranda” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3; iTunes) | (Dangerbird) |
| Murs | “Have a Nice Life” (producer: Jesse Shatkin; guests: E-40, Ryan “Myagi” Evans, MNDR, King Fantastic; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Strange Music, May 18) |
| Nelson | “Peace Out” (Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Frontiers, May 18) |
| Gerardo Ortíz | “Hoy Más Fuerte” (Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (DEL / Sony Music U.S. Latin, May 18) |
| Graham Parker and the Rumour | “Mystery Glue” (features the original lineup of Parker, Bob Andrews, Brinsley Schwarz, Martin Belmont, Andrew Bodnar and Stephen Goulding; Hear here; Vinyl; iTunes) | (Universal Music Enterprises, May 18) |
| John Patitucci Electric Guitar Quartet | “Brooklyn” (Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Three Faces) |
| Ana & Milton Popovic (daughter and father) | “Blue Room” (producer: Jim Gaines; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (ArtisteXclusive) |
| Ben Reel (singer-songwriter from South Armagh, Ireland) | “7th” (producer: Reel; Hear here) | (U.K. – B.Reel, May 18) |
| Shamir (20-year-old dance-pop artist from Las Vegas) | “Ratchet” (new single: “Call It Off”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl; MP3; iTunes) | (XL Recordings) |
| Silverstein | “I Am Alive In Everything I Touch” (producer: Jordan Valeriote; first single: “A Midwestern State of Emergency”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl; MP3; iTunes) | (Rise) |
| The Story So Far (pop punk band from Walnut Creek, Calif.) | “The Story So Far” (first single: “Nerve”; Hear here; iTunes; MP3) | (Pure Noise, May 18) |
| Strange Names | “Use Your Time Wisely” (producer: Andrew Maury; first single: “Ricochet”; Hear here; See here; MP3; iTunes) | (Frenchkiss) |
| Tanlines (synth-pop duo) | “Highlights” (producers: Patrick Ford, Grizzly Bear’s Chris Taylor; first single: “Slipping Away”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (True Panther Sounds) |
| Total Babes | “Heydays” (first single: “Circling”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Wichita Recordings) |
| twenty one pilots | “Blurryface” (first single: “Fairly Local”; Hear here; See here; MP3; iTunes) | (Fueled By Ramen) |
| Ustad Dildar Hussain Khan and Party | “Sur Sangeet” (Qawwali for the 21st century; Hear/read here) | (Kanaga System Krush) |
| Valkyrie | “Shadows” (producer: Sanford Parker; Hear here; See here; Vinyl; MP3; iTunes) | (Relapse, May 18) |
| Various artists | “Orphan Black: Original Television Soundtrack” (14-song collection includes the theme by Two Fingers, aka Amon Tobin, plus tracks by Matthew Dear, Foxygen, Meredith Brooks, Tears for Fears, The Troggs, etc.; MP3; iTunes), “Orphan Black: Original Television Score” (music by Trevor Yuile; MP3; iTunes) | (Varese Sarabande, May 18) |
| Various artists | “Songs of Defiance Season 2 (Original Television Soundtrack)” (MP3; iTunes) | (Lakeshore, May 18) |
| Victorian Halls | “Hyperalgesia” (producer: lead vocalist-guitarist Sean Lenart; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Victory, May 18) |
| Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear (mother-and-son duo) | “Skeleton Crew” (first single: “Silent Movies”; Hear here; See here; MP3; iTunes) | (Glassnote) |
| Paul Weller | “Saturns Pattern” (producer: Jan “Stan” Kybert; first single: “White Sky”; Hear here; MP3; MP3 Deluxe Edition, with three bonus tracks; iTunes) | (Warner / Parlophone) |
| Whitesnake | “The Purple Album” (Hear here; Vinyl; Deluxe Edition; MP3; MP3 Deluxe Edition; iTunes) | (Frontiers, May 18) |
