New Releases: May 4-5, 2015
New stuff (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Anberlin | “Never Take Friendship Personal – Live In New York City” (recorded at the Gramercy Theatre; Hear here; MP3) | (Tooth & Nail, May 4) |
| Audio Adrenaline | “Sound of the Saints” (first single: “Love Was Stronger”; Hear here; MP3) | (Fair Trade Services, May 4) |
| Beken | “Troubadour” (the Haitian singer’s first U.S. release; producer: Chris Donohue; first single: “Kote’w Te Ye”; Hear here) | (Thirty Tigers, May 4) |
| Best Coast | “California Nights” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Harvest, May 4) |
| Breakage (aka James Boyle) | “When the Night Comes” (guests: Jess Mills, Liam Bailey, Detour City, Lilly McKenzie, Calyx, Madi Lane, Mercedes; Hear here; MP3) | (Digital Soundboy, May 4) |
| Jason Michael Carroll | “What Color Is Your Sky” (the country singer’s first album since 2011; first single: “God Only Knows”; Hear here; MP3) | (for THE LONELY / Malaco, May 4) |
| Ciara | “Jackie” (producers: Dr. Luke, Mike WILL Made-It, Harmony “H-Money” Samuels, Chris “TEK” O’Ryan, Metro Boomin, TM88, DJ Spinz, Southside; guests: Missy Elliott, Pitbull; first single: “I Bet”; Hear here; MP3; MP3 Deluxe Edition) | (Epic, May 4) |
| Mikal Cronin | “MCIII” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Merge) |
| Django Django | “Born Under Saturn” (first single: “Reflections”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Ribbon Music, May 4) |
| Downtown Boys (bilingual political dance sax punk party from Providence) | “Full Communism” (Hear here; MP3) | (Don Giovanni, May 4) |
| The Dreaming Tree (U.K. alt-rock prog group) | “Silverfade” (Hear here) | (Bombsite Productions / Cherry Red, May 4) |
| Giant Sand | “Heartbreak Pass” (producers: frontman Howe Gelb, Jason Lytle; guests: Lytle, Steve Shelley, Grant-Lee Phillips, Lovely Quinces, Ilse DeLange and JB Meijers of Dutch Americana band The Common Linnets, Paula Jean Brown, John Parish, etc.; Hear here; Vinyl, with download card and two bonus tracks; MP3) | (New West, May 4) |
| A Grave With No Name (recording project of Alexander Shields) | “Feathers Wet, Under the Moon” (producer: Mark Nevers; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Lefse, May 4) |
| Hop Along (Philly indie-pop quartet) | “Painted Shut” (producer: John Agnello; first single: “Waitress”; Hear here; MP3) | (Saddle Creek, May 4) |
| Van Hunt | “The Fun Rises, The Fun Sets” (first single: “Vega [Stripes On]”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Godless Hotspot / Thirty Tigers, May 4) |
| Ivan & Alyosha (Seattle quintet) | “It’s All Just Pretend” (producers: Ryan Carbary, Joe Chiccarelli, Chad Copelin; first single: “All This Wandering Around”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Dualtone, May 4) |
| Boney James | “futuresoul” (guests: Thelonious Monk Competition winner Marquis Hill, Stokley of Mint Condition; Hear here; MP3) | (Concord, May 4) |
| Kamelot | “Haven” (producer: Sascha Paeth; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl + MP3; Deluxe Edition; MP3) | (Napalm / ADA / Warner, May 4) |
| Andy Kim | “It’s Decided” (released digitally on Feb. 24; producers: Kim, Broken Social Scene’s Kevin Drew; first single: “Shoot ‘Em Up, Baby”; Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (Arts & Crafts, May 4) |
| Kingsland Road (pop quartet competed on “The X Factor” in the U.K.) | “We Are the Young” (first single: “Dirty Dancer”; Hear here; MP3) | (Radikal, May 4) |
| Annie Lennox | “Nostalgia: An Evening with Annie Lennox” (recorded and filmed at the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles, with a 19-piece band; Hear here; Deluxe Edition; DVD; Blu-ray) | (Blue Note, May 4) |
