New Releases: April 14, 2017
New Releases (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Alvarez Kings (South Yorkshire, U.K., alt-pop quartet) | “Somewhere Between” (producer: Carlos De La Garza; first single: “Sleepwalking, Pt. II”; Hear here)  |
(Sire / Warner) |
| Barenaked Ladies and The Persuasians | “Ladies and Gentlemen: Barenaked Ladies and The Persuasions” (producer: Gavin Brown; Hear here; MP3; On Tour) |
(Raisin’ / Warner Music Canada) |
| Norman Brown | “Let It Go” (guests: Chanté Moore, Kirk Whalum, Sounds of Blackness, Marion Meadows, TrayCar, BWB, Sisters of Unbreakable love S.O.U.L.; Hear here; MP3; iTunes; On Tour) |
(Shanachie) |
| Andre Cymone | “1969” (Hear here; Read here; MP3) |
(Blindtango) |
| El Michels Affair | “Return to the 37th Chamber” (Hear here; MP3; iTunes) |
(Big Crown) |
| Julia Fordham | “The Language of Love” (producer: Grant Mitchell; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) |
(Red River Entertainment) |
| Richie Kotzen | “Salting Earth” (first single: “End of Earth”; See here; On Tour) |
(Headroom-Inc) |
| Kendrick Lamar | “DAMN.” (producers: Mike WiLL Made-It, BADBADNOTGOOD, the Alchemist, DJ Dahi, “J. Blake,” Sounwave, etc.; new single: “HUMBLE.”; See here; Read here; iTunes; eBay; On Tour; Merch)  |
(Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope) |
| Lillie Mae (Nashville-based singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist) | “Forever and Then Some” (producer: Jack White; first single: “Over the Hill and Through the Woods”; See here; MP3; iTunes; On Tour) |
(Third Man) |
| Little Dragon | “Season High” (producer: Simian Mobile Disco’s James Ford; new single: “Sweet”; See here; MP3; iTunes; On Tour) |
(Loma Vista Recordings / Concord) |
| Little Hurricane (alt-rock duo) | “Same Sun Same Moon” (first single: “OTL”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes; On Tour) |
(Mascot) |
| John Mayer | “The Search for Everything” (two previously released four-song EPs, with four more new songs, including “Theme from The Search for Everything”; new single: “Still Feel Like Your Man”; Hear here; iTunes; eBay; On Tour; Merch) |
(Columbia) |
| Leslie Mendelson | “Love and Murder” (the singer-songwriter’s first album in eight years; includes a duet with Bob Weir on “Blue Bayou”; producer: Mark Howard; first single: “Chasing the Thrill”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) |
(The Royal Potato Family) |
| Sam Outlaw (SoCal country singer) | “Tenderheart” (new single: “Bottomless Mimosas”; Hear here; NPR First Listen; MP3; iTunes; On Tour) |
(Six Shooter) |
| Billy Porter | “Billy Porter Presents The Soul of Richard Rodgers” (guests: Deborah Cox, India.Arie, Ledisi, Leslie Odom Jr., Pentatonix, etc.; Hear here; MP3; On Tour) |
(Masterworks Broadway) |
| Sheepy (Liverpool pop-punk band) | “Alarm Bells” (producer: Jon Clayton; new single: “Home”; See here; MP3) |
(Blang) |
| Chris Shiflett (of Foo Fighters) | “West Coast Town” (producer: Dave Cobb; first single: “West Coast Town”; MP3; iTunes; On Tour) |
(SideOneDummy) |
| The String Cheese Incident | “Believe” (producer: Jerry Harrison; Hear here; MP3; On Tour; Merch) |
(SCI Fidelity) |
| Various artists | “The Fate of the Furious: The Album” (the eight film in “The Fast and the Furious” franchise opens April 14, starring Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, etc.; See here; MP3; iTunes; eBay; Merch) | (Artist Partner Group / Atlantic) |
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New Releases (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| AirLands (fronted by Kevin Calaba, lead singer of Stars of Track and Field) | “So Much to Keep” (producers: Marcus Paquin, Yale Yng-Wong; first single: “Palisades”; See here) |
(AirLands) |
| CO/NTRY (Montreal-based adult-contemporary post-punk duo) | “Cell Phone 1” (Hear here) | (Fantôme) |
| Talib Kweli / Styles P | “The Seven” (guests: Common, Sheek Louch, Jadakiss, NIKO IS, Little Vic, Rapsody, Chris Rivers; See here; iTunes; On Tour) |
(Javotti Media / 3D) |
| Sondre Lerche | “Pleasure” (See here; On Tour) |
(PLZ) |
| Spoek Mathambo (South African producer) | “Mzansi Beat Code” (guests: Kajama, Fantasma, Loui Lvndn, Pegasus Warning, DJ Mujava, DJ Spoko, Machepis, Ceci Bastida, Fantasma, Jumping Back Slash, etc.; Hear here; NPR First Listen; iTunes) |
(Teka) |
| Rakkatak | “Small Pieces” (includes a cover of Rush’s “YYZ”; producers: Rakkatak; Hear here) | (Rakkatak) |
| Sexmob | “Cultural Capital” (first single: “Bari Si”; Hear here; NPR First Listen; On Tour) |
(Rex) |
| Souvenir Driver (Portland-based shoegaze/bliss pop band) | “Souvenir Driver” (first single: “Sunsets”; See here) |
(High School) |
| Dave Tamkin (Boulder-based singer-songwriter) | “Dave Tamkin” (five-song EP; producers: Dick Prall, Timothy King, Elliot Hunt; Hear here) |
(Blueball Music, April 11) |
More Digital Releases for April 14, 2017 »
Reissues (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Anvil | “5 Original Albums in 1 Box” |
(Steamhammer / SPV) |
| Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush | “What’s Next” (1980 album; remastered), “The Power of Rock and Roll” (1981 album; remastered), “Juggernaut” (1982 album; remastered) |
(Rock Candy) |
| Michael Nesmith | “Infinite Tuesday: Autobiographical Riffs – The Music” (14-song musical companion to his new book, “Infinite Tuesday: An Autobiographical Riff,” out April 18; MP3) |
(Rhino) |
| Carl Schuricht | “The Complete Decca Recordings” (10-CD box set) |
(Decca) |
| Various artists | “100 Soul Classics” (four-CD box set; Track list) | (Not Now Music) |
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Reissues (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Bill Hicks | “Bill Hicks: Live in Montreal” (recorded in 1991 at the Centaur Theatre during the Montreal International Comedy Festival) |
(Comedy Dynamics) |
| Peaches & Herb | “Let’s Fall in Love” (1967 album) |
(Columbia / Legacy) |
More Digital Releases for April 14, 2017 »
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