| Zedd | “True Colors” (guests: Selena Gomez, Echosmith, Logic, Jon Bellion, Troye Sivan; first single: “I Want You to Know”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Interscope, May 18) |
More Releases for the Week of May 19, 2015
New stuff (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| DMA’S (Australian alt-pop trio) | “DMA’S” (six-song EP; first single: “Laced”; Hear here; iTunes) | (Mom+Pop Music, May 18) |
| Daniel Johns (lead singer of Silverchair) | “Talk” (his solo debut album; new single: “Cool On Fire”; Hear here; Read here) | (EMI Music Australia, May 22) |
| Thad Kopec (Nashville-based indie folk artist) | “The Ridge” (six-song EP; guest: Molly Parden; first single: “Every Drop”; Hear here; iTunes) | (Thad Kopec) |
| The Last Tycoon (aka singer-songwriter John Gladwin) | “Death By Dixie” (five-song EP; producers: Jim White, Michael Rinne; first single: “Independence Day”; Hear here; iTunes) | (Silent Kino) |
| Liza Anne (Nashville-based songstress) | “Two” (producer: Zachary Dyke; Hear here; iTunes) | (E. poss) |
| nMan Rule | “Born in a Bad Mood” (producer: Mark A. Dixon; first single: “Bad Mood”; Hear here) | (nMan Rule) |
| Psymon Spine (feat. members of Is Tropical and Crystal Fighters) | “Psymon Spine” (four-song EP; producer: Graham Dickson; Hear here; iTunes) | (Axis Mundi) |
| Radio Room (Dublin rockers) | “92 || 93” (producer: Steve Albini; Hear here; iTunes) | (Gold Coast Recordings) |
| Shark Week (Washington, D.C.-based quartet) | “Beach Fuzz” (first single: “Why Did I Let You Go?”; Hear here; iTunes) | (PaperCup Music, May 18) |
| Ella Squirrell | “Loop” (four-song EP; Hear here; iTunes) | (Gospel Oak, May 18) |
| Adley Stump (NBC’s “The Voice” season 2/Team Blake Shelton contestant) | “Like This (Deluxe)” (new single: “Stay At Home Soldier”; Hear here; iTunes) | (Big Buckle Entertainment) |
| 2-Bit Palomino (2011 and 2013 Texas Vocal Group of the Year) | “Things I Dream About” (producer: Don Richmond; guests: Richmond, Michal Jude, John Michel, Chelsea Oden, Mark Dudrow, S. Sam Hawk; first single: “Every Dead End Road”; Hear here) | (Howlin’ Dog) |
More Digital Releases for the Week of May 19, 2015
Reissues (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| The Gregg Allman Band | “I’m No Angel / Just Before the Bullets Fly” (1986, 1988 albums on two CDs; remastered) | (U.K. – Floating World, May 18) |
| LaVern Baker | “The Best of the Rest: Singles As & Bs 1960-1962” (25 tracks; Read here) | (Jasmine) |
| Jeff Beck | “Live+” (recorded at multiple venues in 2014, with two new studio tracks, “Tribal” and “My Tiled White Floor”; MP3; iTunes) | (Rhino) |
| Jeff Beck Group | “Rough and Ready” (1971 album; remastered by Vic Anesini at Battery Studios) | (Iconoclassic) |
| The Butterfield Blues Band | “In My Own Dream” (1968 album; CD Deluxe Vinyl Replica) | (Culture Factory) |
| Mariah Carey | “Mariah Carey #1 To Infinity” (18 of her Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 singles, plus the new single “Infinity”; Vinyl; MP3; iTunes) | (Epic / Columbia / Legacy, May 18) |
| Mink DeVille | “Where Angels Fear to Tread” (1983 album; remastered) | (Culture Factory) |
| Brantley Gilbert | “Just As I Am: Platinum Edition” (2014 album, with eight bonus tracks; MP3; iTunes) | (Valory Music Group, May 18) |
| Clive Gregson & Christine Collister | “A Change in the Weather” (1989 album; remastered) | (Rhino) |
| Paul Hardcastle | “19 (The 30th Anniversary Mixes)” (profits will go to people suffering from PTSD; See here; MP3) | (NUA Entertainment, May 18) |
| Freddy King | “Heads Up! The First Fourteen Singles As & Bs 1960-62” (27 tracks; Read here) | (Jasmine) |