| Craig Leon | “Back to Moog: A Realization for Electronics and Synthesizer” (integrates the Moog modular synthesizer into the orchestra as a solo instrument, in ensemble and as a processor of other instruments; producer: Leon; Read here; MP3) | (Sony Classical, May 4) |
| John Lodge | “10,000 Light Years Ago” (the Moody Blues singer-bassist’s first solo album since 1977; he’s reunited with former band mates flutist Ray Thomas and keyboardist/mellotron player Mike Pinder on the track “Simply Magic”; first single: “10,000 Light Years Ago”; Hear here; CD/DVD; Vinyl; MP3) | (Esoteric Antenna / Cherry Red) |
| Shelby Lynne | “I Can’t Imagine” (her 13th full-length album; producer: Lynne; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Rounder) |
| Lyrics Born | “Real People” (producers: Rob Mercurio and Ben Ellman of Galactic; Hear here; MP3) | (Mobile Home Recordings) |
| Mandala (British trio) | “Midnight Twilight” (Hear here) | (Autumnsongs) |
| Mandolin Orange (Americana-folk duo from North Carolina) | “Such Jubilee” (Hear here; MP3) | (Yep Roc, May 4) |
| Mac McCaughan (of Superchunk) | “Non-Believers” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Merge, May 4) |
| Mumford & Sons | “Wilder Mind” (producer: James Ford; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Glassnote, May 4) |
| My Morning Jacket | “The Waterfall” (producer: Tucker Martine; first single: “Big Decisions”; Hear here; Deluxe Edition; MP3; MP3 Deluxe Edition) | (ATO / Capitol, May 4) |
| Nosaj Thing (L.A. producer Jason Chung) | “Fated” (guests: Chance The Rapper, Whoarei; first single: “Cold Stares”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Innovative Leisure, May 4) |
| Oddisee | “The Good Fight” (producer: Oddisee; guests: Gary Clarke Jr., Maimouna Yousef, Nick Hakim, Tranquil; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Mello Music Group) |
| Other Lives (indie-rock band from Stillwater, Okla.) | “Rituals” (producers: band members Jonathon Mooney and Jesse Tabish, with Joey Waronker; first single: “Reconfiguration”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (TBD / PIAS America, May 4) |
| Plumb | “Exhale” (producer: Matt Bronleewe; new single: “Lord, I’m Ready Now”; Hear here; MP3) | (Curb, May 4) |
| The Proclaimers | “Let’s Hear It For the Dogs” (their 10th studio album; producer: Dave Eringa; Hear here; MP3) | (Cooking Vinyl) |
| Rey Pila (Mexico City synth-rock quartet) | “The Future Sugar” (producer: Chris Coady; new single: “What a Nice Surprise”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Cult Records / Kobalt Label Services) |
| Rose Windows (Seattle psych-rock sextet) | “Rose Windows” (producer: Randall Dunn; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Sub Pop, May 4) |
| Todd Rundgren, Emil Nikolaisen and Hans-Peter Lindstrøm | “Runddans” (Hear here; MP3) | (Smalltown Supersound) |
| Satyricon | “Live at the Opera” (with the Norwegian National Opera Chorus; CD/DVD set; Hear here; See here; MP3) | (Napalm) |
| Chris Stapleton | “Traveller” (country songwriter’s debut solo album; producer: Dave Cobb; Hear here; MP3) | (Universal Nashville, May 4) |
| STS x RJD2 (Philadelphia producer Ramble John Krohn and Atlanta rapper) | “STS x RJD2” (guest: Amos Lee; first single: “Hold On, Here It Go”; Read here; MP3) | (RJ’s Electrical Connections) |
| Torres (aka singer-songwriter Mackenzie Scott) | “Sprinter” (producer: Rob Ellis; Hear here; See here; NPR First Listen; MP3) | (Partisan, May 4) |
| Paul van Dyk | “The Politics of Dancing 3” (collaborators include Ummet Ozcan, Aly & Fila, Roger Shah and Giuseppe Ottaviani, Sue McLaren, Betsie Larkin, Tricia McTeague and Fisher, etc.; Hear here; MP3) | (Ultra, May 4) |
| Various artists | “NOW That’s What I Call Music! 54” (21 tracks, featuring Taylor Swift, Maroon 5, Calvin Harris, Pitbull, Ariana Grande, etc.; MP3) | (Capitol, May 4) |
| Dar Williams | “Emerald” (guests: Richard Thompson, Jill Sobule, The Milk Carton Kids, Jim Lauderdale, etc.; Hear here; MP3) | (Dar Williams, May 4) |