| The Knack | “Zoom” (1998 album; remastered, with five bonus tracks; Read here) | (Omnivore Recordings) |
| Gordon Lightfoot | “Sundown [Vinyl]” (180-gram audiophile vinyl; 1974 album; remastered) | (Friday Music) |
| Thelonious Monk | “The Complete Riverside Recordings” (15-disc box set) | (Fantasy) |
| Stevie Nicks | “Crystal Visions … The Very Best of Stevie Nicks [Vinyl]” (crystal-clear vinyl; 2007 compilation; remastered) | (Reprise) |
| Eddie Noack | “Ain’t the Reaping Ever Done? (1962-1976)” (29 tracks) | (Omni Recording Corp.) |
| Rare Earth | “One World” (1971 album; remastered) | (Culture Factory) |
| Roxette | “The Roxbox! A Collection of Roxette’s Greatest Songs” (four-CD box set; Read here; See here) | (U.K. – Rhino, May 18) |
| Tom Russell | “Love & Fear / Song of the West” (2006 and 1997 albums on two CDs; remastered) | (U.K. – Floating World, May 18) |
| Percy Sledge | “The Atlantic Recordings” (four-CD box set, originally released on Rhino Handmade, covers studio and live recordings, rarities and unreleased tracks from 1966-74) | (Rhino) |
| Connie Smith | “The Lost Tapes” (1972 recordings; Hear here) | (Country Rewind) |
| Brian Wilson | “Brian Wilson (Expanded Edition)” (1988 album; remastered, with 15 bonus tracks, including the B-side “He Couldn’t Get His Poor Old Body to Move”; Vinyl) | (Rhino / Warner) |
More Releases for the Week of May 19, 2015
DVD / Blu-ray
| Artists/cast: | Title: | Studio/label: |
| Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly Macdonald, et al | “Boardwalk Empire: The Complete Series [DVD]” (20 discs; Blu-ray) | (HBO Home Video) |
| Charlie Chaplin | “Limelight (The Criterion Collection) [DVD]” (1952 film; Read here; Blu-ray) | (Criterion Collection) |
| Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller | “American Sniper [DVD]” (2014 film; Blu-ray + DVD) | (Warner Home Video) |
| Dave Foley, Phil Hartman, Maura Tierney, et al | “NewsRadio: The Complete Series [DVD]” (nine discs) | (Mill Creek Entertainment) |
| Bette Midler | “The Rose (The Criterion Collection) [DVD]” (1979 film; See/read here; Blu-ray) | (Criterion Collection) |
| Taylor Schilling, Laura Prepon, Kate Mulgrew, Uzo Aduba, et al | “Orange Is the New Black Season Two [DVD]” (four discs; Blu-ray) | (Lionsgate) |
| Garry Shandling, Jeffrey Tambor, et al | “The Larry Sanders Show: The Complete Series [DVD]” (nine discs) | (Mill Creek Entertainment) |
| Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, et al | “Meet the Parents: The Whole Focker Collection [Blu-ray]” (three discs, featuring “Meet the Parents,” “Meet the Fockers” and “Little Fockers”) | (Universal Studios) |
| Various artists | “Glee: The Complete Series [DVD]” (34 discs) | (20th Century Fox) |
More DVD/Blu-ray Releases for the Week of May 19, 2015
Music books
| Subject/ Author(s): | Title: | Publisher: |
| Dead Kennedys | “Dead Kennedys’ Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (33 1/3)” (Paperback; author: Michael Stewart Foley; iTunes) | (Bloomsbury Academic, May 21) |
| Devo | “Devo’s Freedom of Choice (33 1/3)” (Paperback; author: Evie Nagy; foreword by Fred Armisen; iTunes) | (Bloomsbury Academic, May 21) |
| Jon Fine | “Your Band Sucks: What I Saw at Indie Rock’s Failed Revolution (But Can No Longer Hear)” (Hardcover; Kindle; iTunes) | (Viking Adult) |
| Howard Massey | “The Great British Recording Studios” (Hardcover; foreword by Sir George Martin) | (Hal Leonard) |
| Bob Mersereau | “The History of Canadian Rock ‘n’ Roll” (Paperback) | (Backbeat Books) |
More Book Releases for the Week of May 19, 2015
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