| The Word (gospel-jazz supergroup feat. Robert Randolph, John Medeski and North Mississippi Allstars) | “Soul Food” (guests: Amy Helm, Ruthie Foster; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Vanguard, May 4) |
More Releases for the Week of May 4-5, 2015
New stuff (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Cantalouper | “Reproduction” (producers: Levi Dolan, Brett Siler, TW Walsh; first single: “Parking Lot”; Hear here) | (Invisible Library, May 8) |
| Chaos Delivery Machine (featuring former Pennywise guitarist Fletcher Dragge) | “Burn Motherfucker Burn” (Hear here) | (Hardline Entertainment) |
| Chui Wan (Beijing psych-rock quartet) | “Chui Wan” (Hear here) | (Maybe Mars) |
| Holy Pinto (U.K. indie-pop/punk duo) | “Stenography” (three-song EP; producer: Vince Ratti; first single: “Tooth”; Hear here) | (Get This Right) |
| Killwave | “Death By Distortion” (first single: “The Calling”; Hear here; See here) | (Killwave) |
| Corey Lewin (NYC singer-songwriter) | “Simple Love” (four-song EP; first single: “Smile and Wave”; Hear here) | (Corey Lewin) |
| Make the Girl Dance (French electro-pop duo) | “Extraball” (guests: JoeyStarr, Ornette, Yard of Blondes, Gavin Turek, Solange La Frange, Yo! Majesty; first single: “Mad Clap”; Hear here) | (Ultra, May 4) |
| Miles Away | “Tide” (the Perth, Australia, hardcore punk outfit’s first album in five years; producer: Jay Maas; Hear here) | (Six Feet Under) |
| Hannah Miller (Nashville-based Americana/pop/indie folk artist) | “Hannah Miller” (producer: Mitch Dane; guest: Jason Eskridge; Hear here) | (Hannah Miller) |
| Joe Newtz | “Crossing Over” (producers: Newtz, John Goberish, Mike Ofca; first single: “Falling In”; Hear here) | (Rhythm of the Earth Music) |
| On the Water (Philly folk collective) | “Cordelia” (guests: harpist Jesse Sparhawk, cellist Evan McGonagle, vocalist Aubrey Van Vliet; Hear here) | (On the Water, May 9) |
| Pale Honey (Swedish duo) | “Pale Honey” (producer: Anders Lagerfors; first single: “Youth”; Hear here; See here) | (Instant) |
| Penguin Prison (aka DJ-producer Christopher Glover) | “Lost in New York” (first single: “Never Gets Old”; Hear here; Vinyl) | (Downtown, May 4) |
| Scenic Void | “Scenic Void” (five-song EP; producer: Jeff Piper; Hear here) | (Dancing Berries Music) |
| The Speedbumps (indie folk band) | “Soil to the Seed” (first single: “Done Treading Water”; Hear here; See here) | (Leta) |
| Suburban Birds (Salt Lake City psych indie rock quartet) | “Suburban Birds” (six-song EP; producer: Tom Breed; new single: “Eat You Alive”; Hear here; iTunes) | (581839 Records DK, May 4) |
| White Label Analog (Austin indie pop-rock band) | “A Little More Time” (Hear here) | (White Label Analog) |
| Zuli (aka multi-instrumentalist Ryan Camenzuli) | “Supernatural Voodoo” (five-song EP; first single: “Better All the Time”; Hear here) | (Zuli) |
More Digital Releases for the Week of May 4-5, 2015
Reissues (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Jorge Ben (Brazilian singer famous for “Mas Que Nada”) | “Ben (Expanded Edition)” (1972 album; remastered, with seven bonus tracks; Hear here; Read here) | (Real Gone Music, May 4) |
| Solomon Burke | “The Very Best of Solomon Burke” (two CDs, 47 songs; Track list) | (U.K. – Union Square, May 4) |
| Perry Como | “Look to Your Heart (Expanded Edition)” (1968 album; remastered, with 12 bonus tracks; Read here) | (Real Gone Music, May 4) |
| Ray Conniff | “The Ray Conniff Collection 1938-1962” (four CDs) | (Acrobat) |
| Count Basie and His Orchestra | “‘One Night Stand’ Broadcasts: 1944-6” (two CDs) | (Acrobat) |
| Jackie DeShannon | “All the Love: The Lost Atlantic Recordings” (18 tracks) | (Real Gone Music, May 4) |
| Echo & The Bunnymen | “Do It Clean: An Anthology 1979-1987” (two CDs, 38 songs; Track list) | (U.K. – Salvo, May 4) |
| David Essex | “The Secret Tour Live” (CD/DVD set from his performance at Bournemouth’s BIC in 2009; See here; MP3) | (Wienerworld) |
| The Everly Brothers | “The Complete US & UK Singles As & Bs & EPs: 1956-62” (three CDs, 75 tracks) | (Acrobat) |
| Michael Franks | “Tiger in the Rain” (1979 album; remastered; CD Deluxe Vinyl Replica) | (Culture Factory) |
| Daryl Hall & John Oates | “Live At The Apollo With David Ruffin & Eddie Kendrick” (1985 album; remastered) | (Friday Music, May 4) |
| Clarence “Frogman” Henry | “Baby Ain’t That Love: Texas & Tennessee Sessions 1964-1974” (28 songs; Hear/read here) | (U.K. – Ace, May 4) |
| Jethro Tull | “Minstrel in the Gallery: 40th Anniversary La Grandé Edition” (1975 album; remastered, with seven bonus tracks, and two DVDs; Single CD; Vinyl; MP3) | (Rhino, May 4) |
| Grace Jones | “The Disco Years” (three-CD box set includes the albums “Portfolio,” “Fame” and “Muse,” along with bonus B-sides, edits, instrumentals and mixes; Read here) | (U.K. – Island / UMC, May 4) |
| Nils Lofgren | “Nils Lofgren” (1975 album; remastered) | (Real Gone Music, May 4) |
| Jackie Lomax | “Rare, Unreleased and Live, 1965-2012” (two CDs, 38 songs; Track list) | (U.K. – Angel Air, May 4) |
| Wes Montgomery | “The Classic Recordings: 1958-1960” (four CDs, 48 tracks), “The Classic Recordings: 1960-1962” (four CDs, 63 tracks) | (Enlightenment) |
| Mtume | “Juicy Fruit” (1983 album; remastered; Hear here) | (Funkytowngrooves) |
| Muscle Shoals Horns | “Doin’ It to the Bone” (1977 album; remastered; Hear here), “Shine On” (1983 album; remastered; Hear here) | (Funkytowngrooves) |
| Hot Lips Page | “The Hot Lips Page Collection 1929-53” (two CDs, 46 tracks) | (Fabulous) |
| Les Paul | “ICON” | (Hip-O / UMe, May 4) |
| Santana | “Live At The Bottom Line 1978” (radio broadcast recording) | (All Access) |
| S Club 7 | “Best: The Greatest Hits of S Club 7” | (U.K. – Polydor, May 4) |
| Gil Scott-Heron | “Small Talk At 125th and Lenox” (1971 album of poetry and music; Hear/read here) | (U.K. – BGP / Ace, May 4) |
| Ronnie Scott | “Not So Fast: The Complete Esquire Recordings 1951” (20 tracks) | (Acrobat) |
| Seals & Crofts | “Original Album Series” (five-CD box set) | (Rhino, May 4) |
| The Spaniels | “The Complete Releases 1953-62” (two CDs, 51 tracks) | (Acrobat) |
| Super Furry Animals | “Mwng” (2000 album; remastered, with five bonus tracks, an unreleased Peel session and a live performance at All Tomorrow’s Parties; Vinyl) | (Domino, May 4) |
| Various artists | “Don’t Be Bad! 60s Punk Recorded in Texas” (26 songs; Hear/read here) | (U.K. – Big Beat / Ace, May 4) |
| Various artists | “ICON: Classic R&B Hits,” “ICON: ’70s Classic Hits” | (UMe, May 4) |
| Various artists | “NOW That’s What I Call #1’s” (18 tracks; MP3) | (NOW Number 1s / UMe, May 4) |
| Various artists | “Wow, Wow, Baby! Volume 3: 1950s R&B, Blues & Gospel From Dolphin’s of Hollywood” (24 songs; Hear/read here) | (U.K. – Ace, May 4) |
| Billy Ward and His Dominoes featuring Clyde McPhatter & Jackie Wilson | “The Complete Federal/King Singles” (two CDs, 58 tracks) | (Real Gone Music, May 4) |
| Zulema (former Faith, Hope & Charity member) | “Just Can’t Say Goodbye: The Best of the RCA Years” (19 songs; Hear here; Read here) | (U.K. – Soulmusic / Cherry Red, May 4) |
More Releases for the Week of May 4-5, 2015
Reissues (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Various artists | “Ultimate Dance Workout – Ministry of Sound” (26 tracks, feat. Sam Smith, Lana Del Rey, Avicii, Ellie Goulding, Florence + The Machine, John Newman, etc.) | (Ministry of Sound Recordings, May 4) |
| Various artists | “Yoshihisha Taira: Tribute to Noguchi” | (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings / Auvidis-UNESCO) |
More Digital Releases for the Week of May 4-5, 2015
DVD / Blu-ray
| Artist/cast: | Title: | Studio/label: |
| Bonnie Bedelia, Peter Krause, Lauren Graham, et al | “Parenthood: The Complete Series [DVD]” (23 discs) | (Universal Studios) |
| John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, et al | “1941 [Blu-ray]” (1979 film, directed by Steven Spielberg) | (Universal Studios) |
| Carpenters | “Carpenters: Legends In Concert [DVD]” (rare ’70s performances) | (MVD) |
| John Coltrane | “Blue Train [Blu-ray Audio]” (1957 album; remastered) | (Blue Note / UMe, May 4) |
| Kevin Costner, Octavia Spencer, et al | “Black or White [DVD]” (2015 film; Blu-ray) | (20th Century Fox) |
| Ted Dansen, Shelley Long, Kirstie Alley, et al | “Cheers: The Complete Series [DVD]” (45 discs) | (Paramount) |
| Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, John Goodman | “Always [Blu-ray]” (1989 film, directed by Steven Spielberg) | (Universal Studios) |
| Clint Eastwood | “Clint Eastwood: The Universal Pictures 7-Movie Collection [DVD]” (four discs, from “High Plains Drifter” to “Play Misty For Me”; Blu-ray) | (Universal Studios) |
| Mel Gibson | “Mad Max (Collector’s Edition) [Blu-ray]” (1979 film) | (Shout! Factory) |
| Herbie Hancock | “Empyrean Isles / Maiden Voyage [Blu-ray Audio]” (1964, 1965 albums; remastered) | (Blue Note / UMe, May 4) |
| Goldie Hawn, Ben Johnson, et al | “The Sugarland Express [Blu-ray]” (1974 film, directed by Steven Spielberg) | (Universal Studios) |
| David Janssen | “The Fugitive: The Complete Series [DVD]” (32 discs) | (Paramount) |
| Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, et al | “Fifty Shades of Grey [DVD]” (2015 film; Blu-ray + DVD) | (Universal Studios, May 8) |
| Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett, et al | “On the Town [Blu-ray]” (1949 film) | (Warner Home Video) |
| Anna Kendrick, Skylar Astin, et al | “Pitch Perfect: Sing-Along Aca-Awesome Edition [Blu-ray]” (2012 film) | (Universal Studios) |
| David Oyelowo, Jim France, et al | “Selma [DVD]” (2015 film; Blu-ray + DVD) | (Paramount) |
| Frank Sinatra | “Frank Sinatra 5-Film Collection [Blu-ray]” (from “Anchors Aweigh” to “Robin and the 7 Hoods”) | (Warner Home Video) |
| John Travolta, Gene Hackman, et al | “Get Shorty [DVD]” (1995 film; Blu-ray) | (20th Century Fox) |
| John Travolta, Uma Thurman, et al | “Be Cool [DVD]” (2005 film; Blu-ray) | (20th Century Fox) |
| Dennis Weaver | “Duel [Blu-ray]” (1971 film, directed by Steven Spielberg, his first film) | (Universal Studios) |
More DVD/Blu-ray Releases for the Week of May 4-5, 2015
Music books
| Subject/ Author(s): | Title: | Publisher: |
| Edith Bowman | “Edith Bowman’s Great British Music Festivals” (Paperback; Kindle) | (BLINK, May 7) |
| Kurt Cobain | “Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck” (Paperback; authors: Brett Morgen, Richard Bienstock) | (Insight Editions) |
| Bob Dylan | “Bob Dylan: Experience the World’s Greatest Singer-Songwriter” (Hardcover; author: Brian Southall) | (Carlton Books) |
| Bill Kreutzmann | “Deal: My Three Decades of Drumming, Dreams, and Drugs with the Grateful Dead” (Hardcover; co-author: Benjy Eisen) | (St. Martin’s Press) |
| Led Zeppelin | “Led Zeppelin: Experience the Biggest Band of the 70s” (Hardcover; author: Chris Welch) | (Carlton Books) |
| Willie Nelson | “It’s a Long Story: My Life” (Hardcover; co-author: David Ritz; Kindle) | (Little, Brown and Company) |
| Jessye Norman | “Stand Up Straight and Sing!” (Paperback) | (Mariner Books) |
| The Rolling Stones | “The Rolling Stones: Experience the World’s Greatest Rock ‘n’ Roll Band” (Hardcover; author: Glenn Crouch) | (Carlton Books) |
| Roger Steffens and Peter Simon | “Reggae Scrapbook” (Paperback) | (Insight Editions) |
More Book Releases for the Week of May 5, 2015
Now See Here:
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